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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. -
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).SULPHUR (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).CINA. 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).CHAMOMILLA. (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).IGNATIA AMARA (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) -
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).BELLADONNA 3x. (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 Albacutya, 12 miles from Rainbow).SULPHUR. 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).BRYONIA ALB. 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).ARNICA MONT (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
Centaur Pharmacal Co., New York. Clinton-Williams Ltd, Sydney. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).Genuine phosphorated iron (label) Santolyn Brand (label) -
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 -
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. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Document - Folder, Land Sale Advertisement, Glencairn Estate and Girrahween Estate, Ringwood - circa 1950s
Single sided advertisement for private sale of residential allotments - undated, circa 1950s.Subdivisions include Mullum Mullum Road,Glen Cairn Avenue (Glencairn), Oban Road, and Norman Avenue (later Hugh Street). Agent - A.T. Miles & Son, 175 Main Street, Ringwood, Phone WU 6215. -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, C 1890s
The first hotel built in Orbost was the Club in 1885 an old wooden place on the corner built for J. A. Petersen of the Mitchell Hotel Bairnsdale, with the licence in the name of Mr Thomas Maguire (stepson of Petersen). William Archer was the proprietor at the time of the photograph. The coach driver was Sam Dyer and the coach is leaving for the goldfields at Combienbar. In June 1889 there was a rush to Mackenzie River, about 28 miles from Orbost, on Twelve Mile Creek. An estimated 80 men rushed the ground, but yields were patchy and large numbers eventually left. They were coming and going almost daily.The Club Hotel was the first hotel built in Orbost and remains a significant building in the town. It was an important hub for the township with many whole town meetings held there.A faded black / white photograph (with two copies) with a horse-drawn carriage loaded with men and the Orbost Club Hotel behind them. The photo is on a grey buff card.on back - " H. Adams. Driven by Sam Dyer - Leaving for the Combienbar Goldfields"orbost-club-hotel combienbar-goldfields -
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 -
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. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Blackout shield
Used during WW2 to restrict the light from vehicle headlights and so make more difficult any observation by enemy air craft. The brightly lit camps, however where clearly visible for miles.Circular metal disc painted black. A small slit over which is a verandah. A white opaque circle in centre top.black out shields -
Orbost & District Historical Society
Paling knife, shingle froe, c. 1870s - 1930s
Likely used by the Jensen family who were early settlers in the Martin's Creek area, 35 miles north of Orbost, along the Bonang - Orbost Road in c. 1890. Peter Jensen came from Denmark. A flat iron blade, sharpened on the bottom and attached to a wooden handle. The blade has a pointed end.BRADES CO.shingle-making roofing-shingles house-construction