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Falls Creek Historical Society
Photograph - John Meyer near Wilkie and Basalt Hill, 1949
MEYER COLLECTION - FALLS CREEK PHOTOS In 1947 a determined group of like-minded State Electricity Commission (SEC) staff including Ray Meyer, the chief surveyor of the Kiewa Hydro-Electric Scheme, had a common interest that revolved around the skiing potential of the snow-covered high plains which included what is now the resort of Falls Creek. The six SEC employees, Toni St Elmo, Ray Meyer, Jack Minogue, Lloyd Dunn, Adrian Ruffenacht and Dave Gibson (together with their families) banded together to secretly build a 'hut' that was the first ski lodge at Falls Creek. Using a road built in 1930s to gain access to Falls Creek, their hut project was carried out in secret as efforts by other skiers were blocked by H.H.C. Williams – the engineer in charge of the Hydro Scheme. In 1946 Ray Meyer made a trip to the Lands Office in Melbourne. He came away with a 99-year lease on three acres that was ideally suited for a hut designed by Lloyd Dunn. Adrian Ruffenacht (Design Engineer for the KHS) had suggested where the group should build because of easy access to a spring for water. Much of the building material required was scavenged from derelict huts on the high plains. Due to the need for secrecy, the determined group worked on the hut in the evenings and weekends to avoid detection. During the building period the group had met at Echidna Rock (now known as Eagle Rock) where Skippy St Elmo announced, "This is my favourite ‘Skyline’.” And so the first lodge in the area at Falls Creek Ski Resort came into existence. With the development of the International Poma in the 1970s, the Skyline Lodge, which was sited between the ski-lift’s pole one and pole two, was demolished. However, the legacy of Ray Meyer, Toni St Elmo, Jack Minogue, Lloyd Dunn, Adrian Ruffenacht and Dave Gibson and Skyline lives on in the vibrant atmosphere of Falls Creek Resort. The MEYER COLLECTION documents developments on the Kiewa Hydro Scheme and their life at Falls Creek from the mid 1930s to 1960s.These images are significant because they depict aspects of the life of a pioneering family of Falls Creek and the founders of "Skyline", the first lodge at Falls Creek.Two black and white images of John Meyer skiing near Wilkie and Basalt Hill, Bogong High Plains. Wilkinson’s Hut (Wilkie) was built for the SEC in the summer of 1932-3 to accommodate the snow research program manager. The cottage was sited next to a hydro-meteorological station, set on stilts above the snow. It was not a refuge hut but a permanent residence for all of the year. The work carried out there included operation of a meteorological station at the cottage, measuring the snow depth and density along two pole lines, and operating stream gauging stations in the area. The engineers stationed there included Adrian Rufenacht (1934-6), and Norwegian Martin Romuld (1936-42) Romuld was a champion skier, constructing a ski-jump and a grass tennis court near the hut during his residency. Adrian was one of the founders of 'Skyline". The hut was sold in 1948 to the Victorian Ski Club and renamed Wilkinson Lodge. Robert Wood Wilkinson, best known as 'Wilkie, was the 'Father figure' of Victorian skiing. Robert Wood Wilkinson died on May 22, 1939. The hut was resold some 12 years later to the Melbourne Bushwalkers club. In 1983, the National Parks Service described the building as an old SEC hut which had been purchased and, afterwards, maintained and occupied solely by the Melbourne Bushwalking Club. Wilkie Hut survived the 2003 bushfires but burnt down one year later (January 2004) in a cooking accident.falls creek, ray meyer, skyline -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sketch of Aboriginal man with spears by W. Macleod
This black and white image appears on page 9 "Painters and Pioneers: One hundred years of Eltham and its Shire" by Alan Marshall (1971). (It is incorrectly acknowledged as S.T. Gill in the acknowledgements). It relates to Chapter 1 "The Beginning" and the description of explorer's Joseph Gellibrand journey through the area (and beyond) of the area now known as Eltham and wider Shire of Nillumbik. Gellibrand was accompanied by male aborigines. William Macleod (1850-1929) was a contributor to the "Picturesque Atlas of Australia" 1886. Described in "The Daily Telegraph" 21 June 1924 :"Macleod is a preserver of the scenic records of his own time, inasmuch as he has furnished posterity with many view of towns, rivers, and other localities, as they appeared in the years 1886-8. Among these, he has given us ...a blackfellow throwing a spear...' Image first published 1886. Image re-published in "Painters and Pioneers", 1971 pioneers and painters, aborigine, spear, drawing, william macleod, picturesque atlas of australia, aboriginal australian -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BUICK COLLECTION: ULSTER'S SOLEMN LEAGUE AND COVENANT
Single page 'Ulster's solemn League and Covenant.person, family, buick family collection -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONSTABLE RYAN COLLECTION: PHOTOCOPY OF CHINESE TEMPLES
Photocopies of Chinese temples, the first one showing ceremonies at the Chinese temple South Melbourne and the second the Chinese temple at Ironbark, Bendigo. The two copies are on the same page and are of poor quality.chinese -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - SEA MINE: GARDEN GULLY LINE
black and white photo : 18 men ( boys ) in front of mine , dressed in working clothes. 3 rows of males, building at back has 3 stoping chutes with timber boards, structure appears to be off the ground 4 - 5 feet. . ' On Back "Sea ' Mine , Garden Gully Line ' . : A. Richardson , 29 Harrison St., Bendigoorganization, business, sea mine, garden gully line -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Pleasant Creek Court House interior after being refurnished for Stawell Historical Society
Interior of Pleasant Creek Court House after being refurnished for Stawell Historical Society.stawell -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Cook Family, 2/9/1898
Black and white photo of Cook Family in their front garden, Mitcham, 1898.cook family, houses, mitcham -
Melton City Libraries
Photograph, Shire centenary, 1962
Bon Barrie, Graeme Cooper, N. Gillespie, Peter Barrie, Ken Robinson, Ray Allen, Tom Barrie, John Roaers and Graeme Gilliland, members of the Mt Cottrell Fire Brigades Group In the background of the photo is the pavilion during construction, Melton Recreation Park on Reserve Road.Melton South Trailer tank, pump and Syd Coopers Car at the Shire centenarycouncil, local significant events, emergency services -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Plan (Item) - BAC 1-11 111 Drawings
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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph, Cement products stored in warehouse, n.d
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland archives, portland harbour, forklift, warehouse -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document - Jindivick Correspondence Experimental, Government Aircraft Factories
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Photograph (Collection) - RAAF Roulettes Macchi, RAAF Roulettes Macchi Assorted Photographs
RAAFMultiple BW photographs of RAAF Macchi aircraft -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Document, L J Kermond card, 1950s
This is a service calling card from L.J.Kermond, a radio and electrical dealer and a servicer of these items. He operated from 4 Lava Street and later from 153A Lava Street and the dates found for this business are the 1950s and 60s. He later operated from Fairy Street and was well known in the district for his work in outside broadcast.This card is of interest as an example of the type used by servicing departments of business in Warrnambool in the 1950s and 60s. This is a grey coloured card (lightweight cardboard) used as a service call card by the radio and electrical service firm of L.J.Kermond. It is printed in blue and black type and has a red image of a battery and a valve. ‘Re-Valve with L.J.Kermond, 4 Lava Street, Warrnambool, Telephone Warr. 696, …..19. Mr ……., We called to-day at a.m./p.m. to service your ….. Will you kindly notify us when it will be convenient to call again?’l.j.kermond, warrnambool, kermonds electrical warrnambool, kermonds radio -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Dunstan & Son, Wodonga
Mr Arthur Dunstan established a sawmill at Glen Wills in 1931 which operated for about 16 years. A larger and more modern sawmill with drying kilns was erected at Eskdale in 1947. He was contracted to build Wodonga’s municipal saleyards in 1935, followed by the Wangaratta saleyards which created so many forward orders that he bought a large block of land on the corner of Beechworth and Tallangatta Roads and opened a timber mill and hardware store. In 1974 other sawmills opened in Tallangatta Road near Chapple Street to cope with the expanding business. A large proportion of the company’s timber output was processed at the Wodonga yards into flooring, weatherboards, mouldings, and practically the whole output was distributed locally and throughout the Riverina and eastern freeboard of New South Wales, and Canberra. At its peak Dunstan’s was one of the biggest sawmilling businesses in Victoria and in Wodonga employed 150 people and milled 16,000,000 super feet of timber annually. Arthur Dunstan died in 1963 and the business was carried on by his sons Arthur Jr, Jack and Les, together with Reg McDermott and Neil Carr. Dunstan’s timber yards in Wodonga were sold to Ezard Industries in 1987 with the retail section being bought by BBC Hardware. Hardy’s took over the timber yard in 1989 and staff was gradually reduced to 51 by 1991. Processing fell to 1000-1200 tonnes of pine a month by 1992 and Hardy’s, by then part of Pacific Dunlop, finally closed operations in that year with the loss of the remaining 27 jobs. The area where Dunstan’s was located is now known as Southside.A black and white photo of a retail buildinga and workshopOn shopfront: DUNSTAN A & SONS HARDWARE JOINERY & TIMBER MERCHANTS RICKSHAW MAGICOLOR We stock and recommend HARDIES FIBROLITE SHERWIN WILLIAMS PAINT FINISHESdunstan's hardware wodonga, wodonga businesses, dunstan's timber -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Nunawading Brownie Guiders in Mitcham Shopping Centre, Late 1950s - Early 1960s
Black and white photo of Nunawading Brownie Guiders at a parade in Mitcham Shopping Centre. Photo shows the Mitcham shops on the north side of Whitehorse Road, west of Mitcham Road.The traders shown in the photo, left to right, Claude Richards-Draper; D.G.Williamson - Fruiterer; Bob Dorien - Chemist in same building as Williamson; Hay and Corn Store - ???; and Norman & Sons-Grocer.Across Mitcham Road is Barrie George - Milk Bar; Fish Shop- ??? and Ken Herbert - Grocer; the Mitcham Memorial Hall is on the east side.It is estimated that the photo was taken in the late 1950s or early 1960s.richards, claude, dorien, bob, williamson, d.g., norman & sons, george, barrie, herbert, ken, fish shops, mitcham memorial hall, gardiner, shirley, floyd, peg, quick, judith, elsworth, jean, lynette, brown, evelynne, hogben, pam, sue, yarrow, erica -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Roster, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), "Gardens Routes", 1910's?
Yields information about the planning options that were used for formulate garden routes timetables at various service levels.Single rolled graph sheet which has two sets of runs drawn on it, showing the Gardens via Convent and Ripon St routes from Grenville showing how the tram service would operate and where the trams crossed each other. One graph set shows a 6 car, 7.5 min service and the other a four 10 minute service. Gives the miles and minutes. Would have been used to prepare rosters and timetables. Possible 1910's given Reg Item 4738, which can in the same set of donations. trams, tramways, ballarat, rosters, shifts, timetables -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: JULIUS COHN RECIPE AND ANALYSIS BOOK
Document. Cohn Bros. Collection. Large exercise book with worn blue patterned cover and dark brown spine. Book contains recipes for soft drink making and analysis of various ingredients, also includes the cost of products. Written inside front cover in handwriting 'Julius Cohn, McLaren Street, Sandhurst 3/5/86. Chemistry'Julius Cohnorganization, business, cohn bros, cohn bros. collection, brewers, cordial & soft drink makers, julius cohn, moritz cohn, jacob cohn, solomon cohn. cohns soft drinks. cohns lager. -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - Tom Price
Good quality framed photograph of founder of Victorian Military Forces, Colonel Tom Price.Framed photograph of Colonel Tom Price in uniform of Victorian Mounted Rifles.victorian mounted rifles, vmr, price, uniform, hat, military, colonial -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Marine Discovery Centre, Portland Victoria, c. 1998
Coloured photograph: MDC, inside. Titanic interactive centre. Different view to 10348 and 10349Back: 'B11' -
Wooragee Landcare Group
Photograph, 27/2/2004
This photograph was taken at Wooragee Hall on the Friday 27th February, 2004 as part of an event called Foxy Night Out. This event was about sharing awareness about the impacts of foxes in rural areas and discussing methods to control their populations. There were two mains speakers at this event, the first; Camille Veselsky, a specialist in fox behaviour who worked for the Hume Rural lands Protection Board on pest animal control, and the second; Leanne Wheaton, a nature conservationist. Pictured in this photograph is Camille Veselsky giving his presentation. Regional areas like Wooragee are susceptible to fox attacks due to the availability of food such as rubbish, scraps, native wildlife and livestock. Foxes can have a huge impact on native wildlife and domestic life as they are known to chew through irrigation systems, dig-up and defecate in gardens, raid rubbish bins and harass other domestic animals.This photo is a record of the events that Wooragee Landcare organises in order to raise awareness and educate about environmental conservation issues in the area. It shows practical solutions that have been considered in fox controlLandscape coloured photograph printed on gloss paperReverse: WAN NA 0A2A0N0 NNN+ 1 6329 / [PRINTED] (No.6A) / 495 Camille Veselsky / Foxy Night out / 27/2/04foxy night out, wooragee hall, wooragee landcare group, wooragee landcare's collection, camille veselsky -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Map
A laminated coloured map around the South China Seamap, 3rar, mcphail collection -
Northern District School of Nursing. Managed by Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - P.T.S. Training School 64, 1964
The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989.School 64 commenced 19/8/1964 18 Female Nurses are in uniform. Three rows, the front row seated and the second and third row standing. nurse training, ndsn, lister house, school 64 -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - RAAF Radio Receiving Set AN/APN-70, Royal Australian Air Force Defence Instruction ( Air ) Radio Receiving Set AN/APN-70
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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood State School - Grade 3A, 1967
Black and white photograph "Written on back of photograph" Ringwood State School- Class photograph, Grade 3A, 1967. (No names) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Road works in the City of Kew, 1968-9
One of a series of photographs donated by the City Engineer of the former City of Kew, showing road works. The photos variably include council workers, signage and equipment.One of a series of photographs of core local government services as practised by the City of Kew. The photographs are an accurate record of street works of the period. Original black and white photographic positive of a road works in the former City of Kew. The photo shows an excavation in Studley Park Road near the corner of Carson Street in 1968/9. A Council officer and worker inspect the pit. Excavation equipment and a Council truck are at the back of the view. STUDLEY PARK ROAD AT CARSON STREET 1968/9city of kew, local government -- city of kew, road works, street works, kew city depot, studley park road -- kew (vic.) -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Document, Extract from 17 Construction Sqn RAE Routine Orders: letter of thanks from the people of Tam Phuoc
The letter is from the people of Tam Phuoc expressing their thanks to the commanders & all drivers & crews of the 17th Const. Sqn Land Clearing Team & the 3rd Cav Det attached to the Land Clearing Team for clearing the land for their village.17th construction squadron, 3rd cavalry regiment, land mines -- tam phuoc -
Vision Australia
Photograph (item) - Image, Help required for Carols by Candlelight
Carols by Candlelight required the assistance of the general public around Melbourne to sell programs and other items, assist ticket sales and other activities. Various avenues were used to call for this assistance, including the circulation of Help Wanted signs at newsagent kiosks at metropolitan railway stations. In this image, a woman buys something from a newsagent kiosk, whilst another person waits behind her. The newsagent smiles from behind his stack of papers, beside a Life Savers rack and in front of cigarette towers behind him. Above him is an advertisement for Goldstream tobacco. The sign attached slightly over the tobacco advertisement reads: Help Required for Carols by Candlelight commencing 27th Nov. 5 1/4 hours daily. 6 day week inc. Saturday. For 4 weeks. 80 cents per hour. If interested phone Mr Burke 511381.carols by candlelight, royal victorian institute for the blind -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Lee Breakwater, Portland, n.d
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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LENZ COLLECTION: DECORATED CAR, 1932
Small black and white photograph of a car decorated with flowers and foliage sign on front reads Success To Golden Square dated on back 19/3/32.photograph, bengio-golden square-celebration-car -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White, AEC Mark III Bus 512 Flinders St, c1970
Black and white print of AEC Mk III No 512 in Flinders Street. with the station building behind. Has route number 246, Fishermens Bend via Ingles St. Photo taken Circa 1970 as the bus has the three number route number but is not fitted with electric turn light indicators. Comeng Body, entered service 1952/53, "Bob-Tailed" to one-man configuration in the 1962/63 conversion batch. Yields information about Flinders St buses serving Fishermens Bend.Black and White photograph - printed on plain papertramways, trams, mmtb, buses, bus 512