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B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia IncBubble sextant, Henry Hughes & Son, c.1930s
These instruments were used on aircraft to obtain the altitude of the sun or other celestial body to aid navigation. This particular one came from a former RAAF pilot.This bubble sextant, complete with original wooden storage case with leather strap, was manufactured c.1930s. Black and metallic, it has a mirror in the middle, various knobs on the sides and a cylindrical handle on each side.sextant, altitude, navigation, instrument -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Small booklet, Tom Brown's Schooldays, 1913
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Anglesea and District Historical SocietyBale Fasteners (3)
Harold E. (Edward) Hurst (1888-1972) born on the banks of the Eumeralla River (near Macarthur) lived in a villa in Newtown called "Eumeralla" (Skene Street). "Boss" Hurst invented, patented and manufactured metal fasteners for wool bales and fencing. (Ref: 'Boss' Hurst of Geelong and Nauru : a life by Don Chambers) - held at the National Wool Museum, Geelong.Nonewool bale hooks, clips, fasteners, "grip bale fasteners", ev. hurst -
Robin Boyd FoundationBook, Robert Hughes, Culture of Complaint: The Fraying of America, 1993
Hardcover w/ Dust Jacketamerican history, 20th century, arts and society, popular culture, walsh st library -
Robin Boyd FoundationBook, E.R. Hughes, Chinese Philosophy in Classical Times, 1942
Hardcover, no dust JacketInside front cover: "V40621, Sgt R.P. Boyd, H.Q. Section, 3 Aust Fd. Svy. Coy., Australia", "Love and Luck, E.G.B"walsh st library -
Robin Boyd FoundationBook, Richard Hughes, A High Wind in Jamaica
Softcover"Joan a Beckett 1940"walsh st library -
Unions Ballarat
Prelude to power : the rise of the Labour Party in Queensland 1885-1915, Murphy, Denis et al, 1970
A study of the rise of the Labor Party in Queensland.Paper; book.Front cover: authors' names and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, alp, alp - queensland branch, australian labor party, australian labor party - queensland branch, political science, politics, government -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Schaum's Outline Series: Fluid Dynamics - Including 100 Solved Problems, William F. Hughes, Ph.D. et al, Fluid Dynamics, 1967
Orange softcover booknon-fictionfluid dynamics -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPoster, Cozzolino Hughes and Con Aslanis, "Salute to Australia Pageant", Jan. 1982
Laminated paper poster titled "Salute to Australia Pageant", for the Australia Day Holiday 1/2/1982, to be held in the Fitzroy and Treasury Gardens. Features numerous silhouette out images of people, various Victorian and Edwardian transport equipment on a colour background. On the bottom edge has the sponsor names, The Age, Ansett Airlines, Bank of New South Wales, Coverlid and Davies, Gas and Fuel, State of Victoria, Heinz, Myer, State Insurance Office, Qantas, and the Public Transport Corporation.trams, tramways, australia day, pageant, btps, melbourne -
Kew Historical Society IncBook, Oxford University Press, Matilda Waltzes with the Tommies, 1944
Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 1943 176 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm. non-fictionkent hughes, mary, world war 1939-1945 -- personal narratives -
National Wool MuseumBook - Sun-glo Knitting Book, Series 121, F. W. Hughes Pty. Ltd, c.1940s
Sixteen page black and white knitting pattern book featuring men’s jumpers and vests. Book contains black and white photographs and printed text. Front cover shows a man wearing a knitted jumper and shorts holding a tennis racquet. front: [printed] Sun-glo / Knitting Book / DESIGN No. / 3845 / PAGE 5 / Series 121 / 7 ½ d [handwritten] H Lambas?fashion, women, magazine, knitting, crochet, home life, patterns -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Major W.S. Kent Hughes, Modern crusaders : an account of the campaign in Sinai and Palestine up to the capture of Jerusalem, 1920
With the light horse through Sinai and PalestineIll, p.170.non-fictionWith the light horse through Sinai and Palestineworld war 1914-1918 - australian light horse, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - middle east -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, William Hughes, Australia in the war today: The price of peace, 1935
Views of former Prime Minister William Hughes on the world situation in the 1930sp.162.non-fictionViews of former Prime Minister William Hughes on the world situation in the 1930saustralian - foreign relations, australia - history - 20th century -
Kilmore Historical SocietyCASSELL'S MAGAZINE NEW SERIES - VOL 1, 1897-1912
Brown cloth loose covers with embossed pattern and inscription 'Cassell's Magazine Illustrated' Damaged spine vii ; 592 pages ; 25cm ; IllusHandwritten inscription '129' Stamp on various pages 'Kilmore Mechanics Institute'british magazine, kilmore mechanics institute library. -
Kilmore Historical SocietyCASSELL'S MAGAZINE NEW SERIES - VOL 2, 1897-1912
Faded brown cloth loose cover with embossed pattern and gold inscriptions Missing spine viii ; 480 pages ; 25cm ; IllusHandwritten inscription on front page '190' Stamp on various pages 'Kilmore Mechanics Institute'kilmore mechanics institute library., british magazine -
Kilmore Historical SocietyCASSELL'S MAGAZINE NEW SERIES - VOL 2, 1897-1912
Hardboard cover with leather spine and corners Gold embossing on spine ' Cassell's Magazine Vol. 2N.S. Kilmore Mechanics Institute' viii ; 480 pages; 25cm ; IllusHandwritten inscription on front page '125' '050 R.63' Stamp on various pages 'Kilmore Mechanics Institute'kilmore mechanics institute library. -
Canterbury History Group
Book, Bronwyn Hughes, Lights Everlasting: Australia’s commemorative stained glass from the Boer War to Vietnam, 2023
Almost hidden within religious buildings, hospitals, school chapels and civic buildings, stained-glass windows tell of Australians at war. Bronwyn Hughes focuses on commemorative stained glass—an overlooked art form—describing its rich artistic and architectural heritage and the artists and firms who created it. Memorial stained glass serves to depict and illuminate the men and women who fought and died for their faith and their country. It has a tragic beauty.255 pages with colour and black and white illustrations; notes, bibliography, indexnon-fictionAlmost hidden within religious buildings, hospitals, school chapels and civic buildings, stained-glass windows tell of Australians at war. Bronwyn Hughes focuses on commemorative stained glass—an overlooked art form—describing its rich artistic and architectural heritage and the artists and firms who created it. Memorial stained glass serves to depict and illuminate the men and women who fought and died for their faith and their country. It has a tragic beauty. world war 1914-1918, boer war, stained glass, monuments and memorials -
Mont De LanceyFamily Tree Pedigree, Mitchell and Hughes, Printers, Circa 1880 - MDCCCLXXX
Compiled by Captain A.E. Lawson Lowe, F..S.A. containing a detailed family tree of the Otter family from 1557 to around 1895, including Colonel Otter.Burgundy hardcover booklet with gold inscription on cover, containing Pedigree of the Otters of Welham.Cover: "PEDIGREE Of The OTTERS OF WELHAM, COUNTY OF NOTTINGHAM By Captain A.E. Lawson Lowe, F.S.A."genealogical documents -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Macmillan and Co, David Livingstone, 1890
Born in an overcrowded slum in Scotland in 1813, David Livingstone worked twelve-hour days in a cotton factory from age ten to twenty-four. But a pamphlet by Karl Gutzlaff changed his life. Resolved to become a missionary, he applied himself to medicine, self-educating and eventually qualifying as a doctor. In 1841, Livingstone left for Africa as a medical missionary, where he would stay for thirty years ...p.208.non-fictionBorn in an overcrowded slum in Scotland in 1813, David Livingstone worked twelve-hour days in a cotton factory from age ten to twenty-four. But a pamphlet by Karl Gutzlaff changed his life. Resolved to become a missionary, he applied himself to medicine, self-educating and eventually qualifying as a doctor. In 1841, Livingstone left for Africa as a medical missionary, where he would stay for thirty years ... explorers - africa, missionaries - africa -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - New port workers dining room and alterations, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Godfrey, Spowers, Hughes, Mewton & Lobb, Feb 1956
Plan new port workers dining room and alterations and additions to existing offices and stores at Station Pier, 1956melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Hughes, Richard, Roaring through the 20s
The writings of Richard Hughes from The Victorian Railway Magazine 1927-1930. Selected, edited and with commentary by David Burke to provide a nostalgic journey across Victoria's great railways.index, ill, p.255.non-fictionThe writings of Richard Hughes from The Victorian Railway Magazine 1927-1930. Selected, edited and with commentary by David Burke to provide a nostalgic journey across Victoria's great railways. railroad operations - victoria - history, railroads - victorian railways - personal reminiscence -
Clunes Museum
Book - BIOGRAPHY, LES HUGHES, A YOUNG AUSTRALIAN PIONEER HENRY MUNDY, 2003
THE BIOGRAPHY OF HENRY MUNDY ABOUT HIS LIFE IN AUSTRALIA DURING THE GOLDRUSHDARK BLUE HARDCOVER BOOK WITH GOLD EMBOSSING ON SPINE: "HENRY MUNDY A YOUNG AUSTRALIAN PIONEER". BLUE PAPER DUST COVER WITH SUNSET PICTURE ON FRONT. 279 PAGES non-fictionTHE BIOGRAPHY OF HENRY MUNDY ABOUT HIS LIFE IN AUSTRALIA DURING THE GOLDRUSHhenry mundy, les hughes, historical autobiography -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Book, Hughes, Thea Stanley, Matthew Flinders, 1985
An account of the life, explorations and achievements of Matthew Flinders. Written for students. Contains bibliography.explorers, navigation, bibliography -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - HERITAGE COLLECTION RAAF MUSEUM POINT COOK, BRUCE ANDERSON, FEBRUARY 2009
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Hughes, Frank, Everyday Heroes
Their days held too little fun, not enough love, and too much death.Their days held too little fun, not enough love, and too much death.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - fiction, air pilots -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Book - James Cook, Hughes, Thea Stanley, 1981
An account of the life, explorations and achievements of James Cook. Includes list of persons who left England in H.M.S. Endeavour 26th. August 1768, sketch map and reproductions of paintings of the period. Written for younger students.explorers, cartography, astronomy, ships and shipping -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Book - Arthur Phillip, Hughes, Thea Stanley, 1982
An account of the life and achievements of Arthur Phillip, commander of the First Fleet, sent to Botany Bay; the relocation to Port Jackson, and the development of the settlement under his governorship. Written for students.An account of the life and achievements of Arthur Phillip, commander of the First Fleet, sent to Botany Bay; the relocation to Port Jackson, and the development of the settlement under his governorship. Written for students.law, government, land settlement -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Norman E. Beaumont et al, Early Days of Berwick: and its surrounding districts, Beaconsfield, Upper Beaconsfield, Harkaway, Narre Warren North, 1979
A history of Berwick and surrounding districts written in 1948.xviii, 160 p.; 21 cmnon-fictionA history of Berwick and surrounding districts written in 1948.berwick (vic.), beaconsfield (vic.), upper beaconsfield (vic.), harkaway (vic.), narre warren north (vic.), berwick railway station, berwick shire hall -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Garry Howe et al, The Goon. Celebrating 100 years of football. 1910 - 2010, 2010
Nar Nar Goon Football Club 100 years Celebrationnon-fictionNar Nar Goon Football Club 100 years Celebrationfootball, life members -
Falls Creek Historical SocietyBook - Starting Thredbo, Geoffrey Hughes, 2008
Geoffrey Hughes, one of the original founders of Thredbo first laid eyes on the vast, rich forest of Thredbo Valley in 1955 and envisioned a ski resort for all. This book documents the transformation and development of the area to become one of Australia's most popular holiday destinations, Thredbo Ski Resort.A publication of 44 pages including colour photos, illustrations and maps.non-fictionGeoffrey Hughes, one of the original founders of Thredbo first laid eyes on the vast, rich forest of Thredbo Valley in 1955 and envisioned a ski resort for all. This book documents the transformation and development of the area to become one of Australia's most popular holiday destinations, Thredbo Ski Resort.thredbo ski resort, alpine resorts australia
