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matching the great war
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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Drawing - Drawing, Botanical, Collin Elwyn Woolcock, Pultenaea subumbellata (Wiry Bush-Pea), n.d
Part of 'Woolcock Gallery Collection' Exhibited CEMA 1989.Colour drawings of flowering stem and detailed leaf and flower views. The largest stem view depicts thin woody stem with small fine green leaves along length of stem. Branching stems at top end in clusters of buds or small orange and yellow pea flowers. At centre left are 3 details of leaves (front, rear and end views). On right are (t-b): top view of yellow pea flower; side view (orange and yellow); rear view (orange) with sepals; sepal detail; side view in full bloom. All views are numbered in pencil and printed on white paper affixed to image surface. Mounted in double matt (white on faun), under glass in wooden frame with gold detail.Front: Pultenaea sub-umbellata (lower right) (pencil). CEW (signature, lower centre in image) (maroon pencil). Back: 37 (upper left) (pen)collin woolcock, botanical, woolcock collection, cema -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Letter - Letter - from Veteran Affairs regarding K. S. Anderson memorial, 21/12/1988
K.S. Anderson CollectionLetter from Dept. Veterans Affairs Office of Australian War Graves to A. Anderson re memorial to the late K.S. Anderson. Typed, white Dept. Veteran Affairs letterhead paper.k s anderson, death memorial, veteran affairs -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Horvex Light Meter and Box, 1960s
Metrawatt of Germany made the Horvex line of meters, of which there are three major versions. The original came out just before the war. The Horvex 2 is from the mid-50s, and this Horvex 3 showed up around 1960.a) 'Horvex 3' light or exposure meter made in Germany. Cream bakelite enclosing metal meter. 'Horvex 3 ' on front panel b) Brown leather case for the 'Horvex 3 ' embossed on front loops for strap on backphotography, light meter, exposure, german, 1960 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Soldiers unloading bread, The European War, British bakery at the front, 1914-1918
Coloured photograph - several soldiers unloading bread from portable ovensFront: 'THE EUROPEAN WAR. BRITISH BAKERY AT THE FRONT -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Souvenir Wooden Bowl, c. 1958
The Edina was one of the longest serving steam vessels anywhere in the world. Built on the Clyde by Barclay, Curle & Co. she was an iron hull single screw steamer of 322 tons with three masts. In 1855 Edina was requisitioned by the Admiralty from her owners the Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Co. to carry stores and horses to the Black Sea during the Crimean War. After return to her owners Edina traded around the UK and Mediterranean before being purchased and used as a blockade runner during the American Civil War carrying cotton from the Confederate states in 1861. Edina arrived in Melbourne under sail in March 1863 and was purchased by Stephen Henty for use from ports in western Victoria and later carried gold prospectors across the Tasman to New Zealand. After a refit in 1870 she was used in the coastal trade along the Queensland coast for Howard Smith until returning to Victoria and the Melbourne-Geelong trade as a cargo-passenger vessel. She was taken out of service in 1938 but was later renamed Dinah and used as a lighter until 1958 when she was broken up and her remains used as land-fill.Small round shallow wooden bowl, 9 cm diameter with small brass plate attached wit two small brass tacks to the inner rim. Inscription 'MADE FROM THE WOOD OF S.S. EDINA''MADE FROM THE WOOD OF S.S. EDINA'souvenir, ss edina, shipwreck -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Invitation - Opening of Gallipoli Gallery, Australian War Memorial, Canberra 1984, c. 1984
Identification numbers 6977 a,b Invitation to K.S. Anderson to opening of Gallipoli Gallery, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 29 August 1984, together with a covering letter from the Office of the Director of the Australian War Memorial.k s anderson -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Postcard - Postcard - Casterton War Memorial, c. 1960
Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (former Shire of Glenelg)Postcard, black and white, white border, view of War Memorial at Casterton. No. 4 in a series by 'Latimers'Front: 'Latimers THE WAR MEMORIAL, CASTERTON VIC. NO.4' Back: 'POSTCARD' 'A real photograph. Produced in Australia Blue biro line , arrowed each end drawn across width of card. 3" written above linecasterton war memorial -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Watches, pocket watch, c1900
A pocket watch is a watch that is made to be carried in a pocket, as opposed to a wristwatch, which is strapped to the wrist.. They were the most common type of watch from their development in the 16th century until wristwatches became popular after World War I The first stem-wind and stem-set pocket watches were sold during the Great Exhibition in London in 1851 and the first owners of these new kinds of watches were Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Stem-wind, stem-set movements are the most common type of watch-movement found in both vintage and modern pocket watches.In 1857 the American Watch Company in Waltham, Massachusetts introduced the Waltham Model 57, the first to use interchangeable parts which cut the cost of manufacture and repair. Most Model 57 pocket watches were in a coin silver. Watch manufacture was becoming streamlined; the Japy family of Schaffhausen, Switzerland, led the way in this, and soon afterwards the newborn American watch industry developed much new machinery, so that by 1865 the American Watch Company (afterwards known as Waltham) could turn out more than 50,000 reliable watches each year.This silver plated pocket watch with an open glass face has black roman numerals on a white dial , gold hour hands and a blue second hand. The winding stem is at 12 o’clock and has a metal ring for attachment to a chain. Back: of case ; a shield inside 2 circleswatches, brighton, cheltenham, moorabbin, bentleigh, early settlers, pioneers -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Ledger - Prescription Book, November 1943 - April 1945, 1943
Suttons Chemist, PortlandFront: n/asuttons chemist, prescriptions, ledger, record, 1940s, world war ii -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Anzac Day floral display at Portland War Memorial, Portland Victoria, n.d
Black and white photo. Anzac Day floral display at Portland War Memorial, looking towards the sea. Cannon on right, memorial on left, group of ?girl guides standing facing the memorial. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Ration Ticket, c. 1949
... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road World War two WWII ...WWII Victoria motor spirit 2 gallon ration ticket, valid until 31st July, 1949.world war two -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Ration card, c. 1947
a) Clothing ration card, issued by Commonwealth of Australia to J. Martin of Buln Buln East (near Warragul) Buff coloured card, black print, for the year 1947 b) Clothing ration card, issued by Commonwealth of Australia to L.R. Kiel, Buln Buln East. Buff coloured card, red print, for the year 1948wwii, world war ii, rationing, commonwealth -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Accessory - Badge - Australia Remembers, c. 1995
Issued as fundraiser for, and to commemorate, the 50 years anniversary of the end of World War II.Enamelled metal badge. Round with scroll on bottom, with '1945-1995' in gold on green. Photo of family in centre, sepia, green border with gold 'AUSTRALIA REMEMBERS'.wwii, world war ii, commemoration, accessory, badge, lapel pin -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Fishing Rod, n.d
Post World War 2 fishing rod, mde from metal armoured tank aerial, with wooden handle and fitted with an 'Alvy' brand bakelite reel -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Fishing Rod, n.d
Post World War 2 fishing rod made from metal armoured tank aerial, with wooden handle and fitted with an 'Alpha' brand bakelite open face fishing reel -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Ration Ticket, 1939-1945
WWII Commonwealth liquid fuel 1 gallon ration tickets.Back: (on both tickets) 'Fred. E. Hodgkinson' IH 2203' - purple penwwii, world war ii, ration, rationing, fuel, commonwealth -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Application for Ration Ticket, 1939-1945
World War II Commonwealth application for fuel ration tickets.wwii, world war ii, rationing, fuel, commonwealth -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Certificate - Certificate of Discharge, c. 1919
... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road World War I Australian ...Certificate of Discharge issued to Arthur John Thomas ,Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force, 22 Sept 1919. Bright light card form, printed in black. Details hand written in black inkworld war i, australian imperial force, discharge -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Anzac Day, Portland, n.d
Black and white photo. Portland's War Memorial on Anzac Day. Looking towards bay, Soldier's Memorial on left, cannon on right, several people standing in between. Onlookers, including people in uniform, in Cliff St., backs to seaFront: 'PORTLAND' - handwritten in pencil Back: '196' in pencilcommemoration, anzac day, memorial, soldiers, veterans -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - War Memorial, Portland, n.d
Black and white photo of Portland's War Memorial with Anzac Day floral display. Taken from elevated position on Cliff St.anzac, anzac day, war memorial, remembrance -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Anzac Day, Portland, n.d
Black and white photo of Portland's War Memorial on Anzac Day. Floral display and crosses with wreaths. Looking towards Post Office.Back: 'Portland', '199' - handwritten in pencilanzac day, memorial -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Department of Repatriation, c. 1920
Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (former Shire of Glenelg) D. JenningsBlack and white photo of large group of people, the Department of Repatriation, War Pension Section, taken outside building. Photo is glued to buff-coloured card.Front: 'Department of Repatriation WAR PENSION SECTION 1920' in white on bottom right of photograph 'C. J. Frazer PHOTO. MELBOURNE' - bottom right of mount -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Booklet - Booklet - 'From Portland to Harrow in the Early Days', c. 1946
Ten page booklet, blue cardboard cover, 'From Portland to Harrow in the Early Days', by W.J. Waters 'Rockview' Nareen, written by special request for the Nareen Red Cross during World War II -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Administrative record - Receipt Edwin Tivey, Stockbroker, 14/02/1922
Receipt from Edwin Tivey, stockbroker for £493.5.6Front: to Portland Free Library for the purchase of War Bonds -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Document - Envelopes Portland Free Library, n.d
Envelope, white, for 9296, 9297, 9298Front: 'Mr R. Mclean' - handwritten, ink Back: Porple Free Library Hall stamp. 'Receipt War Bonds' handwritten, ink -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - War Memorial, Portland, n.d
Black and white photo. Portland's War Memorial on Anzac Day. Floral display on right, onlookers in Cliff St. on left.Back: '197' in pencil. 'Portland' - handwritten in pencilparade, memorial, anzac, anzac day -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland's War Memorial, Victoria, n.d
Black and white photo at Portland's War Memorial on Anzac Day. Floral display and crosses with wreaths in foreground, 2 cannons, memorial and hedge in background.Back: 'Portland', '198' - handwritten in pencil -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Card - Card - War census wealth and income card, n.d
Commonwealth of Australia. War census wealth and income card, completed on behalf of the Portland Fee Library, museum and Literary Institute by John H Row, Hon. Treasurer of the above institution -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Magazine - B/W, C 1915
Large families were the norm, rather than the exception up to the time of the World wars. perhaps the senseless destruction of those young lives sickened humanity- perhaps the increased taxes and cost of living resulting from the wars caused a necessary reduction in family size. Perhaps the independence won by women as they carried on their daily lives without their men, made mothers say, "Enough" The Warren family farmed the fertile Fyans Creek flats in the Grampian Mountains of Western Victoria. Some say Halls Gap was so named because the bushranger Hall holed up there in the early days. The rugged slopes and hidden gullies could have hidden a whole gang of bushrangers, but little remained undiscovered to a wandering family of 12 children growing up with their flocks and herds grazing the ranges. A tired rider could nod off, safe in the knowledge a trusty stockhorse would plod steadily homeward into the night. Responsibility quickly made youngsters capable and reliable. Then Australia went to war. There were three older brothers, then the girls, then young Frank. All the men went, including Frank. So the girls had to run the farm alone. Their mother had her hands full with the youngsters, still attending school, a daily walk over the mountain to Pomonal and return. But the loss of the men's casual wages from timber cutting and labouring jobs, meant great hardship is some method of earning a cash income had to be devised. Paying guests! That was it. So Myrtle Bank Guest House was born. City folk flocked to the mountain resort. High stepping mountain horses met them at the Stawell raid-head, with the tall and beautiful Warren girls driving them in experienced fashion, their auburn hair sometimes falling from its pins to fly free, as the dray bowled along towards the hills. The would hitch up their skirts to saw and chop wood for the stoves and fires. They milked cows and delivered calves. They shore sheep and trimmed their feet. They mustered their cattle as the seasons rolled by, and the paying guests watched and participated, fascinated. With laughter and song, the girls would wash up in a tin dish, throw on their house clothes to wait on table, sing and play piano, violin, accordion, enjoying the talk of the city and that other world so far away from their mountain home. The simple country menu was a hit, and the homemade bread, butter, jams and preserves, fruit and vegetables sent guests staggering to their armchairs. Picnics, hikes, goodbyes and welcomes blurred as the years of the war dragged by. Bookings were made and remade as the new enterprise became established. Peace was declared. the men returned A whole new building rose with two floors, inviting verandahs and bathrooms. Myrtle Bank would remain a family business all its lifetime, until buried below the Bellfield Dam, by which time more than one the girls had joined their beloved Frank, lost on Flanders Field. Article in book or magazine describing life at Myrtlebank during war years Other article written from letter from soldier P Lillis to his sister 3rd article of woman from country enlisting in WAAF Submitted by Carol of Bannockburn, Submitted by D Langley Submitted by Meryl of South Frankstonaccommodation, myrtlebank, people, warren -
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital
Postcard, c.1917, world war one
Commonplace postcard sent by Frank O Brien World War One veteran and former patient of the repat, to his father from France during World Ward One. This item is not of great significance. Its value to the hospital collection is that it is memorabilia of Frank O'Brien a former patient and benefactor of the repat. Other Frank O'Brien items in the hospital collection White cardboard decoratively embossed mountboard surround and cardboard backing. Centre contains an embroidered muslin with the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Rising Sun Emblem surrounded by the Australian and British flags with leaf decoration. This inscription is on the reverse of the postcard. "To Dad/From your loving soldier son/Frank/With love to all at home/18/11/17" Markings on reverse of postcard: located centrally on the reverse P.R FABRICATION FRANCAISE and on right lower side of postcard Modele deposepostcard, embroidery, rising sun emblem, australian commonwealth military forces, australian flag, british flag, embossed, french, world war one, decorative