A transparency (slide) copy of this photo is held in the slide box (slide no. 176)Photo shows photographer Gilbert Rogers hanging from rock, overlooking Fyans ValleyPost card, correspondence, address only. Kodak Australiapeople, gilbert rogers, scenery, lookouts

Postcard shows 3 women, 1 seated, 2 standing on flat rock around water pools Area unknownPost Card, Correspondence, Address only, Kodak, Australiascenery, people

This photo is of an unknown location in the Grampians.Photo shows a range of hills. The head and shoulders of young man can be seen in the bottom right hand cornerPost Card Correspondence, Address only Kodak Autraliascenery, grampians ranges

An early black and white photograph taken at the Golden Bower Mine in the Cumberland Valley in Victoria.An early black and white photograph taken at the Golden Bower Mine in the Cumberland Valley in Victoria. The Golden Bower gold mine was a quartz reef mine. William Edward Chester discovered the Golden Secret gold vein which became part of the Golden Bower Mine at Chesterville near Donovans Creek on the Cumberland goldfield which he mined with George Locke until the late 1930s. POST CARD EMPIRE FOR CORRESPONDENCE FOR ADDRESS ONLY STAMPgolden bower gold mine, cumberland valley, victoria, quartz reef mining, water-powered battery, william edward chester, george locke, chesterville, donovan's creek, cumberland goldfield, postcard, souvenir

Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born on 2 August 1901. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia. He died in England in 1970 at the age of 69.Black and white photograph of the torso of a man dressed in a mid-toned suit. The man is Frank Wright.Printed on back - Post Card, British Made, Jeromefrank wright, conductor, brass band

Elonara, Marine Parade, St Kilda sepia and white postcard, embossed edgePost card Elonara, Marine Parade, St Kilda

Photographic postcard depicting the newly constructed Valley Mill, c.1923.Aerial view of the Valley Mill, c.1923.POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRALvalley worsted mill

Photographic postcard depicting the newly constructed Valley Mill, c.1923.Aerial view of the Valley Mill, c.1923.POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRALvalley worsted mill

Photographic postcard depicting the newly constructed Valley Mill, c.1923.Aerial view of the Valley Mill, c.1923.POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRALvalley worsted mill

Photographic postcard depicting the newly constructed Valley Mill, c.1923.Aerial view of the Valley Mill, c.1923.POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRALvalley worsted mill

Photographic postcard depicting the newly constructed Valley Mill, c.1923.Aerial view of the Valley Mill, c.1923.POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRALvalley worsted mill

Photographic postcard depicting the newly constructed Valley Mill, c.1923.Aerial view of the Valley Mill, c.1923.POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRALvalley worsted mill

Photographic postcard depicting the newly constructed Valley Mill, c.1923.Aerial view of the Valley Mill, c.1923.POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRALvalley worsted mill

Photographic postcard depicting the newly constructed Valley Mill, c.1923.Aerial view of the Valley Mill, c.1923.POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRALvalley worsted mill

Photographic postcard depicting the newly constructed Valley Mill, c.1923.Aerial view of the Valley Mill, c.1923.POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRALvalley worsted mill

Photographic postcard depicting the newly constructed Valley Mill, c.1923.Aerial view of the Valley Mill, c.1923.POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRALvalley worsted mill

Photographic postcard depicting the newly constructed Valley Mill, c.1923.Aerial view of the Valley Mill, c.1923.POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRALvalley worsted mill

Photographic postcard depicting the newly constructed Valley Mill, c.1923.Aerial view of the Valley Mill, c.1923.POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRALvalley worsted mill

Photographic postcard depicting the newly constructed Valley Mill, c.1923.Aerial view of the Valley Mill, c.1923.POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRALvalley worsted mill

Photographic postcard depicting the newly constructed Valley Worsted Mill, c.1923.Photographic postcard, black and white. Depicts an aerial view of the newly constructed textile mill. A chimney stack and many saw toothed roofs can be seen.POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRALtextile mills, valley worsted mill foster valley mill pty ltd, aerial photography, factory, wool, industrial building

Photographic postcard depicting the newly constructed Valley Mill, c.1923.Aerial view of the Valley Mill, c.1923.POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRALvalley worsted mill

The tourist track running alongside the creek from Sassafras Mechanics’ Hall to Emerald. In the early 1900s the track started at Rostrevor Guest House.Black & White postcard P1501 from the Rose Series. Shows a log bridge along a tree fern lined section of the Tourist Track.On reverse - POST CARD A Real Photograph. Produced in Australia.rose series, sassafras, track, postcard, mechanics' hall

The tourist track running alongside the creek from Sassafras Mechanics’ Hall to Emerald. In the early 1900s the track started at Rostrevor Guest House.Black and white Rose Series postcard P. 4832 showing a section of the Tourist Track in Sassafras surrounded by tree ferns and bush.On Reverse POST CARD A Real Photograph. Produced in Australia.sassafras, rose series, postcard, track

Panorama of Sassafras in the 1950s taken from Wallaby Avenue looking down onto the Sassafras Cabaret building. Rostrevor can be seen at centre top.Black and white Rose Series postcard P. 10220 showing a view from high down the Main Street of Sassafras looking north towards Olinda.On reverse POST CARD. A Real Photograph. Produced in Australia.rose series, postcard, sassafras, cabaret, wallaby avenue, rostrevor

The Kew Historical Society's Pictures Collection is comprised of photographs, postcards and original works of art. The postcards include original (mainly) images dating from the 1900s to the present. A number of postcards, some of which have numerous variants, were published as parts of series. Others are original images customised as postcards. Many of the postcards in the collection depict places within the suburbs of Kew and Kew East. Others depict locations in Victoria or internationally. A monochrome postcard showing Main Street [High Street], Kew, looking south west from near its junction with Cotham Road, showing: Ryan’s Council Family Hotel, T. G. Jellis (baker, confectioner), Herbert King (undertaker), L. Merritt (boot warehouse), horse tram, horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians.Post card text addressed to Miss Newell of Balmain.high street - kew, cotham road - kew, tramways - kew

Vera Frost in AWL Uniform later married Gil Gunning 1939 -1945Woman in uniform with AWL on sleevePost Card W. J. Chapman Photo Stawellstawell ww2

A black and white postcard of Mt. Kitchener House in Marysville that was produced by the Valentine Publishing Co Pty. Ltd. as a souvenir of Marysville.A black and white postcard of Mt. Kitchener House in Marysville that was produced by the Valentine Publishing Co Pty. Ltd. as a souvenir of Marysville.V.5. VALENTINE'S/ POST CARD/ A GENUINE PHOTOGRAPHmarysville, victoria, australia, mt kitchener house, accommodation, the valentine publishing co pty. ltd., v.5., souvenir, postcard

Part of Old Lintonian collection ; No. 117.Black and white postcard portrait of a man with moustache, wearing a suit, collar and tie."Post Card 1 doz as photo". "Walter Nicholls".walter nicholls, old lintonian collection

These images capture for all time Light Horsemen travelling through Geelong on their way to camp at Torquay for the last Group meeting in Australia . information following - details obtained from .........https://torquayhistory.com/light-horse-brigade/ On Australia Day, 1997, Sir John Young unveiled this plaque on Point Danger, Torquay. Torquay history, Light Horse Training Camp, WW2 Plaque at Pt. Danger Note----- (See images to view plaque) The plaque identifies a significant event in Torquay’s history and the sentiments of ‘change’ for the Light Horse Brigade – from horses to machines. In 1940 the four Light Horse Regiments (4th, 8th, 13th and 20th), some 5000 Light Horse and 2000 horses camped and trained at Torquay. Three other regiments, formerly mounted on horses, were also at Torquay ‘mounted’ on privately owned trucks and cars. Division troops included Artillery, Engineers, Signals, Field Ambulance and other branches of the Army necessary to enable a Division to function. It wasn’t just the sheer numbers of men coming to this little town that made the event significant, it was also the fact that the men of the Light Horse were dramatic, almost glamorous figures and it is easy to see their exploits as some splendid adventure. Horses have played a special role in the story of Australia. They were the only means of transport across this huge country, so it was necessary for everyone to have the ability to ride a horse. When war broke out in 1899 between Britain and the Boers of South Africa (“Boer” was Dutch for “farmer”) Australia sent troops to fight. At first Britain was wary of using untried, unprofessional colonial cavalrymen but soon saw that the slouch-hatted Australian “bushmen” were a match for the fast-moving and unconventional mounted commandos of the Boers. The Australians proved themselves to be expert rough-riding horsemen and good shots. Bush life had hardened them to go for long periods with little food and water. They also showed remarkable ability to find their way in a strange country and use its features for cover, in both attack and defence. By 1914, when Australia joined the war against Germany, there were 23 Light Horse regiments of militia volunteers. Many men from these units joined the Light Horse regiments of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). Men were given remounts (if not using their own horses) – army horses bought by Commonwealth purchasing officers from graziers and breeders. These were called “walers” because they were a New South Wales stockhorse type – strong, great-hearted animals with the strains of the thoroughbred and semi-draught to give them speed, strength and stamina. On 1st November, 1914, Australia’s First Infantry Division and the first four Light Horse regiments sailed for England in a fleet of transport ships. The first of the Light Horse arrived at Gallipoli in May without their horses. Back with their horses after Gallipoli, they were formidable combatants across the Sinai and Palestine. Some British commanders observed that the light horseman moved with a “lazy, slouching gait, like that of a sleepy tiger” but described how the promise of battle “changes that careless gait, into a live athletic swing that takes him over the ground much quicker than other troops”. They had Light Horse, Torquay, training campdeveloped a reputation as formidable infantrymen. The Turks called them “the White Ghurkas” – a reference to their deadly skill with the bayonet. The Arabs called them “The Kings of the Feathers”. The plume had originally been a battle honour of the Queensland Mounted Infantry for their work in the shearer’s strike of 1891. During WW1 it was adopted by almost all the Light Horse Regiments. It was the proud badge of the light horseman. The most famous of their battles was the attack on Beersheba- the charge of the 4th Light Horse Brigade. Mounted infantrymen and their superb walers had carried out one of the most successful cavalry charges in history – against what seemed impossible odds. They surprised the Turks by charging cavalry-style, when they would normally have ridden close to an objective then dismounted to fight. The fall of Beersheba swung the battle tide against the Turks in Palestine; and changed the history of the Middle East. While 19 men from the Surf Coast Shire served with the 4th Light Horse over the course of WW1, only four were involved in the charge of Beersheba- John GAYLARD, Philip QUINN.(Winchelsea); Wallace FINDLAY (Anglesea); Harry TRIGG (Bambra). After the war, Light Horse units played a key role in the Australian Government’s compulsory military training programme. The Citizen Military Forces (C.M.F.) thrived on the glamour of the wartime Light Horse tradition, ignoring the possibility that motor vehicles would soon replace the horses. When training was no longer compulsory, the C.M.F. regiments declined and horses became more of a luxury during the 1930s depression years of poverty and unemployment. Some regiments were motorised. Then, in 1939, Australia joined Britain in another world war. Training was increased for the militia at both home bases and regional training camps. The camp at Torquay in 1940, commanded by Major General Rankin, was at Divisional strength. By the end of the camp some felt that the Division was ready for active service. Gradually, over the next four years, the Australian Light Horse units were mounted on wheels and tracks and the horses were retired. Six men enlisted at the Torquay camp and another 57 men and women enlisted at Torquay for service in WW2. Those who served in the Militia provided valuable Officers and NCOs and men for the armed services during the war. Each infantry division of the 2nd AIF had a Light Horse regiment attached to it. But the day of the Australian mounted soldier hadn’t quite passed. During World War II, Australia’s 6th Cavalry Regiment formed a mounted unit they called “The Kelly Gang” which did valuable scouting work. In New Guinea, a mounted Light Horse Troop did patrol duty and helped carry supplies. Some fully equipped walers were flown into Borneo for reconnaissance in rugged mountain country. But by the end of the war, in 1945, the horse had disappeared from the Australian Army. References: Australian Light Horse Association www.lighthorse.org.au National Australia Archives Australian War Memorial Surf Coast Shire WW1 memorials www.togethertheyserved.com The Light horse- a Cavalry under Canvas Light Horse, Training Camp, Torquay, WW2 Late in 1939 it was decided to set up a Lighthorse training camp in Torquay to train both men and horses for the battles of the Second World War. Horses, men and equipment came on special trains from all over Victoria and NSW, and as you would expect horseman came from areas such as Omeo and Sale, the Wimmera and the Western District. They arrived at the Geelong racecourse for watering in the Barwon River and then were ridden across the ford at the breakwater and began their 11 mile trek to Torquay. Light Horse, Training Camp, Torquay, WW2 Tent city By the end of January 1940 the camp at Torquay accommodated some 5000 men and 2500 horses of the Second Cavalry Division. The rows of horses, tents and huts near Blackgate Road were quite a sight. While the cavalrymen engaged in exercises on the land and on the beaches, many of the troops took over the Torquay School for special training of men and officers. Mr Bob Pettit local farmer and Councillor for the Barrabool Shire, wrote about the Light horse in the Surf Coast Community News in 1985 saying “They used to travel about the district riding four abreast in one long convoy. To my annoyance they went through my property and shut all the gates behind them. I had certain gates open to let stock in to the water holes and it would take me three -quarters of an hour to follow the horsemen up and put all the gates right again” he continued “the men from the Light Horse were here when the fire went through in March 1940. He recalled an incident when early one morning, as some one blew the bugle, a soldier putting a white sheet on the line frightened the horses. They panicked and ran off in all directions. Six went over the cliff near Bird Rock, five were never found, and the rest were gathered up after nearly a fortnight in the bush around Addiscott and Anglesea" Light Horse, Training Camp, Torquay, WW2, Geelong Parade Geelong parade The training camp culminated in a parade through the streets of Geelong on March 12th 1940. The salute was given at the Town Hall and the troops continued on a route to the You Yang’s for a training exercise. Note-----(see media section for photograph) The Camp was abandoned in mid 1940 as it was deemed unsuitable for training during winter and the cost of a permanent camp could not be justified if it could not be used all year. Historic.......Rare,,,Interpretive.Sepia photographs.set of four ....post card size ....Horses &LighthorsemenNo 1, Lighthorsemen Regiment Geelong 1940......No 2 Light Horse at Breakwater Geelong 1938 to 1940....No 3 Light Horse at Breakwater Geelong 1938 to 1940.....No 4 Light Horse crossing Breakwater camped at Geelong Showgrounds. These markings are on reverse of photographs.light horsemengeelong 1940., world war 2