This is a set of 26 black & white photographs of troops from the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment undertaking ceremonial drills at a military funeral held at Mildura in 1968. As a senior officer of field rank (Colonel or above) led the funeral procession, it is presumed the unknown deceased soldier was also a highly ranked field officer. The location of the funeral service was the Methodist Church in Merbein, based on the sign in photo .2P and the burial was held at the Midura Cemetery in northwest Victoria, based on the annotation on the back of photo .10P.This is a set of 26 black & white photographs of troops from the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment undertaking ceremonial drills at a military funeral held at Mildura in1968. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) to .8) - Photo, black & white, 1968. All unidentified. .9) &.10) - Photo, black & white, 1968. Front rank L to R: unidentified (x4), SPR Bob Williams, SPR John McCracken, remainder unidentified. Rear rank L to R: all unidentified. .11) to .13) - Photo, black & white, 1968. File on right: No. 4 - SPR Bob Williams, No. 5 - SPR John McCracken, remainder unidentified. File on left: all unidentified. .14) to .19) - Photo, black & white, 1968. All unidentified. .20) - Photo, black & white, 1968. Front rank L to R: all unidentified. Rear rank L to R: unidentified, SPR John McCracken, SPR Bob Williams, remainder unidentified. .21) to .26) - Photo, black & white, 1968. All unidentified. There are no annotations, except the date ‘1968’ is written on the back of photo .10P. No personnel are identified.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr

Reproduced black and white photo.grapes, dried fruit, hot dip, merbein, block, drying green, harvest, summer, trolley

Blue cover with red leather damaged spine with handwritten accounts bookMerbein Tennis Club Accounts Book 1935tennis, sports, merbein, accounts

Donated by Bill Lake Jnr Foster St Merbein Raylee Schultz's cousin Bill Lake Silver plate cup Engraved: Merbein Axemen's Club / Presented to W Russell for Services Token of Esteem Rendered / July 1937axemen, bill lake, w. russell

S. Harris won this trophy in 1926 for highest batting average.Cup shape metallic trophy.1926 S Harris Highest Batting Average Merbein Ramblers cricket, sports, merbein, 1926, s. harris

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merbein township, football club, sports

Used by Merbein Barber, Bill CrosbieBarbers Leather Strop Strap Royal Super 99 Carborundum filled sharpen genuine horse hidebarber, bill crosbie, merbein, barbers tool

A saddle cloth used by racing in merbein a off white cloth with red number 19 sewn on used for saddle clothred number 19 sewn on merbein, turf club, horses, racing

Used by Merbein Barber, Bill CrosbieHeavy barber chair with faded green leatherbarber, bill crosbie, merbein, barbers tool

Harold played football for Merbein before playing for Melbourne.Black and white photograph colourized- photo, rectangular, wooden frame, Man standing, Wearing shorts and unit football jerseyPlaque underneath photograph "In memory of Harold C.Ball Melbourne Football Club premiership teams,1939/40/.Joined 2/9 A.I.F 1940. Killed in action Singapore Island/,9th February,1942/ LEST WE FORGET/ Presented by 2/9 Field Ambulance Unit Association"melbourne, football, merbein, firsts

School case usedby girls in 1940's and 1950's Merbein Higher Elementary .Brown leather school case education, school, elementary school, merbein

Copper Medal Champion Pairs of Victoria Won by Merbein Rqwing Club L. Wilcox (Cox) Reverse side Victorian Rowing Association estd 1876merbein, sports, rowing

Mrs E Johnson perpetual trophy for Merbein Amateur Swimming Club 1977-1978 season to 1998-1999 Club aggregate winner Framed engraved plaquesmrs e. johnson, swimming, merbein, sports

Photographic reproduction in black and whiteCurtis family L-R Harry Hilda Bill Marjory(holding grapes) May Fred Isobelle Alison(in front)dried fruit picking dip tins merbein west horse-drawn grapes

Black and white photograph

john nichols, ken hand, col. cullinan, ken maloney, k. porter, claude bulucaglia, ron white, merbein township, football club, sports