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Stawell Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Badge, 1940's
Army Service Rising Sun Badge 1940’s - Oliver Family stawell, ww2 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Mitcham Football Club Songs, 1940 - 1973
Mitcham Football Club's three theme songs from 1940 to 1973.mitcham football club, football clubs -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, R.K. Whitehead, Beechy: Out on the track, c.1940
A ganger, Frank Woosman, is digging ballast near a railway gangers' trolley.Out on the track. Colac-Beech Forest-Crowes Railway. c.1940colac; beech forest; crowes; frank woosman; gangers' trolley; railway; -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Kosmos Press Bureau (Australasia) Pty. Ltd, Schools Red Cross Comforts Fund Effort, 1940
A decorated stall staffed by Burnley students with signs, "Burnley School of Horticulture," "Trees, Shrubs & Rock Plants Come and Buy," and, "Garden Bargains."On reverse, "Schools Red Cross Comforts Fund Effort, Melbourne Town Hall, S. of Horticulture Burnley 1940. Don Watson, Miss Roper, Percy Moore, John Woods," and, "Supplied by: students, burnley school of horticulture, trees, shrubs, rock plants, come and buy, red cross comforts fund effort, melbourne, town hall, 1940, don watson, miss roper, percy moore, john woods -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Ammunition, Shell case, 1942
Brass shell case 40 mmA 1940 -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Plaque - Shield, Winnington Grammar School House Shield 1939-1941, Circa 1939
Wooden Shield, engraved with Winners of the House Shield and their Captains for the years 1939, 1940 and 1941 Winnington Grammar School House Shield 1939 Term I Singleton House Captain Joyce Holder Term II Browning House Captain Judith Pearson Term III Browning House Captain Judith Pearson 1940 Term I Ruskin House Captain Joan Pearson Term II Ruskin House Captain Joan Pearson Term III Ruskin House Captain Joan Pearson 1941 Term I Browning House Captain Freda Beninga Term II Singleton House Captain Denise Wood -
Jewish Museum of Australia
Chanukiah, 1940
Georg Chodziesner made this chanukiah in Hay Camp in 1940. It was made to celebrate the Jewish festival of Chanukah. Georg was born in 1900 in Berlin to a prominent Jewish advocate Justizrat, Ludwig and wife Elise. Fearing arrest at the outbreak of war, Georg fled Germany to the United Kingdom. His wife, Dorothea, and son, Wolfgang Benno, emigrated to Chile. Like many German Jewish men, Georg found himself on board the HMT Dunera, bound for interment at Tatura. On release, Georg joined the Australian Army 8th Employment Company in which he served for the remainder of the war. Georg sought permission for his son to join him in Australia, and the pair were reunited in Melbourne in May 1945. Dorothea had passed away from illness in 1943. After settling in Australia, Georg worked as a Patent Attorney and remained working at the same firm until his death in 1981.This Chanukiah was cut from a kerosene tin using nail scissors and mounted on a wood block base. Medium: Wood, tin and ink The Chanukiah is embossed with a Magen David, the Star of David, and the wooden base has a poker work inscription: "Hay 5701 / 1940".dunera, wwii, internment, jewish history & people -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Mitcham Naturalists Society, 1931 - 1940
A collection of newspaper cuttings pertaining to the Mitcham Naturalists Society between 1931 - 1940.A collection of newspaper cuttings pertaining to the Mitcham Naturalists Society between 1931 - 1940.A collection of newspaper cuttings pertaining to the Mitcham Naturalists Society between 1931 - 1940.wildlife, mitcham naturalists society -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Obituary, Obituary of Mr H.T. Bishop, 19/01/1940
Article from the Reporter 19 Jan 1940. Obituary for Herbert Thomas Bishop.bishop, herbert thomas, shire of blackburn and mitcham, box hill methodist church -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (sub-series) - Administrative record, Auburn Heights Tennis Club, Minute Book, 1929-1940
Auburn Heights Tennis Club > Kew Heights Sports Club > MCC Kew Sports Club > Kew Historical SocietyAdministrative recordProvenance orderAuburn Heights Tennis Club - Bound Record of Meetings 1929-1940auburn heights recreation club - barkers road - kew (vic), auburn heights tennis club - barkers road - kew (vic), sporting clubs - kew (vic) - minute booksauburn heights recreation club - barkers road - kew (vic), auburn heights tennis club - barkers road - kew (vic), sporting clubs - kew (vic) - minute books -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Document (item) - Programme, City of Kew, Reception by the Mayoress of Kew (Mrs W.J. Price), 1940
The Municipality of Kew (1860-1863), the Borough of Kew (1863-1910), the Town of Kew (1910-1921) and the City of Kew (1921-1994) were local government instrumentalities in the State of Victoria. In 1994, the City of Kew was amalgamated, together with the former Cities of Camberwell and Hawthorn, into the new City of Boroondara (1994- ). Like other local government entities of the period, Kew was administered by town clerks. The two notable town clerks in Kew's history were H. H. (Henry Hirst) Harrison (1868-1955) and W. D. (William Dickie) Birrell (1899-1974). Harrison was appointed to the position in 1901 and retired in 1938 after 37 years. Birrell, appointed Acting Town Clerk in 1921, became Town Clerk in 1938, following Harrison's retirement. He continued in this role until his retirement in 1966.This card is part of an historically significant civic collection, containing hundreds of separate invitations, documents, greeting cards, programmes and tickets issued and/or collected by successive town clerks. Items in the collection illuminate the political, social and cultural history of the district. As a continuous record, ranging across most decades of the Twentieth Century, they reveal changing tastes in design, values and relationships in the history of local government in Victoria.recreation hall -- kew (vic), civic programmes, mrs w.j. price, mayoresses of kew -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Plaque, Martex (sic), C 1990
These plaques were once on display at the Warrnambool racecourse with the smaller one originally affixed to a seat. These plaques commemorate the winner of the Grand Annual Steeplechase in Warrnambool in 1931. The Warrnambool Grand Annual Steeplechase was first held in June 1872. Today it is part of the Warrnambool May Racing Carnival and is run over 5,500 metres with 32 fences.In 1940 the winner was Martext and ridden by S McGee. It was owned by Mr J Latta , a family with a long association with racing in Warrnambool.These plaques are of interest as mementoes of the Warrnambool Grand Annual Steeplechase one of Australia's most significant hurdle races..1 Silver coloured metal plaque in a rectangular shape with four holes in each corner for attachment to a surface. There is black printing on the plaque. .2 A rectangular shaped metal plaque with ten perforations along the longer sides. The plaque has a sketch of a jockey's cap and silks in blue and white Mr J Latta Martex(T) Winner of the Grand Annual Steeplechase 1940.warrnambool, racing club, warrnambool grand annual steeplechase, martext -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Hodder and Staughton, The New Testament, 1934
The new testament is the second part of the Bible and records the teachings of Christ through the four gospels as well as the Acts of the Apostles and letters of St Paul as well as book of Revelations. It is commonly used as a book of inspiration and study within all Christian Churches. This particular copy was presented to James Cook in 1940 by the Hamilton Church of Christ Sunday School. The Cook family was also connected with the Warrnambool Church of Christ.This item has only a tenuous connection to Warrnambool and its history but is retained because of its connection to the Cook family.Dark grey cloth covered card cover with symbol of lamp in circle on front cover. Title in red on spine of book.388 pagesPresented to James Cook from the Church of Christ Sunday School Hamilton February 1940warrnambool, church of christ sunday school, james cook, -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1940's
RACV Garage in Thompson Avenue. "Thompson's Garage".Black & White photograph of community of Cowes with tyres collected for the war effort in front of Thompson's Main Garage.Tyres collected for the war effort - 1940'swar effort collection, thompson's garage cowes phillip island, sue payne -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Magazine - Magazine monthly journal, The Australian Home Beautiful, 1/5/1940
4 page article & photos on Warrnambool home called 'Shipley' situated on the Hopkins. Dawson family1920's Century architecture Keith Cheetham. Owners Mr & Mrs A. G. Dawson50 page monthly journal. Showing housing, house hold tips. Black print on cream paper. Reasonable condition slightly water damagedVol 18 No 5. May 1 1940. journal. magazine. home beautiful. australia. household. recipes, shipley, hopkins river, home beautiful, dawson -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Black and White, Frank Wright riding a camel, May 1940
Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.Black and white photograph of a man riding a camel and being led by a dark skinned man in flowing robes.In the background are other more indistinct people and animals. The man is Frank Wright and the place is near the Pyramids in Egypt.Handwritten on back - Near Pyramids, May 1940frank wright, cornet, conductor, camel, pyramid, egypt -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Black and White, Frank Wright at King's Park, Western Australia, 2/1940
Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born on 2 August 1901. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.A black and white photograph of a gentleman in a suit holding a hat in a park like setting. The man is Frank WrightAt King's Park, Perth W.A. Feb 1940frank wright, brass band, conductor, king's park western australia -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Princes Pier, Port Melbourne, 1940 - 1941
Small sepia photograph of Princes Pier with gantry to left of gatehouse. Ship at inner East. Crowd on gantry and on wharfPort Melbourne 1940-41 (in ballpoint on reverse)piers and wharves - princes pier -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Painting - Painting - Watercolour, Portrait of unknown Internee, 1940
Dr. Leonhard Adam was an internee in Camp 2.Original painting depicting an internee during the artist's time in Internment at Tatura.Portrait of unknown 'Camp 2 Internee', by Leonhard Adam. Cream coloured painted old-fashioned frame (plaster?), with decorative scrollwork on corners. Male subject, brown hair & goatee, blue eyes. Blue/ white background. White shirt.Leonhard Adam Tatura / Vic Weiten 1940tatura, dunera, internee camps, leonhard adam -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, "Aus Der Enge in Die Weite", 1940 - 1945 approx
Made in Camp 1, Tatura to contain written poems by, and collected by, Dr. Neumann, who, from Germany had been appointed lecturer at Sydney University c 1937 until interned in 1939. It remained in the possession of his daughter Ingrid until she brought it and presented it to the Museum.Scrap book made and bound in Camp 1 with poems written and collected during Dr. Neumann's internment. Dedicated to his wife PeggyGreen cardboard covers with green binding secured by black shoe lace, containing paper pages with typed poems, mainly in German.G.Neumann on cover. Tatura 1940 - 1945 (inside)camp 1 tatura, books,, scrap books, collections -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Cradle, January 1940
Creator Walter Kiessling was interned in September 1939, leaving his pregnant wife, Rosa, alone in Melbourne. After visiting Walter in Dhurringile Interment Camp and then Camp 1, wife Rosa then appealed to Camp 1 Commandant Major Schrader for permission to have Walter visit her and the baby in hospital under guard escort. Soon after, permission was given to take the baby to Camp 1 for a christening with a Lutheran Pastor. While inside Camp 1, Walter and his internee friend Rudolf Schultz crafted the cradle for the baby.Wooden cradle with painted floral decorations and heart shaped holes in the ends.INTERNMENT CAMP TATURA AUSTRALIA JANUARY, 1940kiessling, cradle, woodwork, internment camp woodwork, major schrader, walter kiessling, rudolf schultz -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Painting - Painting - Watercolour, Mitte December, Tatura, Victoria, December 1940
Dr Leonhard Adam was a Dunera internee in Camp 2RomanticismL.A 1940 Mitte December, Tatura, Victoria -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS WW2, C.1940
.1) Photo, sepia tone, showing Australian soldiers and convoy marching through main street. .2) Photo, sepia tone, showing Australian soldiers and convoy marching through a suburban street. .1) on rear in pen: "Marching through Bendigo from Pucka 1940". .2) on rear in pen: "Bendigo 1940 from Puckapunyal".photographs, bendigo, puckapunyal -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Larsen, 6/05/1940 12:00:00 AM
Negative of a photograph of a cable tram set in Queens Parade Clifton Hill, passing under the railway bridge at Clifton Hill 6-5-1940. The tram has the destination of Northcote. The bridge has an advert for Kraft Cheese. Road lowered in preparation of closure. Photo Wal Larsen In the background is the cabin for turning trams at the Clifton Hill depot or car sheds.on rear of negative in album "Getting ready for the double-decker buses at Clifton Hill. Road has been lowered on either side when cable goes rest of road will be lowered. Trailer 506 is shown. 1145am 6th May 1940 and camera settings. Photo by W. H. Larsen."trams, tramways, cable trams, queens parade, closure, clifton hill, bridges, railways -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Cato Lake diving platform -- Postcard
Diving Tower Valentine Series Card No. 1815. Post card is a view of the diving platform with the change rooms at the lake. On the verandah of the change room are people in swimming costumes and one person about to dive into the lake. There is also an enlarged photo of the post card. c 1930-1940.Valentine Series Post Card No 1815 of the Diving Tower and Change rooms at Lake c 1930 - 1940. The post card is black & white with trees along the lake and behind the change room. Valentine Series No. 1815 THE SWIMMING POOL, STAWELL on the back Published by the Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd., Queen St., Melb.stawell -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Sketch - Football Team, 7-12-1940
Aussie Rules football match between D Coy and C Coy of the 2/5 Australian Infantry Battalion played at 1.30 on 7-12-1940 at unknown location possibly Egypt/North Africa List of team players, officials and umpire names and nicknames including AR Wills ("Gaza Kid")Light blue lined note paper with oval shape marked with names written in pencil. On reverse side in pencil list of names under heading of Team. Alongside seven names are signatures in black ink.1.30 D Coy V C Coy 7-12-1940 Two columns marked "President and Officials" followed by names Reverse side - "Team"- followed by two columns of nicknames and names some with signatures in ink. 2/5 aust. infantry battalion, d & c coy, ww2, football match, 7/12/1940, north africa -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Book, The collected poems of John Mansfield
Book prize awarded to Margery Ramsay for proficiency in English 1940. Margery attended Clarendon PLC 1929 - 1940. Blue fabric covered book with gold lettering on spine and front cover; school crest embossed on front cover.Boom plate inside front cover: Clarendon Presbyterian / Ladies College / Ballarat / school crest / Awarded to / Margery Ramsay / Prize Lady Robinson / English Prize / Form Honours VI / Helen I Mathieson / Principal / December 1940margery-ramsay, clarendon-presbyterian-ladies-college, book-prize, lady-robinson-english-prize -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet - DRIVERS HANDBOOK, 1940
Item issued to W.H.GREENMAN VX126789. Refer Cat No 81 for his service details and other.Paper covered book of Standing Orders for Drivers of Mechanical Vehicles, 1940/ 20 pages.Handwritten on top left inside cover: VX126789 DVR Greenman W H Handwritten on top centre 1st page: DVR Greenman W H VX126789booklets, drivers, vehicles -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: LEDGER - GOLDEN CARSHALTON N.L. MINE, 1940/41
Book; Ledger with pages indexed alphabetically in front with calls and ledger entries for 1940 and 1941.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganisation, industry, ledger, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Weekly Times, What They Learn at Burnley Horticultural School, 1940
Photocopy of a page of photographs from "The Weekly Times" July 20, 1940. A variety of activities. the weekly times, burnley horticultural college, p trevaskis, cynthia allen, hilda kirkhope, s kirby, plant potting, liliums, ploughing, pruning roses, a w jessep, e littlejohn, nursery, botany class, seed cleaning, vegetable garden, orchard