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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Sign - SIGN FRUIT STALL
Wooden Sign containing the Words 'Fruit Stall' in large white Capital Letters on a black background. The sign is approximately 1000mm x 300mm. Right hand end has been chipped On Loan to Bendigo Railway Museum 2014, (Ian Phillpot) -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Set of 15 tickets found in a tram, late 1960's
Set of 15 mixed SEC tickets found in a tramcar being worked on at the depot c1998 (possibly No. 18 or 28), information not recorded at the time. Tickets have been used and have varying degrees of dirt. The image file shows the nature of the damage. Tickets have not been individually numbered with the Registration Number, but can be identified by their ticket number and denomination. All SEC decimal issues and all have the SEC Little boy wrapped in a towel logo on the rear: 4c - Red - C233470, C265067 7c - Green - C840774, C843332, C867617, C893422 8c - Green - A496797, A642771 13c - Black - A692706, B014514, B232404, B270271 16c- Yellow - A382386, A554006 18c - Brown - A156106trams, tramways, tickets, used tickets, secv, ballarat -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Ticket, C.B.C. St. Kilda Annual Speech Night, 1954
Admission tickets to the Christian Brothers College Annual Speech Night at St Kilda Town Hall on 18 November 1954.Blue card (discoloured with age) printed in black on one side, perforated down the middle.cbc - st kilda, christian brothers college -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Programme - Theatre Programme, Master of Arts / by William Douglas Home, 1951
Arthur Henry Dear was an employee of the City of Kew, acting as Hall Keeper of the Kew Recreation Hall in Wellington Street, and later the new Kew City Hall in Cotham Road. The Arthur Dear Collection contains memorabilia - tickets, programmes, invitations - as well as his identification badge. Items in the collection dates from the 1940s to the 1960s. The Kew Recreation Hall (Wellington Street) and later the Kew City Hall (Cotham Road) were major locations in suburban Melbourne in the postwar period for civic and private events including theatre productions and exhibitions. The Arthur Dear Collection (in conjunction with the scrapbooks compiled by Marion Tilley) provide a comprehensive snapshot of performing arts in Kew during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The collection includes valuable data about performances, performers, directors etc., during this period. Programme produced by The Little Theatre Guild for Master of Arts by William Douglas Home. The production was held at St. Chads, Martin Street, South Yarra in November and December 1951.The programme includes a cast list. 4 pp.arthur dear collection, the little theatre company, performing arts -- kew -- victoria, kew recreation hall -- wellington street, city of kew, theatre memorabilia -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Tour Booking Form, Monash Railway Club, "MONASH MT&O, FTT, MBCTT Tour", Aug. 1967
Tour booking form, printed on light blue Gestener paper using stencil to advertise the Monash Railway Club "MONASH MT&O, FTT, MBCTT Tour" on 29/8/1971. Gives details of the tour, times, tramcars and costs. Includes payment details.trams, tramways, monash railway club, tours, melbourne -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Ephemera - Koki Restaurant docket and order book
Order docket books used at Koki Fondue and Carvery Restaurant in Falls Creek during 1975. Shows menu items and price as well as how orders were taken. George Shirling arrived in Falls Creek in 1962. He engaged Phil Nowell to build the original Koki Alpine Lodge which opened in 1965 with 14 beds. George operated the lodge with Michael “Baldy” Blackwell as manager. He also graduated in sport psychology in 1981 and was invited to become team psychologist for the Australian Winter Olympic team which went to Albertville, France, in 1992. He later owned the Red Onion Chalet. George credited the success of Koki to “Baldy” Blackwell. “Baldy” and Phil Nowell started the Trackers Mountain Lodge in partnership during the 1980s. In 1971 George sold Koki Lodge to Sigh Doerr. Sigh was a long time resident of Falls Creek, owning and operating Koki Lodge for many years with his wife, Lee. He was Falls Creek CFA Captain from 1995 until 1998 although he served in the Fire Brigade for much longer. Sigh had many involvements in the community. In 2023 the renamed Koki Alpine resort remains a highly popular destination in Falls Creek operated by Doerr Nominees Pty. Ltd. under the management of Vesna Sugden.This item is significant because it has clear links to an iconic business established in Falls Creek, VictoriaTwo order docket books for Fondue and Carvery Licensed Restaurant, with paper connected at top edge with glue, each page containing name of restaurant at top of page with list of menu items and price in grid with section for table at left and order number at right. All printed in red. 'Koki / Fondue & Carvery / Licensed Restaurant'dining, 1970s dining, falls creek, koki, sigh doerr, george shirling -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, City of Ballaarat, 1998 Begonia Festival - "Child's tram ride, Feb. 1998
Yields information about the type of ticket provided to visitors for the Begonia Festival in 1998 - along with an Adult ticket, child free.Set of five preprinted tickets for use in the 1998 Begonia Festival - "Child's tram ride - for child to travel free on the tram when accompanied by fee paying adult". .1 - printed on yellow paper .2 - ditto on blue .3 - ditto on pink and over stamped "Complimentary" .4 - printed on green and "Vermont Diamonds" written on top. .5 - ditto on green paper. Were incorporated into ticket books for the Begonia Festival - see Reg Item 5466.3 for the 2000 example of the type of ticket book.trams, tramways, visitors, btm, tickets, begonia festival -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Manx Electric Railway, Manx Electric Railway - Wal Jack Collection
Card ticket for Manx Electric Railway, return on card, pasteboard with red paper, price 7d. Nipped in three locations. Folded in many places. Part of rear paper missing. Ticket No. P1615. Break of Journey conditions or information on rear.trams, tramways, manx electric railway, tickets -
Vision Australia
Poster - Object, Help poster
Appeal poster for people to include a bequest to the RVIB in their wills. It features a kneeling boy, holding flowers, with his eyes partially closed and dressed in a jacket and short pants. At the base of the poster is written: Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, 557 St Kilda Road, Prahran, Phone 5113811 yellow and grey poster with red, white and black text with grey illustrationWhen you make or amend your Will include a Bequest to HELP the Blind Babies and Children of Victoria ...royal victorian institute for the blind, fundraising -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Set of SEC predecimal tickets - Wal Jack Collection, 1960's
Yields information about the style and printing of tickets used in Ballarat tramways and how they were presented at the commencement of the SEC fare system. Generally issued c1963, some have dates on rear.Group of eight different pre-decimal values of used SEC Ballarat Tickets, ex the Wal Jack Collection. Tickets already held on the BTM system in blocks. All except .7, have a tartan or criss cross back. 1. - 5d Green (5 No. - B400836, B265927, W808385, B400835, Z742326) - note the same as Reg Items 3991 and 3994, though the printing of the section marks do vary a bit. These were not imaged. 2. - 5d Green (M714336) - imaged - has different section system on the side to the above - used 1/3/1963. 3. - 6d Teal - (34 No.) - some sequential - All A series. Note the same as Reg Item 3993. 4. - 6d Teal (L918047) - imaged 4009i4 - has different section system on the side to the above. 5. - 8d Red - (5 No. all A series, 292132 & 3, 206314, 315138 & 362937) - note the same as Reg Item 3984. 6. - 2d Red (S306797) - different section layout to Reg item 3986. 7. - 1 1/2d - (Ad705016) - black ticket, with red overprint of 1 1/2d fare and ticket prefix number - similar to Reg Item 2115, but different sectional layout. The section layout is the same as Reg Item 2116. Has Bushells Pty Ltd Tea advertisement on the rear. 8. - 3d City Section, Orange - (3No. A032622, 036606, 047637) - note the same as Reg Item 3982. All have dates on the rear - August 1963. 9. - 3d Concession - Orange, (A447731, 470928) - note the same as Reg Item 3989 and 4001. One has date of 1/3/63 on rear. 10 - 4d Brown (7 No. Y997727, 998446, Z004193, 005655, 012671, 018609 & 024899) - Some have dates of 1963 in pencil on the rear. Note the same as Reg Item 3995, though different series letter. All tickets and Reg Item 4006, 4007, 4010 to 4018 were received originally in a folded cloth wrapper - wax canvas? - with "All Since 1/3/1963 /3d Concession since 1/8/63" written in pencil on it. Stored with this item. See image btm4009i3. Tickets have not been formally numbered on the rear for this item No. All numbers recorded except for the 6d Teals. trams, tramways, secv, ticket -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Block of 200 tickets - 13c, c1970
Yields information about the style and printing of tickets used in Ballarat and Bendigo tramways and how they were presented.1721 - Block of 200 tickets - black ink on off white paper, denomination 13c, lettered B278000 to B 278199, headed State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Provincial Tramways. On rear in black ink is a SEC advertisement "ELECTRICITY makes life easier" with the SEC's little boy wrapped in a towel logo. The 200 tickets have been stapled onto a heavy cardboard back with a heavy metal staple and a small cardboard retaining strip at the top of the ticket. The ticket number is in black ink. 1721.1 - ditto - B276200 to 276399 1721.2 - ditto - B282400 to 282599 See reference file for further information. Note. The 13c ticket was green from 1/9/1966 until the fare change in Jan. 1969. Whether stocks of green tickets were used prior to the introduction of the black tickets is not known as at April 2001 and See ticket file and printed document - "Fare Charts and Tickets - SEC Ballarat and Bendigo Tramways".trams, tramways, secv, tickets -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - MISS G ALICE JONES COLLECTION: WWII ONE GALLON FUEL RATION CARD, 31/05/1942
WWII One Gallon Fuel Ration Card: 5 x cream cards with blue flecks some attached with perforations in red and black print. At the top in red is "Motor Spirit Ration Ticket" issued under national security (liquid fuel) regulations. 1 One Gallon either side and at the bottom "This ticket must be endorsed by consumer with name and licence number". On a wall of circle shapes with Department of Supply and Development printed. In black ink in the centre is "Valid only until 31st May 1942 Not Transferable". Commonwealth Liquid Fuel Control Board is in a banner around the Commonwealth Emblem. On the back hand written in black ink is "2(e)/4652 G. Alice Jones".Printed by the Authority of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australiaww11. g. alice jones -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Ceremonial object - Mayor's Key, City of Bendigo, c 1980
Key's to the City and Mayor's Key are medieval traditions meant to confer trust and honor; it grows from the medieval walled city whose gates were guarded during the day and locked at night. The key symbolizes the freedom of the recipient to enter and leave the city at will, as a trusted friend of city residents. This key has the symbol of the poppet head which was used widely during the 1980's to symbolise the City of Bendigo.Heavy oversized skeleton key with blue and yellow ribbon attached to bow. Barrel has the word 'Bendigo' on one side and 'Mayor's Key' on the other. Bit has an image of a poppet head on both sides.Bendigo / Mayor's Keycity of greater bendigo ceremonial item -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera, Ballarat tram timetables, 1909
Notebook - 54 double sided ruled page notebook, blue horizontal lines and red vertical lines - ruled for a financial notebook. Black gloss covers, sewn in single block, light orange inside covers. About 22 pages of notes or questions that a trainee tram driver would have to know to pass an examination, notes on takings on a tram on Friday 3 October?, 24 pages of notes on lathes and machining, and about 66 pages of notes on Ballarat tram timetables, drivers notes, run details and instructions including a calendar for the period March to December. Matches the calendar for 1909. Date on a page, noting a special notice issued on Friday May 14, 1909. Images - 1 of book 2 - of a page of notes on driving a tram 3 - sample instructions for driver and conductors and the colour of the destination of trams at night 4 - sample timetable.trams, tramways, notebooks, driver training, machines, timetables, esco -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Poster - Poster, Information Board, Up the Old Red Rooster
White plastic rectangle with an Australian Limmerick. Print is maroon. 9 RAR symbol in roman numerals on bottom right.Up the old red rooster and more B....or P.... The saying that follows the renown "Catchcry" "Up the odl red rooster and more B... or P... Depending on your kuth or kulture, was derived from the rae, and though we know the corus line, here, for posternity, is full verse: Two arms, two hands, two steely bands, beneath the Southern Ceoss, I stands, God bless, our native land "Oostralia", whacked,bluey, you bloody beaut, up the old red rooster.....and beer9 rar, document -
Canterbury History Group
Ephemera - Convenience and location, [2004]
Real estate advertisement for the sale by auction of 3/28 Faversham Road Canterbury on Saturday 27 November[2004]. Includes coloured photographs of the exterior and interior of the building.canterbury, faversham road, home units -
Vision Australia
Sign - Image, Braille and Talking Book Library banner
Vinyl banner used by the Braille & Talking Book Library at various events to advertise their presence.1 white banner with blue writing and tiesBraille & Talking Book Librarybraille & talking book library, advertising -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Film - CAMERA
Large black box camera, no name, with broken leather handle, assorted view finders and lenses, 2 spirit levels and comes with some used glass negatives.204212photography, cameras - still, box -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Film - Film - Harbour Construction 1950s-1960s, n.d
Port of Portland AuthorityFront: Harbour Construction/ Portland (B & W) (blue pen and white sticky tape, top of reel)port of portland archives, film -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Poster - Poster, Information Board, ANZAC Battalion
Fourteen seperate companies from 1967 - 1971. Listing 2 RAR NZ (ANZAC), 4 RAR NZ (ANZAC), 6 RAR NZ (ANZAC), 2 RAR NZ (ANZAC). framed 1st March 1967anzac battalion -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Poster, Bendigo Premier Town, c. 1982
Premier Town Awards are awarded by the Victorian State Government to regional communities that best protect and enhance their environment through innovative initiatives. The award recognizes success in litter prevention, waste management and environmental projects and is designed to encourage tourism. In 1982 - 1985 Bendigo was named Victoria's Premier Town and an official dinner was held at the Town Hall, Bendigo on October 5, 1985. Two colour printed poster featuring the iconic poppet head logo. Text below image.Bendigo / Premier Town / Victoria 1982 - 1985city of bendigo, city of greater bendigo signs, city of greater bendigo tourism, city of greater bendigo awards, city of greater bendigo commerce, city of bendigo premier town 1982-85 -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Ephemera (Item) - Information brochure, Blackwood Lodges Marysville, Unknown
An information brochure regarding Blackwood Lodges in Marysville.An information brochure regarding Blackwood Lodges in Marysville.marysville, victoria, australia, blackwood cottages, lake mountain, steavenson falls, accommodation, information brochure, blackwood lodges -
Canterbury History Group
Ephemera - Cake surprize
Photocopy of Alice Maling's handwritten recipe for Cake Surprize.canterbury, maling family, recipes, food -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "Zoo charter - Malvern Depot", 20/10/1994
Timetable provides information on a chartered refurbished W class tram tour from Malvern depot on 20/10/1994 to the Zoo, picking up passengers at the Regent Hotel in the CBD, with a meal break at Essendon Depot. Has table card number 701 - 702Demonstrates a timetable for a chartered private tram to the zoo. timetable or table card printed sheet within a plastic sleevetrams, instructions, timetable, charters, zoo tram, table cards -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Sign - Hudson's Extract of Soap sign
Robert Spear Hudson (d. 1884) invented the first dry soap powder in 1837 and called it extract of soap. Following his death the company was taken over by his son and later (1908) sold to Lever Bros. a subsidiary of Uni lever. Hudson was the first to use advertising posters created by professional artists. This piece appears to be the lid from a wooden box.Sign for Hudson's Extract of Soap. Sign is paper glued on to timber. The sign is predominantly red, green and black. soap, advertising, hudson's soap -
Federation University Historical Collection
Programme, Invitation and Programme for the Naming Ceremony South Wing of the Education Building T Ian Gordon, 1995
Ian Gordon played a prominent part in both the development of the Mt Helen Campus and in the progress the Institution made prior to becoming a University on 01 January 1994; In 1973 he was appointed President of the Council of hte newly created State College of Victorian at Ballarat (SCVB) which absorbed the former Ballarat Teachers' College. As President, he led the merger of the SCVB with Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education (BIAE), the tertiary division of the School of Mines and Industries, Ballarat. Out of the merger the Ballarat College of Advanced Education (BCAE) was established on 01 July 1976. Ian Gordon, a partner in the Ballarat law firm Heinz and Gordon, became the first Vice-President of the new Council and was involved with the plan to transfer the former SCVB to the Mt Helen site. In June 1981, Ian Gordon became President of the Council of BCAE and held that position until June 1989. He remained a member of the Council of the BCAE (later Ballarat University College) unti l31 December 1993, the eve of the creation of the University of Ballarat. He was the only person to remain a member of the BCAE and the BUC Councils for the whole of their existence. Mt Helen T Building wzs erected to house the major part of teh State College of Victorian at Ballarat when it moved to the Mount Helen Campus.Folded programme and invitation for the Naming Ceremony of the South Wing of the Education Building T "Ian Gordon".ian gordon, ballarat college of edvanced education, state college of victoria at ballarat, t building, ballarat institute of advanced education, david james, verna barry, building name, mt helen campus -
St Kilda Historical Society
Programme - Program - religious service, Peace Thanksgiving Service, 1919
Program/order of service as determined by the Commonwealth of Australia for use in services throughout Australia on the first day of peace celebrations, Sunday 6 July 1919.Brown paper cover printed on the front in black. Inside, four cream coloured pages, created by a folded sheet of paper secured to the cover by a staple, are also printed in black.Handwritten annotations in red ink: on cover 'Clergy Only'; on internal pages, the names of participants who conducted the service.wwi, world war i, wwi peace celebrations, city of st kilda -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Transfer ticket - used by passengers on MMTB buses, 1980's
Transfer ticket - used by passengers on MMTB buses (or trams) to transfer from bus to tram and that they had made the required payment. Shows 5 different bus routes, 1 tram route that the ticket could be used on. Gives the conditions of use on the rear. Has been punched for the Warrandyte or Melbourne bus.trams, tramways, tickets, buses, transfer tickets, doncaster, box hill -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Programme - Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Weekly Pew Sheet, 2014
One of a group of documents from 160th anniversary celebration of Holy Trinity Anglican Church (Ref: Alson 3325) Weekly pewsheet for the service of thanksgiving on Trinity Sunday 15.06.2014 including inserted plea for donations to fund a Sunday School (container)religion - anglican (holy trinity), celebrations fetes and exhibitions, rev noel whale -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Ceremonial object - Regimental Guidon, circa 1990
The 20th Light Horse was raised as part of the reorganised Citizen Military Forces (Militia) following the end of WWI. It had Headquarters at Seymour Victoria and sub-units along the Goulburn Valley. The guidon, emblazoned with the South African and WWI battle honours, was presented in 1927. The 20th Light Horse served overseas during WWII being the only Light Horse unit to do so and received the battle honour South West Pacific 1944-45. In 1948 when 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles was raised as the descendent regiment of the 8th, 13th and 20th Light Horse Regiments it became the custodian of the three guidons including that of the 20th Light Horse. In 1991, the two Victorian mounted regiments 8/13th VMR and 4/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse were linked to form a single regiment which had custodianship of six guidons, 4th, 8th 13th, 17th 19th and 20th Light Horse Regiments. All except the 4th Light Horse Guidon were laid up at the Shrine in August 2005. The 4th guidon is to be laid up in November 2017.A representative example of a symbol of the esprit de corps and achievements of a regiment of citizen soldiers drawn from Victoria. Well provenanced and fine example of military heraldic art.Burgundy corded cotton flag with gold thread fringe with rope and tassels. at centre is 20th Light Horse badge surrounded by wattle wreath with purple and gold rectangular colour patch under. XX in top left corner and battle honours on either side of centre motif."South Africa 1899-1902, Gallipoli 1915, Palestine 1917-18, Anzac, Egypt 1915-17, South West Pacific 1944-45"guidons, flags, embroidery, citizen military forces, heraldry, light horse regiments