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City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Souvenir - Booklet, City of Bendigo, Bendigo. The Golden City, 1951
Promotional publication to promote Bendigo and its year long Centenary Festival. Twenty four page illustrated full colour publication promoting Bendigo's Centenary Festival and calendar of events. Includes full and quarter page colour photographs of civic buildings, churches and street views. city of greater bendigo events, bendigo centenary, making a nation exhibition -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Decorative object - City of Bendigo Centenary decorative pin, Stokes and Son, 1951
Medal commemorating the centenary of the establishment of a settlement on Bendigo Creek. (.1) Small, circular, gold pin with blue and green enamel. below. (.2) Seventeen numbered paper envelopes containing single pin.Face of pin has the City of Bendigo Coat of Arms in relief with 'City of Bendigo' above and 'Centenary 1851 - 1961' city of greater bendigo medals -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, A. B. Patterson, The collected verse of A. B. Patterson, containing The man from Snowy River, Rio Grande, Saltbush Bill J. P, 1951
The collected verse of A. B. Patterson.p.325.non-fictionThe collected verse of A. B. Patterson.australia - poetry, australia - literary works -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Angus And Robertson, Selected verse of C. J. Dennis, 1951
The selected verse of C. J. DennisIll, glossary, p.219.fictionThe selected verse of C. J. Dennisaustralia - literary works, australia - poetry -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Robertson & Mullens, Water into gold, 1951
Issued to commemorate the golden jubilee of the Dried fruits industry in Australia.Index, ill, map, p.328.non-fictionIssued to commemorate the golden jubilee of the Dried fruits industry in Australia.irrigation - australia, dried fruits - mildura, -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, The Folio Society, The moonstone, 1951
The novel that T.S. Eliot called ;the first, the longest, and the best of the modern English detective novels ; Guarded by three Brahmin priests, the Moonstone is a religious relic, the centerpiece in a sacred statue of the Hindu god of the moon. It is also a giant yellow diamond of enormous value, and its temptation is irresistible to the corrupt John Herncastle, a colonel in the British Army in India. After murdering the three guardian priests and bringing the diamond back to England with him, Herncastle bequeaths it to his niece, Rachel, knowing full well that danger will follow. True to its enigmatic nature, the Moonstone disappears from Rachel & rsquo;s room on the night of her eighteenth birthday, igniting a mystery so intricate and thrilling it has set the standard for every crime novel of the past one hundred fifty years. Widely recognized, alongside the stories of Edgar Allan Poe, as establishing many of the most enduring conventions of detective fiction, The Moonstone is Wilkie Collins masterwork and one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.Ill, p.417fictionThe novel that T.S. Eliot called ;the first, the longest, and the best of the modern English detective novels ; Guarded by three Brahmin priests, the Moonstone is a religious relic, the centerpiece in a sacred statue of the Hindu god of the moon. It is also a giant yellow diamond of enormous value, and its temptation is irresistible to the corrupt John Herncastle, a colonel in the British Army in India. After murdering the three guardian priests and bringing the diamond back to England with him, Herncastle bequeaths it to his niece, Rachel, knowing full well that danger will follow. True to its enigmatic nature, the Moonstone disappears from Rachel & rsquo;s room on the night of her eighteenth birthday, igniting a mystery so intricate and thrilling it has set the standard for every crime novel of the past one hundred fifty years. Widely recognized, alongside the stories of Edgar Allan Poe, as establishing many of the most enduring conventions of detective fiction, The Moonstone is Wilkie Collins masterwork and one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century. england - fiction, romantic fiction -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, McMillan and Co, Stalky & Co, 1951
Stalky and his two friends, Beetle and McTurk, attend a boarding school in Devon, England during the mid-19th century. Studying is not important to them and instead they have many interesting experiences including taking revenge on another school house that insults their hygiene, tricking some teachers who try to catch them breaking the rules, and finally achieving success as adults despite their teachers thinking that they would become failures. The story is semi-autobiographical of Kipling's own school experiences.p.272.fictionStalky and his two friends, Beetle and McTurk, attend a boarding school in Devon, England during the mid-19th century. Studying is not important to them and instead they have many interesting experiences including taking revenge on another school house that insults their hygiene, tricking some teachers who try to catch them breaking the rules, and finally achieving success as adults despite their teachers thinking that they would become failures. The story is semi-autobiographical of Kipling's own school experiences.england - fiction, juvenile fiction -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Burke, The Old Bailey and its trials, 1951
A history of trials at the Old bailey in LondonIndex, ill, p.226.non-fictionA history of trials at the Old bailey in Londontrials - england, capital punishment - england -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Patrick Pringle, Stand and deliver : the story of the highwaymen, 1951
he true story of the highwaymen has never been written, nor can it be. The chroniclers were slavishly faithful to their authorities--flatteringly so, in fact; for these authorities consisted of a lot of chapbooks, broadsheets, penny dreadfuls and twopenny bloods, "dying confessions" that had come in for a good deal of posthumous editing, and the contemporary gutter Press--which was even more unreliable then than it is today. Many of these 'authorities' were so contradictory that the truth-at-all-costs chroniclers left out some of the best bits of highway lore in their vain attempts to keep faithful to their ridiculous principles.Our own ambition is more modest. We have not sought the El Dorado of absolute truth. We have gone back to the same sources that the chroniclers used--and we have taken pains to ignore the latter gentlemen whenever contemporary reports are still extant. We have not moralized, like the chroniclers, nor have we embellished, like the novelists. We have added nothing--but we have taken away a good deal. We have tried to use our discretion in selection, and our judgment in discrimination between contradictory versions of the same events. Since it was impossible to be faithful to the letter, we have tried to recapture the spirit of the Age of Highwaymen. Collapse summaryIndex, ill, p.287.non-fictionhe true story of the highwaymen has never been written, nor can it be. The chroniclers were slavishly faithful to their authorities--flatteringly so, in fact; for these authorities consisted of a lot of chapbooks, broadsheets, penny dreadfuls and twopenny bloods, "dying confessions" that had come in for a good deal of posthumous editing, and the contemporary gutter Press--which was even more unreliable then than it is today. Many of these 'authorities' were so contradictory that the truth-at-all-costs chroniclers left out some of the best bits of highway lore in their vain attempts to keep faithful to their ridiculous principles.Our own ambition is more modest. We have not sought the El Dorado of absolute truth. We have gone back to the same sources that the chroniclers used--and we have taken pains to ignore the latter gentlemen whenever contemporary reports are still extant. We have not moralized, like the chroniclers, nor have we embellished, like the novelists. We have added nothing--but we have taken away a good deal. We have tried to use our discretion in selection, and our judgment in discrimination between contradictory versions of the same events. Since it was impossible to be faithful to the letter, we have tried to recapture the spirit of the Age of Highwaymen. Collapse summary brigands and robbers, highwaymen - history -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book - The Great Escape, Faber & Faber, 1951
With only their bare hands and the crudest of homemade tools, they sank shafts, built underground railroads, forged passports, drew maps, faked weapons, and tailored german uniforms and civilian clothes. They developed a fantastic security system to protect themselves from the German "ferrets" who prowled the compounds with nerve-racking tenacity and suspicion. It was a split-second operation as delicate and as deadly as a time bomb.Ill, p.263.non-fictionWith only their bare hands and the crudest of homemade tools, they sank shafts, built underground railroads, forged passports, drew maps, faked weapons, and tailored german uniforms and civilian clothes. They developed a fantastic security system to protect themselves from the German "ferrets" who prowled the compounds with nerve-racking tenacity and suspicion. It was a split-second operation as delicate and as deadly as a time bomb. world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war, world war 1939 1945 - escapes -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Longmans, Green, A century of British monarchy, 1951
A century of British monarchy from 1851 to 1951Ill, p.274.non-fictionA century of British monarchy from 1851 to 1951great britain - monarchy - history, great britain - royal family -
Keilor East RSL Sub Branch
Uniform - Tie, c. 1951
The Burma Star Association was formed as a British veterans' association for ex-servicemen and women who served in the Burma Campaign of World War II. Burma Star Association bottle green tie with printed logo.Logo reads: THE BURMA STAR / BURMA STAR ASSOCclothing, wwii, regimental associations -
Mont De Lancey
Book, James Nisbet and Co.Ltd, Here We Go, 1951
An English Primary School early reader about two children, a brother and sister named Janet and John who have simple outdoor adventures. The reading scheme used the 'Look and Say' Method of teaching reading in the 1950's and 60's where the language is repetitive for easy learning and memorisation of vocabulary. It has coloured illustrations of the children at play.A yellow covered paperback English school reader with the title printed in red lettering at the top: Here we Go with an illustration in red of a girl and boy sitting on an inflatable toy horse and the series is written at the bottom: The Janet and John Books. It is stapled together and is in very bad condition, due to use over time.non-fictionAn English Primary School early reader about two children, a brother and sister named Janet and John who have simple outdoor adventures. The reading scheme used the 'Look and Say' Method of teaching reading in the 1950's and 60's where the language is repetitive for easy learning and memorisation of vocabulary. It has coloured illustrations of the children at play.schools, textbooks, school equipment, readers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 9/02/1951 12:00:00 AM
Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of PCC 980, northbound bound in Glenferrie Road at High Street with the destination of Kew Cotham Road. The Bank was replaced by a more modern looking building during the 1970's. In the background is the ES&A bank on the corner. Jane Nigro advised 9/9/2020: "1907 Photo of the E. S. & A. Bank on the corner of High Street and Glenferrie Road, Malvern. In 1885 land on corner of Glenferrie Road & High St. (40' x 150') was purchased by E.S. & A. Bank. A condition of sale was that the bank erect on the land a 'substantial brick building to be used as a branch bank', within 24 months. The E.S. & A. Bank, single-storey four roomed brick, was built in 1888. The first manager was Frederick Leonard. In 1907 a second storey, including residential quarters for the manager, was added to bank at a cost of £1400.The Bank was demolished in 1958-9and replaced with present building."trams, tramways, pcc class, glenferrie road, route 69, kew- cotham rd, tram 980 -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Hogarth Press, Roger Keyes : being the biography of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Keyes of Zeebrugge and Dover, 1951
The life and times of Admiral Roger KeyesIndex, ill, maps, p.478.non-fictionThe life and times of Admiral Roger Keyesgreat britain - admirals - biography, great britain - royal navy -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Hodder and Stoughton, The life and letters of David, Earl Beatty, Admiral of the Fleet, Viscount Borodale of Wexford, Baron Beatty of the North Sea and of Brooksby, P.C., G.C.B., O.M., G.C.V.O., D.S.O., D.C.L., LL.D, 1951
The life and times of Admiral BeattyIndex, ill, maps, p.488.non-fictionThe life and times of Admiral Beattygreat britain - admirals - biography, great britain - royal navy -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Faber and Faber, Sir Walter Raleigh, 1951
The life and time of Sir Walter RaleighIll, p.215.non-fictionThe life and time of Sir Walter Raleighgreat britain - royal navy, great britain - tudors -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Hodder and Stoughton, The cloak that I left : a biography of the author, Henry Rider Haggard, K.B.E, 1951
A biography of Henry Rider HaggardIndex, ill, p.287non-fictionA biography of Henry Rider Haggardenglish literature, novelists - england -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Hodder and Stoughton, The story of my life, 1951
Helen Keller's story of struggle and achievement is one of unquenchable hope. From tales of her difficult early days, to details of her relationship with her beloved teacher Anne Sullivan, to her impressions of academic life, Keller's honest, straightforward writing lends insight into an amazing mind. Like the original, this centenary edition of The Story of My Life includes letters Keller wrote to friends throughout her childhood and adolescence that chronicle her intellectual and sensory progression, as well as assistant John Macy's commentary on her interpretations of her surroundings.p.317.non-fictionHelen Keller's story of struggle and achievement is one of unquenchable hope. From tales of her difficult early days, to details of her relationship with her beloved teacher Anne Sullivan, to her impressions of academic life, Keller's honest, straightforward writing lends insight into an amazing mind. Like the original, this centenary edition of The Story of My Life includes letters Keller wrote to friends throughout her childhood and adolescence that chronicle her intellectual and sensory progression, as well as assistant John Macy's commentary on her interpretations of her surroundings.helen keller 1880-1968, deafblind women - united states -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Oxford University Press, The life and adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, 1951
This Charles Dickens classic is the powerful satiric novel of selfish hypocrisy and financial speculation as it bloomed in insular England and in the spacious but narrow minds of the U.S. It is a novel that has retains its relevance to today's issues.Ill, p.839.fictionThis Charles Dickens classic is the powerful satiric novel of selfish hypocrisy and financial speculation as it bloomed in insular England and in the spacious but narrow minds of the U.S. It is a novel that has retains its relevance to today's issues. england - fiction, charles dickens 1812-1870 -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Peck, Winifred, Winding Ways by Winifred Peck, 1951
Novel about Winding School. For the education of girls.Hardcover book with a green cover, black printed text. 254 pages.fictionNovel about Winding School. For the education of girls.winifred peck, fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Creese, Bethea, The Winter Bud by Bethea Creese, 1951
Romance novel.Hardcover book, 224 pages. Cover has a colour image of a man and a woman standing near a tree.fictionRomance novel.rethea creese, romance, fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Deering, Ann (pseudonym of Nancy Collier), Serenade to Columbine, 1951
Romance fiction.222 p. : brown cover. Section of original dust jacket pasted to front cover, image of a woman in ballet dress, with a man behind her playing a grand piano.fictionRomance fiction.fiction, ann deering -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TWO NEWSPAPER ARTICLES - ARTHUR DOUGLAS RETIREMENT, 1951
Two newspaper articles reporting on Mr Arthur Douglas's Retirement Dinner. Headlines: 'Trams on the Table' and 'Tramway Men Honour T.E.A Secretary'. Handwritten on side '29.9.1951'Written in blue ink - 29/9/51cottage, miners -
Federation University Historical Collection
Drawing - Student's Technical Drawing, Technical drawing, 1951
Pencil on paper student's technical drawing of a waterpipe spanning creektechnical drawing, civil engineering, f. benjamin, school of mines ballarat -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Department of Railways, New South Wales, Railway Quiz, 1951
A book of questions relating to railway mattersp.56non-fictionA book of questions relating to railway mattersnew south wales government railways - publicity, railway questions -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, George Gordon Stewart, The Romance of New Zealand Railways, 1951
Details about the history and present day railways in New Zealand in 1951.ill. p.56.non-fictionDetails about the history and present day railways in New Zealand in 1951.railroads -- new zealand., history of railways - new zealand -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, British Army, R.A.M.C. Training Pamphlet No. 1 Drills And Exercises, 1951
A crfeam coloured cardboard cover with black information on the font. Top right hand corner reads W.O. code No. 6774. There are three punch holes and two metal staples down the left hand side of the booklet.australia - armed forces - service manuals, r.a.m.c., royal army medical corps, drills, exercises -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, The Australian Educational Foundation, The Australian Junior Encyclopaedia, 1951
An Australian history encyclopedia covering history, flora and fauna, industry, communications and geography.3 volumes, illustrations (some colour), maps, Leather type hard bound covers.encyclopedias, encyclopedias - australia -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Removing the Cypress Tree, 1951
This tree was one of the earliest plantings in the Burnley Gardens.(a) George Manley and Andrew Tylee (staff) using a mechanical saw on wheels to cut up the felled Cypress tree.. (b) Logs on the lawn with the mechanical saw on wheels. Summer House behind. Also see B91.262-263.george manley, andrew tylee, staff, mechanical saw, cypress tree, summer house