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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''CHILDREN OF JOY'' BY ELSIE COLE
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 136 page hardcover book of poems by Elsie Cole. (pseudonym of Mrs A.H.Angel). Pasted on the flyleaf is a pink newspaper cutting of a review by C.H.Souter, 18-8-1927, entitled 'The Nature-poetry of Elsie Cole'. Published by the Lothian Publishing Co. Pty Ltd. In 1928. Catalogue sticker '2020 COL' on spine. Dust jacket has 3 reviews on front.Elsie Colebooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, poetry, elsie cole, mrs.a.h.angel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - KELLY AND ALLSOP COLLECTION: LETTER BY W.W.ESKDALE, 25/01/1922
Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. One page handwritten letter in ink, dated Bendigo Jan. 25th 1922 and signed by W.W.Eskdale. States that the undersigned on obtaining the concession and float of the West Australian Oil Concession Co. will give to Mr M.P. Kelly 1,000 fully paid up One Pound shares for valuable assistance given. Considering the shaky nature of the signature the letter was dictated and written by someone else.W.W.Eskdalebusiness, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, w.w.eskdale, letter, m.p.kelly, west australian oil concession co. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NORMAN PENROSE COLLECTION: ART NOTES
Document. Norman Penrose collection: (1) Light orange 'The Write Type Reporter's Note Book, written on the back - Sketching from Nature. (2) Light blue 'The Democrat Notebook with red spine. (3) and (4) Memo Book - Notes. Light blue/dark blue with dark blue spine, 1 with light blue spine. The 4 notebooks contain notes about colours, composition, etc of art.education, tertiary, bendigo school of mines, norman penrose collection, art notes -
South Gippsland Shire Council
Painting, Oil, Nature's Bounty
Framed oil painting titled: "Natures Bounty" painted by Joanna Miles. Features still life of fruit, vase of flowers, ceramic bottle and dish on cloth covered table. Decorative gold painted wood frame. Note: Item approved for deaccession August 2023. SGSC will now follow deaccession procedures as outlined in the Arts and Civic Memorabilia Collection Policy - https://www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au/downloads/file/2763/arts_and_artefacts_collection_policy_c69. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, The Weekly Review, Maternal and child health 100 years' celebration, 05/07/2017
Biographical notes on Infant Welfare Sister Alma Brown, who lived and worked in Greensborough. She was also passionate about protecting the natural environment. After her death, her property was established as Brown's Nature Reserve to stop development of the area.News article, black and red print, sepia photographalma brown, browns nature reserve greensborough -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Magazine, Wild Life, June 1947
Australian nature magazine featuring articles written by POW Adolf Wilke about bearded lizards. Title of article "My Prison Companions" (part 1). Part 2 C7685. Adolf was a POW at Camp 13 Murchison. Article page 207.Soft covered magazine stapled at spine, has black and white illustrations throughout. Front cover features red coloured flower heads (waratah). Title is also in red. Vol 8 no 6. Price 1/-.Miss Joan Graf, 25 Lothair Road, London N4 England Wilkeadolf wilke, my prison companions, camp 13 murchison, pow camps, australian nature magazine -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newsletter, Newsletter, No. 57 November 1987
Contents: • Next meeting, guest speaker; David Cameron, Botanist: The significance of the Eltham area for nature conservation • Eltham Community Festival • November Meeting • Churchill Island Trip • Christmas Break-up • Twentieth Anniversary Functions • Other Brief Items The 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 photocopied newsletter distributed to membersnewsletter, eltham district historical society, shire of eltham historical society -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Mansergh, Jessie et al, Tom and Some Other Girls by Jessie Mansergh (aka Jessie Bell, Mrs George de Horne Vaizey), 1907
A Public School story.Hardcover book with a green fabric cover. Black and gold image of two school girls on cover. 279 pages. 8 full-page original illustrations by Percy Tarrant.fictionA Public School story.jessie mansbergh, sydneham ladies school, violet knight, mrs. george de horne vaizey, fiction -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Ballarat tram 13 in bound from Sebastopol, Ken Winney, 12/1949
The photograph shows SEC Ballarat tram No. 13 just before it crossed Albert St on its way to Lydiard St North. The photo shows the "wilds" or unkempt nature of Albert St at the time. Photo by I K Winney of Sydney, 12/1949.Yields information about tram 13 and the nature of the southern section of Albert St. Sebastopol.Black and white photograph with photographers details on rear."Car No. 13 on open right of way 1/2 mile from Sebastopol terminus, Ballarat 12/1949, I K Winney"tramcars, sebastopol, albert st., tram 13 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''THE POETRY OF EARTH'' BY J.E
Booklet. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. A 48 page booklet of various poems by well known poets. An anthology for lovers of nature compiled by J.E. Published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd., London. Undated but probably early 1900s. Printed by Bendle & Jowitt Ltd, The Caxton Press, Torquay. Catalogue sticker ''2131 J.E.'' on front cover. Inscription inside back cover, partly rubbed out, not legible.J.E.books, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, poetry, english poets -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HIGH STREET, KANGAROO FLAT, c1961
Black and white photo: Part of residential street, three brick homes (probably cream) and one timber cottage at the far end, large nature strip. Three brick homes of similar style. Physical description: Loose black & white photo. Inscriptions/Markings: Written on reverse of photo 'Sth East side of High St. Same block as Methodist Church between Camp St & Chapple St. Kangaroo Flat.The Herald & Weekly Times Ltd. Melbourne Australiabuildings, residential, brick house, copyright not for unautherised repoduction -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK 'GATHERED MOSS' BY CHARLES FENNER
BOOK: ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 'Gathered Moss' by Charles Fenner. A 183 page hardback book with dust jacket. Essays and articles on various subjects, mainly nature, with 12 drawings. Published by Georgian House, Melbourne in 1946. Printed by Hassel Press, Adelaide. '2204 FEN' catalogue number on spine. Handwritten in ink on flyleaf. 'To the Hon Alec Chisholm with warm personal regards, Charles Fenner June 12, 1946'Charles Fennerbooks, collections, short stories, alec h chisholm collection, charles fenner, nature. -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, The Religious Tract Society, The Sunday At Home A Family Magazine For Sabbath Reading, 1864
Sunday religious readings containing fiction and non fiction.This is a book of 844 pages. The cover is made of dark blue patterned material with gold printing on the front and spine. The pages contain articles, stories, sketches and black and white and coloured illustrations. The cover is damaged, particularly on the spine. Some of the pages are partly detached.fictionSunday religious readings containing fiction and non fiction.the sunday at home, religious readings, warrnambool -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, School excursion
As part of Environment Day observation, the students from Bulla Primary School enjoyed a tree-planting excursion to nearby Woodlands Park, a nature reserve situated close to Melbourne Airport. While they were there, the children were taken for a drive in a fire truck around the park.The excursion was aimed to give the students an awareness of their natural environment and the importance of the native vegetation in their area.A non-digital photograph of a number of children on the back of a fire truck waiting to be taken for a ride around the parkland. An aeroplane is flying overhead. -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Album - Geitz Warrnambool Now and Then Book 1, 2005
These photographs have been produced by an amateur photographer, John Geitz, and show photographs of Warrnambool streets and buildings from 1990 to 2005 alongside photographs of a similar nature taken many years before. This is intended to show the historical changes that have taken place over the yearsThese photographs are very useful for display and research as they show the changing nature of the Warrnambool cityscape and add considerably to our collection of late 20th century and early 21st century photographs of Warrnambool.This is a bound folder with a yellow cover and an orange title label, containing 86 pages of photographs and photocopies of photographs Photographs have been pasted on to buff-coloured paper Front Title ‘Warrnambool Now and Then’john geitz, warrnambool streets 1990, warrnambool streets 2005, warrnambool photographs -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Album - Geitz Warrnambool Now and Then Book 2, 2005
These photographs have been produced by an amateur photographer, John Geitz, and show photographs of Warrnambool streets and buildings from 1990 to 2005 alongside photographs of a similar nature taken many years before. This is intended to show the historical changes that have taken place over the years.These photographs are very useful for display and research as they show the changing nature of the Warrnambool cityscape and add considerably to our collection of late 20th century and early 21st century photographs of WarrnamboolThis is a bound folder with a yellow cover and an orange title label, containing 85 pages of photographs and photocopies of photographs. Photographs have been pasted on to buff-coloured paper. Front title – ‘Warrnambool – Now and Then’warrnambool now and then, john geitz photographs -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Unidentified residential street, possibly Eltham North, c. Oct. 1989
View of rollover kerbing and residential streetscape with plantings on the nature strip. Previous frame was Looking north along Ryans Road at intersection with Kerrie Crescent, Eltham. This was the last frame on the roll of film. There are two slide transparencies shot at the same time Cross Ref: 04174 and 04175Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 1 stripsFuji 100eltham north, houses, residential, streets, streetscape, unidentified, infrastructure -
Nillumbik Shire Council
Painting: Camilla TADICH, Camilla Tadich, 6.23am Kangaroo Ground, 2009
Tadich spends time observing night time phenomena, the light from the moon, street lights and other sources; atmospheric states, fog and dampness and the nature of surfaces, vegetation, road, vehicles and buildings. She uses photographs and sketches before settling on the final idea for a work.This painting is typical of Tadich's recent work. She continues her exploration of the Australian landscape (most often the local, Nillumbik Shire). It is 'a dramatic interplay between narrative, landscape and the binaries of light/dark and the known/unknown of local landscape. The swathes of darkness within the work(s) pose questions about our inscribed fears and tensions, both cultural and existential'. (catalogue, 'Silent Space' Ex. 2006) Tadich's early experiences of fireworks, simple fireworks and bonfire in the surrounding bush of her outer Melbourne home, caught her imagination. She was inspired to investigate the issues surrounding nights in the bush. In this painting the narrative is ambiguous, the pinpricks of light, in this case from the car headlights provide a critical element. We can distinguish familiar features, a road, trees and a car that suggest human presence. However, what is going on is unclear. The resulting tension can leave us unsure, unsettled and anxious.Oil on canvascamilla tadich, nillumbik shire council, kangaroo ground -
Westbourne Grammar Heritage Collection
Sign - Westbourne Sign in Glass, c. 1980's
In the early days of the establishing the new secondary campus many of the school signs were handmade, often by staff member Frank Scambler, but also by dedicated parents and friends of the school. This sign is representative of the 'handmade' nature of school signage during the early establishment of the Westbourne Truganina campus.Glass panel with the front painted with blue background and "WESTBOURNE" hand painted in yellow. A thin gold film has been adhered to the top and bottom edges. The reverse is spray painted in yellow and blue and a piece of masking tape containing inscriptions is adhered to the middle.On the masking tape on the reverse, "AZURE/ BLUE/ 2 OFF. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - High Street looking north to Burke Road, 1907-08
While a number of subdivisions of what was to become Kew East occurred in the 1880s, such as the 'Mount Pleasant Estate' (1888) and 'Monterey Estate' (1888), Glynn's Lot 91 remained open farmland until the Harp Estate (1912) was sold, hence the undeveloped nature of the view in 1907-8.A rare image of the open farmland in the eastern part of Kew looking towards Burke Road in 1907-8.Damaged, and very rare, black & white photograph of what was to become the suburb of East Kew, taken by a member of the Bennett family in 1907-8. The photograph is taken from the Harp of Erin Hotel showing, apart from a building on the left (no longer extant), fenced open farmland stretching into the far distance.HIGH ST LOOKING NOTRTH TO BURKE RD FROM HARP / EDWD GLYNN'S LOT 91 FROM 1851 / GIFT FROM BENNETT FAMILY 22 HARP RD EAST KEW 1980 / 1907-8harp of erin, high street -- east kew (vic), harp estate -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Audio - Oral History, Jennifer Williams, Desmond (Bill) Thomas, 25th May 2000
Desmond (Bill) Thomas moved to Beechworth when he was one year old. He was born in 1923 and his family moved to Beechworth in 1924. His father was offered a job in Beechworth as a leather tanner. His first job was in the Tannery in Beechworth. However, in 1938 he was involved in a accident at the Tannery that resulted in him losing his arm. The Zwar Brothers acquired the Tannery in 1877 and it operated until 1961. His interests included bushwalking and nature. When he was younger he would often go ferreting instead of going to school. His favorite place to visit was near Stanley. This included Zwar's paddock and Eldorado. One of his first memories was when he went to Sunday School at the Methodist Church. He remembered Miss Peach as the Methodist Superintendent. He eventually had to leave that Sunday School because of his behavior. This oral history recording was part of a project conducted by Jennifer Williams in the year 2000 to capture the everyday life and struggles in Beechworth during the twentieth century. This project involved recording seventy oral histories on cassette tapes of local Beechworth residents which were then published in a book titled: Listen to what they say: voices of twentieth century Beechworth. These cassette tapes were digitised in July 2021 with funds made available by the Friends of the Burke.Desmond (Bill) Thomas' oral history has important historical significance for the local Beechworth region. The Zwar Brother's Tannery was a large part of Beechworth and had a long history. Both Mr Thomas and his father has contributed to this history because they both worked there. Mr Thomas' both of the bush and nature demonstrates the history of ferreting and bushwalking in this region. Desmond (Bill) Thomas has made many contributions to his community but also the history of Beechworth. This life tells us many things about the struggles and joys of living in and around Beechworth. This oral history account is socially and historically significant as it is a part of a broader collection of interviews conducted by Jennifer Williams which were published in the book 'Listen to what they say: voices of twentieth-century Beechworth.' While the township of Beechworth is known for its history as a gold rush town, these accounts provide a unique insight into the day-to-day life of the town's residents during the 20th century, many of which will have now been lost if they had not been preserved.This is a digital copy of a recording that was originally captured on a cassette tape. The cassette tape is black with a horizontal white strip and is currently stored in a clear flat plastic rectangular container. It holds up 40 minutes of recordings on each side.Desmond (Bill) Thomasleather tanner, leather, beechworth tannery, tannery, tannery accident, bushwalking, bushland, nature, ferreting, school, sunday school, beechworth methodist church, church, baptist church, beechworth, oral history, recording, 1924, listen to what they say: voices of twentieth century beechworth, listen to what they say, jennifer williams, burke museum, zwar brother's beechworth tannery, zwar bros. tannery -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, The Wild Heart of the Yarra Valley
A pictorial book of the flora, fauna, rivers, waterfalls and rainforest in the Upper Yarra ValleyPaperback. Front cover has a main photograph of a creek running through a forest. There is also four smaller photographs. They are of a Red Coral Fungi, a Superb Lyrebird, a night time view looking upwards in a grove of trees and a view of a Soft tree fern. The back cover has a photograph of a Superb Lyrebird.yarra valley, upper yarra valley, flora, fauna, photography, rivers, waterfalls, rainforest, nature, donovan wilson -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Marysville-Moss, Snow and Mountain Ash
A pictorial book of the flora, fauna and waterfalls in the Marysville district affected by the 2009 Black Saturday bushfirePaperback. Front cover has a main photograph of Keppel's Hut on a misty day in the rainforest. There are also four small photographs along the lower edge of the front cover. They are of a Mountain Ash canopy, a Drosera Peltata, a Brown Tree Frog and a view of the smoke plume on Black Saturday.marysville, victoria, australia, landmarks, flora, fauna, waterfalls, black saturday, bushfire, nature -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Marysville-Moss, Snow and Mountain Ash
A pictorial book of the flora, fauna and waterfalls in the Marysville district affected by the 2009 Black Saturday bushfirePaperback. Front cover has a main photograph of Keppel's Hut on a misty day in the rainforest. There are also four small photographs along the lower edge of the front cover. They are of a Mountain Ash canopy, a Drosera Peltata, a Brown Tree Frog and a view of the smoke plume on Black Saturday.marysville, victoria, australia, landmarks, flora, fauna, waterfalls, black saturday, bushfire, nature -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, The Wild Heart of the Yarra Valley
A pictorial book of the flora, fauna, rivers, waterfalls and rainforest in the Upper Yarra ValleyPaperback. Front cover has a main photograph of a creek running through a forest. There is also four smaller photographs. They are of a Red Coral Fungi, a Superb Lyrebird, a night time view looking upwards in a grove of trees and a view of a Soft tree fern. The back cover has a photograph of a Superb Lyrebird.yarra valley, upper yarra valley, flora, fauna, photography, rivers, waterfalls, rainforest, nature, donovan wilson -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Marysville-Moss, Snow and Mountain Ash, Unknown
A pictorial book of the flora, fauna and waterfalls in the Marysville district affected by the 2009 Black Saturday bushfirePaperback. Front cover has a main photograph of Keppel's Hut on a misty day in the rainforest. There are also four small photographs along the lower edge of the front cover. They are of a Mountain Ash canopy, a Drosera Peltata, a Brown Tree Frog and a view of the smoke plume on Black Saturday.marysville, victoria, australia, landmarks, flora, fauna, waterfalls, black saturday, bushfire, nature -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Journals - Department of Agriculture, 1. 1950s and 2. one 1932 & others 1970s
The Kiewa Valley has been a farming district from early settlement of white people. This has continued until the present although the nature of farming has varied over the years. Access to information has improved with transport and technology. The journals kept the farmers informed and up to date.These booklets and journals were one of the few sources of information during the 1950s for the isolated farmers of the Kiewa Valley. The Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme improved both transport and technology during the scheme's construction from the 1940s. It provided the township of Mt Beauty at the upper end of the valley where shops and schools were constructed, roads were improved out of the valley and the supply of electricity for milking etc. became available. 1. 14 articles each bounded by 2 staples, and each reprinted from Dept. of Agriculture Journal on a particular topic relating to Agriculture. All black & white and c1950s. 2. 4 Journals with colored covers 3 from Victoria Dept. of Agriculture (1932, 1974 & 1975) and 1 from Sth. Australia.1. "J.H.Wallace" hand written top right corner of covers of pamphlets titled 'Diseases Affecting /Young Cattle' and 'Mastitis'. "AHW" hand written top right corner of cover of pamphlet titled ' Grading Land for Irrigation' 2. Nonefarming, agriculture, cattle, pasture, kiewa valley, department of agriculture in victoria, kiewa hydro electric scheme, -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Household, Travelling Peg Set, 1930-1940
This laundry box would have been used by a woman who was travelling to hang up in a bedroom small items of clothing that had been laundered. Different types of laundry sets have been available for travellers for many years and sets of a more modern nature are in use today. This laundry set is retained as an example of a woman’s laundry set from the past. This is a mottled blue container made of Bakelite. The box contains eight small wooden pegs. This set is incomplete as originally there would have been ten pegs and some string to use as a small clothesline. The box also has a slip of paper with printed material indicating the use and value of the laundry set. The top of the container has had some cloth material pasted on but this is largely worn off. ‘Ladies travelling laundry set. This practical little outfit solves the problem of drying light lingerie when travelling, as such articles can easily be hung up in the boudoir. Indispensable for drying silk stockings and similar articles.’ women’s accessories, history of warrnambool -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Main Street Greensborough, 1902
Early view of Main Street Greensborough showing the mainly residential nature of the buildings. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn. Photo and article appeared in The Diamond Valley News 9/10/1984 page 29.Digital copy of black and white photograph.peter blackbourn, main street greensborough -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Manuscript, Robin Boyd, The Value of Expos
Primarily using the Osaka 70 World Expo, Boyd criticises the lack of depth of information of the event and the illusion each country provides for their audience. Boyd makes suggestions for improving audience engagement with the exhibitions and also for a new type of pavilion architecture which utilises the temporary nature of the buildings.Typewritten (c copy), pencil edits /notes, quarto, 6 pages. (Two copies)One copy annotated markers for slides for a talk or lectureosaka expo 70, japan, melbourne, robin boyd, manuscript, ohm2022, ohm2022_31