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Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book, The Australian Light Horse, 2009
Hard cover with 535 pages several of which are prints Index appears at the rear.The story of the men of the Australian Light Horse and the crucial part they played in the fighting in the Middle East during World War 1. Published in 2009 by Hachette Australia. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Mixed media - Video, RDHS Meeting Presentation - "G & A Bills Horse Troughs" - Russ Haines
Digitised video (339MB). Duration: 6 minutes. Recorded May, 2019 (Video is available for viewing at Ringwood & District Historical Society Archives by appointment)In this talk, Ringwood and District Historical Society President Russ Haines takes us through a brief history of George and Annis Bills horse troughs, manufactured in Australia and installed to provide relief for working horses in the first half of the 20th century. Around 700 troughs were originally distributed throughout Australia and overseas, some still existing locally today. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Charles Marshall et al, Arab warrior with his horse, 1917_
Photograph of an Arab man with horse.Digital copy of black and white photographcharles marshall, world war 1, cairo -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Handwritten Notes, H.P. James, ESCo power house chimney, 1939
Handwritten notes, titled "Tram Fares - Method of Collection" contained within Reg. Item 2488, page 51, by H.P. James on the collection of fares from the horse tram days (Albert Potts) and with notes on ESCo fares including weekly tickets, all route tickets, wages, and fares to various terminals. Written about 1939 - as has references to that year in the notes. Note Item Not formally Numbered.trams, tramways, fares, weekly tickets, horse trams, esco -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Breeching Straps, Horse Equipment
A harness distributes pressure over a large area of the horse. The breeching harness can be used for a single horse, a pair or in a larger team but only for the pair closest to the vehicle as only they have control of the vehicle.Used by residents in the Kiewa Valley prior to motorised vehicles.The harness has a round bit of leather that sits on top of the hind quarters and it connects to or is part of the breeching harness. Also connects to the crupper (the strap that hooks under the tail). Leather with steel buckles and chainbreeching straps, breeching harness, horse equipment -
Power House Rowing Club
Newspaper clipping - untitled, TERRY GOSS, president of Power House Rowing Club, 19 March 1971
TERRY GOSS, president of Power House Rowing Club, thinks Women's Lib may be taking over the rowing world. While women's rowing clubs have no trouble getting recruits, his club just spent a lot of money advertising for men rowers, without much luck. "Young men these days have a lot of money, cards and want a good time -- not the discipline of training three nights a week and Saturdays and Sundays," says Terry, sadly. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Horse troughs, 10/01/1978
Article in 'The Sun' 1978 about the Blackburn horse trough found by Robin Da Costa at the corner of Blackburn and Canterbury Roads, bequested by George Bills to Australian horse owners. Bill came from Britain to Australia in 1859 and made a fortune. When he died in 1927 he left a large sum of money to prevent cruelty to animals. Robin is producing a pictorial history of Blackburn with the help of a grant from Nunawading Council.horse troughs, bills, george, blackburn road, blackburn, canterbury road, da costa, robin -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - watering horses
See also 3089.86. Information with that photo gives an alternative provenance: 8th Light Horse Regiment watering horses at a Murray River lagoon, South Corowa NSW, September 1939; Wahgunyah Troop, C Squadron - this side of lagoon, Lieutenant J. Nott on grey horse in water. The number of horsemen would seem to exceed that of a single regiment so the Torquay description would seem more probable.Black and white photograph ( laminated ) of 8th, 13th,20th, and 4thLight Horse Regiments watering horses near Torquay Victoria , March 1940.Picture taken about March 1940 when the 13th Light Horse from Gippsland, the 8th Light Horse from Upper Murray, the 4th Light Horse from the Western Districts and the 20th Light Horse from the Goulburn Valley were in camp near Torquay. Mr Cappur Webb of Glendoxey, Seymour, a member of the 20th said the picture must have been taken during and exercise about five miles north of Torquay. “We used to water our horses in that lake”, he said." light horse, torquay, wwii, world war two, military, horses -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Family Outing in Horse Drawn Buggy
Family outing in Horse Drawn Buggystawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mr Ernie Victor West on a horse
Mr Ernie Victor West on Horsestawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mr John Monaghan & Mrs Katherine Monaghan nee Unknown with horse & cart
John and Katherine Monaghan with horse in cart.stawell -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Horse and Pony Club
A set of 8 black and white photographs of Council Property south of Orchard Grove, Blackburn South prior to it becoming the home of the Nunawading and District Horse and Pony Club in the late 1980s?nunawading & district horse & pony club, orchard grove blackburn south -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Album - Ringer's River by Des Martin - Plate 22 - Clarrie Rickards at the Camoola horse sale
Sometime later Clarrie Rickards rides the noted outlaw, Brin Bandit, to a standstill at the annual Camoola horse sale. Keiran O'Hara spots a horse that is the living image of Deakin's imported stallion Grapeshot, now spelling in Barmagulla's back paddock, and buys him. Naming this horse Smokey he enters him for the coming miner's meeting at Nuggety Flat goldfield. Les Mann as Rickards.The album and images are significant because they document literature written by a prominent member of the Wodonga community. The presentation of this precis was supported by several significant district families and individuals.Ringer's River Album Coloured photo Plate 22des martin, many a mile, ringer's river, northeast victoria stories -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Freeland’s Cartage Carriers with horse drawn Vehicles
Freeland’s Horse Drawn Vehicles cartage carriers.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Freeland’s Cartage Carriers with horse drawn Vehicles
Freeland’s Horse Drawn Vehicles cartage carriers.stawell -
Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group
Photograph (Item) - Black and White, Wonga Park: Vergers Family in 2 wheel horse cart, c. 1931
Vergers Family in 2 wheel horse cartPhoto is named 14880027.jpg on CD -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Photograph, AIF, 8 Light Horse Regiment bodyguard to Divisional Headquarters, abt 1918
Black & white photo, 195 x 147 mm, 8 Light Horse Regiment bodyguard to Divisional Headquarters. Photo shows troop formed up on road with camp in the back ground On back: Official Photograph AIF in Egypt Copyright Reserved -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Photograph, AIF, C Squadron 8th Light Horse Regiment, abt 1918
Black & white photo, 195 x 147 mm, of C Squadron 8th Light Horse Regiment. Squadron is formed up by troops. Three tents and a long line of camels in background.Stamp on back: Official Photograph AIF in Egypt Copyright Reservedphoto, 8 light horse, ww1 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Typed notes, NZRO - June 1940 and R.D.Crane and with additional material CRG Field 2/1950, Christchurch NZ - Steam and Horse Traction - Wal Jack Collection, c1950
Four page typed (carbon copy) on both side of 2 foolscap sheets - pink in colour. Notes on Christchurch - horse and steam trams. Image of document added 25/8/2013.christchurch, steam trams, horse trams -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Plaque - Presentation Plaque, Prince of Wales Light Horse
Presented to members of SPT Coy 5/6 RVR. Shield shaped varnished wooden plaque with a silver colour Prince of Wales Light Horse badge affixed to its center. There is a black, engraved metal strip located above and below the badge"Presented to Support Coy 5/6 RVR" "By ...CPL. G. SHEPPARD TPR. R. REID. TPR D.SMITH. TPR. P.GLEGGETT. TPR. G. TAYLOR. MORTAR COURSE 1983wark vc club, support compny -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Charles Marshall et al, 3rd Light Horse Brigade camp at Tripoli 1918, 1918_
3rd Light Horse Brigade camp at Tripoli 1918Digital copy of black and white photograph"3rd bgde camp, Tripoli"charles marshall, world war 1 -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Charles Marshall et al, Horse bathing, 1917_
This photograph shows a horse bathing or exercising in shallow water.Digital copy of black and white photograph. No caption on this photo.charles marshall, world war 1 -
Lake Bolac & District Historical Society
Black and white photograph, Vic Peters of Lake Bolac with Horse-team and plough
Vic Peters of Lake Bolac with horse-team and plough -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mr Jim Rough ploughing with his six horse team
Jim Rough ploughing with his six horse team.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Covered wagon pulled by a horse and a bullock -- poss. c1860's
Covered wagon pulled by a horse and a bullock. 1860's ?stawell -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memorandum, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Back to Horse" Procession, 24/10/1934 12:00:00 AM
Memorandum - one typed sheets (8"x10.5") - titled "Back to Horse" Procession. - Saturday 27 October, 1934 from DJ Davidson, District Traffic Superintendent S.S. Note paper pinned to front with inscription: "Back to Horse" Procession. - Saturday 27 October, 1934" Typed details of tram shunting at City Rd and Flinders St. "Pencil alt 28/9/35 1935" written in black pencil. Several pencil crosses next to times. Camberwell and Glenferrie Rd crossed out and rewritten in black pencil. One newspaper clipping titled "Horse Parade - Many Types take Part - Interest in Bullock Team - Procession Ends at Showground". "Argus" & "29/10/34" written in red ink.Numerous notes written in black pencil across memostrams, tramways, instructions, events, showgrounds, city rd, flinders st -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Book, Heritage Booklet 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment
Soft cover 72 page booklet stapled along left side. Cover has image of George Lambert's painting: The charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba, 31 October 1917". The booklet is a compilation of various official documents and articles from publications to give serving soldiers a history and heritage of their regiment which was formed on 1 April 1991 with the linking of 4/19 Prince of Wales's Light Horse and 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles.pwlh, vmr, history -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, L.S. Kingsborough Glen Osmond S.A, "The Horse Tramways of Adelaide and Its Suburbs 1875-1907", 1967
A brief history of each tramway company that operated in Adelaide and suburbs, along with photographs of horse trams, 'Carette', Juliens Patent Experimental Electric Tram, conductor and fare equipment. Appendix I included rules for drivers and conductor with Adelaide and Suburban Tramway Company Limited. Appendix II (a), (b) and (c), outline drawings of various types of cars. Appendix III, destination signs and lights. Appendix IV, Adelaide and Suburbs Horse Tram routes in 1908.trams, tramways, horse trams, adelaide -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Folder, Bill Baverstock et al, Bills horse troughs
Photocopies of articles, some unsourced relating to the genral history of the Bills horse troughs. "Bills horse troughs are watering troughs that were manufactured in Australia and installed to provide relief for working horses in the first half of the twentieth century. The troughs were financed by a trust fund established through the will of George Bills. A total of around 700 troughs were distributed by the trust in Australia and 50 in several other countries" - Wikipedia There is a trough locally situated on Main Road, Research7 pageswater trough, bills horse trough, george bills -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Charles Marshall et al, 3rd Light Horse Brigade watering area at Shellal, Palestine, 1917_
3rd Light Horse Brigade watering area at Shellal, PalestineDigital copy of black and white photograph"3rd Brigade watering area Shellal Palestine"charles marshall, world war 1