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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Newspaper, Rev. Williams of the Ringwood Methodist Church opens the nativity scene in Bill Paterson's Motors and Council's Carols in Greenwood Avenue Park
... nativity scene in Bill Paterson's Motors and Council's Carols in ... -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Corrie Oke at Gilwell Park (Scouting Park in Gembrook) in 1970
... Corrie Oke at Gilwell Park (Scouting Park in Gembrook) in ...Scanned on 30th January, 2008 from Ida Oke's albums. Ida lives in East Ringwood and also contributed to the East Ringwood Recollections book. Wife of Bob (Robert William) Oke. Both Ida and Bob were heavily involved in the Scout movement, as were Bob's parents - Corrie and Ruby (Guides) Oke, who both lived in Old Lilydale Road, East Ringwood. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood Bowls Club- Miscellaneous photographs at old Club in Miles Avenue and new Club in Laughnan Road, 1997 to 1999
... in Miles Avenue and new Club in Laughnan Road, 1997 to 1999. ...Coloured photographs(34)Photographs include: Club personalities at old Club . Internal and external images of new Clubrooms and greens. Various team photographs. Final Premier Division 1999. Images 30210(a) to 30210(i). -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Photograph on glass of unknown young man in the Wieland Family Collection c 19th. Made in London
... Photograph on glass of unknown young man in the Wieland ...Found among the Wieland memorabilia but unknown young man.Small black and white photograph of young man on glass made in London but name mostly rubbed off.Very badly rubbed London address and name of studio. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Work on paper, Sepia Photogragh of unknown man, on paper in cardboard cylinder with Paris address dated 1903 (In Wieland family collection)
... Sepia Photogragh of unknown man, on paper in cardboard ...Ernest Ferdinand Wieland was Carl's son and one of the earliest pupils at BayswaterSchool . The title of the property was transferred to him on his father's death in 1904..Cardboard cylinder with partial Paris address with" boutique de portrait " on it and partial hand written address with "Tasma" just visible.Inside a sepia portrait of possibly Ernest Ferdinand Wieland as a young man. Dated 1903. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Certificate, Certificate and letter from the Wallop Family in Burwood to Don and Pat Talbot in Toowoomba 2001
... Certificate and letter from the Wallop Family in Burwood ...Certificate and letter between members of the Wallop family in an attempt to find out if the Harker /Wilson Archie and Ruby , are related to them and the Earl of Portsmouth. Ruby is the connection with the Wieland Family.Original scroll pertaining to the Earl of Portsmouth in England, and a printed photocopy. Letter on blue airmail paper with family tree. Tha aim is to find a connection with this family and the Harked / Wilson part of the Wieland Family. All contained within PostPak cyclinder. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Work on paper, Hand written story of Blue Beads by Archie Harker in Chestnut Street Richmond in 1937
... Hand written story of Blue Beads by Archie Harker in ...Archie Harker worked for a publishing Company for several years. He was engaged to Ruby Wilson and married her in 1937 after arriving in Australia on board the' Oronsay'. They conducted their courtship by letter . He in England and Ruby in Mitcham. The hand written story is very hard to decipher and several of the pages are torn. Archie did well and eventually he and Ruby lived in Mont Albert in a very nice house of which there are many photographs in the memorabilia collection of the Wieland family.7 hand written pages on lined paper enclosed in brown paper. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Memorabilia, Large collection letters from Archie Harker, in England to Ruby Wilson in Mitcham 1930 -1935 and others. (Private)
... Large collection letters from Archie Harker, in England to ...Ruby Wilson wrote to an English paper asking for a pen friend in 1930. John Archibald (Archie) Harker answered her request and thus started a long correspondence between the couple.eventuating in Archie sending Ruby an engagement ring. in July 1931. The correspondence continued till Archie came to Melbourne in June 1933 on the" Oronsay" and they married in December 1937. 280 letters in all. Ruby's elder sister Amy Thelma married Stanley Wieland thus placing the couple in the Wieland family and their story is in the Wieland's of Heathmont book by Pat and Don Talbot.Large number of personal letters, separated into pockets - letters written on lined note paper from Archie Harker to Ruby Wilson. Some postcards. Due to the private nature of these letters, they have not all been scanned and will not be made public. They can be inspected by appointment at the RDHS Archives -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, "Weevils in the Flour - an oral record of the 1930s depresion in Australia", 1978
... "Weevils in the Flour - an oral record of the 1930s ..."Weevils in the Flour - an oral record of the 1930s depresion in Australia" by Wendy Lowenstein - hardcover 464 pages, dustcover, signed copy, first edition. Foreword by Manning Clark"Yours sincerely Wendy Lowenstein November 23, 1978 Melbournedepression, charities and appeals, fishermans bend, sustenance, lowenstein, katharin wendy, tom hills, clark manning, hills dot, port melbourne ladies benevolent society, central unemployed committee -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
George Brogden born 1894 in Tasmania, died 1971 in Ballarat. Joan and George ran Bakery 1922-1966 which became Sunnycrust
... George Brogden born 1894 in Tasmania, died 1971 in Ballarat ...This photograph is held in the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Audio Visual Collection. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries. ballarat, brogden, bakery, sunnycrust -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Amy Tsilemanis (curator), Pauline O'Shannessy-Dowling (artist in residence) and guests in the Reading Room at Talking Shop Community Day 2/2/19
... (artist in residence) and guests in the Reading Room at Talking ...This photograph is held in the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Audio Visual Collection. Please contact BMI for all print and image inquiries Talking Shop: Ballarat in Business and City Life was an exhibition and program of events held at Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Between January and April 2019 the BMI hosted Talking Shop: a world of Peters Icecream cones, milk bars, vintage advertising, historic photographs and ephemera, and contemporary photographs and creative responses exploring Ballarat's shops and businesses. Community events invited the community to contribute their images and memories to the BMI collection, and engage in creative activities. This exhibition was curated by Amy Tsilemanis at the BMI who worked with artists Pauline O'Shannessy-Dowling and Margie Balazic, collector John Kerr and Ballarat businesses, council, and schools to create a 'generative' exhibition where material and collaborations could grow. ballarat, ballaarat mechanics' institute, talking shop, exhibition, event, artist in residence, reading room, 2019 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Newspaper, 500: The Australians who died in Vietnam (in The Australian Newspaper 3-4 Oct 1992, 1992
... 500: The Australians who died in Vietnam (in The Australian ...Newspaper article with photos & biographical information about the 500 Australians who died in Vietnam. In, the Weekend Australian Special Edition. 3-4 October, 1992.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- registers of dead -- australia, newspaper -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Newspaper, 500: The Australians who died in Vietnam (in The Australian Newspaper 3-4 Oct 1992, 1992
... 500: The Australians who died in Vietnam (in The Australian ...Newspaper article with photos & biographical information about the 500 Australians who died in Vietnam. In, the Weekend Australian Special Edition. 3-4 October, 1992.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- registers of dead -- australia, newspaper -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Newspaper, 500: The Australians who died in Vietnam (in The Australian Newspaper 3-4 Oct 1992, 1992
... 500: The Australians who died in Vietnam (in The Australian ...Newspaper article with photos & biographical information about the 500 Australians who died in Vietnam. In, the Weekend Australian Special Edition. 3-4 October, 1992.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- registers of dead -- australia, newspaper -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Newspaper, 500: The Australians who died in Vietnam (in The Australian Newspaper 3-4 Oct 1992, 1992
... 500: The Australians who died in Vietnam (in The Australian ...Newspaper article with photos & biographical information about the 500 Australians who died in Vietnam. In, the Weekend Australian Special Edition. 3-4 October, 1992.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- registers of dead -- australia, newspaper -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Audio - Audio, Casette, The war in Vietnam (A.B.C.) in 2 parts (2 copies)
... The war in Vietnam (A.B.C.) in 2 parts (2 copies) ...vietnam war, 1961 -1975 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, Video, Opening of the Vietnam Memorial in Canberra & the Vietnam Wall in the U.S.A.- how it started
... Opening of the Vietnam Memorial in Canberra & the Vietnam ...vietnam veterans memorial (washington, d.c.), vietnam veterans memorial, canberra -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Manual, Australian Army: historical record of maintenance and usage rates in support of operations by 1ATF in South Vietnam, 1974
... rates in support of operations by 1ATF in South Vietnam ...australia - armed forces - service manuals -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Manual, Identification list for Ordnance, B.L. 5.5 in, Mark 3: Ordnance, B.L. 4.5in, Mark 2 & Carriage 5.5in, or 4.5 in Gun, Mark 2, 1945
... Identification list for Ordnance, B.L. 5.5 in, Mark 3 ... -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Pamphlet, Australian Army: Artillery training, Vol.1: artillery in battle, Pamphlet No.3: air defence artillery in the field, 1963
... Australian Army: Artillery training, Vol.1: artillery in ...australia - armed forces - service manuals -
Women's Art Register
Book, Toby Clark, Art and Propaganda in the Twentieth Century. The Political Image in the Age of Mass Culture, 1997
... Art and Propaganda in the Twentieth Century. The Political ...Using paintings, posters, photographs, film stills and sculpture the author explores how propaganda art can be determined and defined.Booknon-fictionUsing paintings, posters, photographs, film stills and sculpture the author explores how propaganda art can be determined and defined.war, feminism, installation art -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document, Remembering life in Port Melbourne in the good old days, 21 Apr 1988
... Remembering life in Port Melbourne in the good old days ...Recollections of Jack CHUMBLEY of life in Port Melbourne include two-up games, training horses on Sandridge Beach and the introduction of buses to replace the cable trams. A4 copy of newspaper article from the Emerald Hill, Sandridge & St Kilda Times In pencil on top left - Jack knows where the trotting track & 2 up game would be on the map (Terry's dad)jack chumbley -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, Order No. 6511062: Lorrae Desmond in a yellow dress singing for troops in Vietnam
... Order No. 6511062: Lorrae Desmond in a yellow dress singing ...This Film, DVD was purchased by Andrew Kilsby (a former CEO of the museum) from the Australian War Memorial in May 2014. It was used for the 'Show must go on' promotional poster.entertainers - vietnam war -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Document, Compass in AATTV display in the Museum
... Compass in AATTV display in the Museum ...Handwritten description of the history of the compass that is in the AATTV display case.aattv -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, William Harold Price, With the fleet in the Dardanelles : some impressions of naval men and incidents during the campaign in the spring of 1915, 1915
... With the fleet in the Dardanelles : some impressions of ...Ill., map, ports, 124.p.non-fictionworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, gallipoli campaign - naval operations -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Monsoon, You'll die in Singapore: True account of one of the most amazing POW escapes in WWII, 2005
... You'll die in Singapore: True account of one of the most ...With sixteen other POWs, author Charles McCormac broke out from his POW camp in Japanese-occupied Singapore and began a two-thousand-mile escape from Singapore, through the jungles of Indonesia to Australia. The POWs' escape took a staggering five months and only two out of the original seventeen men survived. This is McCormac's compelling true account of one of the most horrifying and amazing escapes in World War Two. It is a story of courage, endurance and compassion, and makes for a very gripping read.Ill, maps, p.223.non-fictionWith sixteen other POWs, author Charles McCormac broke out from his POW camp in Japanese-occupied Singapore and began a two-thousand-mile escape from Singapore, through the jungles of Indonesia to Australia. The POWs' escape took a staggering five months and only two out of the original seventeen men survived. This is McCormac's compelling true account of one of the most horrifying and amazing escapes in World War Two. It is a story of courage, endurance and compassion, and makes for a very gripping read.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – japanese, prisoner of war escapes - singapore -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Allen and Unwin, In good company : one man's war in Vietnam, 1998
... In good company : one man's war in Vietnam ...This is Gary McKay's story of how he was conscripted into the Australian army and his experiences in the Vietnam War. It is an action-packed, very readable account of an Australian soldier's war experience in Vietnam, developing strongly the Australian soldiers' great sense of mateshipIll, map, p.192.non-fictionThis is Gary McKay's story of how he was conscripted into the Australian army and his experiences in the Vietnam War. It is an action-packed, very readable account of an Australian soldier's war experience in Vietnam, developing strongly the Australian soldiers' great sense of mateshipvietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections – australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Sidgwick and Jackson, Vietnam, the war in the air : a pictorial history of the U.S. air forces in the Vietnam War, Air Force, Army, Navy and Marines, 1985
... Vietnam, the war in the air : a pictorial history of the ...This book covers US aerial operations from the first entrance of US planes to the evacuation of POW's in 1973Index, ill, maps, p.227.non-fictionThis book covers US aerial operations from the first entrance of US planes to the evacuation of POW's in 1973vietnam war - 1961-1975 - aerial operations - united states, vietnam war - 1961-1975 - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Allen and Unwin, Fire in the Sky : The Australian Flying Corps in the First World War, 2010
... Fire in the Sky : The Australian Flying Corps in the First ...The first book in 90 years dedicated to the daring and courage of the airmen and mechanics of the Australian Flying Corps - a tale of a war fought thousands of feet above the trenches from which only one in two emerged unscathed.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.424.non-fictionThe first book in 90 years dedicated to the daring and courage of the airmen and mechanics of the Australian Flying Corps - a tale of a war fought thousands of feet above the trenches from which only one in two emerged unscathed.world war 1914-1918 - australian flying corps, world war 1914-1918 - aerial operations - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Wild Dingo Press, The ANZACs : 100 years on in story and song : Australia and New Zealand in World War 1, 2014
... The ANZACs : 100 years on in story and song : Australia and ...This publication is a unique and highly readable contribution to the commemoration of the centenary of the Anzacs in World War 1. Ted Egan presents an historical documentation of the Anzacs and the ordinary men, women and children of the two young nations of Australia and New Zealand, forever affected by this tragic episode in world history. Set against the political background of the day, succinctly revealed, Egan brings a clarity and immediacy to this period by his interweaving of personal stories, deeply moving songs, a collection of public and personal photos and an historical narrative that speaks directly to the reader, engaging our hearts as well as our heads. It is a story of the loss of innocence of two young nations, for a generation and beyond. Amusing anecdotes and stories of great courage and ingenuity leaven, to some extent, the brutal truth behind the personal stories.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, sound disc, p.158.This publication is a unique and highly readable contribution to the commemoration of the centenary of the Anzacs in World War 1. Ted Egan presents an historical documentation of the Anzacs and the ordinary men, women and children of the two young nations of Australia and New Zealand, forever affected by this tragic episode in world history. Set against the political background of the day, succinctly revealed, Egan brings a clarity and immediacy to this period by his interweaving of personal stories, deeply moving songs, a collection of public and personal photos and an historical narrative that speaks directly to the reader, engaging our hearts as well as our heads. It is a story of the loss of innocence of two young nations, for a generation and beyond. Amusing anecdotes and stories of great courage and ingenuity leaven, to some extent, the brutal truth behind the personal stories.anzac - history, anzac - songs and music, anzac - stories