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Bendigo Military Museum
Badge - MEMBERSHIP BADGE, 1962
Issued in 1962, 2 years after the 59th Battalion disbanded. 59th Battalion AIF Ass'n medal.Round metal badge with metal pin on rear, maroon and red ribbon in centre.Top: 59th Battalion AIF Assn Bottom: 1962numismatics, badges, metal, military history -
Melbourne Legacy
Badge, R.S.S.I.L.A. Member Badges
Two member badges from the The Returned Sailors, Soldiers Imperial League of Australia (RSSILA). The number 68 on the front could be 1968 as it is detachable and could be updated each year. The badge with 1921 could be the year of membership. The member number is engraved on the rear. The shield design is symbolic of the protection provided to those who wear it. Within the badge, red represents the blood ties of war that exist between comrades; white stands for the purity of the motives in joining the league – to render service without personal gain or ambition; and blue indicates a willingness to serve a comrade anywhere under the blue sky. The wattle represents Australia, with the leek, the rose, the thistle and the shamrock standing for Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland respectively. The RSSILA was the precursor to the Returned Services League (RSL) and provided support for returned servicemen after World War One. Worn by members of the Returned Sailors, Soldiers Imperial League of Australia, those eligible being members of all services, both wars, including nurses, who have returned from active service outside Australia. These were with other World War 1 memorabilia that has come from Private John Basil McLean, 2nd Reinforcements, 37th Battalion, A.I.F. J.B. McLean (Service No. 13824) was from near Maffra, Victoria and enlisted on 22 January 1916. He embarked on 16 December 1916 for Europe. He spent time with the Australian Field Artillery (Pack Section). At the end of the war he worked for a year at the A.I.F. Headquarters in London before returning to Australia on the 'Ceramic', arriving in Portsea in 1920. His full war record is available from the National Archives of Australia (B2455, MCLEAN JBM).The RSSILA was an important organisation for ex-servicemen and many Legatees would have been members.Enamel badges from the R.S.S.I.L.A. The centre of the badge shows a sailor and a soldier in raised detail. A blue enamel circle surrounds the central detail and has 'RETURNED SAILORS & SOLDIERS / IMPERIAL LEAGUE' in gilt lettering. The outer edges of the badge are white enamel with a floral spray to the top left and right of the blue circle. At the bottom of the badge is a red enamelled scroll with 'AUSTRALIA' written in gilt lettering. On the reverse of the badge are soldered two brass lugs with a split pin attached for securing the badge to clothing. 01124.1 Front has '68' and 'Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia'. On the reverse 'V92210 Badge remains the property of League'. 01124.2 Front has '1921' and 'Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia'. On the reverse 'R 3871' and 'C.C Roeszler and Son Pty Ltd Melb.'world war one, rssila -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Award - Trophy, 2nd inf Brigade Competition - A.A Lewis Gun won by 6th Batt
2nd infantry Brigade Competition A.A. Lewis Gun2nd inf Brigade Competition - A.A Lewis Gun won by 6th Batt.2nd inf Brigade Competition - A.A Lewis Gun won by 6th Batt.5/6 rvr, 5/6 rvr 2nd battalion -
Westbourne Grammar Heritage Collection
Award - Prize Medal 1928
This medal was donated by past student Cyril Brown in 2012. He received the award at Speech Night 1928 for attending school for three years without missing a day. This award was not given lightly. In 1926 Mabel Molland said in her Speech Night report, ‘Lorna Banks would have gained the gold medal for three years in succession had she not become ill one week before the school closed’. This medal has historic significance as a medal awarded to a past student and kept for 84 years. It is a rare example of the 3 Years Medal, without which we would not know the physical form of the award, mentioned in a number of Speech Night reports. The Westbourne Grammar Heritage Collection also contains an oral history interview with Mr. Brown which adds to the comparative significance of this item.Small gold medal featuring a shield inside a circle with a small ring at the top which attaches to the ring bail. The front of the shield has decorative engraving of letters 'WGS'. The reverse has engraved words, '3 Years/1928/C. Brown'. There are three hallmarks stamped below the engraved words on the reverse. -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Award - MERRITT TEAMS MATCH, Merritt teams match trophy
A silver trophy with square rounded handlesMERRITT TEAMS MATCH RAV 1933 Won by 14th Battalion -and- Prahran Rifle Club 5RVR VSR TRUSTEE PROPERTY "MERRITT TRAINER CUP" 41814th bn -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Souvenir Teaspoon - Princess Margaret Rose Caves, n.d
Silver plate teaspoon showing image of Princess Margaret Rose Cave.Front: Princess Margaret Rose Caves, Victoria Back: Made in New Zealand Collectors Worldsouvenir, princess margaret rose caves, travel, tourism -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Ticket - Portland Harbour Opening Celebrations Official Ball, Nov-60
Ticket to Portland Harbour Opening Celebrations Official Ball, Fri. 18th NOV. 1960. White card, gold print.Back: 'Aberdeen' - handwritten, blue biro. 'A164' - black stamp -
Colac RSL Sub Branch
Souvenir - Ashtray, Trench Art
Trench ArtMediumBrass ashtray made from a 25lb artillery shellBase of Ashtray:- 25pr. R.L. 1938Cf. Lot 110 -
Melbourne Legacy
Badge, Legacy Appeal Badge, 2006
An example of badges issued by Legacy for fundraising during the Legacy Appeal and Badge Week. It is an older style pin that was released in 2006 as part of the Nostalgia Collection in a presentation case for $10-0 the set of 4. The badge 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 Wreath of Laurel is the symbol of our remembrance of them. Example of Legacy badges that were sold up to raise money for Legacy's work. Legacy Appeal pin with the Legacy torch, it is silver with blue enamel around the word Legacy and red enamel in the flame.legacy appeal, fundraising, badge week -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Award - Silver Plate Trophy Cup, Deepdene Angling Club, 1949
Arthur Henry Miers played for cricket, football and baseball teams in Kew for a number of decades in the first half of the twentieth century. He was born on 22 November 1901, the son of Rodolph Theophilus Miers (1874-1951) and Margaret Frances (Margaretta) Fry (1875-1958). He had two brothers, Rodolph Cecil Miers (1904-80) and Charles Wilfred Miers (1906-88), and a sister Marjorie Elizabeth Miers (1911-84). Arthur Miers died in Kew on 25 January 1966, and after his body was cremated, his body was interred in the Mausoleum of Boroondara General (Kew) Cemetery.Silver plated trophy engraved with the words Deepedene Angling Club "Deepdene Angling Club / ???"arthur henry miers, trophies, deepedene angling club, angling trophies -
Melbourne Legacy
Badge, Legacy Appeal Badge - $5, 2015
An example of badges issued by Legacy for fundraising during the Legacy Appeal and Badge Week. The donation value is $5. The date is approximately 2015 as it was still for sale in 2018. It is in the collection to show the modern equivalent of the older style badges. The badge 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 Wreath of Laurel is the symbol of our remembrance of them. The card makes a tax deductible receipt.Example of Legacy badges that were sold up to raise money for Legacy's work. Legacy Appeal badge with the Legacy torch, it is made of gold coloured metal with green enamel around the Legacy torch. It is on a white card with blue printing showing it's value. Badge has a post and a separate butterfly clutchlegacy appeal, fundraising, badge week -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Award, RVBA, Pennant Division C 4 Section Winner, 1977-8
Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910. Chapman J & C 1999, The history of the Auburn Heights Recreation Club, 1904 to 1908. Reeve S 2012, City of Boroondara: Thematic Environmental History, p.216.The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Framed and glazed Auburn Heights Recreation Club pennant won by a team from the Men's Bowling Club. auburn heights recreation club - barkers road - kew (vic), sports clubs - kew (vic) - pennants, auburn heights men's bowling club - barkers road - kew (vic) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Dolphin Dome - Portland, Victoria, n.d
Egg-shaped snow-dome, contains two dolphins and an anchor. Dome sits in blue and white clam with 'gold' coins spilling out of it; seaweeds and corals. Switch underneath turns on changing light display.Front: 'Portland Victoria' - black print -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Pen, n.d
Pen, biro, white, yellow tip and depressor, grey rubber finger support, black lettering. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Wine Glass - Branxholme Bowling Club 1974, n.d
Small wine glass. Gold rim, gold embossed Branxholme Bowling Club 1974, logo.Gold rim, gold embossed 'Branxholme Bowling Club 1974' Branxholme Bowling Club logo -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Souvenir, Jewellery Box - compartments
Black laquer jewellery box painted with Vietnam scenes. Compartments and pull out drawers presented to Diane Bodcock by local Vietnamese woman helped by the Australian nurse.Presented to Sister D.E. Lawerence in sincere appreciation of your kindness, Dao Thi Minhjewellery box -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Fridge Magnet - Casterton, Victoria, n.d
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Kew Historical Society Inc
Award, RVBA, B2 Division Pennant Competition Section Winners, 1965-6
Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910. Chapman J & C 1999, The history of the Auburn Heights Recreation Club, 1904 to 1908. Reeve S 2012, City of Boroondara: Thematic Environmental History, p.216.The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Framed and glazed Auburn Heights Recreation Club pennant won by a team from the Men's Bowling Club.R.V.B.A. / B2 DIVISION / PENNANT COMPETITION SECTION WINNERS / 1965-66 / AHRC WEIR HUTCHINGS MCPHERSON (C) / HOWDEN WALE BUTLER PATERSON (C) / KELMAR WESTCOTT CLARKE PHELAN (C) / MURRAY ISSETT HOLMAN STEPHENS (C)auburn heights recreation club - barkers road - kew (vic), sports clubs - kew (vic) - pennants, auburn heights men's bowling club - barkers road - kew (vic) -
Bendigo Military Museum
Award - COUNCIL AWARD, Post WW1
This appears to be a Council or Shire award given to those who had served in the Great WarThe item is very poor with a central figure of a person with a rifle, no inscriptions visible. awards, council, shire -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Award, RVBA, ANZ Pennant Division 3 Section Winner, 1986-1987
Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910. Chapman J & C 1999, The history of the Auburn Heights Recreation Club, 1904 to 1908. Reeve S 2012, City of Boroondara: Thematic Environmental History, p.216.The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Framed and glazed Auburn Heights Recreation Club pennant won by a team from the Men's Bowling Club. [The item forms part of the large historic Auburn Heights Recreation Club collection, with items relating to the sports of lawn bowls, tennis and croquet, gifted to the Kew Historical Society in 2020].auburn heights recreation club - barkers road - kew (vic), sports clubs - kew (vic) - pennants, auburn heights men's bowling club - barkers road - kew (vic) -
Bendigo Military Museum
Award - MEDAL SET, Post WW1
John Stanley HOWLETT No 2676 enlisted in the AIF in 6th reinforcements 59th Battalion on 15.8.1916 age 21 years. Embarked for England 2.10.1916, embark for France 30.12.1916, hospital 1.11.1918 with Influenza, discharged from the AIF 29.6.1919. Refer 1070 for his Brother James Rueben HOWLETTS service history, Medal set, court mounted set of (2) re J.S Howlett. 1. War medal 1914-1919 2. Victory medal. "2676 - J.S. Howlett 59 BN AIF" numismatics, medals, military, awards -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Plate - The 'Moliver Collection' official plate commemorating Victoria's 150th Anniversary, n.d
China plate. The 'Moliver Collection' official plate commemorating Victoria's 150th Anniversary. Gold rim, pale blue background, replica of original painting of Exhibition Building by Charles McCubbin. Reverse has information re plate being one of limited edition. Measures 23.5cm in diameterFront: 'To commemorate the 150th Anniversary' - blue script, above Exhibition Building Back: 'Plate No. 0074', 150th logo, Moliver Collection Logo Charles McCubbin Signature Westminster logo -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Souvenir - Publication, Souvenir, Clear & Dim Memories of a Very Ordinary Sort of Life by Gerald Patrick Harper, St Joseph's Sacrificial Offering Programme, 2004
.02 - Twenty-three page copy of Clear & Dim Memories of a Very Ordinary Sort of Life by Gerald Patrick Harper. religion - roman catholic church (st josephs), domestic life, st josephs catholic primary school, gerald patrick harper -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Souvenir - Event Materials, M>Tram, M>Trams - D2 class trams, Mar. 2004
Plastic Packet containing four jelly snakes to celebrate the welcome of the D2 class trams with a M>Tram lable to welcome the longest tram in the southern hemisphere to the streets of Melbourne. VicSig.net (accessed 2/1/16) gives the official launch as Wed. 3/3/2004.trams, tramways, events, m>tram, d class -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Award - Pewter Mug Trophies - Ross and Malcolm Milne - "The Drag" - Record Time
This Pewter Mug Collection is a set of 32 trophies won by Australian Alpine skiers Ross and Malcolm Milne between 1959 and 1964. Ross and Malcolm grew up on their family's tobacco property in Myrtleford, and began skiing at Falls Creek at an early age. They were both taught by Austrian Sigi Haberzettl, who was chief coach at Falls Creek for 17 years. Ross went on to win the North-Eastern District Ski Association (NEDSA) Junior Championships for three years in a row. In 1961 Ross was a member of the Australian team which competed against New Zealand in the Inter-Dominion Championships. In 1963, he won the Downhill and Alpine Combined title at the Australian Championships, while placing second in the Grand Slalom event. Ross Milne was selected in the Australian team that participated in the 1964 Olympic Winter Games at Innsbruck, Austria. A few days before the opening of the Games, on 25 January 1964, he tragically lost his life when he crashed into a tree during a training run for the Men's Downhill. He was only 19 years of age. Malcolm became a member of the Australian Junior Ski Team to Japan at the age of 14. He won all of the NEDSA children’s races and won the State Title in 1966. Malcolm continued to achieve great success, winning the Australian Championships for the next five years. At the end of 1969 he won Gold in the Val d'Isere FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Downhill, Australia's first Alpine Ski World Cup medal. He was on the Australian National Ski Team for eight years, representing his country at the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games and the 1966 and 1970 World Championships before turning professional in 1972. Malcolm Milne was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985. In 2000 he received the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to skiing. In 2004, Ski & Snowboard Australia granted Milne Life Membership for the contribution he made to the sport by becoming the first World Cup medal winner in Australian winter sports history, and the subsequent impact his performances have had on future athletes. Malcolm Milne was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to skiing in 2016.This item is significant because it is part of a collection which documents the career of two outstanding Australian sportsmen.A pewter mug engraved with the "The Drag" - Record time. No other details are available.Engraved on side of mug: "The Drag" Record Time ross milne, malcolm milne, milne brothers, australian alpine skiers -
Federation University Historical Collection
Badge, Chatham-Holmes Collection: Black and Yellow Army Patch/Badge
Unlike most Australian armoured formations that served only in Australia, the 4th had been organised for “tropical” service and its regiments were equipped with Matilda tanks. Matilda tanks were ideal for supporting the infantry’s operations in the Pacific. In June the brigade moved to Southport, on the Gold Coast, but two months later was transferred to Madang, New Guinea, where it replaced the 1st Tank Battalion. (https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/U54340, accessed 07 September 2018)Gold shaped badge with pin with the Colour Patch of the Second 4th Australian Armoured Regiment.armoured, tank, war, chatham-holmes collection, samuel spittle, world war two, sweetheart brooch, 2/4 armoured regiment, armoured regiment, jewellery -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Badge - Membership, Bendigo Harness Racing Club, Season 1987/88
Season 1987/88 Bendigo Harness Racing Club Membership BadgeEnamelled Green Badge attached to length of Green CordFront: Imprint of horse, sulky, driver / Bendigo Harness Racing Club. Back: Not transferable / Season 1987-1988 / Ends 31st July 1988 / 128.bhrc, bendigo harness racing club, harness racing, trotting, badge, membership, 1987/88 -
Federation University Historical Collection
Souvenir - Object, Royal Salangor Pewter, Pewter Tankard
Royal Selangor high quality cast pewter consists of 92% to 97% tin, with a small proportion of copper and antimony added to strengthen the alloy – the highest international standard for pewter. It is heavier and stronger than spun pewter. When struck gently, it produces a resonant sound.Pewter Isthmus Tankard decorated with an exuberant foliate motif, this tankard carries design that symbolises the fusion of different cultures where decorative elements from the East and West meet. 0.5 pint. Best compliments from NUTP Malaysia.international visitors, international visits, souvenirs, gifts, tankard, nutp malaysia -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Award - Certificate, The Order of the Sacred Treasure (English), 1980
English translation of Citation given to Miss Ethel may Punshon for her efforts to help Japanese student and develop friendly relations between Japan and AustraliaLight beige coloured paper, English translation of Reg. No. C7846. Contain in a cardboard cylinder covered in snake skin printcitation, certificate, punshon m, hamblin w, camp 4, tatura, ww2, documents, certificates -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Tea Towel, n.d
Hand embroidered linen tea towel, crayfish motif 'Greetings from Portland' - stamped on tea towel.