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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Memorabilia - Cloth Badge - Girl Guides, n.d
Cloth badge, Western Border region Girl Guides, representing sheep of Wannon, wattle of far Western and the lighthouse and pink heath of Heny. Navy blue woven fabric, emboidered yellow circle divided into 3 with embroidered symbols mentioned; underneath circle, emboidered in yellow 'WESTERN BORDER REGION GIRL GUIDES' -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JACK PERRY COLLECTION: NEWSPAPER FOUNDRIES
Newspaper article discussing Harkness, Roberts & Son United Ironworks, Myers St later in Wills St where Target is now, Carter and Brown, Creek St., Phoenix foundry in Wattle St., Horsfield in Havilah Road, Central Foundry Eaglehawk Road ( Osborne's ) Eaglehawk Foundry, Caldwell's Road, Jobs Hill.bendigo, mining, harkness foundry -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Plaque - 7RAR Shield
It is reported that soon after 7 RAR was raised in 1965, the battalion adopted the pig as its mascot after the commanding officer rebuked them for the unsatisfactory state of the soldiers' mess at Puckapunyal saying, "You are nothing but a mob of pigs".Wooden shield-shaped plaque, walnut stained, with 3 metal embellishments. Top left: Round burgundy disc with white pig in Australian uniform, including rifle. Top right: gold number 7. Centre: Gold Royal Australian Regiment emblem with crossed rifles, kangaroo wattle and crown, on a burgundy background.DUTY FIRST / ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT7rar pigs, vietnam, shield, emblem, jeffries, plaque, terry jeffries, 7rar, 7 royal ausralian regiment, vietnam war -
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. -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide, David Verrier, 14/10/1974 12:00:00 AM
Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph by David Verrier. View of W2 534 at the Batman Ave terminus, running a Wattle Park Route 70. Tram has adverts for Kraft cheese and cheeseburgers, Jex Soap pads and Renault and BMW cars. Photos taken 19/10/1974.In ink: "Sat 19/10/74, 534 at Princes Bridge"trams, tramways, batman ave, route 70, wattle park, w2 class, tram 534 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper - Digital Image, The Age, establishment of a tram museum, 1991
Set of 6 digital images of newspaper cuttings collected by Peter Hogan about the establishment of a tram museum, 75th Anniversary, Wattle Park and the PTC Open Day. Comprises, “Libs promise a tram museum” – The Age 25-11-91 – Quotes Mr. Brown, Photo from a magazine with a Hawthorn Horse tram at the Auburn Hotel – 75years of the HTT, “Tramways lines up 75th anniversary” – Progress Press 20-11-1991, about the planned cavalcade from Hawthorn Depot on Sunday, and a short history of the HTT, “Tram route extension plan is back on track” – Progress Press 16/10/1991. About the planned line to Box Hill, “Wattle Park” – article from the National Trust News of September 1991 with a two page article about the Wattle Park and its history., “State-wide Open Day” – Herald Sun 17/10/1991 about the planned open house by the Public Transport Corporation the following Sunday. Quotes Ian Stoney, PTC CEO. The four page supplement has been stapled together. See htd4574doc for a list of the file contents provided by Peter Hogan.trams, tramways, tram museum, wattle park, ptc, htt, 75th anniversary, horse trams, box hill -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Timetable of first and last trams and buses also All-night and Sunday morning services", Jan. 1946
Timetable printed on off white paper, folded into 9, titled "Timetable of first and last trams and buses also All-night and Sunday morning services", setting out services, fares, city concession fares, all night fares, fare sections, and that strips of 2d and 3d tickets could be bought from conductors. Has a "advertisement" for shoppers travelling in comfort between 930 and 430, dinner and afternoon tea at the Wattle Park Chalet and Family excursion tickets to the Beaches and Wattle Park - 2/6. Dated January 1946. Printed by Sands and McDougall - has their logo printed on the middle section of the outside fold. See Reg Item 1751 for an April 1951 version and 2140 for a 1935 version.trams, tramways, timetables, first tram, wattle park, fares, all night services -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - WATER BOTTLES, Post 1960
1,2, & 3. Wattle bottle inside canvas pouch, kidney shaped plastic green with attached screw top lid. Pouch, green coloured and shaped to fit. Waterproof outer, soft inner lining, two folding flaps with press studs, back has webbing. section sewn on with three types of attachment for a belt.1. Winchester (In texture marking pen). 2. Mackander (In texture marking pen) 3. Nil.passchendaele barracks trust, water bottles -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - JOHANSON COLLECTION: MORTGAGE MRS CATHERINE STUART RICHARDS
This Indenture, dated 17 March1920 re land at 92 Page Street Albert Park, Annie Westland Hardman Patterson, 607 Ligar Street North Ballarat, executor, and Mary Margaret McNair, Wattle Street Bendigo, executor, in the will of Annie Penistan. Conveyance of land to Mrs Catherine Stuart Richards. Dated17 March 1920bendigo, land sales, patterson, 92 page st a. park, mrs annie westland hardman patterson, mrs mary margaret mcnair, mrs catherine stuart richards. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Plan - Subdivision Plan, Riverside Estate, Camberwell North (Balwyn), 1938, 1939
This subdivision known as the Riverside Estate wa sone of the largest and most significant in Balwyn's history.Subdivision Plan for 41 lots within the wider Riverside Estate in Camberwell North, now Balwyn, in February 1938. The auction featured lots in Burke Road, The Boulevard, Mt View Road, Wattle Avenue, Kyora Parade, Cascade Street, Riverside Avenue, Walbundry Avenue, Inverness Way, Bulleen Road and Doncaster Road.Allotments for sale are shaded grey on the map. Certain lots have an H in a circle. These are presumably where houses had already been constructed.subdivision plans - balwyn (vic), riverside estate - balwyn (vic) -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Boys who later joined the 1st Surrey Hills scout troop, 1909
1st Surrey Hills was the 3rd troop formed in Victoria. Harrison Buchanan was not old enough to join and for a time was the 'troop mascot' as the cubs had not been formed at this time. He later became the troop's 2nd Scoutmaster. Doug Jeffries lived at 12 Vincent Street. Alex Lucas was the son of the draper in Canterbury Road. Our documentation variously gives the date as 1901 or 1909.Six boys are pictured against a backdrop of scrub in the eroded creek bed, called 'The Alps', of Back Creek opposite Wattle Park. Three of them are identified as: Harrison Buchanan (with the stave), Doug Jeffries on the LHS and Alex Lucas next to him.Black and white photo measuring L 24.5 cm x H 17.4 cmback creek, 1st surrey hills scout troop, scouts, harrison buchanan, alex lucas, doug jeffries, childhood and youth, topography -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Burwood Press, "A tram ride remembered", 3/08/1998 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping - from the Progress Press, 3/8/1998 titled "A tram ride remembered", recalling the history of Wattle Park tram trips by Gwen McWilliam in the papers heritage section and the history of the ownership of the land the tram line. Includes a reference to the 1928 derailment of a tram at the railway gates. Includes a photo of a tram at the park.On the top edge in ink "Progress Press 3 Aug 1998 p 28"trams, tramways, wattle park, derailments, history -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memorandum, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Recitals by Tramways Band at Wattle Park, 3/10/1946 12:00:00 AM
1 - Memorandum from Assistant Manager, Mr Simpson concerning recitals at Wattle Park. 2 - Letter to Mr Steains, architect, regarding sign to be displayed at Batman Avenue. 3 - Memo from JM Harry to Mr Fisher, Hawthorn Depot. 4 - Memo from JM Harry to Mr Head, Camberwell Depot.Several comments written in ink, red and black pencil.trams, tramways, letters, instructions, events, wattle park, batman ave, hawthorn depot, camberwell depot, special trams, tramways band -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, All aboard for line, 08/08/2018
Premier Daniel Andrews flanked by Eltham state Labor MP Vicki Ward and Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan, last week announced Labor would duplicate 3km of track between Greensborough and Montmorency plus 1.5km between Diamond Creek and Wattle Glen. In this article local MPs Colin Brooks and Vicki Ward are shown standing on Greensborough Station.News article 1 page, black text and colour image .hurstbridge rail line, greensborough, montmorency, daniel andrews, vicki ward, colin brooks -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Latoof Main Street Greensborough, 1950c
Workers at Latoof Clothing Factory, Main Street, Greensborough, which later moved to Lambourn Road Watsonia. (Left to right) Unknown English Woman, Peggy Barnett, Audrey Blackbourn, [Back-Lady from Hurstbridge], Billy Hollibone from Wattle Glen. Photographs from the collection of Peter Blackbourn, a descendant of the Chapman Stock family. Annotations to photos by Peter Blackbourn.Digital copy of black and white photograph.peter blackbourn, audrey blackbourn, peggy barnett, latoof and callil, billy hollibone -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Habitat Consulting Services, Wattle Park Community Liaison Report 1989, Sept 1989
The role of the community consultation officer was to act as an interface between Board of Works and the community. This is a report on the outcome of feedback re: the various areas of Wattle Park, including the natural environment, the constructed environment and the restoration projects of different areas of the park.Five major issues were identified: disability and elderly access to the park; staffing; dogs; security of parkland and personal safety; green issues.A spiral bound photocopy of a report."Property of Surrey Hills Historical Society (Historical Society crossed out) / Heritage Group" (in Jocelyn Hall's handwriting)wattle park, jeanette norman, m m board of works, parks and recreation, wattle park advisory committee, bird observers club of victoria, wattle park golf club, 4 seasons tennis club, golf, wattle park chalet, doberman club of victoria, melbourne and metropolitan tramways band, surrey hills neighbourhood centre, residents action group of box hill south, (ms) faye shepherd -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, McCarty Underwood & Co, "Proposed Melbourne to Burwood Electric Tramway", May 1914
The report titled "Proposed Melbourne to Burwood Electric Tramway and Electrification of Hawthorn Horse Tramway" by McCarty Underwood dated May 1914. Report prepared as a precursor to the formation of the Hawthorn Tramways Trust. The report looks at the estimated costs, revenue, expenditure and engineering difficulties. Only considered a line to Burwood, not Wattle Park. Has a page looking at the use of Storage Battery cars. Yields information about the establishment of the Burwood tram line.Report - 16 printed foolscap sheets plus a fold out plan in colour, centre stapled.Has "1" in a circle in indelible pencil in the top right hand corner.tramways, tramcars, htt, burwood, report, battery trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 7 medium size photographs - Wattle Park MMTB, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1960s
Set of 7 photographs, probably by the MMTB of Wattle Park. 1 - Night photo of the chalet 2 - view looking across to the chalet with people picnicking 3 - One of the former W2's at the park. 4 - General view of the park with people. 5 - Another view with one of the W2's in the view, 6 - View with the golf course 7 - General view with mature trees.Yields information about Wattle Park during the 1960s, which was owned and maintained by the MMTB.Set of 7 black and white photographs.tramways, mmtb, wattle park, golf -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Valentine & Sons Publishing Co, "Post Office and Law Courts, Bendigo", c1910
Printed embossed postcard of a view looking at the Bendigo Post Office, Town Hall and Law Courts buildings. There is one ESCo tram in the view along the bottom edge. Card by Valentine & Sons, printed in Great Britain. The card has a sprigg of wattle on the left-hand side and the stars of the Southern Cross in the bottom right-hand corner, which have been embossed into the card.Demonstrates a embossed card of a view of Bendigo's Government buildings.Postcard coloured - divided back - unused, embossed.Has the "K J Magor No. " stamp along the bottom edge on the rear.tramways, trams, bendigo, esco, post office, town hall -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - CARWARDINE COLLECTION: UPPER RESERVE BENDIGO
Coloured postcard, grey border embellished with gold wattle spray top LH side and kookaburra in bottom RH corner. Image shows Upper Reserve Bendigo. Large lake, with croquet club building just visible in LH side, trees bordering water. Hustler's Hill visible in background. Receipt number 355/16Valentine & Son Publishing Melbournebendigo, business, carwardine soap and candle -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Medal - MEDAL COLLECTION: ANZAC DAY MEDAL, 1918
Object. Bronze medal issued by the Victorian Education Department and sold on behalf of the British Red Cross Society. With suspension piece at crest with suspension ring. Obverse: ''HONOR TO THE AIF''. Bust of Australian Soldier in a Slouch hat. Reverse: Around edge, ''EVO ANZAC DAY 1918''. In Centre: Spray of Wattle with porter. ''GALLIPOLI FRANCE PALESTINE''.numismatics, medals - military, anzac day medal, manufacturer; stokes and son melbourne. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Sam Williams Wattle and Daub Home, c1920
Series of photographs loaned for copying by Robert Collier through Keith Rooney. Photographs have been scanned by Ted Arrowsmith at 300dpi as a 'tiff' and burnt onto a CD Rom. copies of photographs were produced from the CD Rom for inclusion in the album.Black and white photograph of Sam Williams outside his wattle and daub home on the corner of Peel and Victoria Street Mitcham. Left to right are Sam, his wife Charlotte (nee Murray), his mother (Elsie Rachel Williams,grandmother of Robert Collier) and Marie Arrowsmith who was living in the hut at that time with her husband, Edgar.\mitcham, williams, sam, arrowsmith, marie -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Block Mounted Photograph, Surrey Hill Neighbourhood Centre, c1920
Photograph - mounted onto a heavy card, numbered 65-574 in the top right hand corner of MTTB No. 138 at the intersection of Riversdale and Warragul Road intersection Wattle Park. Has in the background the Tea Rooms and notes that they were on the South West corner of the intersection. Notes that the image is courtesy of the TMSV. See image i2 for a scan of the photograph.On rear in ink "Copied for Keith Kings 2002: and the "Surrey Hill Neighbourhood Centre" stamp.trams, tramways, wattle park, riversdale road, tram 138 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Travis Jeffrey, 1/12/1959 12:00:00 AM
Negative of tram 822 in Swan St Richmond, at Bendigo St. Tram has destination Wattle Park - Elgar Rd and Route No 70. Photo shows driver on road talking to conductor who is leaning out of doorway. Tram stop has a bundy clock. On the side of the bundy clock could be a point bar clipped to the clock case.Paper folder that contained the negative had "NR14A" written in red ink, "M14" written in pencil, "14A" written in blue ink, "P Ormond" written in purple ink and date stamped as 1 Dec 1959.trams, tramways, w5 class, swan st, crews, bundy clock, tram 822 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Australian Tramway & Motor Omnibus Employees Association (ATMOEA), "Our photograph Page", 31/10/1929 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Tramway Record, 31/10/1929, titled "Our photograph Page" featuring photographs from various Australian tramway systems - Sydney, Wattle Park cable car, St Kilda, Kimberley Pier, Wellington cable tram and Collins St during the cable conversion with a bus alongside. Published by the AMOTEAtrams, tramways, cable trams, sydney, collins st, conversion, st kilda, wattle park, buses, kimberley -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Archive - Box, Whittlesea Historical Society - WHS - Maps. 1
Archive Box with lid - Whittlesea Historical Society - WHS - Maps. 1. Contents: 1. Green binder Folder, labelled "Maps", with inventory of contents. Contents: 1. Map Parish of Keelbundora, 11 June 1956, large sheet 2. Map Parish of Keelbundora, undated, one sheet 3. Map Parish of Keelbundora, 1946 4. Map Parish of Keelbundora 5. Map Parish of Keelbundora, 5 Jun 1953 6. Map Parish of Keelbundora, blue sheet 7. Morang - Portions 11-14, A4 page 8. Golden Wattle Estate, 23 Feb 1962, A3 sheet 9. Range View Estate, A4 sheet 10. Golden Wattle Ranges Estate, 22 Feb 1962, A4 sheet 11. Golden Wattle Estate Hurstbridge, A3 12. Shire of Whittlesea including Epping Station, Nov 86, A3 13. Whittlesea, including Epping Road, A3 14. Station Estate Thomastown including Thomastown Railway Station 15. Station Estate Thomastown including Thomastown Railway Station 16. Thomastown Estate, date prior to decimal currency, A3 poster 17. Certificate of Title - Thomastown Station subdivision, 18 Oct 1926, Transfer of Lands Act Titles 18. Plan of Subdivison of Stages 1 & 2 Thomastown 19. Poster - Auction Sale Thomastown, 27 Oct 1923 20. Thomastown, 24 Nov 1907. Grey coloured Archive Box containing mapsWhittlesea Historical Society - WHS - Maps. Box 1.map, archive, achival box -
Orbost & District Historical Society
cutlery box, Jensen, Peter, Early 20th century
Made for Danebo Guest House at Martin's Creek. Peter Jensen came to Martin's Creek (35 miles north of Orbost) in 1890 having been told that Martin's Creek would be on the railway line. He was a cooper who made the casks from silver wattles. He cleared the area for farming and then built an accommodation house, Danebo., which was well used by travellers to Bonang and Bendoc. Gippsland was a relatively less developed part of Victoria in the nineteenth century. Danebo Hotel, Martin’s Creek, would have been an important stopping point for travellers to Bonang and Bendoc. The hotel is no longer standing.A open rectangular shaped wooden cutlery box - probably hand-made.. It has a carrying handle cut into the divider.jensen-peter martin's-creek danebo cutlery-box container -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Booklet, Wattle Social Club, Early 20th century
Membership book for the Wattle Social Club. It provides for a payment record of subscriptions and contains a list of the names of the members of the Executive and Social Committee. It also sets out the Club motto Omnibus Placeto (make yourself agreeable to all) and the Club's object, which was 'Pleasant Sunday Evenings and Intellectual Social Advancement of All Members' and club rules. Club rooms were at the Memorial Hall and Alma Hall.Folded yellow card cover, printed in blue. Inside is a single page of folded paper, bound with two staples and printed in black.wattle social club, st kilda memorial hall, alma hall -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "The Story of my trams - H H Bell", 9/1949
Article written by H H Bell, MMTB Chairman at the time of his retirement - Herald, 28 Sep 1949. Looks at his work on the HTT and the MMTB, achievements, workshops, manufacture of parts and equipment, work during the Second World War, clothing manufacture, Wattle Park and a clock funded by a lady who enjoyed the park. Includes a photo of SW6 883 and the Kew Horse tram. Yields information about Hector Bell MMTB ChairmanDigital image of a photocopy of a newspaper article titled 'The Story of my trams - H H Bell"h h bell, retirement, mmtb, wattle park, world war 2, tram 883 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Valentine & Sons Publishing Co, "Queen Victoria Statue and Charing Cross Bendigo", c1910
Printed embossed postcard of a view from the Town Hall looking over the Queen Victoria statue and Charing Cross. The former mining plant at this location is not in the view There is one ESCo tram in the view. Card by Valentine & Sons, printed in Great Britain. The card has a sprigg of wattle on the left-hand side and a kangaroo in the bottom right-hand corner, which have been embossed into the card.Demonstrates a embossed card of a view over Charing Cross Bendigo.Postcard coloured - divided back - unused, embossed.Has the "K J Magor No. " stamp along the bottom edge on the rear.tramways, trams, bendigo, esco, pall mall, charing cross