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Maryborough Midlands Historical Society operating the Worsley Cottage Museum
Book, Nature Fantasy in Australia, 1932
Alec Chisholm was born in Maryborough in 1890. He became a journalist, and a prominent ornithologist and conservationist.The book forms part of the small Chisholm archive held by the M.M.H.S. The author is one of the town's most famous "exports".Blue, hard cover book, 96 pages. A general introduction to the avifauna of the Sydney district by noted ornithologist Alec H. Chisholm. Black and white illustrations throughout.chisholm birds maryborough -
Maryborough Midlands Historical Society operating the Worsley Cottage Museum
Book, Liberty borne of fire, 2015
The book describes the life and times of bushranger Gypsey (aka Gipsy) Smith.Soft cover, lemon, blue titles, with sepia illustration of bearded bushranger holding rifle and pistol. Author: Lawrie Moore.ISBN 3780992581800 -
Maryborough Midlands Historical Society operating the Worsley Cottage Museum
Book, Out and About around Maryborough, 2007
Plaques and monuments incorporate vital information about Maryborough's history.Photographs of plaques and memorials around Maryborough, with captions. Includes Carisbrook, Avoca, Dunolly districts. Soft covered book, 96 pages. Cover features pictures of Maryborough Post Office and band rotunda and Talbot Post Office. Cover bordered in yellow and green.monuments plaques maryborough -
Maryborough Midlands Historical Society operating the Worsley Cottage Museum
Books, Vision and Realisation, 1973
Information on Maryborough and district schools and their histories.Information invaluable as access to local school historic records is currently unavailable.A set of three hardcover (red) books detailing the history of education in Victoria. Volume 1 (general account of the development of education), Volume 2 (schools in the Wimmera, central Victoria and Geelong), Volume 3 (Melbourne, upper Goulburn, upper Murray, Gippsland regions). Published by the Education Department of Victoria. -
Maryborough Midlands Historical Society operating the Worsley Cottage Museum
Book, Memoirs of Tilly Aston, 1946
Tilly Aston is one of the most interesting and significant historic characters associated with the Maryborough district.Grey hardcover book describing the life of the author, written by Tilly (Matilda Ann) Aston (1873-1947) a year before her death.Names of previous owners (three). -
Maryborough Midlands Historical Society operating the Worsley Cottage Museum
Cup and saucer, circa 1800s
The donor is a descendant of Henry Bayles Ford, who was the light house keeper at Cape Otway for thirty years (1838-1878). Bayles' wife, Mary Ann had been governess for the Latrobe family. The original tea set was a gift to their daughter Agatha,, and the remaining cup and saucer has been passed down to her descendants.Porcelain cup and saucer, originally part of a tea set. Blue band on cup and edge of saucer. Cup rests on three feet. Grape vine motifs (colour) on cup, gold decoration on cup and saucer.1407 stamped on bottom of cup. Marking on saucer illegible.cup maryborough -
Maryborough Midlands Historical Society operating the Worsley Cottage Museum
Pennant, Date of manufacture unknown
The pennant commemorates Maryborough Primary School no 404 (situated on the corner of Palmerston and Inkerman Streets), which has now been incorporated into the Maryborough Education Centre.Blue felt triangular souvenir pennant intended for indoor use, with loops for attaching to rod or bar. Maryborough Primary School -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of Melbourne
Ephemera, 1918
This medal belonged to Matthew H Rowe who was a member of the VSF staff from late 1920's.MedalFront reads : serit arbores quae alteri seculo Prosint. Cicero / Tree and leather belt emblem /Back reads The Royal English Arboricultural Society and inscribed 'Awarded to M. H. Rowe for an essay on the Intermediate Estate 1918 -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
FAMILY PHOTO OF MAN SITTING & THREE LADIES STANDING. PHOTO FOUND AT OLD PROCTORS HOME [COURT HOTEL] BAILEY STREET, CLUNES. 25/2/75 MUCH ILLEGIBLE WRITING ON BACK OF CARD.DONATED TO HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUND AT OLD PROCTORS HOTELlocal history, photgraphy, photographs, early citizens, unidentified -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS OF VISIT FROM WILLIAMSTOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY - 1997local history, photography, photographs, events and celebrations, williamstown hist. soc. visit 1997 -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Realia, Late 1800's
Relics from Goldfields in Stawell Areastawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Greg Cameron, Stony Creek & Mafeking Goldfields 1897-1917, 2010
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Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mafeking Goldfield at Mt William with Horse drawn covered wagons in foreground c1900
Mafeking Goldfield Mt William Mining Scene c1900. Horse drawn covered wagons in foreground.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mafeking Goldfield at Mt William with Horse powered mining machinery c1900
Mafeking Goldfield Mt William Mining Scene c1900. Horse powered mining machinery.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mafeking Goldfield at Mt William with Photographer, Hairdresser and other buildings c1900
Mafeking Goldfield Mt William Mining Scene c1900. Businesses in township. W Hale Photographer. Hairdresser and other buildings. stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mafeking Goldfield at Mt William with men in foreground c1900
Mafeking Goldfield Mt William Mining Scene c1900. Overview of settlement. Men in foreground with gold washing pans and shovels.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mafeking Goldfield at Mt William with Buildings and Grellet's Store c1900
Mafeking Goldfield Mt William Mining Scene c1900. Buildings and Grellet's Store.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mafeking Goldfield at Mt William with Buildings and J S Sweetman Spionkop Store c1900
Mafeking Goldfield Mt William Mining Scene c1900. Buildings and J S Sweetman Spionkop Store. Spionkop was a 1900 Boer war battle.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mafeking Goldfield at Mt William with Miners Club, Poppet Heads and winding machinery c1900
Mafeking Goldfield Mt William Mining Scene c1900. Showing Mt William Gold Fields Miners Club. Poppet Heads and winding machinery.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mafeking Goldfield at Mt William with Businesses in the township c1900
Mafeking Goldfield Mt William Mining Scene c1900. Businesses in the township.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mafeking Goldfield at Mt William with Miners and tents c1900
Mafeking Goldfield Mt William Mining Scene c1900. Miners and tents.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mafeking Goldfield at Mt William with Miners tents and buildings c1900
Mafeking Goldfield Mt William Mining Scene c1900. Miners tents and buildings.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mafeking Goldfield at Mt William with the Mafeking Post office and other businesses c1900
Mafeking Goldfield Mt William Mining Scene c1900. Businesses. Mafeking Post office and other businesses.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Realia, Late 1800's
Relics from Goldfields in Stawell Areastawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Realia, Late 1800's
Relics from Goldfields in Stawell Areastawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Steven Pickering, Darling Flat/Sandy Creek Goldfields, 2016
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Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Derrick I. Stone & Sue Mackinnon, Life on the Australian Goldfields, 1976
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Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, A.L. Thomas & Harley Wright, Report on the Magdala-Cum-Moonlight Mine Stawell Goldfield Victoria 1931
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Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mafeking Goldfield at Mt William with Snow capped mountains c1900
Mafeking Goldfield Mt William Mining Scene c1900. Snow capped mountains.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Bottle, 1860's
Black Bottle. Possible Goldfields Black Beer Bottle made locallystawell