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Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Original Photograph, Fernery in Botanic Gardens, 1940's
historic, gardens,Fernery in Botanic GardensOn back; "Buninyong Gardens, Old Fernery, demolished to make way for bowling rinks, 1940's. Jack Issacs" botanic gardens, fernery -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Reclamation Fishermans Bend with material dredged from Coode Canal, Melbourne Harbor Trust, 1940
One of two A3 photocopies from MHTC plans of proposals for reclaiming Fishermans (sic) Bend with materials dredged from widening of Coode Canal, 1940 (Second copy missing April 2019)Pencil notations re Rotten Row etc.fishermans bend, engineering - canals and drainage, coode canal, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, late 1940's
Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Geelong Negative file of a Geelong turning from Aphasia St into Pakington St. The City of Newtown and Chilwell offices are in the background. Photo late 1940's. trams, tramways, geelong, pakington st, aphasia st -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - JORDAN COLLECTION: PHOTO OVERLOOKING CITY AREA, 1940
Black & White Photograph Landscape Scene View From Poppet Head Lookout Tower Rosalind Park, Bendigo, 1940. Iconic Buildings, The Old Post Office, Town Hall, & Law Courts.bendigo, tourism, landscape poppet head rosalind park -
Bendigo Military Museum
Award - MEDAL, GREEK CAMPAIGN, 1947 - 1983
The Greek Commemorative War Medal was instituted by Royal Decree on 19.8.1947. It was awarded for service from the outbreak of war in Greece 1940 to the fall of Crete in 1941. It was also awarded to allied foreign troops who saw service as per the areas covered on the reverse of the medal. This medal was awarded to Alan Kenneth NAISMITH DCM, VX4838, 2/7th Bn. Refer Cat No 1421 for his service details.The medal itself is gilded bronze. The front of the medal in the centre is a relief of King George II of Greece. Around the outside is a laurel wreath joined at the top by a crown. The ribbon is attached by a ring suspender.The ribbon has a centre light blue stripe with a dark blue stripe each side. on the edges of the ribbon is a thin light blue stripe. The rear of the ribbon has a pin clasp The rear of the medal has a thin raised edge on the outside of the medal. The inscription in the centre is raised. The wording is in Greek except for the date. The inscription reads. 1940 - 41, Epirus, Albania, Macedonia, Thrace, Crete.commemorative war medal greek, 1940 - 41, medals -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mrs Ede Sowden in the Raitt garden in Upper Main Street Stawell
Portrait of lady in garden beside chair. Noted Aunty Ede passed away 1940. Mrs Ede Sowden was taken in the Garden of the Raitt home upper Main Street.Lady dressed in a dark coloured suit, white high-necked blouse with brooch at centre, standing beside a chair in the garden. Picket fence is in the background.on the back: Nov '83 Lemon tree has just been removed at property of Mrs Raitt , Upper Main Beverley Biggs (possibly Briggs) has the chair - this is her grandma's sister. Family home brought from Creswick by bullock dray. On the front: Auntie Ede passed away 1940stawell -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Bomb Part
Tail of an incendiary bomb dropped near Boston, Lincs., UK about September, 1940.ww2, incendiary, bomb, boston, lincs, uk -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police car), Kodak
Mercury Wireless Patrol car around 1944 with 1/C Lindsay (Mick) Patterson 9225 on the radio and 1/C John O'Connor 9186 taking notes in the right rear1940 Ford Mercury as part of Wireless Patrol, in front of Russell Street, circa 1944Front passenger 1/Const Lindsay Patterson 9225. Const Jack O'Connor 9186 rear right passenger. Others not knownpolice vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford mercury car; patterson, mick; o'connor, jack; russell street -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police car), Kodak
Doug Fraser was stationed at the Geelong Highway Patrol and this is his police vehicle, a Ford coupe from 1939Daughter and friends of D.D. Fraser 8226 with 1939 Ford Standard Sloper, circa 1940police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford standard sloper car; fraser, douglas duncan -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Booklet - Patons Knitting Book No.182, Patons & Baldwins Ltd, c1950
Gladys Reed was a member of the Ormond Choral Society c 1950. who performed plays and musicals the City of Moorabbin and she was skilled in hand knitting, crochet and dressmaking. Her garments were used by her family and the Ormond Choral Society . Patons' & Baldwin Ltd began as two separate companies: J & J Baldwin and Partners, founded in the late 1770s by James Baldwin of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, and John Paton Son & Co., founded in 1814 by John Paton of Alloa, Scotland. The two companies merged in 1920 and diversified into producing wool for home knitters, as well as publishing knitting patterns under the "Patons Rose" and "Baldwins Beehive" trademark. By the mid-1930s, the company had establishments across Scotland and Northern England, Canada, New Zealand, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.Patons' knitting books have been used by hand knitters in many countries since they were published early in 20thC Gladys Reed and other residents of the City of Moorabbin used these pattern guides to make clothing for their families and community c1940A printed black and white booklet with 31 pages of knitting instructions and photographs c 1940Front Cover ; Patons / Knitting Book / No. 182 / 'Rhumba' See page 14 'Swing" See page 15 / 6d ( decimal = 5cents) Back Cover ; Patons / No. 182 / Knitting Book / 'Fandango ' /See page 17 / 'Tarantella' /See page 18knitting, crochet, craftwork, john paton son & co., baldwin j &j ltd, aloa scotland, launceston tasmania, melbourne, knitting mills, knitting books, coates j&p ltd, early settlers, moorabbin shire, mechanics institute cheltenham, ormond choral society, postworld war 11 settlers, housing estates moorabbin 1950, bentleigh, ormond, moorabbin, cheltenham, drama societies, musical society cheltenham, clark judy, reed gladys, reed george -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, D. Clark, Hogan Street Tatura, 1989 copy
Photograph of Hogan Street, Tatura, looking east. Flanagan's Store on right. Originally a post card.Black and white copy photograph of Hogan Street, Tatura, looking east. c 1940.on back: Hogan Street Taturahogan street tatura -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, D. Clark, Hogan Street Tatura, 1989 copy
Photograph taken from Valentine series post card. Gippsland & Northern, Bank of New South Wales buildings.Black and white copy photograph of Hogan Street, Tatura, looking east. 1940 to 1950.on back: Hogan Street Taturahogan street tatura -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Magazines
Personal Collection from Molly Hansen, KatungaPix, Australasian Post, Weekly times magazines, etc as listed above (1940's)austalasian post, weekly times, pix, 1940s, magazines -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Certificate
Card mounted commission for Lieutenant James Moore Allard dated 8 August 1940allard, commission, officer -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - JORDAN COLLECTION: PHOTO OF CHARING CROSS WITH THE ALEXANDRA FOUNTAIN, 1930-1940's
Black and white photo of Charing Cross with the Alexandra fountain centre foreground. To the left is the City Club hotel. Behind the fountain is the City Family hotel, and a truck to the right. A small number of people standing beside the fountain. Late 1930's to 1940's. On back of photo in pencil Alexandra Fountain Bendigo, Hotel,Fish & chip shop corner ( cosy corner) Johnny's Diner near Bank opposite corner, late 1930's - 1940's' Lyric theatre 1912.bendigo, streetscape, charing cross -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph, C 1940 -50s
Valley is now known as Fyans Valley but in the 1840-50s it was called Lady Mary's Vale. See p. 111 of 'Victoria's Wonderland' for historical information.A valley with a cleared area stretching along the valley floor. A mountain range runs along the left and into the distance of the photograph. a rocky outcrop, bushes and trees appear in the front and right of the photo. c 1940-1950sscenery, fyans valley -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MINING & GEOLOGICAL JOURNAL VOL.2, NO.3, 1940
Mining & Geological Journal Vol.2. No.3. September 1940. Published by the Department of Mines Victoria with articles on mining, photographs, maps & advertisements. Name on front A.Richardson 29 Harrison St Bendigo. Softcover.Department of Mines Victoriamagazine, organization, mining, mining, mines, mining equipment. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ABBOTT, SENATOR RICHARD HARTLEY SMITH: RESOLUTION AND SPEECHES RELATING TO HIS DEATH, 17/04/1940
Abbott, Senator Richard Hartley Smith - Resolution and speeches relating to his death. The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia - extracts from the Records of the Parliament. (Senate 17/4/1940). 3 pp. See research.person, individual, richard hartley smith abbott -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, mid to late 1940's
Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Geelong Negative file of Geelong 35 outbound in Pakington St to West, with the Geelong North or Geelong Locomotive depot in the background. Photo mid to late 1940's. trams, tramways, geelong, west, pakington st, railways, tram 35 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, Oct. 1940
Black and white negative by Wal Jack of the second or new shed at Hawthorn Tram Depot with SW6 847, water tram 7,W2 300, and other W2's on the depot fan, Oct. 1940.trams, tramways, hawthorn tram depot, sw6 class, w2 class, work trams, tram 847, tram 300, tram 7 -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Various items from Mitchell family (see list)
This ammunition bag was used by Harry Mitchell (son of Lindsay Mitchell) at the Bendigo Rifle Club in 1959, the bag was designed to hold 303 riffle bullets used in target shooting or could hold 7 cartridges for a shotgun. The Gladstone bag was very popular in the 1940/50 era, it fitted on the handlebars of a bicycle and it was used by footballers and sportsmen. A couple bottles of beer would fit comfortably in the bag and was.used to take beer home after the hotels closed at 6pm. These two articles were donated by Lindsay Mitchell to the Numurkah Historical Society. The Sunbeam Mixmaster belonged by Marjory Welch, Nana of Margaret Mitchell and would have been used in late 1930 and during 1940's. It was painted and used by Linda Mitchell, (great great grand daughter) when at universitv in 1987 White Sunbeam Mixmaster was purchased by Margaret Mitchell 1965. lt was her first mixmaster after she was married in 1964 The bread bins. The green and white belonged to Mary Mitchell (Lindsay Mitchell's Mother) The colourful bread bin belonged to Lorna Welch (Margaret Mitchell's Mother) 1 x Ammunition bag, (1950's), 1 x Gladstone bag (1950's), 2 x tin bread bins, 1 x White Coloured Sunbeam Mixmaster (1965) , 1 x Cream-coloured Sunbeam Mixmaster (1940's), 1 x Red Fly-spray can (1950's)mitchell family, gladstone bag, mixmaster, school bag, bread bin, kitchen, ammunition bag, sunbeam, flysprayer -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet - Booklet - Standards Association, Standards Association of Australia: .1 Welding Code, .2 Structural Steel
Two booklets produced by the Standards Association of Australia - established under the aegis of the Commonwealth and State Governments for the promotion of standardisation and simplified practice. .1 is on Welding Code. It was first issued on 1933 and revised in 1939. Cost One Shilling and Sixpence. .2 is the code for Structural Steel. It was first issued in 1928, amended in 1931 and revised in 1940. Cost Two Shillings and Sixpence. Both published by The Association, Science House, Gloucester and Essex Streets, Sydney..1 Folded green cover, 28 pages, stapled .2 Folded light brown cover, 30 pages, stapled.1 T R Gordon in blue pencil on cover .2 E J Barker in blue pen on cover.standards association of australia, commonwealth government, state governments, welding code, structural steel code, 1933, 1939, 1928, 1940, science house sydney -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet - HAND BOOKS, 1) Military Board, 1940
Books issued to Ronald James Ware TX1539, 2/8th Field Regt 2nd AIF. Refer 77, 76.3. .1) Paper book, grey cover, 32 pages. Titled: Handbook of English - Arabic & Hebrew .2) Paper book, faded front cover, green back cover, 20 pages. Titled: Army Rehabilitation..1) Military Board, Army Headquarters, Melbourne. 28th April 1940 .2) Army Rehabilitation, A.A. Book 1944books - dictionaries, foreign languages, military -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Black and white photograph of Billie Wilson, c.1940
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the last decadeBlack and white photograph of Billie Wilson carrying a bucket and walking from Amess House and Rogers' Cottage. An iron tank is on the left hand side of the frame.Catalogue number written in pencil on reverse. On reverse in pen '1940 Billie Wilson. Note the iron rivetted water tank'churchill island, billie wilson -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Black and white photograph of a man on farm machinery, c.1940
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the last decadeBlack and white photograph of a man working a piece of farm machinery being pulled by a horse.Catalogue number written in pencil on reverse. On reverse in pen '1940 Not sure who it is. But this is looking towards the Boys Home and the crossing'churchill island, cart, farm machinery -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police car)
Eight Gamins Branch plain clothes police in front of a police vehicle. Six are standing and two are sitting. Circa 1940. Vehicles are a 1937 Ford and a 1940 Chevrolet. Members include A Gutys, A Mason, F Henderson, T Meekle, H Dawson,police vehicles; motor transport branch; motor transport section; wireless patrol -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: BURROUGH SERVICE AGREEMENT CONTRACTS
[a] Cohns printed manilla envelope with handwritten captions, 'Burrough Service Agreement Contracts, October 1940'. No11 in letters and numerals. Six [b-g] Burrough's Ltd, McEwan House 343 Collins Street Melbourne service contracts for 1940 enclosed.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Article - The Sun News-Pictorial, The Sun News-Pictorial, Permit given Robertson - eligible to play with Port, 2 May 1940
"Permit given Robertson - eligible to play with Port" Sun News Pictorial page 33 Thursday May 2, 1940. Small article about the clearance of Austin ROBERTSON to play with Port Melbourne Football Club.sport - australian rules football, austin robertson, port melbourne football club, pmfc -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Souvenir - Coins, Australian Pennies, 1938 and 1940
These coins belonged to Wilhelm Eckels who was a wool buyer in Sydney when war broke out. He was interned in Camp 1, aged 22 years.2 Australian pennies, 1938 and 1940. Kings head on one side has been erased and "Tatura Meister 1942" (Tatura Master 1942) has been stamped or etched on it. Australian Penny on other side.as abovewilhelm eckels, woolbuyers, australian penny 1940, australian penny 1938, tatura meister -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, mid 1940's
Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Geelong Negative file of Geelong 29 in Ryrie St, with the destination of Eastern Park. In the background is the Mayfair school of dancing and the Geelong Gas Co. Photo mid 1940's. trams, tramways, geelong, ryrie st, tram 29