Edward VII King of England & Colonies 1902. Red white & Blue Enamelstawell

Oval Red and Green Enamelled Badge stawell

The Victorian Mounted Rifles was raised as the mounted arm of the Victorian Colonial defence force in 1885. It was under the command of Colonel Thomas Caradoc Rose (Tom) Price (1842-1911). Price was born in Tasmania, educated in Hobart Town and at Scotch College, Melbourne, before entering the East India Military College, Addiscombe, England. He was commissioned on 7 July 1861 in the Madras Infantry and began twenty years’ service in India with several regiments, retiring in April 1883. On his return to Victoria he was tasked with raising of a force of one thousand, to be known as the Victorian Mounted Rifles, and appointed a lieutenant-colonel in the Permanent Military Forces. Companies of the Victorian Mounted Rifles were raised in rural districts throughout Victoria. The soldiers were paid a small annual allowance and were required to provide their own horse. Many members served in contingent to the Boer War. After Federation the VMR was gathered up into the Australian Light Horse. First Day Cover commemorating 100 years of service Victorian Mounted Rifles Postmarked 1 May 1985 at Albury NSW 2640. Badge of 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles on left side of envelope.3109908 Tpr Ellison. C. E. A Squadron 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles Buna Barracks Victoria Street Albury NSW 2640military, vmr, postage, centenary, victoria

Maxwell Barry Cowden VX19297 enlisted in the 2/nd AIF on 30.5.1940 age 18 years (put his age up to 21) in 2/2 Pioneer Battalion AIF, embarked for the Middle East 8.4.1941, promoted L/Cpl 25.6.1941, promoted Cpl 29.10.1941, took part in the Syrian Campaign. On 31.1.1942 the unit embarked for Australian but were diverted to Java to defend it, disembarked 18.2.1942. Java surrendered and they were taken POW, reported MIA on 30.4.1942 then after as POW. As a POW he worked on the Burma Railway. In December 1944 they were on the Hell Ship AWA Maru and sailed for Japan to work in the Coal Mines arriving mid Jan 1945. He was repatriated back to Australia on the HMS Formidable, discharged on 28.11.1945 with the rank of Cpl. Refer also Cat No 7077.Brown wood frame with gold edge, contains a photo and medals on a green background re a WW2 soldier/POW. The medals are a mixture of official and unofficial not in the correct order. Medals top. 1. Miniature Dutch medal 1942 - 45 official. 2. Prisoner of war medal, commemorative unofficial. Centre row. 1.Dutch medal 1942 - 45 official. 2. Africa star, official. 3. 1939 - 45 Star, official. 4. Pacific Star, official. 5. Front line service medal, unofficial. Bottom. 1. Defence medal, official. 2.Australian Service medal 1939 - 45, official. 3. For Combatant duties in active service, unofficial. 4. Foreign service medal, unofficial. 5. British war medal 1939 - 45, official."Max Cowden VX19297 2/2 Pioneer Battalion AIF"award, medals, photo, pow, 2/2

Twenty 28 page printed program with a four colour cover printed on heavier stock for the 1971 Begonia Festival. Includes details of the organisers, a welcome to the City, Sovereign Hill, Official programme, (26/2 to 8/3), photos and details of the various tourist attractions, statistics about Ballaarat, some details of the facilities, churches, Royal South St and industry. The main text is printed in black ink, the centre 16pp consists of the programme printed in blue ink. Front page has a half full cover photo of the gardens area. All other photos are black and white. On page 31 is a small photo of a bogie tram at Mt. Pleasant and that these trams were 'doomed' and would be replaced by buses. On rear cover is a map of Ballarat in pink ink, showing the tram and bus routes. Second copy held - added 28/12/2002. See Reg Item 5042 for an advertising brochure for the festival. High quality scans added 15-02-2011 following use in the 60 years Begonias web site article - seven images of various pages. trams, tramways, tramways, begonia festival, festival program

contrabandOpium find at Queenscliffea collection of news articles about the area around Port PhillipReverse " NIL "historical references

Letters of Sympathy from a range of Victorian school for Dental Surgeon M.C. Townsend, KIA with sinking of HMAS Sydney on 15 /11/ 1941. Refer No. 2313P for Townsends service.Seventeen (17) letters of sympathy from various schools around Victoria, primarily to the parents of "Mervyn Clive TOWNSEND".Varioushmas sydney, ww2, mervyn clive townsend

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Souvenir T Shirt for Remembrance Commemoration Week August 2005.Shirt - white cotton, black print and sketch.Front: Sandakan to Ranall Death Marches ....1945 Always Remembered. Back: The Borneo Exhibition 1942 - 1945 Sandakan.... The Story That Must Be Told.... Sandakan Community Centre Sabah 15th - 21st August 2005.souvenir, t shirt, sandakan commemoration

A tie clasp and badge remembering Tilly Aston, the founder of the Association for the Advancement of the Blind, was created. It has a cameo of Tilly Aston in gold, against a roughened gold background. A circle surrounds the head and above this "Tilly Aston" and below it, "Association for the Blind" in gold lettering. Metal tie clasp and metal pinTilly Aston Association for the Blindtilly aston, association for the blind, badges

2 x Brass Ashtrays made from 1941 AmmunitionLot 1739 ECC 25Pr 1941

Kerosene Iron with Stainless Steel basestawell

Samuel Henry Richardson enlisted in the 2nd reinforcements 23rd Batt AIF on 12.5.15. Promoted to L/Cpl on 1.12.15. WIA on 2.10.17, GSW to the arm severe. Discharged from the AIF on 15.8.19 medically unfit.Medal set, court mounted, set of (3) re S.H Richardson. 1. 1914-15 Star, replica not engraved. 2. War medal 1914-19, replica not engraved. 3. Victory medal." 1794 Lcpl S.H Richardson 23 Bn AIF"numismatics - medals - military, metalcraft

Metal Cash Box (R.W. Dane) with smaller money holder inside.stawell

To honour the commitment by its volunteers, the Royal Blind Society of New South Wales provided badges to commemorate 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 years of service. The badge consist of the relevant number in a centre circle, with the words 'Royal Blind Society' around the outside of the circle.Metal pins in various tones with numbersRoyal Blind Society Volunteerroyal blind society of new south wales, badges

Thomas Henry Pocock No 1806 enlisted in 4th reinforcements 14th Batt AIF on 17.12.14 age 18 years 10 months. Embarked for Eygpt 29.3.15 then to Gallipoli on 26.5.15. Hospital 14.8.15 with Chronic Bronchitis, embark for France 1.6.16, WIA 7.8.16 GSW to left hand, return to France 25.1.17, hospital 22.2.18 with Influenza, promoted to L/Cpl 25.10.18, discharged from the AIF on 29.6.19.Medal set, court mounted, set of (3) Re T H POCOCK. .1) 1914 - 1915 Star .2) War Medal 1914 - 19 .3) Victory Medal"1806 T H POCOCK A.I.F."medals, military, history, passchendaele barracks trust

non-fiction2023, 442, directed by joan moriarty, htc, heidelberg theatre company inc

The poodle was purchased at the PX store in Vietnam by a soldier returning home as a present for his girlfriend (later to become his wife). Andrew Clyne, Service no: 3799091, served in 110 Signal Squadron, Vietnam, in 1971.Two-toned blue synthetic toy poodle with a gold collar and chain around its neck. It has two brown glass eyes, a black plastic nose and red felt tongue. A metal zipper under belly conceals the mechanism of a transistor radio.Transister Japan/ Novelty/ Vol/ Tuner/ Made in Japan on tag attached to hind leg. Red NOVELTY printed on control. toy poodle, japan, transistor radio, clyne, 110 signals, andrew clyne

Purple badge with white lettering 'Association for the Blind' around the outer edge, and a white cane in the middle. These badges were designed to raise some funds for the Association as well as raise awareness among the general public. It has a white sticker on the back '20c'.Round purple badge with white writingAssociation for the Blind badges, association for the blind

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.A ‘Wattle Day for Children’ badge, which appropriates national symbols of fauna and flora: a kookaburra and wattle. The circular pressed metal fundraising badge was produced to support the war effort."Wattle Day for Children"wattle day for children, wattle day, francis rigg, badge

In 1944-1996 Edna Barrie was a member of the Melton Branch Country Women’s Association (CWA), Melton Branch, Secretary of the Branch in 1945 – 1946 and Branch International Secretary 1970-1971. She worked with choir, music and drama interest groups within the branch attaining both first and second place in 1959, second place in 1952 Exhibition and second in Music in 1960 in the state. She was involved in their handicraft craft events, fund raising and musical events and singing competitions. During the 1950s she trained Trios and Quartets in part singing for the CWA competitions in Ballarat and Melbourne. It was at this time that she developed her skill as a conductor and trainer of choirs. She later auditioned for the Victorian Choir for alto parts believing she would stand a better chance of being chosen, because of her ability to sing in natural harmony. In 1962 she participated in the Tenth Australian Country Women of the World (ACWW) Triennial Conference “Australia Presents: CWA Massed Choir” in the Melbourne Town Hall. This event was recorded by Super Sound Spotlight on 45 extended play vinyl record. The songs were Australian music and words, for example The Silver Stars are in the Sky, The Graceful Swaying Wattle and Kookaburra. Edna continued with her interest in the Victorian Choir regularly meeting at the CWA Headquarters in Toorak for rehearsals. In 1974 she took part in the Australian Choir at the fourteenth Triennial conference of the ACWW Interfaith Service held at the Perth Concert Hall on the 13th of October. Items celebrating 80 years of Country Women's Association and the closure of the Melton branchlocal significant groups, local identities, local special interest groups