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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Currency - Coin, 1891
This Great Britain one shilling coin is dated 1891, 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 1891 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, Great Britain Shilling, 1891. Silver coin, round. Obverse; Queen Victoria bust, ‘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 “1891” 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 1891, queen victoria currency, queen victoria 50 years golden jubilee shilling, colonial australia currency, joseph edgar boehm, numismatics -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Film - Movie Film & Box, Gevaert, 1962
Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1962, a enthusiast tour, how the system operated and was used by people., Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1962, a enthusiast tour, how the system operated and was used by people.Movie film - 8mm, approx. 2.5mins, with green leader strip on a plastic reel, within a Gevaert film cardboard box, with a Harvin Film Laboratory, Marrickville NSW label and address to B.J. Parle, Chatswood and a 5d stamp. Titled "Ballarat 1962 AETA Convention". Has been transferred to DVD - see Reg item 4100 as Segment No. 5. Filmed and made by Ben Parle. Also transferred to DVD by Rod Cook Oct. 2015, via Roger Greenwood for use in his DVD, "The City of Ballarat Trams, Gardens & Gold" of 2016. See Reg Item 6883. Synopsis: based on time - Black and White film Title "Ballarat 1962 AETA Convention" 0:00 40 Sturt St, outbound 0:27 Bogie tram in Sturt St, inbound 0:39 No. 41, turning from Sturt into Drummond St. Nth 0:58 No. 37, turning from Sturt St, north track back into Drummond St Sth, 18 in the rear. 1:26 No. 18 departing Sebastopol and bouncing along. 1:46 No. 18 and 37 crossing Albert St Sebastopol 2:10 No. 18 and 37 arriving Grey St loop 2:33 endWritten labels giving title information on outside of box.trams, tramways, ballarat, drummond st, sturt st, sebastopol, tram 18, tram 37, tram 40 -
Greensborough Historical Society
Poster - Advertising Poster, Eltham Community Market Stallholders Association, The Eltham Community Art & Craft Market: market dates 1993, 1993
The Eltham Community Art & Craft Market was a long-standing weekend market in the Eltham area, offering, at first, arts and crafts of many types, made by local residents. It expanded to include produce in later years. Initially run by the Eltham Community Market Stallholders Association Incorporated, it is now run by Diamond Valley Community Support. These boards were displayed at the market to advertise upcoming market dates.GHS member Dawn Bennetts was a stall holder at this market and donated her memorabilia.Yellow plastic board with green text.eltham community market, diamond valley community support, markets -
Melbourne Legacy
Film, Senior Widows Garden Picnic
Large gathering of widows in an unidentified Botanic Garden listening to Navy and Army bands whilst they chat and drink tea. Some of them have brought flasks whilst others get their tea from an urn. We see one widow taking money from participants. TBC This film has been digitised to preserve its content. Melbourne Legacy gratefully acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government and Public Record Office Victoria for making this possible.Legacy providing a venue for widows of deceased ex service personnel and deceased veterans to give them a social outing. Significant in the manner of visual recording of the era, and the social benefit that Legacy provide.A film on a metal spool in a metal canister. Label says it is of a Widows picnic.Cannister lid L/Strickland. Senior Widows Garden Picnic, Reels 1&2, running time 12 min (hand written on paper in biro and pencil). Cannister base 20/9 (written in texta). 22 min 08 sec. 16mm sound no colour.widows, concert -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, Vietnam AATTV 1968-69: Doug Hill: For TV display
Contains photos & actual footage of various incidents in the Vietnam Warvietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives - australian, australia. army. australian army training team, vietnam -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, NVVM Film, DVD Slide Show: Private Errol Noack, 28 March 1945 - 24 May 1966 (Copy 1), 2016
A collection of black and white, coloured photos, and letters of Private Errol Noak's National Service Call Up papers etc. which form part of the Museum's collection of Private Noack's items.(Copy 1)private errol noack, national service - australia -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Film, 1970
This film is consists of 1896 Melbourne Cup, 1906 Sydney street scenes and Baldwin Spencer footage of Australian indigenous ceremonial dance. These sequences are repeated several times. This film was included in the longer film item AV004. These would have been selected by Robin Boyd for screening at the Australian Pavilion at Expo 70 in Osaka, where Robin Boyd was Exhibitions Architect.16mm black and white, silent film on reel inside a circular metal canister (185mm diameter) with lid. Duration 7:59 minutesexpo 70, melbourne cup, spencer baldwin, 1906 sydney, robin boyd -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, Last months at Nui Dat: H Squadron 3 CAV/NZ (2 copies)
Actual footage taken during the Vietnam Warvietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, new zealand -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Currency - German Occupation Money, 1940s
These four paper notes are from the Jersey Channel Islands during the German occupation in WWII.Four German government-issued paper notes. There is 1 mark, 2 reichsmark, 20 reichsmark and 50 reichsmark.german occupation money, invasion money, wwii -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Film - DVD, Janet Bolitho et al, "Postcards from Port Melbourne", 2014
Plastic DVD case with pale yellow insert photo of "Australis" at Station Pier with family wavingPostcards from Port Melbourne . An audiovisual retrospective of Port Melbournearmed services, transport, education, built environment, immigration, industry, maritime, natural environment, war, pioneers, housing, workers, schools, recreation, world war i, world war ii, boer war, post world war ii immigration, liardet family, government aircraft factory, gaf, garden city, swallow & ariell ltd -
Melbourne Legacy
Film - Video tape, Bill Roycroft, 25/8/76
This tape has not been played but from the label it is a recording from 1976, of 30 seconds duration about Legacy. Possibly it is an advertisement.As the content is unknown so significance is not known, though it is assumed to be promotional material for Legacy from 1976.White cardboard box with a light brown spool with video film.Label, client - Legacy, product - Bill Roycroft, key no - lab 1/30, record date - 25-8-76. As arranged by Tony Charltonlegacy promotion, advertisements -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Control Data Institute, "Computer careers begin at Control Data Institute", mid 1970's
Advertising Poster for use in Tramcars printed on heavy cardboard advertising Control Data Institute courses with a lady working at a screen titled - "Computer careers begin at Control Data Institute" Image file is a small version of the large pdf file, on file as hte5560i.pdf. Image i2 shows the condition of the poster from the rear.trams, tramways, posters, computers, training -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, Vietnam: the US Government Collection. Volume Three
vietnam war, 1961-1975, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- aerial operations, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- battlefields -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, East End Cinema?, "Clockwork Orange', 1971
Advertising Poster for use in Tramcars printed on heavy cardboard advertising the film "Clockwork Orange" by Stanley Kubrick. Tram 1041, orange colour was launched about the same time as the film 1971 and was known as a Clockwork Orange tram - being different. Image file is a small version of the large pdf file, on file as hte5564i.pdftrams, tramways, posters, films, advertisements, 1041 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, Video, Australian Story Vietnam
vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives - australian, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, australian -
Melbourne Legacy
Poster, Legacy is keeping their promise to my Dad, 2011
This is an example of Melbourne Legacy promotional material. It is a poster from 2011 for Badge Week. The slogan "Legacy is keeping their promise to my dad" by Charlotte was used with an image of a girl in a slouch hat. The main time of year for fundraising is September when Legacy holds 'Badge Week'. Similar to other marketing material from the 1990s to 2009, also see items 01240 to 01258, 02196-02198. The collection shows the types of marketing materials that were produced and the celebrities that were helping Legacy.An example of promotional material from the 2000s. Marketing material and photos were compiled and released to newspapers, also printed as brochures and sometimes as stickers and collection tin wrappers.Colour A4 promotional leaflet for Legacy Week, featuring a girl in a slouch hat.legacy promotion, badge appeal, legacy week, marketing -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, The Met, "Tram Diversion", 1986
Set of 12 Posters - printed on paper with an adhesive backing for: .1 - Tram Diversions - Bourke St - Moomba Mile footrace 28/2/1986 .2 - Moomba Festival Float Parade - gives diversions and alterations - for 10/3/1986 .3 - Anzac Day - 25/4/1986 .4 - Royal Show Parade - 14/9/1986 .5 - North Altona to City Service - Show Day 25/9/1986 .6 - Eastern Freeway - ditto .7 - Doncaster Routes - ditto .8 - William St Shuttle - not operating on nominated days during the Christmas New Year period .9 - LaTrobe St services - ditto .10 - Eastern Freeway - ditto .11 - Doncaster Routes - ditto .12 - North Altona to City Service All issued by Metropolitan Transittrams, tramways, moomba, showgrounds, royal show, anzac day, operations, latrobe st, william st, doncaster, buses, north altona -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "M&MTB - Electric Tramways - Sections and Fares", Sept. 1979
Poster, paper mounted or glued to cardboard sheet for use in tramcars - titled "M&MTB - Sections and Fares" giving details of fares for each section, location of sections for all routes, including via William St. Notes prepayment of fares, children fares, passengers luggage including baby carriages, golf buggies and shopping pushers. Dated September 1979. Printed by Standard Commercial Printers, Cheltenham. Two copies held. .2 - ditto but with a paper addition dated August 1980 glued over the fares etc. Has been used. From donation of Yarra Trams.trams, tramways, fares, mmtb, posters, routes, william st -
Bendigo Military Museum
Film - PHOTOGRAPH, 1916 -1919
James Lemphers ASC - MT British Army. Refer 2490 medals.Photo, sepia tone showing a British soldier standing in uniform with Pith Helmet. Under the photo are the soldiers details. Photo is in a clear plastic frame for display."M-340318 Pte James Lemphers (British Army)"photography, military, british -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Poster, April 30 1975
Poster of Vietnamese Communist Party claiming victory of South Vietnam with photosvietnamese communist party, poster, south vietnam -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, DS, GS, and Depot Maintenance Manual: Control, Intercommunication Set C-1611D/AIC & Discriminator, discrete signal MD-736/A, 1/05/1970 12:00:00 AM
united states - armed forces - service manuals -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, In memory of Daryl Fedden, 18 April 1946 - 23 August 2010
Copy of film, Entertaining Vietnam and also some photos taken in the Vietnam War by Darylentertainers - vietnam war -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Currency - Coin, 1826
This Great Britain shilling is dated 1826. There were over 6 million of these coins minted during the reign of King George IV, 1820-1830 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. - This Shilling is 24mm (the same size as this coin) 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 IV by the Grace of God”. The engraver of the obverse image was William Wyon. The reverse side’s inscription on the coin is translated " King of The British territories, Defender of the Faith” The engraver of the reverse image was William 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 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. 1826. Silver coin, round. Obverse; King George IV bare head, looking left. Reverse; crowned lion; below, a large crown; below are a shamrock, rose and thistle united. Inscriptions on both sides of coin (denomination not inscribed).Obverse “GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA” and “1826” Reverse “BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR” 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 1826, king george iv currency, colonial australia currency, william wyon, numismatics -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Currency, Vietnamese Currency, 50 Dong
Note, Teal colour, 466763currency, dong -
Melbourne Legacy
Film - Video tape, 'Legacy of Laughter' - Press Release Video 5'11", c.1994
A video recording of the 'Legacy of Laughter'. From the typed label it is a press release video of 5 minutes and 11 second duration.A record that Legacy prepared promotional videos, though the details are not complete as it has not been played.A VHS video tape with a typed label in white plastic case of the 'Legacy of Laughter'.Yellow post-in note '1994 Waltzing Matilda'legacy promotion, marketing, press release -
Vision Australia
Poster - Image, 2000 Vision Australia Library award winners, 2000
To encourage the development of audio books, a series of awards were established by the National Library of Australia in 1988, and sponsored by TDK from 1991 until their demise in 2000. Open to both commercial and non-commercial publishers, it aimed to recognise the quality achievements by individuals and publishing houses and to promote the inclusion of audio books into the mainstream market. After the conclusion, Vision Australia Foundation decided to continue the awards in-house.1 digital image of poster created to celebrate award winnersVision Australia Library 2000 Awards Night Presentation Dinner held at Hotel Sofitel, The Carillon Room Braille Book of the Year: Happy Families by Susan Varga Sanderson Young Adult Narrator of the Year: Stuart Halusz for The Ivory Trail Sanderson Young Adult Audio Book of the Year: joint winners The View from Ararat by Brian Caswell & The Ivory Trail by Victor Kelleher Narrator of the Year: Helen Morse for Happy Families Audio Book of the Year: Happy Families by Susan Vargavision australia foundation, awards -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Film - Directory : microfiche, Wise's Post Office Directory Victoria, Original directories 1890's. Microfiche circa 1980's
These directories provide information on localities and surnames, services and trade information throughout Victoria. Included in this folder are the following: Wise’s Victoria Post Office Directory 1884-85 Wise’s Victoria Post Office Directory 1888-89 Wise’s Victoria Post Office Directory 1891-92 Wise’s Victoria Post Office Directory1893-94 Wise’s Victoria Post Office Directory 1895-96 Wise’s Victoria Post Office Directory 1897-98 Wise’s Victoria Post Office Directory 1899-00 This directory is a useful resource in researching people and towns of the given areaRed plastic folder with white printed label attached to front cover. Contains smaller card index inserts. Four plastic sleeves containing microfiche. Ref 929.3945 Aus/Nif written in black pen inside front cover wise’s victoria post office directory 1884-85, wise’s victoria post office directory 1888-89, wise’s victoria post office directory 1891-92, wise’s victoria post office directory1893-94, warrnambool history -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Poster, H.T. Dunn & Co. Pty. Ltd, The Flying Angel Club, c. 1953
He served as an Anglican curate at St Stephen’s Church, Port Kembla (1941-42), and as an assistant at the Missions to Seamen, Sydney (1942). An honorary curate (1942-46) at St John’s Church, Rockdale, he married Beryl Ruth Knox, daughter of the rector, there on 3 October 1942. On 16 September he had been appointed as a temporary chaplain in the Royal Australian Navy, an event which he described as the determining factor in his future ministry. He served in HMAS Australia (1942-44) and in shore establishments before being demobilised in February 1946. In 1953 Craven-Sands joined the Missions to Seamen, Sydney, as senior chaplain, leading a team who worked for the spiritual and social welfare of seamen. Large poster with a stylised depiction of Sydney Mission to Seamen on George Street with a large flag of the Mission on a map with streets names and the port and Sydney bridge in the backgroundmissions to seamen, sydney, george street, reverend colin craven-sands (1917-1987), rawson institute, mariners' church, bethel union -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
FIlm - DVD, Princes Pier reconstruction, 2007 - 2011
This film was shown at the opening of the pier and at the Piers Festivals 2012 and 2013, and at the Melbourne Open House Weekend July 2012 at which PMHPS took part. We requested a copy.DVD of Princes Pier construction montage compiled by Major Projects Victoria over the years during which the abandoned pier was renovated to produce both public space and a monument to its own history. A stop-action film of the construction process, donated to PMHPS by MPV in 2012 by the Project Manager Andrew McKinleypiers and wharves - princes pier, major projects victoria, andrew mckinley -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Film - DVD, Yarraville vs Port Melbourne, 1953 Grand Final, 1953
DVD Yarraville vs Port Melbourne 1953 Grand Final (9 minutes)sport - australian rules football, port melbourne football club, pmfc