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Unions Ballarat
David Stewart and the WEA, Higgins, EM, 1957
Biography of David Stewart (carpenter and educationalist). Through the labour movement, Stewart campaigned for a programme of workers' education. Stewart established a branch of the WEA in Sydney in 1913.Relevant to history of adult education and social history in NSW. The WEA is still in existence and offers courses in languages, the visual arts and humanities.Paper; book. Front cover: orange and white portrait photo of Stewart; red and black text. Front cover: author's name and title.workers educational association, stewart, david, education, labor movement, workers' education, adult education, wea, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Menzies Observed, 1979
Hard cover. Blue colour buckram. gold print on spine. Dust cover, white and pale blue print on front and spine. Black and white photographs of Menzies on front and back. Dark blue colour background 392 pages cut plain. Illustrated black and white photographs and illustrations. Biography.Title page - hard written, black ink - "Donated by Dester Youngbooks, biography, politics -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Article - WC Vahland Buildings, biography
Collection of newspaper clippings, photocopied articles, pamphlets, flyers, letters and images, relating to the buildings and biography of Nineteenth Century architect William Vahland. Compiled by Carol Holsworth. Collection is in plastic pockets, contained in a red A4 two ring binder. Thirty-seven plastic pockets in total. Two are empty.vahland, architect, buildings, biography -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALEC H. CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''KEATS''
Book. ALEC H. CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 146 hardback book of verse by John Keats. Edited by S.S.Sopwith, M.A. (English master, Shrewsbury School). Includes a biography of Keats. Published c1930s by Christophers, London as the Companion Poets. Printed by Whitefriars Press, London. Catalogue sticker '2047 KEA' on spine.John Keatsbooks, collections, poetry, alec h. chisholm collection, john keats, s.s.sopwith, poetry -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of Melbourne
Ephemera, 2010 (used for centenary display)
These items were used in the Centenary display in 2010 on Jim Willis Display. They include a laminated biography, photographs of his book - A handbook to plants in Victoria and photographs of Willis.Documents -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document, Joan Sutherland, Mobile Quest Entry Form, 1949
Sutherland's Entry Form for Mobil Quest (Feb 1949) and an attachment of her biography written by Sutherland. Dame Joan Sutherland was second-placed in 1949 and was the winner in 1950.Quarto, two pages. -
Unions Ballarat
Herbert Morrison: portrait of a politician, 1973
Biography of Herbert Morrison (1888-1965), a former British labor party politician who held positions of Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister.Significant to Labor Party history in the United Kingdom.Paper; book. Front cover: red background; blue and black photo of Morrison on a podium addressing a crowd of people; black, red and blue lettering.Front cover: authors' names and title.labor party - united kingdom, morrison, herbert, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, home secretary - united kingdom, foreign secretary - united kingdom, deputy prime minister - united kingdom, biography, donoghue, bernard, jones, gw -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - Poet Adam Lindsay Gordon, A Short Biography, C. 10/3/2010
This is a short biography of the Australian poet, Adam Lindsay Gordon who lived in Ballarat 1867-1868. [It should be noted that some of the evidence available on Gordon's life is contested.]Some Ballarat citizens were proud of Ballarat's connection with Gordon, especially the Y Men's Club of Ballarat and they were actively involved in the upkeep of his cottage in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.1& 3/4 pages in green print with a blue photograph of Lindsay Gordon on the lefthand side and a snippet of his poetry in blue at the top of page 1.Nonejohn garner, doctor, john garner collection, ballarat botanical gardens, friends of ballarat botanical gardens, adam lindsay gordon, australian poet, craft cottage, adam lindsay gordon cottage, livery stables, craig's hotel, gardens, ballarat -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK WW1, High Tech Printing Services, Keysor VC - Gallipoli's Quiet Hero, 2014
Biography of Leonard Keysor. This is the personal story of one of Australia's 9 VC recipients at Gallipoli & the story of his family. Compiled by his great neice, Kiera Quinn Lockyer.Soft cardboard cover, black print on front, spine & back. Mottled beige background with two black & white photos on front. Larger photo is a painting of a soldier in uniform on the battlefield, smaller photo is a half portrait of a soldier in uniform. 302 pages, cut plain paper, illustrated with black & white photos of people, certificates, medals, ships & buildings.Front flyleaf signed in black ink: “Keira Quinn Lockyer”books-military, photography-photographs, keysor, vc -
National Wool Museum
Book, The Weaver from Meltham
"The Weaver from Meltham" - Ivan Southall, 1950. Biography of Godfrey Hirst of the Godfrey Hirst carpet manufacturing company, Geelong. Owned by Mr Victor Southall, a relative of the author.textile industry - history, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd victorian woollen and cloth manufacturing co., hirst, mr godfrey -
Melbourne Legacy
Document - Document, minutes, Sir Stanley Savige Biography
Details of the third meeting of the Committee formed to publish a biography of Sir Stanley Savige, at which members were brought up to date with the progress of the manuscript, and the raising of finances was discussed.Tracks the progress of the book being written about Stan Savige. Interesting to see that mail was expected to be delivered in no more than two days in the 1950s.3 x foolscap and 1 x A5 typewritten sheets, black on white.00326.2 pencilled date 30/4/58, in blue pen "Dear Wilf, This is the full list of those circularized for the meeting of the Committee at the No. 2 Committee Room at Melbourne Town Hall on Wednesday 30th. Most of the circulars were posted in the city on the morning of Thursday 24, so should have been delivered not later than Saturday 26th. Yours was held because I thought I might see you at the Shrine on Anzac Eve. Yours etc. Frank Doolan."savige book, committee -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - Delavay's Oak, Ballarat Botanical Gardens, 2014, May, 2011 and June 2014
There is a short biography in point form of Pere Jean Delavay after whom the oak tree is named, a description of the tree and a brief history of how it came to be in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.Delavay's Oak is a rare tree planted in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens to celebrate the centenary of the Sisters of St John Of God Hospital in Ballarat.2 pages of typed information.Nonedoctor, ballarat botanical gardens, oak trees, delavay's oak, quercus delevayi, pere jean devalay, yunnan china, 1995, sisters of st john of god, john garner collection, gardens, ballarat -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Alan J Dunlop, BA, Little Sticks. The Story of Two Brothers, 1985
Hard buckram cover, dark red with gold print on spine. Dust cover sepia drawing of trees & buildings, dark red print on front, back & spine. 124 cut plain pages, illustrated, black & white photos, biography of 2 brothers, E E Dunlop & Alan J Dunlop.On front fly leaf handwritten in black ink: Donated by Bgo YMCA On title page handwritten in blue ink: John W Toon OAM Ex POW 8th Div AASC Front fly leaf in black ink: RSL Stamp Front end paper purple stamp: Further copies of Little Sticks can be obtained from R E Dunlop. Phone 03 439 7059books, military, history, biography -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO AND VICINITY
Hardcover book of 273 pages Bendigo and Vicinity Compiled by W B Kimberly A comprehensive history of her past , a resume of her resources, together with the biographies of her rpresentative pioneers. F W Niven ,Printers and Publishers, Melbourne and Ballarat 1895 Stamp on first three pages. 'George H Bush'W B Kimberly -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''EUREKA, THE STORY OF PETER LALOR'' BY CLIVE TURNBULL
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 50 page hardback short biography of Peter Lalor by Clive Turnbull. Australian Heritage Books. Published in 1946 by the Hawthorn Press, Melbourne. Designed and printed by John Gartner at the Hawthorn Press. Edition limited to 500 copies. Catalogue sticker ''2196 TUR'' on spine.Clive Turnbullbooks, collections, biography, alec h chisholm collection, clive turnbull, peter lalor, eureka, biography -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL WATSON COLLECTION: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION RE BASIL WATSON, 1967
Biographical Sheet - re Basil Watson, Typed A3 sheet with brief biography of Basil Watson - b. 12/10/1894, Bendigo; d. Point Cook, near Laverton 28/3/1917. Grandson of Bendigo mining investor, J B Watson. Source: Eustis, H N (1967)Eustis H.N.person, individual, basil watson -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, John Andrew La Nauze, Alfred Deakin, 2009
Biography of Alfred Deakin.Hardcover in sleeve. Fawn coloured dust cover with Black and white photograph. Title in gold lettering . Author’s name in black text. Hard cover is navy blue. Inside front and back covers are printed with black and white and some sepia photographs. Text of the book is 660 pages followed with appendixes and index. 732 pages in total. non-fictionBiography of Alfred Deakin.warrnambool, alfred deakin, deakin university, j a la nauze 1974, prime minister deakin -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder, Dunera Appeal, 1995
Copy of memorandum by camp spokesman to High Commissioner for the UK and sketches of ship board and camp life by Fritz Schonbach 1941-1942. Review program and brief biography of Hirschfeld Mack.Black plastic folder with photo copied letter and memorabilia setting out conditions on HMT Dunera and sketches of camp life.Dunera appeal to UK High Commissioner and sketches.high commissioner for uk, fritz schonbach, hmt dunera, r. scharzbauer, k. vogel, m. sondheim -
Melbourne Legacy
Letter, Biography of Lieutenant-General Sir Stanley Savige, 8/4/1957
Copy of a reply to W.B. Russell (item 00879) informing him that the sub-Committee were unanimous in recommending his services to write a biography of Sir Stanley Savige to the main Committee. Part of the story of how the book 'There goes a Man' came to be created.Carbon copy of a letter, black on yellow copy paperInitialled in blue ink - illegible, but probably Legatee Gillespie.savige book, biography, w b russell -
Unions Ballarat
One Crowded Hour, Tim Bowden, 1987
A biography of Australian cameraman Neil Davis. Davis predominantly worked in South East Asia covering wars in the region. In 1985, he was shot and killed during a coup attempt in Bangkok.Insights into South East Asian regional conflicts with biographical detail.Paper; book. Front cover: black and white photograph of Neil Davis; black & red text.Front cover: title; author's name; short quote from review by the Weekend Australian.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, south east asia, davis, neil, war, coups, foreign correspondents, bowden, tim, interviews, biography -
Melbourne Legacy
Document, 1957
Correspondence showing the return of money borrowed to fund the writing of the biography of Legatee Savige. 00782.2 and 00782.3 are letters to H.G. Brain as one of the donors who financed the publication of the biography of Sir Stanley Savige, enclosing receipts for 200 pounds (00782.1). Of particular interest is the 3d (threepenny) Victorian Stamp Duty stamp stuck to the receipts and overwritten in blue ink to denote they are duplicates, which indicative of government regulations at the time (1957). 00782.4 is a copy of a letter sent to W.B. Russell (the author) confirming the arrangements for writing and payment of the book.A record of some of the financial arrangements made by the publishing committee in order to get the biography written and published. Receipt copies x 3, with green 3d. Victoria Stamp Duty stamps affixed White typewritten letters x 3.Receipts signed, dated and marked 'Duplicate' in blue ink. 00782.2 signed in blue ink 'W.W. Cooper' and annotated in pencil (writing illegible) 00782.3 signed in blue ink 'W.W. Cooper'savige book, committee -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet - BOOKLET WW1, Murray Poustie, Chaplins at War, 2014
Chaplains at War. The service and sacrifice of Bendigo chaplains in World War One.Facsimile. Soft cover, clear plastic over title page on front. Clear plastic over black cardboard on back. Front title page, black print with 2 black / white portrait photos of chaplains in uniform. Biographies. 12 cut, plain, white pages. Illustrated black / white portrait photos.booklet, chaplains, bendigo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Audio - OLIVE BICE LP RECORD
LP Record. Olive Bice 'Hillbilly girl with the blues'. Sepia photo on cover of Olive Bice playing the guitar. Fourteen songs recorded on the album. Recorded at R&H Studios Geelong. A4 sheet inside the album cover with a biography of Olive Bice printed from the Country Music Hall of Fame website. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''THE LIFE AND TIMES OF C J DENNIS'' BY ALEC H CHISHOLM
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 224 page hardback biography of C. J. Dennis by Alec H Chisholm. Published in 1982 by Angus & Robertson. Printed in Australia by Hedges & Bell. A photo of Alec Chisholm with C J Dennis appears on page 169. Dust jacket illustrated and designed by Lynda Christie.Alec H Chisholmbooks, collections, biography, alec h chisholm collection, c j dennis -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Map Showing the Pastoral Holdings of the Port Phillip District 1835-1851 Now Victoria, 1932
Another name for Pastoral Holdings is squatting runs. Information on Alfred Stephen Kenyon of the Historical Society of Victoria can be found at http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/kenyon-alfred-stephen-6936/text12035 Map of Victoria showing the boundaries of the Port Phillip District (Victoria) pastoral boundaries. pastoral holdings, squatters, squatting, victoria, land, crown lands, a.s. kenyon, alfred stephen kenyon -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, The Decades of a Duntroon Bastard, 1980
A biography of Godfrey Robinson of his time serving in the Australian, British and Indian Armies; of his time in the British Raj, the Burma war and colonial Africa and of his time as a farmer in Taggery, VictoriaHardback. Front cover is of a painting of a farm at the base of the Cathedral Range in Victoria. Back cover has a black and white photograph of the author and a blurb on the book.This is copy No. 118/142 of the prepublication issue. Signature of the author Stamp of the Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779duntroon, australian army, british army, indian army, british raj, burma war, colonial africa, taggerty -
Unions Ballarat
Benito Mussolini: A biography, Hibbert, Christopher, 1962
Biography of Benito Mussolini. Mussolini was a politician and journalist. He led the National Fascist Party and was Prime Minister from 1922 to 1943. After 1925, Mussolini was upfront that his government was a dictatorship.Politics and history of Italy in the 20th Century.Book; 415 pages. Cover: red and black background; gold lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, mussolini, benito, politics and government - italy, history - italy, fascism - italy, biography -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - Talking notes for FBBG, Statues In and Around the BBG
Origin of the Stoddart statues and the unveiling ceremony in 1884,p.1. Brief notes on each statue and cleaning method used,p.2. Other features of the Gardens and biographies of notable contributors.Ballarat Art Gallery founded at the same time (1884) and special area for statues was omitted as a result of Stoddart's gift.12 white A4 pages printed on one side, photocopy of typed notes. Copy of pp.1&2. Author, J.A. Chisolm and top left hand corner of page 1, 354/5/1, JAC:djw 1983john garner collection, garner, dr, talking notes, friends of the ballarat botanical gardens, fbbg, ballarat botanical gardens, ballarat, gardens -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - Sculptor of Statues in the Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens, Charles Francis Summers 1858-1945
Biography of Charles F. Summers, sculptor of the Statues in the Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens. How they came to be classical statues through the influence of his father who was a sculptor and his studies in Rome.Link between Summers' famous Melbourne statue and studies in Italy and sculptor Benzoni with his works presently housed in the Pavilion, Ballarat Botanical Gardens01 Photocopy with coloured photo, top right corner. 02 Newspaper article, no date, very likely from the Courier Ballarat. 03 one almost illegible handwritten sheet with advertisements in colour, left hand side of page.sculptors, pavilion, charles francis summers, ballarat botanical gardens pavilion, statues in the ballarat botanical gardens. "flight of pompei, "modesty", "ruth", "rebecca", "suzanne". "burke and wills" statuemelbourne., australian sculptor, john garner collection, garner, dr, ballarat botanical gardens, gardens, ballarat, statues -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Theatre program, Natonal Press, Alexander Watson : The distinguished English elocutionist (at Melbourne Athenaeum, 1927), 1927
The program includes list of items to be recited and short biography of writers: Roderic Quinn, John Buchan, J M Barrie, Hillaire Belloc, A A Milne, John Masefield, John Drinkwater, Rudyard Kipling.Fifth and final tour of Alexander Watson considered to be the leading British Elocutionist with 25 years' experience. The program was directed by E J Gravestock presented in Melbourne by Frank Talbot. Two Matinee recitals were held at the Athenaeum Theatre on 24th and 27th May at 2.30pm.Program: Regarding the details of the recital to be given by Alexander Watson commencing Saturday 21 May 1927. Program is on beige paper with dark brown print; 8 pagesPrice 3d (three pence)athenaeum theatre, alexander watson, elecution, recital, theatre program