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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: FLYING HIGH
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Tuesday, August 10, 2004. Flying High: the early 1950s was successful for the Bendigo Division of the Australian Air League. The team was successful at competition at Como Park in Melbourne.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - AILEEN AND JOHN ELLISON COLLECTION: FLARED TROUSERS - CHECK PATTERN BY PARKS TROUSERS, 1960's
Brown and yellow check patterned men's trousers with flared legs (30.5 cms at hem), 15 cm metal zip at front opening with 1 cm metal hook and eye at waist. Six X 3.5 cm belt keepers. Side pockets. One back pocket on RHS. See photograph 11400.673.Label on inside of back pocket ''PARKS TROUSERS MELBOURNE. Polyester and wool''. Small white tag 5 1/2.costume, male, flared check trousers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: TRUST FOURTEENTH ANNUAL SUMMARY OF THE WORK, 1970
Book. Harry Biggs Collection. Fourteenth Annual Summary of the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) 1969 - 1970. Paper with a card cover. The cover has a black & white photo of the interior of the 3 tier cell block, Old Melbourne Gaol before it's restoration. The back has a photo of the Grand Staircase of The Mansion, Barwon Park, Winchelsea. This is the Chairman's 14th Annual Report 1969 - 1970. Ruskin Press, 39 Levesun St. North Melbourne. It also contains a report of the Women's Committee.organisation, union, charity, harry biggs collection, the national trust of australia (victoria) -
Yarra City Council
Sculpture - Public Art, Anderson Hunt, The Final Siren, 2011
Anderson Hunt vividly remembers the hard-core, hard-working supporters. "I see The Final Siren as a homage to those hard-working Collingwood fans who stood in the outer and barracked their hearts out. Without the hard-core supporters, the club would be nothing. I hope the sculpture gives Collingwood fans a sense of pride; pride that’s like wearing a tight footy jumper with big numbers on the back. I feel honoured to have had the chance to create this sculpture, knowing that what was there beforehand stood for so much.”Victoria Park, the former home of the Collingwood Football Club, was transformed into a major community recreation space in 2011. Yarra City Council and the Australian Government jointly funded the $7.2 million redevelopment of the Abbotsford ground. As part of the redevelopment, Council commissioned multiple works of public art. The intention of these artworks is to recognise the park’s important history and to provide interesting and educational focal points for park. visitors. This work by Anderson Hunt is in place of the original scoreboard which was demolished on 10 February 2011. Anderson Hunt remembers going to Collingwood games as a boy and wondering how the numbers on the scoreboard appeared and disappeared. He remembers being in awe of the size of the scoreboard. “It was like a huge monolith,” he recalls. He remembers a story of how the scoreboard operator, Bob Hill, would change the scores quick as a flash when the Magpies kicked a goal.Large black and white steel sculpture inspired by the form and imagery of the ground’s former scoreboards and clocks. Stylised wing and colours acknowledge the Collingwood Football Clubsport, collingwood football club, afl, history, victoria park, collingwood -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Portable hypodermic kit, Parke Davies & Co, After 1885
Kit comprises a thin metal case with rounded corners and flip top cover. Within it is housed an ornately decorated glass and metal hypodermic syringe, needle and five slender amber coloured glass corked vials. The vials contain hypodermic tablets of morphine sulphate, apomorphine hydrochloride, morphine atropine and strychnine sulphate.The metal syringe is inscribed with patent and manufacturing information: 'PARKE DAVIS & CO. / PAT AUG 25 1885'. The needle is inscribed with 'P. D. & CO.' and the base with 'PARKE, DAVIS & Co. / DETROIT & NEW YORK'.anaesthesia, drugs, portable, hypodermic, morphine sulphate, apomorphine hydrochloride, morphine atropine, strychnine sulphate, hypodermic tablets, park davis & co., needle, syringe -
B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia Inc
Oral History, My RAAF Experience by Keith R.E. Johnston, 1980's
K. Johnston was in the RAAF from September 1941 until December 1945 and was a B-24 Liberator pilot between 1942 and December 1945. He was attached to Fifth Bomber Command USAF the 12 Squadron RAAF.This oral history of Keith Johnston is of historical significance because it provides a first hand account of this individual's experiences during World War II as a member of the RAAF who trained at Bradfield Park Sydney and Bundaberg and saw active service during the Pacific conflict flying B-24 Liberator aircraft in New Guinea and Darwin.A4 paper printed transcript, stapled in cornerMy RAAF Experience by R.E.Johnston, photo of 12 Squadron RAAF badge, Flight Lieutenant 12 Squadron RAAForal history raaf world war ii -
B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia Inc
Oral History, A Navigator's War, 2000
I. Edmiston was in the RAAF from March 1942 until December 1945 and was a navigator on a B-24 Liberator between Early 1943 and June 1945 with Coastal Command and 160 Squadron.This oral history of Ian Edmiston is of historical significance because it provides a first hand account of the individual's experience during World War II as a member of the RAAF who trained at Cootamundra, Evans Head, Parkes, Prince Edward Island and the Bahamas Islands.He saw active service as navigator in a B-24 Liberator aircraft in the South East Asian Islands.A4 Paper printed transcript in plastic coverA Navigator's War. By Ian Edmistonoral history raaf world war ii -
Puffing Billy Railway
Greenbat Battery Loco, Greenwood & Batley ltd
Greenbat Battery Loco Built by Greenwood & Batley Ltd Builders No. 420363/2 This Greenbat Battery Loco has been loaned to the Museum by the Walhalla Goldfields Railway, who had acquired it in 2013 along with a large quantity of narrow gauge trollies and light rail from Orica’s now closed munitions factory in Melbourne’s western suburbs. The trolley on display was one of two in use from the 1970s. Orica - Deer Park Munitions factory Orica Deer Park in Melbourne’s west has been used since circa 1875 for various forms of manufacturing and storage of chemicals. Although the site is bounded by Ballarat Road, Station Street, Tilburn Road and the Western Ring Road, the current entry point for industrial operations is situated at Gate 6 off Tilburn Road. Operations include: • a specialty chemicals facility producing products for mining services operations • quarry services • other chemical manufacture activities. The Deer Park factory complex is of historical significance as the location of the first plant for the manufacture of high explosives in Australia and has been, for its entire history, the most important, if not only, commercial manufacturer of high explosives in Australia. It commenced operation under the importer Jones Scott and Co, and then the Australian Lithofracteur Company (Krebs Patent), a rival to Nobel's dynamite patent. The factory was producing nitro-glycerine based explosives in Australia only a couple of years after Nobel's Ardeer factory began operating in Scotland. The explosives factories complex is of historical significance for the association with the Australian Lithofracteur Company, Australian Explosives and Chemicals, the Nobel company and later ICIANZ, which grew to become one of the largest explosives, chemical and plastics manufacturers in Australia. It was the pioneer of the industry and retained its dominance through monopolistic practices, taking over most of its competitors in the Australasian region. Substantial parts of the pre-Second World War layout of the site remain which, with a number of significant buildings dating back to the 1920s and '30s, indicate past and present processes of manufacturing, the necessary safety measures required and the integrated nature of the explosives and chemical industry. The narrow gauge tramway, which ran through the explosives section, was a rare survivor of nineteenth century materials-handling methods into the 21st Century. Greenwood & Batley were a large engineering manufacturer with a wide range of products, including armaments, electrical engineering, and printing and milling machinery. They also produced a range of battery-electric railway locomotives under the brand name Greenbat. The works was in Armley, Leeds, UK. Greenbat was the trade name for the railway locomotives built by Greenwood & Batley. The company specialised in electric locomotives, particularly battery-powered types for use in mines and other hazardous environments. Historic - Industrial Narrow Gauge Railway - Battery Locomotive - Orica - Deer Park Munitions factory - Deep park, Victoria, Australia Battery Locomotive - made of iron puffing billy, greenbat battery loco, battery locomotive, industrial narrow gauge railway, orica - deer park munitions factory -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Manuscript, Robin Boyd, Announcing the end of the glass box and the birth of a new 3D city architecture, 1965
Discussion of the history of the 'glass box', i.e. the glazed curtain wall skyscraper and its appearance and demise in Australia. Also discusses the phenomenon of multi-storey car parks, and RMIT student designs for Victoria Market.Published as "Death notice: The End of the Glass Box/Birth Notice: A New 3-D Style for a City" in 'The Australian' on 13/11/1965.Typewritten (c copy), quarto, 8 pagesaustralia square, bates, smart & mccutcheon, john a la gerche, walter gropius, ici house, mcconnel, smith and johnson, harry seidler, sydney opera house, un secretariat, bogle and banfield, peter mcintyre, robin boyd, manuscript -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ian D Clark, Place names and land tenure : windows into Aboriginal landscapes : essays in Victorian Aboriginal history, 1998
This work is a collection of twelve essays that are concerned with place names, clan organisation and local and regional Aboriginal history.maps, document reproductionsdjab wurrung, ngengen wurrung, koroitgundidj, dhauwurud wurrung, djab wurrung, barababaraba, daung wurrung, taungurung, dja dja wurrung, jardwadjali, jodajoda, yorta yorta, nguri-illam wurrung, waywurru, koroit, buangor, mt eccles, mt napier, langi ghiran, grampians national park, massacres, clan organization, land tenure, george augustus robinson, samuel carter, aldo massola, alfred william howitt -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Sue Hodges, A bibliography of oral histories on the Australian Alps, 1996
Covers 465 oral history interviews contained in a number of collections: - Kosciusko Huts Committee collection, Matthew Higgins collection, Peter Read collection, Ruth Lane collection, Sue Hodges collection, Tor and Jane Holth collection, Klaus Hueneke collection, Siobhan McHugh collection, National Parks and Wildlife Service collection, Stockman's Hall of Fame collection, Timothy Lee collection, Lesley Alves collection, Sue Wesson collection, unavailable collections.b&w photographs, tableshistoriography, australian alps history, victorian history -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Friends of Sherbrooke Forest, Sherbrooke Forest : its flora and history, 2000
Notes on plants in the area, including swamp/water plants.Maps, b&w illustrations, b&w photographs, colour photographsdandenong ranges national park, indigenous vascular plants, weed management -
Victoria University Archives
Log Book, Log Book Footscray Technical College Log Book 1916-1965. Page 1 of first entry relating to Footscray Technical School, 1916, c. 1958
This log book contains annual entries, documenting key events in the history of Footscray Technical School from its first year 1916 up to 1965 when it had become known as Footscray Technical CollegeThis is a large bound volume that binds together loose pages, in an embossed leather cover. The volume is housed in a custom-made wooden box, labeled 'Book of Events FTS/FTC 1919-1965'The inner front cover bears a book plate that reads 'Presented by S.C. Dowling in memory of his father John Dowling'. -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Document - Photocopy, Richmond Park, 1862-1952
History of acreage granted to Horticultural Society of Victoriarichmond, parks, acreage, horticultural society, victoria -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Album - Glass slides, W. H. Cooper, Glass Lantern Slides Full Collection, 1900s-1950s
Sandra Pullman visited the Melbourne City Council Exhibition, 'Melbourne Parks and Gardens Through the Magic Lantern' in November 2012. Lex Nieboer, former Burnley student graduating in 1975, found a large number of glass lantern slides in a store room and took them home as he was concerned they would be thrown out. His family has a long tradition of being involved in photography, so he understood the value of the slides. He donated the ones that were of Melbourne City Parks and Gardens to the Council and they used them in their exhibition. Sandra contacted Lex and arranged with Jane Wilson (Archivist) to visit Lex on 12 April, 2013 at Wilson Botanic Park, Berwick where he works. After Lex showed them the slides, he, very generously, donated approximately 300 slides back to the Burnley Archives. There was already a collection of almost 100 glass slides in the Archives. They were in a wooden box containing glass lantern slides with label on outside, "Slides of Horticultural Objects and Views." Inside lid is handwritten, "Mr Bailey Botanic Gardens Adelaide." (John Frederick Bailey, Director Adelaide Botanic Gardens 1917-1932.) and, "Mr Isaac 9 pla? 2 ficifolia." (Probably Mr Isaacs Mayor of Adelaide 1917.) Also, "Purchased from Estate of Reeves Late Malvern Gardens, AWJ." (F.L. Reeves, Malvern Council's Park Curator in the 1920's died in 1933. AWJ, A.W. Jessep, Principal Burnley Horticultural College 1926-1941.) These were numbers 61-85 "History of the Rose." Geoff Olive, former Staff member, remembered taking a number of glass slides to a photographic processor to have 35mm slides made from them. 60 of these are also in this collection. Also see B10.0057 for Melbourne City Council collection and, 11.0039, 12.0033 for photograph prints of lantern slides lost to the collection.Collection of approximately 400 glass lantern slides used for teaching at Burnley Horticultural College during the first half of the twentieth century. Some were made specifically for Burnley. Some images would not upload. The images include: overseas views of gardens, historical sites and geographical features (some hand coloured from Japan); a series of hand coloured images of roses with notes for teaching the history of the rose; school gardens of the early 1900's; fruit and vegetables; miscellaneous horticulltural; Australian native plants; cells; 'Living Races'; plants, trees and grasses; parasites, organisms and fungal diseases; miscellaneous horticultural scenes; parks; cattle; agricultural data.sandra pullman, lex nieboer, melbourne city council exhibition through the magic lantern, john frederick bailey, mr isaacs, f l reeves, a w jessep, history of the rose, plants, trees, diseases -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Pescott, R.T.M, W. R. Guilfoyle 1840 -1912 The Master of Landscaping, 1974
A biography of William R. Guilfoyle, designer, landscaper and developer of Melbourne Botanic Gardens. A select bibliography and index are included.Ruth Clarkparks, bibliography -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph
Also another black and white photograph of Snowy Fanthams truck parked beside Mitchelsons house on corner of Barkes Avenue and Lake Streeet Lakes Entrance 05062.2 15 x 20 cmBlack and white photograph of Snowy Fanthams truck which transported fish Lakes Entrance Victoriaon truck Sydney Eden Melbourne Phone Eden 65golf club -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1958
Waygara Sawmilling Company owned by Harry Lederman of MelbourneColour photograph of Hancocks bogie drive truck loaded with timber from Waygara Sawmilling Company Sardine Creek parked in front of Hancocks depot Carpenter Street Lakes Entrance Victoriafishing industry, transport -
Sunshine and District Historical Society Incorporated
Club Badge, BRAYBROOK & DISTRICT MOTORCYCLE CLUB
This leather badge was made around circa 1950, and was sewn on to the leather jacket worn by Ian Downing. The Braybrook Motorcycle Club was formed in 1947 and on the 10th July 1950 merged with the Sunshine Club to form the Braybrook & District Motorcycle Club. In the mid 1960's the club disbanded and its activities were merged with the Newport Club. For a more detailed summary of the history of this motorcycle club, please refer to the information posted on this site for the item 'Club Sticker - BRAYBROOK & DISTRICT MOTORCYCLE CLUB'.The Braybrook & District Motorcycle Club has not existed in its own right since the mid 1960's. This particular badge is over 60 years old and is likely to be a relatively rare item. The badge serves as a reminder that the Braybrook & District Motorcycle Club was once part of the recreational scene in the Braybrook / Sunshine area.Brown circular shaped leather badge with white printed lettering around the perimeter of the badge, and with a white printed motorcycle and rider in the centre."BRAYBROOK & DISTRICT M.C.C."leather badge, braybrook & district motorcycle club, motorcycle club, braybrook. -
Sunshine and District Historical Society Incorporated
Article - History of Women in the Western Suburbs, History of Women in the Western Suburbs Hunt Club Talk
non-fictionhistory of women in the western suburbs -
Clunes Museum
Document - REPORT, A REVIEW OF THE MANAGEMENT OF QUEENS PARK, CHLUNS FROM AN HISTORICAL, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT, 2006
PREPARED BY : JEANETTE SPITTLE PROJECT SUPERVISOR : PROFESSOR ROGER COUSENS LOCATION : UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, BURNLEY CAMPUS UNIT : INDUSTRY PROJECT : 202-311 DATE : NOVEMBER 2006A REVIEW OF THE MANAGEMENT OF QUEEN'S PARK, CLUNES FROM AN HISTORICAL, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT, UNBOUND, 8 X PAGES WITH COLOUR IMAGES ON THE FRONT PAGE PREPARED BY: JEANETTE SPITTLE PROJECT SUPERVISOIR: PROFESSOR ROGER COUSENS LOCATION: UNIVERISITY OF MELBOURN, BURNLEY CAMPUS UNIT: INDUSTRY PROJECT: 202-311 DATE: NOVEMBER 2006local history, documents, reports, queens park -
Clunes Museum
Document - INDUSTRY PROJECT, STEPHANIE SCOTT - UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, BURNLEY CAMPUS, AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE HISTORY OF THE QUEENS PARK BOTANIC GARDENS IN CLUNES WITHIN THE PERIOD 1850-1899, NOVEMBER 2006
PROJECT BY STEPHANIE STOTT, A STUDENT IN THE BACHELOR OF HORTICULTURE, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, NOVEMBER 2006BLACK BOUND FOLDER CONTAINING AN INVESTIGATION IN TO THE HISTORY OF QUEENS PARK BOTANIC GARDENS IN CLUNES, WITHIN THE PERIOD 1850 - 1899.local history, document, local history, queen's park garden -
Box Hill Historical Society
Book, O'Donnell, Gerard, Fog on the dive : 100 yeaars of the Surrey Park Swimming Club
A history of the Surrey Park Swimming Club from 1904-2004208pp Includes profiles of members, a list of champions, Life Members and Club Open Record Holders.non-fictionA history of the Surrey Park Swimming Club from 1904-2004surrey park swimming club, swimming, sport, clubs and associations -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
PHOTOGRAPH OF A CHAMPION LINCOLN RAM "DREADNOUGHT", MELBOURNE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW 1911, OWNED BY J R & A W CARTER, SCALE PARK, CLUNESlocal history, photography, photographs, carter family -
Clunes Museum
Document - MANAGEMENT PLAN REVIEW, JEANETTE SPITTLE - UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE BURNLEY CAMPUS, A REVIEW OF THE MANAGEMENT OF QUEENS PARK, CLUNES FROM AN HISTORICAL, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT, NOVEMBER 2006
PROJECT BY JEANETTE SPITTLE A STUDENT OF THE UNIVERSATYOF MELBOURNE, BURNLEY CAMPUS COMPILED NOVEMBER 2006A SOCIAL,HISTORICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF QUEENS PARK. IN BLACK FOLDER, 64 PAGES PLUS APPENDIX 2, PUBLISHED 2006documents, local history, queens park, park management -
Clunes Museum
Document - REPORT, ABBEY CARMICHAEL, THE HISTORY AND GRADUAL EVOLUTION OF QUEENS PARK CLUNES FROM 1900 TO THE PRESENT DAY, NOVEMBER 2006
PROJECT BY ABBY CARMICHAEL, A STUDENT IN THE FACULTY OF LAND AND FOOD RESOURCES, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, NOVEMBER 2006THE HISTORY AND GRADUAL EVOLUTION OF QUEENS PARK, CLUNES FROM 1900 TO THE PRESENT DAY, IN A BLACK - BOUND FOLDER.document, local history, queens park -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Blackburn, Leigh, Chirnside Park : the very early days, 1987
24 p.; ill.; 21 cm.gardiner, john-history, chirnside family-history -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Bennett, Richard, Richard Bennetts early days of Port Fairy, 1984
Contents: Richard Bennett's Early Days of Port Fairy - ...; Three Articles by 'Bruni' - The Yangery Estate; Tower-hill Park; Koorongah.viii, 92 p. : ill. ; plates; maps; 25 cm.Contents: Richard Bennett's Early Days of Port Fairy - ...; Three Articles by 'Bruni' - The Yangery Estate; Tower-hill Park; Koorongah.port fairy-history, aborigines of port fairy district. im cain; -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Barnard, Jill et al, People's playground : a history of the Albert Park, 1996
... ; Albert Park Melbourne; Yallukit-willam clan; A history ...A history of Melbourne's Albert Park from the food-gathering area for the Aboriginals through early «uropean settlement to the park of today.vii-xviii; 222P. ill. Photographs; maps; notes; indexA history of Melbourne's Albert Park from the food-gathering area for the Aboriginals through early «uropean settlement to the park of today.parks, victoria, melbourne; albert park, melbourne; yallukit-willam clan; -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Brady, Elsie, They left their footprints : the origin of the names of streets and parks within Shepparton also names of various facilities on Council properties, or properties under Council management, where names have been given by or approved by Council, 1996
152 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. 1. street names -- victoria -- shepparton. 2. shepparton (vic.) -- history.