This photograph was taken on the Portico of the Soldiers Memeorial Institute Pall Mall Bendigo. The man in the photo is "William James Norman Smart" known by all as Norm. He was a legend in Bendigo RSL Appeals having raised near $250,000.00 over the years. His selling spot was Coles Central where he sat for up to a fortnight each Appeal, ANZAC and Poppy. He had a loyal clientele who only bought their tokens from Norm. On ANZAC day especially he would come into the kitchen at the Soldiers Memorial about 5.00am and sort his tray out while others there were making the Rum and Coffee. He would then go out and walk among the people before the Dawn Service selling tokens. Norm was still selling tokens after he turned 90 years. he retired from all Volunteer work in the Bendigo RSL in August 2015. Refer Cat No 8131.2P for Norms RSL history. Norm enlisted in the CMF on 5.11.1941 No V245294 in the 38th Battalion, the unit later moved to WA by train 30.3.1942, he transferred to the AIF No VX88596 on 31.7.1942, they entrained back to Vic on 19.1.1943, then entrained again to the NT 0n 18.6.1943, transfer to the AIF No VX88596 on 8.8.1944 in the 11th Aust Infantry Battalion, embark for New Britain 25.11.1944, embark from Rabaul for Aust on 8.1.1946, discharged from the AIF on 5.2.1946..1) Photograph, gold timber frame with photo in a black inset showing a man in a hat with a Tray of poppies for sale, he is wearing a name tag and a red poppy. .2) Funeral card of "W.J.N. Smart", double sided with a portrait one side and wedding photo the other.On the name tag, "RSL Welfare Appeals - RSL unpaid collector", name hand written, "Norm Smart"brsl, smirsl, photograph, appeals, norm

Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 95 page soft cover booklet by William Henry Hudson on the life and poetry of John Keats. Contains a selection of poems, some in part only, with an accompanying discussion on each. B & W image of John Keats opposite title page. Published in 1911 by George G. Harrap & Co., London and printed by Ballantyne & Co., London. Catalogue sticker ''2260 HUD'' on spine. Signature ''A. H. Chisholm'' inside front cover. Seven newspaper articles relating to Keats, loose inside front cover. (a) Argus 4-5-40 Poet who died young. (b) Sydney Morning Herald 9-4-67 Keats seen again as Shakespeare's heir. (c Age 26-7-58 Keats's Ode to a Nightingale. (d) Age 3-11-63 Keats's Ode to a Nightingale (e) Age 4-5-63 Keats's Legend of St Agnes. (f) Age 17-5-58 Keats's Ode to a Grecian Urn. (g) Unknown paper and date Two new sonnets (by Keats).William Henry Hudsonbooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, john keats, poetry, william henry hudson

The 2017 Official Coin Collection – Legends of the Anzacs: Medals of Honour – commemorates 14 significant military honours (both Imperial and Australian honours) awarded to Australians throughout the 100 years of Anzac. This folder contains all 14 coins released as part of the News Corp program including the 4 unique issue 25 cent coins. Each coin design explores a different medal and the stories behind them, inspired by images supplied by the Australian War Memorial, Gary Ramage and the Australian Government Department of Defence. Coins presented in a card, which can be housed in the display folder. The themes featured in this collection include: Twenty Five Cent Coins: Victoria Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Medal for Gallantry, George Cross. Twenty Cent Coins: Star of Gallantry, Distinguished Service Cross, Nursing Service Cross, Military Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, Victory Medal, 1939 - 1945 Star, Australian Active Service Medal 1945 - 1975, Australian Operational Service Medal, Australian Defence Medal.military, world war 2, legends of the anzac

Soft covered book with a building and details from an Aboriginal dot painting on the cover. Contents include: Univesity of Ballarat Charter, About the University, TravelSmart Program, Prospects Restaurant judged Best Training Restaurant in Victoria, IMB Services Centre opening, 'Learn to Succeed' branding, grant Street Foot Bridge,Manufacturing Technology Training Centre, riding for the Disabled, Equine Centre Images include: Grant Paulson, Robert H.T. Smith, David Battersby, Christine Nixon, Angela Carey, Andrew Allen, John Brumby, Jacinta Allan, Mathew Hall, Rowan Waina, Ronnie Smith, Alsion Nguyen, Grant Hackett, Frank Stagnitti, Sam Kameer, Rowena Coutts, Barbara Webb, Trevor Ferguson, Peter Gell, University of Ballarat Council .3) Financial Statementsuniversity of ballarat, battersby, webb, coutts, gell, annual report, david battersby, barabara webb, reconciliation action plan, grant paulson, robert h.t. smith, honorary doctorate - christine nixon, angela carey, andrew allen, geoff howard, dale boucher, frank stagnitti, rowena coutts, sovereign hill, jacinta allan

Black cover book, wire binding. Pages in reports numbered individually, overall approx 250 page report. On front: "Fosterville Gold Project' Project upgrade, EES Technical Appendix B. Central North, Central Ellesmere, Harringtons Hill." Page 1 'Perseverance Exploration Pty Limited' Book contains technical appendices. Topics: hydro geological assessment; surface drainage study, noise emission to residential properties, flora survey, tailings dam site; flora survey Wellesford Forest; Daley's Hill Plant List; diurnal Avifauna Survey - Wellesford Forest; survey of vertebrate fauna - Wellesford Forest; brief summary of fauna - Daley's Hill, Axedale, Aboriginal Archaeological survey; archaeological investigation Fosterville; traffic survey - Fosterville Sulphide Project; traffic report.bendigo, mining, fosterville gold mine

Manuscript re ''Turand'' - Property at Maiden Gully - subtitled ''Historically - Ancient and in the Dream Times''. Author (owner) is B S Andrew. Undated. Property is at the commencement of Myers Creek. Description of aboriginal background to area, modern history (the hotel and associated home), nearby forest, dams and water. Of particular interest on p.2 is description of the 'museum' in the Stables building (description on contents of museum) Description of the Cellars and the House itself. Article concludes: '' This has been more lengthy than I would have liked but I find that visitors have different interests and in fully covering questions that are usually asked each can browse through and view their own particular interest''. Included here (March 2013) is relevant citation from CoGB Heritage Policy Citations Project, Lovell Chen 2010)document, names of bendigo pioneers

The Beyond the Bars broadcasts are the culmination of 3CR's out + blak on air project. The project was produced with the support from the City of Melbourne, the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement and the City of Yarra. This CD is an hour-long radio program of highlights from two live prison broadcasts. These broadcasts took place during NAIDOC Week 2004. The session includes interviews, songs, poems and messages from Indigenous inmates at Port Phillip Prison and the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, Deer Park. The broadcasts were presented by 3CR broadcasters Lisa Bellear, Eleisha Jones, Gilla McGuinness, Johnny McGuinness, Ross Morgan, Lester Green, and Kutcha Edwards. Technical assistance by Greg Segal and Lotti Stein. Program coordination by Juliet Fox. Project coordination by Bree McKilligan.CDsocial justice, victorian prisons, naidoc, broadcasting, radio, 3cr, rehabilitation, dame phyllis frost centre, port phillip prison

Self-published book on institutional care around Yarra Bend, Melbourne, including sections on: Merri Creek Protectorate Station and Aboriginal School (1841-51), Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum (1848-1925), Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital (1904-96), Fairhaven (1927-51), Fairlea Women's Prison (1956-96), Thomas Embling Hospital (2000- ), Abbotsford Convent (1863-1975), Kew Lunatic Asylum / Willsmere Hospital (1872-1988), Kew Cottages (1887-2008), Caritas Christi Hospice (1938- ), Villa Alba / Henry Pride hospital services (1954-98), Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre (at Kew since 1961), National Guide Dog Training Centre / Guide Dogs Victoria (1962- ). ISBN: 978-0-6480223-0-5"Donated by the author March 2017"merri creek protectorate station and aboriginal school (1841-51), yarra bend lunatic asylum (1848-1925), fairfield infectious diseases hospital (1904-96), fairhaven (1927-51), fairlea women's prison (1956-96), thomas embling hospital (2000- ), abbotsford convent (1863-1975), kew lunatic asylum / willsmere hospital (1872-1988), kew cottages (1887-2008), caritas christi hospice (1938- ), villa alba / henry pride hospital services (1954-98), royal talbot rehabilitation centre (at kew since 1961), national guide dog training centre / guide dogs victoria (1962- )

Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of W2 625 northbound in Swanston St at Lonsdale St. Extensive flagging bunting and an arch with an aboriginal motifs suspended by an arch structure over the intersection. The bus on the south west corner is a Reo Bullnose type. Bruce Eames on Facebook advised 7/9/2020; it’s been identified as the 1954 Royal Visit - https://viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entity=IE5664991&mode=browse Paul Kennelly of BCSV advised - 14/5/2023 - The bus in Swanston Street is a Giles bodied Reo that was new in 1947 to Lew Page, either JB 652 (on Route 1) or JJ 337 (on Route 2). Both became part of Melbourne-Brighton Bus Lines upon amalgamation of the multiple operators of both routes in July 1954.trams, tramways, swanston st, lonsdale st, events, w2 class, buses, royal visit, tram 625

This card has a sketch map showing the properties surrounding Dunmore on one side and a detailed sketch plan of Dunmore homestead in the early 1970s on the other side. The plan of Dunmore homestead shows interesting features such as the brick oven for bread making, the croquet lawn, the site of the aboriginal mia mias, the Turkish baths and the fowl house used later as a poison house. Francis and Ann Baulch were pioneer settlers in the Kirkstall area and their son Samuel worked at Dunmore in the Macarthur area before purchasing in the early 1870s the property he named Rose Park. In the 1890s he acquired property in the Dunmore estate and his son Stan Baulch gained a section of the Dunmore property after his father’s death. Stan Baulch named this Dunmore section, Rose Park, a property to the west of his father’s original Rose Park property. Stan Baulch was a long time member of the Warrnambool & District Historical Society and he contributed many local history articles and donated many local artefacts to the Society.This sketch plan is of interest as it tells us what the historic homestead of Dunmore in Western Victoria was like in the early 1970s. It will be useful for research. This is a sheet of white lightweight cardboard with a pencilled sketch on one side and a blue ink sketch plan of a house on the other side. The edges of the card have some torn sections. The card is enclosed in an oval cardboard cylinder (recycled and torn at the ends). Both the card and the cover have handwritten titles in ink. Dunmore Homestead & History by S. Baulch Dunmore Homestead drawn by Stan Baulch c.1972 dunmore property, western victoria, baulch family

Keith Hamilton attended Ballarat Teachers' College, a predecessor institution of the University of Ballarat, graduating in 1955. He sat on the Ballarat Teachers' College Library Group Committee, the Sports Committee and won awards for football and athletics in 1955.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Hamilton_(politician, Accessed 13 November 2013) He was Senior Lecturer in Physics at the Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education from 1968 to 1988. Keith Graeme Hamilton was born on 09 May 1936 in Ballarat, Victoria. He is the former Australian Labor Party member for Morwell in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Hamilton served as the Member for Morwell from October 1988 until being succeeded by fellow Australian Labor Party member Brendan Jenkins, in November 2002. Hamilton served in the Bracks Government's first term as Minister for Agriculture and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Hamilton_(politician, Accessed 13 November 2013)Hon. Keith Hamilton presents an award to Rosette Arnold (student)ballarat teachers' college, hamilton, keith hamilton, morwell, gippsland, gippsland campus, rosette arnold

Peter PILVEN (1956- ) Born Ballarat Peter Pilven is acknowledged by his peers for his high level of tacit skills, including throwing, and for his sound technical knowledge of materials.Training with John Gilbert's Edinborough Pottery from 1972-1975, Pilven trained with Joan Campbell in Fremantle in 1976. In 1977 Peter Pilven obtained a Diploma of Fine Art (Ceramics) from Ballarat College of Advanced Education (now Federation University). The following year he worked with Ian Dowling at Geraldton, WA, and with the Western Australian Aboriginal Education Unit in 1979. He next trained with Alan Cagier-Smith in England between 1980 and 1981. Peter Pilven established his own studio in 1982. He has been teaching ceramics at Federation University since 1983, and is considered by his students, to be a living treasure. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.art, artwork, ceramics, peter pilven, pilven, stoneware, wheelthrown, madeinballarat

Kevin Coombs, OAM (born 30 May 1941) is an Australian wheelchair basketballer and athlete who competed at five Paralympics including the first Paralympic Games in 1960. He was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia. Coombs was part of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at the 1960 Rome, 1968 Tel Aviv, 1972 Heidelberg, 1980 Arnhem and 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Paralympics. He served as coach/captain at the 1972 games and as captain at the 1984 games. He also participated in athletics events at the 1968 and 1972 Paralympics. He captained the silver-medal-winning Australian wheelchair basketball team at the 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games in Dunedin, led the Australian team in gold medal performances at the 1977 and 1982 FESPIC Games, captained the team at the 1977 Silver Jubilee Games, and played in the 1983 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.[10][11] The 1980 Summer Paralympics were held in Arhmen, in The Netherlands, the sixth edition of the event.Plastic card, containing orange cardboard ID card, with photo inset.Front: Logos of 1980 Paralympics and Paralympic mascots (in Dutch) Olympische Spelen voor Gehandicapten 21 juni-5-juli Reverse: very degraded portrait photo of Kevin Coombs Nation - AUSTRALIA Name:- Coumbs Classification - 4 Startnr - 0087 Points 2

Thomas Ham was a cartographer, engraver, lithographer and publisher in Victoria and Queensland. He compiled and printed several editions of his squatting map, beginning with A map of Australia Felix in 1847 and changing its title to Ham's squatting map of Victoria in 1851. The 1851 edition was accompanied by a key listing the names of all the squatters within squatting districts and counties. Later editions show the existing counties, but some areas of Gippsland and the Australian Alps are still described as 'unsurveyed country'. (State Library Victoria https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/squatting-map-victoria)Folding map enclosed in burgundy cover. Map backed by cloth and bound. Rare, early map of Victoria and neighbouring Port Phillip District of New South Wales. Written on bottom RH corner of map: Ham's Squatting Map of Victoria ( Port Phillip District, New South Wales ) carefully corrected to this date from the Colonial Government Surveys, Crown Lands, Commissioners & Explorers Maps, Private Surveys & c. Respectfully inscribed (with permission ) to His Excellency Sir Chas A. Fitz-Roy Knt, Governor of New South Wales &c &c by his Obedient Servant, The Compiler, 1851. Compiled, engraved and published by Thomas Ham, Melbourne. Proposed and original boundary ( in legend) have been coloured in in blue and pink ink ( later addition ?) Number on map show 'reference to proprietor's Printed on back of map ' J.G. AD 1852, with two cross hatched decorations and two hearts entwined. On other back panel in pencil enclosed in a drawn frame ' G.S.H., 1889, Axedale' (George Harris, Axedale, belongs in Harris Collection) Stamped in purple ink 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch. Written 1959, 53.map, victoria, squatting map

Three soft covered Magazines - the Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine for 1953-5. .1) 1953 - The Coronation Number. Articles include: The Mining and Metallurgy Congress, Aboriginal research, Power from Water, Engineering Etiquette, Australian Art Images include: Queen Elizabeth 2, Ballarat Junior Technical School winning the Marching Competition, competitors in the Redex Trial. .2) 1954 - Articles include: Eureka Stockade; Working in East Africa and Canada, Greece, Images include; Craig's Hotel, Eureka Swimming Pool; Barry Jones, Harold Everett, "Tailspin" Taylor, Pastoral Skipton, Margaret McGregor, Nancy Rimmington, Janice Tonkin, First Roll Call in Girls' Junior Technical School .3) 1955. Articles include: Tales from Malaysia, Literary Society Images include; Craig's Hotel, Signatures: N.H. Andrews; J. Skuja: Alan E. Johnson, B.V. McDougall, L.J. Mathews, Daryl Schmidt, J, Collierballarat school of mines, tinney, faneco, jim john, dean, spiers, ngip, barrie smith, stewart rowe, elaine walton, stevens, max stevens, sawyer, ann mitchell, flavel, ingleton, bethune, blackburn, boag, brokenshire, carmichael, kirby, kinnane, alec kinnane, ludbrook, meagher, searl, sheppard, gillin, murray gillan, archer, beattie, bautovich, benjamin, buck, bunting, athol day, eddie, habel, heyes, maddox, phillips, schreenan, donald stevens, tinissen, whitcher, ian whitcher, mccallum, ryrie mccallum, marching competition, skuja, wilton, neil andrews, ellen freemantle, alan johnson, willey, graeme willey, mainwaring, diana mainwaring, mcdougall, little, margaret little, lance matthews, philp davis, eureka stockade, eureka swimming pool, pools, swimming pool, restarick, kempe, barry johns, harold everett, taylor, holmes, wendell holmes, skipton, john collier, collier, daryl schmidt, chris sanos, greece, andrews, doull, everett, seong, lockhead, pitzen, watts, technical school, junior technical school, girl's junior technical school, ballarat girl's junior technical school, baxendale, stan kisler, graham willey, murray, jim murray, grundell, cleland, furlog, ron furlong, judy johnson, russ whitcher, anita young, durant, malaysia, literary society, thurling, andrewartha, barnes, ditchfield, peter ditchfield, dunlop, kisler, mcneil, orgill, quinlan, saggers, bill saggers, seabrook, williams, paddle, graham, handmer, hetehrington, dow, pine, ballarat north junior technical school, william saggers

1970 NATIONAL BANK PAINTING REPRODUCTION The New Chums Arrival on a Gold Digging .Artist unknown c. 1855 Below the picture title the words - Reproduced by the National Bank in 1970 from the lithograph in the La Trobe Collection , State Library of Victoria , by permission of the Library Council of Victoria .Bottom left corner shows a rough sign nailed to an upright post saying The Star Concert Hall Gus Hatton To night.The painting is divided lengthways by a stream with a two plank crossing apparently to show the differences between the seasoned miners above the stream and the new chums below the stream .The above centre of the picture is a windlass surrounded by men - an Aboriginal sitting by a fire , two men with bottles in hand depicting the proliferation of drink .The New Chums below the stream show men and a woman all wearing smart hats and clothes , some carrying unneeded items such as Umbrellaspainting, watercolour, gold diggers

Wayne Alfred is a member of the Namgis Tribe of the Kwakwaka'wakw people. As a master carver he has an extremely high level of carving skill and knowledge about his peoples cultural objects, customs, tribal stories and legends. The Totem Poles of the North Pacific Coast in British Columbia and Alaska are traditionally carved out of red or yellow cedar, which has a spiritual and practical purpose. The wood was known for its durability, its resistance to rotting and the inner bark was utilised in ropemaking, clothing, hats, baskets and so forth. The Kwakitul People consider the cedar tree to be among the most sacred of all things provided by the Creator. They believed the Cedar tree to be the axis of the world and a pathway to the upper world. The wood is shaped using implements such as adzes, axes, chisels, carving knives, and chainsaws. Misinterpreted as Gods and idols to be worshipped, totems usually serve six purposes, such as a house pillar for support, a memorial or mortuary pole to commemorate (and house) the deceased, a potlatch pole (used for important traditional indigenous celebrations), a ridicule pole used to shame and a heraldic or family crest pole. Characters and symbols on these totem poles usually display family crests, history, wealth, social rank, inheritance, and privilege, as well as animalistic imagery derived from native animals and mythological creatures. Their sequence are indicative of past family events, ancestors, myths, and heraldic crests, with the bottom figure usually being the most prominent. In this work the 'thunderbird' is symbolic of power, strength and of ancestory. The Commonwealth Games Totem Pole was presented to the people of Nillumbik on behalf of the Canadian Government in recognition of Melbourne as the hosts of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games Team in 2006. Carved in cedar wood, this totem pole incorporates bold cuts and colours (such as red and green) offset by strong black. A relative degree of realism is used to depict the alligator located on the bottom of the pole, a man and a 'thunderbird'/eagle located on the top. With protuding element. No inscriptions. Bold cuts used to outline the characters and symbols as well as decorative and stylised features all over the pole. public art, kwakwaka'wakw, namgis, alfred, north pacific coast, british columbia, canada, totem pole, carved, commonwealth games, melbourne festival, cedar

Ash Wednesday Veteran This Bedford M Series tanker spent its working days at the Forests Commission depot at Gembrook, and among its many forays, fought the deadly Ash Wednesday bushfires at nearby Upper Beaconsfield and Cockatoo on 16 February 1983. Earlier in 1975, the M Series tankers underwent a design change at the Altona North workshops, replacing the cylindrical water tank with a “V” bottom 4090 litre water tank that sat low between the chassis rails to reduce its centre of gravity. Aluminium heat shields were also added to protect the pump operators on the back. While generally considered "bulletproof" the petrol fuel lines on this particular model were very prone to vaporise in the heat causing the motor to stall, often at the most dangerous moment.... in this case frightening the hell out of its driver, affable knockabout bloke, and firefighting legend Lex Wade. Some jokingly said this design quirk was an inbuilt safety feature to stop crews getting too close to the fire in the first place. The Gembrook tanker was later sent into the workshop and all its brake and fuel lines fitted with heat resistant lagging. Fortunately, this remarkable bushfire survivor was rescued from the scrap heap by Lex and fire equipment wizard Barry Marsden upon its retirement from a loyal and lengthy service. After a lick of fresh paint and most of its battle scars "buffed out", this time-honoured veteran now takes pride of place at the Altona North workshop.Bedford M series fire tankerMZF 347fire pump, fire tanker, forests commission victoria (fcv)

This plan is of great significance to the local history of Warrnambool, in particular the Breakwater and its impact on Warrnambool's maritime and trade history. The plan shows the existing jetties at the Port of Warrnambool, plus the partially erected Breakwater and proposed works to the Breakwater by both the Borough of Warrnambool Surveyor and Sir John Coode. The plan was signed 28th February 1879 by Sir John Coode. The legend at the bottom left describes the existing works and the proposed works. The Warrnambool Breakwater Sir John Coode was a British harbour engineer. He was brought to Melbourne by the Melbourne Harbour Trust to advise on works to improve the Port of Melbourne. The Victorian Government commissioned him to present a plan to complete the Warrnambool Breakwater. His original plan was too expensive so he prepared a revised plan for a shorter structure. The work was completed in 1890. The construction proved to be too short to protect adequately from the weather and didn't allow enough depth for larger vessels to come into port. The decreasing trade was further affected by siltation in the bay due to the breakwater, and the completion of the railway line. The situation of the harbour became a real problem that, by 1910, required continuous dredging. In 1914 the Breakwater was extended but proved to be a failure because the work began to subside and by 1920 about two thirds of the harbour was silted up. Alterations made in the 1920's increased the silting problem and by the 1940's the harbour was no longer used. More alterations were made in the 1950's and 1960's. The Warrnambool Breakwater is registered as a place of significance on the Victorian Heritage Database. This plan of the proposed works for the existing Warrnambool Breakwater is of great significance to the local history of Warrnambool, in particular the Breakwater and its impact on Warrnambool's maritime and trade history. The Warrnambool Breakwater is registered as a place of significance on the Victorian Heritage Database (VHR H2024). It is historically significant to Victoria as one of the most important maritime engineering projects in Victoria in the late 19th century. The Warrnambool Breakwater is of historical significance as one of the most important maritime engineering projects in Victoria in the late nineteenth century. It is evidence of Victoria's nineteenth century investment in regional port infrastructure and the development of Victorian coastal shipping. It is of significance for its association with the English civil engineer Sir John Coode, the most distinguished harbour engineer of the nineteenth century, who was brought to Victoria to advise on works to improve the Port of Melbourne, but was retained by the Government to advise on improvements to the harbours at Portland, Geelong, Port Fairy, and Lakes Entrance, as well as Warrnambool. His projects for Melbourne, Lakes Entrance and Warrnambool were major engineering projects of the nineteenth century. The breakwater is historically significant as a reminder of Warrnambool's early maritime history as a Western District port, and as one of Victoria's major 'outer ports'. While the Warrnambool Breakwater is a demonstration of the engineering skills of the nineteenth century, it also demonstrates the limitations of knowledge relating to sedimentology at the time and the confidence apparent in a number of nineteenth century plans which assumed that natural forces could be overcome or contained by engineering.Plan of Warrnambool Harbour, Port of Warrnambool, dated 28 Feb 1879. Plan shows existing Breakwater and work proposed by both Warrnambool Borough Surveyor and Sir John Coode. Plan has gold coloured quarter-dowel rods top and bottom and a metal ring at the top. Stamped with title. Signed by Sir John Coode.Stamped "VICTORIAN HARBOURS / WARRNAMBOOL / PLAN / to accompany / SIR JOHN GOODE'S REPORT / DATED 28 FEB 1879" Signature "John Coode"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, sir john coode, borough of warrnambool surveyor, plan of warrnambool, victorian harbours, warrnambool harbour, warrnambool breakwater, port of warrnambool, vhd vhr h2024, flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, maritime village, map, chart, plan, lady bay, breakwater, jetty, pier, vhr h2024, proposed works, 1879

There is no known information about the species of snake that this skin belongs to. However, generally speaking, Australia has over two hundred known species of snakes. They are elongated, legless and carnivorous reptiles with scaly, textured skin. Snakes are especially important in Aboriginal dreaming, representing one of the great and powerful forces of nature and spirit. In the Rainbow Serpent Dreamtime story, they are considered the great life giver and protector of water, which is their spiritual home. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum and the National Museum of Victoria, as well as individuals such amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century. This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.Caramel coloured long snake skin curled around in an oval shape.taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, snake skin, snake, reptile

The Australaisn Bittern is a partly nocturnal bird who resides in costal and sub-coastal locations in south-west mainland Australia, south east Australia and Tasmania. They can be found in wetlands, swamps and among reeds. These birds are mostly brown and yellow in colour and with short legs and a stocky body. The "woomph" sound made by the Bittern late at night is thought to have been the origin of the traditional Aboriginal myth of the Bunyip. The Bunyip, like the Australasian Bittern, was believed to reside in reedy swamps. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum and the National Museum of Victoria, as well as individuals such amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century. This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.The Australaisn Bittern is a stocky bird with mainly yellow and brown colouring. This colouring makes the bird difficult to see in the dense, reedy vegetation it resides amongst in shallow freshwater wetlands. When threatened, the Australaisn Bittern will raise its bill skyward in a pose which helps it camouflage. This specimen has streaked yellow-brown feathers, a yellow bill and legs which are a yellow-green colour. It stands on a wooden platform.taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, bird, bunyip, myths, australaisn bittern, bittern

The Australaisn Bittern is a partly nocturnal bird who resides in costal and sub-coastal locations in south-west mainland Australia, south east Australia and Tasmania. They can be found in wetlands, swamps and among reeds. These birds are mostly brown and yellow in colour and with short legs and a stocky body. The "woomph" sound made by the Bittern late at night is thought to have been the origin of the traditional Aboriginal myth of the Bunyip. The Bunyip, like the Australasian Bittern, was believed to reside in reedy swamps. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum and the National Museum of Victoria, as well as individuals such amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century. This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.The Australaisn Bittern is a stocky bird with mainly yellow and brown colouring. This colouring makes the bird difficult to see in the dense, reedy vegetation where it resides amongst the shallow freshwater wetlands. When threatened, the Australaisn Bittern will raise it's bill skyward in a pose which helps it to camouflage. This specimen has streaked yellow-brown feathers, a yellow bill and legs which are a yellow-green colour. It stands on a wooden platform.Paper tag: ...Bittern... [Catalogu]e, page 3...taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, bird, bunyip, myths, australaisn bittern, bittern

Built in 1923-1927, the school is the gift from the children of the state of Victoria, Australia, to the children of Villers-Bretonneux as proof of their love and good-will towards France. Twelve hundred Australian soldiers, fathers and brothers of these children, gave their lives for the heroic recapture of the town on April 24th and 25th, 1918. On the front of the building there are two plaques (one in French and one in English) referring to this. In the School Yard, as well as an Aboriginal style mural created by the students of the school and inaugurated on ANZAC Day 2009, is an inscription over the porch on a green background in yellow writing saying : DO NOT FORGET AUSTRALIA Due to the strong bond of friendship between the Australian population and the inhabitants of Villers-Bretonneux. This message expresses the need to remember and show gratitude. Also situated in the school is the Victoria Hall, with its wooden paneling, co-ordinated by the Ballarat Technical Art School with most of the carving being undertaken by Australian sculptor John Grant of Daylesford Technical College in Victoria. The carvings represent fauna and flora from Australia. (http://www.museeaustralien.com/en/?Victoria_school, accessed 04/02/2014)Photographs of each of the Pilister at Victoria School, Villers Bretonneux. Each pilister is carved with an Australian Animal.villers-bretonneux, ballarat technical art school, victoria school, victoria hall, world war, world war 1, australian animals, possum, cockatoo, kookaburra, platypus, lyrebird, koala

Article One - Image of Private Wally Atkinson from Barmah, Victoria a descendant of Murray tribe. Article Two - Mealtime - image of aborigines at meal time Article Three - Swingtime - image of aborigines practisiing latest hits on gum leaves - members of gum leaf band have raised much money for local hospital,comfort funds. Article Four - Goanna Soup? image of Pte E Foster and Cook H L Harvey with "Myrtleford Mary" camp mascot (goanna) Article Five (on rear) - Canteen - image of aborignal squad at canteen. Aboriginal soldiers formed a special all volunteer platoon at No 9 Camp Wangaratta in Victoria from late 1940 until February 1941. No 9 Camp was set up at the Wangaratta Showgrounds to allow the formation of the 2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion prior to leaving for Egypt. Major Joseph Albert Wright a WW1 Light Horse veteran was in charge of this platoon the only Aboriginal squad in the Australian Military Forces at that time. The soldiers from Lake Tyers enlisted at Caulfield between June and July 1940 include Harold Cornelius HAYES VX 48217 DOB 2/4/1916 Enlisted 25/7/40 Discharged 22/3/1941 Edward FOSTER VX48218 DOB 25/5/1921 Enlisted 25/7/1940 Discharged 22/3/1941 Noel Ernest HOOD VX48194 DOB 3/1/1919 Enlisted 25/7/1940 Discharged 22/3/1941 Edward Leslie MULLETT VX48199 DOB 30/6/1910 Enlisted 25/7/1940 Discharged 22/3/1941 Samuel Richard RANKIN VX48201 DOB 23/7/1910 Enlisted 25/7/1940 Discharged 22/3/1941 Stewart HOOD VX47351 DOB 23/1/1903 Enlisted 18/7/1940 Discharged 22/3/1941 William GORRIE VX48208 DOB 22/11/1921 Enlisted 25/7/1940 Discharged 22/3/1941 David John MULLETT VX48195 DOB 10/6/1919 Enlisted 25/7/1940 Discharged 22/3/1941 Arthur Alexander (Tom?) MULLETT VX48198 DOB 25/11/1914 Enlisted 25/7/1940 Discharged 22/3/1941 Images relates to the "special platoon" based at No 9 Camp Wangaratta as being the Australian Army's first all Aboriginal Unit formed in 1940. The soldiers were all volunteers mainly from Lake Tyers in Victoria. In addition to normal army training they performed guard duty at the Army Hospital and Camp. They formed the Gum Leaf Band and led the troops at community singing and assisted in Methodist Church services. Four black and white newspaper articles adhered to cream paperno 9 camp wangaratta, aboriginal platoon, 1940

The Golden Point - Mt Pleasant Progress Association was established on Wednesday 6 April 1983. Membership was open to any person or organisation in the area generally bounded by Bridge mall and Skipton Street, Elsworth Street and main Road. annual family or organisation membership was $2.00. Mara Gluyas served as secretary of the Golden Point - Mt Pleasant Progress Association from 1983 to 1994. Ian McKinnon was the President from 1983 to 1992. Kerry Daniels was the President in 1994.A small white cardboard box with purple lid of A4 documents relating to the establishment of the Golden Point - Mt Pleasant Progress Association. The documents include the original constitution and minutes. Topics include: Pearce's Park; removal of elms, names and addresses of members, Sovereign Hill realignment; Sovereign Hill Lookout; membership form; Golden Point Historic Mines Direction Indicator; Ballarat Observatory; Nerrina Tip; Yarrowee Creek; Mine Capping (Sovereign Mine); tree planting (Sovereign Hill Lookout); Magpie Street Park; Hill Street; Yarrowee Flora Park; Barkly Street; South Street Bluestone Gutter; Ballarat Goldfields; Eastern baths site; Grant Street; Flooding; Aboriginal Advancement League; Sunnyside Woollen Mill; Chinese Garden; Golden Point Primary School closure; Ballarat West Goldfields; Sovereign Hill Land Title and Management Revision; Wainwright; Street; Llanberris; Yuille's Station Parkgolden point, mount pleasant, mt pleasant, ian mckinnno, mara gluyas, peter hiscock, frank williams, geoff howard, leigh gillett, sovereign hill, kerry daniels, norm strange; graeme kent; george netherway; keith rash; ian mckinnon, albert graham, bryan crebbin, jim humphreys. wid radbourn, heath martin, janet dore, alex mills park

1957 - Art Lending Library, Neville Bunning, Dana Street Primary School - The Original Ballarat Junior Technical School, ATC, Flight Cadets; Ballarat Junior Girls' Technical School, Ballarat North Junior Technical School, Roll Call 1960 - Ballarat School of MNes Literary Sociaty, begonia parade, Efficient reading, enter the modern, Lois Morris, sheetmetal, G. Cornell Obituary, I. Menz Obituary, metallurgists' Society, Olympic games 1961- Red, black and white soft covered magazine of the Ballarat School of Mines Information outlined in the magazine includes: The Richard W. Richards Medal, Philips Electrical Industries scholarship, A.F. Heseltine scholarship, Hong Kong To-Day (by Daniel Yung), A Treatise on Mount Morgan, Bath Push, The Stud Room, A Gentlemen's Excursion to Beaufort House, Electrical Laboratory, Metallurgical Laboratory, The Australian Aboriginal in Modern Civilization (J. Kavanagh) , The history of Electricity ballarat school of mines, ballarat junior technical school, cadets, flight cadets, airforce cadets, ballarat school of mines students' association, noel delosa, noel whiticher, bob coutts, noel kelly, les dobie, noel murphy, malcolm peel, peter agrums, ian weir, sue mole, val baker, neil bromley, kevin oscar rogers, h.e. arblaster, richard w. richards, dick richards medal, keith hindson, james tinney, walter tooth, john bethune, vilma sansom, betty clark, travers duncn, joyce wilson, lex lockhart, jim beattie, joyce stevens, slim ingleton, john skuja, murray gillan, graeme willey, diana mainwaring, eureka stockade, east africa, canada, sumatra, chris sanos, greece, malaya, bee-keeping, worshipful company of plumbers, hong kong, daniel yung, mount morgan, history of electricity, peter robinson, john clelland, davis schmist, harry brue, harry brew, rex hollioake, broken hill, excusions, john wolfe, beverly selkirk, barry singleton, mara jekabsons, bill widdop, frank pomeroy, art lending library, john mckenzie, ballarat girls' technical school, robert norton, graeme williams, alan bethuse, janis erdmanis, alan rock, gail trewanack, tony white, ching thung tay, jack tay, noel whitcher, norm nash, helen ross, eric mcgrath, g. cornell death, i menz death, john wolffe, brian duthie, bill durant, w.g. durant, heather walton, heather durant, beverly singleton, neville bunning

Specific historical and contextual information pertaining to this object is unknown. There are no hallmarks or documentation to indicate provenance or historical significance. This coin purse appears to have a covering made of mother of pearl. Evidence of interest from over 20,000 years ago mark Aboriginal groups in Australia as some of the first people to value the power and beauty of pearlshell, while evidence of Australian pearlshell being taken across the sea to other countries dates back as early as the 1500s. The 1850s-60s saw the beginnings of the Australian pearling industry. Following the popularisation of plastic for items such as buttons the pearlshell market waned in the mid-twentieth century but was soon after began to re-forge in Australia with a new industry of cultured pearl farms. Most of Australian's pearling industry was initially located in Western Australia and off the Torres Strait Islands. The Australian War Memorial notes on their website that many tokens made from mother of pearl were sent home to loved ones throughout World Wars One and Two from the Middle East, England, the South West Pacific, Australia and elsewhere, but that unfortunately provenance such as the manufacture and sale of many of these items is not recorded.The social history objects held in the Burke Museum's collection help to tell the stories of Beechworth's past by showing the social, cultural, and economic aspects of the town's history.A small rectangular purse with silver edging and half clasp, covered in white and cream coloured shell (mother of pearl?)A01154burke museum, social history, accessories, mother of pearl, nacre, australian industry

Quolls are small carnivorous marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea. Tjilpa is the name given to the quoll amongst the Northern Arrernte language group of Australian Aboriginal people. Quolls are primarily nocturnal and spend most of the day in a den. Of the six species of quoll, four are found in Australia and two in New Guinea. The six species vary in weight and size, from 300g to 7kg. They live in coastal heathlands, sub-alpine woodlands, temperate woodlands and forests, riparian forests and wet sclerophyll forests. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from either the Trustees of the Australian Museum or from the amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880 and mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee around the same time. When all taxidermy mounts were completed, they were quickly put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century. This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.Small quoll with a small round head, long body, and long, thin tail perched on a branch attached to a wooden mount. The quoll has four skinny legs which have long, dark claws. The quoll's hair is a fawn colour with cream spots. There are two black eyes made of glass, two short pointed ears and black whiskers.On wooden mount: BMM5897 /taxidermy, quoll, animal, australia, burke museum, beechworth, reynell eveleigh johns, taxidermy mount, marsupial

The Australaisn Bittern is a partly nocturnal bird who resides in costal and sub-coastal locations in south-west mainland Australia, south east Australia and Tasmania. They can be found in wetlands, swamps and among reeds. These birds are mostly brown and yellow in colour and with short legs and a stocky body. The "woomph" sound made by the Bittern late at night is thought to have been the origin of the traditional Aboriginal myth of the Bunyip. The Bunyip, like the Australasian Bittern, was believed to reside in reedy swamps. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum in Sydney and the National Museum of Victoria (known as Museums Victoria since 1983), as well as individuals such as amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century.This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century. This Australaisn Bittern is a stocky bird stylised in a standing position with brown colouring. This colouring makes the bird difficult to see in the dense, reedy vegetation it resides amongst in shallow freshwater wetlands. When threatened, the Australaisn Bittern will raise its bill skyward in a pose which helps it camouflage. This specimen has streaked yellow-brown feathers, a yellow bill and legs which are a yellow-green colour. It stands on a wooden platform.taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, bird, bunyip, myths, australaisn bittern, bittern