Collection of black & white photographs with typed captions detailing some of the destruction of buildings, shipping & equipment during & after the first attack on Darwin by the Japanese (Feb 19th 1942)..1) Bombed building. .2) Bombed building. .3) Bombed hangar. .4) Bombed store building. .5) Water tower with aircraft in background. .6) Bombed 2 storey building. .7) Sunken ship with 2 ships in background. .8) Scrapped aeroplane. .9) Small steam train..1) On back: More RAAF Drome damage. .2) On back: RAAF Drome. No opposition than couple of Wirraways & Kittyhawks. .3) On back: Hangar RAAF Drome when the Nips finished. .4) On back: First bomb on Post Office Darwin. .5) On back: Jap plane (pos zero) flying around water tower, Darwin loco before arrival of Spitfires at Darwin. .6) On back: Bob Dyers bank Darwin. .7) On back: Neptuna on side alongside wharf & 2 ships on mud at low tide Darwin Harbour. .8) On back: Scrap heap Bathelor field. .9) On back: Fly used on wharf at Darwin before Japs bombed wharf & sunk Neptuna standing there.photography-photographs, military history - war damage, passchendaele barracks trust

Woollen fabric fragment from the wreck of ship "Sydney Cove" found underwater after many years.Small fragment of woven woollen fabric, brown colour. with some white fibres through it. The fragment is frayed and coming apart. It is boxed in a circular clear plastic lidded container, taped and with a typed paper label on the lid.Wording: Fabric scrap from/wreck of ship "Sydney Cove"/ NWM 940112";Method: typed;Location: on label on lidwool - history textile history textile mills textile mills, wool - history, textile history, textile mills

Legacy House provides widows with a venue for many events, activities and social gatherings. For many years this included a monthly concert and singalong. One photo shows Legatee Eddie Jowett dancing with Billie Sims (who was President of the widows club), he would also lead the singing. Another shows the concert was with a singer, violinist and chello player.A record of the type of activities Legacy provided as a social outlet for the widows.Colour photo x 4 of the monthly concerts for the Widows in 1990.Label in scrap book says 'Pic of Legacy monthly concerts, August 90'. Photos by 'Susie' which is the media officer.widows, concert, activities

Yields information about the expected problems with services were replaced by buses and additional road maintenance and the closure of Provincial tramways. Has a strong association with various contributors to the article - Tramways Union, Councillors and parliamentarians.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, titled "Rate rise could follow scrapping of trams here" of report of Ballarat Trades & Labour Council meeting discussing possibility of scrapping Ballarat trams, Geelong buses & impacts on roads & Union involvement. Dated 21/2/1957 - Thursday. Record updated and images added 20/8/2013.trams, tramways, ballarat, geelong, trams, closure, unions

Four scrap books containing photocopies of newspaper clippings relating to Norwood High School, North Ringwood, Victoria, collected from 1987 to 1990.

Small scrap of paper, with pen-written notes on the troubled Sydney Opera House design and construction process. Back of the paper crossed out in pencil.

George Edwin Wells was born in Oxford in 1826. He served an apprenticeship as a coachbuilder and in 1841 he went to New Zealand. He was returning to England in 1848 when he changed his mind in Singapore and turned around and came to Melbourne. He operated a store with Mr W Gibbs and when gold as discovered they left their wives in Melbourne and went to the gold fields of Ballarat in 1851. At this time George was newly married to Catherine Kiely. In 1852 the two men were at the Golden Gully area of the Fryers Creek gold fields, they then move to Bendigo, initially to White Hills before settling in Long Gully. They then brought their patient wives, who had only had visits from their husbands, to Bendigo. George had several successful mining ventures in Bendigo. He died in 1898. One of his sons, Alfred, married Margaret Rotherham in NSW where he was living. Alfred died in 1911 leaving Margaret with a young family. She moved to Bendigo to be nearer to family support. Alfred and Margaret's daughter, Elma Winslade Wells 91904 - 19/1/1988) became a teacher and was posted to Camp Hill Primary School. She was also heavily involved in the Scout movement in the Bendigo area.Blue hardcover scrapbook belonging to the Wells family. (Elma Wells). The cover has gold, black and blue flowers and birds on it. The word "scraps" in red within a gold rectangular box completes the cover. Inside all the pages are filled with drawing and pictures of people, animals, flowers and landscapes. Also, various poems are transcribed on the pages. Newspaper cuttings are also glued to pages and in two yellow envelopes.Inside cover in pencil: The Wells Family scrap book donated to the Royal Historical Society Bendigo Branch by Miss Elma W. Wellsfamily history, wells family

A collection of photos, newspaper clippings, typed sheets commencing from the Opening Day 29th Sept. 1956 of the Tawonga Bowls Associates.History of the Tawonga Bowls Associates, a popular sport in Tawonga from 1956. Compiled by Clare Roper, local resident and president of the club in 1956.Scrap book with block handwritten and coloured heading. Cover: Centre middle coloured photo of 9 ladies standing wearing white bowling club uniform.Inside cover: Clare Roper Bookbowling club; tawonga; clare roper;

A Thirty-five pages book titled "Leaves from Grey Wolf's scrap book" by Elma W. Wells A.C.C. Cubs - Bendigo County and Akela leader.elma wells., bendigo cubs and scouts

Replica 16A number board Loco: 16A In service Wednesday, 30th June 1915 Withdrawn 1933 Scrapped Monday, 29th June 1936 Livery Black Owner VR Gauge 762 Status ScrappedHistoric - Replica Victorian Railways Locomotive Number Plate - Steam Locomotive 16ANumber Plate 16A made of cast Aluminum16Apuffing billy, number plate, 16a

Annual record of teaching staff, students and events that took place over the year by using both photos and reports. Headmaster / Principal - Mr. John ConwayA permanent record of who attended Greensborough College - both student and teacher in 2004 - includes photographs, articles and class photos80 pages, cream cover, Title "Greensborough College 04" in black ink. Contains text, graphics and class photos. Cover illustration includes title on a background of scrap paper.greensborough college, yearbook, school magazines, margaret willimott

Many farming families in the district kept bees as a source of honey for home consumption. This item was made for use on the family farm. Most of the equipment used in the local industry was homemade.During the early to mid 20th century bee keeping was a significant rural industry in Dunkeld and surrounding districts. It is believed that there were nearly twenty apiarists operating in the area. Honey in large quantities was railed to Melbourne for sale.Homemade bee smoker consisting of a copper cylindrical firebox and rectangular bellows constructed of wood and leather. Components are assembled with rivets, scrap wire, sheet metal, nuts and bolts and nails.

Letter written by David Frost to Rod Atkins, detailing the disposal of some of the Victorian Railways Trams - c1990. Includes the four wheel (2nd batch) and surviving bogie trams at the time. Refers to a book - "Preserved railway and tramway rolling stock in Australia" - Peter Charrett, 1977. Yields information about the disposal of VR trams.Letter - typed on quarto paper undatedtramcars, victorian railways, preserved trams, sale of trams, scrapped, scrapped trams, david frost

Item relates to Arthur Thomas MANLY No 431130 RAAF. Refer Cat 3710 for his service details.Hard cardboard, 2 ringed binder, brown. A coloured picture of a De Haviland Mosquito is adhered to the front cover . This is a scrap book with a large quantity of images of WWII aircraft, allied & enemy.raaf, images of ww2 aircraft.

c.1962 photo of original Victorian Railways photo From Vicsig.net Loco: C17 In service Tuesday, 30th October 1923 Scrapped Thursday, 30th June 1955 Livery Black Owner VR Operator VR Gauge BG Status ScrappedDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white transparencyc17, c-class steam locomotive, steam engine, victorian railways

Photo shows MMTB Ballast Motor No. 11 at Preston Workshops, possibly decommisioned as no trolley pole is apparent. Parked behind possibly a U class tram and with two other trailers behind it. The tram has scrap materials loaded onto it. Was scrapped in 1949. Yields information about MMTB Service trams.Black and white on plain paper.tramways, trams, tram 11, preston workshops, trailers, ballast motor

Collection of newspaper clippings in Scrap book from 1960 - 1973Article about the Phillip Island Shire applying for help with Drought Relief.phillip island drought relief, newspaper clipping, phillip island, jean jamieson

Collection of newspaper clippings from scrap book 1960 - 1973Article about water carting to homesteads, dairy sheds, holiday homes and schools in November 1967.phillip island water cartage, jean jamieson

Collection of newspaper clippins from a Scrap book 1960 - 1973Article on the laying of 12 miles of pipe to tap the main line from the Candowie Reservoir to farmers, a quarry and Len Lukey's Racing Circuit.drought relief on phillip island, pipe line on phillip island, newspaper clipping, jean jamieson