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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Aerial Photograph, Landata, Eltham, Nov. 1931
Centred over present-day Laleham Court between Arthur Street and Hartland Way, Eltham Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :1931 Project : MALDON PRISON Run : 20 Frame : 3136 Date : 11/1931 Film Type : B/W Camera : F8 Flying Height : 11000 Scale : 18860 Film Number : 60 GDA2020 : 37°42'56"S, 145°09'33"E MGA2020 : 337759, 5824139 (55) Melways : 22 B5 (ed. 42) aerial photo, eltham, neil webster collection, arthur street, hartland way, laleham court -
Shepparton RSL Sub Branch
Diary
A rare hand written diary in chronological order from 31/05/1917 to 21/05/1919 by Stoker Richard Arthur Stephen Collins, DOB 1/12/1899 at Beeac Victoria, later residing at Shepparton Victoria. Service Number 6129 A descriptive diary written from pre embarkment on SS Zeelandia from Melbourne (31/05/1917) to Sydney and leaving on 9/06/1917 on the Destroyer flotilla including “Yarra-79”, “Parramatta - 55” and the “Warrego-70” for Malta Station in the Mediterrainean.Details of the personal daily activities onboard Destroyer during The Great War, descriptions include ports of call, other destroyers and warships on way to and including in the Mediterrainean. The social activities with shore leave and detailed description of the vista at different ports including Singapore and via th Suez Canal to the Mediterrainean.Black bound foolscap book with frayed top and bottom edges of cover. Areas are white markings on front and back covers. Hand written daily diary in ink, italiac script, pages are of ledger appearance with faint pink lines. Pages in book discoloured yellow around edges.Donated to the Ex Naval Association to be kept at the Shepparton RSL Sub Branch royal australian navy, the great war, first world war, diary, ww1 -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Container Tin Cylindrical
This item was produced by a Melbourne Tea, Coffee and Cocoa Merchant importers(1898-1960). It was a time when local production of, coffee had yet not begun. Imports from India and the Asian region had dominance in the market place. The blending of coffee with chicory was a cheaper method of providing a flavour enriched drink which was marketed as "containing not less than 55 parts per cent by weight of coffee" The coffee weighed heavier than the chicory. This was a time before strict accurate consumer information/content became mandatory and legally enforceable.This empty container of "Sunbeam" Coffee and Chicory finely ground "instant - just add boiling water" beverage was the start of the "fast" breakfast drink. The use of grinding the coffee beans and percolation to obtain the final drink was at the start of the rural sector's decreasing the time for casual drinking. The once casual countryside psyche was now (mid to late 1900's) becoming more "on the go".This cylindrical container (coffee and chicory) is constructed from pressed cardboard with both ends enclosed by tin(pressed) lid and bottom. The outside wrapping is promotional and descriptive in the colours of purple background and information label areas with purple lettering on a white and silver background. The cylinder is made from 2 mm pressed cardboard.Main label " No.1" underneath "Sunbeam" underneath "COFFEE and CHICORY" UNDERNEATH "Containing Not Less than %% Parts Per Cent By Weight of Coffee" underneath in Hand Writing" Griffiths Bros Limited", below this "TEA ,COFFEE & COCOA MERCHANTS" Below this" Mellbourne, Sydney, Adelaide" and lastly "net 1lb weight". Alternate side "The Following Well Known Economical & Flavoury Teas" underneath this "Packed Specially For The Trade" underneath "SUNBEAM & VICTORY SIGNAL COCOA" and in smaller print "Absolutely Pure, Made in Australia" underneath Equal To The Best Imported"breakfast containers, food storage, instant coffee, speed breakfasts, domestic -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (Plain Clothes Branch)
Mary Craig Cox was born in Winton, Queensland, on 23 November 1881. She was 41 when she joined Victoria Police on 25 September 1925. Her Record of Conduct and Service describes her as being 5'4" tall, weighing 8st, 2lb, of thin build with blue eyes and brown hair. She was the third police woman to join the ranks and, like the others, she was attached to the plain clothes branch of Victoria Police. She retired on 23 November 1936, having reached the compulsory retirement age of 55. Victoria Police Plain Clothes Branch, 1927, with Mary Cox on the rightpolice women, cox, mary craig 7710, plain clothes branch, police woman, policewomen -
Vision Australia
Text, Association for the Blind General Committee minutes from 22/6/1970 to 22/11/1971, 1970-1971
Held at the office of the Association for the Blind, these minutes contain information on attendees, meeting chair, apologies, minutes acceptance, matters arising from the minutes, finance, bequests, reports, matters arising from reports, Life Governors, general business and the date of the next meeting. This included a new electronic device developed by the U.S. which enabled blind people to read books by means of electronic impulse, the reduction of Commonwealth/State assistance as a percentage of expenditure (down to 55% in 1971), and a new stereogram funded by the Ballarat Auxiliiary.1 paper registerassociation for the blind -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Queen Elizabeth Royal Tram Z3 158 - set of 8, David Frost, 26-10-2011
The photos show Z3 158 dressed for the Royal Visit of 26-10-2011, to transport Queen Elizabeth II from Federation Square to Government House Drive. The 3rd photo shows the Breakdown / recovery truck R10 alongside the tram at one point. Photos also show interior posters and of it running a route 55 Domain Interchange in William St after the event. Image 9 - The Age report about the tram and the nominated driver - 25-10-2011 - Z-class a tram fit for a Queen.Provides a series of photographs of the Queen's visit to Melbourne in 2011.Set of 8 colour prints of Z3 158 as the Royal tram, printed on Kodak Royal Papertrams, tramways, royal visit, royal tram, z3 class, tram 158, princes bridge, r10, domain interchange, route 55, the age -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, McDonald Headstone, Tower Hill Cemetery, 26/07/2009
Colour photograph of a headstone in the Tower Hill Cemetery.In Loving Memory John Neil McDonald who Died August 10th 1911 aged 55 years. Peace, Perfect peace. Also his wife Ann McDonald who died August 12th 1933 Aged 77 Years With Christ whichis far better. tower hill cemetery, john o'neil mcdonald, ann mcdonald -
Mont De Lancey
Photograph - Family Photograph, Anker Family, 1886
This photograph pictures the Ankers, one of the founding families of Wandin, Victoria, Australia. It shows the first home they built on their "Tooroonga Park" property, significantly one of the first waves of home in Wandin. It was provided to the Wandin Historical Society and serves as part of Mont de Lancey's extensive digital and physical records of early regional family histories and the history of Victorian settlement.Small A5 black and white photograph of Anker family. Features six adults in 1880s dress. From left to right: Selina Anker (daughter) in long sleeve dark dress, William Anker (father) in slacks and a dark hat, William Anker (son) in dark button up jacket, Emily Anker (daughter) in long sleeve dark dress, Ernest Anker (son) in light button up shirt with tie, and Emma Anker (mother) in patterned dress with skirt ruffles and trumpet sleeves. They stand in front of a light wood house with a brick chimney, surrounded by plants. On the back of the photo is an inscription describing the people and place pictured written by a researcher.ORIGINAL HOME BUILT ON "TOOROONGA PARK" PROPERTY / IN 1886. 55 QUAYLE ROAD WANDIN. / WILLIAM (WILLHEIM) AND EMMA ANKER (nee'HAND)Lilydale. / ELDEST OF THEIR 5 CHILDREN ELIZABETH WORKING AWAY. / Left: SELINA, WILLIAM (Father) WILLIAM (son),EMILY,ERNEST, / EMMA (Mother).tooroonga park, wandin, family photograph, anker family, historical homes, victorian history, regional victoria, farming settlements, yarra valley -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Northcote cable tram depot, early 1950s
The photograph shows the Northcote engine house and cable tram depot in High St Northcote looking southeast. Has the verandah of a ladies' draper shop on the right side of the photograph. Negative also held. Letter dated 14-2-1961 - one page only to Ken ? noting the history of the depot from Noel Gipps.Yields information about the Northcote cable tram depot early 1950s.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear and Negative. Has the number "150" in pencil in top right-hand corner. In ink "Melbourne Victoria, Northcote engine house & car shed (with letter) High St Northcote. See letter for full details. Taken prior to electrification of Bourke St cable lines (1950-55).tramways, cable trams, northcote cable trams, northcote depot, high st northcote -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Spoon, circa 1878
This tea spoon is from the wreck of the LOCH ARD, a Loch Line ship of 1,693 tons which sailed from Gravesend, London, on 2 March 1878 with 17 passengers and a crew of 36 under Captain George Gibbs. “The intention was to discharge cargo in Melbourne, before returning to London via the Horn with wool and wheat”. Instead, on 1 June 1878, after 90 days at sea, she struck the sandstone cliffs of Mutton Bird Island on the south west coast of Victoria, and sank with the loss of 52 lives and all her cargo. The manifest of the LOCH ARD listed an array of manufactured goods and bulk metals being exported to the Colony of Victoria, with a declared value of £53,700. (202 bills of lading show an actual invoice value of £68, 456, with insurance underwriting to £30,000 of all cargo). Included in the manifest is the item of “Tin hardware & cutlery £7,530”. This teaspoon is one of 482 similar items of electro-plated cutlery from the LOCH ARD site, comprising spoons and forks of various sizes but all sharing the same general shape or design and metallic composition. 49 of these pieces display a legible makers’ mark — the initials “W” and “P” placed within a raised diamond outline, which is in turn contained within a sunken crown shape — identifying the manufacturer as William Page & Co of Birmingham. An electroplater’s makers’ marks, unlike sterling silver hallmarks, are not consistent identifiers of quality or date and place of manufacture. A similar line of five impressions was usually made to impress the consumer with an implication of industry standards, but what each one actually signified was not regulated and so they varied according to the whim of the individual foundry. In this case, the maker’s marks are often obscured by sedimentary accretion or removed by corrosion after a century of submersion in the ocean. However sufficient detail has survived to indicate that these samples of electro-plated cutlery probably originated from the same consignment in the LOCH ARD’s cargo. The following descriptions of maker’s marks are drawn from 255 tea spoons, 125 dessert spoons, and 99 table forks. These marks are clearly visible in 66 instances, while the same sequence of general outlines, or depression shapes, is discernible in another 166 examples. 1. A recessed Crown containing a raised Diamond outline and the initials “W” and “P” (the recognised trademark of William Page & Co) 2. An impressed Ellipse containing a raised, pivoted, Triangle in its lower part and bearing a Resurrection Cross on its upper section (a possible dissenting church symbol reflecting religious affiliation); OR a rounded Square impression containing a raised, ‘lazy’, letter “B” (possibly mimicking sterling silver hallmark signifying city of manufacture i.e. Birmingham) 3. An impressed rounded Square filled with a raised Maltese Cross (the base metal composite of nickel silver was also known as ‘German silver’ after its Berlin inventors in 1823) 4. A recessed Circle containing a Crab or Scarab Beetle image; OR a recessed Circle containing a rotated ‘fleur de lys’ or ‘fasces’ design 5. A depressed Diamond shape enclosing a large raised letter “R” and a small raised letter “D” (mimicking the U.K. Patent Office stamp which abbreviated the term ‘registered’ to “RD”, but also included date and class of patent) Suggested trade names for William Page & Co’s particular blend of brass plating are ‘roman silver’ or ‘silverite’. This copper alloy polishes to a lustrous gold when new, discolouring to a murky grey with greenish hue when neglected. HISTORY OF THE LOCH ARD The LOCH ARD belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many ships from England to Australia. Built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curdle and Co. in 1873, the LOCH ARD was a three-masted square rigged iron sailing ship. The ship measured 262ft 7" (79.87m) in length, 38ft (11.58m) in width, 23ft (7m) in depth and had a gross tonnage of 1693 tons. The LOCH ARD's main mast measured a massive 150ft (45.7m) in height. LOCH ARD made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its final voyage. LOCH ARD left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of Captain Gibbs, a newly married, 29 year old. She was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers and a load of cargo. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. On board were straw hats, umbrella, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionary, linen and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead and copper. There were items included that intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. At 3am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land and the passengers were becoming excited as they prepared to view their new homeland in the early morning. But 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 4am the fog lifted. A man 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. 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 LOCH ARD was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind the ship. 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 broke over the ship and the top deck was 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 LOCH ARD Gorge. 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 had raced onto 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 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 state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom 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, this time 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 LOCH ARD 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 all of her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the LOCH ARD tragedy, 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 LOCH ARD still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some was washed up into what is now known as LOCH ARD Gorge. Cargo and artefacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton porcelain peacock - one of only seven in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. 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 artefact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register. The LOCH ARD shipwreck is of State significance – Victorian Heritage Register S 417. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from LOCH ARD is significant for being one of the largest collections of artefacts from this shipwreck in Victoria. It is significant for its association with the shipwreck, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S417). The collection is significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the LOCH ARD. The LOCH ARD collection is archaeologically significant as the remains of a large international passenger and cargo ship. The LOCH ARD collection is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its potential to interpret sub-theme 1.5 of Victoria’s Framework of Historical Themes (living with natural processes). The collection is also historically significant for its association with the LOCH ARD, which was one of the worst and best known shipwrecks in Victoria’s history. Unrestored tea spoon from the wreck of the LOCH ARD. The spoon design has a flattened fiddle-back handle, with a thin stem or shank, flared collar, and elongated bowl. The spoons metallic composition is a thin layer of brass alloy which has partially corroded back to a nickel-silver base metal. Approximately 55% of original electroplating remains, with traces of verdigris. Three makers marks are visible on lower rear of handle: (3) Maltese Cross (4) Fleur de Lys (5) Register Stamp.flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, loch line, loch ard, mutton bird island, loch ard gorge, electroplated cutlery, loch ard shipwreck, nickel silver, william page & co, birmingham, brass plating, makers marks -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Journal - John Creamer, Dairyfarmer, 1916 - 1942
Dairy farmers kept a journal to record their transactions and business on the farm. John Creamer's daughter Mary Cardwell has her father's journal covering the years 1916 to 1942.The journal was kept by local dairy farmer John Creamer who farmed at Gundowring in the Kiewa Valley. It consists of names of local people and is representative of the business (produce and life) on the dairy farm at the time.Photocopied A3 sized pages from John Creamer's dairy journal covering the years 1916-1942. The book has an alphabet index for people's names with details of their purchases (eg. mutton and potatoes) with the cost in pounds shillings and pence. Page 15 has the title "Sows When Due to Parrow" and lists the cows by name. Only pages 1 to 61 have been copied except for pages 39-41, 49, 54, 55. The rest has been digitised. See: KVHSs 1823 for digitised copydairy industry; creamer family; gundowring -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
DIARY & LETTERS, from July 1915 to July 1919. TRANSCRIBED by Walter J R Barber). Bob's diaries and letters are mostly typed. Some letters were hand-written, in ink or pencil, on letter-headed paper. Page1 of Bob's original diary. 3 sample letter-heads
This collection of Bob Snape's diary and letters was transcribed because of the large body of material. 55 numbered letters (out of some 160 plus) survive. Many letters were typed. As a clerk in HQ, Bob had constant access to a type-writer, and sometimes said to his family that typing was much more efficient for him than writing by hand. There are many letters in hand-writing, some in ink , others in pencil. Some letters are on letter-headed paper, eg: YMCA, TSS (HMAT) 'Demosthenes', hotels, family in Wales.snape collection -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H. A. & S. R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: CONTRACT OF SALE
Contract of sale of land dated 14th may, 1956 between Mr. H Nolan (vendor) and ? Property: land situate 55 Myrtle Street, Bendigo land described in Right to Occupy residence area no. 125, together with weatherboard and rough cast dwelling and all sundry outbuildings, also blinds, curtains, electric light fittings and shades, electric sink heater, electric stovette in kitchen, galvanised iron tank and all floor coverings with the exception of the lino in the middle bedroom. Price: 3,500 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Printed declaration from Joseph Harry of Long Gully, declaring that he is under the age of 53 years and that his wife does not exceed 55 years and that they do not have any infirmity likely to shorten the natural duration of life. Also signed by H. L. Atkinson that he has examined the Candidate and to the best of his belief, he is quite free of any infirmity which would tend to shorten the natural duration of life. Dated May 12 1864. Printed by Bro Graham Berry.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, court king of the forest, joseph harry, h l atkinson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - MAGGIE BARBER COLLECTION: BLACK SKIRT/TULLE/ VELVET UNDER-SKIRT OR PETTICOAT, 1890's
Clothing. This petticoat is multi-layered with one layer of taffeta at the hemline, with black velvet, the top edge of which is scalloped-55 cms deep, and finished at the top edge - the scalloped edge, with a cotton braid 2mm deep. Two layers of tulle, over the taffeta, are gathered into a 1 cm wide waistband, which fastens with a metal hook, but no loop is visible. A 23 cm long plackett has a metal press-stud closure. Two cotton tape loops - 10.5 cm long are attached inside the waistband.costume, female underwear, black silk/ tulle/ velvet petticoat -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MERLE BUSH COLLECTION: VARIOUS DOCS
Various docs (possibly from Bush Collection?) a. Public issue of State Electricity Commission securities - letter to Stockholders; Power Loans ; Cash and Conversion Loans 1954/55; b. Board of Works Cash Loan Prospectus 1956; c. Card with information re the MMBW Metropolitan Farm; d. two B&W interior photos of St. Davids church, Hobart; e. J C Williamson Magazine programme 1934; f. Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board -map of proposals for General Scheme 1923.ephemera, mementoes, general interest -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide, Keith Caldwell, 12/03/1960 12:00:00 AM
Agfa Colour slide, cardboard mount, by Keith Caldwell dated 12 March 1960, of W5 809 turning from Market St into Flinders Lane. Tram has two sets of monograms and numbers on the sides, is fitted with trolley wheels and showing route 55. Has an advertisement for British Bedford's vehicles on the front. The strip for the advert racks on the sides of the trams has been installed. In front of the tram is a remnant of cable tram track in wood blocks. In the background is the Flinders St Viaduct and the Port of Melbourne Authority Building.in ink on top of the slide "W5 (Cable tracks), Market" and hand stamped "12 Mar '60"trams, tramways, market st, flinders lane, w5 class, cable trams, tram 809 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative Record - Table Cards, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), Set of three Table or Run cards for Essendon Depot, 1996-1998
Set of three Table or Run cards for Essendon Depot Photocopied sheets, providing the table for a driver to operate to - routes and times along each route, and times starting and finishing, (on and off) and meal breaks. Blue - Table 15, Run E005, Saturday, 9/5/1998 placed in a plastic folder with an opening at the top - West Coburg and West Maribyrnong - Route 55 and 57 White - Table 66, Run E057, 21/12/1996 - Routes 57, 82. White - Table 144 Run E059, Route 57trams, tramways, table cards, essendon depot, drivers -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Fred Lyons' cab
This is one of a series of photos donated by Fred Lyons. From 1907 a cab service operated from near the railway gates in Union Road. It was established and maintained by Mr C Fraser until c1916. George Rea either took over then or set up in opposition. Fred Lyons initially worked for George until he set up his own business. In time he changed over to a motor vehicle and continued his service until 1960. Frederick Adolphus Lyons (1891-1980) was born in Surrey Hills, son of Thomas and Catherine Lyons. He married Elizabeth Ruby Hall in 1918. They lived just around the corner at 55 Sunbury Crescent. The Lyons’ home in Sunbury Crescent was called ‘Knopshambury’ - this was probably a misspelling of Knockshanbally in Co Kilkenny, the birth place of Fred’s father, Thomas Edmund Josias Lyons (1846-1915). Arthur Lyons was born in Surrey Hills on 12 Jun 1920. He became a motor mechanic / welder and lived at 55 Sunbury Crescent. This is one in a series from the Lyons' photo collection. This was gifted to the SHNCHC by Arthur Frederick Lyons, son of Frederick Alphonsus (Fred) Lyons and Elizabeth Ruby Hall, who married in 1918. Fred Lyons died 4/10/1980. The Lyons’ home in Sunbury Crecent was called ‘Knopshambury’ - this was probably a misspelling of Knockshanbally in Co Kilkenny, the birth place of Fred’s father, Thomas Edmund Josias Lyons (1846-1915). Arthur was born in Surrey Hills on 12 Jun 1920. He became a motor mechanic / welder and lived at 55 Sunbury Crescent. The donation was made while he was in hospital. He died shortly afterwards (23 Sep 1990). Donation was finalised by a neighbour, Mrs Florence Ann Armitstead, wife of Glen Victor Armitstead. Glen was a local hairdresser. They moved to 11 Sunbury Crescent after their marriage in 1939. Arthur had no relatives to distribute the material to. Perhaps this is the Buick Tourer mentioned on his business card.Black and white photo of Fred Lyons in one of his cabs. He is dressed in a white jacket. Behind the cab is a picket fence and part of a Victorian cottage. transport, businesses, fred lyons, frederick adolphus lyons, taxis -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Painting - Maritime painting, 1837
Research is currently being undertaken on this maritime painting.Painting behind glass, depicting P & O ship WILLIAM FAWCETT. Gold painted frame, gold matte. Signed N. P. Wilkinson ("on" at end of signature is obscured by matte). Inscriptions on back paper of frame. Signature on bottom right "N.P. WILKINSO - - " is partly obscured by the gold matte that covers the last letters "ON". (is artist Norman Wilkinson?) Inscription on paper on back of painting has pencil writing "24-ID 3/4/905" Also has a white sticker with pen writing "55"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, painting, norman wilkinson, n wilkinson, n p wilkinson, william fawcett, p & o ship -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Wal Jack, 20/08/1955 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the trams used by the AETA for a Ballarat tour to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of electric trams.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of the AETA Ballarat Golden Jubilee tour of 20/8/1955, of Specials 21 and 38, and service car 31 at the Sebastopol Terminus. Photo Wal Jack. The shelter on image i4, a bit wider view than that for the prints. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeOn rear of photograph in ink "SEC Ballarat AETA Specials Nos 21 & 38, Service car No. 31, Sebastopol terminus 20-8-55, 50 years of electric traction in Ballarat". Has Wal Jack stamp in top right hand corner with number "T182" written in.trams, tramways, aeta, tours, golden jubilee of trams, sebastopol, shelters, tram 21, tram 38, tram 31 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Aerial Photograph, Landata, Eltham, Luck St; Bible St to Beard St, Dec. 1945
Centred on present day Eltham East Primary School, east of Main Rd along Luck St to Beard St Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :5 Project : MELBOURNE AND METROPOLITAN AREA PROJECT Run : 36 Frame : 60548 Date : 12/1945 Film Type : B/W Camera : EAG4 Flying Height : 10200 Scale : 6000 Film Number : 195 GDA2020 : 37°42'46"S, 145°09'18"E MGA2020 : 337371, 5824456 (55) Melways : 22 A4 (ed. 42)aerial photo, eltham, arthur street, beard street, bible street, eltham east primary school, frank street, henry street, luck street, stanley avenue, wycliffe crescent, neil webster collection -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Aerial Photograph, Landata, Eltham, Main Rd; Railway Rd to Zig Zag Rd, Dec. 1945
Centred on present day Edendale Farm from Glen Park rd to Zig Zag Rd Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :5 Project : MELBOURNE AND METROPOLITAN AREA PROJECT Run : 37 Frame : 60549 Date : 12/1945 Film Type : B/W Camera : EAG4 Flying Height : 10200 Scale : 6000 Film Number : 196 GDA2020 : 37°42'12"S, 145°09'09"E MGA2020 : 337141, 5825486 (55) Melways : 21 K2 (ed. 42)aerial photo, eltham, edendale farm, eltham - yarra glen road, eltham-hurstbridge railway line, gastons homestead, gastons road, glen park road, main road, park road, railway road, wattletree road, zig zag road, neil webster collection -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Main Street 1963, 1963_
Main Street Greensborough 1963. The Scout Trading Post was sited just downhill from the Ashril Picture Theatre (in 2018 just downhill from the main Greensborough Plaza entrance (ie: about 55 Main Street). It's purpose was to raise funds for the local scout troupe that had their main hall at what, in 2018, would be 49 Hailes Street. The Trading Post only functioned for 12 months or so. Before that it was a home to the Mountford family and before them, the Slater family. Note the picket fence right on the street line under the verandah.Digital copy of black and white photograph.main street greensborough -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Robert Wuchatsch 1950- et al, Historic buildings of the Whittlesea Shire / Robert Wuchatsch and John Waghorn, 1985
Historical accounts of 55 buildings which portray the Shire of Whittlesea's diverse history. Contains 70 photographs, all full page, 12 in colour. Each is accompanied by a comprehensive account of the homes' origins and changing ownerships through the generations. There are also drawings and a map of the Shire of Whittlesea. Reference to the Peter Lalor Home Building Co-Operative Society Ltd., a project devised to overcome the critical shortage after World War 2. Produced as part of the celebrations for Victoria's 150th anniversary by the Whittlesea Historical Society. A photograph of Bear's Castle at Yan Yean Reservoir is on the cover.Paperback; [114] p. : ill. (some col.), 1 map ; 19 x 25 cm.ISBN 0958866309buildings, shire of whittlesesa, bear's castle -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, The Rev. Kendall William Eddy
Born 26/2/1924. Ordained 1956. Turiff Home Missionary 1948, Birchip (HM) 1948–49, Mt Isa (Methodist Inland Mission) 1949–51, Drysdale 1952–55, Goroke 1956–57, Sea Lake 1961–65, Avoca 196–67, Strathmore 1967–72, Ballarat West 1973–76, Joined the UCA 1977. Without settlement 1976 while transferred to Rochdale (UK), Boronia, Malvern (6 years), Peterborough (UK). Retired to Geelong in 1989, and died late 1997. Wife: Ruth (4 daughters).Head and shoulders B&W photo."The Rev. Ken Eddy"eddy, kendall w. -
Melbourne Legacy
Pamphlet, Help Legacy take care of Widows of ex-servicemen and their dependant children, 1978
This is an example of Melbourne Legacy promotional material that was issued to inform the public on the work of Legacy. It mentions that it was '55 years on' from the creation - which makes it 1978. The brochure lists Legacy's focus as the children, and sub headings used are: Care of families, Welfare, Education and training, Boys' and Girls' classes, Holidays and camps, Residences, and a Widows Club. It mentions two residences for children in Kew. See other items of marketing material from the 1990s to 2009 (items 01240 to 01258). The collection shows the types of marketing materials that were produced and the celebrities that were helping Legacy.An example of promotional material issued by Legacy.Colour brochure x 4 pages to promote Legacy 1978.legacy promotion, fundraising -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Equipment - Stopcock, Hewitt, George Barth & Co. Ltd, c. 1895
When Hewitt introduced his regulating stopcock in 1887, attempts were made to dilute the nitrous oxide with air and so obviate the element of asphyxiation. The method was to be seen in London, mainly in dentistry and minor surgery, so late as 1930. It was not very successful. To give even 10% of oxygen (which is not enough) the gas-mixture must contain 55% of air and 45% of nitrous oxide. The latter is thus so diluted by atmospheric nitrogen as to be incapable of producing anaesthesia except by asphyxiation. "Gas-air" was confined to analgesia, for example in midwifery. (Source: Penn catalogue)Brown leather facemask attached to metal inhaler and stopcock device that has been sectioned to reveal its inner workings. The various exposed channels have been painted either green, red, blue or purple.Engraved into side of stopcock: HEWITT'S / N20-02 / 1895 / G. Kaye sect. 1952. •Stamped into other side of stopcock: [indecipherable] BARTH & CO. / SOLE MAKERS / 54. POLAND STREET LONDON.W.frederic hewitt, stopcock, nitrous oxide, oxygen, gas-air -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Davies & Co, Believed to be Sarah Shillinglaw, c.1869
Sarah Shillinglaw was born at River Plenty on November 9, 1854. She married Charles Aldous on June 9, 1880 and died in Prahran, Victoria on August 3, 1925. Davies & Co (William Davies) operated from: 7 Bourke Street East 1867-1869 55 Bourke Street East 1874-1877 55 Bourke Street East as Central Photogrphic Studio (E. Sands Mgr) 1878-1884 73 Bourke Street East 1877 91 Bourke Street East 1864-1868 94 Bourke Street East 1864-1877 98 Bourke Street East 1860-1861 19 Collins Street East 1865-1868 5 Collins Street West 1866-1870 CARTE-DE-VISITE (cdv) 1857-1890 Cartes-de-visite (cdv's) are the most common form of photograph from the nineteenth century, generally measuring two and a half inches by four and an eighth inches (6.3 x 10.5 cm) when mounted, sepia toned, mounted on a card which was generally printed with the photographer's name and address on the back or beneath the portrait. - Frost, Lenore; Dating Family Photos 1850-1920; Valiant Press Pty. Ltd., Berwick, Victoria 1991marg ball collection, 1867-1869, 1869, davies & co post office photographic studio 7 bourke st east melbourne, paletot jacket, post office photographic studio, sarah aldous (nee shillinglaw 1854-1925), shillinglaw family photo album 2, unknown -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Theodor Black, Eltham State School No. 209, 1905
John Brown (Head Teacher 1889-1906), assistant Ellen Sweeney and 42 schoolboys, Eltham State School No. 209, 1905 John Brown died 23 Sept 1906 after a short severe illness at age 55 and is buried in Box Hill Cemetery (Evelyn Observer 28 Sep 1906 p2). The book "We did open a school in Little Eltham" incorrectly states his date of death as 16/12/1906. Title The Evelyn Observer. (1906, September 28). Evelyn Observer and Bourke East Record (Vic. : 1902 - 1917), p. 2 (MORNING.) Url http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article61129880 Description It is with sincere regret we record the death of Mr. John Brown, State school teacher, Eltham, which sad event took place at his residence, "Pine Brae," on Sunday night last, 23rd inst. after a severe illness of some few weeks' duration. The deceased gentleman was highly respected, and always took a lively and active interest in promoting the progress and prosperity of the district, and his loss will be much felt, He was only 55 years of age, and leaves a wife and large family to mourn their loss, and much sympathy is felt for them. The remains of the deceased were interred in the Box Hill cemetery on Wednesday afternoon last.Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 3 strips Associated print from negative (Copy of original print)Fuji 100eltham primary school, state school no. 209, eltham state school, eltham state school no. 209