The Boer War was fought from 1899 to 1901.Black and white printed photo montage of Officers who served in the South African Forces during the Boer War. Portraits are supplemented with views of: Modder River, Ladysmith, Railway Bridge of Tugela, 4.7 naval gun, Royal Horse Artillery, Johannesburg Fort, Howitzer Gun, Field Artillery. The poster produced as an advertising medium for Wills Tobacco and Cigarettes using the Transvaal Series of cards.boer war, south african war, armed services, lord roberts, weapons, alfred milner, cecil rhodes, w.p. schreiner, w. hely hutchinson, w.p. symons, general mildyard, a. hunter, holled smith, dick-cunnynghame, f. roberts, charles warren, brabazon, a.g. wauchope, kelly-kenny, hector mcdonald, baden-powell, lord methuen, f. carrington, n.g. lyttleton, f. howard, j.d.f. french, w.f. gatacre, h.s. rawlinson, eyre crabbe, alderson, kekewich, a. fitzroy hart, g. white, lord kitchener, lord dundonald, plumer, h.m.l. rundle, w.h. mackinnon, h.e. colville, f. forestier walker, r. clements, redvers buller, h. chermside, g. lyttelton

Twenty two page Ballarat Courier supplement celebrating the 140th year since the establishment of the Ballarat School of Mines. Contents include a timeline; Ballarat School of Mines HIstory; Graeme Hood and Electrical Engineering; Australian War Artist Geoff Mainwaring, Prospects Training Restaurant; Ballarat Gaol, Gaol cells underneath the E.J. Tippett Library; Ghost tours; School of Business; Brewery Complex.ballarat school of mines, anniversary, 140th anniversary, smb campus, david battersby, timeline, trades, manufactuyring services, cindy brundell, graeme hood, electrical engineering, celtlink, geoff mainwaring, julia mainwaring, australian war artist, prospects training restaurant, li ji yuane, caitlyn murrell, joshua martin, ballarat gaol, ballarat gaol cells, eerie tours, ghost tours, nathanie buchanan, peter dyer, ben swanson, nikki green, dylan reece, matthew lewis, business services, betty collier, feduni college, ub tec, manutacturing technology training centre, mttc, brewery complex

Newspaper - supplement - Souvenir Program - 32 pages, titled "From Gold to Federation - Ballarat & District hosts the State Finale of the Centenary of Federation" published by the Courier, November 2001. Provides a detail program of events in Ballarat. Includes on page 2 a photo of trams in Sturt St, federation identifies including Deakin, Barton, Sir Henry Cuthbert (p8), Has many local advertisements.trams, tramways, celebrations, ballarat

Three page foolscap photocopy of an article titled "Time to Re-Invent the Trolleybus", stapled within a manila folder. Article on two pages, July 1975 issue of the Chartered Institute of Transport Journal and a page of letters concerning the article in the November 1975 issue. Article written by E. S. Beavor, written after the first oil price shock, looking at Battery supplemented trolley buses."Time to Re-Invent the Trolleybus" written on the outside of the folder.trams, tramways, trolley buses, public transport

Photocopied handwritten document by John O’Callaghan, giving church address and when and who foundation stone laid by unknown source Photocopied page from Feeding Christ Sheep, documenting gifts given in memory at St Peters Church and Holy Nativity Church. This is a book supplement from St. Peters Murrumbeena 75th Anniversary. All original documents are in File 1230 for St. Peters Churchholy nativity church of england, lord frank archbishop of melbourne, desaram dawn, cotes kath, murrumbeena., lord frank., desaram jack, willoby moya, blythe street, archbishop, desaram rochelle, sutherland les, poath road, st. peter’s, pereira lionel, sutherland mavis, foundation stones, gregson jack, gregson family, pereira jemima, sutherland noel, gregson sylvia, farrant brenda, farrant robert, farrant thelma, arliss stan, arliss irene, stehle siggy, mole lorna, mole jack, furnell lance, furnell bobbie, furnell alice, howard anne, howard family, howard john leslie, church furniture

"Having a monthly circulation of 211,670 copies, the Victoria "School Paper" is claimed by the Education department to form the staple provision for leading matter in the elementary schools." -( December 29, 1920, The Argus). In Victoria the Education Department's School papers were compulsory reading for children until the 1930s when the Victorian readers became compulsory and the School Papers supplemented them. This one is for Grades V and VI.This item is an example of a school text book used in the very early 20th century. School textbooks reflect the development of education in Australia.From them we can understand what was taught and how children learned in Australian schools in earlier times.A collection / compilation of magazines called the "The School Paper". Binding is string and the back cover is cloth covered. on front - "William Brown"education school-reader the-school-paper-1900

This edition includes a report on the Progress Association's November 1970 meeting, Councillors' report, The road to survival, Save the Juggernaut, The origins of Greensborough, Eradication of a noxious weed - Boneseed, Scout news, Kinder news, Is there a future for Community News? Supplement to "Community News". No. 11/70. Greenhills' panorama #2. p. 4-5. A digital copy of this Newsletter is available from Greensborough Historical Society.Newsletter, 16 p., illus. greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills

1. An instruction manual outlining the structure of a military exercise to practice Battle activity at a Brigade level. 2. An instruction manual outlining the proper way to read a map and the logic of it's structure. 3. Illustrative guide on what leaders should expect in relation to their soldiers. Items in the collection re Col J Swatton, refer Cat No 6719.2P for his service details.1. Green cover, 16 page booklet titled " Operation Firepower" . Dated March 1959, which planned an army exercise at Brigade Level. Outlined aim, Tactical setting, maps and plans. 2. Loose stapled 28 page manual on reading maps. Yellow paper with three folder holes punched in left size. Contains instructions and pictures and examples. 3. Brown covered manual, yellow faded pages, 60 pages inside with pictorial content displaying the do's and don't's of the behaviour of a good soldier.1. Maps have some notations, images of vehicles/weapons on front. 2. Titled " Map Reading - Supplement A.T.M. (AUST) No 12". Written on top " Colonel J.W. Swatton". 3. Titled "Right or Wrong": Element of Training and Leadership illustrated 1937". Stamp on back saying "on loan" but now donated.passchendaele barracks trust, training manuals

Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. A souvenir supplement 'Portland Observer' Nov. 19, 1934. Printed by E. Davis, Portland. A history of Portland, Victoria including photographs, a series of articles by Richmond Henty (son of Edward Henty) and articles on the Henty Settlement. Catalogue sticker ''2245 POR'' on spine. Handwritten in ink on flyleaf ''A. H. Chisholm, F.R.Z.S. with warmest wishes from Portland Rotary Club 17.10.44''.Portland Rotary Clubbooks, collections, history, alec h chisholm collection, portland, edward henty

Yields information about the nature of the day/s towards the last full day of operation - at the tram depot. Used in the Courier Supplement to mark the closure of the system and how the Courier photo was used by another newspaper for another purpose.Newspaper clipping from The Age, Melbourne, 17/6/1972 editorial in the real estate section, p31, reporting the proposed sale of Wendouree Parade tram depot. To be offered at auction today at 10.30am, gives dimensions of block and auctioneers, Edgar Bartrop Pty Ltd. with photo of the depot from the street. For original of Photograph see Reg. item 3773. Also used in the Courier Supplement following the closure of the tramway.trams, tramways, depot, depot sale, ballarat, tram depot

Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller was born in Germany on 30 June 1825. Ferdinand was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and a botanist. After passing the pharmaceutical examinations he studied botany at Kiel University. In 1847 he received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Kiel University.when he was 21 years old for a thesis on the flora of Schleswig-Holstein. In 1847, he moved to Adelaide, Australia and worked as a chemist. From 1848 to 1852 he travelled through the colony, discovering and describing a large number of unknown to Western science plants. He wrote a few papers to German periodicals on botanical subjects. In 1851, Mueller moved to Melbourne, capital of the new colony of Victoria. In 1853, He was appointed Government Botanist for Victoria by Governor Charles La Trobe. In 1873, Ferdinand received an honorary doctorate of the University of Rostock. In 1883, he was awarded the Clarke Medal by the Royal Society of New South Wales. He published many volumes on the Victorian plants. Many of Australian geographical features were named after him such as: the Mueller Ranges (WA), Muellers Range (Qld), Mount Mueller (in WA, NT, Tas and Vic) and many more. Mueller died in Melbourne on 10 October 1896 and is buried in the St. Kilda Cemetery A green cloth hard cover book. Title and author's name is engraved in gold on spine. It includes an introduction, a table of contents and plates. Lithograms in b/w. Each plate accompanied by a page with descriptive print. Number of plates XIII-LXXI. No. of supplement plates XII-XVII. The book illustrates Victorian plants and outlines the principal characters of those species. This book is No 1290 in the Original Register of Books (Cat. No. 005)Hand written pencil notes on contents page. Stamped throughout with "The School of Mines, Industries & Science, Ballarat. Ingenio Effodere Opes. In the University of Melbourne."australia, botany victoria, plants, ferdinand mueller, ferdinand von mueller, biodiversity, flora

List - 8 quarto ruled sheets, hand written, titled "X Series of Drawings", listing in an alphabetical order of drawings, drawing number, date, size and title of the various information drawings as a supplement to the R drawings. Includes maps, site drawings, depots and proposals or concepts for tramcars Keith notes that it was commenced in June 1953. List includes drawings up to 1987. Sheets numbered 101 to 108trams, tramways, drawings, tramcars, preston workshops, depots, buses

This paper which is a supplement to the Warrnambool Standard presents events and information regarding the Acme Field Days. The Acme Field Days are held each year at Allansford beginning in 1982 and continuing to the present day. Exhibitors and companies from all over the state display their wares at the field days and the three day event usually attracts large numbers of visitors, many of whom come from the agricultural industries. A record of a local event which contains articles and farm practices of the time as well as a comprehensive collection of advertisements from local businesses.Newspaper with coloured photograph on man head and shoulders shot in overalls, with sprig of green across right side of page. Text in brown. Date in brown at bottom of page. Back cover has bright blue border with pink and black text. 32 pages Warrnambool Standard. Acme Field Days Wednesday March 11, 1987warrnambool, warrnambool standard march 1987, acme field days 1987

1953 BBH Nurses on hospital lawn watching nurses tennis tournament. Photo taken for publishing in the August Souvenir Supplement. Right - Miss G. Williams Director of Nursing Left Mr Churry hospital secretary. Seated C Wilson B Davis J Beautyman L Duggan N Painter A Archibald M Methven M Smith I Smith m Mcgregor M HarleyOne Photo and one paper copy - Black and White - Eleven Nurses seated on the grass - Nursing sister standing at right hand side and Male standing between 3 and fourth nurse. Cyclone fence ant back and treesNames and photos description on back of photonurses uniform, nursing information

This edition includes a report on the Progress Association's February 1974 meeting, Councillor's report, Sporting facilities in Diamond Valley, Ian Bennet, Mr. Poulter's report on child care, From the Council Chamber, Poisonous plants and trees. Supplement to February 1974 "Community News" Join in the fun of the fair at... The 1974 Diamond Ck. town fair. A digital copy of this Newsletter is available from Greensborough Historical Society.Newsletter, 16 p., illus.greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills

Theodore Hendy (architect) established the 1st Surrey Hills Scout Troop on 18 June 1909. His daughter was Mrs Alan Duck of Blackburn. The first edition of the troop's bulletin 'The Boomerang' was printed in January 1937. The Scout Association of Victoria have no records before 1914.Thereafter records are incomplete. The best source of information for the period 1908-1912 is 'Every Saturday' - a magazine supplement of The Age (See SLV).Vertical file of material including: 1. Letter from T.F Hendy to Baden Powell, 1909 (1 page). 2. Notes re foundation of Scouts Association in Melbourne; list of some early scoutmasters (1909-1925); and notes from Mrs A. Duck (about 1982) (1 page). 3. ‘A successful year’ from ‘’Pals annual’’, 6.11.1926 (1 page). 4. “Boomerang’’, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1937 (1 doubled page). 5. Letter from The Scout Association of Australia, Victorian Branch archivist A.R. Milne to Mrs. J. Hall, 8.10.1981 (1 page); and lists of Masters 1914-1945 (2 pages). 6. Boy scouts: notes from Mrs. June Rimington, c. 1982/3 (4 pages). 7. Boy scouts in Surrey Hills – information from various sources, 1986 (1 page). 8. First Surrey Hills scout troop from ‘’Every Saturday’’, 259.1909 (1 page). 9. Scouting in Camberwell from ‘’The Saga of Melba’s own’’ extracts re 1908-1965 (2 pages); and notes from Scout Association archivist; and Mrs Buchanan (undated), (1 page). 10. Notes on Hendy and Apted from ‘’Edwardian Geelong, an architectural introduction’’ by Richard Aitken, November, 1979 (2 pages). 11. Notes on Hendy and Apted from ‘’The Cyclopedia of Victoria’’, undated (2 pages). 12. Scouts in Surrey Hills as per No 7, (2 pages). 13. Boy scouts in Surrey Hills/Mont Albert by Alan Holt, (undated), (1 page). 14. Boy scouts: notes on T. Hendy and Servan family, undated (1 page). 15. Extracts from Box Hill Reporter 1923, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929 (2 pages). 16. Troop notes re 1st Surrey Hills from ‘’Victorian scout’’, October, 1926 (1 page). (Source Aline Thompson, Scout Heritage Victoria, February, 2017). 17. Troop notes re 1st Surrey Hills, from ‘’Victorian scout’’, 8.11.1928 (1 page). (Source Aline Thompson, Scout Heritage Victoria, February, 2017). 18. Troop notes re 1st Surrey Hills, from ‘’Victorian scout’’, 7.1.1929 (1 page). (Source Aline Thompson, Scout Heritage Victoria, February, 2017). 19. ‘Christmas good turns’ re 1st Surrey Hills, from ‘’Victorian scout’’, 7.1.1929 (1 page). (Source Aline Thompson, Scout Heritage Victoria, February, 2017). 20. ‘Correspondence: The early days’ re 1st Surrey Hills, from ‘’Victorian scout’’, 8.7.1929 (1 page). (Source Aline Thompson, Scout Heritage Victoria, February, 2017). (mr) theodore hendy, (mr) a h chenu, (mr) harrison w s buchanan, (mr) harold simpson, 1st surrey hills scout troop, 5th camberwell scout troop, (mr) w melville hall, wyclif congregational church, (mr) r m browne, (mr) arthur swan, (mr) cecil servan, surrey gardens rotunda, (mr) william bailey, vines timber yard, (mr) eric jones, surrey hall, (mr) eric astley, all nations fete, (mr) bob clucas, 1st mont albert scout troop, (mr) herman webb

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, Saturday 18/9/1971 about the details of the last trams to run in Ballarat, and that only tramway employees will be allowed to ride back to the depot from Sturt St. Notes that the Mayors of Ballarat and Sebastopol will drive the trams for part of their runs in the municipalities. Quotes tramway superintendent Mr. L. J. Denmead. Gives times the last trams were time to leave the Lydiard St North terminals, that 40 is to be the last tram, that it was to be driven by Mr. L. Walker with Mr. H. Knight as conductor. Ballarat Mayor, Cr. Chisholm was to receive the last tram at the depot. At base of item, notes that The Courier is to provide a 12 page supplement on the history of the Ballarat trams and photos. "Orders for this supplement have been particularly heavy". Second copy added 31/10/2005. Image added 2/9/15 - from a cutting donated by Joy Watson - actual cutting not collection as duplicated. In blue ink in the top right hand area of the item - 'Sat / 18/9/71'trams, tramways, closure, last tram, 40, sebastopol

This edition includes a report on the Progress Association's March 1975 meeting, Councillor's report, Progress Association President's report 1975, New code for control of multi-unit dwelling, Community News closes down, This and that, From the Council Chamber, Films in the Diamond Valley, The proper use of backyard incinerators, Supplement to "Community News". No. 3/75. Meet the natives. A digital copy of this Newsletter is available from Greensborough Historical Society.Newsletter, 24 p., illus.greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills

This edition includes a report on the Progress Association President's report 1974, The annual Diamond Creek Town Fair, From the Council Chamber, School and Kinder news, Where are the streams of Yesteryear? Supplement to March 1974 "Community News" Nillumbik Historical Society, Reshape them in your own image? Books-on-wheels. Includes booklet "Community Service Directory". A digital copy of this Newsletter is available from Greensborough Historical Society.Newsletter, 20 p., illus.greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills

This edition includes a report on the Progress Association's July 1971 meeting, Councillors' report, Service [Shell Oil Company], School and kinder news, Diamond Valley Repertory, Diamond Valley Choral Society, Electric blankets, Letters to the Editor, Personal news. Supplement to "Community News" No. 5/71. Petrol filling stations in the Greensborough - Watsonia - Bundoora area. A digital copy of the Newsletter is available from Greensborough Historical Society.Newsletter, 13 p., illus. greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills

This edition includes a report on the Progress Association's October meeting, Councillors' report, Game fame, Wattle time, A mixed bag for spring planting, The Little People's Association, What is progress, Greenhills panorama, Guide news, School and Kinder news and Letters to the editor, Supplement to "Community News". No. 9/70. Greenhills' panorama #2. p. 2-3. A digital copy of this Newsletter is available from Greensborough Historical Society.Newsletter, 18 p., illus. greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills

This edition includes a report on the Progress Association's April 1971 meeting, Councillors' report, Roads report "The Age", 3/4/71, Creative playground for school, Community isolation, Personal news, The Plenty River, Thoughts on an evening stroll. Rostrum Club planned for Greensborough, Supplement to "Community News". No. 2/71. Greenhills' panorama #2. p. 10-11. A digital copy of the Newsletter is available from Greensborough Historical Society.Newsletter, 18 p., illus. greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills

See also Cat No's 3504P & 3505.23..1) Page 2. taken from The Sun Children's Supplement, 6.11.1959 with article on Sir John Monash. .2) Clipping from The Herald, 2.7.1931 with a further clipping stuck onto the reverse of the sheet, origin unknown. Map of front line on French / Belgian border from 1918 - The Hindenberg line & queries whether the Americans won the war. .3) Loose paper with biro portrait of man also in photos 3505.26Pdocuments - newspapers, illustrations - pen ink, military history

Copy of group presentation notes for a talk to Ringwood and District Historical Society by Elva Brooke on early local identity Edward Thomas Miles 1849-1944 and descendants, with photocopied newspaper pages 17 and 18 of The Leader Supplement, October 6, 1894, and extract taken from the book "I Exell - The Life and Times of Sir Henry Jones" by Bruce Brown (1991) - Chapter 4, including the story of Captain E.T. Miles.

48 page supplement to Ballarat Courier of 10/06/1997, celebrating 130 (130th) years of publication. many adverts, stories, & social history notes & photographs - black & white & colour printing. Trams - see p30 (horse tram photos) p32 (ESCo era), p33 - (late 1960's, early 70's0 all with trams. Includes reproduction of first issue. Images added 3-12-2016niltrams, tramways, ballarat, the courier, ballarat commerce, ballarat social history, esco

Front cover off a supplement of The Weekly Times 20/10/1999 titled Our Land Our Century 1950 - 1959 Part 6, with a photo of couples dancing. Photo has a cream border inside a dark red border. Printed at the lower edge of the photo is: 'Let the good times roll'. At the bottom of the page is The Weekly Times name with the magpie between Weekly and Times. The photo has a slight hint of colour.The Weekly Timesentertainment, dance, dance, peter ellis collection, our land our century 1950 - 1959 part 6, the weekly times 20/10/1999