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The Celtic Club
Book, A. G. L. Shaw, Convicts and the colonies: A study of penal transportation from Great Britain and Ireland to Australia and other parts of the British Empire, 1966
... Convicts and the colonies: A study of penal transportation...A. G. L. Shaw ...A study of penal transportation from Great Britain and Ireland to Australia and other parts of the British Empire.Index, bib. tables, p.362.non-fictionA study of penal transportation from Great Britain and Ireland to Australia and other parts of the British Empire.transportation - history, penal colonies - british empire -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Book - Country Branch Lines Victoria: Wodonga - Tallangatta - Cudgewa: a Photographic Profile 1950s - 1979, Neville Gee and John A. Sargent, 01 Feb 2008
... - Cudgewa: a Photographic Profile 1950s - 1979... Neville Gee and John A. Sargent ...The book covers the branch line that ran eastward from Wodonga past Lake Hume and on to Tallangatta, over the highest point on Victorian Railways at Shelley and terminated at Cudgewa. A photographic profilenon-fictionThe book covers the branch line that ran eastward from Wodonga past Lake Hume and on to Tallangatta, over the highest point on Victorian Railways at Shelley and terminated at Cudgewa. A photographic profilelocomotives -- victoria -- history, cudgewa train, victoria railways, high country trains -
Melbourne Legacy
Booklet - Document, brochure, Legacy. A Meditation (H28) Being an address delivered to Legacy Club, Melbourne by Dr C H Fitts November 1942, 1942
... Legacy. A Meditation (H28) Being an address delivered to...A H Massina and Co Pty Ltd ...A brochure printed to capture an address given to the Legacy Club, Melbourne by Dr C H Fitts in 1942. The content appears to be about the term 'legacy'. The fact it was printed means it must have been significant to the Legatees. The notation H28 in red pen shows that it was part of the archive project that was trying to capture the history of Legacy. A record of the speech given to Legatees in 1942 and was significant enough to be printed. Speakers at Legacy luncheons were from very different walks of life and the subjects spoken on were many and varied.White paper brochure with black type, folded into a 8 page booklet of an address by Dr Fitts.Handwritten H28 in red pen, and 'From K J Doolan, 55 Ardie Rd East Malvern' in blue fountain pen.history, speech, speakers -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Hodder & Stoughton, The Picture of Everest : a book of full-colour reproductions of photographs of the Everest scene, 1954
... The Picture of Everest : a book of full-colour...A. Gregory ...A pictorial essay of the ascent of EverestIll, unpaged.non-fictionA pictorial essay of the ascent of Everesteverest - pictorial works, everest expedition 1953 -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Penny, Mrs Frank (Fanny Emily Penny), A forest officer : being episodes in the life of Jim Burns, 1900
... A forest officer : being episodes in the life of Jim Burns...T. and A. Constable, Printers to Her Majesty at the ...The life of a forest officer in Madras.289 p. : dark green cover with illustration of a man in a turban and a man in a pith helmetfictionThe life of a forest officer in Madras.fiction, fanny emily penny, mrs frank penny, colonial india -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Joyce, John, Steam Up: A Pictorial Tribute to Steam Operation in Western Australia, 1971
... Steam Up: A Pictorial Tribute to Steam Operation in Western...J & A Publications ...A pictorial history of steam locomotives in Western Australia.ill, maps, p52.non-fictionA pictorial history of steam locomotives in Western Australia.railroads - western australia - history, steam locomotives - western australia - history -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, A. J. Jones
... A. J. Jones...A. J. Jones ...Quarto sheet. Memo from A. J. Jones Wholesale Floristnon-fictionQuarto sheet. Memo from A. J. Jones Wholesale Floristtunstall flower farm, jones flower farm -
Healesville Sanctuary Heritage Centre
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, Article, Chisholm, A H, A soldier finds peace among our birds, 27 November 1945
... A soldier finds peace among our birds...Chisholm, A H ...The Chief of the Imperial Staff (Field- Marshal Lord Alanbrooke) visits Healesville Sanctuary.photocopyThe Chief of the Imperial Staff (Field- Marshal Lord Alanbrooke) visits Healesville Sanctuary.1940s -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, R. A. Vowels, "Cross-City Linking - A critique of the Report of Tram and Bus Strategic Review Committee", Oct. 1992
... "Cross-City Linking - A critique of the Report of Tram and...R. A. Vowels ...Report - 25 A4 pages photocopied stapled in the top left hand corner, titled "Cross-City Linking - A critique of the Report of Tram and Bus Strategic Review Committee". Prepared by R. A. Vowels in Oct. 1992, is heavily critical of the report and with serious concerns and identified a number of deficiencies. Has a table of contents. Considers the W class trams and other trams. Provides suggestions regarding alternative routing of trams. Includes some copies of newspaper clippings. Not know who commissioned the report - may have been the Union or the Public Transport Users Association. See also Reg Item 2232 for South Melbourne Depot views, See also Reg Item 2652 for a short item about the route proposals.trams, tramways, ptc, routes, w class, operations, buses, ptua -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph, A G Aberlein, "Kew Tramway CC A Team 1931"
... "Kew Tramway CC A Team 1931"...A G Aberlein ...Photograph of the Kew Depot 1931 cricket club team. Photo includes 16 men, some wearing cricket pads and holding a bat or wearing gloves. Shows the type of sporting teams that the MMTB supported at the time.Yields information about the members of a Kew Depot Tramway cricket club. Photograph mounted on heavy card with in a printed boarder.On base in bottom right hand corner - stamp - "A. G Aberlin' stamp and "GF" with arrow in top left hand corner.tramways, sports, kew depot, cricket -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, C. N. Govett, A. E. Twentyman, "A story of the Melbourne Cable Tramway System - 11th November 1885 to 26th October 1940", 1973
... "A story of the Melbourne Cable Tramway System - 11th...C. N. Govett, A. E. Twentyman ...Report or history Melbourne's cable trams written by Neville Govett and Alf Twentynan, two recognised historians on Melbourne cable trams. The book looks at the Engine Houses, cables in detail, route colours, grips, shunting, the various lines and how they operated, fares, annual reports, notes, and fare collection. Includes information on the operators, See item 1885 for another copy and a full scan of the document.Yields information about the operation and history of Melbourne's cable trams.Report - black comb bound, 230 approx. pages, photocopied from an original, loose sheets foolscap sheets photocopied from an original manuscript by C. N. Govett and A. E. Twentyman - 1973On page 3 in ink "To my friend John, with Best Wishes Neville Govett, 28 Apr 86". On a label on the outside of the comb binding "The Melbourne cable tram system" is a Dymo machine label. trams, tramways, cable trams, mmtb, winding houses, engine houses, operations -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Badge, Badge-a-Mint, "I survived a summer's day in Melbourne"
... "I survived a summer's day in Melbourne"...Badge-a-Mint ...Produced for souvenir sales - features a Melbourne W class tram surrounded by water.Demonstrates a Melbourne souvenir featuring a tram.Metal-pressed badge with a cartoon plastic insert and spring clip on rear. tramways, badges, comics, souvenirs -
Federation University Art Collection
Painting - Artwork, John A. Gardner, [Landscape with Mountains] by John A. Gardner
... [Landscape with Mountains] by John A. Gardner...John A. Gardner ...John Andrew GARDNER (1906-1987) Born Camperdown, Victoria John Gardner studied at the Nataional Gallery School Melbourne. He later travelled with Rex Battarbee through central and eastern Australia. He initially worked as a commercial art before taking up painting full time and became known for painting bush landscape and Aboriginal life in oils. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed landscape featuring mountains. art, artwork, john comoner, john a. comoner, landscape, mountains, available -
Clunes Museum
Book, C. G. Röder, "The Christmas Welcome - A choice collection of Cornish Carols"
... "The Christmas Welcome - A choice collection of Cornish...A. Grummet ...Music book with words and musicMusic book with words and musicMusic book with words and musicwesley college, cornish carols, grummett, c g roder, christmas 1894, l robertson -
Wangaratta Urban Fire Brigade
Photograph
Gary Robinson Alex Carmody John Kerr presentation at what looks like the Ely St fire stationMedal Presentation to Gary Robinson - might be 12yr badgeGary Robinson Alex Carmody John Kerr -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Legal record - Conditions of Sale (C.E.Carter), Ringwood - Lots 3 & 4, Plan of Subdivision No 9626, F H Kennedy to E A & S G Wright - Circa 1920's
... Kennedy to E A & S G Wright - Circa 1920's ...Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Property , from Frances Henrietta Kennedy to Edith Ada Wright & Stanton George Wright -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Oxford University Press, Private Wars, 2000
Book documents the personal stories of ANZACs in the Great War.Hard black cover with title in white on spine. Dust jacket illustrated front and back. Title on spine. 360p. Page edges cut, black & white illustrations. Bendigo and District RSL stamp on first page."To Steve, many thanks for your friendship and support as Best Man on our wedding day. Daryl & Helen. 2 Sept 2000". "Donated by the family of Len Burke" on first page.books, military -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Greg Kerr, Lost ANZACS: The Story of Two Brothers, 1997
Charcoal buckram hard cover with gold print, yellow & tan paper cover with black & white photos. Black print, black & white photos throughout, 256 pages.books- miltary, history, biography -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, KERR, Garry, Of men, boats and crayfish : an oral history of the Norling family, 1994
Stamped 'Phillip Island & District Historical Society'.norling family, lobster fishers, bass strait, tasmania, victoria, history, fishing boats -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Book, J. Lennox Kerr, Touching the Adventures of Merchantmen in the Second World War, 1955
non-fictionkeith oliver, donation -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Digital copy, Black and white, Kerr Bros Studio, c. 1955
The photograph shows a ship visit. It is historically significant and thought to be one of a series of photographs linked to a publicity campaign circa 1955-1956 promoting the work of the Mission. The campaign partly inspired by the Centenary year of the Mission in Australia (1956) also resulted in the production of a black and white short film "The Flying Angel", featuring and Padre Oliver and the work of the Mission was deposited in 2016 with the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, (ACMI) Federation Square, Melbourne.Padre Frank Oliver, Chaplain to the Mission to Seafarers 1930 - 1960 led the Mission through a period of significant changes through the mid 20th C. This image is one of a series of key images showing the work of the Mission Chaplain in the Post WWII period. Father Frank Oliver wearing uniform including officers cap walking up a gangway and being met by a group of four men. There is a fifth man standing slightly to the left of the photograph.Discolouration on the bottom left and top centre of the photograph.uniform, machinery, ship, crew, gangway, deck, handshake, chains, rope, buoy, pulleys, rivets, padre oliver, frank leslie oliver, mission to seafarers, mission to seamen, seamen's mission, robin kent, kerr bros studio -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Mixed media - DVD - History of land clearing in the Glenelg Shire, How the West was Won, 2010
DVD. How the West was Won, history of land clearing in the Glenelg Shire -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Mixed media - DVD - A Short history of the livestock industry in Glenelg Shire, Victoria, Cattle Stories and Bush Yarns, 2009
DVD. Cattle Stories and Bush Yarns - A short history of the livestock industry in the Glenelg Shire -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - DVD - Construction of Portland Harbour - The Worker's Story, n.d
Front: 'Construction of Portland Harbour the Workers Story Duration: 85 min' -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Tom Noble, Walsh Street: The cold-blooded killings that shocked Australia, 1991
SoftcoverThe crime accounted in this book happened close by Boyd's housewalsh st library -
Unions Ballarat
Elect the ambassador! Building democracy in a globalised world, Kerr, Duncan, 2001
The author argues for democracy in all countries and questions the right of unelected international organisations to make critical decisions (e.g. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund). The book is pro-globalisation.Relevant to world politics, democracy and globalisation. Kerr is a former Labor politician and served as Attorney General and Minister for Justice in the Hawke/Keating government.Paper; book.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics, democracy, alp, australian labor party, attorney general, minister for justice, globalisation, world bank, hawke, bob, keating, paul, international monetary policy -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division et al, Brisbane Railway Centenary, 1976
A pictorial history of the centenary of the opening of the Queensland Government railways from Brisbane to Ipswich in 1876.ill, maps, p.56.non-fictionA pictorial history of the centenary of the opening of the Queensland Government railways from Brisbane to Ipswich in 1876. queensland railways -- history., railroad construction - queensland - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division et al, Sunshine Route Jubilee, 1975
A pictorial history of the North Coast mainline of the Queensland Government railways from Brisbane to Cairns to mark its 50th anniversary.ill, maps, p.80.non-fictionA pictorial history of the North Coast mainline of the Queensland Government railways from Brisbane to Cairns to mark its 50th anniversary.queensland railways -- history., railroad construction - queensland - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Bell, Peter et al, The Aramac Tramway, 2002
A history of the 3'6" tramway from Barcaldine to Aramac in Far North Queensland.index, ill, maps, p.48.non-fictionA history of the 3'6" tramway from Barcaldine to Aramac in Far North Queensland.railroad construction - queensland - history, aramac tramway - queensland - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division, Brunswick Street, Bowen Hills and Beyond, 1988
A history of the railways in the northern suburbs of Brisbane in Queensland.index, ill, p.128.non-fictionA history of the railways in the northern suburbs of Brisbane in Queensland.railroad operations - queensland - history, railroad construction - queensland - history