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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H.A. & S.R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: CONTRACT OF SALE
Contract of sale of land dated 8th May, 1964 between Mr. Harold Nankivell (Executor John Nankivell deceased) vendor and Mr. A. K. Steel (purchaser). Vendor solicitor: Watson, James & Rogers, Bull Street, Bendigo. Solicitor for purchaser: Watson, James & Rogers, Bull Street, Bendigo. Property: Cathcart Street, Marong land being part of Crown allotment A6 Parish of Marong, land comprised in certificates of title volume 3186 olio 198 and volume 5025 folio 996, including floor coverings, blinds, curtains and electric light fittings and hall runner. Price 800 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Henley Road at Watsons Creek, Apr. 1961
Henley Road at Watsons Creek showing excavation at western pier Rock at contract level, slight underground flow Early April 1961Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, shire of eltham, bend of islands, cr. charis pelling, henley road, henley road bridge, kangaroo ground, oxley bridge, watsons creek, w.e. wolf, bridge construction, road construction, 1961-04 -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document - Document - Letter, Ballarat Junior Technical School: Return to Duty of R G Dunlop, 1961
Notice of the return to duty of Mr R G Dunlop who had been on sick leave. This sent by Robert Watson, Head Master.1 page, typed.ballarat junior technical school, 1961, head master, robert watson, sick leave, return to duty, r g dunlop -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - Bendigo Post Office Centenary envelope
The Bendigo Post Office was built between 1883 and 1887 by McCulloch and McAlpine. It was designed by George W Watson in the 2nd Empire architectural style.Colour printed envelope - Bendigo Post Office Centenary 1887-1987. Envelope has a 37c stamp with an image of a cockatoo, which has been stamped with a black stamp dated 30 Sept 1987, Vic 3550 - the 'first day" of issue. The envelope was produced by Australia Post to mark the Centenary of the Post Office in Bendigo, and includes a colour image of the Pall Mall frontage of the Post Office building on the corner of Myer Lane and Pall Mall including the Post Office tower and clock.bendigo post office, australia day first day cover, centenary -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - AMALGAMATED MINERS' ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA, J.B. WATSON LETTER, 1891
Document: letter mounted ( stuck down ) on buff board. Letter head' Amalgamated Miners; Association of Australasia, Bendigo Branch No. 1, Beehive Chambers, July 17th., 1891.' Letter details thanks for raising money for J.B. Watson's 'sustentation fund' ( sustenance fund for miners )Amalgamated Miners Association of Victoriaorganization, mining, amalgamated miners' association, bendigo, mining, amalgamated miners' association of australasia, j.b. watson, sustentation (sic )fund, sustenance fund. -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Cricket, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1999
Other number 03652.1Colour photograph of A Grade cricket team Premiers K Watson, C Hatfield, W Cunningham, M Post, P Latham, D McKean, J Matthews, B Allen, L Moss, L Davidson, J Allen, J Armstrong Lakes Entrance Victoriaclubs, sports -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Partington Family, Wedding of Faye Partington and Eric Fort 1957, 1957_
The marriage of Faye Partington to Eric Fort at the Greensborough Methodist Church, Main Street, 1957. Faye and Eric Fort sign the register with Reverend Watson.One of a series of Partington wedding photographs taken at the old Methodist Church.Digital copy of black and white photographpartington family, faye fort (nee partington), eric fort -
Melton City Libraries
Photograph, Edna and Bon's wedding day, 1941
Bon married Eva Edna MYERS, daughter of Frederick Thomas MYERS and Martha Mary WATSON, on 25 October 1941 in Melton, Victoria, Australia.Bon and Edna on their wedding daylocal identities -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Photograph
Posed studio photograph of World War 1 serviceman, Leonard Stockdale Watson, service number 2075, in Australian Army uniform. This photograph is printed in typical post card style with a scene of Egyptian Pyramids. The reverse side of this is a post card letter format. (refer item 00448). -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: HOW TO ATTAIN AND RETAIN YOUR BEAUTY
A blue hard covered book titled 'How to Attain and Retain Beauty.' Home Entertainment Library, 1935. Hazell, Watson & Viney Ltd. London & Aylesbury. 384 pages, photos, illustrations. The book is in a small brown box sent to Mrs. Lydia Chancellor, 'Taraxville,' Golden Square.recreations, amusements, female, lydia chancellor collection, collection, beauty, health, excercises, recreation, female -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Henley Road at Watsons Creek, Mar. 1961
Henley Road at Watsons Creek Looking easterly along new alignment, 22 March 1961 C. Browns Excavator Contractor Wolf Cr PellingRecord of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, shire of eltham, 1961-03, bend of islands, cr. charis pelling, henley road, henley road bridge, kangaroo ground, oxley bridge, watsons creek, w.e. wolf, bridge construction, road construction -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Rail cutting approaching Greensborough Station 1970, 1970_
Photograph of the rail cutting approaching Greensborough Station. Looking toward Church Street, with Watson's car yard on the left. Photo taken when widening cutting.Digital copy of black and white photograph. trains, greensborough railway station, church street greensborough -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H. A. & S. R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: CONTRACT OF SALE
Contract of sale of real estate dated 11th February, 1966 between Mr. A. H. Bennett (vendor) and Mr. N. B. & Mrs. J. Scott. Solicitor for vendor: Messrs. Watson, James & Rogers, Bull Street, Bendigo. Solicitor for purchaser: Messrs. Watson, James & Rogers, Bull Street, Bendigo. Property 12 Bray Street, Bendigo being part of allotment 495, section K land described in Crown grant volume 7647, folio 097 together with all floor coverings, inside and outside blinds, including new holland blinds for lounge and front bedroom, curtains and electric light fittings and shades. Price 3,400 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H. A. & S. R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: CONTRACT OF SALE
Contract of sale of real estate dated 18th September, 1963 between Mr. A. J. & Mrs. D. M. Wright (vendor) and Mr. M. W. & Mrs. C. J. Smith (purchaser). Solicitor for vendor: Watson, James & Rogers, Bull Street, Bendigo. Solicitor for purchaser: Watson, James & Rogers, Bull Street, Bendigo. Property: Kirby Street, Golden Square being lot 10 on plan of subdivision No. 52827 lodged in the office of titles being part of Crow allotment27 section 58B at Bendigo, together with all floor coverings, blinds, curtains, electric light fittings and shades, gas stove and electric heater in kitchen. Price: 4,300 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Orbost & District Historical Society
Book, Chrissy's Endeavour, C1899
This book was given to Ivy Scouller in 1899 as a Sunday School prize. Ivy Scouller married Harry Herbert George Watson (son of Mr. and Mrs. Watson of Warragul) James Cameron (1846-1922) was a prominent Orbost citizen - a justice of the peace, shire councillor, guardian of St James Anglican Church, Sunday school superintendent and president of the local agricultural society. James married 19-year-old Sarah Scouller, of Birregurra on 30 April 1879 at Colac, .This book, one of a series, was a popular example of children's literature with a religious theme in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.A hard cover book, titles "Chrissy's Endeavour". The cover is grey. The title is in black print on a gold background with a dotted border. The cover is decorated with green leaves and silver flowers. Below the title is "Pansy" and at the bottom left is "The Lily Series".Handwritten in ink " Ivy Scouller Mr Cameron's Prize for Repeating XX111 Psalm St James Sunday School Orbost 31st Dec 1899"cameron-james scouller-ivy pansy-books -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - CHILDRENS BOOK COLLECTION
"The Infants Magazine". December 1910. S.W. partridge & Co Ltd, Publisher 8 & 9 Paternoster Row, London, B.C. vol XLV No. 540 Hazell, Watson and Viney, Ltd, Londonand Aylesbury. page 177, 1078, - illustratkion coloured in, Page 192, 11a Picture to colour - coloured in.books, children's, the infants magazine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - BASIL WATSON COLLECTION: FABRIC FROM BIPLANE (PIECE), c. 1916
Section of silk fabric from Biplane partly painted with airforce type symbol. Encrusted with fragments of red and blue paint (also loose). Plus sand? Could be from Basil Watson's plane that crashed into Port Phillip Bay, near Point Cook in 1917. Basil died in the accident.aviation, civilian, fabric -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Artwork, other - 8LH trophy
The 8th Light Horse Regiment AIF was raised at Broadmeadows Victoria in September 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander White and formed part of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade. The regiment served at Gallipoli where in a courageous but ill-fated charge at the Nek on 7 August 1915 it suffered horrendous casualties including Lieutenant Colonel White. Rebuilt in Egypt under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Maygar VC the regiment went on the serve throughout the Middle East Campaign. Colonel Maygar died of wounds at Beersheba when the regiment was attacked by enemy aircraft while waiting to follow up the successful charge of the 4th LH Brigade on 30 October 1917. The 8th Light Horse AIF was disbanded in 1919, but soon after re-raised as the 8th (Indi) Light Horse in the Citizen Military Forces, superseding 16th (Indi) Light Horse. It had its headquarters at Benalla with sub-units throughout the Upper Murray and Northeast 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.Slim, tapered cup with handles engraved on side. Won by Wodonga Troop 8th Light Horse at Albury Agricultural Show, 1939.Albury Show Society / McCallum Cup / 1939 / Military events / Won by Wodonga Team / Sgt Martin / Cpl Coleman / L/Cpl Mitchell / Tpr Treadrea / Tpr Watsonmilitary, sports, light horse, albury -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping (copy), Diamond Valley News, "Marble Hall" was a lively spot", 1964_
Brief history of "Marble Hall", built in the 1830s, with photo taken just before its demolition in 1964, to make way for Watson Holden's new service centre.Photocopied newspaper clippingmarble hall, watsons of greensborough, main street greensborough -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Lyle Radiograph, 3/3/1896
"Salute to the X Ray Pioneers of Australia" by W Watson &Sons Ltd [1946] [Medical Library 610.9 WAT page 24-27 radiograph reproduction p26]Copies of the Lyle radiograph (see below) are on file with the letter (9Sept 1982) from J F Richardson (Australian Radiation Laboratory, as it was then called) detailing the description of the reproduction as follows: RADIOGRAPH OF PROFESSOR ORME MASSON'S FOOT! MOST PROBABLY THE FIRST RADIOGRAPH TAKEN IN AUSTRALIA. TAKEN BY PROFESSOR LYLE ON MARCH 3RD, 1896 USING A CROOKES DISCHARGE TUBE OF HIS OWN CONSTRUCTION -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - KENTISH MINE MANAGER'S REPORT
Here on the Garden Gully Line were Bell and Watson’s, the Cornish United, the Victory and George Lansell’s pride, the Pandora. Here too, was the enormously rich Kentish Mine from which its owner, J.B.Watson, was credited with taking some thirteen tons of gold, then worth £1,500,000. At this time, John Boyd Watson was well on the way to becoming not only the richest man in Sandhurst, but probably in the colony. (Extract from North West Victoria Historic Mine Sites, David Bannear, Heritage Victoria, 1991.)Handwritten extracts by Albert Richardson, with typed copy of same, from the Kentish Mine Manager, J. J. Jewell's Report. Extracts dated 1-11-1894 and 9-3-1894. Report mentions crushings and gold yield at the Old Carlisle Shaft and crushings and gold yield from The 'Central' mullock. (b) mentions the baling of water and the Carlisle Shaft, formerly Nth Garden Shaft.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, kentish mine manager's report, j j jewell, old carlisle shaft, w griffiths & party, nth garden shaft, j cock & party, the 'central' -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL WATSON COLLECTION: MAN AND AERIAL MACHINES NEWSLETTER ISSUE NO. 40 1994, 1994
On the front page of Man and Aerial Machines a publication for those with a serious interest in the Aeronautical history of Australia. Issue No. 40 ISSN 1037-5120 January to February 1994 is a grey scale of Basil Watson and his Aircraft along with another man standing behind the Aircraft, both men are wearing hats. The biplane has a single propella and along the side of the plane is a ring of three different colours. Underneath is written 'Basil Waton's aircraft at an unknown location and R.A.A.F Museum via John Hopton. The newsletter covers a drawing of Short S.B.5 with 60deg wing sweep and a low set tail plane from Shorts Aircraft since 1900 by C.H. Bames. An article on Basil George Watson also 'The War Aloft, Experiences of Australian Aviator, the latest machines'. 'In his Homebuilt Biplane Aviator Loops and Dive's. 'Bendigo Aviator flies from Melbourne' 'Flight from Bendigo', 'The Aeroplane in War, some recent developments'. 'Castlemaine New Years Day Carnival' An advertisement for Basil Watson to give a demonstration at the Bendigo Racecourse Saturday 2nd December (weather permitting)person, individual, basil watson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLER'S MINE - PLAN OF THE GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLER'S MINE
Plan of the Great Extended Hustler's Mine. Bulletin No 33, Plate No XI. Shows No 2 Shaft, Latham & Watson's Shaft, levels and their depths and some geographical features. Geographical Survey of Victoria emblem and signed by H A Whitelaw, Underground Survey Office, Bendigo, September 1913. Has reference to photos.mining, parish map, great extended hustler's mine, no 2 shaft, latham & watson's shaft, geological survey of victoria, underground survey office bendigo, h a whitelaw -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Photograph - Vermador
Two black and white photocopies of a photograph of Vermador Private Hospital at 761 Glenhuntly Road, corner Watson Grove and Glenhuntly Road, taken c. 1920, Sr. Mary Stuart.glen huntly, vermador, hospitals, watson grove, stuart mary, streetscapes, glen huntly laundry, drapers, advertising signs, glenhuntly road, glenhuntly -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Photographs of Bill Mahoney(2 of), Anzac day 2015
Anzac Day Photo of William Mahoney Centre, Essendon Footballer Jobe Watson and Collingwood Nick Maxwell in front of the Melbourne War Memorial. Photo taken by the Herald Sun in 2015Photo from The Herald Sun commemorating Anzac Day 2015.Traditional Anzac Football Match at the MCG between the Essendon and Collingwood footbal club. The photo was taken with Lara Resident William (Bill) Mahoney (a Kokoda Veteran of World War Two)Herald Sun Anzacheraldn sun william mahoney jobe watson nick maxwell melbourne war memorial -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document - Document - Letter, Ballarat Junior Technical School: Letter from Education Department, 1961
Letter to Mr Watson, Headteacher, from the Psychology and Guidance Centre, Education Department, Ballarat. Forms enclosed that are to be completed for boys referred for psychological examination. Letter from J Turner. Cream paper, hand written in blue ink Letterhead Signature of J Turnerballarat junior technical school, education department, robert watson, headmaster, psychology and guidance centre, ballarat, forms to complete, j turner -
Melton City Libraries
Letter, Letter from Arthur to Mattie, 1952
Arthur Watson, was a noted cyclist. ( He rode in three Melbourne– Warrnambool races ), oars man, and footballer in his youth. He was for many years in the office of the Queensland Commissioner for Railways.Four paged letter local identities -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood Bowls Club- Joe Archibald bowling. C 1930's
Sepia photograph "Written on back of photograph" Joe Archibald- Note Club colours inter-woven in blazer. (See R.B.C. monogramm from blazer pocket of H.E. Watson- Father of Mrs Vera Wigley. -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Kosmos Press Bureau (Australasia) Pty. Ltd, Schools Red Cross Comforts Fund Effort, 1940
Black and white photograph. A decorated stall staffed by Burnley students with signs, "Burnley School of Horticulture," "Trees, Shrubs & Rock Plants Come and Buy," and, "Garden Bargains."On reverse, "Schools Red Cross Comforts Fund Effort, Melbourne Town Hall, S. of Horticulture Burnley 1940. Don Watson, Miss Roper, Percy Moore, John Woods," and, "Supplied by: students, burnley school of horticulture, trees, shrubs, rock plants, come and buy, red cross comforts fund effort, town hall, 1940, don watson, miss roper, percy moore, john woods, red cross, fundraising -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Document
Printed Certificate of Discharge document used by the Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force. Issued to Corporal Leonard Stockdale Watson, service number 2075, to acknowledge his service with the 6th Motor Transport Company during World War 1 from 17th August, 1914 to 25th January, 1919. Refer 00448