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Brown Hill Progress Association Inc.
Photograph - Black and White, Thornton Studios, Brown Hill Progress Association
Black and white photograph of eight men and one woman of the Brown Hill Progress Association Standing left to right: R. Coffield, J.C. Callinan, H. Lugg, G. Stewart Sitting left to right: A. Lakeland, W. Wilmot, E. Ellis, Mrs Bale, C. Eatonbrown hill progress association, thornton studios, r. coffield, j.c. callinan, h. lugg, g. stewart, a. lakeland, w. wilmot, e. ellis, mrs bale, c. eaton -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Photo - Wagons with wheat bags
Laminated copy of a B&W photo showing steam tractor towing three wagons loaded with wheat bags on their way to the railway station, past the Bank of Victoria, corner of Melville & Knox Streets, Numurkah. Label: William Hodge, Esq. Invergordon, 9..bag average 1911see abovewheat bags, wagons, steam tractor, bank of victoria -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Print, Lilian Butler, Aug. 1971
Possibly has a strong association with SEC Ballarat tram crews.Colour print of driver or motorman - R. Knight and Conductor W. Nancarrow? standing in front of a tram with the destination of Victoria St, at Gardens Loop, Wendouree Parade 1971. Photo printed on Kodak Paper. Photograph by Lilian Butler? See also Reg Item 6518 for similar photos.in ink on rear "With my compliments Lilian Butler".trams, tramways, crews, motormen, conductors, gardens loop -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Chas Bevan, 1971
Yields information about the storage of tramcars in the City Loop during a week day.Colour slide - 35mm - of five (one bogie tram and four single truckers) in City Loop, with the Woolworths Big W store in the background. Trams in photograph are 43, 31 and others. Photo Chas Bevan. No. 43 has an advertisement for Bliss Bombs (To read pack: Tilt Tram")"Ballarat trams 1971"tramways, trams, sturt st, city loop, tram 43, tram 31 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - Biography "Life so Full of Promise", Published by Scribe 2023
626-page soft cover book entitled 'Life so Full of Promise' by Ross McMullin Further biographies of Australia's lost generation. Part 1 Brian Pockley, Part 2 Norman Callaway, Part 3 Murdoch Mackay Illustrated with many B&W photos.On 4th page 'For James with gratitude for your help with this book Ross McMullin' handwritten in black pen.ross mcmullin, brian pockley, norman callaway, murdoch macaky -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MERLE HALL COLLECTION: PERFORMANCE, THE TUDOR CHORISTERS, 1986
Performances in Bendigo: ''The Tudor Choristers - Sing Nowell''. Collection includes a variety of B&W flyers re performances at Sacred Heart Cathedral over a range of years (year dates generally indicated by written annotation - from 1986 to 1995?); typed copy for newspaper release 1995?bendigo, entertainment, theatre -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - 'An Inch of Rain' A water history of Northern Victoria by Robyn Ballinger
184-page soft cover book entitled 'An Inch of Rain' by Robyn Ballinger A water history of Northern Victoria. Illustrated with B&W photos, maps and rainfall charts. Published 2012 by Australian Scholarly Publishing P/L, North Melbourne Printed by BPA Print Group rainfall, northern victoria, water -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - Bagshot, Victoria, 1992
48-page soft cover booklet 'Bagshot, Victoria.' Illustrated with B&W photos. Foreword by Cyril H. Peatling 1992 Contains notes on families who had contact with the Bagshot area. History of Organizations, including school, industries and sports. Printed by Sloan's Printery, Bendigo Handwritten in ink inside front cover. 'A. Strauch 477905 (2/8/96)' bagshot, victoria -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THE GOLDEN OFFERING - RECOLLECTIONS OF THE PARISH OF ST. LIBORIUS EAGLEHAWK
64 page soft cover book 'The Golden Offering - Recollections of the Parish of St. Liborius, Eaglehawk. History and memoirs of St Liborius with a picture of the church on front cover. Opened Jan 31st 1869. Illustrated with B&W photos of parishioners and clergy. Printed by Sloans Printery, BendigoSt Liborius Parish Pastoral Council -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - JAMES & ANN BINKS & FAMILY, 1992
32 page soft cover book 'James & Ann Binks & Family, their lives around the Bendigo Gold Field c1853-1856.' Illustrated with B&W photos and newspaper extracts. Edited & compiled by Quentin C Binks for the Binks/Potter third reunion, Blakeville, April 1992Quentin C Binks -
Australian Racing Museum
Corinthian Cup, Caulfield 1878
Corinthian Cup, Caulfield 1878. Two handled silver cup with attached flat lid.The Cup was won by Mr J McFarland’s Gratis. Ridden by Mr E French, at Caulfield Racecourse on 1 July 1878. Presented to the Victoria Amateur Turf Club by Mr W Leonard. -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1972
A Wilson Jack Kramer Flight tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features lozenge perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastic, Paint, Ribbontennis -
Glen Eira City Council History and Heritage Collection
Photograph, "Councillor Hugh Thomson, J. P. , Mayor 1912 - 1913"
This portrait is one of two portraits which were located in a basement storage area beneath the library at Glen Eira City Council Town Hall. The portrait has been identified as Councillor Hugh Thomson, J. P. Mayor 1912, 1913 by the details below the image. A copy of the same image appears in a series of portraits of mayors in the corridor of the Glen Eira City Council Town Hall.B/w portrait photograph, mounted and framed in wooden frame and set behind glass. Portrait image of Mayor Hugh Thomson (as detailed below image). Mayor Thomson is attired in Mayoral Robe and is wearing a lace collar and cuffs. He is shown holding a rolled up document.Inscription in lower rhs corner of frame. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - SANDHURST SCHOOL OF MINES COLLECTION: MEMO FROM R.B. TRENGOVE CATERER, 27/05/1907
SANDHURST (BENDIGO) SCHOOL OF MINES Memo FROM R.B. Trengove Caterer, Pastry cook & Confectioner, 284 Hargreaves St, Bendigo, dated 27.5.1907 to W. Walter Esq Registrar (BENDIGO) SCHOOL OF MINES /catering quote - long torn sheet of paper listing catering itemsdocument, bendigo school of mines. -
Darebin Parklands Association
Rockbeare Park 1970s, Rockbeare Park Conservation Group, 1973-1980
B&W photograph. Rubbish in the scrub at Rockbeare Park, later to be renamed the Darebin Parklands. This item and all other Darebin Parklands Association archival material is now held by State Library Victoria (Accession No: YMS 13746). Please contact State Library Victoria if access is required. -
Darebin Parklands Association
Horses in Rockbeare Park 1970s, 1973-1980
Rockbeare Park was leased by Heidelberg Shire to McLosky's riding school for agistment of horses until around 1974.B&W photograph. Horse agisted in the park. Roofs of neighbouring houses are seen in the distance. This item and all other Darebin Parklands Association archival material is now held by State Library Victoria (Accession No: YMS 13746). Please contact State Library Victoria if access is required. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - W. BABIDGE COLLECTION: MORLEY JOHNSONS BENDIGO LTD
William Morley Johnson established a stock and general auctioneers business in Kyneton in 1886 before opening a furniture store in Bendigo in 1897. The initial business operated from Pall Mall opposite the Post Office and then moved to 23 Mitchell Street in 1898. In 1906 the business moved to Sydney. It became a public company in 1952 and ceased business in 1964.White Morley Johnsons Bendigo Ltd. Account, dated march 2, 1928 for £72/12/- in the name of Mr. W. Babidge. Has pale blue receipt attached with yellow duty stamp. Receipt No. 6384 for £72/12/-. Top of account has a small photo of their shop.document, w. babidge collection - morley johnsons bendigo ltd. -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Tambo Water Board, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1996
Black and white photograph of eight members of Tambo Water Board, Bunty Bulmer, Ray Barling Ray Clarke Ed Dennis, Peter Favaloro, Jack Gabriel, B Gissing , J Lumsden, Geoff Mahlook, W Hobson, Jim Kostarakis, 1993 Lakes Entrance Victoriawater resources -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan - Photocopy, Horticultural Society of Victoria's Experimental Gardens, 1888, 1888
Photocopy of Plan of Richmond stretching N past Barkers Rd., W to Stawell St. E past Power St and S below Richmond Park - takes in loop in river around the Horticultural Society's Garden and Richmond Park. This plan was used in the Burnley College Centenary display. richmond, parks, centenary, experimental gardens, hoticultural society of victoria -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Form/s, Valentine J. Crowley Consulting Engineer, "Re Loan "D" for L500,000 for 20 years at 4 5/8%", Mar. 2014
Form - preprinted as a letter from the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust, PMTT to people who had unsuccessfully tendered for debentures, titled "Re Loan "D" for L500,000 for 20 years at 4 5/8%", dated 3/3/1914, signed by W. O Strangward, Secretary.trams, tramways, pmtt, letters, debentures, finances -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, The Met, "Duties and Responsibilities of a tram driver", mid 1980's?
Four page, two sheets stapled in the top left hand corner, titled "Duties and Responsibilities of a tram driver", published by the Operations Training Tram and Bus of The Met. Has the "The Met" logo on each page. List the various tasks or job analysis for driving a W class tram.trams, tramways, the met, drivers, driver training, instructions -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Bendigo Cycling Club B&W photograph (possibly 1890) and three medals won by Charles Edward Hunt, 4/5/2021
Bendigo Cycle club circa 189010869.1 - Bendigo Cycling Club B&W photograph (possibly 1890 and Long Gully Wanderers Cycle Club) 1869.2 & 1869.3 - Two medals won by Charles Edward Hunt1895/96 and 1897/98, gold. 1869.4 - One Australian Native Association badge, brass and enamel 10869.1 - probably Bendigo Cycle Club, 1890, E.C. Hunt, second row from the front, second from left in cap 1869.3 - 25 & 50 Inter club championship won by CE Hunt, Rambler's team (!!)cycling, cycling medals -
Bendigo Military Museum
Postcard - PHOTOGRAPHIC POSTCARD BOOKLETS WW1, C. 1914 - 1919
Items in the collection relating to C.J.C. McQuie MM, refer Cat No 9680P for his service details.Series of 17 Postcard booklets with individual tear out cards. Booklets range from 6 per book to 24. four of the booklets are all Ruins and Bombardments of areas, the rest are tourist orientated, some are B & W others are sepia tone. Size quoted is an average of all.postcards, booklets, mcquie, -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book - The British School Series, The Literary Reader; a companion volume to the fifth and sixth readers
British Reader series used in education. At one stage this booked belonged to childre of artist Walter Withers.Various names handwritten in ink: Inside Cover (Crossed out) Mary Withers Tuesday 10th March 1908 Mary Withers (Crossed out) Edith, Elizabeth Edith, Elizabeth, Inez Goods Edeith, Elizabeth Inez Goods Plumbfield Ledbury W. McDonald Montmorency Facing Page W. McDonald Montmorency (Crossed out) Margery Withers Eltham October 24th (Crossed out) Edith Goodsedith goods, elizabeth inez goods, w. mcdonald, mary withers, margery withers, literary reader -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Lamp, Valor Co. Ltd, 1920-1936
This trade mark (V inside a clover) was German. It was used by the lamp makers Veritas Efsca Works in Birmingham, and for a time by Valor Co. Ltd. which took over Veritas. Valor Co. Ltd. was established in Birmingham in 1890 and produced oil containers for the Anglo-American Oil Com. In 1901 the firm advertised themselves as Stampers And Pieces. Later it was named 'The Valor Co. and was associated with the Aston Brass Co., and advertised as makers of oil lamps and stoves. Valor became a maker of oil heaters cookers and many other products that were fueled by oil. Later it sold gas heaters and ovens. In 1936 Valor Co. Ltd. was made a Public Company and operated under the name The Velor Company Ltd. The company changed names over the years and it was still operating under Velor Fires in January 2002.Oil or kerosene lamps were the means of lighting for homes, farms and industry in the late 19th and early-to-mid 20th centuries. Lamps like these were important as Lighthouse Keepers and Assistant Keepers' equipment. They were in common use in until the lighting was powered by gas and electricity. The reflector at the back of the lamp makes it of greater significance as most lamps don't have this feature. The logo is also interesting as it originated in Germany and was used with permission by a British company and the company that brought it out for a short time. Similar lamps are still available today, usually with gas for fuel. Kerosene lamp; blue painted metal fuel can and metal rear reflector support. and a round corrugated reflector at the rear. The mid-section wick is made of brass. The glass cover or chimney is bulbous in shape. Inscriptions include a trademark "V" inside a clover. It is British-made in Birmingham by either Veritas Efsca Works or Veritas Valor.Trademark; "[clover symbol] surrounding a "V" Stamp: "BRITISH MADE" Marked on adjusting device: "English Made 1 in w" Marked on support of deflector shield - "British Made" and symbolwarrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, oil lamp, table lamp, kerosene lamp, valor co. ltd, v inside a clover, veritas, british made, lamp reflector, lighting, lamp, the valor company ltd -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Teaspoons, c. 1878
Context: These teaspoons are from the wreck of the Loch Ard, that sailed from Gravesend, London. The manifest listed an array of manufactured goods being exported to the Colony of Victoria. Included in the cargo manifest was a large number of hardware & cutlery items. These spoons are representative of similar items of silver electro-plated cutlery salvaged from the Loch Ard wreck site, comprising nickel silver electroplated spoons and forks of various sizes but all sharing the same general shape and design. Some of the pieces display their makers’ mark of William Page & Co Birmingham UK. Within the Flagstaff Hills cutlery collection donated from the Loch Ard, maker’s marks are often obscured by sedimentary accretion or verdigris after a century of submersion in the ocean. However sufficient detail has survived to indicate that the collection of samples of electroplated cutlery probably originated from the same cargo consignment from the Loch Ard and were made by William Page & Co. William Page was born in 1811 and died in 1885. He was active as a manufacturer of cutlery from 1829 with premises at 74 Belmont Rd, Dales End as a "close plater" (someone who works sheet metal), and he began electroplating in 1855. William Page & Co was also active from 1880 at Cranemore St, Cattle’s Grove also 55 Albion St, Birmingham, in 1936 the firm became Ltd. The firm used the trademarks "Asrista, Bolivian Silver, Silverite, Roman Silver, Roumanian Silver and Trevor Plate. In 1938 William Page was a supplier to the British Government, marking it's products with the broad arrow symbol and was also present at Sheffield. History of the Loch Ard: The Loch Ard got its name from ”Loch Ard” a loch which lies to the west of Aberfoyle, and the east of Loch Lomond. It means "high lake" in Scottish Gaelic. The vessel belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many vessels from England to Australia. The Loch Ard was built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curdle and Co. in 1873, the vessel was a three-masted square-rigged iron sailing ship that measured 79.87 meters in length, 11.58 m in width, and 7 m in depth with a gross tonnage of 1693 tons with a mainmast that measured a massive 45.7 m in height. Loch Ard made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its fateful voyage. Loch Ard left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of 29-year-old Captain Gibbs, who was newly married. The ship was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. Onboard were straw hats, umbrella, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionery, linen and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead and copper. There were other items included that were intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. Then at 3 am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land. But the Loch Ard was running into a fog which greatly reduced visibility. Captain Gibbs was becoming anxious as there was no sign of land or the Cape Otway lighthouse. At 4 am the fog lifted and a lookout aloft announced that he could see breakers. The sheer cliffs of Victoria's west coast came into view, and Captain Gibbs realised that the ship was much closer to them than expected. He ordered as much sail to be set as time would permit and then attempted to steer the vessel out to sea. On coming head-on into the wind, the ship lost momentum, the sails fell limp and Loch Ard's bow swung back towards land. Gibbs then ordered the anchors to be released in an attempt to hold its position. The anchors sank some 50 fathoms - but did not hold. By this time the ship was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind. Just half a mile from the coast, the ship's bow was suddenly pulled around by the anchor. The captain tried to tack out to sea, but the ship struck a reef at the base of Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell. Waves subsequently broke over the ship and the top deck became loosened from the hull. The masts and rigging came crashing down knocking passengers and crew overboard. When a lifeboat was finally launched, it crashed into the side of Loch Ard and capsized. Tom Pearce, who had launched the boat, managed to cling to its overturned hull and shelter beneath it. He drifted out to sea and then on the flood tide came into what is now known as Loch Ard Gorge. He swam to shore, bruised and dazed, and found a cave in which to shelter. Some of the crew stayed below deck to shelter from the falling rigging but drowned when the ship slipped off the reef into deeper water. Eva Carmichael a passenger had raced onto the deck to find out what was happening only to be confronted by towering cliffs looming above the stricken ship. In all the chaos, Captain Gibbs grabbed Eva and said, "If you are saved Eva, let my dear wife know that I died like a sailor". That was the last Eva Carmichael saw of the captain. She was swept off the ship by a huge wave. Eva saw Tom Pearce on a small rocky beach and yelled to attract his attention. He dived in and swam to the exhausted woman and dragged her to shore. He took her to the cave and broke the open case of brandy which had washed up on the beach. He opened a bottle to revive the unconscious woman. A few hours later Tom scaled a cliff in search of help. He followed hoof prints and came by chance upon two men from nearby Glenample Station three and a half miles away. In a complete state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom then returned to the gorge while the two men rode back to the station to get help. By the time they reached Loch Ard Gorge, it was cold and dark. The two shipwreck survivors were taken to Glenample Station to recover. Eva stayed at the station for six weeks before returning to Ireland by steamship. In Melbourne, Tom Pearce received a hero's welcome. He was presented with the first gold medal of the Royal Humane Society of Victoria and a £1000 cheque from the Victorian Government. Concerts were performed to honour the young man's bravery and to raise money for those who lost family in the disaster. Of the 54 crew members and passengers on board, only two survived: the apprentice, Tom Pearce and the young woman passenger, Eva Carmichael, who lost her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the Loch Ard tragedy, salvage rights to the wreck were sold at auction for £2,120. Cargo valued at £3,000 was salvaged and placed on the beach, but most washed back into the sea when another storm developed. The wreck of Loch Ard still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some items were washed up into Loch Ard Gorge. Cargo and artefacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced in March 1982. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton majolica peacock- one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne 1880 International Exhibition in. It had been well packed, which gave it adequate protection during the violent storm. Today the Minton peacock can be seen at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool. From Australia's most dramatic shipwreck it has now become Australia's most valuable shipwreck artifact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register. The shipwreck of the Loch Ard is of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register ( S 417). Flagstaff Hill has a varied collection of artefacts from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulation of artefacts from this notable Victorian shipwreck. The collections object is to also give us a snapshot into history so we can interpret the story of this tragic event. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history that allows us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes of the time. The collections historically significance is that it is associated unfortunately with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history. Nickel Silver plated teaspoons in a concreted group, fiddle-back design handle, narrow stem with flared collar and elongated bowl. There are 3 spoons in the group. makers’ mark “W” & “P” placed within a raised diamond outline, which is in turn contained within a sunken crown shape identifying the manufacturer as William Page & Co of Birmingham.flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, loch line, loch ard, mutton bird island, loch ard gorge, electroplated cutlery, nickel silver, william page & co, birmingham brass plating, makers marks, william page & co, teaspoons -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Official opening of the Karralyka Centre, Mines Road, Ringwood on 19/4/1980, 19-Apr-80
Official opening of the Karralyka Centre 19.4.198019-4-1980: L to R: Allen E Hendersen Cr Pat Gotlib (Mayor) Lady Winneke Sir Henry Winneke ? ? Alfred W. Hall (Town Clerk) -
Bendigo Military Museum
Memorabilia - TROPHY, BOWLS, RSL DIGGERS DAY, C.1971
Each plaque has 4 names on being the winning team for that year. The plaques start 1971 and the last 1981. The Bendigo RSL Sub Branch conducted a Diggers Day Bowls as far back as 1953.Trophy, brown wood rectangular base shape with 3 pillars on top of metallic construction, all are round shape, 2 have a depiction of a bird on top with outstretched wings, the centre shorter one has a depiction of a man playing bowls. The base has a central plaque with a wreath around engraved in the middle. On the left of the base are 10 x small plaques engraved with names on, 1 x small plaque on the right of the base.On centre plaque, "Presented by R.H. Trethewey MLA - Perpetual Trophy - Diggers Day Tournament". Example plaque, "1977 - H. Tobin - W. Smith - P. Weymouth - J. Cruse"brsl, smirsl, diggers day, bowls -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Photograph, A Platoon of the 2nd, Pioneer Battalion Att. to the 1St.Aust. Tunneling Company at Rance in Belgium 19 Jan 1919
The 2nd Pioneer Battalion was an Australian infantry and light engineer unit raised for service during the First World War as part of the all volunteer Australian Imperial Force. Formed in Egypt in March 1916, the battalion subsequently served on the Western Front in France and Belgium, after being transferred to the European battlefields shortly after its establishment. Rectangular shaped black and white Photograph.A Platoon of the 2nd, Pioneer Battalion Att. to the 1St.Aust. Tunnelling Company at Rance in Belgium 19 Jan 1919 Sgt. W J Branch 3rd from right front row. army, rance belgium,australian army, lara r.s.l., !st.australian tunnelling company, 2nd pioneer battalion. -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
User Handbook, For Heavy Girder Bridge Fixed spans Provisional dition. Part 1 Description and instructions, reprinted November 1955
Printed in the U.K. Edited and printed by Ministry of Supply, Inspection of Electrical Mechanical Equipment, Aquila, Golf Road, Bromley, Kent65 year old handbook containing instructions on construction/completion building of Heavy Girder Bridge.Thin brown fount cover with 50 fawn color internal pages, A4 Crown Copyright reserved, W. O. Code No. 10436. Restricted The information given in this document is not to be communicated, either directly or indirectly, to the press or to any not authorized to receive it. Printed November 1955user handbook, heavy girder bridge - fixed spans