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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: BATTER UP
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Thursday, May 5, 2005. Batter up: the Bendigo School of Mines baseball team of 1946. Front: J. Hutchinson, T. O'Toole, P. Birol, R. Watt, W. Bugg. Back: I. Aitken, I. Harrowfield, D. Bruce, A. Pane, M. Lefoe, K. Mitchell, M. McHale.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Bicycles are his life long love, 15/07/1992
Article in Nunawading Gazette 1992 re George Robinson, proprietor of Rob's Cycles, Blackburn. He has been in the bike trade since he was 16 and commenced Rob's Cycles in 1945. He started the Blackburn Cycling Club in 1946. He won the Melbourne Centenary Gift in 1935. Graham Tamme has helped in the shop for 20 years.robinson, george, rob's cycle and sports, blackburn cycling club, melbourne centenary gift, tamme, graham -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GOLDEN SQUARE LAUREL STREET P.S. COLLECTION: CLASS PHOTOS
Three Golden Square School class photographs laminated upon blue coloured cardboard. From top, [a] Pupils with teacher captioned S.S 1189, 1946, Grade IV. [b] Class photo captioned Golden Square 1189, Grade 3-4. [c] Class photo captioned Golden Square School 1189, 1941, with Roman numeral '1'.bendigo, institutions, golden square primary school -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Unknown - Membership Medallion, Kew Cricket Club KCC 1925-26, 1925
Frances Rigg was a local business identity in Kew, ultimately managing the local branch of the English, Scottish and Australian (ES&A) Bank at 175 High Street, Kew from c. 1920 until the 1940s. After Francis Rigg’s death, the collection of buttons and medallions was inherited by his son, Ken Rigg (14/11/1922-19/01/2014). The collection was subsequently donated to the Kew Historical Society in 2015 by his grandson Adrian Rigg at the time of the Gallipoli & Beyond Commemoration.The collection covers a period of almost 40 years. The majority of the buttons are patriotic buttons, issued and sold during and immediately after the First World World War (1914-1918) to raise funds for national and overseas causes. The collection also includes a number of locally significant sporting event buttons and sporting club medallions, issued in the 1920s and 1930s.Blue and gilt enamel on metal membership medallion produced by the Kew Cricket Club for the year 1925-26 and which belonged to Francis Horace Rigg (1882-1946). The circular medallion on a square base is enameled in shades of blue and gold with the initials of the Club, KCC surrounded by the full name of the club and the period for which the member would gain access to games.Kew Cricket Club KCC 1925-26kew cricket club, membership medallions -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Printed image, Rev. David Lewis, President of Conference 1941, 1941
Alexandra 1908; Hawthorn 1909; Wodonga 1911; Wynyard 1912; Scottsdale 1915; Launceston 1919; Young People's Mission 1923; Brunswick 1927; Hobart 1931; Essendon 1935; Malvern South 1939; Managing Secretary 1942; Supernumerary Canterbury 1955.B & W printed image of Rev. David Lewis"Rev. David Lewis - President of the Conference 1941"lewis, david, president of conference 1941 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - T C WATTS & S0N COLLECTION: RUSSELL AND OLINDA STREETS, BENDIGO, 1930
In 1931 electoral rolls, Eric Robert Kevil (1901- 23/5/1980) and his wife lived at 129 Russell St. He had married Edna May Cornish in 1921. By 1943 they had both moved to 77 Valley Pde., Camberwell.Black and white photograph mounted on rectangular brown board. House, pale weatherboard with rough cast above. Corrugated iron roof, one chimney, shingles in gable over verandah, diamond leadlights, bow window L.H., recessed front door rough east surround and pillars to verandah, concave top to verandah wall. Paling side and rear woven wire front and near boundary, lintel over front gate, letterbox. Written on back of photoboard ' Mr. Kevill's Russell and Olinda St., built to order £850 sold, 15.6.34' Date Stamp on back '11 April 1930'Frank A. Jeffree, Bendigorussell street, e.r. kevil, russell street bendigo, t.c. watts and son -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Document - Motbok (Passbook), Motbok for Allan Quinn
The entire passbook is written in Swedish. It was used in 1946 and 1947, while Allan Quinn was working on the Ariston. Allan visited Sweden many times, and eventually learnt the language.This passbook belonged to Allan Charles Quinn and is part of a collection of letters and photograph depicting aspects of life at sea for a young man in the era immediately following World War II.A small blue book, containing six pages held together with six staples in the spine. Some of the pages have pale green pages of information glued on them.Front: (indecipherable) 13 (handwritten in blue ink) / MOTBOK / FOR (printed) / (indecipherable) ALLAN QUINN (handwritten in blue ink) / GOTEBORG / ALBERTZ BOKTRYCKERI / 1938 (printed). Diagonally across the cover ANVAND DRAGSEDEL is printed in red. In the top right hand corner is a paragraph of writing in Swedish.allan-quinn, motbok, passbook, wages, sweden, 1946, 1947, ariston -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, 9/10/46
Letter written from Allan Quinn to his mother in 1946 which depicts his time spent in Montevideo and discusses how warm the weather has been.These letters are of historical, social and interpretive significance as they provide information about the life of a seaman during the mid 20th century. Three page letter (0327.A1-A3) written in blue ink. Dated 09/10/46 written while at sea. Air Mail symbol in top left hand corner of papermission to seafarers, allan quinn, letter, montevideo, 1946 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - GAITERS, Canvas Ankle Gaiters with metal buckles, 1939-1945
Norman Charles Stevens VX123648 & V59636. Enlisted AIF VX123648 9/3/1943. Discharged 28/6/1946. Private in Australian Army Catering Corp.1. Canvas Ankle Gaiters (Right) with 2 straps and 2 metal buckles. 2. Canvas Ankle Gaiters (Left) with 2 straps and 2 metal buckles. 3. Canvas Ankle Gaiters (Right) with 2 straps and 2 metal buckles. 4. Canvas Ankle Gaiters (Left) with 2 straps and 2 metal buckles.Inside N.C.S. R & L.uniform, gaiters, ww2 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - JACKET, RAAF, 1939-1945
147081 William Charles Atkinson. Enlisted 9/2/1944 aged 18. Discharged 21/2/1946 with rank LEADING AIRCRAFTSMAN in 7th AIRCRAFT DEPOT.1. Jacket - cotton, khaki, black plastic buttons, long sleeved, embroidered insignia on upper sleeves. 2. Belts - cotton, khaki, black buckle.Propeller embroidered in brown thread on upper sleeves.uniform, raaf -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - KIT BAG, RAAF, 1939-1945
147081 William Charles Atkinson, enlisted 9/2/1944 aged 18. Discharged 21/2/1946 with rank of Leading Aircraftsman in 7th Aircraft Depot.Kit bag - Canvas, faded blue.RAAF 147081.uniform, kit bag -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, As You Were 1947, 1947
Continued from 'As you were 1946' this book presents the views of service men and women and the views expressed are those of the writers. Contributions that are a mosaic of service men and women.A compilation of person war experiences and yarns.Compilation of person recounts, stories and articles. Photos, illustrations and letters Green covered entitled 'As you were', with a relief of tri-servicemen with the date '1947' lower on the cover. Inside cover front and back is illustrated with the insignia of each Australian services in addition to relief of the tri services. There are two copies held by the Lara RSL Sub BranchTo the memory of fallen comrades. " They gave their l Ives. For that public gift they received a praise which never ages and a tomb most glorious - not so. Much the tomb in which they lie, but that in which their fame survives, to be remembered forever when occasion comes for word or deed...'royal australian navy, royal australian air force, royal australian army, yarns, short stories, wwi, wwii -
Shepparton RSL Sub Branch
Uniform, Dress, C. 1940s
This dress belonged to Dorothy May Mortlock (VF518245), who served as a Sapper with the Australian Women’s Army Service from 27 July 1945 to 1 August 1946.Light brown coloured woven cotton dress with button-up front secured by 6 metal buttons. Dress constructed of a skirt element attached to a short sleeve shirt-style torso section, a hook and eye sits on interior of two sections to fasten left and right sides together. One square topstitched pocket on the left chest and two angled hip pockets on front. Fabric belt with metal buckle held in place by fabric loops on both left and right side. Fabric epaulette passes through loop on both left and right side and secured with metal button. Two loops on interior left and right shoulders, left loop with inscription; woven label stitched to interior left side underneath which is a stamped motif.Ink inscription on interior loop difficult to read, “VF518245” and 5-6 indiscernible characters. Button reads “AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES” below an embossed image of Australia with the King George V crown on top. Stamped motif reads “[broad arrow]/S.D.”women, wwii, world war two, second world war, australian womens army service, awas -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Ivy Medhurst and Ivy Clayton, 1915_
Ivy Evelyn Medhurst (1896-1972) and Ivy May Clayton (1894-1946) "The girl on the left with my Nan Ivy Clayton is Ivy Medhurst." - Vicki WilsonDigital copy of black and white photographclayton family, ivy may clayton, ivy medhurst -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Model - Bristol Beaufighter (scale model)
The aircraft depicted is a DAP MK 21 Beaufighter of 93 Squadron RAAF. The squadron formed in January 1945 and was disbanded in August 1946. It saw little combat in WW2.1/72 scale model of a Bristol Beaufighter Mk 21 as built by the Australian Dept of Aircraft Production in 1944.beaufighter -
Geelong RSL Sub Branch
Service Records VX 110629 Sig F T Purcell, Mid 20th Century
The documents belong to VX 110629 Sig F T Purcell who served in the Australian Miliraty Forces from 18 April 1941 to 27 March 1946These are the original Documents belonging to VX 110629 Sig F T Purcell3 x Oblong Books, 1 x Quarto Size Certificate of Discharge, 1 x Final Statement of Final Account - Discharged Member, set of Dog TagsVX 110629 Sig F T Purcell Record of Service Book AAB 83 VX110629 Sig F T Purcell Demobilization Proceedure Book AAB 87 V 59307 Special Clothing Ration Book Discharged Setrvice Personnel Certificate of Discharge VX 110629 Sig Francis Thomas Purcell Form WF 88 Final State of Account - Discharged Member Mr F T Purcell VX 110629 Dog Tags - one tag round VX110629, RC, Purcell FT, one tag octagional VX110629, RC, Purcell FTdocuments, records service, book, australia military -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Badge - Mt Beauty Workmens Club
The Mt Beauty Workmen's Club was established in 1946. Formerly known as the Kiewa Hydro Workmen's Club. It was a recreational facility for men working on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme.Established as a shop by the SECV during the construction of the KHES and its aftermath. It became a club to enable members to purchase and consume liquor on the premises.Oval shaped badge with green background on the top half and white below. "Mt Beauty" at top in gold with red background. "Workmens Club" in gold with white background and in the middle dark green mountains with a power pole outlined in gold at the centre. A red line added to the edges at the bottom on each side.On the back, embosssed "Pilcher / Melb."workmen's club, community club, recreation in mt beauty -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Lyle Radiograph, 3/3/1896
"Salute to the X Ray Pioneers of Australia" by W Watson &Sons Ltd [1946] [Medical Library 610.9 WAT page 24-27 radiograph reproduction p26]Copies of the Lyle radiograph (see below) are on file with the letter (9Sept 1982) from J F Richardson (Australian Radiation Laboratory, as it was then called) detailing the description of the reproduction as follows: RADIOGRAPH OF PROFESSOR ORME MASSON'S FOOT! MOST PROBABLY THE FIRST RADIOGRAPH TAKEN IN AUSTRALIA. TAKEN BY PROFESSOR LYLE ON MARCH 3RD, 1896 USING A CROOKES DISCHARGE TUBE OF HIS OWN CONSTRUCTION -
B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia Inc
Oral History, 356 Wings Over Salbani, 2002-2005
G. Piper was in the RAAF from December 1941 until March 1946 and was a B-24 Liberator pilot between May 1944 and July 1945 with 356 Squadron.This oral history of Geoffrey Piper is of historical significance because it provides a first hand account of the individual's experience during World War II as a member of the RAAF who trained at Benalla, Deniliquin,Essendon,Mallala,Long Newnton,Harwell and Kolar.He saw active service in the ACSEA Theatre flying B-24 Liberator aircraft.Paper printed transcript booklet with central staples.356 Wings Over Salbani. Pilot Officer Geoffrey Charles Piper 410373. Royal Australian Air Force Date of Enlistment: 6 December 1941 Melbourne Per Ardua Ad Astra " Through Difficulties to the Stars" on a Printed map background.oral history raaf world war ii -
Nagambie Historical Society Inc
Medal - Stawell Athletic Club Medal, C. G. Heath, Stawell Gift medal, 1933, c1933
1933 Stawell Gift winner, Cyril ‘Goldie’ Heath later trained the 1946 winner, Tommy Deane, on an island in Lake Nagambie, lending him his spikes.Cyril ‘Goldie’ Heath was a local winner of the Stawell Gift. Our collection includes his cups, spikes and sashes. Also extensive news articles and photographs.Gold medal and chain. Centre of medal has raised running figure. Inscribed around circumference and on verso. Enamel inscription, blue and white. Gold chain and claspAround circumference: Stawell Athletic Club. Easter 1933. On verso: Presented by W. J. Earle. Won by C. G. Heath. Stamped W150 on verso. stawell gift, 'goldie heath", 'tommy' deane, nagambie -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H.A. & S.R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: CONTRACT OF SALE
Conditions of sale by private contract dated 7th January, 1931 between A.E. Leech executrix of the will of E.J. Cronin deceased (seller) and M. Taylor (buyer) for land situate in Maple Street, Bendigo being the land described in certificate of registration as residence area No. 31152, together with 6-roomed weatherboard and brick dwelling and all sundry, also wood fire stove and built in copper. Price 220 poundsorganization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ROBERTS' NUGGET 1931
Two page document, one typed, one handwritten. Extract from the Bendigo Advertiser, Monday 3 August, 1931. The Roberts' nugget was found in the Whipstick forest a short distance from the Crystal Reef, Neilborough by Leslie John Roberts. It was found 30 cm down in clay and weighed 70 ounces. Leslie and his father were unable to find work and were presumably prospecting in the Whipstick.bendigo, mining, roberts' nugget -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Letter - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: LETTER CAMERON SUTHERLAND SEWARD PTY LTD. TO J. J. STANISTREET
Letter Cameon, Sutherland Seward Pty Ltd., to J.J Stanistreet Esq, 27 May 1931, machinery 'likely to fill the Air Compressing portions of plant required for the Monument Hill and Central Nell Gwynne Mines' Items are: straight lined self-contained steam driven air compressor by Ingersoll-Rand company, straight lined self-contained steam driven air compressor by Intersoll-Sargeant & Co.bendigo, gold mining, mccoll rankin and stanistreet, bendigo, gold mining, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet, g. seward, cameron, sutherland seward pty ltd. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Financial record - Receipts, n.d
A collection of receipts, handwritten by Mrs. A. G. Vivian (widow of William), on various types and sizes of paper, from 24 June 1929 - 3 Feb. 1931; being for various amounts of money received from J.L. Vivian, paid to Mrs. A.G. Vivian, as executrix of her husband's estate. two have 2d duty stamps. Tied in a bundle with string. Various tears throughout the collection of receipts. -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Trophy
Malcolm McKenzie entered the school in 1923 and again in 1929 and left in 1933. A highly competitive sportsman, this trophy was awarded to him as overall swimming champion in 1932. Malcolm also received the Open and Under 16 champion trophy in 1931 and the Under 16 Champion in 1930. Medium silver stand and bowl on melamine stand, silver plaque attached to standEngraved on plaque: BALLARAT COLLEGE / OPEN SWIMMING / CHAMPION / M. K. MCcKENZIE / 1932malcolm-mckenzie, sports, ballarat-college -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Photograph - Ship, Alma Doepel, 1931-1934
This photograph is of the square-rigged schooner "Alma Doepel". Details added to the back of the photograph incorrectly describe the vessel as "Amy Doepel / ketch / Amy Doepel". The rigging on the vessel dates the photograph to sometime between 1931-1933. The location is yet to be determined. Frederick Doepel was a shipping agent in Bellinger Valley, NSW. He employed an experienced shipwright to build Alma Doepel, which was made from local timber. He named the ship “Alma Doepel” after his baby daughter Alma. The ship was registered in Sydney and launched 19th October 1903, and her first sea voyage was in December. She traded in timber Port Macquarie/Bellinger River and New Zealand. “Alma Doepel” was purchased by Henry Jones & Co., Hobart jam makers, in partnership with Harry Heather, her new captain, in 1916. The ship was then registered in Hobart. She carried jam and timber to the mainland, particularly Melbourne, and brought back cargo for Tasmania. She even carried the piles for the building of Portland Harbour. When Harry Heather passed away in 1937 he was succeeded by Eric Droscoll. Before the square-rigged "Alma Doepel" left for Tasmania on March 8th 1937 she was fitted with a new set of sails, becoming a fore-and-aft rigged schooner. She had been the last 'top sail' schooner in Bass Strait trade! "Alma Doepel" continued her coastal trading until 1942, when she was requisitioned by the Army. In January 1943 she was left in Melbourne by her crew and the Army took her over, taking her to Sydney in February, 1943. She was relaunched by the Army in 1944 minus two of her masts and her small 1936 engine, and was fitted with three large bus engines. In March 1945 she headed for the war zone, delivering cargo up and down the coast of New Guinea, at one time carrying over 400 troops. In 1946 she returned to Hobart where the Army re-converted her back for Bass Strait trading and returned her. In January 1947 Eric Driscoll took “Alma Doepel” to the eastern Tasmanian coastal port of St. Helens, trading cargo of local mountain ash timber to Melbourne on the mainland until 1959. She was then stripped down to her hull with only a single mast and two engines, and fitted with wooden bins on rails in her hold. From 1961 to 1975 she carried limestone to a factory to make carbide. Michael Wood and David Boykett, two of the governors of "Sail and Adventure", then bought her for the price of her two Gardiner engines and in 1976 they brought her to Melbourne. An Alma Doepel Supporters Club was formed to support the ship’s major restoration to a topsail schooner. In 1987 she was overhauled in Adelaide, with the support of Elders IXL and she returned to Sydney to lead the Parade of Sail on Bicentenary Day, 25th January 1988. She returned to Melbourne in February and began sail training voyages in Port Phillip Bay, operating from an office on Station Pier. The Alma Doepel Voyagers Club was started. Trainees joined the crew in sailing the ship over nine or ten days of instruction in sailing and seamanship. These trips plus chartered trips and fund raisers continued until early 1999, when she was no longer in a condition to operate; she needed a lot of attention. She lay idle in Victoria Dock for quite some time. In April 2001 “Alma Doepel” was taken to Port Macquarie’s Lady Nelson Wharf where she became a museum ship maintained by volunteers. In 2008 she had time in dry-dock and after sea-trials headed off to Victoria Harbour, Docklands, in Melbourne, where she is currently being restored with the help of The Supporters.This phot graph is significant for its connection with the Bass Strait trade, being the last top-sail schooner to brade across the strait. The photograph is also significant in its representation of the the sailing ships that traded around Australia in the 1930s.Photograph of "Alma Doepel " a wooden, 3 masted, square rigged sailing schooner built in Sydney, launched in 10/10/1903. Photograph is sepia coloured, mounted on card, inscription on the back. Information also provided with photograph. Photograph (marked incorrectly on back) "Amy Doepel / ketch / Amy Doepel". Sticker with "91" in pencil. Information provided (dated incorrectly) "1943, Sydney, New South Wales"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwreck coast, maritime museum, maritime village, photograph, alma doepel, frederick doepel, henry jones and co, harry heather, eric droscoll, alma doepel supporters club, elders ixl, parade of sail, bicentenary day, alma doepel voyagers club, last top sail schooner in bass strait trade, square-rigged, fore-and-aft rigged -
Orbost & District Historical Society
sword, 1940's
This sword was collected by Norman Ladner in New Britain during WW11. It was returned to Australia in 1946. Lorraine Joiner (Norman Ladner's daughter) gave the sword to Orbost Police in 2010.Katana were one of the traditionally made Japanese swords that were worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan, also commonly referred to as a "samurai sword.A Japanese Army Samurai sword from WW11. It has a Katana style blade - a curved, slender, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands.sword ww11 katana samurai japanesse-army weapon -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, 9/1/46
Letter from Allan Quinn to his mother written in 1946. Allan expresses his worry regarding his mothers health and depicts his time spent in Melbourne.These letters are of historical, social and interpretive significance as they provide information about the life of a seaman during the mid 20th centuryTwo page, double sided letter (0325.A1-A2) written on beige blank paper in blue ink. Dated 09/01/46 from Melbourne and envelope (0325.B).Envelope: "Mrs S. Quinn/San Lorenzo/63 Ocean Beach/Manly N.S.W" Two stamps and sky mail symbol in the top right hand corner Letter: "M. I. Goonawarra/9-1-46/Melb in top right corner Sky Mail symbol in top left corner.allan quinn, mission to seafarers, 1946, letter, melbourne -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PANORAMIC PHOTO OF BOMBED HIROSHIMA, C. 1945/46
Compared to photos in AWM collection, this photo appears to have been taken August 1945 to Feb 1946. Item is part of the BCOF Association Collection, refer Cat No 7625.This is a wide black and white panorama of a severely bomb damaged city. It is composed of five separate photos joined together. At the bottom are Japanese characters/writing. They have a dot beside each sentence. There are no English subtitles.ww2, atomic warfare, hiroshima -
Learmonth and District Historical Society Inc.
Photo - Wheeler.H.J, H.J.Wheeler, Councilor,1942-43, Circa 1943"
In 1932 Councilor H.J.Wheeler was elected as a member of Ballarat Shire Council and served until 1946. He served two terms as Shire President in 1937-38 and 1943-44.Original Historic Photo of Councilors for the year 1942-43.Rectangular with curved top,Sepia photo on brown mount, of Councilor H.J.Wheeler, top row ,left hand side of collection of photos of all councilors for the year 1942-43.Presented to the Ballarat Shire Council by Councilor R.T. White (J.P.) President 1942-43. wheeler, ballarat shire council, h j councilor, 1942 43