Henry George Roberts was born in Lambeth, Middlesex, The United Kingdom on 17 June 1885. The son of Elizabeth and Corporal Thomas Roberts of 2/3rd Regiment of Foot, The Buffs. Thomas Robert died in 1893 and on 28 September 1894 Henry was admitted to the Royal Military School as an apprentice. He remained there until 7 July 1900 when he enlisted at Aldershot, in the 2nd Dragoon Guards as a boy soldier. The 1901 and 1911 Censuses record him as being a musician with the 2nd Dragoon Guard, (The Queen’s Bays). Roberts married Lily Winterbourne Quinton in early 1912, a son Frederic was born on 1 February 1913. By August 1914 Roberts has travelled to Australia where he was employed as a musician and residing at “Quamby” Royal Park, Melbourne. His wife and child remaining at Mellison Road, Lower Tooting, London. On 8 September 1914 he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in Melbourne, allotted Regimental Number 42, the Rank of Trooper and allocated to A Squadron, 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment. His enlistment papers raise a mystery. He stated that he and six years’ service with the Territorial Hampshire Carabiniers but made no mention of his eleven years’ service with the Regular 2nd Dragoon Guards. There is no clear answer as to why this misinformation was provided. Roberts was promoted to Sergeant on 28 October 1914. His occupation and prior experience resulting in Roberts’ appointment to the leadership of the regimental band. After training in Australia, he embarked on the Star of the Sea at Port Melbourne on 25 February 1915 arriving in Egypt on 14 March. On 16 May 1915 he proceeded to Gallipoli where he was killed in action on 7 August 1915 during the attack on the Nek. He has no known grave and is commemorated at the Lone Pine Memorial for the missing. For his service in The Great War, he was awarded the 1914-1915 Star, British War, and Victory, Medals. Circular metal medallion with image of Britannia standing with a lion issued to NOK of No 42 Sergeant Henry Roberts 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment who was killed in action at the Nek 7 August 1915. The plaque about 120 mm in diameter, was cast in bronze, and came to be known as the "Dead Man’s Penny", because of the similarity in appearance to the much smaller penny coin. 1,355,000 plaques were issued, which used a total of 450 tons of bronze,Henry Roberts and continued to be issued into the 1930s to commemorate people who died as a consequence of the war.Henry Robertswwi, world war one, gallipoli, nek, 8th, light horse, roberts

The main reason for this brief history of the Soldiers Memorial Institute Military Museum (now Bendigo Military Museum) came about due to the cataloguing of the Soldiers Memorial Institute Building and the Bendigo RSL history as a section of the Cataloguing of the Museum collection. The Bendigo RSL has held occupancy of the SMI building since it was opened in 1921. The how and why the SMI became a Museum was not really documented as such in the minutes/records of the Bendigo RSL pre 1998 when the Museum opened to the Public. Any records were mainly “one Liners”. The coverage begins in 1993 with the Billiard room being turned into a “Drop in Centre” for RSL Members and a small Memorabilia display. The main theme is from 1997 to 2021 inclusive to cover 25 years and the 100th birthday of the SMI Building. Those years cover the build up from minimum to maximum, the first paid staff, renovations minor and major with closure, the first paid Curator and more paid staff, the big re opening and then the crash of Covid and losing the Curator and Staff, coming out of into uncertainty. The following 3 years 2022 - 2024 give a glimpse of that uncertainty but slowly gaining a Curator again. Post script is a a dot point brief of the main items. Part 1 - 1993 - Feb 1998. The early years. Part 2 - 1998 - 2002. Opening up and learning. Part 3 - 2003 - 2008. Sub Committee formed and moving forward. Part 4 - 2009 - 2014. Camera on the Somme, renovations and planning begins. Part 5 - 2015 - 2018. Changes begin, re development, closure and re opening. Part 6 - 2019 - 2021. A big year and the Covid crash. Part 7 - 2022 - 2024. Uncertainty and moving forward. Part 8 - Awards. Part 9 - Post script 2025 - 2026............. Appendices Volunteers Honour Roll (Those that have passed on) ………. Photos are a small selection of over 1,100 images. This history is for the Volunteers for without them there would not have been a Museum.Folder, 4 Binder A4 blue covers with plastic inserts, text is typed in red & black No 1 - 67 pages, 9 Parts plus a Postscript. 52 pages of photos up to 6 per page, 12 pages plans, sketches, 6 Museum newsletters from a total of 84, 6 pages of awards to Museum Volunteers, Museum Volunteers Honour roll, those who have passed on. These are added in where appropriate to the story.“Compiled and written by Peter Ball”brsl, smirsl, brief history, bmm

Demonstrates aspects of the Ballarat Tramways fare system at the time of the one man trams, tokens which could be pre purchased by travellers and save time when boarding trams. See notes on file re these eg Reg Item 1801.Fare token- 2d - 21mm diameter - green celluloid - with "B.E.T." in large capitals on front centre of token and words "Ballarat Electric Tramways 1913" on circumference. On reverse in large font "2" and a small font "D" at top of the two - indicating token had a value of two pence. Extract from A. Bradley "The Golden City and its Tramways" about tokens and why. "The ESCo worked out its procedures from its own experience. A "pay as you enter" system was used on city-bound cars, and a "pay as you leave" system on outward-bound cars. On Sundays during busy periods this was reversed on the Gardens lines, but conductors were still required on this line to cope with the heavy summer holiday traffic. Trams 1 to 18 were altered by altering the end seating, placing gates on doorways and "pay as you enter" and "pay as you leave" signs. Once on board, passengers paid their coins into a farebox mounted behind the driver, which was fitted with glass windows and mirrors to enable the driver to see the coins slide into the box - a form of "moral check on passengers". Regular passengers could buy pink or green celluloid tokens at a discount price, to save the motorman having to issue tickets and give change." Stopped being in use in 1921, see Reg Item 1801.1 and 1802. Place of manufacture not known. For other 2d token see Reg. Item 1943 and 2488 page 31. See Reg. Item 2514 for H.P. James notes on the token system. 1794.1 - added 18/4/2009 - donation of Lyall Denning Related documents provides some information on the value of the items. eBay sale 15/10/2006 $20 - eBay slip with worksheet - see related items.trams, tramways, tickets, tokens, esco, one man trams

Louisa Thomas married Henry Gipps (1837-91)in 1863. They had six sons and two daughters. While Louisa and Henry Gipps were to die in Sussex, two of their sons, Frederick George De Visme Gipps (1867-1953) and Richard Brook Woodthorpe Gipps (c.1872-1946) migrated to Queensland, possibly bringing with them their mother’s sketchbook.The collection of artworks that are included in the sketchbook are often of outstanding aesthetic and artistic significance. In the variety of subject matter and the geographical places represented, it is historically significant as a document recording the postings of Colonel Henry Gipps, 9th Norfolk Regiment, and his wife Louisa to locations in the Mediterranean and West Asia. The large bound sketchbook has a marbled cover with blue binding. The name Louisa Goulburn Thomas and the date 1862 are faintly inscribed in pencil on the front page. However the book contains pen and ink and pencil drawings, watercolours, and photographs, which both predate and postdate 1862. The approximately 75 works are loose-leafed items and [currently] do not form a chronological, geographical or thematic sequence. Creators identified on some drawings and watercolours include Mary Julia Wilder Thomas, JFV Wright, ELG (Edward Louis de Bondell Gipps?), L Nicholson, Bertha Isadore Thomas, and HG (Henry Gipps?). Many of the works are signed and dated, and include rural landscapes and seascapes, archaeological sites, animal studies, and portraits. While most of the works were created in the British Isles, others are scenes of Venice, the Ionian Islands, Cape Town, Hong Kong and Japan. [A number of the ‘oriental’ paintings on silk were probably purchased from local artists.] The art works in the book are at various stages of completion and represent a diverse range of artistic skills. What may be the earliest work in the sketchbook is a drawing of three uniformed soldiers. An annotation on the reverse records that the drawing is of a Group of Soldiers after [Philipp Jakob] de Southerbourg 1830. The birth of Louisa Thomas' oldest son, William Henry Houston Meyrick Gipps (1864-1903) in Corfu perhaps explains why a number of scenes and items in the album are of the Ionian Islands. Louisa is probably the creator of a number of still life and botanical studies in the album. These range from floral studies to a bird’s nest. The painting of objects was to remain a socially ‘approved’ specialty of amateur and professional women artists into the 20th century. The complete contents of the album will be uploaded to accompany this record. Some items may be published separately on Victorian Collections, but will acknowledge their origins in the sketchbook."Louisa Goulburn Thomas / 1862"victorian sketchbooks, manuscripts - kew historical society, 9th norfolk regiment, rosemary (gipps) vaughan smith, vaughan-smith collection

Nillumbik Commissioners used 'reserve power's to permit a controversial Shell service station and Hungry Jackls restaurant development at the former Eltham Shire Office site at 895 Main Road. More than 200 people attended the Council meeting in the public gallery and protested at the decision. 32 personal submissions were made to Council's Planning Special Committee meeting whose members vioted 3-2 against the development. The Committee consisted of the three Nillumbik Commissioners and three community members (Jim Connor, Bronwyn South and Janet Mattiske). Chief Commissioner Don Cordell, a former Shell employee excused himself from voting and the three communbity memebrs voted against the submission. The other two commissioners, Vin Heffernan and Kevin Abbott voted against it. They then immediately closed the meeting and opened a Council meeting lasting just seconds to use special reserve powers to overturn the decision. Community residents who made submissions included Russell Yeomans speaking on behalf of the Eltham Gateway Action Group and Eltham District Historical Society, Des Ryan on belaf of Eltham Senior Citizens, Angela Newhouse, others on behalf of Our Lady Help of Christians Primary School and Judge Book Village, Tom Munro, Ian Jennings, Margartet Ball a fifth generation descendant of the Shillinglaw family, one of the early settlers of the area and owner of the land that was sold to Council, Frank Burgoyne who said "there will be a lot of creaking and rumbling in the cemetery if this goes through. So many old people who have done so much for Eltham are buried up there and it is up to us to pass on what they left to the younger generation. Eltham is a beautiful spot; why louse it up?" A second article "Anger over reserve power" by Laeta Antonysen provides commentary from the three Planning Special Committee community members, former Eltham Shire Councillor Jim Connor, Bronwyn South and Janet Mattiske about the process that took place and the first time use of the spoecial reserve power to overturn the decision of the committee. Barry Rochford, Nillumbiuk CEO defends the use of the power.The demolition of the former Shire of Eltham offices and proposed sale and development driven by the Commissioners for Nillumbik Shire Council brought the community together in substantial protest at the infrigement of ratepayers democratic say in local government and ciommunity assets combined with protests about inappropraite development of Eltham's Gateway. This issue led to the formation of the Eltham Community Action Group which still operates strongly today (2023) on behalf of the community to ensure appropriate development within the community.895 main road, commissioners, dallas price homes, development application, eltham hub, hungry jacks, nillumbik shire council, re-zoning, shell service station, town planning, eltham gateway, eltham gateway action group, eltham shire offices, shillinglaw farm, shillinglaw trees, jim connor collection, dallas howgate, nillumbik planning special committee, jim connor, bronwyn south, janet mattiske, don cordell, vin heffernan, kevin abbott, russell yeomans, eltham district historical society, eltham senior citizens, des ryan, our lady help of christians primary school, judge book village, angela newhouse, tom munro, ian jennings, margaret ball, shillinglaw cottage, frank burgoyne, andrew biasci, barry rochford

Ron Bridger was an avid collector of items related to transport, predominately Trams. These items include newspaper cuttings, pamphlets, reports, timetables, fares prices plus special items relating to events. Items from Melbourne and regional Victoria, interstate - Adelaide and Sydney, plus overseas, make up this collection. Item is a white paper bag specifically for the Centenary of the Box Hill - Doncaster Electric Tramway. Dates and times for this celebration are printed on the bag. Inside are numerous items related to this occasion. .a) Information sheets No 1: Public Street Transport in Melbourne. by N.W. Maddocks No.2: The role of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board in the history of street transport. by N.W. Maddocks No.3: Why have tickets? (The Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Inc) No.4: The historic trams of Victoria. (The Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Inc.) No.5: Driver's cab - Melbourne W3 Tramcar. (The Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Inc.) No.6: Henry James Hilton - Member Institute of Engineers 1891. From notes by Merrick Hilton (grandson) 1987. No.7: Where is this tram going?. (The Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Inc.) .b) Small yellow booklet - "Australia's First Electric Tram: The story of the Doncaster and Box Hill Electric Road" by J.K.Moir. Printed Melbourne 1940. .c) Postcard - black and white; Shows the Opening of the Box Hill-Doncaster Electric Tramway - 14 October 1889. The reverse side gives a brief history. It operated from October 1889 until January 1898. .d) Small white paper bag with title stamped on it. Inside two small yellow tickets for Centenary Tramway Exhibition. A sticker for the Centenary also included. .e) Pamphlet giving a brief outline of the Box Hill-Doncaster Electric Tramway. Contains an article that appeared in "The Reporter" dated 17 October 1989 stating the importance of this enterprise - "Footprints in the sands of time......." .f) Yellow flyer advertising a book "The First Electric Road" by Melbourne architect and historian, Robert Green. This will be a limited edition and due for release in late November 1989. Order form on reverse of the flyer to be sent to John Mason Press. White bag labelled - Box Hill - Doncaster Electric Tramway - Centenary. Numerous items relating to exhibition collected and placed in paper bag. Date: 19th - 28th October, 1989. Daily, 10am - 4pmbox hill-doncaster electric tramway, memorabilia, centenary exhibition, 1889-1989, public street transport, why have tickets?, tramway museum society of victoria, melbourne w3 tramcar, henry james hilton, n m maddocks, merrick hilton, australia's first electric road, j k moir, the first electric road, robert green, historian, postcard-black and white, opening of tramway, 14 october 1898, centenary sticker, ron bridger collection, as box 48a

Book is part of a 25 volume set with red cloth bindings and gold filigree design to rib.non-fictionThe 1908 edition of The Historians' History of the World is a monumental work of Edwardian scholarship, representing a specific era of "universal history" where the goal was to synthesise all human knowledge into a single narrative. Volume 1 is titled "Egypt and Mesopotamia," it is divided into two distinct parts Part I concentrates on ancient Egypt, covering the Nile Valley from its legendary beginnings through the various dynasties. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, book, the historians history of the world vol 1 set 1

An article from a supplement to the Bulletin with a poem by Legatee Brian Armstrong written just before he passed away. It reflects on Foundation Day and the first 50 years of Service certificates that were being awarded. Legatee Armstrong had been president in 1937. The prom was called Accolade. Last Anzac Day a fine old Digger / Asked me to write him 'a sort of a letter' / Mentioning something of what he had done / As a private soldier in World War One. He had lived alone since he lost he wife / But a score of 'Grandies' adorned his life / They were always asking what he had done / As a Front Line Digger in World War One. He wanted to give them something to show / When he got his call and 'had to go' / But he couldn't remember and wasn't sure / When they fingered his medal and asked for more. He was one of our best and I knew him well / In those far off days of pain and hell / So I wrote recalling his scenes of strife / Especially one when he'd saved my life. Later I found a note at my gate / Just a line of thanks to 'my Dear Mate'. That grand old word so hardly won / In freezing trench and blinding sun / Fifty years gone but it's not too late / To be proud when a Digger still calls you Mate. Thrice in our time have the War Bells tolled / And thrice does the Legacy tale unfold. Fifty years gone but it's never too late / To guard the Kin of a fallen mate. The story is written for all to see / The 'Why' and the 'How' of Legacy / But it still rings true that it all began / With the trust in his mate of a War-Torn Man. The article was part of an album of past presidents from 1965 to 1989. The folder included biographical details and obituaries, eulogies and death notices of prominent Legatees. The items have been catalogued separately.A record of a poem made by Legatee Brian Armstrong a past president of Legacy about the mateship of Legacy. The information was collected to record the lives of prominent legatees in a folder.Yellow page from Bulletin with a poem by Legatee Brian Armstrong in 1978.Bulletin No 2430 26.9.1978past presidents, foundation day, brian amstrong, poem

Millennial Dawn Vol 3 (Thy Kingdom Come) Author: Charles Taze Russell Publisher: Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society. Allegheny, PA USA 1905 Date: 1905 Further Information: Blue hard cover book with white text to lettering and front board edge pattern designnon-fictionMillennial Dawn, Vol. 3 (Thy Kingdom Come) was published in 1905 by the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society and is a central text in the history of modern American millenarianism. The subject book was originally published in 1886 under the title The Plan of the Ages, and later re-titled The Divine Plan of the Ages as part of the Studies in the Scriptures series. Volume 1 lays out the foundational theological framework of Charles Taze Russell's religious movement. The book argues that God operates through distinct chronological "dispensations" or ages, such as the Patriarchal Age, the Jewish Age, and the Gospel Age, leading up to the "Millennial Age". Its primary themes include the harmonising of the scriptures while attempting to systematically reconcile Old and New Testament prophecies.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, millennial dawn vol 1 the plan of the ages, book, religious works, watch tower bible & tract society, charles taze russell, jehova witness, bible studies

Millennial Dawn Vol 4 (The Atonement of Man) Author: Charles Taze Russell Publisher: Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society. Allegheny, PA USA 1905 Date: 1905 Further Information: Blue hard cover book with white text to lettering and front board edge pattern designnon-fictionMillennial Dawn, Vol. 4 (The Atonement of Man) was published in 1905 by the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society and is a central text in the history of modern American millenarianism. The subject book was originally published in 1886 under the title The Plan of the Ages, and later re-titled The Divine Plan of the Ages as part of the Studies in the Scriptures series. Volume 1 lays out the foundational theological framework of Charles Taze Russell's religious movement. The book argues that God operates through distinct chronological "dispensations" or ages, such as the Patriarchal Age, the Jewish Age, and the Gospel Age, leading up to the "Millennial Age". Its primary themes include the harmonising of the scriptures while attempting to systematically reconcile Old and New Testament prophecies.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, millennial dawn vol 1 the plan of the ages, book, religious works, watch tower bible & tract society, charles taze russell, jehova witness, bible studies

Millennial Dawn Vol 1 (The Plan of The Ages) Author: Charles Taze Russell Publisher: Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society. Allegheny, PA USA 1905 Date: 1905 Further Information: Blue hard cover book with white text to lettering and front board edge pattern designnon-fictionMillennial Dawn, Vol. 1 (The Plan of the Ages) was published in 1905 by the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society and is a central text in the history of modern American millenarianism. The subject book was originally published in 1886 under the title The Plan of the Ages, and later re-titled The Divine Plan of the Ages as part of the Studies in the Scriptures series. Volume 1 lays out the foundational theological framework of Charles Taze Russell's religious movement. The book argues that God operates through distinct chronological "dispensations" or ages, such as the Patriarchal Age, the Jewish Age, and the Gospel Age, leading up to the "Millennial Age". Its primary themes include the harmonising of the scriptures while attempting to systematically reconcile Old and New Testament prophecies.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, millennial dawn vol 1 the plan of the ages, book, religious works, watch tower bible & tract society, charles taze russell, jehova witness, bible studies

Millennial Dawn Vol 4 (The Day of Vengeance) Author: Charles Taze Russell Publisher: Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society. Allegheny, PA USA 1905 Date: 1905 Further Information: Blue hard cover book with white text to lettering and front board edge pattern designMillennial Dawn, Vol. 4 (The Day of Vengeance) was published in 1905 by the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society and is a central text in the history of modern American millenarianism. The subject book was originally published in 1886 under the title The Plan of the Ages, and later re-titled The Divine Plan of the Ages as part of the Studies in the Scriptures series. Volume 1 lays out the foundational theological framework of Charles Taze Russell's religious movement. The book argues that God operates through distinct chronological "dispensations" or ages, such as the Patriarchal Age, the Jewish Age, and the Gospel Age, leading up to the "Millennial Age". Its primary themes include the harmonising of the scriptures while attempting to systematically reconcile Old and New Testament prophecies.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, millennial dawn vol 1 the plan of the ages, book, religious works, watch tower bible & tract society, charles taze russell, jehova witness, bible studies

Research@YourUB is a newsletter highlighting research at the University of Ballarat.1) Spring 2009 .2) Spring 2007 - Rob Wallis, green packaging, mould, food safety, Zhaohao Sun, Widcorp, Jesica Block, Arts Academy anniversary, Dorothy Wickham, Dora Pearce, Loris Button, SmartGreen, Marilyn Davidson, Overcoming bullying in schools, overweight patients. .3) Autumn 2009 - Australian Security Laboratory to fight cybercrime, brewing better beer, John Yearwood, Centre do Informatics and Applied Optimizaton, John Smyth, Angela Murphy? Willows by the water. Patrice Braun, Laura Kostanski, preventing injuries, why should we research art. .4) October 2009 - Future Research Directions .5) January 2009 - Research themes, Wayne Robinson, John yearwood, Andrew Stranieri, Peter Gell, Julian Lowe, John Smyth, John McDonald, Caroline Finch, Dennis Else, Informatics and Applied Optimization, Regional Futures, Disadvantage and Inequality in Education and Health, Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion. .6) Spring 2010 - Frank Stagnitti, Brad Mitchell, Diane Clingin, Robyn Brandenburg, Amanda McGraw-Pleban, Charlynn Miller, Fadi Charchar, Robert Hodder, Amber Stabek, ACSL maps, Murray Darling Basin, Peter Gell, John Smyth, Kate Brass, gaming machines, John McDonald, Helen Aucote, Andrew Cooper, Deborah greeenslade, Dara twomey, Andrew Warnock, synthetic grass, .7) Autumn 2006 - Wayne Robinson, toenail research, Dora Pearce, biodiversity in modified lansdscapes, Centre for Informatics and Applied Optomization (CIAO), John Yearwood, Lawrie Angus, Barry Golding, Georgina Tsolidis, John Smyth, Maxine Cooper, Mary Hollick, Emil Milos, Jeff Woodger, Michelle Ziccolo, Rosemary Green, Raelene Gregory, Julian Lowe, Jessie Harman, Debora Campbell, John McDonald, Denise Corboy, Catherine Knox, Henry Lawson, Meg Tasker, Warren Young, Amanda Telford.university of ballarat, wallis, wickham, wayne robinson, toenail research, dora pearce, biodiversity in modified landscapes, centre for informatics and applied optimization, john yearwood, lawrie angus, barry golding, georgina tsolidis