The town borrows its name from the Koroitch Gundidj people who occupied the area prior to European settlement. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koroit, accessed 21 December 2016) Koroit was first surveyed as a township in 1847. Around the 1850 the district had the highest population of Irish immigrants in rural Australia. The Koroit Post Office was designed by architect and engineer John Mason of Port Fairy. (Moyne Shire Heritage Study 2006 Stage 2, Volume 2: Environmental History, Prepared for Moyne Shire Council Helen Doyle in association with Context Pty Ltd, 2006.) Rosebrook Bridge, Rosebrook (1853; replaced) Post Office buildings, Bank Street, Port Fairy (c.1857) The author Henry Handel Richardson lived in the Koroit Post Office as a child after her family moved to Koroit in 1878. Remembering Koroit from her youth, the third volume in her The Fortunes of Richard Mahony trilogy is set in the town. When the author was six, her father Walter died in Koroit on 1 August 1879 and was buried at the Koroit cemetery. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koroit, accessed 21 December 2016) In 1878 Mary Richardson was appointed postmistress of the Koroit Post Office at a salary of 72 pounds with free quarters, firewood and kerosene. She lived at the back of the Post Office. (From a Green and Pleasant Land by H. McCorkell and P. Yule.) Photographs showing the bluestone Koroit Post Office, phone box and postbox. It is located at 99 Commercial Road, Koroit. "Historic Area Statement of Significance: The significance of Koroit derives from its role as the urban centre of one of the most concentrated Irish Roman Catholic rural districts in Australia, noted for its mixed livestock and cropping argicultural patterns. This is reflected in two separate and distinctive areas in the town - the administrative/commercial area and the church precinct. The administrative and commercial area (focussing on the Boundary-Commercial Road/High Street intersection and the Koroit Hotel) consists of a number of significant public buildings and leads to a street of relatively intact humble shopfronts and kerbline verandahs, visually punctuated by opposing bank facades. The church precinct is dominated by a group of Catholic buildings larger in scale and more complete in range than those in any comparably sized Victorian town." http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/69338#sthash.ELLuSMvg.dpuf, accessed 21 December 2016."koroit, post office, phone box, payphone, bluestone, henry handel richardson, koroit post office

Stawell Post Office on corner of Wimmera and Main Streets. Erected 1875. Phone box and car at right of photo. Directional sign on the left side of the building. The Fruit Vegs building on the right side has replaced the Akins building on the right side in an earlier photo.Black & white photograph of a two storey building built in 1875. Out the front of the building is a signpost, bench seat, phone box and car in the foreground. A flag pole protrudes from one of the windows on the top storey. On the right side of the photo is a Fruit Vegs sign on the awning of the building next door. A directional sign post is on the left side of the building stawell

Small b & w photograph depicting 1930's Mission to Seafarers building at Port Melbournemission, port melbourne, art deco, harry a. norris, alfred m. nicholas, brick, beach street, huntingfield hall, king george v memorial building, seamen mission, mission to seamen, mission to seafarers, 1937, phone booth, phone box, bill doyle

Thomson's and Taylor's stores, with Halls Gap Hall further along the street.the postcard shows a strip of shops, including a general store, along a bitumen road. There is a phone box on the roadside and a Holden car parked in front of the stores. A wooded range can be seen in the background.buildings, shops

Photographs of public land in Were Street, Montmorency with public toilets. Before the the erection of the wind mill. Brick paved footpath, angle parking and two public phone boxes.6 colour photographs (2 sets)montmorency, public tiolets, were street, parks, public toilets, shopping centres

Northern District School of Nursing student memories.Description of a night driving Sister Banfield-Smith to a meeting at the Nurses Memorial Centre in St Kilda with companion Sue Duncan then while waiting and making a call from a phone box they spied a naked man in a car next to the box which caused them to flee back to the Nurses Centre.sister banfield-smith, nurses memorial centre

Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Geelong Negative file of Geelong 17 at West terminus in Pakington St. Note the shelter and phone box that appear in Reg Item 7829. On the left is the Telegraph Hotel building and in the background is a shop advertising Robur Tea. Photo mid to late 1940's. trams, tramways, geelong, west, pakington st, tram 17

Photo of Ballarat tram No. 26 at the Sebastopol terminus with the Royal Mail Hotel in the background. Tram waiting for departure, has a briquette roof advertisement. A Fosters Lager ad board on hotel. Note PMG phone box by Milk Bar. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken Mark Plummer, December 1968.tramways, trams, sebastopol, royal mail hotel, tram 26

Black and white photograph of Geelong Pengelley tram No. 18 or 19 in Railway Terrace, changing ends at the station terminus. See also Reg. Item 2792 for a photo of the tram inbound to the city in Railway Terrace. Photo taken 1955 or 1956 and shows a number of buses in the station forecourt. Note the phone box in the right hand side of the photograph.tramways, trams, geelong, railway station, railway terrace, tram 19, tram 18

Dovetailed wooden case of walnut colour. Telephone with bakelite mouthpiece attached to the front with four screws and a metal plate keyhole to the left. A bakelite handpiece with a black and white cord attached to the left hand side.The phone box with two bells attached to the top is joined to a backboard. A winder is on the right hand side. "Workings",including magnets, intact inside the box.EB L1 L2 BATT printed on the edge inside the box.uebergang, allansford, furniture domestic, communication, telephones

A sales docket produced for an Orbost Business owned by F C Andrews. Evidence of an Orbost business owned by F C AndrewsA piece of paper, printed with red guide lines, and black text. PHONE 19 BOX 144 Orbost ................... 19.. M.................. Dr to F C Andrews To Account renderedorbost, business, sales

Metal advertising round plate. Inscribed Reed Bros. Aerated Waters & Cordial Manufacturers, Bridge Street Bendigo Phone 471 Box 66. Try our soda squash.business, retail, reed bros

Roadside buildings, formerly Doney's General Store. Doney's operated from the 1880s through to the late 1960s. It was situated at the head of the present day Research shops on Main Road near the corner of Raglan Road. By the 1960s it was under new ownership. The Store had a residence at the back. Signs promote The Herald and Sun newspapers, four 'n twenty pies, coca cola and more. A public phone box is in the front of the store. Beside the store is possibly an old farm building with more signs advertising honey, Streets, Tarax and a local bottle dump. Lyn Dodkins used to work in the Store after school.Digital file onlygeneral store, research (vic.), milkbar, lyn dodkins

Wall calendar from 1975. Sepia photo of a Bendigo tram. With compliments from Gillies pastrycooks, Howard Place, Hargreaves Street, Bendigo 3550. Wholesale phone 439533. Retail phone 434965. Box 222.business, retail, gillies

Ballarat HistoryThis photograph features this mixed business described by donor Ray Giles as: One of the two shops between Ballarat and Buninyong that carried a variety of services, owned by Mick and Blanche Giles between 1963 and 1969. The shop was built in the 1950s and demolished in 1969 by the Country Roads Board to widen the Geelong Rd. The shop served the community with an array of services and goods- -State Savings Bank -Milk bar -News agent with two paper boys -Post Office -Groceries -Cigarettes -Briquettes -Kerosine -Chook food -Fire crackers -Public Phone boxshop,, ballarat, giles, mt clear, groceries, 1960s

Ballarat HistoryThis photograph features this mixed business described by donor Ray Giles as: One of the two shops between Ballarat and Buninyong that carried a variety of services, owned by Mick and Blanche Giles between 1963 and 1969. The shop was built in the 1950s and demolished in 1969 by the Country Roads Board to widen the Geelong Rd. The shop served the community with an array of services and goods- -State Savings Bank -Milk bar -News agent with two paper boys -Post Office -Groceries -Cigarettes -Briquettes -Kerosine -Chook food -Fire crackers -Public Phone boxshop,, ballarat, giles, mt clear, groceries, 1960s, ballaarat

Red Public Phone Box now held privately Newsletter No., 228, June 2016 Heritage Excursion – Back-track walk to Fitzsimons Lane – Saturday 2nd July Our July heritage excursion will be a walk to Yarra Hill Close and Fitzsimons Lane Bridge, based on the story on pages 3 and 4. Although the route is close to Fitzsimons Lane it will follow streets and paths that may not be familiar to many local residents. It will include commentary on the history of this corner of the Town of Eltham. This walk on Saturday 2nd July will follow a “there and back” route, that is returning over much the same course. It is about 2.5 km in length and will take 2 to 2.5 hours. It includes some hills. It will start at 2pm at the corner of Bolton Street and Old Eltham Road (Melway ref.21 F10).Born Digitalelection day, heritage excursion, activities, eltham district historical society, fitzsimons lane, telephone, telephone box

24 photographs relating to Carnegie plus 1 slide: 1/Two photographs, one of Koornang Road c.1920’s and one of flower shop rear of library, date unknown. 2/One photograph of Carnegie Post Office c. undated. 3/Two photographs Koornang Road, Carnegie and phone boxes, Carnegie, dated 1914. 4/Two photographs (the same) of an RSL Ball dated 15/08/1937. 5/17 black and white negative photos – reprinted, date unknown, of Carnegie Library, shop front opening Koornang Road. 6/Slide showing Koornang Road, Carnegie looking South. 7/6 photocopied postcards from Valentines Real Photo Series, in album owned by Mrs. Zoe Mason, collected and returned to Pam Speedy (daughter) 12 Wattle Grove, East Malvern, 15/03/1999. Photocopied pages from 1923 Sands and McDougalls included with some prints to give an idea of architecture and other retail trade. 8/Two photocopied prints of Carnegie Flood. 1946 – Koornang Road, shows shopkeepers in street at that time. 9/Two photographs of brick wall advertising the "Argus" newpaper, which closed in 1957. Photos taken in 2011 when building was exposed prior to rebuilding on site.koornang road, rosstown road, carnegie, shepparson street, carnegie library, carnegie post office, mcallister b., glen huntly, glenhuntly, phone boxes, memorial hall, bamfield m., tranmere avenue, carnegie railway station, stations, libraries, post offices, memorial hall carnegie, progress hall, carnegie community singing, social clubs, chadstone progress, newspapers, temminghoff robert, carnegie chamber of commerce, caulfield city council, rob’s chocolate box, rosstown, ross william murray, rosstown railway, elsternwick, oakleigh, city of caulfield, glen huntly road, glenhuntly road, grange road, carnegie primary school, primary schools, murrumbeena, neerim road, dandenong road, koornang park, lord reserve, rosanna street reserve, packer oval reserve, caulfield swim centre, holywood grove, mile end road, mcpherson avenue, munster avenue, rosstown hotel, leila road, methodist church, toolambool street, carnegie theatre, carnegie estate agency – sims and broadbent, woorayl street, estate agents, cowie j. mrs., confectioner, woodhouse e., stationer, mckay jno. a., mckay jonathon, small goods, perry w. b., chemists, kinsman e. h., newsagents, jones a. w., mckee wm., furniture stores, neil geo. m., grocer, truganini road, brick

Vintage Bendigo Calendar, 2015. 12-month calendar. Each month features a historic photo of Bendigo. January, BP Five Lions Service Station, 1960's; February, Phone boxes, 1980; March, Electric trams, circa 1910; April, Terminus Hotel, 1966; May, Plaza Theatre, pre 1975; June, Hargreaves Street, circa 1900's; July, Gillies Pie Corner, 1980; August, Favaloro's Cafe, 1960's; September, Dodges and Chevrolets in front of the Lawcourts, circa 1945-54; October, Easter Procession in Pall Mall, circa 1900; November, Sandhurst Town, 1980's; December, looking up View Street from St. Paul's Church. This calendar is not used - no free-hand notations on any dates/months. On the last pages are public holidays for each of the states/territories; and advertisements for three sponsors - Skills Plus, Next Generation and Lost Bendigo.bendigo, business, parade, calendar

Tunstall was originally the name of Nunawading Railway Station. Tunstall opened on 4 June 1888 and was renamed on 1 November 1945. An historically significant advertising map that can be used to ascertain the extent of urban development in 1929 in the areas of Nunawading, Blackburn and Mitcham.A map of Mitcham, Tunstall and Blackburn found on the reverse of a real estate subdivision plan published by R. L. Jarrett of Elizabeth Street. This promotional street map is overprinted with the business address of the sponsors and advertising. Map overlaid in red print: "Drake & Co. / (N. Armstrong, Prop.) / Estate and Financial Agents / next Mitcham Station / Established 1914. Open all day Saturday. / Phones: Office, Box Hill 289 J. / Private, Vermont 10."real estate agents, mitcham, tunstall, blackburn, road maps, drake & co, new zealand insurance co ltd

The FULLERPHONE was invented by Capt AC Fuller British Army to resolve a “Eavesdropping” problem by the enemy in 1915. This model was introduced in 1939 and several other MK variations followed later on.Fuller phone MKIV, green wooden box with metal hinged lid, steel strapping around box & lid. Steel handles on 2 sides. Inside is the phone apparatus. On the lid inside is metal plate with instructions on use.“Fuller Phone MKIV 2005”military equpment - communications, communications - telegraphic, fuller

Gertrude Perry was born in California Gully in 1917. Her singing skills were recognized at an early age. She later sang with local choirs and sang on radio. She was involved with the Bendigo Operatic Society for many years. Gertrude began her working life in sales. After studying book keeping she worked at the Bendigo Ordnance Factory during WW2 and then worked for local solicitors and accountants. Gertrude was involved with many community and sporting organizations.Reg V. Brock of Bendigo three-part brochure for prints and framing. Studio at View Point P. O. Box 132, phone Bgo. 1888. Advertising and pricing brochure for photographic work and framing with beige light card with brown printing. Gertrude Perry Collection.Miss G. Perry on outer coverphysical culture class, fitness, exercise

Object. Brown paper cake or lolly bag from Favaloro's Cafes Bendigo. Printed on one side "Favaloro's Cafes'' Confectioners Bendigo. Luncheon,Afternoon Tea and Supper Rooms, Ices and Soda Fountain Drinks a Specialty. Bolton Bros Bendigo (Manufacturer).Phones 267, 201,536,1216, Postal Box 44.ephemera, mementoes, brown paper bags

Thick paper printed with a printed red ruler in inches marking the numbers 1 to 6 and a printed blue cartoon in 4 boxes using comic strip style. In each cartoon the person has a speech bubble. In large red print "W.G. CALLANDER & Co. 96 Percy Street, Portland"SERVICE IS OUR FIRST THOUGHTS OBSERVE THE GOOD RULE BY BUYING FROM W.G. CALLANDER & Co. 96 96 Percy Street, Portland Phone 186 P.O. Box 116 Hardware and Building Requirements Crockery, Cutlery, Crystal, etc. IT PLEASES US TO PLEASE YOUw. g callander & co., city of portland

Thick paper printed with a printed red ruler in inches marking the numbers 1 to 6 and a printed blue cartoon in 4 boxes using comic strip style. In each cartoon the person has a speech bubble. In large red print "W.G. CALLANDER & Co. 96 Percy Street, Portland"SERVICE IS OUR FIRST THOUGHTS OBSERVE THE GOOD RULE BY BUYING FROM W.G. CALLANDER & Co. 96 96 Percy Street, Portland Phone 186 P.O. Box 116 Hardware and Building Requirements Crockery, Cutlery, Crystal, etc. IT PLEASES US TO PLEASE YOUw. g callander & co., city of portland

A wall phone used in the early 20th Century in Australia, this one in the Orbost district.A wall-mounted telephone with a handpiece connected by a cord to the left hand side of the main box. On the right hand side is a winder. Near the top of the box are two round silver gongs which make the ringing sound of the phone call. The box is mostly made of wood, with the front-bottom section with a metal facing which is able to be opened to reveal the mechanism behind (including the battery). The phone has a wooden writing slope attached to the front. On the front of the metal section of the box are the words L M ERICSSON & CO trade mark STOCKHOLM. L M ERICSSON & CO TRADE MARK STOCKHOLMtelephone-communication wall-phone