In 1851 Moses Thomas purchased 400 acres, including a half mile frontage to the Plenty River, at Mernda (then known as Morang) where he operated a farm, inn and other business. In 1865 Moses Thomas was appointed Engineer, Clerk and Collector for the Morang District Road Board. In this role he would have been responsible for overseeing the collection of local property rates and the maintenance and construction of local roads and drains. Road District Boards were one of the earliest forms of local government in Victoria. The Morang or Upper Plenty Road District was established in 1862. It covered part of what is today Mernda, Doreen, South Morang, Mill Park and Bundoora. In 1875, the area merged with the Whittlesea Road District to form the Shire of Whittlesea. Moses Thomas briefly served as a Councillor with the Shire of Whittlesea until his death in 1878. Correspondence. Letter, paper, handwritten text with seal. Letter from James Ryan, Shire Secretary, Shire of Whittlesea to Mrs Moses Thomas on the death of Moses 18 May 1878.

This sculpture is a bronze cast of Karl Duldig’s 1956 terracotta sculpture titled 'Moses'. The terracotta sculpture won the 1956 Victorian Sculptor of the Year award, an honor given by the Victorian Society of Sculptors. The National Gallery of Victoria purchased the original terracotta sculpture for the Gallery’s collection in 1956. In 1979 the NGV allowed Karl to cast the original terracotta sculpture in bronze (to a limited edition of 5). The National Gallery of Victoria holds one of these casts and one is in Duldig Studio collection. The original terracotta sculpture was exhibited in 1956 at the Olympic Arts Exhibition in Wilson Hall at the University of Melbourne. Two other works by Karl were also exhibited, a sandstone titled 'Adam and Eve' and a work titled 'Fountain'. The catalogue for the Olympic exhibition, which promoted modernism across a variety of disciplines, noted that Australia’s post war immigration program had given ‘further momentum to the modernist cause’. The identification of émigré artists, such as Karl Duldig, with the acceptance of modernism in Australia became a major theme in any discussion of art and design in the post war period. Ann Carew 2016The subject Moses and the tablets of law is an important theme in the history of art. For example the National Gallery of Victoria collection includes paintings on this topic by the Australian Aboriginal artist, Queenie McKenzie (1991), prints by the Russian-French modernist artist, Marc Chagall (1956), and a painting by 19th century British academic painter, John Rogers Herbert (1870s). Michelangelo’s sculpture of Moses is perhaps the most famous sculptural interpretation of the subject. In Karl’s hands we have a modern interpretation of the theme. His simplification and abstraction of form and attention to surface modeling is masterly. The figure has an emotional intensity and despite its relatively small scale, a ‘forceful monumentality’. The sculpture is aesthetically significant for its craftsmanship, expressive qualities and modernity. It is historically significant because of its associations with the 1956 Olympic Arts Festival. The Duldig Studio’s bronze cast of the sculpture was exhibited in the exhibition '1956: Melbourne, modernity and the XVI Olympiad, Museum of Modern Art at Heide.' Apart from the formal qualities of a work like Moses, its relevance as a motif in Judaism and Christian faiths ensures its place as a work of spiritual significance. Ann Carew 2016Bronze cast from terracotta sculpture. Depicts Moses as in Exodus 32 when he returns from Sinai with the tablets of the law to find his people worshipping the golden calf, in his fury he holds the tablets aloft above his head before crashing them down on the ground.

inscription on original " Moses and Ann Thomas "Mayfield", Mernda

Photo of Ballarat SEC Wendouree Parade tram depot front with tram No. 38 on "0" road. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses December 1963.On back of slide in blue ink "1963 Dec. Tram Depot Ballarat Vic." and bottom right hand corner "P. Moses".tramways, trams, sec depot, depot, wendouree parade, tram 38

Bluestone bridge across the Plenty River, Mernda. Commissioned by Moses Thomas, Secretary Morang District Road Board 1867bridges, moses thomas, mernda, bridge inn road

Photo of Drummond Street North, looking south from Macarthur St. Shows the nature of the street construction at the time. Has the hospitals in the background. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses January 1966.On back of slide in blue ink "Jan. 1966 / 125 f11" and bottom right hand corner "P. Moses".tramways, trams, drummond st nth

Photo of a bogie tram east bound in Sturt St. after leaving Hospital corner (corner of Sturt and Drummond Streets). Has curve from Drummond North into Sturt St. in the foreground. Note scanning error in the image. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses January 1966.On back of slide in blue ink in the bottom right hand corner "P. Moses".tramways, trams, hospital corner, sturt st.

People - "Watson, May Moses And Caroline (Windbridge)" Buildings - Little Coliban Associated with - "Turner, E. R. Kyneton Photographer"

Photo of SEC Ballarat No. 14 crossing Sturt St, entering Drummond St. North with the Ballarat Base Hospital building in the background. Tram has a Cinzano roof advertisement and a Twin Lakes sign on the back of the tram. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses assumed Jan. 1969.On the rear of the slide "P. Moses" along bottom right hand corner in black ink.tramways, trams, hospital corner, sturt st, drummond st, tram 14

Photo of the SEC Bendigo No. 3 entering Long Gully Loop, bound for Eaglehawk, while another bogie tram waits in the loop. In the background is an Esso service station, known as Long Gully Motors, and a poppet head on a hillside in the background. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses, Jan. 1969.On the rear of the slide "P. Moses" in black ink and other side of the slide in red ink “4”.tramways, trams, bendigo, eaglehawk, long gully, esso, tram 3

Photo of SEC Ballarat No. 39 turning from Drummond St. South into Sturt St., with the Southern Cross Hotel in the background. Location known as Hospital Corner. Note the two tone FC Holden. Also has Rimmington Bros Butchers and J. A. Malpass shops in the photograph. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses assumed Jan. 1969.On the rear of the slide "P. Moses" along bottom right hand corner in black ink.tramways, trams, hospital corner, sturt st, drummond st, tram 39

Photo of SEC Ballarat No. 31 east bound in Sturt St. with a destination of Mt. Pleasant, taken from the east of Drummond St. North. Tram about to pick up a passenger at the tram stop. Tram has two Johnnie Walker Whiskey roof advertisements. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses assumed Jan. 1969.On the rear of the slide "P. Moses" along bottom right hand corner in black ink.tramways, trams, sturt st, drummond st, tram 31

Photo of Ballarat SEC Scrubber tram on the back of "0" road at the SEC Wendouree Parade depot with a depot worker hanging onto one of the grab rails, with a bogie tram in the front of it. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses January 1966.On back of slide in blue ink "Jan. 1966, Scrubber Car Ballarat Depot" and bottom right hand corner "P. Moses".tramways, trams, sec depot, scrubber tram, depot, tram scrubber

Photo of SEC Ballarat No. 30 west bound in Sturt St. crossing Drummond St., with the Southern Cross Hotel in the background and a bogie car northbound in Drummond St. South. Probably No. 39 as next photo in sequence - See Reg. item 2079. Location known as Hospital Corner. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses assumed Jan. 1969.On the rear of the slide "P. Moses" along bottom left hand corner in black ink.tramways, trams, hospital corner, sturt st, drummond st, tram 30

Photo of SEC Ballarat No. 33 at the Sebastopol terminus, with the driver turning the pole. Taken just before sunset. Tram has destination of Lydiard St. North. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses 21 August 1971 - assumed to be the date.On the rear of the slides in red ink "Ballarat / changing poles Sebastopol terminus." and "P. Moses" in the top left hand corner in black ink.tramways, trams, sebastopol, tram 33

Set of two photos of SEC Bendigo No. 17 in Mitchell St. Bendigo. .1 - No. 17 using the crossover. Has destination of "Eaglehawk". In the background are the Plaza theatre, Maples store and Coles store. Advised that the Sunday run outs in the late morning, early afternoon used this crossover to form the first Eaglehawk tram service. .2 - No. 17, with destination of "Quarry Hill", near the Railway station. Has a Wilkinson Sword and SEC "Electric Cooking serves you best", roof advertisements. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses, Jan. 1969.On the rear of the slide: .1 - in red ink "Bendigo Mitchell St." , "6" and "P. Moses" in black ink. .2 - "3" in red ink and "P. Moses" in black ink.tramways, trams, bendigo, mitchell st, quarry hill, tram 17

Photo of Ballarat SEC tram No. 13 west bound in Wendouree Parade, near the depot. Tram has destination of "Mt Pleasant". Lake Wendouree is in the background. Note the tram fitted with the white stripe under the dash canopy lights and the use of the large and small numbers of the tram. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses January 1966.On back of slide in blue ink "Jan. 1966 Ballarat" and bottom right hand corner "P. Moses".tramways, trams, wendouree parade, lake wendouree, tram 13

Photo of Albert St. Sebastopol, looking towards the Sebastopol terminus. Taken from the front of the tram. Shows the nature of the track construction, long grass in front of some of the houses, private driveway crossings and pole mounted telephone lines. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses January 1966.On back of slide in blue ink "Jan. 1966, Tram line to Sebastopol" and bottom right hand corner "P. Moses".tramways, trams, albert st, track construction, sebastopol

Photo of SEC Ballarat trams during a visit to the SEC Wendouree Parade depot during the ARHS/TMSV tours prior to closure of the Ballarat Tramway system. .1 - visitors at the depot with trams in the photo. .2 - that horse drawn milk cart again, taken near Barrett Ave. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses 21 August 1971.On the rear of the slides in black ink .1 - "Ballarat / ARHS special / Depot" and "P. Moses" in the bottom right hand corner. .2 - "Ballarat / Dairy Cart / Wendouree Pde / ARHS Special" and "P. Moses" near the top right hand corner.tramways, trams, wendouree parade, depot, milk cart, horse drawn vehicle

Set of two photos of SEC Ballarat tram No. 27 about to turn from Wendouree Parade and then proceeding away from Wendouree Parade in Macarthur St. .1 - shows the shelter at the intersection wit Macarthur St and Wendouree Parade and has Lake Wendouree in the background. .2 - shows the house in Macarthur St. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses August 1971.On back of slides: .1 - "N27 Ballarat / Turn off to View Point terminus" in black ink and "P. Moses" near bottom right hand corner. .2 - "Ballarat / Victoria St." and "P. Moses" in bottom right hand corner.tramways, trams, wendouree parade, view point, macarthur st., tram 27

Photo of SEC Ballarat No. 41 turning from Sturt St into Drummond St. South., with the Southern Cross Hotel in the background. Location known as Hospital Corner. Note the SEC/ ESCo electrical section isolator box in the median strip by the pole. Tram has a SEC roof advertisement "Everything's under control in my all-electric kitchen." Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses assumed Jan. 1969.On the rear of the slide "P. Moses" along bottom right hand corner in black ink.tramways, trams, hospital corner, sturt st, drummond st, tram 41

Photo of three SEC employees undertaking road surface repairs at the corner of Doveton and Sturt St Ballarat. Photo shows the west bound track and the monument to King George V. In the background, parked against the median strip gutter is the SEC's truck. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses August 1971.On back of slide in blue ink "Ballarat / Men working Sturt St." and on the bottom edge in black ink "P. Moses".tramways, trams, sturt st, doveton st, employees, track repairs, road works, king george v monument

Photo of the depot fan and the front of the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society depot, Jan. 1977. Has trams 28 (on No. 2 road) and 27 (on No. 1 road). Shows track arrangements at the time. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses Jan. 1977On the rear of the slides in black ink "1977 Ballarat Society Depot" and "P. Moses" in the bottom left hand corner in black ink on the other side of the slide.tramways, trams, btps, depot, tram 28, tram 27

Photo of SEC Ballarat Tram No. 30 at Victoria St. terminus, looking east along Victoria St. Shows terminal arrangements with regard to the roadway and pan in the overhead to assist placement of the trolley pole. Tram has destination of "Gardens via Sturt St. W". Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses January 1966.On back of slide in blue ink "Jan. 1966 Victoria St. Terminus" and in bottom right hand corner "P. Moses".tramways, trams, victoria st, terminus, tram 30

Black and white photographTyped below photograph, "Moses Dickson, 11th February 1954". Included in picture is Denise Gabe, born Switzerland. 4 years in Ringwood.

Photo of SEC Ballarat Tram No. 27 in Wendouree Parade, east bound, near the Junction for the SEC Depot. Tram has the destination of "Victoria St.". Has Lake Wendouree in the background. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses August 1971.On back of slide in light black ink "N27 Ballarat / Wendouree Pde. " and in bottom right hand corner in black ink "P. Moses" on the other side of the slide.tramways, trams, wendouree parade, sec depot, tram 27

Photo of the SEC Bendigo "Schedule of Fares and Charges" inside a tram. The fare chart appears to have been mounted on a large sheet of white cardboard. Note the red tape joining the bell cord. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses, Jan. 1969.On the rear of the slide "Jan. 1969 Bendigo/ Map of Routes" in blue ink, "P. Moses" in black ink and other side of the slide in red ink “1”.tramways, trams, bendigo, schedule of fares, map, fares

Photo of SEC Ballarat No. 13 at the City terminus, east bound in Sturt St. Tram has destination of Mt Pleasant. Town Hall in background. Note sign in left corner of photograph, giving directions to the Art Gallery and the Tourist Bureau and "Danger Cross Streets and Right Angles". Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses 21 August 1971.On the rear of the slide in black ink "Ballarat / Sturt St. terminus" and "P. Moses" in the bottom right hand corner.tramways, trams, sturt st, lydiard st, signs, tram 13

Photo of SEC Ballarat No.37 passing through the railway gates at Ballarat Railway Station, Lydiard St. North, with the destination of "Sebastopol". Tram has a SEC "Everything's under control in my all-electric kitchen". Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses assumed Jan. 1969, dated only "Jan", but date lines up with Bendigo slides and type of numbering. Could be 1970.On the rear of the slides in black ink "P. Moses" along bottom left hand corner in black ink.tramways, trams, railway crossing, lydiard st, tram 37

Photo of SEC Ballarat Tram No. 39 completing its turn from Lydiard St. North into Sturt St. with the buildings between Lydiard St and Armstrong visible in the photo including the Town Hall and the National Mutual building. Shows the median strip along Sturt St. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses August 1971.On back of slide in red ink "Ballarat / Sturt St." and in bottom left hand corner in black ink "P. Moses" .tramways, trams, sturt st, town hall, national mutual, tram 39