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Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Book - The Australian Irrigation Colonies Illustrated, Chaffey Brothers, C. 1888
A prospectus on a grand scale, designed to promote the irrigation scheme developed by the Chaffey Brothers, primarily focussed on their work in Victoria and South Australia. It was published to promote 'irrigation colonisation'" and contains numerous advertisements promoting life in the colonies of South Australia and Victoria. This volume was issued in association with the 1888 Melbourne International Exhibition.A volume with a gilt- and blind-decorated red bubble-grain cloth, with a large advertisement for Pears' Soap in gilt on the rear cover.non-fictionA prospectus on a grand scale, designed to promote the irrigation scheme developed by the Chaffey Brothers, primarily focussed on their work in Victoria and South Australia. It was published to promote 'irrigation colonisation'" and contains numerous advertisements promoting life in the colonies of South Australia and Victoria. This volume was issued in association with the 1888 Melbourne International Exhibition.irrigation - murray river, irrigation districts -- victoria -- mildura region -- history, irrigation districts -- south australia -- renmark region -- history, chaffey brothers -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Heeley, Maureen, The Further Shore by Maureen Heeley, 1939
Romance novel.Hardcover book, 254 pages. Book has a green cover and a blue, yellow and green image of a man in a row boat.fictionRomance novel.maureen heeley, romance, fiction -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, George L. Craik et al, The Pictorial History of England, Vol. V, 1760-1784, 1846
Light brown coloured leather-bound spine and cover corners. Paper-covered board covers with greens red and ochre marbling. Gold lettering and gold graphics on spine.english history, 1760 to 1784 -
Unions Ballarat
Transforming Labor: Labour Tradition and the Labor decade in Australia
The Labor decade covers the period of 1983 to 1993 - the Hawke Keating government. Table of contents: Machine derived contents note: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Labourism and imagination: tradition and innovation 3. The labour tradition 4. The Whitlam era: memory's frame 5. Labor's Accord: the policy turn 6. Arguing about the Accord: the spectre of corporatism 7. Transforming the Left: the end of the party? 8. Conclusions ReferencesRelevant to ALP government policy (at '83-'93), industrial relations and reform.Book; paper.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, labour movement, australian labor party - alp, politics, industrial relations - the accord, whitlam, government -
Nillumbik Historical Society Incorporated
Book - Hardcover book, Agnes Giberne, Nurse Seagrave's Story
Red board cover with an etching of floral design in black on the cover and back - 128 pagesfiction -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, My Memories of New Guinea 1944 Vol 1, after 1944
Volume 1 includes a hand written account of "The Wreck of the Steam-Ship NOSEL at the Lizard Point, August 26, 1882Book, one of a set of two, "My Memories of New Guinea 1944 Vol 1". Leather bound books with gold lettering. The bottom right corner of the cover has embossed in gold the initials 'G.A.R." This book contain newspaper cuttings, pictures and hand written notes on various ships and shipping disasters.gold lettering on cover "G.A.R."flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, book, my memories of new guinea 1944 vol 1, my memories of new guinea 1944, steam-ship nosel, g.a.r. -
Orbost & District Historical Society
cushion cover, c. early 20th century
Marjorie McKeown (nee Ford) was an excellent needlewoman and has made this cushion cover.This item is an example of a handcrafted item and reflects the needlework skills of women in the early 20th century when women's focus was the home and its decoration was important. Embroidery and crochet work was an affordable way to personalise and add aesthetic value, and examples of embroidered and crocheted pieces could be found in most Australian homes.A cushion cover made of black fabric, embroidered with large roses on stems and hand painted over the roses. cushion-cover womens-needlecraft handcrafts -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Folder - Cattle Grazing, Cattle Grazing in the Alpine Study Area
Cattlemen / Beef Farmers of the Kiewa Valley took their cattle up to the High Plains to graze during summer.Cover includes the heading 'National Parks Service' and is bound on the spine with black tape. This is followed by 'File Title' on yellow cardboard marked with column and lines. Inside: 35 pages printed on one side. Pages are bound by steel binder. Dated: June 1978J. Commins on cover page at the top.bogong high plains, cattle grazing, farmers of the kiewa valey, national parks -
Bendigo Military Museum
Administrative record - NOTEBOOK WW1, 1916-1918
Horace Selleck served in the Citizens Military Forces for many years prior to enlisting in the 38th Batt AIF as a Captain on 4.5.16. He embarked with the 38th Batt in June 1916 as part of D Coy. WIA on 1.2.17 with Deafness from Shelling. WIA 2nd occasion 4.10.17 with multiple GSW's to the arms and wrist. He was KIA on 20.7.18 at night by a sniper while visiting night posts in Vaire Wood. The extensive listing of the men under him was retrieved by Sgt Jack Lockett No 1194 D Coy 38th Batt. Jack Lockett went on to become Australia's oldest man attaining the age of 111. Officer's notebook with green fabric or paper cover containing names, ages, enlistment dates, military skills, pay allowances and civilian trades of approx 450 soldiers who passed through the command of Capt Horace Ferdinand Selleck, 38th Btn AIF.inside cover: "Capt HF Selleck"documents-notebooks, military history-service records, selleck, 38th bn -
Melbourne Legacy
Book, Legacy 100. Centenary of Service 1923-2023. Diary, 2023
Legacy provides a diary to widows each year in 2023 Legacy celebrated its Centenary so the diary had a special cover.An important part of Legacy's history was the commemoration of its centenary.Pocket ring bound diary with a blue vinyl cover with the 100 year logo.centenary, gifts -
Orbost & District Historical Society
magazines, Crojingolong 1966
This is the nineteenth issue of the annual Orbost High School magazine. The name Croajingolong derives from the Australian Aboriginal Krauatungalung words galung, meaning "belonging to" and kraua, meaning "east". 2214.1 belonged to Mary Gilbert, a former teacher at the school. 2214.2 belonged to Brenda Murray, a former mayor of the East Gippsland Shire and a prominent Orbost citizen. 2214.3 belonged to Deborah Buckland. This magazine is a useful reference tool.Three copies of white covered magazine with dark blue print : Croajingolong Vol.1 No. 19 1966. On the left hand side is the Orbost High School crest of a sheaf of corn inside a double oval containing the school motto, " acti labores iucundi".2214.2 - on front cover in pen - Brenda Murray 2214.3 - many autographs, names written on front and back coverscroajingolong orbost-high-school -
Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses League
Book - Catalogue, Surgical Instruments and Appliances
CATALOGUE -Labled "STORES" and B&D.B.H. in pen on front cover First Page - 1948 Catalogue Grey hard covered Catalogue 336 pages DHA publication (Drug Houses of Australia Limited)Personal Markings -"STORES" -
Greensborough Historical Society
Membership Ticket - Digital Image, Greensborough Football Club, Greensborough Football Club, 1952, 1952_
This membership ticket belonged to John Ely. Tickets admit bearer to games. Tickets include the names of office-bearers of the Greensborough Football Club and the season's fixture or draw.Gary Partington is a lifetime member of the football club and a GHS member. The Ely tickets were given to the late Trevor Partington when John Ely left the area and have been passed to Gary. Season ticket, cardboard. Cover: dark green with silver printing. Inside: white with green textCover: "Greensborough Football Club. Season 1952". Inside: Membership number "62" stamped inside.greensborough football club, membership tickets, partington family, ely family -
Greensborough Historical Society
Membership Ticket - Digital Image, Greensborough Football Club, Greensborough Football Club, 1956, 1956_
This membership ticket belonged to Alan R. Ely. Tickets admit bearer to games. Tickets include the names of office-bearers of the Greensborough Football Club and the season's fixture or draw.Gary Partington is a lifetime member of the football club and a GHS member. The Ely tickets were given to the late Trevor Partington when John Ely left the area and have been passed to Gary. Season ticket, cardboard. Cover: dark green with silver printing. Inside: white with green textCover: "Greensborough Football Club. Season 1956". Inside: Membership number "141" stamped inside.greensborough football club, membership tickets, partington family, ely family -
Greensborough Historical Society
Membership Ticket - Digital Image, Greensborough Football Club, Greensborough Football Club, 1957, 1957_
This membership ticket belonged to Alan R. Ely. Tickets admit bearer to games. Tickets include the names of office-bearers of the Greensborough Football Club and the season's fixture or draw.Gary Partington is a lifetime member of the football club and a GHS member. The Ely tickets were given to the late Trevor Partington when John Ely left the area and have been passed to Gary. Season ticket, cardboard. Cover: dark green with silver printing. Inside: white with green textCover: "Greensborough Football Club. Season 1957". Inside: Membership number "227" written inside.greensborough football club, membership tickets, partington family, ely family -
Greensborough Historical Society
Membership Ticket - Digital Image, Greensborough Football Club, Greensborough Football Club, 1959, 1959_
This membership ticket belonged to John Ely. Tickets admit bearer to games. Tickets include the names of office-bearers of the Greensborough Football Club and the season's fixture or draw.Gary Partington is a Life Member of the football club and a GHS member. The Ely tickets were given to the late Trevor Partington when John Ely left the area and have been passed to Gary. Season ticket, cardboard. Cover: dark green with silver printing. Inside: white with green textCover: "Greensborough Football Club. Season 1959". Inside: Membership number "194" stamped inside.greensborough football club, membership tickets, partington family, ely family -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, The Lonsdale Unemployment Relief Stamp Duty Book C J Mitchell, 1931
Used in business of C. J. Mitchell Pty Ltd TaturaSoft cover. Grey green colour. Contains wage receipts and employment relief duty stamps.Front cover: C. J. Mitchell Pty Ltd (stamped) and Hogan Street, Tatura (ink).c j mitchell pty ltd, tatura businesses, tatura stamp duty books -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Financial record - Book, Mr A J Francis in Account Current With The Bank of Victoria Limited, 1925
Pass book used by Mr. Arthur John Francis, Merchant & Carrier. Ledger of business transactions in account with Bank of Victoria, Rutherglen Branch 1925-1930.Green cloth on cardboard covered book, brown corners and spine, white paper label on front.On front cover - "Mr. A. J. Francis/in account current with/the/Bank of Victoria Limited/ page 845"arthur john francis, francis family, bank of victoria, banking, accounts -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 76, October 1996 to January 1997
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age and other region papers over the period of 25 October 1996 to 16 January 1997Book with yellow cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, enrolment for smb courses, certificate in work education course, students with disabilities, smb founder's day, brian mclennan, kerrie cross, bill gribble, dennis olmstead, susanne mckenzie, sue labbett, frank kitchen, david nicholson, max palmer, mobile training facility, farm machinery course, murray cook, phillip kinnersly, performing arts "heat" and "heat 2", smb ceramics exhibition, smb tafe college offer police recruitment testing, tafe teachers in pay strike, australian education union organiser eric sinkis, derek van der bom, ballarat uni smb launch writing course'smb seek part of $200m funds, smb council demands explanation on axing, bill gribble smb council president, aboriginal art on display, deanne jakiel, ballarat academy of performing arts, rich cultural heritage, steinway gift to academy, amy young, smb subjects on internet, the brewery complex, farewell to long serving staff, frank hurley, pat hope, bob morrell, smb expands into ararat and asia, self-styled award winners, women in building industry, janet bruce in course for females, education ministers visit ballarat, senator amanda vanstone, phil honeywood victorian minister, pam davies president smb council, $145500 to smb, edgar bartrop scholarship to jayson ryder -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 77, January 1997 to April 1997
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age and other region papers over the period of 18 January 1997 to 3 April 1997. Book with yellow cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, enrolment for smb courses, more adults attending courses, brace upgrades, $40000, smb the brewery complex, john howard - prime minister, visits ballarat, opens brewery complex, bill prior and fr martin hislop, jeanette lowe - laurinda scholton - josephine birch, sherryl anderson - robin boyd - peter morey, $1.5m tafe campus start, deb's fun approach to fitness, richard de fegely, overseas students, papua new guinea, western samoa, phillippines, thailand, "dante's peak" director roger donaldson, school's back - officially, farming apprentices help fire victims, karl britt and ian miller, smb women's course 21 years on, ballarat faces higher cost for water, australian college of education awards, smb $500000 debt paid by government, video link with sister city, melting pot of cultures at smb, concert will aid academy, pianist roger woodward, roger donaldson - smb to hollywood, bruce widdop lecturer bapa, farm machinery repairs course, asian student drive -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 78, April 1997 to June 1997
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age and other region papers over the period of 4 April 1997 to 5 June 1997. Book with yellow cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, enrolment for smb courses, asian trip to lift profiles, uni ans smb unit to fight outsider, peter bailey champion welder, trip to world titles, angela mazur keeps up tradition, graduates aid uni recruiting, ballarat - a centre of educational excellence, safer food handling, uni proposal to wimmera, merger would provide benefits, wimmera institute of tafe, horsham campus, overseas campus coup, malaysian tertiary campus contract, ararat tafe stands to benefit from merger, apprentice andrew rodgers takes top award, support for arts assets drive, smb expands training program, uni to offer courses in indonesia, trainees a credit to employers, trainee of the year award, academy needs help to succeed, arthur senior - obituary, ashes to be scattered near the heads, smb new course in hygiene, smb presents "ship of fools", $18m to ballarat, program puts rural women into study, maeve mckeown co-ordinator of rwap, uni chief hits back at call for mergers, joint venture in china, newspaper important teaching tool, tertiary merger closer, early childhood studies at smb, your university - message from vice-chancellor, interview with dr ron wild, university tafe plan worries australian education union, tertiary merger hinges on smb talks, video link overcomes distance, opportunity and agriculture, smb seeks extra time, bapa launch, smb will keep title in merger, smb awards night -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 79. June 1997 to August 1997
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age and other region papers over the period of 7 June 1997 to 5 August 1997. Book with yellow cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, enrolment for smb courses, nathan holliday, nrma top apprentice, scott brady, ballarat's gallows mystery solved, federal tafe plan worries smb head, memorial plaque to hanged men, freighter's engineering traineeship, tafe merger creates super-college, smb agrees to merger, wimmera tafe rejects merger, new evidence points to remains' location, peter bailey to compete in youth skills olympics, switzerland, merger official, course on providing a home away from home, roy schrieke retires, descendant against memorial, peter bailey gold medallist, skill olympics in st gallen, excellent results for ballarat region, aquaculture course, historic sites listed, henry sutton, reverse tafe decision, stawell times-news, more host families needed, david belford award winner, city yearning for cultural heart, corporate learning, gold medal for peter bailey, competition on apprentice funding'play revisits our history, town and gown debate, viticulture traineeship program, one tafe division, career in food, row looms over staff offers, jeff kennet cuts, new attitude to education, victorian primary industries board apprenticeships, rural studies department -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 80, August 1997 to October 1997
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age and other region papers over the period of 6 August 1997 to 18 October 1997. Book with yellow cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, enrolment for smb courses, mature-age students, quicker cheaper degrees, real estate students honoured, leisandie bongkakae of vanuatu, first international graduate from smb, smb appreciation night, staff reject offer of 10%, student waiter of the year, graham paynter, rural training council of australia, stacey dekker wins award, apprenticeships fail to meet needs, smb staff say no to cynicism, claxton monument and fountain, "red cordial" theatre production, peter vanderkley earns award, food handling course at smb, farmers join computer courses, vineyard trainees, work skills awards switzerland, ararat community college, ceramics of neville french, open day at university of ballarat, craftsmanship awards at smb, corey hefferman, brett overington, anthony sanders, simon overall, george johns, mayor james coghlan, women's access celebration, daniel james, leoda atkinson, training awards, uni staff to vote on new agreement, assessment centre, zali crosbie on english-teaching trip to kenya, yoshinori fujimoto survivor of earthquake, creativity a winning trait, state training board, taste of scotland to ballarat, cyber career, loclan hemley, stawell campus opening, andrea bateman wins award, decade of change in tafe -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Magazine, Kew Advertiser, The Kookaburra, Magazine of the 1st Kew Troop, Vol 1, No. 7, October 1927, 1927
The Kookaburra Magazine of the First Kew Troop was mostly written by and for the Scouts themselves, with details of troop and patrol camps and activities, jokes, poems, etc. This edition of the Kookaburra Magazine featured a new style cover and was printed by the ‘Kew Advertiser’ newspaper.20-page magazine with a kookaburra on the front cover. 1st kew scouts, scouts - kew (vic), kookaburra magazine -
Clayton RSL Sub Branch
soft cover non-fiction book, Pan Macmillan (duffy & snellgrove), war letters of general monash, 2002
Letters covering the period of the Gallipoli and the subsequent evacuationGeneral Monash considered to be one of the best strategists of WW1. The letters from Monash to his wife were deeply moving.small soft cover non-fiction booksticker on the cover of the book Property of: Program Resource Centre ABC- Southbank Centre sticker on the inside of the book: Acc no 26856 call no. 940.394. MON -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Program, Souvenir of the Holiness Convention, 1948
The convention was held on the June 12th, 13th and 14th 1948 in Brougham Street North Melbourne. It was arranged and convened by the Methodist Local Preachers' Association.Program for the 32nd Holiness Convention. The program has coloured illustrations on its front and back covers.Front cover: "32nd Holiness Convention Brougham Street North Melbourne" Back cover: "32nd Holiness Convention Saturday June 12 Sunday June 13 Monday June 14 1948 Brougham Street North Melbourne"methodist local preachers' association melbourne branch, brougham street methodist church, north melbourne -
Clunes Museum
Book, ANNIE MARTIN, Home Life on an Ostrich Farm, 1890
IN THE YEAR 1881, HAVING OUR NATIVE LAND WRAPPED IN THE COLD FOGS OF NOVEMBER, MY HUSBAND AND I START FOR SOUTH AFRICA: WHERE IT WAS THE INTENTION OF FORMER TO RESUME THE OCCUPATION OF OSTRICH-FARMING...HARADCOVER BOOK WITH GEOMETRIC DESIGN PANEL ON FRONT COVER IN CREAM AND BROWN COLOUR 288 PAGESnon-fictionIN THE YEAR 1881, HAVING OUR NATIVE LAND WRAPPED IN THE COLD FOGS OF NOVEMBER, MY HUSBAND AND I START FOR SOUTH AFRICA: WHERE IT WAS THE INTENTION OF FORMER TO RESUME THE OCCUPATION OF OSTRICH-FARMING...rivett bland, clunes free lending library -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Mansergh, Jessie et al, Tom and Some Other Girls by Jessie Mansergh (aka Jessie Bell, Mrs George de Horne Vaizey), 1907
A Public School story.Hardcover book with a green fabric cover. Black and gold image of two school girls on cover. 279 pages. 8 full-page original illustrations by Percy Tarrant.fictionA Public School story.jessie mansbergh, sydneham ladies school, violet knight, mrs. george de horne vaizey, fiction -
Greensborough Historical Society
School Magazine, Greensborough Secondary College Yearbook 1994 Gr8750, 1994_
Each year, the college yearbook reports on the people (students and staff) and events and activities that took place that year. Previous editions of this yearbook were titled "Horizon". Note: In 1989, Watsonia High School was merged with Watsonia Technical School to become Greensborough Secondary College.A permanent record of who attended Greensborough College - both student and teachers, includes photographs. Annual record of teaching staff, students and events that took place in 1994. Includes black and white and colour photos and reports. 36 Pages (approx), Cover is a collage of student photos and artwork.In pen inside front cover: "Donated by Rosie Bray"greensborough college, greensborough secondary college, yearbook, horizon, school magazines -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Australian Government, "Australia - Manning the Machinery of War", 1943-1945
36 page booklet outlining production of armaments in Australia for World War II Printed in brown ink, front cover has 2 colour imprint, side stapled, 2 staples.On front cover has "Miss Patti Jack" in ink.trams, tramways, arms production, world war ii