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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Souvenir - Dish, small, Fine China Australia, Westminster China, Small ovoid shaped Westminster China dish - cream with narrow gold rim and gold inscription - With Compliments, Marilyn Dry Cleaners, Molan Street, Ringwood 870-8560
Small ovoid shaped china bowl - cream with narrow gold rim. +Additional Keywords: Marilyn Dry CleanersWith compliments, Marilyn Dry Cleaners, Molan Street, Ringwood 870-8560 (on base - see maker) -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, The Scenic Shire-Marysville-Alexandra-Eildon, 1987
A book outlining recreational activities available in the towns of Marysville, Alexandra and Eildon and their surrounds Paperback. Front cover has a series of colour photographs depicting flora, places to visit and activities in the areas named in the title. Back cover has a photograph of houseboats at Eildon Boat Club at Anderson Harbour on Lake Eildon.Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779marysville, alexandra, eildon, recreation -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, The Scenic Shire-Marysville-Alexandra-Eildon, 1987
A book outlining recreational activities available in the towns of Marysville, Alexandra and Eildon and their surrounds Paperback. Front cover has a series of colour photographs depicting flora, places to visit and activities in the areas named in the title. Back cover has a photograph of houseboats at Eildon Boat Club at Anderson Harbour on Lake Eildon.Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779marysville, alexandra, eildon, recreation -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, The Scenic Shire-Marysville-Alexandra-Eildon, 1987
A book outlining recreational activities available in the towns of Marysville, Alexandra and Eildon and their surrounds Paperback. Front cover has a series of colour photographs depicting flora, places to visit and activities in the areas named in the title. Back cover has a photograph of houseboats at Eildon Boat Club at Anderson Harbour on Lake Eildon.Property of Blackwood Cottages / available for sale at Office @ $3.00 per copy Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779marysville, alexandra, eildon, recreation -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, The Scenic Shire-Marysville-Alexandra-Eildon, 1987
A book outlining recreational activities available in the towns of Marysville, Alexandra and Eildon and their surrounds Paperback. Front cover has a series of colour photographs depicting flora, places to visit and activities in the areas named in the title. Back cover has a photograph of houseboats at Eildon Boat Club at Anderson Harbour on Lake Eildon.Property of Blackwood Cottages / available for sale at Office @ $3.00 per copy Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779marysville, alexandra, eildon, recreation -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, KEITH PAYNE V.C, Keith Payne VC, "NO ONE LEFT BEHIND", 2021
Keith Payne VC/ NO ONE LEFT/ BEHIND. A Memoir of Korea, Vietnam and Life Beyond the Battlefield. Foreword by Mark Donaldson VC Author - Keith Payne VC with Tony Park.Hard cover book with dust cover. Hardcover - cardboard, black colour buckram, white print on spine. Dust cover - paper, gold, white, black, pink print on front, spine, back and front and back flaps. Front and back illustrated with collection of three portrait photographs, two front, one back. 432 pages - paper- cut, plain, off white, illustrated colour, black and white photographs. End papers - crimson colour.books, history, autobiography -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, BIOGRAPHY & NARRATIVE of a POW. WW2, Peter REES and Sue LANGFORD, "A Week in September", 2021
Book - "A WEEK/ IN/ SEPTEMBER/ - A STORY OF ENDURING LOVE/ FROM THE BURMA RAILWAY."Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, white, gold and yellow print on front, spine and back. Illustrated in colour, sky and jungle in silhouette. 356 pages - cut, plain, off white paper. Illustrated - black and white photographs. End papers - on back of front and back - illustrated, hand writing - in colour yellow.biography, ww2, history, books -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, KOKODA BATTLEFIELD DISCOVERY, Brian FREEMAN, The Lost Battlefield of Kokoda, 2012
"The Lost/ Battlefield/ Of Kokoda/ The extraordinary story/ behind the discovery of a forgotten/ World War Two Battlefield."Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, gold, white and dark green print on front, spine and back. Illustrated - green tones - photograph of jungle scene with 2 timber crosses in foreground. 269 Pages - paper, plain, cut, white, illustrated - colour photographs.books, history, ww2, kokoda -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, THE KOKODA TRACK & WOUNDED SOLDIERS, Brian FREEMAN with Tony PARK, "Walking Wounded", 2013
"Walking Wounded/ The Inspirational Story of how/ the Kokoda Track is helping our/ wounded soldiers"Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, white, gold and black print on front, spine and back. Illustrated in colour photographs - front top silhouette of soldier. Bottom - a group walking along a track. Back - a group crossing a water course. 265 pages - paper, - cut, plain, off white. Illustrated colour photographs.books, history, ww2, new guinea -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, WW1, GALLIPOLI, Jonathon KING, Gallipoli Diaries, 2008
" Gallipoli Diaries/ The ANZACS' own story day by day"Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, gold, grey, cream coloured print on front, spine and back. Front and back covers illustrated in colour. Front Gallipoli beach landing scene, book three troops in a trench scene. 413 pages, paper, cut, plain, white. Illustrated, black and white photographs.books, history, ww1, gallipoli, diaries -
Bendigo Military Museum
Programme - MENU, 1941 CHRISTMAS DINNER, Royal Australia Air Forces, 1941
Programme- has been done in the form of square photograph. Black and white. On the left is black stripe within which is a white symbolic bunch of holly leaves.Rear- 26 signatures mostly written in ink. At least six signatures show officers rank.ww2, r.a.a.f, christmas 1941, 24 sqn -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, SPECIAL CLOTHING RATION BOOK, Commonwealth of Australia, For ATTWOOD J R of COLAC. Discharged Service Personnel, c1939-1945
Refer to other Cat. ATTWOOD JR documents.1. THIS IS A POCKET SIZE BOOKLET. NUMBERED v3530. CARDBOARD COVER, INSIDE ALL THE RATION SHEETS HAVE BEEN REMOVED. THE FRONT COVER HAS BEEN PRINTED WITH BLACK INK. 2. IS A BROWN OHMS ENVELOPE WITH 2 STAMPS. FRANKED IN MELBOURNE, IT HAS A RED CROSS RULED ACROSS FRONT AND BACK. 3. CANTEEN SERVICE CARD ISSUED TO ATTWOOD JR. SGT. 11 AUST MAINT, PL. THE CARD HAS NUMEROUS CLIP HOLES WHERE USED.THE OWNER WAS ATTWOOD JR, 104 MURRAY STREET, COLAC - WRITTEN IN BLACK INK,ww2, documents, ration book -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, Naval Operations Australia & Germany WW1, CARLTON Mike, "First Victory 1914", 2013
"FIRST VICTORY 1914 - HMAS SYDNEY'S HUNT FOR THE GERMAN RAIDER EMDEN."Hardcover Book with Dust cover. Hardcover - cardboard, red buckram, silver print on spine. Dust cover - paper: Red gold and white print on front, spine and back. Dust cover, colour illustrations - front copy of painting of HMAS Sydney in battle with SMS Emden by the late Phil BELBIN. 467 pages, cut, plain, off white paper, illustrated - black and white, sepia and colour photographs, paintings, diagrams and maps. End papers and flyleaf - front and back - coloured green.books, naval operations, ww1, australia, germany -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, BIOGRAPHY of Cameron Baird, VC, MG, McKELVEY Ben / with thanks to Kaye and Doug Baird, " The Commando, 2017
"The Commando/ The life and death of/ Cameron Baird, VC MG"Hardcover book with dust cover. Hardcover - cardboard, black buckram. Gold print on spine. Dustcover - paper, old and white print on front, spine and back. Dust cover - colour illustrations - front portrait photograph of Cameron Baird. Back - Top two small portrait photographs of Cameron Baird. Bottom - image of medals and ribbons. 341 pages - cut, plain, white paper, illustrated - colour photographs. End papers and flyleaf front and back - illustrated colour photographs of scenery in Afghanistan.Title page - handwritten in blue ink. "Al my love Christmas 2017"books, biography, victoria cross, australian army -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, DONALDSON Mark, "The Crossroad" A story of life, death and the SAS, 2013
"The Crossroad - A story of life, death and the SAS"Hardcover book with dust cover Hardcover - cardboard, black buckram. White print on spine. Dustcover - paper, gold and white print on front and spine. Colour illustrations, front and back portrait photographs of author in uniform. 422 pages, cut, plain, off white paper. Illustrated colour photographs. First title page - handwritten inscription.First Title page = handwritten in black ink, "Merry Christmas/ To my Dad/ Thanks heaps/ heart shape (love) always/ Vicki xxx"book, autobiography, victoria cross -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Federation University Australia, Federation University Annual Report, 2019, 2019
Formerly University of Ballarat, it was renamed Federation University in 2014.Blue soft covered annual report, and a PDF digital copyfederation university australia, federation university annual report, annual report, strategic plan 2018-2022, wadawurrung, boonwurrung, wurundjeri, turrbal, jagera, gunai kurnai, mutthi mutthi, barkindji, wotjobaluk, jaadwa, jadawadjali, wergaia, jupagulk, terry moran, helen bartlett, ballarat tech school, federation college, worldskills, vocational education, federation university technology park, technology park, fatemah javidan, britt klein, micahel poulton, dayle stevens, samuel mayo, rodney beach, benjamin cole, elizabeth lewis-gray, gregory mcrae, vernon wall, bella guerin, jeanette watson, david stratton, aboriginal and torres strait islander alumni chapter, terrence moran, elisa zentveld, pauline buckland, ian nethercote, rhonda whitfield, andrew reeves, michael w. ryan, mashelle parrett, george fong, stacey grose, steven davies, anthony stone, des pearson, iqbal gondal, jane smith, erin morgan, crystal petschsk, grant meredith, lachlan grant, walter withers, health and fitness centre, aboriginal and torres straight islander alumni chapter, terence moran, statistics -
Federation University Historical Collection
Souvenir - Object - Silver Platter, Parliament of Victoria Silver Platter
Silver platter with gum leaf edging and Parliament of Victoria logo in the middle. Don Sheil sticker on the back.parliament of victoria, platter, plate, gum leaf plate, don sheil australia -
Federation University Historical Collection
Pamphlet, Library Community Access Pamphlet, 2020
Pamphlet from Federation University Library explaining community access. A4 size folded in three. Includes words and photographspamphlet, community access, library pamphlet, federation university, federation university australia, library -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, Temporary Holds Slip, 2020
Small orange piece of paper to record temporary holds in the library.48hrs crossed out and changed to 2hrs federation university, federation university australia, temporary holds slip, temporary holds, library -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, Federation University Library Enquiry Form, 2020
School of Mines is a Campus of Federation University.Slip of paper for people to make an enquiry at the library. Has Fedration University banner on the top.ballarat school of mines and industries, federation university australia, federation university, enquiry slip, library -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, Deed of Release Images and Testimonials, 2013
A4 2 sided printed form that is signed to give permission for images and testimonials to be used by Federation University. federation university, federation university australia, deed of release, images and testimonials -
Bendigo Military Museum
Card - CARD, CLOTHING RATION, Commonwealth of Australia, 1948
Issued to Billy Bird VX113169 2/14 Batt AIF. Refer Cat No 1601 for his service details.Red printed clothing ration cards, numbered 11-56. Dated 1948.Stamped in red: "A 562695" Handwritten: "W Bird 121 Creek St Bendigo"ration, clothing -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Postcard, Scancolor Australia et al, Dairy Centre and Rhylstone Park, Phillip Island, C. 1980s
Two coloured postcards. One of displays at the Dairy Centre, Newhaven. The second of Rhylston Park homestead, Cowes and it’s display of antiques and clocks.Dairy Museum, Phillip Island Road, Newhaven. Victoria 3925. Phone (059)567583 All Hours Rhylston Park Homestead Thompson Ave Cowes 3922 Phone (059)59522856. Rhylston Park(1886) features a display of over 380 antique clocks and watches. This unique collection is enhanced by the original homestead with beautiful lead light, ornate metal ceilings and marble fireplaces.the dairy centre, newhaven, homes, postcards -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, BAUDIN, Nicolas, journal of Post Captain Nicolas Baudin, Commander-in-Chief of the Corvettes Geographe and Naturaliste, assigned by order of the government to a voyage of discovery; trans. Christine Cornell, foreword Jean-Paul Faivre, 1974
Inscribed: M. Weidenhofer 1974. For David with best wishes Maggie Reid (Weidenhofer).nicolas baudin -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, RUSSELL, Roslyn et al, Significance 2.0 : a guide to assessing the significance of collections, 2009
Includes index and bibliography. Companion website: http:/?/?significance.collectionscouncil.com.aucultural property, protection, australia, museums, collection management -
Geelong RSL Sub Branch
Pre Stamped Envelope and 50 cent piece, 2010
The Pre Stamped Envelope and the 50 cent Piece were issued on 08 September 2010 to mark the dedication of the National Service Memorial in Canberra.The item is an original that marked the Nation Service Memorial dedication, the first day of issue was 08 September 2010 in Canberra 2600.An green oblong envelope with a circle cut into the envelope for the 50 cent piece. A 60cent stamp in the upper right corner. A photograph of AIF takes up three quarters of the envelope. The post mark is the tri service logo.On the front of the envelope, National Service Memorial. First Day of Issue 08 September 2001. Canberra 2600.national service memorial, canberra, 08 september 2010, pre stamped envelope and 50 cent piece -
Connecting Home
Book, National Archives of Australia and Public Record Office Victoria, Footprints: The Journey of Lucy and Percy Pepper ...an Aboriginal family's struggle for survival, 2008
This book tells the story of the Pepper family, an Aboriginal family who experienced child removal and displacement. Percy Pepper also served in the First World War and was one of few Aboriginal service men who recived a soldier settler block. Also contains pictures, photos and records of histroical importance, including records from the Aborigines Protecion Board.Historical significance: This book is significant as it describes in detail an Indigenous family story. It also contains copies of original government reports and talks about the Indigenous experience of child removal in Victoria. Socially, it is relevant because of it's links to Aborigianal places of significance such as Lake Tyers.Softcover book, 132pages, brown cover with Indigenous design and black and white family photograph. al'. Conent is about the Pepper family, and contains family records.book, percy, pepper, lucy, family, stolen, generations, footprints, national, archives, public, records, office, victoria -
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital
Memorabilia - Tobacco tin, W.D. & H.O. Wills Australia
From an era when smoking was more acceptable and it was common place to 'roll your own'.Round tin with fitted lid. Log cabin brand. Originally gold with red ribbon text and a farmhouse image on the front. Details on how to open on rear. Log Cabin Flaked Gold Leaf Tobacco Back: ‘To open twist coin’ Vacuum Sealedtobacco tin, vintage tin, log cabin tobacco -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Pam Blashki, A kingdom lost : a story of the devastation of our wilderness / paintings and drawings by Clifton Pugh ; text by Pam Blashki, 1989
Hardback; xi, 52 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.ISBN 085561272X clifton pugh, artists -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Alan Marshall (1902-1984), Wild red horses : short stories / Alan Marshall, 1976
Paperback; 169 p. ; 18 cmISBN 0170051099alan marshall