Dark Blue hardback book with gold letteringWool Year Book 1947. Published by Textile Mercury

Folder of plastic sleeves (39 pages) containing copies of Vol 11A of a book entitled Victoria and its Metropolis and Present. The Colony and its people in 1888. A collection of short biographies of pioneers of the Lower Goulburn District. documents, biography, lower goulburn district

'Pilot' 64 page feint ruled 8mm exercise book. Blue & Pink cardboard covers. Players names and scores recorded.'Pilot'. 'Aggregate Book' .

A postcard in a series produced by the Rose Stereograph Company in Victoria, Australia as a souvenir of Marysville.An early sepia photograph of the view of the surrounding mountains taken from Jock's Lookout which is on the Marysville-Wood's Point Road near Marysville in Victoria.POST CARD The "Rose" Series/ De Luxe A Real Photograph/ Produced in Australia Published by the Rose Stereograph Co.,/ Armadale, Victoriajock's lookout, marysville, victoria, lookout, p. 2326, rose series postcard, postcard, souvenir

A postcard in a series produced by the Rose Stereograph Company in Victoria, Australia as a souvenir of Marysville.A colour photograph of the Steavenson River which flows through Marysville in Victoria. The Rose Series postcard No. 3527.POST CARD The "Rose" Series/ De Luxe Proudly Printed in/ Australia Since 1880 AFFIX/ STAMP/ HERE/ Rose Series/ Post Card No./ 3527 ADDRESS/ Nancy Oliver/ 14/150 Tyabb Road/ Mornington/ Victoria - 3931/ POSTCODE Steavenson River/ MARYSVILLE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA/ Photo Neil Cutts Copyright Rose Stereograph Co., Glen Waverley, Victoria (03) 9560 7772 8-3-2003 Dear Nancy/ here we are/ at Mary Lyn./ Everything is about the name nice/ pleasant & cheerful & restful meeting different people/ every day but we miss dear Nancy & Company eh?/ We did not notice any changes the prices are up./ We enjoy walking most mornings Eric enjoys/ longer walks in the afternoon. The weather so far/ has been nice cool and/ pleasant and time is passing/ quickly Hope to meet you in/ Nov. all being well./ Love Sarina & Ericmarysville, victoria, steavenson river, postcard, souvenir, rose stereograph co, 3527

Yields information about the extent and cities that had street tramway systems in Australia and New Zealand and in particular Ballarat.Book - hard cover, 9 sewn sections, full paper bound front covers, 120 pages, gloss paper printed in full colour titled "An Illustrated Tramway Atlas of Australia and New Zealand" with a table of contents by Hugh Ballment and Carl Segnit published by Transit Australia, 2018. Has a preface and acknowledgements, lists 23 Australian and 9 New Zealand cities that had public street tramway systems. Gives maps of the Tramway Museums at the time, trams on public displays and tramway museums that have closed. The Map for the Ballarat Tramway Museum line in Wendouree Parade is not correctly shown.trams, tramways, atlas, australian tramways, ballarat, maps, geelong, bendigo

This book was awarded to Lucie Mary Marshall in 1890 as first prize in Botany. Lucie enrolled at Clarendon Ladies' College in 1882 at the age of 8. In the original register father's name is listed as Samuel, and under parent/guardian address is listed: Mrs Williams 5 Dana St Mrs Wright Armstrong St L. Edwards Mair St. It also notes that Lucie married and became Mrs. Walt Davies residing in Warrnambool. Presbyterian educators placed great value on a classical education matched with diligence in study. Book prizes were highly regarded and academic success admired. In the school’s early years prizes were ordered direct from London and had the school crest embossed in gold on the front or back cover. Many of the prizes given in early years were returned to the school to equip the Weatherly Library when it opened in 1936.Bound in red cloth with gilt and black illustrations on front cover and spine. Pages gilt edged, black and white and color illustrations throughout. Detached spine and pages, foxing on pages. Donation label and Clarendon Presbyterian Ladies' College stamp on second page, (see acquisition notes). 648 p.Book plate inside front cover: Clarendon Ladies' College,/ BALLARAT./ First PRIZE./ Botany Class I./ AWARDED TO/ Lucie Mary Marshall./ R. KENNEDY,/ PRINCIPAL./ December 1890.lucie-mary-marshall, book-prize, 1890, botany, clarendon-ladies'-college, samuel, mrs-williams, mrs-wright, l-edwards, mrs-walt-davies.

Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, white print on front, spine and back. Background illustrated in grey monochrome front.- Walled city and fort, with image of Victoria Cross and Ribbon in colour. Back - on parade personnel with gun carriages. 311 pages, cut, plain white.books, military history, biography

This book was owned by the late Dr Elizabeth Kerr and was donated to the Museum by the executor of her estate, Margaret Cameron. It was produced by Paragon and contains knitting patterns for socks.Paragon / KNITTING BOOK / No. 38 / SOCK BOOK / 1'6knitting handicrafts - history, paragon art needlecraft, knitting, handicrafts - history

Soft cover book slightly smaller than A4, Aqua cover with white & blue writing, picture of a house with hives 112 pages On the back is a short blurb about the book

Book - Hardcover, A4 size, titled "Watch for Trams", 7 Sections, 132 pages, sewn with glued end papers, includes a table of contents and index, notes and appendices. non-fictionThe author, Colin Jones has covered the history of tramways in Australia, with reference to their history of establishment in the USA. Includes tables, bibliography. The book includes many photographs and the stories behind the establishment of tramways in Australasian cities, Unions, closure and their survival. Includes stories of their use by passengers, crews and management, lists of Australasian tramways and tram lines and tramcars that were built from 1938. Demonstrates the importance of street tramways to the Urban life and development in an Australian context.tramways, australasia, cable cars, electric tramways, unions, colin jones

Tan hard cover book with gold embossed title, compiled as a record of the work done by the schools of the Education Department of Victoria to assist the national cause during the years of the Great War.This book, published to keep before teachers and children examples of service and sacrifice in a great cause, is presented to the Ringwood School. It should be kept in an honored place as a source of guidance and inspiration for successive generations.

A collection of articles and documents relating to Yallambie House being added to the National Trust register in 1998. Includes a letter to he owners of Yallambie House, the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) classification report, and copies of newspaper clippings "Yallambie's on the Trust's register" (c1998), and , "Aid needed to restore site" (2005).Collection of articles and documents: 8 p., and newspaper clippingyallambie house, yallambie reserve, national trust of australia (victoria)

Fletcher Jones Clothing Factory was a key industry in Warrnambool from 1948 to its closure in 2005. The business was founded by David Fletcher Jones (1897-1977), a clothing manufacturer and retailer who worked as a hawker in the Western District following service with the A.I.F. in World War One. In 1924 Fletcher Jones opened three shops in Liebig Street selling men’s wear, hosiery and linen and operating a small tailoring business. He moved his shop to another location in Liebig Street and began to concentrate on men’s trousers production. In 1946 he opened a shop in Collins Street in Melbourne and eventually had stores and factories all over Australia. In Warrnambool he opened his factory at Pleasant Hill in Flaxman Street in 1948 and became a major Warrnambool employer, with over 1000 employees at one time. He transformed his business into a co-operative, with the name, ‘Fletcher Jones and Staff’ registered in 1947. The business diversified into other ranges of clothing for men and women but failed to compete with cheaper overseas clothing imports and the factory and shops were closed in the early 21st century. 001143.1 Project Book. This project book tells the story of the establishment and development of the Fletcher Jones company across the various stores which were established in Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Geelong and Hobart. It explores the philosophy behind the business and milestones achieved and the factory gardens. The book itself provides an example of schoolwork completed in the mid 20th century. 001143.2 Booklet: Plusites: This is a staff booklet which has items of interest relating to staff such as births deaths and marriages. It tells of renovations and happenings in regard to the various shops around the country as well as trading figures. It tells of the royal visit of 1954 and other social events and items of interest around the various shops. 001143.3 Flyer :The text on this flyer also tells the story of the development of the Fletcher Jones brand to the point where there in the year2000 retail expansion was still happening but the Warrnambool workforce had shrunk from over 1000 at the peak to approximately 200. The company had commenced importing a range of clothing by this time These three items present different views of a company which was an important part of industry in Warrnambool for over 60 years in the latter part of the 20th century. The founder was one of Warrnambool’s most well respected people and many district people had connections to the firm. 001143.1 Project Book. Brown mottled card cover with cream insert for personal details. Back cover plain cream. It contains a student’s project work on the Fletcher Jones company. Some is handwritten and also contains a number of black and white photographs throughout the book. A coloured map of Australia is in the middle pages. 001143.2 Booklet: Plusites. White light card cover with dark blue text and diagram. Bottom left of page has a map of the coastline of Victoria. 20 pages. 001143.3 Flyer. Advertising Flyer re factory direct sales at Warrnambool. Black text with maroon border and Fletcher jones logo at the bottom and 4 photographs at the top. 001143.1 Project Book. T Cronin 4B WHS 001143.2 Booklet: Plusites. Vol 1 No 1 June 1954. 001143.3 Flyer fletcher jones, warrnambool history, fletcher jones and staff pty ltd

Gunnery drill book for His majesty's Fleet 1909.Gunnery Drill Book for His Majesty's Fleet 1909royal navy, gunnery drill book, 1909

This book and a number of others like it were owned by the mother and aunts of the donor, Mrs Dorothy Boyle. They were prolific producers of hand knitted and hand made items of clothing and also knitted and sewed for the armed forces during the Second World War. This book is part of a series and is called "The Lux Book 1937". It contains numerous knitting patterns.The / LUX / BOOK / KNITTING / FOR 1937knitting handicrafts - history crochet, lux, knitting, handicrafts - history, crochet

Chairman of the Victorian Railways, Harold Clapp, established The Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board as part of a campaign to launch the Spirit of Progress – the first new train constructed during the Depression era. Clapp was an aggressive Chairman of Railway Commissioners who was determined to keep Victorian Railways prospering. This book was a promotion book for "The Gippslander". The Gippslander name has been used for trains in the Bairnsdale corridor since 1954This book is a useful research tool.A 28 pp paper back book, titled Gippsland and its Lakes and Caves Victoria Australia. The front cover has orange and black print with yellow, green and blue motifs on a white and yellow background. The book has a stapled spine. It contains a short description of each of Gippsland's towns, a centre, double page maap of the region and many b/w photographs.railway-transport gippsland clapp-harold

Print of photograph with inscription 'Camberwell police station, Victoria c. 1960' Camberwell police station, Victoria c. 1960

HistoricalLarge blue drawing book with right hand corners cut off at angle. Includes hand drawn maps and sketches of flowers, characters and geometry. Federal Drawing Bookoswald underdown, drawing book, sketching

Framed photograph - metal frame, cardboard backing, light green card window mat, of Mike Ryan (VicTrack) as Project Manager for the redevelopment of the Hawthorn Tram depot and Matt Faubel of the Urban Land Corporation for The Age newspaper article titled "Business Victoria - Joint deal puts wheels back on tram plan", 13/9/1999. On the rear of the frame is a photocopy of the article. Photographed on tram 180, with 610 alongside and a photograph of the Hawthorn depot. See also Reg item 2726.2 for an associated newspaper cutting and 2726.6trams, tramways, victrack, hawthorn tram depot, reconstruction, tram 180, tram 610