This article was written by an English visitor named Elsa Christian who was touring Australia and New Zealand with her husband Frank in their own small van. The article was published in the Australian Women’s Weekly, magazine, March 1966. Elsa writes she wanted to visit four Australian locations before she died: Ayers Rock (actually Uluru), the Snowy River project, dolphins at Coolangatta and the Penguin Parade at Phillip Island. These destinations were all very popular in the 1960s for both Australian residents and overseas visitors. Because the roads were becoming better too many locations, self guided tours in small vans for cars towing bond would caravans were becoming more popular means of seeing AustraliaThe article is significant in many ways. 1. Indicates the places English visitors commonly wish to see in Australia. 2. Describes the growing trend to self- drive van/camping holidays. 3. Gives the route taken from Melbourne to Phillip Island during the 1960s. 4. Describes the appearance of the roadsides and locations visited. 5. It is written in a descriptive and lyrical style designed to appeal to Women’s Weekly magazine readers, who were probably wondering how they could visit Phillip Island with their husbands or families themselves, and what there was to see there. 6. Gives the visitors’ view of how the Penguin Parade operated at the time. 7. Includes a description of potter and artist Eric Juckert’s renowned garden at Grossard Point, Ventnor. 8. Indicates how introduced plants such as Hawthorn pushes and Kate weed were common in the area. 9. Describes Phillip Island as “a place to fall in love” because of its natural beauty, fauna and coastal seascapes. 10. As a visitor Elsa describes the housing estates as a blot on the landscape, but also sees the value as a way of their owners escaping from the hustle and bustle of Melbourne. 11. Gives the visitors’ interpretation of the behaviour of wildlife the RC in the wild, as well as Elsa’s knowledge about some of the species she encounters.Photocopy of full page article with 5 columns of text, a map and 2 photographs. Black ink on white paper. Photographs blackened in photocopying processphillip island, cape woolamai, penguin parade, seal rocks, nobbies, township of rhyll phillip island, princes highway, dandenong, pakenham, kooweerup, carinya creek, officer, san remo, gippsland highway, holiday homes, fort dumaresq, kitty miller's beach, wreck of the speke, hereford cattle, fleetwood manor, koalas, ventnor, eric juckert, little penguin behaviour

Print/picture of Queen Victoria for her Jubilee. In frame - timber with gilded oak . Red velvet inset, and acorn decoration with gilded moulding.Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, Empress of India. From celebrated painting in possession of Her Majesty by Prof. Van Angeli. Presented with the Jubilee Number with the illustrated London Mews with special permission of Her Majesty.

Copy of Print/picture of Queen Victoria for her Jubilee. In frame - timber with gilded oak . Red velvet inset, and acorn decoration with gilded moulding.Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, Empress of India. From celebrated painting in possession of Her Majesty by Prof. Van Angeli. Presented with the Jubilee Number with the illustrated London Mews with special permission of Her Majesty.

Copy of Print/picture of Queen Victoria for her Jubilee. In frame - timber with gilded oak . Red velvet inset, and acorn decoration with gilded moulding.Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, Empress of India. From celebrated painting in possession of Her Majesty by Prof. Van Angeli. Presented with the Jubilee Number with the illustrated London Mews with special permission of Her Majesty.

Black and white photograph - shops, wagons, ' Morey and Snow' saddlers ' Cobb & Co., Booking Office. ' K. Van Damme' tobacconist - tobacco & cigars. Coaches, ' Cobb * Co.,' copy of photograph ' Pall Mall looking N.E. C 1857 ( Fox photo? ) J. Lerk 11.02 2000. On left of photo indistance, St.Killians, (bluestone church).place, roads, pall mall

A grey soft covered book titled 'Seven Painters. An Introduction to Pictures by A. C. Ward.' On front cover book titled 'Seven Painters.' The seven painters are - Jan Van Eyck, Leonardo Da Vinci, El Greco, Vermeer, Constable, Whistler and Cezanne. Oxford University Press. Series titled 'Living Names.' 82pgs., photos, ill.artwork, lydia chancellor collection, collection, art, artwork, history, painters, education, drawing, male, individiual, painting

Early photograph of the Railway Station in Bendigo, there are advertising signs on the backs of the buildings on the right hand side. Three trains are visible, two facing south and one in steam and moving northwards. The engine is partially obscured by steam, there are several open goods wagons and a louvered van toward the rear. Under the photo is Plate 24 ( 3 copies)organization, public utility, railway, railway station bendigo

From left James Hanson (fostered by Francesca Schwerkolt), Dora Schwarzmann (nee Both, daughter of Wilhelmina, second wife of August Schwerkolt), Jacob Van Prooyen (Dora's second husband ), people standing outside the smoke house which stood close to Schwerkolt Cottage for many years. A replica of this smoke house has been built.schwerkolt cottage, smokehouse, dora schwarzmann, jacob van prooyen

Ross's Gifts formerly Ike Richards Gents Hairdresser and Gift Shop. Building built in 1880 as Procter's butcher's shop with upstairs residence. Extended to triple frontage in 1884.Colour photograph showing High St looking west. Two storey building with verandah over footpath and cast iron balcony on 2nd storey. Cars parked along the street. Yellow panel van in front of panel beaters. White car just pulling out. Fire Station at the end of the street. Large tree in centre of photo.ross's gifts, ike richards hairdresser, procter, business, charlton

The Charlton Gentleman's Club was established in 1900 by solicitor Ben Green. The original building had a narrow entrance off High St, between Egan & Spain's Grocery Shop and the Central Café. After fire damaged the buildings in the 1970s, the club was extended to its present size. The vacant block next door was formerly Clark's butcher's shop. Part of a series of streetscapes taken for the Charlton Shire in 1987. Charlton club was established in 1900 in a building with a narrow entrance off High Street between Egan and Spain's Grocery shop and the Central Cafe. After fire damaged the buildings in 1970's the Club was extended to its present size. The vacant block was formerly a butchers shop.Colour photograph of a single storey, glass fronted building with a white-framed front door. There is a large light pole and a white panel van and a white car are in front of the building. There is a blue awning over a yellow seat to the right of the building. Next to the seat is yellow metal fencing. On the far right of the photo is the side of an old brick building. charlton gentlemen's club, ben green, clark's butcher

Postcard - full colour, Divided back type of former Melbourne tram 512 running in Seattle, show destination of Main St, route 99 with the Pier 54 building in the background. At the Madison St stop. The rear has details of the location of the publisher (Smith Western Co. of Tacoma), photographer Charles Van Pelt and where printed - Singapore.trams, tramways, seattle, w2 class, tram 512

Black & white photograph 20cm x 15cm of the Bendigo Butter Factory in Mundy St., mounted on cardboard. It appears to have been part of a display, with explanatory notes attached to each photograph. See 11011.30. On the reverse is the date 1950-1955 and a blue registration stamp with the words 'Pure creamery, Australia, Victoria regd'. Photograph is of the front entrance to the factory, with a small delivery van parked outside. The van has 'Mundy St' and 'Phone 82' along with a diagram of a square of butter. Above the front entrance to the factory are the words ' H & N Bendigo Butter & Ice Factory'. There is a small sign advertising ice sales. Above and below the photograph are the words - 'The Home of Bendigo Butter' and 'Locally made Bendigo Butter contains all the necessary vitamins' in black lettering.bendigo, industry, bendigo butter factory.

Yields information about the rostering of crews for a specific week, which staff member undertook which shift or table, for both conductors and motormen.Typed - carbon copy - sheet foolscap size, titled "Rotation Roster 11th January 1971", dated 4th January 1971. Shows the allocation of tables to the various crews, including reallocations and those on Annual and Sick leave or work cover. See also Reg Item 3634 for a May 1969 sheet - not all names survived. Has been ruled to divide the sheet. Turnball A Hamilton N Reynolds H Thompson D Maher J Ward W Smerdon H Billman J Knight R Robe N Williams T Davies W O'Leary D Nancarrow W Courtney R Gill W Blackman M Van Rooy E Cahill M Lake E Williams R Reed A Domaschenz D Wallis I Morris A Munn B Hall R Hunt N Bird L Jeffreys A Van Rooy A McGregor D Van Oorschot Seagrave W Knight H Chambers D Davies S Mason J Tierney L Mercer A Walker L Trenfield I Powell D McMahon L Melville Tuddenham Butler K Morris R Newell W Everett D trams, tramways, rosters, personnel

Photograph shows GHS President Noel Withers and publisher Blaise van Hecke from Busybird at Diamond Valley Learning Centre. The event is the launch of Greensborough Historical Society's first book "As I Recall", a compilation of recollections of life in the area. More photos of this event can be found at the GHS Resource Centre.Digital copy of colour photograph.as i recall, greensborough historical society

With the fireman coaling up at Beech Forest "The Otway Ranger", arranged by the Puffing Billy Preservation Society, on 31 March 1962, gets ready to continue its trek pulling eight NBH excursion carriages and an NC guard's van. The buffer beams on the G42 engine have been recently painted red. B/W. G42 locomotive being coaled up and watered at Beech Forest coal stage by the fireman.beech forest: railways; otway ranger;

Group of Greensborough Historical Society members at the March 2016 meeting listening to Peter van Eeken speaking about his research into the squatters of Lower Plenty. The second photo shows GHS President Noel Withers (standing) and Peter sitting at the computer. More photos of this event can be found at the GHS Resource Centre.Digital copy of colour photographs.greensborough historical society, peter van eeken

Catalogue of an exhibition on show at MOMA (25 Feb - 28 April 1957) during Robin Boyd's time of America. Includes articles on 6 American buildings of the 1950s, architects including Edward D Stone, Skidmore Owings and Merrill, Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson, Eero Saarinen and Minoru Yamasaki.buildings, architecture, edward d stone, skidmore owings and merrill, mies van der rohe, philip johnson, eero saarinen, minoru yamasaki, museum of modern art, walsh st library

A set of photos from the Ballarat School of Mines Machine Shop, showing students working with machine tools. .1) a centre lathe, with belt drive from overhead transmission .2) Cincinatti milling machine .3) Horizontal borer .4) P. Van Bergen and P. Johnson working on a jog borer in the Ballarat School of Mines machine shop machine shop, ballarat school of mines, jog borer, p. van bergen, p. johnson

2 photos of the Abel street depot Bendigo. One photo gives view from the street of the security fence surrounding the property, and the grounds within, Semi trailer with large gas tank is partially visible in the background. Second photo shows a white panel van with identification of advertising on rear doors, and ladder on roof, to the right an access road can be seen.bendigo, industry, gas and fuel depot

Black and white photograph of Holiday Home of Louis & Francesca (Cissie) Schwerkolt - Ti Tree Grove, Mentone - c1917 - 'Mitcham'. Left to right - Louisa, Cissie, Les and Frances (Dit) Hogan and four children, Alice (middle daughter on verandah). Man in hat is believed to be Van Pruyen, husband of Dora, older sister of Cissie & Dit - it may be Louis Schwerkolt.schwerkolt family, schwerkolt cottage

By 1910 revenue from the Beech Forest railway was $15,500, working expenditure $12,000, with a net loss (including interest charges) of about $4,000. This and the following year were the lowest net losses ever experienced. Passenger journeys rose steadily, outwards goods traffic rose to a record 12,959 tons (in 1911), and inwards goods traffic was a record 3,359 tons.. The railway station possessed a goods shed, stock race and yards, engine shed, coal stage, crew cabins, a refreshment room, and a four-roomed station building, with the station staff to match. Beech Forest was the principal despatch centre at this stage for split timber. Bill Devitt laid a timber tramway to the Beech Forest railway station to cart the palings for on-shipment..B/W. 177mm x 271mm. A general view from the eastern end of Beech Forest station in 1910. Note the Goods Shed, three tracks with No.3 Road having a NU louvre van and loaded NQR wagons, timber stacks to the left, and Devitt's Tramway with unloaded trolleys at the lower left. To the right, crew cabins with shops and houses in the background.beech forest; railways; timber; tramway;

In 1988, as part of a Defence of Mainland Australian policy, defence of facilities of strategic importance in northern Australia were allocated to Army Reserve units. ‘A’ Squadron was allocated the defence of Tindal Air Force base located 15 KM outside Katherine in Northern Territory. Consequently the Squadron deployed on Exercise ‘Northern Explorer’ to gain first-hand knowledge of operating conditions for mounted and dismounted patrolling in the area.Colour photograph of Lance Corporal R. Van. De Velde picking native figs on bank of Ferguson River, Northern Territory during Exercise "Northern Explorer." Soldiers of ' A ' Squadron 8/13 VMR had received instruction of bush food by Major Les Hiddens aka ' The Bush Tucker Man. '100 mm x 100 mm

site plan, buildings, planrs

BHS CollectionBlack and white photo copy of steam traction engine and plough on Pall Mall excavating street for new tram tracks. Note Van Dam's Tobacconist behind the engine. Written on back in blue ink 'Bendigo - Steam Traction Engine and plough in Pall Mall, excavating for new tram track. Copied from ''The Bendigonian'', 2/12/1902'.person, individual, basil miller

2 Colour Photographs of 13 people in bushlandL/R: Bill Attrill, Jill Attrill, Clive Cawthorn, Betty Jackson, Maire Van Leeuwen, Wnedy Melbourne, Carmel Loats, Don Rickard, Ida Stanton Allan Kingston, Bill Cook, Thea Tucker, Pat Cookstawell historical society, halls gap

2 Colour Photographs of 13 people in bushlandL/R: Bill Attrill, Jill Attrill, Clive Cawthorn, Betty Jackson, Maire Van Leeuwen, Wnedy Melbourne, Carmel Loats, Don Rickard, Ida Stanton Allan Kingston, Bill Cook, Thea Tucker, Pat Cookstawell historical society, halls gap

Photographs of the J. Gadsden and Co. picnic in Greensborough, in 1934. Photographs have no names. In this photograph a group of men participate in a wheelbarrow race, possibly an activity on the day. Greensborough was a popular venue for picnics up till the early 20th century, with inner city people travelling to the 'country side' for a day out, either in delivery vans or on the train.Gadsden's produced packing materials - originally paper and cardboard, then food cans.Digital copy of black and white photograph.Written on back: “Wheelbarrow race at Greensborough”gadsden and co., picnics in greensborough