60 p.; 23 cm. Dustcover has been removednon-fictionLife in the Hills area; Towns of Dandenong, Emerald, Monbulk districtrose charman's cottage, emerald victoria, monbulk vic

Historic - Industrial - Timber Mill Saw BladesHistoric - Industrial - Timber Mill Saw BladesTimber Mill - Packet of Round Saw Blades made of steelHandle with Care A MSS Product 551 771 MI Melbourne Saw Manufacturing Co. PTY 107 Northern Rd West Heidelberg Vic. Ph 45-4133 puffing billy, timber mill saw blades, melbourne saw manufacturing co.

Munro Engineers Pty Ltd, Handilift Stacker & Loader' The Land on which the Menzies Creek railway station and Museum are built on was once apart of James Hermon's & his son William Hermon's property on which this Munro Handilift Stacker & Loader was used. Historic -Industrial Tool - Handilift Stacker & Loader - used on Jame's Hermon's property on which the Menzies Creek Railway is built on Munro Engineers Pty Ltd, Handilift Stacker & Loader made of steel and wood and wrought ironMunro Engineers Pty ( symbol map of Australia ) Ltd, Ballarat Vic. On side - No. 3147 On wheel - no, 2052puffing billy, munro engineers, handilift stacker & loader, hermon, menzies creek

STA 1 Victorian Railways Corporal Trolley Trailer Gauge 2 foot six inch (762mm) Built in 1958 It was originally known as ST 1 and used by the “Schools Section” during the restoration of the Puffing Billy Railway, between 1958 and 1962, for transporting materials to the work site. It was rebuilt and reclassified “STA 1” in the mid 1960s. During a repaint it was given three stripes and is commonly referred to as “Corporal”. Vic Collections No. 000035 Historic - Narrow gauge railway - Trolly trailer Track vehicle - used by Puffing Billy Railway It is a small rectangular wooden trolley trailer that has three diagonal stripes painted down the side of it.Has black stripes painted on its side.trolley, trailer, sta 1, victorian railways, puffing billy, corporal, trolley trailer, trolly

Sepia-toned postcard featuring Beauty Bend just outside Belgrave Township on Monbulk Road. There is heavy bush to either side. A house is in the distance.

Glossary, index, p.156.Belief in Supreme Being; male and female descent; relationship terms (with mention of Vic., N.T. tribes); list of totems; totemic food taboos; medicine men; witch woman and native remedies; bonepointing; belief in spirits; conception beliefs; childhood customs; betrothal; firemaking; bullroarers; message sticks; initiation ceremonies & corroborees; mourning & funeral; legends & cosmology; hunting finding food & cooking; clothing & body painting; weapons; recreations; childhood songs & song about Byamee (texts with translations)aboriginal australians - social life and customs, aboriginal australians - religion

A cream rectangular paperback history book bound at the spine with spiral black plastic. The front cover has an illustration of a coach with three horses standing on a dirt road outside a weatherboard house. The title page has the details of the author and compiler who researcehd the book. Inside there is a poem by Jean Nation Sept 1989, Special Acknowledgements, a Foreword and Introduction. The book contains information about the early settlement of the Nation family in the Goldrush days. There are photographs, family trees and full details about their lives and those around them. Pp. 102.non-fictionRobert 'Bert' Nation (R.S. Nation) was a pioneer coachman and mail contractor in the Dandenong Ranges of Victoria. He established a vital horse-drawn coach and mail service connecting the Belgrave Railway Station to the newly settled village of Monbulk. The coach journey was challenging, traversing the steep and heavily timbered dirt tracks of the Dandenong Ranges before the road network was well-developed.coaches, horsedrawn coaches, horsedrawn vehicles, vehicles, dandenong ranges - history

This volume 1 of a series of three titles has a pale pink front cover with a faint outline of a woman or child in the bush. The title is in dark pink lettering at the top with the volume and sub-title at the bottom. In the top right hand corner of the cover is a black Mont de Lancey stamp.The title page has black lettering with an early photograph of the main street of Montrose. There is Acknowledgments, Contents, a statement about 'A Growing Community' and its history and development, 1950 - 1993. The rest of the book is filled with full and half page black and white photographs of the life and times of Montrose's people, which have detailed annotations for each. At the back is a comprehensive list of surnames. Pp.112.non-fictionThe Monbulk in Photographs series is a localized pictorial history published by the Monbulk Historical Society. Written by Dorothy Williams, the collection preserves the visual heritage of Monbulk, The Patch, and Kallista. The series is broken down into three chronological volumes:Volume 1: The Early Settlers (1893–1920) - Focuses on initial settlement, hardships, and family life featuring over 150 black and white images.Volume 2: One Big Family (1920–1950) - Documents the growth of the community, local farming, and everyday life. Volume 3: A Growing Community (1950–1993) - Follows the town's modernization and development over the latter half of the 20th century.monbulk - history, history - the dandenongs, local history