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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Box of Fish Hooks, O. Mustad & Son, Oslo, Norway, n.d
Cardboard box of Mustad fish hooks. Yellow and black label on box with details of hooks and manufacturer. -
Blacksmith's Cottage and Forge
Tin, round, tobacco
W.D. & H.O. Wills remain one of the world's largest tobacco companies. This tin dates from the time smoking was an acceptable pastime, and many men preferred to "roll their own", using their preferred tobacco, rather than buy (the more expensive) ready-made cigarettes.Local.Round tin with lid. In poor condition. Rusted.Stamped on front: W.D.& H.O. Wills. Australia Ltd Sydney. Two four-pointed stars, one superimposed on the other. Trade Mark at top and bottom of stars. Stamped on back: Capstan Navy Cut Tobacco. Fine. -
Ukrainian Museum of Australia
embroidered serviette, Mrs Anna O, 2009
Serviette embroidered for a wedding 2009Representative of Ukrainian embroidery from (?) regionwhite linen serviette with red and black cross stitchembroidery, ukrainian cross stitch -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Intervention in Vietnam
vietnam war, 1961-1975 - moral and ethical aspects -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book - Book - Childrens, E. O. Plauen, Vater Und Sohn (Father and Son), 1940's
Book brought from Jaffa, Palestine in 1941 by the Drescher family, internees at Camp 3, Tatura.Soft yellow coloured card covered book with black and white comic like illustrations. Cover shows man lying down with fee in air, small boy looking down at him. Title in handwriting- German gothic script.Peter Dreschercamp 3, drescher, children's books, peter drescher, vater und sohn, father and son -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book - Book - Childrens, Vater Und Sohn (Father and Son), 1940's
Book brought from Jaffa, Palestine in 1941 by the Drescher family, internees at Camp 3, Tatura.Soft red coloured card covered book with black and white comic like illustrations. Cover shows man sitting on a swing with a young boy holding a Winnie the pooh toy. Title in German Gothic script.Peter Dreschercamp 3, children's books, peter drescher, german internees in camp 3 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book - Childrens, E. O. Plauen, Vater Und Sohn (Father and Son), 1940's
Book brought from Jaffa, Palestine in 1941 by the Drescher family, internees at Camp 3, Tatura.Soft yellow coloured card covered book with black and white comic like illustrations. Cover shows man lying down with fee in air, small boy looking down at him. Title in handwriting- German gothic script.Peter Dreschercamp 3, drescher, children's books -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Booklet - Methdodist Girls' Comardeship Rays Section, General Grand Council of the Methodist Girls' Comradeship, Junior Ritual and Installation Ceremony, 1960
The booklet outlines the ritual for the meeting which includes preparation for the meeting; the meeting; the order of the day; to close the meeting. The Welcome Service is on page 6; Ideal of Comradeship on page 7; The Ray's Law on page 8; Installation Service on page 9; Initiation of Chief Ray or Deputy Chief Ray on page 13 and Hymns including the Comradeship Hymn and the layout of the room on pages 14 and 15.Gold soft covered 16 page booklet with black text. The cover shows the Rays' badge.non-fictionThe booklet outlines the ritual for the meeting which includes preparation for the meeting; the meeting; the order of the day; to close the meeting. The Welcome Service is on page 6; Ideal of Comradeship on page 7; The Ray's Law on page 8; Installation Service on page 9; Initiation of Chief Ray or Deputy Chief Ray on page 13 and Hymns including the Comradeship Hymn and the layout of the room on pages 14 and 15.methodist girls' comradship rays section, shepparton junior rays, handbooks, methodist church of australasia -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Conference proceedings, Tania Ka'ai, Language endangerment in the 21st century : globalisation, technology and new media : proceedings of the conference FEL XVI, 12-15 September 2012, AUT University, Auckland, Aotearoa/?New Zealand, 2012
Session 1: Technology and Cultural knowledge: Documentation, transmission and resource Session 2: Television and Endangered Languages Session 3: Technology: Archiving, Lexicography, Translation, Databases Session 4: Technology: Teaching and Learning endangered languages Session 5: Social media, press and endangered languages Session 6: Multiple perspectives on language endangerment in the 21st centuryMaps, b&w photographs, tablesendangered languages, language revival, globalisation, technology, barngarla, port lincoln -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, O. Fitch & Son, c1939-1945
Second man from the left at the rear is Arthur Henry Sandford (brother of the donor). He was WW2.Service Number V125102. Arthur was born in 1911.Black and white photograph, mounted on cardboard, of an army group of 8 men, tents in the backgroundarthur sandford, soldiers, world war 2, world war ii, ww2, wwii -
Unions Ballarat
Lloyd George (British Prime Ministers) (Don Woodward Collection), Morgan, Kenneth O, 1974
Biography of David Lloyd George who was the last Liberal Party PM in the United Kingdom.Politics and history - United Kingdom. Biographical interest - Lloyd George.Book; 224 pages. Dustjacket: sepia photograph of Lloyd George; black, brown and white lettering; author's and editor's names and title. Cover: brown background; gold lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, george, david lloyd, prime ministers - united kingdom, politics and government, biography -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Britian At War: The Royal Air Force, From April 1942 to June 1943, L. E. O. Charlton, The Royal Air Force, From April 1942 to June 1943
The book is a comprehensive retelling of the British Royal Air Force (R.A.F) during the second world war from 1942 to 1943. It covers the air campaigns across Europe and the Atlantic conducted by the R.A.F. The book also contains occasional photography from the war.Blue cover with a gold stylised artwork.non-fictionThe book is a comprehensive retelling of the British Royal Air Force (R.A.F) during the second world war from 1942 to 1943. It covers the air campaigns across Europe and the Atlantic conducted by the R.A.F. The book also contains occasional photography from the war.world war two, second world war, royal air force, united kingdom -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Tin, W D & H O Wills (Australia) Ltd
Successor in Australia to Lambert & ButlerTobacco tin. Log Cabin, loose lid with contents description, top rh corner features a sphinx and centre left a building. 20 oz tinLog Cabin/ Flaked Gold Leaf Tobacco/Sphinx - Manufactured by WD & HO Wills (Australia) Ltd Sydney - Successor in Australia to Lambert & Butler - Fine -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Faber and Faber, Paratroops, 1943
A technical description of the tactics of ParatroopsIll, maps, p.263.non-fictionA technical description of the tactics of Paratroopsparatroops - tactics, partroops - germany -
The Celtic Club
Book, Michael O,Mara books, Tales of old Ireland, 1994
The stories in this volumereveal for us the the Ireland of a bygone era, of a people with daily strife's and joys not experienced today.p.247.non-fictionThe stories in this volumereveal for us the the Ireland of a bygone era, of a people with daily strife's and joys not experienced today.literature - ireland, storytelling - ireland -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Book - They Came in the Brilliant, J. O. Randell, 1983
This publication gives a detailed history of the McLaurin, McMeekin and Paton Families who settled in Northeast Victoria.The migrated to Australia aboard the Bounty Scheme ship Brilliant under the command of Captain Gilkison. The voyage departed from Tobermory, Isle of Mull, on 27th September 1837 and arrived in Sydney on 20th January 1838. The voyage that the original intention had been to send the Brilliant to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), but because of reports of poor prospects for immigrants there the ship had been sent to Sydney instead. Many descendants of these families made their way to Northeast Victoria and established themselves in Albury and the Upper Murray district of Victoria. This publication tells their stories.This publication gives a detailed history of the McLaurin, McMeekin and Paton Families who settled in Northeast Victoria.The migrated to Australia aboard the Bounty Scheme ship Brilliant under the command of Captain Gilkison. The voyage departed from Tobermory, Isle of Mull, on 27th September 1837 and arrived in Sydney on 20th January 1838. The voyage that the original intention had been to send the Brilliant to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), but because of reports of poor prospects for immigrants there the ship had been sent to Sydney instead. Many descendants of these families made their way to Northeast Victoria and established themselves in Albury and the Upper Murray district of Victoria. This publication tells their stories.pioneers in northeast victoria, scottish migration, migration upper murray -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Book - A Short History of the River Murray Works, J. H. O. Eaton, 1945
A report of the history of the works completed on the River Murray management until 1945 completed by J. H. O. Eaton who was the South Australian representative on the River Murray Commission for 27 years. Mr. Eaton was a member of the Institute of Civil Engineers, London, and the Institution of Engineers, Australia. He was awarded the ISO in 1934. The Institution of Engineers awarded him its highest honor—the Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal—in 1938. Mr. Eaton was regarded as one of Australia's leading authorities on the River Murray. He wrote this publication at the request of the River Murray Commission 3 years prior to his death in September 1948.A 70 page publication including text, illustrations, figures and maps. It has a brown cloth, lettered in blacknon-fictionA report of the history of the works completed on the River Murray management until 1945 completed by J. H. O. Eaton who was the South Australian representative on the River Murray Commission for 27 years. Mr. Eaton was a member of the Institute of Civil Engineers, London, and the Institution of Engineers, Australia. He was awarded the ISO in 1934. The Institution of Engineers awarded him its highest honor—the Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal—in 1938. Mr. Eaton was regarded as one of Australia's leading authorities on the River Murray. He wrote this publication at the request of the River Murray Commission 3 years prior to his death in September 1948.murray river management, river murray commission -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Domestic object - Cigarette Tin, Wills, W D & H O
Rectangular metal container with hinged lid for cigarettes, mainly blue in colour with brand name 'Capstan'.Marked on lid: MEDIUM STRENGTH CAPSTAN Navy Cut Cigarettes, and other. -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Domestic object - Tobacco Tins, W D & H O Wills
Four red rectangular metal tins with hinged lids for tobacco with makers name on lid. One ounce tin.Marked on lid: STATE EXPRESS READY RUBBED, and other. -
Healesville Sanctuary Heritage Centre
Newspaper - Notes, Robarts, O C, "Healesville - Home of the Australian Platypus", 9 June 1956
Physical description of Healesville and environs and of the platypus in the wild. ("Age" article available PM 261) Accompanies letter pertaining to Age article; Author sub-editor AgePhotocopynon-fictionPhysical description of Healesville and environs and of the platypus in the wild. ("Age" article available PM 261) Accompanies letter pertaining to Age article; Author sub-editor Age1950s -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Duncan, Campbell O. et al, Ballarat Vintage Tramway, 1983
A short history of the preserved Ballarat Vintage Tramway in Victoria.ill, p.15.non-fictionA short history of the preserved Ballarat Vintage Tramway in Victoria.tramways - ballarat, preserved trams - ballarat - history -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Booklet - THE HOWARD HUGHES FLYING BOAT, Milton L. Schwartz et al, 1983
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Marysville & District Historical Society
Letter (item) - Hand written letter, Mrs O. Anderson, 08-10-1934
A digital copy of a hand written letter enquiring on the availability of accommodation at Marysville House during Christmas in 1934. Marysville House was built in the late 1920s by Arthur Dickinson.A digital copy of a hand written letter enquiring on the availability of accommodation at Marysville House during Christmas in 1934. Marysville House was built in the late 1920s by Arthur Dickinson.marysville, victoria, australia, marysville house, arthur james dickinson, grace dickinson, arnold spooner, eileen marie spooner, eileen marie dickinson, grace sweetland, eric dowdle, elsie may denton, elsie may dickinson, peter dickinson, linda dickinson, 2009 black saturday bushfires, letter, mrs o. anderson -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Margaret S. O. Richards, The Family History of Stanley Edward Rickard & Loris Francis Chapman, 2020
The Family History of Stanley Edward Rickard & Loris Francis ChapmanPale Green card cover with black print and b/w photo of a couple. Black plastic binding.The Family History of Stanley Edward Rickard & Loris Francis Chapman By Margaret S.O. Richards December 2000stawell -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Letter - PMTT - Richardson Kerr & Co re insurances, W. O. Strangward, 19/5/1913
Letter from W Strangward Secretary of the PMTT to H S Dix Engineer about preparation of valuations and information re insurances for Richardson & Co, dated 11/5/1913.Yields information about the considerations regarding insurances for the PMTT.Letter quarto paper, typed in purple ink.tramways, pmtt, insurance, finances -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Letter, W. O. Strangward, "Agreement with Tramway Employees Association", 8/1916
Set of three letters: 1 - Hawthorn Tramways Trust to Mr Strangward, Secretary of the Tramway Board, dated 9/8/1916, signed by Mr D H Dureau regarding suggestions for an agreement with the Tramway Employees Association at the next conference, 2 - List of 16 points regarding working hours, shifts, overtime, Sundays and public holidays, probationary period, rosters, uniforms, making of reports, meal relief and appeals board. 3 - Tramway Board to Mr H Dix, Manager PMTT, dated 10/8/1916 enclosing the above list.Yields information about the interchange of information about wages and working conditions between the various Melbourne tramway operators.Letters - set of 3 - carbon copies and originalstramways, pmtt, htt, tramway board, aeta, unions, employment conditions, workplace conditions -
Darebin Art Collection
Photograph, Charlie O, The Liquorice Allsorts Carousal, 2009
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Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing Archive
Book - Illustrated book, Olive L. C. Hayes 1888-1978, "We are here too": diaries and letter of Sister Olive L. C. Haynes No. 2 A.G.H. November 1914 to February 1918, 1991
A collection of letters and diary extracts written by Olive Haynes, between 1914 and 1918. This book gives an invaluable insight into the experiences of an Australian Army nurse whose service saw her minister to casualties from some of Australia's most significant campaigns during World War OneIllustrated book with brown and cream cover. Title, editors name, and an illustration of a gramophone are printed in brown on the front cover. Also on the front cover is a brown and white photo of a man and woman riding camels in front of the Sphinx: Olive " airing herself around the Pyramids in lieu of pay" accompanied by Dr John Kneebone. Title is also printed in brown on the spine. On the back cover are printed extracts from the book, along with two small photographs, one is of the front of an envelope, the other is a photograph of Olive Haynes in uniform 1915non-fictionA collection of letters and diary extracts written by Olive Haynes, between 1914 and 1918. This book gives an invaluable insight into the experiences of an Australian Army nurse whose service saw her minister to casualties from some of Australia's most significant campaigns during World War Oneolive l.c.hayes, world war 1914-1918 - medical care, world war 1914-1918-hospitals, australian army nurses, nurse -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Postcard - Mary Lydia Laughton/Correspondence, O S and Pit Co Sydney, 1906
Posted from Melbourne 14.01. 1907 to Miss Laughton Kalimna Via Bairnsdale. 05470.1 message on back reads Ashamed of myself for not acknowledging your pretty photo before. Please forgive but have been on the run since 24th Will write a longer before Sunday Mrs Douglas will tell you I saw her in Sydney she looked well. Love to all from HKColour postcard of the Art Gallery showing a building with steps leading to six tall columns Sydney N.S.W.. Plus message on rear of post card.buildings, correspondence, hotel -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Buchan Victoria, M O Fish, 1933
Black and white photographs of Buchan taken from different positions Buchan Victoriawaterways