The Maroondah Aqueduct pipe bridge, opened in 1891, was an important part of the system carrying water from the Maroondah Reservoir near Healesville to Melbourne. Most of the original system has been replaced by stainless steel pipes, the Greensborough section now running under the Plenty River since 1977.

2 p. typescript

aqueduct pipe bridge greensborough

Brief comments on the development of railways in Victoria since their establishment in 1854, on the occasion of a travelling exhibition organised by the Royal HIstorical Society of Victoria

2 p text with black and white photographs

victorian railways

The Melbourne Cricket Ground at its present site became the home of the Melbourne Cricket Club in 1853. This venue has been used for Australian Rules, Olympic events in 1956 and and other sporting and public events as well as cricket, owing to the capacity of the ground to hold in excess of 100,000 spectators

3 p. text and photographs

melbourne cricket ground

Brief history of the State Library of Victoria since its establishment as the Melbourne Public Library in 1856

3 p, black and white text and photographs

state library of victoria

A petition in favour of women's right to vote was organised by the Victorian Women's Christian Temperance Union and the Victorian Women's Suffrage Society in 1891. It gathered 30,000 signatures, and was known as the Monster Petition because of its size.

2 p. iext and one colourphotograph

womens suffrage petition

Unmarked graves of the seven children of the Whatmough and Partington families who died between 1848 and 1860 are in a private cemetery on the east bank of the Plenty River

1 p. photocopy, text with colour photographs

pioneer childrens cemetery

Brief account of the Eureka Rebellion at the Ballarat goldfields in December 1854

2 p. text

eureka stockade

Account of the origins of Melbourne High School and Mac Robertson Girls High School as the Melbourne Continuation School, opened on the site of the National Model School in 1905

2 p. black and white text and photographs

schools

View of swing bridge Greensborough following 1974 Plenty River flood. Includes Council clean-up crew

Kodachrome colour photographic slide, with black and white scanned copy)

Handwritten on mount: "Swing bridge Greensboroiugh; 1974 flood; L Millington; M Smead"

plenty river flood, swing bridge greensborough

Description of women's costumes from 1860s to 1970s, illustrated by photographs from various sources

10 p. text and black and white/sepia photographs

womens costume

Guide to collecting women's apparel, including descriptions of changing styles and fashions during the period 1820-1840

7 p. text and colour photographs

From the magazine "The Genealogist" published by AIGS

womens costume

Banyule City Council questionnaire seeking the participation of residents in contributing their opinions in five key priority areas of Council projects and performance to help in forming the Banyule City Plan 2017-2021

8 p. booklet printed in colour

banyule city council

Record of film showings at various locations in Greensborough from 1921 to the current Hoyts multiplex cinema at Greensborough Plaza in 1995

4 p. photocopy, text and photographs, some in colour. Reprinted from Cinema Record, Issue 112, December 2021

moving pictures, greensborough

Notes on the community activities of Ron Bell in Greensborough, particularly the Grace Park area in the 1960s (?)

1 p. photocopied handwritten letter

grace park, bell family

Critical remarks about the proposed housing development in the vicinity of A K Lines Reserve, Watsonia

Three short reader contributions to "Conversations" column, with colour photograph of A K Lines Reserve

a k lines reserve, houses in watsonia, north east link

Heritage Day 2017 was celebrated by Greensborough Historical Society by a walk through Yandell Reserve,, led by President Noel Withers, and the launch of the Society's publication of a collection of oral histories entitled "Do you recall?" by Banyule Mayor Cr Tom Melican

Two single pages, printed in colour, with 4 colour photographs

Handwritten description of photographs on reverse; Cr Melican, Cr Melican with Noel Withers and Peter Van Eeken, audience x 2

oral history, greensborough historical society, greensborough

Annual Council budget summary for the financial year 2012-2013

Leaflet, printed in colour both sides, folded four times

Cr Tom Melican, Mayor

banyule city council

Invitation to view historic quilt exhibited at Heidelberg Historical Society some Sundays during 2019 and 2020

Card, printed in colour both sides

heidelberg historical society

Collection consists of: Letter to citizens recommending COVID-19 vaccine booster from Prime Minister, Health Minister and Chief medical Officer; Austin Health vaccine Information leaflet; two Australian Government post vaccination information leaflets; photocopied patient vaccine card and one (redacted) COVID-19 printed digital certificate listing two A-Z vaccinations received.

Collection of documents relating to COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccinations of an individual in May and August 2021

covid pandemic

44 p. including cover, printed in colour

non-fiction

Summary of Victorian local government framework and roles and responsibilities of councillors

local government, councillors