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Ithacan Historical Society
Photograph, Peter John Lucas, c1970s
... Peter John Lucas ...Peter John Lucas is the man in the photograph. He was born in 1929 and died in 1985. He was married to Iris Lucas (nee Flocas) and father of Geremy, Dean and Kaylene. He was passionate about his Greek Ithacan heritage and was a great supporter and valued member of the Club. Peter held the position of Vice President in the 1970s. In 1984 he was made an Honorary Life Member of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society in recognition of his contribution.A black and white portrait photograph of a man in a light striped suit. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - JACKET AND SLOUCH HAT - WW1, Dalter Lucas & Sons (1910) Ltd, 1918
... Dalter Lucas & Sons (1910) Ltd ...Slouch hat and Uniform jacket belonging to Edwin James JONES No 3511 AIF. Refer 1367.5 for his service history. The hat was manufactured in 1918 by Dalter Lucas & Sons Bury, UK. It appears to be of a similar style to those issued to Gurkha troops due to the thickness of the felt, the three rows of stitching around the brim and the use of a press stud to pin up the left hand side of the brim..1) Coat, Battle Dress, Kahki, includes 2 x “Australia” shoulder badges, 2 x “Rising Sun” epaulette badges, 2 x “yellow over purple” colour patches, 3 x “service chevrons”, 1 x “Empire Wounded stripe”, 1 x “Lewis Gun” cloth badge, all metal buttons intact as well as waist belt. .2) Hat, Slouch, kahki fur felt, cotton pugaree, leather head band, Rising sun badge, no chin strap..2) Pressed into the hat band appears to be; “Dalter Lucas & sons (1910) Ltd, BURY 1918”uniforms, military clothing, costume accessories - male -
Ithacan Historical Society
Photograph, Angelos Lucas & family, 1937
... Angelos Lucas & family ...The picture is of Angelos Lekatsas (Lucas), his wife and three sons. Angelos was the second president of the Society between 1924.-1926. He was also president of the Greek Community of Melbourne and Victoria for three terms, from 1930-32, 1934-40 and 1949-52. Angelos arrived in Australia around the turn of century shortly after his brothers, Ioannis and Andreas. They owned the Lucas Cafe under the clocks of Flinders Street Station and the business remained in the family till the 1960s. A black and white photograph of a family outdoors. The three boys are sitting on a fallen tree trunk and the parents are standing behind them. -
Ithacan Historical Society
Photograph, Progress Photos, Angelos Lekatsas (Lucas), 1957
... Angelos Lekatsas (Lucas) ...The two men photographer are Angelos Lucas and Rev. Patsogiannis. Angelos arrived in Australia around the turn of century shortly after his brothers, Ioannis and Andreas. They owned the Lucas Cafe under the clocks of Flinders Street Station and the business remained in the family till the 1960s. Ioannis and Andreas were founding members of the IPS and Angelos was the second president of the Society between 1924.-1926. Angelos was also president of the Greek Community of Melbourne and Victoria for three terms, from 1930-32, 1934-40 and 1949-52.The Lekatsas brothers were prominent members of Greek community life in Melbourne from the early 1900s.A black and white portrait photograph of two men. One is a priest ands the other man is wearing a dinner suit. -
Ithacan Historical Society
Photograph, Iris and Peter Lucas, 1979
... Iris and Peter Lucas ...Peter and Iris Lucas attended the Ithacan Dinner Dance in 1979 when this photograph was taken. Peter was a staunch supporter of the club and in 1984 was made an Honorary Life member for his contribution to the Society.A black and white photograph of a couple at a social function.ithacan dances -
Ithacan Historical Society
Photograph, The Lekatsas (Lucas) men
... The Lekatsas (Lucas) men ...The six men in the photograph are as follows: Back row L-R: Brothers John, Angelos and Andreas Lekatsas. Front row L-R: unknown, Anthony J. Lekatsas and seated, Marinos Lucas. Members of the Lekatsas (Lucas) families were some of earliest Ithacan to settle in Melbourne and were very active in the Ithacan community. A. J. Lucas was the founding president of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society. They were also highly successful businessmen and very entrepreneurial. A black and white newspaper photograph of six men. Three are standing at the back, two are standing in the middle row and one is seated in the front. -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Doris Child
John Lundy-Clarke grew up in the Kalorama/Mt Dandenong area and later in life (1972-74) began to write a comprehensive history of the area working from an original settlement map in an effort to cover all areas. William Lucas , who came from England to visit Matthew Child in the late 1870s. He purchased land from Matthew and married his daughter Catherine. They developed their property as the sporting lodge 'Glenrivers'. Their daughter Dorothea was born in 1888. She was an accomplished horsewoman who married her cousin Charles Percival (Percy) Child in 1917. Percy worked a sawmill on the creek .Black and white copy of studio portrait of Doris (Dorothea) Child (nee Lucas).Handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke on reverse: Doris Lucas “Dorothea?” Daughter of W Lucas and Catherine nee Child. Wife of Percy Child. Mother of Lois. Born 1889 died 1936 (?)dorothea lucas, dorothea child, percy child, matthew child, william lucas, catherine child -
Ithacan Historical Society
Photograph, Lucas siblings in Greek traditional dress, c1930s
... Lucas siblings in Greek traditional dress ...The three Lucas (Lekatsas) siblings, Peter, Nina and Andrew are photographed wearing Greek traditional costumes. The boys are wearing the uniform of the Greek Evzone soldiers, and the girl the traditional dress. They are children of Gerasimos and Kaliope (nee Zavistanos) Lekatsas.Children often wore national costumes at special Greek national day events which were usually organised by the Greek Community in conjunction with the Greek language schools. Most children of Greek background attended Greek school after hours to learn Greek language, history and culture. The national day events were an important way for Australian born children of Greek background to develop a deeper understanding of Greek history and an appreciation of their cultural heritage.A black and white studio photograph of a girl and two boys dressed in traditional Greek costumes. The girl is seated on a chair and the two boys are standing on either side of her. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Magazine, The Spectator: Lucas House Magazine, 1958, 06/1958
... The Spectator: Lucas House Magazine, 1958 ...Mazazine on 21 pages featuring a black and white image of the Ballarat Arch of Victory on the front cover. Contents include: * Making Australia's History (John Campbell Miles and Mount Isa) by S. Warren Shears * Cricket Club Notes by Arthur Smith (Doug Mills, Stan Fraser, Tubby Grundy) * Badminton Notes (W. Shears, I. JOnes, T. Hubble, M. Drabsch, Joan Sutherland) * Combating Asian 'Flu (Photo of June Blundell receiving injection from Dr W. Jenkin) * Greater Love (Original short story by L.W.) * Social Page * What is a Boy by Allen Beck Images include photographs of workers on the job, and the Lucas Past Employees Memorial Cairn on the Learmonth end of the Avenue of Honour. e. lucas and co., s. sarori, f. gillies, john tunbridge, lucas memorial cairn -
Clunes Museum
Accessory - BICYCLE LAMP, Joseph Lucas Ltd, after1897
... Joseph Lucas Ltd ...Metal bicycle lamp, kerosene lamp with adjusting knob. Adjustable handle (to fit to bicycle). Oval "onyx" stone on either side of projectorJoseph Lucas Ltd. Birmingham Patented Silver King Has circle with lion inside and torch on top "Lucas" on bottom of circlebicycle lamp, joseph lucas ltd -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Journal - Book, Ledger and reports to Ringwood Council 1925-1926, 1920s
... Mr F R Lucas ...Given to the Ringwood Historical Research Group in 1977 by the City Engineer Mr A C Robertson with accompanying letterLedger with dark brown covers and red cloth spine. All pages filled. Engineers reports to council from 23-Apr-1925 to 2-Dec-1926 made by F.R. Lucas. Letter from A.C.Robertson 22-Feb-1977. +Additional Keywords: Lucas, Mr F R / Robertson, A C -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (item) - CAC Collection - Lucas Rotax Zetland / Lucas Rotax Perth Defect Investigation Reports
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (item) - CAC Collection - Lucas Fuel System - Instructions For The Repair Of Lucas Simplex And Duplex Burners
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Lucas Fuel System Servicing Instructions for Lucas, Fuel Pumps-C Size (Governor Controlled)
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Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - LAMP, ELECTRIC No.1, JOSEPH LUCAS LTD, 1940
... JOSEPH LUCAS LTD ...WW2Army green hand held or webbing accessory battery operated lamp with a blackout light cover.“LAMPS ELECTRIC NO.1 JOSEPH LUCAS LTD BIRMINGHAM - 1940”passchendaele barracks trust, electric lamp -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Dress, C 1970's
... House of Lucas ...Short sleeved nylon dress with black background with white, pink and khaki motifs: has tie belt with self-fabric: V-neck with slightly flared skirt.Label - House of Lucas, size 16 - waist 75cm: bust 95cm; hip 100cmclothing, dress, house of lucas -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Digital photograph, Lace
Some interesting laces collected by Elwyn Kinnane, a Lucas "girl".Colour photograph of lace as collected by Elwyn Kinnane who worked at the Lucas Factory in Ballarat.lace, kinnane, dressmaker, lucas' girl, elwyn kinnane -
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Long Range Signal Lamp
These lamps were used for military communications during World War 1 and also through to World War 2A portable, electric morse signalling lamp, used for daylight communications The lamp design was patented in 1916 by Oliver Lucas. This unit was manufactured in 1918 This signalling lamp used an external battery as a power source. An adjustable screen is provided (used with a coloured lens) for night time signalling Includes sight tube Lucas Birmingham 1918forests commission victoria (fcv), communications -
Gippsland Vehicle Collection
Vehicle Tail Light, 1940 (estimated)
... Lucas Electrical ...Lucas Electrical manufactured light and electrical components for many vehicle manufacturers in England and many manufacturers used them as accessories or added extras.Lucas granted Richards Body Builders of Adelaide, Australia, permission to use the phrase 'King of the Road' as their trade nick name.Kidney shaped metal & glass, four lens number-plate & tail light combinationKing of the Road maker's marktail light, stop light, light tail, king of the road light, number plate light -
Ithacan Historical Society
Photograph, Town Hall Cafe, 1904
The Town Hall Cafe was opened by A.J. Lucas in 1894 in Swanston Street on the Capitol Theatre site. Lucas later opened the exclusive Paris Cafe on Collins Street (1904) and the famous Cafe Australia (1916) which was designed by Walter Burleigh Griffin. He became a highly successful businessman and was the founding president of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society. A.J. Lucas who was born in the village of Exoghi migrated to Australia from Ithaca in 1886.In 1920 Lucas formed a joint venture to redevelop the site of the Town Hall Cafe into Capitol House and Capitol Theatre. Lucas once again commissioned Walter Burley Griffin and wife Marion Mahony Griffin as architects for the project. The Chicago-Gothic-style theatre is considered their greatest interior design work. The Capitol was the first extravagant ‘picture palace’ to be built in Victoria. It originally seated over 2137 people. Renowned Australian architect Robyn Boyd described The Capitol as "The best cinema that was ever built or ever likely to be built.” Information about the refurbished Capitol http://thecapitol.tv/about/A sepia photograph of the exterior of a three storey Victorian style building including veranda. It was a cafe owned by A.J. Lucas. The words 'Lucas Town Hall Cafe' are formed in raised lettering across the top storey of the building. Two cars are parked in front of the building. town hall cafe, cafes, a.j. lucas, capitol theatre -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, The Greatest Raid of All Author C.E. Lucas Phillips, 1958 Companion Book Club
... The Greatest Raid of All Author C.E. Lucas Phillips ...Historical WWII recount of the successful raid on the battleship dock at St. Nasiere. This was an action which could only be attempted precisely because it must appear to the enemy, to be absolutely impossible to undertake and for this reason alone it required courage and determination of a quite unusual order to carry out. The operation had been planned in great detail. Once the forces were committed each individual small ship and little group of soldiers had to fight it out by their own initiative in communication from the home front.A naval deployment during WWII in Normandy.Hardcover blue with red swatch, gold trim and gold writing. Photographs, Maps, Illustrations.Foreword by Admiral of the Fleet, the Earl of Mountbatten of Burma KG. " A deed of glory intimately involved in high strategy" Winston Churchill An original Companion Bookclub advertisement leaflet is tucked inside the back cover.st.nasiere raid, german informants, normandie dock, mountbatten, c.e. lucasphillips, robert ryder, the dock busters, caissons, the jaguar, navigation -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Macmillan Company of Australia, A century of compassion: a history of the Austin Hospital; by E. W. Gault and Alan Lucas, 1982_
... ; by E. W. Gault and Alan Lucas. ...This is the official centenary history of the Austin Hospital in Heidelberg. A detailed history of the Austin Hospital with access to many early photographs of the hospital buildings.378 pages, black and white illustrations. Hard cover.austin hospital, heidelberg -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Memorabilia, Invitation to Mr. J.K. McCaskill to the Opening of the Russell Lucas Oval and R.O. Spencer Pavilion at Jubilee Park, Ringwood, Victoria, on 29th. August, 1964
... Russell Lucas Oval and R.O. Spencer Pavilion at Jubilee Park ...Mr. McCaskill was a former Mayor of RingwoodDeckle edged white card with blue printing from Mayor Peter Vergers to Mr. J.K.McCaskill -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (item) - CAC Collection - Service Instructions For Lucas High Pressure Fuel Pumps Type G.T.D Series
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (item) - CAC Collection - Servicing Instructions For Lucas Burners (Simplex - Duplex 1, 2 and 3 )
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (item) - CAC Collection - Service Instructions For Lucas Combined Control Unit Type CCU . 15
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - CAC - Collection - Lucas Fuel System For Gas Turbine Engines Rolls Royce Derwent V
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - CAC - Collection - Lucas Fuel System For Gas Turbine Engines General Handbook
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - CAC Collection - Lucas Gas Turbine Equipment General Information
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - CAC Collection - Lucas Fuel System For Gas Turbine Engines De Havilland " Goblin III"
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