This is one of two books donated together and believed to have belonged to the Purvis family. The books were rescued from recycling. It has the name of C Purvis on the front endpaper. The other book from the same donor has the inscription "C. A. Purvis". The inscription on the back endpaper of the other book belonging to C. Purvis is of interest, '"Edith Fox, Gheringhap, 1879"' as it is earlier than the earliest journal in that book. Perhaps it is the birth date of Edith. It is also interesting that an notice was printed in the Geelong Advertiser in 1922 stating that Edith Susan Fox of Box Hill had an interest in land in Gheringhap. Gheringhap is a town on the Midland Highway, Victoria, 15 km northwest of Geelong, and 6.7 km southeast of Bannockburn.This is one of two journals of ladies' fashion, fancy work and stories that reflect the interests of the late 1800s. They are a useful source of historical information and the articles available for sale.The Ladies' Home Journal 1891- 95; a collection of women's journals in a burgundy hardcover book with a leather-bound spine and leather-reinforced corners. The journals are illustrated magazines and include fashion, fancy work and family reading, Published in Philadelphia, America by the Curtis Publishing Company. The binder was made by G Mercer, Geelong. A printed blue label is on the inside front cover. An inscription is on the corner of the front fly page.On spine: "THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL" Within two concentric oval outlines "G. MERCER / GEELONG" and it nthe centre "BINDER" Handwritten in black pen and crossed out "E. F." Handwritten in blue pen "C. Purvis"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, young ladies journal, ladies journal, women's journal, edith fox, gheringhap, fashion, fancy work, family reading, illustrated magazine, curtis publishing company, philadelphia, young ladies journal 1891-95, 1891-1895, purvis, g. mercer of geelong, stationery

Corriedale sheep have been an established breed for many years. The Guthrie Stud has its headquarters at "Coolangatta" Homestead, six miles from Geelong, Victoria. The first sheep were brought to Australia c1882. This book is a celebration of just on 70 years of breeding the corriedale by the Guthrie family.Blue paper cover. Seventy-two pages stapled togetherguthrie, corriedale, sheep, stud, coolangatta homestead, breeding, fleece

Geelong Street Directory - "Mac's Key to Geelong", 14 maps, giving a directory of streets, suburb listing and abbreviations, Municipal and Public offices of Government departments and a list of Justices of the Peace. Shows the tram routes and rail lines. Has many advertisements for Geelong businesses or products. Possibly late 1930s as map 1 does not show the line to the Beach.Yields information about Geelong suburbs and businesses, late 1930sPrinted booklet - 40 pages + card cover, centre stapled.On front cover "To be retained in D/S's Office" in ink and on page 1 "Ex B. Weedon with thanks"tramways, geelong, maps

Postcard - Rose Series P 1490, titled "Ryrie Street Geelong Victoria" looking west from about Union St, prior to the opening of the East line in October 1922. A tram is turning from Moorabool into Ryrie and another is using the crossover in Ryrie St. In the foreground is a cabman's shelter with some horse drawn cabs and one motor car parked in Ryrie St. In the background is Blakiston's Tourist Bureau, Fire Assurance Co. the Post Office tower, signs for Allan's Pianos, Estey Organs, Pizer & Co, Mercer and outfitters, Dickson Chemist, A& WR Roberts, A G Stone watchmaker, Times Office, J Galbraith Sports depot, H F Carter Cash grocer, and Suttons. On the Allan's building is a sign promoting, Hospital Sunday Nov 1 1914, dating the photo as late 1914Yields information about the intersection of Ryrie and Moorabool Sts late 1914.Postcard - black and white - Real photo Rose Series, divided back unused.geelong, tramways, ryrie st, moorabool st, rose postcards

Photo shows Geelong tram 40 Mercer St, city end. The tram has the destination of North. In the background is a typewriter shop, R J Reynolds? Shell service station and S G Winkler Service station with a Neptune sign. The driver has his hand on the air brake and the controller with the front driver's window open. One of a set of photos was taken between 15/2/1956 and 3/3/1956 when services operated only between Belmont and North before the final closure of the Belmont route on 25/31956 and that bogie tram 31 is not shown on the board, having gone to Ballarat on 15/2/1956 - see item 5554. See item 8213 for an article on the Geelong system by Keith Kings. Yields information about the Geelong operations toward the closure of the tram system.Black and white Negative - 120 sizetramways, geelong, tram 40, north, mercer st