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8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Medal - Worsley 8LH
Shield shaped wooden plaque with British War Medal awarded to 3452 Trooper Frederick William Worsley 8th Light Horse Regiment and a paper label giving details.WWI BWM to 3452 Pte / Frederick William Worsley / 8th LH Regt AIF / (enl 14/9/17 RTA 26/1/19)wwi, worlsd war one, 8th, light horse, medal, bwm -
Melbourne Legacy
Slide, Operation Float 1957, 1957
A colour slide boats at a pier in 1957. Operation Float was an event run by Melbourne Legacy to take Junior legatees on an outing. It could have been to naval boats such as HMAS Cerberus or to a Yacht club. It gave the junior legatees the opportunity to see a naval boat in action, spend time on the water or try sailing. In 1957 it appears to be several smaller boats taking small groups of children out on the bay. Was with many other slides taken in the 1950s and 1960s. The slides have been photographed to make digital images and moved to archive quality sleeves. In many cases the original images were not well focussed and the digital image the best available.A record of outings being organised for children.Colour slide of boats at a mooring in a red edged Kodachrome cardboard mount.Printed on reverse in red ink 'Kodachrome Transparency / Processed by Kodak'. Handwritten in blue ink 'Embarking for Operation Float / 6'. Imprinted in black ink '17'operation float, junior legatee outings -
Melbourne Legacy
Slide, Bowls tournament, 1960s
Images from a Legacy Bowls tournament, there are people in watching the games and also Sir Dallas Brooks speaking at the end. Names of the legatees are not known. The trophy awarded to the winner was named after Sir Dallas Brooks who was a patron of Melbourne Legacy when he was Governor of Victoria (1949-1963). Melbourne Legacy held regular bowls tournaments for Legatees. Some events were as a fundraiser for Legacy and well as a social event for legatees. The date is estimated to be the 1960s as it was with other slides from that period. The slides have been photographed to make digital images and moved to archive quality sleeves. In many cases the original images were not well focussed and the digital image the best available.A record of the type of activities Legacy provided as a social outlet for the Legatees and for fundraising.Colour slide x 8 of a Bowls Tournament in Kodak mount.The mounts are imprinted slide numbers (5, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18) and one has 'Dallas Brooks Bowls Final' handwritten on it.bowls, legatee event, dallas brooks -
Kilmore Historical Society
Scientific Dialogues, Joyces Scientific Dialogues, 1855
Intended for the instruction and entertainment of young people in which the first principles of natural and experimental philosophy are fully explained. New edition complete in one volume.Brown cloth-bound hardcover book with embossed patterning on front and back covers. Ink staining to lower front cover, worn corners and top & bottom spine. Cover separating from body back & front. Missing flyleaf, loose front pages. Loose binding. Foxing throughout. 200 wood cut illustrations. 536 pp. Poor condition.Inside front cover, '132 Kilmore Mechanics Institute', handwritten cursive. Undecipherable name inscribed top of title page, 'Kilmore 17 Sept.1855'.kilmore mechanics institute library. -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Big Camp 1970 at Lord Somers Camp, 1970
A photo of a large group of teenage boys and men from Big Camp, January 1970. Big camp was held at Lord Somers Camp for older youths. This is a large group, approximately 27 boys and 7 adults. Another item at 00427 also is labelled as 1970. Melbourne Legacy provides camps for junior legatees. The camps gave the children an opportunity of a summer beach holiday with other Legacy children. It started with camps on the property of Legacy founder, Legatee Stan Savige, who had a place in Balnarring, close to the beach. Permanent camp buildings were built in 1930. In 1930 Lord Somers (Governor of Victoria) also started a camp at a nearby property and the area was renamed Somers. Legacy Somers Camps continued intermittently at Stan's property until it was decided in 1951 to make other arrangements for holidays. Including two other camps in the Somers area: Lord Somers Camp and the Somers School Camp (owned by the Education Department).A record of Junior Legatees attending camps.Black and white photo of Legatees and senior boys at Big Camp 1970.Front of photo has typed text over the photo: "Big Camp Jan 10 - 17 1970". On reverse "D / Legacy" written in blue pen.junior legatee outing, big camp, lord somers camp -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Decade Inductance Box, 10 x0.1H
Cubic black box with ten brass contacts over which a rotary contact wiper moves; the wiper is rotated by a black knob.Inscribed on top: “INDUCTANCE Type 17-D”, “10 x 0.01H”, “Muirhead & Co. Ltd No. 126020”. On front: “MUIRHEAD”. Label: “Purchased by UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION” -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing Archive
Book - Illustrated book, Edward Woodall Gault et al, A century of compassion: a history of the Austin hospital, 1982
Official Centenary history of the Austin Hospital in Heidelberg, from its founding as the Austin Hospital for Incurables in 1882 with an endowment by Mrs Elizabeth Austin. As well as the hospitals history it includes the Devlopment of medical and nursing care during that timeDark blue binding, with title and authors names embossed on spine. Dust jacket has dark blue background, tile and authors names in whit print on front cover and spine. Reproduction of detail of the painting 'The good Samaritan' by Vincent van Gogh also on front cover. Numerous illustrations (mainly Photos) withinOfficial Centenary history of the Austin Hospital in Heidelberg, from its founding as the Austin Hospital for Incurables in 1882 with an endowment by Mrs Elizabeth Austin. As well as the hospitals history it includes the Devlopment of medical and nursing care during that timeaustin hospital, austin health, heidelberg, nurses, nursing training, tuberculosis, medical care -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Artwork, other - Reproductive Print, Port of Warrnambool, n.d
Port of Portland AuthorityFront: Port of Warrnambool (lower centre, printed). Published by Sands & Kenny, Melbourne & Sydney 1857. Back: 17 UL pencil, 1996 UR pencil.port of portland, port of warrnambool -
Mont De Lancey
Journal, La Socie'te' Guernesiaise, December 1993
The family history section of this association lists - 1. The Objects of the Section are to - 1.1. Promote, foster and encourage research into family history and 1.2. Collate, preserve and catalogue resource material and make it available to members and 1.3. Liaise with such persons or bodies as may be conducive to these objects. The Mont De Lancey features in this editionA pale green thin 'Journal of the Family History Section: La Socie'te' Guernesiaise' in booklet format. The front cover has the title printed in black lettering at the top with an oval shape depicting a man and woman sitting for a portrait inside it. The volume and date of publication is also printed. The round emblem of La Socie'te' Guernesiaise 1882 is printed on the front top right corner. 24p.non-fictionThe family history section of this association lists - 1. The Objects of the Section are to - 1.1. Promote, foster and encourage research into family history and 1.2. Collate, preserve and catalogue resource material and make it available to members and 1.3. Liaise with such persons or bodies as may be conducive to these objects. The Mont De Lancey features in this editiondocuments, journals, family history, sebire family, mont de lancey house, mont de lancey museum -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Print Troop Equipment and Personnel, Lithographic Squadron – Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, c1970s
This collection of 17 photos was most likely taken in Lithographic Squadron, Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, c1970s. Although these photos are not annotated most personnel are positively identified. Some photos are cropped enlargements of previous photos. See item 6060.8P for more information and photos of platemaking. There is more information on the Ultra-MAN-III, Komoni and Planeta Printing Presses on pages 71 and 120 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4. For additional photos, refer to item 6062.4P for the Heidelberg press, item 6063.5P for the Komori press, item 6064.9P for the Planeta press and item 6065.10P for Ultra-MAN-III presses. In photos .11P to .14P the technician is applying a UV-sensitive pigmented dye emulating one of the map print colours to a white opaque polyester sheet mounted on a rotating table in a whirler. .12P and .14P are enlargements of previous photos. See item 6059.4P for more information and photos on the map proof making process. The Krause Wohlenberg operated by George Austen in photo .17P was a heavy-duty guillotine to trim bulk printed map stock in the c1970s and c1980s. See item 6069.6P for more information and photos of guillotine equipment.This is a set of 17 photographs of Print Troop personnel and equipment from Lithographic Squadron at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, c1970s. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Preparing printing plate, SGT Alvan Howard. .2) to.3) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Preparing printing plate, unidentified technician. .4) - Photo, black & white, 1979, Planeta Polygraph Printing Press., L to R: SPR Peter Breukel, CPL Lance Strudwick. .5) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Ultra-MAN-III Printing Press. .6) and .7) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Ultra-MAN-III Printing Press, unidentified technician. .8) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Newkoni Komori Printing Press, unidentified technician. .9) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Original Heidelberg Printing Press, unidentified technician. .10) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, MANN flatbed proof press, unidentified technician. .11) to .14) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, applying dye to a whirl-on proof, unidentified technician. .15) and .16) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, applying diazo coat to a scribe sheet, CPL Colin Hardisty. .17) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Krause Wohlenberg heavy-duty paper guillotine, George Austen.No personnel are annotated. .2P annotated ‘completed development on a negative working plate.’ .3P annotated ‘a wipe-on plate.’ .4P annotated ‘1979’. .12P annotated ‘Re-coating a proof with the next wanted colour on the vertical whirler.’ .13P annotated ‘has hardened (retained) area required. Done on a vertical whirler.’ .15P and .16P annotated ‘Preparing a sheet of scribe material with a Diazo (light sensitive) coating.’royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, printing, litho -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Certificate - Certificate of Registry of Birth, Fanny Flinn, 1 June, 1858
Born at Soho Hill in the District of Handsworth in the County of Stafford, England True copy of Entry 473/1858 issued 17 April 1888.birth certificate, 1858, fanny flinn, fanny withers (nee flinn), george frederick flinn, mary whitehead flinn (nee mcclare), john withers collection -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Grave of James Chapman and Susan Chapman at Greensborough Cemetery, 15/03/1875
Grave of James Chapman (died 15/03/1875) and Susan Chapman (died 17/03/1895) in Plot#H6 Greensborough Cemetery.Greensborough Cemetery was created when land was given for the cemetery by Mr William Poulter, a local settler, about 1864. The cemetery holds the graves of many early settlers in the districtDigital copy of colour photograph of grave/headstone.james chapman, susan chapman, greensborough cemetery -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Journal - Sporting Traditions, May 2001
Article appeard in Sporting Traditions, Journal of the Australian Society for Sports History, Vol. 17 No. 2, May 2001. ISSN 0813-2577'Keeping out the Riff-Raff: Port Melbourne's exclusion from the Victorian Football League in 1896', Article by Terry KEENAN in 'Sporting Traditions' May 2001australian rules football, societies clubs unions and other organisations, terry keenan, port melbourne football club, pmfc, victorian football league, vfl -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Badges and Buttons
Badges and buttons from army jacket belonging William Keith GRAY VX77837 who was born on 17/10/1915 at Warragul in Victoria.9 x Round brass buttons embossed with crown above map of Australia 2 x Brass arc shaped badges in the word Australia 1 x Brass half semi shaped badge of the rising sunmilitary badges and buttons, ww2 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Parkswide Nursery Forest Hill, 1976
On the left--Peter Davies, Burnley graduate 1976 Ian Griffiths 21Grade 3 apprentice|\ Mark Gallon 18 Mark Juler 17Black and white photograph of four males inside the hot house at the Parkside Nursery. Forest Hill in December 1976.parkswide nursery forest hill, davies peter, griffiths ian, gallon mark, juler mark -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - ESCo trams - Pleasant St, early 1920s
Black and white photograph of two ESCo trams at the intersection of Pleasant and Sturt Sts. The inbound tram is possibly No. 17 and has passengers boarding. Yields information about the Pleasant and Sturt St intersection and ESCo trams.Black and white photograph on plain paper.trams, tramways, sturt st, esco -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Capturing Topographic Features with a Wild B8, AUTOMAP 1 Systems Operations – Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, 1980
This is a set of 24 photographs of Air Survey Squadron technicians capturing topographic Features with a Wild B8 stereo plotter and operating AUTOMAP 1 equipment at the Army Survey Regiment at Fortuna, Bendigo, 1980. 17 of these photographs were taken of SPR Nick Van Dalen and SPR Santina (Argetto) Straube capturing topographic features – plotting with a Wild B8 stereo plotter were most likely taken in 1980. See item 6185.4P for black & white copies of photos of SPR Santina (Argetto) Straube operating the Wild B8 stereo plotter. Refer to item 6204.8P for detailed information and additional photographs of the Wild B8 stereo plotter. The history of the AUTOMAP 1 system is covered in more detail with additional historic photographs in pages 116-118 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4. See items 6122.20P, 6183.19P, 6184.20P, 6200.5P, and 6222.17P for additional photographs of the AUTOMAP 1 system.This is a set of 24 photographs of Air Survey Squadron technicians capturing topographic features with a Wild B8 stereo plotter and operating AUTOMAP 1 equipment at the Army Survey Regiment at Fortuna, Bendigo, c1980. The photographic proofs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographic proof prints were scanned at 600 dpi. .1) to .8) Photo, black & white, 1980. SPR Santina (Argetto) Straube operating a Wild B8 stereo plotter. .9) to .17) Photo, black & white, 1980. SPR Nick Van Dalen operating a Wild B8 stereo plotter. .18) to .24) Photo, black & white, 1980. CPL Gerry Gunn undertaking AUTOMAP 1 computer system duties..1P to .24P – no annotations.automap 1, royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, photogrammetry -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photographs, Phillip Island 2nd Bridge Construction, 1966 - 1969
22 of a collection of 70 Black & White photographs taken during the construction of the second Phillip Island Bridge from San Remo to Newhaven by Country Roads Board and Shire of Bass. Contractor John Holland & Co. Pty. Ltd.14 Black & White photographs of the construction of the second Phillip Island Bridge in 1966 - 1969. 351-09: Pile driving on Newhaven abutment. 351-10 & 11: Concrete beams. 351-12: Pile driver. 351-13 & 14: Machinery. 351-15: Dismantled section of cylinder. 351-16 & 17: Coffer dam and pier construction. 351-18: Man up on scaffold. 351-19 & 20: Construction work. 351-21: Two workmen and man leaning on section of handrail exposed to weather. 352-22: View of construction work.Descriptions as above on some. Plus the following Numbering: 351-09: CRB NEG 67-274C. 351-10: CRB NEG 67-542. 351-11: CRB NEG 67-654F. 351-12: CRB NEG 66-605. 351-13: CRB NEG 66-601. 351-14: CRB NEG 68-752B. 351-15: CRB NEG 67-936. 351-16: CRB NEG 67-937A. 351-17: CRB NEG 67-937B. 351-18: CRB NEG 67-1156D. 351-19: CRB NEG 67-1156B. 351-20: CRB NEG 66-1026E. 351-21: CRB NEG 67-940. 351-22: CRB NEG 67-1218Bphillip island bridge construction, 2nd phillip island bridge construction, country roads board, shire of bass, sasha stark -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHS
1. "Kenneth Leigh Gordon Wylie", No.2515 3/57 Battalion WW1. Enlisted 20/6/16, age 22. In France 8/2/17 but hospitalised 19/4/17 with Tuberculosis. returned Aust 10/9/17 and discharged. 2. "Vincent Keating" VX53980 2/2nd Field Ambulance, age 23. Enlisted 25/4/41 and posted to Middle East. Returned to Aust and posted to New Guinea 22/10/32 and again 20/12/44. Discharged 19/12/45 at rank of Sgt. 3. "Joseph Keating" VX91801 enlisted 22/3/43, age 32. Embarked to New Guinea with 2/28 Batt. Discharged 15/7/46 as a Private.1. Sepia photo of Kenneth Leigh Gordon Wylie. Shoulder and head shot looking into camera. No background. Pasted onto brown cardboard. 2. Black and white photo of Vincent Keating. Portrait from Waist up looking into camera. Set in a brown and gold frame with a black leather backing and fold out stand. 3. Black and white photo of Joseph Keating. Shoulder/head portrait in uniform. Set in a brown wooden photo frame with gold metal rim and wooden fold out stand. Glass cover over photo.buna, ww1, ww2, photographs, kenneth leigh gordon wylie, vincent keating, joseph keating -
Greensborough Historical Society
Album - Photograph Album, Probus Club of Diamond Valley, Probus Club of Diamond Valley Inc.: Year 18, March 2005 - March 2006, 2005-2006
Photographs, minutes of meetings, activities of the Probus Club of Diamond Valley Inc.: Year 17, March 2004 - March 2005. President: Con MatthewsA complete record of the first 20-plus years of this Probus Club; many local identities were among members. Importantly, most photographs have captions naming people, places, dates and events.probus clubs, probus club of diamond valley inc, . -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Fire destroys three premises, 28/11/2018
Investigators are still trying to determine what sparked a fire that tore through three Plenty businesses on November 17, as staff described their narrow escape.News article 1 page, black text and colour image .plenty fire, ray white plenty, diamond creek road greensborough -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Booklet, Rules and Regulations of the Tower Hill General Cemetery 1857, 1857
This booklet sets out the rules and regulations of the Tower Hill cemetery in 1857.Very light card cover, bound with two long cotton stitches and knotted in middle pages. Cover has foxing throughout. Surrounding pattern on front page repeating small and large loops. Black print on off white paper. Twelve pagesnon-fictionThis booklet sets out the rules and regulations of the Tower Hill cemetery in 1857.warrnambool, tower hill cemetery, towerhill cemetery rules 1857 -
Learmonth and District Historical Society Inc.
Photo - Baird.J, Richards & Co. Photos Ballaarat, Councilor J.Baird.J.P.1911-12, "Circa 1912"
Councilor J.Baird J.P. was elected as a member of council in 1900 serving until 1928. He was Shire President in 1907-08,1916-17 and 1922-23.Original Historic Photo for 1911-12.Rectangular sepia photo of Councilor J.Baird,J.P, set in pinkish tan mount. It is placed at the top row left hand side of collection of photos of all councilors fot 1911-12. Councilor J.Baird J.P.ballarat shire council, j baird j p 1911 12 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Dog Tags (Army), Private Eicke, 1943
Worn by Private Eicke during his service in WW1. He joined up in WW2 and was an internment camp guard with the 17 Australian Garrison Battalion.Set of circular tin identification tags (dog tags) for Private R. L. Eicke.V 251 1943 Made in Australia R. Eicke T Pte R. L. Eicke 3rd AIFprivate eicke, dog tags (army) -
Bialik College
Newspaper (Item) - 'Bialik College' newspaper advertisement, 17 October 1969, 1969
Newspaper advertisement for Bialik College, possibly published in The Jewish News, 17 October 1969. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.shakespeare grove, kindergarten, hebrew, elc, early learning centre, 1960s -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Vogt, W S, 1920
Also one enlarged copy 20.5 x 28.5 cm|Also one copy 12 x 17|Also giant colour postcardBlack and white photograph showing view of Lakes Bunga, near Lakes Entrance. Tramline across lake shows beginnings of disrepair, one panel gone, another panel broken, two row boats on lake, larger one contains two adults and four children, smaller row boat has one small child. Entrance appears to be closed, thick vegetation around lake. Lake Bunga VictoriaLake Bunga (Northrope's), W S Vogt, Bairnsdalewaterways, topography, bridges -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard - Esplanade Lakes Entrance, 1945c
Original from wallet of miniature postcards produced by Bulmer, two copies. 01419.1 and .2 Also two enlargements 17 x 25 cmBlack and white small format postcard of Esplanade, taken from the WW2 Air Observers Spotting Tower. In the foreground is the Cenotaph erected 1922 on the grass verge between road and lake. Trimmed WW1 Cypress trees also on verge. Cars and truck on highway all travelling in easterly direction. Houses and businesses on north side of road, Princes Highway, which follows the margin of the lake shore. Lakes Entrance VictoriaThe Esplanade Lakes Entrancetownship, waterfront, transport, world war 1939 - 1945, world war 1914-1918 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1851
Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. All of the important diggings of the gold era passed through certain distinct stages. First there was a rich find by prospectors. Photo show prospectors checking their panning. ''Prospectors''. Markings: 17 994:LIF I. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Container - HARRIS COLLECTION: ROUND CERAMIC JAR
Large double glazed round ceramic jar. The main body is beige in colour, the top is light brown. The mark 2P is on the top side. The jar is 17 cm. tall, the diameter at the bottom is 11.4 cm, the mouth opening is 7cm. from George Harris estatedomestic equipment, food storage & preservation -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Letter written on blue paper and dated 17 August 1863 declaring himself off the Sick Fund of the Court, as he considered himself able to follow his employment. Signed by Hugh Brown. Also signed Harry L. Atkinson MD across the paper.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, court king of the forest, hugh brown, j t holl, harry l atkinson