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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Document - Telegraph, Klingender Dickson and Kiddle, solicitors, 3-6-1896
The telegraph system of sending and receiving messages was developed in the early 1800s and improved as time went on. It sends electronic signals that represent letters and words along a wire. Those signals are then converted back to words at the other end of the wire. Morse code is a similar system. A fee is charged to send a telegraph, per letter or per word. The telegraph greatly improved communication, particularly in a large country like Australia. It was a fast way to send news and send out calls for help for people during a shipwreck. In Warrnambool, it was even used to set the correct time every day; a signal was sent from the time ball in Melbourne, and along the railway line to the Warrnambool Post Office. This 1896 telegraph tells a big story in very few words, only fourteen! The layout of the paper form includes a table with four columns and five rows, set out for writing just one word into each of the twenty spaces. The happy message is the approval to go ahead with the exchange/sale of the title from landowner Rutledge to Wilson. The Melbourne Legal firm Klingender Dickson and Kiddle sent this message on behalf of its client to the Bank of Australasia in Warrnambool. The Bank of Australasia was incorporated by the Royal Charter of England in March 1834. The bank began in Australia on 14th December 1835, opening in Sydney. The Acting Superintendent of the bank at that time was David Charters McArthur. He was Superintendent from 1867-to 1876. The Melbourne branch opened on 28th August 1838 in a two-roomed brick cottage on the north side of Little Collins Street, where two huge mastiff dogs were used at night to guard the bank. The government also provided an armed military sentinel. Due to the bank's rapid growth, a new building for the Melbourne branch was opened in 1840 at 75 Collins Street West. By 1879 the bank had been upgraded to a magnificent two-storey building on the corners of Collins and Queens Streets, with the entry on Collins Street. In 1951 the Bank of Australasia amalgamated with the Union Bank to form Australia and New Zealand Bank, now known as the ANZ. Then in 1970, the ANZ merged with both the ES&A and the London Bank of Australia to form the ANZ Banking Group Limited. The ANZ Banking Group Ltd kindly donated a variety of historic items from the Bank of Australasia. BANK of AUSTRALASIA, WARRNAMBOOL – In 1854 Warrnambool had two banks, the Union Bank and the Bank of Australasia. Later, completely different bank businesses opened; in 1867 the National Bank of Australasia, then in 1875 the Colonial Bank of Australasia. The original Warrnambool branch of the Bank of Australasia was established in July 1854, and operated from a leased cottage on Merri Street, close to Liebig Street. The bank later bought a stone building previously erected by drapers Cramond & Dickson on the corner of Timor and Gibson Streets. Samuel Hannaford was a teller and then Manager at the Warrnambool branch from 1855 to 1856 and the Warrnambool Council chose that bank for its dealings during 1856-57. In 1859 Roberts & Co. was awarded the contract to build the new Bank of Australasia branch for the sum of £3,000. The land was on a sand hill on the northeast corner of Timor and Kepler Streets and had been bought in 1855 from investor James Cust. The new building opened on May 21, 1860. The bank continued to operate there until 1951 when it merged with the Union Bank to form the ANZ Bank, which continued operating from its Liebig Street building. Warrnambool City Council purchased the former Bank of Australasia building in 1971 and renovated it, then on 3rd December 1973 it was officially opened as the Art Gallery by Cr. Harold Stephenson and Gallery Director John Welsh. The Gallery transferred to the purpose-built building in Liebig Street in 1986 and the old bank building is now the Gallery club. Staff at the Bank of Australasia in Warrnambool included the following men but others were also involved: Samuel Hannaford, Teller then Manager from 1855-1856; W H Palmer, Manager from January 1857 until November 1869 when the Teller Basil Spence was promoted to Manager; H B Chomley, Manager from April 1873 and still there in 1886; A Butt, Manager in 1895-1904; J R McCleary Accountant and Acting Manager for 12 months, until 1900; A Kirk, Manager 1904; J Moore, staff until his transfer to Bendigo in December 1908; J S Bath was Manager until 1915; C C Cox, Manager until April 1923; Richard C Stanley, Manager 1923 to April 1928. This telegraph has historical significance as it was sent to the Bank of Australasia in Warrnambool. The parties involved in the message, Rutledge and Wilson, were involved in a land deal in 1896 when the district was importing and exporting goods into and out of Warrnambool Harbour via sailing ships. It is also a historical record of the nature of financial agreements between similar institutions in Warrnambool and the district. The telegraph is significant for its association with the Bank of Australasia in Warrnambool, the first bank in Warrnambool, established in 1854. The bank continued to operate until its merger in 1951 when it became the ANZ Bank, which is still in operation today. The Bank was an integral part of the establishment and growth of commerce in Colonial Warrnambool and throughout Australia.Telegraph RECEIVED: Warrnambool Post Office, Wednesday 3rd June 1896. FROM: Klingender, Dickson, and Kiddle, solicitors, Bank Place, Melbourne FOR :the Manager, Bank of Australasia, Warrnambool, REGARDING: Rutledge to Wilson titleSTAMP: text inside circle "WARRNAMBOOL VIC", and in centre of the circle "JE 3 96" Telegraph No. "23", FROM :"Melbourne", FOR: "The Mgr, Bank of Australasia" MESSAGE (14 words): "Rutledge to Wilson title accepted by Purchaser's Solicitors settlement may be effected with auctioneers" TIME: "9:24" SIGNED: " Klingender Dickson Kiddle, Solrs, Bank Place"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, commerce, banking, bank of australasia, australia & new zealand bank, anz bank, david charters mcarthur, telegraph, 1896, rutledge, wilson, klengender, dickson, kiddle, warrnambool post office, klengender dickson and kiddle, bank place -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Declaration of poll in Ringwood - Circa 1950's
Black and white photograph"Written on back of photograph" Declaration of poll at Ringwood -
National Wool Museum
Photograph - Portrait of Joan Lindros, Nicole Marie, 2021
Thousands of volunteers work tirelessly to conserve and protect the environment of Geelong and the Bellarine. Their work often goes unnoticed. In 'The Work of Nature' the National Wool Museum and the Environment Department at the City of Greater Geelong worked with photographer Nicole Marie to showcase the significant contribution of environment volunteers in our region. Each of the eight people showcased in these portraits were nominated by their peers and members of the community for their significant contribution to conserving and protecting the environment. Joan Lindros - Geelong Environment Council Joan Lindros has been a mentor to community environmentalists across the Geelong region and beyond for many years. In 1972 she was a foundation member of the Geelong Environment Council. She was also instrumental in the Save the Otways campaign that resulted in the Great Otway National Park. Joan is an inspirational leader, tenacious advocate and a gentle person. In 2001 she was inducted into the Victorian Honour Role of Women. She continues to be involved in the Friends of Buckley Falls who have been working and advocating for the protection and restoration of the Barwon and Moorabool River Reserves for nearly forty years. Photo at Buckley Falls lookout by Nicole Marie.Image showing an environmental portrait of a woman leaning against wooden railing with trees, a river and a waterfall in the background.environment, conservation, portraits, geelong, nature, exhibition, work of nature, geelong nature forum, volunteers, buckley falls -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO PEOPLE
Photo taken from a negative strip relating to the installation of gas lamps at Eaglehawk. Date unknown.Agfaeaglehawk, history, gas lamps -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Margaret Evans, 14/02/2020
Margaret Evans, volunteer with the Geoffrey Blainey Research Centre/margaret evans, geoffrey blainey research centre, volunteer -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Shipping Motor Vehicles, n.d
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland archives, cars in shed, cargo hold -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Photo of Original Photograph, Merryweather Fire Engine, Warrenheip Street, 1930's
Merryweather manual fire engine, acquired by Buninyong Fire Brigade in 1882, in the last years of its working life. Engine now restored and homed in Buninyong Fire Station.Coloured photograph (and b/w print) of detail, interior of Boiler House, Whykes & Sons' Slaughter House and yards, showing railing and washing area for carcasses, functioned for Whykes Butchers from 1863-1994, situated at Slaughterhouse Rd. Durham Leadbuninyong, fire brigade, fire engine, merryweather, horse -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Pam Harris photo collection
A set of six small photos donated to the Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society by Pam Harris (nee Smith), Shire of Sherbooke councillor 1979-1988. They show the Smith holiday home in Belgrave and surrounding areas in the 1940s. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, History of the Vermont Football Club, ca 1992
History of the Vermont Football Club, 1921 - 1985, by Lee Bidstrup [1992?]vermont football club, australian rules football -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Information Branch Victorian Department of Agriculture, Student Using Large Magnifier, c. 1969
Student Using large magnifier. On reverse, "Photograph by Information Branch Victorian Department Of Agriculture Ref. No. D.1099.F."students, magnifier, student in class -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp R-2800 CA 18 Parts Catalog
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Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1/12/1996 12:00:00 AM
Black and white photograph of a group of people standing beside tourist shuttle bus on the day it was launched, Bruce Livingstone, Dearne MacKendry Mick Carpenter and visitors Greg Kane, Sophia Damien and Laura, Lakes Entrance Victoriagovernment, people -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Greens Creek School Students 1954
Greens Creek Students 1954stawell -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph
Two coloured. One sepia photograph framed in black timber with white matting. 1. Centurion dug in at Coral 2. Huey's on a supply mission overyfly a centurion at FSB Coral 3. Tank dug in a Coral.photograph, huey helicopter, battle of coral-balmoral, centurion tank -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of children and a pony
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken in January 1940 and shows the Shetland Pony known as 'Winks'Sepia photograph white narrow white border of a shetland pony hitched to a small cart with three children and a doll. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1994
Black and white photograph three unnamed students Lakes Entrance Post Primary School, with teacher, Alan Ramadge, discussing writing projects with students.schools -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Portrait, Edith Huttley (nee) Martin as a Child
Hauttley Family MartinB/W. Little Girl sitting on a chaise lounge holding a wicker basket matching cape and dress with cut fringe, wearing white socks, black strapped shoes24 George Street Logo Plymouth Edith Huttley (Martin) mother of Ray, Madge, Lorna. Heath and Bullingham Photographershuttley, martin -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - Horse lines
The 13th Light Horse Regiment (AIF) was raised in Broadmeadows Victoria in March 1915. Following service at Gallipoli the regiment was broken up with squadrons going to France as Divisional Cavalry Squadrons of 2nd, 4th and 5th Divisions. The regiment was reformed as firstly 1st Anzac Corps Mounted Troops and later Australian Corps Mounted TroopsBlack and white photograph of horse line with building and tents in the background. Thought to be 13th Light Horse.military, light horse, horses, aif, wwi, great war -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
Framed image of derailed train on trestle bridge. Metal engraved sign affixed to bottom of frame "Presented by WM Boxshall"McCallum's Creek Accident Vic Flood 19th August 1909 printed below image.train accident, 1909, flood 1909 -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan - Photocopy of part of plan, Allen & Tuxen, 1888
Horticultural Society of Victoria's Experimental Gardens, 1888allen & tuxen, plans, gardens -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Photographs from a film set/s
Collection of photographs from a film set/s coloured and black and white. possibly Town like Alice and Mad Maxphotographs, bryan brown, helen morse, coloured photographs, movie sets, cars -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Playground equipment
In the early 1990s, the Bulla Primary School received funding for the school to purchase and install new playground and gym equipment for the children. The climbing tyres were one of the purchases.A coloured photograph of 8 rubber tyres fixed to a wooden frame.playground equipment, bulla primary school -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white and sepia prints, View of Botanic Gardens, Unknown
Black and white and sepia photographs. Views across the lake towards Government House. (a) Woman sitting on the lawn on the other side of the lake, labels on the plants visible (sepia). (b) Same view with caption, "6 Botanical Gardens." (c) Slightly different view. Photographs B91.409 to B91.417 appear to have come from the same photograph album.On reverse, "Government House - Melb from Botanical Gardens."lake, government house, royal botanic gardens, excursion, botanic gardens, view -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Flying Dream
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Flying Dream raced from 1970 (2yo) through to 1972 then raced in US from 1972 until 1980 (12yo). Career: 69 wins 50 seconds 43 thirds 307 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, flying dream, e sims, eddie sims -
Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group
Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, Fruit spraying on Heims’ property, c. 1934, c 1934
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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Vitclay, 1995
Vitclay Chimneys, prior to demolition in 1995, with demolished shed in foreground. Springfield Road, Blackburn North, looking South-West from Primrose Street.vitclay, springfield road, blackburn north, potteries, clay industries -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Digital image of 2022 Artisans' Market, Bay Street, Port Melbourne, 3 Dec 2022
PMHPS volunteers manning stall at Artisans Market 2024artisans' market, bay street, pmhps functions -
Canterbury History Group
Photograph - Streetscape of the shop No. 103 Maling Road, Jan Pigot, 27/03/1993 12:00:00 AM
Coloured photograph of the street view of Time For Tea gift shop at No. 103 Maling Roadcanterbury, maling road, shops, streetscapes, signs -
Melbourne Legacy
Document, Letter from Legatee Donovan Joynt, 1980s
A letter about the Shrine that was sent by Legatee Donovan Joynt to the President. The date is unknown. He outlines concern that buildings that are proposed along St Kilda road will block the view of the Shrine from different perspectives. The original plans of the Shrine being at the Domain site emphasised that it would be visible on many axis, including from a ship passing through the heads of Port Phillip Bay. He accuses Legacy of being lax in fighting for the original plans being upheld and fighting inappropriate development. Was in a binder of documents that is passed from an outgoing President to the incoming President. It is primarily from the 1930s to 1990s. Most documents are being catalogued separately.A record of a concern by a Legatee about the sanctity of the Shrine being encroached upon by inappropriate buildings nearby.White A4 paper x 2 pages with black type of an undated letter from Legatee Donovan to the President.Signed in pencil 'Donovan Joynt'.shrine of remembrance, donovan joynt -
St Patrick's Old Collegians Association (SPOCA)
Photograph - SPOCA, Annual Dinners