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Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (item) - GAF Ikara Anti Ship Missile, Secret Ex.200/220 Project Yellow Copies A...N
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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: PROPERTY VALUATIONS
Six photocopied pages on Cohn Bros. Brewery Company letterhead. Dated Sandhurst, 23(?) December (?) 1891. The documents list the property valuations of the different hotels.bendigo, business, cohn bros -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memorandum, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Costing quotes required for Working Party", 1983
Photocopy of a hand written document, 4 sheets, 3 on MMTB Memo paper titled "Costing quotes required for Working Party" Seeking information about the costs of items purchased by the MMTB outside, seeking additional work for Preston Workshops, e.g. armature overhauls, seats, destination blinds etc. The 2nd to 4th sheet provides some of these costs.With "1983" in black ink in top right hand cornertrams, tramways, preston workshops, overhauls, repairs, unions, finances -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - JOHNSONS REEF EXT'D G M C MINE MANAGER'S REPORT
Handwritten extracts from the Johnsons Reef Ext'd G. M. C. Mine Manager, Wm. Stubbs Report dated Aug. 7th 1888, 12-2-1895 and Aug 2nd 1892. Report mentions an accident caused by the trucker neglecting to fasten the truck in the cage, cost of sinking the shaft and selling a second-hand whip-pole to Mr. Liddle for one pound.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, johnsons reef ext'd g m c mine manager's report, wm stubbs, j stubbs, the constellation coy, mr liddle -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HOWARD AND VIOLET JOLLEY COLLECTION: LETTER
Commonwealth of Australia letter A.S. 822/12/30 dated 20th August 1922, from Defence Department Melbourne No AS/ 4320. addressed to Mr O H Jolley, C/- Life Assurance Co, of A/Asia, Ltd, 31 Queen St, Melbourne. Letter pasted at a later date to writing paper reads, Dear Sir, The following extract from a Minute received from the Senior Medical Officer, R.A.A.F. , is forwarded for your information. Mr O H Jolley has this day been examined by me and has been assessed as medically fit to hold a civil pilot's licence. Signed H E Stricksmead, Controller of Civil Aviation.bendigo, history, aviation 1920s. -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Hawthorn Tramways Trust (HTT), "Church St Tramway", 1917-1919
Digital scans of the Hawthorn Tramways Trust file in the Public Records Office of Victoria archive relating to the report and cost estimate for the construction of a tramway from Victoria St to Prince Patrick St in Church St Richmond. Prepared by McCarty and Underwood. VPRS7860/P1/002 (box 2) refers.. Includes correspondence dated August 1917 from McCarty and Underwood, consulting Engineers about the cost of the project and general report on the nature of the route, correspondence with the City of Richmond, and other councils within the Trust, letters approving the basis of construction, and residents. Correspondence through to Oct. 1918 - do as part of the metropolitan system.trams, tramways, htt, church st, richmond, new tramway, costs -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - M. Symons' Murpheys Creek Exercise Book
Land was first selected at Murphy's Flat in 1865. The first Wesleyan church was built in 1866 and from 1869 this was used as State School 149. A purpose built school, No. 1311 opened mid 1876. The areas name was changed to Murphy's Creek in 1915.A blue and white exercise book. Attached within are various subscription receipts in the front and back, including the "Australian Home Journal," "Singer Sewing Machine Company," and an "Annual Audit of Depositors' Pass-books by the State Savings Bank of Australia. Also included in approximately half the book are handwritten record of correspondence notes in blue ink, many regarding sewing from 1949-1956.The Shell Exercise Book. Name: M. Symons (Handwritten Blue Ink). Grade: Murphys Creek. School: Via, Tarnagulla, Victoria (Handwritten Blue Ink). Receipts, Etc.(Handwritten Blue Ink), Approved by the Education Department. Shell Series. On the back is printed Arithmetic Tables and a Multiplication Tableexercise book, receipts, tarnagulla -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative record - Memorandum, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SEC) and The Courier Ballarat, cuttings from The Courier re possible closure, Sep. 1962
Yields information about the method of advising SEC Management of letters to the Editor concerning the possible closure of the SEC Ballarat system., Yields information about the method of advising SEC Management of letters to the Editor concerning the possible closure of the SEC Ballarat system.Set of three memorandums to the Engineer & Manager, from the Manager Ballarat Branch: 1 - enclosing cuttings from The Courier, 15 and 17/9/1962 (dated 24/9/1962) 2 - ditto one cutting and editorial of 19//9/1962 (dated 17/9/1962) See Reg Item 7893 for these items. Both sheets have rounded corners.trams, tramways, closure, letter to the editor, editorial -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Document - Sheet Music, J Albert & Son Pty Ltd, Unless / by Hargreaves, Damerell & Evans, 1950s
Geoffrey (Geoff) Brooke was newspaper columnist, radio commentator, magazine writer and television broadcaster. He wrote a regular column for The Argus titled 'Your night out'. He opened his own restaurant, Geoff Brookes Steak Cave, in 1965. Later in his life he was a resident of Wellington Street, Kew. He died in 2003, aged 86.The Vandersluys-Kelly Collection of photographs, costumes and musical performance memorabilia was donated to the Kew Historical Society by Robin Denise Kelly in 2018. The collection is an important record of stage and recorded performances in Australia in the second half of the 20th century. This new nationally-focused and artistically significant collection augments and contextualises the local performing arts materials in our collection. Sheet music for the song Unless, featuring a cover photograph of the Australian 'radio star' Geoff Brooke. Brooke, a resident of Wellington Street (Kew), was a close friend of the singer Robin Vanser (aka Robin Kelly The item forms part of the Vandersluys-Kelly Collection of performance memorabilia donated by her to the Kew Historical Society in 2018.geoffrey (geoff) brooke, performing arts - 20th century -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive - CD/DVD, Songs of Stawell - Recorded by Lorraine Hall (Nee Tyler) Feb 2018, 2018
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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, T. M. McDonnell, 1929
Correspondence of T.M. McDonnellCorrespondence of T.M. McDonnell dated 16 October 1929, typed on headed stationery with a 'map of Mitcham, Tunstall and Blackburn'.Correspondence of T.M. McDonnell mcdonnell, t.m., mitcham, nunawading, blackburn, forest hill, vermont -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LODDON - CAMPASPE REGIONAL PLANNING AUTHORITY LETTER
Two letters from the Loddon - Campaspe Regional Planning Authority the first dated 9th April, 1979 the second 12th April, 1979 both titled: annotated bibliograpghy of the Loddon-Campaspe Region. Also a map of the Loddon-Campaspe regional Autorithy area of study. Two stapled pages of the Annotated Bibliography of the Loddon - Campaspe Regionorganisation, government, loddon campaspe -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Thesis by Lucilla Lentini, "Australian Nazis", Oct-12
Thesis by Lucilla Lentini, "Australian Nazis: An evaluation of National Socialist support amongst Tatura's first 42 internees before, during and after World War II". Thesis for Postgraduate Diploma in Arts, School of Historical Studies, Faculty of Arts, The University of Melbourne.Thesis, 52 x A4 pages (56 inclusive). Bound in plastic. tatura, bahlsen, fritz alfred, boelter, reinhold, bruelle, wilhelm, dehnel, werner, fent, otto carl, froelich, gustav karl, grasle, kuno hans, hahn, fridolin, haslinger, franz joseph, hemerich, otto, hempel, walter erwin, herbst, otto albert wilhelm, kiessling, walter paul, klenk, karl friedrick, kuldschun, lewandowski, siegfried, luckemeyer, wilhelm ludwig, maltz, otto paul, mayer, gustav adolph, meister, gottlieb friedrick, muffler, karl, pecher, johans, rammstedt, otto joseph, renz, hans, reutter, paul, ritter, konrad, werner kurt, rohling, adolph, schauer, willi, schoeller, ralph, schultz, rudolf, schwarz, strothe, christian, suchting, hans johannes, thierfelder, kurt oswald, utermohle, herbert, ventur, erich august, weber, fritz, weiss, karl friedrich, wildermuth, emil otto, zachen, friederick, documents, reports -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative - Set of 3, Campbell Duncan, 28/12/1970 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the terminus at Sebastopol and signage.Set of three photographs of No. 26 at the Sebastopol terminus - 28/12/1970 .1 - 26 at the terminus, looking north. Has a Bliss Bombs roof advert - "Share bliss - make a friend". Tram has the destination of Lydiard St North. .2 - Tram timetable sign at the terminus, with a "Cars stop here" sign and the Fosters sign in the background. .3 - No. 26 at the terminus with the driver turning the pole.trams, tramways, albert st, signs, sebastopol, drivers, tram 26 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: TO PAY
Blue paper headed Court King of the Forest, No. 3770 A.O.F, B.U.D., dated November 14 1877. To Mr. Lewis, Treasurer. Please pay G. J. Murray or Bearer the sum of 6/8 for 2 Days Sick Pay on account of this Court. Signed by James Long, C.R.,Wm. Rowe, Secretary. Also signed by A. Christensen.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - to pay, court king of the forest, mr lewis, g j murray, james long, wm rowe, a christensen -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: ASSORTED LETTERS RELATING TO SCALEBUOYS
Assorted letters, notes, drawings all relating to Scalebuoys, some between Bendigo Electronic Company and Cohuna, Gunbower & Rochester Butter Factories.organization, business, butter factory -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - THE MARONG GOLD COMPANY ACCOUNTS JAN - MAR 1901, Apr 1901
Document. The Marong Gold Company Accounts Jan - Mar 1901. One page ledger account for the Marong Gold Company dated Jan - Mar 1901. Names mentioned include John Gee, Dods & Elliot, J Evans, W White, W E Brown, HY Markwald, A H Thomas, T J Dellar, W Hay, Felton Grimwade & Co., Mrs Dods. Document signed and dated A H Thomas, General Manager, 20/4/01cottage, miners, the marong gold company accounts jan - mar 1901, john gee, dods & elliot, j evans, w white, w e brown, hy markwald, a h thomas, t j dellar, w hay, felton grimwade & co., mrs dods -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - GLEN HUNTLY
This file contains 3 items about land subdivision and development in Glen Huntly: 1/1 colour real estate advertisement (undated) for the auction of lots of land in Glen Huntly Park Estate, Glen Huntly to be held 06/12/1930. The poster includes1 black and white photograph (85mm x 201mm) of the Shopping Centre on Glen Huntly Road and a colour map (95mm x 107mm) of the Estate and surrounding locality. Also included on the poster is 1 black and white photograph of the Glen Huntly Park Estate and Cypress Plantation of the Glen Huntly Park. 2/1 undated advertisement for an auction of land in Glen Huntly Park to be held 19/03/1938 pursuant to an order to an order for sale made by the Supreme Court of Victoria. It includes 1 black and white photograph (52mm x 375mm) of shops along Koornang Road and 1 black and white photograph (52mm x 375mm) of shops along Glen Huntly Road. 3/1 black and white aerial photograph (undated and unattributed) (164mm x 272mm) of Glen Huntly Park Estate and surrounding area, with street names added, which indicates the second section of the Estate for sale.glen huntly, grange road, glen huntly road, watson crescent, garden avenue, wattle avenue, park avenue, mckay avenue, neville street, miller street, morgan street, truganini road, koornang road, glen huntly park and recreation reserve, glen huntly park estate, royal avenue, glen huntly railway station, tram depots, lyons street, moira avenue, katandra road, ormond, mimosa road, glen huntly park pty ltd, city of caulfield, lord h, land sales, auctions, parks and reserves, shops, elsternwick, caulfield -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (Item) - (Kerle) Random documentation covering Jet Provost aircraft
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Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - List, "MMTB W2 class Trams storage and disposal details", mid 1973
Two foolscap sheets - carbon copy listing W2's, W3, W4, L and W5's that were disposed of - stored, sold or scrapped and the location and disposal date - last typed date mid 1973.trams, tramways, tramcars, mmtb, lists, sale of trams, disposal -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MARKS COLLECTION: PLAN OF HOT WATER HEATER FORTUNA FOR G. LANSELL
Plan of hot water heater, Fortuna Villa, drawn on heavy paper. On top of plan in red ink 'Plan of Hot Water Heater for G.Lansell Esq for Fortuna Villa Sandhurst' Drawings show front, transverse, longitudinal, back and side elevations of heater, also back, side and front elevation of individual water heaters, including one with ornate screen. On bottom of document: floor plans of ground plan and basement. Plan stamped on RH bottom : William C. Vahland, Architect, Sandhurst.bendigo, house, fortuna villa -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CRUSHING BATTERY, ENINEERS DRAWING, August 17th 1874
Engineers drawing: Part of a Crushing Battery, for G. Lansell Esq., Thanet Claim, Back Creek, Scale 4 Feet to 1 inchWm. Middleton Engineers Sandhurstbuildings, commercial, crushing battery, mining equipment, crushing battery, g. lansell, thanet claim, back creek, wm middleton -
Melbourne Legacy
Document - Document, report, Residences Review Sub-Committee
Typed notes on a meeting 18 August 1971 between L/tees J.E. Chancellor, G.K. Rosnan, H.C.G. Rodgers identifying the objectives of the sub-committee to review and make recommendations to the Board with regard to the need for and the future of residences. Discussions were wide-ranging and in greater depth than those of the Forecasting Committee (Cat.No. 01670), and the results showed a continuing need for accommodation, whilst phasing out at least one of the residences during the 1970s, with alternative accommodation needing further investigation. Each Legatee on the sub-committee was tasked with further action before the next meeting on 13 September 1971.Part of the history of Melbourne Legacy's involvement with residential care for children.5 x carbon copied foolscap sheets, black on discoloured white. Two holes punched for filing. Page 1: Handwritten in black biro '23-8-71' Page 3: Line 6 '(Copy attached)'residences, review -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Journal (item) - Periodicals-Annual, Shiplovers' Society of Victoria, The Annual Dog Watch
This journal provides the reader with glimpses of the adventures and hardships of a seaman's life. Many of the stories are of sailing ships.Contributes to our knowledge of the importance of shipping and places on record those stories of the sea which would otherwise be lost.Contents Foreword - 5 Editorial - 7 'Sunbeam' and 'Sunbeam 2' - 11 Queer Convoy of the Pacific - 19 Port Phillip Mutinies of the 1850s - 24 Boiler-Room Bedlam - 26 The Nautical Chart - 30 The Challenge of the Sea - 32 Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village - 33 A Wonderful Gift - 34 The Dhow Sailors - 35 My Second Ship - 45 We Star our Voyage - 53 Peril in Ice - 58 L ' Avenir Apprentice - 61 Of Sharks and Such - 71 Submarine Duty 1918 - 75 The 'Samuel Plimosll' - 84 The 'Marco Polo's' Voyage - 85 Tarry Barry -- Keep-Water Man - 95 The Albatross - 99 At Quiet Moorings I Recall - 100 "Oh, But I'm Longing for me Ain Folk" - 104 Remedy for Stowaways - 105 The Little Ship - 106 Comments on 'My First Ship' - 109 Not a Soft Answer - 110 Just a Little Too Much of a Good Thing - 111 Early History of the 'Regina Maris' - 113 The Development of Lakes Entrance - 115 Book Reviews - 119sailing ships, steamships, shipping, seafaring life, shiplovers' society of victoria, dog watch -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - WINDMILL HILL - PRODUCTION STATISTICS
Handwritten copy of production statistics from Windmill Hill. Some of the Miners were: Sullivan and his sons, Lindsay and Taylor, Thorpe & Co and Mr Lansell. The mines mentioned are: Confidence Lease, Central Windmill, Cinderella Claim,Confidence Extended, Extended Hustlers, Carlisle, Garden Gully, Johnsons Reef, United Hustlers & Redan, North Johnsons and United Devonshire. Also a piece of paper (b) with Johnsons Group See Annals of Bendigo 1872. Page 140.document, gold, windmill hill, windmill hill, production statistics, sullivan and his sons, lindsay and taylor, thorpe & co and mr lansell, confidence lease, central windmill, cinderella claim, confidence extended, extended hustlers, carlisle, garden gully, johnsons reef, united hustlers & redan, north johnsons and united devonshire. a m s special edition 1/6/1899 page 47, annals of bendigo 1872 page 140 -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Document - Accounts, Ministry of War Transport, Account of wages, 1947
Allan Quinn's wages while he was on the Morgenster.An interesting picture of what seamen earned in 1947 and who was paying them at that time in the years after WWII.Issued by the Ministry of War TransportEarning for Allan Quinn from 9/9/47 to 16/11/47 69 7 4pay, morgenster, allan quinn, sailor, seamen, ship, wages, salary -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Alan Bradley, "Removal of tram lines in January", Apr. 2005
Yields information about the planning behind the work to remove the tram lines in Ballarat following closure and the consultation with the City of Ballaarat.Photocopy of an item from The Courier, late 1971, titled "Removal of tram lines in January", about the removal of the tram lines in the City CBD by the Country Roads Board, from the later half of January 1972. Noted a meeting between CRB, SEC officials. Includes a note on the consultation with the Mayor of Ballarat, Cr. Chisholm.trams, tramways, track removal, crb, sec -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Brady Road, 10, Bentleigh East
A one page copy of a typed letter, dated 18/04/1979, from S P Simmonds to tenant J H W Sims requesting access to the property at Brady Road, 10, Bentleigh East for the purposes of conducting a valuation. The file also includes a two page copy of a typed letter, dated 27/04/1979, from valuator W V Scott to Smith and Emmerton Solicitors, providing the valuation of the property. The file also includes one page of handwritten working notes for the purposes of the valuation, dated 25/04/1979.sims j h w, moorabbin heights state school, moorleigh high school, bignell road, maxted mrs, maxted judy -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (Item) - Douglas DC-2 Serial Numbers
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Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Hotels, Caulfield
This file contains one item: 1/Handwritten research notes recording details about various hotels in the Caulfield area and environs. Details include handwritten maps and lists of publicans/licensees/nominees. Notes by author unknown and undated. Some of the notes make reference to entries in Sands & McDougall directories.r. k. cole hotel collection, london tavern hotel, london tavern and store, glen huntly road, caulfield, sycamore street, hawthorn road, dandenong road, derby road, koornang road, caulfield club hotel, rosstown hotel, royal hotel, the vine beer house, the vine caulfield hotel, newton h., balaclava road, bambra road, mirrambeena road, murrumbeena road, poath road, the tam o’shanter hotel, wilston street, farmers’ arms home hotel, chestnut street, hooper street, thompson william, martin p. j., orme frederick, orme fred, nicholls william henry, mullins john, armstrong john, egan james, westwood james, westwood ellen, greenberg david, greenberg sydney, greenberg rose, spamm cath, pitter mabel, morrow andrew, morrow andy, feddan george curtis, guess john, evans rowland, evans roland, riordan john, smith george elms, bedwell c., griffen frederick, connelly p. h., uhrbrock f., swift charles, gregor f., hazlett david, moore l., harley susan, mott h., nichols william henry, ross peter mclean, elsternwick, mcnamara margaret, mcnamara v., stevens catherine, mcgregor f., clarice george