William Addison Adamson (1858 - 1924) was elected to Brighton Council's Central Ward in 1897, becoming Mayor in 1901. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly from 1910-1922, which included a tenure as Minister of Public Works.councillor, local government, municipality, mayor, portrait, mayoral robes, cr. w.a. adamson, william addison adamson, minister of public works, legislative assemble, mayor of brighton

Glass framed BEER BILL Petition (Victoria) 1860-1. Petition to the Honorable the Speaker and the Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Colony of Victoria, in Parliament Assembled. The undersigned Miners, Storekeepers and others resident in the town of Sandhurst, and in the district of Bendigo: Humbly Sheweth that a bill now before your Honorable House, intituled ''An Act for Regulating the Sale of Beer by Retail'' The effect of the bill will be to legalise the retail trade in Colonial Beerin other than public houses. Your petitioners humbly pray that your Honorable House will be pleased to pass the said Bill. (here follow 100 Signatures)document, beer bill

A small book owned by Accountant & Auditor Harold Curnow detailing the "Simplification of Title to and the Dealing with Estates and Interests in land for other purposes", it also has the date 17/8/56 written in pencil on the top left corner. The first page is written as following. "17/8/56 Harold Curnow Accountant & Auditor, Colonial Mutual Building, View Point, Bendigo 1954 VICTORIA ANNO TERTIO ELIZABETHÆ SECUNDÆ REGINÆ No. 5842. An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the Simplification of the title to and the Dealing with Estates and interests in Land and for other purposes. [14th December 1954.] Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say) 1. (1) this Act may be cited as the Transfer of Land Act 1954. (Short title commencement and division) (2) (a) Save as otherwise expressly provided this act (except Division two of Part II.) shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation of the Governor in Council published in the Government Gazette. (b) Division two of Part II. shall come into operation on such later day as is fixed by proclamation of the Governor in Council published in the Government Gazette 6325/55 -Price 3s. 9d.victoria, government gazette, 1954

A small book owned by Accountant & Auditor Harold Curnow dated 23/2/60 detailing "An Act to consolidate the Law relating to the Sale and Occupation of Crown Lands." on page 61 it also has a 2/10/61 newspaper article and a June 27, 1962, page from the Victoria Gazette both of them detailing the Laws. The first page is written as following "Harold Curnow 1958. VICTORIA ANNO SEPTIMO ELIZABETHÆ SECUNDÆ REGINÆ No. 6284. An Act to consolidate the Law relating to the Sale and Occupation of Crown Lands, [30th September 1958.] Be it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say) 1. This act may be cited as the Land Act 1958. and shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation of the Governor in council published in the Government Gazette, and is divided into Parts Divisions and Subdivisions as Follows: -"victoria, government gazette