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4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Presentation Binder & Case, Lt Col Frank Pearson OAM ED EM, 2010
Lt Col Pearson served in the Australian Army from 1930, then in World War 2. Postings included 1/54 AA Coy in Darwin and and 2/6 Aust Armoured Regt in New Guinea. After the war he was appointed Commanding Officer of 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Armoured Regiment (CMF). Frank was instrumental in establishing the unit museum.Loose leaf presentation binder presenting the service history and CV of Lt Col Frank Pearson.lt col frank pearson, biography -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, P W Kemp, A Soldier's Story. The Boer War to Beersheba, 2002
Soft covered, 206 pp with photos. The story of James Cue Ryan.Presented to 4th/19th POWLH Regiment Unit History Room, Peter Kemp 17/3/14boer war, beersheba, james cue ryan, biography -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Skis, 1944-45
Skiing was first done at Falls Creek with the building of the towns of Bogong and Mt Beauty. European workers to the Hydro scheme thought that Falls Creek would make a good skiing village. The first ski lodge being opened in 1947. These skiis would have been used in those first seasons of Falls Creek and used by the first skiers of the time from 1945 onwards.These skiis are historically and socially significant, as they would have been one of the first type of skiis used at Falls Creek, one of Victoria first ski resorts, and used by the pioneers of skiing in Victoria. This item has good interpretive capacity as it shows the style of skiis that were used in the 1940's and they are a good comparative item against modern skiis. These skiis were used by Bill Bertram during the first winter traverse from Mount Hotham to the Mountain Creek base of Mount Bogong, see KVHS 0161 for biography of this historical event.Painted Red base with blue undercoat with center groove from base to 3/4 of way towards tip At tips are square pices with round holes possbily HOME MADE? 21 plus 2 holes on top face (for binding)sport, pioneers, snow, skiis, skiing, falls-creek, bogong-village, mt-beauty -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Folder, Percy Leason, 1930s
Folder of information on Percy Leason, Artist, Cartoonist, Historian, Anthropologist, Eltham, 1930s. 1. Photo: ANOTHER WIREGRASS PROBLEM: A well known artist who has gone to the bush to be alone with Nature, is discovered, By Percy Leason 2. Photo: SCENE DURING THE EIGHT HOURSS' DAY SPORTS AT WIREGRASS, By Percy Leason 3. Photo: "FIRE!": "An unfortunate occurrence. When the members of the Wiregrass Fire Brigade assembled at the Fire Station last evening for their weekly practice, they were horrified to discover that the building was on fire." - WIREGRASS WEEKLY CLARION, By Percy Leason 4. Photocopy: "Goliath and the Prodigal David" by Percy Leason 1931 5. Photocopy: "Yes you are improving the place. I'll have to increase your rent." by Percy Leason 1933 6. Photocopy: Cartoon by Percy Leason 1931 7. Photocopy: Cartoon by Percy Leason 8. LEASON, Percy Alexander, Painter and Illustrator; Who's Who in Australia, XIVth Edition 1950 9. LEASON, Percy Alexander, Painter and Illustrator; Who's Who in Australia, date unknown 10. Percy Leason 1889-1959 11. LEASON, Percy Alexander, 1889-1959, Painter and Illustrator 12. Percy Leason: Artist, cartoonist and Historian, by L.J. Blake, B.A., B.Ed., M.A.C.E. (President of the R.H.S.V.); An Address to the Society on Tuesday evening 27 August 1968; The Victorian Historical Magazine, pp 158-180 13. Catalogue: The Percy Leason Collection on view in The la Trobe Library 20 September - 29 October 1971 14. Invitation: Christmas Exhibition, The Wiregrass Gallery, 4 December 1977 15. Newspaper clipping: Artist's retreat, 1980 16. Newspaper clipping: Sharper than snapshots by Giles Auty; Arts, Review, The Weekend Australian, November 13-14, 1999 17. Works by Percy leason held by Castlemaine Art Museum, October 2018alan whitmore estate agents, biography, eltham*, exhibition catalogue, la trobe library, landscape, percy leason, rhsv, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, wiregrass gallery -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Book, CHURCHILL. A Biography
Hardback with dust cover Author Martin Gilbert Publisher Chancellor Press London: 1983 ISBN: 0 907486 27 4 -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Work on paper - Private William Reginald Rawlings 3603, biography
Awarded MM posthumously (1 of 2 Voctorian Aborigines to receive the award)Typescript of Life and Service of Private W R Rawlings. KIA France August 9th 1918 -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Warrnambool A Long way to Tipperary The incredible life of John Hyland, 2014
Biography of early Warrnambool settler, John Hyland.Paperback Background is dark green with sepia photo in bronze coloured frame. Precis on back cover is printed in white lettering. 132 pages.non-fictionBiography of early Warrnambool settler, John Hyland.warrnambool, john hyland, james nicholas, warrnambool mayors -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Biography, Ringwood and District Historical Society, Interview notes - short biography on Miss Daisy Paddock, teacher at Ringwood State School, circa 1970s, c.1970s
Single page of notes/interview record of Miss Daisy Paddock, teacher at the Ringwood State School in Greenwood Avenue (now Federation Estate) - Interview write-up by Ringwood History Group.Transcript: "Miss Janet Daisy Paddock She was an extremely well-liked and well-regarded teacher at the old RW State School in Greenwood Ave (Now Federation Estate). She taught between the years of 1927 until 1941, then again after the war from 1951 until final retirement in 1961. In fact she was so liked that her former pupils formed "The 2997 Club" , which met in her honour every year for a meal (and, of course, their guest of honour). 2997 was the RW SS number. In some of her letters about early life in RW, she recalls the RW Mail being produced and printed in a small wooden building in Adelaide St. [Adelaide St is officially no longer on the RW map but it went from the highway nearly to Mullum Creek, between Melbourne St and Warrandyte Road.^ In fact there is an unmarked 100 metres of road that is on the west side of Officeworks that ends in a roundabout at the bottom of Eastland carpark. I don't believe it is exactly in the same position as the old Adelaide Street but it pretty close. That would put the old Mail office in the vicinity of the Maroondah Council service centre in Eastland.] She also recalls that there were nearly a dam on every corner. In fact, I recall in my 1950s/60s childhood that there were still many dams around. As I previously mentioned, with the RW-Mitcham claybelt, there wasn't much top soil and the orange clay is very fine, so when the banks of the dam get wet, it wass very slippery. I often remember playing around in those dams, as most boys did in those days. A friend and I spied an old bath used to water some horses so after some trial and errors we made it waterproof and fashioned a couple of paddles out of wooden fence pailings. The first launch in the local dam was fine and we managed to manouver through the bullrushes into the middle. The only thing that I forgot about was that I had a d<^ that went everywhere with me and, rather than bark from the bank, he swam over to us and tried to get aboard. Bath tubs are not known for their seaworthness and he tipped us all in the drink. Of course the bath sank like a rock. We scrambled on the bank and he added insult to injury when, as all dogs do, gave the usual shake and sprayed us with water. My mind often comes back to one dam right next to the Croydon pub - that provided water to the Magg's orchard - dug in the usual fashion on about 3 metres deep scraped in the local clay, it was at this dam in the early sixties that a young boy drowned. After that we were pretty careful around dams. Going back to Daisy's memories, she recalls that the kids often started late on Monday mornings as Monday was Market Day at RW. They used to watch the stock being herded into the yards and people getting off the steam trains. Her family home was at Gruyere and her father used to drive to RW market and stop midway at the Burnt Bridge hotel and rest the horses. [I suspect that he may have watered other things besides the horses.] They eventually moved to RW in Thanet St. Miss Paddock still remembers the old RW school at the corner of RW St and Whitehorse Road, it was very small so they built the new school in Greenwood Ave. RW had a population of around 2,(K)0 when Daisy became an Assistant Class Five. She used to walk through the open paddocks, surrounded by bush and orchards. She goes on to say that the bush was alive with wildlife and a natural playground for the children. Miss Paddock was a member of the Soroptomist Club in RW (equivalent to Rotary), active in the church and local community. At our archives, we have a plaque that grac^ the entrance to the school, naming it the Miss Daisy Paddock library, in honour of a great woman in our city." -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Literary work - Biography, The story of Mrs McCann, 69 Warrandyte Road Ringwood dated December 1973, Dec-73
Written by Mrs. E. McCann. House was "Castle Crag" home of the A.T. Miles family 1916.The story of Mrs McCann, 69 Warrandyte Road Ringwood dated December 1973, 25 pages, started 8-Jan-1967 +Additional Keywords: McCann, Mrs. E. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Document - Biography, Family history "On The Street Where You Live" prepared by Eva McLaren (now Moore). 2003, 11-Mar-03
1-page family history "On The Street Where You Live" prepared by Eva McLaren (now Moore) dated 11-Mar-2003 +Additional Keywords: McLaren, Eva / Moore, Eva -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Biography, Miss Linda Pump. Story of teaching at Ringwood East Primary School from 1925
Miss Pump was one of the original teachers at Ringwood East Primary School (no.4180) started in 1925. 3 pages.Miss Linda Pump. Story of teaching at Ringwood East Primary School. +Additional Keywords: Pump, Linda / Whittle / McEwan / Meyland / Henderson / Hooker / Dew / Cuthill (nee Pump) -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Work on paper, Biography of Edward Thomas Miles 1849-1944 and descendants, c.2005
Copy of group presentation notes for a talk to Ringwood and District Historical Society by Elva Brooke on early local identity Edward Thomas Miles 1849-1944 and descendants, with photocopied newspaper pages 17 and 18 of The Leader Supplement, October 6, 1894, and extract taken from the book "I Exell - The Life and Times of Sir Henry Jones" by Bruce Brown (1991) - Chapter 4, including the story of Captain E.T. Miles. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Work on paper - Biography, Barbara Moore, Barbara Moore - My Childhood Memories of Ringwood East. 2009, 2-Feb-09
Barbara Moore - My Childhood Memories of Ringwood East - 4 pages. +Additional Keywords: Moore, Barbara -
Australian National Surfing Museum
Book, Sandra Kimberley Hall, Duke - A Great Hawaiian
Well researched short history of Duke Kahanamoku who was nominated the Surfer of the (20th) Century by Surfer Magazine.Rare short biography of one of the most famous surfers in the world and the man who introduced surfing to mainstream Australia in 1915.Small hardcover book with a photograph of a young smiling Duke Kahanamoko on the cover with a tradiional Hawaiian print border. 128 pages.Back cover photograph of the Duke running out of water, Bess Press logo set on Hawaiian print. ISBN - 9781573062305surfing, duke kahanamoku, sandra kimberley hall, bess press -
Australian National Surfing Museum
Book, Sean Doherty, MP - the life of Michael Peterson
For three years during the 1970's, 'MP' was the best surfer in the world, winning every surfing contest he entered. MP was an enigmatic competitor and master surfboard shaper during this significant period of growth and opportunity in Australian surfing.This biography tells the story of one of the most dynamic surfer/shapers in Australia during the 1970's. His contribution to world surfing is significant in both the contest arena and the shaping bay. Soft cover book featuring a photograph by Marty Tullemans of Michael Peterson with one of his surfboards under his arm. Quote from Kelly Slater. 342 pages.ISBN - 978 0 7322 8588 3michael peterson, bells beach, peter drouyn, mark richards, sean doherty, rabbit bartholomew, coolangatta, kirra point -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Literary Work, Ward. Lock & Co., Limited, The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Published 1887
E B Browning: Elizabeth Barrett Browning was an English poet of the Victorian era, popular in Britain and the United States during her lifetime. Born in County Durham, the eldest of 11 children, Elizabeth Barrett wrote poetry from the age of eleven. J H Ingram: John Henry Ingram was an English biographer and editor with a special interest in Edgar Allan Poe. Ingram was born at 29 City Road, Finsbury Square, Middlesex, and died at Brighton, England. His family lived at Stoke Newington, recollections of which appear in Poe's works.Re publishing of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poems with a Memoir by John H. Ingram well known biography & editor, item is significant as it was a new edition published in 1887 of works by a famous poet with also the involvement of J H Ingram.Book with red cover with title of Mrs Browning in gold letteringTitled "The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning". From 1836 to 1844, edited with a Memoir by John H. Ingram. Published in London, New York and Melbourne, by Ward, Lock & co. Limited. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, the poetical works of elizabeth barrett browning, book, elizabeth barrett browning, poetry -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Hardcover book, Bruno Torfs et al, Bruno's Art and Sculpture Garden, Pre 2009
A pictorial journey through Bruno's sculpture garden in Marysville in Victoria.A pictorial journey through Bruno's sculpture garden in Marysville in Victoria.Hardback. Book is bound in blue with the title in silver on the spine. Inside cover is signed by the creator.B Torfs / 05 To this wonderful planet Earth To/ Max & Val/ Two lovely people!/ B Torfs 12/05bruno torfs, biography, gardens-design, andrew spensley, sculptors, australia, sculpture gardens, marysville, victoria -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, A Great View of Things: Edward Gibbon Wakefield, 1971
This book was formerly in the Ballarat High School Library and the University of Ballarat Library.Pink covered paperback, 113 pages about Australia -- Colonization and history - Edward Gibbon Wakefield, 1796-1862 Wakefields Theory of Empire, Australia -- History -- 1788-1851 australia, history, colonization, edward gibbon wakefield, theory of empire, wakefield, biography, family history, genealogy -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Newspaper, The Mail, Biography on CE "Ted" Sleeman, former owner and editor of Ringwood Mail on 11 December 1968
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City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Blackmore, L. K, Hawker : aviator, designer, test pilot, 1991
Biography of Harry Hawker232 p. : ill., maps non-fictionBiography of Harry Hawkerharry hawker, aviation, aeronautics, moorabbin -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MY HUSBAND'S LIFE - AS TOLD BY MARY HAZELDENE, 1981
Softcover book white front with black printed title. Memoir of 58 pages recounting author's husband's (Sydney Herbert Hazeldene) life. Inscribed on front cover 'For my dear son Dick with all my love Mother 26/11/1981'Mary Hazeldenebooks, biography -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - DUGAL MACDOUGALL BIOGRAPHY
Two pages letter addressed to Kay MacGregor from Geoff Crossley re. Donation of commemorative spade. Also a six pages research on the family of Dugal MacDougall -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: GUY FAWKES
A book titled ' Guy Fawkes: The story of The Gunpowder Plot. A True Narrative of the terrible Conspiracy to Blow Up the King and Parliament with Gunpowder.' Published London: Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C. New York : 10 Bond Street. 513 - 528 pgs.(ill.) . This booklet is one of a series of 37 Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' ' Historical Series.' Price one penny. There are also advertisements of note.books, biography, guy fawkes, lydia chancellor, collection, person, individual, male, history, british history, ward & lock's penny biographies, penny books, ward & lock's penny books for the people, historical series, guy fawkes, gunpowder plot, advertisements, book, books -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BARBARA MAMOUNEY COLLECTION: IMAGE AND OBITUARY OF ANNIE MAVIS WEBSTER MBE
A photocopy of newspaper publication of obituary for Annie Mavis Webster, MBE 21/5/1914 - 8/4/2000 An exceptional singer who contributed greatly to local Bendigo and Australia as well as abroad Bendigo born and raised by Edwin and Annie Webster, Education was at Camp Hill. A life long participation in and commitment to local music and Competition Society provided opportunities for performance. The ultimate prize for amateur singers at the time was the Sun News Pictorial Aria Competition, which Mavis attained as runner up in 1938 and as winner in 1939. Outbreak of WWII curtailed early opportunities for overseas travel but there was much call for her as recitalist, artist and teacher such as at The Sisters of Mercy at St Mary's Convent, Bendigo where she taught singing. Mavis gained impressive reputation and experience in numerous roles including as chorister (and founder of the all female choir and the Benola singers which she also named, after her home), and later (1960) included male voices; she was also conductor; musical director; and adjudicator at Eisteddfords. She laso taught at Girton, St Killian's. During the 1950s Mavis went on a very successful 9 month overseas trip on which she was inspired in many respects including the formation of the choirs. In 1978 Mavis was made a Member of the British Empire for her services to music.City of Greater Bendigo acknowledged Mavis contribution and skills by establishing the Mavis Webster Vocal Collection at the City library.bendigo, history, obituary and biography of annie mavis webster mbe, forest st methodist (now uniting) bendigo, girton, st killian's, herald sun aria, the eisteddford, sisters of mercy at st mary's convent, mavis webster vocal collection, city of greater bendigo, margaret watters. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: DEARK DEED OF CRUELTY. THE STORY OF THE MASSACRE OF GLENCOE
A book titled ' Dark Deed of Cruelty. The story of the Massacre of Glencoe. A dark deed of treachery and cruelty. London : Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C. New York : 10 Bond Street. 465 - 480 pgs. (ill.) This booklet is one of a series of 37 ' Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' ' Historical Series.' Price one penny. There are also advertisements of note.books, biography, scotland, lydia chancellor, collection, ward & lock's penny books for the people, historical series, history, scotland, scottish history, macian of glencoe, massacre of glencoe, glencoe, book, books, advertisements, penny books -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: RIZZIO AND DARNLEY: THE STORY OF A DARK REVENGE
A book titled ' Rizzio and Darnlely: the story of a Dark Revenge. One of the most r omantic epochs of Scottish History.' London : Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury., E.C. New York : 10 Bond Street. 721 - 736 pgs. (ill.) This booklet is one of a series of 37 ' Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' ' Historical Series.' Price one penny. There are also advertisements of note.books, biography, scotland, lydia chancellor, collection, ward & lock's penny biographies, ward & lock's penny books for the people, historical series, history, scotland, scottish history, book, books, advertisements, penny books -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: THE MUTINIES AT SPITHEAD AND THE NORE
A book titled ' The Mutinies at Spithead and The Nore. A Stirring record of the Sailors' Great Rebellion.' London : Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C. New York : 10 Bond Street. 385 - 400 pgs. (ill.). This booklet is one of a series of 37 ' Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' 'Historical Series.' Price one penny.books, biography, british history, lydia chancellor, collection, ward & lock's penny biographies, ward & lock's penny books for the people, historical series, english fleet, english history, british history, england, penny books, book, books, advertisements, rebellions, european history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: CAESARISM IN ROME: THE STORY OF THE FALL OF THE REPUBLIC
A book titled ' Caesarism in Rome: The Story of The Fall of the Republic. One of the most interesting and instructive periods of Ancient History, when the Old Government was swept away and the famous Empire was founded.' London : Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C. New York : 10 Bond Street. 289 - 304 pgs. ( ill) This booklet is one of a series of 37 ' Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' 'Historical Series.' Price one penny.books, biography, julius caesar, lydia chancellor, collection, roman history, history, historical series, ward & lock's penny biographies, ward & lock's penny books for the people, historical series, rome, ancient history, penny books, roman empire, julius caesar, advertisements, book, books -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: BIBLE AND SWORD
A book titled ' Bible and Sword. The story of Claverhouse and the Covenanters. The period of bitter persecution of the Scottish Presbyterians.' London : Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C. New York : 10 Bond Street.545 - 560 pgs. (ill.). This booklet is one of a series of 37 Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' Historical Series. Price one penny. There are also advertisements of note.books, biography, religion, lydia chancellor, collection, religion, christianity, church, scotland, the bible, book, books, penny books, scottish presbyterians, presbyterians, protestantism, scottish history, history, historical series, ward & lock's penny biographies, ward & lock's penny books for the people, advertisements -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT
A book titled ' The Temperance Movement : It's Origin and Development.' By Joseph Malins, Grand Worthy Chief Templar, I.O.G.T. London : Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C. New York : 10 Bond Street. 673 - 688 pgs. (ill.) This booklet is one of a series of 37 Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.''Historical Series.' Price one penny. There are also advertisements of note.Joseph Malinsbooks, biography, temperance movement, lydia chancellor, collection, male, person, individual, alcohol, book, books, ward & lock's penny books for the people, ward & lock's penny biographies, historical series, history, advertisements, penny books