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Robin Boyd Foundation
Letter, Letters to Geoffrey Serle regarding Robin Boyd biography, 1995-1996
This is a set of photocopies of a letter to Geoffrey Serle congratulating him on his biography of Robin Boyd. These are from Bruce Anderson (2 copies), Peter McIntyre, Berenice Harris, Joy Murphy, Marjorie Tipping, Allen Martin, Diane Romberg, Dymphna Clark, George Parsons, Anita (?), Daryl Jackson, John Button, and Joan Crawcour (?) Anderson. These would have been given by Geoffrey Serle to Patricia Boyd.Cover page with handwritten Geoff Serle, plus 19 pages of copies of letters. -
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. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Excerpts from Rate Books, 1914, 1916 - 1918, 1920
Photocopies from Rate Books of the Shire of Nunawading covering 1914, 1916 - 18, 1920 covering parts of Mitcham including entries for Schwerkolts Cottage and surrounding properties.Photocopies from Rate Books of the Shire of Nunawading covering 1914, 1916 - 18, 1920 covering parts of Mitcham including entries for Schwerkolts Cottage and surrounding properties.Photocopies from Rate Books of the Shire of Nunawading covering 1914, 1916 - 18, 1920 covering parts of Mitcham including entries for Schwerkolts Cottage and surrounding properties.shire of nunawading, ratebooks, schwerkolt cottage, schwerkolt family -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Falls Creek Cross Country Season Pass Books 2010
SKI TICKETS Before tows and lifts were introduced at Falls Creek, it could take skiers 20 minutes to climb to the Summit … but only TWO minutes to go back to the bottom. The arrival of tows, then chairlifts and T-bars changed the face of skiing forever. The first rope tow was constructed by Toni St. Elmo for the 1951 winter season. Bob Hymans installed a smaller tow for his guests at Skyline Lodge. Tows were still quite slow, so in 1956 Bob Hymans created his single chairlift. In 1958 the Village rope tow, designed by Albury engineer Jock Wilson, opened. It was financed by shareholders including Bill Griffith (Bowna Ski Club) and the Bridgford family (St. Trinian’s Ski Club). Several other tows followed including the Summit T-bar in 1961, built by Ron McCallum and operated by Alpine Developments Pty. Ltd. which was a company formed by C. H. (Bill) Bridgford. By 1982 Falls Creek was served by 16 different lifts or T-bars, all owned and operated by Alpine Developments (Holdings) Pty. Ltd. During the development of Falls Creek, different methods have been used to pay for the use of tows, lifts and T-bars … including metal tokens, single tickets, strips of tickets and season passes. The Falls Creek Historical Society Collection includes many examples of these items.These tickets are significant because they represent an aspect of the management of activities at Falls Creek.Two books of Cross Country Season Pass Tickets for 2010. The blue tickets are Child's tickets and the red tickets for adults. Each book contains 20 tickets.Blue Tickets: FALLS CREEK CROSS COUNTRY SEASON PASS CHILD Red Tickets: FALLS CREEK CROSS COUNTRY SEASON PASS ADULTfalls creek cross country, falls creek ski tickets, season pass -
Melton City Libraries
Book, Ration books and cards, 1943,1945,1947, 1948
Rationing regulations for food and clothing were gazetted on 14 May 1942. Rationing was introduced to manage shortages and control civilian consumption. It aimed to curb inflation, reduce total consumer spending, and limit impending shortages of essential goods. The broad reasoning behind the introduction of rationing was to ensure the equitable distribution of food and clothing. It was also hoped that a cut on consumer spending would lead to an increase in savings, which in turn could be invested in war loans. Australians were never as short of food nor rationed as heavily as civilians in the United Kingdom. Rationing was enforced by the use of coupons and was limited to clothing, tea, sugar, butter, and meat. From time to time, eggs and milk were also rationed under a system of priority for vulnerable groups during periods of shortage. Rationing was administered by the Rationing Commission. The basis for policing food rationing was through the surrender of coupons before rationed goods could be supplied. This had to occur between traders as well as consumers. Coupons were passed back from consumers to retailers, from retailers to wholesalers, and in many cases from wholesalers to producers, who were requested to return them to the commission. Breaches of rationing regulations were punishable under the general provisions of National Security Regulations by fines of to £100 or up to six-months imprisonment. Responding to the complaint that these penalties were inadequate, the government passed the Black Marketing Act at the end of 1942. This Act was for more serious cases and could carry a minimum penalty of £1,000.The clothing ration books and coupons belonged to Edna Barrie, the food ration card belonged to Wendy Barrie and the tea and butter ration card belong to Elizabeth Daley.local identities, war -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Register, Ballarat School of Mines Library Register of Books, 1870-1896, 1870-1896
The listing of books in the Ballarat School of Mines library begins with No 1 and ends at No 1465. This book is identical to Library Catalogue No 00007, but isonly numbered to No. 921. Redmond Barry, Robert Broigh Smyth, Ferdinandy Von Mueller, the Victorian Geolofical Survey and many local illuminaries donated to the Ballarat School of Mines. Black cloth covered exercise book with handwritten lists of books in the Ballarat School of Mines Library dating from 1870 to 1896. The pages have been divided into columns with the following headings: Reg. No; Title; Author; Vol.; Issue; Donor, Receipt. Some of the books are as follows: 1. Memoirs of Geological Survey of Great Britain, Vol 1., 1846, Donated by Her Majesty's Government, 16/03/1870 19. Prospectus of the School of Mines, 1869, Donated by Her Majesty's Government, 16/03/1870 44. The Steam Engine, Rankine, purchased, 09/03/1871 72. Melbourne University Calendar, 1859-1860, donated by Sir Redmond Barry, 14/04/1871 85. Maps of County of Anglesey, donated by Minister of Mines, 23/05/1871 107. Electric Telegraph, R. Sabine, purchased, June 1874 356. Organic Constituents of Plants and Vegetable Substances, Dr. G.C. Willstein, donated by Ferdinand Von Mueller 375. The native Plants of Victoria Succinctly Defined, Baron Von Mueller, purchased, 1879 569. Platur's Manual of Qual and Quan Analysis with the blowpipe, donated by Henry Sutton, May 1884 738. German Bible, donated by R. J. Litton, 21.05.1886 802. Essays of Addison, J.R. Green, 18/06/1887, donated by Bella Guerin 803. Rec De Planches Dur Les sciences Les Arts Liberaux et les Arts Mechaniques, Vol VI, 1875, Donated by Theo William, 01/07/1887 Excel spreadsheet attached (incomplete)ballarat school of mines, library, books, ballarat school of mines library, william laplau, dr bunce, james oddie, bella guerin, j.f. usher, r.m. sergeant, redmond barry, robert brough smyth, cosmo newbery, john noble wilson, joseph flude, commissioner of patents, henry sutton, w.n. wooster, theophilus taylor, rivett henry bland, ferdinand von mueller, c.c. shoppee, william luplau, ferdinand krause, william wooster -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Gilpin Family & Shops History, 1980's
Four Blur Coloured Books Holding Photo Copies of Gilpin Family & Shops History. Oliver (Snr) 1874 - 1942stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Greg Tangey, Tangey/Palmer Family History - Previously Cat No 3608, 2000
Family History of the Tangey / Palmer Families compiled by Greg TangeyGrey Plastic folder with black plastic spineTangey/Palmer Family Historystawell -
Women's Art Register
Book, Hayden Herrera, Frida. A Biography of Frida Kahlo, 1983
Biography of significant Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907 - 1954).Booknon-fictionBiography of significant Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907 - 1954).painting, self portraiture -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Military display at Eastland, Ringwood, 14/3/1987
Catalogue card reads, 'Military display - Eastland 14/3/1987'. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Military display at Eastland, Ringwood, 14/3/1987
Catalogue card reads, 'Military display - Eastland 14/3/1987'. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Military display at Eastland, Ringwood, 14/3/1987
Catalogue card reads, 'Military display - Eastland 14/3/1987'. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Military display at Eastland, Ringwood, 14/3/1987
Catalogue card reads, 'Military display - Eastland 14/3/1987'. -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Equipment - AMF Tinned Emergency Rations, AMF (Australian Military Forces) EMERGENCY RATIONS
Olive Drab sealed tin with key to open stuck on top. To open the key slot is slid onto to a tab on the top left side. The key is then twisted around in a clockwise direction until the top is able to be peeled back, to access the contents (unknown) AMF (Australian Military Forces) EMERGENCY RATIONS NOT TO BE OPENED EXCEPT IN EMERGENCYtinned emergency ration -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Army Rehabilitation booklet, Australian Military Forces Army Rehabilitation, 1944
In possession of James Colliver. Australian Military Forces Army Rehabilitation Booklet. Advice to Army personnel awaiting discharge 1944. Small paper booklet. A.A. book 84, Revised January 1944. tatura, army, colliver, rehabilitation, world war ii -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph and medals, Photograph and military medal of Lance Sergeant
Military Medal of Lance Sergeant, 2/6 Battalion, AIF, 20/24 June 1943, Mubo, New Guineatwo medals with the explanation text -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Memorabilia, Memorabilia of Andrzej Roman Gizycki
Contains trade certificates awarded to Andrzej Gizycki by the Australian Military Forces in the 1960's.7 rar, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 -- veterans -- australia -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Memorabilia - Framed Photograph and Service History of LT COL L C Maygar VC
Framed Photograph and Service History of LT COL L C Maygar VCFormer OC 4 ALH and CO 8 ALHFramed Photograph of LT COL L C Maygar VCService history and replica medalsportrait of lt col l c maygar vc, replica medals and service history -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Biography, Ringwood and District Historical Society, Interview notes - short biography on Miss Daisy Paddock, teacher at Ringwood State School, circa 1970s, c.1970s
Single page of notes/interview record of Miss Daisy Paddock, teacher at the Ringwood State School in Greenwood Avenue (now Federation Estate) - Interview write-up by Ringwood History Group.Transcript: "Miss Janet Daisy Paddock She was an extremely well-liked and well-regarded teacher at the old RW State School in Greenwood Ave (Now Federation Estate). She taught between the years of 1927 until 1941, then again after the war from 1951 until final retirement in 1961. In fact she was so liked that her former pupils formed "The 2997 Club" , which met in her honour every year for a meal (and, of course, their guest of honour). 2997 was the RW SS number. In some of her letters about early life in RW, she recalls the RW Mail being produced and printed in a small wooden building in Adelaide St. [Adelaide St is officially no longer on the RW map but it went from the highway nearly to Mullum Creek, between Melbourne St and Warrandyte Road.^ In fact there is an unmarked 100 metres of road that is on the west side of Officeworks that ends in a roundabout at the bottom of Eastland carpark. I don't believe it is exactly in the same position as the old Adelaide Street but it pretty close. That would put the old Mail office in the vicinity of the Maroondah Council service centre in Eastland.] She also recalls that there were nearly a dam on every corner. In fact, I recall in my 1950s/60s childhood that there were still many dams around. As I previously mentioned, with the RW-Mitcham claybelt, there wasn't much top soil and the orange clay is very fine, so when the banks of the dam get wet, it wass very slippery. I often remember playing around in those dams, as most boys did in those days. A friend and I spied an old bath used to water some horses so after some trial and errors we made it waterproof and fashioned a couple of paddles out of wooden fence pailings. The first launch in the local dam was fine and we managed to manouver through the bullrushes into the middle. The only thing that I forgot about was that I had a d<^ that went everywhere with me and, rather than bark from the bank, he swam over to us and tried to get aboard. Bath tubs are not known for their seaworthness and he tipped us all in the drink. Of course the bath sank like a rock. We scrambled on the bank and he added insult to injury when, as all dogs do, gave the usual shake and sprayed us with water. My mind often comes back to one dam right next to the Croydon pub - that provided water to the Magg's orchard - dug in the usual fashion on about 3 metres deep scraped in the local clay, it was at this dam in the early sixties that a young boy drowned. After that we were pretty careful around dams. Going back to Daisy's memories, she recalls that the kids often started late on Monday mornings as Monday was Market Day at RW. They used to watch the stock being herded into the yards and people getting off the steam trains. Her family home was at Gruyere and her father used to drive to RW market and stop midway at the Burnt Bridge hotel and rest the horses. [I suspect that he may have watered other things besides the horses.] They eventually moved to RW in Thanet St. Miss Paddock still remembers the old RW school at the corner of RW St and Whitehorse Road, it was very small so they built the new school in Greenwood Ave. RW had a population of around 2,(K)0 when Daisy became an Assistant Class Five. She used to walk through the open paddocks, surrounded by bush and orchards. She goes on to say that the bush was alive with wildlife and a natural playground for the children. Miss Paddock was a member of the Soroptomist Club in RW (equivalent to Rotary), active in the church and local community. At our archives, we have a plaque that grac^ the entrance to the school, naming it the Miss Daisy Paddock library, in honour of a great woman in our city." -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, The Anglican Parish of Christ Church, Heathmont - A History 1954 to 2004, 2004
151 page book titled The Anglican Parish of Christ Church, Heathmont - A History 1954 to 2004. Author - Robin Underwood (2 copies) +Additional Keywords: Underwood, RobinThe Anglican Parish of Christ Church, Heathmont - A History 1954 to 2004 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Audio Compact Cassette Tape, Audio Recording; Alan Marshall - Books and Writing - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), broadcast 4 May 2002, 2002
Compact audio cassette Emtec Type FE I Cassette labelled "Books & Writing - R/N Alan Marshall" Converted to MP3 file; 67.5MB, 0:50:07alan marshall, audio cassette, audio recording, australian broadcasting commission, books and writing, radio national -
International House, The University of Melbourne
Photograph (Item), Three students looking at books, 1961
This photo appeared in the International House magazine, Satadal, in 1961, with the caption 'A small but interesting collection of books is available for students' casual reading. A wide selection of magazines and newspapers is also provided, and administered, by the International House Students' Club. The IH Library was formally created in 1962 as the Sir Angus Mitchell Library, with the Rotary Club of Melbourne a major source of financial support . Through 1961 and 1962, donated funds and books allowed for the development of a collection, initially focusing on necessary texts for undergraduate students, and texts on the histories and cultures of other countries.'Satadal 1961' inscribed on reverselibrary, books -
Melbourne Legacy
Document - Minutes, Biography of the Late Lieutenant General Sir Stanley Savige, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., M.C., E.D, 1956
First committee meeting on 20 April 1956 to be held to get the project of writing a biography of Sir Stanley Savige under way. John Hetherington was selected as the author for a fee of one thousand pounds, but indicated that he would not be available to begin until the end of the year and expected the writing to take 12 months. The minutes note that Sir Stanley Savige's grandson, Stanley G. Waters, was born on the eve of the meeting. See also 00635 for a full list of committee members. It is interesting to note that the meeting took place at the Melbourne Town Hall, and was attended by the Lord Mayor (Sir Frank Selleck), who arrived late. Typewritten faded foolscap sheet.savige book, biography -
Melbourne Legacy
Book, The History of the Legacy Club of Sydney
The second volume of the history of Sydney Legacy. The book records the activities and development of Sydney Legacy from 1/7/1936 - 30/6/1946 supported by many photographs. It was written before 1950.A record that Sydney Legacy club compiled a record of their early history and had it published.Red covered published book of the History of Sydney Legacy Club with black and white photographs.Front cover, Legacy logo in gold. Top of the spine History of the Legacy Club of Sydney in gold lettering. The bottom of the spine 2 horizontal lines 2mm apart volume 11, 2 horizontal lines 2mm apart, all in gold. Inside front cover an unknown signature and date 1950 in blue biro.history, founding legatee -
Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre
Book - Text book for trainee navigators, Edgar H. Ballie, Aircraft Recognition, Photographs, silhouettes & details of 100 military aircraft, c1940s
Black and tan cover with off colour pages, black print and photos and front side and elevation view. 98 pagesaircraft recognition, book, -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Old clayhole in Dublin Rd. Military Depot grounds, East Ringwood (undated)
Written below photograph, "Old clayhole in Dublin Rd. Military Depot grounds". -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, History of Tatura Hot Bread
2 pages tell the history of Tatura Hot Bread, formerly Gibbs Bakery. The other sheet lists the previous owners of the shop.2 typed pages in a plastic sleeve; 1 hand written page of list of previous owners of the shop.History of Tatura Hot Breadtatura hot bread, gibbs bakery, jack gibb, bernard gibb, glenda alexander, jeff alexander, glenn alexander, george wells, sopha wells, olivia wells -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Hordern House, Australian Rare Books 1788-1900, 1987
Reference guide to rare books published in and on Australia between 1788 and 1900; includes reference to major early works relating to Australian Aborigines.Potts Point, NSW : Hordern House, 1989-1992 3 parts : illustrations, facsimiles ; 24 cm non-fictionReference guide to rare books published in and on Australia between 1788 and 1900; includes reference to major early works relating to Australian Aborigines.rare books -- australia -- bibliography., books with australian imprints, 1788-1900 - bibliographies -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Image, Broadmeadows Military Camp
Black and white photographic image of Broadmeadows Military Camp during World War One. Numerous tents are surrounded by soldiers and horses and carts.world war one, broadmeadows military camp, tents, australian imperial force, camp -
Clunes Museum
Book - WORD & SENTENCE BUILDING, Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, Word and Sentence Building, Books V-VI, (For the Fifth and Sixth Classes of Standards), the Southern Cross Series, Unknown
Text Booklet for English in schools, grade 5 and grade 6, used by Clunes local boy Colin Campbell RobertsonExample of school texts, instructs in word and sentence building, significant as an example of teaching aid pre-digital.Soft cover booklet, grey with black printing Word and Sentence Building, Books V-VI, (For the Fifth and Sixth Classes of Standards), the Southern Cross Series Contains 64 pages. Price, 4d.Handwritten in blue ink "Colin Campbell Robertson Clunes"whitcombe & tomb limited, school text, robertson, education