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Wyndham Art Gallery (Wyndham City Council)
Sculpture, Ricardo Pereyra, Head full of memories resting on a memory foam pillow
... Head full of memories resting on a memory foam pillow ...sculpture -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (item) - CAC History Data sheets, C. Howes et al, C. Howes Data Sheets A/C, 1976
... C. Howes Data Sheets A/C ...Contains general information on the Winjeel, a datasheet of the Wirraway, an A4-sized photograph of the CA-15, and negatives of the following aircraft: Woomera, Ceres, Avon Sabre, Winjeel, CA-15, Boomerang, Wackett, Wirraway. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - ARCHITECT OF WINGS A Biography of Roy Chadwick - Designer of the Lancaster Bomber, Harald Penrose, 1985
... ARCHITECT OF WINGS A Biography of Roy Chadwick - Designer ...ARCHITECT OF WINGS A Biography of Roy Chadwick - Designer of the Lancaster BomberCover jacket showing b&w photo of two Lancaster Bombers inflight, photo superimposed on light purple cover with section view of bi=plane, with red lettered book title at topnon-fictionARCHITECT OF WINGS A Biography of Roy Chadwick - Designer of the Lancaster Bomber -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newspaper clipping, Mernda's 5th in a row and Panton Hill Details, Diamond Valley News, c.1970, 1970c
... Mernda's 5th in a row and Panton Hill Details, Diamond ...Panton Hill Football League match results On reverse of clipping is an article "Old document gift to Shire" (partially cut off) is about the presentation of a portrait of C.S. Wingrove and an illuminated address presented to Mr Wingrove prepared in 1868 by the Eltham District Road Board. Digital file only - scanned by EDHS from item on loanc.s. wingrove, charles symons wingrove, charles wingrove, eltham district road board, lew howard collection, match details, panton hill football league, research football club, shire of eltham -
Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society
Postcard, Join us in a trip around Bacchus Marsh Victoria
... Join us in a trip around Bacchus Marsh Victoria ...This fold out series of black and white images shows scenes of Bacchus Marsh in the late 1930s or during the 1940s. The date of the set of images is not stated but it shows the Bacchus Marsh Swimming Pool constructed in 1938. The general purpose of the images to promote tourism suggests the collection may date from the post war period of the late 1940s or early 1950s when petrol rationing and other wartime restrictions were being discontinued. The eight scenes are: Railway Station Bacchus Marsh; Bacchus Marsh Post Office; Main Street Bacchus Marsh; The Avenue Bacchus Marsh; Maddingley Bridge; Swimming Pool Bacchus Marsh; Rustic Bridge Maddingley Park; View Across Maddingley Flats. The cover illustration of the fold out envelope shows a happy family in a new model car. The message of the image clearly being to encourage people to travel by motor car to places like Bacchus Marsh for recreation and to engage in the general pastime of tourism.One set of 8 fold out black and white photos showing various scenes of Bacchus, with a cover illustration of a family traveling in a motor car. Measurements: 112 x 90 mm folded; 112 x 750 mm unfoldedSouthern Series Registeredbacchus marsh history, bacchus marsh views, bacchus marsh postcards -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Fortunate Son: The Healing of a Vietnam Vet: An Autobiography By Lewis B Puller, Jr
... Fortunate Son: The Healing of a Vietnam Vet: An ...Fortunate Son, like its protagonist, is frank, tough, and completely honest. On the surface, it is the story of a man's emergence from the shadow of a famous father, only to be challenged by war, crippling injury and alcoholism. but underneath, fortunate Son is an absorbing, inspiring, and very personal tale of how grit, courage, and the love of a good woman combined to overcome repeated adversity. This is compelling reading for anyone who wants to understand how deeply the Vietnam War affected its veterans on an individual, personal level.Fortunate Son, like its protagonist, is frank, tough, and completely honest. On the surface, it is the story of a man's emergence from the shadow of a famous father, only to be challenged by war, crippling injury and alcoholism. but underneath, fortunate Son is an absorbing, inspiring, and very personal tale of how grit, courage, and the love of a good woman combined to overcome repeated adversity. This is compelling reading for anyone who wants to understand how deeply the Vietnam War affected its veterans on an individual, personal level.military - vietnam war, lewis b. puller, united states - marine corps, president ford -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Race, Jeffrey, War Comes to Long An: Revolutionary Conflict in a Vietnamese Province
... War Comes to Long An: Revolutionary Conflict in a ...Brillantly conceived and executed; it achieves an excellence that sets new standards for scholarship on both Vietnam and the nature of revolution.Brillantly conceived and executed; it achieves an excellence that sets new standards for scholarship on both Vietnam and the nature of revolution.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- vietnam -- long an (province), long an (vietnam : province) -- history -- 20th century., long an province, saigon, mekong delta -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Pyle, Richard and Faas, Horst, Lost Over Laos: A True Story of Tragedy, Mystery and Friendship, 2003
... Lost Over Laos: A True Story of Tragedy, Mystery and ...A poignant story of four combat photographers who died in Indochina - and the two journalists who kept their memory alive.A poignant story of four combat photographers who died in Indochina - and the two journalists who kept their memory alive.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- press coverage, war photographers -- death., saigon, ho chi minh trail, operation lam son 719, larry burrows, henri huet, kent potter, keisaburro shimamoto, mia - united states, indochina, richard pyle, horst faas -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Age et al, Taking a Garden Path to the Past, 14.10.2022
... Taking a Garden Path to the Past ...ken duxbury, postcards, parks, gardens, helen page -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Age, It's a Beautiful World of Spring at Bunnings Warehouses, 1997
... It's a Beautiful World of Spring at Bunnings Warehouses ...Laminated article in "The Age" 9 October, 1997. Article about former student, Dan Gray and his career at Bunnings arehouse.dan gray, students, the age, career -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, Ovens and Murray Advertiser, A Wise Appointment, 22.05.1897
... A Wise Appointment ...carl b luffman, c b luffmann, curator, horticultural gardens, school of horticulture, principal -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mr John A. Wilson's Hurstbridge Cool Store: The Official Opening by The Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Sir David Hennessy, March 20, 1915, 1915
... Mr John A. Wilson's Hurstbridge Cool Store: The Official ...Formal photograph taken on the occasion of the official opening. Wilson's private Cool Stores at Hurstbridge comprised six cooling chambers with a refrigeration plant to be used by local growers to store their produce. This photo was found in the Savage family home, formerly the home of Rev. Chase believed to be formerly of Panton Hill or Hurstbridge. (House may have been shifted from Panton Hill - now demolished.) Rev. Chase probably in picture, although not reported as attending in any of the newspaper reports of the day.This photo represents the significance of the orcharding industry in the Hurstbridge and surrounding area at the beginning of the twenteith century. The state of the art facility was built by private enterprise.Sepia photograph mounted on cardboard mount with printed title. Mount 55.9 x 76.0 cm. Photo 38.2 x 60.5 cm. Mount significantly damaged/broken on lower corners and slightly broken off at top left hand corner. Various other damage and chips around perimeter. Digital scan cropped from full size of mounthurstbridge, opening, celebration, orcharding -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper - Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley News, Cr Cleeland gears up for a challenge, 02/10/1984
... Cr Cleeland gears up for a challenge ...Diamond Valley' councillor Peter Cleeland won pre-selection for the Federal seat of McEwen in 1984.Text and black and white imagediamond valley shire, councillors, peter cleeland, politicians -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper - Newspaper Clipping, Trophies from a beaut season [1984], 02/10/1984
... Trophies from a beaut season [1984] ...Article about 1984 grand final and presentations for the Diamond Valley Football League. Greensborough Football Club were Premiers Text and black and white imagesgreensborough football club, diamond valley football league -
Nhill and District Historical Society Inc.
Book - Tattyara, Leslie James Blake, A History of Kaniva and District, 1981
... A History of Kaniva and District ...This book has 373 pages of History of Kaniva and District containing maps, illustrations and portraits.The book has a yellow cover with black print and is in excellent condition.non-fictionThis book has 373 pages of History of Kaniva and District containing maps, illustrations and portraits.kaniva - history, author - les blake, australian history, tattyara, l.j. blake, agricultural colonies, australia - victoria -
Nhill and District Historical Society Inc.
Book - Flyers of Time by Kevin O'Reilly, Kevin Michael O'Reilly, Pioneer Aviation in Country Victoria The First Fifty Years A Collection, 01-10-2012
... A Collection ...This publication is a collection of aviation reportings and memorabilia of pioneer aviation in country Victoria and the Riverina. It contains records and photographs from 1910 to 1960, covering both World War periods and the efforts of those who struggled and endeavoured to introduce aviation as a viable method of transport and enjoyment for all.Flyers of Time by Kevin O'Reilly; 400 pages with B/W illustrationsnon-fictionThis publication is a collection of aviation reportings and memorabilia of pioneer aviation in country Victoria and the Riverina. It contains records and photographs from 1910 to 1960, covering both World War periods and the efforts of those who struggled and endeavoured to introduce aviation as a viable method of transport and enjoyment for all. wwii, raaf base, nhill - aviation - history, western victoria, aerospace & air transport industries -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Spencer, Ernest, Welcome to Vietnam, Macho Man: Reflections of a Khe Sanh Vet. (Copy 2)
... Welcome to Vietnam, Macho Man: Reflections of a Khe Sanh ...It was the autumn of 1967. the Marines barricaded the Khe Sanh were surrounded by four divisions of NVA. Rockets and long-range artillery pounded them for seventy-seven days.It was the autumn of 1967. the Marines barricaded the Khe Sanh were surrounded by four divisions of NVA. Rockets and long-range artillery pounded them for seventy-seven days. vietnam, 1968, battle of khe sanh, u.s. marines, nva -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Turton, Keith, The North East Railway A Lineside Guide Melbourne to Wodonga, 1973
... The North East Railway A Lineside Guide Melbourne to ...A lineside guide to the Victorian Railway's North East Railway from Melbourne to Wodonga in Victoria, for the North East Railway Centenary Special Train Tour on the 24th November 1973.ill, maps, p.51.non-fictionA lineside guide to the Victorian Railway's North East Railway from Melbourne to Wodonga in Victoria, for the North East Railway Centenary Special Train Tour on the 24th November 1973.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroad operations - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Turton, Keith, Six and a Half Inches From Destiny, 1973
... Six and a Half Inches From Destiny ...A history of the Victorian Railway's North East Railway from Melbourne to Wodonga in Victoria from 1873 to 1973.index, ill, maps, p.133.non-fictionA history of the Victorian Railway's North East Railway from Melbourne to Wodonga in Victoria from 1873 to 1973.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroad operations - victoria - history -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Instrument (Item) - Curvimeter (Opisometer) , Map Measuring Instrument For Measuring Curved Lines On A Map
... Measuring Curved Lines On A Map. ... -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Spencer, Ernest, Welcome to Vietnam, Macho Man: Reflections of a Khe Sanh Vet. (Copy 1)
... Welcome to Vietnam, Macho Man: Reflections of a Khe Sanh ...It was the autumn of 1967. the Marines barricaded the Khe Sanh were surrounded by four divisions of NVA. Rockets and long-range artillery pounded them for seventy-seven days.It was the autumn of 1967. the Marines barricaded the Khe Sanh were surrounded by four divisions of NVA. Rockets and long-range artillery pounded them for seventy-seven days. vietnam, 1968, battle of khe sanh, u.s. marines, nva -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Tram study ready to go", "Sparkling reminder of a golden past", "Section torn from Skipton St", 15/06/2001 12:00:00 AM
... "Tram study ready to go", "Sparkling reminder of a golden ...Yields information about the launch of the Gold Tram and the people involved on the day.Newspaper cutting, page 4, from The Courier, Ballarat, June 15, 2001, headed "TRAMS IN BALLARAT" featuring three different tram stories. Headed "STUDY" and titled "Tram study ready to go", about the consideration of tenders for the study to consider the return of trams to Ballarat, or other form of transport. Quotes Dianne Smith, Ballarat Tourism Executive Director. Headed "GOLD TRAM" and titled "Sparkling reminder of a golden past", about the launch of the Gold Tram 45, by the Mayor, David Vendy the previous day at the tram depot. Quotes Richard Gilbert as president and Cr. Vendy. Features a photograph of Cr. Liz Sheedy and the Mayor standing along side, breaking through the banner ( See Reg. Item 1777). See Reg item 3839 for a colour photograph of the photo of No. 45. Headed "TRACKS" and titled "Section torn from Skipton St" about the excavation of about 50m of track in Skipton St. Ballarat at the intersection with Drummond St. during the reconstruction of the intersection associated with installation of traffic lights and new traffic islands. Quotes Peter Winspur, Secretary. A number of calls were received about the work. See Reg. Item 1778 for photos on the day.ballarat city tramway, gold tram, skipton st, trackwork -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Gabrielle Hodson, "Tram costs put at $1.3m a km", 18/01/1997 12:00:00 AM
... "Tram costs put at $1.3m a km". ...Item written by Gabrielle Hodson in The Courier, Ballarat, page 6 on 18/1/1997 quoting a figure provided by Dave Macartney of the BTM that tram tracks could cost about $1.3m / km. This is for single track compared to about $1.9m/km in Melbourne for double track. Notes comments by Andrew McEvoy of the Ballarat Tourism Board and spokesman for the new Victorian Transport Minister, Gavin Clancy. Also has a cartoon by Burns - titled "The Affordability" Item has been cut so the date and paper details are on a narrow folded strip attached to the main item."Frank Puls" in blue ink in the top right hand corner.feasibility study, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival, transport minister -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Magazine, Institute of Engineers Australia, "Transactions of Multi-Disciplinary Engineering - Special Issue Engineering Heritage - Vol GE23 1999", "Conservation Planning and a 1905 Electric Tramcar", Apr. 2000
... Planning and a 1905 Electric Tramcar" ...140 page paper cover book/magazine published by the Institute of Engineers Australia - Transactions of Multi-Disciplinary Engineering - Special Issue Engineering Heritage - Vol GE23 1999. Contains on pages 107 - 114 an item presented at the Ballarat Conference on Engineering Heritage during March 1999. Paper written by Warren Doubleday, titled "Conservation Planning and a 1905 Electric Tramcar". Fourteen papers presented at the conference contained within the volume. Paper has photographs of No. 12, recovery, work and other Ballarat photos. Printed on glossy white paper with two colour front cover - brown and black. Also contained is a letter from Ray Martin, the conference organiser, forwarding a copy of the transactions. Actually published early April 2000. Note all photographs were transmitted by email, about Dec. 1999. See image i3 for a pdf of the actual published document. Scanned as well is a paper on the Lydiard St Level crossing gates.trams, tramways, esco, institute of engineers, conservation planning, papers, level crossings, lydiard st north, railway station -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Australian Army, Australian Army: Training Information Bulletin, Number 18, Laying, Recording and Marking Of A Minefield (Copy 1)
... , Laying, Recording and Marking Of A Minefield (Copy 1) ...A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Under the Australian Army Insigna are the details of the booklet. There are two punch holes on the left hand side of the booklet.australian army, training, information bulletin, minefield -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Australian Army, Australian Army: Training Information Bulletin, Number 18, Laying, Recording and Marking Of A Minefield (Copy 2)
... , Laying, Recording and Marking Of A Minefield (Copy 2) ...A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Under the Australian Army Insigna are the details of the booklet. There are two punch holes on the left hand side of the booklet.australian army, training, information bulletin, minefield -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Australian Military Forces, Australian Military Forces: A Guide To The Content Of Standing Operating Procedures For Infantry Battalions 1969, 1969
... Australian Military Forces: A Guide To The Content Of ...A mottled blue coloured cover with black information on the front. Top right hand side reads DSM 7610-66-032-5156. Under the Australian Military Forces insignia are the etails of the booklet. Bottom left hand side there is a white label with 356.110 G94614 AUS on it. There are two punch holes down the left hand side and the booklet is coved with a plastic civer.australina military forces, infantry battalions, standing operation procedures -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print, Herthe Kluge-Pott, Facet of a Site, 2001
... Facet of a Site ...Dry point etching. Circular, olive green and black foliage. Limed wood frame, single window mount.Front: 'Facet of a site v/s Herthe Kluge-Pott 2001' - pencilfemale artists, women -
Vision Australia
Education kit - Object, Clear Direction: a guide to communicating with people who are blind and vision impaired, 2000
... Clear Direction: a guide to communicating with people who ...In order to expand the understanding of the general public, Vision Works - a division of RBS - produced this CD designed to offer sighted users the experiences that people had when undertaking a sighted guide course and when working with blind or vision impaired colleagues. "The information contained in this module will enable you to assist people who are blind and vision impaired whether they be customers, friends, relatives or anyone else you may come in contact with. This interactive educational package encourages users to work at their own pace to learn practical communication techniques; methods of providing effective customer service; and ways of developing the skills needed to safely guide a person who is blind or vision impaired. It also includes a game based on sighted guide techniques and evaluation questions designed for in-house training. This CD has been designed, based on the work of professional service providers at Royal Blind Society, a major blindness agency in Australia."1 CD-ROM with text and imagesPC CD-ROM: Windows 95/98/2000 The information contained in this module will enable you to assist people who are blind and vision impaired whether they be customers, friends, relatives or anyone else you may come in contact with. This interactive educational package encourages users to work at their own pace to learn practical communication techniques; methods of providing effective customer service; and ways of developing the skills needed to safely guide a person who is blind or vision impaired. It also includes a game based on sighted guide techniques and evaluation questions designed for in-house training. This CD has been designed, based on the work of professional service providers at Royal Blind Society, a major blindness agency in Australia.royal blind society of new south wales, education -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, French, Albert, Patches of Fire: A Story of War and Redemption
... Patches of Fire: A Story of War and Redemption ...An extraordinary, tumbling, sweaty, proface torrent of prose. It is mesmeric.An extraordinary, tumbling, sweaty, proface torrent of prose. It is mesmeric. 1961-1975 - african americans - fiction, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - veterans - fiction