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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Cecil, Michael K, Mud and dust: Australian Army vehicles and artillery in Vietnam (Copy 1)
It's the only place in the world where you can be bogged down in mud up to your neck and get dust in your eyesIt's the only place in the world where you can be bogged down in mud up to your neck and get dust in your eyesvehicles, military -- vietnam -- history, army equipment -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 16, October 1982 to February 1983
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 27 October 1982 to 12 February 1983.Book with white cover, front, spiral bound. courses available, teaching positions advertised, higher education faces crises, master builders drop scheme for apprentices, will a local win "skill olympic", ivan clarke, robert eva, art and craft salvation, edith lawn, horticulture course in ballarat, proposed tafe changes will create difficulties, apprenticeship scheme fails, courage on ice, dick richards, lord shackleton, anthony morris organist wins award, guild of music and speech, tonia ruyg second in ladies hairdressing section, work skill australia, cooking apprentice ian irving won regional award, skill work winners, ten more apprentices for ballarat, apprentices win award, daryl scheggie-brendan breust-phillip tjerkstra, matthew heenan photographic contest, awards night, mechanical engineering graduates, hugh lees - bruce hodgson - theo goossen, brett hodge apprentice electrical mechanic, sculptor victor edward greenhaigh, shackleton's forgotten argonauts, farmer apprenticeships win praise, back - to - school liftout, what's on in '83 at smb, tafe courses and programs in the central highlands, boom predicted for ballarat nurserymen, john harris coordinator horticulture course at smb -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, St Katherine's Church Cemetery, 279 St Helena Road, St Helena, 27 May 1990
Local Cemetery Excursion Sunday 27 May 1990 departed Eltham Shire Office at 9.30am and finish mid afternoon. Visits to Eltham , Kangaroo Ground, Queenstown (Smiths Gully), Nillumbik (Diamond Creek), St Katherines (St Helena) Hurst family graves at Hurstbridge and a little known early cemetery at Grteensborough. Attended by 20 members. In each case we were introduced to the cemetery with a brief talk. At Eltham, Frank Burgoyne gave us the benefit of his knowledge as a member of the cemetery trust and at Kangaroo Ground, Bruce Ness spoke in a similar capacity. The lunch stop was at Hurstbridge where we visited the Hurst family graves. The President of Nillumbik Historical Society, Jock Ryan, joined us at the Nillumbik (Diamond Creek) cemetery. He travelled on to St Katherines, St Helena, where he talked on the history of the church and cemetery.35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 23) Mount - Agfachrome Agfa CS System black 8 dotsshire of eltham historical society, cemetery excursion, graves, activities, anthony beale, cemeteries, katherine rose beale, st katherine's church cemetery, st katherine's church -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly 1885 Vol 1
WARRNAMBOOL MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE Warrnambool's Mechanics' Institute (or Institution as it was sometimes called) was one of the earliest in Victoria. On 17th October 1853, a meeting was held where it was resolved to request the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony to grant land for the erection of a Mechanics' Institutes building. A committee was formed at the meeting and Richard Osburne chaired the first meeting of this committee. The land on the North West corner of Banyan and Merri Streets was granted but there were no funds to erect the building. The Formal Rights of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute's encompassed its aims and these were officially adopted in1859; "This Institution has for its object the diffusion of literary, scientific, and other useful knowledge amongst its members, excluding all controversial subjects, religious or political. These objects are sought to be obtained by means of a circulating library, a reading room, the establishment of classes, debates, and the occasional delivery of lectures on natural and experimental philosophy, mechanics, astronomy, chemistry, natural history, literature, and the useful and ornamental arts, particularly those which have a more immediate reference to the colony." The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute opened its first reading room in November 1884 in the National School building at the corner of Banyan and Timor Streets. The Institute was funded by member subscription, payable on a quarterly, half-yearly or yearly basis. Samuel Hannaford, the Manager of the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, was the first Honorary Secretary of the Mechanics' Institutes, and an early President and Vice-President. He also gave several of the early lectures in the Reading Room. Another early Secretary, Librarian and lecturer was Marmaduke Fisher, the teacher at the National School. Lecture topics included The Poets and Poetry of Ireland', 'The Birth and Development of the Earth', 'The Vertebrae - with Remarks on the pleasures resulting from the study of Natural History' and 'Architecture'. In 1856 the Reading Room was moved to James Hider's shop in Timor Street, and by 1864 it was located in the bookshop of Davies and Read. In the 1860's the Mechanics' Institute struggled as membership waned but in 1866, after a series of fundraising efforts, the committee was able to purchase land in Liebig Street, on a site then called Market Square, between the weighbridge and the fire station. A Mechanics' Institute building was opened at this site in August 1871. The following year four more rooms were added to the main Reading Room and in 1873 the Artisan School of Design was incorporated into the Institute. The same year Joseph Archibald established a Museum; however, it deteriorated when he was transferred to Bendigo in 1877. In 1880, with Archibald's return to Warrnambool, the Museum was re-established, and in 1885 a new building was built at the back of the Institute to accommodate the re-created School of Design, the Art Gallery and the Museum. In 1887 the Museum section was moved to the former courthouse in Timor Street (for some time the walls of the building formed part of the TAFE cafeteria but all is now demolished)). In 1911 the Museum was transferred back to the original building and the management of the Mechanics' Institute was handed over to the Warrnambool City Council. The Museum and Art Gallery became one and housed many fine works of art, and the Library continued to grow. The building was well patronised, with records showing that at the beginning of the 20th century there were between 500 and 800 visitors. During World War One the monthly figures were in the thousands, with 3,400 people visiting in January 1915. The Museum was a much - loved Institution in Warrnambool until the contents of the Museum and Art Gallery were removed to make room for the Warrnambool City Council Engineers' Department. The contents were stored but many of the items were scattered or lost. When the original building was demolished the site became occupied by the Civic Centre, which included the new City Library. (The library was temporarily located in the old Palais building in Koroit Street.) In the process of reorganisation the Collection was distributed amongst the community groups: -The new City Library took some of the historical books and some important documents, historic photographs and newspapers. -The Art Gallery kept the 19th Century art collection and some of the artefacts from the museum. -The Historical Society has some items -The State Museum has some items -Some items were destroyed -Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village has old newspapers, Government Gazettes, most of the Mechanics' Institute Library, ledgers and documents connected to the Mechanics' Institute Library, some framed and unframed artworks and some photographs. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Library book collection is deemed to be of great importance because it is one of the few collections in an almost intact state, and many of the books are now very rare and of great value. WARRNAMBOOL PUBLIC LIBRARY The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) was formed by a voluntary community group in 1863, within six years of Warrnambool’s beginnings, and its Reading Room opened in 1854. The WMI operated until 1963, at which time it was one of the oldest Mechanics’ Institutes in Victoria. Mechanics’ Institutes offered important services to the public including libraries, reading rooms and places to display and store collections of all sorts such as curiosities and local historical relics. In 1886 a Museum and Fine Arts Gallery were added to the WMI and by the beginning of the 20th century, there was also a billiards room and a School of Art. By this time all Mechanics’ Institutes in country Victoria had museums attached. Over the years the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Library was also known as the Warrnambool Public Library the Warrnambool Library and the Free Library. Early funding from the government was for the “Free Library”. The inscription in a book “Science of Man” was for the “Warrnambool Public Library”, donated by Joseph Archibald in 1899. Another inscription in the book “Catalogue of Plants Under Cultivation in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1 & 2, 1883” was presented to the “Warrnambool Library” and signed by the author W.R. Guilfoyle. In 1903 the Warrnambool Public Library decided to add a Juvenile Department to library and stock it with hundreds of books suitable for youth. In 1905 the Public Library committee decided to update the collection of books and added 100 new novels plus arrangements for the latest novels to be included as soon as they were available in Victoria. In July 1911 the Warrnambool Council took over the management of the Public Library, Art Gallery, Museum and Mechanics’ Institute and planned to double the size of the then-current building. In 1953, when Mr R. Pattison was Public Librarian, the Warrnambool Public Library’s senior section 10,000 of the 13,000 books were fiction. The children’s section offered an additional 3,400 books. The library had the equivalent of one book per head of population and served around 33 per cent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 per cent reference and 40 per cent fiction. The library was lending 400 books per day. In 1963 the Warrnambool City Council allocated the site of the Mechanics’ Institute building, which included the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, for the new Municipal Offices and the Collections were dispersed until 1971. The Warrnambool Library took over the Mechanics’ Institute Library’s holdings on behalf of the Warrnambool City Council. Since the closure of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute the exact location and composition of the original WMI books and items have become unclear. Other materials have been added to the collection, including items from Terang MI, Warrnambool Court House and Customs House. Many of the books have been identified as the Pattison Collection, named after the Librarian who catalogued and numbered the books during his time as Warrnambool Public Librarian in the time before the Mechanics’ Institute closed. It seems that when Warrnambool became part of the Corangamite Regional Library some of the books and materials went to its head office in Colac and then back to Warrnambool where they were stored at the Art Gallery for quite some time. Some then went to the Warrnambool Historical Society, some stayed at the Art Gallery and some were moved to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The various stamps and labels on the books held at Flagstaff Hill show the variety of the collection’s distribution and origin. The books in the collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village date from the 1850s to the late 1950s and include rare and valuable volumes. Many of the books are part of the “Pattison Collection” after the Warrnambool’s Public Librarian, Mr R. Pattison. Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly 1885 Vol 1 Publisher: Government Printer Melbourne Date: 1885 Further Information: John Ferres Government PrinterPaste down front end paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library 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, votes and proceedings of the legislative assembly 1885 vol 1 -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Book - A Biographical Dictionary of the Pioneers of Ovens and Townsmen of Beechworth, M. Rosalyn Shennan, 1990
A biographical dictionary of key pioneers and identities in the Ovens and Beechworth area of Victorianon-fictionA biographical dictionary of key pioneers and identities in the Ovens and Beechworth area of Victoriapioneers victoria, pioneers beechworth, pioneers ovens river -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - RALPH BIRRELL COLLECTION: EIG SCHOOL, c1966
EIG School - Ralph Birrell Collection. - Construction of Latrobe Uni. C1966-67. Bendigo Institute of Technology, Engineering School, Applied Science. Ralph Birrell giving a speech at the laying of the plaque.Kodakeducation, tertiary, latrobe university bendigo, eig school - ralph birrell collection. - construction of latrobe uni. c1966-67. bendigo institute of technology, engineering school, applied science. ralph birrell speech laying plaque -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, c. 1956
Colour slide in a mount. Melbourne Olympic Swimming Pool (1956), Melbourne, Australia. (Architects: Kevin Borland, Peter McIntyre, John and Phyllis Murphy; engineer: Bill Irwin.)Encircled 60 (Handwritten)melbourne, slide -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1970
Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘70 in Osaka and travelled to Osaka several times in 1969-1970. Boyd designed the innovative Space Tube, which had over 25 exhibition boxes, projecting from it. Amongst the topics covered were Australian scientific innovation (including brain research, immunology, Antarctic research, Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Power Scheme, rainmaking, and the night sky), Australian sport, house interiors, car manufacturing, Australian music and art, and Japanese-Australian relations.Colour slide in a mount. Canadian Pavilion, Expo 70, Osaka, Japan. (Architect: Arthur Erickson, with Geoffrey Massey)Made in Australia / 3 / MAY 70M3 / 7 (Handwritten)expo 70, osaka, robin boyd, slide -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - PIONEERS OF COSTERFIELD, 2009
Pioneers of Costerfield, 340 pages with black and white photographs and illustrations relating to the history of Costerfield's pioneering families, mining, schools, churches and the controversies surrounding the discovery of antimony.Anne Bradleybook, costerfield, costerfield, mining, pioneers of costerfield, antimony. -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book, Dawson, W. J. (William James Dawson), Thro' lattice-windows, 1899
293 p. : plain dark green cover. 'Colonial Edition' printed on spine.fictionfiction, william james dawson -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, Mullens Family at Anderson's Creek/Warrandyte
Covering Mullen's Family at Anderson's Creek/Warrandyte from 1875 to 1939 -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Banner
The letters of the completed banner were made by different churches within in the presbytery and spelled a sentence, presumably "BUILD YOUR CHURCH LORD!" Orbost was one of the churches that had the finished banner on display. One of 24 small banners with tabs at the top of each for hanging on a rod. 19 have large blue letters appliqued on them. Twenty two of the banners are roughly square and two are smaller and oblong. Three have no letters and are used as spacers in the four word sentence that the letters make. The banners are decorated with rural and coastal images. BN068.13 "R" with fine blue embroidery at each corner and only two tabs "R"uniting church adult fellowship -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Modern Civil Aircraft:13, Boeing 727, Peter Gilchrist
The book covers the Boeing 727, designed and built by the Boeing company. It includes the story of its development, design aspects, variants, and who bought it.Purple book with one Picture of the Boeing 727 over mountains on the front and two pictures of the Boeing 727 on the back.non-fictionThe book covers the Boeing 727, designed and built by the Boeing company. It includes the story of its development, design aspects, variants, and who bought it.boeing 727, boeing, airliner -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Kola, Military helicopters, 1984
Illustrated and Textual description of helicopter developmentIll, p.63.non-fictionIllustrated and Textual description of helicopter developmenthelicopters, military helicopters -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, The Wielands of Heathmont - Don and Pat Talbot 2008, Revised Edition (reprint) 2022
Wieland Genealogy of Carl Ferdinand Wieland and Caroline Christensen married 11/11/1874 Hawthorn -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s - set of 4, John Theodore, 31-12-1978 or early 1979
Yields information about the early operation of the BTPS of No. 33 in Wendouree Parade.Set of 4 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 35mm slides of No. 33 running in Wendouree Parade - 31-12-1978 or soon after its launch by the BTPS. .1 - approaching Depot Junction - with a Twin Lakes sign. .2 - ditto .3 - at St Aidans Drive with a Sturt St West destination .4 - ditto with the trolley pole being reversed. Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, wendouree parade, depot junction, st aidans drive, tram 33 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, Box Hill Reporter Cricket Association, 1994?
History of the Association, 1894 - 1994 with brief histories of some clubs.History of the Association, 1894 - 1994 with brief histories of some clubs.History of the Association, 1894 - 1994 with brief histories of some clubs.box hill reporter district cricket association, blackburn cricket club, blackburn north cricket club, blackburn south cricket club, box hill church of christ cricket club, box hill north cricket club, box hill pioneers cricket club, bulleen templestowe cricket club, burwood district cricket club, burwood heights uniting cricket club, coles myer cricket club, doncaster cricket club, east box hill cricket club, east burwood / bennettswood cricket club, eley park cricket club, forest hill cricket club, glen waverley hawks cricket club, glen waverley / northvale cricket club, heatherdale cricket club, koonung heights cricket club, mazenod old collegians cricket club, mitcham cricket club, mountain crusaders cricket club, nunawading cricket club, nunawading churches of christ cricket club, park orchards cricket club, st davids cricket club, syndal cricket club, vermont south cricket club, wheelers hill cricket club, yarraleen cricket club -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Slide - photograph, colour, Whittlesea Christ Church, Sunday School pupils, c.1956-1966
In 1863 a Whittlesea resident Thomas Wills donated fifteen acres of land to the Church of England for the use of promoting the Christian religion within the area. More specifically though Wills directed that part of this land was for the erection of a building for public worship and of a dwelling for the Minister duly appointed. Thomas Wills himself laid the foundation stone on 14 July 1864 and by August 1865 the building was completed. The Church was finally opened on Sunday 25th February 1866 by Bishop Perry of Melbourne who had stayed the weekend at “Braemore” the home of the Sherwins. The first Minister appointed by the Bishop was the Rev. W. McGennet from Bunninyong. The bell that originally hung in the tower was lowered in 1909 when its weight endangered the structure of the Church. Rev. William McGennett conducted his first service in Christ Church on 2nd March 1866. In the absence of the vicarage which was erected several years later the accommodation for Rev. McGennett was provided at Taylor’s Carriers Arms Hotel which stood at the corner of Jack’s Creek and Yea Roads. A brick vicarage was erected nearby, several years after the Church. Construction of stage one of the church hall commenced in 1955, with final completion in 1966. 35mm colour positive transparency (8 of 17) Card mount - Kodachrome Transparency whittlesea, christ church whittlesea, sunday school, church, children -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - FLEMING COLLECTION: 1950S BENDIGO SLIDE, 7 April 1958
Bendigo 1950s. Bag Pipe Band 5/6/1958. Probably Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958 date on slide may be wrong.Kodachromeevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s. bag pipe band 5/6/1958. probably easter procession. easter monday was 7 april 1958 date on slide may be wrong -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Unidentified location, Eltham district, c.May1990
35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 25) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProcessing Date Code Jun 90Mroads, infrastructure, shire of eltham, unidentified -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Maritime handbook, F G Strang, F G Strang Pty Ltd, 1940s
Complimentary book by F.G.Strang setting out stowage weights, sea distances, weight and measure tables.maritime, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, f g strang -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Borough of Port Melbourne, Collector's cash book, 1885 - 1886
Borough of Port Melbourne - Collectors Cash Book. March 31, 1885 to August 6, 1886local government - borough of port melbourne -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Hales Jeremy, Maffras Beet Sugar Industry 1894-1948, 1998
The story of the Beet Sugar factory at Maffra Victoria from its beginnings in 1894 the problems encountered and the demise of the industry after WW2 The history of earlier Victorian unsuccessful into establishing the industry are mentioned Maffra beet sugindustrial, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, Sevenoaks Park, 1980 repr. 2004
A history of Jeffery Street Blackburn and surrounding area once known as Sevenoaks Park.A history of Jeffery Street Blackburn and surrounding area once known as Sevenoaks Park. Contains old maps and land titlesA history of Jeffery Street Blackburn and surrounding area once known as Sevenoaks Park. sevenoaks park, jeffery, mary ann, jeffery street blackburn, blackburn road blackburn, lake road blackburn, da costa, robin, burns, frank, satchwell, keith -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide, Grand Parade, Fifth Eltham Community Festival, 11 Aug 1979
The fifth Eltham Community Festival was held 11-20 August 1979. The theme of the festival was “Along the Main Road” and was the first time the Shire of Eltham Historical Society (forerunner of the Etham District Historical Society) entered a float in the Festival Grand Parade. The Society's participation in this year's Eltham Community Festival was highly successful. We arranged an exhibition in the Eltham Library on the theme of ''Along the Main Road" and our float in the Festival Grand Parade "Pioneers of Eltham" won the prize donated by Pegasus Interiors for the best Eltham theme. The success of the float was due mainly to the efforts of Joh Ebeli. Joh was entirely responsible for the design and artistic work on the float and with help from Geoffery Loftus-Hills and Mark Gough actually constructed it. Society members and friends together with members of the Victorian Folk Music Club completed the picture, riding on and walking with the float in the parade. Mrs. Opal Smith and Mrs. B. Brinkkotter organized many of the costumes for participating members and Mrs. Phyllis Macdonald made the arrangements with the Victorian Folk Music Club. Thanks were also due to Mr. P. Quirke of Research Fruit Supply for the loan of his truck and to Eltham Hardware and Plumbing Supplies for the donation of materials for construction of the float. The $50.00 prize was shared with the Victorian Folk Music Club. Following the success of this event, it was considered that future parades were an important annual event for the society to participate in. 35 mm colour positive transparency Mount - Agfachrome Professional black (Germany) 4 dotseltham festival, parade, parade floats, pioneers of eltham, eltham district historical society, shire of eltham historical society -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Unidentified significant tree, Eltham district, c.1992
35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteunidentified, significant tree -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - ALLAN BUDGE COLLECTION: SLIDE MILLAR STREET, 1988
Slide, ALLAN BUDGE COLLECTION, Polychrome Brickwork, Millar Street. An outstanding wall treatment; since this photograph was taken, a garage has been built alongside and the same motiff has been used in the walls.house, public, allan budge collection, allan budge collection -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Fire over Australia, 1938
Red cloth-covered binding with section of dustjacket glued to front cover. Title and author on spine in black lettering. 204pp.australia, bushfire, 1938 -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Beckhaus, John et al, Sydney's Electric Trains, 2016
A description of the electric rollingstock that ran on the electrified suburban and interurban network of New South Wales Railways.ill, p.192.non-fictionA description of the electric rollingstock that ran on the electrified suburban and interurban network of New South Wales Railways.electric trains - new south wales - history, passenger trains - new south wales - history -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board / Gratuities (New Scheme) Long Service Leave (All Employees) Sick Leave (Daily Paid Employees) / Medical Examinations and Employees' Register", 1977
Twenty page book within card covers titled "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board / Gratuities (New Scheme) Long Service Leave (All Employees) Sick Leave (Daily Paid Employees) / Medical Examinations and Employees' Register". Dated 1 March 1957 with a reprint date of 2nd May 1977. Signed by W. Aird, Secretary. See also Reg Item 67 for an earlier version. Second copy added 15/1/2015 from donation of Lindsay Rickard.On the inside of the front cover in blue ink some five lines of writing - looks like Spanish or Italian.trams, tramways, mmtb, personnel, procedures