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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Uniform - Army Uniform, Captain MacInnes
Army issue uniform worn by Captain Alan Finley MACINNES, a MO at D Company 17th Garrison Battalion stationed at Camp 4 Tatura during WW2.Army issue jacket, trousers and hat, made in army issue material, olive drab colour. Hat has leather band and army badge. Material for the uniform is Berathea wool cloth with an open collar two epaulets and two metal subdued Australian Rising Sun badges affixed to the lapels. Both epaulets display three metal pips indicating the rank of Captain and metal "AUSTRALIA" shoulder titles.as aboveww2 army uniform, ww2 army captains uniform, captains uniform, captain macinnes, alan macinnes, medical officer internment camps, d company 17th garrison battalion, camp 4 tatura -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: MAYORAL RETIREMENT SPEECH, UNDATED
The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Six typed pages, stapled, undated. Mentions that his successor as Mayor will be Cr Turner. R. F. (Dick) Turner was Mayor 1965-66. Individuals mentioned in this speech : Mr R. R. Anderson (City Engineer), Mr H. A. Moors (Bendigo Sewerage Authority), Mr A. J. Watts (Town Clerk) and wife, Miss B. Liddell (staff), Douglas Anderson (Victorian Promotion Committee), Mr Sidney Morrell (New York), Mr Brian Harrison (MP of London), Sir Norman Martin (Victorian Inland Meat Authority), Mr Evans (Department of Immigration), Lindsay Thompson (MLC and Minister of Housing). Mr Sid Mellis and Mr J. Jeffrey, both retired Hargreaves St businessmen, have been associated with the Mayor's Blanket Appeal.bendigo, council, speech notes, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. victorian promotion committee. victorian inland meat authority. mayor's blanket appeal. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CAMBRIDGE PRESS COLLECTION: LABEL - BENDIGO SOLDIERS' STORE
Sheet of paper with six labels gummed to it. There are two of each, Salad Oil, Olive Oil and Castor Oil. The labels are blue on white paper for the Salad Oil and Olive Oil. The Castor Oil is green on white background. The top of the label has the trade mark which has a blue/green B and two white S's in front of it and Prop Ltd. Underneath.It has trade on one side and mark on the other. It has some floral work and a bullet on the left and right. Under this is the name of the contents. Under the contents is Bottled by Bendigo Soldiers' Stores Prop. Ltd. Head Store - corner Myers & Mitchell Streets, Phone 950 and Branch - corner. View & Rowan Streets Phone 830. Stamped Sample by Cambridge Press, Hargreaves St. Phone 130 Bendigo. Date 7/5/24. The labels are for 5 ozs Net and 10 ozs Net for each oil. Written at the bottom of each label is the quantity required.business, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection, bendigo soldiers' stores, oil labels -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Bottle
Thomas Oliver Hunter was born in1867 and died in Bendigo in 1941. Advertisements show the following:- 1891- manufacturer of aerated water and cordial. 1893 had a stock of ales and stout 1908 - joined with his brother Frederick and became Hunter Bros. 1912 - Brewer 1915 - Combined with Steward Bros. of Eaglehawk and the company became Steward and Hunter Pty Ltd. The site of manufacturing was the Kent Brewery in Bridge St., BendigoBottle Glass with marking on one side and down the bottom T.O.HUNTER TRADEMARK (EMBOSSED GREYHOUND) BENDIGO. THIS BOTTLE IS THE PROPERTY OF T.O. HUNTER BENDIGO AND CANNOT BE LEGALLY USED BY OTHERSbottle, glass -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Stawell Fire Brigade, Stawell Fire Brigade with Captain Ray Maddocks
Black and White Photo. Men in Uniform with Helments. Officers in capsStan Illig, A, Oliver, Jack Maddocks, Lindy Hughes, Ray Maddocks, Eric Freeland, Harrold Freeland, Harold D???, Henry Dunn. Front Harry Widge, Wally Steard, Phil Jamison, Frank Floyd, Jack Jamison, Toby Rowlands, Fred Crouch. -
Brighton Historical Society
Clothing - Dress, Day dress, circa 1870
The donor and family of this gown were long-term Brighton residents, and the gowns were held by them as family heirlooms prior to donation to Brighton Historical Society. Originally owned by Elizabeth Emma Adams and Cecilia Elizabeth Adams, it is believed that the dress was brought to Australia by either a half brother, James Smith Adams, or a younger sister, Sophia Charlotte Louisa Adams (later known as Mother Rose Columba Adams). Elizabeth and Cecilia were the daughters of James Smith Adams (a squire, 1780-1860) and Elizabeth Emma McTaggart (1793-1843) of Tower House, Woodchester in Gloucester, a property which Elizabeth later inherited. Originally a monastery, Tower House had been converted into a stately home after the Reformation. According to information originally provided by the donor, both this dress and the dress T0004.3 were made for Elizabeth and Cecilia, to be worn at the young Queen Victoria’s first 'drawing room ball' following the end of court mourning in 1838 for her uncle William IV who died in 1837. In 1838 Cecilia would have been twelve years old and Elizabeth would have been ten years old. It is possible that the dress T0004.3 was worn by one of the girls to this event as it is of appropriate dimensions for a child of that age, although its design is very formal and adult. However, it is unlikely that either of the girls wore this dress at the ball due to the size and styling of the dress. It is likely that the dress belonged to one of the girls, but was worn at a later date. Elizabeth was born on 30 June 1828 at Tower House and died on 1 May 1909. She created a scandal when she eloped with her first husband, Thomas Charles Gardiner at the age of 18. The validity of the marriage was later formally investigate and, while it was confirmed as valid, a second church wedding was subsequently held. Thomas died in 1878. Elizabeth subsequently remarried Reverend R. E. Blackwell, but was widowed again by 1889. Cecilia was born on 17 December 1826 and died in 1902 a spinster recluse in England. At the inquest into Cecelia's death in 1904 it was revealed that she had clearly come from a family of means as her home was filled to the brim with highly valuable goods, many in boxes. She was buried in the family vault at Woodchester. Elizabeth and Cecilia's sister Sophia converted to Roman Catholicism in 1851 and became a nun, taking the religious name 'Rose Columba'. In 1883 Mother Rose Columba led a group of eight to Australia, answering a call for Dominican sisters to nurse the sick in Adelaide. Upon arrival, she founded St. Dominic's Priory and the Church of Perpetual Adoration in North Adelaide, using her inheritance to build the chapel. Elizabeth's second son, George Henry Somerset, who inherited the Adams family estate dropped the 'i' in Gardiner and added the maiden name of his grandmother. Therefore, the family name has now become Gardner McTaggart. These Adams family entries have been updated with information provided by Dr Herbert Gardner McTaggart, great-grandson of George Henry Somerset in April 2016. Mr McTaggart contacted the society after finding our entries online.A hand sewn white purple, pink, green, blue and yellow floral silk chiffon dress from circa 1870. The dress consists of two pieces worn together as a dress. This dress has received a great deal of mending and alteration and so it is difficult to be sure of what constitutes its original state. The following description is of its current state. The bodice has a high neck with a simple shallow band collar, an olive braid and a press stud closure. The bodice fastens down the centre front with ten hook and eyes closures and two sets of ribbon ties . The bodice has three darts providing shaping into the waistline. The bodice finishes at the waist and gently tapers towards the front creating a 'V' line. Down the centre front from the neck to the waist concealing the bodice opening is a pressed pleated ruffle of the dress fabric and a line of olive braid. The dress features pagoda sleeves finished at the hem with pressed pleated ruffle of the dress fabric, a line of olive braid and a silk fringe of 4 cm pale pink and white. The skirt part of the bodice section attaches to the front of the dress with two hooks and eyes on the left hand side of the waist. The fabric drops down to approximately the knees at the front, curving up and splitting on either side over the hip. The edge of this piece is also trimmed with a pressed pleated ruffle of the dress fabric and a line of olive braid. Just below the hip on either side is a large bow of pink, cream, purple and green taffeta. The bodice at the back is shaped with four panels into the waistline. Where it joins the bodice skirt the skirt is pleated, creating fullness. The skirt of the dress ensemble secures at the waist on the left hand side. At the front it has two pleats (that may have been repositioned during repair), and is fully gathered at the back. At the front the dress falls to the floor whilst at the back it is longer to accommodate the bustle and possibly a small train.cecilia elizabeth adams, elizabeth emma adams, 1870s fashion, tower house, woodchester, james smith adams, elizabeth emma mctaggart, mary rose columba adams, sophia charlotte louisa adams -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Camera, Box Brownie Camera, c.1930
The Box Brownie camera was developed by Frank Brownell in the late 19th century. It was marketed by Eastman Kodak of U.S.A. and was a camera with a simple lens. It provided snapshots at a low cost and was the most widely-used camera by families in the first half of the 20th century. This item was the No. 2 model which was sold from 1901 to 1935. This item was given to Olive O’Donnell when she was ten years old. The donor was Miss Florence Lake of ‘Lyndoch’ in Warrnambool. She was noted for giving presents, usually at Christmas time, to the children of her employees and other children in the Warrnambool area. Olive O’Donnell’s father worked for Miss Lake for 45 years. The property of ‘Lyndoch’ near the mouth of the Hopkins River in Warrnambool was established by a Melbourne businessman, George Rolfe, late in the 19th century and Miss Lake was one of the two stepdaughters of George Rolfe who inherited the property. Miss Florence Lake built a house at Lyndoch which today forms part of the aged care facility established when the property was sold. This camera is of interest for two reasons: 1. It is an example of the Box Brownie camera which was a very popular camera owned by many Australians in the first half of the 20th century. 2. It is an example of the type of present given to children by the Warrnambool philanthropist, Florence Lake. She resided at ‘Lyndoch’ and was well-known in the Warrnambool community in the 20th century. This is a rectangular-shaped black metal box. A metal clip acts as an opening and closing device for inserting a film. A yellow and black film is enclosed at one end of the box. A handle is on the top of the box and is attached by metal clips. There are several viewing panels on the box and a metal mechanism for winding the film. The box is scuffed and stained. ‘Brownie’ ‘No 2 Brownie Model F Patented in U.S.A. Patents Pending.’ photography, household items, lyndoch, warrnambool, florence lake, warrnambool, olive o’donnell, warrnambool -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Document - Patrick White Probate 1897, 1897
Tait collection: item 42 of 62 This is a document giving details of the Will and Probate of Patrick White, a farmer from Codrington who died in 1883. He left personal estate to the value of £316, with the beneficiaries being his wife, Eleanor and his son George. The lawyer concerned with this document was Ernest Chambers who had legal offices in Port Fairy, Koroit and Warrnambool at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. He had possession of this document and it was passed down to successive lawyers occupying the legal premises in Kepler Street, Warrnambool and located in this Kepler Street building in 2014. This document is of minor significance as Patrick White was not a resident of Warrnambool. The interest lies in the fact that the lawyer, Ernest Chambers, practised in Warrnambool in the 19th centuryThis is a cream-coloured piece of parchment paper containing details of the Will and Probate of Patrick White of Codrington who died in 1883. The paper is folded in two and the edges of the pages have blue lines ruled on them. There is handwritten material (black ink) on three of the pages. The seal of the Supreme Court of Victoria is attached with olive-green ribbon and there are five red stamps of the Master in Equity of the Supreme Court. The writing is fading in places but the document is readable. In the Supreme Court of the Colony of Victoria In the Probate Jurisdiction In the Will of Patrick White late of Codrington in the Colony of Victoria Farmer deceasedpatrick white,, codrington, ernest chambers, warrnambool history -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Ballarat Technical School - Form 5A, 1969
Black and white photograph of the students in Form 5A in 1969. There are 15 boys either sitting or standing. Names of students are not in any order matching the photograph. BIRCH, Adrian; CALABY, Graeme; FOWLER, Peter; FRASER, Trevor; GRAY, Peter; JARECKI, Richard; JENNINGS, Neill; LIUBICICH; G; MANNIX, Paul; NIMMO, Danial; OLIVER, Gary, [left during the year]; PAIGE, Clete; PEROVICH, V; SPIERS, Alan; WITHERS, Gary. adrian birch, graeme calaby, peter fowler, trevor fraser, richard jarecki, neill jennings, g. liubucich, paul mannix, daniel nimmo, gary oliver, clete paige, v. perovich, alan spiers, gary withers, ballarat junior technical school, alumni -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: EMU CREEK BUSH BAND
Coloured photograph. White top and bottom. Emu Creek Bush Band- Bendigo Julie Moneypenny, Don Moneypenny, Mary Hogan John Williams, Phyllis Swan, Stan Symes Peter Ellis Kevin? Des Skinner Olive Dobbyn Bradley Barker Mary Wiseman Les Giri. Banjo. Accordion. Recorder. Violin. Concertina. Guitar. Back of photo has sticker reading: Copyright of this photograph belongs to the Bendigo Advertiser.entertainment, music, emu creek bush band -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Wyclif Congregational Church Sunday School Picnic 1921 (1), 1921
Sepia photo of 2 young girls holding ice creams standing against a bushy background on a grassy track. Sepia photo, one of 7, mounted on what appears to be a page from a photo album. The page is olive-brown and it has been ruled into sections using a white ink. This measures 29.75 cm x 24.2 cm. This is mounted on card. This photo measures 5.6 cm x 8.25 cm."WYCLIF S. S. PICNIC AT HAMPTON 1921." in white ink with gold highlights. Photos have been numbered 1-7 in black marker pen at a later date. Individual identification of two men in blue biro - "Right: Ken Shearer" and " R - Harry James" in Jocelyn Hall's writing. On the back of the mount card in Jocelyn Hall's writing: L top: "No 2 - On Right Ken Shearer / Photo No 6 .. At Right: HARVEY JAMES / No 4: Back row holding Tray: / Hillier (Bill) Bayley" L bottom: "Donated by W. Dempsey / Photographer may have been / W. T. Hill of Pembroke St."wyclif congregational church, picnics, sunday schools, hampton, william dempsy, bill dempsey, ken shearer, harry james, harvey james, hillier (bill) bayley -
Parks Victoria - Mount Buffalo Chalet
Booklet, "The Lyre-Birds of Mt Buffalo"
Information booklet for distribution, collected by Roger Jones. "The Mount Buffalo plateau has been attracting scientific investigation into its unique plants, insects and animals from at least the 1850's. "(Pg. 131. Historica) "In 1924, amateur naturalist and mountain guide, Alice Manfield (1878-1960) popularly known as Guide Alice , released The Lyre-birds of Mount Buffalo, a 23 page booklet detailing her studies into the lyre-birds on Mount Buffalo, the first pictorial record of lyre-birds to be published. It features Mansfield's photography and includes an introduction by Charles Barrett (1879-1959), an Australian naturalist, journalist, author and foundation member of the Ornithologists Union." (Pg. 132) There are very few known copies of this booklet.Listed in Draft Inventory of Significant Collection Items . Appendix A.3. Natural History. (Pg 169. Historica)..1 Smooth olive book cover with stick-on photograph of a male lyre-bird. Framed within a border, ink blotches on right-side of booklet. 16 page booklet A 5 size, illustrations on left side pages, stick-on photographs on right pages except for introduction with illustration on right. Thick rough printed paper. •.2 Same as above with slight ink marks on top right, slight tear on right of image. .1 "The Lyre-Birds of Mt Buffalo" Photographs and notes by 'Guide Alice', Introduction by Charles Barrett CM2s Publisher: Robertson and Mullens Ltd....." •.2 Same as .1. -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Programme, Tramway Board employees, "Grand Patriotic Concert", Jul. 2018
Programme - folded quarto sheet printed on gloss off-white paper, titled "Grand Patriotic Concert" held by employees of the Tramway Board for the endowment of a coat at the Caulfield Military Hospital, Masonic Hall Collins St, 16/7/1918. Organised by Ruby Whitelaw and Olive Smith. Gives details of the performers, with the Victorian Railways Institute Orchestra. On rear has a photo of the Sick and Wounded Soldiers on the Caulfield Military Hospital Grounds.trams, tramways, tramway board, fund raising, world war 1, hospital, caulfield -
Bialik College
Film (sub-series) - Plays and musicals, 1980s-2007
1980s, 1990s, 2000s1980s, 1990s, 2000s -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Pamphlet, Rosslyn Chapel, nd
Rosslyn Chapel is part of a larger complex. "In 1446 William St Clair founded the Chapel to spread intellectual and spiritual knowledge" ... Oliver Cromwell's troops sacked the Chapel in 1650. "Excavations in the 1800s uncovered foundations stretching a further 30 metres beyond the west end of the Chapel". Conservation work was undertaken in the 1950s. The Chapel was made famous as a source of the Da Vinci Code in the popular Dan Brown novel of the same name.Historically significant building with many connections to stonemasonry. The apprentice column is a magnificently carved post inside the Chapel.Folding pamphlet with colour illustrations, plan and history of Rosslyn.chapel, rosslyn, rosslyn chapel, scotland, freemasons, knight templars, st clair, gargoyles, mason's marks, mason, stonemason -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Plaque - Three Brass Engraved Stencils
Oliver Lewis Randell (1836-1/7/1899) was a Welshman who began in Ballarat in the 1860's before moving to the Bendigo goldfields in 1871. He was a speculator and one of the first members of the Bendigo Stock Exchange. He had large stock holdings throughout the state, including at the time of his death, 2000 shares in the New Chum Mining Co., and 1000 shares in the North Duke Mining Co., both of BendigoThree metal stencils. Brass frame with gold outer edge and oval shape in centre. Name O.L.Randall in one stencil and two with initials OLR in centre. Bailey Bros in left hand corner Engravers in right hand corner Chancery Lane in bottom left hand corner London WC in bottom right hand corner. Cardboard square with Logo on engraver in purple inkstencils, o.l. randall -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Pratt's Junction Estate, Ringwood - 1923. Oliver St., Georges Rd., Junction St. 24/11/1923. 3 pounds deposit and 1 pound per month. F.V. Parker agent. 86 lots. Free rail tickets and motor transport
Catalogue card reads, "Pratt's Junction Estate 1923. Oliver St., Georges Rd., Junction St. 24/11/1923. 3 pounds deposit and 1 pound per month. F.V. Parker agent. 86 lots. Free rail tickets and motor transport." -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
P0STCARD SEND BY MRS. L. McLENNAN.PHOTOGRAPH POSTCARDS OF CLUNES BAND AT THE CLUNES CARNIVAL JAN 8,1907 .1 FADED SEPIA .2 BLACK AND WHITE.1 MRS. L. McLENNAN, OLIVE STATION, VIA MARYBOROUGH ROCKHAMPTON, QUEENSLAND .2 On Reverse; OLD JOE ROBERTS HIS CAN BAND AT QUEEN'S GARDEN'S CLUNES VICTORIA DECKER ON THE DRUM FRITZ WEICKHARDT & DODGER HODGE ONLY MEN IN IT, YOURS FAITHFULLY CRITIOlocal history, document, postcard, crick, shrigley, mc lennan & lazarus -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Stawell Pleasant Creek Hospital with Doctors & Nurses on the steps c1919, c1919
Possibly taken at Unveiling of WW1 Honour Roll at Pleasant Creek Stawell Hospital Group of nurses on front steps of Pleasant Creek Hospital. Man sitting at front is Dr Fox.Locre Belgium 14/11/17 Front of Pleasant Creek Hospital Rose Palmer Jess Taylor Marg Williams Olive Barnes Margt Booth Jennie Wren Mamie Singleton Matron Lang? (Possibly Missing) Possibly Unveiling of Honour Roll at Stawell Hospital. hospital, ww1, medical, nursing -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Print - Reproduction, Johnston, P&O 'Iberia' - 29,600 Tons, c.1960
SS Iberia was an ocean liner completed in 1954 for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O). Along withother liners, Iberia mainly provided passenger service between the United Kingdom and Australia. In the Annual Report 1954, Padre Oliver mentions: " Two fine new P & O ships made their maiden voyages during the year: "Arcadia" and "Iberia". In each case I was privileged to help to represent the Mission at the official luncheon."Marine artColour printed reproduction of a painting or lithograph print featuring 20th C passenger liner, hull and superstructure primarily painted white, under steam at sea. Small tug/fishing vessel in foreground. Larger steam ship on horizon. Print on plain board backing with plain mitred timber frame. Eyelet screws with wire.Printed signature lower right. 'JOHNSTON'iberia, passenger ship, p&o, marine painting, passenger ships, artwork-paintings, peninsular and oriental steam navigation company -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - WAGHORN FAMILY
Two items in this file: 1/Reprinted article on Frank Everard Waghorn, taken from Brighton Cemetorians Flyer. Gives his family history, and war record. 2/Three reprinted pages from Sands & McDougall’s 1913 and 1923 editions, showing that the family lived on Hawthorn Road between Pine and Glenhuntly Roads, and that their home was called ‘St. Arnaud’ in 1913. One copy shows Frank living at 13 Olive Street, Caulfield.world war 1914-1918, waghorn frank everard, caulfield, waghorn edward james, oliver ida mary, booran road, greengrocer, ormond, waghorn phyllis, waghorn mrs inocencia, waghorn mrs t., soldiers, ‘st. arnaud’, house names, hawthorn road, olive street -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Congregational Church Stawell Children’s Choir 1923, Feb 6 1992
Congregational Church Children’s Choir Stawell 1923 Back Row: L-R Emma Evans Olive Warne Jean Wood Marie Evans Reverend Mr Cleavely, May Holloway Marjorie Bainbridge Mollie Heywood Maisie Riley Front Row: L-R Ida Abrahams Bess Sumner Ena Holloway Alice Heal Ilma Phillips Lorna Huttley Marg Heywood Edda Lawrence Reclining at front: Scott HeywoodBlack and white photograph of a group of young people, including a minister standing in the centre of the back rowchoir, religion -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Legacy 50th Anniversary Event at the Shrine, 1973
Photos of a ceremony and wreath laying at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne. It was part of the Golden Jubilee 50 year celebrations in 1973. (see also 00479). It is the same event when an Olive Tree of Peace was planted in the western lawn of the Shrine (see 00441 and 00442). The photo shows President of Legacy in 1973, Legatee Geoff Handbury placing a wreath on the Cenotaph. Photos came from an envelope marked P1 Federal Conference 1973 / 50 Year anniversary.A record of a ceremony to mark the 50th year of Legacy.Black and white photo of a service at the Shrine for the 50th Anniversary.All stamped "This Photograph is the compliments of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of Victoria. Please acknowledge Michael Cheshire" in grey ink.golden jubilee, conference, wreath laying ceremony -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Legacy 50th Anniversary Event at the Shrine, 1973
Photos of a march, ceremony and wreath laying at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne. It was part of the Golden Jubilee 50 year celebrations in 1973. (see also 00479). It is the same event when an Olive Tree of Peace was planted in the western lawn of the Shrine (see 00441 and 00442). The photos show a group of Legatees marching towards the Shrine behind a military band. Photos came from an envelope marked P1 Federal Conference 1973 / 50 Year anniversary.A record of a ceremony to mark the 50th year of Legacy.Black and white photo of a march to the Shrine for the 50th Anniversary.All stamped "This Photograph is the compliments of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of Victoria. Please acknowledge Michael Cheshire" in grey ink.golden jubilee, conference, wreath laying ceremony -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Animal specimen - Bassian Thrush, Trustees of the Australian Museum, 1860-1880
The Bassian Thrush is a secretive bird, often difficult to see, as it is an unobtrusive species that forages among dense vegetation. When disturbed, it sometimes crouches on the ground and freezes, relying on its scalloped plumage to conceal its presence. The Bassian Thrush feeds on the ground, scratching under the leaf-litter for small invertebrates. This specimen has been mounted in an accurate and yet stylised fashion. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum in Sydney and the National Museum of Victoria (known as Museums Victoria since 1983), as well as individuals such as amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century. This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.The plumage of this Bassian Thrush specimen is a mottled brown to olive-brown colour, heavily scalloped with black crescent-shaped bars on the back, rump and head. The paler underparts all have brown-black scalloping. It has a white eye-ring which surrounds glass eyes which have been included by the taxidermist to replace the originals. This specimen stands upon a wooden platform and has an identification tag tied around its leg.Swing Tag: 44a / mountain Thrush / See Catalogue Page 15 taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, bird, australian birds, bassian thrush, thrush, zoothera lunulata -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, The Making of Australia, Early 20th century
This history book, written by Walter Murdoch, is the third in a series on Australian history. Walter Logie Forbes Murdoch (1874-1970) was a distinguished academic and writer, regarded today as one of Australia’s foremost essayists. He was a household name to two generations of Australians through his radio broadcasts and syndicated newspaper columns in several Australian newspapers. He came to Warrnambool in 1901 as the proprietor of a private school and while in Warrnambool wrote the first of the history series, ‘The Struggle For Freedom’. In 1904 Murdoch became a lecturer in English at Melbourne University and went from there to be the foundation Professor of English at the University of Western Australia and later its Chancellor. Murdoch University in Western Australia is named after him and he was knighted in 1964. He published over 40 books. This book is of interest as it was written by Walter Murdoch, not only because he was important in both literary and academic circles in Australia but also because he has a place in Warrnambool’s history. In 1901 Walter Murdoch came to Warrnambool going into partnership with James Scott, the proprietor of Warrnambool College. They bought out Stanley’s Warrnambool Grammar School and when Scott retired Murdoch became the sole proprietor and Headmaster of Warrnambool College. Whilst in Warrnambool Murdoch continued his writing. He left Warrnambool in 1904.This is a hard cover book of 242 pages. It has an olive green cover with the titles and author information on the cover and the spine in black print. The front cover has the information enclosed in an ornamental black and green border. The book has a Preface, 30 chapters on the early history of Australia, a List of Illustrations, an Index and two pages of advertisements for other history books published by Whitcombe and Tombs. The book contains several black and white photographs and sketches. On first page: ‘Elizabeth Kiddle, St. Hilda’s 1st year’. walter murdoch, history of warrnambool, australian history textbooks -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: BOWLS
Bendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from 2002. Bowls: South Bendigo's fours pennant team. Back row: Olive Crawford, Win Mc Gregor, Freda Goyne, Alma O'Brien, Lorna Cocks, Lila Steel, Nell Beck, Nell Armstrong, Cis Pitson, Vi Smith and Glad Brooks. Front row: Nell Stevenson, Tilly Jenkins, Ivy Symes, Helen Hill and Hilda Flett. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: SPEECH NOTES 18TH APRIL (1951?)
Norman Oliver collection. Councillor and sometime Mayor of the City of Bendigo. Twenty pages of typed notes with the date 18th April written in pencil in the margin of the front page. Found in sequence of 1951 notes. Topics include the Library, and subtitled paragraphs on the Floral display, the Commonwealth Jubilee bicycle relay, the City Council meeting, Anzac Day, the City Engineer's Department, the Town Planning conference, Playing grounds and the Combined schools centenary sports meeting.bendigo, council, speech notes, councillor norman oliver, sometime mayor of bendigo. radio station 3bo 'the mayor speaks'. bendigo centenary 1951. -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Vesta Case, Estimated: 1889-1890
Silver vesta case with trumpeted flower etched on one side and rose like flower on the other. Match striker on the bottom. Stylized CJS on refers to Charles James Stevens born Gibraltar 1/1/1892, died 2/3/1973, buried Geelong Eastern Cemetery. He married Edna Olive in 1966. Edna and her sister, Elsie Samuel, lived in Pickworth Avenue, Anglesea and were active in the Historical Society.Etched with trumpeted and rose-like flowers and the letters "CJS". Hallmarks: cc, P, anchor, Lion (P=1889-1890). Arrow (anchor) - Birmingham.matches, silver, charles james stevens -
Wangaratta High School
WHS Sports Award, 2004
Brown wooden 2004 Hume North East Region Sports Award plaques with gold metal plate on the bottom section and 3D Year Champion sticker in the centre. Team awards: Year 7 boys squash team Year 8 girls squash team Intermediate boys football team Boys senior squash team Individual Awards: Andrew Kelly- Golf Outstanding Achievement heather Oliver- Basketball Outstanding Achievement