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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - INVITATION: TO OFFICIAL OPENING OF GOLDEN TWIN CINEMA (1975), 20/12/1975
Invitation to Official Opening of Golden Twin Cinema (1975). On folded light card. Invitation (to Mr and Mrs G Cattenach - inscribed on dotted line) to a Charity Night and Official Opening of Golden Twin Cinema and the World Premiere performance of Tim Burstall's ''Endplay'' on Saturday 20th December, 1975. Opening by the Honourable F J Granter, MLC. Donation $10 Single. Dress: Black Tie.entertainment, theatre, golden twin cinema, golden twin cinema, george mallaby, belinda giblin, john waters, honourable f. j. granter. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Medal - Medal, Replica, British Empire Medal (BEM)
A Black board with white text about BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL (BEM) The replica medal includes a round silver metal with text "For God and the Empire" and a ribbon with two big red stripes on white background. The British Empire Medal (BEM) which maybe awarded posthumously, is granted in recognition of meritorious civil or military service. 5 RAR Recipients: Sgt R G ArmitageBritish Empire Medal (BEM)'s details and names of recipientsmedal, 5 rar, british empire medal, sgt r.g.armitage, replica medals -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Administrative record - Reference letter
Two letters of reference issued by the Shire of Arapiles to Mr. John Ellison. The first dated 18th September 1941, the second 23rd September 1941. Mr. Ellison worked for the shire for nine months as assistant and acting secretary in a capable and courteous manner. Signed by John T. Head (President), W.G. Grant (Councilor), William Sinclair (Secretary). Part of the Aileen and John Ellison collection.local government, shire of arapiles -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Busy days ahead for Ballarat", 18/12/1971 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from the Ballarat Courier Editorial of 18/12/1971 about the reconstruction of Sturt St. to remove the tram tracks and the debate about whether cars should park along the central median strip. Dec 19 was the start of the annual SEC grant for road restoration in the Ballarat area where tram track are located. Discussion over whether there should be centre of the road parking.trams, tramways, road works, track removal, sturt st, city of ballaarat -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Geoff Grant, 2/04/1955 12:00:00 AM
Negative No. 260 and colour print made by colour laser printer (stored in folder ) of Geelong No. 39 taken from the back at the Belmont route terminus by Geoff Grant on 2/4/1955 while on an Australian Electric Traction Association tour. Person by tram is John Alfred (Information from Dave Macartney). Original negative scanned at hi res 18/5/2020 and image updated.trams, tramways, geelong, a eta, belmont, tram 39 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Geoff Grant, Mar. 1954
Negative No. 276 and colour print made by colour laser printer (stored in folder ) of MMTB Scrubber tram No. 8 at Caulfield, following renewal of pavement work, March 1954. Photo by Geoff Grant. Envelope that was with negative describes scene as "Special scraper and washer tram. Used after tarring and bitumen work." Hi res scan of negative and image updated 19/5/2020.trams, tramways, caulfield, scrubber tram, track cleaner, tram 8 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Geoff Grant, Mar. 1954
Negative No. 277 and colour print made by colour laser printer (stored in folder ) of MMTB sweeper truck at Caulfield, following renewal of pavement work, March 1954. Photo by Geoff Grant. Envelope that was with negative describes scene as "Special 'yank' for sweeping up sand after bitumen work has been done." Hi res scan of negative and image updated 19/5/2020.trams, tramways, caulfield, sweeping truck, track cleaner -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Geoff Grant, 16/06/1955 12:00:00 AM
Negative No. N302 and black and white print made by a laser printer (stored in folder ) of Bourke St Bus No. 499 stopped at Exhibition St. stop, looking east along Bourke on 16/6/1955. Photo by Geoff Grant. Has the Melbourne Hotel and the J & J Building (Mickey Powell Dancing) in the background Negative scanned hi res and imaged updated 20/5/2020.trams, tramways, melbourne, bourke st., buses, exhibition st., tram bus 499 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, "1000th tram so quiet it wasn't seen"
Provides information about the construction of the Bourke Street lines, silent trams, overhead installation and replacement buses. Shows the emphasis on the use of silent trams.Yields information about the construction of new silent trams and the Bourke Street lines.Set of three newspaper clippings regarding Bourke St construction and new silent trams. 1 - "1000th tram so quiet it wasn't seen" - dated 31 May 1955 - The Argus 2 - "Silent tram for Bourke Street" - dated 20 June 1955 - Photo by Geoff Grant 3 - "Trams to Replace East Brunswick Buses Soon" - dated 29 Mar 1956 - The AgeDated with a hand date stamp.tramways, trams, bourke street, new tramways, bus replacement, silent trams, tram 1000 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Property Binder, 732 Main Road, Eltham
Newspaper article: Promising chefs taste success, Diamond Valley Leader, 14 July 2010, Bessie Grant and Matthew Carnell of Mercers Restaurant won Victorian cook-off in 2020 Nestle Golden Chef's Hat Award.main road, eltham, businesses, bessie grant, matthew carnell, mercers restaurant -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Churchill Island, c 1926
On 28th March 1801, Lieut James Grant, in the "Lady Nelson" landed and planted seeds for Victoria's first garden. He named the island after John Churchill Esq. of Dawlish, Co Devon who had supplied the seeds.Churchill Island from Newhaven, Phillip IslandThe Rose Series P.696 Churchill Is., from Newhaven, Phillip Is., Victorialocal history, postcards, churchill island, sepia photograph, ian reiher -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Domestic object - Piece of Wooden Water Main, n.d
Used for water reticulation used in Portland up until the 1970's and 80's when the wooden mains were replaced. This section was 'rescued' from the municipal tip and donated by Mr. Iain Gran and Mrs. Ann Grant.Material - wood, five segments held together by a spiral of steel, wrapped externally. The wood expanded to form water-tight pipe. -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Decorative object - Model boat, 2016-2017
The Lady Nelson was the first decked ship to enter Western Port in 1801 under the command of Lt James Grant. She returned later in the year under the command of Murray. She carried a gig and a smaller tender, of which this is a model.The model ship and tender are as exact replications of the actual ship and boats as is possible to obtain through research, basic hull plans available and interpretation by the model builder.Model Lady Nelson ship modeltender - smaller life boat. Wood, cardboard. Three bench seats and stern seating. Clinker built. 3 sets rowlocks, no oars.lady nelson, model boat, david lumsden, churchill island, western port, port phillip bay -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, St. Matthew’s Presbyterian and Uniting Church in Scallan Street c1984
St. Matthew’s Church. Presbyterian and Uniting Church Scallan Street photo taken approx. 1984. The building was opened in October 1891. Mr. E. C. Grant generously paid for the cost of erecting the Sunday School and some furnishings. Timber building with arched shaped windows and a corrugated roof.stawell religion -
Darebin Parklands Association
Rockbeare Park and Darebin Creek, August 1974, 1974
In 1972 Ivanhoe Progress Association planned to fill in the wetlands because they felt it bred mosquitos, and they obtained a grant for this work to take place. Darebin Parklands Association stormed the meeting to get this decision reversed, and the wetlands were never filled in.B&W photograph. Shows wetlands and Darebin Creek. Albion Reid land on fore bank. View from the north with panorama of Kew in the distance -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, M.V. Chapman, Pioneer Study -- Studio Portrait
former Catalogue number revised. Original by W.J. Chapman - Stawell. Copy by Mark Dadswell - Stawell. Glass Negative is owned by Society and Phot is paid for with grant money in 1991 28 October. Original Enlargement Poor Pin holes.B/W Photograph. Elderly Male in 3 Piece suit, tie, hat, filling a pipe on a hay baleelderly male -
Carlton Football Club
Newspaper pages, The only way Carlton knows - Newspaper spread - 1998, 2/5/1998
Article published in the 2nd of May 1998 edition of the Herald Sun written by Trevor Grant. Article charts the history of Carlton's success as a football club, while also discussing current challenges being faced at the beginning of the 1998 season. two page newspaper spread -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1937
The first Wildflower Show was held in 1937. Grant Greenwood, the local school teacher, persuaded the Progress Association to hold a flower show and after its success it was decided to make it an annual event. The name for the show has varied over the years.The photo is of a "First Prize" certificate for the Best Collection of Orchids from the 1937 Grampian Mountain Wildflower and Nature Show.Grampian Mountain Wildflower and Nature Show. Amy Johnson, 1937, First Prize, Section Best Collection of Orchids, Schedule No 15, G. W. Greenwood, Hon. Sec.events, wildflower show -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Certificate - Coloured, C 1937
The first Wildflower Show was held in 1937. Grant Greenwood, the local school teacher, persuaded the Progress Association to hold a flower show and after its success it was decided to make it an annual event. The name for the show has varied over the years.A blue "First Prize" certificate (uncompleted) from the 1937 Grampian Mountain Wildflower and Nature Show.Grampian Mountain Wildflower and Nature Show, 1937, First Prize, Name .........., Section ............., Schedule No ............, W. E. Warren, Org. Sec.events, wildflower show -
Unions Ballarat
Suffrage to sufferance : a hundred years of women in politics (Don Woodward Collection), Haines, Janine, 1992
The book covers the period from women's being granted suffrage in New Zealand to the present. Includes accounts from known and unknown women about the fight for a variety of rights such as property ownership, child custody, representation in parliaments and equal pay.Political and women's rights. Janine Haynes was a South Australian Senator and leader of the Australian Democrats from 1986 to 1990.Book; 210 pages. Front cover: blue background; one black and white photo of Janine Haines; two colour photos; white and blue lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, feminism, women in history, women's rights, senate - australia, haines, janine, women's suffrage, voting and elections - australia, australian democrats, politics and government -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1994
Also in the album is a copy of a newspaper article from the Lakes Post Wednesday July 27 1994 featuring Bernie Grant who spent 17 years working to keep at bay the shifting sands of the channels of the lakes and rivers of the Gippsland LakesBlack and white photograph of suction pump from the dredge Paynesville at Eastern wharf, Lakes Entrance, Victoria.dredging, jetties -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Railway Step Bridge Stawell with signal box in the background
This Photograph is a copy printed from a negative owned by the Society - Paid from grant 1991. This is a Photograph of the footbridge over the rail yad at Stawell. A Signal Box in the Background. The Signal box was demolished some years ago. The Footbridge was demolished in 1991.Black and White Photograph of a bridge with wooden handrails. wooden building on far side of bridge. Housing in the backgroundstawell, railway -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood State School - Grade 5 and 6D, 1963
Black and white photograph - Grade 5 and 6D, 1963."Attached to photograph" Back Row- L to R: ?, ?, ?, Sandra Taylor, ?, ?, ?, ?. 2nd Row- L to R: No names 3rd Row- L to R: ?, ?, David Pumpa, ?, ?, ?, Ian Carrington, ?, David Grant. Front Row- L to R: Kay Langford, Jan Quin, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?. Teacher: -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, c1902-1903
Two identical black and white photographs of the Yourn Cash Grocer Shop, with J H Yourn & Family standing in front of shop. Inscription on the back of each image varies slightly.On back of top photo: "J H Yourn & Family | Taken North Prentice, circa 1902 | Located immediately South of North Prentice School Site | on the Chair James Norman | John Henry Yourn | Irene (King) | Winnie (Herd) | Alice (Withers) | Florence (Nash) | Gladys (Grant)" On back of bottom photo: "J H Yourn & Family | Taken at North Prentice, circa 1903 | Located south of the North Prentice School site | in the chair James Norman | John Henry Yourn | Irene (King) | Winnie (Herd) | Alice (Withers) | Florence (Nash) | Gladys (Grant)"yourn cash grocers, yourn family, john henry yourn, james norman yourn, irene king, winnie herd, alice withers, florence nash, gladys grant, grocery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H.A. & S.R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: CONDITION OF SALE
Conditions of sale by private contract dated 24th July, 1941 between Mrs. E. Brown (seller) and Miss A.G. Ridding (buyer) for land situate No.73 Honeysuckle Street, Bendigo being part of Crown allotment 6 section 14B described in Crown grant volume 1056 folio 211103, together with 4-roomed weatherboard and rough cast dwelling and all sundry. Price 615 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: DEBORAH UNITED GOLD MINING CO. NL - CORRESPONDENCE RE AWARD
Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet: Deborah United Gold Mining Co. NL - 2 unopened evelopes addressed to Deborah United Gold Mining Co., Charing Cross, Bendigo, Vic. Sent registered mail from Castlereagh St., New South Wales, No. 9564 and 9305. Written in red on front of (a) in red ink ' aopplication for variation of award ….. ? Increase of 6/- per wek granted April 1948'organization, business, deborah united gold mining co., nl, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet: deborah united gold mining co. nl, gold mining, correpondence, award -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Geoff Grant, 2/04/1955 12:00:00 AM
Negative No. 267 and colour print made by colour laser printer (stored in folder ) of No. 39 at Newtown terminus by Geoff Grant on 2/4/1955 while on an Australian Electric Traction Association tour. Dave O'Neil identified the terminus from the photograph 12/03/2001. See also Reg Item 5711. Original negative scanned at hi res 18/5/2020 and image updated.trams, tramways, geelong, aeta, terminus, newtown, tram 39 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Geoff Grant, 6/07/1954 12:00:00 AM
Negative No. 281 and colour print made by colour laser printer (stored in folder ) of W5 822 out bound along St. Kilda road, outside Victoria Barracks, 6/7/1954. Tram has destination of "Camberwell". On route 7. Has auxiliary board "Good Jobs" with the MMTB. Photo by Geoff Grant. Hi res scan of negative and image updated 19/5/2020.trams, tramways, melbourne, st kilda road, victoria barracks, tram 822 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Geoff Grant, 16/06/1955 12:00:00 AM
Negative No. N304 and black and white print made by a laser printer (stored in folder ) of Bourke St Bus 538 travelling east along Bourke St. Spring St. on 16/6/1955. Photo by Geoff Grant. Has Florentino's, Burns Oates Booksellers, Tyes Buildings and Lawry's Tea Rooms, bread shop in background. Negative scanned hi res and imaged updated 20/5/2020.trams, tramways, melbourne, bourke st., buses, tram bus 538 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, 8/01/1956 12:00:00 AM
Cardboard, Kodachrome slide, white with red band around slide on non viewing side of Geelong No. 18 at East Terminus. Photo shows a crewman boarding the front end of the tram. Possibly taken on the last day of the Chilwell - East West line, 8/1/1956. See Reg. Item 476.5 for a similar photograph taken by Geoff Grant and 2675 for another copy of the slide. Photographer unknown.tramways, trams, geelong, east, tram 18