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City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Newsletter, City of Moorabbin Historical Society No.5 Vol. 5 August 1965, City of Moorabbin Historical Society, Newsletter No. 5 Vol. 5 August 1965, 1965
This is Newsletter No 5 Vol . 5 produced in August 1965 by Mr T. A. Sheehy CMHS for members and visitors The Aims of the CMHS are ‘to record the history of the City, and register something of the Australian Atmosphere, which the necessary speed-up in post-world-war two (WW11) immigration has caused to be lost; to produce a magazine at regular intervals, featuring the work of pioneers and the changing Australian scene; to work constantly with a long range view towards building a hall where records and exhibits can be housed’ (1961). Topics; South East Regional History Group; 'The Three McQueens' ; This is Newsletter No. 5 Vol. 5 of the CMHS August 1965 CMHS obtained a Kingston City Council Community Grant 2016 for the digitization and preservation of these Original CMHS Newsletters commenced in 1961 L 26cm x W 21cm page 1 printed both sides CITY OF MOORABBIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY / AFFILIATED WITH THE ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF / VICTORIA AND THE CHELTENHAM ARTS AND CRAFTS SOCIETY / President ; Mr R Ashley ...... / editor of Newsletter Mr T.A. Sheehy .... Secretary Mrs F. Neville / / VOLUME 5 No.5 NEWSLETTER August 1965 -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Newsletter, City of Moorabbin Historical Society No. 6 Vol. 5 September 1965, City of Moorabbin Historical Society No. 6 Vol.5 September 1965, 1965
This is Newsletter No 6 Vol .5 produced in September 1965 by Mr T. A. Sheehy CMHS for members and visitors The Aims of the CMHS are ‘to record the history of the City, and register something of the Australian Atmosphere, which the necessary speed-up in post-world-war two (WW11) immigration has caused to be lost; to produce a magazine at regular intervals, featuring the work of pioneers and the changing Australian scene; to work constantly with a long range view towards building a hall where records and exhibits can be housed’ (1961) Topics: AGM of CMHS at Cheltenham State School; MCC install horse trough in Cheltenham Park and Plaque re Toll Gate 1858-70 Cnr Paterson Rd / Nepean Hwy., CMHS purchase plaque to memory of Walter Meeres,first Headmaster Charman Rd School, Hon Don Chipp MHR re Junior Citizens Scheme; Cheltenham Arts & Crafts Display; 'The Three McQueens Contin."This is Newsletter No. 6 Vol. 5 of the CMHS September 1965 CMHS obtained a Kingston City Council Community Grant 2016 for the digitization and preservation of these Original CMHS Newsletters commenced in 1961 1 x L 26cm x W 21cm page 1 printed both sides CITY OF MOORABBIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY / AFFILIATED WITH THE ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF / VICTORIA AND THE CHELTENHAM ARTS AND CRAFTS SOCIETY/ President Mrs N. Blackman….Editor of Newsletter Mr T.A.Sheehy...., Secretary Mrs F.Neville / VOLUME 5 No.6 NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 1965 city of moorabbin historical society 1961, sheehy t.a., newsletters, ashley r, neville f , blackman n , moorabbin city council, moorabbin roads board toll gates, mcqueen malcolm, chipp d mhr, junior citizens scheme moorabbin,meeres walter, horse trough, market gardeners, pioneers moorabin cheltenham, bentleigh, highett -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Newsletter, City of Moorabbin Historical Society No. 7 Vol. 5 October 1965, City of Moorabbin Historical Society No. 7 Vol. 5 October 1965, 1965
This is Newsletter No 7 Vol. 5 produced in October 1965 by Mr T. A. Sheehy CMHS for members and visitors The Aims of the CMHS are ‘to record the history of the City, and register something of the Australian Atmosphere, which the necessary speed-up in post-world-war two (WW11) immigration has caused to be lost; to produce a magazine at regular intervals, featuring the work of pioneers and the changing Australian scene; to work constantly with a long range view towards building a hall where records and exhibits can be housed’ (1961) Topics ; RHSV 1st Vic Historical Conference; MCC Mayor Cr. H Stevens; 'The Three McQueens conclude' This is Newsletter No. 7 Vol. 5 of the CMHS October 1965 CMHS obtained a Kingston City Council Community Grant 2016 for the digitization and preservation of these Original CMHS Newsletters commenced in 1961 1 x 21x L 26cm x W 21cm page 1 printed both sides CITY OF MOORABBIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY / AFFILIATED WITH THE ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF / VICTORIA AND THE CHELTENHAM ARTS AND CRAFTS SOCIETY/ President Mr R. Ashley….Editor of Newsletter Mr T.A.Sheehy Secretary Mrs F.Neville / VOLUME 5 No.7 NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 1965city of moorabbin historical society 1961, sheehy t.a., newsletters, neville f, ashley r, moorabbin city council, rhsv, stevens h cr mayor, mcqueen m, -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Newsletter, City of Moorabbin Historical Society No. 8 Vol. 5 November 1965, 1965
This is Newsletter No 8 Vol. 5 produced in November 1965 by Mr T. A. Sheehy CMHS for members and visitors The Aims of the CMHS are ‘to record the history of the City, and register something of the Australian Atmosphere, which the necessary speed-up in post-world-war two (WW11) immigration has caused to be lost; to produce a magazine at regular intervals, featuring the work of pioneers and the changing Australian scene; to work constantly with a long range view towards building a hall where records and exhibits can be housed’ (1961) Topics ; Moorabbin Arts Festival; Memories of old Cheltenham by Jack McCarthy; Park Road Railway Crossing Gate Keeper; 1903 Railway Workers Strike; This is Newsletter No. 8 Vol. 5 of the CMHS November 1965 CMHS obtained a Kingston City Council Community Grant 2016 for the digitization and preservation of these Original CMHS Newsletters commenced in 1961 2 x L 26cm x W 21cm page 1 printed both sides CITY OF MOORABBIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY / AFFILIATED WITH THE ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF / VICTORIA AND THE CHELTENHAM ARTS AND CRAFTS SOCIETY/ President Mr R. Ashley….Editor of Newsletter Mr T.A.Sheehy Secretary Mrs F.Neville / VOLUME 5 No.8 NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 1965city of moorabbin historical society 1961, sheehy t.a., newsletters, neville f, ashley r, moorabbin city council, moorabbin arts festival 1965, mccarthy jack, charman road state school, victorian railways. railway workers strike 1903, judd clarrie, phonograph, -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Newsletter, City of Moorabbin Historical Society No. 9 Vol.5 December 1965, City of Moorabbin Historical Society Newsletter No.9 Vol. 5 December 1965, 1965
This is Newsletter No 9 Vol . 5 produced in December 1965 by Mr T. A. Sheehy CMHS for members and visitors The Aims of the CMHS are ‘to record the history of the City, and register something of the Australian Atmosphere, which the necessary speed-up in post-world-war two (WW11) immigration has caused to be lost; to produce a magazine at regular intervals, featuring the work of pioneers and the changing Australian scene; to work constantly with a long range view towards building a hall where records and exhibits can be housed’ (1961) Topics ; 1965 in review; fourteen new organizations formed in City of Moorabbin; Moorabbin Community Hospital; CMHS Junior Citizens Scheme; vandalism in Moorabbin, Sport, 'Moorabbin News' Newspaper; This is Newsletter No. 9 Vol.5 of the CMHS December 1965 CMHS obtained a Kingston City Council Community Grant 2016 for the digitization and preservation of these Original CMHS Newsletters commenced in 1961 2 x L 26cm x W 21cm page 1 printed both sides CITY OF MOORABBIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY / AFFILIATED WITH THE ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF / VICTORIA AND THE CHELTENHAM ARTS AND CRAFTS SOCIETY/ President Mrs N. Blackman….Editor of Newsletter Mr T.A.Sheehy Secretary Mrs F.Neville / VOLUME 5 No.9 NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 1965city of moorabbin historical society 1961, sheehy t.a., newsletters, blackman n ,neville f, moorabbin city council, moorabbin community hospital, moorabbin associations, moorabbin arts festival, victorian electoral boundaries 1965, moorabbin news 1965, turner road swimming pool, -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Certificate - Wedding Certificate Alonzo Box, June 1918
Original Marriage Certificate of Alonzo and Mary Box nee Closter (Kloster) June 12th 1918. Alonzo was the nephew of William and Elizabeth Box who settled in Moorabbin Parish in 1865 and developed a market garden and raised their family . On the Marriage Certificate Mary Box has spelt her Maiden name "Closter" with a "C" and not the " K" of her German heritage. Albert and Maria Kloster nee Bolch, were German immigrant Gardeners and Mary was born in Mount Waverley ,Victoria 1889. This marriage was taking place during World War 1 when many immigrants would have altered the spelling of their name.Alonzo Box, who lived in Oakleigh, was the nephew of William and Elizabeth Box, pioneer market gardeners who resided in 'Box Cottage' 1865 -1914 His occupation is stated as "Pitcher Setter' i.e one who laid pavers, (Pavior), or blue-stone pitchers. It would have been a specialised work requiring skills much the same as a brick layer. In a developing Shire this would have been a very necessary job used in gutter laying, drainage works etc.. Original Marriage Certificate of Alonzo and Mary Box nee Closter (Kloster) June 12th 1918 enclosed in a glass covered, wooden frame.'In the State of Victoria/ - (Coat of Arms) - In the Commomwealth of Australia/ FOURTH SCHEDULE, ACTS Nos. 2691 and 2720, - FORM B/ CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE/ with date and signatures of participants.brighton, moorabbin, anglican, box william, box elizabeth, box alonzo, box mary, box john, box martha, pitcher setter, pavoir, oakleigh, government victoria, german immigrants -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Newsletter, City of Moorabbin Historical Society Apr 2010 pdf, April 2010
... events, current advice from Royal Australian Historical Society ...The City of Moorabbin Historical Society was formed c 1960 by a group of Moorabbin residents who were concerned that the history of the area should be preserved. A good response to a call for items related to the historical area of Moorabbin Shire brought donations of a wide variety of artefacts which are now preserved by the current members of CMHS at Box Cottage Museum . Helen Stanley, Secretary of CMHS, began producing a Newsletter for members in April 2007 to provide current information and well researched items of historical interest. Helen Stanley has produced a bi-monthly Newsletter, 2007 - 2013, for the members of the City of Moorabbin Historical Society that contains well researched interesting historical items, notification of upcoming events, current advice from Royal Australian Historical Society , Museums Australia Victoria and activities of Local Historical Societies. The Newsletter is an important record of the activities of the CMHS Local newspaper reports about the ‘discovery’ of Box Cottage’ 1977 3 x A4 paper printed on 1 side Issue 16 of the bi-monthly, City of Moorabbin Historical Society Newsletter produced by Society member and Secretary, Mrs Helen Stanley in April 2010.. Notice for the meeting on Anzac Day, Sunday 25th , 3 photocopied photographs taken by 2nd Lieutenant Vic Smith aboard the troopship “Port Sydney” coming home from WW1 in 1919. An article ‘Re-visiting some ‘Box Cottage’ Facts recounts the discovery of the ‘Cottage’ in a shed on the property purchased by Mr Laurie Lewis from the Reitman family in 1977. Thankfully Mr Lewis appreciated such a find and donated it to the City of Moorabbin, and together it was dismantled and re-constructed in Joyce Park, Ormond in 1988 – 100 yards from the original site. Excerpts from 3 articles in ‘The Moorabbin Standard’ and ‘Chadstone Progress’ Newspapers 1977 describing the newly discovered early settler cottage on the Lewis Timber Pty Ltd property in Jasper Road, Ormond. A photocopied photograph of the ‘Box Cottage’ June 1977 when used as a storage facility. CITY of MOORABBIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY / APRIL 2010 NEWSLETTERcity of moorabbin historical society, stanley helen, lewis laurie, lewis grace, lewis timber pty. ltd., melbourne, moorabbin, cheltenham, ormond, bentleigh, market gardeners, pioneers, early settlers, moorabbin shire, box cottage museum, smith vic, ss port sydney, world war one 1914 – 1918, soldiers, aif, reitman j., box john, box william, dendy henry, bullock drays, moorabbin roads board 1862, dendy’s special survey 1841, mclean n, box henry, joyce park ormond, city of moorabbin -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Newsletter, City of Moorabbin Historical Society Apr 2012, April 2012
... events, current advice from Royal Australian Historical Society ...The City of Moorabbin Historical Society was formed c 1960 by a group of Moorabbin area residents who were concerned that the history of the area should be preserved. A good response to a call for items related to the historical area of Moorabbin Shire brought donations of a wide variety of artefacts which are now preserved by the current members of CMHS at Box Cottage Museum . Helen Stanley, Secretary of CMHS, began producing a Newsletter for members in April 2007 to provide current information and well researched items of historical interestHelen Stanley has produced a bi-monthly Newsletter, 2007 - 2013, for the members of the City of Moorabbin Historical Society that contains well researched interesting historical items, notification of upcoming events, current advice from Royal Australian Historical Society , Museums Australia Victoria and activities of Local Historical Societies. The Newsletter is an important record of the activities of the CMHS. 5 x A4 paper printed on 1 side Issue 26 of the bi-monthly, City of Moorabbin Historical Society Newsletter produced by Society member and Secretary, Mrs Helen Stanley in April 2012. Notice for meeting April 29th , expected visit by Box family descendants 29th, reminder that subscriptions are due, and proposed Open Days June 16th and 17th to celebrate Moorabbin Roads Board 150th Anniversary. The Anvil was delivered from Heathcote on April 17th and it will enhance the Barn display. Helen recalls the story of Private Robert Mitchell, one of the 17 ‘Bentleigh Boys’ who died during World War 1, with 6 photocopied photographs CITY of MOORABBIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY / APRIL 2012 NEWSLETTERcity of moorabbin historical society, stanley helen, melbourne, moorabbin, brighton, cheltenham, ormond, bentleigh, market gardeners, pioneers, early settlers, the moorabbin roads board 1862, city of glen eira, city of kingston, moorabbin shire, parish of moorabbin, brighton east, south brighton, bent tommy, mair william, anvil, blacksmith, mitchell robert, mitchell charles, mitchell catherine, bicycle penny-farthing, bicycle races, smith frank, grocer, centre road bentleigh, foucaucourt france, somme france, world war 1 1914-1918, anzac, -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Medal - World War 1914-1918, Wartime medal, 1918
This medal is one of the type issued by the Victorian Education Department, EVD, and sold on behalf of the Australian Branch of the British Red Cross Society. The same medal was made in a variety of metals, including bronze, silvered bronze, (as with this one), silver and gold.Many Moorabbin Shire young men volunteered to serve in World War 1 and their families willingly gave financial support to Red Cross and similar aid agenciesA small silvered bronze medallion with a metal loop at the top.One side of the medallion has a flag embossed in the middle inscribed with the words, Gallipoli, France, Palestine. At the top of the medallion are the initials EVD. Around the lower edge is embossed ANZAC DAY 1918. On the reverse side fo the medallion is embossed an AIF soldiers bust, he is wearing his slouch hat. Around the edge of the medallion is embossed the words HONOR TO THE AIFarmy, badge, medallion, victorian education department, british red cross, australian red cross, world war 1918 gallipoli medal -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Container - World War 1939-45 Ration pack, c1940
AMF Operational Ration This ration pack was developed by Sir Stanton Hicks. It contained three meals, each waterproofed (a vital consideration for the tropics), which offered a balanced selection of meat, vegetables, fruit and vitamin supplements. Before the development of this ration pack, Australian soldiers were supplied with quantities of preserved food that were difficult for a man to carry and divide, and which often did not provide a nourishing diet. Sir Cedric Stanton Hicks (1892-1976), university professor and army catering officer, was born on 2 June 1892 at Mosgiel, New Zealand. University of Otago (B.Sc., N.Z., 1914; M.Sc. Hons, 1915; M.B., Ch.B., 1923) 1916-18 Hicks served as a non-commissioned officer in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force and he assisted Professor J. K. H. Inglis in the synthesis and production of Chloramine-T for use against meningitis among the troops. Hicks was appointed government analyst in 1918. On a Fellowship 1923, he travelled to England and studied at Trinity College, Cambridge (Ph.D., 1926) and caried out research in Switzerland, Germany and the United States of America. 1927 he was appointed to the new chair of physiology and pharmacology at Adelaide University, which he was to hold until 1957. During the Depression he studied the dietary patterns of five hundred families receiving relief. 1940 Hicks was appointed temporary captain, Australian Military Forces, and performed part-time duty as catering supervisor. Moved to Melbourne as chief inspector of catering, he began a campaign for applying scientific principles to the feeding of troops. 1943 the Australian Army Catering Corps was formed. Hicks altered the basis of the allowance for military rations from a monetary to a nutrient entitlement, improved the pay and promotion opportunities of cooks, established schools of cooking and catering, devised new methods for preparing food, supported the service's adoption of the Wiles steam-cooker, and designed jungle-patrol, emergency and air-drop rations. His 'Who Called the Cook a Bastard?' (Sydney, 1972) gave an account of his experiences in military catering.Men from most families in the City of Moorabbin area served in the Australian Military Forces during World War 2.A tin container , khaki colour, used for the storage of a food ration item for a soldier serving in the Australian Military Forces World War 11.TURN KEY ← TO OPEN CAN / diagram of key / A.M.F. / OPERATION/ RATION/ 02 / D↑Dworld war 11, australian military forces, sir cedric stanton hicks, army catering corps, soldier rations, food supplys, australian diggers, food preservation -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Uniform - World War 1 1914-1918, Hat Badge Rising Sun, c1914
Proudly worn by soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Australian Imperial Force in both World Wars, the 'Rising Sun' badge has become an integral part of the digger tradition. The distinctive shape of the badge, worn on the upturned side of a slouch hat, is commonly identified with the spirit of ANZAC formed at the Gallipoli landings 1915 There are seven patterns of the Rising Sun. 1902 - 1991. The Rising Sun has evolved over time and today Australian Army soldiers wear the seventh pattern Rising Sun. The Third Pattern Rising Sun Badge. May 1904 The third pattern Rising Sun badge carried a scroll inscribed with the words ‘Australian Commonwealth Military Forces’ and was worn throughout both World Wars. There were, however, a number of variations of the badge; a special version was struck for the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902 and there were badges of the Commonwealth Horse and the Australian Instructional Corps, each with its respective title on the scrolls. This pattern badge formed the template for all subsequent General Service badges. The most widely accepted version of the origin of this badge is the one that attributes the selection of its design, c1902, to a British Officer, Major General Sir Edward Hutton, the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Forces. Hutton had earlier received as a gift from Brigadier General Joseph Gordon, a military acquaintance of long standing, a ‘Trophy-of-Arms’ composed of mounted cut and thrust swords and triangular Martini-Henry bayonets that were arranged in a semi-circle around the Crown. To General Hutton, the shield was symbolic of the cooperation between the naval and military forces of the Empire. This Third Pattern Rising Sun Badge.- May 1904 - was worn on the Slouch hats of soldiers serving in the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces during World War 1 1914-1918World War1 1914-1918, soldier’s, rising sun hat badge, made of oxidised copperRising Sun with central Crown AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH / MILITARY FORCES australian military uniforms, military insignia, badges, city of moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, major general sir edward hutton, anzac, gallipoli, australian imperial forces, ww1 1914-1918 -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Booklet - Armed Forces, Australian Service book 1921, 1919
'Instructions " This book serves as proof of the fact that the bearer has performed the services required to fit him for the defence of his country, as prescribed by the (Defence) Act 1903-1918." 'Wilfred Marriott was from a family of early settlers in Moorabbin Shire. Wilfred (Willie) died at the age of 14 on 31 July 1921.The 'Record of Service Book' of Wilfred Marriott, b. 30/4/1907, of Jasper Road, Bentleigh, issued on 3/2/1921 in Area 37A Caulfield AM Form M7 / (revised 1919) / Record of Service Book / issued to / Surname MARRIOTT / Christian Names Wilfred / Training Area AREA 37A / Year of Birth 1907marriott wilfred, marriott geoff, australian military forces, defence act 1903, militia forces, record of service, caulfield, melbourne, moorabbin, bentleigh, world war 1914 -1918, world war 1939-1945 -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Card - World War 1939-1945, Ration Cards x 2; Identity Card 1942, 1948
World War 2 commenced in 1939 in Europe. The first controls over the production and distribution of products in Australia were introduced in 1940, partly due to disruption of shipping. In 1942, after Japan entered the War, comprehensive rationing was introduced to manage shortages and control civilian consumption. After the War, rationing was gradually phased out. Clothing rationing was abolished on 24 June1948. The last rationed product was tea, which ended in July 1950.Many young men from the City of Moorabbin volunteered for active service during WW2 .The market gardeners had to manage their farms with reduced labour. Farms and businesses over the whole country were affected so rationing was introduced to control the civilian use of commodities. Pink-coloured card, printed in black with coupons to be cut off from the left side, originally 24 supplied. 2 original, partly used paper ration cards issued in Melbourne 1948. !x Identity Card for Emma Marriott 1) Meat Ration 2) Clothing Ration 3) Identity Card1)If this Card is found it must be returned at once/ to the Deputy Director of Rationing Melbourne/Commonwealth of Australia/ 1948/ B 891314 MEAT/RATION CARD/Rg,D.1/ Issued to/Name Reed G.M/Address 251 Centre Rd/SE14/ tickets -MEAT 104 - 54 2) as above / B891313/ CLOTHING/ RATION CARD/ tickets 1- 56 3) OHMS / Identity Card ...........1942ww2, melbourne, bentleigh, food rations, food supply, farming, market gardeners, city of moorabbin, cheltenham, marriott emma, reed george, william green, kenneth j blackman -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Document - Document , photocopy of Steerage Passenger Ticket 1912, 1912
'Australind' steam ship built 1904 by C. Connell & Co. Ltd., Glasgow .1928 sold to France renamed Colbert, 1933 sold renamed Scandinavia, 1934 scrapped at Savona.In the 1880s Trinder, Anderson & Co. joined Charles Bethell and started operating a twice monthly service from Great Britain to Fremantle and Albany. In 1886 Trinder, Anderson & Bethell started a steamer service called the West Australian Steam Navigation Co. at London. Their first steamer was given the name AUSTRALIND. In 1904 Bethell, Gwyn & Trinder, Anderson formed the Australind Steam Shipping Co.The new company was involved in the transport of emigrants. In 1912 the company owned five ships. During World War I the company lost four of its six ships. In World War II the company lost two ships. In the 1970s the company withdrew from the liner services and started hiring ships to other companies. The last cargo ship was disposed off in 1981 / 1982.The ‘Australind’ steam ship brought migrants from England to Australia 1904 - 1926 A photocopy of a Steerage Passenger’s Contract Ticket for Louisa Larner and her children Herbert aged 5 and May aged 2 aboard the British Steam-ship ‘Australind ‘ departing Tilbury England March 20th for Fremantle, Australia. a) front of ticket b) enlargement of a section of the ticket a) No 132 Berth No, 47 & half 48 / Australind Steam Shipping Company Limited / TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA / central flying flag with a black swan on a white cross -/ JOINT MANAGERS/ TRINDER ANDERSON & CO., l BETHELL, GWWYN & CO., BALTIC HOUSE LEADENHALL STREET EC. 22 BILLITER STREET, EC. STEERAGE PASSENGER’S CONTRACT TICKET / ( NOT TRANSFERRABLE ) / The British Steam-ship “Australind” of 5,563 Tons Register, to take in Passengers / at the Port of London ( TILBURY) for FREMANTLE, on the twentieth day of March 1912 Signed W I Moore dated 30Jan1912 paid £18 Larner Louisa age 32 adult1 / do Herbert age 5 adult ½ / do May age 2 adult ½ written on ticket b) photocopy enlargement of a section of the ticket showing names and signatures london, tilbury, fremantle, steamship, ss australind, steerage, passengers, immigration, provisions, rations, trinder anderson company, larner louisa, larner herbert, larner may, bethel gwyn company -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Audio - Oral History, Jennifer Williams, Gwendoline Warden, 1st June 2000
... to research on the way the Australian society experienced WWII. Ararat ...Gwendoline Warden was born in Ararat in 1913. When she was 13 years old, she moved to Wangaratta, where her parents owned the “Hibernian Hotel”. Her father`s name was William Lavender. When Gwen was around 16 years old, she moved to Beechworth, where she met her husband and they got married in 1935. They had their wedding reception at Warden`s Hotel and they had two children together, a boy and a girl. She recounts how difficult it was for them during the war to manage their grocery's shop and source the supplies they needed, having coupons for food and the black-market prevailing. They faced financial difficulties and, ultimately, they had to sell the shop. After the war she did a few other jobs and she retired when she was nearly sixty. Gwendoline portrays Beechworth as a quiet place, where people were happy and peaceful, enjoying the many opportunities they had for entertainment, such as dances and balls, or the celebrations for the New Year's Eve. She also witnessed the beginning of the famous wheelbarrow race, which started just outside the post office and a big crowd gathered to farewell the two barrowmen. When comparing the past with the present, she points out how much Beechworth has changed over the last decades, with many new people coming to town, making her feel as “the only one around”. She also remarked that young people have changed as well; in her day they were entertaining themselves but nowadays they want to be entertained. This oral history recording was part of a project conducted by Jennifer Williams in the year 2000 to capture the everyday life and struggles in Beechworth during the twentieth century. This project involved recording seventy oral histories on cassette tapes of local Beechworth residents which were then published in a book titled: Listen to what they say: voices of twentieth century Beechworth. These cassette tapes were digitised in July 2021 with funds made available by the Friends of the Burke.Gwendoline Warden's account of her life in Beechworth and the local area during the 20th century is historically and socially significant as it offers valuable information about the business activity in the region and provides a deeper insight into the way hotels and grocery shops were operating during the first half of the previous century. Additionally, along with all the details provided for many aspects of social life, her personal account of the war period is of great importance, offering vital information to research on the way the Australian society experienced WWII. This is a digital copy of a recording that was originally captured on a cassette tape. The cassette tape is black with a horizontal white strip and is currently stored in a clear flat plastic rectangular container. It holds up 40 minutes of recordings on each side.Mrs Gwendoline Warden/ararat, wangaratta, hibernian hotel, gwendoline warden, william lavender, beechworth, warden`s hotel, grocery`s shop, coupons, black-market, war, dances, new year`s eve, balls, new people, listen to what they say: voices of twentieth century beechworth, jennifer williams, cassette tapes, friends of the burke, oral histories -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Journal (item) - Periodicals-Annual, Shiplovers' Society of Victoria, The Annual Dog Watch
This journal provides the reader with glimpses of the adventures and hardships of a seaman's life. Many of the stories are of sailing ships.Contributes to our knowledge of the importance of shipping and places on record those stories of the sea which would otherwise be lost.Contents Foreword - 13 Editorial - 15 The Quincentenary of the Pioneer Prince Henry of Portugal - Sylvia Seeley - 19 Bayside Windjammers - Captain H. R. Watson -29 A Pair of Sea Boots - Y. Helberg - 37 The Polar Ship “Farm” - Toralv Duus Lorentzen - 39 The Mahogany Ship - J. MacKenzie - 50 Out of the Past - - 58 Extracts from the Petrel Papers - N. Wellbury - 68 Whiskers - Fred B. Duncan - 76 Unhappy Passage - - 87 Ship Knocks a Lighthouse Over - Vernon Smith - 92 The Log of the “Padua” - Captain H. Piening - 94 The End of the S.S. “Riverina” - H. A. Bull - 101 Shipwreck on the Round Pond - J. M. Mackie - 102 An Unsolved Mystery of the Sea - N. Bainbridge Fuller - 104 Working Your Passage — 1849 - Captain W. E. Eglen - 106 “Georgette” Plaque Unveiled - N. B. Fuller - 108 Sealers and Castaways - Captain Harry O’May - 112 Sailings Hips and the City Shipbrokers Celebrate Centenary - - 114 War Without Tears - F. B. Finch - 118 Operation Co-operation - S. I. Hill, C.B.E., M.R.I.N.A. - 128 Denizens of the Australian Bight - J. Merriman - 130 German Battleship “Admiral Graf Spec” - - 132 Grog - J. Scrafton - 135 Book Reviews - - 136sailing ships, steamships, shipping, seafaring life, shiplovers' society of victoria, dog watch -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Medal Group, WW1, 2166 Lieutenant Reginald Frank Barratt
Information from "The AIF Project" Lieutenant Reginald Frank Barratt was born in 1879 in Withington, Manchester, Lancashire, England. Regimental number 2166. 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, Military District 3 and Military District 6. Arrived in Australia in 1903 aged 24. Address was Mount Street, Heidelberg, Victoria. Occupation - Farmer. Enlistment date was 17th August 1914. Served with the 68 Battery Royal Field Artillery during the South African War. Rank on enlistment was Sergeant. Embarkation details - Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on board Transport A2 Geelong on 19th September 1914. Rank Lieutenant - Unit 1st Divisional Ammunition Column. Information from the Roll of Honour - Awarded Royal Human Society Medal for saving three lives from drowning in Orange River during South African War. Wounded at Zillebeke, near Ypres, Belgium. Died of wounds 22nd August 1917 at the age of 38. Buried at Bedford House Cemetery, Enclosure No 2, (Plot 1, R0w F, Grave 23), Zillebeke, Belgium. Panel number , Roll of Honour Australian War Memorial British War Medal - The medal was struck by the Royal Mint, is a silver disc 36mm in diameter with a straight clasp suspended without swivel. The obverse shows Sir Bertram Mackennal's bare headed effigy of King George V facing left with the legend 'GEORGIVS V BRITT:OMN:REX ET IND:IMD - "George V, King of all the British Isles & Emperor of India". The reverse, designed by William McMillan, shows St George, naked on horseback and armed with a short sword, an allegory of the physical & mental strength which achieved victory of Prussianism. The horse tramples on the Prussian eagle shield and the emblems of death, a skull and cross bones. In the background are ocean waves and just off centre near the right upper time is the risen sun of victory. The years 1914-1918 appear on the perimeter in the left and right fields respectively. The watered silk ribbon is 32mm wide with 3mm wide royal blue band, 2mm wide black band, 3mm wide white band repeated in reverse order and separated by 16mm wide orange band. Victory Medal - The medal is bronze disc 36mm in diameter with a winged figure of Victory on the obverse. The reverse has the words 'THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILIZATION 1914-1918', all surrounded by a laurel leaf. The watered silk ribbon is 32mm wided has two rainbow design with the violet from each rainbow on the outside edges, moving through to a central red stripe where both rainbows meet.The recipients name, rank and unit are impressed on the bottom edge of the medals - Lieut F Barratt AIF -
Greensborough Historical Society
Print, Orcades to the Sea by Peter Jones, 1942_10
RMS Orcades was a British built ocean liner that served on the UK-Australia route as a Royal Mail Ship from 1937-1939. Orcades was requisitioned by the British government as a troopship in 1939. It was torpedoed and sunk in October 1942 with the loss of 48 lives. The next Orcades was the first new purpose-built vessel to enter the Australian migrant trade after the Second World War and made over 55 voyages to Australia between 1948 and 1972.The significance of this painting is that it was presented as a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the end of the second world war by the Scullin Australia Remembers Committee in 1995.Framed and signed print of ship "Orcades". Print measures 22 x 30 cm. Print is signed "Peter Jones '95".On back of frame "No.9 Orcades to Asia Peter Jones". orcades, world war ii, scullin australia remembers committee, prints, peter jones -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, The Mick Evans Story, 1941_
Mick Evans (E.H.) Evans, VX10125, 9th Division, 2nd/1st Field Workshop. This story was transcribed from 9 x 90 minute audio tapes recorded by Mick Evans several years before his death. The book was completed in 2000 just before Mick's death.One man's story of life during World War II, in particular as a "Rat of Tobruk".Spiral bound book, 95 p., illus. (some col.). Clear plastic outer cover. Printed cover has title, Rats of Tobruk Association logo and Australian flag.Inside front cover: "From Betty, Shirley, June and Mary Evans"mick evans, june hall, tobruk, australian army, world war ii. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph, Home in Tobruk, 1941c
Casual shot of Australian soldiers in Tobruk. These soldiers are among those later known as 'Rats of Tobruk'. Caption: "Home in Tobruk": L-R Gos.Gawthorne, Geo. Walters, Ernie (Mick) Evans, unknown, Ross (Junior) Williams.An informal photograph of Australian soldiers during World War II.Photograph of five soldiers in desert (Tobruk). Pinkish tinge to photograph. Accompanied by caption with names of soldiers.mick evans, rats of tobruk, tobruk, world war ii, australian army -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph, Mick Evans (in Middle East), 1941c
These men are Ken North (standing) and Mick Evans (seated), serving with Australian Army in the Middle East. this photograph was sent home to his daughters by Mick Evans and is inscribed "To Betty, Shirley and June". Mick later served with the 'Rats of Tobruk'.This is a memento sent from father to children during World War II. Photograph of two soldiers, one seated. Mounted in timber frame. Frame size: 25 x 20 cm.Inscribed "To Betty, Shirley and June"mick evans, ken north, rats of tobruk, tobruk, world war ii, australian army -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, John Gibson, Len Warren - an Aussie soldier in World War Two, by John Gibson, 2017_12
Account of Len Warren's war service, after enlisting in December 1941 at the age of 18. He served mainly in the 2/43rd Australian Infantry Battalion, in the Middle East against the German forces, and in Papua New Guinea and Borneo against the Japanese. He was wounded, and suffered several bouts of malaria before being discharged in July 1946. A more detailed version of this story is available at GHS.9 p. typescript with photographsworld war ii, leonard william warren, australian army, len warren -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1940's
One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip Island. Photograph showing The "Alacrity" after being purchased by the American Navy on her way up the Australian Coast in 1941. She was blown up by the Japanese a few weeks later.Photograph of the Ketch "Alacrity" sailing north on service in World War IIlocal history, photography, photographs, maritime technology, boats, the ketch "alacrity", shipping, ketch alacrity, world war ii service, john jenner, bryant west -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, BOX, Allan, soldier in the family : a source book for Australian military genealogy, the First Fleet to the Gulf War, 1994
Stamped 'Phillip Island & District Historical Society'. 'To Phillip Island and District Historical Society. In memory of the late Allan Box. Best wishes from Julie Box'.soldiers, australia, genealogy, handbooks, manuals -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, BOX, Allan, soldier in the family : a source book for Australian military genealogy, the First Fleet to the Gulf War, 1999
Inscribed 'To Phillip Island and District Historical Society in memory of the late Allan Box. From Julie Box'.soldiers, australia, genealogy, handbooks, manuals -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper clipping, School maintains close ties with RSL, 1995_08
Commemorates a visit to to Watsonia Primary school on 15th August 1995 by members of Watsonia RSL and members of the Army School of Music for a wreath laying ceremony.The ceremony was a part of the Australia Remembers celebrations commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the end of World War II.A black and white photocopy of a newspaper article featuring a large photograph of some ADF personel with school children.Some blue biro words at the bottom and the word "Watsonia" in pencil at the top right corner.watsonia rsl, watsonia primary school, army school of music, australia remembers -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper article, Diamond Valley News, Artist's works show another side of war, 1995_
The article was published as a part of the Australia Remembers 1945 - 1995 Commemoration.The article is about Robert Anderson, a founder member of the Diamond Valley Arts Society. Robert served in WW2 and was selected to paint the portrait of Captain Lionel Colin Matthews, a decorated Signals Corps member.An A3 sized photocopy of a Diamond Valley News article. Nilcaptain lionel colin matthews, robert anderson, signals corps, australia remembers, ww2, daimond valley arts society -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Love was in the air when navigator Bob met Margaret, 18/05/1945
The article is one of series published as part of the Australia Remembers 1945 - 1995 program.This article tells the tale of how Bob and Margaret Barling met in England during WW2. Bob was born in Briar Hill and returned there with his bride after the war. They later moved to Montmorency.An A3 article written as part of the Australia Remembers 1945 - 1995 Commemoration.Nilww2, australia remembers 1945 - 1995, waaf, raaf, pathfinder squadron, ve day, war brides, barling family -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Community celebrations, 1995_
The article is one of series published as part of the Australia Remembers 1945 - 1995 program.This story is about Jack Wilcox, a local ex serviceman. Jack served in post war Japan as a part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force.An A3 photocopy of an article from the Australia Remembers 1945 - 1995 program.Hand written words "Jack Wilcox" on top RH corner.bcof, jack wilcox, australia remembers 1945 - 1995, korean war -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper clipping, Remembering the Rats, 2011_06
An article about the an exhibition at the Australian War Museum for the 70th Anniversary of the Tobruk campaign.The article records some anecdotes of the "Rats of Tobruk". A 2 page magazine article from the RSL's publication MUFTI.Niltobruk, rats of tobruk, 2/15 battalion, 2/13 field company rae