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St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, West Beach Pavilion
black and white photograph fair conditionH332 -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, The St Kilda Baths, c. 1930s
1930s automobiles lining street with sea baths in backgroundblack and white photograph, unmounted, laminated, two copies, poor condition -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - "LYSAGHT'S REFEREE"
"Lysaght's Referee, a Handbook of Useful Information", seventeenth edition (with appendix). With the compliments of John Lysaght (Australia) Pty Ltd. Manufactured of galvanized iron. The book has a blue hardcover. A hole has been punched through the cover and the pages and a small piece of rope is tied to keep the pages and the cover together. Aileen and john Ellison Collection."L. John Ellison "Jacka Jacka" Tooan"manufacturing, lysaght -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph
Albert Jacka VC was born in Layard, near Winchelsea Victoria, on 10 January 1893. He was the first person in the AIF to be awarded the Victoria Cross, which he received for the first of many acts of heroism in WW I. After the war, on 17 January 1921, he married Frances Veronica Carey at St Mary's Catholic Church, St Kilda. They settled at St Kilda and later adopted a daughter. In September 1929. He was elected to the St Kilda Council and became mayor in 1930. He died on 17 January 1932 of chronic nephritis. Nearly 6000 people filed past his coffin when it lay in state in Anzac House. The funeral procession to St Kilda cemetery was led by over 1000 returned soldiers and was flanked by thousands of onlookers. He was buried with full military honours in the Presbyterian section. Eight Victoria Cross winners were his pallbearers. A memorial plaque and sculpture for his grave was paid for by public subscription and £1195 was raised towards buying his widow a house. The photograph was taken during a St Kilda Historical Society tour of St Kilda cemetery on 26 November 1978Colour Polaroid photographBus Trip 26/11/78. Jacka's Grave. SKHS 00761.st kilda, st kilda cemetery, graves, albert jacka, wwi, world war i, war heroes -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, The Pavilion, St Kilda Beach
postcard of an old photograph (1920s-30s?) St Kilda Baths House Post card made 1980s-90s? 40 Jacka Boulevard St Kilda Photo: City of Port Phillip collectionblack and white post card good conditionThe Pavilion, St Kilda beach. 40 Jacka Boulevard St Kilda VIC 3182 Australia. Telephone 03 9534 8221, Faxsimile 03 9525 3595. Open for lunch and dinner 7 days. Photo City of Port Phillip Collection. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - The Man from Snowy River
The man from Snowy River and other verses by A.B. Paterson. Red cover with a drawing of a man riding a horse. The book has 173 pages. Aileen and john Ellison Collection."Jacka Jacka Tooan" stamped twice on inside front cover, again on first page.banjo paterson, man from snowy river -
Bendigo Military Museum
Card - INVITATION, 29.10.1919
The invitation is most likely to William James DUNKLEY No 7477, enlisted in the AIF with 25th reinforcements 6th Bn on 15.2.1917 age 21 years 8 months. Embarked for England 4.8.1917, embark for France 5.2.1918, hospital 6.5.1918, rejoin unit same day, WIA 23.8.1918 GSW to head, return to Australia 21.12.1918, discharged from the AIF 7.3.1919..1) Invitation for complimentary dinner honouring Capt. Albert Jacka V.C. .2) EnvelopeHandwritten on envelope "Mr. W Dunkley / Buckranbanyule”invitations, dinners, albert jacka vc -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Literary work - "Glorious toil" and "The crusaders" by John Ellison
Leslie John Ellison was born in Horsham in 1920. He was the son of Charles Ellifson (1892-1969) and Lilly May Rogers (1897-!966). He became a teacher and in the 1940s he dropped the "f" from his surname. In 1949 he married Aileen Beryl Ervin (6/3/1924-24/5/2004) John was interested in history and specially in Christian church history. He recorded his thoughts and research in writing. John died 25/7/1981 and is buried with his wife at the Kangaroo Flat Cemetery. Part of the Aileen and John Ellison collection.Fourteen pages handwritten essay on the crusades and an exercise book with the first chapter of the historical novel "Glorious Toil". A typewritten synopsis of the historical novel "Glorious Toil". Also, an envelope addressed to J. Ellison esq. Jacka-Jacka, Tooan posted 20/12/1946 john ellison, historical novel, history of crusades -
Northern District School of Nursing. Managed by Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - School 71 - Nurse caring for child
The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 in to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989.Nurse Margaret Eva Jacka School 71 (PTS 31/7/72) holding the fingers of a child in traction in hospital bedNDSN Please return to J O'Shea Small Photo - Leo A Hughes Photographer 7 High Street Eaglehawk 3556ndns, nursing training, nursing education equipment -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Governor of Victoria with Victoria Cross Winners
Page of a photo album (Cat.No. 01588) about the life of Legatee Donovan Joynt. This page featured two photos and a caption. 01592.1 is of Donovan Joynt and Captain Mick Moon, whilst 01592.2 is photograph taken in the 1940s when they were considerably younger. The note identifies the men in 01592.2 as follows: "Lord Somers, Governor of Victoria (17.7.1939/20.2.1945) at State Government House: Lord Somers with Victoria Cross Winners. Rear row: Joynt, Dunstan, Rodgers, Ingram, Peeler, McNamara, Moon. Front Row: Jacka, Smyth, Somers, Lord Stonehaven (host), Ruthven, Smith."Part of the collection of material held by Melbourne Legacy on Legatee Joynt, a prominent Australian.Black and white photo x 2 featuring L/ Joynt and a typed note originally stuck in a photo album together.Extensive notes on the back of the photograph of Lord Somers with VC winners in blue and black biro identifying the men. Rear Row: Joynt, Dunstan, Rodgers, Ingram, Peeler, McNamara, Moon. Front row: Jacka, Smyth, Somers, Lord Stonehaven (host), Ruthven, Smith.donovan joynt, governor of victoria -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, St Kilda Council 1930-31, c. 1930-31
Standing - G H Robinson, J B Levi, T Unsworth, F L Dawkins R T Taylor, R H Morley, H Moroney. Sitting - G B Renfrey, E O'Donnell, A Jacka (Mayor), B Gray, G Cummingsblack and white photograph, fair conditionOriginal mounted photograph. Standing - Cr G H Robinson, JP; Cr J B Levi, Cr T Unsworth JP, Cr F L Dawkins JP; Cr R T Taylor, Cr R H Morley JP, Cr H Moroney JP. Sitting - Cr G B Renfrey JP, Cr E O'Donnell JP, Cr A Jacka VC JP (Mayor), Cr B Gray MLA, Cr G Cummings. The Sears Studio, St Kilda. Councillors circa 1930-31. -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, Victoria Cross Memorial, Alfred Square, St Kilda - images collection
Sculpture by Peter Schipperheyn. Erected by the RSL in 1984 and dedicated on 21 April 1985. The sculpture is 3m high. The memorial commemorates four Victoria Cross recipients from St Kilda: Captain A. Jacka V.C. M.C. & Bar; Major W. Ruthven V.C.; Lt. L. D. McCarthy V.C., Croix de Guerre; Ft. Lt. W. E. Newton V.C. It is dedicated in 'memory of all Australians who died in war so that we may have peace'. The conflicts it lists are: World War 1 1914-18; World War 2 1939-45; Malaya 1948-60; Korea 1950-53; Borneo-Sarawak 1962-65; Vietnam 1962-72.colour photograph, unmounted, good conditionst kilda, vc memorial, alfred square, peter schipperheyn, jacka, ruthven, mccarthy, newton, vc recipients, victoria cross -
Bendigo Military Museum
Magazine - COMIC MAGAZINE WW1, 9.9.1972
The comic relates to Albert Jacka VC MC & bar and 3 bendigo lads who volunteered to go with Jacka when he won the VC i 1915.Magazine, comic form, front in colour - The Victor, No 603, price 3p. Front cover is - “The Boy from Bendigo”, 32 pages.books - magazines, comics -
Greensborough Historical Society
Commemorative Coin, Royal Australian Mint, Victoria Cross, 2017_
Victoria Cross for Australia was introduced in 1991 for actions in Afghanistan. Corporal Cameron Baird was the 100th Australian to receive the award This coin is one of a series "Legends of ANZACS", uncirculated, with a value of 25 cents.Bronze coin featuring an Australian Victoria Cross, laminated, mounted on card printed in colour both sidesLogos of Westpac, 100 years of ANZAC, and Legacy, with photographs of Albert Jacka and Cameron Baird, VC recipients.victoria cross, coins, commemorative coins -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H.A. & S.R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: CONDITION OF SALE
Conditions of sale by private contract dated 9th. August 1928 between A. Jacka and G Hogben for property at 31 Havelock Street, Bendigo described in certificate of registration No. 30696 together with 6-roomed weatherboard dwelling for the price of 525 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - original, Tatura Museum - Opening Day, 1988
Photograph of Museum opening day. Visitors and members Lyn Harrison, Lyn Trevaskis, Leigh Trevaskis, Lil Jacka, Ray Hodge, Jack Lowry and others.Colour photograph of Museum opening day 6 November 1988 visitors outdoors.on back: opening of Tatura and District Museum 6 November 1988tatura museum, lyn harrison, lyn trevaskis, tatura museum opening -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H.A. & S.R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: CONDITION OF SALE
Particulars and conditions of sale dated 16th. July, 1928 between P. Creswell and A. Jacka for property at 31 Havelock Street, Bendigo described in certificate of registration No. 19174 allotment 13, section 109c together with 6-roomed dwelling for the price of 350 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H.A. & S.R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: CONDITION OF SALE
Conditions of sale by private contract dated 15th August, 1928 between R. Strahan and A. Jacka for property at 32 Curnow Street Bendigo described in residence area certificate of registration No. 20368 together with 5-roomed weatherboard house for the price of 310 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BIOGRAPHY, WW1, Military Melbourne, "JACKA'S MOB", 1999
From the title page: "Jacka's Mob/ a narrative of the Great War/ by Edgar John Rule" Part of the "William (Bill) THOMASON" Collection. Refer Cat. No. 4136P for more items.Soft cover with dust cover. Cover - cardboard, black and yellow colour print on front, spine and back. Beige colour background. Front illustration - 14th Battalion Colour patch. Yellow over dark blue - horizontal. Book illustration - black and white photograph of timber grave crosses. Dust cover - paper. print, background and illustrations same as soft cover. 238 pages - cut, plain, white colour paper. Illustrated black and white photographs.publications, books, biographies, 14th battalion, ww1, william (bill) thomason collection -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - original, Tatura Museum - Bush Market Stall
R. MacTier, R. Donaldson, B. Doller, M. Normington, N. Laws, L. Jacka, J. Trevaskis, L. Harrison. L. Knee, I. Glover and J. Lowry.Black and white photograph of Tatura Historical Society members at Bush Market street stall.on back: members names (see below)tatura historical society -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS, FRAMED, unknown
Labels below photographs. Left) "Lt. S. De Araugo/As a Company Sergeant Major he was Mentioned in Despatches" Top right "Pte W. Howard No.763, A Coy, 14th Batt AIF/ Pte F. Poliness No.114, A Coy, 14th Batt AIF/ Pte S. De Araugo No. 49. A Coy, 14th Batt AIF/ All from Bendigo District they volunteered to go in an attack with/Albert Jacka V.C., M.C. and Bar No,465, D Coy 14th Batt. AIF on/Gallipoli in May 1915. In this attack Jacka won the first Australian VC./ In WW1 Howard was wounded 3 times in the attack. He survived and/ in 1917 as a Corporal he was taken P.O.W. at Bullecourt. Bottom right: "S.E. De Araugo and A. Jacka both as Sergeants./ Place and time unknown. Donated by Mrs Kathleen Williams, Bendigo." Photograph - framed. Photograph- collection of 3 black and white photograph. Left - portrait of a soldier in uniform. Top right - group photograph full portrait of 3 soldiers in uniform. Bottom right - 2 soldiers sitting on a bench. Berlow each photograph - names and description of soldiers in black print on white background.` Frame - timber with decorative moulding, bown stain finish. Mount in dark green with second inner mount with dark brown edge. Glass front and cardboard/paper backing. photography, framed photographs, accessories, ww1 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - AILEEN AND JOHN ELLISON COLLECTION: PRACTICAL BOOK AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
A black cover book, on the first page a cut out of a woman in a garden and on the facing page in black pen: practical book agricultural science. L. John Ellison "Jacka Jacka", Joan, Vea(?) Horsham and the date 1940. Also in green pen at the top of the page: Beauty born 04/01/1962. On the following 2 pages an index of topics and dates of entry, the first date is February 27 and the last November 30th, there are 29 topics taking up 73 pages. the rest of the book is taken up by cuttings from the Weekly Times and the Mail mainly about land and history of the Horsham, Wimmera area.books, school, practical exercise book agricultural sci -
Northern District School of Nursing. Managed by Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - School 71 - Lister House
Photo of School 71 at Lister House. Various photos of nursing events on Nurses Margaret Boyle(Coad), Julie White(Burnett), Chris Lindrea (Forbes), Dianne Lane (Williams), Marg Jacka (Judd) 1 x Black and white photo 4 rows of nurses. 4 x photos Photo 1 - 2 females on steps of Lister house Photo 2 - Single female in nurses uniform Photo 3 - 5 females in casual dress. Photos 4 - 5 females in nursing uniforms middle bottom row female seated.No writing on back of main photo. Names on back of all smaller 4 photos.nursing history, nursing uniform, nursing information -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H.A. & S.R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: CONDITION OF SALE
Conditions of sale by private contract dated 15th. August 1928 between T. E. Appoo and A. Jacka for property at 18 McClure Street, Ironbark described in Crown Grant volume 2471 folio 494141 together with 5-roomed stone, wood and brick dwelling for the price of 85 poundsorganization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Clunes Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH TENNIS CLUB
.1 PREMIER 196 CLUNES DISTRICT ASS. 3 LADIES, 3 MEN IN TENNIS OUTFIT .2 4 LADIES AND 4 MEN CLUNES A RESERVE (WINNERS) 196 .3 COPY OF .2 (4 LADIES AND 4 MEN).1 MT CAMERON TENNIS TEAM. BACK L - R: MAX FAWCETT, ROBERT VINECOMBE, ALBERT VINECOMBE, FRONT BARBARA WILLIS. JUDITH FAWCETT,BETH JACKA .2 + .3 BACK L - R: GORDON MCLENNAN, JOHN MITCHELL, ROBERT VINECOMBE, REG KINNERSLEY, BARBARA WILLIS (BUICK), BETH JACKA (FAWCETT), JUDITH FAWCETT COUNTRY WEEK A RESERVE WINNERSclunes a reserve, mt cameron tennis -
Bendigo Military Museum
Album - ALBUM, PHOTOGRAPH WW1, London and Turnbridge Wells, The heart of the Empire you came to defend, C WW1
Lt Stephen De Araugo 14th Batt AIF was presented with this album. He was one of 3 who volunteered to go with Albert Jacka VC, MC when he won the Victoria Cross on Gallipoli. Refer Cat No 551P for his service details.Hard cardboard, cloth covered album with sepia tone photos attached brownish coloured paper with protective sheets between.Inside, “ To Lt De Araugo 14 AIF, We thank yo for your splendid service to your King and country and ask you to accept this token of our good wishes on leaving the 3rd London General Hospital (signed) H.E.Bruce Porter, Howard Williams”album, photography, london -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH, FRAMED, ANZACS OF GALLIPOLI, Unknown
The Gallipoli Anzacs from left. - right. Albert Jacka, Cyril Bassett, Leonard Keysor, Alexander Burton, William Dunstan, Patrick Hamilton, Alfred Shout, William Symons, Harold Tubb, Hugo Throssell. This item is on display in the Bendigo District RSL Havilah Road.Framed photographs, frame is timber, photos and text are set in a dark green background, at the top centre between two images of Rising Sun badges is “ANZACS of GALLIPOLI” followed by “The Victoria Cross - The Highest Honour”. There are 10 photos in a row with text under each one with their details, under each is an image of a Victoria Cross. At the bottom is a list of the Australian and New Zealand Victoria Winners.brsl, smirsl, bdrslinc, victoria cross -
Highett RSL Sub Branch Inc
Plaque - Wood Shield, Shield with Various Corp Badges
Raymond Phillips Service Number: 111 Rank: Private Roll title: 14 Infantry Battalion (December 1914) Conflict / Operation: First World War, 1914-1918 Date of embarkation: 22 December 1914 Place of embarkation: Melbourne Ship embarked on: HMAT Ulysses A38The badges were collected by Raymond Phillips whilst a patient at the No 3 General Hospital Wandowrith England, about the early part of 1916. No III A coy 14th Battalion an ANZAC [Jacka's Mob] -
Bendigo Military Museum
Painting - ANZAC 100 YEARS, Bret Belot, 2014/2015
This oil painting by Bret Belot was an initiative of his to put something on canvas to celebrate the centenary of ANZAC in 2015. The images depicted on the painting are mostly from the collection of the Bendigo Military Museum in the Soldiers Memorial Institute Pall Mall Bendigo. Some of the figures are Brothers Jack Grinton & Bert Grinton DCM, Bill Durward 38th Bn, the Wright Brothers, Albert Jacka VC, MC and Howard, Poliness & DeAraugo who volunteered to go with Jacka when he won the VC, 38th BN men in Dog Trench, graves of 38th Bn soldiers, a letter written home about the Armentieres raid in 1917 by Robert Suggett 38th Bn. The painting was first unveiled at the Bendigo District RSL Sub Branch Inc pre ANZAC Day 2015. It is now on display in the Foyer of the Bendigo Military Museum.Painting oil on canvas, with numerous images from WW1 covering various aspects of the Great War.“Bret Belot”brsl, smirsl, painting, 2015 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H.A. & S.R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: CONTRACT OF SALE
Conditions of sale by private contract dated 29th July, 1930 between Archie Jacka (seller) and J. Sutch (buyer) for land situate Breen Street, Quarry Hill, situate between Mrs. Suvalis and the vendor, being land described in residence area no. 31237.. The vendor agree to erect a new home exactly a fac-simile of the home built and now occupied by Mrs. Liask. Price 520 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate