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Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, 1950c
Colour postcard of the sunset, showing the light from the setting sun reflected across the lake, the western Boat Harbour with two fishing boats and some smaller boats moored at the jetties. Lakes Entrance VictoriaOn Back,The Romance of Sunset at Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australiajetties, boats and boating, waterfront -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph
The 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles was raised as a regiment of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps on 1 May 1948 with Headquarters in Melbourne and squadrons in Sale, Benalla/Wangaratta and Albury. In 1955 Regimental Headquarters moved to Wangaratta and a second squadron was located at Albury. The Sale squadron transferred to 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse. In 1977 8/13 VMR Regiment was reduced to an independent squadron A Squadron 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles and in 1991 was linked with 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse forming the VMR Squadron of that regiment. Following service in WWII Sergeant Alan Veitch served in 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles.Unique collection of photographs showing the first years of an armoured regiment of the post-Second World War era Citizen Military Forces showing equipment, uniforms, training and social activity and some personalities.Black and white photograph of soldier in khaki drill uniform and beret with silver Rising Sun hat badge. One of a collection of photographs of 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regiment between 1948 and 1951." Sgt. A. Veitch8/13 vmr, veitch, cmf -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - Braddy 8/13 VMR
The 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles was raised as a regiment of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps on 1 May 1948 with Headquarters in Melbourne and squadrons in Sale, Benalla/Wangaratta and Albury. In 1955 Regimental Headquarters moved to Wangaratta and a second squadron was located at Albury. The Sale squadron transferred to 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse. In 1977 8/13 VMR Regiment was reduced to an independent squadron A Squadron 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles and in 1991 was linked with 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse forming the VMR Squadron of that regiment. Following WWII service Sergeant Ron Braddy joined the Citizen Military Forces and served in 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles. Unique collection of photographs showing the first years of an armoured regiment of the post-Second World War era Citizen Military Forces showing equipment, uniforms, training and social activity and some personalities.Black and white photograph of s0ldier in khaki drill shirt and beret with silver Rising Sun hat badge. One of a collection of photographs of 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regiment between 1948 and 1951. Ron Braddybraddy, 8/13 vmr, cmf -
South Gippsland Shire Council
Wall hanging, Mythic Sun
Wall Hanging; 3 parts looped red fabric. Featuring a sun. Was located @ Stockyard Galley - Curatorial Officer Shirlee McPherson to collect 10/07 & relocated to storage @ Korumburra Old Council Cahmbers -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Geelong No. 23 decorated for the Centenary, 1938
Mounted photograph of Geelong No. 23 decorated for the Centenary of the establishment of Geelong in 1938, photographed in Corio Terrace, decorated with festooned lighting and other "baubles" and items. On the sides, the letters "1838.1938". Tram has the destination of West, with a driver in the front cabin. Shows the lighting on the tram in detail and able to see the waxed flowers and other greenery. See also items 5863 and 5865 for other photographs and 8885 for a night photograph.Yields information about tram 23 decorated for the Centenary of the town's establishment.Block mounted photograph onto grey card with printed edges, Print stamped on rear - Photo by E. Bonney of 11 Shannon Ave Newtown Geelong, representing the "Sun News Pictorial" and "Melbourne Herald". celebrations, illuminated trams, tram 23, decorated trams, geelong, centenary -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Geelong No. 23 decorated for the Centenary, 1938
Mounted photograph of Geelong No. 23 decorated for the Centenary of the establishment of Geelong in 1938, photographed at night in Corio Terrace, decorated with festooned lighting and other "baubles" and items. On the sides, the letters "1838.1938". Tram has the destination of West. Shows the lighting on the tram in detail and able to see the waxed flowers and other greenery. See also items 5863 and 5865 for other photographs and 8886 for a daytime photograph.Yields information about tram 23 decorated for the Centenary of the town's establishment.Block mounted photograph onto grey card with printed edges, Print stamped on rear - Photo by E. Bonney of 11 Shannon Ave Newtown Geelong, representing the "Sun News Pictorial" and "Melbourne Herald". celebrations, illuminated trams, tram 23, decorated trams, geelong, centenary -
Tarnagulla History Archive
News clipping: Gold Town Faces Split, Gold Town Faces Split, September 9, 1980
Murray Comrie Collection. A small news clipping from The Sun newspaper about a plan to turn part of Tarnagulla into a flora and fauna park. Quotes publican Eric Morris. Mentions prospecting and local industries as well as control of pets.tarnagulla, nature, conservation, wildlife, pets, animals, fauna, flora, industries, prospecting, laws, public policy, protest -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - B/W Photograph, Orchard at Blackburn
Black and white photograph of workers on Pearce family orchard on site of present Blackburn High School. Photo taken by photographer from Herald Sun who came every year to photograph the cherry blossom.pearce, ronald, harry, edward h., blackburn high school, orchard, herald sun -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER COLLECTION: THE AGE NO 1 VOL 1 17.10.1854
1) The Age - October 17, 1854 2) Site of Jamboree 1934 3) The Sun - May 20, 1978 (Funeral Sir Robert Menzies) 4) The Herald - July 21, 1969 (Moon Landing) 5) The Sun - September 2, 1944 (War in the Pacific) 6) The Sun - September 11, 1922 (60th Anniversary Souvenir) 7) The Weekly Times Annual - October 10, 1932 8) The Weekly Times Annual - October 5, 1929 9) The Weekly Times Annual - October 3 1927 No No 10 11) The Weekly Times Annual - November 1, 1924 12) The Weekly Times Annual - 1923 13) Great News Stories of Queenscliff - 1853/2003 14) The Weekly times Annual - October 2, 1926newspaper -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Uniform - puggaree, 1912 circa
A puggaree, usually of pleated cloth, has been worn on the Australian slouch hat since it was adopted in 1903. During WWI (1914-1918) it was frequently a plain woollen band made from puttee material. Different coloured bands denoting Corps were incorporated into the puggaree worn by militia units shortly before WWI and again in the period between the wars. The word puggaree comes from Hindi meaning turban and is thought to have referred to a piece of cloth worn on the British officer’s sun helmet to protect his neck from the sun.Good example of distinctive headwear worn by light horse soldiers.Seven fold puggaree with white band denoting Light Horse of the pre WWI (1914-1918) period and possible for a time following the war until superseded by the red band.puggaree, headwear, light horse, uniform -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
puggaree, 1925 circa
A puggaree, usually of pleated cloth, has been worn on the Australian slouch hat since it was adopted in 1903. During WWI (1914-1918) it was frequently a plain woollen band often made from puttee material. Different coloured bands denoting Corps were incorporated into the puggaree worn by militia units shortly before WWI and again in the period between the wars. The word puggaree comes from Hindi meaning turban and is thought to have referred to a piece of cloth worn on the British officer’s sun helmet to protect his neck from the sun.Good example of distinctive headwear worn by light horse or veterinary corps soldiers.Seven fold puggaree with deep maroon band denoting Light Horse or Veterinary Corps in the period between the wars.puggaree, uniform, light horse, headwear -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Uniform - puggaree, 1925 circa
A puggaree, usually of pleated cloth, has been worn on the Australian slouch hat since it was adopted in 1903. During WWI (1914-1918) it was frequently a plain woollen band often made from puttee material. Different coloured bands denoting Corps were incorporated into the puggaree worn by militia units shortly before WWI and again in the period between the wars. The word puggaree comes from Hindi meaning turban and is thought to have referred to a piece of cloth worn on the British officer’s sun helmet to protect his neck from the sun.Good example of distinctive headwear worn by light horse soldiers.Seven fold puggaree with red band denoting Light Horse of the period between the wars.puggaree, uniform, headwear, light horse -
Vision Australia
Image, 1981
Day centre participants enjoy an Easter Bonnet tea party. Ballarat 019 - Mrs Muir (blue flowers) and Miss Stoke (red trimmed sun hat) Ballarat 020 - Mr Joe Dean (tall orange and blue and green hat) Ballarat 021 - Mrs Blake (rabbit on hat) Ballarat 022 - Mrs Bennett (blue pinafore) and Mrs Joan Perry (white, yellow, pink flowers) Ballarat 025 - Mrs Davis (Daisy hat) Ballarat 026 - Mr Norm Batten (sun hat with yellow streamers)6 x col. photographs1981association for the blind, kelaston home (ballarat) -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Johnston, George
Newspaper article from THE SUN dated 23/06/1982 concerning George Johnston’s novel MY BROTHER JACK part of which is set in Caulfield, includes a photograph of George Johnston and his wife.johnston george, authors, writers, literature -
Bendigo Military Museum
Postcard - POSTCARDS, ENGLAND, c.1914 - 1918
Send from FRANK BARNES (AIF 4156) to UNA FRANKLING of Harcourt. 2405.9 The Rising Sun Fovant Camp (marked in chalk hillside) Refer Cat No 2380 for details re Frank Barnes service.Rectangular post cards, black & white photographs with over print descriptions of Sutton Veny England.documents - photographs, military history, photography -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Equipment - T-Bar Ski Tow, 1960s
This Ski Tow component came from one of the first T-Bars at Falls Creek, Victoria. Summit and Village T-Bars were built in 1961 followed by the Link Lift and Sun Valley in 1967.This item is significant because it is part of one of the earliest T-Bars at Falls Creek and illustrates the changes in their construction over time.T-Bar Ski Tow from one of the first T-Bars at Falls Creek, it is made of wood and metal.t-bars falls creek, falls creek, summit t-bar, village t-bar -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Herald Sun, Reverend comforting a young seaman, c. 1960
medium sized rectangular b/w photograph in portrait formatStamp on back: "COPYRIGHT / NOT FOR REPRODUCTION / HERALD-SUN PHOTOGRAPH SUPPLIED BY FEATURE SERVICE / THE HERALD & WEEKLY TIMES LTD. / MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA"chaplain, seamen, sailors, seafarers, comforting, herald newspaper, reverend hubert william coffey (1915-2002) -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Uniform Jacket WW2, C ww2
Jacket and belt WW2 with colour patches to 8th Division Artillery rank badges showing rank of Lieutenant. Complete with shirt and tie. Also leather lanyard.Oval colour patches 8th Division Artillery. Officers pips. Small rising sun badges on lapels. Australian shoulder titles. -
Clunes Museum
Memorabilia - MUG
Issued for Gallipoli Centenary and presented to the Clunes Museum by the Clunes R.S.L. for the event's 100th Anniversary.1 White china mug with red poppies around outside. .2 Cardboard box to store mug Emblem of "Rising Sun" with 1915-2015 1915-2015 Gallipoli Centenary australiagreatwar.com.au On base; Australia in the Great War 1914-1918 the great war 1914-1918, gallipolli -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Negative - Black and white and colour negatives, Sun Energy and Us, 1988
Strip of 22 negatives. 1 colour negative. Related to solar energy. They do not appear to be Burnley. They have not been scanned.In a photograph packet labelled, "Eureka Street Primary School Ballarat Grade 5/6 Sept 88 "Sun Energy & Us."ballarat, eureka street primary school, solar energy -
Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch
Decorative object - Picture Frame Brass, 1914 - 1919
Item is part of the Jennifer Read collection of item acquired by her grandfather during WWI in France A rectangular shaped brass desk top picture frame with tin photo/picture holder on the reverse side and a support leg painted blackEngraved with words, "SOUVENIR & FRANCE"; a potted flower on each side and on the top right and left hand corners in the sun with shinning rays -
Park Orchards Community House
Photograph, Photocopies of description of the Park Orchards golf course, 1935
Taken from "Golf Courses of Victoria" by Kitty McEwan, edited by WA Shut, published by the Sun News-Pictorial. Dated 1935. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Badge - BADGES, ARMY
See Cat 7003.2 Greenwood.1. & 2. Three Army cloth badges sewn onto a piece of Khaki polyester material. The badges top to bottom are; Rising Sun "Australian Army". Crossed Rifles Badge (Marksman). Royal Crown of QE2.aust army, cloth badges, category badges, greenwood -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Pencil, Fun 4 Kids Festival, Early 21st century
This pencil is a souvenir of the Fun 4 Kids Festival, a children’s festival run by Warrnambool City Council from 1999 to 2018. It was held during a week in winter on the Civic Green at the corner of Timor and Liebig Streets with the site including temporary buildings as well as the adjoining permanent buildings. The festival was highly regarded and won the 2015 Gold Australian Tourism Award. Declining numbers and increasing costs led to its demise in 2018.This pencil is a memento of Fun 4 Kids, a children’s festival run by the Warrnambool City Council. Existing for 19 years, it was one of the longest surviving children’s festivals in Australia.This is a round wooden pencil containing a thin sliver of graphite. The pencil has a metal band and a rubber at one end and is sharpened at the other end. The pencil has an orange covering, black lettering and an image of a child and a sun.Fun 4 Kids Festivalfun 4 kids warrnambool -
Bendigo Military Museum
Card - CARDS WW1, c.1915 - 1918
N Graham No 551, refer Cat No 266 for his service details..1) Brown post card of lady holding flowers. .2) Cream greeting card with red & blue border with gold coloured Rising Sun. .3) Cream greeting card with coloured illustration of a man on a horse..1) Printing: "Souvenir from France" Handwriting: "To Maude form N Graham" .2) Printing: "Wish Best Wishes for a Bright & Happy Christmas" Handwriting: "To all at Minmindie with best Xmas wishes" .3) Handwriting: "To Maude with sincere good wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Bright & Happy New Year From her old teacher N Graham"cards, letters, 38th -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH WW1, MOUNTED, C. WW1
Sepia photo, head & shoulders portrait of soldier in uniform. Slouch hat, 2 pocket jacket with Rising Sun badges on collar. Mounted with oval shaped tan veneer cardboard border & tan cardboard backing.photograph, mounted, unknown soldier -
Bendigo Military Museum
Badge, post WW2
Item relates to S W ROSS VX78589, refer Cat No 3147 for his service details.Australian League of Ex Servicemen & Women badge. Small lapel pin badge, gold & blue enamel colour. Crown on top of a banner. In centre are stylised Rising Sun, pair of aircraft wings, an anchor and a boomerang."AUST LEGION OF EX-SERVICEMEN & WOMEN"numismatics-badges, societies-service clubs, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - BROOCH, 1939 - 1945
The item would be classed as "Trench Art".Made from a Rising Sun lapel badge with a boomerang shape soldered to the bottom. On the boomerang is engraved "Mother". The Brooch has been coated to give a polished metal appearance. On the rear a pin has been soldered on. brooch, accessory, trench art -
Bendigo Military Museum
Badge - BADGE & COLOUR PATCHES, C.WW1
Mounted on dark green cardboard backing with metal Rising Sun hat badge, 15th Machine Gun red colour patch over crossed yellow felt machine guns. 15th Machine Gun Coy.numismatics-badges-army, uniforms - badges (cloth), military history, passchendaele barracks trust -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH, FRAMED, Gunner Harry F Midgley, System generated
Harry Foster Midgley No 3414 enlisted in the AIF in 11th reinforcements 14 th Batt on 14.7.1915 aged 21 years 4 months. Embarked for Egypt 11.10.1915, hospitalised 14.12.1915 with Dysentry, returned to unit 4.2.1916, transferred to 46th Batt 3.3.1916 then 12th FAB as a gunner 17.3.1916. Embarked for France 2.6.1916, transferred to 11th FAB, WIA GSW to left ear, transferred to 4th Div Ammunition column 25.6.1917, WIA 1.8.1917 with GSW’s to chest, back, right arm, right leg. DOW’s in 41st Casualty Clearing Station Belgium 2.8.1917.Black & white photocopied photograph of soldier, button up uniform from waist up with Rising Sun badges on lapels. Peeked cap with badge in front, faux timber frame with glass front, cardboard back. 3414 Gunner Henry Foster Midgley, Bendigo 11th Field Artillery Brigade on top. Died of wounds - 02 August 1917 at bottom. On back: Brenda Chambers in texta.photography-photographs, military history, midgley