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Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, F Kingsley Norris, No Memory for Pain, 1970
An Autobiography - Major General Sir Kingsley Norris KBE, CB, CBE, DSO. Honorary Physician to HM Queen Elizabeth 11.non-fictionAn Autobiography - Major General Sir Kingsley Norris KBE, CB, CBE, DSO. Honorary Physician to HM Queen Elizabeth 11. -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Magazine - Newsletter, Graeme Kershaw, Port Fairy Post, April 2018
This is the newsletter printed by the Port Fairy Historical Society to inform our members of the events that have taken place over a certain period of time and of research undertaken by the editor of personalities and events of historical interest.PDF files non-fictionThis is the newsletter printed by the Port Fairy Historical Society to inform our members of the events that have taken place over a certain period of time and of research undertaken by the editor of personalities and events of historical interest.newsletter, annual reports, 2018, aboriginals, crime, lobster pots, thomas pemberthy, sophia presnell, dr stanton, anne wharton, delmar william mccay, frances mcpherson, adam cairns mccay, william webb, mary ellen kempton, sir john madden, john purdie, constable smedley, dr forsythe -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Magazine - Newsletter, Richard Patterson, Port Fairy Post, September 2020
Bi monthly newsletter of the Port Fairy Museum and ArchivesA 4- 12 to 14 page newsletter of the Port Fairy Historical Societynon-fictionBi monthly newsletter of the Port Fairy Museum and Archivesnewsletter, mechanics institute, lighthouse keeper, john joseph thomas cooper, mary ann disxon, a.dudley dobson, rev george poynder, rev alexander laurie, charlotte elizabeth halford, maidens bush pea, grampians, dwarf spider orchid, golf club, patrick tennyson, a.w.kirk, miss whitehead, j.c.mccallum, doris carter, lucy mears, dr orchard, lesley earle, alexander hill, robert farrar, helena gill, s.s.casino, lindsay bruce, helena lucy hughes, albert luther gill, w.major, illa care, nora convery, jane greer, edward mcdermid, percy jenkins, william newlands, boarding school bay, segregated bathing, swimming, pea soup, climate, dr w.a.forsyth, john v brown, chimney pots, george gordon, gas manager, j.c.holden, sir alexander peacock, john baulch, alfred noar, mr wilson -
Canterbury History Group
Document - The foundation of our city, Renwick, Reg, c1973
A paper read to Camberwell Historical Society by Mr Reg. Renwick describing the part played by the Boroondara Road Board in the development of Camberwell and surrounding areas.4 foolscap pagescanterbury, camberwell, kew, hawthorn, boroondara road board, roads, tollhouses, palmer> sir james, affleck> john, box> henry, brooks> thomas, lavis> george, lynch> mkichael, pettett> william henry, stobie> david, wade> william henry, walsh> henry sellars, withers> john -
Royal District Nursing Service (now known as Bolton Clarke)
Photograph - Photograph, Portrait black and white, c.1900
... she and her husband, Sir William Clarke, were going overseas ...This is a photograph taken from the painting by McCubbin of Lady Janet Clarke, a prominent Melbourne philanthropist who worked for social welfare issues and was a driving force in the early days of the Melbourne District Nursing Society. At the end of 1885 for her work with MDNS she was given a Testimonial Dinner where she was presented with a letter signed by 429 people expressing their thanks for her visits, kindness, sympathy and charity shown toward the sick poor. In 1887, at her home, she held the first function to raise money for the Society. Lady Janet Clarke was a generous and hospitable prominent socialite of Melbourne; a kind and sympathetic philanthropist who worked tirelessly for social welfare issues. The Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS) was founded on the 17th of February 1885 and on the 9th of April a Special General Meeting was held to elect the committee for the following twelve months. Lady Clarke was elected a Vice-president; a position she held until being appointed President, when Mrs. Simon resigned on the 7th of June 1887, a role Lady Clarke held until she became ill in 1908; except during her trips overseas, when the role was held by another until her return. Her management and organizational skills enabled MDNS to flourish in its earliest days. She was actively involved taking her turn on the Superintendent sub-committee where she accompanied a Trained nurse when she visited patients; checking that high quality nursing care was maintained, as well as observing the patient's social condition; even giving a personal donation to a special case in need. The patients of the Society were so grateful for her sympathy, kindness and love that when she and her husband, Sir William Clarke, were going overseas at the end of 1885, a Testimonial was given for her at Scots Church District-hall where 200 attended to show their appreciation of her work carried out with MDNS. She was presented with a Bible from them, and their letter signed by 429 working persons expressing their thanks. In a time of great financial need of the Society, Lady Clarke offered the ballroom at her home, 'Cliveden', for a monster Cake, Flower, and Dairy produce Fair which raised a substantial amount saving the Society from closure. She promoted the Society and led it in further fund-raising events, such as the annual Ball, and Fairs where she often manned cake stalls. Near Christmas each year she made a special appeal to the public for 'comfort and good cheer' which could be given to poor families visited by the Society. During the depression of 1890 she had thick soup prepared in the Cliveden kitchens and this was distributed, with bread, from her home, and from a school room, to hundreds of the poor. In 1892 Lady Clarke agreed to represent the Society during her visit to England. During her years of leadership MDNS expanded; Nurses uniforms were introduced; lectures - for example, on hygiene and on the prevention of sickness and the treatment of children, were given by doctors for the patients; further Trained nursing staff were employed; Midwifery was introduced to the poor, the Society extended beyond the city centre and bicycles were introduced for transport; a system for regular annual subscriptions was introduced and sufficient funds were raised for the Society to rent its own premises, with Lady Clarke paying for a subscription to Mullen's bookstore each year for the use of the Nurses in the Nurses Home. As well as her work for MDNS she held roles in many other organizations . She donated a substantial amount of money to build a Hostel for Women University Students attending Trinity College, later named the Janet Clarke Hall. Lady Janet Marion Clarke died at Cliveden, aged 57 years, on the 28th of April 1909; a lady held in high esteem and affection by all she knew.This is a black and white photograph of a painting of Lady Janet Clarke. She is looking forward and has a serious visage; she is wearing her long dark hair drawn up and back and in her left ear a small dropped ear ring can be seen. She is wearing a light coloured, long sleeved, floral frock with a material short cape section seen over the top of her left sleeve. Her left arm is crooked with her hand resting just under a flower brooch fastened in the centre of her frock. She has a choker around her neck with a brooch in the centre..Janet Lady Clarke, president 1889-1908.From the painting by McCubbin.melbourne district nursing society, mdns, rdns, royal district nursing service, lady janet clarke -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - de Kerilleau Homestead
The Huon family were early pastoralists in the Wodonga area. They built the mansion, de Kerilleau in 1870 and named after the family's ancestral estate in France. The original lease of the Wodonga Run was granted to Paul Huon as No. 202 on 7th February 1837, about a year after his cousin Charles Huon had squatted on the land. In August 1849, this run was transferred to Paul's son, William. Paul Huon was one of the children of Gabriel Louis Marie Huon de Kerilleau, a French nobleman who fled France during the French Revolution and travelled under a false identity with the Second Fleet in 1794. The mansion, De Kerilleau was built by William Huon in 1870. It is a solid two storey red brick building with cream brick flat window arches. The main feature of the house is its two-storey cast-iron verandah which has been restored to its original condition. When the Governor, Sir George Bowen, his wife and two daughters needed accommodation overnight after having taken part in the celebration of the railway in Wodonga in 1873, they stayed at de Kerilleau. Sir George planted a Moreton Bay fig tree in the grounds and it still stands today. de Kerilleau is a significant building in Wodonga which has been classified by the National Trust.Coloured photographs showing a variety of features of de Kerilleau homestead.huon family, de kerilleau, de kerilleau homestead -
Melbourne Legacy
Letter, Colonel W. Donovan Joynt, V.C
An brief account of the life of Colonel William Joynt VC, written according to the letterhead by Sir Alfred Kemsley, KBE, CMG, who was President of Melbourne Legacy 1932-33. Although the document was undated it was probably written in 1986 for the funeral of Colonel Joynt. (see also Cat. No. 01303). It gives a brief overview of Joynt's life and notes that Kemsley wrote the foreword to Joynt's autobiography, 'Breaking the road for the rest' (Melbourne: Hyland House 1979. ISBN 13: 9780908090129). Joynt also wrote of his war experiences in 'Saving the Channel Ports' (UK: Wren 1975. ISBN 13: 9780858852020).Indication of the high esteem in which Colonel Joynt was held by Melbourne Legacy.2 typed photocopied sheets, one letterhead, black on whiteSigned 'A.Kemsley'donovan joynt, obituary -
Melbourne Legacy
Book, Dudley Coleman, Fathers Anonymous. Legacy in South Australia, Broken Hill, Northern Territory, 1970
Red hardcover book published by Legacy Club of Adelaide in 1970.non-fictionhistory, adelaide legacy, coleman -
Melbourne Legacy
Painting - Portrait, Willliam Dargie, HRH Queen Elizabeth, 1967
A portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by William Dargie that was acquired in 1967. It was previously hung alongside a painting of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, but has been moved to storage in the archive. A newspaper article in 1967 shows Governor of Victoria, Sir Rohan Delacombe and President of Melbourne Legacy, George Cowan at the unveiling of the portrait.Oil painting of Queen Elizabeth by William Dargie in a gilded wooden frame.Author signature in bottom right, not legible.portrait, queen elizabeth, dargie, delacombe, george cowan -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, William Heinemann, Portraits by Sir Joshua Reynolds : character sketches of Oliver Goldsmith, Samuel Johnson and David Garrick, 1952
... , Samuel Johnson and David Garrick... Book William Heinemann Sir ...Character sketches of Oliver Goldsmith, Samuel Johnson and David Garrick, together with other manuscripts of Reynolds recently discovered among the private papers of James Boswell and now published.Index, bib, ill, p.164.non-fictionCharacter sketches of Oliver Goldsmith, Samuel Johnson and David Garrick, together with other manuscripts of Reynolds recently discovered among the private papers of James Boswell and now published.biography - england, sir joshua reynolds -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Bushfire awareness sign, Protect your forests from fire, 1953
Bushfire Prevention Week was initiated by the Forests Commission in 1930. Victoria’s State Governor, Lord Somers, the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Sir Harold Luxton and the newly appointed Minister for Forests, William Beckett launched the innovative campaign with great flourish to 250 invited guests at Melbourne’s opulent Town Hall on Monday 13 January 1930. Special church sermons had been held previously on Sunday. The packed program of gala events included lavish luncheon talks at city clubs, scholarly lectures broadcast on the wireless, together with daily articles in the Melbourne and country press about the pressing need for fire prevention. The slogan for the ground-breaking campaign was… Prevent Bush Fires – It Pays… The Shell Petrol Company of Australia supplied 15000 windshield stickers, the British Australasian Tobacco Company donated a large supply of stamp stickers, while many other companies drew attention to the campaign in their newspaper advertisements. The Victorian Railways and many city firms displayed special fire posters, while Bryant and May posted messages on their limited-edition matchbox covers which are now highly prized by phillumenists (i.e. matchbox collectors). The Postmaster General's Department franked postage stamps and letters with special bushfire slogans. While plainclothes police were secretly deployed to the bush to arrest potential arsonists. Canvas and enamel fire prevention signs were erected on most roads leading to forest areas. Letters to the Editor later appeared in many city and country newspapers extolling the virtues of Bushfire Prevention Week and urging for its continuation as an annual event. Although a new idea for Australia, the Canadian Forest Service had been running a similar program for a few years. The Forests Commission in its 1929-30 Annual Report, under the title of "Propaganda", noted with some glee… "One of the most gratifying features of the ''Week" was its low cost to the Government, the major part of the publicity material being donated by private firms." And so for the next 50 years until the 1980s, Bushfire Prevention Week continued unabated with the Forests Commission producing a series of coloured “Magic Lantern” slides which were manufactured by Alex Gunn and Sons in Collins Street Melbourne for screening at Val Morgan cinemas. The slides famously introduced the menacing character, Willy Wildfire, warning motorists to be careful with matches. Now known as Fire Action Week, it remains a key event in the annual calendar for both DEECA and the CFA and is still going strong... These canvas fire awareness signs were used right throughout the period of the Forests Commission until the mid 1980sBushfire awareness signProtect your forests from firebushfire, forests commission victoria (fcv), forest signs -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Photo of illuminated Address given to Mr Thomas Kinsella March 1890
Stawell Victoria March 1890 Thomas Kinsella Dear Sir, We the undersigned employees of the Magdala-cum Moonlight company have great pleasure on the eve of your departure for a tour through Europe in testifying to the respect and esteem we entertain towards you in recognition of your kind and considerate management. The very persistent efforts you have made in prospecting during the last twenty years have been the chief cause of the revival and present prosperous condition of the mining industry of Stawell, and we sincerely hope you will be richly rewarded by the future successful development of your mine. We heartily wish you Bon Voyage and shall welcome your return to your highly honorable position. We are, Dearly Sir, your obedient servants, G.W. Ware, George Wild, Thomas Morris, William Hammond Signed on behalf of one hundred employees. Stawell, Victoria 1890. Colour photo of item at the Kinsella's farm "Magdala" Lubeck July 2025 Large Illuminated address in Walnut and glass frameStawell Victoria March 1890 mining, magdala -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Letter, To J. Jennings from W. Todd, 1934
Handwritten letter to Mr. Jennings clarifying birth date information. Letter written by Mr. W. Todd. Letter dated 1st. August, 1934.Text: " 10 Raglan Street Nth. / Ballarat / Aug. 1st, 1934 / To J.J.J. Jennings / Dear Sir / I received your memo of / July 26th Re date of Birth of myself and / herewith furnish same. / I was born on the 13th of September 1855 / at Linton just opposite the Cemetery / at the time a township. "william todd, j. jennings, correspondence, letters, date of birth -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Galt, John, Sir Andrew Wylie of that ilk, 1854 [This reprint 1890s]
467 p. Bound in calico which is printed with product advertisements. fictionfiction, john galt, t. craig [bookbinder] -
Montmorency–Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Medal - Medal Group, WW1, 82069 Pte. A. Warner
Pte Albert WARNER (3537) was a driver with 4th Australian Machine Gun Bn. He died in action in France on 18 Aug 1918 and is buried in a cemetery near Picardie (see AWM person records)British War Medal - The medal was struck by the Royal Mint, is a silver disc 36mm in diameter with a straight clasp suspended without swivel. The obverse shows Sir Bertram Mackennal's bare headed effigy of King George V facing left with the legend 'GEORGIVS V BRITT:OMN:REX ET IND:IMD - "George V, King of all the British Isles & Emperor of India". The reverse, designed by William McMillan, shows St George, naked on horseback and armed with a short sword, an allegory of the physical & mental strength which achieved victory of Prussianism. The horse tramples on the Prussian eagle shield and the emblems of death, a skull and cross bones. In the background are ocean waves and just off centre near the right upper time is the risen sun of victory. The years 1914-1918 appear on the perimeter in the left and right fields respectively. The watered silk ribbon is 32mm wide with 3mm wide royal blue band, 2mm wide black band, 3mm wide white band repeated in reverse order and separated by 16mm wide orange band. Victory Medal - The medal is bronze disc 36mm in diameter with a winged figure of Victory on the obverse. The reverse has the words 'THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILIZATION 1914-1918', all surrounded by a laurel leaf. The watered silk ribbon is 32mm wided has two rainbow design with the violet from each rainbow on the outside edges, moving through to a central red stripe where both rainbows meet.The recipients name, rank, service number and unit are impressed on the bottom edge of the medal - 82069, PTE WARNER R.A.M.C -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Certificate, Shire of Lillydale. Welcome Return
Framed CertificateShire of Lillydale. To Driver A Gilbert. Sept.18th. 1919. Dear Sir, We desire to accord you a Hearty Welcome on your return from the front. You nobly responded to the call of Empire and gallantly performed your duty in the vindication of right. We fully appreciate your bravery, and the inestimable value of the part you have taken in the Great War for freedom and justice i which Great Britain and her Allies have lately been engaged. We trust that you will soon recover from the effects of the terrible experiences you have undergone. On behalf of thr Citizens of the Shire, We are, Yours Sincerely, William Mackinlay President. J C Winterbottom Shire Secretary. -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Unidentified Family at Mt Bute Station, early 1900s
Mt Bute Station was a pastoral lease originally established c.1840 by Duncan Hoyle. The lease was later transferred to Charles and William Oakley (c.1853), and then to Matthew Hamilton Baird (c.1858). Sir Samuel Wilson acquired the lease in 1872 and purchased the property in 1873. Mt Bute was subdivided for soldier settlement blocks after World War I. The home block - house and 700 acres - is currently owned (2018) by the Collins family.Faded photograph mounted on cream-coloured card, which shows a family outside the residence at Mt Bute pastoral station. The photograph is undated but is believed to have been taken in the early twentieth century. Photograph shows two men, and a woman seated in chairs outside a house. A row of shrubs is across the front of the house. Two young boys are standing either side of the woman. Two young girls are standing on the steps leading to the entrance of the house. The people in the photograph have not been unidentified. A copy of the photograph was made in 2019 and is with the original.mt bute station [pastoral station] -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Elsternwick Club, Sandham Street, 19, Elsternwick
Six documents associated with the Elsternwick Club: 1/ Two copies of a seven page pamphlet titled the Elsternwick Club 1898-1984, written by E E Hackett, on the history, development and founding of the Elsternwick Club. 2/ A five page typed manuscript of the pamphlet dated 08/05/1984 by E.E. Hackett. 3/ Two Honorary Membership certificates, one for F Campbell and one for A J E Campbell, awarded for the 1986-1987 season of the Elsternwick Club. 4/ One page of typed notes on the history from 1899 of the Elsternwick Club with accompanying handwritten notes, dated 1981 and signed by Betty Snowball and C Pullman. 5/ One page printout of an email from Jan Brooks to the Glen Eira Historical Society, dated 19/10/2009, regarding the history of the Elsternwick Club, her family’s connection to the original club owners and general information about her family, the Brooks. 6/ One page typed letter from T J Hart of Caulfield Historical Society to the Elsternwick Club, dated 15/10/1973, congratulating the Club about the National Trust’s classification of the Club building.elsternwick club, sandham street, elsternwick, tatchell joseph, glenhuntly road, phebe theatre, renown theatre, sharp t c, akhust a g, kirkham c f, little a e, tatchell j t, brace f, clements g, dunbar a, johnston f w, masters g, spiers j, bent thomas sir, gentlemans club, st georges road, s m allen auctioneers, wilson e w, edny j, stanmere, allison road, gooley hec, lawn bowls, returned servicemens league, ellis a, monahan thomas, ripponlea, sargood f j, short w h, melvin j c, lillie a e, akhurst a c, hall john st, pullman cedric, morris thomas, bunny donald, city of caulfield, borough town, peppard michael, hackett e e, campbell f, campbell a j e, caulfield, returned soldiers league, royal victorian bowls association, victorian ladies bowls association, snowball betty, pullman c, campbell felicitie, stanmere, short william henry junior, short elizabeth, short william henry senior, glen eira historical society, brooks jan, brooks w r, normanby road, caulfield, brooks family, brooks gladys, hart t j -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, The early history of Wolseley Close, Mont Albert, 2010
Includes copy of will of William Clark. Resident of the property at 9 Wolseley Close in 1910. Includes copy of the Alan Holts home occupier / tenant records - names from 1920 - 1980. Includes photo of Wolseley Close house, taken 1888/1889 plus colour photo of Wolseley Close house taken by Lin Merry, 2010. Land Title information, surveys, subdivision Includes list of occupants of the house, p.17Includes some plans of houses built in Wolseley Close, Mont Albert, Victoria. Outlines details of property at 9 Wolseley Close19p : col illcragg family, windsor crescent, surrey hills, (mr) william ainger, (mr) isaiah ainger, whitehorse road, noorn hill, house names, koonda, d j maloney, (mrs) louisa clara maggs, taramera, union road, st.abbs, york street, (mr) william henry cleverdon, wolseley street, windsor park estate, tarawera, merry family, clinton family, adams family, tel-el-kebir, farrell family, (mr) william clark, trafalgar street, (mr) (sir) matthew davies, (mr) c h james, (mr) james munro, (mrs) elizabeth clark, langdale, (mr) stanley dewar, (mr) john jose, (mrs) emily hampton, potton, (mr) alexander potton, (mr) john atkinson morris, freehold investment & banking co., mont albert, windsor park surrey hills, dalton family, (mr) henry wood, wolseley close -
Vision Australia
Letter - Text, Letter from V.S. Hollow to the Association for the Advancement of the Blind and reply, 20/12/1950
Letter reads as follows: Sir, M.A. Aston Estate To enable me to completed the Declaration required by the Commonwealth Bank please let me have: - 1. Full names of Messrs, Paterson and Worrall 2. Amount of stock held Yours truly, V.S. Hollow Handwritten in blue pen at top: Bickford Trust Handwritten in black pen at base: 12.15pm Stamped at base: 16 Feb 1951 A carbon copy of the response reads: 16th February 1951 Mr V.S. Hollow, M.A., LL.B., Solicitor 140 Queen Street Melbourne C1 Dear Sir, M.A. Aston Estate Your letter dated 20th December was hand delivered to me at 12.15 today. In answer thereto, I have to advise: 1. Mr Paterson is William Henry Paterson. Mr Worrall is Albert Victor Worrall. 2. The stock comprises two blocks 300 (pounds) and 200 (pounds) totalling 500 (pounds). Yours faithfully, General Secretary1 white page and 1 blue page (cc)In top left hand corner: V.S. Hollow, M.A., LL.B. Solicitor, etc. Commissioner for Affidavits, High Court, Vic., Qld., Sth A., W.A., Tas., NZ. Telephones: Office MU 1926, Private XA 1933 On the right hand corner: 140-146 Queen Street, Melbourne, C1association for the advancement of the blind, tilly aston -
Vision Australia
Certificate - Text, Sydney Industrial Blind Institution competency in Braille certificate, various
To recognise the achievements of those who undertook and completed a transcription course, this certificate was awarded to "a duly qualified Braille writer and competent to transcribe Books for the Blind", by the Sydney Industrial Blind Institution. These volunteers were involved in the expansion of the library as they created Braille from the print version of texts. 20/10/1917 - Elizabeth Harris. Signed by the President Thomas Anderson Stuart illegible date (1921-1932) - Mollie Turner. Signed by the President Sir Alfred Meeks.Cream page attached to cardboard with col. illustrationsFrame with garden decorations around writing, and a white flower/waratah/blue bird/Braille board sits amongst wattle in various corners. A B/W image of the Sydney Industrial Blind Institute building in William Street sits above the main text, whilst two women reading or using Braille and a building labelled 'Library for the Blind' sit to the left and right of the frame.sydney industrial blind institution, mollie turner, elizabeth harris -
Merbein District Historical Society
Book, Military Matters Snippets about Merbein Servicemen form WW1, 1914-1918
... William Birdwood (General Sir)... Buchecker William Birdwood (General Sir) Fred Langdon W.H. (Harry ...bronwyn zrna (compiler), soldier settlements, world war 1, harry buchecker, william birdwood (general sir), fred langdon, w.h. (harry) bruce, alfred charles cameron, william edward symthe, charles henry game, thomas edwin surgey, w.g. evans, richard rezin york, charles lawrence mitting, william silas allen, charles octavius barclay, robert harvey harcourt seggie, horace a. hart, kenneth charles cameron, bert jenner, harold e. jenner, william robert comb, walter ernest symthe, harry frederick bull, alan melrose hayes, james hogan, richard bright litchfield, william rainbow, frederick sanders, angus john foster, frederick holden foster, paul douglas kalmer, j.j. scarffe, killian patrick power, peter reilly -
Montmorency–Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Medal - Medal Group, WW1, 2166 Lieutenant Reginald Frank Barratt
Information from "The AIF Project" Lieutenant Reginald Frank Barratt was born in 1879 in Withington, Manchester, Lancashire, England. Regimental number 2166. 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, Military District 3 and Military District 6. Arrived in Australia in 1903 aged 24. Address was Mount Street, Heidelberg, Victoria. Occupation - Farmer. Enlistment date was 17th August 1914. Served with the 68 Battery Royal Field Artillery during the South African War. Rank on enlistment was Sergeant. Embarkation details - Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on board Transport A2 Geelong on 19th September 1914. Rank Lieutenant - Unit 1st Divisional Ammunition Column. Information from the Roll of Honour - Awarded Royal Human Society Medal for saving three lives from drowning in Orange River during South African War. Wounded at Zillebeke, near Ypres, Belgium. Died of wounds 22nd August 1917 at the age of 38. Buried at Bedford House Cemetery, Enclosure No 2, (Plot 1, R0w F, Grave 23), Zillebeke, Belgium. Panel number , Roll of Honour Australian War Memorial British War Medal - The medal was struck by the Royal Mint, is a silver disc 36mm in diameter with a straight clasp suspended without swivel. The obverse shows Sir Bertram Mackennal's bare headed effigy of King George V facing left with the legend 'GEORGIVS V BRITT:OMN:REX ET IND:IMD - "George V, King of all the British Isles & Emperor of India". The reverse, designed by William McMillan, shows St George, naked on horseback and armed with a short sword, an allegory of the physical & mental strength which achieved victory of Prussianism. The horse tramples on the Prussian eagle shield and the emblems of death, a skull and cross bones. In the background are ocean waves and just off centre near the right upper time is the risen sun of victory. The years 1914-1918 appear on the perimeter in the left and right fields respectively. The watered silk ribbon is 32mm wide with 3mm wide royal blue band, 2mm wide black band, 3mm wide white band repeated in reverse order and separated by 16mm wide orange band. Victory Medal - The medal is bronze disc 36mm in diameter with a winged figure of Victory on the obverse. The reverse has the words 'THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILIZATION 1914-1918', all surrounded by a laurel leaf. The watered silk ribbon is 32mm wided has two rainbow design with the violet from each rainbow on the outside edges, moving through to a central red stripe where both rainbows meet.The recipients name, rank and unit are impressed on the bottom edge of the medals - Lieut F Barratt AIF -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Bushfire awareness sign, Help Prevent Bushfires, Pre 1966
Bushfire Prevention Week was initiated by the Forests Commission in 1930. Victoria’s State Governor, Lord Somers, the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Sir Harold Luxton and the newly appointed Minister for Forests, William Beckett launched the innovative campaign with great flourish to 250 invited guests at Melbourne’s opulent Town Hall on Monday 13 January 1930. Special church sermons had been held previously on Sunday. The packed program of gala events included lavish luncheon talks at city clubs, scholarly lectures broadcast on the wireless, together with daily articles in the Melbourne and country press about the pressing need for fire prevention. The slogan for the ground-breaking campaign was… Prevent Bush Fires – It Pays… The Shell Petrol Company of Australia supplied 15000 windshield stickers, the British Australasian Tobacco Company donated a large supply of stamp stickers, while many other companies drew attention to the campaign in their newspaper advertisements. The Victorian Railways and many city firms displayed special fire posters, while Bryant and May posted messages on their limited-edition matchbox covers which are now highly prized by phillumenists (i.e. matchbox collectors). The Postmaster General's Department franked postage stamps and letters with special bushfire slogans. While plainclothes police were secretly deployed to the bush to arrest potential arsonists. Canvas and enamel fire prevention signs were erected on most roads leading to forest areas. Letters to the Editor later appeared in many city and country newspapers extolling the virtues of Bushfire Prevention Week and urging for its continuation as an annual event. Although a new idea for Australia, the Canadian Forest Service had been running a similar program for a few years. The Forests Commission in its 1929-30 Annual Report, under the title of "Propaganda", noted with some glee… "One of the most gratifying features of the ''Week" was its low cost to the Government, the major part of the publicity material being donated by private firms." And so for the next 50 years until the 1980s, Bushfire Prevention Week continued unabated with the Forests Commission producing a series of coloured “Magic Lantern” slides which were manufactured by Alex Gunn and Sons in Collins Street Melbourne for screening at Val Morgan cinemas. The slides famously introduced the menacing character, Willy Wildfire, warning motorists to be careful with matches. Now known as Fire Action Week, it remains a key event in the annual calendar for both DEECA and the CFA and is still going strong... These canvas fire awareness signs were used right throughout the period of the Forests Commission until the mid 1980sBushfire awareness signHelp Prevent Bushfiresbushfire, forest signs, forests commission victoria (fcv) -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Bushfire awareness sign, Camp Fires, 1962
Bushfire Prevention Week was initiated by the Forests Commission in 1930. Victoria’s State Governor, Lord Somers, the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Sir Harold Luxton and the newly appointed Minister for Forests, William Beckett launched the innovative campaign with great flourish to 250 invited guests at Melbourne’s opulent Town Hall on Monday 13 January 1930. Special church sermons had been held previously on Sunday. The packed program of gala events included lavish luncheon talks at city clubs, scholarly lectures broadcast on the wireless, together with daily articles in the Melbourne and country press about the pressing need for fire prevention. The slogan for the ground-breaking campaign was… Prevent Bush Fires – It Pays… The Shell Petrol Company of Australia supplied 15000 windshield stickers, the British Australasian Tobacco Company donated a large supply of stamp stickers, while many other companies drew attention to the campaign in their newspaper advertisements. The Victorian Railways and many city firms displayed special fire posters, while Bryant and May posted messages on their limited-edition matchbox covers which are now highly prized by phillumenists (i.e. matchbox collectors). The Postmaster General's Department franked postage stamps and letters with special bushfire slogans. While plainclothes police were secretly deployed to the bush to arrest potential arsonists. Canvas and enamel fire prevention signs were erected on most roads leading to forest areas. Letters to the Editor later appeared in many city and country newspapers extolling the virtues of Bushfire Prevention Week and urging for its continuation as an annual event. Although a new idea for Australia, the Canadian Forest Service had been running a similar program for a few years. The Forests Commission in its 1929-30 Annual Report, under the title of "Propaganda", noted with some glee… "One of the most gratifying features of the ''Week" was its low cost to the Government, the major part of the publicity material being donated by private firms." And so for the next 50 years until the 1980s, Bushfire Prevention Week continued unabated with the Forests Commission producing a series of coloured “Magic Lantern” slides which were manufactured by Alex Gunn and Sons in Collins Street Melbourne for screening at Val Morgan cinemas. The slides famously introduced the menacing character, Willy Wildfire, warning motorists to be careful with matches. Now known as Fire Action Week, it remains a key event in the annual calendar for both DEECA and the CFA and is still going strong... These canvas fire awareness signs were used right throughout the period of the Forests Commission until the mid 1980sBushfire awareness signbushfire, forests commission victoria (fcv), forest signs -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph, Clare Gervasoni, 2 Lyons Street South, Ballarat, 28/05/2023
This building was constructed in 1901 by surgeon Dr. William Cussen, a surgeon. His name is still visible in the leadlight above the front door. In 1998 Dr Cussens was an Honorary Medical Office with of the Ballarat Orphanage. In July 1920, the building was gifted to the citizens of Ballarat for the ongoing welfare of returned servicemen and women. Sir John Monash officially opened the building as the Ballarat War Memorial Building. In 1942 a voluntary organisation called The Comforts Fund took up residence in the building with the permission of the R.S.L to transform it into a hostel, providing beds, food and support for many service men and women during World War II. It is estimated that by the end of the war in 1945, one million meals had been served. The building was returned to the R.S.L in the later part of 1945. In 2013, 2 Lyons Street South was given new life as Ballarat Premier Apartments after extensive renovations and began operating as luxury accommodation.Double storey residence in Lyons Street South, Ballarat. 2 lyons street south, rsl, ballarat premier apartments, ballarat war memorial building, the comforts fund, william cussen, surgeon -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: GEORGE TO THE FORE
BHS CollectionCopy of a newspaper article titled Family saga continues at Long Gully George to the fore. A photo of George is included and printed under it it mentions that George Ellis is the new secretary of the Cornish Association of Bendigo and District. George's father, George A., is the associations long-serving president, while his mother Edna served as treasurer for many years. Sir John Quick is also mentioned. He was born in Cornwall.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - george to the fore, the cornish association of bendigo and district, george ellis, george a ellis, leanne lloyd, edna ellis, ted hocking, rob lloyd, peter mundy, cornish association of victoria, eaglehawk fire station, william trahair, st matthew's anglican church, bendigo city masonic lodge, cornish choir, corowa historical society, dr john quick, sir john quick, white hill cemetry, peter and catherine moyle -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - WILLIAM WARFIELD AND OTTO HERZ PROGRAMME
William Warfield, Town Hall, Bendigo. Monday, 11th August 1958, 8.15 pm. The Australian Broadcasting Commission has pleasure in presenting the Third Concert in the International Celebrity Concert Series. Programme One Shilling. Article including photograph 'William Warfield' William Warfield made a great impression when he first toured Australia in 1950 Immediately following a sensational New York debut. He has since . . . Article including photograph 'Otto Herz' Otto Herz is a Hungarian-American pianist, accompanist, coach, teacher, and music school executive. He has studied piano with Karel Hoffmeister, at Prague and with Alfred Hoehn at Frankfurt. Dr Herz was a Professor at the Fodor Music Conservatory in Budapest, 1933-1938. . . Programme. Australian Broadcasting Commission, Sir Richard Boyer, K.B.E., M.A., Chairman. E R Dawes, ESQ., C.M.G., Vice-Chairman. Sir John Medley, KT., D.C.L., M.A. The Hon. Dame Enid Lyons, G.B.E. Mrs. G.L. Blyth, O.B.E., B.A. A G Lowndes, M.Sc., H B Halvorsen, F.C.A. (Aust.) Charles Moses, C.B.E. General Manager, Ewart Chapple Manager for Victoria. Ray Humphrey Concert Manager for Victoria. Advertisements: Shell, Orlando (Wine, Barossa Valley), Phillips, Daniel Barenboim, concert at Bendigo Town Hall, 1 Oct 1958), William Warfield Coronet Records. Front cover has photo of Wiliam Warfield, full size of page.entertainment, concert, vocalists -
Vision Australia
Photograph - Image, W.H. Paterson, Sir James Kennedy and A.V. Worral, 27/3/1950
... . William Paterson A.V. Worral Sir James Kennedy Association ...Newspaper article and image of unveiling of clock at the AAFB home in Brighton. Article reads: A Memorial Clock in Honour of a Blind Woman, Tilly Aston, who helped found the Association for the Advancement of the Blind, was unveiled at the new annexe of the Brighton Home for the Blind by the Minister for Public Works (Sir James Kennedy), centre, on Saturday. The Minister is seen with Mr W.H. Paterson, left, and Mr A.V. Worral.1 laminated image of newspaper articleReproduction Rights Reserved Copied by State Library of Victoriawilliam paterson, a.v. worral, sir james kennedy, association for the advancement of the blind, elanora home (brighton) -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Digital Photograph, Alan King, Sign: Clara Southern, Heidelberg School Artists Trail, Main Road, Research, 2008
Warrandyte artist, Clara Southern, features on the Artists Trail. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p189 Since early in the 20th century this district has attracted artists and other creative people. So much so, that Eltham has been compared to the Left Bank in Paris, New York’s Greenwich Village and London’s Bloomsbury. That is until the 1970s when Eltham rapidly expanded into a suburb. However many artists still flourish not only in Montsalvat, Dunmoochin and the Bend of Islands but elsewhere in Nillumbik. Some artists who have worked or lived in Nillumbik are well-known nationally and internationally. Artists are attracted to the hilly district’s subtle colours, unique light and the Yarra River and Diamond Creek. The railway’s extension to Eltham in 1902 brought artists to paint for the day or to camp. Then many settled in Eltham, perhaps also because the poor quality land, far from the city, was cheap. Following World War Two they found they could build houses and studios cheaply by making their own mud-bricks. The flexible material, with its warm tones blending into the bush, also satisfied their aesthetic sensibilities. As early as 1900, Will Longstaff, known for his painting The Ghosts of Menin Gate at the National War Memorial in Canberra, lived at Stanhope in Peter Street, Eltham, later to become the home of intellectuals Clem and Nina Christensen. Members of Australia’s first significant art movement, the Heidelberg School of Artists, painted in Eltham, Warrandyte and Diamond Creek. Walter Withers lived at the corner of Bolton and Brougham Street, Eltham and taught Sir Hans Heysen, who for a short while stayed with the Withers family. In Warrandyte were Clara Southern, whom Frederick McCubbin taught at the National Gallery School and Penleigh Boyd, who is represented in all Australian state galleries and the National Collection in Canberra. May Vale, daughter of politician William, lived in Diamond Creek. With Jane Price they feature on the Heidelberg School Artists Trail, part of which runs through Nillumbik. The trail includes signs each displaying a reproduction of a painting by an artist and located near where the artist lived or painted. In Nillumbik the trail includes parts of Warrandyte, Eltham in the Alistair Knox Park, Main Road shopping precinct and Wingrove Park, the Research walking track on Main Road and the Diamond Creek Reserve. In 1916 artist William ‘Jock’ Frater lived at the corner of Arthur and Bible Streets, Eltham. Before then, Frater, with other artists including Percy Leason (who moved to Eltham in the mid 1920s) painted in Eltham on weekends. They camped near Bible and Pitt Streets and along the Diamond Creek where the Eltham Retirement Centre now stands.4 In 1921, painter Peter Newbury (father to painter David Newbury, who was born in Eltham) moved to Cromwell Street, Eltham. Max Meldrum, the first Australian painter to formulate a consistent theory of art largely based on tone,5 taught local artists Alan Martin, Clarice Beckett, Peter Glass and Justus Jörgensen. Meldrum visited Eltham then rented a house there for 18 months opposite Wingrove Park. In 1934, artist and architect Justus Jörgensen and his doctor wife Lil and friends built Montsalvat, the artists’ colony. Montsalvat has played an important part in attracting artists to Eltham and its mud-brick, pisé, stone and recycled building materials has had a major influence on Eltham’s built environment. Jörgensen’s students who also helped him build Monstalvat included Arthur Munday, Lesley Sinclair, Helen Lempriere, Joe Hannan, Helen, Sonia and jeweller/sculptor, Matcham Skipper. Among artists who visited Montsalvat were Clifton Pugh and Angry Penguins’ artists Albert Tucker and Arthur Boyd. Some who painted after World War Two were Alan Martin of Eltham and Warrandyte artists Frank Crozier and Harry De Hartog6, one of Melbourne’s first painters influenced by Cubism.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, clara southern, main road, research (vic), heidelberg school artists trail