These collections were taken by government photographers employed by agencies to capture various developments or projects undertaken in Victoria. They range from glass plate slides, captured at the turn of the century, to recent photographs taken during Melbourne events. Tip: Samples of some of these archival photographic collections can be found on our Flickr site.
Last updated:
July 29, 2016
Electric light and power
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- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, aerial photographs, Latrobe Valley (VPRS17700)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Morwell project, Latrobe Valley (VPRS17570)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Latrobe Valley negatives (VPRS17566)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Latrobe Valley glass plate negatives (VPRS17334)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, index to VPRS17102 Latrobe Valley (VPRS17103)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Latrobe Valley collection 5 (VPRS17102)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, index to Latrobe Valley prints and negatives (VPRS17100)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Latrobe Valley prints and negatives (VPRS17099)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, index to VPRS17095 Latrobe Valley (VPRS17096)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Yallourn, Latrobe Valley (VPRS17095)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, subject index to VPRS17093, Latrobe Valley (VPRS17094)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Latrobe Valley B&W negatives (VPRS17093)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Latrobe Valley (VPRS17092)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Geelong Tramways (VPRS15897)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, collection 50 (VPRS15789)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, collection 49 (VPRS15788)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, collection 48 (VPRS15787)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, publicity branch negatives (VPRS15786)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, general collection (VPRS15785)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, collection 23 (VPRS15784)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, collection 19, 61, 63, 67 and 71 (VPRS15783)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, collection 51 (VPRS15782)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, collection 36 (VPRS15781)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, general collection 13 (VPRS15780)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, misc. photographic collection (VPRS15777)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, collection 8 (VPRS15776)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, collection 7 (VPRS15775)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, electrical sales and briquette sales (VPRS15773)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Kiewa operations (VPRS15772)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, general collections 3 and 26 (VPRS15771)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, general collection 2 and 4 (VPRS15770)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, electrical products, sales, promotional activities and advertising (VPRS15769)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, stat file negative cards, SECV assets and civil works (VPRS13930)
- Yallourn Power Station (VPRS13841)
- State Electricity Commission of Victoria, collections 6, 17 and 18 (VPRS15774)
Film production and promotion
Health and welfare
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- Royal Children's Hospital, clinical photographs 2 (VPRS16849)
- Housing Commission of Victoria, publicity (VPRS3431)
- The Royal Women's Hospital (VPRS17410)
- Royal Children's Hospital Centenary Paediatric Surgery Congress and Centenary Medical Meeting (VPRS16885)
- Royal Children's Hospital, clinical photographs (VPRS16803)
- Department of Health and Community Services, maternal and child health service (VPRS16682)
- Geelong Hospital collection (VPRS15845)
- The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (VPRS10314)
Local Government records (municipal records)
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- Geelong Regional Commission, aerial survey (VPRS15870)
- Geelong Regional Commission (VPRS15869)
- Avon, photographic collection (VPRS17475)
- Alberton, photographic collection (VPRS17450)
- Brunswick City Council 1939 centenary collection (VPRS16773)
- Bellarine, photographic collection (VPRS15826)
- South Barwon, photographic collection (VPRS15541)
- Newtown, centenary celebrations 1958 (VPRS15478)
- Geelong, fancy dress ball (VPRS15359)
- Geelong, photographs, negatives and slides (VPRS15358)
- Corio, photographic collection (VPRS15160)
- Barrabool, photograph and map collection (VPRS15104)
- Bannockburn, photograph and map collection (VPRS15094)
- Stawell, council events (VPRS6212)
- Council Chamber, Town of Northcote (VPRS247)
- Council Chambers, Town of Essendon (VPRS246)
- Walhalla [Walhalla Gold Mining Company] (VPRS4371)
Ports and harbours
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- Ports, ships, planes and airports
- Port of Geelong Authority, Chief Engineer's collection (VPRS15876)
- Port of Melbourne Authority, collection 7 (VPRS11313)
- Port of Melbourne Authority, collection 6 (VPRS11312)
- Melbourne Harbor Trust, collection 4 (VPRS11311)
- Port of Melbourne Authority, collection 5 (VPRS11225)
- Port of Melbourne Authority, collection 4 (VPRS8368)
- Melbourne Harbor Trust, index of albums (VPRS8364)
- Melbourne Harbor Trust, contact prints and negatives (VPRS8363)
- Melbourne Harbor Trust, [JB Hosking collection] (VPRS8362)
- Melbourne Harbor Trust, collection 3 (VPRS8359)
- Melbourne Harbor Trust, collection 2 (VPRS8358)
- Melbourne Harbor Trust, collection 1 (VPRS8357)
- Melbourne Harbor Trust, commissioners (VPRS8356)
- Melbourne Harbor Trust, canal at Fisherman's Bend (VPRS8355)
Prisons, correctional services, convicts
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- Register of photographic negatives of prisoners (VPRS10868)
- Correspondence, photographs and history sheets of certain male criminals (VPRS8369)
- Bound circulated photographs and criminal offences of convicted persons, South Australia Police (VPRS7856)
- Photographs of prisoners sentenced to death (VPRS5900)
- Photographs of prisoners (VPRS522)
Roads and bridges
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- Roads and bridges
- Country Roads Board, photographic negative registers (VPRS17690)
- Country Roads Board, road and bridge construction (VPRS17689)
- Country Roads Board, municipality roads (VPRS17688)
- Country Roads Board, photographic print circulation albums (VPRS17687)
- Country Roads Board, roads and bridges (VPRS17686)
- Country Roads Board, photographic exhibition boards (VPRS17685)
- Country Roads Board, photographic collection, master negatives (VPRS17684)
Schools, education and teachers
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- Non-digitised photographs of schools
- Administration files of Education History Unit photograph and negative collection (VPRS14581)
- Index to photographs and negatives [Education History Unit] (VPRS14570)
- Department of Education collection (VPRS14562)
- Department of Education [Education History Unit] (VPRS14518)
- Education Department, file prints of photographs (VPRS14515)
- Education Victoria (VPRS14513)
- Victoria Institute of Colleges [publications section] (VPRS3294)
- Victoria Institute of Colleges, audio/visual and photographic collection (VPRS2115)
- Villers-Bretonneux school photograph collection [Education History Unit] (VPRS14520)
Soil conservation
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- Soil Conservation Authority, soil management programs, slides, Charlton district (VPRS16659)
- Soil Conservation Authority, collection 7 (VPRS14751)
- Soil Conservation Authority, collection 6 (VPRS14750)
- Soil Conservation Authority, collection 5 (VPRS14747)
- Soil Conservation Authority, collection 4 (VPRS14746)
- Soil Conservation Authority, index to VPRS14744 (VPRS14745)
- Soil Conservation Authority, collection 3 (VPRS14744)
- Soil Conservation Authority, collection 2 (VPRS14743)
- Soil Conservation Authority, photo register (VPRS14742)
- Soil Conservation Authority, collection 1 (VPRS14740)
- Soil Conservation Authority, index to VPRS14740 and VPRS14743 (VPRS14739)
Water supply and sewerage
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- Melbourne Water Corporation, index to aerial photographs (VPRS12927)
- Melbourne Water Corporation, aerial photographs (VPRS12930)
- State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, aerial photographs (VPRS16625)
- Geelong Waterworks and Sewerage Trust (VPRS15853)
- Sunbury Water Board (VPRS15330)
- Bacchus Marsh Shire Council Waterworks Trust (VPRS15327)
- Romsey Waterworks Trust (VPRS15326)
- Catalogue of photographic images segregated for Melbourne Metropolitan Board Water laser disk project (VPRS8675)
- Photographic images segregated for Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works laser disk project (VPRS8663)
- Melbourne Water Corporation, prints - positives (VPRS8662)
- Melbourne Water Corporation, 35mm transparencies positives (VPRS8660)
- Melbourne Water Corporation, 35mm black and white negatives (VPRS8655)
- Melbourne Water Corporation, 35mm colour negatives (VPRS8656)
- Melbourne Water Corporation, 120mm black and white negatives (VPRS8657)
- Melbourne Water Corporation, 120mm colour negatives (VPRS8658)
- State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, photo maps [rural] (VPRS15861)