black and white photo of underground mining, showing 8 miners in a stope with their Bendigo bucket carbide lights. A large quartz spur formation is visible in the foreground. A wooden ladder gives a good scale in relation to the stope size. Photograph taken in the Central Nell Gwynne at the 265 m. level C 1939. On back MNc4 ( in indian ink ) ? Hercules and Energetic ( in ball point pen ) RHSV of Vic. Stamp.organization, business, hercules and energetic mine

New Oswald Gold Mining Company N. L. to Miss G. Alice Jones. Pink paper dated from Oct 9 to Dec 1, 1924, and 23/1/1925. Paper details work and costs for agreement with Oswald Gold Mines N. L., the formation and registration of company, and fees which were paid. Total cost £32.19.9. R315 Delivered HCW 23/1/25.miss g alice jones - solicitor - account, new oswald gold mining company n l, oswald gold mines n l, mr stanistreet, mr mceachharn, faulkiners, gov gazette, bendigo advertiser

Book - 16 A4 pages, centre stapled, to A5, titled "A brief history of the Tramways of Footscray", by Keith Kings, based on an original article published in Electric Traction June 1962. Published by the "Melbourne Tramway Museum" TMSV, 2012. Covers the formation of the FTT, includes a map by Liam Davies, economics, trams used, the WW1, Post Way years, traffic, photos, the declining years, closure, references."KS 24-3-62" on top right hand corner in ink.trams, tramways, ftt, footscray, x1 class, x2 class, world war 2, closure

Four page duplicated document on Quarto paper titled "A Brief History of the Cable Tramways of Melbourne", prepared by Alf Twentyman, stapled in the top left hand corner. Written for a TMSV RHS tour of 8/11/1975. Covers the formation of the cable tram system, construction, some opening dates, the vehicles, colour schemes, engine houses power, cables, fare collection, MMTB takeover, and conversion or closure.trams, tramways, cable trams, melbourne

Rev. John Wade was a Methodist Minister stationed at: 1934 Wangaratta; 1936 Cudgewa; 1941 Monbulk; 1942 Chaplain; 1943 Womboota, NSW; 1947 Horsham, Pimpinio; 1951 Werribee; 1957 Preston; Home Missions Director at the time of the formation of the Uniting Church.B & W head and shoulders photograph of the Rev. John Wade."Rev. John Wade"wade, john, home missions, methodist, minister

From back cover: German badges and insignia used during the period of the Third Reich 1933-45 were both numerous and multifarious. This book is about the cloth badges and insignia used by these German uniformed formations. Peter Ball collection, refer Cat No 4704.Hard cardboard cover, glossy coated finish. Dark brown & black print on front, spine & back. White colour background with coloured badges & insignia displayed on front & back. Paper dust cover covered with plastic, print & colours as above. 208 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated in black / white & colour photos, badges & insignia. Handwritten in blue ink front fly leaf: “Peter C Ball” In pencil top R corner: “$27, 118.549 Kew 4 10” Top L: “1507” book, insignia, german 1939 - 45

Notice of a public meeting about local patriotic activities and the formation of a St Kilda Branch of the Red Cross. The meeting was convened by the City of St Kilda and held in the St Kilda Town Hall on 2 October 1939, shortly after the outbreak of World War II.Cream coloured paper printed in black on one sidewwii fund-raising, city of st kilda, st kilda red cross, arnold colman

The plane table instrument was a simple but very effective early method of producing maps. Some very early editions were produced by the Australian Survey Corps after its formation in 1915 using this method. This manual details how to use the "Plane Table" for Surveying purposes.Hard Cloth covered Covers front and back, paper pages. title page has rubber stamp impressions (see below). Contents page, symbols page, pages 1-47 and index page.Adhesive label on front "46.10 and 12411", "1504" in purple also on front cover, Numbers inside front cover - "Acc. No. 000076" and crossed out. "scm - B0 - 86-72" written underneath. stamps- Australian Intelligence Corps, Headquarters library No 150 (difficult to read) on first page and stamped "CANCELLED" , Stamp School of Military Survey Library Call No 526 - 9825 LOV. Another stamp on title page - Department of Defence Library 46.10 and 12411. Second stamp 2/D. M.O.S. 2012 with CANCELLED. royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr, fortuna

A short history celebrating the 50th year of the Heidelberg Golf Club. Produced by HGC members Dick Banks and Greg Anderson, and known as the 'gold book', this was published in 1978 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of HGC in 1928. It contains interesting stories about the formation and development of the Club.Describes the early days of the Club16p., Illus. (some col.). Gold coloured cover.heidelberg golf club, 50th year, greg anderson, dick banks

Significant Historical. The Australian Light Horse was a skilled formation of mounted infantry of the Australian Imperial Force. (A.I.F.) The men fought at Gallipoli (without their horse's) and mostly served in Egypt and the Middle East. The unit contributed to the Allied victory against the Ottoman Empire in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.This uniform belonged to Sergeant Victor Royston Smith #1004. 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment 1st A.I.F. Sailed from Sydney 21st January 1915. Landed Gallipoli 1st October 1915. Rode with his Regiment in the charge at Beersheba in Palestine on 31st October 1917. Returned to Australia on the 2nd August 1919.Full Khaki Light Horse Uniform.

Letter from Steve Crabb, Minister of Transport to each transport employee advising of the formation of the new transport authority (Metropolitan Transit Authority or The Met) from 1 July (1983). Provides limited information about the change from the VicRail, MMTB and other transport authorities.Demonstrates the method of informing employees of the formation of the MTA in 1983.Letter - A4 sheet undated - printed on Minister of Transport letterhead.the met, mta, metropolitan transit authority, letters, steve crabb

Notes prepared by Norm Wadeson 1961 from Lands Department Records about the history of the Sorrento Tramway. Has notes on the formation, operation, passengers carried, land, possible extension, deputations to the Minister, Mr George Copin, and closure. See item 7717 for maps and photographs.Yields information about the Sorrento tramway co. and its Lands Department records.Two quarto sheets, typed - stapled in top left hand corner.tramways, tramcars, sorrento, george coppin

Context: A deadeye or bullseye is an item used in the standing and running of sail rigging in traditional sailing ships. It is a smallish round thick wooden disc (usually lignum vitae) with one or more holes through it, perpendicular to the plane of the disc. History of the Loch Ard: The Loch Ard got its name from ”Loch Ard” a loch which lies to the west of Aberfoyle, and the east of Loch Lomond. It means "high lake" in Scottish Gaelic. The vessel belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many vessels from England to Australia. The Loch Ard was built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curdle and Co. in 1873, the vessel was a three-masted square-rigged iron sailing ship that measured 79.87 meters in length, 11.58 m in width, and 7 m in depth with a gross tonnage of 1693 tons with a mainmast that measured a massive 45.7 m in height. Loch Ard made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its fateful voyage. Loch Ard left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of 29-year-old Captain Gibbs, who was newly married. The ship was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. Onboard were straw hats, umbrella, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionery, linen and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead and copper. There were other items included that were intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. Then at 3 am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land. But the Loch Ard was running into a fog which greatly reduced visibility. Captain Gibbs was becoming anxious as there was no sign of land or the Cape Otway lighthouse. At 4 am the fog lifted and a lookout aloft announced that he could see breakers. The sheer cliffs of Victoria's west coast came into view, and Captain Gibbs realised that the ship was much closer to them than expected. He ordered as much sail to be set as time would permit and then attempted to steer the vessel out to sea. On coming head-on into the wind, the ship lost momentum, the sails fell limp and Loch Ard's bow swung back towards land. Gibbs then ordered the anchors to be released in an attempt to hold its position. The anchors sank some 50 fathoms - but did not hold. By this time the ship was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind. Just half a mile from the coast, the ship's bow was suddenly pulled around by the anchor. The captain tried to tack out to sea, but the ship struck a reef at the base of Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell. Waves subsequently broke over the ship and the top deck became loosened from the hull. The masts and rigging came crashing down knocking passengers and crew overboard. When a lifeboat was finally launched, it crashed into the side of Loch Ard and capsized. Tom Pearce, who had launched the boat, managed to cling to its overturned hull and shelter beneath it. He drifted out to sea and then on the flood tide came into what is now known as recovered from the wreck of the Loch ArdGorge. He swam to shore, bruised and dazed, and found a cave in which to shelter. Some of the crew stayed below deck to shelter from the falling rigging but drowned when the ship slipped off the reef into deeper water. Eva Carmichael a passenger had raced onto the deck to find out what was happening only to be confronted by towering cliffs looming above the stricken ship. In all the chaos, Captain Gibbs grabbed Eva and said, "If you are saved Eva, let my dear wife know that I died like a sailor". That was the last Eva Carmichael saw of the captain. She was swept off the ship by a huge wave. Eva saw Tom Pearce on a small rocky beach and yelled to attract his attention. He dived in and swam to the exhausted woman and dragged her to shore. He took her to the cave and broke the open case of brandy which had washed up on the beach. He opened a bottle to revive the unconscious woman. A few hours later Tom scaled a cliff in search of help. He followed hoof prints and came by chance upon two men from nearby Glenample Station three and a half miles away. In a complete state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom then returned to the gorge while the two men rode back to the station to get help. By the time they reached Loch Ard Gorge, it was cold and dark. The two shipwreck survivors were taken to Glenample Station to recover. Eva stayed at the station for six weeks before returning to Ireland by steamship. In Melbourne, Tom Pearce received a hero's welcome. He was presented with the first gold medal of the Royal Humane Society of Victoria and a £1000 cheque from the Victorian Government. Concerts were performed to honour the young man's bravery and to raise money for those who lost family in the disaster. Of the 54 crew members and passengers on board, only two survived: the apprentice, Tom Pearce and the young woman passenger, Eva Carmichael, who lost her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the recovered from the wreck of the Loch Ardtragedy, salvage rights to the wreck were sold at auction for £2,120. Cargo valued at £3,000 was salvaged and placed on the beach, but most washed back into the sea when another storm developed. The wreck of recovered from the wreck of the Loch Ard still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some items were washed up into recovered from the wreck of the Loch Ard Gorge. Cargo and artefacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced in March 1982. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton majolica peacock- one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne 1880 International Exhibition in. It had been well packed, which gave it adequate protection during the violent storm. Today the Minton peacock can be seen at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool. From Australia's most dramatic shipwreck it has now become Australia's most valuable shipwreck artifact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register. The shipwreck of the Loch Ard is of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register ( S 417). Flagstaff Hill has a varied collection of artefacts from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulation of artefacts from this notable Victorian shipwreck. The collections object is to also give us a snapshot into history so we can interpret the story of this tragic event. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history that allows us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes of the time. The collections historically significance is that it is associated unfortunately with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history. Ship’s deadeye comprising a thick round wooden disc, pierced by 3 similarly sized and shaped holes from one flat side through to the other, in a triangle formation. It has been polished a rich dark colour and a crude mouth has been carved below the 'eyes' to create a curio effect. These alterations are most likely to have been made after the object was retrieved from the sea, (when it was used as a doorstop).Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, deadeye, loch ard, rigging

One page document detailing the formation of the A1 Mining Company in 28.8.1918. Company formed by Melbourne investors. Capital of 50,000 pounds in 100,000 shares at 10/- each. Included the Clarence, New Moon and Suffolk on the Garden Gully line. A1 purchased the winding plant at the New Moon and the winch plant at the Clark and Neanger shafts. Clarence, North Argus, Suffolk and New Moon south and east shafts remain the property of the companies.bendigo, mining, a1 gold mine

Paper by M Densley: ''A short History of the Bendigo Benevolent Asylum 1857 - 1872'' (no date and no further details of paper's submission). Sixteen pages ; 5 pages of Appendices; 1 page Bibliography. Text mentions formation of asylum (Provisional Committee); initial grant on lower side of Commissioners Gully; Dr Adolphus Barnett; Outdoor-Relief; Industrial School; Smallpox; Scarlatina; Scarlet Fever; Dr Atkinson, Dr Betham.M. Densleyorganization, institution, bendigo benevolent asylum

Document, Spying on the Goldfields by Ralph Birrell, Dissatisfaction over the licence issue that festered on the Victorian Goldfields during the early 1850s, might be said to have its genisis at Reid's Creek on the Ovens goldfield. Soon it spread to other fields and particularly to Bendigo Creek where in 1853 it found overt expression in protest meetings and in the formation of the Red Ribbon Movement. Published in the Victorian Historical Journal, Vol.66, No.1, June 1995.Ralph Birrelldocument, names of bendigo pioneers, bendigo

A Chemold Roy Emerson Pacer tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders, and vinyl handle grip with X-formation perforations. Chemold logo features across base of head. Model name features on throat. Chemold trademark with large 'C' features on lower shaft and black plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ribbon, Paint, Ink, Plastic, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Adhesive tape, Vinyltennis

A Tenex 410 Commander tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Tenex Ball trademark features on crown. Tenex logo and model name feature along shaft. Tenex 'T' trademark with net and ball devices features on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, Ink, Adhesive tape, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Painttennis

A Fleetwing Tournament tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders, and a leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Fleetwing logo features across base of head. Green cup trophy features across throat. Model name features aong shaft. Wreathed 'F' trademark features on lower shaft and plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A Bancroft Monte Carlo, Bjorn Borg Model tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle with X-formation perforations. Bancroft logo features across base of head. Throat features model name, 'BJ' trademark. Wreathed 'B' trademark on lower shaft, and red 'B' trademark on butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Plastic, Paint, Ribbontennis

Pamphlet - single sheet four pages, titled "The Development of Melbourne's Trams", reprinted from the Dec 1965 issue of MMTB news, issued with the compliments of the MMTB. Item written by Keith Kings. Gives a short history of Melbourne trams and buses, cable trams, Doncaster tramways, steam tram (Cheltenham), electric traction, formation of the MMTB, Rolling stock, Bourke St, Preston Workshops and night buses and rolling stock.trams, tramways, mmtb, cable trams, history, doncaster, cheltenham, tramcars

Manuscript - 3 foolscap typed - 1st page a title page, titled "North Melbourne electric Tramway and Lighting Company", written by Peter Duckett. Not dated, possibly late 1940's. Outlines the history of the formation of the company, the routes, track construction, depot, power house, car barn, rolling stock, tramcars, overhead and take over by the MMTB - "what is now one of the worlds finest electric tramway undertakings."trams, tramways, nmetl, essendon, keilor rd, saltwater river, track construction, essendon depot, power station

Eleven page research report titled "The Melbourne, Brunswick & Coburg Tramways Trust", giving details of the formation of the trust, the routes it constructed, opening, extensions, proposals, description, power supplies, depot, rolling stock, tramcars, passenger numbers, financial results, tickets, sections and fares, extracts from the rules and regulations, instructions for crews, destination indicators, safe working, trailers and operations. Stapled in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, mbctt, coburg, brunswick, coburg depot, construction, operations

Schuss was advertised as Victoria’s Official Ski Journal It was issued monthly from 1935 to 1961 except during the war when summer issues covered two months. This continued after the war, but it averaged 10 issues annually over its 25 year life. Schuss was published by the Ski Club of Victoria which had a membership of 38 Ski Clubs and demanded to be recognised as the prime authority on skiing in the state. The other 30 ski clubs with 85% of the members disagreed and the politics of skiing became heated. These clubs formed the Federation of Victorian Ski Clubs with their own journal, Ski Horizon. With the establishment of the Victorian Ski Association, Ski-Horizon published its last issue in Nov - Dec. 1955 and the role of the official journal was fully taken over by “Schuss”. This item is significant because it contains stories, images and information documenting the development of the ski facilities at Falls Creek.The journal includes stories and events chronicling developments in Victoria and internationally. The cover features a photo of the new Federation T-Bar Lift at Mt. Buller. Page 39 included news about the completion of the Rocky Valley Dam which was now filling. It outlined safety warnings from the State Electricity Commission. It also announced the formation of a Management Committee for Falls Creek due to its growing popularity as an Alpine ski resort.schuss journal, rocky valley dam, falls creek committee of management

Extracts from the "Memoirs History 1808-1883" pages 345-350. This is John Lindsay Beale's account of the formation of the Greensborough Roads Board and Robert William Whatmough's participation on that board. Original manuscript held by State Library of Victoria MS 10553, Call Number MSB 243Copy of 10 typed pages.Manuscript held by State Library of Victoria MS 10553, Call Number MSB 243john lindsay beale, robert whatmough

Anticlines are folded rock formations that have an upwards convex shape. Anticlines can exist as a single fold or as a series of adjacent folds of alternating synclines and anticlines. The Hepburn Springs anticline is geologically associated with the west dipping fissures cutting across sandstone strata of the Hepburn Spring anticline.Colour photograph of an anticline at Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve, in close proximity to the Sulphur Spring. hepburn springs, anticline, geology, hepburn mineral springs reserve, hepburn anticline, hepburn geology

Square dancers enjoying a session at Langwarrin. Previously known as the Guiding Light Square Dance club, the death of one of the founders and move to a new dance studio in Langwarrin with a new partner, allowed the formation of a new club. Wanda Egerton sitting in front row, fourth from left.1 color photograph of people smiling towards the camerarecreation, margaret fox, wanda egerton, guiding light square dance club

"Edna Barrie was a founding member of the Melton & District Historical Society in 1968, and was passionate about preserving and sharing local history. The formation of the society at that time, during a period of increasingly rapid growth for the municipality, was crucial, ensuring that many photos, documents and stories of early Melton were not lost".The Mail Express article featuring the Melton and District Historical Grouplocal identities, local significant groups