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Orbost & District Historical Society
book, Department of Education Victoria, The School Paper, December 1900
"Having a monthly circulation of 211,670 copies, the Victoria "School Paper" is claimed by the Education department to form the staple provision for leading matter in the elementary schools." -( December 29, 1920, The Argus). In Victoria the Education Department's School papers were compulsory reading for children until the 1930s when the Victorian readers became compulsory and the School Papers supplemented them. This one is for Grades V and VI.This item is an example of a school text book used in the very early 20th century. School textbooks reflect the development of education in Australia.From them we can understand what was taught and how children learned in Australian schools in earlier times.A collection / compilation of magazines called the "The School Paper". Binding is string and the back cover is cloth covered. on front - "William Brown"education school-reader the-school-paper-1900 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, Surveyor General for the Victorian Tourism Commission, "Victoria Australia Tourist Guide", 1985
Folded map of Victoria, showing in colour relief Victorian area, national parks, highways, towns, railways, airport, wine growing areas, towns with information centres, historic parks, ski fields. NSW and SA show major towns and highways. Front cover includes an image of a Z class tram and two penguins. Has town index. Folded 7 folds horizontally by 3 folds deep. On rear is a listing of locations with major tourist destinations provided. Provides location of VicTour offices. Prepared by the Surveyor General for the Victorian Tourism Commission, printed by the Government Printer, 4th edition 1985.trams, tramways, victoria, map, victour, tourism -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memorandum, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Victoria House Window Displays", 4/10/1949 12:00:00 AM
Memos - carbon copy on quarto paper - from the Publicity Officer to the Chairman regarding a window display in Victoria House London, dated 4/10/19?9? (Year only typed as a 9). Refers to a letter from Sir Norman Martin. Suggests two large photos of the SW6 trams exterior and interior, and the possibility of a scale model by Meadmore Engineering where Peter Duckett works and notes that Mr. Bell gave him recently a controller. Has a reference to Mr. Bell. Mr Risson commenced work on 1/10/1949 though in correspondence with Paul Nicholson, he felt that 1949 would be correct.Initialled by Lewis Russell.trams, tramways, sw6 class, london, models -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Department of Treasury and Finance, "Passenger Rail Franchising in Victoria an Overview", Apr. 2000
Report - 170 pages approx., spiral wire bound, plastic front cover, card back cover with a c1925 photograph of Flinders St Station on the front cover, titled "Passenger Rail Franchising in Victoria an Overview", prepared by the Department of Treasury and Finance for the State Government, April 2000. Has a table of contents. Provides an introduction into the public transport system, reform, auditor general's recommendations, policy framework regarding privatisations and franchising, commercial issues and processes, employment restructuring, legal framework, outcomes, investments, costs, leases, risk transfer. Has annexures on payments to franchisees, rolling stock leases and final bid template.trams, tramways, public transport, franchising, ptc, privatisation, passengers, minister for transport -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Black and white postcard, Rose Stereograph Company, Talbot Drive, Marysville. No. 11, Forest of Arden, 1913-1967
A postcard in a series produced by the Rose Stereograph Company in Victoria, Australia as a souvenir of Marysville.A black and white photograph of the Forest of Arden near Marysville in Victoria. This postcard was produced by the Rose Stereograph Company as a souvenir of Marysville.POST CARD THE "ROSE" SERIES/ DE LUXE/ REAL PHOTOS PRODUCED IN/ AUSTRALIA Published by the Rose Stereographs/ Armadale, Victoriaforest of arden, marysville, forest, tree fern, postcard, souvenir, victoria, rose stereograph company, p. 2316 -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, BIARRI members
7146: TWO MEN SEATED, THE MAN ON RIGHT IN A DARK WINDCHEATER, THE MAN ON LEFT IN A CREAM PATTERNED JUMPER. 7146-1: FOUR PEOPLE TWO MEN, TWO WOMEN, BOTH MEN SEATED, WOMAN ON RIGHT ELEANOR MUSUMECI. 7146-2 FOUR PEOPLE THREE MEN ONE WOMAN, ONE MAN SEATED, ELEANOR MUSUMECI ON FAR RIGHT. 7146-:3 : FOUR PEOPLE TWO MEN, TWO WOMEN, BOTH MEN SEATED, WOMAN ON RIGHT ELEANOR MUSUMECI. 7146-4: THREE PEOPLE TWO MEN AND ONE WOMAN. ELEANOR MUSUMECI ON RIGHT. 7146-5: THREE PEOPLE TWO MEN AND ONE WOMAN. ELEANOR MUSUMECI ON RIGHT. 7146-6: THREE PEOPLE TWO WOMEN AND A SEATED MAN, THE MAN IS READING. 7146-7: TWO SEATED MEN, TALKING, SHELVES WITH FOLDERS AND OTHER ITEMS BEHIND THEM. Eight Colour photographs of people.biarri -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Book, Australian Government Department of Defence, Pride of Victoria: Defence Heritage Places in Southern Victoria, 2008
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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, EM0009 – Victoria Cutts, leaning on car, married Jack Ross. Victoria had “Madame L’Reine” hair Salon in Collins Street, Melbourne
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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Victoria Cutts, leaning on car, married Jack Ross. Victoria had "Madame L'Reine" hair salon in Collins Street, Melbourne (Refer also EM0009)
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Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Victoria; No 18, Clay and Shale Deposits of Victoria, 1952
Grey soft covered book with red tape spine. The 76 pages clay deposits, composition of Victorian clays, clay localities, granitic clays, Residual Clays, Clay-Shales, Jurassic clay shales.r a keble, senior field geologist, j c watson, chief chemist, d e watson, chief government geologist, g c moss, minister of mines, mallee plains, avoca valley, loddon valley, campaspe valley, goulburn valley, kiewa, mitta, glenelg valley, pitfield valley, otway area, moorabool valley, darley fireclay, campbellfield clay, latrobe river valley, hendley, ball clays, felspars, pegmatities, quartz, pakenham fireclay, bulla china clay, kaolin, terracotta, stoneware, ballan dyke-belt, egerton, gordon, ballan, llandeilo, colbrook, elaine, lal lal, maryborough, ballarat, ringwood, siliceous clay, stawell, dromana, ptways, bulla, pyalong china clay, linton china clay, wedderburn clays, lal lal china clays, ballan dyke belt, reginald callister, knight's koalin pottery, china clay, ferdinand krause, clarendon, bittern, frichot, hunt's dam, vaughan, rosenow, hickey, malone, claypits, ballarat dyke belt, stawell dyke belt, maryborough dyke belt, guildford, daylesford, ovens valley -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, State Electricity Commission, Serving Victoria. 50 Years of Service. State Electricity Commission of Victoria, 1969
A blue, soft, illustrated covered book.state electricity commission of victoria, anniversary, monash house, w.h. connolly, alexander fitzgerald, t.p. scott, b.j. callinan, yallourn, hazelwood power station, morwell power station, briquettes, morwell briquette works, water power, hydro-electric supply, rocky valley reservoir, electricity network, transmission statins, yallourn "w" power station, eildon reservoir -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Booklet - By-Laws, Warrandyte Lodge No.772, Under the United Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of Victoria, Masonic Hall, Ringwood, Victoria
Blue covered booklet presented to Bro. Ronald E Breese on his initiation, 7th February 1974. Includes list of foundation members, first officers and past masters of the lodge. The Warrandyte Lodge, No. 772 was Consecrated by the Pro. Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Dr. George Bankin Bearham, on the 9th September, 1955, in the Masonic Temple, Canterbury, the Ringwood Lodge No. 382, being Sponsors. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Programme - Investiture of Officers, Warrandyte Lodge No.772, A.F. and A. Masons of Victoria, Masonic Hall, Ringwood, Victoria
Folded cream coloured Installation Ceremony programme - Bro. William Edgar Lilburn at Masonic Hall, Aird Street, Ringwood on Thursday, 3rd October, 1974. Ceremony conducted by R. Wor. Bro. A.H. Allsop, assisted by V. Wor. Bro. J.F. Corr, past Grand Officers of the Maroondah Group Association. Includes list of Officers 1974-75, list of Members by year since Foundation (1955-1974), and list of Past Masters of the Lodge. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Programme - Investiture of Officers, Warrandyte Lodge No.772, A.F. and A. Masons of Victoria, Masonic Hall, Ringwood, Victoria
Folded cream coloured Installation Ceremony programme - Installation of Bro. Graeme Robert Fairbairn and Investiture of Officers at Masonic Hall, Aird Street, Ringwood on Thursday, 2nd October, 1975. Includes list of Officers 1975-76 and list of Past Masters of the Lodge. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Programme - Investiture of Officers, Warrandyte Lodge No.772, A.F. and A. Masons of Victoria, Masonic Hall, Ringwood, Victoria
Folded cream coloured Installation Ceremony programme - Installation of Brother Keith William Laing and Investiture of Officers at Masonic Hall, Aird Street, Ringwood on Thursday, 7th October, 1976. Ceremony conducted by V.W. Bro. A.H. Croxford. Includes list of Officers 1976-77, list of Members by year since Foundation (1955-1976), and list of Past Masters of the Lodge. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Programme - Investiture of Officers, Warrandyte Lodge No.772, A.F. and A. Masons of Victoria, Masonic Centre, Ringwood, Victoria
Folded cream coloured Installation Ceremony programme - Installation of Ronald Ernest Breese, 2nd October, 1986, at Maroondah Masonic Centre, 124-8 Warrandyte Road, Ringwood. Includes list of Officers 1986-87, Toast list, and list of Past Masters 1955-1985. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Programme - Investiture of Officers, Warrandyte Lodge No.772, A.F. and A. Masons of Victoria, Masonic Centre, Ringwood, Victoria
Folded cream coloured Installation Ceremony programme - Installation of W.Bro. David Russell Young, 1st October, 1992, at Maroondah Masonic Centre, 124-8 Warrandyte Road, Ringwood. Includes list of Officers 1992-93, Toast list, and list of Past Masters 1955-1991. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Programme - Investiture of Officers, Warrandyte Lodge No.772, A.F. and A. Masons of Victoria, Masonic Centre, Ringwood, Victoria
Folded cream coloured Installation Ceremony programme - Installation of Wor. Bro. Walter Stanley Butler, 6 October, 1994, at Maroondah Masonic Centre, 124-8 Warrandyte Road, Ringwood. Includes list of Officers 1994-95, Toast list, and list of Past Masters 1955-1993. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Programme - Consecration Ceremony, Eastland Lodge No.772, A.F. and A. Masons of Victoria, Maroondah Masonic Centre, 24-26 Warrandyte Road, Ringwood, Victoria
Installation of W.Bro. Lionel Wayne Drake and Investiture of Officers Ceremony at Maroondah Masonic Centre, 24-26 Warrandyte Road, Ringwood, 14 October,1995. Includes Toast list, Foundation Team list, and alphabetical list of Foundation Members. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Certificate, United Grand Lodge of Victoria Membership - Collection of Masonic Degrees and Correspondence maintained by Aird family of Ringwood, Victoria
Certification that Brother John Ashworth Daniell was regularly received into the Free Masonry on 11th June AL5906 and was admitted to the 3rd Degree on 3rd September, 1906, in the Argyle Lodge No.105, Traralgon. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Certificate, United Grand Lodge of Victoria Membership - Collection of Masonic Degrees and Correspondence maintained by Aird family of Ringwood, Victoria
Certification that Brother Arthur James Bromwich Aird was regularly received into the Free Masonry on 6th January AL5926 and was admitted to the 3rd Degree on 6th October, 1926, in the Ringwood Lodge No. 382. Certificate signed and blue seal attached on 24th January, 1927. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Document, Notification of registration and certificate fee, United Grand Lodge of Victoria - Collection of Masonic Degrees and Correspondence maintained by Aird family of Ringwood, Victoria
Letter dated 25th January, 1957, from Grand Secretary's Office, Freemasons' Hall, 25 Collins Street Melbourne to Wor. Bro. A.J.B. Aird, Warrandyte Road, Ringwood, notifying fee registration and certification fee upon accepting proposed rank of Past Senior Grand Deacon. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Certificate, United Grand Lodge of Victoria Membership - Collection of Masonic Degrees and Correspondence maintained by Aird family of Ringwood, Victoria
Certification that Brother Samuel Williams was regularly received into the Free Masonry on 5th December AL5950 and was admitted to the 3rd Degree on 5th June, 1951, in the East Burwood Lodge No. 686. Certificate signed and blue seal attached on 17th January, 1952. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Certificate, United Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of Victoria - Collection of Masonic Degrees and Correspondence maintained by Aird family of Ringwood, Victoria
Buff coloured certificate with red Grand Lodge seal. Certification that Brother Alan Aubrey Williams was advanced to the honorable Degree of Mark Master on 26th October, 1939, in the Prince of Wales Lodge No.8. Signed and dated 15th January, 1940. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Certificate, Supreme Grand Chapter of Victoria - Collection of Masonic Degrees and Correspondence maintained by Aird family of Ringwood, Victoria
Certification of appointment of Arthur James B. Aird as Em. Past First Assistant Grand Sojourner in the Grand Chapter of Melbourne. Certificate signed by George Cameron Kingscott, First Grand Principal, and gold seal attached, 19th April, A.D.1950. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Certificate, Supreme Grand and Royal Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, Victoria - Collection of Masonic Degrees and Correspondence maintained by Aird family of Ringwood, Victoria
Buff coloured certificate with red Lodge seal. Certification that Alan Aubrey Williams is admitted into the Order on 24th November AL 5939 by the Lord Kelvin Chapter no.77 meeting at Melbourne, and is registered in the Books of the Supreme Grand Chapter on30th December A.L.5939. Signed and Seal affixed at Melbourne on 31st May A.L. 5940, A.D. 1940. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Certificate, United Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons, Victoria - Collection of Masonic Degrees and Correspondence maintained by Aird family of Ringwood, Victoria
Buff coloured certificate with gold Lodge seal. Certification that the Past Rank of Senior Grand Warden has been conferred on Brother Arthur James Bromwich Aird. Signed by the Grand Master under the Seal of the Grand Lodge on 26th July, 1961. -
Victorian Apiarists Association
Publication, Beekeeping In Victoria (Dept of Agriculture Victoria), 1949 edition
A5 soft cover book, cover is tanny with a brown picture of a hive & brown writing , the back is plain cream 165 pages -
Victorian Apiarists Association
Publication, The Honey Flora Of Victoria (Department of Agriculture Victoria), 1949
A5 sized soft cover book, cream colour with green circle & Cream & green writing. Has been taped 136 pages -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Robert Brough Smyth, The Aborigines of Victoria : volume 2 : with notes relating to the habits of the natives of other parts of Australia and Tasmania : compiled from various sources for the Government of Victoria, 2005
Historical work by the Secretary of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines. (c.1876) Volume two is devoted to Aboriginal languages, including comparisons of Victorian languages with those from New South Wales, word lists, vocabularies, and native names of trees and plants. Volume two also includes details and customs of the aborigines in Tasmania. Includes interesting observations on the works of William Thomas, Alfred W, Howitt, Philip Chaney, Albert A.C. La Souef, John Moore Davis and Rev. William Ridley.robert brough smyth, philip chauncy, william ridley, albert le souef, a. w. howitt, john moore davis, william locke, a. f. a. greeves, language comparisons, phrenology, aboriginal social life and customs, death and burial customs, weapons, tasmania, lake tyers, lake wellington, gippsland, ballarat, brabrolong, lake hindmarsh, kotoopna