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Orbost & District Historical Society
coins, 1919 - 1944
... Australian Mint ...These coins are examples of pre-decimal Australian currency.Five Australian pennies - 1935, 1919, 1936 and 1933. One British penny -1944. .1 is a1919 Australian penny. .2 is a 1933 Australian penny. .3 is a 1935 Australian penny. .4 is a 1936 Australian penny and .5 is a 1944 British penny.pennies coins numismatics bronze -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Poster - Shipping Timetable, Barclay and Fry Ltd. London, Time Table of Australian Sailings, circa 1939
... Time Table of Australian Sailings ..."Freight forwarding" is the arranging of the shipping of goods from their point of origin to their final destination. Freight Forwarders worked as an intermediary between companies that needed to ship products and the shipping and transportation firms that could ensure delivery. A key element of "freight forwarding" was the advice and professional handling of documentation and customs requirements provided. Early "freight forwarders" tended to be innkeepers who forwarded on the luggage of their hotel guests. One of the first "freight forwarding" companies was established by Thomas Meadows in 1836 which made it one of the earliest freight companies in Europe. More reliable rail and steamships were beginning to be used to transport goods and this created a demand for the new "freight forwarding" industry. The combination of railroads and steamships became very important in the late 19th and early 20th century. International shipments became common and freight forwarding that could handle their complexity became an integral part of the manufacturing and shipping landscape. Thomas Meadows & Company Ltd moved to offices in Milk Street, London in 1854 (where they remained until 1969 when they moved out of the city to Leytonstone) and continued in the freight business until 1987 when the company was acquired by Rockwell International Freight. The growth of Thomas Meadows & Company Ltd coincided with the growth and development of the colony of Victoria with an increasing need for the transporting of large numbers of people as well as important goods required by the growing colony - furniture, spirits, food, clothing, agricultural implements, household items etc. In the late 1840's only two or three overseas ships a month visited Melbourne but by late 1852 (after gold was discovered) more than a dozen ships arrived each week. By 1939, Thomas Meadows & Co. Ltd. had offices in Canada, U.S.A., New Zealand, France, Belgium and in Flinders Street Melbourne. This poster was sold by "Smarts Authorised Newsagency" in 1988 in Warrnambool - a business that had been owned by Neil and Shirley Smart at 168 Timor Street, Warrnambool since 1976. Previously it had been "Reed's Newsagency and Book Shop" (a local business established by William Reed circa 1912 and known as "William Reed Bookseller and Stationer"). The original owners, Reed's Newsagency and Bookshop were operating the shop in 1939 which suggests the poster may have been on display (for the information of their customers) in their shop at that time. This poster is significant through its association with Thomas Meadows and Co. Ltd. who is considered to be the founder of the "freight forwarding" industry in the early 19th century. It is an example of advertising used by shipping agents in the mid-19th to early 20th centuries. Its information includes the addresses of the firm's different offices in the U.K. and abroad, ships, shipping lines and ports used and the timetable the vessels were likely to follow. It is also significant through its association with a well known and long standing local Warrnambool business.A 1939 Timetable of "Australian Sailings" produced by the shipping agents Thomas Meadows and Co Ltd. It lists all their ships (plus dates and ports) sailing from the UK to Australia as well as the addresses of their offices in other cities in the U.K., Canada, U.S.A., Australia, New Zealand, France and Belgium. It has three vertical columns depicting (from left to right) January to June sailings, a simple 1939 calendar and their July to December 1939 sailings. The poster is attached on the top and bottom to two thin black metal strips. The top strip has a metal ring with a hole. A stamped label on the back of the poster has the name, telephone number and address of Smarts newsagency plus the date.Front of poster - "FORWARDING AGENTS. INSURANCE BROKERS.PASSENGER AGENTS.CARTAGE CONTRACTORS / MOTOR CAR AND MACHINERY PACKERS.FURNITURE AND GENERALEXPORT PACKERS" "THOMAS MEADOWS & CO Ltd." "ESTABLISHED OVER 100 YEARS" "SHIPPING AGENTS / 35 MILK STREET, CHEAPSIDE, LONDON, E.C.2" "PACKING WAREHOUSES IN LONDON & MANCHESTER" "1939" "TIME TABLE OF AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS" "JANUARY TO JUNE, 1939/ FROM LONDON" "JULY TO DECEMBER, 1939 / FROM LONDON" "HAVE YOUR SMALL PACKAGES SENT BY OUR SPECIAL "SMALLS" SERVICE AT LOWER RATES/RATES TO PORT ONLY OR INCLUDING DELIVERY THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA" "INSURANCE AGAINST ALL RISKS EFFECTED WITH CLAIMS PAYABLE DESTINATION" "ROUTE YOUR SHIPMENTS VIA THOMAS MEADOWS & CO LTD. FOR PROMPTNESS AND ECONOMY" Stamp on back of poster - "SMART'S AUTHORISED NEWSAGENCY' "168 Timor Street, Warrnambool 3280" "Telephone: (055) 62 2092" "12 DEC 1988" Sticker at bottom - "51"flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, great ocean road, shipping, shipping agents, freight forwarding, freight, shipping time table, thomas meadows & co. ltd., thomas meadows shipping agent, shipping and forwarding agent, smart's newsagency, warrnambool, warrnambool newsagency, chart, poster, smart's authorised newsagency, neil and shirley smart, william reed, reed's newsagency and bookshop -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Stuartfield House Consulting Group, Macpherson Paul, Immigrant Arrivals, 1998
... Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia ...A report of the archives working group of the Cultural Ministers Council, listing records of immigrant arrivals to the States and Territories of Australia, and the availability of these records to researchers.migrants, settlement -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Badge - Admission Badge, Braider Pty Ltd, Admission tag to Australian Open 2002, 2002
... Admission tag to Australian Open 2002 ...Admission tag to Australian Open 2002. Played at Victoria Golf Club 21-24 Nov 2002. Bruce Harding was a rules official at this Australian Open at Victoria Golf Club.Bruce Harding is a past HGC President and was involved with Victoria's junior teams, the Victorian Golf Association and was a rules official..Red enamel on metal with red strap. Keyring style.Obverse: “Holden Australian Open Victorian GC Vic” Reverse: “Admits to course and clubhouse. Victoria Golf Club 21-24 Nov 2002. Dress regulations apply”bruce harding, australian open (golf) -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph, London 1914 - Trafalgar Day, the wreaths of the Australian submarine AE1, 21 October 1914
... London 1914 - Trafalgar Day, the wreaths of the Australian ...The Australian Submarine AE1 was launched on 22 May 1913 at Barrow-in-Furness and was lost at sea on 14 September 1914 in the vicinity of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, probably due a collision with a reef. She was the first of two E Class submarines built for the fledgling Royal Australian Navy and was manned by Royal Navy officers with a mixed crew of sailors drawn from the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy. "Accompanied by her sister AE2, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Henry Stoker, RN, AE1 departed England in March 1914, transited the Suez Canal, and reached Sydney on 24 May 1914. Although the submarines remained surfaced for almost all of the delivery voyage it was at the time the longest transit distance ever traveled by a submarine. At the outbreak of World War I, AE1 joined the naval forces assigned to the capture of the German Pacific colonies. With AE2, she took part in the operations leading to the occupation of German New Guinea, including the surrender of Rabaul on 13 September 1914." (Australian Navy website)The second Australian submarine AE2 launched in February 1914 was also ill-fated as it was sunk by the Turkish army in 1915. In December 2017, a search located the wreck of AE1 in 300 metres of water off the Duke of York Island group.Sepia photograph depicting the public attending the ceremony of Trafalgar Day in London on the 21 October 1914 when wreathes were left at the bottom of Nelson's column. A sign in the centre of the photograph says: HM Submarine AE1.At the back: in pencil 20c/London 1914 In pen: Trafalgar Day, the wreaths of the Australian submarine EA1 (error was the submarine was called AE1)submarine, ae1, australian submarine -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Australian Home Medical and Recipe Book
... The Australian Home Medical and Recipe Book ...The Australian Home Medical and Recipe Book. Copyright owners: Messrs W. Wright & Co "This Book is now being sold throughout Australia for the purpose of assisting unemployed Returned Soldiers" shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, great ocean road, the australian home medical and recipe book -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Army Hat, Australian Army Slouch Hat
... Australian Army Slouch Hat ...This hat, along with the rest of the dress uniform, belonged to an individual named H.E Schulze. It is believed to have been dropped off to the RSL, so no additional information is known.This uniform serves as an example of the military dress worn by the Royal Australian Army (Royal Australian Artillery Regiment) during the late sixties.A khaki coloured Australian military felt hat. The left side has been folded up and pinned with an Australian Infantry Combat Badge. A safety pin is attached to the underside of the hat.lara, rsl, royal australian army, royal australian artillery, war -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, Military Historical Society of Australia, Victorian Branch, Alfred N Festberg: Australian Army Insignia 1903-1966, 3:MMMM, 1967 (exact)
... Alfred N Festberg: Australian Army Insignia 1903-1966, ...Illustrations of Australian Army Insignia 1903-1966. Compiled by Alfred N Festberg, Photography by Arthur G Genders Published by Military Historical Society of Australia, Victorian Branch, 1967.Inscribed by author: "To the Museum Alfred Festberg 9 Nov 78"australian army, insignia, badges, alfred n festberg, arthur g genders, miltary historical society of australia -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Badge - Admission Badge, Braider Pty Ltd, Admission tag to Australian Open 2001, 2001
... Admission tag to Australian Open 2001 ...Admission tag to Australian Open 2002. Played at The Grand Golf Club, Queensland 22-25 Nov 2001. Bruce Harding was a rules official at this Australian Open at The Grand Golf Club, Queensland.Bruce Harding is a past HGC President and was involved with Victoria's junior teams, the Victorian Golf Association and was a rules official..Red enamel on metal with red strap. Keyring style.Obverse: “Holden Australian Open The Grand GC QLD” Reverse: “Admits to course and clubhouse. The Grand Golf Club 22-25 Nov 2001. Dress regulations apply”bruce harding, australian open (golf) -
Orbost & District Historical Society
magazine, The Australian Woman's Mirror, September 1945
... The Australian Woman's Mirror ...The Australian Woman's Mirror, was an Australian weekly women's magazine published by The Bulletin magazine in Sydney, between 1924 and 1961.Women's magazines reflect class and family structures as well as contemporary women’s role in society. A 32 pp magazine, titled The Australian Woman's Mirror. The magazine's contents include recipes, knitting patterns and articles about fashion, holiday destinations and household tips.It also contains short stories, poems, and a serialised novel. On the front cover is a b/w photograph of a woman wearing a knitted jerkin indicating that the pattern is inside the magazine. The magazine cost 3d and is dated Tuesday, Sept. 4 1945.magazine-the- australian-woman's-mirror literature -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Map - Framed Japanese Map of Darwin Circa 1942, WW2 Japanese Map of Darwin, Estimated date 1940-41
... Australian Government / Japanese Government ...Returned to Australia, from America, where it had been brought back from Japan.Framed map of Darwin with Japanese overprint.'This map is a proof copy of a Japanese Reprint of an Australian map of Darwin.'darwin, world war two, japan, australia, 1942, 1941, maps -
Conservation Volunteers
Memorabilia: Cyclone Sylvaspade, Australian Bicentenary 1988, Cyclone Sylvaspade - Senator Graham Richardson planted a tree using this spade at Sovereign Hill Outdoor Museum to mark ATCV's work at the Australian Bicentennial, 1988 (exact)
... ATCV's work at the Australian Bicentennial...australian ...The spade is a memento of the planting of a tree by the responseible Commonealth Minister to recognise the contribution of ATCV and ATCV volunteers to repair of the Australian environment. At the time ATCV had been operating in Ballarat for six years. ATCV volunteers had planted 192,000 trees from April 1987- March 1988. Senator Richardson was then Minister for the Arts and the Environment in the Hawke ALP Government and on 17 November 1988 he planted a tree using this spade at Sovereign Hill Outdoor Museum (at which ATCV volunteers had planted trees which are (by 2010) fully grown and a significant feature of the site). Peter Hiscock was director of Sovereign Hill as well as President of ATCV and among the most significant leaders of ATCV (now CVA). The spade also symbolises the recovery of ATCV (then a small and struggling community group) from near closure owing to the effects of the 1987 recession. The Cyclone Sylvaspade concept was component project of the Australian Bicentennial celebrations aimed at recognising organisations which had contributed positively to conservation of Australia's environment. The concept was originated and driven by Dr Wilf Crane of the CSIRO Division of Forestry and a highly regarded forester and environmentalist and champion of the cause of rejuvenating Australia's degraded landscape with trees. At the naming of a road after him in Canberra he was described as a: "enthusiast, a man of conviction, action, humility and simplicity". Wilf conceived the project, developed the tree planting spade with Boral Cyclone and the Institute of Foresters of Australia and launched it with the then Governor-General Sir Ninian Stephens at the new Parliament House. Cyclone has been a brand name for a manufacturer of good quality hand tools for over a century. It is likely manufacturing was still done in Australia at the time of manufacture of the Sylvaspade. Much of it has now moved offshore, particuarly to China and Taiwan.This object is historically significant because it is a memento of a significant national event, the 200th anniversary of European settlement and the start of a process of environmental change which has had negative consequences and which demands a commitment to conserving the uniques Australian national environment. It recognised the achievement of ATCV in tree planting over six years. The Cyclone Sylvaspade is a practical memento and having the responsible Commonwealth Minister plant a tree with it was highly symbolic of ATCV's practical commitment to repair of our environment all over Australia. It was also used by the Victorian Premier, Hon John Brumby, to plant a tree at the reopening of the Boral Asphalt plant, Ballarat, in April 2010. The spade is No. 12 of a limited edition. This item is a functional tree planting spade called a "Cyclone Sylvaspade", mounted on a block of wood with a plaque. The handle of the spade is made of grey plastic, the haft is light, stained wood, and the blade is manufactured to resemble silver and has engravings. It was donated by the Boral company and presented to ATCV by the Minister of Arts and the Environment, Senator Graham Richardson after he had planted a tree to mark the occasion at Sovereign Hill Outdoor Museum, BallaratOn the stem of the spade here is a label showing the logo of the Boral company which reads "SYLVASPADE Tree Planting Spade - Made in Australia." On the blade is engraved "Cyclone - NUMBER 0012 - SYLVASPADE - 1788-1988" together with the logo of the Australian Bicentennial Authority. The spade is mounted on a sturdy polished wooden board on which there is a brass-coloured plate bearing the words: "PRESENTED BY SENATOR THE HON GRAHAM RICHARDSON TO AUSTRALIAN TRUST FOR CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENVIRONMENT 17TH NOVEMBER 1988 DONATED BY BORAL LIMITED"of, trust, ballarat, memento, australian, australia, environment, conservation, atcv, for, volunteers, cyclone, sylvaspade, senator graham richardson, 1788 1988 australian, bicentennial, boral, spade, sovereign hill, 17th november 1988, 1988, minister for arts and environment, tree planting, institute, foresters, dr, wilf, crane -
Camberwell Historical Society
Poster (Item), Australian National Song
... Australian National Song ...Taken from: Poulton, F. & Sheedy K. (2015) Boroondara Remembers. Stories from World War 1. City of Boroondara; Barnett, S. (2015) Personal communication.australia, military, national -
Vision Australia
Award - Object, 1995 TDK Australian Audio Book Award, 1995
... 1995 TDK Australian Audio Book Award ...To encourage the development of audio books, a series of awards were established by the National Library of Australia in 1988, and sponsored by TDK from 1991 until their demise in 2000. Open to both commercial and non-commercial publishers, it aimed to recognise the quality achievements by individuals and publishing houses and to promote the inclusion of audio books into the mainstream market. In 1995 the winner of the Unabridged Fiction Category was "Dark Places" by Louis Braille Books.1 wooden cassette box shaped like a book and with ability to hold cassettes inside1995 TDK Australian Audio Book Award Dark Places by Louis Braille Bookslouis braille audio, awards, association for the blind -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Book, JUNGLE WARFARE. With the Australian Army in the South Pacific
... JUNGLE WARFARE. With the Australian Army in the South ...Hard Cover - Grey/Green 2 CopiesPublished for THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES by AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL CANBERRA 1944ww2. pacific region. jungle. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, MUSEUM, Osboldstone & Co, Australian War Museum, c.1922
... Australian War Museum ...Guide book for Australian War Museum Exhibition Building, Melbourne.book, guide, museum -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, Alfred N Festberg, Australian Army Guidons and Colours, 1972
... Australian Army Guidons and Colours ...Hardcover Book of Australian Army Guidons and Colours up to 1972ISBN 0 858870 08 8book, colours, heraldry, guidons, battle honours, army ceremonial, banners, traditions, festberg -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Frewen, J.J, Identification Chart; Sequence for Wearing Ribbons of Australian Decorations and Medals, 1984
... Australian Decorations and Medals. ...Chart showing the sequence for wearing ribbons of Australian Decorations & Medals.australia - decorations & medals., defence forces -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Medal, Mounted Medals, Australian Service Medals
... Mounted Medals, Australian Service Medals ...Collection of Australian Service Medals mounted on a collage of faded Photograph.Series 1: 1021/2500service medals -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Barnes, I.L, Australian Gallant and Distinguished Service, Vietnam 1962-73, 1974
... Australian Gallant and Distinguished Service, Vietnam 1962... Australian ...Awards have been a controversial point since athletes at Mount Olympus vied for laurels. After World War 1 Ernest Hemmingway tried to gauge the worth of the medals he had received in Italy by making the rounds of Montreal pawnshops and trying to sell them.Being a record of British & Foreign Decorations awarded to Australian Servicemen.Awards have been a controversial point since athletes at Mount Olympus vied for laurels. After World War 1 Ernest Hemmingway tried to gauge the worth of the medals he had received in Italy by making the rounds of Montreal pawnshops and trying to sell them.medals, vietnam., medals, australian -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Document, The Australian Lilium Society Bulletin, 1969
... The Australian Lilium Society Bulletin ...Bulletin of the Australian Lilium Society, Vol. 9, No . 4, 1969australian lilium society, flowers -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Journal, Australian Parks, 1970
... Australian Parks ...Journal of the Australian Institute of Parks and Recreation, Vol. 6, No. 4australian institute of parks and recreation -
National Wool Museum
Booklet, Introducing a unique new guarantee of quality for buyers of Australian wool
... Australian wool ...Booklet produced by Grazcos Co-operative Limited about the company and its services."Introducing a unique new guarantee of quality for buyers of Australian wool"wool sales wool - testing, grazcos co-operative limited, wool sales, wool - testing -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Book, The Ruskin Press Pty Ltd, Australian Red Cross Knitting Book, Unknown
... Australian Red Cross Knitting Book. ...WWII Historical significanceAustralian Red Cross Society. Victorian Division - Knitting Book.Printed for and donated by the Lincoln Mills (Aust. Ltd) -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Map, Australian Inland Exploration, 1815-1928, 1815-1828
... Australian Inland Exploration, 1815-1928 ...Copy of a map from 'A Short History of Australia' by Ernest Scott.map, explorers, exploration, australian alps, westernport, port phillip, hume and hovell, oxley, evans, cunningham, darling downs, liverpool -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Equipment, Machette Australian, 1944
... Machette Australian ...Australian issue machette checkered handle complete with canvas scabbardOn blade - D arrow M/44 -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Plaque (Item) - Royal Australian Air Force 75 Squadron Wooden Plaque
... Royal Australian Air Force 75 Squadron Wooden Plaque. ...75 Squadron, Motto Seek And Destroy -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Uniform (Item) - Australian Warrant Officer 1st Class Patch
... Australian Warrant Officer 1st Class Patch ... -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Badge (Item) - Badge Rank Crown Major Khaki Australian Army WW2
... Badge Rank Crown Major Khaki Australian Army WW2. ... -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Print - Print of all decorations and medals, Decorations and Medals of Australian Armed Forces
... Decorations and Medals of Australian Armed Forces ...A print contains all the medals and decorations of The Australian Armed Forces