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Kew Historical Society Inc
Sound Recording, Sing Australia Camberwell, Annual Concert 2013, 2013
Robin Kelly was born Robin Vandersluys in Mary Street, Kew. As a child, she sang in backyard concerts run with her brother, Leslie. The family moved to Deepdene in 1949 and Robin joined church and school choirs. Later she was to study classical singing with Stella Power, modern singing with Jack White, TV Presentation with Natalie Raine of Crawford Productions and acting/singing with Jessie Matthews. Following her victory in a talent quest at the Orama Ballroom, she was invited to join the Orama Big Band with singers Harry Cox and Arlene Forrest. She also sang with the Kerm Jones Jazz Band at Power House and with Frank Johnson's Jazz Band at Jazz Junction. Robin became resident band vocalist at the historic Federal Hotel in Collins Street with the Rudi Laquer Trio. She also sang at The Savoy Plaza with the George Cadman Trio. A year later she became resident vocalist at the Ress Oriental Hotel with the Lennie Holmes Trio. Later, Robin married pianist Peter Jones, singing under the name 'Robin Vanser' in clubs in Sydney and regional New South Wales. She was booked for a Vietnam War tour and also sang in Tahiti. Returning to Melbourne, her agent booked her to appear in shows in Tasmania including West Point Casino and Melbourne country venues. Another agent, John Bishop, booked her to do floor shows in Melbourne, including Xmas Seasons at the Hampton Hotel where she entertained audiences with her comedy and audience participation routines. In 1971, Robin Kelly retired to run her Robin Hood Antiques business in Canterbury, during which time she was married to tenor Glenn Kelly. Later she joined Sing Australia Camberwell Choir, performing as a soloist at their Melbourne Town Hall Concert.The Vandersluys-Kelly Collection of photographs, costumes and musical performance memorabilia was donated to the Kew Historical Society by Robin Denise Kelly in 2018. The collection is an important record of stage and recorded performances in Australia in the second half of the 20th century. This new nationally-focused and artistically significant collection augments and contextualises the local performing arts materials in our collection. DVD (Disk 1) of a performance by Sing Australia Camberwell including a track featuring Robin Kelly singing What a Wonderful World.robin kelly, performing arts - victoria - australia, sing australia camberwell -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Drawing - Commonwealth Portland Cement Works NSW to Wal Jack, C Roy G Field, 18-8-1944
Wal Jack had an extensive range of correspondents throughout Australia and the world who often prepared extensive drawings for him. This detailed drawing is by Roy Field who swapped many photographs with Wal Jack. The drawing details the railways associated with the Commonwealth Portland Cement at Portland NSW. Details of Roy are included within this record.Demonstrates some of the correspondence that Wal Jack received from around the world and that of Roy Field.Drawing - pen and ink red and black on foolscap sheet of Commonwealth Portland Cement Works NSWOn rear in pencil and type, a note about Sandringham tram No. 51.letters, wal jack, tramways, drawings, roy field, portland cement nsw, railways -
Greensborough Historical Society
Folder, Herald and Weekly Times, Our Australia, 2002c
Series containing information about various aspects of Australian life and history. It was a lift out from the Herald Sun newspaper.Looseleaf folder containing parts 1-3, 6-7, 9-10, 13 of a 14 part seriesaustralia history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, C O Badham Jackson, Proud Story - The Official History of the Australian Comfort Fund, 1949
The Australian Comforts Fund official history documents the organisations role in caring for all fit & well members of the Australian Forces during the Second World War.Blue buckram hard cover, title in gold letters on spine only. 336 pages with cut edges, black & white illustrations.books- history, social, military history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LANDMARKS
Landmarks a history of Australia in 33 places, 271 pages with black & white and colour photographs.National Museum of Australiahistory, australian, history-australia-victoria-bendigo -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Poetical Sketch-Book, Australia
WARRNAMBOOL MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE Warrnambool's Mechanics' Institute (or Institution as it was sometimes called) was one of the earliest in Victoria. On 17th October 1853 a meeting was held where it was resolved to request the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony to grant land for the erection of a Mechanics' Institutes building. A committee was formed at the meeting and Richard Osburne chaired the first meeting of this committee. The land on the North West corner of Banyan and Merri Streets was granted but there were no funds to erect the building. The Formal Rights of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute's encompassed its aims and these were officially adopted in1859; "This Institution has for its object the diffusion of literary, scientific, and other useful knowledge amongst its members, excluding all controversial subjects, religious or political. These objects are sought to be obtained by means of a circulating library, a reading room, the establishment of classes, debates, and the occasional delivery of lectures on natural and experimental philosophy, mechanics, astronomy, chemistry, natural history, literature, and the useful and ornamental arts, particularly those which have a more immediate reference to the colony." The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute opened its first reading room in November1884 in the National School building at the corner of Banyan and Timor Streets. The Institute was funded by member subscription, payable on a quarterly, half yearly or yearly basis. Samuel Hannaford, the Manager of the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, was the first Honorary Secretary of the Mechanics' Institutes, and an early President and Vice-President. He also gave several of the early lectures in the Reading Room. Another early Secretary, Librarian and lecturer was Marmaduke Fisher, the teacher at the National School. Lecture topics included The Poets and Poetry of Ireland', 'The Birth and Development of the Earth', 'The Vertebrae - with Remarks on the pleasures resulting from the study of Natural History' and 'Architecture'. In 1856 the Reading Room was moved to James Hider's shop in Timor Street, and by 1864 it was located in the bookshop of Davies and Read. In the 1860's the Mechanics' Institute struggled as membership waned but in 1866, after a series of fund raising efforts, the committee was able to purchase land in Liebig Street, on a site then called Market Square, between the weighbridge and the fire station. A Mechanics' Institute building was opened at this site in August 1871. The following year four more rooms were added to the main Reading Room and in 1873 the Artisan School of Design was incorporated into the Institute. The same year Joseph Archibald established a Museum; however it deteriorated when he was transferred to Bendigo in 1877. In 1880, with Archibald's return to Warrnambool, the Museum was re-established, and in 1885 a new building was built at the back of the Institute to accommodate the re-created School of Design, the Art Gallery and the Museum. In 1887 the Museum section was moved to the former court house in Timor Street (for some time the walls of the building formed part of the TAFE cafeteria but all is now demolished)). In 1911 the Museum was transferred back to the original building and the management of the Mechanics' Institute was handed over to the Warrnambool City Council. The Museum and Art Gallery became one and housed many fine works of art, and the Library continued to grow. The building was well patronised, with records showing that at the beginning of the 20th century there were between 500 and 800 visitors. During World War One the monthly figures were in the thousands, with 3,400 people visiting in January 1915. The Museum was a much loved Institution in Warrnambool until the contents of the Museum and Art Gallery were removed to make room for the Warrnambool City Council Engineers' Department. The contents were stored but many of the items were scattered or lost. When the original building was demolished the site became occupied by the Civic Centre, which included the new City Library. (The library was temporarily located in the old Palais building in Koroit Street.) In the process of reorganisation the Collection was distributed amongst the community groups: -The new City Library took some of the historic books and some important documents, historic photographs and newspapers. -The Art Gallery kept the 19th Century art collection and some of the artefacts from the museum. -The Historic Society has some items -The State Museum has some items -Some items were destroyed -Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village has old newspapers, Government Gazettes, most of the Mechanics' Institute Library, ledgers and documents connected to the Mechanics' Institute Library, some framed and unframed art works and some photographs. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Library book collection is deemed to be of great importance because it is one of the few collections in an almost intact state, and many of the books are now very rare and of great value. The Poetical Sketch-Book, Australia Author: Thomas K Hervey Publisher: Edward Bull Date: 1829Label on spine cover with typed text R.A. 821 HER Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library Fly paper has stamp from Warrnambool Public Museumwarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, great ocean road, book, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, warrnambool public library, the poetical sketch-book, australia, the poetical sketch-book, thomas k hervey -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Cabinet Timbers of Australia
WARRNAMBOOL MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE Warrnambool's Mechanics' Institute (or Institution as it was sometimes called) was one of the earliest in Victoria. On 17th October 1853 a meeting was held where it was resolved to request the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony to grant land for the erection of a Mechanics' Institutes building. A committee was formed at the meeting and Richard Osburne chaired the first meeting of this committee. The land on the North West corner of Banyan and Merri Streets was granted but there were no funds to erect the building. The Formal Rights of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute's encompassed its aims and these were officially adopted in1859; "This Institution has for its object the diffusion of literary, scientific, and other useful knowledge amongst its members, excluding all controversial subjects, religious or political. These objects are sought to be obtained by means of a circulating library, a reading room, the establishment of classes, debates, and the occasional delivery of lectures on natural and experimental philosophy, mechanics, astronomy, chemistry, natural history, literature, and the useful and ornamental arts, particularly those which have a more immediate reference to the colony." The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute opened its first reading room in November1884 in the National School building at the corner of Banyan and Timor Streets. The Institute was funded by member subscription, payable on a quarterly, half yearly or yearly basis. Samuel Hannaford, the Manager of the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, was the first Honorary Secretary of the Mechanics' Institutes, and an early President and Vice-President. He also gave several of the early lectures in the Reading Room. Another early Secretary, Librarian and lecturer was Marmaduke Fisher, the teacher at the National School. Lecture topics included The Poets and Poetry of Ireland', 'The Birth and Development of the Earth', 'The Vertebrae - with Remarks on the pleasures resulting from the study of Natural History' and 'Architecture'. In 1856 the Reading Room was moved to James Hider's shop in Timor Street, and by 1864 it was located in the bookshop of Davies and Read. In the 1860's the Mechanics' Institute struggled as membership waned but in 1866, after a series of fund raising efforts, the committee was able to purchase land in Liebig Street, on a site then called Market Square, between the weighbridge and the fire station. A Mechanics' Institute building was opened at this site in August 1871. The following year four more rooms were added to the main Reading Room and in 1873 the Artisan School of Design was incorporated into the Institute. The same year Joseph Archibald established a Museum; however it deteriorated when he was transferred to Bendigo in 1877. In 1880, with Archibald's return to Warrnambool, the Museum was re-established, and in 1885 a new building was built at the back of the Institute to accommodate the re-created School of Design, the Art Gallery and the Museum. In 1887 the Museum section was moved to the former court house in Timor Street (for some time the walls of the building formed part of the TAFE cafeteria but all is now demolished)). In 1911 the Museum was transferred back to the original building and the management of the Mechanics' Institute was handed over to the Warrnambool City Council. The Museum and Art Gallery became one and housed many fine works of art, and the Library continued to grow. The building was well patronised, with records showing that at the beginning of the 20th century there were between 500 and 800 visitors. During World War One the monthly figures were in the thousands, with 3,400 people visiting in January 1915. The Museum was a much loved Institution in Warrnambool until the contents of the Museum and Art Gallery were removed to make room for the Warrnambool City Council Engineers' Department. The contents were stored but many of the items were scattered or lost. When the original building was demolished the site became occupied by the Civic Centre, which included the new City Library. (The library was temporarily located in the old Palais building in Koroit Street.) In the process of reorganisation the Collection was distributed amongst the community groups: -The new City Library took some of the historic books and some important documents, historic photographs and newspapers. -The Art Gallery kept the 19th Century art collection and some of the artefacts from the museum. -The Historic Society has some items -The State Museum has some items -Some items were destroyed -Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village has old newspapers, Government Gazettes, most of the Mechanics' Institute Library, ledgers and documents connected to the Mechanics' Institute Library, some framed and unframed art works and some photographs. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Library book collection is deemed to be of great importance because it is one of the few collections in an almost intact state, and many of the books are now very rare and of great value. Cabinet Timbers of Australia Author: R T Baker Publisher: Government Printer Sydney Date: 1913Label on spine cover with typed text RA 691.1 BAK Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Public Librarywarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, great ocean road, book, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, warrnambool public library, cabinet timbers of australia, r t baker -
Clunes Museum
Memorabilia - HISTORY OF CLUNES TOWN HALL, R.J. PRYOR et al, HISTORY MADE 1984
THE HISTORY COMPILED MAY 1978 BY R.J. PRYOR, FROM EXTRACTS OF COUNCIL MINUTES AND NEWSPAPERS RESEARCHED BY THE LATE F.C. WEICKHARDTA BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CLUNES TOWN HALL 1860 - 1874local history, document, town hall -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Empire Builders In Australia
Empire Builders In Australia Early Days in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia Author: Edith Ralph Publisher: T. Fisher Unwin Date: 1911Label on spine cover with typed text R.A. 994.02 RAL Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Librarywarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, empire builders in australia -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Work on paper - History of Band, Terry Johanson, History of the Ringwood Band by Terry Johanson. 2005, 5-Dec-05
Terry Johanson - History of the Ringwood Band - 7 pages +Additional Keywords: Johanson, Terry / Bradley / McAlpine / Blood / Brown / Little / Polkinghorn -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, John Wright, Heart of the Lion - The 50 year history of Australia's Holden, 1998
Published for the 50th anniversary of the first Holden car, and presented to Society member Pat GRAINGER, who attended the celebrations'Heart of the Lion', a history of the Holden car manufactured at Fishermen's Bend. Published 1998, 50th anniversary. Black bound volume with dust jacket.transport - motor vehicles, fishermans bend, industry - manufacturing, general motors-holden, gmh, john wright -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Booklet, Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society (PMHPS), The story of Sandridge, how the first settlers came to Port Melbourne. A history for children, c 1999
Sponsored by Holden and produced by Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation SocietyA history of Sandridge/Port Melbourne specifically aimed at children. Square buff coloured booklet with a black and white drawing of a rowing boat on the cover.Booklet is notated in red, dates and extra information.sandridge lagoon, garden city, piers and wharves - town pier, piers and wharves - railway pier, melbourne to hobson's bay railway, built environment, heritage, caroline frederica liardet, wilbraham frederick evelyn liardet, port melbourne yacht club, thomas swallow, william morley, david thomas, peter lalor, andrew plummer -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, History ofMcDougall, McAlliser and Sandy families, 1990
Printed copy of manuscript on disc of 'Forty-'leven Youngsters' family history of the McDougall, McAlliser and Sandy families of the Tambo Valley area, Victoriagenealogy -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Watt Brother C I, Walmsley Brother W L, A History of the Manchester Unity. Independent Order of Oddfellows in Victoria Friendly Society, 1972
A history of the Independent Order of Oddfellows. Firendly Society in Victoria from 1840 to 1971, describes the many services for members, plus community activities.associations -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Carrol Brian, Hurry Back an Illustrated History of Mayne Nickless, 1986
A history of the Mayne Nickless transport company written for the cenenary of the company, 1886 to 1986, from the era of horsed to jet aircraft includes index.transport, commerce -
Clunes Museum
Document, W. ROSS - PRESIDENT SCHOOL COMMITTEE 1919, CAMPBELLTOWN - DISTRICT HISTORY
7 X FOOLSCAP PAGES - TITLED "A DISTRICT HISTORY OF CAMPBELLTOWN " STARTING FROM THE YEAR 1839 WRITTEN BY WILLIAM ROSS - CAMPBELLTOWN 1943.local history, document, historical, campbelltown -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, RM Young author, Hutchinson Group Pty Ltd publisher, Whos Who in Australia 2002, 1982
Based on the authors years of research this book records history from a tiny outpost of British settlement to a thriving modern nationISBN 0091378508 new updated edition 1982history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Bendigo Munitions Factory (ADI) Photos, Australian Defence Industries (Now THALES AUSTRALIA), 1987
The Bendigo Ordnance Factory began operating in 1942, producing heavy artillery and naval guns. In the late 1990s the then Federal Government-owned facility was sold to the multinational Thales, which continues to operate the factory today. The Ted Hocking collection of photos were digitized onto two CDs in 2014. As well the Bendigo Historical Society has a collection of glass negatives includes some slides of women working in the munitions factory. Seven slides were included in an album that was prepared for Dr Edith Summerskill who visited Australia in 1944 as part of an Empire Parliamentary Delegation. The album included photographs of Australian women working at the factory during WW2. A copy of the album is in the Collection of the Australian War Memorial.Twenty-one photos produced by the Bendigo Munitions Factory, later known as the Ordnance Factory and then the Australian Defense Industries. The photos are of a reunion held by the Electrical workers.history, bendigo, bendigo munitions factory, bendigo ordnance, bendigo adi, doctor edith summerskill, ww2, slide box 1 10165, slide box 2 10166, slide box 3 10167, ted hocking collection -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Kit, Western Australia Department of Education et al, Ways of being, ways of talk, 2002
Kit produced by a Primary and Senior Secondary School in Western Australia dealing with communication, language and Aboriginal History. Video 1. Moving Into Other Worlds Video 2. Two Way Learning and Two Kinds of Power Video 3. Now You See It, Now You Don?t Video 4. A Shared World of Communicationb&w illustrations, colour illustrations, b&w photographs, colour photographs, videocassette, bookaboriginal education, aboriginal english, cultural awareness, school curriculum, language and literacy, bilingualism, two way learning -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder, Australia archives accession - internees, 1940
Voluminous and at times humorous problems associated with internees. Dark blue hard back plastic cover with the inscription (see below). Australia archives accession - interneesgerhard meinke, internment camps, australian archives -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, Peter McCarthy et al, History of Mining at the Ballarat College of Advanced Education, 2003
Seven typed pages outlining the history of the Graduate Diploma of Mining at Ballarat College of Advanced Education (BCAE)mining, ballarat college of advanced education -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, 1st Ringwood Scout Group - The History - Part 1- 1915-1967, Circa early 1980s
Typed spiral bound booklet with text and several photographs, chronological history between years 1915 and 1967.5 photos on front cover -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, One Hundred Years, Official Programme and History of Ballarat for its Centenary Celebrations, 1938, 1938
Digital copy of One Hundred Years, Official Programme and History of Ballarat for its Centenary Celebrations, 1938ballarat centenary, victor greenhalgh, ronaldson-tippett, george hotel, f.w. holst, ballarat gas company, herbert werner frederick de nully, ballarat timeline, western plateau, rowlands, band of hope and albion consols, ballarat water supply, ballarat sewerage scheme, arch of victory -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Natural History of Selborne
The Natural History of Selborne Author: Rev Gilbert White Publisher: George Bell and Sons Date: 1890Label on spine with typed text R.H. 574.942 WHI warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, rev gilbert white, the natural history of selborne -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ian D Clark, Place names and land tenure : windows into Aboriginal landscapes : essays in Victorian Aboriginal history, 1998
This work is a collection of twelve essays that are concerned with place names, clan organisation and local and regional Aboriginal history.maps, document reproductionsdjab wurrung, ngengen wurrung, koroitgundidj, dhauwurud wurrung, djab wurrung, barababaraba, daung wurrung, taungurung, dja dja wurrung, jardwadjali, jodajoda, yorta yorta, nguri-illam wurrung, waywurru, koroit, buangor, mt eccles, mt napier, langi ghiran, grampians national park, massacres, clan organization, land tenure, george augustus robinson, samuel carter, aldo massola, alfred william howitt -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ian D Clark et al, Stonnington's Indigenous history, 2006
This document is a summary of 'An indigenous history of Stonnington (2006) by Dr Ian Clark and Laura Kostanski, University of Ballarat.maps, b&w illustrations, b&w photographs, colour illustrations, word listswoiwurrung, woi wurrung, boonwurrung, boon wurrung, eastern kulin, derrimut, george augustus robinson, george langhorne, helen baillie, banjo clarke, jim berg, stonnington, william thomas, coranderrk, local history, victorian history, -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Shops have a history, 1984
Article on the details and history of shops at 1 - 15 Blackburn Road, Blackburn. For auction 14 Nov 1984.Article on the details and history of shops at 1 - 15 Blackburn Road, Blackburn. For auction 14 Nov 1984.Article on the details and history of shops at 1 - 15 Blackburn Road, Blackburn. For auction 14 Nov 1984.blackburn road, blackburn. nos 1 - 15, bayley, elizabeth rockliffe, leonard sherwin -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, A Brief history of Wunderlich Terracotta Roofing Tiles, 1981
A brief history of Wunderlich terracotta roofing tiles by M.I. Bloom who was state sales manager in 1981.A brief history of Wunderlich terracotta roofing tiles by M.I. Bloom who was state sales manager in 1981.A brief history of Wunderlich terracotta roofing tiles by M.I. Bloom who was state sales manager in 1981.tile factories, wunderlich limited, bloom, m.i., wunderlich, ernest -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Blackburn - Oral History, 2000
Oral history interview - Joyce Kotze with Kath Jones (interviewer). Biographical form, interview summary and transcription.mitcham, box hill, blackburn, middleborough road, blackburn, whitehorse link 2000 project, kotze, joyce -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Mitcham - Oral history, 2000
Oral history interview - Greg Bawdin with Kath Jones (interviewer). Biographical form, interview summary and transcript.mitcham, nunawading, mitcham primary school, no. 2904, schools, bawdin, greg