Showing 84 items
matching history - united kingdom
-
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Flag - Flag - Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom, n.d
a) Flag from Portland, Dorset, rectangular, white border top end, brass eyelets. Top quarter pale yellow, image of castle tower, other three quarters divided in half vertically, one half royal blue, the other green. Synthetic fabric. b) Clear plastic bag for (a). Maker's stamp attachedflag, portland dorset, united kingdom -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Souvenir Glass, n.d
STS Young Endeavour is a brigantine rigged tall ship, purpose built for sail training as a bicentenary gift from the Government and the people of the United Kingdom to the people of Australia. Construction began in May 1986 in Lowestoft, England and on 3 August, 1987 the ship began the voyage to Australia with a crew of 12 young people from Great Britain and 12 young Australians. The official handover ceremony took place on 25 January, 1988 in the presence of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales in Farm Cove, Sydney Harbour.Glass, commemorating the visit of the Young Endeavour. Gold rim, gold embossed depiction of Young Endeavour.Front: 'Young Endeavour visits Robe December 1987' - gold embossed Back: 'To commemorate the visit of Young Endeavour Britain's Official Bicentennial gift to Australia 1988' - gold embossedyoung endeavour, ship, tall ships, bicentenary -
Greensborough Historical Society
Compact disc, Census records: United Kingdom: 1851, 1851
... Census records: for the United Kingdom: 1851 A database ...Census records: for the United Kingdom: 1851A database of census records (births, deaths, marriages) from the United Kingdom1 compact disc in plastic casegenealogy resources, family history, censuses great britain, censuses united kingdom -
Bendigo Military Museum
Weapon - NAVAL GUN 4.5 INCH, United Kingdom, Post 1949
This item is displayed in the gardens of the Bendigo District RSL Sub Branch Inc Havilah Road. Refer photo .1) for details re manufacture, history and use..1) Plaque on stand black colour with white text re details of the Weapon. .2) Naval Gun multiple metal construction, Vickers Armstrong pattern 4.5 inch RP 41 MTG Mark V1. painted light blue with barrell's black.brsl, smirsl, bdrslinc, naval gun, -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Domestic object - Floor Polisher, Hoover Ltd. Great Britain, 1950
The history of Hoover dates back to the early 1900s and directly to Mr. James M. Spangler, an American janitor who invented the first vacuum cleaner to assist in dealing with his asthma. Originally founded in Ohio in 1908, Hoover Limited became a registered company in the United Kingdom in 1919. The first factory, in Perivale, Middlesex, England, opened in 1932. Hoover became the undisputed leader in the floor-cleaning market, so much so that in USA vacuuming became referred to as “hoovering”. This model was widely advertised in Australia from 1952 to 1958. Advertisements referred to it as “The Wonderful Hoover Floor Polisher”. It came complete with Scrubbers, Felt Pads, Lambswool Pads and Built - in Head Light and in 1952 sold for £32/8/-, or could be purchased with a deposit of £8 and weekly payments of 15/-. They claimed that the Hoover Polisher would take the drudgery out a woman’s work and appealed to men by saying the lambswool pads could be used to perfectly polish the headlights and duco of cars.This item is represented of domestic appliances used throughout Australia in the 1950s and 1960sAn upright Hoover electric polisher made from die-cast aluminium with Bakelite outer casing and electrical components.On plate attached to back: THE HOOVER ELECTRIC POLISHER MODEL 0212A./TRADE MARK D.C. OR A.C. 0-60) CYCLES VOLTS / 300 WATTS RATING SERIAL NOPF 533695 PROTECTED BY PATENTS, REGISTERED DESIGNS AND TRADE MARKS IN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD MADE BY HOOVER LTD. GREAT BRITAINhoover appliances, domestic appliances -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Morrison, J.A, The Story of the Vize family in the United Kingdom and Australia
The Story of the Vize family in the United Kingdom and Australiagenealogy, migrants, settlers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Print - Ration Cards and Tickets, 1946-48
Rationing regulations for food and clothing were gazetted on 14 May 1942. Rationing was introduced to manage shortages and control civilian consumption. It aimed to curb inflation, reduce total consumer spending, and limit impending shortages of essential goods. The broad reasoning behind the introduction of rationing was to ensure the equitable distribution of food and clothing. It was also hoped that a cut on consumer spending would lead to an increase in savings, which in turn could be invested in war loans. Australians were never as short of food nor rationed as heavily as civilians in the United Kingdom. Rationing was enforced by the use of coupons and was limited to clothing, tea, sugar, butter, and meat. From time to time, eggs and milk were also rationed under a system of priority for vulnerable groups during periods of shortage.Motor Spirit Ration Tickets and Clothing Ration Cards: Three of tickets, Commonwealth Liquid Fuel Control Board, Issued under National security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations, Valid only until 30th Sep. 1946. 2 of Clothing Ration Cards, 56 tickets issued to Emily Hall, 112 Collins Street, N17 and 56 tickets issued to John Hall of the same address. Also a Clothing Ration Card for Child Under 6 Years issued to Ian Hall at the same address.history, bendigo, ration cards -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Scout and Guide Coronation Service, 1953
The coronation of Elizabeth II as queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms took place on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey in London. She acceded to the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of her father, George VI, on 6 February 1952, being proclaimed queen by her privy and executive councils shortly afterwards. The coronation was held more than one year later because of the tradition of allowing an appropriate length of time to pass after a monarch dies. It also gave the planning committees adequate time to make preparations for the ceremony. During the service, Elizabeth took an oath, was anointed with holy oil, was invested with robes and regalia, and was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Celebrations took place across the Commonwealth realms and a commemorative medal was issued. It was the first British coronation to be fully televised; television cameras were not allowed inside the abbey during her parents' coronation in 1937. Elizabeth's was the fourth and final British coronation of the 20th century. It was estimated to have cost £1.57 million (c. £53,571,428 in 2023).Scout and Guide Coronation Service of Thanksgiving. In the presence of His Excellency the Governor, State Chief Scout and Lady George, state president of the girl guides, Adelaide town Hall Sunday 21 June 1953 - four pages.history, bendigo, boy scouts, girl guides -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - Coronation Mug
Honi soit qui mal y pense is a maxim in the Anglo-Norman language, a dialect of Old Norman French spoken by the medieval ruling class in England, meaning "shamed be whoever thinks ill of it", usually translated as "shame on anyone who thinks evil of it". Wikipedia. Dieu et mon droit, which means 'God and my right', is the motto of the monarch of the United Kingdom. It appears on a scroll beneath the shield of the version of the coat of arms of the United Kingdom. WikipediaCoffee Mug with portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in center framed in blue with Honi- Soit- Qui -Mal -Y -Pense in border and crown on top. Thistle, clover and red flower either side. Dieu - Et - Mon -Droit in garland along bottom. On Back E II R with Crown in Centre- The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II - June 2nd 1953. Gold gilding on rim of mug Empire England 1 53 coronation queen elizabeth ii, june 2nd 1953, queen elizabeth ii -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - Commemoration Mug
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death on 6 February 1952. He was also the last Emperor of India from 1936 until the British Raj was dissolved in August 1947, and the first head of the Commonwealth following the London Declaration of 1949, He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923, and they had two daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret. KEELE STREET POTTERY (K.S.P) CO. LTD 1915–1958 Earthenware manufacturer at Keele St, Tunstall (to c.1958) and then at Meir Airport, Longton, as part of the Staffordshire Potteries Group.Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth c.1937 Commemorative Ceramic Mug. Individual Photo of King George and Queen Elizabeth surrounded by yellow wreath. 2 Flags either side. Crown in center of photos and G and E either side of Crown. Gold embossing on lip of mug. Writing at bottom of transfer is missing.KSP C England on basecoronation 1936, king george vi -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - "Next of Kin. Search Begins", Bendigo Advertiser, November 25 2017
Mr Wilfred (or William) Warwick's name is listed on a war memorial in Rosendale, in the United Kingdom. He died in a prisoner of war camp in 1918. Why did he list his next of kin as one Mrs A. L. Pankhurst of Wattle Street Bendigo?Bendigo Advertiser. Search for Relationship between Mr. Warwick and Mrs Pankhurst of Wattle Street, Bendigo. Cover story in Bendigo Advertiser dated Saturday December 16, 2017. Genealogist Judy Pearman.controversy, william warwick, mrs pankhurst -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - The Rebellion in Dublin, April, 1916
The Easter Rising also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the aim of establishing an independent Irish Republic while the United Kingdom was fighting the First World War. It was the most significant uprising in Ireland since the rebellion of 1798 and the first armed conflict of the Irish revolutionary period. Sixteen of the Rising's leaders were executed starting in May 1916. The nature of the executions, and subsequent political developments, ultimately contributed to an increase in popular support for Irish independence.The Six Days' of Rebellion in Dublin - Photo album type book with story of the rebellions and original photos of the damage inflicted on the streets of Dublin. Published by Eason and Sons Ltd., Dublin and Belfast.Inside the front cover: To Pa love from ??. The buildings are shown just as they are at present - I have seen them all. Ireland 1/11/18history, irish rebellion, rebellion in dublin -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - 'DUGDALE'S ENGLAND AND WALES DELINEATED'
... England Wales United Kingdom reference Thomas Dugdale A damaged ...A damaged dark green hard covered book. On the spine it is titled, 'Dugdale's England and Wales delineated with maps & plates. Price 6s 6d. Vol. 1.' On the inside cover are the words, ' Curiosities of Great Britain. England & Wales Delineated, Historical, Entertaining & Commercial. Alphabetically arranged by Thomas Dugdale, Antiquarian, assisted by William Burnett, Civil Engineer.' Warkworth Hermitage, Northumberland. 164p. (ill.)Thomas Dugdalebooks, technical, geography, books, geography, history, curiosities, england, wales, united kingdom, reference -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PATRICIA COLES (NEE MCLEAN) COLLECTION: BENDIGO EASTER PARADE QUEEN COMPETITION
Photograph. The Patricia Coles (nee McLean) Collection. Bendigo Easter Parade Queen Competition 1934. Copy of a black & white photograph. One woman in centre with a bouquet. Surrounded by five girls and a small boy. Two are seated. Identified on the reverse as from left to right - Shirley McLean, Patricia McLean (seated), June McLean (all sisters). The two girls standing on the right - Mary Gallagher of Kangaroo Flat, and Kathleen Hart on the far right, daughter of Elsie & Eric Hart, View Point Hotel Bendigo. The sisters are the daughters of Nellie & Tom McLean, United Kingdom Hotel, Golden Square.bendigo, entertainment, easter parade queen competition, bendigo easter fair. bendigo easter parade queen compettion. mclean family of golden square. united kingdom hotel. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PATRICIA COLES (NEE MCLEAN) COLLECTION: BENDIGO EASTER PARADE QUEEN COMPETITION 1930
Photograph.The Patricia Coles (nee McLean) collection. Bendigo Easter Parade Queen Competition 1930. Copy of a black and white photograph. Four women and two small girls. The Easter Queen holds a large bouquet. The two small girls are identified. Joyce Jeffries, on the left, daughter of Mary & Joe Jeffries, Quarry Hill hoteliers. On the right, June McLean, daughter of Nellie & Tom McLean, United Kingdom Hotel, Golden Square.bendigo, entertainment, easter parade queen competition, bendigo easter fair. bendigo easter parade queen compettion. mclean family of golden square. united kingdom hotel. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PATRICIA COLES (NEE MCLEAN) COLLECTION: BENDIGO EASTER PARADE QUEEN COMPETITION 1929
Photograph. The Patricia Coles (nee McLean) Collection. Bendigo Easter Parade Queen Competition 1929. Copy of a black and white photograph of four women, one seated on a central chair, with flowers, and two small children. A boy and a girl. On the reverse the Queen, seated, is identified as Gwen McPherson (Mr McPherson, her father, was a senior policeman in Golden Square). The small girl, front right, is named as June McLean, daughter of Nellie and Tom McLean, United Kingdom Hotel, Golden Square. [Note: Peter MOLONEY, Gwen's son emailed [email protected] 13/10/2014 after the photo appeared in the Bendigo Advertiser, 'The Way We Were’ - 'Hi, please have a look at the attached photo. My name is Peter Moloney, Gwen McPherson’s son; my grandfather was a policeman at Golden Square from about 1935 to 1945. My mother was born in 1920. Given all the information above and also the fact that the 'Queen' in the photo does not look like my mother, who would have been 9 years old in 1929, I am afraid the detail on the photo is incorrect. Hope this information is of some use to you. Peter Moloney.']bendigo, entertainment, easter parade queen competition, bendigo easter fair. bendigo easter parade queen compettion. mclean family of golden square. united kingdom hotel. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - MAGIC LANTERN COLLECTION: WOODEN BOX LID WITH METAL CLASP
Wooden box lid with metal clasp and clasp hole with brown leather 'hinge ' glued to top - / paper label glued on inside surface with shield of the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom words 'Duet Et Mon Droit' (The motto refers to the divine right of the Monarch to govern) the words Gold Scales and weights of all descriptions By R. Vandome Titford & Co 117 Leadenhall Street London Scale makers to Her Majesty Hon Boards of Customs & Inland Revenue her ? Hon East India Comp & The Bank of England Etc ? Table of Troy Weights ….THE STANDARD PRICE OF GOLD IS; £3.17.101/2d P.O.weighing, weights & measures -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO HOTEL COLLECTION: UNITED KINGDOM HOTEL, GOLDEN SQUARE
Colour photograph: United Kingdom Hotel, High Street, Golden Square, single storey white painted building. Hotel name, in brown paint, on both sides facing the street front. Could be early 1970's ?bendigo, hotel, united kingdom hotel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PATRICIA COLES (NEE MCLEAN) COLLECTION: BENDIGO EASTER PARADE QUEEN COMPETITION 1927
Photograph. The Patricia Coles (nee McLean) collection. Bendigo Easter Parade Queen Competition 1927. Copy of an original black and white photograph of four older girls and two small girls seated on a raised carpeted step. The older girls carry posies. Unidentified except for the small girl seated on the front right - Shirley McLean, daughter of Nellie and Tom McLean, United Kingdom Hotel, Golden Square.bendigo, entertainment, easter parade queen competition, bendigo easter fair. bendigo easter parade queen compettion. mclean family of golden square. united kingdom hotel. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PATRICIA COLES (NEE MCLEAN) COLLECTION: BENDIGO EASTER PARADE QUEEN COMPETITION 1928
Photograph. The Patricia Coles (nee McLean) collection. Bendigo Easter Parade Queen Competition 1928. Copy of a black and white original photograph of five women and two small girls. The child on the left is identified as Shirley McLean, daughter of Nellie & Tom McLean of the United Kingdom Hotel, Golden Square. Others unidentified.bendigo, entertainment, easter parade queen competition, bendigo easter fair. bendigo easter parade queen compettion. mclean family of golden square. united kingdom hotel. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PATRICIA COLES (NEE MCLEAN) COLLECTION: GOLDEN SQUARE RESIDENTS
Photograph. The Patricia Coles (nee McLean) collection. Golden Square Residents, possibly in 1930s. Copy of a black and white original photograph. Nineteen men posed informally in three rows. The man in the middle back row is identified as Tom McLean, Hotelier, United Kingdom Hotel Golden Square, father of Shirley, June and Patricia McLean.bendigo, housing, golden square residents, golden square. mclean, thomas. united kingdom hotel. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PATRICIA COLES (NEE MCLEAN) COLLECTION: GOLDEN SQUARE COMMUNITY HALL FUNCTION C1925
Photograph. The Patricia Coles (nee McLean) collection. Copies of black and white photographs of her younger days, growing up in Golden Square, Bendigo. This photograph is of attendees at a function/dance at the Golden Square Community Hall, date given as c.1925. Names given by the donor: Tom McLean and Nellie McLean (hoteliers, United Kingdom Hotel, Golden Square), Alice Culhane (Nellie's sister) - all in centre front row.bendigo, entertainment, golden square community hall, mclean, thomas. mclean, nellie. culhane, alice. united kingdom hotel (golden square). -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: EPHEMERA
An orange butter scotch tin, yellow Pascall barley sugar tin both empty. A red hard cover book titled, 'Blackie's Science for Beginners - Agriculture.' London, Blackie & Son, Limited, 50 Ol.d Bailey, E.C. Glasgow and Dublin. Inside are the words 'Lydia Pethard NcCaskill St. Numurkah Sep. 26, 1901.lydia chancellor, collection, ephemera, tourism, tins, tin, travel, recreation, calendar, science, sciences, books, pets, animals, wales, united kingdom, agriculture, blackie's science for beginners series -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Medal - MEDAL COLLECTION: QUEEN VICTORIA JUBILEE MEDAL 1887, 1887
Object. Pewter like metal medal with 2mm hole drilled at top and 1.5mm hole on lower RHS(Obverse). Obverse: Engraved around edges ''QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM MARRIED FEB 10TH 1840''. Engraved in the centre: ''AND EMPRESS OF INDIA BORN MAY 24TH 1819, ASCENDED THE THRONE JUNE 29TH 1837. Reverse: In the centre a head profile engraving of Queen Victoria - crowned and veiled. Engraved around the edge, ''VICTORIA REG. JUBILEE YEAR 1887.numismatics, medals - commemorative, queen victoria jubilee medal 1887