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Glen Eira Historical Society
Newsletter - Fethers, Geoffrey
Photograph and short history of Geoffrey Fethers, aged ten years in 1907 in Australian Queen’s Scout Association News Vol.7, No.2, dated December 2007. He was an early scout.fethers geoffrey, 1st elsternwick scout group, elsternwick, stamp collecting, scout groups, wears e.w., world war 1914-1918, veterinarians, radio broadcasting, the weekly times, writer -
Clunes Museum
Book, PHOTOGRAPHS: PILBARA TOURISM COMMISSION THE AUSTRALIAN, SHORT GUIDE TO NATIVE TITLE, Mar-00
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Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Lempriere Family
Five items about the Lempriere family: 1/Two pages of handwritten (unsigned and undated) research noting their land holdings, taken from the rate books over period 1858-1892. It shows us that John Thompson Lempriere was also Mayor in 1903. 2/Two pages of handwritten (unsigned and undated) notes about Thomas Henry Lempriere and William Geo Lempriere. 3/Photocopied photograph of 'Greenmeadows' on Lemprieres' cow paddock – undated and unknown. 4/Copy of article written by Michael Collins Perse from The Sydney Morning Herald 12/01/2009 on Michael Raoul Lempriere, 'Wool Industry Leader', 11/11/1936-01/10/2008, a descendant of Caulfield's Lempriere family. The article gives a short history of the family involvement in the wool industry. A short family tree history and more about Michael's early life and then his own family and business life. 5/A reprinted family tree from the Australian Dictionary of Biography for the Lempriere family by Justin J Corfield.lempriere thomas h., greenmeadows house, lempriere james, balaclava road, lempriere t.e., hotham street, lempriere john thompson, inkerman street, lempriere carlotta, lempriere mary, lempriere estele, lempriere jane, orrong road, lempriere william, george lempriere, monteiro d’almedin charles charles, stables, outbuildings, graziers, mansions, caulfield common school, committees of management, st marys, blake & riggall solicitors, ratebooks, greenmeadows, cow paddocks, lempriere michael raoul, lempriere bros, lempriere pty. ltd., lempriere peter, lempriere rozel, lempriere william henry, lempriere kathleen, lempriere audley raoul, sportspeople, greene adelaide, lempriere geoffrey, dougall diana, lempriere william, lempriere ben, australian council of wool buyers, federation of australian wool organisations, lempriere lisa, lempriere kristine, persse michael collins -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Pamphlet - Melbourne Aerodrome, Grange Road, Glen Huntly
Three documents about the history of Harry G. Hawker who flew from this and other places: 1/A Pamphlet On Harry George Hawker 1889 – 1921 Published on 12 February 1989 For The Unveiling By Weston Bate of St Kilda Commemorative Plaque At 31 Gourlay Street East St Kilda, The Hawker Family Home. The Pamphlet Gives Biographical Information Based on Hawker’s Entry In The Australian Dictionary of Biography. Double- (CMHS) Newsletter of March 2015 on brothers Harry and Herbert Hawker. 3/Pamphlett "Harry Hawkder In Austrlaia 1914" announcing 2014 as the year to commemorate the centenary of his return to Austrlai in 1914. This includes a short history of Harry Hawker, records he set and 3 black and white photographs plus 1 sepia. Contact details included for Chris Hawker plus a Facebook page still current at 13/11/2017. Double-sided.hawker harry george, aviators, aviation, pilots, aircraft, sopwith aviation company, hawker stanley herbert, hawker george, hawker mary, hawker maude, hawker ruby, st john's caulfield north, engineer, caulfield army and navy club (rsl), caulfield repatriation hospital, duke street, caulfield south, new street, elsternwick, caulfield racecourse, millen senator minister for defence, world war 1914-1918, "death spin", sopwith aircraft co. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Furniture - Screen, Thomas Hope, 1905-1913
The fire screen was part of the original furnishings of the Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters in Merri Street, Warrnambool. It was made by Lighthouse Keeper, Thomas Hope. Thomas served two terms as an assistant lighthouse keeper in Warrnambool. His first term was from 1905 to 1907. He later returned from 1910 to 1913, when he was appointed as Keeper five months after the untimely death of his predecessor Peter Quinn. Woodworking was one of Thomas Hope’s hobbies, and the three-panel fire screen he made as a lighthouse keeper is now in the Flagstaff collection and is displayed in the Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage. Thomas Hope 1857 - 1928 Thomas James Hope was born in Camden, Surrey, England in 1857. His father, also called Thomas, was reputed to be a member of the Royal Family, and Thomas Hope Junior his illegitimate son. Thomas was subsequently brought up on the estate of the Earl of Hopetoun in Somerset and it was thought that Thomas was the Earl’s grandson. Against the wishes of those in charge of Thomas, he joined the navy at an early age, seeing much of the world until he settled in New Zealand at the age of twenty-four. After some years in New Zealand, he came to Australia to live. One of the jobs Thomas Hope had prior to becoming an assistant lighthouse keeper in 1896 was as a cook in the Lunatic Asylum at Sunbury, Victoria. He served as an assistant keeper at Shortlands Bluff, Gabo Island, Split Point and Warrnambool, retiring in 1918. He bought a house in Nicholson St, Warrnambool and died in March 1928. He is buried in the Warrnambool cemetery. Thomas Hope is recorded in family history as being of short stature and, not surprisingly given his alleged aristocratic connections, possessed a beautiful speaking voice. He and his wife Elizabeth nee Waters, whom he married in New Zealand, had six children (Thomas, killed in World War One), Ellen (Nell), Nora (who was married at the Warrnambool lighthouse keepers cottage), William (who died in Warrnambool), Marion and Alan. Joseph Hoover (Dec 29, 1830, to Aug 7, 1913) Joseph Hoover, the printer of the pictures on the screen, was born in Baltimore, of Swiss-German heritage. He was trained as an architectural woodturner. In 1856 Hoover moved to Philadelphia and began producing elaborate wooden frames in his wood-turning and framing business. By 1865 Hoover had started to produce popular prints for publishers and artists, which included noted Philadelphia artist James F. Queen. In the 1880s Hoover set up a complete plant specialising in chromatography, the process of producing colour prints from lithographic plates. The coloured prints he produced were affordable to business and private customers. In 1893 his son Henry L., a trained lithographer, joined the company as overseer and it was called J. Hoover & Son. It became one of the largest in America by the turn of the century. Hoover won a medal for Excellence for his Chromolithographs of James Queen’s works. In 1904 Joseph’s other son, Joseph W, joined the business as a partner and the company was called Jos. Hoover & Sons. Hoover died of a heart attack in 1913. He was survived by his wife and six children: two sons who were also his business partners, and four daughters. The firm continued in production until around 1985. Hoover’s prints included scenes, still life and landscapes of America and other locations. They were sold in America and overseas to countries including Canada, Germany, Mexico and England. The three-panelled screen in the Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage was made by the Assistant Lighthouse Keeper, Thomas Hope during one of his two terms at the Lighthouse Keepers' Quarters. It is the only object in the collection known to be connected to Hope. The Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage is part of the Lady Bay Lighthouse Complex, which is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register for being of historical, scientific (technological) and architectural significance to the State of Victoria.Fire screen comprising three black wood framed panels hinged together. Each panel contains a glass-encased print depicting a rural landscape. Ornate stencil cut wood edging and quilt-inspired parquetry sits above each panel. The central panel is taller than those either side. Screen is lined in black-painted cardboard.Printed at the base of each of the three prints “COPYRIGHT 1896 BY J. HOOVER & SON, PHILAD’’A.”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, firescreen, thomas hope junior, ellen (nell) hope, nora hope, william hope, marion hope, alan hope, jos. hoover & sons of philadelphia, lighthouse keeper, assistant lighthouse keeper, carved screen, merri street, lighthouse keeper's cottage, lighthouse residence, lighthouse, wood carving, lighthouse complex, lady bay lighthouse, fire screen -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document, Tramways of Plymouth & District UK, c1950
Wal Jack maintained lists of Australian tramcars and information on tramways, often provided by his correspondents. This document provides a short history of the Plymouth and District tramways which had closed by 1945 along with a list of routes, and tramcars.Yields information about Wal Jack's records.Typed document - foolscap sheet, quarto and part of a cut foolscap sheet about the Tramways of Plymouth & District UKletters, wal jack, trams, lists, plymouth uk -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Kings, Keith, The Ballarat Tramways An Illustrated History, 1971
... Electric trams - Australia - history Tramways - Ballarat ...A short illustrated history of the Ballarat tramways in Victoria.ill, maps, p.64.non-fictionA short illustrated history of the Ballarat tramways in Victoria.electric trams - australia - history, tramways - ballarat -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Hente, Jane-Werner, Talking Trams: present, past and future, 1973
... tramways - Bendigo - history Preserved trams - Australia ...A short illustrated history of the talking trams on the preserved Bendigo tramway in Victoria.ill, p.96.non-fictionA short illustrated history of the talking trams on the preserved Bendigo tramway in Victoria.tramways - bendigo - history, preserved trams - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Kings, Keith, The Bendigo Tramways An Illustrated History, 1972
... tramways - Bendigo - history Electric trams - Australia ...A short illustrated history of the Bendigo tramways in Victoria.ill, maps, p.80.non-fictionA short illustrated history of the Bendigo tramways in Victoria.tramways - bendigo - history, electric trams - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Ltd, Ballarat's Tramway Preservation Project, 1972
A short history of the Preserved Ballarat tramways in Victoria.ill, maps, p.12.non-fictionA short history of the Preserved Ballarat tramways in Victoria.electric trams - australia - history, preserved trams - ballarat - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Adam-Smith, Patsy, The Rails Go Westward, 1969
... - Australia - history A short history of the railways of Australia ...A short history of the railways of Australia.ill, maps, p.163.non-fictionA short history of the railways of Australia.railroads -- australia -- history, railroad construction - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Adam-Smith, Patsy, The Rails Go Westward, 1969
... - Australia - history A short history of the railways of Australia ...A short history of the railways of Australia.ill, maps, p.163.non-fictionA short history of the railways of Australia.railroads -- australia -- history, railroad construction - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Winzenreid, Arthur, The Sorrento Tramway, 1982
A short research report about the narrow gauge Sorrento tramway on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria.p.7.non-fictionA short research report about the narrow gauge Sorrento tramway on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria.narrow gauge railroads - australia - history, passenger trains - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Winzenreid, Arthur, Herman's Warburton Tramway, 1982
... railroads - Australia - history A short research report about ...A short research report about the narrow gauge Herman's Warburton timber tramway in Victoria.p.9.non-fictionA short research report about the narrow gauge Herman's Warburton timber tramway in Victoria.timber tramways - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Browning, John et al, Australian Sugar Industry Locomotives, 1978
... - Australia - history A short history of narrow gauge sugar cane ...A short history of narrow gauge sugar cane tramway locomotives used in Australia... predominantly in Queensland.index, ill, maps, p.56.non-fictionA short history of narrow gauge sugar cane tramway locomotives used in Australia... predominantly in Queensland.sugar tramways - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Winzenreid, Arthur, Millar's In Western Australia, 1983
... tramways - Australia - history A short research report about ...A short research report about the narrow gauge Millar's timber tramway in Western Australia.p.15.non-fictionA short research report about the narrow gauge Millar's timber tramway in Western Australia.narrow gauge railroads - australia - history, timber tramways - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Tilly, A.J, Timber Railways of the Bridgetown - Manjimup Districts, 1968
... railroads - Western Australia - history A short history ...A short history of the timber railways of the Bridgetown, Manjimup and Pemberton district of South East Western Australia including the State saw mills, Millar's Timber and Trading Company and the Bunning Brothers Pty Ltd.ill, maps, p.21.non-fiction A short history of the timber railways of the Bridgetown, Manjimup and Pemberton district of South East Western Australia including the State saw mills, Millar's Timber and Trading Company and the Bunning Brothers Pty Ltd. timber tramways - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - western australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Flint, Edward John, Servant of Fairymead QGR in the Isis Canefields, 2008
... - Australia - history A short history of 3'6" sugar cane railway from ...A short history of 3'6" sugar cane railway from the Fairymead sugar mill and the Isis branch line in the Bundaberg area of Queensland. Based on the 1948-1956 experience of QR Driver G.C.Rose.ill, maps, p.32.non-fictionA short history of 3'6" sugar cane railway from the Fairymead sugar mill and the Isis branch line in the Bundaberg area of Queensland. Based on the 1948-1956 experience of QR Driver G.C.Rose.sugar tramways - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Australian Railway Historical Society (W.A. Division Inc.), The Mundaring Weir Railway, 1968
... industrial railroads - Australia - history A short history ...A short history of the narrow gauge railway for building the Mandering Weir in Western Australia.maps, p.11.non-fiction A short history of the narrow gauge railway for building the Mandering Weir in Western Australia.narrow gauge railroads - western australia - history, industrial railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, McBurney, Yvonne et al, Railway to Burrinjuck, 1986
... railroads - Australia - history A short history of the narrow gauge ...A short history of the narrow gauge railway used to build the burrinjuck dam in South Eastern New South Wales.ill, maps, p.63.non-fictionA short history of the narrow gauge railway used to build the burrinjuck dam in South Eastern New South Wales.industrial railroads - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Winzenreid, Arthur, Scoresby Tramways, 1983
... railroads - Australia - history A short research report about ...A short research report about the narrow gauge tramways in the Scoresby area of Victoria.p.9.non-fictionA short research report about the narrow gauge tramways in the Scoresby area of Victoria.narrow gauge railroads - australia - history, industrial railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Winzenreid, Arthur, W Richards & Sons Warburton Tramway, 1983
... railroads - Australia - history A short research report about ...A short research report about the narrow gauge W. Richards & Sons Starvation Creek tramway near Warburton in Victoria.p.14.non-fictionA short research report about the narrow gauge W. Richards & Sons Starvation Creek tramway near Warburton in Victoria.timber tramways - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Winzenreid, Arthur, Lesser Known Tramways of the Dandenong Ranges, 1985
... tramways - Australia - history A short research report about ...A short research report about the lesser known narrow gauge timber tramway of the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria.p.12.non-fictionA short research report about the lesser known narrow gauge timber tramway of the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria.narrow gauge railroads - australia - history, timber tramways - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Winzenreid, Arthur, Russell's Gembrook Tramway, 1982
A short research report about the narrow gauge Russell's timber tramway in Gembrook Victoria.p.8.non-fictionA short research report about the narrow gauge Russell's timber tramway in Gembrook Victoria.narrow gauge railroads - australia - history, logging railroads -- victoria -- gembrook -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Winzenreid, Arthur, The Cave Hill Tram, 1985
... tramways - Australia - history A short research report about ...A short research report about the narrow gauge Cave Hill firewood tramway near Lilydale in Victoria.p.10.non-fictionA short research report about the narrow gauge Cave Hill firewood tramway near Lilydale in Victoria.narrow gauge railroads - australia - history, timber tramways - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Winzenreid, Arthur, The Magnet Tramway, Tasmania, 1982
... railroads - Australia - history A short research report about ...A short research report about the narrow gauge Magnet tramway on the West Coast of Tasmania.p.7.non-fictionA short research report about the narrow gauge Magnet tramway on the West Coast of Tasmania.narrow gauge railroads - australia - history, industrial railroads - australia - history -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat College of Advanced Education: Scrapbook of newspaper cutting, Book 13; May 1983 to October 1983
Newspaper cuttings relating to Ballarat College of Advanced Education. These are from various newspapers and include The Age, Ballarat Courier, The Australian, The Herald. The cuttings cover the period from 23 May 1983 to 26 October 1983. . Book with beige cover, front. Spiral bound.employment advertisements, application for enrolment, outline of courses, deputation to see minister re gas levy, role for colleges, computing at bcae, engineering students may transfer, institutions fear information act, bust of prof smith presented to smb, western mining corporation awards, john de vries, ian carroll, wayne herbertson, soil conservationists, bust of dick richards, chinese actress visits ballarat, bcae host to hundreds, tertiary orientation program, russian violinist at founders hall, teachers not out of touch, employment prospects for teacher graduates, bcae open day, dr alan reid from csiro, short course on micro computers, victoria howlett potter, charles fahey on oral histories, computers becoming part of school system, mining raises living standards, antarctic oldtimer remembers, ethel reynolds - sculptor, tribute in bronze, dick richards, beaufort house 'home for students', jacqueline culvenor - potter, deaf and smart, `students condemn council sacking, brendan mcauley, jump rope for heart, students give papers on engineering projects, australians lucky says uk artist, selwyn hoffman shows in exhibition -
Merri-bek City Council
Work on paper - letterpress print, Commoners Press, Untitled, 2022
This image of Coburg Olympic Swimming Pool represents my connection to Merri-bek / Moreland. Being brought up around water, swimming has played a key role in my family and I feel a sense of the community when swimming in a public pool. The gum trees and the proximity of this pool to the river reminds me of my home town, Albury. For me, a public pool is a gathering place, a place of leisure and play, somewhere to learn and grow, spend time and let go.10Press brings together a diverse group of creatives who were invited to make a new artwork inspired by the theme of ‘Moreland: its creative future, its past or other hidden stories’. Artists were invited to respond to the prompt ‘Moreland’, using only one or two colours. This body of work was created in 2022 during a significant time in local history, which saw Council’s name change from ‘Moreland’ to ‘Merri-bek’. The printed bellyband of the folio highlights this transition, with the word ‘Moreland’ crossed out and replaced with Woiwurrung language name ‘Merri-bek’. Commoners Press is a Coburg-based print studio that works with artists and designers in Australia and abroad on short run projects. Established by Jan Brueggemeier, Rob Eales and Neal Haslem in 2017, Commoners Press focus on projects that are community-centred, experimental and sustainable. Donated by Commoners Press Letterpress print -
Merri-bek City Council
Work on paper - letterpress print, Commoners Press, Ancestral Bouquet, 2022
Ancestral Bouquet is a visual homage to the different plant species each migrant community brought with them to the lands of Merri-bek. It is a celebration of these plant communities and those (elderly migrants) who still know and practice traditional forms of food harvest and preparation. I was born and raised in unceded Wurundjeri Willum Country, in Coburg. My Father lived in the Southern Suburbs of Naarm as a refugee from Palestine, and eventually found Coburg as a place he could fit in as a migrant. My arts practice varies in modalities, and always comes back to the story of displaced cultures, my folklore, and my connection to Coburg and the Merri Creek.10Press brings together a diverse group of creatives who were invited to make a new artwork inspired by the theme of ‘Moreland: its creative future, its past or other hidden stories’. Artists were invited to respond to the prompt ‘Moreland’, using only one or two colours. This body of work was created in 2022 during a significant time in local history, which saw Council’s name change from ‘Moreland’ to ‘Merri-bek’. The printed bellyband of the folio highlights this transition, with the word ‘Moreland’ crossed out and replaced with Woiwurrung language name ‘Merri-bek’. Commoners Press is a Coburg-based print studio that works with artists and designers in Australia and abroad on short run projects. Established by Jan Brueggemeier, Rob Eales and Neal Haslem in 2017, Commoners Press focus on projects that are community-centred, experimental and sustainable. Donated by Commoners Press Letterpress print -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, Australian Association of Time Table Collectors, "The Times Feb. 2011", 2011
Digital image of the "The Times Feb. 2011", published by the Australian Association of Time Table Collectors Inc., Issue 323 Vol. 27, No 2. Has a detailed article on a "OSBA Melbourne Tram Timetable" for cable trams. The Ballarat Tramway Museum has a copy of a similar document - see their Reg Item - 3661, c1920. Note the map shows the Footscray system. Timetable issued by Osboldstone & Co. (OSBA) - gives a detailed description of the timetable, photographs, reproduces the various pages and gives a short history of the Melbourne Tramways and comments on some of the advertisements. Dates the timetable to 1917 based on an advert in the August 1917 issue of a The Victorian Naturalist. NOTE - the pdf reader does not show all the images associated with the magazine - will need the file to be opened separately to read it.trams, tramways, map, timetables, melbourne, cable trams