William Vale was a bookseller, stationer, Newsagent and importer of periodicals. His premises were located at 1 Sturt Strret and opposite the Railway Station in Lydiard Street, Ballarat.Blue invoice with the printed letterhead of William M.K. Vale. The invoice is handwritten out to the Ballarat School of Mines.ballarat school of mines, william vale, vale, newsagent, books, chemistry

This book documents the lives of William and Agnes Brebner and family. William’s father, Isaac had come to Warrnambool in the 1860s and had a tailoring business in the town. By the beginning of the 20th century he was the caretaker at the Sea Baths in Gilles Street, Warrnambool and the family lived in the caretaker’s cottage (Les O’Callaghan History House today). William Brebner established a paint shop in Timor Street in 1916 and this prominent business remained in the Brebner family until 1977. It continued in other hands until the early years of the 21st century. This book is of significance as it documents the life and times of William Brebner and his family. The Brebners have been important, particularly in the 20th century, in the business and community world of Warrnambool.This is a soft cover book of 132 pages. It has a blue cover with a black and white photograph of William Brebner and black printing on the front cover. It has four sections – one on the life of William Brebner and his wife and family, one on his ancestors and two on his descendants. The book contains many black and white and colour photographs.brebner family,, history of warrnambool

A Tribute to Pte William Edward Ernest Bond who was killed in 1916.Rectangular shaped Laminated Poster.In Ever-lasting memory of Private William Bond - 4296 - Killed in action July 1916posters,pte william bond, world war one, lara r.s.l.

Sydney William Phefley was born in Wodonga, Victoria on 5th November 1896 to Christian Phefley and Martha nee Schultz. He was their third son and eighth child in a family of 17 children. Sydney enlisted in Melbourne on 4th August 1915 and was allocated to 29th Battalion Machine Gun Section. On 10th November 1915 he embarked from Melbourne on the HMAT Ascanius and saw service in Egypt and on the Western Front. In March 1916 Sydney was promoted to Sergeant. During that year he was also hospitalised for a minor case of mumps in Cairo in March and then for a case of trench foot in England in December. In February 1918, Sergeant Phefley was accepted into the Officer Cadet Battalion which included the completion of an Officers Training Course at Oxford. In October 1918 he was transferred to the 32nd Battalion and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in December 1918. Lieutenant Phefley returned to Australia on 15th May 1919 and was discharged on 22nd August 1919. Sydney was later employed by the Victorian Railways as an engine driver. He married Mary Johanna Hogan on 15th October 1924. Sydney William Phefley died in Moe, Victoria on 16th January 1973.This image is significant because it portrays a member of a prominent Wodonga family who served Australia during World War I.A framed black and white image of Sydney William Phefley in Uniformprivate sydney william phefley, phefley family wodonga, world war 1 servicemen

12 volume set awarded to Robert Crawford in 1881 as Dux of Ballarat College. Six volumes of a 12 volume set of calf-bound books with the Ballarat College crest embossed on front cover; gold detailing to spine and covers; six raised bands on spine with author/volume on second compartment and title on third compartment; marbled endpapers and page edges; book plate inside front cover; Book plate inside front covers: Ballarat College crest / Dux of school / Awarded to Robert Crawford / Christmas 1881robert-crawford, dux, ballarat-college, 1881, book-prize,

The Ballarat School of Mines had a Cyanide Plant on site. Handwritten letter asking for employment at the Ballarat School of Mines Cyanide PlantHandwrittem "46 Sebastopol St Ballarat 16th Mch 88 Dear Sir I beg to ask if you have an opening for a steady man in connection with the Cyanide Plant as I am desirous of obtaining employment. I have had to give up the waggon as there was nothing in it to keep a house running. If you can assist me at the present time by giving me work you will greatly oblige. I remian Yours [Gosphy?] Wm Baker To F.J. Martell esq School of Mines Ballarat" Written and circled in red ink "160".ballarat school of mines, mining laboratory, laboratory, cyanide, cyanide plant, william baker, fred martell, martell, f.j. martell

Red bound hard cover book of 669 pages plus appendixes and indexes with an extra 63 pages at the end comprising of a catalogue of standard works by the publishers Charles Griffin & Co.Front cover has gold embossed logo of publisher Charles Griffin & Co. Front endpaper with name plate 'The School of Mines (A.D. 1870) Ballaarat.', ' No 1250', 'Date 25th July 1892'.ballarat school of mines library, applied mechanics, bookplate

Photograph of a framed pen and water colour painting of a scene in Italy.william gribble, bill gribble, perugia, italy, artwork, watercolour

93 p., [1] port. : ill. ; 24 cm.non-fictionAn early history by Earle's Port Fairy : The Gazette Office, 1896. Includes bibliographical references and index. Re-published with a foreword and annotations by J.W. Powling and edited by C.E. SayersFirst published: Port Fairy, Vic. : victoria. port fairy. description & travel. early works, 1896, port fairy (vic.) -- description and travel, port fairy (vic.) -- history, port fairy (vic.) -- description, book

Card & Green cloth cover black 'WMT' embossed on front cover 688 pages ; 20cm ; IllusWritten on front page '34' Stamp on various pages 'Kilmore Mechanics Institute'w.m. thackeray, kilmore mechanics institute library.

Ill, p.197.Biographies of n William Holman-Hunt and John Everett Millaisart - history, art - biography

Hardcover book, 344 pages. Book has a grey cover.fictionRomance novel.robert william mackenna, romance, fiction, scotland - historical fiction

331 p. : col. ill. Black cover, title and original creator's name embossed in grey/silver.fictionwilliam gillette, cyrus townsend brady, fiction, american civil war

The history of gold mining at Mount William and MafekingWhite light card/ Thick Paper. with black line drawing of a home in the foreground and a mountain range in the background, print above and below the drawing. With Black plastic combe bindingTitle: Golden Days of Mount William Mafeking Centenary Celebrations June 1900 : June 2000stawell mining

William Irwin arrived in Australia on 09 February 1850 on the [[Faugh-A-Ballagh]]. He was a publican in Ballarat.Portrait of William Irwin, Treasurer of the Old Colonists' Association of Ballarat. He wears the medallion of that organisation. The 1894 minutes of the Old Colonists' Association read "Acknowledgement was given to the gift of Mrs Irwin and family ‘for their kindness and liberality in presenting to the Association the portrait in oil colour of the late William Irwin who was a highly esteemed member and Trustee of the Association.’ W. Irwin, Treasurer, O.C.A.old colonists' association ballarat, stanton bowman, t. stanton bowman, william irwin, thomas stanton bowman

Bill Delecca was born in Bendigo, Victoria in 1929. A Bendigo-based teacher and painter, he has exhibited widely in the local area from 1951, including a retrospective in Bendigo Art Gallery, 1990. He has twice won the Bendigo Art Prize for watercolour and his work is represented in galleries and private collections throughout Australia and overseas. Instrumental in the establishment of degree courses in Art at Bendigo College of Advanced Education, he is also the author of an Education Department report to the Australia Council, 1987.Oil painting. The painting is done in dark grey and white with some splashes of orange. William Delecca Collection.In pencil on the back Stramit Industries fire at Golden Square 1961, painting by William A. Deleccagolden squrae, stramit industries, fire

Letter dated 9 January 1958 written by W.W. Cooper, Hon. Sec., to update members of the main committee on the progress of the biography being written about L/ Savige. He advises that W.B.Russell had done a lot of work researching material for the book and expected to have the manuscript completed by July 1958.A record of documentation recording the steps in the writing of Savige's biography.White foolscap paper with black type of a letter about progress of the book being written about L/ Savige.In pencil after the greeting: "except Mr Harry Williams. Copies - for information - to Lionel Wallace and Hugh Brain." Pencilled into the margin next to #2: "On copy sent to Col. Spowers 'The Chairman' was altered to 'Mr Gillespie' Told Gillespie 30.1.58"savige book, biography