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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE GOLD LICENCE, c1850s
Diggers & Mining. The gold licence. The Government Camp. Slide: Attached to a Commissioner's headquarters was a detachment to the special goldfields police. Besides the prevention of crime and the arrest of wrongdoers, it was their duty to move about the diggings, seeing that every digger was in possession of a current gold licence. A commissioner's staff also included several clerks, who kept the licence and gold escort registers. Markings: 13 994.LIF. 4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, The Scouts of Windhaven, 1940s
This is a book given as a prize to Allan Scarfe in 1942 when he was in Form One at Warrnambool High School. Allan Scarfe, spelled ‘Alan’ in the book inscription, died in 2016. He was a teacher at Warrnambool High School/College for a great number of years and was an author of note. He wrote several works of non-fiction in conjunction with his wife, Wendy, and several novels, mostly crime fiction.This book is of interest because it belonged to Allan Scarfe, a resident of Warrnambool for many years, well-known as a teacher and a writer. It is also of interest as an example of the type of reading material favoured by young boys in the 1940s. This is a hard cover book of 224 pages. The cover is blue with black print on the front cover and spine and a sketch of a sailor on the spine. The dust cover is multi-coloured with sketches of scouts on the front cover and on the spine. The dust cover is ragged at the edges and torn at the bottom part of the spine. The dust cover also has lists of books published by Blackie’s Books. The book has several black and white plates scattered throughout the pages. The inscription on the first page is hand written in black ink. ‘Form 1, Warrnambool High School, 1942, Prize awarded to Alan Scarfe for 7th in Form, gift of Mr G.W. Clarke, R.W.Andrews, B.Sc., B.Ed. Headmaster.’ allan scarfe, warrnambool high school -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - THE BENDIGONIAN 25/6/1907
Pages 1 - 18 of The Bendigonian, dated 25 June, 1907. Contains Mining Intelligence, News, Court News, Sport, Crime, and Advertisements. Also has photos of Mr. W. Gibbs (Mendelssohn, Photographer), Mr. G. F. Hunter (Talma, Photographer), Miss Wilby's Athletic Class (Boys), Miss Wilby's Athletic Class (Girls), and two pictures of Port Said - The Min Promenade & The Inner Harbour showing the Landing Pier.newspaper, bendigo, the bendigonian, the bendigonian 25/6/1907, w gibbs, g f hunter, mendelssohn, talma, miss wilby, bendigo advertiser, bendigo independent, mcconnell - harrison wedding party, vincent kelly -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Swagger Stick, 1944-45
Made by a German POW about 1944-45 and given to WO11 R. E. O'Hara. R. E. O'Hara, father of the donor, was a WO11 in the POW camp. He left Tatura at the end of the war when he was posted to Manus Island for the war crimes trials against the Japanese. He continued in the Army until 1952. WO11 R. E. O'Hara VX5293. His rank on discharge was WO1 Dark brown wooden swagger stick with large knob on one end which depicts an inlaid map of Australia in a light colour with a brass crown insignia (bade of rank) inside the map of Australiawo11 r. e. o'hara., swagger stick -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Swagger Stick, 1944-45
Made by a German POW about 1944-45 and given to WO11 R. E. O'Hara. R. E. O'Hara, father of the donor, was a WO11 in the POW camp. He left Tatura at the end of the war when he was posted to Manus Island for the war crimes trials against the Japanese. He continued in the Army until 1952. WO11 R. E. O'Hara VX5293. His rank on discharge was WO1 Light coloured wooden swagger stick with large knob on one end which depicts a sphere in dark coloured wood inlaid at regular intervals with a light coloured wood. The top of the knob is covered by a brass crown (badge of rank).wo11 r. e. o'hara., swagger stick -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Photograph, 8/9/1945
Instrument of Surrender marking the surrender of Japanese Forces by Vice Admiral Kamada to Australian Major General Edward James Milford on 8 September 1945. After the surrender of Japan, a Dutch military court convicted Kamada of war crimes for the executions of 1,500 west Borneo natives in 1944 and the ill treatment of 2,000 Dutch POWs held on Flores Island. Kamada was sentenced to death and was executed on 18 October 1947.Black and white photograph of documentinstrument of surrender, ww2 -
Unions Ballarat
FBI 100 years: An unofficial history (Don Woodward Collection), Holden, Henry M, 2008
Contents: The "Wild West" years : Teddy's trust-busting detective force -- J. Edgar Hoover : the man with the secrets -- Gangbusters -- Blacklists, blackmail, and McCarthyism -- Civil rights, the KKK, and political unrest -- Bringing down the syndicate : investigating organized crime and political miscreants -- Spybusters -- Standoffs gone bad : confronting Ruby Ridge, Waco, and other disasters -- "Sneak and peak" : domestic surveillance and wiretapping. FBI is responsible for domestic intelligence and security in the USA.History, civil rights, politics - FBI (USA).Book; 252 pages. Dustjacket: black background; Department of Justice FBI insignia; white and gold lettering; author's name and title. Cover: black background; white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, federal bureau of investigation (fbi), law enforcement - usa, intelligence - usa, espionage - usa, politics and government - usa, civil rights - usa -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, WW1, Peter Stanley, Bad Characters, 2010
Many were ANZAC Heroes. Some were criminals. Some were both. Leading war historian Peter Stanley reveals the citizen soldiers the army regarded as bad characters.Title: Bad Characters, Sex, Crime, Mutiny, Murder And The Australian Imperial Force. Soft cardboard cover, with black & red printing on front, spine & back. Mottled yellow with light grey print background. Front cover displays sepia photo of a group of ten soldiers in uniform. Back cover displays sepia colour photo of a group of soldiers, some in uniform. 286 pages, cut plain paper, illustrated in black & white, photos, line drawings & lithographs.books-biography, military history-army, bad, characters -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LANSELL'S BIG 180 MINE - ROBBERY AT THE 180 MINE
Handwritten notes on a gold robbery at the 180 Mine. One man was arrested and two escaped. The engine driver was also arrested as an accessory to the crime. The underground manager, Mr John Baxter decided to set a watch and the men were caught red-handed. The Det-Sgt was reduced in rank and transferred to Melbourne. He knew the men would be coming up at a certain time. He didn't have sufficient police to surround the mine and he did not take any lanterns.document, gold, lansell's big 180 mine, lansell's big 180 mine, robbery at the 180 mine, bendigo advertiser mon jan 11th 1897 page 3, mr lansell, john baxter, edward west, mr northcott, det-sgt griffin, const. davidson, const. mallon, mr edwards, mr grenfell, long gully fire brigade, victoria quartz mine, bendigo advertiser tues jan 12th 1897, mr thomas, bendigo advertiser mon jan 18th 1897 page 3, alfred rogers, mr pellow, james trahair, bendigo advertiser fri jan 22nd 1897, bendigo advertiser fri feb 26th 1897, bendigo advertiser fri april 2nd 1897 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ''THE CHINESE'': HISTORY TUTORIAL PAPER BY WENDY ALLAN
''The Chinese'' - typed 8 paged History tutorial paper by Wendy Allan (no date or other information). Covers - early (pre discovery of gold) use of Chinese ('coolie) labour for farming purposes; gold- era Chinese and 'agents'; overland from Robe; attitudes to Chinese; Chinese camps in Bendigo ( Ironbark; White Hills; Back Creek; Charcole Gully; Kangaroo Flat; Long Gully; Peg Leg); crime; resentment; post-alluvial;developments union exclusion of Chinese. Bibliography.Wendy Allanbendigo, chinese, history, labor shortage. chinese labor. asiatic coolie-labour. captain king. governer gipps. ironbark. white hills. back creek. charcoal gully. kangaroo flat. long gully. peg leg. -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Various, Travel all weekend anywhere in Zones 1 and 2 for $3.50/day, 2013 - 2014
Set of four pamphlets A4 size, for distribution or display on trams/tram, railway stations stops etc. .1 - Travel all weekend anywhere in Zones 1 and 2 for $3.50/day .2 - Royal show 2013 - take the tram to the show. .3 - Breathe Easy - tram shelters and platforms will be smoke free from 1/3/14. .4 - Victorian Seniors Festival for 2013 and free public transport. .5 - Reporting taggers to the Police or crime stoppers - Graffititrams, tramways, yarra trams, tickets, royal show, festival program, smoking, ptv, graffiti -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Watch House Recognizance - Wright, 31st December 1852
Murray Comrie Collection. A Watch House Recognizance dated 31st December 1862. . Two persons named as paying 10 pounds each (bail)- James G. Wright and Henry Wright Sinnot or Sinnott (?) both of Tarnagulla. Signed by both. States that Louisa Wright must appear at the Tarnagulla Police Office on 2nd January 1863 to answer a charge of 'Stealing from the dwelling J. Fahey (?) on 31st December 1852'. Signed by Constable Patrick Fahey, Watch House Keeper.tarnagulla, policing, police, crime, justice, courts, fahey, wright -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, The dissident guru, 2004
The author of this book, Allan Scarfe, was a Warrnambool resident. He was a graduate of the University of Melbourne. He taught in India, England and Australia (including several years at Warrnambool High School) and was the joint author with his wife Wendy of 12 non-fiction books published in Australia, India, England and the U.S.A. He and Wendy were twice awarded Australia Council Literature Board grants. The Dissident Guru was one of several crime and adventure novels written by Allan Scarfe. This book is one of many books written or co-written by Allan Scarfe, a resident of Warrnambool for many years and one well-known for his literary output. He died in 2016. This is a soft cover book of 328 pages. It was written by Allan Scarfe. The cover is black, grey and white and the lettering is white on the front cover and black on the spine. The front cover has an illustration of masked figures and a body and the back cover has excerpts from critics’ remarks about other Scarfe books. allan scarfe -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Winlaton Youth Training Centre, 1980's
Winlaton was established in Springvale Rd., Nunawading in 1956 as the main state-run institution for adolescent girls. Previously (1951-1953) Winlaton was a home run by the Mission of St James and St John for women with venereal diseases. Re-opened in 1956, female offenders were committed to Winlaton by the courts, but there were also many girls and young women in danger who had not committed a crime. Winlaton closed in 1993 and the land is now occupied by the Candlebark Estate.5 black and white photographs (a-e) showing tattoos being removed at the Winlaton Youth Training Centre. This activity was funded by the Australian Schools Commission Innovations Grants. See also 6229winlaton youth training centre -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Folder, Nichols, Alan
Montmorency resident, Rev Alan Nichols worked as a crime reporter then as a priest n Burma, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, South Africa and Kenya; he was deputy chairman of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre board and writing a book on the West Papuan refugees who came to Australia by canoe in January 2006. Contents Newspaper article: "A life close to violence," Diamond Valley Leader, 21 March 2007. Outlines Rev Alan Nichols past work and current activities.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcalan nichols, west papuan refugees 2006 -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph, Criminal Photograph James Duncan
James Duncan was tried for his involvement in the Nelson Robbery in 1852. The robbery of the barque 'Nelson' is one of the most notorious crimes of the 1850s. Duncan, along with James Morgan, John James, Stephen Fox and John Roberts , robbed the ship of over cash and gold nuggets at gun point while she was anchored at Hobsons Bay, off Melbourne. One of the victims of the robbery identified Duncan to police by his voice. Duncan was sentenced by the notorious Justice Redmond Barry to 15 years hard labour on the roads. Black and white photograph mounted on card.duncan, morgan, james, fox, roberts, nelson, nelson robbery, gold rush, redmond barry -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Framed photocopy of Instrument of Surrender of Japanese Forces Singapore
The Instrument of Surrender signed at Singapore by Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten for the Allies and General Itagaki for the Japanese. During his time as Supreme Allied Commander of the Southeast Asia Theatre, Lord Mountbatten's command oversaw the recapture of Burma. A personal high point was the receipt of the Japanese surrender in Singapore when British troops returned to the island to receive the formal surrender of Japanese forces in the region led by General Itagaki on 12 September 1945, codenamed Operation Tiderace. General Itagaki was convicted of war crimes and executed inn 1948.The surrender of Imperial Japan was announced on August 15 and formally signed on September 2, 1945, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close.Following the war, Mountbatten was known to have largely shunned the Japanese for the rest of his life out of respect for his men killed during the war, and as per his will, Japan was not invited to send diplomatic representatives to his funeral in 1979,Black frame with silver insert with glass of a photocopy of the Instrument of Surrender of the Japanese Forces. Script is in black on white paper with a red square seal at the bottom left, mounted on cream board.Instrument of surrender of Japanese Forces under the command or control of the Supreme Commander, Japanese Expeditionary forces, southern regions within the operational theatre of the Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia. Signed at Singapore at 0341 hours (G.M.T.) on 12 September, 1945.wwii, world war 2, imperial japanese forces, surrender, singapore, japanese army -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION. HANDCUFFS
2 pairs silver plated handcuffs with keys.+hiattephemera, mementoes, handcuffs, lydia chancellor, collection, handcuffs, crime, prisoners, law -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign - Adhesive label, Yarra Trams, c 2006
Set of three Adhesive Label or Signs about safety on Yarra Trams, printed on a vinyl based paper - with the Yarra Trams logo in the bottom right hand corner. Sign of the type with an adhesive back. .1 - in an on-board emergency, notify the tram driver - gives tram number "5113" and 000 number. Printed on Orajet paper - has logo and name on rear. .2 - monitoring of behaviour by TV cameras - with crime stoppers number. .3 - vacating seats for use by passengers with special needs - with definition - notes the 2005 regulations. Two copies of each held.trams, tramways, yarra trams, signs, tramcars, passengers, by laws -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Melbourne Weekly, "Transformation, The Low Down on the Wheel World", 16/08/1994 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Melbourne Weekly, 16/8/1994 with a cover photo of SW6 866 as a City Circle Tram, containing an article titled Transformation, The Low Down on the Wheel World". Consists of 3 full colour sheets. Article written Angela Martinkus and Michelle Griffin. Looks at the issues of ticket machines, conductors, tourism, the fleet, tram art, timetables, crimes, passenger safety, W class, works, the PTC, history of tram types and ten tram facts Includes a Photo and story on Robert D'Andrea, Norm Cross, and tram in Preston Workshops.trams, tramways, melbourne, people and places, preston workshops, conductors, ticket machines, fares, ticket inspectors, advertising trams -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Newspaper, Scrapbook Clipping, Library Collection, Ringwood, Victoria
Newspaper Clipping from "The Mail", 13-6-95. "Assault figures jump in city area"'.Assaults in the City if Maroondah last month more than doubled over the April figure. Apart from the increase in reported assaults, overall crime reports in May were down by 83 on the same time last year. Ringwood CIB Senior Sergeant Jenny O'Toole said publicity, co-operation from the public and increased patrols by uniform and bicycle police were heloping to reduce the number of burglaries. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Police Thank Siege Helpers, 1996
Mitcham's Adult Migrant Education Service (AMES) is rewarded for its co-operation with police during the 12 hour Mitcham siege in June. With photo.community services, adult migrant education service, navarria, sam, johnson, des, keighery, peter, mitcham siege, crime -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: ARTICLES FROM 'THE ARGUS', 1876
Six pages of newspaper clippings from 'The Argus' dated in the 1800's and pasted onto card, the name of the contributor is 'A Vagabond'. Article dated 13/5/1876 relates to the writers experience as an outpatient at the Melbourne Hospital. 20/5/1876 'The Outcasts of Melbourne' whose lives are one of misery, sin, crime but little shame. A warning to the authorities to 'take heed quickly' to prevent the continuation of these vices well into the future. 27/5/1876 'Sixpenny Restaurants' . Unknown date in 1876 'Three Days in the Benevolent Society' 10/6/1876 'Three Days in the benevolent Society' part 2.newspaper, human interest, the argus -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE DIGGING - THE DIGGERS, c1800s
Diggers & Mining. The Digging - The Diggers. Slide: Talks about the change of life from restraints to civilised life. Being surrounded by degrading and deteriorating influenzas. Constantly excited by aspects of their occupation, much that is repulsive and demandable. . . Commonly called open crime does not exist there to a greater extent than in towns. . . . . In all my wanderings there I never experienced conduct but courtesy and kindness.. . (From the Book, 'Notes of a Digger and Gold Digger's Guide', by James Bonwick. Published in Melbourne in 1852, this was the first printed book on the Victorian diggings.) Markings: 63 994.LIF:6. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Victoria Police Museum
Carte de Visite, Carte de Visite of Captain Moonlite
Andrew George Scott, also known as Captain Moonlite, was an Australian bushranger. Born in the 1840s, he was hanged in New South Wales in 1880 for the shooting of Constable Edward Webb-Bowen after a series of robberies and a shoot out with police near Wagga Wagga. Aside from his crimes and activities as a bushranger under the alias Captain Moonlite, Scott is also known for his relationship with his companion James Nesbitt. Many claim Nesbitt was Scott's partner and lover. In 1995 Scott's remains were exhumed and placed next to Nesbitt's to satisfy Scott's dying wish to be buried next to his companion. bushranger, bushrangers, captain moonlite, moonlite, robbery, police, victoria police -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA POLICE GAZETTES COLLECTION: GAZETTE FROM SEPTEMBER 1868
Victoria Police Gazette No. 37 dated Thursday, September 10, 1868, containing notices about: murder, incendarism, highway robbery and stealing from the person, housebreaking and stealing from dwelling houses, felonies and offences not otherwise described, miscellaneous information, horses and cattle, property stolen or lost, missing friends, courts, inquests, deserters from H.M. Service, property found, deserters from merchant vessels, extracts from the New South Wales Police gazette, and extracts from the Tasmanian crime report. Also a list and description of horses and cattle reported to the police as stolen during the week ending 8th September, 1868.essential services, police, victoria police gazette -
City of Ballarat
Artwork, other - Public Artwork - Temporary, Pauline O'Shannessy- Dowling et al, Lead On Mural (decommissioned 2020), 2013-2020
A temporary artwork by Lead On Ballarat was installed in a carpark at the Ballarat Library from 2013-2020. Art Streetz Murals was an initiative of Lead On Ballarat’s, “Take Back the Streets” art program and the City of Ballarat. The project was funded under the Graffiti Prevention and Removal Grants, part of the Victorian Government’s Community Crime Prevention Program. The aim of the project was for the young people involved to develop their skills, ideas and designs with assistance from the ‘Lead Artist’ Pauline O'Shannessy-Dowling. The artwork was created through a number of workshops, planning and design sessions. The final design received approval from the City of Ballarat and was painted by the lead artist and collaborators from April – May 2013.The artwork is of aesthetic and social significance to the people of Ballaratpainted mural lead on ballarat, take back the streets -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, HORTON, Thomas et al, Andersons of Western Port: the discovery and exploration of Western Port, Victoria, and the life of the first settler in Eastern Victoria, Samuel Anderson, and his two brothers, Hugh and Thomas. From 1797 to 1903, 1983
Signed by Thomas Horton.anderson family, crime, settlement, explorers, port victoria, western port, wonthaggi, pioneers, victoria, biography, history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA POLICE GAZETTES COLLECTION: GAZETTE FROM 1859
Victoria Police Gazette - 10.11.1859 - By Authority John Ferres , Government Printer Melbourne loose pages slightly stained and aged. 25 pages index of names in alphabetical order plus 5 pages dated November 10, 1859 listing prisoners discharged during the week ending November 8th, 1859 - list of prisoners to whom tickets of leave have been issued during the week ending 8th November, 1859. Miscellaneous information, property found, missing friends, deserters from H.M. service, deserters from merchant vessels, ticket of leave holders, escaped prisoners, extracts from New South Wales crime reports, extracts from South Australian Hue and Cryessential services, police, victoria police gazette, ticket of leave holders ' / deserters -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Banner, Gray-Y Banner
The Athletics Club under the guidance of a committee of workers, which included Mr Stan Hemmings and Mr Alec McCullough, sponsored a Junior Athletics Club which became the Gray-Y Club for young boys and HY-Y for older lads. Mr A E Clark (YMCA) had the idea of adopting the American Gray-Y System which was to instill in the boys good principles and values similar to those of the service clubs i.e. YMCA, the Masons and Buffalo Lodge. Story has it that the town was virtually crime free for many years. The Athletics Club became a very powerful force in Mount Beauty and assisted other fledgling groups to get started. The committee had the bright idea that they could raise money and entertain the men who lived in the outlying camps by running sporting exhibitions by their members and the Gray-Y boys for entertainment.It is a connection to the early history of Mount Beauty regarding the start of an athletics club.Blue material banner with gold fringe and inscription in middle.Red material triangle inserted within banner and red material H and I (overlapping) sewed into the middle of the triangletextile, youth club, mt beauty, athletics club, gray-y club, kiewa hydro electric scheme