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Otway Districts Historical Society
Book, Apollo Bay & District Historical Society Inc, A Bush Girl, December 2001
A family history about the Holmes family and one daughter's marriage to Mark Trevaskis between 1897 and 1912.A Bush Girl. A story about life in the Otway ranges between 1897 and 1912. Eveline Bessie Orlina Trevaskis. Apollo Bay; Apollo Bay & District Historical Society; 2001. vi, 64 p.; illus, maps. Soft cover. ISBN 0 9577956 2 9a bush girl; bessie trevaskis; otway ranges; family history; barramunga; wongarra; -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Print, Ballarat Historical Society, 13/02/2007 12:00:00 AM
Colour print of the visit by the Ballarat Historical Society members to the Museum standing alongside No. 28 on the 13 Feb. 2007. Photograph from the BHS to the Museum March 2007. Has Richard Gilbert and Warren Doubleday standing on the right hand side of the photograph. Has a caption embedded into the photograph.Niltrams, tramways, btm, ballarat historical society, tours, visitors, tram 26 -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Making Tracks - In the Beginning, 2013
A history of the Yarra Track taken from the notes of the Reverend George EdwardsPaperback. Photograph on front cover: On the Wood's Point Track early days. Photograph on back cover: Wood's Point Track.Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779 Stamp saying-Limited Edition / No. 029 / of 200 copiesyarra track, wood's point -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Making Tracks - In the Beginning, 2013
A history of the Yarra Track taken from the notes of the Reverend George EdwardsPaperback. Photograph on front cover: On the Wood's Point Track early days. Photograph on back cover: Wood's Point Track.Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779 Stamp saying-Limited Edition / No. 072 / of 200 copiesyarra track, wood's point -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Making Tracks - In the Beginning, 2013
A history of the Yarra Track taken from the notes of the Reverend George EdwardsPaperback. Photograph on front cover: On the Wood's Point Track early days. Photograph on back cover: Wood's Point Track.Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779 Stamp saying-Limited Edition / No. 073 / of 200 copiesyarra track, wood's point -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, Templer Records, 2009
Templer Society - an Independent Christian SocietyBlue card cover, black printing. Large "T" at bottom of cover. 44 pages. B & W photos. Number 715 April 2009temple society, independent christian community -
Canterbury History Group
Letter - 1885 wooden shop, 353 CanterburyRoad, Surrey Hills, Surrey Hills Historical Society Inc, 1/08/2005 12:00:00 AM
Copy of correspondence sent by Robin Kelly, President of the Surrey Hills Historical Society, to City of Boroondara and VicRoads regarding historical shops in Canterbury Road, Canterbury. Six black and white photographs nos. 803a, 803b, 803c, 803d, 803e, 803f in Photo Album No. 2 accompanied the letter.canterbury, shops, geo robinson, redman> george, vicroads, city of boroondara, canterbury antiques -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Tour Notes, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), "Cable Tram Commemorative Tour", Nov. 1975
Gestener duplicated five page tour notes for TMSV (64th Special Tour - 8/11/1975) titled "Cable Tram Commemorative Tour", held in conjunction with the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. Gives details of vehicles used and the routes used. Stapled in the top left hand corner.trams, tramways, tmsv, tours, cable trams -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newsletter, No. 55 July 1987
Contents: • Next meeting, guest speaker; Andrew Mackenzie: Walter Withers in Eltham • Anniversary Dinner • Display of Society Acquisitions • Society Incorporation • Society Book Collection • Society 20th Anniversary • Australia’s Bi-Centenary – 1988 • Other Brief Items The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 photocopied newsletter distributed to membersnewsletter, eltham district historical society, shire of eltham historical society -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Paperback book, Alma Mitchell, Fernshaw the Forgotten Village, 2001
The story of the village of Fernshaw between the dates of 1864 and 1890.Paperback. Front cover has the title and author's name. Also, a black and white photograph taken by John W. Lindt entitled 'First Glimpse of Fernshaw'.non-fictionThe story of the village of Fernshaw between the dates of 1864 and 1890.fernshaw, victoria, history, watts river, yarra track -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Paperback book, Alma Mitchell, Fernshaw the Forgotten Village, 2001
The story of the village of Fernshaw between the dates of 1864 and 1890.Paperback. Front cover has the title and author's name. Also, a black and white photograph taken by John W. Lindt entitled 'First Glimpse of Fernshaw'.non-fictionThe story of the village of Fernshaw between the dates of 1864 and 1890.fernshaw, victoria, history, watts river, yarra track -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Book, Colac and District Historical Society, The Otways through the magic lantern, 2013
George Sydenham was appointed as Colac Shire Valuer and rate collector in 1890 which threw him into direct contact with the Otway people at a time when the first selectors were suffering badly. He would have heard their frustrations and grievances in great detail. When Secretary to the Colac Committee for the Railway Extension to Beech Forest he used his magic lantern slide shows from 1896 to support his case for a railway, by lauding the place and its potential, both for settlement and for timber production.The Otways through the magic lantern: commentary and glass slides of George Sydenham - lecture held in 1896. George Francis Sydenham. 1st ed. Colac (Vic); Colac and District Historical Society; 2013. iv, 118 p.; illus., map. ISBN 9780 6469 122 02 Soft cover.colac: otway ranges; history; coasts; -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Form/s, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), BTPS seeking donations, 1972
Demonstrates early BTPS work - Membership application form the early days of the BTPS - following closure of the Ballarat SEC system, around the time of the closure of the Bendigo system.Single foolscap light green (teal) paper page, printed using the Gestetner wax stencil process; Membership Application form for membership of the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), c1972. Gives details of the organisation, its proposals, notes that Bendigo is to close soon, trams are stored at the SEC depot.trams, tramways, btps, membership forms -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), "Return to Yesterday", c1973
Pamphlet - DL three fold, printed on manilla coloured heavy paper, brown ink, titled "Return to Yesterday", advertising horse tram rides on an 1888 vintage tramcar at Bylands. Gives details of the location, when, membership and photographs of the tram and the site - made by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria - TMSV.trams, tramways, tmsv, bylands, horse trams -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, COLE, Harry et al, Mr. Bass's Western Port : the whaleboat voyage, 1997
Stamped 'Phillip Island & District Historical Society'. Limited edition of 750 copies of which this is no.673. Includes bibliographical references p. 91 - 93 and index.george bass, western port, victoria, discovery, exploration -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Audio Recording, Audio Recording; 2017-08-09 Prof Margaret Deighton and the Shallards of Montmorency, 9 Aug 2017
August Meeting (Newsletter No. 235, Aug. 2017) Blanche and Jack Shallard were involved in many activities in the Montmorency community throughout their lives. They observed Were Street grow from a one shop street to a bustling shopping village. Jack was a local solicitor and on the Board of the Diamond Valley Community Hospital, while Blanche was a member of the Hospital Auxiliary and both were involved with our Society. They were also connected with Montmorency State School and St Faith’s Church in Montmorency. At this meeting we are pleased to have their daughter, Professor Margaret Deighton, speak about her family and her recollections of growing up in Montmorency.0:47:43 duration Digital MP3 File 67 MB audio recording, eltham district historical society, margaret deighton, meeting, montmorency, shallard, society meeting -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BHS ADMINISTRATION COLLECTION: VISITORS' BOOK
Brown plastic covered Visitor's Book. Visitors; Book records visitors to Dudley House (Bendigo Historical Society) containing names signatures and addresses of visitor's dating from 20/11/1974 to 26/01/1998.organization, society, bendigo society -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - WES HARRY COLLECTION: CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION
Certificate from The Australian Red Cross Society awarded to Mrs. John Harry for Four years of service during World War One.Red Cross Societyorganization, club/society, australian res cross, australian red cross society, mrs. john harry, world war one -
Red Cliffs Military Museum
Wallet, (estimated); 1942-1945
No information at all with this walletA brown leather wallet/bill fold, with 3 internal pocketsGood Wishes from the Australian Red Cross Societyaustralian, cross, red, wallet, society -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), TMSV Bendigo Tour, Mar. 1968
Ticket used for passengers on the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria tour to Bendigo trams on Sat. 24 March 1968. Printed on light brown card with the name the name of the TMSV, date, ticket punch positions for the four Bendigo routes. Ticket printed in landscape format with black ink. See image for details.trams, tramways, tickets, tmsv, bendigo, tours -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Notice, Australian Railway Historical Society (Vic Div) (ARHS), "VR Trams 35 & 48", Nov. 2013
Notice to Members - from the Australian Railway Historical Society Victorian Division (ARHS) titled "VR Trams 35 & 48", advising that they are seeking a home for these vehicles whose remnants were in the procession of the Division and the Bendigo Gas Works. Offers were to close 12/11/2013. Not known what exactly happened.trams, tramways, vr trams, victorian railways, disposal, bendigo, sale of trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Magazine, Australian Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, "ARLHS Bulletin", 1946
Set of 12 Australian Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletins for the period January 1946 to December 1946. Each page has been stencil duplicated. Index sheets for the journals at the front of the documents. The sheets have been placed in a heavy flysheet and then placed in "The Riven" red coloured spring back binder. Has "J E MAND" written in ink on the front cover.arhs, arlhs, bulletin, journals, railways, tramways, history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - DERRICK COLLECTION: LETTER FROM THE VICTORIAN SOCIETY FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN
Letter from the Victorian Society for Crippled Children to Mrs B. G. Turner of 49 Old Violet St. Bendigo, thanking her for her donation to their August Appeal. Dated 14th September 1948. Sheet is torn in two.organization, society, victorian society for crippled children -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Robert Andersen & Associates, School Days-Looking back on Education in Victoria, 1985
Looking back on education in Victoria.Dust cover has a drawing of a child dressed in a coat and cap holding an Australian flag. He appears to be witnessing a parade of some sort. Hanging in the background are flags of various other nations.non-fictionLooking back on education in Victoria.education, victoria, history, text-books, curricula, schools -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Australian Railway Historical Society (Vic Div) (ARHS), Reproduction of a Victorian Railways 3d St Kilda Brighton electric tramway ticket, Jul. 1994
Reproduction of a Victorian Railways 3d St Kilda Brighton electric tramway ticket for use on a Australian Railway Historical Society tour (ARHS) 15/7/1994 to inspect the closed system using two MMTB buses, Mk 3 No.592 and Mk 6 No. 759. On the lower edge is ticket number "12443"..trams, tramways, arhs, tours, st kilda brighton, tram 171 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), Kilmore Horse Tram and the Tram Museum at Bylands, c1990
Ticket - light blue card - Tramway Museum Society of Victoria - TMSV, joint ticket for the Kilmore Horse Tram and the Tram Museum at Bylands, Priced 60c, No. 16866. Has a map of the two locations on the rear. c1990. .1 - similar ticket but providing a ride at both Kilmore and Bylands. Priced $1.00 Ticket No. 38181.trams, tramways, tmsv, kilmore, bylands -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Doncaster - Templestowe Historical Society, "The Tower and Tram at Doncaster", 1980
Book - 2 folded sheets (4 pages) centre stapled within an manila coloured cover, titled "The Tower and Tram at Doncaster", published by the Doncaster - Templestowe Historical Society 1980. Written by Irvine Green and Ken Smith. Gives a brief history of the Tower and Doncaster Tram including a reproduction of the Timetable on the inside of the cover.Has remnants of "K. Stodden" in ink on the top right hand corner of the cover,trams, tramways, doncaster, box hill, tramways -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO EASTER FAIR SOCIETY CONSTITUTION AND RULES 1926, 1926
BENDIGO EASTER FAIR SOCIETY CONSTITUTION AND RULES. 8 pages, with 36 rule points. Adopted 4 November 1926.Bendigo Easter Fair Societyevent, easter fair, rules and constitution 1926, bendigo, bendigo easter fair -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Booklet, Corowa District Historical Society, Corowa, The Birthplace of Federation, February 1982
Produced by The Corowa District Historical Society with a Cultural Grant from Royal Australian Historical Society.Beige coloured booklet, with numerous black and white illustrations, featuring the Federation Flag on the front cover.corowa, birthplace of federation, corowa district historical society -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Booklet, Corowa District Historical Society, Corowa, The Birthplace of Federation, February 1982
Produced by The Corowa District Historical Society with a Cultural Grant from Royal Australian Historical Society.Beige coloured booklet, with numerous black and white illustrations, featuring the Federation Flag on the front cover.corowa, birthplace of federation, corowa district historical society