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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Reference Book, James Anthony Froude, History of England From the Fall of Wolsey to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada: Vol II, 1870
The author James Anthony Froude was a late fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. This book is sometimes known as Froud's History of England. The publisher firm, Longmans, Green & Co, was originally founded in 1724 in London by Thomas Longman under the name Longman. In August of that year, he bought the two shops and goods of William Taylor and set up his publishing house there at 39 Paternoster Row. The shops were called Black Swan and Ship, and it is said that the 'ship' sign was the inspiration for Longman's Logo. After many changes of name and management, the firm was incorporated in 1926 as Longmans, Green & Co. Pty Ltd. The firm was acquired by Pearson in 1968 and was known as Pearson Longman or Pearson PLC. The book is significant for its historic record of English history. It is important for its connection to the publisher Longmans, Green and Co., of London, a firm that has been established for over two centuries, renowned for publishing encyclopedias, dictionaries, books on English grammar, textbooks, poetry, reference books, novels, magazines and more. The book has additional importance for its connection to the Pattison Collection, which, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institutes’ Collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and its important role in people's intellectual, cultural and social development 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.Froude's History of England Vol II FULL TITLE: History of England From the Fall of Wolsey to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada: Volume II Henry the Eighth Author: James Anthony Froude Publisher: Longmans Green and Co Date: 1870 Brown cloth hardcover book with embossed gold letters on the spine. Inscriptions on the spine and Fly page.Label on spine cover with typed text "RH 942.052 FRO" Stamped on Fly page: "000331"warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, great ocean road, book, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, history of england vol 2, james anthony froude, history of england vol ii, froude's history of england vol ii, from the fall of wolsey to the defeat of the spanish armad, history of england vol ii henry the eighth, henry the eighth, longmans green and co, 1870, longmans green and co. london -
Vision Australia
Photograph - Image, John Wicking shaking hands after receiving Australia Day honours by the Governor of Victoria, 26/01/1981
Association for the Blind President John Wicking receives his Member of the Order of Australia medal from the Governor General of Victoria, Sir Henry Winneke.B/W photograph of John Wicking receiving his award at Government House (Victoria)john wicking, sir henry winneke, association for the blind -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Colour photograph, Travel Victoria, 2006
A colour photograph of the Marysville Country Bakery in Marysville in Victoria.A colour photograph of the Marysville Country Bakery in Marysville in Victoria. The bakery was one of the few buildings that was not destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.marysville country bakery, marysville, victoria, photograph, 2009 black saturday bushfires -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Colour photograph, Travel Victoria, 2006
A colour photograph of the Visitor Information Centre in Marysville in Victoria.A colour photograph of the Visitor Information Centre in Marysville in Victoria. This building, along with most of the buildings in Marysville, was destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.marysville, visitor information centre, victoria, photograph, 2009 black saturday bushfires -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Colour photograph, Travel Victoria, 2006
A colour photograph of the rotunda in Lions' Park in Marysville in Victoria.A colour photograph of the rotunda in Lions' Park in Marysville in Victoria.marysville, victoria, photograph -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Colour photograph, Travel Victoria, 2006
A colour photograph of the rotunda in Lions' Park in Marysville in Victoria.A colour photograph of the rotunda in Lions' Park in Marysville in Victoria.marysville, victoria, photograph -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Colour photograph, Travel Victoria, Unknown
A colour photograph of the F.J. Barton Bridge in Marysville in Victoria.A colour photograph of the F.J. Barton Bridge in Marysville in Victoria. The F.J. Barton Bridge was named after Frederick John Barton. The Barton Family were amongst Marysville's first pioneering families.f.j. barton bridge, f.j. barton, marysville, victoria, photograph -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Colour photograph, Travel Victoria, 2004
A colour photograph taken in Lyell Street in Marysville in Victoria.A colour photograph taken in Lyell Street in Marysville in Victoria. This residence was one of the few in Marysville that survived the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires. Lyell Street was named after Charles Lyell. Charles Lyell was a Scottish geologist who demonstrated the power of known natural causes in explaining the earth's history.charles lyell, lyell street, marysville, victoria, 2009 black saturday bushfires, photograph -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Colour photograph, Travel Victoria, 2004
A colour photograph taken in Lyell Street in Marysville in Victoria.A colour photograph taken in Lyell Street in Marysville in Victoria. Lyell Street was named after Charles Lyell. Charles Lyell was a Scottish geologist who demonstrated the power of known natural causes in explaining the earth's history.charles lyell, lyell street, marysville, victoria, photograph -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Book, Land Conservation Council, Historic places: Special investigation: South-Western Victoria: Descriptive report, January 1996
The south-west of Victoria, possessing a rich heritage of the signs of past human activity, is fertile ground for an investigation of historic places on public land. This report includes an initial inventory of almost 2000 places. The report outlines the history and the related heritage of the area, describes in some detail its biophysical attributes and introduces the natural resources and present land use. This information provides a context for understanding the origins of the historical features that are observes today.Historic places: Special investigation: South-Western Victoria: Descriptive report. Land Conservation Council. Land Conservation Council; Melbourne (Vic); January 1966. viii, 180 p.; illus.; maps. Soft cover. ISBN 0 7241 9288 3Maps in plastic sleeve.land conservation council; conservation; south-western victoria; historic places; -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Streetscape near the corner of Victoria Crescent and Hotham Street, Surrey Hills
Prior to subdivision for housing this area was paddocks used for grazing of cattle and used as part of the course in the early days of the Surrey Hills Golf Club. Reproduced by permission of Mr John Arnold from his book: "The Riversdale Golf Club - a history, 1892-1977." Copyright to book: Riversdale Golf Club. Surrey Hills Golf Club operated from 1892-1908 then moved and became Riversdale Golf Club. The game was played across paddocks from Trafalgar Street, Mont Albert to Whitehorse Road and down Victoria Crescent to where Box Hill TAFE is now located in Elgar Road. There were problems with cows eating the tee flags! The clubhouse still exists as 30 Trafalgar Street.Black and white photo taken from the centre of a bitumen road which is flanked by bluestone guttering. Nature strips, drive cross-overs and house fences are shown. Trees on the RHS nature strip are pollarded to avoid overhead power and telephone lines. There houses in the background."Bottom: The same view today taken from the intersection of Victoria Crescent and Hotham Street, Surrey Hills."surrey hills golf club, hotham street, victoria crescent, riversdale golf club, surrey hills, john arnold -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Legal record - Correspondence, Goldfields and mineral districts of Victoria, 1985
Letter from the State Library of Victoria about location of a gold mime near Koonung Creek in Box Hill North with a reef 2 feet in thickness which yielded 1oz per ton.Letter from the State Library of Victoria about location of a gold mime near Koonung Creek in Box Hill North with a reef 2 feet in thickness which yielded 1oz per ton. Information from R. Brough Smyth 'Goldfields and mineral districts of Victoria'. - 1869Letter from the State Library of Victoria about location of a gold mime near Koonung Creek in Box Hill North with a reef 2 feet in thickness which yielded 1oz per ton. mines and mining, state library of victoria, jackson avenue, box hill north, goldmining -
Melbourne Legacy
Document, Proforma Draft (H47) History of Legacy, 1972
A draft of a report that was compiled in response to a request for any information on the early history of Legacy. The author is unknown but it was addressed to President Foseltt - meaning it was 1972. It could have been in the 1960s when Syd Birrell was forming an archive, or the archive project by Frank Doolan in early 1970s. The first page outlines the intended content: 1 Origin of Legacy and main purpose 2 How Legacy got it's name 3 Who suggested the name Legacy 4 First welfare work undertaken to aid widows 5 Debt to L/ Doolan and decision to undertake care of children 6 & 7 Efforts to obtain widows' trust 8 Date and change to Legacy's main work 9 Retirement of Frank Selleck 10 First boys' Christmas camp 11 First public fundraising to fund building permanent camp at Somers 12 Debt to L/ Kemsley 13 Anzac commemoration committee 14 Fundamental change to aims and objectives. The notation H49 in blue pen shows that it was part of the 1970s archive project that was trying to capture the history of Legacy. A detailed summary of the history and early work of Legacy.White foolscap paper with black type x 9 pages of a report to President Foskett (1972) in response to his request for information on the early history of Legacy, the author is unknown.Handwritten H47 in blue pen.history, founding legatee -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Streets of Hamilton, 2007 (revised and reprinted 2009)
This is a book providing information on the streets of Hamilton, Victoria and the origin of the names. Hamilton is a city in Western Victoria at the intersection of the Glenelg Highway and the Henty Highway. European settlement began with the arrival of pastoralists following the 1836 explorations of Major Thomas Mitchell. The Wedge family in 1839 had the property ‘The Grange’ which covered the site of Hamilton today. The town was gazetted in 1851 and named after a place in Scotland. Hamilton Victoria is the centre of a sheep-grazing and agricultural district. The book won an award in the 2008 Victorian Community History Awards. This book is of interest as it gives information on the Hamilton streets and the origin of their names. The history of Hamilton is of particular interest to those also living in the Western District. The book will be a useful research tool. This is a soft cover book of 174 pages. The back cover has a white background with black and white photographs of five local Hamilton people. The front cover has a yellow and brown background with black and white photographs of five local Hamilton people, an outline of a map of Victoria and a photograph of a map of the Hamilton area with some artefacts placed on the map. The book contains an Introduction, a Preface, a Foreword, an Early Days Overview, a list of Contents, a list of the streets in alphabetical order with information on the origin of the names, two Appendices and an Index. The book has many black and white photographs and sketches. Front Cover: ‘2nd Edition’ ‘The Streets of Hamilton’ ‘Western Victoria Australia’ ‘By John McKay’ ‘A History of the People behind the Names’hamilton, victoria, john mckay, street names of hamilton, warrnambool -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Sigrid Borke, In and Out of Port - Voices from the Port of Melbourne: An Oral History, Dec 2000
PMH&PS applied for a LocalHistory Grant to publish this book on member Sigred BORKE'S behalf. Grant was denied but Sigrid produced it anyway, with family doing the design and typesetting and partner Bill IRELAND loaning the money. Purchased at the launch 15 December, International Bookstore, Trades Hall. Subsequently this book won the Victorian Local History Award for the Best Collaborative Effort, with $1000 prize.'In and Out of Port - Voices from the Port of Melbourne: An Oral History' by Sigrid BORKE. Paperback 280 pp book of stories from local seamen and others, self published in 2000. Full colour cover with waterfront photograph. (Absent from collection October 2023)Signed by author 'To Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society - who keep the flames burning - Sigrid Borke' Stains on back, probably from the launch celebration.piers and wharves - waterside workers, transport - shipping, societies clubs unions and other organisations, sigrid borke, bill ireland, flossy bell barry, bert fagin, maisie adams, frank milne, roger ilson, kim ryan, bob o'shea, nancy vorherr, lou guihenneuc, elain cleary, eileen cleary, fred frese, raymond frank julier, alby ireland, maritime union of australia, mua, seamen's union of australia, sua, peter close -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Andrew Lemon, Broadmeadows: a forgotten history, 1982
West Melbourne : City of Broadmeadows in conjunction with Hargreen, 1982 xiv, 257 p. : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 25 cm. non-fictionbroadmeadows (vic.) -- history., broadmeadows (vic.). council -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Ministry of Transport, "Transport in Victoria - Yesteryear and Today", 1980
Pamphlet or Book - 20 pages, full colour printed on gloss paper, centre stapled titled "Transport in Victoria - Yesteryear and Today", published by the Ministry of Transport giving an outline of Victoria's transport history from 1834. Provides a short history of the state transport system, railways, roads, trams, Metropolitan planning, the Bland report, social changes, the underground loop, transport interchanges, West Gate Bridge, Roads and Freeways, transport inquiry of 1980 and environmental changes resulting from motor cars. 2nd copy added 14-5-2016 from the estate of Charles Craig.trams, tramways, minister for transport, railways, trb, crb, murla, planning, history -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Medallion, Stokes Melbourne, Centenary of Victoria 1935, 1933
This medal was given to Victorian school children to celebrate the centenary of European settlement in Victoria and the establishment of Melbourne in 1835. Portland was settled by the Henty brothers and John Batman and John Fawkner are the two names associated with the founding of Melbourne. The Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance was dedicated during these celebrations. This medal is a memento of the centenary of Victoria and may have been given a local Warrnambool school child. Circular silver coloured medal with ring at top and a further ring inserted. The obverse features a sailing ship entering a bay. Since "Portland " is part of the text it is assumed the bay is situated in Portland. Text The reverse features a hatted man wearing a suit and holding a walking stick standing on a grassy shore, a body of water and a sky line of buildings Obverse CENTENARY OF VICTORIA 1934 PORTLAND 1834 Reverse CENTENARY OF MELBOURNE 1935 1835 -
Hume City Civic Collection
Book - Reference, The Method of Teaching Arithmetic
Part of a collection donated by Elwyn Davis. See also nos.0949 - 0952.A mustard coloured cloth bound book with blue lettering on the cover and spine. 197 pages of black print on the method of teaching arithmetic.The Method Of Teaching Arithmetic/ Education Department Victoria.education department victoria, teaching, primary school, george evans collection -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Badge - Realia, IOOF Victoria Australia
Membership badge for International Order of Oddfellows. Victoria AustraliaEnamelled Badge. Gold wings on top over blue with IOOF and Chain over top. Red Enamel outer with Victoria Australia?land and King Melborne -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Victoria - the Woman, April 1908
Biography - Queen VictoriaHard cover, dark blue, gold printing. Gold crown in centre front cover. Illustrated. Loose picture of Queen Victoria inside book.E. J. Mitchellqueen victoria -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Hardcover book, Dacre Smyth et al, Waterfalls of Victoria, 1988
A book of photographs of paintings of the waterfalls of Victoria painted by Dacre Smyth.A book of photographs of paintings of the waterfalls of Victoria painted by Dacre Smyth. Each painting has the name of the waterfall, the date the painting was painted and a short poem accompanying the photograph. Commodore Dacre Henry Deudraeth Smyth, AO was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy, an artist and a poet. He joined the RAN in 1940, and participated in the D-Day landings and the Battle of the Coral Sea before retiring as a commodore in 1978. He served as Deputy Chairman of the Trustees of Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance and was a Life Governor of the Shrine. He became well known after his retirement for landscape and seascape painting, publishing fourteen books containing his paintings and poems. He married Jennifer Haggard in 1952, and had four daughters and a son. He died in 2008.Hardcover. Front dust cover has a photograph of a painting of Erskine Falls painted by the author. Back cover has 4 photographs of paintings of Wannon and Nigretta Falls in summer and winter. Inside cover of book, both back and front have a map of Victoria with various towns shown and the location of all the waterfalls in Victoria.Signature of the author and painter, Dacre Smyth. Artist's Acknowledgements / I am most grateful to all who helped in the production of this book:- / Alan Copeland / Allan Tuite and staff at Crystal Offset Printers for the production and printing of this book / Photography Ralph Petty / Colour Separations front & back cover Scanagraphix & Image Scan / Binding J.P. Bookbinderswaterfalls, victoria, melbourne, paintings, poem, poetry, photograph, dacre henry deudraeth smyth, royal australian navy, d-day landings, battle of the coral sea, shrine of remembrance, jennifer haggard -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Colour tinted postcard, Renwick, Pride & Nuttall, Taggerty River, Marysville, Victoria, 1916
An early colour tinted photograph of the Taggerty River in Marysville in Victoria.An early colour tinted photograph of the Taggerty River in Marysville in Victoria.Australian Enamellers. Country Series No. 3. Produced in Australia To Ms Marlene./ To wish you/ well; & To assist in/ making you as comfy/ as possible. I hope you/ are keeping well & fit/ & that it wont be long/ before you are on your/ way back to Aust. I/ suppose you have heard/ that Jack is on his/ way home, we are/ looking forward to/ the day when he arrives./ My best wishes to you/ & kind regards/ Sincerely yr/ friend/ Raell Dennistaggerty river, marysville, victoria, postcard, souvenir -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Richard Broome, Aboriginal people of Victoria, 1990
Booklet on Victorian Aboriginal culture and history.colour photographs, illustrations, b&w photographs, maps -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Richard Broome, Aboriginal people of Victoria, 2004
Booklet on Victorian Aboriginal culture and history.colour photographs, illustrations, b&w photographs, maps -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Kew Historical Society, History of Kew, 1979
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary valuesMiscellaneous newspapers and newspapers articles clippings from the last third of the 20th Century and from the first decade of the 21st Century on aspects of Kew’s history. The file contains a copy of the souvenir issue of Progress Press celebrating Kew’s 125th anniversary.kew historical society - archives, kew (vic) - historykew historical society - archives, kew (vic) - history -
Vision Australia
Photograph - Image, Victoria Police plaque, 1989
Wooden plaque in the shape of Victoria with the Victorian Police symbol (5 point star, surrounded by green leaves, topped with a red crown, round circle in the middle of the star containing the words 'Victorian Police' around a blue cross on a red background with 5 stars on the cross, and 'Uphold the Right' under the circle), to the left. The inscription to RVIB is on the right.Wooden plaque in shape of Victoria with police emblem on left sideTo the Staff of RVIB With Thanks Crime Department 1989royal victorian institute for the blind, nameplates -
Melbourne Legacy
Document, History of Legacy 1953 (H18), 1954
A document summarising events significant to Legacy in the year 1953. The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was a highlight, with Legatee Stan Savige travelling to London to attend as a representative of Legacy (his account of the event is at 01164). 1,200 children attended a rally at the South Melbourne Town Hall to watch films of the life of the Queen, her visit to Canada and the Coronation. (A copy of the programme of this event is at 01163). It was decided that the Intermediate Legacy Club had degenerated into a club without a distinct purpose. They were encouraged to help the Legatees in the senior Club. For instance in the repairs to widow's houses. There is mention of the country clubs with a new club formed in Benalla. Education of Legatees was seen as something that needed to be addressed and a formal induction process with proper training would be necessary. A two page report was included as attachment 'C', which is stored as 01492. Welfare committee had prepared reports with were attached as 'D' but the whereabouts is not known. Camps and holidays. Country clubs would take city children and work had started at Blamey house to clear land for tent sites and country children could have a holiday in the city. The annual conference was held in Brisbane, a general report was attached as 'J' but the whereabouts is not known. Widows - childless and aged widows were identified in the Brisbane conference as needing more attention and a committee was formed to look into it. A report marked 'G' was mentioned but the whereabouts is not known. Dureau House. It was recognised the premises purchased some years before was not suitable as too much renovation was required and should be sold. The original donor, Mr Goldsmith of the B&G Corporation in New York was approached and he agreed the money could be used directly for the widows and children if provision of a headquarters was not important, but the decision was to be up to Legacy to make. The building was sold to Mr Bernard Evans for £57,000. Contact committee reported that the need for contact outstripped the present membership and new members were needed. The dental committee there were issues with payments by the Repatriation Department. The medical committee had decided that children in all classes would be given a Mantoux test for TB. The notation H18 in red pen shows that it was part of the archive project that was trying to capture the history of Legacy. A report covering the main work of Legacy in 1953.White foolscap paper with black type x 4 pages of the history of Legacy in 1953.Handwritten H18 in red pen.history, annual summary -
B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia Inc
Oral History, Arthur Cambell Williams History
Arthur Williams was in the RAAF from13/10/1940 until April 1946 and was a radar operator between February 1945 and April 1946.The oral history of Arthur Williams is of historical significance because it provides a first hand account of the individual's experience during WW11 as a member of the RAAF who trained at Tocumwal.He saw active service in the Pacific conflict from Leyburn and Morotai as a radar operator on a B24 Liberator supporting Z Force.A4 perspex covered, bound typed copyBlack printed Arthur Cambell Williams History on grey paper with fancy black border -
Wangaratta High School
WHS 75th Anniversary History Book, 75th Anniversary History of Wangaratta High School, 1984
Marks the 75th Anniversary of Wangaratta High Schools educational service since opening in 1909 under the name Wangaratta Agricultural High School.Blue A4 book with gold lettering. A large black and white picture of the Wangaratta Agricultural High School opening with the completed building and the class of 1909 standing in its porch. The dates 1909-1984 feature underneath the image, flanked by two small all gold Wangaratta High School logos.75th Anniversary History of Wangaratta High School --HONORE ET LABORE- 1909-1984