Black and white post card photograph of a group of men in World War 1 military uniforms, posing in front of a building in camp.On back of postcard: "William Collier left back row, going to 1919 war. Men recruited from Rutherglen"william collier, world war i, world war 1, ww1, wwi

According to his military records, William Collier did not make it to France. After enlisting on 3/04/1915 he went to England. It was there that he was diagnosed with "Miner's Complaint" and discharged as medically unfit, returning to Australia on 17/07/1917 on the Aryshire.Black and white post card photograph of three men in World War 1 military uniform, standing in snow. They appear to have been in a snowball fight.On back of card: "Grandpa Collier in middle. I think in France in 1919"william collier, world war i, world war 1, ww1, wwi

Black and white photograph of the Rutherglen Brass Band taken in the Memorial Park. Mounted on cardboard.Written on back of mount: "Rutherglen Brass Band Approx 1923. Photo taken in Rutherglen Park. Back row L to R - Bernie Newett, Stanley Stanton, Steven James Herrin, (?) , Tom Walsh, Leslie Jones, Fred Cooper, Alex Johnson, William Collier, Albert Bundy. Middle row - Victor Leroy, Jack Blowers, Alec Hayes, Arthur Warren (Band Master), Max Barber, Sterling Warren, Leopold Herrin. Bottom row - Harold Davies, (?) , Ron Hossack, (?) , Edward Ray, Richard Warren. The Committee for the Rutherglen Brass Band raised money for building the Rotunda."brass band, rutherglen memorial park, bernie newett, stanley stanton, stephen herrin, tom walsh, leslie jones, fred cooper, alec johnson, william collier, albert bundy, victor leroy, jack blowers, alec hayes, arthur warren, max barber, sterling warren, leopold herrin, harold davies, ron hossack, edward ray, richard warren

Document dated 28th April 1865 "All that the amalgamated alluvial claim at Pottery Flat aforesaid registered Number 881 in the Books of the Mining Register for the Mining District of Sandhurst known as the Royal Oak Company's claim." Listed in "The Bendigo goldfield registry" 1872 as Royal Oak Company: Bignell's Reef, Derwent Gully. Capital £24000., in £24,000 20s. shares. Manager, W. Barker. Newspaper articles dating from 11 Jan 1867 refer to the company as "Royal Oak Mining Company". Both names appear to be used interchangeably. This A3 document is made up of 3 pieces of heavy stock lined paper. The document is bound on the left side with glue and string creating a book which comprises the legal contract of mortgage for mining equipment. The document is handwritten in black ink across 4 pages (2 double sided pages) with the last page acting as the documents cover when folded down into a pamphlet. The signature page includes 9 red wax seals. When held up to the light, the cover page and internal page show an indentation reading G. Wilmot 1862. The first page of the contract shows an indentation of a crest and the initials GW.joseph hocking, alfred inkson gillman, benjamin lean, absalom brewer, donald fraser, william seed, john rowe, william collier, george drake, mining, royal oak company, the bank of victoria, g. wilmot

George Tibbits, University of Melbourne. Faculty of Architecture, Building and Town & Regional PlanningIndex system that support the research for Beechworth : historical reconstruction / [by] George Tibbits ... [et al]Arranged by street names of BeechworthEach index card includes: street name and number of property, image of property, allotment and section number, property owners and dates of ownership, description of the property according to rate records, property floor plan with dimensions.beechworth, george tibbitsbeechworth, george tibbits

Hard cover book, blue cover, buff spine and corners, 'Share Register' written on spine. Affixed to front page Act No. 228, blue document, certifying that the mining company called 'The Prince of Wales Tribute Company' was incorporated at the Court of Mines Sandhurst. Dated 30th May 1870. Book contains an alphabetical listing of shareholders, dates 1869 - 1870, providing details such as who the shares were transferred from and to, calls on shares. Names include: Francis Babett; William Blackham, Joseph Bell, Joseph Brandon, Joseph Bullen, Josephy William Carrs, Charles Henry Colliers (Collins?), W.J. Cocking, J Davies, John Gregory Edwards, P. Fletcher, George Freeman, Peter Gilbert, John Henry Giles Harry Giles, Thos Gilbert, J.P Gray, J. Greenslade, Alfred Horbury, Michael Hayes, J(?) Holman, Geo Hull, Hugh McColl Henry Marshal, Matthew Moran, Alfred Miller, John Miller, Henry Oates, Phillip O'Neill, John Powell, Morris Phillips, William Piggott, Charles Quinn, John Roberts, Aime Ruedin, Nm Rae, John Scott, John Sinclair, P Simonsens, R Southby, William Thomas, Edward Tinsdale, William Henry Templeton, Sam Trant, John Taylor, David Veale, Walter Watkins J & S Williams, S. Williams, N (?) Winter, Geo Watson N (?) Webb, ITEMS IN THIS BOX HAVE NOT BEEN SCANNED.business, mining, prince of wales tribute co.

Document outlining the change of ownership of a Quartz Claim, all machinery and buildings at Spring Hill near Creswick, Victoria. This ownership transfer was between Misters Ferguson and others to Misters Lamble and McCallum. Each person mentioned signed the document. All machinery and parts thereof are listed, plus any buildings, tools, blacksmith's shop and tools, ropes and paints/tar, etcLarge cream coloured thick paper, Hand written in black ink. Twenty-four seals Signatures of owners.james ferguson, edward david, thomas barnett, edward jones, james archibald, john phelan, william innis, james collins, dick collier, charles talbot, joseph stevens, x (his mark) william thomas, x (his mark) thomas walters, john powell, thomas collier, a bach, e milligan, thomas knowles, x (his mark) john edwards, x (his mark) david davies, john evans, william lamble, james mccallum, james faulkner, evan sloyd

Three soft covered Magazines - the Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine for 1953-5. .1) 1953 - The Coronation Number. Articles include: The Mining and Metallurgy Congress, Aboriginal research, Power from Water, Engineering Etiquette, Australian Art Images include: Queen Elizabeth 2, Ballarat Junior Technical School winning the Marching Competition, competitors in the Redex Trial. .2) 1954 - Articles include: Eureka Stockade; Working in East Africa and Canada, Greece, Images include; Craig's Hotel, Eureka Swimming Pool; Barry Jones, Harold Everett, "Tailspin" Taylor, Pastoral Skipton, Margaret McGregor, Nancy Rimmington, Janice Tonkin, First Roll Call in Girls' Junior Technical School .3) 1955. Articles include: Tales from Malaysia, Literary Society Images include; Craig's Hotel, Signatures: N.H. Andrews; J. Skuja: Alan E. Johnson, B.V. McDougall, L.J. Mathews, Daryl Schmidt, J, Collierballarat school of mines, tinney, faneco, jim john, dean, spiers, ngip, barrie smith, stewart rowe, elaine walton, stevens, max stevens, sawyer, ann mitchell, flavel, ingleton, bethune, blackburn, boag, brokenshire, carmichael, kirby, kinnane, alec kinnane, ludbrook, meagher, searl, sheppard, gillin, murray gillan, archer, beattie, bautovich, benjamin, buck, bunting, athol day, eddie, habel, heyes, maddox, phillips, schreenan, donald stevens, tinissen, whitcher, ian whitcher, mccallum, ryrie mccallum, marching competition, skuja, wilton, neil andrews, ellen freemantle, alan johnson, willey, graeme willey, mainwaring, diana mainwaring, mcdougall, little, margaret little, lance matthews, philp davis, eureka stockade, eureka swimming pool, pools, swimming pool, restarick, kempe, barry johns, harold everett, taylor, holmes, wendell holmes, skipton, john collier, collier, daryl schmidt, chris sanos, greece, andrews, doull, everett, seong, lockhead, pitzen, watts, technical school, junior technical school, girl's junior technical school, ballarat girl's junior technical school, baxendale, stan kisler, graham willey, murray, jim murray, grundell, cleland, furlog, ron furlong, judy johnson, russ whitcher, anita young, durant, malaysia, literary society, thurling, andrewartha, barnes, ditchfield, peter ditchfield, dunlop, kisler, mcneil, orgill, quinlan, saggers, bill saggers, seabrook, williams, paddle, graham, handmer, hetehrington, dow, pine, ballarat north junior technical school, william saggers

The Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine was published annually. 1958 editor was Peter Robinson. Contents include: School Council, Members of Staff, A Balanced Education, Retirement of the Principal, Principal's Page, Prominent Personalities, Have we the Right Approach?, Sweet and Sour, Paying Homage to the Dead, Sports Awards 1958, Italian Coachwork Sets the Fashion, The "White Australia" Policy, Wool, Roll CallYellow soft covered 56 page magazine with green ink. Contents include: New Students from Asia (Anthony Yeung Chai Shing, Yep Kwok Ming, Archari Kassibhrimi Sarikananda, Teddy Gan Ben Chiang, Richard Tann, Somsack Satapuntu, Chermsak Tanskul, Charles Tai, Chit Cheng Foo); Italian Coachwork Sets the Fashion; the White Australia Policy; Wool; Artists' Society; Literary Society; Maryborough Visit; Roll Call; Higher Education for Girls; Sports, Football, Baseball, Badminton, tennis, School of Mines Society of Artists; Girls' Association Images include: Craig's Royal Hotel, Dick Richards, Peter Robinson, Lansell groat, Elizabeth Scott, Patrick Collier, Nelson Hails, Biruta Mellins, William Widdop, Frank Pomeroy, Alan Clarke, Kaspar Bitans, Walter, Reimann, Gladys Hocking, Keith Alexander; Murray Gillan; John Skujaballarat school of mines, ballarat junior technical school, lansell groat, r. w. richards, elizabeth scott, patrick collier, nelson hails, biruta mellins, william widdop, walter reimann, gladys hocking, keith alexander, frank pomeroy, alan clarke, kaspars bitans, eric mcgrath, teddy gan, juris erdmanis, brian duthie, r. horgan, g. beveridge, t. stanley, p. agrums, d. vendy, j. whelan, a. atkins, b. dunstan, p. collier, d. kirton, i. weir, b. lonsdale, anthony yeung, k. alexander, a. rock, g. barnett, n. delosa, w. reimann, m. villani, a. clarke, john wynd, h. fletcher, c. fraser, p. h. collier, v. dorron, murray gillan, john skuja, chit cheng foo, k. bitans

Newspaper clippings relating to the Ballarat School of Mines and its students. This also includes the Ballarat Junior Technical School and the Ballarat Girls' Technical School. Selected items * Courier 27 May 1961 - Apprenticeship - Training Today for Tomorrow * Courier 22 February 1922 - Hopes for University Education in 1963 * More Women Graduates Needed * 30 July 1963 - Linking Technical and Liberal Education Streams * Courier 2 November - SMB's New Role in New Syllabus * 23 November 1963 0 New School Diploma courses explained * Courier 31 March 1964 - Artists and art critics: What young people thought of art show. * The Age, 25 March 1965 - Martin Report Urges Extension of High Education * Courier 11 June 1965 - Nuclear Power Won't be Missedr.w. richards, dick richards, john gilbert, ceramics, e.w. doney, antarctica, city of ballarat craftsmen certificates, scrap book, ken wach, bjts fees register, allen bourquin, p. collier, j. crisp, john dulfer, fenner, charles, gillin, murray, gray, thomas, j. graham hopwood, hunting, f, wesley lancaster, landells, r., lochhead, j.s., lochhead, james, mctaggert, mavis, mcvitty, henry moritz, moritz, henry, kathleen rice, albert w. steane, stevens, don, kenneth wach, ian g. whitcher, noel whitcher, a.m (bill) wilkinson, harold yates, international students, asian students, richard tan, jack tay, andrew vu, zulkilfie h. abdullah, sebastopol technical school foundations, charles fenner, e. elsbury, c. o'toole, w. lancaster, v. nicholson, douglas vendy, richards medal, william hudson, a.j. bethune, ballarat school of mines workshops, m.y. jamagagni, peter agrums, thai, j. boonsoong, h. trudinger, kevin whiter, brewery chimney, murray gillan, don stevens, bella guerin, hester darby retirement, rubie lonie, cadets, f.g. procter retirement, albert coates, d.e. richardson, lydiard st closure, geoff brown, neville bunning, walter reimann, robert norton, jill norton, b. bryan, kaspars bitans, martin report, edith lawn, mavis mctaggart retirement, richard chong, zulkiflie h. abdullah, alumni, ian whitcher, l.f.j. hillman, h. elliott, hester darby, duke of edinburgh, philips electrical industries pty ltd, lois morris, ballarat school of mines banner, embroidery, craftsman certificate, technical training week, apprenticeships, 3rd university, generator, j.j. skuja, sebastopol technical school, pine plantation, art students, centenary medal, bathtub race, tippett hall, bath tub run, metallurgy, lydiard street closure, honor blazer, soil studies, rolls royce car engine, jon rowe', allan bourquin, ruby loney, lindsay hillman, yates geological centre, geoffrey mainwawaring, ballarat school of mines renovations, ross gray, casper bitans, apprenticeship training, boat race, apprenticeship week, f.g. proctor, mount clear site, john jungwirth, ballarat school of mines open night, wayne johnson, j. hanford stevens, peter richards, r.c. chan, mavis mctaggert, gladstone procter

School Council, Members of Staff, Editorial, Principal's Page, News and Notes, Prize Presentation, Magazine Committee 1950, Prominent Personalities, The Literary Society, Retirements, Boys Sport, Annual Sports, Football. Baseball, Tennis, Science School, Television in Australia,The Apprentices, Commercial Notes, The Girls Association, Preps and Dressmakers, The Art School, Junior School, List of Full Course Students, Students doing Trade Apprenticeship courses, Junior Technical School Roll CallWhite soft covered magazine with green and gold font.ballarat school of mines, magazine, k. e. scull, g.w. barrel, e. j. tippett, j. harriott, lindsay hillman, a. e. watson (nee jeanette perkins, n. andrews, j. peyton, c.g. fairbank, s. jones, f. benjamin, b. flavel, f. heath, v. jolly, h. browning, m. troon, w. archibald, r. gay, s. ross, d. cotton, b. bryan, rodney t. sheppard, m. j. mccarthy, shirley ross, george m. hetherington, john k. ballinger, roberta gay, lois pedrazzi, robert tantau, joyce eberhardt, louise hamilton, joy lyons, john f. swain, d. mullins, g. cornell, arthur burrow, j. watts, w. carlyon, a. kinnane, j. boag, r. ingleton, b. schreenan, s. deans, j. tinney, r. campbell, j. vernon, j. jopling, d. durant, j. ballinger, j. swain, k. treloar, t. duncan, j. bethune, j. hines, l. owen, c. livitsanso, m. stevens, bob davis, e. boschen, j. sawyer, c. restarick, r. archer, m. tunbridge, j. carmichael, a. brokenshire, m. barker, a. mccallum, l. searle, p. richards, r. simpson, n. ludbrook, r. sheppard, nigel fitzclarence, j. m. blackburn, m. m. phillips, w. k. holmes, william rodgers, barry pearce, e. sobey, norma taylor, pat lavery, heather browning, anne wright, barbara wilson, lynette klein, margaret winberg, pearl monds, d. searle, heather harris, glenys nolan, dorothy wilkie, mary gleeson, phyllis dellaca, valerie jolly, anne turnley, lynette bromley, n. taylor, n. hooker, g. mainwaring, barbara symons, wm. j. paterson, j. jenkin, r. l. whitla, pastor r. m. hunting, r. phillips, r. f. bawden, l. b. doull, g. graham, s. hoffman, j. mulrooney, g. stimson, c. lockhart, b. kennedy, d. irish, l. dow, s. saw, m. winberg, h. clark, f. case, r. braybrook, g. holmes, e. mackie, j. collier, a. johnstone, n. newey, f. young, b. baldock, b. graham, n. caldow, c. hay, e. carter, g. delaland, r. millar, r. kennedy, g. wittingslow, h. flack, r. quayle, g. ditchfield, j. parrot, a. brogden, m. hodder, r. satchell, r. lyons, j. gilmer, f. andrewartha, b. tozer, d. jones, l. fuhrmeister, r. furlong, j. twaits, c. hocking, n. andres, d. quick, g. vickers, b. mann, s. kellett, b. matthews, g. gilbert, afl, vfl

Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1955Pale blue front page soft cover with burgundy and navy blue inscriptions on front coverballarat school of mines students' magazine, staff, sports, bob jones, j. spencer, j. leckie,, graham willey, j. wolfe, i. schuke. d. schmidt, j. murray, b. tozer, staff, sports, glen baxendale, john skuja, bob ellsworth, arch collins, alec mcphee, murray lonie, alec ross, harvey maddern, m. shoppee, con martin, max wilson, harold steane, john collier, eileen grundell, janet steele, jim murray, jhon clelland, bill maxwell, judy johnson, anita young, ron furlong, russ whitcher, jimmy durant, alf hannah, gordon thurling, frank andrewartha, john barnes, peter ditchfield, richard dunlop, stan kisler, jim mcneil, alan orgill, pat quinlan, bill saggers, david schmidt, terry seabrook, russell whitcher, john williams, john proctor studios, ballarat junior technical school air training corps, cadets, bob jones, air training corps, william saggers

Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1958, School Council, Members of Staff, A Balanced Education, Principal's Page, Prominent Personalities, Sports Awards, Sports, Italian Coachwork Sets the Fashion, The "White Australia Policy", Roll CallYellow front page soft cover with green inscriptions on front cover, 56 pagesballarat school of mines students' magazine, staff, sports, peter robinson, r. w. richards, lansell groat, elizabeth scott, patrick collier, nelson hails, biruta mellins, william widdop, frank pomeroy, alan clarke, kaspars bitans, walter reimann, gladys hocking, keith alexander, anthony yeung chai shing, yep kwok ming, archari kasibhrimi sarikananda, teddy gan ben chiang, richard tann, somsack satapuntu, chermsak tanskul, charles tai, chit cheng foo, bob skewes, john mckenzie, keith crouch, murray gillin, john skuja, mr ken scull

Double Headed Rail from Ravenswood Station Siding which was dismantled circa 1987 the two rails were stored for a time at Maldon before being donated to Puffing Billy Museum Bearing makers marks of Wilson & Cammell - Dronfield- Steel works Wilson & Cammell made Steel rails at their Dronfield Steel Works, in Dronfield, North East Derbyshire, England from 1872 - 1883 Double-headed rail In late 1830s Britain, railway lines had a vast range of different patterns. One of the earliest lines to use double-headed rail was the London and Birmingham Railway, which had offered a prize for the best design. This rail was supported by chairs and the head and foot of the rail had the same profile. The supposed advantage was that, when the head became worn, the rail could be turned over and re-used. In practice, this form of recycling was not very successful as the chair caused dents in the lower surface, and double-headed rail evolved into bullhead rail in which the head was more substantial than the foot. Info from Wikipedia - Rail Profile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_profile The first records of double headed rail being used In Victoria by Victorian Railways was in 1859, the rails, chairs, oak and trenails were imported from UK. After the 1870’s the Victorian Railways went over to using flat bottom rails, but they still needed replacement double headed rail for lines already laid and this continued up to at least 1883 Wilson & Cammell - Dronfield- Steel works Wilson & Cammell made Steel rails at their Dronfield Steel Works, in Dronfield England from 1872 - 1883 Mount Alexander & Murray River Railway The Melbourne, Mount Alexander & Murray River Railway Company received parliamentary assent in February 1853 to build Victoria's first inland railway from Melbourne to Williamstown, and Melbourne to Bendigo and Echuca. Construction commenced in January 1854 with work on a pier at Williamstown but lack of funds slowed progress, eventually prompting the company to sell out to the government. The 100-mile (162 km) section to Bendigo opened in October 1862. Its cost of £35,000 per mile made it the most expensive railway ever built in Australia. In 1864, the line was extended to Echuca, tapping into the booming Murray-Darling paddlesteamer trade. info from Museums Victoria - Victorian Railways https://museumsvictoria.com.au/railways/theme.aspx?lvl=3&IRN=450&gall=456 1863 Ravenswood Station open on the 1st Feb 1863 Victorian Railways - purchased and imported the Rail and Chairs from Raleigh, Dalgleish, White and Co. London Importation of railway plant : abstract of a return to an order of the Legislative Assembly dated 27th June 1860 for - Copies of the advertisements calling for tenders, the names of the tenderers and the accounts and correspondence with Mr Brunel relating thereto GP V 1859/60 no. C 15 http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1859-60NoC15.pdf Report from the Select Committee upon the Importation of Railway Plant : together with proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence and appendix GP V 1859/60 no. D 38 (2.9 MB) http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1859-60NoD38.pdf Ravenswood Siding When the Victorian Railways were established in 1856 they adopted one of the popular British permanent way standards - heavy 80lb (36.3kg) double-headed rail held up right in cast iron chairs attached to transverse timber sleepers by wooden pegs called trenails. The Ravenswood Railway siding was constructed in 1862 with 12 feet wrought iron double-head rail held in cast iron chairs with Ransom and May patent compressed keys. Trenails held the chairs to the sleepers and the joints were secured in joint chairs. Joints were subsequently joined using fish plates. It formed part of the Melbourne to Echuca rail line, initially known as the Melbourne, Mt Alexander and Murray River Railway. George Christian Derbyshire, the first Engineer-in-Chair of the Victorian Railways was responsible for the design and construction of the works. No new lines were built in Victoria using double-headed rail after 1870. The siding was disconnected from the main line in 1988. The Ravenswood Railway Siding demonstrates the original 1856 philosophy of the Victorian Railways to adopt British permanent way technology. The siding demonstrates significant aspects in the development of permanent way technology in England and Victoria over the period from the 1830's to the 1880's. The chairs in the Ravenswood siding are physical evidence of early railway technology rendered obsolete 120 years ago, namely joint chairs at rail joints and trenails to secure the chairs to the sleepers. The double-headed rail demonstrates an important stage in the evolution of British rail technology in the 1830s. The old fish plates, square headed bolts and square nuts demonstrate the success of fishing the rail joins. The Ravenswood siding demonstrates the earliest form of rail joint technology developed in England, and existing in Australia, the joint chair. In part of the siding the sequence of joint and intermediate chairs is consistent with the 1856 specifications, that sequence is rare with the joints secured in joint chairs. The survival of chairs in this sequence is rare and almost certainly demonstrates that they remained in continuous use at the same location from 1862 to 1988. This remnant of the Ravenswood siding has survived 126 years. The siding has proved to be the most significant of extant remnant double-headed sidings in Victoria, containing a rare combination of early permanent way technologies. Construction dates 1862, Info from Ravenswood Railway Siding Victorian Heritage Database Report http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/4693/download-report The remaining section of this siding is significant at the State and National levels in that it demonstrates the use of chaired rail by the Victorian Railways Department for the Trunk Lines and, more particularly, the following stages in the evolution of this long obsolete method of permanent way construction: a) The use of joint chairs and intermediate chairs at regular intervals inferring that the original wrought iron rail lengths were 12 feet, as is known through documentary sources to have been the case. The survival of chairs in this sequence is unique and almost certainly demonstrates that they have remained in continuous use at the same location and in the same sequence from 1862 to 1988 . b) The use of joint chairs and intermediate chairs designed for use with trenails. c) The use of later intermediate chairs designed for use with steel pins and the use of fished joints with steel double head chaired rail, representing a second method of constructing the permanent way using chaired rail technology. info from Ravenswood Siding - Melbourne/Echuca Railway Line - Victorian Heritage Database Report http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/70103/download-report Addition to Citation for Melbourne to EchucaRailway Line 1/10/1990 Double Head Rail The surviving lengths of double head rail with chairs on this railway compare with one surviving similar remnant on the Geelong to Ballarat railway and are representative of permanent way construction techniques applied exclusively to the two trunk railways of the 1860's. In this respect they are rare survivors and may be unique at the national level and of technical importance at the international level to the extent that they enhance contemporary understanding of early railway building technology. Surviving lengths of chaired double head rail survive at Kyneton, Ravenswood and Bendigo on this railway and include a number of different types of cast iron intermediate and joint chairs with hardwood keys and metal pins. The Ravenswood siding is of special significance for the diversity of chair types and for the sequence of chairs recalling rail lengths known to be associated with construction of the line in 1862. Construction of the Railway Tenders closed on 24 March 1858 with no less than 133 tenders being received. A contract was let to Cornish and Bruce for £3,356,937 to commence work on 1 June 1858 and complete the line by 31 July 1861. Cornish and Bruce made quick early progress with the Melbourne to Sunbury section being officially opened on 13 January 1859. The line was officially opened to Bendigo (Sandhurst) on 20 October 1862 by the Governor of Victoria, Sir Henry Barkly. A great banquet was held for 800 guests and this was followed by a grand ball. The extension of the line to Echuca was a relatively simple matter as that part of the line was across plain country without any significant engineering challenges. Tenders were called for the work in 1863 and the work was completed in 1864 by contractors Collier and Barry Apart from the line contractors, other firms directly involved were J Shire law and Co (sleepers), R Fulton, Langlands Brothers and Co, William Crossley (water supply), B Moreland, Langlands Brothers and Co (platelayers lorries), E Chambers (iron pins, traversers), Miller and McQuinstan (luggage vans and steam engines) and various contractors for building works. Info from Engineers Australia Engineering Heritage Victoria Nomination for Recognition under the Engineering Heritage Australia Heritage Recognition Program for the Goldfields Railways - Melbourne , Bendigo & Echuca Railway Page 25 - .2.9.2 Statement from National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Listing number B5323 for Mt Alexander/Murray Valley Rail Line: Page 69 - Theme 3 https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/portal/system/files/engineering-heritage-australia/nomination-title/Melbourne_%20Bendigo_Echuca%20Railway%20Nomination.pdf The Melbourne, Mount Alexander and Murray River Railway Company was a railway company in Victoria, Australia. It was established on 8 February 1853 to build a railway from Melbourne to Echuca on the Victorian-NSW border and a branch railway to Williamstown. The company struggled to make any progress and on 23 May 1856, the colonial Government took over the Company and it became part of the newly established Department of Railways, part of the Board of Land and Works. The Department of Railways became Victorian Railways in 1859. Construction of the Bendigo line commenced in 1858, but this private consortium also met with financial difficulties when it was unable to raise sufficient funds, and was bought out by the Victorian colonial government. The design work was then taken over by Captain Andrew Clarke, R. E., Surveyor-General of Victoria, with bridge designs completed by Bryson and O'Hara The contract for the first stage of the line from Footscray to Sandhurst (now Bendigo), was let to Cornish and Bruce for £3,356,937.2s.2d ($6.714 million) with work commencing on 1 June 1858. Completion of the permanent way was to be by 31 July 1861 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne,_Mount_Alexander_and_Murray_River_Railway_Company Victorian Railways - purchased and imported the Rail and Chairs from Raleigh, Dalgleish, White and Co. London Importation of railway plant : abstract of a return to an order of the Legislative Assembly dated 27th June 1860 for - Copies of the advertisements calling for tenders, the names of the tenderers and the accounts and correspondence with Mr Brunel relating thereto GP V 1859/60 no. C 15 http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1859-60NoC15.pdf Report from the Select Committee upon the Importation of Railway Plant : together with proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence and appendix GP V 1859/60 no. D 38 (2.9 MB) http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1859-60NoD38.pdf Victorian Railways : report of the Board of Land and Works November 1862 GP V 1862/63 no. 21 (2.8 MB) https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1862-63No21.pdfHistoric - Victorian Railways - Double Headed rail Ravenswood Railway Station and Siding Victorian Heritage Database Reports Victorian Heritage Register VHR H1100 Victorian Heritage Register VHR H1786 National Trust VHR H1100 Mount Alexander and Murray River Rail way Line National Trust2 rail lengths of Double Headed Rail made of Iron makers marks : Wilson & Cammell - Dronfield - Steel and 20 joint chairs with metal rail pins Makers mark Wilson & Cammell - Dronfield - Steel (possible date 187? very hard to read ) puffing billy, double headed rail, wilson & cammell - dronfield - steel works, ravenswood station siding, melbourne to echuca rail line, initially known as the melbourne, mt alexander and murray river railway.

This book gives a brief description of tramways around the world before focussing on Box Hill-Doncaster's very own. The tramway - the first electric one in the Southern Hemisphere - operated from 1889-1896. It ran from Whitehorse Road along Station Street north to Doncaster Road Intersection. Photos. Index.arnot> arthur, draper> thomas, laurie> david, meader> william, masters> william, serpell> richard, glassford> matthew, aspinall> joseph w., cockcroft> george, collier> samuel, ellingworth> william, inglis> john, mcmurdie> f.a., padgham> silas, rawlings> alfred, serpell> alfred, wright> george, wright> james, wright> john, wright> william edward, lauer> a.c.h., transport, tram services, station street, box hill, elgar road, doncaster, doncaster road, box hill and doncaster tramway company

An interview with Mr Sam Collier, then Box Hill's oldest resident and his memories of early days. Included are the naming of Box Hill and the departure of the first train from Melbourne to Sandridge.An interview with Mr Sam Collierellingworth, william, sutton, r, clisby, (school teacher), collier, samuel, box hill

Plaques recognising the funds donated by AFB supporters as part of the Vision Victoria Appeal, that helped build the Vision Resource Centre at Kooyong 1987-1989. The need for services for people with low vision was recognised by the AFB, who undertook to provide a range of services including diagnosis of low vision, advisors on how people with low vision could best utilise their existing sight, and objects designed to assist in everyday living. Initially operating out of a flat facing Glenferrie Road, which the Association had purchased, the growing demand demonstrated that a larger dedicated area was required. Thus began the project to develop a Low Vision Clinic on the land previously occupied by flats eventually purchased by the Association. 2 digital images of wooden board with white etched writingIn recognition of the assistance given the to the Low Vision Clinic by the many generous friends of the Association for the Blind The Association for the Blind acknowledges with appreciation the contribution made to the Low Vision Clinic by the following major donors: The Victorian Government Springfield Auxiliary Kooyong Fair Committee Mr Claude Kingston O.B.E. Mr A.T. Marriott Mr W. P. Fleming Mr A.J. Jennings-Smith H. and L. Hecht Trust Collier Trust William Buckland Foundationassociation for the blind, h & l hecht trust, william buckland trust

George Tibbits, University of Melbourne. Faculty of Architecture, Building and Town & Regional PlanningIndex system that support the research for Beechworth : historical reconstruction / [by] George Tibbits ... [et al]Arranged by street names of BeechworthEach index card includes: street name and number of property, image of property, allotment and section number, property owners and dates of ownership, description of the property according to rate records, property floor plan with dimensions.beechworth, george tibbitsbeechworth, george tibbits