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Federation University Historical CollectionBook, T W Burke, The Gold Ring, 1962
This book is part of a collection of books, photos and memorabilia donated from the Chatham-Holmes family collection. It is about Catholic marriage.This hard backed book has a blue, white and gold cover with a photograph of a family (mum, dad and three children) on the front cover, as well as the title, the author and the foreword. On the spine is printed the surname of the author, the title and the initials of the publisher. On the back cover is printed the title, price, information about the book and the publisher. The book contains 134 pages.Written in pencil on the fly page - 12/-chatham-holmes family collection, the gold ring, t w burke -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, Dr John Marshall, Preparing for Marriage, 1962
This book is part of a collection of books, photos and memorabilia donated from the Chatham-Holmes family collection. This book is about Catholic marriage.This grey hard covered book has the title, author and initials of the publisher printed on the spine in black. The dust cover is cream with red and black colour. On the front cover is the title and author (Dr John Marshall) and a picture of the back of a man and a woman holding hands and in the foreground is a nest in the branches of a tree with two birds looking at their eggs. The spine has the title, author and initial of the publisher and the back has a list of other books on marriage. The book is 117 pages longWritten in pencil on fly page - 18/9chatham-holmes family collection, dr john marshall, preparing for marriage -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, Charles Daly, The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart, mid 1800s
This book is part of a collection of books, photos and memorabilia donated from the Chatham-Holmes family collection. This collection by Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) includes The Lay of the Last Minstrel, Marmion, A Tale of Flodden Field, The Lady of the Lake, The Vision of Don Roderick, Rokeby and various Ballads, Lyrical Pieces and Songs. He was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature.This red cloth covered, hard backed book by Sir Walter Scott has a gold leaf and flower pattern on the front cover and spine and a gold harp on the back cover. The spine also has the title and the word 'Illustrated' in gold print. It is also impressed with a leather grain look and on the back with a leaf and flower design. On the page opposite the title page is a plate containing the image of Sir Walter Scott. The title page contains the information that the book is "illustrated with engravings on steel by the first artists" and so there are numerous plates throughout the book illustrating the poems. There are 563 pages followed by numerous pages of notes.On inside leaf - Watterella? L Cleave, June 1853 chatham-holmes family collection, poetical works of sir walter scott, engravings -
Federation University Historical CollectionBooklet, Presbyterian Church of Victoria: Fifty Years of Fellowship: 1888-1938, 1938
Grey soft covered book including photorgraphspresbyterian church, anniversary, religion, fellowship, young men's fellowship, presbyterian girls' fellowship, fellowship arch -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Helen Ogden, Flowers of Western Australia, 1960
Paperback booklet with painted wildflowers on the front cover and blue-grey back cover. 22 leaves of plates.Stamped in gold inside front cover: With Compliments A.H.A. Western Australian branch 1967 National Conferencewildflowers, western australia, helen ogden, ida richardson, c a gardner, flora, botany, australian native plants, orange banksia, kangaroo paw, hibbretia hypercoides, leucopogon pulchellus, isopogon roseus, qualup bell, blue leshenaultia, geradton wax plant, catspaw, wild clematis, sturt pea, donket orchid, spider orchid, hovea trisperma, black wattle, pink myrtle, boronia, christmas tree -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Charles Barrett, The Sun Tree Book - Sun Nature Book No. 8, 1936
Paperback booklet with trees printed on front cover and advertisement for Rimington's Nurseries on the backcover. 44 pages. The book included a foreword from A.V. Galbraith, Chairman of the Forests Commission of Victoria.trees, botany, plants, grey box, gum nuts, elms, conifers, currajong, atlantic cedar, western yello pince, stone pine, deodar, bunya bunya pine, sequoia, wattle, black wattle, blackwood, cumberlad valley, banyan, jungle fig, lombardy polar, honysuckles -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)Book - Rites, Prayer Book, c1880
THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER is one of the major works of English Literature. Since its introduction in the sixteenth century, it has gone through many revisions, both in England and in the other countries of the Anglican Communion, but the original text is still comprehensible and relevant. A small, prayer book c1880THE BOOK OF / COMMON PRAYER/ and administration of the Sacrament and other / Rites and Ceremonies of The Church/ according to the use of / THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND / Together with / THE PSALTER OR PSALMS OF DAVID/ ‘I.H. Erskine’ written churches, anglican church, prayer book, brighton, moorabbin, pioneers, early settlers, rites, erskine i h, naughton robina -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Sandridge Beach, Charles NETTLETON, Charles Nettleton, Beach Street from the West, 1878
Damaged, mounted NETTLETON original:print of Sandridge Beach, buildings; three men and debris on the beach c1878natural environment - beaches and foreshore, built environment - commercial, hotels, charles nettleton, freemasons hotel, donaldson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Bay Street, looking northeast, Charles Nettleton, 1878
Mounted Nettleton original: looking northeast in Bay Street: National Bank of Australia, grocery shop, Scotts Hotel, trees at Holy Trinity, George Hotel, unmade road. This is a copy of the larger original at B.11.09built environment - commercial, charles nettleton -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Crowds visiting British warship "Repulse" at Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Charles Pont?, 1924
Tiny, fading snapshot of crowds visiting British warship "Repulse" at Princes Pier, possibly an open day at HMS Hood in 1924'Visiting warship' 'Princes Pier'piers and wharves - princes pier, hms repulse -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Port Melbourne Canoe Club, Charles Pont?, 1924
Tiny, badly faded snapshot of Port Melbourne Canoe Club members in canoe with Princes Pier in background; image is in oval mask (see 1313)'Princes Pier' 'Pt Melb Canoe Club'piers and wharves - princes pier, societies clubs unions and other organisations, sport - canoeing, hms hood, port melbourne canoe club -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Bay Street, Charles Nettleton, c1880
Photograph of Bay Street looking towards Hobson's Bay. Circa 1880. There is shipping in background and HMS Nelson on the right. Sepia print mounted on card." C Nettleton" - Melbournehms nelson, bay street, conen & marks, london & dublin loan office, charles nettleton, built environment - commercial, cheap boot and shoe store, transport - shipping -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Print - Framed print, Signals, C.1978
Colour print of an oil painting in a gold frame with cream mat.The painting depicts a scene where army personnel lay cables in an erea where an aerial is up. On the horizon Helicopters come in, including a chiook, with supplies for the growing base.Signals operations being set up /run from back of APC'S'Signals in Vietnam' 1965 -1972 By Ken Mc Fadyen.print, helicopters, ken mcfadyen -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - CD-ROM, various Port Melbourne images, Charles Nettleton, 1875 - 1911
Gives us a visual description of Bay Street and other highlights in the late 1800s to early 1900sCD of digitised images from late 1800s to early 1900s. Images are of Bay St, from the North East; the Freemasons Hotel; Corner Beach and Stokes Streetsbusiness and traders, natural environment - beaches and foreshore, hotels, built environment - commercial, bay street, freemasons hotel, beach street, stokes street, charles nettleton, carlton ale, fosters lager beer, whittle's -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Memo, H Edwards, Mayor, City of Port Melbourne re Unemployed Soldiers Association, Herbert Charles Edwards, Mayor, 9 Aug 1923
Hanwritten memo by H Edwards, Mayor, City of Port Melbourne, regarding a meeting with the Unemployed Soldiers Association. Dated 09.08.1923local government - city of port melbourne, war - world war i, h edwards, unemployed soldiers association -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Graham Street footbridge over the Lagoon, Sandridge, Charles Nettleton, 1870s
Sepia photograph of Graham Street footbridge over the Lagoon in 1870s, showing Gasworks across Lagoon - taken from a badly damaged Nettleton original (#187) in our collection and digitally retouchedsandridge lagoon, gasworks, built environment - industrial, natural environment, engineering - bridges, charles nettleton -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Borough of Sandridge/Port Melbourne, Surveyor's correspondence, Charles Clay, Borough Surveyor et al, 1877
Book of Sandridge/Port Melbourne Borough Surveyors' correspondence copies, 1877 - 1890 re various contracts, streets, abattoirs, other engineering projects etc.local government - borough of sandridge, local government - borough of port melbourne, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, arthur victor heath, town clerks, charles clay -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Toll bar, house and closet, Sandridge, Charles Clay?, Borough Surveyor, 1860s - 1870s
Plan and elevation for Borough of Sandridge toll bar, house and closet, hand drawn and coloured 1860s-70s. Master copy.Signed by Chas. Clay, Suveyor and John L. Forrester (?) and witnessed bt Thomas R. Warren (?).built environment - civic, charles clay, thomas peek warren, john l forrester -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Weighbridge house, Sandridge, Charles Clay, Borough Surveyor, c. 1893
Plan of design for a house to the weighbridge for Borough of Sandridge, date unknownSigned by Chas. Clay and Irwin Walter Brinton (?) near bottom right hand corner (Borough Surveyors Office)built environment - civic, charles clay, irwin walter brinton -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Bay Street, Port Melbourne from the North East, Charles Nettleton, 1875 - 87
On City of Port Phillip CD ROMCOPYRIGHT CITY OF PORT PHILLIP. Image taken from City of Port Phillip CD-ROM B&W photo of Bay St from the North East 1875-85. In the background are many masted ships at Town Pier and Railway Pierbuilt environment - commercial, piers and wharves, business and traders, cohen & marks, london & dublin loan office, cheap boot and shoe store, bay street -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Family History, Faulkner and Gross, Charles Lewis, 2006
Bound copy of the histories of the Faulkner and Gross families of Port Melbourne/Sandridgefamilies, john faulkner, freda gross, charles lewis -
Women's Art RegisterBook, Cindy Nemser, Art Talk. Conversations with 12 Women Artists, !975
Interviews with 12 significant women artists, predominantly working in North America. The interviews start include a brief biography and black and white photos of each artist,and images of their work.Booknon-fictionInterviews with 12 significant women artists, predominantly working in North America. The interviews start include a brief biography and black and white photos of each artist,and images of their work.sonia delaunay, louise nevelson, lee krasner, alice neel, grace hartigan, marisol, lila katzen, elanor antin, audrey flack, nancy grossman, barbara hepworth, eva hesse -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Nigel Cawthorne, Reaping the whirlwind : the German and Japanese experience of World War II, 2007
Reaping the Whirlwind offers amazing insight into the events of World War II through the eyes of those who fought against the Allied forces in all theatres of the war. Readers will comb through many previously unpublished accounts of the war from German, Italian and Japanese soldiers, civilians and military leaders. The book covers every major arena of the war: Europe; the German invasion of Russia; Rommel's Afrika Korps; and the Pacific war between Japan and forces of the US, Australia and New Zealand. Reaping the Whirlwind uses the authentic voices of Germans and Japanese people caught up in the conflict and highlights the similar deprivations and dangers experienced by both victors and vanquished.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.288.non-fictionReaping the Whirlwind offers amazing insight into the events of World War II through the eyes of those who fought against the Allied forces in all theatres of the war. Readers will comb through many previously unpublished accounts of the war from German, Italian and Japanese soldiers, civilians and military leaders. The book covers every major arena of the war: Europe; the German invasion of Russia; Rommel's Afrika Korps; and the Pacific war between Japan and forces of the US, Australia and New Zealand. Reaping the Whirlwind uses the authentic voices of Germans and Japanese people caught up in the conflict and highlights the similar deprivations and dangers experienced by both victors and vanquished. world war 1939-1945 - participation - germany, world war 1939-1945 - participation - japan -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Monsoon, You'll die in Singapore: True account of one of the most amazing POW escapes in WWII, 2005
With sixteen other POWs, author Charles McCormac broke out from his POW camp in Japanese-occupied Singapore and began a two-thousand-mile escape from Singapore, through the jungles of Indonesia to Australia. The POWs' escape took a staggering five months and only two out of the original seventeen men survived. This is McCormac's compelling true account of one of the most horrifying and amazing escapes in World War Two. It is a story of courage, endurance and compassion, and makes for a very gripping read.Ill, maps, p.223.non-fictionWith sixteen other POWs, author Charles McCormac broke out from his POW camp in Japanese-occupied Singapore and began a two-thousand-mile escape from Singapore, through the jungles of Indonesia to Australia. The POWs' escape took a staggering five months and only two out of the original seventeen men survived. This is McCormac's compelling true account of one of the most horrifying and amazing escapes in World War Two. It is a story of courage, endurance and compassion, and makes for a very gripping read.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – japanese, prisoner of war escapes - singapore -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Futura Publications, The savage wars of peace: Soldiers voices 1945-1989, 1990
Since the second world war the British army has been engaged in armed conflict around the world in every year except 1968. This book is the fighting soldiers view of these campaigns.Index, ill (plates), p.281.non-fictionSince the second world war the British army has been engaged in armed conflict around the world in every year except 1968. This book is the fighting soldiers view of these campaigns.great britain - army - military life, great britain - military - personal narratives -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Oliver Warner, Nelsons battles, 1971
This is an account of the entire course of Nelsons career as a fighting seaman. His genius, his many sided personality comes alive on these pages.Index, ill (b/w), maps, p.243.non-fictionThis is an account of the entire course of Nelsons career as a fighting seaman. His genius, his many sided personality comes alive on these pages. nelson horatio - military leadership, trafalgar - battle of - 1805 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Charles H Kliment et al, PzKpfw 38 (t) in action, 1979
A descriptive and pictorial history of the PzKpfw 38 (t) light tankill (b/w, col), p.49.non-fictionA descriptive and pictorial history of the PzKpfw 38 (t) light tankarmoured warfare - germany - history, pzkpfw 38 (t) -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Charles Kliment, SdKfz 251 in action, 1981
A descriptive and pictorial history of the SdKfz 251 armoured vehicleill (b/w, col), p.49.non-fictionA descriptive and pictorial history of the SdKfz 251 armoured vehiclearmoured warfare - germany - history, sdkfz 251 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Charles Yale Harrison, Generals die in bed, 2003
A young soldier with the Canadian forces questions the meaning of heroism, of truth, and of good and evil as he describes life in the trenches during World War I.ill (b/w), p.208fictionA young soldier with the Canadian forces questions the meaning of heroism, of truth, and of good and evil as he describes life in the trenches during World War I. world war 1914-1918 - fiction, war stories -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Kola books, Tanks, 1984
Pictorial and textual descriptions of post war tank warfareIll, p.63non-fictionPictorial and textual descriptions of post war tank warfaretanks - technology, armoured warfare
