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Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mrs Emily Sargent nee Gissing in old age & with her daughter Liz
Emily Sargent in old age and her daughter Liz. -
Mont De Lancey
Underskirt, 1880
Worn by Miss Nora Berry of Key at age 17.Blue and grey underskirt in striped pattern. Narrow yellow stripe. underskirts, underwear -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH WW1, FRAMED, Lennox Gallery 50061, Post WW1
THOMAS ROBINS HILSON. Refer Cat No 1516P for Service History also 1517.Large, dark, wooden framed photo of soldier in peak cap and great coat.On front: “THOMAS ROBINS HILSON No. 2088, 3rd Reo's 38th Batt AIF. Enlisted 22.03.1916 aged 18, Discharged from AIF 8.8.1919. Donated by Mrs Reay Joyner” On back in black texta: Information.photography - photographs, frame accessories, military history-army, hilson -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood State School - Presentation to Mr Horace Fenton, 1941
Black and white photograph "Written on face of photograph" Presentation to Mr Horace Fenton to Chatham P S. With Mrs Fenton and son Ross (Later killed in R.A.A.F) Mr Fenton retired 1937. Died 1967, aged 93 years. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Pho, Keith Rash, Grave of a Shepherd's Daughter, Lal Lal, c1951
Mary Ann Paterson, the daughter of William Paterson, died in 1863.Two small black and white photographs showing a timber enclosure built around the grave of Mary Ann Paterson at Lal Lal. .1) Shows the grave in the bushland context. A grasstree grows on the left hand side. .2 Out of focus photographic detail of the grave. .1) Verso "Grave of Mary Ann Paterson "The Sheperd's daughter" Lal Lal. Died1850-1964" .2 Verso "Grave of the Shepherds Daughter Died 1850s 60s Lal Lal Mary Ann Paterson aged"lal lal, grave, burial, child, paterson, mary ann paterson, shepherd, shepherd's daughter's grave, lone grave, shepherd's grave -
Federation University Historical Collection
Memorabilia - Object, Ballarat School of Mines Boer War Memorial for Alfred Gresham Johnston, c1901
Former SMB mining student Alfred Johnston was the son of Charles Johnston of Cork, Ireland, and Elizabeth Jameson, the family owning a large furniture store in Fitzroy. Alfred joined the Fifth Victorian (Mounted Riffles) contingent at the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn. The October 1901 Ballarat School of Mines (SMB) Students Magazine reported 'Alf. Johnston's gone. The news came as a shock to all of us at the school. He who was with us a few short months ago, in all strength of sturdy manhood, has met a soldier's death in South Africa, and we sincerely mourn his loss…. His heart was in the school, and he did his best to further its interests … His last act on leaving Australian shores was to send a telegram from Albany to Prof. Mica Smith, to whom he was warmly attached, wishing the School and all connected with it "Good-bye". In his short, all to short, life of 29 years, he had more adventure than falls the lot of most men, and possibly the spirit of adventure, and also, of duty, prompted him to throw in his lot with the "colors," and leave for the front. The news of his death comes to us with added weight of sadness when we remember that he was one of the organisers of the School entertainment last year to help swell the fund for the erection of a statue to fallen Victorian soldiers.' The SMB Annual Report of 1901 recognised the loss of one of their students: 'Mr Johnston was, until the date of his leaving for active military service in South Africa, one of our students. While here besides being regarded as a general favourite for his urbanity and manliness, he was noted as a faithful, diligent, and most successful student. The news of Lieutenant Johnston's death cast quite a gloom over the school and it was early decided that in addition to a letter of condolence sent to his parents a bronze tablet, suitably inscribed, be erected to his memory in some prominent part of the school. On the 4th November last the ceremony of unveiling the memorial tablet was performed by Professor A. Mica Smith in the presence of several members of the late Lieutenant A.G. Johnston's family, the President and Members of Council, the Staff and Students of the School, and a number of prominent citizens.Brass shield used to commemorate the death of former Ballarat School of Mines graduate Alfred G. Johnston who died during the Boer War. In memory of Alfred G. Johnston Lieut. Fifth Regt V.M.R., and student of this school who fell at Rhenoster Kop, South Africa May 7th 1901 aged 29 years. An esteemed student and a gallant soldier.boer war, victorian mounted rifles, alfred johnston, memorial, rhenoster kop, south africa, south african war -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, c1915
Mounted b/w photograph of soldier, Corporal Carl Huf, standing in his uniform.Printed on front: "The Alma Studio" 13 PAISLEY STREET, FOOTSCRAY. Handwritten on back: Corporal Carl Huf, aged 20 years, who gave his life for the Empire at Gallipoli, Turkey, May 15, 1915.huf, carl (corporal), armed forces, world war 1, soldiers, eric boardman collection, george evans collection -
Unions Ballarat
Peter Lalor Lithograph, n/d
Peter Lalor rose to fame for his leading role in the Eureka Rebellion at Ballarat in 1854. He is the only outlaw to make it into parliament. The siege of Eureka culminated in November and December 1854 arising as the result of disagreement between disaffected gold miners (led by Peter Lalor) and colonial forces about compulsory mining licences. This lithograph is rare - the only one we are aware of.Eureka Stockade (Ballarat), politics and government (Victoria, Australia).Lithograph - sepia. Picture of Peter Lalor in Legislative Assembly speaker's regalia."The late Hon Peter Lalor, Ex-Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and leader of the Memorable Eureka Insurrection of 1854. Born - Tennikill, Queen's County, Ireland, 1827. Died - Melbourne, Victoria, 1889. Aged 62 years."btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, eureka stockade, lalor, peter, history - ballarat, politics and government -
Vision Australia
Photograph - Image, Boarding a bus, 1967
Two people wait in a line to board to double-decker bus in Sydney, holding their white cane and feeling the side of the bus. A female in a white coat looks on from the side of the bus near the person about to board. A man (possibly Wally Urgacz) and a woman use their canes to alight from the bus, with the guidance of a woman in a white coat. 4 B/W photographs of two people boarding a bus1967 - Mobility - historical - Bus orientation Bus orientation, locating doorways, safe ways of mounting steps, RBS V NB: Inefficiency of short collapsible cane in descending bus steps. Women aged 67 with some peripheral vision. RBS IV Learning bus orientation with long cane. Man aged 65 (light perception only) RBS VI Mobility training for doorways and seating arrangement in bus. Annual report 1968 Royal Blind Society of New South Wales royal blind society of nsw, white cane day, orientation and mobility, wally urgacz -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph - Digital photograph, George L Coop, 690 Whitehorse Road, Mont Albert 1958, 1958
The donor George Lister Coop was about 21 years of age when he took this photo in 1958 from the Coop family home at 688 Whitehorse Road. Ralph Walton, a bricklayer, and his wife Maria lived at 690 Whitehorse Road from c1931 (when it was numbered 447) until their deaths. Maria died in 1944 aged 77 years and Ralph died in 1959 aged 85 years. Whitehorse Road was renumbered in 1936.A view from the adjacent front garden of 690 Whitehorse Road, Mont Albert which includes some garden details of 688. A wire fence divides the 2 properties. No 690 is a red brick Californian bungalow style home with a tiled roof and a veranda offset to the eastern side.george l coop, whitehorse road, mont albert, ralph walton, maria walton, californian bungalow -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Certificate - Framed Certificate of Appreciation, R E Payne
Private Robert Ernest Payne 5125 from Killawarra. Enlisted on 29/1/16 aged 20 years and 9 months and served with the 28th Battalion during WW1. Killed in action in France on 15/4/1918 aged 23 yearsBrown timber frame with grey mount containing ornate certificate of serviceFOR KING AND EMPIRE Private R E Payne 28th Battalion B Companyrobert ernest payne, 28th battalion, wwi, kia, france -
Orbost & District Historical Society
table, c. late 19th or early 20th century
No historical information, but most likely used in a house in the Orbost district, as a display or occasional table.Towards the end of the nineteenth century, there was a revival of the taste for bamboo furniture featuring pseudo oriental styles. Bamboo furniture was mass-produced by several London firms. This item has aesthetic value.A smallish round table with four legs made from brown polished bamboo. A smaller round shelf is located near the bottom of the legs and below the table top. The table top is decorated with an oriental-style lacquered pattern with a bird and flowers and an edge pattern. The lacquer has the appearance of having darkened with age and there are a few chips in the surface.table-round table oriental-lacquer -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
First Communion Dress, Ena Heazlewood, c. 1952
This dress was donated by Judith McShane, the daughter of Ena Heazlewood, the maker of the dress. It was the First Communion dress worn by the daughter, Judith about 1952. Mary Josephine (Ena) Todd was born in Warrnambool in 1920. She was a hairdresser at Josephine’s Salon in Warrnambool and in 1942 married a Warrnambool man, Jack Heazlewood, a stoker on the H.M.A.S Sydney at the time. They later lived in Sydney. The material for this First Communion dress was brought back from Japan by Jack Heazlewood, on naval duties there at the end of World War Two.This dress is of interest as one made by a former Warrnambool resident and as an example of a dress made 70 years ago for a special event in a child’s life (First Communion Day) This is a hand-sewn child’s dress made of embroidered silk. The dress has a Peter Pan collar made of satin with a fluted satin band around the waist. The long sleeves are set in and the top has three press studs to close the opening at the front. The material is gathered at the waist and hemmed at the bottom. The material is yellowed from age and stained in places.vintage clothing, todd & heazlewood families, warrnambool, history of warrnambool -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Folder, Eltham War Memorial Complex, 1961
Background context for the establishment of the Eltham War Memorial as a living memorial, championed by the women of the community with the establishment of the Eltham War Memorial Trust and how the memorial was funded by public donations and eventually handed over to Council. The essay came about in 2018 following community protest at Council's plans to sell the land. Following abandonment of the sale process and putting development on hold, community groups pulled together to apply for heritage protection of the site with Heritage Victoria. This was formally rejected in May 2020.Contents: An essay addressed to the Councillors of Nillumbik Shire, October 2018: About the Eltham War Memorial and the adjacent community-owned sites in Eltham that the Council threatens to sell, Andrew Lemon Nov. 2018 Public Notice: Heritage Act 2017, Recommendations to the Heritage Council, Heritage Council Victoria, The Age, May 22, 2020, p34eltham war memorial, eltham war memorial trust, mrs. ada lyon, mrs. cairns officer, mrs. j.j. morrison, andrew lemon, children's library, eltham war memorial garden, eltham war memorial gate, eltham war memorial hall, garden of remembrance, heritage council victoria, nillumbik shire council, theodore feldbauer, violet feldbauer (nee teagle) -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
GAZETTE DES ARDENNES, 5 MAY 1918. 4th year, No 621, German newspaper, in French, for the occupied territories, printed in Charleroi, Belgium. (TRANSLATED IN PART by W.Barber), 5 May 1918
Original, single page propaganda broadsheet, collected by Bob Snape, when he was working as Confidential Clerk to General Sir John Monash, with Australia Corps HQ, in Belgium, late 1918. Yellowed with age, but despite some tears along the folds and a hole the size of a 20 cent piece, it is a good legible document with a front-line mapsnape collection -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Painting - Watercolour painting, Early 20th century
FALLS of HALLADALE - History The Falls of Halladale was a four-masted sailing ship built-in 1886 in Glasgow, Scotland, for the long-distance cargo trade and was mostly used for Pacific grain trade. She had a sturdy construction, built to carry maximum cargo and maintain full sail in heavy gales. She was one of the last of the ‘windjammers’ that sailed the Trade Route and one of the first vessels to include fore and aft lifting bridges, which kept the crew safe and dry in as they moved around the decks in stormy conditions. She was owned by Wright, Breakenridge & Co of Glasgow and was one of several Falls Line ships, all of which were named after waterfalls in Scotland. On 4th August 1908, with new sails, 29 crew, and 2800 tons of cargo, the Falls of Halladale left New York, bound for Melbourne and Sydney via the Cape of Good Hope. The cargo on board was valued at £35,000 and included 56,763 tiles of American slate roofing tiles, 5,673 coils of barbed wire, 600 stoves, 500 sewing machines, 6,500 gallons of oil, 14,400 gallons of benzene, plumbing iron, 117 cases of crockery and glassware and many other manufactured items. The Falls of Halladale had been at sail for 102 days when, at 3 am on the of 14th November 1908, under full sail in calm seas with a six knots breeze behind and misleading fog along the coast, the great vessel rose upon an ocean swell and settled on top of a submerged reef near Peterborough on south-west Victoria’s coast. The ship was jammed on the rocks and began filling with water. The crew launched the two lifeboats and all 29 crew landed safely on the beach over 4 miles away at the Bay of Islands. The postmistress at Peterborough, who kept a watch for vessels in distress, saw the stranding and sent out an alert to the local people. A rescue party went to the aid of the sailors and the Port Campbell rocket crew was dispatched, but the crew had all managed to reach shore safely by the time help arrived. The ship stayed in full sail on the rocky shelf for nearly two months, attracting hundreds of sightseers who watched her slowly disintegrate until the pounding seas and dynamiting by salvagers finally broke her back, and her remains disappeared back into deeper water. The valuable cargo was largely lost, despite two salvage attempts in 1908-09 and 1910. Further salvage operations were made from 1974-1986, during which time 22,000 slate tiles were recovered with the help of 14 oil drums to float them, plus personal artefacts, ship fittings, reams of paper and other items (a list of items held at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village is included below). The Court of Marine Inquiry in Melbourne ruled that the foundering of the ship was entirely due to Captain David Wood Thomson’s navigational error, not to technical failure of the Clyde-built ship. The shipwreck is a popular site for divers, about 300m offshore and in 3 – 15m of water. Some of the original cargo can be seen at the site, including pieces of roof slate and coils of barbed wire.The Falls of Halladale shipwreck is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register (No. S255). She was one of the last ships to sail the Trade Routes. She is one of the first vessels to have fore and aft lifting bridges. She is an example of the remains of an International Cargo Ship and also represents aspects of Victoria’s shipping industry. The wreck is protected as a Historic Shipwreck under the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act (1976).Watercolour painting behind glass, framed in the Art Deco style - stippled cream painted wood. There are some age marks under the glass. The painting depicts the Falls of Halladale with its stern under water. The back of the painting contains facts about the shipwreck handwritten in a similar style to the artist’s signature. The artist’s signature is not clear enough to identify. Inscription on the back: Pasted on typed text: Peterborough Handwriting: Falls of Halladale 2085 tons 4 masted iron barque wrecked Saturday November 14th 1908 Captain Thomson crew of 28 !st mate F Pearson 2nd mate T Griffinflagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, maritime museum, maritime village, shipwreck coast, 1908 shipwreck, falls of halladale, peterborough, peterborough shipwreck, great ocean road, captain thomson, 1880s sailing ship, cargo vessel, 1st mate f pearson, 2nd mate t griffin, watercolour painting -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: ASYLUM
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Asylum: Bendigo Benevolent Asylum circa 1880s. The Ionic style building in Barnard Street was opened in March 1860. The building was set on 11 acres and complemented with fruit, ornamental trees and flowers. It changed its name in 1963 to the Bendigo Home and Hospital for the Aged. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO EASTER FAIR COLLECTION: BENDIGO CHINESE ASSOCIATION LETTER RE CENTENARY OF DRAGON, 10th October, 1991
Letter from Bendigo Chinese Association Inc. to Dianne Cousins, Executive Officer, Bendigo Easter Fair Inc. PO Box 36, Bendigo, re Centenary of dragons in Bendigo. As far as the Bendigo Chinese Association Inc. is concerned the age of the Dragon in Bendigo is indeterminate. Signed Graeme Lougoon, Secretary. Dated 10th. October, 1991.bendigo, chinese, bendigo chinese association -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MEMORIAL CARD - JOHN DOWER
Memorial Card in memory of John Dower of Trebost, Stithians, who died 11/11/1892, age 87 years. Fold out card with triple silver, white and black borders. On the front are some flowers with In Memoriam. On the inside, on the left, some words are printed and on the right is the remembrance of John Dower. On the back is printed M 51.person, individual, death, memorial card, john dower -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK - THE WORKS OF CHARLES & MARY LAMB VOL.2
BOOK - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 857 page hardback book of the works of Charles and Mary Lamb, Vol.2. Edited by Thomas Hutchinson,M.A. Published by Oxford University Press, c1908. Printed by Horace Hart, Oxford. An image of Charles Lamb at age 51 on the 2nd flyleaf. '2141 LAM' catalogue number on spine.Charles and Mary Lambbooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, charles lamb, mary lamb, poetry, prose, thomas hutchinson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - FOSTER AND WILSON COLLECTION: PHOTOGRAPH
Black & white photograph of a child about 2 to 3 years old with a dog. The child is wearing a dark dress with a short sleeve coat over it. Dark background. Edges of photo are irregular on the paper. Written on the back: to dear Ciss with fondest love from little Eila. Aged 2 years & 7 months August 1923.photo, individual, child, foster & wilson collection, photograph -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GRANT DAVIS COLLECTION: BLACK AND WHITE GROUP PHOTO INCLUDING FRANKLYN DAVIS
Grant Davis Collection black and white group photo with brown border including Franklyn Joseph Davis (centre middle ) .The photo appears to be of members of a play Three men and six women wearing Victorian era costumes on a stage with background scenery .There is a paper? Parasol with the words -The Geisha Tea house and function rooms next age officephotograph, portrait, 'the geisha tea house and function rooms next age office -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Proposed docks and straight cut canal, Port Melbourne, Proposed Harbour Accommodation, 23 Sep 1902
Large plan of proposed docks and straight cut canal, reserve, proposed Harbour Accommodation - Port Melbourne. (Brown with age/or dirt) Shows enormous landfill into Hobson's Bay and around Town and Railway Piers; branch railway lines. Includes dredging plans and two narrow docks at Melbourne - also garden reserve and suburb of Fishermen's Bend.melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, town planning - proposals shelved, fishermans bend -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Newspaper - Advertisement for Swallow & Ariell and Empire Day at Port Melbourne, 01: "illustrated Australian News", .02: "The Age", 1886 - 1908
Newspaper pages .01 - Double page from the "Illustrated Australian News". Central pages drawings/etchings of the late Hobart Pasha; the inauguration of Tragowel Pains irrigation scheme and sketches of the Yarra. Back page has advertisement for Swallow & Ariell .02 - Page from "the Age" listing Empire Day celebrations including Port Melbourne celebrations fetes and exhibitions, yarra river, illustrated australian news, the age, empire day -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Newspaper - Scrapbook, newspaper cuttings relating to Port Melbourne, Jul 1921
A scrapbook of news cuttings relating to Port Melbourne, kept by Town Clerk Syd Anderson from 4-7-1921 to 30-5-1936, 1948*, 1973-74* # from The Argus, Age, Sun, Herald, Record, Star, Punch newspapers. Cuttings include Public Notices and news stories. (*Later enclosed but not pasted on pages)local government, natural environment, maritime, transport - railways, sydney sims anderson, town clerks -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - ELMA WINSLADE WELLS COLLECTION: PHOTO OF ARTHUR NORTHOVER
A small black and white photograph of Arthur Northover. A relative of Elma Winslade Wells. Arthur is showing looking right, in a white shirt, tie, breast jacket and an overcoat. Arthur is a middle age man, with receding hair line and moustache. At the bottom Henry Wayland, Blackheath. On the back the logo of Henry Wayland photographer Rembrandt House, Blackheath.person, individual, arthur northover -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: BOORT CEMETERY
Faded black and white photo of a grave stone next to a tree at Boort Cemetery. inscription on the back of photo 2400 413a dated February 1960. The ages and dated of burial are recorded in diaries. I have forgotten to write them on these snaps which I took last year. I placed flowers o the graves in February 1960memorials, graveboards, boort cemetery, boort cemetery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - STILWELL COLLECTION: CERTIFICATE OF DISCHARGE
Photocopy of certificate of discharge no.77 issued October 23, 1873for Charles Stilwell, surgeon aged 68. On the back character for ability and character for conduct is given as very good. Also a photocopy of receipt from Council of Medical Education & Registration No.14445 issued 21st November, 1862 to Charles Stilwell for the sum of 2 pounds for registration.document, certificate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - VIEW POINT BENDIGO
Photograph - black and white. Photo of View Point Bendigo. Fountain right hand side of photo. A large clock on top of Armstrong Tyre Service. Also Australian Mutual Provident Society, Colonial Mutual Life Building and other buildings. No.14 on right hand bottom of photo. Newsagent advertising The Herald, Age, The Sun, Argus.place, bendigo, view point, sandhurst, view point bendigo. -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Special event program, Memorial Service for those who have fallen in the service of their country, 1917
Memorial service in December 1917 for casualties of WWI from Victoria (or St Kilda). Single sheet of white paper that has discoloured with age, folded to make 4 pages, and printed in black and red. On front page, City of St Kilda logo and image of crossed Australian and Union Jack flags. Back page lists those who have fallen in service of their country. Internal pages list the order of service.wwi, world war i, state recruiting committee of victoria, sportsmen's thousand military band