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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionArtwork, other - Posters, AUDIO-VISUAL CENTRE ED. DEPT. VIC, MIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA DURING THE 19TH CENTURY, n.d
Reproduction from 'The Graphic', October 9, 1880. 'Arrival of Emigrants at Sydney: An Address by the Emigration Agent - Clearing the Ship' (8) Set of 8 posters with immigration theme for use in Victorian schools. Classroom Picture No. 94 (1) to (8) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Dish, n.d
Round, white china dish, fluted edge, black rim, black and white depiction of Casterton railway bridge.Front: 'View at Casterton, Vic' Back: Red Makers Stamp 'RK Made in Cechoslov. Gsouvenir, casterton, casterton railway bridge, bridge, victorian railways -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Vivian's Saddlery, Portland, n.d
Bert Vivian (1893-1974) was a second generation Portland saddler. His father William had operated a saddlery in Rosebery in the Victorian Mallee before relocating to Portland in the late 19th century. Bert began work as a saddler at W. H. Vivian, at 58-60 Percy Street Portland, continuing in the business after his father’s death in 1928. The exhibition includes saddlery and leatherwork tools, photographs and other items belonging to Bert Vivian.Black and white photo - Two storey bluestone building with iron verandah, wrought iron lacework. Two men in leather aprons, leaning on verandah posts. Sign on verandah roof: 'W.V. VIVIAN SADDLER'Back: 'VIVIAN' - handwritten, blue birovivians saddlery bert vivian, saddler, leatherwork -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Pamphlet, The Holiday Spectacular, c. 1970
Pamphlet. South west Victoria Australia. The Holiday Spectacular produced by Victorian Government to promote tourist attractions. Multi-fold pamphlet, coloured photos, maps, tourist information. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Ticket, n.d
Victorian Railways Ararat to Portland return, second-class ticket, light teal and grey, heavy card, black print. No. 0923.Back: '01923' - cancelled stamp -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Ticket, n.d
Victorian Railways Condah to Portland second class ticket, blue heavy card, black print. No. 6066.Back: '06066' - stamp -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Ticket - Heywood to Portland Second Class, n.d
Victorian Railways Heywood to Portland return, second class ticket, grey and blue heavy card, black print. No. 0455.victorian railways, portland line, portland to heywood, second class, public transport -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Ticket - Victorian Railways Cloakroom, n.d
Victorian Railways cloakroom ticket. Green and buff heavy card, black lettering, No. 0168, Portland.victorian railways, cloakroom ticket, public transport -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Medallion, c. 1984
Boxed medallion, gold coloured, 5cm 'Moliver', Victorian Coat of Arms on front, Victoria's 150th logo on back. Measurements .3cm wide x 5cm diameterFront: 'VICTORIA'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY 1984-5' - embossed Back: side edge: '201' - impressed -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Ticket, n.d
Victorian Railways cloakroom ticket, green and buff heavy card, black print. No. 0167 PORTLAND. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Memo Slate - Peter F. Cram Chemist, Casterton, c. 1958
Peter Francis Cram was a pharmacist based in Casterton. In the 1966 Victorian government gazette he is listed as being at 83 Henty Street and having registered on 20 April 1955.Memo slate advertising Peter F. Cram, Chemist, Henty St., Casterton. Yellow plastic, red lettering, 1958 calendar on back. Slide-out white plastic slate, held between front and back by round metal stud.casterton, local business, industry, pharmacy, chemist -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Ticket, n.d
Victorian Railways Hamilton to Portland single economy ticket, blue heavy card, black print. No. 30374.Back: '30374' - stamptrain ticket -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Medallion - Victoria's 150th anniversary 1984-5, c. 1984
Boxed medallion, silver coloured 5cm 'Moliver', Victorian Coat of Arms on front, Victoria's 150th logo on back. Measurements .3cmx 5cm diameterFront: 'VICTORIA'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY 1984-5' - embossed Back: Side edge: ' 15 2' - impressed -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Victorian Railways Printing Works, Courts of Inquiry and Boards, 31 May 1941
Legal arrangements applicable to the RegimentAll paper publication for use as an aide-memoire in conjunction with Australian Military Regulations and Orders (AMR&O). Commonwealth of Australia badgearmy, legal, boards of inquiry -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Victorian Railways Printing Works, Soldiering in the Tropics (SW Pacific Area), Jan 1943
Soft covered booklet used as a guide for soldiers posted to the tropics in World War 2. Covering jungle fighting, fitness, and jungle craft with an appendix of some Japanese words and phrasesworld war 2, tropical warfare, -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Victorian Railways Printing Works, Gas Training (Aust) 1942, 1942
Soft covered booklet containing information on gas warfare that every officer should know.Not to be published. Pamphlet cancels No 1 & No 2 and 4 sections of No 3.war, gas training, world war 2 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Victorian Railways Printing Works, Operations Military Training Pamphlet No 23 Part VIII Infantry and Armoured Divisions in the opposed crossing of a water obstacle, Aug 1942
A soft covered training pamphlet, No 8 in the series, containing the latest ideas on the subjects dealt with in the field Service Regulations Vol II. This pamphlet supersedes the 1940 edition.Not to be published Must not fall into enemy handstraining pamphlet, opposed water crossings -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, Victorian Railways Printing Works et al, Army Training Memorandum (War) (Australia), Aug 1941 to Apr 1945
Hard covered lace bound collection of the memoranda issued during WW 2 to each officer, containing notes on a variety of subjects. The set contains most, but not all from No 1 to No 39. Incorporates catalogue items 0417 & 0418Aug 1941 to Apr 1945world war 2, doctrine, intelligence -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet (2 copies), Victorian Railways Printing Works, Tactical Handling of Army Tank Battalions Military Training Pamphlet No 22 Part III: Employment 1939, 1941
Soft covered booklet. As modified for Australia in 1941.Not to be taken forward of Divisional Headquarters.tank tactics, world war 2 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Victorian Railways Printing Works, Projector, Infantry, Tank Attack (Australia). 1944, 1944
Soft covered booklet covering the Projector Infantry Attack, Mark 1 Volume 1, Pamphlet No 16projector infantry tank attack -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Victorian Railways Printing Works, Notes on the Care & Preservation of Ammunition & Explosives in the Field. Part 1 Artillery Ammunition, Jan 1941
Soft covered bookletammunition artillery -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Victorian Railways Printing Works, Tank Training Vol II Part II System of Gunnery Training & Range Practices (Australia) 1941, 1941
Soft covered booklet laying down the principles to be observed and the procedure to be followed in teaching of recruit and exercising trained soldiers in the handling and shooting of Tank Corps weaponstank gunnery, world war 2 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Plaque - Victorian Mounted Rifles
Badge of Victorian Mounted Rifles mounted on varnished wood shield shaped boardplaque, victorian mounted rifles -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Victorian Railways Printing Works, Tank Recognition (British), 1940's
Hard covered loose leaf lace bound folder with pictures and description of tanks used by British forcestank recognition -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Order of Ceremony, Laying up of the Guidons of Victorian Light Horse Regiments. Commemorative Service Charge of the Nek, 2005
12 page soft covered booklet, Order of Ceremony for laying up of Guidons of 8th, 13th, 17th, 19th and 20th Light Horse Regiments and commemorative service for the Charge of the Nek . Conducted at the Shrine of Remembrance Sunday 7 August 2005ceremonial, guidons, the nek -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Victorian Railways Printing Works, Instruction Book Driving & Maintenance, Tanks Infantry Matilda I.II.III.IV.V, Early 1940's
Loose leaf, lace bound, booklet, including amdt No 1,written for the crew of the tank to enable them to carry out routine maintenance and operate the tank. tank, matilda, driving & maintenance -
Yendon History Group
Book; Record of war service, The Education Department's record of war service 1914-1919, 1921 (estimated)
medium level of state significance, as the book has good detail regarding enlistees from the education department who served in WW1.Tan coloured book of 304 pages, containing pictures and brief stories of all employees of the victorian Education Department who served in WW1 Presented to the Yendon State School"Presented to Yendon State School" on 2nd page.ww1, yendon state school, victorian education department -
Yendon History Group
Book, school account, Unknown. Presume Education Department/ Govt. Printer, Victorian Reading/Arithmetic Book Account, 1944 (estimated); First entry is 1945
low level of local significance as references to school text books are of small historical value.7 pages listing text books purchased by the school, from the education department.Many hand-written entries on pagesyendon state school, education department, school book account -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, Victorian Folk Music Club and Joh Ebeli (in beard), Eltham Festival Community Parade, 11 November 1989, 07/11/1987
The Shire of Eltham District Society's Parade float theme for 1989 was gold mining which, of course, was a most important aspect of our early history. Bruce Ness assembled the float with items loaned by Warrandyte Historical Society and quite a bit of his own ingenuity. Phyllis MacDonald also arranged for the Victorian Folk Music Club to provide us with appropriate musical accompaniment. To provide a level of authenticity, a present day prospector, Jack Hodson was in charge of the equipment on the float. The parade assembled in Youth Road and commenced at 10:30am.Colour photographeltham festival, shire of eltham historical society, main road, victorian folk music club, joh ebeli, 1989 -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, From left: Russell Yeoman, Peter Basset-Smith, Bruce Ness and Doug Orford. On truck, Jack Hodson and Opal Smith, Eltham Festival Community Parade, 11 November 1989, 11/11/1989
[from a contemporary report:] The Shire of Eltham District Society's Parade float theme for 1989 was gold mining which, of course, was a most important aspect of our early history. Bruce Ness assembled the float with items loaned by Warrandyte Historical Society and quite a bit of his own ingenuity. Phyllis MacDonald also arranged for the Victorian Folk Music Club to provide us with appropriate musical accompaniment. To provide a level of authenticity, a present day prospector, Jack Hodson, was in charge of the equipment on the float. The parade assembled in Youth Road and commenced at 10:30am.Colour photographeltham festival, shire of eltham historical society, 1989, bruce ness, jack hodson, opal smith, peter bassett-smith, youth road, doug orford, russell yeoman
