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Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Book, Nettie Palmer, The Dandenongs by Nettie Palmer, Melbourne : National Press, [1952]
... Well known writer of Australian history and early... of Australian history and early setttlement of the Dandenongs. This item ...Well known writer of Australian history and early setttlement of the Dandenongs.This item is significant of an example of the authors writing.Hard cover book of an account of the gradual settlement of the Dandenongs since the first white settler penetrated the wooded ranges more than a century ago. Author: Palmer, Nettie, 1885-1964. Illustrations: Edwards, Ron, 1930-2008.pioneers, settlers, dandenong ranges, raspberry growers, emerald, monbulk, nobelius -
Unions Ballarat
The tyranny of distance: how distance shaped Australia's history (Don Woodward), Blainey, Geoffrey, 1983
... history - australia...Australian history and how its distant location impacted... Australian history and how its distant location impacted upon ...Australian history and how its distant location impacted upon this.History - Australia. Geography.Book; 365 pages. Cover: light grey background; picture of blue globe with a ship; black and red background; author's name and title.Glenn Howard 6C in blue biro.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, history - australia, geography - australia -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Programme - Community Concert, 100 Years of Heathmont, 2023
... presented by Heathmont History Group and Heathmont Sing Australia..., poetry and singalong lyrics presented by Heathmont History Group ...9-page booklet celebrating Heathmont's centenary with colour and black & white photographs, poetry and singalong lyrics presented by Heathmont History Group and Heathmont Sing Australia on 26th November, 2023. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA POSTCARDS
... and objects relating to Australia's history, manufacturing and culture... various items and objects relating to Australia's history ...Postcards. A set of 18 colour postcards from the National Museum of Australia in Canberra showing various items and objects relating to Australia's history, manufacturing and culture. ( see list under references)cottage, miners, wool press, cobb & co, ben chifley, mutoscope, austral wash machine, herman house & co, australia 2, heidelberg unemployed bureau, sunlight soap, waterside worker's union, boomerang, spirit figures, dugout canoe, ayer's rock, bark painting, delaunay belville car, phar lap's heart -
Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch
Jumper, Square rig, 2001
... This style of jumper has a long history in the Royal...-country This style of jumper has a long history in the Royal ...This style of jumper has a long history in the Royal Australian Navy, descending from the uniform style of the 19th century Royal Navy.Navy blue long sleeved, heavy-weight jumper with square rig collar. On left sleeve is an embroidered patch with the word "AUSTRALIA," underneath which is an anchor insignia and three downward pointing chevrons in gold embroidery thread. On right sleeve is an embroidered patch with the word "AUSTRALIA" on the upper shoulder, underneath which is an embroidered gold wheel on a semi-circle shaped patch. The jumper has a deep neckline, tied with a cotton navy tie. Accompanying collar (0036.2) attaches to the jumper via three navy blue plastic buttons at the back of the neck, and three navy blue plastic buttons running down both left and right interior neckline. The jumper has a zip on the left hand side which runs from the hem to the waist.On patches "AUSTRALIA" Interior label at back of neck reads "ADA/2001/[broad arrow]/NSN: 8405 66 132 2508/SIZE: 111 L/NO/NAME/WOOL/POLYESTER/DRY CLEAN ONLY"royal australian navy, uniform, marine, shirt, australian defence apparel, ratings -
Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch
Collar, Square rig, Australian Government Clothing Factory
... This style of collar has a long history in the Royal...-country This style of collar has a long history in the Royal ...This style of collar has a long history in the Royal Australian Navy, descending from the uniform style of the 19th century Royal Navy.Rectangular shaped collar with three white parallel lines running the border of the collar. Collar is light navy on top and striped white and blue on interior. Collar is held in place with nine buttons on the jumper, there are nine corresponding machine-stitched button holes on the collar. Handwritten on the interior at the back of the neck and on the edge of the square collar is "D. KRUEGER" On interior label on right side, "A.G.C.F./SIZE. 3/8406.66.078.0013/R.A.N./MADE IN/AUSTRALIA"royal australian navy, uniform, marine, australian defence apparel, ratings, collar -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Mixed media - Video, RDHS Guest Speaker Presentation - A Taste of Australian Climate History - Don Garden
... and author, examins the history of climate in Australia as researched... of Australian Climate History - Don Garden Mixed media Video ...Digitised video (2.84GB). Duration: 43 minutes. Recorded October, 2019 (Video is available for viewing at Ringwood & District Historical Society Archives by appointment)Presenter: Don Garden, OAM FFAHS, FRHSV, historian and author, examins the history of climate in Australia as researched for his book "Droughts, Floods & Cyclones - El Ninos that Shaped our Colonial Past". -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Patsy Adam-Smith, The Anzacs, by Patsy Adam-Smith, 1978
... History of the participation of Australian troops... Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne History of the participation ...372 p., black & white illustrationsnon-fictiongallipoli, world war 1 -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, The Australian Legend by Russel Ward, 1978_
... australia history...An Australian history book that deals with the idea... Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne An Australian history book ...An Australian history book that deals with the idea of nationalism and how it developed in Australia.Hard cover book.336 pages, colour and black and white illus. Cover has painting of swagmen at camp.australia history, nationalism, australian legend, russel ward -
Federation University Historical Collection
Postcard - Sepia, Miss Tittell Brune, c1905, c1905
... figure in the history of the Australian stage. The peak of her... figure in the history of the Australian stage. The peak of her ...Minnie Tittell Brune was born in 1875 and died in 1974. She was an American actress, little known in her own country, but a major figure in the history of the Australian stage. The peak of her career coincided with an Antipodean tour from 1904 to 1909. She was brought to Australia by J. C. Williamson, A sepia postard whowing a seatedwoman in elaborate costume. She is American actress Minnie Tittle Brunechatham-holmes family collection, tittell brune, actress, theatre -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: PROUD STORY ; THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND
... 'Proud Story ; The Official History Of The Australian Comforts... AUSTRALIA Military history Lydia Chancellor Collection collection ...A hard covered book with sleeve containing a coloured illustration of war jeeps with driver on the front. The book is titled 'Proud Story ; The Official History Of The Australian Comforts Fund.' A Commonwealth-wide voluntary organisation accredited to the Royal Australian Navy, The Australian Military Forces and the Royal Australian Air Force and charged with the duty of caring for all fit and well members of the Australian forces during the Second World War, 1939-1945. F. H. Johnston Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd., Sydney, 1949.C.O. Bradham Jacksonaustralia, military, history, lydia chancellor collection, collection, lydia chancellor, world war two, australian comforts fund, australian history, history, w.w.ii, war, royal australian navy, royal australian air force, the australian military forces -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, 24TH BN, Sergeant W J Harvey M.M. et al, The ..... Red & White Diamond, Post 1920
... The ..... Red & White Diamond ...... The official history... goldfields The ..... Red & White Diamond ...... The official history ...The ..... Red & White Diamond ...... The official history of the 24th Battalion Australian Imperial Force.Hard cover paper glued to cardboard, dark grey colour. Dark blue print on front & spine (broken off). 340 pages, cut, plain, beige coloured. Illustrated, black & white photos & sketch maps. Front fly leaf handwritten in black ink: “July 1-7-1921, J A Rodway, Worker's Club, Mildura” books, military, 24th bn -
Unions Ballarat
Kings' men: Australia's Governors General from Hopetoun to Isaacs (Don Woodward Collection), Cunneen, Christopher, 1983
... History of governor generalship in Australia up to 1936... in function over time. Australian political history. btlc ballarat ...History of governor generalship in Australia up to 1936 & the changes in function over time.Australian political history.Book; 237 pages. Cover: brown background; colour paintings of Lord Northcote and Lord Stonehaven; white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics and government, governor general, federation australia, constitution - australia -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, The Australian Educational Foundation, The Australian Junior Encyclopaedia, 1951
... An Australian history encyclopedia covering history, flora...An Australian history encyclopedia covering history, flora ...An Australian history encyclopedia covering history, flora and fauna, industry, communications and geography.3 volumes, illustrations (some colour), maps, Leather type hard bound covers.encyclopedias, encyclopedias - australia -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL WATSON COLLECTION: MAN AND AERIAL MACHINES NEWSLETTER ISSUE NO. 40 1994, 1994
... for those with a serious interest in the Aeronautical history... in the Aeronautical history of Australia. Issue No. 40 ISSN 1037-5120 January ...On the front page of Man and Aerial Machines a publication for those with a serious interest in the Aeronautical history of Australia. Issue No. 40 ISSN 1037-5120 January to February 1994 is a grey scale of Basil Watson and his Aircraft along with another man standing behind the Aircraft, both men are wearing hats. The biplane has a single propella and along the side of the plane is a ring of three different colours. Underneath is written 'Basil Waton's aircraft at an unknown location and R.A.A.F Museum via John Hopton. The newsletter covers a drawing of Short S.B.5 with 60deg wing sweep and a low set tail plane from Shorts Aircraft since 1900 by C.H. Bames. An article on Basil George Watson also 'The War Aloft, Experiences of Australian Aviator, the latest machines'. 'In his Homebuilt Biplane Aviator Loops and Dive's. 'Bendigo Aviator flies from Melbourne' 'Flight from Bendigo', 'The Aeroplane in War, some recent developments'. 'Castlemaine New Years Day Carnival' An advertisement for Basil Watson to give a demonstration at the Bendigo Racecourse Saturday 2nd December (weather permitting)person, individual, basil watson -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, Australia in the War of 1939-1945 - Air War Against Japan 1943-1945 AIR Author George Odgers, First Published in 1957
... The history of the Royal Australian Air Force in WWII...Lara RSL Sub Branch McClelland Ave Lara The history ...The history of the Royal Australian Air Force in WWII beginning with the first offensive against Japan and ends with the return of the RAAF to Australia after the surrender of the Japanese Forces.Australia in the War of 1939-1945 - Air War Against Japan 1943-1945 AIR Maps, Illustrations, Photographs, Australian War Memorialraaf, 1943-1945, japan, pacific war, phillipines, burma, minelaying, mindoro, catalinas, anti-submarine, tarakan, labuan, rabaul, new guinea -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet - BOOKLET WW1, 4th Australian Divisional Artillery, Post WW1
... booklet showing history of the 4th Australian Divisional Artillery... booklet showing history of the 4th Australian Divisional Artillery ...4th AUSTRALIAN DIVISIONAL ARTILLERY - photo/printed card booklet showing history of the 4th Australian Divisional Artillery. Produced by its Association at the end of hostilities.Cover -soft cover, cardboard, beige colour, front with gold print on scroll ribbon above illustration of soldier in uniform in profile portrait. In muted colours - khaki, blue, red, skin tones. Block print on back cover with illustrations of horse heads and armoury. Pages - cardboard, beige colour. Illustrated - black line drawings, some coloured. Spine - fastened with black and red ribbon.booklet, 4th div, artillery -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Book, Leigh Edmonds, 'Australia Takes Wing' by Leigh Edmonds
... in a series of three books on the history of flight in Australia.... Services, Australia Takes Wing was written by Leigh Edmonds ...The first eBook published by Ballarat Heritage Services, Australia Takes Wing was written by Leigh Edmonds. It is first in a series of three books on the history of flight in Australia.eBook by Leigh Edmonds. flight, aeroplanes, leigh edmonds -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Booklet, Ringwood City Council, City of Ringwood - Freedom of Entry book for Royal Australian Engineers 3 Division, including history of the Division, 1965
... of the Royal Australian Engineers 3 Division 1948-1965 and history....; History of the Royal Australian Engineers 3 Division 1948-1965 ...Buff coloured book referring to the freedom of entry to the City of Ringwood being granted upon Royal Australian Engineers 3 Division, including how the ceremony originated for granting freedom of entry and order of ceremony.; History of the Royal Australian Engineers 3 Division 1948-1965 and history of the development of Ringwood. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, 2/31 Australian Infantry Battalion Association, Forever Forward, 1994
... Documents the history of the 2/31st Australian infantry... goldfields Documents the history of the 2/31st Australian infantry ...Documents the history of the 2/31st Australian infantry Battalion, 2nd AIF 1940-45.Black hard cover with title in gold on spine. Dust jacket illustrated front and back. Title on spine 333p. Maps and black & white illustrations. Page edges cut. Returned and Services League - Memorial Hall Bendigo stamp on inside front cover.books-military-history -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Life in the Cities: Australia in the Victorian Age by Michael Cannon, 1983_
... An Australian history text describing social conditions... Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne An Australian history text ...An Australian history text describing social conditions in the major Australian cities of the 19th century.Outlines conditions in cities in the 19th century. Compares with "Life in the country".Hard cover. 320 pages, illus. Dust jacket has a detail from S.T. Gill's "General view of Sydney"australia social conditions, australia city life, michael cannon -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
hard cover non-fiction book, Reed Books, ANZACS, Australians at War, 1991
... A narrative history by A.K.Macdougall, outlining... A narrative history by A.K.Macdougall, outlining the Australia ...A narrative history by A.K.Macdougall, outlining the Australia participation from the Boer War to the Gulf War.hard cover non-fiction book with jacket and library plastic coveringInside book is a newspaper clipping outlining key dates in Gallipoli campaign -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document - School Project, Nunawading High School, 15/01/1988
... in the Forest Hill area in the 1950s. VCE / HSC Australian History... in the Forest Hill area in the 1950s. VCE / HSC Australian History ...Factors which brought about a need for a new High School in the Forest Hill area in the 1950s. VCE / HSC Australian History option. Submitted for Nunawading City Council History and Heritage Bicentennial Essay Competition.nunawading high school, secondary schools, forest hill -
National Wool Museum
Book, Pioneers of Wool
... at various developments in the history of wool in Australia... in Australia and various significant locations. Wool - history Wool ..."Pioneers of Wool" - Robert Ingpen, Pioneer Settlement Press, 1972. Written and illustrated by Robert Ingpen, looking at various developments in the history of wool in Australia and various significant locations.wool - history wool growing wool processing, ingpen, mr robert, wool - history, wool growing, wool processing -
Bendigo Military Museum
Painting - PAINTING, AUSTRALIAN ARMY 100 YEARS, Post 2001
... Framed images of the Australian Army over 100 years, frame... depiction taken from photos of the history of the Australian Army ...As the plaque states it is a depiction of the Australian Army over a 100 year period from 1901 - 2001. This item is on display in the Bendigo District RSL Havilah Road..Framed images of the Australian Army over 100 years, frame is brown timber with a gold edge, background is green with a Rising Sun center top, in top LH corner is the Australian flag, central is a intermixed depiction taken from photos of the history of the Australian Army with a larger colour depiction of a modern soldier to go with the time 2001.Under this is a oval shape with a map of the World centre on each side of the map is 3 rows of campaign ribbons from 1901 -2001. At the bottom on the frame is a small plaque with text in Black.On the plaque,, “The Australian Army 1901 - 2001 - The Spirit - Ordinary people, extraordinary service”brsl, smirsl, bdrslinc -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, City of Box Hill, "The Box Hill - Doncaster Electric Tramway", 1989
... Two colour pamphlet describing the history... City Of Box Hill Two colour pamphlet describing the history ...Two colour pamphlet describing the history of the Australia's first electric tram service - Box Hill to Doncaster tramway. Details the history of the tramway, its opening, extracts from newspapers, equipment used, photos of the tramcars, Henry Hilton, people involved with the funding of the project, recognition of the tramway within the City of Box Hill. Pamphlet folded into 6. Printed on off-white paper, with a reddish colour for headings and some backgrounds. Three copies held. See also Reg Item 2847 for other items.trams, tramways, box hill, centenary, exhibitions, tramways, doncaster, city of box hill -
Greensborough Historical Society
Magazine, The Bulletin, The Bulletin Holiday Book - The best of The Bulletin in '73 - and much more, 1973
... regarding politics, history and cartoons relative to Australia... regarding politics, history and cartoons relative to Australia ...The Bulletin: a 1973 magazine with articles and stories regarding politics, history and cartoons relative to Australia and abroad.Magazine in black and white print, illus. (some col.)comics, australian culture, world history, australia politics and government -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document - School Project, Nunawading High School, 15/06/1988
... in the Forest Hill area in the 1950s. VCE / HSC Australian History... in the Forest Hill area in the 1950s. VCE / HSC Australian History ...Factors which brought about a need for a new school in the Forest Hill area in the 1950s. VCE / HSC Australian History option, June 1988. Submitted for Nunawading City Council History and Heritage Bicentennial Essay competition.nunawading high school, secondary schools, forest hill -
Wangaratta High School
WSC Framed Photo, 1994
... Australian flags and their histories. Presented to Wangaratta High... Australian flags and their histories. Presented to Wangaratta High ...Black paper board with a large image of the Australian flag, its description and history and descriptions of other Australian flags and their histories. Presented to Wangaratta High School by Smith Office Machines in 1994. in a black marble look frame -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Audio - AMY CASTLES
... newspaper articles relating to her singing history in Europe... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields ...Compact disc audio copy titled 'Amy Castles Court Singer' released on November 13th 2001 commemorating the 100th anniversary of her singing debut in London. Covering handwritten note from donor Patricia Finn is included with six pages of photocopied newspaper articles relating to her singing history in Europe and Australia.bendigo, history, amy castles