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The Beechworth Burke Museum
Audio - Oral History, Jennifer Williams, Mr Clemence Orton, 7th December 2000
Clemence Orton was born in Beechworth in 1922 and lived his life in Murmungee on his parent’s property that he took over and ran working the land. He was schooled in Murmungee and interested in vet science. He served in WWII and was 24 years old when he returned. After World War II he took work experience with the local vet and attended his own farm stock, horses in particular. His knowledge of the area during his parent’s time and his families time saw him familiar with mining in the local area and Chinese miners through to farming techniques and practices. He was known as a ‘local resident with an encyclopaedic knowledge of local history'. Clemence married Dorothy and raised his family in Murmungee. He passed away on January 17th 2007. This oral history recording was part of a project conducted by Jennifer Williams in the year 2000 to capture the everyday life and struggles in Beechworth during the twentieth century. This project involved recording seventy oral histories on cassette tapes of local Beechworth residents which were then published in a book titled: Listen to what they say: voices of twentieth century Beechworth. These cassette tapes were digitised in July 2021 with funds made available by the Friends of the Burke. Clemence Orton’s family has lived in the Beechworth and Murmungee region for over a century. Through his experience living on the land he is able to shine a light on farming and life on the land, farming techniques and mining history in the region. Clemence Orton was know for his knowledge of local history and lived in the region making his involvement in this oral history project important. This oral history account is socially and historically significant as it is a part of a broader collection of interviews conducted by Jennifer Williams which were published in the book 'Listen to what they say: voices of twentieth-century Beechworth.' While the township of Beechworth is known for its history as a gold rush town, these accounts provide a unique insight into the day-to-day life of the town's residents during the 20th century, many of which will have now been lost if they had not been preserved.This is a digital copy of a recording that was originally captured on a cassette tape. The cassette tape is black with a horizontal white strip and is currently stored in a cleat flat plastic rectangular container. It holds up to 40 minutes of recordings on each side. Mr Clemence Orton /listen to what they say, beechworth, oral history, burke museum, orton, vet, mining history, chinese miners, clemence orton -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Booklet - Eagle Yearbook Adler-Jahrbuch, Eagle Yearbook
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Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "Tram review in doubt as PTC faces funds cut", "Tramway plan offers reform at a price", "Report criticises run-down trams", 1992
.1 - Newspaper clipping, The Age 3/8/1992, titled "Tram review in doubt as PTC faces funds cut", written by Jacqui Macdonald Transport Reporter, with a photo of Mr Spyker, Transport Minister. Quotes Mr John McMillan, DG of Transport, re issues of getting cabinet support for planned upgrades, storage of W class trams, unions, conductors, work practices, cross linking of tram routes, rail and buses. .2 - Editorial, The Age, 2/7/1992 - titled "Tramway plan offers reform at a price" - about the proposed plan to restructure the public transport system, W class trams, operations and the revolt against scratch tickets. .3 - Newspaper clipping - The Age - 3/4/1992 titled "Report criticises run-down trams" abort the report by Workshops director John Barry, the condition of W class trams, stored B class trams, sub-stations and maintenance.trams, tramways, budgets, ptc, unions, w class, b class, public transport, funding, operations, scratch tickets -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Faber & Faber limited, Dunkirk, 1945
This is the story of Dunkirk and of the men who planned it (insofar as it was planned) and of the men who carried it out, and of their ships. Mr Divine, who was himself with the small boats, writes with the authority of direct knowledge. He had the assistance of the men who were intimately concerned with planning and organising the operation. This is the true story of Dunkirk from its almost nebulous beginnings to the astonishing triumph of its end. Originally published in 1945, this is the best contemporaneous account, detailing all the big and little ships that rescued the men trapped on the beaches in late May 1940.Map, p.307.non-fictionThis is the story of Dunkirk and of the men who planned it (insofar as it was planned) and of the men who carried it out, and of their ships. Mr Divine, who was himself with the small boats, writes with the authority of direct knowledge. He had the assistance of the men who were intimately concerned with planning and organising the operation. This is the true story of Dunkirk from its almost nebulous beginnings to the astonishing triumph of its end. Originally published in 1945, this is the best contemporaneous account, detailing all the big and little ships that rescued the men trapped on the beaches in late May 1940. world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - britain, operation dynamo -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Film - Film - Naval Vessel berthing, 1956-1958
Port of Portland AuthorityFront: (Colour) Oats/ Handling (blue pen on white tape, top of reel) Harbour/ Construction/ NOT EDITED (Colour) (Blue pen on white tape, top of reel)port of portland archives -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Melbourne After the Gold Rush / [by] Michael Cannon, 1993
473 p. : ill.(some col.); 25 cm. melbourne (vic.) - history - 1851-1901., melbourne (vic.) - social conditions - 1851-1901., melbourne (vic.) - economic conditions - 1851-1901., gold rush -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Marion Miller Knowles, Songs from the Hills, 1898
A selection of songs.Dark green cover with the title and author in gold lettering on the front cover and spine.fictionA selection of songs.songs, australia, marion miller knowles -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, Montrose Settlement in the Foothills A History
Montrose Settlement in the Foothills - A History -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT SAFETY BUREAU, AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT SAFETY BUREAU, 2001
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Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Book, Jill Barnard et al, Welcome and Farewell: The Story of Station Pier, 2004
In the mid-nineteenth century, Victoria’s primitive maritime infrastructure was not coping with the volume of passenger and cargo traffic arriving in and departing from the burgeoning gold-fevered colony. However, the opening of Railway Pier at Port Melbourne in 1854 greatly improved the situation. Railway Pier serviced the steamships, which plied Port Phillip Bay and the Victorian coastal waters beyond, and also offered berths for vessels on the regular runs to other Australian colonies and to overseas destinations. However, as the larger and more powerful steamships of the early twentieth century found berthing increasingly difficult at Railway Pier, the need for a more modern pier became apparent. By 1930, the new Station Pier had replaced its predecessor. Itself extended and upgraded several times including during the past decade, Station pier still offers every contemporary convenience to shipping services using its busy facilities, just as did its predecessor Railway Pier, 150 years ago. The Victorian Government commissioned Welcome & Farewell to celebrate the 150 years since the opening of the Railway Pier. In doing so, it was mindful that the story of the site is not limited to its contribution to national and state economies, or to its physical development. The Government wanted a history that would also speak to ordinary Victorians, and other Australians, of their own experiences of this significant place. For indeed the Station Pier site has played its part in almost every milestone or phase in our history: at moments of celebration and commemoration, during economic booms and depressions, during times of war and peace. It has also won a place in the hearts of ordinary individuals affected by the welcomes and farewells they have experienced there: those for visiting royalty and celebrities, for servicemen and medical personnel off to war or returning home, for migrants from distant countries and refugees from war zones, for friends and family travelling for personal, professional or cultural reasons. Welcome & Farewell thoughtfully examines Station Pier’s significance and offers a splendid visual panorama of the experiences lived out there between 1854 and 2004.Illustrated large-format book with 224 pages [36] p. of plates. : ill., maps, ports.Bibliography: p. 199-201non-fictionIn the mid-nineteenth century, Victoria’s primitive maritime infrastructure was not coping with the volume of passenger and cargo traffic arriving in and departing from the burgeoning gold-fevered colony. However, the opening of Railway Pier at Port Melbourne in 1854 greatly improved the situation. Railway Pier serviced the steamships, which plied Port Phillip Bay and the Victorian coastal waters beyond, and also offered berths for vessels on the regular runs to other Australian colonies and to overseas destinations. However, as the larger and more powerful steamships of the early twentieth century found berthing increasingly difficult at Railway Pier, the need for a more modern pier became apparent. By 1930, the new Station Pier had replaced its predecessor. Itself extended and upgraded several times including during the past decade, Station pier still offers every contemporary convenience to shipping services using its busy facilities, just as did its predecessor Railway Pier, 150 years ago. The Victorian Government commissioned Welcome & Farewell to celebrate the 150 years since the opening of the Railway Pier. In doing so, it was mindful that the story of the site is not limited to its contribution to national and state economies, or to its physical development. The Government wanted a history that would also speak to ordinary Victorians, and other Australians, of their own experiences of this significant place. For indeed the Station Pier site has played its part in almost every milestone or phase in our history: at moments of celebration and commemoration, during economic booms and depressions, during times of war and peace. It has also won a place in the hearts of ordinary individuals affected by the welcomes and farewells they have experienced there: those for visiting royalty and celebrities, for servicemen and medical personnel off to war or returning home, for migrants from distant countries and refugees from war zones, for friends and family travelling for personal, professional or cultural reasons. Welcome & Farewell thoughtfully examines Station Pier’s significance and offers a splendid visual panorama of the experiences lived out there between 1854 and 2004.port melbourne, station pier -
Melton City Libraries
Newspaper, Milestone in Melton's history, 1990
Group of people standing in front of a church, photo featured in the Telegraph churches -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: LUSH
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Lush: the fernery in Rosalind Park gives Bendigo a taste of the rainforest. The scenic location was captured on film in the early 1900s. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign - Tram Stop - "Cars Stop Here", 1950s? Unknown
Indicated or provided a location to tram drivers of a tram stop that all trams had to stop at - a compulsory stop. Style Used from early 1920's.Demonstrates the form of compulsory stop that the MMTB used in Melbourne. Phased out from the mid 1970's. Similar signs used by the SEC in Ballarat and Bendigo. Sign - Tram Stop - Cars Stop Here - rounded with flat sections on either side for fitting to a large pole, enamel finish with white background and red top and bottom stripes. Black enamel on rear.tram stop, signs, mmtb, tramways, trams -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Great War Vol 4
This book was part of a large group of books referred to as the Pattison Collection, which belonged to the Warrnambool Public Library, part of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute. About RALPH ERIC PATTISON and the ‘PATTISON COLLECTION’ The ‘Pattison Collection’ is a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the WMI was led to ask the City Council to take it over in 1911 due to lack of financial support. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Public Library as it was then called. Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up home in Warrnambool. In 1935 when Pattison accepted the position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council his huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower areas of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave from 1942 to 1945 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However, he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. THE NEW WARRNAMBOOL LIBRARY When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Pattison. Eventually, the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. The Great War Vol 4 Editors: H Wilson and J A Hammerton Publisher: The Amalgamated Press Date: 1915 Further Information: The Standard History of the All-Europe ConflictThe label on spine cover with typed text PAT F 940.4 GRE Front loose end paper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose end paper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the great war vol 4, h wilson, j a hammerton, world war 1 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Booklet - Folder, Indigenous History, 2001
Book review of People of the Merri Merri: the Wurundjeri in Colonial Days by Isabel Ellender and Peter Christiansen 1 pagesharry gilham collection, indigenous history, merri creek, wurundjeri -
Federation University Historical Collection
Poster, Architectural Teaching Aid
Architectural drawings on heavy card. .1 - Parallel of the Corinthian Order .2 - Greek Ionic order of Eleusis .3 - Parallel of the Greek Doric Order - plate 2 .4 - The compsite order of Palladio - plate 20 .5 - Ionic order of the theatre og Marcellus Rome - plate 8 .6 - Parallel of the orders - plate 23 .7 - The Ionic order of the Vignoles - plate 10 .8 - Roman ornament in relief - plate 25 .9 - Choragic Monument of Lysierates - plate 13 .10 - Doric Order of Virginia .11 Selling out of the ionic volute .12 - Parallel of the Greek Ionic Order - plate 6 .12 - Building Construction = plate 33 .13 - Parallel of the Greek IOnic Order - plate 16architecture, ionic, doric -
Melbourne Legacy
Pamphlet - Bookmark, Legacy
This is an example of Melbourne Legacy promotional material explaining Legacy. It is a bookmark printed on both sides, including a photo of the Widow and Children statue. The date is unknown. Was in a folder with marketing material from the 1990s to 2009, see items 01240 to 01260. The collection shows the types of marketing materials that were produced and the celebrities that were helping Legacy.An example of promotional material issued by Legacy. It was in a collection of marketing material from the 1990s to 2000s.Colour bookmark to promote Legacy.legacy promotion, fundraising -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, David Garnett, Pocahontas or, the nonparell of Virginia, 1933
A fictional account of the life of Pocahontasp.344.fictionA fictional account of the life of Pocahontasindian women - fiction, virginia - history -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, Vietnam revisited: Vietnam three decades on (by unknown)
Documents the life of Vietnamese people three decades after the war endedvietnam - history -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Market Street Railway Company, San Francisco, “Trolley Festival – The past is present on market street”, 1980s
Pamphlet titled: "Trolley Festival – The past is present on market street" Produced by the Market Street Railway Company, San Francisco, features photo of a Melbourne tram owned by them. “Historic Cars of the Trolley Festival”, Melbourne Marathoners (1928-30), former MMTB trams #496 and #648. Tram #648 has since been sold to Sacramento Western Railway museum Trolley Festival ran from 1983 to 1987 due to cable tram track replacement.trams, tramways, usa streetcars, usa trams, usa tramways, w2 class, w5 class, tram 496, tram 648 -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Kegan Paul, The light of Asia, 1909
The Scripture of the Saviour of the World Lord Buddha- Prince Siddartha styled on earthp.155.non-fictionThe Scripture of the Saviour of the World Lord Buddha- Prince Siddartha styled on earthreligion - buddhism, edwin arnold 1832-1904 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), SEC 2d, early 1950's?
Yields information about the style and printing of tickets used in Ballarat and Bendigo tramways and how they were presented.Block with two remaining tickets - red ink on off white paper, denomination 2d, numbered 043398 - 99W, headed State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Provincial Tramways. Originally a block of 200 tickets been stapled onto a plain cardboard back with a heavy metal staple and a off white coloured cardboard retaining strip at the top of the ticket. The ticket price is in red ink while the ticket number itself is in black ink. On rear in red ink is a diagonal criss cross or tartan pattern. Alan Bradley's notes "Fares in Ballarat" trams, tramways, secv, tickets -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Library Catalogue
A black book with red spine. A number of handwritten pages in subject order.library, catalogue -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Newspaper - Newspapers, 1999
Newspapers bound in cardboard over, part of onging cillection commenced in January 1990Collection of Lakes Post newspapers covering the period 1 July 1999 to 31 December 1999documents, newspapers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Burwood Press, "A tram ride remembered", 3/08/1998 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping - from the Progress Press, 3/8/1998 titled "A tram ride remembered", recalling the history of Wattle Park tram trips by Gwen McWilliam in the papers heritage section and the history of the ownership of the land the tram line. Includes a reference to the 1928 derailment of a tram at the railway gates. Includes a photo of a tram at the park.On the top edge in ink "Progress Press 3 Aug 1998 p 28"trams, tramways, wattle park, derailments, history -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Thumbs down for", "Do we want W-class trams?, 12/11/1993 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Herald Sun, Friday 12/11/1993, titled partly ""Thumbs down for" and "Do we want W-class trams? Gives the result of a Herald Sun survey with a map - People were asked: 1 - Want to keep the W class trams 2 - Want W class for Tourism 3 - Want W class withdrawn Survey involved the Airport West, North Coburg, Mont Albert, South East (route 8 and 69, and city streets. The choice included retiring the early Z class trams, that were not even 20 years old.trams, tramways, w class, surveys, public transport, state transport authority, ptc -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Melbourne Weekly, "Blyth St tram terminus a top priority for route 96 upgrade", 3/09/2012 12:00:00 AM
Internet printout on two A4 sheets of an article from the Melbourne Weekly, 3/9/2012, "Blyth St tram terminus a top priority for route 96 upgrade" about the upgrade of route 96, tram stops, Blyth St terminus, consultation with local residents, City of Moreland and provision of traffic light priority - quotes Daniel Bowen of the PTUA.trams, tramways, route 96, blyth st, superstops, terminus -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Ayres, Ruby M, Where Are You Going? by Ruby M. Ayres, 1946
Romance novel.Hardcover book, 190 pages. Book has a plain red cover. Text, front cover: ' WHERE / ARE YOU / GOING? / RUBY M. / AYERS.fictionRomance novel.romance, fiction, ruby m. ayres -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Docklands News, “New late-night trams for La Trobe St”, Feb 2019
Newspaper clippings titled: “New late-night trams for La Trobe St” - Docklands News, February 2019, Issue 149. New tram timetable for Route 30 from January 1 2019. Tram services will run from St Vincent's Plaza to Central Pier until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays, and until midnight from Sundays to Thursdays. Previously there were no weekend services on route and weekday services finished at 6pm. Minister for Public Transport, Melissa Horne, said government making it easier to catch public transport.trams, tramways, route 30, docklands, la trobe st -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Audio - The 1930s Depression Tapes - Gordon Glover, 2005
In 2005 Michele Matthews interviewed current and former residents of Bendigo for her thesis on the 1930s Depression as part of her PhD Research, with the University of Melbourne Faculty of Arts, History Department. Michele interviewed fifteen members of prominent Bendigonian families. The thesis was titled: "How Depressing?: The impact of the Great Depression on Bendigo and District 1925-1935". The Michele Matthews Collection contains fourteen audio cassette tape recordings and one written transcript. The tapes are each approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes duration. The questions presented to the interviewees explore everyday experiences they would have lived through at the time of the Depression. The questions covered sixteen relevant subjects: • Introduction and housing • Social activities, swimming, cinemas, school and games played with friends • Organizations such as the RSL, Relief Committees etc. and any effect they had on family life • The life of the single woman • Unemployment and Employment • Government Assistance • Charities Aid • Self-help • People Power, e.g. boycotts or protests • Politics • Trouble or crime • Family Health, Medical and Diet • Education • General memories of, and hardships encountered, during the DepressionAudio tape interview with Gordon Glover. Son of Charles John Richard Glover and Clarice Ethel Glover who were Aerated Waters and canned tomato and sauce producers. Gordon was born in 1917. He attended school at Gravel Hill State School, 1922-1929, Bendigo High School, 1929-1932, and Bendigo Business college in 1934. He married Jessie Glover in 1942. The tape has been converted to a sound file. The 90 minute interview can be listened to, and the notes viewed, at the Bendigo Historical Society. By appointment only.history, bendigo, michele matthews collection, the 1930s depression tapes, gordon glover