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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, Alan Bradley, "Ripping Yarns - Interview with Arthur Reynolds 14 June 2001", Jun. 2001
... Oral History... audio tape (Reg. Item 2145) of an oral history interview... Oral History Audio Tape Transcripts Ballarat Arthur Reynolds ...Arthur was a SEC Employee who worked on the Ballarat Scrubber Tram. Details use of the tram, drivers, events, working conditions and stories.Three page printed transcript prepared by Alan Bradley from audio tape (Reg. Item 2145) of an oral history interview conducted by Alan with Arthur Reynolds on 14 June 2001. Arthur was a SEC Employee who worked on the Ballarat Scrubber Tram. Details use of the tram, drivers, events, working conditions and stories.trams, tramways, oral history, audio tape transcripts, ballarat, arthur reynolds -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Roger J. Jones, 'Back in them days': an oral history of Preston, 1994
... 'Back in them days': an oral history of Preston...oral history... and lifestyles. Preston City Library Oral History Project.... library oral history social conditions working conditions Signed ...119 p. , black and white illustrations; with colour photograph of book launch, compliments slip and article on Junction Hotel Preston pasted inpreston victoria, city of preston, preston city library, oral history, social conditions, working conditions -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newsletter, Heidelberg Historian: Newsletter of the Heidelberg Historical Society Inc. No. 262 February 2011, 2005o
... news items, oral histories and other material relevant... Historical Society. Contains news items, oral histories and other ...Newsletter of the Heidelberg Historical Society. Contains news items, oral histories and other material relevant to the Heidelberg area. Incomplete run from December 2005A record of neighbouring historical societiesNewsletter copied on white A4 paper. Varying number of pages.heidelberg historical society, heidelberg, city of banyule history -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Glass Jug, 1970s
... an Oral History ( NK 6057 ) on his life. The tape is held in our... Society did an Oral History ( NK 6057 ) on his life. The tape ...Donated by Don , who grew up in Blackburn. Our Society did an Oral History ( NK 6057 ) on his life. The tape is held in our files.Pyrex Juice jug with orange & lemon print & yellow lid with gold tip.PYREX R U.S.A.domestic items, food & drink consumption -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newsletter, Newsletter, No. 65 March 1989
... • Oral History Project ... • Oral History Project The Shire of Eltham Historical Society ...Contents: • Next meeting, Slides from our local collection • Annual General Meeting • Society Program • Eltham Heritage Walk • Oral History Project The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 photocopied newsletter distributed to membersnewsletter, eltham district historical society, shire of eltham historical society -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newsletter, Plenty News and Views. The newsletter of the Plenty Historical Society Inc Vol. 1 No. 33 November 2010, 2010_11
... items, oral histories and other material relevant to the Plenty... items, oral histories and other material relevant to the Plenty ...Newsletter of the Plenty Historical Society. Contains news items, oral histories and other material relevant to the Plenty area. Incomplete run from November 2010.A record of neighbouring historical societies.Newsletter printed on yellow A4 paperplenty, plenty historical society inc -
Greensborough Historical Society
Family History, Relatively simple, or, a Tale of two brothers, my ancestors: by Brian Poulter, 1881o
... This oral history tells the story of two brothers, Giles... Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne This oral history tells the story ...This oral history tells the story of two brothers, Giles John Poulter and William Haylock Poulter. It relates the story of their marriages to Mary Dalrymple and Mary Alice Dalrymple.Shows some of the relationships within the Poulter family.One page of text.poulter, dalrymple, giles john poulter, william haylock poulter, brian poulter -
Unions Ballarat
Weevils at work : what's happening to work in Australia : an oral record, Lowenstein, Wendy, 1997
... oral history...An oral history: interviews with working and unemployed men... ballarat trades and labour council oral history workplace relations ...An oral history: interviews with working and unemployed men and women across many industries. Includes interviews across rural and urban Australia. A companion book to Weevils in the Flour. Relevant to Australian workplace issues.Paper; book. Front cover: green background; colour picture of urban industrial area with smoking chimneys; yellow and white lettering.Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, oral history, workplace relations, unemployment, employment, interviews, rural people, urban people, weevils in the flour -
National Wool Museum
Book, An Historical Record of the Great Wool Store Days
... Williams, 1993. A history (based on anecdotes and oral history... and oral history) of Australian wool stores, wool brokers and wool ..."An Historical Record of the Great Wool Store Days" - Bob Williams, 1993. A history (based on anecdotes and oral history) of Australian wool stores, wool brokers and wool sales.wool brokering wool marketing wool sales wool stores, wool brokering, wool marketing, wool sales, wool stores -
Clunes Museum
Book, IAN D. CLARK. 1990, ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES AND CLANS, 1990
... MADE TO USE THE ORAL HISTORY PRESERVED BY VICTORIAN'S KOORIE... THE ORAL HISTORY PRESERVED BY VICTORIAN'S KOORIE COMMUNITIES. BOOK ...Full bibliographic detail on Dhauwurd wurrung, Djab wurrung, Djadja wurrung, Djargurd wurrung; Gadubanud; Girai wurrung; Gulidjan Jardwadjarli; Wada wurrung, Wergaia; East Kulin, Woi wurrung, Daung wurrung, Bun wurrung, Ngurai-illam wurrung, Barababaraba, Wadiwadi; Wembawemba; history of contact and settlement; effects on tradition; disruption of lifestyle; clan/subsection information; research based solely on archival sources.A MONASH UNIVERSITY PUBLICATION IN GEOGRAPHYnon-fictionFull bibliographic detail on Dhauwurd wurrung, Djab wurrung, Djadja wurrung, Djargurd wurrung; Gadubanud; Girai wurrung; Gulidjan Jardwadjarli; Wada wurrung, Wergaia; East Kulin, Woi wurrung, Daung wurrung, Bun wurrung, Ngurai-illam wurrung, Barababaraba, Wadiwadi; Wembawemba; history of contact and settlement; effects on tradition; disruption of lifestyle; clan/subsection information; research based solely on archival sources.book, aboriginal languages and clans -
Vision Australia
Audio - Sound recording, Interview with Norm Rees conducted by Jim Smith and Reuben Ryan, late 1980s
... Oral history...Oral history interview of Norm Rees. Former students... the years. Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind Oral history Jim ...Oral history interview of Norm Rees. Former students recall their days at RVIB, the impact of what they learned and experienced there, and how the attitudes to blindness and low vision changed over the years. 2 audio recordings of recollections from former RVIB attendeesroyal victorian institute for the blind, oral history, jim smith, reuben ryan, norm rees -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - Manager, Ballarat Botanical Gardens, City of Ballarat, Interview with Ian ROSSITER by John Garner, 26 May 2006, 26 May 2006
... Gardens Oral History Project.... Gardens Oral History Project. The interview is valuable in giving ...Ian Rossiter, City of Ballarat, Manager of Strategy Development and Corporate Projects& Ballarat Botanical Gardens, interviewed by Doctor John Garner for the Friends of the Botanical Gardens Oral History Project.The interview is valuable in giving information and insights of the Manager of the Gardens over fourteen years.All visiblejohn garner collection, garner, rossiter, interview, ballarat botanical gardens, ballarat, gardens, doctor, ian rossiter, horticulture, robert clark centre, fernery, prisoner of war memorial, sequoias, master plan, wetlands, curator's house, statues -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, Nunawading - stories of a city, 1/06/1994 12:00:00 AM
... oral and written histories... containing oral and written histories A local history project ...A local history project compiled by Keith Rooney containing oral and written historiesA local history project compiled by Keith Rooney containing oral and written historiesA local history project compiled by Keith Rooney containing oral and written historiesrooney, keith, de stoop, roger, dobson, doris, munt, james, vitclay pipes pty ltd, watts, don, tucker, ross, blackburn dairy, blackburn returned services league., burwood east state school no 454, nunawading primary school no. 4190, nunawading, blackburn -
Greensborough Historical Society
Oral History, Memories are rushing back. By Trinnie Di Giacomo, 1932o
... Oral History...oral history...This oral history tells the story of Trinnie Di Giacomo... Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne This oral history tells the story ...This oral history tells the story of Trinnie Di Giacomo (nee Whittingham) and her family's experiences on their farm on Diamond Creek Road in the early part of the 20th century. As told to Rosie Bray.A recollection of life in early Greensborough.3 pages, colour illustration.oral history, greensborough, diamond creek road, whittingham, trinnie di giacomo -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Ted Rohan at 'Thirst Aid' kiosk, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Lloyd Holmes, 1991
... as well as originals for the Vintage Port Worth Preserving oral... as originals for the Vintage Port Worth Preserving oral history project ...Photographed by volunteer Lloyd Holmes, who did copying as well as originals for the Vintage Port Worth Preserving oral history project 1989-1991. Used in 'They Can Carry Me Out'Black and white photograph of Ted Rohan behind souvenir counter of 'Thirst Aid' (western) kiosk, Station Pier, 1991On rear: 'Ted Rohan, "Thirst-Aid" (western) kiosk, Station Pier, 1991. Note pennants, kept in stock since the days of immigration and sea travel at request of ships' crews. Photo LLoyd Holmes (duplicate copy of Library's VP photo)'business and traders - kiosk, piers and wharves - station pier, lloyd holmes, edward j (ted) rohan, thirst-aid kiosk -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Betty Rohan at 'Thirst Aid' kiosk, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Lloyd Holmes, 1991
... as well as originals for the Vintage Port Worth Preserving oral... as originals for the Vintage Port Worth Preserving oral history project ...Photographed by volunteer Lloyd Holmes, who did copying as well as originals for the Vintage Port Worth Preserving oral history project 1989-1991. Used in 'They Can Carry Me Out'Black and white photograph of Betty Rohan behind the 'fishing' counter of 'Thirst Aid' (western) Kiosk, Station Pier, 1991On back:'Betty Rohan 1991 - 25 years at Station Pier Western Kiosk (fishing tackle and baits added to sales stock at request of the many who fish from the per) Duplicate copy of Library's VP photo'piers and wharves - station pier, business and traders - kiosk, lloyd holmes, betty rohan, thirst-aid kiosk -
Bialik College
Film (sub-series) - Oral history interviews for the Bialik College COVID Collection
... Oral history interviews for the Bialik College COVID...Oral history interviews recorded on Zoom with students... Oral history interviews recorded on Zoom with students, staff ... -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newsletter, Eltham District Historical Society Newsletter 2011, 2011
... . Contains news items, oral histories and other material relevant... Historical Society. Contains news items, oral histories and other ...Newsletter of the Eltham District Historical Society. Contains news items, oral histories and other material relevant to the Eltham area. Incomplete run from 2011. Some editions held in digital format.A record of neighbouring historical societiesNewsletter copied on white A4 paper. Varying number of pages.eltham district historical society, eltham -
Cheese World Museum
DVD, Heywood Cheese; an oral history on film
... Heywood Cheese; an oral history on film...Heywood Cheese/An oral history on film (front) For many... of that era. [blurb on back cover] This oral history provides ...For many years the Heywood Cheese Factory was an important part of life for Heywood and district farming and a vital place of employment for up to 40 men and 10 women. The factory opened in 1939 as a subsidiary of the Portland Butter Factory before becoming a world renowned cheese making enterprise. It was felt important to document its history from the surviving factory workers, including dairy suppliers and milk truck drivers. We hear their stories of the long hours and hard work without penalty rates, travelling unsealed roads and mixed with their humour of the bygone days is an important acknowledgement of that era. [blurb on back cover]This oral history provides significant material relating to the dairy industry in south west Victoria during the mid 20th century. The interviews give first-hand recollections of the interviewees involvement in the industry from a point of view of factory workers, milk pick-up drivers and farmers.Full colour DVD cover has photograph of Heywood Cheese factory and photographs of girls with calves, milk cans on a truck and workers in the cheese room, superimposed on a photograph of dairy cows grazing in a paddock. The DVD has the photograph of the cows grazing in the paddock.Heywood Cheese/An oral history on film (front) For many years Heywood Cheese Factory was ... [see historical information] Edited by Garry Kerr for the Heywood Pioneer Wagon Shed/ Museum History Group who wish to gratefully acknowledge the/ support of the Victorian Government and Public Records Office/ Victoria for making this project possible. Duration: 70 minutesallansford, heywood, cheese factories, cheese manufacturing, dairying, cheese -
Greensborough Historical Society
Document - Oral History Transcript, Florence McDonald, Interview with Mrs McDonald by Roger Jones 1994, 21/01/1994
... Oral History Transcript...Preston City Library Oral History Project... Oral History Project on 21 January 1994 at her home at 26... for the Preston City Library Oral History Project on 21 January 1994 ...Recollections of early 20th century Preston of Mrs Florence McDonald, interviewed by Roger Jones for the Preston City Library Oral History Project on 21 January 1994 at her home at 26 Austral Avenue10 p., typescriptflorence mcdonald, preston, roger jones, preston city library oral history project -
Greensborough Historical Society
Genealogical Document, Ancestors of Ida Brown, includes photographs, 1857o
... family Bible. Ida Brown's family is describes in the oral history... is describes in the oral history "Richards-Angland Family" A collection ...Ida Brown shares photographs and information about the Richards-Angland family. Includes a copy of a page from the Woods family Bible. Ida Brown's family is describes in the oral history "Richards-Angland Family"A collection of photos and information about Ida Brown's family.Copies of photographs and part of family tree. 6 pages.Photographs are named.wood family, richard angland family, ida brown -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Pat Grainger, "They Can Carry Me Out", Jan 1992
... GRAINGER to co-ordinate a State and Council funded oral history...-ordinate a State and Council funded oral history project, the final ...In 1990 City Librarian Wendy MORRIS commissioned Pat GRAINGER to co-ordinate a State and Council funded oral history project, the final product of which was this book. It was printed in time for the 1992 Port Melbourne Festival."They Can Carry Me Out" - Memories of Port Melbourne Blue, perfect-bound paperback book with white title and black line conversion of photo of fishing boats in the Lagoon. 96 pp, published January 1992fishermans bend, education - primary schools, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - waterside workers, education - kindergartens, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, transport - aviation and aerodrome, transport - ferries, transport - shipping, garden city, mission to seafarers, transport - railways, transport - horse, built environment - civic, built environment - domestic, built environment - commercial, built environment - industrial, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, religion, arts and entertainment, livestock, sandridge lagoon, migrants, built environment - public housing, centenary bridge, local government - city of port melbourne, royal visits and occasions, police, sport - australian rules football, societies clubs unions and other organisations, natural environment, business and traders, war - world war ii, deaths and funerals, flood, domestic life, gasworks, health - general health, excelsior hall, public action campaigns, ada mary a'beckett kindergarten, wendy morris, pat grainger, g borer & co, johnny allsorts pawnbroker, mckenzies milkbar, galatos chocolates, j e earl pty ltd, faram brothers hardware, jack porritt, liardet family, porritts boot shop, vintage port worth preserving project, phyllis anderson, norman barry, david beazley, leonard george 'dugga' beazley, florence beazley, george beazley, brenda bedford, lettie bradley nee walsh, margaret bride nee polson, anne callaghan, beris campbell, tony cannatelli, john carroll, john cass, margaret couch nee smith, brian couldrey, delva crawford nee rees, 'buffie' rees, joan curtis, elvir dragovic, james edward earl, linda edman, jessie edwards, lisa edwards, trevor emmett, judy faram, doug faram, george faram, richard faram, thomas faram, allen faram, a g warren, james murdock, margaret mclean, minnie mclean, m b muir, susie fox, william gleeson, sylvia gleeson, arnold goetz, lilian 'lil' goss nee johnson, gladys gott nee mccabe, stan gravias, george henry (harry) gray, len greaney, charles hall, bertha harvey nee carey, r graham carey, mac hatfield, f patricia (pat) hawkins, tippo hayes, tom hills, bradley hinge, lloyd holmes, norah howard nee mallet, voula hronakis, lorna johnson, diane keating nee bradley, alison kelly, june kirby, bob knell, tommy lahiff, nicole lalande, bill lane, kathleen lane nee moore, j s lang, ron laing, beverley lewis, andy libbis, peter libbis, emily lock, may lowe nee irving, wendy lowenstein, micael lucas, ted mccarthy, laura mcgill nee irving, vin mcnamara, elsie median nee mccabe, maree menzel, marie mills, marlene mitchell nee sharp, david moloney, ari pipilikas, ada polson nee bellion, les profitt, ted rohan, elizabeth saunders, vanessa savvaidis, prudence sheil, chutathip silpiphat, voula skourakis, flo stark, ted tobin, thelma todd, barbara villani, erica wilson, harry bocquet, nott street state school, port melbourne library, port melbourne temperance hall, swallow & ariell ltd, business and traders - hotels -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, A patchwork of people: Chatham past and present, 1996
... . A number of oral histories were taped with early students to record... of the Principal, Mrs Jan Morris. A number of oral histories were taped ...Compiled for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the school's opening at the request of the Principal, Mrs Jan Morris. A number of oral histories were taped with early students to record their memories. Illustrated with many photos from the school's archive.A short pictorial history into the past and present of Chatham Primary School. includes a complete list of students from 1/8/1927 to 1/8/1996.chatham primary school, primary schools, educational and research establishments, (mr) pat dunne, (mr) adrian penistan-bird, (mrs) jenny holt, (mr) john butler maling, (mrs) julia ashby, (mrs) mary beno, (mrs) jane morris, (mr) william edds, (ms) maree mursell, (ms) geraldine pollock, (ms) susan barnett -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, A patchwork of people: Chatham past and present, 1996
... . A number of oral histories were taped with early students to record... of the Principal, Mrs Jan Morris. A number of oral histories were taped ...Compiled for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the school's opening at the request of the Principal, Mrs Jan Morris. A number of oral histories were taped with early students to record their memories. Illustrated with many photos from the school's archive.A short pictorial history into the past and present of Chatham Primary School. includes a complete list of students from 1/8/1927 to 1/8/1996.chatham primary school, primary schools, educational and research establishments, (mr) pat dunne, (mr) adrian penistan-bird, (mrs) jenny holt, (mr) john butler maling, (mrs) julia ashby, (mrs) mary beno, (mrs) jane morris, (mr) william edds, (ms) maree mursell, (ms) geraldine pollock, (ms) susan barnett -
City of Kingston
Photograph - Colour, 2000
... Oral history...Narratives of Kingston was an oral history project where... Parkdale Narratives of Kingston was an oral history project where ...Narratives of Kingston was an oral history project where the personal memories of residents were collected and compiled into a reference book. The image suggests there was also an exhibition of personal photographs as the people depicted are standing in front of photo boards.Colour photograph taken at the launch of the Narratives of Kingston project. Depicted in the image (L to R) are Ron Jacobs, President Chelsea Historical Society, Sylvia Roberts, granddaughter of Roderick Mills/Saltbush Bill, Mayor Arthur Athanasopoulos, and Piri White, member of the Narratives team. People pictured are standing in front of a photo board.Handwritten in red ink on reverse: K000740.tif Launch of Narratives of Kingston / Ron Jacobs - Presidetn Chelsea Hist Soc / Sylvia Roberts - granddaughter of / Roderick Mills/Saltbush Bill / Mayor Arthur - Mayor of Kingston / Piri White - member of Narratives Teamoral history, kingston -
City of Kingston
Photograph - Colour, 2000
... Oral history...Narratives of Kingston was an oral history project where... Parkdale Narratives of Kingston was an oral history project where ...Narratives of Kingston was an oral history project where the personal memories of residents were collected and compiled into a reference book. The image suggests there was also an exhibition of personal photographs as the people depicted are standing in front of photo boards.Colour photograph taken at the launch of the Narratives of Kingston project. Depicted in the image (L to R) are Ron Jacobs, President Chelsea Historical Society, Sylvia Roberts, granddaughter of Roderick Mills/Saltbush Bill, Mayor Arthur Athanasopoulos, and Piri White, member of the Narratives team.oral history, kingston, mayor, historical societies -
City of Kingston
Photograph - Colour, 2000
... Oral history...Narratives of Kingston was an oral history project where... Parkdale Narratives of Kingston was an oral history project where ...Narratives of Kingston was an oral history project where the personal memories of residents were collected and compiled into a reference book. The image suggests there was also an exhibition of personal photographs as the people depicted are standing in front of photo boards.Colour photograph taken at the launch of the Narratives of Kingston project. Depicted in the image (L to R) are Ron Jacobs, President Chelsea Historical Society, Sylvia Roberts, granddaughter of Roderick Mills/Saltbush Bill, Mayor Arthur Athanasopoulos, and Piri White, member of the Narratives team.oral history, kingston, mayor -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newsletter, Whittlesea Historical Society Newsletter, 2005o
... news items, oral histories and other material relevant... news items, oral histories and other material relevant ...Newsletter of the Whittlesea Historical Society. Contains news items, oral histories and other material relevant to the City of Whittlesea area. Complete run from May 2005 (Number 1) to May 2010 (Number 11)A record of neighbouring historical societiesNewsletter copied on white A4 paper. Varying number of pages.city of whittlesea, whittlesea historical society -
The Foundling Archive
Remembrance Day oral history collection 2014, 2014
... Remembrance Day oral history collection 2014...This oral history collection consists of 20 interviewees... melbourne This oral history collection consists of 20 interviewees ...This oral history collection consists of 20 interviewees, and over 25 hours of interview. Here, participants were asked to think about their own personal connection to war or conflict - whether it be through direct personal experience or through through own personal heritage. We asked the participants to reflect on their reasons for remembering and forgetting aspects of the experience of war in order to better understand the nature of commemoration. -
Vision Australia
Audio - Sound recording, Recollections of RVIB School by Molly Miller, interview conducted by Jim Smith and Reuben Ryan, 28/3/1989
... Oral history...Oral history interview of Molly Miller. Former students... Victorian Institute for the Blind Oral history Jim Smith Reuben Ryan ...Oral history interview of Molly Miller. Former students recall their days at RVIB, the impact of what they learned and experienced there, and how the attitudes to blindness and low vision changed over the years. It was recorded in the Villa Maria Nursing home.1 audio recording of recollections from former RVIB attendeesroyal victorian institute for the blind, oral history, jim smith, reuben ryan, molly miller