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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Maroondah Aqueduct Trail near Maroong Drive, Research, 1991
Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips Colour print 10 x 15 cmFuji HG 200 CA-1maroondah aqueduct, maroondah aqueduct trail, maroong drive, research (vic.) -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Maroondah Aqueduct Trail south of Main Road, Research, 1991
Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips Colour print 10 x 15 cmFuji HG 200 CA-1main road, maroondah aqueduct, maroondah aqueduct trail, research (vic.) -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Maroondah Aqueduct Trail south of Main Road, Research, 1991
Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips Colour print 10 x 15 cmFuji HG 200 CA-1main road, maroondah aqueduct, maroondah aqueduct trail, research (vic.) -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, View towards Main Road, Research from Maroondah Aqueduct Trail showing mudbrick manufacture, Research Industrial Estate, 1991
Eltham Little Theatre in centre distance and new housing estate development off Reynolds Road in distanceRoll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips Colour print 10 x 15 cmFuji HG 200 CA-1eltham little theatre, houses, main road, maroondah aqueduct, maroondah aqueduct trail, mudbrick, mudbrick construction, research (vic.), research industrial estate, reynolds road -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Looking northwest along the Maroondah Aqueduct Trail towards The Esplanade near Main Road, Research, 1991
Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips Colour print 10 x 15 cmFuji HG 200 CA-1maroondah aqueduct, maroondah aqueduct trail, research (vic.), the esplanade -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Enlargement of Maroondah Aqueduct (Copy), 1991
Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips Colour print 10 x 15 cmFuji HG 200 CA-1maroondah aqueduct -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Maroondah Aqueduct, Kangaroo Ground, 1991
Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips Colour print 10 x 15 cmFuji HG 200 CA-1kangaroo ground, maroondah aqueduct -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Maroondah Aqueduct (Copy), 1991
Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips Colour print 10 x 15 cmFuji HG 200 CA-1maroondah aqueduct -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Maroondah Weir (Copy), 1991
Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips Colour print 10 x 15 cmFuji HG 200 CA-1maroondah aqueduct -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Maroondah Aqueduct, 1991
Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips Colour print 10 x 15 cmFuji HG 200 CA-1maroondah aqueduct -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Ingrams Road Bridge over Maroondah Aqueduct, Research, 1991
Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips Colour print 10 x 15 cmFuji HG 200 CA-1bridge, ingrams road, maroondah aqueduct, maroondah aqueduct trail, research (vic.) -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Ingrams Road Bridge over Maroondah Aqueduct, Research, 1991
Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips Colour print 10 x 15 cmFuji HG 200 CA-1bridge, ingrams road, maroondah aqueduct, maroondah aqueduct trail, research (vic.) -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Maroondah Aqueduct Trail east of Afton Street, Research, 1991
Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips Colour print 10 x 15 cmFuji HG 200 CA-1afton street, maroondah aqueduct, maroondah aqueduct trail, research (vic.) -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Maroondah Aqueduct Trail west of Ingrams Road, Research, 1991
Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips Colour print 10 x 15 cmFuji HG 200 CA-1ingrams road, maroondah aqueduct, maroondah aqueduct trail, research (vic.) -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Water treatment plant at Kangaroo Ground end of Maroondah Aqueduct tunnel, 1991
Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips Colour print 10 x 15 cmFuji HG 200 CA-1kangaroo ground, maroondah aqueduct, water treatment plant -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Water treatment plant at Kangaroo Ground end of Maroondah Aqueduct tunnel, 1991
Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips Colour print 10 x 15 cmFuji HG 200 CA-1kangaroo ground, maroondah aqueduct, water treatment plant -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Outlet from Maroondah Aqueduct to Stony Creek, Kangaroo Ground, 1991
Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips Colour print 10 x 15 cmFuji HG 200 CA-1kangaroo ground, maroondah aqueduct, stony creek -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Tree ferns beside Maroondah Aqueduct, Kangaroo Ground, 1991
Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips Colour prin 10 x 15 cmFuji HG 200 CA-1kangaroo ground, maroondah aqueduct -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Maroondah Aqueduct, Kangaroo Ground, 1991
Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips Colour print 10 x 15 cmFuji HG 200 CA-1kangaroo ground, maroondah aqueduct -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Film - Video (DVD), Eltham District Historical Society Inc. et al, Rededication Ceremony, Shire of Eltham War Memorial, Kangaroo Ground, 8 November 2001
Rededication of Memorial Tower on its 75th anniversary to those who served in Armed Conflicts between 1948 and 1972. Harry Gillham, President of the Eltham District Historical Society and Convenor of the Nillumbik Shire Council's Advisory Committee for the War Memorial at Kangaroo Ground was for some years working on the refurbishment of the Shire of Eltham War memorial tower of rememberance and the surrounding Memorial Park. The Committee arranged to produce plaques to commemorate the armed conflicts in Korea, Malaysia, Borneo and Vietnam. The plaques were funded by public donations and cost $10,000. The community donated via donation boxes placed at Eltham Library. NL 140 Sept 2001 Governor John landy and other digniaries attended the event for the unveiling of the plaque. Governor Landy unveiled the plaque which was attached to the historical tower in November 2001.75th anniversary, dean stewart, dedication, dennis ward, governor of victoria, harry gilham, john landy, kangaroo ground, mick woiwod, rededication ceremony, shire of eltham memorial park, shire of eltham war memorial, shire of eltham war memorial tower, sigmund jorgensen, war memorial tower, fran bailey mp, des burgess, jim wandin, cr. penny mullinar, cr. phillip hughes, cr. bill penrose, nillumbik shire council, rsl - diamond valley veterans, victorian police, australian army, country fire authority, cfa, salvation army, army church, kangaroo ground primary school, kangaroo ground tower committee, nicholas pelling, catherine dale (nsc ceo) -
Camberwell Historical Society
Document, Rooks & Rooks Carriage Builders et al, Rooks & Rooks Carriage Builders correspondence items, March - April 1921
Letter and invoice from 'Rooks & Rooks' Carriage Builders, 15-25 Riversdale Road, Camberwell, 1921receipt, camberwell, invoice, carriage builders -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Businesses, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1/11/1992 12:00:00 AM
The business was purchased from previous owners Dennis and Chris Richards in 1990Black and white photograph of Arthur Peterson of Footbridge Disposals 15 Myer Street Lakes Entrance Victoriabusinesses -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Purchase Document, Grant By Purchase, Special Land Sale,1861: Sale of land to Henry Franks
The Allotment was purchased as part of a sale of Special Lands at Linton on the 9th of April 1861 The amount paid was £16 15s.Photocopy of a document which records the purchase by H. Franks of Allotment 15, Section 1, Township of Linton. henry franks, allotment 15 section 1 township of linton, special land sale 1861, documents and records -
Federation University Historical Collection
Books, British and Continental Music Agencies Ltd, Sheet Music, mid 1900s
Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born on 2 August 1901. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.Five books of sheet music (full scores). They are the scores of five different pieces of music owned by Frank Wright. 1). 'Karelia Suite' by Sibelius. Printed with a buff coloured cover. 2). 'The Heavens are Telling, Chorus from The Creation'. Music by Haydn. This has notation throughout the piece in lead pencil and red pencil. 3). 'Symphony of Marches, for Brass Band', by Gilbert Vinter. 4). 'Coriolanus' by Cyril Jenkins. 5). 'The Land-of -the-ever-Young, Hebridean sea poem', by Granville Bantock1). The title is written in pen on the front cover. 2). Red pencil notation throughout the piece and in pencil on the front cover - The musical Director, Belfast Philharmonic Orch, Belfast, N. Trelor? 3). In pencil on front cover - Grave p19 and Brioso(?) p36. 5). In pencil on the front cover - 2nd & 5frank wright, sheet music, full score, the land of the ever young, coriolanus, symphony of marched for brass band, the heavens are telling, karekia suite, sibelius, haydn, gilbert vinter, cyril jenkins, granville bantock -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Spoon, circa 1878
This table 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 table spoon 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 generally common range of 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. 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 shipwreck artefact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register most valuable. 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 table 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 a shallow rounded bowl. The spoons metallic composition is a thin layer of brass alloy which has partially corroded back to a nickel-silver base metal. Approximately 15% of original plate remains, sediment with a red stain covers 15% of the spoon surface, and oxidation another 15%.flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, loch line, loch ard, mutton bird island, loch ard gorge, electroplated cutlery, loch ard shipwreck, william page and co, table spoons -
Kyneton Museum
Child's Building blocks, Toy blocks, c. 1915-1920
Building block set used by Enid Wall as a young child Building block set of fifteen (15) blocks in original box without lid. Each block has images of domestic and wild animals, alphabet and numbers. Blocks appear to be made from balsa wood or equivalent due to light weight, and images have been adhered. Flowers motif wall paper (very worn) adhered to the sides of the box.blocks, toys, building block, toy block, children toys, learning blocks -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - GLENYS MCKITTERICK COLLECTION: WILLIAM BEEBE DOCUMENTS, 1st June 1915
Notice of Additional Land Tax due on land owned at 30/6/1914, Mr William Beebe Mitchell St Bendigo. A/10062. Notification 1/6/15. Previous Assessment Inclusion of U.V. of interest as share - holder in Companies as per Form 107.Due date 10th October 1917, signed by Deputy Commissioners Ewing and Eastford.person, bendigo, william beebe, beebe, land tax -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Main Breakwater construction, Portland, n.d
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesFront: Border ruled in pencil 5" x 2 5/8" approx - in pencilport of portland archives, main breakwater, construction, portland harbour, harbour development, euclid truck -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1964
In 1964, Robin and Patricia Boyd spent several weeks on a world tour - Boyd took a leading role at the International Design Conference in Aspen and he also visited Chicago, Yale University, and New York’s World Fair. The Boyds then travelled on to England, Finland (especially to see Tapiola), Russia and India to see Le Corbusier's Chandigarh, and also Hong Kong and Thailand.Colour slide in a mount. VDNH, Moscow, Russia. Worker and Kolkhoz Woman sculpture, the symbol of the VDNH, designed by Vera Mukhina - first exhibited at the Paris World’s Fair in 1937Made in Australia / 9 / AUG 64M / 5 (Handwritten) / USSR (Handwritten) / 5 (Handwritten)russia, slide -
Unions Ballarat
So we take comfort (Don Woodward Collection), Lyons, Enid, 1965
First-hand story of Dame Enid Lyons' marriage to JA Lyons. JA Lyons was Australian Prime Minister (United Australia Party) from 1933 to 1939. Biographical and political interest.Book; 283 pages. Dustjacket: purple background; pink and white lettering; author's name and title. Cover: green background; gold lettering; author's name and title on the spine.In blue pen, "To Margaret. Graduation Day 5-5-66. John [surname illegible].btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, lyons, dame enid, lyons, ja, prime ministers - ja lyons, united australia party, politics and government, biography/autobiography