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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - STRAUCH COLLECTION: CENTENARY AUSTRALASIA NO.2 MINE DISASTER
Booklet Centenary Australasia No.2 Mine Disaster (Creswick 12.12.1882 - 12.12.1982) Commemorative Ballad and Story, 16 pages with one black and white illustration.Harry Hastings Pearcevictoria, history, mine disaster, history-victoria-creswick-mine disaster- poetry -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, 1987
Reverend John Hill was ordained in 1969 who served at Myrtleford, Wattle Park, Mitchell Presbytery, Stawell, Commission for Mission, United States, and Bendigo West Reverend Robert Mackay Cross served in Shepparton North, Chaplain of Queen Elizabeth Geriatic Centre Ballarat, Chairman and Executive Secretary of the Division of Community Services.B & W photograph showing Reverend Cross presenting a cheque to Reverend John Hill, minister at Stawell and chairman on state recovery committee for disaster relief."Rev John Hill (right) Rev Robert Cross (left) C&N 22/7/1987 page 29"hill, john, cross, robert -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Map outlining Australia's natural hazard zones
John Perry collection. Laminated document. Color. Map of Australia in the middle of document surrounded by 10 images of natural disasters that have occurred in Australia in Cairns, Darwin, Cleve, Northam, Central Queensland, Mt. Macedon, Dandenong Ranges, Benalla, Healesville, and Charleville. Legend demonstrates different types of natural disasters and zones in which they are more likely to occur. Has logo of Australian Red Cross at the bottom of document. map, tornado, cyclone, flood, drought, natural disasters -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Bound copies of the Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1910-1912, 1910-1912
Bound copies of the Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine from 1910-1912 1911 - Hydro-electric Scheme for Tasmania - Wayne Krause 1912 - Mt Lyell Disasterballarat school of mines, alumni, hydro-electric scheme, tasmania, ballarat, mount lyell, wayne krause, krause, ferdinand krause, pyke's creek reservoir, pyke's creek reservoir excursion, excursions, pananma coal, pig iron, mount morgan, mount morgan old boys, mine salting, radium, safety cages, rifle shooting, oliver jager, oliver jaeger, o.e. jaeger, a. galloway, henry sutton, a.d. gilchrist, william baragwanath, virgil tucker, b .whitington, lim khoon fah, herbert hawkesworth, surveying, tuneneling, america, clays, floatation process, frequency changer, grampians, mt buffalo, mt feathertop, port pirrie, repatriation, scotsburn, scotsburn excursion, kalgoorlie school of mines, former ballarat school of mines students in kalgoorlie, kalgoorlie ore treatment -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRAMS BOOK - 'BENDIGO AND ITS VINTAGE TALKING TRAMS'
Book by Sue Mackinnon on Bendigo tramways. 100 pages. The chapters in the book include History of Bendigo, The Bendigo Trust, The Battery Disaster, and 24 Trams numbers Profiles in details.Sue MacKinnonperson, individual, basil miller -
Clunes Museum
Pamphlet
A4 SHEET FOLDER IN THREE, COLOUR PRINTED. CRESWICK CEMETARY EST. 1858. AUSTRALASIAN NO. 2 MINE DISASTER AND NOTABLE CITIZENS WALKING TOUR. INCLUDES MAP OF CEMETARY.creswick cemetary, walking tour, australasian no. 2 mine disaster -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BE PREPARED, c2000
Be Prepared, Guidelines For Small Mueums For Writing A Disaster Prearedness Plan. Publisher: Heritage Collections Council. ISBN: 0 642 75097 1. Place of publication: Canberra. 112 pages.australia, disaster preperation for museums -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, DC-3 Fly-over At 60th Anniversary Of Kyeema Crash in 1998, 1998
Picture taken through treetops of fly-over at the 60 year anniversary of the October 25th 1938 Kyeema aircraft disaster. The DC-3, Kanana VH-ABR, was a new aircraft that was scheduled to enter service at Essendon Airport the week after the Kyeema disaster in 1938. Now 60 years old, the Kanana is being maintained in airworthy condition by volunteers. On the day of the fly-over it was flown by retired airline Captains John Dorwood and Lionel Griffith.kyeema, kanana, air crash, mt dandenong -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Group at the Kyeema Aircraft Crash Cairn 1978, 1978
Family of the Hugo Gramp, who perished in the Kyeema crash, 25th October 1938, at the memorial plaque unveiled on the 40th anniversary of the disaster. L - R Mervyn Gramp, Colin Gramp, Enid Schultz, Fiona Nettlebeck. air crash, kyeema, hugo gramp, mervyn gramp, fiona nettlebeck, colin gramp, enid schultz, cairn, mt dandenong -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph, 1925c
... Disasters ...Black and white photograph of the fire damage to Venga Guest House, and the debris left after the disastrous fire to the neighbouring building on Esplanade. Three brick fireplaces and chimneys still standing. Lakes Entrance Victoriaguesthouses, disasters -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Club Hotel Fire, LERHS, 2000
... Disasters ...Date made December 2000Colour photograph showing the remains of the Club Hotel after the fire. Photo taken from the rear looking out to the Esplanade and the feature date palm on the opposite side of the road. Smouldering debris, two brick chimneys remain standing. Lakes Entrance Victoriahotels, disasters -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Club Hotel, 2000
... Disasters ...Date made December 2000Colour photograph showing remains of the Club Hotel, after the fire December 2000. Hotel building and outbuildings were destroyed. Background trees untouched. Lakes Entrance Victoriahotels, disasters -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Book, Leanne Appleby, Flames Across the Mountains, 2003
... Disasters ...Personal accounts of the Bogong, Razorback and Pinnibar fires East Gippsland January 2003Colourful cover with 206 pages of text and photographsnon-fictionPersonal accounts of the Bogong, Razorback and Pinnibar fires East Gippsland January 2003bushfires, disasters -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Venga Guesthouse Fire, 1925 c
... Disasters ...Black and white photograph of Venga Guest House 1940 and a second black and white photograph of fire damage to Venga Guest House. It shows the destroyed eastern wall of the guest house, charred timber framework and wall lining, woman inside window looking out. Lakes Entrance Victoria.guesthouses, disasters -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Scrapbook, Newspaper clippings regarding West Gate Bridge, Len Greaney, 1970s
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings kept by Len GREANEY regarding West Gate bridge. Now as loose pages (see History of item) the pages came from the "Sun" and the "Herald" newspapers. These pages are related to the disaster, collapse of the bridge prior to completion.engineering - bridges, west gate bridge, deaths and funerals, len greaney, john laino, bill snowden, frank piermarini, desmond gibson, fred upsdell, jack grist, jouzof ozeus, george tsehilios -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Papers - Mt Bogong (Two articles), Australian & New Zealand Ski Year Book: 1. Pages 91-94 and 2. Pages 45 -55
Mt Bogong is visited all year round. In 1936 Cleve Cole died after having been lost in a blizzard close to its summit. This resulted in the erection of snow poles and the Cleve Cole Hut.Mt Bogong, the highest mountain in Victoria, used by skiers in winter and bushwalkers in summer. The weather is variable.1. Article includes 'New Summit Hut' & includes effect of cattle on skiing conditions - 4 pages stapled top left corner 2. The Mt Bogong Disaster, 1936 Cleve Cole, Rescue. 10 pages stapled top left cornercleve cole, mt bogong, summit hut, snow, skiing disaster. -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Devils Elbow Mt Dandenong 27.12.1911, 1911
Original postcard showing two wagons coming up the hill to round the Devil's Elbow, scene of a wagon disaster where a wagon and horses went over the side on December 27th 1911. The first wagon is pulled by three horses and the second one horse with a man leading it.On front of postcard: DEVILS ELBOW MT DANDENONG 27.12.1911wagon, wagonette, devil's elbow, devils elbow, coach road, old coach road, mt dandenong -
Offshore & Specialist Ships Australia
Photograph - Framed, Glazed Colour Photograph. Tanker 'Kirki' under tow, 06.07.2017
With grateful thanks to Farstad Shipping (Indian Pacific) Pty. Ltd.Colour photograph, wooden frame, glazed, depicting the damaged oil tanker MV 'Kirki' being towed by offshore anchor handling tug supply vessel 'Lady Kathleen'. Under the photograph is a newspaper cutting with the headline 'Worse disaster averted by the courage of small ship's crew'.There is a log of the events on the back of the photograph -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph, 1925c
... Disasters ...Black and white photograph of the debris left after a disastrous fire which destroyed the shop and Cafe Francais on the Esplanade. Three chimneys standing in the ruins. Man standing in front of charred fence. This fire caused a lot of damage to neighbouring Venga Guest House. Lakes Entrance Victoria.restaurant, disasters, guesthouses -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Club Hotel Fire, LERHS, 2000
... Disasters ...Date made December 2000Colour photograph showing the Club Hotel, after the fire had destroyed the buildings. Signage for the bistro and holiday tourism flag on the electricity pole. Fire truck and brigade members in taped off area damping down debris. Onlookers survey damage of early morning fire. Lakes Entrance Victoriahotels, fire brigade, disasters -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Club Hotel Fire, LERHS, 2000
... Disasters ...Date made December 2000Colour photograph showing smouldering debris that was the Club Hotel. Photograph taken from rear, partially destroyed outbuildings. Fire truck in taped off area. Mown lawns in foreground. Lakes Entrance Victoriahotels, fire brigade, disasters -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Club Hotel Fire, 2000
... Disasters ...Date made December 2000Colour photograph showing smoking debris and fire brigade members damping down hot spots, remains of the Club Hotel, destroyed by fire, two brick chimneys still standing. Lakes Entrance Victoriahotels, police, disasters -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Club Hotel Fire, 2000
... Disasters ...Date made December 2000Colour Photograph of the remains of Club Hotel after fire Lakes Entrance Victoriahotels, police, disasters -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Club Hotel Fire, 2000
... Disasters ...Date made December 2000Colour Photograph of the remains of Club Hotel after fire Lakes Entrance Victoriahotels, police, disasters -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Club Hotel Fire, 2000
... Disasters ...Date made December 2000Colour Photograph of the remains of Club Hotel after fire Lakes Entrance Victoriahotels, police, disasters -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Nungurner School, 2011
... Disasters ...Date made September 2011Colour photograph of the remains of the Nungurner Hall, previously State School no. 4226, after destruction by fire. Shows heap of burnt rubble, roofing iron and base of chimney still standing. Fire brigade and police in attendance. Nungurner Victoriaschools, disasters, fires -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - St. Brendan's Lakes Entrance, 1978
... Disasters ...Date made 7 January 1978Colour photograph of the disastrous fire which destroyed St Brendans RC Church. Two fire trucks in view, three people directing water onto home of Nuns next door to church. Ferris wheel of carnival in distance behind church. Lakes Entrance VictoriaMemento of St Brendan's Catholic Church, Lakes Entrance, destroyed 7.1.78 buildings, disasters, fires -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Club Hotel Fire, 2000
... Disasters ...Date made December 2000Colour Photograph of the remains of Club Hotel after fire Lakes Entrance Victoriahotels, police, disasters -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Club Hotel Fire, 2000
... Disasters ...Date made December 2000Colour Photograph of the remains of Club Hotel after fire Lakes Entrance Victoriahotels, police, disasters -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Club Hotel Fire, 2000
... Disasters ...Date made December 2000Colour Photograph of the remains of Club Hotel after fire Lakes Entrance Victoriahotels, police, disasters