The Kiewa Valley Rifle Club belonged to the Australian Rifle Clubs. They were in Military District No. 304 and operated as early as the 1920's. In 1876, an Australian Rifle Team, consisting of shooters from N.S.W. and Victoria, was the first team ever to officially represent Australia in any sport in international competition. In 1885, the first civilian Rifle Club was formed. After 1901 Rifle Clubs came under army control. In 1921, they were reconstituted as a purely civilian organisation where they have remained ever since.This letter is evidence that the Kiewa Valley Rifle Club existed in 1946 enabling its members to participate in a sport that had 12232 members and 313 Rifle Clubs in Victoria by 1939.Letter- Dated: May 9th 1946 from Acting Secretary, A. Jordan of Victorian Rifle Association re requirements of Rifle Clubs. Black type on yellowed paper. Folded horizontally in half and then into thirds. Envelope: Greenish yellow addressed to "The Captain or Secretary / Kiewa Valley Rifle Club / Kiewa / Vic. dated 13 May 1946 from Melbourne with a 1d and halfpenny Australian stamp. kiewa valley. rifle club. community.

Califronia Gully State School National Trust memorandum 11/9/1980 from the secretary, Building Committee to the secretary Victorian Branch re roofing problems. Letter from Sandra M. Bunn to Mrs Hawker re roof of school Letter from S.R. Birch to Mrs S.F. Morton re classification of the school. Newspaper article Bendigo Advertiser 24/9/1985bendigo, buildings

Two letters of reference issued by the Shire of Arapiles to Mr. John Ellison. The first dated 18th September 1941, the second 23rd September 1941. Mr. Ellison worked for the shire for nine months as assistant and acting secretary in a capable and courteous manner. Signed by John T. Head (President), W.G. Grant (Councilor), William Sinclair (Secretary). Part of the Aileen and John Ellison collection.local government, shire of arapiles

Portraits of the Commonwealth of Australia Central Wool Committee from 1917-18. Those depicted are: A.H. Moore, F.B.S. Falkiner, B. Laycock, J.M. Balfour (Secretary), W. Stevenson Fraser (Vice Chairman), Sir J.M. Higgins (Chairman), W.J. Young (Vice Chairman), D. Gibb, R.B. McComas, E. Jowett.COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA / CENTRAL WOOL COMMITTEE / SEASON 1917-18 A.H. MOORE ESQ. / E. JOWETT ESQ. M.P. / F.B.S. FALKINER ESQ. M.P. / R.B. McCOMAS ESQ. / B. LAYCOCK ESQ. / SIR J.M. HIGGINS K.C.M.G. / CHAIRMAN / W.J. YOUNGER ESQ. C.B.E. / VICE CHAIRMAN / W. STEVENSON FRASER ESQ. VICE CHAIRMAN / D. GIBB ESQ. / J.M. BALFOUR ESQ. / SECRETARY Alice Millsc. of a. - central wool committee

This photograph depicts a reef mine in Beechworth. Reef mining, or quartz reef mining, was common in 19th Century Victoria. This gold mining technique requires mine shafts to be sunk into underground quartz reefs, with horizontal tunnels dug from the original shaft at differing levels to find the gold-bearing rock. The quartz would then be hoisted to the surface, which would then be pounded to access the gold in its metallic state. Gold was discovered in Beechworth in February 1852, at Spring Creek. Within 11 months of that discovery, over 8000 hopeful prospectors quickly descended on this region, transforming it into a thriving, wealthy township. Reef mining and hydraulic sluicing were gold mining techniques used in this region in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This photograph interestingly contains dogs alongside the miners. While dogs have been recorded as deterrents to thieves in the Victorian goldfields, these dogs appear as companions to these men.The search for gold is ingrained into the history of Victoria and therefore, images like this one can reveal important information for society and technology for the date when the photograph was taken. It also shows a location where reef mining was undertaken which provides insight into the impact on the environment at a time when it was done. Although quartz is one of the most common minerals found in the earth's crust, it does not always contain gold. Those reefs that do are rare and highly sought after by prospectors. The Beechworth Burke Museum has additional images relating to gold mining which can be analysed and studied alongside images like this one.Sepia coloured rectangular photograph printed on gloss photographic paper. Obverse: Reverse: United Shire of Beechworth/ Shire Secretary/ Reef Mining, Beechworth./ 6167.abeechworth, burke museum, gold, gold mining, gold rush, victorian gold rush, reef mining, quartz, companion dog, horse and cart

This membership ticket belonged to John Ely. Tickets admit bearer to games. Some tickets include the names of office-bearers of the Greensborough Football Club.Gary Partington is a lifetime member of the football club and a GHS member. The Ely tickets were given to the late Trevor Partington when John Ely left the area and have been passed to Gary. Season ticket, cardboard. Front face: green with black printing, in shape of shield."Greensborough Football Club. Member's ticket 3/-. Season 1937. J. Malone. Secretary"greensborough football club, membership tickets, partington family, ely family

Hand written letterInvitation to meeting to be held on 24th March 1959. Signed by Arthur Catron, Hon Secretary.

None other than the inscription.Head and shoulders portrait of a middle-aged man with moustache."Mr C. H. Holmes, Secretary of the Trust and connected with Denham Street from the beginning."holmes, c. h., denham street hawthorn methodist church

Several programs of the Melbourne Theatre Company performing at Russell Street Theatre contained advertising for the Melbourne Athenaeum Library. Melbourne Theatre Company leased Athenaeum Theatre from 1977 season to 1985Paper program for a play performed at the Russell St Theatre 17 July until 5 August 1972; green cover; 20 p. includes articles about the play, the actors and advertisementsThe front cover has a message for the secretary Mr Stephens regarding future advertising for the seriesmelbourne theatre company, russell st theatre, jugglers three, david williamson, the university of melbourne, australian elizabethan theatre trust, melbourne city council, program

official journal October 1957 price one pennyover the top ringwood sub.branch rssaila president D.Mattiske secretary W.Eade treasurer G.Bannerman

Certificate awarded to Burnley School of Horticulture for an Exhibit of Native Flowers staged at the Daffodil Show of the Society held on 3 & 4 September, 1937.First Class certificateSigned R. First, President, Annie Butler, Secretary, 3 & 4/9/37.exhibition, native flowers, daffodil show, annie butler, r. first

This poster is typical of posters displayed by steam packet companies of the mid-19th to early 20th centuries. It advertises the passage and freight available on a local coastal trader. The steamships operated between the major ports along the western coast of Victoria between Melbourne and Portland. The traveller was not guaranteed the passage times due to possible weather changes. Discounts were offered for return trips within a month of the ticket's issue. The price of freight included 'lighterage', which was the service of a smaller vessel called a 'lighter' expressly designed to transport goods between ship and shore. This particular poster advertises the services of the screw steamer SS Edina. The information on the poster applies to the years between 1871 and 1873. During that period the Master of the Edina was Captain John Thompson, the Edina was owned by the Warrnambool Steam Navigation Company and the secretary of the firm was Thos. Mackay. The passenger fares are in line with fares from that period, as seen in a display advertisement published in the Hamilton Spectator on January 17th, 1872. The 1853 Glasgow-built Screw Ship Edina had a long life. The ship served in both the Crimean War and the American Civil War. The Edina also traded in UK and European waters. The Henty family of Portland, Victoria, purchased Edina in 1863 for use as a coastal trader. The Edina had several owners and spent many years of service along the South West Coast of Victoria between Melbourne and Portland. The vessel transported passengers and freight in Port Phillip Bay, between Melbourne and Geelong, between 1880 and 1938. After 84 years of service, the Edina was renamed ‘Dinah’ and was stripped down for use as a lighter. The vessel was broken up in 1957 at Footscray, Melbourne. The remains of Edina’s hull can be found in the Maribyrnong River, Port Phillip Bay. The poster was owned by the donor's grandfather, Bruce Duff (1922-2003) who was an avid sailor and a lover of nautical history. He and his wife Mona (1924-2014) were buried in Portarlington Cemetery, Victoria. Duff would have been about 13 years old when the Edina was finally retired from service in 1938. His interest in the Edina could have come from a trip on the vessel or from watching it in operation in the ports along the coast. Duff has collected this poster as a memento of the Edina and is likely to have preserved it at a much later date when the lamination process was readily available. [Flagstaff Hill's collection includes a photograph of the Edina at the Moorabool Street Wharf, Geelong, which was in Duff's locality. The References for this poster include a link to Museum Victoria's photograph of two boys watching the Edina from a jetty.] Flagstaff Hill's Village has its own 'Examiner' Office where volunteers demonstrate the historic printing press in that building. They use original letter-type to create posters, print labels onto lolly bags and designs on fabrics. One of the volunteer printers has produced a poster closely resembling the donated poster. His replication includes a woodcut of the ship, which he skilfully crafted himself.This poster advertises the sailing of the steamer SS Edina and the information has local and State significance for its association with the trading ports of the Edina, and the associated names on the poster; Warrnambool Steam Navigation Company, Captain John Thompson and Thos. Mackay. This poster's message has a strong connection to the history of the businesses and community of Warrnambool and the people of Port Phillip Bay, where it was a passenger ferry for many years. The poster is an example of advertising used by shipping agents in the mid-19th to early 20th centuries. Its information includes the accurate costs to passengers and freighters and the type of timetable the vessels were likely to follow. The poster's connection with the Screw Steamship Edina is historically significant, as the vessel was the longest serving screw steamer in the world. The ship spent its first nine years overseas then arrived in Melbourne. The vessel's work included running the essential service of transporting cargo and passengers between Melbourne and the western Victoria ports of Warrnambool, Port Fairy and Portland. The Edina is listed on the Victorian Heritage Database VHR S199. Poster, A3 size, brown text on cream paper, laminated. Poster of the Warrnambool Steam Navigation Company (Limited) advertising passage and freight on its Screw Steamship, SS Edina. It states days, times and fees for passage and freight from Warrnambool to Melbourne, and return. It names the ship's Master, Captain John Thompson and the Company's Secretary, Tho. Mackay. It displays a line drawing of a 3-masted ship with full sails.Printed image [side profile of a 3 masted vessel, bow facing left] Printed text includes "The Warrnambool Steam Navigation Company (Limited). The Company's Steam Ship "EDINA", Captain John Thompson, Will leave Melbourne for Warrnambool on Tuesdays, returning from Warrnambool every Thursday, At Five o'clock p.m. (weather permitting). FARES: Saloon £2 0 0 Steerage £1 0 0 Saloon return £3 0 0 Saloon return £1 10 00 - Children under 13 years half fares - Refreshments supplied onboard at a moderate scale of charge. Freight, including lighterage, - From Melbourne to Warrnambool - 12s per ton; from Warrnambool to Melbourne, 15s per ton. Passengers are requested to obtain their tickets at the offers, and shippers to make early application for space. Return tickets available for one month from date of issue. - THO. MACKAY, secretary. "warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, fair maid of judea, steam navigation, pleasure steamer, ss edina a, trade 19th century, travel 19th century, warrnambool to melbourne, warrnambool to geelong, warrnambool to port fairy, warrnambool to portland, screw steamer, coastal trader, crimean war, american civil war, gold export, h r h duke of edinburgh, warrnambool steam packet company, stephen henty, captain john thompson, chief engineer john davies, lady bay, lighter edina, port phillip bay steamers, vhr s199, dinah, warrnambool steam navigation company, advertising poster, shipping agent, flier, maritime village, flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, great ocean road, block printing, woodblock printing, relief printing, moorabool st wharf, western steam navigation company, tho. mackay

1929 saw the establishment of the Ringwood Bowls Club initially located on the land now occupied by the Eastland Shopping Centre. It moved to its current location in Loughnan Road, Ringwood in 1997.Hand-written letter from the Hon. Secretary of the Ringwood Bowling Club to Mr McCaskill requesting attendance at next general meeting. Dated 11th September 1929.city of ringwood bowls club, ringwood bowling club, ringwood bowls club, lawn bowls, bowling

1929 saw the establishment of the Ringwood Bowls Club initially located on the land now occupied by the Eastland Shopping Centre. It moved to its current location in Loughnan Road, Ringwood in 1997.Hand-written letter from the Hon. Secretary of the Ringwood Bowling Club to Mr McCaskill requesting attendance at next general meeting. Dated 8th January 1930.city of ringwood bowls club, ringwood bowling club, ringwood bowls club, lawn bowls, bowling

Victorian Railways Institute Memo, dated 22.3.1932. Acting general Secretary to J Badham informing him of his passing the 1931 examinations. Memo on fine paper.document, memo, railway, victorian railways institute memo

Letter from Carl A Woefs to Mr Rowe, Secretary of Court King of the Forest, dated 3rd July 1876 re Pence Cards and payment on Pence Cards.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, pence cards, mr evans, carl a woefs, court king of the forest

3CV Women's Tennis Association Report Sheet. Club No. 1 Ironbark. Date : March 6th. Secretary's signature - Dev. 17 Members present, 9 absent.clubs and associations, sport

7 Page booklet - Constitution of the 'Northern District Municipal Association' - adopted 9/7/1915. Jas Hy Curnow, Chairman; R B Brennan, Secretaryperson, individual, curnow collection

Handwritten note from Echuca dated 6/9/1895 to the Secretary of Cohns Bros Victoria Brewery from Mary Jane Lehmann re: share scrip.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery

Folded handwritten letter dated 21st June 1893 from ? Southwark to co secretary re dividend cheque. Paper has a Water mark, Imperial Federation.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, southwark

Cohns letterhead document dated July 14th 1893 to Co secretary re postponement of directors meeting from initialled J M C [Magnus Cohn]bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery

Cohns letterhead document dated 5th August 1893 to Cohns secretary re list of assets and Report, signed initials J M C. [Magnus Cohn]bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery

Typed correspondence dated 1st September 1921 from Alice Cohn re Miss Bertha Cohn share scrip no 626 to Secretary Cohn Bros Bendigo.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, alice cohn. bertha cohn. cohn bros brewery.

Handwritten letter dated 16th Jan 1893 from H Fitzgerald, of Cherry Mount Glen Thompson to Cohns Secretary re receiving dividend and congratulating their performance.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, h fitzgerald, glen thompson.

A small notebook, dark green cover. On inside cover Medical Institute and Dispensary, Sandhurst Lodge, Lily May Prout, Quick Street, D. A. Kenley Secretary.document

Library Committee purchased enlargement 18 August 1919. Mr J Burgis donated frame.Portrait of John Treweek, Athenaeum secretary and librarian. Oak frame - natural finish, oval. Gold mount with copy of original (enlargement of smaller photograph in Treweek family).