This Great Britain shilling is dated 1819, the year before King George III died. There were over 7 million of these coins minted. King George III succeeded his grandfather, King George II, on the throne in 1760. He reigned until his death on 29th January 1820. The shield in the centre of the reverse of the coin is the Hanoverian Shield, showing that the House of Hanover was elected to the crown rather than taking the crown as a victory. This coin’s denomination is not inscribed on the coin but it has been identified as a shilling from information about the King George III currency 1816-1820. - The 6 pence coin is 19mm - This Shilling is 24mm (the same size as this coin) - The Half Crown is 32mm British coins such as this one shilling were in circulation in the colony of Australia until 1910, when the Commonwealth of Australia began producing its own coinage. This coin was minted by the Royal Mint at Royal Mint Court, in Little Tower Hill, London, England. Coins for circulation in the Kingdom of England, Great Britain and most of the British Empire were produced here until the 1960’s when the Royal Mint shifted location to Wales. The obverse side of the coin’s inscription translation is “George III by the Grace of God, King of the British territories, Defender of the Faith”. The engraver of the obverse image was Benedetto Pistrucci. The reverse side’s inscription on the coin is translated "Evil to him who evil thinks” The engraver of the reverse image was Thomas Wyon. AUSTRALIAN CURRENCY The early settlers of Australia brought their own currency with them so a wide variety of coins, tokens and even ‘promissory’ notes (often called IOU’s) were used in the exchange of goods and services. In 1813 40,000 silver Spanish dollars, purchased by the English government, were delivered to Sydney to help resolve the currency problem reported by Governor Macquarie. The coins were converted for use by punching a hole in the centre of the coin. Both the outer ring, called the holey dollar, and the punched out ‘hole’, called the dump, were then used as the official currency. The holey dollars hold the place of being the first distinctively Australian coins. In 1825 the British Government passed the Sterling Silver Currency Act, making the British Pound the only legal form of currency in the Australian colonies. Not enough British currency was imported into the colony so other forms of currency were still used. In the mid 1800’s Australia entered the Gold Rush period when many made their fortunes. Gold was used for trading, often shaped into ingots, stamped with their weight and purity, and one pound tokens. In 1852 the Adelaide Assay Office, without British approval, made Australia’s first gold coin to meet the need for currency in South Australia after the Gold Rush began. In 1855 the official Australian Mint opened in Sydney, operating as a branch of the Royal Mint in London, and the gold was turned into coins called ‘sovereigns’. Other branches also opened in Melbourne and Perth. Up to the time Australia became a federation in 1901 its currency included British copper and silver coins, Australian gold sovereigns, locally minted copper trade tokens, private banknotes, New South Wales and Queensland government treasury notes and Queensland government banknotes. After Federation, the Australian government began to overwrite privately issued notes and prepared for the introduction of its own currency. In 1910 a National Australian Currency was formed, based on the British currency of ‘pounds, shillings and pence’ and the first Commonwealth coining was produced. In 1966, on February 14th, Australia changed over to the decimal currency system of dollars and cents. Australia did not have its own currency in the colonial times. Settlers brought money from other countries and they also traded goods such as grain when currency was scarce. For a long time there was no standardised value for the different currencies. In 1825 British currency became the only official currency in the colony of Australia and coins such as this silver shilling were imported into Australia to replace the mixture of foreign currency. Australia became a Federated nation on 1st January 1901. In 1910 National Australian Currency was formed and Australia produced its own currency, based on the British ‘pounds, shillings and pence’. The British currency was no longer valid. This silver shilling is of national significance as it represents the British currency used in Australia from 1825-1910. Coin, Great Britain shilling, 1819. Silver coin, round. Obverse; King George III head, looking right. Reverse; crown on top of quartered shield, 2 diagonally opposite quarters both show 3 lions, another quarter has a rampant lion, another quarter has a harp; in the centre of the shield is a small crowned shield with 3 symbols that appear to be lions. Inscriptions on both sides of coin (denomination not inscribed).Obverse “GEOR . III D . G . BRITT . REX F . D .” and “1819” Reverse “HONI . SOIT . Q [UI obscured] . MAL . Y . PENSE” flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, coin, currency, money, legal tender, australian currency history, royal mint, great britain shilling 1819, king george iii currency, colonial australia currency, benedetto pistrucci, thomas wyon, numismatics

WWII One Gallon Fuel Ration Ticket: one ticket of cream card with blue flecks, black print with perforated edges. On a wall of oval shapes with "Motor Spirit Ration" and printed "Commonwealth Liquid Fuel Control Board". In the centre is the Commonwealth Emblem on the left. In the middle is "Motor Spirit One 1 Gal. Ration Ticket" on the right is "Not Transferable". Underneath is "Department of Supply & Development issued under National Security ACT.1939-40". On the back, hand written in black ink is "G. Alice Jones 2(e)/3869".government, federal, fuel ration ticket

The first Bendigo Easter Fair was held on 10th and 11th April, 1871 and remains one of Australia’s longest running annual community events taking place over the Easter long weekend. Its purpose was to raise funds in aid of two local charities; The Bendigo Hospital, and The Bendigo Benevolent Asylum. The fair features events throughout the City with celebrations culminating in a parade on Easter Sunday. The parade features a variety of commercial and community groups including a large processional dragon which has been an integral part of the annual parade since 1892. The three principal golden dragons featured over the past 130 years are Loong (1892–1970), Sun Loong (1970–2019) and Dai Gum Loong (2019–present) which are housed at the Golden Dragon Museum in Bendigo. Fundraising for charities remains a large part of this event and this raffle is an example of the types of prizes you could expect to win in 1915 with 1st prize being a Horse, Gig and Harness.Printed ticket on card. Double sided. Includes advertising for local businesses. Front covered in text describing the twenty one prizes to be won. Reverse; advertisement for Cohn Bros Beer.bendigo easter fair, bendigo hospital

The Lioness Club of Kew operated between 1978 and 1992. Items from its collection were deposited with the Kew Historical Society in 2000.The Lioness Club of Kew was the first Lioness Club in the Melbourne area. As such its records are of Historic and Social Significance as a record of post-war community organisations run by women. As the records were donated to the Kew Historical Society as a place of deposit, they are well provenanced. They comprise albums, objects, and a history of the Club so provide a complete picture of the Club's operation.Nine small fabric banners promoting the Lioness Club of KewLioness Club / District 201VI / Kew Victoria Australia. Nine small fabric bannerslioness club of kew, kew lionesses

A beige coloured cardboard cover which has what it looks like water marks on the cover. There is the British Coat Of Arms Insignia with Ministry of Defence under it. The rest of the information is under this and in black writing. There are five punch holes down the left hand side.ministry of defence (army), british army, physical training, recruits' physical training

Eighteen printed paper voters rolls for The Barkly Ward 1896 - 1912 and 1914. One supplementary voters list, undated. Voters lists are stapled together, and each have water marks, various ragged edges, folds and tearing to the pages. Printed by various printers of Bendigo. W.Honeybone is the Town Clerk. The one supplementary voters list is a single printed page, printed only on one side, with ragged edges and tears.voters roll, city of bendigo, w.honeybone, town hall, barkly ward

This musical comedy was performed by the University of Ballarat Arts Academy by arrangement with Cameron Mackintosh Limited. This musical comedy was adapted from the novel by John Updike by John Dempsey and Dana P Rowe. Director: John O'May; Musical Director: Richard Brown; Design: John Bennett. By arrangement with Hal Leonard. Performances were from August 27th - September 3rd 2005 at Helen Macpherson Smith Theatre, Camp Street, Ballarat. Ticket Prices: Adults $20; Concession $14.50; Student $12 available from MajesTix.Original Coloured Posterthe witches of eastwick, musical comedy, performing arts, ballarat academy of performing arts, the university of ballarat arts academy, cameron macintosh limited, john dempsey, dana p rowe, hal leonard, helen macpherson smith theatre, majestix

A greyish coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Top right hand corner is the name of Lt. McMaster with the letter D in a circle. Under this reads DSN 7610-66-065-9676. There is the Australian Army Insignia with details of the booklet under it. There are two punch holes and signs of where a metal clasp has been down the left hand side. The booklet is cover with a plastic coveraustralia - armed forces - service manuals, leadership, lt. mcmaster

Set of 6 Posters - printed on paper with an adhesive backing for: .1 - "Royal Show Parade" - 12/9/1983 .2 - Anzac Day - 25/4/1983 .3 - Special LaTrobe St services - 28/12/83 to 13/1/84 .4 - Eastern Freeway Bus Services - 26/12/83 to 2/1/84 .5 - Doncaster Services - 26/12/83 to 13/1/84 .6 - North Altona via Westgate - not operating - 26/12/83, 27/12 and 2/1/84 Signed by D. E Lamb Assistant Traffic Managertrams, tramways, moomba, showgrounds, royal show, easter, operations, latrobe st, william st, doncaster, north altona, buses

Greeting Card: Heart Shaped covered in red velvet with a plastic like material in the shape of a fan with the word 'Remembrance in silver' across the face of the three sectioned fan. A cream ribbon is threaded through the fan and a bunch of Forget Me Not flowers is painted on the front with a cream cotton tassel on the base of the fan. The back is plain card which has slits for a stand. Box 625ephemera, mementoes, cards, greet card. remembrance. memento.

old colonists' club, ballarat, rules

The songs inside are, "Our Boys at the Front", "The Lions Cubs", " Gallipoli", "The Boys of Australia", "Australia Day"Patriotic Songs flyer, yellowed paper, folds out to four, front has crossed flags at top followed by details in red and blue print, blue edging around, rear page also in blue and red, 5 songs inside all in blue print, main theme on front is "Australia Day July 30th 1915" and words by the Hon J.H. McColl, on rear main theme is "Are you doing your bit".Main item on front, "Proceeds for the Australia day wounded Soldiers fund"patriotic songs, australia day, july 30th 1915, wounded soldiers

Set of two City Plus One Section cards, issued by the MMTB printed on light red card. Cost $1.00 for six trips. Ticket Nos. A89 and B72155.trams, tramways, mmtb, ticket, city section

A flyer from the St Kilda Patriotic Society Flyer advertising a week of celebrations in September 1940 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the proclamation of St Kilda as a city, and encouraging all citizens to organise their own events, all to raise funds for the Australian Comforts Fund.Yellow coloured paper printed on one side in redst kilda patriotic society, wwii fund-raising, city of st kilda, city of st kilda - 50 year celebrations, australian comforts fund

Beige small rectangular paperback souvenir book, Melbourne from 1855 to Date. The cover has the title in red lettering with a symbol of a woman's face in the middle. The back has Lake and Sons Pty. Ltd., Printers. 310 King Street, Melbourne. The Introduction gives an overview of what Melbourne looked like in the 1800's. The pictures of early Melbourne reproduced in this Souvenir are from the original collection of J.Feldheim, Esq. It includes black and white photographs and illustrations. 63p.non-fictionA souvenir booklet of Melbourne Old and New, depicting in black and white photographs and illustrations the life and images of life in the 1800's in this city.history - melbourne, melbourne - 1800's

This five-pound banknote is one of a set of four banknotes issued by the Bank of Australasia's Head Office in Sydney, New South Wales. Two banknotes are dated before the Federation of Australia on 1st January 1901 and two are dated just two years after Federation. Each of the banknotes in this set has a rectangular piece cut from it. This indicates that the banknote was cancelled when the note was exchanged for Australian dollars after Decimal Currency was introduced on 14th February 1966. The Bank of Australasia was established under the Royal Charter of England. It first came to Australia in 1835, opening in Sydney. The Bank of Australasia was the first bank in Warrnambool. It was established in 1854 and operated from leased buildings in Merri Street then Timor Street. The bank opened its own building on May 21, 1860, on the north-east corner of Timor and Kepler Streets. In that year, the Acting Superintendent of the Bank of Australasia in Sydney was David Charters McArthur. He went on to become the Superintendent 1867-1876. In 1951 the Bank of Australasia amalgamated with the Union Bank to form the Australia and New Zealand Bank, now known as the ANZ. Then in 1970 the ANZ merged with both the ES&A and the London Bank of Australia to form the ANZ Banking Group Limited. The ANZ Banking Group Ltd kindly donated a variety of historic items from the Bank of Australasia. This set of banknotes has historical significance as it was used by the Bank of Australasia, the first bank in Warrnambool. The bank was established in 1854 and continued until its merger, when it became the ANZ Bank in 1951 and is still in operation today. The bank was an integral part of the establishment and growth of commerce in Colonial Warrnambool, Victoria, and Australia. The banknotes also have a significant place in Australia’s history as two notes are just prior to Federation and two notes just after Federation.Five-pound banknote, one of a set of four banknotes published by The Bank of Australasia, Sydney, New South Wales. The obverse of the note is printed in black ink with the denomination and its round pound-coin symbols printed in green ink. The reverse has a decorative border and image with an inscription and shield. A black ink stamp was impressed twice on each side, stating that the note is cancelled. Handwritten red ink text is on the note's obverse and pencil text on the reverse. A unique Serial number is printed twice on the obverse. The banknote has a rectangular cut-out notch on the lower edge. Printed: (Serial Number) "A36,191" "FIVE POUND" "NEW SOUTH WALES" "5th February 1900" Stamp "BANK OF AUSTRALASIA / CANCELLED" Image: (around border) "BANK OF AUSTRALASIA INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER" and (image on shield) [suspended sheep] in diagonal corners, and [sailing ships] in other diagonal corners, and four stars (or open flowers)" Handwritten in red pen: "undecipherable [initials]" Text in pencil "L24"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, one pound note, bank of australasia, legal tender, £1, banknote, banknotes, flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, shipwreck coast, five poind note, australian currency, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, union bank, australia & new zealand bank, anz bank, david charters mcarthur, d c mcarthur, one-pound note, five-pound note, £5, sydney, new south wales, pre-federation, post-federation, currency, banknote set

ill, p32.non-fictionA pictorial history of the 3 steam locomotives preserved for operation in Queensland: PB15 732, C17 974 and BB18¼ 1079.locomotives - queensland - history, preserved steam locomotives - queensland - history

Sydney tram ticket - 5d, printed pink / red ink on white paper with number "96733" in black. Contained within Reg Item 5485 - Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "No. 2 - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems". Item was located inside folio 15 of this book - see list. trams, tramways, sydney

The company was founded by merchant squatter, Isaac Younghusband, originally as Younghusband & Co Ltd and was registered in Victoria on 1 May 1889. The business was engaged in woolbroking and as stock and station agents. In 1897 it became a proprietary company under the name of Younghusband & Co Pty Ltd. Another change in name occurred in 1902 when the company took over the woolbrokers R Goldsbrough Row & Co Pty Ltd and became known as Younghusband Row & Co Pty Ltd. In 1920 the company became known as Younghusband Limited. In September 1971 the company was taken over by Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Ltd.Orange and cream wool tag with black printed text. Front: [printed] TO / YOUNGHUSBAND LIMITED / WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW BROKERS / KENSINGTON / Owner / Address / Date Despatched / No. of / Packageswool brokers, kensington, textile industry, wool, skin, tallow, hide, sheep, wool industry, younghusband limited