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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: SMALL SIZE BOOK 'HUBERT LEE' OR 'HOW A BOY MAY DO GOOD', 1900s
LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: Small Size Book 'Hubert Lee' or 'How a Boy may do good' Small book, cover colour is royal blue with a gold motive in the centre with the title of the book. Pages are gold leaf. London Routledge and Co. 2 Farrington Stree. Printed by Woodfall and Kinder Angel Court, Skinner Street. Inscribed inside the cover: 'Special reward for Scripture Exercises. Presented to George W Hunter (???) at ther Wesleyan Sunday School Raywood Apr 2 / 15 ??? Sup.bendigo, history -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Newspaper - News articles re the sinking of the tug MELBOURNE in 1972, Tug MELBOURNE sinking, 1972
Tugboat sinking in Port PhillipTethering accidentnewspaper articles about the tugboat MELBOURNE sinkingReverse - " N/A "historical references -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, F-4 Phantom 11 vs MIG-21: USAF & VPAF in the Vietnam War, 2008
vietnam war, 1961-1975 - aerial operations - american, vietnam people's air force -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: CHAMBERS'S ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
Chambers's Etymological Dictionary. Hard bound brown covered book with gold lettering / signature and date on inside cover - 20.5.80 / by James Donald F.R.G.S./ W& R Chambers London and Edinburgh 1879/ 596 pages / signed by owner -G..A. Pethard.books, technical, dictionary, lydia chancellor collection, collection, book-chambers's etymological dictionary / james donald f.r.g.s / w& r chambers london and edinburgh 1879, dictionaries, dictionary, words, history, etymology -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Brian M. Coleman, Directory of Australasian Railway and Tramway Societies 1982, 1982
The annual directory of rail and tramway preservation in AustraliaIndex, ill, maps, p.112.non-fictionThe annual directory of rail and tramway preservation in Australiarailway and tramway preservation - australia, rail and tram preservation societies - australia -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - Supplement To Dyke's Automobile And Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia
By J . D . Haddon , B.Sc -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Lifetime Distributors Pty. Ltd, Title Vietnam : a war lost and won, 2004
This comprehensive and balanced account provides a highly original look at the emotive impact of the first 'media' war, charting not only the course of the war in Vietnam, but also seeking to place American involvement in Vietnam in historical perspective. The book also includes first-hand testimony on the highly charged issue of American personnel who went missing in action.Index, ill, map, p.240non-fictionThis comprehensive and balanced account provides a highly original look at the emotive impact of the first 'media' war, charting not only the course of the war in Vietnam, but also seeking to place American involvement in Vietnam in historical perspective. The book also includes first-hand testimony on the highly charged issue of American personnel who went missing in action. vietnam conflict 1961-1975 - history, vietnam war 1961-1975 - us involvement -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Newspaper - Newspaper article, Boost for wine region, 7/02/2018
Newspaper article from the Corowa Free Press, Wednesday 7th February 2018, page 3, by Sarah Dean. Article refers to grants from the Victorian Government's Wine Growth Fund to a number of wineries in the Rutherglen region. Recipients include Buller Wines, Cofield Wines, Lake Moodemere Vineyards, Rutherglen Estates, Scion, Valhalla Wines, Warrabilla Wines and Campbells Wines.Newspaper article about the Rutherglen wine region, with a coloured photograph of a group of people in front of stacked wine barrels.government grants, wine industry, tourism, wine growth fund, buller wines, cofield wines, lake moodemere wines, rutherglen estates, scion, valhalla wines, warrabilla wines, campbells wines -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, Betty Lends a Hand
Hard cover book ' Betty Lends a Hand' By Margaret Baines Read.Oxford University Pressbooks, children's -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, The Miegunyah Press, A merciful journey : recollections of a World War II patrol boat man, 2005
In 1939 Marsden Hordern's mother refused to sign the paper allowing her seventeen-year-old son to fight overseas with the Royal Australian Air Force. 'I did not rear you to be killed in an airplane,' she said. 'Join the navy.' He took her advice and in doing so determined his future. In small patrol boats, Fairmiles and a Harbour Defence Motor Launch, he patrolled the shores of Japanese-held territory, assisted beleaguered commandos in Timor, and was finally caught up in the drama of rounding up Japanese prisoners of war and guarding them in New Guinea.Index, bibliography, notes,maps, ill, p.334.non-fictionIn 1939 Marsden Hordern's mother refused to sign the paper allowing her seventeen-year-old son to fight overseas with the Royal Australian Air Force. 'I did not rear you to be killed in an airplane,' she said. 'Join the navy.' He took her advice and in doing so determined his future. In small patrol boats, Fairmiles and a Harbour Defence Motor Launch, he patrolled the shores of Japanese-held territory, assisted beleaguered commandos in Timor, and was finally caught up in the drama of rounding up Japanese prisoners of war and guarding them in New Guinea.world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia, royal australian navy -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Newspaper - Australia's Playground of the Future, 1954
Australian Magazine (A.M.) published a special three page article about Falls Creek and the Bogong High Plains on 24th August 1954. The article was titled "Australia's playground of the future". Written by Muir Maclaren, it referred to the Bogong High Plains as a comparatively new and unexploited winter playground which could be one of the best snow resorts in the world. There were 13 huts which were at Falls Creek which were there due to "hard work, the grace of God, and the permission of the Victorian State Electricity Commission". A brief history of the Albury Ski Club Lodge was included. In 1954 the Lodge was run byLes Meikle and had the Club had a membership of 200 people. Lodges with accommodation established at this time, with the ability to house a total of 280 people, included Albury, Skyline, Bogong, Myrtleford, Hymans, Dawn, Galleon, Kiewa Valley, Snowden, Nelse, Moroma, Trowalla, St, Trinian's, Bowna and Nissen. The reporter also interviewed Skippy and Toni St. Elmo and gave a description of the tow and its fees. He outlined Toni's earlier background with the SEC and noted that Toni had recently named a peak in the area Mt.. Hillary in honour of the success of Edmund Hillary in conquering Mt. EverestThis article and accompanying images are significant because they capture early information about the Bogong High Plains, Falls Creek and its pioneers.A centre spread from a monthly publication featuring text and colour imagesBeneath photo Toni St. Elmo and his wife, Skippy, who run the ski tow and a ski school. Skippy won the Albury Club Club Championship against men.bogong high plains, skippy st. elmo, toni st. elmo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Trevor Lamb collection: The Age, Tuesday, February 18, 1973
Two pages article from The Age of Tuesday, February 18, 1973. The article lists the British Kings and Queens from the Saxon Kings till Elizabeth II with a short biography. the age, british royal families -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, Russell Braddon, The Naked Island, 1954
With drawings made in Changi Prison Camp by Ronald Searle.Blue Booknon-fictionWith drawings made in Changi Prison Camp by Ronald Searle. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Tram study should look further afield", Jul. 2002
Yields information about the view of letter writers about the proposal for a Ballarat Tourist based tramway in 2002, in this case, a BTM volunteer worker.Newspaper clippings about the return or revival of a tourist tramway in Ballarat - letter - from The Courier, Friday 26 July 2002, titled "Tram study should look further afield", written by Sam Boon about the tramway and volunteers. Each item has the date, source and page written in ink.ballarat revival, btm, city tramway -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Book, Green Acres Golf Club, Green Acres Golf Club: the first forty years 1948-1988, 1988
A history of the first 40 years of Green Acres Golf Club in Kew East, founded in 1948.87 p., illus.non-fictionA history of the first 40 years of Green Acres Golf Club in Kew East, founded in 1948.golf clubs - kew, green acres golf club, golf clubs - history -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Black Arrow
Pattison Collection This item is from the ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was 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 lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. 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 Ralph 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. RALPH ERIC PATTISON 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 Pattison accepted a 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 1942 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. Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service 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 Black Arrow Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Publisher: Cassell & Co Date: 1897 The label on the spine with typed text PAT 823 STE Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, 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 black arrow, robert louis stevenson -
National Wool Museum
Audio - Wool Talk featuring Joan McInnes Staff Update 14, Dalgety Farmers Limited, c.1980s
Part of a collection of books, manuals, photographs, letters and clothing relating to the working life of Stuart Ascough. Stuart's career in the wool industry spanned over 43 years from 1960 to 2003 in various roles including Topmaking Plant Manager at Courtaulds Ltd. in Spennymore, U.K., Operations Manager at Port Phillip Mills in Williamstown Victoria, Marketing Executive, Early Stage Wool Processing at the International Wool Secretariat Melbourne, Australia and General Manager of Victoria Wool Processors Pty. Ltd. in Laverton North, Victoria. Throughout his career Stuart travelled extensively, and in the 1990s worked at many topmaking mills in China on quality improvement projects. He also provided technical advice and training at mills in India, Ukraine, Lithuania, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Latvia, Byelorussia and other parts of Europe and Asia.Cassette tape featuring image of a man and woman inside a factory.front: WOOLTALK / featuring Joan McInnes. / Dalgety Farmers Limited / INCORPORATED IN VICTORIA / STAFF / UPDATE / 14 spine: Dalgety Farmers Limited / WOOLTALK / STAFF / UPDATE / 14 back: 'WOOLINE' / KEEP IN TOUCH FOR THE COST OF A LOCAL CALL / Brisbane (008) 17 7630 / Yennora (008) 42 4706 / Newcastle (008) 04 6220 / Goulburn (F&G) (008) 04 6250 / Albury (008) 02 1624 / Melbourne (008) 33 3037 / Geelong (008) 01 2075 / Portland (008) 35 3391 / Port Adelaide (008) 88 8483stuart ascough, international wool secretariat, victoria wool processors, port phillip mills pty ltd, topmaking, career, wool industry, training, technical advice, mills, cassette tape, audio -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division, The Redbank Museum, 1974
A book about the Redbank railway museum in Queensland.ill, p.27.non-fictionA book about the Redbank railway museum in Queensland.tourist railways and museums - australia, redbank railway museum - queensland -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: TRAVEL BROCHURES
A decorated cardboard box containing travel brochures, passenger lists and a map of Scotland. Also contains a letter to Grandma from Mary and George, dated 1st July, 1963, telling of their trip around Scotland.Mary, George travel letterplace, lydia chancellor, collection, letters, correspondance, communication, travel brochures, tourism, place, scotland, map, passenger list, ephemera -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - FIRE WARDEN'S RECORD BOOK, 1928
Fire Warden's Record Book. Contains detailed drawings and plans for fire services for buildings in Bendigo CBD. Rescued from the Killian's Walk fire by the Donor. Cardboard covers with plans inside. Very poor condition.bendigo, fire brigade, fire warden's books -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Audio - Oral History, Jennifer Williams, Mrs Vanessa McDonald, 9 November 2000
Mrs. Vanessa McDonald was born in Beechworth in 1917. Christened, Agnes Bertha Collins, Vanessa changed her name in 1960. Mrs. McDonald's family's connection with gold mining in the district reach back to the first of Beechworth's gold rushes, when her great grandfather, a Dutchman who adopted the name Charles Collins, arrived in 1851-1852. Mrs. McDonald spent her childhood in the isolated hamlet of Stanley, in the area known as 'Little Scotland', where she recalls helping her mother to raise younger siblings, picking apples and walnuts on the family farm, and roaming the hills for wildflowers. As a young woman Mrs. McDonald attended religious and social gatherings in the local community. In 1940 she went to Melbourne to work as a mothercraft nurse during the Second World War. She met her husband at a Beechworth football match and was married at the Stanley Methodist Church in 1941. The gold diggings known as the 'Nine Mile' became the hamlet of Stanley, after the British Prime Minister, Lord Stanley, in 1858. By the late 1850s, Stanley boasted schools, an athenaeum, a church, a weekly newspaper and several hotels and other civic infrastructure to cater for a growing population. The area attracted large numbers of Chinese miners, whose presence was frequently resisted. Like other early Victorian mining settlements, Stanley was a hotbed of political and racial tensions during the gold rush. One side of the Nine Mile Creek was known as 'Little Scotland’, the other, 'Little Ireland'. A number of Christian denominations built congregations and churches in Stanley, including the Church of England, Methodist Church, the Catholic Church, and Presbyterian Church. Stanley became part of the United Shire of Beechworth in 1871. By 1880 timber was being cut and two sawmills were established by 1887. River-dredged gold mining consumed vast amounts of timber from the forests in the area, and in 1931 the first of several softwood plantations began. 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.Following the decline in the mining and associated industries during the early-mid-twentieth century, the Beechworth district experienced a period of general economic decline. On the east side of the Dingle Range, Mrs. McDonald's father, William Henry Collins, felled timber and the family were pioneer apple orchardists. The establishment of apple orchards in Stanley reflects changes to how land was used and contributes to our understanding of the historical development of rural communities following the gold rush. Mrs. McDonald's recollections are significant for understanding family and social life in a small rural town in years leading up to the Great Depression and prior to the Second World War. This oral history recording may be compared with other oral histories and items in the Burke Museum's collection. 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 clear flat plastic rectangular container. It holds up 40 minutes of recordings on each side.Mrs Vanessa McDonald /listen to what they say, beechworth, oral history, burke museum, emigration, gold rush immigration, victorian gold rush, mining families, apple orchard, forestry, forest plantation, little scotland, stanley, twentieth century history, regional australia, rural australia, farming, harvest festival, great depression, dingle range, the nine mile, australian wildflowers, high country wildflowers, mothercraft nurse, rural and regional women, social history, collins, mrs. vanessa mcdonald, building community life, shaping cultural and creative life, fruit growers, family history, changes to land use in regional victoria -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Audio - Recording, Decca
The Boyds purchased their record player and sound system from Thomas’s in Melbourne. Patricia Boyd (later Davies) was very interested in opera and was later appointed to the Board of the Australian Opera.Operatic Highlights Die Fledermaus (Johan Strauss). LP 33RPM vinyl, Catalogue Number: LXT 2576, Record cover, no sleeve, 1 vinyl disk. Cover notes, no author listed. Johan Strauss, Conductor: Clemens Krauss, Vienna State Opera and Choruslp, sound recording, opera -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''KEATS & HIS POETRY'' BY WILLIAM HENRY HUDSON
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 95 page soft cover booklet by William Henry Hudson on the life and poetry of John Keats. Contains a selection of poems, some in part only, with an accompanying discussion on each. B & W image of John Keats opposite title page. Published in 1911 by George G. Harrap & Co., London and printed by Ballantyne & Co., London. Catalogue sticker ''2260 HUD'' on spine. Signature ''A. H. Chisholm'' inside front cover. Seven newspaper articles relating to Keats, loose inside front cover. (a) Argus 4-5-40 Poet who died young. (b) Sydney Morning Herald 9-4-67 Keats seen again as Shakespeare's heir. (c Age 26-7-58 Keats's Ode to a Nightingale. (d) Age 3-11-63 Keats's Ode to a Nightingale (e) Age 4-5-63 Keats's Legend of St Agnes. (f) Age 17-5-58 Keats's Ode to a Grecian Urn. (g) Unknown paper and date Two new sonnets (by Keats).William Henry Hudsonbooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, john keats, poetry, william henry hudson -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Wilfrid Sheed, Clare Boothe Luce, 1982
Hardcover w/ Dust Jacketamerican biography, united states, ambassadors, legislators, journalists, 20th century, walsh st library -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, A J H Gray of Swinton, Glenorchy, Origin and Growth, 1967
Talk given to Hrorsham District Historical Society by A.J.H Gray of "Swinton" Glenorchy on 15 March 1967. Blue Card Cover with dark blue binding tape. Black hand written titleall Underlined: Glenorchy Origin and Growth By A.J.H. Gray of Swinton March 1967.stawell -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Cann River State School No.3920
Enrolment details of each student registered including parents informationschools, occupation -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - Souvenirs - Clothing Ration Card, Lords Raceway Ticket, Marong Catholic Church Annual Ball Ticket, Market Research Ticket, 1947-1985
Souvenirs - Clothing Ration Card, Lords Raceway Ticket, Marong Catholic Church Annual Ball Ticket, Market Research Ticket. 1. Clothing Ration Card, Commonwealth of Victoria 1947 2. Lords Raceway Ticket, the Bendigo Toyota Classic 1985 3. Marong Catholic Church Annual Ball Ticket, Wednesday 17th July in the public hall. 4. Market Research Ticket, W. D. Scott and Co. Pty. Ltd.history, bendigo, merle lummis collection, lords raceway bendigo, marong catholic church, w d scott and co, clothing ration card -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ANNALS OF BENDIGO BOUND VOLUMES 4 AND 5
Annals of Bendigo Blue bound with D.H. Armstrong printed in gold on bottom LH corner. Written in front cover in biro ' D. Armstrong, Bendigo' Volumes 4 and 5 1910 - 1920, 1921 - 1935. Bound in black with Annals of Bendigo, 1910 - 1935 printed in gold. Printed by Cambridge Press.George Mackaybendigo, history, annals of bendigo, annals of bendigo, bendigo, history, mining, culture, industry -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, Vietnam: war in the jungle (Copy 2)
vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- videorecordings -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, City's hallowed ground, 11/11/1998
Article from Whitehorse Gazette, 11 November 1998, on Box Hill Cemetery, by Julie Doyle.box hill cemetery, cemeteries