The portrait of Chief Justice Sir Edmund Herring is significant because of whom it portrays and who painted it. Sir Edmund Herring (1892-1982), had a military career before becoming the Chief Justice of Victoria in 1944. Sir Edmund served as an artillery officer with the British Army in World War One and was awarded the Military Cross. While he returned to the Law between the wars, becoming Kings Counsel in 1936, he continued his military associations through the Australian Militia forces rising to colonel by the start of the Second World War. At the outset of World War Two Herring was appointed as Commander of the Royal Artillery for the Australian Sixth Division. Herring saw service in North Africa and Greece and was in charge of Australian Northern forces in 1942, afterwards working with General Blamey in Papua New Guinea. It was at this time that Herring confirmed the death sentences of 22 Papuans who had been found guilty of murder and treason. Sir Edmund was appointed Chief Justice, straight from his army command in 1944. As Chief Justice he quickly established the Law Reform Committee and after the war oversaw the extension of the Supreme Court buildings, with the creation of new Courts. He was considered an able administrator, but his refusal to appoint Joan Rosanove a Queen’s Counsel throughout the 1950s, did not sit well with many legal practitioners. After his retirement from the Bench, he continued in his many public activities, including trustee of the Shrine of Remembrance and the Australian War Memorial and a member of the Melbourne Grammar School Council, as well as Lieutenant Governor of the State of Victoria a position he held from 1945 to 1972. Herring was also an outspoken social critic, between the wars he had been a member of the White Guard, who were a far right group acting against communism. During the Cold War period of the 1950s, Herring spoke out in favour of the British Empire and the American alliance. The portrait of Chief Justice Sir Edmund Herring is significant because of whom it portrays and who painted it. The portrait of Sir Edmund Herring is the second one that Sir William Dargie (1912-2003), completed of Sir Edmund, his first effort in 1944/45 won the Archibald prize. Dargie won the Archibald prize a record eight times.Portrait in oils of Sir Edmund Herring, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria (1944-1964). Sir Edmund is seated, this is a half portrait, dressed in his red judicial robes. The sitter takes up most of the frame and there is very little extra information in the picture. signed lower left "Dargie'. Plaque with the following details : Sir Edmund Francis Herring, KCMG, KBE, DSO, MC, ED. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1944-1964.judges, herring

Presentation of Life Membership to William James Norman Smart (Norm) at the Bendigo RSL Sub Branch Annual Dinner in 1998. Norm served on the Committee of the Sub Branch from 1985 to 2003, he was Treasurer from 1989 to 2003. He also served on the Welfare and Charitable Sub Committee, as a delegate to the 27/27A District Board of the RSL, an Office Bearer of the RSL Flats in Kangaroo Flat from 1987 to 2002, as a museum guide in the RSL Museum SMI from 1998 to 2015. With Appeals Norm raised some $250,000.00 in the Anzac & Poppy Appeals. The men seated are Bert Pollard, Harold Trahair Eaglehawk RSL, Ivan Hutchison, Hugh Connolly Kangaroo Flat RSL.Two photographs colour an award being presented. .1) Shows a man in a suit and tie, microphone in one hand and a certificate n the other. .2) Shows same man standing n front of a table with men seated. Text in red pen on rear off.“Presentation N. Smart Life Membership Annual Dinner”brsl, smirsl, life memberrship, 1998

The Warrnambool Fire Brigade was formed in 1863. The first fire engine house was in Liebig Street and carters were required to carry water to fire scenes. In 1889 the Council built a new Fire Station on Liebig Street and Warrnambool hosted its own Annual Demonstration in 1894. In 1891 the volunteer brigade became part of the Country Fire Brigade. The Fire Station relocated to Raglan Parade in 1915 and then to Timor Street in 1961. In 1989 the Brigade moved back to Raglan Parade. This booklet is a memento of the State Urban Championships that were held in Warrnambool in 2009 (Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria and Country Fire Authority)This is a booklet of 96 pages containing printed material, maps, advertisements, photographs and tables. The back cover is white with a Powercor Australia symbol in red and printed material. The front cover is multi-coloured with a photograph of the Fire Station at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The pages are stapled.Front Cover: VFBV, Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria, CWA, 126th State Urban Championships, 7th, 8th and 9th March 2009, Victorian State Senior Championships, Warrnambool 2009, Warrnambool City Council logowarrnambool fire brigade, state urban championships (2009)

Tait collection: item 39 of 62 This document gives the details of the Will and Probate of Thomas Oakley who died in Warrnambool at the age of 75 in 1893. He had come with his first wife to Australia in 1852 and was a Customs Officer in Warrnambool, in charge of the signals and premises, living in Merri Street. Later after the death of his wife (they had ten children) he married Eliza McKeeman in 1870 and they lived at ‘Oakbank’ near the Warrnambool Cemetery where Oakley pursued farming interests. They had a further eight children, many of them making their mark in the business and community life of Warrnambool and further afield. Thomas Oakley left real estate to the value of £900 and personal estate to the value of £1251, with the beneficiaries being his wife, his daughters, Elizabeth and Mary Anne from his first marriage and the eight children of his second marriage. The lawyers concerned with this document, O’Mahony and Murray, had offices in Warrnambool in Kepler Street at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. This document was in the possession of Ernest Chambers, a Warrnambool lawyer during the same period. It was then passed down to successive lawyers occupying the Kepler Street premises and located there in 2014.This document is of considerable importance as it gives details of the Will and Probate of Thomas Oakley, a prominent and successful landowner in Warrnambool in the 19th century. It will be of great use to researchers. This is a white piece of thick paper folded in two with handwritten material on four sides of the paper. The pages have printed red lines at the edges of three pages. The document contains details of the Will and Probate of Thomas Oakley who died in 1893 in Warrnambool. The pages are clean and readable.In the Supreme Court of the Colony of Victoria in its Probate Jurisdiction in the Will of Thomas Oakley late of Warrnambool in the County of Villiers in the Colony of Victoria Landowner deceased.o’mahony & murray,, warrnambool lawyers, ernest chambers, warrnambool lawyer, thomas oakley, tait collection

This plate has been produced by the English firm of W.H.Grindley for use at the Criterion Hotel in Warrnambool. The Criterion Hotel was on the western side of Kepler street near Lava Street and was established in 1872 with the first licensee being John Tate. The hotel closed in 2008, was partially destroyed by fire in 2010 and was demolished in 2013. The Humm family had a long association with the Criterion Hotel, with George Humm of Woodford taking over as the licensee in 1882 and buying the hotel in 1887 and remaining there until his death in 1894. George Humm’s widow, Elizabeth, was the licensee from 1894 to 1907, her son, John was the licensee from 1907 to 1916 and his widow, Bridget, was the licensee from 1916 to 1919. The plate could have been in use for all or part of these years but is most likely to have been bought early in the 20th century. This plate is of considerable interest because it came from the Criterion Hotel, a prominent hotel in Warrnambool for over 130 years.This is a white china plate which has a red embedded stamp in the shape of a belt (the maker’s trademark) on the front and on the back it has the blue markings of the maker with an image of a crown. The bowl has a shallow base and was perhaps a soup plate. The edges of the plate are somewhat worn and scuffed. ‘Humms Criterion Hotel Warrnambool’ ‘Grindley Hotel Ware England Vitrified’ criterion hotel, humm family of woodford, history of warrnambool

These two bottles have been used in the business of Melsom Hemmons a dentist who operated from the chemist shop of R.F. Kennedy & Co. in Timor Street, Warrnambool. Hemmons was a close friend of Richard Kennedy who established a large wholesale, retail and manufacturing chemist business in Warrnambool in the 1880s. This business was regarded as the largest and best appointed pharmacy in Victoria for many years. The business continued until the 1920s trading as R..F. Kennedy & Co. These two bottles are of considerable interest as mementoes of two prominent Warrnambool identities of the past- Melsom Hemmons and Richard Kennedy..1 A brown glass bottle with a metal top and a white label with faded red writing pasted on. On the other side is an embedded emblem of a lighthouse and lettering. The bottle is half filled with a liquid. The lid is rusted and the label is stained and torn. .2 As above except there is no label or liquid. .1 and .2 M HEMMONS DENTAL SURGEON WARRNAMBOOL .2 POISONOUS NOT TO BE TAKEN PURPLE CRYSTALS R.F KENNEDY & CO CHEMISTS TIMOR STREET WARRNAMBOOL melsom hemmons warrnambool dentist

The Bostock, Manifold and Aitkin families were all pioneering families in the Western District of Victoria almost from the time of settlement. They leased and owned vast tracts of land and operated businesses around the district, often associated with the farming industry. This document is dated 5th July 1865 and is an assignment of stock by way of mortgage. Augustus Bostock is the mortgagor with James William Manifold Aitkin and Ernest Bostock as mortgagees. At various times they were involved in running businesses together, in particular the Aitkin and Bostock store and flour mill. Three of the Bostock men were married to three of the Aitkin sisters. The amount in question is £2157/3/2 and surety is 8000 sheep and their increase, presently running at Coomete. The penciled in details on the document refer to Robert Brand Paterson who was later in business with Aitkin This is one of a number of documents which relate to the Bostock family who were one of the most important pioneering families of the Western District. They owned and leased various properties around Warrnambool and were involved in many aspects of social and business life. The document itself is indicative of its time and provides an insight into the details and terms of such documents at the time.Large grey coloured, lined hand written document over four pages. Folded in four with date and details on one section. Red wax seal on page 3. There are extra entries written in black lead pencil in areas relating to the money and surety of the agreement.Signed by the following George Barber Warrnambool, Thomas Sunderland Deputy Registrar General, and Augustus Bostock. Hingston & Co, Chancery Lane Melbourne hand written in top left hand corner. warrnambool, bostock,augustus bostock james william manifold aitkin,robert brand paterson, coomete,

Comprehensive technical detail for building in 1907. Materials and tools of the time.Belonged to a resident of the Kiewa Valley.A thick book with dark red hard cover and gold print for title and author. It has more than 567 pages of shiny thin paper. Its spine is bound and has the title, author and 'Cassell & Company/Limited' also printed in gold on it. Printed 1907Inside on the cover page "Charles Blacker / Murrumbeena / July 18 1908.building trade

Australian schools used Atlases to teach students geography and the nationalities of countries worldwide.Clare Roper was a resident of the Kiewa Valley. This atlas is of interest because it is circa 1950s and shows the world at this time.Thick red cardboard cover with black print and map of Australia on cover. It includes coloured maps of countries, black & white photos and an index at the back. On the inside of the cover both front and back it has black and white maps. There are 30 pages and it is bound. Circa 1950sCover page: handwritten "Margaret Tulloh / C. Roper / Margaret Tulloh / M.L.C. Some pages have been marked with pencilaustralian school atlas, clare roper

This diary has been used by an auctioneer to record the auction sales, the names of the clients and the financial gains of an auctioneer in the Warrnambool district in 1899. Unfortunately the name of the auctioneer is unknownThis item is of some interest mainly because the names listed provide a source of information for researchers.This is a black hard cover book with gold printing on the front cover. The pages are printed for the purpose of diary entries. The entries are hand written in black and red ink. Several pages are loose.The cover is attached to the pages with white adhesive tape and metal staples. The cover is stained .warrnambool auctioneers, 1899 diary

This is a book of 316 pages, plus 33 pages of information on other books for sale by the publisher.The book has a dark red cover with gold lettering on the front cover and the spine. The pages contain printed text, two maps, a portrait and thirty black and white illustrations.non-fictionJournals of General Gordon of Khartoumgeneral gordon of khartoum, gordon, kartoum

The firm of W.D. & H.O. Wills is a British firm which first began making tobacco and cigarettes in Australia in 1913. This tin is a reminder of the times when many people (especially men in rural areas) used to make their own cigarettes (‘rolling your own’). This tin is retained as an example of a tobacco tin in the times when smoking was more popular in society and when pipe smoking and ‘rolling your own’ cigarettes were more common.This is a round tin, originally painted brown, with a vacuum-sealing lid and a red and black painted label on the lid. The label has an image of a farm scene with a log cabin. The base of the tin has a ridge in the middle on to which the lid fits. The tin is empty and very rusty. ‘Log Cabin Fine Cut Tobacco’ ‘To open insert coin under lid and twist’ tobacco tin, log cabin tobacco tin, vintage tobacco tin

This is a book offering the reader ways to combat mental and spiritual stress. The author, the Rev. Gordon Powell (1911-2005) was born in Warrnambool to Louisa and George Powell. His father was a dentist in Kepler Street Warrnambool. Gordon Powell was educated in Melbourne and was a Presbyterian Minister in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and U.S.A. He was an R.A.A.F. chaplain in World War Two and established the Alcoholics Anonymous organization in Victoria. At St. Stephens Church in Sydney he attracted large attendances at both his Sunday and week-day services and became well-known for his religious radio broadcasts. He wrote several books and many articles for religious journals. This book is retained because it is the only piece of writing we have by the Rev. Gordon Powell who was born in Warrnambool in 1911 and was one of the most influential Presbyterian Church ministers in Australia in the 20th century. This is a hard cover book of 128 pages. The hard cover is blue with black printing on the spine. The dust cover has printing on the back cover and spine and a colour photograph of a path and parkland with red printing on the front cover. The pages contain an introduction and twelve chapters of text. rev. gordon powell, australian presbyterian church, history of warrnambool

Part of flight Lieutenant Ian A. 'Joe' Lyons MBE Collection. See Catalogue No. 5374P for his service record.Gold coloured metal lapel badge with metal pin and fastener on the back. The face of the badge features wings over red, white and blue concentric enamelled rings. Badge is topped with a King's Crown. Across the bottom is a light blue enamelled banner with gold lettering.On light blue banner: 'RAAF ASSOCIATE'. Engraved on the back: 'R A 185'.badge, raaf, accessory, ian a. 'joe' lyons

" The Officer's Ward" . "This novel is based on the real story of one man's war". Lieutenant Adview F. is injured in the first days of shooting in 1914. He spends the next five years in a hospital in Paris.Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, white, black, red and yellow print on front, spine and back. Cover illustration - montage of sepia photographs of hospital ward scenes. Yellow and brown colours. 135 pages, paper, cut, plain, white. No illustrations.books, hospitals, ww1

Soft cover book Soft cover, paper. Red, gold print front, black print back cover. Front cover illustrated in colour, the unit insignia. 27 pages, cut, plain glossy white. Illustrated black and white, sepia and colour photographs.wwi, books, history, battalions

This jacket, 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.Khaki jacket featuring two buttoned chest pockets and a belt. A rope cord is draped across and under the right shoulder of the jacket (referred to as a lanyard). There is a single patch (of red and blue colouring) that is located at the top of both sleeves, with an additional patch at the bottom of the left sleeve.Both patches read "ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY". Inside jacket tag reads "E.W. PTY/LTD. / SOUTH AUSTRALIA 1968 / CLASS 8405-66-025-6422 / BATCH 8/68 / MILL AV / SIZE OF CHEST 41/42 PR / MATCHING TROUSERS 39 PR / DRY CLEAN ONLY / CREASE UPPER HALF / OF LAPELS ONLY / NAME: SCHULZE HE / ARMY No. 3164207"lara, rsl, royal australian army, royal australian artillery, war

Prize awarded to Raymond Percival Thomas Oxlade, Dux of Fifth A (Upper) 1934. Raymond entered Ballarat College 1932. Raymond was born 24 June 1917 at Ballarat, the son of Percy Alfred and Ruby Evelyn (Davies) Oxlade. He enlisted in the Australian Armed Forces in 1940. He transferred to the RAAF in 1942 and was discharged 1946. Raymond's grand-daughter Jessica Oxlade entered the school in 2007, achieving Dux of the school in 2010. Red calf binding with decorative gold embossing on cover and spine; gilt title and publisher statements on spine and school crest on front cover; book plate on front cover verso; marbled endpapers; pages gilt-edged and sight foxing; black and white frontispiece;Book plate: school crest / Ballarat College / Remove (Upper) Form / Dux Prize / Awarded to / R P J Oxlade / R E Thwaites / December 1932 / Principalraymond-percival-thomas-oxlade, ballarat-college, dux, 1934, jessica-oxlade

From Title page: The Story and Official History of the 38th Battalion A.I.F..1) & .2) Soft lightweight cardboard cover. Red / brown print on front, grey background, illustration of soldier in sepia tones. 110 cut, plain, being, pages. Illustrated black / white photos. .1) Folded newspaper clipping enclosed. Dated 17.10.1990..1) Handwritten in black ink on fly leaf: “Donated by Mrs M Southby” Handwritten in black ink on title page: “R J SOUTHBY 14 CALEDONIA ST BENDIGO” .2) Handwritten in black ink on top of front cover: “38th” Handwritten in black ink on p97: 850 Blackburn Rd Claytonbook, history, 38th bn

Coloured picture of red poppies with fields, trees & sky in background. A slouch hat with Rising Sun badge is with the poppies at the bottom centre. Poster is covered in clear plastic & has a brown border & is mounted on chipboard with black border. Short white hanging strap at back.Emblem at top centre: “THEIR SERVICE OUR HERITAGE” Printed at bottom centre: “On the 11th of November pause at 11..... to remember the fallen”poster, remembrance day

Soft cover booklet, white with red maple leaf images scattered over. Illustrated with black & white photos, four pages with a statistic card at end of the various air force involvement RCAF, RAF, RAAF, RNAT. 50th Anniversary of air training scheme.Black bar at top: Reprint: “Commonwealth Air Training Plan” Bottom: “Image Canada”training, booklet, canada

The scroll is part of 3 items sent to widows/families etc of those who never came home. Refer 399.2, 419, 655.3, 398P, 875. Memorial scroll rectangular, yellowish background. At top is a 'Coat of Arms' crown, lions, unicorn. Letters 'GV' 'RI' at top. The scroll commemorates those who made the supreme sacrifice. Individual space at bottom for name written in red. The frame is black with gold edging."2/Lieut William Edwin Cook Yorkshire Regt"documents-memorials, frames, military history - army

The Memorial letter accompanied the Memorial Plaque. Refer 2568.2. The AIF letter relates to the T.A Broadbent, Thomas Alan. The letter was written some months prior to him being KIA on 20.9.18. Refer 2322.2 for service history also 2567P. .1) Memorial letter from King George, typed on cream paper with Royal Coat of Arms in red at top. .2) Copy of an AIF letter dated 15.4.18 with brief service descriptions of Four AIF soldiers with the name Broadbent, J.E, W.L, R and T.A.records, remembrance, military

Softcover, cardboard, red print of front and spine, black print on back cover. Black and white photo on front cover with colour Australian flag and silhouette of three soldiers behind. 192 pages, plain, illustrated, black and white photos. Biography of William McKenzie.On front end paper in blue "Copies of this book are available for purchase. Enquiries Mrs Barbara Evans 5446 7736 or Mr Ray Leevson (E'hawk) Secretary (Bendigo Chaplaincy Committee)" On title page in black "To RSL Bendigo from Bendigo Chaplaincy Committee" Black RSL stamp on front end paper.books, biography, religion

ISBN 0-8905-198-6275 page softcover book with pale yellow cover and title in a white box. Cover has a painting of a Sunderland flying boat attacking a submarine. At the bottom of the front cover is a red, white and blue RAAF roundel. Includes illustrations, photos, maps and aircraft designs."N Bainingham"books, military history, anzacs

Collection of letters and diaries written by Captain Adrian Curlewis and his family during the second world war. Philippa Poole who compiled this chronicle is Adian's daughter. Hard cover, green colour background, white print on spine. Dust cover, red and black print on front, back and spine, rising sun badge picture on front, yellow colour background. 280 pages cut plain. Illustrated black and white photographs. On front title page - hand written black ink "Donated by BGO Y Mens Club"books-collections, documents-letters/diaries, military history