Collection: Local History Vertical File

Items relating to William Joseph Dowling (b.1904-d.1973).

Biographical information on William Leeming, boot store owner of Errol Sttreet. He lived in Waterdale in Chapman Street, now part of the Royal Children's Hospital. He owned a racehorse named Leemings Boots.

Items relating to William Parker Newnham, a butcher of Queensberry Street. He was the conductor and founder of the North Melbourne Military Brass Band.

Various pages relating to the life and career of William Maloney. Born in West Melbourne, he was allegedly the illegitimate son of Jane Dowling and "Big" Clarke. He trained as a doctor and later became a long standing member for West Melbourne.

Booksellers' labels were printed in a variety of colours and designs throughout the life of their particular enterprises. The shops themselves stocked a range of specialisations from popular to scholarly and radical, religious, second-hand, children's and educational.--Introduction.

A tribute to Ailsa O'Connor, who passed away in 1980. Includes biographical information and copies of her art works.

For women in colonial Victoria who were required to earn a living, the Post Office was a good option. Although paid less than the men and employed largely in the rural area, there was an increasing number of women working in and managing post offices.

Items relating to the Women's Peace Garden Party held at Kensington in 2002.

Women faced an ongoing battle to become tram drivers as the job was seen to be male only. The Tramways Board, which encouraged women applicants, was not the problem, but the Union.

Work is an indicator of social worth; worthy recipients of charity were those who would willingly work. To be unemployed was to be a vagrant. Women have been ignored as a study in this field because publicly, work is seen as a man's affair.