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Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Book - On the Kiewa, Working & Raising a Family 1953 - 1963 by Gordon J. R. Smith, 9th September 2005
... family and leisure time. kiewa hydro electric scheme state ...Personal account of Gordon Smith's life when living in Mt Beauty and Bogong townships while working for the SECV on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme.Gordon gives an account of both working and living during the 1950s and early 1960s in a remote part of Victoria - the Kiewa Valley and in 2 small construction towns. He gives a lot of detail eg. the weather, his work, the people, the activities, his family and leisure time.Plastic threaded spine holding 282 pages with black and white photos. Front Cover includes 2 small black and white photos either side of the title at the top and below the title a larger colored photo of Rocky Valley Dam. Author's name is underneath. "Dick Puttyfoot" on cover page.kiewa hydro electric scheme, state electricity commission of victoria., gordon smith -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Books x3 - Walking on the Bogong High Plains, 1. The Alpine Track Walhalla to Mt Bogong. 2. Bogong High Plains and Adjacent Peaks both by John Siseman 3. Alpine Safety Manual
... of the Kiewa Valley where local people and visitors spend their leisure ...Books were published to guide walkers travelling long distances in remote areas increasing their safety and giving them independence.Bogong High Plains and Mt Bogong are at the upper end of the Kiewa Valley where local people and visitors spend their leisure time, walking.1. and 2. both written by John Siseman, small (pocket size), includes maps and black & white photos. The covers are colored photos with the title at the top. 1. has 78 pages and 2. has 63 pages.The Alpine Safety Manual (in yellow) is twice the size of the others and published by the Department of State Development, Decentralization and Tourism.It has 40 pages, coloured and black & white photos and is held by 2 staples.bush walking, bogong high plais, walhalla to mt bogong, alpine track -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, 1920s - 1930s
There is no record of which family is in the photograph. The slips at Corringle was a popular picnic area for Orbost people. Corringle Slips is situated at the mouth of the Snowy River Estuary. The Corringle Slips were built by Samuel Richardson and sons during the time when the Orbost Shipping Company was operating. The Slips were washed away in the 1893 floods and reassembled by Martin Jorgensen who then became a part owner of the Slips. In the late 1890's, Corringle was a thriving rural community. (Information from Discovering Marlo brochure)This is a pictorial record of family life in Orbost in the first half of the 20th century. It portrays a typical Orbost family enjoying a leisure activity. The clothing can be seen as more formal than that worn at a family picnic in the present day,A black / white photograph of a group of people (adults and children) seated around a table set with a tablecloth on which are teacups, bottles of drink and cake. in the front is a bucket and two metal boxes. They are well-dressed with the men and boys wearing jackets and ties and some of the women wearing cloche style hats.on back - "Family at Slips"corringle-slips-marlo picnic-recreation -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Audio - Oral History, Jennifer Williams, Mrs Grace Irvine, 20th April 2000
Mrs Grace Irvine was born in 1907 as one of eight children to the Shennan family in Silver Creek, a town three kilometres east of Beechworth that was considered a part of the town. Her father was a 'wood-carter', contracted to deliver wood to the mining dredges at Silver Creek and the Mayday Hills asylum. Wife to Dick, and mother to four children, Mrs Irvine spent her life in Beechworth, recalling many transformations in its history and living through wars and the Depression. This oral history recording was part of a project conducted by Jennifer Williams in the year 2000 to capture the everyday life and struggles in Beechworth during the twentieth century. This project involved recording seventy oral histories on cassette tapes of local Beechworth residents which were then published in a book titled: Listen to what they say: voices of twentieth century Beechworth. These cassette tapes were digitised in July 2021 with funds made available by the Friends of the Burke.The oral history record of Mrs Grace Irvine is a rare and representative insight into life in Beechworth from the turn of the 20th century to the 21st century, specifically in the descriptions of the everyday, commerce, business, family, and leisure activities for residents of the town throughout war-time and the Depression. Mrs Irvine's recollections have a social value to the Irvine family who have a long enduring history with Beechworth, and so also provide significance to the social and cultural history of the town. This oral history account is socially and historically significant as it is a part of a broader collection of interviews conducted by Jennifer Williams which were published in the book 'Listen to what they say: voices of twentieth-century Beechworth.' While the township of Beechworth is known for its history as a gold rush town, these accounts provide a unique insight into the day-to-day life of the town's residents during the 20th century, many of which will have now been lost if they had not been preserved.This is a digital copy of a recording that was originally captured on a cassette tape. The cassette tape is black with a horizontal white strip and is currently stored in a clear flat plastic rectangular container. It holds up 40 minutes of recordings on each side.Mrs Grace Irvine /listen to what they say, beechworth, oral history, burke museum, irvine, grace irvine -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kewriosity : June 1989
First step before school [Kew Kindergartens] / p1. Hard garbage, hard time / p1. Dates for June / p2. Holiday programs for Kew youngsters / p2. Kids skills for Kew [Kew Recreation Centre] / p2. Commentary / Cr Allen Martin p3. Master plan to beautify streets / p3. Service Review for St George's [Hospital] / p2. Temporary move for Hawthorn Library / p2. Notices / p4. Council elections / p4. Local College plays host to interstate sports [MLC] / p4. Learning for leisure [Kew Recreation Centre] / p4. Mother's Day gift for Kew's older mums / p5. Disability no barrier to water fun / p5. Easter treat for senior locals / p5. A day in the life of Community House / p6. Environment queries to Science Shop shows community cares / p6. Outward bound [Kew Arthritis Self Help Group] / p6. Xavier Chapel story features in new book / p7. Green Spot - An alternative way to shop / p7. Boroondara Bushwalkers / p8. Teenage Holiday Program / p8. Footy News [Kew Football Club] / p8. [Neighbourhood Watch] Meetings for June / p8. Keeping you informed [Citizens Advice Bureaux] / p8.Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionFirst step before school [Kew Kindergartens] / p1. Hard garbage, hard time / p1. Dates for June / p2. Holiday programs for Kew youngsters / p2. Kids skills for Kew [Kew Recreation Centre] / p2. Commentary / Cr Allen Martin p3. Master plan to beautify streets / p3. Service Review for St George's [Hospital] / p2. Temporary move for Hawthorn Library / p2. Notices / p4. Council elections / p4. Local College plays host to interstate sports [MLC] / p4. Learning for leisure [Kew Recreation Centre] / p4. Mother's Day gift for Kew's older mums / p5. Disability no barrier to water fun / p5. Easter treat for senior locals / p5. A day in the life of Community House / p6. Environment queries to Science Shop shows community cares / p6. Outward bound [Kew Arthritis Self Help Group] / p6. Xavier Chapel story features in new book / p7. Green Spot - An alternative way to shop / p7. Boroondara Bushwalkers / p8. Teenage Holiday Program / p8. Footy News [Kew Football Club] / p8. [Neighbourhood Watch] Meetings for June / p8. Keeping you informed [Citizens Advice Bureaux] / p8.publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, The Kewriosity Sheet Vol.1 No.11 : April 1980
... .) What's doing in Kew April / p1. "Leisure Time": What do you do ...What's doing in Kew April / p1. "Leisure Time": What do you do with your leisure time? [multiple choice survey] / p1. Kew Philharmonic Society / p1. Bingo / p1. The hobby of Kings [Kew Philatelic Society] / p2. Kew Chess Club / p2. Kew High School Library / p2. Do you know? [St Peter Claver Mission Youth Group] / p2. Overton Fete [Overton Home for the Aged] / p2. Kew Historical Society / Elizabeth Mackie p2. Health & Human Relationships [Wesley College] / p2. Can you help Kew High School? [Work Experience] / p2. The Sunrise Service, Easter Sunday / p2. Fashion Parade [Pierre Cardin, Lioness Club of Kew] / p2. After School Activities: Kew High School / p2. Mayoral Neighbourhood Barbeque.The Kewriosity Sheet (1979-83) was first published in the City of Kew (Victoria) in June 1979 as a two-sided 'community newssheet'. It aimed to: 'share news about Kew happenings and Kew people, and to exchange ideas about living in Kew'. Later issues gradually evolved into a 4-page, quarto sized publication. The Kewriosity Sheet was superseded by the Kew Council publication 'Kewriosity' (1983-1994).non-fictionWhat's doing in Kew April / p1. "Leisure Time": What do you do with your leisure time? [multiple choice survey] / p1. Kew Philharmonic Society / p1. Bingo / p1. The hobby of Kings [Kew Philatelic Society] / p2. Kew Chess Club / p2. Kew High School Library / p2. Do you know? [St Peter Claver Mission Youth Group] / p2. Overton Fete [Overton Home for the Aged] / p2. Kew Historical Society / Elizabeth Mackie p2. Health & Human Relationships [Wesley College] / p2. Can you help Kew High School? [Work Experience] / p2. The Sunrise Service, Easter Sunday / p2. Fashion Parade [Pierre Cardin, Lioness Club of Kew] / p2. After School Activities: Kew High School / p2. Mayoral Neighbourhood Barbeque.community publications --- kew (vic.), the kewriosity sheet, newsletters - kew (vic.) -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Painting with lime wash, 1992
... and leisure time pursuits. bulla primary school woodlands park school ...In 1992 the children from the Bulla Primary School had an excursion to Woodlands Park for a Colonial Day where they were introduced to old crafts and skills. In this photograph the children were painting a shed using lime wash instead of commercially produced paint.The purpose of this school excursion was to introduce the children to day to day living in colonial times in Australia by giving them a hands on experience in a number of crafts and leisure time pursuits.A coloured photograph of five children painting a shed wall under the supervision of an adult. One person is mixing the paint while three others are doing the painting.bulla primary school, woodlands park, school excursions, colonial crafts -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Catanery Bridge, Bulla, c1980s
The narrow swing catanery bridge was built behind the school across the Deep Creek downstream from the bluestone Bulla Bridge. It was built so that children who lived on the south side of Bulla Township could access the school more easily and in shorter time than if they had to go by the main roads.The bridge was constructed in the days when most children walked to school. The use of this bridge cut the children's travel time and distance to school quite considerably and was used for many years until the school was closed in 1996.A coloured photograph of the children on a narrow swing bridge and the path they used to approach the bridge over open ground. bulla primary school, swing bridge, bridges, catanery bridge -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph
The post card is a record of a time when the Jacksons Creek flooded and the water almost reached the two arches on the Macedon Street Bridge. The Goonawarra Winery buildings can be seen in the back ground.A sepia photograph in post card format of a river in flood with the water almost reaching the two arches on the stone bridge. Farm buildings can be seen in the middle distance.JACKSON'S CREEK IN FLOOD SUNBURYmacedon street bridge, jacksons creek, goonawarra winery -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, c1900
The huts along the railway line were built to house 'navvies' who worked on and maintained the Bendigo-Echuca railway line. At the time this photo was taken, work was being undertaken on the railway line in the Sunbury area.The Bendigo-Echuca was one of Victoria's earliest government owned and operated regional rail systems. It was an important link with the river traffic along the Murray and Melbourne.An oval shaped sepia photograph within cream border of a row of small huts along a railway line. With trees forming a backdrop. railways, 'navvies' -
Orbost & District Historical Society
program, 1931
This program was created for the Orbost Theatre group as a souvenir of the official opening held at the Mechanics Institute hall in Orbost. It was held on Thursday, 20th August , 1931.This item is associated with an event which reflects the interests and leisure activities in Orbost in the first half of the 20th century. It was retained as a souvenir / memento.A rectangular light blue card program with black print. It is a souvenir for the opening of the Orbost Theatre. There are details of the venue and time of the event.theatre-orbost program -
Orbost & District Historical Society
knitting needles
In the first half of the 20th century knitting needles were much easier and cheaper to come by than sewing machines. This is possibly why hand knitting was so popular. This pair of knitting needles are part of a time when women often made the family clothing. A pair of No. 7 pink plastic knitting needles.knitting-needles handcraft knitting leisure -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Poster - Town of Warrnambool Hot Sea Water Baths, Late 19th Century
... was important to people of the time and costs for leisure and how ...Significant poster showing the use of the sea baths built in early 1890sTells the story of the use and cost of using the salt water sea baths and their benefits. Shows what was important to people of the time and costs for leisure and how they went about itPoster is framed with black wood frame. Pale cream card with elaborate printingTown of Warrnambool Swimming Baths. Hot Sea-Water Baths. Town of Warrnambool. Hot Salt-water baths for ladies & gentlemen. Hours of bathing. Hours for swimming. Single bath 1s or 10s per dozen tickets. There is a description of the baths. List of charges. Medicinal benefits of hot sea bathing. Water colour paintings in each corner scenes around the baths. Ornate seaweed drawings. Scrolls. J. Kirkpatrick managerwarrnambool, poster, swimming baths, opening hours, hot sea-water baths, gilles street, kirkpatrick j -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photos - x3 Mt Beauty Drama Club and x2 Mt Beauty Ladies Gymnasium group
... their leisure time during the 1950s and 1960s. It was an alternative ...The Mt Beauty Drama Group held concerts/ pantomimes at the Mt Beauty Community Centre. It was a valuable social outlet for the members because at that time the only entertainment in Mount Beauty was the pictures on a Saturday night. It was also an alternative to playing sport for some. It was formed in 1958 and expanded to include 20 ladies and 8 men. It ceased in the 1970s. Ref. "Below Bogong - A History of Mount Beauty" Chapter 8, Pages 252-254.The Drama Club performed and entertained the Mt Beauty community during their leisure time during the 1950s and 1960s. It was an alternative to sport and was before tv was available. This activity is of historic and social significance and can be compared with activities of today especially as Mount Beauty was built as a construction town for the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme and is now a small town with the added influence of tourism. x6 Black and White Photos of groups of adults performing c 1950sOn the back in pencil of one photo - "AMcC Collection / Pantomime in MB Community Centre"mt beauty drama group -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Papers - x6 The History of the Upper Kiewa Valley Calisthenics College
... during leisure time while living in the Kiewa Valley ...The Upper Kiewa Valley Calisthenics College was popular during the 1980s and 1990sCalisthenics was a source of exercising, socialising and competing during leisure time while living in the Kiewa Valley. This activity is of historic and social significance and can be compared with activities of today and in the past.Two pages with coloured photos refer to "The History of the UKV Calisthenics College"; x1 blue page advertising the 1983 Annual Display and x5 pages back to back re 1990 Concert including program and names of performers.ukv calisthenics, entertainment -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photo - McKay Creek Table Tennis Club
... tennis entertained them during their leisure time. This activity ...During the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme the employees socialised by joining clubs such as the table tennis club.McKay Creek was the site of a power station where the employees lived in the camp while working there. Table tennis entertained them during their leisure time. This activity is of historic and social significance and can be compared with activities of today especially as Mt Beauty was built as a construction town for the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme and is now a small town with the added influence of tourism. McKay Creek was part of the construction with a work force living there.Large Black and white photo of the McKay Creek Table Tennis Club including 18 men and 1 boy.ID on the back and "AM Collection"mckay creek power station, table tennis club, kiewa hydro electric scheme -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Map - Chart of Geelong Harbour, Geelong Harbour
When Hamilton Hume and William Hovell arrived at the bay in 1824 they met with the local Wautharong people who referred to the bay as "Jillong" and the surround land "Corayo", but by the time the area was surveyed in the late 1830s the Aboriginal names had been swapped. The names "Corayo" and "Jillong" had since been Anglicised to "Corio" and "Geelong".Corio Bay is an important harbour and leisure location in the West and continues to attract development such as the new Tasmania Ferry Terminal.An Admiralty Chart of Geelong Harbour revised in 1954Geelong Harbour Map Ref: 2731geelong, corio, admiralty charts -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Leisure object - Model SS Time, Jim Sutherland
... -and-the-bellarine-peninsula Model SS Time Leisure object Scale model of SS ...10.00AM - Received call to prepare and proceed to S. S. Time aground on Corsair Rock with other members of salvage party. Took taxi home to pick up warm clothing and gear returning at once to Fleet Forge works. Arrangements made to board tug Eagle at 5 North Wharf at 1.30PM with diving gear and salvage pumps.Scale model of SS timess time, wrecks, port phillip, corsair rock, model ship -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Leisure object - Model Ship 'SS Kent'
Kent was used to carry migrants from the UK at the time of the Victorian Gold Rush Model of Sailing Ship 'Kent' - British Registry kent, clipper ships, malcolm pascoe's family, immigration, gold rush -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Leisure object - Half Model yacht
Before modern design aids, half boat models were made to scale to the boat's hull being built . In later times these scale models were also made by first year apprentices in timber boat building. Now they are mostly prized as a decorative object.Several timber boat builders operated in the Queenscliff area over time.Timber half model of an unknown yachtboat building, boat design, model boats -
Mont De Lancey
Card - Dance Cards, Circa 1913
Belonged to Eileen Otter, who was 18 or 19 at the time of the Dances, this may have been when she first 'came out' into Society.4 cardboard Dance Cards, one with a pencil attached by string.1, "Government House" 2. "St Kilda Town Hall 12 Sept 1913" 3. "City of Melbourne Regiment, Town Hall Prahran Fri 19 Sept 1913" 4. Victorian Naval & Military Club. St Kilda Town Hall 31 Oct 1913" dancing, leisure -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, c1900s
The man photograph in a garden is Joseph David Starkie, who was a Bulla Shire councillor for more than twenty years and during that time he was elected Shire President four times. He was also a member of the Sunbury Waterworks Trust and served as the chairman from 1905 - 1908. While serving on the water board he was instrumental in Sunbury gaining a permanent water supply. A drinking fountain has been erected on a reserve at the Village Green to honour the arrival of the permanent water supply to the town. The installation of a permanent water supply benefitted the town and contributed to a more reliable rail service as steam trains refilled their tanks with water at Sunbury Station. Prior to this the water was transported by horse and cart from nearby Jacksons Creek.A sepia photograph of a well-dressed man who is holding a book and is standing in a front garden of a weatherboard house.starkie, joseph daniel. -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, 13 April 2000
In 2000 work commenced on the further development of railway land on the west side of Sunbury station for the construction of commercial and entertainment facilities. Prior to this time the land had been undeveloped and was often used to accommodate visiting circus troupes. Cereal storage silos also occupied this area for some time. The development of this area has been a reflection of the rapid expansion of settlement within Sunbury and surrounding areas that occurred during the early years of the twentieth century.A coloured photograph of a fenced off area undergoing development with earthmoving equipment and trucks in operation and some commercial buildings visible in the middle distance.sunbury railway station -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, C1916
Joseph Starkie was the Chairman of the Sunbury Waterworks Trust from 1905 to 1913. During that time he was instrumental in getting a permanent water supply installed for the town of Sunbury. After his death in April 1913, the townspeople erected a memorial which stood at the intersection of Brook and Stawell Street. It was unveiled on 26 January 1915 by Terence O'Brien. The original memorial included a drinking fountain and horse trough. As traffic increased within the town, the centre section of the fountain, without the horse trough, was resited in a reserve opposite the Memorial Hall. The photograph shows the monument on its original site. The installation of a reliable and permanent water supply for Sunbury was an important achievement for the town in the early years of the twentieth century.A sepia photograph in post card format of a water fountain and trough in a street in front of an avenue of trees.J. D. STARKIE MEMORIALstarkie, joseph daniel., water fountain, j.d.starkie memorial -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, 2011
The statue is a bust of George Evans who settled in Sunbury along the Jacksons Creek and built a homestead which he named 'Emu Bottom'. The statue was originally erected on the site in 1986 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of European settlement in the area. A time capsule was buried at the base of the statue and was lifted and opened in 2011 when the 175th anniversary was celebrated. After that event a second capsule was buried along with the original one.A coloured photograph of a statue of the bust of a bearded man set in a brick paved block in a garden. There are two plaques at the base of the statue.evans, george., anniversaries, sunbury -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, c 1900s
The building is the Sunbury Post and Telegraph Office and residence, which was built on the corner of Brook and Evans Street in 1892. Prior to that time the postal service ion Sunbury was conducted at the railway station. Over the years changes and extensions have taken place to the building to accommodate it for modern postal delivery practices although it still operates from the same site.The Sunbury Post Office has operated in a building on the same site since 1892 despite many changes and extensions made to the building, which included the demolition of the residence attached to the original building.A black and white photograph of Victorian style brick building with a slate roof with 3 chimneys and surrounded by a white picket fence. Two men are standing by a ladder on the LHS of the image. sunbury, sunbury post office, post and telegraph offices -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Juggler performing, c 199s
The juggler was invited to entertain the students at Bulla Primary School some time in the mid 1990s. He entertained them in the sheltered courtyard area.A coloured photograph of a juggler balancing a plate on a long stick while riding a monocycle.bulla primary school, jugglers -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Juggler performing, c1995
The juggler was invited to perform to the students at Bulla Primary School some time in early 1990s. The school included a number of interesting and beneficial extra curricular activities for the students.A coloured photograph of a juggler performing tricks with a tennis racket. He is doing his acts in a sheltered area of a building.bulla primary school, jugglers -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Playground equipmemt, c1994
In the early 1990s, many indoor and outdoor improvements were undertaken at the Bulla Primary School which included updated playground equipment. the children in this photograph are using one of the pieces of equipment that was installed in the school ground at that time. A coloured non-digital photograph of three children outdoors in a playground playing on a low hobby horse with another child approaching them. It is a rural setting with gently rolling bare hill in the background. playground equipment, bulla primary school -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Bulla Primary School - Grades 3 & 4, December 1993
This is a photograph of the students from grades 3 to 6 in their classroom with their teacher, Pam Telfer at Bulla Primary School in December 1993. The decorations and the Christmas tree indicate it is close the Christmas and the blackboard indicates the era was before whiteboards were introduced into school, not to mention i pads.This is a photograph of classroom prior to the use of white boards, computers and i pads in schools. A coloured non-digital photograph of children sitting on the floor of their classroom in front of their chairs and tables while their teacher is reading to them. It is Christmas time as there is a tree near the blackboard and the room is decorated with streamers and balloons. Three large windows with beige drapes are along one wall. Photograph P0250 is similar. pam telfer, bulla primary school, grades 3to 6