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Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1963
... long sleeved frock and small floral head dress Lakes Entrance...Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating ...Colour tinted photograph of Cyril and Joan nee Fraser Edsall standing in the doorway of St Nicholas Church of England after their marriage on 7 September 1963. Bride in shin length long sleeved frock and small floral head dress Lakes Entrance Victoriaclothing, genealogy -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Cooper, Alexander, 1909c
... on left and another small steamer. P S Tanjil tied to jetty.... Several small row boats and small sail boat. Lakes Entrance ...Also black and white copy with ornamental edge 17 x 26.5 cm, and another copy 19.5 x 30 cmBlack and white photograph showing excursion boats at New Works jetties, people on jetties. S S Gippsland tied to jetty on left and another small steamer. P S Tanjil tied to jetty on right. Roofs of works buildings and twin gable roof of J Carpenter's house on right. Several small row boats and small sail boat. Lakes Entrance VictoriaNew Works from Hummocks Cunninghamships and shipping, jetties -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, Travis Jeffrey, 14/08/1971 12:00:00 AM
... a Twin Lakes advertising sign on the front of the tramcar. Small.... Small portion of Lake Wendouree visible in photo. Photo on Agfa ...Colour photograph of Ballarat No. 12 entering the Martin Ave loop in Wendouree Parade, taken from the front of another tram. Photo a bit out of focus and has glass reflections from the other tramcar. No. 12 has destination of Mt. Pleasant and has a Twin Lakes advertising sign on the front of the tramcar. Small portion of Lake Wendouree visible in photo. Photo on Agfa Paper and taken on Friday 14 August 1971.Stamps with faded green ink: "Photo by Chris Jeffrey / Number" with number "104PC/11" in blue ink and date stamp "Friday 14 August 1971" also in faded green ink.wendouree parade, martin ave., tram 12 -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1925c
... of lake, timber groynes for sand control. On lake a small motor... control. On lake a small motor boat containing two men. Lakes ...Black and white photograph of the western end of Esplanade, showing guest houses, businesses, Police Station, Methodist Church, cars parked in front of buildings, Bluestone wall at edge of lake, timber groynes for sand control. On lake a small motor boat containing two men. Lakes Entrance VictoriaLakes Entrance from western end.police, religion, waterfront, boats and boating, township -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Eastwood Bros, 1889c
... of wharf is PS Nell, other steamer SS Dargo?. Two small sailing...Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating ...Two other copies in good order - b & w 14 x 20 cm, black and white 20 x 25.5 cm both have tear marksSepia photograph showing steamers at wharf near newly opened Entrance. People on steamers and wharf and on beach. Town on left background hummocks on right background. Steamer on end of wharf is PS Nell, other steamer SS Dargo?. Two small sailing boats on lake. Lakes Entrance VictoriaOpening celebrations at the Lakes Entrance 1889 (State Library of Victoria, LaTrobe Collection)fences, vegetation, houses, waterfront -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, 1920c
... aboard, on Lake two smaller craft moored at jetty, on left... with tourists aboard, on Lake two smaller craft moored at jetty, on left ...Also two other smaller postcards Also a larger copyBlack and White copy postcard of Broomes Federal Hotel showing a rambling weather board building. Launch with tourists aboard, on Lake two smaller craft moored at jetty, on left of scene one motor car parked at lake edge, bluestone seawall completed to west of jetty. Lakes Entrance VictoriaLakes Entrance Gippsland lakesguesthouses, boats and boating, waterfront, tourism -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, Bulmer and Segerberg, 1912c
... at New Works wharf, with passengers. Small sailing boat on lake...Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating ...Black and white postcard showing view of township. Background shows Kalimna escarpment. Middle ground shows historic Club Hotel on left. Foreground shows Works buildings, school building, corner of Harbour Master's house on right. SS Gippsland at New Works wharf, with passengers. Small sailing boat on lake. Lakes Entrance VictoriaCunninghame from the New Worksjetties, township, boats and boating -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, 1920c
... , rustic jetty and small boat in background. Lakes Entrance... Gippsland Lakes Sepia toned small format postcard of the steamer ...also Black and white copy 10 x 12|also Sepia toned copy 10 x 15Sepia toned small format postcard of the steamer Gippsland leaving Kalimna Jetty, Gippsland Lakes Victoria, also showing boat ramps beside jetty, three rowing boats moored at lower landing, persons pushing trolly along jetty, Navigation light on jetty, rustic jetty and small boat in background. Lakes Entrance VictoriaKalimna Jetty Gippsland Lakesjetties, waterways, topography -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Animal specimen - Australasian Grebe, Trustees of the Australian Museum, 1860-1880
... lakes and ponds, small waterways or sheltered caves and bays.... These birds reside in small, shallow, freshwater lakes and ponds ...The Australasian Grebe is a small duck-like bird with a hyperactive nature. These birds reside in small, shallow, freshwater lakes and ponds, small waterways or sheltered caves and bays. They can be found throughout Australia and the Pacific region and New Zealand. The Australasian Grebe eat mainly small freshwater fish, crayfish, shellfish and leeches which they catch by diving underwater. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum and the National Museum of Victoria, as well as individuals such amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century. This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.This Australasian Grebe is in a standing position on a wooden platform with identification tags tied to the right leg. It has dark glass eyes and pale grey bill and legs. The plumage of this specimen consists of dark greys and browns on the rear with lighter colours on the underside. These colours align with those of the non-breeding season. This species has rufous red colouring on the chest and neck and darker colouring on the head during the breeding season. Paper tag: "34a Dabchick Catalogue, page, 64" Metal Tag: "4496"taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, bird, grebe, australasian grebe, dabchick -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Postcard, R McGeehan, The Effect of Storm. Train Passing Through Flood Waters, South Yarra, 25-1-07, 1907
... to the dimensions of a small lake. Several shops were inundated, while... to the dimensions of a small lake. Several shops were inundated, while ...SHARP DOWNPOUR. ONE INCH IN 45 MINUTES. SOUTHERN SUBURBS DELUGED. TRAIN STOPPED AT SOUTH YARRA. One of the sudden downpours of rain which occasionally fall in Melbourne occurred yesterday afternoon, when nearly an inch of rain fell in the course of three quarters of an hour, and caused a flood for an hour or two in certain localities. During the early part of the day, the sky had been clouded over, but there was nothing to indicate a storm of such intensity as that which followed. At about half-past 1 o'clock residents of South Yarra, South Melbourne, Prahran, and St. Kilda noticed a few drops of rain. Still, it appeared unlikely that there would be anything exceptional, until with startling suddenness at about 10 minutes to 1 o'clock, one of the heaviest downpours within the memory of residents burst upon those suburbs. A strange feature of the storm was that it was practically confined to an area of about three miles square. The city was but little affected, though at a spot as close as the Observatory 86 points of rain were recorded in three-quarters of an hour. Thunder and lightning accompanied the downpour, which was cyclonic in character, the rain driving heavily from all points of the compass as the cyclone passed. It was in South Yarra and Prahran that the rain fell heaviest. Within a few minutes after it commenced, the low-lying portions of Toorak-road and practically the whole length of Chapel-street were under water. The depression at the intersection of Toorak-road and Darling-street speedily filled to the dimensions of a small lake. Several shops were inundated, while the water from the higher levels rushed down like a mountain torrent, and in several in-stances swept through the rear of houses and shops, carrying furniture in a floating mass against the further walls. In one case a footbridge was carried bodily away and dashed to pieces. Darling-street itself Great Davis-street, and other low-lying and flat thoroughfares in the vicinity became flooded from kerb to kerb, while on the other side of the railway-bridge the valley between Kensington-road and River-street became filled for some minutes to a depth of several feet. Meanwhile the waters from South Yarra hill, seeking a lower level, found it in the railway cutting, and the excavations from South Yarra station to Prahran on the one line, and to the Chapel-street bridge on the other, were converted into a couple of canals. At the platforms at South Yarra the water was two feet deep on the permanent way, and towards Hawksburn, at the sudden depression under Chapel-street bridge, it was at one time deep enough to cover a tall man's head. Into this swirling mass of water the 1:50 p.m. train from Oakleigh plunged on its way to Melbourne. The impact caused a mighty fountain of water to rise to a height of about 20 feet above the level of Chapel-street and send clouds of spray in all directions. Under the belief that a terrible explosion had occurred residents braved the rain and rushed to the spot, only to find that the train had been brought to a stand-still in the middle of what seemed to be a river. The water was so high that it had entered the fire-box from below, extinguishing the fires and cutting off the steam supply. In the meantime the officials at the South Yarra station had been preparing for emergencies. Inspectors were on duty at intervals along the line, and the moment the alarm was given an extra engine was backed carefully down and continued on to connect with the stranded train without losing its own power. There was a delay of about ten minutes in the service for an hour or two, but by 5 o'clock all the trains were running on time again, and the water had run off all but the spot beneath the Chapel-street bridge. Here the water remained about four feet deep until nightfall, and throughout the afternoon several hundreds of people including biograph operators and photographers, were gathered around watching each train pass through. Even with the water two feet lower, this was a work attended with considerable difficulty. Each train had to absolutely force its way through the weight of water, almost enveloped by the spray thrown up, and it was only just able to negotiate the "ford" by using every ounce of steam. ... The Argus, 26 January 1907, p19.The item forms part of the Laurie Bennett collection of thirty-six postcards and photographs of Kew and early Melbourne, donated to the Kew Historical Society in 1980. The postcards in the Bennett collection, like other images in the Society's holdings date from the 1890s to the present and comprehensively indicate points-of-view or scenes considered historically, aesthetically or socially significant in the period in which they were produced.Postcard depicting a flood at South Yarra Station in 1907. The title and photographer's name are identified on the front of the postcard. Donated by L. Bennett, 1980flood - south yarra, trains - melbourne, postcards, r mcgeehan - prahran -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Animal specimen - Red-Necked Grebe, Trustees of the Australian Museum, 1860-1880
The Red-Necked Grebe is a medium sized bird with a long neck and pointed bill. During the non-breeding months, this bird has grey, white and brown plumage. During the breeding seasons, the Red-necked Grebe has a rusty red coloured fore-neck and breast with a black bill and white cheeks. This species can be located in freshwater lakes of the northern hemisphere. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum and the National Museum of Victoria, as well as individuals such amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century. This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.A Red-Necked Grebe of medium size stylised in a standing position with the face positioned forward. The bird stands on a wooden pedestal with two tags around its legs. One tag is paper and documents cataloguing information and the second is metal and lists the number 4403. This Red-Necked Grebe has pale feathers of white, grey and browns typical of this species in the non-breeding months. The face is positioned towards the front and the small eyes are made from dark glass.On metal tag 4403. On paper tag "32. Red-Necked Grebe.Catalogue, page, 43"taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, bird, red-necked grebe -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Animal specimen - Red-Necked Grebe, Trustees of the Australian Museum, 1860-1880
The Red-Necked Grebe is a medium sized bird with a long neck and pointed bill. During the non-breeding months, this bird has grey, white and brown plumage. During the breeding seasons, the Red-necked Grebe has a rusty red coloured fore-neck and breast with a black bill and white cheeks. This species can be located in freshwater lakes of the northern hemisphere. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum and the National Museum of Victoria, as well as individuals such amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century. This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.A Red-Necked Grebe of medium size stylised in a standing position with the face positioned forward. The bird stands on a wooden pedestal with two tags around its legs. One tag is paper and documents cataloguing information and the second is metal and lists the number 4492. This Red-Necked Grebe has pale feathers of white, grey and browns typical of this species in the non-breeding months. The face is positioned towards the front and the small eyes are made from dark glass.Paper tag: 32a Red-necked Grebe Catalogue, Page, 43. Metal tag: 4492taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, bird, red-necked grebe -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, So water we have here, 16/01/2013
This article is about the recovery of stolen vehicles from the Kalparrin Lake after it was drained as a part of the Stormwater harvesting project. Other items recovered included a safe, shopping trolleys, an engine block, five bicycles and hundreds of tennis balls.The Stormwater will be used to water parklands and create a wetland at Kalparrin.A small newspaper article featuring a colour photograph.kalparrin reserve, stormwater harvesting, stolen cars -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - black and white, Frank Wright at Loch Lomond, 1933
Frank Wright was a renoun resident of Smeaton, where he was born on 2 August 1901. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia. He died on 16 November 1970.1). A black and white photograph of a man dressed in a suit, overcoat and hat, standing on a wooden pier over a stretch of water which is Loch Lomond. There are mountains to be seen in the distance. The man is Frank Wright. 2). Black and white photograph of a lake. In the foreground is a grassed area with four trees. a small boat is at anchor just offshore. The place is Loch Lomond.Written in pencil on the reverse side of the photograph is 1). "Frank Wright at Loch Lomond 1933" 2). Loch Lomond 1933frank wright, loch lomond, musician, composer -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photographs, Globetrotter G. m.b.H, Lake of Lucerne postcards
... Photographs Lake of Lucerne postcards Small cream booklet containing ...Small cream booklet containing 22 small photographs of Lucerne, Switzerland. Cream package has a rounded rectangular cutout in the front.Front: Luzern und See, Lake of Lucerneglobetrotter, lucerne, photographs, luzern, switerland, postcard -
Federation University Historical Collection
Postcard, Howard D. Bulmer, Reflections, Nowa Nowa, Lake Tyers, Victoria
Nowa Nowa is located in Victoria on the Princes Highway between Lakes Entrance & Orbost. Tall eucalypts stand guard as you drive into this small village.The fresh waters of Boggy Creek and the tidal waters of Lake Tyers meet here. In the past its history was of logging. Black and white post card showing a lady in long skirt standing on the banks of a river with Australian eucalypts (gum tress) in the background and reflected in the water. nowa nowa, lake tyers, trees, river -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Scrapbooks, William RObertson, Newsclips written by William Robertson, c1930-c1948
Small brown covered scrapbook with newsclipping written by William Robertson, and his handwritten corrections to the articles. Newsclips include poetry and articles on: Piggoreet, Captain Moonlight, Devil's Kitchen, Ballarat East Australian Natives' Association, A Total Eclipse, Ballarat Leads, Joe Mack Cricket, Trade Unionism, Jack Hewitt of Piggoreet, Astronomy, Golden Lake, Scientific Shearers, Eureka, Piggoreet Geological, Piggoreet Mining, Happy Valley, Exchequer Flat, Fairy's Fright, H.V. Mailboy, Shearers, Creswick, Geology of Smythesdale, Shearing in the 1890s, Piggoreet reunion, Scarsdale and Smythesdale, Scarsdale to Golden Lake, Derwent Jacks, Shanties Devil's Kitchen, Berringa Bushmen, Perseus, Kruger at Pitfield, Fires and Pitfield, Football Memories, Cambrian Hill, Theo Gribble, Jack Jones Pitfield, Risks at Pitfield, Superstition, Scarsdale, death notice for William Robertson's mother.On cover: "Wm Robertson 10 Young Street Ballarat East"andrew christie, mrs nimon, william christie, alec christie, grand trunk, cape clear, donald mclean's, alchemist co, john lynch, golden belt lead, paddy webb, annie rooney, kruger hanging, pitfield, boer war, napoleons, cambran hill, hiscocks, john winter, john jenkins, bonshaw, john bird, nintingbool, moppianum station, w.h. bird, david clarke, william hamilton, john clarke, benjamin j. scott, julius kleberger, m.a. weatherston, j.h. vaughan, a. reid, alfred william crow, p. young, george clarkson, a.w. crowe, william henderson, claud pender, a. garside, mount erip, alec crothers, communism, basalt, italian gully, john roberts, john browne, john crossthwaite, patrick mcgrath, newtown, john boyd, john bruce, william irwin, george hatfield, d. croswaite, grand trunk mine, golden horn, jubilee lode, woady yallock, springdallah, fairy glen lead, linton lead, south berry, banshee, wil-o-the wisps, forest creek, chewton, mount alexander, jim crow ranges, trawalla, j.g. roberts, carngham, german lead, scarsdale railway, great western, beaumont mine, north grenville, shearing, piggoreet reunion, scarsdale and smythesdale, scarsdale to golden lake, derwent jacks, shanties, devil's kitchen, berringa bushmen, perseus, kruger at pitfield, fires and pitfield, football memories, cambrian hill, theo gribble, jack jones pitfield, risks at pitfield, superstition, scarsdale, golden point lead outlet, frenchman's lead, trooper o'brogue, peroni, morelli, lucky woman's gully, william robertson, piggoreet, captain moonlight, devil's kitchen, ballarat east australian natives' association, total eclipse, ballarat leads, joe mack cricket, trade unionism, jack hewitt of piggoreet, astronomy, golden lake, scientific shearers, eureka, piggoreet geological, piggoreet mining, happy valley, exchequer flat, fairy's fright, h.v. mailboy, shearers, creswick, geology of smythesdale -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines, The School of Mines and Industries Ballarat, 1990
The Ballarat School of Mines was established in 1870 through initiatives of the Ballarat Mining Board which felt there was a need for such an institution because of the declining number of mine managers for the goldfields. In c1990 campuses of the Ballarat School of Mines were: Barkly Street (Business and Computer Studies, Hairdressing and Horticulture apprenticeships); Agriculture Training Centre at the Ballarat Common, Ring Road; Davey Street (Carpentry and Joinery); Ararat Campus (Business Studies, Electronics, Welding, short courses); Lake Bolac TAFE Centre (Woolclassing, Post-Primary Service Programs); Ararat Prison (Basic Education and Training Programs) Howitt Street (Bricklaying); Ballarat Airport (Motorcycle Rider Training Facility.13 page soft covered promotional book covering the Ballarat School of Mines. The book includes an historical overview, timeline, Inskill, enrolment profile, student support, E.J. T. Tippett Library, Amenities Building, L.F.J. Hillman Recreaton Centre, Hillman, Tippett. There are numerous black and white images.ballarat school of mines, ballarat mining board, peter shiells, shiells, morgan john, john cain, timeline, inskill, small business centre, leoda atkinson, m.b. john -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Colour postcard, Graphic Print Postcards, Marysville, Vic, 2004
A colour photograph of a snow covered Murchison Street in Marysville in Victoria.A colour photograph of a snow covered Murchison Street in Marysville in Victoria. This photograph was taken in 2004 before the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires that destroyed most of the businesses in the main street.Marysville's main street covered with a light layer of snow. Marysville is a small country town in Victoria, just 10/ minutes from Lake Mountain, one of Australia's best/ Cross Country Skiing Resorts. Graphic in Print/ Postcards Place/ Stamp/ Here Graphic in Print/ Country Towns Collection/ Classic 2/ c 2004/ Ph: (03) 5966 8523 Fax: (03) 5966 8458 Mob: 418 593 534marysville, victoria, murchison street, snow, postcard, souvenir, graphic in print, country town collection -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Colour postcard, Graphic Print Postcards, Marysville, Vic, 2004
A colour photograph of a snow covered Murchison Street in Marysville in Victoria.A colour photograph of a snow covered Murchison Street in Marysville in Victoria. This photograph was taken in 2004 before the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires that destroyed most of the businesses in the main street.Marysville's main street covered with a light layer of snow. Marysville is a small country town in Victoria, just 10/ minutes from Lake Mountain, one of Australia's best/ Cross Country Skiing Resorts. Graphic in Print/ Postcards Place/ Stamp/ Here Graphic in Print/ Country Towns Collection/ Classic 2/ c 2004/ Ph: (03) 5966 8523 Fax: (03) 5966 8458 Mob: 418 593 534marysville, victoria, murchison street, snow, postcard, souvenir, graphic in print, country town collection -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Colour postcard, Imagine That! Promotions, Marysville-Victoria, 2002
A colour photograph of the view from Keppel Lookout of Marysville and the Cathedral Range along with photographs of the main street in Marysville, Steavenson Falls, birdlife and snow in Marysville. A colour photograph of the view from Keppel Lookout of Marysville and the Cathedral Range along with photographs of the main street in Marysville, Steavenson Falls, birdlife and snow in Marysville. This postcard was produced by Imagine That! Promotions as a souvenir of Marysville.Marysville is a beautiful small country town approximately 100 km's from Melbourne. It is/ well known for its amazing autumn colours, prolific wildlife and is only half an hours drive/ from Lake Mountain, Australia's largest Cross Country Skiing Resort./ Featured is (Main Picture) Marysville with the picturesque Cathedral Range in the back-/ ground as seen from Keppel Lookout. From the left is Marysville's main street during/ Autumn, Steavenson Falls, Crimson Rosellas and Marysville covered by a low snowfall. Imagine That!/ Post Cards Imagine That! Promotions/ Country Victoria Collection/ Landscape 1/ c 2002/ Ph: (03) 5966 8523 Fax: (03) 5966 8458 Mob: 0418 593 534 Place/ Stamp/ Heremarysville, keppel lookout, cathedral range, murchison street, steavenson falls, scarlet rosella, snow, imagine that! promotions, postcard, souvenir -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (Item) - Colour postcard, Graphic Print Postcards, Marysville, Vic, 2004
A colour photograph of a snow covered Murchison Street in Marysville in Victoria.A colour photograph of a snow covered Murchison Street in Marysville in Victoria. This photograph was taken in 2004 before the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires that destroyed most of the businesses in the main street.Marysville's main street covered with a light layer of snow. Marysville is a small country town in Victoria, just 10/ minutes from Lake Mountain, one of Australia's best/ Cross Country Skiing Resorts. Graphic in Print/ Postcards Place/ Stamp/ Here Graphic in Print/ Country Towns Collection/ Classic 2/ c 2004/ Ph: (03) 5966 8523 Fax: (03) 5966 8458 Mob: 418 593 534marysville, victoria, murchison street, snow, postcard, souvenir, graphic in print, country town collection -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Plan, Subdivision of Crown Lot 19, Ringwood, Victoria - circa 1915
Surveyor's map on wax paperSubdivision map includes Mullum Creek, Government Road to Anderson's Creek, later Warrandyte Road, Government Road to Lillydale, later Whitehorse Road, small creek bridge, later Sandy Creek at Ringwood Lake. Buildings marked include Roman Catholic Church, O.J. Pratt's House and Pratt's butcher shop (photos attached). Map by A.B. Bruford & Co., Licensed Surveyor, 47 Queen Street, Melbourne. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Jug
History of the Loch Ard: The Loch Ard got it’s name from ”Loch Ard” a loch which lies to the west of Aberfoyle, and to the east of Loch Lomond. It means "high lake" in Scottish Gaelic.The vessel belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many vessels from England to Australia. The Loch Ard was built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curdle and Co. in 1873, the vessel was a three-masted square-rigged iron sailing ship that measured 79.87 meters in length, 11.58 m in width, and 7 m in depth with a gross tonnage of 1693 tons with a mainmast that measured a massive 45.7 m in height. Loch Ard made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its fateful voyage. Loch Ard left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of 29-year-old Captain Gibbs, who was newly married. The ship was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. Onboard were straw hats, umbrella, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionery, linen and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead and copper. There were other items included that were intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. Then at 3 am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land. But the Loch Ard was running into a fog which greatly reduced visibility. Captain Gibbs was becoming anxious as there was no sign of land or the Cape Otway lighthouse. At 4 am the fog lifted and a lookout aloft announced that he could see breakers. The sheer cliffs of Victoria's west coast came into view, and Captain Gibbs realised that the ship was much closer to them than expected. He ordered as much sail to be set as time would permit and then attempted to steer the vessel out to sea. On coming head-on into the wind, the ship lost momentum, the sails fell limp and Loch Ard's bow swung back towards land. Gibbs then ordered the anchors to be released in an attempt to hold its position. The anchors sank some 50 fathoms - but did not hold. By this time the ship was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind. Just half a mile from the coast, the ship's bow was suddenly pulled around by the anchor. The captain tried to tack out to sea, but the ship struck a reef at the base of Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell. Waves subsequently broke over the ship and the top deck became loosened from the hull. The masts and rigging came crashing down knocking passengers and crew overboard. When a lifeboat was finally launched, it crashed into the side of Loch Ard and capsized. Tom Pearce, who had launched the boat, managed to cling to its overturned hull and shelter beneath it. He drifted out to sea and then on the flood tide came into what is now known as Loch Ard Gorge. He swam to shore, bruised and dazed, and found a cave in which to shelter. Some of the crew stayed below deck to shelter from the falling rigging but drowned when the ship slipped off the reef into deeper water. Eva Carmichael a passenger had raced onto the deck to find out what was happening only to be confronted by towering cliffs looming above the stricken ship. In all the chaos, Captain Gibbs grabbed Eva and said, "If you are saved Eva, let my dear wife know that I died like a sailor". That was the last Eva Carmichael saw of the captain. She was swept off the ship by a huge wave. Eva saw Tom Pearce on a small rocky beach and yelled to attract his attention. He dived in and swam to the exhausted woman and dragged her to shore. He took her to the cave and broke the open case of brandy which had washed up on the beach. He opened a bottle to revive the unconscious woman. A few hours later Tom scaled a cliff in search of help. He followed hoof prints and came by chance upon two men from nearby Glenample Station three and a half miles away. In a complete state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom then returned to the gorge while the two men rode back to the station to get help. By the time they reached Loch Ard Gorge, it was cold and dark. The two shipwreck survivors were taken to Glenample Station to recover. Eva stayed at the station for six weeks before returning to Ireland by steamship. In Melbourne, Tom Pearce received a hero's welcome. He was presented with the first gold medal of the Royal Humane Society of Victoria and a £1000 cheque from the Victorian Government. Concerts were performed to honour the young man's bravery and to raise money for those who lost family in the disaster. Of the 54 crew members and passengers on board, only two survived: the apprentice, Tom Pearce and the young woman passenger, Eva Carmichael, who lost her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the Loch Ard tragedy, salvage rights to the wreck were sold at auction for £2,120. Cargo valued at £3,000 was salvaged and placed on the beach, but most washed back into the sea when another storm developed. The wreck of Loch Ard still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some items were washed up into Loch Ard Gorge. Cargo and artefacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced in March 1982. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton majolica peacock- one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne 1880 International Exhibition in. It had been well packed, which gave it adequate protection during the violent storm. Today the Minton peacock can be seen at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool. From Australia's most dramatic shipwreck it has now become Australia's most valuable shipwreck artifact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register.The shipwreck of the Loch Ard is of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register ( S 417). Flagstaff Hill has a varied collection of artefacts from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulation of artefacts from this notable Victorian shipwreck. The collections object is to also give us a snapshot into history so we are able to interpret the story of this tragic event. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history that allows us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes of the time. The collections historically significance is that it is associated unfortunately with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history. Jug, white glazed, ornately designed china cream jug, blue floral embossed around girth. Jug features a circular pedestal foot with six small feet attached around the circumference of the pedestal. Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, loch line, loch ard, captain gibbs, eva carmichael, tom pearce, glenample station, mutton bird island, loch ard gorge, jug, china jug -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Weight, 1878
History of the Loch Ard: The Loch Ard got its name from ”Loch Ard” a loch which lies to the west of Aberfoyle, and the east of Loch Lomond. It means "high lake" in Scottish Gaelic. The vessel belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many vessels from England to Australia. The Loch Ard was built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curdle and Co. in 1873, the vessel was a three-masted square-rigged iron sailing ship that measured 79.87 meters in length, 11.58 m in width, and 7 m in depth with a gross tonnage of 1693 tons with a mainmast that measured a massive 45.7 m in height. Loch Ard made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its fateful voyage. Loch Ard left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of 29-year-old Captain Gibbs, who was newly married. The ship was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. Onboard were straw hats, umbrella, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionery, linen and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead and copper. There were other items included that were intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. Then at 3 am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land. But the Loch Ard was running into a fog which greatly reduced visibility. Captain Gibbs was becoming anxious as there was no sign of land or the Cape Otway lighthouse. At 4 am the fog lifted and a lookout aloft announced that he could see breakers. The sheer cliffs of Victoria's west coast came into view, and Captain Gibbs realised that the ship was much closer to them than expected. He ordered as much sail to be set as time would permit and then attempted to steer the vessel out to sea. On coming head-on into the wind, the ship lost momentum, the sails fell limp and Loch Ard's bow swung back towards land. Gibbs then ordered the anchors to be released in an attempt to hold its position. The anchors sank some 50 fathoms - but did not hold. By this time the ship was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind. Just half a mile from the coast, the ship's bow was suddenly pulled around by the anchor. The captain tried to tack out to sea, but the ship struck a reef at the base of Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell. Waves subsequently broke over the ship and the top deck became loosened from the hull. The masts and rigging came crashing down knocking passengers and crew overboard. When a lifeboat was finally launched, it crashed into the side of Loch Ard and capsized. Tom Pearce, who had launched the boat, managed to cling to its overturned hull and shelter beneath it. He drifted out to sea and then on the flood tide came into what is now known as Loch Ard Gorge. He swam to shore, bruised and dazed, and found a cave in which to shelter. Some of the crew stayed below deck to shelter from the falling rigging but drowned when the ship slipped off the reef into deeper water. Eva Carmichael a passenger had raced onto the deck to find out what was happening only to be confronted by towering cliffs looming above the stricken ship. In all the chaos, Captain Gibbs grabbed Eva and said, "If you are saved Eva, let my dear wife know that I died like a sailor". That was the last Eva Carmichael saw of the captain. She was swept off the ship by a huge wave. Eva saw Tom Pearce on a small rocky beach and yelled to attract his attention. He dived in and swam to the exhausted woman and dragged her to shore. He took her to the cave and broke the open case of brandy which had washed up on the beach. He opened a bottle to revive the unconscious woman. A few hours later Tom scaled a cliff in search of help. He followed hoof prints and came by chance upon two men from nearby Glenample Station three and a half miles away. In a complete state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom then returned to the gorge while the two men rode back to the station to get help. By the time they reached Loch Ard Gorge, it was cold and dark. The two shipwreck survivors were taken to Glenample Station to recover. Eva stayed at the station for six weeks before returning to Ireland by steamship. In Melbourne, Tom Pearce received a hero's welcome. He was presented with the first gold medal of the Royal Humane Society of Victoria and a £1000 cheque from the Victorian Government. Concerts were performed to honour the young man's bravery and to raise money for those who lost family in the disaster. Of the 54 crew members and passengers on board, only two survived: the apprentice, Tom Pearce and the young woman passenger, Eva Carmichael, who lost her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the Loch Ard tragedy, salvage rights to the wreck were sold at auction for £2,120. Cargo valued at £3,000 was salvaged and placed on the beach, but most washed back into the sea when another storm developed. The wreck of Loch Ard still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some items were washed up into Loch Ard Gorge. Cargo and artefacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced in March 1982. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton majolica peacock- one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne 1880 International Exhibition in. It had been well packed, which gave it adequate protection during the violent storm. Today the Minton peacock can be seen at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool. From Australia's most dramatic shipwreck it has now become Australia's most valuable shipwreck artifact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register.The shipwreck of the Loch Ard is of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register ( S 417). Flagstaff Hill has a varied collection of artefacts from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulation of artefacts from this notable Victorian shipwreck. The collections object is to also give us a snapshot into history so we can interpret the story of this tragic event. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history that allows us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes of the time. The collections historically significance is that it is associated unfortunately with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history. Small copper alloy weight shaped like a domed bell. Recovered from the wreck of the Loch Ardflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, loch line, loch ard, captain gibbs, eva carmichael, tom pearce, glenample station, mutton bird island, loch ard gorge, copper alloy weight, weight, weights and measures, scale weight -
Conservation Volunteers
Tern Watch ANZ Bank promotional T shirt 1988 For five summers from 1987 to 1992 ATCV volunteers were landed on Rigby Island in Victoria’s Gippsland Lakes to “baby-sit” Little Terns, 1988
For five summers from 1987 to 1992 ATCV volunteers were landed on Rigby Island in Victoria’s Gippsland Lakes to “baby-sit” Little Terns (Sterna Albifrons) which breed in Asia and visit Australia in the Northern winter. By the mid 1980s the visiting population had dwindled dangerously due to predation and its very slow rate of reproduction. Conservation volunteers patrolled from dawn to dusk on a rotating 4 hour shift, educating visitors why they should stay away from the birds, and kept watch for pests. Terry Peacock’s logistics were heroic In support of the volunteers’ vigil: a boat, bunks, tents, tools, and a kitchen were bussed from Bendigo to Lakes Entrance. There were no outside funds at first, and only sale of promotional T-shirts together with small grants from the ANZ Bank and from Yellow Pages kept things going. Volunteers paid their own way to and from Bairnsdale railway station. Park Ranger and former ATCV employee Robert Brouwers with Helen Schneider (UK naturalist) and Tim Cox ‘maroon’ Tern Watch volunteers at Rigby Island in the Gippsland Lakes Vic > In 2010 the status of the Little Tern populations in Australia was assessed under the ECBP Act and the determination was that, while the Gippsland Lakes population will continue to benefit from conservation action, they are no longer a threatened species. White T shirt with ANZ in large blue letters with Tern Watch 1988 belowtern watch, atcv -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photo of Bogong Village, c1940's
The SECV constructed the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme from the lat 1930's through to the 1960"s. Bogong Village was the first town built to accommodate workers and their families.The Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme involved local people living and working in Bogong.Small black and white photo with white border. Bogong village with Lake Guy in foregroundOn Back, handwritten in ink, "Bogong Village on Lake Guy"bogong village, secv -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
9 small black and white Photographs, c1950
These photos were taken in 1950 by Bill Peel who was appointed as a secondary teacher at the newly built Mt. Beauty School in January 1950. He was the entire secondary staff for an enrolment of 4 students in Form 3 (year 9), 9 in Form 2 and 25 in Form 1. There were also 4 primary teachers as the school combined both primary and secondary education. He was provided with accommodation at the staff hostel (Mt. Beauty Chalet). A autobiography is also enclosed describing his 12 months as a teacher in Mt. Beauty.These photographs give a clear picture of the stage of construction of housing in both Bogong Village and Mt. Beauty in 1950. Large workmen's camps are clearly visible at both sites. Construction at Rocky Valley Dam site has just begun. They are of historical significance. The autobiography gives an excellent insight into conditions teachers faced in small country schools;Nine small black and white photographs3 photos stamped with "1 856", 4 photos stamped with "210, 2 photos are identified with hand written inscriptions, in ink, on the back - "Railway Bridge Bright '50" and second photo "Lake Catani '50" also 'Kodak' circular stamp on back of both.mt. beauty, bogong, acccommodation, education, rocky valley -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photo Album - Country Women's Association of Victoria, 1990's
The Tawonga branch of the C.W.A. commenced on the 7th Feb. 1946 and often combined activities with the other branches in the Kiewa Valley. The C.W.A. aimed to improve health, welfare and education for women and children in the country. The Tawonga ladies competed in Handicraft and Home Industries Exhibitions during the 1990's and were very successful. Women living in Tawonga were mostly on farms and, in 1946, when the branch commenced would have been feeling more remote with WW11 having had an effect on available workers and the well being of the women and children.Small photo album with Country Women's Association Prize Cards for handicraft and Home Industries Exhibition enclosed. Each Prize Card is filled out with (Third) Prize; Name; No.; Section; Branch - all Tawonga; and points. Some of the cards have been won from other CWA groups displays e.g.. Yackandandah. The album has several blank pages left over. The cover is a picture of a boat on a lake with red flowers in the foreground.country women's association of victoria. tawonga. handicraft. home industries. exhibition. kiewa valley group.c.w.a. -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photos - Junction Dam Spillway, Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme
2 black and white small photos titled - A. 'Bogong Village, Kiewa Hydro Electric Project' and B. 'Junction Dam & Spillway, Lake Guy, Bogong, Kiewa Hydro Electric Project'