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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Australian Women's Diary, 1992
Zelma Merle Symons married Laurence Howard Lummis in 1953Australian Women's Diary 1992 - owned by Merle Lummis. 12 months of entries of her daily life. Spiralex bound. Illustration of waratah flowers on front cover.history, bendigo, merle lummis collection -
Heidelberg Theatre Company Inc..
Program Special Events, Payment on Account by Ronald Adams directed by Mel Morgan
Produced and acted by members of the City of Heidelberg Repertory Group (now Heidelberg Theatre Company) and all supporting areas including set design, set building, lighting and sound design and operation, costumes, front of house, ticket sales, publicity and administration were undertaken by members of the City of Heidelberg Repertory Group now (Heidelberg Theatre Company).All items in good conditionplaywright ronald adams, htc, 1953, 9, city of heidelberg repertory group, dirrector mel morgan, heidelberg theatre company inc -
Heidelberg Theatre Company Inc..
Program Poster Articles Memorabilia Special Events, Morning Departure by Kenneth Woolard directed By Geoffrey Dean
Produced and acted by members of the City of Heidelberg Repertory Group (now Heidelberg Theatre Company) and all supporting areas including set design, set building, lighting and sound design and operation, costumes, front of house, ticket sales, publicity and administration were undertaken by members of the City of Heidelberg Repertory Group now (Heidelberg Theatre Company).All items in good condition1953, 12, city of heidelberg repertory group, playwright kenneth woolard, htc, directed by geoffrey dean, heidelberg theatre company inc -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, James Michael Morris, Ballarat Begonia Festival Parade, 1955
Established in 1953 the Ballarat Begonia Festival was inspired by Scotland’s Edinburgh Festival. From 1953 to1993 the Ballarat Begonia Festival hosts the Queen of Begonias competition. A judging panel would select one woman to become the annual Queen of Begonias. Her role was to promote the festival and appear in the parade. The official opening of the first Begonia Festival on Saturday 8 March 1953 was marked by the symbolic arrival of a Cobb & Co coach, completing a trip from Ballarat to Melbourne and Geelong then return. Colour images of the Ballarat Begonia Parade, with Beverly Coles as Begonia Queen.begonia festival, ballarat, begonia queen, floats, james michael morris -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Railway Tickets, Train and bus tickets to and from Ringwood - x20, mainly circa 1960s, 1960s (?)
Collection of 20 railway tickets from Ringwood to City; Ringwood to show platform. Tickets are not unused - that is, not imprinted, dated or clipped.; 13. Bus and Train; 14. Periodical pass 16 & 17. Pale green and white 1989 18 Ringwood to Croydon 1953 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Australia in the War of 1939-1945 Greece Crete and Syria
This item is from the ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art, and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Ralph Pattison. Eventually the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. RALPH ERIC PATTISON Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up home in Warrnambool. In 1935 Pattison accepted a position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council. His huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower area of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine, and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave during 1942 to 1945 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. Australia in the War of 1939-1945 Greece Crete and Syria This volume of the army series of the offical history of Australia in the war of 1939-1945 describes the campaogns in Greece, Crete and Syria in 1941 Author: Gavin Long Publisher: Australian War Memorial Date: 1953Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 994.04 AUS Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Public Library Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Servicewarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, great ocean road, australia in the war of 1939-1945 greece crete and syria, australia in the war of 1939-1945, gavin long, australian war memorial -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: COOLING OFF
Bendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from 2002. Cooling off: Graeme Hyde scores a game of water polo on Australia Day in 1953 at the Bendigo Municipal Baths. It is interesting to note the grandstand at the upper reserve, which is now the QEO. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Archive - Alan Mathews and family, 1960
The Mathews family have been in continuous ownership of 395 Howe Parade (was 8 Howe Parade until 1964 when addresses re-assigned), Port Melbourne from 1938 to the present (Sept 2019)Six folders of assorted documents relating to the life of Alan Mathews and his family. Employment documents. Alan commenced work with CAC Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation on 27/4/1953. Envelope from Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation dated 14/11/1960.industry, workers, alan mathews -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Archive - Alan Mathews and family, 1960
The Mathews family have been in continuous ownership of 395 Howe Parade (was 8 Howe Parade until 1964 when addresses re-assigned), Port Melbourne from 1938 to the present (Sept 2019)Six folders of assorted documents relating to the life of Alan Mathews and his family. Employment documents. Alan commenced work with CAC Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation on 27/4/1953. Envelope from Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation dated 21/12/1960.industry, workers, alan mathews -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Alan Mathews, Car park card, Commonweakth Aircraft Corporation, Fishermen's Bend, 13 Apr 1973
The Mathews family have been in continuous ownership of 395 Howe Parade (was 8 Howe Parade until 1964 when addresses re-assigned), Port Melbourne from 1938 to the present (Sept 2019)Six folders of assorted documents relating to the life of Alan Mathews and his family. Employment documents. Alan commenced work with CAC Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation on 27/4/1953. Card: Commonwealth Aircraft Corp P/L Car park - airfield..industry, transport - aviation and aerodrome, alan mathews, commonwealth aircraft corporation, cac -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Envelope addressed to Amalgamated Metal Workers Union
The Mathews family have been in continuous ownership of 395 Howe Parade (was 8 Howe Parade until 1964 when addresses re-assigned), Port Melbourne from 1938 to the present (Sept 2019)Six folders of assorted documents relating to the life of Alan Mathews and his family. Employment documents. Alan commenced work with CAC Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation on 27/4/1953. Documents related to Union. Envelope addressed to Amalgamated Metal Workers Unionindustry, workers, alan mathews, commonwealth aircraft corporation, cac -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Earnings advice, CAC, 1987
The Mathews family have been in continuous ownership of 395 Howe Parade (was 8 Howe Parade until 1964 when addresses re-assigned), Port Melbourne from 1938 to the present (Sept 2019)Six folders of assorted documents relating to the life of Alan Mathews and his family. Employment documents. Alan commenced work with CAC Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation on 27/4/1953. CAC paysheets/packets White Earnings Advice papers issued by CACindustry, workers, alan mathews, commonwealth aircraft corporation, cac -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - L. PROUT COLLECTION: 1952/1953 TAX RETURN
Income Tax and Social Services Contribution - Victoria - Personal Return for Lillian Prout. Tax Return for the 12 months from 1st July 1952 to 30th June 1953. Total Net Income 960 pounds. Group certificate and notice of assessment enclosed.document -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - L. PROUT COLLECTION: 1953/1954 TAX RETURN
Income Tax and Social Services Contribution - Victoria - Personal Return for Lillian Prout. Tax Return for the 12 months from 1st July 1953 to 30th June 1954. Total Net Income 1,025 pounds. Group certificate and notice of assessment enclosed.document -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - GERTRUDE PERRY COLLECTION: DOLLS
Two small dolls. One is in a plastic pocket, attached note: pipe cleaner doll by Madge Welch, The Merry Widow, 1953. Miss G. Perry from Madge Welch to remind you of Sonia. this doll is in a black dress. The other is in a red dress.ephemera, mementoes, gertrude perry collection -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat
Work on paper - Bookmarks, Empire Day bookmarks
The celebration of Queen Victoria's birthday on May 24 was renamed Empire Day in 1903 after her death in 1901. It was celebrated throughout the British Empire, including in Australia. Ballarat schools marched in procession with a salute at the Town Hall before attending church services at their respective churches. By the late 1950s the celebration became Commonwealth Empire Day the reference to Empire being dropped by the 1960s.These form part of a large family collection of bookmarks and local & family history items at Hymettus Cottage, home to the same family for the past 125 years in 2024. They have a well documented provenance and a known owner forming part of a significant and representative historical collection that reflects Ballarat's local history from a family perspective. They contribute to our understanding of social and family life in twentieth century Ballarat and providing interpretative capacity for family, local, and social history themes.Three Empire Day cardboard bookmarks each featuring an illustrated crown, with crossed Australian and British flags, each bookmark trimmed in gold. The first is simply for Empire Day and two commemorate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and the 1953 Royal Visit respectively.nil,empire day, royal visit, bookmarks, empire day movement, melbourne, coronation year 1953 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - B&W print of donated negative, John Webster, 11/4/1953
Yields information about the Bucks Head Hotel and demonstrates the way the signals were set in Bridge St for either the Mt Pleasant or Victoria St routesBlack and digital white print from a scan of a donated negative of a driver leaning out from a single trucker to set the switch on the signal for either the Victoria St or Mt Pleasant routes. Has the Bucks Head Hotel in the background. Shows the pole the signal controller or switch was mounted on. Black and White print made from scan of negative. Original Negative stored with Negatives. Image rescanned from copy neg and updated 31/5/2020. See On this basis, the envelope and marking matches that of Reg Item 4158, photo of No. 40, by John Webster and assumed taken on the same day as Item 4157, 4158, 4168, 4178 - 11/4/1953. Contained within Envelope No. 33.On left hand side of the negative in ink is "EI 35".tramways, trams, sturt st, grenville st, signals, bridge st -
Croatian-Australian Immigration Museum
Book, August Senoa, Zlatarovo Zlato, 1933
This book was bought at an Op Shop and given to me and I have donted it to The Croatian Australian Immigration Museum. An example of items that came out with migrants when they moved from Croatia to Australia. August Senoa is a highly acclaimed Croatian author.Zlatarovo Zlato by August Senoa, hardcover , 263 pages An inscription is written inside front cover written in pen in Croatian / Za uspomenu Nadici i Franciju/ od tete Olge/ Zagreb, 26 VIII 1953book, knjiga, leisure, author, croatia -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Photograph, Optical Munitions (Duplicate)
Black and white photograph entitled “G.A. Ampt and E.J. Hartung and experimental pots of opitcal glass” Duplicate of no. 158On back of image in ink: “37 L to R: G.A. Ampt and Prof. Hartung”, “1886-1953 see ADB Vol 7” On front of image in ink: “37” -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Aerial Photographs
Shows the condition and placement of Nt. Korean trenches on 28 March 19533 areal photos of Nth Korean trenches taken from 18 000 feet 98th A E Pr Co line 28 March 53,18 000 feet 98th A E Pr Co line 28 March 53, -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Register of Lands, 1954
Records of aportioned Water Rights for farmers in Tatura District 1953-1954Beige front cover. Black Writing. No spineirrigaton, farming, books, rural, industry, irrigation -
Melbourne Legacy
Document - Speech, Shrine of Remembrance. Address by Sir Alfred Kemsley 22 Jan 1980, 1980
TBC and add transcript Similar speech at 01211 from before 1953White A4 paper x 11 pages of a speech by Legatee Kemsley.shrine of remembrance, kem kemsley -
Orbost & District Historical Society
box camera, From 1953 -1957
The box camera is a simple type of camera, the most common form being a cardboard or plastic box with a lens in one end and film at the other. They were very popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A series of film box cameras were made by Kodak Ltd. in England and were made of sheet metal. There were three generations, from 1937-41, 1946-53 and - renamed "Brownie Six-20" - 1953-57. The name "Brownie" was a trademark used by Kodak for an enormous variety of cameras, over an 80-year history.The Brownie cameras were named after the brownies in popular Palmer Cox cartoons. box camera is a simple type of camera, the most common form being a cardboard or plastic box with a lens in one end and film at the other. They were very popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.A black box camera, made of sheet metal. A Brownie Six - 20 camera Model E. It has an imitation pigskin covered metal body with two view-finders. It has a a built-in sliding portrait lens for close-ups and a filter for black and white film. It has a 2 pin flash contact and tripod sockets. There is a shutter safety catch. The face plate has a horizontally striped design and the winding knob and shutter release button are plastic. The carrying handle has been replaced by string.On front - Brownie With flash contacts Six-20 Camera MADE IN ENGLAND BY KODAK LIMITED Model E photography camera box-camera kodak- brownie -
Federation University Historical Collection
Books, Ballarat Junior Technical School, Ballarat Junior Technical School Registers, 1923-1960, 1923-1960
The Ballarat Junior Technical School was a division of the Ballarat School of MinesThree exercise book and one foolscap ledger. The registers of the Ballarat Junior Technical School list names, fees, and receipt number. .1) 1923-1928 .2) 1929-1934 .3) 1946-1953 .4) 1954 - 1960 - brown hard covered ledgerballarat junior technical school, register, fees, education, enrolments, student enrolments -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Lydia Chancellor collection: Tarnagulla
1. The Tarnagulla Presbyterian church was built in late 1863 at an estimated cost of 650 pounds plus bricks, and opened for services June 19th 1864. The first minister was Rev. Hamilton. A Sabbath School also opened at this time. The success of gold mining in the area and the resultant population fluctuations, had an impact on the church and in 1866 it was only operating on an occasional basis. It closed in the late 1870's, reopening in 1882 as a mission station. In 1912, repairs and improvements valued at 150 pounds were carried out. In 1926, when the Laanacoorie church closed, the building was transported to Tarnagulla to become the Sunday School Hall. In 1975 it became the Uniting Church. 2. The union Bank was originally a sub-branch of Melbourne and built a brick building in 1859. In 1866 the Union Bank bought the two storied building seen in the photo, from the Colonial Bank. where it remained until 1888. Two newspaper articles from the Bendigo Advertiser, one from 22/08/1953 and the other from 29/06/1950 relating to the presbyterian church and the Union Bank in Tarnagulla. The articles are glued to a piece of cardboard with three other articles not relating to Bendigo.20tarnagulla, union bank, presbyterian church, bendigo advertiser -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Archive - Alan Mathews and family, 1966
The Mathews family have been in continuous ownership of 395 Howe Parade (was 8 Howe Parade until 1964 when addresses re-assigned), Port Melbourne from 1938 to the present (Sept 2019)Six folders of assorted documents relating to the life of Alan Mathews and his family. Employment documents. Alan commenced work with CAC Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation on 27/4/1953. Employee Savings group card at CAC Inspection social club. record of deposits.industry, workers, alan mathews, commonwealth aircraft corporation, cac -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Archive - Alan Mathews and family, 1967
The Mathews family have been in continuous ownership of 395 Howe Parade (was 8 Howe Parade until 1964 when addresses re-assigned), Port Melbourne from 1938 to the present (Sept 2019)Six folders of assorted documents relating to the life of Alan Mathews and his family. Employment documents. Alan commenced work with CAC Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation on 27/4/1953. Employee Savings group card at CAC Inspection social club. record of deposits.industry, workers, alan mathews, commonwealth aircraft corporation, cac -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Clock in slip, 22 Dec 1954
The Mathews family have been in continuous ownership of 395 Howe Parade (was 8 Howe Parade until 1964 when addresses re-assigned), Port Melbourne from 1938 to the present (Sept 2019)Six folders of assorted documents relating to the life of Alan Mathews and his family. Employment documents. Alan commenced work with CAC Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation on 27/4/1953. CAC paysheets/packets White slip from Clock #3483 pay no 549industry, workers, alan mathews, commonwealth aircraft corporation, cac -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Clock in slip, 22 Dec 1960
The Mathews family have been in continuous ownership of 395 Howe Parade (was 8 Howe Parade until 1964 when addresses re-assigned), Port Melbourne from 1938 to the present (Sept 2019)Six folders of assorted documents relating to the life of Alan Mathews and his family. Employment documents. Alan commenced work with CAC Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation on 27/4/1953. CAC paysheets/packets White slip from Clock #3483 pay no 4industry, workers, alan mathews, commonwealth aircraft corporation, cac -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Clock in slip, 14 Nov 1962
The Mathews family have been in continuous ownership of 395 Howe Parade (was 8 Howe Parade until 1964 when addresses re-assigned), Port Melbourne from 1938 to the present (Sept 2019)Six folders of assorted documents relating to the life of Alan Mathews and his family. Employment documents. Alan commenced work with CAC Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation on 27/4/1953. CAC paysheets/packets White slip from Clock #3483 pay no 4industry, workers, alan mathews, commonwealth aircraft corporation, cac