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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 8/01/1956 12:00:00 AM
Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of No. 17 to Belmont (right) and No 18 to West at the intersection of Moorabool and Ryrie Streets 8-1-1956. Photographer unknown. In the background is the Bank of New South Wales Building and a gifts building. The pole in the centre has a bar traffic light. Has written in ink on the rear "Intersection Ryrie and Moorabool Sts 8/1/56, Geelong"trams, tramways, geelong, ryrie st, moorabool st, tram 17, tram 18 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Keith Kings, 7/01/1956 12:00:00 AM
Black and White photograph contained with Reg. Item 1902 - Photo Album from Keith Kings to Les Denmead 1970. Photograph of SEC Geelong, No 23 outside the depot, 7/1/1956. Tram has destination of "East" on the side. Keith Kings No. Q(u)(8) Scanning: i - image file, p - presentation file, b - back of photograph.Stamp in top left hand corner and handwritten number with "K.S. Kings No. Q(u)(8) Copyright reserved". In blue ink "Geelong / No. 23, "unaltered" Pengelley car / outside Depot / 7/1/56".trams, tramways, geelong, depot, tram 23 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 1955 or 1956
Black and white photograph of a Geelong bogie tram outbound to the Belmont terminus in Moorabool St with the Geelong - South Geelong railway bridge in the background. The tram is yet to pass under the bridge. Photo taken 1955 or 1956. A bus is entering Moorabool St from Carr St. The railway bridge has an Laconia Blankets advertisement painted on it. See Melway map 228.tramways, trams, geelong, belmont, railway bridge -
Bendigo Military Museum
Award - MEDALS AND RIBBON SET, Post 1956
MAX Jolliffe No 3757290 1st National Service intake 1956, 9 Pl B Coy 15th National Service Bn Puckapunyal. Later joined the CMF as No 3166344 and reached the rank of Sergeant..1) Medal set (2) mounted on steel plate. 1. Australian Defence Medal. 2. Anniversary of National Service medal. .2) Set of Miniatures as per .1) .3) Set of Service ribbons as per .1) & .2).1) On No 1, "3757290 M.J. JOLLIFFE", on No 2, "3166344 M.J. JOLLIFFE"medals, awards, cmf, national service -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Invitation, Official Opening of the Cora Graves Elderly Persons Recreational Centre, 1956
Invitation from the City of St Kilda to the official opening of the Cora Graves Elderly Persons Recreational Centre by Dr J H Lindell, Chairman of the Hospitals and Charities Commission, on 5 June 1956White card, discoloured with age, printed in black on one sidecora graves centre, aged care, city of st kilda, cora graves elderly persons recreational centre -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 2003
1/06/2003 12:00:00 AMColour photograph showing close-up of cement truck and pile driver forming foundations for the Esplanade Waterfront Resort, behind security fence, native trees in backgound. Lakes Entrance Victoriabuilding industry, construction, fences, machinery -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 3', Keith Kings, 26/03/1956 12:00:00 AM
Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Set of three black and white photographs from Keith Kings of the staged closures of the Geelong tramways. .1 - Geelong No. 4 - decorated as the Last tram, has a dash sign "Geelong Tramways No. 4 first car 1912, Last car 1956 Farewell", with the destination of Belmont. Photographed with power station in the background in Corio Terrace. 26/3/1956, KSK Photo (T)(e)(8). Printed on Ilford Paper. See also Reg Item 2667 and 4388 for a colour slide version of the same photograph. .2 - ditto - about to leave the depot - KSK Photo - T(g)(3) .3 - ditto - back at the depot - KSK Photo - T(g)(8)On the rear in ink and with the Keith Kings Copyright stamp: .1 - "Geelong - 4 - decorated as Official "Last" tram -26/3/56" - (T)(e)(8). .2 - "Geelong - 4 - illuminated as last tram Sun 26/3/56" - (T)(g)(3). .3 - "Geelong - 4 - last tram, back at Depot, Sun 26/3/56" - (T)(g)(8). trams, tramways, geelong, closure, depot, last tram, tram 4 -
Federation University Art Collection
Painting - Artwork - watercolour, Wes Walters, [Boats] by Wes Walters, 06/1948
Wes WALTERS (06 August 1928 - 19 August 2014) Born Mildura, Victoria From 1940 t0 1945 Wes Walters attended the Ballarat High School. He then studied architecture at the Gordon Institute in Geelong, followed by art at the Ballarat School of Mines (a division of the Ballarat School of Mines). During his time at the Ballarat Technical Art School (later Federation University Australia) Walters studied under Neville Bunning and Taylor Kelloch, and was awarded the Ballarat Ladies Art Association Scholarship in 1948. He next moved to Melbourne to work as a commercial artist with the George Patterson advertising agency. Each evening Walters studied life drawing at the Victoria Artists’ Society and taught himself anatomy. Wes Walters excelled in both abstract and realist art. He won the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Minnie Crouch Prize for watercolour art in 1953 and 1956. He won the prestigious Archibald Prize in 1879 for his portrait of Phillip Adams, and the sketch was completed tin preparation for that portrait. 2 This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed watercolour behind glass depicting moored sailing boats.Signed lower right 'W.R. Walters June 48' Sticker verso "Jaman the Picture Framer 84-88 Lt Collins Street Melbourne Phone Cent 4802"wes walters, watercolour, boats, coastal, sailing, alumni -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Victorian Historical Magazine
The Victorian Historical Magazine index Vols 1 to 26 Author: E.M. Christie Publisher: The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Dates: 1911 to 1954 (1956) flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, book, the victorian historical magazine index vols 1 to 26 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Badge - RSL BADGE, Stokes
The badge belonged Frederick Victor Clive Lowery VX28403, 2nd AIF. Refer 187.3, 190P, 192.2.Badge, RSL membership, centre has 3 figures in uniform. At the top is a crown with a small clip with the No "56" denoting membership 1956. On the rear is a removable clip. "Returned Sailors Soldiers & Airmans Imperial League of Australia" On the back is marked "V 67359"numismatics, badges, military, rsl -
RMIT GSBL Justice Smith Collection
Journal series, Hailsham, Viscount, Halsbury's laws of England : being a complete statement of the whole Law of England, 1931
Previous owners: T. H. Smith, T. W. SmithSecond edition No. of volumes: 39 Volume range: Vol. 1-37 & Cumulative supplement 1957 (2 volumes) - up to date to October 1st, 1956 law -- england -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Cr. Charles Rooks - Mayor
Coloured Photograph of Cr. Charles Francis Rooks , Mayor, City of Nunawading, August 1955 to August 1956. Cr. Rooks was also Mayor for 1946-47rooks, charles francis, city of nunawading, mayor -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - STRAUCH COLLECTION: THE TOWN THAT MOVED
Soft covered booklet titled The town that moved, the story of Tallangatta 1951 - 1956, 24 page with black and white photographs, printed by Thomsons printing Albury.Harold Craigvictoria, history, tallangatta, history-victoria-tallangatta -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - JOHN BROWN INDUSTRIES BENDIGO
Large black and white drawing of John Brown Industries Bendigo, aerial prespective No Y1/29970, Stephenson and Turner architects 2/3/1956 J.R.bendigo, industry, john brown knitting mills -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - GERTRUDE PERRY COLLECTION: WEDDING NAPKIN
A decorated napkin with a blue inscription on top left hand corner: 28th April, 1956 Pam Wright - Max Coad, Forest Street methodist Church.ephemera, mementoes, wedding napkin -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Card - Membership, Port Melbourne Football Club, 2002 - 2016
Port Melbourne Football Club members tickets (.01) 2002 (.02) 2006 (.03) 2011 (.04) 2012 (.05) 2010 (.06) 2013; (.07) 2014; (.08) 2015; (.09) 2016sport - australian rules football, port melbourne football club, pmfc -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Japanese warships and passenger liner, Ocean Monarch, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Douglas Smallpage, 1970s
(15) B&W photographs of various Japanese warships and passenger liner "Ocean Monarch" at Station Pier in the 1970s .06 "Kikuzuki" (165) Japanese destroyer .14 "Ocean Monarch" passenger linerpiers and wharves - station pier, ocean monarch, kikuzuki- japanese destroyer -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Document, Army Allotments Cheque Stubs
Sixteen cheque stubs for Army Allotments and FRB Benefit Refund Gratuity Recovery issued by Commonwealh Treasury, Canberra to N E Swainston between 09/09/71 and 06/11/72army allotments, frb benefit, refund gratuity recovery, swainston collection -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Ballarat School of Mines Minute Book , 1876-1881
The Ballarat School of Mines was established in 1870 and was a predecessor institution of Federation University. The first president of the Ballarat School of Mines was Redmond Barry.Half leather bound ledger containing handwritten minutes of the Ballarat School of Mines. Includes: * Foundation Class in Pharmacy and Botany (17/04/1979) * Female Telegraphy Students (12/06/1917)ballarat school of mines, henry richards caselli, w.h. barnard, flude, usher, august hoelscher, warrington rogers, james oddie, robert m. sergeant, ferdinand krause, curator, w.p. bechervaise, james flude, school of mines exhibition committee, james bickett, hugh grey & son, ballarat juvenile industrial exhibition, charles shoppee, g.o. preshaw, alfred mica smith, rivet henry bland, r.w. newman, noble wilson, william burbidge, marie barbour, george hall, susan cahir, mary troy, pharmacy, botany, f.f. bailliere, richard viccars, mary usher, f. pinkerton, pyrites works, james campbell, telegraphy, william bailey, judge rogers, ballarat school of mines certificates, william f. west, j. bryant, henry obree, w.h. odgers, edward debois, james darby, redmond barry, pharmacy board, w.h. keast, george perry, f.w. niven, fedinand von mueller, benjamin trewhella, d. miliken, charles strachan, william wilson, r.a.f. murray, e.p. figgis, charles flude, laboratory, john richards, eyres brothers, john armstrong, h.b. de la poer wall, c.f. crouch, william h. keast, frank pintkerton, hugh grey -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative record - SEC Tramcar record - tram 16, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1936 to 1956
Lists the work carried out by the SEC on tram No. 16. Includes notes on the tram itself, body, brake gear, electrical, and truck. Generally, only significant work is listed. Details the sale of the body in 1956Demonstrates the SECV practice of maintaining records for the work on the tramcars in Ballarat.Foolscap ruled sheet with stamp tram car number and work category, typed or handwritten entries.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, sec, tramcar maintenance, records, tram 16 -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Letter - Murrumbeena (Origin of Name)
This file contains three items about the origin of the name of Murrumbeena: 1/A letter from the Town Clerk to the Chief Librarian of the Public library Swanston Street, dated 28/11/1955, pursuing an enquiry as to the origin of the name ‘Murrumbeena’. 2/The reponse of the Chief Librarian, C. A. McCallum, dated 01/12/1955, giving the origins of the name and listing Edward Curr and Brough Smyth as references. 3/A letter from the Town Clerk to Mr. A. W. H. Lucas of Western Australia, the original enquirer, dated 06/12/1956, outlining the findings of C. A. McCallum.murrumbeena, curr edward, smyth brough, kenyon a. s., mccallum c. a., lucas a. w. h. mr., aboriginal languages -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - OWEN WILLIAMS COLLECTION: VIEW HEIGHTS ESTATE LAND SALE NOTE, 03/06/99
Document. The Owen Williams collection. Land Sale Note for View Heights Estate Bendigo. Sold to Mr Williams’s lot numbered 2 on plan of Subdivision of land View Heights Estate for the sum of fifty Pounds. Balance to be paid in equal payments at 03/06/99 and 12 months at 5%. It has a one penny orange duty stamp at the bottom with 19/08/99 and Mr Daley written on.bendigo, land sales, view heights estate, owen williams & co. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 4, Keith Kings, 8/01/1956 12:00:00 AM
Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Set of four black and white photographs from Keith Kings of the staged closures of the Geelong tramways. Note some of these photographs are very similar to those of Geoff Grant - See Reg Item 476i8. Also see Reg item 4398 and 4399 for same images of Keith Kings collected by Bill Scott. .1 - No. 1 - last tram ex Chilwell back at Depot - Sun 8/1/56 - KSK Photo Q(x)(8). .2 - Scene for the last tram in Ryrie St, Sun 26/3/56, many people in photograph, with tram in background, has destination of Belmont. KSK Photo T(g)(7) .3 - ditto, for 31 and 38 as the third and second "last" trams, back at Ryrie St, Sun 26/3/56 - KSK Photo T(g)(6) .4 - Nos. 31 and 38 as the last trams at Belmont terminus, Sun 26/3/1956 - KSK Photo T(g)(4)On the rear in ink and with the Keith Kings Copyright stamp: .1 - "Geelong - 1 - last tram ex Chilwell back at Depot - Sun 8/1/56" - Q(x)(8) .2 - "Geelong - 4 - last tram back at Ryrie St, Sun 26/3/56" - T(g)(7) .3 - "Geelong - 31 & 38 - as third and second "last" trams, back at Ryrie St, Sun 26/3/56" - T(g)(6) .4 - "Geelong - 31 and 38 as last trams at Belmont terminus, Sun 26/3/1956" - T(g)(4)trams, tramways, geelong, closure, chilwell, ryrie st, belmont, last tram, tram 1, tram 4, tram 31, tram 38 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Wal Jack, 13/04/1956 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about bogie trams prior to entering service in Ballarat.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a photograph of No.43 without trolley poles being moved by No. 35 at Wendouree Depot 13-4-1956. Photo by Wal Jack, Negative T234. Note the "Belmont" destination. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeOn rear of photograph in ink "SEC Ballarat No. 43 without poles. No. 35 on rear, outside Wendouree depot 13-4-56" with W. Jack stamp in the top right hand corner and number "T234". trams, tramways, bogie trams, depot, wendouree parade, new trams, tram 43, tram 35 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 8/01/1956 12:00:00 AM
Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of Geelong No. 5 in Ryrie St at intersection with Moorabool St. Tram has the destination of City. In the background are Bank of New South Wales building, a set of bar lights and three other trams. Photographer not known. Dated 8/1/1956. On rear in ink "Car No. 5 on shuttle run Ryrie St to Beach on last day of running this service 8/1/56"trams, tramways, geelong, ryrie st, moorabool st, tram 5 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 8/01/1956 12:00:00 AM
Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of Moorabool Street looking south from Malop St, last day of operations 8-1-1956. Photographer unknown - same as 5854. Has two trams turning at Ryrie St. In the background is the T&G building, a Chemist and Solomons. Has written in ink on the rear "Looking south along Moorabool St from Malop St."trams, tramways, geelong, moorabool st -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - DISC COLLECTION: GEORGE COOP COLLECTION OF PHOTOS BENDIGO TRAMS 1956 TO 1967, 1956-1978
DVD ( 801 in disc library ) of personal photos of Bendigo Trams taken by George L Coop,of 33 Bass Street, Box Hill. Pictures taken in the period 1956 - 1967. George was a 'fairly frequent visitor to Bendigo or passing through it as I worked in Echuca 1959 - 64. A camera was a handy companion in those days which are fondly remembered' ( letter dated 3 Jan 2018)bendigo, tramways, bendigo trams 1956-78 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MUSIC ADVANCMENT SOCIETY OF BENDIGO, TOWN HALL, 15 Sept., 1956
Music Advancement Society of Bendigo, Town Hall, Bendigo. Presents the Fourth Concert 1956 series. By arrangement with Musica Viva Society. The Robert Masters Quartet: Robert Master - Violin, Nannie Jamieson -Viola, Muriel Taylor - Cello. Kinloch Anderson - Piano. Hon. Secs.: Madge Edgar, Mary Stanistreet. Programme. Advertisements: A C Hampton Newsagent, Edgars' Newsagency, Allan's Music Store.Bolton Bros. Pty. Ltd., Printers. Bendigoprogram, theatre, music advancement society of bendig, music advancement society of bendigo, town hall, bendigo. presents the fourth concert 1956 series. by arrangement with musica viva society. the robert masters quartet: robert master - violin, nannie jamieson -viola, muriel taylor - cello. kinloch anderson - piano. hon. secs.: madge edgar, mary stanistreet. programme. advertisements: a c hampton newsagent, edgars' newsagency, allan's music store. -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, 06/06/1950
The writer states that he is staying with his parents in Holland and that, ".....Holland is good again like before the war." He thanks Allan for his letter and the "Union book" and "....feels his chances are now bigger to get a ship back to Australia."Quinn CollectionThe Netherlands self-folding letter (0840) is addressed to Allan C/- Mongabarra, headed Apeldoorn and dated the 6/06/50. The overall colour of the letter is pale green. There is a fine blue pattern on the outside except for part of the middle section where the address, return address and a printed notice are displayed. There is a brown paper sticker with the printed words 'Firma C. K. Hansen, Kopenhamn K. Denmark' partly obscuring the address. The sender's name and return address, written in tiny writing, are unclear and partly obscured by a fuzzy postmark.The letter commences "Hello Allan!" and is signed "........ from your friend John."letters-from-abroad, quinn, apeldoorn, holland, john holsheim -
City of Kingston
Photograph - Black and white, 13 September 1956
The newly opened Coles store in Bentleigh attracted a huge crowd of women on opening day.Black and white photograph depicting a crowd of women, some with prams and children, at the entrance to the newly opened Coles store in Bentleigh.Handwritten in blue ink on a white sticker adhered to the reverse: COLES BENTLEIGH / OPENING DAY 13/9/1956 Handwritten in red ink on reverse: 165% Printed black text on a white round sticker adhered to the reverse: 200suburbs, domesticity, shopping, consumerism