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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION; ANZAC DAY COMMEMORATION CEREMONY
One white sheet with blue printing. On the sheet are the words' Returned Sailors' Soldiers & Airmen's Imperial League of Australia, Bendigo Sub-Branch ANZAC Day Commemoration Ceremony.' Friday April 25th. 1952. Includes speeches, music prayers. Situated at the Upper Reserve. Collections 'in aid of distressed and indigent ex servicemen.'event, official, anzac memorial service, lydia chancellor, collection, war, wwii, soldiers events, ceremonies, anzac day, program, programme -
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Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION; ROLL OF HONOR MYER'S BENDIGO
Cream souvenir programme with a picture of 2 flags on the front and blue and red lines with gold lettering. The wording is ' Souvenir Programme - Unveiling of Honor (sic) Roll of the Employees of Myer's, Bendigo, who have joined the Australian Imperial Forces: By The Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. W. M. Hughes, P.C. at Myers Pall Mall, Bendigo. Tuesday July 31st, 1917.' Inside in gold lettering is an outline of a musical programme and the Roll of Honor itself with the names of 42 employees.event, official, civic, lydia chancellor, collection, event, war, soldiers, music, honor roll, program, programme, souvenir, myer's patriotic workers' society -
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Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: GOLDEN SQUARE PATRIOTIC LEAGUE ANNUAL REPORT MINUTES
Hard cover Golden Square Patriotic League Annual Report and Minute Book. Lydia Pethard Hon. Sec. 1918 - 1942. Hard cover paper pages containing minutes of meetings of the Golden Square Patriotic League. This organisation affiliated with the Australian Comforts Fund in 1919 as the Golden Square Branch. Lydia Pethard was secretary of the branch. The ACF wound up in August 1920 and the local branch dispensed of its assets on 18 August 1920. In June 1940 Mrs Lydia Chancellor (nee Pethard) recommended the minutes of the ACF Golden Square. 'Minute Book' written on spine.Lydia Chancellororganization, club/society, golden square patriotic league, lydia chancellor collection, collection, golden square patriotic league, world war 11, war, australian comforts fund -
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Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND RECORD OF ATTENDANCE, 1944-46
Blue and green hard covered book. Contains handwritten entries on records of attendance at meetings of Australian Comforts Fund (Victorian Division) in years 1944 - 1946. Also in printed form a leaflet containing an address by H.H. Krohn, Hon. Administrator, Australian Comforts Fund )Victorian Division), at Annual Meeting 27/3/45 plus miscellaneous paper jottings.Lydia Chancellororganization, club/society, aust. comfort fund, lydia chancellor, collection, australian comforts fund golden square branch, world war 11, war -
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Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: RECORD OF ATTENDANCE, 1941 - 1946
... ORGANIZATION Club/society australian comfort fund Australian Comfort ...Document: blue hard cover book with buff spine, contains entries of record of attendance at meetings. ( Australian Comfort Fund ? )Lydia Chancellororganization, club/society, australian comfort fund, australian comfort fund (? ) lydia chancellor collection, bendigo, world war 2 -
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Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: GOLDEN SQUARE BRANCH AUST. COMFORTS FUND WOOL BOOK, 1941 - 1945
... ORGANIZATION Club/society australian comforts fund Lydia Chancellor ...Black soft covered book. On inside titled 'Golden Square Branch Aust. Comforts Fund Wool Book.' Under this is written 'Lydia Chancellor Hon. Sec. ''Taraxville'' Golden Square.' Paper pages, containing details of wool issued to members for knitting articles of clothing for soldiers. Indexed with names of ladies participating in scheme and what articles they completed and donated.Lydia Chancellororganization, club/society, australian comforts fund, lydia chancellor collection, collection, australian comforts fund, bendigo, world war 2., collection -
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Document - WES HARRY COLLECTION: RATION STAMPS, 1940's
(a) Clothing ration card No. V.A. 504811, June 1944 issued to Marion Jones, 135 Myrtle street Bendigo. (b) Two sections of clothing ration stamps for 1945 - 6, clothing ration stamps for 1947, Meat Ration stamps for 1948.Commonwealth of Australiatopic, rationing, rationing , world war two -
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Document - WES HARRY COLLECTION: CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION
... Certificate from The Australian Red Cross Society awarded... ORGANIZATION Club/society australian res cross Australian Red Cross ...Certificate from The Australian Red Cross Society awarded to Mrs. John Harry for Four years of service during World War One.Red Cross Societyorganization, club/society, australian res cross, australian red cross society, mrs. john harry, world war one -
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Postcard - WES HARRY COLLECTION: RAID ON CARRIER HILL
Post card print of an oil painting called, ' Raid on Carrier Hill, Tobruk. By Ivor Helle. Produced by the Australian War Memorial.postcard, world war two, raid on carrier hill, tobruk, world war two -
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Postcard - WES HARRY COLLECTION: AUSTRALIAN ATTACK AT BUNA
Post card print of an oil painting called ' Australian attack at Buna, December 1942 ' by G. Mainwaring. Produced by the Australian War Memorial.postcard, world war two, australian attack at buna, war in the pacific, world war two. g. mainwaring -
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Postcard - WES HARRY COLLECTION: SAVING THE GUNS
Post card print of am oil painting called ' Saving of the guns at Robecq ' by H. Septimus Power. Produced by the Australian War Memorial.postcard, world war 1, saving of the guns at robecq, h. septimus power -
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Postcard - WES HARRY COLLECTION: DEPARTURE OF H.M.A. SHIPS
Post Card print of a painting called ' Departure of HMA ships 'Australia' and 'Canberra' from the first convoy Indian Ocean 20th January 1940 ' by Frank Norton. Produced by the Australian War Memorial.postcard, world war two, hma ships, australia, canberra, first convoy, indian ocean, frank norton, second world war. -
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Postcard - WES HARRY COLLECTION: MILNE BAY
Post Card print of a painting called ' RAAF Kittyhawks at Milne Bay ' by William Dargie 1942. Produced by the Australian War Memorial.postcard, photograph, world war two, raaf kittyhawks at milne bay, william dargie, war in the pacific, second world war -
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Postcard - WES HARRY COLLECTION: SINKING OF THE EMDEN
Post card print of a painting called ' Emden, beached and done for, 9th November 1914 ' by Arthur Burgess. Produced y the Australian War Memorial.postcard, photograph, world war 1, emden, world war 1, arthur burgess -
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Postcard - WES HARRY COLLECTION: JAPANESE LANDING AT RABAUL
Post Card print of a painting entitled ' The Japanese landing at Vulcan beach, Rabaul, 23rd January, 1942, by G. R. Mainwaring. Produced by the Australian War Memorial.postcard, photograph, world war two, japanese landing, vulcan beach, rabaul, war in the pacific, world war two -
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Postcard - WES HARRY COLLECTION: TOBRUK HARBOUR
Photograph of a Diorama at the Australian War memorial, depicting the siege at Tobruk Harbour, 1941. This famous siege led to the first German defeat on land and successfully thwarted Rommel at his attempt at Egyptian conquest. Photographed by Uwe Steinward.postcard, photograph, world war two, siege of tobruk, world war two, uwe steinward -
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Postcard - WES HARRY COLLECTION: ACTION IN THE VALE OF TEMPE
Print of a painting called ' Action in the Vale of Tempe, Greece, 1941 ' by W. A. Dargie, from the original oil painting in the Australian War Memorial , Canberra.postcard, world war two, action in the vale of tempe, greece, world war two, w. a. dargie -
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Postcard - WES HARRY COLLECTION: BATTLE OF ROMANI
Picture of a Diorama depicting the battle of Romani in 1916. (The Australian counter - attack at Romani in August 1916 was the turning point of the war in Palestine) Photographed by Uwe Steinward. Produced by the Australian War Memorial.postcard, photograph, worl war 1, battle of romani, palestine, uwe steinward -
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Postcard - WES HARRY COLLECTION: 7 POSTCARDS, 1903 - 08
Seven assorted postcards with various themes : (a) Hand tinted photo of an unknown actress, (b) National Memorial, Adelaide to South Australians who fell in the Boer war, (c) Miss Billie Burke (actress), (d) Morleys Flat, Fernshaw (forest scene), (e) Harvest Time, (f) Miss Mabel Love , (g) The recipient's niece, Daisy.postcard, various themes, national memorial, adelaide, boer war, billie burke, morleys flat, fernshaw, harvest time, mabel love, daisy -
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Accessory - LILLIAN DOBLE COLLECTION: LEATHER WALLET
Leather foldover wallet, crocodile skin pattern. Personal wartime memorabilia, 1942-1948, of Lillian Doble. The Lillian Doble Collection. Four Stamps, 1945 peace stamp 31/2d, 21915-1935 Anzac commemoration Stamps 2d., Australian halfpenny Stamp.personal effects, world war 2, lillian doble -
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Document - ABBOTT COLLECTION : WAR SERVICE RECORD (PART)
Page retrieved from the National Archives of Australia website showing the first page of the war service record of Harold Athelstane Abbottperson, individual, harold athelstane abbott, harold athelstane abbott -
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Document - ABBOTT COLLECTION: HAROLD ATHELSTANE ABBOTT, Circa 1915
Photograph from the Australian War Memorial website of Harold Athelstane Abbott in an A.I.F uniform of the 4th Field Artillery Brigade, aged 26Studio Portraitperson, individual, harold athelstane abbott, harold athelstane abbott, 4th field artillery brigade -
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Newspaper - ABBOTT COLLECTION: BEST BARBED WIRE, late 1940's
Newspaper clipping headed 'Best barbed wire in war was invented in Australia' It tells of the invention and manufacture of '' Barblok '' barbed wire invented by H.A. Abbottnewspaper, bendigo, h.a.. abbott, world war two, h.a. abbott, barbed wire, barblok -
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Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND DEVELOPMENT ENVELOPE
[a] Manillan envelope captioned 'Department of Supply and Development', 'Citrus Juice of Cordials Order , Citrus Juice Held on 26th October 1942. [b] Eleven documents pertaining to Cohn's War time use of Citric Juice .One document -Titled -Commonwealth of Australia National Security (General ) Regulations Citrus Juice and Cordials Order -t orders that 'The Company shall not ,except with the written consent of the Controller , move , transport , distribute sell or dispose of Citrus Juice ……etc another document shows details of -Citrus Juice held on 26.10.1942bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery -
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Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: STATUTORY DECLARATIONS FOR SHAREHOLDERS
[a] Manilla envelope handwritten caption 'Statutory Declarations for Shareholders War Precautions regulations re every shareholder. [b] 28 in number folded Official Commonwealth of Australia Statutory declarations made and signed by Cohns Bros shareholders. WW1 war precautions Act.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery -
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Postcard - BENDIGO POSTCARD: PALL MALL
Postcard: image shows Pall Mall, trams along street, War Memorial building on RH side. On bottom ' Bendigo, Vic' On rear ' Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, Vintage 'Talking' trams in Pall Mall, Bendigo. Photograph by E. Ewers, Dec. 1986.'bendigo, streetscape, pall mall, bendigo, pall mall -
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Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND PLAQUE
A certificate in a black frame presented by The Australian Comforts Fund Victorian Division to Mrs Lydia Chancellor Hon. Sec. of the Golden Square Branch. Presented in recognition of her voluntary work during W.W. II 1939-45.civic mementoes, plaques, lydia chancellor, lydia chancellor collection, collection, australian comforts fund, world war ii, war, golden square branch australian comforts fund, civic momentoes, plaques, organisation, club, society -
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Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION; AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND. GOLDEN SQUARE BRANCH
... ORGANIZATION Club / society australian comforts fund Lydia Chancellor ...A binder containing letters, magazine articles and documents all relating to the Golden Square Branch of the Australian Comforts Fund. Dated from 14-6-40 to 14-12-43. Much of the correspondence addressed to Lydia Chancellor who was the Hon. Secretary of the Branch. Formerly Folder 77. Removed to Box 802 on 8.11.2022Lydia Chancellororganization, club / society, australian comforts fund, lydia chancellor collection, collection, war, w.w.ii, australian comforts fund golden square branch, correspondence -
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Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND REPORT
... ORGANIZATION Club / society australian comforts fund Lydia Chancellor ...(i) Report for the period ended December 31, 1940. Together with Financial Statement and Appendices. Australian Comforts Fund (Victorian Division). By Authority : H.E. Daw, Government Printer, Melbourne. 24 pgs.(ii) Second Annual Report. Together with Financial Statement and Appendices for the Year ended December 31, 1941. Australian Comforts Fund (Victorian Division). By Authority: H.E. Daw, Government Printer, Melbourne.organization, club / society, australian comforts fund, lydia chancellor, collection, australian comforts fund, war, world war 11 -
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Document - W.D.MASON COLLECTION: RECEIPT, 31/12/1942
Cream - coloured Document. W.D.Mason Collection, Receipt from Commonwealth of Australia - War Damage Commission for W.D.Mason, the amount of 6:8:- ( 6 pounds 8 shillings) was contributed is hereby acknowledged.A.H.Pettifer, Acting Govt. Printer, Sydney.business, retail, w d mason