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Cockatoo History & Heritage Group
Letter, History of Cockatoo Creek and District by Myrtle Grayson
Myrtle Grayson (nee McKay) was the Grand Daughter of John and Sarah Orchard (two of Cockatoo's first settlers) and worked for James and Caroline McBride in 1911 at the age of 14Handwritten letter by Mrs Myrtle Grayson on foolscap paper. Letter written in 1984Blue pen on foolscap paperletter, history of cockatoo, myrtle grayson, cockatoo creek, -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Instrument - Brass Inclinometer
Various artifacts from the steamship 'Wattle'. The Steam Tug Wattle, a steel ship, was built as a harbor tug in 1933. Steam is supplied from a two-furnace Scotch Marine wet-back boiler which was originally fired with dewatered and filtered waste oil but has recently been converted to burn distillate for environmental and maintenance reasons. It was launched at Cockatoo Island on 27 June 1933 by Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Co. Ltd. (CODECO) on order from the Commonwealth Shipping Board. Now fully restored it operates excursions in Port Phillip and the Yarra. One of a very few still operating steam tugs.Brass inclinator mounted on timber plate.steam tug wattle, harbour tugs -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Instrument - Solar reflector
Various artifacts from the steamship 'Wattle'. The Steam Tug Wattle, a steel ship, was built as a harbor tug in 1933. Steam is supplied from a two-furnace Scotch Marine wet-back boiler which was originally fired with dewatered and filtered waste oil but has recently been converted to burn distillate for environmental and maintenance reasons. It was launched at Cockatoo Island on 27 June 1933 by Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Co. Ltd. (CODECO) on order from the Commonwealth Shipping Board. Now fully restored it operates excursions in Port Phillip and the Yarra.Solar Reflector with spirit level in wooden boxst wattle, navigational intruments -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Lorraine Wall and Frank Wyley, 1986
Lorraine Wall presents a cheque for $12,474 to Frank Wyley as representative of the Cockatoo Uniting Church for rebuilding of the church after the Ash Wednesday bushfires. Mrs. Wall, her parents Olga and John Rowe and Russell were organisers of poster sales.Colour photograph of Lorraine Wall and Frank Wyley."Lorraine Wall Frank Wyley C&N 25/9/85 p 14"wall, lorraine, wyley, frank, cockatoo uniting church, ash wednesday bushfires -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Ward Room Plaque - Torrens, C 1950
The first HMAS Torrens was a Torpedo - Boat Destroyer which served through WW1. Built at Cockatoo Dockyard in NSW she was commissioned in July 1916 and served for 10 years. In 1975 a second HMAS Torrens was in service, this time a Destroyer Escort. Ward room plaque fro the HMAS Torrens.The main symbol on the plaque is a crow confirming the ships connection to the Torrens River in South Australia. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Painting - Painting - Oil, Australian Birds
The painting belonged to the Wied family who were in Camp 3 Tatura. Artist unknownThree budgerigars, one blue, one yellow, one green sit on a thin branch of a tree with a Major Mitchell Cockatoo to the right of the picture. Another bird is in the air attempting to land on the branch. The sky is blue and the landscape is yellow with a tinge of green. A blue mountain range is on the horizon. Painted on board with a brown wooden frame.major mitchell cockatoo, australian birds, budgerigars, australian landscape -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Fay Bridge, United Service Station, Main Road, Eltham, 26 August 2019
... Cockatoos ...fay bridge collection, 2019-08-26, cockatoos, diamond street, eltham, luck street, main road, united service station -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK WW1, Find AE1 Ltd & Australian National Maritime Museum, HMAS AE1, 2018
Soft cardboard cover. Black, blue & white print on front & spine. Bluish black & white photo of HMAS AE1 in Fitzroy Dock at Cockatoo Island, Sydney on front cover. Sepia photo of HMAS AE1 off Balmain Sydney on back cover. 82 pages, cut, white, plain. Illustrated with black / white & colour photos, maps & diagrams.book, hmas, ae1 submarine -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, Collegium Taturense Anniversary 1940-1941, 1941
Compiled in camp 4 by Dunera faculty members to substantiate the academic standard of their school. 20 copies made.Handmade buff coloured booklet camp 13 handbound at spine with thread. Black ink printing on cover, water colour of Tatura 2 camp, b & w illustrations, water colour of port scene from the Dunera. Typed script on cover: "Collegium Taturense" encircling a ring of barbed wire which has an owl and cockatoo in it. Underneath is written "Anniversary 1940-1941"as abovecollegium taturence, collegium taturence anniversary 1940-1941, camp education -
Cockatoo History & Heritage Group
Memorial Book, Masonic in Memoriam Book for Thomas Ord Fairbridge
Thomas Fairbridge came to Cockatoo about 1919 to manage the store for his brother-in-law Henry Knight and later bought it. The shop continued to operate as Fairbridges after Thomas died in 1941. On his death he was First Principal of the Belgrave Holy Royal Arch Chapter, this in memoriam book was given to the Fairbridge family on Feb 14th, 1942The lodge stated in the book -- The desire to pay homage and respect to the memory of our Most Excellent First Principal who passed to the Great Beyond in November of last year has prompted the Companions to present this token of the love and esteem in which he was held. To his loved ones we extend sincere sympathy. We offer it without reserve and with the most profound understanding.Leather bound book maroon in colour, with gold embossing. Held together with a maroon cord. Contained in its original maroon cardboard storage box.Includes a family photo, of Thomas, Mary and Dorothy Fairbridge. Newspaper obituary, tributes and memorial service cuttings with handwritten descriptions. Signatures of members from the Belgrave Holy Royal Arch Chapter.cockatoo, fairbridge, masonic, -
Cockatoo History & Heritage Group
Photograph, Knight's General Store McBride St Cockatoo
James and Caroline McBride built the store when their small "tack on" room at the side of "Fernholme Guest house" became too small. The Knight's, who had a general store in Gembrook, later bought it and put his sister and brother in law, Tom and Mary Fairbridge, in as managers and was run as a sub branch of the Gembrook store. This store was later known as Fairbridges when Tom and Mary bought it from the Knight's.Photograph taken circa 1910 of Knight's General Store McBride St Cockatoo. The Knight's who had a general store in Gembrook, later bought it and put his sister and brother-in-law, Tom and Mary Fairbridge, in as managers. This store ran as a sub branch of the Gembrook store until Tom and Mary brought it. It then became known as 'Fairbridges". Local residents and a horse and cart are in the foreground of the photograph.cockatoo victoria, mcbride, fairbridge, gembrook, horse, cart, mcbride st shops, knight bros, cockatoo residents, -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Folder, Norman family
John (or James as he was known) and wife Sarah (nee Reynolds) lived in the Eltham or Research area about 1888. His father, John Norman, was the owner of a wine shanty "The Wallaby Arms"; his wife was Eliza; they are mentioned in the book "Pioneers and Painters". Contents Letter from Mrs L Phillips, Cockatoo, 1 June 1987: Seeking information about John Norman.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcjohn norman, james norman, sarah norman (nee reynolds), elia norman, the wallaby arms wine shanty -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - AILEEN AND JOHN ELLISON COLLECTION: SOME AUSTRALIAN BIRDS
Small booklet: Some Australian Birds. On the front cover a Kookaburra. Published in April 1957 by the Bank of New South Wales. The booklet has 17 pages. Contents: Foreword - Bell miner - Black Swan - Boobook Owl - Bower Bird - Brolga - Dollar Bird - Fairy Penguin - Jabiru - Kookaburra (inside front cover) - Lyrebird - Pelican - Rifle Bird - Weebill - Whipbird - White Cockatoo - Willie Wagtail - Yellow Robin (inside back cover).books, natural history, birds -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Small framed painting, Circa 1950s
H M A S Bataan was a Tribal Class Destroyer . Built at Cockatoo Docks and Engineering. Laid down February 1942 - launched January 1944 and commissioned May 1945. Bataan had a displacement of 2116 Tons. A length of 115.1 metres and beam of 11.1 metres. Had top speed of 36 knots. She had a complement of 14 officers and 246 crew members. The Bataan was decommissioned on the 18th of October 1954. She achieved battle honours in Korea in 1950 and 1952.Small timber framed copy of painting of H M A S Bataan by H Moore.Rear of picture has inscription " July 1950 - off the West Coast of South Korea. H M A S Bataan came under friendly fire from H M S Comus.............No Hits..........". -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Headwear - Town Crier's Hat - Syd Cuffe, n.d
Syd Cuffe's Town Crier's hat. Black felt sides, turned up with point in brim at front, back of brim also turned, trimmed in gold fabric black ribbon rosette on front brim, also 4 badges - gold map of Victoria Australia, Victorian flag, silver buffalo (Manitoba) and Canadian flag. Cockatoo feather threaded through gold ribbon on back. two small fabric appliqués on back turned up brim - red maple leafFront: Maker's tag inner crown. Red flower with green stemsyd cuffe, town crier, hat, headwear -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - Bendigo Post Office Centenary envelope
The Bendigo Post Office was built between 1883 and 1887 by McCulloch and McAlpine. It was designed by George W Watson in the 2nd Empire architectural style.Colour printed envelope - Bendigo Post Office Centenary 1887-1987. Envelope has a 37c stamp with an image of a cockatoo, which has been stamped with a black stamp dated 30 Sept 1987, Vic 3550 - the 'first day" of issue. The envelope was produced by Australia Post to mark the Centenary of the Post Office in Bendigo, and includes a colour image of the Pall Mall frontage of the Post Office building on the corner of Myer Lane and Pall Mall including the Post Office tower and clock.bendigo post office, australia day first day cover, centenary -
Puffing Billy Railway
Station Sign - Puffing Billy Direction Trains to Belgrave - Emerald & Lakeside
Station Sign - Puffing Billy Direction Trains At Menzies Creek, a Puffing Billy train has had to pass another train since 1966, due to a single line in operation from Belgrave or Emerald / Lakeside / Cockatoo / Gembrook to enable more trains to operate. When two trains passed at Menzies Creek, to assist passengers to travel on the correct train, this sign was erected. The arrows pointed towards the direction of travel as well as the locomotive that was hauling the train. This sign dates from 1975 when the line was re-opened to Lakeside. Historic - Puffing Billy Railway - Station Sign used at Menzies Creek to show next station directionStation Sign - Puffing Billy Direction Trains to Belgrave - Emerald & Lakeside Large rectangle wooden sign Puffing Billy Trains to BELGRAVE Trains to EMERALD & LAKESIDEpuffing billy, menzies creek, station sign -
Federation University Art Collection
Sculpture - Artwork - Sculpture, Badger Bates, "Gitji Woman' by Badger Bates
William Brian (Badger) BATES (1947- ) Born Wilcannia Barkantji Badger Bates is a Barkantji Elder, political activist and contemporary artist. Known primarily for printmaking, wood and stone carving, his work is intrinsically linked to his lifelong fight for the safety and health of the Barka (the Darling River).'Gitji Woman' is carved from a very old piece of log found at Wittabrinna Creek near Tibooburra, Western New South Wales. The tree was dead for 60-80 years, and was hollow inside. "I could see a figure in the wood so I folowed the shapes already three. The woman has a drawn out figure with long fingers and is coming out of the log, she is an ancestral spirit. I put the pink cockatoo and emu feathers in the leg in the way people used to decorate themselves for corroborees."badger bates, paakantyi, wilcannia, timber, aboriginal, barkantji -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, S.S. "Hororata's" Football Team, April 1923, April 1923
This is a photograph of crew members that formed the football team of the S.S. Hororata. The vessel was ordered by the New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd of London, completed in 1914. In august of that year she was requisitioned ( as A20) for transport of the Australian expeditionary force in WW1. In WW2 she was known as the SS Waroonga and torpedoed in 1943. (Internet ref 2018) This vessel was a regular visitor to Melbourne and crews visited and contributed donations to the MTS.This photograph provides an early record of the many crew based football (soccer) teams that would enjoy matches when ashore with other crews. The Mission to seamen organised and promoted many such matches and encouraged the friendly competition during outings. In addition this particular group photograph is of interest as it indicates the many talents and interests of the crew through the items and animals the individuals are posed with. Sepia toned photograph of the S.S. "Hororata" Football Team dated April 1923. The photograph has been mounted onto a brown cardboard frame with the text 'S.S. "Hororata's" Football Team/April 1923' on the top and the bottom. The photograph itself is of 24 men in three rows, 9 on the top row, 8 in the middle row and 7 on the bottom row. The man in the bottom row furthest left is kneeling behind a bird cage with a cockatoo in it. The man second from the left is holding a guitar. The man third from the left is holding a cat. The man fourth from the left is lying down peeking through the buoy with the text "S.S. Hororata's/Plymouth". The man second from the right is holding a lute and the man furthest right on the bottom row is also kneeling behind a bird cage with a cockatoo. In the middle row, the man second from the left is holding a banjo. The man third from the right is holding a flute. The man second from the right is holding an accordion. All other men in the middle and top rows have their arms crossed. The men are situated on the ships deck. Behind them is a ladder and what appears to be a door opening and on the left side of the photograph are some ropes and a pulley system.On lower edge of mount handwritten in black ink: S.S. "Hororata" Football Team April 1923hat, 1923, uniform, pulley, cap, banjo, guitar, rope, cockatoo, accordion, flute, cat, ladder, ss hororata football team, ss hororata, lute, ww1, ww2, troopship, ship crew, deck, soccer, football, sports, crew photo, crews and ships -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Metro News, Metro News - is this where our W class trams are headed?, 1984 to 2001
Set of five newspaper cuttings (or group of cuttings) regarding trams sold by the MMTB and their relocation. .1 - Community Valley News "Huge tram sure to stop traffic; well that's the idea!", 16/4/2002 - W6 968 being relocated to the Essendon Traffic School - see image i9. .2 - Cover and pages 6 & 7 of Metro News24/1/2001 - about the sale of W class trams. Cover photo has a tram at Dales Creek, story by Ingrid Svendsen about the storage of trams at Newport, reuse. Quotes Dr Mees, Roberto D' Andrea, Peter Batchelor and Geoff Leigh. .3 - Free Press - 22/2/1984 - "Last Stop Cockatoo" - W2 611 to Cockatoo Primary School. .4 - Diamond Valley News, 13/3/1984 about the sale of W2 640 to Mrs Fabian Broekan to the Eltham area and the objection of the Eltham council. .5 - The Sun - 24/8/1987 - "Aboard the tram home" about the former trams at Ferny Creek. Two centre pages. See also Reg Items about these tramcars. .6 - The Phillip Motorway - 19/8/1993 - about W2 284, owned by Evan Bekiaris which was built by Holdens in SA.trams, tramways, sale of trams, mmtb, newport workshops, preserved trams, ferny creek, tramcars, pmtt, melbourne, houses, essendon, holden, tram 968, tram 611, tram 640, tram 284 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Document, Sands & McDougall Ltd, Invitation to a ‘Conversazione’ in the Exhibition Building, 1901
A report in the Ballarat Star on 8 May 1901 recorded that: "THE CONVERSAZIONE. A GREAT SUCCESS. The conversazion given by the Government of Victoria at the Exhibition was very largely patronised. the guests includ ing the Prime Minister and a goodly proportion of the distinguished personages now in Melbourne. A programme of high-class music was gone through, and refreshments were served during the evening. Australian wines were very prominent."The document design has artistic and aesthetic merit. While it is not rare, it is representative of the kinds of formal designs used for the Australian Commonwealth celebrations at the time of Federation, and is in excellent condition. Such items as this invitation have local, state and national historic significance as mementoes of a key moment in Australia's history. Locally, the invitation is part of a group of Federation-related items owned and displayed by Mrs Grace Tabulo, the owner of 'Fairyland', 57 Malmsbury Street, Kew.Colour lithograph mounted on card to an evening event, a conversazione, held in the Exhibition Building on the evening of Tuesday 7th May 1901, as part of the Australian Commonwealth Celebrations. The Government of Victoria hosted the event. The invitation shows an etching of the Exhibition Building, surrounded by an ornate border of heraldic shields, portraits of the Duke and Duchess, views of Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Hobart, and native flora (including wattle, waratah, pink heath, Sturt’s desert pea, and flannel flower), and native fauna (kookaburra, possum, lyre bird, cockatoo and koala). The royal crest ‘Dieu et mon droit’ and the Australian crest, ‘Advance Australia’ are also included.Printed front: UNITED AUSTRALIA 1901 / ONE FLAG / ONE HOPE / ONE DESTINY; AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH CELEBRATIONS / THE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA requests the honour of the presence of / [name deleted] / at a Conversazione in the Exhibition Building on the Evening of Tuesday 7th May 1901 at 8 P.M. Reverse [handwritten]: Mrs G. Tabulo, 57 Malmsbury St.sands & mcdougall ltd, documents - invitations, first commonwealth parliament 1901, grace tabulo -- fairyland -- 57 malmsbury street -- kew (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Panoramic landscape, c.1926
Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) , was a descendant of one of the earliest settler families in Kew. Employed at the Kew Asylum as a 'public servant', he was a skilled amateur photographer, photographing numerous scenes in Kew and on his travels around Victoria. The majority of his photographs date from 1916 to 1929. His finest photographs are housed in two photograph albums. Digital copy of a photograph from page 30 of the 47-page photograph album containing 261 gelatinous silver images, loaned by Diane Washfold with permission given to digitise and hold a copy in our collection. John Chapman has written in 'Bushwalking Clubs - A Brief History', about the establishment in Victoria of the first bushwalking club in 1888, and the popularisation of bushwalking during the interwar period. Henry Christian's 'walks' appear to have been undertaken solely or with a companion/s. This black and white panoramic photo is untitled, but follows a page of photos taken on a walking trip between Cockatoo and Gembrook in Victoria. The view selected by the photographer is of a farmed and settled valley with roads and scattered buildings.[Untitled]henry beater christian (1886-1962), landscape photography, christian-washfold collection, photograph albums, bushwalking -
Federation University Historical Collection
Painting - Ballarat Technical Art School Folio, Ivy Wilson, Artwork by Ivy Wilson, c1920-1922, 1920 - 22 (originals)
Ivy WILSON (1907-1998) Ballarat | Australia Ivy Wilson lived at 17 Mair Street with her parents while she studied at the Ballarat Technical Art School. Her student folio contains several stencils hand-cut from paper and card. Among them are stylised graphics of correa, waratah, gum, and kangaroo apple as well as kookaburras, cockatoos and a koala. One example of a wreath was subsequently translated into embroidered needlework. Wilson’s folio possibly consists of mostly junior technical work, as she appears to only have sat a single senior Education Department examination, Drawing Plant Forms from Nature. Alternatively, given her focus on textile-based arts, she may have been an evening trade student. A number of digitised images taken from a folder of works by Ivy Wilson undertaken at the Ballarat School of Mines Technical Art School between 1920 and 1922. The folio of work was later donated 'In memory of my mother Ivy Wilson'.ballarat school of mines, wilson, ballarat technical art school, dressmaking, art, ivy wilson, stencilling, stencil, embroidery, australian flora, australian birds -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Name Plate Warramunga, Warramunga
Type Improved Tribal Class Destroyer Laid down 10 February 1940 Launched 7 February 1942 by Mrs Forde, wife of the Minister for the Arm Builder Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Co Ltd, Sydney Commissioned 23 November 1942 Displacement 1,970 tons Length 377 feet114.91 m 11,490.96 cm 0.115 km 0.0714 mi 4,524 in Beam 36 feet 6 inches Draught 9 feet (mean) Armament Original 6 x 4.7-inch guns 2 x 4-inch guns Anti-aircraft guns As Modernised 1955 4 x 4.7-inch guns 2 x 4-inch guns 8 x 40mm anti-aircraft guns Torpedo Tubes: 4 x 21-inch torpedo tubes A/S Weapon: Squid triple barrelled depth charge mortarWooden Name Plate from H.M.A.S. Warramunga with the name of the ship in Brass Lettering Was mounted on the Superstructure just aft of the second funnel warramunga -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Document - Invitation to a ‘Conversazione’ in the Exhibition Building, George Austin, 1901
A report in the Ballarat Star on 8 May 1901 recorded that: "THE CONVERSAZIONE. A GREAT SUCCESS. The conversazion given by the Government of Victoria at the Exhibition was very largely patronised. the guests includ ing the Prime Minister and a goodly proportion of the distinguished personages now in Melbourne. A programme of high-class music was gone through, and refreshments were served during the evening. Australian wines were very prominent."The document design has artistic and aesthetic merit. While it is not rare, it is representative of the kinds of formal designs used for the Australian Commonwealth celebrations at the time of Federation, and is in excellent condition. Such items as this invitation have local, state and national historic significance as mementoes of a key moment in Australia's history. Locally, the invitation is part of a group of Federation-related items issued to James Maitland Campbell (and his wife). Campbell was three times mayor of Kew in the second half of the 19th Century and the owner of Ramornie in Pakington Street, one of the significant extant mansions in Kew.Colour lithograph mounted on card to an evening event, a conversazione, held in the Exhibition Building on the evening of Tuesday 7th May 1901, as part of the Australian Commonwealth Celebrations. The recipients of the invitation were Mr and Mrs James Maitland Campbell of Kew. The Government of Victoria hosted the event. The invitation shows an etching of the Exhibition Building, surrounded by an ornate border of heraldic shields, portraits of the Duke and Duchess, views of Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Hobart, and native flora (including wattle, waratah, pink heath, Sturt’s desert pea, and flannel flower), and native fauna (kookaburra, possum, lyre bird, cockatoo and koala). The royal crest ‘Dieu et mon droit’ and the Australian crest, ‘Advance Australia’ are also included.Printed: UNITED AUSTRALIA 1901 / ONE FLAG / ONE HOPE / ONE DESTINY; AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH CELEBRATIONS / THE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA requests the honour of the presence of / / at a Conversazione in the Exhibition Building on the Evening of Tuesday 7th May 1901 at 8 P.M. Handwritten: Mr & Mrs J. M. Campbell.sands & mcdougall ltd, documents - invitations, first commonwealth parliament 1901, james maitland campbell (1847-1930), ramornie, ramornie - pakington street -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Township in Victoria, c.1926
Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) , was a descendant of one of the earliest settler families in Kew. Employed at the Kew Asylum as a 'public servant', he was a skilled amateur photographer, photographing numerous scenes in Kew and on his travels around Victoria. The majority of his photographs date from 1916 to 1929. His finest photographs are housed in two photograph albums. Digital copy of a photograph from page 30 of the 47-page photograph album containing 261 gelatinous silver images, loaned by Diane Washfold with permission given to digitise and hold a copy in our collection. John Chapman has written in 'Bushwalking Clubs - A Brief History', about the establishment in Victoria of the first bushwalking club in 1888, and the popularisation of bushwalking during the interwar period. Henry Christian's 'walks' appear to have been undertaken solely or with a companion/s. This black and white photo is untitled, but follows a page of photos taken on a walking trip from Cockatoo to Gembrook in Victoria. The view selected by the photographer is of a distance shot of a township nestled at the foot of a hill. The most distinctive building in the town is a two-storey [hotel?] immediately left of centre. [Untitled]henry beater christian (1886-1962), landscape photography, christian-washfold collection, photograph albums, bushwalking -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Photograph, Emerald Police - Constable Fleming
FLEMING, Lawrence Joseph, (b.1876 - d. 1967) Police Reg. No. 5974 served with the Emerald Police from 08/11/1915 - 06/09/1934 as 1st. Constable. Lawrence Joseph Fleming was a veteran of the Boer War. He came to Emerald after his discharge from the Australian Army. He joined the police force, travelling on horseback to cover an area from Gembrook, Cockatoo and Emerald, through to Monbulk and Belgrave. His house which also served as the police station still exists in Kilvington Drive, Emerald. The back yard contained a lock-up for prisoners. He served as a policeman in Emerald for 19 years. When he retired, around 1928 - 30, Constable Fleming bought the Collis farm in Pinnocks Road, which at the time extended right down to Telopea Road. He died in Ferntree Gully hospital at the age of 91 years on the 12 June 1967. (as researched by C. Britton)A rare photograph of 1st Constable Lawrence Joseph Fleming - Emerald PoliceCopy of photograph depicting Constable Fleming on horseback MonbulkOn back, handwritten: 'Constable Flemming at Bayne's bridge Monbulk (please note incorrect spelling of Fleming. emerald police, lawrence joseph fleming -
Puffing Billy Railway
13 NUU - Louvred Truck, 15/ 7/1911
Van 13 NUU - Louvred Truck (11) Untrafficable - Menzies Creek Station Yard VR Service History 15/ 7/1911 NWS Built new Vehicle Length 25 feet 2 inches ( 7671 mm) Coupled Length 27 feet 4 inches (8330 mm) Width 6 feet 3 inches (1905 mm) Weight 7 tons Capacity 10 tons Built 1898 - 1911 Number Built 14 In use 5 To be restored None *NUU 13.VA - 15/ 7/1911 NWS Built new - / /1926 - To NU 13.VA - NU 13.VA - / 6/1926 - Modified AC Malco /10/1954 CKT Sold (to) by Stores Branch to P.B.P.S. Purchased by Puffing Billy Preservation Society from Cockatoo for 20 pounds ($40.00). First complete railway truck owned by the Puffing Billy Preservation Society. Puffing Billy Service History or Notes Historic - Victorian Railways Narrow Gauge - Rolling Stock - Louvered VanWooden Louvered Van - Made of Timber on a Wrought iron frame - current condition Untrafficable13 NUpuffing billy railway, pbr, rolling stock , 13 nuu, puffing billy, louvered van, 13 nuu - louvered van, victorian railways, 2'6" gauge, narrow gauge rolling stock -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Artwork, Ivy Wilson, Album of original Ballarat Technical Art School folio by Ivy Wilson, c1922
Ivy WILSON (1907-1998) Ballarat | Australia Ivy Wilson was born on 05 July 1907 to Charlotte and Edward Wilson of 167 Mair Street, Ballarat. She attended Humffray Street Primary School and the Ballarat Technical Art School (a division of the Ballarat School of Mines) in 1922. Wilson's student folio contains several stencils hand-cut from paper and card. Among them are stylised graphics of correa, waratah, gum, and kangaroo apple as well as kookaburras, cockatoos and a koala. With diverse applications, stencilling attracted a range of students at the Ballarat Technical Art School. Stencilling was applied to interior surfaces like cushions and curtains. Commercial briefs included wall friezes and murals. One of Wilson's examples, a wreath was subsequently translated into embroidered needlework. Wilson’s folio possibly consists of mostly junior technical work, as she appears to only have sat a single senior Education Department examination, Drawing Plant Forms from Nature. Alternatively, given her focus on textile-based arts, she may have been an evening trade student. Ivy Wilson married Frederick Henry Russell on 23 December 1933 at St Mary's Church of England Caulfield, and had one daughter - Nola, who gifted this folio to the University’s permanent Historical Collection. Ivy died on 17 November 1998 at Caulfield.Silver cloth covered photo album of artworks by Ivy Wilson. Gift of Nola Jones, daughter of Ivy Wilson, 2016 Contains original stencils, plus four photographs of a works kept by Ivy Wilson's family (2016).(Handwritten note) This art is the work of Ivy Wilson. born" 5th July 1907 to Charlotte & Edward Wilson of 17 Mair St. Ballarat. Attended Humffray St. Primary School and Ballarat School of Mines 1922. Married: Frederick Henry Russell December 23rd 1933 at St Marys CofE Caulfield Died 17th November 1998 at Caulfield. Mother of one daughter, Nola. ivy wilson, ballarat tecnical art school, artwork, dana street primary school, alumni, stencilling, stencils, embroidery, textiles, design -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (Item) - Colour postcard, Blackwood Cottages, Pre 2009
A colour postcard from Blackwood Cottages in Marysville.A colour postcard from Blackwood Cottages in Marysville.12.5.2007 Dear Lorna, Each day is perfect after near/ frost overnight. The colours/ are beautiful - the little/ town seems to glow./ Walked to the Falls on Tuesday/ + saw 3 Lyrebirds - one male/ going through his repetiore of/ local birds./ Yesterday Rod drove me up to/ Lake Mountain where we did/ Look Walk taking in 3 lookouts/ with lovely views./ The cottage is very/ comfortable + well/ appointed. Cockatoos,/ parrots, magpies, kook-/ aburras + magpies all come to my feet! Do hope all goes well with you - love - Jan. MRS N MACDONALD/ 24 PRINCETOWN ROAD/ MOUNT WAVERLEY./ VIC 3149marysville, victoria, australia, blackwood cottages, postcard, souvenir, accommodation