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Wangaratta High School
WHS House Competition Results Honour Board, 1946
Brown shield-shaped wooden honour board with a simplified Wangaratta high school logo and the text House Competition below. A table of metal plated painted in the colours of the school houses is below, representing which house won each different sport each year. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, Transport Regulation Board, "Report of Study Group on Consolidation of bus services in Ballarat and district", Mar. 1978
44 Page report dated March 1978 on Ballarat & District bus services and how they could be altered or consolidated. Includes background history, SEC trams, subsidies, school services, use. Printed report with brown covers and black plastic punch hole binding.trams, tramways, ballarat, bus services -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - R.S.L. BENDIGO COLLECTION: SCORE CARD
Light brown card with Ex-Servicemen's Carpet Bowls Association - Score Card printed at the top. It has a line for the two players and the date. Two columns numbered from 1 to 20. At the end it has four line titled: 'Won by', 'Captain', 'Captain' and 'Referee'.clubs, social, bowls scroe card, r.s.l. bendigo collection - ex-servicemen's carpet bowls association - score card -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO HOTEL COLLECTION: TYSONS REEF HOTEL, WEEROONA AVENUE, BENDIGO
Colour photograph: Two storey building, with single storey section on RH side, plain façade, white painted, unpainted brick verandah supports to edge of footpath. Tysons Reef Hotel in brown paint in two places on front of building. Early 1980's ?bendigo, hotel, tysons reef -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO HOTEL COLLECTION: COURT HOUSE HOTEL
Colour image of Court House Hotel, 1 Pall Mall, Bendigo, Hotel is two storey, painted white with brown print. On outside of hotel 'Carlton Draught, Court House Hotel'. Victoria Bitter sign on top storey. Appears to be late 1970's?bendigo, hotel, court house hotel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Victoria Mines Department Regulations relating to Mining Leases, Tailings Licences, and Water Right Licences, 1916 to 1935
Victoria Mines Department Regulations relating to Mining Leases, Tailings Licences, and Water Right Licences. Issued 18th August, 1916; and amended to 23rd January. 1935. The Hon. Geo. Brown, Secetary for Mines. H.J. Green. Government Printer, Melbourne. 42 pages.history, bendigo, victoria mines department -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Administrative record - Day Book for unknown company
Day book for unknown company (no details). Unusual format day book for consecutive entries. Green cover with light brown suede spine and corner bindings - damaged edges of cover shows the usage of the book from 8 Sept 1887 to 27 February 1904.company day book, 1887, 1904 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - 3 PLASTIC DOLLS
3 small plastic dolls with jointed arms, brown hair & painted faces, various costumes 1 short pink dress, 1 long with red velvet bodice & white skirt, 1 long with aqua bodice, white lace over orange underskirt.toys, dolls, plastic -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - GERMAN HERITAGE SOCIETY COLLECTION: BOLDT FAMILY BIBLE
Item 17. Boldt Family Bible. Large book with dark brown/black cover with pattern and a gold cross with leaves and flowers inside the cross, HIS in the centre. Edges of the pages are gold. Book printed Stuttgart 1892. Some family history written in the back.bendigo, clubs, bendigo heritage, german heritage society collection - boldt family bible, wilhelm august boldt, mr westacott, robert leonard thompson, albert edward boldt -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - Comic play, S.N. Cook
Booklet owned by Arthur Baggaley, Fruiterer, who lived at 15 Forest Street, Bendigo. His business 'C.A. Baggaley & Son' was at Covent Garden, Mitchell Street, Bendigo. Arthur was born in Bendigo in 1903 to Charles Arthur Baggaley and Ada (Mallon). He married Evelyn May Grigg. Arthur died in September, 1993.Seven page booklet. On front cover: 'Laughable Dialogues. For School and Public Entertainments, social gatherings &c, &c., free from objectionable language and incident, No. 22, Done Brown, by S. Knowles', a comic play for five males and three females. Baggaley CollectionOn left hand side of front cover 'Arthur Baggaley' in blue pen. fruiterer, confectioner, business, mitchell street, covent garden, entertainment, play script, william tell, historical play -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BELL TOPPER - THE SCHOOL ON THE HILL, 1985
54 page spiral bound soft brown cover book entitled 'Bell Topper, the School on the Hill. A Survey of Parental and Community Attitudes to Education at California Gully Primary School'. By Dr.A.Dudley and A.Potts of the Faculty of Education, Bendigo C.A.E. The study undertaken in Nov 1985.A.Dudley & A. Potts -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Clothing - Brown & Gold Acetate Evening Dress, Henry Chavin, 1980
The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories.This example of evening wear from 1980 is one of two pieces in the collection owned and worn by Kaye Cole.This dress was bought for and worn by Cr Kaye Cole, Mayor of Kew 1979/80, to a Mayoral Dinner on Friday 25 July 1980. An accompanying seating plan lists the attendees including the Governor of Victoria, the Victorian Premier, State and Federal parliamentary representatives and distinguished guests from neighbouring municipalities. The evening dress was donated to the Society by Kaye Cole on the occasion of an interview on 6 August 2018 relating to the period on which she served on Kew Council as a representative of North Ward (1973-6) and Prospect Ward (1978-85) and her achievements as mayor.Brown acetate evening gown, and floor-length evening coat retailed by Bianca, Sydney, and manufactured under licence to Henry Chavan, Lyon & Paris. The sheer fabric of the coat is decorated by the use of pile weave, forming a floral pattern of velvet outlined in gold thread.mayors of kew (vic), cr. kaye cole, international fashion - france - henry chavin, women's clothing, evening wear, fashion retailers - bianca - sydney, evening dresses, evening ensembles -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1980
A metal tennis racquet frame with double shaft and green plastic string-buffers around head. Black plastic shaft casing and butt cap. Handle wrapped with brown leather grip tape. No model name. Materials: Metal, Adhesive tape, Leather, Plastictennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1965
A collection of five unstrung Spalding 'Top-Flite' tennis racquets, with: brown/black with gold, perforated leather handle grip; and, ribbon whipping around shoulders. Materials: Wood, Adhesive tape, Leather, Paint, Ink, Ribbon, Vinyl, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Plastictennis -
Glen Eira City Council History and Heritage Collection
Book, "Moorabin: A Pictorial History 1862 - 1994", 1995
Copy of pictorial history book written by John Cribbin with dedication to former Mayor, Cr Noel Erich on inside of cover: "To Cr Noel Elrich, Mayor of the City of Glen Eira from Moorabbin Historical Society and the Glen Eira Volunteers. International Year of Volunteers 2001".Hard cover book with a red jacket with the title "Moorabbin: A Pictorial History, 1862 - 1994" printed in brown colour in and oval at the top of a red , hard paper cover book, copy of an image of horse and carts and Gregg's Plough and Harrow Hotel, South Brighton below. Written on inside of cover: "To Cr Noel Elrich, Mayor of the City of Glen Eira from Moorabbin Historical Society and the Glen Eira Volunteers. International Year of Volunteers 2001". -
Federation University Art Collection
Work on paper - Artwork - Bookplate, Lyttlewood Press, "Ex libris K. Brian Stonier Melbourne Grammar Melbourne University" by Lionel Lindsay, 1951 (Lindsay)
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961) Art historian Robert C. Littlewood is a Private Press publisher who utilises his skills as a fine art photographer, a video producer, researcher and writer to document the lives and achievements of Australian artists who create (or created) original graphic prints. Littlewood is President of the Australian Bookplate Society and a Trustee of the Keith Wingrove Memorial Trust which administers the world's richest and Australia’s only Bookplate design award..1) An etched book plate by Lionel Lindsay for Brian Stonier in brown ink on cream card. The bookplate features an old sailing ship at sea. .2) Framed etched book plate by Lionel Lindsay for Brian Stonier in blue ink on cream card (as above)Printed on bookplate "Ex libris K. Brian Stonier Melbourne Grammar Melbourne University" Printed lower right below image but within plate-mark, "Lionel Lindsay"bookplate, lionel lindsay, k. brian stonier, melbourne grammar, melbourne university, sailing ship, sea, robert c. littlewood, framed bookplate, keith wingrove bookplate design award, keith wingrove memorial trust -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Photograph - Portrait of Councillor Sibley, W H Robinson
The district of Strathfieldsaye was proclaimed in 1861 and named a Shire on the 17th September in 1866. It remained a shire until amalgamation in 1994 when it became part of the City of Greater Bendigo. The shire was located 8 km to the south- east of Bendigo and covered an area of 601 square kilometres and extended from the Calder Highway to the Coliban and Campaspe Rivers. The shire's administration centre was in Strathfieldsaye until 1972 when new offices were opened in KenningtonFramed black and white head and shoulder portrait of Councillor Sibley with hand coloured and drawn detail. Profile slightly to left with walrus moustache and beard. Cut oval brown mount decorated with text, flowers and scrolls. Hand written title top and lower centre.Strathfieldsaye / Shire Council / W m Robinson / Photo / Bendigo / J N B Gribble / Cr Robert R Sibley / First President Chairman of the Road Board 1865 - 5 / President 1866 - 1869 / With Mrs Sibley's Complimentsstrathfieldsaye shire council, councillor sibley, president of strathfieldsaye shire -
Kilmore Historical Society
Official Record of the Melbourne International Exhibition 1880-81, 1882
Brown cloth-bound hardcover book with leather spine. Title in gold on spine with decorative borders top & bottom. Upper spine torn & detached. First page loose as is page 673, otherwise largely intact. Minor foxing throughout, mostly on front pages.Nilkilmore mechanics institute library. -
Kilmore Historical Society
That Boy of Norcot's, That Boy of Norcott's, 1869
Victorian novel Brown & green marbelled board cover hardback book. Black leather spine & corners. Corners worn through to board, leather spine torn and detached from body of book. Back cover completely detached. Five illustrations. 274 pp. Poor condition.On flyleaf, '24' crossed out. '96' handwritten in red ink and underlined. '54' stamped.adult fiction, kilmore mechanics institute library. -
Melbourne Legacy
Document, Direct Mail letter to donors, 1971
A copy of a letter to be sent to donors to ask for their donations in 1971. It mentions statistics of widows and children helped and the estimated expenditure required. The yellow card listed 1,740 legatees in Victoria, helping 19,353 widows and 9,573 children being helped. Was part of a folio of proforma stationery from the 1960s. A similar set of proformas are at 00338.A record of forms and items used in Legacy's business practices in the 1960s.White Melbourne Legacy letterhead with navy torch and details and black type sent to donors signed by President R Robertson in 1971, pasted on brown paper from a folio of forms and brochures from the 1960s. Also a yellow card with Annual Appeal statistics of interest.proformas, stationery, forms, mailout -
Mont De Lancey
Furniture - Chest of Drawers
From home of Mervyn Sebire, 2nd son of Thomas and Linda Sebire.A dark brown cedar wood chest of drawers, with four legs. It has four small drawers, one square one in the middle and three larger drawers at the bottom and all have a keyhole. All have a large round turned knob to hold to open them.chest of drawers, cabinets, storage and display furniture -
Mont De Lancey
Book, Catherine Shaw et al, The Promised Land, 1928
A collection of Bible stories about The Promised Land retold by Catherine ShawHardcover children's religious instruction book, The Promised land, with picture of an Egyptian chariot race in biblical times with red lettering for title at top of illustration. Brown spine with black printed title, 6 crowns and publisher name. Black and white and coloured illustrations throughout.fictionA collection of Bible stories about The Promised Land retold by Catherine Shaw books, fiction, biblical stories, children's books -
Mont De Lancey
Book, R.B Plowman, The Man from Oodnadatta, 1933
Stories by Robert Bruce Plowman, the first patrol padre to the Australian Inland Mission 1912 - 1917. This is the first book in a trilogy.Brown hardcover logbook with the title, The man from Oodnadatta by R.B Plowman on front cover with black lines and a tiny black symbol. Spine has title, author and publisher. Black and white photographs throughout and endpapers have maps of the area and of Australia. Second Edition."Auntie - "Best wishes", from "Jean "Auntie" 22/9/33non fiction book, australia, religion -
Queen's College
Shabti, New Kingdom, 19th-20th Dynasty, 1295-1069 BCE
This item is part of the Dodgson Collection, which was bequeathed to Queen's College in 1892 by the Rev. James Dodgson. The collection was created by Aquila Dodgson, brother of James. Aquila Dodgson was a friend of the English Egyptologist Flinders Petrie, and it was through this friendship the Aquila was able to acquire ancient Egyptian artefacts. A detailed study of the collection was made by Christine Elias "Discovering Egypt: Egyptian Antiquities at the University of Melbourne", M.A. thesis 2010.Remains of a white wash over surface with yellow on the face and neck. Face, wig and hieroglyphs on front in black, hands of crossed arms in red/brown paint. On back across shoulders basket painted in black. Small paper label inscribed with 'A8' attached to back.james dodgson, aquila dodgson, flinders petrie, wood, shabti -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Posters: Tarnagulla Boxing Day Sports, Tarnagulla Boxing Day Sports, 1952
Murray Comrie Collection. 28 copies of a poster with title 'Tarnagulla Boxing Day Sports' on 18th December, 1952. Advertising programme of events for the day, which was a fundraiser for the Public Hall and Progress Association. Advertisements for local businesses around edge. Posters are in a brown wrapping with printer's label on bottom. tarnagulla, sport, recreation, competitions, fundraising -
Mont De Lancey
Gloves
Worn by Heather Godden in the 1950's.Total of four pairs of gloves - Pair of long cream leather gloves, with three pearl buttons, with decorative stitching. Pair of cream kid leather wrist gloves. Pair of brown leather wrist gloves. Pair of long white evening gloves with decorative stitching. gloves, -
Melbourne Legacy
Badge, Legacy Appeal Badge - $20, 2015
An example of badges issued by Legacy for fundraising during the Legacy Appeal and Badge Week. The donation value is $20. The date is approximately 2015 as it was still for sale in 2018. It is in the collection to show the modern equivalent of the older style badges. The badge of Legacy is the Torch and Wreath of Laurel. The Torch signifies the undying flame of service and sacrifice of those who gave their lives for their country. The Wreath of Laurel is the symbol of our remembrance of them. The card makes a tax deductible receipt.Example of Legacy badges that were sold up to raise money for Legacy's work. Legacy Appeal badge with the Legacy torch, it is made of gold coloured metal with green and brown enamel in stripes beside around a torch with a red enamel flame. It is on a white card with blue printing showing it's value. Badge has a post and a separate butterfly clutchlegacy appeal, fundraising, badge week -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Book, Gippsland Heritage Journal - issue 20, 1997
No 21 of a series contains articles on building materials around the Gippsland Lakes, Brown Coal Mine School, Rancby Church, Yarrams Regents Theatre, town of Moe, Mary Fullerton, Kingsford-Smith, Wonthaggi Leek Club. Also many photographs and lithograph obuilding industry, schools, religion, township -
Clunes Museum
Domestic object - GRAMOPHONE
.1 SAVANA BRAND GRAMOPHONE IN BLACK CASE WITH STEEL CLIPS. CONTAINS TURNTABLE COVERED IN BROWN FELT. PLAYS RECORDS AT 78 RPM .2 METAL WINDER/HANDLE WITH BAKELITE END .3 PACKET OF BATMAN BRAND STAINLESS STEEL NEEDLES MEDIUM 5120music, gramophone -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Mixed media - Presentation Board, Ancient Order of Foresters Lodge, C HANDS, 22 Dec 1927
Found in Hands family home, 402 Williamstown Rd Port MelbourneLarge brown ply board with a photo of C Hands at bottom. 12 medallion photos of Lodge (Ancient Order of Foresters) members around the board. Coloured certificate in centre presented to C HANDS when he was enrolled as Past Chief Ranger of Court No 5504A.O.F. Court of Forest of Dean No 5504 in Victoria. Presented to Bro C H Hands, P.C. for services rendered 22.12.27societies clubs unions and other organisations, c h hands, ancient order of foresters, masonic, forest of dean, a carpenter, a g harris, t allan, c tucker, a copley, a tucker snr, a eddy, m daley, a j tucker jnr, w thomas, f c reiger