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Kew Historical Society Inc
Award - Silver Plated Stem Cup: A.W. Dakin KHS 440 Yards Race, Kew High School, c.1902
Silver Trophy, awarded to ‘A.W. Dakin, K.H.S., 440 Yards Race, 1902’. Arthur Dakin, a resident of Kew was a student at Kew High School and Trinity Grammar School. He served as an engineer on troopships in WW1. In 1918 he was part of the Ross Sea Rescue Expedition under the command of Captain John King Davis.The trophy is an important piece of realia as it was won by A.W. Dakin while a pupil of Kew High School. Arthur Dakin is best remembered as a member of the Ross Sea Rescue Mission. Other items relating to Dakin are held by the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery and exhibited in a permanent exhibition - 'Islands to Ice'.Small silver-plated stem cup won by Arthur Dakin in 1902 while a student at the private Kew High School (1872-1908). The small cup stands on a circular base surmounted by a stem, leading to a petal-like base to the upper cup. Above this, the inscription is surrounded by a laurel wreath.A.W. Dakin : K.H.S. : 440 Yards Race : 1902arthur dakin, trophy, foot running, sport, ross sea shore party, ross sea shore rescue expedition, antarctica, shackleton antarctic expedition -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Spearman, Alone, 1957
When Admiral Richard E. Byrd set out on his second Antarctic expedition in 1934, he was already an international hero for having piloted the first flights over the North and South Poles. His plan for this latest adventure was to spend six months alone near the bottom of the world, gathering weather data and indulging his desire "to taste peace and quiet long enough to know how good they really are." But early on things went terribly wrong. Isolated in the pervasive polar night with no hope of release until spring, Byrd began suffering inexplicable symptoms of mental and physical illness. By the time he discovered that carbon monoxide from a defective stovepipe was poisoning him, Byrd was already engaged in a monumental struggle to save his life and preserve his sanity. When Alone was first published in 1938, it became an enormous bestseller. This edition keeps alive Byrd's unforgettable narrative for new generations of readers.Map, p.302.When Admiral Richard E. Byrd set out on his second Antarctic expedition in 1934, he was already an international hero for having piloted the first flights over the North and South Poles. His plan for this latest adventure was to spend six months alone near the bottom of the world, gathering weather data and indulging his desire "to taste peace and quiet long enough to know how good they really are." But early on things went terribly wrong. Isolated in the pervasive polar night with no hope of release until spring, Byrd began suffering inexplicable symptoms of mental and physical illness. By the time he discovered that carbon monoxide from a defective stovepipe was poisoning him, Byrd was already engaged in a monumental struggle to save his life and preserve his sanity. When Alone was first published in 1938, it became an enormous bestseller. This edition keeps alive Byrd's unforgettable narrative for new generations of readers. antarctica, polar exploration -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, William Heinemann Ltd, South : the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition, 1922
The story of the Imperial Trans Antarctic expedition of 1914-1917Index, ill, p.252.non-fictionThe story of the Imperial Trans Antarctic expedition of 1914-1917antarctica, polar exploration -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Smith, Elder, Scott's last expedition Vol.1, 1913
The story of the British Antarctic expedition of 1910-1913Ill, maps, p.633.non-fictionThe story of the British Antarctic expedition of 1910-1913antarctica, polar exploration -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Smith, Elder, Scott's last expedition Vol.2, 1913
The story of the British Antarctic expedition of 1910-1913Ill, maps, p.534.non-fictionThe story of the British Antarctic expedition of 1910-1913antarctica, polar exploration -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, McMillan, The cruise of the Cachalot : round the world after sperm whales, 1904
Although fictitious, this account is based on the author's extensive experiences in the whaling industry in both the Antarctic and Arctic.Ill, p.379.fictionAlthough fictitious, this account is based on the author's extensive experiences in the whaling industry in both the Antarctic and Arctic. whaling ships, whaling -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph (black & white), Richard W. Richards, c1950
This photograph was taken at the presentation of a bust of Dick Richards to the Ballarat School of Mines. Dick Richards joined the Ballarat School of Mines (SMB) in 1914, and soon afterwards was granted leave to join an expedition to Antarctica. In 1915 he sailed from Australia with the Antartic Exploration Expedition, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton. Dick Richards was the physicist and sled manager for Shackleton's Ross Sea Party - with the task to meet Shackleton on the other side of the continent. When Shackleton planned his transcontinental crossing he decided to use supply depots as loads of supplies were too heavy to pull. The depots would enable Shackleton's party to carry just enough to reach the Pole, relying on the depots which were to be left by the Aurora's crew every 60 miles, stowed in 2 sledge journeys in 1915 and 1916. Dick Richards spent 3 freezing years in Antarctica between 1914 and 1917. Travelling south with Sir Ernest Shackleton Richards' worst experience was when his ship Aurora, tethered offshore, was blown away in a gale leaving Richards marooned for two years with nine other men on the ice floe. The Ross Sea Party arrived in McMurdo Sound aboard the Aurora in January 1915. The going was tough on the sledging trips as the sledges were overloaded. Temperatures were as low as minus 68F. In June 1916 the party crossed on foot to Cape Evans, occupied Scott's Hut (from his Terra Nova Expedition, erected in January 1911) in May 1915, for two months. On 10 January 1917 Richards was hunting for seals when he saw a ship on the horizon. It was 'The Aurora'. Picking up the relieved survivors 'The Aurora' arrived in New Zealand on 9 February 1917 to a hero's welcome. Joyce, Wild, Hayward and Richards later won the Albert Medal for their heroic devotion to duty. Later an inlet on the Antartic continent was named after Richards. Dick Richards wrote the following years after the ordeal "To me no undertaking carried through to conclusion is for nothing. And so I don't think of our struggle as futile. It was something the human spirit accomplished." After returning to Australia Dick Richards resumed his work at SMB as Lecturer in Physics and Mathematics, and developed many pieces of experimental equipment. During World War Two he acted as a scientific adviser in the production of optical apparatus in Australia. In 1946 he was appointed Principal and twelve years later he retired after a total of 44 years service. Dick Richards has been honoured through the naming of a Ballarat School of Mines prize - The R.W. Richards Medal. This medal later became a University of Ballarat prize. It has been awarded annually since 1959 to the Bachelor of Applied Science graduate considered to have achieved the most outstanding academic performance of their course. The award was was introduced to commemerate the long years of service to tertiary education in Ballarat by Mr Richards. See http://guerin.ballarat.edu.au/aasp/is/library/collections/art_history/honour-roll/honourroll_Richards,Dick.shtml Black and photo portrait of Richard W. (Dick) Richards, Principal of the Ballarat School of Mines. dick richards, r.w. richards, ballarat school of mines, antarctic explorer -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 24, April 1985 to October 1985
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 8 April 1985 to 10 October 1985.Book with beige cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, industrial electrical engineers society, trevor henderson wins award, geoffrey blainey launches history of the school of mines, wendouree tech high wins football, six-day tree seminar at old ballarat east gardens, ian duggan wins welding award, smb facing big changes, challenges, writing workshops give pleasure, ania walwicz - writer artist, smb's famous head - r w richards, antarctic hero dies - 92, jim bell head of engineering, lee wallis head of plumbing and sheet metal, ballarat council to replace statue of malcolm fraser, staff farewelled, captain moonlight slept here, carpentary at smb will be moved, dick richard's obituary, hairdressing seminar, flagstaff college of tafe, smb, kim odgers first woman - certificate of technology in surveying, apprentices compete in work skill finals, peter brown - carpentry, ricky hains - engineering drawing, craig haintz - fitting and turning, lynn wheeler - hairdressing, brendan mceldrew - fitter, daryl edwards - electrical wiring, phillip smith - construction steelworker, dr murray gillan, former smb student now dean - faculty of engineering - swinburne institute of technology, tom walsh top farm apprentice for 1984, andrew gibbs top sheetmetal apprentice, ballarat unique educational centre, steven smith top motor mechanic for 1984, ricky hains selected fo skill olympics in japan, lynne wheeler wins silver medal in hairdressing, lynne kirkpatrick - most outstanding apprentice of 1985, lynne kirkpatrick - certificate of woolclassing, david brown motor mechanic apprentice, vacc award smb level one apprentice, central highlands/wimmera regional tafe awards, lynne kirkpatrick, wool classer, leigh gillbert building trade, darrenhumphris automotive trades, ian duggan metal trades, peter flett electrical trades, e j tippett resigns from smb council, courses for young job-seekers, $7 million project takes shape, ballarat municipal observatory being restored, breaking down more barriers, disabled employment support, smb grant for job training in modern office skills, ricky hains receives smb's centenary medallion, when centres for disabled will be redundant, nursing aide girls' award, jenny westin, bronwyn fleming, sharon rook, leanne adams, tracey foley, tammy lench, maxine cloks, ministry for arts visit, lydiard street closed between grant and dana streets, dangers that lurk at work, ministry of employment and training, forgotten hero is resurrected, baldwin spencer, barry hill, blackburn report on post-compulsory schooling, schools - what changes are needed, gifts for ballarat gardens, michael taffe presenting rose to smb, heritage roses in australia, courier 10/9/85, meri gracin smbfood services department, chokkie vegetable, learning the skills of hospitality, courier gardening seminar at smb, kevin heinze, smb redevelopment on target, eating their way to health, trevor mckenzie, helen schaper, steven marsden, farmer lynne kirkpatrick outstanding, silvana faulkner equal opportunities officer, women try non-traditional jobs -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 18, June 1983 to October 1983
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 12 February 1983 to 4 June 1983.Book with white cover, front, spiral bound. courses available, teaching positions advertised, tracie marks top secretarial student, ray pond new cooking instructor, bronze bust of mica smith, royal melbourne institute of technology, presentation of bust of dick richards, greenhaigh sculptor, ballarat craftsmen elite group, smb win inter-school chess competition, bcae host seminar, gmh donates car for apprentices, three faces of liz gurrie, growing education industry, new programs at smb, training the best, tutors needed to help with literacy courses, bella guerin, gaol governor's daughter, bcae open day, philip tjerstra leaves for austria, skill olympics, relay raises funds for fitness, smb has trained 350+ in computer method, hints for buyers, rex hoolioake - shire engineer, patrick mcardle of smb ensemble, health and fitness week, dick richards - antarctic hero, smb design banner for air show in texas, resi award winners, smb farm courses -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 14, March 1982 to June 1982
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 13 March 1982 to 12 June 1982.Book with white cover, front, spiral bound. courses available, teaching positions advertised, training course for clothing machinists in doubt, beanland farewelled, graham beanland to take up position with tafe board in melbourne, turmoil over funding from tafe board, smb museum reopened, food waiters training program, dick richards - a great survivor, antarctic expedition, john leith employed by smb - aboriginal employment training scheme, third time lucky for ballarat (high) school, ballarat moving back to more humane style of architecture, death of leo shannon - head of plumbing smb, peter shiells appointed principal of smb, peter manzi top apprentice painter and decorator, glenn sobey top metal trades apprentice, adam lovett apprentice motor mechanic at smb, dorothy jenkins to lead major tafe study, supply chief major general powell is from ballarat, john francis top apprentice motor mechanic, visit by schools commission, flaf presented to smb museum, ballarat and the art world, frank sheehan's first 6 weeks in parliament, sheehan's maiden speech, national move in business studies, sue williams top secretarial student, scott barling and greg harris of smb, master builders association, study proposals for heated swim pool -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 17, February 1983 to June 1983
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 12 February 1983 to 4 June 1983.Book with white cover, front, spiral bound. courses available, teaching positions advertised, helping unemployed cope with life, jill ewence coordinator of ballarat program, women's access program at smb, judy mills convenor, new clothing firm aims for high quality, ballarat teacher's antarctic adventure, catering and hospitality course at smb, tafe manager peter cutter, official opening of smb hairdressing training school at smb, 10/03/1983, revising educational aims, smb catering course, gillian malone, pam hekkema, fiona cox, rod brangrove, janine cody, joanne filippe, bernadette groat, sherri lang, oddie brings state's first country exchange to ballarat, introduction of phone, smb starts course for machinists, rick van berkel wins tippett award, motorcycle riders' training complex - site selected, greg mannix fashion and fabric design, visit by indonesian education advisors, geoff mainwaring artist - work belongs to the nation, vocational skills centre opened at smb - 29 april 1983, graduates face great challenges, money for smb sports building, philiptjerkstra competing in internationalskill olympics in austria, mining education returns home, bcae gains honor position, helping young unemployed, john francis top apprentice motor mechanic, new breed of secretary, industrial training centre -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat College of Advanced Education: Scrapbook of newspaper cutting, Book 3; November 1977 to May 1978
Newspaper cuttings relating to Ballarat College of Advanced Education. These are from various newspapers and include The Age, Ballarat Courier, The Australian, The Herald. The cuttings cover the period from 15 November 1977 to 12 May 1978. Book with yellow cover, front. Spiral bound.employment advertisements, application for enrolment, outline of courses, $5000 for reseach at bcae, art display by bcae third year students, government to increase expenditure on bcae, $1060000 contract for bcae education building, terry lee - rock drilling championship, graduate course for librarians, business degree course, engineer off to antarctic, ron brown, more want to study in ballarat, d taylor keeock retires, stained glass windows, no jobs for many new teachers, anne vine student counsellor, gifts for research, new bcae computer has all the answers, father ray gregory lectures, mr james tye - british safety chief, tv equipment to cae, criticism rejected by barker, building over drain, vertical windmill, top facilities, 'the lost generation', coaching panel visits ballarat, endurance test for students, accident prevention seminar, jim reid, ron moulds, derek viner, harold thomas, shake-up urged in tertiary education, education report - partridge report, maureen boon wins prize, 'scrap deakin' - 12 college principals, percy cerutty's ideas transplanted, romp through war years, hitz of the blitz, orienteering - canadian forest, education no answer to unemployment, future of bcae assured, canoe class, course on hearing conservation program, billycart designs -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Book, Routledge, The Last of the Wind Ships, 1934
No dust jacketnon-fictionsea voyage, allan villiers (1903-1982), keith oliver, donation, windjammers -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat College of Advanced Education: Scrapbook of newspaper cutting, Book 13; May 1983 to October 1983
Newspaper cuttings relating to Ballarat College of Advanced Education. These are from various newspapers and include The Age, Ballarat Courier, The Australian, The Herald. The cuttings cover the period from 23 May 1983 to 26 October 1983. . Book with beige cover, front. Spiral bound.employment advertisements, application for enrolment, outline of courses, deputation to see minister re gas levy, role for colleges, computing at bcae, engineering students may transfer, institutions fear information act, bust of prof smith presented to smb, western mining corporation awards, john de vries, ian carroll, wayne herbertson, soil conservationists, bust of dick richards, chinese actress visits ballarat, bcae host to hundreds, tertiary orientation program, russian violinist at founders hall, teachers not out of touch, employment prospects for teacher graduates, bcae open day, dr alan reid from csiro, short course on micro computers, victoria howlett potter, charles fahey on oral histories, computers becoming part of school system, mining raises living standards, antarctic oldtimer remembers, ethel reynolds - sculptor, tribute in bronze, dick richards, beaufort house 'home for students', jacqueline culvenor - potter, deaf and smart, `students condemn council sacking, brendan mcauley, jump rope for heart, students give papers on engineering projects, australians lucky says uk artist, selwyn hoffman shows in exhibition -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat College of Advanced Education: Scrapbook of newspaper cutting, Book 15; January 1985 to August 1985
Newspaper cuttings relating to Ballarat College of Advanced Education. These are from various newspapers and include The Age, Ballarat Courier, The Australian, The Herald. The cuttings cover the period from 31 January 1985 to 22 August 1985. . Book with yellow cover, front. Spiral bound.employment advertisements, application for enrolment, outline of courses, computing for engineers, $24000for course, new residential college for bcae, sandy blythe's will to succeed, aboriginal students at bcae, beer of distinction, geoffrey lowe wins award, karen bibby, jack barker, new chair of australian council of directore and principals of cae, peter pearson - teacher with class, education method observations, kenneth wullf, european wasp menace, fitness test for rowers, "zigger zagger" production, bcae to study ballarat volunteers, ballarat photographic project, world student games, sharon stewart, stephen moneghetti, ian anderson, r w richards obituary, miles coverdale to head apprenticeship group, dr murray gillan, women as engineers, ballarat asian links, tertiary fees, nursing's new era, three course in nursing, hospital-based training to end, bill hitchins, computer-swap to boost library, jacki straude's exhibition, louise tomlinson, aids seminar at bcae, statistic in map form, accommodation to double, bcae staff union branch, death of allan sonsee, naturalist, brett robinson, student union president, inustry-bcae research bid, engineering award winners, mark davies, grant mcghie, pamela dethridge, e j tippettretires, tribute to antarctic explorer, barry jones, civil engineering award, anthony sperber, bush will be surveyed, professor michael birt, elizabeth miles, national safety council trophy, technology and old gold mines, women in education still a 'privilege', ian moore - dean of education, mining firm's prizes, last intake of nursing students, ballarat base hospital, peter blizzard, selkirk sculpture, brick sculpture, keating's budget -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of Mines Scrapbook 1921-1924, 1921-1924
The clippings in this book relate to the Ballarat School of Mines. Hard covered scrapbook with newspaper clippings relating to the Ballarat School of Mines.ballarat school of mines, scrapbook, ballarat technical art school, clay, ceramics, pottery, native clay, maurice copland, h.h. smith, c.h. beanland, technical schools, albert e. dowling, john dulfer, jenkin swimming shield, r.s. dale, j.y. mcdonald, a.f. heseltine, stained glass windows, amalie feild, richard dale, ballarat school of mines museum, ballarat junior secondary school, war criminal trials, j.f. crichton, repatriation department, w.o.f. close, soldiers vocational classes, world war one, alexander peacock, ballarat junior technical school opening, effie holmes, cornell chemist, w.k. moss, ken moss, obituary, j. vickery, w.d. hill, r.w. richards, shackelton, antarctic exploration, t.h. trengrove, samuel mayo, vera lindsay, bessie robertson, victor greenhalgh, repatriation classes closure, repatriation classes termination, university college, vocational training, arbor day, j.b. corbet, ballarat school of mines procession, ballarat junior technical school honour board, harold herbert, albert steane, a.w. steane, francis davis, tree planting, clyde lukeis, trade classes, old boys association, alfred james higgin, blackill color and oxide company, electric supply company, state school exhibition, state education jubilee, scholarships, clay deposits, james coad, t.a. williams, copland memorial, e.j. mcconnon, alfred mica smith, ponsonby carew smyth, d. maxwell, lena rutherford, dorothy whitehead, examination results, geoffrey nicholls, robert dowling, j.b. robinson, percy trompf, j.c. bush, white flat reserve, rubbish tip, sports ground, broken hill excursion, old boy's association, school of mines procession, white flat improvements, empire exhibition, ballarat school of mines literary society, school reunion, john rowell, d.e. mullins, g. renkin, t.m. shattock, new law courts, supreme court building transferred to ballarat school of mines, buildings, ballarat state offices, ballarat school of mines museum closed, ballarat school of mines and industries, k.b. brown, sir r. garran, alf hannah, macrobertson scholarship, simone fraser, violet hambley, alfred bayley, j. heriot, c.r. pittock, i.r. bradshaw, ballarat exhbition, e. parkin, c.m. harris, mica smith bust, william henry nicholls, daniel walker, paul montford, w.h. corbould, j.w. sutherland, technical training for girls, girls education, amalie colquhoun, ken moss obituary, opening of the ballarat junior technical school, j.s. vickery, j.s. vickery obituary, ida v. johnson, john rowell exhibition, max meldrum, w.g. coates, g.f. fitches, walter white, sewerage plumbing, villers brettonneux school -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Scrap Book, Ballarat School of Mines Scrapbook, 1907-1916
Red hard covered scrap book with numerous cuttings relating to the Ballarat School of Mines stuck unto the pages.Newspaper and dates handwritten on the clippingsballarat school of mines, world war one, harold cornell, fenner, hoadley, ballarat science club, girls technical education, wild flower show, sergeant patterson, e.m. weston, rand, south africa, charles w. sergeant, munition making, ballarat technical art school, last chance mine excursion, c. fenner, mount buninyong field trip, s. richards, c.a. hoadley, antarctic exploration, mawson, port pirrie, norman tinworth, oliver jager, oliver jaeger, h.b. williamson, bees and beekeeping, w.h. collyer, miners corps, andrew robertson, victorian united mine, ernest tayler, ralph g. moore, gallipoli fossils, william thomas sayer, james oddie's electrical gift, b. whitington, education bill, 1909, plumbing, blacksmithing, trades, r.m. serjeant (jnr), gallipoli, fossil shells from gallipoli, harold h. herbert, ballarat technical art school opening, h. lipson hancock, clifford garrard, art schools, art school amagamations, ponsonby carew-smyth, william j. paterson, mount lyell, mount lyell school of mines