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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - Australia Day Envelopes, 1983 - NA1849.1|1982 - NA1849.2|1994 - NA1849.3
Envelopes part of a series issued by City of Nunawading to commemorate Australia Day.Three envelopes commemorating Australia Day.1849.1 - Illustration of log chained to cart with farmer. Two stamps (27c) 0f 'H M Brig Supply' 1849.2 - Illustration of fireworks display. 1849.3 - Illustration of Schwerkolt Cottage with a 24c stamp.1849.1 - Australia Family Festival 26 January 1983 Civic Centre Nunawading. 1849.2 - Australia Day Family Festival, Wednesday,26 January1994 1849.3 - Australia Day Family Festival, 26th January 1982 Civic Centre Nunawading.philately, covers, postal stationery -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Uniform - Buttons, 1940 - 1960
Probably uniform buttons from World War 11 (1940_45) 0r after as world War 1 forces were referred to as Australian Imperial Forces.Three Brass & copper alloy buttons from a military uniform. Two large buttons and one small with a loop on back for sewing to uniform. Each button features relief text encircling the button edge and with an outline of Australia & Tasmania surmounted by an Imperial crown.Text on perimeter:'Australian Military Forces'costume accessories, haberdashery, military history, army -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Receipt Books, Membership receipt books for the Australian Red Cross Society - Victorian Division - 1962-1975, 1962 - 1975
Used as receipt books for the Ringwood branch of the Australian Red Cross. Two receipt books are marked 'Branch Company, Youth Group'. Ringwood residents.Receipt books, 10 burnt orange covered membership receipt books for the Australian Red Cross Society. All used - but not totally.Australian Red Cross Society (Victorian Division) membership receipt books. Membership fee 2/- -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd
Colour slide in a mount. Lutheran Church (1961), Canberra (interior), ACT, Australia. (Architect: Frederick Romberg.)Made in Australiacanberra, slide, robin boyd -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
WW2 Medal for Women relatives of serving soldiers, 1942
Female Relative Badges were issued to the nearest female relative (usually wives or mothers) of those who engaged in active service overseas during the First and Second World Wars. For active service abroad during the Second World War, a single badge was issued to the nearest female relative of members of the RAN, the Australian Imperial Force (including members of the Australian Army Nursing Service), and the Royal Australian Air Force. Stars displayed on a bar suspended below the badge represented the number of relatives involved in the war effort. Authority for the issue of the badge was given under AIF Order 200,14 February 1941. This medal was given to Veronica ( White ) Roper in 1942 because her husband Alfred William Roper was a member of the Australian Army Signals Corp serving in New Guinea. Emma Olymphia Roper of Balaclava/ Ripponlea would also have received a medal like this with 4 four stars because her 4 sons were serving in the Australian Army 1939-45 This Military Medal was given to the wives and mothers of Australian Soldiers serving during World War 2 1939-1945Silver medal, engraved wreath of leaves, crown and map of Australia and pin clasp on back . A bar with one star is suspendedAround medal : For the Women of Australia Back : Issued by the / C'wealth Govt. / A 135699 / Angus & Coote / 1942 Bar : star/ asteriskworld war 1939-1945, military medals, roper alfred william , roper veronica, moore joan catherine, roper arthur leopold, roper emma olymphia, war memorials, bentleigh, city of moorabbin, totally and permanently invalid, returned service league, victoria barracks, department of defence australia, -
Orbost & District Historical Society
coin, 1918
Australia’s first silver sixpences were struck in sterling silver (92.5% silver, 7.5% copper) dated 1910 from the London Mint and don’t feature a mintmark. From 1916 to 1926, the Melbourne and Sydney mints were striking sixpences with dates between 1916-1920. From the estate of Elsie Cooke. Elsie Cooke lived all her life in Gippsland,. She was born at Brodribb in 1895 and died in 1970, Elsie Cooke lived at Bruthen for a short time and, in 1937, moved to live with her aunt, Miss Jean Munro. Miss Cooke was Librarian at the Mechanics Institute for many years. Kindness and consideration for other were Miss Cooke’s attributes and she endeared herself to all who knew her. She was a loyal member of the Presbyterian Church and a stalwart of the Ladies’ Guild, an energetic worker for the Municipal Auxiliary and a member of the Red Cross. (ref. Mary Gilbert) This is an early example of a pre-decimal coin.This 1918 Australian sixpence obverse has the robed and crowned bust of King George V facing left, with the legend: 'GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT:OMN:REX F.D.IND:IMP:' and a dot below. The reverse shows the word 'SIXPENCE' and the Australian Coat of Arms. A kangaroo and an emu hold a shield, with a star above. Below this is a scroll with the words 'ADVANCE AUSTRALIA'. Underneath that is 1918.Obverse: 'GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT:OMN:REX F.D.IND:IMP:' and a dot below. Reverse: 'SIXPENCE' and the Australian Coat of Arms. A kangaroo and an emu hold a shield, with a star above. Below this is a scroll with the words 'ADVANCE AUSTRALIA'. Underneath that is 1918.coin sixpence-1918 cooke-elsie -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd
Colour slide in a mount. Garden, possibly AustraliaMade in Australia / 14 (Handwritten) / G13 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Memorabilia, Beer Can
Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial CanberraAustralian Vietnam Forces National Memorial Canberrabeer can, australian forces national memorial canberra -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd
Colour slide in a mount. Victoirian verandah, unknown location, probably AustraliaMount Made in Australia / 19slide, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd
Colour slide in a mount. Wrought iron lacework, unknown location, AustraliaMount Made in Australia / 11australia, slide, robin boyd -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Book Australian Soldiers Pocket Book, Australian Soldiers Pocket Book
Issued to A. Beale VX6078Typical of instructional booklets issued to all Australian service personnel Red cloth covered hard cover Australian Soldiers Pocket booklet Australian Soldiers Pocket bookbook soldierd instruction -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Newspaper - Table Tops Newspaper Dated 29/8/1945, 1st Australian Press Unit A.I.F Table Tops Newspaper Dated 29/6/1945
1st Australian Press Unit A.I.F Table Tops Newspaper Dated 20/6/1945 1st Australian Press Unit A.I.F Table Tops Newspaper Dated 20/6/1945 1st Australian Press Unit A.I.F Table Tops Newspaper Dated 20/6/1945 Surrender Talks For All Solomons Japs - Jap Envoys Nearing Manila - 150,000 PW's To Be Liberated Soon - Many Australian Goods will remain Scarcesurrender talks for all solomons japs - jap envoys nearing manila - 150, 000 pw's to be liberated soon - many australian goods will remain scarce -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LANDMARKS
Landmarks a history of Australia in 33 places, 271 pages with black & white and colour photographs.National Museum of Australiahistory, australian, history-australia-victoria-bendigo -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Award - Pewter Mug Trophies - Ross and Malcolm Milne - Australian Alpine National Championships 1969
This Pewter Mug Collection is a set of 32 trophies won by Australian Alpine skiers Ross and Malcolm Milne between 1959 and 1964. Ross and Malcolm grew up on their family's tobacco property in Myrtleford, and began skiing at Falls Creek at an early age. They were both taught by Austrian Sigi Haberzettl, who was chief coach at Falls Creek for 17 years. Ross went on to win the North-Eastern District Ski Association (NEDSA) Junior Championships for three years in a row. In 1961 Ross was a member of the Australian team which competed against New Zealand in the Inter-Dominion Championships. In 1963, he won the Downhill and Alpine Combined title at the Australian Championships, while placing second in the Grand Slalom event. Ross Milne was selected in the Australian team that participated in the 1964 Olympic Winter Games at Innsbruck, Austria. A few days before the opening of the Games, on 25 January 1964, he tragically lost his life when he crashed into a tree during a training run for the Men's Downhill. He was only 19 years of age. Malcolm became a member of the Australian Junior Ski Team to Japan at the age of 14. He won all of the NEDSA children’s races and won the State Title in 1966. Malcolm continued to achieve great success, winning the Australian Championships for the next five years. At the end of 1969 he won Gold in the Val d'Isere FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Downhill, Australia's first Alpine Ski World Cup medal. He was on the Australian National Ski Team for eight years, representing his country at the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games and the 1966 and 1970 World Championships before turning professional in 1972. Malcolm Milne was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985. In 2000 he received the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to skiing. In 2004, Ski & Snowboard Australia granted Milne Life Membership for the contribution he made to the sport by becoming the first World Cup medal winner in Australian winter sports history, and the subsequent impact his performances have had on future athletes. Malcolm Milne was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to skiing in 2016.This item is significant because it is part of a collection which documents the career of two outstanding Australian sportsmen.A pewter mug awarded for first place in the Australian National Alpine Championship Men's Giant Slalom in 1969. It has been engraved on one side and bears an emblem of a green kangaroo on skis surrounded by a gold circle. The mug was donated by W.D and H.O. Wills, a tobacco company which sponsored many sport competitions in Australia..Engraved on side of mug: AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1969 Men's Giant Slalom First Donated by W.D. & H.O. WILLSross milne, malcolm milne, milne brothers, australian alpine skiers -
Vision Australia
Award - Text, Certificate awarded by the Australian Bicentennial Authority, 2 July 1987
Certificate reads "Awarded to Association for the Arthur Wilkins Northern Suburbs Day Centre. By the Australian Bicentennial Authority which was established to plan and coordinate a nationwide profram of celebrations in 1988 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of permanent European settlement in Australia" Signed by the Executive Director (illegible), dated 2nd July 1987. All text on this certificate is located on the bottom half of the document. 1 x paper certificate from Australian Bicentennial AuthorityThe top half is populated by a repeated stylised graphic of a map of Australia, in various shades of green and gold. There is also a gold version of the same logo, labelled with "Endorsed Bicentennial Activity" , situated above the official signatures. arthur wilkins centre, essendon, association for the blind -
National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
Invitation
All the invitations are for the celebrations in Melbourne connected with the opening of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, on the 9th of May 1901. The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York were to be present.An invitation to attend the Royal Review at Flemington on Friday the 10th of May 1901. The card depicts sepia photos of: Melbourne and Portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York; as well as the coats of arms of the Australian States, the Commonwealth and of the Australian Nation."AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH CELEBRATIONS. The Government of Victoria requests the honour of the presence of Mr & Mrs L Jenner AT THE ROYAL REVIEW at Flemington on Friday the 10th of May 1901."rippon lea -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Armband, United Nations Armband Timor, 2001 (estimated)
Camouflaged coloured East Timor United Nations armband with United Nations badge with the words at top of badge, United Nations and words below Nations Unies. Below the UN Badge is an Australian flag Badge with Australia written underneath the flag.United Nations badge in middle and underneath Australian flag with the word Australia underneathmilitary, army, royal australian army, timor, east timor, australian army, royal australian regiment, rar, united nations, un, cotton, made in china, armband, camouflage -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Memorabilia - Commemorative Plaque, Vietnam Veterans Parade Sydney 1987 Participants plaque, 1987
Was given to commemorate the homecoming of the Vietnam War Vets, as there was no formal welcome home at the actual end of the Vietnam War. This group of veterans were the first group to be not given a formal welcome parade at the end of their service. This parade occurred 25 years after the Vietnam War, and signified the changed attitudes around the services performed by these men. This plaque commemorates the welcome home parade for all Vietnam Veterans 25 years after the war finished. It was intended to show the appreciation and good will of the Australian people in stark contrast to the bad feelings demonstrated to Servicemen an d women on their initial returns.Plaque commemorating the Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Parade in Sydney 1987. Image shows a map of Australia, with the Australian Flag visible. Text reads ' Vietnam Veterans Parade Sydney 1987. Australian Vietnam Forces.'VIETNAM VETERANS PARADE/ SYDNEY 1987/ AUSTRALIAN VIETNAM FORCESvietnam, vietnam war, sydney, australian vietnam forces, vietnam veterans parade sydney 1987 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, Vehicle Log Book B Vehicles, 1944
As used by Australian Army from 1944Hard covered vehicle log book (blank) as used by the Australian Military Forces. It is an active service log book to cover vehicle particulars, routine maintenance, mileage, and fuel and oils usedAAB 20B Introduced Feb 1944 ("AAB" was a standard abbreviation for "Australian Army Book")vehicle log book, world war 2 -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Black and white postcard, George Symons, Country Bakery, MARYSVILLE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, 1990's
An early photograph of a miner and his family standing outside their tent in the Australian bush.An early sepia photograph of a miner and his family standing outside their tent in the Australian bush. This postcard was produced by George Symons as a souvenir of Marysville.AUSTRALIAN/ yesteryear/ CARDS P7 CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS IN THEIR SUNDAY BEST c. 1880 A miner's family dressed in their Sunday best/ outside their tent dwelling./ Despite the difficulties of tent life the woman/ has brought her touch to the camp and is still/ able to dress her family immaculately for their/ Sunday stroll down the track. Photographer Unknown A sepia tone facsimile of/ an early Australian photographmarysville, victoria, mining life, australia, george symons, postcard, souvenir -
National Wool Museum
Uniform - 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games Akubra Hat, Akubra, c1992
About the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games donator Doug Pleasance wrote- During the 1980s the Australian wool industry was at its most prosperous times with record numbers of sheep producing wool receiving ever increasing values due to the success of the Reserve Price Scheme, and the overall guidance of the Australian Wool Corporation (AWC). As a humble technichian, my role was a low profile newly created position of “Controller, Technical Marketing” where wool was to be marketed on its technical properties, as distinct from the “Product Marketing Group” which exploited trhe traditional high profile approach of marketing wool;s superior fashion attributes. The Woolmark was the tool central to this approach. The 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games saw an evolutionary change in designer selection. A Declaration of Interest Form was communicated to over forty potential designers. The task and especially tight timelines that were involved deterred many aspirants, however, there remained eight designers with the potential we were seeking. These eight designers were paid $3,000 per submission and the winning designer, Wendy Powitt, was paid $15,000. For the first time the judging panel included two athletes, one male swimmer and one female basketballer, their influence was pivotal. The ensemble consisted of three elements- 1. The Official Uniform which was used for travel and all official functions. This included: a tailored blazer and trouser/skirt (all water repellent) by Fletcher Jones, pure wool olive-green faille fabric by Foster Valley, cotton PE formal shirt by Pelaco, pure wool knitwear by Spangaro, printed wool tie by TD Noone, wool nylon socks by Holeproof and footwear by Hush Puppy. 2. Opening Ceremony Uniform a lightweight wool fabric printed with floral designs that had been inspired by the work of Australian artist Margaret Preston. This included: Lightweight W/PE shorts by Fletcher Jones in Foster Valley Fabric, socks by Holeproof and footwear by Hush Puppy. 3. Village Clothing was designed to be highly visible garments to make it easy to ‘spot the Aussie’ and helped to contribute to good team spirit. This included: A pure wool shirt featuring blocks of contrasting colours, and a newly developed stretch 50:50 wool/cotton fabric by Bradmill was made into shorts and jeans by Fletcher Jones.Straw hat by brand ‘Akubra’ in the style ‘Olympian’, size 59. Sides of crown woven with decorative pattern and hatband printed with native Australian flora. Labels: Akubra / 59 / Olympian / MADE IN AUSTRALIA1992 barcelona olympics, uniform, australian wool corporation, hat -
Bendigo Military Museum
Badge - BADGE, EPAULETTE
Material labels that were sewn on as shoulder patches to signify nationality of Service people. Belonged to Peter Stoklahsa who enlisted 1966. Refer Cat no. 7674P for details.Material labels with; 1. & 2. Khaki green labels with Australia embroidered on top. Material is in a loop. Australia colour is dark blue. 3. Light blue label loop as above. Name also in dark blue."Australia" embroidered into one side.raaf, uniform -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd
Colour slide in a mount. Leyser House, Hume Street, Kew, Victoria, Australia, 1951. (Architect: Roy Grounds.)Made in Australiamelbourne, slide -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1962
Colour slide in a mount. House, probably Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 4 / SEP 62Mbrisbane, slide, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1967
Colour slide in a mount. Poster advertising, unknown location, AustraliaMade in Australia / 21 / JUN 67M6australia, slide, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1970
Colour slide in a mount. Great Ocean Road, Victoria, AustraliaMade in Australia / 14 / APR 70M2slide, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1970
Colour slide in a mount. Great Ocean Road, Victoria, AustraliaMade in Australia / 13 / APR 70M2slide, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1968
Colour slide in a mount. House, on coastline, possibly Queenland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 23 / DEC 68M8slide, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1968
Colour slide in a mount. Trees on coastline, possibly Queenland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 21 / DEC 68M8slide, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1969
Colour slide in a mount. Aerial view of Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaMade in Australia / 5 / MAY 69M2slide, robin boyd