The photograph documents the former U.S. Bus Lines, a bus and coach company formed in Monbulk in 1921. They offered a total of six routes across outer eastern Melbourne under contract with Public Transport Victoria, including services to Olinda, Belgrave South, Dandenong to Belgrave, as well as Melbourne to Emerald to Dandenong. U.S. Bus Lines was acquired by Ventura Bus Lines in December 2009.The record is historically significant as it features the U.S. Bus Lines which previously provided scheduled bus and coach services across the Dandenong foothhills. It provides insight into modes of travel used across Emerald, Gembrook, and other outer eastern Melbourne regions. This significance is further enhanced by the provenance of the record: the photograph was donated by a former bus driver with U.S. Bus Lines.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper. This photograph depicts a stationary U.S. bus, possibly parked on an unsealed gravel or grassy road. There is a small shed in the background on the left hand side of the image. Also visible is a wire fence with wooden planks, trees and an open field.Obverse: U . S / 128 A 10 / 128 / VIC DL 569 / Reverse: JOB6673 5 of 5 / VEMUP0961.3 /bus, transport, u.s. bus lines, dandenong ranges, victoria, australia

Upwey High School is a medium-sized comprehensive secondary school. It was initially established in 1937 as Upwey Higher Elementary School, and became Upwey High School in 1945. According to the school's official website, there are currently five bus routes servicing Upwey High School.The record demonstrates strong research potential relating to archives and genealogy. When positioned in the context of the Emerald Museum's extensive family history files, the photograph could support genealogical research and the completion of family genealogies. This significance is further enhanced by the record's interpretive capacity in relation to the Emerald Museum's collecting priorities, which focuses on documenting the histories of Emerald and surrounding districts.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper. Depicted are at least 28 unidentified children - boys and girls - of varying ages. They are dressed in school uniforms. According to inscriptions on the reverse, the children are students of Upwey High School residing in Gembrook and Emerald. Most of the youth are standing or seated on grass in front of a bus. A few children are standing inside the bus, with four poking their heads and hands outside one of the bus' windows. A school jacket or blazer can be seen hanging over one of the bus' windows towards the front of the vehicle.Reverse: Upwey High School Students. / from Gembrook + Emerald / JOB6673 2 of 5 / VEMUP0961.2 /upwey high school, bus, school history, gembrook victoria australia, emerald, victoria, australia

The Growing Harvest Is A Book That Continues The History Of St Peter's Parish, Bentleigh East During 1974 – 1983, Written By Bernie O’Brien. It Includes The Opening Of The New Church, The Foundations Of The Parish, Parish Developments, St Peter's School Church Community Related Aids & Groups Including All Previous Parish Priests.st peter's catholic church, guiney john, bentleigh east, bentleigh parish, heriot maurice fr, centre road, st paul's, o’brian bernie, bignell road, parish of st peter's, mannix daniel dr, connie street, the living harvest, whitehouse ray fr, new church, kennedy james joseph, cooper julie, stanhope wayne fr, bennett maureen, o’connor gerald fr, kathleen sr, chambers greg fr, murphy brendan, bourke colin fr, o’sullivan tim fr, maloney des fr, crawford fr, mckenna fred fr, bowd mr & mrs, livingstone stan, reed john, smith patricia sr, doolan fr, de marzi led fr, nolan m fr, handley dennis fr, boyer peter, hogan chris, reynolds mark fr, reynolds greg fr, dillon kevin fr, hayes brendan rev., shannon sue sr., family planning, emergency home help, moorabbin hospital, lay ministers, school bus, bingo, catholic family welfare bureau, liturgy, scout hall, bottle drive, moongala drop-in centre, the lighthouse, sacrificial offering, mayor of moorabbin, ecumenical civil service, rite of christian initiation for adults, big brother little brother, st peter's school, ash wednesday bushfires, lightning premiership, safety house program, salesian society, cappuchin fathers, jesuits, diocesan seminary, order of our lady of the sacret heart, sisters of our lady of the sacret heart, kennedy margaret sr., laidler terry fr, noreen sr., cochrane james, leach martin fr, reynolds greg, kooy van fr, lazzaro maria sr., coakley fr, maloney desmond fr, crawford malcolm fr, browne joseph fr, lilley con, corpus christi, cabrini sisters, mission cross, the rite of dedication, statue of st peter, the tree of life, the relic of st olivier, plunkett, holy name society, st vincent de paul, the children of mary, the legion of mary, parish finance committee, the anchor club

Kingston Motors Bus. Our School Bus on Back. Donated by Mrs Bev Ross. Names and year not known.stawell transport

Four newspaper cuttings about progress in Mitcham and Vermont. (!) dated 31 Aug 1924 Cr N. Armstrong joins staff of estate agent, F.C. Drake & Co; (2) Cr Armstrong's farewell from the Commercial Travellers Club; (3) 26 Sep 1924 about the lack of trained teachers at Vermont Primary School. Mitcham & Vermont Progress Association brought this problem to the Education Department. (4) 14 Jun 1924 Mitcham & Vermont Progress Association subsidise a bus service between these two suburbs.Four newspaper cuttings about progress in Mitcham and Vermont. clubs and associations, mitcham and vermont progress association, armstrong, norman, vermont primary school, no. 1022, bus services