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The Installation of the Benalla Court Officers was held on Saturday 29 May, 1937 in the John Cooper Methodist Hall, Benalla. The ceremony was followed by supper. The Methodist Order of Knights was the official youth organisation of the Methodist Church of Australasia. It originated in Hurstville, NSW, on the 4th October 1914 by the then Mr and later Rev Alex Bray. Alex Bray was a Sunday School teacher and spoke to his class of the Knights of the Round Table. In 1917 the Order of Knights was officially recognised by the Sunday School Dept of the NSW Methodist Conference. Courts spread thoroughout Australia. In 1927 the High Court of NSW called for designs for a badge and in 1929 the General Conference of the Methodist Church of Australasia recognised the Order as an approved Organisation. In 1938 the Senior Section was organised into Degrees of Sincerity, Service and Sacrifice; the Junior Section into Pages' Degree with advancement to Esquire. In 1954 the Junior Section was reorganised into two groups: Pages 8 to 11 years and Esquires 12 to 15 years. The Knight's Motto: "Live Pure, Speak True, Right Wrong, Follow Christ the King, else wherefore born?" Courts of the Order: General Conference Department of the Christian Education - General Court - Provincial High Court - District Court - Local Court - Senior Court - Intermediate Court - Junior Court . Regalia: All members of the Intermediate and Senior Courts wore regalia consisting of a cloth shield superimposed by a cross of light and dark blue ribbons, and supported by a cloth collar. Esquire and Degree of Sincerity regalia: White collar and white shield. Degree of Service regalia: Green collar and shield. Degree of Sacrifice: Scarlet collar and shield. District Court regalia: Blue collar and gold shield. High Court regalia: Gold collar and purple sheild. General Court regalia: Purple collar and shield. Officers of the local courts wore their symbols as part of their regalia.Cream folded card with green print. The card has the Order of Knights symbol at the top with the text following. The invitation lists the High Officers, the date, the venue, the Officers for 1937-1938 and Toasts.methodist order of knights benalla court

Bradley family settled on Phillip IslandHistoricalBlack and white photocopy of A4 typed letter from Australia House, London re passages to Australia for Mr E. N. Bradley and family Government of Australia. Migration & Settlement Office. Australia House. 12 March 1925bradley family, migration, letters, betty pedley

Born: Florence, Tuscany, Italy 1844; Arrived Australia 1885; Died: St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1893ColonialLedger Gift, 1990Figures, haystacks and tree in rural landscape with dramatic clouds and blue sky. Gold gesso on decorative wood moulding frame.Recto: Signed "C Rolando" in red paint l.r.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledlandscape, animals, figure, trees, colonial art, rural, australian art

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Victoria once had well over one hundred fire lookouts and firetowers. Fire lookouts, or observation posts, were often just a clearing on a hill or a vantage point, whereas firetowers were definite structures. There are at least three categories of firetowers… (1) tree perches, (2) four-legged towers made of either wood or steel, as well as (3) hilltop cabins and observatories. Many were established by the Forests Commission Victoria (FCV) in the 1920s, but the network was expanded rapidly in response to recommendations of the Stretton Royal Commission after the 1939 Black Friday bushfires. The wooden towers were often built by bush craftsmen like legendary FCV overseer Clem Heather from Orbost. But advances in aerial reconnaissance and radio technology led to the gradual reduction in the number of fixed towers. FFMV now operates 72 firetowers. The CFA, Melbourne Water, Hancock Victorian Plantations (HVP) also operate some, the Army has one at Puckapunyal overlooking the live-firing range. Only two remaining fire towers of this design remain in Victoria (Mt Little Dick and Big Tower in the Mullungdung State Forest). Mt Nowa Nowa and Stringers Knob burnt down in the 2019/20 bushfiresLarge model of an Reef Hills fire tower. Presumably used for instructional purposes. Traditional FCV four legged design with three landings and closed cabin.bushfire, forests commission victoria (fcv)

The 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles was raised as a regiment of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps on 1 May 1948 with Headquarters in Melbourne and squadrons in Sale, Benalla/Wangaratta and Albury. In 1955 Regimental Headquarters moved to Wangaratta and a second squadron was located at Albury. The Sale squadron transferred to 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse. In 1977 8/13 VMR Regiment was reduced to an independent squadron A Squadron 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles and in 1991 was linked with 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse forming the VMR Squadron of that regiment. The 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles was raised as a regiment of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps on 1 May 1948 with Headquarters in Melbourne and squadrons in Sale, Benalla/Wangaratta and Albury. In 1955 Regimental Headquarters moved to Wangaratta and a second squadron was located at Albury. The Sale squadron transferred to 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse. In 1977 8/13 VMR Regiment was reduced to an independent squadron A Squadron 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles and in 1991 was linked with 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse forming the VMR Squadron of that regiment. Black and white photograph of 13 soldiers of the Benalla Troop 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles c.1990; includes Lieutenant Colin Carrington, Lieutenant Dan Wyburn ( front rank, 2nd and 3rd from left ) .military, vmr, uniform, benalla, carrington, wyburn

The Victorian Mounted Rifles was raised as the mounted arm of the Victorian Colonial defence force in 1885. It was under the command of Colonel Thomas Caradoc Rose (Tom) Price (1842-1911). Price was born in Tasmania, educated in Hobart Town and at Scotch College, Melbourne, before entering the East India Military College, Addiscombe, England. He was commissioned on 7 July 1861 in the Madras Infantry and began twenty years’ service in India with several regiments, retiring in April 1883. On his return to Victoria he was tasked with raising of a force of one thousand, to be known as the Victorian Mounted Rifles, and appointed a lieutenant-colonel in the Permanent Military Forces. Companies of the Victorian Mounted Rifles were raised in rural districts throughout Victoria. The soldiers were paid a small annual allowance and were required to provide their own horse. Many members served in contingent to the Boer War. After Federation the VMR was gathered up into the Australian Light Horse. Marks one event in centenary celebrations.Printed Order of Service for Victorian Mounted Rifles Centenary Church Parade at Holy Trinity Anglican Church Benalla, 4 August 1985.church, vmr, centenary, benalla

Black & White photo in postcard format. 3/4 length male aged early twenties. H J Howship Benalla impressed on bottom right hand front corner. Dark suit and vest, Albert chain and fob. Reverse captions. Addressed to" Miss T Dowsey, 100 Rowan Street Bendigo". Dear sister and brother I am sending you a postcard I suppose you know who it is , hoping to find you all well as per last letter and let me know if you receive this foto alright, from your loving brother, H Harding Somerton 86 10 stone 5 lbs.H J Howse, Benallapostcard, photograph, male, dowsey research.

The Victorian Mounted Rifles was raised as the mounted arm of the Victorian Colonial defence force in 1885. It was under the command of Colonel Thomas Caradoc Rose (Tom) Price (1842-1911). Price was born in Tasmania, educated in Hobart Town and at Scotch College, Melbourne, before entering the East India Military College, Addiscombe, England. He was commissioned on 7 July 1861 in the Madras Infantry and began twenty years’ service in India with several regiments, retiring in April 1883. On his return to Victoria he was tasked with raising of a force of one thousand, to be known as the Victorian Mounted Rifles, and appointed a lieutenant-colonel in the Permanent Military Forces. Companies of the Victorian Mounted Rifles were raised in rural districts throughout Victoria. The soldiers were paid a small annual allowance and were required to provide their own horse. Many members served in contingent to the Boer War. After Federation the VMR was gathered up into the Australian Light Horse. Two colour photographs of ' A ' Squadron 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles marching to Holy Trinity Church Benalla 4 August 1985 prior to the Centenary Church Service.benalla, vmr, centenary, church

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Gliding Championships Benalla Aerodrome Jan. 1987 3 color photographsdiagonal across left corner(.1) Gliding Championships Benalla Aerodrome Jan. 1987 centre right 219199benalla areodrome

The King's Banners were presented to the 8th Light Horse Regiment in 1904 and 1927 respectively recognizsing service in the South African War (1899-1902) and the Great War (1914-1918).Good photograph marking an important event in the life of the regiment.Black and white photograph of two 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Officers standing with two flags in a frame at Anglican Church Benalla." Captain Mclean and Lt. Trapnell. Finding of King's Colours. "banner, flag, soldiers, military, heraldry, light horse, mclean, trapnell, benalla

The Fred Rochow Railways Collection incorporates photos related to the operation of the Wodonga Railway Station including different types of trains and railways staff C. 1930 – 1990. It was donated to the Wodonga Historical Society by Fred Rochow, a railwayman who spent many years based in Wodonga. He joined the Victorian Railways on 17th June l947 and retired in 1988. For some time, he was a member of the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen and served a term as a member of the Trades Hall Council. He had an extensive knowledge of the struggles that took place to achieve better conditions for railway workers. Fred worked for many years as a fireman and then worked his way up the ranks to driver, experiencing many changes from the days of steam locomotives through to diesel trains, locomotives and even the modern XPT train. He worked throughout Victoria at different stages of his career, with his final working years focused on the northeast of Victoria and the Albury to Melbourne line. After his retirement, Fred continued to share his love of steam miniature trains with the community.This collection has local and statewide significance as it captures images of trains, locomotives and personnel who operated the railway services in Wodonga and throughout Northeast Victoria. The railways played a critical role in opening up Victoria and connecting Australia for trade, business, social communication and transport.Crewmen changing over at Benalla during the "Flying Scotsman" Bicentennial Tour in 1988. Left to right: Marty McGrath (Wodonga); Kevin Moulday (Benalla); John Wirgess (Wodonga; Barry Dunne (Benalla). On side of locomotive "FLYING SCOTSMAN"railways wodonga, fred rochow, flying scotsman, australia bicentennial

The heavy weight is pinned onto the map and the tracing arm is used to follow the boundary to be measured Reading the number of revolutions from the two the scale wheels the area in square inches could be measured. Knowing the scale of the mapsheet the figure was converted to areas or hectares Generally at least three measurements were taken to ensure accuracy and precisionPlanimeter used to measure areas from scale maps. Includes wooden box One revolution of the main wheel equaled 10 square inches. A smaller rotating scale on the side was used to subdivide the area.Benallaforests commission victoria (fcv), forest measurement, surveying

This stereoscope was used to view a pair of separate and overlapping aerial photos as a single three-dimensional image. This smaller foldable unit could be easily used in the field but larger, mirror stereoscope was used in offices. The aerial images were used to map forest types, timber stands, new roads and tracks, firebreaks, boundaries of timber harvesting, plantations, bushfires, insect and disease attack and so on In 1928, the Forests Commission undertook its first major aerial photography project over 15,000 acres of forest which is said to be the first of its kind in Australia. During the Second World War, large areas of Victoria were photographed by RAAF and used to produce orthophoto maps. By 1945 aerial photography of 13,000 square miles (3.4 M ha) was completed, including much of the inaccessible eastern forests. The Forests Commission started developing its own small format photography in the early 1970s. Simple, cheap and rapid methods of obtaining photographs using 70mm and 35mm cameras were developedFoldable plastic stereoscope in box Benallaforests commission victoria (fcv), surveying, forest measurement

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Written as a time line on the life of Vagarini for a travelling exhibition in 1999Black soft front cover, with picture of Cesare Vagarini and black, white and blue text. White back coverstephens f, cesare vagarini, internees ww2, pow's ww2, camp 3 tatura

Francesco Floreani was born near Venice and studied painting at the Academy pf Arts, Turin. He arrived in Australia in 1927.Photograph of a ceiling in St Mary's Church, Bairnsdale, by Francesco Floreani. The painting of St Mary's Church was done in two stages - between 1931 and 1934, and 1937-1938.francesco floreani, st mary's church, bairnsdale, bairnsdale, baptisimal font

Francesco Floreani was born near Venice and studied painting at the Academy of Arts, Turin. He arrived in Australia in 1927.Photograph of a ceiling in St Mary's Church, Bairnsdale, by Francesco Floreani. The painting of St Mary's Church was done in two stages - between 1931 and 1934, and 1937-1938.francesco floreani, st mary's church, bairnsdale, bairnsdale, baptisimal font, italo-australians

The new wing at Benalla High School, designed by Robin Boyd.Black and white photograph 190mm H x 235mm W with two holes.Handwriting in red pen on reverse "New wing at Benalla High School for P.W.D. R. Boyd design, B.H. W/D Spec. Supervision etcbenalla high school, robin boyd

The 16th Light Horse Regiment was a Citizen Military Force unit located in North East Victoria with its Headquarters at Benalla. The regiment came into existence as part of a reorganisation of Australian Military Forces in 1912 replacing earlier Victorian Mounted Rifles units, and was in turn redesignated 8th Light Horse (Indi) Regiment in 1919.A rare bank book detailing how a CMF regiment conducted its financial affairs in the pre-World War 1 (1914-1918) period.Black clothboard covered bank book issued by the National Bank of Australasia Limited, Benalla Branch for the account of the 16th Light Horse Public Monies Account. The book was in use from December 1912 to March 1919.16th light horse, national bank of australasia, military, bank account, cmf

Lord and Lady Gowrie attended the Melbourne Cup 1 November 1938. Their escort on that occasion was drawn from 8th (Indi) Light Horse Regiment and commanded by Lieutenant FC Trickey with soldiers drawn from Benalla, Euroa, Wangaratta, Tallangatta, Wahgunyah, Wodonga and Rutherglen Troops. The 8th Light Horse (Indi) Regiment superseded the 16th Light Horse in 1919. It had its headquarters at Benalla with sub-units throughout the Upper Murray and Northeast Victoria. In December 1941, the regiment converted from horse to mechanised, initially as 8th Reconnaissance Battalion then in July 1942 it became 8th Cavalry Regiment and served in Northern Territory. As Japanese threat to the mainland declined the regiment was disbanded. Well prepared memento of vice-regal visit to regional centre and escort duty by the local regiment.Framed photograph of an extract from "The Benalla Ensign" of Friday November 4 1938 reporting on the Governor General's escort to the Melbourne Cup drawn from the 8th Light Horse Regiment. The frame is black painted wood with gold trim.8th light horse regiment, benalla ensign, governor general, gowrie, flemington, cup

The 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles was raised as a regiment of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps on 1 May 1948 with Headquarters in Melbourne and squadrons in Sale, Benalla/Wangaratta and Albury. In 1955 Regimental Headquarters moved to Wangaratta and a second squadron was located at Albury. The Sale squadron transferred to 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse. In 1977 8/13 VMR Regiment was reduced to an independent squadron A Squadron 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles and in 1991 was linked with 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse forming the VMR Squadron of that regiment.Rare document covering the involvement of a Citizen Military Forces Regiment in the Royal Visit of 1954.Three page document issued by Headquarters 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles giving instructions for street lining at Benalla on 5th March 1954 on the occasion of the Royal visit.

Two photos on a page from an albumOn board torp ship "benalla" ... Nov 1914 h.m.s. ... passing up line of transport at full speed ... nov 1914ww1, a.i.f, world war 1, soldiers, ship, benalla, november, 1914

The Forests Commission took safety very seriously, long before it became standard practice in the bush. The Chairman of the Commission, Alan Threader, personally chaired the safety committee. Sandy Dobbin was appointed as the first "safety officer" in the early 1970s. There were many innovations including safety boots and safety hardhats.Hardhats designed for use by bulldozer operators. Has inbuilt small battery operated fan to push a screen of air in front of drivers face to keep dust away. Made redundant with the advent of closed, air-conditioned cabins. Made in UK c 1981RACAL Benalla T120forests commission victoria (fcv), protective clothing, bushfire

The powerhouse in Sunbury began generating electricity for the town in 1908 after the Shire of Bulla saw the benefits of the town having electricity. It functioned until 1924 until the State Electricity Commission took over the project. The post card was written on 21 June 1910 and sent to a Miss Hillary who was living in Benalla. It was from her cousin Mr. Gregor who was a Sunbury resident. From the date on the card, the photograph must have been taken shortly after the powerhouse began operating. An engineer's cottage was built at the rear of the main building and it is still standing on its original site in Jackson Street,The establishment of an electricity supply for the town of Sunbury by the Shire of Bulla in the early decades of the twentieth century was a very advanced decision and brought lots of benefits to the town.A non-digital sepia photograph in post card format of the former Electric Powerhouse at Sunbury with a short message and address written on the back of the photograph To H.Hillary at Benalla from M.J.Gregor in Sunbury ELECTRIC POWERHOUSE/SUNBURY.electricity supplies., gregor, a., sunbury powerhouse