The Lynn family is well-known in the Orbost area. Ethel Lynn is believed to have been working at Bairnsdale in 1924. Ethyl Lynn was the only child of Samuel James Lynn and Elizabeth Jane Lynn ( nee Warren). Samuel Lynn (1865-1949) was a farmer and grazier at Jarrahmond and bred ClydesdalesThis item is a part of the educational history of the Orbost district.A black / white certificate of merit from the Education Department, Victoria for Ethel Lynn. The certificate is 20969. It is dated at Jarrahmond State School No. 2745 on the 1st march 1907 and certifies that Ethel Lynn has passed in all subjects of instruction for the Sixth Class. It has been signed by E.R. Davey, Inspector of Schools.education jarrahmond lynn-ethel

This photo is thought to have been taken at the time of Alfred Mica Smith's retirement from the Ballarat School of Mines. It is most probably also the unveiling of the Max Meldrum portrait of Smith. Alfred Mica Smith retired from the Ballarat School of Mines in 1922 after an association of 41 years and aged 78 years. At the August meeting of the Ballarat School of Mines Council in 1881 it was resolved that 'Alfred Mica Smith Esq., B.Sc., be appointed Professor in Chemistry and Metallurgy and be Superintendent of the Laboratories, for the period of twelve months at a stipend of five hundred pounds per annum, and to commence duty as soon as possible'. (signed: James Oddie, Vice-President) Smith played a major role in the years of 1887-1893 when SMB was affiliated with Melbourne University. In 1912 he became Professor of Metallurgy and received an annual salary of 250 pounds. Alfred Mica Smith presented many scholarly papers, gave evidence at government enquiries into the safety of mines and became an authority on mine safety and ventilation. He was on the Mines Ventilation Board. Professor Smith was the public analyst for the City of Ballarat and Town of Ballarat East, as well as to a number of other boroughs and shires. He was also Chief juror to the Adelaide International Exhibition, chemical section. He provided information to the Royal Commission on gold mining (1889, 1891), and was President to the chemistry section of Australian Association for the Advancement of Science, Associate of American and Australasian Institute of Mining Engineering, Member of the Science Faculty Melbourne University, and Hon. Life Member of the Miner Managers' Association of Australia. He also was involved in many educational and community affairs such as President of the SMB Students' Association, President of the Ballarat Science Society, first President of the Ballarat Camera Club, Vice President of the Field Naturalists' Club, and he presented Ballaarat Fine Art Gallery with his collection of paintings and porcelain ware. His legacies include the mutual regard between him and his students, the many tributes by former students, the Mica Smith scholarship (established in 1923) and now known as the Corbould-Mica Smith Travelling Scholarship, his portrait in oils by noted artist Max Meldrum, and the marble bust of Smith sculptured by Paul Montford. Money for a scholarship in sanitary science at the University of Manchester in the name of his uncle R. A. Smith was left being set up in 1928. Smith died of cancer on 14 May 1926 and his remains, cremated at Springvale, were interred in the Ballaarat New Cemetery. See http://guerin.ballarat.edu.au/curator/honour-roll/honourroll_Smith,%20Alfred%20Mica.shtml Black and white mounted photograph showing a number of men sitting around two dining tables at Craig's Royal Hotel in Ballarat. Professor Alfred Mica Smith of the Ballarat School of Mines is standing 15 from the left, and is the subject of the painting on an easel to the left. The painting was presented to the Ballarat Fine Art GalleryLower right of mount 'Victa Studios Ballarat' Verso (typed and glued on): Presentation to professor Mica Smith, Craig's Hotelballarat school of mines, craig's hotel, craig's royal hotel, alfred mica smith, art gallery of ballarat, ballarat fine art gallery, portrait, frederick martell, daniel walker

Soft covered book called 'the Diggers from Chine: the Story of the Chinese on the goldfields'. The book is 148 pages and contents include the Celestial empire, the journey, Mountains of gold, Off to the Diggings, Toil and Strife, the way they lived. Appendix A is the report submitted to the Victorian Parliament by the Select committee on the Subject of Chinese Immigration in 1857.chinese, goldfield, lambing flat, immigration, mining, gold, geoffrey blainey

Two photographs laminated upon pink cardboard. [a] Uncaptioned photograph of boys playing in schoolground. [b] photocopy of two report cards dated 1953, and 1952, Grades 1a and 1c respectively issued in name of Susan Forbes. Subjects Number, Spelling, Reading, Writing assessed with teacher comments and remarks below.bendigo, institutions, golden square primary school

Collection of thirty-nine postcards donated by Jillian Rigby which had been owned by her grandparents, George and Edith Weir, who from c.1917 lived at 84 Princess Street, Kew. The mostly 'mint' postcards were purchased in Victoria and while travelling overseas. The sole dated postcard is dated from 1929. The postcards are numbered sequentially from 2017.0058.01-39. The remainder of the collection donated by Jill Rigby which was once owned by the Weirs of Broken Hill and Kew consist of costumes, costume accessories, photographs, and documents.The postcards in the Weir collection, especially those purchased on a trip or trips to the mother country, i.e. United Kingdom, represent a representative sample of sites that were considered significant to those Australians undertaking a reverse grand tour by member of the erstwhile colonies. Those postcards which are early views of Melbourne must have been produced commercially for some decades from the early part of the 20th century.Newhaven is in Edinburgh, Scotland. Portraits of fishwives were popular subjects for postcards due to the colourful, layered, striped outfits that they wore. The fishwife sits on rocks beside a basket of fish. The postcard would appear to be a studio portrait. The postcard was probably purchased by George and Edith Weir on a trip to England and Scotland, circa 1928."A Newhaven Fishwife"postcards, george and edith weir, newhaven - east sussex, fishwife series, weir collection, postcards — england — uk

The subject 'Electricity & Magnetism; was taught at the Ballarat School of Mines. The teacher, John M. Sutherland, had been a student of Henry Sutton.Foolscap hard covered register with handwritten class list and attendances.henry sutton, ballarat school of mines, john m sutherland, john mckenzie sutherland, electricity and magnetism, leslie schmidt, edmond doepel, u v nankervis, fred middleton, roy proctor, clyde messenger, newman rosenthal, hendley tongway, roy tong, joseph james, roy kydd, thomas haymes, george brewster, alex geddes, urn penhalluriack, jack allan, frank cathcart, jack barnett, norman barker, leslie ellingsen, theodore alliston, basil ross, lindsay barclay, frank dawson, robert hayden

Completed by Glen Stuart in 2007 and published by PMH&PS in October 2008, when Glen spoke on the subject at a PMH&PS meeting"My Time At Engine Works" by Glen Stuart. Yellow paperback 48 pages illustrated. A memoir of Glen's working life, building marine engines.industry - manufacturing, transport - shipping, commonwealth engine works, glen stuart

A record of accounts from 1948 to 1966. Includes all expenditure on 'special equipment' for various technical subjects such as carpentry or boot and shoe.Original records of financial expenditure of Collingwood Technical School at this time.Green covered ledger book. Handwritten accounts throughout. Handwritten label on cover: "Special / equipment / trust / fund / account."collingwood technical school, cts, accounts, special equipment trust fund, account books, nmit,

An education kit on the subject of production of a woollen blanket from a fleece. Produced by the Australian Wool Corporation in conjunction with the Victorian Education Department.textile industry - education textile production, textile industry - education, textile production

This is an image of the Warrnambool Lighthouse Complex on Middle Island in 1854. The Store, Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters, Lighthouse and Flagstaff are in the background. The foreground shows a covered buggy drawn by two horses and a person in attendance, and another wheeled vehicle behind it with a figure nearby. There is a saddled horse to the right with two males in conversation nearby. The ground is soft, perhaps the riverbed or sandy shore. THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS Lighthouse Keepers were responsible for keeping their Lighthouse’s lights shining at night. They kept a lookout for passing vessels and changes in weather. They were expected to clean, polish and maintain the equipment and buildings. They kept regular and detailed records of who was on watch, and the time the light was lit, trimmed and extinguished. They kept a journal about other events that occurred. They keep regular, accurate Meteorological Logs. It was expected that they were competent in Morse code signalling. They would be called to help in times of disasters and shipwrecks and to give official statements about these events. Many Lighthouse Keepers also volunteered as members of the lifeboat crew. The Lady Bay lighthouses were officially classified as small, so the Keepers had the official titles of Senior Assistant Lighthouse Keeper and Assistant Lighthouse Keeper. They were employed by the Public Service and paid rent to live in the Lighthouse Quarters. They were compulsorily retired at the age of 60, with most receiving a superannuation payment. Despite their time-consuming duties, there was time to follow hobbies and crafts such as growing vegetables, playing musical instruments, making models of buildings including lighthouses, and crafting furniture pieces. An example of a keeper’s skills is the carved fire screen made by /assistant Keeper Thomas Hope in the late 19th century and displayed in the Lighthouse Keeper’s cottage at Flagstaff Hill. Both Alexander and Farncombe had served under Senior Keeper Robert Deverell, who was the first and only Senior Lighthouse Keeper at the Middle Island Complex. John Alexander was the Assistant Keeper in the 1850s. Andrew Farncombe was the last Assistant Keeper at Middle Island, serving there with his family from 1864 to 1871. During 1871 and 1872 the Lighthouse Complex was moved to Flagstaff Hill on Merri Street. Farncombe and Deverell then became the first Keepers and occupants of the Lady Bay Lighthouse Complex at Flagstaff Hill. They continued their service together; overall, Deverell served from 1859 to 1885 and Farncombe from 1864 to 1974. WARRNAMBOOL'S LADY BAY LIGHTHOUSE COMPLEX - The original Lighthouse Complex was built on Middle Island in 1858-1859 then transferred stone-by-stone to Flagstaff Hill in 1871. The Complex comprised the Lighthouse, the Lighthouse Keepers’ Quarters and a Privy. The bluestone Keeper’s Quarters was a cottage divided into two compartments, one for the Senior Keeper and his family, the other for the Assistant Keeper and his family. The bluestone Store was divided into three; a store, a workshop, and an oil store (or office). The Privy comprised a small building also divided into two separate, back-to-back toilets, one for each Keeper and his family. In the 1970s the Flagstaff Hill Planning Board was set up under the chairmanship of John Lindsay. The Board was to make recommendations to the Warrnambool City Council regarding the use of the buildings and the rest of the Crown Land on the site. The Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village opened in 1975 and began renovating the Cottage in stages, during which time evidence of a 1920s fire was found in the eastern section of the cottage. Additions of a porch on the west and a washroom on the east were made in the 1980s. The western part of the building is now a Shipwreck Museum and the east has returned to a late 19th-century Lighthouse Keeper’s cottage and includes the screen made by Assistant Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Hope in the late 19th century. Hope served two periods of time at the Lighthouse. This photograph is significant as a visual record of the original Warrnambool Lighthouse Complex on Middle Island, the origin of what is now the Lady Bay Lighthouse Complex. The photograph is significant for its connection to the Complex, which is now listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, H1520, for being of historical, scientific (technological) and architectural significance to the State of Victoria. The Complex is significant as an example of early colonial development. The photograph is significant for its connection with the important navigational function of the Lighthouses, a function still being performed to this day. The photograph is also significant as it shows an example of buildings organised by the Public Works Department in Victoria in the mid-to-late 19th century. The structures tare still stand strong. Photograph of horses, a buggy and three gentlemen in the foreground and the background shows a lighthouse and accompanying buildings. Printed in black and white. (Another two horse-drawn vehicles are partially visible). The subject is the Lighthouse Complex on Middle Island, Warrnambool, dated between 1854 and 1871.An inscription is handwritten in black pen on the back of the mounting board."The lighthouse and accompanying buildings were / established on Middle Island in 1854, as this / picture shows. In 1871 they were moved to their / present site on Flagstaff Hill."flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, warrnambool, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, lighthouse keeper's cottage, lighthouse residence, lighthouse, chart room, quarters, privy, middle island, beach lighthouse, obelisk, lighthouse complex, lady bay complex, warrnambool port, warrnambool harbour, lady bay, keepers, lighthouse keeper, upper lighthouse, lower lighthouse, assistant keeper, ports and harbours, cottage, meteorological record, 1854, 1871

.1) Folding, wrap around pocket book, blue buckram. Title is embossed in black ink. Booklet contains large amount of information on RAF basic subjects if navigation, liaison signalling, ranks, aircraft markings or worlds air forces, camping, 142 pages. .2) Amendment List No's dated 1933.Centre: “RAF Pocket Book 1932” Top right: “AP 1081”books-military/reference, military history-air force, raf

Formal wedding photograph of Bride and two Bridesmaids by Bartlett Bros Bendigo. Short dresses indicates early 1920's date. Biro caption left to right below subjects read 'Auntie Vera', Mum, Auntie Elsie' . Possibly members of the Dahl family, see research on W.G. Dahl and W.H. Dahl.bendigo, history, dahl family

5 newspaper articles Bendigo Weekly , written by Jack Perry, 2000. Information re tomato industry in Bendigo, subjects includes Leggo, Kia-Ora, tomato pickers, Mr. Fetchenhauer, Bendigo Preserving Company., Reid's factory. Jack Perry died on February 12, 2000. This series of articles was published posthumously.bendigo, industry, tomatoes

Ceramic ashtray decorated with gold detailing and painted image of couple playing lawn tennis. label on base states: 'SALEM CHINA CO/SALEM OHIO/NAME: GAY NINETIES/PRICE LIST: 6 SUBJECTS' and printed in gold: 'SALEM/OVENPROOF/23 K. GOLD'. Materials: Ceramic, Pigment, Gold/Metaltennis

Collection of thirty-nine postcards donated by Jillian Rigby which had been owned by her grandparents, George and Edith Weir, who from c.1917 lived at 84 Princess Street, Kew. The mostly 'mint' postcards were purchased in Victoria and while travelling overseas. The sole dated postcard is dated from 1929. The postcards are numbered sequentially from 2017.0058.01-39. The remainder of the collection donated by Jill Rigby which was once owned by the Weirs of Broken Hill and Kew consist of costumes, costume accessories, photographs, and documents.The postcards in the Weir collection, especially those purchased on a trip or trips to the mother country, i.e. United Kingdom, represent a representative sample of sites that were considered significant to those Australians undertaking a reverse grand tour by member of the erstwhile colonies. Those postcards which are early views of Melbourne must have been produced commercially for some decades from the early part of the 20th century.Newhaven is in Edinburgh, Scotland. Portraits of fishwives were popular subjects for postcards due to the colourful, layered, striped outfits that they wore. The elderly fishwife stands beside a cane basket of fish. The postcard would appear to be a studio portrait. The postcard was probably purchased by George and Edith Weir on a trip to England and Scotland, circa 1928.NEWHAVEN FISHWIFEpostcards, george and edith weir, newhaven - east sussex, fishwife series

Poster - printed on paper that could be pasted or adhered to the inside windows of trams titled "Baby Carriages and Shopping Jeeps on Trams". Dated April 1985. Notes that prams and shopping jeeps could be carried subject to room being available, and that assistance may not be available to lift them onto vehicles. Has The Met logo.trams, tramways, the met, prams, baby carriages, posters

Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: P.H.T./ Print No. 3/25 Neg. No 199/ Date taken 2-11-53/ SUBJECT./ Office Extension (Ink stamp with blue pen and pencil additions, centre)port of portland archives

Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: WORKSHOP NO. 1. 27.3.53. (lower centre) Back: P.H.T./ Print No. 3/17 Neg. No 148/ Date taken 27.3.53./ SUBJECT./ % (Ink stamp with blue pen and pencil additions, centre)port of portland archives

Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: P.H.T./ Print No. 3/2 Neg. No P57/ Date taken 30-11-53/ SUBJECT./ Office Extensions (Ink stamp with blue pen and pencil additions, centre)port of portland archives

The SS. Edina was built on the River Clyde by Barclay Curle & Co. for Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Co. She was launched on 4 May 1854 as a 3 masted steamer. She initially carried passengers and cargo across the North Sea. She then went onto serve in the Crimean War (HMS Edina), the American Civil War (c.1862), took fortune hunters to New Zealand during the Gold Rush and ferried passengers and cargo up the Queensland coast and across Victoria's Western District. In 1880 she began to trade between Geelong and Melbourne, traveling in her later years between Portarlington and Williamstown, via Geelong and Point Henry. She averaged 312 trips a year with 100 passengers a day. She made her last trip in 1938.The notice from the S.S.Edina likely relates to her use as a passenger boat, operating between Geelong and Melbourne from 1880-1938. The object is significant for its historic connections to Victoria's early travel networks by sea and to the S.S. Edina as a long serving vessel. A black board with white stenciled lettering set in a wooden frame. On the front is a Notice pertaining to the SS Edina. On the back of the board are 4 paintings of the SS Edina, showing her in 1875, 1884, 1917 and 1938."S.S EDINA NOTICE passage tickets are issued to & accepted by passengers subject to the conditions printed on the back of the ticket. Passengers are particularly requested to carefully read such conditions. No person allowed on board without a ticket."s.s edina, geelong harbour trust, corio bay, geelong

Emily Anderson, daughter of Robert Anderson Jnr., aged approximately 4 - 6 years. Subject used in an advertisement for his bicycle business.Emily Anderson in lace frock, half prone on a chaise lounge. Advertisement for Melba Cycle Works, 132 Lt. Collins Street, Melbourne, Robert Anderson jnr business. Below Photograph the words "This is Miss Anderson - not Bob!" Emily was Robert's daughter.Melba Cycle Works, 132 Lt Collins St. This is Miss Anderson - not Bob!local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, documents, commercial, emily anderson, daughter of robert anderson jnr, black & white photograph, mrs emma anderson jacobs

Painting is by Will Rees, an Australian Artist. Subject is a shepherd's hut owned by the D Alton Family on land where D'Alton's Resort now stands.Item is a coloured print of a painting. The range stands in the back ground. A hut stands middle of foreground with a stump in front . A taller gum tree stands to the right side of the photo. Print has soft muted colours.painting, landscape

Collection of stories covering his life, travels, views on many subjects, and yarns about the Australian outback; includes stories on treatment of Aborigines.Hardback with dustcover; 190 p; illustratedISBN: 0582714311alan marshall