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Orbost & District Historical Society
folder of documents, 1970
Events held included a supper dance, an angling competition, a gymkhana, a street parade, an art show, a garden competition, a historical display, tree planting and a ceremony at Point Hicks. This item is associated with a significant event in Australian history.A manila folder of documents related to the 1970 Captain Cook centenary celebrations . It contains souvenir programs and details of events held from April 11 to April 20th 1970.cook-james 1970-centenary orbost-shire-council -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRAMS - LAST DAY OF TRAMS
Newspaper clipping, Bendigo Advertiser Monday April 17 1972. All of front page. Photos and description of last day of tram services in Bendigo 16 April 1972.person, individual, basil miller -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Photo, 100th Birthday, 1993
Photograph of 100th birthday celebrations for Eileen Tullo on 18 April 1993 at Colton Close. Legatees in attendance include Chas Munnerley, Committee Chairman, in the centre of the back row. Other legatees were Murray Fraser, Cliff Jesse, Jim Fyfe and their wives. A bouquet was presented on behalf of all at Legacy.A record of a widow reaching 100 years of age and being celebrated by Legacy.Black and white photo and proof sheet of the 100th birthday of Eileen Tulls and an article in the Answer.Stamped on back Copyright of Leader Newspaper Group in red ink. Hand written on the proof sheet is "Daughter Mrs Beth Groves / 100th birthday Eileen Tulls 18 April '93 at Colton(?) Close".widows, birthday -
RSL Victoria - Anzac House Reference Library and Memorabilia Collection
Diary of William Raymond Collins, William Raymond Collins, January 1915 to April 1915
Diary deals mainly with the period from 8 April 1915 until the landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. Last lines tell of the unloading and setting up of guns on that day. Collins died of wounds at Gallipoli on 20th June 1915. Black, softcovered notebook in canvas pouch. Diary of William Collins (1563 - 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, Battery 4). Includes nine letters written by diarist to his family.ww1, gallipoli, letters, diaries, william raymond collins, 2 field artillery brigade -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - The Bendigonian April 26, 1897. Pages 7-10. The Shamrock 1897 and new hotel structure under construction
The Bendigonian April 26, 1897. Pages 7-10 of the newspaper. Full page article covering The Shamrock in 1897 and new hotel structure under construction. Other pages cover: Messrs. Harkness and Co Victorian Foundry, The North Bendigo Football Team, The latest Parisian fashions and one page on "Social Gossip".The Bendigonian April 26, 1897. Pages 7-10 of the newspaper. Full page article covering The Shamrock in 1897 and new hotel structure under construction. Other pages cover: Messrs. Harkness and Co Victorian Foundry, The North Bendigo Football Team, The latest Parisian fashions and one page on "Social Gossip".full page article covering the shamrock in 1897 and new hotel structure under construction. other pages cover: messrs. harkness and co victorian foundry, the north bendigo football team, the latest parisian fashions and one page on "social gossip". -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Record Book, before 5th April 1903
In UK in early 1800's the word 'mechanic' was applied to a broader range of skills such as working man, tradesman or artisan. Mechanics' Institutes were formed originally for voluntary, self-funded organisations, to improve the education of working men and to instruct them on their various trades. The germ of the idea came from a class formed in 1799 by Professor George Birbeck in Glasgow, Scotland, for journeymen mechanics (apprentice trade workers), with the first Institutes being organised in London and Manchester in the 1820's. By then the original aim had broadened and the Mechanics' Institutes were established as popular agencies of adult education. The Mechanics' Institutes were run by committees that provided facilities for a meeting room, hall suitable for lectures, and a library. Funding was raised locally and often supplemented by grants from government agencies for the purchase of books and other resources. Activities were community based. In Australia, Mechanics' Institutes were set up in New South Wales and in Tasmania in the late 1820's. Mechanics' Institutes began in Victoria, with the first one in Melbourne dating from 1839, providing similar services but in time offered services tailored to their specific area. Warrnambool's Mechanics' Institute (or Institution as it was sometimes called) was one of the earliest in Victoria. On 17th October 1853 a meeting was held where it was resolved to request the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony to grant land for the erection of a Mechanics' Institutes building. A committee was formed at the meeting and Richard Osburne chaired the first meeting of this committee. The land on the North West corner of Banyan and Merri Streets was granted but there were no funds to erect the building. The Formal Rights of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute's encompassed its aims and these were officially adopted in1859; "This Institution has for its object the diffusion of literary, scientific, and other useful knowledge amongst its members, excluding all controversial subjects, religious or political. "These objects are sought to be obtained by means of a circulating library, a reading room, the establishment of classes, debates, and the occasional delivery of lectures on natural and experimental philosophy, mechanics, astronomy, chemistry, natural history, literature, and the useful and ornamental arts, particularly those which have a more immediate reference to the colony." The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute opened its first reading room in November1884 in the National School building at the corner of Banyan and Timor Streets. The Institute was funded by member subscription, payable on a quarterly, half yearly or yearly basis. Samuel Hannaford, the Manager of the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, was the first Honorary Secretary of the Mechanics' Institutes, and an early President and Vice-President. He also gave several of the early lectures in the Reading Room. Another early Secretary, Librarian and lecturer was Marmaduke Fisher, the teacher at the National School. Lecture topics included The Poets and Poetry of Ireland', 'The Birth and Development of the Earth', 'The Vertebrae - with Remarks on the pleasures resulting from the study of Natural History' and 'Architecture'. In q856 the Reading Room was moved to James Hider's shop in Timor Street, and by 1864 it was located in the bookshop of Davies and Read. In the 1860's the Mechanics' Institute struggled as membership waned but in 1866, after a series of fund raising efforts, the committee was able to purchase land in Liebig Street, on a site then called Market Square, between the weighbridge and the fire station. A Mechanics' Institute building was opened at this site in August 1871. The following year four more rooms were added to the main Reading Room and in 1873 the Artisan School of Design was incorporated into the Institute. The same year Joseph Archibald established a Museum; however it deteriorated when he was transferred to Bendigo in 1877. In 1880, with Archibald's return to Warrnambool, the Museum was re-established, and in 1885 a new building was built at the back of the Institute to accommodate the re-created School of Design, the Art Gallery and the Museum. In 1887 the Museum section was moved to the former court house in Timor Street (for some time the walls of the building formed part of the TAFE cafeteria but all is now demolished)). In 1911 the Museum was transferred back to the original building and the management of the Mechanics' Institute was handed over to the Warrnambool City Council. The Museum and Art Gallery became one and housed many fine works of art., and the Library continued to grow. The building was well patronised, with records showing that at the beginning of the 20th century there were between 500 and 800 visitors. During World War One the monthly figures were in the thousands, with 3,400 people visiting in January 1915. The Museum was a much loved Institution in Warrnambool until the contents of the Museum and Art Gallery were removed to make room for the Warrnambool City Council Engineers' Department. The contents were stored but many of the items were scattered or lost. In 1975 the original building was demolished and the site became occupied by the Civic Centre, which included the new City Library. (The library was temporarily located in the old Palais building in Koroit Street.) In the process of reorganisation the Collection was distributed amongst the community groups: - The new City Library took some of the historic books and some important documents, historic photographs and newspapers. - The Art Gallery kept the 19th Century art collection and some of the artefacts from the museum. - The Historic Society has some items - The State Museum has some items - Some items were destroyed - Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village has old newspapers, Government Gazettes, most of the Mechanics' Institute Library, ledgers and documents connected to the Mechanics' Institute Library, some framed and unframed art works and some photographs. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Library book collection is deemed to be of great importance because it is one of the few collections in an almost intact state, and many of the books are now very rare and of great value. NOTE: Pages of this book have been digitally recorded and archived.The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. Record book, Warrnambool Mechanics Institute Committee, Secretaries reports, 5th April 1903 - 31st March, 1906. Soft card with red/blue/white marble pattern and red binding. Ruled lines with red left margins. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, warrnambool mechanics' institute, mechanics' institute records warrnambool, record book c1903 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - A HISTORY OF THE SAINT KILLIAN'S CHURCHES BENDIGO 1852 TO THE PRESENT, April 1998
Glossy stapled brochure A History of the Saint Killian;s Churches Bendigo detailing its history from 1852 to the present (April 1998).The front page has a colour photo of the 1888 Church after its restoration in 1998church, history, st. kilian's catholic church, bendi -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Former Standard Brickworks, Box Hill, 2001
Documents relating to history, conservation and use of the former Standard Brickworks, Box Hill.Documents relating to history, conservation and use of the former Standard Brickworks, Box Hill. Conservation and Management Plan and Sort term Maintenance Plan prepared for Phileo Australia by Bryce Rawarth Pty Ltd, April 2001. Heritage Victoria Permit Application submitted on behalf of The Evangelical Community Church, by Adam Lovell & Associates Pty Ltd, December 2001.Documents relating to history, conservation and use of the former Standard Brickworks, Box Hill. standard brick company, allom lovell & associates, bryce rawarth pty ltd, phileo australia ltd, heritage victoria -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Plate name, Tribute Egbert John Connell, C 1930
Doctor Egbert Connell worked as an Honorary Medical Officer at the Warrnambool General Hospital and benevolent Asylum from around 1901 and continued until his death on 4th April 1928 from pneumonia. he had a private practice at his house " Ambleside" in Koroit Street Warrnambool opposite the Baptist church. He was highly regarded as being kind and sympathetic towards his patients. His practice was subsequently bought by Dr A E Brauer another of Warrnambool's well known doctors. This glass plate accompanied a stain glass window which was once in the Warrnambool hospital. It was moved to the chapel at Flagstaff Hill. A link to one of Warrnambool's long serving doctors who was involved in the community and as such has social and historical importance.Green glass plate with black text and mounted on particle board and secured with metal clips.A tribute to Egbert John Connell MBBS who for 30 years rendered devoted and valuable service to this institution Obiit April 4th 1928 A Dwarrnambool, egbert connell, doctor egbert connell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: RECEIPT
Court King of the Forest. Dr. to J. V. Smith. 1864 April 4th. Delivering Summonses - £1-0-0. Received April 6th 1964. J. V. Smith.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - receipt, j v smith -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - 1988 EASTER GUN & MODELLERS SHOW, 1988
Pamphlet. Five photocopies of an advertising pamphlet for the 1988 Bendigo Easter Gun & Modellers Show held in the Trades Hall, 38 View St. from April 2 to April 4.Golden City Collectors Assoc. & Central Victorian Modellers.organization, club/society, easter fair, golden city collectors association, central victorian modellers, easter gun and modellers show. -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Certificate, Honorary Fellowship to American Institute of Architects, 1960
By the late 1950s Robin Boyd had developed a network of connections in the United States, and a reputation there as an important architectural critic. In 1960 he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the American Institute of Architects. This certificate was put on display in Penleigh's bedroom by the Robin Boyd Foundation. This certificate is dated April 19, 1960, the day earlier than another certificate at Walsh Street (item D491). It is also signed by the President John Noble Richards who served 1958–1960.Framed certificate from The American Institute of Architects, with crest, awarding Robin Boyd an Honorary Fellowship. Dated April 18,1960 and signed by the President, John Noble Richards, but unsigned by the Secretary. It has a simple timber frame by Deans, 346 Little Collins St. No 17121.The American Institute of Architects certificate of Honorary Fellowship Robin Boyd eminent architect, citizen of Australia having been admitted to Honorary Fellowship by the Board of Directors in recognition of his distinguished achievements is declared to be an Honorary fellow The American Institute of Architects entitled to use that title and to enjoy all the privileges of that membership.the american institute of architects, fellowship, aia fellow, robin boyd, ohm2022, ohm2022_38 -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Document, Victorian Parliamentary Papers, Minutes of Evidence, Beech Forest Narrow-Gauge Extension, July 1896
From the 9th April until the 8th July 1896 the Victorian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways, chaired by Mr. Cameron with members from both houses, took evidence on three narrow gauge extensions from broad gauge railway stations in the area, the Beech Forest Extension from Colac, the McDonald's Track Extension from Warragul, and the Drouin and Poowong East Extension from Drouin.Minutes of Evidence, Beech Forest Narrow-Gauge Extension. Minutes of Evidence, McDonald's Track Narrow-Gauge Extension. Minutes of Evidence, Drouin and Poowong East Narrow-Gauge Extension. Victorian Parliamentary Papers; Melbourne (Vic); April-July, 1896. 60 p. (VPARL1896-97 No 42) -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Programme, Kleines Theater Tatura Dreary Lane, April 1941
Programme for Kleines theater Tatura Dreary Lane in April 1941Cream coloured paper. Black German text and sketches. Programme for play - Bunbury (die wichtigkeit ernst zu sein)kleines theatre tatura, dreary lane, camp 3 theatre programmes -
Orbost & District Historical Society
folders, Letters Home From Gallipoli, March / April 2015
These were compiled for the WW1 exhibition held in Orbost in April 2015.During World War 1 letters were a welcome means of personal communication for many people. Most information came from newspapers or broadcasts. Two blue plastic folders containing copies of letters from Gallipoli. They are printed copies of letters which had ben publuished in the Snowy River Mail from 10.9.1915 - 10.10.1915.On folders -Folders Made in Chinagallipoli-correspondence ww1 soldiers-orbost -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Laidlays Road, Arthurs Creek, April 1962
Bridge over Arthurs Creek Looking east April 1962Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.1962-04, arthurs creek, bridge construction, infrastructure, laidlays road, shire of eltham -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Laidlays Road, Arthurs Creek, April 1962
Bridge over Arthurs Creek Looking east April 1962Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.1962-04, arthurs creek, bridge construction, infrastructure, laidlays road, shire of eltham -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Buttermans Track, St Andrews, April 1962
Looking to culvert from Crosby's boundary Circa April 1962Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.1962-04, buttermans track, infrastructure, shire of eltham, st andrews, bridge construction -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Plaque, City of Ringwood replica Antimony Mine Poppet Head commemorative plaque - 1987, 1987
Installed 12-April-1987 on the poppett head near the Ringwood Lake. It was removed c.2005.Plaque 'City of Ringwood/ Poppett Head' embossed. +Additional Keywords: Rosewarne, Lillian, Cr'City of Ringwood/ Poppett Head/ This Poppett head is a replica of one which was used at/ the Ringwood Antimony Mine located at the present/ Civic Centre Site, Mines Road, Ringwood east./ The Poppett head was erected by the/ Ringwood City Council, in conjunction with the/ Ringwood Historical Research Group, and was/ commissioned by the Mayor of Ringwood/ Councillor Lillian Rosewarne, JP/ on 12th April 1987/ -
Grey Street Primary School, Traralgon
Photobook, Those who fell in the Great War, April 2015
Tells the stories of the 41 ex-scholars of Traralgon State School who died in the Great War.Produced to mark the centenary of the start of World War 1.Hardcover, 104 pages. Full colour. Remembering the 41 ex-students of Traralgon State School who died in World War One. Created in April 2015, 100 years since Gallipoli.traralgon state school, ww1, great war, ex-scholars -
Camberwell Historical Society
Document, F.W. Bowra Printer, F. W. Bowra Printer receipt, March - April 1916
Receipt for 1000 slips, from F. W. Bowra Printer (Camberwell Job Printery), 208 Burke Road Camberwell. Dated March 1916 and receipt paid 5 April 1916. Name on the top which appears to read 'Mr J.C. Adairs (St John's Avenue). receipt, camberwell, printery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO 3770 COLLECTION: ACCOUNT
Account from Harry L. Atkinson M.D. View Point Sandhurst dated April 4th 1864 for £33-11-10 1/2 to 4 April for 125 Members at 5/4 1/2 per Members. Signed upon payment on April 8/64 for H L Atkinson.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - account, court king of the forest, harry l atkinson -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph, M/S "Mongabarra" Goteborg, Tied up at Port Lincoln, April 1950
This series of photographs captures life at sea and the conditions on the ship M/S "Mongabarra" Goteborg in 1950.This photograph is part of the Allan Quinn collection, which is a pictorial autobiography, and it represents one of many moments of his time abroad as a seafarer.Black and white photograph of the M/S "Mongabarra" Goteborg tied up at Port Lincoln in April 1950. The ship is situated on the left-hand side of the photograph with ropes dug into the sand on the right-hand side of the photograph with Port Lincoln in the background.m.s. mongabarra, port lincoln, goteborg -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - GOLDEN SQUARE P.S. LAUREL ST. 1189 COLLECTION: ARTICLE BENDIGO ADVERTISER APRIL 27 2016, 27th April
Two page article 'New Golden Square Primary School Opening' regarding closure of Golden Square 1189, and opening of primary school opening, at 19 Maple Street, Golden Square. Article dated Wednesday April 27, 2016.Bendigo Advertisereducation, bendigo, golden square primary school -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO EASTER FAIR COLLECTION: ENTRY FORM TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION 1994, Sunday 3rd April, 1994
Folded entry form, blue print on white, for SCN TV torchlight Procession - the how, what when and where of the 1994 SCN ( Southern Cross Network ) RV torchlight Procession Sunday 3rd April, 6.30 p.m. Circus Bendigobendigo, bendigo easter fair, easter fair society -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Hurstbridge Advertiser, Greensborough [1933], 13/04/1933
Article with local Greensborough news about Grace Park Golf Club, Greensborough Football Club, Progress Association, Mother's Club, Greensborough Cricket Club and Scrivens Testimonial1 p. photocopy of article in Advertiser 13 April 1933greensborough, grace park golf club -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping (copy), Hurstbridge Advertiser, Greensborough: Grace Park Golf Club, 15/04/1930
Report on the annual meeting of the Grace Park Golf Club 1930; a car accident in Greensborough; and, A local tennis tournament.Copy of article from Advertiser (Hurstbridge) 25 April 1930grace park golf club, greensborough -
Tennis Australia
Magazine, 1964
World Tennis Magazine April 1964 Materials: Paper, Inktennis -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Leader, Agricultural College, 1886
Description of a meeting of the council of the Agricultural College with a view to acquiring land for an agricultural college near Melbourne.Photocopy of article in "The Leader" (Melbourne) 24 April, 1886 p15.the leader, agricultural college -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, 689/1/1, 1947
Soil Sterilizer. Built 1946." EMG"April 1947. Soil Sterilizer - Bin. Built 1946." EMGsoil sterilizer, bin, e. m. gibson collection