Set of six documents contained within a card board folder marked "Tram 109 Project" issued at the time of the opening of the tramway. .1 - folded cardboard folder, with 109, State Government, Yarra Trams and VicRoads logos. .2 - pamphlet - fold out - 5 x 2 sections with map of the extension, location of tram stop either kerb or Superstops, notes on the extension and method of track construction - two copies held. .3 - foldout - 4 section - pocket map of stops and service frequencies. .4 - media release for the opening of the line - dated 2/5/2003 - two pages stapled in top left hand corner - two copies held. .5 - folded A3 sheet - printed single side - colour competition for the opening of the tramway, closing 28/4/15 and welcoming people to the opening celebrations. .6 - Colour book - 12 pages + card covers titled "The adventures of Tram 109" with the Alstom and Yarra Tram logos, cartoons or illustrations by Warwick Hook.trams, tramways, yarra trams, route 109, box hill, mont albert, superstops, tram stops, opening, colouring book

This is part of a crosscut saw raker/jointer/guage set used to bend the tip of each cutter tooth for cross cut logging saws. The logging saws used in the early 1900's for the clearing of forests required constant sharpening of their "cutting teeth". The logging of forested areas during these times was very much a "hands on" method of either one or two men by the use of saw or hand axe. This item was used by the surveyors commissioned by The S.E.C. Victoria Kiewa Hydro Electricity Scheme project mapping the relevant Alpine region. Chain saws, chain and ball(clearing) and bulldozing methods came in the mid 1900's.This particular saw sharpening method was used by surveyors laying down boundaries for the S.E.C. Victoria Hydro Electricity Scheme (1920's). This item was given to a local Kiewa Valley lad who accompanied the initial surveyors. The lad was responsible for the tendering and feeding of the surveyors "pack horses". Surveys work during this period and in these dense mountainous terrain of the Victorian Alps was both exhausting and hazardous. Overnight accommodation at various log cabins was not always possible and swag/tent alternative was the "fall back".This cast iron Spring Setting tool has a main body of angle iron contours with one end tappered into a flat circular extension with a slit (3/32" wide) running from the top to nearly the centre(15mm). This slit is to allow the bending of each "cutter tooth" of the cross cut saw. The "bottom of this slit has a semi circular ending. Protruding from one side of the bar body, and close to the "slit" is a tounge like extension (wedge) to fasten the spring set tool into a tree stump. See KVHS 0090 (A) for its Raker/Jointer saw sharpening guage set partner. Also see KVHS 0090 (C) for the associated wrench. On one side of the bar "DISSTON U.S.A."hand tool, saw, sharpening method, tree felling

This clear, light green, glass "hand blown" fruit preservation jar was used before the mass manufacturing of "screw topped" fruit preservation glass jars imported from Asia or great Britain. The "Mason's Patent" on the jar was for the screw-neck form of the jar top. The screw neck provided the jar with a vacuum seal (preservation) method of fruit jar storage. The reference on the jar of the actual date that the patent was established was in effect for 13 years with extension of a further 7 years. It was an American world wide patent which resulted in only specific manufacture to Glass Works that had paid the manufacturing levy imposed. The air bubbles in the glass suggests that this jar was "hand blown". This would then place the manufacture date before 1900. Preserves came in glass jars bought at the local grocery store or at a large city store on a shopping expedition. The shape of the jar changed as did the stopper used to seal it. Jars were recycled remaining the property of the manufacturer. History of Mason's.This fruit jar is significant to a rural area such as the Kiewa Valley and in the early 1900's when the preservation of fruit and vegetables was an intrinsic part of the typical rural farm/property family. Local shops could only supply fruit and vegetables as seasons permitted. The travelling "green grocer" was more prevalent in towns and cities but not in semi remote rural areas. Historical: Change of jars - shape, glass, stopper, embossing & use. Aesthetic: Display showing embossing & shape especially if in good condition.This vintage "Mason's Patent", screw on thread lid fruit jar was hand blown (air bubbles). It was produced for the home canning of local fruit. The jar is made from thick glass and is tinted light green. Clear glass jar with slight green tinge used for preserves. sides almost straight but jar has a slight bulge almost all the way to the top. Heavily embossed on 1 side. Horizontal print in large capital letters. At the top - manufacturer's name with emblem beneath it. The base has a slight bulge inwards with embossing.In a half ecliptical form "MASON'S" and underneath the Mason's logo.Under the logo "PATENT/ NOV 30 th / 1858". On the base "C201" (double molded).fruit and vegetable preserves, domestic fruit and vegetables bottling, off seasonal fruit and vegetable storage, jar, bottle, preserves, mason's preserves

A steam kettle together with a steam tent was used to create a moist atmosphere. A steam tent was set up enclosing the whole bed by means of sheets/curtains and sometimes canvas, the kettle was heated over a gas or spirit stove, usually on the floor next to the bed, with the spout inserted inside the tent.Of significance to the AHNL as it is a tangible representation of nursing history. Steam inhalations were used to relieve patients with respiratory disorders and some drug therapy could be administered by this route. It was an effective method of treatment, observing the patient closely was difficult as they were completely hidden by the steam tent - many nurses got to share the steam therapy.Copper steam kettle with removable elongated straight extension spout and fan shaped nozzle on the end. There is a small opening for filling the kettle which holds 4 litres. Screw plug attached with chainnonesteam kettle, inhalation

Thirty two page report titled "Report on the Status and Affairs of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria and the Scope and workings of the SEC Acts", prepared by Willits H. Sawyer, dated 1926. Royal Commission into the status and affairs of the SEC, undertakings, works, programmes, charges, acquisition of power companies, extension of the power system, tramway and railway power systems, use of brown coal, council facilities, substations, nature of the power supply, sale of appliances, coal mining methods, distribution of power supply systems. Presented to both houses of the Victorian Parliament . Folded and stapled in the centre. Sheets have rounded corners.Stamp of the "Electric Supply Co. of Victoria Ltd" in top right hand corner dated 27 Apr. 1927"trams, tramways, sec, yallourn, power supply, royal commission

Yields information about the materials and the methods of installing electrical domestic cables in Ballarat houses during the 1920's.Section of timber or wooden electrical conduit used in houses c1920, to contain wires for electrical lamps and fittings. Consists of a timber base (very light softwood - ??) with two slots that was nailed to a wall and after the cable installed a cover strip applied. Has one end mitred or cut at 45 degrees. See Early Electrical wiring systems in American buildings - L. D. Mitchelltrams, tramways, esco, electrical equipment, house extensions, houses, electricity

Kathryn Knitwear, founded by Robert Blake, manufactured high quality children’s knitwear in Melbourne from the 1940s – 1980s. Robert Blake began manufacturing children’s knitwear in his bedroom in Strathmore using a hand powered machine in the late 1940s. The operation moved to Ascot Vale and Essendon, before eventually establishing a factory in Moonee Ponds in the early 1950s. The business continued to expand, necessitating a move to a new factory in Broadmeadows. By 1962, the Broadmeadows factory was producing an average of 20,000 garments per month, which increased to 24,000 by 1964. Robert Blake’s Son, Brendan recalls that “The Kathryn brand was famous around Australia, anywhere children needed to keep warm and dress smartly. It also won a number of wool fashion awards”, including the 1969 Wool Awards, which was held by the Australian Wool Bureau and published in Women’s Weekly. The Kathryn range was designed for durability, comfort and care, without sacrificing style. They used patterning techniques that increase stretchiness, comfort and fit, as well as integrating decorative elements into the fabric to prevent them from being bulky, uncomfortable or tight. Making longevity of style a priority, Brendan Blake remembers that “there was one particular garment that was in the range for at least thirty years”. He also recalls “In the past, when women have found out that I was associated with Kathryn Knitwear, they would often relate to me the story of a garment they had purchased or received as a gift and, when their child had grown out of it, they would hand it on to another child. Several ladies have told me of purchasing garments for their daughters’ glory box, or saving a particular garment after their daughter had grown out of it. Brendan Blake: “At the peak of their operation they employed approximately two hundred people, mainly women and girls. A family would often seek to send their daughter to work in this company because they knew they would be looked after and safe. One lady wrote to me telling me that working at the Moonee Ponds Factory prior to getting married was the happiest time of her life.” In 1963, workers at the Kathryn factory earned £13 per week, which was 8 shillings and 8 pence higher than the minimum weekly wage for female workers in the textile manufacturing industry (£12 11s 4d). By 1970, the Kathryn Knitwear brand expanded from children’s knitwear into womenswear under the brand name ‘Lady Kathryn’, and for boys and men under ‘Robert Blake’. Continuing to diversify their distribution, they also began exporting ‘Kathryn’ garments to New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and Japan. ‘Kathryn Knitwear’ was well-known for their early adoption of modern materials and techniques that had broad appeal to their customer base. This is shown in their early use of the acrylic fibre ‘Orlon’ in the 50s and 60s and ‘Superwash’ wool in the 1970s. Many of Kathryn Knitwear’s styles, particularly those that were long running staples of the brand, were available in both wool and Orlon to suit the consumer’s preference. Wool has been renowned for its excellent properties for thousands of years, by people from all over the world. Not only good for thick winter woollens, it can help keep you cool in summer, as well as being durable and resistant to water, fire, ultraviolet light, stains and odour. In a world where wool garments all had to be washed by hand, the invention of machine-washable acrylic fibres and widespread adoption of washing machines in ordinary Australian homes in the 1950s and 60s posed a major risk to the wool industry, and by extension the entire Australian economy. With the price of wool falling, the CSIRO and the Australian Wool Board worked together from the 1950s on a number of developments to keep Australian wool competitive and desirable to the public, many of which came out of the Geelong research labs. While progress had been made in the preceding decades, 1970 saw a major breakthrough; the invention of a new method of making wool washable and shrink-proof, most commonly known as ‘Superwash’. It is a technology that is still highly used to this day, and is very recognisable to those who use commercial wool yarn to knit or crochet. Far from the humble origins of one man in his bedroom with a hand-cranked machine; at its closure in 1980, the Broadmeadows factory of ‘Kathryn’ housed more than 100 machines, including 53 sewing machines and 45 knitting machines. Robert Blake was “a passionate advocate for wool and Australian Made” throughout his whole life. A strong thread that ties through the lifespan of Robert Blake and Kathryn Knitwear is a balance between adopting new innovations without sacrificing the core values of durability, comfort, care and style that had made the brand so well known. Their legacy forms an integral part of both Australian social and manufacturing history.Blue wool turtleneck ‘skivvy’ jumper in all over rib pattern with long sleeves. .2) swing tag with woolmark logo for ‘Superwash Wool’1.)[white label at back neck with blue writing] KATHRYN REGD. (Woolmark Logo) PURE NEW WOOL Superwash SIZE 2 HGT. 92cm MADE IN AUSTRALIA 2.)[retail swing tag for ‘Superwash Wool’] [OBVERSE] [woolmark logo] [handwritten in blue pen] 314 [printed] PURE NEW WOOL [handwritten] 2 Superwash Wool Machine Washable [INTERNAL] [woolmark logo] PURE NEW WOOL YOU ARE NOW THE OWNER OF A SUPERWASH WOOL GARMENT That has been specially treated to withstand a lifetime of machine washing. SUPERWASH WOOL has all the desirable qualities of wool – soft handle, comfort, warmth and style. Not all wool knitwear has the SUPERWASH treatment so remember always to look for the special “SUPERWASH” label and swing ticket. To was SUPERWASH WOOL just follow the instructions of the garment label. [woolmark logo] PURE NEW WOOL SUPERWASH WOOL THE WOOL YOU WASH IN THE MACHINE.knitwear, children's knitwear, clothing, children's clothing, jumper, manufacturing, fashion textile production, machine knitting, csiro, national wool board, superwash, australian wool innovation

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council of the City of Sunshine to be held on 5th October 1977 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Private Street Construction Scheme Sheffield Estate and Cumberland Street Area United Grants From Commonwealth Government through State Government House 6 Corio Street Demolishment Alternative Premises for Citizens Advice Bureau Increases Charges at Sunshine Tip Cultural Centre for Western Region Henderson House Footscray Crossing over Railway Line at Ardeer Land Acquisition Maribyrnong Valley Zoning Officer's Committees Reports Method of Presentation Home Help Service Housekeepers Speaking Different Languages Sale of Land Derby Road and Anderson Road to Education Department Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services The Combined Pensioners Association Report of the Chief Health Inspector Training & Registration of Public Swimming Pool Operators Prosecutions Proceedings Sunshine Magistrate Court Application for Septic Tank Warranties Report of City Engineer Land Use Permit Application Poultry Farming Service Premises and Take Away Food Premise 159 - 161 Rosamond Road Maribyrnong Land Use Permit Application Extension to Existing Holy Eucharist Primary School, Holy Eucharist Church and Holy Eucharist Parish Centre Oleander Drive Land Use Permit Application Service Premises Mitchell Street Land Use Permit Application External Paging System 556 Ballarat Road Land Use Permit Application Car Sales Yard Lots 497 & 498 St. Albans Road Land Use Permit Application Two Illuminated signs 501 Ballarat Road Albion Land Use Permit Application Light Industry Loy 76 Lawton Street Braybrook Enforcement under the Town and Country Planning Act Massage Parlours Cities of Essendon & St. Kilda Land Use Permit Application Service Premises Take Away Food Premise and Caretaker's Residence Addition to Existing Retail Nursery and Bird Aviary Corner Hampstead Road and Emu Street Contract Supply & Maintenance of Vehicles Contract Supply of Tractor & Gang Mower Plan of subdivision Hook Street and Vule Street Plan of Subdivision Stage 26 Albanvale Westerngate Estate Neale Road Bus Routes and Bus Stops Sunshine Bus Lines Suffolk Road Shops Bicycle Racks 407 Ballarat Road (Opposite McDonald) No Standing Anytime Use of Commonwealth Land for Garbage Disposal Purposes Eastern Side of Albion Explosive Factory Monsanto Outfall Drain Brooklyn Telecom Australia Public Telephones in the Maidstone Area Bon Thomas Reserve Development Report of the Building Surveyor Maintenance Organisation Australian Institute of Building Surveyors Annual Conference Fencing Council Contribution towards Shared Fences with Owner Fairbairn Pre-School Centre Fairbairn Road Sunshine West Sunshine Indoor Swimming Pool Sunshine Indoor Swimming Pool Facilities Fencing 34 Adelaide Street Flats Lot 30 Percy Street St. Albans Extension to House 2 Kevin Street Sunshine Installation of Overhead Tank 44 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Report of Land Use Committee Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 15th September 1977 Notice of Motion Commissioner Gillon to Move Rates Commissioner Gillon to Move Sanitary Commissioner Gillon to Move Valuation city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, cumberland street, sunshine north, corio street, sunshine, maribyrnong valley, derby road, anderson road, citizens advice bureau, sunshine tip, rosamond road, maribyrnong, holy eucharist primary school, holy eucharist church, holy eucharist parish centre, oleander drive, st. albans, mitchell street, maidstone, ballarat road, st. albans road, lawton street, braybrook, hampstead road, emu street, hook street, vule street, neale road, albanvale, deer park, suffolk road, albion explosive factory, monsanto, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, fairbairn pre-school centre, fairbairn road, sunshine indoor swimming pool, albion, percy street, kevin street, berkshire road, adelaide street

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 5th October 1977 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Private Street Construction Scheme Sheffield Estate and Cumberland Street Area United Grants From Commonwealth Government through State Government House 6 Corio Street Demolishment Alternative Premises for Citizens Advice Bureau Increases Charges at Sunshine Tip Cultural Centre for Western Region Henderson House Footscray Crossing over Railway Line at Ardeer Land Acquisition Maribyrnong Valley Zoning Officer's Committees Reports Method of Presentation Home Help Service Housekeepers Speaking Different Languages Sale of Land Derby Road and Anderson Road to Education Department Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services The Combined Pensioners Association Report of the Chief Health Inspector Training & Registration of Public Swimming Pool Operators Prosecutions Proceedings Sunshine Magistrate Court Application for Septic Tank Warranties Report of City Engineer Land Use Permit Application Poultry Farming Service Premises and Take Away Food Premise 159 - 161 Rosamond Road Maribyrnong Land Use Permit Application Extension to Existing Holy Eucharist Primary School, Holy Eucharist Church and Holy Eucharist Parish Centre Oleander Drive Land Use Permit Application Service Premises Mitchell Street Land Use Permit Application External Paging System 556 Ballarat Road Land Use Permit Application Car Sales Yard Lots 497 & 498 St. Albans Road Land Use Permit Application Two Illuminated signs 501 Ballarat Road Albion Land Use Permit Application Light Industry Loy 76 Lawton Street Braybrook Enforcement under the Town and Country Planning Act Massage Parlours Cities of Essendon & St. Kilda Land Use Permit Application Service Premises Take Away Food Premise and Caretaker's Residence Addition to Existing Retail Nursery and Bird Aviary Corner Hampstead Road and Emu Street Contract Supply & Maintenance of Vehicles Contract Supply of Tractor & Gang Mower Plan of subdivision Hook Street and Vule Street Plan of Subdivision Stage 26 Albanvale Westerngate Estate Neale Road Bus Routes and Bus Stops Sunshine Bus Lines Suffolk Road Shops Bicycle Racks 407 Ballarat Road (Opposite McDonald) No Standing Anytime Use of Commonwealth Land for Garbage Disposal Purposes Eastern Side of Albion Explosive Factory Monsanto Outfall Drain Brooklyn Telecom Australia Public Telephones in the Maidstone Area Bon Thomas Reserve Development Report of the Building Surveyor Maintenance Organisation Australian Institute of Building Surveyors Annual Conference Fencing Council Contribution towards Shared Fences with Owner Fairbairn Pre-School Centre Fairbairn Road Sunshine West Sunshine Indoor Swimming Pool Sunshine Indoor Swimming Pool Facilities Fencing 34 Adelaide Street Flats Lot 30 Percy Street St. Albans Extension to House 2 Kevin Street Sunshine Installation of Overhead Tank 44 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Report of Land Use Committee Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 15th September 1977 Notice of Motion Commissioner Gillon to Move Rates Commissioner Gillon to Move Sanitary Commissioner Gillon to Move Valuation city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, cumberland street, sunshine north, corio street, sunshine, maribyrnong valley, derby road, anderson road, rosamond road, maribyrnong, holy eucharist primary school, holy eucharist church, holy eucharist parish centre, oleander drive, st. albans, mitchell street, maidstone, ballarat road, albion, st. albans road, lawton street, braybrook, hampstead road, emu street, hook street, vule street, albanvale, neale road, deer park, suffolk road, albion explosive factory, monsanto, brooklyn, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, fairbairn pre-school centre, fairbairn road, sunshine west, sunshine indoor swimming pool, adelaide street, percy street, kevin street, berkshire road

Radio Transcript - 11 Foolscap pages, undated, given a reference to the connection of the Commercial Road tram line following conversion of St Kilda Road cable tram lines - early 1926. Presented by The Chairman, Mr Cameron, giving a short history of trams in Melbourne, formation of the Board, lists other Board members, the General Scheme, Railway electrification, public transport in Melbourne, William St extension, replacement of the cable trams, methods of conversion, reference to the Tramway Trusts, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Murdoch, W. Strangward, tramcars, speed of trams, use of buses and finally fares. Has a reference to the forthcoming conversion of the Commercial Road and Malvern Road cable tramsHas green pencil in top left hand corner "Chair"trams, tramways, public transport, radio stations, cable trams, conversion, general scheme, personnel

Report by the Victorian Parliamentary Public Works Committee on "The Plenty Road, Preston, Tramway Extension Inquiry" - 1967. The inquiry examined the MMTB's proposal to extend the East Preston line 0.7miles or 1.3km. The Committee took evidence from the MMTB, bus operators, the Victorian Railways, residents, La Trobe University, Preston City Council and others. The Committee recommended against the proposal. The report lists those members of Parliament involved. The line was subsequently extended by 1.2 kilometres from Tyler Street to Boldrewood Parade during 1983 and subsequently to Bundoora. Demonstrates the method of holding parliamentary inquiries into new tram lines.Document - report - 9 pages stapled in top left-hand corner, printed with a spirit duplicator.tramways, parliament, new lines, east preston, inquiries, bundoora, plenty road

Produced by the MMTB to provide timetable information on Melbourne bus routes to passengers. Shows the extension of the Clifton Hill to Elsternwick route to Point Ormond after the closure of tram service to Point Ormond and for services that replaced the Footscray tram lines.Shows the method of production of timetables in the early 1960s.Set of 7 bus timetables, duplicated sheets as noted below - printed on foolscap sheets. .1 - Sunshine Park - City - 15/3/1963 - single sheet .2 - Sunshine (via South and Dynon Roads) - City Bus - 20/7/1962 - single sheet .3 -Garden City - City - undated - single sheet .4 - Queens Bridge - Fisherman's Bend, - via various routes - June 1963, four sheets stapled in top left hand corner. .5 - Deer Park - City - 14/11/1962 .6 - Clifton Hill - Point Ormond - Esternwick - undated .7 - Ballarat Road - Footscray Station - Williamstown Rd - Russell St - 15/6/1962 - three sheets stapled in top left hand corner.timetables, buses, mmtb, footscray, sunshine, fisherman's bend, clifton hill, point ormond, garden city, bus replacement