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Federation University Historical CollectionCorrespondence, R.W. Richards, Dick Richards to Jack Barker, 1972
Two letters on Dick Richards letterhead to Ballarat School of Mines Principal Jack Barker. The letters are in response to Richard W. Richards being awarded the George Cross.r.w. richards, dick richards, point lonsdale, e.j. barker, jack barker, george cross medal -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - T L Winchcombe with penny-farthing bicycle, 1915
Small photocard of Mr T.L. Winchcombe, standing alongside and holding up a penny-farthing bicycle, made by Stewart & Co, Melbourne c1915Stewart & Co Melbourne (on front); details of photographers on back. Also handwritten, 'My father'war - world war i, leslie g pont, lily winchcombe pont, t l winchcombe. -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Group of people at a picnic, 1915
Faded sepia photograph of group of 16 unidentified people at a picnic, with covered wagon in backgroundsocial activities, leslie g pont, lily winchcombe pont -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Murdoch, Great rescues of World War Two: Stories of adventure, daring and sacrifice, 2009
Some rescues involve the soldiers, sailors and airmen who risked all for their brothers and sisters in arms. Other concern civilians who hid Jews in their homes or helped Allied soldiers trapped behind enemy lines. All are an inspirational testament to bravery and human kindness.Index, bib, ill, p.319.non-fictionSome rescues involve the soldiers, sailors and airmen who risked all for their brothers and sisters in arms. Other concern civilians who hid Jews in their homes or helped Allied soldiers trapped behind enemy lines. All are an inspirational testament to bravery and human kindness.world war 1939-1945 - rescues, world war 1939-1945- social aspects -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Plaque, Vendetta
Wooden shield with metal detail of a crown above a hand holding a dagger over Aboriginal weapons - boomerang, axe and nulla nullaVindigoplaque, vendetta plaque ship -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Plaque, Vitenam Veterans Golf Trophy
Wooden Plaque with Silver Decal of Golf Ball, Tee & Flag & Golf Bag Together With Small Plaques for Engraving Trophy WinnersVietnam Veteran Association Of Australia State Council Quarterly Golf Trophyplaque, golf trophy -
St Kilda Historical SocietyPhotograph, 'Glen Huntley' 150th anniversary of arrival - images collection
Victorias first quarantine station was established in Port Ormond on 24 April 1840 when the government immigrant ship "Glen Huntley" arrived in the Port Phillip District flying the yellow quarantine flag . The site is marked by a cairn and plaque that was unveiled in 1985. In 1990 a second plaque was affixed to the cairn to mark the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the ship. It was unveiled at a gathering of descendants of the original passengers on 22 April 1990 by the oldest known descendant, Albert John Buntine MM.Colour photographInscription on 150th anniversary plaque: This plaque commemorates the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the ship 'Glen Huntley' at a gathering of descendants of the original passengers. Unveiled on April 22nd 1990 by Albert John Buntine MM, aged 95. Oldest known descendent. Anderson, Davidosn, Dingwall, McCleery, McDougal, McIntosh, Pattison, Somerville, Brisbane, Kirkwood, McGaskell, McDonald, McGregor, McKenzie, Turnbull, Walker, Armstrong, Henderson, Mathewson, McPherson, Robertson, McKinnon, Whitlock, Stewart, Cameron, Cummins, Hewison, Maskill, Mathers, McKinan, McKinny, McLaren, Burnie, Clarke, Denham, Fraser, Harper, Mercer, McColl, McLeod, Clarke, Duff, Roy, Seat, Stow, Tait, Ward, Craig, Grant, McKay, Mefan, Munro, Nicol, Smith, Young. The plaque marking the 150th anniversary of the ship's arrival was placed below the plaque that was attached to the cairn in 1985. The inscription on the original plaque is: This cairn marks the site of Victorias first quarantine station, which was established on the 24th April 1840 when the government emigrant ship "Glen Huntley" arrived in the Port Phillip District flying the yellow quarantine flag. The site became St Kilda's first official burial ground and the graves of the early colonists remained here until 1898 when the remains were re-interred in the St Kilda Cemetery. Unveiled by the Hon. R W Walsh MLA Member for Albert Park, Minister for Public Works, Assistant Minister for Employment and Industrial Affairs, 7th November 1985. This project was initiated by the Historical Society of St Kilda and sponsored by the Lions Club of Elwood for the 150th Anniversary of the State of Victoria. Logo Victoria 150.glen huntly, glenhuntly, albert john buntine, elwood, point ormond, glen huntley -
St Kilda Historical SocietyPhotograph, Exhumation of Glen Huntly Pioneers, 27/08/1898
Exhumation of Glen Huntly Pioneers, black and white photograph fair conditionlifting 1st coffin -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, The Victorian us (Settling. Book 2), 1984
History of early Victorians. How and where they settled.Yellow cardboard cover. Second book of a trilogy. 274 pages. early victorians, early victorian settlements -
Anglesea and District Historical SocietyCarved Wooden Bird, Estimated 1990s
Wooden carving of a wading bird made from Australian cedar grown and collected in the Richmond River area of New South Wales. Base made from Bul-oak grown and collected in the Ballan area Vicoria. Makers card, attached, shows No. 974.australian cedar, bul-oak -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, McAuslan, Robert, From Fire to Flood - a Pictorial Coverage of the devastating events Gippsland weathered in 2006-2007, 1995
A history of H.M.A.S. Barcoo, and the men who served on her. She was the second of 12 frigates built in Australia for the R.A.N., launched on 26 August 1943. She and her complement served in many theatres of the war in the Pacific.` -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, McMahon, David and Fitzclarence, Eunice, CURLIP - The life and times of a Snowy River Paddle Steamer and the family who built her, 2009
A story of two young men who built a rowing boat and rowed from Cunninghame Lakes Entrance Victoria to Sydneyboats and boating, religion -
Unions Ballarat
Among the barbarians, Sheehan, Paul, 1998
A critical appraisal of Australia's immigration policies and multiculturalism.Relevant to Australian culture and immigration. The book was written in 1998.Paper; book. Cover: White with red, black and white writing. Picture of a burning leaf. Round sticker: "The phenomenal no.1 bestseller".Front cover: author name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, immigration, social history, national culture -
Unions Ballarat
Waterfront : the battle that changed Australia, Trinca, Helen et al, 2000
The background story of the 1998 industrial dispute between Patrick's stevedoring company and the Maritime Union of Australia. The dispute was triggered by Patrick's restructure of their company and subsequent lock out and dismissal of unionised workers. Non-union labour was deployed in an attempt to break the MUA.Relevance to the Waterfront dispute of 1998, the history of trade unions and, particularly, the MUA.Paper; book. Front cover: colour photographs; black, blue and white text. Front cover: author's name and title; quotation from Philip Adams.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, waterfront dispute 1998, maritime union australia, mua, unions, industrial action, strikes, lock outs, unfair dismissal, patrick's stevedoring, non-union labour -
Unions Ballarat
Flying the kite : travels of an Australian politician (Don Woodward Collection), Button, John, 1994
Button's travels from 1975 to 1990 as member and Australian Government Industry Minister. Button was born in Ballarat and was a federal ALP senator; he served as a senior minister in the Hawke and Keating governments. Of some relevance to the government of the day, the ALP and to Ballarat. Travel focus. Biographical interest.Book; 241 pages. Front cover: white background; colour caricature of John Button; black, orange and green lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, alp, australian labor party, ballarat, button, john, government, travel, hawke, bob, keating, paul -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photographs, Middle and Merri Islands Warrnambool, 2016
Digital images showing Middle Island and Merri Island, Warrnambool.landscape, seascape, geology, warrnambool, middle island, merri island, coast, coastal, thunderpoint -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photographs, L.J. Gervasoni, Merri Island Warrnambool, 2016
Digital imageslandscape, seascape, geology, warrnambool, coast, coastal, merri island -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Digital photographs, L.J. Gervasoni, Breakwater and Lady Bay, 2016
Digital imageslandscape, seascape, geology, warrnambool, coast, coastal, breakwater, lady bay -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photographs, L.J. Gervasoni, Stingray Bay and the Mouth of the Merri River, 2016
Digital image of the mouth of the Merri River at Stingray Bay. landscape, seascape, geology, warrnambool, coast, coastal, stingray bay, merri river, mouth -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photographs, L.J. Gervasoni, eroded steps, 2016
Digital imageslandscape, seascape, geology, warrnambool, coast, coastal, thunder point coastal walk, steps -
Unions Ballarat
Speeches that changed the world: The stories and transcripts of the moments that made history (Don Woodward Collection), 2005
Collection of speeches by various international persons - e.g. Nelson Mandela, George W. Bush, Ghandi, Stalin, Churchill, Molotov. Topics are various - e.g. science, politics, religion and social commentary.International politics, science, religion and social commentary.Book; 224 pages. Cover: black background; black and white photograph of Nelson Mandela with his fist raised; white and red lettering; title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, mandela, nelson, hitler, adolf, bush, george w, ghandi, mahatma, stalin, joseph, churchill, winston, molotov, meir, golda, roosevelt, franklin, politics and government, religion, socialism, social commentary -
Unions Ballarat
Straight left, Uren, Tom, 1994
Tom Uren was an ALP Member of Parliament from 1958 to 1990. For some of this time he served as Deputy Leader of the Opposition and was a cabinet minister. He was supportive of the heritage and conservation movement, particularly in Sydney. He also lived through the great depression and was a prisoner of war in WWII. The book, Straight Left, is Uren's memoir.Political relevance, especially to the ALP. Autobiographical interest - Tom Uren. Paper; book. Five black and white photographs on the back cover.Author, title and barcode on dust jacket. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, uren, tom, politics, deputy leader of the opposition, government, autobiography, alp, australian labor party -
Unions Ballarat
Goodbye Jerusalem : night thoughts of a Labor outsider, Ellis, Bob, 1997
Memoir by Bob Ellis (former ALP member of parliament) about politics from a Labor viewpoint. Autobiography and political analysis. The first edition of the book was pulped after a successful defamation action by MPs Tony Abbott and Peter Costello.Relevant to Australian politics. Autobiographical relevance - Bob Ellis.Paper; book. Front cover: sepia photo including Margaret & Gough Whitlam, Paul Keating, Ben Chifley, John Curtin, John Button, Bob Hawke, et al; red and white lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, abbott, tony, costello, peter, liberal party australia, australian labor party, alp, ellis, bob, politics, government, parliament, memoir, autobiography -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Leisure object - Boat Model, Barque David Clarke, John Evans, 2002
The barque David Clarke was launched in 1816 and may have been broken up at Batavia in 1854. She sailed one of the last voyages under charter to the British East India Company (EIC). In 1842 she transported more than 300 convicts to Hobart. She was last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1854.In 1839 she carried mainly Scots assisted migrants to Australia, and was the first immigrant ship to sail from the Great Britain directly to Port Phillip.Scale model of the barque David Clarkemigrant ships, convict ships, port phillip, boat models -
RMIT GSBL Justice Smith CollectionJournal series, CCH Australia Limited, Australian tax cases, 1969
Previous owners: Phillips Fox, Phillips, Fox & Masel, DLA Phillips Fox, DLA PiperNo. of volumes: 55 Volume range: 1969 - 2013 & Consolidated index and tables 1969 - 1989 Years with 2 volumes: 1984 - 1990, 2007 & 2013 parts in 2 binderstaxation -- law and legislation -- australia -- periodicals, taxation -- australia -- cases -- periodicals -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and ArchivesPhotograph, Scott Barry
Rabbit factory employees possibly taken around 1890Black and white photograph of a group of men and boys posed outside the buildings of the rabbit factoryScott Barry/Mount Gambier S.Aindustry, employee, rabbit factory, moyne river, martins point -
Ringwood RSL Sub-BranchBook - Gallipoli, Gallipoli. Untold stories of war correspondent Charles Bean, 2005
Hard cover with dust cover. 324 printed pages containing text and black and white photographsDonated by R Bingley on permanent loan to the Ringwood RSL -
Marysville & District Historical SocietyFlyer (Item) - Information flyer, Graphic in Print, Crossways Historic Country Inn, Unknown
An information flyer regarding the Crossways Historic Country Inn in Marysville. The Crossways was built in the early 1920s and is the oldest building in Marysville. The Crossways historic inn survived the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires thanks to the efforts of its co-owner Greg Cherry and, in the days after the fires, provided a much-needed refuge to the Marysville community and firefighters.An information flyer regarding the Crossways Historic Country Inn in Marysville.marysville, victoria, australia, the crossways cabaret, the crossways, crossways, crossways country inn, crossways historic inn, 2009 black saturday bushfires, accommodation, information flyer, crossways historic country inn -
Marysville & District Historical SocietyFlyer (Item) - Information flyer, Graphic in Print, Crossways Historic Country Inn, Unknown
An information flyer regarding the Crossways Historic Country Inn in Marysville. The Crossways was built in the early 1920s and is the oldest building in Marysville. The Crossways historic inn survived the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires thanks to the efforts of its co-owner Greg Cherry and, in the days after the fires, provided a much-needed refuge to the Marysville community and firefighters.An information flyer regarding the Crossways Historic Country Inn in Marysville.marysville, victoria, australia, the crossways cabaret, the crossways, crossways, crossways country inn, crossways historic inn, 2009 black saturday bushfires, accommodation, information flyer, crossways historic country inn -
Marysville & District Historical SocietyFlyer (Item) - Information flyer, MARYSVILLE'S CROSSWAYS HISTORIC COUNTRY INN, Unknown
An information flyer regarding Crossways Historic Country Inn in Marysville. The Crossways was built in the early 1920s and is the oldest building in Marysville. The Crossways historic inn survived the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires thanks to the efforts of its co-owner Greg Cherry and, in the days after the fires, provided a much-needed refuge to the Marysville community and firefighters.An information flyer regarding Crossways Historic Country Inn in Marysville.marysville, victoria, australia, the crossways cabaret, the crossways, crossways, crossways country inn, crossways historic inn, 2009 black saturday bushfires, accommodation, information flyer, crossways historic country inn
