J D McHaffie, Phillip Island's first leaseholder, relate how McHaffie set up his headquarters (and later built his house) alongside what is now known as McHaffies lagoon. The McHaffie brothers – John David and William – occupied Phillip Island under a license from the Admiralty in 1842 and farmed it as a sheep run.Historical3 A4 photocopies showing application for lease in 1850, size and description of the land and instructions for the application.w.j.mchaffie, land grant, farming, saltwater creek, crown land

Send from FRANK BARNES (AIF 4156) to UNA FRANKLING of Harcourt. 2405.9 The Rising Sun Fovant Camp (marked in chalk hillside) Refer Cat No 2380 for details re Frank Barnes service.Rectangular post cards, black & white photographs with over print descriptions of Sutton Veny England.documents - photographs, military history, photography

MEDIUM: Gouache on paper DESCRIPTION: Red, black and blue Image under glass, black frameSigned, titled and dated on backing boardbell, northcote, sky, meatworks, gouache

MEDIUM: Oil on canvas DESCRIPTION: Oil painting on canvas. Brown, blue and green. No outer frameTitled, signed and dated on reverse of frame2, oil, banksia, howie, bluff, canvas

MEDIUM: Oil on linen DESCRIPTION: Ranges from yellow to deep red Cream outer frameSigned and dated on reverse of canvas and frameoil, janczewski, desert

An annotated map of the Shire of Eltham showing places of interestColoured map, folded four times, annotated with historical notes and descriptions of physical and natural featuresshire of eltham

Black and White Photograph Herzogin Cecilie. Accompanied description. SH 116.2 Ships F - H.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, photograph, herzogin cecilie

Black and white photograph showing Three Buoy house unit Scalebuoy, description typed on back.photograph

Three Glossy Photograph with descriptions Three Article, Clippings - Newcastle Monday February 12 1968newspaper, photograph

Complex little book with details on animals, birds, insects, etc. with clear descriptions of each item.Maps, colour illustrations, colour photographsplant identification, australian alps, plants, animals, parks victoria, national parks and wildlife service, insects, reptiles, mammals, thredbo, mount hotham

Detailed descriptions of Australian native birds at all life stages, including their calls and range of habitat.Maps, colour illustrations, colour photographsbirds, australia, identification

Contains 2000 entries for the Alexandra area, giving a clearly detailed description of the site and source of the name.Maps, colour photographsplace names, alexandra, lake eildon, strathbogie ranges, yea, marysville, healesville

W S Cox Plate first run in 1922 named in honour of William Samuel Cox, founder of Moonee Valley RaccecourseBronze medallion mounted on card with description of the race eg length, prize, history and list of winnersSede photo

VA 856 Colonial Secretary's OfficeEureka Stockade:Resident Commsisioner Rede’s description of the stockade (written on the day before the attack)robert rede, attack