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Greensborough Historical Society
Slide - Photograph, John Ramsdale, Erosion on overgrazed property: Slide 125, 1990s
Photograph shows a fenced paddock and gum trees; erosion on overgrazed property near Whittlesea.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.whittlesea, erosion, farming -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide - Glass slide, 1891-1905
Garden in the State School 3196 in Kardella '32. S. S. 3196 Kardella.'32. S. S. 3196 Kardellaschool gardens, australia, kardella -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - FLEMING COLLECTION: 1950S BENDIGO SLIDE
Bendigo 1950s. Bendigo Easter Fair 22/4/1957. Float has two horses and wagon on top, decorated with crepe paper. Girl sitting in wagon. Sign on front 'Going to the Fair' -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Currency - Coin, 1888
This Great Britain one shilling coin is dated 1888, which is during the reign of Queen Victoria. There were over 4 million of these coins minted. Queen Victoria succeeded King William IV to the British Throne in 1837 – she was only 18 years old at the time – and she ruled until 1901. This 1888 Great Britain shilling was struck as part of new coinage of gold and silver commemorating the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria 1837-1887. This design continued until 1893. The obverse image of Queen Victoria, called the ‘Junior Head’, was engraved by Joseph Edgar Boehm and adapted from his engraving for the Jubilee Medal. The design on the reverse is based on the design of the George IV shilling, 1823-1825. Inscription translations: - Obverse side: “Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith”. - Reverse side "Evil to him who evil thinks”. 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 one shilling 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. There are three main groups of shillings produced during Queen Victoria’s reign:- - The Young Head; 1837-1887, in 8 different versions, on the obverse showing the Queen’s maturing face over 50 years. - The Junior Head; 1887-1892, minted when Queen Victoria had been reigning for 50 years. Her head was smaller on the coins minted 1887-1889 than on those shillings minted 1889-1892. - The Old Head; 1893-1901, shows the veiled head of Queen Victoria. 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 of Australia becoming 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. This silver shilling is also of significance to Australia as part one of the British Colonies ruled by Queen Victoria. It is part of the special silver and gold coins minted 1887-1893 to celebrate the 50 years Jubilee of Queen Victoria’s reign 1837-1887. Coin, Shilling, Great Britain, 1888. Silver coin, round. Obverse; Queen Victoria head, ‘Junior Head’, looking left. Reverse; crown on quartered shield within band of text, above year. Shield has 2 quarters with 3 lions on each, one quarter with a lion, one quarter with a harp. Inscriptions on both sides of coin.Obverse “VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITT REGINA F : D :” Reverse “HONI . SOIT . QUI . MAL . Y . PENSE” and “1888” 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 1888, queen victoria currency, queen victoria 50 years golden jubilee shilling, colonial australia currency, joseph edgar boehm, numismatics -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1969
Robin Boyd travelled to the USA and Britain for several weeks. He attended the opening of the new Australian Chancery in Washington DC, where he had designed an innovative exhibition with cylindrical display cases and sound recordings.Colour slide in a mount. NYC streetscape showing Ford Foundation (S0990) foreground and Chrysler Building (S0522) backgroundMade in Australia / 8 / JUL 69M2slide, robin boyd -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1930's?
Heavy brass sheet, engraved with the words "NO SMOKING", within rectangular box and screw holes in the corners. The engraved components have been filled with black enamel paint. From a Melbourne tram. Has varnish on the rear.trams, tramways, mmtb, signs -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Ephemera (Item) - Advertising brochure, Buxton Trout & Salmon Farm, Unknown
An advertising brochure for Buxton Trout and Salmon Farm in Victoria.An advertising brochure for Buxton Trout and Salmon Farm in Victoria. Buxton Trout and Salmon Farm was established in 1958 and is Australia's first commercial trout farm where trout have been reared for over 50 years.buxton, victoria, buxton trout and salmon farm, advertising brochure, brochure, trout, salmon -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Timetable/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Timetable as from 29 June 1970 - Bendigo, 1970
Two page Gestetner copy of an amended timetable for tram services in Bendigo for the SECV issued 29 June 1970. Gives times for the departure from the City and the terminus for the Eaglehawk, Quarry Hill, Golden Square and North Bendigo routes. Page 1 for Monday to Friday, page 2 for Saturday and on the bottom of page 2, details of Sunday services commencing from 2pm, until about 10.30pm. May have been the last timetable issued for Bendigo. On Gestetner foolscap sized paper, stapled in the top left corner. Headed the "Northern Electricity Supply Branch / Bendigo Tramways - Amended Timetable - 29th June, 1970" 1637.1 - 2nd copy added 22/08/04 - has two staples in top left hand corner. See pdf documents for good quality scans and history of record for details of source.bendigo, secv, timetables, tram services -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: FARMING IN THE WIMMERA, c1962
Mouat Collection - Farming in the Wimmera. Shows the oat silos at the wharf at Portland, the wharf and the entrance to the wharf. Markings: Oat Silo at Portland. Used as a teaching aid.Pertuz -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1969
Robin Boyd travelled to the USA and Britain for several weeks. He attended the opening of the new Australian Chancery in Washington DC, where he had designed an innovative exhibition with cylindrical display cases and sound recordings.Colour slide in a mount. Reston, Virginia, USAMade in Australia / 22 / JUL 69M6 / Encircled 48 (Handwritten) / Reston (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION; DOGS
A tin with a picture of two dogs on the lid. It contains cuttings relating to dogs from various sources including 'The Sun,' 'Australasian Post,' 'The Australian Woman's Mirror' and 'Woman's Day.' 1938- 1961.dogs, lydia chancellor, collection, animals, dogs, tin, pets, ephemera -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Programme, דער חשובֿער גאַסט "Der Choshever Gast" The Distinguished Guest; 1984
Yiddish Theatre Production by the Dovid (David) Herman Theatre at Kadimah in 1984dovid herman theatre, israel sher, b. lustig, r. rothstein, i. presser, m. pfau, r. turkow, i. lustig, m. szmerling, t. rosenblum, l. morocki, a. wiguszyn, roza turkow, z. turkow, a. gurvich, l. koltiniuk -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Ephemera - Menu - Silverski Lodge
Silverski was built c1979, replacing the old Runaway Lodge which had been built in the mid -1960s and operated by Mike Potucek and Luey Sustac. It has been developed significantly since that time, and continues to operate in 2024 as part hotel and part penthouse apartments.This menu is significant because it comes from a popular restaurant and accommodation establishment in Falls Creek, Victoria. A two page menu from Silverski's Charcoal Grill Restaurant. The first page is the WIne List whilst second page lists food options. The menu is enclosed in a fawn coloured plastic binder embossed with the restaurant name and a serviette, knife and fork.silverski falls creek, falls creek restaurants, accommodation falls creek -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Poster, St Kilda Musicale featuring Southern Command Army Band, 1973
Poster for St Kilda Musicale at St Kilda Town Hall on 28 October 1973, featuring the Southern Command Army Band. Part of a program of light music presented by the City of St Kilda to the public for free.Buff coloured card printed in black on one sidest kilda musicales, city of st kilda, southern command army band -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Dave Macartney, Dec. 1968
White cardboard mount, 35mm slide, from the Association of Railway Enthusiast's film strip titled "Provincial Tramway Film Strip" of Bendigo scrubber tram on the depot fan, Bendigo with the SEC workshops in the background. The film strip notes (Reg. Item 2560), provided the following caption details: "Ballarat and Bendigo each had a single scrubber car on their non passenger roster. Here the Bendigo car stands outside the depot fan one morning to head out onto the "NORTH BENDIGO" line. - Dec. '68 (Dave Macartney) See image btm2588p.tif for high level scan of image. Stamped on base of slide "11797" and written in ink on top edge "Bendigo Scrubber Depot"tramways, trams, are, film strip, scrubber tram, depot, scrubber -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Commercial, 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. Heavy Seas, Expo '70, Osaka, JapanExpo'70 / Heavy Seas / 29 (Handwritten)expo 70, osaka, robin boyd, slide -
Bendigo Military Museum
Currency - CURRENCY - JAPANESE OCCUPATION FORCES BCOF
After invasion Japanese Occupational Forces issued their own currency to control the economics, subjugated countries and to reduce Western Influence. Items in Collection of "Richard William McGILVERY, "RAAF. Refer Cat No. 7287P for his service details, photos and awards.13 No. Half Gulden notes. White paper notes with blue picture of trees. On front - 1/2 on each corner and half Gulden written on front. On back "1/2 Gulden 1/2 " written across on blue stylized symbols.Inscribed "De Japansche Regeering - Betaalt Ann Toondel." All notes stamped with SL Twild on one side.occupation currency, bcof, dutch indies -
Melbourne Legacy
Magazine - Newsletter, Melbourne Legacy, Legacy Newsletter December 1952, 1952
The newsletter from December 1952. It featured the Governor of Victoria Sir Dallas Brookes on the cover. There was an article about the 1952 Demonstration including 4 photos. There had been a scene with Father Christmas called 'Toymaker's dream' with toy soldiers, dancing dolls, Chinese dolls with shiny hats and golliwogs. Other items included 'Totem Tom Tom' with the senior girls dress as native American maidens. They also performed 'Good Queen Bess' in elaborate costumes with Linda Bulllivant playing the lead. Also the fantasy on the Grieg Concerto, which was a graceful ballet. Juniors and intermediates provided 'Anchors aweigh' with 'mopping the decks,' and 'flag dance' with each girl holding two Union Jacks. With figure marching and Sailors' Hornpipe as well. There was an article about a career in the police force. Also news from the boys' groups and Intermediate Legacy (ILC). A newsletter published by Legacy in this format for many years from 1942. It mentions "Issued from time to time for Private Circulation among the Sons and Daughters of Deceased Service men and Merchant Seamen who served their Country during the War of 1914-18, or the present War". Many articles on the work of Legacy, including features on boys classes, girls classes, camps, the residences and where their past residents ended up. There are some suggestion for careers and some general interest articles. Some very interesting photos.Newsletter outlining news of Junior Legatee activities.Black and white printed newsletter x 8 pages from December 1952. Volume 5 Number 3.boys classes, activities, girls classes, ilc, demonstration, costumes -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO & EASTER FAIR, c1966
View of Bendigo from the Rosalind Park lookout tower. Camp Hill Primary School spire to the left.slide, bendigo, view of bendigo, rosalind park camp hill primary school view of bendigo -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide, Keith Caldwell, Mar. 1962
Agfa Colour slide, cardboard, by Keith Caldwell dated March 1962 of W6 948 turning from Elizabeth St into Victoria St, destination of North Melbourne, route 50. Has the Victoria Market on the right hand side. Also in the background are advertisements for Vealls Westinghouse Refrigerators, Dunlop Tyres and a surplus stores.In ink " Mar 62"trams, tramways, elizabeth st, victoria st, north melbourne, route 50, tram 948 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, J.J. Miller, ESCo Lunch Hour Weekly Ticket, 1/6, c1927
Demonstrates how ESCo managed Weekly tickets during the late 1920's and yields information about the way the system was arranged. The source of the ticket, NSW tramways is significant in that it was obtained by them as a sample.Lunch hour Weekly Ticket, price 1/6, printed for Week 1, that is not available for Sundays or Holidays. Ticket printed on light weight card, in two colours, orange and brown, printed on off white card, numbered 1387 available only between Mt Pleasant and Doveton St. between the hours of 11.50am and 2.30pm. Notes the conditions of use, the time available for which the ticket may be used and where. Printed by J.J. Miller, Melbourne. Ticket has been removed from a block - has staple hole at the top. See Reg Item 2948 for circular detailing their use at the commencement of the issue of this style of Weekly Tickets - some detail differences in the style and colours later on.trams, tramways, tickets, weekly tickets, esco -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Postcard, Nucolorvue Australian National Souvenir Company 2006, Melbourne St Kilda Australia, 1/1/2006
Images of Acland St, Luna Park, Harbour and Cake Shops. Postcard colour Melbourne St Kilda Australia Nucolorvue Australian National Souvenir Company 2006luna park, acland street, st kilda pier -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Unidentified location, Eltham district, 1993
35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteinfrastructure, streets, roads, unidentified -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Chas Bevan, 19/12/1970 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about No. 31 side on view and in particular a roof advertisement for a sweet or snack known as "Bliss Bombs"Colour slide - 35mm - of Ballarat No. 31, side on view, possibly at Depot Junction, Wendouree Parade. Tram has a roof advertisement for "Bliss Bombs", a snack or sweet with the words "To read pack: Tilt Tram." Photo by Chas Bevan 19-12-1970."Ballarat trams 19-12-70" in ink.tramways, trams, bliss bombs, wendouree parade, tram 31 -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd
Colour slide in a mount. Biochemistry Building (left) and Melba Hall (right), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. (Architects: Bates, Peebles & Smart; Bates, Smart & McCutcheon.)Made in Swedenmelbourne, slide -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Ticket, Celebration of Empire Day, 1938
Ticket for admission of one person to Palais Pictures, provided by the City of St Kilda, to celebrate Empire Day at 2pm on 20 May 1938.Pink coloured card printed in dark blue on one side.the palais, palais pictures, city of st kilda, empire day -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Coming into the home straight
Trotting race, horses coming into the home straight.stawell trots, laidlaw park -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s - set of 5, John Theodore, Nov. 1974
Yields information about depot activities of the BTPS constructing the curve across Wendouree Parade to depot junction Nov. 1974.Set of 5 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 35mm slides of the construction of the access track across Wendouree Parade - November 1974. .1 - track prior to concreting with welding equipment under the cover. .2 - track completed, but yet to have the asphalt applied. .3 - the curve from the access track side. .4 - access track looking west .5 - ditto looking east.Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, depot junction, wendouree parade, track construction, depot -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Chas Bevan, 19/12/1970 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the Carlton St loop area in Dec. 1970 (the wilds) and trams crossing at the loop.Colour slide - 35mm - of Ballarat single truckers No. 17 and 14 as the Christmas tram crossing at the Carlton St loop, Wendouree Parade; No 17 has the destination of Victoria St. Photo taken by Chas Bevan on Saturday 19-12-1970."Ballarat trams xing loop on lake line 19-12-70 - Myers Xmas"tramways, trams, carlton st, christmas trams, decorated trams, wendouree parade, tram 14, tram 17 -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide, A. Pout, C105, 1949
The Mabs Younger Slide Collection is made of 20 envelopes containing 24 35mm Kodachrome colour slides. The photographs were taken in December 1949. Photographer A. Pout - Burnley School, W. Pattinson - Melbourne Conserc. C102 1 & 2, A. Pout - Botanical Gardens C99. Labelled and typed list. The collection was donated to the Archives by Mabs Younger on the 16 November 1990."Gardens - Smoke Bush (Rhus cotinus.) On slide, Cotinus coggygria."gardens, smoke bush, mabs younger, slide collection, a. pout, kodachrome, burnley school, w. pattinson, botanical gardens