This book is a legal reference book used by the Bank of Australasia after 1899. The Bank of Australasia was incorporated by the Royal Charter of England in March 1834. The bank began in Australia on 14th December 1835, opening in Sydney. The Acting Superintendent of the bank at that time was David Charters McArthur. He was Superintendent from 1867-to 1876. The Melbourne branch opened on 28th August 1838 in a two-roomed brick cottage on the north side of Little Collins Street, where two huge mastiff dogs were used at night to guard the bank. The government also provided an armed military sentinel. Due to the bank's rapid growth, a new building for the Melbourne branch was opened in 1840 at 75 Collins Street West. By 1879 the bank had been upgraded to a magnificent two-storey building on the corners of Collins and Queens Streets, with the entry on Collins Street. In 1951 the Bank of Australasia amalgamated with the Union Bank to form the Australia and New Zealand Bank, now known as the ANZ. Then in 1970, the ANZ merged with both the ES&A and the London Bank of Australia to form the ANZ Banking Group Limited. The ANZ Banking Group Ltd kindly donated a variety of historic items from the Bank of Australasia. BANK of AUSTRALASIA, WARRNAMBOOL – In 1854 Warrnambool had two banks, the Union Bank and the Bank of Australasia. Later, completely different bank businesses opened; in 1867 the National Bank of Australasia, then in 1875 the Colonial Bank of Australasia. The original Warrnambool branch of the Bank of Australasia was established in July 1854, and operated from a leased cottage on Merri Street, close to Liebig Street. The bank later bought a stone building previously erected by drapers Cramond & Dickson on the corner of Timor and Gibson Streets. Samuel Hannaford was a teller and then Manager at the Warrnambool branch from 1855 to 1856 and the Warrnambool Council chose that bank for its dealings during 1856-57. In 1859 Roberts & Co. was awarded the contract to build the new Bank of Australasia branch for the sum of £3,000. The land was on a sand hill on the northeast corner of Timor and Kepler Streets and had been bought in 1855 from investor James Cust. The new building opened on May 21, 1860. The bank continued to operate there until 1951 when it merged with the Union Bank to form the ANZ Bank, which continued operating from its Liebig Street building. Warrnambool City Council purchased the former Bank of Australasia building in 1971 and renovated it, then on 3rd December 1973 it was officially opened as the Art Gallery by Cr. Harold Stephenson and Gallery Director John Welsh. The Gallery transferred to the purpose-built building in Liebig Street in 1986 and the old bank building is now the Gallery club. Staff at the Bank of Australasia in Warrnambool included the following men but others were also involved: Samuel Hannaford, Teller then Manager from 1855-1856; W H Palmer, Manager from January 1857 until November 1869 when the Teller Basil Spence was promoted to Manager; H B Chomley, Manager from April 1873 and still there in 1886; A Butt, Manager in 1895-1904; J R McCleary Accountant and Acting Manager for 12 months, until 1900; A Kirk, Manager 1904; J Moore, staff until his transfer to Bendigo in December 1908; J S Bath was Manager until 1915; C C Cox, Manager until April 1923; Richard C Stanley, Manager 1923 to April 1928. The book has historical significance as it is connected to the Bank of Australasia which was established in Australia in 1835 by Royal Charter during the early Colonial period of Australia's history. The book was used as a reference to financial law by the Bank. The book is significant for its association with the Bank of Australasia in Warrnambool, the first bank in Warrnambool, established in 1854. The bank continued to operate until its merger in 1951 when it became the ANZ Bank, which is still in operation today. The Bank was an integral part of the establishment and growth of commerce in Colonial Warrnambool and throughout Australia.Book, red board covers with embossed borders on front and back and embossed insignia on front cover. The title on the spine is embossed and gilt. Title: A Treatise of the Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Bank-Notes and Cheques. Author: The Right Honourable Sir John Barnard Byles, late One of the Judges of Her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, Edition: Sixteenth Edition by Maurice Barnard Byles, Esq., and Walter John Barnard Byles, Esq., of the Inner Temple, Barristers-at-Law. Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell, Limited, 3, Chancery Lane, London, Law Publishers, 1899 Inscription in pencil.Pencil, handwritten "L34"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, commerce, banking, bank of australasia, australia, financial law, legal reference, banking law, bank law, bills of exchange, promisory notes, bank notes, cheques, currency, legal tender, financial trading, sir john barnard byles, maurice barnard byles, walter john barnard byles, sweet & maxwell, banknote

Burleigh Pottery, also known as Burgess & Leigh, is the name of a pottery manufacturer in Middleport, Stoke-on-Trent. The business specialises in traditionally shaped and patterned domestic earthenware of high quality. The business was established in 1851 at the Central Pottery in Burslem as Hulme and Booth. The pottery was taken over in 1862 by William Leigh and Frederick Rathbone Burgess, and traded from that date as Burgess & Leigh. The trademark "Burleigh", used from the 1930s, is a combination of the two names. Burgess and Leigh moved to different works, first in 1868 to the Hill Pottery in Burslem and then in 1889 to the present factory at Middleport, which at the time was regarded as a model pottery. Its scale and linear organisation was in contrast to other potteries' constricted sites and haphazard layout of their working spaces. In 1887, Davenport Pottery was acquired by Burleigh primarily for its moulds. These historic moulds are still used today in the production of Burleigh ware. Leigh and Burgess died in 1889 and 1895, respectively, and were succeeded by their sons, Edmund Leigh and Richard Burgess. On Richard's death in 1912, the business passed entirely into the ownership of the Leigh family. In 1919, it became a private limited company, Burgess & Leigh Ltd. The years between the wars are often regarded as the company's "golden age", with many extremely talented designers and artists such as Harold Bennett, Charles Wilkes and Ernest Bailey. Perhaps the best known was Charlotte Rhead, who worked between 1926 and 1931, noted particularly for her work in tubelining. By 1939, the factory was employing over 500 people. The business took great pains, from as early as 1897, to build up a thriving export network, concentrating primarily on the Empire, later becoming the Commonwealth and American markets, and focusing later on Europe. After a run of financial difficulty, the company was sold in 1999 to the Dorling family, Rosemary and William Dorling, and traded as Burgess Dorling & Leigh. In 2010, it was acquired by Denby Holdings Ltd, the parent company of Denby Pottery.Burleigh was a significant company producing pottery over many generations and exporting their products all over the world. Its designs are still in use today, demonstrating the longevity and significance of the Burleigh Ware trade mark.Gravy boat with curved handle, and a matching saucer. The set has an overall rectangular design, with blue and white willow pattern on both pieces. The edges of the boat and saucer have gold line trim. The undersides of both pieces have a blue maker's mark stamp. The Willow pattern Burleigh Ware pieces were made in England.Burleigh Ware: "WILLOW" within a floral decoration, and "Made in England"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, willow pattern, willow ware, burleigh ware, made in england, blue and white china, gravy boat, gravy jug, gravy saucer, serving ware, domestic object, matching jug and saucer, oriental design, burleigh pottery, burgess & leigh

A4, hardcover, 349pp, 300 illustrations, index, flags, funnels, hull colours, bibliography, full ships lists. Howard Dick, Iain Steverson, Mike Carolin, Barry Pemberton, Lindsay Rex, Rex Cox, Russell Priestnon-fictionAustralian National Line (ANL) began operations on 1 January 1957. It operated the largest fleet in coastal trade, ran passenger ships such as Princess of Tasmania and Empress of Australia that became household names, and from 1969 carried the Australian flag into international trades. ANL was at the forefront of innovation in bulkships, RoRo vessels and containerization, also in the redesign of ports and terminals. Many of its 110 ships were built in Australia. This impressive record of achievement eventually became overshadowed by financial woes, poor industrial relations and a difficult relationship with government that culminated in the sale of 1998-99. This fleet history, written and informed by the knowledge, experience and insight of those who sailed on and worked with the ships, weaves the stories of a complex forty-year transition from conventional shipping to modern bulk handling and containers, along with the nation-building role of the ANL, whose flag still flies proudly across the region as a subsidiary of the French CMA CGM. The book is lavishly illustrated with over 300 images, mostly in colour, and will become an essential source on Australia's 20th century maritime history.naa, anl, australian national line, interest group, shipping companies

The Victorian Statutes Vol 5 Customs Warrnambool Publisher: John Ferres Government Printer Melbourne Date: 1868 Further Information: Three quarter leather. Junction between front board and spine slightly exposed. Top section of leather on spine damaged. non-fictionThis volume is part of the first comprehensive consolidation of laws for the Colony of Victoria after it separated from New South Wales and established its own parliament. Specifically, Volume 5 (published in 1868) is dedicated to "A selection of the imperial statutes apparently in force in Victoria". Because Victoria was still a British colony, laws passed by the British (Imperial) Parliament in Westminster still applied locally if they hadn't been superseded by local Victorian colonial acts. Volume 5 was the legal handbook used by lawyers, judges, and government officials to determine exactly which British laws still governed colonial matters, ranging from shipping and trade to criminal law and merchant customs.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

The Victorian Statutes Vol 4 Various Legal Statues /Warrnambool Publisher: John Ferres Government Printer Melbourne Date: 1866 Further Information: Three quarter leather. Junction between front board and spine slightly exposed. non-fictionThis volume is part of the first comprehensive consolidation of laws for the Colony of Victoria after it separated from New South Wales and established its own parliament. Specifically, Volume 4 (published in 1866) contains Local Colonial Acts. These were laws debated, passed, and enacted right here in Melbourne by the newly formed Parliament of the Colony of Victoria. They dealt with purely domestic, local matters, such as Victorian land selection, goldfields regulations, local municipal boundaries, and colonial courts. Volume 4 was the handbook for everyday domestic Victorian life, governing how a local town council operated, how gold claims were filed, or how local debts were settled in a Victorian county court.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

The Victorian Statutes Vol 3 Various Legal Statues /Warrnambool Publisher: John Ferres Government Printer Melbourne Date: 1866 Further Information: Three quarter leather. Corners worn lettering in gilt. non-fictionThis volume is part of the first comprehensive consolidation of laws for the Colony of Victoria after it separated from New South Wales and established its own parliament. Specifically, Volume 3 is the final part of the core "Public and General" Victorian colonial laws. The first three volumes of the 1866 consolidation were organised alphabetically by legal topic. Volume 3 specifically contains all the major public acts running from P to W. Because it covers the tail end of the alphabet, it holds some of the most critical laws that built day-to-day society in 19th-century Victoria. These include: · Police Offences and Public Order: The legal frameworks for policing the goldfield boomtowns, managing public behaviour, and running early colonial prisons. · Public Works and Infrastructure: The acts authorising the construction of roads, bridges, and early municipal water supplies across the fast-growing colony. · Railways: The specific general legislation governing the expansion of Victoria's heavily subsidised, state-expanding railway networks. · Property and Land Transfer: Crucial laws managing land ownership, inheritance, and the foundational transfers of property as the colony shifted away from old squatter runs to permanent towns. · Wines, Beer, and Spirits: The colonial acts regulating the licensing of hotels and public houses, and managing the highly lucrative, tightly controlled alcohol trade.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

Hard cover book,The Victorian Statutes Vol 1. Collectors of Customs A-E Author: Corporate Author “The Colony of Victoria” Publisher: John Ferres Government Printer Melbourne. Date: 1866 The Victorian Statutes Vol 1, front cover has title Collectors of Customs Warrnambool. Brown leather binding and corners, black canvas cover, red and black bands on spine. non-fictionThis volume is part of the first comprehensive consolidation of laws for the Colony of Victoria after it separated from New South Wales and established its own parliament. Specifically, Volume 1 (published in 1866) contains Local Colonial Acts. These were laws debated, passed, and enacted right here in Melbourne by the newly formed Parliament of the Colony of Victoria. They dealt with purely domestic, local matters, such as Victorian land selection, goldfields regulations, local municipal boundaries, and colonial courts. Volume 1 was the handbook for everyday domestic Victorian life, governing how a local town council operated, how gold claims were filed, or how local debts were settled in a Victorian county court or how customs should operate.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, government statutes for victoria 1866, warrnambool's copy of government statutes 1866

Hard cover book,The Victorian Statutes Vol 3. Collectors of Customs P-W Author: Corporate Author “The Colony of Victoria” Publisher: John Ferres Government Printer Melbourne. Date: 1866 The Victorian Statutes Vol 3, front cover has title Collectors of Customs Warrnambool. Brown leather binding and corners, black canvas cover, red and black bands on spine. non-fictionThis volume is part of the first comprehensive consolidation of laws for the Colony of Victoria after it separated from New South Wales and established its own parliament. Specifically, Volume 3 (published in 1866) contains Local Colonial Acts. These were laws debated, passed, and enacted right here in Melbourne by the newly formed Parliament of the Colony of Victoria. They dealt with purely domestic, local matters, such as Victorian land selection, goldfields regulations, local municipal boundaries, and colonial courts. Volume 3 was the handbook for everyday domestic Victorian life, governing how a local town council operated, how gold claims were filed, or how local debts were settled in a Victorian county court or how customs should operate.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, government statutes for victoria 1866, warrnambool's copy of government statutes 1866

Fred and Hazel Squire's building supplies shop opened in 1934, corner Gladstone and Sherbourne Roads. Mrs Squire run the shop while Mr Squire continued his building activities. Government contracts eventually provided financial security and allowed the business to expand.The Briar Hill Timber and Trading Company was active at the time of the development of the local area with many houses being built by owner-builders who used the company for their needs. Group of 5 colour photographsbriar hill timber and trading company, briar hill timber, alison lendoudis, bob manuell, sherbourne road briar hill, squire family

Receipt date 12 October 1977 for a $5 deposit on a vase. Business located at 1112 Murray Place, Ringwood, Ringwood Drivein Shopping Centre, phone: 879 2124. Dealing in antique, period and general furniture.

The Pavillion was an extension to the Eltham Living and Learning Centre which was opened 8 October, 1994 In 1857, tanner John Pearson purchased three and a half acres of land in Little Eltham, at the western end of Pitt Street, with a 70-foot frontage to Maria Street (Main Road) and stretching down to the Diamond Creek for £100. He contracted Benjamin Oliver Wallis to build house for him. Wallis, a mason by trade who originated from the Cornish village of Newlyn, migrated to Melbourne in 1853 and was shortly engaged by Richard Warren to build the Eltham Hotel, which opened in 1854. When Warren fell into financial difficulty in 1858, Wallis purchased the hotel. That same year, Pearson constructed a tannery below the house with access to the water in the Diamond Creek. When Pearson became bankrupt in 1867, Wallis similarly acquired the house from Pearson’s creditors in 1868 and lived there until his death in 1896. For some of this time the house was in the name of Wallis’s son Richard but following his death in 1888, ownership reverted to his father. It was purchased by retired teacher Richard Gilsenen in 1899. Gilsenen was made acting head teacher at the Eltham State School in 1906 following the sudden death of head teacher John Brown. In the 1950s the house was bought by retired engineer Dr Alfred Fitzpatrick and his wife Claire who made various modifications to house goats and poultry as well as structural modifications to the house. In the early 1970s, Eltham Shire Councillors Frank Maas and Don Maling proposed an extended communities’ activities program be set up and the Commonwealth Grants Commission was approached for financial assistance. In 1974 a $50,000 Commonwealth Grant was received by the Shire Council to acquire the Fitzpatrick property as part of the planning to establish an extended communities’ activities program. The Fitzpatricks moved next door and Claire taught at the new Living and Learning Centre, which began in 1975, one of the first community education centres in Victoria.jim connor collection, eltham, eltham living and learning centre, living and learning centre, pavilion

In 1857, tanner John Pearson purchased three and a half acres of land in Little Eltham, at the western end of Pitt Street, with a 70-foot frontage to Maria Street (Main Road) and stretching down to the Diamond Creek for £100. He contracted Benjamin Oliver Wallis to build house for him. Wallis, a mason by trade who originated from the Cornish village of Newlyn, migrated to Melbourne in 1853 and was shortly engaged by Richard Warren to build the Eltham Hotel, which opened in 1854. When Warren fell into financial difficulty in 1858, Wallis purchased the hotel. That same year, Pearson constructed a tannery below the house with access to the water in the Diamond Creek. When Pearson became bankrupt in 1867, Wallis similarly acquired the house from Pearson’s creditors in 1868 and lived there until his death in 1896. For some of this time the house was in the name of Wallis’s son Richard but following his death in 1888, ownership reverted to his father. It was purchased by retired teacher Richard Gilsenen in 1899. Gilsenen was made acting head teacher at the Eltham State School in 1906 following the sudden death of head teacher John Brown. In the 1950s the house was bought by retired engineer Dr Alfred Fitzpatrick and his wife Claire who made various modifications to house goats and poultry as well as structural modifications to the house. In the early 1970s, Eltham Shire Councillors Frank Maas and Don Maling proposed an extended communities’ activities program be set up and the Commonwealth Grants Commission was approached for financial assistance. In 1974 a $50,000 Commonwealth Grant was received by the Shire Council to acquire the Fitzpatrick property as part of the planning to establish an extended communities’ activities program. The Fitzpatricks moved next door and Claire taught at the new Living and Learning Centre, which began in 1975, one of the first community education centres in Victoria. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p59 It’s a centre for sharing knowledge and friendship and it stands on the former hub of Eltham’s original township near Pitt Street. The Eltham Living and Learning Centre, with around 2000 participants a year, began in 1975 as one of the first Community Education Centres in Victoria. Classes ranging from macramé to wine making to environmental living have enriched the lives of thousands of people through the generosity of tutors sharing their skills free of charge. The centre’s heart is the brick cottage, built in 1858 by tanner John Pearson. He bought the three and a half acre (1.4ha) allotment fronting Maria Street (now Main Road) and stretching down to the Diamond Creek. The allotment formed part of a 316 acre (127.8ha) subdivision, owned by Josiah Holloway, called Little Eltham, north of the original Eltham Reserve.1 The allotment then passed through the hands of several speculators before it was sold to Pearson for £100 in 1857. Mr Pearson’s children attended the Eltham Primary School from 1864 to 1867. But creditors took possession of the property when his tannery folded in 1867. It was then sold to publican Benjamin Wallis, who owned the Eltham Hotel at the corner of Pitt Street and Main Road. In 1899 the property was bought by Richard Gilsenan, who became acting head teacher of the Eltham Primary State School in 1906. In the 1950s, retired engineer Dr Alfred Fitzpatrick and his wife Claire bought the property, and made structural changes. Claire, a journalist and community campaigner, modified and built pens for goats and poultry, a stable, a garage and planted fruit trees and a vegetable garden. In the early 1970s a young woman called Carina Hack approached Gwen Wesson at the Diamond Valley Learning Centre (Victoria’s first Community Education Centre) about starting a community centre. Following Wesson’s suggestion, Hack spoke to Shire President Alistair Knox ‘one bleak rainy afternoon, sipping hot drinks and discussing life’.2 Eltham Shire Councillors Frank Maas and Don Maling proposed a community activities program and the council received a $50,000 Commonwealth Government Grant for this venture.3 The Fitzpatricks sold their property to the council and moved next door and Claire taught at the new centre, which Hack named. Eltham obviously wanted such a centre as Hack recalls. ‘During the next two months we had about 50 volunteers working day, night and weekends, scrubbing down, plastering and painting walls, replacing floors, repairing fences, recycling furniture, sewing curtains and cushions, donating furniture, toys, equipment, clean-ing and gardening…’4 The first enrolment day saw a queue stretching up the driveway nearly to the gate and the first sessions attracted 270 people a week. Soon the outbuildings were converted into pottery studios and a large workshop. From 1979 the Eltham Art and Craft Market was held in the centre’s grounds and the Friends of the Centre ran it from 1980. A former program coordinator, Margaret Johnson, remembers enrolment day in the late 1970s and 1980s, when hundreds of people would queue – and some even camped overnight! Overnighters were greeted in the morning with fresh tea and toast. Another tradition was The Enrolment Day Cake with Recipe, given to volunteers. ‘One happy Enrolment Day fell on February 14 and let’s just say that St Valentine found some willing participants, paying $2 for a kiss.’5 Meanwhile the participants’ children could play at the Council Eltham Lower Park house in Hohnes Road, later in Susan Street. But the centre has had difficulties too. In 1990 a fire destroyed the stable and the police suspected arson. However the pavilion was built in its place.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, benjamin oliver wallis, claire fitzpatrick, don maling, dr alfred fitzpatrick, eltham living and learning centre, frank maas, john pearson, richard gilsenen, tannery

Historically this ledger not only details the legible hand writing of this era but also the day to day commercial activity in this region. The neatness and the diligence of those who were required to pen the information was a requirement by all who were in commercial trade. Emphasis on neatness was ingrained in students at a young age. This era was well before general typewriters and computers. Generally all students of commerce required an accuracy in writing and arithmetic. Neatness and order were a selection requirement This item clearly identifies the Kiewa Valley as having a substantial financial hub to accommodate the various commercial enterprises within a rural environment Circa 1880's. Although Kiewa Valley had mining, agriculture, cattle and sheep it was also composed of a mixed society, encompassing all levels of society at that period. It identifies some family farming history in the specific year of 1897Leather reinforced corner covers and spine. Remaining book front and back covers are protected by blue weaved cloth. The covers are very thick cardboard, in layers. Missing front index pages C,E - 0,Q,T,U,V,XSpine of book marked in faded golden print "Ledger". First page in hand writing "Ledger No. 5" and underneath handwritten "Commenced Jan 1st !897" After the index pages each page (double sided) has a page number stamped in black and is 6mm highledger, early bookkeeping, local history, commerce circa 1890

View of the railway bridge, road and cars on Sherbourne Road / Para Road, Briar Hill , c.July 1969. In September 1963 it was announced construction of a new bridge would commence during the 1963-64 financial year. (see Accession number: 01696-14) however construction did not commnce till July-October 1970 wher a new bridge slightly downline from the old one was built on a new alignment. This photo is one of a series of thirteen of Briar Hill donated by Bob Manuell, former General Manager of Briar Hill Timber and Trading (which was just up the road from this location) and also former Eltham Shire Councillor and Shire President (1987-88). Whilst we do not know who the photographer was, it would be a reasonable assumption to attribute them to Bob. Bob was also Chairperson of the Eltham Library Redevelopment Special Committee which delivered the award winning Eltham Library in 1994.Black and white photograph printed with white borders Negative black and white film 120 6x9 format (3 strips) duplicate copy made of print Agfa APX 100 sherbourne road, para road, briar hill, railway bridge

View of the railway bridge, road and cars on Sherbourne Road / Para Road, Briar Hill , c.July 1969. In September 1963 it was announced construction of a new bridge would commence during the 1963-64 financial year. (see Accession number: 01696-14) however construction did not commnce till July-October 1970 wher a new bridge slightly downline from the old one was built on a new alignment. This photo is one of a series of thirteen of Briar Hill donated by Bob Manuell, former General Manager of Briar Hill Timber and Trading (which was just up the road from this location) and also former Eltham Shire Councillor and Shire President (1987-88). Whilst we do not know who the photographer was, it would be a reasonable assumption to attribute them to Bob. Bob was also Chairperson of the Eltham Library Redevelopment Special Committee which delivered the award winning Eltham Library in 1994.Black and white photograph printed with white borders Negative black and white film 120 6x9 format (3 strips) duplicate copy made of print Agfa APX 100 sherbourne road, para road, briar hill, railway bridge

View of the railway bridge, road and cars on Sherbourne Road / Para Road, Briar Hill , c.July 1969. In September 1963 it was announced construction of a new bridge would commence during the 1963-64 financial year. (see Accession number: 01696-14) however construction did not commnce till July-October 1970 wher a new bridge slightly downline from the old one was built on a new alignment. This photo is one of a series of thirteen of Briar Hill donated by Bob Manuell, former General Manager of Briar Hill Timber and Trading (which was just up the road from this location) and also former Eltham Shire Councillor and Shire President (1987-88). Whilst we do not know who the photographer was, it would be a reasonable assumption to attribute them to Bob. Bob was also Chairperson of the Eltham Library Redevelopment Special Committee which delivered the award winning Eltham Library in 1994.Black and white photograph printed with white borders Negative black and white film 120 6x9 format (3 strips) duplicate copy made of print Agfa APX 100 sherbourne road, para road, briar hill, railway bridge

View of the railway bridge, road and cars on Sherbourne Road / Para Road, Briar Hill , c.July 1969. In September 1963 it was announced construction of a new bridge would commence during the 1963-64 financial year. (see Accession number: 01696-14) however construction did not commnce till July-October 1970 wher a new bridge slightly downline from the old one was built on a new alignment. This photo is one of a series of thirteen of Briar Hill donated by Bob Manuell, former General Manager of Briar Hill Timber and Trading (which was just up the road from this location) and also former Eltham Shire Councillor and Shire President (1987-88). Whilst we do not know who the photographer was, it would be a reasonable assumption to attribute them to Bob. Bob was also Chairperson of the Eltham Library Redevelopment Special Committee which delivered the award winning Eltham Library in 1994.Black and white photograph printed with white borders Negative black and white film 120 6x9 format (3 strips) duplicate copy made of print Agfa APX 100 sherbourne road, para road, briar hill, railway bridge

View of the railway bridge, road and cars on Sherbourne Road / Para Road, Briar Hill , c.July 1969. In September 1963 it was announced construction of a new bridge would commence during the 1963-64 financial year. (see Accession number: 01696-14) however construction did not commnce till July-October 1970 wher a new bridge slightly downline from the old one was built on a new alignment. This photo is one of a series of thirteen of Briar Hill donated by Bob Manuell, former General Manager of Briar Hill Timber and Trading (which was just up the road from this location) and also former Eltham Shire Councillor and Shire President (1987-88). Whilst we do not know who the photographer was, it would be a reasonable assumption to attribute them to Bob. Bob was also Chairperson of the Eltham Library Redevelopment Special Committee which delivered the award winning Eltham Library in 1994.Black and white photograph printed with white borderssherbourne road, para road, briar hill, railway bridge

View of the railway bridge, road and cars on Sherbourne Road / Para Road, Briar Hill , c.July 1969. In September 1963 it was announced construction of a new bridge would commence during the 1963-64 financial year. (see Accession number: 01696-14) however construction did not commnce till July-October 1970 wher a new bridge slightly downline from the old one was built on a new alignment. This photo is one of a series of thirteen of Briar Hill donated by Bob Manuell, former General Manager of Briar Hill Timber and Trading (which was just up the road from this location) and also former Eltham Shire Councillor and Shire President (1987-88). Whilst we do not know who the photographer was, it would be a reasonable assumption to attribute them to Bob. Bob was also Chairperson of the Eltham Library Redevelopment Special Committee which delivered the award winning Eltham Library in 1994.Black and white photograph printed with white borderssherbourne road, para road, briar hill, railway bridge

View of the railway bridge, road and cars on Sherbourne Road / Para Road, Briar Hill , c.July 1969. In September 1963 it was announced construction of a new bridge would commence during the 1963-64 financial year. (see Accession number: 01696-14) however construction did not commnce till July-October 1970 wher a new bridge slightly downline from the old one was built on a new alignment. This photo is one of a series of thirteen of Briar Hill donated by Bob Manuell, former General Manager of Briar Hill Timber and Trading (which was just up the road from this location) and also former Eltham Shire Councillor and Shire President (1987-88). Whilst we do not know who the photographer was, it would be a reasonable assumption to attribute them to Bob. Bob was also Chairperson of the Eltham Library Redevelopment Special Committee which delivered the award winning Eltham Library in 1994.Black and white photograph printed with white borderssherbourne road, para road, briar hill, railway bridge

Historically(1920 to 1927), this ledger not only details the legible hand writing of this era but also the day to day commercial activity in the Kiewa Valley region. The neatness and the diligence of those who were required to pen the information into this ledger was a requirement by all who were involved in commercial trade be it in the city or in the rural area. Emphasis on neatness was ingrained in students at a young age. This era was well before general commercial stock computer based inventories. Generally all students of commerce required an accuracy in writing and arithmetic. Neatness and order were a "selection criteria" requirementThis item clearly identifies the Kiewa Valley as having a substantial financial hub to accommodate the various commercial enterprises within a rural environment Circa 1880's. Although Kiewa Valley had mining, agriculture, cattle and sheep it was also composed of a mixed society, encompassing all levels of society at that period. It identifies some the commercial activities(newsagency) undertaken by specific families farming in the Kiewa Valley and relates their history in the period of 1920 to 1927This ledger has a very thick cover of strong compressed cardboard. It has a cloth covering (Glued on) and is a faded blue colour. The corners of the opening side of the cover are reinforced by suede cloth,in a triangular shape, and enclose both the front and inside portions of the the ledger. The spin is reinforced by a suede section to provide increased strength and protection. The inside cover (both front and back) has an orange and brown bubbles and specks pattern. The grammage of the lined sheets (blue) is approximately 120g/m. The first twelve pages are indented and alphabetically marked with alternating red and black letters (two letters per page except for the last page which has three letters). The remaining pages are numbered in black print at the top outside edge of each page. There are 742 page numbers. Each page has thirty two blue horizontal lines and one double red line (second from top) Each page has thirteen vertical lines starting from the top horizontal double red lines and ending at the bottom of the page. These lines segregate the page into blocks for the date, the transaction and financial input. There are three double vertical red lines which designate the amount of money of each transaction (in pounds shillings,and pence).Located on the top section of the spin (in gold print on red background) "LEDGER" This is framed within a golden printed pattern of straight and squiggly lines.ledger, book keeping, 1920s commercial transactions, local kiewa valley commercial history

View of the railway bridge, road and cars on Sherbourne Road / Para Road, Briar Hill , c.July 1969. In September 1963 it was announced construction of a new bridge would commence during the 1963-64 financial year. (see Accession number: 01696-14) however construction did not commnce till July-October 1970 wher a new bridge slightly downline from the old one was built on a new alignment. This photo is one of a series of thirteen of Briar Hill donated by Bob Manuell, former General Manager of Briar Hill Timber and Trading (which was just up the road from this location) and also former Eltham Shire Councillor and Shire President (1987-88). Whilst we do not know who the photographer was, it would be a reasonable assumption to attribute them to Bob. Bob was also Chairperson of the Eltham Library Redevelopment Special Committee which delivered the award winning Eltham Library in 1994.Black and white photograph printed with white borders Negative black and white film 120 6x9 format (3 strips) duplicate copy made of print Agfa APX 100sherbourne road, para road, briar hill, railway bridge

Document. Cohn Bros. Collection. 1 - Hand written, two pages taped together with Liabilities & Assets dated Apr 30, 1926. 2 - Three pages pinned together. Handwritten Total of deliveries and totals after deducting Cohuna Trade. 2nd page - Branch 'Returns' to Head Office. 3rd page - Only Plant written on it. 3 - Statement of Assets & Liabilities dated Oct 31, 1911. 4 - Lt brown envelope with notes 10/1/1927.organization, business, cohn bros, cohn bros. collection, brewers, cordial & aerated water manufacturers, financial statements

William Bateman Snr was born to parents Daniel Bateman and Patience Wilkinson in Bradford, Yorkshire, England in approx. 1794. He married Sarah Smith on 20th November 1815 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had four children – Patience (Born abt 1817), Daniel (born abt 1819) William (born abt 1831) & James (born abt 1837)all born in England. William Snr and Sarah Bateman and two sons – William and James - arrived in Australia in approx 1853. They brought with them considerable capital/stock and bought into a business in Warrnambool in William Jnr’s name. Bateman & Co rapidly became the largst mercantile business in the area and did rather extensive business with the Banks of Victoria and Australiasia. It is thought that William Snr assisted in the business to some extent, expecially financially. His other son Daniel (who remained in England) is also thought to have had a financial interest in the business as a dormant partner. The business was so prominent, Bateman & Co issued round copper tokens as a Trade Token - value one penny. These were inscribed with the Business name and were limited in their use to the business. In Sept 1856 the business was transferred to a Mr. Thos W. Sellars (nephew of William Bateman Jnr) and shortly afterwards the store closed with an order for the sequestration of the insolvents estate, but was not made absolute until December 1856 when the Insolvency court ruled for the “compulsory sequestration” of the business due to fraudulent activities within the business. But in the meantime in early November fire completely destroyed the business which left only the insurance payouts. Both William Bateman Snr and William Bateman Jnr are listed on the Pioneers’ Honour Board in the foyer of the Warrnambool Library. It is reported William Bateman Jnr was a trustee of Christ Church, was a City Councillor, and was involved in many other community organisations. He also subscribed towards the cost of building a permanent Church which was opened in 1856. William Bateman Snr died in Warrnambool on 30/03/1868 and his wife Sarah died in August 1868. William Bateman Jnr presented to Christ Church, stained glass windows in memory of his parents William & Sarah Bateman. William Bateman Jnr died in June 1913. Four stained glass windows, three lancet and one circular. The theme of the lancet windows depicts the three occasions when the apostles Peter, James and John were Jesus' sole attendants: The raising of Jairus' daughter. On the Mount of Transfiguration. In the Garden of Gethsemane. The circular window in the gable of the wall represents "The Enthroned Christ".

THis collection of cuttings relates to the Warrnambool Steam Packet Company.The Warrnambool Steam Packet Company was established in 1868 when capital was raised with 2000 shares at a value of five pounds each.It was established to provide passenger, accommodation and a large stock and freight service between Warrnambool and Melbourne.. At the time Stephen Henty was operating three steamers along the coast and at the prospect of losing his Warrnambool trade with the establishment of the new Warrnambool company, he sold one of his steamers , the Edina in March 1868. The first five directors elected were F P Stevens, J G Crammond, WW Jamieson, R B Paterson and George Wood. Fares were from one to three pounds and freight was 17 shillings per ton.The steamers connected with coaches from the north of Warrnambool as far as Hamilton. The cuttings record the financial position of the company for the first ten years. This collection of cuttings is valuable as a research item as it documents the development and operation as well as many of the stake holders in one of Warrnambool's earliest shipping companies. The cuttings are from a range of papers including The Warrnambool, Examiner, The Warrnambool Advertiser and the Argus.Ledger book with blue pages which is lacking the cover. It contains a number of cuttings which relate to the Steam Packet Company.Dated on first page: Monday November 1st 1869. Most of the cuttings are dated and some are from the Examiner. the Advertiser and Warrnambool Standard.warrnambool, warrnambool steam packet company, edina

iMnutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 14th December 1977 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of Town Clerk Ainsworth Reserve Committee of Management D. J. Evans Hall Financial Statement Research Into the Staggering of Hours, Use of Flex-Time, Financial Assistance for Study Proposed Swimming Club Rooms Sunshine & Life Saving Club Request for Lease Provision of Flood Lights Chaplin Reserve Road Accidents Suggestions for Reduction Subsidies Pre-School Centres Special Use Zone 7 Proposed Rezoning Land Transfer Nickson Estate Proposal to Rezone Zone 7 and other Adjoining Lands Agreements Re Disposal of Trade Waste Sunshine Tip James Hardie & Co Pty Ltd, South Melbourne City Council, Collins & Davey Pty Ltd, Melbourne Harbour Trust Commissioners, E. A. Watts Pty Ltd & M. Keogh Beautification Group Prize Money Etc by Sunshine Beautification Committee Library Service to the Shire of Melton Surrender and Creation of Easement Consolidated Bearing Company & Self Service Wholesalers Mitchell Street Proposed Purchase of Land Ardeer South for Infant Welfare and Pre-School Centre Lots 1058 & 1059 Ridgeway Parade Meals On Wheels Ground Allocation Strategy Plan for Public Swimming Pools in Melbourne Metropolitan Region Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Visiting Kindergarten Teacher Grant Family & Community Services Programme Accommodation for Adolescents Report of the Chief Health Inspector Application for the Installation of a Package Sewerage Treatment Plant Sunshine Golf Club Ralph Street Gas Fired Toilets and Biological septic Tank Systems Health Act Registrations for 1978 Mantoux Testing for School Children (Test for exposure to tuberculosis "TB") Symposium on Municipal Refuse Composting Report of the Chief By-Laws Officer Court Proceedings Parking Infringements Report of City Librarian Library Statistics Bookmobile Report of City Engineer Processing of Applications for Planning Permits Land Use Permit Application Sign Albanvale Residents Association Dover Street and Lot 119 Station Road Land Use Permit Application Extensions to Existing Service Premises (Milk bar) King Edward Avenue Corner Adelaide Street Massage Parlours Amendment 70 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Submission from S. Custance & Associates on Behalf of Amusement Machine Operators Association Land Use Permit Application Service Premises and Caretaker's Residence 461A Ballarat Road Land Use Permit Application Store Additon to Two Existing Shops and Dwellings 59 Sydney Street Proposed Municipal Tip Disused Albion Quarry Hulett Street Sunshine Tip Land Use Permit Application Sign 250 Ballarat Road Braybrook Land Use Permit Application Detached House Lot 545 Quinn Street Land Use Permit Application Additional of Two Portable Classrooms St. Bernadette's Primary School 59 Westmoreland Road bounded by Suffolk Road, Rufford Street & Willey Street Sunshine North Land Use Permit Application Sign 25 Wright Street Land Use Permit Application Extension to Highpoint West Shopping Centre Land Use Permit Application Subdivision and Detached Houses Westerngate Estate Stage 4A Land Use Permit Application Youth Welfare Service 331 Main Road East Land Use Permit Application Panel Beating Factory Lot 4 McIntyre Road Land Use Permit Application Sign 193 Hampshire Road Enforcement Under the Town and Country Planning Act 1961 Land Use Permit Application Furniture and Carpet Sales, Warehouse and Light Industry 2 - 4 Burton Crescent Land Use Permit Application Child Minding Centre 36 Sydney Street Land Use Permit Application Greyhound Training Establishment North Street Ardeer Land Use Permit Application Four Warehouses and One Factory Berkshire Road and Ayton Street Land Use Permit Application Flats Lot 88 Chifley Drive Land Use Permit Application Apartment House and Caretaker's Residence 16 Ridley Street Parking Area Tallintyre Road Housing Commission of Victoria Subdivision Plan of Subdivision Carter Street & Henry Street Strata Subdivision Fabian Court Consolidation of Title Corner McIntyre Road and Balwin Avenue Consolidation of Title Lots 52 & 53 Cromer Avenue Consolidation of Title Corner of St. Albans Road and Princess Street Plan of Subdivision Ballarat Road, Hampshire Road and Anderson Road Contract Supply and Maintenance of Vehicles Anderson Road Contract Western Highway Street Lighting Proposed 75kM/Hr Buffer Zone Western Highway Deer Park Station Road outfall Drain Through Commonwealth Property Metcon Second Phase Replacement of Mayoral Car Tender Berkshire Road Tender Gooding Street Tender Tennis Courts Dempster Park Tender New Sunshine Tip Dispute over F19 eastern Freeway and Freeways in General City of Collingwood Geelong Road Service Road Burgess Road to Paw Paw Road Objections to Hulett Street Private Street Scheme Report of the Building Surveyor Fencing Lot 343 Anley Place Sunshine West Local Government Act 569H Refund 15 Bardsley Street Sunshine West Undersize Allotment 100 Ballarat Road Maidstone Application Ruinous Fence 2 Norma Street Sunshine Application Outbuilding 77 Anderson Road Sunshine Application Liquids Store M.M.W.B. Western Regional Depot St. Albans Road Albion Application Undersized Allotment 8 Victoria Street Sunshine Application Outbuilding 32 Killara Street Sunshine West Application Outbuilding 171 Main Road West Deer Park Pre-School Station Road Deer Park Alteration to Grandstand Skinner Reserve Churchill Avenue Cricket Pavilion Dempster Park Sunshine North Report of Officer's General-Purpose Committee Information Posters Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment 30th November 1977 Land Use Permit Application Flats Phoenix Street Replacement of Fleet No 410 Weights & Measures Sunshine Indoor Solar Heating Subdivision of Land at Fairbairn Road Proposed Transfer of Loan Extraordinary Business Replacement of Plant 21 & 86 Land User Permit Application Furniture and Carpet Sales Warehouse and Light Industry Burton Crescent city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, ainsworth reserve committee of management, ainsworth reserve, vernon crescent, sunshine west, d. j. evans hall, churchill avenue, braybrook, sunshine & life saving club, chaplin reserve, anderson road, sunshine, sunshine tip, james hardie & co, south melbourne city council, collins & davey pty ltd, melbourne harbour trust commissioners, e. a. watts pty ltd, m. keogh, sunshine beautification committee, consolidated bearing company, mitchell street, maidstone, ridgeway parade, sunshine golf club, ralph street, dover street, station road, albanvale residents association, king edward avenue, adelaide street, albion, ballarat road, sydney street, albion quarry, hulett street, quinn street, deer park, westmoreland road, st. bernadette's primary school, suffolk road, rufford street, willey street, sunshine north, wright street, highpoint west shopping centre, rosamond road, maribyrnong, main road east, st. albans, mcintyre road, hampshire road, burton crescent, north street, ardeer, berkshire road, ayton street, chifley drive, ridley street, carter street, henry street, fabian court, balwin avenue, cromer avenue, st. albans road, princess street, western highway, gooding street, dempster park, phoenix street, geelong road, burgess road, paw paw road, brooklyn, anley place, bardsley street, norma street, m.m.w.b. western regional depot, victoria street, killara street, main road west, skinner reserve