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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Award - V.A.W.C CUP 50 KILOS HANDICAP CUP
Silver cup mounted on brown plastic pedestal base. Cup has two handles either side. Engraved on cup ' V.A.W.C. 50 kilos H'cp 1936. A Philpotts 2nd., 5 hrs 15 mins 59 secs'bendigo, sporting clubs, v.a.w.c -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Souvenir - Bottle of Sand
10cm glass bottle filled with sand. Bottle has black plastic screw top. Label on bottom of bottle Wor.Bro A.R Wakefield - Golden and Corinthian Lodge No 7 September 12th 1970a.r. wakefield, golden and corinthian lodge -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Postcard (Item), Postcard Of Railway Viaduct At Malmsbury C1910, Malmsbury c1910
Buildings - Malmsbury Railway Viaduct -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ROY AND DORIS KELLY COLLECTION: PARIS, LES NOUVEAUX QUARTIERS DU PARC DU CHAMP-DE-MARS, VUE PRISE DE LA TOUR EIFFEL,CARTE POSTALE, 1900-1920
Postcard, B&W photograph, taken from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, of the new section of the Champs-de-Mars park. The park and trees have been tinted green for the postcard. Among the buildings in the distance can be seen the dome of the Pantheon.postcard, photograph, postcard, paris, parc du champ-de-mars, eiffel tower, pantheon -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Album - Album page, Normanby Road, Circa 1972
This photograph is part of the Caulfield Historical Album 1972. This album was created in approximately 1972 as part of a project by the Caulfield Historical Society to assist in identifying buildings worthy of preservation. The album is related to a Survey the Caulfield Historical Society developed in collaboration with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and Caulfield City Council to identify historic buildings within the City of Caulfield that warranted the protection of a National Trust Classification. Principal photographer thought to be Trevor Hart, member of Caulfield Historical Society. Most photographs were taken between 1966-1972 with a small number of photographs being older and from unknown sources. All photographs are black and white except where stated, with 386 photographs over 198 pages. From: Glen Eira Heritage Management Plan (1996) - Vol 2 by Andrew Ward and Associates The widening of Dandenong Road during the late 1980's has resulted in the destruction of the houses in the path of the roadworks and the construction of a high fence serving as a visual barrier between that thoroughfare and the remaining houses. Where comparatively large villas once stood on spacious allotments, only "Wisteria" survives at No. 135 Normanby Road. Adopting forms and timber enrichment characteristic of the American Queen Anne style, it has this in common with the largely reconstructed timber villa at no. 11 Normanby Avenue and to a lesser extent, 746 Inkerman Road. Normanby Road retains its comparatively opulent Edwardian character in a mature landscaped setting with spacious gardens and mature planes parallel with the railway reserve which, on account of the low lying ground in its vicinity has a high embankment commencing on the alignment of Malvern Grove and continuing to Caulfield Station. The earliest villas are Edwardian. Page 148 of Photograph Album with one landscape photograph of a house on Normanby Road (not Street).Handwritten: Normanby St [top right] / 148 [bottom right]trevor hart, verandah, porch, bull nosed verandah, tower house, tower, stone fence, normanby road, wisteria, american queen anne style, queen anne style, 1890's, mayfield grove, normanby street, timber houses, caulfield north, house names, edwardian, edwardian style, gardens -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - EVA MAY CROWTHER COLLECTION: POSTCARD WOMAN IN A KIMONO
Black and white postcard on the back the name of Eva Crowther she is wearing a kimono and she holding a fan in one hand.person, individual, eva crowther -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Album - Collection of memorabilia from Alec Sandner's time as President of Strathfieldsaye Shire, Alec and Helen Sandner, 1986
Alec Sandner was a Strathfieldsaye Shire Councillor from 1982 -1987, Strathfieldsaye Shire President from 1985 – 86 and Mayor of Bendigo 2011 - 2012. This album provides at in depth understanding of the many responsibilities of a Shire President and partners. The newspaper articles, mostly collected from the Bendigo Advertiser, provides commentary on the key issues of the times. Fifty page photo album containing invitations, photographs, newspaper cuttings and event memorabilia dating from 6th March - 6th August 1986, documenting events attended by Alec and Helen Sandner during Alec's time as Strathfieldsaye Shire President. Contents are arranged chronologically and provides an extensive overview of the breadth of events and activities a role such as Shire President and Lady are involved in. Highlights include Invitation to Government House Melbourne to meet Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh ( 6th March, 1986) and initial plans to amalgamate Shire's across Victoria including Strathfieldsaye Shire with the City of Bendigo.sandner collection, helen sandner, eugene sandner, mollie sandner, shire of strathfieldsaye, president of strathfieldsaye shire, strathfieldsaye shire council, city of greater bendigo events, city of greater bendigo community groups -
Bendigo Military Museum
Award - SHOOTING TROPHY
Trophy awarded to members of 2 RVR for Best Student on two promotion courses.Gold Trophy cup with two handles mounted on a round black plastic base. On base is the emblem of the Royal Victorian Regiment. Also around base of stand are 9 silver shields with past winners.Trophy engraved "subject two promotion course 2 RVR Best Student." Also engraved 9 previous winners on base.2 rvr, trophy -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Postcard, 03/04/1942
This photograph is the same one printed in 1925 soon after 'Bellfield' became a licenced hotel. Unfinished letter on reverse side indicates that at least 2 postcards were sent to the same recipient Reads as: "Belfield Hotel Grampians 3/4/42 Dear Mother, Well here we are once more amongst the Gum trees and believe me it is great to smell the fresh air once more after so long with the Rubber trees. We are right in the hills with towering mountains on the East and West and after the way the wind blew through gap last night, I would not be at all surprised if that were not the method by which the Gap were made. Several times last night we thought the roof would blow off and now I have cut pegs for the window I hope the rattle does not annoy us anymore. It took us until nearly five to get here last night but of course we did not find the time dragging on our hands. At Ballarat we made a rush for some lunch just got it back to the carriage when the waitress came round for"Photograph shows front of building with Wonderland Range behind handwritten letter on reverse side dated 03/4/42Rose Series P 4914accommodation, hotels, bellfield -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Postcard - Card Box Photographs, Establishment of R. Ramsay, Bridge Street
Ironmonger and Plumber. Plate 322 Chuck Photo Series.r. ramsay, bridge street, building, commerical, shop. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Souvenir - TRENCH ART WW2, 1942
.1) & .2) A pair of steel 20 mm cannon shells made into pepper & salt shakers. Brass nose caps have been drilled out, one has 1 hole & the other 3. The sides are painted red & yellow. A brass shell case is crimped down onto the cannon shell. The copper driving band is unused..1) Salt: “ Nose cap: Lot 2-50424-214-42”, Shell: “Lot 50424-178 1942 KOP M” , Base: “20MM-M21 1942 GMS” .2) Pepper: Nose cap: “Lot 2-50424-214-42”, Casing: “Lot 50424-178 1942 KOP”, Base: “20MM-M21 1942 GMS”military history-souvenirs, trench art -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Souvenir - Wine glass celebrating Graham Street Primary School's 110th Anniversary in 1999, Peppermint Projects Pty Ltd, Port Parlour Shots, 1999
Glass part of a set of six made for the 110 year anniversary of Graham Street Primary School, Port Melbourne.Wine glass with outline of picture of school, text & rim band in gold.education - primary schools, graham strret primary school -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Postcard (Item), Postcard Anzac Day Parade 1919 Postcard Morley Town Band, Malmsbury c1919
Associated with - "Malmsbury Town Band, Kodak Postcard" Buildings - Muller's Hotel & Dwellings People - Captain Morley Leads Parade -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, Bulmer, 1940 c
Black and white postcard showing general view of Bairnsdale from Wy Yung water tower and St Marys church tower Bairnsdale VictoriaA General view of Bairnsdale from Wy Yung Bulmer copyrightcaravan parks -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Album - Photograph Album, Heidelberg Golf Club, HGC Clubhouse redevelopment 1998, 1998
Album containing about 186 color photographs of Heidelberg Golf Club's clubhouse redevelopment 1998, including 22 photos of old clubhouse; 94 photos of demolition and construction, 10 of landscaping after the building works and 60 of Opening Day celebrations.Album #6 in the photograph collection at HGCDark green hard cover album. Contains approx. 186 colour photographs 15x10cm.heidelberg golf club, clubhouse redevelopment 1998, club house opening 1998 -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Flag - Photograph 13th guidon
Good framed photograph for display purposesFramed colour photograph of Thirteenth Light Horse ( Gippsland ) Regiment guidon. Red with gold fringe badge in centre. Red and white diamond colour patch with battle honours of the Thirteenth Light Horse ( Gippsland ) RegimentGuidon of the Thirteenth Light Horse ( Gippsland ) Regiment.military, guidon, ceremonial, light horse -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Postcard, In the Gardens, Port Fairy
The Port Fairy Botanical Gardens were formed in 1856 making it one of the earliest gardens in Victoria. The first curator was James Prior, he was paid fifty-two pounds per annum. He was an outstanding curator having been apprenticed to the trade in England at the age of 12, his brother Edward in later years was the Curator of the Koroit Gardens. Prior retired in 1903. During the years of his curatorship Port Fairy was said to have the best gardens outside the city of Melbourne, he was constantly in touch with Baron Von Mueller and later Guilfoyle of the Royal Botanical Gardens of Melbourne. In the early years plants from all over the world were planted here with varying rates of success many of them sent by Baron Von Mueller. In the 1930’ and 40’s the gardens were still very beautiful, and the curator was Roy Manuell. The beautiful iron gates at the entrance were destroyed in the 1946 floods and were replaced in 1989 using some of the material from the original gates. From the 1950’s on the gardens went into a state of decline, much being taken up by the caravan park until in 1986, after a public meeting ‘Friends of the Gardens’ was founded when the entrance section was restored. Black and white photograph of a path through the Botanical GardensIn the Gardens Port Fairygardens, botanical, path, griffith street, trees -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Album - Digitised, Joanne Morris, Class of 1973 Reunion and Garden Views, 2014
Digitised photographs of Gardens taken for Class of 1973 Reunion in June 2014 donated by former student, Joanne Morris in June 2014. (1, 2) Garden beds around new entrance gates to Field Station. (3) Brachychitron rupestris, Queensland Bottle Tree, Rainforest Native Garden (commenced 1992). (4) Joanne Morris and Jill McDonald at the Reunion Dinner. (5) Peter Bolch as a student. (6) Plaque commemorating new gates at entrance to Field Station. (8) Plaque on fountain in the Herb Garden commemorating Enid Carberry, an early student (see B13.0002). (9)New garden beds around Sugar Gum table setting. (10) Plaque on the Sugar Gum table setting dedicated to Geoff Olive. (11) New garden beds around entrance to Field Station. (12) Sugar Gum table setting. (13) Plaque describing the Luffmann Ponds. (14) Entry for MIFGS 2014, Container Roof and Vertical Garden. (15) The Roof Garden. (16) Centennial Centre, former Dairy. Also see B14.0078 Reunion.gardens, class 1973, class reunion, students, joanne morris, garden beds, field station, brachychitron rupestris, queensland bottle tree, rainforest native garden, jill mcdonald, reunion dinner, peter bolch, herb garden, enid carberry, sugar gum, geoff olive, luffmann ponds, container roof, vertical garden, the roof garden, centennial centre, dairy, plaques -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - GERTRUDE PERRY COLLECTION: POSTCARD MURRAY RIVER
A black and white postcard to a Trudie thanking her for Easter card from the Woolton family. The postcard is a view of the Murray river at Albury NSW.postcard, photograph, murray river -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Black and white postcard, Rose Stereograph Company, Mountain Ash, Tallest Known Hardwood Tree in World, (301 FT. 6 IN.) Cumberland, Marysville, 1913-1967
A postcard in a series produced by the Rose Stereograph Company in Victoria, Australia as a souvenir of Marysville.A black and white photograph of The Big Tree near Cambarville in Victoria. At the time the photograph was taken it was the world's tallest hardwood tree standing at 92 meters (301', 6"). However it was reduced to 84m by a wind storm in 1959.POST CARD The Rose Series/ De Luxe A Real Photograph/ Produced in Australia Published by the Rose Stereograph Co.,/ Armadale, Victoriabig tree, cambarville, cumberland valley, mountain ash, world's tallest tree, victoria, p. 4357, rose series postcard, postcard, souvenir -
Clunes Museum
Postcard
A POSTCARD SHOWING 4 HORSES AND TWO PEOPLE RESTING UNDER A TREElocal history, document, cards, -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Postcard - HMAT MEDIC, 16.12.1916 HMAT leaving Melbourne, circa late 1916
1916 WW1 Troopship leaving Melbournecrowd on the wharf indicate the significance of such events black and white postcardOn Reverse: Postcard by J.E. Barnes. Photo. Kew. Phone 1966 Hawthorn transport. convoys -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - LYNNE BENWELL COLLECTION: PHOTOGRAPH WATER TOWER ELMORE
Black and white postcard showing the Elmore water tower, there is a fence around it and a partial view of a house at left bottom corner.bendigo, buildings, elmore water tower -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Colour postcard, Donovan Wilson, Steavenson Falls-Marysville, Pre 2009
A colour photograph of Steavenson Falls in Marysville in Victoria.A colour photograph of Steavenson Falls in Marysville in Victoria.The Steavenson Falls is named after the Victorian Assistant Commissioner of Roads and Bridges, John Steavenson who arrived in Victoria in the early 1860s. This postcard was posted on January 15, 2009, just 3 weeks before Marysville was destroyed in the Black Saturday bushfires. This postcard was produced by Donovan Wilson as a souvenir of Marysville.Steavenson Falls are one of the tallest in/ Victoria, with 5 cascades, a total decent/ of 122 meters, the last having a clear/ drop of more than 21 meters. Donovan Wilson/ Mystic Mountain Photography JAN/ 15/ 2009/ 6 PM Couldn't see a blooming thing beause/ of all the trees. They totally obscure/ the view. Something must be done./ Settled in. Will go to see falls/ when lit up (the Falls, not us)/ Love from us both./ Marysville is a charming/ little place - thanks for/ introducing us./ Love/ Wendy & Douglas Ms Marie Chaltorton/ 4 St Catherine's Court/ MORNINGTON/ VIC/ 3931 steavenson falls, marysville, victoria, waterfalls, donovan wilson, postcard, souvenir, john steavenson -
Melbourne Legacy
Flag, Legacy, 2012
The flag was made to replace an existing Legacy flag (at the insistence of Myra Healey) that was stolen. Myra was a member of the Upper Yarra Legacy Widows Club. The flag was flown next to the Australian flag in the RSL Memorial Garden. The symbol of Legacy is the Torch and Wreath of Laurel. The Torch signifies the undying flame of service and sacrifice of those who gave their lives for their country.The Legacy flag was a reminder that Legacy was still active in its work for families of ex-service and serving personnel.Large rectangular synthetic flag with the word Legacy and the torch logo, canvas binding down the left hand edge. Also a short history of how the flag was flown at an RSL typed on white paper x 2 pages.The word Legacy (in blue), underlined in orange. Legacy torch (in blue) on the righthand side of the flag. Lower righthand side of Legacy Torch is registered trade mark symbol.legacy promotion, logo, flags -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Postcard - People, Bill Ferrier - rescuer, 11th November, 1905
The postcard shows a photograph of William Ferrier, the 25-year-old Warrnambool fisherman from South Warrnambool whose rescue of two sailors from the wrecked La Bella made him an overnight National hero, quoted as “one of the most heroic rescues in Victoria’s shipwreck history”. The La Bella was wrecked on 10th November 1905 and the photograph was taken on the next day. In the photograph, William Ferrier is seated in the centre, with four of the five survivors beside him: (from left to right) Leonard Robertson, R. Payne, Oscar Rosenholme and Jack Noake. The photograph was taken by Foyle Photography Studio in Warrnambool, originally owned by James Charles Foyle. He previously had a photographic studio in Melbourne 1882 1887, then opened “Foyle’s Photo Card Studios” in Liebig St, Warrnambool. James Foyle died on 13th July 1905 and his son and daughter, Charles and Lilian Foyle continued on with the business until 1945. This photograph was most likely taken by either Charles or Lilian Foyle. The story of William Ferrier’s brave act follows on below … The ship from which the sailors were rescued was the three-masted, iron and steel barquentine the La Bella, built in Norway in 1893. She was one of two iron and steel ships by Johan Smith, the company was one of the leading shipping families in Tvedestrand, Norway. She was significant to Norwegian shipping, being one of only 27 iron and steel ships ever built in Norway. She was registered in New Zealand and engaged from 1902 in inter-colonial trading of timber in the Pacific, between New Zealand and Australia and was often in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. On 5th October 1905, the twelve-year-old La Bella left Lyttleton, New Zealand carrying a cargo of timber bound for Warrnambool, Australia. She was manned by a crew of twelve: the Master, (Captain Mylius, previously 1st Mate of La Bella, appointed Captain to La Bella on 6th February 1903) 2 Mates, Cook, six able seamen, one ordinary seaman and a boy. Bad weather en route caused her to shelter at Burnie on Tasmania's North West coast. On November 10th, the 37th day of her journey, La Bella approached Warrnambool. Captain Mylius steered her towards Lady Bay Channel in heavy south-west seas and evening mist. He ordered the helmsman to steer for the light. As the ship came round, a tremendous sea struck her on the port quarter, causing her to breach broadside in a northwesterly direction into breakers. The helm was brought round twice more, but each time heavy seas broke over her, the third time throwing the La Bella on to a submerged reef in Lady Bay now known as La Bella Reef (about 100 yards from the Warrnambool breakwater). The sea was so rough that it even wrenched a one-and-a-half ton anchor from its fastenings and into the sea. As Captain Mylius headed to the steel wheelhouse, intending to send up a rocket flare, a huge sea slammed the steel door into him (resulting in massive bruising front and back) Despite his injuries he still managed to set off a blue light, which he held up in his hands. La Bella’s lifeboats were filled with seawater and broke up on their chocks. The blue light was the first indication to people on the shore that there was a ship in distress. The Harbour Master, Captain Roe (who lived in the Harbour Master’s House opposite Flagstaff Hill), organised a group of volunteers to crew the lifeboat because the trained crew was unavailable; the crewmen were working on a steamer in Port Fairy at the time. He then poured oil onto the water to try and smooth the sea. At around 11 pm three of the crew took shelter in the steel forecastle but the sea crashed into it and broke it up. While the rest of the crew and onlookers watched helplessly in the moonlight the bodies were washed away into the sea, never to be seen again. Some of the crew lashed themselves to the weather rail to keep from being washed away. Watson, the ordinary seaman, became tangled in the rigging lines and was too weak to move, so the 2nd Mate, Robertson, put a line onto him so that he wouldn’t wash off. Around 11 pm three of the crew were unconscious from exhaustion. The situation on La Bella was becoming dangerous. The 2nd Mate moved to the ‘house’ and soon afterwards the ship slipped in the heavy sea. The lashings of the 1st Mate and the ‘boy’ Denham had kept them safe until about 2 am when they were washed overboard; no one was able to help. One by one, the exhausted crew were being washed overboard, too weak to hold on any longer. During the night the La Bella had broken into two and the deckhouse ran out towards the sea. Two more men drowned when trying to reach the lifeboat. By sunrise, the only survivors of the twelve were the Master, 2nd Mate and three seamen. Early in the morning, Captain Roe used the rocket apparatus on shore to try and shoot a line to the ship for a safer rescue but each attempt fell short of the target. Several attempts were made by the lifeboat to rescue the stricken sailors, but the rough conditions made this difficult for the boat to get close enough to the ship and the lifeboat had to return to shore. During a final attempt to reach the ship Captain Mylius ordered his men to jump into the sea. Leonard Robertson, 2nd mate, jumped and swam towards the lifeboat, taking hold of the boat hook offered to him. Oscar Rosenholme managed to reach the boat floating on a piece of timber from the ship’s load and a third survivor, Noake, also made the boat. Along with the lifeboat rescue crew, 25-year-old William Ferrier rowed his small dingy through the heavy seas and managed to rescue the Captain, whom he landed on the breakwater. Ferrier then returned to the ship to attempt a final rescue, losing his oars and rowlocks into the high sea. Using just a spare paddle he skulled towards the La Bella, reaching her stern in time to cut loose the lone surviving sailor, Payne, from the lashing that held him to the ship; the terrified sailor dropped from the ship and into the dingy. Shortly after the last man was rescued, the La Bella was lifted by a huge wave and crashed back down on the reef; she broke up and sank. The ordeal had lasted ten hours. The survivors were taken to the nearby Bay View Hotel and gratefully received warm food and clothing, medical attention and a place to sleep. In the following days, an unidentified body of a young person had washed ashore; it was either Watson or Denham. The body was buried in the Warrnambool cemetery with an appropriate gravestone and inscription. William Ferrier became a national hero as news of the daring rescue spread. In recognition of his bravery in the two daring rescues, he was awarded the Silver Medal for Bravery by the Royal Humane Society and was honoured in the letter from the Prime Minister and the Parliament of the Commonwealth, telegrams and a cheque for £20 from the Governor-General, over £150 subscribed by the public, including Warrnambool and district and readers of The Argus, and a gold medal from the Glenelg Dinghy Club of South Australia. Ferrier’s rescue efforts are one of the most heroic in Victoria’s shipwreck history. (William Ferrier’s son, Frank, received a similar award almost fifty years later when he helped rescue four members of the crew on the yacht Merlan after it ran on to a reef near the Point Lonsdale Lighthouse. ) The wreck of La Bella now lies on her port side in 13 metres of sheltered water inside the reef she struck. The bow section is relatively intact and part of the stern has drifted north-easterly towards the mouth of the Hopkins River. The reef the La Bella struck now bears its name. Those five rescued from the La Bella were Captain George Mylius, Leonard Robertson (2nd Mate, 21 years old), R. Payne, Oscar Rosenholme and Jack Noake. Those seven who lost their lives were Mr Coulson (1st mate), Charles Jackman (cook) Gustave Johnson, Pierre Johann and Robert Gent (all able seamen), Harry Watson (ordinary seaman) and Jack Denham (ship’s boy), Captain Mylius was found guilty of careless navigation; he had sailed into the bay without the services of a pilot. His Master Certificate was suspended for twelve months. Later he was also charged with manslaughter of one of the crew who had died when the La Bella was wrecked but found not guilty. The event’s adverse publicity and damage to his career took a toll on his health and he died of a heart attack six months after the wreck; he was only thirty-seven. His body was buried in the Melbourne General Cemetery. The La Bella was “the best documented of all sailing ships owned in New Zealand”. Her record books, ship logs, correspondence and supporting papers are still available. At the time of the tragedy, she was owned by Messers David C.Turnbull and Co. of Timaru, New Zealand timber merchants and shipping agents, who had purchased her on 13th December 1901. A detailed account of the last journey of La Bella can be read in “Leonard Robertson, the Whangaroa & La Bella” written by Jack Churchouse, published in 1982 by Millwood Press Ltd, Wellington, NZ. As well as this postcard, Flagstaff Hill’s La Bella Collection includes a photograph of the wrecked La Bella, a brass rail holder and the letter from the Prime Minister and other Members of Parliament that was sent to William Ferrier to commend him for his bravery. Some 15 – 17 ships are believed to have sunk in Lady Bay, but only two have been discovered on the seafloor; the “La Bella” and the “Edinburgh Castle”. Both wrecks are popular diving sites and are preserved as significant historical marine and marine archaeological sites. This postcard is part of the La Bella Collection and is significant at both a local and state level. Its connection to the La Bella shipwreck and the rescue of five survivors highlights the dangers of Victoria’s Shipwreck Coast. The photograph of William Ferrier and four of the five survivors demonstrates the bravery of ordinary Australians who risked their lives to save victims of shipwrecks along the coast. The postcard is significant to the history of Warrnambool as it portrays William Ferrier, a local fisherman whose descendants continue to live in the area. It highlights the way of life of people who lived in coastal towns in 19th century Victoria and the effects of shipwrecks upon them. The postcard connects to the congratulatory letter which was sent to William Ferrier by the Prime Minister and Government of Australia and demonstrates the importance they attached to his efforts for Victoria and to Australia. The postcard is also an example of the photography of Foyle Photographers who were in the town of Warrnambool from the late 1800’s. Charles and Lillian Foyle took over the business when their father James died in 1905. Lillian Foyle is significant as the first woman photographer in Warrnambool. It is not known whether Charles of Lillian took this photograph. This postcard is significant because of its association with the sailing ship “La Bella”. The “La Bella” is of local and state and national significance. It is one of the only two shipwrecks discovered in Lady Bay, Warrnambool, out of the 15-17 shipwrecks in the bay. Sepia photograph of William (Bill) Ferrier (seated in the middle), heroic rescuer of two crew members of the La Bella, wrecked at Warrnambool. The photograph is a postcard and shows five men dressed formally in suits and hats. Printed below the photograph are the name and place of the photographer, a royal crest and the details of two patrons of the photographer. Also below the photograph are some handwritten words in black pen. On the back of the postcard is a handwritten message in the same writing as the front.Printed on the front of the card is “Foyle, WARRNAMBOOL” “PATRONS: / HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF CORNWALL & YORK. / HIS EXCELLENCY LORD BRAS_ EY, R.O.B.” Handwritten on the front of the card is “Bill Ferrier / rescuer / Oh my hero _ _ _ “ Handwritten on the back of the card is a message. “La Bella” Wrecked off W.Bool Breakwater Nov. 1906 (_ _ _ _ show night) Payne Noake Rosenholme Robertson and Capt Mylius (saved) (moonlight bright) Watson (_ _ _ _ boy) Richwoud [possibly Richmond] drowned” and signed “Desdewoua [possibly Desdemona] Slogos”la bella, foyle, william ferrier, bill ferrier, lady bay, 1905, 10th november 1905, 11th november 1905, parliament of the commonwealth, royal humane society medal, flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - GLADYS DEAN COLLECTION: POSTCARD, 1906 - 1908
Coloured photographic postcard with a 2cm white border on right hand side depicting gold digging on the Ovens River. Aspect is taken from behind a waterwheel with a man standing on a platform looking over the river. The banks are thickly treed and mountains can be seen in the distance. The words Gold Digging on the Ovens River are printed in red on the margin and handwritten in black are the words Have you this PC? Returning home on Tuesday Father is much better L.C. On the reverse card is addressed to Miss R Dean 'Esmond" Golden Square Bendigo.44140postcard -
St Kilda Historical Society
Postcard, City of Port Phillip, South Melbourne Town Hall, 2010
Postcard to celebrate 130 years of South Melbourne in 2010, announcing talk by award winning heritage architect Roger Beeston about his work on the buildingcolour postcard of drawing, unmounted, good condition -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, Valentine Series, 1930c
Also Black and white copy print 15 x 25Black and white postcard of Kalimna Jetty. It shows a substantial timber jetty with rail line and goods trolley, storage shed with square water tank. Passenger launch and four rowing boats moored at jetty. Navigation light towards end of jetty. Lakes Entrance VictoriaKalimna Jetty and Reeves Sound Lakes Entrance Series M 3024islands, jetties, waterways, topography, boats and boating -
Bendigo Military Museum
Award - MEDAL SET, 1945 - post WW II
William Charles Frederick Hughes No VX50912 enlisted in the AIF on 10.3.41. At discharge from the AIF on 16.11.45 he was serving in the 2/1 Aust General Hospital.Medal set court mounted , group of (5) Re W.C.F Hughes (A.I.F) 1. 1939 -45 Star. 2. Pacific Star. 3. Defence Medal. 4. War Medal 1939- 45. 5. Australian Service Medal."VX 50912 W.C.F Hughes"numismatics -medals, military, metalcraft