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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document - Ephemera, Invitations, 1988 - 1995
Invitations received by Grant and Doris Mattingley : Westpac Travelling Museum opening, 15 July 1988; Gumnut Village Opening, 6 November 1988; Schwerkolt Cottage Archival Annexe to the Historical Museum, 24 July 1988; Nunawading Historical Society Inc. 30th Anniversary, 11 October c1994; Max Grant's birthday party 2 April, 1995.grant, max, nunawading historical society, westpac banking corporation, gumnut village, invitations, mattingley, grant, mattingley, doris -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s set of 2, Warren Doubleday, 1/09/1993 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about one of the Museum's depot and track and its condition at the time of the photograph.Colour photograph of the front of the Ballarat Tramway Museum depot, spring 1993 with all the doors open. Photo shows trams inside the depot, including 671 partially in metal primer. Photo taken as part of the Registration process for the Museum Accreditation Program. 1286.1 - as above but with all the doors closed. Photos on Fujichrome Paper. See January 1994 Fares Please!btm, depot -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Connies Collectable Cards, The Connies, Connies Collectable's, 2019
The Connies Collectable Cards for 2019 Card features a photograph with a story or details of the image or person on the reverse. Produced by The Connies, Melbourne, with a Leunig sketch on the rear and The Connies logo, The rear of the card gives the story behind the photograph. Melbourne Tram Museum - featuring a merged photo of trams 431, 1040 and the Gertrude St winding house with museum details on the rear.trams, tramways, tickets, the connies, conductors, melbourne tram museum, tram 1041, tram 431 -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Souvenir Mug, A present from Warrnambool, Early 20th century
This cup is an impressive souvenir of a visit to Warrnambool. Tourism in Warrnambool became important in the late 19th century with Warrnambool promoted as a spa resort. ( Coast line,sea baths etc). Today tourism is important in both summer and Winter (May Racing Carnival and whales). A object with which people, especially tourists, would identify.Straight sided glazed royal blue cup with gold text and decoration.Glazed white interior.A present from Warrnambool written on side of the mug. Made in Germany stamped in red on bottom of mug. Numbered 13 warrnambool -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Instrument - German Hohner Harmonica
Chromed brass exterior, wood coreSide 1. The Super Chromonica M Hohner, Chromatic Harmonica Side 2. Made by M HOHNER Germany -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folding knife
Slightly curved, folding knife, serrated blade. Some kind of yellow material forms the handle (possibly ivory/bone) . Two metal pins hold the two sides of handle together.Barely legible: side A Made in ..... Germany, with further writing further up blade? Side B Wald .........Soligen -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Post Master General Exchange Clock, Junghans Watchmakers
The Postmaster-General's Department (PMG) was a department of the Australian federal government, established at Federation in 1901, whose responsibilities included the provision of postal and telegraphic services throughout Australia. It was abolished in December 1975 and replaced by the Postal and Telecommunications Department. Telephone calls were transferred through exchanges by manual operators who staffed switchboards throughout the country. The clock was used to time calls in order to levy appropriate charge for telephone usage.The use of manual telephone exchanges played an important role in Australian telecommunications history, not just for day -to-day business and commercial use, but for social connections and communication during emergency. This timer has local significance as it was used at the Wodonga Telephone Exchange.A small clock used by switchboard operators to time calls at the Wodonga Telephone Exchange. Lever on the side operates timier.In centre of clock 'C. of A./P.M.G -50" Insignia of the Junghans Clock Manufacturers At the bottom edge of the time "Made in Germany",telecommunication, wodonga telephone exchange, p.m.g., timer, wodonga -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH of GERMAN SOLDIERS
Photograph- black and white with a white border on all sides. Three servicemen in uniform. The two German officers drinking a small amount of drink, with another serviceman in the background. This serviceman could be an American photography, german officers -
Bendigo Military Museum
Map - WAR MAP WESTERN FRONT, Geographer's Map Co Ltd, c.WWII
Folded map fixed into yellow cardboard folder with black printing. Map covers battle areas late in WWII of Maginot Line & Siegfried Line from Metz, France to Karlsruhe, Germany.On cover in black print: “Second Edition. New War Map of the Western Front”map, seigfreid, maginot -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK WW2, Sun Books, Swastika at War, 1975
Book, paperback, page numbers not shown. Illustrated with colour & black & white photos. Front cover illustrated with a swastiker, white printing & a montage of 5 German photos with stylised torn edges.Kym Levett, C/- Peterborough Primary School, Peterboroughbooks, swastika, -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Before the War, c. 1920
Book, hard cover, dark green, gold lettering on front cover and spine. Explanation of policy pursued towards Germany by Great Britain through the years preceding World War Iworld war i, wwi, history, european history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: THE WAY WE WAR
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Tuesday, December 23, 2003. The way we war: captured German guns in France, picture by Arthur Swales in 1918. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - STRAUCH COLLECTION: THE DIARY OF ALBERT WILHELM AUGUST BOLDT
German Heritage Society Bendigo, A copy of the diary of Albert Wilhelm August Boldt kindly copied and donated to the society by Rev.G.C.(Clem) Schmidt 1992 in a pink ring binder with plastic sleeves.person, individual, boldt -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: ARMENTIERES AFTER GERMAN OFFENSIVE INTERIOR OF CATHEDRAL, POSTCARD, 1914-1918
Postcard, WW1, B&W image of the damaged interior of Armentieres cathedral after a German offensive. Arches on each side are damaged but still standing. Roof timbers and rubble lie in between.postcard, postcard, ww1, france, armentieres, cathedral, ruins -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: FLEURBAIX, AFTER GERMAN OFFENSIVE - THE SQUARE, POSTCARD, 1914-1918
Postcard, WW1, B&W image of ruined buildings in the Square at Fleurbaix after a German offensive. Two copies AZ 17 Published by J.M.Hamilton & Coy. Sydney, Australia and Z 29postcard, postcard, ww1, france, fleurbaix, ruins, german offensive -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: ARMENTIERES AFTER GERMAN OFFENSIVE, ROAD TO NIEPPE, POSTCARD, 1914-1918
Postcard, WW1, B&W image of ruined buildings on the road to Nieppe at Armentieres, after a German offensive. Sign in left foreground with arrow pointing to Nieppe & Bailleul. Copy Y 6postcard, postcard, ww1, france, armentieres, ruins, nieppe -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: STRAZEELE AFTER GERMAN OFFENSIVE,POSTCARD, PATTERN, 1914-1918
Postcard, WW1, B&W image of a damaged windmill at Strazeele after a German offensive. The mirror image of the windmill is reflected in the still waters of a canal. Damaged buildings on either side of windmill.postcard, postcard, strazeele, france, ww1, canal, windmill -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Department of the Army - Military Board, 24 April 1941
More or less duplication obtained from ASIO, obtained by Arthur and Lurline Knee, from the Military Board Chief of the General Staff Army Headquarters, Victoria Barracks, Melbourne 24 April 1941. Marked SECRET. no action considered necessary.Clear plastic folder, the 14 page translation of extracts from the record of the German Internment camps in Australia - confiscated from F. Hoenemann 22 February 1941.Found in a Sydney Hotel.f. hoenemann, department of the army, early internment organisation -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, 1942
Handcrafts of Camp 3 interneesColour photograph of dolls furniture with the centre piece a beautifully made dolls cradle. A tin bath and miniature wooden furniture on the left of the photo. Behind the cradle are caricatures of German fairy tales.camp 3, templer society -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book - Technical, Fachkunde fur Haschinenbauer, 1942
Property of internee at Camp 3, TaturaTechnical book of instructions for specialist machine workers. Printed in German/Gothic script. Black and white illustratons. Card cover. Front Cover : B & W picture of man operating a machineKerrn Karl Wied 27.11.46ww2, camp 3, books, technical -
Port Fairy Historic Lifeboat Station
sign, Tally Board, late 19 century
part of group of tally boards used by shore to ship rescue equipmentWooden board, curved at one end. .Black cloth tacked over with printed instructions (white). detail in English, French, German & Norwegian. Brown cord (hawser) ends whipped, attached.FASTEN TAIL BLOCK TO LOWER MAST WELL UP; IF MASTS GONE, THEN TO BEST PLACE HANDY; CAST OFF ROCKET LINE; SEE ROPE IN BLOCK RUNS FREE; SHOW SIGNAL TO SHORE -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Clock, c1900
German Pendule de Portative, Eight Day time clock. Movement by H.A.C. c.1900. Brass coloured with Roman numerals. Handle on top. Glass sides allow mechanism to be seen.horology, clocks -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Work on paper - School Project, An Australian casualty of World War II, Alwyn Terrance Till, 1/06/1997 12:00:00 AM
Luther College Year 10 History assignmentPhotocopy of Luther College Year 10 History assignment telling the story of Alwyn Terrance Till who died on 21 August 1944 in Germany and is buried at Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium.Luther College Year 10 History assignmenttill, alwyn, war memorial lilydale, war memorial mitcham, war memorial box hill, war memorial blackburn, royal australian air force, hotton war cemetery, belgium, world war, 1939 - 1945 -
Tennis Australia
Photographic print, 1988
Framed colour photograph of the Australian team that won the 1987 World Youth Cup (16 and under Boys) in Freiburg, West Germany. Materials: Ink, Photographic emulsion, Paper, Glass, Woodtennis -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
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 Miss Elaine Jones (daughter of farmer Les Jones), standing in the library and holding three boomerangs. Books and other museum exhibits in the background.local history, photographs, miss elaine jones in the library, black & white photograph, miss elaine jones, library, boomerangs, john jenner, bryant west -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Envelope, Packet: John Duigan Biographical material 1938, 1960s
Newspaper clippings 1960 & 1968; Stamps 16-Nov-1970; 2 booklets - aeroplane models in the museum; Souvenir booklet 28-May-1960 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - STRAUCH COLLECTION: GRIPSHOLM CASTLE
Gripsholm Castle official illustrated guide, published by the National Museum, Stockholm. Editor: Ulf.G.Johnsson, 54 pages with black and white photographs, illustrations & maps.place, building, castle, sweden - stockholm - castles - museums -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - BENDIGO ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1971 PAGE 2 ARTICLE TOURISM IN REVERSE, 1971
Bendigo Advertiser, Wednesday June 2, 1971 Page 2 Tourism In Reverse Article. Further Recommendations For A Bendigo Historical Museum. Unknown Author.bendigo, newspapers, bendigo advertiser tourism -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Station Pier - Gateway to a New Life, 2004
From opening of "Station Pier - Gateway to a New Life" at the Immigration Museum. Covers: invitation to opening, 2 brochures, booklet of 6 postcards, book.piers and wharves - station pier, museum victoria -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Geological specimen - GRAPTOLITE COLLECTION: CONIOGRAPTUS
Coniograptus. Brown rock, 'Coniograptus' on sticker. Large graptolite fossil. Fossil collection was formerly held by the School of Mines Museum, Pall Mall, Bendigo.