Jack Cowan MAY No VX94224 enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 4.2.1944 age 21 years. At discharge on 9.12.1946 he held the rank of Trooper in 2/10th Australian Commando Regt. Certificate of Appreciation from City of Bendigo to J. C. May. Wooden frame - glass front - cardboard backing. Coloured certificate with service member and flags on top with Bendigo Buildings in background. Signed by Mayor and Town Clerk. Red seal bottom L.H.S. documents - certificates, frame accessories, bendigo shire

Copy of B&W photo of HMAS Hobart in black painted wooden frame.Handwritten in black ink on back of frame "HMAS HOBART TOKYO BAY / 2nd Sept 45 / SIGNING ARMISTICE / Bill Miller"photography - photographs, navy ran, hmas hobart

Original Union Poster from J Ward, circa 1990. Mounted in wooden frame with glass cover.HEF 2. Official Picket Line. The document was signed by staff members who formed the Picket Line.union, documents strikes picket, lines protest

Wycheproof Historical Society has the Charlton Independent newspaper report Clip of Friday, November 27,1885 of the Opening of ANA Branch Number 45, Wycheproof, in Supplementary file box,Room 1,also ANA Display folder in Upper Level Room 4,Cabinet 2B Many Australian Natives' Association subscribers' details are found in our collection of old A.N.A. books.These record books give names, occupations,locations and transfer information.The formation of the Wycheproof Branch made this historical data possible. This is an original charter dated 1885 - an old historical document. In 1993 Austalian Natives' Association(ANA)joined forces with Manchester Unity to create Australian Unity. A.N.A. Charter signed by chief President and General secretary; seal of A.N.A. 24-11-1885. Wycheproof Branch Opening Number 45 for Australian Natives' Association. Contents of 24 lines, commercially printed documentation - wooden ornate frame.On back: Donated to the Wycheproof/ Historical Society 6.8. 2008/ by Eddie Molloy.australian natives association, a.n.a., wycheproof, charter, 1885

MEDIUM: Photo/collage DESCRIPTION: Photo collage Green wooden outer frame with glass front Image and yellow board inner frame under glass. The complete image is made up of 18 individual photographs compiled together to make one image. The image is of Disney Florida’s 25th Anniversary; here the artist captures the excitement and colour of such an event. The textural quality this collage technique offers is an interesting one. Each photograph has an individual quality about it, the outer perimeters of each print having lighter or darker edges to its neighbouring print. Continuous lines do not always meet; the tops of spiers are at times cut off. The tonal qualities of each print also vary, some slightly, some dramatically different to each other. Signed "Massimo'96" proper right hand corner in image - Vertical script.photograph, world, di, sora, massimo, collage, disney, florida

Bentwood furniture is a type of furniture made by bending wooden rods into the required shape after they have been heated with steam. Mundus bentwood chairs are among the most successful examples of early mass-produced furniture. Mundus furniture was a manufacturing company, active in several places in the Austro Hungarian Empire, at the end of the 19th century and early 20th century. Factories seem to have existed in multiple locations, as the products carry diverse labels, such as "Budapest", "Borlova", "Czechoslovakia", etc. Some of the furniture was co-signed with "Jacob and Josef Kohn". In 1914 Mundus merged with J. & J. Kohn, and in 1922 with Gebrüder Thonet the inventor of the bentwood chair.The item is significant as it is an early example of mass-produced manufactured furniture from a company in Austria that pioneered this type of furniture around the turn of the 19th century. The item is now a collector's piece giving it additional significance.Bentwood ChairMundus Vienna Austriashipwreck coast, flagstaff maritime museum, flagstaff hill village, bentwood chairs, mundus furniture company, furniture, manufactured furniture, vienna austria

Miniature wooden bat with signatures of PMA teams on signed on the back and front of the bat. The bat’s handle is wound with black thread. The bat is a part of a set and displayed with the PMA trophy.32 signatures on front of bat 23 signatures on verso of bat 1961 team 1927-28 team 1938- captain 1949- captain

Schermuly Pistol rocket appartus displayed in wooden display box with perspex. Display contains Pistol rocket, line box, Instruction sign with picture, typed instructions with photo on paper and the back of the box (with its logo).rocket apparatus

The building is clearly what is now known as the Mission to Seafarers, however there seems to be a sign on the building describing it as the Mission to Seamen. Depicts actual road outside the Mission, Flinders st which seems to still be undeveloped with wooden? drainage covers still in place suggesting a period for the photograph circa late 1930s to the immediate post WW2 era.The image is part of the century long record of the central location of the Mission at 717 Flinders St. Black and white photograph depicting the Flinders Street building circa 1945. victoria-missions-to-seamen, melbourne-missions-to-seamen, cottage, windvane, flinders street

Original photograph from "Back to Phillp Island - 1926"Black and white photographic copy of photograph of 58 pupils and 2 teachers of Cowes State School no. 1282, in 1926. Pupils arranged in 4 rows, older boys at the rear, next row is girls, 3rd row is mixed boys and girls, front row is boys all seated. Background is trees on the left and a wooden building on the right with an illegible sign above and to the right of a window." Copy from Reg No 11"photograph, photographs, black and white, school, schools, school pupils, pupils, student, students, teacher, teachers, back to, festival, festivals

Greensborough Historical Society was awarded a Community Group Award by Banyule City Council in 2017Certificate, printed in six colours on bond paper, in wooden frameSigned by Tom Melican, Mayorgreensborough historical society inc, banyule volunteer awards 2017

Made by Mr. A. Flederis.Large wooden model of two-storey turretted house with verandahs. Model is equipped with lights.Front: Signs reading "DONT TOUCH" (sic) attached.

Elizabeth Avis- Box 1835-1914 was born in Sussex, married William Box in 1854 and arrived in Melbourne in 1855. William’s parents George and Mary Box and his siblings sailed with them. William & Elizabeth at first leased land in the area of the ‘Dendy Special Survey Brighton 1841’ and then purchased the property with the pioneer cottage 1868 & 1869. William & Elizabeth established a market garden and raised 13 children. 1888 they built a larger 2nd house in front of the original cottage. William died in 1902 and Mary sold 9acres in 1908 to W. .Snowden Anderson – it later became Joyce Park where the reconstructed Box Cottage Museum now stands. After Elizabeth died her daughters Ada and Violet lived on the 1acre property until 1917 when August Reitman, a potter and monumental mason, leased the house and land. He established his pottery business and purchased the property in 1935. The business moved in 1953 but continued to use the cottage as a workshop/ storeroom until it was sold to Lewis Timber P/L in 1970 Elizabeth & William Box settled in the pioneer Cottage in Jasper Road East Brighton 1868 and established a market garden whilst raising their 13 children. This Cottage was reconstructed in Joyce Park, Ormond 1984 and is the home of City of Moorabbin Historical Society. In 1960 many local residents responded to a call for the donation of historical artefacts and the Box Cottage Museum now preserves this eclectic collection for the community. A certified true copy of the Death Certificate of Elizabeth Avis- Box 1835 -1914 in a wooden picture frame, obtained from The Births, Deaths and Marriages Office Melbourne Victoria 18/6/1985 THIRD SCHEDULE / DEATHS in the District of East Brighton in the State of Victoria Registered by George William Ward / Dated 1914 / 1st July 1914 Jasper Rd Bentleigh Shire of Moorabbin County of Bourke / Elizabeth Box / Home duties/ …… Dr A T Joyce Certified ‘true copy of an entry in a register’……… Signed by Paul Kenny Registration Officer 18 June 1985 box elizabeth avis, box william, moorabbin, bentleigh, brighton, ormond, pioneers, market gardeners, brighton cemetery, box george, box mary cripps, reitman august, anderson w. snowden, joyce park ormond, box cottage museum dendy’s special survey brighton 1841,

William Box1834-1902 and Elizabeth Avis Box 1835-1913 came to Australia with his parents George and Mary Cripps-Box and siblings in 1856. Caroline Box, the eldest daughter of George and Mary Cripps-Box, remained in England working as a cook until she joined the family in Australia in 1863. William Box with his wife Elizabeth Avis Box at first leased market garden allotments in Brighton that was part of the Henry Dendy Special Survey 1841. In 1868 and 1869 they purchased 2 blocks with a pioneer’s cottage in Jasper Road East Brighton ( now Ormond / McKinnon ) where they established a market garden, built a 2nd house and raised 13 children. In 1908 Elizabeth sold most of the land retaining 1 acre with the dwellings in which she resided with her two daughters until her death 1913. The original pioneer cottage was reconstructed in 1984 and is known as Box Cottage Museum William & Elizabeth Avis- Box settled in the pioneer Cottage in Jasper Road East Brighton 1868 and established a market garden whilst raising their 13 children. This Cottage was reconstructed in Joyce Park, Ormond 1984 and is the home of City of Moorabbin Historical Society. In 1960 many local residents responded to a call for the donation of historical artefacts and the Box Cottage Museum now preserves this eclectic collection for the community. A certified true copy of the Death Certificate of William Box 1834 -1902 in a wooden picture frame, obtained from The Births, Deaths and Marriages Office Melbourne Victoria 1985 THIRD SCHEDULE / DEATHS in the District of East Brighton in the State of Victoria Registered by W. Ward Certified ‘true copy of an entry in a register’……… Signed by Paul Kenny Registration Officer 1985 box william, box elizabeth, brighton, moorabbin, cottages, pioneers, ormond, colonial, mckinnon, dendy henry, museums, box alonzo, market gardeners, box cottage museum

The original small, pioneer cottage was built in the late 1840s to early1850s, by an unknown pioneer. It was located on part of a 30 Acre allotment that was originally part of Dendy’s Special Survey granted in 1841. The doors and window sashes, (made of red deal joinery timber), as well as the brass locks and fittings, are from the original cottage, and were imported from England. The fire-place bricks are from the original cottage, and are sun-dried, (not kiln fired), and are hand-made. Convict marks can be seen on two bricks. There is a small display of external cladding shingles from the original pioneer cottage. These shingles were hand-split, and most likely made from locally collected timber The nails included in this display were used to fasten the shingles on the original cottage, and are also hand-made. The enamel nameplate, “Colonial”, on the wall of the cottage, was the name chosen for the original pioneer cottage when Mr August Reitman, a sculptor, began leasing the property in 1917. August purchased the property c 1935, for 1200 Pounds approximately and resided there until 1953.. In 1974 Mr Lewis, a timber specialist, found the dilapidated building on property he had recently purchased in Jasper Rd and suggested it be reconstructed and relocated. Moorabbin Council agreed and the cottage was rebuilt just about 250 metres from its original site. The cost of the rebuild was met by 'Victoria's 150th Committee, plus a small grant from the City of Moorabbin, and Mr Laurie Lewis donated much of the timber for the reconstruction. A charcoal drawing of the reconstructed 'Box Cottage', in a wooden frame with glass, by Joe Becker c 1985signed : Joe Beckerbox cottage reconstruction, moorabbin, ormond, box william, box elizabeth, brighton, pioneers, market gardeners

The Instrument of Surrender was signed on 2 September 1945 and is the Surrender of the Empire of Japan. Emperor Hirohito announced the Surrender of Japan in August 1945, the surrender document was signed by board USS Missouri on 2 September 1945.The Instrument of Surrender ended WW2 in 1945.A paper copy of the Instrument of Surrender in a gold painted wooden frame.Presented to Fred Stanley, Best Wishes from RSL Club Norfolk Island 1995.ww2, instrument of surrender, aif

This is a photo of the Comfort Station in the reserve in central Halls Gap. The reserve was used by campers and picnickers.The photograph shows a building, constructed from logs and stone. Steps lead up to the door and the building has small, paned windows. There is a large tree in front of the building and bush behind it. To the right are a some swings and in the right foreground there is a wooden seat and a hanging sign mounted on a stone base. There are two posts in the centre foreground.natural history, flora