Letters written by Alfred Ferris No 2156 AIF to “Mrs W Ferris & Mr J Ferris”, his family in Terrick Terrick. Refer Cat No 4183.3P for Alf’s service details..1).4) Envelopes, “On Active Service” rectangular shape, blue colour, Field PO stamp, all print in black, hand written in purple pencil, dated, .1) 5 May 1917, .4) 4 Apr 1917. .2) Letter, “YMCA” letterhead, ruled lines, print in B & W, handwritten, dated 3.5.1917. .3) Dried leaf. .5).6).7) Letters, hand written.letters, on active service, envelopes

Maps were used to teach children geography, the explorers, the minerals, the world etc. The school bought and stored the maps so that they were available for use. This predated electronic devices. The KHE Works map was hand drawn showing lots of detail.These maps were used by the Bogong Primary School. The Kiewa Hydro Electric Works was built by the SECV and produced hydro power. This map may have been used by pupils as well as workers on the Works. Large coloured maps on canvas, with a wooden beam along the top and bottom. Each one has a cord attached to the top so that the map may be hung up on a wall. Some are made by Chas. H. Scally & Co., Baronia Ave., Wollstonecraft, N.S.W. The Kiewa Hydro Electric Works map is pinkish and shows Rocky Valley Dam, Lake Guy and Mt Beauty pondage in dark blue.maps, educational maps, geography, primary school, kiewa hydro electric works

Individual student photos scanned from Negatives. No identification of student names. This set of negatives were in yellow Kodak envelope marked "Prep M Great Ryrie PS 2002" but in the images are two handwritten boards, one stating Prep M and one stating stating 1/2P . VC11152 may have have other Prep M. Negatives were scanned by Greg Coker in 2023, then disposed. grps2002

Buff coloured certificate and covering notice certifying that Bro. Arthur James Bromwich Aird was received into the Order of the Secret Monitor on the 14th October AL 5953 AD 1953 in the Amicitia Conclave No.96 meeting at Camberwell, Victoria and registered in the Books of the Grand Council. Both documents signed by the Grand Recorder and affixed with the Seal of the Grand Council of the Order at London on 31st May AL 5955 AD 1955.

Receipt and copy dated 13th April, 1966. The receipt reads: I hereby agree to indemnify Mr. S.R. Wilkinson against any loss which may arise through the payment of cheque No. 9979 for 5 pounds 17 shillings and 0 pennies ($11.70), dated February 1st,, 1966, made payable to myself, such cheque declared to be lost or destroyed. Signed by 'Unreadable'. The receipt is in a manilla folder.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate, yellow label 594.

Receipt dated 12th July, 1957. The receipt reads: I hereby agree to indemnify Mr. S.R. Wilkinson against any loss which may arise through the payment of cheque No. 2734 for 4 pounds 15 shillings and 0 pennies, dated December 29th, 1957, made payable to myself, such cheque declared to be lost or destroyed. Signed by L. M. Manning. The receipt is in a manilla folder.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate, yellow label 594.

Original and copy of receipt dated 1st, October 1954. The receipt reads: I hereby agree to indemnify Mr. S.R. Wilkinson against any loss which may arise through the payment of cheque No. 1322 for 11 pounds 12 shillings and 9 pennies, dated August 2nd 1954, , made payable to myself, such cheque declared to be lost or destroyed. Signed by E Plant. The receipt is in a manilla folder.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate, yellow label 594

A copy of receipt dated 12th February 1948. The receipt reads: I hereby agree to indemnify Mr. Henry Archibald Wilkinson against any loss which may arise through the payment of cheque No. 613 for 23 pounds 16 shillings dated February 2nd 1948, made payable to myself, such cheque declared to be lost or destroyed. Signed by someone called Brown. The receipt is in a manilla folder.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate, yellow label 594.

Newspaper article (Bendigo Advertiser May 9th, 1970) ''McKay of Drummartin'' - Hugh Victor McKay and family. Family history of McKay family, their farming at Drummartin, the development of the Sunshine Harvester etc. Mention of Pickles firm in Bendigo being one of the contractors used in the early days of production of the harvester (office in Ballarat in 1886). Property in 1970 being in the hands of Ron McKay. Photos of property and early harvester and restoration.Bendigo Advertiserperson, individual, mckay family

Black and white image of young child - approx. 6 months, seated on rustic style chair. Baby is dressed in dark dress, white frill on bottom, crocheted apron ( strings of apron tied to chair to secure child in position ). On back of image ' Bendigo Portrait Rooms, F. De Kock & Co, Photographic artists, corner of Mitchell and King Streets. N.B. copies may be had and enlarged to size'F. De Kock & Coperson, individual, baby portrait, bendigo, sandhurst, f. de kock & co.

Sepia studio photo. Woman wearing academic regalia, pincenez, ring on 4th. L.H. finger. Figure holds sheet music in both hands. Cane table at figure's right. Studio view in background. Printed in script 'Stewart and Co. Printed in capitals '284 - 286 Bourke Street, Melbourne'at bottom left. Writtyen back"Mr and Mrs Dowsey. With fond love from Auntie May. 19.11.06Stewart and Co., Bourke Street, melbourneperson, individual, female - academic

Booklet. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. A 16 page booklet (2nd Edition) of NSW aboriginal place names and their meaning. Compiled by W. W. Thorpe (Ethnologist). Set up and printed by the Australian Museum, Sydney in May 1927. Inside are 5 newspaper clippings from an Adelaide paper (no dates) about nomenclature. Catalogue sticker '2155 THO' on front cover together with the signature of A. H. Chisholm.W. W. Thorpebooks, collections, place names, alec h chisholm collection, aborigine, w.w.thorpe, place names

PAMPHLET - COMPLETION OF RENOVATION OF 18 VIEW ST. 4 page pamphlet (last page blank) . First page titled: 'We celebrate the completion of the erection of the Central Section of this Building (18 View Street, Bendigo) as the First Government Built Post Office on the 17th May, 1858 and the Eightieth Anniversay of the Incorporation of the Sandhust Trustees Company (Incorporated 1888)'. Inside - two pages of historical text relevant to above.organization, business, sandhurst trustees

a. Minute Book - Bendigo Chamber of Commerce and Industry 1962 - 1975. Hinged hard-covered Minute Book with typed minutes of meeting of the Council of the Chamber - First meeting 4 Feb 1962; last meeting 12 May 1975. Label on inside cover - ''Volume 7''. b. 4 page list of members with handwritten heading of ''Bendigo Chamber of Commerce Book 1 1903, 1913, 1220, 194?''organisation, commerce, bendigo chamber of commerce

black and white image: shows semi-circular pit, brick walls held up with metal uprights and braces. Brickwork appears to be very old. Two men standing on LH side of image, at bottom of pit, wearing hard hats, overalls. Bottom of pit has concrete floor ( new ? ) on LH side. On back of image: 30 May 1975. Unabkle to read writing : Wr, Y,C, ?bendigo, buildings, hospital, bendigo, hospital

Mostly taken in 2005 but No 71 taken March 2015Photographic images of properties in Port Melbourne. Image may have been taken by a PMHPS member or scanned from a past resident, or taken for real estate purposes. Evans Street Numbers 1; 2; 3; 6; 71; 73 (Gloster House); 75 (Magnolia); 77; 79; 81; 82; 83; 84; 85; 86; Multiple shots and angles. See also "Notes" below built environment - domestic, evans street

Clothing. Square crocheted lace collar, in a floral design. Medallions, 2.3 cms square - 116 medallions. Each medallion has a flower at the centre, with a row of three dimensional ''petals''. A finely crocheted piece, with a semi-circular edging at the square neckline, and around the outer edge. 9 cms deep, one side has an opening but no fasteners are evident. May have been worn with opening front or back.costume accessories, female, square lace collar.

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Friday, May 7, 2004. Debutantes: Mayoral Ball on June 22, 1939. Left to right (standing): Marjorie Wood, Patricia Whitford, Dorothy Holland, Lady Mayoress Mrs Garvin, Dorothy Kerr, Olwyn Raggat, Dorothy Malone. Seated: Jean Osborne, Betty Anstee, Pauline White, Meryl Streader, Phyllis Raggatt, Emmie Forbes.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Newspaper. 'Cleaning up the Town Hall - Osborn queried about alleged bribery', newspaper article dated 19/5/1925. Newspaper article from the Bendigo Advertiser dated 19 May 1925. Details the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the allegations of the working of the Bendigo Sewerage Scheme. William H. Osborn further cross-examined about alleged bribery and why he resigned from the Association.cottage, miners, bendigo sewerage inquiry

This two story building was once The Victoria Bank, in Main Street Stawell later other businesses. Photo taken in 1991. The building now restored, and the home of Ron & Trudy Smith, who conduct a book exchange.Two black and white photographs of a two story brick building once The Victoria Bank and later a Book exchange. Doorways and windows on the ground floor have similar arch designs. The three top windows are rectangular in shape with a parapet on top of the building. One photo is a closer view of the building than the other. The photos may have been taken at different times as the window curtains appear different.stawell

A transitional flat top tennis racquet with a convex throat. Inscription across throat on obverse: ECLIPSE/TRADE MARK/HORSMAN/N.Y. Across the top of the head is a partly illegible inscription, which may spell 'SPECIAL'. Across the length of the side of the stem is the inscription: ORIENTAL/GUT. Ornamentally latticed cuts into the handle around all sides act as the grip. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Lacquer, Leather, Stringtennis

B&W photo of Australian champion steeplechaser, Mosstrooper, with his owner and trainer, Robert Gustavius "Gus" Powell, in the saddle. Gus is wearing a pale hat and a light-coloured suit and is carrying a whip. He has a pipe in his mouth. He was a personal friend of William Hermon Snr. The photo may have been taken in Lysterfield. There is a large cleared area with what appear to be low hills in the background.

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 41 at Lydiard St. North terminus. Has the cemetery gates in the background. Photo taken late 1960's. Tramcar has two "Johnnie Walker" whiskey roof advertisements. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 25-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 49" in penciltramways, trams, cemetery, lydiard st nth, tram 41

Three paper catalogues for an auction sale held on 6th May 1943 of Cyanide Plant, Buidings, Machinery and Equipment of Precious Metals Recovery N. L ' adjoining North Deborah Mine' . By Order of the Liquidator Mr. F. H. Tadgell. Sale conducted by permission of the Director of Machine Tools and Gauges under Regulation 59 of the National Security (General) Regulations. J. H. Curnow & Son were the auctioneers.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - precious metals recovery n. l, north deborah mine, mr f h tadgell, j h curnow & son, j l jamieson & co, director of machine tools and gauges, the cambridge press

Copy of a three page lecture presented at Bendigo on Sunday, 23rd February, 1986 on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the first Lutheran service in Bendigo. Titled 'The German Contribution to early Bendigo' by Frank Cusack. Mentioned are the areas where German diggers lived, why they may have left their home country, the gold mining, Germans who contributed to business, wine-growing, farming and other types of work.history, australian, bendigo, peter ellis collection, the german contribution to early bendigo, frank cusack, georg bruhn, menge, jacob brahe, bendigo general cemetery, blucher, johann gottfried tobias christopher ballerstedt, wittscheibe, schlemm, ernst mueller, morris collman, louis samuels, school of mines, gustave adolphus hugo thureau, rev dr george henry backhaus, pastor friedrich leypoldt, dean maccullagh, grieffenhagen, carl pohl, henry meyer, albert bruhn, ernst bruhn, louis bruhn, frederick grosse, the hamburg hotel, the berlin hotel, the european hotel, deutscher verein, paul bucholz, french foreign legion, william craig, herr gollmick, erna mueller, kate samuels, w c vahland, getzschmann, bosselmann, nicolai, emil mauermann, friedrich lehmann, dr barnett, dr landvoigt, dr sandner snr, conrad meyerhoff, benno sluytmann, ludwig becker, burke & wills expedition, gustavus von tempsky, von brusindorff, josef von st nicolai, captain von paleski

Coloured postcard of Picton, Queen Charlotte Sound, N.Z. Card shows a town beside the water with mountains in the background. Written on the back: Written to Nell from Jack. He tells her he is well and when he expects to get to Greymouth and said he didn't have time to write from Wellington so he wrote from Picton instead. Dated May 16/08.Muir & Moodie Dunedin N.Z.place, landscape view, picton nz, john jones collection - picton, muir & moodie dunedin nz

JOHN WILLIAMS COLLECTION: NEWSPAPER ARTICLE FORGING A SOLID CRAFT Newspaper Article Bendigo Advertiser Thursday May 29, 2003 Photo and article of Tom Morton and his replica Ned Kelly armour. Tom, a pupil at Quarry Hill Primary School yesterday submitted his latest piece of homework to grade 5-6 teacher John Williams. The article descrives how Tom went about it.