Alexander Peacock was born in Creswick, Victoria in 1861. Upon leaving school he mined and was legal manager of mining companies in Ballarat. In 1882 he joined the Creswick branch of the Australian Natives' Association (ANA) and became branch secretary. He stood for parlimnet in March 189 and was elected to the Legislative Assembly representing Clunes and Allandale. Peacock assisted in the establishment f the Clunes Branch of the Ballarat School of MInes which opened in 1890. He was one of the Victorian delegates to teh Federal Convention in 1897. He laid the foundation stone of the new SMB Classroom building in 1899 while MInister for Public Instruction. Three photographs of Alexander Peacock. .1) Portrait of Alexander Peacock printed from an original .2) Portrait of Alexander Peacock in a jacket, balding and with a moustache. Photo is printed from an original. .3) Portrait of Alexander Peacock in a top hat and tails, holding a walking stick. Photo is printed from an original.alexander peacock, australian natives' association, ana, ballarat school of mines, parliamentarian, legislative assembly, mininster for public instruction, minister for education

Cheltenham Tennis Club was established 1883 when Shire of Moorabbin released land in Cheltenham Park for recreational use. 1924 The Shire of Moorabbin gave permission for the development of extra Courts.Cheltenham Tennis Club 1883 was one of the first Tennis Clubs established in Melbourne.A black and white photograph of men and women seated and standing in and around the Cheltenham Tennis Clubhouse in Cheltenham Park, Cheltenham in 1920. Letter Handwritten 1883 Shire of Moorabbin, South Brighton , release of land in Cheltenham Park for the development of Tennis Courts. Letter Typed 1924 Shire of Moorabbin, permission for extra Courts, signed by the shire secretary, Alexander Chalmers Smith.PHOTO ; written on back : Cheltenham Tennis Club 1920 / Cheltenham Park Letter ; signed John Keys Shire of Moorabbin South Brighton Logo 1871 Letter ; Shire of Moorabbin Logo 1924charman road, cheltenham, 1920, tennis club. charman stephen, gettens mary, spring grove, charman road, balcombe road, nepean road, dairy farmers, market agrdeners, poultry farmers, methodist church, keys john, shire of moorabbin, colsamix, cheltenham park melbourne, sabbath victorian law article 26, cheltenham golf club

A plastic, costume jewellery, fashion accessory for early 20th Century ladies Plastic is a material consisting of any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organics that are malleable and can be moulded into solid objects of diverse shapes. Due to their relatively low cost, ease of manufacture, versatility, and imperviousness to water, plastics are used in an enormous and expanding range of products. They displaced many traditional materials, such as wood, stone, horn and bone, leather, paper, metal, glass, and ceramic, in most of their former uses including jewellery. Parkesine is considered the first man-made plastic. The plastic material was patented by Alexander Parkes, In Birmingham, UK in 1856.The world's first fully synthetic plastic was bakelite, invented in New York in 1907 by Leo Baekeland who coined the term 'plastics'. After World War I, improvements in chemical technology led to an explosion in new forms of plastics, with mass production beginning in the 1940s during World War 11 due to shortages of silk and ivory. A small, black plastic brooch with a verticle pin at back and diamante decoration .fashion, costume jewellery, personal effects, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, early settlers, jewellery, plastic

This set of pairs of pintles and gudgeons was recovered from the wreck of the sailing ship Schomberg and was part of its rudder steering system. A reconstruction that includes four pairs is currently on display at Flagstaff Hill. The rudder installation of the Schomberg was almost seven metres tall. A pintle and gudgeon pair is a mechanical fitting that works like a pair of door hinges. One of the uses for this type of fitting is for ships’ rudders. On a ship, one or several gudgeons would be attached to the vertical rudder stempost on the rear of the ship’s hull. On the ship's rudder, an equal number of pintles would be fitted onto it. The rudder assembly would then fit down into the gudgeons on the ship and would be connected to its steering mechanism, allowing it to be moved from side to side and steer the vessel. The SCHOMBERG- The three-masted clipper ship Schomberg was built in 1855 by Alexander Hall and Co in Aberdeen, Scotland, for James Baines' famous Black Ball line. It measured 288 feet (88 meters) in length, with a beam of 45 feet (14 meters), a depth of 29.5 feet (8.99 meters) and 2,284 tons. The mainmast was 210 feet (64 meters) high and the ship carried 3.3 acres of sail. The wooden vessel was constructed with three skins; one planked fore and aft, and two diagonally planked. All skins were fastened together with screw-threaded trunnels (wooden rails). The Schomberg was one of only three clippers wrecked in Victorian waters that operated the England-to-Australia run. It was built to outrun Donald MacKay’s two American-built ships, the Empress of the Sea and the Lightning. It was hoped that Schomberg would make Liverpool to Melbourne voyage in sixty days, setting a record for the voyage. The Schomberg sailed from Liverpool on 6 October 1855 on her maiden voyage, under the command of Captain James Forbes. Her general cargo for Australia included jewellery, spirits, machinery, and 2,000 tons of iron rails and equipment for building the Melbourne to Geelong Railway and a bridge over the Yarra from Melbourne to Hawthorn, and17,000 letters and 31,800 newspapers. She also carried a cow for fresh milk, pens for fowls and pigs, plus 90,000 gallons of water for washing and drinking on board. There were approximately 473 passengers, including migrants for Australia, and a crew of 105. Light winds encountered at the equator dashed the expectations of a record-breaking voyage. On Christmas day the ship sighted Moonlight Head in southwest Victoria and even though there was a deadly combination of wind, currents and unmarked sand spits, the vessel continued on. Then the next day, December 26th 1855, the huge ship gently ran aground on a spit that juts into Newfield Bay, east of Curdies Inlet and the present town of Peterborough. Fortunately, the coastal trader, SS Queen, was nearby and managed to save all passengers and crew. In 1975 Flagstaff Hill’s former Director Peter Ronald and the team of divers recovered many objects and artefacts from the wreck of the Schomberg such as the ship’s fittings, equipment and personal effects including a diamond hidden for years in a communion set. This set of pintles and gudgeons is an example of steering equipment used on ships over 150 years ago, equipment that is still in use in today's shipping industry as well as many other everyday hardware applications.. The equipment is significant for its association with the ill-fated vessel Schomberg, which was wrecked in the local water in 1855 on its maiden voyage. The ship was built for speed and luxury, to sail on journeys with passengers, including migrants, travelling from Liverpool to Melbourne.Pintles and gudgeons, six pairs, plus one single pintle, from the wreck of the SCHOMBERG. Cast iron horse-shoe-shaped fittings with tapered ends. each with metal bars between the long sides. One piece of each pair has a round hollow cylinder and the other has a round solid shank. The single pintle has a tall shank with a pintle hook through it. Some pieces have remnants of grey paint.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, schomberg, shipwreck, pintles, gudgeons, ship's rudder, ship's steering, clipper ship, james bain, black ball line, alexander hall and co., capt. james bully forbes, rudder pintles and gudgeons, rudder steering, pintles and braces, immigrant ship, maiden voyage, peterborough, 1855, marine technology

Framed certificate from Australasian Federal Referendum, paper on card under glass and framed with brown timber frame, shades of blue, gold and brown with black lettering, photographs of six state Premiers underneath a coat of arms and showing Victoria's Parliament House. Written on address: 'This is to certify that the question of an Australasian Federal Constitution was submitted to the electors of Victoria on the 27th day of July 1899 and that out of a poll of 163,783 votes, 152,653 were cast in favour of such Federal Australasian Constitution and further, that Alexander M. Dempster voted at the said election'.event, official, civic

Black and white photograph. Printed onto cream paper showing six directors of New Moon Company. Photograph image has rounded corners and a dark border. This studio study is then within a double-line border. Sketch of New Moon leases shown on back as part of report. Inscriptions: names of directors shown as: Joseph Lanfranchi, WB Walker, Daniel Murdoch, John Green, Alexander Hay, Edward Brightperson, group, new moon company

Black and white photo. Streetscape, Pall Mall. Shop fronts from left to right include Macords Commercial Hotel, Thomas Rogers & Co., J. Barwick, H. Hoad & Co, Criterion Store, Batchelder Portrait Rooms, Parker & Macord, tobacconist shop, S. Alexander, Theatre Royal ( including Cobb & Co., booking office ) Original in State Library. On Front 'Batchelder/Sandhurst' Buggies and other vehicles at left and along road. Trees with guards planted along Pall Mall. Shows Pall Mall from corner of Bull St., ( Macords Commercial Hotel ) to Threatre Royal at Shamrock Hotel, near Williamson Street.Batchelderplace, streetscape, pall mall

black and white copy: Alexandra Fountain, City Family Hotel, Holdsworth Chemist, shops along Pall Mall, horse drawn cabs, View Point. 'View Point/Alexander (sic) Fountain '537' in white bottom left.place, building, alexandra fountain

Photograph - black and white - male portrait. The male has a receding hairline, large thick moustache, bow tie, dark suit and a watch/pendant on waistcoat.. No other markings.J.Remington Alexander, View St., Bendigo.person, individual, male, male portrait.

Photograph. Black and white. Group portrait of a sports team, the letter 'G' on their jerseys. Assuming baseball, by their gloves. Written on back, Bendigo 1947. B.R. - G. Smith, G. Russell, J. Helms, R. Clements, R. Clack (Capt.), C. King, M. Taylor, A. Wilson, A. McKay, L. Gray. F.R. - V. Hornsey, A. Murrels, R. Darcy, T. Barnes, M. Glynn, A. Alexander.person, group, sports team, olive pell collection. baseball team bendigo 1947. captain r. clack.

A cream programme with red lines and black printing on the front cover and the words, ' Programme. E. J. Gravestock presents Alexander Watson The Distinguished English Elocutionist fifth and final Australian tour.' Price 3d. Inside the programme is a list of the works that Watson used to obtain his selections from . These include works of J. M. Barrie, John Buchan, Shakespeare, Dickens and Kippling among others. On the back cover of the programme are the words 'Alexander Watson an Appreciation by David Williamson Editor of the 'Daily Mail Year Book, London.' It follows with an outline of Watson's work history and is dated February 25, 1927.event, entertainment, elocutionist, lydia chancellor, collection, entertainment, elocution, elocutionist, people, performing arts, event, programme, program

Book of hymns compiled and sung by Charles.M.Alexander published by T.Shaw.Fitchett Melbourne. Red soft cover with black print contains words and music some written by Bendigo pianist Robert.Harkness.Charles.M.Alexanderbooks, music, religion

Black and white image: head and shoulders of Mr. Alexander Watson, dressed in dark jacket, tie and turn down collar. Written on top 'Mr. Alexander Watson's power of expression amounts to genius' - T.P. O'Connor, 5th. Dec. 1913' On bottom 'Mr. Alexander Watson, His work is beyond all praise' - London 'Morning Post 2nd. Dec. 1913' On rear of postcard Two nights only 18th & 19th. May. Masonic Hall, Monday evening, 18th. May. Mr. Alexander Watson, will present a special Kipling night: McAndrew's Hymn; Oonts, The glory of the Garden 'Boots' Fuzzy Wuzzy 'Gunga din'. The Bolivar 'The clampherdown' 'Shamus O'Brien' 'Punch Brothers'. Tuesday, May 19th Part 1, The Merchant of Venice, Part 11 Charles Dickens & J.M. Barrie.person, individual, alexander watson, bendigo, petherd, chancellor, alexander watson, masonic hall, sandhurst

Black and white postcard: image shows a gentleman holding a concertina. He is dressed in a dinner sui8t. Written on top LH corner 'Yours truly Alexander Prince' On bottom: Alexander Prince. This concertina made by lachenal & Co., 4 Little James St., London., W.C. England. Price lists on application On rear: A halfpenny stamp to be placed here.person, individual, alexander prince, bendigo, pethard, lydia chancellor, alexander prince

The Alexander Schleicher K4 was designed in the mid 1950s by Rudolf Kaiser as a club training glider and several hundred were built. The Australian Gliding Museum’s K4, VH-IKK, serial number 55, was built in 1957 and purchased by the RAF Air Training Corp. U.K. After some years it was sold to a New Zealand Gliding Club and in 1990 with over 4800 hours, number of launches unknown, it was purchased by the Brisbane Valley Soaring Club and in 1994 was transferred to the Far North Queensland Soaring Centre who operated it from the Mareeba airfield. On 9 January 2000 it was donated to Vintage Gliders Australia by Kevin Sedgman at a presentation ceremony with Alan Patching receiving the glider during the Rally at Lake Keepit. It has been flown regularly at vintage glider rallies and on several occasions at Museum open days. However, it has subsequently been grounded on account of potential structural defects. VH-IKK is one of two K4s in Australia, the other being VH-XJP which is believed to be in storage in Queensland in a damaged condition. When restored, this exhibit will be representative example of the AS-K4 glider-sailplane type.Tandem two seat high wing strutted glider consisting of wood with plywood and fabric wings, tailplane / elevators, fin / rudder, and tubular steel framed, fabric covered fuselage. Prior to restoration work, the glider was finished in a white, green and yellow paint scheme. “Vintage Gliders Australia” name in white lettering on fuselage sides and registration VH-IKK in black lettering on rudderaustralian gliding, glider, sailplane, alexander schleicher, k4, kaiser, raf air training corp, brisbane valley soaring club, far north queensland soaring centre, vintage gliders australia, sedgman, patching

Black and white photograph: Gold mines, looking towards Snobs Hill. In the centre: Duchess Tribute Company of the Devonshire Mining Group. At least 8 poppet heads and 6 chimneys can be seen. The original is glued to cardboard. A copy of this photograph is in a black paper photo holder. On the back in pencil a sketch of where duchees tribute was located: between Alexander Street, Upper Road and Vinton Street, California Gully.business, mining, duchess tribute

Summary of Share Capital and Shares of the Hanro (Australia) Bendigo Knitting Mills Company Proprietary Limited made up to the 31st day of October 1929 which have the names, addresses and occupations of the shareholders.hanro, clothing, share register, hanro collection - summary of share capital and shares, harry francis longstaff, william hall russell, charles handschin, consortium hanro, caterine hunter, favaloro bros, george victor lansell, edith lansell, william wright, william john stephens, audrey edith lansell, marie gwendoline lansell, patricia hope lansell, alexander lewis goldie, lillie goudie mcgregor, herbert keck, smalley balmer & cook, william bowman h neill, ronald alexander rankin, john jepson stanistreet, eugene bloch, william crowley, mabel gittins, mary anderson, kenneth smalley, john raeburn balmer, william reddish cook, favaloro domeric, katie bloch, evelyn adrienne neill, elizabeth neill, alice handschin, caroline goldie, francesca black, marie maranta, ernest gossweiller, e f granger

Nine Voting Papers, typed on paper with Hanro letterhead, unsigned and undated. Papers are in the names of Alexander Lewis Robertson Goldie, Caroline Mary Goldie, Mabel Gittins, Mary Anderson, William Bowman Hanna Neill, Francesca Black, Marie Maranta, William Crowley and William Hall Russell. Also printed on the papers are the Number of Shares in Own Right, Number of Shares by Proxy, Total Votes, a space for how they will vote and a space for a signature.hanro, clothing, share register, hanro collection - voting papers, alexander lewis robertson goldie, caroline mary goldie, mabel gittins, mary anderson, william bowman hanna neill, francesca black, marie maranta, william crowley, william hall russell

Polling List for Extra-Ordinary General Meeting 8.% Preference Shareholders on the 18/2/1932. Paper is ruled into columns for Reg Folia, Shareholders Name, No of Shares Held, Votes - Own and Proxies, Total Votes, Proxy Numbers, Remarks, Votes Delegated by Members, Proxy Number and Present.hanro, clothing, share register, hanro collection - polling list for general meeting 18/2/1932, alexander lewis goldie, caroline mary goldie, mabel gittins, mary anderson, william bowman neill, francesca black, marie maranta, william crowley, william hall russell

Share Register with a black patterned cover and red cloth tape on the spine. Label on the front has Hanro (Aust) Knitting Mills Pty Ltd and Share Register printed on it. Underneath is written 8% Preference Participating. Bolton Bros Pty Ltd sticker inside the front cover. Index at the front has the name of the shareholders. There are thirty eight entries from 1933 to 1949, see references. Name, address and occupation are written at the top of the pages. It has columns for the date, particulars, No of Transfer, Distinctive Nos From & To, Dr., Cr., Balance of Shares Held, Distinctive Nos Held From, To, Dr - Date, Amount, Cr - Date and Amount. About half the book is unused.hanro, clothing, share register, hanro collection - share register 1933 - 1949, bolton bros pty ltd, mary anderson, john raeburn balmer, eugen bloch, katie bloch, william reddish cook, william crowley, favolors's investment co pty ltd, alexander lewis robertson goldie, mabel gittins, ernest gossweiller, executers of charles handschin, catherine hunter, alice handschin, alice chambers hunter, mary elizabeth hunter, william dill hunter, william roy hiscock, frank harris, herbert keck, george victor lansell, edith lansell, ausrey edith lansell, marie gwendoline lansell, patricia hope lansell, lilly goudie mcgregor, philip henry mckean, william bowman hanna neill, evelyn adrienne neill, elizabeth neill, edith fortuna victoria norbury, ronald alexander rankin, kenneth smalley, william john stephens, john jepson stanistreet, william wright, william oliver stephens, consortium hanro, niduciaire general sa

HAMILTON COLLECTION : Certificate presented to Alexander John Hamilton, Esq., from Bendigo Hospital upon being elected a Life Governor. Printed in gold and black on off white card showing views of hospital. Markings - G. D. Garvin, A.R.V.I.A. del. .person, individual, alexander john hamilton

Black and white photo attached to carboard of the Bendigo United Cricket Club Southern Eleven, Premiers 1907-08. Standing: J. Stevenson (umpire), J. Alexander, W. Gale, N. DeRavin, Ward (scorer), V. Anderson, T. Hall. Sitting: H. C. Boydell, J. Steward, G. Mackay, J. Reid, E. Keogh. In front: W. O'Dea, J. Mitchell.clubs, cricket, bendigo united cricket club

HAMILTON COLLECTION : Certificate presented to Evelyn Hamilton from Bendigo Hospital upon being elected a Life Governor. Printed in gold and black on off white card showing views of hospital. Markings - G. D. Garvin, A.R.V.I.A. del.person, individual, alexander john hamilton

HAMILTON COLLECTION: Certificate awarded to Mr. A. J. Hamilton as a prize in the Austral Literary and Debating Society's Annual Musical, Elocutionary and Literary Competitions Bendigo in 1900. Printed in black on card with illustrations of cherubs, maidens and flora in shades of pink and green. Recitation Gents Alexander John Hamilton (1874 - 1964) was a well known amateur performer,and teacher of elocution in Bendigo. As a young man he entered many compettions with great success.performing arts, elocution, awards

Silver presentation trowel with wooden handle in an oblong black box. The trowel has an inscription. The trowel is in an oblong black box which is covered in black leatherette/paper and the inside is lined in royal blue satin on the bottom and in white satin inside the lid. There is supplementary material which includes a black and white photograph H150mm X W 200mm. On the reverse of the photo ‘LAYING FOUNDATION STONE 1923 / Sir Alexander Peacock, Minister for Education’. Other supplementary material icludes copies of four sheets of A4 typed letters dated between 9th October, 1941 and 18th November, 1941 among The Director of the Education Department, The Principal of Collingwood Technical School and The Hon. T. Tunnecliffe, MLA, concerning the wishes of Lady Peacock that the trowel be presented to the school and the school's acceptance of the offer. Also a With compliments slip ' With the Compliments / of / T.Tunnecliffe, M.L.A. / PARLIAMENT HOUSE, / MELBOURNE.' The trowel has an inscription ‘PRESENTED TO / SIR ALEX PEACOCK, M.L.A. / BY / MR. W. BOLGER, CONTRACTOR / FOR THE PURPOSE OF LAYING / THE FOUNDATION STONE / AT / COLLINGWOOD TECHNICAL SCHOOL / SEPT. 4TH 1923’. The box has a gold coloured oval makers stamp on the inside of the lid 'ARMFIELD''S / Watchmaker, Jeweller & Optician / 24 Smith St., COLLINGWOOD'. collingwood technical school, presentations, buildings, nmit,