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Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Coins
2 Pennies for two-upephemera -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Photo
Australian Infantry close upphoto, afghanistan, army -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, 395/17A
Close up of Magnolia stellatamagnolia, e. m. gibson collection -
Bendigo Military Museum
Administrative record - COUPON, CLOTHING RATION
Form issued to service personnel to obtain clothing during WW2. Each person was allocated a set of coupons to obtain adequate clothing. Serving soldiers would require for uniforms.Small chit of paper form Rg.D4, called special clothing coupon issue. Yellow faded paper, signature of equipment officer on back.Issued to "A. Peterson". Official No. "'145478", dated 18 Nov 1943. Stamped "Equipment Officer", signed by "F/Lt - (?). Form No. 201216 - Chit representing 25 coupons.passchendaele barracks trust, uniforms, clothing coupon -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Brush
Tube Brush also called a Flue Brush. Used for cleaning the tubes and flues of a steam engine or other boiler. L 6' 2"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Scales
Steelyard Scales, also called Beam Scales. A balanced type scale used for general purpose weighing. Has "To weigh 150lbs" stamped.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, steelyard scales, beam scales -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - BENDIGO BUSINESSES COLLECTION: ASHMANS
Large brown paper advertising for Ashmans, better way dry cleaners, ring Bendigo 933 and we will call for and deliver. Red lettering.bendigo, business, ashmans -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - WES HARRY COLLECTION: AUSTRALIAN ATTACK AT BUNA
Post card print of an oil painting called ' Australian attack at Buna, December 1942 ' by G. Mainwaring. Produced by the Australian War Memorial.postcard, world war two, australian attack at buna, war in the pacific, world war two. g. mainwaring -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - WES HARRY COLLECTION: SAVING THE GUNS
Post card print of am oil painting called ' Saving of the guns at Robecq ' by H. Septimus Power. Produced by the Australian War Memorial.postcard, world war 1, saving of the guns at robecq, h. septimus power -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Model - Model, M 42 tank
US Army M42 tank called "Duster" with twin Bofors guns. Tank is scale model on orange plinth painted in olive drabWhite US Army Stars on turretm42, tank, duster, bofors, model -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Legal Record, Act to Incorporate a Company to be called 'The Melbourne and Hobsons Bay Railway Company', 20 Jan 1853
Victorian Parliamentary Act "to Incorporate a Company to be called 'The Melbourne and Hobsons Bay Railway company' ": 20 January 1853, 16pp photocopy of ActPortions pertaining to reserves marked outtransport - railways, parks and gardens, melbourne & hobsons bay railway company, melbourne & hobsons bay united railway company -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Uniform - Armband, Provost Unit
Worn by Corporal Stephen Owen Lloyd, National Serviceman from New South Wales, who served in Royal Australian Army Provost Corps, 1969-70.Black material with four press studs on back and red MP machine embroidered on front. This object is an arm band, also called a brassard. military police, armband, brassard, provost, lloyd -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Magazine, Weekend Magazine, May 25, 1968, 1968
This item commemorates the war in Vietnam.A front page of a magazine called "Weekend Off". The coloured photo is of soldiers seated in rows or sitting on the ground. In the background soldiers are sitting on vehicles. Cover picture - "The place Nui Dat"; The occasion - "A respite from the grim business of war. The soldiers many of them West Australians gathered in a natural amphitheater to hear a concert given by West Australian performers. It was the first WA concert party to visit Vietnam.concert, soldiers - australia, west australia, weekend magazine, vietnam, edgley -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Uniform - Uniform, Army, Jumper
A khaki woolen jumper with a V neck and long sleeves. Name of a soldier called Stone Service No 43164 is shown on a label inside the jumperjumper, clothing, mcphail collection -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, 1967
Robin Boyd was an invited speaker at the 1967 New Zealand Institute of Architects Conference held in Queenstown, New Zealand. From New Zealand, he travelled on to Montreal, Canada, where he was Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67. Colour slide in a mount. Freyberg Place and the Pioneer Women’s Memorial Hall (now called Ellen Melville Centre), Auckland, New ZealandMade in Australia / 37 / APR 67M7slide, robin boyd -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Information folder - Dewhurst Methodist Church
Copy of article passed on by George Harmon, 2005Information folder containing items pertaining to the history of the Dewhurst Methodist Church. Contents: -article "Church missing: police called in", undated and unsourcedmelbourne & metropolitan board of works, cardinia reservoir -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photo - Cleve Cole
This photo depicts the rescue of three local skiets that became trapped on Mt Bogong during a blizzard and became known as the Cleve Cole tragedy . Mick Hull Howard Michell and Cleve Cole where skiing on Mt Bogong and could not find their way off the mountain via Staircase Spur due to Blizzard conditions and ended up in the Mitta Valley. Howard Michell walked to the Battys farm to get help for his weak and injured friends. Cleve Cole died shortly after arriving at Omeo hospital. This photo is historically significant as it tells the rescue story of this tragedy. The photos are of the people involved which add to the story. Mt Bogong Victoria's highest mountain is accessed from the Kiewa Valley and near by high plains and over shadows Mt Beauty township therefore is a local story. The photo comes from the rescue party which is a rare photo and thus has great interpretive capacity . The skiing history is one of KVHS main themes and this photo is part of our Skiing Across Country exhibitionBlack and white photo of several men in the bush near Mt Bogong. Photo is glued on to cardboard with a dark grey border and light grey wider border on the outside.Handwritten on back "The Discovery of Cleve Cole / up the Big River (Below Paddy's Flat) / Cole is arrowed / Cyril Rootsey / Jack Batty / Bill Batty / Paul? Bitner / Tom Fitzgerald / Etc. / (I think dad is the one with his hand up to his face)" Back - red stamp - "Herald Feature / Service / Melbournecleve cole. mt bogong. big river. paddy's flat. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Instrument - Ship Log, early to mid-1800s
The ship's log part, called a fish, is likely to be from a mechanical taffrail log system. It was recovered from the wreck site of the barque, the 1840-1852 Grange. There are no marks on the fish to identify its maker or model. It is part of the John Chance Collection. This ‘fish’ is part of an early to mid-1800s ship's log. It would likely have been part of a taffrail log connected to a rotor (also called propeller, spinner) by a strong line, and the other end connected by a line to a dial mounted on the taffrail, or stern rail, at the stern of the vessel. As the propeller rotated through the water it would spin the log, which in turn would cause a number to register on the dial, showing the current speed in knots; one knot equals one nautical mile per hour. TAFFRAIL LOGS A taffrail log is a nautical instrument used for measuring the speed of a vessel, providing vital navigational information to be calculated, such as location and direction. A log has been used to measure the speed of a vessel since the 1500s. A simple piece of wood was tied to a long line and thrown into sea at the back of the vessel. The rope was knotted all along at equal distances apart. On a given signal the log line was pulled back into the vessels, the knots counted until the log came up, then the figures were calculated by a navigator In 1802 the first successful mechanical log available for general use was invented by Edward Massey. It had a rotor 'V' section connected to a recording mechanism. The water’s movement rotated the rotor, which intern sent the movement to the recorder. There are examples of this invention available to see in some of the maritime museums. Thomas Walker, nephew of Edward Massey, improved on Massey’s design, and Walker and his son took out a patent on the A1 Harpoon Log. In 1861. Both Massey and Walker continued to improve the designs of the taffrail log. New designs were still being introduced, even up to the 1950s. THE GRANGE, 1840-1858- The wooden barque ’Grange’ was a three-masted ship built in Scotland in 1840 for international and coastal trade. On March 22, 1858, the Grange set sail from Melbourne under Captain A. Alexander, carrying a cargo of ballast. The barque had left the Heads of Phillip Bay and was heading west along the Victorian coast towards Cape Otway. The ship struck Little Haley’s Reef at Apollo Bay due to a navigational error and was stuck on the rocks. The crew left the ship carrying whatever they could onto the beach. Eventually, the remains of the hull, sails and fittings were salvaged before the wreck of the Grange broke up about a month later. About 110 years later, in 1968, the wreck of the Grange was found by divers from the Underwater Explorers Club of Victoria. They were amazed to find a unique, six to nine pound carronade (type of small cannon) and a cannonball on the site. There have been no other similar carronades recorded. In that same year the anchor of the Grange was recovered by diver John Chance and Mal Brown. The ship’s log is significant historically as an example of hardware used when building wooden ships in the early to mid-19th century. The ship’s log is historically significant as an example of the work and trade of blacksmith. The ship’s log also has significant as it was recovered by John Chance, a diver from the wreck of the Grange in the 1968. Items that come from several wrecks along Victoria's coast have since been donated to the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village’s museum collection by his family, illustrating this item’s level of historical value. The ship’s log is historically significant for its association with the 1840s wooden barque, the Grange. The Grange is an historical example of a Scottish built vessel used for international and coastal trader of both cargo and passengers in the mid-19th century. The Grange is an example of an early ship, designed with a wooden hull. It is significant as a ship still available to divers along the south coast of Victoria, for research and education purposes. The Grange is an example of a mid-19th century vessel that carried a weapon of defence onboard. Ship log fitting, called a fish; part of a brass navigational instrument, likely to be from a taffrail log. The metal is a tan colour and has rough surface with a sheen, and discolouration in places. Its basic shape is a hollow cylinder with ends tapering to a smaller size. In the centre there are opposing openings cut out, showing a rough texture inside. One end on the cylinder is closed with a ring and shank installed, fixed by an embedded screw through the end of the cylinder. There are no inscriptions.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, west coast trader, apollo bay, mid-19th century shipwreck, the grange, scottish barque, little henty reef, captain a alexander, underwater explorers club of victoria, vhr 5297, coastal trader, wooden shipwreck, john chance, wooden ship, taffrail log, marine instrument, marine technology, navigation, nautical instrument, mechanical log, nautical navigation, navigation equipment, scientific instrument, ship log, ship log register, ship speed, taff rail log, patent log, towed log, taffrail log fish, edward massey, thomas walker -
Ararat & District Historical Society (operating the Langi Morgala Museum)
Document - Municipal record
This document offers an insight into the formative structure of the (now) City of Ararat municipality governing body. As a full listing of 74 past Chairmen and Mayors, from proclamation in 1858 through to 1950, this record provides a glimpse of the social and historic make-up of the town. Single page (double-sided) paper record, listing official members of the Municipal District of Ararat since 1858 including Chairman and Mayors in both the Borough of Ararat and the Town of Ararat up to and including 1990.municipal, borough, town, ararat, chairman, councilors, mayor, 1858, government, local government -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - R.A.A.F. GROUND SHEET, CAPE, 1944
H.F.Taylor, Herbert Frank A-31513 enlisted in the RAAF on 31.1.1941, discharged on 25.3. 1965 with the rank of L.A.C.Clothing designed for wet weather conditions. High neck collar and button down the front.A-31513/H.F.TAYLOR/R.A.A.F. Front Left Lower Inside Corner Stamped “V44 MADE IN AUSTRALIA/1944/A arrow up F” “O arrow up A”cape, waterproof -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document, Chapter XI - Campus Prospect
Boyd presents a thorough description of Harold Desbrowe-Annear's 1915 design for The University of Western Australia, Crawley with a focus on siting and how this was revised by Leslie Wilkinson in the late 1920s. Elements of Desbrowe-Annear's original layout plan that were retained, include the placement of the medical school and sporting facilities.Typewritten, carbon copy, foolscap, 12 pagesBlue pen mark up on pages 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11. Pencil mark up on pages 5, 6.university of western australia, crawley, harold desbrowe-annear, leslie wilkinson, talbot hobbs, professor whitfeld, w.b. hardwick, a.r.l. wright -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Horse driven Mining Whim. c1860
Horse driven Mining Whim used to raise and lower cages containing men and dirt up and down the shaft. The rope winds around the drum and is attached to a pulley over the shaft then goes down the shaft.Wooden Barrel of whim over round track with horse at front. Whim raises and lowers kibbles of dirt or cages of men up and down shaft. Four men standing in picture looking at camera. Shaft is on right of photo.stawell -
Bendigo Military Museum
Domestic object - CLOCK, MANTLE PIECE, possible 1918 - 1921
This clock was originally in the front Office of the Soldiers Memorial Institute Bendigo on the mantlepiece of the fireplace. Original donor or date of being placed is unknown. It was last used in 2005 by Jack Barnes OAM who wound it every day he was in the Office, he was Secretary for 43 years of the BRSL. After the renovations to the SMI in 2016 - 18 it was placed on the mantlepiece of the fireplace in what is now called "The Building and RSL History Room"Mantle Piece Clock, timber frame, hinged glass cover over the face is missing, numbers are 1 - 12 on clock face, rear door to the mechanism, a pendulum weight is taped to the inside, no wind up key.On Clock face, "Gilbert". Around clock face, "Made in Winsted Conn United States of America"brsl, smirsl, mantle -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Coloured, C 1996
This is a photo of a display at the 1996 Wildflower Show. It was a replica of the Wildflower and Nature Show in 1937. Record # 456 shows the entire display and record # 455 shows a different close-up view of the display. The photo is a close-up of a display of flowers, plants, photos and leaflets, laid out on a stage. A landscape painting and a framed wildflower painting can be seen on the wall behind the stage. A sign, partly visible on the right, reads "193(. . .) Wildflower and (. . .)".events, wildflower show -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, August Schwerkolt's 2nd Home, 1962
Photo sent to Mary Jack, Pittsburgh, USA by Charles Schwerkolt. Accompanying text sent by Charles 'Enclosed please find a few snaps of the old homestead at Mitcham. You asked me to get a photo of the verandah side. Well, there is a verandah on both sides and one end as you can see. This is a photo of the front. The door has been nailed up for 20 years. It is riddled with termites (white ants) and cannot be used.'Black and white photo of August Schwerkolt's 2nd Home shows front door riddled with white ant - nailed up for 20 years. Thin Black Border.schwerkolt cottage, schwerkolt, charles clarence victor, whalen, rosalie, jackschowsky, mary elizabeth -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Coloured, C 1996
This is a photo of a display at the 1996 Wildflower Show. It was a replica of the Wildflower and Nature Show in 1937. Record # 456 shows a view of the entire display and record # 457 shows a different close-up view of the display.The photo is a close-up of a display of flowers, plants, photos and leaflets, laid out on a stage. Brown cloth covered by wooden trellis can be seen covering the front of the display. A sign in the centre reads "1937 Wildflower and Nature Show".events, wildflower show -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
from Duck Ponds to Lara, Booklet from Duck Ponds to Lara, 2004
Lara - Duck Ponds history and input by local population. Insight into the History of a small community.Local knowledge of Lara's History, some items are not well known, Excellant referamce.Soft back booklet a collection of of memories "From Duck Ponds to Lara." Published by the Lara Heritage Festival Inc 2004. Edited by Mary Budd, Caroline Delaney, and John Grainger. Contributions of short stories to the project have come from local residents. Booklet also came with a fold-up heritage map of Lara printed on both sides. The booklet is tagged for the names of contributors who are members of Lara R. S. L. Front of the Booklet is half covered by a photograph of Lara Creek and environes. Booklet also came with a fold-up heritage map of Lara printed on both sides.duck ponds, lara -
Orbost & District Historical Society
brick
There is a slight ridge ridge along the side where the wet clay has been pushed up between the bricks as they have been stacked. Wooden press moulds were used to form the brick and lead shaped markers were used to brand a frog in the brick. The frog is the hollow in the centre of the face of the brick. This centre helps the bricks to adhere in construction.A hand-made brick. There is a slight ridge along the top side where it has been pushed up between the bricks as they dried. The frog (hollow in the centre) is an unusual elliptical shape. brick building construction -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Ceramic - Meat Dish, 1870-1873
The Asiatic Pheasant pattern on the plate is a transfer design and was the most popular design of the 18th & 19th centuries and is still being produced today. The design was produced as high-quality, decorative dinnerware by the potters in the Staffordshire area of England, from the late 1830s, but no one is sure exactly of the original designer's name. History of the Loch Ard: The Loch Ard got its name from ”Loch Ard” a loch that lies to the west of Aberfoyle, and to the east of Loch Lomond. It means "high lake" in Scottish Gaelic. The vessel belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many vessels from England to Australia. The Loch Ard was built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curdle and Co. in 1873, the vessel was a three-masted square-rigged iron sailing ship that measured 79.87 meters in length, 11.58 m in width, and 7 m in depth with a gross tonnage of 1693 tons with a mainmast that measured a massive 45.7 m in height. Loch Ard made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its fateful voyage. Loch Ard left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of 29-year-old Captain Gibbs, who was newly married. The ship was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. Onboard were straw hats, umbrellas, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionery, linen and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead and copper. There were other items included that were intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. Then at 3 am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land. But the Loch Ard was running into a fog which greatly reduced visibility. Captain Gibbs was becoming anxious as there was no sign of land or the Cape Otway lighthouse. At 4 am the fog lifted and a lookout aloft announced that he could see breakers. The sheer cliffs of Victoria's west coast came into view, and Captain Gibbs realised that the ship was much closer to them than expected. He ordered as much sail to be set as time would permit and then attempted to steer the vessel out to sea. On coming head-on into the wind, the ship lost momentum, the sails fell limp and Loch Ard's bow swung back towards land. Gibbs then ordered the anchors to be released in an attempt to hold its position. The anchors sank some 50 fathoms - but did not hold. By this time the ship was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind. Just half a mile from the coast, the ship's bow was suddenly pulled around by the anchor. The captain tried to tack out to sea, but the ship struck a reef at the base of Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell. Waves subsequently broke over the ship and the top deck became loosened from the hull. The masts and rigging came crashing down knocking passengers and crew overboard. When a lifeboat was finally launched, it crashed into the side of Loch Ard and capsized. Tom Pearce, who had launched the boat, managed to cling to its overturned hull and shelter beneath it. He drifted out to sea and then on the flood tide came into what is now known as recovered from the wreck of the Loch ArdGorge. He swam to shore, bruised and dazed, and found a cave in which to shelter. Some of the crew stayed below deck to shelter from the falling rigging but drowned when the ship slipped off the reef into deeper water. Eva Carmichael a passenger had raced onto the deck to find out what was happening only to be confronted by towering cliffs looming above the stricken ship. In all the chaos, Captain Gibbs grabbed Eva and said, "If you are saved Eva, let my dear wife know that I died like a sailor". That was the last Eva Carmichael saw of the captain. She was swept off the ship by a huge wave. Eva saw Tom Pearce on a small rocky beach and yelled to attract his attention. He dived in and swam to the exhausted woman and dragged her to shore. He took her to the cave and broke the open case of brandy which had washed up on the beach. He opened a bottle to revive the unconscious woman. A few hours later Tom scaled a cliff in search of help. He followed hoof prints and came by chance upon two men from nearby Glenample Station three and a half miles away. In a complete state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom then returned to the gorge while the two men rode back to the station to get help. By the time they reached Loch Ard Gorge, it was cold and dark. The two shipwreck survivors were taken to Glenample Station to recover. Eva stayed at the station for six weeks before returning to Ireland by steamship. In Melbourne, Tom Pearce received a hero's welcome. He was presented with the first gold medal of the Royal Humane Society of Victoria and a £1000 cheque from the Victorian Government. Concerts were performed to honour the young man's bravery and to raise money for those who lost family in the disaster. Of the 54 crew members and passengers on board, only two survived: the apprentice, Tom Pearce and the young woman passenger, Eva Carmichael, who lost her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the recovery from the wreck of the Loch Ard tragedy, salvage rights to the wreck were sold at auction for £2,120. Cargo valued at £3,000 was salvaged and placed on the beach, but most washed back into the sea when another storm developed. The wreck of the Loch Ard still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some items were washed up and recovered from the Loch ArdGorge wreck. Cargo and artefacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced in March 1982. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton majolica peacock- one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne 1880 International Exhibition. It had been well packed, which gave it adequate protection during the violent storm. Today the Minton peacock can be seen at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool. From Australia's most dramatic shipwreck, it has now become Australia's most valuable shipwreck artifact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register.The shipwreck of the Loch Ard is of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register ( 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 are able to 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 social and historical themes of the time. The collections historically significance is that it is associated unfortunately with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history. Serving dish or meat dish; oval with scalloped edges. White Chine plate with a blue flora transfer design called "Asiatic Pheasant". Recovered from the wreck of the Loch Ard. Printed "W & S" (pattern is) "Asiatic Pheasants"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, loch line, loch ard, captain gibbs, eva carmichael, tom pearce, glenample station, mutton bird island, loch ard gorge, serving dish, asiatic pheasant, meat dish, meat plate, serving plate, crockery, domestic item, dining -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Australia Calls, 1/09/2015 12:00:00 AM
A compilation of the WW1 service records of 17 local men who enlisted for WW1.A compilation of the WW1 service records of 17 local men who enlisted for WW1. Collected by Julie Jones, Heritage Officer, Whitehorse City Council in 2015 for a display of Art Space, Box Hill Town Hall to commemorate 100 years of the ANZAC spirit including card files of the City of Whitehorse used by the consulting historians of 'Way Back When' in collaboration with the local Australia Calls working party to chronicle the experience of our local community.A compilation of the WW1 service records of 17 local men who enlisted for WW1. world war 1914-1918, documents