Printed black and white postcard of Alexandra Fountain Bendigo with an ex-Melbourne SEC tram on the right side, going to Eaglehawk. In the view are the National Mutual, Australian Mutual Provident Society, and the Armstrong Tyre Service station. Published by Valentine of Melbourne and Sydney.Yields information about Bendigo's Charing Cross and View St late 1940s.Postcard black and white, used - No. 6.Has a letter on the rear with two stamps dated 27-6-1949 to Ken Magor from Roy and Ken about their visits to the three provincial tram systems and the narrow gauge at Ferntree Gully. The weather had not been good for their visit. See rear image.tramways, trams, bendigo, charing cross, view point

Printed black and white postcard of Charing Cross and View St Bendigo, with SEC tram No. 10 departing for Eaglehawk. In the view are the Commonwealth Bank, Parkers Newsagent advertising The Herald, The Age, and The Leader and the Armstrong building. Published by Valentine of Melbourne and Sydney.Yields information about Bendigo's Charing Cross and View St c1930.Postcard black and white, unused - Valentines series No. 3729.On rear in pencil "No. 10 Eaglehawk dest"tramways, trams, bendigo, view st, charing cross

Printed black and white postcard of View Point overlooking the Alexandra Fountain, Charing Cross Bendigo. In the view is an SEC tram, along with R O Henderson The Beehive, A E Sayer Chemist, J B Edwards Watchmaker, Metthews Bros Mens and Boyswear, and Wrights Stores. Published by Valentine of Melbourne and Sydney.Yields information about Bendigo's Charing Cross and View St c1940Postcard black and white, unused - Valentines series No. 4222.tramways, trams, bendigo, charing cross, view point

This book was presented to William Fry for a full year's attendance at the Garibaldi State School (No. 2013) in 1931. The head teacher was J. Gardiner. The book 'Our Secret Society' is written by W Dingwall Fordyce, a Scottish politician and author.Olive green cloth-bound hard cover black drawing of a boy with a dog, next to a window. Book presented as an Attendance Prize to William Fry at Garibaldi School, 1931.Bookplate inside cover reads: Attendance Prize, SS 2173 Garibaldi. Donated by School Committee, Awarded to William Fry. For full year's attendance 1931. Head Teacher, J I ? Gardinerschools, garibaldi, education

The prayer book was presented by the Holy Trinity Church in Buninyong to Blanche Brown in 1900.Small black stippled leather covered prayer book with gold embossed title and cross on the front cover.Written inside front cover: 'Blanche Brown, 1st Prize, Senior Girl's Class, Holy Trinity Sunday School, 1900'.religion, christianity, buninyong holy trinity church, prayer books

The Vicar of Wakefield, subtitled A Tale, Supposed to be written by Himself, is a novel by Anglo-Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774). It was written from 1761 to 1762 and published in 1766. It was one of the most popular and widely read 18th-century novels among Victorians. Source: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vicar_of_WakefieldHard cover, cloth bound book with gold embossed design on the cover. The book is entitled The Vicar of Wakefield, by Dr. Goldsmith. Undated.'Buninyong Public Library' stamp used in several places in the book. novels, oliver goldsmith, literature

The pamphlet was found under the floorboards during works to the building Damaged and weathered pamphlets for a Circus and Show by the Wirth Bros Various text and illustrations depicting the activities of the show including horses, tigers and elephants and monkeys. 18th May 1898 historic newspaper, 1898, warracknabeal court house

Printed black and white postcard of Pall Mall looking southwest towards Charing Cross. An ex-Melbourne four-wheel tram is alongside the fountain. In the view are The Beeive, and Favaloro Bros buildings. Possibly a hot day with several cars parked under trees and the blinds on the buildings lowered. Published by Valentines, Queen St Melbourne as part of their real photo series.Yields information about Bendigo's Pall Mall c1930.Postcard black and white, unused - Valentines series No. 1809.tramways, trams, bendigo, pall mall

Postcard produced by the Valentine publishing company of Moorabool St looking north and the corner of Ryrie St. In the view is tram No. 17 and another tram further north. Note the safety zone sign. In the view is the T&G building, the Bank of NSW, with a sign "Service for the Sick". The rear of the card notes it is a genuine photograph. Photo c1950.Yields information about the view of Moorabool St at Ryrie St c1950.Black and white Postcard undivided back, unused. Card No. V24.tramways, trams, geelong, moorabool st, tram 17

Postcard produced by the Valentine publishing company of Moorabool St looking north. In the view is tram No. 10 and another tram picking up passengers at a safety zone at the corner of Malop St. In the view are Solomons, Bon Accord cafe, and Hoopers stores. The rear of the card notes it is a genuine photograph. Photo c1950.Yields information about the view of Moorabool St at Malop St c1950.Black and white Postcard undivided back, unused. Card No. V23.tramways, trams, geelong, moorabool st, malop st, tram 10

A brown homemade cloth covered adventure novel for young readers, The Uncharted Island by Skelton Kuppord. It has an inscription on the right front end paper, black and white frontispiece illustration of three sailors with a boy on the deck of a sailing ship. The title page has the title and a galleon illustration in full sail with publisher details below. A few black and white illustrations are throughout the book. Pp.350fictionIt was published c.1910 and is a story set on the high seas. It takes readers on an an adventure to a mysterious and unknown land.children's fiction, adventure fiction, fiction for boys

Badge or cap badge, nickel-plated brass? for MMTB caps - letters TB combined together. Has two metal lugs soldered onto the rear to enable it to be fixed to a cap. In the middle on the rear the manufacturer's name "STOKES" is stamped into the badge. 2nd copy added 1/12/2019 from donation of Wendy Medley 3rd copy added 5/9/2021 ex Ron Scholton. - Name of manufacturer - Stokes has been cast into badge rather than being stamped.trams, tramways, badges, cap badge, mmtb, uniforms, crews

Provided by the MMTB to its Officers, eg Inspector as a pass for free travel on its trams. See items 397 and 577 for other examples and 7447 for the circular issuing these in Nov. 1963.Demonstrates a travel pass issued to MMTB Officers for free travel and identification to crews.Stamped metal badge, "M&MTB Traffic Officer" pass, brass 6 sided, with hole in top with green enamel around the letters and the number "1" or "4" stamped into the base. On rear has the manufacturer's "Stokes Melb" stamped in. Badge 1 has a fitted ring clip installed. See items 397 and 577 for other examples and 7447 for the circular issuing these in Nov. 1963. tramways, trams, badges, tickets, travel pass, employees, passes, mmtb, traffic officers

Manufactured to be worn on caps by Inspectors. Three of the four have the manufacturer stamped into the rear, while the fourth does not. See item 2596 for a nickel silver sample which was the type worn by tram crews.Demonstrates a MMTB "gold" cap badge.Badge or cap badge, gold tone brass? for MMTB caps - letters TB combined together. Has two metal lugs fixed onto the rear to enable it to be fixed to a cap. In the middle on the rear the manufacturer's name "STOKES" is stamped into the badge. Four copies held.badges, cap badges, mmtb, uniforms, inspectors

Manufactured to be worn on uniforms by the crews. See item 2596 for a nickel silver sample which was the type worn by tram crews. See also item 3777 for another example. Numbers held are: - 388, 390, 2868 (which appears to have been used), 3431, 5265, 5958, 6408. The depth of the badges vary from 15 to 20mm.Demonstrates a MMTB "gold" numeral badges for crews.Set of seven, gold-tone brass MMTB Numerals - Have two metal lugs fixed onto the rear to enable it to be fixed to a uniform. Some have the clips fitted to them. In the middle on the rear of two of the items is the manufacturer's name "STOKES" and "Melbourne" stamped into the badge. badges, cap badges, mmtb, uniforms, crews

Provided by the MMTB to its Officers, eg Inspector as a pass for free travel on its trams and for identification. See items 7082 and 577 for other examples and 7447 for the circular issuing these in Nov. 1963.Demonstrates a travel pass issued to MMTB Officers for free travel and identification to crews.Stamped metal badge, "M&MTB Traffic Officer" pass, brass 6 sided, with hole in top with green enamel around the letters and the number "135" stamped into the base. On rear has remains of "Stokes Melb". Badge was used by the Donor as part of his work uniform.trams, tramways, badges, officers, mmtb, passes

Provided by the MMTB to its Officers, eg Inspector as a pass for free travel on its trams. See items 397 and 7082 for other examples and 7447 for the circular issuing these in Nov. 1963.Demonstrates a travel pass issued to MMTB Officers for free travel and identification to crews.Stamped metal badge, "M&MTB Traffic Officer" pass, brass 6 sided, with hole in top with green enamel around the letters and the number "195" stamped into the base. On rear has remains of "Stokes Melb".trams, tramways, badges, officers, mmtb, passes

Souvenir programme from Back to Portland High School, March 27 - 28, 1982, celebrating 25 years. White, heavy glossy paper, black and white photos of PHS in 1957 and 1982, on front, Portland Higher Elementary School chemistry class 1928 and Portland High School chemistry room 1982, on back.

Postcard produced by the Valentine publishing company of Moorabool St looking north at the corner of Ryrie St. Tram No. 33 is picking up passengers at the safety zone at the intersection with Ryrie St where the front of another bogie tram can be seen. In the view are the T&G building, the Bank of NSW which has a chemist shop, and the Savoia cafe. The rear of the card notes it is a genuine photograph. The card number V24 is the same number used in item 9064, but a later version, the early 1950s. The note on the rear of the card gives details of Ken's Victorian trip during Jan 1954.Yields information about the view of Moorabool St at Ryrie St early 1950s.Black and white Postcard undivided back, unused. Card No. V24.Has a note written to Ken Magor from Ken Winney? dated 14-1-1954 - see image 2tramways, trams, geelong, moorabool st, tram 33

Postcard produced by the Valentine publishing company of Moorabool St Geelong looking south. Tram 17 is visible along with the part of another tram in the bottom left-hand corner. In the photo are Bright & Hitchcock, the T&G building, Gray & Murray, the Bank of NSW, Savoia Cafe, and Rockman's stores along with an advertisement for Berger paints. The rear of the card notes it is a genuine photograph.Yields information about the view of Moorabool St c1949Black and white Postcard undivided back, unused. On top right hand rear is "1949" in pencil.tramways, trams, geelong, moorabool st, tram 17

Brown hard covered book. Chapter 16 is on gold deposits and discusses the discovery of gold in California and Australia.Brown hard covered book geology, water, rivers, the atlantic, great deep, africa, australian interior, eyre's expedition, murray river, darling river, earthqaukes, leichardt, moreton bay, volcanos, darwin's theory, evolution, egyptian race, human remains in caverns and gravel, rocks, metamorphism, iron ores, coal, coal fields, gold deposits, california, water-glass, artificial stone, porous stones, cements

Standard issue sewing kit as used by National Serviceman, Lance Corporal B A Rosenthal, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, Vietnam 1967-8, Mentioned in Despatches for his command and control during a section ambush in which he was wounded. Unit Citation for Gallantry for his involvement in the Battle of Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral.Green material sewing kit with 3 pockets containing vaarious threads, needles and pins for sewing.A Rosenthal 002 4718450kit sewing, house wife, rosenthal