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Federation University Historical Collection
Magazine - Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1944, 1944
List of Full Course Students' 1944, Editorial, News and Notes, Obituary, The Literary Society, Fumes from the Lab, Our Sojourn in Port Pirie, Arts & Crafts Gossip, Sport, Commercial Notes, The Junior Techs, List of Junior Technical School Students' 1944White, blue, green and gold soft covered magazine of 66 pages including advertisements. Artworks Mr Heseltine - By Ruth Mole Mack - By Beryl Grinter Frederick - By Beryl Grinter Stan - By Ruth Mole Scotty - By Joan Walter Jenko - By Ruth Mole Dagwood - By Ruth Mole Along the track - By Neville Reeve Kanga - By Ruth Mole Nev - By Ruth Mole Charlie - By Joan Walter Shergold - By Joan Walter Very friendly people at this beach, everyone's waving at me - By John Procter At the crest of the hill - By Joan Walter Joyce - By Beryl Grinter Mr Procter - By Ruth Mole Phyllis - By Neville Reeve Gwen - By Beryl Grinter Doreen - By William Bates Laurel - By Joan Walter Lorna - By Ruth Mole Ah! an important discovery! wireless poles on Mars - By Frank Daykin Barbara - By Joan Walter Winsome - By Beryl Grinter Kath - By Joan Walter Lola - By Ruth Mole Amy - By Beryl Grinter Laurel - By Beryl Grinter Gwen - By Beryl Grinter June - By Beryl Grinter Peggy - By Beatrice Burgess Winifred - By Ruth Mole Elaine - By M.D Iris - By Ruth Mole Iris - By Ruth Mole Isobel - By Joan Walter Betty - By Joan Walter Nancy - By Neville Reeve Charlie - By Ruth Mole Harold - By Joan Walter Sammy - By Joan Walter Brokie - By Ruth Mole Dick - By Joan Walter Mac - By Ruth Mole Mac - By Beryl Grinter Willie - By Beryl Grinter Deany - By Beryl Grinter Ducky - By Ruth Mole Fitzy - By Joan Walter ballarat school of mines, magazine, percival d. fisher, neville reeve, gwen spiers, p. marxsen, stanley c. sharp, john c. shergold, beatrice e. burgess, john g. procter, alan m. scott, w. reid, elsie coombs, laurence j. george, d. wise, robert j. mckenzie, marian a. beckwith, geoffrey biddington, thelma ellsworth, maxwell a. richards, norma eltringham, k. saunders, john a. mckenzie, beryl grinter, frank d. daykin, dawn wilson, ernest j. poppins, dr pound, mr mein, mr f. g. procter, joan t. walter, peter j. wilson, ruth mole, ian cooper, jack lannen, jack henderson, james duncan, alan wilson, j. baird, ian mclachlan, maxwell lawrence, ken palmer, joy martin, patricia allan, graham lawrie, kevin mclachlan, marion pearce, dimsey, vaughan, wilson, callister, max webster, stan lawrie, eric goon, m. collins, alan paganetti, robert tasman pound, william symons, f. neville. reeve, lester w. roffey, kevin j. whiter, john m. blainey, john middlin, roy e. mawby, phillip p. coulson, john w. jolly, kingsley r. bremmer, basil j. marshall, james s. owen, raymond g. mccahon, lindsay g. pattenden, david t. coburn, bruce j. linklater, muriel coultham, g. harrison, mr cornell, b. brookman, john l. lewis, valerie vickers, robert j. mcmenzie, betty law, miss king, mrs mcilvena, valerie ballinger, grace lawry, mina gallie, eloise prowse, lois strick, kenneth j. lindsay, r. eggleton, w. redfern, w. blundell, l. clifton, w. parker, r. fitzclarence, r. sargent, d. mclachlan, c. mouser, w. trevethan, d. hart, r. bennett, j. beecroft, r. ingleton, k. dean, w. young, b. holloway, w. coad, a. clark, k. innes, k. george, r. willian, j. heys, a. coad, l. dennis, p. banfield, g. pyke, j. humphrey, h. george, f. jacobson, f. savage, c. eltringham, i. scott, a. hughes, h. fumberger, a. smith, m. grinham, c. hoffman, r. swales, joan walter, william bates -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Various ferries working from Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Ron Laing, 1986 - 1999
A set of 38 photographs of various ferries (Bass Strait and local) which worked from Station Pier 1986-1999transport - ferries, piers and wharves - station pier, ron laing, abel tasman, incat 45, incat 46, incat 47, pollux, rip, south steyne, spirit of tasmania, spirit of victoria, wattle, franklin, australian endeavour, australian endurance -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Arrival at Port Melbourne, Spirit of Tasmania premier voyage, Devonport to Port Melbourne, David Thompson, 27 Nov 1993
When Mayor Liana Thompson and husband David flew to Devonport and took part in the premier voyage of the new Bass Strait ferry 'Spirit of Tasmania', David took this picture (Ref item 1087, souvenirs of trip)One of 12 photos of the premier voyage of 'Spirit of Tasmania', Devonport to Port Melbourne 27 November 1993: arrival at Port Melbourne; view to northwest of balloonstransport - ferries, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, spirit of tasmania, abel tasman -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Lyn Allison, Mar 1993
Colour photograph showing Station Pier with West kiosk still in original location and some foreshore work in progress taken 8th Match 1993. In the foreground a sheoak (casuarina species) is visible and is of interest as it is still there in 2015 after so much change has occurred in the area (opposite 1-11 Waterfront Place)piers and wharves - station pier, natural environment - beaches and foreshore, abel tasman -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Article - Newspaper cutting, Gentrification of Port Melbourne, Emerald Hill, Sandridge and St Kilda Times, "When times were tough", 23 Nov 1989
Newspaper cutting from the Emerald Hill, Sandridge and St Kilda Times of 23 November 1989. Top article about gentrification of Port Melbourne. Main article - photo of two ex wharfies and an ex gasworks employee who lived and worked in Port Melbournesocieties clubs unions and other organisations, workers, piers and wharves, built environment, fishermans bend, syd ware, ern birch, vince kerr, wilbraham frederick evelyn liardet, wfe liardet, abel tasman, waterside workers federation -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Development of TT Lines truck parking area, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, 1992
Thirteen (13) colour photographs taken by Lyn Allison as part of Bayside Development Action Group. Photos show the development of TT Line's truck parking area at Station Pier in 1992. .01 - Truck with kiosks and Beacon at rearpiers and wharves - station pier, tt-line co pty ltd, abel tasman, beacon, station pier gatehouse, london family hotel, swallow & ariell ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Development of TT Lines truck parking area, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, 1992
Thirteen (13) colour photographs taken by Lyn Allison as part of Bayside Development Action Group. Photos show the development of TT Line's truck parking area at Station Pier in 1992. .02 - truck with kiosk and part of gatehousepiers and wharves - station pier, tt-line co pty ltd, abel tasman, beacon, station pier gatehouse, london family hotel, swallow & ariell ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Sub-station and beach, Development of TT Lines truck parking area, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, 1992
Thirteen (13) colour photographs taken by Lyn Allison as part of Bayside Development Action Group. Photos show the development of TT Line's truck parking area at Station Pier in 1992. .03 - Brick electrical sub-station and beachpiers and wharves - station pier, tt-line co pty ltd, abel tasman, beacon, station pier gatehouse, london family hotel, swallow & ariell ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Station Pier and wharf, Development of TT Lines truck parking area, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, 1992
Thirteen (13) colour photographs taken by Lyn Allison as part of Bayside Development Action Group. Photos show the development of TT Line's truck parking area at Station Pier in 1992. .04 - Station Pier West Gate and wharfpiers and wharves - station pier, tt-line co pty ltd, abel tasman, beacon, station pier gatehouse, london family hotel, swallow & ariell ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Parking area, London Hotel, Swallow & Ariell and city skyline, Development of TT Lines truck parking area, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, 1992
Thirteen (13) colour photographs taken by Lyn Allison as part of Bayside Development Action Group. Photos show the development of TT Line's truck parking area at Station Pier in 1992. .05 - truck parking area, London Hotel, Swallow and Ariell and city skyline in backgroundpiers and wharves - station pier, tt-line co pty ltd, abel tasman, beacon, station pier gatehouse, london family hotel, swallow & ariell ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Parking area, London Hotel, Swallow & Ariell and city skyline, Development of TT Lines truck parking area, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, 1992
Thirteen (13) colour photographs taken by Lyn Allison as part of Bayside Development Action Group. Photos show the development of TT Line's truck parking area at Station Pier in 1992. .06 - truck parking area, London Hotel, Swallow and Ariell and city skyline in background also pilingspiers and wharves - station pier, tt-line co pty ltd, abel tasman, beacon, station pier gatehouse, london family hotel, swallow & ariell ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Eastern kiosk, Development of TT Lines truck parking area, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, 1992
Thirteen (13) colour photographs taken by Lyn Allison as part of Bayside Development Action Group. Photos show the development of TT Line's truck parking area at Station Pier in 1992. .08 - Eastern Kioskpiers and wharves - station pier, tt-line co pty ltd, abel tasman, beacon, station pier gatehouse, london family hotel, swallow & ariell ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Trucks with St Kilda in background, Development of TT Lines truck parking area, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, 1992
Thirteen (13) colour photographs taken by Lyn Allison as part of Bayside Development Action Group. Photos show the development of TT Line's truck parking area at Station Pier in 1992. .11 - trucks with foreshore to St Kilda in backgroundpiers and wharves - station pier, tt-line co pty ltd, abel tasman, beacon, station pier gatehouse, london family hotel, swallow & ariell ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Piling, Development of TT Lines truck parking area, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, 1992
Thirteen (13) colour photographs taken by Lyn Allison as part of Bayside Development Action Group. Photos show the development of TT Line's truck parking area at Station Pier in 1992. .12 - piling for truck areapiers and wharves - station pier, tt-line co pty ltd, abel tasman, beacon, station pier gatehouse, london family hotel, swallow & ariell ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Station Pier and Eastern kiosk, Development of TT Lines truck parking area, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, 1992
Thirteen (13) colour photographs taken by Lyn Allison as part of Bayside Development Action Group. Photos show the development of TT Line's truck parking area at Station Pier in 1992. .13 - Station Pier gatehouse and eastern Kioskpiers and wharves - station pier, tt-line co pty ltd, abel tasman, beacon, station pier gatehouse, london family hotel, swallow & ariell ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Newspaper - Emerald Hill, Sandridge and St Kilda Times, From Fishing Village to Yuppie Paradise, 23 Nov 1989
From Fishing Village to Yuppie Paradise. Part of page from Emerald Hill, Sandridge and St Kilda Times. Two articles; Top - One of gentrification of Port Melbourne Lower - Two former wharfies and Gasworks employees. Photo and storybuilt environment, piers and wharves - miscellaneous, utilities - gas, industrial disputes, syd ware, ern birch, vince kerr, hmas lonsdale, fishermans bend, emerald hill, sandridge, abel tasman, gasworks, st peter and paul's school, wilbraham frederick evelyn liardet -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Service to shipping dockets, PMA, 1989
PMA book of carbon copy forms - service to shipping dockets'38' on leading edge of pagesmelbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, piers and wharves - station pier, iron sturt, abel tasman, young endeavour, kuenel express, seaway hobart, royal viking sea, hmas warrnambool, fair princess, belorussia, vasco da gama, c mcgillanray, j ryan, g pearce, j oldani, l featherson, j mantzis, m fanning, a phillips, j bitmead, k ranginui, h philiston, i borg, g webb, b atchison, w hughes, p curran, a johnston, f aquilina, j flaherty, r buttons, b revell, g tsetsos, j douglas, j brojba, s pozzuto, r todorovic, j files, r lowerson, v de cunto, g rhodes, r belford, w thompson, g millar, m andreucci, t biancone, j cull, g rembolds, m nedellovski, r iannella, a mallia, s domanski, j benstead, t galbisi, s gallagher, v camilleri, e kunkol, t pihlvanis, m lester, h bell, m johnson, a jukic, g krekos, r angelevski, t molloy, d ikonomopoulos, r costello, i kuster, s kostakakis, o rafekim, j parriera, c bugeja, s sobevski, p geoghegan, m lukovic, a fasaullopoulos, m schembri, s arostolopoulos, s arostopoulos, p mazurak -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Arrival at Port Melbourne, Spirit of Tasmania premier voyage, Devonport to Port Melbourne, David Thompson, 27 Nov 1993
When Mayor Liana Thompson and husband David flew to Devonport and took part in the premier voyage of the new Bass Strait ferry 'Spirit of Tasmania', David took this picture (Ref item 1087, souvenirs of trip)One of 12 photos of the premier voyage of 'Spirit of Tasmania', Devonport to Port Melbourne 27 November 1993: arrival at Port Melbourne; foreshoretransport - ferries, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, spirit of tasmania, abel tasman -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Arrival at Port Melbourne, Spirit of Tasmania premier voyage, Devonport to Port Melbourne, David Thompson, 27 Nov 1993
When Mayor Liana Thompson and husband David flew to Devonport and took part in the premier voyage of the new Bass Strait ferry 'Spirit of Tasmania', David took this picture (Ref item 1087, souvenirs of trip)One of 12 photos of the premier voyage of 'Spirit of Tasmania', Devonport to Port Melbourne 27 November 1993: arrival at Port Melbourne; truck parktransport - ferries, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, spirit of tasmania, abel tasman -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Approaching Station Pier, Spirit of Tasmania premier voyage, Devonport to Port Melbourne, David Thompson, 27 Nov 1993
When Mayor Liana Thompson and husband David flew to Devonport and took part in the premier voyage of the new Bass Strait ferry 'Spirit of Tasmania', David took this picture (Ref item 1087, souvenirs of trip)One of 12 photos of the premier voyage of 'Spirit of Tasmania', Devonport to Port Melbourne 27 November 1993: arrival at Port Melbourne; approaching Station Piertransport - ferries, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, spirit of tasmania, abel tasman -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Arrival at Port Melbourne, Spirit of Tasmania premier voyage, Devonport to Port Melbourne, David Thompson, 27 Nov 1993
When Mayor Liana Thompson and husband David flew to Devonport and took part in the premier voyage of the new Bass Strait ferry 'Spirit of Tasmania', David took this picture (Ref item 1087, souvenirs of trip)One of 12 photos of the premier voyage of 'Spirit of Tasmania', Devonport to Port Melbourne 27 November 1993: arrival at Port Melbourne; the welcometransport - ferries, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, spirit of tasmania, abel tasman -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Shipping records at Station Pier, Port Melbourne, 1987
PMA carbon copy book recording coming and going of ships at Station Pier 1987melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, piers and wharves - station pier, abel tasman, hmas jervis bay, buccaneer, keera, hmas wollongong, hmas darwin, corsair, hmas bayonet, hmas parramatta, charles waugh, hmas stalwart, t webb, hmas hbart, rip, hmas launceston -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Centenary Bridge, 1991
Twenty One (21) colour photographs of demolition of Centenary Bridge and redevelopment of Station Pier to create roll on/roll off facility for Bass Strait ferries.piers and wharves - station pier, engineering - bridges, centenary bridge, abel tasman, station pier gatehouse, princes street -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - Box - Cigarette silks, 1911 - 1917
These type of cigarette silks were included in WD & HO Wills cigarette packets to induce women in particular to take up smoking.|The Word 'Cartophilic?|It is believed that this unusual word was coined in the 1920s by Col. Bagnall, an Englishman, who was the father of the hobby of cigarette card and trade card collecting. It is thought to be a combination of a Latin word, 'carto' meaning 'card and the Greek word 'philic', meaning 'love'.- lover of cards. The term originally related to the collection of the two types mentioned, however, our Society has included postcards in the range of items collected by our members.|The Cigarette Card|The cigarette card began its evolution in the United States of America, in the early 1880s as a plain piece of cardboard used by tobacconists to protect the cigarettes which were sold in that era, not in packets, but loosely. A purchaser would buy his cigarettes then wrap them in paper around the small piece of cardboard, which acted as a stiffener. In fact, for many decades, cigarette cards were known as 'stiffeners' in the USA.|The card depicting 'The Marquis of Lome' is reputed to be the first known cigarette card issued. This is thought to have been in 1879. It did not take long for an enterprising entrepreneur to recognise the advertising potential of the cigarette card, and, very soon, the cards began displaying popular images, often in sets. This had the effect of youngsters, wishing to complete their sets, harassing their fathers to buy a specific brand of cigarettes. The kids who collected cards in the days when they were being issued in the cigarette packets, would hang around outside the local tobacconist's shop, pestering the men who had just bought a packet of cigarette, with the cry: 'can I have the cig can mister?'|It is a proven fact that, here in Australia during the 1930s, at least one set had one card deliberately withheld and issued very sparingly. This card is No. 86 (Mrs Jack Crawford) in the Carreras 'Turf Personality Series'. Thus, in a set of reasonably easy cards to get, this one card is a constant source of frustration for the collector, and as such, commands a premium when it comes to price. It is not hard to imagine the young collector nagging his to Dad to keep buying 'Turf' cigarettes to enable him to finish the set.|From small beginnings the cigarette card soon gave rise to a booming industry in itself. Artists and writers were|employed to produce the cards, which were miniature works of art and served as little encyclopaedia's for the children of the day. By the 1930s cards were being issued in the countless millions. It has been stated, in one book on the history of cards; that 450 million sets of a series produced and issued by the prolific issuer of cards in the United Kingdom, WD & HO Wills. As each set contained 50 cards you would need a calculator with a very long result window to see the answer to how many cards of that series were in circulation.|Australia's involvement would appear to have its beginnings with the English and American firms who shipped their tobacco products here and the cards of American Tobacco Company (ATC) are found in great numbers in early Australian collections; many featuring Australian subjects, e.g. 'Australian Parliament a 1901 issue. Earlier U.S. sets depicting Australians included Goodwin & Co's, so called. 'Australian Series' with cricketers and Australian Rules footballers who were on the sporting scene during the 1880s. The caption of one of theses cards reads:|'W.Hannysee. Captain Port Melbourne Football Club' which enables us to pinpoint the year of issue to either 1889 or 1890.|On the Australian scene the first local manufacturer who issued cards seems to have been The National Cigarette Company of Australia Proprietary Limited, whose 'Tally Ho' packets contained cards from a series of thirteen featuring the touring 'English Cricket Team 1897-8' Of the few Australian manufacturers who issued cards, only two companies issued more the two sets.|Undoubtedly the cards issued by the Melbourne firm Sniders & Abrahams (later Sniders & Abrahams Pty Ltd) are the 'jewels in the crown' of Australian card issues. They issued some thirty-three series, with numerous sub-series and allied issues such as metal badges, metal football shields, celluloid flags etc., which ensured that the hobbyist had a vast range from which to collect. Sporting themes – football, cricket, horse racing – dominate, indicating the Australians' love of sport and the outdoors was as strong in those earlier times as it is today. Military, animals and birds themes were also to the fore, with a touch of culture being provided by 'Shakespeare', 'Dickens', actresses and even classical 'Statuary'. Humour was not forgotten with 'Cartoons and Caricatures', 'Naval and Cricket (double meaning) Terms' and the 'Jokes' series. Art and history were covered by the artist, S.T. Gill's 'Views of Victoria in 1857' while the stereoscopic 'Views of the World' expanded the collectors' knowledge of the world as a whole.|The Sniders & Abrahams series began in 1904 and by 1919 the company was in decline and was eventually taken over by G.G. Goode & Co. Ltd. This company produced one set only, the highly collectable 'Prominent Cricketer Series' issued in 1924. During the early to mid-1920s, J.J. Schuh Tobacco Pty Ltd issued eight series, again containing the popular subjects of sport and war. At least two provincial tobacconists, Lentens of Bendigo and Baillies of Warrnambool, issued private football series. The last series of cards issued by a truly Australian firm was Dudgeon & Arnell's '1934 Australian Cricket Team'.|The Australian market was not neglected by the English companies with WD & HO Wills, Godfrey Phillips and Ogdens all making their contributions. By far the most active issuer was the long-established company Wills, whose 'Cricketers' of 1901 heralded the flood of Australian series, which continued into the mid-thirties.|The onset of the 1939-45 World War sounded the death knell of the cigarette card and very few post-war issues were made, certainly not here in Australia.|The Trade Card|The Trade Card is a non-tobacco item used by manufacturers to promote and advertise their products, in the same way that cigarette cards were. It is uncertain exactly when they were first produced, but in the USA, non-collectable cards were issued by firms in the early 1800s. These were more akin to a latter day 'business card'. It was not until the 1850s, when coloured and pictorial cards were issued to advertise and promote products that the Trade Card|became a collectable item. Many beautiful lithographic cards were produced in this early era and they are very mu sought after by collectors. By the 1870s the issues of Trade Cards became more prolific and it is from this era that more cards are seen.|Again, it is difficult to pinpoint the exact date of the first Australian Trade Card and it may be that the highly collectable and extremely rare 'American Candy Co's' - 'Pure Caramels' Australian Rules football card, issued i 1891, is the earliest series. This confectionery firm was located in Fitzroy, a Melbourne suburb. To date only two subjects have been seen.|Another early set was 'Flags', issued by F.H.Fauldings & Co. It featured testimonials of seven English cricketers who toured Australia with the 1894/5 Test team. Fauldings was an Adelaide based firm which manufactured medicinal toiletries, soaps and oils, using the distinctly Australian eucalyptus oil. During the 20th century a multitude of Australian businesses issued trade cards, with confectionery manufacturers such as Hoadleys, Allens, Sweetacres and Australian Licorice producing the majority of them. Again sporting themes dominated with the ever popular Aussie Rules football cards being the most numerous. Cricket issues ran a close second.|Apart from sporting cards, almost every subject imaginable was covered by the Trade Card, making it the most diverse and interesting branch of cartophilly. In contrast to the Cigarette Card, which had its demise prior to the Second World War, the Trade Card is still alive and well.|We all are aware of the long running 'Birds of Australasia' series put out by Tuck-fields Tea and 1 doubt if there is a kitchen drawer in Australia that has not got one or two of these informative and attractive cards floating about in it. These cards were first produced in the early 1960s and are still being inserted in that company's packets of tea. Such is also the case with Sanitarium Health Foods, manufacturers of the well known Weetbix, who began issuing cards, with a wide range of subjects, in the early 1940s and continue to do so.|The 1940s and 1950s saw the two breakfast food giants, Kornies and Weeties dominating the card scene. Kornies footballers were in production fora decade from 1948 to 1959. Four years later in 1963, we saw the start of four decades of Scanlens bubble-gum card issues, both football and cricket. In the mid 1990s, with the end of the Scanlens/Stimorol cards, the Trading Card came on the scene. These cards do not fit under the umbrella of the Trade Card, having been produced and marketed purely as a 'collectable' with no connection whatsoever to any product, which of course is necessary for an item to be classified as a Trade Card.|The earliest British postcard was issued in 1870 and was designed to send short messages; the stamp was printed on the card, therefore it did not require an envelope. It was considered by many to be lowering the postal standards because the texts were no longer private. However the cards were a great success as on the first day of issue in 1870, half a million passed through the London postal centre.|The first illustrated postcards are said to be those introduced by a French stationer in 1870. He realized that French troops fighting in the Franco-Prussian War needed to be able to send short messages to their families and designed a 'postcard' to suit the purpose. As many of the soldiers were illiterate they decorated their cards with sketches of their many activities at the front rather than writing; thus creating a picture postcard. Private enterprise soon saw the great financial possibilities of this new easy and attractive way of communication by post; also sending a postcard cost less than postage for letters. It was correctly assumed that postcards were likely to overtake letter writing in many instances.|Between 1875 and 1882 every state in Australia introduced official postcards, N.S.W. first and Tasmania last. Each state produced a simple type of postcard with a pre printed stamp allied to that state. The stamp side stated 'The Address Only To Be Written On This Side'; the reverse side sometimes carried a simple illustration or decoration with space fora short message, each state extolling their own state's virtues. In 1901, with the advent of Federation, the new Government became responsible for all postal services in Australia and produced postcards for sale in every state. With several mail deliveries each day in most towns, postcards were used for many purposes. One 1906 postcard, with an illustration of fruit, was sent from Mrs X in the morning to her greengrocer ordering her fruit and vegetables to be delivered that afternoon. Another lady asks her charlady to 'come this afternoon'.|Australian private enterprise also began selling pictorial postcards, most companies using the very experienced German printing works who were the worlds best in the field of lithography and fine detailed colour-printing. Many of these beautiful German cards still exist today, 100 years later. Australia did have a few fine printers but they were in the minority. Black and white postcards printed in Australia in the early 1900s were often of good quality e.g. postcards printed by 'The Bulletin', illustrating the works of 'The Bulletins' top artists.|Between c1903-09 The Melbourne company Osboldstone and Atkins etc. printed coloured reproductions of 46 J.A. Turner bush/rural life paintings, which were generally of good quality and became hugely popular and still sought after today. Like thousands of homes in Europe, Britain and U.S.A., many Australia homes had albums of cherished postcards, which were given pride of place for visitors to see and enjoy.|Postcard collecting remained popular but was changing with the times. About 1912 the Australian photographer George Rose of Melbourne began to produce topographical B/W real photographic postcards covering most of Australia and other photographers began to do likewise. These cards soon found their way into collections as well.|WWI and the horrors of war suddenly changed the world; postcards were still in great demand but the subject matter was far more serious. Thousands of postcards from the trenches in European war zones arrived in Australia to be included in family albums. Propaganda and recruitment messages were produced to encourage enlistment. Australian postcard producers began to create cards decorated with gum leaves, boomerangs, wattle etc., which were designed for sending to Australian troops serving overseas. Very few 'pretty' cards were available, as access to the Gentian printing works was no longer possible and exporting of postcards from Britain was very limited. By the end of WWI people had other more serious problems to contend with and the avid postcard collecting hobby declined, fold greetings took over and topographical photographic postcards became a small but steady income for the producers and newsagents etc. in every town.|Fortunately many of these old postcards still exist and are avidly collected by a new generation or postcard collectors. The Australian Cartophilic Society Inc. is one of four postcard/cigarette card organizations in Australia. They are, N.S.W. Post Card Collectors Society; Queensland Card Collectors' Society Inc. and West Australian Card Collectors|Society, and across the Tasman there is a New Zealand Postcard Society.|References:|Picture Postcards of the Golden Age A Collector's Guide by Toni & Valmai Holt. Picture Postcards in Australia 1898 - 1920 by David CookBox of Cigarette Silks ( 10 ) depicting animal motifs, which were placed in cigarette packets as an incentive for women in particular to smoke.|WD & HO Wills|Produced 1911 - 1917personal effects, smoking accessories, recreations, collections -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Map, A Sketch from Dalyrmples Map of 1767, 1767
Copy of a map showing the coast that was known during the voyge of the Endeavour, and the first map that marks Torres track.map, new holland, hollandia nova, isaac de graaff, new guinea, australia of the holy spirit, papua, new hebrides, new zealand, nuyts land, van dieman's land, tasman's track, torres -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Map, Map of New Holland from a chart by Isaac de Graaf (1690-1714), c1714
Copy of a map from 'A Short HIstory of Australia' by Ernest Scott.map, new holland, hollandia nova, isaac de graaff, new guinea, australia of the holy spirit, papua, new hebrides, new zealand, nuyts land, van dieman's land, tasman's track -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Map, Map of Abel Tasman's Voyages, 1642-1644
Copy of a map from 'A Short HIstory of Australia' by Ernest Scott.map, explorers, exploration, abel tasman, voyages -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document - A Submission to the Government of New Zealand by Ansett Transport Industres Limited on the Future of Tasman Empire Airways Limited, Ansett
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Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Document - copy of extract
Title: The romance of the "Edina" : the world's oldest screw-steamship : with chapters on the auxiliary steamship :Great Britain", and the Port Phillip Bay steamers past and present / by C. Dickson Gregory Author: Gregory, C. Dickson (Charles Dickson) Publication Information: Melbourne : Robertson & Mullens, 1935 Physical Description: xii, 84 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm Series Link: Queenscliffe Maritime Museum General Note: Item no. Corporate Subject: Edina (Ship) Great Britain (Ship) Subject Term: Shipping -- Victoria Geographic Term: Port Phillip Bay Region (Vic.) -- History Format: Books Holds: 0 Copies: 2This iron hull single screw steamer had a long and distinguished carrier operating between 1853 and 1938. She served in the Crimean war carrying stores and horses to the Black Sea and later trading in the Mediterranean, and carrying cotton for the Confederate States in the American Civil War. Edina arrived in Melbourne under sail in March 1863 and was purchased by Stephen Henty for use from ports in western Victoria and later carried gold prospectors across the Tasman to New Zealand. After a refit in 1870 she was used in the coastal trade along the Queensland coast for Howard Smith until returning to Victoria and the Melbourne-Geelong trade as a cargo-passenger vessel. The Edina had two narrow escapes from destruction in 1898 and 1899 when she collided with other steamers, both being sunk. A further refit in 1917 altered her appearance with a new mast, funnel, bridge and promenade deck. By 1924 Edina had made over 12,000 Melbourne-Geelong passages and carried over one million people on the service. A further collision in July 1931 which sank the tug Hovell forced Edina onto a mudbank on Port Phillip Bay. She was taken out of service in 1938 but was later renamed Dinah and used as a lighter until 1958 when she was broken up and her remains used as land-fill.Extract from the book 'The Romance of the Edina' showing signatures of her last voyage crew in 1938.'The Romance of the Edina'ss edina, port phillip, steam ships -
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Document - Framed letter, SS Elingamite, Captain P.W. Bull
This vessel was owned by Huddart Parker & co a shipping line started in Geelong and later transferred to Melbourne. The SS Elingamite operated between 1876 and 1961. It was one of the seven major coastal shippers in Australia at a time when shipping was the principal means of interstate and trans-Tasman transport. Congratulatory letter from the cabin passengers of the SS Elingamite dated the 19th November 1887 addressed to Captain P.W. Bull. The letter is behind glass in a timber frame.captain pw bull, ss elingamite, huddart parker & co, immigration, travel, england - australia route