One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of Harmon West with his son and grandson at a Tree Planting on Cowes Esplanade in 1944. Mr West had attended a planting on same site in 1884.local history, photography, harmon west, the esplanade, cowes, black & white photograph, cowes esplanade, tree planting, john jenner, bryant west

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of a Koala climbing a tree trunk - comment in album underneath three photos of a koala - "Teddy looks for a grandstand" under this photo - "I must see this"local history, photography, koala, black & white photograph, wildlife, wildlife - koala, john jenner, bryant west

This book was presented as a gift to Allan Partington, a member of the Greensborough Methodist Sabbath School in 1917.Shows the attendance of children at Sunday School in the early 20th Century. Owned by Allan Partington.337 pages. Black and white illus. Hard cover book with red cover embossed with a tree emblem and title: "Mick Tracy The Irish Scripture Reader"Book plate: Methodist Sabbath School Greensborough. Awarded to Allan Partington. Signed H. Mitchell, Supt. December 1917.allan partington, methodist sabbath school, greensborough methodist church

Bee-hives in front of a shed in the Cherrypool area. The second (transparency) copy is No. 242 in the slide box.The photo shows bee-hives in front of a shed in a cleared area surrounded by eucalyptus trees. The faint outline of high mountains can bee seen in the background.misc industries, bee-keeping, scenery, cherrypool

Halls Gap swimming pool on a summer's day.9 people dressed in bathers around a swimming pool. A concrete bank surrounds the pool, a white fence is behind the pool. Large trees are behind the fence.recreation, swimming pool

The introduction: "Skiing has been a sport in Victoria since the turn of the century. It has only been popular since the 1950s however, when the Alpine areas were opened up to commercial development."Employees of the SECV skied on the High Plains during the construction of the KHES. In 1946 the first lodge was approved by the SEC at Falls Creek. See Falls Creek pages 6-11 for details of amenities in 198048 pages held by 2 staples. 1980 Issue. Front Cover "Victoria has mountains of snow". In color - skier in front of trees laden with snow.Front cover in pen and underlined "J. Watson"falls creek ski resort, snow sport

Shows typical dress of the period. Preferred form of transport in the area.This is a typical representation of the people and the transport of the time and is relavent to the Western Districts.Rectangle, Black & White. Male sitting on a horse wearing a hat and clothes typical to the time. He has a garter on his sleeve. There are gum trees in the background.Back: "Jack Kerr" written in black pen. The words Post card, correspondence, address only, Kodak Australia and a line stamped in black ink.horse, clothing, east, western, hobbies, farming, streatham, westmere, mininera, nerrin, transport, districts

There is no information with this photograph. It could be a photograph of the first house that Henry James occupied.Henry James (1860-1932) was a well-known identity in the Orbost district.He was a stock agent and auctioneer who helped to establish the seed bean industry in Orbost. He was the second secretary of the Snowy River Shipping Co. as well as a shire councillor and prominent member of MUIOOF.A black / white photograph of a light coloured timber house with a neat picket fence in front. On the right is a trellis with trees behind it. On the left there is a barn and a shed in the backyard.on back - JAMES HOUSE - November 1896 (Henry James?)house-james

This item reflects the needlework skills of women in the first half of the 20th century.A white rectangular shaped linen tray cloth. It has rounded corners and crocheted edging. it is hand embroidered with brown-trunked trees, green leaves and oranges.linen tablecloth embroidery needlework handcraft

The name Croajingolong derives from the Australian Aboriginal Krauatungalung words galung, meaning "belonging to" and kraua, meaning "east". This is the thirty-ninth edition of the annual magazine of Orbost High School. The magazine belonged to Mary Gilbert, a former teacher at the school. Orbost High School / Orbost Secondary College has played a significant part in the education of senior students in the Orbost district . It is the sole senior educational institution. This item is representative of its history. This 39th edition of the magazine is a useful reference tool.A magazine type publication, titled Croajingalong. It has 84 pp. The cover is pale blue with black print drawings of a river, bridge, farmland,trees and buildings.magazine-croajingalong orbost-high-school

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

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

This framed watercolour was created by 20th-century landscape painter Harold Morse Ward. He was born in Brooklyn New York in 1889 and died in Sacramento, California, in 1973. Ward graduated from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and furthered his studies in Paris. He was a high school art teacher for many years, later establishing the art department at the Sacramento Junior College in 1923. In 1949 he won a Carnegie Grant for further research in fine arts. He wrote and illustrated the book ‘The Thing Called Art’. His subjects were often taken from the Sacramento area.This is the only example of artwork by early-to-mid 20th-century recognised artist H M Ward in our collection. It is representative of the artwork displayed in homes during that era. Harold Morse Ward received a Carnegie Grant for research in art. He was a descendant of the inventor of the telegraph, Samuel Morse.Painting; the timber framed watercolour painting behind glass depicts a cottage on a hill beside a winding creek with trees and bushes. Artist is H M Ward. Signed "H M Ward"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, watercolour, landscape, h m ward, harold morse ward, 20th century art, sacramento artist, the things called art

Pat Prevett was a Senior Lecturer in the School of Science at University of Ballarat. His area of specialty is koalas.Coulour photograph showing Pat Pretett with a camera around his neck. he is standing in bushland surrounded by a number of students. A ladder leans against a tree.university of ballarat, prevett, koala

The photograph is pre 1914-18. It is showing Cheltenham Market Gardeners having a picnic. The Market Gardeners gave Moorabbin it's first industry, which was to prove the most durable and resilient. The ladies and gentlemen are dressed in very fine clothes. All of the men are wearing suits with waistcoats and white shirts with neck ties. One man has a Boater hat , 4 have Bowler hats and 5 have Stetson hats. 5 men are standing and 4 men are kneeling or sitting with the ladies. The ladies are seated on the ground around a table runner on which items of food are seen. Most of the ladies are wearing white dresses, one lady has a dark coloured skirt with a white frilly blouse, and all have large wide brimmed fashionably decorated hats . They all seem to be dressed in their best clothes.The photograph depicts a group of men and women, 16 altogether, having a picnic pre World War 1 1914-1918 . They are surrounded by trees and bushes outside.Front of mount : R. McGeehan Photograph, Beechworth. Back of Mount Address Balaclava / C Whitehead / Gardeners Picnic / Pre World War 11914-18, moorabbin. picnic, market gardeners, early settlers, pioneers, moorabbin shire, cheltenham, fashion, dressmaking, bowler hats, boater hats, stetson hats, bonnets, chapeau, menswear, neckties, beechworth mcgeehan r, photographs,

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Improving: The Calder Highway at Kangaroo Flat showing the tree planting beautification scheme. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

St Christopher medallion: The back has a car driving on the road and tree in the picture. The front has St Christopher with the inscription 'St Christopher. Box 625'St Christophernumismatics, badges - civil, st christopher medal

Photo of a paddock with what looks like the tracing of a trench. Trees in the background. At bottom left date stamp in yellow 20/07/1999. Location unknown.Kodakplace, land, paddock

BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO two females standing under palm tree mounted on cardboard. On reverse is photo of young boy and heads of two males and females.photograph, person, male / female

Photograph, black and white. Image shows the Fernery, Rosalind Park. Tree ferns, rock bordered pathway. On bottom : The Fernery, Rosalind Park, Bendigo, No. 11'cottage, miners

sepia colour card: image shows walkway edged with trees in Rosalind Park. On bottom of card ' Roslind (sic) Park, Bendigo ' No maker printed on back.bendigo, parks and gardens, rosalind park, rosalind park

Postcard, WW1, sepia photo of a zeppelin flying over some houses. Deciduous trees in foreground. Location unknown. G38 and GS handwritten in pencil on back.postcard, postcard, ww1, france, zeppelin

Postcard, WW1, sepia photo of an explosion in the background of an open field. Defoliated trees at at right. Handwritten in pencil on the back Explosion ammunition dump near Bailleulpostcard, postcard, ww1, bailleul, france, explosion