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Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Soldier's Pay Book
This object relates to John William WOOD. He was born on 23/11/1892 in Ararat, VIC. John William served in the AIF (2177) enlisting on, 15/05/1916 in Ballarat, VIC before being discharged from duties with the 39th BATTN as a Army Non-Commissioned Private (PTE) on 24/12/1917. John William WOOD was not a prisoner of war. His next of kin is William Bloomfield WOOD (Father). John Wood was awarded the British War Medaland the, Victory Medal.first world war (ww1), 1914 - 1918, literature, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Service Records
This object relates to John William WOOD. He was born on 23/11/1892 in Ararat, VIC. John William served in the AIF (2177) enlisting on, 15/05/1916 in Ballarat, VIC before being discharged from duties with the 39th BATTN as a Army Non-Commissioned Private (PTE) on 24/12/1917. John William WOOD was not a prisoner of war. His next of kin is William Bloomfield WOOD (Father). John Wood was awarded the British War Medaland the, Victory Medal.second world war (ww2), 1939 - 1945, literature, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Kyneton RSL Sub Branch
Medal, Commemorative medal Tobruk, 1991
The Siege of Tobruk Medal was originally available to Australian, New Zealand, British, Indian and Polish troops who saw action during the Siege of Tobruk, between April and December 1941. The medal was commissioned and issued by the Rats of Tobruk Association in 1977. The medal was available to 18 BDE, 24 BDE, 26 BDE, 2/1 PIONEER's and other miscellaneous units. Some RAAF, Free French Air Force and Canadian personnel attached to the Royal Navy were included.This is not an official medal. Commemorative medal issued on the 50th Anniversary of the Siege of Tobruk, in clear plastic presentation case. Surround. Siege of Tobruk. 1941 - 1991 50th Anniversary 1941 - 1991tobruk, rats of tobruk -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Bendigo Conservatory and gardens
Fifty nine acres of land was reserved for a park in1861, and the first gardener began setting out the gardens in 1870. The conservatory was built in 1897 and is the last building of its type in a public park.The conservatory was designed by Mr G. Minto, city surveyor at the time. The building is 72 feet long and 24 feet wide. The walls re twenty two feet high and are topped by a lantern roof, adding a further six feet. It was built at a cost of between 700 and 800 pounds.B&W photograph with view over the Bendigo Conservatory and gardens with a line of twelve horse drawn cabs on Bridge Streetconservatory gardens, bendigo -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Document, Draft of a Bill to constitute the Commonwealth of Australia : copy of federal constitution under the Crown, as finally adopted by the Australasian Federal Convention at Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria on the 16th March, 1898, 1898
The Australasian Federation Conference met in Melbourne from 6-14 February, 1890. The National Australasian Convention, met in Sydney, from 2 March–9 April 1891. Debates about the draft Australasian Federal Convention of 1897/8 took place over three sessions: First session, Adelaide, 22 March – 5 May 1897 Second session, Sydney, 2-24 September 1897 Third session, Melbourne, 22 January-17 March 1898This volume formed part of the private library of Malcolm Carkeek, former Archivist of the Royal Society of Victoria, and was donated by him to the Kew Historical Society.29 p. : coat of arms ; 21 cm.Adressed to "Mr Edwin McKereth (sic), Farmer, Avoca".australia - constitution, australia - political history - development -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, Jul-01
22 PHOTOGRAPHS - MINER'S BALL - SATURDAY 29TH JUNE, 2001 71 PHOTOGRAPHS - MINER'S WALK, ASCOT TO CLUNES - SUNDAY 1ST JULY, 2001 24 PHOTOGRAPHS - COMMUNITY LUNCH AT CLUNES PRIMARY SCHOOL - SUNDAY 1ST JULY, 2001. 7 PHOTOGRAPHS - BOOK LAUNCH - "16 TONS OF CLUNES GOLD" AT CLUNES PRIMARY SCHOOL - SUNDAY 1ST JULY, 2001 8 PHOTOGRAPHS - FILMING OF THE TELEVISION "TO-DAY" SHOW WITH STEVE LIEBERMAN IN FRASER STREET, CLUNES ON MONDAY 2ND JULY, 2002.132 COLOURED PHOTOGRAPHS OF COMMEMORATION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF GOLD AT CLUNES 1ST JULY, 1851 - 2001local history, photography, photographs, -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Menu, A Dinner to Celebrate the Launching of the Final Stage of the National Theatre, 1973
Contains information about the formation and growth of the National Theatre Movement and statistics about the construction of the new National Theatre in the building formerly known as the Victory Theatre, on the corner of Carlisle and Barkly Streets, St Kilda. A dinner to launch the final stage of construction was held on 4 December 1973. Completion was planned for 15 June 1974 and the official opening date was to be 24 August 1974. The dinner was hel at the Stardust, Marine Parade, St Kilda and was hosted by the Victorian Ministry for the Arts.Yellow coloured card printed in black on one side and brown on the othernational theatre, stardust -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newsletter, Newsletter, No. 257 April 2021
Contents: • 150 Years Ago by Jim Connor • Eltham in Modern Times • Heritage Excursion – Eltham Cemetery – now Saturday 10th April • Temporary Dwelling in Emergency • ISO Chooks by Liz Pidgeon • 24 Kerrie Crescent, Eltham by Frank Taylor • The Colonisation of Australia by Liz Pidgeon • Farewell to the Eltham Community Craft and Produce Market by Jim Connor • Eltham Cemetery Stories by Richard Pinn o Phillip Shillinglaw o Thomas Sweeney • Contacts for the Eltham District Historical SocietyThe Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 newsletter distributed to members (Digital and A4 photocopy)newsletter, eltham district historical society, covid-19, coronavirus pandemic -
Bendigo Military Museum
Award - MEDAL SET, MOTHERS AND WIDOWS BADGE WW1, Post WW1
John Holley No 1311 enlisted on 11.3.16 in D Coy 39th Batt AIF aged 24 years. Embarked for England 27.5.16. Transferred to the 8th Batt 15.9.16. Hospital with PUO 14.12.16. Hospital on 20.4.17 with sore feet. KIA France 16.4.18. PUO (Pyrexia unknown origin) Refer 2132.2P. .2) One star on a ribbon represented one son/husband lost in the War. John Holley had a younger brother Arthur who enlisted in WW11. Refer 2134..1) Medals, court mounted, set of (2) re J Holley. 1. War Medal 1914-19. 2. Victory Medal. .2) Mothers and Widows Ribbon, black length of ribbon with Rising Sun centre, under is "For Australia", at the top is a polished metal piece with a floral emblem, at the bottom is same metal piece with one brass 7 pronged star. Rear of the top plate is engraved with a number. .3) Small brownish coloured box that housed .2). ..1) "1311 Pte J Holley 8 BN A.I.F" .2) "32962"medals, military, history -
Puffing Billy Railway
1NB, Saloon carriage, 4/ 2/1899
1NB - (1st Series) Saloon carriage (24) Body and underframe purchased by Puffing Billy Preservation Society from Pakenham In Active Service NB There were three types:- NB Class - Number Built (1st Series) 6 - Number Built (2nd Series) 17 - Number Built (3rd Series) 4 Nos. 1-6 were Saloon cars having end platforms and a ladies toilet, and were built from 1899-1904. Nos. 7-23 were 5-compartment side loading cars, built from 1906-1915. Nos. 24-27 were the former NAB class cars mentioned previously and were also side loading, having 6 compartments and two ladies toilets. VR Service History NBB 1.VA - 4/ 2/1899 NWS Built new - circa 1910 - To NB 1.VA - *NB 1.VA - / 2/1928 - Modified AC Malco BO 21/10/1930 NWS Into Workshops - 5/12/1930 NWS Out of Workshops (46 days) 30/ 1/1951 - Scrapped Historic - Victorian Railways Narrow Gauge - Passenger Rolling Stock: Saloon carriage (No. 1) Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H2187 The Puffing Billy Rolling Stock Collection1NB Passenger Rolling Stock: Saloon carriage (No. 1) - Made of Timber and steel 1NBpuffing billy, 1nb, saloon carriage, victorian railways, narrow gauge passenger rolling stock, 2'6" guage -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchedale. Photo L. Duhameeuw, Ypres, 1930
A photo of the Tyne Cot Cemetery in Passchendale dated September 24, 1930. It appears to be a professional photograph purchased as a souvenir. See also 01024 Menin Gate, Ypres, as it is by the same manufacturer. The Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery and Memorial to the Missing is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the First World War in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front (source Wikipedia). The hand written inscription on the back of the photo says: "This memorial in Cemetery was built over a German dugout. 12,000 men are buried here. Stone wall at back has soldiers names engraved on same. Those unknown - words in stone 'Australian Soldier of the Great War Known unto God.' Australians captured Passchendale from the Germans Oct 4th 1917. Beautiful cemetery, all well kept, gardens, lawns, flowers. Ypres, Belgium Sept 24/30" The source of these photos is not known but they were stored together in the archives. The founders of Legacy were returned servicemen from the first world war and may have returned to France in the 1930s. Manufactured by L. Duhameeuw, Ypres.The professional photos from France imply that Legatees were making pilgrimages to the battlefields of France in the 1930s in memory of their comrades.Black and white photo of Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendale, France.Indistinct round stamp on the back and a handwritten message.world war one, souvenir, cemetery, memorial -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, The New University of Melb - Bowen Prise Essay 1883, 1914
The essay pasted into this booklet was originally produced in a newspaper (name unknown). The original essay was written by Cornelius (Con) O’Mahony and in 1883 it won the Bowen Prize Essay Competition for the best essay written by a student or past student of the University of Melbourne. The Bowen Prize was established in 1874 by the Governor of Victoria, Sir George Bowen, and was awarded annually thereafter. It is still awarded today. Con O’Mahony was a lawyer in Kepler Street, Warrnambool from the 1880s to 1920, initially in partnership with E.W. Klingender and later operating under the name of O’Mahony and Murray. He was born in Bendigo in 1863 and studied at Melbourne University in the early 1880s. O’Mahony received a set of ten books, Lives of the Chancellors, for winning the Bowen Prize and this set of books is in the collection of the Warrnambool and District Historical Society today. This essay, although only a typed copy, is important because it is a prime example of the 19th century positive writings on the need for Federation in Australia and so it played its part in promoting the cause of the Federation movement. It was written 17 years before Federation came into being by Con O’Mahony, a person who also played a part in Warrnambool’s history as a prominent lawyer in the town for over 30 years. This is a soft cover booklet of 24 pages. The cover is brown with black print and has handwritten material written over the original printing on the front cover. The booklet, originally an insurance booklet, has a stamp and typed material (a Federation essay) cut out and pasted onto 17 of the original pages. The booklet was originally stapled but the staples have been removed. The cover is partly torn and detached from the pages. The first couple of pages have silverfish damage. ‘Apr 22 1914’ ‘The University of Melbourne, Bowen Prize Essay 1883 won by C. O’Mahony’ con o’ mahony, bowen prize, history of warrnambool, federation campaign in australia -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Papers - Collection of newspaper articles re Kiewa Valley, 1970's
Newspaper articles describing incidents/news of the Kiewa Valley during the 1970's.Each article is significant because it is connected to people and places in the Kiewa Valley.9 photocopies of newspaper articles: 1. Fire at Mt Beauty Workmen's club 2. Ploughing Championship at Tawonga 24 Apr. 1971 3 & 4. Charles Derrick's 10 year anniversary of his death on Mt Hotham 5 Sept. 1975 5. Alps to be a National Park 15 July 1978 6. Tawonga Exchange to go Automatic 20 June 1974 7 & 8. Winter Playground 9. Alps National Parknewspaper articles; kiewa valley; news of the 1970s; -
Bendigo Military Museum
Pamphlet - AUTOMAP - Automation Applied to the Mapping Process, Major Sam Thompson US Army Corps of Engineers, 01.07.1977
This pamphlet produced by Major Sam Thompson US Army Engineer Corps on exchange to Australia was published as a guide to AUTOMAP 1, the Army Survey Regiment’s first computer-based map production system. It examined how automation had changed the compilation and drafting phases of the map production process. It attempted to present in a light-hearty story telling style, short and clear description of each AUTOMAP 1 sub-system with photos of staff and equipment, diagrams and humorous cartoons. The cartoonist is unknown. The pamphlet was printed at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo Army Survey Regiment pamphlet comprises a manilla card cover printed in colour with 24 pages with photographs in black and white; and descriptions, diagrams, and cartoons printed in colour. It is bounded by two staples on its spine. The coloured pages have been scanned at 300 dpi and are stored on a USB Digital Storage Device. The page images have been converted into a video (.mp4) format and also stored on the USB. The video is 1.3Mb in size and runs for 1.3 minutes.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr -
Bendigo Military Museum
Certificate - DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE & LETTER, 1. 1953
1. Interim discharge certificate. Blue ink on light brown paper from Australian Military Forces. It's for 2/42550 Spr K. B. Plevey. Dated 7 May 1953 - Eastern Command. Form AAF A,199 2. An order from Dept Labour & National Service to attend RMST for a Trade test - job - Electrical fitter. For Mr K B Plevey, 30 Denman St, Brunswick NIO. 24 Aug 19611. The spelling of Gunnedah has been corrected in handwriting.discharge papers, trade testing -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Mortar Cover
Dark green vynil over cloth material cover. Base is 90 mm in diameter, height 190 mm flap cover down, height 265 mm with flap cover extended. Flap cover uses press stud fastner to close cover. The cover has been cotton stitched. Two handle loops have been sewn on to the outside of the cover, the obverse loop being 24 mm long, reverse loop 12 mm long. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Spoon, circa 1878
These table spoons are from the wreck of the LOCH ARD, a Loch Line ship of 1,693 tons which sailed from Gravesend, London, on 2 March 1878 with 17 passengers and a crew of 36 under Captain George Gibbs. “The intention was to discharge cargo in Melbourne, before returning to London via the Horn with wool and wheat”. Instead, on 1 June 1878, after 90 days at sea, she struck the sandstone cliffs of Mutton Bird Island on the south west coast of Victoria, and sank with the loss of 52 lives and all her cargo. The manifest of the LOCH ARD listed an array of manufactured goods and bulk metals being exported to the Colony of Victoria, with a declared value of £53,700. (202 bills of lading show an actual invoice value of £68, 456, with insurance underwriting to £30,000 of all cargo). Included in the manifest is the item of “Tin hardware & cutlery £7,530”. These table spoons are some of 482 similar items of electro-plated cutlery from the LOCH ARD site, comprising spoons and forks of various sizes but all sharing the same general shape or design and metallic composition. 49 of these pieces display a legible makers’ mark — the initials “W” and “P” placed within a raised diamond outline, which is in turn contained within a sunken crown shape — identifying the manufacturer as William Page & Co of Birmingham. An electroplater’s makers’ marks, unlike sterling silver hallmarks, are not consistent identifiers of quality or date and place of manufacture. A similar line of five impressions was usually made to impress the consumer with an implication of industry standards, but what each one actually signified was not regulated and so they varied according to the whim of the individual foundry. In this case, the maker’s marks are often obscured by sedimentary accretion or removed by corrosion after a century of submersion in the ocean. However sufficient detail has survived to indicate that these samples of electro-plated cutlery probably originated from the same consignment in the LOCH ARD’s cargo. The generally common range of marks are drawn from 255 tea spoons, 125 dessert spoons, and 99 table forks. These marks are clearly visible in 66 instances, while the same sequence of general outlines, or depression shapes, is discernible in another 166 examples. Suggested trade names for William Page & Co’s particular blend of brass plating are ‘roman silver’ or ‘silverite’. This copper alloy polishes to a lustrous gold when new, discolouring to a murky grey with greenish hue when neglected. HISTORY OF THE LOCH ARD The LOCH ARD belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many ships from England to Australia. Built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curdle and Co. in 1873, the LOCH ARD was a three-masted square rigged iron sailing ship. The ship measured 262ft 7" (79.87m) in length, 38ft (11.58m) in width, 23ft (7m) in depth and had a gross tonnage of 1693 tons. The LOCH ARD's main mast measured a massive 150ft (45.7m) in height. LOCH ARD made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its final voyage. LOCH ARD left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of Captain Gibbs, a newly married, 29 year old. She was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers and a load of cargo. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. On board were straw hats, umbrella, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionary, linen and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead and copper. There were items included that intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. At 3am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land and the passengers were becoming excited as they prepared to view their new homeland in the early morning. But LOCH ARD was running into a fog which greatly reduced visibility. Captain Gibbs was becoming anxious as there was no sign of land or the Cape Otway lighthouse. At 4am the fog lifted. A man aloft announced that he could see breakers. The sheer cliffs of Victoria's west coast came into view, and Captain Gibbs realised that the ship was much closer to them than expected. He ordered as much sail to be set as time would permit and then attempted to steer the vessel out to sea. On coming head on into the wind, the ship lost momentum, the sails fell limp and LOCH ARD's bow swung back. Gibbs then ordered the anchors to be released in an attempt to hold its position. The anchors sank some 50 fathoms - but did not hold. By this time LOCH ARD was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind the ship. Just half a mile from the coast, the ship's bow was suddenly pulled around by the anchor. The captain tried to tack out to sea, but the ship struck a reef at the base of Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell. Waves broke over the ship and the top deck was loosened from the hull. The masts and rigging came crashing down knocking passengers and crew overboard. When a lifeboat was finally launched, it crashed into the side of LOCH ARD and capsized. Tom Pearce, who had launched the boat, managed to cling to its overturned hull and shelter beneath it. He drifted out to sea and then on the flood tide came into what is now known as LOCH ARD Gorge. He swam to shore, bruised and dazed, and found a cave in which to shelter. Some of the crew stayed below deck to shelter from the falling rigging but drowned when the ship slipped off the reef into deeper water. Eva Carmichael had raced onto deck to find out what was happening only to be confronted by towering cliffs looming above the stricken ship. In all the chaos, Captain Gibbs grabbed Eva and said, "If you are saved Eva, let my dear wife know that I died like a sailor". That was the last Eva Carmichael saw of the captain. She was swept off the ship by a huge wave. Eva saw Tom Pearce on a small rocky beach and yelled to attract his attention. He dived in and swam to the exhausted woman and dragged her to shore. He took her to the cave and broke open case of brandy which had washed up on the beach. He opened a bottle to revive the unconscious woman. A few hours later Tom scaled a cliff in search of help. He followed hoof prints and came by chance upon two men from nearby Glenample Station three and a half miles away. In a state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom returned to the gorge while the two men rode back to the station to get help. By the time they reached LOCH ARD Gorge, it was cold and dark. The two shipwreck survivors were taken to Glenample Station to recover. Eva stayed at the station for six weeks before returning to Ireland, this time by steamship. In Melbourne, Tom Pearce received a hero's welcome. He was presented with the first gold medal of the Royal Humane Society of Victoria and a £1000 cheque from the Victorian Government. Concerts were performed to honour the young man's bravery and to raise money for those who lost family in the LOCH ARD disaster. Of the 54 crew members and passengers on board, only two survived: the apprentice, Tom Pearce and the young woman passenger, Eva Carmichael, who lost all of her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the LOCH ARD tragedy, salvage rights to the wreck were sold at auction for £2,120. Cargo valued at £3,000 was salvaged and placed on the beach, but most washed back into the sea when another storm developed. The wreck of LOCH ARD still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some was washed up into what is now known as LOCH ARD Gorge. Cargo and artefacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton porcelain peacock - one of only seven in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. It had been well packed, which gave it adequate protection during the violent storm. Today, the Minton peacock can be seen at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool. From Australia's most dramatic shipwreck it has now become Australia's shipwreck artefact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register most valuable. The LOCH ARD shipwreck is of State significance – Victorian Heritage Register S 417 Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from LOCH ARD is significant for being one of the largest collections of artefacts from this shipwreck in Victoria. It is significant for its association with the shipwreck, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S417). The collection is significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the LOCH ARD. The LOCH ARD collection is archaeologically significant as the remains of a large international passenger and cargo ship. The LOCH ARD collection is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its potential to interpret sub-theme 1.5 of Victoria’s Framework of Historical Themes (living with natural processes). The collection is also historically significant for its association with the LOCH ARD, which was one of the worst and best known shipwrecks in Victoria’s history. Unrestored table spoons from the wreck of the LOCH ARD. The spoon design has a flattened fiddle-back handle, with a thin stem or shank, flared collar, and a shallow rounded bowl. The spoons metallic composition is a thin layer of brass alloy which has partially corroded back to a nickel-silver base metal. Some verdigris. Spoons are covered in large amount of concretion. Pieces of rock, glass and shell are embedded in the concretion. 24 spoons approx. in group.flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, loch line, loch ard, mutton bird island, loch ard gorge, electroplated cutlery, loch ard shipwreck, william page and co, birmingham brass plating, table spoons -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Mixed media - Photograph and a photocopy of a photograph - Wanderers Football team 1908, c. 1908
Possibly from Bowerbird MuseumA) Sepia photograph of Wanderer's football team, taken in 1908. Men in football dress - not all the same, taken outside a wooden building. Photo mounted on cardboard, covered round edgers with brown paper. b) Photocopy of photo of Wanderers, (not a),with some names written in biro, and an article beneath ? paper Identifying numbers 8348 a,b Measures a) H 20 W 24 b) H 21 W 29.6 Mount: H 23 W 26Front: b) names of players, black biro Back: a) '1908 wanderers' - hand written, blue biro -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Mainzer Geographische Studien
Robert H.T. Smith was Chancellor of University of Ballarat (later Federation University Australia).Fours soft covered beige books. .1) Market Distribution Systems, Heft 10, July 1976. Edited by Erdmann Gormsen .2) Market-Place Exchange, Heft 11, July 1978. Edited by Robert H.T. Smith and Ermann Gormsen .3) Periodic Markets in Different Cultural Realms, Heft 21, 1982. Edited by Erdmann Gormsen .4) Market-Place Exchange, Heft 24, 1982. Edited by Erdmann Gormsen and Robert H.T. Smith. robert h.t. smith, geography, markets, market-place -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - COATH'S VICTORIA MINE, BENDIGO, c.1852
Black and white copy of photograph (in acid free sheets in folder) of eight men in foreground, three behind 'airsail' for mine ventilation. Men are wearing trousers, white shirts, with kerchiefs tied around their heads, straw boaters. Man on RH side dressed in darker clothing, standing on boards ( over a shaft ? ) Piles of mullock on LH side, wheelbarrow and dogs.. History: James Lerk 24/3/2000 - Coath's claim on Victoria Hill (a Fox photo?)place, mining site, coath's victoria mine, 'gold discovery' jas flett p244 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Minutes, Town of Port Melbourne, various special committees, 1890 - 1902
Book containing minutes of various special committees of the Town of Port Melbourne, 1890 to 1902: Special committee of retrenchment 06.05.1890 - 09.07.1890 (pp 1-9): Rate collecting committee 30.09.1890, p.15: Public works, finance and legilative and sanitary business 30.08.1892, pp. 20-22: Arrears of rates committee 05.04.1898, p.24: Rates committee 17.02.1902, p. 28: Revision of bye-laws sub-committee 18.04.1899, p.60local government - town of port melbourne -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - MAGGIE BARBER COLLECTION: 24CT GOLD PLATE MIRROR, 1890's
Object. Rectangular in shape, 15 cms x 10.5 cms mirror frame, with a 17 cms handle. The mirror has a bevelled edge, and is backed with a deep cream linen fabric embroidered in a fine silk floral-spray petit pomt embroidery. The frame is marked 24 ct. GPL (24ct gold plate). The handle adjoins the mirror with three graduated circles, and three more circles, graduated in diameter, form a small ''knob''at the lower edge.24ct Gold Platedomestic equipment, gold, 24ct gold plate hand mirror -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - LADIES LINEN BLOUSE, 1960's-1970's
Beige linen ladies blouse. Foldover collar. Sleeveless with turned back cuffs at arm holes 7 cm at shoulder. Front opening with three 1 cm white plastic buttons and one press-stud 12 cm above the waist. Front made of two pieces with 24 cm dart from hemline. Breast pocket on LHS with turn over flap. Back made from one piece with 23 cm darts from hemline.Label inside back neckline ''SPORTSCRAFT'' Regd. In a Moygashel. Pure Irish Linencostume, female, ladies irish linen blouse -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Competition Game, Estimated 1900-1910
A collectionof light pink/orange cards in a box (6) is part of a Coles Book Arcade Competition Card Series. This one is called "Advertisement Evening". The cards are kept in a cardboard box and have the answers to the questions on the cards. Peach colour card, folded in half, printed in black. Front has simple graphics and text. Inside opens out to single spread listing 24 questions and space to answer them. Back page lists other competition topics.COMPETITION GAMES / E.W. COLE / BOOK ARCADE / MELBOURNE.cole's book arcade, advertisements, quiz, competition games -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, Alan Bradley, "Interview - runaway into Bucks Head Hotel 1954 - By Alan Bradley", Jul. 2017
Yields information about the 1954 runaway accident of No. 24 in to the Bucks Head Hotel and has a strong association with the passenger on the tram.Typed copy of notes following an interview between Terry Hore and his mother Patricia Hore about the runaway tram incident in 1954, where No. 24 ran out of control down the Sturt St hill into the Bucks Head Hotel. His grandmother Mrs. Johanna Cochrane was on the tram. Gives his family recollections of the event, along with other newspaper events of the time. E-mail correspondence between the Museum and Terry Hore is included as image i2.trams, tramways, accidents, bucks head hotel, interviews, runaway -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, c1961
Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of No. 38 at Gardens Loop. Tram is in the process of being fitted with dash canopy lights and tiger strips. Crew standing by the front of the tram. Note stop sign arrangements in the background. Tram has destination of Gardens via Drummond North. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 24-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 8" in penciltramways, trams, gardens loop, wendouree parade, tram 38 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, c1961
Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of No. 34 at Gray St., showing Grey St. (Bala St. on other side), early 1961. Tram has two Admiral TV roof advertisements. Tram is in the process of being fitted with dash canopy lights and tiger strips. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 24-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 11" in penciltramways, trams, sebastopol, albert st, grey st, tram 34 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative - Black and white print from negative, Travis Jeffrey, 11/06/1960 12:00:00 AM
Negative No. N385 and black and white print made by a laser printer (stored in folder) of Ballarat No. 34 in bound from the Gardens, in Sturt St. West, approaching the "School Children Only" tram stop. Tram has destination of Mt. Pleasant and a front dash canopy advertisement for the Ballarat Civic Hall Dances and an SEC roof advertisement. Date of photo on folder - 11/6/1960. Original negative rescanned 24/5/2020 and image file updated. Paper folder that contained the negative had "NR33A" in red ink, "BA13" in pencil, date stamp of "11 June 1960" on front, and on rear date stamps "26 Sep 1962" and "6 Oct 1962".trams, tramways, sturt st west, tram stops, schools, tram 34 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Victorian Canoe Club, Steaming gear, 1920-30
Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The album has historic and social significance as a record of recreational activities (as well as canoe making) in the early years of the twentieth century. It has local significance as the site of the headquarters of the Club was in Studley park. A number of photographs in the album provide vistas of Kew on the Yarra that are otherwise unavailable.One of 24 labelled photos in part album, originating from the Victorian Canoe Club, which had its headquarters in Studley Park, Kew. The album includes a photographic record of canoe construction and also locations in Studley Park and Kew where the canoes were used. The subject of this photograph is identified as 'Steaming gear' which was the equipment used in a backyard to heat and soften the wood used to make a canoe so that it would be pliable and could respond to a mould."Steaming gear"victorian canoe club, canoe making, river yarra, burke road, mornington, studley park, kew, steaming gear, canoe construction -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Victorian Canoe Club, Y.M.C.A. Camp, Mornington, 1920-30
Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The album has historic and social significance as a record of recreational activities (as well as canoe making) in the early years of the twentieth century. It has local significance as the site of the headquarters of the Club was in Studley Park. A number of photographs in the album provide vistas of Kew on the Yarra that are otherwise unavailable.One of 24 labelled photos in part album, originating from the Victorian Canoe Club, which had its headquarters in Studley Park, Kew. The album includes a photographic record of canoe construction and also locations in Studley Park and Kew where the canoes were used. The subject of this photograph is identified as 'Y.M.C.A. Camp, Mornington' at which members of the club presumably were staying. If it is Camp Manyung, that would date the photo to at least 1930, when the camp was established."Y.M.C.A. Camp, Mornington"victorian canoe club, canoe clubs, ymca camps, ymca camp -- mornington (vic.)