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Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Herald, "Notice to Passengers Additional Early Morning Tram and Bus Services", Nov. 1978
Newspaper cutting from the Melbourne Herald Thurs 14/11/1968 (page 17 Late Extra), titled "Notice to Passengers Additional Early Morning Tram and Bus Services" giving details for 21 different routes to and from the city. Gives details of the first trams Monday to Saturday, Sunday, to and from the City. Has a telephone number. Dated November 1968, signed R. C. Drummond Traffic Manager. On the rear is a part of a page giving stock market companies and prices.In red ink on the right hand side "Melbourne Herald Thurs 14/11/1968 (page 17 L. Extra),"trams, tramways, mmtb, tram routes, timetables, notices and information -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Map
January 30-31 1968. Laminated coloured map of South Vietnam headed "The Tet Offensive". Three flags at the top. North Vietnam Army - Red over blue with yellow star in the middle. American stars & stripes flag. SVA Unit - orange base with purple horizontal stripes through the middle. Reverse is a map of Citadel & Imperial Palace of Peace.The battle for Hue, South Vietnam. January 31 - Feb 21, 1968.tet offensive (1968), north vietnam flag, united states flag, south vietnam flag -
Melbourne Legacy
Programme, Annual ANZAC Commemoration Ceremony for Students, 1968 to 1978
A programme of the annual "Anzac Commemoration Ceremony for Students", held each April. The ceremony provides a valuable opportunity for students to gain an appreciation of the Anzac spirit, the significance of the Shrine and the meaning of Anzac Day. The 4 pages outline the order of service of the ceremony, some background notes on the ANZAC Commemorations, a short history of the Shrine of Remembrance and a story of Legacy. They mention the ceremony is telecast on the ABC television channels. One mentions is it a 'Circular to Victorian Colleges and Schools' so they were also sent to school to publicise the events. These are from 1968, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1977 and 1978. They vary slightly, 1978 is 6 pages. Each was attended by the Governor of Victoria, up to 1974 it was Sir Rohan Delacombe and after that Sir Henry Winneke. The photo of the Shrine of Remembrance on the cover of these programmes is stored at 01434.A record of a ceremony at the Shrine for school students.Printed brochure x 6 with a black and white photo of the Shrine, single page folded in half. Years 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978.anzac commemoration for students, wreath laying ceremony -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - BELT, WEBBING, CGCF, 1968
Items in collection of K W Peatling. Refer Cat 5140.2. Box 173 for his service details.Webbing belt, Khaki colour, gold coloured metal buckle with sliding keeper, webbing loops with brass coloured metal buckles for shoulder straps. Underside of the belt has manufacturer details in black print.CGC # 1968 LARGE.belt, webbing, uniform, military issue -
Melbourne Legacy
Book - Minutes, Melbourne Legacy Wives' Association Minute Book
The minutes of the Melbourne Legacy Wives Association from 1968 to 1978. The wives of legatees established the Legacy Wives' Association to help support their husbands' work. They often helped the widows' prepare costumes for the children' annual demonstrations. They also held golf tournaments and events that helped fundraise. The meeting in 1968 mentions the president of the Legacy Wives Association was Norma Cooper, who was the wife of the President of Melbourne Legacy in 1968. President J E Cooper also attended and spoke at the meeting.A record of the business practices for formal meetings in the 1970s and that Legatees' wives provided a valuable support to Legacy.Red cloth covered minute book with lined pages. Pages of handwritten minutes of meetings from 1968 to 1978. Financial statements typed in black on white pages taped into the front cover.Imprinted in black 'Collins Minute Book'. Inside handwritten in pencil '$1.85'. meetings, wives association -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - GOLDEN SQUARE SECONDARY COLLEGE: PARENT CLUB MEETINGS, 1968
Document. GSSC, parent club meetings 1968document, memo, gssc parents club meetings -
Tennis Australia
Yearbook, 1968
NCTA yearbook 1968 Materials: Paper, Inktennis -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Audio - Audio Cassette, Maureen van Twest
Interview with Maureen van Twest on 29th March 2006. She emigrated to Australia from Sri Lanka in 1968. Interviewed by Jan Harper.Oral History - Interview with Maureen van Twest on 29th March 2006. She emigrated to Australia from Sri Lanka in 1968. Interviewed by Jan Harper. van twest maureen, emigration, oral history migration program, sri lankans in australia -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Keith Kings, 24/06/1968 12:00:00 AM
Photograph, Black and White, Photo of the Batman Ave terminus, passengers loading into trams 5.25 pm 24/6/1968. W2 535 has destination of Prahran, route 77 and W2 273, destination of Wattle Park, Elgar Road along with two White Crow sauce adverts.In ink on the rear: Keith Kings stamp and number 35-36 "M&MTB Batman Ave terminus loading platforms W2 535 and W2 273 5.25pm 24/6/1968" "1/15 @ f3.5 HP4"trams, tramways, batman ave, prahran, wattle park, route 77, w2 class, tram 535, tram 273 -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Award - Plaque, Tilbury & Lewis Pty Ltd, Ringwood State School No 2997 - Committee Shield for House Sports
Polished timber shield with metal house sports award tags 1968 - 1981 (No awards 1974 or 1975)Ringwood State School No 2997 - Committee Shield for House Sports - 1968 Wrens, 1969 Wrens, 1970 Wrens, 1971 Robins, 1972 Bellbirds, 1973 Swallows, 1976 Robins, 1977 Robins, 1978 Bellbirds, 1979 Wrens, 1980 Bellbirds, 1981 Robins. -
Williamstown High School
Speech night program 1968
The program contains details of the Williamstown High School 52nd annual speech night, held at Williamstown Town Hall on Tuesday 9th April, 1968. The principal's report for 1967 is also included.Pamphlet printed in blue on white paper. 7 p.williamstown high school, 1968, speech night -
City of Ballarat
Public Artwork, John McEwen Prime Ministers Walk, 1968
John McEwen, Australia's 18th Prime Minister (following the sudden death of Harold Holt) served 23 days as Prime Minister 19 December 1967 to 10 January 1968. The Prime Ministers Avenue is a collection of bronze bust portraits of the Prime Ministers of Australia, located at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens in Ballarat, Victoria. The Prime Ministers' portraits are commissioned after the incumbent term of each Prime Minister by the City of Ballarat. The City of Ballarat has taken responsibility for commissioning the busts after funds set aside by politician Richard Armstrong Crouch were exhausted in 2014. Crouch originally donate money to pay for six busts, the first of which was unveiled in 1940. The collection of prime ministers' busts are unique in Australia, representing the only sculptural portrait collection of all past Australian Prime Ministers. The different styles used reflect the unique artistic practices of the selected artists; textures, sizes and features and proportions are used by the artists to interpret the characteristics of each of the subjects.The artwork is of historic and aesthetic significance to the people of BallaratBronze bust cast on granite and concrete plinth.John McEwen Prime Minister 19 December 1967 to 10 January 1968 prime minister, australian pm -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, C.1968
CITATION TO ACCOMPANY THE AWARD OF THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (First Oak Leaf Cluster) Squadron leader Alan R Reed distinguished himself by extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as and RD-4C Aircraft Commander in Southeast Asia on 24 August 1968. On that date, he flew his aircraft repeatedly through intense hostile ground fire to obtain complete photographic coverage of the target. In addition, he voluntarily remained in that hostile environment for as long as fuel would allow, to act as a spotter and to pass firing corrections to friendly artillery. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Squadron Leader Reed reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.Black and White photo in black and white frame of SQN LDR Alan Reed receiving a citation to accompany Distinguished Flying Cross 21 /08 /1968. with supporting info.flying cross, alan reed -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - STRAUCH COLLECTION - BOROUGH OF EAGLEHAWK VOTERS ROLL 1968-1969, 1968/1969
Borough of Eaglehawk Voter Roll for the year 1968-1969.eaglehawk, history, voters roll -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Magazine - GOLDEN SQUARE SECONDARY COLLEGE COLLECTION: YEAR BOOK 1968, 1968
Golden Square High School Indicator Magazine 1968bendigo, education, golden square secondary history, 258, y86 -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Booklet, Australian Institute of Parks and Recreation Conference, 1968
parks, conference, australian institute of parks & recreation -
Camberwell Historical Society
Booklet (Item), Geoffrey Harrison, History of the first 50 years of the Anglican Church of St Mary's, Camberwell South, 1968
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Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Notice - Opening of Queensway tram line, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 17-10-1968
Issued to staff advising of the new tram track in Queensway between Chapel St and St Kilda Junction which replaced the track in Wellington Street St Kilda and tram stop arrangements. Signed by R C Drummond, Traffic Manager of the MMTB.Yields information about the St Kilda Junction works.Quarto sheet dated 17 Oct. 1968 - printed.queensway, wellington st, st kilda junction, new tramway, mmtb, tramways -
Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses League
List of Books/Stationary - 1968, PTS, Ballarat Base Hospital
List of Books/Stationary - 1968, PTS, Ballarat Base HospitalList of Books/Stationary - 1968, Preliminary Training School, Ballarat Base HospitalPhotocopy1968, books, pts, ballarat, nurses -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Black and White Photograph, Churchill Island Cairn, 04/11/1968
Churchill Island was discovered by Lieut. James Grant in 1801 and he planted the first wheat crop in Victoria there. The Cairn was erected to commemmorate this by the Victorian Farmer's Union. The Minister of Agriculture The Hon. G. L. Chandler CMG. MLC unveiled the Cairn on the 4th May of November 1968.Mrs J Jenner with grandson on left hand side of photograph and daughter Nancy on right hand side of photograph sitting on the Cairn which was erected by the Victorian Farmer's Union commemorating the first cultivation of wheat in Victoria by Mr James Grant in 1801 on Churchill Island. Plaque unveiled on 4/11/1968Hand written "Unveiling Plaque 4/11/68 / Back To"churchill island, cairn, victorian farmer's union, james grant, first wheat crops for victoria -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Maps - Tawonga and Feathertop
Plan of Tawonga showing roads etc, rivers, use of land in 1968 and of Feathertop in 1969.Historical use of land in Tawonga and Feathertop.1. Topographical Map - Tawonga 803 Forests Commission of Victoria 1968. Cream paper with black print. Legend: Roads, tracks etc, rivers, Parishes and use of land. 2. Feathertop 813. 1969tawonga map 1968, tawonga parishes, feathertop map 1969 -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Group Photograph, Staff Photograph, 1968
B/W, Men and Women in front of building Staff 1968Back Row: Bill McGregor, Bruce Burton, Cec Glasson, Ralph Sinclair, Geoff La Gerche, Dick Pettit, Robert Fowler Centre Row: Bob Henderson, Eileen Eskey, Julie Martin, Bill Sherlock, Bill Bainbridge, Mabel Clearson, Marion McKay, Ruby Willy, Grame Higgins. Front Row: Reg Craig, Dick Bohmer, Geoff Partington, Gordeon Bear, Les Blackmore, Ian Whitty, Bob Ward, John Crooks, Absent: Doug Foster, J Davis, Laurel Barton, Mrs Arnott.education -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Nunawading and District Historical Society, 1968
Nunawading and District Historical SocietyConstitution and Rules of the Nunawading and District Historical Society with 1968 amendments.Nunawading and District Historical Societynunawading and district, historical society -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, The Imperial Palace Ceiling
A coloured photograph of Ceiling decorations in the receiving foyer area of the Imperial Palace at Hue, in the Northern area of South Vietnam. The Palace was heavily damaged during the Tet Offensive of January to March 1968. the richness and beauty of the palace was completely scared.photograph, imperial palace, hue, tet offensive, 1968, gibbons collection catalogue -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Oxford Companion to English Literature by Paul Harvey, 1969
In 1968 Graeme C. Burt won the Ballarat Teachers' College Ellwood Prize, and was presented with this book. W.H. Ellwood was the first principal of the Ballarat Teachers' College, and first chief of the Victorian Teachers' tribunal. Green and brown covered book, with handwritten inscription relating the the Ballarat Teachers' College Ellwood Prize won by Graeme C. Burt."Ballarat Teachers' College The W.H. Ellwood Prize Awarded to Graeme C. Burt Dec. 1968"ballarat teachers' college, ellwood prize, w.h. ellwood, w.h. ellwood prize, graeme cc. burt -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - A.M.P. SOCIETY CALENDAR 1968, 1968
A.M.P. Society Calendar 1968: Cream folding card with black print as follows: *Plan Now for the Years ahead with the A.M.P. society 7 View Point Bendigo Telephone: 3-0618 * 1968 * With the Compliments of ken Taylor Consulting Representative.* Inside is the 1968 Calendar with Ken Taylor Consulting Representative. Office: 3-0618 Private 3-3344. 77 Neale Street, Bendigo, Victoria. On the back is a list of Public Holidays for 1968. Box 625organization, society, a.m.p. society, a.m.p. building society. -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Pamphlet - Proposing West Gate Bridge, The Lower Yarra Bridge, 1968
Found in Lois Daley's father's technical manual''The Lower Yarra Bridge': brochure proposing West Gate Bridge, 1968engineering - bridges, west gate bridge, lower yarra crossing authority -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, City of Nunawading Friends of the Library, 1968 - 1969
Papers of the City of Nunawading Friends of the Library Society, Dec 1968 - 1969.Papers of the City of Nunawading Friends of the Library Society, Dec 1968 - 1969.Papers of the City of Nunawading Friends of the Library Society, Dec 1968 - 1969.city of nunawading, friends of the nunawading libraries, nunawading library -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Equipment - Equipment, Army, Telephone Set K. (Aust.) MK2, 1968
Small black telephone set. Serial No. 6680.5805-66-018-5315: 1968.telephone, field telephone -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book - Vietnam, How to Live in Vietnam, 1968
Soft cover book showing the Vietnam War through the use of cartoons (and other glimpses of the lighter side of war)Printed by The Wayward Pres, Tokyo in 1968