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Vision Australia
Photograph - Image, Vision Australia Heritage team visit the Black and White Committee
In 2017 members of the Vision Australia Heritage group visited the Black and White Committee to assist them in preparing papers for collection by the State Library of New South Wales. This photo was taken in the B&W offices in Double Bay. L-R: Deborah Mould (VA), Pam Scharrer, Michaelene Graves, Susan Diver, Anne Mountstephens, Gael Vincent (VA)Digital image of six women black and white committee, vision australia -
Vision Australia
Text, AFB Certificate of Honour to Better Hearing Australia, 1987
Certificate reads "Certificate of Honour awarded to Better Hearing Australia of Ballarat in recognition of outstanding support to the Kelaston home & Day Centre . By order of the Committee." Signed by the President (Diana J. Jones) and Secretary (John Cook) dated 30th November, 1987. Running down the left hand side of the page in gold print is the Guiding Light logo of the Association for the Blind.1 certificate of honourassociation for the blind -
Vision Australia
Administrative record - Text, Vision Australia 2019-2020 Annual Report : Foundations for the Future, 2020
Annual report providing overview of activities and achievements including: the launch of educational tool Code Jumper, use of Zoom to complete training with people with new Seeing Eye dogs, successful trial of Check In and Chat webinars, successful lobbying with ABC and SBS trialing a 1 year audio description service, and the introduction of Australia's first tactile bank notes. 1 volume with illustrations providing overview of organisational achievementsvision australia, corporation records, nicole migani-roberts, ron hooton, andrew moffat, paul kapeleris, hannah sutherland, gordon gray, david hodgson, nadia mattiazzo, tim boyle, gareth ward, kim rulach, jane bradley, caitlin jung, tony wu, matthew layton, ian edwards, karen wolffe, nemoy malcolm, jenny abela, sybil smith, alimata karimu, june smith, joy nuske, liz chen, mary delahunty, stella glorie, victoria pymm, lindsay boulton, chris edwards, marion dickinson, max schroder, susan diver, ian finlayson, nastasia campanella, tanya savva -
National Wool Museum
Uniform - Shirt, Country Road, c.2000
Australian shirt from the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games unisex casual uniform (option 2). Designed by Country Road.Blue and white tatterstall shirt with 2000 Australian Olympic emblem on right breast pocket. AUSTRALIA SYDNEY 2000fashion, woolmark company country road, sport, the woolmark company 2000 australian olympic display - exhibition (21/12/2001 - 24/05/2002), sydney 2000 olympic games -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, AUSTRALIAN NAVY DIVERS, Ebury Press/ Random House Australia Pty Ltd, "Navy Divers", 2011
"NAVY DIVERS - The incredible/ story of the/ Australia/ Navy's/ elite unit." Soft cover book. Soft cover cardboard - silver, gold and white print on front, spine and back. Cover, colour illustrations - front - photograph of Matthew Johnson, Clearance Diving 4 - back photograph Navy divers. 292 pages, cut, plain, off white paper. Illustrated black and white and colour photographs.books, australian navy, biography -
Bendigo Military Museum
Card - CLOTHING RATION CARD, Commonwealth of Australia, 1948
Part of the Food, clothing and other rationing post WW2 Australia..1) .2) .3) Clothing ration cards 1948, card, light fawn colour, all print in red, each folds in half, top left has details from the director of rationing Melbourne, space for name and address of recipient, each card has a differant number, all cards are numbered 1 - 56..1) “A859581”, “Guiney Kathleen M, 126 Sternberg St Bgo”. .2) “A859582”, “Guiney Genevieve , 126 Sternberg St Bgo”. .3) “A859583”, “Guiney Margarette, 126 Sternberg St Bgo”ration cards, clothing, -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Allen & Unwin Australia, A Ton of spirit: Australian centenarians talk with Penny Smith, 1990_
A Bicentennial Centenarians Project, comprising interviews with 50 Australian centenarians. 183 p. illus.biographies, oral history -
Colac RSL Sub Branch
Medal - B. Coombe Medal Case, Defence Department Australia, B. Coome 1914 -1919
Trio of medals issued to Australian Service personnel after WW1Medals issued to B. Coombe Service No: ??Wooden Display Case containing 3 WW1 Medals: 1914-15 Star. British War Medal. 1914 -1919 Victory Medal belonging to B. Coombe Service No: ??Front: B. Coombe 1914 - 1919 Back: B. Coombe. Dad's Medals. 1914 - 1919wooden display case containing 3 medals -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Ticket - Train
Military fortnightly ticket (NSW)second world war (ww2), 1939 - 1945, literature, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Australian Commando Association - Victoria
Book, A history of the 2nd Independent Company and 2/2nd Commando Squadron
The history of the No. 2 Independent Commando Company and 2/2 Commando Squadron during World War II – scarce as a 1st edition dated 1986. Having completed its training at Foster, on Wilson’s Promontory, Victoria, the 2nd Independent Company was raised and travelled north to Katherine, in the Northern Territory. However, following Japan’s entry into the war, as with the other independent companies that were sent to the islands off Australia, the 2nd was sent to Timor, where it joined the 2/40th Battalion and the rest of Sparrow Force. Sparrow Force divided itself between west Timor, part of the Netherlands East Indies, and east Timor, which belonged to Portugal. The 2/40th Battalion defended the capital of west Timor, Koepang, and the airfield at Penfui. Most of the independent company moved to the airfield at Dili, in east Timor, and the nearby mountains. Portugal was opposed to the stationing of a Dutch or Australian garrison in case this provoked the Japanese, but despite this opposition, on 17 December 1941, elements of the 2nd Independent Company and Dutch troops landed near Dili. On 20 February 1942 the Japanese invaded the island, attacking east and west Timor simultaneously. The 2/40th Battalion held out for three days, but were overrun and were killed or captured. Similarly, the 2nd could not hold the airfield and were also driven back. But they were not captured and instead retreated to the mountains where they conducted a very successful and pursued a guerrilla war against the Japanese which lasted for over a year. Following the capture of Timor, the 2nd occupation the company was listed as “missing”, the company’s signallers were able to build a wireless transmitter, nicknamed ‘Winnie the War Winner’, and on 18/19 April were able to contact Darwin. At the end of May RAN vessels began landing supplies for the Australians on the south coast of east Timor. These supply runs were very dangerous but they allowed the Australians on Timor to continue fighting. In September the guerillas were reinforced with the 2/4th Independent Company. However, this could not go on indefinitely. In August the Japanese lunched a major offensive against the guerrillas and Japanese reprisals against the civilian population of east Timor reduced their support for the Australians. The 2nd (now named the 2/2nd Independent Company) and 2/4th were withdrawn in December and January 1943 respectively. Although the 2/2nd Independent Company is best known for its time on Timor, it also saw extensive service in New Guinea and New Britain. The independent company reformed at the army’s training centre at Canungra, Queensland, where it was reinforced and reequipped. The company then moved to the Atherton Tableland, where it briefly became part of the 2/6th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment. Due to this reorganisation, in October, the 2/2nd Independent Company was renamed the 2/2nd Cavalry (Commando) Squadron. This name was later simplified to just commando squadron. When this happened though, the 2/2nd was back in action. In June 1943 the 2/2nd sailed from Townsville for Port Moresby and was subsequently flown to Bena Bena, in the Bismark Range in New Guinea’s highlands. Here they supported the 2/7th Independent Company in patrolling the Ramu River area. In the second week of July the 2/2nd moved into position, with its headquarters at Bena Bena and with its platoons’ occupying neighbouring positions. By the end of the month their patrols were skirmishing with the Japanese. The 2/2nd remained in New Guinea until October 1944. After 90 days leave, the squadron reformed at Strathpine in Queensland before sailing to New Britain in April 1945. The 2/2nd landed at Jacquinot Bay on 17 April. The squadron then moved to Wide Bay, in order to support the 13th Brigade of the 5th Division, and was based at Lamarien. Following Japan’s surrender and the end of the war, the ranks of the squadron thinned quickly as men were discharged or transferred to other units. For those who were left, they returned to Australia and in early 1946 the 2/2nd Commando Squadron was disbanded. Includes Nominal Roll Soft Cover without Dust Jacket – 270 pages -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet - FACSIMILE BOOKLETS
.1) Garments described in the book are for “Sick and wounded soldiers”. Index covers, socks, scarfs, cap, cardigans, gloves, mittens, pullovers etc..1) Australian Red Cross Society Victorian Division Knitting Book. 23 pages, soft cover with black print, white pages, stapled together. .2) Patrons Service Woolies, on duty with the services. Soft cover, 35 pages, black print on front, illustrated B & W photographs of knitwear, held by a clip. .3) Facsimile copy of pages 25 - 29 of .2) stapled at top left corner.knitting, woolies, garments -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Stamp, Australia Post, 41c - featuring a Melbourne cable tram set, 1989
Australian postage stamp - 41c - featuring a Melbourne cable tram set - published or issued 1989. See Reg. Item 1442 for details of the stamp issue at the time. Has "VIC 3000" printed on the top of the stamp - from use? Original stamps not watermarked: Five stamps, all 41c: Adelaide Horse Tram Sydney Steam Tram Melbourne Cable Tram Hobart electric Tram Brisbane Electric Tram. trams, tramways, stamp, cable trams, melbourne, australia post -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Card set, 24 Jul 2000
Maxi card set - "For Valour" series Centenary of first Australian VC. Set of 5 cards each depicting a VC recipient. Cards each have 45c stamp and feature: VC Memorial Queen Victoria Building, Sydney; Sir Neville Howse VC - Boer War; Sir Roden Cutler VC - WWI; Edward Kennedy VC - WWII; Keith Payne VC - Vietnam; plus description card -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Button
Issued to Sister Kathleen Heaphy of Australian Army Nursing service. Sister Heaphy was attached, for part of her service, to 28 Camp Hospital Internment camp 1.round brass button with a metal shank. Crown and map of Australia and wording around the circumference. A split pin is through the shanks.Australian Military Forces A crown and map of Australia australian army nursing service, sister kathleen heaphy, 28 camp hospital internment camp 1 -
National Wool Museum
Uniform - T-shirt, Country Road, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Casual Australian Uniform, c.2000
Australian t-shirt from the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games unisex casual uniform (option 1). Designed by Country Road.White T-Shirt with Australian emblem and Sydney 2000 Olympic logo on left sleeve. AUSTRALIA SYDNEY 2000fashion, woolmark company country road, sport, the woolmark company 2000 australian olympic display - exhibition (21/12/2001 - 24/05/2002), sydney 2000 olympic games -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Letter, re Joan Sutherland stamps from Australia Post, 2004
A Golden Celebration A Gala Tribute to Dame Joan Sutherland and Mr Richard Bonynge was held at Opera Theatre Sydney Opera House on Thursday 22 January 2004. The major patron was Australia Post who issued stamps with Joan Sutherland's image on them. Many singers took part in the Celebration Concert, including Jacqueline Dark and David Hobson both born in Ballarat. A4 white page with black typed textjoan sutherland, stamps, richard bonyngne, jacqueline dark, david hobson, opera, a golden celebration -
Vision Australia
Functional object - Object, Harwill, Seeing Eye Dogs Australia tea towel
Blue edged tea towel with images of golden Labrador puppies and a black Labrador dog in a red harness. The words 'Our gift of independence' and 'Seeing Eye Dogs Australia' is printed amongst the images, on a white background. Common household items were often created to raise money for SEDA and to reinforce the work involved in training dogs from puppy to adult stage. 1 woven cloth tea towel with illustrationsseeing eye dogs australia, fundraising -
Vision Australia
Administrative record - Text, Vision Australia 2013-2014 Annual Report, 2014
Annual report providing overview of activities and achievements including: closure of Vision Australia Enterprises, preparations for the incoming NDIS trial sites, restructuring of VA Radio to be more volunteer driven, the progress of the Marrakesh Treaty on availability of accessible materials, profiles on Vaughan Roles, Natalie Kerr, Jordie Howell, Syeira, Jonathon Goerlach, Bindi Bailey and Jack Tyrell, and the loss of Ross McColl.1 volume with illustrations providing overview of organisational achievementsvision australia, corporation records, vaughan roles, natalie kerr, jordie howell, jonathon goerlach, bindi bailey, jack tyrell, ross mccoll, kevin murfitt, ron hooton, phil gilbert -
Vision Australia
Administrative record - Text, Vision Australia 2007-2008 annual report, 2008
Annual report providing overview of activities and achievements including: incorporating Hear A Book and Seeing Eye Dogs Australia, partnering with ABC Commercial to expand the availability of audio titles, new facilities in Orange and Cairns, launch of Graduate Certificate in O&M courses, decision to sell St Kilda Road, Burwood School and Enterprises building in Prahran and redevelopment of the sensory playroom in Enfield.1 volume with illustrations providing overview of organisational achievementsjean mcnamara, donald fraser, lyn allison, leigh garwood, julie rae, glenda alexander, maryanne diamond, rochelle hutson, chris cussen, roger cussen, cathy heenan, barbara smith, chris edwards, lara giddings, jacob law, vanessa clayton, cecily barker, mark pelgrave, alan nemth, cooper hallcroft, aaron hallcroft, roslyn atkinson, kate law, anthony calleja, daniela zebic, dame elisabeth murdoch, adrian smith, peggy soo, governor general michael jeffrey, natalija lambert, meri-jace lamber, maurice gleeson, mark walters, renae williamson, penny stevenson, kenny johar, alex turner, emily ryan, morgan jenkins, michael todorovic, graham rawlins, bill shorten, bruce scotland, reg hinsley, june combey, marian jones, tammy-jo sheenan, david truong, trish anderson, richard carbone, rafe manuell, corporation records, vision australia, gerard menses, kevin murfitt, christine harding, greg hempenstall, michael simpson, trish egan, tim evans, paul bunker, jennifer gibbons, owen van der wall, keith barton, paul gleeson, ross mccoll, theresa smith-ruig, jan lovie-kitchin, tony hanmer, nick carter, david speyer, ron mccallum -
Melbourne Legacy
Programme, 1998 National Conference of Legacy Clubs of Australia opening ceremony, 1998
The programme for the opening ceremony of the 1998 national Legacy conference, which commemorated 75 years of Legacy. Guests included Sir William Deane, Governor General of Australia, and the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Councillor Ivan Deveson. 1998 Melbourne Legacy President Tom Bannister hosted the proceedings, which were organised by past President, Legatee D.J. Simonson together with the rest of the conference.Record of a significant milestone in Melbourne Legacy history.Blue, black and grey printing on white folded card.conference, 75th anniversary -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1966
Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display, a large rock feature made from Australian sandstone and a native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Streetscene, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.Made in Australia / 29 / DEC 66M4northern territory, slide -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1966
Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display, a large rock feature made from Australian sandstone and a native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Screetscene, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, AustraliaMade in Australia / 22 / DEC 66M4northern territory, slide -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1966
Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display, a large rock feature made from Australian sandstone and a native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Screetscene, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.Made in Australia / 21 / DEC 66M4northern territory, slide -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, C. J. Lloyd et al, Out of the wilderness: the return of Labor, 1974_
A study of the Labor government in Australia from December 1972 to May 1974447 p.australia - politics and government, australian labor party -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Hachette Australia, Cold blooded murder / edited by Malcolm Brown, 2008_
This book tells the true stories of "crimes that rocked Australia", mainly murders.287 p., illus. Paperback.crime and criminals, murder, malcolm brown -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Print, The Picturesque Atlas of Australia, Coloured Wood Engraving of Stawell c 1866 Published in "The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia", 1886
Prepared to celebrate the centenary of Australian settlement since the arrival of the First FleetColoured print of Stawell. View from Big Hill by Hy Fulwood Circa 1866panorama, mining -
Vision Australia
Photograph - Image, Foto Group, 25th Anniversary of Vision Australia Radio, 15 May 2007
On June 15, 2007 Vision Australia Radio (formerly 3RPH) celebrated its 25th anniversary of broadcasting. Despite earlier broadcasts on community radio stations, a dedicated radio service for people who wanted to listen to in depth information on news and current events as well as serialisation of books had not eventuated. With the support of Commonwealth funding in 1982, stations were permitted to transmit on marine band frequencies in Melbourne, Sydney and Hobart. With the eventual movement of major stations to FM in the 1980s, provision was finally granted for RPH stations to allow them to move to the AM band in metropolitan areas. In the 1990's regional stations were established, later linking to provide the Vision Australia Radio network. Throughout all of these changes, volunteers have supported the radio station in a range of ways, including collating and reading the newspaper articles for broadcast, helping source interviews and program ideas, operating studio equipment as well as presenting programs themselves.38 digital images of the 25th anniversary of VARvision australia, 3rph radio station, vision australia radio, gerard menses, stephen jolley, pam adams, lynne kells, tim evans, roberta ashby, marj west, norm richards, vince september, norm rees, graeme dawson -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Speaking Tube, Morts Dock & Engineering Co. Ltd, circa 1941
This brass speaking tube or voice pipe was used by the crew to communicate within the ship. It was recovered from the wreck of the Royal Australian Navy vessel, HMAS Warrnambool in 1948. The HMAS Warrnambool J202 was commissioned by the Royal Australian Navy for use as a minesweeper during World War II. The Bathurst Class Corvette, fitted out with a range of armaments, was launched in Sydney 1941 and was. The ship began service in Bass Strait in 1941. At the end of the year it called into its namesake city, Warrnambool, where the crew paraded for the public marching eastwards along Timor Street. A gift of books for the ship’s personnel and a plaque bearing the City of Warrnambool’s Coat of Arms were presented to the ship. The ship was involved in evacuating a family of nine from the Dutch East Indies that was later successful in its challenge of Australia’s Immigration Restriction Act (White Australia Polity). The ship had many other appointments around Australia. On 13th September 1947 HMAS Warrnambool was leading a flotilla of minesweepers in northern Queensland’s coastal waters, clearing mines previously laid to defend Australia. The ship hit a mine, which exploded and very quickly sunk the ship. Boats from the nearby ships rescued most of the seamen although one was killed at the time. The survivors were taken by the HMAS Swan II to Darwin, and they went from there to hospitals in Brisbane and Sydney. Three of these men later died from their injuries. A number of items were recovered by Navy divers in 1948 including the ship’s bell and a plaque with Warrnambool’s Coat of Arms. In 1972-75 the wreck was sold and other items were salvaged. In 1995 a memorial plaque was erected in Warrnambool near the RSL. NOTE: The RAN built a second HMAS Warrnambool FCPB204, launched in 1981 and decommissioned in 2005. There was also a steam ship SS Warrnambool built in London 1892 and broken up in 1926. [A more detailed history can be found in our Collection Record 3477.] This speaking tube is an example of communication used in the mid-1900s on board a vessel. It is significant is significant for its association with Royal Australian Navy and its vessel, HMAS Warrnambool (J202). The HMAS Warrnambool played a nationally significant role in overturning Australia’s Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (colloquially known as the White Australia policy). The ship rescued, and brought to Australia, Samuel and Annie Jacob and their family after they evacuated Dutch East India. The family was threatened with deportation and made the first successful appeal to High Court regarding that Act. The HMAS Warrnambool has - Local significance for being the namesake of the City of Warrnambool - Local significance, having docked in Warrnambool Harbour - Local significance, the crew having paraded in Timor Street, Warrnambool - State significance for its first patrol being in Bass Strait. - National significance, being present in Timor at the Japanese surrender - National significance, shown by the significance of the ship’s bell being curated as Military Heritage and Technology at the Australian War Memorial. - National significance as part of Australia’s defence force history, being one of only four Bathurst class corvettes lost while in Australian service, the only Bathurst class corvette lost after World War II, the only RAN vessel to be sunk by a mine, and associated with the last four Navy deaths of WWIISpeaking tube or voice pipe, brass, conical shape, broken off at base. Wide end has a rolled edge. Recovered from HMAS Warrnambool, sunk on 13-09-1947.flagstaff hill, maritime village, maritime museum, warrnambool, shipwreck coast, mort's dock & engineering co ltd, h.m.a.s. warrnambool, hmas warrnambool, hmas warrnambool i, hmas warrnambool j202, hmas swan ii, j202, world war ii, bathurst class corvette, royal australian navy, ran, sydney built ship, bass strait patrol, sea mine patrol, mine sweeper, mine clearance, navy divers, great barrier reef, cockburn reef, southern cross diving and salvage, warrnambool city council, cr j r astbury, mayor j r astbury, warrnambool patriotic fund, seal, coat of arms, ship’s bell, hmas warrnambool 1941, shipwreck by sea mine 1947, sinking ship, sunk ship, sea rescue, life saving, lifesaving, speaking tube, voice pipe, communication on ship, marine technology, marine equipment, minesweeper -
Bendigo Military Museum
Certificate - CERTIFICATE, LIFE MEMBERSHIP 1988, National HQ RSL of Australia, 6.7.1988
John Kerr Barnes. This award is "Life Membership with Gold Badge" a nomination by the Sate President of the RSL (Vic) Refer Cat No 8040 for all Jacks awards, Committee/Volunteer work with the Bendigo Sub - Branch plus his WW2 service.Certificate of Life Membership framed, frame is brown timber, certificate backing is green, certificate yellow colour with gold RSL Logo at the top with "Life Member" under followed by details of the award to "John K Barnes". All print in black, signed in black with a red seal at RH side bottom. A small card insert is at the base coloured with "Presented by"."Life Membership awarded to John K Barnes by the National Executive of the RSL of Australia" Dated "Canberra this sixth day of July 1988" Signed "W Keys" National President. Signed "J.J. Gollings" National Secretary.brsl, smirsl, life member, gold badge -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Memorabilia - Event Materials, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society(BTPS) and Bus(BTPS) and Coach Society of Victoria, Australia Day Pageant 1979, 26/12/2006 12:00:00 AM
Has a strong association with the 1979 Melbourne Pageant, and the involvement of the BTPS and the Bus and Coach Society of Victoria in the event. Various papers.Set of BTPS and other papers / instructions for the 1979 Australia Day (29/1/1979) Cavalcade with BTPS tram No. 14, stapled together in the top left hand corner - collected by Paul Nicholson at the time. 1 - Blue sheet - letter to Mary Nicholson re uniforms etc - signed by Richard Gilbert - quarto 2 - Roster Arranges - giving table details, OIC, operations, procedures - Foolscap sheet 3 - Bus and Coach Society of Victoria - BCSV - notice to members - foolscap 4 - BCSV - notes for conductors and ticket sellers - foolscap 5 - BCSV - roster sheet - Quarto 6 - Poster for the Pageant itself - detailing dates and location of venues etc - printed sheet - has been folded - 368H x 228W. Documents imaged and added 31/8/2012.trams, tramways, btps, bcsv, melbourne, australia day