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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Flag - North Vietnamese Army flag
This captured enemy flag bears the signatures of 9RAR, 1969. It was collected by Private Lionel Leslie Corrie, Service no:1201398, who served in Vietnam 1968-1969. It is the flag of The People’s Army of Vietnam, the communist North Vietnamese Army (NVA) which infiltrated and then invaded South Vietnam between 1955 and 1975. It is believed that the members of 9RAR signed this at a reunion after the war had finished.Faded red and blue material flag with a yellow five pointed star in the center. Gold Vietnamese embroidered lettering at the top on the red/orange half of the flag and on the bottom blue half of the flag. Autographed by Australian soldiers in black. Sewn with red cotton. Red and blue flag of the People’s Army of Vietnam. Vietnamese writing at top and below the yellow star. LUCLUONG VO TRANG GIAI PHONG MIEN NAM VIET NAM. GIAI PHONG NUI DAT 1968.flag, 9rar, people's army of vietnam, captured, corrie, lionel corrie, north vietnam, north vietnamese army, nva -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Victorian Government, Two part Family Excursion Ticket - Mitcham to Melbourne, 1970's
Two part Family Excursion Ticket - Mitcham to Melbourne, No. 3921. Consists of salmon coloured top half, white bottom half, perforated between both halves, required the date to stamped or written in both halves. Printed by F. D. Atkinson Govt. Printer, Melbourne. Rear is plain white.trams, tramways, mitcham, melbourne, tickets, victorian railways, vr -
Melbourne Royal
Poster, W. M. Houston, By train of course, to Melbourne's Royal Show, 1958
A poster promoting the merits of travelling by train to the Royal Melbourne Show of 1958. The Showgrounds train station was one of the first buildings built on the Melbourne Showgrounds in Ascot Vale when the site was established in 1883, allowing patrons quick access to the venue despite it being slightly further out from the city than previous sites.A portrait poster, printed in colour; in the upper half of the poster there is an illustration showing a family of four, walking to the right; in the background is a photograph of a train station; the lower half of the poster consists of a list of the advantages of taking the train, printed on five horizontal stripes, white and green; colour process lithograph, linen-backed.BY TRAIN of course / TO MELBOURNE'S / ROYAL SHOW / SEPTEMBER 18 - 28, 1958/ NO PARKIGN PROBLEMS OR FEES / FREQUENT EXPRES SERVICE FROM FLINDERS ST. & SPENCER ST. RIGHT TO THE GROUNDS / DAY OR PERIODICAL TICKETS; COMBINED RAIL-ADMISSION TICKETS / NEW RAILWAY EXHBIIT WITH FREIGHT ADVISORY SERVICE / YOUR SUBURBAN STATION AHS DETAIL-PACKED PAHMPHLET /train, metro trains, showgrounds, melbourne showgrounds, royal melbourne show, 1985 melbourne royal show, melbourne royal show, showgrounds station, railway -
Orbost & District Historical Society
bottle, 1920's
This is an example of a typical glass container used to hold sauce.A clear glass bottle with the lower half being.octagonal sided. It is possibly a sauce bottle and would have had a crown seal.on base - 807 M161container glass-bottle -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Admission Ticket, Briar Hill Hall Trust, Picture Night, Comedy: 'BEDTIME FOR BONGO' with Ronald Regan [sic] and Shorts, ST. Faith's Hall, Cnr Price Avenue & Mountain View Road, Montmorency, Saturday, 13th August at 8pm, 1955
Presented by Briar Hill Hall Trust and St Faith's Pre-School Centre, Saturday, 13th August 1955.1955, admission ticket, bedtime for bongo (film), briar hill hall trust, montmorency, mountain view road, picture night, price avenue, ronald regan, st faith's hall, st faiths pre-school centre, ticket, cinema, ronald reagan -
Bendigo Military Museum
Memorabilia - CARD, 1915
Item belonged to Horace Eli Hambly No 794 AIF. refer 2325.2 for his service history.Small, yellow cardboard outer with paper inside. Folds in half. Front has crown with M & 1915 in red underneath.Written inside: Best Wishes for a Victorious Year from Princess Marydocuments - cards, military history -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Daisy Bree up the Mill at Bewsall, Esther Winifred Hill, 1934
Photographs taken by Esther Winifred Hall (nee Smallpage) - great grand-daughter of Stephen George Henty. Taken in 1934 Centenary Celebrations in Portland.Black and white photograph showing wooden tower surrounded by trees, a woman is half-way up a ladder on side of tower.Front: (no inscriptions)esther winifred hall, henty, 1934, portland centenary -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph, Charlemont, Sydney and Melbourne, [Portrait of a young man], n.d
Black and white photograph. Studio portrait, half-length, of a young man with a moustache, wearing a suit with a posy on his collar.Front: Charlemont Sydney/ and/ Melbourne/ BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR. (gold lettering, lower edge) Back: (no inscriptions)portrait photography -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Gem Pan
Gem pan, iron mould with 12 half spherical cups in set of 3 x 4. Overall rectangular shape. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Federation University Historical Collection
Newspaper, The Ballarat Star, 10 May 1885, 19/05/1885
The Ballarat Star was an early Ballarat broadsheet newspaper.6 pages, middle page is missing half a page, pages yellowing, folded in two volume XXX number 117ballarat, ballarat star, john noble wilson, old white hart hotel, calcutta exhibition, john hickman engineer -
Federation University Historical Collection
Programme, School of Mines: 75th Anniversary, Directory for Open Night, 1945, 1945
To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the School of Mines and Industries an Open Night was held on Thursday, October 25 (1945) from 7 to 9.15 p.m. The Principal was Mr A Heseltine and the Registrar was Mr F Ferguson. Members of the School Council included E J Tippett, M G Beanland who have a building or walkway named after them. A map of the buildings shows the various areas and information is given for each department. Though it was an Open Night it would also serve as an Information Night for student enrolling for the following year.Paper folded in half and printed on each of the four sections. Map showing layout of buildings. Information on each department of the school.ballarat school of mines and industries, 75 anniversary, a heseltine, principal, f e ferguson, registrar, e j tippett, m g beanland, open night, information night -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN
Small half portrait of a young woman. She is wearing a high neck dress with a wide belt that has a large clasp.photograph, portrait, female, portrait of a young woman -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
2 Reels of silk thread
2 Reels of multi-strand Super Silk Twist black thread 9029.1 Almost empty 9029.2 Half usedLabel on top of reel - Super Silk Twist, Blue Label. Made in England On bottom of reel - Hand Buttonhole Twist, No6. 72 yards -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Flyer, Save Port Melbourne Reduce Barak Beacon, 2024
Flyer expresses residents concerns on proposed new increased heights and number of dwellings for the development which replace the low rise Ministry of Housing Sandridge Estate that had occupied the site since 1982.Half A4 size flyer has blue and red text on a white background and a photo of a tower block on the cover with '11storeys!!!'barak beacon, built environment - domestic -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO VIEWS, Jan 1970
Slide. Bendigo Views. View showing the top half of a steel poppet head. Peppercorn tree in the bottom right corner.slide, bendigo, bendigo views, bendigo views -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - JACK FLYNN COLLECTION: WAREEK, Examined 1918
Map: L.1053. Parish of Wareek, Counties of Gladstone and Talbot. Parish plan. Looks like half of the sheet is missing.Second Issue. Examined by S.F. Green. July 1918. William J. Swan, Draughtsman, August 1884. Photo-Lithographic Fac-Simile, W 36.map, gladstone, parish plan, wareek -
Stratford and District Historical Society
Apron
Located in opportunity shop in Melbourne, where it was purchased for $2. The donor has considerable knowledge of chicken scratch embroidery (surface weaving on cross-stitch on gingham to emphasise colours). She considers this the best example of the art she has seen, with several very rare stitch combinations. It has been posted to experts overseas and in Australia for examination.Half apron in red and white gingham with chicken scratch embroidery and white rick-rack braid. Backed with white lawn.embroidery, handcraft, craft -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Seasonal card, Longstaff, Will et al, Australian Comforts Fund Xmas and New Year's Greetings 1918-19, 1918
Text from card: 'On the night of 24th April 1918, the Australians made a daring and clever counter attack in the darkness, recaptured Villers-Bretonneux, stopped the German advance and saved Armiens. This, and the Battle of Hamei, were only a prelude to the smashing advance which commenced on 8th August.' Contains illustrations of 'Australians Advancing from Villers-Bretonneux, August 8th 1918' from an original painted by AIF War Artist Captain Will Longstaff; 'Capture of Hamei Village, July 14th 1918, by Australians assisted by a Detachment of Americans' by War Artist A Pearse. Both paintings were made for the Australian Comforts Fund. The Australian Comforts Fund was an umbrella organisation for voluntary bodies set up on 24 August 1916, after the outbreak of World War I. It was dissolved on 16 April 1920 but was re-established in 1940, during World War II and dissolved again in 1946. Card made in England by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, publishers to the King and Queen. Oblong sheet folded in half to create 4 pages, all printed in colour and including illustrations and very full documentation.'Graham Clarendon Hyde 14 Btn AIF' 'Given to Historical Society of St Kilda by Mr G Hyde N Zealand August 1980'aif, world war i, wwi, australian comforts fund, 14th battalion aif, villers-bretonneux, battle of hamei -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Book - Register, No I Pear Book 1872, 1871-1945
Handwritten bound register of pear varieties, identifiable by sketched entries and juice imprints of half a pear, period when ripe.Inscribed, "To T. Kneen-with the compliments of C.F. Cole 18/9/45."register, fruits, pears, fruit varieties, sketches, juice imprints, t.h. kneen, c.f. cole, 1945 -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Book - Register, Pears of the Season 1872-3, 1872-1945
Handwritten bound register of pear varieties, identifiable by sketched outlines and juice imprints of half a pear, period when ripe.Inscribed, "John Clede? Richmond Nursery Dec 16. 1872. To T. Kneen with the compliments of C.F. Cole 18/9/45."register, fruits, pears, fruit varieties, sketches, juice imprints, john clede, richmond nursery, 1872, t.h. kneen, c.f. cole, 1945 -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Realia, 2 Bricks from Pe-existing structure in Mt. William Creek
From 370 Long Gully Rd. Jallukar/ Pomonal, near Redmans RoadOne Large red fired brick shaped with a curve. One broken half brick with T Taylor stamped into FrogImpressed in Frog of Brick T Taylor -
National Wool Museum
Sign
Yellow plastic merino sheep sign- used to advertise Golden Fleece petrol pumps.One half of a yellow plastic moulded sign in the form of a merino sheep- used to advertise Golden Fleece petrol pumps.merino sheep, golden fleece petroleum company, sign, golden fleece, petroliana -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - Belt buckle, circa 1920's
From the estate of Jenny Lang, 11 Pearcedale Grove, NunawadingArt deco decorated with red and pink flowers with green leaves and blue motif in centre. NB this is one half of bucklecostume accessories, female -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Builders Measuring Rule, not known
Used by builders and others for measuring36 inch long rule with inch, half inch and quarter inch markings. Numbers in black and background mustard colourDean, made in Englandtrades, carpentry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, 30 Miles in 30 Months, 1964
Council announced that it will spend one and a half million pounds in 30 months on 30 miles of unmade streets in the City of Nunawading.Council announced that it will spend one and a half million pounds in 30 months on 30 miles of unmade streets in the City of Nunawading.Council announced that it will spend one and a half million pounds in 30 months on 30 miles of unmade streets in the City of Nunawading.city of nunawading, road construction -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - Sunglasses
Used by Jack Foley, donor's fatherPair of clip-on sunglasses that fold in half with a gold frame. A cream case which separated into two. Glasses' are green in colour.personal effects, seeing aids -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Apron
Calico half apron embroidered in blue butterflies and flowers. Two side pockets and smaller pocket has 'Needles' embroidered.costume, female working, handcrafts, needlework -
Parks Victoria - Days Mill and Farm
Container - Bottle, milk/cream
Found in an above ground rubbish pile at Days Mill & Farm.Two identical half pint milk or cream bottles. Clear glass squat round based bottles with raised inscriptions.william day, ann day, joseph day, robert day, dairying -
Queen Victoria Women's Centre
Program, Green is the new black Eco-fashion parade program, c. 2011
Made or Melbourne Spring Fashion Week 2011A4 pages folded in half to create a pamphlet 4 pages colour images throughout. cream and green colour scheme. -
Melbourne Legacy
Pamphlet - Document, brochure, The Legacy Family - worthy of the father, September 1959
A photo of a boy and his mother that was used on a brochure explaining Legacy's work and providing information on how to donate. Whom does Legacy help? What kind of help does Legacy provide? What is the composition of a Legacy Club or Group? How many dependents is Legacy actively helping in Victoria? What does Legacy spend in this Sate in its work? Why it necessary to provide this degree of help, when there is a generous Repatriation Act? What is Legacy's aim? Donations. Address given for Junior Legacy is Legacy House, 293 Swanston St, Melbourne. The photo was also used on the cover of the Legacy Newsletter in September 1953. The boy is wearing a Boys Class uniform with the Legacy logo and his mother is wearing a fur.A record of how Legacy portrayed itself to the wider community.One page white paper, printed, folded in half. Black and white photograph of a boy and his mother and printed text.Handwritten 'Mrs Masters 7330' in pencil on back page.marketing, legacy promotion, uniform