After training as a Cartographic Draftsman within the mining industry, I worked as a property illustrator for real estate firms in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne for 23 years from 1983. I initially photographed houses with a Polaroid camera and made a 'thumbnail' sketch while there. The photos were used to scale off a sketch in pencil and then that sketch was overlaid with drafting film and the 'pen and ink' completed. The pens I used were the Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens. The ink was also made by Rotring (German).The film was ‘Rapidraw’, polyester drafting film, double matte. It takes a very fine line and doesn’t bleed. As well as house sketches, there were often floor plans and site plans ordered. Aerial sketches were ordered when the property needed an overall view. (Margaret Picken, 2020)This ] drawing is one of a series created by Margaret Picken for a range of real estate agents in Melbourne between c.1983 and c.2005. Each work is signed and dated by the artist.Gift of Margaret Picken, 2020Pen and ink architectural drawing on drafting film of 360 Cotham Road, Kew by Margaret Picken.360 COTHAM RD., KEW / M. PICKEN (c) 2004 / FLETCHERSartist -- margaret picken 1950-, architectural drawings -- houses -- kew (vic.), 360 cotham road - kew (vic.)

Four postcards donated by Val Dyke.Four black & white postcards of Phillip Island. 360-01: The Phillip Island Suspension Bridge from San Remo. 360-02: View of the Isle of Wight Hotel side entrance. 360-03: The Nobbies, Phillip Island. 360-04: Koala in the fork of a tree.360-01: Photo Shop Series. Phillip Island Bridge. 360-02: Photo Shop Series. Isle of Wight Hotel. Cowes. 360-03: The Nobbies Phillip Island. Series 43. Copyright. 360-04: Photo Shop Series. Koala Bear. Phillip Island.the nobbies phillip island, wildlife - koala, isle of wight hotel phillip island, hotels, phillip island suspension bridge, suspension bridge, val dyke

Coloured photo of Front of former Municipal Chambers, 360 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading.municipal chambers, shire of blackburn and mitcham, city of nunawading, whitehorse road, nunawading, no. 360

Coloured photo of Front of former Municipal Chambers at 360 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading.municipal chambers, shire of blackburn and mitcham, city of nunawading, whitehorse road, nunawading, no. 360.

Coloured photo of Front of former Municipal Chambers at 360 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading.municipal chambers, shire of blackburn and mitcham, city of nunawading, whitehorse road, nunawading, no. 360.

Coloured photo of Front of former Municipal Chambers at 360 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading.municipal chambers, shire of blackburn and mitcham, city of nunawading, whitehorse road, nunawading, no. 360

Coloured photo of West side of former Municipal Chambers, 360 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading.municipal chambers, shire of blackburn and mitcham, city of nunawading, whitehorse road, nunawading, no. 360

Coloured photo of West side of former Municipal Chambers, 360 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading.municipal chambers, shire of blackburn and mitcham, city of nunawading, whitehorse road, nunawading, no. 360

Coloured photo of West side of former Municipal Chambers, 360 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading.municipal chambers, shire of blackburn and mitcham, city of nunawading, whitehorse road, nunawading, no. 360

Coloured photo of East side of former Municipal Chambers of 360 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading.municipal chambers, shire of blackburn and mitcham, city of nunawading, whitehorse road, nunawading, no.360

Coloured photo of East side of former Municipal Chambers at 360 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading.municipal chambers, shire of blackburn and mitcham, city of nunawading, whitehorse road, nunawading, no. 360

Coloured photo of Front Entrance of former Municipal Chambers at 360 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading.municipal chambers, shire of blackburn and mitcham, city of nunawading, whitehorse road, nunawading, no. 360

Coloured photo of former Municipal Chambers of Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham, then City of Whitehorse, 360 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading. East side with additions.city of nunawading, municipal chambers, whitehorse road, nunawading, no. 360, shire of blackburn and mitcham

Catnip Modular Pet Park Stawell. Eight colour photographs and paper clipping.stawell

After the 1939 bushfires, the Forests Commission Victoria invested heavily in a radically new communications network. After suffering some inevitable delays due to the war, radio VL3AA switched into full operation in October 1945 proudly beaming out 200 watts across the State. But by today’s standards, the technology was primitive and the reception poor unless the user was on a high point somewhere. The radio signal was "line-of-sight" and bounced between fire towers and relay transmitters across the mountains back to the District offices. The advent of solid-state electronics in the 1960s replaced the more delicate valve sets which enabled greater use of vehicle mounted radios. The Commission continued to research, develop and build new radios at its many workshops around Victoria. The network was supported by a large team of skilled radio technicians. The more secure and versatile State Mobile Radio (SMR) digital trunk system came into operation in about 1995. Upgraded Tait Radios were purchased in 2014 after recommendations of the 2009 Bushfires Royal Commission. But it was the convergence of separate technologies such as 5G mobile phones, high-capacity and light-weight lithium batteries, Wi-Fi, the ever-expanding internet, cloud data storage, digital cameras, GPS, personal organisers and hundreds of supporting Apps into powerful smartphones and tablets which revolutionised bushfire communications from the mid-2000s. Portable radio with aerial and charging portMX 360bushfire, radios, forests commission victoria (fcv)

Ticket to amateur and exhibition boxing at St Kilda Town Hall on 24 May 1944 in aid of gymnasium and welfare funds for Air Force Training Corps (ATC) squadrons nos. 5 and 104 .Orange coloured card printed in black on one side. Shows the insignia of the Royal Australian Air Force Training Corps. Holes have been punched in the top left and top right corners.Stamped on the back: No. 360wwii fund-raising, air force training, atc, raaf training corps

This file contains 3 items relating to the Camden Theatre: 1/7 original black and white photographs of Camden Theatre including photos of the interior and film equipment. Photographer and date unknown. 2/1 report titled ‘Camden Theatre’ by Gerry Kennedy, Ian Hanson and Brian Miller from the Cinema and Theatre Historical Society of Australia Inc. magazine, CinemaRecord, issue 16, May 1997. The report gives a description and a brief history of the theatre and contains a reflective article by former employee, Brian Miller, about his time at the theatre. 3/One file note written by Kate Aldred, 11/04/2014, on the source of the “Camden Theatre’ report.camden theatre, hawthorn road, caulfield south, kennedy gerry, hanson ian, miller brian, cinemas, film and photographic equipment, film projectors, films, cowell ham d.f., yeomans e.c., camden theatre pty ltd, glenhuntly road, art deco, titania cinema, c & w projectors, cinemascope, vista vision, television broadcasting, brunswick ten pin bowling, lawn bowls, bowling club, projectionists, caulfield, glenhuntly fire brigade, classic cinema, elsternwick, trams, carnegie, esquire cinema, renown cinema, hoyts glenhuntly, hanson ian, refreshment rooms