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Disability Sport & Recreation Victoria
Grey medal case, Grey medal case containing silver/grey coloured medal from 1966 Australian Paraplegic Games - Basketball - Kevin Coombs, 1966
... was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia.... was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia ...Kevin Richard Coombs, OAM (born 30 May 1941) is an Australian wheelchair basketballer and athlete who competed at 5 Paralympics including the first Paralympic Games in 1960. He was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia.Grey plastic medal case.The lid on the case is inscribed with the word "TROPHY" and a laurel wreath. The bottom of the case is inscribed with "Casecraft. CAT. No 102". The interior of the case includes he text "Stokes (Australia) Limited - medallists and silversmtihs est. 1855:.australian paraplegic games, kevin coombs -
Disability Sport & Recreation Victoria
Silver / grey medal, Silver / grey coloured medal from 1966 Australian Paraplegic Games - Basketball, 1966
... was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia.... was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia ...Kevin Richard Coombs, OAM (born 30 May 1941) is an Australian wheelchair basketballer and athlete who competed at 5 Paralympics including the first Paralympic Games in 1960. He was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia.Silver / grey medal medal from 1966 Australian Paraplegic Games.held in BrisbaneFront - 4th Australian Paraplegic Games Brisbane 1966 Reverse - engraving of laurel wreath with "BASKETBALL" within the wreathaustralian paraplegic games -
Disability Sport & Recreation Victoria
Medal and Case, Medal and Case - 1963 Victorian Paraplegic Games Silver Medal - Kevin Coombs, Basketball, 1963
... was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia.... was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia ...Kevin Richard Coombs, OAM (born 30 May 1941) is an Australian wheelchair basketballer and athlete who competed at 5 Paralympics including the first Paralympic Games in 1960. He was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia.Grey plastic case containing silver coloured medal.Medal contains text - Victorian Paraplegic Games 1963 - Basketball, 2nd, Kevin Coombs The lid on the case is inscribed with the word "TROPHY" and a laurel wreath. The bottom of the case is inscribed with "Casecraft. CAT. No 102". The interior of the case includes the text "Stokes (Australasia) Limited - medallists and silversmtihs est. 1855:.kevin coombs -
Disability Sport & Recreation Victoria
Grey medal case, Grey medal case containing silver medal from 1963 Victorian Paraplegic Games - Basketball - Kevin Coombs, 1960
... was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia.... was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia ...Kevin Richard Coombs, OAM (born 30 May 1941) is an Australian wheelchair basketballer and athlete who competed at 5 Paralympics including the first Paralympic Games in 1960. He was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia.Grey plastic medal case.The lid on the case is inscribed with the word "TROPHY" and a laurel wreath. The bottom of the case is inscribed with "Casecraft. CAT. No 102". The interior of the case includes the text "Stokes (Australasia) Limited - medallists and silversmtihs est. 1855:.kevin coombs, victorian paraplegic games -
Disability Sport & Recreation Victoria
Silver medal, Silver medal from 1963 Victorian Paraplegic Games - basketball - Kevin Coombs, 1963
... was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia.... was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia ...Kevin Richard Coombs, OAM (born 30 May 1941) is an Australian wheelchair basketballer and athlete who competed at 5 Paralympics including the first Paralympic Games in 1960. He was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia.Silver medal from 1963 Victorian Paraplegic Games.Front - Silver medal from 1963 Australian Paraplegic Games - Basketball - Kevin Coombs Reverse - engraving of two hands grasping each other, with laurelkevin coombs, victorian paraplegic games -
Disability Sport & Recreation Victoria
Medal and Case, Medal and Case - 1963 Victorian Paraplegic Games Gold Medal - Kevin Coombs, Shot Put, 1963
... was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia.... was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia ...Kevin Richard Coombs, OAM (born 30 May 1941) is an Australian wheelchair basketballer and athlete who competed at 5 Paralympics including the first Paralympic Games in 1960. He was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia.Grey plastic case containing gold coloured medal.Medal contains text - Victorian Paraplegic Games 1963 - Shot Putt [sic] - 1st - Kevin Coombs The lid on the case is inscribed with the word "TROPHY" and a laurel wreath. The bottom of the case is inscribed with "Casecraft. CAT. No 102". The interior of the case includes the text "Stokes (Australasia) Limited - medallists and silversmtihs est. 1855:.australian paraplegic games, kevin coombs -
Disability Sport & Recreation Victoria
Grey medal case, Grey medal case containing gold medal from 1963 Victorian Paraplegic Games - Shot Put - Kevin Coombs, 1960
... was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia.... was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia ...Kevin Richard Coombs, OAM (born 30 May 1941) is an Australian wheelchair basketballer and athlete who competed at 5 Paralympics including the first Paralympic Games in 1960. He was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia.Grey plastic medal case.The lid on the case is inscribed with the word "TROPHY" and a laurel wreath. The bottom of the case is inscribed with "Casecraft. CAT. No 102". The interior of the case includes the text "Stokes (Australasia) Limited - medallists and silversmtihs est. 1855:.kevin coombs, victorian paraplegic games -
Disability Sport & Recreation Victoria
Gold medal, Gold medal from 1963 Victorian Paraplegic Games - shot put - Kevin Coombs, 1963
... was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia.... was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia ...Kevin Richard Coombs, OAM (born 30 May 1941) is an Australian wheelchair basketballer and athlete who competed at 5 Paralympics including the first Paralympic Games in 1960. He was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia.Gold medal from 1963 Victorian Paraplegic Games.Front - Gold medal from 1963 Australian Paraplegic Games - Shot Putt [sic] - 1st - Kevin Coombs Reverse - engraving of two hands grasping each other, with laurelkevin coombs, victorian paraplegic games -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Swivel Link from H.M. Colonial Steam Sloop "Victoria", 5/03/2015
... " Australia's first warship built 1854, cost 38,000 pound in service 40... "Victoria" Australia's first warship built 1854, cost 38,000 pound ...Swivel link from H.M. Colonial Steam Sloop "Victoria" Australia's first warship built 1854, cost 38,000 pound in service 40 years.h.m. colonial steam sloop "victoria", warship, swivel, queesncliff -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, Australia's First Electric Tram, 2022
... A4 folded twice coloured pamphlet picturing Australia's.... Australia's first electric tram serviced Box Hill to Doncaster between ...A4 folded twice coloured pamphlet picturing Australia's first electric tram which ran from Box Hill to Doncaster in the late 1880's.A4 folded twice coloured pamphlet picturing Australia's first electric tram which ran from Box Hill to Doncaster in the late 1880's.non-fictionA4 folded twice coloured pamphlet picturing Australia's first electric tram which ran from Box Hill to Doncaster in the late 1880's.tram, tram services, schramm's cottage -
Bendigo Military Museum
Certificate - INSTRUMENT of SURRENDER
... Imperial South Eastern Army and by Lt. General Commanding First... Imperial South Eastern Army and by Lt. General Commanding First ...Certificate of Instrument of Surrender of the Japanese Forces of New Guinea, New Britain, New Ireland, Bougainville and adjacent Islands. Signed 6th Sept 1945 by Commander Japanese Imperial South Eastern Army and by Lt. General Commanding First Australian Army.White hard paper certificate - single page.instrument of surrender, new guinea, vp day -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Poster - Poster, Information Board, 5 RAR 1969 - 1970 (1st Tour)
... of the First Australian Task Force (1 ATF) and stationed in vietnam... of the First Australian Task Force (1 ATF) and stationed in vietnam ...An Poster, Information Board of The 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment ("Battalion") were the leading element of the First Australian Task Force (1 ATF) and stationed in vietnam from 1966 - 1967. The Battalion's task was to break Viet Cont control over the central region of Phuoc Tuy Province - an area that communists had freely operated in since 1945. Commencing of the 24th May 1966, the Battalion conducted its first operation codenamed "Hardihood". Their objective was to sweep and clear areas of the north and east of Nui Dat to a distance of 5000 meters, then create a defensive position to enable 1 ATF to establish an operational base.5 rar, 1 atf, viet cong, phuoc tuy province, nui dat, nui thai vai mountains, 274 vc regiments, 275 vc regiments, military awards, rj o'neill, operation canberra, operation queanbeyan, operation hardihood, poster, information board -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Booklet - Destroyer, Perth, 1965
... Booklet on the details of Australia's first guided missile... services - navy hmas perth Booklet on the details of Australia's ...Booklet on the details of Australia's first guided missile destroyer "Perth". Commissioned 1965. The history of the first HMAS Perth, a light cruiser of 1936 which was lost in 1942.armed services - navy, hmas perth -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Statue of Roma Mitchell, Adelaide, 2000, 01/01/2000
... state governor of South Australia. She was the first Australian... and the 31st state governor of South Australia. She was the first ...Roma Mirchell was an Australian lawyer, judge and the 31st state governor of South Australia. She was the first Australian woman judge, and the first woman to be a Queen's Counsel, a chancellor of an Australian university and the Governor of an Australian state. She was also considered to be a pioneer of the Australian women's rights movement. Photograph of a statue of Roma Mitchellroma mitchell, governor, adelaide -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, Staunch And True - Christian Science in Victoria Australia
... Christian Science in Victoria Australia - One person's... of Christian Science in Australia - the first 100 years Staunch ...Christian Science in Victoria Australia - One person's perspective of the introduction of Christian Science in Australia - the first 100 years -
Bendigo Tramways (managed by the Bendigo Heritage Attractions)
BOOK, 'THE FIRST ELECTRIC ROAD A history of the Box Hill and Doncaster tramway' by Robert Green, 1989
... The history of the first electric tramway in Australia... This is a history of the first electric tramway in Australia. The history ...This item was donated to the Bendigo Tramways Depot Archives by the author, Robert GreenThis is a history of the first electric tramway in Australia.The history of the first electric tramway in Australia, and the southern hemisphere, examining the conflicts and challenges faced by all those involved. -
Australian National Surfing Museum
Musical Instrument, Snowy McAlister's Ukelele
... in Sydney and Newcastle from 1923-1936 including the first... 1923-1936 including the first 'Australian Championship at Manly ...This ukelele was owned by Snowy McAlister one of the most famous surfers to come out of the Manly surf scene during the 20th century. Snowy won eleven surfboard 'display' contests in Sydney and Newcastle from 1923-1936 including the first 'Australian Championship at Manly Beach in 1924.This ukelele belonged to one of the most influential surfers during the 20th century. It was made by Jonah Kumalae of Hawaii during the early part of the 20th century. It represents the connection between surfing and music as personified by this musical instrument made popular in Hawaii during this period.Handcrafted Hawaiian, Kumalae ukelele, light brown in colour,missing one of the four original tuning knobs.Kumalae logo on the top of the neck of the ukelele.snowy mcalister, jonah kumalae, kumalae ukelele -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION; SCOTS GUARDS
... The First Australian Tour of The Band of Her Majesty's Scots Guards... The First Australian Tour of The Band of Her Majesty's Scots Guards ...A black programme with pink and white printing on the front and a photo of Her Majesty The Queen, Colonel-in-Chief of the Scots Guards astride her horse. On the outside cover are the words 'Aztec Services Pty. Ltd. Presents The Regimental Band of the Scots Guards with pipers and Drummers of the 1st Battalion with Highland Dancers.' On the inside cover are the words, ' Aztec Services Pty. Ltd. (Kenn Brodziak, Managing Director) presents The First Australian Tour of The Band of Her Majesty's Scots Guards with Pipes and Drums of the 1st Battalion.' 18 pages includes advertisements, photos, a brief history of the Scots Guards and Pipers and other information pertaining to Guards, Pipers and Drummers. The tour was in 1965.program, music, scotts guards, lydia chancellor, collection , entertainment, music, dancing, scots guards, music, programme, program, event -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Manual, TIM - Ticket Issue Machines (Australia) and Bentleigh, "Ticket Issue Modernised", c1950
... document. See page four for a photo of "The first Australian fleet... page four for a photo of "The first Australian fleet ...Twelve page book printed on off white paper, side stapled and titled "Ticket Issue Modernised". Details the TIM system, benefits, uses, sample tickets, components, examples of use, TIM "Major" for long distance routes, use for admission tickets, packing slips, cash receipts etc along with sample tickets, costs, cancellation punch and servicing. On the rear has a list of British Transport undertakings using the system and other users. Printed in Australia, c1950; appears to be an Australian version of the English document. See page four for a photo of "The first Australian fleet to be fitted with "TIM" machines" - thought to be Eastern Suburbs Omnibus Services Pty Ltd, Melbourne.On front cover as shown in the photo, receipt stamped of 28 March 1951 and distribution lists.trams, tramways, tickets, ticket machines, buses -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Award - Pewter Mug Trophies - Ross and Malcolm Milne - Inter Dominion Alpine Skiing Contest Thredbo 1961
... first Alpine Ski World Cup medal. He was on the Australian... Contest of 1961. The first interdominion event between Australia... d'Isere FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Downhill, Australia's first ...This Pewter Mug Collection is a set of 32 trophies won by Australian Alpine skiers Ross and Malcolm Milne between 1959 and 1964. Ross and Malcolm grew up on their family's tobacco property in Myrtleford, and began skiing at Falls Creek at an early age. They were both taught by Austrian Sigi Haberzettl, who was chief coach at Falls Creek for 17 years. Ross went on to win the North-Eastern District Ski Association (NEDSA) Junior Championships for three years in a row. In 1961 Ross was a member of the Australian team which competed against New Zealand in the Inter-Dominion Championships. In 1963, he won the Downhill and Alpine Combined title at the Australian Championships, while placing second in the Grand Slalom event. Ross Milne was selected in the Australian team that participated in the 1964 Olympic Winter Games at Innsbruck, Austria. A few days before the opening of the Games, on 25 January 1964, he tragically lost his life when he crashed into a tree during a training run for the Men's Downhill. He was only 19 years of age. Malcolm became a member of the Australian Junior Ski Team to Japan at the age of 14. He won all of the NEDSA children’s races and won the State Title in 1966. Malcolm continued to achieve great success, winning the Australian Championships for the next five years. At the end of 1969 he won Gold in the Val d'Isere FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Downhill, Australia's first Alpine Ski World Cup medal. He was on the Australian National Ski Team for eight years, representing his country at the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games and the 1966 and 1970 World Championships before turning professional in 1972. Malcolm Milne was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985. In 2000 he received the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to skiing. In 2004, Ski & Snowboard Australia granted Milne Life Membership for the contribution he made to the sport by becoming the first World Cup medal winner in Australian winter sports history, and the subsequent impact his performances have had on future athletes. Malcolm Milne was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to skiing in 2016.This item is significant because it is part of a collection which documents the career of two outstanding Australian sportsmen.A pewter mug awarded for the Inter-Dominion Alpine Skiing Contest of 1961. The first interdominion event between Australia and New Zealand was held in 1936.Engraved on side of mug: Inter - Dominion Alpine Skiing Contest Thredbo 1961 Winning Teamross milne, malcolm milne, milne brothers, australian alpine skiers, inter dominion skiing contest -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, 1914 (Exact)
... Battalion. Sailed with the first Australian Contingent" On separate... of the 7th Battalion. Sailed with the first Australian Contingent ...The photo could be of some of the following: Percy Fullerton, B. Bevan. A. McPherson, A. Carter, C Eggleston, G. Libound, A. Hill, W Monan, J. Waugh, J. Slowe, J.Pearce,B. Canning, G. Ball, H. Evans. The man in the centre of the photo in the cap is Lieutenant Charles Denehy/later Colonel Denehy, the man extreme right front row is Joseph Nott.Black and white postcard photograph of group of men in uniform, 11 standing, 6 seated or kneeling in front.Written on back of photo: "Rutherglen Boys of the 7th Battalion. Sailed with the first Australian Contingent" On separate note: "Rutherglen Boys of the 7th Battalion sailed with the first Aust. Contingent. Henry Andrew (Harry) Clarkson 3rd from right, standing, back row. Back row: 5th from left - Major Gerry Chambers. Front row: 6th from left - Joseph Nott."percy fullerton, bevan, mcpherson, carter, eggleston, libound, hill, monan, waugh, slowe, pearce, cannign, ball evans, charles denehy, joseph nott, harry clarkson, gerry chambers, 7th battalion, world war 1, world war i, ww1, martin balsarini, 4th lighthorse -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Herrnhut, 2002
... Pages from 'Herrnhut; Australia's first Utopian commune...; Australia's first Utopian commune' by William James Metcalf ...Pages from 'Herrnhut; Australia's first Utopian commune' by William James Metcalf and Elizabeth Huf, concerning Algernon John Elmore.Pages from 'Herrnhut; Australia's first Utopian commune' by William James Metcalf and Elizabeth Huf, concerning Algernon John Elmore. Incl. photos of Elmore Family and Algernon as a child.Pages from 'Herrnhut; Australia's first Utopian commune' by William James Metcalf and Elizabeth Huf, concerning Algernon John Elmore. elmore, algernon john, herrnhut -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Ashtray H.M.A.S.. Australia
... "Made from metal from the H.M.A.S. Australia First Falgship... melbourne "Made from metal from the H.M.A.S. Australia First ...Brass Ashtray H.M.A.S.. Australia"Made from metal from the H.M.A.S. Australia First Falgship of the Royal Australian Navy 1913 - 1920 -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Medal, 1991
... Centenary 1891-1991 Burnley Australia's First School of Horticulture.... Australia's First School of Horticulture. 9 unused medals in blue ...Medals commemorating the Centenary year of the College.9 unused medals in blue velvet presentation boxes. 5 unused wooden presentation stands.Inscription on reverse: VCAH The Horticultural College Centenary 1891-1991 Burnley Australia's First School of Horticulture.centenary, burnley college, 1991 -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Book, C.E.W. BEAN (Author) Formerly Australian Official War Historian et al, Anzac to Amiens, 1953
... in the First World War. Canberra Australian War Memorial 1952. (Third... Fighting Services in the First World War. Canberra Australian War ...WW1 HistoryA Shorter History of the Australian Fighting Services in the First World War. Canberra Australian War Memorial 1952. (Third Edition). -
Tennis Australia
Press kit, 1990
... Tournament Programme: Davis Cup 1990 World Group First... 1990 World Group First Round; France vs Australia Materials ...Tournament Programme: Davis Cup 1990 World Group First Round; France vs Australia Materials: Paper, Inktennis -
Tennis Australia
Press kit, 1990
... Tournament Programme: Davis Cup 1990 World Group First... 1990 World Group First Round; France vs Australia Materials ...Tournament Programme: Davis Cup 1990 World Group First Round; France vs Australia Materials: Paper, Inktennis -
Federation University Historical Collection
Newspaper Supplement, The Sun ANZAC Anniversary Souvenir, 22 April 1990, 22/04/2015
... , but birth'. He states that Able Seaman Williams is the first... is the first Australian to be killed in action in the 1914-1918 war ...25 April 1915 is the date that the ANZAC troops landed at Gallipoli during World War One. After that year it has been commemorated as ANZAC Day.28 pages newspaper supplement relating to the 75th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing by the ANZACs during World War One. The supplement includes: List of 8100 ANZAC heroes who died at Gallipoli (pp 9-20), Keith Murdoch and his Gallipoli letter; Diary of Gallipoli Digger Apear Leslie de Vine, ceasefire for burial; Turkish soldiers; Simpson and his Donkey; Albert Henry Gayden's diary; Gallipoli nurses; Burial for a Lost Digger; Chunuk; Names of those who went to Gallipoli for the 70th anniversary An article by Geoffrey Blainey is headed 'A day not of death, but birth'. He states that Able Seaman Williams is the first Australian to be killed in action in the 1914-1918 war.james monro, john laffin, ian hamilton, keith murdoch, andrew fisher, ross bastiaan, albert jacka, leonard keysor, wiliam symons, alexander burton, william dunstan, frederick tubb, john hamilton, alfred shout, hugp throssell, albert gayden, ella tucker, bill cooper, jim douglas, walter parker, bob ponsford, tom meagher, claude franhauser, roy kyle, edmund thompson, jim kibble, robert barclay, roy longmore, jim lees, george fullerton, tom neal, stanley quinn, world war one, gallipoli -
Vision Australia
Photograph - Image, Tilly Aston
... was the first Australian woman who was blind to attend university... was the first Australian woman who was blind to attend university ...Tilly Aston as a young woman in her 20s. She is wearing a cream blouse with a star badge and a rose corsage. Her hair is up and has flowers arranged in it. Pioneering activist Tilly was the first Australian woman who was blind to attend university, but due to the lack of braille texts she had to abandon her studies. 1 photograph in various tones of Tilly Astontilly aston, association for the blind -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, Albert Jacka VC home (1925-32) - images collection
... AIF. First Australian awarded the Victoria Cross in World War... AIF. First Australian awarded the Victoria Cross in World War ...Lived in Murchison Street 1925-1932. Buried in St Kilda Cemetery 19th January 1932. Plaque was unvieled 18th Feb 1986 by Cr John Callanan, Mayor of St Kilda.Historiccolour photograph unmountedAlbert Jacka (1893-1932). VC, MC and BAR, 14th Battalion AIF. First Australian awarded the Victoria Cross in World War I. Mayor of St Kilda 1930-31. Lived in Murchison St 1925-1932. Buried in St Kilda Cemetary 19th January 1932. This plaque was unveiled 16th February 1986 by Councillor John Callanan, Mayor of St Kilda, City of St Kilda. plaques, albert jacka, murchison street, st kilda east, st kilda