Pamphlet - DL card size, full colour on gloss paper titled "Melbourne's Unique Tourist Tram", featuring a photograph W1 427 and advertising tour from Swanston and Victoria St and St Kilda Beach terminus, tickets, contract phone number and its routes. Produced by The Met, c1994.Has in top right hand corner (c-1994), in ink.trams, tramways, tourist trams, w1 class, the met, tram w1 427

Image mostly likely taken in the Middle East depicting group of eight soldiers eating and drinking at rear of stationary land rover. Soldiers' surnames are listed on rear with exception of one, entitled "self" and possibly Albert Robert WILLS VX5275, who sent image to parent/s. Soldiers possibly served with the 2/5 Infantry Battation which was raised in Victoria in 1939 and were deployed to North Africa and New Guinea.Black and white photograph of soldiers eating and drink at rear of stationary land rover.Handwritten on back - Taken whilst on the tour. Here we were 5-6000ft above sea level. Sgts Johnston, Ridge, ? Ptes ?Evans, Miller, Self, Murnane, ?Clem, Humphries Love Son xxxww2, 2/5 aust. infantry battalion, north africa, albert robert wills, sgt johnston, sgt ridge, private evans, private miller, private murnane, private clem, private humphries

Two of a collection of 6 photographs donated by Anne Grayden. First photograph "Registration" No. 199-05 Second Photograph "Registration" No. 199-061. Colour photograph of front of Charles Grayden's Business Card. Map of Phillip Island in the background. 2. Colour photograph of back of Charles Grayden's Business Card.1. On Front: Telephone Cowes 61 - Cowes Pioneer Motor Service - Personally Conducted Tours to all Beauty Spots - Chas. Grayden, Proprietor - [over On Back: Business Card of Charles Grayden 1925 - 1936. 2. On Front: Personally Conducted Tours to all Beauty Spots including Nobbies & Summerland Surfing Beach, Newhaven, Forrest's Caves & Rhyll. Evening Trips to Mutton Bird & Penguin Rookeries. Agents for Ideal Summerland. Booking Office, opposite Pier, near Koala Cafe.charles grayden, cowes pioneer motor service, anne grayden, tourism phillip island

Digitised video (3.05GB). Duration: 58 minutes. Recorded September, 2024. (Video is available for viewing at Ringwood & District Historical Society Archives by appointment)This month's guest speaker, Peter Le Get, RDHS Secretary, has had a life full of studying and participating in many different sports. He has toured the world mostly competing in Masters athletics and counts as one of his favourite sporting hightlights - carrying the Olympic torch through Melbourne CBD as it neared the final leg in the opening ceremony of the 1956 Games at the MCG, where in later years he has also shown many visitors around as a tour guide.

This pamphlet was signed by actor Chips Rafferty in 1966 when on a promotional tour for the highly successful movie "They're a Weird Mob".Small cream soft-cover booklet of information about HMAS Hobart.Sincerely Chips Raffertydocument, hmas hobart, chips rafferty, vietnam

Photograph taken during Easter 1962 AETA tour of Ballarat with trams 37 and 18 at the Lydiard St North terminus. Yields information about the trams used for an AETA visit in 1962Black and white photograph printed on Ilford paper. has "tram" and "trams at" in red ink on the side of the print.trams, tramways, aeta, tours, special trams, tram 18, tram 37, lydiard st

The Queen Mother was undertaking a Royal Tour to Australia in 1958. The letter was in response to a basket of flowers that the members of the Club had sent. Letter sent to the President of the East Kew Women's Club from Olivia Mulholland, Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, thanking the members for a basket of flowers that they had sent to the Queen Mother. The letter is accompanied by a photograph of the flowers (1974.0017b). The letter, on Government House letterhead is dated 3rd March 1958. The item includes the letter and the envelope. [The photograph of the flowers can be viewed as item 1973.0017b].east kew women's club, quuen elizabeth the queen mother, 1958 royal tour (victoria)

Frontpage has a photo titled "Trams are their hobby" showing a photo of a large group of tram enthusiasts visiting Ballarat as part of the Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA) Easter meeting and Ballarat tour of 1962. Page 3 has an article titled "Their hobby is electric traction" - about some 84 members chartering a rail motor to Ballarat on Saturday 21 April 1962, and the use of two special trams. Quotes Mr. Ken Craven about the association. Was welcomed by Mr L. Denmead of the SEC. Notes no member of the tour was a current transport worker and that it was the second such tour to Ballarat. See Reg Item 8422 for an actual print of the photograph. Yields information about the visit of the AETA to Ballarat in 1962 and the events in Ballarat during the Easter period.The Courier Newspaper - 12 pages - Monday 23 April 1962 - Note the year, shown as 1961 on the front page and the editorial on page 3 is incorrect, the correct year is 1962 as shown on the other pages. aeta tours, tram tours, ballarat, advertisements, accidents

President Geoff Webb presented a plaque to the Victoria Barracks Melbourne Corps of Guides in acknowledgement of the contribution of the proceeds of the Victoria Barracks Public Tours donations over the past three year, a total of $11,000 to Legacy in that time. A portion of these proceeds was designated to be used for maintenance work on the Legacy statue of the Widow and her Children in the Garden of Appreciation at the Shrine of Remembrance. More than 1,500 people visit Victoria Barracks Melbourne (VBM) each year as part of the Public Tours program conducted by the VBM Corps of Guides. Guided tours of the Barracks in 2005 operated on Wednesdays and Sunday afternoons as required. The Entrance fees were $5 per adult and $3 for concession and pensioners.A record of where funds are raised and given to Legacy's work.Colour photo x 4 of President Geoff Webb awarding a plaque to a group from VBM and two pages of information.Printed on the back

A41 Centurion Main Battle Tank.This tank carried a crew of four - a Commander, Gunner, Loader and driver. It was powered by a Rolls Royce V12 Meteor petrol engine and it had a top speed of about 34 kph. It had a 5 speed crash box transmission and drum brakes. There was a twenty pounder main gun and two machine guns. This tank has been fitted with items that were used in Vietnam as well as the items carried by crews for their own comfort. These items cover the four tours by Centurion MBT in Vietnam - C Sqn, B Sqn, A Sqn & C Sqn, who served two tours. Most tanks also carried several stretchers, mainly for use of the infantry. Army registration number/ serial number: 169016, Unit marking 106, WIDOW MAKER on gun barrel. centurion tank, tank, transport

Negatives No. N352 and N353 and black and white prints made by a laser printer (stored in folder ) of tram SW6's 888 travelling to Preston Depot on AETA tour (Australian Electric Traction Association) on 25/6/1955. Tram has AETA tour signs and the slogan "Electric Transport a Necessity - Protects your investment, builds your city, creates business". In route number box is letter "B". Geoff Grant's envelope notes the photos as being taken from the cabin of SW6 887. 1615.1 - In Victoria Parade - note hedges 1615.2 - in Victoria St., North Richmond, just to the west of the railway overbridge. Negative scanned hi res and imaged updated 22/5/2020.trams, tramways, melbourne, victoria st, victoria parade, aeta tour, tram sw6 888

Yields information about the events - incidents that occurred towards the closure of the system - more frequent derailments with bogie trams causing delays to services.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier - photo taken 18/8/1971, published 19/8/1971 of No. 40 derailed in lower Sturt St possibly after rounding the corner from Lydiard St Nth. Trams were involved in a special tour, the following bogie tram is being reversed. Has the Town hall in the background. See Reg Item 3765 for the tour photograph. See Reg Items 1073 and 2186 for the actual newspaper cuttings. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos SEC era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.tramways, trams, sturt st, tours, derailments, tram 40

Negative (120) and contact print of VR tram No. 7 at the Elwood depot. See also Reg Item 3623 for another photo showing the tram. .1 - View of the tram and the depot building. Appears to have an AETA special tram tour board on the front. (2 prints held) .2 - End on photograph of the tram showing the white bumpers and steps, taken at St Kilda Station Side on photo, showing the strengthening steel work applied to this four wheel tram. Has two Robur Tea advertisements. Tram possibly preparing for a tour given the number of men standing on the side. Hi Res image filed in the dbtext/hawthtramcoll/Large Images/htd3624i`Large.jpg and htd3624i2Large.Envelope containing negative and photo typed "Tram VR Elwood Spread the load." .1 - On the rear of the print "VR Tram - Elwood Depot 5'3" gauge". .2 - 'VR Tram St Kilda Station Extension 5'3" gauge".trams, tramways, victorian railways, vr, elwood depot, aeta, st kilda railway station, tram 7

Hand coloured photograph on cream mount of group on small rowing boar on lagoon. Female figure in bow. Older male with hat in centre. Younger male and child near back of boat. Trees and bulrushes in background. Inscriptions: on front - 'BPS Tour to Kerang 1964'. On back - 'Jenny Nicholas', 'Frank Kennedy'Frank Kennedy?person, group, rural

Document. 24 page booklet with program for Mr Edward Branscombe's Westminster Abbey Glee and Concert Party, Australian Tour 1903. Two X two page programs glued to the back page of the booklet - one white (Princess Theatre Bendigo) with profiles of the performances, one green with program printed inside.performing arts, elocution, concert tour

Motor Spirit Consumer's License (Victoria) issued to G. A.. Jones, 135 Myrtle Street Bendigo. The vehicle it was issued for was an 'Overland 'Tourer, Registered Number 153772 and the amount allowed was 10 Gallons per month. On the reverse is gummed an attachment that has additional monthly stamps. All of the fuel used was issued at Bendigo.Commonwealth of Australiaorganization, government, motor spirit license, world war 2, rationing, motor spirit consumers license, g.a. jones

A black and white photograph of WO1 Reginald Amos Bandy MBE, the Regimental Sergeant Major of the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is met by his wife on arrival at the Garden Island Naval Base, Sydney, NSW after the Battalion had completed its second tour of duty in Vietnam (1970-1971)photograph, wo1 reginald amos bandy mbe, member of the order of the british empire (mbe), 7 rar, garden island naval base, sydney, gibbons collection catalogue, 7th battalion

Yields information about Ballarat's trams during 1963 and the Lydiard St North terminus and an AETA Convention tour.Kodachrome cardboard mount, colour slide of trams 18 and 37 at the Lydiard St North terminus, during the AETA Convention tour of 21-4-1962. Tram, 18 has adverts for The Age, Lancashire's store at 94-98 Bridge St and a Whites Florist and No. 37 and SEC Electric Cooking advert."AETA Convention 21-4-62" in ink.tramways, trams, lydiard st north, aeta tour, tram 18, tram 37

Set of two colour prints of Ballarat Tram No. 18 derailed just prior to the 2/3 roads points on 22/11/2000 during the COTMA Conference tour open day. Photographs by Carolyn Dean. See also Reg. Item 2696 for other photographs as well. Printed on Kodak paper.On rear of each print is "263.1 22.11.00" in ink.btm, derailments, cotma, depot, tram 18

Has a strong association with a number of well known tram enthusiasts, some of whom were involved in tram preservation and the event to celebrate No. 27's million miles in Ballarat (not that it was correct at the time).Photocopy of a black and white photograph of Ballarat 27 at the Grey St loop with a large number of tramway enthusiasts standing in front of the tram. The tram is carrying its "Million mile banner" - 29-6-1968. Photograph on the day of the TMSV tour to celebrate the event. Written on the bottom of the sheet are the names and position on the photograph.See Key associations for hand written names and position. trams, tramways, tours, grey st loop, sebastopol, special trams, tram 27

Coloured photo of a group of people in front of a red steel structure. Some Japanese people in the photo. Peter Ellis third from the left. Souvenir of Tokyo JTB-HATO Bus Tour's Oct. 1977. Photo enclosed in a colour folder with Japanese buildings, ship, aeroplane, train and a picture of a man on the front.photo, group, mixed group, peter ellis collection, souvenir of tokyo jtb-hato bus tour's oct 1977

Boroondara Cemetery, established in 1858, is within an unusual triangular reserve bounded by High Street, Park Hill Road and Victoria Park, Kew. By the 1890s, the Boroondara Cemetery was a popular destination for visitors and locals admiring the beauty of the grounds and the splendid monuments. The Boroondara Cemetery is of historical significance for the graves, monuments and epitaphs of a number of individuals whose activities have played a major part in Australia's history. They include the Henty family, artists Louis Buvelot and Charles Nuttall, businessmen John Halfey and publisher David Syme, artist and diarist Georgiana McCrae, actress Nellie Stewart and architect and designer of the Boroondara and Melbourne General Cemeteries, Albert Purchas.Walking tour led by Kew Historical Society members for members of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria in 1977. The photograph shows a Kew youth placing a sprig of Rosemary on Ellen Quick's grave. The photograph was one of six taken by KHS member Stewart West on that occasion, and subsequently donated by him to the collection by him.Reverse: "Kew youth placing a sprig of rosemary on grave of Ellen Quick nee Derrick who was the first burial on 12/3/1859. Her family Derricks were early Kew Landowners." boroondara general cemetery, kew cemetery, walking tours, ellen quick, dannock family, kew pioneers

Part of the Class of 1973 Reunion was spent at Burnley College (6 June 2014.) Digitised photographs donated to Archives by past student Joanne Morris in June 2014 plus some prints.Class of 1973 Reunion 2014. (1) Andrew Smith, Gardens Co-ordinator, conducting tour of the College and gardens with the past students. (2) Group photograph after the dinner at "The Botanic" on 7 June 2014. List of names attached. (3) Collection of reunion photographs not printed. See Student Groups 1973. class 1973, class reunion, burnley college, joanne morris, andrew smith, gardens co-ordinator, college tours, gardens, students, reunion dinner

Postcard - serrated edge, featuring Z3 179 in Spring St in front of Parliament House, route 88 destination City. Has on the rear a message to David Webb about a forthcoming tour with tram 661, 41c stamp and cancellation date of 14 May 1990. Biscay Greetings postcard No. BG 148trams, tramways, postcards, z class, spring st, tours, tram 179

Memorandum, typed quarto sheet, from MMTB Publicity Officer, Lewis Russell to the Manager dated 1/9/1938 about asking conductors to spruik golf at Wattle Park and noting that since radio broadcasting campaign, golfer numbers had improved and noted that the bus tours were about to restart.trams, tramways, wattle park, publicity, conductors, bus tours, tourist bus

Black and white photograph of a long line up of trams in the storage roads at Preston workshops, including works tram No. 20, and ex VR54 with visitors looking at them. Taken by Chris Phillips during a tour 9/2/1969. Ballast wagon No. 24, and possibly the tram behind is the sleeper carrier tram.On the rear in red ink "VR 54 Preston Workshops 9/2/69"trams, tramways, mmtb, preston workshops, vr, tram 54, tram 20, tram 24

Axedale is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the McIvor Highway, in the City of Greater Bendigo, east of Bendigo. It was surveyed and proclaimed in 1861. At the 2021 census, Axedale had a population of 984. The town is nestled alongside the Campaspe River which feeds out of Lake Eppalock. It has a golf course, tennis courts, a school, a pub and a convenience store/petrol station. It lies between Heathcote and Bendigo.Forty Photos taken on the walking tour of Axedale by the Bendigo Historical society. Places visited included the Protestant and Catholic Cemeteries, the "Blue Stone House", the 150-year-old bridge over the Axe Creek on the Sugerloaf Road, the old Cobb and Co Stables, St Andrews Church and the Campaspe River Bridge.axedale, bendigo historical society walking tour, st andrews church axedale, axedale cemetery, axe creek bridge, campaspe, cobb and co stables axedale, blue stone house axedale

The Eureka Stockade took place on 03 December 1854. The 1997 exhibition commemorating the Eureka Stockade toured over six venues. Soft covered booklet of 6 pages, with an image of the Eureka Flag on the cover. It is a catalogue of a joint exhibition between the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery and the Public Record Office Victoria, and includes an essay "Eureka - The First repubic?" bu Anne Beggs Sunter.eureka, eureka stockade, ballarat, ballarat fine art gallery, beggs sunter, republic, democracy