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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Framed Cutting, 'A Native Funeral. A reminiscence of the Murray River', December 1885
Donors were:- Hepburn, Mrs A.E. Hepburn, Miss E Hepburn, Mr. Hepburn Mr. Zeogh Holman, Mrs. Evalie.The Illustrated Australian News published 1864-1896 was a pictorial newspaper based in Melbourne. It was published by David Syme & Co. The framed etching was copied from a supplement in the newspaper. The State Library of NSW. Search Manuscripts, Oral History, and Pictures Catalogue, has copies of the newspaper.A black and white etching titled 'A Native Funeral. A reminiscence of the Murray River' in a black frame with gold inner edge and grey mount. Picture features six canoes with lead canoe, in centre, carrying a body covered with foliage. April 2012: During restoration it was found under the original mount board the print 'Supplement to the Illustrated Australian News December 1885' First Nations.Supplement to the Illustrated Australian News December 1885illustrations, etchings -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book - Exercise Book
The Till CollectionSchool exercise book, in the year of the Coronation (1937), decorated with pictures of King George VI & Queen Elizabeth, with flags of the Union Jack & Australian in background.Alison Till, Senior School. Fitzroy Girls.books, school/educational -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Cushion Cover, c. 1940
Item donated by R.W.T. Rowland and was sent to wife of a friend serving in 2/78th Batallion A.I.F., Middle East.From the R.S.L. Mitcham.Pink polyester cushion cover 36cm x 30cm. Black 6cm fringe all around, depicting four 9cm x 9cm pictures of Church of Nativity, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Mosque of Oman and The Citadel. At each corner plus two 7cm x 13cm pictures of people. 21cm x 20cm picture A.I.F. Badge Palestine and the words 'Souvenir from The Holy Land'. Backed with cream cotton material.SOUVENIR FROM W.W.2.; Copyright by P.C.H. Bulmestermilitary history, army -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - Toy Truck
Used by the donors grandchildren Xanthe and Michael.A blue truck with a yellow man with red hat on the top. A separate trailer with 'Toyland' written on side with pictures of toys. The trailer has red wheels.Toyland Atoys, general -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Rolling Pin
Glassling pin with cork at one end. Paper pictures have been pasted inside rolling pin and it contains a white powder which is probably flour.domestic items, food preparation -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - Toy - block jigsaw
Child's wooden block jigsaw set which forms four different pictures - complete with box. 13 pieces including box.toys, general -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book - Historical Study, Shambrook, Tim, This is Vermont, the green hill where I live, 2010
This book is about the history of Vermont in the Nunawading Shire from 1830s including black and white photographs, recollections and maps.This book tells the story of Vermont through pictures and diagrams from the beginnings of Vermont in the 1830's through to 2010. non-fictionThis book is about the history of Vermont in the Nunawading Shire from 1830s including black and white photographs, recollections and maps.shambrook. tim, vermont, mcclare. john -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Container - Tin, 1950s
Household budgeting from the 1950s. Used by the donor's mother in the 1950s.A "Willow" Budget tin with orange lid containing slots for money - Bread, Insurance, Gas, Electricity, Milk, Phone, Housekeeping, House payments and Rates. Inside is a cream plastic insert with eight compartments. Sides of tin are white with pictures and writing describing what slots are to be used for and it has a small silver coloured suitcase style lock.Willow Budget Tin Willow on bottom of tin. Slots are Bread, Insurance, Gas, Electricity, Milk, Phone, Housekeeping, House payments and Rates.budgeting, willow, housekeeping, 1950s -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Advertisement, 1860-1910 (Approximate)
Thought to be used by Rich in his grocers shop, Main St. Rutherglen. Later known as Bamber's Hit or Miss store. Found in small upstairs room by Mr. R. Hill of Kelly & Hill, Hardware shop.An advertisement for raspberry and lime juice chips. Ornamented with pictures of lime fruit & branches & raspberries. Printing in red gold and black on pale blue background. Mounted on contact plastic"Goulay & Morrison / Wholesale confectioners / Manufacturers of the celebrated Raspberry & Lime Juice Chips / Melbourne"confectionery, advertising, gourlay & morrison -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Booklet - Advertising Board
Illustrated Beecham's Pills Advertisement pasted on pressed board. One centre circled picture of Nurse and child in bed with other pictures in circles in each corner"Sold by all Medicine Vendors - Beecham's Pills in boxes 13.5 pence and 2/9 each". -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Photograph, 1900-1950 (Approximate)
Eleven pictures. Children in centre one, others general views of Rutherglen, one showing T. Robins' Drapery ShopCollection of 10 small photographs of Rutherglen, surrounding a photograph of young boy and girl on veranda of house with a rocking-horse, pictured on one card - black & whiteOn ribbon shown between photos: "With Best Wishes From Rutherglen" -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Tin box
Perhaps used as sewing box or for cosmeticsPainted rectangular tin. Mirror on inside lid set in decorative gilt design. Pictures of kittens painted on each side and outside lidcontainers, boxes -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, Pictures Australia, 2001
Black and white postcard photograph of two men in Australian military uniform standing in front of a tent and some buildings.On back of photo: "Lt Tom 'Diver' Derrick, VC, DCM (right) with Lt Reg Saunders congratulating each other following their successful graduation from the Officer's cadet training unit, Seymour Victoria, 1944. Lt Saunders was the first Aboriginal Australian commissioned in the Australian army. Australian War Memorial"australian army, military officers, reg saunders, tom derrick -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Journal Article, Ancestor, Homeless Memorabilia, December 2009
The top photograph on the page is the only one identified in the article, which states that the photo had written on the back: "Trophies won by the Rutherglen Fire Brigade demonstration 1910"Photocopy of a page from a journal, with an article relating to pictures that had been handed in to the Genealogical Society of Victoria, with an appeal for identification.At bottom of page: "The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc." At top of page: "December 2009 | Ancestor Vol. 30 No. 8 | Page 47"genealogical society, ancestor, rutherglen fire brigade -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, c1950
Postcard sized photograph of Main Street, Rutherglen ScotlandOn back of photo: "SDS 154 Town Hall & Main Street, Rutherglen (from the East). Colour by John C. Miller"rutherglen scotland, main street rutherglen scotland -
Unions Ballarat
Australian pubs, 1973
Photographs and stories about Australian pubs.History - colloquial, pictorial and historical. Social customs of Australians.Paper; book. Front cover: Picture of Chloe, a famous painting from Young and Jackson's Hotel (Melbourne) with a man in a black hat toasting her; yellow and white text.Front cover: authors' name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, history, stories, photographs, pubs, pictures, drinking establishments, hotels, taverns, australia - social customs -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Booklet - Military Booklet, Fragments From France/ Fragments away from France/ Still More Bystander Fragments from France
A4 sized articles and pictures from wartime France.non-fiction -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Newspaper, The Sun. News Pictorial, 17th June 1941
Printed newspaper.32 pages.non-fictionPrinted newspaper. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Album - Scrapbook
Large dark green book with black leather spine containing assorted postcards, decals and stickers pasted in and 2 loose printed pictures (torn) from 1900 - 1950,scrapbook, postcards, decals, stickers, scraps -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Scarce, Keith, 1972
Black and white photograph of a collage of four pictures showing the remains of the vessel Burrabogie at the slipway. Paynesville, Victoria.ships and shipping, jetties -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Scarce, Keith
Black and white photograph of a collage of four pictures showing the remains of the vessel Burrabogie at the slipway. Paynesville, Victoria.ships and shipping, jetties -
Inverloch Historical Society
000720 - Postcard - Bottums Up at Inverloch - with pop out pictures - envolope is registration number 000721 - from Edna Dingle
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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document - Binder, Tatura Museum World War 2 Wartime Camps Collection Significance Assessment
Prepared for the Tatura & District Historical Society in June 2010.A4 size binder of 166 pages plus clear front cover and black back cover. Black multi ring binder. 5 pictures of camp related items on front along with 2 red squares one containing the name of the document in white and black print. The second square has black print "Historical cultural heritage projects. prepared for the Tatura & District Historical Society June 2010.tatura & district historical society, tatura camps, irrigation camps, ww2 camps in victoria -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Brookfield Tourist Farm: photos, visitor's book
Brookfield Homestead became a tourist farm in the 1970's Photo Album, pictures, visitor's book from Brookfield Tourist Farm brookfield homestead, tourism, farm, visitors, photos, -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Box Camera
This camera has representative significance as a replica of a model used widely during the 1950's.Black box with handle, lens and film opening clip on upper face, view finder, lens open close shutter and winder on left hand side, Inner compartment opens outwardly with clip to store film. Yellow and red descriptive sticker on upper lid, Use Kodak 620 Films. Front face gray and sliver striped plate,Brownie Flash II Camera , Kodet Lens ,Kodak Australia Pty Ltd Melbourne Australiacamera, pictures, film, photography, kodak -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Box Camera
Front face lens, upper side handle inscribed Ensign, with and lens, right hand side clip (unable to open) for opening to add film left hand side clip to open for film, winder for opening camera, , Front face ENSIGN "All Distance" "Twenty. Left side Time, Inst, Ordinary Light, Bright Light Arrow to expose. Winder inscription "withdraw winder before opening camera"cameras, box camera, photography, pictures, film -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Nursery Rhyme Picture Blocks
Cardboard box containing 16 wooden blocks with part-pictures on them of nursery rhymes. Blocks join together like jigsaw pieces to make nursery rhymes pictures See photochildren, leisure, games, puzzle, nursery rhymes -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Book - School Project Books x 2, "Piety"
project books made by student: Nellie O'Neill (1943)2 x Project exercise books (carboard & paper) used by a student for a "piety" project. Writing, drawings and cut-out pictures inside Project books were: The Shell junior & senior departments drawing booksee photoeducation, school, religious education, school project -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: TRADITIONAL COLONIAL BALL
Cream coloured card. Folded in half. Black writing. Pictures of native flowers on each 'page' National Folk Festival Easter - Canberra Traditional Colonial Ball Music by Wongacreek (Wongawilli, Emu Creek and friends) Mc, Anthony Simon. 1 Circular Waltz/ St Bernards Waltz 2 Evening 3 step, 3 Grand March/ Fitzroys, 4 Dashing White Sergeant, 5 La Rinka Waltz, 6 Jolly Miller Highland Schottische, 7 Lancers, 8 Varsoviana, 9 La Gallopodes, 10 Polka Cotillion, Supper Break. 11 Ithoca Circassion Circle, 12 National Quadrille, 13 Gay Gordons, 14 Seige of Ennis, 15 Pride of Erin, 16 Polka Quadrille, 17 Bastone 2 Step/ Four Sisters Barn Dance, 18 Waltz Country Dance, 19 Galop Quadrille, 20 Swing Waltz, 7 Lancers, 12 National Quadrille, 16 Polka Quadrille, 19 Galop Quadrille.person, individual, peter ellis oam -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. CHINESE ON THE GOLDFEILD, c1854
Diggers & Mining. Chinese on the goldfeild. Gold. The census of 1854 showed only, 2,341 Chinese in Victoria, but it was taken at a time when their numbers were increasing rapidly. In 1854, 4,920 Chinese arrived by sea in small, over-crowded vessels; and 11,289 came in 1855. Many pictures drawn by Gill in 1854 and 1855 show Chinese on the goldfields. Markings: 9 994.GOL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields