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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Administrative record - Babies Discharge Form: 1961, 1963
These records refer to the children of Noel Blyth (nee Townsend) and George Victor Rumbold who married in 1959.Babies Discharge Forms X 2, for Baby Rumbold: 1 X rectangular shape & Date of Discharge noted in pen is 27/10/1961 1 x octangular shape & Date of Discharge noted in pen is 16/12/1963 discharge forms, rumbold -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Flyer, Peace Celebration Entertainment, 1919
Peace celebration entertainment for St Kilda children at Luna Park and the Palais de Danse, St KildaSingle sheet of white paper that has discoloured with age, printed in blueluna park, palais de danse, city of st kilda, wwi peace celebrations, st kilda brass band -
St Kilda Historical Society
Postcard, Wiltonia, Ormond Esplanade, Elwood
Photograph of ponies and children outside "Wintona" Ormond Esplanade, cnr Glen Huntley Road and Ormond Esp black and white photograph, unmounted, copy, fair conditionWritten on the back: Ben Taggart, Emma Taggart, John Taggart, Matilda Parker "Wintona" Ormond Esplanade, cnr Glen Huntley Road and Ormond Esp -
Puffing Billy Railway
Name Plate - Wombat, 1982
From the 1982 Australian Children's TV Series Come Midnight Monday where 12A stars as "Wombat".Historic - Name Plate 'Wombat" - From the 1982 Australian Children's TV Series Come Midnight Monday where 12A stars as "Wombat".Name Plate - Wombat Thin rectangular black and white builders plate.Wombatpuffing billy, wombat, come midnight monday, name plate, 12a -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Mr Kuebler and 2 of his daughters
Grave of Mrs Kuebler being visited by her husband of 2 of their children. Photograph take by his daughter.Black and white photograph of Mr Kuebler and 2 of his 2 daughters at his wife's grave in the newly established German War Cemetery. camp 3, internees graves, mr kuebler, mrs kuebler grave, german war cemetery tatura -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book - Family History, George and Catherine Aston, 2019
Family History - Landsborough through WW1 and after in Landsborough to funerals Children - Families Author Judy martinSoft Cover: Colour Photo - front - B/W. Photo of couple. Back Cover Family Home. Sign LandsboroughGeorge and Catherine Aston "A Life of Love" A Collection of Stories complied by Aston Family Members"family history aston -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Bulgana School
Bulgana School Early 1920's Children and possibly some adults standing outside weatherboard schoolBulgana School Early 1920's -
National Wool Museum
Book, The Importance of Being Larry
Educational booklet for school children entitled "The Importance of Being Larry", published by the Australian Wool Corporation, Melbourne.wool growing wool - transportation sheep - australian, woolmark company australian wool corporation, skender, mr frank - the woolmark company, melbourne, victoria, wool growing, wool - transportation, sheep - australian -
Unions Ballarat
Deadline Sudden Death Final, Dower, Alan, 1979
History of crime in Australia over fifty years, including the baccarat wars, kidnappings and the disappearance of the Beaumont children.Relevant to Australian law enforcement and crime - approximately 1929-1979.Book; paper. Front cover: black background; black and white photographs, newspaper headlines, fingerprints and a letter addressed to "Dear Mum and Dad ..."; yellow and white text.Front cover: author's name and title.criminals, crime, history, baccarat wars, law, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Container - Leather School Bags x 2
These school bags were used by the Cook children when attending Numurkah Primary School in the 1960's2 x Brown leather school bag (satchel style). Two straps & buckles at the front for securing items inside. Two straps & buckles on the back for use as shoulder straps. As per photos above. Names of school students who used these school bagsschool, education, school bags, 1960's numurkah primary school, cook family -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Bulla Primary School - Infant classes, c1993
A coloured photograph of children lining up to participate in a game. One child in the foreground is moving to the back of the line.ball games, bulla primary school -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Juggler performing, C1990s
The juggler was invited to Bulla Primary School to entertain the children. It was included as part of the school's extra curricular activities.As Bulla Primary School was a semi-rural school, there were many opportunities to introduce the children to a number of interesting extra curricular activities.A coloured photograph of a juggler attempting to mount a wall while playing an accordion. His assistant is standing to his right.jugglers, bulla primary school, entertainments -
Kilmore Historical Society
For England's Flag, c1904
Children's book of war stories awarded to Don McDonald in 1904. Donated to Whitburgh Cottage museum c1982. Cloth- bound hardcover book with oval-shaped colour plate attached to front cover. Some wear to cover edges. Binding loose but all pages intact. Foxing and miscellaneous marks through out, yellowed pages. Faded gilt-edged pages. Black and white illustrations, colour plate opposite title page. Advertisements back & front pages. 128 pp. Fair condition.Certificate glued to inside cover, 'State School/No. 2253/Second/Prize/Awarded to Don McDonald/Class Third /for/ Year's Work/H. Worthington Head Teacher/Christmas 1904'.mcdonald, childrens literature, whitburgh cottage collection -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Photograph, Faye Lamb, Christmas picnics at Heidelberg Golf Club - Horse rides, 1990
Christmas parties at Heidelberg Golf Club - Horse rides, unnamed children. The first Christmas picnic, 1990Colour photograph and caption x 2hgc women's golf, ladies' golf, christmas picnics -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Ephemera - Ticket - Country Women's Association of Victoria Choral & Drama Festival 1990, 1990
The Country Women's Association of Victoria was established to support and promote the interests of women and children living in rural areas.Square ticket made from yellow cardboard. Ticket is for the Country Women's Association Choral & Drama Festival 1990. A date stamp of 10 October 1990 on the front. Printed with C.W.A FESTIVAL.10 OCT 1990 / C.W.A / FESTIVALcountry women's association, cwa, festival, women's history, women -
Mont De Lancey
Leisure object - Dolls Pram, Unknown
Children played 'Mother and Fathers' when young so a dolls pram was very common as it still is today. A plastic white wicker dolls pram with orange and tan trim on the hood and carriage, and is held together by metal staples. It has a long curved cane handle and a wooden dowel frame. The base is wooden with four red plastic wheels with black trims for tyres. dolls prams, toys, dolls accessories -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, J.C.Jessop, Selina M Sutherland: her life story and work by J.C. Jessop (1958), 26/12/1839o
Selina Sutherland was a 19th century nurse and social welfare reformer. She was particularly concerned with the welfare of destitute children. She founded the Sutherland Homes for Children which moved to Diamond Creek in around 1909. This biography was written by J. C. Jessop in 1958. Mr Jessop was a member of the Committee of Management of Sutherland Homes and a well known identity in Greensborough.24 page article in black folder.selina sutherland, sutherland homes for children -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Sarah Jane Price, 1920c
Sarah Price was the mother of Mary Partington. After Mary's death in 1900, Sarah came to Willis Vale to help with Mary and Will's small daughter Eva. Sarah stayed at Willis Vale until her death on 29/9/1927. Will married Annie Medhurst, who had four children. Sarah helped with the children while Annie helped Will on the farm.A pioneer Greensborough familyDigital copy of black and white photograph.sarah price, willis vale, william partington, eva partington -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Apron - Child's
Due to relative long distance to haberdashery stores majority of children's garments were hand made by a local talented seamstress or mother/relative. This apron is very similar in style to the other children's clothing which indicates it could have been made in the early - mid 1900's. It is preventative of aprons which little girls wore over their dresses at the time. This items has good historical significance because it shows the style of aprons which little girls wore over their dresses in the Kiewa Valley during the early to mid 1900's. This is part of the children's clothes in the KVHS collections which gives this item more interpretive capacity. Natural coloured linen with red binding around the edges. 2 white buttons. Would fit a small child.clothing. children. apron. -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Script, Robin Boyd, The Flying Dogtor. Episode 42 Golden Dreams, 1963
The Flying Dogtor and the bush children were looking for a buried treasure. Crafty Carson Carpetbag and Old Man Redback were looking for the same one, and found it first. But as they carried it away they both began to think of all the things they could do if they didn't have to share their fortune with the other. And a frightful fight broke out, watched by the bush children and The Flying Dogtor.The Flying Dogtor" series was broadcast on Australian Television Network (later becoming the Seven Network) between February and April 1964 (see item D254 for schedule).Typewritten, carbon copy, foolscap, 2 pagesPage 1 & 2: very minor handwritten edits and underliningthe flying dogtor, robin boyd, crawford productions, manuscript -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, colour, c.1957
Colour photograph of people waiting outside of 717 Flinders St, to be taken by bus/wagon for a picnic. The same truck appears in the photograph 1973. The transport company W.H Hemsworth & Sons was located in Charles St., Footscray. Rectangular (landscape style) colour photograph of people waiting outside of 717 Flinders St, to be taken by bus/wagon for a picniclhlg, picnic, seamen, transport, w.h. hemsworth, footscray, children, dome, flinders street, north wharf -
Williamstown Botanic Gardens- Hobsons Bay City Council
Postcard – Williamstown Botanic Gardens, The Crown Studios, Sydney, c1900-1920
The Curator’s lodge, designed by the Town Surveyor, HV Champion, was constructed in 1907 following the re-organisation of the north-east corner with the demolition of the old curator's cottage and erection of new gates. Lee Heap Furniture Warehouse of Williamstown used the postcards to advertise. The postcards are evidence of the interest the gardens held as a subject for postcard publishers. The text and images provide a snapshot into fashions, social interests and concerns of the time. The professionally produced images provide a pictorial history of Gardens including changing planting styles, various structures and features of the Gardens eg the aviary, cannons, the fountain, the second Curator’s Lodge and gates. The images offer an opportunity to compare garden vistas with the present day.A sepia image looking across a path bordered with rocks of a house (the Curators lodge) behind a fence. In front of the fence there is a young girl sitting on a rock with a young boy standing beside her. The house is timber with two brick chimneys, the right hand one half hidden by foliage. The house is federation style with timber battening above the front window. A timber frieze is above a verandah supported by three posts and light coloured brackets. Front: ‘Williamstown Gardens. Vic.’ ‘0457/1’ THE CROWN STUDIOS, SYDNEY’. Reverse: Centre top ‘POST CARD’ with a logo in the middle of the words. Left top corner a drawing of an artist’s board and brushes with a camera in the centre. Left side ‘MESSAGE ONLY.’ Right side ‘ADDRESS ONLY.’ Top right corner inside a dotted rectangle ‘STAMP HERE’. Bottom on card ‘BY THE CROWN STUDIOS, SYNDEY.’ Under the vertical line down the middle line ‘Neither the Address not the Message must cross this line’. In ink ‘With Compliments / from’. An oval stamp with scalloped rim ‘LEE HEAP FURNITURE MANUFACTURER’ inside inner oval ‘FURNITURE WAREHOUSE, / WILLIAMSTOWN’.postcard, gardens, post-card, williamstown-botanic-gardens, hobsons-bay-city-council, curator’s lodge, children, federation style, crown studios, lee heap furniture warehouse -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph depicting the Tarnagulla Wesleyan Methodist Choir celebrating the Sunday School Anniversary, 1892, 1892
Murray Comrie Collection. This photograph is a reasonable copy created from an older original. Tarnagulla was famous from the early days for its philharmonic choirs, often under the auspices of the Wesleyan Church and frequently in conjunction with the other churches. This photograph illustrates part of the interior of the Wesleyan Church, and the large choir is performing a classical cantata for the Wesleyan Sunday School celebrations. The older gentleman near the centre of the photograph is Wesleyan Sunday School stalwart and Tarnagulla Town Clerk, HC Bristol. The two memorial plaques on the rear wall are for Tarnagulla pioneers David Hatt (left) and Jonathan Falder. The two elaborate hanging lamps can also be seen.Black and white photograph depicting the Sunday School Choir of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Tarnagulla. Written in pen on front: 'Cantata "Naaman" 31.10.92 Tarnagulla Wesleyan Sunday School'. Written in pen on reverse 'Church opened 9.4.1865 by Rev. Hill of Castlemaine. Orig photo with Mr. A. M. Renshaw'.tarnagulla, churches, church, methodist, wesleyan, religion, faith, buildings, children, sunday school -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Manufactured Glass, 'Yeasta-Cola' with box, mid 20thC
The mark YEASTA-COLA was officially filed as a trademark by World Agencies Pty Ltd SYDNEY, NSW 2000 on 16 Jan 1946.A clear glass cylindrical jar with a metal screw top containing dried yeast powder. Cardboard boxA HEALTHFUL EFFERVESCENT YEAST TONIC / YEASTA-COLA / FOR PERFECT HEALTH / REFRESHING, INVIGORATING AND FORTIFYING / Beneficial In cases of Impure Blood…. / General Debility, Malnutrition. Excellent for Growing CHILDREN / Contains………/ Manufactured in Australia / Sale Distributors / WORLD AGENCIES PTY. LIMITED 224 GEORGE STREET, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA / DIRECTIONS / …………pharmacy, medicines, yeasta-cola, hospitals, nursing, containers, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, melbourne, world agencies pty ltd sydney -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Document - Citizen Identity Cards World War II, Australian Federal Government, 1940s
These cards were issued during World War 11 to British subjects who were civilians. This included all non-indigenous adults born in Australia. The concept of Australian citizenship was only introduced by the Nationality and Citizenship Act of 1948. All adults had personal identity cards and were required to report changes of address to the government. These cards were particularly important in the identification and monitoring of Aliens (non-citizen residents) , particularly non-Europeans and Asian residents.Peter Frawley was a long-time resident of Wodonga. He was a veteran of Gallipoli and Fromelles. For his actions at Fromelles, he was awarded the French Croix de Guerre. After the war Peter became a successful jockey and one of his greatest successes was winning the Australian Steeple Chase at Caulfield in 1922. He was an active member of the Wodonga Turf Club and Bonegilla Race Club and a founding member of the Wodonga Show Society. Peter’s wife Connie was an integral member of the Wodonga Hospital fundraising committee, being awarded a life membership. Nereida Pearl Goyne (nee Emery) lived most of her life in Wodonga. She was actively engaged in the community until 2007 when she moved to Rutherglen where she passed away in January 2009.3 fawn coloured cards with black text, all stamped with the Beechworth Post Office stamp. They are identified as Form C.R.3 Civilian Registration (British Subjects).Written on both sides in ink: Detailed explanation of government regulations. On Card 1 in ink;" V13, M 31 ,30215" Signed "Peter George Frawley, South St Wodonga" Reversed signed by card holder and witness" On Card 2 in ink;" V13, M 02 ,2494" Signed Constance Frawley, South St Wodonga" Reversed signed C Frawley and witnessed P Frawley" Note - Ration book for 3 children" On Card 3 in ink;" V13, M 10 ,12251" Signed "Nereida Pearl Goyne, Bank St Wodonga" Reversed signed by card holder and witnessed by L.C. McCullough" Note Ration book for 2 children"identity cards, civilian registration, world war 2, ww11 -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Holiday 1961, 1961
A photo of a family of Junior Legatees in 1961. Legacy provided outings, camps and holidays for children all over Victoria. Country children would stay for two weeks in the city (often at the Legacy residences) and city children were billeted with families around Victoria. The names that accompanied this photo were: The Picone family from North Albury 1961. L-R Cheryl 14, Jenny 11, Antony 10, Leslie and Maria 9 and Alan 7. At the time Legatee Bert Davis was CFO, and his daughter Louise was asked to help with the running of the camp at Blamey House in Kew and she donated this photo.A record of outings and camps provided for junior legatees in the 1960s.Black and white photo of the Picone family from North Albury in 1961.camps, junior legatee outings, holidays -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Jim Connor, Main Road, Eltham, 14 Jan 2017
Eltham Gateway, Eltham War Memorial Hall, former Children's Library, the third building of the Eltham War MemorialTomorrow's history documented todayeltham, jim connor collection, main road, eltham gateway, eltham war memorial, war memorial buidings, eltham war memorial hall -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, Latoof and Callil Pty Ltd Greensborough, 1946_06
A branch of the large dressmaking and childrens' clothing manufacturer Latoof and Callil was established at Main Street Greensborough in June 1946. 2 p., printed in blue and black, photographslatoof and callil -
Greensborough Historical Society
Memoir, Picnics in Greensborough by Val Wilson (nee Rolfs), 1940-1955
Val Wilson recounts her memories of the popularity of Greensborough as a picnic destination and recalls some of the antics of local children.A primary source recollection of Greensborough in the mid-20th century.2 typed pages includes photographs.val wilson, val rolfs, greensborough, picnics -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper clipping, Asbestos removed, 18/12/2013
Reports on asbestos found at Banyule Council-run Joyce Avenue Children's Centre in October 2013. There was no risk to the public.News clipping, black and red text.asbestos, joyce avenue child care centre greensborough, banyule city council