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The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, Unknown
Photograph taken in the early 1900s at Fiddes Quarry, a granite quarry used as a source of stone for many of Beechworth's historic buildings.This item is of historic significance as it provides evidence of the type of industrial and mining activities occurring historically around Beechworth as well as providing context to the source of the granite used in local buildings.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paperquarry, fiddes quarry, granite, industrial, beechworth, stone -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - MILITARY JOURNAL
Journal issued by Commonwealth General Staff covering various aspects of Military Activities. Used as a training source by Military Servicemen.Brown A.4 size book with 201 pages issued May 1911 whose contents cover various aspects of Military Battlefield Donations. Cover has Commonwealth Emblem, Title, Volume No. and map covering Asian, African and Australian Zones. Military Journal in Red, large metal staples.Headed "The Commonwealth Military Journal Vol 1, May 1911. "Edited by General Staff (Training Branch), Commonwealth Military Forces Melbourne".passchendaele barracks trust, book, military training, ww1 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, "Summer Waterhole" - Peter Glass, 1971
Reproduced page 48 of Pioneers & Painters, edited by Alan Marshall (1971) Source: Sydney Cooke Chemical Pty LtdThis photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.4 x 5 inch colour reversal film (1) Condition: May not be true to colour of original work. Scanned from a 4 x 5 inch colour transparency which was taken c.1970 (approx. 50 years old) and which has undergone significant colour degradation towards the red spectrum. Allowances made for colour cast correction in scan with best guess for white balance. Significant light flare is reflected off glossy surface of original work at camera lens at lower left and right sides causing quality issues. artist, pioneers and painters, sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, peter glass -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, "Tranquil Winter" - Walter Withers, 1895, 1971
Reproduced page 114 of Pioneers & Painters, edited by Alan Marshall (1971) Source: Sydney Cooke Chemical Pty LtdThis photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.4 x 5 inch colour reversal film (1) Black and white print 15 x 23 cm Condition: May not be true to colour of original work. Scanned from a 4 x 5 inch colour transparency which was taken c.1970 (approx. 50 years old) and which has undergone significant colour degradation towards the red spectrum. Allowances made for colour cast correction in scan with best guess for white balance. Significant light flare is reflected off glossy surface of original work at camera lens at lower left and right sides causing quality issues. artist, pioneers and painters, sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, peter glass -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, "Burnt Stubble" - David Armfield, 1971
Reproduced page 124 of Pioneers & Painters, edited by Alan Marshall (1971) Source: Mr. E.C. Pelling, Kangaroo GroundThis photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.4 x 5 inch colour reversal film (1) Black and white print 15 x 23 cm Condition: May not be true to colour of original work. Scanned from a 4 x 5 inch colour transparency which was taken c.1970 (approx. 50 years old) and which has undergone significant colour degradation towards the red spectrum. Allowances made for colour cast correction in scan with best guess for white balance. Significant light flare is reflected off glossy surface of original work at camera lens at lower left and right sides causing quality issues. artist, pioneers and painters, sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, david armfield -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Eltham - Corner Main Road and Bridge Street. Widening of road, 1968
Source: Shire of Eltham Cross Ref: 0655 (Ref. 616 work being done on same corner but looking north.) This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, eltham, main road, duplication -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Opening Day of Eltham Swimming Pool, 19 Dec. 1936
Opening Day of Eltham Swimming Pool, 19 Dec. 1936. Source: Mr. G. LeBrocq, Luck St., ElthamThis photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Neg Print 9 x 12.5 cmshire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, eltham, swimming pool -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Newspaper - Collection of newspaper clippings, 1889-1960
Collection of newspaper clippings from a wide range of dates and sourced from various newspapers. Topics are related to maritime events.This collection of newspaper clippings reflects the public's interest in maritime events from the late 19th century to the mid 20th century.Various newspaper articles on shipping disasters and general information dating from 1889-1912 1957-1960.flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, newspaper clippings, newspaper articles, shipping articles, maritime articles -
Federation University Historical Collection
Electrical Instrument, Stanley Router, Estimated 1940s
Used at Ballarat School of Mines Building Studies, Yuille Street, Ballarat. This probably in the 1960s. It was sourced from David Flintoff. Steel cased electric motor, two wooden handles, power cord and spannerUpper Plate: STANLEY ELECTRIC TOOLS; Type H39; Model B; Serial No. CT 4887 Lower Plate: STANLEY H-13-B; US Pat. - 2562143stanley router, electric router, ballarat school of mines, building studies, david flintoff -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Tool - Chisel, 1940's
Made by internees at camp 3, using wood sourced from under the barracks ie : stumps. Used for wood workingMetal chisel on a wooden handle, with a metal ferrule at each end of the handle. kazenwadel, blacksmith, wood, tools camp 3, metal, wood working -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Tool - Chisel Small, 1940's
Made by internees at camp 3, using wood sourced from under the barracks ie : stumps. Used for wood workingChisel with small thin blade, wood shaped handle with metal ferrule at each end of handlekazenwadel, blacksmith, wood, tools camp 3, chisels -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Tool - Chisel Medium, 1940's
Made by internees at camp 3, using wood sourced from under the barracks ie : stumps. Used for wood workingChisel, wood shaped handle with metal ferrule at blade end end of handle, partly covered with cream paintkazenwadel, blacksmith, wood, tools camp 3, chisels -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Tool - Wooden Mallet, 1940's
Made by internees at camp 3, using wood sourced from under the barracks ie : stumps. Used for wood workingWooden mallet made in one piece with a curve halfway along it`s length, handle at one endkazenwadel, blacksmith, wood, tools camp 3, chisels, mallets -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Tool - Metal Wedge, 1940's
Made by internees at camp 3, using wood sourced from under the barracks ie : stumps. Used for wood workingMetal Wedge long and tapered at one end, worn and flattened at top end ( maybe from being struck with a hammer )kazenwadel, blacksmith, wood, tools camp 3, chisels, mallets -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Tool - Metal Wedge, 1940's
Made by internees at camp 3, using wood sourced from under the barracks ie : stumps. Used for wood workingMetal Wedge long and tapered at one end, worn and flattened at top end ( maybe from being struck with a hammer )kazenwadel, blacksmith, wood, tools camp 3, chisels, mallets -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Tool - Awl, 1940's
Made by internees at camp 3, using wood sourced from under the barracks ie : stumps. Used for wood workingAwl and wooden handle with metal ferrule at end, thin metal shaft , slightly bent coming to a sharp point. Spare handle in a light wood with a brass ferrule.kazenwadel, blacksmith, wood, tools camp 3, chisels, mallets -
Ambulance Victoria Museum
Kit, Intubation
Used in MICA ambulances in the 1980s. Source Ian Donaldson AHSV assistant curator and retired paramedic 5 October 2016Blue plastic zip up box containing a complete intubation kit.airwaymica -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph: Copy of Treloar and Sons newspaper advertisement, Probably 1880s
Murray Comrie Collection. This photograph is a copy created from a news source. Copy probably made by Murray Comrie in the 1970s.Monochrome photograph being copy of a newspaper advertisement for Treloar and Son Steam Manufacturers.tarnagulla, treloar, businesses, manufacturers, steam industry -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Inside Menin Gate, Ypres, 1930
A photo of the Menin Gate war memorial in Ypres. It appears to be a professional photograph purchased as a souvenir. See also 01025 Tyne Cot Cemetery Passchendale as it is by the same manufacturer and is dated 1930. The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing is a war memorial in Ypres, Belgium, dedicated to the British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I and whose graves are unknown (source Wikipedia). The source of these photos is not known but they were stored together in the archives. The source of these photos is not known but they were stored together in the archives. The founders of Legacy were returned servicemen from the first world war and may have returned to France in the 1930s. Manufactured by L. Duhameeuw, Ypres.The professional photos from France imply that Legatees were making pilgrimages to the battlefields of France in the 1930s in memory of their comrades.Black and white photo of Menin gate in Ypres, Belgium.Indistinct round stamp on the back.world war one, souvenir, memorial, ypres -
Federation University Historical Collection
Equipment - Projector, Mirroscope Projector, 1913 (estimated)
Inside are two light sources, which illuminate the object to be projected. Usually this object would be a postcard, photo, or other printed matter, but objects such as coins or leaves could also be projected. The light is reflected through the lens, and the image is projected onto a wall or screen. The light sources are burners. (http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/items/721025/mirroscope-magic-lantern-projector-buckeye-stereopticon-co-1910) A lens sits at the front of a black metal box, with electricity lead. Inside two electric light bulbs illuminate the object to be projected (usually an image or printed matter), but objects such as coins or leaves could be projected. The light is reflected through the lens, and the image is projected onto a wall or screen. Focus is achieved by moving the telescoping lens tube in or out. The mirroscope includes an early electricity socket.projector, magic lantern, episcope, mirroscope, film, theatre, entertainment, movie -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Shoobra Road, 3/11, Elsternwick
One newspaper item unknown source dated 28/11/2003. Brief details on one bedroom strata flat for auction.elsternwick, shoobra rd, caulfield south, bell michael, meltzer selwyn, real estate agents, flats, bricks -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Matcham Skipper at work; Eltham artist from Montsalvat, c.1970
Awarded the Churchill Fellowship Award Reproduced Page 122 of "Pioneers and Painters" Cross Ref: SEPP_0732 Source/Photographer: Mark StrizicThis photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image of black and white print 16 x 21.5 cmeltham local characters, pioneers and painters, sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, matcham skipper -
Bendigo Military Museum
Badge - BADGES, VARIOUS, unknown
Various Badges relating to RAASC & RATC used as identification of units on the Army uniforms. Sourced from Bendigo Passchendael Local Unit.1-3. - Set of 3 badges on a dark blue display board. Badges from different area. Studs/clips on back of boards. Relate to Royal Australian Army Service Corps . 4. - Set of three badges on blue felt display relating to Royal Australian Corps of Transport. 5. Set of 3 badges (2 small, 1 larger) Service Corp WW1 Aust Army. 6. Blue felt shoulder badge with gold writing - Royal Australian Army Service Corp. 7. Small gold badge with 7 points and crown mounted on large red button and brass stud clip on back.3. Badges inscribed Royal Australian Army Service Corps & latin "Howi soit Qui Mal V Pense". 4. Inscribed Australian Corps of Transport & in latin "Par Oneri" 5. Latin "Par Oneri" & SS in centre. 6. Royal Australian Army Service Corps. 7. Royal Australian Corps of Transport & latin "Par Oneri".badges, uniform, passchendaele barracks trust -
Greensborough Historical Society
Film - DVD, John Reid, Commuting by cable: marvellous Melbourne and its cable trams between the two wars, 1988
Documentary on Melbourne's cable trams assembled from various sources. Covers the period between the two world wars 1919-1939.DVD PAL Region 0 in plastic case with printed iunserttrams, c able trams, melbourne -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Kinglake Hotel
The hotel also operated the local post office, possibly in the same building Source: Mrs. McMinn, Kinglake Cross Ref: SEPP_0021This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, kinglake, kinglake hotel -
Ambulance Victoria Museum
Mobile Telephone, Circa 1990s?
Issued to some district officers. Not used in ambulances. These telephones did not have good reception. Source Chas Martin AHSV curatorBlack vinyl carry case with handle. Contains black telephone and cigarette lighter charging point.MOTOROLA PH.11 -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Badge, medallion, City of Warrnambool 1918, 1918
From its beginnings in the late 1840's, Warrnambool progressed through the years from being a town and borough to finally being proclaimed a city in May 1918. The Governor of the day Mr Arthur Stanley officiated at the event on May 23rd, 1918. It was only the fourth such municipality to achieve this status at the time These medallions were a memento of this occasion.These small medals are significant as they are linked to an important event in the growth of Warrnambool. Three similar medallions in the form of a brooch with clasp, all in gilt metal and enamel. Round medallions 25mm in circumference, with blue enamel circular rim of 4mm around most of the outside, except for white enamel decal of 10mm at bottom. Pin clasp on reverse of the medallions. Two medallions donated from a separate source are identical with the others in markings; one with pin clip, one without pin clip. All medals identical, though manufacturers imprint " Bridgland & King " only appears on reverse of two. "City of Warrnambool" appears in gold block letters around blue enamel circumference of medal, "1918" appears in gold lettering in white enamel decal at the bottom. Warrnambool city crest is pressed in gold relief in the centre of the medal, consisting of a ship at sea, a sheaf of wheat, these quartered below the Victorian Coat of Arms. Beneath the crest the words, "By These We Flourish" are inscribed. city of warrnambool, proclamation of city of warrnambool -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Posters - 9 in the Set, The Famous Bogong School, Beyond the Gate-(up and down) , A Good Life, The Precursors, Great Expectations, Windows to Yesterday, c1998
These posters were produced for a display during the Mt Beauty Music Festival in 1998. They cover the history of the Kiewa Valley from the early days, farming and the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. These posters summarise the history of the Kiewa Valley and were compiled using memories, publications and documents. The posters are clear and useful for display.Large glossy cardboard posters: Mostly blue and white with photos and writing of the history of different aspects of the Kiewa Valley 1. Bogong School 2. Bogong Village 3. Mt Beauty 4. Tawonga 5. The Early Years 6. Kiewa Hydro Story 7. The Kiewa Valley Runs 8 & 9. Cattlemen & Huts of High Plains. Created for display with sources sighted. See KVHS 0956 bogong state school. bogong village. state electricity commission of victoria. tawonga. surveyors. mt beauty. camps. kiewa hydro electric scheme. kiewa valley. -
RSL Victoria - Anzac House Reference Library and Memorabilia Collection
Letters of Alfred Douglas Temple, Alfred Douglas Temple, 1917 - 1920 & 1941
8th Battalion embarked from Melbourne on board Transport A24 Benalla on 19th October 1914. Temple was awarded the Military Cross in mid 1918, and Bar to Military Cross in mid 1919. He returned to Australia in July 1919, and later (1920?) returned to France to marry and live.Collection of Alfred Temple (938 - 8th Battalion, H Company) includes 8th Battalion Christmas card, letter signed by General Birdwood congratulating Lieutenant Temple on being awarded the Military Cross, wedding invitation to the Paris wedding (on 26/2/20) of Lt Temple, and a letter dated 5 December 1941 from Temple - in occupied France - to his mother via a neutral source in USA.military cross, ww1, letters, 8 battalion, alfred douglas temple, general birdwood -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: TREES
A box with a picture of trees on the front.(Writing on back of box states 'Trees of Williamsburg U.S.A. by Michael Frome .This tree grew when Jesus was born'(from Look Learn 11.8.62 article .Mountain lake in Alberta Canada .Strand on the green near London ). It contains pictures of, and articles about, trees. Sources include, 'The Sun,' 'Illustrated London News,' 'The Australian Women's Weekly' and 'The Australasian Post.' 1937 - 1968.TREESsciences, general, trees, lydia chancellor, collection, natural history, place, trees, botany, sciences