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Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Crunch time for Long's peace
O'Herns Road longtimers Peter and Andrew Long, will fight Whittlesea Council approval for a concrete plant near their Epping home.Long family pioneers of Epping.Newsprint 1p. text with colour photo.andrew long, long family, epping, dairy farmer, o'herns road epping, peter long -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Margaret Coleman, From a Flicker to a Flame-The Story of The Girl Guides in Australia, 1989
The story of The Girl Guide movement in Australia.Front dust cover has a photograph of a group of Girl Guides sitting around a camp fire reading.non-fictionThe story of The Girl Guide movement in Australia.girl guides, australia, history -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Hand painted pottery
Clarendon PLC celebrated its 125th anniversary on 11-12 September 1993. Events included a dinner on Saturday evening at the Balanada Room, Main Road, Ballarat, a Sunday morning service in the College Chapel, Sturt Street campus and an informal luncheon in Watson Hall, Mair Street campus. These bowls were hand made by Susan Gillett (Hoskins) CPLC 1966 as gifts provided to old collegians attending the event. Three hand painted fire-kilned pottery bowls with blue and yellow decoration to border and base of bowlPainted inside bowl: C.P.L.C. 125 YEARS Inscribed on base: SUSANclarendon-presbyterian-ladies-college, 1993, 125th anniversary -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
This photograph was taken by the Herald & Weekly Times and donated to Audrey McFee. Chicory was first grown on Phillip Island in 1870. It was used in coffee essence and for medicinal purposes.The fire in the furnace below the chicory floor. It is built up to raise a floor temperature of 300 degrees F.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, chicory industry, black & white photograph, audrey mcfee, chicory, phillip island -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Newspaper - Newspaper - Front page Portland Observer Friday 22nd January 1965, 1965
Newspaper front page (wraparound), Portland Observer, Friday 22nd January 1965, coverage of the Borthwick's fireborthwicks meatworks portland -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Fire fender
Fire fender with tubular metal foot rail-metal section has one knob each endflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Ship Fittings, n.d
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesBack: 'Alleyway' - blue biroport of portland archives -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THE BENDIGO FIRE BRIGADE, A HISTORY OF ITS DEVELOPMENT, 2001
The Bendigo Fire Brigade, a History of its Development. Published by Lerk & McClure, 70 pages with photographs & illustrations.Donald A. Walker.bendigo, fire brigade, history of development, bendigo - history, fire brigades, fire brigade equipment, fire services victoria. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Weapon, Magazine Round
Set of four black L1A2 magazines firing up to 200 x 7.62mm rounds per weapon.magazine rounds, l1a2, sas -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Weapon, Machete
Farmer's agricultural machete, forged blade with bamboo handle for clearing underbrush in front of bunkers for clear fire.machete -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Liardet Street, Port Melbourne, 1987
Colour photograph taken in Liardet Street prior to 1987: old fire station, library and sub-station.built environment - civic -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Port Melbourne Yacht Club following fire, 1990
22 colour photographs of the PMYC following the fire which destroyed the clubhouse on Wednesday 14 February 1990sport - yachting, built environment - recreational facilities -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Sketch, Sugar mill after the fire, Australian Sketcher, 1875
B&W photograph of sketch - Sugar mill after the fire. Australian Sketcher, 12 July 1875fire and fire services, built environment - industrial, victorian sugar works -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: EMERGENCY
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 1999. Emergency: firefighters at the Sandhurst fire station in 1861.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO EASTER FAIR, 1964
Slide. Bendigo Easter Fair. The Gas & Fuel float depicting; Briquettes keep the home fires burning.slide, bendigo, bendigo easter fair., bendigo easter fair. -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Ballarat Railway Station Weighbridge, 2011, 27/03/2011
The weighbridhe is heritage listed and was believed to have been used to weigh train carriages carrying wheat.Colour photographs of the Ballarat Railway Station weighbridge and associated building. The building was destroyed by fire in November 2014.ballarat railway station, weighbridge, scales, tracks, railway, wheat -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Hamburger Hill, 1/05/1969 12:00:00 AM
A Photograph of U.S. soldiers charging from a celicopter under heavy fire at 3,000 feet on Hamburger Hillphotograph, helicopter, u.s. soldiers -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, F-105 Thunder Chief
Black and white Photograph of F-105 Thunder Chief Aircraft firing two rockets at a jungle targetUSAF Logophotograph, f105 thunder chief, aircraft -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Bushranger Firing Pass
A laminated black and white photograph of an RAAF Bushranger A2-773 makes a firing pass on a jungle clearingphotograph, raaf, bushranger -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Medal, 1908
Presented in 1908. Kept by R. Barron until his death, then by his family until 2009.Silver medal awarded at fire brigade competitions at Mooroopna in the 'sixes' event, 1908. Silver chain attached.Sixes won by R. Barron at Mooroopna 26-12-08. T.F.B. Sterling Silvertatura, fire brigade, tatura fire brigade, civic, memento, presentations -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Glenvale School Committee, Monumental Memories - Bairnsdale Cemetery, 2007
A pictorial record which graphically represents the devastation caused by fire and flood in Gippsland during 2006-2007.natural disasters -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Medal
Country Fire Authority Honorary Life Member Long Service 40 Years. ( A.E. Oliver Collection)stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Medal
Country Fire Authority Long Service Badges 20 to 40 Years Service ( A.E. Oliver Collection)stawell -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Dorothy Wickham, Signal box, Ballarat Railway Precinct, c2016
Colour photograph of a weatherboard railway signal box at Ballarat. The Ballarat Fire Briigde in Ballarat East is in the background. ballarat railway station, signal box, railway signals -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Dust storm, Mitcham
Coloured photograph of a dust storm over Mitcham in February 1983, on the day before the Ash Wednesday fires.dust storm, mitcham -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Muskets Firing for Eureka Sunday, 2013
Colour photograph of re-enactors of the 40th regiment firing muskets at the Soldiers Graves at the Ballaarat Old Cemetery. eureka sunday, 40th regiment, muskets, ballaarat old cemetery, eureka commemoration, british army, eureka stockade -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1926 c
Sepia toned photograph of five Aboriginal boys known as the fire brigade Lake Tyers Mission Victoriaaboriginals, jetties, waterways -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1993
Black and White Photograph of Terry Lampshed Fire Prevention Officer 1993 Tambo Shire Gippsland Victoriamuincipal history -
Ambulance Victoria Museum
Photograph, roof top rescue, Circa 1970s
Rescue of injured man in Flinders Street Melbourne, circa 1970s. The name Bill Long has been written on the back of each photograph in this series. Black and white photograph of 'Cherry picker' on fire truck extended to height while lowering casualty to ground.Phoenix Hotel -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Bushfire, 1935, near Kamanange in Kalorama, 1935
Scene of the smoky bush following a fire neat the Robinson property, Kamanange in Scenic Cres, Kalorama in 1935.bushfire, kalorama