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Royal Brighton Yacht Club
Cup, Malta Cup
Malta Cup Donor: F. J. Corder, High Commissioner of Malta Deed of Gift: Yes The race was originally raced on handicap by all yachts on the RBYC register. This was later changed to a Combined Division Race on PHD handicap then again changed to IRC handicap. The trophy was won by Barton Harney three consecutive times and in accordance with the deed of gift the trophy was retained by Mr. Harney. In 1975 Mr. Harney re-donated the trophy to RBYC and a new deed was written allowing for ballasted yachts on the RBYC register to compete on a course of approximately 12-15 nautical miles. First Winner: Virginia A. S. Sturrock 1936 malta, corder, irc, harney, deed of gift -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Souvenir - Ceramic platter, Bendigo Pottery, Bendigo International Madison, 2009
First held in 1972 the Bendigo International Madison is an athletics and cycling carvial which takes place in Bendigo ove the March Labour Day long weekend. Events include 400m footraces and the largest outdoor Madison event in the world. The madison is a track cycling race in which 17 pairs of riders race over a hectic 200 laps of the Tom Flood Sports Centre in Bendigo. Riders firstly try to gain a lap advantage over other teams or score sprint points during the 34 sprints dotted throughout the race. At any one time, there are riders sprinting, changing or attacking in this frantic event.Large ceramic plate with hand painted design in underglaze depicting three men bicycle racing.Front; 2009 / Bendigo International Madison Reverse; Signed Faye Brady / 09. Stamped; Bendigo Pottery / 1858 / Australiabendigo pottery, city of greater bendigo sport, city of greater bendigo tourism -
Hume City Civic Collection
Administrative record - Sunbury Racing Club Entrance Permit Book, Sunbury Racing Club, 25th November, 1941
This item was used by the Sunbury Racing Club on 25th November 1941at a horse race meeting held at the Sunbury Race Course. It was issued upon payment of a fee by a Bookmaker on the day to gain entrance to the Saddling Paddock to be able to conduct his business. Mr. E. Boardman was Secretary of the racing club at this time. The Sunbury Racecourse was situated along Racecourse Road and was in operation for many years.Tan coloured ticket book held together by two staples and numbered 2 - 70. Three quarters of the ticket stubs have been pulled out. Each ticket that has been pulled out has a name of the attendee written in pencil and an auditor stamp. The front page has been pulled off.Sunbury Racing Club/Sir/In consideration of the sum of...sporting stories and clubs, sunbury racing club, sunbury racecourse, sunbury races, 1940's -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, McIlwraith & McEwan, Early 20th Century
The pencilled inscription at the back of the Mount indicateur the photograph was taken for a newspaper. Likely between 1920-1930, maybe for the Grain Race.An illustrative image demonstrating the effort involved in hauling ship's rigging and mast ropes. Also provides a snapshot of seamen's clothing from an early 20th C period. Mounted large black and white photographic print; the mount is friable ( see condition report) shows 2 seamen in working uniform hauling on main mast ropes and riggingPencil inscription on back of mount : McIlwraith & McEwan / measurements indecipherable/ Thursdayseamen, rigging, sailing ships, crews and ships, life on board, ropes, mcilwraith and mcewan, shipping companies -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Painting, Sailing vessel, Vanguard, About 1920s
The Vanguard was a well known, local sailing vessel in the 1920s. It raced in 24-30 feet and under categories around Westernport.A4 size oil painting on thick cardboard of the Vanguard.On rear - Vanguard. List of performances, dates [1920-1923] and prize moneypaintings, sailing ships, phillip island, sailing races, vanguard, yatch -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, World Methodist Peace Award - Rev. Sir Alan Walker & Lady Winifred Walker, 1986
"Stop the nuclear arms race - Walker." Article about the Walkers being awarded the World Methodist Peace Prize for 1986.B & W photograph of Sir Alan and Lady Winifred Walker standing together.C&N identification.walker, alan, walker, winifred, world methodist peace award -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, World Methodist Peace Award - Rev. Sir Alan Walker & Lady Winifred Walker, 1986
"Stop the nuclear arms race - Walker." Article about the Walkers being awarded the World Methodist Peace Prize for 1986.B & W waist length photograph of Sir Alan and Lady Winifred WalkerC&N identification.walker, alan, walker, winifred, world methodist peace award -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Olympic Memories, June 2021
A photocopy of an article about Bob Gardiner, an ex-Olympian race walkernon-fictionA photocopy of an article about Bob Gardiner, an ex-Olympian race walkergardiner bob, walking, olympic games -
Bialik College
Photograph (item) - Girls' relay race, interschool athletics, 1986, 1986
Girls' relay running race event, interschool athletics, 1986. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.sport, 1980s -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Memorabilia - Presentation key, empty
A presentation key given to Mr Cliff Young following his victory in the Sydney to Melbourne foot race in April, 1983.A ash presentation box from the City of Melbourne to Mr Cliff Young containing on a blue background a gold-plated 14cm key and a gold-plated badge of the City of Melbourne.On paper attached to the inside lid a logo of the City of Melbourne with the words: "With the Compliments of the Lord Mayor and the Councillors of the City of Melbourne."cliff young, sydney, city of melbourne, lord mayor, key, running -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photos - Mt Beauty Schools
Mt Beauty HES school was created for the children of the employees of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria who were constructing the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme at the head of the Kiewa Valley at the new town of Mount Beauty. Mt Beauty School consisted of Mt Beauty Higher Elementary School 1948-1964 before it was split into the current (2023) Mt Beauty Primary School and Mt Beauty High School. See. "Kiewa Kids" by Graham Gardner pages 94-180. "Below Bogong-A History of Mount Beauty" compiled by Di Edmondson. chapter 7, Pages 178-230.As the population changed so did the schools in name, size etc. Also what started as a very modern school in the 1948 to what is now an older style wooden building2 larger photos 1 b & w - hurdles race and 1 colored 3 girls sitting in front of computers 9 medium size photos 1 b & w students and 1 of car; 1 of school building and 1 of student group; 5 coloured sports daymt beauty higher elementary school -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - The Entrance, Holding George, 1979
Date made April 1979Colour photograph of the Entrance, Bullock Island and Reeves Channel, taken from Jemmys Point during the King of the Straits, offshore powerboat race. It also shows the built up groynes at the entrance to the North Arm, Pecks fish processing factory seen on Bullock Island. Lakes Entrance Victoriawaterways, recreation, boats and boating -
Clunes Museum
Magazine, THE WEEKLY TIMES, 15 FEBRUARY 1936
THE WEEKLY TIMES PICTORIAL MAGAZINE - SECTION 5. FEBRUARY 15, 1936. ONE LARGE SHEET FOLDER INTO 4. FEATURING PHOTOS OF: PORTUGAL, THE HOBART CUP RACE MEETING, FRANKSTON, NEW GUINEA, LEONGATHA SHOW. ALSO THE COUNTRY FIRE BRIGADE COMPETITION KYNETON WHERE CLUNES IS MENTIONED.clunes fire brigage, pictorial magazine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: B&W PHOTO OF AN ARMY CAMP, POSTCARD, 1914-1918
Postcard, WW1, B&W image of an army camp. Rows of white tents among rows of huts. Buildings of a city in the background. Heliopolis, Egypt. Three rows of mounted horsemen at lower right. Handwritten in ink on the back Race Course Camp (Light Horse) Heliopolis Jany '16postcard, postcard, ww1, army camp, light horse, heliopolis, egypt -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Allwood Nurseries, Diamond Creek, Vic
Allwood Nurseries in Hurstbridge was operated by W.G (William George) Gray. By 1922 he operated a well cultivated property of 64 cleared acres, 56 of which were under nursery healthy stock, principally apples, peaches, plums and cherries. In addition to 4 acres of potatoes. He grew seedling stock which he supplied to other local orchardists and the overseas market. This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book, "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, hurstbridge, allwood nurseries, export, nursery -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Administrative record - Ledger, Day Book, early 20th century
The business connected to this ledger, dated from 1904 to 1907, is unknown. There are some local Warrnambool and district names but most refer to other places in Victoria and interstate. The entries mostly deal with the sale of produce - onions, potatoes, barley, oats etc. and the names of ships are usually appended . One can guess that the ledger comes from a Steamship Company, a produce buyer or a cartage contractor.This ledger is of minor interest and is retained for research purposes.This is a ledger of 755 pages. The cover is charcoal-coloured hard board with brown leather on the spine and the edges of the cover. The spine has a red label with gold-coloured lettering. The pages have ruled red lines and handwriting in black ink. The ledger is much stained and tattered at the edges.Day Bookwestern district produce, warrnambool, onions, potatoes, barley, oats -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BIOGRAPHY, Michael Molkentin, "ANZAC AVIATOR", 2019
From front cover; "ANZAC 7 AVIATOR/ THE REMARKABLE STORY OF/ SIR ROSS SMITH AND THE 1919 ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA AIR RACE".Soft cover. Cover - cardboard, white, black and yellow print on front, spine and back. Illustrated front - sepia toned portrait photograph of Sir Ross Smith in uniform. Back 0 small muted colour photograph of bi-plane with two men. 406 pages - cut, plain, white coloured paper. Illustrated black and white photographs, posters and maps.publication, book, biography, aviation, sir ross smith -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Badge, Badge - Phillip Island Advances Cowes Regatta
In March 1935, to celebrate the centenary of Melbourne, a 12 mile yacht race was held off Cowes. It was won by J. Walton on the Mayflower.HistoricalSmall round metal badge with white background. Dark writing around edge and drawing in red of a yacht sailing in centre. Pin on back.Phillip Island Advances Cowes Regattayacht race, j. walton, sampbell, kennon, grayden -
Ballarat and District Irish Association
Image, Life in Ireland - A Farmer's Cabin, c1864
The tenant lived at the mercy of the resident landlord. Home was a one-roomed house, a chimney of wicker work plastered over with mud or just a hole in the roof. The walls might consist of mud too, or sods of grass. Any windows, were rarely glazed and would be open to the elements all year round. The Pig, if any, was kept in the house, the most valuable possession. Sold for cash at local market. The main items in the house were a potato pot and water bucket. As well as mother, father and children, there could well be grandparents all living in the same cramped conditions. The family would sleep on rushes or straw lain on the floor. Most tenants were tenants 'at will ', which meant they could be evicted at the 'will' of the landlord. Some had a lease for the life of the father and the eldest son, and this meant they were relatively safe from eviction as long as they could pay their rent. There was a tradition of passing on a portion of your land from father to each of the sons, who would build a small dwelling, and in turn pass a portion onto their own sons. This cycle of subdivision meant that many families were surviving on a tiny plot of land from which to derive a crop of potatoes for the year. Women worked hard in this environment, rearing children, cooking, cleaning, tending to any animals such a pigs or chicken and when needed, helping in the potato field. Life was dictated by the annual rent due to the landlord. Other typical expenses could be the Hearth Tax (actually charged by the number of fire places in a house) Turf, Hay (for any farm animals) and tithes. A tax known as the tithes were calculated at one tenth the value of everything saleable. Tithes were a bitter issue. They were for the support of the Church of Ireland, Protestant Bishops and Ministers, and a cess tax for the construction and maintenance of Protestant Church buildings. The problem being that the vast majority of those paying the Tax were Catholic and paying to support something that was contrary to their beliefs. Potatoes were the staple diet from September through to the end of Spring of the following year. But the summer months were months of hunger and hardship as they waited for the following harvest to come in Autumn. During these months people had to resort to eating anything they could find; turnips, cabbage, even wild grass, nettles, wild berries and dandelions. Those who lived close to the sea would collect seaweed and use it spread on their land as a form of manure. The dependency of so much of the population on the Potato as their sole source of food was to prove disastrous during the Famine years. [http://www.youririshroots.com/irishhistory/tenant.php, accessed 14 December 2013]A woman spins wools, while another cards fleece in preparation for spinning. I man smokes a pipe by an open fireplace, while a cow takes shelter in the cabin for warmth. ballarat irish, cabin, spinning, wool, cow -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - CAMPBELL COLLECTION: BENDIGO AND DISTRICT MAPS, 22-3-29
Map. Marong, Parishes of Marong, Lockwood and Mandurang, Scale 20 chains to 1 inch, Total area 5106 acres. Crusoe Reservoir & Viaduct and water race. Compiled in W.P.B. fro Field Survey and Parish Plans. B.W.L.22-3-29 (number 389 in map cupboard 1)B.W.L.map, bendigo, allotments -
Geelong Football Club
Norm Scott Photograph, Norm Scott GFC
Norm Scott Born: 06/06/1921 From: East Geelong Height: 182cm Weight: 83kg Natural kicking foot: Right Guernsey number: 29 First senior match: Round 5, 1946 v St Kilda at Kardinia Park The hard-working, dashing half-back was a solid performer during the latter half of the 1940s. He was fast, kicked very well and liked to sprint to the ball, gain possession, tear through and create attacking moves from defence. Courage and determination were evident in his play. Total Brownlow Medal votes: 1 Career span: 1946-52 Total matches: Premiership 101 Total goals: Premiership 4 Finals matches: 2 Finals goals: 0 Last senior match: Round 3, 1952 v St Kilda at Kardinia Park Died: 17/02/1957 Small, black and white photograph of three men standing together. The man standing in the middle is Norm Scott and he is holding a small, black toy cat. The three men are standing under a Geelong Cats Mascot banner at the entrance to the race. There is a white border around the photograph. Perhaps the 1951 Finals norm scott, cats -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Sports Day, c1994
When the photograph was taken, the Bulla Primary School was running a sports day for the students at the school. The event took place in the school grounds and parents were invited to attend. The sports day was part of the children's physical education program where they became familiar with various sports skills and events. A non-digital coloured photograph of children lined up on the side of a netball court with an adult with one girl setting off on the start of a relay race. A cream weatherboard building is in the background.The photograph was taken before the advent of digital cameras so the photograph would have been developed from a film.bulla primary school, sports day -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Souvenir (item) - Sandwich Tray - Glass, London To Melbourne Air Race Souvenir " Victorian And Melbourne Centenary" 1934-1935
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Ithacan Historical Society
Photograph, Ithacan picnic, 1929
The photograph was taken after one of the foot races at an Ithacan Philanthropic Society's annual picnic which took place in the 1920s-1930s. Since the first picnic was organised it is still a popular social event on the club's calendar. A black and white photograph of eleven men standing in front of a grand stand at a sports ground. A man in a suit is congratulating another man who has completed a race. The man standing on the extreme right of the line is holding a little girl and four boys are sitting cross-legged on the ground in front of the men. -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Historic House, 1999
Some early residents : Pa & Ma Powell, Race Mitchelson. Still occupied 2012.|Also One other colour photograph similar.Colour photograph of a timber residence with hipped roof situated at 30 Church Street. Front door has window lights beside and above door. Sash windows. Lakes Entrance Victoriahouses, heritage study -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Audio - 45 R.P.M. Record, The Princes of the Highway, 1986
This record features two songs about the city of Warrnambool, 'The Princes of the Highway' and 'Warrnambool Song'. The first-named is a reference to the fact that Warrnambool is on the Princes Highway and the 'princes' are those who grew and picked potatoes in times past. The lyrics are by a former Warrnambool resident, Camilla Fligelman and the singer is John Stevens. Warrnambool is a city in the western district of Victoria servicing an agricultural area, particularly the dairying industry. This record is of interest as one of several recordings made over the years celebrating the city of WarrnamboolThis is a 45 R.P.M. record with a red -coloured centre and black printing. It is enclosed in a thin cardboard envelope which has red and black lines and printing on the front and the lyrics of the two songs on the back.warrnambool songs -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Book, The Text Publishing Company, Cliffy: the Cliff Young story, 2013
Cliff Young was a sixty-one-year-old potato farmer from Beech Forest in the Otway Ranges, a couple of hundred kilometres south-west of Melbourne. With his distinctive shuffle, friendly wave and innocent grin, he beat a field of professional runners to take out the inaugural Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultra-marathon starting on April 27 and finishing May 2 in 1983.Cliffy: the Cliff Young story. Julietta Jameson. 1st ed. Melbourne (Vic); The Text Publishing Company; 2013. vi, 218 p.; illus. ISBN 978 1922 0798 6 2 Soft covercliff young; beech forest; sydney; melbourne; ultra-marathon; otways; -
Narre Warren and District Family History Group
Book, Debra A Crowley, Yannathan Primary School 2422- Centenary 1881 - 1981, 1981
An account of the early history of Yannathan and the development of Yannathan School No. 2422. Lists original selectors, teachers, first committee members of the Yannathan Recreation Reserve and the Yannathan Hall. Also lists Yannathan's fallen war heroes.36 p.; 21 cmnon-fictionAn account of the early history of Yannathan and the development of Yannathan School No. 2422. Lists original selectors, teachers, first committee members of the Yannathan Recreation Reserve and the Yannathan Hall. Also lists Yannathan's fallen war heroes.yannathan (vic.), yannathan primary school no. 2422, yannathan (vic.) -- history -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, Yarra Trams, "Circuit Map & Transport Guide 2007", Mar. 2007
Fold out map, full colour printed on gloss paper - 8 x 2 folds. showing location of the race track, how tram and rail routes operated, restricted parking area, Metcard, where taxis and limousines could park, bicycle racks. On the reverse side has a detailed map of Albert Park showing the various race facilities and grandstands. Used for the 2007 Grand Prix. See Reg Item 1063 for associated booklet. Item contained with in a plastic envelope with a black neck band. 2 copies held. 1064.1 - similar map for the March 2004 event - see image i3. Added 11-3-2018 from donation of Hugh Waldron.trams, tramways, grand prix, metlink, formula 1, albert park, maps -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL NAPOLEAN GOLD MINING CO N/L, 1934 - 1947
Document. Envelope containing: - War Damage Commission receipt. Agreement with State Electricity Commission (1938), Share Register, Lease Agreement, Receipt from Holland Bros Engineers, Agreement for water rights. Lease agreement Use of Water Race, Application for Shares, Tribute Agreements. Napoleon (B.M.L.) Mines No Liability.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central napoleon gold mining co nl, gold mining, share register, leases, sec, holland bros engineers, water rights