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Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.Photograph, Clarke Family 1911
John Lundy-Clarke grew up in the Kalorama/Mt Dandenong area and later in life (1972-74) began to write a comprehensive history of the district working from an original settlement map in an effort to cover all areas. The Lundy-Clarke family were related to the Price family through the marriage of two Ross sisters - Annie Ross to Edward Joseph Price and Helen Ross to Robert Lundy-Clarke. Edward Joseph Price took up Lot 1 in the Village Settlement and Robert Lundy-Clarke was persuaded to take up Lot 2. He felt it would be unproductive. He signed it over to Edward Joseph Price and took his family to New Zealand. After his death in 1911 the family returned to the district. The Lundy-Clarke family were related to the Dunbar family as Caroline Dunbar was a sister to Annie and Helen Ross. Agnes Annie Clarke aged 18 daughter of Robert Lundy-Clarke and Helen nee Ross. Born 1893 died 1974. James Ross Clarke aged 12 son of Robert Lundy-Clarke and Helen nee Ross. Born 1898 died 1972. John Lundy-Clarke aged 10 son of Robert Lundy-Clarke and Helen nee Ross. Born 1901 died 1993. John Stewart Dunbar aged 13 son of Andrew Dunbar and Caroline nee Ross. Born 1898. This photograph was taken in 1911 in the grounds of Dunbar's Hazeldene Dairy in Falls Road. Black and white photograph showing four young people outdoors in a group. A girl and boy standing with two boys seated on chairs, one holding a dog. Reverse of photograph has handwritten description by John Lundy-Clarke.1911 Right to left - Agnes Annie Clarke aged 18 daughter of R. Lundy-Clarke and Helen nee Ross. Born 1893 died 1974. James Ross Clarke aged 12 brother of Agnes. Born 1898 died 1972. John Stewart Dunbar son of Andrew Dunbar and Caroline nee Ross. Born 1898. John Lundy-Clarke. Brother of Agnes with "Possum" (Apart from Agnes, not sure of the accuracy of the other name placements)lundy-clarke, john lundy-clarke, robert lundy clarke, agnes clarke, james clarke, john dunbar, andrew dunbar, caroline dunbar, caroline ross, helen lundy-clarke, helen ross, annie ross, annie price, dairy, hazeldene, hazeldene dairy, dunbar's dairy, falls road -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesBook, John Lynch, Story of Eureka Stockade
Story of Eureka Stockade was written by John Lynch, one of Lalor's captains in the 1890s. It was published by BHS Publishing as a facsimile edition. Small booklet on the Eureka Stockade by participant John Lynch. john lynch, eureka stockade -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - Sir John Quick Committee Minutes, Michele Matthews Collection
The Sir John Quick Committee was formed in 1991 to commemorate the achievements of Sir John Quick who played a prominent role in the federation of Australia. The Committee aimed to raise awareness of the contribution of Sir John Quick and to ensure that he was recognized for the part he played.Agenda and minutes of meeting of the Sir John Quick Committee held on 20.6.1994. Three typed pages. Items discussed Final arrangements for the Inaugural Sir John Quick lecture on Friday 12.8.1994 at La Trobe University Bendigo. Justice Michael Kirby to present the lecture. Concern about frequent public references suggesting that John Quick drafted the Australian Constitution at "the Eyrie". There is no direct evidence to support this claim.sir john quick, justice michael kirby, centenary of federation -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Work on paper - Sir John Monash
Sir John Monash served in WW1 and fought at GallipoliBlack plastic folder, spine bound,contains clear plastic sleeves which in turn contain 9 printed pages of information with regards the Tatura Water Tower Mural. The first two pages are in colour the remainder in black and white. First page is a full colour front page of the Tatura Bulletin Volume 37 No 7 July 2021.Spine of booklet Sir john Monash, L1046 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, Miss Geraldine Hornby, 2/08/1992 12:00:00 AM
Parish News publication for St John the Evangelist, Mitcham.Parish News publication for St John the Evangelist, Mitcham with an article on Miss Geraldine Hornby who ran St John's school single handed from 1900 to 1932.Parish News publication for St John the Evangelist, Mitcham. hornby, geraldine, st johns catholic church, mitcham, st johns catholic school, mitcham -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Sir John Quick Committee Minutes, Michele Matthews Collection, 1992
The Sir John Quick Committee was formed in 1991 to commemorate the achievements of Sir John Quick who played a prominent role in the federation of Australia. The Committee aimed to raise awareness of the contribution of Sir John Quick and to ensure that he was recognized for the part he played. 1. Minutes of meeting of the Sir John Quick Committee held on 17.2.1993. 2. Copy of an article prepared by Michele Matthews for the Constitutional Centenary Council newsletter. "Sir John Quick (1852 - 1932): A Missionary For Federation. Published March 1993. 3pp. sir john quick, federation -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Photograph, Wakefield family
John Wakefield Snr. migrated to Australia in 1852, as a crewman. Elizabeth, John, Tom and George arrived in 1854. In 1859 John Wakefield Jnr. married Rhoda Hartnett. They purchased land and a cottage on the Springfield Village Estate, Springfield Road, Blackburn North.Sepia photograph of a group of six people at a wedding. John and Rhoda Wakefield are at front - left and centre.wakefield, john, rhoda, wakefield family -
Federation University Historical CollectionPhotograph, General Sir John Monash, c1917
John Monash was a General for the AIF during World War One. Two framed photographs of General John Monash in uniform. .1) General Sir John Monash, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., V.D., C.B., D.C.L., LL.D., stands in a garden setting in his dress uniform. .2) Major-General John Monash, G.O.C. 3rd Australian Division, photographed at his headquarters at Glisy, in the Villers-Bretonneux Division.villers-bretonneux, john monash, monash, general, world war, world war one, uniform, glisy, france -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPhotograph - Carpenter house, 1916c
Enlarged b & w copy 21 x 30, this photo shows twin gable roof of cottage with picket fence in front and thick scrub and bushes.Black and white photograph showing group of twenty three people outside John Carpenter house at New Works, Lakes Entrance, Victoria.Site 8. 1916. (John Carpenter House 1889). Photo W Thomson, Clydebank, Salehistoric site, people -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - John Beebe's Observatory Bendigo, Peter Anderson's article 2020
John Beebe was born in Sandhurst (Bendigo) in 1866. In his earlier years, John and his brother William operated a stonemason's business in Bendigo, designing and making monuments. John graduated as an architect in 1900 . By 1910, John was in sole practice in Bendigo, when he was appointed as architect for the Anglican Diocese. His churches from this period St. Paul's bluestone church in Axedale and St. John's in North Bendigo. He moved to Brisbane in 1916, possibly for health reasons. He died on 15 December 1936 and is buried in the Lutwyche cemetery in Brisbane in an unmarked grave. Lutwyche Cemetery Kedron, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia Plot MONUMENTAL-COE3-25A-21 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239489809/john-beebe Four page collection of research on the observatory built by John Beebe at his residence at 55 Condon Street, Kennington. Articles are: one page brief biography "John Beebe's Observatory in Condon Street'; includes mention of how he acquired the telescope that was built into the brick observatory at Condon Street. "the building is a very rare survivor and an important relic of late 19 century scientific endeavour in Bendigo and should be placed on the Victorian Heritage Register'. Second article: two pages 'John Beebe, Architect, owner of East Bendigo Observatory. His later life in Queensland 1916 - 1936, by Peter Anderson April 2020. Article includes family history; John Beebe earlier life' John's brother William and his son Wilfred John Beebe; John's career in Bendigo; Astronomy in Bendigo; Fellowship of the Royal Astronomical Society and the move to Brisbane, Queensland and speculation upon the reasons. Third article: 'Our heritage in danger - amazing observatory comes to light' by Mike Butcher. Article addresses the significance of Beebe's observatory building ' and is representative of the city's early endeavours into scientific research'. At end of article a colour photo of the observatory with the heading 'John Beebe's observatory in Condon Street under threat of demolition'. john beebe, william beebe, observatory, 55 condon street kennington, stonemason, architect, st. pauls axedale, st. john's north bendigo, heritage significance -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPhotograph - Fishing vessel Cheryl Anne with John Kerin Minister for Primary Industry and Energy on board and getting stuck on the bar for half an hour Lakes Entrance Victoria, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1/01/1990 12:00:00 AM
John Guillot, fisherman back in port after skipping Cheryl Anne with John Kerin Minister for Primary Industry and Energy on board and getting stuck on the bar for half an hour Lakes Entrance VictoriaBlack and white photograph of John Guillot, fisherman back in port after skippering Cheryl Anne with John Kerin Minister for Primary Industry and Energy on board and getting stuck on the bar for half an hour Lakes Entrance Victoriafishing industry, boats and boating, politicians -
Vision AustraliaPhotograph - Image and article
John Blanch was a Board member of the Association for the Blind. Attached to the back of the photograph is an article "Profile: a Man of Character" undated and with no identifying publication. Col. photograph of John Blanch with article attached to photographassociation for the blind, john blanch -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - JOHN JONES COLLECTION: VICTORIAN POLICE GUIDE
Small greyish? Covered book with green inside front and back titled ' Victorian Police Guide' by John Barry, Senior-Constable, Sandhurst. Printed in Sandhurst by J. W. Burrows, Printer, Williamson Street. 1888. Written in pencil at the top of the front page is: William Kerr's Police Guide. On the page next to the index is written in ink is: Presented To William Kerr, Cons By John Barry Senior Constable Bendigo 1st May 1889.John Barry, J. W. Barrows, printer Williamsons Street, Sandhurst.essential services, police, victorian police guide, john jones collection - victorian police guide, john barry, j w burrows, william williams, john johnson, robert thomas, a bee, william jones, thomas brown, john richards, james williams, j h abbott, william kerr -
Bendigo Military MuseumFinancial record - PAY BOOK ARMY WW1, Australian Military Forces, 13.1.1942
John Day, refer Cat No 4880 for his service details.Soldiers pay book C 61887, yellow buckram covers 28 pages, inside cover has pasted in section, photo on last page, pages are mostly pay earnings, page of inoculations, entries hand written are in red and blue ink, stamped in purpleOn front cover, “V155751 DAY John Newman”pay books, soldiers pay -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Document (Item) - Report, John F. Waghorn, Yarra Track, Unknown
A report on the history of the Yarra Track by John Waghorn, a local amateur historian.A report on the history of the Yarra Track by John Waghorn, a local amateur historian. John Waghorn was an amateur historian, an authority on the history of Victoria's postal services. He could tell you how mail was delivered in the high country in the 1880s, where the town of Gobur was, or when the overland Melbourne-Sydney mail service began. He admitted that his hobby has got a little out of hand. He had 30 filing cabinets, and indexes of more than 70,000 postal workers over the past 160 years crammed into three rooms at his home. If an ancestor was a postmaster in a Victorian town, he may have been able to reveal the person's occupation, income and working conditions.yarra track, john waghorn, victoria's postal services, wood's point, sydney road, longwood, merton, mansfield, postmasters, bonnie doon, melville merton mansfield, eltham, healesville, marysville, walhalla, melbourne-warburton-wood's point line, loose bags, heidelberg post office, eltham post office, kangaroo ground post office, yarra glen post office, marysville post office, healesville post office, mansfield post office, jamieson post office, gaffney's creek post office, wood's point post office, postal department, george rieck, stockman, jones, beecher, stockman's reward, big river, mary mcdonald, upper yarra river, donovan's creek, cornelius donovan, bridget buggy, matlock, alexandra, william farrell, jordan diggings, new chum, watts river, black spur, narbethong, granton, acheron river, mount strickland, paradise plains, mount grant, mount arnold, jordan goldfields, william robley, robley's spur, big river crossing, great dividing range, cumberland valley, james mcguigan, w elliot, christopher harrison, james marsh, cobb and co, box hill, lilydale, fehrings, koehlers, shaws, bear creek, cairnsville, cumberland creek, walkers, golden bower mine, collins' mountain home hotel, walsh's creek post office, rosa mcveigh, frank barton, hitchins, matthew kennedy, william morris, e r nichols, t woods, tom burchell, peter kerr, henry kuyper, william podlech, george koehler, henry brockmann, henry petty, thomas smith, jacob butchart, john perry, slingsby davis, royal mail hotel, walter gray, john summers, travellers rest hotel, lockington, the oaks, the springs, st clair, thomas crawford, springvale hotel, john sinclair, saint clair hotel, gould, mathews, willie we have missed you hotel, germany, johan fehring, adelaide, linton, ballarat, gunbower, murray river, anna katerina fehring, 1890s depression, land boom, fehring place, fred baker, alf sparke, fehring's hotel, mcveigh's hotel, wood's point mountaineer, l cox, victorian country directories, letson cox, coburg, maria hayes, setson, fitzroy, richmond, john cox, jordan river, jericho, e. norris, le poidevin, newell, o'brien, alhambra, sinclair, parker, ellis, tripp, quin, vernon, thompson, charsley, james fahie, george locke, william chester, chesterville, kirwan, cumberland reserve, blue spruce, e.s. and a bank, selby joyce, selby charles joy, selby joseph joyce -
Marysville & District Historical SocietyPhotograph (Item) - Black and white portrait, John William Lindt, 1870s
A black and white portrait of an unknown man taken by John William Lindt.A black and white portrait of an unknown man taken by John William Lindt. John William Lindt was born in Germany in 1845. At 17 he took a working passage to Australia on a Dutch sailing ship. Taking up work as an itinerant piano-tuner, he traveled amongst towns in Victoria and New South Wales before settling in Grafton in 1863 where he became assistant and apprentice to photographer Conrad Wagner. After a brief return to Germany in 1867 Lindt took over management of Wagner’s studio in 1869. He married Wagner’s daughter, Anna on 13 January 1872. Over 1873-1874, using the slow and laborious wet-plate collodion process, John Lindt produced photographs of the local indigenous people both in their environment conducting actual traditional ceremonies in the Clarence River district, and in his studio. Twelve of this series is included in his 1874 album Australian Aboriginals. John Lindt moved to Melbourne in 1876 where he worked for Batchelder & Co. before opening his own opulent studios at number 7 at the top of Collins Street opposite the Treasury, in 1877. John Lindt's business of this period was wide-ranging, and included portraits, records of Melbourne public buildings and streetscapes, the Botanical Gardens, and Port Melbourne. He was a welcome photographer of members of parliament and other Melbourne personalities, their society and cultural life including the theatre, and was known as a ‘rich man’s photographer’ for those whose families he grouped informally on the lawns in front of their mansions, with servants at the rails of the upstairs balconies. He continued with landscape, producing folios Fernshaw and Watt River Scenery, Victoria ( c.1878-82), Scenery on the Ovens and Buckland Rivers, Victoria (c.1878–82) and Lorne, Louttit Bay and Cape Otway Ranges (1883). Sales of his Black Spur scenery amounted to approximately 25,000 copies printed from the original negatives between 1882 and 1892. John Lindt, in collaboration with Nicholas John Caire, produced a tourist booklet on the area around "The Hermitage" in 1913.7 Collins Str. East/ J.W. Lindt/ Melbournejohn william lindt, conrad wagner, australian aboriginals, batchelder & co, nicholas john caire, anna lindt -
Marysville & District Historical SocietyPhotograph (Item) - Black and white portrait, John William Lindt, 1870s
A black and white portrait of an unknown man taken by John William Lindt.A black and white portrait of an unknown man taken by John William Lindt. John William Lindt was born in Germany in 1845. At 17 he took a working passage to Australia on a Dutch sailing ship. Taking up work as an itinerant piano-tuner, he traveled amongst towns in Victoria and New South Wales before settling in Grafton in 1863 where he became assistant and apprentice to photographer Conrad Wagner. After a brief return to Germany in 1867 Lindt took over management of Wagner’s studio in 1869. He married Wagner’s daughter, Anna on 13 January 1872. Over 1873-1874, using the slow and laborious wet-plate collodion process, John Lindt produced photographs of the local indigenous people both in their environment conducting actual traditional ceremonies in the Clarence River district, and in his studio. Twelve of this series is included in his 1874 album Australian Aboriginals. John Lindt moved to Melbourne in 1876 where he worked for Batchelder & Co. before opening his own opulent studios at number 7 at the top of Collins Street opposite the Treasury, in 1877. John Lindt's business of this period was wide-ranging, and included portraits, records of Melbourne public buildings and streetscapes, the Botanical Gardens, and Port Melbourne. He was a welcome photographer of members of parliament and other Melbourne personalities, their society and cultural life including the theatre, and was known as a ‘rich man’s photographer’ for those whose families he grouped informally on the lawns in front of their mansions, with servants at the rails of the upstairs balconies. He continued with landscape, producing folios Fernshaw and Watt River Scenery, Victoria ( c.1878-82), Scenery on the Ovens and Buckland Rivers, Victoria (c.1878–82) and Lorne, Louttit Bay and Cape Otway Ranges (1883). Sales of his Black Spur scenery amounted to approximately 25,000 copies printed from the original negatives between 1882 and 1892. John Lindt, in collaboration with Nicholas John Caire, produced a tourist booklet on the area around "The Hermitage" in 1913.7 Collins Str. East/ J.W. Lindt/ Melbournejohn william lindt, conrad wagner, australian aboriginals, batchelder & co, nicholas john caire, anna lindt -
Marysville & District Historical SocietyPhotograph (Item) - Black and white portrait, John William Lindt, 1870s
A black and white portrait of an unknown woman taken by John William Lindt.A black and white portrait of an unknown woman taken by John William Lindt. John William Lindt was born in Germany in 1845. At 17 he took a working passage to Australia on a Dutch sailing ship. Taking up work as an itinerant piano-tuner, he traveled amongst towns in Victoria and New South Wales before settling in Grafton in 1863 where he became assistant and apprentice to photographer Conrad Wagner. After a brief return to Germany in 1867 Lindt took over management of Wagner’s studio in 1869. He married Wagner’s daughter, Anna on 13 January 1872. Over 1873-1874, using the slow and laborious wet-plate collodion process, John Lindt produced photographs of the local indigenous people both in their environment conducting actual traditional ceremonies in the Clarence River district, and in his studio. Twelve of this series is included in his 1874 album Australian Aboriginals. John Lindt moved to Melbourne in 1876 where he worked for Batchelder & Co. before opening his own opulent studios at number 7 at the top of Collins Street opposite the Treasury, in 1877. John Lindt's business of this period was wide-ranging, and included portraits, records of Melbourne public buildings and streetscapes, the Botanical Gardens, and Port Melbourne. He was a welcome photographer of members of parliament and other Melbourne personalities, their society and cultural life including the theatre, and was known as a ‘rich man’s photographer’ for those whose families he grouped informally on the lawns in front of their mansions, with servants at the rails of the upstairs balconies. He continued with landscape, producing folios Fernshaw and Watt River Scenery, Victoria ( c.1878-82), Scenery on the Ovens and Buckland Rivers, Victoria (c.1878–82) and Lorne, Louttit Bay and Cape Otway Ranges (1883). Sales of his Black Spur scenery amounted to approximately 25,000 copies printed from the original negatives between 1882 and 1892. John Lindt, in collaboration with Nicholas John Caire, produced a tourist booklet on the area around "The Hermitage" in 1913.7 Collins Str. East/ J.W. Lindt/ Melbournejohn william lindt, conrad wagner, australian aboriginals, batchelder & co, nicholas john caire, anna lindt -
Marysville & District Historical SocietyPhotograph (Item) - Black and white portrait, John William Lindt, 1870s
A black and white portrait of an unknown woman taken by John William Lindt.A black and white portrait of an unknown woman taken by John William Lindt. John William Lindt was born in Germany in 1845. At 17 he took a working passage to Australia on a Dutch sailing ship. Taking up work as an itinerant piano-tuner, he traveled amongst towns in Victoria and New South Wales before settling in Grafton in 1863 where he became assistant and apprentice to photographer Conrad Wagner. After a brief return to Germany in 1867 Lindt took over management of Wagner’s studio in 1869. He married Wagner’s daughter, Anna on 13 January 1872. Over 1873-1874, using the slow and laborious wet-plate collodion process, John Lindt produced photographs of the local indigenous people both in their environment conducting actual traditional ceremonies in the Clarence River district, and in his studio. Twelve of this series is included in his 1874 album Australian Aboriginals. John Lindt moved to Melbourne in 1876 where he worked for Batchelder & Co. before opening his own opulent studios at number 7 at the top of Collins Street opposite the Treasury, in 1877. John Lindt's business of this period was wide-ranging, and included portraits, records of Melbourne public buildings and streetscapes, the Botanical Gardens, and Port Melbourne. He was a welcome photographer of members of parliament and other Melbourne personalities, their society and cultural life including the theatre, and was known as a ‘rich man’s photographer’ for those whose families he grouped informally on the lawns in front of their mansions, with servants at the rails of the upstairs balconies. He continued with landscape, producing folios Fernshaw and Watt River Scenery, Victoria ( c.1878-82), Scenery on the Ovens and Buckland Rivers, Victoria (c.1878–82) and Lorne, Louttit Bay and Cape Otway Ranges (1883). Sales of his Black Spur scenery amounted to approximately 25,000 copies printed from the original negatives between 1882 and 1892. John Lindt, in collaboration with Nicholas John Caire, produced a tourist booklet on the area around "The Hermitage" in 1913.7 Collins Str. East/ J.W. Lindt/ Melbournejohn william lindt, conrad wagner, australian aboriginals, batchelder & co, nicholas john caire, anna lindt -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Black and White Photograph, Ron Carroll and Thomas Fitzgerald at Moyne, c1940s
Ron Carroll and his uncle Tom John Fitzgerald on the Fitzgerald Farm. Ronald Patrick Carroll (left) and Thomas John Fitzgerald at Moyne, Victoria.ron carroll, tom fitzgerald, moyne, cow, farm -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and ArchivesPhotograph
Memorial Font St Johns Church of England (Anglican) Pt FairyBlack and white photograph of White marble font in St John’s churchmemorial, font, st johns, anglican, church of england, interior -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.Photograph, Workers at Range View Nursery, 1950s
Iris and Ted Woolrich pose with a group at Range View Nursery in the 1950s. Bagged rhododendrons at the front. L to R: John Jaggers, Henk Koelwyn, Ted Woolrich, Iris Woolrich & Alice.Handwritten on the reverse in pencil: John Jaggers, Henk, Ted, Alice & Irisiris woolrich, ted woolrich, range view nursery, henk koelwyn, john jaggers, olinda, rhododendron -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Bottle, Davis Warrnambool, Late 1880s
This bottle is called a torpedo bottle. It cannot stand up but lies on its side so that the soda contents are kept in contact with the cork. This stops the cork from shrinking and the consequent loss of pressure. The bottle came from the Warrnambool aerated waters factory of John Fletcher and would have held soda. The bottle has the name of both John Davis and John Fletcher on it. John Davis established a store in Warrnambool in the mid 19th century and he also established the Union Cordial Factory in Koroit Street in the mid 1860s. John Fletcher worked at that factory for John Davis and in 1885 he bought the factory from John Davis. The Fletcher business continued until 1930. As the name of Davis is on the bottle (‘late J. Davis’) it is probable that this bottle dates from the early years of the Fletcher business. This bottle is of some considerable interest as it appears to be an early example of a John Fletcher bottle (late 19th century). Fletcher was a prominent businessman in Warrnambool for over 40 years. This is a green glass bottle, known as a torpedo bottle. It has a spherical-shaped body with a pointed curved end and a rounded neck with a round moulded top. There is no stopper. The details of the soda manufacturer are embedded into the glass on the side of the bottle. ‘John Fletcher late J. Davis Koroit St. Warrnambool’ john fletcher of warrnambool, cordial manufacturers in warrnambool, history of warrnambool -
Heidelberg Golf ClubPhotograph - Framed Photograph, John Stubbings - President - 1976-1979, 1976
John Stubbings, Heidelberg Golf Club President, 1976-1979. First term as President, later 1988-1990.One of a set of framed portraits of Club PresidentsFramed colour portrait; timber frame with dark green mount under non-reflective glass.John Stubbings - President - 1976-1979hgc presidents, john stubbings -
Lara RSL Sub BranchPhotograph, John Leslie Shepherdson, W W 1
John Leslie Shepherdson joined as a private on 31st August 1914 from Tatura, Victoria. His father lived at Birregurra, Victoria. John's military number 857. Australia declared war on Germany on the 4th August. Wounded (shot in the head) landing on the beaches at Gallipoli, 25th April 1915, John recuperated in hospital and rejoined 7th Battalion 25th July 1915. Just in time for Lone Pine where he was wounded a second time 9th August 1915. While recovering was promoted to Sergeant and sent to 7th Battalion headquarters as part of 3rd Echelon B.E.F. This unit was reinforcements and returning wounded/sick who could not go back to active service due to wounds. He remained at headquarters as a clerk until the end of the war and was promoted to Lieutenant on recommendation of Secretary of State for valuable services rendered to Australia. John returned to Australia via America (at his own expense) in 1919. He left 7th Battalion Headquarters 26th October 1918.This picture is of national significance as it is a photo of a World War 1 Gallipoli veteran, wounded twice.Private John L Shepherdson of Birregurra- wounded at GallipoliYeoman & Co.....Bourke St.Melbourne .7th battalion, world war 1, ww1, gallipoli, lone pine, wounded -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Plaque, Mobile Strike Force Shield
Captain John E D White, Australian Army Training Team in Vietnam (AATTV) took over command of 11 Mobile Strike Force (Mike Force) Company in Da Nang, Vietnam, in February 1968. He was 26 years old. The 2 NVA Division was moving from Laos into South Vietnam and his mission was to establish contact with the division and trace its movements south. In mid-March the company was air lifted to the Special Forces camp of Kham Duc, near the Laotian border. They used an old French Foreign Legion fort as a temporary base from which patrols could be sent out. White called it Ngok Tavak after a nearby mountain. Initially, patrols failed to find the enemy, but in late April a patrol clashed with the enemy. At the same time, White received intelligence that the NVA division was closing in. At night they could hear explosions in the distance heading toward them. White decided their best chance was to leave the fort and take to the jungle to adopt guerrilla tactics. However, in the meantime a platoon of United States Marine Corps artillery arrived bringing with them two howitzers and a stockpile of ammunition. To abandon the fort was to abandon the guns. White contacted Da Nang, explaining the predicament, and was ordered to remain where he was. A Civilian Irregular Defense Group (CIDG) platoon was sent to reinforce his numbers. This was a para military force comprised mainly of indigenous highlanders, trained by United States Special Forces. They also brought with them two mortars and their crews. At 3.15am on 10 May 1968 some members of the CIDG chose to assist the NVA to attack the fort instead of supporting Mike Force, and close hand to hand fighting followed, along with grenade attacks and heavy machine gun fire. Air support offered a brief respite from the NVA attack, and some NVA forces were pushed back outside the perimeter by counter attacks, but at 9am White contacted Da Nang to advise that his position was untenable. A second attack was imminent and they could not withstand it, so they would have to withdraw. The wounded were evacuated by helicopter (under orders from Major Mai, the NVA had not attacked the previous medical helicopters that collected the wounded under the cover of air strikes) and at 1pm the rest of the force evacuated east, into the jungle. The NVA did not notice their withdrawal, and continued mortar attacks on the fort for another ninety minutes. Seven kilometres from the fort White called for a helicopter withdrawal of his forces. The force was successfully lifted to Kham Duc and then Da Nang. (Credit AWM)A wooden shield painted grey/black celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Battle of Ngok Tavak. There are three messages from mates written in black on the back. The shield was presented to Capt John (Jed) White.Presented to Captain John White, AATTV from the men of the Mobile Strike Force, Danang, Vietnam, 1968.mobile strike force, capt john (jed) white, shield, battle of ngok tavak -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Quarry Hill Golf Club, Michele Matthews Collection, 1992
The Sir John Quick Committee was formed in 1991 to commemorate the achievements of Sir John Quick who played a prominent role in the federation of Australia. The Committee aimed to raise awareness of the contribution of Sir John Quick and to ensure that he was recognized for the part he played.1. Invitation to Sir John Quick Committee to attend the renaming of the Quarry Hill Golf Club Clubhouse to "Sir John Quick Clubrooms" to held on 30th January 1993. 2. Coloured photograph of the renaming ceremony. 3, Coloured photograph of the Sir John Quick photo displayed in the foyer of the Clubrooms. 4. Article in the Bendigo Advertiser "Mayor Speaks" announcing the renaming of the Clubrooms.(Cr. James Douglass). 7/11/92.sir john quick, federation -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Sir John Quick Committee Minutes, Michele Matthews Collection, 1992
The Sir John Quick Committee was formed in 1991 to commemorate the achievements of Sir John Quick who played a prominent role in the federation of Australia. The Committee aimed to raise awareness of the contribution of Sir John Quick and to ensure that he was recognized for the part he played.1. Minutes of meeting of the Sir John Quick Committee held on 7.7.1993. Items discussed: Design of Sir John Quick Committee Letterhead Arrangements for the Corowa Conference to be held July 31 - August 1 1993 2. Newspaper article about the presentation of the Sir John Quick portrait to the people of Corowa. 3. Photocopy of an article published in Parliamentary Patter No. 18, September 1993 - "Corowa Revisited" written by Theresa Rodgers.sir john quick, federation -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - The Flora of the Far Northwest of Victoria
BHS CollectionEighty-seven pages book titled: The Flora of the Far North-west of Victoria. Its distribution in relation to soil types, and its value in the prevention of soil erosion. Written by W. J. Zimmer, dip. For. F.L.S. Divisional Inspector of Forests. Aileen and John Ellison Collection.On front cover in black pen: John Ellisonflora, northwest victoria -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Photograph, Wakefield Family
John Wakefield Snr. came to Australia in 1852 as a crewman on a ship, and his wife Elizabeth and children John, Anne, Tom and George came out to Australia in 1954. In 1859 John Jnr. married Rhoda Hartnett. They purchased land and a cottage on Springfield Village Estate, Blackburn North.Sepia photograph of 9 members of the Wakefield Family. John and Rhoda Wakefield are in centre of the front row.wakefield family
