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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE - HISTORY OF CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE
Typed carbon copy of the History of the Central Deborah Gold Mine from 1939 to 1954. Includes Chronological History, Machinery & Poppet Legs, the Reefs and the Method of Mining. Also a paragraph on the Victoria Hill site. There are a number of hand written inclusions on the pages.mine, gold, central deborah gold mine, central deborah gold mine, history of central deborah gold mine, mine machinery, victoria hill site -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Press kit, J Kitchen & Sons history, J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd, 12 Jun 1956
Letter on "J K Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd" headed paper with 8 foolscap pages of press kit information. Each of 8 pages covers a different aspect of Kitchen's history and operations. The press kit provides a brief history of the firm.industry - manufacturing, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, w g petley, j h simpson, john ambrose kitchen, velvet soap, phillip kitchen, theophilus (theo) kitchen -
Clunes Museum
Document - ARTICLES, CLUNES RIOT
.1 CLUNES RIOT 9/12/1873 ARTICLE WRITTEN 1973 (HANDWRITTEN) DETAILING HISTORY OF RIOT .2 HISTORY LEADING UP TO RIOT (10 PAGES) .3 EXTRACTS FROM NEWSPAPERS 25/10/1873 TO 24/12/1873clunes riots, newspaper extracts, history 1873 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder, Mcorist Family in Rushworth, 2006
History of Mcorist family life in Rushworth and description of woodcutting with forestry commission at Graytown POW Camp and later with migrantsClear plastic cover, blue card back cover, black plastic spine. Rushworth shops and family photographs.mcorist family history, rushworth, mcorist p, graytown pow camp, tatura, pow camp, graytown, books, history, local -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - History of Ballarat's Botanical Gardens, Celebrating the Sesquicentenary. Why the Tree? Courier newspaper, 3 December 2007
History of Ballarat's Botanical Gardens. Why the Tree? Courier newspaper, 3 December 2007The article indicates the importance of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens to the people of Ballarat.1 sheet of newsprint with a yellow background on a white sheet, folded twice. Left margin, written in black biro "Courier 3/12/07john garner collection, garner, dr, history, courier, ballarat botanical gardens, ballarat, gardens, trees, exhibitions, ballarat fine art gallery. -
Orbost & District Historical Society
journal, E-Gee Printers Pty Ltd, Gippsland Heritage Journal, 1987
Gippsland Heritage Journal is a journal, produced about every nine - twelve months, for those interested in regional, local and family history in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It is compiled by Meredith Fletcher, Debbie Squires and Linda Barraclough and includes a diverse range of articles, both academic and non-academic. Since No.24 it has been a partially refereed journal. Both copies are from the library of Orbost High School / Orbost Secondary College.This is a useful research tool on the history of Gipsland.Two copies of a 64 pp magazine, (2323.1 is plastic covered), titled Gippsland Heritage Journa Vol 2 No 1 1987l . The front cover is pale grey with a b/w photograph of a settler's hut near Nowa Nowa. It has the cost at $5.50. The magazine contains photographs, articles on the history of Gippsland,journal-gippsland-heritage-journal gippsland-history -
Orbost & District Historical Society
brochure, Come To Orbost, c 1980's
This brochure was produced as a tourist guide to Orbost.This item is a useful research tool.A magazine/brochure for use as tourist information. It contains the history, maps and touring routes of the Orbost district.tourism-orbost -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, Sandy Ross, What's Behind the Name?, 2005
The history of 50 street names of Lilydale by Sandy Ross, Lilydale & District Historical Society Inc.Front page: Pickers at The Towers Vineyard with the earthworks for the new railway line to Warburton in the background. c1900. -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
History of the Upper Kiewa Valley Television Translator, 1970's to 2014
The Television Translator was set up for people in the Upper Kiewa Valley who couldn't access the ABC, SBS and other channels of television from other transmitters in the area. Black spots were funded in 1999-2000. In 2014 new digital equipment resulted in the folding up of the committee and SBS took over.Historical: The history of providing television in the Upper Kiewa Valley to all residents and that of a community who worked towards achieving their aim. The history of technology for delivering television to people.A full box consisting of folders and papers relating to the History of the Upper Kiewa Valley Television Translator.television translator. upper kiewa valley. abc. sbs. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, Dianne Campbell, Lawyers, Publicans & Women on the Ballarat and Central Victorian Goldfields 1851-1886, 2013
A conference paper prepared for the Victorian Association of Family History Organisations (VAFHO) Conference, Ballarat, 2013dianne campbell goldfields lawyers collection, lawyers, ballarat, legal, central victoria, maryborough, stawell, maldon, chiltern, otago, pyrenees, ararat, carisbrook, day, daylesford, court houses, pleasant creek, beaufort, creswick, golden plains, avoca, tarnagulla, alexander fraser, alan fraser, william rainy, raffaello carboni, butler cole aspinall, edward john lewis, richard ireland, richard davies ireland, charles gavin duffy, robert molesworth, edward fitzgerald, nicholas fitzgerald, maurice mcdonough, james william dunbar, robert walsh, joseph henry dunne, redmond barry, eureka stockade, michael walsh, family history, genealogy -
Federation University Historical Collection
Programme, Letter from A.F. McPhail, 1938, 24/09/1938
Letter to the Ballarat School of Mines from A.F. McPhail requesting early mining history of Ballarat.a.f. mcphail, ballarat mining history -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Publication, 1970
Publication donated by S. J. McFeePublication by S. J. McFee on the history of the first Phillip Island Bridge, first published 1970.local history, documents, publications civil engineering, bridges, history of the phillip island bridge, phillip island bridges -
Greensborough Historical Society
Oral History, The Dickson family story, 1952o
Ray and Bonnie Dickson moved to Greensborough in 1951, the area was mostly open space with few houses. Bonnie recalls and recounts her life in Greensborough in this interview with neighbour Rosalie Bray.There is some discussion of restrictions to house building in this post war period.3 typed pages of oral history and photograph of Bonnie Dickson. Copy 2: Item 695.bonnie dickson, ray dickson, rosalie bray, nell street, greensborough, oral history -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Booklet - Booklet - Short History of St Stephens Church, n.d
Eight page booklet, short history of St. Stephen's Church of England, Portland by Noel LearmonthFront: 'B. Vivian' - handwritten, blue biro, top right -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Written History, c. 1979
Handwritten history of local government and list of councillors up to 1979, on heavy cardboard, by Vanda Savill.local history, shire of portland, glenelg -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet (4 copies), A Beginner's Guide to the Weapons of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps, 1970's
A soft covered booklet, stapled, giving a brief description and history of the weapons used by the Australian Infantryinfantry weapons -
Victoria Police Museum
Oral History, Chief Inspector Bryan Kelly, February 2017
Bryan Kelly is a former Chief Inspector at Victoria Police, and former president of the Victoria Police Legacy. In 1980 he was awarded the Queens Police Medal for dedication to the welfare of police families. Kelly was involved in the appointment of some of the first police women to stations outside the CBD, including Springvale. In this interview, Kelly discusses the role he played in employing more police women and reminisces about police women's experiences in the 1970s. Digital archive of oral history of former Chief Inspector Bryan Kelly. Cut for exhibition purposes.oral history, police women, policewoman, kelly -
Victoria Police Museum
Oral History, Senior Sergeant Myrene Purcell, March 2017
Myrene Purcell is a retired Detective and Senior Sergeant with Victoria Police. In 1975 she applied for a transfer to the Criminal Investigation Branch and later trained at the Detective Training School.She was a member of the Sexual Offences Squad, which was the first squad of female officers and detectives, who were to investigate rapes and sexual offences in Victoria. In this interview, Purcell discusses her training, career and experiences of discrimination.Digital archive of oral history of former Senior Sergeant Myrene Purcell. Cut for exhibition purposes.police women, policewoman, detective, oral history -
Victoria Police Museum
Oral history, Sergeant Eileen Rainford, April 2017
Eileen Rainford is a retired Sergeant who joined Victoria Police as one of only eight police women in 1952. Born in England, she served with Liverpool police, patrolling the docks, prior to moving to Australia. Speaking numerous languages, including Polish and German, Rainford worked as a translator and radio broadcaster during and after the second world war. On moving to Australia Rainford joined Victoria Police, where as one of only eight policewomen, she noted a major difference in public attitude towards women working in the force. In this interview, Rainford reflects on these different attitudes and her roles at numerous stations.Digital archive of oral history of former police woman Eileen Rainford. Cut for exhibition purposespolice woman, policewoman, policewomen, oral history, rainford, victoria police -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, Ringwood Field Naturalists Club Inc, 2001
Ringwood Field Naturalists Club Inc. 40 Years of History September 1961 - September 2001 -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, From Paddocks to Parks
History of the development of cricket in Lilydale, Croydon, Ferntree Gully Districts and Ringwood and District Cricket Association -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, A Walk Back in Time, circa 1996
Pictorial history of Lilydale Compiled by Sue Thompson and Myrna McBain for the Lilydale and District Historical Society -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Newspaper, Scrapbook Clipping, Library Collection, Ringwood, Victoria
Newspaper Clipping from "The Post", 24-1-1996. P9. Shopping centre history growsProgress continues on the North Ringwood shopping centre redevelopment, adding shops and extra parkinbg spaces. The Milne and Dickson families are still involved in the shopping centre, since the land had its beginning as an orchard -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - SHAMROCKS IN SANDHURST. A HISTORY OF THE BENDIGO IRISH ASSOCIATION, 2005
Shamrocks in Sandhurst, A History of the Bendigo Irish Association. 58 page booklet, colour printing and photographsMaggie Brady.clubs and associations, sport, bendigo irish association. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - HISTORY OF SCOUTING, 2004
History of Scouting. Bendigo County and District, 1910 - 2000. Contains loose book mark in front.George Todeschini O.A.M.clubs and associations, sport, scouting in bendigo area. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - WILLIAM VINCENT KELLY PHOTOGRAPHER
William Vincent Kelly Photographer, 75 pages hardcover book of the Vincent family history, with photographs.Crenagh Kellygenealogy, family, kelly, bendigo-photography-kelly family -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Jack Cawthorne, life history, 2000
Four page document of Jack Cawthorne Life History- Member of the Port Melbourne Yacht Clubsport - yachting -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Memoir, Faram Bros, Judy FARAM, Feb 2007
Three page document detailing the history of Faram Bros as written by Judy FARAM February 2007families, faram brothers hardware, judy faram, george faram, richard faram, thomas faram, allen faram, doug faram, arthur john faram, caroline crook faram, business and traders - hardware -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MALLEE MEMORIES, 1976
Mallee Memories, some folk history of Beulah & district.88 pages with black and white photographs.K Hofmaierbook, rural, mallee, mallee district, beulah, pastoral pioneers. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
CAC Keith Meggs Collection Correspondence from Heritage Council of Victoria Objection from Colonial First State Global Asset Management