1.Photocopy of letter dated 24/12/1914 handwritten by William Thomas Byrne of Docker's Plain whilst at training camp - 3rd light horse brigade train - to his sister. 2.Photocopy of brief summary of W.T.Byrne's life to when he was discharged in 1918 - photocopied from Docker Plains School Honor Book William Thomas BYRNE was born on 21/9/1890 at Docker Plains to William and Johanna Byrne. He was educated at Docker Plains and Wangaratta State schools. A farmer when he enlisted on 13/10/1914. He trained at Broadmeadows and embarked on Hororata on 17/4/1915. He served with the 3rd Light Horse and 12th and/or 27th ASC - Army Service Corps as a Driver. Newspaper article dated 7/11/2003 states letter was found inside second hand book and the writer of the letter identified as the uncle of local Wangaratta resident and historian Bill O'Callaghan. The letter written prior to embarking overseas was addressed to Mrs Connell Ford Street Wangaratta but intended for his sister Nora, a Nun at Brigidine Convent, Albert Park. Photocopy of handwritten letter and life history summary in black ink on white paper 3rd Light Horse Brigade train 24/12/14william thomas byrne 5692, docker's plains

DVD. Allan Stewart Collection. Pdf History of Fosterville from 1890 -2001.

Booklet compiled for Ringwood Primary School No. 2997 Centenary 1889-1989 with photos of students, the Greenwood Avenue site and a history of time line. Reminiscences of Daisy Paddock.Booklet (4 copies) compiled for Ringwood Primary School No. 2997 Centenary 1889-1989 with photos of students, the Greenwood Avenue site and a history of time line. Reminiscences of Daisy Paddock.; 1. Blue covered, light cardboard with white paper; 68 page insert.; 2. Typed foolscap Page - request for info for book. +Additional Keywords: Paddock, Daisy / Leaney, Judith / Williamson, Glenys'In Search of a Site'

This piece of wood is from the American clipper ship LIGHTNING was a 3 masted, fully rigged extreme clipper ship. She was commissioned by James Baines, of the Black Ball Line in Liverpool, England, during the time of the Australian Gold Rush for the trade of passengers and cargo between England and Australia. Her cargo listed early consignments of livestock and animals, including rabbits sent to Thomas Austin of Barwon Park, Winchelsea, Victoria. The LIGHTNING was built in 1854 by shipbuilder Donald McKay, of East Boston, USA. She was described as spacious and comfortable, and one of the smartest ships known. The LIGHTNING set many speed records for her sea crossings, and became one of the most famous of the racing clippers and one of the fastest ever launched. In 1854, with Captain ‘Bully’ Forbes and Mate ‘Bully’ Bragg, LIGHTNING made the return trip from Melbourne to Liverpool in only 64 days, 3 hours and 10 minutes; a record for all time. Captain Enright became the new Master of LIGHTNING soon afterwards. He has been described as one of the finest mariners in the Australian trade. One of Captain Enright’s innovations was to publish a ship’s paper called The Lightning Gazette. (Captain Forbes had left to captain the SCHOMBERG.) In January 1855 Capt. Enright sailed the LIGHTNING from Liverpool with over 700 passengers and returned home carrying gold as her cargo. In 1857, for a very brief time under Capt. Byrne the LIGHTNING was used as a troop ship, taking British officers and soldiers, stores and ammunition, to fight in India. In 1859 she then returned to her run between Liverpool and Melbourne, apart from 1867 when she made a special trip between Melbourne and Port Chalmers in New Zealand. In 1869 the LIGHTNING was sold to Thomas Harrison of Liverpool, and she continued to sail for the Black Ball Line. Master of LIGHTNING, Captain Henry Jones, sailed her to Geelong in October 1869, and whilst docked, he had her loaded with a cargo of wool, copper, wire, tallow and other goods. At about 1am on 31st October 1869, whilst still docked and fully laden, a fire was noticed on the LIGHTNING. Efforts to extinguished the fire were unsuccessful, so she was towed to the shoals in Corio Bay, where she eventually sank, losing all cargo but no lives. The area is now known as Lightning Shoals. The LIGHTNING is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register VHR S415. She is historically significant for being one of the fastest wooden ships ever built, the first clipper built in the USA for British owners and being the worst shipping disaster in Geelong's history. It spent its whole career carrying cargo and immigrants from England to Australia.Sample of wood from the wool clipper LIGHTNING, 1854-1869, The sample has a label and a card with information about the ship and a person. Card, typewritten, "PIECE OF TIMBER FROM FAMOUS WOOL CLIPPER / "LIGHTNING". BUILD IN DONALD McKAY'S SHIPYARD / IN BOSTON, U.S.A.. SHE WAS BURNT TO TOTAL LOSS / IN GEELONG IN 1869"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, sailing ship lightning, extreme clipper ship, american clipper ship, record breaking clipper ship, james baines, black ball line, donald mckay shipbuilder, captain ‘bully’ forbes, australian immigration, liverpool to melbourne migration, captain enright, captain byrne, captain henry jones, lightning shoals geelong, rabbits introduced to australia, wood sample from lightning

Gippsland Heritage Journal is a journal, produced about every nine - twelve months, for those interested in regional, local and family history in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It is compiled by Meredith Fletcher, Debbie Squires and Linda Barraclough and includes a diverse range of articles, both academic and non-academic. Since No.24 it has been a partially refereed journal. This item is from the library at Orbost high School.This item is a useful reference tool on the history of Gippsland.A 64 pp magazine, clear plastic covered, titled Gippsland Heritage Journal Vol 3 No 2 (issue ) 1988. The cost is $5.50.The front cover is maroon with a b/w photograph of Mitchell's coach at the Ensay stables. The magazine contains photographs, articles on the history of Gippsland,book-gippsland-heritage-journal gippsland-history

'Mulwarrie' (A Town on the River). A History of Bridgewater-on-Loddon Township and District 1836-1971. Publisher: Jim Lowden Printing, Kilmore 3601. 80 pages. Photographs & illustrations. Bridgewater-on -Loddon History. Inscriptions: Bendigo Historical Society.Back to Bridgewater Committee 1971history, bridgewater

A 6 page document containing the history of the Cohn Family including where they were born, when they arrived in Bendigo and the times leading up to when they opened the Brewery, also there is a single page outlying the history of Max Cohnorganization, business, cohn family, cohn brothers

Black paper board with a large image of the Australian flag, its description and history and descriptions of other Australian flags and their histories. Presented to Wangaratta High School by Smith Office Machines in 1994. in a black marble look frame

History of land purchases made by Albert Bush in Bendigo and his Produce Store on the corner of Williamson & Myers Streets, Bendigo Eight sheets covering Albert Bush's land purchases History sheets in various page formats

BHS CollectionGraduate diploma of regional studies history thesis submitted to La trobe University College of Northern Victoria 1992 'A Social History of Diamond Hill and vicinity 1851-1900' contains maps, graphs & black and white photographs.Diane Dougallbendigo, history, diamond hill, bendigo-history-mining

Geelong Tramways Car No. 23 decorated or the City of Geelong West's diamond jubilee in 1935. The Pengelly car has two poles. Location unknown.Black and white print on paper.The No. 1 inside a circle and 13-11 written on the reverse in ink. GSR710/13/1/11 written on the reverse in pencil.geelong tramways car no. 23, geelong tramways decorated car no. 23, geelong west diamond jubilee, pengelly tramcar

Clare Roper was a resident of the Kiewa Valley and belonged to the Kiewa Valley Historical Society.Clare Roper collected and collated items of historical interest for the Kiewa Valley Historical Society.Dark blue plastic with clear front cover with 11 plastic sleeves / pages. Includes: "The Discovery of the Bogong High Plains" dated 1962 from RHSV.; 'Tawonga History' dated 1964; Kiewa Valley C.W.A letter re Tangambalanga; History of the Bogong hotel at Tawonga; Memories of Wilma Roper, 1987. Yackandandah History. Ovens Crossing. Mullagong. Tawonga Hometead. clare roper; scrap book;

Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910. Nixon NV 1980, The History of the Kew Bowling Club 1880-1980. Reeve S 2012, City of Boroondara: Thematic Environmental History, p.216.The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Copper cylinder being a Kew Bowling Club Time Capsule, sealed 1/12/80 to be opened 1/12/2080. [The item is part of the large historic Kew Bowling Club collection (1880-1988) gifted to the Kew Historical Society in 2020].KEW BOWLING CLUB / FOUNDED 1ST DECEMBER 1880 / THIS CAPSULE CONTAINS THE CLUB'S 100 YEARS HISTORY, CENTENARY DINNER NOTICES, LIST OF COMMITTEE, AND MEMBERS, NEWSPAPERS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF OUR CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS. PLEASE OPEN ON 1ST DECEMBER 2080. / NOEL T LYALL CENTENARY PRESIDENT 1ST DECEMBER 1980.kew bowling club - wellington street - kew (vic), clubs - lawn bowls - kew (vic), bowling clubs - kew bowling club - history

Victorian Railways Centenary 1854-1954 100 years of service booklet. Printed in glossy paper, page 1 contains article of 'condensed from a history of the Victorian Railways' which compiled by L.F. Harrigan. The contents include topics of Early private railways (1846-1878), The Melbourne and Hobsons Bay Railway Company - Gala opening, The Victorian government railways four periods of time (during 1856-1864, 1865-1911, 1883-1954, 1950 -1960). Photos inside include the seal of the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company, South Yarra station 1874, opening of the Geelong and Melbourne railway June 25 1857, a hotel advertisement of 1857 featuring the Geelong and Melbourne railway - showing 'the British hotel Corio St Geelong, Spencer St station in 1872, the Taradale viaduct, on the Bendigo line in 1864, Harcourt station in 1865, Spirit of Progress, train on the Gembrook line. 1908 steam trains between Flinders St and Richmond the first electric train in Australia on a test run 6.10.1918, moving wheat by train 1901. The aircraft fuselages at Newport workshops during WWII, Bren gun carrier. Newport workshops at Queen Elizabeth Spencer St station 1954. The newsletter published by the Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board by the direction of the Commissioner.book, magazine, victorian railways, victorian railways / compiled by l.f. harrigan / -the melbourne and hobsons bay railway company - gala opening / south yarra station 1874 / published by the victorian railways public relations and betterment board by the direction of the commissioner

Published by the Victorian Railways around 1929. "Over the years the VR Advertising Division published a number of booklets promoting Mount Buffalos winter sports and the restorative powers of its scenery in summer and winter." (Pg 119. Historica) This booklet provides a brief history of the Chalet and features excerpt from a speech by Dr Wilkinson. The beautiful graphic illustrates a tale of the Manfield brothers communicating nightly by fires to family in the valley. The artist is possibly James Northfield or Percy Trompf, whose lithographic posters and promotional material for the Railways were iconic of the time and promoting tourism in Australia was an important National enterprise. Listed in Draft Inventory of Significant Collection Items . Appendix A.3. Promotional material.. (Pg 168. Historica)."The Romance of Mt Buffalo" a brief history of the chalet from an address given by Dr. J.F. Wilkininson in Feb 1929. The booklet has a coloured cover depicting the Gorge at night with a man standing with two camp fires. x 2.Yes

These posters were produced or a display during the Mt Beauty Music Festival in 1998. They cover the history of the Kiewa Valley from the early days, farming and the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme.These posters summarise the history of the Kiewa Valley and were compiled using publications, memories and documents. The posters are clear and useful for displaySee KVHS 0164 A4 glossy cardboard posters: Beige, Blue or Green with photos and writing of the history of different aspects of the Kiewa Valley. 1. Bogong 2. Mt Beauty 3. Bogong 4. The Early Days 5. The Early Years 6. The Kiewa Hydro Story 7. The Kiewa Valley Runs 8. Roads constructed 9. The 1930's 10. Pre 1930bogong state school; bogong village; secv; khes; tawonga; surveyors; mt beauty; camps; kiewa valley

Gippsland Heritage Journal is a journal, produced about every nine - twelve months, for those interested in regional, local and family history in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It is compiled by Meredith Fletcher, Debbie Squires and Linda Barraclough and includes a diverse range of articles, both academic and non-academic. Since No.24 it has been a partially refereed journal. This copy was used in the library of Orbost Secondary College. This item is a useful reference tool on the history of Gippsland.A 64 pp magazine, titled Gippsland Heritage Journal No 9 (December 1990). It cost $6.00. The front cover ismauve with a b/w photograph of a model T ford at Arnott's Bluff on the Licola Road near Burgoyne's Gap. The magazine contains photographs, articles on the history of Gippsland.book-gippsland-heritage-journal gippsland-history

Gippsland Heritage Journal is a journal, produced about every nine - twelve months, for those interested in regional, local and family history in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It is compiled by Meredith Fletcher, Debbie Squires and Linda Barraclough and includes a diverse range of articles, both academic and non-academic. Since No.24 it has been a partially refereed journal. This copy was used in the library of Orbost Secondary College. This item is a useful reference tool on the history of Gippsland.A 64 pp magazine, titled Gippsland Heritage Journal No 11 (December 1991). It cost $7.00. The front cover is light green with a b/w photograph of a birthday party for one of the children at Black Snake Creek about 1937. The magazine contains photographs, articles on the history of Gippsland,