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Clunes Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH ROLLS ROYCE CLUB, CIRCA 1992
200 ROLLS ROYCE CARS CAME TO CLUNES ON 20TH SEPTEMBER, 1992.ROLLS ROYCE CLUB OF AUSTRALIA - 200 ROLLS & BENTLEY AT FRASER STREET CLUNES.local history, photography, photographs, events and celebrations, rolls royce1992 -
Clunes Museum
Document - DOCUMENTS
Mr. Hugh Neill was one of the first engineers of the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Co. Ltd, he came to Australia from London in the 1860's and was engaged as chief engineer of the Port Phillip Gold Mining Co.1. PHOTO COPY OBITUARY NOTICE MR. N.G. NEILL 2. INTERNMENT NOTICE IN CLUNES CEMETERY OF SIX WEEKS OF AGE OF SARAH NEILL 3. CERTIFICATE HUGH NEILL ISSUED BY LODGE OF ALL NATIONS NO. 425 CLUNES. 4. CERTIFICATE OF RIGHT OF BURIAL IN CLUNES CEMETERY OF HUGH NEILLlocal history, newspaper cutting, receipt, certificate -
Clunes Museum
Ephemera - TICKET
PHOTOCOPY - PASSENGER'S CONTRACT TICKET ON "BLACK BALL" LINE OF BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN ROYAL MAIL PACKETS Issued to Hugh Green Neil, Age 15, on Sixth of April 1856. Ticket issued in the sum of 25 pounds for travel from Liverpool to Melbourne on the packet "James Baines"local history, receipt, steam packet, emigration -
Clunes Museum
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER CUTTING, AUSTRALIAN MINERALOGIST
.1 EXTRACT OF A PUBLICATION REPORTING ON THE WORKS OF THE PORT PHILLIP AND COLONIAL GOLD MINING COMPANY p.293 (Publication unknown) .2 EXTRACT FROM A JOURNAL RELATING TO THE MINERALS OF THE CLUNES GOLDFIELD p.47 Australian Mineralogist, volume 3, April-June, 1988local history, document, mining -
Clunes Museum
Financial record - RECEIPTS, 21/07/1921
.1 FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF BALANCE FROM UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA LTD. LADIES BENEVOLENT SOCIETY RE - 8TH WAR LOAN ACCOUNT 1921. .2 BANK REPORT. .3 UNION BANK CORRESPONDENCE EXPLAINING WAR LOANS AND FIXED DEPOSITS.local history, documents, receipts, reports, bank, societies, ladies benevolent society -
The Adam Lindsay Gordon Commemorative Committee Inc.
Booklet, The Main Corner, Mount Gambier : earth, fire, water, 2011
Information booklet about the new Main Corner complex located at 1 Bay Road, Mount Gambier. The building and surrounds offer the opportunity to learn about Mount Gambier's local history and culture.For two years he was stationed at Penola in the Mount Gambier region where he led a routine life with no remarkable incidents or exploits to interrupt his daily duties. (from Australian Dictionary of Biography: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/gordon-adam-lindsay-3635)22 pages booklet with colour illustrations. Front page depicting the entrance of the Main Corner in Mount Gambiermain corner, mount gambier, gretel sneath, adam lindsay gordon -
Nillumbik Shire Council
Sculpture: Tony Trembath (b.1946 Sale, Victoria), Tony Trembath, The Fences Act 1968 - Location: Edendale Farm (entrance) 30 Gastons Road, Eltham, 1989 - 1994
Eltham Council (now the Shire of Nillumbik) commissioned this work in 1989 to create an entrance / gateway to Edendale Community Farm. It was also aided by a grant from the Ministry of the Arts (now Arts Victoria). The former name of this work was "Gateway to Edendale Farm". Edendale Farm is a demonstration farm modelling sustainable environmental practices, providing support to the local residents of Nillumbik. Established in 1986, the land was purchased in 1970. It was previously an English gentleman's residence and was used for grazing. It consists of 5.6 hectares, with the Diamond Creek meandering through the property. The Victorian Fences Act 1968 governs liability of occupiers of adjoining lands to fence, and deals with disputes between neighbours regarding boundaries fences and costs. This work took into consideration ideas and suggestions from residents and committees, who required the use of recycled materials and that the work celebrate man's relationship with nature, animals and the earth, as well as relate to the fence-line on the far side of the carpark. Trembath also absorbed significant aspects of local history, making references to Eltham's agricultural past, the clearing of the land, the destruction of trees, the ruthless pruning of trees by suburban Councils and incorporated such Australian features as the post and rail fence. 'The Fences Act 1968' is significant for aesthetic, historic and social reasons at a regional level. It makes prominent the historical and social significance of Edendale and the rural aspects of Nillumbik. The use of existing tree stumps and salt pots in the work explores the iconography of the countryside such as the isolated farmhouse, pioneering farming practices, post and rail fencing and the regrowth of lopped trees. The title of the work, as well as the extensive community involvement in its creation, also makes reference to the Victorian Fences Act 1968, which makes neighbours jointly responsible for the cost of construction and maintenance of fences in the partitioning of land for settlement. 'The Fences Act 1968' has been classified as of regional significance by the National Trust of Australia. The work is an installation of wood and metal, approximately twenty five meters long. The design is very informal and rustic and runs the full width of the fence-line. It comprises groups of recycled tree trunks fitted with metal caps (chrome-nickel 'salt pots' that are shaped like tall bowler / top hats). Metal rods protrude from the trunks and some of these rods have metal birds. Two larger, sentinel-like stumps at the two outer ends have metal flame-like wings, which bend inward. To the left of the entrance, a simple architectural element indicates an isolated farmhouse. The rustic fence runs between the groups of tree trunks with native planting in clumps along it. The fence-line incorporates a functional engineered double gate and post and rail fencing. There may be many interpretations of the work and the intention is to stimulate interest and imagination rather than alienate. Interpretation is based on the personal experience that a visitor brings. The artist recommended that no explanation of the design logic be positioned with the work. N/Apublic art, sculpture, edendale, recycled, wood, metal, fences act 1968, gate, trembath, salt pot, tree stumps -
Peterborough History Group
Book - Self Published book, Leaving, Arriving and Settling: From Kent, England to Peterborough, Victoria. The Story of Ian Evelyn Llewellyn Jarvis, circa 2010
Story of an early settler (circa 1920) at Peterborough. Includes the story of the author's Great Grandfather John Brumby.Dairy farmer plus references to his family's migration to Australia. References to other local identities.Plastic bound 179 page self published book with Table of Contents and Index of Names.ian jarvis, peterborough 3270, peterborough settlers, john brumby peterborough -
Peterborough History Group
Book, Jack Loney, Wrecks Along The Great Ocean Road, 1975
Shipwreck information from Point Lonsdale to PortlandReferences to local shipwrecks and to the town of Peterborough by a district historian.145 page soft cover book with an index to ships and index of surnames.First edition 1967, this edition further revised 1975shipwreck coast, schomberg, young australia, falls of halladale, newfield, antares, peterborough 3270, jack loney -
Peterborough History Group
Booklet, Family History of Records of Thomas Croft and his descendants 1803-1974; their life and records in Australia 1849-1974, Circa 1973
History of a local family and the beach named for them.History of early settlers in Peterborough area.Photocopied booklet about the Croft family and their journey from England to Peterborough.croft family, thomas croft, peterborough 3270, croft's bay -
Peterborough History Group
Book, Tales from Australia's Shipwreck Coast, 2002
Information and underwater photographs of shipwrecks on the Shipwreck Coast.Include information about local shipwrecksSoftcover 96 page book by Phillip Doak with Table of Contents; published 2002peterborough 3270, , schomberg-shipwreck, newfield-shipwreck, falls of halladale-shipwreck, antares-shipwreck, peterborough - shipwrecks -
Peterborough History Group
Book, The Australia Run, Published 2000
Detailed description of immigrant shipping route to Australia, including references to local shipwrecks317 page book with bibliography, general index, index of place names, index of surnames, index of ships. Volume 6 of Australian Shipwrecks series.peterborough 3270, great ocean road, schomberg-shipwreck, newfield-shipwreck, young australia-shipwreck, curdies inlet, the australia run shipping route, shipwreck coast -
Peterborough History Group
Book, Australian Aborigines: the languages and customs of several tribes of aborigines in the Western District of Victoria, Published 1981, First published 1881
Information about local aboriginal tribesDoesn't specifically refer to Peterborough but explains early aboriginal culture and their relationship to the coastHardcover 111 page book with 104 page of annexures and index. Introduction by Jan Critchett, Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education.Adhesive book plate with the name H W Grimwade.peterborough pre history, kirrie wurung, kaawirn kuunawarn, hissing swan aborigines, kirrae wurung, yarruun parpur tarneen -
Peterborough History Group
Book - J. S. Irvine Scrapbook
Eclectic collection of newspaper clippings from around 1906 to 1908, including original cuttings about the wreck of the Falls of Halladale, obituary of a young family member and other notable locals, and various poems and articles. Mentions C Felstead, Golfer and Australian Open Champion and Obituary of Mr Thomas Shaw of Wooriwyrite. Some articles appear to be from 1882 but may just be reprints.Local resident's collection of articles which took his interest around 1906 to 1908Scrapbook made using a catalogue for Lancaster Window Blinds - Bordered. Newspaper clippings are pasted over printed patterns of window blinds available in 1905. Compiled by W. H IrvineName J. S. Irvine handwritten on the front and different name inscribed on the first page: W.H Irvine, Bayof Islands, Peterboroughpeterborough, bay of islands, window blind patterns, falls of halladale, c. felstead, thomas shaw, j. s. irvine, w. h. irvine, scrapbooks -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Robertson, Craig, Buckley's Hope : the real life story of Australia's Robinson Crusoe, 1981
Blurb: On Boxing Day 1803 a young English convict named William Buckley escaped from Victoria's abortive first settlement, at Sorrento.For the next thirty-two years Buckley survived in the wild, mainly because he was adopted and helped by the local tribes.In 1835 Buckley rejoined the civilization he had cast aside, emerging to meet Melbourne's founders. He became an important guide and interpreter in the crucial first years of the European conquest of the Port Phillip region.Then, as the Aborigines were engulfed by the flood of white men, Buckley found himself in no-man's land, mistrusted by his former black friends and by the white society who so misunderstood them. He was reviled, so harshly that his reputation has suffered to this day.This is William Buckley's story. It is a story based on fact, about a real Robinson Crusoe who was unique in Australia's history.And it is also a story of European intruders imposing their savage will on an alien, ancient continent. Rarely has Australian history come more alive than in the pages of this remarkable first novel. Buckley's life with the Aboriginal people of Port Phillip between 1803 and 1835; subsequent life in white community ; includes glossary of Aboriginal words (p. 271-280).288 p. : 3 maps ; 22 cm.Blurb: On Boxing Day 1803 a young English convict named William Buckley escaped from Victoria's abortive first settlement, at Sorrento.For the next thirty-two years Buckley survived in the wild, mainly because he was adopted and helped by the local tribes.In 1835 Buckley rejoined the civilization he had cast aside, emerging to meet Melbourne's founders. He became an important guide and interpreter in the crucial first years of the European conquest of the Port Phillip region.Then, as the Aborigines were engulfed by the flood of white men, Buckley found himself in no-man's land, mistrusted by his former black friends and by the white society who so misunderstood them. He was reviled, so harshly that his reputation has suffered to this day.This is William Buckley's story. It is a story based on fact, about a real Robinson Crusoe who was unique in Australia's history.And it is also a story of European intruders imposing their savage will on an alien, ancient continent. Rarely has Australian history come more alive than in the pages of this remarkable first novel. Buckley's life with the Aboriginal people of Port Phillip between 1803 and 1835; subsequent life in white community ; includes glossary of Aboriginal words (p. 271-280).buckley, william, 1780-1856 -- fiction. | novels in english. australian writers, 1945-. texts | convicts -- australia -- history -- fiction. | history - biographies - non-indigenous | settlement and contacts - penal colonies / convicts | settlement and contacts - colonisation - 1788-1850 | race relations - attitudes | language - vocabulary - word lists | kurnai / gunai people (s68) (vic sj55) | port phillip / western port area (vic sj55) -
National Wool Museum
Book, Knitting, Patons Knitting Book no. 313
Book produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains knitting patterns for womens garments. Sold by Solomons Pty Ltd, a local Geelong draper.Patons / KNITTING BOOK NO. 313 / "BELLA' - See page 8 / P&B / WOOLS / 10 1/2d. SOLOMONS PTY. LTD. / GEELONG'S / BUSIEST / DRAPERShandicrafts - history knitting, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd solomons pty ltd, handicrafts - history, knitting -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Hibbins, G. M. (Gillian Mary), 1936, Local history : a handbook for enthusiasts, 1985
... Australia. Local history. Research. Techniques | Local... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Australia. Local history ...Resource guide with brief mention of Aboriginal prehistoryxii, 149 p. : ill., facsims., maps ; 23 cm.Resource guide with brief mention of Aboriginal prehistoryaustralia. local history. research. techniques | local history -- research -- technique. | local history -- handbooks, manuals, etc. | historiography -- handbooks, manuals, etc. | australia -- history, local -- sources. | australia -- historiography. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, 'Local History in Tiles', 23/04/1997
Display of Australian Tesselated Tile Co. tiles held by Nunawading Historical Society loaned to Whitehorse City Council for display in foyer of Nunawading Civic Centre to celebrate National Trust Heritage Festival. Photographaustralian tesselated tile co pty ltd, city of whitehorse, national trust heritage festival -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Bark tells of History, 1992
An award winning Bark Mural made by local women has been entrusted to the City of Nunawading - tells the story of bark painting in Australia. With photo.bark murals, victorian art in bark association, burke, belle, gray, gloria -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Mitcham before 1940s, 1970s?
Four pages of sketch maps of Mitcham business areas.Four pages of sketch maps of Mitcham business areas. Includes: brief history of three hotels; Timeline of development 1851-1971; Details from 1924 Census re local traffic; Details from 1854 Census re populationnon-fictionFour pages of sketch maps of Mitcham business areas. hill hotel, mitcham, mitcham hotel, australia. census 1854, census 1924, traffic, mitcham road mitcham, station street mitcham, britannia street mitcham, whitehorse road mitcham, harvest home hotel -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, History of the Mitcham Memorial Hall, n.d
Article re 1. Gordon Riches who had a hairdressing and tobacco business in Whitehorse Road, Mitcham.Article re 1. Gordon Riches who had a hairdressing and tobacco business in Whitehorse Road, Mitcham. He remembers the old days of Mitcham Memorial Hall - opened 1923. When Mitcham R.S.L. moved from the hall to premises in McDowall Street it was decided to return the hall to the local community by selling it to the Nunawading Council. The hall and property was sold for 7000 pounds. 2. Steve Raskovy, a sportsman of Mitcham awarded the Order of Australia. 3. Patricia Hamanen of East Burwood who graduated as a teacher.Article re 1. Gordon Riches who had a hairdressing and tobacco business in Whitehorse Road, Mitcham. riches, gordon, mitcham memorial hall, raskovy, steve, hamamen, patricia -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Booklet, 1951
... , past President of the Society. books history/local history ...Donated by Andrew Gray as belonging to Bill Gray, past President of the Society.Coloured booklet 14cm x 16cm. Commonwealth of Australia Jubilee 1901 - 1951. Issued to all schools.Australiabooks, history/local history -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Catchy Addresses, 2019
Mitcham streets reflecting Indian cities that were named by a well-known local who loved travelling there.Mitcham streets reflecting Indian cities that were named by a well-known local who loved travelling there. Vermont South streets named after Australia's best wine regions was testament to the suburb's wine-making history.Mitcham streets reflecting Indian cities that were named by a well-known local who loved travelling there. agra street, mitcham, calcutta street, mitcham, delhi street, mitcham, barossa avenue, vermont south, hunter valley road, vermont south, coonawarra drive, vermont south -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, Commonwealth of Australia Jubilee 1901-1951
Book presented to school children on the occasion of 50 years of nationhoodBook with soft cover and Australian Coat of Arms on front. 'Commonwealth of Australia Jubilee 1901-1951'books, history/local history -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, Official History Of Australia in the War of 1914-1918 Vol xii.|Photographic Record of the War, 1923
Red covered book of photographs of Australians' activities during the Great War - 1914-1918.Mt. Gambier Christmas 1923.books, history/local history, military -
Unions Ballarat
Champions of the impossible : a history of the National Council of Women of Victoria, Norris, Ada May, Dame, 1978
National Council for Women, Victoria is an umbrella organisation for many women's groups and is a political lobby group for reform at local, state and national levels. The group has advocated for pay equality for women.Relevant to social and gender issues in Australia. The author has an impressive history as an advocate for social justice and women's rights. She received several awards throughout her lifetime including the United Nations' Peace Medal in 1975.Paper; book. Cover: black, red and white.Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, gender issues, national council for women, victoria, lobby groups, social reform, social history, lobbyists, wages, wages equality, women -
Unions Ballarat
Massacre at Eureka : the untold story, O'Brien, Bob, 1992
Untold story of the Eureka Stockade (3 December 1854). The rebellion at Eureka arose as a protest against compulsory mining licences for gold miners and led to the siege at the Stockade by colonial forces.Local significance. Relevant to the history of the Eureka Stockade that took place in Ballarat in 1854.Paper; book. Front cover: Red, blue and black background with an artistic rendition of the battle of Eureka. Yellow and white text. Front cover: author name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, eureka stockade, eureka lead, gold mining - ballarat, mining licences - ballarat, civil disobedience, lalor, peter, scobie, james, ballarat reform league, bentley, james, humffray, john, southern cross, australian history -
Unions Ballarat
Up from the Underworld. Coalminers and Community in Wonthaggi 1909 - 1968, Reeves, Andrew, Also titled Coalminers and community in Wonthaggi 1909-1968, 2011
An account of the Miners' Federation in Wongthaggi, Victoria - its history and significant influence upon the local community.Relevant to the history of trade unions in Australia, particularly the Miners' Federation in the town of Wonthaggi.Paper; book. Front cover: orange/yellow and black. White and black text. Picture (artistic impression) of coal miners.Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, miners' federation, wonthaggi, state coal mine, unions, history, miners, mining - coal -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Flag - The Australian Red Ensign Flag and New Zealand Flag, unknown
Likely from WWIPair of miniature flags on small black flag poles with wooden caps. The Australian Red Ensign, or the Australian Civil Ensign, is simply a red version of the Australian National flag. It is for use only at sea and officially never on land, but can be used by private citizens. At sea, it is the only flag allowable for merchant ships registered in Australia under the Navigation and Shipping Act 1912 and The Shipping Registration Act 1981. Pleasure craft, however, may fly either the Red Ensign or the National Flag. The history of the Red Ensign is intertwined with the history of the Australian National flag. From 1901 to 1954 the Red Ensign was used as the National Flag by State and Local Governments, private organisations and individuals. The Blue Ensign was for Government use only, reflecting British practice with its ensigns. The design of the Australian Red Ensign was always kept in step with the Blue Ensign (i.e. with respect to the number of points on the stars, etc.) but there was often public confusion about which was the `correct′ flag to fly. Many thought the choice was merely one of fashion or preference. In 1941, Australia′s Prime Minister Robert Menzies stated that there should be no restrictions on private citizens using the Blue Ensign on land and, in 1947, Prime Minister Ben Chifley reaffirmed this position but it wasn’t until the passage of the Flags Act 1953 that the restriction on civilians flying the Blue Ensign was lifted after which, use of the Red Ensign on land became a rarity. Since 2008, 3 September has been officially commemorated as both Australian National Flag/Merchant Navy Day which allows the Australian Red Ensign to be flown on land for the occasion as a matter of protocol. The blue flag is the New Zealand National Flag.flag, ensign, anzac, new zealand, navy, naval -
Unions Ballarat
Mudeye: An Australian boyhood and beyond, Dowling, Bary, 1995
Autobiographical and historical book, starting around the time of the Second World War. Explores family history, profiles Ballarat and war time issues. Local (Ballarat) history.Paperback; book; 266 pages. Front cover: green background; old photos and newspaper scraps; title and author in black lettering; sticker - NSW premier's literary awards 1996 shortlisted. Back cover: green background; old photos and newspaper scraps; black lettering; excerpts from reviews.None.ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, history - ballarat, autobiography - bary dowling, war - world war ii, history - family, ballarat