Photographic record of overseas places visited by local resident who was a member of armed service during WW2. Des Nicholson was born in Northcote in 1909. He enlisted in the military in mid 1940, having already served 2 years in the Citizens’ Forces. Before he signed up, he lived in Kew with his mother, Isabella. His enlistment documents indicate that he was employed as a transport driver, although his discharge papers state that he was a hairdresser. His photo album shows pictures of him demonstrating skills in that area in various deployments overseas; his enlistment documents refer to his unit being the 8th Division Petrol Company, while for much of his service he was assigned to Nursing Duties in the 2/7 Australian General Hospital. His overseas postings included travels through India to the Middle East, Egypt and Greece. While fulfilling these duties, he was an interested photographer, keeping records of the sights he saw in many of the places he visited, as well as photos of the military living conditions and the people he worked with on a day-to-day basis. The ‘tourist’ photos Des took would be of particular interest as a current-day comparison for those folk who might be familiar with the locations he passed through. After the war, Des again lived with his mother but eventually, in 1953, he married Kathleen Watson who lived in Eltham. The wider Watson family was well-known in the area, and the sisters Kathleen and Ruby were residents in the Glen Park area in Eltham North. After Des and Kath married they continued to live in Kath and Ruby’s house near where the current soccer and cricket sporting complex is now located. Ruby never married and they evidently stayed in the same place until, one by one, they each died in the early 2000s. Photos taken by a resident of Eltham while on active service overseasPhoto AlbumOn Front Cover: DAVID'S TOWER JERUSALEMphotographs, ww2, overseas, india, middle east

Sketches of historic building from around AustraliaRecords notable Australian buildings358pages. Illustrated with line sketches. Hard cover, green. Dust jacket contains sketch of old house near Toowoomba Qld on front and sketch of old jewellery shop in Charters Towers Qld on back cover.Name and address of owner on two pages (W. A. Partington/Alan Partington)partington-family historic-buildings wendy-norris keith-norris

Photographs taken by Esther Winifred Hall (nee Smallpage) - great grand-daughter of Stephen George Henty. Taken in 1934 Centenary Celebrations in Portland.Black and white photograph showing wooden tower surrounded by trees, a woman is half-way up a ladder on side of tower.Front: (no inscriptions)esther winifred hall, henty, 1934, portland centenary

CEMA Art Collection Part of "A Community View" 150 years in Portland Screenprint Exhibition Part of Angela Gee Residency 1983 and 1984Laminated screenprint of Portland Bay. Wide angle view of the Bay, with water tower / lighthouse on the right, the harbour with a docked ship in the centre, and the end of the peninsular and ocean on the left.Front: "Portland Bay" (lower left) Proof (lower right centre) A Gee '83 (lower right) (pencil) Back: 12

CEMA Art Collection. Part of "A Community View" 150 years in Portland Screenprint Exhibition. Part of Angela Gee Residency 1983 and 1984.Laminated screenprint of high tension electricity towers on top of coastline. The foreground shows the ocean with white rocks and the cliffs of the coastline in gold and various shades of green. The electricity towers are black and gold and printed on a purple and blue background.Front: 40/60 (lower left) "Dawn of an Error" (lower centre) CJ Snook '84 (lower right) (pencil) Back: 29

Con Kroker Private CollectionBlack and white photo of part of Portland Harbour Opening celebrations, 1960. A steamship decorated with bunting is berthed at Ocean Pier. An American flag attached to a vessel in foreground. Water tower and lighthouse in background.

NoneView of a quarry. In the centre of the image a conveyor belt runs up from a pile of rubble to a small hut on tall stilts. A conveyor belt runs down from this hut to an orange truck. Below and to either side of the stilted building are two wooden buildings with tin rooves. A stilted tower is depicted in maroon to the left, and another in the distance to the right. Mounds, painting in brown, yeloow, grey and shades of blue run across the centre of the image, below a sky washed with blue and highlighted with orange. Mounted in a decorative matt, in wooden frame with glass.Front: N. W. Jones 74 (lower left, blue paint) Back: 1974 (upper left, pencil)

On display at History House.Black and white photograph of a ship next to a stone jetty. The ship is festooned with flags from stern to central radar tower. Many people are on the deck at the prow ship and many more are visible on the jetty in background left. Ship bears the numbers : "P2142" towards the prow. Mounted in cream matt, under glass in white wooden frame. HMAS Sydney at Portland, 6th & 7th April, 1970Front: H.M.A.S. Sydeny at Portland 6th & 7th April, 1970 (typed label, lower centre). Back: (no inscriptions)hmas sydney, 1970, portland harbour

Laminated screenprint of high tension electricity towers on top of coastline. The foreground shows the ocean with white rocks and the cliffs of the coastline in gold and various shades of green. The electricity towers are black and gold and printed on a purple and blue background.