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Bendigo Military Museum
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER, GUINEA GOLD, Guinea Gold, 1943
Refer CAt 5433PNewspaper- single sheet of paper, when folded it forms 4 pages. One image of Princess Elizabeth in uniform. War news from all over the world, civilian news, state by state, sport news.Top written in ink. A name ? L. MIHILKING 2 AUST. B. I . P.O.D.ww2, newspaper, newspaper guinea gold -
Bendigo Military Museum
Newspaper, Australian Army, Guinea Gold Australian Edition, 1945
Two newspapers are similar in size and heading. Single sheet paper when folded provides 4 pages. Printing in black ink. .1) Japan Signs Surrender .2) Gen. Adachi surrenders to 6 Division . Sword handed over ww2, pacific war, japan surrender -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines Register of Attendances for Metellurgy of Gold and Ore Dressing, 1902, 1908
The Ballarat School of Mines is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia. A slim, green pastel, hard cover volume with dark blue spine. Two full-width pages for entering names of those enrolled.ballarat school of mines, alfred mica smith, metallurgy -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Central Deborah Gold Mine, Bendigo, c1990
Colour photograph of a poppet head and tram in Bendigo.bendigo, shamrock hotel -
Federation University Historical Collection
Letter, West Australian Gold Fields Coolgardie
west australian gold fields coolgardie, coolgardie, daniell -
Federation University Historical Collection
Negative, Gold Semester Exhibition Launch, 08/2001
clare gervasoni, jill blee, neville french, gold semester, gold themester -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Black and White Photograph, Gold Nugget From White Horse Gully Bendigo, 16/04/1853
Pphotograph of an illustration from teh Illustrated London News 16 April 1853.white horse gully, bendigo, gold nugget -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Black and White Photograph, A Concert on a New Rush, or Gold Diggins in Australia, 1865-1869
digger, music, concert -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Black and White Photograph, The New Chums' Arrival on a Gold Diggings
gold diggings, diggers -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Prospecting for Gold or Rewarded at Last, 1865-1869
See 2962Copy taken from a hand coloured lithograpgdiggings, tools, windlass -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Ronald J Austin, Black and Gold, The History 29th Battalion 1915 - 1918, 1997
Copy number 207 of 500 printed. Has a sticker with address and other details of Francis W Dean BEM.Hardcover, black buckram. Black and yellow dustcover with black and white photo of a group of soldiers. 231 pages, illustrated with pen/ink diagrams.books, military history -
Federation University Historical Collection
Certificate - Certificate - Award, ZILLES COLLECTION: Gold Certificate; Ballarat Goldfish Award, 1980s
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Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Digging for Gold: A guide to researching family and local history in Victoria's Central Goldfields, 1988
Yellow covered book of 121 pagesnon-fictiongold, mining, genealogy, family history, local history, localities, historical societies -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Document, "Guinea Gold"
A copy of a small format newspaper issued to Australian personnel during World War 2. This edition is the Northern Edition (Australian & American) and bears the header "In the Field, Tuesday, February 29, 1944". This edition is Volume 2, Number 103. -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, WEBB, Colin et al, Greater than gold : a history of agriculture in the Bendigo district from 1835 to 1985, 1985
Stamped 'Phillip Island & District Historical Society'.agriculture, victoria, bendigo region, history -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Raymond Paull, Old Walhalla: portrait of a gold town, 1963
The history of Walhalla from its early gold mining days.147 p., black and white illustrationsnon-fictionThe history of Walhalla from its early gold mining days.walhalla, mining towns, gippsland, gold mining -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper clipping, The Age, Searching for lost gold, 25/07/2015
Article on Ian Campbell's illegitimate disqualification in the triple jump at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Ian's family lived in Watsonia, and he attended Watsonia Primary School. The school named their oval after him.Clipping from "The Age" Saturday 25 July 2015 pp. 1 and 57Note across top of clipping: "Ian Campbell - Watsonia Primary School names their oval for him. Ian attended Wats.P.S. Campbells lived in Watsonia"olympic games, moscow, 1980, ian campbell, watsonia primary school -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Built with a heart of gold, 05/04/2017
Travellers bound for Victoria’s goldfields would stop at Farmers Arms Hotel, now known as the Greensborough Hotel, to put their feet up and enjoy a well-earned break. In this article, several Greensborough historical sites are discussed. Businesses occupying these sites today are identified.News article 2 page, black text, black and white images.farmers arms hotel, greensborough hotel, greensborough historical society -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Looking for gold, No. 1 Creek, Kinglake District
Source: Mrs. McMinn, KinglakeThis photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, kinglake, gold mining, no. 1 creek -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Jeo Christman and father, Gold Miners, Kinglake
Source: Mrs. McMinn, KinglakeThis photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, kinglake, gold miners, jeo christman -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, The Warrandyte Gold Fields. "On the road to the Fields", c.1906 (reproduced from "The Australasian" 12th May 1906, page 1115)
Source: La Trobe LibraryThis photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, warrandyte, gold mining -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Jock Ryan speaking on Gold and Charles Mapleston, 2001 Conference of the Association of Eastern Historical Societies hosted by Eltham District Historical Society, Eltham Senior Citizen's Hall, 28 April 2001, 28/04/2001
Colour photographsenior citizen's hall, library place, eltham, association of eastern historical societies conference, activities, jock ryan -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Album, Photograph album bound in dark brown faux leather embossed with image of a sailing ship and various nautical flags, highlighted with gold and silver leaf, with metal clasp, not known
The album was used by the Worrell family early 20th centurythe Worrell's are a locally renowned family Worrellalbum, photograph, worrell -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, The Australasian, Poppet-Head of the Caledonian Mine, the Warrandyte Gold Fields, 1906
Reproduced from "The Australasian" 12th May 1906, page 1115.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 35 mm Black and White negativesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, warrandyte, gold mining -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, The Australasian, The Caledonia Battery, the Warrandyte Gold Fields, 1906
Reproduced from "The Australasian" 12th May 1906, page 1115.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 35 mm Black and White negativesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, warrandyte, gold mining, caledonia battery, warrandyte battery -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Booklet - Newsletter, Warrandyte Historical Society Inc. - Louis John Michel, Discoverer of the First Payable Gold Field in Victoria, 1979
Letter and article entitled "MICHEL" by Mrs. Evelyn J. Cooke - Article written by his great granddaughter, addressed to Mrs Jo Laurence of the Warrandyte Historical Society. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Booklet - Newsletter, Warrandyte Historical Society Inc. - The First Gold Field in Victoria - How l discovered it, by Louis John Michel, 1896
Personal recollections of Louis John Michel after the events which he described in The Argus on Saturday 28 December 1895 -
Learmonth and District Historical Society Inc.
Medal - Centenary of Government 1951, Centenary of Government & Discovery of Gold. 1951
The medal was designed by Andor Meszaros and made by K. G. Luke(Medal Makers) of Melbourne, Victoria. This medal was presented to the Shire of Ballarat in 1951 and is now house in the Old Ballarat SHire Building at Learmonth, Victoria.This medal represents the 100 years of "Government in Victoria", also the "Discovery of Gold".A large round bronze medal with a horse bounding left, broken shackles on foreleg, carrying woman holding sword (Justice) and man holding torch (Equality).The front features a man holding a torch and a woman on a horse holding a sword. The horse has a shackle on its front left leg, surrounded by the words "EQUALITY AND JUSTICE THROUGH FREEDOM". On the back at the bottom is flowers and leaves with the words "CENTENARY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 1851 - 1951.shire ballarat government victoria gold discovery 100 years -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Hardcover book, Peter Evans, Wooden Rails & Green Gold-A century of timber and transport along the Yarra Track, 2022
A history of the timber mills along the Yarra Track from Narbethong to Matlock.Hardcover. Shows Mick Taylor making last-minute adjustments to the rigging of a large log about to commence its journey down the incline to the Marysville Timber and Seasoning Company No.1 mill. Back cover has a photograph of a rail tractor towing a timber trolley along a timber tramway.non-fictionA history of the timber mills along the Yarra Track from Narbethong to Matlock.timber, timber mills, yarra track, narbethong, matlock, marysville, wood's point, wilks creek, great divide, cathedral range, cumberland, foresters, sawmillers, peter evans -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Hardcover book, Peter Evans, Wooden Rails & Green Gold-A century of timber and transport along the Yarra Track, 2022
A history of the timber mills along the Yarra Track from Narbethong to Matlock.Hardcover. Shows Mick Taylor making last-minute adjustments to the rigging of a large log about to commence its journey down the incline to the Marysville Timber and Seasoning Company No.1 mill. Back cover has a photograph of a rail tractor towing a timber trolley along a timber tramway.non-fictionA history of the timber mills along the Yarra Track from Narbethong to Matlock.timber, timber mills, yarra track, narbethong, matlock, marysville, wood's point, wilks creek, great divide, cathedral range, cumberland, foresters, sawmillers, peter evans