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Photo 1 of H.S. (Tib) Reilly. Prominent Tatura citizen, part owner Reilly's Flour Mill. President of Tatura Tennis, Hilltop Clubs and Chairman Tatura Butter Factory.|Photo 2 of "Tib" Reilly accepting a Rotary Club Service Award.

Jim Reilly who worked all his life at Reilly's Flour Mill, and owned the house now part of the Museum. Newspaper article

The Australian Historical Records Society existed in Ballarat between 1896 and 1906. They were one of Australia's first historical societies, and were in the position to still be able to talk to early pioneers. They invited such pioneers to either submit letters or memoirs, or to address the Society's meetings, where their reminiscences were taken down in shorthand and later typed up. The Society also attempted to preserve memorabilia from Ballarat's early days, but on the disbanding of the group in 1906, materials were stored at the Ballarat Town Hall and were later lost. It is not known how the papers made their way to the then Ballarat Municipal Library, but they have been part of the Library's collection for many years.In this very long letter, Gavan Reilly seeks membership of the Society, and urges the Society in preserving the 'absorbingly exciting stories of a vanishing past.' He was postmaster at Creswick at the time, an amateur poet, and an enthusiast for local history.

Newspaper photocopy of an article, undated, titled "Uniquely Melbourne Transports of Delight", written by Graham Reilly about Melbourne tans and travelling on them and some of the passengers that travel, fares, Bourke St. Author's Linked in website accessed 13/8/2018, shows a career with Fairfax Newspapers - The Age. Written mid 1980's? Has a photo of W2 431 leading a procession of trams - route 48 and route 75.trams, tramways, melbourne, trams, passengers, bourke st, tram 431

This key opened the door to Reilly's Flour Mill Tatura. 1880 - 1965. It was found in the home of Mr James Reilly (now this Museum) after his death.Very large key used at Reilly's Flour Mill, mounted on wooden block.reilly's flour mill, door key, metalcraft, antique key, james reilly

Collection of maps and title deeds of Kleinert's 1886 homestead - 22 pages in pockets in black plastic spiral binder, compiled by Richard Carter, November 2008. Photocopies of title deeds and subdivisions.

Typed letter on letterhead of the Commonwealth of Australia Postmaster-General's Department, District Telephone Office, Ballarat. The letter outlines requirements for extending the Ballarat School of Mines Telephone line (Ballarat 659) to the Ballarat Technical Girls' School in Hickman Street.telephone, ballarat school of mines, postmaster-general, hickman street, ballarat girls' technical school, f.b. reilly

Murray Comrie Collection. Significance of group or purpose of image not known. This photograph is a somewhat faded image created from an older original. Copy probably made by Murray Comrie in the 1970s. A group of employees of the Exchange Store and Tarnagulla Flour Mill Back row, from the left: TT Cheetham, H Johnson, P Sheehan, , W Reilly, Cheetham, B. Llewellyn. Middle row: W Fitzgerald, Carr, C Turner, T Leonard. Front row: W Lawry, D Reilly, B Cousins.Monochrome photograph depicting a group of men (some of them young men) posed in front of a peppercorn tree. Man at far left has a bicycle. Man at far right holding a pipe. Accompanying note identifies subjects as: (Left to right) Back row: P. Cheetham (with bicycle), H. Johnson, P. Sheehan, Mr, Reilly, T. Cheetham, B. Llewellyn (with pipe). Middle row: Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Carr, Mr. Turner (with dog), Mr. Leonard. Front row (kneeling): B. Lawry, D. Reilly, B. Cousins. tarnagulla, people

Collection of thirty-nine postcards donated by Jillian Rigby which had been owned by her grandparents, George and Edith Weir, who from c.1917 lived at 84 Princess Street, Kew. The mostly 'mint' postcards were purchased in Victoria and while travelling overseas. The sole dated postcard is dated from 1929. The postcards are numbered sequentially from 2017.0058.01-39. The remainder of the collection donated by Jill Rigby which was once owned by the Weirs of Broken Hill and Kew consist of costumes, costume accessories, photographs, and documents.The postcards in the Weir collection, especially those purchased on a trip or trips to the mother country, i.e. United Kingdom, represent a representative sample of sites that were considered significant to those Australians undertaking a reverse grand tour by member of the erstwhile colonies. Those postcards which are early views of Melbourne must have been produced commercially for some decades from the early part of the 20th century.Souvenir Letter Card of Clovelly containing eight hand-coloured postcards, joined concertina-like, published and produced by J. Salmon, Art Publisher, Sevenoaks especially for G. S. Reilly, The Art Store, Clovelly. The letter card was probably purchased by George and Edith Weir on a trip to England and Scotland, circa 1928.SOUVENIR LETTER CARD OF CLOVELLY / PRODUCED AND PUBLISHED BY J SALMON, ART PUBLISHER, SEVENOAKS / SPECIALLY FOR G S REILLY, THE ART STORE, CLOVELLYpostcards, george and edith weir, postcards -- clovelly (uk), weir collection