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Melbourne Legacy
Postcard, Orange Hotel Oostkant, Soerabaia, Java, c1915
This postcard has a photo of the Orange Hotel Oostkant, Soerabaia, Java taken around 1915 (now known as Surabaya in Indonesia). Perhaps the sender, Lee, was a returning serviceman from World War One coming back to Australia via Indonesia and this was a card home to his family.A record of postal correspondence in 1915. Postcards were a very common form of communication in the first World War. This type of souvenir would have been familiar to the first Legatees as they had served in World War 1.Glossy postcard with photo of the Orange Hotel in Java.Handwritten: "Dear Katy, Am going to spend a week or so in Java. Hope you are all well. I am feeling very fit, Lee. / Mrs. W. Elsum. 30 Station Road. North Williamstown. Victoria. Australia. " Printed on the photo - 2 / Orange Hotel Oostkant, Soerabaia, Java. / Photo. KURKDJIAN LTD, SOERABAIA.Printed on card - POST CARD / The Address only to be written here Stamp - Nederlandsch-Indie, 5 CENT Postmark - SOERABAJA 16.7.15 souvenir, war correspondence -
Melbourne Legacy
Postcard
A post card sent to Master J. Brenner of "Chippenham" Railway Parade, Williamstown by his cousin Ethel for his collection. The connection to Legacy is not known. This postcard is the Country life. Series V registered postcard number 9180. Was named "OILETTE" and was produced and printed by Raphael Tuck & Sons, the date is unknown. This item represents a serie of artistic postcards created in England and even though its year of making is unknown possess an aesthetic significance about the kind of postcards produced by Raphael Tuck & Sons.Postcard with of a country scene with a boy holding a donkey. Handwritten: Dear Cousin, Mother says she promised she would send you some postcards. I am sending these & hope you will like them for your collection. Your Cousin. Ethel. / Master J. Brenner "Chippenham" Railway P. Williamstown. Front side: Printed in photo, "CHUMS" / Handwriten photo sign, [?]lette. Back side: Printed on paper, printed symbols / Raphael Tuck & Sons' "OILETTE" [Regd.]Postcard 9180. / COUNTRY LIFE. Series V. / ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING & QUEEN / Printed in England / If sent Abroad, this space may only be used for Name and Address of Sender. / CARTE POSTALE. / TUCK'S POST CARD. / POSTKARTE. / (For Address Only.) / [Stamp] VICTORIA, POSTAGE, ONE PENNY, 1d. souvenir, world war one -
Melbourne Legacy
Postcard, New bridge at Rodah, c.1912
Postcards were a common form of souvenirs for soldiers who were travelling either during World War 1, or just after, or while returning to Australia. Was with other World War 1 memorabilia that has come from Private John Basil McLean, 2nd Reinforcements, 37th Battalion, A.I.F. J.B. McLean (Service No. 13824) was from near Maffra, Victoria and enlisted on 22 January 1916. He embarked on 16 December 1916 for Europe. His full war record is available from AWM. He spent time with the Australian Field Artillery (Pack Section). At the end of the war he worked for a year at the A.I.F. Headquarters in London before returning to Australia on the 'Ceramic', arriving Portsea in 1920.Postcards were a very common form of communication in the first World War. This postcard also records Gallipoli for those who didn't have cameras. This type of souvenir would have been familiar to the first Legatees as they had served in World War 1 and many had served at Gallipoli.Postcard showing black and white image of the bridge at Rodah, Guizeh (Giza). Several figures and a tram are also pictured crossing the bridge. A black postal stamp in the top left quadrant of the postcard indicates it was posted from Cairo. The back of the postcard contains a message. Based on the date and location it was posted from, the text could be Egyptian Arabic or it could be Pitman shorthand.Front - “(Guizeh) Nouveau grand pont de Rodah - (Guizeh) New large bridge at Rodah.” Back - “J/15/1912/ CARTE POSTALE / M J?. Hinaul / 20 Rue de Landrecies/ Le Cateau (Nord)/ France/ Ghino Dukich, 21 Rue Nubar Pacha - Le Caire, Egypte/ Serie A No. 25. Reproduction interdite” Stamps - Postes Egyptiennes/ Un Millieme”souvenir, war correspondence -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Junior legatee outing, Somers Camp 1979, 1979
Photograph of a large group of boys playing tug of war on beach. From the inscription it was at Somers Camp in January 1979. Melbourne Legacy provided camps for junior legatees. It started with outings to the property of Legacy founder, Legatee Stan Savige, who had a place in Balnarring. Permanent camp buildings were built and with an association with Lord Somers (Governor of Victoria) it was called Somers Camp. The camps gave the children an opportunity of a summer beach holiday with other Legacy children.A record of Junior Legatees enjoying an outing or a camp.Black and white photo of children playing tug of war on a beach January 1979."Jan 79" in blue pen on reverse. Stamped "Copyright / The Herald and Weekly Times" in blue ink. Stamped "The Property of Melbourne Legacy" in purple ink on reverse.somers camp, camp, junior legatee outing, beach -
Melbourne Legacy
Postcard, Correspondence from travelling Legatees, 1995
A postcard to the Comradeship Committee when a Legatee was travelling in Jerusalem (May 1995). The post card was addressed to the President of Melbourne Legacy. It said: Dear David - Greetings from Jerusalem. I had the honour, a few days ago, as part of the 50th year Commemoration Services ending the European War, to lay a wreath on behalf of VAJEX (together with the Australian Ambassador to Israel) joined by the Military Attaches from many allied countries - the Ceremony was held at the Holocaust Centre, and it was a most memorable occasion. The Ambassador laid a wreath on behalf of "the Australian People". Kind regards to all! John CohenA record of a Legatee travelling and relating experiences back to his comrades in Melbourne. Especially notable was that he was invited to lay a wreath at the Holocaust Centre in Israel.Colour postcard from Israel.Printed "Jerusalem route march annual pilgrimage to Jerusalem". Israeli postage stamp and airmail sticker. Handwritten text in blue pen.comradeship, legatee -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph - Photograph: Unveiling of Soldiers Memorial, Tarnagulla, 8th November 1919
Williams Family Collection. The monument was created and erected by Mr. Barber of Dunolly in October 1919. It was unveiled by Brigadier General Brand C.B. C.M.G. D.S.O. at 2:30pm on Saturday November 8th, 1919. The Welcome Home Committee, formed 2nd July 1917, was largely responsible for commissioning the monument. Foundation members were Mrs. B. Patterson, Mrs J. Bock and the Misses P. Lemin, Violet Radnell, D. Dyer and Doris and Phoebe Bock. The Committee arranged 'Welcome Home' functions for each local soldier returning home after service in the First World War. Tarnagulla had a very large number of enlistments for its population. Angus M. Comrie is standing to the right of the Memorial with his daughter Mavis Comrie, and Nell Alexander. Mavis Comrie presented a new Union Jack flag to the Tarnagulla School on 25th July 1919 to commemorate Peace. Peace Medals were also distributed to the school students. Monochrome photograph depicting a crowd during a ceremony for the unveiling of the Soldiers' Memorial monument in Tarnagulla. An original photograph, mounted on card. Handwritten on back: 'L.Williams' and 'Unveiling of War Memorial' and ' To Mother, Wishing her a Merry Xmas, from Myrtle 20.12.1919' . Photographer's stamp on front 'J. Wells Photo Inglewood'.tarnagulla -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - HOLSTER, PISTOL
Pistol holster circa Vietnam War era and usually issued to Officers and senior NCO's as part of unitfom.Leather pistol holster with attached belt. leather is black on outside and brown on inside. Brass belt buckle with emblem of upraised sword over feathers and branches. Holster has fold over cover with brass studs to clip close. Holster includes built in ammunition compartment and is basically triangular shape.Inside stamped "Wunderlich, Berlin 1963" Inside cover stamped "PP12 or PPB.TL".passchendaele barracks trust, pistol holster -
Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch
Uniform - Jacket, Dress Uniform size 38 short, Jacket Service Dress Army, C. 1968
Standard dress uniform jacket for soldiers.Khaki coloured single breasted jacket fastened with four centre plastic buttons and a belt. Belt attached to jacket on back via two leather loops buttoned around a fabric loop. Jacket carries two breast pockets on exterior with flap, each fastened with single plastic button and two metal press studs. Two hip pockets with flaps, unfastened. Interior is lined with synthetic fabric; one interior chest pocket on the left hand side underneath which is a manufacturers label (transcribed below). Small square paper tag sewn into left jacket interior (transcribed below).Interior label reads "E.W. P/LTD./SOUTH AUSTRALIA/1968/[broad arrow symbol]/SIZE 36 SHORT/CLASS 8406/66-019-8479/ARMY No./NAME/DRY CLEAN ONLY./REPRESS USING IRON AND DAMP CLOTH OR MEDIUM TO HOT STEAM IRON./CREASE UPPER HALF OF LAPELS ONLY." Written on the label is handwritten text "J.V." And "12/0L/0/67." Stamped in purple ink "BATCH No./385." Paper tag reads "62000/LOT 12 36S/GLOBE6/67."military, uniform, vietnam war, 1960s, dress uniform, beechworth, returned services league -
Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch
Legging
Brown leather cylindrical shaped gaiter with one leather strap for fastening. One strap is attached to the lower edge of the interior with a metal pin. This crosses over the lower exterior and passes through a leather loop at the front. The strap then wraps around the gaiter and passes through a second leather loop at the front. This strap appears to pass through two rectangular cut out holes. The edges of the gaiter are unfinished and all elements are affixed through metal pins rather than stitching.Stamped in black ink on interior is the word "WONDER" alongside other illegible markings.legging, gaiter, first world war -
Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch
Legging
Brown leather cylindrical shaped gaiter with two leather straps for fastening. One strap is attached to the lower edge of the interior with a metal pin. This crosses over the lower exterior and passes through a leather loop at the front. The strap then wraps around the gaiter and passes through a second leather loop at the front. This strap appears to pass through a buckle at the top of the gaiter. Another strap is passed through multiple rectangular cut out holes and secures to a second buckle.The edges of the gaiter are unfinished and all elements are affixed through metal pins rather than stitching.Stamped in black ink on interior is the word "WONDER" alongside other illegible markings.legging, gaiter, first world war -
Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch
Gas mask, c 1942
This gas mask dates to 1942 in the Second World War. This mask is representative of a style of gas mask that was widely distributed during the Second World War, and can be found in other Australian collections. Rubberised face mask with two circular plastic windows with metal rim for sight by wearer. The mask is fitted by six black elastic straps with red and yellow stripes, which are attached via metal buckles at six points at the top, middle and bottom of the face. Straps converge on rubber backed fabric cross-shaped component which is stamped. Over mouth area is a filter comprised of several layers of metal sheeting with holes. At chin, a metal fitting fits into a black rubber concertina tube which fits into the top of a rounded rectangular container with ribbed edges. Both attachment points have what appears to be adhesive fabric tape wrapped around the closure, possibly to make the system air tight.On cross-shaped component, "No 410/22-12-42" Stamped on mask, "O.T.R.C/6/42", "NORMAL" Filter mask stamped with, "EBRO/1942", "No 4/G.P. 1942" Canister stamped with "WILLOW/[broad arrow]/ML42(?)3/GS174". On canister base "No4A/WILLOW/1942/257/EVI" gas mask, breathing apparatus, chemical warfare, second world war, world war ii, world war 2 -
Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch
Identification Tags
The Identification Disc (ID) are worn by soldiers on war like duties. Two disc are worn in such a manner that one can be removed from the necklace without dislodging the other. If a soldier is killed in battle and unlikely to be removed to a field mortuary or is buried in the field of battle, one disc is taken from necklace with the second disc remained with the with corps. The disc is stamped with the soldiers service number (VX11873); religion (C E - Church of England ) the Soldiers name and initials and Blood Group. Items are commonly referred to as "Dog Tags"These tags were worn into battle by Pte William KellyTwo metal Identification tags on twine necklace, coloured ocher discs are tied in a manner that one can be removed whilst remains attached to the twine necklace. Upper most "VX11873 / C E / KELLY / W C. identity tags, disc -
Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch
Web Belt
This belt relates to the Vietnam war and was worn for ceremonial purpose. Black web belt with brass buckle. Exterior has been polished black with boot polished, the interior remains jungle green. Interior - Marker: CPL / HOWE / KJ / 3144504 Stamped: BUSINESS / COMMONWEALTH CLOTHING FACTORY -
Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch
Accessory - Australian Mk1 Bandolier, Ammunition 7.62mm, 1967
This bandolier was made in 1967 for Australian military use. It has pouches for 5 round stripper clips of 7.62mm ammunition. Bandolier as worn by Australian personnel serving in the Vietnam War.Jungle green five pocket AUST MK1 ammunition bandolier. The pockets are designed to hold 7.62 mm ammunition. There are six painted brass snap fasteners to secure the closing flap over the pockets. Stamped on the back is 'AUST/MK1 VQ V 5/67'. The bandolier is secured around the wearer via a self-fabric strap with a double brass ring fastening.AUST/MK1/CH/N/12/67bandolier, belt, vietnam, beechworth, ammunition -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Book - 12 Volume set, Official History of Australia in the the war of 1914 -1918
Official History of the Australian Army in WW1Contains accounts of battles fought by the battalion and its antecedent BattalionsPlastic covered volumes, maroon covers, Ex BOX HILL - DONCASTER REGIONAL Library" stamped on title page or page tops. .a twelve volume set. 2 x copies of vol 1,2,7,9 also from 4 - 12 extra copies. Ex BOX HILL - DONCASTER REGIONAL Library official history, regimental property, ww1, cew bean -
Unions Ballarat
Year of decisions: Memoirs by Harry S. Truman Volume I (Don Woodward Collection), Truman, Harry S, 1955
Memoirs of Harry S. Truman focussing upon the year 1945. 1945 was the end of World War II and the beginning of the Atomic Age. Truman was President of the United States from 1945–1953. He took office following the death of Franklin Roosevelt.Historical, political and biographical interest - United States.Book; 637 pages. Cover: white background; black and white photograph of Harry S. Truman, blue, black, grey and yellow lettering; author's name and title.Purple stamps: "COMPLIMENTARY" and "TUDOR DISTRIBUTORS PTY LTD, 54 PORTER STREET, PRAHRAN … VIC."btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, truman, harry s., presidents - united states, military - world war ii, politics and government - usa, memoirs, history - usa -
Wangaratta High School
WHS International Exchange Partner School Gift, 1994-2008
Red brochures from Duango Foreign Language Teachers College and Jiangsu Foreign Language School; two Japanese international exchange program partner schools. These schools have donated a number of gifts including a metal war elephant artwork (1999, Miss Nuttakarn Witoon), a wooden box with stamp collection, a stone carving (2008), a photograph and decorative box, a commemorative coin in specialty case (1994-2004), photographs and a kimono, and the heraldic shield (1997). -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Memorabilia, Aircraft Data Plate
Data plate off a Second World War Japanese aircraftRectangular black and silver aluminium plate with a cardboard tag attached by stringThe plate has Japanese characters and numbers stamped on it. The cardboard tag has the following: Jap Zero Easter Friday 1943. shot down by Spitfire at Fenton NT crashed from 32,000ft, 2 Japs killed. Further writing is illegible.world war two, world war 2, ww2, ww11, japanese aircraft -
Melbourne Legacy
Badge, War Widows' Guild Badge, 2020
... Engraved on reverse 'M2155' and stamped 'Property of War...' and stamped 'Property of War Widows' Guild'. A badge made for War ...A badge made for War Widows Guild members to wear to show they were members. The Kookaburra is the symbol of the Guild. From the War Widows' Guild of Australia website: 'the Guild badge would feature the kookaburra, an industrious and cheerful bird who mated for life, was fearless and aggressive in the defence of its young and the area of territory it regarded as its own. The bird also had a unique call, not a song but a laugh; a chortle of rollicking mirth (to bring the widows back to laughter). Also, the kookaburra is a typically and completely Australian symbol, one that could be worn proudly by every widow whatever her creed or ideals. The kookaburra was also the mascot of the 7th Division of the 2nd AIF, commanded by Mrs Vasey’s husband, Major-General Vasey. Mrs J M Vasey was the founder and president of the War Widows Guild. During the second world war she became secretary of the AIF Women's Association, a body which sought to help soldiers' wives. Her work with this body drew her attention to the plight of war widows. After her husband Major-General George Alan Vasey died in an aircraft accident on 5 March 1945 she became a widow herself. At the end of the war Mrs Vasey founded the War Widows Guild, established on 22 November 1945. The Victorian War Widows Guild closed in 2021. Some items, including this badge, were donated to the Legacy archive for preservation. It was possible for a widow to be members of both Legacy and the War Widows Guild. Both organisations helped war widows in various ways.A identity badge of the War Widows Guild.Dark silver badge with a kookaburra logo and a butterfly clip.Engraved on reverse 'M2155' and stamped 'Property of War Widows' Guild'.war widows guild, wwg -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photographic postcard - Soldiers from Tarnagulla and district, Soldiers from Tarnagulla and district, Exact date unknown, circa 1914-1918
Murray Comrie Collection.Sepia photographic postcard, with image of soldiers in uniform posed in a makeshift studio setting, with a prop boulder at left. Subjects are residents of Tarnagulla and other towns in surrounding district who served in First World War, dating the image to circa 1914-1918. Reverse is printed with postcard template. Accompanied by a note that gives the following names: (Left to Right) Back Row: 1. Luther Stone 2. Geo. Corrie (Waanyarra) 3. Cashen Fitzgerald 4. Bill Langan 5. ______________ 6. _______________ Front Row: 1. Bert Runting 2. Claude Whimpey 3. Bill James 4. _________________ Same image as THA-2019.0201 (slight difference in names).Stamped on reverse 'M. Comrie'. Hadwritten on reverse 'M. Comrie' and 'For Le Messurier, per Bill Gore' and '1'.tarnagulla, waanyarra, war, military, service, soldiers, veterans, ww1, first world war, stone, corrie, fitzgerald, langan, runting, whimpey, james -
Unions Ballarat
Ben Chifley : a biography (Don Woodward Collection), Crisp, LF, 1963
Biography of Ben Chifley who served as leader of the Labor Party; he was Prime Minister post-World War II (from 1945 to 1949).Relevant to Australia's political history and to the history of the ALP. Biographical interest.Book; 428 pages. Cover: white background; black and white photograph of Ben Chifley; white lettering; author's name and title. Includes some loose newspaper clippings. Stamp: "Booked Out".biography, chifley, ben, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, members of parliament, government, politics, prime minister, history -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Flag - Flag: Union Jack
Flag belonged to W. Hawkins who founded the Carry On Club. A group of returned servicemen and businessmen of Melbourne . The Club was to assist and help World War I veterans who were experiencing hard times after the economic collapse of 1929Union Flag (Union Jack) with plaited wool loop and small length of cord (78cm) on the hoist edge of the flag. Red cross on White Cross on Blue background.Inscription :Greenwood-Smith. Stamped Made in England All Woolflags, national -
Unions Ballarat
Why You Should be a Socialist, Strachey, John, 1938
The book describes itself as a "terse guide to such questions as, what causes unemployment, what causes war, what makes booms and slumps, what is socialism [and] what is capitalism." Book index: I. The Secret in the Pay Envelope II. How the System Works III. What They Get Out of It IV. What It has Done to Us V. Why It Stops Working VI. Must we Die for It? VII. What can we Put in its Place? VIII. "I have Seen the Future, and It Works" IX. What would Socialism be like Here? X. How to Get There Written and produced in Britain 1938. Pertinent Britain's economy and work force in the 1930s. Observations about wages and employment.Softcover book. Front cover: black and white background, red, white and black lettering. Back cover: white background; black lettering.Front cover: title and author's name. Back cover: advertisement for the Left Book Club, London; International Bookshop Pty Ltd stamp.btlc, ballarat regional trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, socialism, politics and government, unemployment, war, economy, capitalism, wages -
Unions Ballarat
The Stilwell papers (Don Woodward Collection), Stilwell, Joseph, 1948
This autobiography documents the nature of war (WWII). The book illustrates a US commander's (Stilwell) courage, frustrations and responsibilities during this time.Historical and autobiographical interest. First hand account of World War II.Book; 327 pages. Cover: green. No dust jacket. Spine: gold lettering; author's name and title. Stamp with details of the original seller: "J. Thompson etc". -
Unions Ballarat
Robert E. Lee (Don Woodward Collection), Earle, Peter, 1973
Lee was a general of the South in the American Civil War and commanded the Army of Northern Virginia. He ultimately surrendered his army to Ulysses S. Grant. Historical (USA) and biographical interest.Book; 224 pages. Dust jacket: picture of Robert E. Lee on horseback and men flying the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia; author's name and title. Cover: red background; gold lettering; author's name and title on the spine. Red stamp, "Stock check 1985". Remains of a library loans slip - mostly torn out.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, lee, robert e., warfare - us civil war, history - usa, biography -
Unions Ballarat
General Smuts (Don Woodward Collection), Millin, Sarah Gertrude, 1936
Biography of Jan Smuts (1870-1950) who was a South African soldier, statesman and politician. He promoted South Africa's role in the British Commonwealth.History - South Africa and British Commonwealth. Politics and government. Wars.Book; 394 pages. Cover: blue background; gold lettering; author's name and title.Library stamps: Carey Baptist Grammar. In black textacolour: 3973. In black textacolour: dewey decimal code on the spine.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, smuts, jan, history - south africa, politics and government, biography, war, politics and government -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - Box - Cigarette silks, 1911 - 1917
These type of cigarette silks were included in WD & HO Wills cigarette packets to induce women in particular to take up smoking.|The Word 'Cartophilic?|It is believed that this unusual word was coined in the 1920s by Col. Bagnall, an Englishman, who was the father of the hobby of cigarette card and trade card collecting. It is thought to be a combination of a Latin word, 'carto' meaning 'card and the Greek word 'philic', meaning 'love'.- lover of cards. The term originally related to the collection of the two types mentioned, however, our Society has included postcards in the range of items collected by our members.|The Cigarette Card|The cigarette card began its evolution in the United States of America, in the early 1880s as a plain piece of cardboard used by tobacconists to protect the cigarettes which were sold in that era, not in packets, but loosely. A purchaser would buy his cigarettes then wrap them in paper around the small piece of cardboard, which acted as a stiffener. In fact, for many decades, cigarette cards were known as 'stiffeners' in the USA.|The card depicting 'The Marquis of Lome' is reputed to be the first known cigarette card issued. This is thought to have been in 1879. It did not take long for an enterprising entrepreneur to recognise the advertising potential of the cigarette card, and, very soon, the cards began displaying popular images, often in sets. This had the effect of youngsters, wishing to complete their sets, harassing their fathers to buy a specific brand of cigarettes. The kids who collected cards in the days when they were being issued in the cigarette packets, would hang around outside the local tobacconist's shop, pestering the men who had just bought a packet of cigarette, with the cry: 'can I have the cig can mister?'|It is a proven fact that, here in Australia during the 1930s, at least one set had one card deliberately withheld and issued very sparingly. This card is No. 86 (Mrs Jack Crawford) in the Carreras 'Turf Personality Series'. Thus, in a set of reasonably easy cards to get, this one card is a constant source of frustration for the collector, and as such, commands a premium when it comes to price. It is not hard to imagine the young collector nagging his to Dad to keep buying 'Turf' cigarettes to enable him to finish the set.|From small beginnings the cigarette card soon gave rise to a booming industry in itself. Artists and writers were|employed to produce the cards, which were miniature works of art and served as little encyclopaedia's for the children of the day. By the 1930s cards were being issued in the countless millions. It has been stated, in one book on the history of cards; that 450 million sets of a series produced and issued by the prolific issuer of cards in the United Kingdom, WD & HO Wills. As each set contained 50 cards you would need a calculator with a very long result window to see the answer to how many cards of that series were in circulation.|Australia's involvement would appear to have its beginnings with the English and American firms who shipped their tobacco products here and the cards of American Tobacco Company (ATC) are found in great numbers in early Australian collections; many featuring Australian subjects, e.g. 'Australian Parliament a 1901 issue. Earlier U.S. sets depicting Australians included Goodwin & Co's, so called. 'Australian Series' with cricketers and Australian Rules footballers who were on the sporting scene during the 1880s. The caption of one of theses cards reads:|'W.Hannysee. Captain Port Melbourne Football Club' which enables us to pinpoint the year of issue to either 1889 or 1890.|On the Australian scene the first local manufacturer who issued cards seems to have been The National Cigarette Company of Australia Proprietary Limited, whose 'Tally Ho' packets contained cards from a series of thirteen featuring the touring 'English Cricket Team 1897-8' Of the few Australian manufacturers who issued cards, only two companies issued more the two sets.|Undoubtedly the cards issued by the Melbourne firm Sniders & Abrahams (later Sniders & Abrahams Pty Ltd) are the 'jewels in the crown' of Australian card issues. They issued some thirty-three series, with numerous sub-series and allied issues such as metal badges, metal football shields, celluloid flags etc., which ensured that the hobbyist had a vast range from which to collect. Sporting themes – football, cricket, horse racing – dominate, indicating the Australians' love of sport and the outdoors was as strong in those earlier times as it is today. Military, animals and birds themes were also to the fore, with a touch of culture being provided by 'Shakespeare', 'Dickens', actresses and even classical 'Statuary'. Humour was not forgotten with 'Cartoons and Caricatures', 'Naval and Cricket (double meaning) Terms' and the 'Jokes' series. Art and history were covered by the artist, S.T. Gill's 'Views of Victoria in 1857' while the stereoscopic 'Views of the World' expanded the collectors' knowledge of the world as a whole.|The Sniders & Abrahams series began in 1904 and by 1919 the company was in decline and was eventually taken over by G.G. Goode & Co. Ltd. This company produced one set only, the highly collectable 'Prominent Cricketer Series' issued in 1924. During the early to mid-1920s, J.J. Schuh Tobacco Pty Ltd issued eight series, again containing the popular subjects of sport and war. At least two provincial tobacconists, Lentens of Bendigo and Baillies of Warrnambool, issued private football series. The last series of cards issued by a truly Australian firm was Dudgeon & Arnell's '1934 Australian Cricket Team'.|The Australian market was not neglected by the English companies with WD & HO Wills, Godfrey Phillips and Ogdens all making their contributions. By far the most active issuer was the long-established company Wills, whose 'Cricketers' of 1901 heralded the flood of Australian series, which continued into the mid-thirties.|The onset of the 1939-45 World War sounded the death knell of the cigarette card and very few post-war issues were made, certainly not here in Australia.|The Trade Card|The Trade Card is a non-tobacco item used by manufacturers to promote and advertise their products, in the same way that cigarette cards were. It is uncertain exactly when they were first produced, but in the USA, non-collectable cards were issued by firms in the early 1800s. These were more akin to a latter day 'business card'. It was not until the 1850s, when coloured and pictorial cards were issued to advertise and promote products that the Trade Card|became a collectable item. Many beautiful lithographic cards were produced in this early era and they are very mu sought after by collectors. By the 1870s the issues of Trade Cards became more prolific and it is from this era that more cards are seen.|Again, it is difficult to pinpoint the exact date of the first Australian Trade Card and it may be that the highly collectable and extremely rare 'American Candy Co's' - 'Pure Caramels' Australian Rules football card, issued i 1891, is the earliest series. This confectionery firm was located in Fitzroy, a Melbourne suburb. To date only two subjects have been seen.|Another early set was 'Flags', issued by F.H.Fauldings & Co. It featured testimonials of seven English cricketers who toured Australia with the 1894/5 Test team. Fauldings was an Adelaide based firm which manufactured medicinal toiletries, soaps and oils, using the distinctly Australian eucalyptus oil. During the 20th century a multitude of Australian businesses issued trade cards, with confectionery manufacturers such as Hoadleys, Allens, Sweetacres and Australian Licorice producing the majority of them. Again sporting themes dominated with the ever popular Aussie Rules football cards being the most numerous. Cricket issues ran a close second.|Apart from sporting cards, almost every subject imaginable was covered by the Trade Card, making it the most diverse and interesting branch of cartophilly. In contrast to the Cigarette Card, which had its demise prior to the Second World War, the Trade Card is still alive and well.|We all are aware of the long running 'Birds of Australasia' series put out by Tuck-fields Tea and 1 doubt if there is a kitchen drawer in Australia that has not got one or two of these informative and attractive cards floating about in it. These cards were first produced in the early 1960s and are still being inserted in that company's packets of tea. Such is also the case with Sanitarium Health Foods, manufacturers of the well known Weetbix, who began issuing cards, with a wide range of subjects, in the early 1940s and continue to do so.|The 1940s and 1950s saw the two breakfast food giants, Kornies and Weeties dominating the card scene. Kornies footballers were in production fora decade from 1948 to 1959. Four years later in 1963, we saw the start of four decades of Scanlens bubble-gum card issues, both football and cricket. In the mid 1990s, with the end of the Scanlens/Stimorol cards, the Trading Card came on the scene. These cards do not fit under the umbrella of the Trade Card, having been produced and marketed purely as a 'collectable' with no connection whatsoever to any product, which of course is necessary for an item to be classified as a Trade Card.|The earliest British postcard was issued in 1870 and was designed to send short messages; the stamp was printed on the card, therefore it did not require an envelope. It was considered by many to be lowering the postal standards because the texts were no longer private. However the cards were a great success as on the first day of issue in 1870, half a million passed through the London postal centre.|The first illustrated postcards are said to be those introduced by a French stationer in 1870. He realized that French troops fighting in the Franco-Prussian War needed to be able to send short messages to their families and designed a 'postcard' to suit the purpose. As many of the soldiers were illiterate they decorated their cards with sketches of their many activities at the front rather than writing; thus creating a picture postcard. Private enterprise soon saw the great financial possibilities of this new easy and attractive way of communication by post; also sending a postcard cost less than postage for letters. It was correctly assumed that postcards were likely to overtake letter writing in many instances.|Between 1875 and 1882 every state in Australia introduced official postcards, N.S.W. first and Tasmania last. Each state produced a simple type of postcard with a pre printed stamp allied to that state. The stamp side stated 'The Address Only To Be Written On This Side'; the reverse side sometimes carried a simple illustration or decoration with space fora short message, each state extolling their own state's virtues. In 1901, with the advent of Federation, the new Government became responsible for all postal services in Australia and produced postcards for sale in every state. With several mail deliveries each day in most towns, postcards were used for many purposes. One 1906 postcard, with an illustration of fruit, was sent from Mrs X in the morning to her greengrocer ordering her fruit and vegetables to be delivered that afternoon. Another lady asks her charlady to 'come this afternoon'.|Australian private enterprise also began selling pictorial postcards, most companies using the very experienced German printing works who were the worlds best in the field of lithography and fine detailed colour-printing. Many of these beautiful German cards still exist today, 100 years later. Australia did have a few fine printers but they were in the minority. Black and white postcards printed in Australia in the early 1900s were often of good quality e.g. postcards printed by 'The Bulletin', illustrating the works of 'The Bulletins' top artists.|Between c1903-09 The Melbourne company Osboldstone and Atkins etc. printed coloured reproductions of 46 J.A. Turner bush/rural life paintings, which were generally of good quality and became hugely popular and still sought after today. Like thousands of homes in Europe, Britain and U.S.A., many Australia homes had albums of cherished postcards, which were given pride of place for visitors to see and enjoy.|Postcard collecting remained popular but was changing with the times. About 1912 the Australian photographer George Rose of Melbourne began to produce topographical B/W real photographic postcards covering most of Australia and other photographers began to do likewise. These cards soon found their way into collections as well.|WWI and the horrors of war suddenly changed the world; postcards were still in great demand but the subject matter was far more serious. Thousands of postcards from the trenches in European war zones arrived in Australia to be included in family albums. Propaganda and recruitment messages were produced to encourage enlistment. Australian postcard producers began to create cards decorated with gum leaves, boomerangs, wattle etc., which were designed for sending to Australian troops serving overseas. Very few 'pretty' cards were available, as access to the Gentian printing works was no longer possible and exporting of postcards from Britain was very limited. By the end of WWI people had other more serious problems to contend with and the avid postcard collecting hobby declined, fold greetings took over and topographical photographic postcards became a small but steady income for the producers and newsagents etc. in every town.|Fortunately many of these old postcards still exist and are avidly collected by a new generation or postcard collectors. The Australian Cartophilic Society Inc. is one of four postcard/cigarette card organizations in Australia. They are, N.S.W. Post Card Collectors Society; Queensland Card Collectors' Society Inc. and West Australian Card Collectors|Society, and across the Tasman there is a New Zealand Postcard Society.|References:|Picture Postcards of the Golden Age A Collector's Guide by Toni & Valmai Holt. Picture Postcards in Australia 1898 - 1920 by David CookBox of Cigarette Silks ( 10 ) depicting animal motifs, which were placed in cigarette packets as an incentive for women in particular to smoke.|WD & HO Wills|Produced 1911 - 1917personal effects, smoking accessories, recreations, collections -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet - HANDBOOK of VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENTS 1942 & 1943, Aust Army, 1942
VAD. To supplement the medical services of the Navy, Army and Air Force in time of War. Refer Cat 7028.1. This is a small pocket book. The cover is a light Khaki. Printing is in black ink. Title - Handbook of Voluntary Aid Detachments, Aust. Part 1, 1942. It has 23 pages of plans, army org and uniforms for VAD girls. 2. Small pocket book as above. Dated 1943. It has 24 pages of plans, Army Org and uniforms for VAD girls.1. Written on front cover is “D. M. Guest” Inside are numerous pencil amendments to regulations. 2. On front cover is a fraction of a black rubber stamp like a Post Office stamp.ww2, vad, booklets -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Map - Large map of Port Melbourne, British Chart, Japanese war-time map of Port Melbourne, c 1937
Jim Sinclair was born in Cruickshank Street, Port Melbourne in 1924. During World War II Jim found this map in a network of caves near Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. He remembers '"The Japanese] had linked just about every hill with a tunnel. Concreted. Most of them were packed with stuff. I used to wander through - being very careful too, mind you!. You didn't want yourself to get blown up. I found these maps. I thought that looks familiar! It's in English with Japanese stuff on it too."A large map of Port Melbourne with Japanese printed annotations with strategic infrastructure. Stamp on back explains age in Japanese.war - world war ii, port of melbourne, jim sinclair -
Bendigo Military Museum
Certificate - CERTIFICATE WW1, FRAMED, Post WW1
ANTHONY NEWMAN No 3243 enlisted in the AIF on 28.10.1914 age 22 years 5 months in the 1st reinforcements 2nd FAB AIF as a Gunner. Embarked for Egypt 22.12.1914, embarked for Gallipoli 30.4.1915, transferred to 3rd FAB 6.9.1915. Hospitalised with Jaundice serious enough to be transferred to Malta then England, returned to unit 10.3.1916. Transferred to 12th FAB 26.3.1916 then to 4th Div AHQ 31.3.1916. Embarked for France 2.6.1916, discharged from the AIF 10.5.1919 medically unfit.Timber frame, mid brown with glass front, dark green mount. Discharge Certificate for ANTHONY NEWMAN printed in black & red colour on cream coloured paper, features the Royal coat of arms mounted on 2 columns all in red ink. Illustrated in black is Britannia holding a Union Jack flag & facing 2 soldiers who are presenting arms. At the bottom is a scroll with the recipients name written in black ink. Block print label mounted within dark green mount, centre lower edge. Within the red scroll border: “Anthony Newman Australian Imperial Force Served with honour & was disabled in the Great War. Honourably discharged on 10.5.1919 George R I” Label centre lower edge: ANTHONY NEWMAN Regt No 3243 2nd FAB Enlisted 23.10.194 Discharged 10.5.1919 medically unfit. Donated by R Fair. Stamped at the bottom: V22526 documents - certificates, newman, disabled