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Mount Evelyn History GroupBook Railways of the Yarra Valley, Nick Anchen, Railways of the Yarra Valley, 2010
Railways of the Yarra Valley takes you on a nostalgic journey back in time to when the Victorian Railways branch lines and the ingenious bush tramways were the lifeblood of isolated rural communities. This book examines the much loved Warburton and Healesville railways, along with the fascinating Powelltown, Britannia Creek and Warburton tramway systems, all of which were instrumental in making the Yarra Valley Victoria�s most prosperous timber region. Featuring a superb array of colour and b&w images, most never before published, complimented by interesting and informative text, plus stories from those who saw and worked the lines. Soft bound, 96 pages. (from website)Coloured cover soft back book -
Mount Evelyn History Group
Book Railways of the Yarra Valley, Nick Anchen, Railways of the Yarra Valley, 2010
Railways of the Yarra Valley takes you on a nostalgic journey back in time to when the Victorian Railways branch lines and the ingenious bush tramways were the lifeblood of isolated rural communities. This book examines the much loved Warburton and Healesville railways, along with the fascinating Powelltown, Britannia Creek and Warburton tramway systems, all of which were instrumental in making the Yarra Valley Victoria�s most prosperous timber region. Featuring a superb array of colour and b&w images, most never before published, complimented by interesting and informative text, plus stories from those who saw and worked the lines. Soft bound, 96 pages. (from website)Coloured soft back book -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Green book, Two Pools in a Field, 1967 London
Hard back covered book, green in colour. The book is titled Two Pools in a Field and the author is Ursula Bloom. Reference to the Batman Book Club. -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Book/Novel, True Adventure Stories for Girls, 1961 London
Hard backed cream coloured book. Title true Adventures for Girls. Author Basil Deakin. -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Music Book, The Australian Music Books no. 60
Paper back music book.Titled The Australian Music Books Number 60 Piano book/ Salon Album by Allan and Co LTD The Block Collins Street Melbourne. -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Music Book, The Australian Music Book no. 32
This is an Australian made paper back music book no.32. Contents Gerny's 101 Exercises complete. Manufactured by Allan and Co LTD Melbourne. -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Music Book, The Australian Music Book no. 37 Reels, Jigs, Hornpipes
Paper back music book number 37 in the series of Australian Music books titled Reels, Jigs and Hornpipes. Made in Australia. -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Music Book, The Australian Music Book no. 23. "13 favourite Pianoforte Pieces
Paper back music book made in Australia By Allan and Co. LTD Melbourne. Number 23 in the series. -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Music Book, The Australian Music Book no. 27. Favourite pianoforte Duets
Paper back music book number 27 in a series. Titled the Australian Music Book Favourite Pianoforte Duets made by Allan and CO.LTD Melbourne. -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumViolin
Full size violin, timber construction, varnished. Finger board has inlaid decoration and the body has painted decoration on the front, back and sides. Decorative wooden beading around the edges is visible. -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumPhonograph Record, When mother backed the winner of the Derby / I shall have to ask my mother if she'll let me
Phonograph record, black shellac, no cover, with dark green "Zonophone Record, The Twin" label. Side A: When mother backed the winner of the Derby. Side B: I shall have to ask my mother if she'll let me. Sung by Billy Williams.Serial No. 1380 -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumPhoto mounted on metal frame with wire stand
Oval shaped metal picture with wire stand; photo of male in suit with white shirt and rose in lapel. He has short hair and a 'handle-bar' moustache. Has an orange seal on back with Melbourne on it. -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumColoured print mounted on wood
Print of 18th century scene in a drawing room with three men sitting; one claps while another plays a guitar. Fourth man is standing with his back to the fireplace and holding paper in his hand, appears to be singing.With best Wishes to you All, From Blanche -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Chair
Chair, circular back and sides with woven basket-like seat. Appears original. Seat needs restoring. -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Book - Novel, To Grips with the Savage
Red hard back book. Author Mark Winchester. Colour very faded.To Grips with the Savage. Mark Winchester -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Music Sheets
A selection of violin music sheets. Discoloured pages and torn. 1 - The Prisoner's Song / I'm Going Back To Charleston (2 Copies) 2 - That Night in Araby 3 - That Certain Part / Freshie 4 - Where is That Girl Who Was Stolen From Me / Chick, Chick, Chick, Chicken 5 - Go Long Mule 6 - Sing A Song / Alabamy Bound 7 - Tell All The World / Sleepy Hollow Tune - Waltz 8 - Yes, Sir, That's My Baby / Bombay 9 - Wondering / Where is That Girl 10 - Paradise Valley / While the Years go Drifting By 11 - In a Little Spanish Town / Idolizing 12 - In Shadowland / Caretaker's Daughter 13 - Kongo Kate / Dublinola 14 - Gloaming / She Showed Him This - She Showed Him That 15 - My Sweetie Turned Me Down / Cecilia 16 - Save Your Sorrow / Say It Again 17 - Bam-bam-Bamy Shore / When You and I Were Seventeen 18 - Seminola / You Forgot to Remember 19 - Tie Me To Your Apron Strings Again / Just Around The Corner 20 - Some Other Bird Whistled a Tune / When the Red, Red, Robin Comes 21 - Nile Night / Kiss Me Goodnight 22 - When The Shadows Fall 23 - Blue Danube 24 - Hearts of Oaks 25 - Lily of Laguna 26 - You're a Real Sweetheart / Lonesome in the Moonlight 27 - Painting Pretty Pictures / Chlo-e- 28 - Goodnight Kisses / Kahala 29 - Once Again / Meet Me Today 30 - Let's Stop the Clock / The World Is Waiting 31 - Hurry Home / My Beautiful Lady 32 - Begin The Beguine / The Pretty Little Quaker Girl 33 - I Get Along Without You Very Well / Our Love 34 - The Night You Said Goodbye / You Can't Be Mine 35 - Boomps-a-daisy / The Blackbird Hop 36 - Whistle and Blow Your Blues Away / What Makes You So Adorable 37 - My Mum / Somebody Loves You 38 - Passing Thoughts / Galatea / Two and Two / Sunshine and shadow and others -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumLetterholder
Metal letter holder, for hanging on a wall,. Back panel with embossed design, protruding shelf at front to hold letters -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumDisplay
Fan shaped cardboard display for cigarette holders containing two cigarette holders. Sits on flat surface with a back support.Front 'LATEST FASHION 60c, CZECHOSLOVAKI'.A -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Pearl buttons
24 pearl buttons on rectangular shaped cardboard (blue on front).Princess Pearl Buttons. J & R. B. Made in England. Stamp on back, indecipherable. -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Tea Pot
Dark brown teapot with gold rims. Gold, orange and white picture on front and back. Lid missing.Made in Japan -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Shoes, female, West Brook Masor Pty Ltd
Back high heel 'court' style shoe, with pattern on toe and stitching on sides.7C Sipanna by West Brook. Made by West Brook Masor Pty Ltd. Leather sole. -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Advertisement, W D & H O Wills
Small metal advertisement with stand at back. Dark blue background with light blue border depicting a packet of cigarettes with dark blue and white text, back cover is burgundy coloured.Medium Strength Capstan Registered Navy Cut Cigarettes W D & H O Wills Australia Ltd Sydney. Trade mark -
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Bottle, essence
Rectangular shaped bottle tapered toward neck with brown-gold metal screw top. Labels front and back in light blue, dark blue, with fawn.Iona Culinary Essence, Lemon. -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumChest of drawers, T. S. Gill & Son Limited
Used by Manning Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984.Chest of 16 varnished wooden drawers with metal knobs in 2 vertical rows of 8 each side. The 2 bottom drawers larger than the rest, with makers label on plywood back..On label on back Gill Grand Rapids Patented Equipment, Customer : Manning, Job No. 3/105.For use in section:..., Quantity:.., Article : Drawer Unit 'A' T.S.Gill & Son Limited, East Preston, N.18, Victoria, Aust. -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumHonour Roll, Bena Presbyterian Church Honor Board
Previously in the Bena Presbyterian Church, Bass Valley Road, Bena, 3946, now displayed on the west wall in the church at Coal Creek Community Park and Museum, 12 Silkstone Road, Korumburra, 3950.One of the few remaining Bena town historic records.Honour roll of a white with grey marble shield on grey slate back plate. Title and names in black, inscribed into the marble shield with the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces insignia carved under the title. For God, King and Country, In Memory of the following men who were killed in action in France. Pte. Clarence Bell 11.6.18; Cpt. Wm. Irvine Glasgow, 1.9.18; Sgt. Allan C. Robertson, 14.4.18; Pte. Roy M. Robertson, M.M. (Military Medal), 3.4.18; bena, honour roll, church, wwi -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: PHOTO OF ABORIGINAL CAMP
Black and white photo of a group of Jajoweroung or Loddon Aboriginal people in front of their camp. The group consists of four women sitting behind some wooden branches and four men all in native dress. Two men are standing holding spears and two are sitting. The male standing to the left is Prince Charlie and standing to the right is Batten. Behind them is a hut made of bark and sticks. On the bottom of the photo is printed in black ink 'Aboriginal Camp - on - Boort Creek - 1863 -' Photo is inside envelope 2400 418a. On the back of photo 2400 419a the following is hand written in blue ink. The Jajoweroung or Loddon Tribe of Blacks. Aboriginal Camp - on Boort Creek, 1863. Names of Aborigines - Left to Right. Women sitting in front row - Lizzie, Caroline, Maryanne, Kitty. The two men sitting behind the women - Adam, Nero. The two men standing back row - Prince Charlie, Batten. Photo is in envelope 2400.418aphoto, group, aboriginal camp boort creek, boort creek, prince charles, jajoweroung or loddon tribe -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Clothing - SHORT SLEEVED EMU CREEK BUSH BAND T-SHIRT, 1990'S
Clothing. Mid blue/grey cotton/polyester fabric, with a round neckline, and 8.5 cm long placket at centre front, which fastens with three plastic, 1 cm diameter grey buttons. Below the placket the logo of the Celebrated Emu Creek Bush Band and the caricature of an Emu's head, are portrayed in a shield shape. A cotton tag at the back neckline gives the size XL, while a larger cotton tag has L.BAKER, 054 41 7555, perhaps the maker or the screen printer. A 7 cm long split at the lower edge of each side seam. Worn by Peter Ellis, OAM, founder and leader of the Celebrated Emu Creek Bush Band, circa 1990's.THE CELEBRATED EMU CREEK BUSH BANDcostume, male, t-shirt -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Clothing - COTTON FAWN/CREAM COLOURED T-SHIRT, 1990's
Clothing. Pure cotton fawn/cream coloured, short sleeved T-shirt. Round crew neckline. The blue, yellow and black screen printed logo of the Emu Creek Bush Band is featured in a shield shape on the centre front of the T-shirt. Short sleeves. The T-shirt was worn by Peter Ellis, OAM, founder and leader of the celebrated Emu Creek Bush Band - circa 1990's.The Celebrated Emu Creek Bush Band (logo) Cotton tag with size XL. Another cotton tag at back neckline L8 L BAKER 054 417555 (possibly screen printer).costume, male, t-shirt -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: LONG GULLY TOWNSHIP
Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. 1 black & white photo of Long Gully township looking from Eaglehawk towards Bendigo near the bridge. On 1 shop can be seen P Pentreath. A wooden bridge can be seen over the creek. Long Gully Township looking from Eaglehawk to Bendigo near bridge (written on the back).photograph, streetscape, long gully, harry biggs collection, long gully township -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: TENNANT CREEK, 1938
McColl Rankin & Stanistreet, Tennant Creek. a/ Envelope from Commercial Union Company Limited, Melbourne. Addressed to Tennant Creek. b/ Letter inside addressed ,dated 23//8/1938, addressed to W Studderd from Gerald J Pigott Letter is introducing Mr F Stanistreet (Bendigo) whom he met on M V Korlana. Mentions holidaying in Java, Malaya & Sumatra. Mr Stanistreet is a pastoralist engaged I sheep raising, will be passing through via Alice springs and Adelaide. His brother a mining man requested him to convey his impressions of the Tennant field. Goes on to ask him to assist where he is able. (written on blue writing paper). c/ Also enclosed in envelope a, was a envelope with a letter inside, on the front addressed to L N Studderd, Esq., Mining Warden, Tennant Creek. Written on the left side, for J J Stanistreet. On back of envelope message to W Studderd. Letter tells about the iron mine in Tennant Creek, the shortage of water, investors, size of mine, water bores, approach to town. d/ Letter from J J Stanistreet Sent, Re Tennants Creek Mines NT. Letters tells how he has seen Tennant Creek mines which have been going for 4 years & holding its own, gold found in pockets, no deep reef has been located so far, Mr Stoddard indicated no field, only gouges shows - that is few men to each shaft, water very scarce cover only.organization, business, mine, mccoll rankin & stanistreet tennant creek mr f stanistreet pastoralist sheep raising w studderd gerald j pigott m v korlana tennant field l n studderd, esq., mining warden, tennant creek gold found in pockets the field was a gouges show
