Esma Turner Collection - (Esma Turner - Secretary of the Huntly and District Historical Society) Amalgamated Society of Engineers / photo of W CAMPBELL 10x15mm (William James) born 9.7.1862 - see 4737.1.photograph, portrait, male, esma turner collection - ( esma turner - secretary of the huntly and district' s historical society ) amalgamated society of engineers / w campbell ( william james ) born 9.7.1862 -

Newspaper. Harry Biggs Collection. Old newspaper cuttings relating to the history of Boort and district, including the formation of the Boort Historical Society. Contributions being sought for planned book on the history of Boort.newspaper, harry biggs collection, boort, boort historical society

Black and white historic postcard (Set 2 No 6 ) Shire of Nunawading Hall, Station Street, Box Hill, c1890. Original supplied by Box Hill Historical Society - 2 copiesbox hill historical society, shire of nunawading hall, nunawading library & information service

Coloured photograph of three members of Historical Society - Margaret Skey,Valda Arrowsmith and Barbara Keene acting as judges for the Historical Costumes Fashion Parade at the Federation Spring Festival run by the City of Whitehorse.skey, margaret, arrowsmith, valda, keene, barbara, nunawading & district historical society, whitehorse spring festival, city of whitehorse

Flyer for a Public Meeting organised by the Bendigo Historical Society Inc. titled 'Save Fortuna Villa'. Held at the Bendigo Town Hall Reception Room on Tuesday 2nd May 2006 at 7 pm.bendigo, clubs, save fortuna villa, bendigo town hall, bendigo historical society inc

"Prize Winner: This picture of the Wahgunyah-Springhurst mixed train crossing Black Dog Creek (near Lilliput) won for Mr A.R. Lyell the C.C. Singleton prize of the Australian Railway Historical Society for the best railway picture of the year. The subject is one of the very few mixed trains now running in Victoria, many of them having been superseded by diesel rail cars."Black and white photographic reproduction of photograph of Wahgunyah-Springhurst mixed train crossing Black Dog Creek at Lilliput. Reproduction of prize winning photo taken by Mr A.R. Lyell"Prize Winner: This picture of the Wahgunyah-Springhurst mixed train crossing Black Dog Creek (near Lilliput) won for Mr A.R. Lyell the C.C. Singleton prize of the Australian Railway Historical Society for the best railway picture of the year. The subject is one of the very few mixed trains now running in Victoria, many of them having been superseded by diesel rail cars."railways, wahgunyah-springhurst train, lilliput, black dog creek, c c singleton prize, australian railway historical society

This photo was most probably taken when the Ballarat School of Mines was considering the former Ballarat East Library as a campus. In 1980 the Ballarat School of Mines Council presented a proposal to the Ballarat City Council regarding occupying and managing the Ballarat East Free Library as a School of Traditional Crafts. The proposal included maintaining the building in optimum condition.Three black and white photographs of the interior of the former Ballarat East Library. .1) Room in the former Ballarat East Library housing remnants of the Ballarat Historical Society (probably during transfer of the Ballarat Historical Society Collection to the Gold Museum) .2) Room in the former Ballarat East Library with built in show cases at one end, and modern classroom tables and chairs. Brian McLennan sits writing at a table. .3) Roofing detail in the former Ballarat East Libraryballarat east library, ballarat east free library, school of traditional crafts, brian mclennan, ballarat historical society, museum

Details the ages of local schools and the contact details of the active Historical Societies in the area in 1999.A special supplement issued in the lead up to New Year's Eve 1999.A Diamond Valley News advertising supplement issued on 17th November 1999. 12 pages, illus. (some col.). Scan of entire item available at GHS.nillumbik historical society, eltham historical society, warrandyte historical society, yarrambat historical society, ellis cottage historical centre, andrew ross museum, diamond valley news, celebrate 2000

The National Bank of Australasia was formed in 1857. It began commercial operations in Queen Street, Melbourne in 1858. The Bank’s first branch in Kew opened at 87 High Street in 1885. A second building, on the corner of Walpole and Brougham Streets, designed by Inskip & Robertson, replaced the first branch in 1888. The second building remains, albeit in a somewhat altered state. In 1977, the President of the Kew Historical Society received two historic ‘Signature Books’ from the Kew branch of the National Bank of Australia.Press photograph, from the Whitehorse Standard, of the handover of two Signature Books by the manager of the National Bank of Australia, Mr Bendixer, to Marshall Slattery (centre) and Gordon Greer (right) of Kew Historical Society."1977 / PRESIDENT OF KEW HISTORICAL SOCIETY, CENTRE, RECEIVING 2 SIGNATURE BOOKS DONATED TO THE SOCIETY BY THE KEW BRANCH OF THE NATIONAL BANK / CENTRE PRESIDENT KHS MR SLATTERY, ON HIS LEFT MR BENDIXER MANAGER, RIGHT MR G GREER MEMBER KHSnational bank of australasia, national bank of australia, bank signature books -- kew (vic.)

Making tracks: My Victorian Railways Story, essay submitted by Janette Morrison, 68 Barkly St Bendigo. Foolscap paper with Making Tracks logo on top of the page. Publication of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria.document, memo, railway, making tracks - my victorian railways story essay janette morrison making tracks logo - publication of royal historical society of victoria. printed by, printers proprietary ltd., 27 little bourke st., melbourne.

A white sheet of paper folded in half and titled '' Dudley House Home of The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo and District Branch. Built 1859. Historic Catalogue.'' Price 20c. Hand written in grey lead.buildings, commercial, dudley house, lydia chancellor, collection, buildings, history, royal historical society of victoria. bendigo and dictrict branch, dudley house, bendigo

Coloured - Panoramic view of vintage Austin 7 cars displayed by Austin 7 Car Club members at Whitehorse Historical Society's Heritage Day held at Schwerkolt Cottage and Museum Complex on 13 April 2003whitehorse historical society, austin 7 car club, heritage day 2003

A newsletter article regarding the donation of Meccano models to the Marysville & District Historical Society.A newsletter article regarding the donation of Meccano models to the Marysville & District Historical Society. Manical Mechanicals was owned and operated by Marg and Alistair Mackie in Murchison Street in Marysville in Victoria. It offered a display of various engineering wonders of the world all made from Meccano. There was also a selection of models, toys and other items that all moved. The Meccano models were all built by Doug Wilson who lived in Wangaratta in Victoria. In 1937, when he was 12, Doug won first prize at Brunswick Technical School for making a Meccano model aeroplane with three rotating propellers. Manical Mechanicals was destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.manical mechanicals, marysville, victoria, meccano, doug wilson, brunswick technical school, 2009 black saturday bushfires, melbourne meccano club, melbourne meccano club newsletter

The Melbourne artist Alma Agnes Marion Figuerola, was the daughter of Juan Pedro Narciso Figuerola (1869-1919) and Alice Lucinda Walker Hanson (1889-1969). Each of their three daughters grew up to be involved in the arts: Alma as a painter; Carmen Irene (1906-1993) as a short story writer, poet and teacher of dancing; and Sylvia (also Silvia) Lyla Alice (1911-1992) as a composer and cellist. The first art lessons Alma Figuerola received were with Oscar Binder. Later she attended the art school established by the Melbourne 'tonalist' [Duncan] Max Meldrum (1875-1955). She graduated from his school in 1920, participating in her first group exhibition in the same year. Solo exhibitions of her work were to be held in 1933 at the Meldrum Gallery in Elizabeth Street, in 1937 and 1945 at the Athenaeum Gallery at 188 Collins Street, and in 1951 at Georges Gallery in Collins Street. Throughout her extensive career she participated in group exhibitions, usually with artists of the Meldrum School, and as a member of the Twenty Melbourne Painters, of which she was invited to become an associate in 1935. In 1953, her portrait of Professor ES Hills was entered in the Archibald Prize Competition of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. A resident of Kew from the 1930s - 51 Studley Park Road, often with her mother, her sister Carmen, or both - from c.1942 until her death she lived at 'D’Estaville', 7 Barry Street. From the late 1930s she is recorded as actively contributing to the arts at a local level. In 1939 and 1940 she participated in art exhibitions at the Hawthorn Municipal Library organised by Jessie Carbines. From 1944 to 1951 she co-organised successive Kew Arts Festivals, initially in the Presbyterian Church Hall in Highbury Grove and later at the Recreation Hall in Wellington Street. A foundation member of the Kew Historical Society in 1958, Alma Figuerola remained an active member of the Society until her death on 8 December 1970. She predeceased her two sisters who both died in the 1990s and who are buried at Andersons' Creek Cemetery in Warrandyte.Photograph of a group of adults attending an exhibition entitled Artists of Kew. Two people have been identified in the photograph - Cr WHS Dickinson and Alma Figuerola at centre. The location of the exhibition is at the old Kew Town Hall in Walpole Street. Both Miss Figuerola and Cr Dickinson were foundation members of the Kew Historical Society.Reverse: "Artists of Kew Exhibition. Founder of KHS Cr Dickinson in dark suit. Miss Alma Figrierola [sic] to his left". "KH-97" kew historical society - members, alma figuerola, cr whs dickinson, exhibitions - kew (vic), southesk - cotham road - kew (vic), kew town hall - walpole street

The Melbourne artist Alma Agnes Marion Figuerola, was the daughter of Juan Pedro Narciso Figuerola (1869-1919) and Alice Lucinda Walker Hanson (1889-1969). Each of their three daughters grew up to be involved in the arts: Alma as a painter; Carmen Irene (1906-1993) as a short story writer, poet and teacher of dancing; and Sylvia (also Silvia) Lyla Alice (1911-1992) as a composer and cellist. The first art lessons Alma Figuerola received were with Oscar Binder. Later she attended the art school established by the Melbourne 'tonalist' [Duncan] Max Meldrum (1875-1955). She graduated from his school in 1920, participating in her first group exhibition in the same year. Solo exhibitions of her work were to be held in 1933 at the Meldrum Gallery in Elizabeth Street, in 1937 and 1945 at the Athenaeum Gallery at 188 Collins Street, and in 1951 at Georges Gallery in Collins Street. Throughout her extensive career she participated in group exhibitions, usually with artists of the Meldrum School, and as a member of the Twenty Melbourne Painters, of which she was invited to become an associate in 1935. In 1953, her portrait of Professor ES Hills was entered in the Archibald Prize Competition of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. A resident of Kew from the 1930s - 51 Studley Park Road, often with her mother, her sister Carmen, or both - from c.1942 until her death she lived at 'D’Estaville', 7 Barry Street. From the late 1930s she is recorded as actively contributing to the arts at a local level. In 1939 and 1940 she participated in art exhibitions at the Hawthorn Municipal Library organised by Jessie Carbines. From 1944 to 1951 she co-organised successive Kew Arts Festivals, initially in the Presbyterian Church Hall in Highbury Grove and later at the Recreation Hall in Wellington Street. A foundation member of the Kew Historical Society in 1958, Alma Figuerola remained an active member of the Society until her death on 8 December 1970. She predeceased her two sisters who both died in the 1990s and who are buried at Andersons' Creek Cemetery in Warrandyte.An undated photograph, one of two copies, of WHS Dickinson and Alma Figuerola at the opening of an exhibition in Kew in 1964/5."Artists of Kew Exhibition. Founder of KHS Cr Dickinson in dark suit. Miss Alma Figuerola to his left."arists - kew (vic), exhibitions -- kew (vic.), gordon greer

Esma Turner Collection - (Esma Turner - Secretary of the Huntly and District Historical Society) Amalgamated Society of Engineers / photo of plaque and photos 10x15mm - see 4737.1- Amalgamated Society of Engineers Presented to F J Britt 1889.photograph, person, male, esma turner collection - ( esma turner - secretary of the huntly and district' s historical society ) amalgamated society of engineers / -