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National Wool Museum
Medicine container
Manufactured by Foster McLellan Co., Sydney. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).Doan's Backache Kidney Pills (label) -
Charlton Golden Grains Museum Inc
Photograph, St Martin's Anglican Church, Armstrong St Charlton
St Martin's Anglican Church was built in 1889. Victoria Hall was built for E. Miles in 1884. The post card is part of a series taken c. 1907.Copy of a coloured (hand coloured?) post card showing St Martin's Anglican Church, Armstrong St, Charlton. The church is a yellow, timber building with a cross at each end of the roof. A white picket fence runs along the front of the church. There are three trees on the edge of the road in front of the church. There is a large single storey red brick building to the right of the church with a verandah over the footpath. A horse is coming down the road past the red brick building. The post card has Armstrong Street Charlton in the top right. There is a typed note in the top LH corner of the photo that says Photo's donated by J. & K. Cossar.st martin's anglican church, armstrong st charlton -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, 30/07 /1951
Allan writes of his week's holiday in a log cabin on top of a mountain 120 miles east of Oslo and describes countryside and the beautiful view of the valley below.Quinn CollectionA self-folding letter part typed, part written in green ink (0881.a) headed Oslo and dated 30/07/51. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. The return address is Allan Quinn, C/- General Delivery, G.P.O. Oslo. There are some penciled numbers on the right of and below the return address.letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, norway, oslo, alette andersen -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph - Photograph - Reproduction, W. D. Gibbon, Early 1900s
This photograph was taken in 1911 at Three Mile Creek, about five kilometers south of Beechworth town. Significant digging took place at this location from late 1855, which led to a flood of workers and stores to follow, though daily earnings were slim compared to the nearby Woolshed site. This remained the case even after workers at Three Mile Creek attempted to protest around Beechworth during an election in November 1855. Three Mile Creek was one of seven significant divisions of the Beechworth Mining District formalised by the Governor-in-Council in 1858, though by the time this photograph was taken, the boundaries of the original seven districts had shifted to create seventeen divisions. The Three Mile Goldfields was a site of rich alluvial gold deposits located about 5km south of Beechworth in Victoria. Today, the location of this gold deposit is called Baarmutha. It was a popular area for gold mining in the 1850s but became largely abandoned by the following decade. In 1865, a man named John Pund (a man second from the left in the back row of this photograph shares this surname) recognized that the area could be potentially rich if a better water supply could be obtained. He secured a 15 year license with three other miners. Within the next five years, these men had constructed 19 km of water race going from Upper Nine Mile Creek to Three Mile Creek. By 1881, these four men had delivered 950,000 gallons to the Three Mile Sluicing area which is depicted in this photograph. Pund would later go into partnership with John Alston Wallace who would become owner of the Star Hotel in Beechworth. The Three Mile sluicing location continued to be operational until 1950. The eleven miners in this photograph are: Back row: Led Guthrie, P. Pund, F. Beel, [Unknown] Miller Front row: Paddy McNamara, J. King, W. Beel, [Unknown] Garland, J. Clarke, J. Ryan, H. Bartsh In the background of the photograph is a huge dirt wall that appears to suffer damage caused by hydraulic sluicing. Hydraulic sluicing is a specialised mining technique that involves directing high pressure water flows at dirt to uncover gold. The technique played a significant role in shaping Beechworth's landscape during the gold rush to create the topography seen today.The search for gold is ingrained into the history of Victoria and therefore, images like this one which portray an open cut sluicing site can reveal important information for society and technology for the date when the photograph was taken. This image is of important historical significance for its ability to convey information about sluicing and the methods used to find gold in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It also shows a location where sluicing was undertook which provides insight into the impact of sluicing on the environment at a time when it was done. Images, like this one, of Australian gold rush history can reveal important information about the social and environmental impact of this period. This image depicts diggers standing in a mining location and therefore, this image has the capacity to reveal or support significant information for researchers studying the fashion and social status of diggers in Australia in approximately 1911. It can also provide information on the landscape of Australia in this period and the impact of mining for gold on both society and the Australian landscape. The Burke Museum is home to a substantial collection of Australian mining photographs which can be used to gain a deeper understanding into life on the gold fields, technology used in mining, the miners themselves and the impact of the gold digging on the environment.Black and white / sepia rectangular reproduced photograph printed on glossy photographic paper mounted on board.beechworth, beechworth museum, mining, mining team, three mile creek, sluicing, hydraulic sluicing, photography, gold sluicing, gold mining, pund mining -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Archive - Door plate with Inscription, Leslie O'Callaghan, 1942
This door plate was found at 28 Spence Street, Warrnambool by the builder Ray Hollingsworth, when he was renovating the building for the Warrnambool Presbyterian Church in June 2019. He realized that the inscription had been placed there by Leslie O'Callaghan, probably when he left the premises in 1942 after boarding there for some years. Leslie O'Callaghan (1918-2014) was born in Balmoral and left there at the age of 13 with a scholarship to study at Warrnambool Technical School. He became an industrial chemist, working at the Kraft Walker Cheese Factory in Allansford (Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory). His experimental work in cheese cultures over a 45 year period was regarded as cutting edge work in the Victorian dairying industry. Known as 'Mr History', Leslie O'Callaghan was also an important Warrnambool historian, serving as president of the Warrnambool and District Historical Society for 35 years. In later life Les wrote about his time in 28 Spence Street, noting the lay-out of the early building and other boarders at the time. He never mentioned the interesting memento of his time there that he left on the back of a door plate. The Warrnambool and District Historical Society Archives Centre is called 'Les O'Callaghan History House'This door plate with its inscription was found 77 years after the inscription was written. It is of considerable interest because the writer of the inscription was well-known in Warrnambool as a bacteriologist and an historian. He left his own personal historical message and by sheer chance it was found years later. (All the old door plates at the time of the renovation were thrown out and it was fortunate that the builder happened to see the writing on one of them and to recognize who the writer was.)This is a cream-coloured ceramic door plate. It is rectangular-shaped with curved edges at the top and bottom. It has been painted white and has two holes at the top and bottom for the insertion of screws for a5taching the plate to the door. The inside of the plate has handwriting in black pencilLeslie Alexander O'Callaghan lived here for some years 1939-1942 AD. His occupation was as assistant bacteriologist for Kraft-Walker Cheese Coy. at Allansford. Born at Balmoral, 40 miles NORTH of Hamilton, Victorialeslie o'callaghan warrnambool, kraft walker cheese company allansford, 28 spence street warrnambool -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph
Black and white photograph showing partially built McKillops Bridge on Snowy River, East Gippsland, Victoria.Cantilever new bridge over Snowy River at McKillops Crossing, 45 feet above recorded flood, washed away before officially opened, decking, etc, down stream more than a mile. (on back)bridges, waterways, topography -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HANRO COLLECTION: LIST OF NAMES
Hand written list on names on Hanro (Aust) knitting mills ltd paper. Names include: L. Ansett, E. Bryan, L. O'Mara, R Gibbs, G. Thompson, M. Boyle, G. Donaldson, E. Thompson, J. Onico, R. Pell, F. Arthur, R. Miles, M. Glenn, M. Robertson, B. Kelly, F. Moroni, H. McCaig, W. Leed, T. Cahillhanro, clothing, stationary -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO - LANDSCAPE VIEW
black and white photo ( copy ) showing view over Bendigo from Camp Hill school tower, Sandhurst Trustees building, City Family Hotel in mid distance at left, cottages in mid and far distance. Rosalind Park in foreground with fountain. In image ' Flour Mills' On back handwritten in ball point pen ' Bendigo Vic., Sandhurst, sW view. 100 miles north of Melbourne. C. Nettletons - Victorian Views'place, landscape view, bendigo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: TORNADO AT MARONG, September 27th 1911
Photograph (proof 72) Shows a Tornado Funnel stretching from very dark clouds to the ground. A white wooden fence stands out in the foreground. Original is in an oval frame. Underneath the photo is written : Australian Tornado at Marong, Loss if life and destruction of property, Sept, 27th 1911, photo taken by C. Hosken, 3 miles distant, Bolton Bros. print. At the side of the photo, written in biro is: same sized negative.C. Hoskentopic, weather, tornado, tornado0 at marong, c. hosken -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet - Book, History of the Waranga Basin, 1977
As part of rich history of Rushworth after gold was discovered. Gunn's swamp became Waranga Basin when a 24 miles channel was constructed from the Goulburn Weir to the inlet.Blue cover, black writing, yachting scene on front cover. Waranga basin inlet and outlet pictures on the backJoyce Hammond 19/8/77irrigation, books, history, local -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet - Book, History of the Waranga Basin, 1977
As part of rich history of Rushworth after gold was discovered. Gunn's swamp became Waranga Basin when a 24 miles channel was constructed from the Goulburn Weir to the inlet.Blue cover, black writing, yachting scene on front cover. Waranga basin inlet and outlet pictures on the backJoyce Hammond 19/8/77irrigation, books, history, local -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet - Book, History of the Waranga Basin, 1977
As part of rich history of Rushworth after gold was discovered. Gunn's swamp became Waranga Basin when a 24 miles channel was constructed from the Goulburn Weir to the inlet.Blue cover, black writing, yachting scene on front cover. Waranga basin inlet and outlet pictures on the backJoyce Hammond 19/8/77irrigation, books, history, local -
Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group
Photograph (sub-item) - Map of original land settlement in 1890’s – known as ‘the Eight Hour Pioneer village Settlememt’, the square mile around the Wonga Park Store today (red square)
Map of original land settlement in 1890’s – known as ‘the Eight Hour Pioneer village Settlememt’, the square mile around the Wonga Park Store today (red square). -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, The Weekly Review, 'Woodlands': 11 Doon Court Briar Hill, 05/07/2017
Sale notice for "Woodlands", 1800s homestead on 8413 sqm at 11 Doon Court Briar Hill. Agent: Miles Real Estate. Home of Francis Wellington Were in the 1920'sRed and black print, colour photograph.doon court briar hill -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
THE ROBERTS BROTHERS OPERATED THE BUTCHER SHOP IN FRASER STREET FOR MANY YEARS. THEIR SLAUGHTER YARD WAS SITUATED ABOUT 2 MILES OUT OF THE TOWN. SHOP FRONT WAS REMOVED 1950'S PHOTOGRAPH OF THE VERANDAH FRONTED BUTCHER SHOP OF A.J. ROBERTS OPERATED FOR MANY YEARS AT TOP END OF FRASER ST. CLUNES. RESIDENCE BEHIND SHOP - A GENTLEMAN STANDING AT FRONT OF SHOP. BUTCHER - A.J. ROBERTSlocal history, photography, photographs, buildings -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Manuscript, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Bendigo Tramways Early History", 1969
Consists of formation history, track and route dates, operator, SEC takeover and route lengths. One page of statistics - 1935 to 1969, only completed to 1968 and last year filled in by hand. Gives Income, Expenditure, Loss, passengers and car miles. Car miles have been handwritten and pasted over the typed sheet. Probably prepared late 1960's by Les Denmead (assumption here - See Reg item 3289 and 3478 for Geelong Bendigo version), given the hand written notes etc.Yields historical notes and statistics on the Bendigo Tramway system - the statistical information being the most important. Four sets - original and three copies - foolscap typed documents, three pages each, titled "Bendigo Tramways Early History". 'BTPS 407" in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, bendigo, sec, esco, history, statistics -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood Bowls Club- Ladies Pairs winners, 2001/2002
Colour photograph."Note attached to photograph" Ringwood Bowls Club- Ladies Section. 2001/2002 Ladies Pairs Winners: Margaret Round- Skip. Eileen Aanensen- Lead. Runner- up: Gordana Baric- Skip. Anne Miles- Lead. -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Souvenir - Commemorative Medallion, Quartermasters sales and service inc
An irregular cloissonne medallion Yellow with gold illustrations and red and gold writing on one side and silver gun, bayonet and fist on a black background with red and silver writing Crucible Enter recruits 54 hours 48 miles 49 lbs of gear 36 stations 29 problem solving exercises 8 hrs sleep 3 MRE’s Exit Marines One mind any weapon the military mint, military medal -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Plough, 1880's - 1890's
This plough was used by William Christians and John Holmes when they worked on the formation of Belmore Street, Yarrawonga The Single Furrow Plough - Hugh Lennon began making ploughs in Carlton from 1860's. Within 10 years the patented steel plough, suitable to Australian conditions, was outselling all imported cast iron, mouldboard ploughs. Early settlers (1870's) used this type of plough pulled by one horse to prepare ground for wheat sowing. Being a wheeled machine it allowed the ploughman to sit on the plough and saves miles of walking. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Map - EASTER NEW GUINEA NAVIGATION CHART, RAAF, Aug 1943
From the collection of "Maxwell Lennox Matheson" No.418447 RAAF. Enlisted 22/5/1942 Aged 19. Discharged 19/2/1948 - Rank FLTLT.This map is in colour. It is made of a stiff paper and has a map printed on both sides. Side1 - scale 1:2,315,000. 31.72 Nautical miles = 1 inch. It shows Eastern half of New Guinea. It also shows New Britain and New Ireland. Manus Island is at the top. Side 2 - Scale 1:1,000,000 - this shows Manus Island on right side, top of New Guinea at bottom edge (Wewak) and some other little islands. The map on side 1 has numerous navigation tracks and calculations in pencil. i.e. LAE, KOKODA, PORT MORESBY.ww2, raaf, new guinea -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GOLDEN SQUARE LAUREL STREET P.S. COLLECTION: PHOTOGRAPH GRADE 5 NETBALL B2
Coloured photo of the Grade 5 Netball - B2 Team of 1981. Photo taken in the library. The girls are wearing yellow t-shirts with a printed emblem and Golden Square printed on them and dark blue skirts. The Coach, Jeanette Bish, is wearing a grey tracksuit. The names of the girls are: Tracey Tesch, Julie Mannallack, Karen Dignan, Lisa Hocking, Brenda Miles, Julie Thompson, Kerry Lukeis, Joanne Tipple, Haylee Kurzke and Carla Jeffrey.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square laurel street p.s. collection - photograph grade 5 netball b2, jeanette bish, tracey tesch, julie mannallack, karen dogman, lisa hocking, brenda miles, julie thompson, kerry lukeis, joanne tipple, haylee kurzke, carla jeffrey -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, The 12-Mile Local Landmark Pulled Out By Vandals, 31/01/1984
A newspaper article relating the history, significance and later theft of a 12 Mile marker from the Grimshaw Street location were it had stood since the very early days of settlement of the district. The road marker had been a local landmark. A photocopy of an article fromt the Diamond Valley News.Nilgrimshaw street, melbourne gpo, 12 mile marker, greensborough -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, Edmund D Gill, Rivers of History, 1970
A series of 10 ABC radio talks originally broadcast under the title "The Murray Darling System, 5000 Miles of history and prehistory. The series was produced in the Melbourne studios of the ABC by Ken TaylorBeige cover. Australian river scene on front cover. Information on the work of the author Edmund T. Gill on back cover.river systems -
National Wool Museum
Medicine bottle
Prepared by Martin Pleasance, homeopathic chemists, 180 Collins St, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).COMFIT (label) COMFIT -
National Wool Museum
Medicine bottle
Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).HEPAR SULPH. 6x. (label) -
National Wool Museum
Medicine bottle
Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).PULSATILLA 1x. (label) -
National Wool Museum
Medicine bottle
Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).Nux Vomica (label) -
National Wool Museum
Medicine bottle
Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).LYCOPODIUM 1x. (label) -
National Wool Museum
Medicine bottle
Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).BELLADONNA. 1x. (label) -
National Wool Museum
Medicine bottle
Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).MERCURIUS SOL. 6x. (label) MERCURIUS SOL. 6x.