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Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Set of 2, Keith Caldwell, 9/3/1960
Set of 2 Agfa Colour slide, cardboard mount, by Keith Caldwell of 7 or 9 March 1960 - .1 - W6 999 outbound in Nicholson St Fitzroy with destination of Northcote - Dundas St, route 90. Has a series of adverts for Evangelist A G Ratcliffe at the State Theatre. .2 - W6 995 Nichols St at Gertrude St junction showing Exhibition route 95..1 - hand stamped with date "9 Mar '60" and .2 "7 Mar '60"trams, tramways, nicholson st, gertrude st, route 90, route 95, exhibition, dundas st, events, northcote, tram 999, tram 995 -
Australian Jazz Museum
Musical Instrument, 1930 (estimated); "circa 1930s"
Played by Lou Silbereisen for recordings with Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band in the late 1940s and 1950s. Played by Brian Carter from 1958 to the mid 1960s.Boosey & Hawkes is a British music publisher. Until 2003, it was also a major manufacturer of brass, string and wind musical instruments. Recording Brass Bass manufactured by Boosey & Hawkes circa 1930s. Played by Lou Silbereisen for recordings with Graeme Bell and His Australian Jazz Band in the late 1940s and 1950s. Played by Brian Carter from 1958 to the mid 1960s.lou silbereisen, recording brass bass, boosey hawkes, graeme bell and his australian jazz band, brian carter -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide, Keith Kings, 9/03/1969 12:00:00 AM
35mm Kodak white cardboard colour slide by Keith Kings of Alf Twentyman's preserved cable tram set at his Northcote home, grip 436 and trailer 586 9/3/69.Keith Kings stamp and number "47-2", with details of exposure. "MMTB cable grip car 436 and Trailer 586 Alf Twentyman's Northcote. 9/3/1969.trams, tramways, cable trams, preserved trams, northcote, tram 436, tram 586 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Souvenir of our trams", 11/09/1971 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from the Ballarat Courier of 11/9/1971 reviewing the book "The Ballarat Tramways" by Keith Kings - 75cents. Has two photos in story, bogie tram 43 and horse tram 7. Gives details of the production, publisher, size and scope of the book. Copy 2 added 9-11-2018 from donation of Glenise Kellett.In blue ink in the upper middle of the cutting "11/9/71"trams, tramways, closure, keith kings, souvenirs -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Memorabilia - Bucket Ice - small x 2
Presented to the unit by two former Commanding Officers 2 Stirling silver ice buckets, ornate handles, Rampart Lion on front inscribed from Lt Col G. R. Warfe DSO MC Commanding Officer 1948 - 1951and second one inscribed with from LT Col IH Lowen Commanding Officer 1951-1958. from Lt Col G. R. Warfe DSO MC Commanding Officer 1948 - 1951 from LT Col IH Lowen Commanding Officer 1951-1958.regimental property, vsr, table ware, 5/6 rvr, silverware -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Framed photographs and boomerang, Acme Picture Framing
Dedication to the Aboriginal soldiers who formed a special all volunteer platoon at No 9 Camp Wangaratta in Victoria from late 1940 until February 1941. No 9 Camp was set up at the Wangaratta Showgrounds to allow the formation of the 2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion prior to leaving for Egypt. Major Joseph Albert Wright a WW1 Light Horse veteran was in charge of this platoon the only Aboriginal squad in the Australian Military Forces at that time. Aboriginals from Lake Tyers enlisted at Caulfield between June and July 1940. 7 of the 13 who enlisted in June 1940 were discharged as members of the 2/23rd Battalion. 10 were discharged on the 22/3/1941 as Services No Longer Required, 1 discharged in November 1940, 1 in January 1941 and another in April 1941. Dedication to Aboriginal soldiers who formed a special all volunteer platoon at No 9 Camp Wangaratta in Victoria from late 1940 until February 1941. No 9 Camp was set up at the Wangaratta Showgrounds to allow the formation of the 2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion prior to leaving for Egypt. Major Joseph Albert Wright a WW1 Light Horse veteran was in charge of this platoon the only Aboriginal squad in the Australian Military Forces at that time.Large timber frame with orange mount containing boomerang three flags six photographs and narrative plaques9 Platoon Wangarattaaboriginal, 9 platoon, wangaratta, no 9 camp -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Document, Newsletter - Norwood High School, Ringwood, Victoria, 1958
4-page typewritten progress report of intra and inter school sporting and drama activities during 1958. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Programme - Speech Night, Norwood High School, Ringwood, Victoria, 1958
First Annual Speech Night Programme - Monday, 15th December, 1958, held at Ringwood Town Hall -
Tennis Australia
Prize dish, 1958
Silver prize dish. Inscr: 'INT. DEUTSCHE HALLENMEISTERSCHAFTEN 1958/KOLN.H.E. II'. Materials: Silver/Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
Magazine, 1958
Souvenir magazine: JACK KRAMER PRESENTS WORLD'S PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS 1958. Materials: Paper, Inktennis -
Tennis Australia
Tournament Programme, 1958
Programme for Davis Cup Inter-zone Final 1958; Italy vs. The Phillipines. Materials: Paper, Inktennis -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Register of Lands. Master Register, 1958
Register of Lands in Tatura district with apportioned Water RightsBeige cover, red spine, black writing. Rodney Irrigation and Water Supply District. 1957-1958farming, irrigation, books, rural, industry -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Young Herald, Niagara Falls is Noted for its Gardens, 1958
Article in "The Young Herald" 1958 about the Niagara Parks Commission School of Gardening in Canada by Pamela Ruskinthe young herald, canada, school of gardening, niagara parks commission -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - DEPARTMENT OF MINES VICTORIA, PROSPECTOR'S GUIDE 1958 FOURTH EDITION, 1958
PROSPECTOR'S GUIDE 1958 FOURTH EDITION. Produced by Department of Mines, Victoria. Hard cloth covered bookDept. of Minesgold, prospecting guide, gold, gold mining, prospecting, victoria. -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Photograph, Cyclotron accelerator
Builit in 1950s and used till the mid 1970s within the Physics Department used in Melbourne. John Rouse and David Caro was involved in the construction.Black and white photo of cyclotron (nuclear physics accelerator):PDP 9 Computer with Eric Coverdale Sticky typed label on back: “PDP 9 COMPUTER” Handwritten on back in pencil: “Eric Coverdale” -
Clunes Museum
Film - COMPACT DISC, photographs of the Clunes floods
.1 CD photographs pf the Clunes floods 4/9/2010 .2 CD Casehandwritten on inside of case Clunes floods 4/9/2010. Lyndsey Iles, Lathlainn st.floods, compact disk -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Kew Cricket Club Sub-district 2nd XI Trophy, 1938-9
Arthur Henry Miers played for cricket, football and baseball teams in Kew for a number of decades in the first half of the twentieth century. He was born on 22 November 1901, the son of Rodolph Theophilus Miers (1874-1951) and Margaret Frances (Margaretta) Fry (1875-1958). He had two brothers, Rodolph Cecil Miers (1904-80) and Charles Wilfred Miers (1906-88), and a sister Marjorie Elizabeth Miers (1911-84). Arthur Miers died in Kew on 25 January 1966, and after his body was cremated, his body was interred in the Mausoleum of Boroondara General (Kew) Cemetery.Two copies of photos of a trophy awarded by Kew CC; Sub-district 2nd XI; Points aggregate won by Arthur Miers in 1938-9arthur henry miers, kew cricket club, cricket trophies -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Print - Honolulu Star-Bulletin 1st Extra and 2nd Extra, Sunday December 7th 1941
Honolulu Star-Bulletin 1st Extra and 2nd Extra Newspaper. Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, USA Sunday December 7 1941.--- (Headline) WAR! Oahu Bombed by Japanese Planes. [9 pages with articles and photographs about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and Manila.]9 pages of articles and photographs. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Flag - FLAG, 9 RAR
Possibly made for a 9 RAR reunion. Owner "Frank CHAMBERS" Vietnam, 9 RAR. ,Flag mounted on a timber dowel. Flag - brown polyester fabric, illustrated in colour, yellow, green, grey, brown and red, the regimental crest of 9 RAR.Printed on fabric - yellow and black print. "IX/ DUTY FIRST/ ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT"flags, vietnam, 9 rar, frank chambers -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Thistle Y Harris, Wild Flowers of Australia, 1948
Brown hardcover book with coloured dust jacket, 206 pages, 68 pages of platesbotany, wild flowers, everlasting daisy, boronia, acacia, flax lily, kangaroo apple, australian bugle, handsome flatpea, waratah, bottlebrush, daisy-bush -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, The Yarra Valley & Surrounds, 2012
Hardcover. Front cover has a photograph of a winery surrounded by hills.Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779victoria, australia, history, travel, pictorial works -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, The Yarra Valley & Surrounds, 2012
Hardcover. Front cover has a photograph of a winery surrounded by hills.Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779victoria, australia, history, travel, pictorial works -
Werribee RSL Sub Branch
Book, Military History, SIGNALS STORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS, 1951 (exact)
"SIGNALS" is an outline of the achievments of the Australian Corpf of Signals over the years from the campaigns in the Middle East to the present day of the victories in New Guinea. Itpays tribute to the Arm of the services which is on duty and maintainimng vital communication channels for the passage of signals traffic to the far-flung Headquarters and Units of the Australian Military Forces.'TO THE FALLEN" Front cover is embossed. The embossing is in silver. The embossung shows the Signal Corp emblem and title. world war two, signals, middle east, australian military forces, new, guinea, aaho 6 -
Werribee RSL Sub Branch
Book, Military History, SIGNALS STORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS, 1951 (exact)
"SIGNALS" is an outline of the achievments of the Australian Corpf of Signals over the years from the campaigns in the Middle East to the present day of the victories in New Guinea. Itpays tribute to the Arm of the services which is on duty and maintainimng vital communication channels for the passage of signals traffic to the far-flung Headquarters and Units of the Australian Military Forces.'TO THE FALLEN" Front cover is embossed. The embossing is in silver. The embossung shows the Signal Corp emblem and title. world war two, signals, middle east, australian military forces, new, guinea, aaho 6 -
Werribee RSL Sub Branch
Book, Military History, ON GUARD WITH THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE FORCE, 1944 (exact)
The Voluteer Defence Corps decided to have their own book to help people understand the Corps. In it's early years it was raised and maintained by the Return Soldiers League. The original mambers had all served in the late war. The book appeared on the Fourth Anniversary of V.D.C establishment in Australia.TO OUR COMRADES MEN AND WOMEN OF THE FIGHTING SERVICES 'Thesea re the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service to their country; be he that stands it now; tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have the consultion with us, that the harder the confilct the more glorious the triumph"...world war two, vdc, v d c, volunteer defence force, volunteer defence corps, return soldiers league, aaho7 1 -
Werribee RSL Sub Branch
Book, Military History, ON GUARD WITH THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE FORCE, 1944 (exact)
The Voluteer Defence Corps decided to have their own book to help people understand the Corps. In it's early years it was raised and maintained by the Return Soldiers League. The original mambers had all served in the late war. The book appeared on the Fourth Anniversary of V.D.C establishment in Australia.TO OUR COMRADES MEN AND WOMEN OF THE FIGHTING SERVICES 'These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service to their country; be he that stands it now; tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have the consultion with us, that the harder the confilct the more glorious the triumph"...world war two, vdc, v d c, volunteer defence force, volunteer defence corps, return soldiers league, aaho7 1 -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Speaking Personally - W Murdoch, 1946
This is a collection of essays written by Walter Logie Forbes Murdoch (1874-1970). He had a distinguished academic and literary career and is regarded as one of Australia’s greatest essayists. He was a household name to two generations of Australians through his radio broadcasts and syndicated literary columns in several Australian newspapers. Murdoch came to Warrnambool in 1901 as the proprietor of a private school. He left Warrnambool to take up a position at Melbourne University as an English lecturer. He went on to become the foundation Professor of English at the University of Western Australia and was later its Chancellor. Murdoch University in Western Australia is named after him and he was knighted in 1964. He published over 40 books. This book is of interest as an example of the literary works of Walter Murdoch, a distinguished literary figure in Australian history and a person who has his place also in Warrnambool’s history. He came to Warrnambool in 1901, going into partnership with James Scott, the proprietor of Warrnambool College. They bought out Stanley’s Warrnambool Grammar School and when Scott retired Murdoch became the sole proprietor and Headmaster of the school. While he in Warrnambool Murdoch continued to write and published in Warrnambool the school text book, ‘The Struggle For Freedom’. He left Warrnambool in 1904. This is a hard cover book of 186 pages. It has a blue cover which is slightly faded at the top of the spine. It has a dust cover in beige tonings with the title of the book and the author’s name on the spine and the same details on the front cover (beige printing on a maroon background). The front cover has a thin maroon line as an edging and the back dust cover features an advertisement for another Walter Murdoch publication. The book has a Preface, 31 chapters of short essays and an Index. The dust cover is frayed at the edges and discoloured on the spine. walter murdoch, history of warrnambool, warrnambool college, (early 20th century) -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Collected Essays, 1945
This book is a collection of the essays written by Walter Logie Forbes Murdoch (1874-1970), a distinguished Australian writer and academic. He is probably Australia’s best-known essayist and became a household name to two generations of Australians through his radio broadcasts and syndicated literary columns in several Australian newspapers. He came to Warrnambool in 1901 and operated a private school in the town. In 1904 he became a lecturer in English at the University of Melbourne and went on to be the foundation Professor of English at the University of Western Australia and later its Chancellor. Murdoch University in Western Australia is named after him and he was knighted in 1964. He published over 40 books. This book is of interest as it was written by Walter Murdoch who was not only an important figure in Australian literature but also has a place in Warrnambool’s history. In 1901 he went into partnership with James Scott, the proprietor of Warrnambool College. They bought out Stanley’s Warrnambool Grammar School and when Scott retired Murdoch became the sole proprietor and headmaster of the college. While in Warrnambool Murdoch wrote the Australian school history book, ‘The Struggle For Freedom’, a book which sold 10,000 copies in its first year. In 1904 Murdoch left Warrnambool. This is a hard cover book of 904 pages. It has a plain buff-coloured cover with gold printing on the spine. It is a fifth edition and contains a preface, 186 essays by Walter Murdoch and an index. The cover and pages are slightly faded and the cover is a little marked. australian literature, walter murdoch, history of warrnambool, warrnambool college (early 20th century) -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Selections from Walter Murdoch, 1945
This is a book of essays selected by the author, Walter Murdoch, as the ones he most enjoyed writing. Walter Logie Forbes Murdoch (1874-1970) had a distinguished literary and academic career and is regarded as Australia’s best essayist. He was a household name to two generations of Australians through his radio broadcasts and syndicated literary columns in several Australian newspapers. He lived in Warrnambool from 1901 to 1904 as the Headmaster of a private school. He became a lecturer in English at the University of Melbourne and went on to be the foundation Professor of English at the University of Western Australia and later its Chancellor. Murdoch University in Western Australia is named after him and he was knighted in 1964. He published over 40 books. This book is of interest as it was written by Walter Murdoch who was not only important in Australia literature but also has a place in Warrnambool’s history. He came to Warrnambool in 1901, going into partnership with James Scott , the proprietor of a private school, Warrnambool College. They bought out Stanley’s Warrnambool Grammar School and when Scott retired, Murdoch became the sole proprietor and headmaster of Warrnambool College. While he was in Warrnambool Murdoch wrote the highly successful Australia history school text book, ‘The Struggle For Freedom’. He left Warrnambool in 1904. This is a soft cover book of 220 pages. It has a blue cover with a buff-coloured band around the front cover edge with a map of Australia outlined in black at the bottom edge. The book has a preface, 33 essays by Walter Murdoch and an index. The back page is partly torn away and the pages and cover are slightly faded and rubbed. australian literature, walter murdoch, warrnambool college (early 20th century), warrnambool history -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, The Victorian Era It's strengths & weaknesses, 1938
This book has been written by Walter Murdoch and it is the publication of two lectures given by Murdoch in 1937 (the John Murtagh Macrossan Memorial Lectures). John Murtagh Macrossan (1833-1891) was a Queensland politician who for some time held the seat of Townsville in the Queensland Parliament. He was born in Ireland and came to Australia in 1853, spending some time in the mining regions of Queensland. With Samuel Griffith he attended the first National Convention on Federation in 1891. Walter Murdoch (1874-1970) had a distinguished academic career and became Australia’s best-known essayist. He was a household name to two generations of Australians through his radio broadcasts and syndicated literary columns in several Australian newspapers. In 1901 Walter Murdoch came to Warrnambool and went into partnership with James Scott as proprietors of a private school, Warrnambool College. They bought out Stanley’s Warrnambool Grammar School and when Scott retired Murdoch became the sole proprietor and Head Master of Warrnambool College. While in Warrnambool in 1903 Murdoch wrote a school history book called ‘The Struggle for Freedom’, a book which sold 10,000 copies in its first year. Murdoch later became an English lecturer at Melbourne University and then the foundation Professor of English at the University of Western Australia. Murdoch University in Western Australia is named after him. He published over 40 books and he was knighted in 1964. This book is of interest as it was written by Walter Murdoch. He not only has a national reputation as an academic and writer but also he spent some time in Warrnambool and played his part in our history. This is a soft cover book of 66 pages. The cover was originally blue but is much faded, especially on the spine. The print on the cover and spine is dark blue and there is an ornamental edging on the front cover. The back of the cover has an advertisement for other Walter Murdoch books. The pages of the book are stained and the binding on the spine has broken away. walter murdoch, john murtagh macrossan, history of warrnambool, warrnambool college (early 20th century)