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Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Label, Lending Library, Early 20th century
This is an example of an amenity for lay people in St. Joseph's Catholic Parish, Warrnambool. It is not known when the library operated but the label dates from some time in the 20th Century.This library card is retained as an item of interest pertaining to the Catholic Library at St. Joseph's, Warrnambool. A pale green rectangular label adhered to a small piece of cardboard at the back. It has black text surrounded by a finely drawn decorative border. There is a cut in one corner and some brown spots on the paper.Warrnambool Catholic Lending Library ( ST. JOSEPH'S) The borrower of this Book is responsible in case of its Loss or Damage. It must not be lent outside the house of the Borrower. A charge of 3d per Fortnight for each book will be made. A fine of 3d per week will be charged for every week after 14 days. Kindly return the book to Librarian on duty. Do not place on Book Shelves. st. joseph's parish warrnambool -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Souvenir - School Ribbon, Second half of the 20th Century
Both these ribbons have been produced to celebrate anniversaries of two Warrnambool State Schools. Allansford State School celebrated its 125th Anniversary in 1981. This school was opened in 1855 as a National School and is still operating. It has the distinction of being State School No. 3 in Victoria. Warrnambool State School celebrated its centenary in 1976. It opened in 1876 following the closure of the four Common Schools in Warrnambool This school is still operating.These ribbons are school souvenirs and may have been intended as book marks..1 Green cloth ribbon with gold printing. The edges at both ends are serrated. There are some scroll patterns on the sides. .2 Gold coloured ribbon with brown printing and serrated edges at both ends..1 ALLLANSFORD STATE SCHOOL NO 3 125th ANNIVERSARY 1855 -1980 1856- 1981 .2 Warrnambool Primary School No. 1743 Centenary Year 1976warrnambool schools -
Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre
Wimmera Aero Club Membership Card File, c1946
The files were used to register members of the Wimmera Aero Club. Records relate to membership from May 1949 to June 1953.The Wimmera Aero Club based at Nhill is thought to have been the first country club in the state and the records of members is significant from an historical point of view.Files are held in a brown metal box 16 cm x 13 cm x 12 cm with an attached flip top lid. About 70 alphabeticaly indexed files within the box.No markingsnhill aero club, members, card file, -
Bendigo Military Museum
Plaque - PLAQUE WITH BADGE
Presentation plaque with emblem of RAASC.Reddish Brown Wooden shield with mounted badge. Badge is emblem of Royal Australian Army Service Corps. Silver seven pointed star with silver crown on top and circular gold and blue top.Inscribed in centre of badge "E..R" then encircled by "HONI.SOIT.QUI.MALY.PENSE" THEN IN NEXT CIRCLE "ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORP."passchendaele barracks trust, plaque, raasc -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet - BOOKLET, AVIATION, Air Ministry, 1936
Refer to the service of LAC's Lance & Percy Coates.Small booklet, brown cover. Bound with two staples. Front printing is in black ink. It has a large quantity of charts and tables. The first 6 pages inform the user how to use the tables.aircraft, booklet -
Bendigo Military Museum
Literary work - LETTER & TELEGRAM, C.1941
The letter is re Bill Jeffers handing the telegram to the lady as they passed through Sunshine for Sydney to embark. Bill Jeffers VX52782, refer Cat No 147 for his service details..1) Letter blue ruled lines, rectangular shape written in black pencil. .2) Telegram reddish brown colour, rectangular shape print in blue hand written entries in black pen..1) “4 Withers St Sunshine W.20, Yours sincerely Joy Smart”. .2) Main points, “Mrs W Jeffers Stanhope, left Darley Camp Friday night, Bill 11.40am, 26.6.1941”letters, telegrams -
Bendigo Military Museum
Headwear - HAT, SLOUCH, Bardsley Hats, 1991
Part of the Reverend Chaplain Major Thomas Bruce Williams, No 556101, Collection.Australian Army felt slouch hat with seven fold khaki puggaree. A brass clip is on the left side to allow for the brim to be pinned up. No chin strap. Brown leather sweat band on the inside.Stamped on the leather sweat band in gold lettering: 'Bardsley hats, 1991 (upwards arrow), FURFELT, 57'slouch hat, headwear, major thomas b. williams -
Bendigo Military Museum
Souvenir - PLACE MAT
See Dean Cat 4575PRectangular woven place mat. The colour is two tone light brown. All edges are fringed. Left side has the coloured badge of Rats of Tobruk Assn. Under that is the phrase "1980 Reunion".rats of tobruk association, 1980 reunion -
Bendigo Military Museum
Album - ALBUM, PHOTOGRAPHS WW2, C.1940 - 45
See Cat No 3505.23 a connection with Warick JOHANSON. See also Cat No 3506.Photo album consisting of heavy cardboard sheets tied together with brown cord. Photos appear to be of training camps in Victoria & Northern Territory & on deployment in New Guinea. All captioned. Several missing. “Printed in white by hand: Captions under each photo”books-albums, photography-photographs, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, LIGHT HORSE, Angus and Robertson, The Wells of Beersheba, Revised edition 1947, first printed 1933
The Wells of Beersheba”, An epic tale of the Australian Light Horse 1914/18. “The Mounted Soldier has vanished from the Services, Frank Davison celebrates the part played by the men and horses of the ANZAC Mounted Division in the last great Cavalry Campaign of modern warfare”Book, soft cover cardboard, black print on front and back, beige colour background with patterned red/brown colour, 65 pages plain beige colour, illustrated black line drawingsOn front fly leaf in blue ink,”Susan Davidson (phone No)”, in grey lead pencil, “2/6”, “Paton”, (Phone No)”beersheba, anzac, light horse -
Bendigo Military Museum
Headwear - HAT, SLOUCH, Oct 2006
Slouch hat, khaki fur felt, cotton khaki coloured pugaree, brown leather chin strap with brass clip and clasp, colour patch square, green over yellow, size 56.slouch hats, kahki fur felt -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet - GAS NOTEBOOK, 1917 - 1918
Item in the collection relating to F.A.W Hutson No 3539 57th Bn AIF. Refer Cat No 922 for his service details.Note book, brown cover, ruled lines, entries in pencil hand written, 23 pages. Notes are re Clorine and phosgene gas helmets, gas shells, effects, dugouts, wind etc.gas warfare, phosgene, helmets gas -
Bendigo Military Museum
Legal record - DRIVING LICENSE
Item re "Alan Walter Mason" VX42855 140967. Refer cat No 3979.2 for his service details.Australian Military Forces Driving Licence A.A.F.G 11 No 122812, canvas covered, brown folding 3 ways with details re the driver, type of licence held, signed and stamped by relevant authority.V245099, Spr Mason Alan, 17 Aust Mot Regt.military, licence, driving, alan walter mason -
Bendigo Military Museum
Administrative record - CERTIFICATE & ENVELOPE
Alan Walter MASON enlisted in the CMF on 5.11.1941 to 6.5.1943 then transferred to the AIF on 7.5.1943 and was discharged on 30.11.1945 after serving 788 days in Australia and 539 days outside Australia. He held the rank of Private in 2/10th Aust Docks Operating Coy..1) Certificate of discharge No 304141, parchment paper re name, rank, Regt No, period of service, awards, unit A.W.MASON. .2) Envelope, brown paper with “On his Majesty’s service”, to suit .1).1) VX140967 Pte Alan Walter Mason. .2) Hand written on front; “Mr A.W. Mason, 25 Queen St Bendigo Vic”records, military, service -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, The Empire Press, Jerrold and Sons LTD, Shell - Shocks
The story covers the typical life at the front near a Northern French town in WW1 of members of the New Zealand Division and NZ expeditionary Force. An original copy given to May Penno (nee Allen) by her brother Sgt H Allen who served at Gallipoli and the Western front.Shell - Shocks, the cover consists of heavier paper in colour showing a soldier mouth agape watching a shell fly past, inside 68 white pages, black print with illustrations in brown shading.shell - shocks, new zealand division -
Bendigo Military Museum
Honour Board - BENDIGO LOCO HONOUR BOARD WW1, Post 1917
At the top is a scroll containing the Roll of Honour title with flags around. The 37 names listed below are hand written in red & blue ink. The frame is dark brown ornate wood with gold edging.“Bendigo Loco Roll of Honour 1914 - 1917”military history - records, trades - carpentery / sign writing, honor roll -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH WW1, FRAMED, c.1914-15
The two images were part of a book called, The All Australian Memorial as part of a fold out section. the two pages were lose in the book.Large timber frame, mid brown colour, dark green mount with glass. 2 black &white panoramic photos of the 1st Australian Division, Egypt. Camp scenes with tents, pyramids & sand.Below photos in black ink: "The 1st Australian Division, Australian Imperial Force - Egypt, 1914-15" Handwritten in black felt tip pen: "Property Bendigo RSL Museum, Peter Ball"photography-photographs, military history - army, eygpt pyramids, 1st australian division -
Bendigo Military Museum
Manual - MANUAL, MAP READING, Department of Army, C. 1956
Soft cover, brown manual, Map Reading, RM21-26 Department of Army Technical Manual March 1956. 216 pages with fold out sections, photos, sketches, graphs & technical data.“12843 WILLIAMS”books - manuals, military, map reading -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - LEGGINGS, LEATHER, Possibly 1915 on
.1) 1 pair of leather leggings, mid brown. Top has 1 leather strap & buckle. 2nd strap winds around the legging to attach at top with a buckle. .2) As .1) above.uniforms - army, trades-leatherworking, leggings -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Phoebe Vincent, My Darling Mick: The Life of Granville Ryrie 1865-1937, 1997
254 page illustrated softcover book. Cardboard covers with B&W and colour photos. Title in black is in two tone brown strip in centre of cover. Biography of General Sir Granville Ryrie.Handwritten in blue on front end paper "Donated by Raymond Schilling" Red RSL stamp on front end paperbooks, biography -
Bendigo Military Museum
Poster - POSTER VIETNAM, FRAMED, 1967 - 70
This was not a promotional poster, it was printed for a bit of humour. Bought home from Vietnam by Geoff Murray, refer 638P for his service history.Poster. Vietnam. Poster printed during the Vietnam ear, colour showing a jet a top, Vietnam centre and a cartoon showing a soldeir on the move with explosions around him. The frame is wood, stained brown."Fly Far Far Eastern Airline - this vacation visit beautiful Vietnam"documents - posters / travel, frames, vietnam -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Nicky Barr. An Australian Air Ace, 2005
Light brown soft cover. Front cover has drawing of a fighter plane with a contour map in background. Back cover has two fighter planes. Author - PETER DORAN Pages 282 Written on front page. "Donated by BGO YMCA" books-military-air force, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Claim for Special Allowance to Ex-Prisoners of War 1939-45
The book belonged to George Llewellyn Thomas VX58918 2nd AIF, POW. Refer 1075 for service history also 1073.2, 1074P. Soft cover book. Cover is cardboard. Book binding brown ..cloth tape with staples. Covers fawn coloured.Black printing on front cover. 131 pages, paper cut, plain & off white Inside cover on first page handwritten blue ink " G.L.Thomas./7 Creeth St./Long Gully,/Bendigo" book, history -
Wycheproof & District Historical Society Inc.
Framed photograph, JOSEPH NALDER 1873 - 1917 PRIVATE 291, C 1916
WW1 Australian Serviceman Joseph Nalder Pte. 2914 Supreme Sacrifice d. 18th October 1917 result of wounding in France. Died in War Hospital at Warrington, Lancashire, England. Age 44. Buried in Warrington War Cemetery, England. An early pupil of Towaninnie State School, he farmed at Lalbert, In the Mallee, Victoria and later at East Pingelly, W.A.This adds to collection of WW1 Serviceman’s records nationally and locallyLarge heavy brown wooden framed photo with gold inset , head and shoulders photograph of WW1 soldier Joseph Nalder in army uniform, cap with rising sun . Black and white rectangular photo.Noneww1, supreme sacrifice, wartime, lalbert, towaninnie, nalder -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - Church Service, Church Service, c. 1871
Displayed at History House.Brown leather-covered binding. Gold lettering on spine. Six raised horizontal ribs on spine, interspersed with four cruciform shapes embossed into leather. Line and cruciform border embossed in black on covers.Front: Edwd Wm Junr to Alfred Edgar Seiretan (?) March 30th, 1871 O.D.H. (handwritten, front page) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Bible, c. 1775
John Wilson's Bible, New and Old Testaments. Contains hand written birth registers for a number of family members. Bound in brown leather, gold print on spine. Held together by black cord. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Clothing - Felt Cub Scout hat, c. 1965
Felt Cub Scout hat, khaki with brown leather hatband with buckle and cub scouts badge. Plaited leather chin strap. Inside brim 'The Scouter pure fur felt' in gold lettering. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Marine Discovery Centre Portland, Victoria, c. 1998
Coloured photograph: MDC inside. Young man and woman, 2 small children, sitting inside whale skelton, one child holding a brown teddy bear, the other, a whale spinal disc.Back: 'D8' -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Poster - Poster - Admella, 1984
Buff coloured poster with brown script. From the 1985 150th celebrations in Portland; Poster features images and story of the Admella. Poster attached to white matt board, and has clear plastic cover. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Clothing - Collar box and collars, n.d
a) Brown, rectangular cardboard box, marked 'Collars and ties'. Leather straps, inside black and white check. b - v) 21 collars, plain, striped and checked Identification numbers 7480 a - vFront: 'Betty Vivian, 22 Otway Street Portland' handwritten inside lid