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Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Nellie Wise, 1940c
Part of a collection of photographs copied from the late Shirley Fraser (nee Black), also descendant of the McLaughlin and Whatmough family. This photograph shows Nellie Wise.Digital copy of black and white photograph.shirley fraser, nellie wise -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Nellie (Ellen) Poulter, 1930c
Photograph of Nellie (Ellen) Poulter. William Poulter and his wife Mary arrived in Victoria in 1849 and settled in Greensborough in 1853. Descendants of the family still live in the area. Greensborough pioneer family Digital copy of black and white photograph.ellen poulter, poulter family -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, View of Ringwood State School builders and plasterers in Nov-1921, Nov-21
Third from the left, top row is Dave Walters. Second from the left is Bert Walters. Both lived in Canterbury Road opposite Heathmont Oval. These plasterers and builders worked on Dame Melba's home later, when the Duke of Gloucester visited Victoria. Dame Melba's home was decorated for the occasion. The plastering was carried out by Walsen (?) Bros. Hardigan, first on the right, back row was a bricklayer who lived in Bedford Road near Illoura Avenue. Acquired c. 2005View of Ringwood State School builders and plasterers in Nov-1921 +Additional Keywords: Walters, David / Walters, Bert / Walsen Bros / Hardigan / Gloucester, Duke of / Melba, Nellie, DameRingwood State School Nov-1921 -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Audio CD, Radio 3CR, Beyond the bars : highlights from 3CR's prison broadcasts : NAIDOC Week 2004, 2004
The Beyond the Bars broadcasts are the culmination of 3CR's out + blak on air project. The project was produced with the support from the City of Melbourne, the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement and the City of Yarra. This CD is an hour-long radio program of highlights from two live prison broadcasts. These broadcasts took place during NAIDOC Week 2004. The session includes interviews, songs, poems and messages from Indigenous inmates at Port Phillip Prison and the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, Deer Park. The broadcasts were presented by 3CR broadcasters Lisa Bellear, Eleisha Jones, Gilla McGuinness, Johnny McGuinness, Ross Morgan, Lester Green, and Kutcha Edwards. Technical assistance by Greg Segal and Lotti Stein. Program coordination by Juliet Fox. Project coordination by Bree McKilligan.CDsocial justice, victorian prisons, naidoc, broadcasting, radio, 3cr, rehabilitation, dame phyllis frost centre, port phillip prison -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - STORIES OF THE OPERA, 1915
Stories of the Opera. J.C. Williamson Ltd., Opera Season in association with Dame Nellie Melba. Includes photo of Dame Nellie Melbaa on cover. Program costs 1/-. 'Allans' written on bottom of program. 26 pages booklet.Allanstheatre, opera, dame nellie melba, opera, dame nellie melba, j.c. williamson ltd. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Lilydale by Marian Eveling, n.d
... Nellie(Dame) ...Photocopy of a photograph of a portrait of Nellie Melba.Photocopy of a photograph of a portrait of Nellie Melba taken from the book, Lilydale by Marian Aveling.Photocopy of a photograph of a portrait of Nellie Melba. melba, nellie(dame), pioneers -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Postcard
Black And White postcard of a Scooner. Hand written on card ""S.V. "Nellie Bywater"". (Sh 209 Ships M - R.)Hand written on card ""S.V. "Nellie Bywater"". flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, schooner nellie bywater, post card, s.v. "nellie bywater", postcard -
Orbost & District Historical Society
feather decoration, Queen Nellie
A bunch of feather flowers in assorted colours held together with tape, wire and string.featherwork decoration aboriginal ornament -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, The Pilgrim's Way (from Winchester to Canterbury): A Series of Camera Studies, 1948
Light blue cloth-covered spine and covers. Graphics lower right hand front cover, gold. Text on spine, discoloured gold. -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, George. Robertson, Melba's gift book of Australian art and literature, 1915
Poetry and short stories of Australian art and literatureIll, p.176.non-fictionPoetry and short stories of Australian art and literatureart - australia, literature - australia -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Rogers, J. G. and Hellyer, Nellie, Lonely Graves of the Gippsland Goldfields and Greater Gippsland, 1994
Description of burial sites and details of circumstances of deaths of many persons buried in lonely and out of the way places across Gippsland. Indexed under locality and family name. Contains bibliography and glossary of causes of death.Nelly Hellier, J.G. Rogers. Aug.1994bibliography, cemeteries -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Book, Notre-Dame de Paris
Prize awarded to William Michael Urquhart Armstrong in 1944.Dark maroon cloth bound cover with gold printing and border on front cover and spine; Ballarat College crest printed on front cover; book plate on flyleaf;coloured frontispiece.Book plate: Ballarat College crest / Ballarat College / Sixth form / French Prize / Awarded to / W M U Armstrong / R E Thwaites / December 1944 / Principalw-m-u-armstrong -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Grand dame donates painting for Festival, 2001
Nunawading Community Hostel is holding its first Spring Arts Festival and Marjory Haycroft, 93, has donated one of her paintings.Nunawading Community Hostel is holding its first Spring Arts Festival and Marjory Haycroft, 93, has donated one of her paintings. Mitcham Arts Association member, Barbara Rogalski has donated a watercolour of Schwerkolt Cottage.Nunawading Community Hostel is holding its first Spring Arts Festival and Marjory Haycroft, 93, has donated one of her paintings.nunawading community hostel, haycroft, marjory, rogalski, barbara, schwerkolt cottage -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, The Dame Base, 1965
Colour Slide: Showing teh base of the damlake bellfield -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, BROOKES, Dame Mabel, Memoirs, 1974
Stamped 'Cowes Public Library'. -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Booklet, John Ely Burchard, The Meaning of Architecture, 1958
Reprinted from 'The Review of Politics' Vol. 20, No. 3, pp.358-372america, architecture, frank lloyd wright, walsh st library -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Audio CD, Radio 3CR, Beyond the bars : highlights from 3CR's prison broadcasts : NAIDOC Week 2014, 2014
Part of a series of prison broadcast productions delivered by 3CR. Includes interviews, songs, poems and messages from Indigenous inmates, and also features Kutcha Edwards. Meg Butler (technical producer)2 CD setwurundjeri, kulin, social justice, prison system, rehabilitation, dame phyllis frost centre, port phillip prison, fulham correctional centre, barwon prison, loddon prison, marngoneet correctional centre -
Unions Ballarat
Champions of the impossible : a history of the National Council of Women of Victoria, Norris, Ada May, Dame, 1978
National Council for Women, Victoria is an umbrella organisation for many women's groups and is a political lobby group for reform at local, state and national levels. The group has advocated for pay equality for women.Relevant to social and gender issues in Australia. The author has an impressive history as an advocate for social justice and women's rights. She received several awards throughout her lifetime including the United Nations' Peace Medal in 1975.Paper; book. Cover: black, red and white.Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, gender issues, national council for women, victoria, lobby groups, social reform, social history, lobbyists, wages, wages equality, women -
Melbourne Legacy
Souvenir - Souvenir Scarf, 14th Inf. Batt Souvenir of Egypt 1916, 1916
A silk scarf souvenir from Egypt. It was embroidered with military symbols and a personal message from someone called William to Nellie. The connection with Legacy is not known. The founders of Legacy were all returned servicemen who returned from overseas service in World War One so would be familiar with similar sentimental souvenirs that were purchased in Egypt and sent home to loved ones.Founding Legatees would have been familiar with Egyptian souvenirs from World War 1.Purple and yellow fabric scarf with machine embroidered text, decorative flag and floral motifs and decorative brocade edging. Scarf is made from two panels of fabric (possibly silk) machine stitched together with '14th Inf. Batt / Souvenir / of Egypt / 1916 / From William to Nellie with best love' on front face. Similar items see 00182, 00179.Embroidered '14th Inf. Batt/ Souvenir of Egypt 1916. From William to Nellie with best love'.souvenir scarf, 14th infantry battalion, egypt, world war one -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Photographs x 3 , B&W Eleanor Rushall 2nd wife John Box, c1880
John Box 1841 - 1913 the 4th son of George and Mary Box, was born in Withyham, Sussex England and came to Australia in 1856 with his parents. He lived and worked on his fathers market garden in East Brighton ( now Bentleigh) for several years and then rented a property in Tucker Road in 1862. John married Martha Sheldrake and they had 10children who were all born in East Brighton ( now Ormond ). After Martha died 1895 John Box married Eleanor Rushall c1900 Eleanor (Nellie) Rushall b 1866 in Fitzroy daughter of George Rushall b 1823 in London and Mary Ann Jones b 1823 in Battersea, who arrived in Portland 1849 and later settled in Fitzroy. George was an Auctioneer and was elected to Council 1874 becoming Mayor of Fitzroy 1875 and the family enjoyed the benefits of their prosperity. She had singing lessons with Dame Nellie Melba. His business foundered during the 1892/93 Bank Crash. However Nellie is recorded as the owner of the 10 roomed Terminus Hotel in Williamstown a favoured watering hole for the sailors from the many ships that came to the port. Nellie had a daughter Lavilla who sadly died aged 1 year in 1898. Nellie is then recorded as a housekeeper to a medical doctor in Cockatoo and later working for John Box, in Brighton. She married John Box in 1900 and they had 3 children Nellie, Jack and Alexander. After John Box died 1913, Nellie rented a house on the family estate in Oakleigh. She raised 2 other children Ray and Thelma and received some income by caring for several welfare children. In her later years Nellie lived with each of her children who had inherited from the John Box Estate when they turned 21 years. John Box is the brother of William Box who, with his wife Elizabeth Box, lived in Box Cottage . John Box was a pioneer market gardener in East Brighton now Bentleigh. He married Martha Sheldrake and they had 10 children. The eldest daughter Rebecca was a Methodist Missionary in China and Alonzo, their 9th child, served in the Army WW1 at Gallipoli, France and Flanders. Rebecca sent the hand embroidered Chinese silk material for the Wedding Dress worn by Mary Closter at her marriage to Alonzo Box 1918. After Martha died he married Eleanor Rushall and they had 3 children. John was well respected by the community and also a Methodist lay preacher. Box Cottage Museum, a reconstruction of an early settler hut, is named after the Box family who resided there 1865 -1913 . William Box who, with his wife Elizabeth Avis Box and 13 children, lived and farmed on the block of land in Jasper Road, East Brighton ( now McKinnon / Ormond) that was part of the Henry Dendy Special Survey 1841. Three black and white photographs of Eleanor Rushall the 2nd wife of John BoxA Nellie Rushall; B Mum ( Nana) C possibly 'Eleanor'* box william, box elizabeth, box george, box john, sheldrake martha, box alonzo, box mary, box rebecca, rushall eleanor, moorabbin, bentleigh, brighton, ormond, market gardeners, pioneers, early settlers, withyham sussex england, rushall george, fitzroy melbourne, terminus hotel williamstown, williamstown melbourne, -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Nell & Helen Joy Elder, c.1950
Nell (Nellie) ELDER holds baby, Helen Joy in the lane beside a weatherboard cottage, Port Melbourne. Sepia photograph of' Nell Elder holding baby, Helen Joy.On reverse: Nellie Eldernell elder, helen joy elder, nellie elder -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
B/W Photograph, Nightingale/Thompson Collection, c 1914 - 1918
Suggested identity of couple via feedback, Nellie to be Nellie Alberta Thomson, daughter of Charles Augustus Thompson, daughter of Charles Augustus Thompson, a brother of Emma Nightingale. Nellie married Frederick John Parkins in 1915. He enlisted on 14 Feb. 1916 and his WW1 enlistment papers state his next of kin as Mrs. Nellie Parkins. source: Avonsleigh MailHistory of nurseries in the Emerald VictoriaPhotograph on cream board of couple, man in service uniform'To Aunty Em with love from Nellie and Fred"nightingale/thompson collection -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Sun News-Pictorial, Eve Ousts Adam - Nymphs Dig at Coombe, 1927
Article by C.A. in "The Sun News-Pictorial" 1927 about female Burnley graduate gardeners at Dame Nellie Melba's house: Coombe Cottage."sun news-pictorial, female students, burnley horticultural college, nellie melba, coombe cottage, graduates, careers -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Wedding reception for Nellie Laurie and Dave Keenan, Diamond Creek Public Hall, 22 August 1936
Photo reproduced on p62 of The Diamond Valley Story by Dianne H. Edwards, Shire of Diamond Valley 1979. "Flower girl is the groom's niece, the bridesmaid is Grace Laurie and the reverend Ernest Panelli is next to the best man. Many district residents are in this picture."Black and white copy of photo printed on glossy photographic paper 30.5 x 40.5 cm (12 x 16 inch); image size approx. 18.5 x 28 cmdave keenan, david keenan, diamond creek public hall, diamond valley story, grace laurie, groups, nellie irene laurie, reverend ernest panelli, wedding -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Picnic group - Nellie Butterworth, 1910c
Unidentified picnic group in Greensborough. In the first half of the 20th century, rural Greensborough was a popular picnic destination.Digital copy of black and white photograph.nellie butterworth, picnics in greensborough -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Reproduction of theatre program, W H Williams, MR W R Furlong Pupils' Ninth Concert (Music performance) performed by Mr Furlongs pupils with assistance from Mr F L King, Madame V Pett , Miss Nellie Pett and Miss Bessie Gledhill (pupil F L King) at the Athenaeum Hall in 1876, 1876
Copy of broadside held by the National Library of AustraliaMany music concerts were performed at the Melbourne Athenaeum. This one featured the pupils of Mr W.R Furlong, assisted by other artists.Copy of paper program for a concert performed at the Athenaeum Hall Thursday October 19 1876.athenaeum theatre, program, programme, furlong, f.l. king, madame v pett, miss nellie pett, miss bessie gledhill, chilperic, 1876 -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Photograph (Item), "Nellie (Lipp) Hoyune & Children Doris, Leslie, Rupert Willm", Malmsbury c1912
People - "Hoyune, Ellen (Lipp, Doris, Leslie, Rupert, William" -
Rutherglen Historical Society
School Records - Individuals, Higher Elementary School, Rutherglen, Cock, Norma Nellie, 1920
From School records, some more complete than others. Reports should contain information on the pupil's school work and give details of what they did when they left school. They should also show the name of a parent and the occupation. All sheets are indexed on a spreadsheet at the Common School Museum.Individual school records of the pupils of the Higher Elementary School, Rutherglen.pupils, studets, rutherglen higher elementary school, school reports -
Rutherglen Historical Society
School Records - Individuals, Higher Elementary School, Rutherglen, Campbell, Nellie Stewart, 1921
From School records, some more complete than others. Reports should contain information on the pupil's school work and give details of what they did when they left school. They should also show the name of a parent and the occupation. All sheets are indexed on a spreadsheet at the Common School Museum.Individual school records of the pupils of the Higher Elementary School, Rutherglen.pupils, students, rutherglen higher elementary school, school reports -
Rutherglen Historical Society
School Records - Individuals, Higher Elementary School, Rutherglen, Johnson, Nellie Emma, 1916
From School records, some more complete than others. Reports should contain information on the pupil's school work and give details of what they did when they left school. They should also show the name of a parent and the occupation. All sheets are indexed on a spreadsheet at the Common School Museum. Individual school records of the pupils of the Higher Elementary School, Rutherglen.pupils, students, rutherglen higher elementary school, school reports