A selection of speeches and addresses on social, political and other topics. Contents (copied from the Victorian State Library website): Harrow School War Memorial: Address delivered at the unveiling ceremony at Harrow, 3rd June 1926 -- Freedom: Speech delivered at Kingsway Hall at the 30th anniversary of the Junior Imperial League, 19th June 1926 -- The British Merchant Service: Speech delivered at the dinner of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom, 16th February 1927 -- Westminster Abbey: Appeal for funds, 1st July 1927 -- Democracy and its task: Speech delivered at the dinner of the Cambridge University Conservative Association, 4th March 1927 -- Scotland: Address delivered on the occasion of receiving the Freedom of Edinburgh, 7th June 1926 -- The romance of Edinburgh: Speech delivered at the luncheon given on the occasion of receiving the Freedom of Edinburgh, 7th June 1926 -- Wales: Speech delivered at the St. David's Day Banquet at Cardiff, 1st March 1927 -- The Earl of Oxford and Asquith: Speech delivered in the House of Commons, 16th February 1928 -- Earl Haig of Bemersyde: Speech delivered in the House of Commons, 8th February 1928 -- Among sculptors: Speech delivered at the Dinner of the Royal Society of British Sculptors, 25th February 1926 -- Among historians: Address of welcome delivered to the members of the Anglo-American Conference of Historians, 13th July 1926 -- Among archaeologists: Speech delivered at the Annual Meeting of the British School at Athens, in London, 2nd November 1926 -- Among doctors: Speech delivered at the annual dinner of the Royal Society of Medicine, 18th November 1926 -- Lister: Speech delivered on the occasion of the Lister Centenary Celebrations, 5th April 1927 -- Among scientists: Speech delivered at the dinner of the Royal Society, 30th November 1947 -- Worcestershire: Speech delivered at the inaugural banquet of the Worcestershire Association, 22nd February 1927 -- Books: Speech delivered at the dinner of the English Association, 28th October 1927 -- Cricket: Speech delivered at the luncheon given to the Australian Cricket Team, 20th April 1926 -- Lord's: The Eton and Harrow match: Introduction to Sir Home Gordon's book, "Eton v. Harrow at Lord's" -- Fly fishing : Speech delivered at the annual dinner of the Fly Fishers' Club, 24th February 1927 -- The loneliest job: Speech delivered at Worcester, 8th January 1927.Historical, political and social - United Kingdom.Book; 309 pages. Cover: blue background; white lettering; author's name and title.In black ink: To dear papa with love Doreen. Christmas 1929.politics and government, social commentary, art and history, sporting life, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, political speeches, speeches - various

Songs of Australian heritage for voice. Melody line only with chord symbols. Includes guitar tablature for chords. Convicts, transportation and sea shanties. Pioneering, goldrush days and bushrangers. Shearers, drovers and bush life. Swagmen, Victorian expansion, sporting life and disasters. Contents: • According to the Act • The Albury ram • Another fall of rain • Australia's on the Wallaby • The bald-headed end of the broom • The ballad of Ben Hall • The ballad of the Kelly Gang • The banks of the Condamine • The big-gun shearer • The black velvet band • The blackboys Waltzing Matilda • Bluey Brink • Bold Jack Donohue • Bound for Botany Bay • Brisbane ladies • Cain killed Abel • The cane-cutter's lament • The carrier's song • The Catalpa • Charlie Mopps • Click go the shears • The cockies of Bungaree • Colonial experience • Coming down the flat • The convict maid • The currency lasses • The death of Alec Robertson • The death of Ben Hall • The death of Willie Stone • Denis O'Reilly • The drover's dream • The dying aviator • The dying stockman • Eight little cylinders • The Eldorado mining disaster • The exile of Erin • Farewell to Greta • Flash Jack from Gundagai • The flash stockman • Frank Gardiner • The freehold on the plain • The gaol song • The girls of the Shamrock Shores • The golden gullies of the Palmer • The gumtree canoe • The Hamfat man • Heenan and Sayers • Henry's downfall • Here's adieu to all judges and juries • I've been to Australia, Oh • Jim Jones at Botany Bay • Jog along til shearing • John Kanaka • The Lachlan Tigers • Leave her, jollies, leave her • Les Darcy • The limejuice tub • Look out below • Maggie May • Maids of Australia • Man of the Earth • The Maryborough miner • Moreton Bay • The morning of the fray • Morrisey and the Russian sailor • Musselman • The mustering song • My name is Edward Kelly • Nails • The new chum Chinaman • Nine miles from Gundagai • The nose on my old man • Oh, give me a hut • The old bark hut • The old bullock dray • One of the has-beens • The overlanders • Pint Pot and Billy • Pity poor labourers • Radcliffe Highway • The rigs of the time • Rolling home • The Ryebuck shearer • Sam Holt • Sign-on day • Sixteen thousand miles from home • South Australia • The springtime it brings on the shearing • The stockman's last bed • The Sunshine Railway disaster • Tambaroora Ted • The tattooed lady • Ten thousand miles away • The tent poles are rotten • Travelling down the Castlereagh • Tumba-bloody-Rumba • The two professional hums • Van Diemen's Land • The wallaby brigade • When we get our tuppence back • The wild colonial boy • Woolloomooloo Australian culture, folklore and history in songs.Paper; paperback book. Front cover: multicoloured background; picture of swaggy with guitar; picture of Eureka flag; black and green lettering. Back cover: red, orange and white background; Eureka flag; picture of a shearer with sheep; picture of a person in Ned Kelly armour playing a guitar on a horse; picture of woman facing the Ned Kelly figure; brand with the message "unsurpassed Australian made".Front cover: author's name and title. Back cover: author bio; praise from Jack Pobar, swagman.songs, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, convicts, transportation, sea shanties, pioneering, gold, goldrush, bushrangers, shearers, drovers, bush life, sporting life, disasters, music

Photograph: Catherine King's campaign poster for November 2007 election. The poster is erected in the front yard of a weatherboard home. A second identical poster is attached to the verandah area. Catherine King is the federal ALP member for Ballarat and has been office since 2001. She was a cabinet minister in the second Rudd ministry and is now part of the Shadow Cabinet. This poster comprises part of the campaign materials created to support the ALP's 2007 successful election campaign. Photographbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, king, catherine, kevin 07, alp, australian labor party, cabinet, politicians, elections, election campaigning

This electric iron was manufactured by Hecla, Australia and possibly manufactured in the 1940's-1950's. The iron was used mainly by housewives to iron items of clothing and various items of linen used in the home. Some items were sprinkled with water to make them damp and therefore help to make the ironing easier. Later steam irons were produced.A heavy black handle electric iron with frayed cord attached.Hecla/Australiadomestic appliance, domestic items, irons, ironing, hecla australia

Also two other colour photographs taken same day showing collectables 04393.1 and 2`15 x 20 cmColour photograph showing Shirley Hancock nee Eaton at home with two special possessions blue Australian pottery vase and Hilary Jackman painting taken at 5 Uplands Avenue Lakes Entrance Victoriacelebrations, clubs, genealogy