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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Sohrab and Rustum, c. 1944
Narrative poem with tragic themesPoem by Matthew Arnold, edited by W.J. Cunningham-Pike, plus a life of the poet, by A.T. Guiller-Couch. Soft cover, blue with black print.Narrative poem with tragic themes -
Doncaster RSL Sub Branch
Wartime Diary, A Wartime Diary
A Diary of Some of The Incidents of the Military Life of No. 272 Lance Corporal H. O'Rorke Regimental Signals. 1916-1918 White cover with red bindingAustralian Commonwealth Military Forces. Oval colour patch red and brown. 39th Battalion 10th Brigade A.I.F -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - STRAUCH COLLECTION: A LIFES HISTORY
Small booklet, A Lifes's History of the late Henning Rathjen of Colbinabbin, compiled and written by Alfred E Rathjen, 15 pages with black and white photographs.Alfred e Rathjenperson, individual, henning rathjen, history-victoria-colbinabbin-rathjen -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: COUNTRY LIFE
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Country life: scene across the Kinypaniel Cree, Cathcart, circa 1890. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CAPTIN MATTHEW FLINDERS R.N
Handwritten account of the life and work of Captain Matthew Flinders R. N. Note on the front to Felicity from Ian. Also a Bibliography on the next page.document, captain matthew flinders r n, the sixth continent, arthur scholes, the discovery of australia, a sharp, the voyage of the investigator, k a austin, my own destroyer, s j baker, mornington - in the wake of flinders, l moorhead, matthew flinders 1774-1814, j d mack, in strangeland: pioneers of australia, t carter, the voyages of matthew flinders, m colewell, the discovery and exploration of australia, e h g & g ee feeken, the victoria historical magazine december 1943 & june 1953 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - SO THIS IS LIFE
So This Is Life, scenes from a country childhood, including the authors years in Bendigo, soft cover 152 pages, printed by Melbourne University Press.Anne Mannebooks, biography, anne manne -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LEAFLET FOR YOUTH RALLY - 'THIS IS LIFE', 1952
Leaflet for Youth Rally - 'This is Life'. Concert and Youth Rally held on 21st June 1952, Temperance Hall, Bendigo. Presented by 'Campaigners for Christ', Melbourne.organization, club/society, religious -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Archive - Alan Mathews and family
The Mathews family have been in continuous ownership of 395 Howe Parade (was 8 Howe Parade until 1964 when addresses re-assigned), Port Melbourne from 1938 to the present (Sept 2019)Six folders of assorted documents relating to the life of Alan Mathews and his family. Details of insurances and purchases Small leaflet "You and Hire Purchase"domestic life, alan mathews, j e mathews -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Glen Stuart, My Time At Engine Works, 26 Oct 2008
Completed by Glen Stuart in 2007 and published by PMH&PS in October 2008, when Glen spoke on the subject at a PMH&PS meeting"My Time At Engine Works" by Glen Stuart. Yellow paperback 48 pages illustrated. A memoir of Glen's working life, building marine engines.industry - manufacturing, transport - shipping, commonwealth engine works, glen stuart -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - PHYLLIS TOY COLLECTION: BENDIGO ADVERTISER ARTICLE ABOUT JUDY LORRAINE
Bendigo Advertiser Saturday 16, 1988. Clay artistry has more attraction than Architecture. The article describe the life and work of Judy Lorraine. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - A SAVIOUR OF LIVING CARGOES, 2009
A saviour of living cargoes, the life and work of Caroline Chisholm. 249 pages with some black and white pages. Signed inside front cover by the author.Carole Walkeraustralia, history, caroline chisholm, australian history, female immigrants, caroline chisholm, victorian goldfields. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Painting, MINH _ Vietnam Artist, Mekong River Delta Village, c. 1970
Painting colour in Gold/Brown timber frame depicting Mekong River Delta Village..Acrylic / canvas Village life -Houses, Boats and People.Min H Vietnam.mekong river delta villiage, framed painting -
Clunes Museum
Book, The Book Printer, JUST A BOY FROM THE BUSH, 1989
THIS IS AN ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR'S LIFE AS A BOY DURING YEARS BETWEEN 1933 AND 1947; THE DAYS OF THE GREAT ECOMONIC DEPRESSION AND THE SECOND WORLD WARPaper back, blue cover with photo, 74 pages (3 copies) An account of the author's life as a boy in Clunes Third copy in research departmentnon-fictionTHIS IS AN ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR'S LIFE AS A BOY DURING YEARS BETWEEN 1933 AND 1947; THE DAYS OF THE GREAT ECOMONIC DEPRESSION AND THE SECOND WORLD WARclunes, lloyd jones -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Senior Citizens presented with certificates
Senior citizens are presented with Life Memships of the Tatura Senior Citizens Club.|L-R: Jack Wilmot; ....; ....; Mrs Ethel Apostol ;Mrs Peat ....tatura, wilmont j, apostol e, peat, locals, costume, female, male, civic, memento, presentations -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Phillip Pepper et al, You are what you make yourself to be : the story of a Victorian Aboriginal family 1842-1980, 1989
The story of the Pepper Family and their life on the Mission at Lake Tyers. This strong family have recounted their tales and the history of the area and the lives and control of Aboriginal people.b&w photographs, b&w illustrations, tables, word lists, document reproductionswotjobaluk, kurnai, ramahyuck, gippsland, lake tyers -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Marie Hansen Fels, Good men and true : the Aboriginal police of the Port Phillip District, 1837-1853, 1988
The Aboriginal Police in the Port Phillip District were LaTrobe?s orderlies. This book contrasts what attracted men to this force in comparison with Mission life.�b&w illustrationsport phillip district, wimmera, lower murray district, gippsland, pentridge stockade, victorian history -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Colwell, Max, The Big Rivers' Murray, Darling, Murrumbidgee, 1978
The Murray-Darling basin river system - called the rivers of life. Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia. 32,000 Kms. along the system.waterways, catchments, natural disasters, bridges, commerce, land settlement -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Botsman, Barry, Long Bill Beavers. A Saga of Old Gippsland.`, 1986
A fictional tale depicting life in the Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, region as it was at the close of the 19th. Century. Illustrated with sketches. Some reference to actual historical events.ships and shipping, waterways, township -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Langley Eve, White Coolies, 1994
A thinly veiled autobiography of the authors early life which includes time spent living and working on the land in the Metung area of East Gippsland Victoria.employment, social history -
Wangaratta Art Gallery
Painting, R. Spinner, The Pied Piper, c. 1968
Rural City of Wangaratta CollectionA still life painting of a band uniform alongside a trumpet and music stand, painted using red, blue, silver, gold, yellow, black, and white.Obverse: R SPINNER/ (bottom right corner)wangaratta art gallery, r spinner, band, still life, painting -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Show schedule, Yarrawonga Centenary Spring Show, Saturday October 1st, 1983, 1983
The first show was held inSept 1883 at Alexander Park on the Murray River. Two years later it was moved to the Showgrounds south of the town. Two shows have been missed, one due to WW2 and the other due to drought and a poor season. The Centenary Show was held over two days with a street parade on the Sunday.A5 size booklet Yellow card cover. Newspaper quality pages. Lists committee members,Life members, Stewards,prizes, classes and events -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Anne Seeney, 1/09/2006 12:00:00 AM
Anne Seeney on coming to Australia in 1958 as a 'ten pound Pom', and life in Blackburn.Anne Seeney on coming to Australia in 1958 as a 'ten pound Pom', and life in Blackburn. Interviewed by Fred Smith 18 September 2006. Tape at NP3398Anne Seeney on coming to Australia in 1958 as a 'ten pound Pom', and life in Blackburn. seeney, anne, emigration, english in australia, blackburn, oral history migration program -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Because I live, you will live also, 1/10/1986
Because I live, you will live also : thanksgiving service for the life of Keith Arthur Patterson 8 Jan 1908 - 5 Oct 1986patterson, keith arthur -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Vale to Alwyn Till, 1/09/1944
Vale to Alwyn Till from a church newsletter Sep 1944, officially believed to have lost his life in Germany, 13 August 1944.till, alwyn, church of england boys society -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, William Henry Slater, C 1828 - 1894
Deakin street, Mitcham, formerly part of the Springfield Estate Co. Ltd, was named after Alfred Deakin, Australia's second Prime Minister.A summary of the life of William Henry Slater who established a herb garden in Mitcham and won an Honorable Mention for essential oils at the Paris Exhibition in 1867.Deakin street, Mitcham, formerly part of the Springfield Estate Co. Ltd, was named after Alfred Deakin, Australia's second Prime Minister.slater, william henry, mitcham, herbs, lavender farms, pearce, harry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Judith Ann Fry, 2017
Order of Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Judith Fry and the Herald Sun Funeral Notice, 2 Aug 2017. Judith died 20 Jul 2017.fry, judith, all saints' anglican church, mitcham -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Julia Marion Harvey Hale, 1907 - 1964
Biography of the life of Julia Hale, Victoria's most prominent woman sawmiller who from 1941 lived at Buckanbe, 32 Orion Road, Vermont.hale, julia, orion road, vermont no. 32, kirkpatrick, alfred, buckanbe park, evans, peter s. -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Photograph - Image, 1940-1950 (Approximate)
Donated by the Presentation Sisters of Mt Carmel Convent. Mr Charles Gordon was well known as local comedian and proprietor of the local cinema. Dr John Harris was a member of the Victorian ParliamentBlack and white photograph of Mr Charles Gordon & Dr John Harris, both deceased but formerly prominent men in the life of Rutherglen. Unmounted & unframed"Charlie Gordon sitting down. Dr John Harris standing"charles gordon, john richards harris, comedian, cinema, victorian parliament -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1938
Black and white photograph Surf Life Saving members guiding the rope line through the surf during a rescue exercise. Lakes Entrance Victoriasurf lifesaving, volunteering -
Bayside Gallery - Bayside City Council Art & Heritage Collection
Sculpture, Lenton Parr, Windhover, 2001
Inspired by a well-loved poem of Gerard Manley Hopkins, the abstract sculpture is reflective of the elements of Bayside's coastal environment: wind, water and waves.welded steel Public Art Commission located on Sandringham Foreshore Reserve, Beach Rd, near Sandringham Life Saving Club, Sandringham, Victoria.sculpture, windhover, clouds, wind, waves, lenton parr, public art, sandringham, foreshore, bayside art coastal trail, beach road