A cardboard Red Cross Gift Box used by Australian Red Cross in WW11 to send comfort parcel to POW in Germany. This particular box belonged to VX34767 Private T.H. AndersonLeft top of Box: POW Food Parcel/Germany/same size 8lbs. Centre: Red Cross Symbol/A Gift/on behalf of your Next-of-Kin with the best/ wishes of the London Committee/ Australian Red Cross Society. Top right of Box: Postage label/Mrs (torn)?olls/149 (torn off) Street Geelong West Australia./ Below this is the contents list: Chocolate/Chewing Gum/ Dentifrice/ 4 hankerchiefs/ mail brush/ pullover/ pencil/ razor blades/ 2 safety pins/ shirts/ soap/ 3 prs sox/ shaving soap/ towel/mending wool. Left hand side lower down: Despatched 18/5/44/ VX 34767 Private T.H. Anderson/ Australian Prisoner Of War No 125514/ Stalag V11 A Germany/ C/O International Red Cross Society/ Geneva Switzerland.australian, cross, ww11, red, pow, t h, anderson

This photograph was taken on the occasion of choosing a builder for the new units at Charles Anderson Grove, BallaratColour photographs of Council Members of the Old Colonists' Association Inc., after agreeing on the builder for the new Charles Anderson Grove Units. charles anderson grove, contract, ballarat old colonists' association

E3112.64 Pale blue registration cards with navy blue text. The card has a MOK symbol on the top left corner. The card has the registration number of 81 029 and is for Companion Ray Rees who was registered as a Knight of Sacrifice of the Court of the Solitary Knight for the year ending 31.12.81. It is signed by the Knight Grand Companion David Anderson.Signature of Knight Grand Companion "David Anderson"methodist order of knights

Cecilia Anderson was accused of shooting John Fraser at the Souther Cross Hotel in Melbourne in June 1894 and then attempting to kill herself. Fraser had been a long term resident in a boarding house run by Mrs Anderson and had borrowed money from her. He subsequently moved to Melbourne and married a widow, Mrs Leahy. Mrs Anderson followed him to Melbourne and kept demanding that he repay the money owing. She was sentenced to death which was commuted to life imprisonment, but she was released in June 1903Prison record for Cecilia Anderson, prisoner registered number 6319, giving details of the prisoner, her crimes and the dates and places of her trials.foreign prisoner, danish, female prisoner, cecilia anderson, murder

''Two Songs of '57'' (two songs of the Bendigo Goldfields) with notes by Hugh Anderson & decorations (lino cuts) by Ronald G Edwards, 1956. Neither of these songs appear in Charles Thatcher's songbooks - the words have been taken from manuscripts dated 30 Dec. 1857. ''Weston and His Clerk'' & ''The Gutter'' (latter relating to the cutting of a gutter for drainage from Pall Mall and High Street ca. 1856. This publication is a limited publication (150 copies), from Black Bull Chapbooks. Signed by H Anderson and R Edwards. Music for both songs is named.Hugh Anderson. Printed by R. G. Edwards of The Rams Skull Press.entertainment, music, songs of the bendigo goldfields, h. anderson, black bull chapbooks, ronald g. edwards.

Young woman is Chick Anderson (nee Warren) riding on the Dunkeld Road. It is said that this was a better section of the road. Chick has told us she was 7yrs old when this photo was taken, c1934-5a young woman seated on a horse on a sandy track surrounded by thick bush.Chick Anderson on Dunkeld Rd 1934-35 written on backaccess routes, grampians/dunkeld rd, people, warren

1 x extension strap marked M.W.85 Ltd 1942 found in bottom of pack This is part of Anderson uniforn collection including pants, jacket, shirt, tie, side cap, and small pack.A large pack, model 1908 made of woven cotton webbing, with 2 inner closing flaps with grommets for closing with string. The outer flap has two web straps with brass ends secures by two grommets. Two removable shoulder straps (not matching) two fixed brass C clips for securing extention straps.156725, LAC Anderson, T.A.J. RAAF Terence Aloysius Josephraaf, ww11, patern, 1908, large, pack

Ernest Anderson (head gardener) and Harry (gardener) worked at Williamstown Botanic Gardens. The Anderson family lived in the curators lodge on the grounds in the 1930s. Horses were used at the gardens until the 1960s when the council bought a truck. Mr Biggs drove as Mr Anderson did not have a licence. He rode his bike to the Town Hall every Friday to put in the time sheets. The collection is the only known photos of the Gardens working horses and demonstrates Edwardian Municipal gardening techniques that continued into the 1960s. They are photographic evidence of the planting styles, species choices and structures. Details inscribed on the reverse of some of the photos confirm names of staff at this time. Photo 13 (m) m: Only known photo of Ernest Anderson to be held by the Gardens2013.001.a-l is a collection of 12 small format photographs from the Anderson family album dated from 1917-1936 plus one large image of donor's wedding c1953. Ernest Anderson (head gardener) and Harry (gardener) worked at Williamstown Botanic Gardens. The Anderson family lived in the curators lodge on the grounds in the 1930s. Photo 1 (a) Sepia photo of young girl (Chic Anderson) on horse with no saddle. Two men, with hands on hips, standing alongside wearing hats. All are on a small hill (a compost heap) with a shrub on the left of the image. Photo 2 (b) Young girl and horse standing on the top of a small hill (compost heap). Girl has short hair and is wearing a jumper, skirt and long socks. Horse has no saddle and has its head down as if to eat. Photo 3 (c) Horse and foal standing in a fenced enclosure. Part of yard is paved. Horse has a white blaze and white feet. Foal has white blaze and white legs and is looking up at the horse. Photo 4 (d) Horse pulling a mower. Two men standing with mower. One is holding mower, the other the reins of the horse. Both men are wearing hats, with one wearing a vest. Horse has hessian wrapping on his hooves. Photo 5 (e) Horse and man. Horse has a rope bridle. Man holding bridle and is dressed in trousers, shirt, cardigan and hat. They are in front of a hedge and closed timber gate. Tall palm is in background. Horse is side on to the camera. Photo 6 (f) Man and horse standing in front of hedge and open timber gate. Palms in background. Man wearing trousers, shirt, vest, tie, hat. Trousers look to be tucked into boots. He is looking at the horse. The horse is facing the camera. Photo 7 (g) Three horses looking over a picket fence. All with a white blaze. There is a timber wall with a window to the right of the photograph. A man’s arm holding something is seen on the right of the photo. Photo 8 (h) Large palm tree, understorey of shrubs with two palms in the background. Photo 9 (i) Scene of the Gardens. Path dividing at a conifer tree. Woman in long skirt and hat looking up at the conifer. Different varieties of palm trees with understorey of shrubs. Photo 10 (j) Garden bed of Dahlias surrounded by a wire fence. Palms and other trees in background. Photo 11 (k) Avenue of tall palm trees with under storey of shrubs. Photo has angles cut at top corners and two large crease marks at the bottom right hand corner. Photo 12 (l) Set of cast iron gates – double carriage gates with single pedestrian gates on either side and supported by four cast iron posts with ornamental finials on top. Photo 13 (m) Ernest Anderson and daughter Chic prior to her wedding. Ernest is holding his gloves in his left hand and Chic’s hand with his right. Palms trees in the background. Photo 1 (a) 'Ern & Harry / May 8th 1936' Photo 2 (b) ‘Jack aged 36 / Chic 5 years / (unclear) 1936’ Photo 3 (c) ‘foal born in / back shed’ Photo 4 (d) ‘The Olde Firm / Jack Ernie Harry / 1917’ Photo 6 (f ) ‘Before the / council provided / a truck all / work was done / with the horses’ Photo 7 (g) ‘our work horses’ Photo 9 (i) ‘Panoramic view of Gardens / looking South from Lodge / Wms Town Botanical Gardens / 15-10-17’ Photo 12 (l) ‘Gates Public Gardens’hobsons-bay-city-council, curator, lodge, horse, transport, dahlia, compost, anderson, williamstown, botanic, gardens, williamstown-botanic-gardens, hobsons-bay, hobsons, edwardian, gardening, 1936, 1917,

Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 92 page soft cover book of selected songs of the diggings (34 songs). B & W illustrations by Ron Edwards. Introduction is about Charles Thatcher and Bendigo. Published in 1958 (1st Edition) by The Rams Skull Press, Ferntree Gully and printed by Auburn Press. Catalogue sticker ''2073 AND'' on front cover. ''7/6'' handwritten in pencil inside front cover. Also inside front cover are 2 newspaper cuttings from the Sydney Morning Herald. Dated 30-8-58 a book review of the 'Goldrush Songster'. Dated 22-8-64 a book review of 'Who wrote the Ballads?' A quarto size roneoed copy of Biblionews (the Book Collectors' Society of Australia) Vol. 13 No.6 June 1960. entitled a 'Charles Robert Thatcher Checklist' by Hugh AndersonHugh Andersonbooks, collections, songs, alec h chisholm collection, hugh anderson, charles thatcher, goldrush songs

The Royal Society of Victoria was formed in 1859 from a merger between The Philosophical Society of Victoria and The Victorian Institute for the Advancement of Science, both founded in 1854. The first president of the Royal Society was Baron Sir Ferdinand von Mueller, then Government botanist. In 1860 the R.S.V. organised the Burke and Wills expedition. The Society has played an important role in the life of Melbourne and Victoria including establishing the Melbourne Museum and National Parks, convening the first Australian Antarctic Exploration Committee in 1885, organising the Burke and Wills expedition and establishing the Victorian Institute of Marine Sciences in 1978. The Royal Society of Victoria has published articles of scientific interest in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria annually since 1854. The aim of the Proceedings magazine is to contribute to the advancement of science by enhancing the knowledge and appreciation of science and technology and their impact on society. This magazine is a useful research tool.A 148 pp magazine, Royal Society of Victoria Proceedings - East Gippsland Symposium Vol 82 Part 1 - 29 Jan 1969. It contains a series of scientific articles pertaining to East Gippsland. The Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria is a refereed journal, published annually. The front cover is grey with black text. At the top is the royal coat of arms. Below that is the title Royal Society of Victoria Proceedings in white print on a black background. On the bottom left is a black drawing of the Royal Society of Victoria building.Stamped twice on front cover is ORBOST HIGH SCHOOLscience-research-east gippsland royal-society-of-victoria

A history of the Jamieson gold fieldPaperback. Black cover. Front cover has a photograph of a man gold panning with his dog in a river. In the background is an old wooden house.To the memory of my great grandfather Tom Allen,/ my grandfather Jim, Wray, my father Ben Lloyd and/ his uncle, Charlie Lloyd - all seekers of gold at the/ Ten Mile. Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779 Stamp of the Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc.gold mines, gold mining, victoria, jamieson district, australia, history

Front dust cover has a photograph of a group of Girl Guides sitting around a camp fire reading.non-fictionThe story of The Girl Guide movement in Australia.girl guides, australia, history

Hard cover with dust cover and plastic book cover. Hard cover - cardboard, orange colour buckram. Dust cover - paper, light orange background with red print on front and spine. Front and back illustration ered print in silhouette of women, plane and luggage. Plastic cover - clear plastic. 174 pages - cut, plain, off white paper illustrated - black and white photographs. Front end paper - handwritten names and owner's stamp.Front end papers - owner's name, handwritten blue ink "Alison Lohmann/ Ballarat/ 1954 Donor's name - "Donated by Frank O'Connell" Front and back end papers - Owner's stamp - BENDIGO DISTRICT/ RSL SUB BRANCH INC/ PO BOX 449/ BENDIGO VIC 3552.books, military history, ww2, women

Owner and donor details - see Cat No. 5836.3. "The Paths I've Trod / Autobiography of an Australian Nurse"Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard, brown print on front, spine and back. Illustrated two sepia toned photographs - front 1/2 portrait of author (1940, back - author receiving her Bachelor of Arts. 249 pages - cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs. Title page and endpapers back - handwritten signature and notes.Title page - handwritten, blue ink, author's signature "E. Burchill B.A., B Lits, R.N., R.M., I.W. (AUTHOR)/ Melbourne/ 1987" End papers - back - handwritten, blue ink. ("David/ 855937") name and no's have been crossed out.books, military history, ww2, nurses

Hard cover book with dust cover. Hard cover - cardboard, gold colour buckram with white print front and spine. Dust cover - paper, with folded edges top and bottom. Dark grey coloured background with white and gold print on front, spine and back. Illustrated with front two two red poppies and names frtom Roll of Honour. Illustrations on spine - in colour portion of stained glass windows. 611 pages, cut, plain white, illustrated in colour, black and white photographs. Front and back end papers - dark grey colour, illustrated monochrome photographs. Bookmark - ribbon - brown. books, military history, australian war memorial

"Soldiers are Persons: A short history of the National Vietnam Veterans Museum 1994 - 2011" Phillip Island, VictoriaHard cover book Hardcover - cardboard with glossy cover, white and black print on front, spine and back. Front cover illustrated with photograph in colour of a group of men marching, with copy of badge over photograph. Background colour - black and red. 204 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black and white and colour photographs.books, vietnam war, veterans, museums

Letter advised F.G. Davey of an appointment with the Department of Civil Aviation. Davey initially wanted to be a commercial pilot after returning from WW2. He qualified to do so but eventually chose to return to his pre-war job as a clerk at Hume and Iser, Bendigo. Part of F.G. Davey collection. See catalogue no. 3536P for his service record.Single page letter in black type on cream paper under the commonwealth of Australia - Department of Civil Aviation letterhead. Handwritten appointment details appear in black ink.Handwritten in black ink: '18.4.47'. Handwritten indecipherable signature in black ink. Handwritten address in black ink: 'Davey F.G. 88 Olinda Street, Bendigo, Vic'. Handwritten appointment time: 'Thursday 24th 1030'.f.g. davey, letter, department of civil aviation

.1) Property of Howard M DAY. .2) A digest of happenings in Australia 1940 - 1945, distributed by the Red Cross. Both items issued to Howard Maxwell DAY VX31282, 2nd AIF. Refer Reg No 92.2 for service details also 87, 88, 89, 90..1) Red leatherette covered book, 128 pages. Titled The Australian Soldier's Pocket Book. .2) Soft covered green book, 96 pages. Titled While You Were Away. books - military, diaries, documents - notebooks

The items belonged to Frederick Victor Clive Lowery, VX28403 2nd AIF. Refer 187.3, 190P, 192.2..1) Booklet - Legal assistance to members of the forces and their dependents. .2) Booklet - Army rehabilitation. A4 sheet listing contacts after discharge folded and glued inside back cover.military, welfare, assistance, booklets

From forward: A celebration of 150 years of making the people of Sandhurst, Bendigo, the Loddon Mallee Region, etc much healthier.A pictorial history of the Bendigo Hospital. .1) Hard cardboard cover with glossy finish. 232 pages, cut, plain, glossy white. Illustrated with black / white photos, illustrations & posters. .2) Dust cover with glossy finish. .1) & .2) Gold / white print on front & spine. Covers illustrated in colour of a view of the Bendigo Gold District Hospital - undated, probably 1880's. books- military history, bendigo, hospital

Item belonged to Lawrence Vernon Andrews VX114736, Refer Cat No 4228 for his service details.Soft cover cardboard, greenish colour with black Print, information and advice on Army rehabilitation for Australian Military Forces.rehabilitation, army, ww2

Soft cardboard cover. Brown print on front & spine, black print on back. Background colour aquamarine with front sepia photo of sailing ship. Back has 2 photos of the Cowes ferry. 103 pages, cut plain, off white. Illustrated with black & white photos & maps. Page XV has yellow highlighter pen applied to 2 sentences. Opposite p1, handwritten in blue ink on lined notepaper taped to page: “MIRANDA 1852, LADY MILDRED 1909, SEAGULL, CARPENTARIA, AT. * HARDWOOD. AIR. PORT, AMSTERDAM. FIVE (BEACHED), BUILT 1948. WORKED, YARRA RIVER, DIESEL MOTORS TOO BE RESTORED, * TOORADIN”book, maritime, wrecks, western port

From back flap: Here are the works of over seventy Australian poets..1) Hard cardboard cover, mid brown buckram with black print front & spine. .2) Dust cover, mid grey coloured background, black print on front & spine with photos of an oil on canvas painting by George Bell 'Laying the duckboards, France'. 146 pages, cut, plain, off white. Illustrated black & white photos. Front & back fly leaf & end papers illustrated with sepia portrait photos of men in uniform. Inscription on rear of front fly leaf.Handwritten in blue ink on rear of front flyleaf: “To Rita with best wishes from Wilbur?”book, somme, dark rising

Soft, cardboard cover. Black / white print on front, spine & back. Yellow background illustrated with sketches of the Central Deborah Mine with a tram. 63 cut, white pages. Illustrated sketches in black on white background. Front & back flyleaf & end papers. Map of Bendigo. Inscriptions.Handwritten in blue ink on title page: “25.12.80. To Dad. Merry Xmas 1980” Handwritten in blue ink on contents page: “Rail to Bgo opened Oct 21 1962 to P Hill 12 Feb 1884 a period of 22 yrs”book, bendigo, golden age, retraced