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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, The place to go for a job|Ambulance in their pocket, 1979
... and the southern part of Doncaster. Australia. Commonwealth Employment ...Photocopy of two unrelated articlesPhotocopy of two unrelated articles|Establishment of a new job centre on the corner of Station Street and Bank Street, Box Hill|Proposed establishment of an Ambulance Depot to service the 'Nunawading Pocket' comprising Box Hill, Nunawading and the southern part of Doncaster.Photocopy of two unrelated articlesaustralia. commonwealth employment service., station street, box hill, bank street, box hill, mcdonald, wayne, ambulance stations, city of nunawading, rotary club of nunawading -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Ink Stand, c1950
... Fist Quality Genuine Australian Mulga - Southern Series.... for pens. Fist Quality Genuine Australian Mulga - Southern Series ...Bette McPhee CollectionRectangular mulga base with depression for a chrome ink well and two metal stands for pens.Fist Quality Genuine Australian Mulga - Southern Series.domestic items, writing equipment -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Flag - Australian Flag, 2000
An Australian national flag with union jack in top left hand corner and the seven pointed star and southern cross.flags, national -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Tombstone - Walker family
Edgar Edwardes Walker was the founding manager of the Australian Brick, Tile and Tesselated Tile Company, which began operations in Mitcham in 1886. Changed to the Australian Tesselated Tile Company in 1895, Walker became owner in 1922. It became the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. He was a Nunawading Shire Councillor for 25 years and several times Shire President. Walker Park in Nunawading is a lasting monument to his record of service.Coloured photograph of the tombstone on grave 737, Presbyterian section, Box Hill Cemetery.|Walker, Edgar Edwardes: 29 January 1862 - 12 December 1936|Walker, Elizabeth Catherine: 6 May 1862 - 11 May 1936walker, edgar edwardes, elizabeth catherine, australian tesselated tile co. pty. ltd., tombstones, walker park -
Unions Ballarat
Photograph: Marg Card at Eureka Stockade, 1998
... eureka stockade southern cross flag alp australian labor party ...Picture of Marg Card and unidentified child. Marg is carrying a Eureka Flag. The picture was taken at an ALP barbeque. Marg Card unsuccessfully contested the 1998 federal election for the seat of Ballarat. She served as a councillor and mayor at the Moorabool Shire.Photographbtlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, card, marg, eureka stockade, southern cross flag, alp, australian labor party -
Unions Ballarat
Photograph: Danny Michell, n.d
Danny Michell has been an active ALP member. He is seated in front of the monument at Sovereign Hill. The Eureka/Southern Cross Flag is flying at the left hand side of the photo.Photograph.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, michell, danny, alp, australian labor party, sovereign hill, southern cross flag, eureka flag -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Flag - Flag Red Ensign -small
Belonged to Mr. W Hawkins who founded the Carry On Club in 1932. A group of returned servicemen nd business men of Melbourne . The aim of the club was to assist many World War I veterans who were experiencing hard times after the economic collapse of 1929Australian Red Ensign. Upper left on Hoist side Red Cross over-sewn over-sewn on White cross over-sewn on Navy blue background. Commonwealth(Federal) star lower Left on hoist side white 7 points Southern cross four stars white 7 points, one white star small 5 points. Red square patch : lower left on hoist side Cord Loop top left on hoist side. Cord bottom left on hoist sideThomas Evans Pty Ltd 415 Bourke Street Melbourneflags, national -
Unions Ballarat
Journal of Australasian mining history 2007, Australian Mining History Association, 2007
Periodical/journal: "Embracing all aspects of mining history, mining archaeology and heritage." Articles by various contributors Copper Triangle’s Spanish Legacy: Leaching the Waste Dumps at Moonta Mines 1901-1944. Australian Geochemical Mineral Exploration: It all began at Moonta through V.P. Sokoloff. Hegemony, localism and ethnicity: The ‘Welsh’ mining communities of Currawang and Frogmore in southern New South Wales. A Thirsty and Confusing Diggings: The Albert Goldfield, Milparinka-Tibooburra, north-western NSW. ‘Another Broken Hill’: The Mount Deddick Silver-Lead Field. Michael Dineen O’Keeffe: Union Leader - a ‘colourful personality. Radium Hill: Bindi To Boom Town. Tragedy on the Strickland: Jack Hides and the Investors Ltd Expedition of 1937 COMMENTS Observations on the History of the Blackwater Gold Mine. Comment on Brian R. Hill, ‘A Reinterpretation of the History of the Acquisition of the Blackwater Gold Mine’, Journal of Australasian Mining History, vol. 4, September 2006, pp. 156-165. BOOK REVIEWS Bullfinch and the Yilgarn Goldfield, Hesperian Press, Victoria Park, Western Australia, 2007; xvi +265pp Reviewer: Lenore Layman, Murdoch University Fool’s Gold: Myths and Legends of Gold seeking in Australia, Lothian Books, Sydney, 2006. Reviewer: Philip Payton, Exeter University Relevant to Australian and New Zealand history, particularly around miners and mining.Paperback. Front cover: crème coloured background; black and white photo; red and black lettering; 180 pages.Front cover: title and publisher.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, history - mining, moonta mines, albert goldfield, milparinka-tibooburra, mount deddick, michael dineen o'keeffe, radium hill, strickland, investers ltd, blackwater gold mine, bullfinch, yilgam goldfield, gold -
Unions Ballarat
AMWU/CFMEU (Waubra Windfarm) Windcheater, circa 2010-2018
The Waubra Wind Farm is located north-west of Ballarat. It is one of the largest wind farms in Victoria. The CFMEU and AMWU have coverage of the site.Local economy. Sustainability and environmental management. Union membership.Polyester and cotton windcheater; black and red; yellow and white embroidery.1. Waubra Windfarm - 100% Union [front] 2. Line 1: CFMEU + Southern Cross Flag emblem + AMWU Line 2 & 3: Dare to Struggle dare to win [front] 3. No ticket, no start [back] 4. AMWU [left sleeve] CFMEU [right sleeve] 5. Tags showing the maker's details (FCW Fashion), size, cleaning instructions, fabric type [inside collar]. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, cfmeu, amwu, australian manufacturing workers' union, construction forestry and mining employees union, wind farms, ecology, sustainability, union merchandise -
Unions Ballarat
Massacre at Eureka : the untold story, O'Brien, Bob, 1992
... reform league bentley, james humffray, john southern cross ...Untold story of the Eureka Stockade (3 December 1854). The rebellion at Eureka arose as a protest against compulsory mining licences for gold miners and led to the siege at the Stockade by colonial forces.Local significance. Relevant to the history of the Eureka Stockade that took place in Ballarat in 1854.Paper; book. Front cover: Red, blue and black background with an artistic rendition of the battle of Eureka. Yellow and white text. Front cover: author name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, eureka stockade, eureka lead, gold mining - ballarat, mining licences - ballarat, civil disobedience, lalor, peter, scobie, james, ballarat reform league, bentley, james, humffray, john, southern cross, australian history -
Unions Ballarat
Dare to struggle, dare to win! : Builders Labourers fight deregistration, 1981-94, Ross, Liz, 2004
History of the BLF and the campaign to break it.Relevant to the history of Australian unions and particularly the BLF. Paper, book. Front cover: Black and white image of a rally with Southern Cross flag; blue and white text.Front cover: Author name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, blf, builders labourers federation, unions, history, building trades, strikes, industrial disputes, construction workers, politics, government -
Bendigo Military Museum
Document - AMF SOUTHERN COMMAND LETTER, 22.1.1941
... on Australian Military Forces - Southern Command Letterhead, cream...AMF SOUTHERN COMMAND LETTER Document Letter in black type ...The Letter was addressed to the Area Office , Area 38 concerning Ex Sgt W.G.Davey, 17the M.G. Regt who was reporting for a medical examination prior to enlistment for Home service during WW2. This is actually F.G Davey, Frederick Gardner. Refer Cat No 3536P for his service details.Letter in black type with hand written in black ink, item on Australian Military Forces - Southern Command Letterhead, cream coloured paper.hand written in pencil above the “W” in W.G Davey is an “F”enlistment, home service -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Banger, Chris, Southern Aurora: And the Melbourne Express & Sydney Express 1962-1993, 2012
A history of the Southern Aurora passenger train and the subsequent Melbourne & Sydney expresses between Melbourne and Sydney from the 1962 to 1993.ill, p.216.non-fictionA history of the Southern Aurora passenger train and the subsequent Melbourne & Sydney expresses between Melbourne and Sydney from the 1962 to 1993.railroad travel -- new south wales -- sydney -- history, railroad travel -- victoria -- melbourne -- history -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Photograph (Item) - Photos various historical and of Southern Cross incl ariel shots of Australia
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Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Medal - Medallion with original cardboard box, Unknown
WWI historic history.Bronze medallion presented to 2061 William Henry Elliott. Medallion is in commemoration of the men of ANZAC at GALLIPOLI in 1915 and in recognition of the great debt owed by all Australians. With the compliments of the Government of Australia. Medallion is round with a crown at the top.Cardboard box has typed address to Mrs L. Elliott, 59 Cleeland St, Dandenong from Central Army Records Office.W.H. Elliott. 1915 ANZAC. Simpson and his Donkey embossed at the back. Map of Australia and New Zealand with the stars of the Southern Cross embossed on the front. -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
ANZAC Bronze medal, Commemorative Medal, UNKNOWN
SIMPSON AND DONKEY on face of medal. Map of AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND together with Southern Cross on reverse.Heavy bronze medal dated 1915 ANZAC newspaper clipping reason or MedalAWARED TO R.V.FARKENS -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Framed photo, Unknown
WWII Historical significance with some information of the Dandenong area.Black and white framed photo of 408537 Sgt R.R.E. Swords 23 Sep 1912 - 21 Jan 1943. This photograph is a tribute to the late Robert Richard Falkiner Swords. 'Bob' as he was known to his friends and most townsfolk of Dandenong and it's people. His older brother James, served in the First World War and later was a founding member of the Dandenong RSL Sub-Branch, formed in 1919, was its second President and also served a term as Honorary Secretary and Treasurer. James was the Editor of Dandenong's first newspaper, the Dandenong Advertiser. 'Bob' Swords was also a member of the Dandenong Advertiser newspaper and was a driving force in Dandenong getting it's own Hospital. For many years his photo hung over the entrance to the old building, which was demolished some years back. Regrettably this photo was lost. Bob enlisted into the Royal Australian Air Force to train as a pilot on 26 April 1941 and after initial training embarked to Southern Rhodesia. After completion of initial flight training he then moved to England for advanced training, prior to postings onto an OTU. He was tragically killed during this phase of training on 21 January 1943. The gentleman with in this photo is believed to be his South African Flying Instructor 'Panda' Watkins. His grave in England has a lovely headstone and the inscription: 'Service Above Self'. (As advised by Robert Richard Kudyba OAM).Brass plaque stating 4085537 Sgt R.R.F. Swords 23 Sept 1912 - 21 Jan 1943. -
Harcourt Valley Heritage & Tourist Centre
Certificate, 1915
Issued to Brother Clyde Warren on his enrollment as a member of the I O R Young Australia Tent No 142 (Harcourt), on the 4th May 1915, signed by Isaac James, Superintendant & Bro R Grant, Secretary of the Junior Rechabite Lodge. A necessary pre requisite to membership was 'signing the pledge' to abstain from liquor.A reminder of the Temperance movement and its important role in developing a moral framework for the youth of the district. Harcourt was a ‘dry’ district for upwards of eighty years due to the influence of the Temperance movement. Pre-printed certificate with gold-leaf heading over a colourful crest, , scenes of safety in the ark, a rowboat leaving a shipwreck & St George slaying the dragon, two heralds (male & female) bearing temperance banners and, at the foot, a tripartite crest bearing the southern cross and resting in wattle. Handwritten names, date and signatures. -
Highett RSL Sub Branch Inc
Medals and Memrobilia:, Service Medals
Penant "HMAS Southern Cross" Fighting for Comforts Fund Badge 1939 - 1945 Medal George Wilson 1939- 1945 Australian defence Medal 1939 -1945 Empire Defence Medal Pacific Star 1939 -1945 Star PM6378 G W Wilson -
Department of Health and Human Services
An aerial view of the Southern suburbs of Canberra, Australia's Capital showing Old Parliament House circa 1958 - Department of Health – National Fitness Office (Sports & Recreation) – Historical Press Release Photo Collection
... Melbourne melbourne An aerial view of the Southern suburbs ...Department of Health – National Fitness Office (Sports & Recreation) – Historical Press Release Photo - Empire Youth Day & Royals on Tour CollectionDepartment of Health – National Fitness Office (Sports & Recreation) – Historical Press Release Photo - Empire Youth Day & Royals on Tour Collection -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - WRAAC Personnel posted to the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment, Fortuna Bendigo, c1950s – 1960s
This is a collection of seven photographs of Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps (WRAAC) personnel posted to the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo circa 1957 to 1964. After the disbandment of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) in 1947 there was only one or two of civilian women in administrative positions at Fortuna. In February 1957 female positions from the disbanded Southern Command Field Survey Section in Melbourne were transferred to newly established positions at the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment, Bendigo. They were accommodated at the newly acquired ‘Turriff’ mansion in Carpenter Street, Bendigo. Their first Officer Commanding (OC) was CAPT Beryl Perry from 1957 to September 1960. Her replacement as OC was CAPT Carol Castor who served in several positions up to June 1967. The main areas of employment in these early days were in administrative positions, draughting in and retouching in Lithographic Squadron. WO2 MA McLaren was the female to reach the rank of WO2 as a Cartographic Squadron section commander in June 1961. WO1 Marj Knight served at Fortuna from 1959 to 1978 was the first female to reach the rank of WO1. WO1 Knight served in the senior Squadron Sergeant-Major and Technical Warrant Officer positions of Cartographic Squadron. She was also the first female PMC of the Army Survey Regiment SGT’s Mess. The WRAAC uniform seen in this collection was replaced in 1979. As the Australian Army implemented the disbandment of the WRAAC as a separate corps in 1980, WRAAC personnel posted to Royal Australian Survey Corps units were integrated into RA Svy.This is a collection of seven photographs of Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps (WRAAC) personnel posted to the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment, Fortuna Bendigo circa 1957 to 1964. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, c1957. Back row – unidentified personnel, Front row – centre: CAPT Beryl Perry, unidentified personnel. .2) - Photo, black & white, c1958. Back row – unidentified personnel, Front row L to R: unidentified, SGT MA McLaren, CAPT Beryl Perry, unidentified (x2). .3) - Photo, black & white c1959. Back row – unidentified personnel, Front row L to R: unidentified (x2), SGT MA McLaren, CAPT Carol Castor, unidentified (x3). .4) - Photo, black & white, October 1961. L to R: WO2 MA McLaren, PTE CA Brown, CAPT Carol Castor, PTE HS Pasley, PTE BJ Madex, CPL Marj Knight. .5) - Photo, black & white, October 1961. L to R: PTE BJ Madex, PTE HS Pasley, PTE CA Brown, WO2 MA McLaren, CPL Marj Knight. .6) - Photo, black & white, August 1963. Back row – L to R: PTE Hollingsworth, PTE GM Hill, PTE PE Sykes, PTE Nola Strawbridge, PTE Jan Cruickshank, PTE Margaret Taylor, PTE Prescott, PTE RR Hutton, PTE BJ Madex, PTE BM Fuhrmann, PTE Cockburn. Front row – L to R: PTE NA Falot, LCPL JA Hurst, SGT Marj Knight, CAPT Carol Caster, CPL Jennifer Murray, LCPL A Burrows, unidentified. .7) - Photo, black & white, 1964. Back row – L to R: PTE Dianne Fowler, PTE Leslie Mortimer, PTE Marlene Penglase, PTE Marg Cooper, PTE Irene Rankins, PTE Elaine Veith, PTE Lyn Ireland, PTE Marg Murphy, PTE Nola Downes, PTE Joan Lawler, PTE Henni Schunck. Front row – L to R: PTE Loretta Hall, LCPL Jo McNamara, SGT Marj Knight, CAPT Carol Caster, CPL Nola Strawbridge, PTE Mary McHugh, PTE Kalen Sargent..1P to .3P, .7P - no annotation, .4P to .6P - Personnel (surnames, no rank) annotated on back.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, wraac -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Book - Our Black Summer - First Person Account from the Frontline, Country Fire Authority, 2023
The 2019 - 2020 fire season, which became known as "Black SUmmer" was long and difficult for the CFA, emergency services and communities across the eastern seaboard of Australia, especially in northeastern and eastern Victoria. By its conclusion more than 8,200 CFA volunteers had contributed to the fire response in Victoria and another 2,288 CFA volunteers had been deployed interstate. THe bushfires burned 1.5 million hectares, destroyed more than 400 homes, 6,800 livestock and thousands of native animals. Tragically 5 people also lost their lives. The fires took their toll physically and psychologically.This book provides an insight into the challenges faced by so many in their efforts to protect communities and was produced as part of the recovery process from this horrific event.A publication by the CFA giving detailed information, images, maps and photographs about the bush fires which blazed across Victoria and southern New South Wales from November 2019 until brought under control in February 2020.non-fictionThe 2019 - 2020 fire season, which became known as "Black SUmmer" was long and difficult for the CFA, emergency services and communities across the eastern seaboard of Australia, especially in northeastern and eastern Victoria. By its conclusion more than 8,200 CFA volunteers had contributed to the fire response in Victoria and another 2,288 CFA volunteers had been deployed interstate. THe bushfires burned 1.5 million hectares, destroyed more than 400 homes, 6,800 livestock and thousands of native animals. Tragically 5 people also lost their lives. The fires took their toll physically and psychologically.This book provides an insight into the challenges faced by so many in their efforts to protect communities and was produced as part of the recovery process from this horrific event.black summer bushfires, cfa volunteers, bushfires australia -
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
Carnival Hat (carnavalshoed), 1970s - 1980s
Carnival (Dutch: Carnaval) is an important annual event heralding Lent in the southern provinces of The Netherlands, with each village often having its own "Carnavalsclub" and traditions. Many Dutch immigrantsg from the southern provinces have continued this tradition and formed their regional Carnavals Clubs in Australia. Each club has its own colourful uniforms, including specific hats. There are potentially three types of hats: A formal hat for official events, a work hat for use during normal club nights and for those members lucky enough to be chosen for a year as the "Prince" of the club, a Prince's Hat. Dutch Carnival is primarily a festival celebrating human folly which is why the hats are like jesters' caps. "Carnaval" comes with a rich tradition of ridiculing people and institutions of authority, and so, for instance, the "Prince" is saluted with military salutes which are performed the wrong way round, to the great merriment of onlookers. Special songs celebrating the foolishness of people in high places, such as politicians, are composed each year for "Carnaval". For people from the southern provinces of the Netherlands, the annual "Carnaval" is an important cultural event.Decorative hat from silk-like material, coloured orange, green and cream and finished off with silvery gold band and other decorative items (see picture - also see items 6352 and 6353).Has the name "L. Havel" on the inside.carnival hat; brabant; limburg; dutch migration -
Federation University Historical Collection
Ephemera - Telegram, Postmaster-General's Department, Assay query from Norsman, 31/07/1911
The Ballarat School of Mines undertook assay analysis in their model mine. Gray paper telegraph with 'Commonwealth of Australia Postmaster-General's Department, Victoria, mast. The telegram is from Norseman to the Ballarat School of Mines asking for progress on assay.Typed "28 3/_RP Southern Cross School of Mines Ballarat Informed about year eighteen hundred ninetysix January of february Darold bucknall sent from Norseman sample Cinebar for assay have you record anxious reply Paid" Harvey 10 20 I 21ballarat school of mines, bucknall, norseman, southern cross, assay, mining, mining companies -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book - Encyclopaedia of Australasia, David Blair, Cyclopaedia of Australasia, 1881
Dictionary of facts, places and people of British Colonies in the Southern OceanThis is a book of 794 pages. It has a brown cover with gold printing on the front and the spine. The front cover is completely detached. The pages contain printed text. non-fictionDictionary of facts, places and people of British Colonies in the Southern Ocean british colonial history, australian history, warrnambool history -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden
Booklet - Royal Visit booklet, Australia: The Royal Visit 1952
front cover green with stylised Kangaroo and Emu on ribbon featuring the words 'The Royal Visit' with southern cross on rear cover.non-fictionqueen elizabeth ii, duke of edinburgh, australia, royal visit -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, Don Mackay, The Troopers' Tale - The History of the Otago Mounted Rifles, 2012
The Otago Mounted Rifles served in the Boer War. In World War 1 the Regiment fought at Gallipoli, then, later, on the Western Front they were part of 1 ANZAC Corps with elements of the 4th and 8th Australian Light Horse Regiments. Later the OMR was reorganised into II ANZAC Corps with B and D Squadrons of the 4th Australian light Horse. Featuring nearly 400 photographs, illustrations and maps. "The Troopers' Tale" records the history of the regiment from the 1860's to the present day, and tells the personal stories of many previously unknown New Zealand soldiers. Hard cover book. 382 pagesISBN 978-0-47320462-4book, otago mounted rifles, history, south african war, world war 1, book, otago mounted rifles, history, south african war, world war 1 -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Australian Consolidated Press Ltd, The Bulletin (Special Bicentennial Edition) January 26th.1988, 1988
A large dark blue soft cover book with the the title written in large red letters at the top,on a white stripe underneath this is written Special Bicentennial Edition and under this on the dark blue are five white stars depicting the Southern Cross four of the stars has the face of a historical person on it and the fifth star has an old sailing ship.non-fictionbicentennial, settlement, politics, religion, sport, food, 1788, business, population, booms, anglo australia. -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Globe Press Pty. Ltd, Buckley's hope : the story of Australia's wild white man, 1981
A small soft cover book with a blue/green cover,on the front cover is a painting of early Australia with Indigenous Australians hunting with spears alongside them is a European with long unkept hair and a beard dressed in animal skins,on the back cover is text by the author giving a brief outline of the book.buckley, sorrento, robinson crusoe, port phillip, van diemen's land, colonialism, 1840, convicts, indigenous tribes. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Medal, Bicentennial Memento for School Students, c.1988
Illustrated presentation folder including design and text. Bi-fold four page card. Silver coloured metal medal. Obverse depicts in low relief a large group of students ascending stairs towards the Southern Cross. Titled at foot 'Education". FRONT COVER: "Bicentennial Memento for School Students" / INNER PAGES: "The Australian Bicentennial authority has produced this memento, for distribution to all school students in 1988, to commemorate our Bicentenary ~ "Designers: Medal Obverse: M. Meszaros | Medal Reverse: M. Tracey | Folder: Concept Studios Pty Ltd. / BACK COVER: "During 1988 we commemorate 200 years of Australia's history in the modern world and will be celebrating our Bicentenary in many different ways. But one thing that we should all be doing is thinking about what it is to be an Australian. We should be learning about our past, trying better to understand the present, and thinking of the part we can play in the Australia of the future. You are Australia's future. Keep this medallion as a reminder of this important year in our history".australia -- history -- bicentenary, michael meszaros, australian bicentennial