Diggers & Mining. The Chinese on the Gold Fields. Slide: Many Chinese took up other occupations; some became successful market gardeners, fishermen, laundrymen, cooks, and sellers of tea and sugar (till near the end of the 19th century, both these commodities came from China). In Melbourne, they made fine cabinet makers; the first successful tobacco growers in Victoria were Chinese in the Ovens Valley. Markings: 12. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

The Nunawading Council produced commemorative envelopes on Australia Day showing First Day of Issue stamp for the years 1981 - 1992Envelope stamped:- 'First day of issue, 26 Jan 1984, Nunawading Vic 3131'. Postal stamp for 30 cents, bearing picture of Cook's Cottage at upper right corner. At Left, reproduced photo of group of workers, above which logo: stylised image of Australia and flag and words, 'Australia Day Family Festival'. Printed below, 'A group of workers at the Australian Tesselated Tile Co. in Mitcham. Photo courtesy Nunawading Historical Society'Municipal Offices Nunawading Vic 3131philately, date stamps, civic mementoes, souvenirs

Also known as Dutch Oven, a camp oven is traditionally made from cured cast iron. Hung by a length of wire affixed to the side handles, they are suspended over an open fire or placed directly into the coals. The latter was more popular in Australia, and camp ovens were extensively used due to its versatility and ability to easily cook most types of food.3 legged round camp oven with lid and 2 side handles. Pitted with rust.camp oven, churchill island heritage farm, bush cooking

Also known as Dutch Oven, a camp oven is traditionally made from cured cast iron. Hung by a length of wire affixed to the side handles, they are suspended over an open fire or placed directly into the coals. The latter was more popular in Australia, and camp ovens were extensively used due to its versatility and ability to easily cook most types of food.oval shaped camp oven with swinging handle on body. Lid with D handle on top. Lip handle on one side of rim. Surface rust. Corrosion on edge of lid.CLARKE AND CO. With name there is a diamond cartouche with a tower and drawbridge and flag on top, "I" and "J" either side of tower. 4G under (four gallons)

Leaving Point Cook airbase conducting a low visibility cross-country flight at 11.05 am on 12 April 1942 an A25 Airspeed Oxford crashed 5 kilometres from Beech Forest. The pilot, Sergeant T.W. Penn, and two pupils, LAC R.E. Johnston and LAC J.R. Black, were killed. The airframe and engine were extensively damaged.Two pieces of crumbled aluminium metal and one piece of solid black rubber recovered from an Airspeed Oxford aeroplane.beech forest; plane crash; airspeed oxford; world war 2;

Group Portrait of Stawell Fire Brigade Members in uniform Discipline Team Bendigo 1938 Standing: L-R Captain A. Oliver, Clem Zala, Stan Illig, Henry Dunn, Charlie Newton. Hugo Evans, Lee Cook Kneeling: L-R Bob Hughes, Wally Stewart, George Huse, Phil Jamieson, Kitch Floyd , Frank FloydBlack and white photograph of men in uniform. Taken outdoors. trees in the background.nonestawell, discipline team

These photographs are of winners in the Orbost Agricultural Show's Show Boy and Show Girl competitions. The first photograph is of Peter? Joiner and Jarod Forrester in the Master Show Bow Competition. The second is of Pauline Bommer (Weston) and her daughter at the Nowa Nowa Gymkhana. The third has Chloe Kenny on the left. in the fourth photograph are Dianna Munn with Laura; Sharon Chambers with Jessica and Sharon Cook with Tayla. These photographs are pictorial records of a social event in Orbost. They are associated with the Orbost Agricultural Society 's Annual Show which has been a major event in Orbost for over a century. Agricultural shows are an important part of cultural life in small country towns and the Orbost Show is an integral part of Orbost 's agricultural history. Four black / white photographs related to the Orbost Show. 3086.1 is of three young boys wearing sashes. The middle boy is holding a trophy. 3086.2 shows a woman bending over a young girl wearing a sash. 3086.3 has three girls, one one right wearing a hat, one on left has a sash. 3086.4 is of three women holding babies. All babies have sashes and the one in the middle has a trophyOn the back of each photo are the details and names.

A field ration, combat ration or ration pack is a canned or pre-packaged meal, easily prepared and eaten, transported by military troops on the battlefield. They are distinguished from regular military rations by virtue of being designed for minimal preparation in the field, using canned, pre-cooked or freeze-dried foods, powdered beverage mixes and concentrated food bars, as well as for long shelf life.Australian Defence Force Combat Ration pack for one man. Contains 30 items: tomato soup, processed cheddar cheese, blackberry fruits spread, sweetened condensed milk, cream cracker buscuits, scotch finger biscuits, instant coffee x2, chocolate drinking powder, sugar x8, mixed berry beverage powder, Cottee's cordial powder, tropical fruit grains, salt, pepper, sweet chilli sauce, tabasco sauce, arrowmint chewing gum, tangerine lemon lollies, toothpicks, scourer, napkins, bottle opener.Australian Defence Force Combat Ration (One Man) contents list.ration pack, australian army ration pack

Articles in annual report include: the opening of the new Craft, Recreation and Activities Centre at Mirridong and Kelaston Community Day Hospital, 60 bed nursing home at Mt Eliza almost nearing completion, waiting for approval for 30 bed nursing ward at Shepparton, block of land secured at Warragul for future day centre, loss of Stan Middleton and retirement of Alex Cook.1 printed volume with illustrationsannual reports, association for the blind

1sts Cricket Team 1980. Names taken from handwritten attachment. Some missing or not clear. Teacher: Bruce Bower Back Row L-R: 1. Scott Berrigan, 2?, 3. Jamie Hodder, or 3. Ian Pederson, 4.?, 5. Kevin Crane Front Row: 1. Eugene Richards, 2?, 3. David Rigg, 4. Jeff Cook, 5. Daryn Bousnahan(?), 6. David Postlethwaite, 7. Peter Booth

Coloured photograph of the 1987 Netball - Grade 5 Team. The girls are wearing yellow Golden Square t shirts and dark blue skirts. Two girls in the centre of the front row are holding a netball between them. Their names are:- Back Row (L - R) Lisa Anastasi, Bree Ramsay, Mrs. Saunders (Coach), Tracey Saunders, Laura Metcalf. Front Row (L - R) Candice Reid, Wendy Chan, Angela Cook, Megan Baxter.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square laurel street p.s. collection - photograph - 1987 netball - grade 5, lisa anastasi, bree ramsay, mrs saunders (coach), tracy saunders, laura metcalf, candice reid, wendy chan, angela cook, megan baxter

Two copies of a prospectus of the Eaglehawk Borough loan of 5,000 pounds. By order of the council, John Highmore (Mayor) William Cook (Town Clerk). Also Notice of motion no.788 dated 14/12/1897, Cr. Kneebone move that the town clerk advertise the intention of the Council to borrow the sum of 5,000 pounds for erecting a new town Hall. Also included Voting Paper. Four pages of handwritten notes with names and amounts for tenders working on the Town Halleaglehawk, history, prospectus

Account/Receipt written on paper with Court Victoria No. 3782 letterhead and crest. Dated Oct 16 1886. Account for Medical Fees for Members of Court King on our list. Names on account are: W. Wilcox, S. T. Wilcox, Chls. Wilcox, C. W. Boegal, Jno. Carter, Ed. Debbridge, Geo. Cook, Wm. Schelemme, Jer? Dillon, Mrs Fardy, J. A. Roach. Court Victoria A.O.F.3782 Sandhurst impression stamp on the paper.J. A. Roachsocieties, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - account/receipt, court victoria no 3782, wm rowe, court king, w wilcox, s t wilcox, chls wilcox, c w boegal, jno carter, ed delbridge, geo cook, wm schelemme, jer? dillon, mrs fardy, j a roach

Print of a website report in The Age, dated 8/7/2018 titled "Last Drinks: Sudden closure of 150-year-old pub leaves patron reeling" about the closure of the Sebastopol Royal Mail Hotel, written by Caleb Cluff of The Courier, printed in The Age on 9/7/2018. Has photo of the Hotel by Kate Healy, tram outside the hotel by Andrew Cook, a photograph of the original hotel building See pdf file for a complete article.royal mail hotel, hotels, sebastopol, closure

BHS CollectionTwo pages with lines of reef and mines from Spring Gully Reservoir to north of the Eaglehawk Railway Station. Shown on the map are the lines of reef, the Thistle, Carshalton, Napoleon, British & Foreign, Nell Gwynne, New Chum, Sheepshead, Deborah, Garden Gully, Paddy's Gully, Derby, Miller's, Hustlers, Lightning Hill, Myers Flat, Lancashire, Cook's, Maiden Gully, Johnson's and Millers. Also shown are the Golden Square, Bendigo and Eaglehawk Railway Stations as well as the hills.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - map of reefs and mines, spring gully reservoir, thistle, carshalton, napoleon, british & foreign, nell gwynne, new chum, sheepshead, deborah, garden gully, paddy's gully, derby, miller's, hustlers, lightning hill, myers flat, lancashire, cook's, maiden gully, johnson's, millers, golden square railway station, bendigo railway station, eaglehawk railway station

Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Engraved trophy shield.V.B.A. / SECOND PENNANT 1902-3 / RUNNER-UP TROPHY / KEW BOWLING CLUB / BARNARD JH, KING C, GETTY MA, MANSFIELD A, MANSFIELD E, HOWELL SH / MANSFIELD B, LOWE W, COOK W, HANDBURY G, COLLINS M, NIVEN HNkew bowling club - wellington street - kew (vic), clubs - lawn bowls - kew (vic), trophies - lawn bowls

This preserving jar was used in the first half of the 20th century to preserve cooked food - pickles. Preserving home produce in bottles is a method that applies heat to food in a closed glass home canning jar to stop the natural spoilage that would otherwise take place. It removes air from the jar to create a seal. he bottling process forms an air tight seal between the bottle and the lid. Residents of Orbost have long been self sufficient growing their own fruit and vegetables with earlier market gardeners They preserved their produce for use all year. Fowlers Vacola preserving kits were common in most kitchens.A brown glass Fowler's Vacola preserving jar filled with pickles. It is a No. 27 bottle with a size 3 metal clip. It has an 850ml capacity. The lid has metal tension clips which are secured during the canning process and are removed once a vacuum seal has formed. The lid is tin-plated with a lacquer coating, double-coated on the underside.On lid Fowlers Vacola Size 3 Top of jar- embossed with the words Fowlers Vacola food-preservation fowlers-vacola container-glass

This is a book of 451 pages. It has a grey cover with black printing on the front and a grey baize cloth binding. The binding has a tear in the spine section. The pages contain printed text in French and English and five maps inserted into a folder at the back.non-fictionA record of the Treaty of Versaillesworld war one, treaty of versailles

This letter from the Assistant Editor, Evan Williams, confirms the arrangement that Robin Boyd will write a piece for The Sunday Australian every fortnight, starting with the first edition on 28 February, 1971. It also states that the book 'Experimental Architecture' (Peter Cook, 1970) is being sent to Boyd and they would be glad of his review. Boyd wrote about this book in the article 'Utopians versus the Squares' (See D055).Quarto, letter plus extra page.There is an extra page where Robin Boyd wrote down the address of Associate Editor and the dates and arrangements discussed in the letter.

Digital image of Tram 17 westbound in Sturt St at Lydiard St with the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West. In the background is the Cooks Private Hotel, the Ballarat Mechanics Institute, T&G, Patersons and Dickens food store. There are no trams in the City Loop. In the foreground is the curve for trams travelling from Lydiard St into Sturt St. Photo by Peter Knife 24/7/1971.Yields information about tram operations in Ballarat, some two months before closure of the SEC operated tram system.Digital image of a colour slide.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, tram 17, sturt st

Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 424 page hardcover 'coffee table' book. An illustrated history of Australia celebrating the bi-centenary of Capt. Cook's discovery of the east coast of Australia and landing at Botany Bay, 29th April 1770. Produced and published in 1970 by Oswald Ziegler Enterprises Pty Ltd, Sydney. Catalogue sticker ''2257 ZIE'' on spine. Handwritten in ink on first page ''To Alec. With grateful thanks for your help in this book. O L Ziegler May 70''Oswald Zieglerbooks, collections, history, alec h chisholm collection, australia, oswald ziegler

A photograph of students from Menzies Creek State School in 1938. Includes: Mavis Hermon, Betty Martin, ?, June Hermon, Cynthia Walker, Dorothy Walker, Eunice Robertson, Lois Martin, June Worth, - Valerie Cook, Valerie Reid, ?, Myra Breen, Valerie Martin, Phyllis Hermon, Glenda Reid, - Donald Walker, Jack Breen, Cliff Reid, - Brian Madigan, Edgar Shaw, Ray Hermon, Lionel Reid, and Jeff Walker. The children are sitting and standing outdoors in a bush setting.

Yields information about the basis of the swap of tramcars that took place during Oct. 1960 between Ballarat and Bendigo and the reasons for it.Photocopy of a "file note" of a Conference at Bendigo on Thursday 28 June 1960 to discuss Bendigo tramways rolling stock. Gives background to the situation in both Ballarat and Bendigo, the condition of the trams in Bendigo, bogies, single truckers and Birney trams. Notes that the problem can be resolved by shifting two single truck trams from Ballarat to Bendigo and sending one bogie tram from Bendigo to Ballarat. Gives list of people attending the meeting. Photocopy provided by Andrew Cook 15-1-2015.trams, tramways, tramcars, birney, sec, bendigo, ballarat, meetings, transporting trams, moving trams

Copy of a colour slide showing Tram 17 in Lydiard Street North, at the terminus. From the direction of the trolley pole and the sign on the destination board, it is preparing to return to Sebastopol. One of the crew can be seen leaning on a fence in the background. Three brick veneer homes can be seen. The photographer says this was taken on the last day of trams in Lydiard Street in 1971. (More likely 17/9/1991 based on A Cook notes, 17 was not used on the last day, all bogie trams)trams, tramways, ballarat trams, crews, houses, last day, lydiard st nth, secv tramways, street scene, terminus, tramway closure, tram 17