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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Weapon, Machete
Farmer's agricultural machete, forged blade with bamboo handle for clearing underbrush in front of bunkers for clear fire.machete -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Liardet Street, Port Melbourne, 1987
Colour photograph taken in Liardet Street prior to 1987: old fire station, library and sub-station.built environment - civic -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Port Melbourne Yacht Club following fire, 1990
22 colour photographs of the PMYC following the fire which destroyed the clubhouse on Wednesday 14 February 1990sport - yachting, built environment - recreational facilities -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Sketch, Sugar mill after the fire, Australian Sketcher, 1875
B&W photograph of sketch - Sugar mill after the fire. Australian Sketcher, 12 July 1875fire and fire services, built environment - industrial, victorian sugar works -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: EMERGENCY
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 1999. Emergency: firefighters at the Sandhurst fire station in 1861.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO EASTER FAIR, 1964
Slide. Bendigo Easter Fair. The Gas & Fuel float depicting; Briquettes keep the home fires burning.slide, bendigo, bendigo easter fair., bendigo easter fair. -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Ballarat Railway Station Weighbridge, 2011, 27/03/2011
The weighbridhe is heritage listed and was believed to have been used to weigh train carriages carrying wheat.Colour photographs of the Ballarat Railway Station weighbridge and associated building. The building was destroyed by fire in November 2014.ballarat railway station, weighbridge, scales, tracks, railway, wheat -
Stanley Athenaeum & Public Room
Functional object - Fire-tools
Metal Tongs - 70cm. Rusted cast iron. Metal fire-shovel - 59cm. Rusted cast iron. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Hamburger Hill, 1/05/1969 12:00:00 AM
A Photograph of U.S. soldiers charging from a celicopter under heavy fire at 3,000 feet on Hamburger Hillphotograph, helicopter, u.s. soldiers -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, F-105 Thunder Chief
Black and white Photograph of F-105 Thunder Chief Aircraft firing two rockets at a jungle targetUSAF Logophotograph, f105 thunder chief, aircraft -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Bushranger Firing Pass
A laminated black and white photograph of an RAAF Bushranger A2-773 makes a firing pass on a jungle clearingphotograph, raaf, bushranger -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Medal, 1908
Presented in 1908. Kept by R. Barron until his death, then by his family until 2009.Silver medal awarded at fire brigade competitions at Mooroopna in the 'sixes' event, 1908. Silver chain attached.Sixes won by R. Barron at Mooroopna 26-12-08. T.F.B. Sterling Silvertatura, fire brigade, tatura fire brigade, civic, memento, presentations -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Glenvale School Committee, Monumental Memories - Bairnsdale Cemetery, 2007
A pictorial record which graphically represents the devastation caused by fire and flood in Gippsland during 2006-2007.natural disasters -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Medal
Country Fire Authority Honorary Life Member Long Service 40 Years. ( A.E. Oliver Collection)stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Medal
Country Fire Authority Long Service Badges 20 to 40 Years Service ( A.E. Oliver Collection)stawell -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Dorothy Wickham, Signal box, Ballarat Railway Precinct, c2016
Colour photograph of a weatherboard railway signal box at Ballarat. The Ballarat Fire Briigde in Ballarat East is in the background. ballarat railway station, signal box, railway signals -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Dust storm, Mitcham
Coloured photograph of a dust storm over Mitcham in February 1983, on the day before the Ash Wednesday fires.dust storm, mitcham -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Muskets Firing for Eureka Sunday, 2013, 2013
Colour photograph of re-enactors of the 40th regiment firing muskets at the Soldiers Graves at the Ballaarat Old Cemetery. eureka sunday, 40th regiment, muskets, ballaarat old cemetery, eureka commemoration, british army, eureka stockade -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1926 c
Sepia toned photograph of five Aboriginal boys known as the fire brigade Lake Tyers Mission Victoriaaboriginals, jetties, waterways -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1993
Black and White Photograph of Terry Lampshed Fire Prevention Officer 1993 Tambo Shire Gippsland Victoriamuincipal history -
Ambulance Victoria Museum
Photograph, roof top rescue, Circa 1970s
Rescue of injured man in Flinders Street Melbourne, circa 1970s. The name Bill Long has been written on the back of each photograph in this series. Black and white photograph of 'Cherry picker' on fire truck extended to height while lowering casualty to ground.Phoenix Hotel -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Bushfire, 1935, near Kamanange in Kalorama, 1935
Scene of the smoky bush following a fire neat the Robinson property, Kamanange in Scenic Cres, Kalorama in 1935.bushfire, kalorama -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Article - Menzies Creek State School fire article, Destroyed By Fire - Menzies Creek State School
An article from The Age dated 19th Nov 1935, reporting a fire at the Menzies Creek State School. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - EDWIN BUCKLAND COLLECTION: COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY, 1957
Document. Country Fire Authority. Special Meeting of the Authority. re dismissal of Mr. K. S. Eales. -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Realia
Red & Blue Enamelled Country Fire Brigade Association Member. Duty Always. ( A.E. Oliver Collection)stawell -
Canterbury History Group
Photograph - New Theatre, Maling Road Canterbury, Jan Pigot, 1/03/1990 12:00:00 AM
View from the back of the remains of the New Theatre, Maling Road Canterbury. Destroyed by fire March 1990canterbury, maling road, new theatre, theatres -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Information folder - Fire Safety
Folder containing fire safety pamphlets. Contents: -"Bushfire safety in urban fringe areas", Insurance Council of Australia -"Belgrave Heights & South Volunteer Fire Brigade Fire Information Pamphlet", 2 copies. -CFA recruitment pamphlet, Belgrave Heights & South FB/Home Safety Awareness, CFA -"Ordinary People, Extraordinary job", CFA recruitment pamphlet. -"Living In The Bush", CFA booklet. -"Bushfire, Recognise The Risks", CFA, 3 copies. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Folder - Royal Insurance Company Fire, n.d
Folder/ cover for documents, heavy mushroom-coloured card. 'ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY FIRE' in gold print, inside red shield, with gold border and red and gold crown. Inside cover of folder has information about fire insurance. agent's name: John Maddock -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MUSEUM EXHIBIT NOTICE - RE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE PLATE
Museum Exhibit Notice - re London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Plate, 1857. (Bendigo Historical Society?). The Plate was 'found at Glover's Cordial Works, Chapel Street, Bendigo'. Some background on notice about fire brigades of the time. [Note:The Plate referred to is not this 1207.29 item]document -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Fortified Base Camp
A coloured photograph of a fortified base camp alongside an Australian Fire Support Base, houses engineers involved in the construction of 'fire trails' which were cut through dense jungle of known infiltration, to cut NVA/VietCong lines of communications and supply (circa April 1969)photograph, fire support base, gibbons collection catalogue, nva/vc, fire trails, jungle