Historical information
Brochure showing defence force school of music Watsonia Barracks
Physical description
Colour printed booklet with colour photos and lay outs
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Brochure showing defence force school of music Watsonia Barracks
Colour printed booklet with colour photos and lay outs
Article about Leon Muir receiving special award for leadership
Text and large black and white image
leon muir, watsonia technical school
Article about aboriginal Leo Muir throwing the javelin at school athletics
Text and black and white image
leon muir, watsonia technical school
Brief history of the life of Geoffrey Ernest Baker and memorial card from his funeral
Typed article and memorial card
banyule city council, councillors
New army school of signals at Simpson Army Barracks
Newspaper clipping with colour photo
simpson army barracks, defence department
Royal Australian Corps of Signals
Printed article with black and white photos - 3 pages
watsonia army barracks, simpson army barracks
Army display and fair programme describing events with map for locations
Paper booklet with programme and map 8 pages
Paper
simpson barracks, australian army, watsonia army barracks
Article about Major Ian Milne and the defence force school of music
Newspaper clipping, text and black and white image
simpson barracks school of music, army school of music
Article about Malcolm Bell conductor
Text and black and white image
eltham concert band, australian army band melbourne
Newspaper clipping regarding Alan James resigning from the army
Text and black and white image
simpson army barracks, simpson barracks school of music
Royal australian navy musician training information for applicants
Colour pamphlet cover with typed information and small information for applicants
army school of music, simpson army barracks
Heading stock over Blue stone bridge looking up Main Street Greensborough. In this photograph, Greensborough was a country town. Note the unmade road leading up to the bridge.
From the John Mackey collection. This item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of herding stock over blue stone bridge looking up Main Street Greensborough, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, blue stone bridge, marble hall
Medhurst Family standing outside their fruit shop in Grimshaw Street Greensborough
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of Medhurst's Fruit Shop, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, medhurst family, david medhurst, jack medhurst, martha medhurst, medhurst's fruit shop
Picnic group at Greensborough Hotel. Greensborough was a popular picnic spot for city dwellers.
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of Picnic group at Greensborough Hotel, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, greensborough hotel, picnics in greensborough
Greensborough bridge caption reads: "This fine old bluestone bridge was built in the 1860s to carry increasing traffic to the gold fields and farms to the north. The stonemason was James Neave McKenzie. In more recent years this magnificent stone structure had to be replaced by a more modern bridge."
From the John Davidson collection.
Photograph in black plastic frame with typed caption on matte.
john davidson, mckenzie bridge, greensborough, blue stone bridge
Visitors to Smerdon's Greensborough Hotel corner Church and Grimshaw Streets Greensborough
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of men outside a hotel, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, smertons hotel, greensborough hotel
Monaghan's Farmers Arms Hotel cnr Hailes and Main Streets Greensborough. This was the site of the new Greensborough Hotel.
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of Hotel, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, farmers arms hotel
Greensborough Primary School Grimshaw Street, circa 1909
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of Greensborough Primary School circa 1909, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, greensborough primary school
Greensborough from Diamond Creek Road, includes a view of lower Main Street and lower park
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of view of Greensborough from Diamond Creek Road, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, blue stone bridge, marble hall
Early miners at work caption reads: "The large bucket, called kibble, is used to pull up the unwanted debris, the smaller iron buckets are used to raise the alluvial material containing gold. This material is mixed with water in the puddling barrells (foreground) and poured into the cradle (left). The rocking motion causes the gold specks to sink to the bottom from where it is collected. The remaining material may then be hand washed in the gold pan held by the miner." This photograph possibly taken at Diamond Creek.
From the John Davidson collection.
Photograph in black plastic frame with typed caption on matte.
john davidson, diamond creek, gold miners, mines and mining
Unidentified family group in front of the Evelyn Arms Hotel Greensborough
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of view of Evelyn Arms Hotel Greensborough, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, evelyn arms hotel
Blue stone bridge looking up Main Street Greensborough. Bridge lower right and Marble Hall upper left.
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of view of Greensborough, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, blue stone bridge, marble hall
A view of Main Street Greensborough 1923 with Fallen Soldiers' Memorial
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of view of Greensborough, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, fallen soldier memorial, main street greensborough
A view of Main Street Greensborough taken about 1940.
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of view of Greensborough, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, main street greensborough
A view of Greensborough township from Willis Vale, home of the Partington family. Taken on the day of Ellen Whatmough's funeral, this photograph shows both Eva and William Partington.
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Timber-framed photograph of view of Greensborough, black and white.
greensborough, john mackey, partington family, ellen whatmough
postal services
Magazine with colour headings
diamond creek post office, postal services
Article about the removal of the old Greensborough Electrical Substation
text with one colour photo
greensborough, greensborough electrical substation
A view of Greensborough township 1889, painted from the corner of St Helena Road and Diamond Creek Roads. This copy has been cropped from the original to show lower Main Street and Marble hall. The original of this painting is owned by Greensborough Primary School.
From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.
Small timber-framed photograph of road and houses, sepia.
greensborough, main street greensborough, marble hall greensborough, arthur elliott, john mackey
Article about where the name of the suburb Bundoora came from
Text with two coloured photos
bundoora, bundoora primary school
Early learning centres
Printed text with colour photo
child care, early learning, watsonia
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