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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Historic tram saved from demolition", 6/09/1994 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat, Tuesday 6/9/1994, from the Heritage section of the Courier, by saving of ESCo No. 12 on the BTPS. Quotes Gary Wood about the work being undertaken, where the tram was recovered from, its brief history, and the relevance to the collection. Includes a photo of Gary working on the body inside the depot. Item written by Lorrie Brown, includes a photo of her as well. Second copy added 03/06/2006.In right hand corner in blue ink "8/9/94 Tues"trams, tramways, 12, esco, tramcar acquisition, btps, preservation -
Melbourne Legacy
Book - Scrapbook, Legacy events, 1960s
Various invitations, programmes and other mementos collected from Legacy events held during the early 1960's. These include invitations and tickets to the Annual Demonstrations of 1960 and 1961, the ANZAC eve school children's ceremony, also to the Senior Widows Club Grand concert (18 December 1961). The Senior Widows club also held a Christmas Dinner. Also a lapel tag for the Legacy Mothers Club. There are also mementos for Junior Legatees, such as tickets to attend the Christmas party at Government House and to Operation Float in 1962 and 1963. There are also tokens for ice creams and soft drinks at the events. There is a programme for the 1961 Annual Demonstration.A collection compiled to remember various events held in the early 1960s. It's a good record of the practice of printing invitations and tokens.Brown scrapbook pages with commercially printed items attached. The 6 pages have event invitations, notices and cards glued to the brown paper, 4 pages are double sided. The items include invitations and tickets to Christmas Parties at Government House in the 1960's, Operation Float, School Children's Anzac Eve Ceremony Attendance Card, Senior Widows Club-Christmas Dinner 1961 & Grand Concert 1962, plus a Greeting and Get Well Card. The items were commercially printed.government house party, christmas, annual demonstration, junior legatee outing, senior widows club -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Late 1950's
Yields information the appearance and details about the Grenville St intersection in the background in particular the shops on the corner in the late 1950's.Digital scan from the Ben Parle collection of SEC trams tram 30 in the loop and two other single truckers at the Grenville St stop. Photo 1950's or early 1960 prior to introduction of dash canopy lighting. Note the SE Dickins store on the north side, with the hotel on south side. Dickins later moved to the south side. Morsheads sign in photo as well as Grey's cigarettes. Photo received with the Ben Parle slides 09/2004. trams, tramways, grenville st, sturt st, bridge st, city loop, tram 30 -
Mont De Lancey
Book, Whitcombe & Tombs Limited, Whitcombe's Vivid History Reader Grade V - The British People in the Making, 1944
A Vivid History Reader for Grade V - The British People in the Making, was specially written to meet the requirements of the Social Studies (History) Course in Victorian Elementary Schools. It is a series of vivid and realistic history readers attractively produced and illustrated for the enjoyment of girls and boys in their approach to history of their own land and of the wonderful countries overseas.A cream paperback reader or textbook with black and red lettering on the front cover at the top for the title, Whitcombe's Vivid History Reader Grade V. A red, black and white illustration in a square, shows a soldier from ancient times peering through bushes at enemy soldiers around a campfire. Throughout are black and white maps, diagrams, photographs and illustrations. Inside the front and back covers are further Whitcombe and Tombs titles as well as on the outside of the back cover. Pp. 208.non-fictionA Vivid History Reader for Grade V - The British People in the Making, was specially written to meet the requirements of the Social Studies (History) Course in Victorian Elementary Schools. It is a series of vivid and realistic history readers attractively produced and illustrated for the enjoyment of girls and boys in their approach to history of their own land and of the wonderful countries overseas. children's books, handbooks, textbooks, history books -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Document - Telegram
A copy of the urgent telegram was was sent to Mr Walter Henry Noack (father of Errol Noack) saying " It is with deep regret that I have learned that your son 4717546 Private Erroll Wayne Noack has died of wounds received in action on 24th May 1966 in Vietnam. I desire to convey to you in your sad bereavement my sincere personal sympathy as well as that of the Government Of The Commonwealth Of Australia and of the Military Board. .. Malcolm Fraser - Minister for the Armytelegram, noack, errol, pte noack, killed in action, malcolm fraser, minister for the army -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, No headline - but depot Tram Lines ripped up, 13/02/1973 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the demolition or removal of the track in Wendouree Parade and how it was done.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 13/2/1973- photo of tram lines being ripped up in Wendouree Parade at what would appear to be the site of Depot Loop, though possibly at the junction for the SEC depot. Has a point casting in the foreground and the church on the corner of Forest St. in the background. Has arm of excavator and a worker crossing the ripped up track as well. On top has a caption small note about the work and reference to Lydiard St. works.date in pencil of "13/2/73" in top right hand corner of cutting.trams, tramways, wendouree parade, track removal, sec depot, depot loop -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Certificate, To FW Zercho esq, 1938
The Gregory Hall was built on the grounds of All Saints Uniting Church, Chapel Street, East St Kilda in 1910-11. It was used for assemblies and classes at the All Saints' Grammar School which, after faltering fortunes, closed in1937. It was then leased to Zercho's Business College, founded in 1911 by Frederick William Zercho (the brother of Charles Henry Zercho, who was headmaster of the All Saints Grammar School in 1913-1919). The certificate, dated 16 August 1938, is a birthday greeting addressed to F. W. Zercho that also acknowledges one year since the establishment of the Gregory Hall branch of the college. It is signed by the headmistress, staff and students. Zercho's Business College became the largest business college in Australia. In 1968 it was sold to Stott's Business College.Two sheets of white paper, handwritten and decorated with ink of multiple colours and each affixed to a board. The boards are covered with blue-dyed paper, decorated with gold ink and were once joined together to form an outer cover for the pages. One sheet carries on one side a message to FW Zercho Esq that has been written in decorative calligraphy, and signatures. The second sheet carries decorative artwork and a list of signatures on each side as well as a sepia photograph.gregory hall, all saints church, all saints anglican church st kilda, frederick zercho, schools -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Digital Document, Alan Bradley, "Ballarat Hotels - Past and Present - notes by Alan Bradley, 2000?
Digital copy of handwritten notes prepared by Alan Bradley on the document or paper or research report by John Hargreaves, titled "Ballarat Hotels - Past and Present", dated January 1943 looks at the history of Ballarat's hotel from a licensing viewpoint - see Reg Item 6379. Alan summarises the paper and looks at particular elements of Hargreaves work and some of the well known hotels from a Ballarat Tramway viewpoint. See digital documents btm6380e.pdf for the image file.hotels, ballarat, alcohol -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Drawing - Illustration - Art work, Peter Gerasimon, "The Ballarat Tram in Melbourne", 1997
Yields information about the time when BTM tram 671 operated on the Melbourne City Circle and has a strong association with the artist Peter GerasimonPrinted card featuring BTM tram 671 in Latrobe St Melbourne, 1996 while running on the City Circle at the Swanston St stop. Features the driver talking to a young man through the door. Artist - Peter Gerasimon and published by Helga Gerasimon, Gisborne. From the Melbourne Tram Series in 1997. Folded card with artists and publishers details on the left hand side. Acquired with Reg Item 4455. BTM also had a stock of these cards for sale as well.trams, tramways, melbourne, btm, city circle, illustrations -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - B&W print of donated negative, Ron E. Fluck, 2/01/1959 12:00:00 AM
Black and white print of a donated negative. Print made 8/1998. Photo of SEC bogie tram 35, north bound in Lydiard St. North, about to cross the railway level crossing. Has the signal gantry in the background with part of the railway gates and Kennedy Murray Pty Ltd. General Carriers building in the background as well. Photo taken 2-1-1959. High Res scan of copy negative added 17/1/2019tramways, trams, railway station, lydiard st. north, ballarat, tram 35 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph, 1908
Black and white photograph of a cable car set, c1908, of a well loaded grip car on the Richmond - Spencer St line, with an auxiliary board "Direct to Football Match" Has a paper boy standing in front of the tram, Would appear that the conductor is at the front of the tram, collecting fares. Has the caption "Off to the Essendon v South Melbourne Match - Saturday's Football Essendon V South Melbourne at East Melbourne and Fitzroy v St Kilda at Fitzroy"in ink in the corners "Australasian" and "2008" and photograph measurements for printing.trams, tramways, richmond, football, sports, papers, cable trams, conductors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 2 Black & White Photograph/s, 2011 and 2013
Set of two black and white photographs printed on A4 sheets using a laser printer. .1 - W5 body under overhaul, Preston Workshops early 1980's - shows the tram with all fittings removed and cabins. .2 - W2 518 on a trailer at Preston workshops prior to shipment to Seattle. Not known whether the trailer went to the USA as well. Has a TV cameraman filming it. Images provided by John Prideaux with notes on .1 about the two images.Notes in ink re dates and information.trams, tramways, preston workshops, seattle, w5 class, w2 class, transporting trams -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. GETTING THE GOLD, c1850s
Diggers & Mining. Getting the Gold. Slide: (S.T. Gill) 'Hole on the Gravel Pits'. Top right corner: 2 words illegible - of candles x water (x in the pictures shows where the water is laying). Bottom right; Hole in the gravel pits. Well for drainage (if you look closely at the sketch there is a mark on the boards that matches the mark beside the wording to show you where the drainage is). Markings: 36 994.LIF:4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING: DIGGERS & MINING
Diggers & Mining: Diggers & Mining. Slide reads; But notice: (1) That these authorities do not rally for the years for which they both made estimates - 1859 - 1860. (2) That they include gold miners as well as diggers; and, in fact, do not distinguish between diggers, alluvial miners, and quartz miners (except for the periods after 1859, when the number of quartz miners - though not alluvial miners - is separately recorded). Markings: 50/ 994:LIF 1. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Award - GERMAN HERITAGE SOCIETY COLLECTION: CIGAR HOLDER, SMOKING PIPE
Framed item. Inside cigar holder and smoking pipe. Written inside : Gentleman's Cigar Holder in case, gentleman's smoking pipe in case. Both items are from the estate of Miss Marie Boldt of Bendigo and were presented to the Society by estate executor, J. Jess in March 1993. Manufactured in ' Ivorex' a product of Bakelite this material was popular in the 1920's for these items as well as toiletries, jewellery, some 'stringed' instruments and their cases plus mouth pieces for ' wind' instruments.personal effects, smoking accessories, marie boldt -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1852
Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. S.T.G. Iron Bark Gully, Bendigo, 1852. Businesses on the diggings, too, were conducted in huts and tents. Slide depicts the huts and tents at the diggings in which business was conducted. This view you can see there are still quiet a number of trees in the surrounding area, there is also a fence. Miners can be seen walking amongst the tents and huts as well as on the hillside. Markings: 36 994:LIF I. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - INDENTURE BETWEEN G.F. PICKLES AND JAMES TREVENA
Copy of Indenture between G.F. Pickles and James Trevena dated May 16, 1877. There is a typewritten note attached at the bottom that note that the original indenture has the following endorsement signed by G.F. Pickles on behalf of the firm: The bearer of this indenture has diligently and faithfully served his full term of apprenticeship. During the whole term we have always found him most steady and trustworthy and we wish him well, Sandhurst, 29th June, 1882.document, memo, apprenticeship indenture -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HAMILTON COLLECTION: AUSTRAL LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY AWARDS - ALEXANDER JOHN HAMILTON, 1901 - 1903
HAMILTON COLLECTION: Certificates awarded to Mr. A. J. Hamilton as prizes in various categories of 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. Vocal Quartet Mixed Voices 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 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HAMILTON COLLECTION: AUSTRAL LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY ALEXANDER JOHN HAMILTON, 1901 - 1903
HAMILTON COLLECTION: Certificates awarded to Mr. A. J. Hamilton as prizes in various categories of the Austral Literary and Debating Society's Annual Musical, Elocutionary and Literary Competitions Bendigo in 1903. Printed in black on card with illustrations of cherubs, maidens and flora in shades of pink and green. Prepared Reading Gentlemen 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 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HAMILTON COLLECTION: AUSTRAL LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY ALEXANDER JOHN HAMILTON, 1901 - 1903
HAMILTON COLLECTION: Certificates awarded to Mr. A. J. Hamilton as prizes in various categories of the Austral Literary and Debating Society's Annual Musical, Elocutionary and Literary Competitions Bendigo in 1903. Printed in black on card with illustrations of cherubs, maidens and flora in shades of pink and green. Humorous Song Gentlemen 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 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HAMILTON COLLECTION: AUSTRAL LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY ALEXANDER JOHN HAMILTON, 1901 - 1903
HAMILTON COLLECTION: Certificates awarded to Mr. A. J. Hamilton as prizes in various categories of the Austral Literary and Debating Society's Annual Musical, Elocutionary and Literary Competitions Bendigo in 1903. Printed in black on card with illustrations of cherubs, maidens and flora in shades of pink and green. Humorous Recitation Gentlemen 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 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HAMILTON COLLECTION: AUSTRAL LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY ALEXANDER JOHN HAMILTON, 1901 - 1903
HAMILTON COLLECTION: Certificates awarded to Mr. A. J. Hamilton as prizes in various categories of the Austral Literary and Debating Society's Annual Musical, Elocutionary and Literary Competitions Bendigo in 1903. Printed in black on card with illustrations of cherubs, maidens and flora in shades of pink and green. Humorous Song Gentlemen 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 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HAMILTON COLLECTION: AUSTRAL LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY ALEXANDER JOHN HAMILTON, 1901 - 1903
HAMILTON COLLECTION: Certificates awarded to Mr. A. J. Hamilton as prizes in various categories of the Austral Literary and Debating Society's Annual Musical, Elocutionary and Literary Competitions Bendigo in 1903. Printed in black on card with illustrations of cherubs, maidens and flora in shades of pink and green. Humorous Recitation Gentlemen 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 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HAMILTON COLLECTION: AUSTRAL LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY ALEXANDER JOHN HAMILTON, 1901 - 1903
HAMILTON COLLECTION: Certificates awarded to Mr. A. J. Hamilton as prizes in various categories of the Austral Literary and Debating Society's Annual Musical, Elocutionary and Literary Competitions Bendigo in 1903. Printed in black on card with illustrations of cherubs, maidens and flora in shades of pink and green. Drawing Room Entertainment 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 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HAMILTON COLLECTION: AUSTRAL LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY ALEXANDER JOHN HAMILTON, 1901 - 1903
HAMILTON COLLECTION: Certificates awarded to Mr. A. J. Hamilton as prizes in various categories of the Austral Literary and Debating Society's Annual Musical, Elocutionary and Literary Competitions Bendigo in 1903. Printed in black on card with illustrations of cherubs, maidens and flora in shades of pink and green. Champion Prize Gold Medal 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 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HAMILTON COLLECTION: AUSTRAL LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY ALEXANDER JOHN HAMILTON, 1901 - 1903
HAMILTON COLLECTION: Certificates awarded to Mr. A. J. Hamilton as prizes in various categories of the Austral Literary and Debating Society's Annual Musical, Elocutionary and Literary Competitions Bendigo in 1903. Printed in black on card with illustrations of cherubs, maidens and flora in shades of pink and green. Humorous Song Gentlemen 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 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HAMILTON COLLECTION: AUSTRAL LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY ALEXANDER JOHN HAMILTON, 1901 - 1903
HAMILTON COLLECTION: Certificates awarded to Mr. A. J. Hamilton as prizes in various categories of the Austral Literary and Debating Society's Annual Musical, Elocutionary and Literary Competitions Bendigo in 1903. Printed in black on card with illustrations of cherubs, maidens and flora in shades of pink and green. Story Without Words 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 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - ELMA WINSLADE WELLS COLLECTION: PHOTO OF DOROTHY NORTHOVER
A small black and white photograph of Dorothy Northover (Mrs. L. Williams) as a child. A relative of Elma Winslade Wells. She is standing on a chair wearing a light coloured dress. At the bottom G. Brown & Son, Broad St. Deal. On the back: from G. Brown & Son electric and daylight studio, Broad St. (near pier), Deal. Electric light every evening at dusk till 8pm. these portrait are equal in every respect to the best daylight work.person, individual, dorothy northover -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: MAP OF REEFS AND MINES
Two pages with lines of reef and mines from Spring Gully Reservoir to north of the Eaglehawk Railway Station. Shown on the map are the lines of reef, the Thistle, Carshalton, Napoleon, British & Foreign, Nell Gwynne, New Chum, Sheepshead, Deborah, Garden Gully, Paddy's Gully, Derby, Miller's, Hustlers, Lightning Hill, Myers Flat, Lancashire, Cook's, Maiden Gully, Johnson's and Millers. Also shown are the Golden Square, Bendigo and Eaglehawk Railway Stations as well as the hills.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - map of reefs and mines, spring gully reservoir, thistle, carshalton, napoleon, british & foreign, nell gwynne, new chum, sheepshead, deborah, garden gully, paddy's gully, derby, miller's, hustlers, lightning hill, myers flat, lancashire, cook's, maiden gully, johnson's, millers, golden square railway station, bendigo railway station, eaglehawk railway station -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - ELMA WINSLADE WELLS COLLECTION: MRS. ISHERWOOD
Photograph - black and white. A photo of a friend of Elma Wells. Mrs Isherwood, wearing a dark coloured long dress, huge puffed sleeves, high neck, gathered at the front, skirt part of dress very straight and plain. At the front bottom: Creelman & co. Photographers, Burlington Galleries, Sydney Arcade. On the back enlargements to any size finished in black and white, oil or water colour. Creelman & co. art photographers, Burlington Galleries, Sydney Arcade.Creelman & Co. Sydney.person, individual, female portrait, mrs isherwood. elma wells collection.