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Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Poems and Pictures, c1886
Hard covered book with a Grenville College Prize Book Plate and logo. Gift of Betty Sharmanbook plate, grenville college, prize plate, flegeltaub -
Mont De Lancey
Ink bottle, c1915 - Exercise book
Exercise book has early tables.Collection of school items. Two white china ink wells. One ceramic ink well. One clear glass ink well. Two green glass ink wells. One "The Victorian Exercise Book".ink bottles, writing equipment, inkwells, exercise books -
NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE)
Minutes - CTS, Minutes of School Council 13 October 1955 – 14 August 1958, 1955-1958
Minutes of the Collingwood Technical School Council 1955-1958. Covers all aspects of the administration of the school.Original school Council minutes from the 1950s.Green hard cover minute book with leather spine and corners. 'Minute Book" stamped in gilt on spine. All entries in book are handwritten.collingwood technical school, cts, school council, council minutes, governance, monthly reports, education department victoria, nmit, -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Leisure object - Child’s Nursery Rhyme colouring book, Mother Goose Rhyme book
At top of first page an inscription "St Luke's Sunday School" Alberton. Hector Irvine 3rd prize, Sister Winifred SuptA child's rhyme book with pictures to colour in. Ten pages printed on both sides with a card cover. Very poor condition, edges of pages dog eared and mended with sticky tape. The back cover has been replaced by card from a 1959 Bennett's store Wandiligong calendar. The spine has been reinforced with brown paper. Most pictures have been coloured in. Contains about 50 rhymes.Bottom of first page "With pictures to colour" No 10 An Australian Production, Copyright by Gunn and Taylor pty Ltd -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Financial record - Kelly and Allsop collection: cash book
1. Michael Peter Kelly (1853-1929) was born in Galway, Ireland and came to Australia in 1870. He was a director of many mines and was elected to the Bendigo Stock Exchange in 1882. At one point he was the chairman of the Exchange. He married Margaret Jane Carr in 1887 and they lived at "Norwood", Wills St., Bendigo. 2. Arthur Allsop (1856 - 1921) was a renowned athlete in many fields, including running, lacrosse, cricket, football and lawn bowls. He was an independent bookmaker and was elected to the Bendigo Stock Exchange in 1906. He was also a Past Grand Master of the MUIOOF lodge. After his time in Bendigo, and following the death of his wife in 1914, he moved to Melbourne and then Sydney where he died. For full biography see Item 6896.5Very large cash book for Kelly and Allsop stockbrokers. The book has 386 double pages, recording the daily cash movements. The book covers the period from September 1897 to December 1906. All pages are filled.Cash book on the front coverkelly and allsop, cash book, stockbrokers -
Emerging Writers' Festival
Book, The Reader
The Reader includes articles, essays, poems, stories and artworks that presents highlights from the 2009 Festival and the writing world beyond. Recreating the diversity of writing forms and styles that the Emerging Writers’ Festival showcases, The Reader includes novelists, journalists, screenwriters, comedians, poets, playwrights, spoken word artists, comics writers and others, all talking about or showcasing their particular craft – all talking shop – but in a way that is useful and interesting to all writers. The book was published in 2009 and edited by Dion KaganThe Reader is the first Emerging Writers' Festival book. It has a black and silver cover with circular motifs on the front.emerging writers' festival, 2009, literary programming, the wheeler centre, the reader, books, dion kagan -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Book, The English poems of John Milton
Margery Ramsay attended CPLC 1929 - 1940. Dark blue textured calf binding with gold lettering on front and spine; decorative border around title on front cover; embossed school crest on front cover; book plate inside front coverBook plate inside front cover: Clarendon Presbyterian / Ladies College / Ballarat / school crest / Awarded to / Margery Ramsay / Prize Drawing / Form IVA / Janet MacDonald / Principal / December 1935. margery-ramsay, janet-macdonald, clarendon-presbyterian-ladies-college, 1935, book-prize -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Quality Street, 1926
This book was a prize awarded to Janet Shade in 1926 by Warrnambool High School. The donor of the prize was Miss Merrett who was a Shorthand and Typing teacher at the school. Janet Shade, born in 1913, was the daughter of James and Gert Shade. She married Stewart Lindsay in 1935. George Langley was the Head Master of Warrnambool High School from 1924 to 1940 This book is of interest because of its association with Warrnambool High School and Janet Shade, George Langley and Miss Merrett. This is a hard cover book of 143 pages. The cover is dark blue with gold lettering and ornamental gold scrolls on the spine and the gold initials of ‘M.B’ on the front cover. There are two book plates inside the front cover and on the first page. They are printed in white and gold tonings and have been filled in with handwriting in black ink. The pages are gilt-edged.‘Nil Sine Labore, Xmas 1926, Warrnambool High School, 2nd in D Form, Shorthand and Bookkeeping Prize, Janet Shade, George Langley, Head Master, Gift of Miss Merrett’. janet shade, warrnambool high school, history of warrnambool, george langley -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, A course of harmony, 1899
The owner of this book was Edith Larwill. She was a violinist who played in the Brisbane Symphony Orchestra early in the 20th century. She married Henry Jacobs, a Warrnambool Real Estate Agent and in the 1940s and 50s she took an active part in the musical life of Warrnambool as a violinist and accompanying pianist. Her son Frank was also a businessman in Warrnambool. This book is of moderate interest as a text book used by Edith Jacobs. She was prominent in the 1940s and 50s in the Warrnambool musical scene. This is a hard cover book of 210 pages. It has a dark green cover with gold lettering on the spine. The book has a Preface, 24 chapters of text and an Appendix. The text includes many musical notations. The signature of the owner is handwritten in black ink. There is some damage to the bottom edge of the spine. The stamp of a Brisbane music shop on the first page is indecipherable. ‘Edith Larwill’ edith jacobs (nee larwill), history of warrnambool -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, The Treaty of Peace, 1919
A record of the Treaty of VersaillesThis is a book of 451 pages. It has a grey cover with black printing on the front and a grey baize cloth binding. The binding has a tear in the spine section. The pages contain printed text in French and English and five maps inserted into a folder at the back.non-fictionA record of the Treaty of Versaillesworld war one, treaty of versailles -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), Book of 10 All Day Tickets - BTPS, 1975
Book of 10 All Day Tickets, numbered A000001 to A000010 printed for the Ballarat Tourist Tramway, contained within an off white front heavy paper (front cover) and off white card back cover sheet, with a two staples on the left hand side. Each ticket is from a light yellow card stock, printed with green ink showing the month of issue on the sides and date of issue (1 to 31) on the top or bottom. Each ticket is numbered and has a perforated left edge to enable it to be torn from the book. Ticket punched by the conductor to shown the month and date of issue. On all tickets, just to the under the staple is a vertical heavy green band. Used from late 1975 until March 1986. Item collected for archives on at time of issue. Collected for Archives 30/6/2004. Replaced by those titled Ballarat Vintage Tramway - See Reg. item 2309.trams, tramways, btps, all day tickets, tickets -
Vision Australia
Leisure object - Object, Selected crossword puzzles No. 4 and RNIB crossword board, 1970s
This book contains the set up and clues for cross word puzzles that can be constructed with the RNIB crossword board. The board is contained inside a wooden box, which also has compartments for storing yellow and red rubber markers that fit into a grid that sits on the lower side. Red smooth markers are used for blanks, whilst the yellow markers have three turnable pieces, which can be adjusted to represent each letter in Braille.1 braille book and 1 wooden box containing yellow and red rubber markers that fit into the grid inset in the box.'From the Evening News book of crossword puzzles no. 18' Catalogue 29444recreation equipment, games -
Ambulance Victoria Museum
Book, statement of building, replacement and capital accounts, Goulburn Valley Ambulance Service, 1961 to 1962, 1961
statement of building, replacement and capital accounts, Goulburn Valley Ambulance Service, 1961 to 1962Blue hard cover book. Blue cloth spine.Ideal account book -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, Australian Military forces Signal Training & Radiotelephone Procedure. 1969
Rectangular shaped book.Australian Military forces Signal Training & Radiotelephone Procedure.1969 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, Robin W. F. Droogleever, That Ragged Mob, 2009
The Service Record of the 3rd and 4th Victorian Bushmen Contingents in the Boer War with a brief biographical sketch of each man who served. The modern day 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment is the custodian of the theatre Battle Honour "SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902" awarded to the 9th and 11th Light Horse Regiments. This Battle Honour was awarded to all extant Light Horse units in Australia under Military Order 123 of 1908, in recognition of all states' contribution to the forces who represented Australia against the Boers. Hard covered book.Signed by the author: "With the compliments of the author Robin Droogleever 104/10" ISBN 978-0-646-5186-9boer war, victoria army victorian contingent 3rd, victoria army victorian contingent 4th, south african war 1899 1902, robin drooglever, biography, boer war, victoria army victorian contingent 3rd, victoria army victorian contingent 4th, south african war 1899 1902, robin drooglever, biography -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, The Bulletin of School of Mines Colorado
Book of 92 pagesnon-fictiongolden, colorado, technical and engineering society, coal lands, dakota formation, electric haulage, sunnyside, utah, pahang, malaysia, magnetic seperator, colorado school of mines, schools of mines -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, A Century of Permanent Water Supply, 1962
Blue covered book.non-fictionwater, water management, moorabool reservoir, ballarat sewerage authority, sebastopol sewerage treatment works, ballarat north sewage treatment works, sebastopol sewage treatment works -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, S.S. Mackenzie, The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918, Vol 10, The Australians at Rabaul, 1937, 1937
Red hardcovered book world war one, rabaul -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918, Vol 8, Australian Flying Corps
Red hardcovered bookInside cover ;H.V. may, 8th Btn, AIFcharles bean, world war one, flying corps -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918, Vol 9, The Royal Australian Navy
Red hardcovered bookcharles bean, world war one, navy -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, William Burnham, Baldwin Locomotive Works Narrow Gauge Locomotives, 1897, 1897
This copy of the Planning and Environment Act was used by Creswick Engineer Brian SchreenanGreen hardcovered book. railway, matthias baldwin, baldwin locomotive works, engineering -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, New Zealand Geographical Society, Proceedings of the International Geographical Union Regional Conference and Eighth New Zealand Geography Conference, 1974, 1975
Robert H.T. Smith was Chancellor of University of Ballarat (later Federation University Australia).Soft covered book.robert h.t. smith, geography, papua new guinea, tourism in hawaii, quuensland reserve dwelling aborigines, pollution of lake burely griffin -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, 'Picturesque Australasia', 1889
Large red book -books, history/local history -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, ' Back To Billabong'
Green Covered Book(Inside Cover) Brookdale, Traralgon Southbooks, fiction -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, 'Billabong Adventures', 1927
Book - ' Billabong Adventures'books, fiction -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, 'The Native Flowers of Victoria', 1914
Green covered bookbooks, reference -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, Every Thing Tastes better Crumbed, 2007
A book of comical statements.A book of comical statements.A book of comical statements.o'neil, dave -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, 'The Story of a Boy's Adventure', 1892
See InscriptionsGreen Hardback book.State School Vermont/Awarded to Herbert Farmilio/3rd prize, 4th class, June 6th, 1892.books, children's -
Lions Club of Maldon Inc.
Book, A Concise History of Maldon and the Tarrangower Diggings, 1979
Concise historical record of events rather than people. Contents include early settlement, gold discovery in 1853, early water problems, public institutions. Mention of Chinese on Tarrangower, and German and Italian settlers. Book of 86 Pagesmaldon, tarrangower, gold, victoria -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book, Remember our fallen heroes
Hard cover book