Trowel was presented to Captain Spark by honourable secretary Mr Charles Dyte on 1/1/1864 to lay the foundation stone of the watchtower and belfrey of the Ballarat fire station. Trowel was made by Mr. Bennett of Bridge street and fashioned on the trowel used by Mr. Fraser M.L.C. when laying the foundation stone of the St. Kilda town hallhand engraved sterling silver ceremonial trowel. engraving is floral design on blade. handle is hollow, octaganol with leaf pattern and greek meander patternHallmarked on underside - emu, "WE" (letters), kangarooballarat fire brigade, captain, foundation stone, trowel, colonial silversmith, silver trowel, captain spark, honourable secretary, mr bennet, sterling silver, charles dyte, dyte, spark, 1864, watchtower and belfrey, tower, watchtower, belfrey

Item in the collection re “MAJ. JOHN BALSILLIE MBE” Refer to Cat No 118.5 for his service details, RSL and Council history.Brown leather Sam Browne Belt fitted with double clawed brass buckle. A brass stud and leather loop secured the free end of the belt tongue. The shoulder strap, 32 mm wide, is connected by a similar loop and brass stud arrangement. A pair of "D" shaped rings are mounted at the bottom of the belt (for the sword). The belt also has a flat brass hook mounted against the belt, between the “D” rings. The belt is double layered on the back and left side section.Stamped inside the shoulder strap are the letters "HQEC"uniform, ceremonial, maj john balsillie

This violin was made by Mr Edward Richter who lived in Warrnambool for 78 of his 85 years. he was born 10/03/1853 and was an expert model maker making models of ships. The Warrnambool Museum in 1937 held a model of the Cutty Sark which he had made from timber from the wreck of the Enterprise which was wrecked on Warrnambool beach. Violins were another of of his hobbies.This violin has a connection to Warrnambool through the maker who was a long time resident of the town. It belongs to an era when many people were interested in and turned their hand to making objects such as this.The body of the violin is stained brown in colour with black neck and bridge. The four strings are nylon. The pegs and scroll are timber of a finer grain than the front and back.The tailpiece and end button are black material. The bridge is missing. The stand is rectangular with violin shape cutout, painted in red with a ply backing. Small leather strap on one end. Six large and two small drilled holes around front section.Richter written in large letters on back of standwarrnambool, edward richter, handmade violin, richter warrnambool

Communist East Evapern pattern, oval shaped, jungle green colour, leather headband inside, no straps.Stamped into the metal are letters: "BNB MKIV 0356"uniforms - army, costume - male - headwear, passchendaele barracks trust, helmets,

Greensborough Primary School student's badge from the 1960s.An original badge from the 1960s.Metal badge, two-tone blue enamel.Greensborough SS No 2062 in gold-coloured lettersgreensborough primary school

Glass pharmacy bottle with glass stopper. Clear glass with small corner remnant of original label.The letters and numbers L275 and I20 tamped into base.

Object. Oval shaped copper coloured badge. In the centre is a tree. Written around the edge, "EAGLEHAWK C.C.''Vertical brooch clip on the back.Letters on back ''K C LUKE MELB''numismatics, badges-civil, eaglehawk badge

Mousley's Store was the first store in Anglesea. It was purchased by C W Drayton.Mousley's Store was the only shop in Anglesea River in 1940. Contains details of who purchased goods and what they purchased, also the cost.Carbon account book with cardboard cover, green spine binding, water damaged"The Plic Book/for copying letters, invoices etc."anglesea, shops, great ocean road

SoftcoverLetters R.P.B top right on first pagebritish painting, british art, british artists, walsh st library

b&w photographs, letters, maps, tablessouth australian history, colebrook home, gerard mission, race relations, indigenous legislation

b&w photographs, sample reports and lettersarchives, australian archives, public records

Japanese ammunition used during WW2Cut down Japanese brass cartridge used as an ashtrayJapanese letters and a 6 and 8 inside a circleww2, second world war, world war 2, japanese ordnance, artillary, japanese artillary

Scrap Book of Carlton related newspaper clippings 1950/51A supporters collection of Newspaper Articles & Photos 1950/51 Seasons. Many articles on players and significantly the newspaper reports of the day of the Coleman (Ess) Caspar (Carl). John Coleman as a result of this clash missed the 1951 GFExercise Book Labelled Carlton FC Newspaper Letters pasted on

Visitors book used by Wodonga Council from 15 Dec 1971. Includes signatures like Rupert Hamer and Prince Charles.The visitors book has local significant as it documents who and when important visitors came to Wodonga.Red-brown faux leather covered book with lined paper pages."VISITORS BOOK" in gold letters on the front cover.wodonga council, visitors book, local government

The little boy's father worked for a gold mining company in Malaya. The boy and his mother made it out of Malaya to Bendigo safely. The father volunteered by joining the 4th Pahang Bn of the Federated States of Malaya, serial no 13428 and his rank was Sgt. He was a POW, worked on the Burma railway. The father, Desmond Vandergrift Giblin survived the War. Desmond Vandergrift Giblin has letters and his diary on the Aust War Memorial website.This is a pocket sized memo book. Mottled blue cover with white printing. The spine is dark blue. The cover is hard cardboard. Inside are numerous lined pages. The pages in the first section are used as a scrap book showing news clippings about fund raising for our POW's (Red Cross). 1st clipping shows a little boy, Ian Desmond Giblin, aged 2 yr 10 mth. His father was a POW in Malaya. Other pages in the book are either blank or have a few pencilled financial notations.“July 6th” is written on the little boy's clipping but no year.ww2, red cross, pow's, burma railway, v.a.d.

Document - "Concession tickets for use by unemployed persons", No. 3007, dated 17/3/1980 advising that these tickets could be purchased from Head Office, their availability and use. Has samples for both tram and rail.Yields information about the issuing of tickets for unemployed persons.Document - single quarto sheet with two punched holes on left side and two tickets stapled to the sheet.tramways, mmtb, tickets, concession fares, unemployed persons, rail tickets

Document - "Prepaid Tickets" with 7 samples stapled along the bottom edge. Circular No. 3058, issued 28/7/1980 giving details of the tickets, costs, colours, where they could be purchased from and use.Yields information about the issuing of prepaid tickets by the MMTB.Document - single quarto sheet with two punched holes on left side and two tickets stapled to the sheet.tramways, mmtb, tickets, prepaid tickets

Report details the history of the power supply for the Victorian Railways, electric street railways or tramways. Looks at the costs, equipment purchased, operation, and construction. Compiled from original VR documents, with photos. Includes the Elwood depot fire of 1907, Covers the provision of power for Sandringham tramway. Has drawings of the main switchboard layouts, the crossing of the St Kilda - Brighton tramway by the MMTB tramways. Author unknown.Yields information about the provision of the power supply for VR Trams.Report 50 x A4 pages - photocopied from an original document. trams, railways, vr trams, sandringham, st kilda brighton electric tramway, power supply, elwood depot, elwood substation, substations

Legatee Rogers collected information about Stan Savige after attending an unveiling of a statue of Savige and this print out was additional information about him on the from when Latrobe Council and Advance Morwell were planning the bronze bust as a memorial. It recounts Savige's DSO citation and his service. Document was from a folder of documents donated to the archive by Legatee Bill Rogers that related to his time as President (March 2006 - March 2008).A record of the life and service of Legatee Stan Savige, founder of Legacy.Photocopy x 4 pages of a document by Advance Morwell and Latrobe City outlining hopes to create a memorial to Stan Savige.stan savige, assyrians, dunsterforce

Brown Manilla paper package bound with string containing Cohns letters. Blue pencil datred November 1893 to December 1895 Cohn Bros Letters written on outside. Package contains numerous letters catalogued sequentially from this series number.bendigo, industry, cohn bros.

The document relates to final payments for service in the AIF of George Frederick Pierce DCM. Refer Cat No 1891P for his service details, award and death. .1) Official Dept of Defence registration No 6530. Document details the pay and deferred pay of a deceased AIF Soldier. Document is black printed with black typed entries, there are five purple stamps on. .2) Envelope yellow colour, official Military “OHMS” 3rd Military District Melbourne, letter addressed in ink..1) “2839 Pte PIERCE George Frederick 6th Battalion,” “John Wiseman Pierce, Sebastion Bendigo “. .2) Addressed in black pen, “Mr J.W.Pierce Sebastion Vic”documents, payments, military

The two documents, the first a draft of 5/5/1955 and the second the final tender document set out the conditions, and options and provide schedules for the available sizes of advertising panels. There are two schedules of vehicle class and type along with the numbers for both trams and buses. A drawing reference is provided for each tram and bus.Yields information about the MMTB tender for advertising on the side of trams and buses.Set of two Documents - 10 Foolscap sheets - duplicated, stapled in top left hand corner and two punch holes along the top edge.mmtb, tramways, contracts, purchases, workshops, buses, breakdowns, advertising, tramcars

This item is part of the ‘Jack’ collection. Photographs, negatives, slides, glass plates, stereographs, postcards, letters and other ephemera obtained from Tyaab Packing House Antique Centre in December 2013. All items collected by long-time collector and camera enthusiast Jack Russo. This item is part of the ‘Jack’ collection. Photographs, negatives, slides, glass plates, stereographs, postcards, letters and other ephemera obtained from Tyaab Packing House Antique Centre in December 2013. All items collected by long-time collector and camera enthusiast Jack Russo. suburbia; house; 1970's; wedding; pregnant; australia; r. owen; jack

Set of two letters between Mr. P. J. Pringle of ESCo Ballarat and Mr. D. Murdoch, General Manager of the TB Melbourne regarding a subject that Mr. Murdoch could help with. 1975.1 - Letter from Mr. Pringle to Mr. Murdoch apologising he did not call in, too busy. Letter dated 14/9/1928, received by the TB 15/9/1928. On ESCo letterhead. 1975.2 - Carbon copy of a letter on pink paper from Mr. Murdoch to Mr. Pringle advising that he thinks he can assist in some matter. Dated 10/9/1928. On top of the letters in pencil are the file number "22/1/2" . Also has TB date receiving stamp and a correspondence number stamped in blue ink.tram, trams, mmtb, esco

This document was prepared to assist home owners to better understand the intrinsic character of their home. It describes typical examples of different house styles.This document was prepared to assist home owners to better understand the intrinsic character of their home. It describes typical examples of different house styles.architecture, domestic, boroondara, heritage, housing

Originally published in Polish, the book documents the decline of Mussolinis' power from July 1943 to his execution in April 1945. Ex Echuca Municipal Library copy.Black buckram hard cover, title in silver letters on spine only. 248 pages with cut edges, black & white illustrations. Summary of book's content cut from dust cover & pasted on front end paper.On front end paper: 945.091 DOM On back end paper: Ches 4/9/56 Pounds St 1.0.10books, biography

Bob (Herman) Hymans (a former member of the Royal Netherlands Navy was born in Bloemendaal, Holland on 30th September 1922. During World War II he fought against the Japanese in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and was imprisoned in Changi and on the Burma Railway. After gaining qualifications as a Ski Instructor, Bob arrived in Falls Creek in May 1950. Working as an Instructor and Supervisor at Bogong Lodge, Bob decided his future was in accommodation. He was successful in negotiating an indenture for land from the State Electricity Commission (SEC). It took Bob two years to build his Grande Coeur Chalet but, tragically, it was burned down in August 1961. Bob also built the first Chairlift in Australia. This was a single chairlift and the structure was built from wooden electricity poles. He was constantly full of new ideas and proposals for the village. Bob Hymans died on 7th May 2007. This Collection of documents and letters tells the story of Bob’s endeavours to develop Falls Creek into the ski village it is today. This map is significant because it documents plans made by Bob Hymans for Falls CreekThis diagram is part of Bob Hymans documents. It is a detailed plan, including elevation, detail of pivot and the general arrangement views of a turnstile. This is part of overall plans for the construction of a new chairlift at Falls Creek. At bottom of diagrams: PLAN TURNSTILE/ GENERAL ARRANGEMENT Scale 1 1/2" = 1'- 0"map of falls creek, falls creek leases, falls creek 1980s