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Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1965
Robin Boyd has written 'Australiana' on the slide mount (item S1081) at the same location. Robin Boyd was always on the lookout for signage and blots on the landscape, especially when writing and illustrating his 1960 book, “The Australian Ugliness”.Colour slide in a mount. Flats, AustraliaMade in Australia / 13 / AUG 65M / Encircled 2 (Handwritten) / Australiana 2 (Handwritten) / 10 (Handwritten) / Encircled 2 (Handwritten)australia, slide, robin boyd -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Butter Stamp
Used at Tatura Butter Factory.Wooden stamp in shape of rolling pin with Australia imprinted on it. Used to stamp large packs of export butter.Australiatatura butter factory, butter stamps -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Booklet, 1951
Donated by Andrew Gray as belonging to Bill Gray, past President of the Society.Coloured booklet 14cm x 16cm. Commonwealth of Australia Jubilee 1901 - 1951. Issued to all schools.Australiabooks, history/local history -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd
Colour slide in a mount. (Possibly) Yarrawonga, Victoria, AustraliaMade in Australiaslide, robin boyd -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Booklet, Ringwood City Council, City of Ringwood - Freedom of Entry for Royal Australian Engineers 7th Field Regiment 1981 - Invitation Card (Mr. and Mrs. Rob Atkins) and Program Booklet, 1965
Program Booklet and Invitation Card for the Conferring of Freedom of Entry to the City of Ringwood upon Royal Australian Engineers 7th Field Regiment, 1981. The Program booklet includes: - Image and Description of the Presentation Scroll - How the Ceremony Originated - Serving Officers of the regiment - Brief History of the Royal Australian Engineers, and of the 7th Field Engineer Regiment - Brief History of the Development of RingwoodThe Invitation card reads: His Worship the Mayor (Cr F. J. Corr J.P.) and Councillors of the City of Ringwood request the pleasure of the company of Mr and Mrs Rob Atkins at the Conferring of The Freedom of Entry to the City of Ringwood upon The Field Engineer Regiment, Royal Australian Engineers at Ringwood 2.30pm Saturday, 11th July, 1981 RSVP 1st July, 1981, Town Clerk, Civic Centre, Ringwood On Receipt of Acceptance, Entree Cards will be forwarded. -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Newsletter City of Moorabbin Historical Society No.7 Vol 3 August 1963, 1963
Topics ; 2nd Birthday CMHS; Arts and Crafts Cheltenham; early 20thC Moorabbin The Aims of the CMHS are ‘to record the history of the City, and register something of the Australian Atmosphere, which the necessary speed-up in post-world-war two (WW11) immigration has caused to be lost; to produce a magazine at regular intervals, featuring the work of pioneers and the changing Australian scene; to work constantly with a long range view towards building a hall where records and exhibits can be housed’ (1961) The Original Newsletters reflect the history and heritage of the former City of Moorabbin — derived from Mooroobin, ‘a resting place’ in the Bunurrung spoken language. In 1994, the City of Moorabbin was integrated into the Cities of Bayside, Glen Eira, Kingston and Monash. This is Newsletter No. 7 Vol. 3 of the CMHS August 1963 CMHS obtained a Kingston City Council Community Grant 2016 for the digitization and preservation of these Original CMHS Newsletters commenced in 1961 1 x Foolscap paper printed on 2 sides folded for 4 pages NEWSLETTER / Vol. 3 No 7 AUGUST 1963 / HISTORY / CAMERA / FILMS / LIGHT / OPERA / ART / FLORAL / ART / CULTURAL / ACTIVITIES.city of moorabbin historical society 1961, sheehy t.a., newsletters, -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Album - Photo Album, Transit Australia Publishing, "TAP - Part B - W to W4, L, X and Y class trams – sheets B1 to B36", 1950's to 1990's
Photo Album - titled "TAP - Part B - W to W4, L, X and Y class trams – sheets B1 to B36", from Transit Australia Publishing. Photos used in the Destination City and other publications series. For a detailed list of photographs see htd4601i.pdf. For individual photo images see: \dbtext\hawthtramcoll\photo collections\htd4601-TAP-ParB, images TAP67 to TAP160. TAP67_106_ElsternwickPO_WalJack.jpg TAP68_102_GlenhuntlyRd_ALBebeek.jpg TAP69_105_StKildaRd_Jun1979_RayMarsh.jpg TAP70_218-610_PointOrmond_JohnBeckett.jpg TAP71_218_ElsternwickStation_25Sep1953_WJohnWebster.jpg TAP72_219_Dec1923_JohnStevenson_KSKcollection.jpg TAP73_249_Esplanade_decorations-gone_1939_PWDuckett.jpg TAP74_275_ElginSt_24Mar1956_KeithKings.jpg TAP75_297_EastBrighton_14May1961_KeithKings.jpg TAP76_305_SouthMelbourne_14May1961_KeithKings.jpg TAP77_306_StKildaRd_25Sep1953_WJohnWebster.jpg TAP78_310_PrincesBridge_WJohnWebster.jpg TAP79_329_GlenhuntlyDepot_Jul1929.jpg TAP80_334_EastPrestonDepot_7April1969_KeithKings.jpg TAP81_3326_ColinsSt_WJohnWebster.jpg TAP82_348_BalaclavaJunction_13Jan1962_KeithKings.jpg TAP83_380-dropcentreSeats_RYoul.jpg TAP84_426_BatmanAve_23Sep1953_WJohnWebster.jpg TAP85_436_HighSt-at-BennettsRd_16Feb1957_KeithKings.jpg TAP86_441_Victoria150_NorthBalwyn.jpg TAP87_No7-truck_449_KIngsway_KeithKings_9Sep1961n.jpg TAP88_478_BatmanAve_23Sep1953_WJohnWebster.jpg TAP89_534_VictoriaSt_RayPearson.jpg TAP90_536_HighSt_Kew_KeithKings_28Sep1961.jpg TAP91_536_HighSt_Kew_KeithKings_28Sep1961.jpg TAP92_No7-truck_544_WJohnWebster_29Sep1953.jpg TAP93_548_StLouis.EIB64.Trucks_BrunswickDepot_JohnAlfred_28Jan1957.jpg TAP94_548_StLouis.EIB64.Trucks_StKildaRd_KeithKings_19Mar1955.jpg TAP95_573_PointOrmond_LindsayCrow.jpg TAP96_574_CollinsSt_WJohnWebster_28Sep1953.jpg TAP97_646-113_1987_Bundoora.jpg TAP98_654_RoyalPde_BobLilburn_1949.jpg TAP99_658_ElizabethSt_WJohnWebster_28Sep1953.jpg TAP100_665_CollinsSt_WJohnWebster_28Sep1953.jpg TAP101_665_MacarthurSt_WJohnWebster_28Sep1953.jpg TAP102_459_BallaratRd_Footscray_ALBebee.jpg TAP103_459_BallaratRd_Footscray_ALBebee.jpg TAP104_460_NicholsonSt-into-BuckleySt_Footscray_WJohnWebster_28Sep1953.jpg TAP105_467_GordonSt.jpg TAP106_X1_WilliamstownRd.jpg T AP107_X1_interior.jpg TAP108_678_WilliamstownRd_KeithKings_13Jan1962.jpg TAP109_679_BuckleySt-depot.jpg TAP110_680_FootscrayStation_RayPearson.jpg TAP111_469_BatmanAve_25Sep1953_WJohnWebster.jpg TAP112_469_CamberwellDepot_KeithKings_25April1950.jpg TAP113_469_RiversdaleRd_NedMackintosh_1972.jpg TAP114_610_PointOrmond_JohnBeckett.jpg TAP115_611_CamberwellDepot_BobLilburn.jpg TAP116_613_BatmanAve_WJohnWebster_23Sep1953.jpg TAP117_104_JohnBeckett.jpg TAP118_105_MMTB.jpg TAP119_103-1024_StKildaRd_6Jan1973_AndrewFoy.jpg TAP120_106_GlenhuntlyRd.jpg TAP121_217_MalvernDepot_MMTB.jpg TAP122_217_MalvernDepot_DaveMacartney_12Sep1971.jpg TAP123_218_PointOrmond_LCrow.jpg TAP124_218_Elsternwick_WJohnWebster_c1953.jpg TAP125_218_GlenhuntlyRd_Broadway.jpg TAP126_W-body_MMTB.jpg TAP127_275_MalvernDepot.jpg TAP128_275_SwanstonSt.jpg TAP129_280_StKilda_WJohnWebster_c1953.jpg TAP130_308_KewDepot_c1925_MMTBAnnualReport.jpg TAP131_310-681_BatmanAve_RayPearson_1930s.jpg TAP132_317_Traverser_Preston_MMTB.jpg TAP133_340_HighSt_MMTB.jpg TAP134_364_Preston_MMTB.jpg TAP135_390_WellingtonPde.jpg TAP136_422_SwanstonSt_WJohnWebster_c1953.jpg TAP137_426_BatmanAve_LCrow.jpg TAP138_426_BatmanAve_WJohnWebster.jpg TAP139_426_CamberwellDepot_GeoffGrant_7May1955.jpg TAP140_436_SpencerSt_BobLilburn_1948.jpg TAP141_511_CamberwellDepot_GeoffGrant_7May1955.jpg TAP142_514_StKildaRd_WJohnWebster.jpg TAP143_544_StKilda_WJohnWebster.jpg TAP144_568_Decorated_RayPearson.jpg TAP145_660_GlenhuntlyDepot_LCrow.jpg TAP146_658_SwanstonSt_PaulNicholson_23Dec1967.jpg TAP145 - copy of TAP 145 TAP148_665_MacarthurSt_WJohnWebster_28Sep1953.jpg TAP149_671_Preston_MMTB.jpg TAP150_673_decorated_Preston_MMTB.jpg TAP151_674_PeelSt_DaleBudd_1965.jpg TAP152_674_WJohnWebster_c1953.jpg TAP153_456_PointOrmond_WJohnWebster_c1953.jpg TAP154_679_BuckleySt_LCrow_mid1950s.jpg TAP155_610_MorelandRd_PaulNicholson_22Sep1968.jpg TAP156_610_Preston_MMTB_1930.jpg TAP157_611_Preston_MMTB.jpg TAP158_613_BatmanAve_25Sep1953_WJohnWebster.jpg TAP159_419_Preston_MMTB.jpg TAP160_510_WellingtonPde_PTC_1989.jpgtrams, tramways, transit australia, destination city, tramcars, depots, w class, w1 class, w2 class, w3 class, w4 class, l class, x class, y class, tram 106, tram 102, tram 105, tram 218, tram 610, tram 219, tram 249, tram 275, tram 297, tram 305, tram 306, tram 210, tram 334, tram 336, tram 349, tram 380, tram 426, tram 436, tram 441, tram 449, tram 478, tram 534, tram 536, tram 544, tram 548, tram 573, tram 574, tram 646, tram 658, tram 665, tram 459, tram 460, tram 467, tram 678, tram 679, tram 680, tram 469, tram 610, tram 611, tram 613, tram 104, tram 1024, tram 217, tram 218, tram 280, tram 308, tram 210, tram 681, tram 317, tram 340, tram 364, tram 390, tram 422, tram 426, tram 436, tram 511, tram 514, tram 544, tram 568, tram 660, tram 658, tram 660, tram 665, tram 671, tram 673, tram 674, tram 459, tram 679, tram 610, tram 611, tram 613, tram 419, tram 510 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Folder, Commercial Bank of Australia Eltham Branch Hold-Up, 15 December 1949
Thursday, December 15, 1949, the quiet little bank was embroiled in an infamous wild shoot-out between a daring thief and two bank officers. Today, the building still carries the scars ; a bullet hole remains visible in a cedar bench testifying to the events that played out that day. 3.30 a.m., Friday, December 9. The manager of the Commercial Bank branch at Greensborough, Mr Harry Wallace and his wife are asleep in their bedroom of the little house behind the branch. Harry is awakened by a noise and sees an intruder in a corner of the bedroom. He calls out but the intruder who has switched off the power in anticipation flees through a side door and scarpers down Main Street. Harry summons the police but a search by First Constable Thomas of the Greensborough Police assisted by a wireless patrol car is unsuccessful. A report is filed noting the theft of a .25 calibre pistol from the wardrobe. Thursday, December 15th. It is 1pm and the Commercial Bank has just opened. The branch is only open Mondays and Thursdays from 1-3pm. The morning started off a little cool with some scattered showers but it has fined up and the temperature is now around 61 degrees (16 C). A new grey Singer sports car with soft-top pulls up on the opposite side of the road and a young man, neatly dressed in a dark blue suit, wearing a grey hat and carrying a brief case exits the vehicle. He looks around then crosses the road and walks up the steps and through the door into the bank. There are three people inside; Mr. Jack Burgoyne whose grocery store is situated just 50 yards up the road, Mr. Lindsay A. Spears, the Eltham Agency Receiving Officer and by chance, Mr Harry Wallace, manager of the Greensborough branch. Jack Burgoyne takes note of the young stranger; thinking to himself he appears nervous. The man approaches the counter and introduces himself as John Henderson of Greensborough and explains that he wishes to open a new account. He places his hat and £3 on the counter. Mr Spears attends to the paperwork. He asks the young man to sign two forms, which he does but then he withdraws from the counter and starts walking towards the door. Suddenly he spins around pulling an automatic pistol from his right-hand pocket. He exclaims forcefully; “The game’s on! I’ll take the lot!” Spears appears to comply by pretending to open a drawer. The man shouts loudly, “Keep your hand away from that drawer.” Spears instead reaches for a pistol in his pocket and challenges the man, “Here it is. Come and get it!” At the same time, Harry Wallace pulls a pistol from his pocket as well. The bandit fires a shot but misses, the bullet striking the counter. Both Spears and Wallace open fire and Jack Burgoyne ducks for cover. As the bandit turns and runs for the door leaving his £3 behind, he fires another shot, which strikes the ceiling. Spears fires back, and thinks he may have hit him in the foot. The bandit flees the bank and heads for the grey Singer car, registration NO-106, parked opposite. Wallace and Spears pursue him to the door and open fire again, striking the car three times around the driver’s door. Spears lets off eight shots and Wallace, seven before his gun jams. The getaway car initially heads slowly down Main Road towards Bridge Street. About 100 yards down the road, Dave Adams, a PMG employee, who has heard the shots, throws a steel manhole step at the driver. It hits the roof of the car nine inches above the driver’s head and tears the hood. Another witness claims to have seen the door blow open and the driver raise his hand. The car gathers speed and swings left into Bridge Street racing along at about 60 miles an hour careering recklessly past council employee, Mr. Percy Williams, who is driving a dray along Smarts Road [believed to be Bridge Street]. At the end of the road the Singer fails to get round the sharp turn and crashes into an embankment skidding to a stop outside the home of Mr John Clifford. One side of the car is wrecked. Mr Clifford, an aircraft engineer hears the fast travelling car bump heavily into the road bank at about 1.25 p.m. Hearing the whine of an engine he goes outside to find the grey Singer parked at the side of the road. Jack George also lives at the corner and hears the car crash. “The bandit opened the car door, ran 50 yards, and suddenly turned back,” exclaims Jack. “He took something from the car. It might have been a gun.” In his haste, the bandit drops his grey felt hat, size 6 7/8, on the road and dashes up Sherbourne Road for about 200 yards then disappears into the scrub carrying a brief case and a bundle in which a sailor’s cap can be seen. About 3 p.m., Mr H.D. Pettie of Mountain View Road, Montmorency is looking through his field glasses and notices a young man walking through thick scrub on private property some distance from his house. The man is wearing a sailor’s cap and disappears along the railway track toward Montmorency. As the day progresses, ten police cars, one motor cycle, and about 40 police led by Det. Sgt. McMennemin of Malvern CIB are searching for him. They believe he is hiding in thick scrub along the bank of the creek about half-a-mile outside Eltham township. Wireless patrol cars, four mobile traffic cars and the CIB area cars from Malvern and Kew are taking part. Police check the thief’s car and discover it was stolen from Helen Baxter, of Doncaster Road, North Balwyn from outside Victoria Barracks. Harry Wallace informs the police that he believes he recognised the bandit as the man who took his pistol from his bedroom the previous Friday morning. As night falls, armed police are posted at strategic points in the Eltham-Greensborough district. Police in cars are watching the roads. Others are searching the bush and checking passengers on trains. Little do they realise the young man has already slipped out of the net. SEQUEL YOUTH OF 19 CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY OF BANK AT ELTHAM Weekly Times, Wednesday 15 February 1950, page 6 Detectives who raided a house in Bell St., Coburg, Melbourne, charged a 19-year-old youth, of South Yarra, with attempted armed robbery at the Commercial Bank’s Eltham (Vic.) receiving depot on Dec. 15. Police say they recovered a loaded automatic pistol, diamond and signet rings worth more than £200, a complete set of house-breaking instruments, a sailor’s uniform, and chloroform gauze in the raid. The youth was charged that while armed with an offensive weapon, he attempted to rob Lindsay George Spears of a sum of money. He was further charged on six counts of breaking, entering and stealing. Police allege that the person who tried to hold up Mr Spears in the Commercial Bank receiving depot at Eltham on December 15. escaped in a stolen car, after Mr Spears and Mr Henry Wallace, manager of the bank’s Greensborough branch, had fired at him. After the car crashed, he escaped into thick scrub and is alleged to have changed into a sailor’s uniform. On December 9 an automatic pistol was stolen from Mr Wallace’s bedroom at the Greensborough bank. The chloroform pad recovered is alleged to have been stolen from the Dental Supply Company, Plenty Road, Preston. The rings are alleged to have been taken in a £513 burglary from the shop of James Paton. Sydney Road, Coburg. Det. Sgt. H. McMennemin conducted the investigations with Senior Dets. R. Newton and M Downie, Detectives l. Dent, R. Rayner, P. Pedersen and M. Handley and First Constable A. Thomas. The youth will appear at Eltham Court on February 22. Manager’s Gun Used in Holdup at Bank The Age, Thursday 23 February 1950, page 4 It was stated in Eltham court yesterday that a youth who robbed a bank manager of his pistol, later used it in an attempt to hold-up the bank. Kay Arthur Morgan, 19, draftsman, of Castle-street, South Yarra, was committed for trial on charges of breaking and entering, and stealing a pistol and attempted robbery while armed with an offensive weapon. He pleaded guilty. The manager of Eltham branch of the Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd., Henry Clifton Cabot Wallace, said he disturbed someone in the bedroom, in which he and his wife were sleeping, at 3 a.m. on December. 9, 1949. Later he found that his automatic- pistol was missing. On December 15 a youth, who said his name was John Henderson, entered the bank and opened a new account. As the youth was leaving the bank he turned round with a pistol in his hand and said: — “I want the lot.” Spear indicated a drawer under the counter; and said.— “Here it is. Come and get it.” The youth said:— “Keep your hand away from that drawer.” Witness said Spear then drew his pistol from his hip pocket. The youth fired at them, and Spear returned the fire. “I pulled my pistol and fired, too” said witness. The youth fired again, ran out to a car and drove off. Witness and Spear fired several shots at the car. The youth was the accused Morgan, sitting in court, witness said. Evidence was given that one bullet was found in the celling and the other in the bank. Morgan was allowed £100 bail on each charge. Morgan ended up serving three years for the failed armed robbery and became a notorious criminal. He had twin sons, Peter and Doug and even though only ten years old, Morgan would get his sons to act as lookouts whilst he committed burglaries. The lads became building contractors but when the industry suffered a downturn in 1977 and they were short on cash, they returned to the family business. Over the following 23 months they undertook 24 raids on country and outer-suburban TABs and banks. Whilst robbing one country bank for the third time, just like their father, it all went wrong ending up with a police officer shot. They were nick-named the “After-dark” bandits and are considered to be Australia’s last bushrangers. They were convicted and served 17 years in prison.5 x A4 photocopied pagesbank hold-up, cba bank, det sgt mcmennemin, eltham, h.d. pettie, harry wallace, jack burgoyne, kay arthur morgan, lindsay a. spears, main road -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Memorabilia - Brass Gong, 1940
Australian Commonwealth Military Forces gong from Egypt in 1940. This gong shows a link between the Australian military and Egypt in 1940. It is also an example of military craft skills and the creation of usable art by soldiers.Round brass gong engraved with Australian Rising Sun Badge and Egyptian motifs. Supported by a red wooden base. Gong attached to frame by green plastic-covered rope.Australian Commonwealth Military Forces / Egypt 1940egypt, wwii, world war two, australia, military -
National Wool Museum
Book, Australian Quilt Heritage
This book gives an overview of the history of quilts in Australia.AUSTRALIAN / QUILT / HERITAGE / MARGARET ROLFEquilting - history -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, Mooroopna North West (Ram Dam), 1978
A recording of history of early times to present day. Foreward by Martin Delaney. 3 copiesHistory of school and district settlement 1878-1978school centenary, ram dam, irrigation, schools, books, history, local -
Bendigo Military Museum
Plaque - PLAQUE, BLANK
Souvenir Plaque from Australian War Memorial.Small wooden brown shield with a gold plastic Rising Sun Emblem with a crown in the centre and The Australian Army at the bottom. on the back is a plastic fold out stand attached by two screws.Rising Sun Emblem has "THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY".plaque, souvenir -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Journal - Hilary Bennet Mason's History of Charles Street, Surrey Hills
Hilary Bennet Mason (born 25/12/1911 in North Melbourne; died 16/3/2008) married Olive Marjory Muridge (B 20/7/1915; D 26/9/2001) on 30 September 1940. They has one daughter, born in 1947. Hilary had a number of occupations in his lifetime. His daughter referred to him as a tram conductor. The family lived at 7 Charles Street, Surrey Hills from c1960, having purchased it from William Stanton (Stan) Philp, a baker, and his wife Eileen. The title originally extended over 2 plots. The Philps sub-divided the land and built a new house for themselves at No 9. No 7 Charles Street had a well under the kitchen window; the house was extended in 1971/72; it was sold after Hilary Mason died in 2011. [REF: Personal communication from the donor; Alan Holt property register and online research.] The handwritten timeline refers to the area having been "called Irish Town as Catholic's were in the majority." Most of the writing is that of Hilary Mason, although some blanks have been filled in by another (unknown) hand. There is also an entry by John Whitford, who moved into a new home on the corner of Charles and Arthur Streets in 1982. The last entry is dated June 1996, when Hilary Mason would have been c 85 years old. Comment in relation to this catalogue entry: "One of the occupation that Mr Mason had was a Radio shop in Bridge Road, Richmond, called Mason's Radio. I worked for Mason's Radio in January 1963 to December 1964. Mr. Mason was a true gentleman, very kind and treated me like a son. Regards M.Zammit." (Maurice Zammit email; 9 March 2025)This is a unique piece of social history reflecting the closeness of this small suburban street.A standard lined exercise book, brand is HEADLINE, which contains a mixture of handwritten entries and pasted in and loose ephemeral items. These include house advertising flyers, newspaper clippings of a general nature and death notices, tickets, etc. The handwritten notes mostly pertain to a timeline of residents and their comings and goings to and from Charles Street in Surrey Hills, but also include some reflections on social history. Memories of other residents of the street are recorded. There are also some personal diary notes.Front cover: "begun october 1987 / History of / Charles street / Surrey Hills / History of Charles st. 1989 / 1996 / 1995 / 1993 1991 1990 / History 1987" in biro and marking pen in blue, red, brown and green. Back cover: "History / of / Surrey / Hills [1987 /1990 /1993 / 1995 / 1996] / History of / Charles street / Surrey Hills 1991" handwritten in black, blue, green, red and pink biro and marking pen.charles street, edna holzer, jack wright, john whitford, diana whitford, amanda whitford, melissa whitford, june kavanagh, aub sherlock, hilary bennet mason, olive marjory mason, noni hallier, elvis greenwood, bob peacock, ken warren, chris holford, enid holford, keith ellis, gina ellis, nita jacobsen, christine craig, peter craig, gary austin, deb austin, ian pearson, chris jacobsen, jack titansaw, peter burton, william (bill) philp, george cook, lee burton, mary pearson, bill sloan, carmel sloan, fielding's foundary, antonio panzera, annunziata panzera, nancy panzera, dr eric allan, merelyn maher, charles lyons, doug sloan, coral meehan, peter haase, steve creati -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Document (Item) - Research Document, Brien L. O'Brien, Buxton General Store, 12-05-2008
A document outlining the history of the Buxton General Store in Victoria.A document outlining the history of the Buxton General Store in Victoria. The Buxton General Store was originally built in the early 1930s by Jack Preece. It also served as the local Post Office, cafe and petrol station. The store had a succession of owners until its closure in around 2018.buxton, victoria, buxton general store, jack preece, jim merton, dave harkness, fred kubale, w h jones, j jones, stan finke, inga stumpe, nick doolan, val mclusky, julie woods, val morton, k & l bellingham -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Document (item) - Information document, Judith Vimpani, POONTAWAN, 2018
A document regarding the history of the guest house Poontawan in Marysville.A document regarding the history of the guest house Poontawan in Marysville.marysville, victoria, australia, poontawan, steavenson hotel, marysville chalet, accommodation, document -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Document (Item) - Research document, Judith Vimpani, JUNCTION HOTEL, 2018
A research document outlining the history of the Junction Hotel in Marysville.A research document outlining the history of the Junction Hotel in Marysville.marysville, victoria, australia, junction hotel, carlisle guesthouse, william henry kirwan, harold james robert coney, martin cussen, bridget cussen, bridget kirwan, mary ann coney, butlers woods point directory, balliere's directory, james cussen, catherine cussen, catherine dooley, the temperence, kew asylum, ararat asylum, maria catherine chester, maria catherine kirwan, william chester, golden bower mine, cumberland, james richard coney -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book - Family History, The Maskell Family, 2008
Compiled to record the Maskell family history after a reunion, held in 2007, to celebrate 160 years of Maskell history in Australia and many links through marriage with Colliver familiesClear plastic cover, black plastic spine, white front cover. Black writing. Coat of Arms. A genealogical history of the ancestors and descendants of Isaac Maskell (1811-1892), EM Masavile (1818-1863)maskell families, colliver families, maskell r, tatura, maskell, colliver, books, history, local -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder, The Maskell Family, 2008
Compiled to record the Maskell family history after a reunion, held in 2007, to celebrate 160 years of Maskell history in Australia and many links through marriage with Colliver familiesClear plastic cover, black plastic spine, white front cover. Black writing. Coat of Arms. A genealogical history of the ancestors and descendants of Isaac Maskell (1811-1892), EM Masavile (1818-1863)maskell families, colliver families, maskell r, tatura, maskell, colliver, books, history, local -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Award - Pewter Mug Trophies - Ross and Malcolm Milne - Australian Alpine National Championships 1969
This Pewter Mug Collection is a set of 32 trophies won by Australian Alpine skiers Ross and Malcolm Milne between 1959 and 1964. Ross and Malcolm grew up on their family's tobacco property in Myrtleford, and began skiing at Falls Creek at an early age. They were both taught by Austrian Sigi Haberzettl, who was chief coach at Falls Creek for 17 years. Ross went on to win the North-Eastern District Ski Association (NEDSA) Junior Championships for three years in a row. In 1961 Ross was a member of the Australian team which competed against New Zealand in the Inter-Dominion Championships. In 1963, he won the Downhill and Alpine Combined title at the Australian Championships, while placing second in the Grand Slalom event. Ross Milne was selected in the Australian team that participated in the 1964 Olympic Winter Games at Innsbruck, Austria. A few days before the opening of the Games, on 25 January 1964, he tragically lost his life when he crashed into a tree during a training run for the Men's Downhill. He was only 19 years of age. Malcolm became a member of the Australian Junior Ski Team to Japan at the age of 14. He won all of the NEDSA children’s races and won the State Title in 1966. Malcolm continued to achieve great success, winning the Australian Championships for the next five years. At the end of 1969 he won Gold in the Val d'Isere FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Downhill, Australia's first Alpine Ski World Cup medal. He was on the Australian National Ski Team for eight years, representing his country at the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games and the 1966 and 1970 World Championships before turning professional in 1972. Malcolm Milne was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985. In 2000 he received the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to skiing. In 2004, Ski & Snowboard Australia granted Milne Life Membership for the contribution he made to the sport by becoming the first World Cup medal winner in Australian winter sports history, and the subsequent impact his performances have had on future athletes. Malcolm Milne was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to skiing in 2016.This item is significant because it is part of a collection which documents the career of two outstanding Australian sportsmen.A pewter mug awarded for first place in the Australian National Alpine Championship Men's Giant Slalom in 1969. It has been engraved on one side and bears an emblem of a green kangaroo on skis surrounded by a gold circle. The mug was donated by W.D and H.O. Wills, a tobacco company which sponsored many sport competitions in Australia..Engraved on side of mug: AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1969 Men's Giant Slalom First Donated by W.D. & H.O. WILLSross milne, malcolm milne, milne brothers, australian alpine skiers -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Card - Nine rules Card
Standard item issued to all Australian servicemen during the conflict in Vietnam(1962-1972).This item was donated by Peter S Sims, who served as a Corporal in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps in Vietnam 1969-70.Blue card "Nine Rules" for Australian Army forces in Vietnam. Black ink with Army insignia at top with introduction on front and nine rules on the back.Australian Army insignia Top Nine rules in bold lettering.nine rules, peter sims, nvvm, conduct requirements -
National Wool Museum
Ribbon
Presented to Joyce Hucker for objects entered in the Australian Sheep Breeders' Association 1972 Show. Hucker began working with unspun wool and making dyes from the natural sources from her garden and the farm trees around her. From knitting and croceting articles, she progressed to felting and a 'wrapping' technique, always using unspun wool. She was a successful exhibitor at many craft shows and was always willing to pass on her experience and knowledge to others, often travelling widely to help groups requiring a demonstration.Presented to Joyce Hucker for items entered in the Australian Sheep Breeders' Association 1975 Show.Australian Sheep Breeders' Assn, 1975 Showagricultural shows, hucker, mrs joyce -
National Wool Museum
Ribbon
Presented to Joyce Hucker for objects entered in the Australian Sheep Breeders' Association 1972 Show. Hucker began working with unspun wool and making dyes from the natural sources from her garden and the farm trees around her. From knitting and croceting articles, she progressed to felting and a 'wrapping' technique, always using unspun wool. She was a successful exhibitor at many craft shows and was always willing to pass on her experience and knowledge to others, often travelling widely to help groups requiring a demonstration.Presented to Joyce Hucker for items entered in the Australian Sheep Breeders' Association 1975 Show.Australian Sheep Breeders' Assn, 1975 Showagricultural shows, hucker, mrs joyce -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Medal - Medallion, 1988
Large Silver Plated Medal minted by the City of Nunawading for the Australian BicentenaryCity of Nunawading Crest Australia Festival The Australian Bicentenary Symbol 1788 - 1988.numismatics, medals - civic, civic mementoes, souvenirs -
Vision Australia
Administrative record - Text, Radio club papers, 1967-1988
The RVIB Radio Club was established initially as an entertainment for the RVIB 18th Box Hill Scout group, however anyone who was interested was welcome to join. In 1966 a licence application was submitted and approved, with the call sign allocated initially being VA1277 and used by the group in their initial transmission of September 25, 1967 . An appeal was made to change this to VK3VIB however this was rejected. An alternative call sign of VK3AVI was approved however, and first used on October 23, 1967. The club fostered an interest in radio communications and some later obtained licences of their own. The Radio Club lasted for 20 years and eventually concluded on November 16, 1988 with the equipment donated to the Kooyong Radio Club. A potted history of the club has written by Alex Paterson.3 log books and various loose papers including a brief history, radio licences, rosters and Wireless Institute of Australia Victorian Division membership cards.royal victorian institute for the blind, rvib burwood school, esme dunnell, alex paterson -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Poster - Framed poster
Item displays images of Australian Army badges of rank and special qualifications.The rank system forms the backbone of the Australian Army’s structure and defines a soldier or officer’s role and degree of responsibility. The ranks are based upon those of the British Army, although there are some differences in the way they are displayed. Brown timber and gold painted frame containing poster showing Australian Army badges against a white background. Badges arranged by rank as follows: commissioned officers, warrant and non-commissioned officers and specialist qualification badges.Australian Army Badge of Rankarmy, australia, badges of rank -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Uniform - Australian Army Shirt, Shirt, 1913
Australian Army historicKhaki cotton Army shirt , Tag in neck .....1913, Made in Australia, Size 7. Long Sleeves, 3 Button front opening, 2 button close chest pocketsNeck tag ....1913, Made in Australia, size 7 -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book - Hardcover, Disarming the Menace by Neil C Smith, 2012
Australian Soldiers with British Commonwealth Occupation Forces Japan 1946 to 1952 Roll of Australians who served with BCOF What roll troops played in JapanTeal Blue Hardcover book with photograph of Australian Soldiers marching on Cover. Most of book is an Alphabetical Roll of Soldiers Names, Serial Numbers, and RankAustralian Soldiers with British Commonwealth Occupation Forces Japan 1946 to 1952war, soldiers -
Federation University Bookplate Collection
Work on paper - Bookpplate, Regina Lituaniae -100 Ex Libris
After a quiet period, interest in bookplates in Australia began to increase in the early 1970s, Entrepreneurial art and book collectors such as Edwin Jewell and others commissioned multiple Bookplate designs from a range of well known fine artists. At a 1997 meeting in Melbourne of the Ephemera Society of Australia Edwin Jewell and others announced the formation of the Australian Bookplate Society. The society was instrumental in promoting the art of the bookplate through establishment of the Australian Bookplate Design competition. The competition includes a design award for International bookplate designers and graphic artists. as well as Australian secondary school students. Lookout tower with centenary numeral and three flags & birds flying.17/34-"Trakai History Museum 2018 - Signaturebookplate, australian bookplate design awards, kieth wingrove trust, ex libris, lithuania -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Memorabilia, The Women's Weekly
The Australian Women's Weekly, Dec 8th 1965 price 1/- (one shilling) Contains article "We visit the Australians in Vietnam pages 7,8,9.Australians In Vietnam,Magazineaustralian magazine, article on vietnam -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Perth Electric Tramway Society, A ticket to ride : a history of the Fremantle Municipal tramways, 2001
From 1905 to 1952 trams were the main form of transport for work and play in FremantleBib, ill, map, p.72.From 1905 to 1952 trams were the main form of transport for work and play in Fremantletramways - fremantle, tramways - western australia