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Shops at west end and south-side of High Street. Tippett's Clothing & Furniture shop (established 1923), Ross's Gifts (in former Procter's Butcher shop built 1880), Paterson's Fibre Glass Factory, Eddie Harris Mensland.
Colour photograph of the shops at west end and south-side of High Street. 'Donald' on road sign in top left of photo. Large tree in garden bed in front of shops. Sign on shop "Ross's Gifts'. Cars parked all along the street.
B/W photograph of 1973 flood. Taken in front of Harold Baird's residence. Shows water up High Street to Kaye Street Charlton. Unframed Photograph/Sepia
Flood High Street Charlton outside Tribune Office
War Memorial 1933 flood with Mechanics Institute in background
1923 flood - Telegraph Hotel, Armstrong Street Charlton. Obituary: Charlton 100 years ago 18-02-1922 - 24/02/1922. Mr Francis Gilbert Livingstone passed away at Castlemaine on 14th ins. He was a very well known & highly respected old resident of Charlton & Narrewillock. Until October last he held the license of the Telegraph Hotel and was a familiar figure in his wheel chair under the shade trees at land at Narrewillock, where he farmed until failing health compelled him to give up the strenuous work of those early pioneering days, and in 1892 he took the license of the Telegraph Hotel which he retained until recently. He was 61 years of age.
1933 flood in Armstrong Street. Mr Barber and dog in boat.
B/W photograph of Carol Thomas's car washed off the road by the strong current running accross the Sheepwash on the Boort Road 1973
B/W photo of flood water & damage to McGurk's fence on Calder Highway in 1971 flood.
B/W photo of road transport run off Highway in flood water. Shire grader trying to remove truck.
B/W photograph of 1973 flood. Car driving through floodwater on Calder Highway.
B/W photograph of 1973 flood. W Fitzpatrick's house on Calder Highway surrounded by flood water from flooded Yeungroon Creek.
B/W photograph of 1972 flash flood Corner High Street & Armstrong Streets. Man crossing road through flood water.
B/W photograph of 1973 flooded Avoca River. View West side of Paterson Bridge behind Shire Office
B/W photograph of 1973 flood. High water depth under Paterson Bridge.
B/W photograph of 1909 flood. Children standing in floodwater in High Street looking West from Corner of Armstrong Street Charlton.
B/W Photograph of February 1973 flood. Old Ive's house with floodwater to front fence on Calder Highway opposite Charlton Park gates. Photo used in Charlton Tribune on 09/07/1973 P4.
B/W photograph of 1971 flood. Paddocks & roadside along Calder Highway
Unframed photograph
Unframed photograph/ sepia
flood, low water bridge
Unframed photograph/sepia
Photograph unframed, creased in top RH corner, surface torn on left edge
Black & white photograph of Halligan's Telegraph Hotel in 1939 flood. Corner of Armstrong & Camp Streets. Halligans & staff including Tess Maher (Loughnan) standing in front of hotel
Avoca Rover flood Easter 1939. Donated by Mrs T Loughnan.
flood, armstrong st charlton, hotels
Photo originally owned by Miss Edith Florence Curnow.
Black & white photo of works to widen the James Paterson bridge. Photo has white border.
bridges, avoca river
The Charlton Presbyterian Church was built in 1871 by James Patterson, a contractor and grazier of Nardoo Park, Woosang.
Mounted black & white photo of of a brick church building with an iron roof. It has a bell tower and the lettering A . D 1871 on the front of the building. A picket fence runs along the front of the building. There are three men standing in a group on the left near the entrance gate and another man slightly to their left. A tree with a wooden tree guard is planted on the edge of the road. A house is visible behind the church
charlton presbyterian church, james patterson
The Presbyterian Church was built in 1871 by local contractor and grazier James Patterson of Nardoo Park, Woosang. The Presbyterian and Methodist Churches formed combined Parish in 1969. The buildings were demolished in 1989.
Colour photograph of Charlton Presbyterian Church and Hall. The white-painted brick church building is on the right. The letters A . D 1871 in black are on the front of the church. There is also a bell tower, a small gothic arched window and a small round leadlight window on the front wall. The church hall is a white weatherboard building with blue trim. Red brick pillars stand at the entrance to the church and the hall. A large electricity pole is in front of the hall.
charlton presbyterian church, james patterson
Early photograph of the west end, northern side of High St Charlton 1880's. Globe Hotel built 1874,
Mounted, sepia toned photograph of High St Charlton looking north west. Buildings left to right: residence, Mechanics Institute, general store, shop, Stowe's fruit & veg shop, Globe Hotel, bank (?), T.H. Jackson butcher, O'Sullivan Painter
high st charlton, mechanics institure, stowes, globe hotel, t.h.jackson butchers, o'sullivan painter
Black and white photo of a bullock team and wagon outside Glenloth Store and Hotel c. 1900. There are 10 bullocks pulling the wagon. A man in a hat is standing beside the bullocks holding a whip. The dray is loaded with three layers of full bags and there is a bicycle on top of the bags. There are two buildings behind the bullock dray. The building on the right has a large sign reading GLENLOTH HOTEL. A typed note at the bottom the photo reads Bullock dray outside the Glenloth store c. 1900.
glenloth store, glenloth hotel
Victoria Hall, Armstrong St Charlton was built for E. Miles in 1884. Sid Rosewall's house is on the right. This photo taken c. 1960.
Colour photograph of a single storey, triple fronted red brick building. The front of the building is painted. There are double doors for the main entrance and three single doors - one to the left and two to the right of the main doors. There is a large, ornamental parapet wall on the front of the building with a flag pole. A wide verandah runs the length of the front of the building with a pitched section over the main entrance. The LH side of the building is unpainted and has four windows high on the wall. A red brick building is partially visible on the RH side of the photo. It has two chimneys and iron roof.
victoria hall armstrong st charlton, e. miles, s. rosewall
The current St Martins Anglican Church was built in 1963 to replace the first weatherboard church built in 1889. Shire of Charlton photo c. 1989.
Colour photo of St Martins Anglican Church. White brick single storey building with an iron roof and blue fascia trim. There is a dark coloured double door with windows on either side and above it. There are large clerestory windows on the front and side of the building. A low pale brick fence capped with darker brick runs beside the footpath. An older weatherboard building with a rusty iron roof is partially visible behind the main church building.
St Martin's Anglican Church Armstrong St Charlton c. 1901, built in 1889. The weatherboard church was used until the early 1960s when it was replaced by the current brick building. The cataloguing sheet lists Mr John Gidley King in the photo.
Mounted, unframed black & white photograph
st martin's anglican church, armstrong st charlton
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