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Tennis Australia
Prize, 1952
Prize footed platter with scalloped edges, inscribed: 'ROY A. YOUDALE/IN APPRECIATION OF/HIS LONG AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICES/TO THE LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA/25TH NOVEMBER 1952'. Stamped in underside: 'MADE IN ENGLAND/W DRUMMOND & CO'. Materials: Silver/Metaltennis -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, 1917
Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Medium sized black and white photograph. 30/6/1917 Sugarloaf Dam wall construction / Timber form-work ready for concrete pour / Four workmen in foreground / Engine track rail line left / Hut at foot of hill loomingvictorian state rivers and supply commission, sugarloaf dam -
Hume City Civic Collection
Machine - Dictaphone
This dicta phone was used by the Shire of Bulla Engineering Department for the recording of letters or other information that would then be typed up by an office person.This is a cream coloured electric dicta phone in a small brown case with plastic handle and two locks. It also has a hand held microphone, a grey metal foot pedal, an electrical cord and ear phones included in the case. This item is quite heavy.Stenoretteshire of bulla, office equipment -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Image, Yallourn, 1934
The coal from this open-cut mine is used to generate electricity for the State of Victoria. in 1934 two thousand miles of high tension transmission lines conveyed energy from a system of inter-linked power stations to the whole Melbourne metropolitan area, as well as to nearly 170 rural centres. Black and white image of the western end of the Yallourn open-cut in 1934. the bucket dredge on surface is reaching down 90 feet, on which level there is another similar dredge going down another 90 feet to the bottom of the 180 foot seam.yallourn, electricty, power, coal, open-cut, dredge -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Aerial view Beacon Cove area during soil cleaning operation, 1990
Framed colour aerial photograph of the Beacon Cove area during the soil cleaning operation prior to building the project. Area covered: from Beacon Road to Bain Street, and from the beach to the rear beacon. Foot of Princes Pier also shown.environmental issues -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Poster, City of Ballarat, to advise location of meeting, 23 Jan. 1996
Has a strong association with the move for revival of a trams in Ballarat during the mid 1990's - a notice for a public meeting.A4 size sheet produced by City of Ballarat, to advise location of meeting at Ballarat Town Hall - 23 Jan 1996, 1st public meeting for revival of trams, located in box at foot of stairway. Image of item added 29/9/2013.trams, tramways, ballarat trams, revival, ballarat city tramway, meetings -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Medal, Bicentennial Memento for School Students, c.1988
Illustrated presentation folder including design and text. Bi-fold four page card. Silver coloured metal medal. Obverse depicts in low relief a large group of students ascending stairs towards the Southern Cross. Titled at foot 'Education". FRONT COVER: "Bicentennial Memento for School Students" / INNER PAGES: "The Australian Bicentennial authority has produced this memento, for distribution to all school students in 1988, to commemorate our Bicentenary ~ "Designers: Medal Obverse: M. Meszaros | Medal Reverse: M. Tracey | Folder: Concept Studios Pty Ltd. / BACK COVER: "During 1988 we commemorate 200 years of Australia's history in the modern world and will be celebrating our Bicentenary in many different ways. But one thing that we should all be doing is thinking about what it is to be an Australian. We should be learning about our past, trying better to understand the present, and thinking of the part we can play in the Australia of the future. You are Australia's future. Keep this medallion as a reminder of this important year in our history".australia -- history -- bicentenary, michael meszaros, australian bicentennial -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Memorabilia, Shoes
Ladies high heeled scuff, upper is in red velvet possibly made of wood. Black instep in inlaid Mother of Pearl Sheel of birds on bamboo. Rubber heel 7 foot plates tacked on bottom velvet is held in place by large tacks.shoe, ladies red velvet -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Rail Section, Lorain Steel, 9mm Sawn Cut Rail, 1930's?
Yields information about some of the rail used in Bendigo and demonstrates the type of rail used in tramways and made by the Lorain Steel Co. France.Section of flanged tramway rail - saw cut from rail, smooth finished - Stamped "BENDIGO" stamped into the foot of the rail. On the other side of the rail, "81LBS PERYD", stamped onto the head of the rail. and "LORAIN STEEL CO LORAIN" stamped into the web. FRONT - 8116/yd Morain Steel Co. Lorain BACK - Bendigo trams, tramways, rail, bendigo, rail section -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH - FRAMED WW1, Wayne Eels, C.2008/2009
The Grinton Collection. 38th Bn Officers and Sergeants in Le Harve France. Identified so far. 1st of left, Sgt Fred Lehman MM, 3rd from left, Sgt Coffey. Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper - Depicting seven soldiers in uniform standing on a foot path/terrace with balustrade in background and to left buildings and to right, water. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 3: Trip of a Lifetime" "F. 38th Battalion soldiers - Le Havre".framed accessories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, grinton, le havre -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH OF MR ROSS
Faded black and white personal studio portrait of Mr Ross no further details given ./ photo coming away from the card backing - gold printing at foot of photo ' Photo Eden Studios , Paris Panel superior finish , Melbourne and Sydney.photograph, person, male, photo eden studios / paris panel superior finish -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH OF MRS ROSS
Faded black and white personal studio portrait of Mrs Ross no further details given / photo coming away from the card backing - gold printing at foot of photo ' Photo Eden Studios , Paris Panel superior finish , Melbourne and Sydneyphotograph, person, female, eden studio -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE GOLD ERA, c1850s
Diggers & mining. The gold era. Some travelled on foot to the digging, - - - Slide shows diggers with their belongings on their backs and bags in hand, and a dog following. One miner has a boy with him. Markings 13 994.031 GOL:5. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MARKS COLLECTION: GROUND PLAN SHOWING WINDOW OF FORTUNA
Heavy parchment plan showing line drawing of arched window. Under window 'inside elevation', ground plan, scale one inch to the foot written in black pen. On bottom of plan: purple ink stamp 'Vahland & Getzschmann, Architects, Sandhurst'.Vahland & Getzschmann, Architects, Sandhurst.bendigo, house, fortuna villa -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: MEMO SHIRE OF EAST LODDON SERPENTINE
Memorandum from the Shire Engineer Secretary, Shire of East Loddon, Serpentine, December 23 1889, acknowledging receipt for cheque 106.5.11 rates collected for you on behalf of East Loddon Shire council. Green one penny stamp at the foot of the documentbusiness, legal, shire of east loddon, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, shire of east loddon, rates -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NATIONAL TRUST COLLECTION: EAGLEHAWK ON FOOT
Three pages of handwritten notes of a walking tour of Eaglehawk titled Eaglehawk on foot starting from the Town Hall. Other sites are: Mechanics institute, Cannons, CBC Bank, State Bank, Camp Hotel there are twenty eight sites in all listed.eaglehawk, history, walking tour -
Orbost & District Historical Society
Album, Cigarette Pictures, 1920's-1930's
Item donated by Mary Gilbert, headmistress at Orbost High School, a historian who initiated the Orbost Museum.The album contains cigarette cards/swap cards. These were generally collected by schoolchildren and placed in albums made specifically for these cards. Collectors would try to collect the cards for complete teams of footballers, cricketers.Small green-covered album with tile in faded gold on front. Filled with small cigarette cards. Eight cards per page. Cards put into slit corners.Seven pages of footballers in black and white. One page coloured, one with 5 only, coloured.Three page cricketers in black and white. Three pages butterflies in colour. One page Australian birds in colour. Four pages film stars black and white, six to a page,one page of 5, one of 1.Inscription on front cover in centre.Faded gold cursive writing."Cigarette Pictures". At foot of cover in faded gold block letters."HOLDS 224 SMALL AND 24 LARGE CARDS"album, cigarette cards, 1920 1930, football players, cricketers, film stars, australian birds, butterflies, mary gilbert, english cigarette cards -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Manual - Home Nursing
Brown hardcover book. Home Nursing and the St. John Ambulance Association logo on the front in white lettering. Home Nursing 4th edition, SJAA on the spine. The book has 280 pages. Aileen and John Ellison Collection.20 c on first page. On back page: 4" shoulder and groin. 3" on leg spica, 3" ankle? leg, 2" foot and two un-legible words.home nursing, st. john ambulance -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter/s, "Mr Jerusalem Smith", Nov. 2008
Letter concerning "Mr Jerusalem Smith" forwarding drawings of rail Sections that could be used in horse tramways. The cross-section of the rail in the drawings have been water coloured with a blue and yellow wash. .1 - Covering Letter from Ian Armstrong of the Armstrong Collection .2 - Image of the cover of the book at Post-it note that came with the item .3 - Drawing of Gjedsted Rail. .4 - Central Webbed Rail .5 - Davies Foot Rail with fishplates shown. .6 - Davies Foot Rail with a wheel shown in the drawing. See also Reg item 4248 for further correspondence on this matter.trams, tramways, trackwork, horse trams, city of ballarat -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: LONG GULLY FIRE BRIGADE TEAM 1929
Copy of a black and white photo of the Long Gully Fire Brigade Team. The men are wearing white trousers, dark t shirts and boots. Some trophies are on the floor in front of them. Parts of the photo are very dark. Written under the photo is - Long Gully Fire Brigade Team 3rd Place Hose & Ladder Eights Warrnambool 1929. Norm Wilcock (Ladder), Fred Trewarne (Polo), Chas Krausgull (Foot or Lift), J Waterson (Capt), Edgar Harvey (polo), Alex Beckonsal (Foot), Harry Sanderson (Coupler), Claude Rowe (Hydrant), William Edwards (Hydrant).bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - long gully fire brigade team 1929, norm wilcock, fred trewarne, chas krausgull, j waterson, edgar harvey, alex beckonsal, harry sanderson, claude rowe, william edwards -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Decorative object - Madonna and Child
This item was found in 2018 washed up on the beach at Lady Bay in Warrnambool. It is a religious object and is similar to ones made and sold to be used in the home on a family altar or as an ornament on a shelf. It may originate from Italy. The display of items such as this would have been common in the early to mid 20th century, particularly in the homes of those belonging to the Catholic religion. The owner of this item is not known but it is retained for display purposes.This is a white china object with a statue of a Madonna and Child recessed into a oval-shaped setting. There are three holes at the top of the statue for attaching the item to a wall or shelf. The edge of the item is decorated with a pattern of white shells. At the foot of the statue is the remnant of a decorative piece broken off. warrnambool, religious ornaments -
Hellenic Museum
Juglet, 1800 – 1450 BCE
Cypriot White Painted Ware from Middle/Late Cypriot Bronze AgeConical neck with bands, broad band over shoulder with frieze of stripes and dotted circles to handle (missing), a broad band below the body, with cross-hatched panels alternating with panels of dotted circles, triglyph between three bands below to small foot. cypriot -
Hellenic Museum
Dish, 1050 - 750 BCE
Cypriot Bichrome Ware from Cypro-Geometric PeriodThe interior with black concentric band and circles, the rim painted, the exterior with two sets of concentric lines, the handles originally painted red, a broad red band, black line and band around foot, the base with central dot and set of three concentric circles. cypriot -
Hellenic Museum
Dish, 1050 - 750 BCE
Cypriot Bichrome Ware from Cypro-Geometric PeriodThe interior is painted with a black band and sets of concentric lines. The rim is painted to twin pierced lug handles. Another set of black lines in found on the exterior. A broad red band and a set of lines run towards the painted foot, underside with concentric lines. cypriot -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Sewing Machine, Wertheim, early 1900's
Wedding gift to Mrs. and Mrs. Wandin Sebire in 1905. From their home in Sebire Avenue Wandin.An antique black painted cast iron treadle sewing machine with gold decoration on the front and mounted on a wooden base with one small drawer on each side and a foot operated treadle below. It has a wooden detachable cover. There are two cotton reels included.Plate reads "Deutsche Nahmaschinen Fabrik. Vormals. Jos. Werthheim : Frankfurt a/m".Stamped Hugo Werthheim.sewing machines, cabinet sewing machines, machines, sewing equipment -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Rule, not known
not knownThree foot rule, collapsible to nine inch. Metal ends and hinges. Hinge in centre 9inches from each end. Two small nails positioned at 14 and 22 inch marks and 10 and 26 inch marks to keep folded rule in place.school, equipment, instruments, measuring -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS FOR BENDIGO UNITED CRICKET CLUB
3 x Newspaper clippings for Bendigo United Cricket club / 'batting and bowling averages from 1861-1898 (inclusive)' / 'Record Partnerships - B.U.C.C. / clipping 'Early History ' foot of clipping - 'From BUCC JUBILEE SOUVENIR 1861 -1911 by: Geo. Mackay’bendigo, history, cricket, bendigo united cricket club history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - HAND MADE STAFF
Two Hand made wooden staves, approximately 1800cm long. One staff has a plaited wicker trim around the handle. The foot is marked with circular stripes. The other staff has a carved handle with carved circular rings. This item was formerly #28 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - STRAUCH COLLECTION: DISCOVERING THE PROM ON FOOT
Discovering the Prom on foot, a guide to 22 walks, including four nature walks, in Wilsons Promontory National Park, a joint publication of the National Parks Service, Victoria and the Victorian National Parks Association, 64 pages with black and white photograpgs, illustrations & maps.place, land, wilsons promontory, victoria-national parks- nature walks -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO PEOPLE
2 workers and an excavator digging trenches, man on left has his foot on the bucket of a bobcat, background shows 2 large buildings, one cream? The other larger silver, double gate entrance to the larger building, old tyre on heap of rubble.Kodakperson, group, males