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MAPS
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500 Parish Maps, Land Sale Posters, Subdivision & Estate plans within
the boundaries of the former Gisborne Shire.
Maps encapsulated or filed
All indexed. |
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IMAGES |
| 7000
Photographs & slides of people, places & events. |
| 64 Framed
Photographs of Gisborne Shire Presidents & Secretaries on permanent
display. |
40 Framed Photographs by Peter Smith
A photographic trilogy depicting Macedon & Mount.
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Macedon commercial locations prior to 1983, immediately after the
devastating bushfires of Ash Wednesday, February 1983 and
following rebuilding. |
10 Framed Photographs of Shire Councillors
& Staff.
Negatives to many Photographs. |
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20 Framed Photographs, Etchings, Portraits
of Local Personalities, Buildings, Sites, Illuminated Addresses,
Proclamations, Sketches & Paintings. |
15 Video Tapes of Locations & Events.
Set of Proofs of Heritage Study Photographs. |
300 Postcards relating to former Gisborne
Shire & surrounding areas.
All indexed. |
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FAMILY HISTORIES |
32
alphabetical files of documents relating to families in the former
Gisborne Shire.
Family surnames indexed. |
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PROPERTIES |
Documents filed under Property Name relating to properties within the
former Gisborne Shire.
Property names indexed. |
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ORAL HISTORY |
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45
Transcribed audio tapes of interviews with residents. Indexed.
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160
recordings of speakers at Society Meetings & Events.
Titles
indexed. |
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PIONEER PLAQUES |
84
memorial plaques to Pioneers of the Gisborne District, installed on the
Pioneer Wall.
Family names indexed. |
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GENERAL TOPICS |
70
files of documents relating to events, places & organisations within
former Gisborne Shire.
Subjects indexed. |
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PERSONAL CARD SYSTEM |
An index of 50,000 cards directing researchers to location of references
to persons who resided in the former Shire of Gisborne.
Cards have been generated from:
| School Records
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Electoral Rolls |
| Church Records |
Voters’ Rolls |
| Cemetery Records |
Minute Books
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| Ledgers
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Diaries |
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CEMETERY RECORDS |
Gisborne Cemetery Records
Indexed |
1857 - 1998 |
Macedon Cemetery
Indexed |
1864 - 2002 |
| Riddells Creek Cemetery
Indexed |
1869 - 1991 |
Carlsruhe Cemetery,
Alphabetical listing of limited records. |
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SCHOOL RECORDS |
Gisborne Primary School
Registers
Card indexed. |
1920 - 1959 |
Gisborne Higher Elementary
School Registers
Card indexed. |
1925 - 1932 |
Gisborne Catholic ( St
Brigids ) School
Registers
Card indexed. |
1968 - 1997 |
New Gisborne Primary
School Registers
Card indexed. |
1910 - 1943 |
Middle Gully Primary
School Registers
Card indexed. |
1864 - 1897 |
Macedon Primary School
Registers
Card indexed. |
1897 - 1997 |
Mount Macedon Primary
School Registers
Card indexed.
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1881 - 1974 |
Bullengarook Primary
School Registers
Card indexed. |
1917 - 1955 |
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ELECTORAL & VOTERS’
ROLLS |
Gisborne Electorate &
Shire Voters Rolls
selected years.
Card indexed. |
1917 - 1937 |
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MINUTE BOOKS &
MEMBERSHIP RECORDS |
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Records from many
organisations within the former Gisborne Shire.
Card indexed. |
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SHIRE RATE & MINUTE
BOOKS |
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Rate Books of former Gisborne Shire |
1865 - 1945 |
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Minute Books of former Gisborne Shire |
1860 - 1927 |
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YEAR BOOKS |
| Victorian
Government Year Books |
1961 - 1985 |
