Two sheets of paper (1 ruled with two message pad pages attached) & 1 plain) of various notes, reports and references to articles in books. Books include Artists of the Australian Goldrush, Snakes of the Whipstick - MacGillivray, The Whipstick Scrub 65 years Ago by Walter W Froggatt, Through the Whipstick Scrub, Excursion to Bendigo (Paton), Observations in the Platypus by Dr MacGillivray, A Plea for the Birds by R N Nancarrow, Snakes & Lizards Macgillivray, and The Naturals History of Leaves J B Mackay. Report on lecture of snakes of the Bgo District Bgo Adv 21/12/1885 and Bgo School of Mines Report 1884bendigo, history, early bendigo, peter ellis collection, bgo science society, dr macgillivray, huxley, nancarrow, files of the bgo adv, allen mccullocks, artists of the aust goldrush, snakes of the whipstick, von mueller, frogatt, bgo adv 21/12/1885, snakes of the bgo district, bgo school of mines, ellez, braugh smyth, vic naturalist, g w knight, c daly, excursion to bendigo, the whipstick scrub 65 years ago , walter w froggatt, through the whipstick scrub, paton, bgo school of mines report 1884, mr nancarrow, 1885 observations in the platypus by dr macgillivray, a plea for the birds by r n nancarrow, 1889 snakes & lizards macgillivray, the natural history of leaves, j b mackay

Notes, some taken from the Bendigo Advertiser 10/71895, 12/7/1895, and 23/12/1885. Items mentioned are: Snakes of the Whipstick, Science Society, Elliott's Reef Company, Sandhurst Museum, Snakes common to Bendigo, Snake Bite, The Whipstick Water Supply - Bendigo Advertiser 23/12/1885, Are Slides guides to Mining, Mr Wilson Froggatt's return from New Guinea, Death and a short obituary of Dr MacGillivray, Some of the work of watercolour and pencil artist, Mr R H Nancarrow, of Neilborough, and a description of Dr Mac's new residence on the lower corner of Rowan and Forest Streets.bendigo, history, early bendigo, peter ellis collection, bendigo advertiser 10/7/95 pg 3 & 12/7/95, snakes of the whipstick, school of mines, r brough smyth, science society, dr macgillivray, eaglehawk prospecting committee, elliott's reef company, sandhurst museum, prof halford, mr r bloomfield rees, professor mccoy, mr vahland, mr robshaw, the whipstick water supply, bendigo advertiser 23/12/1885, mr nancarrow, mr wilson froggatt, sir edmund strickland, geographical society, paul howard, isabella shields, sandhurst mining board, mr r h nancarrow - artist - watercolour & pencil, arnott's patent ventilators

A carved black wooden club with a thick scaled snake coiled around it. At the clubbing end is a solid round ball. It is handmade and believed to have originated in the New Hebrides.weapon wood-carving new hebrides hunting

A hand - carved walking stick with a diamond shape at the top. It has a snake down one side and a crocodile down the other. There are four carved faces around the top.walking-stick carving ethnographic

Black concertina accordion with some snake skin like pattern on box, gold trim around keys and silver trim. Made by Gebr. Ludwig Accordeon, Germany

Children named as Ronald Allen, Alexander Chilton, Darcy Charleston, Taylah Scott, Aymgn Cornell, Chandler Whelan, Christopher Lunny.Colour photograph Koori elder Uncle Max Solomon showing group of named children from Pre School a 'burning snake' ceremony. Lakes Entrance Victoriaschools, aboriginals

Releasing a healthy Koala obtained from Snake Island and released into Colquhoun ForestBlack and white photo of Michael Edwards from Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust and Mark Fletcher, Fisheries and Wildlife Officer environment, forest, wildlife

This album shows a collection of photographs some of which are labelled as Munster Services Club. Some show the Bookshop at the TOC H building. There are photos of soldiers in parade drills and in training exercises as well as social events. One is labelled D Craven & Rab, Munster 1954. Another is labelled London bus 2 RTR Munster. The 2 RTR was a tank regiment in the British Army and was stationed at the Swinton Barracks in Munster from 1952-1959. There are also a number of loose photos showing local scenes such as London Bridge and Needle Rock at Childers Cove. Others depict floats in a parade showing Peace Woollen Mill. Others are small postcards of MaryBorough and Brisbane Queensland. There is also a photograph of the Nestanglo basketball team, Victorian champions circa 1940’s. This collection of photographs has limited local relevance as there is limited provenance. However it depicts quite well the activities of the RTR and their activities in Munster in the post WW era.Brown and fawn snake skin patterned card cover with fawn cord binding. Photographs written in gold on front cover. Pages are brown card. Photographs are black and white.Munster Services Club.warrnambool, swinton barracks munster, munster services club 1952-1959, 2rtr munster

Badge issued to members of R.A.A.M.C.. The “R” for Royal added 1948 so the badge is likely post date this date.Metal clip on badge, goldin colour, seven point star shape with crown on top and inscription “Paukatim” at bottom with hollow in middle and a snake wrapping around a pole in the middle.At the bottom inscribed “Paulatim” Latin for gradually. On the front inscription Royal Australian Army Medical Corpsbadge, royal australian army medical corps

Black Material with red lapels and cuffs. Silky material lined. No buttons or other adornments other than two shoulder tabs with silver buttons:laurel leaves, crown,snakedress uniform, jacket

Worn by National Serviceman, Corporal K J Baker, Medical Corps, 8th Field Ambulance and 1st Australian Field Hospital, Vietnam, 1968Five round gold buttons featuring a snake wrapped around a staff with a crown at the top and laurel around the edges. And two curved silver epaulette badges with the word Australia.insignia, badges, epaulette, medical, ken baker, baker, 1967-8, geelong vietnam veterans sub-branch, 8th field hospital, button

A BBC Tennis Racket Co. 'Intrepid' tennis racquet. Also customised with markings: 'The Snake' and 'Ross Case Autograph' Materials: Metal composite, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Leathertennis

Greensborough has slithered its way into first place as the snake capital in Melbourne's northeast.News article 1 page, black text.greensborough, snakes, nillumbik, mark pelley

Used to protect ankles from sticks in thick scrub as well as from snake bitesCanvas protective gaiters with leather straps (ex-army)forests commission victoria (fcv), protective clothing, bushfire

Brown leather Soldiers belt. Brass sliding adjuster. Brass buckle and catch. Catch features Snake or Dragon "S" shaped clasp. Appears to be Canadian WWI era belt.

1 RVR plaque, with a description plate below the unit symbol, it appears the plaque was presented to "1 RVR Sergeants Mess Exercise "Finer Snake" Puckpunyal Mar/Apr 1973"

Linton bushfire 1998, Snake Valley Road area, five Geelong West firefighters died in this fire.Colour photograph of bushfire smoke over Linton."Linton Fire December 2, 1998/Looking North on Skipton Road".bushfires

Thought to of been taken from Italian prisoner in Middle East in WW2.01301A- Cloth and bullion badge, Italian. Medical Corps, snake and Red Cross, Officers issue. 01301B- Cloth and khaki badge, Italian infantry with numeral 10 in circle and crossed rifles.

Date made August 2008Colour photograph showing eastern end of Rigby Island, Snake Island, Reeves Channel in the foreground, Hopetoun Channel with a house and jetty with boats moored. Ocean in the background. Lakes Entrance Victoriawaterways, islands, vegetation

Refer Cat no. 5445.2Photo shows flat, uninhibited land. A river (low tide) snakes through the photo. In the centre is a trestle bridge crossing the river. A bomb ( water and smoke) blast is rising from the side of bridge Photograph rear in ink. “Tamaram bridge" being bombed. Bridge built by POWS. The span was never rebuilt. Trains stopping both sides and goods carried along foot of bridge, on a narrow bridge by POWs.ww2, pow, tamaran bridge, burma railway

The "S" hook buckle was part of the cargo of the vessel Schomberg. "S" hook buckles are used for fastening two ends of fabric together such as harness belts, trouser belts and similar items. The image on the 'S' resembles two heads of a long-necked bird such as a swan, with two leaf images in the centre. ABOUT THE SCHOMBERG (October 6 to December 27, 1855)- When the ship Schomberg was launched in 1855, she was considered the most perfect clipper ship ever to be built. James Baine’s Black Ball Line had commissioned her for their fleet of passenger liners. The Aberdeen builders designed her to sail faster than the clippers designed the three-masted wooden clipper ship to be fast. The timber used for the diagonal planking was British oak with layers of Scottish larch. This luxury emigrant vessel was designed for superior comfort. She had ventilation ducts to provide air to the lower decks and a dining saloon, smoking room, library and bathrooms for the first-class passengers. The master for Schomberg’s maiden voyage was Captain ‘Bully’ Forbes. He drunkenly predicted at her launch that he would make the journey between Liverpool and Melbourne in 60 days. Schomberg departed Liverpool on 6 October 1855 with 430 passengers and 3000 tons of cargo including iron rails and equipment intended the build the Geelong Railway and a bridge over the Yarra from Melbourne to Hawthorn. The poor winds slowed Schomberg’s sail across the equator. She was 78 days out of Liverpool when she ran aground on a sand spit near Peterborough, Victoria, on 27 December; the sand spit and currents were not marked on Forbes’s map. The ship’s Chief Officer spotted the coastal steamer SS Queen at dawn and sent a signal. The master of the SS Queen approached the stranded vessel and all of Schomberg’s passengers safely disembarked. In 1975, 120 years after the Schomberg was wrecked, divers from Flagstaff Hill found an ornate communion set at the wreck site along with many other artefacts. In 1978 a diamond ring was discovered under the concretion in the lid of the communion set, which is currently on display. Former Director of Flagstaff Hill, Peter Ronald, had salvaged most of the artefacts from the wreck. This "S" hook buckle is significant as an example of an item in common use in the mid-19th century and the items carried on ships as cargo. The Schomberg collection as a whole is of historical and archaeological significance at a State level. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Schomberg is also significant for its association with the Victorian Heritage Registered shipwreck (VHR S 612). The collection is of prime significance because of the relationship between the objects salvaged, as together they help us to interpret the story of the Schomberg. The collection as a whole is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria's maritime history and its potential to interpret social and historical themes. "S" hook buckle: oval silver alloy buckle. Hook has image of a swan or snake head on each end, two leaf images in the centre. The buckle was recovered from the wreck of the Schomberg.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck artefact, schomberg, horse harness fitting, harness hardware, "s" hook buckle, belt buckle, fastener, quick release fastener, swan head buckle, snake head buckel

The Wodonga Historical Society Haeusler Collection provides invaluable insight into life in late nineteenth and early twentieth century north east Victoria. The collection comprises manuscripts, personal artefacts used by the Haeusler family on their farm in Wodonga, and a set of glass negatives which offer a unique visual snapshot of the domestic and social lives of the Haeusler family and local Wodonga community. The Haeusler family migrated from Prussia (Germany) to South Australia in the 1840s and 1850s, before purchasing 100 acres of Crown Land made available under the Victorian Lands Act 1862 (also known as ‘Duffy’s Land Act’) in 1866 in what is now Wodonga West. The Haeusler family were one of several German families to migrate from South Australia to Wodonga in the 1860s. This tobacco tin is one of the many objects in the Haeusler Collection that provides insight into life in early to mid-twentieth century Wodonga, and Australia more broadly. Smoking in the first half of the twentieth century was incredibly common in Australia and other western countries. In 1945, more than three out of every four men and one in every four women were regular smokers. While rates of smoking decreased over the next two decades due to observations and research regarding the links between smoking and illness, an increase in tobacco use was documented after the advent of television as people were bombarded with advertisements for cigarettes. These advertisements, much like the image on the Haeusler Collection 'Miranda's Dream Cigarettes' Tobacco Tin, depicted smoking as sophisticated and glamorous, distracting consumers from the serious health risks associated with smoking. Orientalist depictions of Middle East were common in tobacco advertising in the West in the first half of the twentieth century, an attempt to associate cigarettes with the supposed sensuality and mystery of the Orient. There have been significant changes in both legislation and popular perceptions of smoking in Australian society since the manufacture and consumption of 'Miranda's Dream Cigarettes'. In 1992 the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act was introduced, making it illegal in Australia to publish or broadcast messages that encourage people to start or continue smoking. In 2011 the Australian government also introduced plain packaging laws to reduce the appeal and promotion of tobacco products, and make health warnings more effective. This item has well documented provenance and a known owner. It forms part of a significant and representative historical collection which reflects the local history of Wodonga. It contributes to our understanding of domestic and family life in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including local history and social history. A tobacco tin with a coloured illustration of a woman in stylish 1920s-1930s dress sitting in an armchair smoking a cigarette, while watching an Orientalist scene featuring a belly dancer and a snake charmer wearing a turban. Branding on the lid of tin: "Miranda's Dream Cigarettes"cigarettes, tobacco, smoking, cigarette tin, haeusler, haeusler collection, wodonga

According to the donor these image copies were used in an exhibition, and distributed at the conclusion. The originals are thought to be in the collection of Snake Valley HIstorical Society.Framed black and white photograph of a group of shearers at the Mount Emu property of McCookes. The shearers shear in an open paddock with a rough wool classing table. Shearers from left: A. Corbet, W. Rowler, L. Tanner. Others from left: V. Corbet, the owner A. McCooke, Bert McCooke, A. McCooke, woolclasser J. Ringin, C. McCooke, J. Brown.a. corbet, w. rowler, l. tanner, v. corbet, a. mccooke, bert mccooke, j. ringin, c. mccooke, j. brown, woolclassing, woolclasser, shearing, shearer, mount emu, mt emu, farm, livestock

According to the donor these image copies were used in an exhibition, and distributed at the conclusion. The originals are thought to be in the collection of Snake Valley HIstorical Society.Framed black and white photograph showing Eddie Nunn and Les Burt going off to mow hay on Nunn's property, Chepstowe. agriculture, chepstowe, eddie nunn, les burt, harvest, horses, farming

Mary Teresa Gorman (née Scolari) and daughter Margaret Teresa Gorman at their home on Carngham Rd (Snake Valley Rd) Linton.Black and white copy of original photograph of two ladies standing in an open gate. Both wearing dark dresses and frowns, with their arms crossed. A house is in the background.mary teresa gorman (née scolari), margaret teresa gorman, carngham rd linton

This bottle contained Condy's crystals. Condy's Crystals (potassium permanganate) was a popular domestic item for decades, its crystals usually being dissolved in water to make a purple solution for antiseptic and disinfectant purposes. It was also used for snake bite, with standard first aid texts advising that a snake bite should be cut with a knife or razor, the venom sucked out and Condy's Crystals applied to the site. (ref. Powerhouse Museum) A small rectangular four-sided brown bottle. The neck has a screw thread.On sides - POISON NOT TO BE TAKEN On bottom - F1090 Mmedical health bottle condy's-crystals

Item made by an Italian POW held in Camp 13Sandstone hand-carved monkey and ashtray. Monkey has decorative markings. Ashtray has a diamond shaped recess carved into the top and decorated with two brown and black painted snakes and green and white leavesAshtray: Prisoner of War on top Monkey: Ricordo on side and Ricordo POW on bottomcamp 13, murchison, pow, italian, monkey

Also two other copies 7 x 11Black and white photograph showing eastern end of Rigby Island, Snake Island, and dunes at Lakes Entrance, Victoria. Reeves River below, foreground bushes, Hopetoun Channel in middle distance, Bass Strait in distance. waterways, topography, islands