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Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Army Survey Regiment – Presentation to Charity Organisation, c1982
These photographs of a presentation to a charity organisation were taken in the grounds of Fortuna Villa, Army Survey Regiment in c1982. SPR Gae (Robinson) Amato was the unit’s first Miss Golden North entrant in the Miss Australia Quest. LTCOL Peter Eddy and SPR Amato presented a fundraising cheque to the unidentified representative from the Spastic Society. In later years SPR Amato took the opportunity of a new career as a commissioned officer in another Corps of the Australian Army.This is a set of four photographs of a presentation to a charity organisation at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo in c1982. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographic prints were scanned at 300 dpi, however better clarity was achieve scanning 35mm negatives at 96 dpi. .1) to .4) - Photo, black & white, c1982, L to R: unidentified charity organisation representative, LTCOL Peter Eddy, SPR Gae (Robinson) Amato..1P to .2P – No personnel identified .3P to .4P – ‘Gae Robertson MISS AUST 1980s’royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, Hints to NON-COMS in the AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES, 1915
A light card covered book, compiled by Lt R Stupart, containing hints on various subjects including duties, the art of instructing, military courtesy. dress and discipline Copyright One Shillinghandbook, nco training, 1915 -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Digital photographs, L.J. Gervasoni, Australian Military Service Record of Service Male Member, c1940s
Gus Gervasoni served during World War 2 in Australia, and was in Darwin for the bombing.Digital images of a World War Two Australian Military Service Record book which belonged to George (Gus) Gervasoni of Daylesford. Includes two 'mug' shots. forces, adf, army, world war two, australia, australian army, defence, armed services, record of service, george gervasoni, gus gervasoni -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Manual, Australian Army, Australian Military Forces: Equipment Instructions, 1964
A heavy duty burgandy cardboard cover with gold print on the front. Under they Australian Military Forces insignia are the details of the manual. The manual is held together by a metal slideaustralia - armed forces - service manuals, manual, equipment instructions, australian military forces -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Sepia Photograph, 1920's
This album was presented to the Earl of Stradbroke by the Fathers of Soldiers and Returned Soldiers of Phillip Island, 16/2/1923. Photo shows the crows gathering round the Memorial for the unveiling.The unveiling of the Soldiers' Memorial, Phillip Island.Unveiling Soldiers' Memorial Phillip Island 1920phillip island, soldiers memorial, earl of stradbroke -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Drawing, Ernest Marcuse, Beechworth Carriage Museum II, c1972-1976
Ernest Heinrich Marcuse was born on the 1st of December 1900 to Hedwig and Siegmund Marcuse in Berlin Germany. While Marcuse's artistic talent was apparent from a younger age, his earliest existing artwork was from when he was approximately 20 years old. Ernest's formal art training commenced in 1918 with a three year course at the Berlin school of Interior design. After completion he found work until 1924 when Germany's Great Depression took effect. To broaden his career opportunities he undertook a further 12 months study of fashion, drawing and advertising at Berlin's Reiman school of art. From 1925 to 1934 Ernest was primarily a freelance press artist specialising in industrial, architectural and figurative drawing. Prominent newspaper The Berliner Morgenpost was his largest client along with Gross Deutsche Rundfunaustellung (Germany's organisation for major trade shows). During this period he would create many significant works. Two months after Hitler and the Nazi part came to power in 1933, Ernest received a life changing letter stating that being Jewish he could no longer continue employment in Germany. Up until 1938 he would only be able to undertake private commissions and occasional unofficial work as a book illustrator and games designer. This was by arrangement with non Jewish artists who claimed his work as their own, they would then share the income with Ernest. With increasing unrest in Germany during late 1938 Ernest decided to move to London and there he married his girlfriend Lotte. In late 1939 Ernest and Lotte Marcuse embarked on an eight week journey to their new home in Australia where they had been accepted as refugees. Shortly after arriving in Australia Ernest presented his portfolio to an editor at the Argus newspaper and gained employment as a war events illustrator. He soon became well respected and known in particular for his detailed illustrations and cross sections of ships , artillery and aircrafts. His detailed depictions of battles were displayed on the front pages of The Argus newspaper on a number of occasions. In May 1940 as the war intensified Ernest was dismissed from The Argus newspaper due to his Australian government classification of 'stateless person of enemy origin' and was considered a potential security risk. The editor of the time commented "don't blame us, blame Hitler". Marcuse then began to establish himself as a commercial artist. Ernest was de-classified as a 'stateless person of enemy origin' and in early 1942. The Australian army heard of Ernest's artistic abilities and began to utilize his designs for visual training aids and posters. Ernest became Private E.H Marcuse V377746, his first army posting was as staff artist at The infantry officer's training school at Bonegilla. When off duty he was inspired by the beauty of the surrounding area creating the works in North east Victoria 'Kiewa river bridge', 'Hume weir', ' Dried up river bed' and 'Hawksview gold reef mine' from his 1942-1943 period at Bonegilla Victoria. Ernest returned to the area to create drawings and paintings from 1948 to 1983 in locations including Bright, Wandilligong, Bogong High plains and Wallace's Hut, Mt Buffalo, Beechworth, Pretty valley, Kiewa Hydro, Yackandandah and Bontherambo homestead. These sketches were often completed on location, photographs were also taken onsite to assist the works back at the studio. Occasionally Marcuse also painted in the field. Ernest's preferred choice of medium was pencil and ink. Up until 1952 he would often incorporate watercolour into his work. Later into his career he began introducing pastels, acrylic and mixed media. In earlier years Ernest Marcuse often signed his work Mar, later on the signing of works ranged from Marcuse, E.Marcuse, Ernest Marcuse, EHM or simply EM . If a work was considered incomplete or Marcuse did not like the work it would remain unsigned. From Bonegilla Marcuse was transferred to Woodside South Australia before his final posting in Melbourne until the end of 1945. Ernest's work from within his army posting 'Troop Train at Night' from his 1945 exhibition Australia at War are part of the permanent collection at Canberra's War Museum. Between 1946 and 1969 Ernest largely worked from home and concentrated on a career as a freelance commercial artist and graphic designer. During that time he created work for well known household names including CRA/Conzinc, Vacuum oil (Caltex), Cottee's Brand (Schweppes and Heinz), Home Beautiful magazine Fulton garden supplies, International Iveco trucks, Ego pharmaceuticals, QV and Sunsense. After retirement Ernest concentrated on his true love of fine art and focused on painting images of personal interest both across Australia and Internationally. Earnest never drove a car. He would often walk or use public transport or enlist in the help of family or artist friends to drive him. Throughout his career Ernest Marcuse's artworks were purchase by private collectors these included ACTU, Melbourne City council, Holland Constructions, Melbourne Metropolitan Tramways Board, GJ Coles and Australian Resources Bank. Ernest Marcuse permanent collections can be viewed at The National Gallery of Victoria , Sydney Jewish Museum, Jewish Holocaust Centre Melbourne, Canberra's War Museum, City of Melbourne, Shire of Yarra ranges and now the Burke Museum. © 2020 Art by Marcuse https://www.artbymarcuse.com.au/aboutDonated to the Burke Museum through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Peter and Evelyn MarcusePen and pencil landscape drawing on paper.Obverse: Charatome / Corning Buggy / Braise & Drag / believed to (illegible) built by Crawford and (illegible) / COBB & CO / WAGONETTE / B'WORTH MUSEUM Reverse: BEECHWORTH NOSTALGIA / BW-07(a) / B 8 / ernest marcuse, marcuse, art, artbymarcuse, beechworth, burke museum, indigo shire, landscape, illustration, drawing, pen and pencil, australian army, war events illustrator, the age, the sun, the argus, germany, refugee, industrial drawing, architectual drawing, figure drawing, berliner morgenpost, grosse deutsche rundfunaustellung, berlin’s reiman school of art., cultural gifts program -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Australian Military History Publications, Country Victoria's Own: 150-year history of the 8th/7th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment and its predecessors 1858-2008, 2008
History of the 8th/7th Battalion and its predecessors 1858-2008Loftus, N.S.W. : Australian Military History Publications, 2008 xxi, 352 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm. History of the 8th/7th Battalion and its predecessors 1858-2008victoria -- armed forces -- history., victoria -- history, australia. army. royal victoria regiment. battalion 8th/7th -- history. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Museum Re-accreditation 2009, 2009
Coloured photograph of Megan Cardamon, Barbara Wells and Vicki Jones-Evans at the Whitehorse Historical Society Museum in June 2009, during the Museum Re-accreditation Program. Megan Cardamon on left, Barbara Wells, centre and Vicki Jones-Evans on the right.wells, barbara, jones-evans, vicki, cardamon, megan museums australia, victoria accreditation program whitehorse historical society -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Alan Scarlett, Morwell War Memorial, 2015, 2015
The Morwell War Memorial Morwell War was unveiled on 06 June 1921. The Memorial was originally the level crossing between Commercial Road and Station Street (later Princes Highway). It was later moved to its present position on the Princes Highway opposite Hoyle Street. (http://www.morwellhistoricalsociety.org.au/warmemorial.htm) Names Inscribed on War Memorial – World War 1 *Killed in action * Allis G. Francis J. Pettit H. Amiet C. Graur R. L. Pryor W. * Amiet F. D. Hall J. A. Pryke R. Anderson C. Hall S. D. Rowell F. Billingsley A. H. Hare Bert Rowe C. Butters C. * Handler P. Ronald A. Q Butters R. Hogan E. J. Rintoull W. G. (D.C.M.) Brown H. H. Kleine F. W. Saddler J. Brinsmead F. S. Whitelaw A. Smith C. Collins W. Whitelaw D. Symons H. Collins J. S. F. Keegan F. Thomas L. G. Cooper H. S. Little K. Thomas R. W. Capon W. V. Lock E. * Thomson R. H. Davey R. R. Lyons C. * Tulloch J. Davey E. W. Lyons R. P. Vunell C. R. E. Davey W. R. Miller F. Vinall H. V. Davey C. E. Maher A. Wood A. Duncanson J. Maher L. Wilkins F. Dusting C. * McIntosh A. Warnett J. * Dusting H. Neal A. E. Warnetyt W. H. Derham H. * O’Donnell T. Young J. A. World War 2 – Killed in action Allen H. A. Eason L. W. McDonald D. Angus C. P. Evans H. T. Muncaster J. Bolitho H. Ferguson R. W. Murray A. M. Bolton C. R. A. Gair N. Peter T. Bowden N. J. Green D. I. A. Read L. H. M. Brudge W. G. Hewat G, A, Roy E. W. Catterick J. H. Horsefall L. Sillcock R. R. Deanne A. Johnson F. Stagg J. L. Deering C. J. King L. S. Templer R. C. Doolan W. T. Lawrence F. E. Tienery R. Dickson L. H. McArthur D. Turner R. H. Williams R. K. Vietnam War – Killed in action Adrian RichColour photograph of a life sized Australian soldier wearing a slouch hat, on top of a large raised platform. A commemorative plaque is depicted in the foreground. The front inscription of the memorial reads: "This plaque was erected in memory of those who paid the Supreme Sacrifice in the Boer War [Names] Erected by the residents of Morwell riding as a tribute to the men resident in the riding who enlisted and in memory of those who made the Supreme Sacrifice in the Great War 1914-19 [Names] This plaque is erected in memory of those who paid the Supreme Sacrifice in World War II and Korea [Names] In affectionate remembrance of A. Rich R.A.R killed in action Vietnam 1962-72"The plaque in the foreground reads" "Centenary Commemoration Plaque This plaque commemorates 100 years since the first World War commended in 1914 and Australian and New Zealand (ANZAC) troops landed at Gallipoli on 25th April, 1915. Members of the Morwell RSL Sub-Branch will always remember the sacrifices made by service personal to give us the freedom we enjoy the this day. They Shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them Lest We Forget."morwell, morwell war memorial, world war one, anzac centenary, gippsland -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Minerals in the Museum of the School of Mines, Ballaarat, 1882, 1882
The Museum of the Ballarat School of Mines was established in 1872. The curator in 1882 was Ferdinand M. Krause. Prefatory Notice by James Oddie). The want of a guide through the technical collections of The School Mines has long been felt by visitors and students - a guide , not so much to those who merely 'look' at the various exhibits in the Museum, but an instructor to those who desire to take away with them some practical information on the natural occurrence and economical value of the objects exhibited. This want is being filled by the labour of Mr. Krause, whose first installment - 'A Descriptive Catalogue of the Minerals' - is herewith represented to the visiting public." Introduction to the catalogue: " The collection is still in its early growth, and far from being a complete representation of the Mineral Kingdom; many varieties, species, and even whole groups are absent. This state of incompleteness will, no doubt, be adjusted in the sequence, and progressive lists issued from time to time. 'Ad interin' the present catalogue will, be found useful to students and visitors of the School. As far as practicable, the classifications of the minerals accords with that adopted at the Royal School of Mines, London. The numbers prefixed to the species in the catalogue agree with those on the descriptive labels which accompany each specimen, and also with those attached to the specimens themselves. On the descriptive labels the chemical composition of the minerals is expressed in formulae usually employed in standard mineralogical works. Students who have note paid attention to mineralogical chemistry will note that each dot over a symbol is equivalent to one atom of oxygen, .... A bar through a symbol denotes a double atom of the base, .... " In 1882 the collection was housed in 33 cases. The catalogue outlines the specimen types housed in each case. The classification of minerals accords with that adopted at the Royal School of Mines, London. Leather covered book of 94 pages with gold lettering on the front, including "F.M. Krause". The book includes a plan of the museum layout, plan of the grounds and buildings of the Ballarat School of Mines and a prefatory notice by James Oddie.ballarat school of mines, ballarat school of mines museum, museum, krause, ferdinand krause, fm krause, oddie, james oddie, geology, mineralogy, charles boyd, f.m. krause, minerals, curator -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Turboprop airliners and military transport of the world, TURBOPROP AIRLINERS AND MILITARY TRANSPORTS OF THE WORLD 94, TURBOPROP AIRLINERS AND MILITARY TRANSPORTS OF THE WORLD 94, 1994
Turboprop airliners and military transport of the world, TURBOPROP AIRLINERS AND MILITARY TRANSPORTS OF THE WORLD 94Front cover with colour photo of Dornier228 D-CILA in flight, sunny day, red band above and belownon-fictionTurboprop airliners and military transport of the world, TURBOPROP AIRLINERS AND MILITARY TRANSPORTS OF THE WORLD 94 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - original, Tatura Museum - Opening Day, 1988
Photograph of part of crowd awaiting official opening.Colour photograph of part of crowd attending official Museum opening day 6 November 1988.on back:Jack Lowry, Ray Hodge (Numerkah), A. Knee, R. Donaldson (at gate), Don Tavener, Mrs M. Tavener (verandah chairs) 6 November 1988.tatura museum opening -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Album - Photograph, Tatura Museum
light brown, 2 rectangular gold stripes on front cover. 1st photograph (colour) of MuseumVAGUE -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Schwerkolt Cottage and Museum Condition Report, 2/11/2000 12:00:00 AM
A condition report on Schwerkolt Cottage and MuseumA condition report on Schwerkolt Cottage and Museum with photos, floor plan and graphs compiled as a University exercise.A condition report on Schwerkolt Cottage and Museum schwerkolt cottage & museum complex, nunawading and district historical society, victorian centre for the conservation of cultural materials -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, East side of Museum
Coloured photograph of east side of Museum showing large double doors and corner of implement shed.schwerkolt cottage & museum complex, nunawading & district historical society -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Arthur Knee, Memorial to Kormoran Komeraden, 1989
Camp 13, German compound. Memorial erected by German POW's to honour their comrades on the German Raider "Kormoran" which sank HMAS Sydney in the Indian ocean before going down, too.Camp 13, Camp Road, Murchison, Victoria. Memorial to fallen comrades, German compound. Concrete with local stone. German inscription on rectangular recessed area to "Kormoran" crew. Note. concrete machine gun emplacement (background), Eucalyptus bush distant background.camp 13, german pow's, kormoran, hmas sydney, memorial, german raider kormoran, german memorial, kormoran memorial, kormoran komeraden -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Manuscript, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Bendigo Tramways Early History", 1969
Consists of formation history, track and route dates, operator, SEC takeover and route lengths. One page of statistics - 1935 to 1969, only completed to 1968 and last year filled in by hand. Gives Income, Expenditure, Loss, passengers and car miles. Car miles have been handwritten and pasted over the typed sheet. Probably prepared late 1960's by Les Denmead (assumption here - See Reg item 3289 and 3478 for Geelong Bendigo version), given the hand written notes etc.Yields historical notes and statistics on the Bendigo Tramway system - the statistical information being the most important. Four sets - original and three copies - foolscap typed documents, three pages each, titled "Bendigo Tramways Early History". 'BTPS 407" in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, bendigo, sec, esco, history, statistics -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, The All Australian Memorial, History Heros and Helpers - Miller
Printed in memory of Aurthur Miller and Charles MillerLarge Burgandy Coloured VolumeAustralian Commonwealth Military Forcesww1 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Medal, Republic of Vietnam Military Medals, 1950 to 1964
Five rows of medals - vietnam Military Medals 1st row - 14 Medals. 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Rows - 15 Medals. 2 vietnam Flags (small)framed picture, vietnam military medals -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Equipment (item) - Military Duffle Bag Canvas Blue
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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Buttons, 1049's
Issued to Sister Kathleen Heaphy of Australian Army Nursing service. Sister Heaphy was attached, for part of her service, to 28 Camp Hospital Internment camp 1.10 identical round silver metal buttons with a metal shank crown and map of Australia and wording around the circumference. 2 have split pins through the shank.Australian Military Forces and a crown and map of Australia. Stokes and Sons Melbourneaustralian army nursing service, 28 camp hospital internment camp 1, silver metal buttons -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Watch Cover, 1942
Watch Protector owned by Louis Everett and used by him during World War II. It was previously in the Mitcham RSL collection.|Donated to the R.S.L. by Louis Everett's daughter Lyn Davey.Leather wrist watch protector. Brown leather watch band with a cover to protect the watch face. The cover has a metal Australian Commonwealth Military Force badge on it.Australian Commonwealth Military Forcesmilitary history, army, costume accessories, male -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - CHINESE FOOTSTEPS: HISTORICAL SITES OF BENDIGO, LINKS WITH THE CHINESE COMMUNITY, 2000
Chinese Footsteps. Historical Sites of Bendigo - Links with the Chinese community. Many photgraphs of early Bendigo.Bendigo chinese Association Museum Inc.bendigo, hospital, chinese contribution., early bendigo history and buildings. chinese on the goldfields. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Postcard, The Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Ltd, Kilmore Horse Tram, c.1991
The Kew Historical Society's postcard collection includes views of Kew, Melbourne and Greater Melbourne as well as those including overseas scenes sent or received from Europe or the Middle East. They date from the 1890s to the 2000s.Modern postcard produced by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria. The photo is of a replica tram in Victoria's Tramway Museum, and was presumably purchased for display purposes for an exhibition relating to transport in Kew, and in particular to the Kew horse-tram which operated from the Victoria Street Bridge to the Boroondara General Cemetery in Kew.This replica tram, constructed by members Alan Antcliff and Newton Williams in Mildura represents the open car used between Sydney Road and the Royal Melbourne Zoological Gradens until 1923. The open "toast rack" type was use extensively on other horse and early electric tram systems. Photo by William F Scott. Produced by The Tramway Museum of Victoria Ltd Box 4916, Mail Exchange, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001. Operator of Victoria's Tramway Museum, Union Lane, Bylands (55 km from Melbourne off the Northern Highway) Open Sundays 11a.m - 5p.m. CS2036kilmore horse tram, tramway museum society of victoria, tramways - victoria, postcards -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Postcard, The Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Ltd, Kilmore Horse Tram, c.1991
The Kew Historical Society's postcard collection includes views of Kew, Melbourne and Greater Melbourne as well as those including overseas scenes sent or received from Europe or the Middle East. They date from the 1890s to the 2000s.Modern postcard produced by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria. The photo is of a replica tram in Victoria's Tramway Museum, and was presumably purchased for display purposes for an exhibition relating to transport in Kew, and in particular to the Kew horse-tram which operated from the Victoria Street Bridge to the Boroondara General Cemetery in Kew.This replica tram, constructed by members Alan Antcliff and Newton Williams in Mildura represents the open car used between Sydney Road and the Royal Melbourne Zoological Gradens until 1923. The open "toast rack" type was use extensively on other horse and early electric tram systems. Photo by William F Scott. Produced by The Tramway Museum of Victoria Ltd Box 4916, Mail Exchange, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001. Operator of Victoria's Tramway Museum, Union Lane, Bylands (55 km from Melbourne off the Northern Highway) Open Sundays 11a.m - 5p.m. CS2036 kilmore horse tram, tramway museum society of victoria, tramways - victoria, postcards -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Champa Museum
Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Lucky Star and Digby Richards along with members of their concert party, leave the Champa Museum in Danag following a visit during a rare break in the concert tour. They had on the previous day entertained the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam.photograph, aattv, entertainers, lucky star, digby richards, champa musuem, gibbons collection catalogue, australian army training team vietnam (aattv), denis gibbons -
Melbourne Legacy
Ceremonial object, Military Pace Stick
A hinged wooden stick that is used in military situations. It is kept in the Comradeship Lounge as a link to the legatees' military background. A pace stick is a training instrument used to gauge the length of pace and measure distance and interval for military parades. Legacy has a strong link to the military, most early legatees would be familiar with the pace stick and its use.Wooden stick that is hinged, has metal tips and is used as a pace tool.comradeship, pace stick -
Tramway Heritage Centre
Photograph Album (part of), Ray Pearson's Photo Album - Trams of Victorian Railways, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong
Page 7 of Ray Pearson's Photo Album. Brown card page with two photographs (landscape format) placed on page using clear plastic photo corners. Both photographs depict trams around Bendigo. A hand written inscription is located between the two photographs. The brown paper is indented with text written on the facing page and also has minor damage in two places (top and bottom right) that looks like places where adhesive photocorners have been removed.Hand written inscription in biro between top and bottom photograph: BENDIGO / CALIFORNIA GULLEY 4/3/72bendigo tramways, vintage trams, bendigo tram, california gulley -
Tramway Heritage Centre
Photograph Album (part of), Ray Pearson's Photo Album - Trams of Victorian Railways, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong
Page 8 of Ray Pearson's Photo Album. Brown card page with two photographs (landscape format) placed on page using clear plastic photo corners. Both photographs depict trams around Bendigo. A hand written inscriptions is located between the two photographs. The brown paper has minor indenting from text written on facing page and also has some minor damage to top and bottom right corners from what appears to be the removal of adhesive photo corners.Hand written inscription in biro between top and bottom photograph: IRONBARK HILL BENDIGO 4/3/72 -
Myrtleford and District Historical Society
Memorial Plaque, Memorial Plaque Factory, "Dead Man's Penny", Circa 1921
The "Dead Man's Penny" of Private George Matthews (24/1744) is a district link to the First World War. George enlisted with the Otago Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force as a rifleman. Born in 1891, he was a former pupil of Myrtleford State School 955 and was one of four first cousins killed in action and recorded in a memorial window and honour board at the Uniting (formerly Methodist) Church, the Soldier's Memorial Square and on the State School Honour Board. George's parents, John and Mary Matthews,received the plaque in a pack, together with a letter and commemorative scroll from King George V. George Matthews is buried at the Caterpillar Valley (N.Z.) Memorial, France, having died on October 1, 1916, aged 25. The memorial plaque links local family tragedy to world conflict. It represents the impact of such events must have had on small town communities. George Matthews' enlistment in New Zealand is an indicator of the migratory nature of men involved in gold mining after the decline of the industry in Victoria and New South Wales in the late 19th centuryA World War 1 memorial plaque issued to next-of-kin of all British and Empire service personnel who died as a result of the war. They were round and cast in bronze, hence their similarity to the much smaller penny coin. The plaque includes an image of Britannia, holding a trident and standing with a lion. Britannia holds an oak leaf above the deceased's name, which is recorded without rank. Two dolphins swim around Britannia, symbolizing sea power, and at the base a second lion is tearing apart the German eagle. Around the picture a legend reads: "He died for freedom and Honour"Name engraved: GEORGE MATTHEWSmemorial plaque dead man's penny george matthews