Dame Gracie Fields, DBE (born Grace Stansfield; 9 January 1898 – 27 September 1979) was an English actress, singer and comedienne and star of both cinema and music hall. When World War II was declared and whilst recovering from surgery she threw herself into her work and signed up for the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA). Fields travelled to France to entertain the troops in the midst of air-raids, performing on the backs of open lorries and in war-torn areas. She performed many times for Allied troops, travelling as far as New Guinea, where she received an enthusiastic response from Australian personnel. In late 1945 she toured the South Pacific Islands. In 1979, seven months before her death, she was invested a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the entertainment industry.Reproduced black and white photograph of female wearing army jacket with soldiers kneeling and standing in background. Handwritten on rear - Gracie Fields in Pacificgracie fields, ww2, new guinea, 1945, south pacific islands

Bill Smith, son of Charles Hunt Smith. This photo was donated to the society by Mr. Bill Smith who visited Stawell at the age of 93 years in September 1989.Photograph of a young male dressed in jacket & tie with white trousers. He is standing in a bush setting.Bill Smithstawell

Black Naval Jacket with Australia Titles and trade badge in Bullion. Leading Seaman, Diver, and Gunlayer.

00054.1 Black Jacket Ordnance Corp gold buttons. 00054.2 Black trousers with red stripeNil

Army Jacket Khaki Drill, Two large breast pockets, Two large hip pockets,Two blue service stripes on right lower arm

Khaki cotton drill jacket with plastic bakelite buttons. Rank badges removed off epaulettes.Nil

Hard cover with jacket. 144 pAGES with colour and black and white photographs. Acknowledgements appear in the rear.Published by Rigby Publishers 1982

W.B. Withers wrote the 'History of Ballarat'.Line drawing of a balding man and a jacket. He is journalist and local historian William B. Withers.w.b. withers, william b. withers, willaim bramwell withers

Khaki wool jacket worn by Williamstown High School cadets, 1950's and 1960's.williamstown high school, 1950's, 1960's, alex jurga, cadets

Jacket with rank Staff / Sgt. & 2X Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps shoulder flashes.uniforms, ballarat rsl, ballarat

Worn by Air Ambulance Victoria female flight nurses who flew in fixed wing air ambulance aircraft providing in-flight care of patients. Probably used between the 1960s and 1980s.This item is one of only two in the museums collection and the object is probably one of very few in existence.Grey button up jacket with half wing Air Ambulance Victoria logo on left breastAir Ambulance Victoria flight nurse, air ambulance victoria

The 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles was raised as a regiment of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps on 1 May 1948 with Headquarters in Melbourne and squadrons in Sale, Benalla/Wangaratta and Albury. In 1955 Regimental Headquarters moved to Wangaratta and a second squadron was located at Albury. The Sale squadron transferred to 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse. In 1977 8/13 VMR Regiment was reduced to an independent squadron A Squadron 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles and in 1991 was linked with 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse forming the VMR Squadron of that regiment.One of a collection of photographic portraits of Commanding Officers and Officers Commanding of the regiment/independent squadron from its inception in 1947 to its linking with 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse in 1991. Framed black and white photograph of gentleman in Mess jacket with lapel badges. Inscription on lower frame. " Lt. Col. T. Fogarty 1948 - 1955 "military, fogarty, officer

P. A. Scholes' uniform, donated to Wangaratta high school with Scholes' summer uniform.Khaki jacket with silver studs, belt buckle and army symbols. Khaki straight cut pants

Hard cover (with jacket) - 623 pages of text with black and white prints. Author - Dan Hampton

Book: 'THE HANDBOOK OF TENNIS'. Hardcover with dust jacket. Copyrighted 1982. Materials: Paper, Ink, Cardboardtennis

Bulla Primary School was holding a pets' day at the school and Sue Murphy was one of the participants, with her son Sean and the family pet.A coloured photograph of a lady in a pink jacket standing in a sheltered area with a young boy and a large dog.bulla primary school, pets' day, sue murphy, sean murphy

The photograph was taken at the Bulla Primary School's Pets day. It was a day when the students came to school with their pets and compared them. The local community was invited to join in.A coloured photograph of a lady in a red jacket holding a cat in a cage while a little girl is looking on.bulla primary school - pets'day.

Joan Mary Bray was born 6/9/1915 in Brisbane, the daughter of Herbert Edward Bray and his wife Grace (nee Shepherd) who married in Wisbech, Cambridge in 1892. The family lived at 5 Barton Street from the late 1920s. She completed her primary schooling at Auburn Primary by travelling there by the little black bus along Canterbury Road. She then went on to Mont Albert Central School and Melbourne Girls High. Locally she belonged to the 1st Surrey Hills Girl Guide Company at Holy Trinity Church. She trained as a nurse at Epworth Hospital and in 1941 served with the army at Gaza Hospital in the Middle East, then in New Guinea. From 1944 until the end of the war she was in Bougainville. Her mother died in Surrey Hills 29/9/1945 and her father moved to Hawthorn; he died in 1955. She had 3 older sisters: Eveline Grace (1893-1978) m Eric Benson; Violet Constance (1894-1983 - ? Sister Constance in mother’s death notice); Dorothy Maud (1896 - ? Sister Ursula in mother’s death notice). After the war she was a RSSL nurse, Matron of St Gabriel’s Baby Home in Balwyn, then Director of Nursing at the Royal Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne. She resigned to be married. [No success in locating her marriage, presumed to be to UNKNOWN Wicks.]Black and white head and shoulders portrait of Joan Bray. She is wearing a plain shirt or jacket.barton street, mont albert central school, auburn primary school, melbourne girls high school, girl guides, 1st surrey hills girl guide company, nurses, nursing, hospitals, health services, australian army nursing service, world wars, 1939-1945, epworth hospital, st gabriel's baby home, eye and ear hospital, (miss) joan mary bray, matron joan bray, (mrs) joan wicks

The first ski patroller in Falls Creek was Brian Caddy with two casual ski patrollers Rob Sarroff and David Crooke in the 1960s. In 1972 the “official” Falls Creek Ski Patrol was created under the advisement of Dr Rodney Moss with the support of the Management Committee. By 1977 there were six or seven patrollers, and currently there are around 40 patrollers on the team with 13-14 rostered on each day during peak season. In 1974 the Australian Ski Patrol Association (ASPA) was formed. On the 14th March 1975, the Falls Creek Tourist Area Management Committee applied for membership to ASPA. At that time, Falls Creek Ski Patrol was known as Falls Creek Ski Rescue. This item is significant because it is representative of a critical service at Falls Creek.Falls Creek Ski Patrol jacket, pants, under sweater and gloves from the early 1980s.falls creek ski patrol, safety falls creek, falls creek services

Clothing belonging to Joyce Knight, Kilmore family.20th C. ladies ensemble. Rear buttoned blouse and turquoise jacket with blouse fabric trim."Styled & made by Young Fashions" "Melbourne" "Double knit jersey/100% acron/ The new fashion synthetic"knight

Blue velvet jacket with pink and blue brocade velvet yoke. Glass & plastic bead trim.

Centenary Edition traces the major environmental, social, economic, and technological factors which have affected the State of Victoria. Gives an historical perspective of these developments.Hardcover with dust jacket worn at edges. Illustrated, photos, charts. Excellent condition. 1261 pp.'D $6.00" front flyleaf.year book 1973, victoria

This publication has a hard cover with blue boards and a pictorial dust jacket. It consists of 264 pages.This book contains contributions from 16 writers who have first-hand knowledge of the Murray River area. It provides a comprehensive picture of the river in all its aspects. It gives a fascinating look at one of Australia's most important geographical and historical features. Contributors and chapters in this book are: - 1. Past, Present and Future – G. V. Lawrence 2. The Structure of the Murray – Edmund D. Gill 3. Seeing the Murray – Graeme Kinross Smith 4. The Mountains at the Source – Elyne Mitchell 5. The Explorers – Leigh Betheras 6. The Irrigators – G. Arch Grosvenor 7. Murray Water Conservation – W. G. L. Harrison & K. E. Johnson 8. The Murray River Steamers – Ian Mudie 9. Pioneer Days: A Story of Seventy Years Ago – Dorothy Roysland 10. Birdlife of the Murray Valley – John Eckert 11 .Aborigines in the Murray Valley, How We Learned the Story – H. A. Lindsay, The Aboriginal Occupation – Norman B. Tindale 12. Fish of the Murray River – John S. Lake 13. Native Plants of the Murray Valley – J. H. Willis 14. Murray Wildlife – K. N. G. Simpsonmurray river, australian geography, settlement on the murray river, native plants, aborigines in the murray valley, murray valley flora and fauna