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Bendigo Military Museum
Administrative record - CERTIFICATES OF DISCHARGE BRITISH, 1946
Sgt Foster - Royal Signals - British Army. Refer to Cat 5337.2.1. This is a paper document in very poor condition. It is an Army form with handwritten entries in blue ink. The discharge date is stamped 30 April 1946. 2, This is a brown heavy duty paper "Release Leave Certificate". British form X202/A for 911335 W/Sub Sgt Foster, Edgar James William Royal Signals.It is stamped with "Combined Operation Signals" stamp. Last place was at 13 ABPO India Command, date 11/3/46.british army, discharge certificate -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - Major H J Archer 2/8 AR
Henri John ARCHER was born in Brunswick Victoria, Australia, on 27th May 1907, to parents William Thomas and Hetta (née LAWSON) ARCHER. In 1934, Henri married Stella Florence COLLER, and they had 3 children. Living in Balwyn, Victoria, and employed as an Insurance Superintendent, Henri commenced full-time duty as an officer in the Citizen Military Forces from 7th July 1940, until 20th February 1941 (number V7097). His appointment in the rank of Major with the 7th Infantry Battalion was due to him having served part time as an officer in the CMF since 1927. On 21st February 1941, Henri joined the Australian Imperial Force and was appointed as a Major, with the number VX39872. Following the completion of various armoured corps training courses at Puckapunyal, he was taken on strength with the 2nd/8th Armoured Regiment. On 17th April 1943, Henri embarked for service in New Guinea, for a period of 2 months. He again embarked on 3rd September 1943, for service in Rabaul, returning to Australia on 6th February 1944. Following the end of the War, on 8th May 1946, Henri was appointed as a member of the War Crimes Courts with HQ 8MD, and embarked for duty with the War Crimes Trials in Rabaul two days later. Henri returned to Australia on 15th August 1946, and was subsequently transferred to the Reserve of Officers (Armoured Corps) list for the 3rd Military District (Victoria) on 27th November 1946. He was awarded the Efficiency Decoration, as well as the 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, 1939-45 War Medal and the Australia Service Medal. He was also issued Returned from Active Service Badge number A343705. Henri died in Melbourne on 27th July 1971, aged 64, and his ashes are interred in the Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Banksia Wall ZJ, Niche 01. (Compiled by Karan CAMPBELL-DAVIS from historical records kept by Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria, the National Archives of Australia, and Find A Grave website. )Photograph mounted with timber frame. Some manuscript inscriptions of reverse.HENRI JOHN ARCHER / VX39872 / B 27 MAY 1907 / ENL 7 JULY 1940 / DISCH 26 NOV 1946 / OC A SQN 2/8 AAR [and] PURCHASED FROM EBAY / MAY 2024 [followed by signature undecipherable]wwii, armour, 2/8 armourned regiment, war crimes, rabaul, cmf -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photographs, 11/1946
Part of a collection of photographs donated by Julie Barnett. Photographs taken whilst Julie's In-law's were on their honeymoon in November 1946.229-32. Black & White photograph of a koala sitting on the back of a wicker chair. 229-33 to 229-37. Black & White photographs of a koala in a tree. 229-38 to 229-40. Black & White photographs Broadwater Guesthouse in Cowes. 229-40 shows a cat in the garden. 229-41. Black & White photograph of the beach at Cowes taken from Broadwater. 229-42. Black & White photograph of the Cowes Pier in the background. 229-43. Black & White photograph of The Nobbies, Phillip Island.wildlife - koala, koalas, broadwater guest house, broadwater guest house cowes, guesthouses cowes phillip island, cowes beach, cowes beach phillip island, cowes jetty, cowes pier phillip island, the nobbies, the nobbies phillip island, julie barnett -
Bialik College
Card (item) - Invitation to farewell for Sara Segal, Carlton, 1946, 1946
Invitation in Hebrew for a farewell party for teacher Sara Segal, 1946. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.1940s -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Document - Report Book, Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer, Inspector's Report Book - Rutherglen Primary School, 1946-1954
Report book. Has been covered in brown paper, covering the title information shown below. Contents include: instructions on record keeping, taped inside front cover; printed sheets, filled in by hand, some pages for "Arithmetic Text Book Account", some pages for "Victorian Reading Book Account". All of the following pages are headed "Inspector's Report Book | School No. 522 At Rutherglen |Date of Visit________ Time spent, from____ to ____" These pages contain extensive handwritten notes of each visit. Separate sheet inserted inside front cover: "Leaflet No. C4. | Department of Health, Victoria. | (Maternal and child Hygiene Branch.) | Maternal, Infant, and Pre-school Welfare Division. | The Diet of the Pre-school Child - Two to Six Years.""Department of Education, Victoria, Inspector's Report Book. State Elementary School at ____ By Authority, Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer, Melbourne" Written at top right of brown paper cover: "1946 / 54"rutherglen state primary school no 522, school inspection, primary schools -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Compilation of "The Fern Tree GuComilation of Newspaper Cuttings Relating to Emerald Football Club 1940 to 1950
The cuttings are primarily historically and socially significant for understanding the local football community. Also gives some insight into the local families who were regularly involved with the Emerald Football Club.black plastic 4 ring binderlabeled " Ferntree Gully News 1940 - 1946 Free Press 1947 - 1950"emerald, football, newspaper cuttings, free press, fren tree gully news -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Glass donut for 2.8 MeV Betatron
Glass donut with injector arm and attached wires. Internal surface is sand blasted and silver plated. Mounted on specially made demonstration stand. Reg 269.6 is photographs of the object.Plaque on mould: “Glass Donut for 2.8 MEV Betatron W.B.Laish and L.Riddiford 1946” -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder, Loveday Internment Camp
Correspondence re WW2 camps trail from Cowra, Canberra, Hay, Tatura to Loveday South Australia. Also Loveday Internment Camp Museum Proposal Update, Proposal to establish a museum for the Loveday Internment Camp at the original camp site at Loveday.Clear plastic front, with blue plastic back coming around onto front. Contains 10 plastic sleeves of correspondence and documents. Front cover has title and 3 black and white pictures with 3 rows of barbed wire.Front cover: Loveday Internment Camps, Loveday South Australia; 1941-1946loveday internment camp, loveday museum proposal, rosemary gower -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), Scholar's Monthly Ticket - State Electricity Commission of Victoria - Provincial Tramways - 4/- and 6/, c19??
ticketDemonstrates the use of a specially printed ticket for students using the Provincial Tramway service.Scholar's Monthly Ticket for Provincial Tramways. The ticket details that it is supplied by the ELICTRICITY SUPPLY DEPARTMENT of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria for use on Provincial Tramways. It gives the conditions and terms of use, stating that it is for passengers under the age of 18. It provides a grid on each long edge for trips in and trips out, with the numbers 1 to 31 where the box can be nipped for the day's travel. The ticket is not transferable. On the reverse of the ticket, there is space for the Name of the ticket holder, the date "Available from and To" and the Route covered. The ticket is printed on white card with black ink.Row 2, ticket 1 has a stamped date of 31 JUL 1946.tickets, tramways, esco -
Williamstown High School
W.H.S. Scholars 1921
Newspaper cuttings from local papers announcing scholarship winners from Williamstown High School. Cuttings have been taken from 1921- 1925, 1930, 1932 - 1937, 1939 - 1941, 1944 & 1946. Also includes a clipping about the opening of the new school building in 1945. Folder with buff card cover and single sheets formed into a book with split pins. 17 pages.On cover: 4273/29 Indecipherable signature.scholarships, williamstown high school, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1930, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1946 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Financial record - Annual Report, City of Port Melbourne, Annual Statement of Accounts, Oct 1946
City of Port Melbourne Annual Statement of Accounts including Statement of Rates, Statement of Contracts, Statement of Receipts and Expenditure, Statement of Asset and Liabilities, Statement of City of Port Melbourne Annual Statement of Accounts 30 September 1946, including Statements of Rates, Contracts, Receipts and Expenditure, Assets and Liabilities, Electric Supply Accounts etc (May not be in this box)local government - city of port melbourne, t e sullivan, braybrook quarries, sydney sims anderson, g f yates, winifred mary woodruff nee prest, john william (jack) woodruff -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NORMAN PENROSE COLLECTION: FOLDER, 1946
Document. Norman Penrose collection: faded light blue Education Department folder with brown spine. Contains various notes on art, colour schemes, drawings of animals, various emblems and symbols, lesson notes and some exam papers. Also some small pen & ink drawings pasted onto cardboard. 1946 exam paper.Norman Penrosecottage, miners, norman penrose collection, notes on art, drawings of animals, 1946 exam paper, lesson notes -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Safety Matches, Bryant & May, Estimated: 1st in 1946
Carton (paper) with 12 boxes of Brymay Redhead matches containing 20 matches. The boxes depict the head and left shoulder of a red-headed woman and has had 4 major updates since the Logo's introduction in 1946. "Safety matches" presented fewer health risks than earlier matches and greatly minimizes the risk of accidental fire.Top: BRYMAY Redheads. (1/3). Box: Drawing of head and shoulders of red-headed girl (long hair tied back). Av. contents 60 made in Australia.brymay, redheads -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, late 1945 early 1946
Yields information about the appearance of the ex Melbourne bogie trams during the initial period of operations in Ballarat and the appearance of the View point terminus. Rare view showing the sunblinds drawn.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of bogie car, 22 turning from Wendouree Parade into Macarthur St, View Point, late 1945 or early 1946 - tram has the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West (incorrect). Tram appears to have most of the windows open and the sunshades drawn.trams, tramways, wendouree parade, macarthur st, view point, tram 22 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Grand Football Match & Band Performance", 1946
Grand Football Match & Band Performance Fire Brigade v Tramways Richmond City Reserve Sunday 14 July 1946 Pamphlet advertising event and Gala Ball at Melbourne Town Hall. Handwritten note with tram times from Swan St & Church St to North Richmond. Note signed "Dist Supt SS"trams, tramways, instructions, football, richmond, swan st, church st -
Bendigo Military Museum
Administrative record - CERTIFICATE OF DISCHARGE, Aust Army, 1946
See Cats 2481.2 and 5556.2.This is a heavy paper document. The colour is off white and printing is in black ink. At the centre top is the Australian Crest. Certificate is numbered 483921. Army form AAF A.101. The Certificate is for VX79511 CFN John Alexander McDonald. 209 Aust Light Aid Detachment, AIF 1942 - 1946. It shows his R.A.S. badge and date of Discharge.Signature in ink at bottom shows J.A. McDonald.ww2, discharge certificate -
Orbost & District Historical Society
cheque, April 13 1933
A paper bank cheque from the Commercial Bank of Australia. It is made out to Shell Co. of Australia for the sum of £1-14-9. It has a purple ½d sta½mp duty in the top left hand corner and an embossed 1½d on the right hand side. The cheque is unsigned.13 April 1933cheque commercial-bank -
Bendigo Military Museum
Work on paper - ARTICLES, AIRCRAFT OF THE RAAF, RAAF News, c.1961
Articles belonged to Maxwell Lennox Matheson No 418447 RAAF. Refer Cat No 1959 for his service history.These consist of 11 - size A3 pages copied from 'RAAF NEWS'. Pages 1-8 Explanatory notes plus photos of RAAF aircraft. Pages 9-11 3 pages of 'AIRCRAFT DATA' RAAF Aircraft & numbers data list.aircraft, raaf, data -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Mounted photograph, Black and white, Floating church vessel the "John Ashley"
large rectangular heavy card b/w photograph in landscape format. Photo includes printed description as part of photo.Description printed beneath actual photo on front: "The floating church vessel of the Missions To Seamen, "John Ashley," has the river Thames as its Parish. In one year 17,000 men came aboard. To many seamen it was their first contact with the Church."reverend john ashley (1801-1886), floating church, mission to seamen, river thames, england -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies inspecting Harbour works, 18th July 1958, 1958
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies/ inspecting Harbour works/ 18th July 1958 (pencil, top centre) 23 1/2 cms/ Pinned Top + Bottom/ Flush sides (circled, pencil upper centre) 85 SCREEN (pencil centre) SULLIVANS STUDIOS/ 84 PERCY ST., PORTLAND/VICTORIA/PHONE: PORTLAND 680/ When Ordering further Prints, Please quote:/ Ref. No. 7629 Position ...... (purple ink stamp with pencil, lower right)port of portland archives, sir robert menzies, prime minister, 1958 -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Shirt
Shirt blue long sleeveuniform, raaf -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Manual, Royal engineers pocket book, 1967
british armed forces - service manuals -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Realia
Military Bayonet & Leather Scabbard. G 306.stawell -
Clunes Museum
Book, "THE PAKENHAM GAZETTE", MAIN STREET, PAKENHAM, A VALLEY OF THE FINEST DESCRIPTION, 1985
A SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF LEXTON SHIRE.BLUE BOUND BOOK WITH THE SHIRE OF LEXTON SEAL IMPRINTED IN GOLD LETTERING ON THE FRONT COVER, COMPLETE WITH DUST JACKET DEPICTING AN IMAGE OF A HORSE TEAM ENTERING THE TOWNSHIP OF LEXTON WITH THE PYRENEES HOTEL AND THE LEXTON COURT HOUSE, DERIVED FROM A PAINTING BY ANN MCGREGORD OF BURNBANK. 360 PAGESnon-fictionA SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF LEXTON SHIRE.local history, book, history, lexton -
National Wool Museum
Sign
Used by Collins Bros, woollen millsBrass plaque used by Collins Bros woollen mills.FOR PORT LINEwool transportation, woollen mills, collins bros mill pty ltd, sign, wool - transportation -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Badge - ATMOEA Union, K.G. Luke Melbourne, 1930's
ATMOEA Vic. Branch (Tramways Union) badge No. 1938. Badge made on a brass/gold backing with painted enamel on front. On central portion of the badge, had the ATMOEA logo, with words "Vic" with red enamel backing and on outer edge of badge "Aust Tramway & Motor Omnibus Employees Association" with a royal blue background. On back of badge has clip for fitting through an opening on a jacket or coat lapel. On top of back of badge has number stamped in "1938" and bottom words "K. G. Luke / Melb." indicating manufacture. See image files for front and back of badge.tramways, trams, unions, badges, atmoea, employees -
Mont De Lancey
Book, G. Augustus Holmes, The Academic Manual of the Rudiments of Music, 1923
A manual of rudiments of music prepared for conditions for the various musical examinations, and contains, amongst other things, specimen papers which have been issued by the various examining bodies.A small tan coloured paperback book titled, The Academic Manual of the Rudiments of Music by G.Augustus Holmes. The letter R for Rudiments of Music is decorative in the illumination style of lettering. It was prepared for candidates for the various Musical Examinations, and contains, amongst other things, specimen papers which have been issued by the various examining bodies.It is damaged and has tanning and foxing throughout. 59p. Price 1s 6d. NET. The publisher and address is written at the bottom.non-fictionA manual of rudiments of music prepared for conditions for the various musical examinations, and contains, amongst other things, specimen papers which have been issued by the various examining bodies. music books, music documents, music examinations, textbooks -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Gunner William Commons
Copy of original sepia photograph. Oval cameo, head & shoulders of soldier in uniform, wearing peak cap and ammunition pouches.william commons -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Letter, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "Freedom of Information Requests", "Headway Reports", May. 1991
Photocopy of original letter from John Prideaux to the PTC dated 27/3/1991 (two copies), requesting copy's of any suggestions or recommendation raised in written form by ticket inspectors, traffic inspectors etc and response from the PTC dated 27/5/1991 providing some 20 copies of "headway reports". Signed by C. W. O'Carroll Manager Freedom of Information. Has the V/Line and The Met logos on the base of the letter.Hand written notes on the top of the first sheet as to the event.trams, tramways, ptc, freedom of information, foi, reports, inspectors, traffic officers, delays, incidents, events -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood Railway Station looking towards Melbourne from old railway level crossing 1908
Black and white photograph {2 copies - 1 large, 1 small sepia postcard}Typed below large photograph, "Ringwood Railway Station looking towards Melbourne from old railway level crossing 1908".