Bendigo 1955 Second Philatelic Congress under the auspices of the Victorian Philatelic Association at the St. Paul's C. of E. School Hall, Myers Street Bendigo. Saturday 12th November 1955. Four Newspaper cuttings included: - 'Two Mayoresses receive', The Sun, Thurs. Nov 10, 1955. 'Bishop Shows his Stamps' 14.11.55. Advertiser photo. 'Philatelic Congress in Bendigo Today' 13.4.55. 'Philatelists told we use 1,100 million stamps a Year' 14.4.55. Several signatures (autographs) on the front. Admission card also included. Admission card is light green and numbered 000146.event, official, education, second philatelic congress, victorian philatelic association, the sun, advertiser

Photo shows W2 630 leaving Camberwell depot on 5-8-79. The photographer has noted that it was the last green tram to leave before being replaced by an all orange Z class fleet. Tram is showing Special, indicating a depot transfer. Has adverts for Jex Soap pads and James Ould Motors. In the background is the Camberwell depot offices and a shelter.Yields information about Camberwell depot and the transfer to an all orange Z class fleet.Photograph - Black and White - Last green tram leaving Camberwell DepotOn rear in ink - ''w2 630 leaving Camberwell Depot 5-8-79, last green tram out of Camberwell - Paul Nicholson.tramways, camberwell depot, w2 class, tram 630, last tram, shelters

Black and white image of a large crowd of people watching as a foundation stone is laid in the brickwork of a building under construction. The crowd consists of men, women and children with buildings in the background. Bishop Green is next to the two men who are laying the stone. The image has been mounted on dark grey card.buildings, sunday schools, churches, mrs. bolte, bishop green, parish halls

RECORD OF EVENT JAPANESE FAIR FROM K. PATIENCEORIGINAL BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTED ON FADED GREEN MATT BOARD CONCERT PARTY OR FANCY DRESS PARTY TAKEN JUNE 1808 CALLED JAPANESE FARE. HELD AT ST. PAUL'S PRINTED ON MOUNT BOARD BAWDEN PHOTOGRAPHER CLUNES, PRINTED ON BOTTOM OF PHOTOGRAPH EDGE VICTA STUDIO CLUNES, HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK JUNE 18/08 "JAP FARE" ST PAULSlocal history, photography, photographs, events and celebrations, japanese fair

Set of five colour photographs of the repair of northern end of Wendouree Parade. Photos taken on 5 and 6/4/2003, printed on AGFA paper. 2557.1 - The general scene with the new kerb and channel on the north side - backfilling around the sleepers 5/4/03. 2557.2 - Packing between the sleepers, Len Millar, Sam Boon and Richard Gilbert 5/4/03. 2557.3 - Welding track bonds - Paul Mong 6/4/03 2557.4 - Packing the broken joint area - Simon Green, Alan Snowball, Gary Wood, Bryan Hill, Paul Mong and Peter Winspur with No. 8 in the background. 6/4/03. 2557.5 - Testing the track with No. 8 - Garry Wood and Sam Boon.trackwork, wendouree parade, track, tram 8

Book - 16 pages printed on gloss paper + green card cover centre stapled, titled ""Connies", featuring photographs of Melbourne tram conductors prior to their finish in 1998. Photographs by Neale Duckworth and text by Paul Bateman, published by the State Library of Victoria 1999. See 2706 for an associated newspaper clipping.trams, tramways, conductors, mta, ptc, one man trams

Photograph - Copy photograph of a Black and white of a Coburg horse tram No. 5, southbound in Sydney Road with St Paul's Catholic Church in background. See notes below for details of the photograph.In ink on the rear: "Melbourne - Original photograph in the possession of Father Norris St Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Sydney Road Coburg. Photo supplied by R. W. Green December 1969. Photograph taken from the upper floor of the hotel at the corner of Sydney Road (foreground) and Church St (left). The iron picket fence at left is that around the Pentridge Stockade. Photograph undated" KSK print number BWG1.trams, tramways, horse trams, coburg, sydney rd, pentridge prison, tram 5

Set of 9 postcard, document or images framed with a wooden frame at the time of the "Presentation of an Essay to the Department of Transport Victoria, March 1994". Has a white backing for postcards and photos, approx. 145 x 100. Items have been placed it appears on an under backing. Glazed, craftwood backing secured with staples into the frame. On the rear has a printed label with a red border on white paper with the number "27" in black. From Top left to bottom right: , Postcard of Swanston St with St Pauls, Note about the presentation and the work undertaken by Jack Cranston, Postcard of Queens Bridge Melbourne, looking north from the south side of the Yarra, Postcard of Flinders St, Photo of Jack Cranston with Minister for Transport, Alan Brown MP, Postcard of Collins St Melbourne, Photo of presentation party - Jack Cranston, Con O'Carroll, Robert Wilson, Graham Jones, Robert Green, John Keating and Alan Brown., Photo of Alan Brown, Jack Cranston and Kim Wells holding the Plans and Sections folder (see Reg Item 583)., Photo of Alan Brown and Jack Cranston.trams, tramways, cable trams, horse trams, mto co, melbourne

Set of seven magazines printed in the style of a set issue in June 2006 (see Reg Item 1157). .1 - Malvern Depot - 8 pages - with a group photo in front of the depot on the front cover - article on 30 years service of Steve Olsen, Depot Marketing Staff, Tram attendants, new from Brunswick, Public Transport Cricket association, OHS and other notes. .2 - Essendon Depot - Christmas at the depot, Commonwealth Games, Think Tram, and the dog who took a tram ride. .3 - Brunswick depot - Sept. 2005 - departure of Hubert Guyot (CEO), depot works, table tennis, OH& S .4 - East Preston Depot - Sept. 2005 - departure of Hubert Guyot (CEO), message from Manager and Depot Administrator, environmental aspects, table tennis, has photos of lots of staff but no surnames. .5 - Essendon Depot - September 2005 - departure of Hubert Guyot (CEO) - various items and thanks from Lennie Bates. .6 - Malvern Depot - September 2005 - departure of Hubert Guyot (CEO) - some items from above newsletters. .7 - Malvern Depot - March 2006 - Melbourne Uni terminus works started, East Preston going green, Hugh Waldron leaves Malvern for South bank, and tennis report.trams, tramways, yarra trams, malvern depot, essendon depot, brunswick depot, dogs, sports, cricket

Heidelberg Golf Club Bowling Club members are shown at Greensborough Bowling Club in 2014. Members are identified as Ian Bibby, Paul Sarris and Stewart Baker. The photograph was included in the Banyule calendar for 2014.Colour photograph of bowlers on the greenheidelberg golf club bowling club, greensborough bowling club, banyule community calendar, lawn bowls

Hand written certificate of appreciation presented to P. H. MacGillivray, Resident Surgeon, Bendigo Gold District General Hospital from the patients upon his resignation. On stiff paper with a hand painted border of leaves, flowers and patterns in blue, green, yellow and pink. Markings - Sandhurst October 1873.person, individual, paul howard macgillivray

Series of eleven(11) Colour photographs, postcard size, of the operation of the tramway during the 1997 Begonia Festival. Features various trams, locations, crews and nature of the working. 723.1 - 671 at Carlton St., 8/3/1997 - Richard Gilbert and Simon Green 723.2 - 671 at St Aidans Drive, 9/3/1997 - John Phillips and Clayton Giles 723.3 - Depot Junction, 8/3/1997 the signboard, John Phillips with "Hogaphone" and Travis Jeffrey 723.4 - Depot, 14, 26, 8/3/1997, Gavin Young, Paul Mong 723.5 - 27 at Depot Jtn, 8/3/1997 723.6 - 671 and 14 at Loop, 9/3/1997, John Phillips 723.7 - Gardens Loop, Richard Gilbert on the phone, 9/3/1997 723.8 - 671 coming into the loop from the south end, 9/3/1997 723.9 - Depot Junction, 8/3/1997, Travis Jeffrey 723.10 - 14 at Gardens Loop. Richard Gilbert and Paul Mong, offloading passengers, 9/3/1997 723.11 - 661, depot, with the Begonia Festival and Museum sign. See March 1997 Fares Please!On rear of all photos in blue biro " 8 or 9/.3.97" and "Photo Carolyn Dean"begonia festival, depot junction, btm, tramcar operations, tram 671, 661, 14, 27, 26

Has a strong association with the formation of the BTPS and the involvement of Melbourne based tramway enthusiasts - first meeting of the BTPS in Melbourne.Single page - quarto size green coloured paper, printed using the Gestetner wax stencil process advertising a public meeting to be held of the BTPS at the VR Institute, Flinders St on 21 June 1971, signed by Paul Nicholson. Second copy from donation of the Tom Murray Estate added 20-11-2016.trams, tramways, btps, meetings

Dr. Gwen Wilson, Emeritus historian, gifted this book at ANZCA's first independent Annual Scientific Meeting held in Launceston in 1994. Dr Wilson presented this gift after her speech about the life of William Russ Pugh and his significant contribution to anaesthesia in Australia. It is unclear as to how the book came into Dr Wilson's possession. Published in London, 1845, for Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, this book was formally owned by general practitioner Dr William Russ Pugh, being the first medical practitioner in Australia to administer ether anaesthetic on 7 June 1847, in Launceston. The author of the book, P E De Strzelecki acknowledges Pugh for his assistance during his stay in Launceston and for allowing him the use of his laboratory for the analysis of the soils and minerals that were subsequently reported in this book (Page 131). Tan coloured cloth book with an embossed circular motif on the centre of the front and back cover. The same embossed motif is repeated four times along the spine of the book. An embossed design of small, four petal flowers borders the edge of the front and back cover. The title of the book 'Strzelecki's New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land' is printed in gold on the spine. The cloth has come unstuck at various places around the spine and a small section is missing from the base of the spine. The cover is worn and has numerous dark stains possibly from mould. The book contains 19 engraved and lithographed plates. This includes a handcoloured octavo folding, geological map, bound as a frontispiece, depicting the NSW coast down to Gippsland and Tasmania, a fold out single colour geological cross section of the Newcastle Coal Basin, 14 plates illustrating shellfish and flora and three tinted lithographs. Single page maps at the back illustrate wind patterns around Australia. [front title page, two black ink stamps that have bled through to the next page] W R.PUGH [front title page, black ink, cursive writing] H Grant \ 5 May 1910 [front title page, pencil, cursive writing, written around Pugh's stamp] Purchased from \ (unrecognizable script) [front title page, previous owner's name was rubbed out and consequently tore the page making the entry unreadable] [Inner back cover, bottom LHS, blue stamp] BOUND BY \ WESTLEYS & \ CLARK \ LONDON [Inner front cover, bottom LHS, black and purple ink] P65 \ 76 \ 78 \ 98 \ 163 \ 164 \ 217strzelecki, van diemen's land, wilson, gwen, pugh, william, launceston, green and longmans

This majestic peacock embodies the technical achievement, skill and ingenuity of artisans during the 19th century. It is now known as the 'Loch Ard Peacock' and was designed and modelled in 1873 by Paul Comolera (1818-1897) and fired in one piece at the Minton factory at Stoke-on-Trent in the United Kingdom in 1875. The peacock has been portrayed in symbolic motifs and has figured heavily in folktales and fables since antiquity, and many cultures around the world see it as a symbol of beauty, rebirth and power. Wealthy Victorians loved majolica, and the large peacock would have been the ultimate home accessory as a conservatory ornament – combining their desire for nature, the exotic and vibrant colours. The peacock model was listed in catalogues by Minton & Co. for a retail price of 35 guineas or sold as a pair for 90 guineas. Minton & Co. was founded in 1793 by Thomas Minton (1765–1836) and became a famous pottery and porcelain manufacturer. Comolera was a French artist and sculptor, renowned for dramatic naturalistic forms and life-size renditions of birds and animals that won him admiration in public and artistic circles. He was employed by Minton & Co. from 1873 to 1880, and the life-sized peacock became his best-known work. Comolera kept a live peacock loaned from the nearby Duke of Sutherland's Trentham Hall Estate in his studio to create a life-size model of fine buff earthenware model, which was then hand painted in brilliantly coloured green and blue glazes to mimic the peafowl’s dazzling plumage. There are no surviving production records, but according to documents in the Minton Archive, nine peacocks were made by Comolera. However, today, some historians now believe that twelve were fired at the Minton factory; research is ongoing. These peacocks were so admired that Minton & Co. used them as exhibition showpieces at International Exhibitions in London, Paris, and the United States of America, ensuring the company had a worldwide reputation. So, when Melbourne hosted an International Exposition in 1880, Minton & Co. sent out ceramics and tiles, and in particular, this peacock was intended to be part of their exhibit in the British Court in the Exhibition Building, built in the Carlton Gardens. The early dispatch date (1878) indicates that the company may have intended to exhibit their wares, including the peacock, at the 1879 Sydney International Exhibition, but the company did not take up this option. The ship that Minton & Co. used to bring the peacock and their other wares to the Australian colonies was the ill-fated Loch Ard, which sunk after striking Mutton Bird Island near Port Campbell, Victoria, in calm foggy weather in June 1878 on the final leg of the ship's journey to Melbourne. The loss of 52 lives made it one of Victoria’s worst shipwrecks. Therefore, this peacock never made it to the grand exposition in Melbourne, as Minton & Co. had planned. Charles McGillivray dragged this peacock, still in its original packing case, onto the beach in the gorge just two days after the Loch Ard went down. The peacock was rescued unscathed apart from a chip on its beak (only repaired in 1988). After a disagreement with a Melbourne Customs Officer, Joseph Daish, McGillivray stopped his salvage operations, leaving the peacock on the beach. The second salvagers were James Miller and Thomas Keys. Miller was a member of the firm Howarth, Miller and Matthews, Geelong, who had brought the salvage rights to the Loch Ard wreck on 10 June. When Miller and Keys arrived at the wreck site, a storm had washed many of the salvaged goods, including this peacoc,k back into the sea. The two men found the peacock in its case ‘bobbing along in the water’ and pulled it back to the beach. To ensure the peacock wasn't washed out to sea again, Miller and Keys hauled the packing case containing the peacock up the gorge's cliff face to the top, ready to be transported. In an interview in 1928, Keys claimed that at the time of the rescue, the head had broken from the body. This account was proven to be true in 1988, following the birds' display in Brisbane. This peacock began its life in Australia, not in the grandeur of an International Exhibition as intended, but in the hallway of a simple domestic house in Geelong. It appears Minton & Co. did not attempt to buy this peacock back. Florence Miller, daughter of James Miller (Loch Ard salvage rights holder), later remarked that the only item of real value rescued from the wreck had been the peacock and that this had been kept by her father in the family home at Malvern for many years and became a treasured family possession. As such, this 'Loch Ard peacock' was almost forgotten and mistaken with other Minton peacocks around the world. Miss Florence Miller tried to sell the peacock due to financial difficulties in the 1930s but was unsuccessful. While attempting to sell her Loch Ard relic, it was displayed in the window of the old Argus newspaper office, which was at 76 Collins Street, Melbourne; the Argus had relocated to the corner of Elizabeth and La Trobe Streets in 1926. Between 1935 and 1939, the old Argus building was occupied by the Joshua N. McClelland Print Room, which sold not only paintings and prints but also antiques and authentic replicas, as well as hosting exhibitions. Miss Florence Miller loaned her peacock for display at the Victorian Historical Exhibition held in the National Gallery on 1st June 1935, the 57th anniversary of the Loch Ard wreck. As a result, the peacock attracted public attention in books, newspapers and magazine articles that told the story of its survival from a shipwreck. Miss Florence Miller was keen to sell the peacock, even writing overseas to Captain Blain on November 30th, 1938, about the possibility of a sale, but this became no longer possible due to the outbreak of war. Recent information points to the Loch Ard peacock being owned by John S R Heath before its sale to Frank Ridley-Lee in May 1941. Research is ongoing, but it seems likely that John Samuel Robert Heath, a leading Melbourne dentist with a practice in Collins Street, and his wife, a dental mechanic, had purchased Miss Miller’s Loch Ard peacock before its sale in 1941. They were lovers of fine arts, music, wine and food. The peacock in the window of the old Argus building could have attracted their attention as they had already purchased the old stone Presbyterian Church on Warrigal Road, Oakleigh, in 1933 and had converted its interior. The home, renamed The Studio, even included Melbourne’s first all-electric kitchen. The peacock was perfect for display in the Studio’s entrance. A magazine article published after the conversion was completed included photographs of the interior. The picture of the ‘portico’ had a caption below that stated, “Some of her [Mrs Heath’s] finest pottery was salvaged from the Loch Ard Wreck”. In 2025, Heath’s two remaining sons remember running around in the entrance with the peacock standing there, oblivious to its value. Heath was an accomplished artist, studying under Max Meldrum. He painted and exhibited his works at The Studio and in a public exhibition, and he was a finalist eight times in the coveted Archibald Prize portrait competition, including the submission of his self-portrait that is now part of his grandson’s collection. The next owner of the Loch Ard Peacock was Frank Ridley-Lee. He displayed it at his home in Ivanhoe after buying it at an auction in May 1941. The peacock remained in the hands of the Ridley-Lee family until it was offered for sale by auction in 1975 as part of an art collection belonging to Mrs Ridley-Lee's estate. The peacock was not sold at this time, as the reserve price of $4500 was not met. This news was passed on to the board of the newly created Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. Urgent efforts were made to collect the necessary money through fundraising by the Warrnambool City Council and public donations. The Fletcher Jones Company and the Victorian Government contributed half the cost. On 9 September 1975, the Loch Ard peacock was purchased by Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, and it found a new home at the maritime museum. Since then, it has only left Warrnambool twice. Firstly, in 1980, at the centenary celebrations of the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne, and secondly, in 1988, the peacock was given pride of place at the entrance to the Victorian Pavilion at the Brisbane World Expo, acknowledging that this Minton Majolica peacock is the most significant shipwreck object in Australia. The Minton majolica peacock is considered of historical social and aesthetic significance to Victoria and is one of only a few 'objects' registered on the Victorian Heritage Register (H 2132), as it is a most notable and rare object associated with the Minton factory of the 1870s and works by the celebrated sculptor Paul Comolera along with the wreck of the Loch Ard on the Victorian coastline. This Minton peacock is historically significant for its rarity; it was one of only 9-12 known to exist. The shipwreck of the Loch Ard is also of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register Ref (S 417). Flagstaff Hill has a varied collection of artefacts from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulation of artefacts from this notable Victorian shipwreck. The collections object is to also give us a snapshot into history so we can interpret the story of this tragic event. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history that allows us to interpret Victoria's early social and historical themes. The collection is historically significant is that it is associated, unfortunately with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history. The peacock, resplendent in polychrome glaze, stands perched on a rocky plinth decorated with vines, leaves, flowers, blackberries and wild mushrooms. The peacock’s breast is cobalt blue; the wings and legs are in naturalistic colours. The tail is a mass of feathers coloured in green, ochre blue and brown — a fantastic display of artistry and Minton expertise. Inscribed at the base :P Comolera, and a Minton & Co. design number: 2045.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, loch ard, loch ard gorge, peacock, paul comolera, victorian heritage register, minton peacock, minton & co., stoke upon trent, bird figures, mintons, ceramics, international expositions, majolica, naturalistic, staffordshire, john samuel robert heath