Typed reports about water management in Victoriairrigation

Report by M.N. Kinsella to Assistant Director of Agriculture, 65 pp.m.n. kinsella, urban horticulture, victoria

Created as part of City of Broadmeadows municipal operations. Later retained and archived by the Broadmeadows Historical Society.To document City of Broadmeadows municipal vehicles for operational, promotional, or record keeping purposes.Two colour photographs physically joined together with adhesive tape along the centre, forming a single composite photographic item. Original order maintained as received.Two colour photographs depicting City of Broadmeadows service vehicles parked at a municipal works depot: • An International ACCO 2250 water tanker marked “Broadmeadows” • An Isuzu FSR 450 tray truck bearing City of Broadmeadows livery Both images show vehicles in situ at the Broadmeadows depot.municipal vehicles, city of broadmeadows, local government, local government infrastructure, public works, council works depots, truck fleets, water tankers, utility trucks, vehicle livery, municipal branding, broadmeadows (vic.), victoria (australia), 1990s, urban services, australian local governmentmunicipal vehicles, city of broadmeadows, local government, local government infrastructure, public works, council works depots, truck fleets, water tankers, utility trucks, vehicle livery, municipal branding, broadmeadows (vic.), victoria (australia), 1990s, urban services, australian local government

Broadmeadows City Council; created through the Youth Services Planning Division with contributions from academic researchers and advisory committees.Produced as a commissioned study by the City of Broadmeadows to examine general welfare conditions and youth work needs within the municipality and to guide future planning, service provision, and community development.Two-volume set comprising: • Volume 1: Detailed survey data and working papers (207 pages) • Volume 2: Integrated summary, analysis, and recommendations (81 pages)A two-volume report documenting a comprehensive social survey of Broadmeadows, covering population growth, welfare services, youth needs, housing conditions, education, health, and employment. Volume 1 contains detailed data and statistical material, while Volume 2 synthesises findings and presents policy recommendations for municipal planning and community development.broadmeadows (vic.) — social conditions, local government — planning and policy, youth services — victoria, welfare services — urban communities, public housing — social impact, community developmentbroadmeadows (vic.) — social conditions, local government — planning and policy, youth services — victoria, welfare services — urban communities, public housing — social impact, community development

Report titled "Creation of a State Electricity Commission", and "History of Provincial tramways before Act No. 3845 - 1929". Outlines the context of the SEC Act of 1919 which did not include tramway operation by the power or electricity supply authority - was seen as a Municipal concern. Gives the alternatives that were considered, including the agreement with the Municipal Councils of Geelong, Ballarat, and Bendigo. Notes the operation of urban omnibus services and the issues of the lack of municipal supervision, though later on this occurred through the Transport Regulation Board.Yields information about the operation of the Provincial tramways under the control of the SECV.Five foolscap sheets, carbon copycouncils, secv, buses, ballarat, bendigo, geelong, trb

The township of Emerald was settled after gold was discovered in the area in 1858. Emerald's 'square mile' was established and roads between the township, other towns in the region and Melbourne were established (with alterations to the original layout in the intervening years). From these first years of the settlement roads and services to support the transport of goods (from businesses making and repairing carts and drays to mechanics' workshops to service cars and industrial vehicles) were integral to the economic survival and development of the township. Closely associated with the history of Emerald is the history of the Gembrook or Nobelius Nurseries, which transported trees and other plants to parks and private gardens in Melbourne, in other Australian locations and in many other countries. Impassable roads to transport goods in Winter, and the difficulty of transporting goods by bullock team or horse and cart over a route that at that time went via the railway station at Narre Warren led to Carl Axel Nobelius and other local business owners successfully lobbying the Victorian Government to build the narrow gauge railway to the Ferntree Gully line that is now operated as the tourist attraction 'Puffing Billy.' Puffing Billy was primarily a goods transport service, but did transport passengers in both directions of travel for both everyday needs and recreational purposes. The Puffing Billy service did not remove the need for local families and businesses to provide their own transport options, however, whenever they needed to move smaller loads or to access places not served by the railway lines or stations. In the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries transport options included carts of various sizes pulled by horses, oxen or bullocks. In the 1920s and 1930s cars (which had existed in Australia in early forms from approximately 1896) began to replace horses as the primary mode of transportation across Australia. By the end of the Second World War cars dominated transport options in rural areas as well as urban. Correspondingly, businesses to service vehicles shifted from focusing on repairs and maintenance of harnesses and cart structures to the repair and servicing of cars and other vehicles. Museum records indicate that the image was taken in the Shell Service Station in Emerald in approximately 1990. There is still a Shell Service Station in Emerald, located at 336-338 Belgrave-Gembrook Road, though it is now part of the Coles Express network.This image is significant because it provides insights into the development of automotive and engineering workshop businesses in the region, part of the progression from wheelwright and cartwright businesses in the days of oxen drays to businesses servicing cars and other vehicles. As part of this, it also provides insight into the equipment available at the time the photograph was taken, which is speculated to be the late 1980s or early 1990s. Identification of the two men pictured may also help ascertain the significance of the image.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on print media paper. The image depicts two men standing in front of a piece of mechanic's workshop equipment on which a Bridgestone tyre has been loaded. One of the men is wearing long-sleeved overalls, the other is wearing dark trousers and a polo-neck T-shirt. Museum records indicate the photograph may have been taken at the Shell Service Station.Obverse: BRIDGESTONE / SF-340 EAGER /emerald, victoria, australia, transport, automotive services, shell service station, cars, motor vehicles, puffing billy, businesses, local business