Soft Cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, red and black colour print on front, spine and back. Front cover illustration, copy of oil painting (in colour) of "Lockheed Hudson" aircraft by artist ALFORD Robert. Back cover illustration in colour of the unofficial badge of No. 13 Squadron. 158 pages plus appendix, cut, plain white. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps. Front and back end papers illustrated black and white maps. Title page - signature by the author. 13 Squadron 50th Anniversary Publication. Official and unofficial history of No.13 Squadron R.A.A.F. during its wartime existence from 1940 to 1946.books, ww2, raaf, aircraft

"FIRST VICTORY 1914 - HMAS SYDNEY'S HUNT FOR THE GERMAN RAIDER EMDEN."Hardcover Book with Dust cover. Hardcover - cardboard, red buckram, silver print on spine. Dust cover - paper: Red gold and white print on front, spine and back. Dust cover, colour illustrations - front copy of painting of HMAS Sydney in battle with SMS Emden by the late Phil BELBIN. 467 pages, cut, plain, off white paper, illustrated - black and white, sepia and colour photographs, paintings, diagrams and maps. End papers and flyleaf - front and back - coloured green.books, naval operations, ww1, australia, germany

"The Commando/ The life and death of/ Cameron Baird, VC MG"Hardcover book with dust cover. Hardcover - cardboard, black buckram. Gold print on spine. Dustcover - paper, old and white print on front, spine and back. Dust cover - colour illustrations - front portrait photograph of Cameron Baird. Back - Top two small portrait photographs of Cameron Baird. Bottom - image of medals and ribbons. 341 pages - cut, plain, white paper, illustrated - colour photographs. End papers and flyleaf front and back - illustrated colour photographs of scenery in Afghanistan.Title page - handwritten in blue ink. "Al my love Christmas 2017"books, biography, victoria cross, australian army

Many were ANZAC Heroes. Some were criminals. Some were both. Leading war historian Peter Stanley reveals the citizen soldiers the army regarded as bad characters.Title: Bad Characters, Sex, Crime, Mutiny, Murder And The Australian Imperial Force. Soft cardboard cover, with black & red printing on front, spine & back. Mottled yellow with light grey print background. Front cover displays sepia photo of a group of ten soldiers in uniform. Back cover displays sepia colour photo of a group of soldiers, some in uniform. 286 pages, cut plain paper, illustrated in black & white, photos, line drawings & lithographs.books-biography, military history-army, bad, characters

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

Two of the least well known stories of Australia at war are that of Australian submarine AE2 & the Australian Naval Bridging Train both at Gallipoli in 1915. Written by: "Lieutenant Thomas Frame RAN & Sub Lieutenant Greg Swinden RAN"Cover is hard cardboard, black coloured buckram, gold print on spine. Dust cover is black & navy blue print on front & spine. Background coloured copy of the painting 'Sea of Marmara' by Charles Bryant with a sepia coloured portrait photo of three men in uniform above on front. 208 pages cut plain white paper. Illustrated with black & white photos, maps & illustrations. End papers front & back, sepia photos of a group of men in uniform 'Smoko in the Desert.'.books-history, military history-navy

Out in the Cold - Australia's involvement in the Korean War 1950 - 1953.Soft cardboard cover, black white & gold print on front, spine & back. Front cover has 3 black & white photos - top navy, middle air force, bottom army; with a muted black & white photo of a group of soldiers in a single file in the background. Spine has dark gold background. Book is black, front end paper & fly leaf black & white photo. 92 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black & white & colour photos & maps.books, korea, military

The Search for the Sydney, How Australia's Greatest Maritime Mystery was Solved. David L Mears, leader of the expedition which found Sydney and Kormoran. From back cover: The Full and Official Story of the Six Year Hunt for HMAS Sydney.Hard cardboard cover, buckram, silver colour print on front & spine, aquamarine colour background. Dust cover is silver, yellow, white & pale blue print. Photos on front are model of naval shipwreck, on back is a naval ship. The dust cover unfolds to show detailed diagrams of HMAS Sydney for the Wallsend Shipyard. Beige & brown colours. 264 pages, cut, glossy white. Illustrated black & white & colour photos & maps. Name plate on front flyleaf.Handwritten in black ink on front flyleaf name plate: "Noel R"hmas sydney, the search, maritime

From back flap: Here are the works of over seventy Australian poets..1) Hard cardboard cover, mid brown buckram with black print front & spine. .2) Dust cover, mid grey coloured background, black print on front & spine with photos of an oil on canvas painting by George Bell 'Laying the duckboards, France'. 146 pages, cut, plain, off white. Illustrated black & white photos. Front & back fly leaf & end papers illustrated with sepia portrait photos of men in uniform. Inscription on rear of front fly leaf.Handwritten in blue ink on rear of front flyleaf: “To Rita with best wishes from Wilbur?”book, somme, dark rising

.1) Soft cardboard cover. Brown print on front & spine, white background, sepia photo of full length portrait of soldier in uniform, above a street scene drawing on front. Back has a drawing of a mounted volunteer. Back end paper is illustrated. 105 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black / white photos, maps & illustrations. .2) Beige paper with black print & hand written signature. .3) Business card, black, brown & green print..2) Printed: With the Compliments of” Handwritten: “Michael Garnett” .3) Printed: “KYNETON RSL SUB BRANCH INC, KYNETON MOUNTED RIFLES, MICHAEL GARNETT”book, rifle corp, kyneton

Illustration. Taken and cut from a book. Black and White rectangle image on off white paper. Portland from Barton's Beach, looking north west. Panoramic view in background of Portland's town with original buildings. All Saints Catholic Church with spire recognisable. Pier in the Middle right with various structures and a docked ship with sails. Bottom left 3 people launching two canoes at the beach. Wattle Creek or Salt Creek with bridge structure on the middle left. Front: 'VIEW OF PORTLAND' - printed, bottom frame. Signature 2cm in from the left corner of the frame 'CALVERT. SS'portland, bartons beach, portland bay

Illustration. Taken and cut from a book. Image is not bordered. View of Bentinck Street Portland Victoria from old London corner, looking south towards Macs Hotel. Scene depicts street life, horse and carts, a man in a top hat, coat and walking cane points south. Two lady's in dresses with an umbrella talk on the corner and various individuals gather out the front of the Old London. Trailer of ivy, top left section. Printed bottom middle BENTINCK STREET, PORTLAND.Front: 'BENTINCK STREET, PORTLAND' - printed, lower edge.bentinck street, city of portland, old london

Illustration. Taken and cut from a book. A page of text including three illustrations. The largest is a view of front of Richmond Hotel and gardens. Woman in a wicker chair with small girl. The woman is holding a parasol and the girl is wearing a hat. To the top right of main image is an image of a weatherboard building with two men outside. Underneath is written - First House Built in Victoria. To the bottom right of main image is an image showing a weatherboard building. Underneath is written - First Hotel in Victoria. Front: 'RICHMOND HOTEL The First Built Residence in Portland' - printed, beneath illustration

Part of the collection purchased by the City of Portland from Kurtze's museum. Brendon Kurtze believed it was from the 'Constant', but the wreck was later proven to be the 'Regia' by V.A.S.Wooden painted figurehead believed to be from the barque 'Regia' (built 1835). Painted white female with floral wreath in hair, holding a scroll in both hands, sash over right shoulder, diamond-shaped object on ribbon around neck, beaded necklace, dress with puffed short sleeves, bare arms, hair set in curls and a bun on the back of head. Figurehead is torso only. Inspection suggests that it has been cut from the wreck or from the rest of the figurehead's body.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)

White camisole with round neckline with 4 cm deep fine woven lace. Neckline is shaped into six sided effect. Short sleeves edged with the same lace. There are four pearl buttons behind a concealed front opening. Two groups of three pintucks are on either side of the centre front. There is an 8 cm deep peplum and a casing with a cotton drawstring tape to define the waistline. A front yoke of fine lace and cut work embroidery has a scalloped shaped edge to the bodice.'BHS' written in pencil on the back peplum.costume, female, underwear

Clothing. Suit coat, part of a man's three piece suit.Pure wool tweed suit coat. Three button front. Three buttons on each cuff. Rear split. Taffeta type fabric lining. Brown with fine black and red stripe to form a plaid type design 7 x 5.5 cms.''Cut away'' shaped front, two front pockets, one chest pocket, two inside pockets in lining. Some slight insect damage.The ''Buckleigh'' Exclusive to Buckley's, 36R, Pure wool.costume, male suit, tweed suit coat

Leather bound album with metal clasps filled with poems, some are hand written but most have been cut out of books or magazines. On the inside front cover are details of a wedding at the residence of Mr. James Smart, Castlemaine, between Mr. Lewellin and Eliza Beaumont, also article 'token of esteem' a poem written by William Pascoe to Mr. H. Lewis, loco foreman, Railway employee of Sandhurst on the occasion of his removal from Sandhurst to Ballarat. One article dated 1871.poetry, poetry, poems, james smart, castlemaine, rev, jesse carey, llewelyn, william lewellin, bridge, glamorgan, william beaumont, picola, sutton grange

Malone Collection. Greeting card. White card with a coloured picture of a lady and a man. The man is wearing awhite shirt, greenish tie, brown hat & coat. The lady is wearing a greenish Dress Yellow hat with a white tie with red spots and white with red spotted frill around her yellow cape. The picture has a black border. The bottom right corner of the picture is cut out and Greeting is printed in gold. Top & bottom right corners are rounded. Card given to Miss Malone.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting card

Photograph album, plastic and vinyl. Contains sixty coloured photographs of a National Trust tour of Heathcote and district. 7th and 8th November, 1998. Organized for the photographic committee by McIvor Historical Society. Photos include: Redesdale Presbyterian Church, Coliban Estate, Redesdale Hotel, Redesdale Bridge, Mia Mia Uniting Church, Spring Plains, Heathcote Hospital, Heathcote Powder Magazine, Moorabbee Ruins and grave C. Patterson, Derrinal, Mt Camel Homestead, Open Cut at Heathcote, Heathcote Church.national trust, properties, historic homesteads

Wedding veil and headpiece. Soft cream in colour, the fine soft tulle is embroidered with a continuous, curvaceous, chain stitched embroidered leaf design. The tulle has been cut to follow the curves of the embroidery.The three tier veil is tightly gathered onto a one cm band, which is stitched to a clear plastic, curved comb 8.5 cm long and which would hold in the hair of the bride. The headpiece is made from cream coloured ribbon and simulated pearls. WITH 11400.1105 AND 11400.1107costume accessories, female, tulle three tier wedding veil and head p

Black single breasted tail coat.Jacket cut away and squared at waistline, two X 2 cm buttons on either side of front opening. Long sleeves with three V buttons and vent at wrist level 1.5cm. Single vent at back to waistline forming two tails falling to the back of the knee, tapering to a curve at the bottom. Fully lined with polished cotton-black in body of the coat with white lining in the sleeves. Section of the lining around the arm is quilted. Worn with matching trousers 11400.671.costume, male, black tail coat

A haemacytometer is an instrument used to count blood cells. It is commonly applied to a combination of counting chambers with cover glasses and has pipettes for red and white blood cells. This haemacytometer was manufactured by Ernst Leitz's factory in Metzlar, Germany. This company grew to be come what is now Leica. Haemacytometer in brown leatherette case. Consists of two glass pipettes with attached red rubber tubing, a glass microscope slide, and three small plastic square slide accessories. The base of the case is cut out and lined with felt to accommodate the parts of the object. Top of the case is inlaid with gold coloured text which reads 'Haemacytometer/Breuer/E.Leitz/Wetzlar'. Glass slide is engraved with the text 'E.Leitz/Wetzlar' and scale measurements. Glass pipettes are printed with the text 'E. LEITZ, WETZLAR'.pathology

Part of the Running Stitch collection. Given to "Running Stitch" c1995 by the Korrumburra Art GalleryLarge wagga made from fabric pieces which have been hand stitched together and lined with jute wheat bags. Fabric pieces are roughly rectangular and of various sizes. They are made from cut-down cotton knit garments (green and pink), a pink cotton fabric with floral print and various woollen garment pieces and their linings. Pieces are roughly over stitched together with various woollen threads. Back of the wagga is similarly constructed but with cotton and silk fabrics, both printed and plain.handicrafts quilting quilting - history, running stitch collection, running stitch group, handicrafts, quilting, quilting - history

Report - 6 foolscap sheets, stencil cut and duplicated titled "Class W7 Tramcars", giving a detailed written description of the trams (1001 to 1040). References a photograph which is not included. Gives notes on the General Design, body construction, windows, doors, finishes, seats, motorman's compartments, sound insulation, ventilation, lighting, signalling, destination signs, trucks, wheels, brake gear, motors, current collection control equipment and dimensions. Notes the Authority of the Chief Engineer Mr. D. H. Eakins.trams, tramways, w7 class, tramcars, preston workshops, tramcar construction, specification

Significant in being a roster rotation sheet that issued prior to the reduction in services - date unknown and also a different way of doing things compared to other sheets. Also shows conductors.Single sheet of off white duplicating paper titled "Motormen/Conductors' Rotation Roster and Conductors' Rotation Roster S.134". S134 is a form number? Printed by wax cut stencil or Gestetner method. Details the run number operated by Motormen / Conductors on a particular table for the day of the week. Thought to predate items in Reg. No. 2293 or 2294 as it shows both conductors and drivers (motormen), possibly the second last roster. Copy 2 - from Ray Hall - added 28-07-2006trams, tramways, ballarat, rosters, employees, shifts, timetables

Demonstrates aspects of the Ballarat Tramways at the end of the 2nd world war - when the tramway traffic was still high. Gives details of rosters arrangements for crews and shows how the roster system worked at the time.3419.1 - Single sheet of off white duplicating paper titled "Motorman/Conductors' Rotation Roster", dated July 1946. Printed by wax cut stencil or Gestetner method. Details the run number that an employee would do for a particular week and day of the week. Has dated of "July 1946" and initials "M.M." in top right hand corner. 3419.2 - ditto, but for Conductors. Runs end in letter C. See also Reg. Item 2293 and 2294 for 1970's versions.In right hand corner of 3419.1 - "BTPS 804" and 3419.2 "BTPS 805" in black ink.trams, tramways, ballarat, rosters, employees, shifts

Produced by the North Sydney Boys High School Railway club, prior to the closure of the Bendigo system - little else written and published at the time about the history and details of the system. A very good booklet for the time - produced entirely by the wax cut stencil process. Has a strong association with the people who prepared the document. Lower significance as not directly associated with Ballarat.Twenty page booklet on the history, operation and tramcars of Bendigo, produced by the Nth Sydney Boys High School Railway Club in September 1971. Printed on a wax cut stencil process, with green covers, drawings, maps, track layout, fleet list, gives tentative closure dates, route descriptions, sketches, stapled on edge. Title "The Bendigo Tram". Inside front cover notes written by A. Weston and typed by Geoff Clark. See Reg item 302 for the Ballarat version.trams, tramways, bendigo