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Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat
Work on paper - Booklet, Eureka Stockade Souvenir
A souvenir of the film Eureka Stockade starring Chips Rafferty, Peter Finch and others, distributed by British Empire Films Pty Ltd in 1949.fictionA souvenir of the film Eureka Stockade starring Chips Rafferty, Peter Finch and others, distributed by British Empire Films Pty Ltd in 1949.eureka stockade, ballarat, novel -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat
Work on paper - Invitation, An Exhibition of Paintings of the Eureka Stockade
non-fictionart, painting, exhibition, sydney nolan, eureka stockade -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, Alf L. Bowden, The Studio
Water fountain monument built to the memory of the brothers and sisters of Roy Ready. The Ready family were an early pioneering family of the district. Roy Ready was the undertaker for some years.Black and white photograph of a monument with water fountain, memorial plaque, and weather vane on topOn back of photo: "With R. Ready's complements. W.J. Williams"monument, memorial, ready family, drinking fountains -
Bendigo Military Museum
Plan - MONUMENT PLAN, C.1992
This plan refers to a proposed erection of a Monument to be erected in the front of the Soldiers Memorial Institute in Pall Mall Bendigo. Refer Cat No 8245.2Plan, white paper, black ink showing a monument with the sides laid out to show prospective inscriptions on.brsl, smirsl, monument, plan -
Unions Ballarat
The Eureka Stockade (Don Woodward Collection), Carboni, Raffaello, 1855 (originally) 1980 (this edition)
An eyewitness account of the Eureka Stockade as told by Italian patriot, Raffaello Carboni. The book was written one year after the Stockade took place. The Eureka Stockade took place in Ballarat in 1854 and Carboni was a prominent leader of the diggers. He was tried for high treason, but acquitted by a Melbourne jury.History of Ballarat. Autobiographical interest - Carboni.Book; 181 pages. Front cover: white background; artistic impression of Eureka Stockade; black, blue and red lettering; authors' names and title.In green ink: various page numbers and the name "J. Chisholm".btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, carboni, raffaello, lalor, peter, eureka stockade, mining licences - ballarat, hayes, timothy, southern cross flag, gold mining - ballarat, eureka hotel, scobie, james, ballarat reform league, monster meeting - ballarat, humffray, john -
Charlton Golden Grains Museum Inc
Photograph - Rotunda, c.1990
Granite War monument to the left, Brick rotunda in the center within Elliot Garden, Sign reads Elliot Gardens. The War monument unveiled by Premier Sir William McPherson KCMG on June 23rd 1923. Elliot Gardens named to honor General Harold 'Pompey" Elliot, named in 1940Colour photograph of the Granite War monument to the left, Brick rotunda in the center within Elliot Garden, Sign reads Elliot Gardens.war memorial, elliott gardens, charlton, halls, parks, reserves -
Clunes Museum
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER CUTTING, BALLARAT COURIER PTY. LTD
JAMES WILLIAM ESMOND MONUMENT.NEWSPAPER CUTTING FROM THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE BALLARAT COURIER, WITH A SCENE OF THE FIRST GOLDSTRIKE IN VICTORIA AND A PHOTO OF JAMES WILLIAM ESMOND MONUMENT AT CLUNES MARKING THE DISCOVERY OF GOLD THERE IN JULY 1851.ADVERTISEMENTS OF WILLIAM BARKELL ART & HISTORICAL CENTRE, CLUNES NEWSAGENTS, CLUNES LICENSED GROCER, NATIONAL HOTEL, MOTEL, CLUB HOTEL, CARAVAN PARK, ETC.local history, document, newspaper cutting, mining, monument -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, 1971
ORIGINAL MONUMENT DEPICTING THE EXACT SPOT THE FIRST PAYABLE GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN CLUNES 1851 BY DONALD CAMERONBLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF ORIGINAL MONUMENT DEPICTING THE EXACT SPOT THE FIRST PAYABLE GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN CLUNES 1851 BY DONALD CAMERONlocal history, photography, photographs, mining -
Camperdown & District Historical Society
Photograph - Kaawirn Kuunawarn (Hissing Swan) at Wombeetch Puyuun Grave Monument in the Camperdown Cemetery, 1885
When he died in February 1883, Wombeetch Puyuun was the last member of the Liwura Gundidj clan still living on Country at Camperdown. The Wombeetch Puyuun Grave Monument was erected by his friend and Guardian, James Dawson in 1885, largely at his own expense. At the top is engraved 1840, which marked the beginning of the demise of the local First Nations people. Below are a boomerang, a club, and a message stick. At the bottom is the year 1883 which saw the last of the local First Nations people on Country with the death of Wombeetch Puyuun. On the base are the words: "In memory of the Aborigines of this district. Here lies the body of the chief, Wombeetch Puyuun, and the last of the local tribes". Standing facing the monument is Kaawirn Kuunawarn (Hissing Swan), Elder of the Kirroe Wuurong tribe.Kaawirn Kuunawarn (Hissing Swan at the Wombeetch Puyuun Grave Monument in the Camperdown Cemeterycdhs, djargurd wurrung, djargurdwurrung, cdhsfirstnations, first nations people -
Unions Ballarat
Jan Vennik: The Dutchman at Eureka, Davis, Yvon, 2016
Jan Vennik was a miner at the Eureka Stockade who was arrested for alleged treason. This book investigates whether Jan Vennik was innocent and provides a biographical account beyond what happened at the Stockade. Vennik was acquitted of the treason charges.Significant to the story of the Eureka Stockade. Biographical interest.Paper; paperback book. Front cover: colour photograph of the Southern Cross/Eureka Flag; blue theme; white text.Front cover: Title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, vennik, jan, eureka stockade, gold, gold miners, treason, biography, dutch miners - eureka -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, Apr-71
BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF ORIGINAL MONUMENT DEPICTING THE EXACT SPOT WHERE THE FIRST PAYABLE GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN CLUNES 1851 BY DONALD CAMERON.BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF ORIGINAL MONUMENT DEPICTING THE EXACT SPOT WHERE THE FIRST PAYABLE GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN CLUNES 1851 BY DONALD CAMERON.local history, photography, photographs, events and celebrations, mining -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph of the Soldiers' Memorial, Tarnagulla, Soldiers' Memorial, Tarnagulla, Unknown, probably between 1918 and 1970
Murray Comrie Collection. The Memorial was first unveiled at a Thanksgiving Service in 1918. It now commemorates Tarnagulla residents who served in WWI and WWII. This stone monument was created and erected by Mr. Barber of Dunolly in October 1919. It was unveiled by Brigadier General Brand C.B. C.M.G. D.S.O. at 2:30pm on Saturday November 8th, 1919. The Welcome Home Committee, formed 2nd July 1917, was largely responsible for commissioning the monument. Foundation members were Mrs. B. Patterson, Mrs J. Bock and the Misses P. Lemin, Violet Radnell, D. Dyer and Doris and Phoebe Bock. The Committee also arranged 'Welcome Home' functions for each local soldier returning home after service in the First World War. Tarnagulla had a very large number of enlistments for its population. Angus M. Comrie is standing to the right of the Memorial with his daughter Mavis Comrie, and Nell Alexander. Mavis Comrie presented a new Union Jack flag to the Tarnagulla School on 25th July 1919 to commemorate Peace. Peace Medals were also distributed to the school students. Monochrome photograph of the Soldiers Memorial monument in Tarnagulla. Unknown date. tarnagulla, war, military, service, soldiers, veterans, ww1, first world war, commemoration, school, war memorial, monument, comrie, radnell, lemin, dyer, patterson, alexander, bock, brigadier general brand -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph of unveiling ceremony for Soldiers' Memorial, Tarnagulla, Unveiling ceremony for Soldiers' Memorial, Tarnagulla, 8th November 1919
Murray Comrie Collection. The monument was created and erected by Mr. Barber of Dunolly in October 1919. It was unveiled by Brigadier General Brand C.B. C.M.G. D.S.O. at 2:30pm on Saturday November 8th, 1919. The Welcome Home Committee, formed 2nd July 1917, was largely responsible for commissioning the monument. Foundation members were Mrs. B. Patterson, Mrs J. Bock and the Misses P. Lemin, Violet Radnell, D. Dyer and Doris and Phoebe Bock. The Committee arranged 'Welcome Home' functions for each local soldier returning home after service in the First World War. Tarnagulla had a very large number of enlistments for its population. Angus M. Comrie is standing to the right of the Memorial with his daughter Mavis Comrie, and Nell Alexander. Mavis Comrie presented a new Union Jack flag to the Tarnagulla School on 25th July 1919 to commemorate Peace. Peace Medals were also distributed to the school students.Monochrome photograph depicting the unveiling ceremony for the Soldiers' Memorial monument in Tarnagulla. A large crowd is looking on, some spilling off the curb and onto the street, whilst several officials stand on a temporary platform. The obelisk monument is left of centre in the image. tarnagulla, war, military, service, soldiers, veterans, ww1, first world war, commemoration, school, war memorial, monument, comrie, radnell, lemin, dyer, patterson, alexander, bock, brigadier general brand -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph of the Soldiers' Memorial, Tarnagulla, Soldiers' Memorial, Tarnagulla, Unknown, probably between 1918 and 1970
Murray Comrie Collection. The Memorial was first unveiled at a Thanksgiving Service in 1918. It now commemorates Tarnagulla residents who served in WWI and WWII. This stone monument was created and erected by Mr. Barber of Dunolly in October 1919. It was unveiled by Brigadier General Brand C.B. C.M.G. D.S.O. at 2:30pm on Saturday November 8th, 1919. The Welcome Home Committee, formed 2nd July 1917, was largely responsible for commissioning the monument. Foundation members were Mrs. B. Patterson, Mrs J. Bock and the Misses P. Lemin, Violet Radnell, D. Dyer and Doris and Phoebe Bock. The Committee also arranged 'Welcome Home' functions for each local soldier returning home after service in the First World War. Tarnagulla had a very large number of enlistments for its population. Monochrome photograph of the Soldiers Memorial monument in Tarnagulla. Unknown date. Probably a copy of a low-resolution news photograph.tarnagulla, war, military, service, commemoration, soldiers, veterans, ww1, ww2, first world war, second world war, school, war memorial, monument, comrie, radnell, lemin, dyer, patterson, alexander, bock, brigadier general brand -
Clunes Museum
Photograph - GOLD MONUMENT
ORIGINAL MONUMENT ON ACTUAL GOLD DISCOVERY SPOT, PORT PHILLIP MINE, CLUNESPORTION OF METAL CHIMNEY STACK STANDING IN SELECTED QUARTZ ROCKS DEPICTING ACTUAL SPOT WHERE FIRST GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN CLUNES 1851 AT PORT PHILLIP MINE. HAWTHORN HEDGE PLANT GROWING IN TOP OF MONUMENTACTUAL GOLD DISCOVERY CLUNESphotographs, mining civic momentoes, chimney stack, gold monument -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: THE BENDIGO UNDERGROUND MINER MONUMENT
This monument was dedicated in 2003Colour photograph of a stone monument to the Bendigo Underground Miner. On the right of the photo is the poppet leg on the stone base. In the centre is George Ellis standing at a lecturn which has a vase of flowers on it. He is holding a microphone. On the left edge is Daryl McClure with a lady standing next to him.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - the bendigo underground miner monument, george ellis, daryl mcclure -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, 1866
Watkins created his sculpture for an exhibition in Melbourne 1866: "I dressed the pillar about 2 foot 6 inches high and 16 inches square and proceeded to carve in each panel representation characteristic of Victoria 1st Panel a Kangaroo in a small scrub thicket, 2nd an Emu amongst a clump of little flowering correa; 3rd the Wimmera Down and on the 4th side my name and the date AD 1866 On the top of the pillar was an urn of globular form to represent the seed pod of the Eucalypti with spreading leaves underneath" Extract taken from 'Victoria's Wonderland' a Grampians history Monument now in private handsHeatherlie Quarry; Obelisk : Photo shows stone monument created by Francis Watkins using materials from quarry Photo shows two sided view of monument with large stone on topquarrying, mt difficult quarry -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Grave Headstone
7083: A Group of People Standing inside the cemetery Gates. Stawell 7083-1 A group of people looking at a headstone. 7083-2 A Group of people looking at a monument with houses in the background. 7083-3 A Group of people looking at graves 7073-4 A Group of People on a dirt road over a small bridge with a white ute in teh right foreground.5 colour Photographs: showing a group of people at various locations looking at graves, Monuments and a bushland setting. -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Grave Headstone
7083: A Group of People Standing inside the cemetery Gates. Stawell 7083-1 A group of people looking at a headstone. 7083-2 A Group of people looking at a monument with houses in the background. 7083-3 A Group of people looking at graves 7073-4 A Group of People on a dirt road over a small bridge with a white ute in teh right foreground.5 colour Photographs: showing a group of people at various locations looking at graves, Monuments and a bushland setting. -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Group of Stawell Historical Society members at Old Cemetery at One Tree Hill
7083: A Group of People standing inside the cemetery Gates. Stawell 7083-1: A Group of People looking at a fenced headstone 7083-2 A Group of people looking at a Monument with houses in background 7083-3 A groupd of people looking at graves 7083-4 A Group of people on a dirt road over a small bridge with a white ute in right foreground.5 Colour Photographs: showing a group of people at various locations lookning at graves, Monuments and a bushland setting. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Plan - MONUMENT PLANS, 9.7.1992
All three pertain to the erection of a Monument in front of the Soldiers Memorial Institute in Pall Mall Bendigo to honour Ex Servicemen and Women. Refer Cat No 8245.2.1) Plan, white paper, black print on black graph paper showing front elevation and plan of a monument, signed, dated and stamped. .2) Plan, white paper black print showing plan and section A.A of same structure as .1). .3) Plan, white paper black print showing position of proposed monument as in .1) in front of a building with gardens surrounding. signed, dated and stamped.On all three written and stamped, " Planning and Environment Act 1987 Bendigo Planning scheme - Plan refrred to in Permit No 096/92 - Application No 096 (signature) 9.7.92 - for and on behalf of the responsible authority"brsl, smirsl, plans, monument -
Federation University Historical Collection
Magazine, Evening Echo Historical Edition 1904, 1904
03 December 1904 was the 100th anniversary of the Eureka Stockade. A special Eureka 100th anniversary magazine supplement to the Evening Echo. The soft cover is predominately red, with many black and white images throughout. Images include Ballarat Benevolent Asylum, Ballarat Hospital and Ballarat Mechanics' Institute, Ballarat Mining Exchange Call Room, Stockbrokers.eureka stockade, eureka, ballarat hospital, aborigines, ames long, eureka iron works, cameron and sutherland, william little, craigs royal hotel, james scobie, peter lalor, ballaarat old cemetery, sturt street, prince alfred, city flour mill, bridge street, bakery hill, orphan, gong gong, victoria streets, pioneer, ballarat school of mines, mining exchange, holst, benevolent asylum, ballarat benevolent asylum, call room, ballarat mining exchange, sturt street without gardens, stock exchange, share trading, stockbrokers, pioneers, craig's hotel, craig's royal hotel, ballarat mining exchange call room, ballaarat mechanics' institute -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Cemetery Crowd
7083. A Groupd of People standing inside the Cemetery Gates Stawell. 7083-1 A Group of people looking at a fenced headstone 7083-2 A Group of people looking at a Monument. With houses in the background. 7083-3 A Group of People lookning at graves. 7083-4 A Group of People on a dirt road over a small bridge, with a white ute in right foreground.5 Colour Photographs: showing a group of people at various locations looking at Graves, Monuments and a bush land site. -
Unions Ballarat
Photograph: Betty Borchers, 1988
Betty Borchers worked as a legal secretary. She was active in the Ballarat ALP and is the wife of Norm Borchers. The picture is taken in a garden. Betty Borchers is standing near an ornate bird bath.Photographbtlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, alp, australian labor party -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph - Photograph: Unveiling of Soldiers Memorial, Tarnagulla, 8th November 1919
Williams Family Collection. The monument was created and erected by Mr. Barber of Dunolly in October 1919. It was unveiled by Brigadier General Brand C.B. C.M.G. D.S.O. at 2:30pm on Saturday November 8th, 1919. The Welcome Home Committee, formed 2nd July 1917, was largely responsible for commissioning the monument. Foundation members were Mrs. B. Patterson, Mrs J. Bock and the Misses P. Lemin, Violet Radnell, D. Dyer and Doris and Phoebe Bock. The Committee arranged 'Welcome Home' functions for each local soldier returning home after service in the First World War. Tarnagulla had a very large number of enlistments for its population. Angus M. Comrie is standing to the right of the Memorial with his daughter Mavis Comrie, and Nell Alexander. Mavis Comrie presented a new Union Jack flag to the Tarnagulla School on 25th July 1919 to commemorate Peace. Peace Medals were also distributed to the school students. Monochrome photograph depicting a crowd during a ceremony for the unveiling of the Soldiers' Memorial monument in Tarnagulla. An original photograph, mounted on card. Handwritten on back: 'L.Williams' and 'Unveiling of War Memorial' and ' To Mother, Wishing her a Merry Xmas, from Myrtle 20.12.1919' . Photographer's stamp on front 'J. Wells Photo Inglewood'.tarnagulla -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph: Unveiling ceremony for Soldiers' Memorial, Tarnagulla, J. Wells, 8th November, 1919
David Gordon Collection. The monument was created and erected by Mr. Barber of Dunolly in October 1919. It was unveiled by Brigadier General Brand C.B. C.M.G. D.S.O. at 2:30pm on Saturday November 8th, 1919. The Welcome Home Committee, formed 2nd July 1917, was largely responsible for commissioning the monument. Foundation members were Mrs. B. Patterson, Mrs J. Bock and the Misses P. Lemin, Violet Radnell, D. Dyer and Doris and Phoebe Bock. The Committee arranged 'Welcome Home' functions for each local soldier returning home after service in the First World War. Tarnagulla had a very large number of enlistments for its population. Angus M. Comrie is standing to the right of the Memorial with his daughter Mavis Comrie, and Nell Alexander. Mavis Comrie presented a new Union Jack flag to the Tarnagulla School on 25th July 1919 to commemorate Peace. Peace Medals were also distributed to the school students. The men in uniform at ground level are making up a Guard of Honour consisting of returned soldiers drawn from around the Tarnagulla district. They formed up at the Victoria Hotel, and there is a good photograph of them elsewhere in this collection. Original sepia photograph, mounted on card, depicting the unveiling ceremony for the Soldiers' Memorial monument in Tarnagulla. A large crowd is looking on, some spilling off the curb and onto the street, whilst several officials stand on a temporary platform. The obelisk monument is left of centre in the image. -
Unions Ballarat
Peter Lalor Lithograph, n/d
Peter Lalor rose to fame for his leading role in the Eureka Rebellion at Ballarat in 1854. He is the only outlaw to make it into parliament. The siege of Eureka culminated in November and December 1854 arising as the result of disagreement between disaffected gold miners (led by Peter Lalor) and colonial forces about compulsory mining licences. This lithograph is rare - the only one we are aware of.Eureka Stockade (Ballarat), politics and government (Victoria, Australia).Lithograph - sepia. Picture of Peter Lalor in Legislative Assembly speaker's regalia."The late Hon Peter Lalor, Ex-Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and leader of the Memorable Eureka Insurrection of 1854. Born - Tennikill, Queen's County, Ireland, 1827. Died - Melbourne, Victoria, 1889. Aged 62 years."btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, eureka stockade, lalor, peter, history - ballarat, politics and government -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
Motor Mower, Maker's name "Charles H Pugh"
Green painted cylindrical lawn mower with rear roller, pull start and no catcher. Regal coat of arms on front housing signifying maker is official motor mower supplier to the Queen. Rectangular petrol tank mounted between the handles above the engine. Small wooden roller in two parts on front. Pale grey plastic cover on starter mechanism. Height adjustment on front roller. Engine controls on right handle.Possibly "Eureka" model.machinery, cylinder motor mower -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White - St Kilda Road near City Road
Photo 1 - looking north from the point where St Kilda Road widened after crossing Princes Bridge. Has the Edmund Fitzgibbon monument on the left. One cable tram set is making its way into the City. Has Flinders St Station in the background, along with a number of motor cars and one horse drawn vehicle behind the monument and another behind a sign. In the far distance is an advertisement for The Herald newspaper. Photo 1910c Photo 2 - looking south from near the end of the bridge, with seven cable cars in the view, along with motors cars and two horse drawn vehicles. Government House can be seen on the left horizon.Yields information about St Kilda Road c1910.Set of two black and white photographs of" .1 - St Kilda Road near City Road looking north - with Edmund FitzGibbon monument .2 - looking southtramways, trams, cable cars, flinders street station, st kilda road, princes bridge, monuments, edmund fitzgibbon -
Port of Echuca
Colour photograph, 1979
This monument was originally situated on the median strip in High Street, outside the original Town Hall building, which subsequently became the town's Library, and is now the Shire Offices I.T Department. The memorial was moved some time in the 1960's to it's present site, which is now immediately surrounded by the Shire of Campaspe Echuca Library which was built in the early 2000's . The memorial now also mentions other wars of the 20th Century.The memorial now represents all people from the surrounding districts who have been lost to all Wars. The memorial is the focus of the Anzac Day ceremonies. In this photograph of 1979, both World War 1 & World War 2 would have been mentioned on the plaques.A coloured photograph of the World War 1 memorial in Echuca. The monument consists of a column with a statue of a soldier on the top. There are two plaque walls on both sides. There is a flag pole at centre front. . The monument is situated at the northern end of Hare Street, near the intersection with Radcliffe St, and just east of the Shire of Campaspe offices.Printed on the back are the words, "This paper manufactured by Kodak.world war 1., soldiers, civic centre, war memorial, world war 2