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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: REMAINS OF THE CLARENCE
Coloured photograph of a tailings dump, there is a collapsed wooden structure to the left, a wooden stairway and part of another structure visible behind the mound and several small peppercorn trees growing. On the back is written 'Remains of the Clarence'place, mining site, clarence united mine bendigo, clarence mine -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Log Cabin c 1948 -- Coloured
Log Cabin built by J Wharrie during 1930's c1948. These photos show the original bark roof. There is also a lattice entrance on the front fence not shown on photo 40.Two photos one black & white the other coloured of the Log Cabin c 1948. The bark roof appears to have a vine growing over the front and side of the roof. The lattice work on the porch is damaged.stawell dwelling -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1994
Photograph appeared in Lakes Post Newspaper 17 April 1994, page 16.Black an white photograph of 18 Prep and Grade One students dressed as what they would like to be when they grow up, with teacher Robyn Andrews at Swan Reach Primary School. Swan Reach Victoriaschools, students -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Magazine - Journal articles, Land & Environment, 2010
cas mclean, green roofs, nerissa hannink, luffman ponds, luffmann ponds -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Sydney Morning Herald, Horticulture for Ladies, 1899
Copy of letter to The Editor of The Herald in the Sydney Morning Herald 3 March, 1899 p. 8 from "One of Them." Letter from female student rebutting the idea that women could grow flowers.the sydney morning herald, the herald, female students, women gardeners, horticulture, letter -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - PMHPS Meeting, Gary BRICE, David Nicholas, 25 May 2015
PMHPS meeting 25.05.2015. Gary BRICE, former player and coach of Port Melbourne Football Club, discusses his growing up in Port Melbourne. Duration 1:46:07 including meeting preliminariesgary brice, sport - australian rules football, domestic life, port melbourne football club, pmfc -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Launch of Port Talks, John Kirby, 25 Sep 2017
Launch of "Port Talks" by Janet Bolitho and Mary Jasper. Monthly speaker Jim Sinclair speaks on "Growing up in Port Melbourne" in the 1930s and 1940s Duration 01:27:55 (including meeting preliminaries)domestic life, jim sinclair, janet bolitho, mary jasper, port talks -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - PMHPS Meeting, Jim Penaluna, Life in Port and GMH, David Nicholas, 23 Apr 2018
Jim Penaluna talks about his life in Port growing up, various sports achievements and working at GMH. PMHPS monthly meeting 26.03.2018 Duration including meeting preliminaries 1:07:04domestic life, industry - manufacturing, jim penaluna, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - PMHPS Meeting, Brian Hegarty, Growing up in Middle Park and Port Melbourne, Garry Smart, 25 Mar 2019
Brian Hegarty talks about growing up in the 1950s, 60s and 70s from Middle Park to Port Melbourne. PMHPS monthly meeting 25.03.2019 Duration including meeting preliminaries 1:08:56social activities, families, brian hegarty -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - Alice McGregor Postcard Collection, 1900 - 1920
Alice McGREGOR Born: 1908; unknown parents. Possibly adopted by the Salter family? Electoral Roll 1936: Highland Terrace Kangaroo Flat. Alice Mary Salter and William Robert Salter living together; presumed to be sister and brother. William Robert Salter was killed in a MVA in Bendigo in 1937 aged 26. In Victoria in 1938, Alice Mary Salter married James Thomas McGregor (born Victoria 1917, died Victoria 1983, buried Fawkner Cemetery) Lived: 1968; 22 Wade Street Golden Square Alice McGregor Died: 1999 aged 91 at Anne Caudle Centre, Bendigo Buried: Kangaroo Flat Cemetery See additional research. Postcard Album of Alice McGregor contained 86 post cards.Postcard Album of Alice McGregor containing 86 postcards. See 1400 Colour photo of the Erskine River, Lorne, Victoria Three figures fishing at the water's edge. Trees and shrubs growing on either bank. Addressed to Miss ? Stapleton, Arcade, Bendigo Sender - not decipherable Stamp dated 12 April 1905 postcard, collector, alice mcgregor -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Medal - Medallion - Victoria's 150th Anniversary, c. 1984
Syd Cuffe was the Portland Town Crier from 1983 to 2013. The role of Town Crier was created for Syd Cuffe in 1983 in the lead up to Portland’s 150th anniversary celebrations held in 1984-85. 200 items from Mr. Cuffe’s estate were donated to the Glenelg Shire Cultural Collection. The items relate to his town crying activities and community work across the Shire and further afield.a) Medallion, gold, boxed, Victoria 150, growing together 1984 -85, with logo, reverse, spray of pink heath, inscription b) Box, blue velvet, lid lined with white satin, box red velvetBack: 'Portland 150th Anniversary Committee 1984 S Cuffe, Town Crier' -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1946
A photo of the Comfort Station in the Halls Gap Picnic and Camping Reserve.The photo shows a wood and stone building at the rear of a clearing with a large eucalyptus tree growing close to the front of it. In the background is heavy bush. A tent or large cloth can be seen on the right beside a large tree stump.buildings, mountain grand -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Frank Wright overlooks a town, middle 1900's
Frank Wright was a renown 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.Black and white photograph of a man dressed in a three piece suit and hat, standing at the top of a hill overlooking fields and a town in the background. In the middle distance are trees growing below the summit of the hill. The man is Frank Wright.frank wright, composer, brass bands -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - KELLY AND ALLSOP COLLECTION: NOTE ABOUT A PHOTO
Handwritten note in pencil: 'Taken from top of Mt. Charlotte, in the slope of which Kalgoorlie is situated. Paddy Hannan's memorial tree grows on the top -? - was from there that the stone was taken. It is the reputed site of Hannan's first find.'business, stockbroker, kelly & alsop, kelly & alsop collection - note about a photo, paddy hannan -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
The grave is that of Martha Williams and her father John and is the only existing grave in the old Mickleham Cemetery which was associated with the Wesleyan Chapel and is a reminder of the strength of the Wesleyan faith in the Mickleham district in the 19th century.A coloured photograph of a grave site with a concrete edge and low iron fence around it and a simple tombstone with a curved top. There are clumps of tussocky grass scattered across the grass and two sprawling eucalyptus are growing behind the grave.former mickleham cemetery, mt. ridley road, williams, martha, john, george evans collection -
Clunes Museum
Photograph - GOLD MONUMENT
ORIGINAL MONUMENT ON ACTUAL GOLD DISCOVERY SPOT, PORT PHILLIP MINE, CLUNESPORTION OF METAL CHIMNEY STACK STANDING IN SELECTED QUARTZ ROCKS DEPICTING ACTUAL SPOT WHERE FIRST GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN CLUNES 1851 AT PORT PHILLIP MINE. HAWTHORN HEDGE PLANT GROWING IN TOP OF MONUMENTACTUAL GOLD DISCOVERY CLUNESphotographs, mining civic momentoes, chimney stack, gold monument -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Log Cabin c 1930's -- Coloured
Colour photo Log Cabin built by J Wharrie during 1930s. The photo was taken from a colour slide from Allan Howells Collection. Photo taken c 1960 -70.Log Cabin built by Mr. J. Wharrie during the 1930's. This photo is a front view of the house with vine growing over the porch and bark roof. A weather vane can be just made out on the roof. stawell dwelling -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
The photograph is from the album of Ivy Child. The farm yard is probably her home - The farm of her parents Ted and Ethel Child. Ivy May Child (1910 – 1989) was the daughter of Arthur Edward (Ted) Child (1878 – 1964) and Ethel May Madden (1888 – 1970). Ted Child was the son of Matthew Francis Child (1839 – 1933) and Martha Jeeves (1857 – 1926). He was the grandson of one of the early pioneers Francis Child. Ivy grew up on the family property on Childs Road and took many photographs. Most of these are glued into her photo album. The album covered the years from c1927 – 1932. Ivy married Henry William Burgess (1906 – 1968) in 1944. The photographs remain in their original state in the album with individual copies made. Sepia photograph showing a farm yard with a group of old, wooden farm sheds. A tree is growing centre left. A hand plough is in the centre with two larege wagon wheels. Various implements are leaning against the tree.Handwritten below the photograph in the album: Farm Yardivy child, ted child, ethel child, plough, farm, kalorama -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - PMHPS Meeting, Robin Grow, Art Deco, 26 Aug 2019
Robin Grow discusses and illustrates changes to both Melbourne and Port Melbourne during the Art Deco era between the wars. PMHPS monthly meeting 26.08.2019 Duration 1:20:49 including meeting preliminaries.architecture, robin grow, art deco -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, Gilbert, Mary, 1926
This book belonged to Mary Gilbert and was probably used by her whilst at Melbourne University as a student. Mary Isabelle Gilbert was born in 1905 in Orbost, Australia. She was born to John Gilbert and Annie Cameron Gilbert, and had seven sisters and one brother. Four siblings died at a young age. .She was a teacher historian loved and respected by her family and the wider community.Mary Gilbert was the first curator of the Orbost Museum, and a local teacher. She was a highly respected Orbost citizen.A black paged botany book with a leatherette cover. Inside are hand -drawn botanical specimens. On the front, in gold, is the Melbourne University insignia with its motto -"Postera crescam laude" ( "May I grow in the esteem of future generations").MARY I. GILBERT BOTANY 1 1926 No. 437gilbert-mary -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, Original May 1943, copy 1989
WW2, nursing sisters on staff, Camp 1 HospitalA..A.N.S. Sister J. Wilson in garden in front of Sisters' mess hut, Camp 1. Dark painted door and steps and window frame. Tall shrub immediately behind her. Low growing plants on her left.a.a.n.s., camp 1, camp hospitals, sister j. wilson -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
The original swing bridge was built across the Deep Creek in 1854 to allow the Daniel family to visit the Dickens sisters. It was renewed in later years and was used by Bulla children until the school closed in 1995.A coloured photograph of the swing bridge which straddles the Deep Creek at Bulla. The photograph shows the full length of the wooden and wire bridge from bank to bank. There is a thick row of conifers growing along the opposite river bank.bulla swing bridge, deep creek, daniel family, bulla state school, george evans collection -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph
This is a view of one of the settled parts of Sunbury when it was a small country service town and before its rapid suburban expansion.A black and white photo with a cream border of a landscape in a country town. A driveway is in the foreground wi A small settlement on a distant rise is visible. a post and rail fence in the middle distance and two tries growing beyond the fence line. -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Album - 35mm Colour slides, Yarra Bank Revegetation Project, 1985
Project organised by staff member Minette Russell-Young. See "Green Grows Our Garden," by A. P. Winzenried," pp 144-146. 26 slides Aug 5. 7 slides Sep 85.Some scanned.yarra bank, revegetation project, 1985, minette russell-young, commonwealth employment scheme -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Razed-Raised, 2013
The story of the regrowth of the Marysville community after the 2009 Black Saturday bushfirePaperback. Front cover has two colour photographs. One is a blurred photograph of a silhouette of a tree with fire behind it. The other is of a plant just starting to grow. Back cover has the symbol depicting Maryville's 150 anniversary in 2013. Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779marysville, black saturday, bushfire, community, triangle community, regrowth -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Razed-Raised, 2013
The story of the regrowth of the Marysville community after the 2009 Black Saturday bushfirePaperback. Front cover has two colour photographs. One is a blurred photograph of a silhouette of a tree with fire behind it. The other is of a plant just starting to grow. Back cover has the symbol depicting Maryville's 150 anniversary in 2013. Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779marysville, black saturday, bushfire, community, triangle community, regrowth -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Razed-Raised, 2013
The story of the regrowth of the Marysville community after the 2009 Black Saturday bushfirePaperback. Front cover has two colour photographs. One is a blurred photograph of a silhouette of a tree with fire behind it. The other is of a plant just starting to grow. Back cover has the symbol depicting Maryville's 150 anniversary in 2013. Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779marysville, black saturday, bushfire, community, triangle community, regrowth -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Razed-Raised, 2013
The story of the regrowth of the Marysville community after the 2009 Black Saturday bushfirePaperback. Front cover has two colour photographs. One is a blurred photograph of a silhouette of a tree with fire behind it. The other is of a plant just starting to grow. Back cover has the symbol depicting Maryville's 150 anniversary in 2013. Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779marysville, black saturday, bushfire, community, triangle community, regrowth -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, Thomas Guest, A Ringwood Childhood, 2022
Sub-titled A Ringwood State School Boy's Story - The World Of The 1940s And 1950s by Thomas J Guest. Hard cover book with photographs, poetry and stories recalling the author's family life growing up in East Ringwood, Victoria. -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Clothing - Clothing, boy's first underpants, 1907
These white cotton underpants were made for Mr Geoff Maggs by his mother in 1907 as his first underwear at age 2 years old. The Maggs family were early settlers in the Moorabbin ShireThe pioneer settlers and market gardeners of Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant and made their own clothing and utensils. This is one of many items that exhibit the skill and craftsmanship of the women in these families. White, cotton underwear for a 2 year old boy. Made at home on a sewing machine with hand feather stitching and factory-made guipure lace on leg-bands. Buttons at waist, and a tuck pleat to let down as child grows.clothing, brighton, moorabbin, pioneers, dendy henry, dressmakers, market gardners, early settlers, maggs geoff