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Greensborough Historical Society
Game, Milton Bradley Company et al, Chinese Star Checkers, 1970_
Chinese Star Checkers is a game for 2 to 6 players. Instructions are included.Game in cardboard box. Timber board with painted star and holes for game pieces. Bag of game pieces (small coloured balls).board games, chinese checkers -
Geelong Cycling Club
Framed Records, 1958
Russell Mockridge b1928 d1958 was described 'as the greatest cyclist of all time'. The list of his achievements in this framed photograph indicates just how successful he was on the international cycling stage.Russell Mockridge achieved international notoriety as a cyclist from the mid 1940s until his death in 1958, representing Australia in the Olympic games, the Commonwealth Games, The Tour de France and other international high profile cycling events. Framed photo of listed achievements of Russell Mockridge. This shows printed information together with dates of placings in World events. The printing is in black on white paper, mounted on grey paper and framed in a black frame."Russell Mockridge/GACC 1946-1953/GWCC 1953-1958.russell mockridge; gacc; gwcc; -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Manuscript, Robin Boyd, Tokyo Cathedral, c. 1965
A detailed critique of Kenzo Tange's St Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo and experience of visiting the site. (later published asPublished as "A Cruciform Window onto Heaven" in "Architectural Forum", vol. 123, no. 2, September 1965, pp. 50-55.Typewritten (c copy), foolscap, 4 pages. (Three copies)st mary's cathedral, tokyo, kenzo tange, hiroshima, tokyo olympic games, hyperbolic paraboloid, japan, robin boyd, manuscript -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Document, Swimming is in Tracey's blood, 195-?
Article about Marjorie McQuade (1951)marjorie mcquade, swimming, olympic games -
Vision Australia
Object, Reversi, 19
A strategy board game invented in England in the 1880's, it involves placing coloured discs in lines and capturing (or flipping) opponent discs that stand in the way. Sold these days under the name 'Othello' (which links the changing relationship between discs to the Shakespearian play), the red side of the disc is smooth and the white is ridged. RNIB Catalogue no. 9434. 1 wooden box with 64 red/white reversible pieces recreation equipment, games -
Vision Australia
Object, Piatnik Opti Large Index Bridge cards, 1960-2005
A 52 playing card set (plus two jokers) with large print numbers and suit types. Playing cards with red and white design with numbers and suit in large print in paper packet. recreation equipment, games -
Vision Australia
Object, Playing cards with large print, 1980-2000
A 52 playing card set (plus two jokers) with large print numbers and suit types. Playing cards with William Grant's Scotch Whiskey printed on back and numbers and suit in large print in paper packet. recreation equipment, games -
Vision Australia
Object, Aviator playing cards with large print, 1927-1995
A 52 playing card set (plus two jokers) with large print numbers and suit types. A fact card is included about the death of Wild Bill Hickok during a game of poker. The Aviator brand of cards was released just after the first trans-Atlantic flight in commemoration of the crossing. Playing cards with with red and white design with numbers and suit in large print in paper packet. recreation equipment, games -
Vision Australia
Object, Piatnik Giant Index Supreme Poker Size playing cards, 1960-2005
A 52 playing card set (plus two jokers) with large print numbers and suit types. Playing cards with black and white design with numbers and suit in large print in paper packet. recreation equipment, games -
Vision Australia
Object, Wooden dice and holder, 19
Wooden box with one end open holds three wooden dice with raised brass dots. The number 19 is written on the side of the holder. 3 wooden dice in a wooden box recreation equipment, games -
Vision Australia
Object, Oversized rubber dice, 19
One pair of large print oversized dice. 1 pair of large print dice recreation equipment, games -
Vision Australia
Object, Wooden dominoes, 19
An incomplete set of dominoes and a wooden box that may form part of a cribbage set. 8 dominoes with raised dots in wooden box with clasp and peg holes The number 368 is written on the side of the box.recreation equipment, games -
Vision Australia
Object, Noughts and crosses set, 19
This wooden set could be used by sighted people as well as those who are blind or visually impaired. A universal game played in ancient Egypt and Rome, noughts and crosses has also become known tic-tac-toe (popularised in the USA) and there are 362,880 possible ways to play the game. Light wooden block with darker wooden discs and crosses recreation equipment, games -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Leisure object, Child's Puzzle : Denmark Street Baby Health Centre, c.1950s
In August, 1920, The Kew Town Council decided to establish a Baby Health Centre in Kew. The first Centre was opened in a room in the Town Hall in Walpole Street on 5 November 1920. In May 1939, the Railway Commissioners agreed to lease a site at the Kew Railway Station for a Baby Health Centre for a term of 21 years at 3 pounds per annum. A building, designed by Roland Chipperfield, was erected, and the Centre previously conducted at the Town Hall transferred there. This became known as the Denmark Street Baby Health Centre. (Cr. W.D. Vaughan, Kew’s Civic Century, W.D. Vaughan Pty Ltd., Kew, 1960, pp.96 & 97.)One of a pair of wooden puzzles used in the Denmark Street Baby Health Centre in Kew.denmark street baby health centre - kew (vic), baby health centres - kew (vic), games and puzzles -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Leisure object, Child's Puzzle : Denmark Street Baby Health Centre, c.1950s
In August, 1920, The Kew Town Council decided to establish a Baby Health Centre in Kew. The first Centre was opened in a room in the Town Hall in Walpole Street on 5 November 1920. In May 1939, the Railway Commissioners agreed to lease a site at the Kew Railway Station for a Baby Health Centre for a term of 21 years at 3 pounds per annum. A building, designed by Roland Chipperfield, was erected, and the Centre previously conducted at the Town Hall transferred there. This became known as the Denmark Street Baby Health Centre. (Cr. W.D. Vaughan, Kew’s Civic Century, W.D. Vaughan Pty Ltd., Kew, 1960, pp.96 & 97.)One of a pair of wooden puzzles used in the Denmark Street Baby Health Centre in Kew.denmark street baby health centre - kew (vic), baby health centres - kew (vic), games and puzzles -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Sunday School Picnic 1943
Sunday School Picnic at Tatura Racecourse, 1943. Photo features children and some women playing a game.tatura, picnic, costume, children, female, recreations, games, religion, christian -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Chess Set, 1940's
Made by internee at Camp 3, Tatura. Part of The Kurt Beilharz CollectionWooden chessmen and box. 16 black chessmen and 18 lighter wood chessmen. 35 pieces in total.chess set, wooden, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, recreations, games -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Tatura Bowling Club c1960s
Tatura Bowling Club c1960s|Back Row: Gordon Dunlop, Wally Dunlop, Jack Maskell, Lin Green, Alan Bailey, Fred Volk, Roy Dudley, Ron Rose, Athol Davies, Geoff Hicks.|Front Row: Errol Davies, Fred Perry, Arthur Knee, Roy Dakin, Sid Moore, Jim Coombs.tatura, recreations, sports, games, costume, male -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Tatura Bowls Club House c1920s
Tatura Bowling Club Pavilion, mid 1920s.|L to R: Peter Mactier, Mr Murphy, Jim Ponting, Bill Ponting, John D. Love.|Two children looking on.tatura, buildings, historic, recreations, games, sports, costume, male, children -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Construction of Bowls Green 1904
1904 Tatura Bowling Club Greens under construction. Far left Mr Luxon.tatura, costume, male, recreations, games, sports -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Early Bowling Green and Pavilion
The Bowling Green and Pavilion.|The Tatura Bowling Club was formed in 1904 thanks to the enthusiasm of the Manager of the Bank of Victoria in Tatura, Mr R.J. Luxton, who became the first President. Cr. James Wilson officially opened the Bowling Club on 9 November of that year.|"Mr Luxton threw the "Jack", and Mrs Jas Wilson sent down the first bowl (which, by the way, hit the "Jack")" ...quote from W.H. Bossence history of Tatura.|Extra greens were provided in 1948, and Associates were admitted in 1954 under the Presidency of Mrs H. Beckwith.tatura, buildings, historic, recreations, games, sports, costume, male -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Playing cards
Supplied by the German Red Cross and used by internees in Camp 3, .Pack of 32 playing cards with green criss-crossing pattern on back and coloured pictures and numbers on face. Contained in card packet with a tuck-in flap. Green pattern/design.32 blatt NP 620 Other labelling in Old German Scriptcamp 3, games, playing cards, german red cross, h beck -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Cards - Playing
Used by Internees at Camp 3, TaturaPack of 54 playing cards, numbered, illustrated (coloured picture cards, sets and nos in red or black) with blue pattern on backs. Contained in a tobacco tinKB (on lid) Union leader - smoking tobacco. Crest of eagle in centrecards - playing, tobacco tin, piatnk f & filssa, camp 3, tatura, ww2, toys, games -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Cards - Playing
Packets of playing cards were sent to German Families in Camp 3Geeen and cream cardboard box containing 33 playing cardskazenwadel k, damp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, toys, games -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Tennis Club 1905
Tatura Tennis Club 1905.|The Tatura Tennis Club was first formed in 1889, but early records are scarce; the first President on record being A.B. O'Connor for the season 1899-1900, when the matches were played on "lawn" courts.|Asphalt courts were put down in 1923, and Church Club proliferated in the 1920s and 1930s: Methodist (1921), Sacred Heart (1923), Anglican (1933) and Presbyterian (1938).|The Lawn Tennis Club was officially opened in Albert Street in November 1948.tatura, recreations, sports, games, costume, female, male -
Williamstown High School
Ball games 1970s
WHS boys playing basketball (?) in school grounds.Copy of black and white photograph mounted on board.williamstown high school, 1970s, sport -
Bendigo Art Gallery
Furniture, UNKNOWN, Folding Card Table, c. 1790
No Marksdecorative arts, furniture, woodwork, table, card table, fold out, games, gaming, playing -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Blandowski, William, Australia : William Blandowski's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aboriginal Australia, 2010
Blandowski's "Australia" is simultaneously an encyclopedia of Aboriginal life, a visual record of Blandowski's travels from 1849 to 1857 and a collage which combines photograghs, original images and the works of other artists. William Blandowski was an explorer, natural scientist and artist who led a Victorian government expedition to the junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers from 1856 to 1857. This is the first publication in English of his nineteenth century illustrated encyclopaedia of Aboriginal life.v-vii, 188 P. map, ill. notes; photographs; facs. plates; footnotes; timeline; annotations.Blandowski's "Australia" is simultaneously an encyclopedia of Aboriginal life, a visual record of Blandowski's travels from 1849 to 1857 and a collage which combines photograghs, original images and the works of other artists. William Blandowski was an explorer, natural scientist and artist who led a Victorian government expedition to the junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers from 1856 to 1857. This is the first publication in English of his nineteenth century illustrated encyclopaedia of Aboriginal life.aboriginal australians -- murray river valley (n.s.w.-s. aust) -- social life and customs -- 19th century -- pictorial works. | aboriginal australians -- murray river valley (n.s.w.-s. aust) -- rites and ceremonies -- 19th century -- pictorial works. | material culture. | hunting, gathering and fishing. | body - scarification. | ceremonies. | recreation - games. | weapons - clubs and fighting sticks - fighting. | death - mortuary customs. | death - mortuary / funeral ceremonies - burial. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Document - Printed Sheets, Beveridge, Peter, Of the Aborigines inhabiting the Great Lacustrine and Riverine Depression of the Lower Murray, Lower Murrumbidgee, Lower Lachlan, and Lower Darling, 1883
19-74 p. ; 23 cm.aborigines-lower murray - boora boora, baraba baraba, watty watty, waiky waiky, latchy latchy, darty darty, yairy yairy, law-games, punishment, dogs, spirituality, tribal, death, sickness, food, canoes, cordage, hunting, see also: watti watti; dadi dadi; latchi latchi; -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Booklet, Barrett, Charles et al, Blackfellows of Australia, 1936
Contents: The Aboriginal Environment - Birds and Reptiles; Whence came the Blackfellow. The Natural Man - Tattooing: ornamental scars. The Tribes of the South - Down the Darling. Tribes of Central and Northern Australia - The Aruntas; Wilderness vanishing; Untamed Tribes.The Tasmanian Race - Doomed people.Tribal Organisation - Public opinion; The Council of Old Men; Tribal Classification; Tribal Naming; Dual Classes; Totemism.Daily life of the Blacks - Making fire; Cooking methods - the native oven; Vegetarian diet; Miscellaneous foods. Weapons and Implements - Classes of Stone; Quarries; Weapons of wood - spears; The Boomerang; Shields; Water vessels and Carriers; Baskets and Dilly-bags.Medicine-men and medicine - Faith cures; Rain-making. Mia-Mias, Whurlies and Gunyahs - Tripod fires; Two-storey huts. The Aboriginal as an Engineer - Weirs and fish traps; Wells and Rockholes. Wild White Men; Dances and Games - Children's toys. Black Police and Tracking - Tribal Mixture; The Blacktrackers; Trained from infancy. Navigation - The Bark Canoe - Calm-weather Craft. Aboriginal Art - Animal Tracks; Old Camp-fires. Blackfellow Music and Bards; Death and Burial - Wailing Women; Relics of Lost Tribes; Decorated skulls; Creation myth pole. Language - Letter-sticks. Myths and Legends; Mission work among the Blacks - Spheres of Service; The Mission Stations.43 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.Contents: The Aboriginal Environment - Birds and Reptiles; Whence came the Blackfellow. The Natural Man - Tattooing: ornamental scars. The Tribes of the South - Down the Darling. Tribes of Central and Northern Australia - The Aruntas; Wilderness vanishing; Untamed Tribes.The Tasmanian Race - Doomed people.Tribal Organisation - Public opinion; The Council of Old Men; Tribal Classification; Tribal Naming; Dual Classes; Totemism.Daily life of the Blacks - Making fire; Cooking methods - the native oven; Vegetarian diet; Miscellaneous foods. Weapons and Implements - Classes of Stone; Quarries; Weapons of wood - spears; The Boomerang; Shields; Water vessels and Carriers; Baskets and Dilly-bags.Medicine-men and medicine - Faith cures; Rain-making. Mia-Mias, Whurlies and Gunyahs - Tripod fires; Two-storey huts. The Aboriginal as an Engineer - Weirs and fish traps; Wells and Rockholes. Wild White Men; Dances and Games - Children's toys. Black Police and Tracking - Tribal Mixture; The Blacktrackers; Trained from infancy. Navigation - The Bark Canoe - Calm-weather Craft. Aboriginal Art - Animal Tracks; Old Camp-fires. Blackfellow Music and Bards; Death and Burial - Wailing Women; Relics of Lost Tribes; Decorated skulls; Creation myth pole. Language - Letter-sticks. Myths and Legends; Mission work among the Blacks - Spheres of Service; The Mission Stations.aboriginals, australian - social life and customs