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Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Colour photograph, Blue Bridge Mt. Doran, 1988
View of bluestone railway bridge built as part of the 1858 project to link Ballarat to GeelongThe building of the railway between Ballarat and Geelong contributed to significant change within the districtView of the bluestone railway bridge near ClarendonBlue Bridge 1988landscape, clarendon, railway, transport -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Photograph (Framed), Main Street Greensborough 1923 with Fallen Soldiers' Memorial, 1923
A view of Main Street Greensborough 1923 with Fallen Soldiers' MemorialFrom the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.Timber-framed photograph of view of Greensborough, black and white.greensborough, john mackey, fallen soldier memorial, main street greensborough -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (Item) - Black and white postcard, Murray Views, MURRAY VIEWS NO. 27. CROSSWAYS CABARET, MARYSVILLE, VIC, Unknown
A black and white postcard of the Crossways Cabaret in Marysville in Victoria published by Murray Views. The Crossways was built in the early 1920s and is the oldest building in Marysville. The Crossways historic inn survived the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires thanks to the efforts of its c-owner Greg Cherry and, in the days after the fires, provided a much-needed refuge to the Marysville community and firefighters. This postcard was produced by Murray Views in Gympie in Queensland as a souvenir of Marysville.A black and white postcard of the Crossways Cabaret in Marysville in Victoria published by Murray Views.marysville, victoria, australia, postcard, souvenir, crossways cabaret, crossways historic inn, crossways country inn, murray views no. 27, accommodation, 2009 black saturday bushfires -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Leisure object - Stereoscope c. late 1800s - early 1900s
In the 1800s, the stereoscope was the only way to view with world in 3-D. A viewer would look through the lenses of the stereoscope's eyepiece to a card called a stereograph. On the stereograph, two of the same image were printed side by side, which when viewed through the stereograph transformed the one dimensional images into relatively life-like representations. A popular form of entertainment among the middle classes in Europe and America, people could use a stereoscope to view images of real faraway places, or fantastical magic scenes. The first patented stereo viewer was invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone in 1838, and remained a favoured leisure activity until the advent of cinema in the 1930s. This object contributes to our understanding of social life, leisure and entertainment in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including local history and social history. A wooden stereoscope with a cardboard 'view' of a streetscape.stereoscope, stereographs, entertainment, fun, leisure -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Leisure object - Stereoscope c. late 1800s - early 1900s
In the 1800s, the stereoscope was the only way to view with world in 3-D. A viewer would look through the lenses of the stereoscope's eyepiece to a card called a stereograph. On the stereograph, two of the same image were printed side by side, which when viewed through the stereograph transformed the one dimensional images into relatively life-like representations. A popular form of entertainment among the middle classes in Europe and America, people could use a stereoscope to view images of real faraway places, or fantastical magic scenes. The first patented stereo viewer was invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone in 1838, and remained a favoured leisure activity until the advent of cinema in the 1930s. This object contributes to our understanding of social life, leisure and entertainment in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including local history and social history.A wooden stereoscope with a cardboard 'view' of a streetscape.stereoscope, stereographs, entertainment, fun, leisure -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Leisure object - Stereoscope c. late 1800s - early 1900s
In the 1800s, the stereoscope was the only way to view with world in 3-D. A viewer would look through the lenses of the stereoscope's eyepiece to a card called a stereograph. On the stereograph, two of the same image were printed side by side, which when viewed through the stereograph transformed the one dimensional images into relatively life-like representations. A popular form of entertainment among the middle classes in Europe and America, people could use a stereoscope to view images of real faraway places, or fantastical magic scenes. The first patented stereo viewer was invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone in 1838, and remained a favoured leisure activity until the advent of cinema in the 1930s. This object contributes to our understanding of social life, leisure and entertainment in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including local history and social history.A wooden stereoscope with a cardboard 'view' of a streetscape.stereoscope, stereographs, entertainment, fun, leisure -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph
The postcard features a view of the Jacksons Creek in Sunbury. Before settlement, Jacksons Creek was the main source of water in Sunbury. It flows from the Macedon Ranges and is an important arm of the Maribyrnong River. A sepia photograph in post card format of a view of a river in the country. JACKSONS CREEK SUNBURYjacksons creek, sunbury -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Photograph - Image, 1910-1960 (Approximate)
Photographic postcard showing view of town of Bright with mountains in backgroundAt bottom of photo: "Victorian Alpine Scenery. - Birds-eye View of Bright" At bottom left: "H. Manning, Copyright" At bottom right: "F. Foxcraft"bright-victoria, victorian alps -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Harbour Trust - Harbour from Cliff St, 25.9.52, 1952
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: HARBOR FROM CLIFF STREET 25.9.52./ GENERAL VIEW (lower centre) Back: P.H.T./ Print No. 8/2 Neg. No 1/ Date taken 25-9-52./ SUBJECT./ % (Ink stamp with blue pen and pencil additions, centre)port of portland archives -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Booklet - Catalogue - A Community View Exhibition, c. 1984
Accompanied 'A community View' exhibition, CEMA Arts centreCatalogue detailing the 'A Community View' Exhibition from the 1980s in Portlandcema, community arts, poster art -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, 'Garden Hill', Kangaroo Ground
Side view of 'Garden Hill' cottage at Kangaroo GroundColour photograph of partial side view of 'Garden Hill' cottage.garden hill, houses, kangaroo ground -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Souvenir - Post Card 12 views of Warrnambool, Nucolorvue Productions, 1950's
This type of folded postcards was popular with tourists in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s and often kept by them for many years afterwards. The views of Warrnambool here, taken about the 1950s, were typical of the Warrnambool postcards available at the time and were mass-produced as many examples survive today. They include photographs of Hopkins Falls, the beach and harbour, Liebig Street, Hopkins River, coastal scenery and the Botanical Gardens. These postcards are of some historical interest, though the photographs appear frequently in many publications. They also have a social significance showing what tourists bought 60 or more years ago.This is a packet in envelope form containing 12 coloured postcards of views of Warrnambool about the 1950s. The photographs are printed on buff-coloured paper and fold up to envelope size so that they can be sent by post. The front cover includes three dotted lines for the address and the back cover has a space to include the name of the sender. One page gives some general information on Warrnambool. Front cover: ‘A Souvenir of Beautiful Warrnambool’, ’12 Specially Selected Views in Full Color’ Back cover: ‘From…’ , ‘Published by Nucolorvue Productions, Elwood, Victoria’ tourism, warrnambool -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white postcards, Sherwood, Herbert, first half 20th century
3185.1 is a view from Hofen's Bluff at Bete Bolong. 3185.2 is a view taken from Mt Raymond looking west at swampland. 3185.3 was taken from Warrens Road, Newmerella looking over the flats towards Orbost, north-east. 3185.4 was taken at Cameron's Lagoon / Lochiel Lagoon in Orbost.These postcards are pictorial records of Orbost in the first half of the 20th century.Four black / white postcards of views around Orbost. postcards-orbost hofen's-bluff newmerella lochiel-lagoon cameron's-lagoon -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Newton’s Butchers Cart -- 3 Photos -- Coloured
Newton’s Butchers Cart. Three photographs showing different views of the butchers cart. The photographs were taken at Dadswells Bridge, Stawell. The photo 61 shows the front view of cart. Photo 61.1 is the back view of the cart. The third photo 61.2 is of Hartley Newton standing by the butchers cart. The faded writing on the side of the cart (61.1) is "Butchers" and "Patrick St Stawell" (on the back).Three coloured photos of Newton's butchers cart. The photo 61 taken of the front view of cart. Photo 61.1 is the back view of the cart. The third photo 61.2 is of Hartley Newton standing by the butchers cart.The faded writing on the side of the cart (61.1) is "Butchers" and "Patrick St Stawell" (on the back).stawell -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, The Nobbies
Coastal view of The Nobbies area depicting platform rocks, surf, pounding behind them. Rock and calmer water in the foreground.Coastal scene at The Nobbies, Phillip IslandMurray Views No. 45. Coastal Scene The Nobbies, Phillip Island, Vic.local history, photographs, the nobbies, coastline, phillip island, black & white photograph, mona condrick -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Flyer (Item) - Information flyer, Women's Retreats, Unknown
An information flyer regarding Cathedral View Natural Therapies at Buxton.An information flyer regarding Cathedral View Natural Therapies at Buxton.buxton, victoria, australia, cathedral view natural therapies, women's retreats, accommodation, massage, meditation -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - B/W photograph, Original Look out Tower Mt. Buninyong, Unknown
View of original Lookout tower at Mt. Buninyong early 1900sThe structure was the earliest platform tower built on Mount Buninyong in the early 20th century as part of the development of the mount into a popular recreation areaView of the original Lookout tower on Mt Buninyong circa 1900Lookout tower, Mt. Buninyonglandscape, mt buninyong, civil engineering -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Colour photograph, Birthing Tree, Lal Lal, 1995
View of Birthing Tree at Lal Lal used by indigenous women Representation of a significant place for local indigenous womenView of the trunk of the Lal Lal Birthing Tree and country beyondBirthing Tree, Lal Lal Feb 1995landscape, lal lal, indigenous, significant trees -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Colour photograph, Mt. Buninyong, 12 February 1996
View of Mt. Buninyong taken as a record, 1996The view of Mt. Buninyong shows the rural landscape in the late twentieth century View of Mt. Buninyong looking East from Harbours Road, YendonMt. Buninyong from Harbours Rd, Scotsburn - Yendon Rd. landscape, mt. buninyong, agriculture -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, R A Series London UK, 1920 c
Also two other views of St Just-in Roseland 05292.1 and .2Black and white postcard of view of St Just-in Roseland Cornwallbuildings, churches -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Timer, 1940s
Australia's first telephone exchange was opened in Melbourne in August 1880. It was operated by the Melbourne Telephone Exchange Company. Owned by W. H. Masters and T. T. Draper, the Manager of the Company was H. Byron Moore. This was only two years after the world's first exchange in the United States, and just four years after Bell first spoke on a telephone. The exchange was located in the old Stock Exchange building at 367 Collins Street, a site now occupied by the Commonwealth Bank. In 1884, the operations of the Company, by then known as the Victorian Telephone Exchange Company, had grown considerably and were transferred to Wills Street, Melbourne. Private ownership of this company continued until 1887 when it was bought out by the Victorian Colonial Government. Other colonial governments followed this example. By 1910, the growth in telephone services made additional accommodation necessary. This could not be provided in the existing building in Wills Street and arrangements were made for a new exchange in Lonsdale Street. Alexander Graham Bell visited Australia in 1910 to advise the Federal Government's Postal Commission. Telephone exchanges were established in Adelaide with (48 subscribers), Hobart (10 subscribers) and Launceston (35 subscribers). The first exchange in Western Australia was established in 1887 and located in a small three-room cottage in Wellington Street, Perth with 17 subscribers. The year 1888 marked the opening of the Fremantle exchange in a small room at the rear of the Town Hall. There were nine subscribers. Australia's first automatic exchange was installed in the GPO in Sydney, in 1911, for internal use. But the first automatic exchange for public use was opened at Geelong in Victoria in the next year July 1912 with 800 subscribers. Melbourne's first automatic exchange was opened in the suburb of Brighton in 1914; the first public automatic exchange in NSW began operating at Newtown, Sydney in 1915; and Queensland's first was installed at South Brisbane in 1925. 1929 saw the opening of Tasmania's first automatic exchange in Hobart. an automatic telephone service. In June 1977, the manual telephone exchange at Swansea was replaced with an automatic service and made Tasmania the first State in Australia to have a fully automatic network. The half-century following Federation saw the growth of the automatic operation; a great extension of trunk line services; The automatic telephone contributed greatly to the early popularity of telephones in Australia. It was a quicker and more convenient way of communicating with another person on the same exchange — instead of having to go through tedious processes with the operator. From its introduction, the number of automatic telephones in operation grew to a remarkable extent. In 1886, the first trunk link of 16 km was connected to the exchanges of Adelaide and Port Adelaide in South Australia. Then, in 1907, the first inter-capital telephone trunk line was opened between Sydney and Melbourne. It was followed by a line between Melbourne and Adelaide in 1914. Sydney and Brisbane were linked in 1923, and Perth and Adelaide in 1930. In 1930, the first overseas calls from Australia came possible with the introduction of a radiotelephone service to England, and through there to Europe and America. A similar service opened to New Zealand in the same year. Initially, trunk channels linked different manual trunk exchanges. It was necessary for a succession of trunk operators to connect the appropriate channels, one after the other until the connection was made. As trunk traffic grew. the system became increasingly unsuitable. More trunk operators had to be employed and so labour costs increased. It was a tedious and slow way of making a long-distance call, and it was sometimes hard to hear, particularly when several exchanges were linked With technical advances, trunk switching moved from manual operation through a partly automatic phase. Automatic transit switching equipment was used and only a single operator was required to connect a trunk call to a wanted automatic subscriber. Until well beyond the middle of this century, the majority of trunk traffic went through this single telephonist control. In 1953, the number of telephones in use in Australia passed the one million mark. By then, the need for improvement in the automatic exchanges was becoming well recognised. The need was for a telephone switching system which would do a better job more economically than the conventional step-by-step ex-change. This led to the adoption of the Crossbar system as the standard in automatic telephone exchanges in 1960. The introduction of Crossbar switching was a big step forward in the automation of trunk calls. It substituted automatic switching and charging equipment for the originating trunk operator, and improved the quality of the system radically. Before the introduction of the Crossbar system there were often very long delays in obtaining a booked trunk call, and the quality of sound was often very poor. With Crossbar, Subscriber Trunk Dialing (STD) became a reality. A trunk call by STD was as easy to make and almost as fast to connect as a local call.The item was made around the 1940s and used up until the 1970s in manual cord telephone exchanges as a way to time and charge users for trunk calls made over the telecom system of the time. Post Master General dept. - Trunk Call Timer.Inscribed PMG, C. of A, 37. Bell chimes at 3 min increments.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, timer, trunk call, telephone, cord exchange -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Bridgewater Bay, Bridgewater Victoria, n.d
Black and white photo. View from beach across bay, Cape Bridgewater in distance.Back: 'Cape Bridgewater in distance. View of beach' - handwritten, black ink Round purple stamp 'PRINTED BY M.E. ANDREWS PORTLAND'bridgewater bay -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Photograph, Cyclotron accelerator
Builit in 1950s and used till the mid 1970s within the Physics Department used in Melbourne. John Rouse and David Caro was involved in the construction.Black and white photo of cyclotron (nuclear physics accelerator): general view of experimental area. Sticky typed labels on back from top and left to right: “GENERAL VIEW OF EXPERIMENTAL AREA” Handwritten on back in pencil: “D” -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Post Card, The Rose Stereographs
Donated by S Serpell of Serpell & Reid Families, Sandringham.Black & White postcard of a view of the beach with scattered houses in the background. Boats in the water.The RoseSeries P 3420. View of Rhyll, Phillip Island, Victoria Letter on back from Elizabeth to her aunt while holidaying in Cowes.rhyll foreshore phillip island, rhyll phillip island, s serpell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - DOCUMENT. AN EARLY SETTLER
Document. An Early Settler. Thomas Ham. Steel gravings. Samuel Thomas Gill, master painter. Edwin Stocqueler, master painter. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Leisure object - Stereoscope, H C White, Late 19th century
The development of stereoscopic photography views or stereographs was immensely popular in the United States and Europe from about the mid-1850s through the early years of the 20th century. First described in 1832 by English physicist Sir Charles Wheatstone, stereoscopy was improved by Sir David Brewster in 1849. The production of the stereograph entailed making two images of the same subject, usually with a camera with two lenses placed 6 cm apart to simulate the position of the human eyes, and then mounting the positive prints side by side laterally on a stiff backing. Brewster devised a stereoscope through which the finished stereograph could be viewed; the stereoscope had two eyepieces through which the laterally mounted images, placed in a holder in front of the lenses, were viewed. The two images were brought together by the effort of the human brain to create an illusion of three-dimensionality. Stereographs were made of a wide range of subjects, the most popular being views of landscapes and monuments and composing narrative scenes of a humorous or slightly suggestive nature. Stereoscopes were manufactured for various price ranges and tastes, from the simple hand-held device introduced by Oliver Wendell Holmes who promoted stereography through articles to elaborate floor models containing large numbers of images that could be flipped into place. The stereograph became especially popular after Queen Victoria expressed interest in it when it was exhibited at the 1851 Crystal Palace Exposition. Like television today, stereography during the second half of the 19th century was both an educational and a recreational device with a considerable impact on public knowledge and taste. The Fine-art Photographers' Publishing Co. published many stereoscopic pictures from many different photographers from around the world under license. They also not only sold these images of various scenes and of famous people of the time but also were retail sellers of the viewers with the subject item having been made in the USA probably by H C White who held the patent for the subject items design from 1895 to 1902.An item that was very popular from the mid 19th century through to the beginning of the Edwardian period. Used for entertainment and also educational purposes and significant as it gives us a snapshot into the Victorian era and its social and domestic societal norms. Stereoscope viewer with adjustable view-finder that has a padded nose rest. The slide holder can move along the channel to suit the viewer. Made in London by the Fine-art Photographers' Publishing Co. Printed on metal plate "THE FINE-ART PHOTOGRAPHERS' PUBLISHING CO. 48 Rydevale Rd, LONDON, S.W." Embossed on viewing cup "U.S.A. PATENT OCT.15.1895" "CANADA / FRANCE / GERMANY / D'R''G'M' NO. 53803" "JUNE 3.1902 / FEBY 1.1896 / B.S.G.D.B. / GREAT BRITAIN / AUSTRIA / BELGIUM"warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, stereoscope, stereographs, stereoscope viewers, home entertainment -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard
Second copy has inscription Glimpse of Lakes Entrance ( on back)Black and white small format postcard, taken from a tea room known as Cream Cottage on the Kalimna Heights escarpment. It shows posts & trees in foreground, waters of North Arm, cottage facing North Arm, rear view of dwellings facing Cunninghame Arm, Broomes Federal Baang Yarnda houseboat, sand hummocks on southern shore. Lakes Entrance Victoria'View from Cream Cottage' (on back)township -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Booklet - Catalogue - A Community View Exhibition, 1984
Accompanied "A Community View" Exhibition, CEMA Arts Centre, 198A catalogue for the 'A Community View' exhibition held at the Portland Arts Centre. 1984community art, portland cema -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Badge
USA Master Sargeant Collar Badgebadge/buttons, army -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, Australian action in Vietnam: tunnel rats, 3 Fd Tp RAE
Copy of a TV documentary by Chris Masterstunnels - vietnam, australia. army. royal australian engineers. field troop, 3