Colour slide in a mount. Travelodge building, Perth, Western AustraliaInscribed Made in Australia / Encircled 74F (Handwritten)perth, slide

Programme: The Western Australian Open 1983 Materials: Paper, Inktennis

Document. Report with regard to the Western Australia Annual Demonstrationj at Fremantle.

ill, p.18.non-fictionA brief history of the railway from Perth to Kalgoorlie from 1897 to 1971 and the introduction of the standard gauge railway from Kalgoorlie to Perth.railroads - passenger - western australia, railroad construction - western australia - history

ill, maps, p.15.non-fictionA brief history of the railways around Geraldton in Western Australiarailroad construction - western australia - history, railroad operations - western australia - history

ill, maps, p.52.non-fictionA history of the railway from Fremantle to Perth and Guildford Western Australia, in recognition of the centenary.railroad construction - western australia - history, railroad operations - western australia - history

index, ill, maps, p.112.non-fictionA history of the railway from York to Bruce Rock in Western Australia.railroad construction - western australia - history, railroad operations - western australia - history

ill, p24.non-fictionA pictorial history of late steam & early diesels on the Western Australian Government Railways into the Westrail era.railroads - western australia - history, steam locomotives - western australia - history

ill, p.15.non-fictionA promotional brochure of the railways by the Western Australia Government Railway Commissionrailroad construction - western australia - history, railroad locomotives - western australia - history

ill, maps, p.48.A handbook for freight wagons and freight handling by the Western Australian Government Railways.railroad operations - western australia - history, railroads - freight - western australia

ill, p.24.non-fictionA brief history of narrow gauge 3'6" & standard gauge diesel locomotives built of the Western Australian Government Railways (Westrail).railroad locomotives - western australia - history, diesel locomotives - western australia - history

index, ill, maps, p.100.non-fictionA history of the electrification of the Perth suburban system in Western Australia.railway rollingstock - western australia, electric trains - western australia - history

1 optical discnon-fictionConvict ticket-of-leave register, Toodyay Acc. 721/30 The Swan River Colony, founded in 1829, as a free settlement needed an injection of capital and an increase in population if it was to thrive. In late 1849 a petition signed by prominent settlers, requesting that male convicts be sent to the Swan River, was submitted to the colonial office. This request was welcomed and transportation officially began to Western Australia in 1850. The first convict ship, the Scindian, arrived at Fremantle on June 1 carrying 75 convicts and a small group of Enrolled Pensioner Guards and their families. Eighteen years later the last convict transport, the Hougoumont, arrived with 280 convicts, mostly Irish political prisoners, making a total of nearly 10,000 convicts arriving in the colony. This availability of cheap labour resulted in many convicts being granted their 'ticket-of-leave' before their sentences had expired, which allowed private settlers to employ them. To facilitate the distribution of working men throughout the settlement, hiring depots were established in key town and country areas. Ticket-of-leave men could not leave their assigned district without permission; had to carry their 'ticket' with them at all times and produce it to any official on demand; as well as lodge an official form with the local magistrate on January 1 and July 1 every year which detailed residence, employer and rate of pay. On the positive side, ticket of leave men were able to choose their own employer and even work for themselves. They could also marry with permission of the authorities and even own land. At the end of their sentences, ex-convicts or 'expirees' were given their freedom, although those with life or long-term sentences were often granted Conditional Pardons, which conferred most of the benefits of freedom but did not allow them to return to England. The movement of convicts around the colony is preserved in the many surviving convict registers which are now kept in the State Records Office of WA . These registers list the names of employers and the dates convicts were employed, and detail the rates of pay and any brushes the convict had with authorities. Many of the employers were themselves 'ticket-of-leave' men, expirees or conditional pardon men. One of the convict hiring depots was at Toodyay and two registers from this institution for the period 1862 to 1870 have been archived in the State Records Office at Accession Number 721, volumes 30 and 31. The impact these men had on the infant colony can best be guessed from the statistical data available from official records. In 1850 there were only 5,000 residents in the colony, but at the end of the convict period the number had risen to 25,000. While some convicts emigrated to other parts of Australia after receiving their conditional pardons, the majority stayed in Western Australia. Some had their families join them from the United Kingdom, while others married the young women who came out on the 'Bride Ships'. Over the years family historians' research into their forebears' convict origins have shown the profound influence these men have had on the development of the State of Western Australia and the districts in which they worked, settled and raised their families.western australia, convicts western australia, toodyay registers

ill, p52.non-fictionDescriptions of locomotives preserved in Western Australia.railroads - western australia - history, preserved locomotives - western australia - history

Ten profiles of Aboriginal people of King George Sound, Western Australiaaboriginal, aborigines, king george's sound, bookplate, carngham mechanics' institue

Colour slide in a mount. View of Perth city, Perth, Western AustraliaMade in Australia / Perth City (Handwritten)perth, slide

This van was used in Western Australia by linesmen and for mail pickup between 1972 and 1991. When transferred to the collection, it was the very last surviving vehicle of its type owned by the company. Despite its age, the van is in excellent condition having been reconditioned in 1987.This Volkswagen Transporter, 2nd generation, is commonly known as a kombi van; named as such after the German word Kombinationskraftwagen, meaning multi-purpose vehicle. This van is believed to have been used by linesmen and for mail collection from 1972 to 1991 in Western Australia, before being donated to the, then, Telstra Collection. Conflicting accounts from John Moynihan, PMG Engineer and author, suggest the van was used by cable jointers from the 1960s. Owing to this unclear use, the van’s historical significance is low though provenance from the Postmaster General’s Department to Telecom, then Telstra, is established. In 1987, the vehicle was extensively reconditioned and some original parts were presumably replaced. It is not, however, in working order or in good condition; the body carries several areas of rust, rubber seals have suffered plasticiser migration, a mirror is missing and there are marks from use. The hand lettered “P.M.G.” inscription is indicative of a Postmaster General fleet vehicle, as is the red colour of the vehicle paint. Though it is in poor condition, the van’s aesthetic style is of some significance. The van is representative of the type of Volkswagen vehicle used by the Postmaster General’s Department and other private businesses and government branches of the era. The vehicle may, therefore, carry social significance for those that lived in this era, where their communication service provider travelled in a Volkswagen van. Indeed, Volkswagen vans were used into the Telecom era, as evidenced by an image (6681153) in the National Archives of Australia collection. While many of these vehicles may exist today, there are few to no examples which survive in museum collections. In 1966, the Post Office (Postmaster General’s Department) had the largest fleet in Australia, totalling nearly 11,000 vehicles (The Canberra Times, 29 September 1966, p. 34). Though in the late 1960s Volkswagen vehicles accounted for just over 500 of these vehicles, with the remainder represented by Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, and others, the multi-purpose nature of the van is significant as a metaphor for the multi-directional services of the Postmaster General’s Department. Archival images show a variety of models and adaptations including roof racks, bull bar and door configurations. Its conflicted history of use may in fact attest to the vehicles variety of application in the duties of the Postmaster General‘s Department.Red Volkswagen Kombi van with stencilled gold lettering on doors. Scratches on bumpers indicate duck-egg blue undercoat. Single sliding door on left side of vehicle body with secondary opening at rear with horizontally divided doors. Mirror missing on right front. Western Australia registration sticker in front windscreen..1: "PMG" .2: "ROYAL" .3-.4 "PMG" .5-.6: "MAIL" .7,.8: "ER" .9: "C OF A / ZEH 622"transport, kombi van, linesman van, postal van, postmaster general’s department

Presented to 1st Infantry Regiment (WA Volunteer Forces) by HE the Governor of WA, Lt-Colonel Sir Gerard Smith, KCMG at a Queen's Birthday parade held on the Recreation Ground, Bazaar Terrace, Perth (now where the Esplanade is situated), on 28 May 1896. Consecrated by Senior Chaplain of the Forces, the Very Reverend Dean Goldsmith. Purchased by the WA Government, with the sanction of the Home Authorities, the colour was manufactured at the Pimlico Army Clothing Depot, London. It was the first Queen's Colour to be presented to a Western Australian Army unit. (A detailed description of this colour appeared in "The West Australian" of 23 May 1896) This colour was subsequently inherited by successor Militia units to the 1st Infantry Regiment, including 11th Australian Infantry Regiment (Perth Regiment), 88th (Perth) Infantry, 11th Battalion (The Perth Regiment) and 11th/16th Battalion. The colour was handed over to the Perth City Council at a special parade of the 11th/16th Battalion held in Forrest Place on 7 June 1930, and was laid up in the Council Chambers in Murray Street. Together with the other historic colours handed over at the time, this colour later went into storage when Council moved premises in the early 1960's. Perth City Council had some restoration work carried out on these colours in 1975 and later had them on display in their display room at Council House, St Georges Terrace. They were subsequently placed in storage again. Following negotiations by the Army Museum of WA Perth City Council passed on these Colours to the Museum in November 1993. Purchased by the WA Government, with the sanction of the Home Authorities, this was the first Queen's Colour to be presented to a Western Australian Army unit. (A detailed description of this colour appeared in "The West Australian" of 23 May 1896)Union flag with red and gold fringe. In the centre a circle inscribed "Western Australia", surmounted by a crown. Within the circle a black swan on gold background.military heraldry

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandClose Photograph of HMAS Australia in Western Port taken from off the starboard bow.local history, photography, photographs, maritime technology, boats, shipping, - western port - hmas australia, black & white photograph, hmas australia, john jenner, bryant west

Interstate Steamship Services - Cairns to Western Australia, Fares and Services - Issued March 1934flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, interstate steamship services, book

Re collection of "William Anthony Theodore DSM", PM 2981. Refer Cat. No. 7926P for his Service Details.Clear glass ash tray. In centre, emblem for Rats of Tobruk Association on blue background. Item is round in shape with a blue base.Inscribed "Western Australia 30th Anniversary Perth 1971".tobruk, 30th anniversary, william anthony theodore dsm, souvenir

ICI logo refers to a British company.Small pocket sized book in blue back and front cover. The first half quarter of the book includes information for the shooter, conversion tables. The other three quarters of the book are dedicated to a three day a page 1961 calendar. The calendar is unwritten on.1961 Australian Shooter's Year Book. ICIshooters, book, year book, ici, calendar, diary, ballistics, shot, magnum, patterns, velocity, pellets, cartridge range

Coloured print of the HMAS Sydney which was lost with all hands of the Western Australian Coast in WW2"They keep high watch and ward" The HMAS Sydney in action by John Allcot.