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Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph, L.J. Gervasoni, Christmas Decorations in Ballarat, c2014
An illuminated star used in Christmas Decorations in Ballarat.ballarat, night, christmas, decorations -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Programme - Speech Night, Norwood High School, Ringwood, Victoria, 1959
Second Annual Speech Night Programme held at Ringwood Town Hall, 8pm, Wednesday, 16th December, 1959. -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
VHS Video Tape, Farewell to Roger Baussman 21/10/1995, 21/10/1995
Hitachi VHS tape of S/Sgt Roger Baussman dining out night at Wangaratta on 21/10/1995band, baussman, video -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Document, Infra Red Equipment fitted to Centurion Tank 1968, 1968
A 20 page stapled document covering the IR sighting equipment fitted to the Centurion tank to enable night firing.centurion tank, infra red gunnery -
Wangaratta Art Gallery
Painting, Helen A'Beckett Read, Nocturne, 1980
Helen A’Beckett Read is a traditional painter who did not start her career until later in life. Her art style in Nocturne can be described as contemporary impressionism, as the use of a tonal colour palette and the style of brushstrokes are impressionistic while the style of the landscape depiction is contemporary. While Helen A’Beckett Read is an accomplished artist in her own merit, she is also a member of the famous Boyd family being the daughter of Arthur Boyd and Emma Minnie A'Beckett.ContemporaryRural City of Wangaratta Council Collection. Purchased with funds from the Wangaratta Arts Council.A landscape oil painting of a night scene painted in the traditional style using shades of blue, brown, green and yellow.Obverse: Helen Read/ 1980/wangaratta art gallery, helen a'beckett read, the boyd family, landscape, painting -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Programme - Speech Night, Norwood High School, Ringwood, Victoria, 1960
Third Annual Speech Night Programme held at Ringwood Town Hall, 8pm, Wednesday, 14th December, 1960. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Gramophone Record
Bakelite record by The Lincoln Record Corporation N.Y. 2552 "Tell Me To-Night" by Lincoln Dance Orchestra. No 2057flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Telescope, 1752-1900
The discovery of the first telescope in 1608 can be attributed to Hans Lippershey of the Netherlands when he discovers that holding two lenses up some distance apart bring objects closer. He applies for a patent on his invention and this becomes the first documented creation of a telescope. Then in 1668, Newton produces the first successful reflecting telescope using a two-inch diameter concave spherical mirror. This opened the door to magnifying objects millions of times far beyond what could ever be obtained with a lens. It wasn’t until 1729 that Chester Moor Hall develops an achromatic lens (two pieces of glass with different indices of light refraction combined produce a lens that can focus colours to almost an exact point resulting in much sharper images but still with some distortion around the edges of the image. Then in 1729 Scottish instrument maker James Short invents the first parabolic and elliptic, distortion-less mirror ideal for reflecting telescopes. We now come to John Dollond who improves upon the achromatic objective lens by placing a concave flint glass lens between two convex crown glass lenses. This had the effect of improving the image considerably. Makers Information: John Dollond (1707-1761) London England he was a maker of optical and astronomical instruments who developed an achromatic (non-colour distorting) refracting telescope and practical heliometer. A telescope that used a divided lens to measure the Sun’s diameter and the angles between celestial bodies. The son of a Huguenot refugees Dollond learned the family trade of silk weaving. He became proficient in optics and astronomy and in 1752 his eldest son, Peter joined his father in an optical business, in 1753 he introduced the heliometer. In the same year, he also took out a patent on his new lenses. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in May 1761 but died suddenly in November and his share in the patent passed to his son Peter. In subsequent squabbles between Peter and the many London opticians who challenged his patent, Peter’s consistent position was that, whatever precedents there may have been to his achromatic lenses, his father had independently reached his practical technique on the basis of his theoretical command of Newtonian optics. As a result of maintaining his fathers patent, Dollond s became the leading manufacturer of optical instruments. For a time in the eighteenth and nineteenth century the word 'Dollond' was almost a generic term for telescope rather like 'Hoover; is to vacuum cleaner. Genuine Dollond telescopes were considered to be amongst the best. Peter Dollond (1731-1820) was the business brain behind the company which he founded in Vine Street, Spitalfields in 1750 and in 1752 moved the business to the Strand London. The Dollonds seem to have made both types of telescopes (reflecting and refracting), possessing the technology to produce significant numbers of lenses free of chromatic aberration for refracting telescopes. A Dollond telescope sailed with Captain Cook in 1769 on his voyage to observe the Transit of Venus. Thomas Jefferson and Admiral Lord Nelson were also customers of the Dollonds. Dollond & Co merged with Aitchison & Co in 1927 to form Dollond & Aitchison, the well-known high street chain of opticians, now fully part of Boots Opticians. They no longer manufacture but are exclusively a retail operation. John Dollond's experiments in optics and how different combinations of lenses refract light and colour gave a better understanding of the divergent properties of lenses. That went on to inform and pave the way for the improvement of our understanding of optics that are represented today. Dollond was referred to in his time as the "Father of practical optics" as a leader in his field he received many prestigious awards. The telescope in the collection is a good example of one of Dollonds early library telescopes and its connection with one of England's 18th-century pioneers in optical development is in itself a significant and an important item to have within the collection. One tube ships day & Night Telescope brass inner tube with timber main tube covered in leather. Unavailable to inspect Inscriptions to determine authenticity.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, telescope, dolland, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, royal national life boat institution -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Tool - Light, anchor, 20 March 2018
An anchor light is a white light visible from all around the vessel and is required when anchored or moored between sunset and sunrise. The best place for this light is usually at the top of the highest mast.Example of a kerosene lamp used as an at anchor light.Navigational Light or Riding Light run on oil or kerosene which is displayed by a ship at night when lying at anchor.night light, navigational lighting, kerosene lamp, sailing ships -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Print Victory over Malta 20/12/41, Victory over Malta 20/12/41
Print of Painting Victory over Malta showing a Hurricane Night Fighter downing a Junkers JU88 By Geoff LeaVictory over Malta -
St Patrick's Old Collegians Association (SPOCA)
Photograph - History, Prizes & Documents
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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Ticket - Portland Historical Society's Henty Night 1919, n.d
Ticket to Portland Historical Society's Henty Night, Saturday 23 November 2019? Blue card, black print. -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1/10/1994 12:00:00 AM
Black and white photograph of Lyn Barr and Garry Hays at Johnsonville Angling Club Presentation night Johnsonville Victoriafish, recreation -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1999
Colour photograph Stephen Campisi and daughter at Coates Road Pre School on Father's Night, Lakes Entrance Victoriaeducation -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1999
Colour photograph students, parents and teacher Boyd McPhee at Information Night Secondary College Lakes Entrance Victoriaschools -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1999
Colour photograph students, parents and teacher Elaine Couzens at Information Night Secondary College Lakes Entrance Victoriaschools -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1999
Colour photograph students, parents and teacher Jan Davis at Information Night Secondary College Lakes Entrance Victoriaschools -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1999
Colour photograph students, parents and teacher Ivan Hamilton at Information Night Secondary College Lakes Entrance Victoriaschools -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1999
Colour photograph students, parents and teacher Jeff North at Information Night Secondary College Lakes Entrance Victoriaschools -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Negative - GERMAN HERITAGE SOCIETY COLLECTION: NEGATIVE - CHERRY TREE HOTEL FAÇADE 1981, 1981
Colour? 35mm negative of the Cherry Tree Hotel Façade 1981. Two negatives show outside of hotel at nightnegative, bendigo, german heritage society, german heritage society collection - negative - cherry tree hotel façade 1981 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: SILVER JUBILLEE TRAM
Colour photo of silver jubillee decorated tram at night, neon sign above - long live our queen.person, individual, basil miller -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Three Shows A Day
A black and white photograph taken in the recreation building at the RAAF Base Vung Tau, Johnny O'Keefe and his rock and roll band perform a night show for RAAF Diggers. On most days the official concert parties woul performed up to three shows a day, morning, afternoon and night.photograph, raaf, vung tau, johnny o'keefe, gibbons collection catalogue, entertainers, digger -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s - set of 3, Carolyn Dean, c2002
Set of three photographs of featuring No. 14 and No. 45 as the Gold Tram. Taken 2001 or 2002. Photographer not known. On Konica paper. .1 - 45 and 14 on the depot fan .2 - night photo of No. 14 - Gardens Loop? .3 - night photo of 14 and 45 at Gardens Loop, Wendouree Parade.depot, wendouree parade, night photo, tram 14, tram 45 -
Greensborough Historical Society
Audio - Audio Cassette, Diamond Valley Choral Society, Electric piano, performed by Diamond Valley Choral Society 1994, 10/08/1994
A master tape of songs performed at a concert known as "Electric Piano" in August 1994. This performance is by the Diamond Valley Choral Society. Songs include: Love changes, Imagine, One voice, We are Australian, Sleep little princess, Bush night song, Mighty, Serenade, Speed your journey, We're riding to the Never-never, The happy wanderer, Waltzing Matilda, Mary's boy child, Cradle Valley carol.2 audio cassettes in clear plastic casesHandwritten on cassette 1: "Side 1: Master DVCS 12.8.94. Love changes, Imagine, One voice, we are Australian. Side 2: Chorus We are Australian, Sleep little princess"; on insert of cassette 2: "Bush night song, Mighty, Serenade, Speed your journey, We're riding to the Never-never, The happy wanderer, Waltzing Matilda, Mary's boy child, Cradle Valley carol".diamond valley choral society, bundoora -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Document - Dinner menu card
Lieutenant Colonel Peter Fernleigh was Commanding Officer of 4/19 Prince of Wales's Light Horse 1991-1993.Pale green folded card menu for Dining In Night to farewell Lieutenant Colonel Peter Fernleigh, 19 June 1993 fernleigh, oreilly, fitzroy -
Friends of Westgarthtown
Nightgown, women's
White cotton night gown, long, with crochet trim on sleeves and around square neckline. Sleeves short (above elbow).No visible markingscostume, female, nightgown, clothing, white, crochet, cotton -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Various night/evening views, Port Melbourne. City skyline, Ron Laing, 1990s
Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.One of a set of 35 colour photogaphs of evening and night shots taken at various locations in Port Melbourne City skylineron laing, built environment -
Clunes Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH CLEMENTINE'S, PADDYMELON IMAGES, CLUNES. PHOTOGRAPH - MARLENE TOZER, 2001
CLEMENTINE'S RESTAURANT - WAS FORMERLY A BAKERY.LAMINATED COLOURED - PATRONS SEATED IN FRONT OF CLEMENTINE'S - FORMERLY TOWN HALL HOTEL. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN AT NIGHT. INTERIOR LIGHTS ON.ON REVERSE SIDE : ENTERPRISE VISION PTY. LTD. COPYRIGHT 2001, CLUNES, VICTORIA.clementines, town hall hotel -
St Patrick's Old Collegians Association (SPOCA)
Photograph - SPOCA, Companion Schools
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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - Twelfth Night, n.d
Book of William Shakespeare's play 'Twelfth Night' (The Junior Schools Shakespeare). Red cloth limp cover, black print