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Federation University Historical Collection
Rocks, Black Gothite and Calcite, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
From the Ballarat School of Mines.Geological Specimenrocks, geology, black gothite and calcite, flinders ranges -
Federation University Historical Collection
Postcard - Postcard - Black and white, Two World War One Soldiers, 1916, 28/08/1916
John Raymond (Ray) Blight enlisted on 19 July 1915. He was an electrical engineer, having studied at the Ballarat School of Mines. On 23 June 1916 Ray Blight disembarked at Marseilles. 3 February 1917 he was hospitalised with scabies. Ray Blight's next of kin was his mother, Mary Jane Blight of 116 Lyons Street South, Ballarat. James Leslie Sim enlisted on 13 July 1915, at which time he was an accountant. His next of kin was his father, Charles Robert Sim of Drummond Street North, Ballarat. On 23 June 1916 James Sim disembarked at Marseilles. A year later he received leave to the United Kingdom returning to France 2 weeks later. He received leave to Paris from 18 march 1918 to 4 April 1918. Sim was wounded on 1 June 1918.Two World War One soldiers in military uniform pose for a photograph. The two men are Lance Corporal Ray Blight and Lance Corporal Sim (both of Ballarat). On the back is a personal letter to Ballarat School of Mines Lecturer Daniel Walker. The pin holes in the postcard suggest it was displayed at the Ballarat School of Mines. .1) Verso: " France 25/8/16. Dear Mr Walker, Just a line in sending a photo we had taken in a small photographers, in a town within range of the evenings guns, the other boy is L/Corp Sim, one time an old SMB and son of R. Sim, of Ballarat, we are wearing steel helmuts weight about 4lbs they are protection against shrapnel and steel splinters. We are doing well here, Les Coulter was wounded just near here but did not see him. Best wishes to all. Ray Blight. .2) Verso: Sitting, Ray Blight, from Ballarat, you will know his sister, she helps Miss Brazena a lot with the parcels. Standing, Les Sim, of Sim and co. wood merchants, Ballarat.world war one, world war 1, james sim, ballarat school of mines, blight, james blight, sim, les sim, coulter, les coulter, world war, walker, wwi, great world war, france -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, RAAF Saga - The RAAF at War, 1944
This volume is like a veteran 'gong' - winner with years of tough going and breathless incidents to draw from. The service and the blokes in it have been able to dig into this pile of gen. and present some amazing stories, pictures, poems, graphics and cartoons.Personal recounts from RAAF service personnel by way of stories, poems, cartoons, illustrations and portraitsRAAF Saga - The RAAF at War, blue hardcover front, back and spine with black Text of title and a black silhouette picture on front cover showing aircraft. Front and back inside cover is a blue sepia background with the RAAF insignia and a range of bombers being maintained.Message from Air Vice Marshall Chief of air staff C Jonesraaf, wwii, beaufighters, waafs, partisans, parachute, middle east squadron, kitty hawk, flying nurses, medical air evacuation unit, wewak, new guinea, jungle diary, the p24 -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, RAAF Saga - The RAAF at War, 1944
This volume is like a veteran 'gong' - winner with years of tough going and breathless incidents to draw from. The service and the blokes in it have been able to dig into this pile of gen. and present some amazing stories, pictures, poems, graphics and cartoons.Personal recounts from RAAF service personnel by way of stories, poems, cartoons, illustrations and portraitsRAAF Saga - The RAAF at War, green hardcover front, back and spine with black Text of title and a black silhouette picture on front cover showing aircraft. Front and back inside cover is a green sepia background with the RAAF insignia and a range of bombers being maintained.Message from Air Vice Marshall Chief of air staff C Jonesraaf, wwii, beaufighters, waafs, partisans, parachute, middle east squadron, kitty hawk, flying nurses, medical air evacuation unit, wewak, new guinea, jungle diary, the p24 -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Gold at the Ten Mile-The Jamieson Goldfield, 1995
A history of the Jamieson gold fieldPaperback. Black cover. Front cover has a photograph of a man gold panning with his dog in a river. In the background is an old wooden house.To the memory of my great grandfather Tom Allen,/ my grandfather Jim, Wray, my father Ben Lloyd and/ his uncle, Charlie Lloyd - all seekers of gold at the/ Ten Mile. Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779 Stamp of the Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc.gold mines, gold mining, victoria, jamieson district, australia, history -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Tracks to the Wood's Point and Jordan Goldfields-A brief history of the Wood's Point and Jordan Goldfields, Unknown
A history of the Wood's Point and Jordan gold fieldsPaperback. Beige cover. Front cover has a black and white photograph of miners standing and sitting around a mine cart that is sitting on railway tracks at the entrance to a mine.Back cover has a cartoon drawing of a pack horse that has fallen down a cliff with his rider trying to pull him back up by his tail. Inside the cover is a drawn map entitled 'Map of the Mining District round Wood's point'.Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779 gold, gold field, gold mining, gold town, wood's point, jordan goldfields, victoria, australia, history, r w christie -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Tracks to the Wood's Point and Jordan Goldfields-A brief history of the Wood's Point and Jordan Goldfields, Unknown
A history of the Wood's Point and Jordan gold fieldsPaperback. Beige cover. Front cover has a black and white photograph of miners standing and sitting around a mine cart that is sitting on railway tracks at the entrance to a mine.Back cover has a cartoon drawing of a pack horse that has fallen down a cliff with his rider trying to pull him back up by his tail. Inside the cover is a drawn map entitled 'Map of the Mining District round Wood's point'.Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779 gold, gold field, gold mining, gold town, wood's point, jordan goldfields, victoria, australia, history, r w christie -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Hardback, Marysville-A Timeless Place, Post 2009
A pictorial journey of Marysville before the 2009 Black Saturday bushfireA book of photographs taken in and around Marysville before the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires. Marysville was almost completely destroyed in the fire and this book showcases natural attractions, locations to eat and stay and some of the local flora and fauna in and around the district.Hardcover. Front cover has a photograph of the Corner Cupboard Cafe in Marysville taken at night.In memory of those that lost their lives and property in the/ Black Saturday fires/ on the 7TH of G=February 2009marysville, photographs, victoria, australia, black saturday, bushfire, 2009, 7th february 2009, angelina lodge, darmody lake, galipolli park, murchison street, meeting of the waters, marysville bakery, marysville patisserie, lolly shop, bruno's sculpture garden, crystal journey, flora, fauna, coralyn falls, steavenson falls, keppel lookout -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Hardback, Ellimatta-Marysville Victoria, 2009
A pictorial journey through the property 'Ellimatta' before the 2009 Black Saturday bushfireEllimatta was first established in 1918. Over the years the various owners have developed the property in different ways to suit their needs at the time. The garden has been developed over the years into a focal point of the property. To many of the residents of Marysville Ellimatta was known as the "Walkers House" after Bill and Rose Walker who enhanced the garden in many ways. The 2009 Black Saturday bushfires reduced the house to a pile of rubble and the garden was completely destroyed.Hardcover. Front cover has a photograph of the sign which was on the street outside of Ellimatta. Backcover has a series of photographs of the gardens and outside of the house.To the Marysville Historical Society/ in memory of all the/ good times at Ellimatta / Graham & Pauline Alman / Nov. 2009ellimatta, marysville, victoria, australia, graham alman, pauline alman, kerami crescent -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, A Chronicle of Life in Woods Point and Surrounds As seen Through "The Mountaineer" 1985 to present-Volume 1, 1989
A history of Woods Point and its surrounds as seen through 'The Mountaineer', a local paper published in Woods PointPaperback. Front cover has 3 of the same black and white photograph of old Woods Point. There is also a photograph of a Christmas themed front cover of The Mountaineer from December 1991. Back cover has 2 of the same photograph. Photograph is of a family standing next to a car that is parked outside the Wood's Point Hotel. In the background can be seen a shop on the left hand side of the road.Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779woods point, the mountaineer, north east victoria, australia, history -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Marysville-Moss, Snow and Mountain Ash, Unknown
A pictorial book of the flora, fauna and waterfalls in the Marysville district affected by the 2009 Black Saturday bushfirePaperback. Front cover has a main photograph of Keppel's Hut on a misty day in the rainforest. There are also four small photographs along the lower edge of the front cover. They are of a Mountain Ash canopy, a Drosera Peltata, a Brown Tree Frog and a view of the smoke plume on Black Saturday.marysville, victoria, australia, landmarks, flora, fauna, waterfalls, black saturday, bushfire, nature -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Marysville-Moss, Snow and Mountain Ash, Unknown
A pictorial book of the flora, fauna and waterfalls in the Marysville district affected by the 2009 Black Saturday bushfirePaperback. Front cover has a main photograph of Keppel's Hut on a misty day in the rainforest. There are also four small photographs along the lower edge of the front cover. They are of a Mountain Ash canopy, a Drosera Peltata, a Brown Tree Frog and a view of the smoke plume on Black Saturday.marysville, victoria, australia, landmarks, flora, fauna, waterfalls, black saturday, bushfire, nature -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Images of Time-A Pictorial History of Healesville-From a Village to a Town-Volume 1 1864-1920, 2013
A pictorial history of HealesvillePaperback. Front and back covers have black and white photographs of Healesville c 1903.Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779healesville, victoria, australia, history -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Memories of Marysville-MCEGGS, 2012
The story of the evacuation during World War II to various guest houses in Marysville of the students of Melbourne's Church of England Girls' Grammar School Paperback. The front cover has a black and white photograph named 'Field Day at Marylands'. Back cover has a black and white photograph of 'Girls in the main street after church one winter's morning.Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779marysville, victoria, wartime, guest houses, evacuation -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Memories of Marysville-MCEGGS, 2012
The story of the evacuation during World War II to various guest houses in Marysville of the students of Melbourne's Church of England Girls' Grammar School Paperback. The front cover has a black and white photograph named 'Field Day at Marylands'. Back cover has a black and white photograph of 'Girls in the main street after church one winter's morning.Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779 marysville, victoria, wartime, guest houses, evacuation -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Butler's Wood's Point and Gipps Land General Directory 1866, 1985
A directory of the local businesses, road guides and table of distances in the Wood's Point, Jamieson, Omeo and Bairnsdale areasHardback. Blue dust cover. Title in black on the front cover.Stamp of the Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779directory, wood's point, gippsland, victoria, history, jamieson, bairnsdale, omeo, road guide, table of distances, advertisements -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, The Decades of a Duntroon Bastard, 1980
A biography of Godfrey Robinson of his time serving in the Australian, British and Indian Armies; of his time in the British Raj, the Burma war and colonial Africa and of his time as a farmer in Taggery, VictoriaHardback. Front cover is of a painting of a farm at the base of the Cathedral Range in Victoria. Back cover has a black and white photograph of the author and a blurb on the book.This is copy No. 118/142 of the prepublication issue. Signature of the author Stamp of the Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779duntroon, australian army, british army, indian army, british raj, burma war, colonial africa, taggerty -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Narbethong-Historical notes with local recollections, 2013
A history of Narbethong taken from recollections of local residentsPaperback. Front cover has a photograph of a painting of 'Lucknow', a farm which was owned by the Yeates Family. Back cover has a black and white photograph of a lady standing next to a wooden sign post showing the Acheron Way and the distances to Marysville, Warburton, Narbethong and Healesville.Stamp of the Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779narbethong, history, victoria, australia, local history -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Maroondah Country, 1979
A history of the Maroondah ReservoirPaperback. Front cover shows a colour photograph of the Maroondah Dam wall. Back cover shows a black and white photograph of the Maroondah Dam under construction.Madge Stevens / 85 Rose Street / West Coburg From Mena & Bill on / birthday 5.9.82 AN APPRECIATION Living all my earlier life at my birth-place, Heales-/ ville, with my sisters and brothers and our good parents,/ it was a privilege to return and re-acquaint during the/ collecting of these few impressions of the old times./ Thanks are due to the obliging attendants at MMBW/ and LaTrobe libraries, where frequent checks of old/ newspapers - including "The Healesville & Yarra Glen/ Guardian" - and records were essential./ Thanks also to my friends, and cousin Dave./ Ann Thomas Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779maroondah dam, maroondah, fernshawe, healesville, maroondah aqueduct, maroondah reservoir, victoria, history -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Secret Places of the Upper Yarra Valley-Beauty Spots, 1994
A book describing beauty spots and waterfalls in the Upper Yarra ValleyPaperback. Front cover has a black and white photograph of Mathinna Falls.A selection of beauty spots within the Upper/ Yarra Region, which once made the valley/ Victoria's foremost tourist destination./ Many of the sites have since been neglected or/ closed to public access, leaving tourists to pass by,/ and travel on to distant places./ By associating episodes of our fascinating past/ with these sites, we learn that there is more than/ just natural beauty to be re-discovered. Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779upper yarra valley, beauty spot, waterfalls -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Secret Places of the Upper Yarra Valley-Historic Sites, 1994
A book describing historic sites in the Upper Yarra ValleyPaperback. Front cover has a black and white photograph of a railway tunnel at Healesville.A collection of places within the Upper Yarra/ Valley significant to the understanding of our/ heritage./ Aborigines, white explorers, pastoralists, gold/ miners and timber cutters have all left their mark./ These are sites which, despite modern/ development and urbanisation of our valley, are/ still able to give us an insight to an eventful past. Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779upper yarra valley, history, historic sites -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Triangle Community Steelbands-The First 5 Years, 2014
The history of how and why the Triangle Community Steelbands were formed Paperback. Front cover has a drawing of a steelband.ABOUT THIS BOOK Following the Black Saturday bushfires of February 2009 in/ Victoria, the Triangle Community Steelbands were formed/ in late 2009 as a way to assist in the recovery process. This book documents the First 5 Years of Triangle/ Community Steelbands, from is genesis in mid-2009 till/ the end of the 2013-14 concert season, including the/ formation of four individuals steelbands, Pans on Fire, Hot/ Pans, Jammin' and the Buxton Primary Steelband.triangle community, steelband -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Triangle Community Steelbands-The First 5 Years, 2014
The history of how and why the Triangle Community Steelbands were formed Paperback. Front cover has a drawing of a steelband.ABOUT THIS BOOK Following the Black Saturday bushfires of February 2009 in/ Victoria, the Triangle Community Steelbands were formed/ in late 2009 as a way to assist in the recover process. This book documents the First 5 Years of Triangle/ Community Steelbands, from is genesis in mid-2009 till/ the end of the 2013-14 concert season, including the/ formation of four individuals steelbands, Pans on Fire, Hot/ Pans, Jammin' and the Buxton Primary Steelband.triangle community, steelband -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Razed-Raised, 2013
The story of the regrowth of the Marysville community after the 2009 Black Saturday bushfirePaperback. Front cover has two colour photographs. One is a blurred photograph of a silhouette of a tree with fire behind it. The other is of a plant just starting to grow. Back cover has the symbol depicting Maryville's 150 anniversary in 2013. Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779marysville, black saturday, bushfire, community, triangle community, regrowth -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Razed-Raised, 2013
The story of the regrowth of the Marysville community after the 2009 Black Saturday bushfirePaperback. Front cover has two colour photographs. One is a blurred photograph of a silhouette of a tree with fire behind it. The other is of a plant just starting to grow. Back cover has the symbol depicting Maryville's 150 anniversary in 2013. Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779marysville, black saturday, bushfire, community, triangle community, regrowth -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Narbethong Memories-John Mole-February 2011, 2011
The history and memories of the Mole Family of Narbethong, VictoriaPaperback. Spyril bound. Front cover has two photographs. One is black and white and is of the author and his two siblings as children. The other is a colour photograph of the author as an adult standing at a lookout. Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779narbethong, history, victoria, mole family history -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, The Last of the Yarra Track Stopping Places, 1980
A history of the stopping points on the Yarra TrackPaperback. Front cover has a black and white photograph of a wagon being pulled by two horses which have stopped to drink from a wide river. The back cover has a black and white photograph of an area of snow with a snow covered bush in the foreground.Inside back cover / From Kim Harley / Cliffton Hill Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779marysville, yarra glen, wood's point, history, yarra track -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, The Last of the Yarra Track Stopping Places, 1980
A history of the stopping points on the Yarra TrackPaperback. Front cover has a black and white photograph of a wagon being pulled by two horses which have stopped to drink from a wide river. The back cover has a black and white photograph of an area of snow with a snow covered bush in the foreground.Sticker on front cover / Revised / Edition Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779marysville, yarra glen, wood's point, history, yarra track -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Paul Collins, Burn-The Epic Story of Bushfire in Australia, 2006
The story of bushfires in AustraliaFront cover has a photograph of Sharon Guest and her daughter Patricia in the ruins of their Mt Macedon home, Ash Wednesday.non-fictionThe story of bushfires in Australiaforest fires, bush fires, australia, history -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, John McGourty, Black Saturday-Stories of love, loss and courage from the Victorian bushfires, 2009
... Marysville yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book Book Black ...Stories of love, loss and courage from the Victorian bushfires on Black SaturdayFront cover has a photograph taken on Black Saturday by Alex Coppel from the Sunday Herald Sun; smoke from Black Saturday fires turns day into night as CFA volunteers race towards a new firefront at Labertouche. There is also a banner across the top of the front cover that says 'All proceeds from this book go to the Salvation Army Victorian Bushfire Appeal. non-fictionStories of love, loss and courage from the Victorian bushfires on Black Saturdaybushfire, black saturday, victoria, kilmore east, wandong, strathewen, kinglake west, st andrews, steels creek, kinglake, flowerdale, marysville, gippsland, bendigo, beechworth, medgegonga