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Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Final recommendations Ballarat Study Area Land Conservation Council, Victoria, 1982, 1982
Yellow soft covered report of 95 pages . The contents of the report include: Parks, reference areas, wildlife reserves, water production, harwood production, softwood production, flora Reserves and Flora and Fauna reserves, bushland reserves, historic area and reserves, rivers and streams, Roadside conservation and Highway parks, Education areas and School Plantations, Lake Reserves, geological reserves, recreation, scenic reserves, agriculture, mineral and stone production, utilities and survey, township land, Uncommitted Land, military training, other reserves and public land. Maps include: The Study area 1: 250 000 Supplementary Mapsland conservation authority, ballarat, endowment plantations, pine plantations, langi ghiran state park, mount buangor state park, enfield state park, ballarat-creswick regional park, rossbridge, black lake, flax mill swamp, dereel lagoon, lake bolac, lake wongan, langi ghiran reservoir, gong gong reservoir, pincotts reservoir, beales reservoir, wilsons reservoir, moorabool reservoir, korweinguboora, korweinguborra reservoir, learmonth bores, sago hill, illabarook reservoir, ballarat water commission, dunneworthy, mount cole, mont lonarch, ben major, waterloo, trawalla, linton, ross creek, canadian, shepherds flat, lal lal, mount doran, raglan, chute, carngham, buninyong, watsons hill, enfield, cape clear, illabrook, rokewood junction, mount warrenheip, nerrina, jubilee, golden stream, australasian deep lead mine, happy valley school, piggoreet, berringa, bulldog, ballarat common, wildlife, water, timber, flora, rivers, geology, agriculture, warrenheip, biodiversity -
Wooragee Landcare Group
Photograph, 28th April 2004
Wooragee Landcare was formed in 1989 to promote sustainable conservation and land-use practices in the North-East region of Victoria. The organisation's work has included public awareness and education campaigns to control invasive, introduced species and protect native wildlife, such as campaigns to bait or trap foxes and to identify and monitor quoll populations in the region. The organisation has drawn on the work of a variety of Government and academic experts to inform best practice approaches are utilised. In 2004 Andrew Murray, a leading quoll expert from Parks Victoria, conducted training for Wooragee Landcare members and the local community in how to identify potential quoll habitat and populations (through identifying scat and other methods). Spotted-tail or Tiger quolls were known to have lived in the Mt Pilot and Stanley Plateau region previously but habitat encroachment, competitor species such as foxes and natural disasters had reduced sightings in recent years. The Spotted-Tail quoll (formerly known as the Tiger Quoll) is the largest of four species of native marsupial carnivore on mainland Australia, and the second-largest carnivore (after the dingo). The species' scientific name, Dasyurus maculatus, references its' 'hairy tail'. Adults are approximately 125cm long, including their long tail, and weigh around 5 kilograms. The Spotted-tail quoll is currently considered to be a threatened species, but other species are currently listed as endangered.This photograph is significant as an example of wildlife protection awareness programs undertaken by Wooragee Landcare Group in the 2000s in Indigo Shire.Landscape coloured photograph printed on gloss paper.Reverse: WAN NA 0ANA2N0 NNN+ 1 8743 / [PRINTED] (No.23) / 269wooragee, wooragee landcare, indigo shire, north-east victoria, andrew murray, queries about quolls, wildlife, conservation, farming, predators, spotted tail quolls, quolls, marsupials, south-east forests, mt pilot, stanley plateau -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Booklet, Nucolorvue Production Pty Ltd, 1980
The booklet is sponsored by Shire of Phillip Island, Penguin Reserve and Fisheries & Wildlife Department. Photography by: Graham Pizzey, Kevin Lott, Nucolorvue Productions Pty. Ltd. and Bob Porter. Designed and produced by Neil Jones and Kevin Lott for The shire of Phillip Island. Copyright 1980. National Library of Australia.Coloured booklet featuring the Little (Fairy) Penguin. Photographs and the life story of a Little Penguin. penguin parade phillip island, wildlife - penguins, penguins, graeme clauscen -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Tram 32 Maryborough, late 1972
The photograph shows SEC Ballarat tram Nos. 32 "parked" on a roadside after being picked up from the SEC depot in Ballarat and transported to possibly near Maryborough, where it was later transported to the proposed Wildlife park near Majorica. The date and Photographer are unknown. The tram was acquired by the BTPS in 1986.Yields information about tram 32 its transport to near Maryborough.Black and White print on plain paper.tramcars, tram 32, maryborough, transporting trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, John Theodore, Tram 32 Maryborough Park, post March 1973
Photo of Tram No. 32 at the Maryborough Historical and Wildlife Co-op park, after transport to the park post March 1973. Tram transported to Maryborough 3/73, see Reg Item 953. Slide prior to the shelter being built. See also Reg item 6604 for other photographs of the series. Yields information about tram 32 following its disposal and how it was sheltered.AGFA blue and white plastic mount or 27mm square slide.Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, disposal, maryborough, tram 32 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Tram 32 Maryborough Park, late 1972
The photograph shows SEC Ballarat tram Nos. 32 on-site at the proposed Maryborough Chamber of Commerce "Wildlife" park. This did not proceed. The photo is most likely taken before a roof was placed over the tram. The date and Photographer are unknown. See item 6604 and 6632 for other photos. The tram was acquired by the BTPS in 1986.Yields information about tram 32 at the proposed Wildlife page.Black and White print on plain paper.tramcars, tram 32, maryborough, transporting trams -
Yarra City Council
Artwork, other - earthwork, ephemeral, Ivan Cindric, Earthwork Heron, 1997
"This sculpture was inspired by the figures carved from the hillsides of the chalk downs in Britain. I wanted to produce a work that would become part of the landscape and was originally derived from the landscape. It is a white-faced heron which is a native water bird commonly found along the Merri Creek. The bird is looking upstream to the source of the creek and the other artworks along the creek."Made of scoria (a red-brown volcanic stone) laid in trenches, 'Earthwork Heron' was commissioned by the Merri Creek Management Committee as part of the Merri Creek Arts Plan and was donated to the City of Yarra in August 1997.Contemporary, LandartOutline of a Heron bird imprinted on a rolling hill in the landscape with volcanic stone (scoria). Accompanying plaque reads: 'This sculpture was inspired by the figures in the British Chalk Hills. I wanted Earthwork Heron to be derived from and become part of the landscape. The white feathered Heron a common native water bird is looking upstream to the creek's source." wildlife, landscape, ephemeral, landart, environment, site-specific -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Foxes, 18/04/1990 12:00:00 AM
Article from Nunawading Gazette, 18 April 1990 on foxes in Blackburn and Vermont South.wildlife, foxes, elder street, blackburn, shearers court, vermont south -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Wrong place, 21/05/1992 12:00:00 AM
Article from Nunawading Gazette 21 May 1992 by Wendy Woods on koalas in Ashburton Drive, MitchamArticle from Nunawading Gazette 21 May 1992 by Wendy Woods on koalas in Ashburton Drive, MitchamArticle from Nunawading Gazette 21 May 1992 by Wendy Woods on koalas in Ashburton Drive, Mitchamkoalas, wildlife, ashburton drive, mitcham, hackett, des -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Yarran Dheran nature trail, n.d
Information brochure on Yarran Dheran Nature Trail and Historic Discovery Trail to Schwerkolt Cottage. Prepared by Allan McKinnon with assistance from the Gould League of Victoria for the City of Nunawading. No date.yarran dheran, schwerkolt cottage, gould league of victoria, parks and reserves, birds, wildlife -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Work on paper - Report, The Vegetation, fauna and management of Antonio Park, City of Nunawading, Victoria, 1/10/1987 12:00:00 AM
Photocopy of a detailed report prepared for the Nunawading City Council on the vegetation, fauna and management of Antonio Park.Photocopy of a detailed report prepared for the Nunawading City Council on the vegetation, fauna and management of Antonio Park. Lists of 320 plant species were made. A broad indigenous community: 'Grassy Open Forest' is described. Lists of butterflies, reptiles, birds and mammals. Weed infestation and degradation processes are identified. A range of management issues are identified and recommendations made. ca 120 pages. Photographs. Plans.Photocopy of a detailed report prepared for the Nunawading City Council on the vegetation, fauna and management of Antonio Park.antonio park, mitcham, animals, native plants, birds, wildlife -
Wooragee Landcare Group
Photograph, 27/2/2004
This photograph was taken at Wooragee Hall on the Friday 27th February, 2004 as part of an event called Foxy Night Out. This event was about sharing awareness about the impacts of foxes in rural areas and discussing methods to control their populations. There were two mains speakers at this event, the first; Camille Veselsky, a specialist in fox behaviour who worked for the Hume Rural lands Protection Board on pest animal control, and the second; Leanne Wheaton, a nature conservationist. Pictured in this photograph is Camille Veselsky giving his presentation. Regional areas like Wooragee are susceptible to fox attacks due to the availability of food such as rubbish, scraps, native wildlife and livestock. Foxes can have a huge impact on native wildlife and domestic life as they are known to chew through irrigation systems, dig-up and defecate in gardens, raid rubbish bins and harass other domestic animals.This photo is a record of the events that Wooragee Landcare organises in order to raise awareness and educate about environmental conservation issues in the area. It shows practical solutions that have been considered in fox controlLandscape coloured photograph printed on gloss paperReverse: WAN NA 0A2A0N0 NNN+ 1 6329 / [PRINTED] (No.6A) / 495 Camille Veselsky / Foxy Night out / 27/2/04foxy night out, wooragee hall, wooragee landcare group, wooragee landcare's collection, camille veselsky -
Wooragee Landcare Group
Photograph, 28th April 2004
Wooragee Landcare was formed in 1989 to promote sustainable conservation and land-use practices in the North-East region of Victoria. The organisation's work has included public awareness and education campaigns to control invasive, introduced species and protect native wildlife, such as campaigns to bait or trap foxes and to identify and monitor quoll populations in the region. The organisation has drawn on the work of a variety of Government and academic experts to inform best practice approaches are utilised. In 2004 Andrew Murray, a leading quoll expert from Parks Victoria, conducted training for Wooragee Landcare members and the local community in how to identify potential quoll habitat and populations (through identifying scat and other methods). Spotted-tail or Tiger quolls were known to have lived in the Mt Pilot and Stanley Plateau region previously but habitat encroachment, competitor species such as foxes and natural disasters had reduced sightings in recent years. The Spotted-Tail quoll (formerly known as the Tiger Quoll) is the largest of four species of native marsupial carnivore on mainland Australia, and the second-largest carnivore (after the dingo). The species' scientific name, Dasyurus maculatus, references its' 'hairy tail'. Adults are approximately 125cm long, including their long tail, and weigh around 5 kilograms. The Spotted-tail quoll is currently considered to be a threatened species, but other species are currently listed as endangered. This photograph is significant as an example of wildlife protection awareness programs undertaken by Wooragee Landcare Group in the 2000s in Indigo Shire.Landscape coloured photograph printed on gloss paper.Reverse: WAN NA 0ANA2N0 NNN+ 2 8743 / [PRINTED] (No.22) / 268wooragee, wooragee landcare, kiewa landcare, indigo shire, north-east victoria, farming, conservation, wildlife, quoll, quolls, marsupials, predators, simon feillafe, andy murray, south-east forests, spotted tail quoll, mt pilot, stanley plateau, andrew murray -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Report of Natural Resources and Operations 1 Seminar April, 1983, 1983
This report details the program of a Natural Resources and Operations Seminar for the Victorian T.A.F.E. Off-Campus Network, hosted by the Victorian School of Forestry in Creswick. Thirty-one participants were in attendance. The program was conducted from the 6th to the 8th of April, 1983 and excursions were made to the You Yangs Forest Park, the Serendip Wildlife Research Station and Werribee Gorge National Park.A ring bound booklet of 19 pages and clear laminate covers. Includes a map of the Victorian School of Forestry, Creswick.natural resources, seminar, school of mines ballarat, ballarat school of mines, victorian t.a.f.e off-campus network, school of forestry, creswick, victorian school of forestry -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper clippings, 20/10/1938
Letter in The Argus newspaperLetter to The Argus on preservation of Koalas on Phillip Islandlocal history, documents, newspapers, phillip island, koalas, wildlife, black & white newspaper clipping -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper clippings, 18/11/1938
Newspaper photographPhotograph of seals at Phillip Islandlocal history, documents, newspapers, seals, phillip island, wildlife, black & white newspaper clipping -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Platypuses' clean bill of health, 2004
Describes a survey of the platypus population in Mullum Mullum Creek with comparisons to previous surveys back to 1995.Describes a survey of the platypus population in Mullum Mullum Creek with comparisons to previous surveys back to 1995.Describes a survey of the platypus population in Mullum Mullum Creek with comparisons to previous surveys back to 1995.wildlife, platypuses, willis, cathy, williams, geoff, mullum mullum creek -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, Blackburn Lake Sanctuary information, 1988
Information pamphlet re history of Blackburn Lake.Information pamphlet re history of Blackburn Lake. Visitors guide sheet and brochure advertising 'Bush Tucker Walkabout'. Open Day, including leaflet about local Wurundjeri tribe and plants they used.Information pamphlet re history of Blackburn Lake. blackburn lake sanctuary, city of nunawading, adult deaf and dumb society, native plants, wildlife, bush tucker walkabout, wurundjeri aboriginal tribe -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Sugar Gliders under study, 5/09/1990 12:00:00 AM
Article from Nunawading Gazette 5 September 1990 about investigation into fate of sugar glider possums in the Blackburn Lake Reserve. Research by Monash University students Kris Juzva and Paula Peeters.wildlife, sugar gliders, blackburn lake sanctuary, peeters, paula, juzva, kris -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Koalas, 3/08/1994 12:00:00 AM
Article on koalas in Mitcham from Nunawading Gazette, 3 August 1994.Article on koalas in Mitcham from Nunawading Gazette, 3 August 1994. Also describes and illustrates two of the library's historic photo cards.Article on koalas in Mitcham from Nunawading Gazette, 3 August 1994. koalas, wildlife, nunawading library, blackburn road, blackburn, boronia road, vermont -
Unions Ballarat
A little bit of magic: Thoughts for women (Don Woodward Collection), Hawke, Hazel, 1994
Short reflections and quotations about life. Hazel Hawke was the former wife of Bob Hawke (former trade union official and 23rd Prime Minister of Australia). In 2001 Hazel Hawke was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia. The citation read: "For service to the community, particularly through the promotion of the reconciliation process, support for continued improvement in the quality of children's television, as a contributor to the preservation of heritage items, and involvement with environmental and wildlife preservation groups".Infotainment.Book; 152 pages. Dustjacket: yellow background; colour photograph of Hazel Hawke; purple, blue and black lettering; author's name and title. Cover: blue background; white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, hawke, hazel, hawke, bob, quotations - anecdotes -
RMIT Design Archives
Textile lengths, Canna leaf
Dr. Frances Mary Burke (1907 - 1994) was a textile designer and printer, businesswoman, artist and Australian design advocate and retailer. Burke’s modern abstract textile designs incorporated motifs and colours inspired by Australian Indigenous art, Pacific Island cultures, Australian flora and fauna, English gardens, and the sea and its wildlife. Following Burke’s death in 1994, her life-long companion Miss Fabie Chamberlain donated the contents of Burke’s studio to RMIT University.Single colour screenprint, white fabric with chartreuse coloured print of positive large format design featuring large stylised canna leaf motif.Printed on selvedge 'CANNA LEAF' a "Frances Burke" UNIT COLOUR DESIGN'textile, australian flora, rmit design archives -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Headwear - Faux Fur Hat, 1960s
Imitation fur products were initially popular due to their relative cheapness. As the 1960s progressed, faux fur became more popular due to social uneasiness about the wildlife and farmed fur trade. Whereas real fur hats might be seen as matronly, smart, light and bright, clearly fake fur hats were designed for a younger market, and proved more suitable to the light weight fabrics of dresses and coats that became fashionable in Australia in the 1950s.The Kew Historical Society’s fashion and design collection is comprised of costumes, hats, shoes and personal accessories. Many of these items were purchased or handmade in Victoria; some locally in Kew. The extensive hat collection comprises items dating from the 1860s to the 1970s. Most of the hats in the collection were created by milliners for women. There are however a number of early and important men’s hats in the collection. The headwear collection is particularly significant in that it includes the work of notable Australian and international milliners.Faux ermine black and white woman’s hat.Nilheadwear, women's hats, hats - 1960s, fashion accessories, faux fur -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, GEO Productions, Geo Australasia, 1994
GEO Magazine featuring eleven pages of Hector Goodall and his marine mammals.Stamped 'Phillip Island & District Historical Society'. Donor : Kevin Findlay 4.8.1999. Vol. 15, no. 1 (Feb./?Apr. 1993)-Vol. 23, no. 4 (Dec./?Feb. 2001/?2002)wildlife, conservation, australasia, periodicals, description, travel, southeast asia, hector goodall -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of the head and antlers of a Royal Deer shot on Phillip Island about 1880local history, photography, royal deer head and antlers, black & white photograph, wildlife, deer, john jenner, bryant west -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of a Koala climbing a tree trunk - comment in album underneath three photos of a koala - "Teddy looks for a grandstand" under this photo - "I must see this"local history, photography, koala, black & white photograph, wildlife, wildlife - koala, john jenner, bryant west -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Wild ones watch over their special valley, 1988
Two Mitcham High School boys are making a scientific study of the Mullum Mullum Creek bushlands.Two Mitcham High School boys are making a scientific study of the Mullum Mullum Creek bushlands. They have identified 110 species of native birds.Two Mitcham High School boys are making a scientific study of the Mullum Mullum Creek bushlands. mullum mullum creek, wildlife, birds, mitcham high school, baker, scott, crosbie, nick -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Foxes, 18/04/1990 12:00:00 AM
'Letters to the Editor', Nunawading Gazette 18 April 1990.'Letters to the Editor', Nunawading Gazette 18 April 1990 from Auriol Saunders and E. Ingram on foxes in Vermont South.'Letters to the Editor', Nunawading Gazette 18 April 1990. foxes, wildlife, saunders, auriol, ingram, e, shearers court, vermont south -
Wooragee Landcare Group
Photograph, 27th February, 2004
This photograph was taken at Wooragee Hall on the Friday 27th February, 2004 as part of an event called Foxy Night Out. This event was about sharing awareness about the impacts of foxes in rural areas and discussing methods to control their populations. There were two mains speakers at this event, the first; Camille Veselsky, a specialist in fox behaviour who worked for the Hume Rural lands Protection Board on pest animal control, and the second; Leanne Wheaton, a nature conservationist. Pictured in this photograph, background (left -right): Graeme Missen, Bob Stelling, Quentin Mansfield, unknown, unknown; Colin Payne. Foreground (left -right): Tony Prowse; Mary Prowse, Digby Race. Also pictured are two taxidermy goannas on top of the tables which were brought in as an example of reptile species that are vulnerable to fox attacks. Regional areas like Wooragee are susceptible to fox attacks due to the availability of food such as rubbish, scraps, native wildlife and livestock. Foxes can have a huge impact on native wildlife and domestic life as they are known to chew through irrigation systems, dig-up and defecate in gardens, raid rubbish bins and harass other domestic animals. (One paragraph about the significance ie: The photograph is an example of the type of events hosted by Wooragee Landcare to inform the general public about potential risks to private and public property. .....)Landscape coloured photograph printed on gloss paperReverse: WAN NA 0A2A0N0 ANN+ 1 6329 / [PRINTED] (No.5a7) / 496wooragee, wooragee landcare, fox, foxy -
Wooragee Landcare Group
Photograph, 3rd April 2004
This photograph depicts fox behaviour specialist Camille Veselsky demonstrating the use of a fox bait trap at an event conducted as part of an awareness campaign highlighting damage done to farm and domestic animals and native wildlife in April 2004. Camille Veselsky is a specialist in fox behaviour who worked for the Hume Rural lands Protection Board on pest animal control for 27 years. This date is suggested by the photograph's position in the 2004-2005 Wooragee Landcare Group Coordinator's Report folder. A note accompanying the item suggests an alternative date of February 2004, however. This event raised awareness about the impacts of foxes in rural areas and provided practical training in techniques to control their populations. Flyers contained in the parent folder suggest that baiting may have been agreed as a method of fox control as the event depicted was followed by a two week baiting campaign a fortnight later. Pictured in the photograph are Helmut Wiemann, Ursula Wiemann, Camille Veselsky and two other people (unknown). A note accompanying the items suggests the photograph may have been entered by Karen Bowley or Maree Missen. In the folder, an printed label accompanying the photograph states: 'A marker to identify the bait station will not deter the fox.' Regional areas like Wooragee are susceptible to fox attacks due to the availability of food such as rubbish, scraps, native wildlife and livestock. Foxes can have a huge impact on native wildlife and domestic life as they are known to chew through irrigation systems, dig-up and defecate in gardens, raid rubbish bins and harass other domestic animals. Ground-dwelling native species are particularly susceptible to predation by foxes, which when combined with loss of habitat can endanger these species. Affected species include Speckled Warblers, Plovers, Diamond Firetails, Spotted Quail-Thrushes, Turquoise Parrots, Dunnarts, Bandicoots, Phascogales, skinks, geckos and legless lizards. This photograph is significant as an example of awareness raising and threat control programs undertaken by Wooragee Landcare Group in the 2000s in Indigo Shire.Landscape coloured photograph printed on gloss paper. Reverse: 26 / [HANDWRITTEN] WAN NA 0ANA2N0 0 8743 / [PRINTED] (No. 14) / 260 / wooragee, wooragee landcare, indigo shire, north-east victoria, conservation, pest control, fox, foxes, vermin, baiting, trapping, camille veselsky, hume rural lands protection board, 2004, speckled warbler, plovers, diamond firetails, turquoise parrots, dunnarts, bandicoots, phascogales, skinks, geckos, legless lizards, chickens, ducks, guinea-pigs