The photo shows a large crowd with an inset photo of the visit of Lord Brassey, Governor of Victoria 1895 to 1900. The Leader (published by The Age) reported on his visit of 1/8/1896. There is a double deck horse tram in the foreground advertising "Confidence curls tobacco" In the background are shops for Darling Cigars, City Hall Book Depot, Corthoy's Chemist and dentist, Whyke Tailors, Levinson Watchmaker and J T Marsh Hatter and the Town Hall.Yields information about the visit of the Governor of Victoria to Ballarat 1896.Illustration cut from a journalOn rear in pencil "Ballarat Pictorial Guide (published by F W Niven & Co.)tramways, trams, sturt st, horse tram, lord brassey, town hall

The photo shows a large crowd on an 8 hours (Labour Day) gathered in the eastern end or lower end of Sturt St. The 8-hour memorial or monument is in the centre of the photograph. Has one double-deck horse tram in view along with many other horse-drawn vehicles. On the Ballarat Mechanics Institute building is an advert for "Morrey & Tyler, the Cash Drapers" at 11 Bridge St Ballarat. Also in the view are Ribble, Suttons, E Payne, the Ballarat Gas Co. building and a dentist along with other buildings. In the bottom right-hand corner is an insert photo of the statue "The Flight from Pompeii". In the bottom left hand corner is "Crisp Photo Process F W Niven & Co.Yields information about an 8 hour celebration day in the lower end of Sturt St.Illustration cut from a journaltramways, trams, sturt st, horse tram, 8 hour day monument, labour day

Printed map with coloured shading by F. W Niven Lydiard Street, Ballaratmap, mining districts, lintons claim, lintons diggings, f w niven, nivens steam lithographic machine, f.w. niven

Full title: Initial Training Schools, Principles of Flight, Notes for Education Officers. Khaki colour soft cover, black print, 27 pages. Regarding aeroplane flight & illustrated with numerous diagrams.1st page stamped: “A Marriott”books-military/air force/manuals, principles, raaf

In 1888 a company was formed to acquire and subdivide the land of the Mountjoy Brothers. The land totaled 197 acres and included Erskine House. The land colored red was that of the Mountjoys. The subdivision map was printed in 1889A paper map of the Mountjoy Estate Lorne , showing allotments, with their owners, and naming land use. It has four black and white line drawings , Erskine House, Mountain View’s, the Rapids, Erskine House sea view and Erskine Falls. The map is largely black and white with red and blue colouring. The map is mstuck to brown paper. lorne, subdivision map, erskine house, mountjoy brothers,

The School of Mines Ballaarat. Annual Report 1883. Statement of Receipts and expenditure, general balance sheet, and list of subscriptions donations 1883. Annual Report, Balance Sheet, Certificates granted by the Council, Examination Papers - Elementary Science Classes (Appendix), Fees, Honorary Correspondents. Life Governors, Museum - open to visitors, Office Bearers, Paper of Particulars, Report of the Curator of the Museum and Library, Report of the Superintendent of Laboratories, Report of the Lecturer in Mathematics, Report of the Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, Report of the Lecturer in Telegraphy, Report of the Lecturer in Materia Medica, Report of the Lecturer of Astronomy, Scale of Charges for Assays and Analyses, Examinations Held, Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the year 1883, Subjects and Lectures, Subjects and Examiners, Subscriptions and Donations, from 1st January to 31st December 1883.Ballaarat School of Mines annual Report. Soft cover pale green booklet of 67 pages. Includes a colour Geological Map of Lal Lal and a sketch Section from Lal Lal to the Moorabool. Inscription on front cover 'Office Copy' On pages 4 and 5 some names have been crossed out and others added.ballarat school of mines, annual report, balance sheet, certificates granted by the council, examination papers, fees, honorary correspondents, life governors, museum, office bearers, paper of particulars, ballarat school of mines museum, library, superintendent of laboratories, mathematics, mechanical engineering, telegraphy, lecturer in materia medica, statement of receipts and expenditure for the year 1882, examiners, subcriptions and donations, alfred mica smith, chemistry, metallurgy, f.m. krause, ferdinand krause, geology, mineralogy, scientific mining, t.h. thompson, practical mining, w.h. shaw, h. reid, mechanical enginnering, phoenix foundry company (limited), phoenix foundry, arthur. a. buley, mining, engineering surveying, walter. d. campbell, j. wall, astronomy, james oddie, natural philosophy, elementary mechanics and hydrostatics, magnetism and electricty, sound, light and heat, j.f. usher, materia medica, pharmacy, physiology, w.h. shawmechanical engineering, h.m. andrew, h.d. de la poer wall, thomas mann, p.c. fitzpatrick, h. rosale, john lewis, w.c. kernot, mccoy, j. cosmo newbery, baron von mueller, samuel w. macgowan, w.p. bechervaise, r.l.j. ellery, astronomer, j.m. bickett, james bickett, n. kent, a. martin, r.s. mitchell, w.h. keast, p. matthews, d. milliken, j.t. richards, jonathan robinson, h. brookes allen, joseph bosisto, c.r. blackett, m.l.a., william. johnson, government of victoria analyst, moorabool, lal lal, skipton, coal, skipton coal discovery, lal lal creek, moorabool falls, lal lal race course, lal lal falls, moorabool river, william h. keast

Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Second World War recruitment poster. Released in 1941 before Japan had entered the war, at a time when many Australians were reluctant to enlist to fight on the other side of the world. James Northfield (1887 - 1973) was an Australian graphic artist active from the 1910s through to the 1960s .Northfield created a series of patriotic posters during World War IIDepicts a man donning a uniform, rifle in one hand, his civilian clothes lie in heap on the ground behind him.Full text; Join the AIF: This is serious! Enlist Nowrecruitment poster, ww2, james northfield

Document prepared by the Electric Supply Co of Victoria, as part of an order under the Electric Light and Power Act 1896, section 5 of order No. 17 granted to company. Dated 19/2/1901 and signed by the Postmaster-General. Shows the order area being parts of the City of Ballaarat, Sebastopol and Ballarat East. Shows the street names, boundaries, principal power line routes, land reserves, parks, mine locations, railways and Lake Wendouree. Signed by R L Williams Town Clerk City of Ballarat, J R Hall for the Borough of Sebastopol, and John Gent for the Town of Ballarat EastYields information about the power supply to the Ballarat area.Cloth backed paper map, coloured and marked up as exhibit 17.Notes in ink including the signature of Benjamin Deakin 24/9/00 and certified by the three involved municipal Town Clerks.ballarat power supply, esco, electric supply co of victoria, city of ballaarat, east ballarat, sebastopol, orders, power lines, power supply

Tarax was an independent Melbourne soft drink manufacturer from 1959 to 1972 (when it was taken over by Cadbury Schweppes). It was most popular as a product in the 1960s when it sponsored by the Tarax Show; a very popular children's television program. In the 1960s Polly Farmer was a star Geelong footballer. He played in a premiership team and was captain for 3 years. The game originally cost 75 cents plus 6 Tarax bottle tops. Boxed board game with yellow, blue and red lid. board games, tarax, polly farmer, f.w. niven, aboriginal footballer, victorian football league, australian football league, aboriginal and torres straight islander

Brown leather spine and corners, blue hardboard cover with embossed detailing on cover and spine 'The cyclopedia of Victoria Vol 1' 12 unnumbered pages; 611 pages ; Illus; Photo; 29cm;encyclopedia, victoria, kilmore mechanics institute library.

Brown leather spine and corners, blue hardboard cover with embossed detailing on cover and spine 'The Cyclopedia of Victoria Vol 2' 12 unnumbered pages; 559 pages ; Illus; Photo; 29cm;encyclopedia, victoria, kilmore mechanics institute library.

Sheet with four side of a tea box printed in blue and gold. Two sides have Pure Hutchinson's Tea, the other two have Hutchinson's Post Office Store & Garage Brown Coal Mine. This Package Contains 1/2-lb. Net weight. F. W. Niven Pty. Ltd. Printed under one.business, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection, hutchinson's tea, hutchinson's post office store & garage, brown coal mine, f w niven pty. ltd.

Certificate from Australian Natives Association Eaglehawk Branch Competitions 1907. Coloured Certificate in green and sepia printed on thick cream coloured card. A wide border surrounds a rectangular illustrated certificate. There is intricate scrollwork with floral emblems, a figure in classical robes holding an artist's palette is standing against a pillar with a lyre and mask on the right hand side and on the left hand side a cherub is singing while playing a lyre. At the bottom in the centre is a drawing of a man standing holding a document. The words Australian natives Association Eaglehawk Branch Competitions 1907 First Prize Awarded to Miss K Foster For Piano Duet open, E Harris President and John Trevean Secretary are printed in the centre.F W Niven & Co Design No 11document, certificate, music

Certificate from Australian Natives Association Eaglehawk Branch Competitions 1907. Coloured Certificate in green and sepia printed on thick cream coloured card. A wide border surrounds a rectangular illustrated certificate. There is intricate scrollwork with floral emblems, a figure in classical robes holding an artist's palette is standing against a pillar with a lyre and mask on the right hand side and on the left hand side a cherub is singing while playing a lyre. At the bottom in the centre is a drawing of a man standing holding a document. The words Australian natives Association Eaglehawk Branch Competitions 1907 First Prize Awarded to Miss M Foster For Piano Duet open, E Harris President and John Trevean Secretary are printed in the centre.F W Niven & Co Design No 11document, certificate, music

Sheet with the four side labels for a packet of tea. The second and fourth are the same with the name Geo F. Armstrong's Pure Tea. The first has the name, the weight and refers to the tea. The third has Geo. F. Armstrong 69 Murrumbeena Rd., Murrumbeena. Printed in white, gold and dark purple.business, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection, geo r armstrong, f w niven pty ltd

An invitation to 20th Holiness Convention Burke Road Methodist Church Balwyn. Printed in brown on buff coloured card with illustration of old woman on front & a religious poem on the back. Printed by F W Niven Pty Ltd. 40 - 42 Flinders St Melbourne C2.person, invitation, malone collection, malone collection, invitation methodist church balwyn

Hardcover book of 273 pages Bendigo and Vicinity Compiled by W B Kimberly A comprehensive history of her past , a resume of her resources, together with the biographies of her rpresentative pioneers. F W Niven ,Printers and Publishers, Melbourne and Ballarat 1895 Stamp on first three pages. 'George H Bush'W B Kimberly

A souvenir of the official opening of the Western Australia Goldfields Water Scheme and visit to the mines of the Golden Mile. Published by The Chamber of Mines of Western Australia Incorporated, Kalgoorlie. 24 - 26th January 1903. Printed by F. W. Niven & Co. 40 - 42 Flinders Street , Melbourne. The cover is maroon colour (now very faded) with gold lettering. The booklet contains Many photos of the Kalgoorlie and Boulder mines.Printed by F.W. Niven & Co. 40-42 Flinders Street, Melbourne.civil engineering, water supply, goldfields, goldfields water scheme, western australia, kalgoorlie, mining, water supply

String bound Brown paper parcel labelled 'Miscellaneous Documents. Hundreds of documents enclosed appear to date from mid-1890's to mid 1900's. Inside surface of paper has attached torn advertising sticker of F W Niven, Lithographers, Printers, & Book Binders' 40-42 Flinders St Melbourne addressed to Cohns Bros Brewery ,based upon an Australian 15cm x 12 cm Red Ensign flag.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery

Book, Bendigo and Vicinity. On inside with an inscription which reads: Presented to Mrs. M.A.Hiatt from Mrs. C.Heinz for kindness in her late bereavement 18 Feb 1896, and another: To My Son Charley from His Loving Mother.. This book is to be for Amy with Love Liz. A comprehensive History of Her Past, and a resume of her resources, together with the Biographies of her representative pioneers, public, commercial and professional men.Compiled by W.B.Kimberly, .F W Niven & Co Printers and PublishersF.W.Nivon & Co.Printers & Publishers, Melbourne & Ballarat.bendigo, history, bendigo & district

Book, 64 pages plus light green covers, side stapled, Titled "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways /Electric System /Instructions to Drivers in Electric Car Operation" Dated 1942, Printed by F. W. Niven Pty Ltd, Printers, 40 Flinders St Melbourne C1. Sheets are slightly rounded at outside corners. Provides in a Q & A format, instructions to drivers in electric car operation, has a list of don'ts for drivers and "Traffic Code" with respect tot he Traffic Regulations.Has some difficult to read pencil writing on front cover, numbers "60293" on inside front cover, red marks against various questions and notes in indelible red pencil.trams, tramways, mmtb, drivers, training, instructions, motormen

Bendigo and Vicinity: A comprehensive history of her past, and a resume of her resources: Together with the biographies of her representative pioneers, public, commercial, and professional men. (1895). Compiled by W. B. Kimberly. Publisher: F W Niven & Co Printers and Publishers, Melbourne and Ballarat. 273 pages. Illustrations: Photographs, illustrations, listing of dividends, copies of collages. Markings: Royal Historical Society of Victoria – Bendigo Branch In front and back. Inscription reads: Donated by Hilda Meurer. To the Historical Society, daughter of pioneers Mr. & Mrs. A Meurer. July 6th, 1954W B Kimberlybook, bendigo, bendigo history & its people, bendigo history, family tree, councilor, gold, biographies, travel to australia

Bendigo and Vicinity. A comprehensive history of her past, and a resume of her resources: Together with the Biographies of her representative pioneers, public, commercial, and professional men. Author: W B Kimberly. Publisher: F W Niven & Co Printers and Publishers, Melbourne. C1895. 273 pages. Illustrations: Photographs, illustrations, listing of dividends, copies of collages. Markings/Inscriptions: In front; To be offered to the Bendigo Branch of the Historical Society if they already have a copy to be given to Timothy Buick of Woorookoobanya, Majorca. Bendigo Historical stamp. Page 9; James Buick went to Golden Valley Dec 1851 and they with his party of 3 other and New Chum Valley called after them. In back; On page 273; family tree also next page family tree.W B Kimberlybook, bendigo, bendigo history & its people, bendigo history, family tree, councilor, gold, biographies, travel to australia

Postcard owned by Beatrice (Betty) Goddard, who worked in the J.E. Earl office from February 1956 to May 1979, donated to SocietyJ.E.Earl promotional postcard showing the earliest Bay Street building and timber yard 1910s business and traders - timber, j e earl pty ltd, beatrice (betty) goddard

Postcard owned by Beatrice (Betty) Goddard, who worked in the J.E. Earl office from February 1956 to May 1979, donated to SocietyJ.E.Earl promotional postcard showing the later enlarged Bay Street building with entrance to rear timber yard late 1920s - full colour, from hand tinted photos (2 copies)business and traders - timber, j e earl pty ltd, beatrice (betty) goddard

Postcard owned by Beatrice (Betty) Goddard, who worked in the J.E. Earl office from February 1956 to May 1979, donated to SocietyJ.E.Earl promotional postcard showing the later enlarged Bay Street building with entrance to rear timber yard late 1920s - full colour, from hand tinted photos (3 copies)business and traders - timber, j e earl pty ltd, beatrice (betty) goddard

Forty two page book with red covers, titled "The Picturesque Folio of Ballarat - 'The Modern Athens". Sheets have been individually printed both sides, stapled and then glued to the covers. Cover - gives title and printer details First sheet - with a greetings sheet for Good wishes and seasons greetings. Has a printed date of 1905. See Inscriptions. Dated 22/11/1904. Pages 3 - 10 - a historical sketch of Ballarat, compiled by Lieut-Colonel R. W. Williams V.D. Pages 12 - 41 - photos of Ballarat and district - such as: Sturt St The Lakes Post Office - note the trams clock board - taken at corner of Lydiard and Sturt Streets, looking east. The Gardens Queen Victoria Square Lydiard and Sturt St with a horse tram in the photo Victoria Park Eureka Monument The Statues Botanical Gardens Benevolent Asylum Hospital The City Oval - Richards & Co Photograph Fairy Land - the Lake Railway Station with a D class loco waiting for a signal, 3 post home before the level crossing. Has Irwin's Provincial hotel in view. Gong Gong Lake School of Mines and Methodist Church Lake Fountain A Ballarat view - 1853 - 54. View Point Gong Gong reservoir embankment South Star Mine Lal Lal Falls Band & Loch Mine On last page has the logo for the printers - Ballarat Litho & Printing Co, successors to F. W. Niven & Co. 56 and 58 Lydiard St. Ballarat. PDF scan of book added 21/9/2019 as btm3326i.pdfOn first page in black ink " to Chorus? Dodds, from Robert Dodds, and dated 22 Nov 1904.trams, tramways, ballarat, horse trams, sturt st, gardens, railway station, hospital

Collection of Newspaper clippings from Scrap Book 1960 - 1973Photo and article on Warley Hospital five new Life Governors.warley hospital life governors, jean jamieson, mr r s davie, mrs sibil justice, mr r niven, mrs lloyd, mr w f lloyd

The Ballarat School of Mines produced an annual students' magazine from 1899 - 1966. Contents include, School Council, Members of Staff, 1st Corbould Scholarship, Australian Speech, Art Lending Library, Literary Society, football, Boys' Junior Technical School, Bullarto Camp Reunion, John Leckie, Stan Hillman, Girls' Junior Technical School, Parliament House, Ballarat North Junior Technical School Images include: Craig's Royal Hotel, Peter Robinson, John Thomas Huyton Clelland, John Wolfe, Bernie Gallagher, Nelson Hails, John Gowan, Beverley Selkirk, Pat Collier, Barry Singleton Mara Jekabsons, Bill Widdop, Neil Brogden, frank Pomeroy, Laurence Trevan, Neville Bunning, Jim McKay, Malcolm Hausler, Josephine Young, George Lewis, Alan Clarke, Norman Leckie, Andrew Atkins, Lorette Davey, Noel Flood, Denis Bryan, SMB Football Team, SMB Athletics Team, SMB Baseball Team, SMB Basketball Team, SMB Tennis Team, Athletic Champions, R. Ross, I. Beaumont, R. Parker, G. Waller, John Rash, J. Sarah, J. Walters, P. Rowe, L. Drummond, R. Whitcher, ATC Flight No 24, BJTS Football Team, BJTS Swimming Team, BJTS Tennis Team, BJTS Athletics Squad, BJTS Cricket Team, BJTS Softball team and coach, W. Sawall, L. McDonald, K. Penna, J. Clarke, K. Rogers, Mr Wilson, F. Holmes, graham Manning, Andrew Brumby, Kevin Rogers, Graham Walters, Yellow soft covered students' magazine of 92 pages. keith alexander, brian bellingham, neil brogden, bernie gallagher, john gowan, francis hunting, teng hor khoo, teng seong khoo, norman leckie, boon thiam lu, brian mclennan, peter russell, harry singleton, chookiate sirivingse, laurie trean, john wolfe, ballarat school of mines, peter robinson, john thomas huyton clelland, d. w. brown, n. bunning, jim mckay, barry singleton, malcolm hausler, josephine young, george lewis, alan clarke, andrew atkins, lorette davey, noel flood, denis bryans, john mckenzie, robert skewes, ian fraser, walter reimann, pat collier, ralph hepburn, peter m. robinson, a. bethune, j. lane, d. colbourn, w. etty, b. bellingham, n. hails, t. white, p. agrums, w. widdop, f. pomeroy, b. singleton, j. mckay, j. pollock, r. cutter, d. vendy, j. wolfe, p. collier, w. bowtell, r. hepburn, w. wynd, p. menz, b. dunstan, j. gowan, l. groat, g. westwood, j. erdmanis, a. rock, k. alexander, p. walker, w. reimann, n. delosa, b. mclennan, a. clarke, g. wilson, t. coad, j. caldwell, d. chung, r. champneys, j. mckenzie, b. paterson, j. cowan, somnam nandhabiwat, w. spencer, p. schoutens, d. treller, gayle peterson, denise lockett, carmel dobbyn, margaret ayars, raymond jenkin, l. nester, w. eyers, r. ross, g. dreever, r. ross, i. beaumont, r. parker, g. waller, j. rash, j. sarah, j. walters, p. rowe, l. drummond, r. whitcher, r. ingle, i. pollock, p. bilney, i. collier, l. thomas, g. leslie, p. schoutens, a. morris, g. wells, b. mcgregor, j. bedggood, k. spencer, j. vincent, j. elliott, j. whitten, g. higgins, g. le couteur, h. mcdougall, g. wise, m. allen, d. pattie, i. collinson, c. kearns, g. severino, g. smith, n. smith, f. tolliday, r. williams, d. coldicott, m. hewitt, g. higgins, c. ludbrook, j. simpson, glenys spielvogel, norma davies, dawn ridgeway, carmel dobbyn, beverley davis, j. crouch, kathleen harris, j. walters, jan hunter, j. carroll, c. jenkins, lesley cutts, h. vagg, irene horgan, graham manning, andrew brumby, kevin rogers, graham walters, k. howell, n. malthouse, l. deppler, g. manning, n. nugent, b. antonio, r. mccarthy, mr morrison, r. mckenzie, w. wakeling, j. clarke, l. mayne, n. bromley, a. brumby, a. abrams, k. penna, r. button, p. linane, f. holmes, n. yean, mr love, miss atkins, p. cochrane, i. quick, mr mitchell, b. flynn, r. brown, k. penna, j. mcmahon, g. turnbull, n. skewes, d. vowles, d. blake, mr nuttall, g. borchers, i. greenbank, d. evans, j. whelan, j. milne, w. sawall, d. ward, r. rundell, mr ellerton, m. foy, l. reed, c. tilgals