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Mission to Seafarers VictoriaBook - Prayer Book, Ivan Loveridge Bennett, Song and Service Book for Ship and Field - Army and Navy, 1942
Small book with black cover; 195 pagesnon-fictionanne rennie collection, wal harbord, merchant navy, seamen, seafarers, ww2, battle of the atlantic, walter harbord, navigation, prayers, army, navy, soldiers, balikpapan, borneo, indonesia, battle of balikpapan, lt d. bacon -
Bay Steamers Maritime MuseumBook, Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, Merchant Shipping Survey of Passenger Ships Instructions to Surveyors Volume I, 1956
Grey soft cover book of 285 pagesFront page stamped "HUNTER THE STATIONER / NEWCASTLE / PTY LTD" -
Robin Boyd FoundationDocument - Script, Robin Boyd, The Flying Dogtor. Episode 39 The Second Clue, 1963
The Flying Dogtor and the bush children followed the clues on a mysterious map leading to a bushranger's buried treasure. Crafty Carson Carpetbag and Old Man Redback stole the map and separately worked out its message. Then they set out to find the treasure ahead of The Flying Dogtor.The Flying Dogtor" series was broadcast on Australian Television Network (later becoming the Seven Network) between February and April 1964 (see item D254 for schedule).Typewritten, carbon copy, foolscap, 2 pagesPage 1: handwritten pencil addition, left hand sidethe flying dogtor, robin boyd, crawford productions, manuscript -
Robin Boyd FoundationDocument - Script, Robin Boyd, The Flying Dogtor. Episode 42 Golden Dreams, 1963
The Flying Dogtor and the bush children were looking for a buried treasure. Crafty Carson Carpetbag and Old Man Redback were looking for the same one, and found it first. But as they carried it away they both began to think of all the things they could do if they didn't have to share their fortune with the other. And a frightful fight broke out, watched by the bush children and The Flying Dogtor.The Flying Dogtor" series was broadcast on Australian Television Network (later becoming the Seven Network) between February and April 1964 (see item D254 for schedule).Typewritten, carbon copy, foolscap, 2 pagesPage 1 & 2: very minor handwritten edits and underliningthe flying dogtor, robin boyd, crawford productions, manuscript -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - Geographical dictionary
The Gazetteer presents an extensive a to z list of Victorian towns and villages, lakes, rivers and creeks, islands, bays, hills and mountains, runs and other localities and features. Entries include latitude and longitude, populations, proximity to other towns, local industries, coach and mail runs, hotels, churches and schools.Bailliere's Victorian Gazetteer and road guide containing the most recent and accurate information as to every place in the colony. Brown hardcover book, on the spine: Victorian Gazetteer with map 1865. The first and last pages are advertisements. The book has 442 pages listing every place in the colony. The map is not included. Compiled by Robert P. Whitworth. Published by Bailliere, Regent Street Unreadable name on first page and the name of F. Houston in blue pen on first page geographic dictionary, colony of victoria -
Greensborough Historical SocietyDocument, Formation of the Heidelberg School of Painting, 1885-1890
The Heidelberg School of Painting worked in the Yarra Valley area between Box Hill and Heidelberg in the late 19th Century and produced a number of famous artists. This article outlines the history of the School and also lists some paintings.The area in which they worked abuts our area of interest and may have overlapped it in the lower Plenty River area.Foolscap double sided typed document of 6 pages; includes list of paintings..Blue biro word on front page, "Fraser"heidelberg, yarra river, walter withers, heidelberg school of painting, australian art. -
Kilmore Historical SocietyPOCKET-DICTIONARY ENGLISH AND GERMAN, The New Pocket-Dictionary of the English and German Languages, 1800
Faded brown leather cover with damage to edges vi; 395 pages; 15cm Handwritten inscription on first page 'J Thorpe'kilmore mechanics institute library. -
Greensborough Historical SocietyGenealogical Document, Jolley Family descendants, 1865o
Parts of a longer document on the Jolley family, these pages connect the family to the Greensborough area.3 pages. Part of a longer document. This copy contains pages 6 to 8.jolley family -
Kilmore Historical SocietyDEVEREUX, 1867
Brown hardboard cover with gold detailing on the spine Blue spine label 'Lord Lytton's Novels - Devereux' 'Routledge' xiv ; 303 pages ; 19cm Handwritten inscription on front page '88' Stamp on various pages 'Kilmore Mechanics Institute' lord lytton, kilmore mechanics institute library. -
Kilmore Historical SocietyPELHAM; OR ADVENTURES OF A GENTLEMAN, Pelham; or, Adventures of a Gentleman, 1867
Missing front and back cover with gold detailing on the spine Blue spine label 'Lord Lytton's Novels - Pelham' xvi ; 304 pages ; 19cm Handwritten inscription on front page '92' Stamp on various pages 'Kilmore Mechanics Institute'lord lytton -
Eltham District Historical Society IncMagazine, Eltham High School, Mercury, 2004
2004 issue of the Mercury magazine of Eltham High School.Inscriptions to "Brydie" on page 64.eltham high school, class lists, mercury, frank taylor collection, 2004 -
Greensborough Historical SocietyArticle, Printer Unknown, Greensborough, 1840o
Details the history of the current Greensborough township. It also mentions the early settlement of Kangaroo Point.Mentions early settlers such as William Poulter, James Chapman, James Mann and Edwin Willis Magger (Maygar).2 page printed document outlining the activities and motives of Edward Bernard Green, an early owner of the area of land that became Greensborough.Pencilled words on front page. greensborough, kangaroo point, edward green, poulter, mann, chapman, magger, mayger, melbourne to sydney mail contract -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, DIARY, George H Johnson, New Guinea Diary 1943, 1943
Text is in diary form covering the Author's time spent as a war correspondent in the South West Pacific area during WWII. Diary dates from 23.1.1942 - 23.1.1943.Book, hard cover with yellow buckram. Title & Author's name in black lettering. Title page has been removed from book & glued to front cover. Book is covered in clear plastic. Black & white photographic illustrations, 260 pages with cut edges.On 1st page in pencil: “3/6”books, new guinea, 1943 -
Mont De LanceyBook, Lord Lytton, The Caxtons: A Family Picture
The Caxtons: A Family Picture is an 1849 Victorian novel that was popular in its time. The book was first serialised anonymously in Blackwood's Magazine from April 1848 to October 1849 and first published as a novel in 1849. Victorian novels were characterised by depictions of everyday people, hard lives and moral lessons. They were meant for more than just entertainment. Victorians were interested in the hero as well as folk art. Victorian novels often focused on these themes.A small red self patterned Collins Illustrated Pocket Classics novel The Caxtons: A Family Picture. It is very badly damaged with the spine coming away from the pages, loose pages and tears. Pages 3,4 and 5 are missing. The frontispiece opposite the title page is a black and white illustration of three well dressed men of the period standing talking in a sitting room. A few black and white illustrations are throughout the book. At the back are four pages of Collins' Illustrated Pocket Classics for further reading. Pp 632.fictionThe Caxtons: A Family Picture is an 1849 Victorian novel that was popular in its time. The book was first serialised anonymously in Blackwood's Magazine from April 1848 to October 1849 and first published as a novel in 1849. Victorian novels were characterised by depictions of everyday people, hard lives and moral lessons. They were meant for more than just entertainment. Victorians were interested in the hero as well as folk art. Victorian novels often focused on these themes.family life fiction, religious fiction, morals fiction -
Greensborough Historical SocietyManuscript, Clarence Medhurst, Reflections of Clarence Medhurst, 1960c
This lists the family history and recollections of the Medhurst family in Greensborough. Clarence Medhurst born was born in 1883 and died, aged 84, in 1967. Medhursts were a pioneering family in Greensborough.A photocopy of a 7 page hand written manuscript by Clarence Medhurst. Blue biro words and pencil figures on front page.medhurst, family history, greensborough -
Federation University Historical CollectionDocument, The School of Mine and Industries Ballarat Staff and Subject Lists 1961, 1961
Foolscap typed page listing staff and the subjects they taught in 1961.Error written in large writing on back of first page.ballarat school of mines and industries, ballarat school of mines, staff, subjects, m.k. aston, e.j. barker, g.w. barrell, j.bell, g. biddington, a.c. burrow, c. cunningham, j.a.dally, p.l. day, w.g. durant, h.w. goldsmith, l.f.j. hillman, f.h. hooper, d.j. jelbart, g.s. jones, e.r. mcgrath, a.m. mackinnon, a.c. miller, l.g. pattenden, a.j. murdoch, m.t. pullen, h.j. trudinger, h. yates, jack barker, bill durant, hec yates, arch mackinnon, geoff biddington, harvey hooper, lindsay hillman, lindsay pattenden -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History GroupDocument - James Russell Thomson 1818-1886, Schedule B: Deaths in the District of Ballarat, 1886, photocopied 2/2010
Registration of J.R.Thomson's death.This document provides information about J.R.Thomson from an official source.one page photocopyRed asterisk, left margin next to Thomson's name. Over page, across bottom of the page written in black biro: "Obtained 22 Feb 2010 for Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group."doctor john garner, ballarat botanical gardens, registration of death, schedule b, j.r.thomson, 1886., john garner collection, gardens, ballarat, certificate, death -
Bendigo Military MuseumAdministrative record - RECORD OF SERVICE BOOK WW2, Australian Military Forces, 13.1.1942
John Day, refer cat No 4880 for service details.Record of Service book A.A.B.83 brown covers 40 pages, pages cover name, Regt number, enlistment, physical appearance, photo, equipment issues, education,, leave, decorations, entries in red and blue pen.On front page, “V155751 SGT DAY JN”books, record of service, military -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook, War for the asking. How Australia Invited itself to Vietnam, 2002
Book argues the case that Australia invited itself into the Vietnam War.Illustrated soft cover with title in red and white. 240 pages with cut edges and black and white illustrations.Inside on front page: "FRANCIS DEAN'books, military history, politics -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, WW2, The Sun News - Pictorial, "THE FOURTH YEAR OF WAR IN PICTURES", 1944
Refer Cat No. 7503, 7504, 7505, 4 book collection.Hard cover book. Cover - cardboard, with red colour buckram cover, gold print on spine and embossed illustrations on front cover depicting map, aircraft and tank. End papers - illustrated, sepia tones artwork with aircraft and landscape battle scene. 255 pages - cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated in black and white photographs, maps and battle diagrams. Handwritten inscription on page opposite Title Page.Page opposite Title Page - handwritten black ink inscription - "Wishing Kevin a/ Merry Xmas/ from/ Nathalie 1944".books, pictorial, ww2. -
Bendigo Military MuseumDocument - TRAINING NOTES, Marbig
Topics covered in notes include War Administration and Medical Evacuation Procedures. Part of the Kevin John Herdman, No. 397661, Collection. See Catalogue No. 5942P for details of his service record.Plastic covered red two ring binder containing notes on miscellaneous topics. Text on pages is handwritten or printed in black type. Handwritten annotations in pencil. Pages are white and pink in colour.Handwritten on various pages: 'Annotations in pencil and black ink'.war administration, training notes, kevin john herdman -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumEphemera - Timetable, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Electricity Supply Department - Ballarat Tramways - Official Time Table August 1937", 1937
Has a strong association with the person who was appointed as Chairman of the SEC in Nov, 1937Timetable - Thirty two page, white paper, saddle stapled booklet, titled "Electricity Supply Department - Ballarat Tramways - Official Time Table August 1937", bound into a red leather folder with the name "G. G. Jobbins" in gold block on the front. For other copies of the timetable see Reg Item 5637. Mr Jobbins was appointed SECV Chairman Nov. 1937 See Reg Item 6975 page 15 for a photo of Mr. Jobbins. various pencil notations on the first page and the last page such as telephone numbers.timetables, ballarat, fares, secv, officers, j j jobbins, btm, ballarat tramways -
Carlton Football ClubMembership Ticket, 1938 Carlton FC Membership Ticket, 1938
Membership Ticket Premiership Year 1038The Membership ticket is from a Premiership year and also depicts Board Members & VFL fixture for 1938 season. There four or five autographs inside, the players are Captain Coach Brighton Diggins, Ken Baxter, Creswell Crisp and Jack Wrout all 1938 Premiership Players.Small Cardboard Ticket Four PagesPencil autographs inside page; one player maybe K Baxter -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - The Bunya Bunya Pine, Notes by Terry O'Brien, 2011, 2011
The Bunya Bunya Pine is a link to the development of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens during the nineteenth century. This Pine was a popular species during the Victorian era and is an example of Ballarat Botanical Gardens being part of this historical trend.1 page with subheadings in black and underlined.Written in black biro at bottom of page, "Notes Terry Obrien 2011".bunya bunya pine, araucariacne, ballarat botanical gardens, john garner, doctor, john garner collection, friends of ballarat botanical gardens, terry o'brien, conifers, gardens, ballarat -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History GroupWork on paper - Ballarat Botanical Garden Concept, Masterplan and Management Strategy, Unknown
This map is important in terms of the planning and management of the Ballarat Botanic Gardens The Map adds to our understanding and knowledge of the history of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens 1 page of a map in black and white. the number 44 is circled in pencil on the top righthand corner of the back of the page.john garner, doctor, john garner collection, ballarat botanic gardens, maps, masterplan, management strategy, john patrick, landscape consultants, ballarat city council, friends of ballarat botanical gardens, gardens, ballarat -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument, The Met, "Information on the Upfield Light Rail Project", 1990
Documents comprise: 15 page - information document describing the project, planning timing including a proposed timetable from the Coburg stop, Sydney Road tram shuttle, North Melbourne bus service, and ticket zones. 1 page letter and consultation form dated 30/1/1990 addressed to the AETA 1 page - notes on consultative meeting outcomes 1 page information note on the Upfield light rail 3 page document titled "The fourth option" - LRT and trams retained in Sydney RoadYields information about the proposals to convert the Upfield rail line to light rail.Set of documents - comprising 22 A4 printed pages.tramways, the met, upfield, light rail, new tramways, consultation -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Document, Recipe Book Wangoom Red Cross, 2013
The Red Cross was formed in the 19th century as a service organization dedicated to helping those in need. The Australian Red Cross was established in 1914 and the Warrnambool Red Cross was established in the same year. Wangoom Red Cross was established at a later date. The recipe booklet was a means of funding the organization and utilizing the culinary knowledge and skills of the local women. Wangoom is a small settlement on the northern fringes of the city of Warrnambool. This booklet is of some interest as an example of the fund-raising methods used by the Wangoom Red Cross. It also shows the type of cakes and ingredients popular in 2013 (eg blueberries, muffins, mud cakes )These are three A4 pages folded to make 12 pages of printed recipes. The printing is black type on white paper with black and white sketches related to cookery. The pages are stapled.Front page: ‘Australian Red Cross, Wangoom Branch, 2013 Coffee and Cake Recipes’wangoom red cross, recipe books, warrnambool -
Northern District School of Nursing. Managed by Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - Personal memoir from Meg Irwin
The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 in to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989. The book "The First of its Kind" was published in 2015. Printed in Bendigo by "Bendigo Modern Press". Memories compiled by Peter Rosewall; who attended the last NDSN school PTS 108 between 1986 - 89.Three-page outline of the life of a student nurse in 1979, School 94. The pages include information about where she came from - Swan Hill and how classes were organized. There is a section about travelling to and from Bendigo, the uniform, rules and regulations and learning to be a nurse, studying and what it was like to be a country person in the new situation.Three pages of typed informationnursing, at lister house., student nurses, ndsn -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Folder - Local Area Study of Mt Beauty, Local Area Study of Mt Beauty by a student, David, with acknowledgement to Alex McCullough & Mr C. De-Goi
The History of Mt Beauty is about the unique development of a construction town built in the 1940s by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria during the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. This history gives an insight into a student's understanding and areas of interest in the development of Mt Beauty.Black plastic cover with three fasteners holding 188 pages with black print, photos and diagrams.'Ticks' have been added by the teacher on many of the pages. On the back of the last page: Teacher's comments and mark 195/200.history of mt beauty, secv, khes, alex mccullough -
Unions Ballarat
Alfred Deakin: A biography (Vol 2), La Nauze, J.A, 1965
Alfred Deakin was one of the founding fathers of Federation and was Prime Minister of Australia over the periods 1903-1904, 1905-1908 and 1909-1910. He was the federal member for Ballaarat from 1901-1913 and was attorney general in the Barton government. He also served in the State of Victoria parliament. In his second term, Deakin's government passed the Census and Statistics Act 1905, Papua Act 1905, Representation Act 1905 and Copyright Act 1905. The book is based on Deakin's private papers, writings, private and official materials. This is volume two of a two volume set. Index: 15. Australian Correspondent 16. Three Elevens 17. "A Notice to Quit"? 18. "Nation Building", 1905-1908 19. New Hebrides 20. New Guinea and Hubert Murray 21. Empire 22. London, 1907 23. The Defence of Australia 24. Fusion, 1909 25. "Harvest" and Defeat 26. "Mercy of Release" 27. "A Shadow in a Dream" 28. "Content and more than Content" Appendices: I. Victorian Ministries, 1877-1900 II. Commonwealth Ministries, 1901-1914Biographical interest. Relevance to history of Ballarat and Australia.Hardcover - book; 348 pages. Cover dust jacket: black and white lettering; faded. Cover without dust jacket: green cloth; gold lettering.The book is stamped "The private library of Rex Testro" on title page and on the page following the index.btlc, ballarat trades hall, unions ballarat, deakin, alfred, federation, prime ministers - australia - alfred deakin, biography, politics, members of parliament
