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National Wool Museum
Rosette, Victorian Champion Ram Fleece: International Corriedale Competition 1965
Red white and blue felt trophy rosette, International Corriedale Fleece Competition, 1965, and Victorian Champion Ram Fleece, presented to Stanbury Coriedale Stud, R EWettenhallINTERNATIONAL CORRIEDALE FLEECE COMPETITION 1965 VICTORIAN CHAMPION RAM FLEECEcorriedale sheep sheep breeding agricultural shows, stanbury corriedale stud, wettenhall, mr rupert e. wettenhall, mrs janet, victoria, corriedale sheep, sheep breeding, agricultural shows -
Clunes Museum
Book, E T LYNES, A HISTORY OF VICTORIAN BRANCH OF THE AUSTRALIAN LEGION OF EX-SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN, 1996
A HISTORY OF THE VICTORIAN BRANCH OF THE AUSTRALIAN LEGION OF EX-SERVICEMEN AND WOMENCREAM COVER BOOK. A HISTORY OF VICTORIAN BRANCH OF THE AUSTRALIAN LEGION OF EX-SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN BY E T LYNES 509 PAGESnon-fictionA HISTORY OF THE VICTORIAN BRANCH OF THE AUSTRALIAN LEGION OF EX-SERVICEMEN AND WOMENlocal history, document, military history -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Document, Victorian Museum Award 2017, 2017
This is a document signifying that the Warrnambool and District Historical Society in 2017 received a Victorian Collections Award for Excellence in Museum Cataloguing (Volunteer Staff). The award was given by Museums Australia (Victoria). The Warrnambool and District Historical Society continues to be an active contributor to the Victorian Collections web site. This item is of minor significance as a memento of a 2017 award given to the Warrnambool and District Historical Society and it now forms part of the group’s archives. This is a sheet of white paper with a background image of a tree branch and black printing. There are two signatures and the logos or lettering of 7 Victorian organizations.warrnambool & district historical society, victorian collections, museums australia (victoria) -
NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE)
Trophy: Collingwood Technical School 1933, Boomerang Plate, Silver trophy from Victorian Technical Schools Sports Union 1933
Silver cup trophy from the Victorian Amateur Boxing & Wrestling Association for the Annual Boxing Championships won by Collingwood Technical School in 1933. Also won by Collingwood in 1934, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947. METROPOLITAN DISTRICT / of the / Victorian Technical Schools Sports Union / CHAMPIONSHIP CUP / for the school winning the greatest number of events / at the / ANNUAL BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS / Presented by the Victorian Amateur Boxing & Wrestling Assn / 1933’ On back is a list of winners from 1933 to 1950 includes Brighton, Prahran, South Melbourne, Essendon, Oakleigh, Brunswick. collingwood technical school, trophies, boxing championship trophy 1933, students, nmit, -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book - Law Books, The Victorian Statutes 1929. (5 Vols), 1929
The General Public Acts of Victoria Melbourne: By Authority H.J. Green Government PrinterCardboard & PaperHandwriting marginalia loose front cover -
Clunes Museum
Magazine, VICTORIAN ROSE NEWS, 2003
SEE PAGE 20 CLUNES ROSARIAN BARBARA KINLOCH AND HEPBURN COUNCILS' PARK AND GARDENS MANAGER ROBERT BEARD PLANTING VICTORIAN GOLD - PHOTO BY MARK GRIFFIN COURTESY OF THE WEEKLY TIMES.PLANTING OF ROSES TO COMMEMORATE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF DISCOVERY OF GOLDPERIODICAL MAGAZINE TITLED VICTORIAN ROSE NEWS ISSUE SPRING VOL.29 NO.3 PRINTED 2003 COST $2.20 A5 COLOURED MAGAZINE ISSUED QUARTERLY. PAGE 20 REFERS TO 'VICTORIA GOLD ON THE VICTORIAN GOLDFIELDS'',' INITIATIVE INSTIGATED BY BARBARA KINLOCK OF CLUNES.local history, book, periodical -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Award - Pewter Mug Trophies - Ross and Malcolm Milne - Victorian Alpine Championships 1971 Men's Giant Slalom
This Pewter Mug Collection is a set of 32 trophies won by Australian Alpine skiers Ross and Malcolm Milne between 1959 and 1964. Ross and Malcolm grew up on their family's tobacco property in Myrtleford, and began skiing at Falls Creek at an early age. They were both taught by Austrian Sigi Haberzettl, who was chief coach at Falls Creek for 17 years. Ross went on to win the North-Eastern District Ski Association (NEDSA) Junior Championships for three years in a row. In 1961 Ross was a member of the Australian team which competed against New Zealand in the Inter-Dominion Championships. In 1963, he won the Downhill and Alpine Combined title at the Australian Championships, while placing second in the Grand Slalom event. Ross Milne was selected in the Australian team that participated in the 1964 Olympic Winter Games at Innsbruck, Austria. A few days before the opening of the Games, on 25 January 1964, he tragically lost his life when he crashed into a tree during a training run for the Men's Downhill. He was only 19 years of age. Malcolm became a member of the Australian Junior Ski Team to Japan at the age of 14. He won all of the NEDSA children’s races and won the State Title in 1966. Malcolm continued to achieve great success, winning the Australian Championships for the next five years. At the end of 1969 he won Gold in the Val d'Isere FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Downhill, Australia's first Alpine Ski World Cup medal. He was on the Australian National Ski Team for eight years, representing his country at the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games and the 1966 and 1970 World Championships before turning professional in 1972. Malcolm Milne was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985. In 2000 he received the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to skiing. In 2004, Ski & Snowboard Australia granted Milne Life Membership for the contribution he made to the sport by becoming the first World Cup medal winner in Australian winter sports history, and the subsequent impact his performances have had on future athletes. Malcolm Milne was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to skiing in 2016.This item is significant because it is part of a collection which documents the career of two outstanding Australian sportsmen.A pewter mug awarded for second place in the Victorian Alpine Championship Men's Giant Slalom . It has been engraved on one side and bears the logo of the Ski Association of Victoria. The mug was donated by W.D and H.O. Wills, a tobacco company which sponsored many sport competitions in Australia..Engraved on side of mug: VICTORIAN ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1971 MEN'S GIANT SLALOM Second Donated by W.D. & H.O. WILLSross milne, malcolm milne, milne brothers, australian alpine skiers -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white prints, Information Branch Victorian Department of Agriculture, Students
2 Unidentified photographs with some faces cut out. 1, probably of the Student Representative Council, labelled, 'Photograph by Information Branch Victorian Dept of Agriculture Ref. No. D1870(6). Not scanned.Labelled, 'Photograph by Information Branch Victorian Dept of Agriculture Ref. No. D1870(6).students, student representative council, src -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Historic Places Investigation Draft Proposals Paper, 2015
Draft Proposals paper for Victorian Environmental Assessment Council's (VEAC) Historic Places investigation, written for community consultation purposes.Draft Proposals paper for Victorian Environmental Assessment Council's (VEAC) Historic Places investigation, written for community consultation purposes. colour illus. mapshistory buildings, historic sites, public lands -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Education Department of Victoria, The Victorian Readers, 1989
A series of 8 readers written to assist children to learn to read.A series of 8 books encased in a cardboard holder.fictionA series of 8 readers written to assist children to learn to read.reading, books, victorian education department -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book - History, Marten A Syme, Shipping Arrivals and Departures V.I. 1798 -1845 Victorian Ports
Immigrant Arrivals at Victorian ports between 1798-1845Hard Back Dust Jacket. White Print. Print: View of Portland Bay By George Jackson in ColourA Roebuck Book Shipping Arrivals and Departures Victorian Ports {View of Portland Bay} Volume 1 1798-1845 Marten A. Syme -
Disability Sport & Recreation Victoria
Premiership ladder, Ladder, best and fairest, leading scorers for 1967 Victorian Wheelchair Basketball Association competition, 03/09/1967
Foldout sheet (four panels) containing the competition ladder, best and fairest, and leading scorers details for the 1967 Victorian Wheelchair Basketball Association competition.Apart from the ladder, best and fairest, leading scorers for 1967 Victorian Wheelchair Basketball Association competition, the sheet also includes a handwritten (in blue pen) note: Note: Basketball Match against St Kilda Football Club. See ticket attached. PLEASE BE THERE.disabled sports, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair sport, victorian wheelchair basketball association, st kilda football club, ivan watts, r. howard, bruno moretti, graeme ball, kevin coombs, j. wood, m. wilson, bryan tudor, i. resojovic, r. thornton, b. scilley, r. mcintyre, paravics sports club -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Stewart Bradley, 100 Years of Victorian Athletic League History` 1895 -1995, 1995
The History of the Victorian Athletic League, as told through it's A.G.M. minutes.Clear plastic front cover over white paper with black print. Plastic binding, and black card rear cover..100 Years of Victorian Athletic League History 1895 - 1995. Donated to Stawell Historical Society by Stewart Bradley November 2003stawell sport, v.a.l. -
Orbost & District Historical Society
Victorian Railways remarks book, Victorian Railways, c. 1940s
Used at Orbost Railway Station, possibly by the Station Master, between 1944 and 1984. The Bairnsdale-Orbost railway was opened in 1916 to serve the agricultural and timber industry. Because of the decline in traffic and heavy operating costs, the line was finally closed in August, 1987. Orbost Railway Station was opened on Monday 10 April 1916 as the terminus of the Orbost railway line, and closed in 1987. The station was located on the west side of the Snowy River despite the town of Orbost being on the east side of the river, in order to save on the costs of a bridge over the river, which at the time had highly variable levels. This item is associated with the history of the Orbost-Bairnsdale railway line and therefore reflects the role that the rail line played in the social and economic history of Orbost.Book with a red cover. On the front cover VICTORIAN RAILWAYS Audit Inspectors Remarks Book, Orbost. Inside are numbered and lined pages with hand written information dating from 28/3/1944-13/8/1984, dated and signed by various station masters. Cover has a section missing from the bottom left.VICTORIAN RAILWAYS Audit Inspectors Remarks Book, Orbost.railway-history orbost-bairnsdale-railway -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
badge - Red Cross Society badge, Australian Red Cross Society, Victorian Division, 1914-1940s
The badge represents the Victoria Division of the Australian Red Cross Society, which was formed on 21st August 1914 at the outbreak of the First World War. Stokes & Sons of Melbourne made the button. It was made by Stokes & Sons Pty. Ltd. in Melbourne. The maker, Thomas Stokes, migrated to Melbourne from Birmingham in 1854 and set up business in Mincer Lane as a die-sinker, producing medals, tokens, buttons and silverware, and offered an engraving service. He moved to Flinders Lane in 1856. After a time, in 1894, the business became Stokes & Sons Pty. Ltd, electroplates and badge makers at Post Office Place in Melbourne. The maker's mark 'Stokes & Sons' continued to be made on badges up until 1962. This badge is one of a set of badges collected by Dr W R Angus from the organisations in which he was involved. The set of badges is now part of Flagstaff Hill’s comprehensive W.R. Angus Collection, donated by the family of Dr W R Angus, surgeon and oculist. The W.R. Angus Collection: - The W.R. Angus Collection includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments and material belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan, (both of Nhill, Victoria) and Dr Angus’ own belongings. The Collection’s history spans the medical practices of the two Doctors Ryan, from 1885-1926 plus that of Dr Angus, up until 1969. It includes historical medical and surgical equipment and instruments from the doctors Edward and Thomas Ryan of Nhill, Victoria. Dr Angus married Gladys in 1927 at Ballarat, the nearest big city to Nhill where he began as a Medical Assistant. He was also Acting House surgeon at the Nhill hospital where their two daughters were born. During World War II He served as a Military Doctor in the Australian Defence Forces. Dr Angus and his family moved to Warrnambool in 1939, where Dr Angus operated his own medical practice. He later added the part-time Port Medical Officer responsibility and was the last person appointed to that position. Both Dr Angus and his wife were very involved in the local community, including the planning stages of the new Flagstaff Hill and the layout of the gardens there. Dr Angus passed away in March 1970.This badge is significant for connecting Doctor Angus with organisations that he supported. The W.R. Angus Collection is significant for still being located at the site it is connected with, Doctor Angus being the last Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool. The Collection includes historical medical objects that date back to the late 1800s.Badge; a round metal and enamel badge with a blue band around the perimeter and a silver-edged red cross on a white background in the centre. The badge has a vertical pin on the back. It is the badge of the Victorian Division of the Red Cross Society. the maker was Stokes & Sons of Melbourne. This badge is part of a set of badges collected by Dr W R Angus. the set represents organisations that he was involved in, and is part of the W.R. Angus Collection.Printed within the blue band; “RED CROSS SOCIETY” “VICTORIAN DIVISION” Embossed on the reverse; “STOKES & SONS / MELB” flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, w.r. angus, badge, organisation badge, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, australian red cross, victorian division, charity, volunteer organisation, w.r. angus collection -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White - VR Tram 37 - Elwood Depot, Victorian Railways (VR)
Photograph of tram 37 shows the Victorian Railways colour scheme, the oil lamp that was provided on VR trams on the St Kilda to Brighton, Electric Street Railway. Has 3 Robur Tea roof advertisements. The tram is shunting at the depot or waiting to run to St Kilda Railway Station, possibly after the closure of section south of the depot. Original Victorian Railways Photograph. Yields information about the location, the streetscape and the trams in use at the time. Black and white photograph of Victorian Railways tram 37 outside Elwood Depot in St Kilda St, possibly in the early 1950s. Original Victorian Railways Photograph.tramways, trams, vr trams, elwood tram depot, st kilda st, tram 37, victorian railways -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book WW1 Victorian, The British Australian Publishing Service, All Australian Memorial Victorian Edition, 1917
Contains details and photos of many soldiers that served on Gallipoli. Not indexed.Black leather bound Gold rising sun embossed on the front.. Victorian edition printed 1917. All Australian memorial. Australia's roll of honour 1914-1916. History of heroes and helpers.Printed pages and photographs. Lists names of all Victorians who served on Gallipoli with a special section listing all those killed.. Dedicated to Warrant Officer Ferdinand Oates of Beechworth Vic. His parents worked at the Asylum Beechworth. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Booklets, Ringwood District Cricket Assoc. Collection of small booklets pertaining to the Laws of Victorian Cricket. (Qty 5.) 1. Melbourne Cricket Club Annual Report 1965 - 1966. Buff Coloured. 2. Laws of Cricket belonging to E.H. Pegler. Buff coloured. 3. Victorian Cricket Umpires Council - Laws of Cricket. Grey coloured. 4. Victorian Cricket Umpires Council - Laws of Cricket. Grey coloured. Belonged to Mr I Harris. 5. Rules for V.C.A. Matches. District Clubs. First and Second elevens. Season 1926-27, 1926 - 1966
Small booklets pertaining to the Laws of Victorian Cricket. Qty 5.; 1. Melbourne Cricket Club Annual Report 1965 - 1966. Buff Coloured.; 2. Laws of Cricket belonging to E.H. Pegler. Buff coloured.; 3. Victorian Cricket Umpires Council - Laws of Cricket. Grey coloured.; 4. Victorian Cricket Umpires Council - Laws of Cricket. Grey coloured. Belonged to Mr I Harris.; 5. Rules for V.C.A. Matches. District Clubs. First (Blue) and Second elevens. Season 1926-27 (Red). +Additional Keywords: Pegler, E.H. / Harris, I -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Unloading a bridge beam ex Kelly & Lewis, Victorian Railways (VR), 1929
Photo shows a large bridge beam being unloaded at the Flinders St / Spencer St yard by an overhead crane. The beam is marked "Kelly and Lewis". Kelly & Lewis in the 1920s were making bridge beams for the Victorian Railways at their Springvale workshops. Though this photo does not appear in the PROV railway photograph collection, possibly one of the beams for the Spencer St - Clarendon St bridge that was built in 1929 . There are a number of photos of similar bridge beams for the Spencer St bridge constructed in 1929 by the Victorian Railways in the State Library. See reference for one of these.Yields information about the bridge beams possibly for the Spencer St bridge.Photograph - Unloading a bridge beam ex Kelly & LewisIn ink of rear of prints "Photo Victorian Railways"spencer st bridge, victorian railways, kelly & lewis, bridges, bridge beams -
Vision Australia
Domestic object - Object, Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind metal fire screen
On the front (rear) face of this metal firescreen is an image of the RVIB St Kilda Road building and front gardens, with the words 'Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind' in curved lettering above the building. A name plate is attached by cord to the firescreen, which reads "In Memory Of M.N. Moylan Life Member Brighton Auxiliary". It is unknown whether the firescreen was made by blind metal workers, however it shows signs of use, quite possibly at the St Kilda Road building itself.Metal fire screen with etched image and attached plateRoyal Victorian Institute for the Blind In Memory of M.N. Moylan Life Member Brighton Auxiliaryroyal victorian institute for the blind, m.n. moylan -
Yarra Ranges Regional Museum
Pamphlet - Pattern, Crochet, Mary Cards Victorian Centenary Chart, 1934
This crochet chart was designed by the twentieth century crochet pattern designer, Mary Card, for the Victorian Centenary in 1934. It was published in the Australian Home Beautiful magazine on November 1934. The chart was published in four sections, with instructions for working it as a complete piece. Mary Card lived in Olinda and published books of her patterns and individual patterns in Australia, American and English magazines from 1909 until the 1930s.Giant paper crochet chart of Mary Cards Victorian Centenary cloth design, featuring Australian animals, ships, buildings and horseman. Chart has FLORENCE / MCNABB 1944 written in pen ar thje bottom. Over the orignial pattern which was printed with VICTORIAN / CENTENARY 1934. Chart is in 4 pieces, each attached to Cardboard. Written on with ink: 12-4-44 On back : No 1, No 2 , No 3, No 4 mary card, centenaries, crochet patterns -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Child's Nightgown, Victorian era Child's Nightgown, c 1900's
Victorian era child's nightgown collected in Europe by Nan Wagner in the 1970's.Victorian era child's nightgown collected in Europe.Victorian era child's nightgown is made of white cotton with a lace yolk and pin tucks at the hem. There is feather stitching at the lower edge of the yolk. The back placket has handmade buttonholes and pearl shell buttons completed with a rouleau drawstring at the neckline. childs clothing, victorian era, handmade, cotton -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Arnall & Jackson: Printers & Stationers, Victorian Municipal Directory and Gazetteer : Also Commonwealth Guide and the Water Supply Record for 1928
The Victorian Municipal Directory provided annual details, and later bi-annual details, of all councils. Published by Arnall & Jackson (Printers and Stationers), copies were published in 'cloth' for sixteen shillings and 'half roan' for eighteen shillings. This copy was owned by Cr C.S.Parry. Elected to the Kew City Council as a representative of North Ward, Cr Parry was elevated to the position of Mayor in 1931. It, together with five other editions, was presented to the Kew Historical Society in 1987 by his grandson.Bound copy of the Victorian Municipal Directory and Gazetteer: Also Commonwealth Guide and the Water Supply Record for 1928. The volume contains 846 pages and includes sections on: - Comparative table – Municipal Returns for Twenty-one Years. - Index to Townships, Parishes and Railway Stations. - Changes and appointments. - Commonwealth of Australia (Constitution, Parliament, Departments and Officers). - State of Victoria (Parliament, Departments and Officers / Boards, Institutions, Trusts and Loans). - Municipalities in Victoria (Cities and Towns, Boroughs, Shires). - Water Supply (State Rivers and Water Supply Commission).non-fictionThe Victorian Municipal Directory provided annual details, and later bi-annual details, of all councils. Published by Arnall & Jackson (Printers and Stationers), copies were published in 'cloth' for sixteen shillings and 'half roan' for eighteen shillings. This copy was owned by Cr C.S.Parry. Elected to the Kew City Council as a representative of North Ward, Cr Parry was elevated to the position of Mayor in 1931. It, together with five other editions, was presented to the Kew Historical Society in 1987 by his grandson. victoria -- registers -- periodicals., victoria -- directories., water-supply -- victoria -- directories., municipal government -- victoria -- periodicals., cities and towns -- victoria -- directories. -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Map, Victorian Geological Map, 1963
Victorian Geological Mapstawell, mining -
Puffing Billy Railway
Victorian Railways Coat of Arms Crest, 1900's
Official Victorian Railways crest. Victorian Railways Crest Reproduction / copy of what was possibly used on the head offices in the 1900s. Victorian Railways, Emblem featuring a kangaroo atop of a shield depicting the Southern Cross. Historic - Official Victorian Railways crest.Victorian Railways Coat of Arms Crest Victorian Railways, Emblem featuring a kangaroo atop of a shield depicting the Southern cross. Made of cast ironVictorian Railways with coat of arms.puffing billy, victorian railways, victorian railways crest. -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Ration card, Victorian Motor Spirit Ration Ticket, circa 1941, circa 1941
Petrol rations tickets were first issued in October 1940 during World War II. Petrol rationing ceased in 1949. The ration tickets were produced by the Note Printing Branch of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.Two Victorian motor spirit ration tickets, tickets were originally printed on a sheet divided by perforations. Each ticket reads "VICTORIA" / "SERIES B" / "VALID IN ALL STATES" /"TWO 2 TWO GALLONS". Fine print on each tickets reads "THIS TICKET MUST BE ENDORSED IN INK / BY CONSUMER WITH NAME, LICENCE NUMBER / AND VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBER". In handwriting on the back of the tickets, the signature "R.G. Preston" and "91/21856" (car registration number?).Text: " VICTORIA / MOTOR SPIRIT RATION / TICKET. "world war 1939-1945, petrol rationing, r.g. preston -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Receipts, Various Receipts - Victorian Dairies, N.H. Sinclairs, Jersey Glen Dairy etc. 1951-1970, 1951-1970
Receipts for mild and groceries from local businesses e.g. Victorian Dairies Ltd, Jersey Glen Dairy and N.H. Sinclairs grocer and general merchant store. All made out to Mr McCall9 receipts for Victorian Dairies Ltd to C.H. McCall; 6 receipts for N.H. Sinclairs to Mr McCall; Account to H. Belot - Jersey Glen Dairy to Mr McCall +Additional Keywords: McCall -
Ambulance Victoria Museum
Certificate, Life Governor Victorian Civil Ambulance Service, William Waler Hughes Esq C.T.A. of Victoria, Victorian Civil Ambulance Service by Order of the Committee, 1954
The certificate was awarded to William Walter Hughes Esq C.T.A. of Victoria by order of the Victorian Civil Ambulance Service Committee and certifies Mr Hughes election as Life Governor of the Victorian Civil Ambulance Service at a meeting of the Committee held on 27 July 1954.Buff coloured certificate in a blue frame. A Victorian Civil Ambulance Service logo is located in the centre top of the certificate. Signed by the President and the Secretary and dated 27 July 1954. Signatures have faded. "William Waler Hughes Esq C.T.A. of Victoria" is hand written on the certificate -
Vision Australia
Photograph - Image, The Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind sign
Undated cardboard sign for the RVIB. In use possibly around the 1980s or early 1990s.Digital image of RVIB sign on cardboardThe Royal Victorian Institute For The Blindroyal victorian institute for the blind, signage -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, Key to the System of Victorian Plants, 1887 - 1888
Ferdinand von Mueller was born at Rostock, Germany, on 30 June 1825 , died at Melbourne, Australia, on 10 October 1896. He studied pharmacy and took his Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Kiel in 1847. He came to Australia in 1848 for health reasons and became a great botanical collector and writer. He was Victorian Government Botanist from 1853, and for a time Director of the Botanic Gardens. He travelled widely in Victoria and was on the A.C.Gregory expedition to northern Australia in 1855-57. He supported botanical exploration and collecting throughout the colonies. Charles Henry [Carl] Grove died on 17/4/1938 at Box Hill at the age of 88 and was buried in Orbost. Prior to coming to the Snowy River district, Carl worked as overseer on Buchan Station. In 1880, he selected land at Newmerella after first coming here in 1874 with early selector James A Robertson. He married Annie Robertson in 1876. Carl was a farmer, hop and seed grower and nurseryman. He was an elected Councillor of the newly formed Tambo Shire in 1882, and then in 1892 to the Orbost Shire where he served for many years filling varioius public roles. In 1911, he shifted to Queensland, but later returned to Victoria and died at Box Hill. (Ref. Nov 2014 Newsletter) Mueller was one of the first people to take a scientific interest in Victorian forests, and argued against indiscriminate clearing of land. This item is a useful research tool. It is associated with Carl Grove, a prominent early resident of Orbost.A black book with the title "Key To The System of Victorian Plants 1" in gold print.inside cover - "To Carl Grove from Baron Von Mueller March 1896"von-mueller-ferdinand botany-victoria plants-victoria grove-carl