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Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, 1930c
Also faded copy identical imageBlack and white small format postcard of the Princes Highway at Jemmys Point. It shows the road winding around the hill between the scrub covered hill and the post and rail guard fence, Bullock Island and rock groynes in the lake also entrance in distance. Lakes Entrance VictoriaPrinces Highway, Lakes Entranceislands, fences, vegetation -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Coins, 1939-1945
Coins produced in the Melbourne Mint especially for use in internment camps throughout Australia. These coins given by family of Donald Reuben Stratford, a former guard at Camp 13, and formerly of WWI tunelling company.3x interment camp coins. 2 x penny, 1 x shilling. The pennies are bronze coloured, the shilling is gold coloured. All have a small hole in the centre.Pennies: "One Penny" on one side, reverse "Internment Camps".|Shilling: "One Shilling" on one side, reverse "Internment Camps".tatura, internment camps, camp 13, numismatics, coins -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, Rail accident, 1952
The train smash occurred in Sunbury between the Station Street level rail crossing and Sunbury Station on February 6th 1952 at around 10pm. The goods train was being pulled by the green locomotive, which was used to take the Jubilee train throughout Victoria in 1951, to acknowledge 125 of European settlement in Victoria, ran into the back of another stationary goods train on the rail line. The guard, A.C Read, in the stationary goods train was killed. P J Mcwhirter, the guard in the other train was injured. The tree lined street in the background is Horne Street.This smash was one of a number that have happened along the Sunbury rail line and in the vicinity of Sunbury Station over the years.A black and white photograph with a white border of a train smash which wrecked a steam engine and carriages. Workmen are on the tracks surveying the wreckage. A rail crossing is in the background.jubilee train, train crashes, station street, sunbury railway station, a c read, p j mcwhirter -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police motorcycle)
Side view of Len Job riding an Ariel in some kind of parade. He is wearing full uniform including hat, tunic, elbow length gloves, jodphurs and boots. To the rear of the photograph there is a line of military personnel standing at guard in front of a very large crowd. Circa 1956police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; police motorcycles; ariel motorcycle; job, william leonard -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Buggy Lamp
Kerosene lamp used on buggies. Has copper cylindrical base to store kerosene. Has ornate burner inside a chamber with glasss on two sides, a tin guard on one side and a small red lens on another side. It has a two tiered square tin top for ventilation.buggy, lamp, lantern, kerosene -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Lindsay Charles' truck delivering oranges to Tom Piper, Port Melbourne, 1960s
Two colour photographs showing Lindsay Charles' truck delivering oranges to the Tom Piper factory in the mid 1960s. The loading dock would be tilted and the side guard rail on the truck lowered so the oranges could roll via gravity onto the conveyor belt and then straight into the factorybusiness and traders, industry - food, tom piper ltd, lindsay charles -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1991
Date made November 1991Black and white photograph of the waterfront walkway, showing a timber footpath and guard railings concrete edgings being constructed beside car park. Sandy beach and seaweed at edge of lake, fishing boats and tourist boat Thunder Bird moored at wharf in background. Lakes Entrance Victoriaguesthouses, religion, topography, township, waterfront -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, 1940c
Plus 3 identical black and white|Plus 2 tinted, (one tinted copy has inscription, 'Jemmy's Point')Black and white small format postcard of the road as it winds around Jemmys Point. It shows a motor car travelling up the hill between the steep cliff of the road cutting and the post and rail guard fence. Glimpse of Bullock Island, lake and hummocks in distance. Lakes Entrance Victoriafences, roads and streets, transport, coast -
Clunes Museum
SHEARING HAND PIECES
.1 Hand piece complete with one comb cutter and leather covered hand piece grip. (thin top comb missing from bracket). Also has rubber guard tied on with leather thong. .2 One shearing hand piece without comb cutter metal. shearing, sheep, mechanical -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - Photograph - black and white
Australian Army Guards on Escort duty repatriating German POW's from Tatura Group Camps. Iced in at Cuxhaven Harbour, Germany February 1947. L to R: Polry, Lin McGann, Blue & Royrepatriation of german pow's, tatura, camp guards, mcgann, polry, cuxhaven, escort -
Puffing Billy Railway
Bucket, Train Sand
Train Sand Bucket The Train Sand Bucket was usually carried in the guards van of a train and was used to sand the rails when required to provide traction for the locomotive to haul its load up steep grades.Historic - Railways - Train Sand BucketTrain Sand Bucket made of metal puffing billy, train sand bucket -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 2003
Also a second colour photograph of rescue showing Tarpeena left, Arno Blanks tug centre and Kendean on far right. Coast guard RIB in front of Tarpeena 05071.1 10 x 15 cmColour photograph of fishing trawler Tarpeena aground with line atached from bow to Gippsland Ports tug Albatross off Western Pier Lakes Entrance Victoriafishing industry, boats and boating -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd, Barbed Wire & Bamboo, 1992
Book, soft cover. Main background on front cover is red & white. Title is white ink on black background. Bottom half has 2 images showing Germans searching a British soldier & 4 Japanese guards lined up. 159 pages, illustrations, some maps & drawings.Donated by Bgo YMCA Stamped on 2nd fly leaf: Thailand Hellfire Pass ex POW Projectbooks, military, history, imprisonment -
Bendigo Military Museum
Card - CARD, BOER WAR, Pre 1900
Post card Boer War sent from South Africa by Otto J LUCKWALL, 5th Vic Mounted Rifles to his sister. Otto was from Bendigo. The card has pressed leaves & photo inside. Fawn cardboard two page folded card with gold lettering on front. Sepia photo inside front cover of camp scene with soldier standing on guard with rifle. trenches in foreground, Three pressed leaves inside. Back cover with red, white & blue bow joining the leaves at their stems.Printed on cover: “Everlasting Silver Leaves From Table Mountain Cape Town South Africa” On L leaf: “Loving Greetings” On R leaf: “To my dear sister” cards, boer war, silver leaves -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Doug McLean, Gellibrand: Kanyana Special to Beech Forest, 1 March 1959
On the 1st March, 1959, the first special train was organized by the Australian Railways Historical Society in conjunction with the Kanyana Festival Committee of Colac, Victoria. It proved so popular that additional trains were later organized. Temporarily in storage at Newport railway yards eight NBH excursion carriages were transferred to Colac which ran on the special trains until early-1962. A A.R.H.S. "Kanyana" special excursion locomotive G41, an NC guard's van and NBH excursion carriages at halts at Gellibrand while the fireman attends to the engine requirements (or 'ER' in railways' parlance). The passengers are milling outside the excursion carriages while two are talking to the driver. Houses are in the background. B/W.gellibrand; railways; kanyana special; colac; beech forest; loco g41; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Ray Jude, Beech Forest: engine leaving balloon loop, 1959, 21 November 1959
B/W. Engine G41, showing the sign "Puffing Billy Preservation Society, Beech Forest, 21-11-59", leaves the balloon loop at Beech Forest Railway Station, with guard and child hanging from the engine. A number of people are in the area, particularly two on top of a stack of timber. beech forest; railways; -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Binh Ha Villagers
A black and white photograph of a 5 RAR digger, guards the Binh Ha plantation owners car, while an Command Armoured Personnel Carrier parks nearby, as plantation villagers file into a compound to await interrogated and identidy checks, during the cordon and search Operation Bondi. (30/12/1969)photograph, duc trung "gallia" rubber plantation, 5 rar, binh ba, operation bondi, gibbons collection catalogue, digger, apc, armoured personnel carrier -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Car builders duties", May. 1970
Instruction - 2 pages - duplicated foolscap sheets - headed "MMTB Engineering Department - Workshops and Running Shed Branch" - titled "Car builders duties". Details duties of workmen who undertook the repair of body defects, inspections of trams, cleaning, life guards and footboards. Dated May 1970.trams, tramways, depot, safety, workshops, tramcars, repairs, instructions, procedures -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Artwork, other - Portrait, Prince Charles
Colour portrait of Prince CharlesColour portrait of Prince Charles with Brown and gold wooden frame Charles is wearing a short red welsh guards coat with gold aguilettes and a blue sash on the back og the frame with black sharpie " Presented to 1 RVR Sergents mess by LT Col Blanksby ED August 1982"" Presented to 1 RVR Officers mess by LT Col Blanksby ED August 1982" 1 of 2 5/6 rvr, officer's / sergeant's mess -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Artwork, other - Portrait, Prince Charles, August 1982
Colour portrait of Prince Charles presented by former Co olour portrait of Prince Charles with Brown and gold wooden frame Charles is wearing a short red welsh guards coat with gold aguilettes and a blue sash on the back og the frame with black sharpie " Presented to 1 RVR Officers mess by LT Col Blanksby ED August 1982"" Presented to 1 RVR Officers mess by LT Col Blanksby ED August 1982" 2/2officer's / sergeant's mess, 5/6 rvr, portrait, prince charles -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - POST OFFICE AND LAW COURTS
Black and white photograph of earlier photo. Bendigo Post Office and Law Courts. Small trees, planted along Pall Mall. Trees have protective guards around trunks. Two groups of two people Inscriptions: in image - across top 'Post Office and Law Courts, Bendigo':.buildings, government, bendigo post office -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: FUNERAL CORTAGE, TRAMWAY EMPLOYEE GUARD OF HONOR
Black and white photo of funeral cortège, showing tramway employees guard of honour. On back, 'Copyright Bendigo Advertiser' stamped in purple ink. 'Inscription under photo in album Trammies Funeral' written in pencil. In black ink '62% 3 3/4'' x 5'' page 72'.person, individual, basil miller -
Bendigo Military Museum
Certificate - CERTIFICATE OF DISCHARGE WW2, FRAMED, 11.3.1949
Certificate of Discharge. V143139 Sergeant Albert William Guard. Served with Citizen Military Forces from 13 October 1941 to 30 June 1947. Interim Army 1 July 1947 to 26 October 1948.Wooden frame, glass front, printed certificate with cream coloured border, has details of the persons service and discharge date.“Certificate No 224024”documents - certificates/army records, glass technology, discharge -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH of SOLDIER, Dec 1940
Black & White photo of Norman Huxley, Service No. NX18101, Private, 2/1 HQ Guard Battalion, taken overseas. Wac In Haifa, Egypt in Dec 1940. Photo appears to be taken at camp in desert - WW2.Photo of Norman Huxley - Black & White, Name on front, serrated edges.On back "Taken Dec 1940, Abroad N. Huxley."n huxley, egypt, ww2 -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Knox Collection, Last train from Weeaproinah, 1962, 27 June 1962
The last goods train ran from Beech Forest and Weeaproinah on Wednesday, 27th June 1962, laden with NQR wagons full of timber and a guard's van. The crew was driver Clarrie Kenyan and fireman John Spence.B/W. 195mm x 267mm. Locomotive G42 bearing the inscription " 27th June 1962, Last train from Weeaproinah" traverses the point, the crew, driver Clarrie Kenyan and fireman John Spence looking at the camera.colac; beech forest; weeaproinah; railways; -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Arbor Week celebration, 26th - 28th April 1989
Nicholas Ruthen was a student at Bulla Primary School when the children were celebrating Arbor Week in April 1989. He had planted a tree and had placed a guard around it to give the young plant protection. A non-digital coloured photograph of a boy kneeling on the ground beside a small tree which has a plastic protection around it.arbor week, nicholas ruthen, bulla primary school -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Plane Guard Print, Plane Guard - HMAS Perth escorting HMAS Melbourne
Artist Peter Blenkinsopp, 1936 to 2010, Limited edition print of HMAS Perth Escorting HMAS MelourneAustralian Navy color print of HMAS Perth and HMAS MelbourneColor print of HMAS Perth escorting HMAS Melbourne at sea - framed print.Front : "Plane Guard" - HMAS Perth escorting HMAS Melbourne, from an originial oil painting by Peter Blenkinsopp. Rear : small sign from Geelong Pictture framers and Ryrie ST Art Galleryhmas perth, hmas melbourne, artist peter blenkinsopp -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Crowes Station, 1912
Locomotive 8A, two freight cars, a passenger car and a guard's van leave Crowes Station for Beech Forest. Crowes Station consists of a two-layered station building, a goods shed and a toilet at a three-line terminus.Crowes Station soon after opening in 1912 with Locomotive 8A about to depart for Beech Forest and Colac.crowes; station; railway; locomotive; -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Railway Signal Lamp, 1917
Metal and glass railway signalling lamps were used for communication, safety and lighting by train guards, shunters and signalmen, as well as station staff in the late 1880s to the early 1900s. They were hand operated and used fuel such as kerosene.The railway signal lamp has local significance as part of a set of three lamps donated by a resident of Wodonga who worked for the Victorian Railways. It also has national significance as an example of communication and safety equipment used by the railways in Australia in the late 19th century and early 20th century.Black painted metal signal lamp with a circular metal cover over a clear glass disk at the front and an elongated oval shaped handle at the back. The circular metal cover has a vertical slit in it. There is an inscription on the top of the lamp with the date 1917 and the company name "Eli Griffiths & Sons, Birmingham"."ELI GRIFFITHS & SONS / 1917 / BIRMINGHAM"railway lamps, signalling lamp, train signal lamps, railway equipment -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Railway Signal Lamp, c. late 1800s - early 1900s
Metal and glass railway signalling lamps were used for communication, safety and lighting by train guards, shunters and signalmen, as well as station staff in the late 1880s to the early 1900s. They were hand operated and used fuel such as kerosene.The railway signal lamp has local significance as part of a set of three lamps donated by a resident of Wodonga who worked for the Victorian Railways. It also has national significance as an example of communication and safety equipment used by the railways in Australia in the late 19th century and early 20th century.Exterior casing of a black painted metal railway signal lamp with circular blue and red glass filters and a turning mechanism on the top under a circular handle. Small copper plate with the letters "A y" stamped on it, on one side of the lamp. "A y"railway lamps, signalling lamp, train signal lamps