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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PROGRAM: OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE JRV ANDERSON BUILDING - BENDIGO COLLEGE OF TAFE, 1986
James Robert Valentine Anderson (1881-1969) was born at Chewton. He married Minnie Lyle Morrison (1878-1973) in 1907. He was a mining engineer who became a teacher at the School of Mines. In 1907 he became the curator of the School of Mines Museum and in 1910 was appointed the Principal/Director of the School of Mines (now TAFE). He held this position until about 1945.Program for the official opening of the refurbished School of Mines Building renamed the JRV Anderson Building for the Bendigo College of TAFE in November 1986. Four pages of the Program of Events outlining the Order of Ceremony, biography of J R V Anderson and Stage 2 of the redevelopment program. Contains an insert with a floorplan of the three levels of the building. Also contains a second insert of 4 pages outlining the chronology of the Mechanics Institute and Free Library and School of Mines 1854 - 1904.Bendigo College of TAFEbendigo, buildings, bendigo school of mines -
Clunes Museum
Book, GARRY FENTON, BUSHY'S CUT OUT, 1/11/2018
VERY SOON AFTER TONY WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MND THE TOWN SWUNG INTO ACTION TO HELP ONE OF THEIR OWN...PAPERBACK, COVER OF BOOK IS BROWN WITH PHOTOS OF BUSHY ON FRONT, IN THE BACKGROUND A FLOCK OF SHEEP. 28 PAGESnon-fictionVERY SOON AFTER TONY WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MND THE TOWN SWUNG INTO ACTION TO HELP ONE OF THEIR OWN...shearer, bushy hill, clunes f&n club -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Award - Merit Badges
First Class Test is set for MOK Esquires aged 14 and 15 years old. Testing for the Educational Merit badge included Kims Test; outlining the principals of local government; writing an account of the history of the Order and reading one book from a selection of biographies and "general" [Methodist Church of Australasia Methodist Order of Knights Commanders' Handbook, 1957, pg 28)Four round embroidered 1st Class Educational Methodist Order of Knights merit badge. The badges are dark purple with gold embroidery of an oil lamp.methodist order of knights -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document, Notes, 1987
Drafts of letters written by Patricia Boyd to Manning Clark, Zelman Cowen, Joe Burke, regarding contemplated biography of Robin Boyd (and list of names on the bottom. A third page is to Mr Kirk regarding Robin Boyd being chosen as one of the 200 Outstanding Australian's, and Patricia's not being invited to the award ceremony or having any knowledge of his receiving the award in advance.Handwritten, foolscap, 3 pages on lined paper. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK WW1, Jan Chamberlin, Shrapnel and Semaphore, 2001
Shrapnel and Semaphore. My grandfather's diary of Gallipoli is an amazing story of courage, faith and service. It provides a graphic account of the horrors of the fateful ANZAC landing and of the courageous attempt to take the peninsula against impossible odds.Soft cardboard cover, purple print on beige background on front, spine & back beige print on dark brown background. Sepia photo of 3 men in uniform on front. Sepia portrait photo on back (New Zealand uniform). 60 pages, cut plain paper, illustrated with black & white photos. Biography & diary of Walter EDMUND (Bill) LEADLEY Reg No 6/1122 Lance Corporal 1st Battalion, 2nd Corps, Canterbury Regiment of New Zealand.books, military, nz, shrapnel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ART OF SIDNEY NOLAN, PROGRAM FOR EXHIBITION BENDIGO 1972, 07/08/1972
Three copies of program for an art exhibition August 7 until August 11, 1972. Those associated with the exhibition are: City of Bendigo, The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Central Victorian Branch, Mutual Permanent Building Society, Mrs D. I. Nolan and the Australian Galleries. The brochure names the twelve paintings, on exhibition by Sidney Nolan and Portrait of Sidney Nolan, by Christine Backhaus. There is also a short biography on Sidney Nolan. Handwritten in the top right corner of one copy is: Bush 1972.art, document, art of sidney nolan, city of bendigo, the national trust of australia (victoria) central victorian branch, mutual permanent building society, sidney nolan, cr d e elliott, colonel s r birch o b e, australian galleries, christine backhaus, the age, sidney henry nolan, dora irene nolan (sutherland), mrs l sweet, mrs m goslin, brighton technical school, raymond nolan, malcolm goslin, prahran technical school, national gallery art school, serge lifar, icarus, colonel de basil, kelly gang, unesco gallery paris, paradise gardens, her majesty the queen, arts centre st kilda road, prince phillip, lord snowdon, rev. fr. j p stockdale, mr a j watts, rosalind landells, feargus niall, mari mullins, brian mcgrath, bush -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - GEORGE WILLIAM KNIGHT BIOGRAPHY
Eight page Photocopy of George William Knight [1832-1923] of Bendigo brief biography once probably delivered as address to BHS. Horticulturist once owning nurseries at Epsom, Back Creek, and Williamson Street as well as Florist business in Hargreaves Street Bendigo. Genealogical data sheet showing family history. Five Photocopied photos of nurseries and giant rose bush named 'Cloth of Gold'. Catalogued by Rob Upson 2/3/ 2010 and donated by Carole Winter descendant.bendigo, history, autobiography -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION; TOP TOWN CONTEST 1952 CONCERT PROGRAMME
A cream programme with black print. The front cover contains the words, ' The Sun News-Pictorial Top Town Contest 1952 Second Celebrity Concert Official Programme. All proceeds from the sale of this programme donated by The Sun go to assist your local charity.' Inside is the programme and the back cover has a biography of each of the 4 celebrities. Inside the programme is an insert with the words ' Sun Top Town Concert, Royal Princess Theatre Bendigo August 28th, 1952 Programme of Bendigo Artists.program, music, concert, lydia chancellor, collection, ephemera, event, entertainment, music, singing, top town contest, country towns -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Programme - THEATRES COLLECTION: THE GOLDEN JOURNEY AT THE CAPITAL THEATRE
The Bendigo regional Arts Centre presents the premier season of ''The Golden Journey'' by Terry McDermott at the Capital Theatre April 1991. Twenty pages programme priced at $2. On the front cover various drawings depicting life on the goldfields. At the top in blue pen Bendigo Historical Society ''Dudley House'' Inside after the Director's notes brief biographies of Terry McDermott, Keith Little, Eileen Hetherington and Joe Washington. Following all the credits, cast and orchestra names signed by all.entertainment, theatre, capital theatre -
Federation University Art Collection
Painting - Oil on paper, William Frater, 'Nude' by William Frater, 1932
William FRATER (1890-1974) Born 31 January 1890 at Ochiltree Castle, near Linlithgow, Scotland Arrived Melbourne, Australia in September 1910 In a lecture on modern art in 1925, Frater stated the basic position from which the rest of his oeuvre stems: 'Copying nature is not an art; … to copy effects of light tends to destroy form and colour'. Frater gave aggressive leadership to the small group of modernists in the 1920s. His example, teaching, lecturing and crusty style of polemic did much to disrupt the academic style as the arbiter of pictorial values and to pioneer a change of taste in the community.His approach in the 1930s was markedly indebted to Cézanne, especially in the portraits which predominated until his retirement from stained-glass designing in 1940. (L. J. Course, 'Frater, William (1890–1974)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/frater-william-6239/text10739, published first in hard copy 1981, accessed online 3 May 2016.) Jock Frater was on of the first modern painters who opposed the fashionable and academic schools of painting. During the 1930s he exhibited with the Contemporary Art Group along with Arnold Shore and George Bell. During a very conservative period in Australian Art John Frater advanced the cause of innovation and modernism. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed seated nude study in oil on paper. Lower centre in pencil "W. Frater". In lighter pencil "painted 1932"art, artwork, frater, william frater, life drawing, nude, oil on paper, portrait, jock frater, william jock frater, available -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Spurgeon the people's teacher, Late 19th century
This is the biography of Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892), a famous and influential English Protestant preacher who attracted a great following throughout the British Empire and U.S.A. He reached the masses by producing many religious tracts costing one penny and publishing his sermons and his John Ploughman books with their simple homilies. It appears that many of his books were in Warrnambool homes in the 19th century.This book is of interest as it details the life of Charles Spurgeon, a person whose sermons and writings were familiar to many people in Warrnambool in the 19th century. The Warrnambool Examiner newspaper frequently carried news items about Spurgeon’s eloquent preaching and the crowds he was drawing. It also published some of his sermons and reported at length his final illness and death. One of the photograph albums in the collection of the Warrnambool and District Historical Society includes a photograph of Charles Spurgeon and his wife, thus appearing to indicate his popularity and influence extended as far as Warrnambool and district. This is a hard cover book of 330 pages. The cover has a mauve background with gold lettering on the front cover and spine. The front cover has an image in gold of the Spurgeon’s home and an image in black and grey of the Metropolitan Tabernacle. The spine has an image in gold, black and grey of Charles Spurgeon. The book has 19 chapters and 20 black and white illustrations. There are several pages at the back of the book advertising books by the publisher (Walter Scott Press). charles spurgeon, history of warrnambool -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Goe, Field Flowers, Bishop
Three items about this Bishop of Melbourne and his connection to Caulfield: An article taken from Australian Dictionary of Biography v.9 1891-1939 on Field Flowers Goe (1832-1910). Field Flowers and Goe Street names off Bambra Road, South of Glenhuntly Road. Handwritten document researched by M. Dunbar 12/03/2013 taken from Sand, Swamp and Heath.goe field flowers, priest, caulfield historical society, field street, flowers street, goe street, bambra road, glenhuntly road, sand swamp and heath, goe emma, rodgers emma, anglican church -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Saw Vice and Spanner, Henry Disston & Sons, Early 20th century
Henry Disston (1819-1878) was born in England and later moved to America. He has been noted in a biography as a "Pioneer Industrialist Inventor". In 1840 he began making and selling his own saws in Philadelphia, USA, growing to become the world's largest saw manufacturer. Tools made by Henry Disston and his company have the reputation of being the finest tools money can buy.The saw sharpening vice and its shifting spanner are significant for their connection with Henry Distton & Sons, renowned for high quality hand saws and associated tools. In 1855 Henry Disston cast a crucible saw sharpening steel, the first person to ever do so in America. The hand tools are also important for their association with the early building industry. Saw sharpening vice with accompanying saw tooth shifting spanner. The vice has a ball and socket clamp. The top of the vice has a saw clamp with wide jaws. The metal surface has remnants of black paint. Inscription is cast into the jaws of the vice. It was made by Henry Disston & Sons"HENRY DISSTON & SONS"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, vice, saw sharpening vice, saw sharpening tool, saw tooth, shifting spanner, woodworking tool, henry disston, disston & co, hand saw, handsaw, hand tools, carpentry, boat building -
Melbourne Legacy
Letter - Document, letter, 1959
Two letters dated 5th July 1959 from W.B.Russell to The Secretary of the Biography Committee. 00915 informs the committee that the Governor-General has declined to write the foreword of 'There Goes a Man' and then goes on to offer his opinion that a foreword is not essential. 00915(2) and 00915(3) are a two page letter discussing the type of dust cover Russell would prefer, strongly objecting to a military portrait.Part of the story of how the book 'There goes a Man' came to be created.White paper with black type x 3 pages of letters about the book being written about Stan Savige.Signed W.B. Russell and annotated in blue inksavige book, committee -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, ELLIS, Mary, People & plants : a history of gardening in Victoria, 2003
gardening, victoria, history, gardens, gardeners, biography -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Mayo Corolan, Jane, Visionary lives : five hundred biographies from the Brighton General Cemetery, 2013
five hundred biographies from the Brighton General Cemeteryvi, 136 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles non-fictionfive hundred biographies from the Brighton General Cemetery brighton general cemetery, brighton, cemeteries, epitaphs, genealogy, biography -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''THE EARTH BETWEEN THEM'' BY EDGAR BEALE
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 131 page hardback book of transcriptions of Joseph Beale's letters home to Ireland from Victoria, 1852-53. Edited and introduced by Edgar Beale. Includes 20 B & W photos. Published in 1975 by Wentworth Books, Sydney and printed by Walter Stone & Sons, Surrey Hills, NSW. Catalogue sticker ''2170 BEA'' on spine. Handwritten in ink on title page ''For Alec Chisholm, in appreciation of many favours over many years and with the author's kindest regards, Wollongong, 18.6.1976, Edgar Beale''Edgar Bealebooks, collections, biography, alec h chisholm collection, joseph beale, edgar beale -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - HOT METAL AND HARD WORK
Assignment by Carol Milne for Deakin University Grad. Dip. Prof. Writing Editing: Hot Metal and Hard Work - Cyril Michelsen and The Bendigo Advertiser 3,400 words paper by Carol Milne, freelance writer. Paper prepared for grad. Dip. Inscribed on front page ' To 'Mr. Mick' with best wishes from Carol Milne 9/10/93'Carol Milnebiography, cyril michelsen, bendigo, bendigo advertiser, newspaper, cyril michelsen. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - KINTYRE TO BENDIGO - A WALKER FAMILY HISTORY, 2003
book: KINTYRE TO BENDIGO A WALKER FAMILY HISTORY . 61 pages with photos, illustrations, maps. Signed by Donald A. Walker.Donald A. Walkerbiography, walker family, bendigo, family history, donald a. walker, kintyre. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folio, Records of Hans Zuckermandel, 1940-1944
A research project by the Local History Officer, Daina Pocius, of the Tea Tree Gully Library.Sixty photocopied pages held in plastic sleeves in black three ring folder containing the internment records of Hans Zuckermandel.Records of Hans Zuckermandel, Camp 1.local german internee, camp 1, tatura, aliens tribunal hearing, books, biography -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Diary, Repatriation of POW's- Diary
Original diary photocopied by his son, Ross McGann. Australian Army Guards diary of repatriation of German POW's on the Orontes in 1947 together with letters from ex POW's.Black open fronted black folio containing photocopied material in plastic sleeves.Repatriation of POW'sdocuments, biography, ross mcgann, german pow's, repatriation of german pow's, camp 3 -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Schulze, Franz, Philip Johnson: Life and Work, 1994
Hardcover with Dust Jacketarchitects, american architects, biography, architectural history, 20th century, walsh st library -
Unions Ballarat
Boris Yeltsin: From Bolshevik to Democrat (Don Woodward Collection), Morrison, John, 1991
Story of Yeltsin's political career. Yeltsin was a Soviet/Russian politician who also served as President from 1991-1999.Politics and government - Soviet Union/Russia. Biographical interest - Boris Yeltsin.Book; 303 pages. Dustjacket: blue background; colour pictures of Boris Yeltsin; white and blue lettering; author's name and title. Cover: blue background; silver lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, biography, yeltsin, boris, politics and government - soviet union/russia -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, The Day they shot Edward, 1991
This is a novella by Wendy Scarfe. She is a novelist and writer who lives in Warrnambool with her writer husband Alan Scarfe. She graduated from the University of Melbourne and Melbourne Secondary Teachers’ College and has taught in Australia, England and India. Her final teaching post was at Warrnambool High School. She has published many novels, biographies, volumes of poetry and other books dealing with social issues. This book is important because it was written by a local Warrnambool author, Wendy Scarfe. She has twice been awarded an Australian Council Literature Board Special Purpose Grant and has a fine reputation as a writer. This is a soft cover book of 120 pages. It has a light grey cover with black print and red lines on the front cover and critics’ comments in black print on the back cover. The book has a prologue and the rest of it is a novella set in World War One Australia. Signature inside first page: ‘E.Douglas 8 McKiernan Rd Warrnambool 1992’australian literature, wendy scarfe -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document, The Australian Opera, 1985
This publication and accompanying papers marks the 1985 Grand Opening season of The Australian Opera in the State Theatre in the nw Arts Centre in Melbourne. Inside are documents including a five page Guest List (acceptances) for the Cocktail party to announce the 185 season. Mr and Mrs J Davies are listed. Pages with biographies of singers are included. This looks to be part of 1984 Board Papers. Patricia Davies was a member of board of The Australian Opera.The Australian Opera document holder with many documents. Foolscap size.walsh st library -
Unions Ballarat
Peter Costello: The new Liberal (Don Woodward Collection), Carney, Shaun, 2001
Biography of Peter Costello. Costello was Treasurer in John Howard's Liberal Coalition government (1996-2007). Costello is a graduate of Monash University and was involved in student politics during this time. He is the brother of Tim Costello who is a Baptist minister and the current Chief Advocate of World Vision Australia. Peter Costello has now retired from politics without reaching his ambition to have leadership status.Political and biographical interest.Book; 344 pages. Cover: black background; colour photograph of Peter Costello; blue and white lettering; author's name and title. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, costello, peter, costello, tim, howard, john, cabinet ministers - treasurer, monash university, politics and government, liberal party australia -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, Margaret Grant, A Rich Heritage, A Story of Courage and Victory. Elsie and Sloan Bolton, DCM, not dated, about 2006
Trooper Sloan Bolton DCM enlisted in the 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment and served at Gallipoli and in Palestine. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his actions in capturing a German field gun at Beersheba on 31st October 1917. In the same action he was instrumental in preventing German engineers from destroying the wells. This biography describes his war service and his family life and considerable achievements after the warTrooper Sloan Bolton DCM enlisted in the 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment and served at Gallipoli and in Palestine. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his actions in capturing a German field gun at Beersheba on 31st October 1917. In the same action he was instrumental in preventing German engineers from destroying the wells. This biography describes his war service and his family life and considerable achievements after the warSoft covered book 216 pagesInscribed by author: "Margaret Grant daughter of Sloan - proud of that name - Margaret"world war 1, beersheba, 4th light horse regiment, sloan scotty bolton, elsie bolton, margaret grant -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONSTABLE JOHN BARRY COLLECTION: REFERENCE MATERIAL
Folder containing research conducted on Constable John Barry and his family by Alison Edmunds, the donor of the collection items. Biographies on John Barry (1838-1910); his father Thomas Barry (1809-1866) his sons John and Thomas and his first wife Margaret (-1860) and Bridget Agnes (Kenevan) his second wife are enclosed. Also enclosed : * 'Barry' entry in Debrett's Peerage. * Copies of newspaper articles that relate to the family and the coach building business of the Barry brothers, John and Thomas, in Lyttleton Terrace, Bendigo.person, bendigo, constable john barry -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - MURRAY, MR R.A.F, GOVERNMENT GEOLOGIST OF VICTORIA CIRCA 1900
Copy of black and white photo. Image shows three men posed talking. Man on left wearing a peaked fabric cap, pipe in mouth, three piece suit, fob chain visible. R. Murray in centre of photo, wearing three piece suit and hat Man on RH side, coat, fabric cap and holding pipe. On bottom of surround 'W. Vincent Kelly, Mitchell St. Bendigo' written in white script. Australian dictionary of biography entry re Murray enclosed with the photo.Vincent Kelly, Mitchell Street, Bendigo -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Fifth reading book, Late 19th century
This book is an early school reader for the Fifth Grade. It appears to be a British publication and has no Australian content (except for a brief biography of Captain Cook). The name ‘Matilda F.’ from Mailors Flat can probably be identified as Matilda Freckleton as the Freckleton family members were prominent settlers in the Mailors Flat area in the early 20th century. Matilda Freckleton (1886-1957) was the daughter of Francis and Catherine Freckleton. She married Calvin Chambers in 1906. This book is of minor interest as it is an example of an early school reader and it probably belonged to an early Mailors Flat resident, Matilda Freckleton. This is a soft cover book of 414 pages. The original front cover has been lost and a piece of grey cardboard has been used as its replacement. The back cover was originally a brown colour. The spine is now covered with a piece of grey material stitched on to part of the original spine. Some front and back pages are missing. The text has three sections and these contain prose extracts, stories, poems, hymns and work exercises. There are some black and white illustrations. A couple of pages are loose. Pasted in at the front and back pages are cuttings from newspapers. The handwritten material is in blue ink and pencil. There are two blue stamps of the Warrnambool and District Historical Society. ‘M.E.F., Mailors Flat’ ‘Matilda F., Mailors Flat’ matilda freckleton, mailors flat history, history of warrnambool