An aerial photograph looking along Lonsdale Street west from Swanston Street. It shows the completed 11 storey Myer Emporium (completed in 1929), numerous smoking chimneys and the high dome of the Supreme Court building in William Street. Also visible are cable tram tracks and a cable tram in Lonsdale Street between Swanston Street and Spencer Street. This dates the photo between 1929 and 1935 when the cables trams ceased running west of Elizabeth Street. Yields information about Lonsdale Street Black and white photograph with note on front and postcard marking on rear.Note on front reads: "Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Southern Cross Series No. 4" lonsdale street, swanston street, myer emporium, smoking chimneys, supreme court building, able tram tracks, spencer street, between 1929 and 1935

2 x copies of Postcards showing Myers Lonsdale Street Store Melbourne, Myer Warehouse c 1920 - note on the back showing ' Lonsdale Street Warehouses, later to become the 11 storey store.'postcard, photograph, lonsdale street melbourne -myer warehouses c 1920

Photograph shows a cable tram set in Lonsdale Street in front of numerous Myer Emporium buildings with a destination of Toorak. Numerous motor and horse-drawn vehicles are in the street and a fire hydrant is in the foreground. This short section of cable track between Swanston Street and Elizabeth Street was the last cable track to be built in Melbourne. It was to provide a new terminus for south suburban cable trams when electric tramway was extended down Swanston Street from Queensberry Street to Lonsdale Street in 1924. While this track remained in use until 1939, Toorak bound trams ceased at the end of 1925 when the rest of Swanston Street was converted to electric trams. Yields information about cable trams in Lonsdale Street Black and white photograph with note on rear.Note on rear in stamp ink and biro reads: "Myer Museum Sixth Floor, Bourke St Store, Telephone (03)6613256. The Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Limited Lonsdale St. 1924/25"lonsdale street, myer emporium, toorak, fire hydrant, last cable track, queensberry street, 1925, 1924

Black and white photograph (Print) with mountboard surround, enclosed in a timber frame (painted green) with Perspex glazing. Hanging string attached at back.lonsdale street, dodge vehicles, ambulance, victorian civil ambulance service, universal press printers

Black and white photograph (Print) with mountboard surround, enclosed in a timber frame (painted green) with Perspex glazing. Hanging string attached at back.lonsdale street, ambulance

Black and white photograph (Print) with mountboard surround, enclosed in a timber frame (painted green) with Perspex glazing. Hanging string attached at back.lonsdale street, t model ford, melbourne hospital, ambulance, victorian civil ambulance service

The photo shows the conversion of Swanston Street cable trams to electric trams at the intersection with Lonsdale Street. The former cable tram curves into Lonsdale Street can be seen with cable track demolition works well underway. A "W "class tram is waiting to return to "Bakers Rd" (North Coburg). A cable tram set in Lonsdale Street is waiting to cross east over Swanston Street bound for either Collingwood or North Carlton. The new track for the cable tram crossing Swanston St is being wood blocked over the "H" track crossing. The new electric track on the north side of Lonsdale Street is being connected up to the existing electric track at the cross over. Welding is also taking place on the new track work. The Britannia Hotel has occupied the north-west corner of the intersection since the 1860's with current premises completed in 1920. Further up Swanston Street at 289-299, is the four story Barnet Glass building completed in 1909. Mr. Barnet Glass sold his successful business to Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company in 1905 and continued to trade at this location until 1939 as the Barnet Glass Rubber Company Limited manufacturing water-proof clothing. See item 9075 for a photo of the cable tram track on 30/12/1975 being installed.Yields information about the conversion of the Swanston St cable tram line to electric trams.Black and white photograph with photographer's stamp on the rear.Has the stamp of C J Fraser's on the rear with address.tramways, cable trams, conversion, swanston st, lonsdale st, welding, w class, mmtb, trams

Rose Series postcard No. P 3645, titled "Lonsdale Street Melbourne', looking east from Queen Street. Has several cable trams in the far distance at Swanston Street. In the view is the Myer Emporium Lonsdale Street store and the Eastern Hill fire station tower. The new Electric tram overhead is installed in Elizabeth Street. There are adverts for Dulux, Tribune, Wynss, Fox films, A E Hoad? Stillwell Stephens. The cable trams in Lonsdale Street west of Elizabeth Street closed in early 1935. Yields information about Lonsdale St c1933.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.Has the 3rd part of a letter to Ken on the rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, lonsdale st, myer

Rose Series postcard No. 1525, "Swanston Street, from Lonsdale Street, Melbourne". There are some eight trams in the view including the Safety Zones at the tram stops in Swanston St. In the background are Northmore's (?), Town Hall Chambers, the Shrine of Rememberance, Ezywalkin stores, Ropers and Myerson Corner. There are many parked cars in the photo, the intersection has been fitted with traffic lights. See reference for a note on traffic lights in Melbourne.Yields information about the Flinders St Station building and the intersection of Swanston and Flinders Sts.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.tramways, traffic, swanston st, w2 class, lonsdale st

Poster - special size, titled "Route of New Electric Tram from Lonsdale Street to Elsternwick via Brighton Road - Opening Sunday August 29th". Shows the tram rote in red and other tram lines dotted, including the Yarra River. Given its condition - a reproduction poster. From the Don Storey tram history notes - 1926 - 29 August - "he Elsternwick - St Kilda Junction line was opened, replacing the Brighton Road cable line together with an extension to Glenhuntly Road, and was built as double track." .1 - Laminated A3 version - added 30/6/2021trams, tramways, st kilda rd, brighton rd, lonsdale st, new tramway, conversion, elsternwick

Rose Series postcard No. P 1701 titled "Elizabeth Street from Lonsdale Street Melbourne". Has a number of cable trams in the view, the closest one being a Brunswick tram. There is a policeman on point duty. In the view are signs for G A Grano Mantle manufacturers, Smiths Pawnbroker, State Savings Bank, MIchaels Camera store, one horse-drawn cart, and motor vehicles. On the west side footpath under an awning is a "Keep to the left" for pedestrians. Flinders St Railway Station can be seen in the far distance. The Brunswick cable tram line was closed Sept. 1935.Yields information about Elizabeth St, c1930Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.On rear in pencil "KM-M-076" and a Ken Magor stamp.trams, tramways, flinders st station, cable trams, elizabeth st

These copies acquired August 1999 from Public Relations.b/w x 56 photos used in Emma Russell's book "Bricks or Spirit? The Queen Victoria Hospital Melbourne", Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne 1997

Architectural drawing for the proposed new Victorian Civil Ambulance Service headquarters at 64 Latrobe Street Melbourne. From photographs of this site after construction, it is possible that this architectural proposal was the successful design for this building.Colour drawing in black timber frame. five story building.NEW OFFICE BUILDING PARKING GARAGE AND REPAIR GARAGElatrobe street

Alex Kilgour was for many years an active elder and layman in the Presbyterian and then Uniting Church. He was involved in many committees at Synod level for many years. He was a Moderator of the Synod of Victoria of the UCA—one of the first laypeople to take on the role in the early years of the UCA. He was for many years Executive Director of the Resources Commission of the Synod. He worked at Mitchell Brushes (the company owned by Ethel and John Mitchell.Head and shoulders photo of Mr Alex Kilgour standing outside of Wesley Church Lonsdale Street Melbourne.Church & Nation 17/10/1984alex kilgour; presbyterian church; uniting church; moderator; resources commission.

A small paper booklet titled '' The Blessed Eucharist : Belief of the Early English Church,'' by the Most Rev. T.J. Carr, D.D., Archbishop of Melbourne. Melbourne; The Australian Catholic Truth Society, 312 Lonsdale Street. 1912. No. 147. One Penny.48 pgs.Melbourne; The Australian Catholic Truth Society, 312 Lonsdale Street. 1912. No. 147religions, christian, roman catholic, lydia chancellor collection, collection, book, religions, roman catholic church

Photos shows the severity of the water washing down Elizabeth Street following a major storm. Taken at or near the corner with Lonsdale Street. In the second photo, W5 793, route 54, surrounded by water. Note the fruit vendors cart has crashed into a parked VW beetle.Yields information about a major rain event in Elizabeth St during 1972 and the impact it had on vehicles and tramway operations. Set of two Photographs - Elizabeth Street flood - near Lonsdale Street 1972Detailed description on rear. K S Kings stamp. tramways, flooding, floods, events, trams, w5 class, tram 793, route 54, elizabeth st

Used in the Victorian Civil Ambulance Service Lonsdale Street headquarters until that facility closed and moved to Latrobe Street. The small size of this headquarters service switchboard demonstrates the rapid growth of the ambulance service in the 20th CenturyBrown timber switchboard. Black switch panel on front and notice plaque top right corner.noticevictorian civil ambulance service, lonsdale street

The convention was held in the Wesley Church, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne on the 11th, 12th, 1th June 1938. It was arranged and convened by the Methodist Local Preachers' Association.Souvenir program for the 22nd Holiness Convention. The program is pale green with a painting of three pink carnations on its cover. Front cover: "Souvenir of the Holiness Convention" methodist local preachers' association melbourne branch, lonsdale street wesley church

Stathy Raftopoulos was instrumental in bring Greek films to Melbourne and screened them in various picture theatres in the inner Melbourne suburbs where most post WW2 migrants were living. Prior to the opening of Greek cinemas various venues were used for screenings including Nicholas Hall in Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.With the advent of television many suburban cinemas were no longer drawing the crowds. It was at this time that Stathi Raftopoulos with his partners in the Cosmopolitan Motion Pictures company purchased cinemas in the in suburbs of Melbourne where Greek immigrants were living - in 1960 the National Theatre in Richmond; 1961 the Sun Theatre Yarraville; 1965, the Paramount Theatre Oakleigh, Kinema Theatre Albert Park, and the Empire Theatre Brunswick and Westgarth Theatre Northcote. Here they screened Greek movies which entertained the Greek community supporting them to maintain their link with Greece and their culture and traditions. A black and white photograph of a man standing between two film projectors in a room.

An admissions booklet would have been provided to each patient to be admitted to one of the wards at the Peter MacCallum Clinic on Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. The booklet included the ward number, medical officer, unit number as well as a map to the clinic and admissions information. The booklet acted similarly to a patient directory answering commonly asked questions and providing information about the inpatient experience at the Peter MacCallum Clinicpatients, information booklet, directory, peter maccallum clinic

The Inspirational Meeting and Communion Service for the Methodist Girls' Comradeship and the Methodist Order of Knights was held on Wednesday 3 January, 1951 at 8pm at Wesley Church, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. The address was given by Rev H Palmer Phillips, President of Conference and Crusade Director. The Chairman was the Rev C Gallacher, Director of the Young People's Department, and the organist was Mr Frank Williams. Pale blue-green bi-fold paper with blue text. The front has images of the Methodist Girls' Comradeship and Methodist Order of Knights. It contains the order of service for the MGC and MOK Inspirational Meeting and Communion Service.methodist girls' comardeship, methodist order of knights, methodist young people's department, rev c gallacher, wesley church lonsdale street melbourne, frank williams, rev h palmer phillips

The Annual Dedication Service of the Methodist Girls' Comradeship and the Methodist Order of Knights was held on Monday 19 February, 1951 at 7.45pm at Wesley Church, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. The Chariman was the Rev C Gallacher and the address was given by the President-Elect of the Conference the Rev B L Semmens. The organist was Mr Frank Williams. The Anthem was sung by the MGC/MOK Choir of Hyde Street, Footscray.Pale blue bi-fold paper with blue text. The front has images of the Methodist Girls' Comradeship and Methodist Order of Knights badges. It contains the order of service for the MGC and MOK annual dedication service.methodist girls' comardeship, methodist order of knights, methodist young people's department, rev c gallacher, rev b l semmens, wesley church lonsdale street melbourne

The Annual Dedication Service of the Methodist Girls' Comradeship and the Methodist Order of Knights was held on Tuesday 23 March 1954 at 8pm at Wesley Church, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. The Chairman was the Rev Dr C J Wright and the address was given by Rev C Gallacher.. The organist was Mr Frank Williams. The Scripture reading was given by the MGC Assistant State Recorder, Aileen Graham.Pale blue bi-fold paper with blue text. The front has images of the Methodist Girls' Comradeship and Methodist Order of Knights. It contains the order of service for the MGC and MOK annual dedication service.methodist girls' comardeship, methodist order of knights, methodist young people's department, rev c gallacher, wesley church lonsdale street melbourne, aileen graham mgc, rev dr c j wright

The Ithacan dance group, taught by Olga Black, were performing at the annual Greek Community Antipodes Festival in Lonsdale Street Melbourne some time in thein the late 1990s. The dancers are wearing the traditional Ithacan costume. Pictured from L-R: Andrianna Bisas, Nicoletta ?, Emilia Calinikos, Eleni Tsalikis, Yianni Callinikos, unknown, Kristina Tsalikis. Olga who is of Ithacan descent, danced for a number of years in Athens for the Dora Stratou Dance Group which is renown for its traditional dance performances and costumes representing the various regions of Greece. Olga also taught Greek dance in Melbourne across the Greek and Australian community. The Ithacan Philanthropic Society has supported the teaching of traditional Greek dancing over the years and the Ithacan dance ensembles have performed at a variety of functions. A coloured photograph of seven young people dressed in traditional Ithacan costume dancing on an open air stage in a street.

Postcard of cable tram dummy being shunted for return to Brighton Road via Swanston Street, stationary outside the double story "Myers" Parcels Office in Lonsdale Street, demolished late in 1925, between Elizabeth and Swanston Streets. Three boys in shorts sit or stand on the dummy. The dummy's destination reads "Brighton Rd", which dates the photograph as between February 1924 and December 1925, (not c1929 as written) between the construction of the track in this section of Lonsdale Street and the electric conversion of the Brighton Road line. Also in the street are horse drawn carts and motor cars.Yields information about cable trams in Lonsdale Street and MyerBlack and white postcard print with note on rear.In print on rear: "c1929 Lonsdale Street Warehouse, later to become 11-storey store. MYER - GROWING WITH AUSTRALIA since 1901 - today employs over 32,000 staff throughout the country in its Department Stores, Target Discount Stores and Supermarkets, speciality fashion stores, liquor and fast food outlets. AFFIX STAMP HERE"myers, lonsdale st, cable dummy, brighton rd line, electric conversion, horse drawn carts, warehouse, boys, shorts, cable trams

Colour photograph. In the annex on ground floor in the dining area of the cafe. Groups of unidentified women in frame. Facing south east towards Lonsdale street towards Lonsdale street. Photographic artwork on wall. Sky light in frame. cafe, historic buildings, art exhibitions

Colour photograph. Taken fron Lonsdale street facing north to the facade of the newly refurbished QVWC building.historic buildings, cultural structures and establishments

Pearce Collection - 1911 Account of E Carse, Brassfounder, Haywqard Lane, off Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.cottage, miners

Alaster Cameron (1891-1967) was the son of Hugh Cameron an early Marlo settler and was reputed to be the largest private dairy producer in Australia at one stage. (ref. Mary Gilbert)This diary is a link to the present Marlo Progress Association. A small black leatherette covered Tudor Pocket Diary. It contains calendars and useful hints. On the title page inside is a typed full page description of the aims and objectives of The Marlo Progress Association from Alaster Cameron, the president of the group. The book has not been used as a diary.Diary Marlo Progress association MEMBERSHIP 3/-marlo-progress-association cameron-hugh