This photograph is an image of the Loch Vennacher, taken while she is docked. The photograph is very similar to another in our collection taken by Fred. Kruger, a renowned Victorian photographer, between 1875-1905 and possibly in the Port of Melbourne. Loch Vennachar made many journeys from Britain to Australia and was well-known in Australian ports. On one of its homeward-bound journeys from Australia, the ship sank in the River Thames. Its cargo included 850 tonnes of preserved canned rabbits from Warrnambool's Western Meat Preserving Company. The ship was raised and continued trading for another four years. On 14th June 1905, Loch Vennachar departed Glasgow for Adelaide and Melbourne. The last known sighting of it was on 6th September 1875 when overtaken by the SS Yongala; the captains exchanged the “all well” signals. After that, the ship disappeared with loss of all 27 lives, according to a list that was received by Fremantle through the English mail. The list indicated that there were no passengers on that voyage. Sadly, other Loch Line ships med with similar disasters. The list of lost crew on the Loch Vennachar included Thomas. W. Pearce, apprentice, Southampton. His father was Tom Pearce, one of the two survivors of the Loch Ard, wrecked in 1878. Also, Thomas’ grandfather, James Pearce, was the captain of SS Gothenburg at the time of her wrecking in 1875. Consequently, the wrecking of the Loch Vennachar and the Loc Sloy near the southwest point of Kangaroo Island, a lighthouse was erected, officially opening in June 1907. The northern headland of West Bay was named Vennachar Point in memory of the ship in 1908. The wreck was discovered in 1976 by divers from the Society for Underwater Historical Research, over seventy years after being lost off Kangaroo Island.The Loch Vennachar performed a significant role in Australia’s colonial trade, taking goods between Great Britain and Australia. These goods included locally preserved tinned rabbits processed at a factory in Warrnambool for overseas trade.Black and white photograph of Loch Vennachar (aka Loch Vennacher) at a wharf. There are photo mounts in each corner. The vessel was was built in 1875 and wrecked on Kangaroo Island with the loss of all hands; she was last seen September 6th 1905 flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, loch vennachar, loch vennacher, loch line ship, glasgow shipping co, 1875 clipper ship, loch vennachar image., kangaroo island shipwreck, 1905 shipwreck, photograph loch vennachar, fred kruger photographer, canned rabbits, preserved rabbits, western meat preserving company

Beni Carr Glyn Burnett (also known as B. C. G. Burnett or Beni Burnett) was born in 1889 to missionary parents in Mongolia. When he was 15 years old he began training as an architect with a firm in Shanghai. He worked in Singapore, Japan and China before moving to Australia around 1933. In 1937 he was appointed as the Commonwealth principal architect in the Northern Territory. He went on to design a series of houses for senior public servants and military personnel which became very popular as they were specifically designed for the tropics - incorporating louvres, high ceilings and good ventilation. When Darwin was bombed in February 1942, he was evacuated to Alice Springs where he continued to work as an architect. He also became a Magistrate and Coroner in Alice Springs. In later life he was well known for sketching clientele in public bars. He died in 1955. Beni Burnett was living in Sydney in 1933 when he produced these three artworks. There were several photography firms operating in Sydney at this time who specialised in photographing ships and the shipping trade (e.g. Samuel J. Hood and William James Hall) and whose photographs were used by artists to produce ship portraits. Both of these photographers took photographs of the two ships in B. C. G. Burnett's watercolours. The "Magdalene Vinnen" was photographed by Samuel J Hood in a series of photos taken in March 1933. It was a 4 masted steel barque, built in 1921 in Kiel, Germany and for almost 80 years was the largest traditional sailing ship in operation. It was used extensively as a cargo ship. It sailed into Sydney Harbour on 27th Feb 1933, loaded with almost 16,000 bales of wool destined for Falmouth, England. In March 1933 (whilst in Sydney) the German Republic flag (on orders from Adolph Hitler) was lowered and replaced with the old monarchist flag which was then to be the official flag and beside it the Nazi flag was to be flown on all ceremonial occasions. It visited Australia again in 1935 with its cargo being wheat from Port Broughton, S. A. In 1936 it was renamed "Kommodore Johnsen" and in 1945 (after WW2) the ship was awarded to the Soviet Union as war compensation and renamed "STS Sedov". The "Winterhude" (originally called "Mabel Rickmers) was a three masted Finnish barque built in 1898 by Rickers - Werft Bremerhaven for use on the East India rice trade and later the South American nitrate trade. After WW1 it came under French control as war compensation. It was also sold several times and at one stage was called "Selma Hemsoth" but in 1925 it was bought by Gustaf Erikson who restored the name "Winterhude" and the vessel became a regular transport in the Australian wheat trade. In 1944 it was sold to the German navy before being taken over by the British at the end of WW2. It was photographed in Sydney by William James Hall in 1931 on its way to Port Lincoln, South Australia to load wheat for Europe. The third ship depicted by B. C. G. Burnett is a pen and wash sketch labelled "The White Ship" and exactly matches a photograph pasted into his personal scrapbook which is in the "Library and Archives N. T.". The name of the ship is unknown and B. C. G. Burnett may have taken some artistic licence with the colouring as in the original photograph, the ship had a dark hull.This set of three small artworks is significant as examples of shipping (particularly the use of sailing ships) that were still being used as late as the 1930's in Australia. They are also important because their creator (B. C. G. Burnett) went on to become a well-known public figure in the Northern Territory in the late 1930's due to his innovative approach to designing homes for the tropical climate.A set of three artworks by B. C. G. Burnett of sailing ships in Sydney Harbour. They are all on rectangular watercolour paper with small diagonal edges at each corner. Painting 1 is a watercolour painting of a sailing ship called "Magdalene Vinnen". It shows a 4 masted barque with a blue and red steel hull in full sail heading towards the viewer. The painter's name (B. C. G. Burnett) and date (1933) are written on the bottom left-hand corner of the painting. Painting 2 is a watercolour painting of a sailing ship called "Winterhude". It shows a 3-masted barque with a blue and red steel hull in full sail heading away from the viewer. A small figure can be seen at the wheel at the rear of the ship. The painter's name (B. C. G. Burnett) and date (1933) are written on the bottom left-hand corner of the painting. Sketch 3 is an ink sketch of an unknown sailing ship moored to a dock. There are several small boats tied up near the sailing ship and a large steel freighter can be seen in the background. There is a faint wash of colour on parts of the sketch - the bottom of the ship, the masts and booms and the water at the end of the pier. The title (The White Ship) and the artist's name (B. C. G. Burnett) are written in ink in the top left corner. 1 (front) - "B. C. G. BURNETT. 1933 2 (front) - "B. C. G. BURNETT. 1933" 3 (front) - "THE WHITE SHIP / B. C. G. BURNETT"flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, great ocean road, sailing ships, ships, barque, magdalene vinnen, winterhude, beni carr glyn burnett, b. c. g. burnett, beni burnett, painting, watercolour painting, sketch, ink sketch, sydney harbour, architect, darwin, burnett house, photography, samuel j. hood, william james hall, sedov, kommodore johnsen, mabel rickmers

ill, p.16.non-fictionA brief description of the diesel locomotive working on the Australian National railway in South Australia and the Northern Territory.diesel locomotives - south australia - history, diesel locomotives - commonwealth railways - australia

ill, p.16.non-fictionA brief description of the diesel locomotive working on the Australian National railway in South Australia and the Northern Territory.diesel locomotives - south australia - history, diesel locomotives - commonwealth railways - australia

The Yellow-billed spoonbill is a waterbird which can be commonly seen wading through shallow waters. This particular variety of Spoonbill is found across Australia, mostly in the northern and well-watered inland areas. It resides in freshwater wetlands, dams, lagoons and swamps. The species feeds on mainly aquatic insects and larvae. The bill has vibration detectors called papillae inside the spoon which enables the bird to feel the vibrations of its prey in murky water. These birds nest in the colonies of other birds like the Ibises and Royal Spoonbills. They live in high forks of trees over water or in reed beds. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum in Sydney and the National Museum of Victoria (known as Museums Victoria since 1983), as well as individuals such as amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century.This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.The Yellow-billed spoonbill specimen is a large taxidermy of mainly white colouring. The bill is a large and unique spoon shape and is yellow. The long gangly legs and the skin on the face are also yellow. The eyes are made from a black and yellow glass and the bird is stylized standing on a square wooden platform. A paper identification tag is tied to the bird's upper left leg.6c. / [illegible] / Spoonbill / taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, bird, australian birds, spoonbill, yellow-billed spoonbill, yellow billed spoonbill, waterbird

A complete record of the DVFL season 1970, includes financial report, description of events, membership, teams, scores from the seasons games and winners of best and fairest awards for all divisions and age groups. including black and white photos. In 1970 the Division 1 Premiers were Eltham Football Club.This annual report covers many teams from within the Diamond Valley area. Includes junior and senior teams.Foolscap size book. 55 pages, printed on single sides of pages . Larger buff cover with black text and. Includes typed tables and black and white photosaustralian rules football, greensborough football club, diamond valley football league, dvfl, northern football league, nfl, northern football netball league, nfnl, eltham football club

A complete record of the DVFL season 1967, includes financial report, description of events, membership, teams, scores from the seasons games and winners of best and fairest awards for all divisions and age groups. including black and white photos. In 1967 the Division 1 Premiers were Greensborough Football Club.This annual report covers many teams from within the Diamond Valley area. Includes junior and senior teams.Foolscap size book. 50 pages, printed on single and double sided of pages . Larger buff cover with black text and. Includes typed tables and black and white photosaustralian rules football, greensborough football club, diamond valley football league, dvfl, northern football league, nfl, northern football netball league, nfnl, reservoir lakeside football club

A complete record of the DVFL season 1968, includes financial report, description of events, membership, teams, scores from the seasons games and winners of best and fairest awards for all divisions and age groups. including black and white photos. In 1968 the Division 1 Premiers were Templestowe Football Club.This annual report covers many teams from within the Diamond Valley area. Includes junior and senior teams.Foolscap size book. 53 pages, printed on single sides of pages . Larger blue cover with black text and. Includes typed tables and black and white photosaustralian rules football, greensborough football club, diamond valley football league, dvfl, northern football league, nfl, northern football netball league, nfnl, reservoir lakeside football club

A complete record of the DVFL season 1969, includes financial report, description of events, membership, teams, scores from the seasons games and winners of best and fairest awards for all divisions and age groups. including black and white photos. In 1969 the Division 1 Premiers were Eltham Football Club.This annual report covers many teams from within the Diamond Valley area. Includes junior and senior teams.Foolscap size book. 53 pages, printed on single sides of pages . Larger buff cover with black text and. Includes typed tables and black and white photosaustralian rules football, greensborough football club, diamond valley football league, dvfl, northern football league, nfl, northern football netball league, nfnl, reservoir lakeside football club

A complete record of the DVFL season 1965, includes financial report, description of events, membership, teams, scores from the seasons games and winners of best and fairest awards for all divisions and age groups. In 1965 the Division 1 Premiers were Reservoir Lakeside Football Club.This annual report covers many teams from within the Diamond Valley area. Includes junior and senior teams.Foolscap size book. 42 pages, printed on single sides of page . Larger buff cover with black text and. Includes typed tables. australian rules football, greensborough football club, diamond valley football league, dvfl, northern football league, nfl, northern football netball league, nfnl, reservoir lakeside football club

A complete record of the DVFL season 1964, includes financial report, description of events, membership, teams, scores from the seasons games and winners of best and fairest awards for all divisions and age groups. In 1964 the Division 1 Premiers were Heidelberg Football Club.This annual report covers many teams from within the Diamond Valley area. Includes junior and senior teams.Foolscap size book. 62 pages, printed on single sides of page . Larger buff cover with black text and black and white photos. Includes typed tables.australian rules football, greensborough football club, diamond valley football league, dvfl, northern football league, nfl, northern football netball league, nfnl, heidelberg football club

A complete record of the DVFL season 1963, includes financial report, description of events, membership, teams, scores from the seasons games and winners of best and fairest awards for all divisions and age groups. In 1963 the Division 1 Premiers were Epping Football Club.This annual report covers many teams from within the Diamond Valley area. Includes junior and senior teams.Foolscap size book. 45 pages, printed on single sides of page . Larger grey cover with black text and black & white photos. Includes typed tables. australian rules football, greensborough football club, diamond valley football league, dvfl, northern football league, nfl, northern football netball league, nfnl, epping football club

A complete record of the DVFL season 1966, includes financial report, description of events, membership, teams, scores from the seasons games and winners of best and fairest awards for all divisions and age groups. In 1966 the Division 1 Premiers were Greensborough Football Club.This annual report covers many teams from within the Diamond Valley area. Includes junior and senior teams.Foolscap size book. 45 pages, printed on single sides of page . Larger buff cover with black text and. Includes typed tables. australian rules football, greensborough football club, diamond valley football league, dvfl, northern football league, nfl, northern football netball league, nfnl, reservoir lakeside football club

A complete record of the DVFL season 1962, includes financial report, description of events, membership, teams, scores from the seasons games and winners of best and fairest awards for all divisions and age groups. In 1962 the Division 1 Premiers were Greensborough Football Club.This annual report covers many teams from within the Diamond Valley area. Includes junior and senior teams.Foolscap size book. 47 pages, printed on single sides of page . Larger buff cover with black text. Includes typed tables.australian rules football, greensborough football club, diamond valley football league, dvfl, northern football league, nfl, northern football netball league, nfnl

A complete record of the DVFL season 1977, includes financial report, description of events, membership, teams, scores from the seasons games and winners of best and fairest awards for all divisions and age groups. including black and white photos. In 1977 the Division 1 Premiers were Reservpor Lakeside Football Club.This annual report covers many teams from within the Diamond Valley area. Includes junior and senior teams.Foolscap size book. 63 pages, printed on single sides of pages . Larger buff cover with black text and includes typed tables and black and white photosaustralian rules football, greensborough football club, diamond valley football league, dvfl, northern football league, nfl, northern football netball league, nfnl, reservoir lakeside football club

A complete record of the DVFL season 1971, includes financial report, description of events, membership, teams, scores from the seasons games and winners of best and fairest awards for all divisions and age groups. including black and white photos. In 1971 the Division 1 Premiers were Macleod/Rosanna Football Club.This annual report covers many teams from within the Diamond Valley area. Includes junior and senior teams.Foolscap size book. 74 pages, printed on single sides of pages . Larger manilla cover with black text and includes typed tables and black and white photosaustralian rules football, greensborough football club, diamond valley football league, dvfl, northern football league, nfl, northern football netball league, nfnl, macleod rosanna football club

A complete record of the DVFL season 1975, includes financial report, description of events, membership, teams, scores from the seasons games and winners of best and fairest awards for all divisions and age groups. including black and white photos. In 1975 the Division 1 Premiers were Reservoir-Lakeside Football Club.This annual report covers many teams from within the Diamond Valley area. Includes junior and senior teams.Foolscap size book. 66 pages, printed on single sides of pages . White cover with black text and includes typed tables and black and white photosaustralian rules football, greensborough football club, diamond valley football league, dvfl, northern football league, nfl, northern football netball league, nfnl, reservoir lakeside football club

A complete record of the DVFL season 1972, includes financial report, description of events, membership, teams, scores from the seasons games and winners of best and fairest awards for all divisions and age groups. including black and white photos. In 1972 the Division 1 Premiers were Eltham Football Club.This annual report covers many teams from within the Diamond Valley area. Includes junior and senior teams.Foolscap size book. 72 pages, printed on single sides of pages . Larger green cover with black text and includes typed tables and black and white photosaustralian rules football, greensborough football club, diamond valley football league, dvfl, northern football league, nfl, northern football netball league, nfnl, eltham football club

A complete record of the DVFL season 1976, includes financial report, description of events, membership, teams, scores from the seasons games and winners of best and fairest awards for all divisions and age groups. including black and white photos. In 1976 the Division 1 Premiers were Montmorency Football Club.This annual report covers many teams from within the Diamond Valley area. Includes junior and senior teams.Foolscap size book. 62 pages, printed on single sides of pages . White cover with black text and includes typed tables and black and white photosaustralian rules football, greensborough football club, diamond valley football league, dvfl, northern football league, nfl, northern football netball league, nfnl, montmorency football club

A complete record of the DVFL season 1987, includes financial report, description of events, membership, teams, scores from the seasons games and winners of best and fairest awards for all divisions and age groups. including black and white photos. In 1987 the Division 1 Premiers were North Heidelberg Football Club.This annual report covers many teams from within the Diamond Valley area. Includes junior and senior teams.Foolscap size book. 121 pages, printed on single sides of pages . Red cover with black text and includes typed tables and black and white photosaustralian rules football, greensborough football club, diamond valley football league, dvfl, northern football league, nfl, northern football netball league, nfnl, north heidelberg football club

A complete record of the DVFL season 1973, includes financial report, description of events, membership, teams, scores from the seasons games and winners of best and fairest awards for all divisions and age groups. including black and white photos. In 1971 the Division 1 Premiers were Templestowe Football Club.This annual report covers many teams from within the Diamond Valley area. Includes junior and senior teams.Foolscap size book. 83 pages, printed on single sides of pages . Larger buff cover with black text and includes typed tables and black and white photosaustralian rules football, greensborough football club, diamond valley football league, dvfl, northern football league, nfl, northern football netball league, nfnl, templestowe football club

A complete record of the DVFL season 1974, includes financial report, description of events, membership, teams, scores from the seasons games and winners of best and fairest awards for all divisions and age groups. including black and white photos. In 1974 the Division 1 Premiers were Eltham Football Club.This annual report covers many teams from within the Diamond Valley area. Includes junior and senior teams.Foolscap size book. 69 pages, printed on single sides of pages . Larger blue cover with black text and includes typed tables and black and white photosaustralian rules football, greensborough football club, diamond valley football league, dvfl, northern football league, nfl, northern football netball league, nfnl, eltham football club

A complete record of the DVFL season 1952, includes financial report, description of events, membership, teams, scores from the seasons games and winners of best and fairest awards for all divisions and age groups. In 1952 the Division 1 Premiers were Greensborough Football Club.This annual report covers many teams from within the Diamond Valley area. Includes junior and senior teams.Foolscap size book. 12 pages, printed on both sides of page . Larger buff cover with black text. Includes typed tables.australian rules football, greensborough football club, diamond valley football league, dvfl, northern football league, nfl, northern football netball league, nfnl

This gull specimen is a young Herring Gull (Larus argentatus). It is a large gull and one of the most well known of the gulls. This particular species can be found in Northern Europe, Western Europe, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia and the Baltic States. Juvenile and first-winter Herring Gulls are a brown colour with some darker streaks with a bark bill and dark eyes. These colours identifies this particular specimen as a juvenile bird. These birds are commonly seen near the seaside and are omnivores who scavenge from garbage dumps, landfill sites and sewage outflows. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum and the National Museum of Victoria, as well as individuals such amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century. This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.This specimen is a juvenile Herring Gull with pale cream and brown coloured plumage. It has a dark bill and dark legs with webbed toes. The eyes are small and are made of glass. They are a pale brown and black colour. The feathers on on the lower back and tail are a darker brown colour compared to the pale plumage on the rest of the bird.Paper Tag: "2yd variega[ted]... Catelogu[e]..." Paper Tag: "Larus argentatus" Metal Tag: "1511"taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, bird, gull, pacific gull

The 8th Light Horse was initially raised from companies of the colonial Victorian Mounted Rifles located in North-east Victoria following Federation. In 1912 a major reorganisation of the Australian military forces resulted in the regiment being renumbered 16th Light Horse. The Regiment was disbanded in 1919 but soon after was re-raised as the 8th (Indi) Light Horse in the Citizen Military Forces, with the territorial title Indi Light Horse. The Indi Light Horse consisted of 3 squadrons. A squadron consisted of troops in Corryong, Walwa, Tallangatta, Eskdale and Wodonga. After an extensive recruiting campaign in January 1939 a new troop was raised in Bethanga, 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.This article is significant because it depicts horses being loaded at the Wodonga Railway Station to despatch to the training camp at Broadmeadows. Two black and white images from the Border Morning Mail Friday March 10, 1939. One image shows horses being loaded on to trains in Wodonga to be sent to the base at Broadmeadows, Victoria. The second image depicts two leaders of the 8th Light Horse Regiment.Caption with Photo 1 WODONGA AND DISTRICT SOLDIERS OF THE KING Top: Wodonga railway station presented busy scenes on Monday when the lighthorsemen and their mounts took possession of it. Bottom- Although the men were jubilant at boarding the train for Broadmeadows the horses did not like the idea. This horse was no exception. Photo 2 TWO LIGHTHORSE LEADERS Lieutenant L. W. Welesmith, Tallangatta (left), discussing the entraining of horses for Broadmeadows at Wodonga, with Lieutenant J. A. Mc-Geoch (Wodonga), before the departure of the 8th Light Horse troop.australian light horse, peter frawley, light horse wodonga

Robert Ulmann was born in Zurich, Switzerland, where he studied sculpture and painting, exhibiting annually with the National Art Society of Switzerland and in Paris, Munich and Stockholm. He migrated to Canada in 1956 and became a Canadian citizen. After working on the restoration of sculpture on the west wing of the Parliament Buildings Ottawa, he took up a Government appointment as one of six artist advisers to the Eskimos, initiating handicraft and sculpture programs in isolated settlements across the Central Arctic. He arrived in Australia with his Australian wife, Helen, in 1969, after two adventurous years backpacking and sketching through the United States, Central and South America and the South Pacific. From 1970 to 1972 he was employed by the Northern Territory Administration as a manual arts instructor to the aboriginal people of Docker River, a remote settlement west of Ayers Rock. A series of drawings from this period was exhibited by the Department of the Interior in Canberra, Sydney and Adelaide. Robert Ulmann’s paintings and prints of wildlife from Australia and overseas fill a beautiful studio overlooking the famous Logans Beach whale nursery at Warrnambool in the Western District of Victoria. His previous studio and home, together with 13 years of field sketches and his best work collected together for two books were destroyed by the Ash Wednesday fires at Naringal in 1983. Rob exhibited in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth as well as in the Regional Galleries of Warrnambool, Ballarat, Portland and Horsham, and, among numerous prizes, he won the award for watercolour at six of the annual exhibitions of the Wildlife Art Society of Australasia, between 1978 and 1983. Although his principal interest was in drawing and painting, he retained a fascination with sculpture. His works range from two stone fountains with figures commissioned by the City of Zurich, while he was still a student, to a 4 ½ ton sculpture in bluestone commissioned in 1977 as a memorial to Sir Fletcher Jones., a five metre representation of whale tails in steel, and a life-size bronze of St. John of God commissioned for a private hospital.Image of a goat beginning to rise from a seated position, possible struggling out of mud. Painted in yellow and brown tones, with blue shadows. Earth colours form a rough ground area surrounding the goat. A brown wash provides a cursory background behind the goat's head. Dark cream matt surrounds image. Gold painted wooden frame, with glass.Front: Robert Ulmann (lower centre, paint) Back: (no inscriptions)

The Northern Hawk-owl is a nomadic and generally solitary bird, although they can occasionally be seen in pairs. While these birds resemble owls, their behaviour is more similar to that of a hawk, hence their name. Normally active during the day (similar to the hunting habits of a hawk), they prefer to reside in boreal forest, grasslands, shrublands and temperate, cold and polar zones. Located in North America, Europe and Asia, these owls can also occasionally be found during migration, in the northern United States. There are three subspecies in North America, Central Asia and Siberia. At the present time (2021), its numbers are stable and so it is therefore considered of ‘least concern’ on the IUCN Red List, indicating it is not yet endangered. This particular specimen has been correctly mounted and presented as a relatively accurate representation of the actual bird. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum in Sydney and the National Museum of Victoria (known as Museums Victoria since 1983), as well as individuals such as amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century.This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.The Northern hawk-owl's face features white and brown soft feathery plumage and a dark brown border around its face/chin area, with a dark cream curving beak soft yellowy brown coloured eyes. Its front breast feathers are generally off white in colour with some flecks of brown. It has a long brown tail with off white banding, with creamy white claws. The owl has speckled brown and white plumage over the back of its body and wings and some areas of more solid brown are present around the back of its neck and top of wings. This specimen stands upon a wooden platform and two identifying tags hang from its right leg, while a metal numbered tag hangs from its left.Swing-tag: 38 / Rayed Swin Owl –/ See Catalogue, Page 53. Tag with faded script: No 33 Strix[?] / misarea[?] / Sweden[?] Metal tag - digits on metal tag appear to read, either ‘5028’ or ‘6028’taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, bird, surnia ulula, strigidae, northern hawk-owl, hawk-owl, canadian owl, hudsonian hawk-owl, owl, canada, asia, europe, north america

A complete record of the DVFL season 1956, includes financial report, description of events, membership, teams, scores from the seasons games and winners of best and fairest awards for all divisions and age groups. In 1956 the Division 1 Premiers were Heidelberg Football Club.This annual report covers many teams from within the Diamond Valley area. Includes junior and senior teams.Foolscap size book. 19 pages, printed on single sides of page . Larger pink cover with black text. Includes typed tables. Photo of premiership teams and past president Frank Vale.australian rules football, greensborough football club, diamond valley football league, dvfl, northern football league, nfl, northern football netball league, nfnl, heidelberg football club

A complete record of the DVFL season 1961, includes financial report, description of events, membership, teams, scores from the seasons games and winners of best and fairest awards for all divisions and age groups. In 1961 the Division 1 Premiers were Greensborough Football Club.This annual report covers many teams from within the Diamond Valley area. Includes junior and senior teams.Foolscap size book. 33 pages, printed on single sides of page . Larger blue cover with black text and black & white photos. Includes typed tables. Photo of premiership team Greensborough Football Clubaustralian rules football, greensborough football club, diamond valley football league, dvfl, northern football league, nfl, northern football netball league, nfnl