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Book - Family History, Life History of Henning Rathjen, 1980
Tells the history of the Rathjen families in their passage from Germany to Australia and of their settlement here in the Goulburn Valley.Hard cover in green. Gold printingrathjen family, starritt family, family history -
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Folder, Rushworth/Waranga, 2003
Report on mines, including Balaclava. Extracts from Waranga News. Early happening, settlement life.Black cover with metal clips. Labels on spinerushworth-waranga, mining sites, goldfields, tatura, mining, whroo, documents, reports -
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Book, Life and Times of A E Castles, 2001
Book contains details of buildings, structures and renewed interest in A E Castles as engineer and architect of Deakin Shire and events of 100 years ago.White cover, blue and black lettering. Copy of Kyabram Hotel on front cover, group of men under verandah.a e castles, deakin shire buildings, a e castles engineer, a e castles architect -
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Folder, The Transportation of Members of the Temple Society to Australia, 1991
Compilation of day to day life of Templers from the Holy Land to an unknown destination and of their internment in AustraliaBlue cover with title printed on, covered by clear plastic on front and white cardboard on back which extends over the spine and onto the front by 1.5 cm. 62 printed pages.1991 bottom of front coverww2 camp 3, transportation of members of the temple society to australia, temple society, diary of transportation of temple society, erhard gohl -
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Book, Vagarini Interned and Out, 1999
Written as a time line on the life of Vagarini for a travelling exhibition in 1999Black soft front cover, with picture of Cesare Vagarini and black, white and blue text. White back coverstephens f, cesare vagarini, internees ww2, pow's ww2, camp 3 tatura -
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Folder, Recollections of Eildon
Recollections of construction of Eildon Dam and life in the townshipBlue plastic folder. Black spine. White label. Handwritten titleeildon dam, water, irrigation, books, history, local, rural, industry -
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Folder, Recollections of Eildon
Recollections of construction of Eildon Dam and life in the township. Also contains 50 slide power point disc.Blue plastic cover. Black spine. White label- handwritten titlelocal history, water, irrigation, books, history, local, rural, industry -
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Folder, Recollections of events in the life of the Girschik and Griffin families
Recollections of events in the life of the Girschik and Griffin families. Internment of the Girschik Family - Personal Diary by Rudolf Girschik. Letters (2) to Girschik Family and Annie Girschik in German and translated into English. New Homeland written by Helga Griffin. Copy of speeches to Goethe Society, Canberra 2006 and Tatura Probus Club 2007. Text in German and English. Birth Certificate Peter Girschik. Camp 3 TaturaWritten recollections of events in the life of the Girschik familyww2 camp 3, girschik, griffin, helga griffin, helga girschik, annie girschik, peter girschik, camp 3 tatura -
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Folder, Funeral Programmes and Obituaries A - C, 2003
A series of newspaper cuttings and funeral programmes, collected to record the life history of many Tatura identitiesCollection of paper cuttings, mainly photocopied, relating to Tatura and district identities. 2 folders. Alphabetical orderlocal families, obituaries -
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Album, British Boys at Presbyterian Rural Training Farm, 1952
Photograph album showing life at Dhurringile Mansion, when used as Rural Training Farm. Photographs of Dhurringile boys, belonging to "Sandy" Graham (now deceased) presented by his Daughter Isa Hicks.British boys at Presbyterian Rural Training farm, Dhurringile Manson. Photos from "Sandy" Graham's Albumdhurringile mansion, photograph albums, presbyterian rural training farm -
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Book, Mooroopna to 1988, 1989
Researched from 1985-1988 with intention of producing reference material for researchersDecorative beige dust cover depicting aspects of local life and goods produced over green cover. Decorated with golden image of War Memorial by R. Daintonhospital, industries, education, sport, books, history, local -
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Document, Dhurringile Mansion
Reminiscenses of Jack Lowry's life at Dhurringile Mansion. Extract of Bossence article on DhurringileBlue multi ring plastic folder with black spine and 20 plastic sleevesdhurringile, camp, books, history, local -
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Book, My Life, 2006
To record the history of James Crawford family, past and presentOff White coloured cover, black writing. Photo of author in colour.my life, crawford j, harper, woodlands, tatura, books, history, local -
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Book - Family History, My Life, 2006
To record the history of James Crawford family, past and present. Life at "Woodlands" contains many family photos and Toolamba historyWhite - Off white cover. Black writing, photo of author in colourmy life, crawford j, woodlands, tatura, crawford, harper, books, history, local -
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Book, My Life, 2006
Written to record the history of James Crawford family, past and present. Life at "Woodlands" contains many family photos and Toolamba historyWhite/off white cover. Black writing. Photo of author in colour on front cover.my life, crawford james, tatura, books, history, local -
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Book - Family History, To Enjoy The Interval, 1986
Autobiography of Cecil Jones. Spent early life at Bailesston, working as a sleeper cutter. In later life was employed as a forester in northern NSW. Encouraged to write life story by his daughter.Soft cover, bush picture in green on front, photograph of author on back. Line drawing of Adze cricket bat and ball on front. "To Enjoy The Interval An Autobiography by Cecil Jones" on front cover and spine. 253 pages.Presented to Tatura and District Historical Society by Mrs. Fred Perry of Tatura (life long friend of the author) with Best Wishes. Cecil Jones 26.8.86cecil jones -
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Book, Sugar, Tears and Eyeties, 1994
Tells of the history of the Delseno family, being Italian in Australia, with the social life and customs of the time.THSoft, colourful cover depicting water colour painting of internees in a camp, with guard tower and surrounding countryside in the background. Book title is printed in colour Cover painted by Ivy Zappala of Bellenden Ker. The author Peter Dalenso has autographed each of the three copies with the date,1994 added. -
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Folio of printed computer pages, Hans Wolter von Gruenewaldt, Recollections of Hans Wolter von Gruenewaldt P.O.W in Camp 13 June '41 - Feb '47, March 1961
Recollections of Hans' life as a P.O.W at Camp 13 Murchison June'41 - Feb'47Spiral bound collection of computer pages (15 pages and post script)) photocopied and kept in plastic sleavesPost Script added by son of Hans, Alex von Gruenewaldt, telling details of his father. Front page has drawing of Hans. -
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Booklet, Dhurringile Mansion
Tells of James Winter building Dhurringile mansion, and life as it was in the surrounding townships. The mansion was completed in 1877. The name "Dhurringile"was taken from an Aboriginal word meaning "crouching emu". History of the mansion - including a home for German internees (Aug. 1941 - July 1945) a training farm for British orphans ( 1947 - 1965) and is now a minimum security prison (1965 -)17 pages of photocopy material, with B/W photos, printed on A4 paper. Held together by a stapler. Painting of the original mansion on front page.dhurringile, toolamba, james winter -
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Book, Nagambie Waterways The way they were, May 2009
History of the Goulburn Irrigation System and the waterways.Collection of early photographs of the area telling the history.Rectangular shaped book, Cover is a B/W photo of the 'Merriwee', boat, owned by W. L Forbes C 1920 with a group of people on board about to enjoy a sailing. There are 92 pages with many B/W photos detailing the history of the waterways.Credits page, supported by the Strathbogie Shire Council.and Nagambie Historical Society.irrigation history, lake nagambie, goulburn weir and environs, life in the area -
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Soft covered book, Manzanar Images of America, 2008
With W.W 2, the Owens Valley California became the first Relocation Centre in1942 to house 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry, two thirds of them American citizens, removed from the west coast. Author Jane Wehrey compiled images from private and museum archives. Manzanar National Historic site commemorates the life of these Japanese unique communitiesRectangular shaped book. Paper, with cardboard cover. Children playing on street at Manzanar. Series : Images of Americamanzanar,, relocation centres -
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Biscuit Cutter, 1941 - 1946
Made in Camp 3 for internees making Easter biscuits.Tin biscuit cutter handmade in shape of a rabbit with flat ears - life size (for Easter bunny).camp 3 cooking utensils, rabbit biscuit cutters, biscuit cutters, easter biscuits -
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Book, Scouting for Boys, 1937
Handbook for members of scouting movement. One of several editions dealing with participation in scouting life.Brown covered, illustrated activities. Scout with flag decorating front cover.scouting for boys, scouting, boys scouting, books, reference -
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Folder - family history, Brady Family History, Tatura, from earliest Settlement in 1874
Collection of items of interest, relative to Brady Family History, including photographs, verbal descriptions and reports of family interestComprehensive report of Brady family life from earliest settlement 1874, Taturabrady, mccarthy m, tatura, meath park, documents, reports, moriaty, curtis -
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Folder - autobiography, The First Eighty Years. Book 2, 1991
History of early Hospital life in Mooroopna, then Melbourne and SydneyFolder containing autobiography of Miss May Wilson 1911 - 1991. Book 2wilson family, documents, biography -
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Book, Hay and Its People Since 1900, 1980
Many aspects of Hay, including schools, council, shops, historical society, transport, families, WW2, services clubs.Written to record life in Hay. NSW. Red cover showing swing bridge 1906.hay, hay goal, hay pow camp, hay residents -
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Folder, Mcorist Family in Rushworth, 2006
History of Mcorist family life in Rushworth and description of woodcutting with forestry commission at Graytown POW Camp and later with migrantsClear plastic cover, blue card back cover, black plastic spine. Rushworth shops and family photographs.mcorist family history, rushworth, mcorist p, graytown pow camp, tatura, pow camp, graytown, books, history, local -
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Folder, Early Irrigation Trusts, 1994
Collection of reports and articles on Water Trusts in Goulburn Valley 1880-1900.Life history of Stuart MurrayRed plastic cover, black spine, white labelearly irrigation trusts, mactier p, tatura, irrigation, documents, reports, rural, industry -
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A4 Display Book - Autobiography, Reg Mould of Shepparton, 1995
Life history of Reg Mould and his family from 1925 - 1995, including descriptions of travel in Australia.Collection of memories of Reg Mould. Childhood in Shepparton,. Tally Ho Boys Home, working in railways, war service. In green A4 display book with 12 plastic sleeves.life of reg mould, reg mould -
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Booklet, Rushworth and District, 1988
Published by Rshworth Historical Society to "Remember the pioneeers and their heritageSmall booklet describing Rushworth and district 1853-1988 to include the gold era, sport activities, schools and every day activitieslife in rushworth, books, history, local