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Federation University Historical Collection
Book - War History, Neil Leckie, Creswick's War Through the Eyes of Driver S. Gordon Spittle MM "The War Correspondent", 2019, 2019
Soft covered book of 242 pages. This book is a chronology of Gordon Spittle's war, what happens to him, where he goes and the people he meets. Spittle served with the 18 Company Australian Army Service Corps (AASC). Gift of Major Neil Leckie RFD (Ret'd)australian army service corps, s. gordon spittle, gordon spittle, world war one, ascot, allendale, william brazenor, harold joseph reid, james leslie sim, les sim, harry smerdon holmes, leslie john walter, jack nase, ray blight, john joseph nase, john raymond blight, frank thomas, baupaume, amiens, messines, somme, roy jackson, les vernon, violet spittle, leslie sim, harry holmes, violet holmes -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Album (Item) - Mark Webber collection includes Hawker demon Dragon Wapiti Miles Magister Wirraway Gannett's Avro Anson Douglas DC 3 Lockheed Hudson Canberra crash august 1940 Empire flying boat Gipsy Moth Seagull Clipper Wright Whirlwind Tiger moth Fairey Battle Stinson Reliant Miles Falcon Parkes museum ME109 Bristol Beaufort Sunderland Short Blenheim Whitley Vickers Wellington Spitfire Blackburn Miles Master Hurricane Harvard Oxford, Photographs of various 1940's era planes
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Clunes Museum
Book, GEORGE FREDERICK PEARCE, AN ACCOUNT OF TRIP FROM KALGOORLIE, W.A. TO CLUNES, VIC 1930'S, 1930
A WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF THE JOURNEY FROM KALGOORLIE WESTERN AUSTRALIA TO CLUNES TO ATTEND THE CLUNES, VICTORIA REUNION IN THE 1930'S AUTHORED BY GEORGE FREDERICK PEARCETWO SPIRAL BOUND PHOTOCOPIES OF PHOTOCOPIES HANDWRTTEN PAGES WITH MUSTARD COLOURED FRONT PAGE AND ACYLIC COVER. 143 PAGES WITH THE LAST TWO PAGES SIGNED BY OTHER ATTENDEES OF THE REUNION.non-fictionA WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF THE JOURNEY FROM KALGOORLIE WESTERN AUSTRALIA TO CLUNES TO ATTEND THE CLUNES, VICTORIA REUNION IN THE 1930'S AUTHORED BY GEORGE FREDERICK PEARCElocal history, travelog, clunes reunion, george pearce -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Wright, Ian, Victorian Railways S Series Coaches (Part 1) Research Report 4, 1982
Details of S series loco-hauled carriages in use on the Victorian Railways including AS, BS, ABS, CS & DS carriages.ill, p.10.Details of S series loco-hauled carriages in use on the Victorian Railways including AS, BS, ABS, CS & DS carriages.railroads -- rolling stock -- victoria, passenger trains - victoria - history -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article - Article Newsletter, Colin Brooks, Local history bites: St Helena Road in the 1890's, July 2024
Article from Brooksy's Briefing about St Helena Road as a dirt track in the 1890s compared to today.Newsletter article text with colour imagest helena, colin brooks, st helena road greensborough, greensborough historical society, diamond creek road greensborough -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Cr. F. Corr, A.V. McArthur, Ray Pathe (cycling). c1950's
Black and white photographWritten on back of photograph, "Left, Cr. F. Corr, Centre, A.V. McArthur, Right, Ray Pathe (cycling)". -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Constable Wakeham of Ringwood at Rec. ground. c1920's
Black and white photographWritten on back of photograph: "Constable Wakeham of Ringwood at Rec. ground". -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Dr. W.E. Hewett, Medical Officer. c1940's
Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small)Typed below large photograph: "Dr. W.E. Hewitt, Medical Officer." -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Herry Family group. c1930's
Black and white photographWritten on front of photograph: "Back row - Frank G., Jack Herry, Florence, Leo Herry, Kath Herry, Louis Herry, Bert Parker, Philip. Those in centre of photograph are labelled, "Dad & Mum". Written below that is, Jack Junior, Marie Criggin with Louise, Philip Herry and Elaine Parker. Taken on Hill, Lilydale, Oliver Photo." -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Herry Family:, John, Leo, Louis (Father), and Louis. c 1930's
Black and white photographHerry Family L-R, John, Leo, Louis (Father), and Louis. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Prof. Stanley Porteus- born in Ringwood. c1900's
Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small, in oval mounting)Written on rear of backing sheet: "Prof. Stanley Porteus. Born in Ringwood, 24/4/1883. See History of Ringwood State School." -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Pett, Emily Elizabeth (Bessie) b. 21 May, 1863. c 1890's
Black and white photograph in oval mountingWritten on rear of backing sheet: "Pett, Emily Elizabeth (Bessie) b. 21 May, 1863". -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Pioneer Mrs. Pett of Heathmont in later life. c1880's
Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small, in oval mounting)Typed below large photograph: "Pioneer Mrs. Pett of Heathmont in later life". -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Portrait - Charlotte Pett (Gibbons) b. 13 February 1865. c1890's
Black and white photograph, in oval mounting.Written on rear of backing sheet: "Charlotte Pett (Gibbons) b. 13 February 1865". -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Mrs Pett, wife of Joseph Pett, an early pioneer of Heathmont. c1880's
Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small)Written on back of large photograph: "Mrs Pett". -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Florence Withers married to a member of the Pett family- c 1880's
Black and white photograph (2 copies)Written on rear of backing sheet: "Florence Withers, ex Pett folder." -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Portrait - Catherine Rose (1858-1925) married James Keith Turnbull, Ringwood station master. c1890's
Black and white photograph of portrait.Written on back of photograph: "Catherine Rose (1858-1925) married James Keith Turnbull, Ringwood station master" -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Paddy Miles displaying 'Captain Miles House Flag'- c 1970's
Black and white photographWritten on back of photograph: "Old Capt. Miles 'House Flag'. Shown here by his son Paddy Miles. Flag was flown on occasions (deaths, etc) outside his home 'Glamorgan' in Warrandyte Road." -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Two stalwarts of the Ringwood Methodist Church c1880's
Black and white photograph (2 copies). Oval shaped mountings. Appear to be reproduced from newspaper photographs. Caption beneath portrait on left reads: "Mr. J. Hill, stalwart worker and leader of the Wesleyan Church," and caption below portrait on right reads "Mr. T. Grant, a link between the Past and Present." -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Mr. & Mrs. Kennedy - Pioneers and Pillars of the United Free Methodist Church. c1880's
Black and white photograph (2 copies). Two oval portraits of man and woman. Appears to be taken from newspaper. Caption beneath portrait reads: "Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy- Pioneers and Pillars of the United Free Methodist Church." -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, A.N.A. Tree Planting Scheme used in the 1930's -- presentation to the Historical Society: Jean Chatfield (ANA), Marie Van Leeuwen (SHS), Angela Murphy- Town Clerk, Dawn Miller (SHS)
Presentation of A.N.A. Tree Planting Scheme used in 1930'sto Historical Society. Photograph taken at Town Hall. Jean Chatfield ANA Society. Marie Van Leeuwen Historical Society. Angela Murphy Town Clerk. Dawn Miller Historical Society.stawell -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Film - VHS Video Tape, 40's Style Concert 25.6.95 Moorabbin Town Hall, 25/6/1995
VHS Video Tape and caseband, concert, video -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Portrait of Bert Prentice 1930'S
Portrait in brown cardboard folding caseJ Ward Symons Hopkins St Footscray -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Photograph of Original Photograph, Hughes family of Lal Lal, 1870's, 1870s
historic, social, familyIn Lal Lal forest, Hughes family in front of primitive bark miner's hut with shingle roof, rough stone chimney on left, parents and youngest daughter standing, two older daughters seated, scrubby grass in foreground, rough picket fence and a cow. incomplete label: "...diggings having been worked out, the inhabitantshave gradually left the locality, and Mr. and Mrs. Hughes only remain. They live in a remote part of the forest." lal lal, hughes family, miner's cottage -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Book - Book prize, E. M. Waterworth et al, Lady Betty''s twins, c1917
Blue hardcover book with black, red, green and yellow images on the front and spine. b&w pen and ink drawings.non-fictionhowe crescent congregational sunday school, edna wells, william williams superintendent -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat
Work on paper - pamphlet, Boosey and Co.'s Brass Instruments
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Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Photograph (copy), Robert Street, Montmorency early 1970's, 1971-1972
No. 1 and No. 4 Robert Street Montmorency are shown during the construction of homes on the sites c1971-1972A4 page, photocopy of black and white photosmontmorency, robert street montmorency -
Vision Australia
Document - Text, Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia Depositors Pass Book No. S 9547, 1930-1952
A bank passbook outlining the funds in the Jean Bickford Bequests account from the period 1930 until 1952, including balances and interest paid. At the back of the book in the Depositor section is: I.H. McVilly (crossed out) and G.R. Fowler, Secretary, The Assn. for the Advancement of the Blind, 118 Queen St, C1.1 Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia bank bookassociation for the advancement of the blind, jean bickford -
Merbein District Historical Society
Photograph - Fisher's staff outside Fisher's Store in Commercial Street Merbein, Fisher's Pioneer Store late 1920's
sepia photograph mounted on boardnames supplied L-R -------- Miss Ahearne Miss Bessie Fisher ------ ------- Mr E. Clay Mr Eugene Fisher C. Norman Bill Summerfield K. Drury E. Hibberd J. Hatch Bob Spence Bill Tierney (cartman) Harry Fisher Mrs Elizabeth Fisher Miss May(drapery)shops businesses fisher's staff merbein pioneer store commercial street 1920 -
Merbein District Historical Society
Photograph, Cowanna Bend Early 1950's Start of washout, c.1953
cowanna washout, murray river