Donor unknownSepia coloured photograph, unframed, mounted on cardboard. Subject: man with umbrella. Subject unknownWritten on back of mount: "Rushton - Photo - Pakenham"

- Example of small Australian made pottery bowl- Small pottery bowl - Floral transfer decorationRobert Gordon Australiapottery, australian

- Example of small Australian made pottery bowl.- Small pottery bowl - Floral Transfer decorationRobert Gordon Australiapottery, australian

pp. 84, soft cover, historical photographs of Belgrave, Tecoma, Upwey and Upper Ferntree Gully. Locations, buildings, identities, with notes. Loose A4 sheet "Errata & Adenda"

The water tower on the corner of Pakenham St and High Street Echuca, was designed by Sir John Monash, who was an innovator in the use of reinforced concrete. The tower cost £2,973 and was completed in 1915. It is 108 feet high and holds 150,000 gallons. it was originally connected to the steam powered pumping plant at Echuca East. John Monash was a war hero at Gallipoli in 1915 and also went on to be the Manager of the Victorian State Electricity Commission. Monash University was named after him.The water tower was a revolutionary design in 1915. It also brought tapped water to people's homes. Sir John Monash made a huge contribution to engineering and social concepts, which was why he was knighted. As well as these contributions to social development, he was also a war hero.Black and white postcard featuring the water tower in Packenham Street. The photograph was taken from Alton Reserve. The background shows a conglomeration of buildings and the foreground shows shaped lawns and park benches. The postcard has a thick border in a cream colour all around it.On the reverse is printed ; POST CARD. Write here for Inland Postage only. Tha Address to be written here. In pen is hand written the words View of Water Tower Pakenham St. Taken from Alton Reserve?echuca east pumping station, echuca water tower, monash, sir john, alton reserve, engineering, reinforced concrete

The Melbourne Hunt Club was founded by Mr George Watson in 1852 with hounds brought to Australia from Ireland and moved its headquarters a number of times as the city grew between 1897 and 1929, The kennels were originally at Kirk's Bazaar, in Bourke Street, Melbourne, subsequently they moved to St Kilda, Caulfield, Deer Park, Oakleigh, Cranbourne and finally to their current location in Packenham. Oakleigh was the favoured spot, mainly because of the railway and the unloading ramp at the station. Riders and horses arrived on special trains and hunted over the surrounding market gardens, but not without friction. After 1929, significant numbers of Hunt Club members had access to motorized horse transport and besides, Oakleigh was becoming too built up. The Hunt Club moved on to Cranbourne The club maintains the oldest continual pack of hounds in Australia. The Melbourne Hunt Club was founded 1852 by George Watson and imported foxhounds from Ireland. As the Melbourne suburbs spread the Club moved several times. 1920 it was in Oakleigh and now is possibly situated in Packenham Black & White photograph showing men riding horses with a pack of hounds coming down a dirt road . Houses and vacant land in backgroundwatson george, oakleigh, melbourne hunt club, smith j l; smith mary ann, stanley helen, smith vic, smith harry redvers, chaff cutter, horse drawn carts, toll gates brighton, motor cars 1900, steam engines, early settlers, bentleigh, parish of moorabbin, city of moorabbin, county of bourke, moorabbin shire, king richard, charman s, highett william, ormond francis, maynard dennis, market gardeners, vineyards, orchards

The first post office in Emerald was opened on December 1899, most likely under the control of David Andrews, the postmaster. Prior to the opening of this post office, mail was reportedly carried by horseback to and from Gembrook to Packenham, where it was then collected by foot every second day. Emerald Post Office found its home in Main Street in 1906, where it remained until the mid 1980s. There, they handled in excess of 15,000 mail items a year. By the 1980s, Emerald had become a popular residential area with a population of more than 4000 people. With this growth, and its services to the surrounding communities of Avonsleigh, Clematis, and Macclesfield, it was considered appropriate to open a new post office building. The brick building, standing on Kilvington Drive, was built by Sandel Construction Pty Ltd, costing approximately $420,000. In the mid 1980s, the post office occupied the entire building. However, it now shares the structure with a local business.This photograph demonstrates the rapid growth of Emerald through the late 1900s. Since the post office stands within the same building today, it also provides an effective measure of how much the surrounding streetscape and business has grown and changed over this time.A black and white photograph of a large brick building. A flagpole stands empty outside the entrance of the building and a small tree grows from the nature strip. A car is parked on the otherwise empty road, while several cars are parked in a small carpark located to the left of the building. In photograph, above entrance: "Emerald / 3782" Reverse, handwritten in ink: "Emerald Post Office"emerald post office, emerald, 1980s

A special plant track repair and goods recovery train proceeding to a cattle train derailment on the Balranald (NSW) line from which sheep had also escaped. The train composition was made up of J-Class steam locomtive J-502, a water gin carrying extra water for the train given doubtful supplies en-route, a wagon to reload the surviving sheep, a wagon containing track tools and equipment, a carriage for the work crew, a bogie wagon containing all the specialist tools for re-railing the train, followed lastly by the Guard's van. The specialist wagons and their equipment were based at the Bendigo Depot (see painted markings on van side) in a state of readiness for immediate use as the need arose The train is viewed approaching the Iron Bridge grade out of the Echuca rail yard. The Gatekeepers hut is visible on the right. The gatekeeper would be notified of the approaching train at which time he would open the gate to allow the train to pass through the Packenham Street level crossing.Digital TIFF file Scan of black and white print Enlargement prints on textured paper (15.5 x 20.5 cm)george coop collection, echuca, j-502, j-class steam locomotive (vulcan foundry)

A special plant track repair and goods recovery train proceeding to a cattle train derailment on the Balranald (NSW) line from which sheep had also escaped. The train composition was made up of J-Class steam locomtive J-502, a water gin carrying extra water for the train given doubtful supplies en-route, a wagon to reload the surviving sheep, a wagon containing track tools and equipment, a carriage for the work crew, a bogie wagon containing all the specialist tools for re-railing the train, followed lastly by the Guard's van. The specialist wagons and their equipment were based at the Bendigo Depot (see painted markings on van side) in a state of readiness for immediate use as the need arose The train is viewed approaching the Iron Bridge grade out of the Echuca rail yard. The Gatekeepers hut is visible on the right. The gatekeeper would be notified of the approaching train at which time he would open the gate to allow the train to pass through the Packenham Street level crossing.Digital TIFF file Scan of black and white print Enlargement prints on textured paper (15.5 x 20.5 cm)george coop collection, echuca, j-502, j-class steam locomotive (vulcan foundry)