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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - TWO JAPANESE FANS
2 cardboard novelty fans with moving eyes, 1 depicting a donkey & 1 a Japanese girl. Promotion for Japan Export Trade Promotion Agency ( Jetro) Japanese Chamber of Commerce in Australia.Made ub Japan See Japan as it really iscommerce, advertising, fan -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "To stop Car pull left hand cord ONCE", 1940's?
Sign - engraved brass sheet, with black lettering and lining on the outside and screw holes in each corner with the words. "To stop Car pull left hand cord ONCE" See Reg Item 2426 for another version in upper and lower case.trams, tramways, signs, tramcars, tramways, passenger signs -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Poster, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), Ballarat Vintage tramway sales poster, c1980
Ballarat Vintage tramway sales poster for use in tram roof ads - laminated fawn coloured sheets, advertising sales items and display cases - backed onto heavy cardboard, orange coloured - underside would have been a poster for other older sales items. Image added 20-12-2016.trams, tramways, btps, posters, sales, roof ads -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Currency - Coin, 1883
This Great Britain one shilling coin is dated 1883, which is during the reign of Queen Victoria. There were over 7 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. 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. The obverse side of the coin’s inscription translation is “Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith”. The engraver of the obverse image was William Wyon. The reverse side of the coin is inscribed "ONE SHILLING. The engraver of the reverse image was Jean Baptiste Merlen. 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. Coin, Great Britain Shilling, 1883. Silver coin, round. Obverse; Queen Victoria head, ‘Young Head’, looking left. Reverse; crown on top of wreath. Inscriptions on both sides of coin.Obverse “VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR: REG: F: D :” Reverse “ONE SHILLING, 1883” 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 1883, queen victoria currency, colonial australia currency, wlliam wyon, jean baptiste merlen, numismatics -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Poster (Item) - Avon RA&-Viscosity Compensator TIDS 43:20
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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Poster - SHELL Reproduction of OLYMPIC POSTERS for 1912 - 1972, Shell Australia, Shell Reproduction Olympic Posters, Aug 1972? or 1975 (see University of Melbourne Shell Archive)
13 Olympic Games posters from 1912 - 1972 reproduced by Shell Australia c 1975variousReceipt No 78813 reproduction Olympic Games posters from 1912 - 1972 produced by Shell Australia c 1975.olympic games, sport, poster artwork -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable, Yarra Trams, Set of 22 Yarra Trams timetables, 2003 and 2004
Set of 22 Yarra Trams timetables, green grey cover with route number on cover, giving details of popular destination, check points, use of Metcards and contact details, tram hire, frequency, a Welcome to Swanston Trams, description of route and route map. .1 - Route 1/22 - East Coburg / Moreland - South Melbourne Beach and Arts Centre - April 2004 - 36 pages. .2 - Route 5 - Malvern (Burke Rd) - University - April 2004 - 32 pages. .3 - Route 6 - Glen Iris - City - April 2004 - 20 pages. .4 - Route 8 - Toorak - April 2004 - 20 pages. .5 - Route 16 - St Kilda Beach - University - April 2004 - 24 pages. .6 - Route 48 - North Balwyn to Docklands - May 2003 - 28 pages .7 - Route 57 - West Maribyrnong - City - April 2004 - 28 pages. .8 - Route 59 - Airport West - City - April 2004 - 32 pages. .9 - Route 64 - East Brighton - University - April 2004 - 28 pages. .10 - Route 67 - Carnegie - City - April 2004 - 20 pages. .11 - Route 70 - Wattle Park - City - May 2003 - 24 pages .12 - Route 72 - Camberwell - University - April 2004 - 28 pages. .13 - Route 78/79 - North Richmond - Prahran or St Kilda Beach - April 2004 - 20 pages .14 - Route 82 - Moonee Pond - Footscray - April 2004 - 20 pages. .15 - Route 109 - Port Melbourne to Box Hill - May 2003 - 28 pages. .16 - Route 112 - Sth Melbourne/St Kilda Beach to West Preston - May 2003 - 44 pages. .17 - Route 3 - East Malvern to Melbourne University - April 2004 - 20 pages .18 - Route 16 - Melbourne University to Kew - Oct. 2004 - 40 pages with fold out map .19 - Route 24 - North Balwyn to LaTrobe St and Route 30 - St Vincent's Plaza to Flinders St via Docklands - 8 pages. .20 - Route 69 - Kew (Cotham Road) to St Kilda Beach - April 2004 .21 - Route 86 - Bundoora to Central Pier - May 2003 .22 - Route 96 - St Kilda Beach to East Brunswick - Sept 2002Some have number notes and notes written inside about changes or errors in ink. See History.trams, tramways, yarra trams, tram services, timetables, route 1, route 3, route 22, route 5, route 6, route 8, route 16, route 24, route 30, route 48, route 57, route 59, route 64, route 67, route 69, route 70, route 72, route 78, route 79, route 86, route 96, route 109, route 112 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket Blocks, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), MMTB City Section 10c tickets, 1970's
Block of MMTB City Section 10c tickets No. 177801 to 178000, blue printing with black over stamp "City Section", and numbers in black. Printed with a cardboard back, stapled together on a paper with a shiny finish. ditto - 173201 to 173400 added 20-8-2018, from donation of Gavin Young 11/8/2018.trams, tramways, tickets, mmtb, city section -
Bendigo Military Museum
Poster - POSTER, MOUNTED, Masterpiece Frames, Post 1960
Coloured poster giving the history of the 8th / 7th Battalion Royal Victorian Regiment from its formation in 1858 to its absorbing into the 2 RVR in 1960. Poster is mounted on chipboard with a black border & sealed with clear plastic. Small white hanging strap attached at rear. Background of poster features photos of events during the battalion's history.Sticker on rear RHS bottom: “Masterpiece Frames 315 - 317 Sturt Street Ballarat”poster, rangers, victorian, 8/7th -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Brooklyn and Queens Transit., New York - Wal Jack Collection
Set of 3 tickets from Brooklyn and Queens Transit., New York. See attached notes for detail. Image of list added 29/9/2013 - see related documents for details.Name of each system written on rear of ticket.trams, tramways, usa, usa tickets, brooklyn & queens -
Bendigo Military Museum
Currency - CURRENCY, VARIOUS, C.1930 - 40 ‘s
Items souvenired by J.C.W. LEDEUX, refer Cat No 2378 for his service details.Collection of Dutch & Japanese currency: .1) - .2) “1 Yen” .3) “50” .4) .5) “Dutch East Indies 1943 note”numismatics - notes, military history - souvenirs, currency, japanse, dutch -
Federation University Historical Collection
Poster - Poster - black and white, Ian Robinson (SMB Audio Visual), School of Mines, Ballarat: Staff images, c1979
The Ballarat School of Mines is a predecessor institution of Federation University Austraila.Black and white poster of images of teaching staff at The School of Mines. Images grouped into teaching areas/subjectshumanities, maths, science, metal fabrication, art/craft, machine shop, administration, planning, student services, co-ordinator, motor mechanics, library, educational services, audio visual, print, electrical trades, plumbing, sheetmetal, remedial, carpentry, business studies, panel beating, body making, painting and decorating, bricklaying, rural studies, woolclassing, barry firth, librarian, heather durant, paula hall, john van dreevan, frank sheehan, ballarat school of mines, staffmembers, poster, staffmember poster -
Canterbury History Group
Ephemera - Affordable Edwardian circa 1907, [1992]
Real estate advertisement for the sale by auction of 2 Scott Street Canterbury on Saturday 16 May[1992]. Includes a sketch of the house and floor plans.canterbury, scott street, edwardian style -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Seasonal card, Longstaff, Will et al, Australian Comforts Fund Xmas and New Year's Greetings 1918-19, 1918
Text from card: 'On the night of 24th April 1918, the Australians made a daring and clever counter attack in the darkness, recaptured Villers-Bretonneux, stopped the German advance and saved Armiens. This, and the Battle of Hamei, were only a prelude to the smashing advance which commenced on 8th August.' Contains illustrations of 'Australians Advancing from Villers-Bretonneux, August 8th 1918' from an original painted by AIF War Artist Captain Will Longstaff; 'Capture of Hamei Village, July 14th 1918, by Australians assisted by a Detachment of Americans' by War Artist A Pearse. Both paintings were made for the Australian Comforts Fund. The Australian Comforts Fund was an umbrella organisation for voluntary bodies set up on 24 August 1916, after the outbreak of World War I. It was dissolved on 16 April 1920 but was re-established in 1940, during World War II and dissolved again in 1946. Card made in England by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, publishers to the King and Queen. Oblong sheet folded in half to create 4 pages, all printed in colour and including illustrations and very full documentation.'Graham Clarendon Hyde 14 Btn AIF' 'Given to Historical Society of St Kilda by Mr G Hyde N Zealand August 1980'aif, world war i, wwi, australian comforts fund, 14th battalion aif, villers-bretonneux, battle of hamei -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Poster, On the Gunline - HMAS Vendetta sailing from Sydney to Vietnam in 1969
Information & Photograph on HMAS Vendetta & HMAS Hobart.hmas vendetta, hmas hobart -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newsletter, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Fares Please!", 1978
Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1978 and has a strong association with those involved., Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1978 and has a strong association with those involved.Set of 6 "Fares Please!" and other documents printed for distribution to BTPS members as news. All printed by the Gestetner duplication process. Consolidated from other items or holdings from donations into a single year set of newsletters. All produced during 1978 .1 - Fares Please! February 1978 .2 - ditto April 1978 .3 - ditto June 1978 .4 - ditto September 1978 .5 - ditto October 1978 .6 - ditto December 1978 All documents scanned as pdf images. museums btps, publicity, sales -
Canterbury History Group
Ephemera - Highfield Road Uniting Church Anniversary, 1/08/2013 12:00:00 AM
Don Gibb was invited to launch the book compiled for the anniversary. This is the order of service from that dayOrder of service for the 100th Anniversary Service of the Highfield Road Uniting Church August 2013canterbury, highfield road, churches, highfield road uniting church, huggett> penny, tan> david, black> alison, nicholson> peter, wootton> dan, gador-whyte> peter (rev) -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Membership Card, Geoff Dean, 1977
Bright orange card printed for BTPS membership card for year 1977-1978. On front of card are the details of the membership, the holder of the card is entitled to free travel on the Society's public services and the word "Ballarat Tourist Tramway". The card has been made out to Mr. W.A. Doubleday, member No. 85. 2nd copy added - made to Mrs. C. D. Dean 42 - typed on front of card. 3rd copy added - = copy issued to P.Winspur 76.Typed " Mr. W. A. Doubleday 85" ditto for "Mrs C. D. Dean 52"trams, tramways, btps, membership cards -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Badge, "Melbourne Cable Tram", c1990
Metal badge - relief of a Melbourne cable tram set with the title "Melbourne Cable Tram" in the bottom right hand corner with a green enamel painted area. Has a pin clip on the rear, which is not able to be used.trams, tramways, badges, cable trams, souvenirs -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), SEC 2d City Section, 1958 - 1963?
Yields information about the style and printing of tickets used in Ballarat and Bendigo tramways and how they were presented.Block with one remaining ticket - red ink on off white paper, denomination 2d, over stamped in black "Concession" numbered 685999A, headed State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Provincial Tramways. Originally a block of 200 tickets been stapled onto a plain cardboard back with a heavy metal staple and a off white coloured cardboard retaining strip at the top of the ticket. The ticket price is in red ink while the ticket number itself is in black ink. On rear in red ink is a diagonal criss cross or tartan pattern. See also Reg Item 3999 for another 2d Concession - but note difference check points on side of ticket. See Alan Bradley's notes "Fares in Ballarat" trams, tramways, secv, tickets -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Ephemera (Item) - Newspaper advertisement, W. H. Jones & Co, Unknown
A newspaper advertisement for the Buxton General Store in Victoria.A newspaper advertisement for the Buxton General Store in Victoria. The Buxton General Store was originally built in the early 1930s by Jack Preece. It also served as the local Post Office, cafe and petrol station. The store had a succession of owners until its closure in around 2018.buxton, victoria, buxton general store, w h. jones, buxton post office, jack preece -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Ephemera (Item) - Advertising brochure, Cross Country Ski Hire, Unknown
An advertising brochure for Cross Country Ski Hire in Marysville in Victoria.An advertising brochure for Cross Country Ski Hire in Marysville in Victoria.marysville, victoria, cross country ski hire, ski hire, lake mountain -
Canterbury History Group
Ephemera - 14 McGregor Street Canterbury, [2007]
Real estate advertisement for the sale of 14 McGregor Street Canterbury. Includes coloured photographs of the interior and exterior. A note by Robin Kelly reports the sale for $1, 420, 000 but no date.canterbury, mcgregor street, edwardian style -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), SEC 3d - Wal Jack Collection, 1937?
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.Paper ticket - 3d light red paper, blue over printed fare and ticket prefix. Early SEC ticket. Ticket No. An927392. Also See Reg Item 1766 for another example of this ticket. See Reg Item 3060.trams, tramways, secv, ticket, transfer tickets -
Bendigo Military Museum
Currency - CURRENCY, MALAYAN, Malayan Government, Both 1st July 1941
Items souvenired by Alan Mason, refer cat No 3979.2.1) Currency note, “Malayan Five Dollars”, rectangular shape, colours green, black, white blue & orange, depiction of the King in RH corner, note dated. .2) Currency note, “Malayan ten Dollars”, rectangular shape, colours red, white, blue, black & green, depiction of the King in RH corner, note dated..1) “A (over) 59 031165” twice. .2) “B (over) 53 027275” twice.currency, malayan 1941 -
Clunes Museum
Poster - P0STER PATRIOTIC CONCERT, 'GUARDIAN' PRINT CLUNES, 1906
POSTER USED TO ANNOUNCE A PATRIOTICCONCERT ON EMPIRE DAY 24TH MAY 1906, IN CLUNES TOWN HALL. POSTER FOR CONCERT, EMPIRE DAY MAY 24TH 1906. THE POSTER IS PRINTED ON SILKlocal history, document, poster, -
Bendigo Military Museum
Currency - CURRENCY, JAPANESE OCCUPATION
Foreign currency issued by Japanese Forces in WW2. Aim was to take economic control of countries occupied and to diminish western influences with these countries. Items in collection of Richard William McGILVERY, RAAF. refer Cat No.7287P for his service records, photos and awards.One Gulden notes issued by Japanese Occupation. Four notes basically brown in colour. Cloud emblems on one side with No. 1 and other side a picture of fruit and nut trees. Has "De Japansche Regeering Betaalt AAN Tronder EEN GULDEN". Translated to "The Japanese Government Pays to Bearer One Gulden."Inscribed "De Japansche Regeering Betaalt AAN Tronder EEN GULDEN" and No. 1.japanese occupation forces, foreign currency, gulden, richard william mcgilvery -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, JBC, power closing doors, 1970's?
Sign regarding the operation of a Melbourne suburban train door that has been fitted with power closing doors, three colours, adhesive back with the name of the manufacturer "JBC" on the rear. Has two sheets of paper split in the middle that protected the sign until use. Possibly dates from the time of the introduction of power doors on Harris Trains.trams, tramways, victorian railways, melbourne -
Vision Australia
Sign - Object, Presenters sign
Room sign for 'Presenters' in white lettering, with a burgundy coloured background. Most likely used at Enfield studios. A braille label 'Reserved for Presenters' is attached to the right-hand side of the sign.Burgundy coloured sign with Braille attachedPresentersroyal blind society of nsw, nameplates -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Calendar, Topmill Pty Ltd, "Trams - 2014", 2013
Wall Calendar - heavy card covers, 12 gloss art pages inside, titled "Trams - 2014" containing full colour photographs of Bendigo, Ballarat, Melbourne, Adelaide, Geelong, Sydney, Brisbane, and Transporting Art Melbourne trams. Has a punched hole along the top edge to enable wall use. Provides dates for holidays, school holidays and Pension payment days and phases of the moon. Produced by Topmill Pty Ltd and distributed by Gordon & Gotch Pty Ltd. Photos by A. W. Perry, Maurice Kelly and Ken Smith,trams, tramways, ballarat, geelong, sydney, brisbane, brisbane, transporting art, tram 84, tram 38, tram 605, tram 469, tram 214, tram 367, tram 361, tram 26, tram 20, tram 277, tram 1930, tram 992, tram 863, tram 336, tram 30, tram 11, tram 1451