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Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Book - The Diggers Rest Hotel: A Charlie Berlin Mystery, Geoffrey McGeachin, 31st May 2010
A mystery novel set in Wodonga, Victoria after World War 2. In 1947, two years after witnessing the death of a young Jewish woman in Poland, Charlie Berlin has rejoined the police force a different man. Sent to investigate a spate of robberies in rural Victoria, he soon discovers that World War II has changed even the most ordinary of places and people. Taking a room at the Diggers Rest Hotel in Wodonga, he sets about solving a case that no one else can – with the help of feisty, ambitious journalist Rebecca Green and rookie constable Rob Roberts, the only cop in town he can trust.fictionA mystery novel set in Wodonga, Victoria after World War 2. In 1947, two years after witnessing the death of a young Jewish woman in Poland, Charlie Berlin has rejoined the police force a different man. Sent to investigate a spate of robberies in rural Victoria, he soon discovers that World War II has changed even the most ordinary of places and people. Taking a room at the Diggers Rest Hotel in Wodonga, he sets about solving a case that no one else can – with the help of feisty, ambitious journalist Rebecca Green and rookie constable Rob Roberts, the only cop in town he can trust.mystery fiction, wodonga post world war 2 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, 107th Field Battery: Royal Australian Artillery
australia. army. field battery, 107th, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - regimental histories - australia -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: E BRYANT - GROCER
Copy of a newspaper article titled Fading Scene. Photo shows a building with a stairway leading down to the road in front of it and a lady standing in the doorway. One window has Cash Store printed on it and there are two placards leaning on the building to the left of the lady. Each side of the building are shrubs and picket fence. In the background to the left is the poppet of the Windmill Hill Mine on the Garden Gully line of reef. It is in that part of Eaglehawk Rd which was once known as Backhaus St. High on the wall to the left is a street sign proclaiming it as Backhaus St. Written above the photo is C-sh, E Bryant, Gro-er (there are holes through the words), Perseverance Reef (Hotel). Wed Feb 3rd 82. Article is mounted on yellow card which is mounted on purple card and laminated.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - e bryant - grocer, windmill hill mine, garden gully line of reef, e bryant, perservance reef (hotel) -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Arthur Ransome, Secret Water, 1949
Hardcoverwalsh st library -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Book - Bible, Holy Bible, c1900
Leather bound bible with gilt text on the spine and gilt edged pages. The dedication page has a small newspaper cutting stuck at the bottom of the page. rev t s b woodfull -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Chris Goy, A Man Is His Friends, 1979
Book, soft cover cardboard, black & red colour , black print on front cover & spine, colour photograph framed in red on front of a soldier mounted on a horse. Colour photograph of author on back, 217 plain cut pages, illustrated, black & white photographs.Handwritten in black ink on front flyleaf: Donated by Bendigo YMCA Owners label: Miss S M Sutherland 2/181 Whitehorse Rd Balwyn Vic 3103 Black ink stamp on front fly leaf: RSL Stampbooks, military history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: GOLDEN DAYS
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Golden days: the Big Hill mine in 1938.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Pamphlet, F.P. Dwerryhouse, Town Clerk and Treasurer, City of Ringwood Annual Report To The Ratepayers - 1964, 1964
City of Ringwood community information report for 1964, including sections covering Valuations-Rates, Sanitary Service - Sewerage, Private Street Construction, Loughnan Hill Road Scheme, Other New Works, Planning Scheme, Fire Hazards, Fly Control, Dogs, Annual Special Clearance of Refuse, Garbage Removal, Immunisation, Street Lighting, House Numbers, Home Help, Scholarships, Rubbish Dumping, Vandalism, and list of Council Representatives.rinx -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, J.A.L. Matheson, Hyperstatic Structures, 1960
Two green hardcover volumes with brown and blue dust jacket. 474 pagesnon-fictionstructures, energy theorems, strain energy, rigid joints, load, arches, struts, beams, energy, deflexion -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Evans, Alun, Royal Australian Navy: Australians At War
the history of the Royal Australian Navy throughout various wars.the history of the Royal Australian Navy throughout various wars.australia. royal australian navy - history, australia - history, naval - 20th century -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Robertson & Mullens, In the Botanic Gardens : their history, art and design, with stories of the trees, 1944
A history and description of the Royal Botanical Gardens in MelbourneIll, p.52.non-fictionA history and description of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Melbourneroyal botanical gardens - history, royal botanical gardens - description -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "New Tram route 70 Extension opens on Monday 7 June 1999 - Wattle Park to Flinders and Spencer St", 5/06/2020 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Age, 5/6/1999? titled "New Tram route 70 Extension opens on Monday 7 June 1999 - Wattle Park to Flinders and Spencer St". Has a map of the new service and an invite for people to attend the formal opening on 6/6/1999 by Robin Cooper, Minister for Transport. This route deviation saw the closure of the Batman Ave terminus.trams, tramways, route 70, batman ave, closure, opening, spencer st -
Camberwell Historical Society
Pamphlet, Camberwell Historical Society, Camberwell History Society Welcomes New Members, 1991
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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, The Walker, 1988
Annual publication of the Melbourne Walking Club 1988, Volume 59.Annual publication of the Melbourne Walking Club 1988, Volume 59.Annual publication of the Melbourne Walking Club 1988, Volume 59.hiking, melbourne walking club inc. -
Clunes Museum
Booklet, ROBERT BELL AND ASSOCIATES BALLARAT 3354, WAS GRANDPA THE GRANDMASTER? - A GUIDE TO IDENTIFYING FREEMASON ON LOCAL AND FAMILY HISTORY, 2001
A GUIDE TO IDENTIFYING FREEMASONS IN LOCAL AND FAMILY HISTORY. BY ROBERT W BELLPALE GREEN COVERED BOOKLET WITH A BLACK INK IMAGE OF A FREEMASON'S COMPASS AND SET SQUARE ON THE FRONT COVER 36 PAGESnon-fictionA GUIDE TO IDENTIFYING FREEMASONS IN LOCAL AND FAMILY HISTORY. BY ROBERT W BELLlocal history, guide, lodge, freemason -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Norman Anderson, Plants of the Merri Merri: a guide to the indigenous vegetation of the Merri Creek valley and Melbourne's northern suburbs, 1984
64 p., black & white illustrationsnon-fictionmerri creek, native flora -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: HEALTH AND CARE
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Health and care: the Boort Hospital, built in the early 1900s. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Alone in West Africa by Mary Gaunt, Printed 1912
“Alone in West Africa” is one of a number of works written by Mary Gaunt. Her other works include, A Woman in China, The End of the Earth, Kirkhams Find, The Moving Finger and Deadman’s. Mary was born at Indigo near Chiltern in 1862 and lived for many years in Ballarat where her father W.H. Gaunt was gold commissioner and later a judge. The original Gaunt family home was converted into St Patrick’s College. She married Dr Lindsay Miller and moved to Warrnambool and after his death in 1899 she embarked on her travels which took her to many parts of the world. She died in Cannes, France in January 1942. Mary Gaunt wrote over 25 novels, numerous travel books and many stories and articles. She had a strong link with Warrnambool and details of the district are included among her writings. She also wrote regularly in the early 1900’s for the Times in London on women issues. She was an independent thinker and worker. Apart from the text of “Alone in West Africa,” the work contains 97 black and white photographs which Mary had taken and developed herself. These photos are a significant view of aspects of life in Africa at that timeDark blue cover with gold text. Title, “Alone in West Africa” with sketch of two children in the centre, with Mary Gaunt underneath. The back cover has an embossed letter “L”. Inside the front cover is a rough sketch of the author’s route of the French Ivory Coast. It contains a number of black and white plates and index. 399 pages.T Werner Laurie on bottom of spine. Black and white photograph of author with autograph underneath. T Werner Laurie Clifford’s Inn London. Acknowledgements included in the dedication , Sir Charles Lucas, Sir George Denton, Elder Dempster and Co. Messrs. Swanzy and Co.,gaunt, mary gaunt, alone in west africa, french ivory coast 1912 -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Angus Wilson, The Wrong Set, 1950
Hardcover, No Dust Jacketfiction great britain 20 century social customs , walsh st library -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Melbourne Times, "When W stands for Wedundant", 22/07/1992 12:00:00 AM
Set of three Newspaper clippings from The Melbourne Times, 22/7/1992 about the withdrawal of the W class trams. .1 - Front page - with a colour photo of W5 838, Route 12 in Swanston St - Endangered Species. .2 - Page 10 with the headline "When W stands for Wedundant", report of the PTC Strategic Review Committee - too many trams, Peter Spyker Minster, cut from 258 Operational trams to 111, cost of overhauls, National Trust views, quotes Dr Michael Wilmot, availability of the cars. .3 - continuation on page 11 - comparison with Z class, operation of various trams on routes, importance to have a modern tram fleet as well - survey results.trams, tramways, w class, swanston st, w5 class, operations, national trust, withdrawn trams, z class, overhauls, tram 838 -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Richardson, J, Along The Line in South Australia, 1964
Pictorial history of steam locomotives on the South Australian Government Railways.ill, p.43.non-fictionPictorial history of steam locomotives on the South Australian Government Railways.railroad operations - south australia - history, locomotives - south australia - history -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, <1940
The book was owned by the donor's father who lived at North Balwyn. There is no date of printing or of editing as the original offices of Odhms Press were bombed during the war, which makes this an original copy,Brown artificial leather covered book with gold lettering on the spine and an embossed emblem on the cover.The Universal Home Doctor Illustratedbooks, medical -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Pamphlet, F.P. Dwerryhouse, Town Clerk and Treasurer, Ringwood Council's Annual Report To The Ratepayers (December 1959), 1959
Borough of Ringwood community information report issued December 1959, including financial summary and sections covering Private Street Construction, Sewerage, Projected Works, Fire Hazards, Dog Nuisance, and an obituary section covering the death during the year of Cr. H.E. Parker, former Mayor, and Mr. Alfred Kelly, Town Clerk.rinx -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - STRAUCH COLLECTION: GERMAN DICTIONARY
Pocket size German Dictionary, German to English & English to German.books, technical, dictionary -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book - Minute Book, Eltham District Gun Club, 1948-1950
Minute Book for the Eltham District Gun Club from the first meeting held at the Shire Hall, 6th Sept 1948 to 9th May 1950. Those recorded present at the first meeting were: K. Maxwell, C. Norman, R. Norman, W.R. Squire, R.J. Squire, C. Bode, J. Harris, R. Staff, C. Thorne, F. Jones, W.S. Harrison, F.N. Squire and C.T. Martin. F.N. Squire was appointed President. C.T. Martin appointed Secretary. Those appointed to Committee were C.Bode, H.Correll, J. Harris, C. Thorne, F. Jones, W.R. Squire, R.J. Squire Finacial funds for the club to be raised by debentures issued to members, valued at £5 each. It was agreed that the Eltham Gun Club was to be affiliated with the Australian Clay Pigeon Trap Shooting Association J. Shallard was to be appointed club solicitor Club to be known as Eltham District Gun Club (Clay Targets) Commercial Bank of Australasia to be used for club's banking puposes Annual membership fee fixed at £5 k. maxwell, c. norman, r. norman, w. squire, r.j. squire, c. bode, j. harris, r. staff, c. thorne, w.s. harrison, f.n. squire, c.t. martin, eltham district gun club, minute book, eltham shire hall, h.correll, f. jones, w.r. squire, australian clay pigeon trap shooting association, j. shallard, eltham district gun club (clay targets), commercial bank of australasia, cba -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, A. Lloyd James, Our Spoken Language, 1948
Hardcover"To Mandy from Dorothy Dillon"walsh st library -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Aircraft electrical systems, Electricity in Aircraft
Overview of aircraft electrical systems, circa 1942, for those studying for UK Air Ministry X LicenceBook cover covered in brown paper ; thin booknon-fictionOverview of aircraft electrical systems, circa 1942, for those studying for UK Air Ministry X Licenceaircraft electcical systems circa 1942 -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book - Remembering Weary
Hardcover book -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Mortimer Wallace Malcolm, Guide to Buchan Caves and Gippsland Lakes, 1985
The story of Wonnangatta Station in Victoria High Country, and the hardy people who settled and carved a living in the remote area.settlement, agriculture -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: IN TUNE
Bendigo advertiser '' The way we were'' from 2002. In tune: Fred Bush (front) is flanked by friends 9Left to right) Anthony Strange, Leila Watson, Gerson Krost, Dorothy Ford and Les Eames at his Williamson Street home - now the grain stores - for a musical evening in 1943. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were