Junction of Nepean Highway and South Road, Moorabbin - Moorabbin Hotel on right. Shops in centre demolished for road widening in 1980'sBlack and white image of Nepean Highway and South Road junction point of view from Kingston Town HallPrinted in black text a round white sticker: 234 Handwritten in red ink 80% Yellow post it note written in blue ink: CHAP 7 234 / - Nepean Hwy + South Roadnepean highway, south road, moorabbin, moorabbin hotel

These photographs, taken by The Advocate in 1992, were published as part of the newspaper’s ongoing column profiling local traders across the district. These photographs feature Nick & Danka Hycenko at their new supermarket store located at 125 South Road, Braybrook.The Advocate’s feature on local traders was a modest yet well‑liked column that played a meaningful role in strengthening community identity. Through these regular profiles, the newspaper promoted local businesses and helped shape Sunshine’s understanding of its developing commercial district.7634.01 - Supermarket 125 South Road Braybrook 1992 Photographs (Advocate 414).JPG 7634.02 - Supermarket 125 South Road Braybrook 1992 Photographs (Advocate 414).JPGsouth road, braybrook

These photographs, taken by The Advocate in 1999, were published as part of the newspaper’s ongoing column profiling local traders and businesses throughout the district. The images feature Shah, Joanne & Lisa, staff from Coco's Hairdressing located at 131 South Road, Braybrook.The Advocate’s feature on local traders was a modest yet well‑liked column that played a meaningful role in strengthening community identity. Through these regular profiles, the newspaper promoted local businesses and helped shape Sunshine’s understanding of its developing commercial district.7708.01 - Coco's Hairdressing 131 South Road Braybrook 1999 Photographs (Advocate 453).JPG 7708.02 - Coco's Hairdressing 131 South Road Braybrook 1999 Photographs (Advocate 453).JPG 7708.03 - Coco's Hairdressing 131 South Road Braybrook 1999 Photographs (Advocate 453).JPGcoco's hairdressing, south road, braybrook

These photographs, taken by The Advocate in 1991 are of Finnish Ambassador Charles Murto visiting the Valmet–Boustead Pty Ltd engineering facility in Braybrook, Victoria. The visit recognised the company’s role as part of Finland’s international industrial network, particularly through Valmet’s long‑standing expertise in paper, pulp, and machinery manufacturing. At the time, the Braybrook workshop provided specialised engineering services to paper mills across Australia, including roll maintenance, machinery servicing, and technical support. Ambassador Murto met with management and staff, toured the workshop, and observed the technical processes used in machinery refurbishment. His visit acknowledged the contribution of the Braybrook operation to both the local manufacturing economy and Finland’s global industrial presence. The event also strengthened diplomatic and commercial ties between Finland and Australia during a period of industrial modernisation. Valmet–Boustead Pty Ltd was an engineering and industrial services company operating in Braybrook, Victoria, associated with the global Valmet group’s expansion into Australia’s paper, pulp, and machinery service sector. The company appears in ASIC historical records under several related names, including Valmet Boustead Pty Ltd, Valmet‑Boustead Pty Ltd, and Boustead Engineering Pty Ltd, reflecting corporate restructuring and mergers over time. The company’s lineage is tied to Valmet’s broader industrial heritage, which spans more than 200 years internationally, originating from Finnish state metal works and later expanding through acquisitions in Europe and North America. In Australia, the Braybrook operation became part of Valmet’s service network supporting the paper, board, tissue, pulp, and energy industries. The Melbourne Service Centre, established in 1989, is located at 14–28 South Road, Braybrook VIC 3019, and provides roll services, machinery maintenance, process optimisation, and specialist engineering support.The Ambassador’s visit highlighted the significance of Valmet’s Australian operations within Finland’s global industrial network. It provided an opportunity to meet management and technical staff, inspect engineering capabilities, and acknowledge the contribution of the Braybrook facility to the region’s manufacturing economy. The event also strengthened ties between Finnish industry and Melbourne’s western suburbs, an area with a long history of engineering and industrial production.7457.01 - Valmet - Boustead Pty Ltd 14 - 28 South Road Braybrook 1991 Photographs (Advocate 578.1).JPG 7457.02 - Valmet - Boustead Pty Ltd 14 - 28 South Road Braybrook 1991 Photographs (Advocate 578.1).JPG 7457.03 - Valmet - Boustead Pty Ltd 14 - 28 South Road Braybrook 1991 Photographs (Advocate 578.1).JPG 7457.04 - Valmet - Boustead Pty Ltd 14 - 28 South Road Braybrook 1991 Photographs (Advocate 578.1).JPGvalmet - boustead pty ltd, south road, braybrook

south road, braybrook, house

Research provided by Stuart Tompkins Studio, Box Hill, into alternatives for median strip street lighting to be used in Burke Road, Kew. The photographers identified variants in different suburbs appropriate to Kew's needs.The series from which the photograph is drawn provides a snapshot by a commercial photographic studio of each named vicinity in 1965 as well as providing examples of public works infrastructure being commissioned by local government in the 1960s. The photos originally formed part of the Engineering Department's files in the City of Kew before being donated to the kew Historical Society.Electricity Supply Poles, South Road, Moorabbin, 1965. Stuart Tompkins Studio provided this photograph for the Kew City Council. The photograph of South Road, Moorabbin, west of Jasper Road, looking east depicts steel poles with two lamps in a median strip and supply wires from pole to pole. The poles were described as 100′ apart. The notation on the rear of the photograph was that there were lamps along the median strip except at intersections. A wooden pole is recognised as supporting heavy supply lines across the road. The steel poles in the photograph were said to be between 3′ to 3.5′ whereas the wooden poles were three to 12.25″ in diameter. [There are three copies of this photograph in the Collection.] Typed inscription on reverse: "Electricity Supply Poles. Photographed for Kew City Council 8/2/65. No.2 South Road - Moorabbin, west of Jasper Road, looking east. Steel poles with two lamps in median strip and supply wires from pole to pole along median strip (poles only 100' apart). Lamps along median only except at intersections. Wooden pole supports heavy supply lines across the road. Wooden poles 3' up and 8 1/2" dia. Wooden poles 3' up and 12 1/2 dia." Studio stamp: "Stuart Tompkins Studio. 547 Station Street, Box Hill. WX1439."stuart tompkins studio, street lighting, south road (moorabin) 1965, public infrastructure -- city of kew, city of kew -- engineer's department

Tottenham Community Secondary College was the final name of Tottenham Technical School, operating from 1957 to 1991, before being merged into Sunshine Secondary College. Its former campus is now the Tottenham English Language Centre, which continues to operate on the same site.SRC On The Multi Complex Campus Sunshine Secondary College South Rd Braybrook Tottenham Community Secondary College Tottenham English Language Centre Sunshine SDS Annexetottenham community secondary college, south road, braybrook

No. 1 RAAF Stores Depot in Braybrook (often called the Tottenham RAAF Stores Depot) was one of the most important defence facilities in Melbourne’s west, a massive wartime logistics base built in 1944–45 and operated until 1993. The site expanded significantly after WWII, adding: RAAF Police Dog Training Centre (established 1962), supply‑officer training facilities, accommodation blocks, mess halls, chapels, gyms and sports grounds which transformed the depot into a self‑contained military community. It shaped Braybrook’s industrial landscape, employed hundreds of locals, and played a central role in Australia’s WWII and post‑war supply chain. These photographs capture only a small part of the No. 1 RAAF Stores Depot that one of Australia’s major wartime and post‑war defence logistics centres, representing the scale, organisation, and industrial capability required to support the Royal Australian Air Force from 1945 to 1993. Established during the critical final years of the Second World War, the depot consolidated dozens of scattered storage sites into a single purpose‑built facility, demonstrating the Commonwealth’s shift toward modern, centralised military supply systems. Its extensive warehouses, rail sidings, and specialised training areas illustrate mid‑20th‑century defence planning and the functional architectural style of the Department of Works. The depot played a vital role in national logistics, handling equipment, clothing, barracks stores, demobilisation materials, and returned overseas supplies. It was also a major employer in Melbourne’s western suburbs, shaping the social and economic life of Braybrook, Sunshine, and Tottenham for nearly five decades. The presence of the RAAF Police Dog Training Centre further highlights the site’s operational diversity and long‑term importance to defence readiness. Although most of the depot has been demolished, the surviving guard house and office block on Ashley Street remain as rare physical evidence of a once‑vast military complex. The depot’s legacy endures in the urban form of Braybrook and in the community memory of the thousands who worked there. Its significance lies in its contribution to Australia’s defence history, its impact on the development of Melbourne’s west, and its representation of large‑scale wartime infrastructure.R.A.A.F. Base Tour 285.1raaf no 1 store, south road, braybrook

Research provided by Stuart Tompkins Studio, Box Hill, into alternatives for median strip street lighting to be used in Burke Road, Kew. The photographers identified variants in different suburbs appropriate to Kew's needs.The series from which the photograph is drawn provides a snapshot by a commercial photographic studio of each named vicinity in 1965 as well as providing examples of public works infrastructure being commissioned by local government in the 1960s. The photos originally formed part of the Engineering Department's files in the City of Kew before being donated to the kew Historical Society.Electricity Supply Poles, South Road, Moorabbin, 1965. Stuart Tompkins Studio provided this photograph for the Kew City Council. The photograph of South Road, Moorabbin, west of Jasper Road, looking east depicts steel poles with two lamps in a median strip and supply wires from pole to pole. The poles were described as 100′ apart. The notation on the rear of the photograph was that there were lamps along the median strip except at intersections. A wooden pole is recognised as supporting heavy supply lines across the road. The steel poles in the photograph were said to be between 3′ to 3.5′ whereas the wooden poles were three to 12.25″ in diameter. [There are three copies of this photograph in the Collection.] Typed inscription on reverse: "Electricity Supply Poles. Photographed for Kew City Council 8/2/65. No.2 South Road - Moorabbin, west of Jasper Road, looking east. Steel poles with two lamps in median strip and supply wires from pole to pole along median strip (poles only 100' apart). Lamps along median only except at intersections. Wooden pole supports heavy supply lines across the road. Wooden poles 3' up and 8 1/2" dia. Wooden poles 3' up and 12 1/2 dia." Studio stamp: "Stuart Tompkins Studio. 547 Station Street, Box Hill. WX1439."public infrastructure -- kew (vic.), city of kew - engineers department

Research provided by Stuart Tompkins Studio, Box Hill, into alternatives for median strip street lighting to be used in Burke Road, Kew. The photographers identified variants in different suburbs appropriate to Kew's needs.The series from which the photograph is drawn provides a snapshot by a commercial photographic studio of each named vicinity in 1965 as well as providing examples of public works infrastructure being commissioned by local government in the 1960s. The photos originally formed part of the Engineering Department's files in the City of Kew before being donated to the kew Historical Society.Electricity Supply Poles, South Road, Moorabbin, 1965. Stuart Tompkins Studio provided this photograph for the Kew City Council. The photograph of South Road, Moorabbin, west of Jasper Road, looking east depicts steel poles with two lamps in a median strip and supply wires from pole to pole. The poles were described as 100′ apart. The notation on the rear of the photograph was that there were lamps along the median strip except at intersections. A wooden pole is recognised as supporting heavy supply lines across the road. The steel poles in the photograph were said to be between 3′ to 3.5′ whereas the wooden poles were three to 12.25″ in diameter. [There are three copies of this photograph in the Collection.] Typed inscription on reverse: "Electricity Supply Poles. Photographed for Kew City Council 8/2/65. No.2 South Road - Moorabbin, west of Jasper Road, looking east. Steel poles with two lamps in median strip and supply wires from pole to pole along median strip (poles only 100' apart). Lamps along median only except at intersections. Wooden pole supports heavy supply lines across the road. Wooden poles 3' up and 8 1/2" dia. Wooden poles 3' up and 12 1/2 dia." Studio stamp: "Stuart Tompkins Studio. 547 Station Street, Box Hill. WX1439."city of kew -- engineers department, public infrastructure -- kew (vic.)

This aerial photograph of South Road and Nepean Highway, Moorabbin shows the area where houses and shops on the south side of the Nepean Highway have demolished for the widening of the highway. The pressures of rapid urban development in Moorabbin and beyond, especially to the south of Moorabbin caused bottlenecks and delays, especially at the South Road and Nepean Highway intersection, hence the scheme to widen Nepean Highway.The pressures of rapid urban development in terms of people, housing construction, industrial development and commercial activity, in Moorabbin and beyond, especially to the south would put pressure on road infrastructure in the region. In the early 1980s, a major road expansion of the Nepean Highway was implemented to increase capacity on this major thoroughfare for vehicle commuters. Car use had also increased with commuters from the increasingly populous southern suburbs travelling to their place of work in the Melbourne CBD.Colour photograph of an aerial view of South Road and Nepean Highway, Moorabbin. The image shows houses on the south side of the Nepean Highway that have demolished for widening of road. It features housing and commercial buildings looking north towards Cummins Road.Handwritten blue ink: 82 - 5452 - 11 Handwritten red ink: 112% Handwritten black ink: Ch. 7nepean highway, south road, moorabbin, roads, transport, infrastructure

Photograph shows drain and culvert near Plenty Road South Morang.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.plenty road south morang

Photos shows the exterior of the former cable tram engine house at 357 City Road South Melbourne. It operated from 1890 to 1937. At the time the building was occupied by A P Sutherland, tyre retreaders. Has an advert for Michelin tyres. Photo early 1960s based on the motor vehicles, photographer unknown. Following a fire in the building it was redeveloped as offices with the facade remaining in position.Yields information about the appearance the former South Melbourne cable tram engine house.Black and white print with a plain back. Second copy has notes on rear and a letraset label on base."South Melbourne Cable tram engine house C Cibson Photo" in ink on rear.tramways, cable trams, engine houses, south melbourne, city road

Estimated to date from 1870-180, this large Manna Gum (now deceased 2022) on the northern side of Main Road just south of the Main Road Bridge over the Diamond Creek, Eltham South, c.1993. Diamond Creek Trail can be see on opposite side of the road. 35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 22) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProcess Date "Apr M"eltham south, main road, significant tree, main road bridge, manna gum

Rose Series postcard P.3614 of Toorak Road looking east across Punt Road. Has four cable trams in the view along with horse-drawn carts. There is an early style "Hail Cars Here" sign on the pole in the left of the photo. Adverts for Dewars. Pears soap, Cadburys, and Carlton Ale. Yields information about Toorak Road early1920'sPostcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.Has the Ken Magor stamp on the reartrams, tramways, cable trams, toorak road, south yarra, punt road, rose series, tram stops

Roll of film taken by Eltham Shire Council officers specifically focussed on road infrastructure and maintenance. Many roads of the shire were only relatively recently sealed towards the late 1980s/early 1990s.35 mm colour positive transparency (1 of 8) Mount - Kodak Kodachrome CardProcessed July 1981infrastructure, roads, main road, eltham, footpaths and gutters, unidentified

See NP4006Coloured photograph of Blackburn Road heading north from Canterbury Road toward Blackburnblackburn road, blackburn south, canterbury road blackburn south

Coloured photo of Land in Livingstone Road, South Vermont.to be entered

Black and white photo taken from South side of Canterbury Road with Main Street going off to the right. Blackburn South.blackburn fibrous plaster works, industries

Done by Leonhard Adam, an internee in Tatura.leonhard adam, toorak road south yarra vic

By Leonhard Adamleonhard adam, toorak road south yarra

Donor developed Educational Programme at Blackburn Lake.Black and white photo of Springvale Road looking South. Intersects with Whitehorse Road, Nunawading.meagher, dorothy, springvale road, nunawading, whitehorse road, nunawading

St Kilda Road, looking south to St Kilda Junction from near Peel Street. Photo shows a number of horse drawn vehicles and one cable tram on its way to St Kilda Beach. In the background is the Junction Hotel and the Corner Hotel advertising Black and White whiskey. There are a number of gas street lamps in the view.Yields information about St Kilda Road and St Kilda Junction about 1900.Black and white photograph - St Kilda Road, looking south to St Kilda Junction, c1900. Two copies held.tramways, trams, st kilda road, st kilda junction, cable trams, corner hotel, junction hotel

Extraordinary Business 16th October 1979 Report of the Commissioner A. G. Gillon Change of Date of Council Meetings Report of the City Engineer & Planner Pedestrian Operated Signals in Anderson Road South of Ridley Street Traffic Signals Intersection of South Roadanderson road, ridley street, albion, south road, braybrook

This image shows a sealed road running along South Road, although with a wide gravel shoulder. The railway crossing gates were hand operated. This image is one of many in the collections that focuses on the railway. The development of the railway was crucial to the ongoing development of the area. Community life often sprang up along and beside the railway.Black and white photograph of the railway crossing at South Road, Moorabbin, viewed from Nepean Highway. Handwritten in blue ink on reverse: 217 Handwritten in red ink on reverse: 80%moorabbin, railway, railway crossing

Black and white photo of corner Blackburn Road and South Parade, Blackburn.south parade blackburn, blackburn road

Part of a presentation on "Significant Trees, Wildflowers and Local Gardens" by Russell Yeoman to the 10 November 2004 Eltham District Historical Society meeting35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 36) Mount - white (Pakon)significant tree, eltham, eltham south, main road bridge, manna gum