Item re Ebdon.Khaki hat band, felt, cut on bias, black/red triangular, colour patches, machine and hand stitched. RAA 7th Australian Division uniforms - army, costume accessories - hat accessories, military history, passchendaele barracks trust

This is a replica of the Distinguished Conduct Medal which is awarded to soldiers for actions of bravery in the field of battle. Original will have persons name engraved.Medal is a silver medallion and a solid silver chain on top connecting to a cloth ribbon and a pin at back. Ribbon is red, black and red vertical bands.On back engraved ""For distinguished Conduct in the Field". on front engraved "George VS V Britt. OMN: REX ET IND: IMP". Image of George V.passchendaele barracks trust, dcm replica

11 page document: on front 'Order constituting the Greater Bendigo City Council and abolishing the municipal districts of the City of Bendigo, the rural city of Marong, the Borough of Eaglehawk, the Shire of Hunty and the Shire of Strathfieldsaye.' Order made by the Governor in Council on 22 March, 1994 and published in the Government Gazette on 7 April 1994.bendigo, council, city of greater bendigo

Parks of Bendigo (handwritten story re the various - Untitled). This is a 17 page handwritten summary of the various park areas of Bendigo with reminiscences and history . By unknown author (Lucy Hill??), no date. Missing two pages, #1 and #13. Mentions: Rosalind Park, Botanical Gardens, and a number of open spaces and municipal reserves.bendigo, parks and gardens, rosalind park, rosalind park, botanical gardens

Three auction catalogues of a sale at the Bendigo Municipal Quarries, Axedale on 2nd September, 1941 of Surplus Machinery, Plant, Buildings and Equipment comprising Crude Oil Engine, Diesel Engine, air Receiver, Crude Oil Tank, Stone Hoppers Buildings, etc. J. H. Curnow & Son were the auctioneers.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - bendigo municipal quarries - axedale, j h curnow & son, j l jamieson & co, the cambridge press

Axedale is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the McIvor Highway, in the City of Greater Bendigo, east of Bendigo. It was surveyed and proclaimed in 1861. (Wikipedia)A thirty-six pages book detailing the history of Axedale. Published by the centenary and back to Axedale committee. Chapters on early settlement, churches, education, police, municipal affairs, commerce, cemeteries, racecourse reserve, the railway, Eppalock weir, the hall, the wars, C.W.A. camp sites, C.F.A. sport. Many photographs throughout. L.J. Ellisonaxedale, history

This photograph is of the low level bridge across the Bemm River about 50 km east of Orbost in East Gippsland.This is a pictorial record of the 1913 low level bridge across the Bemm River, East Gippsland.A large black / white photograph of a horse - drawn wagon on the low level Bemm River bridge. In the foreground on the bridge is a dog.on back - "Country Roads Board Princes Highway low level bridge"

Could be Cape Conran. Both Ruby Richardson and Mr O. S. Green have associations with the Orbost district.A black / white photograph mounted on a grey buff card. It shows an ocean view with a ship in the background, rocks in the foreground.on back - "From Ruby Richardson - Mr O. S. Green"ocean-east-gippsland-sailing-ship

Orbost Primary School was established in 1886 in Ruskin Street and functioned on a half-time basis with Jarrahmond Primary School.an original photograph of this schoolA b/w photograph of a weather-board building, with the words STATE SCHOOL No. 2744 printed in black onto a white board located near the top of the building. Three children in foreground. The photograph has been pasted onto a card which has the words Wishing You a Merry Christmas in gold lettering below the photograph.as aboveorbost, education, orbost primary school

The first photo shows the troop appear to practicing a fire drill. The photographer was F.H. Preston. The second photo shows the Scout Musical Band possibly in Learmonth. Most of the boys are holding instruments. The third studio photo shows the troops as winners of the Herald Cup in the South Street Competitions. The Band Leader is H. Leech.4th ballarat scout group, scouts, ballarat, bands, royal south street competitions., herald cup

This photo shows Jas Lynn of Orbost driving a team of bullocks pulling a large cart of maize. They are taking it to the fisherman's Wharf in Lakes Entrance. Maize has been grown on the Orbost flats since the late 19th century. Transport was always an obstacle to economic sucess. For a few years prior to the First World War and the construction of the railway line from Bairnsdale to Orbost, a lot of maize was carted by horse and bullock teams to Lakes Entrance for transhipment to the Melbourne market. At that .time yields of 90 to 100 bushels of maize were quite a common occurrence. James Lynn, a member of the East Gippsland Maize Board, farmed at Jarrahmond.This photograph is associated with the large maize growing industry in the Orbost region. A black / white photograph of a bullock team pulling a large, loaded cart. It is being driven by a man standing on the side of the road, holding a whip. In the background are houses and a telegraph pole.on back - " Carting maize to Lakes Entrance in 1911."transport-bullocks maize-orbost lynn-james

This photograph shows a class of students with a teacher from the Jarrahmond School around 1910. Jarrahmond State School, 2745, which opened on 19th of March 1 886 with Campbell Mackay as head teacher operated on a part-time basis with State School 2744 Orbost, which opened at the same time. The first building, erected on the bank of the Snowy River, was moved in approximately 1892 to McLeod's Lane. In 1914 a new building was erected by George Lurkins, and this catered for the local children until a school bus service took them to Orbost in 1949. The school building was transferred also and became an integral part of State School 2744 Orbost. This photograph is associated with the history of education in the Orbost district.A black / white photograph of a lady seated with three rows of children around her. the photograph has been taken outside a wooden building.on back - Jarrahmond School 23 years ago.jarrahmond-state-school education-orbost

This is a Victorian Municipal Directory for 1945, containing general information on all municipalities in Victoria, a Gazeteer, a Commonwealth Guide and a Water Supply Record. Municipal Directories were published annually in Victoria from 1867 on. This directory came from the Shire of Mortlake which was established in 1864 when it had an area of 2137 square kilometres. The Shire of Mortlake was abolished in 1994 and merged with other neighbouring shires to form the present day Shire of Moyne. This book is very useful to researchers as it contains much information on the City, Borough and Shire structures, the Council employees and Government employees of all the municipalities. It has, therefore, important local information on Warrnambool and the surrounding areas in 1945. This is a soft cover book of 1114 pages. It has a buff- coloured cover with red binding on the spine. The printed material on the covers is printed in black. It has a blue stamp of the Shire of Mortlake on several pages. The book contains several advertisements for Melbourne businesses. ‘Shire of Mortlake’ shire of mortlake, local government in victoria, warrnambool history

Clothing. Extremely fine linen petticoat, rounded neckline with a blue satin ribbon insertion, threaded through a lace insertion. This ribbon is now badly aged and shedding and splitting. A plackett at the centre back conceals six tiny 9mm covered buttons, and machine (?) stitched button holes. The neckline is outlined with three bands of cotton lace - the first band is 4.5 cm wide, and has a 'shamrock' leaf design. The middle band is 1.5 cm wide, and has a 'twisted' design, which holds the blue ribbon insertion. The outer row is 2.5 cm wide and has a scalloped edging.costume, female, lace trimmed fine linen petticoat

Blue cesarine, trimmed with red and white check cotton. Bib has red and white centre panel, with a three cm band on each side. These bands extend over the shoulder, and cross at the back, to fasten with a button and button hole at the back waistline. Skirt gathers onto the 4 cmwide waistband. An 8.5 cm X 9 cm rectangular pocket of red and white check cotton on right hand side. A 3 cm wide band of red and white cotton decorates the skirt 4.5 cm above the hemline.( This trim is badly worn-one section completely gone).costume, children's, child's cotton apron

Demonstrates uniform cap manufacture for a SEC Inspector, shows the "braid" worn by inspectors and has a strong association with Theo Dunstan.SEC Inspectors/Conductors cap - black cloth exterior, grey cotton interior lining, brown leather internal hat band, black cotton hat band with gold trimmings, on exterior with a plastic band at the front half of the cap terminating in two small SEC gold coloured metal buttons on either side, black plastic peak. Fitted with and "Inspector" cap badge - brass, has been polished with Brasso remains on interior of letters. Received from donor as three individual items - reassembled. Assumed made by the Commonwealth Government Clothing Factories Melbourne, as identical style to that of a crew cap.tramways, trams, ballarat, uniforms, cap, inspectors

Faded colour photo of the St. Arnaud Historical Society Bush Band. They are all sitting on chairs playing their instruments. A sign in front of the drum has - St. Arnaud Historical Society Bush Band - printed on it. Written on the back is:- the original Historical Bush Band Formed Dec 1979. Players from left to Right - (Ted) John Wallace- 5 String Banjo; Alf Johns- Button Accordion; Keith McDonald-Piano Accordion Bass drum & symbol; Jim Pritchard-Button accordion. Taken at Australia Day ceremony at Pioneer Park St Arnaud 1980.photo, group, st arnaud historical society bush b, peter ellis collection, st arnaud historical society bush band, (ted) john wallace, alf johns, keith mcdonald, jim pritchard

The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. These notes are dated 1.5.1951, written in ink across the top of the first page. Corrections have been written in blue ink. Twenty-six typed pages. Numbered, but extra pages have been added to the sequence due to an error by the Advertiser in printing the speech before Cr Oliver had delivered it on 3BO on the weekly program 'The Mayor Speaks'. Topics covered: The controversy with Strathfieldsaye, obstruction of streets, traffic crossings for children, City Engineer's report, the fire brigades demonstration, the transport committee, the municipal stage coach, land reclamation, Wirths Circus, social notes, and the Black Watch Band.bendigo, council, speech notes, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. 3bo

Greensborough guitarist David Powys and his band "The Paper Kites" performed in Melbourne in June 2016.News clipping, black text and colour imagedavid powys, the paper kites, musicians

Frank Wright was the adjudicator The Gloucestershire Brass Band Assoc. Annual concert at the Trinity College, GlocesterBlue print on cream glossy paper. 5 page double sided bookletbrass band, frank wright, adjudicator

The stays were used as stiffening and for support in foundation wear and bodices in women's dresses (and waist bands).7 stays encassed in cotton with blue herringbone stitching used to fasten off each end. The stays are bundled together with white cotton thread.corsetry, foundation garments, fashion, clothing and dress, haberdashery, costume accessories, george evans collection

Music in the Open Air was an initiative of Frank Wright, the Musical Director of the Greater London Council Parks Department. Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born in 1901. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. He was the youngest of eleven children. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was appointed in 1934 as the Musical Director of the London County Council (the GLC or Greater London Council), where he organized many amazing concerts in most of the 150 parks, in and around the London district. He was also responsible for some of London’s major concerts at Kenwood, the Crystal Palace and Holland Park. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and Conducting and was a Fellow of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. Frank was awarded an M.B.E. in 1967 and he died in November 1970. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.Two tone rectangular paper pamphlet of 4 double sided pages, with photo of an orchestra in a sound dome in top right hand corner. Held at Kenwood Lakeside for the Greater London Council Parks Department 11017.1 - Music in the open air: New Philharmonia Orchestra. Conducted by Norman del Mar, 11017.2 & .4 - London Symphony Orchestra. Conducted by Edo de Waart and Frank Wright 11017.3 - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conducted by Charles Groves. 11017.5 - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conducted by Charles Groves 11017.6 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Conducted by Stanley Pope 11017.7 - New Philharmonic Orchestra - Conducted by Norman Del MarDesigned by GLC Supplies Department and printed by Staples Printers Limitedfrank wright, music in the open air, kenwood lakeside

This machine was given to Ada Healey as a child. Ada Healey was for 20 years a volunteer and organizer at the Orbost Slab Hut (Orbost Information Centre). She was known for her craft skills and was a particularly fine knitter. Ada was the only child of Tom & Queenie Warne, born in Bombala/Delrgate. She was married to Keith Healey. The Healey family were early settlers in Marlo.This is an example of a toy given as a "teaching" toy. It was used by its owner to practise sewing before graduating to an adult type machine.A small hand-operated sewing machine. The body of the sewing machine is painted black. The top arm appears to have been painted in a white/cream colour. The machine could have been used to make small articles. There is no bobbin.On the stand- A.L.L.sewing handcraft toy toy-sewing-machine

Used as a pickle bottle by Mary Gilbert, local historian and Orbost high school teacher. . Mary Isabelle Gilbert was born in 1905 in Orbost, Australia. She was born to John Gilbert and Annie Cameron Gilbert, and had seven sisters and one brother. Four siblings died at a young age. .She was a teacher historian loved and respected by her family and the wider community.Mary Gilbert, B.E.M. was devoted to Orbost. She taught in Orbost for 40 years. She fostered the Orbost Historical Society and initiated the establishment of the Orbost Museum.Cut glass square shaped bottle with lid (202.2). Square designs with large diamond shape in centre.glass-container gilbert-mary

The seated man has been identified as Albert Maddern, France 11/3/1919, 3rd Division Signal Company, World War I. This is a studio photograph of Albert Maddern (Orbost) and another soldier. The name of A W W Maddern is inscribed on the W W I Orbost Roll of Honour of those who served from this district in W W I. A photograph of an Orbost man who served in W W I.A b/w photograph H-21.8cm W-15.2cm of two men in military uniforms, one man seated, the other man standing. world war i, albert maddern

This was A Slab Hut (Orbost Information Centre) display item. It may have been used as a coal scuttle or a maize shovel.A well-used cast iron shovel with a tubular fitting for a handle. BRAD?cast-iron shovel

Used at the Orbost Information Centre, the Slab Hut, for various celebrations - possibly 20th birthday in 2007, and for Australia and Anzac Days.A Canadian flag. The National Flag of Canada (also known as the Maple Leaf) consisting of a red field with a white square at its centre, in the middle of which is featured a stylized, 11-pointed, red maple leaf.

Used at the Orbost Information Centre, the Slab Hut, for various celebrations - possibly 20th birthday in 2007, and for Australia and Anzac Days. A synthetic rectangular American flag. It consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the top left corner with fifty small, white, five-pointed stars horizontal rows.The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states of the United States of America and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen first states in the Union.flag orbost-visitor-information-centre american-flag

Used at the Orbost Information Centre, the Slab Hut, for various celebrations - possibly 20th birthday in 2007, and for Australia and Anzac Days. . 1 is a hanging length of natural coloured canvas, a hammock, which can be suspended between two trees or other supports and used as a seat or bed. .2 is the storage bag. hammock orbost-visitor-information-centre

Donated by Mary Gilbert passionate historian of Orbost. Her work in education and community was recognised by the award of the British Empire Medal.This item is an example of an early 20th century porcelain domestic item.Small porcelain cup and saucer. Green background with gold plated circle and violets on front.Bottom of cup - "267cup saucer domestic-items-crockery porcelain gilbert-mary