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Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, The Uncounted Cost by Mary Gaunt, 1925
The Uncounted Cost is one of a number of works written by Mary Gaunt. Her other works include, Alone in West Africa, A Woman in China, The End of the Earth, Kirkhams Find, The Moving Finger and Deadman’s. Mary was born at Indigo near Chiltern in 1862 and lived for many years in Ballarat where her father W.H. Gaunt was gold commissioner and later a judge. The original Gaunt family home was converted into St Patrick’s College. She married Dr Lindsay Miller and moved to Warrnambool and after his death in 1899 she embarked on her travels which took her to many parts of the world. She died in Cannes, France in January 1942.Mary Gaunt wrote over 25 novels, numerous travel books and many stories and articles. She had a strong link with Warrnambool and details of the district are included among her writings. She also wrote regularly in the early 1900’s for the Times in London on women issues. She was an independent thinker and worker. Blue hard cover with illustration in dark blue depicting one person sitting looking upwards to another person holding spear. 248 pages. Clementine E Coles written in black pen inside front cover. Dedication: To my friend Agnes Herbert. the uncounted cost, mary gaunt, alone in west africa, warrnambool -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Early 20th Century
Photograph of schoolboys donated by Jessie SmithBlack & White photograph of 5 schoolboys in uniform. From left: Canon Clark (Manning's older brother), Stephen Smith (older brother to Harold & son of Jessie Smith), unknown, Manning Clark and Harold Smith. Photo believed to be taken early 1920's, maybe 1923. Names on back of photograph (directly behind the person on the front)schoolboys, jessie smith -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, McLaren & Co Pty Ltd, The Tactical Handling of the Armoured Division and its Components. Military Training Pamphlet No 41 Part 2. The Armoured Regiment 1943, 1943
Soft covered booklet. Superseded the 1940 edition.Warning about communicating content to any person or the press.armour tactics, world war 2 -
Blacksmith's Cottage and Forge
Pannikin - tin, 1920
Home made domestic item made for or by H. Arnup.Local historyTin pannikin/cup cylindrical shape with two folding wire handles"H. Arnup " (local person) handpainted in red paint -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Kew Historical Society et al, Australian Natives Association, 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing a single item from the former Kew Branch No 153. The file is a handbill inviting members to a branch meeting on 11 November 1907 in the Kew Town Hall. The handbill lists the names of members standing as office-bearers for the 1907-08 year. They include Messrs H Simmons, CS Clark, WJ Clark, HC Crouch, CW Ward, C Shacklock, R Church, JC Lawn, W Tredinnick, WR Church, TG Coventry, WJ Perry, H Heymanson, E Jellis, H Wentworth, CS Clark, EA Atkyns, A Cleary, H Don, L Virtue, S Abbott, T Blackburn, ? Watson, and J Gidley. The bill is annotated to show which candidates were unsuccessful. Other known members of the association include Henry Kellett.australian natives association, ana kew branch 153, mutual societies - kew (vic.)australian natives association, ana kew branch 153, mutual societies - kew (vic.) -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - VAL DENSWORTH COLLECTION: SANDHURST DAIRIES, 1966/67
Slide. Sandhurst Dairies. Lab person testing.slide, bendigo, sandhurst dairies., sandhurst dairies. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - VAL DENSWORTH COLLECTION: SANDHURST DAIRIES, 1966/67
Slide. Sandhurst Dairies. Lab person testing.slide, bendigo, sandhurst dairies., sandhurst dairies. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - VAL DENSWORTH COLLECTION: SANDHURST DAIRIES, 1966/67
Slide. Sandhurst Dairies. Lab. Person testing.slide, bendigo, sandhurst dairies., sandhurst dairies. -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Painting - Artwork - Painting, Hong Kong Faimhouse by Arthur Lindsay, c1950
Arthur LINDSAY (1912-1990) Born Melbourne Arthur Lindsay studied informally under Rupert Bunny, and John Munro in 1933, and held his first Exhibition in 1938, with Peter Cox, at Riddell Galleries. In 1939, he left Australia to tour Japan, but stayed on, accepting a position with a publishing company in Hong Kong. He served with the Hong Kong Medical Corp during World War Two and was interned at Pootung Camp, Shanghai, from 1941 – 45. He held an exhibition of his internment paintings in Melbourne in 1946. Lindsay returned to Hong Kong after the War, and supervised an Advertising Agency in Singapore, Kuala Lumpar, and Bangkok. In the 1950’s he travelled to Europe, United Kingdom, Spain and France. Returning to Australia Lindsay moved to Castlemaine in 1969. A Retrospective of his Art was held at Castlemaine Art Gallery in 1991.Framed watercolour of a number of builidings, and a person in the foreground.arthur lindsay, watercolour, painting, townscape -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Post Card, F & J Postcards, 1900's
Donated by S Serpell of Serpell & Reid Families, SandringhamColoured Postcard of two horse drawn coaches. Three people on the coach in the foreground and one person on the rear coach. A person on the roadside. Trees either side of the road. Front: Phillip Island - Wool Team on road to Cowes. Back: Harbison's Wool & Dray.wool team, horse drawn wagons, horse drawn coaches, s serpell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - VAL DENSWORTH COLLECTION: SANDHURST DAIRIES, 1966/67
Slide. Sandhurst Dairies. Lab person looking into a microscope.slide, bendigo, sandhurst dairies., sandhurst dairies. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - VAL DENSWORTH COLLECTION: SANDHURST DAIRIES, 1966/67
Slide. Sandhurst Dairies. Lab person looking into a microscope.slide, bendigo, sandhurst dairies., sandhurst dairies. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - VAL DENSWORTH COLLECTION: SANDHURST DAIRIES, 1966/67
Slide. Sandhurst Dairies. Lab person looking into a microscope.slide, bendigo, sandhurst dairies., sandhurst dairies. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - VAL DENSWORTH COLLECTION: SANDHURST DAIRIES, 1966/67
Slide. Sandhurst Dairies. Lab person looking into a microscope.slide, bendigo, sandhurst dairies., sandhurst dairies. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - VAL DENSWORTH COLLECTION: FIRE BRIGADE COMPETITIONS
Slide. Fire Brigade Competitions. Two persons at the hydrant.slide, bendigo, fire brigade competitions., fire brigade competitions. -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide - Glass slide, 1891-1905
Photograph depicting a person in traditional costume around 1900.71. A Peruvian I(indecipherable)anthropology, peru -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image
Photo unknown person could be Jno. Bowder MLAbowder -
RMIT GSBL Justice Smith Collection
Book, Williams, Cyprian. T et al, Principles of the law of personal property intended for the use of students in conveyancing, 1926
Previous owners: T. H. Smith, T. W. SmithEighteenth edition Also known as: Williams on person propertypersonal property -- great britain -
Federation University Art Collection
Painting - Oil on board, Neville Bunning, 'Hand of Friendship' by Neville Bunning
Neville Mirvane BUNNING (1902-1990) During World War Two Neville Bunning served with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He was an Art Teacher at the Ballarat Technical Art School (a division of the Ballarat School of Mines) from 05 February 1946 to 22 September 1964. Neville Bunning formed the Ballarat Artist's Society (later the Ballarat Society of Artists), a group that sponsored art and which invited modernist artists to speak to students and to the public of Ballarat. He also wrote a weekly column in the Ballarat Courier. Bunning produced a bust of Australian Prime Minister, The Right Honourable J.A. Lyons from Tasmania, who died in office. Neville Bunning died in Subiaco, Western Australia on 29 April 1990. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed painting of a surrealist inspired painting of a person with a horse. art, artwork, neville bunning, horse, oil painting, oil on board, bunning, available -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Postcard, The Pinnacle in the Grampians -- Postcard
The Pinnacle, The Grampians, Victoria. Note this photograph was taken before guard rails were placed on the Pinnacle.Coloured Photograph of a cliff face with a person sitting on the peak. The Pinnacles, The Grampians, Victoria. Post Card Printed in Great Britain The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd., Melbourne.halls gap grampians -
Federation University Bookplate Collection
Work on paper - Bookplate, Ex Libris Dan Jones, 2020
After a quiet period, interest in bookplates in Australia began to increase in the early 1970s, Entrepreneurial art and book collectors such as Edwin Jewell and others commissioned multiple Bookplate designs from a range of well known fine artists. At a 1997 meeting in Melbourne of the Ephemera Society of Australia Edwin Jewell and others announced the formation of the Australian Bookplate Society. The society was instrumental in promoting the art of the bookplate through establishment of the Australian Bookplate Design competition. The competition includes a design award for secondary schools students.standing person using antique iron flatbed press.Signed beneath image Dianne Longleydan jones, australian bookplate design awards, keith wingrove memorial trust, dianne longley -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, 7/05/2013
On 6/05/2013 members and guests of the Rutherglen Historical Society visited Savenake Station, which is a working historic pastoral property, 20 minutes north of Lake Mulwala, on the Murray River at Yarrawonga.Page 2 of an email with colour photographs, printed on A4 photographic paper.Names of persons in photograph have been handwritten below photographsavenake station, historical society activities, heritage properties -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, 7/05/2013
On 6/05/2013 members and guests of the Rutherglen Historical Society visited Savenake Station, which is a working historic pastoral property, 20 minutes north of Lake Mulwala, on the Murray River at Yarrawonga.Page 3 of an email with colour photographs, printed on A4 photographic paper.Names of persons in photograph have been handwritten below photographsavenake station, historical society activities, heritage properties -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, 7/05/2013
On 6/05/2013 members and guests of the Rutherglen Historical Society visited Savenake Station, which is a working historic pastoral property, 20 minutes north of Lake Mulwala, on the Murray River at Yarrawonga.Page 4 of an email with colour photographs, printed on A4 photographic paper.Names of persons in photograph have been handwritten below photographsavenake station, historical society activities, heritage properties -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Certificate of Title, 1910, 1928, 1933
Certificate of Title, Albert Edward Ruglen.Certificate of Title, Albert Edward Ruglen. Part of Crown Allotment 118A, Parish of Nunawading, County of Bourke, 1910. Vol 3462 fol 692315 also correspondence re rate enforcement of charge. Another certificate of title for the same person, subdivision 12279, vol 5389 fol 1077705 1928 and rates - enforcement of charge 1933.Certificate of Title, Albert Edward Ruglen.ruglen, albert edward -
Bendigo Military Museum
Administrative record - FUNERALS LIST BENDIGO RSL, C.1965 to 2008
RSL Funeral services conducted by the Bendigo RSL Sub Branch and Bendigo District RSL Sub Branch for their departed members. .1) The first entry in the book is 27.10.1965 and the last on 27.12.2008. A large amount of the entries were written by Jack Barnes OAM during his 43 years as Secretary of the Sub Branch. (Refer Cat No 8040). The vast majority of the funerals were conducted by the President at the time, Committee members or members who were heavily involved with the Sub Branch. It's virtual who's who of Presidents, Life members and notables. 1988 saw the most funerals conducted during that year being 60, other figures varied from mid 20's to mid 50's per year. One notable funeral Volunteer was John Balsillie MBE. (Refer Cat No 118.5) Between 2.1.2007 - 27.12.2008 there was 80 funerals with John conducting 78 of them. There is an interesting addition of one funeral by Jack Barnes on 31.1.1968 was that it was (111 degrees). .2) The list on the sheet with a note, "For Cindy" who was the BDRSL Office Person at the time. these were for 2007, there was 19 on the sheet with only 9 in the book, 7 of the names have a red tick beside. The sheet was written by John Balsillie. John had conducted funerals for many years pre 2007 and for more years after. .1) Exercise book, cover red & white with green text central of front, section of front page missing, pages are blue ruled lines, columns added in red or blue pen, 3 columns per page with year at the top, columns have the deceased persons name, funeral date, person who conducted the RSL funeral, some pages the persons unit served with has been added. all entries are hand written on red or blue pen. .2) Sheet of paper with hand written names in blue pen with month and date, some have a red tick beside.On front on a white sticker "Funerals" in black texta pen. Hand written in blue pen, "27.10.1965 to 27.12.2008". Inside front cover in blue pen by Jack Barnes, "Bugler as from Sept 84 - Les Warren 40 Story St Bgo phone 43007". In red pen, "Took Bugle to polish etc 5 ? 84"brsl, smirsl, bdrslinc, funerals -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Signal Box with a train coming into the station
B/W photo of Signal Box 2 and train coming into Stawell Railway station. Signal box also called Signal box b.Black & white photo of train coming into station with person at signal box holding up ring for exchange with person leaning out of train. Pedestrian bridge above rail lines. stawell -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Opening Heathmont Kindergarten & Community Hall- December, 1952
Black and white photograph showing group of persons outside kindergarten"Written on back of photograph" Opening Heathmont Kindergarten & Community Hall Mrs Lavis(President), Miss Stubbs, Cr Horman, M.J.Harper, Cr B.J.Hubbard, Mrs Hubbard, Cr F.J.Corr, Mrs Corr, Lady ?, Mrs J Harper, Cr R G Lavis -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO SHOW, 1970
Slide. Bendigo Show. Young person riding in a dodgem car.slide, bendigo, bendigo show, bendigo show -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Ray Cleary & Katherine Lancaster, 25/07/1984
Ray Cleary was the executive director of Copelen Street Family Centre, which operated all adoption work for the UCA, and Katharine Lancaster was the agency's principal adoption officer. An article on page 9 of C&N for July 25 1984 discussed recent government legislation regarding adoption procedures and law.The two persons are shown seated looking at a report between them."Ray Cleary & Katharine Lancaster"cleary, ray, lancaster, katharine, copelen street family centre, adoption