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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - GERMAN HERITAGE SOCIETY COLLECTION: THE BEILHARZ FAMILY
Booklet with pale yellow front cover and a bright green back cover. The front has 2 illustrations and Printing: Passages from 'The Story of the Beilharz Family' pages 195-218 by Dr. Paul Sauer, Published by Heinz W. Beilharz; 2nd Edition, revised and in English 1988. Introduction by Kurt Beilharz, Ravenswood. Mentioned are German people who had migrated to Palestine because of religious persecution and during W.W.2 they were imprisoned by the British, and when the war got closer they were moved to Australia where they were placed in prison camps. The booklet is an insight into life in the camps.Introduction by Kurt Beilharz, Published by Heinz W. Beilharz. Dr Paul Sauer.biography, family, beilharz family, german heritage society collection - the beilharz family, 'the story of the beilharz family', dr paul sauer, heinz w beilharz, kurt beilharz -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - GERMAN HERITAGE SOCIETY COLLECTION: TATURA DISTRICT 1939-1947, Sunday 14th November 1993
Compiled reference articles on the Tatura District, 1939-1947. Information from War Museum Archives, Canberra. File 780/1 (2 pages). Tatura and the Shire of Rodney, by W H Bossence. Walls of Wire, Tatura Rushworth Murchison by Joyce Hammond. The Story of the Beilharz Family by Dr. Paul Sauer. Contains a map, with Internment Camps, of the Shire of Rodney, Prisoners of War in Australia During World War 2, Special Requirements for Internees : Accommodation. Chap. 1, Prisoner of War and Internment Camps at Tatura, Vic., Plan of the Camp. Has a pale yellow front cover and a pale blue back cover.document, memo, german heritage society, german heritage society collection - visit to tatura, german heritage society bendigo, german war cemetry, war museum archives canberra, tatura and the shire of rodney, walls of wire tatura rushworth murchison, the story of the beilharz family, ian walder, geoff pedersen, kurt beilharz -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - GERMAN HERITAGE SOCIETY COLLECTION: BUILDINGS, MINES & PLACES
Collection of Articles with a map of part of South Australia north of Adelaide. Contains articles and photos about Tailem Bend, Murray Bridge, Kapunda, Burra, Clare, Penwortham, Sevenhill, Eudunda, Mintaro, Watervale, The House of Quelltaler, Leasingham and Auburn. It also contains a story by Gaye Sprenglewski.societies, service clubs, german heritage society, german heritage society collection - colllection of articles about buildings, mines & places, tailem bend, murray bridge, kapunda, burra, clare, penwortham, sevenhill, eudunda, mintaro, watervale, the house of quelltaler, leasingham, auburn, gaye sprenglewski. -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Drawing - 'Komet'
HMAS Una was a Royal Australian Navy sloop that began its life as the German motor launch Komet. The ship, and her 57 crew, was captured by an infantry detachment of the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force 9 October 1914, with no loss of life. Komet was then sailed to Sydney as a prize. During the time in which the Una was in service under Australia, the sloop was used as a Patrol and General Purpose Vessel. The sloop was used to patrol the areas of New Guinea, New Britain, New Hebrides and Malayan waters. After World War I, Una was decommissioned and taken to Port Phillip Bay, renamed Akuna and used as a pilot vessel. She was finally broken up in Melbourne in 1955.After World War I, HMAS Una was decommissioned and taken to Port Phillip Bay, renamed Akuna and used as a pilot vessel. She was finally broken up in Melbourne in 1955.A sclae drawing showing side view of the double screw passenger steam boat 'Komet' which was captuered by the RAN in WWI Doppelschrauben Passagierdampfer Aussen Haut [Double Screws, Passenger Steam Boat, Outside Hight]akuna, ppps, port phillip, hmas una, ran -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Painting - MV Volendam, Volendam
She was among many Allied merchant ships who escaped to Britain rather than be interned in occupied countries in World War II. Together with Holland America Line's Nieuw Amsterdam she served in the Allied cause. She was then chartered to the British Ministry of War Transport and put into service. Under the terms of the charter the flag and crew would remain Dutch. Volendam was assigned to the Children's Overseas Reception Board, a British Government scheme introduced in 1940 to evacuate UK school children overseas. She sailed from Liverpool on Thursday 29 August 1940 as one of 33 ships in Convoy OB 205. On 30 August 1940 whilst several hundred miles off Malin Head, Northern Ireland and heading into the Atlantic, she was attacked about 2300 hrs by the German submarine U-60, firing two torpedoes that hit No. 1 hold and damaged and caused flooding in No. 2 hold. Captain Wepster then gave the order to abandon ship, and despite rough seas all 18 lifeboats got away safely.In 1947 she was used in the Australia emigrant service and in June 1948 made her first Rotterdam – Quebec sailing for the Netherlands government with capacity for 1,500 single class passengers. On Tuesday October 17, 1950 she departed Rotterdam for Sydney, arriving 6-weeks and 1 day later at her destination on Wednesday November 29, 1950. She brought with her a ship-load of (mainly Dutch) immigrants, all eager to forge new lives in Australia. In September 1948 she started her first Rotterdam – New York sailing and commenced her last voyage on this route in February 1951.A framed oil painting of the MV Volenda,Volendammv volendam, migrant ships, troop ships, u boat attack -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Painting - MS Nelly, Dacre Smyth, Nelly
MS Nelly was a humble but reliable immigrant liner operating between Europe and Australia in the 1940s and 1950s. She was eventually renamed ‘Seven Seas’ and would go on to have an impressive career sailing across the globe from Canada to New Zealand.Mrs B SmythA framed oil painting of the migrant ship MS NellyNellyms nelly, migrant ships, german migrants, post war migration -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - German Lutheran Church
1. PAstor Friedrich Leypoldt was born in Stuttgart, Germany in 1844 and came to Australia in 1869 and became pastor of the Bendigo Lutheran church. He married Elise Julia Buddee in 1870. He served as pastor for 60 years. On the occasion of his 25th anniversary he was presented with 80 sovereigns raised by donations from the German community and other Bendigo citizens. He died 1/1/1932 and is buried in the Lutheran section of the White Hills Cemetery. 2. Mr Henry Iser was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1854 and emigrated to Australia in the late 1880's. He had various positions before travelling to Sydney to take up a position on the island of Yap in the Carolina group, Micronesia. Ill health caused his return to Bendigo where he was an accountant, firstly for Lyceum Grocery Store and then Cohn Brothers Brewery. He brought his fiancée, Caroline Collen from Germany and they married in 1888.When his brother-in-law Willem Humme became ill, Henry joined him at his timber yard and ironmongery, eventually being made a partner. Thus, today's Hume and Iser was born. Henry Iser died in 1932.Black and white postcard of the German Lutheran Church in Bendigo with a photo of pastor Rev. F. Leypoldt. The postcard is addressed to Mrs. H. Iser, Linetta Bramble St. Bendigo from Alise Leypoldt 1905. The writing is in German. Part of the Barker's family collection.german lutheran, rev. leypoldt -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Polo Shirt
The celebrated EMU CREEK BUSH BAND is a social group, which fosters junior members, has the promotion of authentic Australian Traditional Music as its aim. This is played on acoustic instruments featuring the 'squeezeboxes' i.e. the German system concertinas and button accordions along with fiddle, mandolin or banjo mandolin and whistles. Piano, banjos, guitars, double bass, washboard or lagerphone and drums play rhythm. Based in Central Vitoria. https://www.bendigobushdance.org.au/layout.php?p=1White polo shirt with the logo "The Celebrated Emu Creek Bush Band" printed centre front in blue and yellow. In the centre of the logo is d drawing of the head of an emu with one eye open and one eye closed. Clothing label identifies the manufacturer - Centavic Clothing, For Embroidery and Screen Printing. Includes Phone and Fax numbers. Size XXL.colonial dance, bush dance, old time dance, emu creek bush band, peter ellis collection -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Windcheater
The celebrated EMU CREEK BUSH BAND is a social group, which fosters junior members, has the promotion of authentic Australian Traditional Music as its aim. This is played on acoustic instruments featuring the 'squeezeboxes' i.e. the German system concertinas and button accordions along with fiddle, mandolin or banjo mandolin and whistles. Piano, banjos, guitars, double bass, washboard or lagerphone and drums play rhythm. Based in Central Vitoria. https://www.bendigobushdance.org.au/layout.php?p=1Sky blue windcheater with the logo "The Celebrated Emu Creek Bush Band" printed centre front. The Band's symbol of the head of an emu is in a circle enclosed by the Band's name in blue and yellow lettering. Clothing label identifies the manufacturer - "L. Baker,". Includes Phone number. Reverse of label gives care instructions and "Made in Australia".colonial dance, bush dance, old time dance, emu creek bush band, peter ellis collection. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Letter - from Peter Richter Leipzig to Wal Jack, Peter Richter, 1958
Wal Jack had an extensive range of correspondents throughout Australia and the world who often provided him with detailed drawings and notes on various tramway systems. This letter from a 20 year old person in Leipzig Gemany. Written in German, Wal had to find someone to translate it for him. Letters dated 2-2-1958, 2-5-1958 and 28-8-1958. Not known who did the translation. The person was seeking photos and tickets. Two tickets are punched. The image is of a 2-6-0 tank locomotive overturned at the foot of an embankment.Demonstrates some of the correspondence that Wal Jack received from around the world.Set of three letters, translation, newspaper image, and two tickets. Letters written on airmail lightweight paper. Includes an original envelope. letters, wal jack, railways, tramways, peter richter, leipzig -
Ararat Gallery TAMA
Clothing, Carmen, West Germany, Evening Bag
The Lady Barbara Grimwade Costume Collection is comprised of Lady Barbara Grimwade's personal apparel and includes 145 pieces of clothing, 10 hats, 19 handbags, 66 pairs of shoes and assorted accessories of gloves, belts and scarves. In its breadth, this significant acquisition ranges from the mundane to the memorable, therefore giving a balanced representation of one person's taste. Following Lady Barbara Grimwade’s death in March 1990, Ararat Gallery formally accepted the generous gift of clothing and accessories donated by Lady Grimwade's son, Mr Angus K Grimwade, on 28 August 1991. Subsequent smaller donations in 1995 enhanced the collection. Lady Grimwade's Scottish forebears, the Gaerloch Campbells, first settled in Australia in 1861 in the Ararat-Beaufort district. Her great great grandfather, Mr Henry Campbell, died on the voyage to Australia. His widow, Jane, with 10 of her 13 children, farmed and grazed land, firstly at Stockyard Hill then at Fiery Creek, near Buangor, before leaving the shire in 1873. Lady Grimwade held a privileged position in Melbourne society. As the wife of Sir Andrew Grimwade, a prominent businessman, Chairman of several boards and a Trustee of various committees, Lady Grimwade met with royalty, heads of state, politicians, corporate directors, and horse and cattle breeders. Excerpt from 'Hot Pink Summers' catalogue essay, Helen Jackson, 1995. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Machine - BA Swallow II VH-UUM, 1935
Historical Details: The AARG BA Swallow is one of two examples surviving in Australia, along with a Klemm L.25 Swallow, although it is the only one in a public collection, while 4 airworthy survivors exist in the UK. It is a rare example of the pre-war civil open cockpit. Description: The BA Swallow was developed in England by the British Aircraft Manufacturing Company Limited and was based upon the German designed Klemm L25 light aircraft that first flew in 1927. A total of 133 were built and nine examples found their way to Austra. Level of Importance: National -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Machine - SNECMA ATAR 13,000 Lbs Of Thrust Turbo Jet
Historical Details: . Description: The Atar jet engine was designed and built in France and was developed from the wartime German BMW 109 003 engine. It powered a number of aircraft types, the most notable of which was the Dassault Mirage. The Atar was built in Australia by the Commonw. Level of Importance: State -
Arapiles Historical Society
Drawing - Portrait, framed, c. 1915
Friedrich William Kroschel (Fritz) was born 3rd March 1896(?) in Natimuk, Victoria. His parents were Friedrich August and Dorothea Martha Kroschel. After passing the medical examinations and the loyalty test applied to all German descendants, he went to Melbourne as Private F.W. Kroschel, Regimental No 6351. 1 Company 18th Re-enforcements, 23rd Battalion. 6th Infantry Brigade. He left Australia in November 1916 on a ship and went through Durban, Sth Africa. He was wounded during the battle of Ypres, Belgium and succumbed to his wounds (fractured skull) on the 25th September 1917. He is buried in Mont Huon Cemetery, near Le Treport, Seine-Maritime, France. On his grave is inscribed: "BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE". The portrait was presumably completed from a photo taken in Mendelssohn photographic studio in Melbourne before he left for the war. His fiancé was named Dora. AHS has a significant collection of items from this soldier. He was a local man who lost his life in WW1. He died of his wounds in 2nd Can: Cas: Hospital, Le Treport and is buried in Mont Huon Cemetery, near Le Treport, France. There are a number of items of correspondence to Fred/Fritz from residents in Natimuk, now in the collection of AHS. Black and white portrait drawing of a young Australian soldier in military attire framed in black and golden wooden frame.'Mendelssohn' on picture and on back 'Kroschel?'frederick william kroschel 1896, natimuk, 1st world war, no 6351, wwi, first world war, great war, friedrich august kroschel, dorothea martha kroschel, loyalty test, german, victoria, horsham, wimmera -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Footwear - Pair of Black Leather Stilettos, Schumacher, 1980s
The extensive fashion and design collection of the Kew Historical Society has been assembled over a number of decades. One subsection of this collection is shoes, designed and manufactured for Australian women by Australian and European designers. Many of the shoes, while often mass-produced, were generally constructed by skilled artisans using traditional shoe-making techniques. The shoes date from the 1890s to the 1980s. Schumacher Shoes was a family owned and operated retail show store in Melbourne who sought out the best in comfort, design, and style features. Brands are sourced from around the world, including renowned German, French, Italian; Spanish seasons collections. Made from, including sustainable, quality natural; man made materials.Black leather shoes, with high stilettos heels sling backs with a narrow pointed toe, designed by Schumacher of Collins Street, Melbourne.Schumacher / 296 (sic) Collins Street / Melbourneschumacher, women's shoes, footwear -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Container - Model Dairy Plastic Milk Bottles, Model Dairy, c.1960
This pair of milk bottles, produced for the Model Dairy in Cotham Road, Kew, were donated by Vik Sabaliauskas. They belonged to his father who worked at Model Dairy in the 1950s and 1960s. Vik wrote about his father: "As for my father, his whole life story is interesting. He was part of the big immigration program after WW2. He was a displaced person in Germany like lots of others who came out looking for a new life. Our family name is actually SABALIAUSKAS which is of Lithuanian descent. My Dad was also named Vik (Viktoras). He was known as Big Vik and I was little Vik. He arrived in Australia in 1947 and then did his 2 years of work organised by the Government and then he came to Melbourne. We lived in Tyler St Preston and he rode his pushbike to and from Kew every working day for years. In my estimation that was about 13 kms for about 6 or 7 years. Imagine that happening today. Freezing Winter mornings and hot Summer afternoons. His English was poor but he had a great work ethic like all European immigrants. His duties related to maintaining and operating all the machines. One story that he told me about was that after I was born (in 1959) he made friends with one of the drivers who delivered milk to the dairy. He asked him to get a container of milk from the farmer everyday which was just for me. I remember going to the Model Dairy Family Christmas parties which were always well patronised. I also remember visiting him in the PANCH Hospital (Bell Street Preston) where he was treated for kidney stones caused by drinking very creamy milk. He wasn't happy when he was told by the doctor to cut back on milk. My Dad was one month short of his 95th birthday when he died and he lived a pretty healthy life." (2019)Kew was a major milk producing district in the Nineteenth and early Twentieth centuries, with three major dairy farms lining the Yarra between Studley Park in the west and Burke Road in the east. In addition to these dairy producers, there were also a number of accredited dairy retailers in the suburb. The largest and most enduring of these was the Model Dairy founded by the Kew pioneer James Venn Morgan. Milk bottles that include the name of the producer or retailer are historically significant as they represent a period in Kew's history before the mass production of milk in the second half of the Twentieth Century. A number of these named bottles have the additional attribute of rarity.Pair of plastic milk bottles, designated on the front as to be used in the refigerator on on picnics. One bottle has a red screw on lid and the other a green lid. The bottles are semi-transparent. [The record also includes a photograph of Vic Sabaliauskas, provided by his son. The photograph dates from the period when he was employed at the Model Dairy].Impressed on the front of both bottles: "Unbreakable picnic and refrigerator bottle made expressly for Model Dairy Pty Ltd Cotham Rd Kew"dairies - kew, model dairy - cotham road - kew (vic) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Clothing - Fur Stole, Fitted Brown Mink Stole by K Feitel, 1930-1950
The furriers Keitel were established in Australia early in the Twentieth Century. The business was initially in Port Melbourne in Beach Street and later in Lt Collins Street, Melbourne. In 1916, 1918, 1924, and 1927 there were newspaper reports of robberies at the business; an indication of the monetary value of furs in the past. There was an interesting connection to Jewish refugees to Australia reported in Australian newspapers in 1939, which relates to the Keitel family. OFFICER'S WIDOW A REFUGEE MELBOURNE, Wednesday. - A widow, whose husband was killed in action while a German officer in the Great, War, reached Melbourne in the Marella, a refugee from Nazi Germany. She is Mrs L. Fuchs, and on the wharf she met her, brother, Mr K. Feitel, a Melbourne furrier, for the first time in 40 years. Another, brother, Mr I. Feitel, travelled with her from Vienna. Mr I Feitel is a watchmaker, and has been in the business in Australia for about 50 years. He has brought with him an agency to establish here, for the well-known Swiss watchmaking company, Chaux-de-fonds. ESCAPED INTO HOLLAND. Having escaped from Germany into Holland, 80 refugees brought to Australia in the Marella were taken by Dutch ships to Batavia, where they Joined the Marella. Seven landed in Brisbane, 40 in Sydney, and 33 in Melbourne. There was only a few British subjects in the ship. The Jewish refugees include a cattle breeder, a lawyer for a Viennese bank, dentists, clothing , manu facturers, machinery experts, and general merchants. (Source: Evening New (Rockhampton, 4 May1939, p. 4) In 1947, Mr Kallman Feitel died and the business was carried on by his family.A fashionable fur stole created by a major furriers in Melbourne.Large brown lined mink fur stole. Label: K. Feitel, Furrier, 290 Lt Collins Street, Melbourne.furs, costume accessories, women's clothing, fur stoles -
Tennis Australia
Book, Circa 1915
Book: 'The Basket Of Flowers'. 128 pages. Hardcover. Edition uncertain, undated. No author, instead: 'TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN'. Materials: Paper, Ink, Cardboardtennis -
Tennis Australia
Book, 1998
Book: 'TENNIS: A CULTURAL HISTORY'. Softcover. 1998 edition. [First published (in German) 1990. First published in English 1997.] Materials: Ink, Paper, Cardboardtennis -
Tennis Australia
Book, 1995
Book: 'BUCH DER TENNISRACKETS', (German), hardcover with dustjacket. Inscription on front endpaper: 'WITH COMPLIMENTS FOR/ MR. ROLF JAEGER/ SIGFRIED KUEBLER/ MAY 1999'. Materials: Ink, Paper, Cardboardtennis -
Tennis Australia
Lithograph, Circa 1895
A colour lithographic print of a female in full period tennis gear, holding a tennis racquet on her lap, and seated upon an umpire's chair. Inscription across bottom of image, in German: EWALD THIEL: PREISRICHTERIN BEIM LAWN-TENNIS (trans. Ewald Thiel: [Female] Lawn Tennis Umpire). Materials: Paper, Ink, Wood, Paint, Paper, Metal, Cardboard, Glasstennis -
Tennis Australia
Gouache, Unknown
Gouache depicting a barefoot, unshaven male figure with open shirt and rolled up pants hems, holding a perforated wooden paddle. Inscription in German on reverse only partially visible through backing. Materials: Pigment, Paper, Wood, Cardboard, Metal, Felt, Adhesive tapetennis -
Tennis Australia
Advertisement, Circa 1895
Molded cardboard advertisement for 'JOSEPH BEAUCHAMP, EPICIER' (grocer). Depicts two children, one holding a tennis racquet. Other text: 'PRINTED IN GERMANY NO.6914'. UV glass. Materials: Ink, Cardboard, Cloth, Wood, Glass, Metal, Adhesive labeltennis -
Tennis Australia
Page from book, Circa 1894
Page from book featuring lithograph of three boys with tennis racquets. Caption in German identifies sitters as the three eldest princes, sons of Kaiser Willhelm II, and specifies that the engraving was made from a photograph.. Materials: Paper, Ink, Metal, Wood, Glasstennis -
Tennis Australia
Print, Circa 1922
Chromolithograph depicting a young woman with a pink headscarf, resting a tennis racquet on her shoulder. Text in German indicates printer, and several numbers. Materials: Paper, Ink, Metal, Plastic, Glass, Cardboardtennis -
Tennis Australia
Block puzzle, Circa 1890
Block puzzle set in a cardboard box. Contains 9 wood blocks covered with printed paper that can be arranged to make 6 different scenes. Box also contains five picture guide cards (sixth picture guide appears on box lid). One of the scenes is a tennis scene. Complete set. Small logo on lid states 'GERMANY'. Materials: Cardboard, Paper, Ink, Wood, Gluetennis -
Tennis Australia
Action game, Circa 1920
'Table Tennis' game. Appears complete: contains a woven 'net', two net supports, two wood paddles, and a plastic hollow ball. Also contains an instructions sheet. Three non-original metal clips contained in box. Made in Germany Materials: Cardboard, Paper, Ink, Plastic, Glue, Metal, Clothtennis -
Tennis Australia
Photograph Album, Circa 1880
Leather bound German photograph album, with large brass clasp. Entitled 'Olympia' in gold lettering on front cover and also on frontispiece. Contains illustrations throughout depicting sporting scenes, including tennis, shooting, steeplechase, rowing, bowls, cricket, polo, fishing, yachting, cycling and rugby. Various monochrome photographs contained in album. Materials: Paper, Ink, Photographic emulsion, Cardboard, Leather, Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
Locket, 1907-1908
Silver-plated locket in style of a book, with 3 'pages'. Pages inscribed in German 'unforgettable day' and dates 22/6/1907 and 22/7/1908, and 'back cover' of book with initials 'AF'. Materials: Silver/Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
Page from Magazine, 12 Sep 1885
Page 213 of the German language edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper (Frank Leslie's Illustrirte Zeitung, 12 Sept. 1885), featuring an article regarding, and lithographic print of the events of the 1885 U.S. Open. Materials: Paper, Inktennis