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Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Chain link measure, Gunter's Chain, 19th Century
A Gunter’s Chain, an old land surveying instrument, is named after its inventor, Edmund Gunter (1581-1626), an English mathematician and astronomer. It was first produced in 1620. The tool has 100 links and is 66 feet or one chain long. The links are marked off in groups of ten by metal tags or rings. A quarter chain (25 links) is called a rod or pole and ten chains make a furlong and 80 chains a mile. The traditional cricket pitch is 22 yards or one chain long. This chain is said to have been used by Gilbert Nicol when the Warrnambool to Hamilton Road was constructed in the 19th century. Gilbert Nicol was an early settler in Warrnambool who, with John Craig, established the first hotel (and the first building) in Warrnambool in 1847. Nicol later owned the property ‘Rosehill’ in the Warrnambool area. As the chain was given to the Warrnambool and District Historical Society by the Town Clerk, Keith Arnel, it is likely that the chain was one of the items in the old Warrnambool MuseumThis Gunter’s Chain is of importance because it is an early land measuring device that was used for over 250 years and has great historical and mathematical significance. If it is correct that it was used by Gilbert Nicol when the Warrnambool to Hamilton Road was built then it has considerable local significance and dates back to the 19th century. This is a metal tool which consists of 100 metal pieces or links joined together by loops at each end with two metal loops in between each link. The links joined together form a chain. The two ends of the chain have small metal handles attached. At intervals along the chain there are additional rings or metal pieces attached. The metal is very rusted.gunter’s chain, land measurement tools, history of warrnambool -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Harry Gilham, Morris family grave, Eltham Cemetery, Victoria, Sep 2009
On 29 January 1842, John Morris, aged 24 (a bonded convict transported for 15 years aboard the Earl Grey) was married to Jane Elliott (a free person) by the Rev A.C. Thomson in Melbourne. John and Jane were the parents of Jane (1843 Heidelberg), Mary Ann (1845 Plenty River), John (1847 Plenty River), William (Little Eltham 1851), Elizabeth (Little Eltham 1852), Thomas Alfred (Eltham 1856), George Hill (Eltham 1859), Margaret Ellen (Eltham 1861) and Clara Lucy Matilda (Eltham 1864) In Memory of Thomas Alfred Morris Died 10th July 1884 aged 28 years George Hill Morris Died 13th August 1885 aged 25 years Clara Lucy Matilda Morris Died 5th Feb. 1885 aged 20 years Margaret Ellen Wickham Died Feb 7th 1884 aged 22 years Harriet Wilson Died Feb. 12th 1874 aged 33 yearsRoll of 35mm colour negative film, 6 stripsKodak GC 400-9eltham cemetery, gravestones, jane morris, john morris, mary ann morris, william morris, elizabeth morris, thomas alfred morris, george hill morris, margaret ellen morris, clara lucy matilda morris, convict, harriet wilson, margaret ellen wickham -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Folder, Peck, Joy
Joy Peck was an artist and husband Hal was a teacher at Eltham High School and a potter. They had three children: Tony, Gina and Marcus. Joy was born in Ballarat but grew up in Warrnambool; died 3 February 2008. She trained at the National Gallery School and exhibited from 1960 until 1997; her Melbourne galleries included Realities and Manyung. In Eltham, the Pecks lived in a mud brick house, later moving to Moor Street in Fitzroy. Contents Newspaper article: "Ode to Joy", The Australian, 22 February 2008. Obituary by Phillip Adams of his friend Joy Peck. Letter Sue Law to Phillip Adams, 25 March 2008, regarding Phillip Adams' article about Joy Peck. Letter Phillip Adams to Sue Law, 16 April 2008, acknowledging. Newspaper article: "At home in the fantastic, yet her work was also surprisingly gritty", The Age, 3 April 2008. Obituary of Joy Peck by Jim Davidson.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcjoy peck, phillip adams, hal peck, eltham high school, montsalvat, justus jorgensen, inga clendinnen, betty burstall, la mama theatre carlton, tony peck, gine peck, marcus peck, eltham mud brick buildings, realities art gallery, manyung art gallery, clifton pugh, barry humphries, john clendinnen, tim burstall, moor street fitzroy -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Letter - St Peters Church of England, Murrumbeena
This file contains eight items concerning the construction of St Peters Church of England Murrumbeena. Letter dated 25/09/1923 from Harrington Clove, Archbishop of Melbourne to Rev. W.G.A. Green commenting on aspects of the design. Requirements of the Commission of Public Health dated 19/03/1924, includes some sketch plans. Letters of support from Harrington Clove to the congregation dated April 1924. Letter dated 05/04/1924 from Louis R. Williams, architect to St Peters Church. Contains details of two lowest quotes. Letter dated 26/09/1924 from W. Montgomery to rev. W.G.A. Green concerning the cost of stained glass windows. Archbishop’s seal dated 01/111924 granting permission to erect the stained glass windows. Leaflet about the dedication and hallowing of the Church on 19/02/1925 Letter dated 20/03/1925 from W. Montgomery to Rev W. Green concerning the cost of clerestory windows.st peters church of england, murrumbeena, architects, williams louis r., farlie a.j., avon, blackwood street, bishops, architectural drawings, bishops court, building construction, montgomery w., scarfe h., green rev. walter gerard arthur, st agnes, stained glass, religious ceremonies -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Journal, Peter Doughtery, ArtStreams: News in arts and cultural heritage; Vol. 2, No. 6, Dec 1997-Jan 1998, 1997
Vol. 2, No. 6, Dec 1997-Jan 1998 CONTENTS TRAVELLER IS TALES Field work by writer Stuart Solman and artists Jenni Mitchell and the Gregory brothers 3 BOOK REVIEWS The Shadows Keep, Ziggurat, The Last Cry Fitting the Pieces and Drawn from Life 7, 8, 18, 20 & 31 CD REVIEWS Small Miracles, Flight and Identify 10 CHRIST, l1M PISSED OFF Clive Dickson comments on the Andres Serrano exhibition 12 THE REAL THING An exhibition explores realism in Australian visual art 14 WRITERS AND READERS A pictorial review 16 JINDYWOROBAK POETS A memoir 22 SHORT STORY Gerald Learns to Swing 25 ART IN PUBLIC PLACES New works for Nillumbik and Darebin 28 TAFE COURSE WINS AWARD Success for North Melbourne Institute of TAFE music program 30 DAREBIN-LATROBE ART PRIZE A new acquisitive art award 30 ART SERVICES & TEACHING 32 "Peter Dougherty has been involved in the local art scene for many years. As publisher and editor of the arts magazine Artstreams, his comments on the various branches of the arts are widely respected. His "The Arts" column in the Diamond Valley Leader presents a brief summary for a much wider cross section of the local community. Peter also operates his own gallery and the Artstreams Cafe at the St Andrews market. Peter has a wealth of knowledge about present day and historical aspects of local art and artists." - Eltham District Historical Society Newsletter No. 161, March 2005Colour front and back cover with feature articles and literary pieces with photographs and advertisements printed in black and white. 36 pages, 30 cm. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Nov. 1996) - Vol. 10, no. 5 (summer ed. 2005/06) art streams, bridget mcdonnell gallery, templestowe village festival, stuart solman, jennii mitchell, opera in the outback, marguerita marshall, marguerite marshall, volumes, john dougals anderson, lucinda mcnight, ivan southall, ernie tucker, eric bogle, brian brown, sue johnson, scott dunbabin, alex pertout, toby mak, mal sedergreen, steven sedergreen, dean addison, peter ayliffe, daniel chable, eltham bookshop, clive dickson, were street cafe, realism, ray liversidge, jordie albiston, kevin pearson, jon weaving, isha molloy, di morrissey, ian mcbryde, morag fraser, moira rayner, mick woiwod, jim poulter, victorian artists supplies, do lunch at the library licensed cafe, the last cry, michelle lonsdale, la piazza restaurant bar & cafe, trevor hay, daniel donahoe, llobex image wizards, slickers, art in public places, darebin latrobe art prize, john olsen, roger palmer, wholefood delights -
Federation University Historical Collection
Album - Album - Sample Stickers, ZILLES COLLECTION: Album, Sample Stickers produced by Jeff Zilles
Zilles Printers was begun by Lewis Zilles in the early 1930s. It was in McKenzie Street Ballarat. His son Jeffrey also became a printer - letterpress, offset and screen printer. The business became Zilles Printers/Graphics and was in Armstrong Street and later Bell Street Ballarat. A form of sticker began in 1839 when Sir Rowland Hill invented adhesive paper. The first self-adhesive label was invented in 1935 by Stanton Avery - Avery Labels. In the 1940s "bumper strips"were created. Now referred to as bumper stickers. The stickers shown are for car dealerships, motor bike, tractor and agricultural equipment and entertainment. They are for places in Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong and Wonthaggi, indicating that Zilles were well known for the quality of their products. These stickers were possibly produced in the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. The Swinger was a local dance that ran at the Ballarat Civic Hall between 1972-1975. Dress was neat casual and men were required to wear a tie. The average age of attendees was 18-25.Dark green vinyl cover, three bolts holding it together. Thirteen pages - black cover paperSticker on each pagezilles printers, stickers, bumper stickers, self-adhesive label, santo avery, sir rowland hill, car dealers, motor cycles, farm equipment, ballarat, bendigo, geelong, wonthaggi, ballarat motors, rambler, triumph, toyota, brown murphy geelong, leyland australia, berko datsun geelong, mental ballarat, sound conditioned bendigo, col hawkins, frank faulkner car sales, patron products ballarat, mil haven tractor cab ballarat, john basin ballarat, swinger, b & g myers pty ltd ballarat, arthur shultz, don mullin motors wonthaggi -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - ELSTER AVENUE, 20, ELSTERNWICK
This file contains 5 items: 1/Handwritten notes of title search details compiled by Peta Darke, dated 25/07/2014. From 1909 to 1936. 2/Photocopy of six pages of handwritten details from title searches compiled by Peta Darke, dated 24/10/2014. From 1871 to 1920. 3/Handwritten list of Sands and McDougal entries from 1915 to 1970 and additional notes up to 2014, compiled by Peta Darke, dated 28/07/2014. 4/Photocopies of four advertisements concerning the property from The Argus as follows: 26/04/1919 page 17: property for sale; 10/05/1919 page 14: property for sale; 01/09/1917 page 13: a son born to Mrs. W. Robertson of ‘Struan’; 09/06/1928 page 2: mortgagee’s auction to be held. 5/Photocopy of colour photography of 20 Elster Avenue taken by R. Darke, approx. 1998.elsternwick, gardenvale, elster avenue, struan, kooyong road, parnell street, college street, lempriere john thompson, hawker lilian margaret, taylor mary maud, davison lily ann, pretty ralph, robinson charles, robinson william henry, robinson george augustus, inglis robert, davies matthew henry, ross william murray, calder william anderson, watson john, rosstown junction railway and property company, muntz street (now parnell street), rupert street, oswald street, peile edgar stoddart, robertson walter, davison walter, bays arthur, gluth william, petersen o. c., farnell thomas h., bennett william, mcdonald michael, donaldson william, ryan james s., diamond g., nirens george, nirens pamela, nirens paul, nirens linda, coburn helen, coburn graham, coburn laura, coburn george, architectural styles, edwardian style, brick houses -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Clothing - Wedding Dress, Mary Box (nee Closter), circa 1918
Alonzo Box, of Oakleigh ,a nephew of William and Elizabeth Box who resided in 'Box Cottage' 1865 - 1914, married Mary Closter (Kloster), of Oakleigh, on June 12th 1918. Alozo's elder sister, Rebecca, sent a bolt of Chinese hand-embroidered silk from which this wedding dress was made. Rebecca Viloudakia, nee Box, was a missionary in China, and married to a Greek Silk Merchant. Alonzo Box, the 9th child of John and Martha Sheldrake Box , enlisted in the Army and landed at Gallipoli 25/4/1918. He was evacuated to Egypt and then sent to the battlefields of France and Flanders before returning home to Melbourne in February 1918. Rebecca Box, the eldest child of John and Martha Sheldrake Box, was in the first party of Methodist Missionaries to leave Australia for the China Inland Mission in 1890. During the Boxer Uprising 1900-1901 her Mission outpost was attacked but she escaped and was taken to Shanghai. She later married one of the rescue party Nicholas Viloudakia a Greek silk merchant .Australian Dress Register ID 573 12/5/2015 Following Henry Dendy's Special Survey 1841 pioneer settlers bought allotments of land in the area of Moorabbin Parish. Alonzo Box was the nephew of William and Elizabeth Box who bought the cottage on the 30acre allotment from an unknown pioneer settler in 1868 and resided there until Elizabeth's death in 1914. Alonzo Box served in the Army World War 1 1914- 1918 at Gallipoli, France and Flanders. Rebecca Box -Viloudakia was in the first party of Methodist Missionaries to leave Australia for the China Inland Mission in 1890 and was rescued during the Boxer Rebellion 1900-1901 and taken to Shanghai by her future husband.A cream two piece wedding dress made from a bolt of hand embroidered Chinese silk for the marriage of Mary Closter and Alonzo Box on June 12th, 1918. The bolt of Chinese silk was sent by Alonzo’s older sister, Mrs Rebecca Viloudakia, a missionary in China, who was married to a Greek silk merchant. The machine sewn dress was made by a dressmaker in Dandenong, Victoria. The jacket is blouson, with a front opening and is gathered at the waist by a band enclosing a drawstring. The collar is a sailor style that forms a slight / high V-shape front neckline. Four vertical roses are separated by three bands of lacework. The back of the jacket is plain silk. The right front of the jacket has a panel of embroidered roses, band of lacework and a facing fold that encloses 4 fastening presses. There are crocheted bobbles on the front representing buttons. The left jacket front also has the panel of embroidered roses, lacework and matching fold for the 4 fastening studs. The full length inset sleeves are gathered to a cuff that fastens with silk covered buttons. The sleeves have floral embroidery down the outside centre line. The left sleeve has an extra detachable cuff with embroidery on the flounce that matches the bottom panel of the skirt. It is held in position around the wrist by 4 white metal press studs. The skirt sits above the ankle. It consists of 5 panels slightly gathered at the back waistline with a left side placket 21cm with hooks and eyes and press studs. The waistband is lined with petersham and has 6 whalebone inserts. The front of the skirt has small pleats to fit the 3 decorated panels to the waistline. The front has 3 bands of lacework around the lower part. 3 panels form the centre front each embroidered with a different floral pattern. The back of the skirt is plain with 3 bands of lacework rising from the hem, which is sewn with spoke work stitch. The long waist sash/belt is plain silk with embroidered ends and 3 silk balls with crocheted caps suspended on 3 crocheted silk chains. It has a rose knot with 2 metal press stud fasteners. There are a variety of floral designs embroidered on the material including ‘corner motifs’ on the 2nd inner front panel of skirt. brighton, moorabbin, silk, box william, box elizabeth, box alonzo, box mary, kloster mary, closter mary, oakleigh, dandenong, chinese silk merchant, boxer rebellion 1900-1901, box rebecca, methodist china inland mission, viloudakia nichols, anzac landings, world war 1, gallipoli -
Unions Ballarat
Book - E.J. Rowe (Ted Rowe) - collected documents, Sydney Morning Herald, 1949-2019
Ted Rowe was a delegate of the Amalgamated Engineering Union and was Ballarat Trades Hall President for two years - 1941-1942. He was also an activist in the Communist Party of Australia. The collection includes a memoir from one of Rowe's descendants. Original documents not held. Items are print-outs and photocopies. 1. Sydney Morning Herald (NSW), 18/5/1949, Communists Seek Control of Powerful A.E.U. 2. Tribune (NSW), 25/8/48, Party Life 3. Tribune (NSW), 5/10/60, Passing of "Ted" Rowe 4. Tribune (NSW), 12/10/60, FUNERAL ORATION FOR E.J. (TED) ROWE: "Outstanding son of working class, Party" 5. Tribune (NSW), 12/10/1960, TED ROWE'S FUNERAL 6. Tribune (NSW), 19/10/60, Ted Rowe: Last Respects 7. Olive, Doug (Communist Party of Australia, Queensland), n.d., "The Queensland Railway Strike" (excerpts) 8. Moloney, Gary (descendent/grandson), "Memories of E.J. Rowe"Trade union history and of particular significance to Ballarat Trades and Labour Council and the Amalgamated Engineering Union.Copies of press clippings and other documents.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, rowe, e.j. - ted, aeu, railway strike, queensland, communist party australia, obituaries - death notices - funeral notices, industrial action, memoir, amalgamated engineering union -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, M. Sayers, "Lighting Effects in the Victoria Gardens, Bendigo", 2000?
Article titled "Lighting Effects in the Victoria Gardens, Bendigo", "High = Lighting in Bendigo", "An Echo from the Past". The article has photos of celebratory flood lighting in Bendigo, Victoria Gardens during 1937, for the Bendigo Carnival and Coronation Celebrations. Festivities were held in Victoria Gardens. Notes the Coronation tram car, illuminated and decorated. Has a photo of No. 21 outside the depot. Reprint of an extract from the Geelong Advertiser in 1912, 25 years ago of the opening of the Geelong tramways, passenger numbers and celebrations of the event. Record revised 3/4/2019 to add digital images with those from Andrew Cook CD. See item 9099 for the image of tram 21. Page 35 - records the relocation of Mr. A N Mercer who was involved in the reconstruction of Ballarat and Bendigo Tramways has transferred to the Flinders St Drawing Office. Each item had a thin strip of paper attached by staple to the top left hand corner, giving the Vol. No. details.Yields information about tram 21 as the Bendigo Coronation tram in Photocopy of an article in the State Electricity Commission of Victoria Magazine, Contact, Vol 2, No. 2, Aug. 1937. One A3 sheet.trams, tramways, sec, geelong, decorated trams, bendigo, opening, coronation -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Functional object - Bottle
Recovered from the wreck site of the Fiji. The barque Fiji left Hamburg on 22nd of May 1891. The vessel went ashore at 3 am on the morning of the 6th of September 1891in squally and boisterous weather soon after sighting Cape Otway. The wind had suddenly veered, and the vessel missed stays after attempting to wear ship and was driven onto the rocks. Attempts were made to launch the boats but they were swamped and dashed to pieces. Delays in getting the lifeboat and rocket apparatus to the scene resulted in 12 of the 25 crew drowning after 10 hours trapped on board. A local resident, Arthur Wilkinson, lost his life trying to save one of the crew who was struggling in the surf. Coffins were made out of the wreck timbers and the men buried on the cliff top above the wreck. The deaths precipitated critical comment in the press over the lack of prompt action. Other news items appeared claiming drunk and disorderly behaviour by plunderers amongst the corpses and wreckage on the beach. The controversy reached parliament.Brown bottleWarner's, Safe, Cure, Melbourne Aust, London Eng, Toronto Can, Rochester NY USAwrecks, salvage, bottle, barque fiji -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Garry Smith - Axeman, Rob Elliott, 1993
This image is one from a series of portraits taken by Rob Elliott to record the character of the Border District through the faces if its identities. Garry Smith was a champion axeman from Northeast Victoria who represented Australia on more than 40 occasions including winning 28 world titles and more than 200 state and district wood chopping events. Memorial wood chopping events are still held in his honour including an annual event at the Mitta Muster in Northeast Victoria.Garry Smith was a hardwood logging contractor for Dunstans at Wodonga for 25 years. After retiring from competition, Mr. Smith managed the Australian senior and junior teams for 10 years. He was a prime mover in the establishment of the Victorian Axemen's Council and the Australian Axemen's Association. He served 21 years as president of the North-East Axemen's Association. At one stage, Garry was president of the Australian, Victoria and North-East Axemen's Associations at the same time. Mr. Smith passed away in Wodonga in 2011.This is a portrait of a district axeman who represented Australian many times including winning 28 world titles and made a major contribution to his sport.A photo of Garry Smith, a champion axeman, honing the edge of one axe with a 2nd axe in a log on the ground. He is leaning on a log held upright in a vice. He is wearing trousers and a white singlet.champion axe men, wood chopping, gary smith -
Melbourne Legacy
Card - Document, Order your Christmas Cards from Legacy 1961, 1961
Legacy raised funds from the sale of Christmas cards for many years. In 1961 the cards were: Captain Sturt's voyage down the Murray, 1829, by William Rowell (price was for up to 25 at 2/- each, 26 to 50 1/9 each, 51 to 200 1/6 each.) The Return from Egypt, by Judith Perrey (1/3 each) Happy Landing (1/3 each) The Wise Men (10d each) The Landing of Captain Cook at Botany Bay, by Phillips Fox (1/- each) Swanston St, Melbourne 1961, by Henry Burn (1/3 each) Yuletide Visit (1/- each) To the South there is a Great Land by Zoffany, 1771 (6d. each) Christmas Joybells (9d. each) The Star of Bethlehem (woodcut) by Ruth Barker (1/-) The subject of some of the cards might seem dated, especially those featuring the colonisation of Australia by the British. The order form and cards were part of a scrapbook of Legacy material, mostly promotional material, from the 1960s to 1990s.An example of fundraising material issued by Legacy in 1961.Order form for Legacy Christmas Cards in 1961 and a sample copy of cards.fundraising, christmas cards -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Notice, The Met, "North/South LRT route - Port Melbourne Opening", 11/12/1987
Set of Notices to crews associated with the opening of the Port Melbourne Light Rail Line, following its conversion from a Heavy rail line. Signed by Dennis Griffiths, Manager Tram Operations - Western. C5043 - gives details of the route, tram stops, route numbers, traffic signals and T lights, running times, toilet facilites, time clocks and track telephones. Dated 16/12/1987 C5044 - details the new types of automatic points at Flinders and Spencer Sts and Clarendon and Whiteman streets - their operation, associated signals and a layout plan. Dated 22/12/1987 C5046 - Installation of automatic points - Whiteman St Y Junction - later known as Port Junction - St Kilda - Port Melbourne lines - dated 22/12/1987 Interoffice memo to Conductors - Preston and North Fitzroy depot routes - regarding section points on the Port Melbourne and St Kilda light rail routes. Dated 25/6/1987 - signed by Ray Stock, Manger Revenue Systems.Yields information about the opening of the Port Melbourne line in 1987.Set of 7 A4 sheets stapled in top left hand corner.tramcars, tramways, port melbourne, opening, new tramway, points, operations, fares, signals -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newsletter, Yarra Trams, OnTrack, 2004
Nine issues of a short-lived weekly newsletter issued by Yarra Trams in 2004, to its staff at the time of the absorption of M>Tram into the Yarra Trams franchise. All issues have both logos on the bottom right hand corner. 1 - 19/2/2004 - two page - welcoming the M>Tram team transition news - Hubert Guyot CEO 2 - 26/2 - two page, tram priority 3 - 4/3 - uniforms and business name 4 - 11/3 - four pages - a Q&A about the merger and an organization chart. 5 - 18/3 - two pages - setting up EROC, Employee feedback 6 - 25/3 - four pages - safety and Q&A 7 - 2/4 - four pages - Carnivale, Depot Marketing Coordinators, 8 - 8/4 - two pages - staffing, tram attendants, revenue protection staff, fare evasion 9 - 15/4 - Melbourne all over, completion of merger for 18/4Yields information about the merger of Yarra Trams and National Express M>TramSet of nine newsletters A4 size of varying page numbers.tramways, operations, newsletter, eroc, m>tram, yarra trams, merger -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Administrative record - Parent Record, Borough of Ringwood Rate Books for 1924-49, circa 2015
The rate books are a primary source about Ringwood ratepayers, as well as indicating street and estate names.This is the parent record for the Borough of Ringwood Rate Book collection. The VC Reference Number range 33001-34999 has been reserved. The Borough of Ringwood was created in December 1924, formally part of the South-West riding of the Shire of Lillydale. Ringwood was proclaimed a city on 19 March 1960. On 15 December 1994, the City of Ringwood was amalgamated to form part of Maroondah City Council. The detailed years are: 1924-25, 1926-27, 1928-29, 1930-31, 1932-34, 1934-35 and 1944-49. For researchers, the rate books are in assessment number sequence. Occasionally, they is also in surname or estate sequence but do not rely on this. The original records are kept at PROV, North Melbourne. At 13/3/2021 the bulk of the collection is being processed ready for a bulk load to Victorian Collections. Digitised by Mark Grealy c/o Archival Access Victoria (www.archivalaccessvictoria.com)rate book, borough of ringwood, rates, street names, ratepayers -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Formal suit, 1925
This formal suit, comprising tails coat, trousers, waistcoat and shirt, is believed by Berry McDade (daughter of Dr Angus) to be the one donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by the family of Doctor William Roy Angus, Surgeon and Oculist, according to the doner.. There is another name on some of the garments, possibly because the suit components were acquired second hand at the time when Dr Angus was in his early practice days. It is part of the “W.R. Angus Collection” that includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments and material once belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan, (both of Nhill, Victoria) as well as Dr Angus’ own belongings. The Collection’s history spans the medical practices of the two Doctors Ryan, from 1885-1926 plus that of Dr Angus, up until 1969. ABOUT THE “W.R.ANGUS COLLECTION” Doctor William Roy Angus M.B., B.S., Adel., 1923, F.R.C.S. Edin.,1928 (also known as Dr Roy Angus) was born in Murrumbeena, Victoria in 1901 and lived until 1970. He qualified as a doctor in 1923 at University of Adelaide, was Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1924 and for a period was house surgeon to Sir (then Mr.) Henry Simpson Newland. Dr Angus was briefly an Assistant to Dr Riddell of Kapunda, then commenced private practice at Curramulka, Yorke Peninsula, SA, where he was physician, surgeon and chemist. In 1926, he was appointed as new Medical Assistant to Dr Thomas Francis Ryan (T.F. Ryan, or Tom), in Nhill, Victoria, where his experiences included radiology and pharmacy. In 1927 he was Acting House Surgeon in Dr Tom Ryan’s absence. Dr Angus had become engaged to Gladys Forsyth and they decided he would take time to further his studies overseas in the UK in 1927. He studied at London University College Hospital and at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and in 1928, was awarded FRCS (Fellow from the Royal College of Surgeons), Edinburgh. He worked his passage back to Australia as a Ship’s Surgeon on the on the Australian Commonwealth Line’s SS Largs Bay. Dr Angus married Gladys in 1929, in Ballarat. (They went on to have one son (Graham 1932, born in SA) and two daughters (Helen (died 12/07/1996) and Berenice (Berry), both born at Mira, Nhill ) Dr Angus was a ‘flying doctor’ for the A.I.M. (Australian Inland Ministry) Aerial Medical Service in 1928 . The organisation began in South Australia through the Presbyterian Church in that year, with its first station being in the remote town of Oodnadatta, where Dr Angus was stationed. He was locum tenens there on North-South Railway at 21 Mile Camp. He took up this ‘flying doctor’ position in response to a call from Dr John Flynn; the organisation was later known as the Flying Doctor Service, then the Royal Flying Doctor Service. A lot of his work during this time involved dental surgery also. Between 1928-1932 he was surgeon at the Curramulka Hospital, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. In 1933 Dr Angus returned to Nhill where he’d previously worked as Medical Assistant and purchased a share of the Nelson Street practice and Mira hospital from Dr Les Middleton one of the Middleton Brothers, the current owners of what was once Dr Tom Ryan’s practice. Dr L Middleton was House Surgeon to the Nhill Hospital 1926-1933, when he resigned. [Dr Tom Ryan’s practice had originally belonged to his older brother Dr Edward Ryan, who came to Nhill in 1885. Dr Edward saw patients at his rooms, firstly in Victoria Street and in 1886 in Nelson Street, until 1901. The Nelson Street practice also had a 2 bed ward, called Mira Private Hospital ). Dr Edward Ryan was House Surgeon at the Nhill Hospital 1884-1902 . He also had occasions where he successfully performed veterinary surgery for the local farmers too. Dr Tom Ryan then purchased the practice from his brother in 1901. Both Dr Edward and Dr Tom Ryan work as surgeons included eye surgery. Dr Tom Ryan performed many of his operations in the Mira private hospital on his premises. He too was House Surgeon at the Nhill Hospital 1902-1926. Dr Tom Ryan had one of the only two pieces of radiology equipment in Victoria during his practicing years – The Royal Melbourne Hospital had the other one. Over the years Dr Tom Ryan gradually set up what was effectively a training school for country general-practitioner-surgeons. Each patient was carefully examined, including using the X-ray machine, and any surgery was discussed and planned with Dr Ryan’s assistants several days in advance. Dr Angus gained experience in using the X-ray machine there during his time as assistant to Dr Ryan. Dr Tom Ryan moved from Nhill in 1926. He became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 1927, soon after its formation, a rare accolade for a doctor outside any of the major cities. He remained a bachelor and died suddenly on 7th Dec 1955, aged 91, at his home in Ararat. Scholarships and prizes are still awarded to medical students in the honour of Dr T.F. Ryan and his father, Dr Michael Ryan, and brother, John Patrick Ryan. ] When Dr Angus bought into the Nelson Street premises in Nhill he was also appointed as the Nhill Hospital’s Honorary House Surgeon 1933-1938. His practitioner’s plate from his Nhill surgery states “HOURS Daily, except Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturday afternoons, 9-10am, 2-4pm, 7-8pm. Sundays by appointment”. This plate is now mounted on the doorway to the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, Warrnambool. Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Tom Ryan had an extensive collection of historical medical equipment and materials spanning 1884-1926 and when Dr Angus took up practice in their old premises he obtained this collection, a large part of which is now on display at the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village in Warrnambool. During his time in Nhill Dr Angus was involved in the merging of the Mira Hospital and Nhill Public Hospital into one public hospital and the property titles passed on to Nhill Hospital in 1939. In 1939 Dr Angus and his family moved to Warrnambool where he purchased “Birchwood,” the 1852 home and medical practice of Dr John Hunter Henderson, at 214 Koroit Street. (This property was sold in1965 to the State Government and is now the site of the Warrnambool Police Station. ). The Angus family was able to afford gardeners, cooks and maids; their home was a popular place for visiting dignitaries to stay whilst visiting Warrnambool. Dr Angus had his own silk worm farm at home in a Mulberry tree. His young daughter used his centrifuge for spinning the silk. Dr Angus was appointed on a part-time basis as Port Medical Officer (Health Officer) in Warrnambool and held this position until the 1940’s when the government no longer required the service of a Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool; he was thus Warrnambool’s last serving Port Medical Officer. (The duties of a Port Medical Officer were outlined by the Colonial Secretary on 21st June, 1839 under the terms of the Quarantine Act. Masters of immigrant ships arriving in port reported incidents of diseases, illness and death and the Port Medical Officer made a decision on whether the ship required Quarantine and for how long, in this way preventing contagious illness from spreading from new immigrants to the residents already in the colony.) Dr Angus was a member of the Australian Medical Association, for 35 years and surgeon at the Warrnambool Base Hospital 1939-1942, He served as a Surgeon Captain during WWII1942-45, in Ballarat, Victoria, and in Bonegilla, N.S.W., completing his service just before the end of the war due to suffering from a heart attack. During his convalescence he carved an intricate and ‘most artistic’ chess set from the material that dentures were made from. He then studied ophthalmology at the Royal Melbourne Eye and Ear Hospital and created cosmetically superior artificial eyes by pioneering using the intrascleral cartilage. Angus received accolades from the Ophthalmological Society of Australasia for this work. He returned to Warrnambool to commence practice as an ophthalmologist, pioneering in artificial eye improvements. He was Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist to Warrnambool Base Hospital for 31 years. He made monthly visits to Portland as a visiting surgeon, to perform eye surgery. He represented the Victorian South-West subdivision of the Australian Medical Association as its secretary between 1949 and 1956 and as chairman from 1956 to 1958. In 1968 Dr Angus was elected member of Spain’s Barraquer Institute of Barcelona after his research work in Intrasclearal cartilage grafting, becoming one of the few Australian ophthalmologists to receive this honour, and in the following year presented his final paper on Living Intrasclearal Cartilage Implants at the Inaugural Meeting of the Australian College of Ophthalmologists in Melbourne In his personal life Dr Angus was a Presbyterian and treated Sunday as a Sabbath, a day of rest. He would visit 3 or 4 country patients on a Sunday, taking his children along ‘for the ride’ and to visit with him. Sunday evenings he would play the pianola and sing Scottish songs to his family. One of Dr Angus’ patients was Margaret MacKenzie, author of a book on local shipwrecks that she’d seen as an eye witness from the late 1880’s in Peterborough, Victoria. In the early 1950’s Dr Angus, painted a picture of a shipwreck for the cover jacket of Margaret’s book, Shipwrecks and More Shipwrecks. She was blind in later life and her daughter wrote the actual book for her. Dr Angus and his wife Gladys were very involved in Warrnambool’s society with a strong interest in civic affairs. Their interests included organisations such as Red Cross, Rostrum, Warrnambool and District Historical Society (founding members), Wine and Food Society, Steering Committee for Tertiary Education in Warrnambool, Local National Trust, Good Neighbour Council, Housing Commission Advisory Board, United Services Institute, Legion of Ex-Servicemen, Olympic Pool Committee, Food for Britain Organisation, Warrnambool Hospital, Anti-Cancer Council, Boys’ Club, Charitable Council, National Fitness Council and Air Raid Precautions Group. He was also a member of the Steam Preservation Society and derived much pleasure from a steam traction engine on his farm. He had an interest in people and the community He and his wife Gladys were both involved in the creation of Flagstaff Hill, including the layout of the gardens. After his death (28th March 1970) his family requested his practitioner’s plate, medical instruments and some personal belongings be displayed in the Port Medical Office surgery at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, and be called the “W. R. Angus Collection”. The W.R. Angus Collection is significant for still being located at the site it is connected with, Doctor Angus being the last Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool. The collection of medical instruments and other equipment is culturally significant, being an historical example of medicine from late 19th to mid-20th century. Dr Angus assisted Dr Tom Ryan, a pioneer in the use of X-rays and in ocular surgery. Formal suit, worn by Dr Angus, Coat (.1): black double-breasted with tails, black round flat, shank buttons, quilting inside (under armholes), label "BRAHAM & CO / 614 ALDERSGATE ST E.C / Mr G Hobson, 1925 Aug". Trousers (.2): black, button fly, black braid stripe, nametag "J.C. RENYARD" stamped number on front right pocket lining "163332-2-3398F" Waistcoat (.3): black, 4x 4-holed black buttons. Shirt (.4); white cotton, long sleeves, round neck, long tailed, bib front, 4x button holes each side, stamp around neck "4.AM:25", label "THE AINSLY SHIRT", name in pen "R115 RENYARD", remnants of red cotton stitching on neck (W.R. Angus Collection)Jacket has label label "BRAHAM & CO / 614 ALDERSGATE ST E.C / Mr G Hobson, 1925 Aug Trousers nametag "J.C. RENYARD" stamped number on front right pocket lining "163332-2-3398F" Shirt has stamp around neck label "THE AINSLY SHIRT", name in pen "R115 RENYARDflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, formal sout, tails suit, dr w r angus, the ailsley shirt, ophthalmology, formal clothing, mira hospital, nhill base hospital -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Ballarat College of Advanced Education Staff, c1987
This photograph was most probably taken around the time of Jack Barker's retirement. A group of 29 people pose for a photograph. They are: 1. Alan Webb 2. Robert Pyke 3. Jerry Anderson 4. Allan Ballard 5. Graham Hawley 6. Ian Black 7. Max McGarry 8. Kevin Brady 9. Arch MacKinnon 10. Gil Medwell 11. David Stabb 12. Bill Vermeend Edith Lawn 13. Arthur Burrow 14. Verna Barry 15. Mollie Jardine 16. Robert Morrell 17. Len Taylor 18. Geoff Mainwaring 19. Heather Durant 20. 21. Graham Holmes 22. Derek Woolley 23. Henry Moritz 24. Dave Jelbart Jim Thyer is standing behind Geoff Biddington 25 Geoff Biddington 26. Dulcie Brooke 27. Stuart Bamford 28. Jack Barker 29. Zig Plavinaballarat college of advanced education, alan webb, robert pyke, jerry anderson, allan ballard, graham hawley, ian black, max mcgarry, kevin brady, arch mackinnon, gil medwell, david stabb, bill vermeend, edith lawn, arthur burrow, verna barry, mollie jardine, robert morrell, len taylor, geoff mainwaring, heather durant, graham holmes, derek woolley, henry moritz, dave jelbart, jim thyer, geoff biddington, dulcie brooke, stuart bamford, jack barker, zig plavina, biddington, university women -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of Mines Scrapbook,1961-1966, 1961-1966
Newspaper clippings relating to the Ballarat School of Mines and its students. This also includes the Ballarat Junior Technical School and the Ballarat Girls' Technical School. Selected items * Courier 27 May 1961 - Apprenticeship - Training Today for Tomorrow * Courier 22 February 1922 - Hopes for University Education in 1963 * More Women Graduates Needed * 30 July 1963 - Linking Technical and Liberal Education Streams * Courier 2 November - SMB's New Role in New Syllabus * 23 November 1963 0 New School Diploma courses explained * Courier 31 March 1964 - Artists and art critics: What young people thought of art show. * The Age, 25 March 1965 - Martin Report Urges Extension of High Education * Courier 11 June 1965 - Nuclear Power Won't be Missedr.w. richards, dick richards, john gilbert, ceramics, e.w. doney, antarctica, city of ballarat craftsmen certificates, scrap book, ken wach, bjts fees register, allen bourquin, p. collier, j. crisp, john dulfer, fenner, charles, gillin, murray, gray, thomas, j. graham hopwood, hunting, f, wesley lancaster, landells, r., lochhead, j.s., lochhead, james, mctaggert, mavis, mcvitty, henry moritz, moritz, henry, kathleen rice, albert w. steane, stevens, don, kenneth wach, ian g. whitcher, noel whitcher, a.m (bill) wilkinson, harold yates, international students, asian students, richard tan, jack tay, andrew vu, zulkilfie h. abdullah, sebastopol technical school foundations, charles fenner, e. elsbury, c. o'toole, w. lancaster, v. nicholson, douglas vendy, richards medal, william hudson, a.j. bethune, ballarat school of mines workshops, m.y. jamagagni, peter agrums, thai, j. boonsoong, h. trudinger, kevin whiter, brewery chimney, murray gillan, don stevens, bella guerin, hester darby retirement, rubie lonie, cadets, f.g. procter retirement, albert coates, d.e. richardson, lydiard st closure, geoff brown, neville bunning, walter reimann, robert norton, jill norton, b. bryan, kaspars bitans, martin report, edith lawn, mavis mctaggart retirement, richard chong, zulkiflie h. abdullah, alumni, ian whitcher, l.f.j. hillman, h. elliott, hester darby, duke of edinburgh, philips electrical industries pty ltd, lois morris, ballarat school of mines banner, embroidery, craftsman certificate, technical training week, apprenticeships, 3rd university, generator, j.j. skuja, sebastopol technical school, pine plantation, art students, centenary medal, bathtub race, tippett hall, bath tub run, metallurgy, lydiard street closure, honor blazer, soil studies, rolls royce car engine, jon rowe', allan bourquin, ruby loney, lindsay hillman, yates geological centre, geoffrey mainwawaring, ballarat school of mines renovations, ross gray, casper bitans, apprenticeship training, boat race, apprenticeship week, f.g. proctor, mount clear site, john jungwirth, ballarat school of mines open night, wayne johnson, j. hanford stevens, peter richards, r.c. chan, mavis mctaggert, gladstone procter -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - INFANT BOY'S DRESS, 1883- 1885
White child's dress of heavy cotton lace. Sleeveless bodice with arm holes edged with 3cm ungathered broderie type lace. High round neckline with 5cm lace flat collar. Back opening to waist with 5 x 1cm white buttons. LHS is seamed with buttons attached. RHS edge has button holes pushed through edge of lace. 5mm cotton tape is threaded through seam at neck line to form ties at the back. Skirt is made up of two layers of fabric gathered onto the bodice. Underneath layer is 25 cm deep - 12 cm plain fabric from waist with 13 cm edge of broderie type lace with scalloped edges. Top layer of 13cm of broderie type lace with scalloped edges. Unlined. Machine stitched. Skirt pieces are single pieces of lace fabric with seam at centre back.costume, children's, infant boy's dress -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Minutes, Port Melbourne Yacht Club, 1890s - 2000s
Minute books of the Port Melbourne Yacht Club (PMYC) .01 - October 26, 1903 to July 17, 1912 .02 - October 17, 1894 to May 17, !902 .03 - October 14, 1903 to April 30, 1913 .04 - July 25, 1912 to July 23, 1948 .05 - July 30 1948 to March 18, 1960 .06 - April 29, 1960 to October 20, 1963 .07 - October 22, 1963 to August 21 1975 .08 - October 16, 1975 to April 30, 1983 .09 - July 18, 1986 to July 17, 1987 .10 - August 4, 1987 to January 8, 1991 .11 - August 9, 1991 to December 14, 1993 .12 - January 8, 1994 to August 28, 1996 .13 - April 1997 to June 2007 (incomplete)sport - yachting -
Women's Art Register
Women's Art Register Bulletin, Women's Art Register, Women's Art Register Bulletin number 43
28 page Magazine photocopy in black and white with following contents where the first figure is the page number and this is followed by the article title then the author.#43 3 News from the Register Gail Stiffe July 2008 25 Nude Margaret Gurney 5 Parallel Dreams Anna Glynn 24 Reflection Helen Clancy and John Bainbridge 13 Success for one of our members Lea Kannar 9 Tin Sheds Gallery, Malmsbury Janet Goodchild-Cuffley and Desiree Radi-Mansbridge 26 Totem Sayraphim Lothian 12 Travelling: Time, Place and Translation: 1 998 – 2008 Noela Stratford 19 Warringah Printmakers Sasha Grishin 21 Water Ghosts Annette Vincent, 15 Women’s Art Library Gail Stiffe and Althea Greenan 7 Words and Images Annette Iggledonmargaret gurney, judy barrass, kate hendry, jan delaney, irina kuzminsky, ramona barry, kevin murray, ellen michel, francesca mataranga -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: SMILING STUDENTS
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Friday, June 25, 2004. Smiling students: Kangaroo Flat school No. 98. First grades 1-2 sit for a class photo in 1941. Back row: Bill Anderson, Harry Smith, Olive Dobbin, Heather Kelsey, Doreen Howard, Melva Hambridge, Florrie Salter, Laraine Lowe, Dennis Styles, Kevin Smith and teacher Glenis Hubble. Third row: Margaret Petherick, Gwen Hartley, Unknown, Beverly Swift, Enid Smith, Joy Pilcher, Shirley Edwards, Elaine Exon. Second row: Mick Kelsey, Ian Beckworth, Ken Bartels, Unknown, Rex Kelsey, Trevor Mathews, Brian Lalor, Bob Dobbin. Front row: Unknown, Alan Mathews, Richie Ellis, ? spark, Jack Lue, Ken Whittle, George Seeber.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - KELLY AND ALLSOP COLLECTION: THE COLONIAL BANK OF AUSTRALASIA LTD, CHEQUES, 01/09/1901 to 01/03/1905
Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. Ten off cheques drawn on The Colonial Bank of Australasia Ltd, Bendigo Branch. All payable to M. P. Kelly of various amounts and signed by Alfred Bailes. Cheque numbers on the back. [a] No.3 dated 1 Sept 1901 for 20 Pounds. [b] No.14 dated 1May 1904 for 10 Pounds. [c] No.18 dated 1 Aug 1904 for Six Pounds nine shillings and twopence. The rest of them are for the same amount. [d] No.19 dated 1 Sept 1904. [e] No.20 dated 1 Oct 1904. [f] No.21 dated 1 Oct 1904. [g] No.22 dated 1 Dec 1904. [h] No. 23 dated 1 Jan 1905. [i] No.24 dated 1 Feb 1905. [j] No.25 dated 1 March 1905.Alfred Bailesbusiness, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, the colonial bank of australasia, m.p.kelly, alfred bailes, cheques -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (item) - John Porter Estate Collection, John Porter Estate Collection See Description for contents
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Clunes Museum
Document - BOOKS, RULES AND DOCUMENTS FOR COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY, COUNTRY FIRE BRIGADE BOOKS
.1 OFFICIAL FIRE BRIGADE BOOK, LIST OF MEMBERS WITH DATES OF SERVICE RECORD OF ATTENDANCE FROM 31/12/1938 TO 31/03/1944 STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE OF MINOR SUPPLIES 1938 TO 1944 .2 RED BOOKLET COUNTRY FIRE BRIGADES BOARD REGULATIONS 1931 - 12 PAGES .3 RULES OF THE CLUNES FIRE BRIGADE, ESTABLISHED 1864 .4 BOOKLET - 25 PAGES COUNTRE FIRE AUTHORITY ACT 1944 EXTRACT FRIN TGE VUCTIRUAB GIVERNEBT GAZETTE NO 96 18/07/1945 .5 12 PAGES - POWERS AND DUTIES OF FIRE GRIGADES AND OFFICERS ETC. .6 CIRCULARCOMMITTEE 22/3/1944 .7 CIRCULAR01/112/1944 .8 LETTER FROM RURAL FIRE CONTROL COMMITTEE 22/03/1944 .9 THREE ENTRY FORMS "FORM OF ATTESTATION" .10 THREE ENTRY FORMS "FIRE UNDERWRITERS ASS. OF AUSTRALIA".1 STICKER ON THE INSIDE: : THIS BOOK IS THE PROPERTY OF THE COUNTRY FIRE BRIGADE'S BOARDclunes fire brigade, country fire brigade, rural fire control committee -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, mid to late 1960's
Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 43 at corner of Sturt St and Lydiard St, on the curved track into Lydiard St. North with both poles down, front truck derailed. A policeman is walking at the back of the tram - controlling traffic. The road surface is wet. Has the Ballarat Post Office in the background. Tram has the destination of Lydiard St. North. Photo taken mid to late 1960's. Tramcar has a SEC "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" roof advertisement. The slide could be a copy slide, given the nature of the colour and the additional number WP410. Photographer could be Bill Pearce (WP). Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 25-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 53 in penciltramways, trams, lydiard st north, sturt st, derailments, accidents, tram 43 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Illustration/s, Haddon Smith Pty Ltd, "Sturt Street Ballarat", Sept. 1973
Reproduction of an illustration of Sturt St. Ballarat from Grenville St, c1880, prior to horse trams. Shows people milling in the street around Grenville St in their "Sunday best". Has a number of horse drawn vehicles in the street. Reproduction of a print from a 19th century Australian Publication, prepared and published by Dovers Pty Ltd. 9/1973 and printed by Allprint. Printed on good quality light weight ivory board or card and mounted on the top edge onto a preprinted backing sheet with the details of the publication and paper used printed onto it. Embossed with "Dovers" logo along bottom edge. Appears to have been cut out of another publication. Noted as being designed by Haddon Smith Pty Ltd Acquired from J. Ellis of Tuncurry NSW by W.Doubleday on eBay for $6.50 25/4/2004 See paperwork with worksheet.trams, tramways, sturt st, ballarat, horse drawn vehicle -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Kookaburra and ?, Flinders St. Railway station
334.1 - Kookaburra Series No. 25 postcard, vertical format, view of the Swanston St entrance to Flinders St. Railway station with five sets of cable trams with horse drawn vehicles and many people. Photo is formally printed using a screen. Title 'Main Entrance, Flinders St. Rly Station Melbourne' along base. On rear in landscape format is areas for address, card number, a kookaburra symbol and saying, publisher notes and areas for address and correspondence. Off white card. c 1910. 334.2 - Photograph as a postcard of the Swanston St. entrance of Flinders St. Railway station from ground level with horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians in view. No motor cars in view or cable cars. c1910. On base in white ink (faded) handwriting 'Railway Station Melbourne'. On rear is name of object and areas for Address and Correspondence and '29'. trams, tramways, melbourne, flinders st. station, cable trams -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Fred Rochow Railways Collection - Crew on the Flying Scotsman, 1988
The Fred Rochow Railways Collection incorporates photos related to the operation of the Wodonga Railway Station including different types of trains and railways staff C. 1930 – 1990. It was donated to the Wodonga Historical Society by Fred Rochow, a railwayman who spent many years based in Wodonga. He joined the Victorian Railways on 17th June l947 and retired in 1988. For some time, he was a member of the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen and served a term as a member of the Trades Hall Council. He had an extensive knowledge of the struggles that took place to achieve better conditions for railway workers. Fred worked for many years as a fireman and then worked his way up the ranks to driver, experiencing many changes from the days of steam locomotives through to diesel trains, locomotives and even the modern XPT train. He worked throughout Victoria at different stages of his career, with his final working years focused on the northeast of Victoria and the Albury to Melbourne line. After his retirement, Fred continued to share his love of steam miniature trains with the community.This collection has local and statewide significance as it captures images of trains, locomotives and personnel who operated the railway services in Wodonga and throughout Northeast Victoria. The railways played a critical role in opening up Victoria and connecting Australia for trade, business, social communication and transport.The 4 members of the crew of The Flying Scotsman in 1988, taken at the Albury Station The Flying Scotsman Pacific 4-6-2, perhaps one of the most iconic steam locomotives in the world, visited Australia in 1988-89 for a series of events associated with the country’s bicentennial celebrations. As part of the Bicentennial celebrations locomotives began to arrive in Melbourne for the AusSteam 88 exhibition from 14 October. A planned parallel run south of Seymour with NSW locomotives 3112 and 1210 and Victorian Railways J515 had to be abandoned due to late running by the NSW locomotives. A parallel run did take place on Sunday 16 October when VR R761 and NSW 3801 ran from Wodonga to Melbourne. On 25 October 1988, the Flying Scotsman worked its first passenger trip in Australia when it took a return Melbourne to Albury journey. L-R: Guard Jim Taylor, Fireman Noel Strauss, Foreman Jack Brown and Driver Ned Ziebell.railways wodonga, fred rochow, flying scotsman, australia bicentennial