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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopies, Gold Museum, Winter Timetable of the Ballaarat Tramway Company, 1999
Photocopy of the Winter Timetable of the Ballaarat Tramway Company, horse trams, dated c1890, detailing the services on the various lines. Comprises three separate A4 pages. Each sheet has the letterhead of the Ballaarat Tramway Company Limited, of 7 Camp St. Details services on the Gardens line via Boatsheds, via Convent, Post Office and Pleasant St., Drummond St, Lydiard and Macarthur St, and Skipton St. Noted that Saturday and Sundays were as at present. Alan Bradley - notes prior to 1893, no tramway services to Sebastopol. Sourced by Alan Bradley from the Gold Museum archives.trams, tramways, timetables, ballaarat tramway company, horse trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
document - Correspondence, Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTM), 31/12/2006 12:00:00 AM
Set of drawings and photocopies of sanding equipment on Ballarat Tramcars, provided to the Launceston tramway Museum for information.Copy of Correspondence with the Launceston Tramway Museum 31/12/2006 concerning sand ejector equipment fitted to Ballarat tramcars. Comprises: Covering letter dated 31/12/2009 Photographs of the Ejector unit with fittings - two views Photograph of the inlet pipe Sketch of the air inlet pipe - prepared by Warren Doubleday Prints of drawings - BA - T7 - 7654 - Ejector for Sand Box, Fabricated type - 21E truck, SEC 1938 - made from scans ex Microfilm BA - T7 - 7647 - Ejector for Sand Box, Brill 21 E Truck - SEC 1938 - cast type.tram, trams, tramcar equipment, sanding equipment, sand ejectors, letters -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Magazine, Australian Electric Transport Museum (SA) Inc, "Trolley Flash, Vol 1, Nos. 4 & 6", Aug. 1966
In house periodical produced by the AETM for its members and friend, pre-printed covers and page 2, with Vol No. and date hand stamped. Photo of A1 on front cover. 307.1 - Vol. 1 No. 4 - August 1966, features items on "Green Goddess" Trolley bus, reports, display in No. 42, , replacement parts and visit of MTT Publicity Officer. 307.2 - Vol 1 No. 6 - June 1967, Museum to open in July, Assistance from the EW&S, AGM, new members (includes N. Gower), Trolley bus No. 417 and electrical equipment ex Rapid Bay. Image added 16.11.2013trams, tramways, aetm, sth australia., adelaide -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), "Souvenir Ticket Closure of Hawthorn Depot", Feb. 1965
Ticket, printed on gold card using brown ink titled "Souvenir Ticket Closure of Hawthorn Depot" for the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria's 5th tour to mark the closure as a running shed on 13/14 Feb. 1965. Notes the Official Opening day of 6/4/1916. Tour used tram SW6 850. Second copy added 13-6-2016 - from the collection of Charles Craig. See Reg Item 1384 for another sample of this ticket and another Hawthorn depot associated tour ticket. See Record Number 1565 for the Tour Circular.trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, tours, tmsv, htt, hawthorn -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Postcard, 2005
To commemorate the 125th anniversary of Edward “Ned” Kelly’s committal trial in the Beechworth Historic Courthouse, the Robert O’Hara Burke Memorial Museum (henceforth Burke Museum) commissioned this postcard to coincide with their exhibition dating September 2005 to March 2006 and titled the Ned Kelly 125th Anniversary Exhibition. The postcard depicts a Snider-Enfield of .577 calibre which was reputedly favoured by the Bushranger. The firearm is of typical 1870s hunting design and was displayed as a focal point within this exhibition. The firearm, which was named “Betty” was reportedly taken by Kelly from Henry Dudley. The weapon has the letter ‘K’ engraved into the wood of the fore end. Other items also displayed in this exhibition include the Burke’s Kelly death mask, a replica of the Kelly Gang armour and photographs from the Burke Museum’s Kelly album. This postcard advertises an exhibition held at the Beechworth Burke Museum to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Kelly’s committal trial, which took place in Beechworth's historic courthouse. The selection and interpretation of items like the gun called 'Betty' are significant for understanding the changing nature of Kelly scholarship, treatment and curation, in particular, the popular and iconic myth of the Australian bushranger. The item can be compared with other Kelly photographs in Burke Museum's collection.Rectangular colour printed postcard celebrating Ned Kelly 125th Anniversary Exhibition at Burke Museum, Beechworth. Inset image of Ned Kelly's rifle. Obverse: Ned Kelly / 125th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION / ROBERT O'HARA BURKE MEMORIAL MUSEUM BEECHWORTH . VICTORIA . AUSTRALIA / September 2005-2006 / BEECHWORTH / Echoes of History / HISTORIC & CULTURAL PRECINCT / NED / KELLY / TOURING ROUTE / REVERSE: Ned Kelly / 125th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION / ROBERT O'HARA BURKE MEMORIAL MUSEUM BEECHWORTH . VICTORIA . AUSTRALIA / September 2005-2006 / AFFIX STAMP HERE / 7250 / This is the rifle that was taken from Henry Dudley by Ned Kelly. It became Ned's favourite / rifle, which he called 'Betty'. Note the 'K' carved into the wood of the fore-end. / Interestingly, there is at least one other rifle owned by Ned Kelly that also has a 'K' engraved / into it by Ned- the Colt revolving carbine used by Ned at Glenrowan /kelly album, ned kelly exhibition, ned kelly's rifle, betty, snider-enfield, .557 caliber, rifle, revolver, exhibition, beechworth, burke museum, 125th anniversary, firearm -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - BTM Display panels, Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTM), June 1994
Set of 2 colour prints showing two of the Museum display panels June 1994. The first photo shows moveable display panels that were installed in tram 39, salvaged from timetable boards at Flinders St station and the second is an interpretative panel for ESCo tram No. 12.Demonstrates methods used to display information at the Museum during 1994.Set of 2 colour photographs on Fujichrome paper.tramcars, esco, tram 12, displays, museum, tram 39 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Maritime Discovery Centre Portland Victoria, c. 1997
Coloured photograph: exterior view of Maritime Discovery Centre. Taken at night, light shining on part of wall containing 'MARITIME DISCOVERY CENTRE' sign.Back: 'B 15' -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), Kew Cemetery and Hawthorn Auburn Road horse tram lines, c1980
Set of two timetables reproduced on card for the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria c1980. Both signed by W. G. Sprigg Secretary. .1 - Kew Cemetery horse tram line - details times for each service, fares. Dated 10/6/1895. Has advertisements for Lincoln Stuart & Co on rear - cloth suppliers, original printed by H. Hearne & Co. Paragon Printers Melbourne. .2 - Hawthorn Auburn Road horse tram line - as above, dated 6/4/1894, with advertisement for John Twinem Draper and Importer on rear. Two copies of each held.Both copies have the stamps of the TMSV (332 Flinders St Melbourne) and Graeme Breydon on them.trams, tramways, mto co, horse trams, kew, hawthorn, auburn rd, timetables, tmsv -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Textile - Tapestry, 1988
... maritime-museum ...A thousand years of Warrnambool history has been documented in this creative tapestry, woven in 1988. The Tapestry hangs in the Great Circle Gallery at Flagstaff Hill and complements the theme of the display. Three local women with the help of Museum staff researched and designed the tapestry, which was woven in 1988 from wool and cotton. It is 10 meters long and 70 cm deep and took 7 months to create. The tapestry introduces the seafaring theme of the Center and illustrates a timeline of events dating back to the arrival of Europeans in the Warrnambool area. It begins with the settlement of the area by Europeans and travels back in time as you walk further into the gallery, depicting shipwrecks along the coast, whaling of the area, early exploration by Europeans James Grant and Nicholas Baudin, back to the indigenous settlement of the area, represented by middens and indigenous symbols. (Interestingly prior to being hung in the gallery, the tapestry was originally hung with the intention of being framed from right to left). All materials in the cotton and wool tapestry, includinghand-dyed dyed wool, were prepared for a cost of $33,000. (This information is from Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village's Exhibit fact sheet)Tapestry of the early history of Warrnambool area, rectangular in shape. Materials include cotton and wool, some of the wool being hand dyed. Made in 1988 by local women.A plaque accompanies the Tapestry "Flagstaff Hill Maritime Tapestry / 1989 / Tapestry: Woven Cotton and Wool / Mary O'Brien Gerda Shanley / Judith Stewart Beryl Conlan"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, tapestry, warrnambool history, warrnambool textiles, south west victoria history, south west victoria timeline, indigenous people -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Memorabilia - Cut-out - advertising, n.d
Bowerbird MuseumBlack cardboard cut out bird on a nest shape. Text in white, promoting Bower Bird Museum, Heywood. Written by Vanda Savill, owner of the museum.bower bird museum, heywood, advertising -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - PMHPS visit to Polly Woodside Maritime Museum, Ann Smallpage, 24 Mar 2003
Group of 33 colour photographs taken at the Polly Woodside Maritime Museum on the occasion of an official visit by the PMH&PS which took place in lieu of the March 2003 meeting of the Society.. This image shows view of the ship interior , below deckspolly woodside, transport - shipping, pmhps, port melbourne historical & preservation society, arts and entertainment - heritage tours -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - PMHPS visit to Polly Woodside Maritime Museum, Ann Smallpage, 24 Mar 2003
Group of 33 colour photographs taken at the Polly Woodside Maritime Museum on the occasion of an official visit by the PMH&PS which took place in lieu of the March 2003 meeting of the Society.. This image shows view of the ship interior, below deckspolly woodside, transport - shipping, pmhps, port melbourne historical & preservation society, arts and entertainment - heritage tours -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - PMHPS visit to Polly Woodside Maritime Museum, Ann Smallpage, 24 Mar 2003
Group of 33 colour photographs taken at the Polly Woodside Maritime Museum on the occasion of an official visit by the PMH&PS which took place in lieu of the March 2003 meeting of the Society.. This image shows view of the ship interior ablutions areapolly woodside, transport - shipping, pmhps, port melbourne historical & preservation society, arts and entertainment - heritage tours -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - PMHPS visit to Polly Woodside Maritime Museum, Ann Smallpage, 24 Mar 2003
Group of 33 colour photographs taken at the Polly Woodside Maritime Museum on the occasion of an official visit by the PMH&PS which took place in lieu of the March 2003 meeting of the Society.. This image shows view of a below deck book storage.polly woodside, transport - shipping, pmhps, port melbourne historical & preservation society, arts and entertainment - heritage tours -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Staff Number Record Sheets, Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTM), 1974 to 1996
Yields information about BTPS and BTM personnel and their issued kits.Two Sets of lined sheets, punched on left hand side with a plastic edge protection strip, ruled in red ink and completed in blue or red ink, recording staff numbers for the various volunteers for either the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society or the Ballarat Tramway Museum. Records staff number, name, outfit issued, punch and key and notes. .1 - 21 Quarto sheets, prepared annually from 1.7.1974 to 30.6.1985 (See image btm2480i1 and i2) .2 - 16 A4 sheets, prepared annually from 17.7.1986 to 30.6.1996 (See image btm2480i3 to i6) See Reg item 4972 for 1/7/1996 to 31/12/2007.trams, tramways, tickets, staff numbers, records, btm -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Australian Electric Transport Museum (SA) Inc, "Adelaide's Changing Transport", mid 1960's
264.1 Twenty page booklet titled "Adelaide's Changing Transport - a guide to the AETM at St Kilda. Black and white photos, map, covers, brief history of Adelaide's transport and some Museum exhibits 264.2 - within book - Letter from Garry Ord to N.Gower dated 7 august 1967 on Australian Broadcasting letterhead, Queensland branch, noting replacement of trolley buses in Adelaide and returning booklet. 264.3 - newspaper cutting within booklet, dated 22/11/1968, noting 10th anniversary of closure of Adelaide street trams and referring to an "in Memorial" notice. Items .2 and .3 were inside booklet, clipped together with a paper clip that was going rusty.trams, tramways, adelaide, trams, trolley buses, buses, aetm, st kilda museum. -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Herald, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria, "Tramway is Over", "TMSV Newsletter - April 1973", 26/07/1976 12:00:00 AM
.1 - Printed Newsletter, double sided foolscap sheet - TMSV Newsletter - April 1973" reporting on the TMSV's actions to try and obtain Bendigo tramcars and spare parts, the actions of the Bendigo Trust over the prevention of transport of a Birney tram from Bendigo and the general activities of the TMSV. .2 - Newspaper clipping from The Herald 26/7/1976, titled "Tramway is Over", reporting on the reconstruction of Bendigo Birney 27 by the Bendigo Trust to go to the AETM, St Kilda Tramway Museum Adelaide to fulfill an agreement with the SEC prior to the closure of the Bendigo Tramways. Has a photo of the tram being worked on and that it was salvaged after an accident by George Johnson of Bendigo. Gives details of the dispute.trams, tramways, tmsv, bendigo, birney, aetm, disputes -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Milling Machine, Manufactured in Port Melbourne by O C Schumacher, Margaret Bride, 1994
Photograph 1994 of milling machine manufactured in Port Melbourne by O.C. Schumacher and now in the Bark Mill Museum, Swansea, Tasmania, a former flour millDetails in blue ink on back: 'Bark Mill Museum Swansea East coast Tasmania 1994'business and traders, industry - manufacturing, o c schumacher -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Membership Card/s, Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTM), Oct. 2024
Membership cards are issued to members and feature either a historic or current photo of the Museum's activities. The 2024-25 one features a photo of tram 40 in Wendouree Parade following the completion of the junction to allow trams to operate in Wendouree Parade. On the rear along the bottom edge of the rear, has the words "Photo First Day 7 December 1974 (Peter Winspur)Demonstrates the method of issuing Ballarat Tramway Museum membership cards.Colour photograph printed onto white card as a BTM Membership card for 2024-25trams, tramways, membership cards, museum, btps, wendouree parade, first tram -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, Caldwell, c1950/60s
A photo of the original Burke Library building between two medium sized trees, a lamp post sits between them and a large tree is behind the building. This photo was taken c1950/60s.This photo is of both historical and social significance to the people and community of Beechworth because it shows the development of the Burke Museum from what it was in this picture, to what can be seen today. It also shows the Burke Museum's prominent architecture marking it as a particular point of interest within Beechworth. Along with the aspects of the building that the Burke museum is known for today, such as the façade and the central lamp post, all of which are significant to the town of Beechworth and its people.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on photographic paper.Obverse: 1856 / Library Reverse: Beechworth Library / 33 1/3% / Caldwell / 19 eu (illegible) / 11 eu (illegible) / 729 / 3 1/6 / BMM 8691 / S / T / E / T (Scribbles and arrows across the page)burke museum, beechworth, 1950s, architecture, landscaping, development -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, 1990s--estimated
Taken in 1990, this photograph depicts a row of shops in Beechworth, with the shopfront of watchmaker and jewellers, William Turner and C.F. Falck, in the foreground, and newsagent and bookseller James Ingram's shop in the background.This photograph is of social significance to the Beechworth community in depicting the Street of Shops, the creation of curator, Roy Harvey, which opened in 1979 at Burke Museum. According to the Indigo Shire Council webpage for Burke Museum, this addition 'began a new period of collecting with Roy Harvey calling to the community for donations. The response resulted in an influx of material adding to the town history/ development and local identities collections. The Shops and their contents reflect another period in museology.' The historic shopfronts in this image portray those of local settlers, William Turner and CF Falck's Watchmaker and Jeweller store, and James Ingram's news agency and bookshop. William Turner was originally a goldfields official who became a commissioner on the Ovens goldfield, and later a resident warden, at times performing magisterial duties and chairing the Local Court. Charles Frederick Falck, born in Korlin, Germany, in 1833, a skilled watchmaker and jeweller, ran the jewellery business from 1862. Along with William Turner and Melbourne barrister, George Milner Stephen, he prepared a dazzling display of gems and jewellery from Beechworth for the Royal Society's Exhibition in Melbourne in 1865. This act signposted Beechworth's progress as a nineteenth-century gold rush town with a population of around 3000. In the mid-1850s, newsagent James Ingram established a newsagency and supplied papers and stationary to the goldfields. He and bookseller R.T. Vale stocked a wide range of literary, historical and religious works, textbooks, periodicals and newspapers, as well as hosting a reading and writing room on Camp Street{?}. James Ingram was a 'devoted instigator and supporter of the town's welfare institutions', who raised funds for to establish a hospital, primary school and benevolent asylum, and assisted people who'd fallen on hard times with his wife. He was also a mainstay of the early Baptist church, holding meetings in his house. He died in 1928, six weeks short of his 100th birthday. Ingram's Rock, north-west of Beechworth near where he lived in later life, was named after him. Colour rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper.Obverse: FALCK 1880 / maker & Jeweller/ WARDENS OFFICE/COACHING OFFICE/ EST. ??55/ ????ON HOUSE/ JAMES INGRAM/ NEWS?????? AND BOOKSELLER/ TOYS visible above shopfront in left foreground. Reverse: Catalogue item number 3305 pencilled in top right-hand corner.beechworth, beechworth historic shops, william turner, cf falck, james ingram, turner and falck watchmaker and jeweller, james ingram newsagent and bookseller, burke museum, promoting settlement, marketing and retailing, living in country towns, making regional centres, preserving traditions and commemorating, beechworth founders, victorian gold rush towns, beechworth pioneers, ingram's rock, 1860s beechworth, street of shops, roy harvey -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, 1990s -- estimated
Taken in the 1990s, this photograph depicts a line of historically restored shopfronts on Ford Street, Beechworth, with Beechworth Bazaar in the foreground and George Gammon's Chemist and Druggist adjacent to it.This photograph is of social significance to the Beechworth community in depicting the Street of Shops, the creation of curator, Roy Harvey, which opened in 1979 at Burke Museum. According to the Indigo Shire Council webpage for Burke Museum, this addition 'began a new period of collecting with Roy Harvey calling to the community for donations. The response resulted in an influx of material adding to the town history/ development and local identities collections. The Shops and their contents reflect another period in museology.' This photograph evokes the historic shopfronts of Beechworth Bazaar and George Gammon's Chemist and Druggist from the Street of Shops, which were established during the mid-1850s on the back of gold mining wealth. The expansion of banks within Beechworth also stimulated the local economy.Colour rectangular photograph printed on gloss photographic paper.Obverse: BEECHWORTH BAZAAR est. 1855/ CHINA GLASSWARE SILVERPLATE EARTHENWARE/ ?ESTER HO?E/ R.?ALL. ? LT.LITTLEWOO?/ SINGLEMAN & RIEDLE GEORGE GAMMON/ MEDICAL GALVANISM/ CUPPING/ TEETH EXTRACTED/ CHEMIST & DRUGGIST Reverse: 3. 3055 burke museum, beechworth, beechworth bazaar, 19th-century victorian history, beechworth historic shops, burke museum, promoting settlement, marketing and retailing, living in country towns, making regional centres, preserving traditions and commemorating, victorian gold rush towns, beechworth pioneers, 1850s beechworth -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, c1990s
Taken in the 1990’s, the photograph depicts an exhibition in Beechworth featuring a series of shop fronts or a streetscape inspired by the 1850s gold rush to Beechworth. Gold was discovered in the Beechworth area in 1852, leading to a significant rush to the area as diggers and hopeful migrants alike hoped to strike it rich. This gold rush to Beechworth, which was part of a larger and prolonged gold rush to the Victorian colony in the 1850’s, led to significant communal, social, and economic shifts in the area and the colony.This photograph contains historical and social significance, connecting with several themes such as gold mining, making regional centres, and marking significant phases of development for Victoria’s towns. The gold rush of the 1850’s was a significant historical phase for the Victorian colony that led to widespread social, economic, and communal changes as the population of the colony nearly tripled in size. The rush to Beechworth after the discovery of gold in 1852 was one of the earliest gold finds. The photograph depicts an interpretation of store fronts in Beechworth during the 1850’s following the gold rush, providing an example of the historical interpretation of the Beechworth gold rush in the 1990’s. The photograph also demonstrates the enduring importance of Beechworth’s gold rush history to the local community, who continued to demonstrate an interest in the Beechworth gold rush. Colour rectangular photograph printed on photographic paper.Obverse: DANCING EVERY NIGHT 8 P.M-6 A.M/ GOLD DIGGERS ARMS HOTEL/ STAR (illegible)/ SALOON/ EST. 1853/ BEECHWORTH GOLD (illegible)/ J. DAVIDSON/ LICENSE/ BANK OF VICTORIA/ GOLD BUYING OFFICE/ EST. 1856 (illegible) Reverse: 3306 gold rush, beechworth, exhibition, victorian colony, shops, store fronts, streetscape, saloon, gold buyer, hotel, store, bank of victoria, j. davidson -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Booklet, Royal Australian Air Force Base Point Cook, May 1969
The booklet gives a brief history of RAAF Base POINT COOK from the inauguration of the Base in 1913, until May 1969History of the Royal Australian Air Force Base Point CookSpiral bound booklet giving a brief history of the RAAF Base Point Cook. White spiral bound with cream covered cardboard front and back covers. Three pages of typed historic information nilraaf, point cook, history of point cook, raaf museum, sir richard williams, captain t.w. white, lt g.p. merz, central flying school point cook, australian air corps, raaf academy -
Australian National Surfing Museum
Video Clip, The Story of the Bells Beach Bell, 20th April 2011
The Bells Beach contest trophy is one of the most widely recognised sporting trophies in the world. Joe Sweeney has been making the trophy for the Bells Beach surfing contest since the late 1970's. It has been won four times by Australian surfer Mark Richards and American surfer Kelly Slater.The Bells Beach trophy is an iconic surfing artefact. To ring the trophy at Bells Beach at Easter is something all professional surfers aspire to achieve once in their professional careers. Short webclip featuring Joe Sweeney describing how he makes the iconic Bell trophy each year for the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach. Duration: 01.48 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder, Rushworth Migrant Camp, 2009
Collection of papers/photos of the Camp which operated from 1/6/1949 to 15/6/1953Black A 4 Bindermigrant camp, rushworth, tatura, books, history, local -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
C.D, 2009
Gold disc, green and black text, inside a black and clear plastic case -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder, Family Histories
Collection of family histories : Coiles, Poole, Patterson, Davies, Brady, Small, McGill, Brown, Anderson, Passenger list "Star of England", McCartneyPink plastic folder.family history -
Nillumbik Shire Council
Public Art: Wayne ALFRED (b.1958 Alert Bay, British Columbia), Wayne Alfred C/- High Commision of Canada, Commonwealth Games Totem Pole, Location: Eltham Library Foyer, Panther Place, Eltham, 2006
Wayne Alfred is a member of the Namgis Tribe of the Kwakwaka'wakw people. As a master carver he has an extremely high level of carving skill and knowledge about his peoples cultural objects, customs, tribal stories and legends. The Totem Poles of the North Pacific Coast in British Columbia and Alaska are traditionally carved out of red or yellow cedar, which has a spiritual and practical purpose. The wood was known for its durability, its resistance to rotting and the inner bark was utilised in ropemaking, clothing, hats, baskets and so forth. The Kwakitul People consider the cedar tree to be among the most sacred of all things provided by the Creator. They believed the Cedar tree to be the axis of the world and a pathway to the upper world. The wood is shaped using implements such as adzes, axes, chisels, carving knives, and chainsaws. Misinterpreted as Gods and idols to be worshipped, totems usually serve six purposes, such as a house pillar for support, a memorial or mortuary pole to commemorate (and house) the deceased, a potlatch pole (used for important traditional indigenous celebrations), a ridicule pole used to shame and a heraldic or family crest pole. Characters and symbols on these totem poles usually display family crests, history, wealth, social rank, inheritance, and privilege, as well as animalistic imagery derived from native animals and mythological creatures. Their sequence are indicative of past family events, ancestors, myths, and heraldic crests, with the bottom figure usually being the most prominent. In this work the 'thunderbird' is symbolic of power, strength and of ancestory. The Commonwealth Games Totem Pole was presented to the people of Nillumbik on behalf of the Canadian Government in recognition of Melbourne as the hosts of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games Team in 2006. Carved in cedar wood, this totem pole incorporates bold cuts and colours (such as red and green) offset by strong black. A relative degree of realism is used to depict the alligator located on the bottom of the pole, a man and a 'thunderbird'/eagle located on the top. With protuding element. No inscriptions. Bold cuts used to outline the characters and symbols as well as decorative and stylised features all over the pole. public art, kwakwaka'wakw, namgis, alfred, north pacific coast, british columbia, canada, totem pole, carved, commonwealth games, melbourne festival, cedar -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Palm Tree and Horse Paddock, 15/09/2002 12:00:00 AM
Coloured photograph of the Palm Tree on the horse paddock - the location of the original cottage and smokehouse - 2002 photo.palm trees, schwerkolt cottage