Small Christmas card with white flowers and red/green leaves in the top left corner which folds down and autumn leaves on the right which folds under the top left corner. On the inside is a Christmas poem, greeting and a drawing of a vine. Handwritten on the back is: Wishing Mr & Mrs Dorr the compliments of the Season. Lidy Skelton.ephemera, mementoes, christmas cards, christmas card, mr & mrs dorr, lidy skelton

Booklet titled "Services for Customers with special needs", dated 1/12/1991 published by The Met and V/Line providing details of disability services at major railway stations, Travellers Aid, lifts, wheelchairs, vision impairment, hearing. Primarily rail focused.Yields information about the scope of disability services on Victorian Public Transport in 1991 - poor compared to now.Booklet - 24 pages finished to DL size, centre stapled.the met, disability services, v/line

Financial Report for the Dinki Di Ball held in the Eaglehawk Town Hall in September 1997.Listed are the expenses, income and profit. Signed by Mary Smith, Secretary. In the top right corner is the logo of two emus playing musical instruments and a koala and a wombat dancing. Underneath is a banner with Bush Dance & Music Club of Bendigo. Written on the back is Emu Creek.clubs, music, bush dance & music club of bendigo, peter ellis collection, bush dance and music club inc, greater city of bendigo, mary smith, alan russ, wilhelmina johnson, betty martin, arthur pantazis, keith bell

Correspondence between Geelong HS and BHS 1974/1975 re Derwent (Darwent) Gully. 1. Letter from W J Morrow (GHS) dated 2/8/1974 re the name Derwent Gully (or Derwent street or other Bendigo place-name) being originally Darwent - on basis of claim of Joseph Darwent in a letter copied from Sheffield, England (details in GHS letter). Mention of the possibility that township of Eaglehawk be connected with Joseph Darwent/s reference to his finding a nugget ''in the form of an Eagle Hawk'' when working in ''Gowlers Gulley''. 2. Attached tracing of gullies and associated townships; 3. Reply dated 5/5/1975 stating that only references that can be found relate to 'Derwent'.eaglehawk, history, gowlers gully, derwent gully, gowlers gully, josseph darwent, long gully township

Pre-printed form to advise crews of the outcome of any breach or regulations by the Tramway Superintendent whether the explanation was satisfactory or not and whether it had been recorded on the Conduct Record Card. See items 9122 and 9123 for associated 1930s forms.Yields information about the forms used by the SEC to advise crews of breaches of information and the outcome of the investigation. Has a strong association with the Wal Jack collectionForm No. TYE 1-37, and has number R1 7 48, possibly indicating printed in 1948. Two copies held.trams, tramways, forms, ballarat, sec, secv rules, behaviour

Contract of sale of real estate dated 12th November, 1964 between Mr. M. J. Brown (vendor) and Mrs. D. M. Samson (purchaser). Solicitor for vendor: Messrs. E. S. Cahill & Son, View Street, Bendigo. Solicitor for purchaser: Messrs. Watson, James & Rogers, View Point, Bendigo. Property 136 Mollison Street being Crown allotment17 section 5C land described in certificate of title volume 3174 folio 787 together with floor coverings. Price 3,100 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

A “Bill of Fare” is a menu or list of food offered for a meal. This Bill of Fare from the sailing ship Schomberg is handwritten in pen in hard-to-read script on the printed pages specifically for the Schomberg ship, of the Black Ball Line of Australian Packets. (‘Packets’ were vessels that had a regular trade run of cargo, passengers and mail; the sailing ship Schomberg was designed for long voyages between England and Australia.) These menus posed a puzzle as they have the handwritten dates of, May 10 and 12, 1856, by which time the Schomberg had sunk (she sunk on December 26, 1855). The donor of these pages of Bill of Fare is a stamp collector from Melbourne. He came across the menus in a package that he bought in 1980 at a stamp auction in Tasmania. He decided to give the menus to Flagstaff Hill this year during his annual family holiday in Warrnambool. A 1981 newspaper article about this donation included an interview with Flagstaff Hill’s curator Mr Peter Ronald, who said that the stationery of these menus is genuine. He went on to say that there would have been much stationery printed for use on the Schomberg although she sank on her maiden voyage. These menus could have been written at a dated late because the surplus Schomberg stationery could have been used for menus on other ships. We will probably never be sure of the answer but none-the-less the pages are still connected to the Schomberg. Below is what we believe the menu consists of although some of the writing is indecipherable - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (first menu) Roast Mutton Boiled Mutton? Ox Tail Mulligatawny? Or possibly Ox Tail Vegetables? Mutton Pies? ------------------------------- Vegetables Potatoes ---------------------------------- Dessert Fruit Puddings? Saturday May 10, 1856 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AND - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (second menu) Boiled Mutton Roast Mutton? Roast Geese? Ox Tail?? Calves Head Broth? ------------------------------- Vegetables Potatoes ------------------------------- Dessert Tarts? Rice Pudding? ?...Maids?? Monday May 12, 1856 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Background of “SCHOMBERG” When SCHOMBERG was launched in July, 1855, she was considered the “Noblest ship that ever floated on water.” SCHOMBERG’s owners, the Black Ball Line (one of three companies by that name), commissioned the ship for their fleet of passenger liners. She was built by Alexander Hall of Aberdeen, UK at a cost of £43,103. She was constructed with 3 skins: one planked fore and aft, and two diagonally planked, fastened together with screw threaded trunnels (wooden rails). Her first class accommodation was luxurious: velvet pile carpets; large mirrors; rosewood; birds-eye maple; mahogany; soft furnishings of gold satin damask; an oak-lined library; and a piano. Overall she had accommodation for 1000 passengers. SCHOMBERG’s 34 year old master, Captain James ‘Bully’ Forbes, had promised Melbourne in 60 days at the launch, "with or without the help of God." James Nicol Forbes was born in Aberdeen in 1821 and rose to fame with his record-breaking voyages on the famous Black Ball Line ships MARCO POLO and LIGHTNING. In 1852 in the MARCO POLO he made the record passage from London to Melbourne in 68 days. There were 53 deaths on the voyage but the great news was of the record passage by the master. In 1954 Captain Forbes took the clipper LIGHTNING to Melbourne in 76 days and back in 63 days, this was never beaten by a sailing ship. He often drove his crew and ship to breaking point to beat his own records. He cared little for the comfort of the passengers. On this, the SCHOMBERG’s maiden voyage, he was going to break records. SCHOMBERG departed Liverpool on her maiden voyage on 6 October 1855 flying the sign “Sixty Days to Melbourne”. She departed with 430 passengers and 3000 tons cargo including iron rails and equipment intended to build the Melbourne to Geelong Railway as well as a bridge over the Yarra from Melbourne to Hawthorn. She also carried a cow for fresh milk, pens for fowls and pigs, and 90,000 gallons of water for washing and drinking. SCHOMBERG also carried 17,000 letters and 31,800 newspapers. The ship and cargo was insured for $300,000, a fortune for the time. The winds were poor as she sailed across the equator, slowing SCHOMBERG’s journey considerably. Land was first sighted on Christmas Day, at Cape Bridgewater near Portland, and Captain Forbes followed the coastline towards Melbourne. Forbes was said to be playing cards when called by the Third Mate Henry Keen, who reported land about 3 miles off. Due in large part to Forbes regarding a card game as more important than his ship, SCHOMBERG eventually ran aground on a sand spit near Curdie's Inlet (about 56 km west of Cape Otway) on 26 December 1855, 78 days after leaving Liverpool. The sand spit and the currents were not marked on Forbes’s map. Overnight, the crew launched a lifeboat to find a safe place to land the ship’s passengers. The scouting party returned to SCHOMBERG and advised Forbes that it was best to wait until morning because the rough seas could easily overturn the small lifeboats. The ship’s Chief Officer spotted the steamer SS QUEEN at dawn and signalled it. The master of the SS QUEEN approached the stranded vessel and all of SCHOMBERG’s passengers and crew were able to disembark safely. The SCHOMBERG was lost and with her, Forbes’ reputation. The Black Ball Line’s Melbourne agent sent a steamer to retrieve the passengers’ baggage from the SCHOMBERG. Other steamers helped unload her cargo until the weather changed and prevented the salvage teams from accessing the ship. Later one plunderer found a case of Wellington boots, but alas, all were for the left foot! Local merchants Manifold & Bostock bought the wreck and cargo, but did not attempt to salvage the cargo still on board the ship. They eventually sold it on to a Melbourne businessman and two seafarers. In 1864 salvage efforts were abandoned after two men drowned when they tried to reach SCHOMBERG. Parts of the SCHOMBERG were washed ashore on the south island of New Zealand in 1870, nearly 15 years after the wreck. The wreck of the SCHOMBERG lies in almost 9 metres of water. Although the woodwork is mostly disintegrated, the shape of the ship can still be seen due to the remaining railway irons, girders and the ship’s frame. A variety of goods and materials can be seen surrounding the wreck, by divers. Flagstaff Hill holds many items salvaged from the SCHOMBERG including a ciborium (in which a diamond ring was concealed in concretion), communion set, ship fittings and equipment, personal effects, a lithograph, tickets and photograph from the SCHOMBERG. These Bills of Fare are significant due to their connection to Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Schomberg, which is significant for its association with the Victorian Heritage Registered shipwreck S612. The collection is primarily significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the Schomberg. The Schomberg collection is archaeologically significant as the remains of an international passenger ship. The shipwreck collection is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its potential to interpret sub-theme 1.5 of Victoria’s Framework of Historical Themes (living with natural processes). The collection is also historically significant for its association with the shipwreck and the ship, which was designed to be fastest and most luxurious of its day. The Schomberg collection meets the following criteria for assessment: Criterion A: Importance to the course, or pattern, of Victoria’s cultural history. Criterion B: Possession of uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of Victoria’s cultural history. Criterion C: Potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of Victoria’s cultural history. Menu, or Bill of Fare, on cream coloured stationery from the sailing vessel “Schomberg”. Two rectangular pieces of paper, each bears the printed words “Black Ball Line of Australian Packets, Bill of Fare, Ship, Schomberg”, a printed symbol of the Black Ball line (a black ball on a red flag) and a decorative border. Both pages are handwritten, in similar but different sized writing, with a Bill of Fare and a date, Page (1) dated May 10th 1856 and (2) dated May 12th ’56, (Both dates are AFTER the Schomberg sank in December 26th 1855.) Both pages have three fold lines spaced across their width. To be used for the return voyage.Printed on the pages ““BLACK BALL LINE OF AUSTRALIAN PACKETS.” “Bill of Fare, / SHIP / “SCHOMBERG”.” Handwritten list of food, and on one page “Saturday May 10 1856” and on the other page “Monday May 12” warrnambool, peterborough, shipwrecked coast, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, maritime museum, great ocean road, flagstaff hill, sailing ship schomberg, shipwreck schomberg, black ball line of australian packets, bill of fare schomberg, menu schomberg 1856, food mid-1800’s, food on ships mid-1800’s, menu, may 10, 1856, may 12, 1856

Plan of subdivision of land in the Shire of Nunawading which includes 'Wandinong'. Copy of Certificate of Title of Crown Grant to Janet Emily Hooke, nee Billing, dated 12/11/1913, also purchase of land by J. Woods dated 31/3/1856.Plan of subdivision of land in the Shire of Nunawading which includes 'Wandinong'. haines, william, woods, john, hooke, janet emily, billing, wandinong sanctuary, canterbury road, blackburn, blackburn road

Blue paper dated Novr 27th 1867. I hereby certify that Jeremiah Dillon of New Zealand Gully Is able to follow his usual employment. Signed H. L. Atkinson. M.D. Also signed by Jerry Dillon declaring himself off the Sick Funds of the Court.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - medical certificate, court king of the forest, jeremiah dillon, h l atkinson

Bob (Herman) Hymans (a former member of the Royal Netherlands Navy) was born in Bloemendaal, Holland on 30th September 1922. During World War II he fought against the Japanese in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and was imprisoned in Changi and on the Burma Railway. After gaining qualifications as a Ski Instructor, Bob arrived in Falls Creek in July 1950. Working as an Instructor and Supervisor at Bogong Lodge, Bob decided his future was in accommodation. He was successful in negotiating an indenture for land from the State Electricity Commission (SEC). It took Bob two years to build his Grand Coeur Chalet but, tragically, it was burned down in August 1961. Bob also built the first Chairlift in Australia. This was a single chairlift and the structure was built from wooden electricity poles. He was constantly full of new ideas and proposals for the village. Bob Hymans died on 7th July 2007. This Collection of documents and letters tells the story of Bob's endeavours to develop Falls Creek into the ski village it is today.This item is significant because it documents actions taken by the Falls Creek Tourist Area Management Committee in their role overseeing the Tourist Area.A circular from the Management Committee accompany the rating notice for payments due no later than 31st October 1964falls creek tourist area management committee, falls creek administration, parking regulations falls creek

Handwritten notes on Mining Items from the Bendigo Advertiser, Page 2. 20th December 1861. Extract: Union Company; reef worked down to depth of 142 feet. The company has erected a crushing plant near the gully. A 9 H. P. table engine works the stamps. Stone raised by whim. Miners go up and down by an upright ladder.document, gold, ulster gold mining company no liability, mining items - sheepshead gully reef, bendigo advertiser 20/12/1861, union company

Yields information about the tramcars of Ballarat Tramway System prior to its closure and demonstrates a method of providing information to tramway enthusiasts at the time.Foolscap printed list titled "Tramways of Victoria as at February, 1971 - Ballarat", providing a list of operational tramcars in Ballarat, the year built, seating, Truck, motor horsepower and some remarks. Compiled by A.T. Marshall and D.I. Menzies, February 1971.tmsv, ballarat, sec, tramcars

Eleanor Hinde (1842-1902) was born in Lancashire England. In 1858, Eleanor married Richard Reynold in the Forest St Wesleyn Methodist Church in Sandhurst. They both gave their address as Sailors Gully Goldfields. They had seven children together. Richard was a skilled tradesman and after he died in 1872 from lung disease, Eleanor married Arculus Opie. Eleanor owned a property on the corner of Gladstone and Stanley Streets which later became an electrical substation. She sold poultry and eggs and preserves. One of Eleanor's sons, William John, married Anna (Annie) Jorgensen, and one of her daughters. Amelia, married Anna's brother Thomas Joynes Jorgensen. The Jorgensens founded and managed Jorgensen and Sons foundry and engineering works. Peter Jorgensen (1849-1914), was a mining contractor, he lived at, "Bro," Russell street, Quarry Hill. His firm was Jorgensen and Sons, mining contractors. He was a native of the Island of Alsen, Denmark. He left Denmark in the year 1861, embarking at Hamburg in a small sailing Ship. The four folders contain family history documents and photos of the descendants of Eleanor Hinde. 10891a There are two photos of Eleanor sitting on a chair with a fan in her hand. The smaller photo has inscribed on its back "Opie, nee Reynolds"; the larger photo has: "Eleanor Hinde Mrs Reynolds/Mrs Opie, Mother of seven Reynolds children, Mother of two Opie sons, All children lived long lives. 10891b Notes on Eleanor Hinde by her Great-granddaughter Ruth Pendavingh - Eltham Victoria March 2008 10891c Family card Sheet for Richard Croom Reynolds and Eleanor Hinde. There are handwritten notes on the sheet. 10891d Letter to Richard Reynolds in 1872 from his friend Thomas Hayward 10891e Family Tree of Eleanour and Richard from Ancestory.com public trees 10891f List of descendants of Richard Reynolds and Eleanor Hinde. It includes places lived. 10891g PDF File - Family History Report - Descendants of Richard Reynolds and Eleanor Hinde and their seven children (Contact the Bendigo Historical Society for Access) 10891h PDF File - Family History Report - Descendants of Archelaus Opie and Eleanor Hinde and their seven children. (Contact the Bendigo Historical Society for Access) 10891i PDF File - Family History Report - Descendants of Archelaus Opie and Eleanor Hinde and their seven children. Their Child Louisa Rynolds who married Thomas Richard Preston in 1909 and had a daughter (Contact the Bendigo Historical Society for Access) 10891j PDF File - Hand Written Notes - two pages - Descendants of Archelaus Opie and Eleanor Hinde and her two husbands, Richard Reynolds and Archelaus Opie (Contact the Bendigo Historical Society for Access)bendigo, sandhurst, peter jorgensen, eleanor hinde, eleanor reynolds, eleanor opie, reynolds collection

Document, W.D.Mason Collection, letter to the secretary W.Owen Williams & Co desiring employment at the above place from Mr. S. Box, London, England. And a reply from Owen Williams & Co. stating that at the moment we can't offer you a permanent position.business, retail, w d mason

British Admiralty Navigation Chart - Pacific Oceanwarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, navigation chart, british admiralty navigation chart, british admiralty, pacific ocean

The original Barnedown Run consisted of 51,280 acres and was first taken up in 1839 by Henry Grey Bennett and was held under "Pre-emptive right" until it was subdivided in 1856 into Muskerry and Mt. Pleasant. In 1853 John Harney arrived in Australia and took up storekeeping at White Hills. In 1855 he took up land which was originally part of Barnedown Run and erected part of the present homestead. In 1860 Harney entertained Bourke and Wills exploration party at Adelaide Vale on the Campaspe River. Mr Harney owned a Hotel which was burnt down in 1861. Henry Grey Bennett a generous man died in1871 and the citizens of Bendigo erected a 20ft monument over his grave.John Harneyperson, individual, john harney, barnedown run, john harney, henry grey bennett, pre-emptive rights, white hills, adelaide vale, bourke and wills, edward o'keefe, cecil hyatt, mr frank k. hill.

Two light brown covered auction catalogues for an auction held at the Gordon Gold No Liability mine at Gordon, Vic. On the 9th and 10th July, 1941of mining equipment, milling plant, cyanide plant, sawmill plant, stores, corrugated iron buildings, men's cubicles, residences and costly sundries. Sale by order of the Legal Manager, Mr. G. S. Anderson of Anderson, Hodgson & Lithgow. J. H Curnow & Son were the auctioneers.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - gordon gold no liability, mr g s anderson, anderson hodgson & lithgow, j h curnow & son, j l jamieson & co, the cambridge press

a. An Act to amend the Pounds Act 1958 and the Sheep Owners Protection Act 1961. Dated 18/12/1968. No 7756. Paper with a crest at the top of a lion wearing a crown on the left and a unicorn on the right of a shield with a crown at the top. Shield divided into four. Details various amendments to the Act. b. An Act to amend the Pounds Act 1958, dated 17 December 1958, No. 8643.bendigo, council, cattle markets, bendigo saleyards collection - pounds (amendment) act 1968, a c brooks

Report - foolscap size, 100 pages, bound with staples along left hand edge and glued into a printed colour cover titled "Annual Report 1948-49 - Victorian Railways". Details the results of the Victorian Railways operations for each station, division, traffic and written information including an investigation by Mr John Elliot of the Southern Region of British Railways into the organisation of Transport in Victoria. Has the results for the two tramways operated by the VR of Appendix 7 (page 55) and the last page of the report.On cover stamped "Australian Electric Traction Association" and hand written Library numbers and notes.trams, tramways, victorian railways, vr, st kilda brighton, tramways, railways

Sheet music Scenes of Childhoodflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

List of studenys enrolled at the Golden Square Laurel Street Primary School during the 1970's. 2 lists.leducation, primary, golden square laurel st p.s.

Annual report of the Heidelberg Golf Club for 1958-59. Includes annual report, balance sheet and accounts to 31/01/1959.Annual reports found in this collection begin in 1933-34.4 page document. Typed text only. annual reports, financial reports

Leaflet. Propaganda A5 size with English information on one side and Vietnamese on the other side. The leaflet has stain marks and has tares from being folded . The leaflet has yellowing with black print. To the Anti-War American Servicemen! Consisting of preamble followed by pre-emptive position statemant including a ser of 3 steps of action. Conclusion - request for actionleaflet, propaganda, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - psychological aspects, sgt a moylan, 4 platoon, b coy, 7 rar, 7th battalion, 16063, royal australian infantry corps, arnold george moylan

Handwritten carbon copy of notes with typed copy of same, for signs on Victoria Hill. Signs mentioned are: Ballerstedt's First Open Cut,20 Head Crushing Battery, Victoria Quartz Mine, Victoria Quartz Foundations of Steel Poppet Legs, Coloured rock formations, Primitive tunnels, Adit, Engine Beds Lansell's Big 180 Mine, Anticlinal Arch, Coloured rock formations marking and patterns. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, abridged signs for victoria hill, ballerstedt's first open cut, 20 head crushing battery, victoria quartz mine, victoria quartz foundations of steel poppet legs, coloured rock formations, primitive tunnels, adit, engine beds lansell's big 180 mine, anticlinal arch, coloured rock formations marking and patterns