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Bialik College
Mixed media (series) - Items relating to Jewish festivals
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Ballarat Heritage Services
Newspaper - Digital photograph, Article - Iolanthe Eye Opener
Jacqueline Dark and Andrew Dark, graduates of University of Ballarat, performed in Iolanthe for Ballarat Begonia Festival Association. Jacqueline is a distinguished opera singer performing principal roles nationally and internationally. Andrew is a patent attorney who also performs (Pirates of Penzance - Brisbane) and is an accomplished pianist.Newspaper clippingballarat begonia festival association, iolanthe, musical theatre, ballarat light opera company, jacqueline dark, andrew dak -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION; MUSICAL FESTIVAL PROGRAMME
A green programme with black print. On the front cover is a border and inside it are the words, ' Direction J. & N. Tait The Orchestra of The State Conservatorium of Music New South Wales Musical Festival Programme Conductor: Henri Verbrugghen Price 6d. Sydney W. A. Gullick, Government Printer.' On the inside is a photo of Henri Verbrugghen, a history of his life and the programme. October 1920. 11 pgs.program, music, orchestra, lydia chancellor, collection, music, orchestra, concert, programme, program -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, "Best of Ballarat", Mar. 2019
Book - 52 pages, centre stapled, full colour, titled "Best of Ballarat", for March 2019. Gives details of events, locations, hotels, food etc - a What's on in Ballarat. Features tram 661 decorated with flowers for the 2019 Begonia Festival, including photos on contents page and details of the tram and its background on page 39. See page 24 for the general BTM entry.trams, tramways, ballarat, btm, events, hotels, floral tram, w3 class -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, "The Case for Sunday Trams", 7/05/1953 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, Thurs 7 May 1953 about the provision of additional tram crews to handle patronage on Sunday morning from the railway station and during the Begonia Festival. Item follows a statement by an official of the Ballarat Division of the Tramways Employees Association. Noted that the SEC did not wish to operate the Provincial tramways. Image added 27-11-2016begonia festival, tram services, unions, conductors -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s - set of 3, 8/03/2004 12:00:00 AM
Set of three colour photographs of BTM operations during the 2004 Begonia Festival taken by Simon Jenkins on 8/3/2004. Printed on AGFA Prestige Paper. .1 - 661 northbound at Depot Junction. .2 - 661, 671 and 27 at Gardens Loop, Wendouree Parade. .3 - 38 and 33 on the Depot Fan. 33 fitted with an Alstom sign, with the depot in the background.btm, wendouree parade, begonia festival, alstom, tram 661, tram 671, tram 27, tram 33, tram 38 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, 4/03/1939 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about Ballarat 's 29 decorated for the 1939 Ballarat Floral Festival and its appearance and its use and publicity.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a postcard featuring the 1939 Floral Tram, Ballarat No. 29 decorated for the 1939 floral festival. Photographed with the eight SEC hostesses standing inside the tram. Wal's Album notes give the date as 4-3-1939. Photograph printed on Kodak Paper, but no other details. See image i2 for rear of photograph.trams, tramways, floral tram, decorated trams, tram 29 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, "St Kilda grid urban maps", mid 2000's
Pamphlet - 12 fold sheet, full colour, titled "St Kilda grid urban maps" showing a map of St Kilda area, public transport routes, locations, description of attractions, festivals, events, and retail and food outlets with a small entry for each advertiser. Has Metlink logo. Published by Grid Urban Maps - www.gridmaps.com.au - not functioning at 15/1/2019.trams, tramways, st kilda, maps, events, public transport -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 31/03/1953 12:00:00 AM
Black and white photograph of MMTB Leyland TS11c Bus No.153 loading workmen in Flinders St for Port Melbourne at the industrial worker am peak. A number of men are carrying Gladstone bags, 31/3/1953 by Keith Kings. Keith notes that it was as dropped rear end platform type. In the background are decorations for the Moomba festival, and St Paul's Cathedral. There is another bus in the front.Extensive notes on the rear of the photo. tramways, buses, port melbourne, passengers, mmtb buses, leyland, flinders st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, "Service Alterations", May. 203
Poster printed on off white heavy A3 size paper titled "Service Alterations", produced by M>Tram, for May 2003, detailing the changes for buses on route 69 during the Glenferrie Traders Festival Sunday May 4 and tramway overhead renewals Sunday and Monday May 11 and 12, on route 79. Has the M>Tram logos, with contact details.trams, tramways, m>tram, timetables, melbourne, information, service changes -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Envelope, 1990
The Nunawading Council produced commemorative first Day Covers for Australia Day showing First Date of Issue stamp during the years 1981-1992First Day cover with 41 cent stamp at upper right corner. Postmarked, 'Nunawading Vic. Aust. 3131 26 Jan 1990'. Envelope decorated with child's representation of Australian fauna. At left, logo, and 'Join in the free fun Nunawading Australia Day Family Festival Friday 26 January 1990' Envelope numbered 92.|See Other Information for back of envelopeMunicipal Offices Nunawading Vic 3131philately, date stamps, civic mementoes, souvenirs -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Booklet, 'Fighting for Country' Honouring Aborigines from South West Victoria who served Australia during war time, February 2014
This booklet was collated and printed for the 2014 Lake Bolac Eel Festival, ‘Return to Country’. The author, Peter Bakker, has spent several years researching the part played by south western Victorian aborigines and this booklet details the results of this research. Several of the soldiers came from the Warrnambool area.This is a booklet of ten pages with printed material and black and white and colour photographs and a map.Front Cover: ‘Fighting For Country – Honouring Aborigines from South West Victoria who served Australia during War Time’ (plus other printed material) Back Cover: Map and List of Service Men and Women of Aboriginal Descent with connections to South West Victoria aborigines from south west victoria, return to country, lake bolac eel festival, peter bakker, world war one, world war two, korean war, vietnam war -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Council Road Maintenance works, Shire of Eltham, c. Oct 1987, 1987
Demonstrating the Shire's new truck-mounted bitumen spray unit which replaced trailer-towed equipment. Date based on other images from negative roll of similar display panels visible in images of the Shire of Eltham display at the Eltham Community Festival, 7 November 1987.Colour photographshire of eltham, infrastructure, roadworks, bitumen tankers, display panel, eltham festival -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Centenary Decorated Bridge St shops
This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries. In 1938 Ballarat celebrated 100 years since white settlement with a city wide floral festival and parade. Businesses decorated their shops with elaborate displays. ballarat, centenary, decorated, bridge st, shops, floral festival -
Bialik College
Mixed media (Item) - 2004 Early Learning Centre CD
Content created as part of the Early Learning Centre program at Bialik College. A list of songs is provided as well as the note: During the children's last year at the ELC the year 1 children visited the recording studio and recorded a medley of Jewish festival songs and songs of celebration during 2004. 2000s, 2004, early learning centre, song, bialik college, jewish life, celebration -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Journal - Newsletter, Nillumbik Shire Council, Nillumbik News, October 2000
Christmas 2001 articles include: Governor of Victoria re-dedicates KG War Memorial Tower Election details (2002) Summer at the Diamond Creek Pool Community Safety Expo Nillumbik Festival of the Arts: ‘art, caught in the act’ 22 Feb to 3 Mar 2002 Neighbourhood Character Study out for comment Plans to revive St Andrews Market site Integrated Transport Strategy seeks less car usage Eltham Festival Album Rural connector roads strategy Rural Collector Roads to be Sealed Roundabout funding for Diamond Creek Community Fireguard helps prepare for fire Planning for bush fire this summer Capital Works projects on track for 2001-2002 Eltham Town Square opens council newsletters, nillumbik news, nillumbik shire council -
Ballarat and District Irish Association
Image, St Patrick's Day Parade, Ballarat, 1916, 1916
St Patrick's Day is celebrated on 17 March. A St Patrick's Day March was held in Ballarat. According to the Ballarat Courier of 03 February 1916 a festival was organised in Ballarat to celebrate St Patrick's Day: "ST PATRICK'S DAY FESTIVAL - There was an excellent attendance last night at St. Patrick's Hall to make a rangments for the annual celebration of St. Patrick's Day Festival. Mr A. W. Hager occupied the chair. The date allotted by the V.R.C. committee, Friday, 24th March, was accepted, and the festival will take place on that date, with the usual race meeting on the Miners' Racecourse, and entertainment at Her Majesty's Theatre in the evening. The secretary was instructed to appeal for the hearty co-operation of the different societies, and to ask for a holiday on 24th March. The amount of stakes and the racing programme were left in the hands of racing committee, whose report will be dealt with at the next meeting. The following officials were appointed to carry out the celebrations:--Chairman, Very Rev. Father Kennelly; vice-chairmen, Rev. Father Henneberry, T. J. O'Loughlin, and A. W. Hager; general manager, Mr M. Newton; Secretary; Mr F. T. Kierce; treasurer, Mr William White; collecting secretaries, Revs. Fathers Kennelly and Henneberry; entertainment. Mesers D. J.Ward, J. Morrisey, Fraser Hussy, Chris Hager, Shelly, Dr Spring, Dr Kelly, J.J. Coglan, P. Thornton, Jasper Coghlan, Jas Early; finance committee, Revs. Kennelly, Henneberry, Messrs White, T. Foley, Dr Spring, Brophy, Shelley. All present with power to add wore appointed a general committee. A vote of thanks to the chair concluded the meeting."Black and white photographic reproduction of the 1916 St Patrick's Day March in Sturt Street, Ballarat. A band leads the parade, a horse drawn float carries a banner "Unity of Peace & War" with hundreds following as part of the parade. ballarat irish, st patrick's day, st patrick's day march, ballarat, hager, kennelly, henneberry, o'loughlin, kierce, white, ward, morrisey, fraser, hussy, shelly, kelly, spring, coglan, foley, brophy -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION; VICTORIAN DRAMA LEAGUE STATE FINALS PROGRAMME
A 7 page programme with black print against a white background. On the front cover, ' VDL The Victorian Drama League Annual Festival of 1 Act Plays State Finals. Presented nightly at 8.15 19th September to 21st September, 1963. Matinee Sat. 21st at 2 p.m. at Russell St. Theatre. Adjudicator : John Casson. Programme 2/-. On the inside is the 7 page programme and on the back cover is a list of the 1963 Regional Festival Winners. Printed by Melbourne University Press, Carlton N. 3. Victoria. Included in the programme are two fliers,( 1) ' A.E.A. Drama Group Shakespeare's Antony & Cleopatra Production: Gavin Dyer Russell Street Theatre October 17, 18, 19.' and, (2) 'Council of Adult Education Residential Summer School of Drama January 6th -17th, 1964. Royal Commonwealth Society, 22 Queens Road, Melbourne, S.C. 2.'performing arts, elocution, drama, lydia chancellor, collection, programme, program, drama, theatre, event, entertainment, ephemera, performing arts -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Probably Eltham Festival, 23 Nov 1993, 23/11/1993
Twin girls riding a camel, probably at Eltham Festival, November 1993. Originally contained in an A4 spiral bound blue plastic document folder with clear inserts of inkjet printouts, 3 images per page, 7 pages with explanatory notes and "Sue Law" at the top of each page.Low-resolution copy of colour photographeltham festival, camel -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, c1970s
The tractor declaiming pollution was being driven in one of the Sunbury Festival celebrations in the early 1970s, which were held in March each year. The street parade where many community organisations participated was popular with the townspeople. The Rupertswood Hotel is visible behind the bystanders and it was demolished in the latter half of the 1970s.The Sunbury Festival was an important community event in Sunbury each year as many community groups participated in it with displays. A black and white photograph with a white border, in post card format of a tractor decorated with anti pollution slogans being driven in a street parade. There are a number of spectators along the roadside. sunbury festivals -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide, Grand Parade, Eltham Community Festival, 17 Oct. 1981
The 1981 Eltham Community Festival was held from 16th to 18th October, with the festival parade being held on Saturday 17th. In recent years the Society had participated in the parade and a display for the festival, winning prizes for the Society’s float in 1979, 1980 and again in 1981 with a prize for the best effort by a local group, donated by Bob Clarke's Menswear. Peter Quirke provided the use of his truck as a float. Peter had formerly operated his fruiterer's business at Research and Diamond Creek and in 1981 opened a shop in the Eltham Village Arcade. Joh Ebeli, with assistance from other members decorated the float. Members of the Victorian Folk Music Club accompanied the Society on the float and their music helped create the appropriate mood. A new feature of the Society’s 1981 parade entry was the inclusion of horse drawn vehicles owned and driven by the Hennel family of Hurstbridge, which added to a highly successful day. Society member and long-time Eltham resident, Jock Read also won an award for the “Best Eltham Theme.” Jock and his horse were a feature of Eltham parades for many years and he also established a local tradition in leading Anzac Day parades. 35 mm colour positive transparency (1 of 5) Mount - Agfachrome Agfa CS System black 8 dotseltham festival, parade, parade floats, pioneers of eltham, shire of eltham historical society, cecil street, victorian folk music club -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide, Grand Parade, Eltham Community Festival, 17 Oct. 1981
The 1981 Eltham Community Festival was held from 16th to 18th October, with the festival parade being held on Saturday 17th. In recent years the Society had participated in the parade and a display for the festival, winning prizes for the Society’s float in 1979, 1980 and again in 1981 with a prize for the best effort by a local group, donated by Bob Clarke's Menswear. Peter Quirke provided the use of his truck as a float. Peter had formerly operated his fruiterer's business at Research and Diamond Creek and in 1981 opened a shop in the Eltham Village Arcade. Joh Ebeli, with assistance from other members decorated the float. Members of the Victorian Folk Music Club accompanied the Society on the float and their music helped create the appropriate mood. A new feature of the Society’s 1981 parade entry was the inclusion of horse drawn vehicles owned and driven by the Hennel family of Hurstbridge, which added to a highly successful day. Society member and long-time Eltham resident, Jock Read also won an award for the “Best Eltham Theme.” Jock and his horse were a feature of Eltham parades for many years and he also established a local tradition in leading Anzac Day parades. 35 mm colour positive transparency (1 of 5) Mount - Agfachrome Agfa CS System black 8 dotseltham festival, parade, parade floats, pioneers of eltham, shire of eltham historical society, cecil street, garnet burges, jack hodson, jock read -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide, Grand Parade, Eltham Community Festival, 17 Oct. 1981
The 1981 Eltham Community Festival was held from 16th to 18th October, with the festival parade being held on Saturday 17th. In recent years the Society had participated in the parade and a display for the festival, winning prizes for the Society’s float in 1979, 1980 and again in 1981 with a prize for the best effort by a local group, donated by Bob Clarke's Menswear. Peter Quirke provided the use of his truck as a float. Peter had formerly operated his fruiterer's business at Research and Diamond Creek and in 1981 opened a shop in the Eltham Village Arcade. Joh Ebeli, with assistance from other members decorated the float. Members of the Victorian Folk Music Club accompanied the Society on the float and their music helped create the appropriate mood. A new feature of the Society’s 1981 parade entry was the inclusion of horse drawn vehicles owned and driven by the Hennel family of Hurstbridge, which added to a highly successful day. Society member and long-time Eltham resident, Jock Read also won an award for the “Best Eltham Theme.” Jock and his horse were a feature of Eltham parades for many years and he also established a local tradition in leading Anzac Day parades. 35 mm colour positive transparency (1 of 5) Mount - Agfachrome Agfa CS System black 8 dotseltham festival, parade, parade floats, pioneers of eltham, shire of eltham historical society, cecil street, russell yeoman, bruce ness -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide, Grand Parade, Eltham Community Festival, 17 Oct. 1981
The 1981 Eltham Community Festival was held from 16th to 18th October, with the festival parade being held on Saturday 17th. In recent years the Society had participated in the parade and a display for the festival, winning prizes for the Society’s float in 1979, 1980 and again in 1981 with a prize for the best effort by a local group, donated by Bob Clarke's Menswear. Peter Quirke provided the use of his truck as a float. Peter had formerly operated his fruiterer's business at Research and Diamond Creek and in 1981 opened a shop in the Eltham Village Arcade. Joh Ebeli, with assistance from other members decorated the float. Members of the Victorian Folk Music Club accompanied the Society on the float and their music helped create the appropriate mood. A new feature of the Society’s 1981 parade entry was the inclusion of horse drawn vehicles owned and driven by the Hennel family of Hurstbridge, which added to a highly successful day. Society member and long-time Eltham resident, Jock Read also won an award for the “Best Eltham Theme.” Jock and his horse were a feature of Eltham parades for many years and he also established a local tradition in leading Anzac Day parades. 35 mm colour positive transparency (1 of 5) Mount - Agfachrome Agfa CS System black 8 dotseltham festival, parade, parade floats, pioneers of eltham, shire of eltham historical society, cecil street, victorian folk music club -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide, Grand Parade, Eltham Community Festival, 17 Oct. 1981
The 1981 Eltham Community Festival was held from 16th to 18th October, with the festival parade being held on Saturday 17th. In recent years the Society had participated in the parade and a display for the festival, winning prizes for the Society’s float in 1979, 1980 and again in 1981 with a prize for the best effort by a local group, donated by Bob Clarke's Menswear. Peter Quirke provided the use of his truck as a float. Peter had formerly operated his fruiterer's business at Research and Diamond Creek and in 1981 opened a shop in the Eltham Village Arcade. Joh Ebeli, with assistance from other members decorated the float. Members of the Victorian Folk Music Club accompanied the Society on the float and their music helped create the appropriate mood. A new feature of the Society’s 1981 parade entry was the inclusion of horse drawn vehicles owned and driven by the Hennel family of Hurstbridge, which added to a highly successful day. Society member and long-time Eltham resident, Jock Read also won an award for the “Best Eltham Theme.” Jock and his horse were a feature of Eltham parades for many years and he also established a local tradition in leading Anzac Day parades. 35 mm colour positive transparency (1 of 5) Mount - Agfachrome Agfa CS System black 8 dotseltham festival, parade, parade floats, pioneers of eltham, shire of eltham historical society, cecil street, victorian folk music club -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newsletter, Newsletter, No. 141 November 2001
Contents: • Next meeting, Slide Show by Russell Yeoman: A trip down the Diamond Creek • November Meeting • Christmas Celebration • The Memorial Tower, Kangaroo Ground – Re-Dedication • Eltham Festival • 2002 Events • ‘Escaping the Big Smoke’ • Kangaroo Ground Happenings by Diana Bassett-Smith • Other Matters 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 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Pedestrian access upgrade, Pryor Street, Eltham, c. Oct 1987
Looking down Pryor Street towards the intersection with Main Road, Mac's Liquor on left. Shows upgraded footpath area with new paving and planter boxes. Date based on other similar display panels visible in images of the Shire of Eltham display at the Eltham Community Festival, 7 November 1987.Colour photographeltham, main road, shire of eltham, infrastructure development, commercial place, display panel, eltham festival, mac's liquor, pryor street -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Digital photograph, Janice Newton and Dorothy Wickham, 2016
Janice Newton and Dorothy Wickham, contributors, at the launch of Goldfields and the Gothic: A Hidden Heritage & Folklore (Edited and Compiled by David Waldron) was held at Clunes during the Clunes Book Festival. The photograph shows Nicholas Moll, Dorothy Wickham, David Waldron, Nathaniel Buchanan, Paul Michael Donovan, and Keir Reeves. -
Vision Australia
Certificate - Text, 1998
Certificate reads "Certificate of Appreciation: The President and Committee Members of the Victorian Dragon Boat Association gratefully acknowledge the support of the Association for the Blind in the staging of the 1998 Melbourne International Dragon Boat Festival.." Signed by the President K. C. Ong, undated. Centered at the top of the page is a stylised logo of a Chinese dragon. 1 certificate of appreciation with dragon illustrationassociation for the blind, awards -
Clunes Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS OF SPECIAL EVENTS
.1 TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF JAMES ESMOND FESTIVAL - PARADE IN FRASER STREET, PEOPLE LINED UP WATCHING .2 TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF MAKING THE FILM MAD MAX - MOTORBIKES PARKED IN FRONT OF SHOPS /3 THREE PHOTOGRAPHS OF OPENING OF THE WAREHOUSE SHOWING THE OFFICIALSINCL. NEIL NEWITT AND THE PEOPLE OF CLUNES .4 TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF FLOATS - A TRACTOR AND A TRUCK IN A PARADE. THE TRUCK IS THE FLOAT FROM THE BOWLING CLUBesmond festival, mad max filming, opening of warehouse, bowling club float