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Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Plaque, Jungle Training Centre Australia Plaque
The dragon is the symbol for the Canungra Jungle Training Centre in Queensland. Soldiers were sent here to prepare for fighting in the South West Pacific. The Centre was first established during the 1950's and 60's and is still used today as Australian Army training establishment. It is unknown how the Tramways / East Melbourne RSL came to have this piece. Bronze image of six headed dragon with ribbon above stating 'Jungle Training Centre, Australia' mounted on wooden plaque. canungra, army, korea, vietnam, training, jungle training centre -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - Aileen and John Ellison Collection: Cobb & Co.flag
RFDS was begun by Reverend John Flynn as an aerial Medical Service out of Cloncurry, Queensland in 1928. By 1934 it had expanded across outback Australia. Cobb and Co. was a stagecoach line transporting diggers between the gold fields. There were many coach lines but there names were generalised to "Cobb and Co. It operated between 1853 and 1924.Two small blue and white flag for Cobb & Co. - Royal flying Doctor service 1963 coach run souvenir. The flag has a map of Australia, a horse drawn coach with two men driving, the emblem of the flying doctors and the route from Melbourne to Port Douglas.cobb & co., flying doctors, coach run -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, The Victorian Era It's strengths & weaknesses, 1938
This book has been written by Walter Murdoch and it is the publication of two lectures given by Murdoch in 1937 (the John Murtagh Macrossan Memorial Lectures). John Murtagh Macrossan (1833-1891) was a Queensland politician who for some time held the seat of Townsville in the Queensland Parliament. He was born in Ireland and came to Australia in 1853, spending some time in the mining regions of Queensland. With Samuel Griffith he attended the first National Convention on Federation in 1891. Walter Murdoch (1874-1970) had a distinguished academic career and became Australia’s best-known essayist. He was a household name to two generations of Australians through his radio broadcasts and syndicated literary columns in several Australian newspapers. In 1901 Walter Murdoch came to Warrnambool and went into partnership with James Scott as proprietors of a private school, Warrnambool College. They bought out Stanley’s Warrnambool Grammar School and when Scott retired Murdoch became the sole proprietor and Head Master of Warrnambool College. While in Warrnambool in 1903 Murdoch wrote a school history book called ‘The Struggle for Freedom’, a book which sold 10,000 copies in its first year. Murdoch later became an English lecturer at Melbourne University and then the foundation Professor of English at the University of Western Australia. Murdoch University in Western Australia is named after him. He published over 40 books and he was knighted in 1964. This book is of interest as it was written by Walter Murdoch. He not only has a national reputation as an academic and writer but also he spent some time in Warrnambool and played his part in our history. This is a soft cover book of 66 pages. The cover was originally blue but is much faded, especially on the spine. The print on the cover and spine is dark blue and there is an ornamental edging on the front cover. The back of the cover has an advertisement for other Walter Murdoch books. The pages of the book are stained and the binding on the spine has broken away. walter murdoch, john murtagh macrossan, history of warrnambool, warrnambool college (early 20th century) -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Craft - Ship Model, Peter Payne, Early 1930s to 1960s
Half-hull ship models were an important step in the process of building a vessel. Shipwrights or designers would construct a half-hull scale model of a ship before the vessel was built. They used it to ensure that the dimensions would work together and that the ship look balanced. They would often mount the half hull onto a board in their workshop. The half-hull ship models were also used to show prospective buyers how the design would work and look. Given the plywood construction of the model, it is believed to have been made around the 1930s as plywood construction had started in earnest in Queensland around this time and soon became the centre of the industry because of Queensland's attractive rain forest woods used which also included red cedar, silver ash, black bean, Queensland maple and silky oak. It is also believed the model was a design for a clinker-built barge to be built by Peter Payne who operated a boat building works on the Mordialloc Creek, Victoria going out of business in 1973. Records show Peter Paynes' first craft launched in 1962 and the last in 1973 from Mordialloc Creek works. However, he was one of the most prolific builders from the 1930s and produced many more vessels than the records currently show. There is at this point no further record of the subject model or whether a full version was ever built and for whom is not known at this time.A model that demonstrates the boat-building process is believed to have been made by Peter Payne or someone who worked in his yard. P Payne was a very well-known boating personality, vessel captain and boat builder throughout most of the 20th century. Model barge half hull on wooden of plywood laminated construction. Marked "AUXILIARY BARGE 80'x16'x6' 315 TONS 4" - 1 FOOT" "P and H PAYNE?" "22/E/26" flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, ship model half hull, ship half model, shipbuilding, shipwright, ship design, peter payne, boat builder victoria, clinker design, barge -
Bendigo Military Museum
Administrative record - 1 Fd Svy Sqn Production Report - Carto Hydra Phase 2 1985, 13 may 1985
Report produced by 1 Fd Svy Sqn 13 May 1985 of Carto Hydra Phase 2. This project was undertaken using Department of Mapping and Surveying (DMS) Queensland source material and to test the Draft specifications for the Raster Scanning Sub-System at the Army Survey Regiment. This production Report has been compiled to give a full record of the task.photocopy of an A4 typed report produced by 1 Fd Svy Sqn royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr, 1 fd svy sqn -
Bendigo Military Museum
Administrative record - Royal Australian Survey Corps Report on Operation Aright 88 conducted by 1 Field Survey Squadron 1988, 1 Fd Svy Sqn, 9 Feb 1989
Comprehensive Operation Report containing all aspects of OP Aright 88 in the Gulf of Carpentaria region of Queensland. Chapters include: General Information, Operations, Operational Support, Admin and Logistics, Communications, Conclusion and Recommendations. There are four Annexes, Area of Operations, Technical Summary, Nominal Roll, Det 1 Fd Svy Sqn and Air Support Contact Details.Unbound A4 Paper Report held together by a staple top LH corner. Typed pages and diagrams. 6364.1 is copy number 11, 6364.2 is copy number 12 6364.1 is copy number 11, "FOR AIR SURVEY RECORDS" "Tech WO", "Aero Trig", "ADJ", "SGT REES for Records" 6364.2 is copy number 12 "Placed on File and circulated", "Circular Received 15 Feb 1989" on back page. royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr -
Geelong RSL Sub Branch
Documents - 826 Harry J Britter, Early 20th Century
The family of 826 Harry James Britter have collected paper clippings, cablegrams, greeting cards relating to the Service of H J Britter, who enlisted into the AIF on 12 July 1915, he was posted to 31 Battalion. In WW1 this Battalion initially went to Egypt, the Battalion consisted of two companies from Queensland and two companies from Victoria. The documents are originals and have been preserved by the family of 8216 Harry J Britter, a Geelong man who enlisted into the AIF on 12 July 1915Paper clippings, Cablegrams, Greeting CardsPaper clippings - with photographs of 826 H J Britter, PMG Cablegrams from Britter to wife etc, Military PMG Cablegrams re Britter injured in hospital. Greeting Cards from Britter to wife.31 battalion, 826 harry j britter -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Brick Ticket Box at Central Park next to the former Dane House -- Coloured
This photo is another view of the brick Ticket Box (58.1) on the right side of main gates and next to the former Dane House. In 1999 the house was owned by Stawell City Council and used as the Community Neighborhood House. It was demolished some years ago. It was once the home of Misses Florence & Sophie Dane who moved to Queensland (taken from 1981 electoral roll). Photo of brick ticket box at Central Park to the right of main gate. The photo shows the ticket box beside a brick house. stawell central park -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Album, Louisa G Thomas, Victorian Era Sketchbook, 1862
Louisa Thomas married Henry Gipps (1837-91)in 1863. They had six sons and two daughters. While Louisa and Henry Gipps were to die in Sussex, two of their sons, Frederick George De Visme Gipps (1867-1953) and Richard Brook Woodthorpe Gipps (c.1872-1946) migrated to Queensland, possibly bringing with them their mother’s sketchbook.The collection of artworks that are included in the sketchbook are often of outstanding aesthetic and artistic significance. In the variety of subject matter and the geographical places represented, it is historically significant as a document recording the postings of Colonel Henry Gipps, 9th Norfolk Regiment, and his wife Louisa to locations in the Mediterranean and West Asia. The large bound sketchbook has a marbled cover with blue binding. The name Louisa Goulburn Thomas and the date 1862 are faintly inscribed in pencil on the front page. However the book contains pen and ink and pencil drawings, watercolours, and photographs, which both predate and postdate 1862. The approximately 75 works are loose-leafed items and [currently] do not form a chronological, geographical or thematic sequence. Creators identified on some drawings and watercolours include Mary Julia Wilder Thomas, JFV Wright, ELG (Edward Louis de Bondell Gipps?), L Nicholson, Bertha Isadore Thomas, and HG (Henry Gipps?). Many of the works are signed and dated, and include rural landscapes and seascapes, archaeological sites, animal studies, and portraits. While most of the works were created in the British Isles, others are scenes of Venice, the Ionian Islands, Cape Town, Hong Kong and Japan. [A number of the ‘oriental’ paintings on silk were probably purchased from local artists.] The art works in the book are at various stages of completion and represent a diverse range of artistic skills. What may be the earliest work in the sketchbook is a drawing of three uniformed soldiers. An annotation on the reverse records that the drawing is of a Group of Soldiers after [Philipp Jakob] de Southerbourg 1830. The birth of Louisa Thomas' oldest son, William Henry Houston Meyrick Gipps (1864-1903) in Corfu perhaps explains why a number of scenes and items in the album are of the Ionian Islands. Louisa is probably the creator of a number of still life and botanical studies in the album. These range from floral studies to a bird’s nest. The painting of objects was to remain a socially ‘approved’ specialty of amateur and professional women artists into the 20th century. The complete contents of the album will be uploaded to accompany this record. Some items may be published separately on Victorian Collections, but will acknowledge their origins in the sketchbook."Louisa Goulburn Thomas / 1862"victorian sketchbooks, manuscripts - kew historical society, 9th norfolk regiment, rosemary (gipps) vaughan smith, vaughan-smith collection -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Certificate - Call to Arms, Osboldstone & Co. Pty. Ltd, W.R. Angus, ca. 1945
This copy of the Certificate of Call to Arms was presented to Dr William Roy Angus at the completion of World War II by the May, Councillors and Citizens of Warrnambool in appreciation for his service. It is now part of Flagstaff Hill’s comprehensive W.R. Angus Collection, donated by the family of Dr W R Angus, 1901-1970, surgeon and oculist. During World War II between 1942-45, Dr Angus served with the Australian Department of Defence as a Surgeon Captain in Ballarat, Victoria, and in Bonegilla, N.S.W., completing his service just before the end of the war due to suffering from a heart attack. The Certificate is headed by a crown above the portrait of King George VI, the reigning British monarch at the time of WWII and afterwards. King George was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, which is illustrated by the emblems of the Commonwealth countries and of the states of Australia. It also has symbols for the three Australian Military Forces; Navy, Army and Air Vorce. The Certificate also carries the Common Seal of the Mayor, Councillors and Citizens of the City of Warrnambool, and the signatures of the Mayor and Town Clerk. The W.R. Angus Collection: - The W.R. Angus Collection includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments and material belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan, (both of Nhill, Victoria) and Dr Angus’ own belongings. The Collection’s history spans the medical practices of the two Doctors Ryan, from 1885-1926 plus that of Dr Angus, up until 1969. It includes historical medical and surgical equipment and instruments from the doctors Edward and Thomas Ryan of Nhill, Victoria. Dr Angus married Gladys in 1927 at Ballarat, the nearest big city to Nhill where he began as a Medical Assistant. He was also Acting House surgeon at the Nhill hospital where their two daughters were born. During World War II He served as a Military Doctor in the Australian Defence Force. Dr Angus and his family moved to Warrnambool in 1939, where Dr Angus operated his own medical practice. He later added the part-time Port Medical Officer responsibility and was the last person appointed to that position. Both Dr Angus and his wife were very involved in the local community, including the planning stages of the new Flagstaff Hill and the layout of the gardens there. Dr Angus passed away in March 1970.This is an example of objects used by or issued to Doctor Angus during and after his military service as Surgeon Captain in Australia during World War II. The W.R. Angus Collection is significant for still being located at the site it is connected with, Doctor Angus being the last Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool. The Collection includes historical medical objects that date back to the late 1800s.Call to Arms; certificate of service awarded as a tribute to W. R. Angus by the Mayor, Councillors and Citizens of the City of Warrnambool and sealed with Common Seal and the signatures of the Mayor and the Town Clerk. The top of the certificate has a portrait of King George VI below a crown emblem. The border has logos for countries of the British Commonwealth - Canada, South Africa, Inda and New Zealand - and the Australian States of Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, West Australia and Tasmania. The bottom has the badges of the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Certificate was printed by Osboldstone & Co. of Melbourne, with the registered serial number 55319. This copy of the original certificate is part of the W. R. Angus Collection.Printed; "The Mayor, Councillors and citizens of the City of Warrnambool pay tribute to W.R. Angus who served in The World War No. 2 1939-45, for God, King and Empire" "This Certificate is presented in grateful recognition and high appreciation of services rendered for King and Empire in the Great War 1939-45." "In witness whereof, the Common Seal of the Mayor, Councillors and Citizens of Warrnambool was affixed hereto in the presence of " (Signatures of "J.F. Knights" [Mayor] "H.J. Worland" [Town Clerk]) Printed under the certificate: "Osboldstone & Co. Pty. Ltd. Printers, Melbourne" and "55319"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, dr w r angus, dr ryan, warrnambool base hospital, nhill base hospital, mira hospital, flying doctor, w.r. angus collection, australian department of defence, australian army, world war ii, wwii, surgeon captain, ballarat, bonegilla, certificate, call to arms, warrnambool mayor, j.f. knights, warrnambool town clerk, h.j. worland", city of warrnambool, world war no. 2', 1939-45, great war 1939-45, common seal of city of warrnambool, osboldstone & co. pty ltd., 55319, king george vi, british commonwealth, canada, south aftrica, india, new zealand, australian commonwealth military forces -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''THEODORE, HIS LIFE AND TIMES'' BY IRWIN YOUNG
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 189 page hardcover biography of Edward Granville Theodore, State and Federal politician, Union organiser, Premier of Queensland, Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer in the Scullin Government. Forward by E. G. Whitlam. Illustrated with B & W photos. Published in 1971 by Alpha Books, Sydney and printed by the Griffin Press, Adelaide. Catalogue sticker ''2167 YOU'' on spine. Handwritten in biro on flyleaf ''For A. H. Chisholm Esq with kind regards and best wishes and the hope this book recalls interesting events, John Theodore 4.11.71''. Also a newspaper cutting (3-4-74) pasted on flyleaf relating to the estate of Mr N. B. Theodore. SBN 35553 064 2.Irwin Youngbooks, collections, biography, alec h chisholm collection, edward granville theodore, irwin young, n.b.theodore, e.g.whitlam, biography, politics -
National Wool Museum
Letter
Letter from G A Fairbairn to W R Lang (c1940's), discussing wool samples of corriedale merino crosses for testing.wool - research wool - testing sheep breeding - history corriedale sheep - history world war ii sheep - blowfly strike sheep - diseases, gordon institute of technology, lang, dr w. roy fairbairn, mr g a - graziers' association of central and northern queensland, logan downs clermont, queensland, wool - research, wool - testing, sheep breeding - history, corriedale sheep - history, world war ii, sheep - blowfly strike, sheep - diseases -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Hector Dunn and Ethel Mitchell, 1979
Hector Dunn was a continuing Presbyterian minister from Queensland & NSW. Ordained 1945. Served Grenfell NSW, Hobart, Warrnambool, 1977 was the first moderator of the continuing Presbyterian church. Mrs. Ethel Mitchell was the Moderator of the Synod of Victoria at the time. More information about Ethel Mitchell can be found in Proceedings of the Uniting Church Historical Society, Vol. 22, No. 1, June 2015.B & W photograph of Hector Dunn and Ethel Mitchell standing in front of a construction site.Names & C&N.dunn, hector, mitchell, ethel -
Vision Australia
Photograph - Image, QIIB female production workers
Women production workers at Queensland Industrial Institute for the Blind. 1 - Daphne Lawson, Eileen Henry, Barbara Harding and Rosemary Davis at their respective workstations making toilet brushes or caning chair. 2 - Another view of the room. Barbara Harding and Rosemary Davis sit making toilet brushes, whilst Daphne Lawson and Eileen Henry stand to make cane chairs.2 x B/W photographs of four women in workshopC2-6330, C2-6329queensland industrial institute for the blind, daphne lawson, eileen henry, barbara harding, rosemary davis, employment -
Federation University Art Collection
Ceramic, Two Pottery Vases by Mark Reid
Mark REID Mark Reid began working in clay in the early 1980. He was working for a time at Kairi Pottery in North Queensland. In 1985, Mark and Robyn Reid established Torvil Pottery at Buninyong, Victoria. In 1991 he relocated to a 10 acre property in nearby Magpie and set up the Ballarat Clayfire Gallery. In 2005, Clayfire Gallery relocated to Daylesford. Two pottery vases by Mark Reid. He signs his work with an incised 'Mark Reid' or 'MR'.ceramics, mark reid, torvil pottery, clayfire gallery -
Disability Sport & Recreation Victoria
DVD, 2011 National Wheelchair Basketball League Finals, 21/09/2011
The DVD features footage from two matches from the 2011 season of the National Wheelchair Basketball League. The DVD features extended highlights from the game for 3rd/4th place, between the Queensland Spinning Bullets and Sydney University Wheelkings. Following this game is the full recording of the championship game played between Perth Wheelcats and Wollongong Rollerhawks. These games were played in Brisbane.DVD inside case2011 National Wheelchair Basketball League Finalsdon perriman, djuro sen, national wheelchair basketball league, wheelchair basketball, sydney university wheelkings, perth wheelcats, wollongong rollerhawks, queensland spinning bullets -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Painting - Oil painting, John Dollery, The Chase, c. 1980s
This painting shows a historic depiction of Australian whalers in action at sea, and shows the scale of man to whale. Whaling was one of the first industries in early Victoria. John Dollery was born in London in 1933. As a child he loved to draw and was a frequent visitor to the National and Tate Galleries. In 1957 Dollery came to Australia, settling in Queensland in 1965. After receiving a prize in a drawing exhibition, he began painting in oils, and is entirely self-taught. Whilst in Queensland he painted most of his canvases strictly from life and in 1977 he moved to Melbourne where he established himself as a full-time artist. John was very interested in Australia’s history, and most of his work represents this theme. Many of his pieces are in collections both in Australia and overseas. Dollery’s daughter is also an artist and has exhibited both her father's and her own works together in an exhibition 'Now and Then, Father and Daughter'.The painting is a significant work by artist John Dollery. Its subject of whaling shows an early Australian industry and shows the scale of man to whale. The decorative frame is appropriate for the era in which the scene would have taken place.Painting in oil on canvas, in gilt carved timber frame. Seascape, depicting a whale hunt. A spouting whale is behind a whale boat with six whalers aboard. A tall ship with seamen aboard is behind the whale. Two other tall ships and another whale boat are in background. An embossed plaque in bottom centre of lower frame has inscription.. Artist is J. Dollery. Stamped on the sticker “John Dollery / ARTIST / Crown Lot 16 The Esplanade Corinella, Victoria 3984 / Telephone: (056) 78 0644 “ Hand written on sticker “THE CHASE $xxx” Embossed in the wooden frame “30 / ART / Specturm” Signed “J DOLLERY”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, whales, whaling, industry, whale oil, blubber, john dollery, the chase, corinella, historic art work, australian art work, australian historic artwork -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Photo, Anzac Day London 1959, 1959
A photo of an Anzac ceremony near the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London in 1959 from a Comradeship photo album. The label identifies the Agent Generals (representatives) from Australian states in London at the time, one of whom is Legatee Bill Leggett. This photo and several others (see 01029 - 01032) of Anzac services in London are part of a photo album of Comradeship activities (from 1930 to 1977) see items 01027 to 01036. The Comradeship committee gathered photos of events and compiled them in a Comradeship photo album for Legatees to look through.The Comradeship photo album was put together by the Comradeship committee and records events that Legatees did and places they lived or visited. Some appear to be trips to visit other Legatees living overseas and social occasions held in different places. It shows the bond that Legatees have with each other.Black and white photo of Anzac Day in London in 1959.Handwritten in the border: Anzac Day London 1959 / L/Bill Leggatt. On the back: "Anzac Day Cenotaph London / Anzac Day 1959 / Agents Generals - L to R / D.J. L __ A/G Queensland / Sir William Leggett A/G VIC / P.F. Buckley A/G NSW / Howard Greenham CBE A/G Sth A / Hon E.K. Hoar A/G W. Aust / Hon A. J. White A/G Tasmania"anzac day, comradeship -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Engine
The Moffat Virtue Company was founded by John Moffat (1841 – 1918) and William Virtue (1863 – 1926) in Sydney. Both men were born in Scotland, John Moffat was a mining entrepreneur who migrated to Queensland in 1861 and began mining in the far north of Queensland. William Virtue was a talented mechanical engineer who became acquainted with John Moffat through their mutual involvement with the New Jerusalem Church and the teachings of theologian Emanuel Swedenborg. Moffat invited Virtue to migrate to Queensland, which he did with his young family but they finally settled in Sydney. Moffat had become interested in shearing machines and Virtue’s engineering skills enabled the registration of several patents in 1891 – 1894. The Moffat Virtue alliance grew and prospered and by 1911 all the entrants in the first sheep shearing competition at the Sydney Royal Show chose the company’s machines. By 1914 Moffat Virtue was a household name in rural Australia due to manufacture of agricultural machinery and household appliances. The company began making petrol engines in 1920 at 205 Clarence Street, moved to 11 – 25 Palmer Street in 1929 and later moved to Rosebery. The petrol-kerosene engine was popular as the use of kerosene made it very cheap to run. The motor starts by using petrol and once the engine is warmed, the vaporiser is activated which enables the use of kerosene as the running fuel. The carburettor and cylinder head are designed to ensure thorough vaporisation and complete combustion of fuel, resulting in maximum horsepower at lowest fuel consumption The serial number indicates 1944 as the approximate date of manufacture.Green petrol engine with red trim and crank handle. Attached to green grain grinder“Moffat Virtue Petrol Kerosene Engine No. 9142 1000RPM 3HP Change oil every 90 working hours SAE 40 For severe service and in Summer SAE 30 Warranty void unless above instructions followed” farm, machinery, stationary engine, crank, belt driven, engine, churchill island -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Booklet, Australian Comforts Fund (Victorian Divsion), Voluntary War Workers Record, 1918
The Australian Comforts Fund was established in August 1916 to co-ordinate the activities of the state based patriotic funds, which were established earlier in World War I. Mainly run by women, they provided and distributed free comforts to the Australian 'fit' fighting men in all the battle zones. They became divisions of the Australian Comforts Fund. The Council of the Fund comprised two delegates from New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland and one from the states of Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania. The Executive headquarters was located in Sydney. It ceased operation on 10 April 1920 and was reconstituted in World War II in June 1940 and ceased operation again on 27 June 1946. The state bodies in World War I were: New South Wales: the 'Citizens' 'War Chest' Fund; Queensland Patriotic Fund; South Australia: League of Loyal Women; Tasmania: 'On Active Service Fund'; Australian Comforts Fund, Victorian Division; Victoria League of Western Australia. During World War II the state bodies were called : The Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund of New South Wales; the Australian Comforts Fund, Victorian Division; the Australian Comforts Fund, Queensland Division; the Australian Comforts Fund, Tasmanian Division; the Fighting Forces Comforts Fund SA Inc; the Victoria League Camp Comforts Fund ( W A ) Australian Comforts Fund commissioners conducted its activities in the field, holding honorary rank as officers of the Army or Air Force.World War 1 publication for the home front with Kew listingsVoluntary War Workers Record, compiled for the benefit of the Australian Comforts Fund - 1918. Price - 1/6. the publication includes sections on Kew.australian comforts fund, australian comforts fund (victoria) -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Melbourne University Press, Once a Jolly Swag Man, 2006
This book, written by Matthew Richardson, gives details of the song ‘Waltzing Matilda’. This song is the most famous and best-loved song in Australia and its origins start in Warrnambool. In 1894 Christina McPherson heard an old folk song played by the local Garrison Artillery Band at the Warrnambool races and later in Queensland she played the tune to Andrew Barton (Banjo) Paterson who wrote the words to the music. This book is retained as it gives details of the song ‘Waltzing Matilda’. Warrnambool has the claim to fame of being the place where this well-known Australian song began. This is a hard cover book of 23 pages. The cover is red with white printing on the spine. The dust cover has a pale green background with a sepia-coloured image of a swagman and black and red printing. The book contains a CD in a plastic covering inserted into the front dust cover. The book has a preface, 14 chapters of text, some illustrations, appendices, a bibliography, acknowledgements and an index.music, songs, warrnambool, waltzing matilda, australiana, christina mcpherson, andrew barton (banjo) paterson, history of warrnambool -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Returned Sailor's & Soldier's Imperial League (RSSILA) membership badge
The League evolved out of concern for the welfare of returned servicemen from the First World War. In 1916, a conference recommended the formation of The Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia, which included representation from Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria. New South Wales was admitted to the League the following year, Western Australia in 1918. In 1927, the Australian Capital Territory formed a branch and was admitted. The Returned Sailors’ and Soldiers’ Imperial League of Australia (RSSILA) the forerunner of today’s Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) was formed in June 1916.Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia Badge. The centre of the badge shows a sailor and a soldier in raised detail. A blue enamel circle surrounds the central detail and has 'RETURNED SAILORS & SOLDIERS / IMPERIAL LEAGUE' in gilt lettering. The outer edges of the badge are white enamel with a floral spray to the top left and right of the blue circle. At the bottom of the badge is a red enamelled scroll with 'AUSTRALIA' written in gilt lettering. On the reverse of the badge are soldered two brass lugs with a split pin attached for securing the badge to clothing. Stamped at the top of the badge is 'COPYRIGHT' and at the bottom of the badge is impressed V40289 and the maker's details 'STOKES & SONS MELBOURNE'.Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League Australia.Stamped on the reverse of the badge is 'COPYRIGHT' and at the bottom of the badge is impressedV40289and the maker's details 'STOKES & SONS MELBOURNE'.badges, world war one lapel badge,lara r.s.l.returned sailor's & soldier's imperial league (rssila) membership badge -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Crosby Lockwood and Son, The Metallurgy of Gold, 1896, 1896
M. Eissler A.I.M.E. was a member of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.Red Hardcovered book of 678 pages with around 250 illustrations and numerous folding plates. Contents include: gold mining in California, Gold as a metal; Hydraulic Process; treatment of Gold bearing Ores; Crushing and Amalgamation (Queensland, California); Mills; Buddle; concentrator; Roasting ores; Roasting Pyritic Ores; Hydro-Metallurgy; Chlorination; Electro-Metallurgy; Cyanide; Erection of a Cyanide Plant; Chemistry of the Cyanide Process; Spelting, CupulationCrushing ore; 160 stamp battery; Mill site and battery; causes of failure in gold mining, South African Gold Fields; Gold in Australia (pg 589) Advertisements include: Fraser & Chalmers; Bowes scott & Western Ltd; Fried. Krupp Grusonwerk; Stanley; Humbolt Engineering Works Co., Townson & Mercer.gold, mining, metallurgy, pyrites, cupel, brook, rand, california, america, gold mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA POLICE GAZETTES COLLECTION: GAZETTE FROM SEPTEMBE 1868
Victoria Police Gazette No. 38 dated Thursday, September 17, 1868, containing notices about: murder, incendarism, highway robbery and stealing from the person, housebreaking and stealing from dwelling houses, felonies and offences not otherwise described, miscellaneous information, horses and cattle, property stolen or lost, missing friends, courts, deserters from H.M. Service, property found, deserters from merchant vessels, extracts from the South Australian Police gazette, extracts from the Queensland Police gazette, extracts from the Canterbury police gazette and extracts from the New South Wales Police gazette. Also a list and description of horses and cattle reported to the police as stolen during the week ending 15th September, 1868.essential services, police, victoria police gazette -
Stawell RSL Sub Branch War Museum
Protograph of WW1 soldier Christopher Clark, Portrait WW2 Soldier Christopher Clark, Approx 1916
Soldier in WW1 Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force No 5998 Christopher Clark 59th Battalion Born in StawellChristopher was a WW1 Serviceman from Stawell who returned to Australia Framed Studio Portrait of Soldier No 5998 Christopher Clark Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force WW1,59th Battalion Christopher Clark was born in Stawell on 25th December 1892 and was brought up on the family farm in Callawdda and worked in the district and then in Queensland where he obtained an engine drivers licence and drove the sugar trains then worked on the steam boiler engines in the sugar mills. When the First World War started he came back to Stawell and enlisted in the army on 11/4/1916. He was sent to France in the 59th Battalion. He was in the army 1175 days, serving 1029 days abroad. During his service he was promoted to Lance Corporal. Details from his daughter Ruth Clark of Ararat December 2017.ww1, serviceman, soldiers, military, stawell -
Stawell RSL Sub Branch War Museum
Certificate of Appreciation from Stawell Borough and Shire for WW1 soldier Christopher Clark, Certificate of Appreciation, Approx 1916
Soldier in WW1 Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force No 5998 Christopher Clark 59th Battalion Born in StawellChristopher was a WW1 Serviceman from Stawell Framed Certificate of Appreciation for Soldier No 5998 Christopher Clark Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force WW1, 59th Battalion Christopher Clark was born in Stawell on 25th December 1892 and was brought up on the family farm in Callawdda and worked in the district and then in Queensland where he obtained an engine drivers licence and drove the sugar trains then worked on the steam boiler engines in the sugar mills. When the First World War started he came back to Stawell and enlisted in the army on 11/4/1916. He was sent to France in the 59th Battalion. He was in the army 1175 days, serving 1029 days abroad. During his service he was promoted to Lance Corporal. Details from his daughter Ruth Clark of Ararat December 2017. Soldier No 5998 Christopher Clark Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force WW1 59th Battalion Born in Stawellww1, serviceman, soldiers, military, stawell -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (Item) - Colour tinted postcard, Murray Views, MURRAY VIEWS NO. 18. THE CROSSWAYS, MARYSVILLE, VIC, Unknown
A black and white postcard of the Crossways in Marysville in Victoria published by Murray Views. The Crossways was built in the early 1920s and is the oldest building in Marysville. The Crossways historic inn survived the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires thanks to the efforts of its c-owner Greg Cherry and, in the days after the fires, provided a much-needed refuge to the Marysville community and firefighters. This postcard was produced by Murray Views in Gympie in Queensland as a souvenir of Marysville.A black and white postcard of the Crossways in Marysville in Victoria published by Murray Views.POST CARD STAMP REAL PHOTOGRAPH PRODUCED IN/ AUSTRALIA BY MURRAY VIEWS, GYMPIE, Q.marysville, victoria, australia, postcard, souvenir, crossways cabaret, crossways historic inn, crossways country inn, murray views no. 18, accommodation, 2009 black saturday bushfires -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Medal - WWII medals
These are Robin Boyd's World War II medals. Robin Boyd commenced full-time war service on 19 November 1941 and was discharged in September 1945. He spent much of his war service preparing maps in the 3rd Field Survey Company in New Guinea and late in the war near Mareeba, Queensland. The Walsh Street Archive also holds the Demobilization Procedure Book (item D457).awards, honours, robin boyd, walsh st -
Unions Ballarat
Book - E.J. Rowe (Ted Rowe) - collected documents, Sydney Morning Herald, 1949-2019
Ted Rowe was a delegate of the Amalgamated Engineering Union and was Ballarat Trades Hall President for two years - 1941-1942. He was also an activist in the Communist Party of Australia. The collection includes a memoir from one of Rowe's descendants. Original documents not held. Items are print-outs and photocopies. 1. Sydney Morning Herald (NSW), 18/5/1949, Communists Seek Control of Powerful A.E.U. 2. Tribune (NSW), 25/8/48, Party Life 3. Tribune (NSW), 5/10/60, Passing of "Ted" Rowe 4. Tribune (NSW), 12/10/60, FUNERAL ORATION FOR E.J. (TED) ROWE: "Outstanding son of working class, Party" 5. Tribune (NSW), 12/10/1960, TED ROWE'S FUNERAL 6. Tribune (NSW), 19/10/60, Ted Rowe: Last Respects 7. Olive, Doug (Communist Party of Australia, Queensland), n.d., "The Queensland Railway Strike" (excerpts) 8. Moloney, Gary (descendent/grandson), "Memories of E.J. Rowe"Trade union history and of particular significance to Ballarat Trades and Labour Council and the Amalgamated Engineering Union.Copies of press clippings and other documents.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, rowe, e.j. - ted, aeu, railway strike, queensland, communist party australia, obituaries - death notices - funeral notices, industrial action, memoir, amalgamated engineering union -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, Letter to Lillie from Nelson, May 1926
The "letters to Lillie" show the international nature of the Mission to Seafarers. They are an important display of the handwriting style of the time, revealing courting attempts and give us an insight into life in 1925.Lillie Duncan was a member of the Harbour Lights Guild and this letter forms part of a collection of letters sent to her by different seafarers.Letter addressed to Miss L Duncan, 11 Paxton St, East Malvern, Melbourne, Australia from N.H. (Nelson), Paul & Gray, Ship Chandlers, Scott St, Newcastle, NSW in three parts. Part 0100.1 Envelope Part 0100.2 Newspaper clipping Part 0100.3 Letter Both the envelope and the letter are creamy yellow in colour with black curly writing on one side of the envelope and on both sides of the letter. The letter begins "My Dear Lilly, Once again at seas, I am..." and concludes with "P.S.S Don't forget to answer this soon and write to...". In the top right hand corner of the letter is the ships details (S.S. Peterson, Brisbane). The newspaper clipping is titled "Oversea Vessels" dated London, April 13.The envelope has been torn across the top and alongside the flap to access its contents. It has an ink stamp with the text "Brisbane May 21 7-PM 1926" in the top middle of the envelope. Towards the right corner is a six wavy line ink stamp with the text "Post Early/Queensland/Each Day" partially covering an upside down red 1 1/2 cent stamp with the text "Australia Postage Three Halfpence"handwriting, correspondence, love letters, lillie duncan, nelson, lhlg, ss peterson, brisbane