Mt Bogong is visited all year round. In 1936 Cleve Cole died after having been lost in a blizzard close to its summit. This resulted in the erection of snow poles and the Cleve Cole Hut.Mt Bogong, the highest mountain in Victoria, used by skiers in winter and bushwalkers in summer. The weather is variable.1. Article includes 'New Summit Hut' & includes effect of cattle on skiing conditions - 4 pages stapled top left corner 2. The Mt Bogong Disaster, 1936 Cleve Cole, Rescue. 10 pages stapled top left cornercleve cole, mt bogong, summit hut, snow, skiing disaster.

Students study the Bogong High Plains noting geology, history, vegetation and evolution / changes.Environmental studies includes the effect of people, horses, skiing, infrastructure etc.Typed and hand written notes on the Bogong High Plains for students observing the vegetation. It includes geology and early history.bogong high plains, grazing, vegetation

The metal plate machine used plates that contained names, addresses and classifications of each State Electricity Commission of Victoria employee working on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. The plates were put through the machine onto pay envelopes. See also: KVHS 0848, KVHS 1046SECV employed many people on the KHES and used the latest technology of the time to pay each of them including each one with a pay slip.1. Thick yellowed paper. 21 pages typed one side only and 9 blank pages with 'Fig. 1' to 'Fig 12' typed. Fastened on the left side with 3 'document binders'. 1957 Issue 2. Cardboard cover with 40 pages of thick paper printed on both sides with black and white illustrations.1. Cover: Stott & Hoare. Pty Ltd. / 171 William St;, / Melbourne. C.1. / Australia / Text & Illustrations / By N.F. Vezener 2. Cover: Addressograph / Addressing Machine / Fourth Edition/ This Book is very Important / Please Read and Keep it / Addressograph - Multigraph Ltd. / Head Office & Works / 50 Oxgate Lane, Cricklewood / London. N.W. 2addressograph, secv, khes, pay slips

Timeline of Falls Creek during the 1950sFalls Creek is a snow resort on the Bogong High Plains, Victoria. The 1950s saw the village develop from its beginning to a popular ski resort.10 pages stapled top left corner. Includes a timeline of Falls Creek from early 1950s to the late 1950s. Titled 'The Village' and handwritten on one side only.falls creek, skiing, tourism, snow resort

Adrian Rufenacht, BCE (S.F.I.T. Zurich) MIE Aust. former Chief Civil Engineer of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria, retired 1967. Insight into the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme.First hand knowledge of the history of the Kewa Hydro Electric Scheme.40 pages stapled with 4 staples. The Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme by Adrian Rufenacht, former civil engineer of SECV. Includes maps.On the front page - handwritten: 'To Ron / in memory of happy / and interesting times. / Adrianadrian rufenacht, khes, kiewa project, construction, secv

Skiing at Falls Creek from the 1940s has changed re - equipment, including eg. types of tows, gear and clothes. These pages give an insight into the 1960 and 1961 developments re accommodation, social scene, ads re equipment etc. and articles eg.on Tow-bar lifts, people, workers and tourists.Falls Creek, one of Victoria's most popular ski resorts, was developing quickly in the early 1960s. Photocopies of pages from 'Schuss' ski magazine 1960 and 1961 selected for the references to Falls Creek.falls creek, skiing, tourism

Cattle grazing on the Bogong High Plains was a tradition for the farmers of the Kiewa Valley. Controversy re the environmental impact has recurred over the decades leading to action by the Australian Government.Articles and Papers collection re controversy re cattle grazing on the Bogong High Plains. Late 1970s to the late 1980s.cattlemen, bogong high plains, grazing, kiewa valley beef farmers

Used by Mountain Cattlemen and given to Ken MillsKen Mills resident of the Kiewa Valley at Coral Bank.Timber frame backpack. Canvas pack with heavy cord tied on to the timber frame. Early 1950sken mills, backpack, mountain cattlemen, kiewa valley

Primary Schools often use a theme of interest with curriculum based activities.Mt Beauty Primary SchoolANZAC - Sepia pictures, black print. Reverse is colored with book advertisements. 1987 Eleven colored zoo animal pictures Primary Education Topics Booklets - Magic & Funfairs. Magic (1) 1978 - has 8 b & w pages with illustrations Magic (2) Folds out to 4 activity sheets on 1 side & colored picture on reverse Fanfairs Booklet: Colored poster and activity b & w sheets enclosed and held by staples.Zoo poster: 'Vertical File'stamped on and 'Zoos' handwrittenmt beauty primary school aids, education, themes / topics

Design Education - Patterns, Shapes. Tesalations. Geometry. Problem solvingMt Beauty Primary School mathematics and problem solvingCardboard box with red top cover surrounding black and beige shapes and 'Tetrominoes' / 'A game of skill for young and old'. Top cover lifts up. Inside: 2 plastic bags one with red, white and yellow plastic shapes with separate black base. Second bag: with 'Teachers Notes' leaflet and small booklet 'How to play / Tetrominois.' 1992mt beauty primary school, educational, mathematics, teaching aid

Teaching aid to measure weight.Plastic yellow base and T shaped stand. Stand can be lifted off base. Base is 'rectangular' with each side curving inwards. Apex of T has steel rod enabling the cross arm to move. Each end of arm has a hole with steel ring attached. Also in ring are the end of 3 chains hanging down and attached to white enamel plates.Embossed on upright 'Invicta / Simple Scale' mt beauty primary school, teaching aid, mathematics, scales

Mt Beauty Primary School and use of teaching aids.Plywood circular base with 16 wooden pencil shaped rods inserted around the perimeter equally spaced. Inside are 5 plywood colored circles each cut into equal parts - Half, thirds, quarters, fifths. 2. Polished timber 'sticks' joined at one end by screw and butterfly nut to created a hinge so that 'sticks' can be opened to form one long stick. Used to draw circles by holding and turning one stick around.2. 'Prep' in texta near hingemt beauty primary school, teaching aids, mathematics

School resource / aid for teaching children the alphabet - phonics and letter recognition.Mt Beauty Primary School and teaching aids.Laminated colored poster with white hard plastic hanging devise attached at the top. The poster has a bear sitting reading with 'Early Childhood Publications' printed beneath and 'Alphabet 2' as heading. Five letters with colored pictures and printed word are on each of 5 lines. 1992mt beauty primary school, alphabet, educational aids

Bradley and Hubbard Co. 1869 to 1940. Pat'd 1895 - 1898.Used by a Kiewa Valley residentNickel plate body with glass chimney and large white lamp shade. Both bowl and base are panelled and the base is scrolled on the edge. The bowl has a fill cap inscribed B & H and opposite there is a ratchet wheel lift. On top of the bowl is a decorated cylinder which lifts up to enable the lamp to be lit with a match. The glass chimney sits on top. There are 3 curved equally spaced rods coming up around this cylinder - to hold up the shade.Embossed on Fill Cap lid: "B & H" Embossed on top of bowl "Dec. 1885 / No. 4 Radiant / The/ B & H" and opposite "Pat'd Aug. 16 1888" Embossed on side under the 'grate': Pat'd Feb. 16 '97" Painted on glass chimney: "Griffen - Brand / dragon logo / Fire Proof / Madein Saxony / Rochester / No. 2lamp, lantern, bradley & hubbard, kerosene, oil light

1. Falls Creek ski resort is on the Bogong High Plains 2. Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme (late 1940s to early 1960s) was constructed by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria and included the townships of Bogong and Mt Beauty. The photos were taken by Wally Howell.Falls Creek is at the head of the Kiewa Valley and a major tourist attraction. Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme was constructed by the SECV and included the creation of the Mt Beauty township.1. 16 Coloured photos of Falls Creek - not dated or labelled. Includes Malony's Ski Hire & Restaurant and Sundance Inn 2. 162 Coloured Photos not dated or labelled. Includes Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme and Mt Beauty. Some multiple copies. 1. "Processed by Kodak Oct. 85 M" on printed in red ink on the back of one photo. Also, later labels were added in ink to identify each photo.falls creek, snow resort, skiing, ski lodges, sundance inn, malony's ski hire, spargos lodge, t-bar lifts, mt beauty, tourism

1. Photos cover features and events in the Kiewa Valley especially Mt Beauty. 2. Business 'Mt Beauty Homestay' 1990s to 2020 operated for 25 years iDon Pollock lived in the Kiewa Valley and ran a business for 25 years. Mt Beauty Homestays invited overseas students to live in their home, experience life in rural Victoria and to improve their English speaking skills. 1. Grey covered photo album holding 2 or 3 prints on each of 50 pages with clear vinyl pockets. The album is bound by a gold spiral ring. 2. DVD - Title 'Mt Beauty Homestay" on front cover and on the back 'Verbatim' on blue background. 1. First page only 'Ryder's Lane' 2. With title - Donor: Don Pollockkiewa valley, mt beauty homestays, don pollock, mt beauty

1st Tawonga Girl Guides during the 1970s. (Refer to filing cabinet in the Back Room of the Auditorium for history).1st Tawonga Girl Guides group in the Kiewa Valley. Popular movement for girls and well supported in the Kiewa Valley. Joy O'Connor nee Riordon lives in the Kiewa Valley.Blue shirt with collar and long sleeves "Girl Guide" steel gold clover-shaped badge on collar. Left sleeve 3 cloth badges sewn on one is "Be Prepared/Girl Guides and on left shoulder cloth badge "1st Tawonga / Barree Region. Left front - one large cloth badge. Right sleeve - 5 cloth badges sewn on - all "Girl / Guides". Right front - one steel badge of gold clover on blue background. "Joy Riordan" written on taggirl guides, tawonga, joy riordon, barree region

Old farm kitchen tool used for mincing meat manually.Used at Tawonga, in the Kiewa Valley, by resident Des WartonCast iron with dull smooth surface consisting of a tap to screw it onto a table, a barrel enclosing the auger that turns when the handle is wound around and forces the meat to spill out of a circular grinder. The hand crank is curved with a wooden knob . The outlet is oval shaped.Embossed on barrel: "Universal" Embossed on outlet "2" Embossed on handle "L.F. & c - New Britain Conn U.S.A."household tool, kitchen, meat mincer, grinder, universal no. 2

Lieut. L. A. Heywood was a Captain in 1945. The 58th Battalion was made up mostly of men from Victoria including Hume and was iniatially a militia unit before becoming part of the AIF in WWIIWWII and the connection of the 58th Battalion with local soldiers and possibly with L.A. HeywoodTall tarnished silver trophy with 'cup' base, small neck and long cylinder with a long straight handle on each side.On steel plate - inscribed "Presented by / Liut. L.A. Heywood / No 7 PL. 58th BN. / Awarded to / (blank)/ For best attendance / 1930 - 31" Under base: "Hecworth / E. P. (diamond shape) N.S."58th battalion, lieut. l.a. heywood

Manual appliance for sifting flour used in the kitchen.Tin cylinder covered with white, ingrained flour. Top rim is sloped with a handle coming out on the lower side. On one side is a handle for winding two tin rings at right angles to each other. These rings turn and touch a wire net to push the flour through. Both handles are wooden.Embossed in a shield near the top is a shield shaped logo on the side "Kande (within a shape of Australia) / Reg.d 3996 / Made in Australia."kitchen, flour sieve, manual appliance

With the completion of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme in 1961 tourism became important to the Kiewa ValleyTourism was encouraged in the Kiewa Valley with Falls Creek, a ski resort on the Bogong High Plains and the SECV's Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme completed also in the mountains and in the townships of Bogong and Mt Beauty.Two yellowed pates cut out of the Royalauto magazine dated march 1966"Royalauto march 1966"falls creek, mt beauty, bogong, tourism, racv, kiewa valley

Tobacco in the Kiewa Valley. Tobacco was grown in Victoria for many years but the main areas (from the 1960s) included the Upper Kiewa River Valley where areas were suited. A Tobacco Research Station was established in Myrtleford, the geographical centre of the North Eastern tobacco growing area.Tobacco was grown successfully in the Kiewa Valley1. Leaflets x2 Green paper - 'The Tobacco Plant' Prepared by The Tobacco Growers of Victoira Limited in consultation with the Dept. of Agriculture Tobacco Research Station, Ovens. 1980s 2. papers yellowed and printed on both sides. - 'The Golden Leaf - The story of the tobacco leaf. Prepared by the Tobacco Growers of Victoria Ltd.' 1980stobacco, kiewa valley, agricultural farming

Albury is in NSW on the Murray River across the border from Wodonga. From 1839 it has grown and has a population of c8000 in 1919. Many of its buildings are grand and include 'Mates' a 'progressive up-to-date' Department Store.Residents of the Kiewa Valley shop in Albury and Wodonga as together these are their closest main cities.Cream cardboard cover with reddish print inside rectangular border with grape decoration in each corner. 20 pages held by 2 staples. Each page has 1 or 2 black and white photos. Photos have their title printed underneath.On cover - "in 1919"albury, shopping, murray river, mates department store, grand buildings

Comprehensive technical detail for building in 1907. Materials and tools of the time.Belonged to a resident of the Kiewa Valley.A thick book with dark red hard cover and gold print for title and author. It has more than 567 pages of shiny thin paper. Its spine is bound and has the title, author and 'Cassell & Company/Limited' also printed in gold on it. Printed 1907Inside on the cover page "Charles Blacker / Murrumbeena / July 18 1908.building trade

The Catholic Church in Dederang began with services in peoples' homes whenever a priest was available 2 or 3 times a year. The priest would ride from Myrtleford. The first church was built in 1883 and was used by families in the Ovens, Kiewa and Mitta valleys.The church was used by residents in the Kiewa Valley. It describes conditions and life styles of the time. Also peoples' religious beliefs and commitment. It includes a biography of the local families in Dederang.Cream coloured cardboard cover with brown fancy font printed title and with 2 sketches of the church one on the top left and one on the bottom right of the cover. It has 48 pages printed on both sides and is held by 2 staples"From Mrs Brian Ford / Gundowring to the / K.V. Historical Society" is handwritten in ink on the top right of the cover page.dederang, st josephs catholic church, kiewa valley, edna arundel, jack goonan

A school was built in 1871, a shingle roofed wooden building built by the local residents. It was replaced in 1873 with the old school becoming the teacher's residence. The continues with a timeline, a pupil's insight into life at the school, a list of teachers and families. An interesting history of the area and education of the time. Gundowring is a farming town in the Kiewa Valley. The book gives an insight into the education and lifestyle of the time.Mustard cardboard cover with brownish print. Across the top "Centenary Celebration, Saturday, March 31st, 1973". It has 18 pages, some colored, printed on both sides and held together by 2 staples. It includes sketches.Glued inside the front cover "Mr & Mrs Roper & family" - Invitation. Also a newspaper cutting titled "Gundowring"gundowring, education, kiewa valley, school centenary

The Anglican Church at Kiewa. The first stone was laid on the 29th Oct. 1924. In 1879, the Yackandandah rector commenced services on Sundays in private homes in the Kiewa Valley. In 1911 Anglicans met in the Kiewa Methodist Church to elect a committee to organise financial offers and so it eventually became a vestry.The town Kiewa is in the Kiewa Valley. The church served other communities in the Valley. The book records the local populations and their commitment to religion. Cream cardboard cover with a black and white photo of the church on the front cover. It has 4 pages printed on both sides held by 2 staples. Inside there are a few black and white photos. Dated 19741. "Written by E. Temple" handwritten on the front cover 2. "C. Roper" on the front cover and inside the front cover "Clare Roper" Also, "Esther Temple" 's signature on the cover page.st mark's church, kiewa, anglican church, esther teple, thomas mitchell

The State Electricity Commission of Victoria produced and displayed safety signs for their employees during the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme.KHES was constructed from the late 1940s to early 1960s and included the construction of Mt Beauty and Bogong townships. Safety was a concern for the SECV towards its workers. Metal black print on white background with yellow 'emphasis' at the top - 'Safety'. "Instructions for the use of / Grinding Wheels". There is a circular hole in each corner with a black frame around the perimeter.state electricity commission of victoria, kiewa hydro electric scheme, safety sign, grinding wheels

Shire of Bright informed residents of their services by mail.The Shire of Bright includes some towns in the Kiewa Valley.White with green print and Shire of Bright logo. Back cover "To the Householder" and "Postage Paid". Each consist of 22 pages printed in green on both sides and held by 2 staples.shire of bright, community services

With the onset of WWII, the Victorian State Emergency Council of Defence printed this book for the volunteers who kept watch for enemy aeroplanes flying in the skies during the day and night. For success, training was necessary.During WWII the SECV township of Bogong had an Air Observer's Hut used to monitor the skies overhead for enemy planes. Men and women working on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme volunteered to be rostered on duty. See also KVHS 0937 (photo) and KVHS 0938 (certificate)Small book grey with black print and a red binding with 64 pages. issued by the Victorian State Emergency Council for Civil Defence.Pages 26, 48 & 49 have pencil marks / notes.air raid, wwii, secv, kiewa hydro electric scheme, bogong, victorian state emergency council