Green hard cover diary dated 1886, with blank pages and some information pertaining to 1886 events.books, technical, diary

Handwritten extracts from the diary of George Baker. He gives an account of the 24th and the 25th of December. 1852document, christmas day on the forest creek diggings 1852, george baker, mr gordon glover

A CORNISH MAN IN AUSTRALIA - 145 pages . The journal of John Richards 1856 - 1934. Photocopy of handwritten diary.John Richardsautobiography, john richards, john richards, gold, goldming, emigrant.

An account of the WW1 experiences of William George Hogg, Service Number 915, as related by him in his diary.An account of the WW1 experiences of William George Hogg, Service Number 915, hogg, william george, schwerkolt, william, cox, george

12 pages of various documents including lists, letters, posters and graphicsnon-fictionA history of the Mitcham Scottish Society (1955-2020) by Don Chitts and 3 pieces of artwork For the Society by Yvonne Fitzmauricemitcham scottish society, fitzmaurice malcolm, fitzmaurice yvonne, mitcham scottish dancing society, mitcham scottish society pipe band

A leaflet from a parade held to present the Field Marshall Sir Thomas Blamey memorial fund awards and the Citizen Military Forces Officer Training course prizes for 1967. The parade was held on 26 May 1968. It included a Blamey Memorial Fund Oration by Brigadier J D Rogers which is a summary of his life and service. Sir Thomas Blamey was patron of Legacy for some years. To perpetuate his memory and achievements The Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey Memorial Fund was established by a number of eminent persons in late 1954. The fund was to make periodic awards to members of the Australian Defence Force selected for outstanding qualities of leadership. The article was part of collection of items about bequests made to Legacy put together by a former archive committee. The number B10 stood for 'Bequests' and document number. A record of the presentation of the Thomas Blamey Memorial Fund awards in 1968. He had been a patron of Melbourne Legacy.Brochure from a parade to announce the winners of the awards presented in memory of Sir Thomas Blamey.Handwritten in red pen 'B10' which was a previous archive numbering system for B stood for Bequests with a document number.thomas blamey, patron, fund, cmf

A document regarding El Kanah in Marysville that outlines it's purposes. This paper was compiled for The Hon. Fran Bailey as a short outline of El Kanah's work when she opened the restored Tennis and Volley Ball Courts which was a work for the Dole program nominated for a John Howard Award.A document regarding El Kanah in Marysville that outlines it's purposes.This paper was compiled for The Hon. Fran Bailey as a short outline of El Kanah's work when she opened the restored/ Tennis and Volley Ball Courts which was a work for the Dole program nominated for a John Howard Award.marysville, victoria, australia, el kanah, accommodation, christian community, 2009 black saturday bushfires

Photocopied sheets of original diary entries. Photocopies have been bound with blue cardboard covers held together by two-part folding paper clip. Entries in the diary record farm-related activities and events on the Clarke property at Piggoreet, between January and May 1919.john clarke, diaries, piggoreet

This is an 1877 document, the Letters of Administration in connection with the will and probate of William Ellis, a veterinary surgeon from Wimmera Street, Stawell. He died after an altercation with W. Richards, the landlord of the Post Office Hotel, where he was knocked against the wall of the verandah of the hotel. He left a small estate, with his property valued at under £107. This document is only of interest in that it came from the former legal offices of Mackay Taylor in Kepler Street, Warrnambool. It originally came from Thomas Goodall, a legal clerk in the office of lawyer Ernest Chambers who passed it on to George Mackay, the lawyer in the forerunner firm of Mackay Taylor where it remained until the firm of Mackay Taylor ceased to exist and the buildings were cleaned out. This is a piece of parchment folded and sealed at the bottom edge with a seal of the Supreme Court of the Colony of Victoria. The material in the document is handwritten in black ink. The document is stained and part of it is torn and missing. ‘In the Estate of William Ellis, late of Stawell, deceased, Letters of Administration, 16/8/77, Matthew W. Taylor, Proctor, Stawell’. william ellis,, stawell, warrnambool

A document that outlines the contribution Frank Doolan made to Legacy. It has some references to the history of Melbourne Legacy and Frank's influence in inspiring Legacy to look after the 'missus and the kids'. Also has some insights in the type of man Stan Savige was.Research that was pulled together from items in the archive about a long serving Legatee.Document x 3 A4 pages about Legatee Frank Doolanfrank doolan, history, stan savige

An outline of the yearly activities of Eltham Apex from its formation in 1963 through to its 400th Dinner Meeting in 1978. There are several references to Geoff Jones and his involvement with Eltham Apex. Document contents: Programme Eltham Club Family Tree Membership List 1963-1978 Past Presidents 1978/79 Office Bearers List of President, Secretary and highlights for each year (one page per year)24 page PDF document (Digital only)eltham apex club, geoff jones, activities, fred harrington

These documents came from the office of Rolf Crawley who was an engineer, surveyor and architect in private practice in Warrnambool and also the engineer for the Shire of Warrnambool from 1935 to 1968. His grandfather, father and uncle were also engineers, working in that capacity for the Shire of Warrnambool or as Secretary for the Shire of Warrnambool, with the Crawley family recording a total of 132 years of service to the Shire. The Shire of Warrnambool existed from 1863 to 1994. The documents came into the possession of Michael Hand who took over the Crawley surveying business in Warrnambool. The Warrnambool and District Historical Society acquired the documents, along with other Crawley memorabilia, from the Michael Hand Estate. These documents will be useful for reference and research, particularly in regard to the Shire of Warrnambool history.This is a packet of documents from the office of Rolf Crawley. They are mostly single sheets which include letters from the Office of the Surveyors Board, documents relating to employees and trainees and some Government papers. They are mostly typewritten with the signature of Rolf Crawley. There is one map of the Eumerella Drainage area.rolf crawley, warrnambool, shire of warrnambool

Documents by the Metropolitan Transit Authority to staff about the revised sick leave provisions, c1984. Details current arrangements, changes, for the various award grades.Yields information about the MTA sick leave arrangements for staff c1984.Set of two documents - stapled in top left hand corner, - 7 A4 sheets in all.tramways, mta, sick leave, staff

In 1983 the Swan Hill Guardian became the first Talking Newspaper produced by the RVIB. In the three years since then 18 other rural newspapers followed and in 1986 there was a concerted push to add Melbourne papers to this network. This document provided an outline of the process of establishing a paper, and the role community groups and public libraries played in this.2 foolscap page document about the Talking Newspaper Serviceroyal victorian institute for the blind, talking newspaper service

Contents: Documents, Newspaper articles and correspondence relating to name change of McLaughlins/McLaughlans Lane Plenty; McLaughlin family history.History of the origins of this Watsonia and Greensborough family. Documents the problems associated with a misspelt name.20-page plastic binder, spiral bound, clear cover. Contains documents relating to the McLaughlin family.mclaughlins lane, plenty, mclaughlans lane plenty, mclaughlin family

Letter from the Department of Air to Mr M.N.Davey, father of F.G.Davey which accompanied the citation for F.G.Davey’s award of the Distinguished Flying Cross, signed by M.C.Langslow, Secretary. Part of the collection re Frederick Gardner Davey DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Cat No 3536P for his service record.Letter in black type on cream coloured paper bearing Commonwealth of Australia Department of Air letterhead, hand written signature in black ink. Date stamp, “Nov 17 1944”, Document No stamp, “158415”letter, document, military, dfc

Mawul Rom Project: Openness, obligation and reconciliation Morgan Brigg (Universtiy of Queensland) and Anke Tonnaer (University of Aarhus, Denmark) Aboriginal Australian initiatives to restore balanced relationships with White Australians have recently become part of reconciliation efforts. This paper provides a contextualised report on one such initiative, the Mawul Rom crosscultural mediation project. Viewing Mawul Rom as a diplomatic venture in the lineage of adjustment and earlier Rom rituals raises questions about receptiveness, individual responsibility and the role of Indigenous ceremony in reconciliation efforts. Yolngu ceremonial leaders successfully draw participants into relationship and personally commit them to the tasks of cross-cultural advocacy and reconciliation. But Mawul Rom must also negotiate a paradox because emphasis on the cultural difference of ceremony risks increasing the very social distance that the ritual attempts to confront. Managing this tension will be a key challenge if Mawul Rom is to become an effective diplomatic mechanism for cross-cultural conflict resolution and reconciliation. Living in two camps: the strategies Goldfields Aboriginal people use to manage in the customary economy and the mainstream economy at the same time Howard Sercombe (Strathclyde University, Glasgow) The economic sustainability of Aboriginal households has been a matter of public concern across a range of contexts. This research, conducted in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia, shows how economically successful Aboriginal persons manage ?dual economic engagement?, or involvement in the customary economy and the mainstream economy at the same time. The two economies sometimes reinforce each other but are more often in conflict, and management of conflicting obligations requires high degrees of skill and innovation. As well as creating financially sustainable households, the participants contributed significantly to the health of their extended families and communities. The research also shows that many Aboriginal people, no matter what their material and personal resources, are conscious of how fragile and unpredictable their economic lives can be, and that involvement in the customary economy is a kind of mutual insurance to guarantee survival if times get tough. Indigenous population data for evaluation and performance measurement: A cautionary note Gaminiratne Wijesekere (Dept. of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Canberra) I outline the status of population census counts for Indigenous peoples, identifying information on Indigenous births and deaths, and internal migration estimates. I comment on the ?experimental? Indigenous population projections and question the rationale for having two sets of projections. Program managers and evaluators need to be mindful of limitations of the data when using these projections for monitoring, evaluating and measuring Indigenous programs. Reaching out to a younger generation using a 3D computer game for storytelling: Vincent Serico?s legacy Theodor G Wyeld (Flinders University, Adeliade) and Brett Leavy (CyberDreaming Australia) Sadly, Vincent Serico (1949?2008), artist, activist and humanist, recently passed away. Born in southern Queensland in Wakka Wakka/Kabi Kabi Country (Carnarvon Gorge region) in 1949, Vincent was a member of the Stolen Generations. He was separated from his family by White administration at four years of age. He grew up on the Cherbourg Aboriginal Reserve in the 1950s, when the policies of segregation and assimilation were at their peak. Only returning to his Country in his early forties, Vincent started painting his stories and the stories that had been passed on to him about the region. These paintings manifest Vincent?s sanctity for tradition, storytelling, language, spirit and beliefs. A team of researchers was honoured and fortunate to have worked closely with Vincent to develop a 3D simulation of his Country using a 3D computer game toolkit. Embedded in this simulation of his Country, in the locations that their stories speak to, are some of Vincent?s important contemporary art works. They are accompanied by a narration of Vincent?s oral history about the places, people and events depicted. Vincent was deeply concerned about members of the younger generation around him ?losing their way? in modern times. In a similar vein, Brett Leavy (Kooma) sees the 3D game engine as an opportunity to engage the younger generation in its own cultural heritage in an activity that capitalises on a common pastime. Vincent was an enthusiastic advocate of this approach. Working in consultation with Vincent and the research team, CyberDreaming developed a simulation of Vincent?s Country for young Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal persons from the Carnarvon Gorge region to explore Vincent?s life stories of the region. The use of Vincent?s contemporary paintings as storyboards provides a traditional medium for the local people to interactively re-engage with traditional values. Called Serico?s World, it represents a legacy to his life?s works, joys and regrets. Here we discuss the background to this project and Vincent?s contribution. A singular beeswax representation of Namarrkon, the Lightning Man, from western Arnhem Land RG Gunn (La Trobe University) and RL Whear (Jawoyn Association) Samples from a beeswax representation of Namarrkon, the Lightning Man, from western Arnhem Land were analysed for radiocarbon and dated to be about 150 years old. An underlying beeswax figure was found to be approximately 1100 years old. The Dreaming Being Namarrkon is well known throughout Arnhem Land, although his sphere of activity is concentrated around the northern half of the Arnhem Land plateau. Namarrkon is well represented in rock-paintings in this area and continues to be well represented in contemporary canvas-paintings by artists from the broader plateau region. We conclude that representations of Namarrkon in both painted and beeswax forms appear to be parallel manifestations of the late Holocene regionalisation of Arnhem Land. ?Missing the point? or ?what to believe ? the theory or the data?: Rationales for the production of Kimberley points Kim Akerman (Moonah) In a recent article, Rodney Harrison presented an interesting view on the role glass Kimberley points played in the lives of the Aborigines who made and used them. Harrison employed ethnographic and historical data to argue that glass Kimberley points were not part of the normal suite of post-contact artefacts used primarily for hunting and fighting or Indigenous exchange purposes, but primarily were created to service a non-Indigenous market for aesthetically pleasing artefacts. Harrison asserted that this market determined the form that these points took. A critical analysis of the data does not substantiate either of these claims. Here I do not deal with Harrison?s theoretical material or arguments; I focus on the ethnographic and historical material that he has either omitted or failed to appreciate in developing his thesis and which, in turn, renders it invalid. The intensity of raw material utilisation as an indication of occupational history in surface stone artefact assemblages from the Strathbogie Ranges, central Victoria Justin Ian Shiner (La Trobe University, Bundoora) Stone artefact assemblages are a major source of information on past human?landscape relationships throughout much of Australia. These relationships are not well understood in the Strathbogie Ranges of central Victoria, where few detailed analyses of stone artefact assemblages have been undertaken. The purpose of this paper is to redress this situation through the analysis of two surface stone artefact assemblages recorded in early 2000 during a wider investigation of the region?s potential for postgraduate archaeological fieldwork. Analysis of raw material utilisation is used to assess the characteristics of the occupational histories of two locations with similar landscape settings. The analysis indicates variability in the intensity of raw material use between the assemblages, which suggests subtle differences in the occupational history of each location. The results of this work provide a direction for future stone artefact studies within this poorly understood region.document reproductions, maps, b&w photographs, colour photographskimberley, mawul rom project, 3d computer game, storytelling, vincent serico, beeswax, namarrkon, artefact assemblages, strathbogie ranges, groote eylandt, budd billy ii

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The journals of George Augustus Robinson (1788-1866), the Chief Protector of Aborigines of Port Phillip from 1839- March 1850 are a rich source of historical and ethnohistorical information. His voluminous private papers and journals were acquired by the Mitchell Library in NSW in 1939. The publications of Robinson's journals is an important addition to the already published material, for they offer insights into the state of relations between Aboriginal people and Europeans in the districts visited.document reproductions, b&w illustrations, tables, word listsgeorge augustus robinson, port phillip, colonisation

Transcription of G. A. Robinson?s journals for the period 01/01/1839 - 30/09/1840. Includes some reproductions of sketches, and some wordlists of Aboriginal languages and Aboriginal personal and place names.maps, document reproductions, b&w illustrations, word listsgeorge augustus robinson, port phillip, colonisation

A collection of bills and receipts pertaining to Jack Foley, 10 Francis Street Blackburn, dating from 1966 to 1979 for water, phone, electricity, dog registration, Myer Account, dairy and Hannams.non-fictionA collection of bills and receipts pertaining to Jack Foley, 10 Francis Street Blackburn, dating from 1966 to 1979 for water, phone, electricity, dog registration, Myer Account, dairy and Hannams.financial documents, electricity supply, telephone services, hannams discount stores, water supply, foley, jack, francis street, blackburn no. 10, dairy bills, dog fees