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Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, VALENTINE, James, Then and now : historic roads around Sydney, 1939
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Greensborough Historical Society
Tin, Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia & New Zealand Ltd, Mexane powder, 1960c
This powder was used to sanitize lavatories and kill garden pests, flies and ants, particularly in the days before the sewer was connected.Cardboard container with steel top and bottom. Printed in blue and yellow on white, with cautionary label in red."Mexane" sanitary powder... contains "Gammexane", Contains 8 ozs. nett and directions for use.sanitation, disinfectant -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Reid, Sir George Houstoun, My Reminiscences Sir George Reid, 1917
Ex - Portland Free Library Museum and Literary Institute, purchased 1/6/1917.Dark green cloth-covered board covers and spine. Black text and graphics on front cover. 16 photogravure plates.Front: Portland Free Library Museum and Literary Institute....purchased 1.6.17 (inside front cover, label) Back: (no inscriptions) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Durning - Lawrence, Sir Edwin B.T, Bacon is Shakespeare, 1910
Donated to the Portland Free Library by Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence in October 1910.Red cloth-covered cardboard covers and spine. Gold text on front cover and spine. Portland Free Library label on inside cover.Front: Label inside front cover. 'Presented to the Committee of the Portland Free Library by Sir E. Durning-Lawrence - October 1910...' -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, New Holland Publishing (Australia), Australian prime ministers, 2000_
Biographical articles on Australian prime ministers from Edmund Barton to John Howard written by various authors.512 p. illus.australia - politics and government, prime ministers - australia -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, New Life Publications, Before you came: mines, myths and memories of Diamond Creek. By John L Ryan, 1972c
A history of Diamond Creek from earliest records of white visitors (1836) to the 1970s. John Ryan was born in Diamond Creek and lived there all of his life.A detailed history and anecdotes of the Diamond Creek area and its early pioneers.55 pages. Soft cover, light brown with copy of early painting of Diamond Creek on front cover. Black and white illus. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, New Holland Publishing (Australia), Australian bushrangers / by Robert Coupe, 1998_
This book tells the stories of Australian bushrangers from early colonial days to the Kelly Gang in 1880.195 p., illus., maps. Paperback.bushrangers, robert coupe -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, PRESS OF THOMAS KELLY 358 & 360 BROOME STREET NEW YORK, The Universal Self Instructor Illustrated, 1880s
Leather bound book, 'The Universal Self-Instructor Illustrated' and Manual of General Reference, original drawings. Brown leather, gold print on cover and spine. Several pressed leaves among pages -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Charlotte Marie Tucker (ALOE), The Giant Killer or The Battle Which All Must Fight, c. 1885
Cautionary tale for the youngNovel ' The Giant Killer' by A.L.O.E. Hard cover, blue black decoration, gold illustrations and print on front cover and spine. Gold edge on pages. 40 black and white engravingsCautionary tale for the young -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, The AFV School - 70 Years of Training Australian Armour, 2:MMMM, 2011 (exact)
History of the AFV School, Editors - Major John E, Baines, RFD Major Peter G. Branagan, OAM Mr David A. Finlayson army, history, training, tanks, armoured fighting vehicles, afv school, school of armour, puckapunyal, baines, branagan, finlayson, army, history, training, tanks, armoured fighting vehicles, afv school, school of armour, puckapunyal, baines, branagan, finlayson -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, John L. Ryan, Before you came : mines, myths & memories of Diamond Creek / by John L. Ryan, 1972
Subtitled mines, myths and memories of Diamond Creek the book covers the following topics: early days, first settlers, Nillumbik- the town, state school, the churches, growth of a town, early pioneers and stories of the past. PhotographsPaperback; 55 p. : ill., port. ; 21 cm.ISBN 0959895019diamond creek, nillumbik, gold mining, gold miners -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, The Last of the Yarra Track Stopping Places, 1980
A history of the stopping points on the Yarra TrackPaperback. Front cover has a black and white photograph of a wagon being pulled by two horses which have stopped to drink from a wide river. The back cover has a black and white photograph of an area of snow with a snow covered bush in the foreground.Sticker on front cover / Revised / Edition Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779marysville, yarra glen, wood's point, history, yarra track -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, New Century Press Pty.Ltd, Bid Time Return, 1977
The author tells of her life from the age of two (1889) living in Cheltenham Victoria her years at Cheltenham State School, Teachers Training College, teaching in Melbourne and the country and up till 1920 when she got married and left teaching for awhile she returned to teaching and became Victoria's first full time teacher-librarian at the Presbyterian Ladies' College she was a pioneer in teaching school library practice and visual education.168p., 8p. of plates ; A small soft cover book white with a coloured photograph of the author, the title and the authors name in red on the front cover,on the back cover is text by the author and a sepia photograph of an unknown early city.non-fictionThe author tells of her life from the age of two (1889) living in Cheltenham Victoria her years at Cheltenham State School, Teachers Training College, teaching in Melbourne and the country and up till 1920 when she got married and left teaching for awhile she returned to teaching and became Victoria's first full time teacher-librarian at the Presbyterian Ladies' College she was a pioneer in teaching school library practice and visual education. cheltenham, mentone, victoria, steam train, dog boxes, cheltenham state school, presbyterian ladies college, library. school teacher. -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Gorslien, Douglas W, What people wore : a visual history of dress from ancient times to twentieth-century America, 1978
xiii, 269 p. : ill. ; non-fictionperiod dress, costumes -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Unilever Australia Pty Ltd, Pay-in forms, Australia & New Zealand Bank Limited, c. 1965
Sheet of 3 pay-in forms for Unilever Australia Pty Ltd. Green with pound sign in "amount". Numbers 3159, 3160,3161industry, manufacturing, unilever australia (holdings) ltd, australia & new zealand bank limited -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Headwear, Beret
Army Black wool beret with leather trim. Silver circular badge- crown with flag on either side.Top section of badge (circle), under Crown - Australia. Directly below is a tank ,and below that is the shape of a Boomarang.On Badge; Australia ,Paratus. M (Medium)beret, australian army -
Women's Art Register
Book, Norma Broude, Mary D. Garrard, Feminism and Art History. Questioning the Litany, 1982
Seventeen essays covering every major art period from the ancient Egyptian to the 1970s presenting an alternative history of Western art history.Booknon-fictionSeventeen essays covering every major art period from the ancient Egyptian to the 1970s presenting an alternative history of Western art history.representation, the male gaze, portraiture, the nude -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Neil McDonald et al, Valiant for truth: The life of Chester Wilmot, war correspondent, 2016
Valiant for the truth charts Wilmots exceptional life as he reported key events of the twentieth century.Notes, index, bibliography, maps, p.463.non-fictionValiant for the truth charts Wilmots exceptional life as he reported key events of the twentieth century.world war 1939-1945 - journalists - biography, wilmot chester 1911-1954 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Rick Parish, Beyond fear: Real life in the SAS and pararescue teams, 2009
This is the true story of a man who has taken on all the action he can get. Go behind the scenes with Rick Parish as he serves in the SAS Regiment then as Base Commander and Training Commander for Pararescue at the NSCA, Victorian Division. Every fight is a fight for survival, in a place that only lies Beyond Fear.p,205.non-fictionThis is the true story of a man who has taken on all the action he can get. Go behind the scenes with Rick Parish as he serves in the SAS Regiment then as Base Commander and Training Commander for Pararescue at the NSCA, Victorian Division. Every fight is a fight for survival, in a place that only lies Beyond Fear.sas - history, rick parish - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, New American Library, I protest, 1968
A photographic record of the siege of Khe SanhIll, unpagednon-fictionA photographic record of the siege of Khe Sanh vietnam war 1961-1975 – history, vietnam war 1961-1975 – battles – khe sanh -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, New Holland et al, Flashback : echoes from a hard war, 2003
Flashback is the often harrowing true-life account of seven young Australians who followed the legacy of their fathers and went to war, getting caught up in the brutality of the Vietnam campaign. One dies, six survive after being wounded - only to discover that there are worse things then dying on the battlefield: upholding the ANZAC spirit can come at an enormous physical and emotional cost.Ill, map, p.237.non-fictionFlashback is the often harrowing true-life account of seven young Australians who followed the legacy of their fathers and went to war, getting caught up in the brutality of the Vietnam campaign. One dies, six survive after being wounded - only to discover that there are worse things then dying on the battlefield: upholding the ANZAC spirit can come at an enormous physical and emotional cost. vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections – australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, George Pemberton, Vietnam remembered, 2009
This book assesses what the Vietnam War meant - on the battlefield and in Australia. Includes the names of all those who served and images from both the homefront and the front lines.Ill, notes, p.308.non-fictionThis book assesses what the Vietnam War meant - on the battlefield and in Australia. Includes the names of all those who served and images from both the homefront and the front lines.vietnam war 1961-1975, australia - politics and government - 1961-1975 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, New English Library, Undersea warfare, 1981
A history of undersea warfareIndex, ill, p.192.A history of undersea warfaresubmarines - history, undersea warfare - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, New Holland et al, Forgotten valour : the story of Arthur Sullivan VC, shy war hero, 2006
The story of Arthur Sullivan VC and other Australian soldiers who enlisted in the Great War but went on the fight in the Russian Civil WarIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.304.non-fictionThe story of Arthur Sullivan VC and other Australian soldiers who enlisted in the Great War but went on the fight in the Russian Civil Warmilitary participation - australia, russian civil war - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, New English Library, Mission MIA, 1980
The search for missing military personnel in Vietnamp.240.non-fictionThe search for missing military personnel in Vietnamvietnam war 1961-1975 – us - involvement, vietnam war 1945-1975 - missing soldiers -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Souvenir - Bud vase, New Devon Pottery, c1950s
1 Rectory Street, Epworth, Doncaster DN9 IHX, Lincolnshire was home to the rector of Epworth from 1697 to 1735, the Reverend Samuel Wesley, his wife Susanna and their 19 children, one of whom, John Wesley was a founder of Methodism.Cream pottery gondola shaped bud vase with brown, green, grey, black and white decal on one side and black text on the other. "Epworth Old Rectory"new devon potter newton abbott devon, epworth old rectory -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Edmund Capon, Qin Shihuang Terracotta Warriors + Horses, 1983
Soft CoverChinese Characters and signature of Isola, Dated 10/2/1983chinese archaeology, walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Barry Pearce, Arthur Boyd: Retrospective, 1993
SoftcoverSigned by Arthur Boyd and Barry Pearce. Inscription from Arthur Boyd: "To Dear Dear Cousin Trish, you have been a wonderful cousin you have taught me about life and art. I love you. Arthur" Several Newspaper and magazine clippings about Arthur Boyd from 1993 and 1994 inserted inside.walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Booklet, Museum of Modern Art (New York, USA), Buildings for Business and Government, 1957
Catalogue of an exhibition on show at MOMA (25 Feb - 28 April 1957) during Robin Boyd's time of America. Includes articles on 6 American buildings of the 1950s, architects including Edward D Stone, Skidmore Owings and Merrill, Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson, Eero Saarinen and Minoru Yamasaki.buildings, architecture, edward d stone, skidmore owings and merrill, mies van der rohe, philip johnson, eero saarinen, minoru yamasaki, museum of modern art, walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Michelle Grattan, Australian Prime Ministers, 2000
Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket2 Cards inside front cover - Card 1: "Dear Mrs Davies - Please find enclosed some notes that may be useful to the conservator - I thought you might like this card, it is the newest addition to our range - please do not hesitate to contact me about the watercolour - Your Sincerely, Ainsley Gowing" Card 2: Birthday note to John from Penleigh, 2000.australian biography, australian history, politics, government, walsh st library