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Orbost & District Historical Society
book, The White Woman, 1994
The white woman of Gippsland, or the captive woman of Gippsland, was supposedly a European woman rumoured to have been held against her will by Aboriginal people in the Gippsland region of Australia in the 1840s. Liam Patrick Davison (29 July 1957 – 17 July 2014) was an Australian novelist and reviewer. He was born in Melbourne, where, until 2007, he taught creative writing at the Chisholm Institute in Frankston. Davison and his wife Frankie, a teacher at Toorak College, were both killed on 17 July 2014 aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 This, his third novel, was shortlisted for both The Age Book of the Year and the Victorian Premier’s Awards.This is a useful research tool on the history of indigenous and settler relationships in early Gippsland.A book titled "The White Woman" by Liam Davison. It is the story of the search for the lost white woman in Gippsland, Victoria, 1846. The cover has a black and white picture of forest with the title in white print.Bottom left corner - orange sticker Orbost Secondary Collegedavison-liam aboriginal-history -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, Black Rainbow, A Century of Service, August 2011
Author, Robert Haldane, retired from the Victoria Police Force in August 2001, after almost thirty-four years service but has maintained his local links in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. He is an Associate of the Gippsland Heritage Journal and a contributing author to the Gippsland Heritage Journal and Gippsland Country Life magazine. This book is a significant reference tool for the history of nursing in East Gippsland.A soft covered 70 pp book titled A Century of Service the Story of The Buchan Bush Nursing Association. On the front cover is a sepia photograph of a group of people and a dog in 19th century dress.buchan bush-nursing haldane-robert -
Streatham and District Historical Society
Picture, Streatham Hall
Shows the structure and building mateials of the time. Demonstrats the need for social acivities and the need for a venue for that to happen.Demonstrates the buildings that were lost during the 1977 fires the burnt most of Streatham down.A square Black & white photo of the Streatham Hall taken from the front incluing a side angle as well. Itis a single story weatherboard structure with two doors and four windows in view.In green ink stamped on back "317"weatherboard, buildings, hall, community, streatham, structures, social, activities -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, Short History of Ringwood Bowling Club from 1929 -1961
The idea for a Bowling Club was started by Mr. Bert Cocks, the Manager of the State Savings Bank when he arrived in Ringwood in 1929 but it took two years before a suitable site and was found and in 1931 the club as formed. Ther were 57 foundation members. The President was Councillor Arthur Blood and W. Cox, Secretary. Ten months later the first Annual Report stated that " the green was ready for sowing, a Club House with a billiard table , donations of light fittings and furnishings by members and committee and a balance sheet showing assets over liabilities of £446,3,8." The book continues until 1961.It was compiled by Members Jack Knox and Wilfred Bamford.Plain green hard-covered book (untitled) with 25 typed pages. Letter to members inviting them to read the story and pass the book onto other members. Foreword by the President in 1961 -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Carlo Collodi, The Adventures of Pinocchio, 1966
A collection of stories of Pinocchio a wooden puppet that was made by Geppetto. A classic children's story.Paperback. Front cover has an illustration of Geppetto with Pinocchio sitting on his shoulder. In the background of the illustration are characters and places from the story. The back cover has a blurb about the author and the book.fictionA collection of stories of Pinocchio a wooden puppet that was made by Geppetto. A classic children's story. pinocchio, geppetto, puppet, wooden puppet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1900s
Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. Your town has a history tool How much of its story can you write? Markings: 62 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NEWSPAPER CUTTING: JIM PURDY, 1980
Newspaper cutting re Jim Purdy (Supplement to the Bendigo Advertiser - no date, but handwritten on page is ''1980's''. Section called 'Profile' giving the life story of Jim Purdy as ''Jim's Memories''.Bendigo Advertiserperson, individual, jim purdy -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BURKE & WILLS
A 150th Anniversary Tribute Burke & Wills a soft cover book of poems and stories foreword by Jack Thompson published by Bendigo Goldfields Poets Inc printed by Griffin Press illustrations by Brian.V.Nunan.books, collections, poetry -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THE 38TH BATTALION A.I.F, 1920
The 38th Battalion A.I.F.. The Story and Official History of the 38th Battalion A.I.F.. This regiment was formed in the Bendigo Area. Book contains a number of photgraphs of members of the battalion and areas of conflict in which they served.Eric Faireybendigo, history, army history. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - AULSEBROOK COLLECTION: SCRIPT FOR COUNT COLA REEL
Aulsebrook collection: Script for Count Cola reel Script for a video related to Count Cola and its story. Descriptions of the videos aim/purpose, camera angle shots, lines and actions for the video -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - JOAN'S STORY- THE MEMOIRS OF JOAN MCDONALD NEE CHAMNEY, 2017
172 page spiral bound soft cover book entitled 'Joan's Story - the Memoirs of Joan McDonald nee Chamney.' Illustrated with many colour and B&W photos. Published 2017Joan McDonald -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, This is not just a story, it's an Australian story
Appears to be a copy recorded off the Australian television series, Australian Story in about the 1980's/90 s & a man who drives the truck to deliver food/water to outlying properties. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF GREYHOUND
Black and white photograph of greyhound. True stories: pat and Edd's greyhound racing family. Picture illustrates: Eddy with one of his prized possessions. premiers Sunday May 14 At 8.30pm .clubs and associations, sport, greyhound racing -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO ADVERTISER COLLECTION: SPORTS STAR AWARDS PRESENTATIONS
Black and white photograph, multiple people, photograph of a entire room of older people around a dinner table. Bendigo Advertiser description on back of photo: Sports Honorcap With Story Catch "Honor"recreations, sports, awards -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Programme - Programme ""Bye Bye Birdie" by Bendigo Theatre Company Inc
"Bye Bye Birdie" is a musical in two acts with music by Charles Strouse and Lyrics by Lee Adams. Music Programme for "Bye Bye Birdie" a musical in two acts performed by the Bendigo Theatre Company Inc. - a 28 page booklet with acknowledgements, advertisements, details of Acts, cast,and story synopsis. programme, concert -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, I Must Go Down To The Seas Agian
A black coloured paper book telling the story of Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diver Barry Sandlant as told to Paul Millar In the middle of the book there is a gold watch face with the time at 3o'clockbook, ran, barry sandlant, cerberus collection -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Mrs James Smith, The Booandik tribe of South Australian Aborigines : a sketch of their habits, customs, legends, and language : also an account of the efforts made by Mr. and Mrs. James Smith to Christianise and civilise them, 1880
Stories from the early days of South Australia from an adventurous woman, recounting her experiences with the local Aboriginal community. Much detail of early encounters with domestic animals and mission folk.Word lists, b&w illustrationsbooandik, boandik, buandig -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, A W Reed, Aboriginal tales of Australia, 1998
Populated by mythical beings, these stories of heros, birds, rivers, lakes and shores have been passed down over generations and today offer a window of understanding into the powerful Aboriginal connection to the land.word listscreation stories, dreamtime -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Hetherington John, Witness to Things Past Stone, Brick, Wood and Men in Early Victoria, 1964
A descriptive account with illustrations of twenty Victorian historical places nineteen of which were classification by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Stories of the people associated with the buildings gives insight into the early developmenarchitecture, heritage -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Fish Marie, Survival at Sea, 2008
The story of the cottages at the New Works area at Lakes Entrance Victoria, their relationship to the early fishing industry and the construction of the artificial entrance from Bass Strait to the Gippsland Lakes, and the past and recent residents.civil engineering, land settlement -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Orbost Historical Society, The Curlip Issue 3, 1991
A Journal presenting research on the local area by students of Secondary College containing an analysis of an Anzac diary an account of the close knit farming community of Jarrahmond and stories of the black smith Orbost Victoriaworld war 1914-1918, agriculture, trades -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Work on paper - School Project, An Australian casualty of World War II, Alwyn Terrance Till, 1/06/1997 12:00:00 AM
Luther College Year 10 History assignmentPhotocopy of Luther College Year 10 History assignment telling the story of Alwyn Terrance Till who died on 21 August 1944 in Germany and is buried at Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium.Luther College Year 10 History assignmenttill, alwyn, war memorial lilydale, war memorial mitcham, war memorial box hill, war memorial blackburn, royal australian air force, hotton war cemetery, belgium, world war, 1939 - 1945 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - GOLDEN SQUARE P.S. LAUREL ST. 1189 COLLECTION: NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS
Photo of Joshua Clough beside a model of a mine. A banner of the school is in the background. Story about an exhibition focusing on minerals and mining. The children learnt about the different aspects of mining and made models.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square primary school 1189 collection - newspaper cuttings, joshua clough, central deborah gold mine, james lerk -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - GOLDEN SQUARE P.S. LAUREL ST. 1189 COLLECTION: NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS
Photo and short story mounted on black laminated card. Photo shows Shelley Saunders, Ryan Needs and Melanie Donaldson bird watching. Also mentioned are grants from Bendigo Mining.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square primary school 1189 collection - newspaper cuttings, bendigo mining, shelley saunders, ryan needs, melanie donaldson, doug, buerger, john wakker, the friends of the kennington reservoir -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Merle Bush Trefoil Guild
The Merle Bush Trefoil Guild was registered in Bendigo on 18/06/1981.The decision to disband the Merle Bush Trefoil Guild was made at a General Meeting on 17/02/2016. The group agreed to continue as the Merle Bush Friendship Group. The Australian Trefoil Guilds connect women who are either actively involved in Girl Guiding or have a history with Girl Guiding. The purpose of a Trefoil Guild is to keep alive the spirit of the Promise and Law, carry this spirit into the community and to give support Guiding.Merle Bush Trefoil Guild Bendigo - Nine lines describing Merle Bush and her achievements. Followed by items from 1851 and 1853 followed by a story on Sun Loong and his statisticsgirl guides, guiding, merle bush, trefoil guild -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - GOLD!, 1994
32 page hard cover book entitled 'GOLD ! The fascinating story of gold in Australia' by John Nicholson. Published 1994 by Allen & Unwin. Printed in Hong Kong. Illustrated with coloured sketches.John Nicholson -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Newspaper clipping: Laanecoorie Plans Big Celebration, Laanecoorie Plans Big Celebration, June 27, 1990
Donald Clark CollectionA clipping from the Bendigo Advertiser newspaper, article with title 'Laanecoorie Plans Big Celebration'. Discusses celebrations for the centenary of the Laanecoorie Mechanics Institute, as well as the story of its construction and opening in 1890. laanecoorie, community celebrations, anniversaries, commemorations, centenary, hall, mechanics institute -
Camberwell Historical Society
Book, Joely Taylor, Backtracks: Recollections of remarkable Australians, 2015
A compilation of oral histories - engaging stories taken from interviews with four Australians conducted by Joely Taylor 90 p. : b+w ill., ; 23.5 cm x 15 cmcamberwell, australia, oral histories -
Clunes Museum
Book, MAUREEN FRENCH, FOLLOWING THE BANDS
THE HISTORY OF THE BRASS BANDS OF CRESWICK, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIASOFT COVER BOOK - FRONT COVER: IMAGE OF THE "RED HEAP BRASS BAND" DURING THE FILMING OF SATURDEE. THE STORY OF THE CRESWCIK BAND STARTING 1863 TO 2010 WITH PHOTOGRAPHS AND SOME MEMBERS LISTSnon-fictionTHE HISTORY OF THE BRASS BANDS OF CRESWICK, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA red heap brass band, saturdee, brass bands creswick -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - PMHPS Meeting, Shirley Videion, "Law on Water", 23 Jul 2007
Recording of PMHPS Meeting on 23.07.2007. Recording done at Port Melbourne Bowling Club. Speaker was Shirley Videion, the author of "Law on Water", the story of the Water Police. Recording duration 37:21water police, police, shirley a videion nee lobb