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Marysville & District Historical Society
Document (Item) - Report, John F. Waghorn, Yarra Track, Unknown
... the oaks ...A report on the history of the Yarra Track by John Waghorn, a local amateur historian.A report on the history of the Yarra Track by John Waghorn, a local amateur historian. John Waghorn was an amateur historian, an authority on the history of Victoria's postal services. He could tell you how mail was delivered in the high country in the 1880s, where the town of Gobur was, or when the overland Melbourne-Sydney mail service began. He admitted that his hobby has got a little out of hand. He had 30 filing cabinets, and indexes of more than 70,000 postal workers over the past 160 years crammed into three rooms at his home. If an ancestor was a postmaster in a Victorian town, he may have been able to reveal the person's occupation, income and working conditions.yarra track, john waghorn, victoria's postal services, wood's point, sydney road, longwood, merton, mansfield, postmasters, bonnie doon, melville merton mansfield, eltham, healesville, marysville, walhalla, melbourne-warburton-wood's point line, loose bags, heidelberg post office, eltham post office, kangaroo ground post office, yarra glen post office, marysville post office, healesville post office, mansfield post office, jamieson post office, gaffney's creek post office, wood's point post office, postal department, george rieck, stockman, jones, beecher, stockman's reward, big river, mary mcdonald, upper yarra river, donovan's creek, cornelius donovan, bridget buggy, matlock, alexandra, william farrell, jordan diggings, new chum, watts river, black spur, narbethong, granton, acheron river, mount strickland, paradise plains, mount grant, mount arnold, jordan goldfields, william robley, robley's spur, big river crossing, great dividing range, cumberland valley, james mcguigan, w elliot, christopher harrison, james marsh, cobb and co, box hill, lilydale, fehrings, koehlers, shaws, bear creek, cairnsville, cumberland creek, walkers, golden bower mine, collins' mountain home hotel, walsh's creek post office, rosa mcveigh, frank barton, hitchins, matthew kennedy, william morris, e r nichols, t woods, tom burchell, peter kerr, henry kuyper, william podlech, george koehler, henry brockmann, henry petty, thomas smith, jacob butchart, john perry, slingsby davis, royal mail hotel, walter gray, john summers, travellers rest hotel, lockington, the oaks, the springs, st clair, thomas crawford, springvale hotel, john sinclair, saint clair hotel, gould, mathews, willie we have missed you hotel, germany, johan fehring, adelaide, linton, ballarat, gunbower, murray river, anna katerina fehring, 1890s depression, land boom, fehring place, fred baker, alf sparke, fehring's hotel, mcveigh's hotel, wood's point mountaineer, l cox, victorian country directories, letson cox, coburg, maria hayes, setson, fitzroy, richmond, john cox, jordan river, jericho, e. norris, le poidevin, newell, o'brien, alhambra, sinclair, parker, ellis, tripp, quin, vernon, thompson, charsley, james fahie, george locke, william chester, chesterville, kirwan, cumberland reserve, blue spruce, e.s. and a bank, selby joyce, selby charles joy, selby joseph joyce -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Container - Oak Barrel, 9/1992
Large oak barrel - metal straps brass tap on front. Wooden stand - Ex old maize barrel - wood damaged both sides. 4 iron bands. cork placed on top. Barrelis sitting on a stand made of 4 small pieces of wood.9/92 OLD ENGLISH OAK EX. OLD MAIZE SPIRIT BARRELS regimental property, 5/6 rvr -
Meredith History Interest Group
letter, letter fom D.H Wheeler to The Corrspondent, School Committee No. 1286
Reply to a letter written by the Secretary of the She Oaks, State School, who had summitted a petition against the closing of the school, as they were down to 6 pupils. The Education Department claimed due to a shortage of teachers, the schhol would close.type written letter on paper, on a Education Department letterhead, dated 6th August 1951. Reply to a protest letter, regarding closing of the school.signed by D.H Wheeler, Secretary, Education Department. She Oaks underlined.victoria, education, school, department, , petition, she, oaks, 1286, 1951, closure 1951, section, 25, act, 1928 -
Chelsea & District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Chelsea Choral Society 1917
The original is stated to have been framed in oak and presented to the Choirmaster, Fred Frewin, (depicted in front row) 27 February 1917. The copy held at the Chelsea and District Historical Society is B&W and includes in pencil the names of those depicted. There is also an original postcard in sepia tones.NoneBlack and white photocopy of a larger print framed in Oak, Chelsea Choral Society 1917. Also an original postcard.Original presented 27 February 1917 to choir master, Fred Frewin, (depicted seated in front) as a mark of esteemfred frewin, chelsea choral society, chelsea -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print - Print - She-Oaks, 1983-1984
CEMA Art Collection Part of "A Community View" 150 years in Portland Screenprint Exhibition Part of Angela Gee Residency 1983 and 1984Laminated screenprint of a seascape with water and trees (she-oaks) in the foreground. The background illustrates a calm ocean meeting a cloudy sky. Only two colours have been used within the print, a light blue and a dark green.Front: 8/20 (lower left) She-oak (lower centre) Signature (lower right) (pencil) Back: 6 -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Bible box
Hand-carved oak bible box with key from the Governor's pew in the chapel at Port Arthur, Tasmania. Identical carving on all four sides. There is a card taped inside the lid.Card: "This hand-carved Oak Bible Box came from the Governor's pew in the Chapel at Port Arthur in Tasmania. It was presented to me by Dr. Arthur Clark." -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Sharp family
... "The Oaks" Kinglake ...Keith Sharp was a descendant of the Hurst family, and lived in Hurstbridge, being active in the Hurstbridge Country Fire Authority. His family's farm gave its name to Sharps road, Hurstbridge. Contents Gwen Sharp, no date: Photocopy of collection of material on Sharp family of Hurstbridge and naming of Sharps Road containing: Photograph Fergusen's paddock, Hurstbridge, 1987. Notes on renaming of Sharp's Flat to Sharps Road. Notes on the Hurst family and how Keith Sharp is descended from Ellen Hurst, with details of each generation. Photographs of Sharp family and of Hurstbridge. Photograph of Allwood House, 1899, including W G Gray, Carrie Sharp and Robert Sharp. Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcgwen sharp, sharp's flat hurstbridge, sharps road hurstbridge, arthurs creek, hurstbridge, hurst private memorial grave site, robert hurst, frances hurst, hurst's bridge, ellen hurst, keith sharp, sheila ferguson, henry facey hurst, charles botterell hawkins, fanny hawkins nee hurst, caroline frances maria sharp nee hawkins, robert nehemiah sharp, "the oaks" kinglake, william sharp, edgar sharp, harry sharp, stan sharp, daisy sharp, "homeleigh" hurstbridge, roy sharp, jean sharp, lilian sharp, allwood house hurstbridge, ferguson's paddock hurstbridge, arthur's creek road, carrie sharp, sharps house hurstbridge, dorset house hurstbridge, ryans butcher hurstbdirge, hortons bakery hurstbridge, bootmaker hurstbridge, d g graham blacksmith hurstbridge, noella macperson nee sharp, richard sharp, robert sharp, muriel sharp, edna sharp, lyn sharp, muriel sharp nee limmer, muriel willson, henry willson, country fire authority hurstbridge -
Orbost & District Historical Society
wooden box, McLean, Don, Just prior to January 2010
This box was crafted from a portion of one of the original oak trees in the Jarrahmond WW11 Avenue of Honour.The Avenue was planted in 1955 and linked the farms of the two servicemen from Jarrahmond who lost their lives in WWII. It consisted of English Oaks interspersed with flowering peaches and cherries. Wood for the box was collected in the early 1990's by Stan Weatherall following a windstorm. Stan had the timber rough-sawn into planks by local sawmiller Max Reynolds. The timber was stored for a number of years before being given to Don McLean.A hand-made oak box. The inside base is lined in green felt. The lid is single hinged. the front panel displays a radiating pattern in the grain of the oak wood that resembles the rising sun badge of the Australian Defence Forces. Two brass pins are symbols of Australian military regalia. Inside the box is an envelope with information and letters on the manufacture of the box and presentation to Orbost. The information concerns the Jarrahmond School and the Avenue of Honour.handcraft oak jarrahmond-avenue-of-honour container -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Scholar's treasury, Early 20th century
This book belonged to Pearl McCullagh whose address is given as Oak Grove (the name of the property) inYangery with the name of Illowa S. School under the address. Because of the content of the book it is presumed that the ‘S’ stands for Sabbath or Sunday and the Sunday School may have been a Presbyterian one. Yangery is situated between Woodford and Koroit and Illowa, nearby, is about 8 kilometres from Koroit and about 9 kilometres from Warrnambool. Pearl McCullagh was the daughter of Samuel James and Charlotte Jane McCullagh. She was born in 1906 and married Ernest Keen. This book is of interest because it belonged to an early 20th century resident, Pearl McCullagh who lived at Oak Grove in Yangery. This is a soft cover book of 104 pages. The cover is brown with black lettering on the front cover. The cover is crumpled and worn away in places and the pages are dog-eared. The inscription is handwritten in pencil. ‘Pearl McCullagh, Oak Grove Yangery, Illowa S. School’.pearl mccullagh, history of illowa, history of yangery, oak grove yangery -
City of Kingston
Pamphlet - Colour, W. H. Wood Estate Agent, Realising sub-divisional auction sale Bentleigh Park Estate, Bentleigh, 1920
Sales plan for land in the suburb of Bentleigh, bounded by Centre Road, and incorporating subdivisions on either side of Elizabeth Street (Wheatley Road), Oak Street and Beech Street.The developing urban area of Bentleigh within the City of Kingston. This land sale pamphlet illustrates the subdivision of land within the municipality and the changing demographic of the district as new houses are constructed close to infrastructure.Colour pamphlet advertising a realising sub-divisional auction sale of the Bentleigh Park Estate, Bentleigh. Incorporates a map of the estate bordered by Centre Road, and including Elizabeth Street (Wheatley Road), Oak Street and Beech Street.Hand drawn in grey pencil: a small square on subdivision 33 Hand drawn in grey pencil: a small square incorporating a cross on subdivision 24 Hand written in black ink on reverse: Bentleigh Park / Estate / Ward late Andersonsland sales, estate, bentleigh -
Unions Ballarat
On the record: Politics, politicians and power (Don Woodward Collection), Oakes, Laurie, 2010
An account covering Australian politics, power and politicians (1960s-present). The author provides comment upon the Rudd-Gillard government and the eventual fall of Kevin Rudd in the 2010 federal election. Chapter titles: 1. Parties and politics 2. Elections 3. Parliament 4. People 5. The media 6. Rudd and Gillard Laurie Oakes worked in the Canberra Press Gallery from 1969 until his retirement in 2017.Politics and government - Australia. Journalism.Book; 385 pages. Cover: blue background; colour photograph of Laurie Oakes (author); yellow and white lettering; author's name and title.In pencil, "DW 24/4/2011".btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, rudd, kevin, gillard, julia, oakes, laurie, howard, john, keating, paul, hawke, bob, fraser, malcolm, whitlam, gough, mcmahon, william, gorton, john, politics and government, mcewen, john, journalism, australian labor party, alp, coalition government, liberal party australia, lpa, national party -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, The Victorian Reading book - first edition, 1928 (first edition)
This is a first edition copy of the Victorian School Readers (Eighth Book) issued by the Education Department of Victoria. These readers were first published in 1928 and became standard texts for all school children up to Year Eight. They complemented the School Paper which had been published monthly for different year levels since the end of the 19th century. Both the Readers and the School Papers were in widespread use until the late 1940s and the early 1950s. William McCullagh and his wife Margaret had the property Oak Grove at Yangery at the end of the 19th century and in the early decades of the 20th century. Yangery is an agricultural area situated between Woodford and Koroit. There is a record of Silvie Jean McCullagh (parents – William and Margaret) born in 1914 and this is probably the person who owned and used this reader. This book is of interest not only because it is a first edition copy of one of the well-known Victorian School Readers but also because it was connected to the McCullagh family of Oak Grove, Yangery. This is a hard cover book of 260 pages. The cover was originally a burnished brown colour but the book has been covered with a mottled patterned cloth material (red, green and brown). The cover is partly torn off at the bottom of the spine. The book has poetry and prose extracts and includes many black and white sketches, maps, photographs and illustrations. The inscription and some other annotations throughout the book are handwritten in pencil. ‘Sylvia McCullagh, Oak Grove, Yangery, Dennington P. Office’ history of warrnambool, oak grove, yangery, mccullagh family, school readers -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Plant specimen - Wood Sample, Herbst, 1759-1765
The piece of oak wood sample inside the case was obtained from Mr. H Cooper during the time he served as a shipwright for the British Royal Navy on Nelson’s flagship, HMS Victory, in 1891. By that time the H.M.S. Victory was around 100 years old having been built in 1765 and was currently in dry dock undergoing restoration. Cooper’s skills as a shipwright would have been well employed during this period. HMS Victory was and still does undergoing continuous restoration to preserve her for display as a museum ship, due to the vessel's significant naval history. It was during that time of early restoration that Cooper obtained the piece of Oak from HMS Victory believed to be from the ships hull. Cooper was in Australia in September 1891 serving on the HMS Wallaroo, a British Auxiliary Squadron commissioned to serve as part of the British Royal Navy contingent, tasked to operate in Australian waters. The photograph included with the donation of the wood sample is a portrait of Mr H Cooper taken in 1895 in Sydney. The inscription on the photograph describes him as a skilled shipwright from the H.M.S. Wallaroo, depicting Cooper as a young man in Royal Navy uniform, with the emblem of a petty officer third class. While Cooper was stationed on the H.M.S. Wallaroo in Sydney he presented the display case, containing the wood sample from H.M.S. Victory, as well as the exhibit labels to Charles Harding, ("Chas") late of the Royal Australian Navy. Harding had been based at the H M Naval Torpedo Depot at Williamstown, Victoria. Although not mentioned, it is believed the two men met whilst serving together in Australia in their respective assignments. It could have been a retirement gift from Cooper to Harding with the photograph of Cooper likely included with the case, and gifted to Harding in 1895, as the date on the photograph indicates. One of the exhibits labels indicates that Harding had the item on display whilst serving at the Naval Torpedo Depot in Williamstown. The label indicates: "This piece of Oak is part of the hull of H.M.S. “Victory” Lord Nelson’s renowned Flag Ship, which took such a prominent part in the Battle of Trafalgar. 21st October 1805. Exhibited by Charles Harding, H.M.V. Naval Torpedo Depot, Williamstown.” After Charles Harding died in 1931 the case containing the sample of oak from H.M.S. Victory was donated by his son Reg Harding to Mr. Murphy in 1962. The display case has since become a treasured item at Flagstaff Hill. A newspaper article dated 1905 included with the donation mentions that the city of Hamilton in Victoria was shortly expecting a mounted piece of the H.M.S. Victory, to be included in the city’s commemoration of the centenary of the "Battle of Trafalgar". Battle of Trafalgar: On October 21, 1805, twenty-seven British ships of the line led by Admiral Lord Nelson aboard HMS Victory defeated thirty-three French and Spanish ships of the line under French Admiral Villeneuve. The battle took place in the Atlantic Ocean off the southwest coast of Spain, just west of Cape Trafalgar, near the town of Los Caños de Meca. The victory confirmed the naval supremacy Britain had established during the course of the eighteenth century and it was achieved in part through Nelson's departure from the prevailing naval tactical orthodoxy of the day. Conventional practice at the time was for opposing fleets to engage each other in single parallel lines, in order to facilitate signalling and disengagement, and to maximise fields of fire and target areas. Nelson instead arranged his ships into two columns to sail perpendicularly into the enemy fleet's line. During the battle, Nelson was shot by a French musketeer and he died shortly before the battle ended. Villeneuve was captured, along with his ship Bucentaure. He later attended Nelson's funeral while a captive on parole in Britain. Admiral Federico Gravina, the senior Spanish flag officer, escaped with the remnant of the fleet. He died five months later from wounds sustained during the battle. It was prior to this battle that Nelson had issued his now-famous final orders to his ships in 12 separate flag-hoists “England expects that every man will do his duty”. This wood sample is historically significant for its association with Admiral Lord Nelson the Battle of Trafalgar. Through Nelson’s leadership and unorthodox battle tactics, he secured not only a victory against the French and Spanish but reaffirmed Britain's naval supremacy opening the way for Britain to continuing the policy of colonisation of many countries including Australia.Wood sample adhered to the base of a hinged wood and glass display case. Wood is a sample of oak taken from the hull of Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson's flagship, the HMS Victory, built in 1765. The case also contain two exhibit labels pinned above the wood sample. Other items donated with the display case, and relating to the wood sample: an 1895 photograph, a 1905 newspaper clipping, a 1962 donor's letter (two pages), and a handwritten exhibit label with a border of red lines. Photograph Front: printed- "Herbst" "28 Oxford Street, Hyde Park, Sydney", handwritten - "Mr Cooper", "see back". Back: handwritten - "Mr H Cooper, skilled shipwright, H.M.S. Wallaroo 1895" Exhibit labels still in the case: Left: handwritten- “PIECE OF OAK FROM THE HULL OF H.M.S. VICTORY”, Right: typewritten- “This piece of Oak was originally obtained by Mr. H. Cooper, skilled shipwright on H.M.S. “Victory” & afterwards on H.M.S. “Wallaroo” on the Australian Station in 1895, when he presented this exhibit to me. Chas. Harding, Late Victorian Navy.”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, oak, hms victory, vice-admiral lord nelson, horatio nelson, lord nelson, oak piece, piece of oaknelson, battle of trafalgar, maritime technology, ship relics, 18th century warship, british royal navy, h cooper shipwright, hms wallaroo, herbst hyde park sydney, charles harding, hmv naval orpedo depot williamstown, sir home popham’s telegraphic code, admiralty official day signal book -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph, James Leslie Provan, Burnley 1942 Album Page 1, 1942
Oak oak, trees, burnley, 1942, j.l. provan -
Federation University Historical Collection
Garment, R. W. Bredin & Son, Chancellor's academic gown, c2005
This Chancellor's academic gown was worn by Emeritus Professor Robert H T Smith AM during his time as the University of Ballarat's Chancellor from 2005 -2012. He studied at the University of New England, then went on to complete a Master's Degree at Northwestern University of Evanston, Illinois and a received a PhD from ANU in 1962. He spent much of his career in Canada and upon returning to Australia had posts of Vice-Chancellor at The Universities of Western Australia & New England. Academic gowns distinguish between the University's senior office holders and our graduates. Federation University's Chancellor wears a blue robe that is trimmed with gold and features a gold embroidered frog at the shoulder and gold oak-leaf braid below the arm hole. The Deputy Chancellor and the Vice-Chancellor also wear blue robes, with gold trims and different designs inclorporating the gold oak-leaf braid, ord or tassels. The members of the university Council wear black robes with a sole of gold. Our graduates wear black robes, with either a black trancher cap or bonnet (for professional octorate) with stoles, linings or trims in the colour of their discipline. The Chancellor's academic gown is of royal blue light weight woollen cloth trimmed with gold oak-leaf braid on the facings, yoke and bottom hem; and sleeves with one gold embroided frog at the shoulder and four chevrons of gold oak-leaf braid below the arm hole. A gold embroided button and gold tassel are centred on each chevron.Makers embroidered patch - R.W. Bredin & Son, Academic, Legal Civic & Clerical Robe Makers, Melbourne, Australia federation university, university of ballarat, chancellor's academic gown, emeritus robert h t smith -
Kilmore Historical Society
Photograph, 29-31 Sydney Street, 1920's?
The site is still the Royal Oak Hotel currently (2020)30cm x 20cm black and white photograph of Harringtons Royal Oak Hotel situated at 29-31 Sydney Street. The building is light coloured and double story. There is a balcony on the top floor has a balcony that provide cover for the ground floor. There is ornate metalwork for the handrails of the balcony. There are three parked car out the front of the hotel where a group of men are sitting.hotels, pubs, inns -
Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch
Clarence H Howe metal
This replica set is a representation of the medal awarded for war time service. Australian Service Medal; War Medal 1939-45; Defence Medal;Pacific Star 4; 1939-45 Star; Oak Leaf attached to ribbon of the 1939/45 War MedalReplica court mounted WWII war medals comprising 5 medals Australian Service Medal , 1939/45 War Medal with Oak Leaf, Australian Defence Medal, The Pacific Star and the 1939/45 Star. ww2, world war 2, medals, court mounted medals, replica court mounted medals, oak leaf -
Port of Echuca
A black and white photograph, The Bridge Hotel, in 1896, showing Silky Oak trees, 1970's
The Bridge Hotel was built by Henry Hopwood to house visitors to the town crossing the Murray River on his punt crossing, which was situated just below the Bridge Hotel on the Murray River. The accommodation was spacious and grand! In the right back corner of the photograph, the 'lantern' roof of the St Georges Hall can be seen. The street is level with the front entrance to the Hotel, which is very different to what it is today.The photograph shows hotel activities and accommodation in the late 19th Century.A black and white photograph of the Bridge Hotel taken from the Hopwood Gardens. The photograph shows four silky oak trees growing along the front of the building. There is an empty flag pole outside the front of the building. The right wing advertises billiards, whilst the left wing apparently was a bar.Written on the building can be seen the words; HOTEL and BILLIARDS. Written in pen on the back of the photograph are the words "Bridge Hotel. Probably 1896, showing Silky Oak trees.bridge hotel, henry hopwood, silky oak trees, lantern roof, st georges hotel -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph, James Leslie Provan, Burnley 1942 Album Page 2, 1942-1943
Oak tree.oak, trees, burnley, 1942, j.l. provan -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Series 3.8b, 1942
Series 3Oak tree.oak tree, james leslie provan, j.l. provan -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Colour print, Cork Oak, 2005
The Cork Oak. "Burnley 05."cork oak, burnley -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph, James Leslie Provan, Burnley 1942 Album Page 1, 1942
Oak with Ponds in foreground.oak, trees, ponds, burnley, 1942, j.l. provan -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Series 2.30, 1942
Series 2: September 1 1942Oak tree and lawn.oak tree, lawns, james leslie provan, j.l. provan -
National Wool Museum
Stencil
OAK-VALE RMwool sales, export wool, wool transportation, export - wool, wool - transportation -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Peter Esdale, The Oak Lawn and Main Building, 1990-1991
5 copies black and white photograph, one an enlargement taken by P. Esdale. View taken from Oak Lawn towards the Administration Building with a back view of 2 people walking along the path. All the same but with different descriptions on their reverses.On reverse of (a), "The Main Building VCAH Burnley 1990. Photo courtesy of P. Esdale," and on reverse of (b), "The oak lawn and Main Building. Peter Esdale 1990." (c) On reverse, "Main Building VCAH Burnley 1991 Eastern Aspect."1990., administration building, oak lawn, students, main building, trees, garden view -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Series 2.29, 1942
Series 2: September 1 1942View across Oak lawn.oak tree, lawns, james leslie provan, j.l. provan -
Federation University Art Collection
Artwork, other, Seismic Bowl by Stephen Hogbin, 1998
Stephen HOGBIN Born England Renowned wood turner Stephen Hogbin was a craftsman-in-residence at Melbourne State College in 1975, and a visiting artist at the Gippsland Centre for Art and Design in 1999.Timber bowl made of red oak.turned wood, bowl, gippsland campus, churchill, visiting artist -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, 58. View of oak Tree
Labelled, "View of Oak Tree."oak tree, mrs. jessep, alexander william jessep, principal, a.w. jessep -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Sepia Print, 66. View of Oak Lawn
Garden view.Labelled, "View of Oak Lawn."garden view, oak lawns, mrs. jessep, alexander william jessep, principal, a.w. jessep -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Medal, 1914-15 Star
The 1914–15 Star was authorised in 1918 and was awarded for service in specified theatres of war between 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915. A recipient of the 1914 Star could not also be awarded the 1914–15 Star. Albert was born 29 June 1897 at his home 'Ashford Vale" farm, Cuthbert's Road, Cardigan. Albert, a second generation Australian, was the fourth son and sixth of eleven children born to dairy farmer John White and his wife Elizabeth, nee Douglas. Albert attended Bunker's Hill State School prior to enrolling at Ballarat College. After College he obtained employment with the engineering firm Ronaldson and Tippett in Ballarat. Following his eighteenth birthday Albert enlisted in the AIF in Ballarat with the rank of Private, No 2012. He embarked for the Middle East with 23rd Battalion on 26 August 1915 and was 'taken on strength at the Gallipoli Peninsular 25 October 1915". On 10 January 1916 Albert was posted to Alexandria, Egypt and during this time he was able to meet with his aunt Rose Douglas, an Australian Army Nursing Sister. This was a great comfort to his family. Albert was sent to France 19 March 1916 and transferred to the 22nd Battalion. He was mentioned in dispatches for 'good and gallant conduct' 5 August (1917?). Albert was hospitalised 30 March 1918, rejoined 22nd Battalion 3 June 1918, wounded in action 3 October 1918 but died of wounds at Rouen 10 October 1918. news of his death was received by his family in Australia just prior to the armistice. Albert Telfer White's sacrifice is commemorated at Ballarat College, Avenue of Honour Ballarat (Tree 1214), Ballarat Shire Honour Avenue Learmonth (Tree 163) and the Australian War Memorial Canberra. (These notes provided by family November 2016)Part of a greater A T White CollectionThe 1914-15 Star is a four pointed star of bright bronze, ensigned with a crown. The obverse has crossed gladius, overlaid with an oak wreath that is ensigned with the cypher of King George V. A scroll bearing the legend 1914-15 is centrally placed across the crossed blades. The 1914-15 Star ribbon has the red white and blue colours of the Empire, in shaded and watered stripes.Engraved on a scroll in the centre of the medal front: '1914-15' The oak wreath is ensigned with the cypher of King George V. The back of the medal is engraved: 2012 / Pte A T White / 23/BN. A.I.F. albert-telfer-white, medal, world war one, 1914-15 star