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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GOLDEN SQUARE LAUREL STREET P.S. COLLECTION: CLASS PHOTO, 1920's
Photocopy of mixed class of children attributed to Golden Square School. Some boys barefoot, some with neck-ties, one in sailors suit. Printed caption below reads, 'The children in this picture are students of the Golden Square School, possibly in the 1920's. This and several other photographs of Golden Square classes have been found. Further details from Rita Hull, phone 46-7805 who is anxious to know if any of these students are still in Bendigo.bendigo, institutions, golden square primary school -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, An Outing to the Beach, 1900-1920
This photograph was printed from a glass negative held in the Society's picture collection. The original glass negative is part of a set donated to the Society by Ian McKenzie, a professional photographer in Kew. An outing to the beach, ca. 1900-ca. 1920. A group portrait of six adults and two children, taken at the beach. Given that the negative, of unknown provenance was in a collection that included a photograph of the grave of Violet Steel, the photo may be of her brothers and sisters, whose family home was in Elsternwick. The woman third from the right is the bride in 1995.0037. The photo was printed from a glass negative in the collection. The original glass negative is part of a set donated to the Society by Ian McKenzie.beaches, bathers, glass negatives -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Tender Document, "Supply and Delivery of Points and Crossings", Oct. 1920
Tender document - MMTB - 12 sheets - some pre-printed and some typed with hand written notes titled "Supply and Delivery of Points and Crossings", for Contract No. 106. Stapled along the left hand side. Only the first page and the schedules have been scanned. Has the Conditions of tendering, contract etc. Requests 2 switch points, 1 mate, 1 compound mate and two crossings. Tender was to close on Monday 11/10/1920.trams, tramways, points, pointwork, trackwork, tenders, specification -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Radio Transcript, "Wireless Report -- Mr. J. D. Barton Staff Officer MMTB", late 1920's
Radio Transcript or script, 13 foolscap typed pages, double spaced titled "Wireless Report -- Mr. J. D. Barton Staff Officer MMTB". Looks at the history of public transport in Melbourne, in particular early transport problems, crossing the Yarra, the formation of the Melbourne Omnibus Co, the directors, early horse buses, the formation of the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co and running issues with some stories. Item noted dated, presumed late 1920's.trams, tramways, public transport, radio stations, horse buses, mto co, melbourne, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Tender Document, "Manufacture, Supply and Delivery of Uniforms and Caps - Contract No. 103.", Aug.1920
Tender document - 10 duplicated foolscap sheets pinned in top left hand corner, titled "Manufacture, Supply and Delivery of Uniforms and Caps - Conditions of Tendering, Contract and form of agreement etc - Contract No. 103.", closing 2/9/1920. Gives the general documentation for such tenders, a quantity of about 2000 uniforms and caps per year, general materials specifications, tunics, a list of prices to be provided for 12 different garments (conductors, gripmen and motormen). No drawings provided.trams, tramways, uniforms, tenders, contracts, gripmen, motormen, conductors, mmtb -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Collection of three photographs - Shire of Portland Councillors, n.d
Photographs of three Shire of Portland Councillors a) Bayley 1892 - 1910 b) John Smith 1892 - 1920 c) W.H. Read 1889 - 92, 1902 - 06 Photos black and white, glued to cardboardportrait photography, civic photography, councillors, shire of portland -
Orbost & District Historical Society
framed photograph
William Garnet Macalister's parents, Thomas Mewburn and Ruth Hannah Macalister, owned and operated "Orbost House". William Garnet Macalister was born at Bairnsdale in 1884 and at Sale, aged 72, in 1958. He operated a line of coaches conveying passengers and parcels from Orbost to Cabbage Tree Creek, Club Terrace, Cann River and surrounding districts. The service departed from Orbost on Wednesdays and from the Cann River Hotel on Fridays. He was also Orbost's first milkman. He married Ethel Roda SAYERS in 1909. ( Information from John Phillips) The Macalister family is associated with early Orbost.A copy of a b/w 1920 wedding photograph. It is in a wooden frame. The photo is of a groom, William Garnet Macalister, seated with his bride, Ethel, Roda Macalister, standing on his right an arm at his back.Handwritten on back - WILLIAM GARNET MACALISTER - SON OF THOMAS MEWBURN MACALISTER RUTH HANNAH MACALISTER OF ORBOST HOUSE B 1910 died 2003 (93 years old) ETHEL RODA MACALISTER (nee SAYERS)macalister-william macalister-ethel orbost-house -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: TEAM EFFORT
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. Team effort: South Bendigo, football premiers in 1920. Photo taken from the South Bendigo Football Club souvenir program. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: HOLY
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from February 2001. Holy: st. Luke's Anglican vicarage and church at White Hills, Bendigo, in 1920. Photo courtesy Bendigo Historical Society. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: GEORGE LAKEY
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. George Lakey, of Dingee, shifted his house from Bendigo to Dingee, using the steam engine. Taken around 1918 to 1920. The clip is in a foldernewspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - POSTCARD: LONSDALE STREET MELBOURNE MYER WAREHOUSES C 1920
2 x copies of Postcards showing Myers Lonsdale Street Store Melbourne, Myer Warehouse c 1920 - note on the back showing ' Lonsdale Street Warehouses, later to become the 11 storey store.'postcard, photograph, lonsdale street melbourne -myer warehouses c 1920 -
Clunes Museum
Document - NEWSPAPER, BACK TO CLUNES TIMES
PAGE PRINTED FOR BACK TO CLUNES 1920. NO. 1 INCLUDES COMEBACK NOTES, STORIES ABOUT ACTIVITIES THAT TOOK PLACE DURING THE WEEK, PICNICS, CHURCH REUNIONS, RECEPTIONS AND THE BATTLE HYMN OF CLUNES BY S.B. HUNT.back to clunes times, 1920, reunion -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Stawell Scouts -- 5 Photos
Max Liddiard's 1920's car (Bentley) decorated for Main Street procession c1952 in Main Street near Corner of Patrick Street. L A Horne in background of photo. Scouts on decorated vehicle and in Parade. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Mrs Aumann of Junction Road, Blackburn North, 15/01/1986
Mrs Aumann speaks to Keith Rooney and tells that her husband purchased the property in 1920 paying 500 ponds for 10 acres. They grew apples, pears and peaches, also she remembers neighbours properties.aumann family, junction road, blackburn north, ander, les, croft family, mitchell family, kendall family, white (mrs), sommerscales (mr), foster, charlie, barnes family, le gerche family, platt family, eriksson, edgar, breusch, bert, closter, charlie -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Stained Glass, Stained Glass Windows in Lydiard Street Uniting Church, Ballarat, 14/02/2009
Three Ballarat churches boast stained glass windows by Amalie Feild - St Andrew's Kirk, Lydiard Street Uniting Church, and the Mount Pleasant Methodist Church boast stained glass windows were made to Amalie's design. Colour photograph of World War One memorial stained glass windows in the Lydiard Street Uniting Church. The windows were designed by Amalie Feild (later Colquhoun). The windows were made by Tarrant in 1920.stained glass, lydiard street uniting church, amalie feild, world war one memorial, amalie colquhoun, lydiard street wesleyan church -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Illustration/s, P J Pringle, 1930's
Printed illustration contained within Reg. Item 2526, page 39 of Mr. P.J. Pringle, ESCo Manager in the 1920's. Has been cut and pasted into the book. Note Item Not formally Numbered.In Pencil under the illustration "The Late Mr. P. J. Pringle. I have a good reference from him."trams, tramways, ballarat, esco, managers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HILDA HILL COLLECTION: BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS
Hilda Hill Collection. A Combination of Sepia & Black & White Photos Taken Between 1920 & 1921 Total 8. The First shows the flow of the Kyneton Weir in September 1920 and the surrounding countryside. Black and white photo of a man sitting on a window ledge in a white shirt jodhpurs and long boots, foreground is a garden with a number of plants, window has internal Venetian blind. Photo of family members relaxing at their Kilmuir property, three ladies all in white with large sun hats standing in a garden with large trees in the background. A group of five men and three ladies standing on a tennis court, one man holding a tennis racquet, two of the ladies wear white tennis apparel of the day at 'Kilmuir' December 19th 1920. Photo showing two ladies and a child in the foreground against a background of a large tree and house further back, there are more houses to the right of the tree and a dead tree. Photo of man sitting in cane chair and boy sitting on step, in front of house that is in the background, window has a round column on the left side, titled below as 'Vin' Durvol September 1920. Three ladies and one man, the ladies are dressed in white and the man in black coat and white shirt, all have their hands behind their backs 'Kilmuir' 1920. Seven young girls standing on the front stepson the house 'Kilmuir' , one girl is dressed in dark clothing all the rest are in full white, to the left is a sun blind pulled right down, ornate fretwork along verandah below guttering, to the right of girls is a window with lace curtains, garden in front foreground, December 19th 1920.Hilda Hill Personal Collectionaustralia, history, images 1920-1921 -
Melbourne Legacy
Magazine, The Ceramican. Souvenir Number, 1920
A commemorative publication from the voyage back to Australia aboard the ship The Ceramic in 1920. It departed Tillbury, UK 12th March and docked in Freemantle on 27th April 1920 and then went onto Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. The Ceramic was a transport vessel built in Belfast in 1913 for the White Star Line to transport frozen produce and apples from Australia to UK. It was taken over by the Australian Government for troop transport in October 1914 and could carry over 3,000 troops. This trip in 1920 there were 1467 on board, there were women and children as well as 439 soldiers returning home. The publication has articles of life on the voyage as well as poems, stories, photos and drawings compiled on-board. Notable events such as crossing the equator, a baby competition and stopping in Bombay were some of the photos. Was with other World War 1 memorabilia that has come from Private John Basil McLean, 2nd Reinforcements, 37th Battalion, A.I.F. J.B. McLean (Service No. 13824) was from near Maffra, Victoria and enlisted on 22 January 1916. He embarked on 16 December 1916 for Europe. His full war record is available from AWM. He spent time with the Australian Field Artillery (Pack Section). At the end of the war he worked for a year at the A.I.F. Headquarters in London before returning to Australia on the 'Ceramic', arriving Portsea in 1920.A record of a soldier's journey home after World War 1.An onboard publication x 28 pages, to record the journey home from World War 1.On the cover in blue ink 'J.B. McLean 1919'.world war one, souvenir -
Melbourne Legacy
Postcard, White Star Line. Ceramic at Sea, 1920
A souvenir of a ship that brought returned servicemen, including JB McLean, home from World War 1 in 1920. The Ceramic departed Tillbury, UK 12th March and docked in Freemantle on 27th April 1920 and then went onto Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. The Ceramic was a transport vessel built in Belfast in 1913 for the White Star Line to transport frozen produce and apples from Australia to UK. It was taken over by the Australian Government for troop transport in October 1914 and could carry over 3,000 troops. This trip in 1920 there were 1467 on board, there were women and children as well as 439 soldiers returning home, one of whom was John 'Basil' McLean. Was with other World War 1 memorabilia that has come from Private John Basil McLean, 2nd Reinforcements, 37th Battalion, A.I.F. There was a large collection of postcards so he may have been collecting them as souvenirs. J.B. McLean (Service No. 13824) was from near Maffra, Victoria and enlisted on 22 January 1916. He embarked on 16 December 1916 for Europe. His full war record is available from AWM. He spent time with the Australian Field Artillery (Pack Section). At the end of the war he worked for a year at the A.I.F. Headquarters in London before returning to Australia on the 'Ceramic', arriving Portsea in 1920.Postcards were a very common form of communication in the first World War. This postcard also records a trip home for a returned soldier. This type of experience would have been familiar to the first Legatees as they had served in World War 1.Postcard of the ship Ceramic of the White Star Line.Printed on the back. 'Post Card / Universal Postal Union / this space may be used for correspondence / The address only to be written here. / If posted in the UK for inland use 1d. stamp. If posted in Postal Union, 1d. stamp or its equivalent.'souvenir, world war one, ship -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Councillor Hill, 1926-1929
Displayed in History House. Borough of Portland (1864-1949)Large black and white photograph of a man with receding grey hair and a neat rounded white beard and moustache. He is wearing a three-piece suit with a dark tie and white shirt, and holding folded white paper in his left hand. Mounted in a wood veneer matt in a wide wooden frame, under glass.Front: Cr Hill/August 1920-1932/Mayor 1926-27, 1928-29 (engraved on plawue, lower centre frame)civic photography, portrait, councillor, city of portland -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Postcard, 1918 (Approximate)
Church burnt down in 1950sPostcard of St Marys Roman Catholic Church, Rutherglen, approx 1918"St Marys Roman Catholic Church, Rutherglen" On back of postcard: "Photos taken before 1920. Donated by Dora Drenen 1964" -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1920
Copy photographs . Photograph, Black and White of MMTB tram F46 about to pass under the railway bridge at Caulfield. Photo is very poor copy. Has the Caulfield loop junction in the foreground.In ink on the rear: " Melbourne Probably F46, under railway bridge at Caulfield, About 1920." Has KSK number LWR5 and ADV322trams, tramways, f class, pmtt, bridges, caulfield, tram 46 -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Copy of photo-postcard depicting Company's Dam, Tarnagulla, Company's Dam, Tarnagulla, Late 1919 or in 1920
Murray Comrie Collection. Image must have been made after October 1919 when the Memorial was erected and before 1920 when the Flour Mill was relocated. This photograph is a indistinct copy created from the original postcard. Black and white photographic copy of the sepia photo-postcard depicting Company's Dam, Tarnagulla (2019.0126). In the background the Soldiers Memorial, the Wesleyan Church and the Flour Mill complex are just visible.tarnagulla, dam, water, company's dam, flour mill, wesleyan church, soldier's memorial -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ROYAL PRINCESS THEATRE COLLECTION: THE QUERIES, 21 April, 1920
Royal Princess Theatre - The Queries. Wednesday, April 21, 1920. Artists: Mrs Kavanah, Misses Mackay, McKenzie and Connell. Miss Dunstan, Connell, A Macoboy, and Jackson. Mr Casson, Miss Mackay, Mrs Kavanah. Programme: 'N Everything' 'Bobby Dear' 'Dixie-Land' 'Moonlight and Music' 'New York' 'Something Oriental' 'All Dressed Up' 'Passe Temps De Pierrot' 'Tom Jones' 'Some Dance' 'Toddle Along' 'Some Automobile' several song described as 'Selected'program, theatre, royal princess theatre, royal princess theatre - the queries. wednesday, april 21, 1920. artists: mrs kavanah, misses mackay, mckenzie and connell. miss dunstan, connell, a macoboy, and jackson. mr casson, miss mackay, mrs kavanah. programme: 'n everything' 'bobby dear' 'dixie-land' 'moonlight and music' 'new york' 'something oriental' 'all dressed up' 'passe temps de pierrot' 'tom jones' 'some dance' 'toddle along' 'some automobile' several song described as 'selected' -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - F THOMAS COLLECTION: TOM'S FIRST FRIEND, 14th April 1920
Book titled 'Tom's First Friend'. Green hard covered book cover depicting boy and girl carrying basket and bags. Inside page has glued printed label stating, 'Awarded on the 14th April 1920 from the California Hill Methodist Sunday School to F Thomas for attendance and conduct'. F A H Jones Superintendent, H R Pearce, J E Cox, Honorary Secretaries. Sold by F J Every's, book store, Bendigo.bendigo, church, california hill methodist -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, "Municipal Miles, late 1920's to mid 1930's
File- card, green grey - Rondo of London type, titled "Municipal Miles" - giving the calculations and background paperwork for the breakdown of the tramway system by municipality. Used late 1920's to mid 1930's. The top sheet, scanned, though superseded shows the route miles by double track, single track, shared at council boundaries and the total miles of track. See Reg Item 2083 for tram miles for the system as a whole - was this information required for rate valuation returns.trams, tramways, mmtb, trackwork, mileages, reports, councils -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph - mounted, 1920
Mounted black and white photograph - dark grey card, semi embossed of 58 men in uniform and 38 men in suits or dress clothing at the Coburg Tram Depot with five tramcars behind. Trams - MBCTT type - with destinations of Coburg, Barkers Road, Melbourne, Albion St and Fawkner. Photo possibly before the MBCTT was absorbed by the MMTB in Feb. 1920. There appear to be a few wearing Returned Servicemen badges in the photograph. Photo by Darge 175 Collins St Melbourne in a gold block stamp.In pencil on the rear "Coburg Tram Depot"trams, tramways, staff, personnel, uniforms, mbctt, coburg depot, coburg, fawkner, barkers road, albion st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Correspondence, "Employee Passes", 12/1919 to 10/1920
Set of correspondence pinned together with a brass clip from Dec 1919 to October 1920 regarding the issuing of free passes to employees. Written on early MMTB, Tramway Board, MMTB Eastern System, PMTT letterhead. Includes samples of the tickets and also a solicitors letter regarding the issuing of them. Includes instructions regarding their use and who may issue them with a list of names. Includes letters and memos to Mr Strangward, Mr Dix, Only sample pages scanned to the pdf file.trams, tramways, employees, tickets, passes, pmtt, mmtb, tramway board, eastern system -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Digital Image, looking north west over the Victorian Railways Head Office in Spencer St, Late 1920's
Image from CD (Compact Diskette for use in computers) - see Reg Item 135. Image titled "Spencer" on CD, of looking north west over the Victorian Railways Head Office in Spencer St with Collins St and the Spencer St station in the top of the photo. Has cable trams in Spencer St and a cable tram set being shunted in Collins St. The top floor of the VR head office has been added (1922). Possibly late 1920's.trams, tramways, victorian railways, spencer st, collins st, cable trams -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photograph - Tawonga Sports Day
Tawonga is in the Kiewa Valley, where local farmers lived with their families. The Ryder and Briggs families have been prominent farming families in the local area since early settlement. Vera Ryder and Alli Briggs were pupils at Tawonga Primary School in the early 1920's. Their families were prominent in the settlement of the Kiewa ValleyCopy of black and white photograph of 3 legged race at Tawonga Sports Day circa 1920's (estimate only) Vera Ryder & Allie Briggs racing in the foreground. Various adults and children standing in the background.Printed label attached to rear. Tawonga Sports Day. Vera Ryder and Allie Briggs - 3 legged race. Girls have white aprons over their dresses.tawonga, sports day, kiewa valley farmers