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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Railway Lines, 1982
'A Railway and a Boom' by K.A. Patterson President of the Nunawading Historical Society.'A Railway and a Boom' by K.A. Patterson President of the Nunawading Historical Society.'A Railway and a Boom' by K.A. Patterson President of the Nunawading Historical Society.patterson, keith arthur, tile factories, brickworks, railway lines -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Medlow and the Bismark Estate by Prof. Miles Lewis, 1990
The Medlow Estate is a remarkable testimony to the unfulfilled expectations of the land boom of the 1880s to early 1890s. The areas of the former lot 14 or the lines of Varzin Avenue and Friedrichsruh Street where they pass through the present grounds will be conserved as may seem appropriate to exhibit the development of the garden in the Cairncross and Bull periods.The Medlow Estate is a remarkable testimony to the unfulfilled expectations of the land boom of the 1880s to early 1890s. The areas of the former lot 14 or the lines of Varzin Avenue and Friedrichsruh Street where they pass through the present grounds will be conserved as may seem appropriate to exhibit the development of the garden in the Cairncross and Bull periods.bismark estate, rosalie estate, conservation of natural resources, (mr) rex swanson, landform australia, cairncross family, medlow, varzin avenue, warrigal road, surrey hills, friedrichsruh street, (mr) (dr) r j bull, (miss) mary jane cairncross, g n taylor -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Heating Up in the 'Burbs, 2015
The price of units and townhouses in parts of Whitehorse is leading the way in a property Boom.The price of units and townhouses in parts of Whitehorse is leading the way in a property Boom.The price of units and townhouses in parts of Whitehorse is leading the way in a property Boom.city of whitehorse, townhouses, home units -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Blackburn A Model Township, 1880's
During the boom years of the 1880's, the new township of Blackburn was designed and built.During the boom years of the 1880's, the new township of Blackburn was designed and built.During the boom years of the 1880's, the new township of Blackburn was designed and built.blackburn, gardiner's creek, blackburn lake, freehold investment and banking company of australia ltd, goodwin, george augustus -
Clunes Museum
Pamphlet - BOOM BROCHURE
BLACK SOFTCOVER, 13 PAGES A CLUNES SOCIAL ENTERPRISE 2021 OUTLINING SHOP FRONT SET-UP IN OLD STATE BANK BUILDING SELLING BOOKS AND OTHER ITEMS UPSTAIRS AREA CONVERTED TO OFFICE SPACE WHERE FOR A FEE A WORK AREA IS AVAILABLEboom, clunes social enterprise 2021 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Clew
Clew, metal, rusted, attached to the foot of the sail so the sail can be streached tautly along the boom.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, clew -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Trevor Lamb collection: Bendigo Advertiser Pictorial lift out
BHS CollectionFour pages pictorial lift out from the Bendigo Advertiser. Photographic sketches of Sandhurst, boom gold town of 1861. bendigo advertiser, sandhurst, 1861 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Vehicle, Bell UH1 Iroquois Helicopter, 1960 approx
Bell UH1 Iroquois helicopter modified by the RAAF. It is known as the Bush Ranger. It was used in Vietnam from 1962-1975. Display aircraft AS-110 was used in Vietnam from Dec 1969 to 1971.9 Squadron badges on cockpit doors, RAAF & Kangaroo on tail boom, 110 & Bush Ranger on the nose.hueycobra (helicopter), iroquois helicopter, bush ranger -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Stawell Musical & Elocutionary Competition, 1936 - 1940
Boom 1 hand written Minutes book. Book 2 Hand written Treasurers Reports. Both with Green covers and Red labels.Ledger Minute Bookstawell, music -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - HEALTH AND AGEING IN 2025, 2005
2005 Worner Research Lecture Health and Ageing in 2025, the boomers go grey. 18 pages. Published by La Trobe University Bendigo campus.Professor Hal Swerissenmedical, health & ageing, health & ageing, demographic ageing, ageing & health care costs, worner research lecture. -
Sunbury RSL Sub Branch
cable
used across darwin harbour during world war 2 as a safeguard to prevent japanese submarines entering the harbour believed to have stretched from east point to mandorah steel wire cable utilized to hold boom net across darwin harbour to guard against japanese submarines during world war 2boom net cable darwin harbour -
Charlton Golden Grains Museum Inc
Photograph - 1908 Sepia Postcard of Charlton Weir, 2008
1908 Sepia Postcard of Charlton WeirAddressed to Miss M Spain, Clifton Hill Charlton - "Angling Boom" Charlton Weir 21/3/2008avoca river, angling boom, charlton weir, fishing competitions -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Kenneth Tudor Hall, 'You Yangs' 15 Russell Street, 1988, 1988
Known as ‘You Yangs’, 15 Russell Street was built in 1891. 1898–1900: Home of Mr and Mrs John Reaburn, later of 'Fairbank', Union Road. John Reaburn (1873-1963); Jane (Jeannie) Nelson Harkins (1875-1959) 1922–1954: Theodore Hendy and family. Mr Hendy spent some time in South Africa gaining architectural experience. One of his houses, in Barton Street, near the Surrey College has some features which may well relate to South African architecture. He also extended and updated the Surrey Hills Primary School buildings. He was impressed by Baden Powell whom he met in Sth Africa and when he heard about the scouting movement being launched in 1907, he took up the idea and started Surrey Hills Scouts in 1909. The house is extant in 2020. A black and white photograph of a house, possibly late Victorian Boom Style. There is a distinctive arched window at the front and a picket fence runs along the front of the property.russell street, (mr) john raeburn, surrey hills, house names, (mr) theodore hendy, surrey hills school, scouts, barton street, 'you yangs', (miss) jane nelson harkins, (mrs) jane nelson reaburn -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photos - Mt Beauty
x 2 B & W photos including x2 Co-operative Store and Pondage Wall (sepia); Very early gatehouse before boom gate (sepia) -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Model - Diorama, M113 APC Being recovered
M88 Hercules armoured recovery tank with boom crane lifting damaged APC. In the background is another APC providing armed support. A 1/4 tonne trailer is alongside.White US Army stars on both APCs. Foreground APC bears Reg. no. 12827469recovery tank, armoured personnel carrier, diorama, m113, m88 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - Black and white postcard, The Crescent Blackburn (Now Gordon Crescent)
Sepia postcard entitled 'The Crescent, Blackburn'.ow Gordon Crescent, Blackburn. Picture shows Victorian and Edwardian homes.|Probably these homes were part of the land boom of the 1890s.hooke, janet emily, albert arthur, the crescent, blackburn, gordon crescent -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Rankins Catering Bendigo, 27 April 1985
Rankin's Complete Catering Service was established in 1985 by Chef Glen Rankin and his wife Noel. It was initially a mobile catering service for the Bendigo district. Rankins Catering Bendigo Advertiser Article - half a page article entitled "Gloom to Boom" (Highlighting booming Bendigo); subtitle "Catering veteran gives Bendigo a sample of his experience." Contains photos of Greg Rankin working in his kitchen and the Rankin family staff in front of their catering van. The article describes how Greg built up his Eaglehawk mobile catering van business and also his customer base.history, bendigo, merle lummis collection, rankins catering -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: GOLDEN DAYS
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Golden days: Sailors Gully School was established in the boom days of gold mining. Photo circa 1928. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph - Black and White Photograph, Last train to cross the grade level crossing at Elgar Road
The last swing door train was withdrawn from service in 1973. The third track on this line was commissioned in 1971. The overpass bridge was built at this time. These dates place the photo as pre-1971. More research needed.A black and white photo taken from street view of a swing door train crossing a roadway with a simple boom gate barrier. The bonnet of a car can be seen at the LHS of the photo.elgar road, trains, alfred noack, boom gates, swing door trains -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, 7-9 Russell Street 'Vavau' / 'Handsworth'
7-9 Russell Street has had 2 house names: ‘Vavau’ and ‘Handsworth’. Early occupants were: 1887–1892: George Legge, builder. 1892-1902: Arthur Greenwood – storeman and missionary in Tonga, hence the house name ‘Vavau.’ 1902–1950s: Mr and Mrs George Jackson and family of 10 children. Alice Jackson was a specialist manufacturing jeweller and set up a jewellery business with her husband. He and the family continued it until late 1950s. 1978–1986: Sold in late 1950s; Ruth Theodoris and her husband Peter bought it; sold 1986. The house is extant in 2020 and was last sold in May 2009 for $1,315,000. Real estate agent photos from the time reveal it has had a large extension at the rear. A black and white photograph of a late Victorian Boom Style house with ornate filigree lacework on the verandah. There is a picket fence along the front. Scalloped lace curtains adorn the front windows.surrey hills, russell street, (mr) george jackson, (mr) arthur greenwood, (mrs) alice jackson, jeweller, (mrs) ruth theodoris, (mr) peter theodoris, victorian boom style, vavau, handsworth, house names, (mr) george legge -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Mitcham Railway Crossing, 2012
Coloured photograph of the railway line over Mitcham Road as of 2012. The boom gates are down and a white van is coming from the direction of Vermont. In 2013/14 the railway line was reconstructed underground.mitcham railway crossing, railway crossings -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, 'Monserrat', 26A Wandsworth Road, Surrey Hills c 1888
This home was formerly known as ‘Guildford’ and was built in 1888. 'Guildford' / ‘Monserrat’ originally fronted Mont Albert Road. 1888-c1900 George Jobbins, architect 1900-04 William Holmes, designer of the electrification of Melbourne suburban railways 1906-22 Philip Parer family - Phillip Parer was one of 5 Parer sons & 3 daughters who came to Australia from Spain from the 1850s onwards. The family set up a catering business. 1922-23 George Dicker family, later of Mont Albert Road After the frontage was sold, the entrance to 'Monserrat' became Wandsworth Road. A black and white photograph of a Italian Boom style house, with a double row of iron lace, and pairs of verandah columns in place of the usual single ones. The roof structure is elaborate and with chimney pots on the substantial Victorian chimneys.wandsworth road, surrey hills, architects, catering business, chimneys, house names, italian boom style, mont albert road, (mr) george jobbins, 'guildford', 'monserrat', (mr) phillip parer, spanish families, (mr) william holmes, (mr) george dicker -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Nunawading Historical Society - Australia Day Exhibition 1988, 1/01/1988 12:00:00 AM
Australia's Bicentennial Year, by the Nunawading Historical Society.Headings and information used for a display in the Nunawading arts centre on Australia Day 1988, Australia's Bicentennial Year, by the Nunawading Historical Society. Headings: Tribal Meeting Place; Pioneers; Land Boomers and Orchardists; Between the Wars; Suburban Sprawl.Australia's Bicentennial Year, by the Nunawading Historical Society.nunawading historical society, australia day, festivals and celebrations -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Map, City of Nunawading Historical Geography Project
Periods covered 1834-1879. Early colonists to coming of railway, 1880-1918 Land boom, bust to WW1, 1919-1944 Part WW1 to end of WW2, 1945-present Post war suburban explosion - farming, clay industries,settlement.local history, heritage awareness study steering commitee, johnston chris, walker, vanessa, vosper, maria, kellaway, carlotta -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Codling Collection 01 - High Street Wodonga looking south from the railway crossing, 1987
Miss Olive Codling was a Foundation Member and a Life Member of the Wodonga Historical Society. Many of her prize-winning photos are held in the Society Collection. She also held a range of roles and committee positions in a wide range of Wodonga community organisations. These included the Horticultural Society, the Wodonga Arts Council, the Wodonga Camera Club and the Wodonga Lapidary Club. This photo collection is significant as it documents how the businesses and buildings in Wodonga have evolved and contributed to community throughout the 20th century.High Street Wodonga looking south from the railway crossing. Railway boom gate and Wodonga Home Furnishers on the right. Safeway sign in the carpark in the background. The Water Tower is in the distance. The Finishing Touch is on the left. This photo was taken for Heritage Week 1987.wodonga businesses, high st wodonga, railway crossing -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Photograph - Vessels Speculant and S. S. Flinders, Between 1902 and 1907
This photograph was one of ten photographs donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village by Fred Trewartha. Frederick John Fox Trewartha (Fred) was a well-known Warrnambool businessman. He was born in Beeac near Geelong in 1920 and came to Warrnambool with his family as a very young child. He was apprenticed to his father John, as a saddler and later opened his own shop on Raglan Parade. He then moved into working with tarpaulins and canvases for the trucking industry. Fred was keenly interested in photography (and was a member of the Warrnambool Cine Club), yachting and boat building. He kept his yacht moored at Port Fairy for many years and participated in sailing events locally and interstate. He also built boats with his sons. He had the opportunity to meet many older sailors and it's thought this photo (and others in the set) may have been given to him by one of these men. Fred Trewartha died in 2016 in Warrnambool. The two identifiable ships in this picture are the "Speculant" and the "S. S. Flinders" - both coastal trading vessels that regularly came and went from Warrnambool. The third steamer on the left hasn't been identified The barquentine SPECULANT was a steel, three-masted sailing ship built in 1895 in Inverkeithing, Scotland, registered in Warrnambool, Victoria and wrecked at Cape Paton, Victoria, 10th February 1911. The SPECULANT had been involved in the timber trade between the United Kingdom and Russia, until sold to its Warrnambool owners and timber merchants Messrs. P.J. McGennan & Co. (Peter John McGennan) in 1902 for 3000 pounds and had her sailed to Warrnambool as her new port. Peter John McGennan was born in 1844 and worked as a builder and cooper in Holyhead, Anglesea, Wales. He immigrated to Australia in 1869 as a free settler and arrived in Warrnambool in 1871 and undertook management of a property in Grassmere for Mr. Palmer. Peter met his wife Emily in South Melbourne and they married in 1873. They had ten children including Harry who lived to 1965, and Andrew who lived until 1958. (The other children were their four brothers - John who was killed in the Dardenalles aged 35, Frederick who died aged 8, Peter who died aged 28, Frank who died aged 5 weeks - and four sisters - Beatrice who died age 89, Edith who died aged 49, Blanche who died aged 89 and Eveline who died aged 48.) In 1874 Peter starting a boating establishment on the Hopkins River. In 1875 he opened up a Coopers business in Kepler Street next to what was Bateman, Smith and Co., moving to Liebig Street, next to the Victoria Hotel, in 1877. In 1882 he then moved to Lava Street (which in later years was the site of Chandlers Hardware Store). He was associated with the establishment of the Butter Factory at Allansford. He started making Butter Boxes to his own design and cheese batts for the Butter Factory. In 1896 established a Box Factory in Davis Street Merrivale, employing 24 people at its peak, (it was burnt down in 1923); and in Pertobe Road from 1912 (now the Army Barracks building). Peter was a Borough Councillor for Albert Ward from 1885 to 1891, he commenced the Foreshore Trust (including the camping grounds along Pertobe Road), and he was an inaugural Director of the Woollen Mill in Harris Street, buying an extensive share-holding in 1908 from the share trader Edward Vidler. They lobbied the Town Hall to have a formal ‘Cutting’ for the waters of the Merri River to be redirected from its natural opening south of Dennington, to its existing opening near Viaduct Road, in order to have the scourings from the wool at the Woollen Mill discharged into the sea. He sold Butter Boxes around the state, and had to ship them to Melbourne by rail. Peter’s purchase of the SPECULANT in 1902 enabled him to back-load white pine from Kaipara, New Zealand to Warrnambool to make his butter boxes then, to gain profitability, buy and ship potatoes and other primary produce bound to Melbourne. (McGennan & Co. had also owned the LA BELLA, which had traded in timber as well, until she was tragically wrecked with the loss of seven lives, after missing the entrance channel to Warrnambool harbour in 1905. It appears that the SPECULANT was bought to replace the LA BELLA.) In 1911 the SPECULANT had been attempting to depart Warrnambool for almost the entire month of January to undergo docking and overhaul in Melbourne. A month of east and south-easterly winds had forced her to remain sheltered in Lady Bay, Warrnambool apart from one morning of northerlies, when an attempt was made to round Cape Otway; she had to return to shelter in Portland after failing to make any headway. With only 140 tons of sand ballast aboard, the ship would not have been easy to handle. Captain Jacobsen and his crew of nine, mainly Swedes, decided to make for Melbourne, leaving Portland Harbour on 5th February 1911. By the 9th they had reached Cape Otway, where they encountered a moonless night, constant heavy rain, and a heavy sea with a south-easterly wind blowing. After safely rounding Cape Otway the course was changed to east, then north-east to take the vessel to a point six miles off Cape Patton, following the orders of Captain Jacobsen, who told the crew to be very careful with the steering, as the wind and sea was running to leeward. The patent log (used to measure speed) had been out of order for the last four months as no-one in Warrnambool was able to fix it: it was intended to have it repaired in Melbourne. In the meantime the crew measured the vessel's speed by looking over the side and estimating wind strength. This compounded the difficulties of imprecise positioning, as the strong cross wind and sea were acting on the lightly laden vessel to steadily drive it towards the shore. At 3.30am on Friday 10 February 1911 Captain Jacobsen and the first mate were looking over the side of the vessel when they heard the sound of breakers and suddenly struck the rocks. The crew immediately knew they had no chance of getting the SPECULANT off, and attempted to rescue themselves by launching the lifeboat, which was instantly smashed to pieces. One of the crew then volunteered to take a line ashore, and the rest of the crew were all able to drag themselves to shore, some suffering hand lacerations from the rocks. Once ashore they began to walk along the coast towards Lorne, believing it was the nearest settlement. Realising their mistake as dawn broke they returned westwards to Cape Patton, and found a farm belonging to Mr C. Ramsden, who took them in and gave them a change of clothes and food. After resting for a day and returning to the wreck to salvage some of their personal possessions, at 10am on Saturday they set out for Apollo Bay, a voyage that took six hours, sometimes wading through flooded creeks up to their necks. The Age described the wreck as "listed to starboard. All the cabin is gutted and the ballast gone. There is a big rock right through the bottom of her, and there is not the slightest hope of getting her off". A Board of Marine inquiry found that Captain Jacobson was guilty of careless navigation by not taking steps to accurately verify the position of the vessel with respect to Cape Otway when the light was visible and by not setting a safe and proper course with respect to the wind and sea. It suspended his certificate for 6 months and ordered him to pay costs. The location of the wreck site was marked for a long time by two anchors on the shoreline, until in 1970 the larger of the two anchors was recovered by the Underwater Explorers' Club and mounted on the foreshore at Apollo Bay. The bell from the wreck was also donated to the Apollo Bay Surf Lifesaving Club but is recorded to have been stolen. Rusting remains of the wreck can still be found on the shoreline on the southern side of, and directly below Cape Patton. Parts of the SPECULANT site have been buried by rubble from construction and maintenance works to the Great Ocean Road, as well as by naturally occurring landslides. Peter J McGennan passed away in 1920. The Gates in the western wall of the Anglican Church in Henna Street/Koroit St are dedicated to him for his time of community work, which is matched with other prominent Warrnambool citizens; Fletcher Jones, John Younger, J.D.E (Tag) Walter, and Edward Vidler. After Peter J McGennan's death Harry, Andrew and Edith continued to operate the family business until July 11th 1923 when the company was wound up. (Andrew lived in Ryot Street Warrnambool, near Lava Street.) Harry McGennan (Peter and Emily’s son) owned the Criterion Hotel in Kepler Street Warrnambool (now demolished). His son Sid and wife Dot lived in 28 Howard Street (corner of Nelson Street) and Sid managed the Criterion until it was decided by the family to sell, and for he remained Manager for the new owners until he retired. Harry commenced the Foreshore Trust in Warrnambool around 1950. The McGennan Carpark in Pertobe Road is named after Harry and there are Memorial-Stone Gates in his memory. (The Gates were once the original entrance to the carpark but are now the exit.). The Patent Log (also called a Taffrail log) from the SPECULANT, mentioned above, and a number of photographs, are now part of the Collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village.. The S. S. Flinders was built by A. J. Inglis, Ltd, Pointhouse, Glasgow in 1878 for the "Tasmanian Steam Navigation Company', Hobart which merged with the "Union Steamship Company" of New Zealand and it was later sold to the firm "McIlwraith, McEacham and Company". It was built of iron and was 1000 tons and 227 feet, 1 inch long. It was described as "splendidly fitted up for the carriage of passengers and her cargo space was also very large". In the saloon about 130 passengers could be accommodated while the second class had sufficient room for one hundred passengers. In 1890, the S. S. Flinders would leave Melbourne on Mondays and Thursdays at 5 pm and reach Warrnambool the following morning at 8 am. On the return it would leave Warrnambool on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 5 pm and reach Melbourne the following morning. In 1896, the Weekly Times described the "steamer Flinders (otherwise known as "the Warrnambool mailboat") as "as good a sample of a seagoing steamer as there is trading on the Victorian Coast at the present time". In April 1896 newspaper reports noted the S. S. Flinders took 2915 bags of potatoes from Warrnambool to Melbourne (the largest shipment of that season) as well as 50 tons of tinned rabbits from the Hamilton Preserving Factory. It was also noted that particularly during the Christmas period, there were excessive demands for berths from holiday makers wanting to enjoy a holiday in Warrnambool. In May 1903, the S. S. Flinders narrowly escaped destruction when an explosion and subsequent fire occurred during the passage from Melbourne to Warrnambool. A drum (which apparently contained carbide of calcium) exploded and blew off a hatch cover. As the steamer got to within a mile or two of Warrnambool, smoke was seen coming out of the hold and (unknown to the passengers) flames had taken hold. The crew quickly got to work - closing down all the hatches and pumping water into the hold through a hole in the saloon floor. There were 30 or 40 cases of kerosene on board. The Flinders continued on to Warrnambool and berthed at the Breakwater. The passengers all went ashore - many unaware of the danger they had been in. A telephone message was sent to the local Fire Brigade Station however the fire was extinguished before the firemen and their equipment arrived. After the hold was checked, the Flinders was certified as seaworthy and left for Portland. The Flinders continued to transport Western District produce as well as passengers from Warrnambool to Melbourne until 1906 when (due to a decrease in shipping trade during the Winter and the availability of train services) the Flinders was replaced by the smaller steamer "Dawn" and in 1907 when it was sold to the "Adelaide Steamship Company" for use in the Western Australia coastal trade, it was replaced by the "S. S. Barrabool".This photograph is a significant record of two of the well known coastal traders (the "Speculant" and the "Flinders") that sailed along the south west coast of Victoria for many years - transporting goods and passengers between Melbourne and Warrnambool.Black and white photograph of the Breakwater in Warrnambool with two ships docked and another in the bay. On the front boat (the Speculant), men can be seen at the wheel, on the deck and on the bottom two booms where they appear to be furling the sails. The sails of the top booms are already furled. A small boy can be seen on the deck and a young girl, two women and a dog are on the Breakwater. There is a steam ship (the S. S. Flinders) tied up behind the "Speculant" and an unidentified steam ship (with smoke coming from its smokestack) in the bay. There is a blue and black handwritten label on the back of the photo - naming the ships and the owner of the photo.Speculant and Flinders / Passenger ship in / Lady Bay / name of donor and phone numberflagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, speculant, barque speculant, flinders, s. s. finders, steamship flinders, coastal trader, passenger ship, goods, steamer, breakwater, lady bay, warrnambool mailboat, p. j. mcgennan, peter john mcgennan, butter boxes, captain jacobsen, cape patton, tasmanian steam navigation company -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Functional object - Salvage from Couta Boat
The couta boat Pilota was hand built by Alf Fredrickson of Portland in 1900 for Les (Slippery) Eales of Port Fairy. The vessel was wrecked at Port Fairy in the 1980s with loss of two lives. The oar was broken during the wreckingCouta Boat Parts: mast, rudder, centre board plate, 1 oar blade & loom in 2 parts, pair of knees, samson post, fairlead, 2 tiller & bow sprit [Jib boom] from the couta boat PILOTA built in 1900. couta boat, boat parts, salvage, port fairy, les eales, portland -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Slide - 'Ross House' (formerly 'Charleville'), Cotham Road, 1976
Colour transparency (slide) created in June 1976 during a tour by the Junior National Trust, which was led by members of Kew Historical Society. The collection of 21 slides reveals that the tour covered all parts of Kew, but focused understandably on heritage buildings and sites.Image of an historic place in Kew that can be dated to an exact time and place. The images, albeit amateurish in composition, frequently reveal aspects of important buildings and sites that have changed over time.35mm colour transparency of the left hand porticos of Ross House (aka Charleville) in Cotham Road, Kew. The colour of the original render is intact, and that of the cast iron columns used in the colonnade, at least in 1976, are white. Ross House is a fine example of boom time Italianate architecture. ross house -- cotham road -- kew (vic.), historic houses -- kew (vic), charleville -- cotham road -- kew (vic.) -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Manual
Part of a collection of workshop manuals and user handbooks relating to equipment on issue to 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles during the latter half of the twentieth century. Unbound Technical manual 62 pages, without covers, single metal staple in top left corner being User Handbook Truck Wrecker 5 ton GS Medium Recovery F5 with Twin Boom Hoist. Published by Australian Army 16 June 71" 118 " on bottom right corner title page. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: ROCK 'N' ROLL
BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from Saturday, February 7, 2004. Rock'n'roll: this photo of old time crooners Sh-boom, on the eve of their appearance at the Foundry Arms hotel, will stir a nostalgic sigh among many who remember the fabulous fifties. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were