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Federation University Art Collection
Bookplate, 'Ex Libris John Gartner'
John Gartner was a fine printer and publisher, an author, a noted philatelist, and also collector of Australian banknotes and coins. He was born on 16 July 1914 and was largely self-educated, leaving school at fourteen for work following the death of his father. Gartner developed a strong interest in the history of typography and printing and was apprenticed at the Advocate where his father had been a linotype operator. Aged 17, Gartner bought a hand press and some fonts of type, and in 1937 acquired a platen press from which he set and printed his private press books, published under the imprint of The Hawthorn Press. Gartner had a strong collection of Australian bookplates. He also looked at the work of artists overseas and commissioned personal plates. He subsequently built an international collection with preference for artists who printed from wood. His initial searches were in Belgium and Holland.(http://www3.slv.vic.gov.au/latrobejournal/issue/latrobe-84/t1-g-t7.html) Framed black and white line drawing of a monkey dressed as a clown riding a crawling man with crown.bookplate, keith wingrove memorial trust, australian bookplate design award, printmaking, available, available framed bookplate, framed bookplate -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Allan Charles Quinn, Goonawarra - looking forward, 13 January 1946
This photograph is taken from the deck of the Goonawarra and belongs with the Allan Charles Quinn collection. Allan worked on the Goonawarra during 1946. The Goonawarra worked between Sydney, Melbourne, Palmyro Island, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Panama Canal, Le Havre and Goteborg.This is a photograph from the Allan Charles Quinn collection which is a collection of photographs and letters that depict the life of a young man who has gone to sea to work in the era immediately following World War II.Black and white photograph looking forward from the deck of the GoonawarraBlack ink on reverse: Monkey Island looking/ forward on Goonawarra/ at Melbourne/ 13 Jan 1946goonawarra, sydney, melbourne, falmouth, goteborg, le havre, france, allan charles quinn, panama canal, los angeles, san francisco, palmyro island -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photographs, 1979-80 MMBW pipe line project at Hubbard Reserve, North Ringwood � Drill rig
Part of a 43-photo record of the MMBW�s engineering feat in drilling a 12 inch pipe line up to 40 feet deep through rock hardened by volcanic action associated with geological fault that occurs along the line. The work took place from October 1979 to May 1980 on the southern boundary of Hubbard Reserve, North Ringwood. The collection was presented to the Ringwood Historical Research Group by J Clarke on 9th June 1980.E561 N17 3 March 1980 A43 Powder-monkey marks out the spots for holes -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Decorative object - Monkey Ashtray
Gifted to John / jack Yeoman who was a guard at Camp 13Camp 13Ashtray carved from sandstone, ( cream with dark pink stripes ), slightly triangle in shape, undulating surface. Heart shaped ashtray carved with a cigarette holder in one edge. Monkey is cream in colour, carved with holes to hold spare cigarettes. Monkey attaches with a spike on it's bottom to the ashtray corner. Ricordo Pirgionero = record of my imprisonment / memory of a prisoner is carved on the top and the bottom of the ashtray -
Working Heritage Crown Land Collection
Pamphlet - Wirth Bros show pamphlets, May 18 1898
The pamphlet was found under the floorboards during works to the building Damaged and weathered pamphlets for a Circus and Show by the Wirth Bros Various text and illustrations depicting the activities of the show including horses, tigers and elephants and monkeys. 18th May 1898 historic newspaper, 1898, warracknabeal court house -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Sculpture - Porcelain figurine of a doctor holding a monkey
The writing is unclear, but the name of the artist for this piece may be Bessi.Colourful porcelain figurine of a doctor holding a monkey. The doctorhas yellow hair and is wearing a white coat, with a white substance on their hands resembling gloves. They are wearing bright green and orange striped pants below the gown, and green high heeled shoes. The doctor is holding a monkey by its ankles in their left hand, and is holding the palm of his right hand on the monkey's bottom. The doctor is standing behind a small white crib, which is covered with a blue and white patterned blanket. The maker's name 'BESSI'(?) and the word 'ITALY' are hand painted on the underside of the crib.obstetrics -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1970
Also two other photographs similar view, names of children unknown.Black and white photograph of children playing in school ground in organised activities dancing -and climbing on monkey bar primry school Johnsonville Victoriaschools, celebrations -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1970
Black and white photograph of children playing in school ground in organised activities dancing -and climbing on monkey bar primry school Johnsonville Victoriaschools, celebrations -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1970
Black and white photograph of children playing in school ground in organised activities dancing -and climbing on monkey bar primry school Johnsonville Victoriaschools, celebrations -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Decorative object - Rope knot, Monkey's Fist, Anonymous donor, 20th C
see linkA traditional knot in the past made by seafarers as a useful hitch and for decorative purposes.White nylon rope with decorative knot in the form of a monkey's fist. One end of the rope is covered in blue tape and the other end in white tape.monkey's fist knot, decorative knots -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - GOLDEN SQUARE P.S. LAUREL ST. 1189 COLLECTION: NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS
Newspaper photo of Shaun Logan, Laurie Hovenden, Brett Hill and Paul Mitchell exercising on monkey bars. Parents built a fitness trail for the pupils.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square primary school 1189 collection - newspaper cuttings, shaun logan, laurie hovenden, brett hill, paul mitchell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - MARY BOURKE (DIXON) COLLECTION: PHOTO DANCERS ADVERTISING MONKEY BRAND SOAP, 1920
Photograph - black and white. Photograph the same as 1453.2, dancers advertising 'Monkey Brand Soap'. Firms paid for costumes. All female are in the same order. The female third from the left is Mary Bourke's sister Kathleen (Dixon). The girls holding their small suitcase, the men wearing their monkey looking masks whilst holding up the frying pans.Info. Photo from Peter Ellis.entertainment, dance, monkey brand soap., mary bourke. kathleen (dixon). monkey brand soap. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: SAY MONKEY
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Say monkey: grade one pupils of Golden Square state school on June 6, 1966.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - STEREOSCOPE VIEWER CARD
Stereoscope viewer card number 3286 titled The artist and his friends, depicting monkeys in an art studio, photographed and published by Kilburn Brothers Littleton N.H.Copyrighted 1870 by James.A.Hurst.postcard, photograph, various themes -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GROUP OF ADULTS - THEATRICAL GROUP, 1920 - 1930?
Black and white group of eight adults in a line. Men (four) wear dinner suits (white ties and tails) and are holding monkey masks to resemble the :Monkey Brand: appliance cleaning product they are advertising or using in a theatrical performance. The four women wear black, knee length dresses and are dressed as maids, with white 1/2 length aprons and white caps. They have the 'Monkey Brand' advertisement pinned onto their aprons and are holding another cardboard ad. (the same one) suspended from a block. Four clean saucepans on floor at men's feet. Inscriptions: in image - the same advertisement seen eight times - Monkey Brand Won’t Wash Clothes. On board: front - Kalma 57 & 59, Pall Mall, Bendigo. Back - (hand written, J Dean, Joe Borrell, John Borrell, F Donaldson. Second line of names on back - A Hurst, Kathleen Dixon. In lower LH corner, brand indentation (photographer?)/Kalma, 57 & 59 Pall Mall, Bendigoperson, group, theatrical group?, see also 2001.334.01 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - WESLEY COLLEGE DRAMATIC SOCIETY
Short typed notes on the Wesley College Dramatic Society performances. Mentioned is The Monkey's Paw, Captain X and The New Boy. Mentioned are Stuart Hall and Winks Smith who played the xylophone.document, wesley college dramatic society, the monkey's paw, captain x, the new boy, shakespeare, stuart hall, winks smith, ?erry -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Badge (Item) - RAAF 77 Squadron Patch & Numerals (Unofficial)
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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - MONKEY BRAND,1920 - 30
B+W Photo of 8 adults in a line, 4 men + 4 Women. Seems to an advertisement for ''Monkey Brand'' Cleaning products. Women are dressed as maids with white 1/2 length aprons and white caps. The men are wearing monkey masks and dinner suits (White tie + Tails). They are holding Bleaming aluminium frying pans. Women have black knee-length dresses and white stockings. 2 have ankle strap shoes. Women have 2 paper advertisements pinned to their aprons + Holding another one, suspended from a block. Inscription: In Image:- * Advertisements 'Monkey/Brand/Won't/Wash/Clothes'. On Board:- Lower R.H. Corner 'Kalma/57&59/PallMall/Bendigo'. On Back: Lower L.H. Corner indentation- mark of photographer (?)Kalma 57 & 59 Pall Mall Bendigoorganization, business, monkey brand, see: 829 -
Nillumbik Shire Council
Drawing (Pastel): Nicholas Nedelkopoulos (b.1955 Melb, AUS), Nicholas Nedelkopoulos, The Sneeze, 1995
Nicholas Nedelkopoulos is an established artist, his work is represented in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the National Gallery of Australia and in numerous International and Australian Public and Private Collections. His work has been included in major historic exhibitions: the National Gallery of Australia's Federation touring exhibition, The Australian Bicentennial Folio and Victoria's 150th Anniversary exhibition curated at The State Library of Victoria and National Gallery of Victoria. He has a Diploma of Fine Arts from Victorian College of the Arts, a Master of Fine Art from the University of Melbourne (Victorian College of the Arts) and has a Doctorate from Monash University. Nedelkopoulos' work is based strongly in graphic tradition which can be seen throughout all of his media.'The Sneeze' alludes to a feverish response, an irritation, a period of temporary discomfort, or a sign of sickness. On a visit to Eltham in 1995 Nedelkopoulos became aware of the disquiet felt by many residents because local government was not in the hands of elected representatives. 'The Sneeze' is an allegorical work, which serves as a reminder of this period in our municipal history. Nedelkopoulos has constructed an environment similar to a theatre set in which every element is a symbol to be deciphered. Whether you read the red-nosed figure as democracy being challenged by the political circumstance, as representing the unelected commissioners surrounded by the criticism of the community, or as another player in the story, to unravel the meaning of individual elements will provide direction and add weight to your interpretation. Without knowledge of the artist's intention the work can convey quite straightforward messages and responses. For example, the misery of hayfever in Spring, or how germs spread from a single sneeze. Such ideas are relevant and provide the metaphoric basis for a more in-depth analysis.Pastel drawing on paper. Image depicts a small black figure with a small monkey on a lead. The figure has a red nose to which he is holding a tissue. He is walking through what appears to be a flowering forest.nedelkopoulos, the sneeze -
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
Duffel bag - maritime (Plunjezak)
Bag has travelled at least twice between the Netherlands and Australia, possibly from Rotterdam. Only one owner's name. Based on the skillfully knotted ropes, it was probably owned by a sailor.Constant travel between the Netherlands and Australia. The Waterman was a migrant ship form 1951 until 1963.Canvas bag, off-white, 8 eyelets around top threaded through with rope ends tied together with splice and monkey's fist knot, threaded through a looped pitch-treated rope. Loop tied into uneven figure eight.Personal markings: On side of bag, done by hand, F. KORTLEVEN Underneath, WATERMAN MELBOURNE Further down bag, faint F. KORTLEVEN AUSTRALIE M/S BLIT..28, ....R'DAM FRE sailor's duffle bag. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Decorative object - Small Monkey
Item made by an Italian POW held in Camp 13murchison, camp 13, italian, pow, monkey -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Textile - Rope Sample, After September 1891
The light line or rope used to construct this Turk’s Head knot was part of the line line-throwing apparatus used by the Rocket Rescue Crew. In normal operation a rocket carrying the line was fired over a ship, fastened to the ship, then hauled by the crew to pull a heavier rope from shore, which would have a canvas ‘breaches buoy’ attached to it. A tripod or triangle would be used to keep it free from breakers and rocks. One by one the crew on the wreck would sit in the buoy and be hauled safely back to shore. The three-masted iron barque Fiji had been built in Belfast, Ireland, in 1875 by Harland and Wolfe for a Liverpool based shipping company. The ship departed Hamburg on 22nd May 1891 bound for Melbourne, under the command of Captain William Vickers with a crew of 25. The ship’s manifest shows that she was loaded with a cargo of 260 cases of dynamite, pig iron, steel goods, spirits (whisky, schnapps, gin, brandy), sailcloth, tobacco, coiled fencing wire, concrete, 400 German pianos (Sweet Hapsburg), concertinas and other musical instruments, artists supplies including brushes, porcelain, furniture, china, and general cargo including candles. There were also toys in anticipation for Christmas, including wooden rocking horses, miniature ships, dolls with china limbs and rubber balls. On September 5th, one hundred days out from Hamburg in squally and boisterous south west winds the Cape Otway light was sighted on a bearing differing from Captain Vickers’ calculation of his position. At about 2:30am, Sunday 6th September 1891 land was reported 4-5 miles off the port bow. The captain tried to put the ship on the other tack, but she would not respond. He then tried to turn her the other way but just as the manoeuvre was being completed the Fiji struck rock only 300 yards (274 metres) from shore. The place is known as Wreck Bay, Moonlight Head. Blue lights were burned and rockets fired whilst an effort was made to lower boats but all capsized or swamped and smashed to pieces. Two of the younger crewmen volunteered to swim for the shore, taking a line. One, a Russian named Daniel Carkland, drowned after he was swept away when the line broke. The other, 17 year old able seaman Julius Gebauhr, a German, reached shore safely on his second attempt but without the line, which he had cut lose with his sheath-knife when it become tangled in kelp. He rested on the beach a while then climbed the steep cliffs in search of help. At about 10am on the Sunday morning a party of land selectors - including F. J. Stansmore, Leslie Dickson (or Dixon) and Mott - found Gebauhr. They were near Ryans Den, on their travels on horseback from Princetown towards Moonlight Head, and about 5km from the wreck. Gebauhr was lying in the scrub in a poor state, bleeding and dressed only in singlet, socks and a belt with his sheath-knife, ready for all emergencies. At first they were concerned about his wild and shaggy looking state and what seemed to be gibberish speech, taking him to be an escaped lunatic. They were reassured after he threw his knife away and realised that he was speaking half-English, half-German. They gave him food and brandy and some clothing and were then able to gain information about the wreck. Some of the men took him to Rivernook, a nearby guest house owned by John Evans, where he was cared for. Stansmore and Dickson rode off to try and summon help. Others went down to the site of the wreck. Messages for rescuing the rest of the crew were sent both to Port Campbell for the rocket rescue crew and to Warrnambool for the lifeboat. The S.S. Casino sailed from Portland towards the scene. After travelling the 25 miles to the scene, half of the Port Campbell rocket crew and equipment arrived and set up the rocket tripod on the beach below the cliffs. By this time the crew of the Fiji had been clinging to the jib-boom for almost 15 hours, calling frantically for help. Mr Tregear from the Rocket Crew fired the line. The light line broke and the rocket was carried away. A second line was successfully fired across the ship and made fast. The anxious sailors then attempted to come ashore along the line but, with as many as five at a time, the line sagged considerably and some were washed off. Others, nearly exhausted, had to then make their way through masses of seaweed and were often smothered by waves. Only 14 of the 24 who had remained on the ship made it to shore. Many onlookers on the beach took it in turns to go into the surf and drag half-drowned seamen to safety. These rescuers included Bill (William James) Robe, Edwin Vinge, Hugh Cameron, Fenelon Mott, Arthur Wilkinson and Peter Carmody. (Peter Carmody was also involved in the rescue of men from the Newfield.) Arthur Wilkinson, a 29 year old land selector, swam out to the aid of one of the ship’s crewmen, a carpenter named John Plunken. Plunken was attempting to swim from the Fiji to the shore. Two or three times both men almost reached the shore but were washed back to the wreck. A line was thrown to them and they were both hauled aboard. It was thought that Wilkinson struck his head on the anchor before s they were brought up. He remained unconscious. The carpenter survived this ordeal but Wilkinson later died and his body was washed up the next day. It was 26 year old Bill Robe who hauled out the last man, the captain, who had become tangled in the kelp. The wreck of the Fiji was smashed apart within 20 minutes of the last man being brought ashore, and it settled in about 6m of water. Of the 26 men on the Fiji, 11 in total lost their lives. The remains of 7 bodies were washed onto the beach and their coffins were made from timbers from the wrecked Fiji. They were buried on the cliff top above the wreck. The survivors were warmed by fires on the beach then taken to Rivernook and cared for over the next few days. Funds were raised by local communities soon after the wreck in aid of the sufferers of the Fiji disaster. Captain Vickers was severely reprimanded for his mishandling of the ship. His Masters Certificate was suspended for 12 months. At the time there was also a great deal of public criticism at the slow and disorganised rescue attempt to save those on board. The important canvas ‘breech buoy’ or ‘bucket chair’ and the heavy line from the Rocket Rescue was in the half of the rocket outfit that didn’t make it in time for the rescue: they had been delayed at the Gellibrand River ferry. Communications to Warrnambool were down so the call for help didn’t get through on time and the two or three boats that had been notified of the wreck failed to reach it in time. Much looting occurred of the cargo that washed up on the shore, with nearly every visitor leaving the beach with bulky pockets. One looter was caught with a small load of red and white rubber balls, which were duly confiscated and he was ‘detained’ for 14 days. Essence of peppermint mysteriously turned up in many settlers homes. Sailcloth was salvaged and used for horse rugs and tent flies. Soon after the wreck “Fiji tobacco” was being advertised around Victoria. A Customs officer, trying to prevent some of the looting, was assaulted by looters and thrown over a steep cliff. He managed to cling to a bush lower down until rescued. In 1894 some coiled fencing wire was salvaged from the wreck. Hundreds of coils are still strewn over the site of the wreck, encrusted and solidified. The hull is broken but the vessel’s iron ribs can be seen along with some of the cargo of concrete and pig iron. Captain Vickers presented Bill Robe with his silver-cased pocket watch, the only possession that he still had, as a token for having saved his life and the lives of some of the crew. (The pocket watch came with 2 winding keys, one to wind it and one to change the hands.) Years later Bill passed the watch to his brother-in-law Gib (Gilbert) Hulands as payment of a debt and it has been passed down the family to Gilbert Hulands’ grandson, John Hulands. Seaman Julius Gebauhr later gave his knife, in its hand crafted leather sheath, to F. J. Stansmore for caring for him when he came ashore. The knife handle had a personal inscription on it. A marble headstone on the 200m high cliffs overlooking Wreck Beach, west of Moonlight Head, paying tribute to the men who lost their lives when Fiji ran aground. The scene of the wreck is marked by the anchor from the Fiji, erected by Warrnambool skin divers in 1967.This rope is part of the collection of artefacts from the wreck of the Fiji. Flagstaff Hill’s Fiji collection is of historical significance at a State level because of its association with the wreck Fiji, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register VHR S259. The Fiji is archaeologically significant as the wreck of a typical 19th century international sailing ship with cargo. It is educationally and recreationally significant as one of Victoria's most spectacular historic shipwreck dive sites with structural features and remains of the cargo evident. It also represents aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its potential to interpret sub-theme 1.5 of Victoria’s Framework of Historical Themes (living with natural processes). The Fiji collection meets the following criteria for assessment: Criterion A: Importance to the course, or pattern, of Victoria’s cultural history. Criterion B: Possession of uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of Victoria’s cultural history Criterion C: Potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of Victoria’s cultural history. Rope salvaged from the distress rocket rope line used in the rescue of the crew of the sailing ship “Fiji”. The light-weight brown rope has been crafted into a decorative 'Monkey fist' or 'Turk’s head' knot using three interwoven strands. 1891, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwrecked artefact, flagstaff hill maritime village, shipwreck coast, warrnambool, rope, moonlight head, wreck bay, distress rocket, line, light line, rocket rescue apparatus, rocket equipment, rocket line -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sculpture - Sitting monkey
Item from an Italian POW held in Camp 13, 1942 to 1946A profile of a monkey sitting with its knees bent and arms resting on the knees Hand painted in brown with ochre face, red lips, ears and fingernails. Inscriptions in White 28-4-42 in front and PARINELLO N. on one side and PRISONER.OF.WAR on the other28-4-42, PARINELLO N., PRISONER OF WARitalian pow's, camp 13 murchison, hand made objects -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Memories of 1940s/50s Port Melbourne, Jan MacDONALD, 2001
Jan MacDONALD lived with her family at 42 Beach Street, Port Melbourne in the 1940's and 50's. Jan wrote several books about her family's association with Port Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay including 'Monkey for a Yacht'.Green A4 sheet with 21 short memories of Jan MacDONALD of growing up in the 1940's & 50's at 42 Beach Street, Port Melbourne.jan macdonald, station pier, pier hotel, swallow & ariell ltd, missions to seamen, fox hay timber and hardware pty ltd -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Decorative object - Sitting monkey
Item made by an Italian POW held in Camp 13A profile of a monkey sitting with its knees bent and arms resting on the knees Hand painted in dark brown with light brown face, red lips, ears and fingernails, black eyes and nostrils. Inscriptions in White POW in front, 27-4-42 and RICORDO on sides.27-4-42, Ricordo, POWitalian pow's, camp 13 murchison, hand made objects -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - SECOND BOOK OF THE VICTORIAN READERS
112 Page soft cover book titled 'The Victorian Readers Second Book' dark orange in colour with a cloth strip at the spine. On the front cover is a female child sitting on a wooden chair reading a book. The book consists of 102 pages of stories and poems plus 9 pages of language list. The back page has three children in various poses looking at a monkey on a swing hanging from two trees. Below the monkey written in script is 'The End' Inside the front cover hand written in blue ink is the name 'John M. Merifield' Registered by the Postmaster General for transmission through the post as a book.Education Department of Victoria. H.J. Green, Government Printer, Melbourne 1930.education, primary, victoria, the victorian readers second book -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - PMHPS Meeting, Launch of Monkey for a Yacht, Michelle Meehan and Jan MacDonald, 23 Aug 1999
Recording of PMHPS Meeting on 23.08.1999. Recording done at Port Melbourne Town Hall. Speakers were Michelle, Meehan and Jan MacDonald for the launch of "Monkey for a yacht", Jan's book about grandfather Dick Edwards of Port Melbourne Yacht Club. Recording duration 03:07sport - yachting, michelle meehan, janice c morton macdonald -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - adjustable wrench
This type of wrench was called an adjustable twisted steel monkey wrench and was made around 1900. It was different from ordinary spanners and wrenches by the nature of the jaws being able to adjust to fit an individual nut, bolt or other fitting. The twisted handle wrenches were often forged by handtwist design on handle; jaws bent out of shape and worn. Hand-madechurchill island, tool, adjustable wrench, hand tool -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: PHOTO OF GROUP OF MEN AND WOMEN
Black and white photo, the same as 8626.479a, but the men are holding the monkey masks in their left hand and the frying pans are on the floor in front of them. Their names, Jean Dean, Joe Borrell, John Borell, F. Donaldson, A. Hurst, Kathleen Dixon (Mrs. Coglin) (third from the left) are typed on a piece of paper under the photo.photo, group, mixed group, peter ellis collection, mrs coglin, mrs bourke, jean dean, joe borrell, john borell, f. donaldson, a. hurst, kathleen dixon (mrs. coglin) -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Ski Lift Tokens, 1970s
These tokens were used at Falls Creek throughout the 1970s to ride on the chair lifts. The tokens were donated by Veikko Tanner. He owned and operated Karelia Lodge at Falls Creek during the 1970s. At that time Veikko was also area manager for the ski resort. He also worked as a "powder monkey" during the blasting of the ski runs.These tokens are significant because they represent a stage in the progression of chair lifts and technical developments at Falls Creek.2 tokens for use on the Ski Lifts at Falls Creek. The bronze token is for use on the Novice Lift and the gold metal token is for one ride on a Major lift.Both tokens - an image of a skier and "Falls Creek" Gold metal token reverse - Around edge - ALPINE DEVELOPMENTS HOLDINGS FALLS CREEK In centre - SINGLE RIDE MAJOR LIFT Brass token reverse - Around edge - ALPINE DEVELOPMENTS HOLDINGS FALLS CREEK In centre - SINGLE RIDE NOVICE LIFTfalls creek chairlifts, chair lift tokens, veikko tanner, karelia lodge, alpine development holdings pty ltd