Messages in relation to the death of "Mervyn Clive Townsend" KIA on sinking of the HMAS SYDNEY by the HSK Kormoran on 15 Nov 1941. Refer Cat No. 2313P for Townsends service.Folded white Sympathy cards for Mervyn Townsend. Sizes ranging from 13 x 8 to 10 x 8 cm. 1. Folded three sheets with message in middle. Cover says sent in Heartfelt Sympathy. 2. Folded 3 sheets with message in middle and cover saying "With Deepest Sympathy". 3. Folded 2 sheets with message in middle and cover sheet saying "With Sincere Sympathy". 4. Folded 2 pieces with inside message and cover sheet saying "With Sincerest Sympathy". 5. Double folded sheet with message "Peace, perfect peace and dove flying over a sun and picture of Lilies all in black." 1. From Mr. & Mrs. John Owen, East Melbourne. 2. From Norma D. Young, Bendigo. 3. From Mr. & Mrs. J. L. Horne. 4. From E. Casey & sisters, Murrumbeena. 5. From Mr. & Mrs D.J. Treage, Balwyn. hmas sydney, hsk kormoran, ww2, mervyn clive townsend

Sympathy cards to parents of "Mervyn Clive Townsend" KIA on sinking of HMAS SYDNEY by HSK Kormoran on 15/11/1941. Refer Cat 2313P for Townsends service.1. Folded Sympathy card with no message inside, only name and "With Sincere Sympathy" on front. 2. Cross, Flag and Flowers image on front. Four pages tied with black and white ribbon.1. From Russell Horie, written on back F.W. 2181. 2. From Mr. & Mrs E.J. Claridge, Ararat.hmas sydney, mervyn clive townsend, ww2, hsk kormoran

Diggers & Mining. Getting the Gold. Slide: Deep sinking was dangerous work; the shaft was, of course, timbered, nevertheless shafts sometimes caved in, and in this way diggers were often injured, and sometimes killed. Markings: 47 994.LIF:4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Getting the Gold. Slide: (von Guerrard) Deep sinking, Ballarat, 1853. Usually the wasdirt was raised in the shaft by a windlass. Slide shows mining site at the diggings with a windlass and awing. Markings: 28 994.LIF:4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Letters of Sympathy from a range of Victorian school for Dental Surgeon M.C. Townsend, KIA with sinking of HMAS Sydney on 15 /11/ 1941. Refer No. 2313P for Townsends service.Seventeen (17) letters of sympathy from various schools around Victoria, primarily to the parents of "Mervyn Clive TOWNSEND".Varioushmas sydney, ww2, mervyn clive townsend

Sepia photograph showing the SS Despatch sinking outside the piers. Shows three row boats with three or four men standing in each boat and a glimpse of the hull of the Despatch just showing the name. Actual picture in oval shape on card. Lakes Entrance VictoriaLast sight of the Dispatch Cunningham Sept 22nd 1911shipwrecks, memorials, fishing industry

Sepia photograph showing the SS Despatch sinking outside the piers. Shows three row boats with three or four men standing in each boat and a glimpse of the hull of the Despatch just showing the name. Actual picture in oval shape on card. Lakes Entrance VictoriaLast sight of the Dispatch Cunningham Sept 22nd 1912shipwrecks, memorials, fishing industry

Sepia photograph showing the SS Despatch sinking outside the piers. Shows three row boats with three or four men standing in each boat and a glimpse of the hull of the Despatch just showing the name. Actual picture in oval shape on card. Lakes Entrance VictoriaLast sight of the Dispatch Cunningham Sept 22nd 1913shipwrecks, memorials, fishing industry

History of North Deborah Gold Mining Company, 5 pages, researched by Bendigo Mining N.L. The North Deborah Gold Mine began sinking from an old shallow shaft in November 1917 in order to explore the ground between the Monument Hill and the Deborah Mines.bendigo, gold mining, north deborah gold mine

Letters of Sympathy from various businesses for the Dental Surgeon "Mervyn Clive Townsend", KIA on sinking of HMAS SYDNEY on 15/11/41. Refer Cat No. 2313P for Townsends service.Various handwritten letters from different businesses to parents of M.C. Townsend. 1. From Commercial Bank of Sydney on blank white paper and black writing, dated Dec 1st '41. 2. From Longman's Green & Co Ltd, London, on Company letterhead note paper dated Dexc 1st 1941. 3. From Royal Standard Hotel - on white blank note paper dated 8th Dec '41. 4. From Hemingway & Robertson, Accountants, typed letter in black. Dated 4th Dec '41. 5. From J.A. Rodgers & Co - Wine Merchants - on white letterhead note paper, dated 1st Dec '41.letters, ww2, hmas sydney, kia, mervyn clive townsend

Messages of condolences in relation to " Mervyn Clive Townsend" was KIA on the sinking of the HMAS SYDNEY by German Raider HSK Kormoran on 15/11/41. Refer Cat No. 2313P for Townsends service.Telegrams on Yellow Paper headed in blue writing on top with Commonwealth of Australia, Postmaster General Department. All telegrams have Office of Origin, no of words, time of lodgement and stamp. Messages all handwritten with name of sender, a message of sympathy and address of receiver.All telegrams date stamped on top right corner. All ticked in top right corner.hmas sydney, ww2, hsk kormoran, mervyn clive townsend

Cards sent to parents of "Mervyn Clive Townsend" KIA on 15/11/41 on the sinking of HMAS SYDNEY by the German Raider HSK Kormoran. Refer Cat 2313P for Townsends service.Sympathy cards of various sizes and configurations. 1. Folded white card in form of envelope with "Kindest Sympathy" on front. 2. Folded white card "With Deepest Sympathy" on front and was from. 3. Folded green card in form of an envelope with Sympathy on front and message inside. 4. Double folded white card with picture of flowers on front.1. From Walter Rollev. 2. From Mrs Commons & Family. 3. From Mr. & Mrs F. Williams and Glen Wright family. 4. From Mr. & Mrs. John McLeod, Castlemaine.hmas sydney, ww2, melvyn clive townsend, hsk kormoran

Diggers & Mining. Getting the Gold. Slide: The next four frames contain a description of deep sinking at Ballarat in 1853, taken from William Howitt's book, ''Land, Labour, and Gold'', which was published in 1855. Markings: 32 994.LIF:4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Getting the Gold. Slide: (von Guerard) Deep Sinking, Ballarat, 1853. Shafts were generally covered with canvas awning. Why? Slide shows canvas awnings over mine shafts. Markings: 25 994.LIF:4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. This picture shows some prospectors sinking a shaft at Landy's Dream. Hut on left and mine shaft to the right. In this photo there are still many tall trees around. Markings: 11 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Items were in the collection of Benjamin Thomas Roy Chadd No's 10594, VX20311, 1st and 2nd AIF. Refer 2039 for service history also 2034P. .1) Single sided news sheet dated 30.10.1940 Volume 1 No 3. Headline refers to sinking of ship Empress of Britain. .2) Single sided news sheet dated 29.10.1940 Volume 1 No 2. Headline refers to Italy invades Greece. AIF Newspapers WWIIdocuments - newspapers, military history-army

History of author inside front dust cover.Hard cover - orange colour with initials R B and colour gravure on spine. Dust cover (damaged) covered in plastic. Scene of sinking ship with seaman abandoning ship on front. Picture of author (damaged) on back. Man on front and back end paper. Illustrated - 287 pages. L.SCHILLING on front end paperbooks, military history

Various letters to parents of "MERVYN CLIVE TOWNSEND" KIA on the sinking of the HMAS SYDNEY on 15/11/41 by a German Raider. Mervyn was a Dental Surgeon serving on board. Refer Cat No. 2313P for Townsends service.Various handwritten letters of Sympathy for "Mervyn Clive Townsend", from various people and organisations from Williamstown area. Letters are of various sizes and various types of white on cream note paper and dated around Dec 41.hmas sydnbey, kia, ww2, mervyn clive townsend, hsk kormoran

Set of 8 Notice Papers or Meeting Agendas - sent to Trust Members and others for The Melbourne Tramways Trust for period March 1898 to August 1900 as listed below. Signed by the Secretary. Covers, appointments, financial, loans, debentures, legislation, arrangements with the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company and other organisations including banks. Notes are the principal items shown in the Orders of the Day. Printed using a Gestetner wax type printing process, possibly the same company as previous. 1897 – 1898 – Alderman S. Amess Chairman, T. Hamilton Secretary Meeting No. Date Notes 3 11/3/1898 Payments, interest payable in London, purchase of Shire of Boroondara debentures. 1898 – 1899 – Cr. J. Stedeford Chairman, T. Hamilton Secretary – Gestener wax type printing Meeting No. Date Notes 6 10/7/1899 Special meeting to consider vary Tramway Acts. 7 11/8/1899 Account payments, purchase of Essendon debentures, slight alteration to tramway between Swanston and Russell Streets. 1899 – 1900 – – Cr. J. Stedeford Chairman, T. Hamilton Secretary – Gestener wax type printing Meeting No. Date Notes 1 11/9/1899 Appointment of a Chairman, Committee members, payments, sinking fund debenture purchases. 1 24/11/1899 Payments, sinking fund debenture purchases, reports to Councils. 3 10/2/1900 payments, sinking fund debenture purchases, condition of Johnson St tunnels. 4 11/5/1900 Payments, sinking fund debenture purchases. 5 3/8/1900 Payments, sinking fund debenture purchases, reappointment of C. W. Ellis as auditor, Northcote council cable tramway. For a word version - see: \dbtext\hawthtramcoll\images\htd2004doc.doctrams, tramways, mtt, cable trams, melbourne tramways trust, construction, finances, mto co

Two scrapbooks, thick red covers, 43 pages. Contains many photos, mostly labelled; of social events, factories, products. Myttons was an engineering firm with premises in South Melbourne and Port Melbourne. They made objects as diverse as cutlery sets to sinks and larger industrial stainless steel productsindustry - manufacturing, social activities, societies clubs unions and other organisations, sport - australian rules football, myttons ltd, rodd cutlery, allbrite cutlery, dev mytton, grosvernor cutlery, built environment - industrial, reginald h mytton, eric g redwood, colin mackay, l f harrison, l w (wal) johnson, russell flack, john donaldson, lance powell, horrie farrow, syd svensson, tom fahey, arthur steele, jean hopkins, dennis mackinley, lorraine robertson, douglas robertson, tommy lahiff

Letter of Sympathy sent to parents of Dental Surgeon "Mervyn Townsend" KIA on the sinking of HMAS SYDNEY by German Raider HSK Kormoran on 19/11/41 of WA Coast. Refer Cat No. 2313P for Townsends service.Letter of Sympathy handwritten on blank green piece of notepaper. Writing in blue pen and dated 4th Dec 1941.Note at top: "As I do not know your address I am sending this to the Naval Board Melb, to be forwarded to you". Dated 4th Dec 1941 W.A. hmas sydney, ww2, hsk kormoran, mervyn clive townsend

Diggers & Mining. Getting the Gold. Slide: This picture (by Gill) Shows deep sinking at Newstead, near Castlemaine, in the middle 1850's. Picture shows miners puddling and panning for gold, awnings erected over mine shafts in the background. Markings: 40 994.LIF:4. Used as a teaching aid.haniomunteducation, tertiary, goldfields

A.K. Geier, refer Cat No 601 for his service history.Certificate, black print on white background commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Battle of Sunda Strait. Presented in memory of Allan Keith GEIER who lost his life in that battle during the sinking of HMAS Perth on 1st March 1942. Black plastic frame, glass front, fawn cardboard backing with support.Bottom of certificate: “Freemantle Dockers photo of white anchors on the Subiaco Football Oval, representing crew of HMAS Perth who lost their lives in the above battle” Bottom of certificate: “Signed by WA State Office of DVA”hmas, perth, geier

"What Australia Makes, Makes Australia" - The Mytton Story. A short history by L F HARRISON and L W JOHNSON (Wal). 25 pages. Myttons was an engineering firm with premises in South Melbourne and Port Melbourne. They made objects as diverse as cutlery sets to sinks and larger industrial stainless steel productsindustry - manufacturing, social activities, societies clubs unions and other organisations, sport - australian rules football, myttons ltd, rodd cutlery, allbrite cutlery, dev mytton, grosvernor cutlery, built environment - industrial, reginald h mytton, eric g redwood, colin mackay, l f harrison, l w (wal) johnson, russell flack, john donaldson, lance powell, horrie farrow, syd svensson, tom fahey, tommy lahiff, arthur steele, jean hopkins, dennis mackinley, lorraine robertson, douglas robertson