John Winston Howard, Australia’s 25th Prime Minister, served from 11 March 1996 until 3 December 2007. When he lost the seat of Bennelong in 2007, John Howard also became the second Australian prime minister to lose his seat, the first being Stanley Melbourne Bruce in 1929. The Prime Ministers Avenue is a collection of bronze bust portraits of the Prime Ministers of Australia, located at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens in Ballarat, Victoria. The Prime Ministers' portraits are commissioned after the incumbent term of each Prime Minister by the City of Ballarat. The City of Ballarat has taken responsibility for commissioning the busts after funds set aside by politician Richard Armstrong Crouch were exhausted in 2014. Crouch originally donate money to pay for six busts, the first of which was unveiled in 1940. The collection of prime ministers' busts are unique in Australia, representing the only sculptural portrait collection of all past Australian Prime Ministers. The different styles used reflect the unique artistic practices of the selected artists; textures, sizes and features and proportions are used by the artists to interpret the characteristics of each of the subjects.The artwork is of historic and aesthetic significance to the people of BallaratBronze bust cast on granite plinthJohn Winston Howard Prime Minister 1996-2007prime minister, australian pm, john winston howard, liberal party, ballarat botanical gardens, richard armstrong crouch

John Moule was President for the Association for the Blind from 1992 until 1999. Shortly after his commencement, political changes forced the realignment of government departments and expenditure, requiring a reduction in nursing home accommodation and staffing levels. With the demand increasing for services, and the need for a financially sustainable model, he oversaw the increasing amount of government support for the AFB as well as the successful centenary appeal. In this image, John Moule Man is dressed in pinstripe suit, light coloured shirt and striped tie, and stands outside a building. A coloured version of an image taken during this photo shot appeared in the 1995 AFB Annual Report.1 B/W photograph of John Moule in pinstripe suit, light coloured shirt and striped tie standing outside a buildingassociation for the blind, john moule

sculptures carved from WW1 Memorial Avenue cypress trees by John Brady 1998-1999, Lakes Entrance VictoriaColour photograph of sculptures carved from WW1 Memorial Avenue cypress trees by John Brady, Lakes Entrance Victoria c 1999 plus 2 other photographs world war 1914-1918, memorials

The history and memories of the Mole Family of Narbethong, VictoriaPaperback. Spyril bound. Front cover has two photographs. One is black and white and is of the author and his two siblings as children. The other is a colour photograph of the author as an adult standing at a lookout. Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779narbethong, history, victoria, mole family history

This book was awarded to May Adelaide Anstis in 1897 for first prize in Arithmetic. May entered Clarendon Ladies' College in 1891. On the original register father's name is listed as William and the residence as Neil St, Ballarat.Presbyterian educators placed great value on a classical education matched with diligence in study. Book prizes were highly regarded and academic success admired. In the school’s early years prizes were ordered direct from London and had the school crest embossed in gold on the front or back cover. Many of the prizes given in early years were returned to the school to equip the Weatherly Library when it opened in 1936.Bound in soft red calf with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Red gilt edges and floral end papers. 576 p.Book plate inside front cover: Clarendon Ladies' College/ BALLARAT./ First Prize./ Composition-Class II/ Awarded to/ May Adelaide Anstis/ MRS. KENNEDY,/ PRINCIPAL./ DECEMBER 1897 "Clarendon Presbyterian ladies' college" stamped on title page adn fly leaf. Book plate on fly leaf: Clarendon Presyterian/ Ladies' College/ Ballarat/ College crest/ Presented by:/ Miss Kimberly/ Date: 30/11/61may-adelaide-anstis, book-prize, 1897, clarendon-ladies'-college, william.

Correction of a report made about the killing and capture of bushrangers raiding station on the Plenty River2 p. typescript copied from Port Phillip Patriot and Melbourne Advertiser 9 May 1842bushrangers, plenty river

Recollections of Montmorency by Bill and Thelma Hutchinson, including Bill's parents' life before he was born in 1937. Also published in GHS publication "As I recall", 2013.2 p., typescripthutchinson family, montmorency, bill hutchinson

Story of Ned Kelly and his associates, and the second progress report of the Royal Commission of Enquiry into the Kelly Outbreak, and songs and tales from the Kelly country.Hardback, 183 p. illus.ned kelly, bushrangers

A short history of Watsonia told in the oral history style. Written in July 2010.5 pages, typed.watsonia, john kellow

Hints on tracing Irish ancestors.526p., maps.family history, genealogy

Cultural history of Australia, covering aboriginal society and white society to 1988.Paperback, 317 p,. black and white photographs. 2nd edition.australia history

Article on the World War 1 service of Thomas Finnigan and the likelihood that he abandoned his wife and future child in Ireland when he took ship to Australia in 1915.6 p., colour images and mapthomas john finnigan, world war 1 project

Paperback; 18 p. : ill., port. ; 26 cm.ISBN 0646281747

Subtitled mines, myths and memories of Diamond Creek the book covers the following topics: early days, first settlers, Nillumbik- the town, state school, the churches, growth of a town, early pioneers and stories of the past. PhotographsPaperback; 55 p. : ill., port. ; 21 cm.ISBN 0959895019diamond creek, nillumbik, gold mining, gold miners

Red bound hard cover book of 669 pages plus appendixes and indexes with an extra 63 pages at the end comprising of a catalogue of standard works by the publishers Charles Griffin & Co.Front cover has gold embossed logo of publisher Charles Griffin & Co. Front endpaper with name plate 'The School of Mines (A.D. 1870) Ballaarat.', ' No 1250', 'Date 25th July 1892'.ballarat school of mines library, applied mechanics, bookplate

Red bound hard cover book of 178 pages. Published by Melville and Mullen. Pages 47 - 52 loose. M. M. Kenna handwritten in ink on facing endcover, preface page and back facing endcover. Address 'Central College, Skene Street Geelong' ((but crossed out) and date '24/4/'03' also recorded. Back facing endcover also has calculations handwritten in ink. euclid, mathematics, john sutherland, maurice m. kenna

75 p. : ill., facsims., port.non-fictionadam gordon lindsay, letters