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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Woman in 'Australian' fancy dress making a presentation related to a Swallow and Ariell Busy Bee event, 1914 - 1920
Probably from a "Busy Bee" novelty night like those held on 11 June 1915 (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91164843) and 30 June 1916 (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91165168).One of 44 black and white photos recording the work and contribution by Swallow & Ariell's "Busy Bee" for the First World War in Europe .40 - Woman from (.39) appears to be making a presentation to another woman in a uniform of military appearancebuilt environment - industrial, business and traders, war - world war i, social activities, busy bee, swallow & ariell ltd, red cross -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Agreement, Supply of Electricity, City of Port Melbourne, 1970s
.01 - City of Port Melbourne application and agreement for a supply of electricity on the left and information required for purpose of compiling Municipal Roll. .02 - Half size double sheet with ordinary conditions for the supply of electricity on first sheet and application on secondlocal government - city of port melbourne, utilities - electricity, beris campbell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NAPOLEON REEF/DEBORAH UNITED - CHEQUE BOOK, 1953/59
Document: Double height cheque book from 'The English, Scottish & Australian Bank Limited, with the first section stamped Napoleon Reef Gold Mining Co and folded - Rear section stamped Deborah United Gold Mining Co.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mine accounting., mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - WES HARRY COLLECTION: ST. KILLIANS CHURCH, 1860's
Photograph of a large stone church, There is a paling fence visible each side at the rear of the church and a post and rail fence in front of the building. This was the first St. Kilian's church to be built (note that on the rear of the photo it says ' All Saints Church ' )buildings, church, st. killians, st. kilian's church -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO EAST JUNIOR FIRE BRIGADE, 1937
Photograph - black and white. A photograph of a Junior Fire Brigade, Bendigo Easter Fair, 1937. 'First Prize - Section 10'. Cliff Hughes is the gentleman in the centre of the back row and Bruce Heider is fourth from the left of the sitting row.organization, public utility, fire brigade, bendigo east junior fire brigade. bendigo easter fair 1937. cliff hughes. bruce heider. -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Gates, Lying in Hospital, c1856
Salvaged during the building's demolition by Dr Frank Forster.Cast iron Hospital Gates from the first Lying-In hospital, a leased two storey terrace building at 41 Albert Street Eastern Hill (East Melbourne) which operated from 1856-8 before relocating to Carlton.hospital, lying-in hospital, melbourne -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, JM Arthur, Aboriginal English : a cultural study, 1996
Aboriginal English is the first and most significant dialect of Australian English. The term ?Aboriginal English? refers to the form of English used by Aboriginal people. This English is popularly but inaccurately called a ?pidgin?. Rather than being a Pidgin it is a complete language.aboriginal english, sociolinguistics -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Harry Allen, Australia : William Blandowski's illustrated encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia, 2010
William Blandowski was an explorer, natural scientist and artist who led a Victorian government expedition to the junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers from 1856 to 1857. This is the first publication in English of his nineteenth century illustrated encyclopaedia of Aboriginal life.Maps, b&w illustrationsaboriginal australian history, pictorial histories, william blandowski -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Harry Allen, Australia : William Blandowski's illustrated encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia, 2010
William Blandowski was an explorer, natural scientist and artist who led a Victorian government expedition to the junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers from 1856 to 1857. This is the first publication in English of his nineteenth century illustrated encyclopaedia of Aboriginal life.b&w illustrations, mapswilliam blandowski, pictorial works -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Book - Bible, Robert Barker, The Geneva Bible [Breeches Bible], 1605
Brown tooled leather embossed cover with metal reinforcement on the corners and along the spine .The bible has had considerable conservation work done on it. The clasps are missing.The first pages of the bible are missing. The bible printed in black letter Gothic. non-fictionbible, the geneva bible, the breeches bible, robert barker printer -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Blackburn Technical School, 1981
History of Blackburn Technical School - opened 1959. First Principal; Mr G.B. Hunter.History of Blackburn Technical School - opened 1959. First Principal; Mr G.B. Hunter. 1960 school moved to permanent premises in Koonung Road. Official opening of school in 1964. Mr T.S. Elliott became Principal 1964.History of Blackburn Technical School - opened 1959. First Principal; Mr G.B. Hunter. technical schools, blackburn technical school, hunter, g.b., koonung road, blackburn north, elliott, t.s., gamble, r.s., lea, d.j. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Grand dame donates painting for Festival, 2001
Nunawading Community Hostel is holding its first Spring Arts Festival and Marjory Haycroft, 93, has donated one of her paintings.Nunawading Community Hostel is holding its first Spring Arts Festival and Marjory Haycroft, 93, has donated one of her paintings. Mitcham Arts Association member, Barbara Rogalski has donated a watercolour of Schwerkolt Cottage.Nunawading Community Hostel is holding its first Spring Arts Festival and Marjory Haycroft, 93, has donated one of her paintings.nunawading community hostel, haycroft, marjory, rogalski, barbara, schwerkolt cottage -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Koonung Park Tennis Club, 1970
Outline history of the Koonung Park Tennis Club. Foundation 18 Sep 1963.Outline history of the Koonung Park Tennis Club. Foundation 18 Sep 1963. First President, Mr R. Langton. Club situated, Springfield Road, opposite Blackburn High School. Courts opened 26 Dec 1964.Outline history of the Koonung Park Tennis Club. Foundation 18 Sep 1963. tennis, koonung park tennis club, langdon, r -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Jan Plummer - Councillor
Black & white photograph of Janette Lucie Plummer, Councillor, East Central Ward, City of Nunawading, August 1974 to August 1979 and August 1982 to December 1994. First female councillor of the City of Nunawading. Mayor 1988-89.plummer, janette lucie, city of nunawading -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, John Brown & Family, C.1884
Part of The Tim Shambrook Collection for 'This is Vermont'. P.1.Black and white photo of John Brown and Family outside their home in the then L.L. Vale Road (now Boronia Road) Vermont. Mr. Brown was the First Headmaster of Vermont State School. Original of photo held at Vermont Primary School.brown, john, vermont primary school, no. 1022, shambrook, tim -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, The Pye Family at Schwerkolt Cottage, C.1914
2 black and white photos of Schwerkolt Cottage with Pye family on verandah. Small boys are Frank and Tom Pye. The Pye family lived in the cottage C1914. They migrated from England in the 'Norseman' in 1912 and lived first in Park Orchards.pye, frank, tom, schwerkolt cottage -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Letter - Letters, 1917 (Exact)
Mr A H Tompson held the positions of Town Clerk, Collector and Valuer to the Borough Council and Secretary, Treasurer and Collector to the Waterworks. The letter is signed by A H Stewart (Mayor), A G Aitken, R H Burgman Councillors & Town Clerk.Two handwritten letters on 'Borough of Rutherglen' letterhead (the first one a single page, and the second one two pages) expressing appreciation of the work of the Borough of Rutherglen Secretary, A.H. Thompson, on the occasion of his transfer to Rutherglen Shire Secretary."Borough of Rutherglen / Rutherglen 8th Feb. 1917" Borough seal on last page. burough of rutherglen, shire of rutherglen, a h thompson, a h stewart, a g aitken, r h burgman, a n presswell -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, John Theodore, c1973
Yields information about the BTPS constructing No. 1 road at the depot.Digital images scanned from 35mm slides of the construction of 1 road points, first half of 1973. Points and crossings installed and poles installed. Little segments of rail have been laid out to indicate the position of the track.trams, tramways, btps, trackwork, depot, overhead -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, Austin Brehaut, 30/08/2003 12:00:00 AM
Colour photograph of Austin Brehaut and Sam Boon standing in front of a single trucker on the first day of Sam Boon as a Conductor. Austin at the time was the BTM's oldest Conductor. Taken on 30.08.2003, Austin's Camera. Printed on Kodak Royal Paper.On rear of photograph in black ink "30.8.03 / (Caption on separate sheet) / from (A. Brehaut)"btm, conductors, depot -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1918
Yields information about the form and style of the early Geelong trams and how they were used with trailers for football matches.Black and white photograph, printed onto card (inkjet printer?) of Geelong Cross bench tram No. 3, in the Geelong Depot yard, decorated with Australian flags and a "Help + Funds" = Red Cross during First World War. C1918?"Geelong Hist Soc / William Scott Collection." in ink.trams, tramways, geelong, depot, red cross, world war 1, tram 3 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - Goldfields Reminiscences, 1977
170-page soft cover book 'Goldfields Reminiscences' Castlemaine's Golden Era First published in 1884, Melbourne. Reprinted 1977 by the Castlemaine Mail Foreword by Frank Cusack, Bendigo 1976. Illustrated with B&W photos and sketches.Signed by James V Evans 1977 on title page.goldfields, castlemaine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Programme - THE BROOK AND ANDERSON FORTUNA COLLECTION: ATHLETIC SPORTS MEETING
LHQ Cartographic Company, Australian Survey Corps (OC Maj WM Sarll). Athletic sports meeting, Upper Reserve, Bendigo. Monday 31stJanuary 1944, first event at 12.45pm Eight pages listing all the events and the participants.military, world war 2 -
Tennis Australia
Book, Post 1984
Book: 'Tennis, Squash and Badminton Bygones'. 31 pages. Soft cover. No edition information (First published 1984). Inscription inside front cover: 'PRESENTED BY/GERALD GURNEY/INDIAN WELLS MM'. Materials: Paper, Ink, Cardboardtennis -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Stamp maxi cards, 100 Years of Service
Set of two maxi cards each with 45 stamp. One depicting two Sergeants in New Guinea in 1944 and one depicting service in Oak Valley Aboriginal Community, SA. First day of issue 15 Feb 2001 -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Sepia print, A.E. Bennett, Memorial to Burke and Wills, Castlemaine, 1894-1990
Copy of sepia photograph of the first memorial to Burke and Wills in Castlemaine, when students made an excursion to Dunolly Scent Farm (or Castlemaine), pre 1894 in, "Prize Essays," Alfred E. Bennett, c.1894, after p 118.castlemaine, students, excursion, dunolly scent farm, prize essays, alfred e. bennett, memorial to burke and wills, obelisk -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Telegram, 9th Sept 1872
A large lot of papers, including this and other telegrams, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Telegram sent from Sandy Creek / Tarnagulla Telegraph & Post Office. From E N Warren to Colonial Bank of Australia, Tarnagulla. Message reads '______ Acceptance Return today dishonoured is now correct return by first post'. -
St Patrick's Old Collegians Association (SPOCA)
Photograph - SPOCA, Tour of Ireland
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Alice In Wonderland
Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of musicians with the Sep-Oct 67 Official Melbourne Concert Party appreciate Denise 'Ding Dong" Drysdale's Alice in Wonderlad act. This show was one of the first at 1st ATF Nui Dat Luscombe Bowl. photograph, denise drysdale, 1st atf base, nui dat, entertainers, gibbons collection catalogue, luscombe bowl, melbourne concert party, musicians, sep-oct 67 official melbourne concert party, denis gibbons -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Bridges, Fish Marie, 1965
Also one other photograph, similar viewColour photograph of the first road bridge from Lakes Entrance to Bullock island, which was built for Public Works Dept. groyne building and sand build up to enlarge the island. Built early 1953. Lakes Entrance Victoria topography, bridges, islands, public works -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Instruction sheet, Embalming, General Directions,1899
General Directions for Embalming. These instructions were kept at Nelson Bros. Undertakers, Linton. Two copies, first may be original instructions, the other is a photocopy. Original consists of five pieces of paper taped together to form a single sheet.embalming, nelson brothers undertakers