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Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, ARMY CUSTOMS, McCarran Bird Pty Limited, 1.2.1965
Item issued to Murray Stanley Metherall. Refer 590.2Red cover with gold lettering, issued to Officers re Military customs.Gold stamped lettering "Customs of the Army", Australian coat of arms, book, army customs -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Ephemera - Airline ticket
Typical example of Qantas Airline ticket issued to armed forces personnel leaving Vietnam for Australia for R&R, with. Australian Customs form and declaration to be filled in by traveller. Briefing sheet listing arrangement for departure and arrival in Australia. This item was issued to Corporal Peter Stanley Sims who served in Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, Headquarters, Australian Force Vietnam (Army Component) 1969-70. Qantas airline ticket. Australian customs paperwork, double sided information and declaration sheet. The ticket is printed in red ink. Australian Force Vietnam briefing letter for travelling to Australia from Vietnam typed in black ink.Qantas 000067 charter passenger ticket and baggage check. Customs paperwork and briefing notes for travelling to Australia.qantas, airline ticket, nvvm, customs declaration, leaving vietnam, p.sims oam jp, r&r, recreation vietnam -
Orbost & District Historical Societycertificate, 23.2.1911
The Stormbird was built in Southport Tasmania in 1874 and was originally a steamer registered in Hobart. 1876. It was re-registered many times with different owners: William Fergusson & S.Reeves, reg. Port Adelaide; 1878: G.McKay, C.Heath & J.Yeo; 1883: G.S.Simmonds. It made regular voyages from Port Victoria. In 1893 on November14 Stormbird sank at her wharf, near Honey Street, after being struck by the Tenterden. It was raised (29 Nov) & repaired.In 1902. It was registered to A.Le Messurier. In 1904 it was registered to J.& A.Tainsh. This certificate is the record of registration for George Tainsh, a master mariner, Alice Thompson, a widow and John Tainsh, master mariner. 1922. The Stormbird was eventually lost on a voyage Madang to Wewak with the loss of two lives. This was after 1968. It had been changed to a sailing ship with an auxiliary engine in 1938.This certificate is a useful research tool and is a valuable source of information on maritime history.A small, blue folder containing a certificate of British Registry for the ship "Stormbird". Black text with additional hand-written details in red added in 1938. The certificate gives details of size, tonnage and engine. The owners are listed and it is dated 24th May, 1922 and signed by the Registrar of Shipping, Ernest Hall.stormbird-registration tainsh -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Pamphlet, Declaration by Defence Force personnel. 1968, 1968
Yellowed paper form with black print. Australian emblem featured on front page.australian dept. of customs & excise -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionCard - Card - Monochrome print of Customs House, Portland Victoria, Pauline Grayling, c. 1973
White card, monochrome print of Customs House, Portland Victoria.Front: 'H.M. CUSTOMS PORTLAND Built 1849' - printed bottom right 'Pauline Grayling 1973' - printed, bottom left -
Port of EchucaColour photograph, Approx 1979
Customs building: built 1884 to handle goods entering Victoria up to 1901. Building classified B by National Trust.Customs houses, of similar design, were built along the Murray river to collect taxes on goods transported from N. S. W. to Victoria. The taxes were collected up until Federation in 1901. The Victorian railways used it as an office until about the 1960 when it became a private dwelling. The Customs House at Echuca is now owned by The Port of Echuca and has been used to house a wine tasting businesses, cafe and local produce retail and art gallery.Colour photograph of Customs House at Echuca port.In ink on reverse: "8A"customs house, echuca, echuca historical buildings, echuca, port of (customs history) -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, CUSTOMS of the ARMY, Military Board Army HQ, 1965
Contents cover parades, mess procedure, social affairs, even drinking and smoking. Item in the collection relating to Frank “Dinky” Dean BEM, refer cat No 124.2 for service details.Book, “Customs of the Army”, red buckram covers with Coat of Arms in gold and name, 61 pages of rules, regulations plus sketches, all print in black.customs, army 1965, -
Bendigo Military MuseumDocument - MESS RULES - ARMY, Col. A.T. BEWEY, Notes on Mess Customs and Etiquette, 18 January 1971
Part of the "Kevin John Herdman" , Regt No 379661collection. See Catalogue No. 5942P for details of his service.Ten page - A4 sized document. Printing on one side of each page. Text in black type. Pages stapled on top LHC.mess, officer's mess, mess customs, kevin john herdman -
Bendigo Military MuseumDocument - DOCUMENT, MILITARY TRADITIONS, Government Works - Military Traditions. "WO Wing/School of Infantry/ Reproduced by/ Trg Wg/ 4 Trg GP", "MILITARY TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS AND HOW THEY BEGAN"
This military Training document produced as a "precis"- to provide a background for instruction." BY - WO Wing, "School of Infantry - Reproduced by OR Trg Wg. 4 Trg Gp."Document - paper, off white, facsimile with paper cover front and book. 79 pages, cut plain paper. Pages fastened in book form with a 2 piece metal fastener.documents, traditions, military -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, William Collins, National history of England : civil, military and domestic, from the Roman invasion to the present time, with an historical introduction by Henry, Lord Brougham, illustrated with fifty engravings of the most important events in British history, engraved by Dalziel, Cheshire, Miller, &c, after drawings by Selous, Wilkie, Zwecker, Bayes, Harlowe, &c., and upwards of five hundred illustrations of antiquities, architecture, scenery, manners, customs &c. In 4 volumes. V.2 by Frederick Martin
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Manual, Australian Army: Customs of the Army, 1965
australia - armed forces - service manuals -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Australian Army: A guide to customs of the Army, 1983
australia - armed forces - service manuals -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - CAC Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Customs Duties, Customs Duties
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Jobson, Christopher, Looking Forward Looking Back: Customs and Traditions of the Australian Army
Every Army marches to the tune of its customs and traditions. The customs and traditions of the Australian Army reflect the often glorious legacies that define the Army today/Every Army marches to the tune of its customs and traditions. The customs and traditions of the Australian Army reflect the often glorious legacies that define the Army today/australia. army - military life, australia. army - history, soldiers - australia -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Australia. Military Board, Customs of the Army
the customs and traditions of the Australian Army are in the main based on those of the British Army. Over the years they have been adapted where necessary to meet Australian conditions and requirements.the customs and traditions of the Australian Army are in the main based on those of the British Army. Over the years they have been adapted where necessary to meet Australian conditions and requirements.australia. army - military life, australia. army - officers, etiquette - australia -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Mrs James Smith, The Booandik tribe of South Australian Aborigines : a sketch of their habits, customs, legends, and language : also an account of the efforts made by Mr. and Mrs. James Smith to Christianise and civilise them, 1880
Stories from the early days of South Australia from an adventurous woman, recounting her experiences with the local Aboriginal community. Much detail of early encounters with domestic animals and mission folk.Word lists, b&w illustrationsbooandik, boandik, buandig -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for LanguagesBook with CD, Edward M Curr, The Australian race : its origin, languages, customs, place of landing in Australia, and the routes by which it spread itself over that continent, Vol. 1, 2005
CD ROM - home made, contains scanned images of a few pages. CDROM located in CD ROM case.B&w illustrations, word lists, CD-ROM -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for LanguagesBook with CD, Edward M Curr, The Australian race : its origin, languages, customs, place of landing in Australia, and the routes by which it spread itself over that continent, Vol. 2, 2007
CD ROM - home made, contains scanned images of a few pages. CDROM located in CD ROM caseB&w illustrations, word lists, CD-ROM -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for LanguagesBook with CD, Edward M Curr, The Australian race : its origin, languages, customs, place of landing in Australia, and the routes by which it spread itself over that continent, Vol. 3.1, 2004
CD ROM - home made, contains scanned images of a few pages. CDROM located in CD ROM case.Word lists, sheet music, CD-ROM -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Edward M Curr, The Australian race : its origin, languages, customs, place of landing in Australia, and the routes by which it spread itself over that continent : vol. 1, 1886
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Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Edward M Curr, The Australian race : its origin, languages, customs, place of landing in Australia, and the routes by which it spread itself over that continent : vol. 2, 1886
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Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Edward M Curr, The Australian race : its origin, languages, customs, place of landing in Australia, and the routes by which it spread itself over that continent : vol. 3, 1887
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Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for LanguagesBook, Edward M Curr, The Australian race : its origin, languages, customs, place of landing in Australia, and the routes by which it spread itself over that continent, Vol. 3.2, 2004
CD ROM - home made, contains scanned images of a few pages. CDROM located in CD ROM case.Word lists, CD-ROM -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for LanguagesBook, James Dawson, Australian Aborigines : the languages and customs of several tribes of Aborigines in the western district of Victoria, Australia, 1881
A comprehensive vocabulary of Western District languages Djab Wurrung, Peek Woorong and Dhauwurd Wurrung. Includes a vocabulary of birds and reptiles, and relationship terms for each language.word lists, b&w photographswestern district, chaap wuurong, djab wurrung, peek whuurong, peek woorong, kuurn kopan noot, dhauwurd wurrung, birds, reptiles, relationship terms -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Parsons Ronald, Geelong Customs Register of Ships, 2000
An investigation of the arrival and development of steam ship in Australia waters from 1830 - 1850.ships and shipping -
Peterborough History GroupBook, Australian Aborigines: the languages and customs of several tribes of aborigines in the Western District of Victoria, Published 1981, First published 1881
Information about local aboriginal tribesDoesn't specifically refer to Peterborough but explains early aboriginal culture and their relationship to the coastHardcover 111 page book with 104 page of annexures and index. Introduction by Jan Critchett, Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education.Adhesive book plate with the name H W Grimwade.peterborough pre history, kirrie wurung, kaawirn kuunawarn, hissing swan aborigines, kirrae wurung, yarruun parpur tarneen -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Black, Lindsay, Stone arrangements : being a continuation of a series on the customs of the Aborigines of the Darling River Valley and of Central New South Wales, 1950
The ceremonial grounds have been a mystery to many but from information collected by explorers and early pioneers there is little doubt of their use.... Fish traps somewhat similar to those at Brewarrina have been described by other writers... Many of the stone arrangements in New South Wales were found in the Barkingi territory ...48 p. : ill., port. ; 22 cm.The ceremonial grounds have been a mystery to many but from information collected by explorers and early pioneers there is little doubt of their use.... Fish traps somewhat similar to those at Brewarrina have been described by other writers... Many of the stone arrangements in New South Wales were found in the Barkingi territory ...aboriginal australians -- new south wales -- darling river region -- rites and ceremonies. | mounds -- new south wales -- darling river region. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Booklet, Baker, George, The role of Australites in Aboriginal customs, 1957
Australites formerly called obsidianites have been found in considerable numbers over vast areas of the southern portion of Australia. Many of them were treasured by certain aboriginal tribes as medicine-stones, death-pointers, punishment stones, hunting stones, sacred stones; magic stones; amulets etc.P.26; map; illus.; figs. references; 24 cm.Australites formerly called obsidianites have been found in considerable numbers over vast areas of the southern portion of Australia. Many of them were treasured by certain aboriginal tribes as medicine-stones, death-pointers, punishment stones, hunting stones, sacred stones; magic stones; amulets etc. australites-victoria-aboriginal useage, aborigines-magic-australites -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Black, Lindsay, The Bora Ground : being a continuation of a series on the customs of the Aborigines of the Darling River Valley and of Central New South Wales, 1944
... The incised trees at bora grounds have been seen when in use by keen observers... Besides recording the photographs taken in February, 1942, and diagrams of the Banaway Bora Ground, I have added numerous references and reports by explorers, early settlers and others who actually saw these bora grounds in use. The territory of the great Kamilaroi Nation was the centre of the teleteglyphs or incised trees at ceremonial grounds in the same way as the Wiradjuri Nation was for taphoglyphs or monumental trees and the Barkinji Nation for cylcons...64 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.... The incised trees at bora grounds have been seen when in use by keen observers... Besides recording the photographs taken in February, 1942, and diagrams of the Banaway Bora Ground, I have added numerous references and reports by explorers, early settlers and others who actually saw these bora grounds in use. The territory of the great Kamilaroi Nation was the centre of the teleteglyphs or incised trees at ceremonial grounds in the same way as the Wiradjuri Nation was for taphoglyphs or monumental trees and the Barkinji Nation for cylcons...arts -- visual arts - general -- carved and painted trees -- prehistory, early culture contact and history -- activity and resource sites., other: bora ground -
![An account of the English colony in New South Wales : with remarks on the dispositions, customs, manners, &c. of the native inhabitants of that country, to which are added, some particulars of New Zealand / compiled, by permission, from the Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King by David Collins [Volume 1]](/media/collectors/550653872162f11fb04854aa/items/575ba01ad0cdd1229c1f675d/item-media/57600f26d0cdd11990766530/item-fit-380x285.jpg)
Kew Historical Society IncBook, State Libraries of South Australia, An account of the English colony in New South Wales : with remarks on the dispositions, customs, manners, &c. of the native inhabitants of that country, to which are added, some particulars of New Zealand (Vol.1), 1971
[Adelaide : Libraries Board of South Australia, 1971] 2 v. : maps (part col.), plates (part col.) ; 28 cm. Facsimile of: London : T. Cadell jun. and W. Davies, 1798. Includes an account of a voyage performed by Captain Flinders and Mr. Bass abstracted from the journal of Mr. Bass. Volume 1non-fictionnew south wales - descriptions and travel, new zealand - descriptions and travel
