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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - GREETING CARD, 1899
Greeting Card: Christmas Greeting Card rectangular in shape with Khaki Velvet background and a light green, fan shaped plastic like material with mouldings of 'With Best Love'' plus a heart with painted flower and a ladies shoe. Right hand top corner is a gold bell. The back has Christmas 1899 hand written and two slits for stand. Under the slit is a note in gold printing and Horse Shoe 'Wishing you a Joyous Christmas and poem. Box 625ephemera, mementoes, christmas, greeting card. christmas. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Invitation, City of Ballaarat, "Ballarat Tramways", 13/09/1971
Yields information about a Civic Function at the time of the closure of the tramways and method of invitations. Invitation or letter on quarto paper, dated 13/9/1971 from the City of Ballaarat to Mr. R. Prentice to a Civic Function at the Town Hall to mark the closure of the Ballarat Tramway system and to welcome the newly appointed SEC Chairman, Mr. N. R. White. Mayor Cr Chisholm and Mayor of Sebastopol Cr N F Donald. Addressed to Mr. R PrenticeOn rear in red ink "Max Scott". The invitee's name has been hand written.trams, tramways, civic functions, city of ballaarat, closure, sec -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), ESCo 3d tickets
6 number, 3d card tickets of ESCo, see attached sheet for full details. Ticket numbers DZ 2370 - 72 and CX 3217-19.trams, tramways, esco, ballarat, tickets -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - SHOWBAGS COLLECTION: GOOD PFELLA LICORICE SHOWBAG
A paper showbag. A mainly green showbag with a black and white design, within a square made of black and white lines and 8 smiling faces of what appear to be an African or aborigine youth, we read: delicious soft eating Licorice and licorice all sorts. There is also a design of 7 stick figure holding a spear and dancing around a camp fire. Underneath the square the words: " Good Pfella Licorice" Packed by tafes sweets, Strathpine QLD. The same design on both sides.business, retail, advertising, business advertising usually found at agricultural shows and other promotional activities. -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, The Met, Block of ten - Ticket - MetroCard Suburban, early 1980's
Block of ten - Ticket - MetroCard Suburban, $2.60, printed on light red card with bold red type giving day and 8 months around the ticket. Ticket Number Ab 42231 to 40 printed in black. On rear is conditions of travel, allowing travel within the metro area on trams, trains and buses. Printed in book form and has perforated section on the left hand side. For more details see http://www.robx1.net/victkt/pre1981/html/1980.htm - accessed 7/11/2018. See also Reg item 155 for other examples.trams, tramways, melbourne, tickets, mmtb, metrocard -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera, Olympic Transport Committee, "XVIth Olympiad - 1956 Official Transport Authority", 1956
Folded, dark green cloth backed pass or authority with a typed sheet glued to the inside as a "XVIth Olympiad - 1956 Official Transport Authority" appointing the bearer (L. J. Denmead) as a Transport Official during the period of the 1956 Olympic Games. States that bearer not entitled to entrance to spectator areas, that the bearer will wear a "Red and White arm band" and that the person has authority to give directions on behalf of the Olympic Transport Committee. Signed by "O.C. Henshall, Secretary of the Committee in ink. The name of the bearer has been entered in blue ink. Stored flat. Would have been issued as Ballarat held the Olympic Rowing events at Lake Wendouree."L.J. Denmead"trams, tramways, authority, olympics, passes -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Invitation, Second Citizens' Welcome to St Kilda (1914) Anzacs, 1919
Second of a series of "Citizens' Welcome" events organised by the St Kilda Patriotic Committee in 1918 and 1919.Pink coloured card with red edge and printed in black. st kilda patriotic committee, wwi, world war i, citizens welcome to anzacs -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera, John Dixon Products and Norm Hunt, "Drivers Rostered Times", May. 1970
Has a strong association with tram crews and the rosters crew workings and Norm Hunt. Prepared by crews from sheets to enable them to know what service times to run, meal times, details of crew changes etc, based on their allocated shift or run from the roster.Notebook - 60 pages with brown card covers, wire spiral bound - Croxley or John Dixon Product with the Croxley symbol on the front cover and a list of their wire bound books on the rear. Each sheet faint ruled, both sides. Each sheet, the typewritten details of each SEC Ballarat run - giving sign on times, notes, timetables, which run taken or taken by, meal times, notes with regard to special instructions, finish times and total hours worked. Separated for Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. The May 1970 roster? On the last sheet has a heading "Owe Days", with names and number of days owed. See also Reg item 2298 and 4073 for other versions. trams, tramways, ballarat, rosters, employees, shifts, timetables -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), ESCO opening Souvenir Ticket, 1905
Demonstrates a souvenir item for the opening of the electric tramways in Ballarat in the form of a postcard which has actually been used to send a message. Has a strong association with the people who sent and received the card.Postcard size Souvenir Tram ticket, printed using blue ink on one side with fare, photos of power station, engine room, boiler room and a tram & No.10344 stamped on edge. On reverse side is space for stamp, address etc., - with line & "postcard' etc., printed in red ink. Letter/note to Ethel Hodgson of Lethbridge, stamped in Ballarat on 26-8-1905. Fares given on card are : Mount Pleasant and Orphanage and Grenville St. 3d, or Grenville St. and Tram sheds 3d. Printed in a blue/grey ink of various shades onto a white card. Acted as a souvenir card. One Penny stamp, with Ballarat Cancellation stamp and - "5" stamped on the top of the postage stamp. See also Reg Item 608 and 7084 for further versions of this object.Letter on rear and Has I.R. Kellett in ink in the top right hand corner.trams, tramways, esco, opening, ballarat, tickets, letters -
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 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable - The Met - set of 16, The Met, 1993
SSet of 16 The Met timetables, diagrammatic map, major stops and contact details. All dated May 1993 unless noted otherwise. 1 - Route 3 - East Malvern - City with a note that route 377 bus service replaces trams on Sunday. 2 - Route 5 - Malvern (Burke Rd) - City 3 - Route 6 - Glen Iris - City 4 - Route 8 - Toorak - City 5 - Route 10 - Sth Melbourne Beach and St Kilda Beach - West Preston 6 - Route 19 - North Coburg - City with a note that route 319 bus service to Gowrie and Upfield was included - ran Saturday afternoons and Sundays only. 7 - Route 42 - Mont Albert - City 8 - Route 48 - North Balwyn - City 9 - Route 55 - West Coburg - Domain Road interchange - with a note that route 68 operates via Elizabeth St on Sunday. 10 - Route 57- West Maribyrnong - City - with a note that route 357 bus services replaces trams on Sunday 11 - Route 59 - Airport West - City 12 - Route 64 - East Brighton - City 13 - Route 69 - Kew (Cotham Rd) - St Kilda Beach via Glenferrie Road 14 - Route 70 - Wattle Park - Princes Bridge 15 - Route 72 - Camberwell - City 16 - Route 82 - Moonee Ponds - Footscray and that route 223 bus replaces trams on Saturday afternoons and all day Sunday,Yields information about some of The Met tram services May 1993Set of 16 The Met timetables, DL size, printed in two colours.timetables, the met, route 8, route 3, route 5, route 6, route 10, route 19, route 42, route 48, route 55, route 57, route 59, route 64, route 69, route 70, route 72, route 82 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: CRUISE SHIP MENU, 1956
LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: CRUISE SHIP MENU On the front cover a coloured painted scene of a formal ball. In the centre is the dinner and drinks menu - S.S. 'Oronsay' Wednesday 24th October, 1956) On the rear printed 'This menu was designed and drawn for the Orient Line by Dorrit Dekk M.S.I.A. and printed by W.S. Cowell Ltd, Ipswich. Further copies may be obtained from the head waiter or from the Orient Line, 7 Bishopgate, London E.C.2 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Badge, "I prefer a tram Conductor", mid 1990's
Plastic badge - white back with a pin clip and orange back paper with clear plastic cover - cartoon by Michael Leunig - "I prefer a tram Conductor". Has "Made in Australia" embossed on the rear.trams, tramways, conductors, tramways, badges -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTM), COTMA Conference Ballarat 2000, Nov. 2000
Replica tram ticket - large size - made available, but not actually distributed?, for the November 2000 COTMA Conference Ballarat. Has a common number, A221100, large scale replica of BTM's 10c ticket, with some printing in green ink. Printed by Andrew Cox?trams, tramways, cotma, conferences, tickets, btm -
Canterbury History Group
Ephemera - "Winson" 1 Winson Green Road Canterbury, 1989
Real Estate advertisement for the sale of "Winson' 1 Winson Green Road Canterbury. Includes coloured photographs of the streetscape and interior and exterior of the house.canterbury, winson green road, winson, paul walker & assoc. pty ltd, woodwards, first national -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - Badge, Warrnambool City Council, Early 21st century
This lapel badge features the current logo of the Warrnambool City Council and is designed to be worn by Council employees and other residents of Warrnambool.This badge is retained for display purposes.This is a metal lapel badge of a city of Warrnambool logo. It has silver edging with images of green and silver sails/ trees and blue ocean/ whale. There is a squeeze metal clip at the back. Nil warrnambool city council, logo, lapel badge -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - Commemorative Programme, 2015
Built on the original site of the Government Camp, the Sandhurst prison was built in 1863 when it housed both male and female prisoners. In 1972 its name was changed to Bendigo Prison and it then ceased operation in 2004. It was then turned into an arts and performance centre named "Ulumbarra" (meeting place) in 2015.Commemorative Programme for the Gala Opening of Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo on 17/04/2015. Includes a loose sheet with the lyrics for "Ulumbarra" written for and performed at the Gala Opening. Fourteen pages. Black and gold cover, coloured photographs.ulumbarra theatre, old bendigo gaol, opening -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, J.J. Miller, ESCo 3d check ticket, early to mid 1930's
Ticket contained within Reg. Item 2488, page 30, ESCo 3d Check Ticket - on light green colour card, which has faded at the lower portion to brown. Used as check ticket in exchange for 3d daily return between Grenville St and Darling St. Printed by J.J. Miller Melb. Printing in black ink. Has been nipped or cancelled. Note Item Not formally Numbered. Image btm2494i2 shows position on page relative to items 2494 to 2504trams, tramways, tickets, check ticket, esco -
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 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Calendar, Rail Tram & Bus Union (RTBU), 2007
Calendar - folded A3 sheet, printed single sided on gloss paper, full colour for 2008, with a photo of C 3019, photographed in Bourke St on the top. Published by the RTBU, has contact numbers, e-mail addresses, public holidays and pay days marked. At the base, has an advert for the Victorian Railways Institute - VRI. Was contained within Reg Item 1179.trams, tramways, yarra trams, rtbu, unions, calendar, tram 3019 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - BENDIGO PRODUCT LABELS COLLECTION: HOT SAUCE
Small label, hot sauce guaranteed under the pure food Act 1906. Bendigo Tomato Products Company. Bendigo - Victoria - Australia.business, retail, bendigo tomato products, bendigo tomato products company. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - ticket, Carey Railway Club Excursion, Sept. 1969
Ticket used by a group of Carey Grammar students and friends on 13 Sep. 1969, to Ballarat tour riding the trams, Eureka siding and Newlyn - ticket number 0019.Yields information about a tour by a Carey Grammar group to Ballarat.Edmondson type card railway ticket - printed for Carey Railway Club Excursion 1969stamped "Student" on both sides.tours, carey, ballarat, railways, tramways, eureka -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable, The Met, "St Kilda - City Rail Replacement Bus Service", Jul.. 1987
Timetable - photocopy onto both sides of a sheet of paper, "St Kilda - City Rail Replacement Bus Service", effective 1 August 1987. Lists times for the stops at the then stations, including Flinders St station. Has The Met logo on the base of the sheet. Two copies held.trams, tramways, st kilda, light rail, conversion, timetables, bus replacement -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetables - MMTB Buses - set of 9, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1976 to 1978
Timetables - provide information on ticketing, fares, timing points, with a description of the route and a map. Not all services had been allocated a route number at the time. 1 - Garden City - Port Melbourne - City - routes 201 and 202 - Jan. 1977 2 - Bulleen - North Kew City - Routes 203, 204, 205, 206, 208 and 209 - Feb. 1977 3 - Deer Park West - Sunshine - Footscray - City - routes 215, 216, 217, 219. 218, 220, 231 with a Saturdays and Sundays timetable sheet printed on green paper - Aug. 1977 4 - La Trobe University - Northland - West Heidelberg - City - routes 256, 251, 253, 254, 252, 255 - Sept. 1978 5- Warrandyte - Park Orchards - Ringwood - routes 273, 274, 275 - June 1976 6 - Warrandyte - Donvale - Templestowe - Shoppingtown - City - routes 276, 277, 278, 294, 278, 280, 299, 268 - July 1976 7 - Box Hill - Mitcham, East Doncaster, Ringwood - routes 287, 286, 288, 282, 283, 272 - June 1976 8 - Box Hill - North Blackburn - route 290 - June 1976 9 - Box Hill - Heidelberg, East Doncaster, Shopping town - routes 291, 297, 296, 293, 271 and 269 - Sept. 1976Yields information about MMTB Bus services during the mid 1970s. Set of nine MMTB Bus timetables - multifolded printed on yellow paper, unless noted otherwise. timetable, mmtb, buses, port melbourne, garden city, deer park, fisherman's bend, west heidelberg, box hill, doncaster, shoppingtown, mitcham, ringwood, blackburn, templestowe, lower templestowe -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Set of 8 tram transfer or check tickets, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1920s and 1930s
Passengers could often transfer from one service to another - eg changing from a tram to a bus, without having to pay a second fare. A transfer ticket would be issued on request and this along with the original fare ticket would be shown to the conductor or bus driver at the time of transfer. Check tickets would be issued by a conductor to record that the person had shown a periodical eg scholars ticket. This enabled passenger counting as well. Conditions of travel on the rear. 1 - Elizabeth / Flinders St transfer - Nos 047241 and 143201 2 - cable to/from electric - green - 325472 and 819119 3 - cable to/from electric - red - 984529 4 - Scholar's Concession check - black - 075000 and 168393 5 - Special concession check ticket - black - 999538 with a Bushell's coffee advertisement on rear.Demonstrates various transfer tickets used by the MMTB.Set of 8 tram transfer or check tickets - flimsy - paper,tramways, mmtb, tickets, transfers, check ticks, scholar's tickets -
Canterbury History Group
Ephemera - Soldiers Memorial Hall, Canterbury
One page of 18 photographs of the Soldiers Memorial Hall, copied from the internetcanterbury, canterbury road, soldiers memorial hall, halls -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: GUARANTEE ''CROWN DEVON'' POTTERY
A guarantee in the form of a wall hanging which would have been issued with a special piece of 'Crown Devon' musical pottery designed by Beresford Hopkins and produced at the factory in Stoke-on-Trent. It is in the form of a scroll with a decorative red and black design. Produced for the Coronation of King Edward VIII who abdicated in 1936.handcrafts, ceramics, lydia chancellor, collection, scroll, guarantee, 'crown devon musical pottery, king edward viii, royalty, royal coronation, ceramics, pottery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - GREETING CARD, 1904
Greeting Card: Good Luck Birthday Greeting Card with Plastic like material moulded in two sections, left has ladies hand and the word Good, right side males hand with the work Luck'. Sides are arttached to the card with cream ribbon. Inside a pricture of a village with a silver border. The card opens 'Just a Word of Kindly Recollection' To: My dear sister Nellie From: Mary with fond love April 15/1904. and poem. Box 625ephemera, mementoes, celebrations, greeting card. birthday -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Card, Anniversary of the Opening of The Australasian Officers' Club, 1917
Invitation to the anniversary of the opening of the clubFolded cream card that has discoloured with age, printed green on face with folded paper insert printed in black.Front: To / Lt Symonds Memory of The Torpedo Insert: House lent by Mr. H. J. King Club Commandant From Mrs. R. L. Fenwickaustralian club - london, australasian officers club - london -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket Blocks, The Met, Zones 1+2 single journey, $1.50, Concession, mid 1980's
Block of 200 tickets - orange ink on off white paper, Zones 1+2 single journey, $1.50, Concession, issued by the Met with their logo at the top of the ticket. The ticket number is in black ink. The tickets have been stapled onto a heavy cardboard back with a single metal staple. See Reg Items 2957 and 2908 for other tickets of different values. See Item 6715 for other samples.trams, tramways, the met, tickets