Report of Committee Meetings 7th July 1980 Report of Works Committee Meeting Kerb & Channel Smith Street Braybrook completed Duke Street Sunshine in progress Footpath Newman Street Sunshine completed Footpath Norge Street Sunshine completed Footpath Staughton Street Sunshine Street commenced Footpath Braybrook Area gang in Riley Court Drainage Sunshine Road in progress Road Work Fisher Street Maidstone 50% excavated, crush rock laid Road Work Ralston Street Sunshine North in progress Road Work reinstatment of nature strips in Sunshine West Aycliffe Avenue Infant Welfare Centre contractor is now one week over construction period Tennis Pavilion Selwyn Park work has slowed following request from Albion Tennis Club for toughened glass and other extras Depot Workshop Pavilion Pennell Reserve tenders Skinner Reserve situation to be clarified Tree Planting & Pruning gangs in Sunshine West Area Grounds generally cutting of grass is difficult under present wet weather conditions Sassella Park grading has commenced Tree Planting 1981 seedlings are being "pricked" out Playground plans for layouts at the eleven locations is near completion I.C.I. Ground the club is disregarding signs elected by Council Report of the Finance Committee Meeting Report of the Town Clerk Staff Matters Transfer of Land Camelot Drive and Main Road West Albanvale Audit Fees 1978/79 Accounts Review of Council's Computer Service Project Cost Analysis for period Ended 2nd June 1980 Report of the Superintendent Traffic & By-Laws Fixing of Registration Fees Dog Act 1970 Dog Act Proposed Development Lost Dogs' Home North Melbourne Report of the City Engineer & Planner Central Library Remote Control Radio for Bookmobile Fleet & Plant Estimates 1980/81 Report of the Planning Committee Meeting 3rd July 1980 First Aid Course Asphalt Seminar Report of the Planning Committee Meeting 7th July 1980 Outdoor staff RDO Christmas Holidays 1980/81 Staughton Street Sunshine Reinstatement of Asphalt Footpath will not proceed at this time Wholesale / Retail Outlet Hampstead Road & Mitchell Street North East Corner Irvine Street Kindergarten Deer Park Neale Road Deer Park Neale Road / President Road Albanvale Signalisation Hampstead Road / Omar Street / Mitchell Street Maidstonesmith street, braybrook, duke street, newman street, norge street, staughton street, sunshine, riley court, sunshine road, tottenham, fisher street, maidstone, ralston street, sunshine north, aycliffe avenue infant welfare centre, aycliffe avenue, deer park, albion tennis club, selwyn park, selwyn street, albion, pavilion pennell, burke street, skinner reserve, churchill avenue, sassella park, station road, i.c.i. oval, ballarat road, hampstead road, mitchell street, omar street, irvine street kindergarten, irvine street, neale road, president road, albanvale

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 9th June 2026 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Land Transfer Part of Discontinued Right of Way between Railway Parade and Wood Street Deer Park Re-subdivision of Municipality Award Matters National Wage Decision May 1981 Financial Statement for the Year Ended 30th September 1980 and Auditor's Report Sunshine Baseball Club Lease / Licence Albion Tennis Club Lease Leave Records Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Request for Financia; Assistance Janannie Recreation Club Referred to the Sunshine Community Chest Education Department Special Services Community Resource Directory Emergency Foster Care Family Day Care Special Bus Sunshine Community Youth Support Scheme Braybrook Youth Project Wesley Mission Nursing Home in Sunshine Proposed Location South Road Braybrook Report of the Chief Health Officer Removal of Dwelling Outside the Municipality 88 Station Road Deer Park to Shire of Kerang Removal of Dwelling Outside the Municipality 25 - 27 Glencairn Avenue Deer Park to Stanhope Shire of Waranga Removal of Dwelling Outside the Municipality 29 Glencairn Avenue Deer Park to Talbot Shire of Talbot & Clunes Recording Procedures in Infant Welfare Centres 2nd Australasian Conference of Child Abuse Brisbane 21st - 25th September 1981 Health Act Registrations Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Report of the Superintendent Traffic & By-Laws Court Proceedings Parking & Traffic Infringements Dog Act Report of City Librarian Report of the Children's Services Librarian 1981 May Holiday Activities Report of the Project Officer (Rainbow Workshop) Community Interest Courses for Winter 81 Report of the City Engineer & Planner Maribyrnong Detention Centre Hampstead Road Maidstone Replacement Building of the Existing Detention Centre Planning Permit Application Truck Sales and Workshop 92 - 96 Ballarat Road Maidstone Planning Permit Application Factory Extension Lots 270 & 272 Ralston Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Warehouse / Furniture Showroom McIntyre Road South East Corner Balfour Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Medical Consulting Rooms 156 Churchill Avenue Braybrook Planning Permit Application Factory Extensions 35 - 37 Market Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Extension to Existing Furniture and Carpet Showroom 300 Ballarat Road Braybrook Planning Permit Application Factory Lot 1 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Detached House Lot 17 Metherall Street Sunshine North Delegated Matters Planning Permit Application Factory & Office Extension Lots 4 to 11 Ballarat Road and Lots 17 to 32 Glencairn Avenue Deer Park Shire of Goulburn Letter Road Funding Replacement of Water Main Sandford Avenue South Side from Mansfield Avenue Westwards Sunshine North Replacement of Existing Water Mains M.M.B.W. Cary Street North Side from Camperdown Avenue Eastwards Sunshine North and Nolan Avenue South Side Between Millers Road and Heather Avenue Brooklyn Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement Lot 23 Furlong Road St. Albans Building Over Easement 4 Camara Street St. Albans Building Over Easement 52 President Road Albanvale Renewal of Building Permit Lot 48 Concord Circuit Albanvale Schedule for Authorising of Affixing the Common Seal of the Municipality to Documents Orders of the Day Accounts Sumitted for Payment as at 31st May 1981 Statement of Accounts for the Year Ended 30th September 1980 Submitted to be Finally Examied and Settledrailway parade, wood street, deer park, sunshine baseball club, talmage street, albion, albion tennis club, selwyn park, selwyn street, janannie recreation club, sunshine community chest, wesley mission nursing home, south road, braybrook, station road, glencairn avenue, maribyrnong detention centre, hampstead road, maidstone, ballarat road, ralston avenue, sunshine north, mcintyre road, balfour avenue, churchill avenue, market road, sunshine, berkshire road, metherall street, sandford avenue, mansfield avenue, cary street, camperdown avenue, nolan avenue, millers road, heather avenue, brooklyn, furlong road, st. albans, camara street, president road, concord circuit, albanvale

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 30th October 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Council Meeting Dates 1980 Local Authorities Borrowing Deferred Payment Contracts Proposed Purchase of Land from ICI Deer Park Oval Ballarat Road (Now John McLeod Oval) and Fitzgerald Road Corner Whitesides Avenue (Now Nancy Street Reserve) Proposed Variation to Separate Awards Pottery Demonstration Rainbow Workshop Insurances Supplementary Valuations Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services School Leavers Project Education Community Youth Support Scheme Youth Camping Equipment Recurrent Funding Northumberland Road and Furlong Road Child Care Centres Income Security Telephone Monitoring Service Citizens' Advice Bureau Albanvale Community Centre Victorian Employment Committee Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Sanitary Services (Builders' Sites) Health Act Registrations for 1979 Application to Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the Superintendent of Traffic & By-Laws Fire Hazards Removal of Fire Hazards Proposed Procession Italian Festival Deer Park Animal Welfare Seminar 9th October 1979 St. Albans Community Arts Festival Report of the City Librarian Bankstown Study Tour Report Melton Library Staffing Report of the City Engineer & Planner Station Road Widening Between Kororoit Creek and Gladstone Street Proposal by the Deer Park Residents Association Landscape Architectural Projects University of Melbourne Centre for Environmental Studies Planning Permit Application Extension to Highpoint West Shopping Centre Rosamond Road Planning Permit Application Three Display Homes and Associated Car Parking St. Albans Road and Gillon Court St. Albans Planning Permit Application Extension to Existing Fish & Chip Shop 513 Ballarat Road Albion Planning Permit Cluster Subdivision & Display Homes 104 Station Road Deer Park Planning Permit Store Cromer Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Industrial Sales Geelong Road Planning Permit Application Additional Roller Staking Rink Lot 89 Wright Street Sunshine Rename Cosma Avenue Off President Road to Eaton Court Albanvale Street Construction Stage 1B Westerngate North Estate Street Construction Stages 21, 22 & 24 Albanvale Estate Furlong Road Estate Stage 6B Construction Works Completed Tenttive Plan of Subdivision 19 to 23 Newstead Street Maribyrnong Contract Vehicle Wheel Wash Sunshine Tip Hulett Street Relocation of Electric Light Pole 41 Conifer Avenue Brooklyn Outdoor Employees Christmas Break Up Pedestrian Operated Signals Main Road East Between Alfrieda Street and Collins Street St. Albans Roadsides Conservation Committee Roadside Environment Awards 1979/80 Sewerage Facilities Ardeer Station Road Widening Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Amendment No 81 Part 4 Overcharge of Account Lot 1 Glengala Road Sunshine West Traffic Control Items Prohibited Parking Short Street Maidstone Signs Olex Cables Limited Sunshine Road Replacement of Bus Shelters Forrest Street Ardeer School Crossings Prohibited Parking Brooklyn Primary School Millers Road Brooklyn Prohibited Parking Sunshine Technical School Graham Street Sunshine Parking Princess Street Arcade St. Albans Extension to Bus Route 451 Sunshine to Deer Park Shopping Centre Depot Workshop Alterations & Additions Deer Park Infant Welfare Centre Ballarat Road Deer Park Child Day Care Centre 3 Hume Street Deer Park Council Depot Amenities Block Council Depot Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement Lot 25 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Building Over Easement 8 Roussac Court Sunshine North Building Over Easement 65 Sandera Avenue Sunshine West Fence 45 King Edward Avenue Albion Fence 300 Ballarat Road Sunshine Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment 15th October 1979ici, deer park oval, john mcleod reserve, nancy street reserve, deer park, ardeer, fitzgerald road, whitesides avenue, northumberland road, furlong road child care, furlong road, sunshine north, northumberland road child care centre, northumberland, station road, kororoit creek, gladstone street, st. albans, highpoint west shopping centre, rosamond road, st. albans road, gillon court, ballarat road, albion, cromer avenue, geelong road, wright street, sunshine, cosma avenue, president road, eaton court, albanvale, newstead street, maribyrnong, sunshine tip, hulett street, conifer avenue, brooklyn, main road east, alfrieda street, collins street, glengala road, sunshine west, short street, maidstone, olex cables, sunshine road, tottenham, forrest street, brooklyn primary school, millers road, graham street, sunshine technical school, princess street, deer park infant welfare centre, mcintyre road, roussac court, sandera avenue, king edward avenue

Ordinary meeting notice including reports from Council's officers Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Annual Accounts 30th September 1981 Sunshine Cricket Club Request For Lease Variation Supplementary Valuations Sunshine V.R.I. Bowling Club Request For Assistance Sunshine Croquet Club Bingo Reserve Allocations Schools Winter Season 1982 Willis Street Kindergarten Request For Bingo Acquisition The Hunt Club Hotel Universal Vexillological Centre Queensland Rates Recovery Sale Report Of Seminar Council Leisure Services In A Tight Economy Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Family & Community Services Program Regional Education Board Handyman Service Quarterly Statistics Senior Citizens' Clubs Changes Approved by the Health Commission Sunshine Volunteer Youth Resource Group Youth Leader's' Training Weekend Western Suburbs regional Consultative Council Youth Transition Consultation Community Building Tallintyre Road Sunshine West Special Nees Subsidy for Centres Funded Under Child Care Act Emergency Relief Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Order of Exemption Issued Under The Provisions of Section 80E Labour & Industry Act 1958 Trash & Treasure Market Drive In Theatre Rosamond Road Maribyrnong Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under The Health Act Sacol Pty Ltd McDonald Rod Brooklyn Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under The Health Act 71 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Report of the Superintendent Traffic and By-Laws Court Proceedings Traffic and Parking Infringements Dog Act Lost Dogs' Home Report of the Chief Librarian Members of the Rainbow Workshop Report of the City Engineer / Planner Archaeological Survey of Aboriginal Sites In The Melbourne Metropolitan Area Application Pursuant to Section 25 Of The Town & Country Planning Act Planning Permit Application Chiropractor Consulting Room 124A Mitchell Street Maidstone Planning Permit Application Motor Repair Station 97 Rosamond Road Maidstone Planning Permit Application Place of Worship Religious Instruction For Children Simmie Street Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Franklin Printing Factory Extension 15 - 17 Western Avenue Sunshine Planning Permit Application Subdivision Geelong Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application ICI General Industry Plastics Factory Ballarat Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Portable Classrooms The Esplanade Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Alterations to Caretaker's House 61 Metherall Street Sunshine North Delegated Matters Plan Of Proposed Cluster Redevelopment Lots 7 to 16 Trinacria Court Deer Park Plan of Proposed Consolidation St. Theresa's School Drummartin Street, Adelaide Street & King Edward Avenue Albion Plan For Cancellation of Easement St. Theresa's School Drummartin Street, Adelaide Street & King Edward Avenue Albion Plan of Subdivision Stages 8A & 8B Furlong Road Plan of Proposed Consolidation Berksire Road Sunshine North Plan Of Proposed Cluster Redevelopment Lot 6 Trinacria Court Deer Park Availabity of Sewerage Deer Park Hawthorn Avenue Private Street Scheme Somerville Road South Side No Standing Anytime Prohibition Albion Squash Centre Ballarat Road Albion No Standing Anytime Prohibition Ridgeway Parade Infant Welfare Centre No Standing Anytime Prohibition Somerville Road Temporary Diversion Signs Main Road East South Side No Standing Anytime Prohibition Intersection Neale Road / Station Road Deer Park Land Acquisition Somerville Road North Side Parking Restrictions Sunshine road Olex Cables limited No Standing Anytime Prohibition Western Region Commission Group Apprenticeship Scheme Postal Facilities Sunshine West M.M.B.W. Property Formerly Humes Land Van Ness Avenue Maribyrnong Robert Bruce Reserve Gould Street Proposed Pavilion Sassella Park Station Road Administration Block Highpoint West Child Care Centre Ridgeway Parade and Epalock Crescent Pre-School and Infant Welfare Centres Meals on Wheels Kitchen Maidstone Hall Rosamond Bowling Club Application for a Liquor Licence Wheelahan Reserve Patterned Paving Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 17 Compton Parade Sunshine North Building Over Easement 6 President Road St. Albans Building Over Easement 16 Nurla Court Sunshine West Building Over Easement Lot 21 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Underground Tanks Lot 1 Somerville Road Tottenham Underground Tanks Lots 26 & 27 St. Albans Road Report of the Superintendent Parks & Recreation Tree Removals 61 Dunkeld Avenue Sunshine North, 30 Cannon Street Sunshine, 6 - 8 Nova Avenue Deer Park city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, sunshine cricket club, dempster park, sunshine north, sunshine v.r.i. bowling club, kent street, braybrook, sunshine croquet club, stanford street, sunshine, willis street kindergarten, st. albans, tallintyre road, sunshine west, trash & treasure market, rosamond road, maribyrnong, sascol pty ltd, mcdonald road, brooklyn, berkshire road, michell street, maidstone, simmie street, western avenue, geelong road, ballarat road, deer park, the esplanade, metherall street, trinacria court, drummartin street, adelaide street, king edward avenue, albion, furlong road, albion squash centre, ridgeway parade pre-school centre, ridgeway parade, somerville road, tottenham, main road east, neale road, station road, olex cables, sunshine road, hume pipe, van ness avenue, robert bruce reserve, gould street, sassella park, highpoint west child care centre, epalock crescent pre-school, epalock crescent, maidstone hall, thomson street, rosamond bowling club, wheelahan reserve, devonshire road, compton parade, president road, nurla court, mcintyre road, st. albans road

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 9th December 2026 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Transfer of Discontinued Roads Railway Parade and Wood Street Deer Park, Orana Court Sunshine West and Right of Way Sydney Street between King Edward Avenue and Forrest Street Transfer of Part of Eva Street (Hall Street) Sunshine West Land Acquisition Vacant Block South East Corner Glengala Road and Mernda Street Victorian Autistic Children's Association Sealing of the General Rate Year Ending 30th September 1981 Sunshine Bowling Club Application for Restricted Liquor Licence Award Matters Provision of Facilities at Deer Park Request by the Deer Park Playgroup Live-In Home Help for Extension of the Home Help Service Surplus Land Sale Hall Street end of Eva Street Sunshine West Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services West Sunshine Ethnic Child Care Centre Orama Street Child Care Centre Review of Children's Services Programme The Spender Report Information & Co-ordination Grant Family and Community Services Programme Summer School Courses Preston Institute of Technology Local Recreation initiatives Grants Bocce Extension of Services for the Disable Sunshine Volunteer Youth Resource Group Braybrook Youth Project Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Animals By-Law No 125 Alteration of a Septic Tank Sand Filter System Infant Welfare Centres Altered Hours Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrate Court Removal of Dwelling Outside the Municipality Lot 12 McCracken Street Sunshine to Lot 6 Barclay Street Buninyong Health Act Registrations for 1982 Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Report of the Superintendent Traffic & By-Laws Proposed Procession St. Paul's Parish Dog Act Court Proceedings Parking Infringements Derelict Vehicles Report of the City Librarian Alteration to Rainbow Workshop Fees Sumi-E Painting Workshop by Andre Sollier Children's Vacation Workshops Report of the City Engineer & Planner Planning Permit Application Amusement Parlour Shop 95A Deer Park Shopping Centre Neale Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Shoe Repair Shop 193 Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Erection of Bunting Signs for Sale Period 88 - 90 Berkshire Road North West Corner Steers Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Alteration to Existing Factory 604 Ballarat Road Albion Planning Permit Application Trade Waste Water Treatment Plant Thomas Borthwick & Sons Francis Street Brooklyn Rezoning Lots 33 & 34 Rosamond Road Maribyrnong Rezoning 119 Durham Road Sunshine Plan of Subdivision Rosamond Road, White Street, Williamson Road & Sloane Street Maribyrnong Proposed Plan of Consolidation Hampshire Road, Hertford Road, George Street & Service Street Sunshine Traffic Control Items Indented Bus Bay Western Highway (Ballarat Road) Outside Deer Parking Shopping Centre No Standing Signs Churchill Avenue Ballarat Road to Mitchell Street Maidstone Graham Street Sunshine Extension of Existing No Standing Anytime Prohibition McDonald Road (West Side) Brooklyn No Standing Anytime Prohibition The Esplanade Maribyrnong School Bus Stop (St. Margaret's Catholic Primary School) Emu Road MaidstoneNo Standing Anytime Prohibition Traffic Signals Intersection Main Road West / Main Road East / St. Albans Road St. Albans Acoustic Insert Proposed Pedestrian Operated Signals Fairbairn Road North of Tallintyre Road Sunshine West Indented On-Street Car Park South Sunshine Area 1981 State Accident Records (Up to 18th September 1981) Report Tenders for Purchase and Removal of Various Council Buildings Lots 12, 15, 16 & 17 McCracken Street Sunshine Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement Lot 16 Marcellin Court Deer Park Building Over Easement 93 President Road Albanvale Building Over Easement 4 Camara Street St. Albans Building Over Easement 4 Nash Place Deer Park Extension to Building Time 3 Atunga Court Sunshine West Extension to Building Time 3 Hulett Street Albion Radio Mast Lot 4 Bunting Road Brooklyn Land Liable to Flooding 35 The Esplanade Maribyrnong Schedule for Authorising of Affixing the Common Seal of the Municipality to Documents Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as a t 16th November 1981 & 30th November 1981 Delegation of Authority West Sunshne Ethnic Child Care Centre 90 Murray Street Sunshine Westrailway parade, wood street, deer park, orana court, sunshine west, sydney street, king edward avenue, forrest street, albion, eva street, hall street, sunshine bowling club, glengala road, mernda street, anderson road, sunshine, deer park playgroup, west sunshine ethnic child care centre, murray street, orama street child care centre, orama street, mccracken street, barclay street, deer park shopping centre, neale road, hampshire road, berkshire road, steers street, sunshine north, ballarat road, thomas borthwick & sons, francis street, brooklyn, rosamond road, maribyrnong, durham road, white street, williamson road, sloane street, hertford road, george street, service street, western highway, churchill avenue, mitchell street, maidstone, graham street, mcdonald road, the esplanade, st. margaret's catholic primary school, emu road, st. albans road, main road west, main road east, st. albans, fairbairn road, tallintyre road, marcellin court, president road, albanvale, camara street, nash place, atunga court, hulett street, bunting road

Sepia photograph, mounted on fawn cardboard in a very dark timber frameCouncillor Dugald Macpherson J.P. Member of the Road Board 1862 - 1864 Councillor Ballan Shire Council 1864 -1873 President 1875 - 1880 Colart - Melbourne Merv Quinn 1992ballan shire councillor, •ballan shire president, •ballan road board, macpherson dugald

Councilor James Baird was elected as a member of the first Ballarat Shire Council in 1863 becoming the first Shire President for 1863-64,and was on council until 1865.He was then re-elected to council in1868 until 1887.He then served three more terms as President 1874-75 ,1875-76, and 1879-80.This original photo is of the first President of the newly formed Ballarat Shire. On 16th November (monday)1863, it was declared that the Ballarat Road Board District to be a Shire known as the Shire of Ballarat.This document was signed and sealed by Colonial Governor Charles H.Darling. The declaration was published in The Government Gazette on tuesday 24th November 1863. This rectangular black and white photo of James Baird,(circa 1863),is in a white mount with a wide walnut frame.The inner part of the frame has three parts, a narrow decorative gold painted trim,a narrow black trim,then a wider gold "frame"which has carved edging on outer and in each corner is featured carved "leaf " decorations. Richards & Co. Ballarat.james baird, ballarat shire, first shire president 1863, ballarat road board district, colonial governor charles h darling, 16th november 1863

1867 President (Road Board), Shire President. 1856 coach house – skillion dairy. First two storey house in rural Victoria 1842. Rammed earth Shearers quarters Exford Homestead on Werribee River (formerly Exe River) Home of Simon Staughton, arrived 1841 local identities, pioneer families

President of the Junction Road Parklands Group, Chris White, tells about the history of the parklands.President of the Junction Road Parklands Group.junction road parklands, junction road

The Central Road Board of Victoria was responsible for making and improving roads in the Colony of Victoria; this facsimile edition of reports by Road Board President Francis Murphy from 1853 and 1854 describe the works undertaken in these formative years of the colony of Victoria.24 p text and tables - facsimile editionroadworks, victoria - history, roads - victoria

Contents: • Next meeting, guest speaker; Keith Banks: Lighthouses of Eastern Victoria • November Meeting • Christmas Function • Visitors from Eltham • Council Matters • 728 Main Road – President’s Report • Monument Hunting the Hume and Hovell Way by Diana Bassett-Smith • Irvine Green OAM 1913-1997 • The Last Cry (Mick Woiwod) • Some Other Matters The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 photocopied newsletter distributed to membersnewsletter, eltham district historical society, shire of eltham historical society

Wax seals have been used since the Middle Ages and are primarily used for legitimising and authenticating official documents. This wax seal was used by the Campaspe Road Board (later the Huntly Council). The first president of the Campaspe Road Board was Sir James Joseph Casey who was a member of the municipal council of Sandhurst prior to holding this position in 1861.Circular, brass seal with wooden handle. Remnants of red wax remain in seal. Campaspe District Road Boardhuntly shire (1866-1994), city of greater bendigo administration item

Broadbent's Official Road Guides Company took over George R. Broadbent's business in 1935. In 1963, it changed its name to Broadbent's Road Maps Pty. Ltd. George Robert Broadbent (1863-1947), cyclist and map publisher, was born on 3 November 1863 at Ashby near Geelong, Victoria. At various times Broadbent held most Victorian and Australian road cycling records. Broadbent became an active vice-president of the Good Roads Association of Victoria in November 1912 and was consulted regularly during the preparation of the country roads bill. That year he took over the Argus motoring column, wrote tirelessly on road improvements and maintenance, and became manager of the Automobile Club's new touring department in 1914.A 160 pp road guide book titled Broadbent's Official Road Guide Melbourne - Sydney. The front cover has a yellow background with a map of the coastline from Sydney to Melbourne, the Prince's Highway route marked. This is inset in a drawing of a car driving along the coastal road.The book contains speedometer readings, route maps, advertisements and photos of points of interest. In the top right is the logo of the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria and at the bottom right is the price 1/-.traavel road-guides broadbent-george car-touring

Register of Name Address Make Type Registration Licence Present Use of Vehicle or Engine Suggested priority|Newspaper Article Braybrook Centenary Issue 10 March 1971 titled Shire of Braybrook Voters Roll for the year ending October 1871|Newspaper Article titled Past Presidents Braybrook Roads Board|Sands & McDougall Directory 1903 Braybrook Shire|Sands & McDougall Directory 1957 Braybrook Shire|Notes on the History of Braybrook|Newspaper Article The Age 5 May 2005 titled Rebuilding a forgotten community|Sands & McDougall Directory 1906|Invitation for The History of Braybrook 24th September|Letter to Braybrook Primay School from Sunshine and District Historical Society 3 May 1979|Newspaper Article The Sunshine Advocate 10 March 1971 titled Braybrook Centenary 100 years of Local Government|Braystone Newspaper article titled Looking back over the years August 1985|Newspaper Article The Sun 8 July 1972 titled Golden Days Revisited|Extract Broadcasting Station at Braybrook|Mr and Mrs GS Mullenger Wedding and Birth Certificate|Voters Roll for the Northern Riding of the Shire of Braybrook for the year ending October 1871|Braybrook a history by Damian Veltri 2006|History of Braybrook District compiled by Thomas Flynn Head Teacher of State School Braybrook September1906|Newspaper Article The Age 21 October 1999 titled Struggle Townshire of braybrokk

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 30th Oct 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Council Meeting Dates 1980 Local Authorities Borrowing Deferred Payment Contracts Proposed Purchase of Land from ICI Deer Park Oval Ballarat Road (Now John McLeod Oval) and Fitzgerald Road Corner Whitesides Avenue (Now Nancy Street Reserve) Proposed Variation to Separate Awards Pottery Demonstration Rainbow Workshop Insurances Supplementary Valuations Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services School Leavers Project Education Community Youth Support Scheme Youth Camping Equipment Recurrent Funding Northumberland Road and Furlong Road Child Care Centres Income Security Telephone Monitoring Service Citizens' Advice Bureau Albanvale Community Centre Victorian Employment Committee Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Sanitary Services (Builders' Sites) Health Act Registrations for 1979 Application to Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the Superintendent of Traffic & By-Laws Fire Hazards Removal of Fire Hazards Proposed Procession Italian Festival Deer Park Animal Welfare Seminar 9th October 1979 St. Albans Community Arts Festival Report of the City Librarian Bankstown Study Tour Report Melton Library Staffing Report of the City Engineer & Planner Station Road Widening Between Kororoit Creek and Gladstone Street Proposal by the Deer Park Residents Association Landscape Architectural Projects University of Melbourne Centre for Environmental Studies Planning Permit Application Extension to Highpoint West Shopping Centre Rosamond Road Planning Permit Application Three Display Homes and Associated Car Parking St. Albans Road and Gillon Court St. Albans Planning Permit Application Extension to Existing Fish & Chip Shop 513 Ballarat Road Albion Planning Permit Cluster Subdivision & Display Homes 104 Station Road Deer Park Planning Permit Store Cromer Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Industrial Sales Geelong Road Planning Permit Application Additional Roller Staking Rink Lot 89 Wright Street Sunshine Rename Cosma Avenue Off President Road to Eaton Court Albanvale Street Construction Stage 1B Westerngate North Estate Street Construction Stages 21, 22 & 24 Albanvale Estate Furlong Road Estate Stage 6B Construction Works Completed Tenttive Plan of Subdivision 19 to 23 Newstead Street Maribyrnong Contract Vehicle Wheel Wash Sunshine Tip Hulett Street Relocation of Electric Light Pole 41 Conifer Avenue Brooklyn Outdoor Employees Christmas Break Up Pedestrian Operated Signals Main Road East Between Alfrieda Street and Collins Street St. Albans Roadsides Conservation Committee Roadside Environment Awards 1979/80 Sewerage Facilities Ardeer Station Road Widening Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Amendment No 81 Part 4 Overcharge of Account Lot 1 Glengala Road Sunshine West Traffic Control Items Prohibited Parking Short Street Maidstone Signs Olex Cables Limited Sunshine Road Replacement of Bus Shelters Forrest Street Ardeer School Crossings Prohibited Parking Brooklyn Primary School Millers Road Brooklyn Prohibited Parking Sunshine Technical School Graham Street Sunshine Parking Princess Street Arcade St. Albans Extension to Bus Route 451 Sunshine to Deer Park Shopping Centre Depot Workshop Alterations & Additions Deer Park Infant Welfare Centre Ballarat Road Deer Park Child Day Care Centre 3 Hume Street Deer Park Council Depot Amenities Block Council Depot Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement Lot 25 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Building Over Easement 8 Roussac Court Sunshine North Building Over Easement 65 Sandera Avenue Sunshine West Fence 45 King Edward Avenue Albion Fence 300 Ballarat Road Sunshine Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment 15th October 1979 Confirmation of Making A By-law In Connection with By-Law No 127 Disposal refuse (Amendment) By-Law for Adopting the Provision Use and Control of Receptacles for the Deposit and Collection of Refuse and Rubbish (Whether Temporary of Otherwise) and Prescribing the Size Shape and the Materials to be Used in the Construction of Such Receptacles Extraordinary Business Planning Permit Place of Assembly Hampshire Roadici deer park oval, john mcleod oval, ballarat road, deer park, fitzgerald road, whitesides avenue, nancy street reserve, nancy street, ardeer, furlong road child care centre, furlong road, northumberland road child care centre, northumberland road, sunshine north, service citizens' advice bureau, albanvale community centre, albanvale, station road, kororoit creek, gladstone street, st. albans, deer park residents association, highpoint west shopping centre, rosamond road, maribyrnong, st. albans road, gillon court, albion, cromer avenue, geelong road, brooklyn, wright street, sunshine, cosma avenue, eaton court, newstead street, sunshine tip, conifer avenue, hulett street, main road east, alfrieda street, collins street, glengala road, sunshine west, short street, maidstone, olex cables, sunshine road, tottenham, forrest street, brooklyn primary school, millers road, sunshine technical school, graham street, princess street, deer park shopping centre, deer park infant welfare centre, hume street infant welfare centre, hume street, hume street child care centre, mcintyre road, roussac court, sandera avenue, king edward avenue, hampshire road

The subject of this photograph, David Charteris McArthur, was the founding manager of the Bank of Australasia in Port Phillip (Melbourne). McArthur was born in 1808 in Gloucester, England, and educated in Scotland. He worked for an insurance firm in Edinburgh, where in 1835 he married Caroline, nee Wright. McArthur and his family party sailed from the U.K. to arrive in Sydney in October 1835, where he joined the Bank of Australasia when it opened in Sydney in December. McArthur sailed to Melbourne in August 1838 with 3000 pounds in coins, protected by armed guards and two bulldogs, to open the Melbourne branch of the Bank of Australasia. The branch grew quickly, servicing both private and government customers. He opened many branches in the goldfields during the 1850s. In 1862, he was appointed as general inspector of branches. He spent time with the bank in New Zealand. On his return to Melbourne, at age 57, he was put in charge of the entire bank. McArthur lived in the hills of Heidelberg, Melbourne. He was the first chairman of Associated Banks and was an advisor to politicians and merchants. He was retired in October 1876 by the London directors and given a free trip to London, an annuity and a seat on the bank’s Advisory Board. McArthur was active in the community, being a member of the Mechanics’ Institute, on the committee that advised Governor Hotham on the Colony’s finances, chairman of the Heidelberg Road Board, one of the original trustees of the Library of Victoria in 1853 and president of the trustees of the Public Library, Museums and National Gallery of Victoria in 1880-83. He was also on many other community organisations. He died in his home “Charterisville” in East Ivanhoe in 1887. He and Caroline had no children. The Melbourne branch of Australia and New Zealand Bank has a portrait of McArthur in its boardroom. St John's Church, Heidelberg, commemorates him with a stained-glass window entitled 'King David'. The McArthur Gallery in the National Gallery of Victoria is also named after him. (David's brother, Donald, moved from Sydney to Melbourne in 1836 with the first government survey team.) ABOUT THE BANK OF AUSTRALASIA In 1836 the Bank of Australasia was established in London by Royal Charter. In 1951 the bank merged with the Union Bank of Australia, to form ANZ Bank Limited. In 1970 it merged with the English, Scottish and Australian Bank to become Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited. Since that time the ANZ has acquired other banks and introduced Internet banking and mobile banking. BANK OF AUSTRALASIA IN WARRNAMBOOL The Bank of Australasia first opened in Warrnambool in July 1854 in a building on Merri Street. The manager was Mr Samuel Hannaford. The bank then purchased and moved to a stone building on the corner of Timor and Gibson Streets, previously owned by Cramond and Dickson and almost opposite the Examiner’s office. In January 1957 Mr W.H. Palmer became the new manager and was there until November 1869. The bank then built its own building on the corner of Timor and Kepler Streets in 1859. Mr Basil Spence, the teller, was appointed acting manager in 1869 and Mr H.B. Chomley was the next appointed manager, in April 1873 and was still manager in 1886. The municipality of Warrnambool first banked with the Bank of Australasia from 1856 to April 1857. David Charteris McArthur served as the founding manager of the Bank of Australasia. His leadership marked a significant chapter in Warrnambool's early commercial development. The municipality of Warrnambool relied on the Bank of Australasia as its official bank from 1856 until April 1857. This period is symbolised by a photograph of McArthur, which represents the origins of Warrnambool's commercial history and its early financial infrastructure.Photograph; portrait of David Charteris McArthur. Heavily retouched black and white print in plain brown varnished frame, behind glass, with plaque on lower edge and inscription lower left corner.Lower left corner "A-H 1-9". Engraved on plaque "DAVID CHARTERS MCARTHUR \ SUPERINTENDENT \ BANK OF AUSTRALASIA \ 1867-1876"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, bank of australasia, david charteris mcarthur, superintendent bank of australasia, colonial commerce, manager bank of australasia melbourne, colonial bank, warrnambool bank of australasia, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, boa, union bank, australia & new zealand bank, anz bank, david charters mcarthur, d c mcarthur

The Golden Point - Mt Pleasant Progress Association was established on Wednesday 6 April 1983. Membership was open to any person or organisation in the area generally bounded by Bridge mall and Skipton Street, Elsworth Street and main Road. annual family or organisation membership was $2.00. Mara Gluyas served as secretary of the Golden Point - Mt Pleasant Progress Association from 1983 to 1994. Ian McKinnon was the President from 1983 to 1992. Kerry Daniels was the President in 1994.A small white cardboard box with purple lid of A4 documents relating to the establishment of the Golden Point - Mt Pleasant Progress Association. The documents include the original constitution and minutes. Topics include: Pearce's Park; removal of elms, names and addresses of members, Sovereign Hill realignment; Sovereign Hill Lookout; membership form; Golden Point Historic Mines Direction Indicator; Ballarat Observatory; Nerrina Tip; Yarrowee Creek; Mine Capping (Sovereign Mine); tree planting (Sovereign Hill Lookout); Magpie Street Park; Hill Street; Yarrowee Flora Park; Barkly Street; South Street Bluestone Gutter; Ballarat Goldfields; Eastern baths site; Grant Street; Flooding; Aboriginal Advancement League; Sunnyside Woollen Mill; Chinese Garden; Golden Point Primary School closure; Ballarat West Goldfields; Sovereign Hill Land Title and Management Revision; Wainwright; Street; Llanberris; Yuille's Station Parkgolden point, mount pleasant, mt pleasant, ian mckinnno, mara gluyas, peter hiscock, frank williams, geoff howard, leigh gillett, sovereign hill, kerry daniels, norm strange; graeme kent; george netherway; keith rash; ian mckinnon, albert graham, bryan crebbin, jim humphreys. wid radbourn, heath martin, janet dore, alex mills park

William Henry Maw was a British civil engineer and astronomer. He was born in 1838 and died in 1924 at eighty-five years. Maw worked as an assistant at the workshops of the Eastern Counties Railway before he became a draughtsman in the design office. He designed the first outside cylinder locomotive for use in India. In 1865 he founded the journal Engineering and continued to be an editor for the rest of his life. Maw became a consulting engineer. He was president of the Civil and Mechanical Engineers' Society, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Institution of Civil Engineers. This book contains a wide range of articles and reviews related to industrial developments such as rail mill engines at the Dowlais iron works (constructed by Messrs. Kitson and Co., engineers, Leeds), cable tramway, Clay-street, San Francisco, U.S.A., road and railway bridge over the river Dnieper, at Jekaterinoslow, Russia (constructed from the designs of Professor N. Belelubsky, St. Petersburg, by the Brjonsk iron works) etc. A book with blue large hard cover. Title and publication date are written on spine in gold. Illustrations (fig., plates, plans, diagrams) in B/W. Includes collection of the engineering weekly journal vol. xxxix-from January to June 1885. This book contains a wide range of articles and reviews related to industrial developments. Page no.712.machinery, tools, engines, engineering, railroad, w h maw, rail, mill engines, cable tramway, clay street, dowlais iron works, twin screw engines, royal italian torpedo ram vessel, messrs r and, w hawthorn engineers, electro plated carriage, the tehuantepec ship railway, otis elevator

The 1930 Back to Bacchus Marsh celebrations were held on 23 to 28 October 1930. The committee were Cr L.M. Gugdale (president), A.W. Bond (General secretary), W. Grant Morton, J.G. Wells, Dr E. McDonald, Charles Dickie, G.H. Anderson, F.M. Crisp, W.R. Vigor. Bacchus Marsh State School No. 28 was established in 1851 as a National School in a rented building on the right-hand side of Bacchus Marsh-Melbourne Road, just beyond Woolpack Inn. Several willow trees mark the site. H.G. Ball was the first Head Teacher of the school, and the enrolmen towas 34. In 1854 Governor Charles Hotham visited the school. In 1855 two new schools, East and West, were recommended. School No. 28 closed in 1862 and the sitre was sold. The present school site was purchased in 1865 for 67 pounds. The cost of the building was 782 pounds. (Visions and Realisations, Vol 3., 1973) A clock purchased by public subscription was placed in the front of the building to the memory of scholars who served during World War One. (Back to Bacchus Marsh, 1930)Brown covered book of 44 pages. Contents include Bacchus Marsh and its soldiers, Red Cross, Lerderderg Gorge, Werribee Gorge, Lerderderg Park, Coimadai, Darely Firebrick Co., Myrniong, Underbank, Balliang, Rowsley, Parwan, schoosl, churches, Shire Council, Federal Milk Pty Ltd, Bacchus Marsh Milk, Old Maddingley Bridge Images include: * Bacchus Marsh looking east, 1930 * Bacchus Marsh Looking West, 1872 * Bacchus Marsh Looking West, 1930 * Aerial View of Bacchus Marsh Township looking east * Aerial View of Bacchus Marsh Township looking south * Bacchus Marsh Agricultural Society & Pastoral Society, 1893 (named), * Original Bacchus Marsh State School No 28 * Holy Trinity Bacchus Marsh * Bacchus Marsh Baptist Church * St Bernard's Catholic Church * Bacchus Marsh Methodist Church * St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Bacchus Marsh * View of Maddingley Park, showing Original Courthouse, 1890 * Werribee Gorge * Underbank Stud Farm * Ballarat State School Number 28. Signed 'C. Hodgson'bacchus marsh, maddingley, maddingley park, underbank, lerderderg park, coimadai, darely firebrick co., myrniong, balliang, rowsley, parwan, schoosl, churches, shire council, federal milk pty ltd, bacchus marsh milk, old maddingley bridge, police, police paddock, maddingley gates, crisp, mccormack, cain, harkness, howe, bence, mcdonald, mcfarlane, cosgrave, flagg, burnip, scott, lodge, cameron, vallance, bacchus marsh state school, bacchus marsh state school no 28., geology, r.w. thompson, lederderg gorge, weribee gorge, comadai, darley firebrick company

In 1980 M.B.John was Council President. In 1980 the School of Arts moved into their new building, 1870 Founders Hall was financed - at a cost of $800,000 - from the proceeds of the SMB Centenary Appeal, and was completed late in 1980. Extensive work was carried out on the Student Residences and the former Education Department Hostel in Victorian Street. The amphitheatre adjacent to the eastern side of the Education Buildings was constructed, together with the nearby disabled ramp. Negotiations with the Shire of Buninyong were continued for access to the campus from the Green Hill Road. Following the creation by Act of Parliament in 1978 of the Victorian Post-Secondary Education Commission (VPSEC) amendments to the same Act early in 1980 made provision for the repeal of the VIC and SCV Acts. From mid-December 1980 these latter two bodies ceased to exist when the provisions for repeal of their Acts were proclaimed. The Victorian Institute of Colleges had been set up in 1965 to aid in the co-ordination and development of a number of non-university tertiary institutions that affiliated with it from 1965 on to become Colleges of Advanced Education. In taking up this role which had been spelt out in 1964 by the martin Committee, the VIC broke new ground in a whole range of operations. It became responsible for the physical development of new building programmes and new campuses from many of its colleges, for the procurement of operating funds from the Commonwealth, for the accreditation of new courses of study, for the first non-university degrees to be awarded in Australia and so on. The Former Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education (the tertiary division of the School of Mines) was affiliated with the VIC from the outset and its progress towards a new status, rapid growth and vastly improved physical resources was closely linked to and dependent upon the efforts of the VIC. The similar co-ordinating authority - The State College of Victoria - was established in 1973 to similarly foster the autonomous development of the former teachers colleges. its early work was highly influential in the transition of the Ballarat Teachers' College into the State College of Victoria at Ballarat. On the merging of the BIAE and the SCVB in 1976, the new college continued under the co-ordination of the Victorian Institute of Colleges. The major contribution made to the progress and stature of became the Ballarat College of advanced Education by both the VIC and SCV, and their Councils and officers, over the formative years of rapid change and evolution is acknowledged and recorded with appreciation. Such efforts by the two central authorities have markedly assisted in bringing the College to the present point where its accumulated experiences and traditions provide a sound basis on which it can confidently and responsibly exercise the greater autonomy gradually passing it. Purple soft covered book of 47 pages. Contents include: development of a Nurse education course, College organisational Structure, Role of Head of School, resignation of Norman Baggaley, appointment of R. Macgowan, opening of Business Resource Centre, Librarianship, resignation of M.J. Sandow-Quirk, E.A. Widdop, J. Leeuwenburg, Thelma Rungkat, Erica Myers, former Acting Head of School John Mildren elected to the Federal seat of Ballarat, Ray Watson, Resignation of A.C. Burrow, return of W.J. Vermeend, P.L. McCarthy, P.R. Calder, J.A. Fulcher, L.E. Taylor, L.J. McGrath, Teaching Resource Centreballarat college of advanced education, bcae, mt helen, mount helen, sandow-quirk, widdop, leeuwenburg, rungkat, myers, burrow, vermeend, mccarthy, calder, fulcher, taylor, victoria street

This edition includes a report on the Progress Association's April 1972 meeting, President's report 1971-72, Bridging the gap, Facts about Lake Pedder, Yandell Reserve, Boys will the boys, Roads, The new sports complex: a view point. School and Kinder news, Local news, Diamond Valley Repertory. A digital copy of this Newsletter is available from Greensborough Historical Society.Newsletter, 18 p., illus. Printer's phone number written in red pen on cover.greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills

A colour photograph of the plaque commemorating Victorian veterans who have lost their lives in various conflicts in world history which was placed in the Cumberland Memorial Scenic Reserve on 16th February 1994, the day of the opening of the reserve.The Cumberland Memorial Scenic Reserve comprises of 275 hectares set aside as a reserve to commemorate Victorians who have died in service or were killed in action in World War One, World War Two, and conflicts since 1945. The reserve is situated on the Marysville-Wood's Point Road.THE CUMBERLAND MEMORIAL SCENIC RESERVE THIS 275 HECTARES OF HIGH COUNTRY HAS BEEN SET ASIDE AS A RESERVE IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE VICTORIANS WHO FELL ON FOREIGN FIELDS IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918,/ THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 AND ALL POST WAR II CONFLICTS LEST WE FORGET MARYSVILLE SUB BRANCH RSL AND THE SCENIC RESERVES COMMITTEE GAZETTED 1993 (DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION) OFFICIALLY OPENED BY BRUCE RUXTON OBE. ON THE 16TH FEBRUARY 1994 DAN GOULD/ PRESIDENT MARYSVILLE RSL ED MESSER/ HON SECRETARY HON. JIM PLOWMAN/ MINISTER FOR ENERGY AND MINERALS MAX COCKERERLL/ HON. SECRETARY SCENIC RESERVES COMMITTEEcumberland memorial scenic reserve, marysville, victoria, marysville-woods point road

Marysville and District Tourist & Progress Association-President's Report 1981-82. The report outlines the events and activities that the Association and its members were involved in and organised in the year of 1981 to 1982. At the time of this report Malcolm Reed was the President of the Association.Marysville and District Tourist & Progress Association-President's Report 1981-82. The Association was formed in November 1907 to promote tourism within the area. This included the physical creation of signage, parklands, roads and walks to various attractions. marysville, victoria, lake mountain, marysville tourist and progress association, president's report

A black and white photograph of the Taggerty Butter Factory in Victoria.A black and white photograph of the Taggerty Butter Factory in Victoria taken around 1904. The Taggerty Butter factory opened in 1892 in the township on the Little River. It was run by the Kennedy family and built by J.B. Coombs of Acheron Station. Coombs was later Shire President. Milk had been previously taken daily to the steam-driven separators at Thornton. Upper Thornton. The cream was separated and the remains were taken back to the farms for the pigs and calves. Before these town separators existed butter had been made at home in a barrel, salted, and stored. The operation at Taggerty ceased in 1908 and the Alexandra Dairy Company took over production. The building no longer exists but materials from the original Taggerty Butter factory building now form part of the Williamson house off Swamp Creek Road.taggerty, victoria, taggerty butter factory, little river, kennedy family, j b coombs, acheron station, thornton, upper thornton, alexandra dairy company, williamson, swamp creek road

Booklet of loose pages held together with yellow ribbon. Photographs of Buninyong.non-fictioncentenary, fisken, shire council, district road board, buninyong, 1958, dallas brookes, governor of victoria, archibald fisken

Richard and Amelia (Job) Vincent arrived from Cornwall in 1855. richard was a farmer at Warrenheip. Their children were Richard, Mary, Thomas Job (died in infancy), Thomas Job, Annie, Emily, Selina, Amelia, Ada and George. Annie Vincent married Edward huggins in 1884. Their children were Edith, Robert, Ada, George, Stella, Roy, Lillian, Harold and Ronald. Vincent Avenue, Mount Helen, is named after this family.Provides a record of the descendants of Richard and Amelia Vincent who arrived from Cornwall England in 1855 and became farmers at Warrenheip. Photographs capture dimensions of the life of Councillor Richard Vincent, who became President of the Buninyong Shire Council in 1953.Black and white and colour photographs of people, letters and newspaper clippings depicting dimensions of the Vincent family history .1) Photograph of Vincent family home .2) Photograph of the Bungaree and District Historical Society Heritage Wall .3) Photograph of the Vincent family plaque on the Bungaree and District Historical Society Heritage Wall .4) Photograph of information about the Bungaree and District Historical Society Heritage Wall .5) Photograph of local football l team .6) Photograph of the Mt Buninyong R. F. B. .7) Photograph of haystack .8) Photograph of letter from Shire of Buninyong to Mr R Vincent regarding the naming of Vincent Road .9) Photographs of newspaper clippings concerning Cr Vincent becoming the next Buninyong President richard vincent, haystack, warrenheip, buninyong shire council, amelia vincent, bungaree pioneers wall, mt buninyong rural ire brigade, warrenheip football club, vincent, family history, genealogy

Record of special meeting of the Council of the Shire of Buninyong on 28 August 1958 to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the Council. Record includes photographic copies of the Victoria Government Gazette marking the establishment of the Buninyong Road District, details of the inaugural council meeting, a message from the first Chairman, a list of council members 1958, a list of council chairmen, presidents and secretaries, extracts from past council records and images of the Buninyong district and first Chairman Archibald Fisken and President 1957-58 Archibald Clyde Wanliss Fisken..1) Beige soft covered book 14 pages with images of four generations ofArchibald Fisken, KW McManus and other details related to the 100 years of the Buninyong Shire Council .2) Luncheon menu to mark the centenary of local government in the district of BuninyongShire of Buninyong 1858-1958buninyong shire council, buninyong road district, archibald fisken, buninyong

Documents special meeting of Buninyong Shire Council held on 30 August 1983 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the first meeting of the Buninyong District Road Board.. Includes images of four generations of Archibald Fisken, photographic copy of Victoria Government Gazette proclamations of the Buninyong Road District, details of inaugural meeting and minutes of the first and second meetings, members of council 1983, a list of Chairmen, Mayors and Presidents and extracts from past records.Beige soft covered book 14 pages with images of four Archibald Fisken, KW McManus and other details related to the 100 years of the Bininyong Shire Council. Ink on paper.Shire of Buninyong 1858-1983buninyong shire council, buninyong road district, archibald fisken, local government

WARRNAMBOOL PUBLIC LIBRARY The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) was formed by a voluntary community group in 1863, within six years of Warrnambool’s beginnings, and it's Reading Room opened in 1854. The WMI operated until 1963, at which time it was one of the oldest Mechanics’ Institutes in Victoria. Mechanics’ Institutes offered important services to the public including libraries, reading rooms and places to display and store collections of all sorts such as curiosities and local historical relics. In 1886 a Museum and Fine Arts Gallery were added to the WMI and by the beginning of the 20th century, there was also a billiards room and a School of Art. By this time all Mechanics’ Institutes in country Victoria had museums attached. Over the years the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Library was also known as the Warrnambool Public Library the Warrnambool Library and the Free Library. Early funding from the government was for the “Free Library”. The inscription in a book “Science of Man” was for the “Warrnambool Public Library”, donated by Joseph Archibald in 1899. Another inscription in the book “Catalogue of Plants Under Cultivation in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1 & 2, 1883” was presented to the “Warrnambool Library” and signed by the author W.R. Guilfoyle. In 1903 the Warrnambool Public Library decided to add a Juvenile Department to library and stock it with hundreds of books suitable for youth. In 1905 the Public Library committee decided to update the collection of books and added 100 new novels plus arrangements for the latest novels to be included as soon as they were available in Victoria. In July 1911 the Warrnambool Council took over the management of the Public Library, Art Gallery, Museum and Mechanics’ Institute and planned to double the size of the then-current building. In 1953, when Mr R. Pattison was Public Librarian, the Warrnambool Public Library’s senior section 10,000 of the 13,000 books were fiction. The children’s section offered an additional 3,400 books. The library had the equivalent of one book per head of population and served around 33 per cent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 per cent reference and 40 per cent fiction. The library was lending 400 books per day. In 1963 the Warrnambool City Council allocated the site of the Mechanics’ Institute building, which included the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, for the new Municipal Offices and the Collections were dispersed until 1971. The Warrnambool Library took over the Mechanics’ Institute Library’s holdings on behalf of the Warrnambool City Council. Since the closure of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, the exact location and composition of the original WMI books and items has become unclear. Other materials have been added to the collection, including items from Terang MI, Warrnambool Court House and Customs House. Many of the books have been identified as the Pattison Collection, named after the Librarian who catalogued and numbered the books during his time as Warrnambool Public Librarian in the time before the Mechanics’ Institute closed. It seems that when Warrnambool became part of the Corangamite Regional Library some of the books and materials went to its head office in Colac and then back to Warrnambool where they were stored at the Art Gallery for quite some time. Some then went to the Warrnambool Historical Society, some stayed at the Art Gallery and some were moved to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The various stamps and labels on the books held at Flagstaff Hill show the variety of the collection’s distribution and origin. The books in the collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village date from the 1850’s to the late 1950s and include rare and valuable volumes. Many of the books are part of the “Pattison Collection” after the Warrnambool’s Public Librarian, Mr R. Pattison. WARRNAMBOOL MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE Warrnambool's Mechanics' Institute (or Institution as it was sometimes called) was one of the earliest in Victoria. On 17th October 1853, a meeting was held where it was resolved to request the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony to grant land for the erection of a Mechanics' Institutes building. A committee was formed at the meeting and Richard Osburne chaired the first meeting of this committee. The land on the North West corner of Banyan and Merri Streets was granted but there were no funds to erect the building. The Formal Rights of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute's encompassed its aims and these were officially adopted in1859; "This Institution has for its object the diffusion of literary, scientific, and other useful knowledge amongst its members, excluding all controversial subjects, religious or political. These objects are sought to be obtained by means of a circulating library, a reading room, the establishment of classes, debates, and the occasional delivery of lectures on natural and experimental philosophy, mechanics, astronomy, chemistry, natural history, literature, and the useful and ornamental arts, particularly those which have a more immediate reference to the colony." The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute opened its first reading room in November 1884 in the National School building at the corner of Banyan and Timor Streets. The Institute was funded by member subscription, payable on a quarterly, half-yearly or yearly basis. Samuel Hannaford, the Manager of the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, was the first Honorary Secretary of the Mechanics' Institutes, and an early President and Vice-President. He also gave several of the early lectures in the Reading Room. Another early Secretary, Librarian and lecturer was Marmaduke Fisher, the teacher at the National School. Lecture topics included The Poets and Poetry of Ireland', 'The Birth and Development of the Earth', 'The Vertebrae - with Remarks on the pleasures resulting from the study of Natural History' and 'Architecture'. In 1856 the Reading Room was moved to James Hider's shop in Timor Street, and by 1864 it was located in the bookshop of Davies and Read. In the 1860's the Mechanics' Institute struggled as membership waned but in 1866, after a series of fundraising efforts, the committee was able to purchase land in Liebig Street, on a site then called Market Square, between the weighbridge and the fire station. A Mechanics' Institute building was opened at this site in August 1871. The following year four more rooms were added to the main Reading Room and in 1873 the Artisan School of Design was incorporated into the Institute. The same year Joseph Archibald established a Museum; however, it deteriorated when he was transferred to Bendigo in 1877. In 1880, with Archibald's return to Warrnambool, the Museum was re-established, and in 1885 a new building was built at the back of the Institute to accommodate the re-created School of Design, the Art Gallery and the Museum. In 1887 the Museum section was moved to the former courthouse in Timor Street (for some time the walls of the building formed part of the TAFE cafeteria but all is now demolished)). In 1911 the Museum was transferred back to the original building and the management of the Mechanics' Institute was handed over to the Warrnambool City Council. The Museum and Art Gallery became one and housed many fine works of art, and the Library continued to grow. The building was well patronised, with records showing that at the beginning of the 20th century there were between 500 and 800 visitors. During World War One the monthly figures were in the thousands, with 3,400 people visiting in January 1915. The Museum was a much loved Institution in Warrnambool until the contents of the Museum and Art Gallery were removed to make room for the Warrnambool City Council Engineers' Department. The contents were stored but many of the items were scattered or lost. When the original building was demolished the site became occupied by the Civic Centre, which included the new City Library. (The library was temporarily located in the old Palais building in Koroit Street.) In the process of reorganisation the Collection was distributed amongst the community groups: -The new City Library took some of the historical books and some important documents, historic photographs and newspapers. -The Art Gallery kept the 19th Century art collection and some of the artefacts from the museum. -The Historical Society has some items -The State Museum has some items -Some items were destroyed -Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village has old newspapers, Government Gazettes, most of the Mechanics' Institute Library, ledgers and documents connected to the Mechanics' Institute Library, some framed and unframed artworks and some photographs. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Library book collection is deemed to be of great importance because it is one of the few collections in an almost intact state, and many of the books are now very rare and of great value. From Log-Cabin To White House Author: William Thayer Publisher: Ward Lock & Co Further Information: The Warrnambool Public Library date July 1946. Life of James A. Garfield. Boyhood, Youth, Manhood, Assassination 20th President of the U.S.A. The label on spine cover has typed text R.H. 923.1 GAR flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, warrnambool public library, from log-cabin to white house, william thayer, james a. garfield, 20th president of united state of america

Jim (James Bernard) Williams, who was the owner of this manual, was a long-time resident of Warrnambool having the opportunity to work at two notable historical businesses of the town. The first, Cramond & Dickson a drapier store established around 1852-1855 and which remained a store that traded under the same name for the longest in Victoria, before it closed its doors in 1974. The second business was Fletcher Jones a highly successful textile and clothing Australian business. Some of Jim’s spare time was devoted to the model ship making which would conjure up many fascinating stories of maritime history. In addition to Jim witnessing the tail end of ships at port in Warrnambool, his "father was as sea captain and operated his vessel in Bass Strait coastal trade between Tasmania and Victoria". The intricately detailed model made by Jim is full of precise detail. The manual and the blueprints held by Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village also reflect the intricate process and devotion to the task completed by Jim. The history of the shipwreck and maritime stories of the Victorian Southwest coast surrounding Warrnambool would have continued to inspire his passion. Three photos of the model and Jim, like the photo of Harold T. Bodkin in the manual, attest to the enthusiasm and enjoyment that was gained by him through this hobby. The manual opens to a photo of “Mr. Harold T. Bodkin adding finishing touches to model of the “Sovereign of the Seas”. The “Forward to Reader” which is on the next page is written by “E. R. HAAN, Technical Editor, Popular Mechanics Magazine. The forward explains the methodology used to achieve the fine detail that is part of the body of the model, by “applying imitation carvings”, and is cited as “a museum type of model”. The following page “Blueprints and Craftmats on the ‘Sovereign of the Seas’” discusses the availability of a set of blueprints to purchase separately. Followed by a description of the moulding process for the “miniature carvings”. “Historical Notes of Interest on the “Sovereign of the Seas (1637)” follow on the next page. The manual is divided into the following parts from pages 8 to 71: “Part I – Shaping the Hull/Part II – The Rudder, Quarter Galleries and Gunports/Part III Wales, Gunport Covers and Initial Ornamentation/Part V – Beakhead Decoration, Bulkhead and Rails, Etc./Part VI Carvings, Lanterns, Knights, Bitts and Painting/Part VII – Details of Mast Construction/Part VIII – Standing Rigging/Part IX – Running Rigging and Final Details. All of these instructions include photographs and detailed graphs. Then instructions on “How to Read and Use Ship-Model Drawings”, “The Shop-Model Maker’s Tools”, and “Simplified Ship-in-a-Bottle”. This is finished off with “Helpful Hints….” And numerous pages of advertising. Some adverts include aids for completing the “Sovereign of the Seas” model. Part I uses blue and black ink to illustrate a dramatic picture of the “Sovereign”, otherwise all print is in black ink on buff paper. This book in significant to the collection as it was donated along with other tools and blueprints which have been used by the donor of the "Sovereign of the Seas" model ship. It also connects with the wider community in that it is related to historical maritime interest and the donor, Jim Williams is also connected to other significant retail and manufacturing businesses of the past in Warrnambool. This manual has been covered with brown paper, including an extra strip for the spine. The front has a watermark at the top middle, some pencilled compass circles segmented into eight parts across the area and a small amount of script writing. The back also has the same type of compass circles and some other small shapes. There are also grease marks. The cover has a patina adding to variations of colour to the paper indicative of the book being handled often. The title page reads “Sovereign of the Seas” in an Old English font. This is followed by a lithograph print around 1 inch square of a ship at full sale. By HAROLD T. BODKIN/Charter President of the Ship Model Club of Chicago/Copyright, 1933, By Popular Mechanics Company/POPULAR MECHANICS PRESS/CHICAGO/Printed in the U.S.A. By HAROLD T. BODKIN/Charter President of the Ship Model Club of Chicago/Copyright, 1933, By Popular Mechanics Company/POPULAR MECHANICS PRESS/CHICAGO/Printed in the U.S.A.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, model ship, vessel sovereign of the seas, jim williams, james bernard williams, the forth tasmania, freda williams, heather williams, phyllis bowditch, fletcher jones staff 1936, 17th century sailing ship, cramond and dickson, sovereign of the seas, royal sovereign, sovereign, charles 1, fletcher jones, warrnambool breakwater