The Efficient Service Medal was instituted in 1930 and awarded to non - commissioned officers and men of the Citizens Military Forces for 12 years of efficient service.2/5 Field Regiment Lapel Badge and Hat Badge Efficient Service Medal Queen Elizabeth 2nd on front - For Efficient Service on rear.

The Ballarat Benevolent Asylum in Ascot Street Ballarat is now know as the Queen Elizabeth Centre.A number of images relating to life at the Ballarat Benevolent Asylum. ballarat benevolent asylum, crimean veteran, architecture

The Ballarat Benevolent Asylum in Ascot Street Ballarat is now know as the Queen Elizabeth Centre.Black and white image of people working in the garden at the Ballarat Benevolent Asylum. ballarat benevolent asylum, crimean veteran, architecture, garden

The Ballarat Benevolent Asylum in Ascot Street Ballarat is now know as the Queen Elizabeth Centre.A number of images relating to life at the Ballarat Benevolent Asylum. ballarat benevolent asylum, crimean veteran, architecture

Length of fabric. Royal motifs- Grenadier Guards; Three Lions; Golden Carriage; Beefeaters. Pattern printed onto fabric. Possibly a synthetic or silk mixture. Possibly produced to mark the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth 2. Old Box 85.

Seven 1954 commemorative Florins Queen Elizabeth II Royal visit. Composition: 50% silver, 40% copper, 5%zinc, 5% nickel. There were 2 millions coins issued, mintmark M (Melbourne) All in excellent conditions.numismatics, coins - australian, florins

The Kew Historical Society’s collection includes a wide range of leisure objects. Many of the items are European-made, generally of British origin, however there are a number that were made for the Australian market by Australian manufacturers. There were clearly a huge range of toys produced for the Australian and International children’s market in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries. The examples of toys in the collection include examples of alphabet toys, arcade toys, baby toys, construction toys, dolls, doll accessories, educational toys, soft toys, tin toys, toy animals, toy blocks, toy machines, toy typewriters, etc. "Victory" Jig-Saw Puzzle of the Royal Family, circa 1936, in its original packaging. The jig-saw features King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth. The puzzle is based on an original portrait by Marcus Adams.royal family, jig-saw puzzle, hayter & co

Exercise Book of Essays by Jessica Julia Norman- BailOne exercise book of a set from the 1940'sCoronation Exercise Book"Coronation" "Exercise Book" "Very Private" "Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth" "Subject: English" "Name: Jessica Julia Norman-Bail" "Grade: Leaving Pass" exercise book

Vagarini was an Italian painter at Camp 3 Tatura. He was arrested in Palestine and sent to Australia on the Queen Elizabeth.ModernistFour rows of huts. Flower gardens are planted at the front of the first hut. Rows of red dirt in the foreground. Bright blue sky and a large tree growing at the back of the first hut and is in the centre of the picture. R. Wied wrtitten on back of painting.Cesare Vagarini

A pictorial special souvenir on the occasion of the 2000 Royal Tour of Australia by Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.8 p., text and colour images.royal family, royal tours

Khaki coloured booklet with dark blue print. In the centre is a royal crown. Wording as follows: The Shrine Forecourt, Victoria's Memrial of the 1939-1945 War. Dedication By Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Second. Sunday 28th Feb 1954. Official Souvenir 2/-.Handwritten in ink at top: “Robert Exon” March 5th 1954”booklet, shrine, melbourne

Box containing 93three pence coins. Forty four King George V various dates. Twenty three King George VI various dates. Twenty six Queen Elizabeth II various dates. All the coins are circulated and in various conditions.numismatics, coins - australian, three pence

Three Queen Elizabeth II Commonwealth of Australia 10 shillings notes. Signatures Coombs/Wilson . Two have consecutive serial numbers AH52822031/AH52822032. The third has serial number AH63911110. All notes in good condition except a centre fold.numismatics, notes - australian, 10 shilling

The celebration of Queen Victoria's birthday on May 24 was renamed Empire Day in 1903 after her death in 1901. It was celebrated throughout the British Empire, including in Australia. Ballarat schools marched in procession with a salute at the Town Hall before attending church services at their respective churches. By the late 1950s the celebration became Commonwealth Empire Day the reference to Empire being dropped by the 1960s.These form part of a large family collection of bookmarks and local & family history items at Hymettus Cottage, home to the same family for the past 125 years in 2024. They have a well documented provenance and a known owner forming part of a significant and representative historical collection that reflects Ballarat's local history from a family perspective. They contribute to our understanding of social and family life in twentieth century Ballarat and providing interpretative capacity for family, local, and social history themes.Three Empire Day cardboard bookmarks each featuring an illustrated crown, with crossed Australian and British flags, each bookmark trimmed in gold. The first is simply for Empire Day and two commemorate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and the 1953 Royal Visit respectively.nil,empire day, royal visit, bookmarks, empire day movement, melbourne, coronation year 1953

Round white ceramic plate with various royal, imperial and military gold emblems bordering an image of a brown building. Original cardboard box has also been retained.Front: "Commemorative Plate for the official opening of the Queen Elizabeth II Army Memorial Museum 15th October 1978" Back: "Queen Elizabeth II / Army Memorial Museum Plate / This plate has been created as one of 2,000 only, to commemorate the official opening of the Queen Elizabeth II Army Memorial Museum in Waiouru, by the Governor-General, Hist Excellency the Rt Hon Sir Keith Holyoake, GCMG, CH, on the 15th October 1978. / This plate design was authorised by the Chief of General Staff, Major General R.D.P. Hassett, CB, CBE, and approved by the New Zealand Herald of Arms. / 319"ceramic, commemorative plate, army memorial museum plate, army memorial museum

An Act to re-enact with Amendments the Law relating to Shearers Accommodation, enacted by Queen Elizabeth II on 14 December 1976.An Act to re-enact with Amendments the Law relating to Shearers Accommodationshearing, c.h. rixon, government printer

Mrs Laurie Hay (right) looks on while Mrs Doris Brereton congratulates a Queen Elizabeth Geriatric Centre bowler.1 x col. photographkelaston home (ballarat)

Document: Mew Monument Gold Mining Co N/L. 11299 lease for site of machinery 27/4/1952. Signature Asst. Registrar of Titles His majesty King George VI cancelled & replaced by stamp Her majesty Queen Elizabeth II.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining lease, mccoll ranking & stanistreet

Negative copy of an original print and associated print copy of Ethel Osborne photos of the Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother) with Ethel Elizabeth Osborne opening the Emily McPherson College, 27 April 1927. Sir William McPherson behind the DuchessNegative black and white film 120 6x9 format 2 strips Associated B&W printFuji Safety Neopan SSaudrey osborne, ethel osborne, audrey josephine cahn (nee osborne), ethel elizabeth osborne (nee goodson), duchess of york, emily mcpherson college, sir william mcpherson, audrey cahn

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. A winning lead: crowds flocked to the Queen Elizabeth Oval to watch Howard Day lead his Bendigo combined side onto the ground to compete against Walter Hammond's MCC team in 1946. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

A pictorial special recalling previous Royal Tours of Australia on the occasion of the 2000 Royal Tour of Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.8 p., text and colour images.royal family, royal tours

Photocopy of part of City of Ballarat's Mayor's Report for 1954 - 1955. Three pages covering trams, railways telephone exchange problems, photo of Queen Elizabeth hospital, photo from Ballarat Town Hall looking east in 1874 and today (1955). Originals held in the Ballarat Library. trams, tramways, city of ballaarat, trams, railways, civic history

The Benevolent Asylum was on Ascot Street South. It is now the Queen Elizabeth Geriatric Centre. This sketch comes from View of Ballarat by Niven & Co circa 1885.building, public, benevolent asylum, ascot street south, ballarat, views of ballarat

Ambulances parked outside the Victorian Civil Ambulance Service headquarters at Lonsdale Street Melbourne during the period of the 1953 visit to Australia of Queen Elizabeth IIBlack and white photograph of eight ambulances outside building.VICTORIAN CIVIL AMBULANCE SERVICEroyal visit

Bendigo Weekly from February 8, 2002. '' Snippets of Bendigo history'' by Edith Lunn concluding the View Street Story. In this article Edith Lunn tell us of one of the most memorable event ever to be staged on the oval of the Upper Reserve, the welcoming on March 5, 1954 of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh. Following the Royal visit the name ''Queen Elizabeth Oval'' was given to the Upper Reserve. Through the years the area which was once the Government Camp has undergone many changes, a few buildings, relics from the early days, still remain. The home of Tom Fleming, the old Supreme Court and the Police Barracks. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo, bendigo weekly

The Daily Telegraph is a broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally. It was founded by Arthur B. Sleigh in 1855 as The Daily Telegraph and Courier. This is the third supplement to the Daily Telegraph containing photographs and articles on the coronation of Queen Elizabeth 11. The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II as monarch of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon took place on 2 June 1953. On the 2nd June 1953, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place and the commonwealth countries, including Australia joined in the celebration. Saving an item dedicated to the royal family is typical of the general feeling of respect and admiration felt by the rural communities towards the British Royal Family, especially towards Queen Elizabeth II.A 23 pp newspaper supplement from the Daily Telegraphdated June 3rd 1953. It is titled "Coronation Picture Supplement". On the front is a photo captioned The Duke Pays Homage.newspaper-supplement-daily-telegraph media-print royal-family coronation