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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Schwerkolt Family: the Australian line, 2012
... to Australia in 1849 and life there. Also of August's youngest..., migration to Australia in 1849 and life there. Account of Johann ...Account of Johann August Schwerkolt's early life, migration to Australia in 1849 and life there.Account of Johann August Schwerkolt's early life, migration to Australia in 1849 and life there. Also of August's youngest daughter Mary and her life and descendants in the USA.Account of Johann August Schwerkolt's early life, migration to Australia in 1849 and life there. schwerkolt, johann august, schwerkolt, paulina, schwerkolt, maria catherina wilhelmine, jackschowsky, mary elizabeth -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Kenneth Stanley Inglis, Sacred Places War Memorials in the Australian Landscape
... . It is an important treatise on a unique aspect of Australia cultural life..... It is an important treatise on a unique aspect of Australia cultural life ...This book looks at the war memorials in Australia and traces the development of the Anzac cult and the reasons that the war memorials are increasingly cherished in Australian society. It is an important treatise on a unique aspect of Australia cultural life.This is a paperback book of 521 pages. The cover is multi-coloured with an image of an Australian soldier on the front and spine.non-fictionThis book looks at the war memorials in Australia and traces the development of the Anzac cult and the reasons that the war memorials are increasingly cherished in Australian society. It is an important treatise on a unique aspect of Australia cultural life.war memorials in australia, monuments -
Merri-bek City Council
C-type print, Rennie Ellis, Richmond Fans, Grand Final, MCG 1974, 1974
... Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music... Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music ...Rennie Ellis (1940–2003) was as a pivotal figure in Australian visual culture. He was both a documentary photographer and a prominent presence in advertising, television and photography. Ellis was known for his candid documentary images of contemporary Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music festivals, fashion parades or nightclubs are iconic, but his practice also encompassed the grittier side of life. In his AFL series, Ellis skilfully portrays the nation’s passion for the game, extending his lens beyond the boundary line to showcase the spirited fans alongside the on-field action. -
Merri-bek City Council
Giclee print, Rennie Ellis, Fan escorted by policeman, Jolimont 1974, 1974
... Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music... Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music ...Rennie Ellis (1940–2003) was as a pivotal figure in Australian visual culture. He was both a documentary photographer and a prominent presence in advertising, television and photography. Ellis was known for his candid documentary images of contemporary Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music festivals, fashion parades or nightclubs are iconic, but his practice also encompassed the grittier side of life. In his AFL series, Ellis skilfully portrays the nation’s passion for the game, extending his lens beyond the boundary line to showcase the spirited fans alongside the on-field action. -
Merri-bek City Council
C-type print, Rennie Ellis, Man standing with table of football fans’ merchandise c.1986, c. 1986
... Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music... Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music ...Rennie Ellis (1940–2003) was as a pivotal figure in Australian visual culture. He was both a documentary photographer and a prominent presence in advertising, television and photography. Ellis was known for his candid documentary images of contemporary Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music festivals, fashion parades or nightclubs are iconic, but his practice also encompassed the grittier side of life. In his AFL series, Ellis skilfully portrays the nation’s passion for the game, extending his lens beyond the boundary line to showcase the spirited fans alongside the on-field action.Donated by the Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive -
Merri-bek City Council
C-type print, Rennie Ellis, Kids on MCG after VFL game 1980s, c. 1980
... Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music... Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music ...Rennie Ellis (1940–2003) was as a pivotal figure in Australian visual culture. He was both a documentary photographer and a prominent presence in advertising, television and photography. Ellis was known for his candid documentary images of contemporary Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music festivals, fashion parades or nightclubs are iconic, but his practice also encompassed the grittier side of life. In his AFL series, Ellis skilfully portrays the nation’s passion for the game, extending his lens beyond the boundary line to showcase the spirited fans alongside the on-field action.Donated by the Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive -
Merri-bek City Council
C-type print, Rennie Ellis, Richmond teddy mascot in a car 1982, 1982
... Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music... Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music ...Rennie Ellis (1940–2003) was as a pivotal figure in Australian visual culture. He was both a documentary photographer and a prominent presence in advertising, television and photography. Ellis was known for his candid documentary images of contemporary Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music festivals, fashion parades or nightclubs are iconic, but his practice also encompassed the grittier side of life. In his AFL series, Ellis skilfully portrays the nation’s passion for the game, extending his lens beyond the boundary line to showcase the spirited fans alongside the on-field action.Donated by the Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive -
Merri-bek City Council
C-type print, Rennie Ellis, Three tiers of spectators in stands at game, 1972
... Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music... Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music ...Rennie Ellis (1940–2003) was as a pivotal figure in Australian visual culture. He was both a documentary photographer and a prominent presence in advertising, television and photography. Ellis was known for his candid documentary images of contemporary Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music festivals, fashion parades or nightclubs are iconic, but his practice also encompassed the grittier side of life. In his AFL series, Ellis skilfully portrays the nation’s passion for the game, extending his lens beyond the boundary line to showcase the spirited fans alongside the on-field action.Donated by the Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive -
Merri-bek City Council
C-type print, Rennie Ellis, Carlton Supporter, VFL Grand Final 1982, 1982
... Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music... Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music ...Rennie Ellis (1940–2003) was as a pivotal figure in Australian visual culture. He was both a documentary photographer and a prominent presence in advertising, television and photography. Ellis was known for his candid documentary images of contemporary Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music festivals, fashion parades or nightclubs are iconic, but his practice also encompassed the grittier side of life. In his AFL series, Ellis skilfully portrays the nation’s passion for the game, extending his lens beyond the boundary line to showcase the spirited fans alongside the on-field action.Donated by the Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, The Centenary Collection-Country Life-Country Life in Old Australia, 2000
... The Centenary Collection-Country Life-Country Life in Old...A history of early country life in Australia... of country life in old Australia. Back cover has photographs as well... country life in Australia country life australia history Stamp ...A history of early country life in AustraliaHardcover. Front cover has a series of various photographs of country life in old Australia. Back cover has photographs as well as the blurb describing this book.Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779country, life, australia, history -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Longing to rebuild, 2005
... Sudanese migrant Samuel Kuot is enjoying life in Australia... is enjoying life in Australia with his family, but hopes to return ...Sudanese migrant Samuel Kuot is enjoying life in Australia with his family, but hopes to return to Sudan to contribute to the rebuilding of the country.Sudanese migrant Samuel Kuot is enjoying life in Australia with his family, but hopes to return to Sudan to contribute to the rebuilding of the country. he is Chairman of the Sudanese Community Association of Victoria (photo)Sudanese migrant Samuel Kuot is enjoying life in Australia with his family, but hopes to return to Sudan to contribute to the rebuilding of the country. sudanese community association of victoria, kuot, samuel, migrants -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, George Djoneff, /04/2006
... Interview with George Djoneff about the emigration and life... about the emigration and life in Australia of his Bulgarian ...Interview with George Djoneff about the emigration and life in Australia of his Bulgarian father and German mother, who migrated to Australia in 1950.Interview with George Djoneff about the emigration and life in Australia of his Bulgarian father and German mother, who migrated to Australia in 1950. Interviewed by Barbara Gardiner 1 April 2006.Interview with George Djoneff about the emigration and life in Australia of his Bulgarian father and German mother, who migrated to Australia in 1950.djoneff, george, emigration, oral history migration program, germans in australia, bulgarians in australia -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Video Tape, Ronin Films, Dunera Boys
... of the Dunera Boys, their shipment to Australia and their life in Hay... of the Dunera Boys, their shipment to Australia and their life in Hay ...TV mini series based loosely on the experiences of the Dunera Boys, their shipment to Australia and their life in Hay internment camp.black vhs video tapeThe Dunera Boysthe "dunera boys", mini series, hay internment camps -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder, Kurt "Bob" Vogel - author, Bob's Story, 1995
... and subsequent life in Australia...., internment and subsequent life in Australia. Kurt Vogel Bob's story ...Capture, transportation in the Dunera, internment and subsequent life in Australia.Blue plastic folder with clear front containing 18 printed pages and letter.Bob's story - Kurt Vogelkurt vogel, bob's story, dunera -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, The Colonial Child, 1979
... Booklet documenting some aspects of life of Australian... of life of Australian children in the 19th century comprising ...Booklet documenting some aspects of life of Australian children in the 19th century comprising papers presented at the 8th Biennial Conference of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria in Melbourne, 12-13 October 1979. -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Book - Reference Teaching Infants, Royal School Series Royal Readers No. VI, circa 1889
... , Australian Zoology, Life in Saxon England, and poetical pieces... a variety of subjects e.g. Victorian Constitution, Australian ...A typical book of general education considered suitable for use in schools in the last two decades of the 19th century. It contains a variety of subjects e.g. Victorian Constitution, Australian Zoology, Life in Saxon England, and poetical pieces, with notes and questions on the text in each section for guidance of the teachers.It is doubtful that this book was used in any schools in the Kiewa Valley but is valuable as a resource to explore how and what topics were being taught in this era .Book, hard cover, dark blue in colour with embossing on the front cover. Spine cover has separated from most of book. There are pages missing from the back of the book.There is a red stamp on the first page and apart from 'Education Department' the remaining four lines are almost illegible. Above the stamp is handwritten in blue ink S.S. 2733. The front cover is embossed and is titled Royal School Series, and underneath this is Royal Readers VI. education, schools, 19th century -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Jim Seletto, Feb. 1958
... in the background. Has the Australian Mutual Life Building, the Odeon... in the background. Has the Australian Mutual Life Building, the Odeon ...Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St at the time of Ballarat Begonia Festival, 1957 - the flowers in the medium strip, the tram and the shoppers in particular the women.Black and white photograph of Ballarat No. 14 west bound in Sturt St during the 1957 Begonia Festival with the Town Hall (with a Begonia Festival sign on it), and other buildings in the background. Has the Australian Mutual Life Building, the Odeon Theatre buildings. In the centre median strip, there is a large arrangement of flower beds and many women shoppers crossing the road, motor vehicles and a lady on a bicycle. No. 14 has the destination of Haddon St via Drummond Nth. Festoon lighting is strung out along the street.On rear in red ink "Ballarat Car 14 Sturt St B'rat Summer '57" and the stamp of Jim Seletto.tramways, trams, sturt st, begonia festival, town hall, shoppers, tram 14 -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... as well as interstate that became iconic images of Australian life.... as well as interstate that became iconic images of Australian life ...This photograph depicts Camp st in Beechworth looking east. This postcard is part of the Rose Series produced by Victorian photographer George Rose’s business, the Rose Stereograph Company. George Rose (1861-1942), is considered one of Australia's best photographers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Rose Stereograph Company was founded in 1880 and became famous for producing stereographs, or stereoviews, which gave the illusion of being in 3D when seen through a hand-held viewer, a big craze of the era. As stereographs lost popularity in the 1920s, Rose switched to production of postcards and decorative cards, and he and the photographers who followed took thousands of scenes around Victoria as well as interstate that became iconic images of Australian life.Black and white rectangular photograph (copy) printed on gloss photographic paper. Obverse: The Rose Series P.3469 Copyright FORD STREET Reverse: BMM7744 PH150 1998.00059 beechworth, ford street, rose series, photograph, post card, black and white -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, c1940
... as well as interstate that became iconic images of Australian life.... as well as interstate that became iconic images of Australian life ...This copy of a postcard depicts Ford Street in Beechworth looking North. This postcard is part of the Rose Series produced by Victorian photographer George Rose’s business, the Rose Stereograph Company. George Rose (1861-1942), is considered one of Australia's best photographers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Rose Stereograph Company was founded in 1880 and became famous for producing stereographs, or stereoviews, which gave the illusion of being in 3D when seen through a hand-held viewer, a big craze of the era. As stereographs lost popularity in the 1920s, Rose switched to production of postcards and decorative cards, and he and the photographers who followed took thousands of scenes around Victoria as well as interstate that became iconic images of Australian life.Black and white photograph (copy) on gloss photographic paper. Obverse: THE ROSE SERIES P.3481 COPYRIGHT FORD STREET, LOOKING NORTH, BEECHWORTH, VIC Reverse: BMM7743 PH 149 1998.00059beechworth, ford street, rose series, postcard, photograph, black and white, burke museum -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... images of Australian life.... images of Australian life. beechworth rose series camp street ...This copy of a postcard from the Rose series depicts Camp Street looking East. This postcard is part of the Rose Series produced by Victorian photographer George Rose’s business, the Rose Stereograph Company. George Rose (1861-1942), is considered one of Australia's best photographers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Rose Stereograph Company was founded in 1880 and became famous for producing stereographs, or stereoviews, which gave the illusion of being in 3D when seen through a hand-held viewer, a big craze of the era. As stereographs lost popularity in the 1920s, Rose switched to production of postcards and decorative cards, and he and the photographers who followed took thousands of scenes around Victoria as well as interstate that became iconic images of Australian life.Black and white photograph (copy) on gloss photographic paper.Obverse: THE ROSE SERIES P.3459 COPYRIGHT CAMP STREET, LOOKING EAST, BEECHWORTH, VIC Reverse: BMM7743 PH 149 1998.00059beechworth, rose series, camp street, burke museum, black and white -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... images of Australian life.... images of Australian life. beechworth rose series ford street ...This copy of a postcard from the Rose series depicts Ford Street looking South. This postcard is part of the Rose Series produced by Victorian photographer George Rose’s business, the Rose Stereograph Company. George Rose (1861-1942), is considered one of Australia's best photographers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Rose Stereograph Company was founded in 1880 and became famous for producing stereographs, or stereoviews, which gave the illusion of being in 3D when seen through a hand-held viewer, a big craze of the era. As stereographs lost popularity in the 1920s, Rose switched to production of postcards and decorative cards, and he and the photographers who followed took thousands of scenes around Victoria as well as interstate that became iconic images of Australian life.Black and White photograph (copy) on gloss photographic paper. Obverse: THE ROSE SERIES P.10544 COPYRIGHT FORD STREET, BEECHWORTH, VIC Reverse: BMM7746 PH 147 1998.00059beechworth, rose series, ford street, burke museum, postcard -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, c1940
... as well as interstate that became iconic images of Australian life. ... as well as interstate that became iconic images of Australian life ...Taken in Beechworth, this photograph depicts Ford Street looking North. This postcard is part of the Rose Series produced by Victorian photographer George Rose’s business, the Rose Stereograph Company. George Rose (1861-1942), is considered one of Australia's best photographers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Rose Stereograph Company was founded in 1880 and became famous for producing stereographs, or stereoviews, which gave the illusion of being in 3D when seen through a hand-held viewer, a big craze of the era. As stereographs lost popularity in the 1920s, Rose switched to production of postcards and decorative cards, and he and the photographers who followed took thousands of scenes around Victoria as well as interstate that became iconic images of Australian life. Black and White photograph on gloss photographic paper. Obverse: THE ROSE SERIES P.2749 COPYRIGHT FORD STREET, LOOKING NORTH, BEECHWORTH, VIC Reverse: 7739 PH 152 1998.00059beechworth, rose series, ford street, george rose, burke museum -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Fiona Magowan, Telling stories : Indigenous history and memory in Australia and New Zealand, 2001
... . Indigenous Australian life writing: tactics and transformations... 1. Indigenous Australian life writing: tactics ...Telling Stories looks at the place of life stories and of memory in history: who tells life stories: the purpose for which they are told: the role of story and history in the politics of land claims: and the way language impacts on research and writing. Contents: Introduction /? Bain Attwood and Fiona Magowan 1. Indigenous Australian life writing: tactics and transformations /? Penny van Toorn 2. Stories for land: oral narratives in the Maori Land Court /? Ann Parsonson 3. Crying to remember: reproducing personhood and community /? Fiona Magowan 4. The saga of Captain Cook: remembrance and morality /? Deborah Bird Rose 5. Encounters across time: the makings of an unanticipated trilogy /? Judith Binney 6. In the absence of vita as genre: the making of the Roy Kelly story /? Basil Sansom 7. Autobiography and testimonial discourse in Myles Lalor's 'oral history' /? Jeremy Beckett 8. Taha Maori in the DNZB: a Pakeha view /? W. H. Oliver 9. Maori land law and the Treaty claims process /? Andrew Erueti and Alan Ward 10. 'Learning about the truth': the stolen generations narrative /? Bain Attwood.B&w photographsindigenous history, maori history, oral histories -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Christopher Baker et al, Depressions: 1890s, 1930s: a social history, by Christopher Baker, 1982_
... This secondary school textbook looks at life in Australia... looks at life in Australia during the depressions of the 1890s ...This secondary school textbook looks at life in Australia during the depressions of the 1890s and 1930s.Paperback, 92 p. illus.Signed Faye Fort on title page.australia history, great depression 1930s, economic depressions -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white postards, Rose Stereograph Company, 1940s -1950s
... as interstate that became iconic images of Australian life.... as interstate that became iconic images of Australian life ...These postcards are part of the Rose series of photograph / postcards taken around Victoria. Rose was born in Clunes in 1861 and later worked in his father’s boot-making business in Prahran while studying photography. In 1880 he founded the Rose Stereograph Company and became famous for producing stereographs, or stereoviews, which gave the illusion of being in 3D when seen through a hand-held viewer, a big craze of the era. Rose produced stereoviews of the Western Front during the First World War. In all, he took about 9000 images in about 38 countries. As stereographs lost popularity in the 1920s, Rose switched to production of postcards and decorative cards, and he and the photographers who followed took thousands of scenes around Victoria as well as interstate that became iconic images of Australian life.These postcards are pictorial records of Orbost in the mid 20th century.Postcards such as these were a way of showing the scenic attractions of Orbost to potential tourists.Three black / white postcards of views over the Orbost flats and railway viaduct. 3183.1 is of a railway viaduct in the foreground and farming flats. 3183.2 is a view over the Orbost flats taken from Grandview Lookout. 3183.3 is a view from the Grandview Lookout showing the back of a woman looking across a rail fence. 3183.1 - bottom front - Rose Series P 478 SNOWY RIVER FLATS, ORBOST VIC 3183.2 - bottom front - Rose Series P 49 ORBOST, FROM GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS,VIC 3183.3 - bottom front - Rose Series P 14443 A VIEW FROM THE LOOKOUT, ORBOST, VICpostcards-orbost rose-series orbost-railway-viaduct grandview-lookout-orbost -
Merri-bek City Council
Giclee print, Rennie Ellis, Policeman, Jolimont 1973, 1973
... Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music... Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music ...Rennie Ellis (1940–2003) was as a pivotal figure in Australian visual culture. He was both a documentary photographer and a prominent presence in advertising, television and photography. Ellis was known for his candid documentary images of contemporary Australian life. His photographs of social events, such as music festivals, fashion parades or nightclubs are iconic, but his practice also encompassed the grittier side of life. In his AFL series, Ellis skilfully portrays the nation’s passion for the game, extending his lens beyond the boundary line to showcase the spirited fans alongside the on-field action. In Ellis' photo, a young police officer stands on the stadium ground with his arms sternly crossed, while the crowd waits for the game. This photo highlights the tension between passionate crowds and the police at AFL games. -
Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation
Australian Nursing Federation Victorian Branch campaign badge, [1990s-2000s?]
... with 'EMERGENCY NURSES', 'Fighting For Your Life' and 'Australian Nursing... For Your Life' and 'Australian Nursing Federation Victorian Branch ...Button distributed to and worn by Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) members working in emergency departments. The Royal Australian Nursing Federation became the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) in 1989, and then became the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation in 2013, suggesting this badge is from the 1990s or early 2000s.Circular green and red plastic badge. Silver metal, plastic-coated, with safety pin fastener adhered to back. Badge printed with 'EMERGENCY NURSES', 'Fighting For Your Life' and 'Australian Nursing Federation Victorian Branch'.nursing, emergency department, hospital, accident and emergency, nurses, emergency nurses, badges, buttons, pins, trade unions, labour history, patient care, australian nursing federation, victoria -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Sugar, Tears and Eyeties, 1994
... in Australia, with the social life and customs of the time.TH..., being Italian in Australia, with the social life and customs ...Tells of the history of the Delseno family, being Italian in Australia, with the social life and customs of the time.THSoft, colourful cover depicting water colour painting of internees in a camp, with guard tower and surrounding countryside in the background. Book title is printed in colour Cover painted by Ivy Zappala of Bellenden Ker. The author Peter Dalenso has autographed each of the three copies with the date,1994 added. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Family life in Tatura Internment Camps during World War 11
... Thesis written by Sarah McDonald on "Family Life... Life in Australia Internment Camps during WW2 ww2 camps books ...Thesis written by Sarah McDonald on "Family Life in Australia Internment Camps during WW2Spiral bound clear plastic front, black plastic back.ww2, camps, books, history, local -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Manuscript, Robin Boyd
... context. Seems to be a satirical take on the Australian way... of life. Australian culture national beverage robin boyd ...Boyd writes about the National Beverage (unspecified in the manuscript). This is page 3 of unknown number of pages, thus lacking context. Seems to be a satirical take on the Australian way of life.Handwritten, quarto, 1 page. Incomplete – page 3 onlyCrossed out paragraphs and editsaustralian culture, national beverage, robin boyd, manuscript