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Australian Commando Association - Victoria
Badge - WW2 AMF Beret badge - small rising sun, c. 1940 Parrt of donated collection of WW2 Medals - William Alsop 2/10 Commando Squadron
This badge belonged to William Donald Alsop who served in the 2/10 Commando Squadron during World War Two. This beret badge has historic significance through it's connection to William Donald Alsop and World War Two. It displays strong provenance because we have a deed of gift.Brass badge in the shape of a World War 2 era small rising sunworld war two, ww2, second world war, australian commandos, 2/10 commando squadron -
Bendigo Military Museum
Badge - BADGE RSL, Stokes & Sons, Possibly post 1945
RSL membership badge, made of enamelled brass. Centre circle has 2 figures of soldiers with text "Returned Sailors & Soldiers Imperial League Australia" in blue enamelled section. Top of badge has a red crown with "75", indicating paid membership for that year. Rear has pins for attaching to clothes."V6878" on rear.numismatics-badges, societies-service clubs, military history, rsl -
Bendigo Military Museum
Certificate - DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE & LETTER
R. J. Tyrell, N448088 was a Private of Volunteer Defence Forces from 22 Mar 41 to 30 Sept 45. On discharge received a Certificate and a letter authorising his discharge and these sent by Registered Post.1. Certificate of Discharge - faded white paper with black writing from Australian Military Volunteer Defence Forces showing name, rank and No. of soldier and date of enlistment and discharge and signed off. 2. Letter of discharge - plain cream paper, black writing sent to R.J. Tyrell, Notification of Discharge. 3. Registered post envelope, brown paper with red lines in form of a cross on front. Registered Post Stamp.1. Name and Rank of Volunteer, date of Enlistment and Discharge and signed by Officer in Charge. Cert “No. 14939” 2. Addressed to Volunteer and signed by O.I.C. 3. Registered Post Stamp and Address of Volunteer.cert of discharge, volunteer defence corps, r.j. tyrell -
Australian Commando Association - Victoria
Plaque - M & Z Commando Association Plaque with Commando Squadron badge
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Bendigo Military Museum
Badge - BADGE RISING SUN, 1914-1918
There are two lapel badges for a uniform. This one remaining badge belonged to Archibald Clarkson Jones, 2672, 23rd Battalian AIF in the Great War 1914 - 1919. Refer Cat No1040 medals.Badge, rising sun blackened brass, crown centre over scroll.In the scroll, “AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES”numismatics - badges, military history- army, rising sun, lapel -
Greensborough Historical Society
Album - Photograph Album, Probus Club of Diamond Valley, Probus Club of Diamond Valley Inc.: Year 11, March 1998 - March 1999, 1998-1999
Photographs, minutes of meetings, activities of the Probus Club of Diamond Valley Inc.: Year 11, March 1998 - March 1999. President: Gordon AllinghamA complete record of the first 20-plus years of this Probus Club; many local identities were among members. Importantly, most photographs have captions naming people, places, dates and events.probus clubs, probus club of diamond valley inc, . -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - China Cream Jug - Portland souvenir, Royal Stafford, England, n.d
White bone china cream jug, gold rim, black and white decal, the Rocks Portland.Front: 'THE ROCKS PORTLAND, VIC' Makers stamp 'Guaranteed English Bone China Royal Stafford Made in England' -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Certificate, Supreme Grand Chapter of Victoria - Collection of Masonic Degrees and Correspondence maintained by Aird family of Ringwood, Victoria
Certification of appointment of Arthur James B. Aird as Em. Past First Assistant Grand Sojourner in the Grand Chapter of Melbourne. Certificate signed by George Cameron Kingscott, First Grand Principal, and gold seal attached, 19th April, A.D.1950. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Plaque
Donated by the City of Nunawading when it amalgamated and became City of WhitehorseCity of Nunawading commemorative plaque with the City's Coat of Armstrophies & awards, public events -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Certificate, Registration Certificate 2nd Stawell Brownie pack
Light brown certificate2nd Stawell Brownie Pack is duly registered at Headquarters State Commissioner 9th August 1956 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Badge - HAT BADGE, INSIGNIA
RAAF full size badge uniform Hat Cap beret. Worn on the cap to signify the branch of the services. Belongs to "Peter Stoklahsa". Enlisted 1966 refer Cat No. 7674P.Gold circular Insignia. Circle of Golden Wattle with a crown on top. The centre filled with the letters of "RAAF". On the back attached 2 metal pins and 2 metal studs to pin to hat.raaf, uniforms, peter stocklahsa -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Badge - Cloth badges. Australian
Circa. 1939 / 1945RAAF. wings badge. and. sleeve insignias, bombadier badge and international badge. Navy Blue Background.RAAF. pilots badge.( Australian Patttern ) Bombardiers badge. Overseas Blue Service Dress badge Propeller Badges , blue and khaki worn on sleeve. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Badge - Ballarat Tourist tramway button, Patrick Bros Melbourne, c1970's
Demonstrates the style of sales item produced by the BTPS.Button badges produced by the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society for sale. Badge made with green coloured image of tram 31, with the words "Ballarat Tourist Tramway" around the edge of the badge with a yellow background. Pressed onto a metal back with a pin. Made by Patrick Brothers with their name stamped in to the centre of the rear of the badge. See Reg Item 3383 for a "Ballarat Vintage Tramway" example.tramways, trams, btps, sales, badges, ballarat tourist tramway -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Souvenir - Pen, 1994
Gift to guests at Mayoral Dinner Dance held on 10th June, 1994 at Golden Sands Receptions, 399 Blackburn Road, East BurwoodBlue and gold ball point pen. City of Nunawading printed on clip. In black velvet gold rimmed snap lid box.City of Nunawading. City crest on topdomestic items, writing equipment -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Badge - Admission Badge, Braider Pty Ltd, Admission tag to Australian Open 2002, 2002
Admission tag to Australian Open 2002. Played at Victoria Golf Club 21-24 Nov 2002. Bruce Harding was a rules official at this Australian Open at Victoria Golf Club.Bruce Harding is a past HGC President and was involved with Victoria's junior teams, the Victorian Golf Association and was a rules official..Red enamel on metal with red strap. Keyring style.Obverse: “Holden Australian Open Victorian GC Vic” Reverse: “Admits to course and clubhouse. Victoria Golf Club 21-24 Nov 2002. Dress regulations apply”bruce harding, australian open (golf) -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Certificate - Diploma of Metallurgy Stawell School of Mines, 1907-1908
Four School of Mines Cert 1907 and one Department of Education Technical Schools Diploma of Metallurgy 1908stawell -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Souvenir, Portland's Spoon Collectors 10th Anniversary Spoon, 2002
Portland's Spoon Collectors 10th Anniversary Spoon featuring a hand painted flowerspoon, collectors, portland, porcain painting -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Badge (Item) - US Army Specialist Rank Spread Eagle On Green Patch
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Bendigo Military Museum
Badge - BADGE, ANZAC, Possibly post WW1
Simple, tin, convex shaped, green/black badge held by a pin/loop system mounted on rear. Front has a head & shoulder picture of an Australia soldier wearing a slouch hat. Banners are underneath this. On banners: “FOR KING & COUNTRY ANZAC AUSTRALIA”badges, king and country, anzac -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Badge - MUA Here to Stay, Maritime Union of Australia (MUA), May 1998
On a visit to the picket at Swanson Dock in May 1998 there were no badges left to sell. This one, being faulty, was given to donor by a wharfie. Needs a cover.M.U.A. Here to Stay badge from the 1998 Patrick Stevedores lockout of the MUA wharfies. Blue with white letters, damagedpiers and wharves - waterside workers, societies clubs unions and other organisations, public action campaigns, transport - shipping, maritime union of australia, mua -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Album - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Dixons Creek Road, 21 Oct. 1953
Scour on Dixons Creek Road 21st October 1953Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, road construction, shire of eltham, bridge construction, dixons creek bridge, dixon's creek road, 1953-10-21 -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Album (item) - Photo Album - Visit to USA Aircraft Museum
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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Souvenir - Rope Sample, before September 1891
The rope was part of the distress rocket used during the time that the sailing ship Fiji was in distress, before it became a wreck. The three-masted iron barque Fiji had been built in Belfast, Ireland, in 1875 by Harland and Wolfe for a Liverpool based shipping company. The ship departed Hamburg on 22nd May 1891 bound for Melbourne, under the command of Captain William Vickers with a crew of 25. The ship’s manifest shows that she was loaded with a cargo of 260 cases of dynamite, pig iron, steel goods, spirits (whisky, schnapps, gin, brandy), sailcloth, tobacco, coiled fencing wire, concrete, 400 German pianos (Sweet Hapsburg), concertinas and other musical instruments, artists supplies including brushes, porcelain, furniture, china, and general cargo including candles. There were also toys in anticipation for Christmas, including wooden rocking horses, miniature ships, dolls with china limbs and rubber balls. On September 5th, one hundred days out from Hamburg in squally and boisterous south west winds the Cape Otway light was sighted on a bearing differing from Captain Vickers’ calculation of his position. At about 2:30am, Sunday 6th September 1891 land was reported 4-5 miles off the port bow. The captain tried to put the ship on the other tack, but she would not respond. He then tried to turn her the other way but just as the manoeuvre was being completed the Fiji struck rock only 300 yards (274 metres) from shore. The place is known as Wreck Bay, Moonlight Head. Blue lights were burned and distress rockets fired whilst an effort was made to lower boats but all capsized or swamped and smashed to pieces. Two of the younger crewmen volunteered to swim for the shore, taking a line. One, a Russian named Daniel Cartland, drowned after he was swept away when the line broke. The other, 17 year old able seaman Julius Gebauhr, a German, reached shore safely on his second attempt but without the line, which he had cut lose with his sheath-knife when it become tangled in kelp. He rested on the beach a while then climbed the steep cliffs in search of help. At about 10am on the Sunday morning a party of land selectors - including F. J. Stansmore, Leslie Dickson (or Dixon) and Mott - found Gebauhr. They were near Ryan's Den, on their travels on horseback from Princetown towards Moonlight Head, and about 5km from the wreck. Gebauhr was lying in the scrub in a poor state, bleeding and dressed only in singlet, socks and a belt with his sheath-knife, ready for all emergencies. At first they were concerned about his wild and shaggy looking state and what seemed to be gibberish speech, taking him to be an escaped lunatic. They were reassured after he threw his knife away and realised that he was speaking half-English, half-German. They gave him food and brandy and some clothing and were then able to gain information about the wreck. Some of the men took him to River nook, a nearby guest house owned by John Evans, where he was cared for. Stansmore and Dickson rode off to try and summon help. Others went down to the site of the wreck. Messages for rescuing the rest of the crew were sent both to Port Campbell for the rocket rescue crew and to Warrnambool for the lifeboat. The S.S. Casino sailed from Portland towards the scene. After travelling the 25 miles to the scene, half of the Port Campbell rocket crew and equipment arrived and set up the rocket tripod on the beach below the cliffs. By this time the crew of the Fiji had been clinging to the jib-boom for almost 15 hours, calling frantically for help. Mr Tregear from the Rocket Crew fired the line. The light line broke and the rocket was carried away. A second line was successfully fired across the ship and made fast. The anxious sailors then attempted to come ashore along the line but, with as many as five at a time, the line sagged considerably and some were washed off. Others, nearly exhausted, had to then make their way through masses of seaweed and were often smothered by waves. Only 14 of the 24 who had remained on the ship made it to shore. Many onlookers on the beach took it in turns to go into the surf and drag half-drowned seamen to safety. These rescuers included Bill (William James) Robe, Edwin Vinge, Hugh Cameron, Fenelon Mott, Arthur Wilkinson and Peter Carmody. (Peter Carmody was also involved in the rescue of men from the Newfield.) Arthur Wilkinson, a 29 year old land selector, swam out to the aid of one of the ship’s crewmen, a carpenter named John Plunken. Plunken was attempting to swim from the Fiji to the shore. Two or three times both men almost reached the shore but were washed back to the wreck. A line was thrown to them and they were both hauled aboard. It was thought that Wilkinson struck his head on the anchor before s they were brought up. He remained unconscious. The carpenter survived this ordeal but Wilkinson later died and his body was washed up the next day. It was 26 year old Bill Robe who hauled out the last man, the captain, who had become tangled in the kelp. The wreck of the Fiji was smashed apart within 20 minutes of the last man being brought ashore, and it settled in about 6m of water. Of the 26 men on the Fiji, 11 in total lost their lives. The remains of 7 bodies were washed onto the beach and their coffins were made from timbers from the wrecked Fiji. They were buried on the cliff top above the wreck. The survivors were warmed by fires on the beach then taken to River nook and cared for over the next few days. Funds were raised by local communities soon after the wreck in aid of the sufferers of the Fiji disaster. Captain Vickers was severely reprimanded for his mishandling of the ship. His Masters Certificate was suspended for 12 months. At the time there was also a great deal of public criticism at the slow and disorganised rescue attempt to save those on board. The important canvas ‘breech buoy’ or ‘bucket chair’ and the heavy line from the Rocket Rescue was in the half of the rocket outfit that didn’t make it in time for the rescue: they had been delayed at the Gellibrand River ferry. Communications to Warrnambool were down so the call for help didn’t get through on time and the two or three boats that had been notified of the wreck failed to reach it in time. Much looting occurred of the cargo that washed up on the shore, with nearly every visitor leaving the beach with bulky pockets. One looter was caught with a small load of red and white rubber balls, which were duly confiscated and he was ‘detained’ for 14 days. Essence of peppermint mysteriously turned up in many settlers homes. Sailcloth was salvaged and used for horse rugs and tent flies. Soon after the wreck “Fiji tobacco” was being advertised around Victoria. A Customs officer, trying to prevent some of the looting, was assaulted by looters and thrown over a steep cliff. He managed to cling to a bush lower down until rescued. In 1894 some coiled fencing wire was salvaged from the wreck. Hundreds of coils are still strewn over the site of the wreck, encrusted and solidified. The hull is broken but the vessel’s iron ribs can be seen along with some of the cargo of concrete and pig iron. Captain Vickers presented Bill Robe with his silver-cased pocket watch, the only possession that he still had, as a token for having saved his life and the lives of some of the crew. (The pocket watch came with 2 winding keys, one to wind it and one to change the hands.) Years later Bill passed the watch to his brother-in-law Gib (Gilbert) Hulands as payment of a debt and it has been passed down the family to Gilbert Hulands’ grandson, John Hulands. Seaman Julius Gebauhr later gave his knife, in its hand crafted leather sheath, to F. J. Stansmore for caring for him when he came ashore. The knife handle had a personal inscription on it. A marble headstone on the 200m high cliffs overlooking Wreck Beach, west of Moonlight Head, paying tribute to the men who lost their lives when Fiji ran aground. The scene of the wreck is marked by the anchor from the Fiji, erected by Warrnambool skin divers in 1967.This rope is part of the collection of artefacts from the wreck of the Fiji. Flagstaff Hill’s Fiji collection is of historical significance at a State level because of its association with the wreck Fiji, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register VHR S259. The Fiji is archaeologically significant as the wreck of a typical 19th century international sailing ship with cargo. It is educationally and recreationally significant as one of Victoria's most spectacular historic shipwreck dive sites with structural features and remains of the cargo evident. It also represents 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).Rope, plaited, brown in colour, cut straight at one end, and the other end is separated into 3 pieces, from distress rockets used during the wreck of the sailing ship Fiji. Rope was in envelope printed with an address, and a description, and there was a display card with further details on it. Printed on the envelope: "Shire of Hampden / PO Box 84, Camperdown 3260" Hand written "rope of wreck of Fiji / 7cm / Mr Wm "Boyce" Display card with rope includes words "Piece of Rope from the Fiji distress rockets and was donated to Flagstaff Hill by a private donor in 1989"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, rope, the fiji, william boyce, distress signal, rocket rescue, life saving equipment -
Vision Australia
Badge - Object, Association for the Blind Mrs Kath Martini/Kooyong badge, 1980-1995
Cream badge with black lettering 'Association for the Blind' around the upper edge, 'Mrs Kath Martini' in larger font in middle, and 'Kooyong' on the lower edge.Round cream badge with black writingAssociation for the Blind Mrs Kath Martini Kooyongbadges, association for the blind -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Paperweight, n.d
Rectangular souvenir view ware paperweight with scene of Portland Harbour. Oval depression in glass.Back: 'THE HARBOUR PORTLAND' - stamp -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Certificate - Registration Form, Registration Form For Outgoing Waitress
Collected by an Australian soldier on R&R, this receipt was issued when he took a waitress out to accompany him to a night club.Pink paper with black printing. Writing is in blue ink, with ticks over certain areas on the form.Registration Form For Outgoing Of Waitress/Shanghai Bar/Sims P.certificate, registration, peter sims, nvvm, shanghai bar, royal australian army medical corps -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Souvenir - All Saints / Loreto Sisters, 1984
Barry PayneWhite cardboard. Black print. View of All Saints Church & Harbor. Reverse: Souvenir of 150th Anniversary of the Foundation of Portland and the Centenary 1984 of the Arrival of Loreto Sisters 1884-1984. "Work with Constancy & Courage". (Mother Mary Mackillop).Front: n/a -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Album - Photograph, 2010 c
One photograph taken during recovery of mystery object from Big Bight in 2000 2001 04736.19 10 x 15 cmSmall blue album containing twenty colour photographs taken from a boat showing the terrain from Tara Landing to head of North Arm Lakes Entrance Victoriabridges, waterways -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Badge - Fundraising Button, Our Sailors Day, c. 1917
Frances Rigg was a local business identity in Kew, at one stage managing the local branch of the English, Scottish and Australian (ES&A) Bank at 175 High Street from c. 1920 until the 1940s. After Francis Rigg’s death, the collection of buttons and medallions was inherited by his son, Ken Rigg (1922-2014). The collection was subsequently donated to the Kew Historical Society in 2015 by Francis' grandson, Adrian Rigg, at the time of the Gallipoli & Beyond Commemoration in 2015. The collection covers a period of almost 40 years. The majority of the buttons are patriotic buttons, issued and sold during and immediately after the First World World War (1914-1918) to raise funds for national and overseas causes. The collection also includes a number of locally significant sporting event buttons and sporting club medallions, issued in the 1920s and 1930s.Patriotic and other pressed tin buttons and badges were produced in large numbers in the first decades of the twentieth century. By nature, insubstantial and ephemeral, they have not always survived. The collections of badges, buttons and medallions in the Kew Historical Society collection is homogenous and yet diverse, ranging from buttons sold to raise funds for the war efforts in 1914-18 and 1939-45, to those used at festivals and sporting events. Because of the manufacturing process, many surviving buttons and badges have been affected by inadequate storage, suffering from oxidisation and physical damage. These survivors are now historically and socially significant artefacts, revealing much about the attitudes and values of the period in which they were produced. Their widespread distribution means that they are frequently significant at a local, state, national and international level.‘Our Sailors Day’ buttons were sold to the public to raise money and support Australia’s soldiers and its allies in World War I. The design features the White Ensign (the ensign of the British Royal Navy and also used by the Royal Australian Navy until 1967) on a blue background within a life preserver."Our Sailors Day"our sailors day, patriotic buttons, first world war (1914-18), badges -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Album - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Eltham-Yarra Glen Road, 26 Jan. 1956
Watsons Creek Showing method of jointing at floor 27th January 1956Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, road construction, shire of eltham, bridge construction, eltham-yarra glen road, w.e. wolf, watsons creek, 1956-01-27