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The Beechworth Burke Museum
Audio - Oral History, Jennifer Williams, Evelyn Jensen, 13th April 2000
Miss Evelyn Jensen was born in 1908 near Mytleford Road in Beechworth. Miss Jensen was a twin but she also had twelve brothers and sisters. Miss Jensen went to school when she was nine years old but did not enjoy it. Her father was a nozzleman and had a role in finding and collecting gold. More specifically, a nozzleman operated a steel barrel with an interchangeable brass nozzle that sprayed high pressure water onto rock and similar surfaces. This broke down the surface for gold to be found. Unfortunately, when he began most of the gold was already gone. Miss Jensen's mother died when Miss Jensen was sixteen. As a result, Miss Jensen had to take care of the children and run the house. This included looking after a few months old baby. Her father was away at work most days so all of the responsibility fell on her. Her grandmother was present but she was too old to help Miss Jensen. Miss Jensen and her family lived a very long way from the main town and often had to carry kerosene tins full of water half a mile to their house. This was because they have no access to water at their home. This lack of water also meant they had to either bathe in the creek or carry the water back home for a bath. On wash day, they washed their clothes in the creek too. Miss Jensen never married but continued to provide for her family. She spent her days gardening and cooking. They did not have much money so gardening was a way that they provided food for themselves. 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.Miss Jensen's oral history is significant because it demonstrates the struggles of living remotely during this early part of the twentieth century. When Miss Jensen's mother died, she had to take on a lot of responsibility and did not have much support. This history sheds light on these struggles of being a young caregiver but it also gives details on how large families lived in isolated places. An example of this is the way that Miss Jensen often had to do the washing in the creek because that was the only place there was running water. In addition, Miss Jensen's story is significant because her father was a nozzleman. It indicates one of the processes was used to find gold. 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 sideEvelyn Jensen /mytleford road, beechworth, three mile creek, three mile beechworth, twin, nozzleman, goldrush, gold rush, work, mother, young mother, children, siblings, baby, grandmother, father, isolation, bush, water, watertanks, kerosene tins, wash day, bath day, creek, gardening, provide, poor, money, oral history, twentieth century, recording, story -
Old Colonists' Association of Ballarat Inc.
Ceremonial object - Trowel, William Bennett, Silver Trowel, c1887
The silver trowel was used for the laying of the foundation stone of the Ballarat Old Colonists' Hall. It was donated to the Old Colonists' Associaiton in 1906.. The Old Colonists' Association minutes noted 'Mrs Murray handed to the Secretary the silver trowel presented to the late President on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone of the Hall.' Silver trowel used during the laying of a foundation Stone for the Ballarat Old Colonists' Association building in Lydiard Street North, Ballarat.ballarat old colonists' association, ballarat old colonists' club, trowel, silver trowel, foundation stone, mrs j. murray, william bennett -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Audio - Audio, CD, M-16
Heavy metal music (Vietnam War songs)popular music - australia -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Yarra Trams, "Customer Service Charter", c2000
1104.1 - pamphlet - DL size five fold, full colour titled "Customer Service Charter", looking at Yarra Trams vision, performance standards, statistics, fares, ticket checking, compensation code, safety and security, planning, carriage of items, customer service and with a network map, showing the Yarra Trams (excluding M.Tram) lines. Notes the franchise date of Yarra Trams and that the aims were for service levels to 2001. 1104.2 - 28 page DL size booklet, centre staples, full colour titled "Customer Service Charter" - similar contents to above, with notes on safety and security, accessibility, staff conduct etc. Dated June 2005. 1104.3 - 36 page DL size booklet, centre staples, full colour titled "Customer Service Charter" - similar contents to above, with notes on safety and security, accessibility, staff conduct etc. Dated May 2007. Includes a table of contents - see image i2. 1104.4 - as for .3, dated Feb. 2008 Two copies of each held except 1104.4.trams, tramways, yarra trams, public transport, customer charter -
Greensborough Historical Society
Audio - Oral History, June Hall, Eric Barclay: interviewed by June Hall, 2011
Eric Barclay is interviewed by June Hall about his memories of growing up in Greensborough1 audio cassette in plastic caseSide 1: "Eric"; Side 2 "Blank".eric barclay, june hall, oral history -
Vision Australia
Audio (item) - Sound recording, Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, Around the Institute: September 5, 2000
Around the Institute was a weekly program designed to keep clients and staff informed of events, activities and thoughts relating to low vision and blindness. It consisted of interviews undertaken by Jo Matthews, with sound engineer Ed Gamble, designed to inform, educate and explore on a variety of topics. September 5: Blind cricket – Chris Headland, Did You Know – Alan Bates, Starting a diabetic retinopathy support group – Andrew van Brass, VisEquip – Christine Simpson.royal victorian institute for the blind, radio shows -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Pamphlet (Item) - Further Notes On Reamers
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Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Minister of Transport, "The new Train, Tram and Bus Ticket system made Simple (Almost)", Sep. 1981
Fold out pamphlet - 8 sections, titled "The new Train, Tram and Bus Ticket system made Simple (Almost)", explaining the new fare zone system - Central, Zones 1 to 3, with maps, explanations how it works, and the various travel cards issued by the Tramways Board and private buses and Vic Rail. Provides fare details of Travelcards, with pictures of them, rail singles, tram concessions, and rail weekly. Dated for introduction on 4/10, does not provide a year - see Reg Item 1645 for year - 1981. 2nd copy added 16-6-2015.trams, tramways, map, mmtb, vicrail, tickets, fares -
Vision Australia
Audio (item) - Sound recording, Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, Around the Institute: October 16, 2001
Around the Institute was a weekly program designed to keep clients and staff informed of events, activities and thoughts relating to low vision and blindness. It consisted of interviews undertaken by Jo Matthews, with sound engineer Ed Gamble, designed to inform, educate and explore on a variety of topics. October 16: Being a student on an Orientation and Mobility course – Malcolm Fraser, Christmas program – Sharon Tourney.royal victorian institute for the blind, radio shows -
Greensborough Historical Society
Audio - Audio Cassette, Diamond Valley Choral Society, Choral arrangements, performed by Diamond Valley Choral Society, 1980s
A recording of choral arrangements, performed by Diamond Valley Choral Society at Bundoora; no date is given. Songs include: Advance Australia Fair, Elizabethan serenade, Love is meant to make us glad, The kindly voice of Mother Nature (Mozart), Speed your journey (Verdi), I believe, Tumbling tumbleweeds.1 audio cassette in clear plastic caseHandwritten on cassette: "Choral arrangements, Bundoora"diamond valley choral society, bundoora -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, A Parade of Cup fashions from the 1880's, 1/09/2004 12:00:00 AM
Leaflet for parade presented by Whitehorse Historical Society at Forster Hall, Christ Church Anglican Church and sponsored by Nunawading Arts Council.Leaflet for parade presented by Whitehorse Historical Society at Forster Hall, Christ Church Anglican Church and sponsored by Nunawading Arts Council.Leaflet for parade presented by Whitehorse Historical Society at Forster Hall, Christ Church Anglican Church and sponsored by Nunawading Arts Council.whitehorse historical society, nunawading arts council, christ church anglican church, mitcham, fashion shows -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Comeng, John Dunn, "Comeng", 1987
Spiral comb bound folder, with silver card covers, titled "Comeng" providing details of the Comeng rollingstock manufacturer. Details their locations, company structure, locations, engineering and design work and Comeng products in Service, trains, trams, buses and other equipment. Includes design details and photographs of Z, A and B1 class tramcars. Produced by John Dunn of Comeng in 1987..trams, tramways, commonwealth engineering, comeng, tramcars, construction -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Pamphlet - Land Auction Brochure, The Ringwood Estate - Second Sub-Division, Ringwood, Victoria - 1919
Double sided bi-fold leaflet advertising subdivision site, layout of streets and allotments, summary of local features and services and terms of sale. Auction Saturday June 14th, 1919. 55 Lots. Subdivision includes Warrandyte Road, Tamar Street, Mersey Street and Derwent Street. Property Sales - Dunlop & Hunt Home Builders Ltd., 317 Collins Street, Melbourne, Tels 10104-10105. Agents - J.B. McAlpin, Tel. Ringwood 7. Auctioneers - Sydney T. Haynes & Co., 60 Queen Street, Melbourne, Tel. 3400. Solicitors - Hodgson & Finlayson, 360 Collins Street, Melbourne. Inset photographs of local views including existing 4-roomed bungalow on Lot 37 Tamar Street. -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Melbourne railways, Andrew Lazala, 22 Oct 2012
Andrew Lazala and Leo of Metro Trains discuss Melbourne's railwaysDuration 01:09:56transport - railways, metro trains, andrew lazala -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Public Transport Victoria (PTV), "Your new Collins Street tram stop", "Your new Jolimont Station MCG accessible stop", "Your new Clarendon Street Junction accessible stop", 2015 to 2016
Set of three pamphlets advising of changes to tram services for the installation of various trams stops or track works. .1 - "Your new Collins Street tram stop" - advising of the proposed new super stops between Elizabeth St and Spencer St - and consultation Feb. 2015. - 3 fold DL. .2 - "Your new Jolimont Station MCG accessible stop" - 4 fold DL - Oct. 2015 - includes a map and details. .3 - "Your new Clarendon Street Junction accessible stop" - includes changes for the 12 day project early Jan. 2016 - 6 fold DL. Produced by Public Transport Victoria and Yarra Trams with VicRoads.trams, tramways, public transport, tram stops, collins st, jolimont jtn, mcg, clarendon st, southbank -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Pamphlet (Item) - A syllabus Of Flight For Pilots USAFE Pamphlet No.55-1-1
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Vision Australia
Audio (item) - Sound recording, Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, Around the Institute: May 16, 2000
Around the Institute was a weekly program designed to keep clients and staff informed of events, activities and thoughts relating to low vision and blindness. It consisted of interviews undertaken by Jo Matthews, with sound engineer Ed Gamble, designed to inform, educate and explore on a variety of topics. May 16: Goldberg variations play – Catherine Wilkin, RVIB Ball – Rhonda Cleveland. royal victorian institute for the blind, radio shows -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Audio - Oral History, Jennifer Williams, Mrs Pam Croswaite, 2000
Mrs Pam Croswaite was born 1928 in Beechworth. Her father was one of the Zwar brothers who co-owned the Beechworth Tannery until it was sold in the 1950s. Her grandfather was the founder of the Zwar Bros. Tannery and one of the first car owners in Beechworth. Pam went to university to become a pharmacist, studying in Beechworth and Melbourne. She returned to Beechworth to raise her family after quitting her work and travelling with her navy husband to England twice. In 1984 she returned to work as a pharmacist at Mayday Hills psychiatric facility, the former 'Beechworth Lunatic Asylum'. Her grandfather, on her mother's side, was the former superintendent of the psychiatric facility. She retired in 1993, but remained active in the community in the choir and book clubs. 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.Pam's story is significant because of her familial links to the Zwar Bros, who owned the tannery and employed a large percentage of the township and her work as a pharmacist in the Mayday Hills facility. She was the granddaughter of the tannery's founder and daughter of one of the three brothers who owned it until the 1950s. She become a pharmacist after studying in Melbourne and via correspondence from home, which demonstrates how university study was conducted in the 1940s. She worked in the psychiatric facility Mayday Hills, the former 'lunatic asylum', as a pharmacist after her separation form her husband from 1984 to 1993. Pam's story also demonstrated the expectation of women to leave their work to raise their families and the general expectations of women during the 1930s,40s and 50s. The project is significant because it records locally important stories and memories of the township in the 1900s. By recording the memories of some of the older members of the community, information on Beechworth's evolution as a township can be 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.beechworth, burke museum, beechworth lunatic asylum, mayday hills, zwar bros. tannery, beechworth tannery, pharmacist -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Audio - Audio, CD, Fire support base Coral
Photos from the Vietnam War by unknownaustralia. army. royal australian army provost corps -- history, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives - australian, fire support base - coral -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Audio - AMY CASTLES
Compact disc audio copy titled 'Amy Castles Court Singer' released on November 13th 2001 commemorating the 100th anniversary of her singing debut in London. Covering handwritten note from donor Patricia Finn is included with six pages of photocopied newspaper articles relating to her singing history in Europe and Australia.bendigo, history, amy castles -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Currency - Bank notes, Japanese Currency
Photocopies of Japanese currency issued in New Guinea in WW2A4 sheet of photocopies of Japanese Government notes. Five Centavos, Ten Centavos, Ten Centavos, One Dollar, One Dollar, Fifty cents. Coloured pale blue, black print, yellow, black print (4), yellow, brown print. Copy of a small coincurrency notes, coin, numismatics, norm whitford, charles norton-smith, bill dickinson, japanese currency -
Melton City Libraries
Pamphlet, City of Melton Visitor Information Brochure, Unknown
Information relating to accomodation, history and heritage, parks and nature, things to do and public art in Meltoncouncil -
City of Kingston
Pamphlet - Colour, Roy Dunn Pty. Ltd, Central Corner Estate Moorabbin and Highett, c. 1923
Sales plan for land in the suburbs of Highett and Moorabbin, bordered by Point Nepean Road and Wickham Road East incorporating William StreetThe developing urban area of Highett and Moorabbin within the City of Kingston. This land sale pamphlet illustrates the subdivision of land within the municipality and the changing demographic of the district as new houses are constructed close to infrastructure.Colour pamphlet advertising for private sale land in the Central Corner Estate in Moorabbin and Highett. Incorporates a map of the estate bordered by Point Nepean Road and Wickham Road East, with subdivisions also available on both sides of William Street. Handwritten in blue pencil on subdivision plan: a tick is drawn on subdivisions 2-18 Handwritten in blue pencil on subdivision 6: a box with an x inside Handwritten in blue pencil on subdivisions 10 and 12: S Handwritten in black ink on front page: [indecipherable] / McKittricks Handwritten in grey pencil on rear page: McKilhick / Nepean Rd Handwritten in grey pencil on rear page upside down: 160000 / 15 8300 [crossed out] land sales, estate, highett, moorabbin -
Clunes Museum
Pamphlet - BROCHURES CLUNES MUSEUM
.1 YELLOW A4 SHEET TRIFOLD ABOUT CLUNES MUSEUM (THE RECEPTION MANAGER NORAH CAMPBELL) .2 DARK YELLOW A4 SHEET TRIFOLD INFORMATION ABOUT THE MUSEUM ( SECRETARY PAT COOK) .3 GREEN A4 SHEET TRIFOLD : CLUNES MUSEUM RESEARCH DEPARTMENT. THIS IS FOR RESEARCH INQUIRYpamplet clunes museum, pamplet research department -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Ceremonial object - Baptismal Font, c1863
St Luke’s Anglican Church officially opened on 15 March 1863. It was constructed from locally hewn stone. After serving the congregation for more than a century, the Church was closed by the Health Commission due to its deteriorated condition which was judged to be beyond repair. It was demolished by voluntary labour on the 10 – 11 August 1968. St Luke’s originally operated as a branch of the Albury church. The first resident minister at Wodonga was Rev. J. H. White who came in 1879. Much of the demolition of the church was organised and carried out by Raymond John Schmidt, a long-time parishioner of St Luke’s. After the demolition, the font was relocated to the Schmidt family garden. It was the wish of Ray Schmidt and his wife Elizabeth that the Font should come to the Wodonga & District Historical Society after their deaths. It is now displayed at Hut 97.A baptismal font made from hewn stone from the Wodonga area. Central bowl for holy water is surrounded by an inscription.Around bowl "SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN WHO COME UNTO ME"st luke's church wodonga, religious ceremonial items, anglican church wodonga -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Public Transport Victoria (PTV), "Special event services", 2019
1 pamphlet or hanging notice to around tram handrails, cut out advised of the changes to services due to 2019/2020 New Year's Eve . Laminated card. .2 - pamphlet - 4 fold DL, colour detailing the service changes, the routes affected, providing a map and how to get to the fireworks. 2 copies of each held.trams, tramways, notices and information, special event -
Melbourne Legacy
Audio - Recording, vinyl record, Land of Mine, side 1. Recessional, side 2, 30/11/1957
A recording of music at the annual Anzac Eve Commemoration Ceremonies in late 1950s. Legacy has held annual "Anzac Commemoration Ceremony for Students" events, usually held just prior to ANZAC Day. It was a recording of the Australian Boys Choir singing 'Land of Mine' and 'Recessional'A record for ceremony at the Shrine. This recording was a means of providing words and music at ceremonies for Legacy or recording the proceedings. Plastic vinyl disc 45 RPM.Paper label giving details of the recording (both sides).anzac commemoration for students, songs -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Pamphlet (Item) - Becoming a pilot pamphlets on Training
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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, An English Style
435 Mitcham Road, Mitcham. Estate Agent's advertising brochure(illust)mitcham road, mitcham, no 435 -
Melbourne Legacy
Pamphlet, Legacy, 2000
This is an example of Melbourne Legacy promotional material that was issued to inform the public on the work of Legacy and encourage anyone with similar ideals to join as a Legatee. Originally only ex-servicemen who had overseas experience were able to become Legatees. In 2001 it was changed to include people that are willing and able to make the personal effort to achieve Legacy ideals. Believed to be from approximately 2000 due to the image of the tri-service people on the front matching a poster from that time.An example of promotional material issued by Legacy. Colour brochure to promote Legacy folded into 6 pages.legacy promotion, marketing