Newspaper clipping titled "Trams of two great cities a class act" Saturday 13 May 2006 written by Dispesh Chakrabarty about the difference in personally travelling on trams in Calcutta or Kolkata and Melbourne - especially in regard to class. Has a photo of Z81. Edited extract from Tramjatra edited by Mick Douglas.trams, tramways, calcutta, w-11 tram, melbourne, tramways, public transport

Newspaper clipping, from The Sun, 3/8/1987 titled "Trams out as talks continue" and a second heading "History back on the tracks". Item about industrial issues for maintenance of trams and trains, or wages supplements, Has photos of Mr Roper, Transport Minister and Peter Parkinson of Trades Hall. Notes that old trams, such as W and Y class were back in service. Has a photo of Y1 612 in service on Wattle Park. Story by Jane Gibson and Jim Nevein. Attached to the item is a cartoon, 4/8/1982 by Jeff of a man digging a hole around the tram tracks and finding a cable tram.trams, tramways, cable trams, strike, unions, w class, y class, wattle park, cartoons, tram 612

Laminated A3 sheet featuring photograph and newspaper clippings. 1 - an Article written by Erica Cervini titled "Melbourne's Trams - the spirit that saved our icon", about Major General Sir Robert Risson and his influence on keeping Melbourne's trams which have since become an icon. Quotes John McPherson of the PTUA and Marc Fiddian, author of "Clang Clang clang" refers to a carton by Frith, The Herald 1955 about the opening of Bourke St. See Reg Item 5814i2. 2 - Photo of Risson on the top of a tram showing how to handle a trolley pole - 1963 newspaper clipping. 3 - Cartoon by Frith about the opening of Bourke St, featuring Risson.trams, tramways, robert risson, bourke st, opening, trolley poles, accidents, melbourne, mmtb

Article about deal between Banyule City Council and Woolworths to knock down Rosanne library and build a Woolworths store sharing the site with the rebuilt library.Text with colour images, 2 pages.rosanna, rosanna library, woolworths, banyule council, yarra plenty regional library, yprl

1984 correspondence from the Australian Jaycess and the Australian Junior Chamber, and the 1992 Playmobile at Nunawading.playground equipment, nunawading jaycees

Article about Sisters F A Tallow [Tallow potentially a married name] & [Eliza Isabel] Lord who were the only women aboard the [SS] Ballarat when it was torpedoed in 1917.Newspaper clipping attached with sticky tape to a piece of paper'The Sun / THURSDAY APRIL 26 1934'ss ballarat, f a tallow, eliza isabel lord

3 newspaper clippingsnon-fictionThree obituaries for Valda Arrowsmith OAM from The Age Feb 13, 18 and 19 2025arrowsmith valda oam, whitehorse historical society, city of nunawading

Celebrating the launch of a book about the experiences of nurses at war as well as tracing the history of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps from 1902-[1988]. Book was launched by the author at the Returned Nurse Club in ANZAC House, Victoria.Newspaper clipping with publication title and date at the top and a photograph above three columns of text. Black and white photograph is of three older women and one older man holding copies of a book in their hands.nurses, army nurses, royal australian army nursing corps, raanc, rupert goodman, our war nurses, wilma young [oram], betty jeffrey, margaret o'bryan

Celebrating the launch of a book about the experiences of nurses at war as well as tracing the history of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps from 1902-[1988]. Book was launched by the author at the Returned Nurse Club in ANZAC House, Victoria.Newspaper clipping with publication title and date at the top and a photograph above three columns of text. Black and white photograph is of three older women and one older man holding copies of a book in their hands.nurses, army nurses, royal australian army nursing corps, raanc, rupert goodman, our war nurses, wilma young [oram], betty jeffrey, margaret o'bryan

Newspaper article headed "Ready for anything". Photo taken shortly after 8RAR arrived in Vietnam. *RAR were relieving 9RAR.Photo of troop carrier transporting 8RAR in convoy with another truck in the background. Local people going in the opposite direction on the same road. Many soldiers are carrying rifles sitting back to back facing outward in the open air truck.Ready for anything.convoy, newspaper, 8rar, truck, locals on bikes on side of road, guns in hand-ready for anything

Opinion article questioning why Australian war nurses do not receive state funerals like soldiers who served do. Author of article and historian Melanie Oppenheimerhas has written a non-fiction book about a Australia WWI nurse titled 'Oceans of Love, Narrelle'. Photograph with article is of Vivian Bullwinkel.Newspaper clipping with a black and white photograph on the right of a smiling woman in military nurses uniform. Article has seven columns of text.war nurses, funerals, state funerals, melanie oppenheimer, vivian bullwinkel, vivian statham

Biographical article about the wartime romance of Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps nurse Alice Ross-King and Lieutenant Harry Moffitt. Their story is part of an Australian War Memorial (AWM) project [the transcription of letters and other ephemera by the public] and Robyn van Dyk from the AWM is quoted in this article.Newspaper clipping with a partial black and white photographe of two women walking and saluting. First page of clipping has five columns of text including the caption to the photograph. Second page of the newspaper clipping with partial large black and white photograph with three other small black and white photographs and one colour. This second page of the clipping has four columns of text.alice ross-king, harry moffitt, robyn van dyk, australian war memorial, love letter, wwi, world war one, ww1, awm, australian army women's medical services, florence nightingale medal

Obituary about Betty Constance Lawson Member of the British Empire (MBE) who lived from 09/08/1915 to 15/02/2006. Ms Lawson did her initial training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and served in WWII with the Australian Army Nursing Corps she then went on to do more extensive relevant training and was the recipient of many scholarships and awards including the Florence Nightingale Medal and her MBE.Newspaper clipping with a colour photograph on the left hand side of an older man and woman in the foreground and an older woman in the background. The obituary has six columns of text.florence nightingale medal, betty constance lawson, wwii, ww2, world war two, royal melbourne hospital, royal women's hospital, australian army nursing corps, aanc