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Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Container Postage Stamps, circa early 1900's
This unique postage stamp container, fashioned as a postal letter is from an era 1800 to early 1900, when items with no real bravado of wealth, were produced to satisfy the basic needs of their owners. A small yet "simple" postage stamp container made from silver would stand out but yet not that "vulgar". This was a period that flouting wealth was not done. This attitude changed when "old" wealth of property and titles moved to industrial and merchant "new" wealth merged.This item was introduced to the Kiewa Valley by a "genteel" woman who had come from "old" wealth in the "mother" country. In rural Australia such flashing of wealth or even "one up man ship" is frowned upon. The Kiewa Valley residents, in this time frame, would have reacted in a "true blue" manner. The significance of this item is that it highlights a time when the "Australian" heart was closely aligned to "mother Great Britain". These national bindings and self identity were only to last until World War II. The realisation of untying the national umbilical chord between Great Britain and Australia came when the United States of America provided its support and a closer bond developed. This container for postal stamps is fashioned as a letter. The lid(flap) is hinged to the main letter frame, allowing access to the contents (stamps). It is made of thin silver (sterling) with the silver markings on the inside of the flap. The folds on the opening flap side mirror the early dated letter envelope (glued on two sides, folded and glued on the third). The markings on the inside, clearly visible when the flap is open has the Assay Office Birmingham "anchor" stamped before the sterling silver "lion" mark. Stamped on inside flap "92" and "M" .Inside the letter facing the opener is the "Anchor" symbol and next to that the "Lion" symbolpostal stamp container, stamps, envelopes -
Federation University Historical Collection
Calendar - 1939, Tulloch & King, The Ballarat "Courier" Calendar, 1939
Calendar showing an image of Sturt Street Ballarat and giving tram timetable, postal information and air mail informationcalendar, 1939 -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Transcript of Tarnagulla Postal Directory 1868
Donald Clark Collection.A typed copy of the contents of a Tarnagulla Postal Directory of 1868. Lists government representatives, businesses and their owners and private residents. -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Document - Postal Order: Williams to Burch, 6th September 1867
Williams Family Collection. Probably filled out at Tarnagulla Post Office. A postal money order for funds (one pound) sent from Mary W. Williams to E. Burch, Collingwood. -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Document - Postal Order: Knight to Bull (?), 17th September 1867
Williams Family Collection. Probably filled out at Tarnagulla Post Office. A postal money order for funds (two pound, 10 shillings) sent from Edward Knight to W.S. Bull in Dunolly. tarnagulla -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Document - Postal Order: Livermore to Livermore, 26th September 1867
Williams Family Collection. Probably filled out at Tarnagulla Post Office. A postal money order for funds (five pounds) sent from Thomas Livermore in Tarnagulla to Thomas Livermore in Cambridge, England. tarnagulla -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Document - Postal Order: Burstall to Ingham, 1st October 1867
Williams Family Collection. Probably filled out at Tarnagulla Post Office. Newman & Burstall were Tarnagulla butchers. A postal money order for funds (one pound, ten shillings) sent from Newman Burstall to Alfred Ingham, Melbourne. tarnagulla -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Document - Postal Order: Holyoak to Pearce, 26th August 1867
Williams Family Collection. Probably filled out at Tarnagulla Post Office. A postal money order for funds (one pound) sent from George Holyoak of Laanecoorie to James Pearce in Thornbury, Gloucester, England.tarnagulla, laanecoorie -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Document - Postal Order: Rowe to Potter, 26th September 1867
Williams Family Collection. Probably filled out at Tarnagulla Post Office. A postal money order for funds (one pound) sent from Benjamin Rowe in Tarnagulla to Cecelia Potter in Hayle, Cornwall, England. tarnagulla -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Document - Postal Order: Tregillis to Nichol, 26th September 1867
Williams Family Collection. Probably filled out at Tarnagulla Post Office. James Tregillis lived in Llanelly. A postal money order for funds (two pounds) sent from James Tregillis to Mary Nichol, General Post Office, Sydney. tarnagulla -
Melbourne Legacy
Postcard, White Star Line. Ceramic at Sea, 1920
A souvenir of a ship that brought returned servicemen, including JB McLean, home from World War 1 in 1920. The Ceramic departed Tillbury, UK 12th March and docked in Freemantle on 27th April 1920 and then went onto Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. The Ceramic was a transport vessel built in Belfast in 1913 for the White Star Line to transport frozen produce and apples from Australia to UK. It was taken over by the Australian Government for troop transport in October 1914 and could carry over 3,000 troops. This trip in 1920 there were 1467 on board, there were women and children as well as 439 soldiers returning home, one of whom was John 'Basil' McLean. Was with other World War 1 memorabilia that has come from Private John Basil McLean, 2nd Reinforcements, 37th Battalion, A.I.F. There was a large collection of postcards so he may have been collecting them as souvenirs. J.B. McLean (Service No. 13824) was from near Maffra, Victoria and enlisted on 22 January 1916. He embarked on 16 December 1916 for Europe. His full war record is available from AWM. He spent time with the Australian Field Artillery (Pack Section). At the end of the war he worked for a year at the A.I.F. Headquarters in London before returning to Australia on the 'Ceramic', arriving Portsea in 1920.Postcards were a very common form of communication in the first World War. This postcard also records a trip home for a returned soldier. This type of experience would have been familiar to the first Legatees as they had served in World War 1.Postcard of the ship Ceramic of the White Star Line.Printed on the back. 'Post Card / Universal Postal Union / this space may be used for correspondence / The address only to be written here. / If posted in the UK for inland use 1d. stamp. If posted in Postal Union, 1d. stamp or its equivalent.'souvenir, world war one, ship -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Calendar, Stawell News & Pleasant Creek Chronicle 1950
PaperIncludes postal information, Borough of Stawell and shire Councillors. Population of Borough & Shire of Stawell 1950 -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Document - Postal Order: Ryan to Ryan, 27th August 1867
Williams Family Collection. Relates to Hokitika gold rush. A postal money order for funds (five pounds) sent from Simon Ryan in Eddington, Victoria to Lawrance Ryan in Hokitika, New Zealand.eddington, hokitika -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Document - Postal Order: Petherick to Bishop, 5th September 1867
Williams Family Collection. Probably filled out at Tarnagulla Post Office. Jonas Petherick was a Tarnagulla miner. A postal money order for funds (one pound, ten shillings) sent from Jonas Petherick of Tarnagulla to William Bishop in St Arnaud. tarnagulla, st arnaud -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Document - Postal Order: Fraser to Fraser, 26th September 1867
Williams Family Collection. Probably filled out at Tarnagulla Post Office. William Fraser was a well-known mining identity in Tarnagulla. A postal money order for funds (ten pounds) sent from William Fraser in Tarnagulla to Elizabeth Jane Fraser in Camborne, Cornwall, England. tarnagulla -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Poster, 1981
Rolled up poster within postal tube, title is Onshore Iol and Gas Exploration, poster dated 2 April 1981, colourexploration, terrestrial -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Butlers Wood's Point and Gippsland General Directory, 1985
Facsimile edition of Butlers Gippsland Directory of 1866. Includes businesses, banks, postal officers, churches, and general information on all settlements of the time.directories, township -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
The Greatest Gift. True Stories for Boys and Girls, JNO Evans & Son Printing Co, The Greatest Gift, Estimated 1948
Book with soft cover of True Stories for Boys and Girls.Illustrated by Gwen Bryce. Distribution by Missions, Bible Classes and Religious Instruction or Postal Sunday School Movement. -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Document - Postal Order: Grant to Webster, 13th September 1867
Williams Family Collection. Probably filled out at Tarnagulla Post Office. C.J. Grant was Tarnagulla's medical doctor. A postal money order for funds (sixteen shillings) sent from C.J.Grant of N.G (probably Nuggetty Gully near Tarnagulla) to Wilkie Webster in Melbourne.tarnagulla, nuggetty gully -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Document - Postal Order: Antony to Antony, 24th September 1867
Williams Family Collection. Probably filled out at Tarnagulla Post Office. Zephaniah (or Zephamiah) Antony (or Anthony) lived in Llanelly A postal money order for funds (two pounds) sent from Zephemiah Antony to Mary Antony, Merthyr Tydfil, Glanmorgan (sic), South Wales. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Postcard, Maroondah Highway West, Ringwood, 1956. Entrance to the town of Ringwood, Vic., looking East - Rose Series Postcard P13868, 1956
Black and white postcard photograph of Maroondah Highway Ringwood looking east. Note VC Item 4763 is a postal cover imprinted with Windmill Joinery. Inscription on front: "Rose Series P13688 Entrance to the Town of Ringwood, Vic" Hand Written on back of card, "1956 - 'Windmill' joinery on right - Coach and Horses Hotel on left". -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO A POSTAL PERSPECTIVE, c1987
Bendigo A Postal Perspective. Publication: Bendigo. 60 pages. Illustrations, photographs, post office stamp samples, stamps, postmarkers and copies of commemorative envelopes.C G Schmidtbook, bendigo, postal service, c g schmidt. bendigo postal service, history, philatelly -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Newsletter, City of Warrnambool Theatre Group, 1968
This is a 1968 newsletter of the City of Warrnambool Theatre Group. It gives information on the forthcoming Summer School of Drama held in Melbourne, the group’s Dinner Dance, a play reading of the play, ‘J.B.’ and the group’s next production, ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’. The secretary of the group at the time was Ian Hill. Warrnambool has had a great number of community drama societies and groups since the 1860s and the City of Warrnambool Theatre Group has been putting on local stage productions since 1948. Two prominent members of the group were Cyril and Joyce Hayward. Today the group is called the Warrnambool Theatre Company. This newsletter is of interest as an example of an early newsletter from a prominent and important amateur theatre group in Warrnambool. These are two sheets of foolscap paper folded in three places for postage purposes. One page has the postal address of the recipient, two pages have black typing and one page is blank. The front page with the address has a red stamp and postal franking. Originally the two sheets were stapled together but the staples have been removed. The pages have yellowed with age.‘Mrs D. Dixon P.B. 11 Warrnambool 3280’amateur theatre groups in warrnambool, city of warrnambool theatre group -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Document - Postal Order: Flenley to Syme, 15th October 1867
Williams Family Collection. Probably filled out at Tarnagulla Post Office. Flenley was the Tarnagulla newsagent. The Symes (Ebenezer and David) were owners of The Age Newspaper, though Ebenezer had died in 1860. A postal money order for funds (one pound, 19 shillings, 6 pence) sent from H.M. Flenley of Tarnagulla to E & D Syme in Melbourne. tarnagulla, the age, media -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Document - Postal Order: Flenley to Syme, 30th September 1867
Williams Family Collection. Probably filled out at Tarnagulla Post Office. Flenley was the Tarnagulla newsagent. The Symes (Ebenezer and David) were owners of The Age Newspaper, though Ebenezer had died in 1860. A postal money order for funds (one pound, 19 shillings, 6 pence) sent from H.M. Flenley of Tarnagulla to E & D Syme in Melbourne. tarnagulla, the age, media -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Document - Postal Order: Flenley to Syme, October 1867
Williams Family Collection. Probably filled out at Tarnagulla Post Office. Flenley was the Tarnagulla newsagent. The Symes (Ebenezer and David) were owners of The Age Newspaper, though Ebenezer had died in 1860. A postal money order for funds (one pound, 14 shillings, 4 pence) sent from H.M. Flenley of Tarnagulla to E & D Syme in Melbourne. tarnagulla, the age, media -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Document - Postal Order: Flenley to Syme, 10th September 1867
Williams Family Collection. Probably filled out at Tarnagulla Post Office. Flenley was the Tarnagulla newsagent. The Symes (Ebenezer and David) were owners of The Age Newspaper, though Ebenezer had died in 1860. A postal money order for funds (two pounds, 6 shillings, 6 pence) sent from H.M. Flenley of Tarnagulla to E & D Syme in Melbourne. tarnagulla, the age, media -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Document - Postal Order: Flenley to Syme, 4th September 1867
Williams Family Collection. Probably filled out at Tarnagulla Post Office. Flenley was the Tarnagulla newsagent. The Symes (Ebenezer and David) were owners of The Age Newspaper, though Ebenezer had died in 1860. A postal money order for funds (one pound, 11 shillings, 6 pence) sent from H.M. Flenley of Tarnagulla to E & D Syme in Melbourne. tarnagulla, the age, media -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Document - Postal Order: Flenley to Syme, 17th September 1867
Williams Family Collection. Probably filled out at Tarnagulla Post Office. Flenley was the Tarnagulla newsagent. The Symes (Ebenezer and David) were owners of The Age Newspaper, though Ebenezer had died in 1860. A postal money order for funds (one pound, 19 shillings, 6 pence) sent from H.M. Flenley of Tarnagulla to E & D Syme in Melbourne. tarnagulla, the age, media -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - POSTAL TUBE SENT TO SAMUEL BUSH
Postal tube in which certificate catalogue number 6194 was sent from the Freemasons Homes of Victoria to S. A. Bush Esq.251 View Street Bendigo.