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VERTICAL FILES - SUBJECT HEADINGS
| SUBJECT HEADING | FOLDERS AND FILES UNDER THIS SUBJECT HEADING | Society Ref No. |
| Aboriginal | History & Archaeology | N&G |
| Land Rights | N | |
| Reconcilation | N&G | |
| Aborigines | Arts (Blacking Out Australia Day) | N&G |
| Bicentenary 1988 | N | |
| Horticulture (Koori Gardening Team) | N | |
| Stolen Generation | N | |
| Acquisitions see Footscray Historical Society Acquisitions | ||
| Adams (O'Keefe) Family | G | |
| Aged | Clubs and Services | N |
| Allaway, William | G | |
| Ambulance Services | N | |
| Anglim, Patrick | G | |
| Angliss Project | N | |
| Anniversaries see Celebrations | N | |
| ANZ Bank see Banks | ||
| Archaeology | Quay West/City Link Site, Footscray (Victoria Archaelogical Survey) | N |
| Victoria Archaelogical Survey (City Link Archaelogical Project) | G | |
| Victoria Archaelogical Survey Newsletter (not complete run) | G | |
| Architecture | General | N |
| Houses (includes period styles and (advice on) renovations) | N&G | |
| Armed Forces | 32nd Batallion | G |
| Armfield, Frederick Arthur (Fred) | N | |
| Armstrong / Seymour Families | Seymour (Jack) Armstrong | |
| Armstrong, Seymour (Jack) | "The Bridges over the Maribrynong River" see Bridges - General and Misc | G |
| Arts see also Films, Galleries, Visual Arts; Performing Arts | General | N |
| Craft and Design | N | |
| Associations | General and Miscellaneous | G |
| Footscray Society for the Aged | N | |
| Legacy | N | |
| Y.M.C.A | N | |
| Australian Defence Industries see Urban Renewal - Australian Defence Industries Site | ||
| Australian Republican Movement | N | |
| Authors | Miscellaneous; Greenwood, Kerry; | N |
| Awards and Honours | N&G | |
| Bands | General and Miscellaneous | N&G |
| Footscray City Highland Pipe Band | N | |
| Footscray-Yarraville City Band (multiple files) | N&G | |
| Footscray-Yarraville City Band Newsletter (not complete 1975-77; 1978-81; 1982-84) | G | |
| Hyde Street Youth Band (Hyde Street Band; Hyde Street School Band) | N | |
| Western Region Concert Band | N | |
| Westgate Concert Band | N | |
| Yarraville Mouth Organ Band | N&G | |
| Banks | ANZ Bank | N&G |
| Colonial Bank of Australasia | G | |
| Commercial Bank | N&G | |
| Commonwealth Bank (David Greagg | N&G | |
| National Bank see also Ercildoune | N&G | |
| National Australia Bank | N&G | |
| National Mutual Royal Bank | N | |
| State Bank of Victoria | N&G | |
| Barnes, James (Jim) |
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N |
| Beevers, Wally and Mick | G | |
| Bicentenary 1988 | General | N&G |
| Newsletters 1987-88 and 1982-86; Bush Telegraph; Historic Records Search; Tall Ships | G | |
| Birds | G | |
| Braybrook | N | |
| Bridges | General & Miscellaneous (incl Seymour (Jack) Armstrong "The Bridges over the Maribrynong" | N&G |
| Charles Grimes Bridge | G | |
| E.J.Whitten | N | |
| Hopetoun Bridge | G | |
| Lynch's Bridge | N | |
| Maribyrnong River Footbridge | N | |
| Monash Bridge also known as Concrete Bridge, Lang's Bridge, Bagotsville Bridge | G | |
| Napier Street Bridge | N | |
| Railway Bridge | G | |
| Stony Creek Bridge | G | |
| Swing / Sherperd Bridge | G | |
| Westgate Bridge | N&G | |
| Westlink Bridge | N | |
| Bristow, V.F. | G | |
| Bristow Family | G | |
| Broadway Family | N | |
| Brown, John | G | |
| Browne, Coral | N | |
| Buildings also see Historic buildings, Architecture in the General Files | N | |
| Canning, Clive | N | |
| Car see Sports - Motor Sports | N | |
| Carson, George William | G | |
| Celebrations see also Bicentenary 1988 | Footscray Australia Day | N |
| Footscray, 100 years a City | N&G | |
| Footscray Centenary | G | |
| Footscray, 100th Anniversary of Shopping Centre | N | |
| Footscray 116th Anniversary | G | |
| Footscray, 125th Anniversary | N&G | |
| Footscray, Victoria's 150th Anniversary | G | |
| Footscray Jubilee | G | |
| Royal Visit (Charles and Diana) | N | |
| Cemeteries | N&G | |
| Chambers of Commerce | Footscray (was Maribyrnong Chamber of Commerce); | N |
| Charities | General & Miscellaneous | N |
| Footscray Outreach Mission | N | |
| Multiple Sclerosis Society | N | |
| Open Families | N | |
| Retired Canine Adoption Centre | N | |
| St Anthony's Family Service (St Carmelita Hannan RSJ) | N | |
| Salvation Army | N | |
| 20th Man Fund (Les Twentyman) | N | |
| Childcare | N | |
| Children | Games | N |
| Children's Services | G | |
| Churches | General (List) & Miscellaneous | N&G |
| All Saints (Anglican) | N&G | |
| Assembly of God (Spanish speaking) | N | |
| Barkly Street Methodist (Uniting) | G | |
| Barkly Street Uniting (Ernest Crossley; Rev. Bob Ower; Barkly Street Uniting Church Cricket Club) | N | |
| Bayview Road Methodist see Pilgrim Uniting Church | ||
| Church of Christ | G | |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints | N | |
| Corpus Christi, Kingsville | G | |
| Footscray Baptist Church, Paisley Street (Rev. J.H.Goble) | N&G | |
| Footscray - Yarraville Uniting Church, was Hyde Street Methodist see also Uniting Church | G | |
| Greek Orthodox | N | |
| Gospel Chapel, York Street, Yarraville | N | |
| Heavenly Queen Buddhist Temple | N | |
| Hyde Street Methodist Church see Uniting Church Yarraville | N | |
| Kingsville Baptist | N&G | |
| Kingsville Gospel Hall | N | |
| Maidstone Islamic Society | N | |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (Catholic) Fr. Frank Buhagiar | N | |
| Phat Quang Buddhist Temple | N | |
| Pilgrim Uniting Church, was Bayview Road Methodist Church | N | |
| Quan Minh Buddhist Temple | N | |
| St Andrew's Presbyterian (see Barkly Street Uniting Church) | N | |
| St Augustine's (Catholic) church, Yarraville Squadron Leader David William McCormack; Fr Ernie Smith) | G | |
| St George's (Anglican) | N&G | |
| St Ilija (Macedonian Orthodox), was Victoria Street Methodist Church | N | |
| St John's Anglican (Classical Music - College of the Arts programme; Ray Weisheit) | N&G | |
| St John's Catholic | G | |
| St Luke's Anglican | N&G | |
| St Monica's (Footscray Catholic Young Men's Society) | G | |
| St Monica's History (st Monica's School) | G | |
| St Paul's, Kingsville (Anglican) (Ben Walmsley) | N&G | |
| Scots Presbyterian | N | |
| Salvation Army Citadel, Ryan Street | N&G | |
| Uniting Church Barkly Street, was St Andrew's Presbyterian | N&G | |
| Uniting Church Yarraville, was Hyde Street Methodist (Hyde Street Methodist Young People's League) | N | |
| Victoria Street Methodist church, see St Ilija | N | |
| Vietnamese Evangelical Church, see St Ilija | N | |
| Vietnamese Evangelical Church was Ballard Street Methodist | N | |
| Westside Christian Centre (Assembly of God) | N | |
| Yarraville Baptist Church (Rev. Alan Marr) | N&G | |
| Yarraville Baptist Cricket Club | G | |
| Yarraville Buddist Temple | N | |
| Yarraville Greek Orthodox | N | |
| Cinema | General | N&G |
| Barkly Theatre | N&G | |
| Grand Cinema | N&G | |
| Hoyts Highpoint | N | |
| Sun Theatre | N | |
| Trocadero Theatre | G | |
| Clarke, Alex F |
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N |
| Clarke Cup see Sports- Rowing | G | |
| Clubs see also Associations, Returned Services League | General & Miscellaneous; Miscellaneous | N&G |
| Footscray Club | N | |
| Lion's Club | N&G | |
| Rotary | N&G | |
| Western Suburbs Lapidary Club | N | |
| Zonta International | N | |
| Coode Island | N | |
| Colonial Bank of Australasia see Banks | ||
| Commercial Bank see Banks | N | |
| Commercial Development | N | |
| Commonwealth Bank see Banks | N | |
| Consumer Affairs | N | |
| Council of Adult Education | Footscray Local History Course | G |
| Country Roads Board | State Gavernment Victoria | G |
| Craig, Mrs Isabella Lindia | Shops- Grocers | G |
| Crests and Emblems - City of Footscray | N&G | |
| Cuming, James | Autobiography | G |
| Dale Family | G | |
| D'Altera, Stanley Victor (Stan) | G | |
| Dances and Balls | N&G | |
| Dargie, Sir William | N | |
| Dedman, Lisa | G | |
| Depression, 1929-39 | N&G | |
| Diana Princess of Wales see Celebrations - Royal Visit | N | |
| Dick, William | Authors, A Bunch of Ratbags | |
| Disabled | General | G |
| Community Services | N | |
| Job Training | N | |
| Sports - General | N | |
| Sports, Athletes | N | |
| Sport - Footscray Underdogs, Football | N | |
| Doctors and Dentists | N&G | |
| Donato, Joe | N | |
| Droop, James Edward | N&G | |
| Drug Abuse | N | |
| Duckworth Family | G | |
| Elections | Miscellaneous | N&G |
| City of Maribyrnong | G | |
| Elso Family | G | |
| Emmerson Family | also Ravenscroft Family; White Family | G |
| English, Frederick William | Shepherd Family | G |
| Enterprise West | G | |
| Entertainment see also Cinemas; Dances and Balls; Theatres | N&G | |
| Environment | N&G | |
| Ercildoune | General | N&G |
| History; National Trust Classification (Historic Buildings Register); Restoration | G | |
| Facey, Albert | N | |
| Facilities - Footscray | N&G | |
| Festivals | General | N |
| Back to Footscray | N | |
| EID (End of Ramadan) | N | |
| First River | N | |
| Folkfest | N | |
| Footscray International | N | |
| Maribyrnong see also Saltwater River Festival | N&G | |
| Maribyrnong Hoi | N | |
| Melbourne food and Wine | N | |
| Melbourne Fringe | N | |
| Moon Lantern | N | |
| Philippine Fiesta | N | |
| Saltwater River see also Maribyrnong Festival | N | |
| Tet (Lunar New Year) | N | |
| Westfest | G | |
| Yarraville Fairs | N | |
| Yarraville Festival | N&G | |
| Films | N&G | |
| Fire Brigades | N | |
| Fleming, George and Ann | G | |
| Fleming, James | Journal of the Exploration of Charles Grimes | G |
| Floods | N | |
| Footscray Air Training Corps | N | |
| Footscray | Local History (Files 1-3)N; Files 1-9 G | N&G |
| Name of City (Foots Cray) , see also Footscray Historical Society, Foots Cray Correspondence | N&G | |
| Footscray and District | Street Names and Alterations |
G |
| Footscray and District | Creche and Kindergarten Preschools |
G |
| Footscray Citizens' Beautification Committee |
N&G |
|
| Footscray City Council | Newspaper Files 1-3; General Files 1-4 |
N&G |
| Footscray Community Activities Coordinating Committee | Footscray Community Bicentennial Committee |
N |
| 150th Anniversary of Sheep Shearing in Victoria | ||
| Footscray Community Arts Centre | Arts |
N&G |
| Performing Arts |
N&G |
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| Art Gallery |
N&G |
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| Visual Arts |
N&G |
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| Footscray District Streets | See also Footscray and District Street Names and Alterations |
N |
| Footscray Football Club | Files 1-11 Newspaper files; Files 1-6 General |
N&G |
| Bulldog Bulletin, 1993-95 |
N |
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| Bulldog, 1990-92 |
N |
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| Footscray Harriers Club see Sports- Athletics | ||
| Footscray Historical Society | General |
N&G |
| Acquisitions |
G |
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| Contacts/ Research Materials (Genealogical Society of Victoria, City of Footscray Archives) |
G |
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| History Walk |
G |
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| Research Enquiries 1992-1998 |
G |
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| Research Enquiries 1989-92 |
G |
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| Research Enquiries 1988-90 |
G |
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| Research Enquiries 1975-88 (mainly 1982-88) |
G |
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| Research Enquiries 1970-83 |
G |
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| Research Enquiry Form |
G |
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| Sources for Historical Information files 1-3 |
G |
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| Tour of Old Footscray/ Places of Interest Historic Sites, Historic Buildings |
G |
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| Footscray Institute of Technology | Post Secondary Education |
N&G |
| Footscray Ladies Benevolent Society |
G |
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| Footscray Local History | Files 1-9 |
G |
| Footscray Mall see also Shopping Centres |
N&G |
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| "Footscray Pictorial" |
N |
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| Footscray Rowing Club see Rowing | ||
| Footscray Technical College/Footscray Institute of TAFE | Secondary Education; Post Secondary Education |
N&G |
| Footscray Technical School | Secondary Education |
N&G |
| Footscray Women's Circus see Performing Arts |
N |
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| Fraser, Peter |
G |
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| Friendly Societies | Australian Natives Association |
G |
| International Order of Oddfellows |
G |
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| United Ancient Order of Druids |
G |
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| Protestant Alliance |
G |
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| Footscray United Friendly Societies Dispensary |
G |
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| Galleries see also Arts | West Space Gallery |
N |
| Gambling | Poker Machines |
N |
| Gardner, William George |
G |
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| Goble, Rev Joseph Hunter | Footscray Baptist Church |
G |
| Gotch, Wal | also Halliday; Duckworth |
G |
| Govan Family | Quarries |
G |
| Grants |
N |
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| Great War 1914-1918 |
N&G |
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| Greelish Family |
G |
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| Griffiths, David P | Jeweller and Watchmaker, Footscray City Rowing Club |
G |
| Grimes, Charles | General |
G |
| Journal of Exploration 1802-03, James Flemming |
G |
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| Guides | Girl Guides; Brownies |
N |
| Hall, Bill | (also known as Denning) |
G |
| Hansford Family |
G |
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| Hawkins, Doug |
N |
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| Health |
N |
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| Heritage Victoria | State Government Victoria - Historic Sites; Historic Buildings |
N |
| Highpoint 1-2 | Commercial Development - Retail Trade |
N&G |
| Hills, Frank Charles | Hills Timber Yard, Footscray Horticultural Society |
G |
| Historic Buildings | General & Miscellaneous |
N&G |
| Building Survey Report forms |
G |
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| Henderson House (Henderson's Piggery / Footscray Community Arts Centre) |
N&G |
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| Historic Buildings Council |
G |
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| Historic Buildings Register (National Estate programme) |
G |
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| Houses general and Miscellaneous -includes files on individual houses. For period styles and renovation advices see Architecture - Houses |
N&G |
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| Houses Early valuations |
G |
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| Malakoff Castle | ||
| Historic Sites | Footscray Park |
G |
| Footscray Wharves and Environs (Peter Haffenden, Melbourne's Living Museum of the West, Victorian Ministry for Planning and the Environment) |
G |
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| Humes Pipe Works ( Historic Buildings, Melbourne Meat Preserving Company) |
N&G |
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| Saltwater River Powder Magazine |
G |
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| Hogg Family |
N |
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| Homelessness | Recession of 1980s-1990s; |
N |
| Hope, Gladys nee Carson |
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G |
| Hotels and Accommodation | General and Miscellaneous |
N&G |
| General Yarraville |
G |
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| Albert (cnr Essex and Eleanor Streets) |
N&G |
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| Ashley |
N |
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| Barkly |
N&G |
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| Bayview |
G |
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| Belgravia (now House of Fools) |
N&G |
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| Braybrook |
N |
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| Bridge - formerly Footscray Punt |
G |
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| Buckingham |
G |
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| Commercial (Yarraville) |
N |
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| Commercial (Footscray) (now Powell); |
N |
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| Court House |
G |
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| Exchange also Xchange |
N&G |
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| Footscray |
G |
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| Guiding Star |
N |
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| Half Moon |
G |
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| Hotel California, former Hollywood Hotel (Private hotel for those with physical, mental and substance abuse problems.) |
N |
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| House of Fools (former Belgravia Hotel) |
N |
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| Junction |
G |
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| Maribyrnong |
N |
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| Mona Castle (see Research Enquiries File - Mr David Norman) |
N |
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| Pioneer (former Punt) |
N&G |
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| Plough |
N&G |
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| Powell (former Commercial) |
N&G |
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| Punt (see Pioneer) | ||
| Railway |
N&G |
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| Railway Yarraville |
G |
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| Royal |
N&G |
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| Ship Inn |
N&G |
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| Stanley Arms |
G |
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| Station |
N&G |
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| Victoria |
N |
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| Xchange see Exchange | ||
| Yarraville |
N&G |
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| Houses see Historic Buildings - Houses; Architecture - Houses; Real Estate - Housing and Residential Development | ||
| Identities | [Unsorted files] 1-4; Files on individuals are listed by surname in the general run of files |
N&G |
| Industry | General and Miscellaneous |
N&G |
| Industrial Disputes |
N |
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| Angliss and Co- Meat Industry |
G |
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| Australian Glass Manufacturers |
G |
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| Boon Spa (was Gow's Cordial Manufactory) |
N |
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| Chemplex (Petrochemical Industry |
N |
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| Colonial Sugar Refining (CSR); Scoop Newsletter; Sugar Industry |
G |
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| Containers Packaging |
N |
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| Cuming Smith & Co; Fertilizer Industry |
G |
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| Dickie Ltd; Textile Industry |
G |
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| Ebeling and Sons; foundry / Engineering Industry G | ||
| ICI Yarraville; chemical Industry |
G |
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| Islamic Abattoirs of Australia (Meat Industry) |
N |
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| Johnstone Bros Tannery, Footscray; Tanning Industry |
G |
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| Kinnear and Sons; Rope and Cordage Industry |
G |
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| Maize Products Pty Ltd; Food Industry |
G |
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| Mephan Ferguson (Engineers) |
N |
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| Michaelis Hallenstein and Co later Michaelis Bayley Hallenstein Family; Tanning Industry |
G |
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| Mobil; Oil Industry |
G |
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| Modern Maid and Staff |
N |
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| Smorgon Group |
N |
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| Taylor and Sons; Granite Works |
G |
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| Transfield (Shipbuilding/Defence Industry); |
N |
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| Inventions | Flying Machine 1907 |
N |
| Jack's Magazine see Urban Renewal - Australian Defence Industries |
G |
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| Jacobson Family |
G |
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| James, John | Shops, Drapers |
N |
| Jamieson Family |
G |
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| Johnson Family | Shops, Grocers |
N |
| Johnson Family | Tyne Foundry |
G |
| Jones, Jack | Gerygone (pseudonym); Birds of the Footscray District |
G |
| The Journey Girl see Performing Arts |
N |
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| Joyner Family | Joyner, william (Bill); Hauser, Mrs Florence Hilda (nee Joyner) |
G |
| Kirner, Joan |
N |
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| Lack, John | Newspaper Articles and Reviews |
N&G |
| Language | (Aboriginal Words, see Aborigines - History and Archaeology) |
N |
| Slang |
N |
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| Law | Liquor Laws |
N |
| Lawler, Ray |
G |
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| Le Van Tai see Visual Arts |
N |
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| Legal Services |
N |
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| Le Noury, John |
N |
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| Libraries | Footscray/Maribyrnong; Children's Library; |
N&G |
| Footscray Library Community Directory |
G |
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| Literature | The Henry Lawson Memorial and Literary Society; Lawson, Henry - Associations |
G |
| Living Colour Studio see Visual Arts, Catherine Van Wilgenburg |
N |
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| Local Government Boundaries |
N |
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| Local History | Walks files 1-3 |
G |
| Locality | Bulletin of the Community History program 1989-94 not complete run |
G |
| Long, Frederick |
G |
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| Lovett, Charlie | Charlie Lovett's Footscray |
N |
| Lynch, Michael |
G |
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| Lynch's Bridge Project see Urban Renewal - Lynche's Bridge Project |
N&G |
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| Maribyrnong City Council | General |
N&G |
| Council News |
G |
|
| Maribyrnong River | River Clean Up |
N&G |
| Markets | Footscray (Public) Market; General files - 1895-1906; Leases 1904, 1906; Mr M. H. McInerney; Mr John McDonald |
N&G |
| Masonic Lodges |
G |
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| Matthews, David Reeves (Dave) | Footscray Park; Horticulture |
G |
| McCarthy, Francis Patrick |
G |
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| McFarlane, John |
N |
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| Mechanics' Institutes | Footscray Mechanics' Institute |
N&G |
| Footnotes (Newsletter) 1993-96 not complete |
G |
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| Footscray School of Arts |
G |
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| Melba, Dame Nellie |
N |
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| Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works | General |
N |
| Disasters Spotswood Tunnel Collapse 1895 |
G |
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| Living City Misc issues 1967-83 |
G |
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| Melbourne's Living Museum of the West | General Museums |
N&G |
| Annual Reports 1988 - 93 not complete; Newsletter 1984-88 not complete run |
G |
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| Migrants | General |
N&G |
| Migrants Welcome to Footscray Kit |
G |
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| Mills, Doug |
N |
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| Mitchell Family |
G |
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| Monuments | Files 1-2 |
G |
| National Register of Unusual Monuments; Bicentennary 1988 |
G |
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| Motor Vehicles | Misc. |
N |
| Buckingham 60 Car |
G |
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| 1928 Street Flusher |
G |
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| Mount Mistake | Railways |
G |