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City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Photograph - Photograph, 1908 Excavation commences for the Melbourne Benevolent Society, Cheltenham, 1908 Excavation commences for the Melbourne Benevolent Society, Cheltenham, 1908
... Photograph, 1908 Excavation commences for the Melbourne...1908 Excavation commences for the Melbourne Benevolent ...Excavating prior to the building of Melbourne Benevolent Society in Cheltenham. The Centre had begun life in 1850 in Melbourne, as the Victoria Benevolent Asylum to "relieve the aged, infirm, disabled and destitute poor of all creeds and nations and to minister to them the comfort of religion" It outgrew its North Melbourne premises so was located to a new site at Warrigal Road, Cheltenham. The foundation stone was laid in 1909, and the main buildings were completed in 1911. In 1970 the benevolent Asylum was re-named Kingston Centre. The photograph is black and white. It's a photo depicting the excavation prior to the building of Melbourne Benevolent Society in Cheltenham. The photograph shows eleven workers at the excavation site. There are two horses with carriages and a large excavating machine to the right of the photograph. benevolent asylum, benevolent society, cheltenham, train, machinery, men, society, horses, kingston centre -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, More than just gumtrees: a personal, social and artistic history of the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors, 1993
... history of the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors....The Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors in ...Joan Richard was a speaker at the Surrey Hills Historical Society meeting in November 2013. A watercolourist, she has been a long standing member of MSWPS, Past and Recent President in 2017 and a Life Member. The Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors was founded in 1902 by women who had been students at the Art School of the National Gallery of Victoria, to provide a forum for artistic discussion and an opportunity to view and comment on each other's work. Originally named the Students' Art Club, it became "Woomballana" (meaning either 'everlasting beauty' or 'search for beauty') Art Club, The Women's Art Club, the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and finally, in 1954, the present title was adopted. The history of the MSWPS and its members’ achievements, issues of the workplace, family and art commitments, the economic survival of artists, migrant artists and prejudice against women are also explored. Much of the information in “More Than Just Gumtrees” has not been available in previous publications; it includes hitherto unpublished sources - oral history interviews, minute books, reviews, letters, early photographs. There are includes biographies of over 300 artists, with individual exhibition lists, representation in public collections etc REF: MSWPS website. Artist Mabel Pye, who lived in Surrey Hills, is one of the featured artists.A history of the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors and of the women who have belonged since 1902. Some of these women have become well-known to the art world, other have slipped by un-noticed. Incl. index, bibliography.To the Surrey Hills/Historical Society/Presented by/Joan Richard/19th November/2013melbourne society of women painters and sculptors, women painters, women sculptors, mabel pye, joan richard -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - RAAF Training Courses - The Melbourne Technical College
... RAAF Training Courses - The Melbourne Technical College...RAAF Training Courses - The Melbourne Technical College ... -
Kilmore Historical Society
Official Record of the Melbourne International Exhibition 1880-81, 1882
... Official Record of the Melbourne International Exhibition...Official Record of the Melbourne International Exhibition ...Brown cloth-bound hardcover book with leather spine. Title in gold on spine with decorative borders top & bottom. Upper spine torn & detached. First page loose as is page 673, otherwise largely intact. Minor foxing throughout, mostly on front pages.Nilkilmore mechanics institute library. -
Slovenian Association Melbourne
Slovenian children at the Royal Melbourne Show, not known
... Slovenian children at the Royal Melbourne Show...Slovenian children at the Royal Melbourne Show ...Slovenian Club Melbourne participated many times at the Royal Melbourne Show with the musicians, dancers, folk dances, art and craft exhibitions. They were always warmly welcomed.The second Slovenian children of the first generations keeping up the traditionsColour photo of the large decorative heart with the Slovenian children in national costumes and boys playing piano accordions at the Royal Melbourne Show. The children are:Young generation of Slovenians, born in Australia, keeping the Slovenian traditionsslovenian traditions, slovenian national costume, slovenian music, slovenian polka -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust (MBCTT), "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust - Quarterly Report, Feb. 1918
... "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust...The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust (MBCTT) ...Report - printed onto a folded double folio sheet, titled "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust - Quarterly Report - to January 19th, 1918. Gives notes on Statistics, finances, contracts, shelter sheds, and the Engineer and Manager's Report of Mr S. Robertson. Dated 5/2/1918. Three Copies held.trams, tramways, mbctt, reports, construction, finances, operations -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Letter, The Melbourne Beefsteak Club, The Melbourne Beefsteak Club to Robin Boyd, 20.11.1967
... The Melbourne Beefsteak Club to Robin Boyd...The Melbourne Beefsteak Club ...A reply to Boyd's letter acknowledging receipt of his letter of resignation from the Melbourne Beefsteak Club. -
Women's Art Register
Book, Juliet Peers, More Than Just Gumtrees. A Personal, Social and Artistic History of the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors, 1993
... History of the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors....The Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors ...History of the Society, founded in 1902, told through the stories of three generations of artists. Includes original research, unpublished primary sources and photographs and over 300 biographies of members.Booknon-fictionHistory of the Society, founded in 1902, told through the stories of three generations of artists. Includes original research, unpublished primary sources and photographs and over 300 biographies of members. china painting, portraiture, self-portraiture, flower painting, sculpture, print making, art and craft -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust (MBCTT), "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust - Reports Statement of Accounts, Oct. 1916
... "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust...The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust (MBCTT) ...Photocopy of Report - 15 foolscap pages - titled "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust - Reports Statement of Accounts for Twelve months ending 30th September 1916" Outlines opening of the line, extensions, finances, operations, costs. Has reports from the Manager, Statistics, Balance sheet, Revenue, horse tramway accounts, charts showing traffic revenue and expenditure and passengers carried. Dated 1/10/1916. Audited by R. H. Schackell.Has the stamp of the Tramway Museum Society on the rear of the first page.trams, tramways, mbctt, reports, construction, finances, horse trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust (MBCTT), "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust - Reports Statement of Accounts, Oct. 1917
... "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust...The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust (MBCTT) ...Photocopy of Report - 17 foolscap pages - titled "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust - Reports Statement of Accounts for Twelve months ending 30th September 1917" Outlines construction, rolling stock, power supply, finances, operations, costs. Has reports from the Manager, Statistics, Balance sheet, Revenue, charts showing traffic revenue and expenditure and passengers carried. Dated 1/10/1917. Audited by R. H. Schackell.Has the stamp of the Tramway Museum Society on the rear of the first page.trams, tramways, mbctt, reports, construction, finances, operations -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust (MBCTT), "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust - Reports Statement of Accounts, Oct. 1918
... "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust...The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust (MBCTT) ...Photocopy of Report - 12 foolscap pages - titled "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust - Reports Statement of Accounts for Twelve months ending 30th September 1919" Outlines extensions, rolling stock, power supply, finances, operations, costs. Has reports from the Manager, Statistics, Balance sheet, Revenue, charts showing traffic revenue and expenditure and passengers carried. Dated 1/10/1919. Audited by R. H. Schackell.Has the stamp of the Tramway Museum Society on the rear of the first page.trams, tramways, mbctt, reports, construction, finances, operations -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust (MBCTT), "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust - Reports Statement of Accounts, Oct. 1918
... "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust...The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust (MBCTT) ...Photocopy of Report - 15 foolscap pages - titled "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust - Reports Statement of Accounts for Twelve months ending 30th September 1918" Outlines extensions, rolling stock, power supply, finances, operations, costs. Has reports from the Manager, Statistics, Balance sheet, Revenue, charts showing traffic revenue and expenditure and passengers carried. Dated 1/10/1918. Resignation of Mr S. Robertson. Audited by R. H. Schackell.Has the stamp of the Tramway Museum Society on the rear of the first page.trams, tramways, mbctt, reports, construction, finances, operations -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust (MBCTT), "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust - Report to Constituent Councils, Nov. 1914
... "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust...The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust (MBCTT) ...Report - printed onto a folded double folio sheet, titled "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust - Report to Constituent Councils for Period ended 30th September 1914". Outlines the setting up of the trust, the committee, survey, specifications being prepared, depot locations and alterations to services. Notes the estimated cost of construction and finance through debentures. Dated 13/11/1914. Rear page has the financial statement, including the operation of the horse tramway for six months. Audited by Strangward and Schackell. Four copies held.trams, tramways, mbctt, reports, construction, finances, horse trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust (MBCTT), "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust - Report to Constituent Councils, Oct. 1915
... "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust...The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust (MBCTT) ...Report - printed onto a folded double folio sheet, titled "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust - Report to Constituent Councils for Period ended 30th September 1915". Outlines the committee, survey, contracts for materials, tramcars, electrical equipment, depot equipment and construction and general progress. Notes the estimated cost of construction and finance through debentures. Dated 29/10/1915. Rear page has the financial statement, including the operation of the horse tramway for six months. Audited by Strangward and Schackell. Eight copies held.trams, tramways, mbctt, reports, construction, finances, horse trams -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Letter, The Melbourne Beefsteak Club, The Melbourne Beefsteak Club to Robin Boyd, 14.11.1967
... The Melbourne Beefsteak Club to Robin Boyd...The Melbourne Beefsteak Club ...This letter is in response to Robin Boyd's announcement that he will resign from the Melbourne Beefsteak Club. A formal letter from Boyd is requested immediately, so another member can be elected. A copy of Victorian Children's Council Basic Book List and two leaflets were enclosed with this letter - not found in Boyd's papers.On the reverse side, Robin Boyd has drafted a reply to the sender (Frank) in pencil. This explains the reason for Boyd's resignation - competing work and family life pressure on friday evenings, making it impossible to attend monthly dinners consistently. -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, The Melbourne Motor Omnibus Co Ltd, "The Melbourne Motor Omnibus Co. Ltd", 30/6/1914
... "The Melbourne Motor Omnibus Co. Ltd"...The Melbourne Motor Omnibus Co Ltd ...Annual report to share holders of "The Melbourne Motor Omnibus Co. Ltd" - dated 30 June 1914, detailing the company's activities, finances, planning, routes, buses, passengers carried, maintenance, and staff. Signed by F Massy Burnside, with J W C Downs Chairman of Directors. Gives details of the Mr Burnside the Manager. Shows the company at the time was not profitable.Yields information about a bus competitor to the cable trams, its operations, routes, and the impact of the First World War.Paper sheet off white paper, printed in black ink.buses, competition, annual reports -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Letter, The Melbourne Beefsteak Club, The Melbourne Beefsteak Club to Robin Boyd, 11.11.1966
... The Melbourne Beefsteak Club to Robin Boyd...The Melbourne Beefsteak Club ...The Melbourne Beefsteak Club, Australia’s oldest food society, was founded in May 1886. Members were from business, professional and academic circles. The Club had some arcane rituals, with Masters and Writers of the Records. This letter from The Recorder is addressed to Brother Boyd and includes a list of 26 members and lists of past Writers of the Records and Masters from 1964-1966, and list of Writers of the Records and Masters for the next two years 1967-1968. These roles change each month. Boyd was scheduled to be Writer in March 1968.Letter plus two pages with list of members and Writers of the Records and Masters. -
Friends of St Brigids Association
Book - Some of the Fruits of Fifty Years : Ecclesiastical Annals of the Archdiocese of Melbourne, the Diocese of Sandhurst, the Diocese of Ballarat, the Diocese of Sale, since the Erection of Each, Carr, Thomas Joseph. 1897. Some of the Fruits of Fifty Years : Ecclesiastical Annals of the Archdiocese of Melbourne, the Diocese of Sandhurst, the Diocese of Ballarat, the Diocese of Sale, since the Erection of Each. Melbourne: A.H. Massina
... of the Archdiocese of Melbourne, the Diocese of Sandhurst... Years : Ecclesiastical Annals of the Archdiocese of Melbourne ... -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph of The Royal Melbourne Regiment, The Royal Melbourne Regiment on parade
... Photograph of The Royal Melbourne Regiment...The Royal Melbourne Regiment on parade ...A photo of the Royal Melbourne Regiment when it was on parade before WWI, its been displayed in a wooden frame -
NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE)
Book: The Tech: a centenary history of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology 1987, The Tech: a centenary history of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology 1987
... Book: The Tech: a centenary history of the Royal Melbourne...The Tech: a centenary history of the Royal Melbourne ...Hardcover book of 495 pages with black and white photos covering the history of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Wirtten by Stephen Murray-Smith and Anthony John Dare. and published in South Yarra, Vic. by Hyland House, in 1987. technical education, royal melbourne institute of technology -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Melbourne Morning Herald, Horticultural Society AGM, 1850
... the melbourne morning herald...The Melbourne Morning Herald ...Photocopy of advertisement in "The Melbourne Morning Herald" 03.01.1850. Notice of Annual General meeting for 5th January. Not clear enough to scan.the melbourne morning herald, annual general meeting, horticultural society, horticultural society of victoria -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Booklet, Chi Baik et al, The Melbourne Sessional Teachers' Handbook, 2011
... The Melbourne Sessional Teachers' Handbook...Centre for the study of higher education, The University of ...teaching, sessional teaching, chi baik, advice, strategies, university of melbourne -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Document - Navigation Chart, The Melbourne Harbor Trust Commissioners
... The Melbourne Harbor Trust Commissioners...The Melbourne Harbor Trust ...Navigation Chart - The Melbourne Harbor Trust Commissioners - General Plan - Shewing proposed Harbor Improvements. Hobson's Bay and Citywarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, navigation chart, hobson's bay, the melbourne harbor trust -
Queen Victoria Women's Centre
Book, Susan Sherson, Being There: Nursing at "The Melbourne" Victoria's First Hospital, 2005
... Being There: Nursing at "The Melbourne" Victoria's First...The Royal Melbourne Hospital Graduate Nurses' Association ...It follows the intertwined history of nursing and the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Significant events, people and places. 572 pages. Orange toned cover of nurses c.1934 with handwriting overlay. White pages with black and white images throughout. Added Index booklet 32 pages attached. inside the cover handwritten inscription from the author in blue ink reads "For the Queen Vic Women's Centre, Warmest good wishes, Susan Sherson 7/2/2008"women health professionals, historic buildings, hospitals -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket Blocks, Ministry of Transport?, "The Melbourne Pageant", Jan. 1982
... "The Melbourne Pageant"... The Melbourne Pageant ...Block of 50 tickets - 200gsm card, perforated on left hand side, two staples for the 1982 "The Melbourne Pageant", 25 January 1982. Features a photograph of T 180 and L 106 on the other side. Tickets priced at 60c each - single ride only. Numbers 09751 to 09800. Adult Collected by The Connies Melbourne. .1 - ditto - featuring photos of Bendigo 19 and Ballarat 27. Child - Ticket nos 12801 to 12850 - fare 20ctrams, tramways, tickets, australia day, the connies, the melbourne pageant -
Slovenian Association Melbourne
Photo of the Slovenian Club Melbourne AGM in 1958, Annual General Meeting of the Slovenian Club Melbourne in 1958, 1958
... Photo of the Slovenian Club Melbourne AGM in 1958...Annual General Meeting of the Slovenian Club Melbourne in ...Slovenian Club Melbourne held an AGM every year of its existence since the establishment. The past Committee was dissolved and a new Committee was elected with the President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Each Committee members was given a job to fulfil.The AGM meetings were taken very seriously by the Slovenian Club Melbourne membersBlack and white photo of the members of the Slovenian Club Melbourne at the Annual general meeting in 1958 inThe great attendance at the AGM meetingslovenian club melbourne, annual general meeting, 1958, -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Manuscript, Robin Boyd, The Melbourne Book, 1966
... The Melbourne Book... Charles Troedel prints/The Melbourne Album ...Description of first grid drawn of Melbourne by Robert Hoddle and design impetus; naming of gridiron streets; Charles Troedel prints/The Melbourne Album, F. Cogne drew Melbourne scenes on lithographic stones; Harold Freedman drew same scenes of Melbourne 1964/65; comparative discussion of Melbourne then and now; between 1865-1965 substantial buildings erected and demolished; cable tram; strength and delicacy of Melbourne style; first tree planting; first electric tram 1927; lifting of building height limits 1956; list of representative buildings; Melbourne unlike other capitals as it was not conceived as a capital city.Published as a chapter titled 'The Town at Port Phillip' in 'The Book of Melbourne and Canberra', The Griffin Press, Adelaide 1966Typewritten (c copy), quarto, 14 pagesjohn batman, john fawkner, robert russell, robert hoddle, charles troedel prints/the melbourne album, f. cogne; cable trams; building height limits; tree planting; electric tram 1927; representative buildings, robin boyd, manuscript -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
programme - The Melbourne Singers, 2022
... The Melbourne Singers ...Concert programme on 26/11/2022 at the Methodist Ladies' College by The Melbourne Singers, formerly Micham Choral Society, including ticketsConcert programme on 26/11/2022 at the Methodist Ladies' College by The Melbourne Singers, formerly Mitcham Choral Society, including ticketsmelbourne singers, mitcham choral and orchestral society -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Certificate - The Melbourne Hospital Certificate, Mary Beatrice Josephine Maggs
... The Melbourne Hospital Certificate ...Mary Beatrice Josephine Maggs (1892-1960) came to Australia in 1914 and was a governess for Mr Alfred Rutter Clarke at his mansion "Merriwa" on Orrong Road, Toorak. Mary returned to England in 1919 and furthered her studies in nursing. When she returned to Australia in 1924 she was head nurse at a number of Hospitals, Private Hospital in Loch, Tatura Bush Nursing Home, Mooroopna.Certificate of Nursing 8 July 1918The Melbourne Hospital - Melbournemaggs mary, medicine, nursing, thompson jean, hospitals, early settlers, pioneers, melbourne hospital -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Theatre Program, Compiled by Play Bil printed by Capitol Press Pty Ltd, Sticks and Bones (play) by David Rabe performed by the Melbourne Theatre Company at the Russell St Theatre 26 September until 21 October 1972, 1972
... Sticks and Bones (play) by David Rabe performed by the...the university of melbourne ...The program includes articles about the play, the actors and advertisements.Advertisement for Athenaeum Library included in the program.Melbourne Theatre Company Season Ten - Program; 20 pages.melbourne theatre company, rusell st theatre, sticks and bones, david rabe, the university of melbourne, australian elizabethan theatre trust, melbourne city council