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Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Coloured
Originally owned by a Warren family, being the local baker. Warren's daughter, Ida, married Robert Greer, who continued with the bakery until retirement.Side view of cream cottage. Veranda with broken railing. Red iron roof,dark chimney and small 4-paned window on side. small tin fence at side. Autumnal tree in background. Expanse of grass in foreground. Greer's Holiday cottage (rental) c1990's. written in pencil on back.buildings, houses -
Victoria Police Museum
Prison record (Joseph Farrie), 2 September 1919
In September 1917, Joseph Farrie, labourer, was accused, along with Robert Gardner, of defrauding the Commonwealth Government by creating a fictitious soldier and drawing his pay.Prison record forJoseph Farrie, prisoner registered number 34753, giving details of the prisoner, his crimes and the dates and places of his trials.english speaking prisoner, joseph frederick farrie, conspiracy to defraud -
Orbost & District Historical Society
magnifying glass
This was used by the father of Massey Coote on his visits to the mines at Bemm River. Robert Massey Coote was the second storekeeper in Orbost - a partner of Lancelot Herbert.Very small magnifying glass in the shape of a hammer. It has concave glass at both ends and comes in a small brown wooden hinged box. A small piece of sheet glass is included.magnifying-glass optical-instrument coote-massey -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Clothing - Socks, c. 1910
This pair of child's white cotton socks once belonged to Mrs W N Barnard of Portland and were worn by her son Robert Barnard.This pair of hand knitted child's socks is representative of children's fashion of the early 1900sA pair of child's white cotton socks, hand knitted, pattern on top of sock. Circa 1910flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, mrs w.n. barnard, w.n. barnard of portland victoria, child’s white socks c. 1910, child’s clothing c 1910, robert barnard -
Stanley Athenaeum & Public Room
Instrument - Clock, Ansonia wall clock, Purchased in 1892
The clock has been at Athenaeum since it was donated by Mr. Robert Chamberlain in 1892. Restored by George Premm in 2000 when the clock face was replaced.Octagonal wooden framed wall clockRoman numerals for time and 31 numbers on the outer face for days of the month -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, Unknown
Front: Betty Ross, Joan Easy Back: Daphne Ross, Shirley Featherton, Dorothy May, Lois Roberts, Pixie Corrie Others: Unknown Black and white photograph of a group of ladies taken the the Clunes Hospital GymkhanaNilclunes hospital, gymkhana -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Newspaper - Clipping, The Age (?), Melbourne artist gets $10,000 award, 18.11.1971
Reports of three awards - one to Arthur Boyd (arts), Prof Douglas Pike (humanities) and Prof Robert Brown (sciences) made by Britannica Australia.A and date handwrittenarthur boyd, walsh st library -
Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses League
Sheila Prendergast Photo Album 1941-1944, commenced training June 1941
... Roberts ...L-R: Nr Sheila Prendergast, Sr Dorothy Roberts, Nr Mary Hayes, Nr Grace Fletcher. 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospital prendergast, roberts, hayes, fletcher, 1940s, ballarat, hospital -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Photograph (Item), Samuel Ebenezer Hooppell In Dover With Brother & Mother ?, Malmsbury c1893
People - "Hooppell, Samuel Ebenezer (& Brother Robert & Mother Mary ?)" Buildings - "Studio Portrait, Garden" Associated with - J G Whorwell Dover Englad -
National Wool Museum
Certificate, Country Fire Authority
Country Fire Authority certificate to Robert W Pettitt, 1963, acknowledging membership of the Torquay urban fire brigade for 22 7/12 yearsTORQUAY URBANpettitt, mr r. w. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Bowl, c1805
Belonged to donor's grandmother, Mrs. Esther Gledhill. Esther came from a pioneer family and was married to Robert Gledhill who was a sleeper cutter for the railways.'Carnival Ware' glass bowl with three fluted edges standing on three legs. Leaf and berry pattern inside.glass technology, carnival -
Unions Ballarat
Robert J. Hawke: a biography (Don Woodward Collection), d'Alpuget, Blanche, 1982
Bob (Robert) Hawke is a former union leader and a former ALP prime minister. Hawke's biography was written by his now wife, Blanche d'Alpuget.Significant to Australian Labor Party and union/ACTU history. Biographical interest.Book; 426 pages Front cover: grey and blue background (blue may be the Eureka flag); colour photograph of Bob Hawke; black and yellow lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, hawke, bob, hawke, robert, d'alpuget, blanche, biography, actu, australian council of trade unions, alp, australian labor party, unions -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Medal, Victorian Rifle Association Medal, 1907, 1907
Won by Robert Hogan at the Victorian Rifle Association 1907 affiliated clubs competition. Found and donated by his great niece- Faye Stokie Ryan.Round, silver medal with embossed rifleman on front, and spring pin fastener on back."Affiliated Clubs-Medal-V.R.A ". On back: Won by R. Hogan, Linton, Score 160, 1907".robert hogan, linton rifle club, victorian rifle association, medals -
Orbost & District Historical Society
handkerchief, c. 1899
The Daily Mail printed this handkerchief to raise funds for the "Soldiers' Families Fund" after the outbreak of the Second Boer War (1899-1902. (The Daily Mail, devised by Alfred Harmsworth (later Lord Northcliffe) and his brother Harold (later Lord Rothermere), was first published on 4 May 1896 and was an immediate success.) Patriotic handkerchiefs were popular during the Victorian era and this one featuring a popular song and well-known people was probably the most popular.This handkerchief was produced to raise funds for the families of soldiers involved in the Second Boer War. This fund, The Soldiers' Families Fund was the first such charitable effort for a war. The handkerchief and other related items raised more than 250,000 pounds.A white linen man's handkerchief. It is printed in blue. It has a map of the South African Republic and the music and words of The Absent Minded Beggar - music by Arthur Sullivan, words by Rudyard Kipling. There is a picture of Lord Roberts, the British Commander in Chief, in the top left corner with the British flag and a picture of Queen Victoria in the bottom right corner.handkerchief souvenir boer-war -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Rhyll Cricket Team, 1960
Rhyll Cricket Team - Premiers 1959/60.Black & White Photograph of cricket team. Ernie Jenner (Capt.) Stan Walton, Malcolm McFee, Allan Cleeland, John Monk, Jack Commerford, Stan McFee, Jimmy Osterlund, Owen Smith (Coach]. Front row- Graham Carlson, Robert Cleeland, Barry Toovey, Bobby Greaves, Hughie Stoppa, Max Coney.Premiers 1959/60 - plus names of team (see above)rhyll cricket team -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Official photo of Cr Bob Horman at Ringwood Proclamation, March 1960
Official photo of Cr Robert "Bob" C Horman at Ringwood Proclamation, March 1960. All material is from Gwen Horman’s three albums that she owned. Some photos have been taken by Peter Payens of Ringwood Studios, 36 Whitehorse Road, Ringwood, WU-7609, probably for the Ringwood mail newspaper. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CORRESPONDENCE: MCINTOSH FAMILY, 13th August, 1968
Correspondence re McIntosh family between Mrs K King, Otago, NZ and Town Clerk, Bendigo re ancestor. Five children of Robert Miller McIntosh and Helen Kirkland McIntosh (nee Fraser) were born in Bendigo after 1853. Family went to NZ (date not mentioned or who?) No information supplied in reply.Mrs K.K. Kingperson, individual, mcintosh family -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO ADVERTISER COLLECTION: ATHLETICS
Black and white photograph, 1 boy, athletics, photograph of a man called James Watson in his semi-final, 1995. Bendigo Advertiser description: 5/3/95 Scotland's James Watson (6 metres) was his semi-final in 12.19 secs from David Driscoll Finished 2nd in the final to Robert Lehmanrecreations, sports, athletics, james watson, david driscoll, robert lehman. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BUSH COLLECTION: PROSPECTUS OF BUSH'S STORES LIMITED
Brown cover - Prospectus of Bush's Stores Limited. Sixteen pages booklet. Nominal capital 250,000 pounds divided into 250,000 shares. Directors: Donald Ferguson Blyth, Frederick William Bush, Clifford Albert Bush, Robert John Eagle, Frederick William Grabau, William Findlay McKindlay, William Thomas Keely Stokes.business, retail, bush -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - Black and White, World War One Soldier, c1915, c1915
This image was bought in an Op shop in Melbourne around 1980. It had no other identification other than the name of the photographic studio. The image has a collar badge and sergeants stripes added at a later stage. This possibly suggests the photo was taken at the time of enlistment, and the soldier died, leaving the family to make additions to the photograph.Black and White digital photograph by Thornton Studios Ballarat of a young, curly haired man in the uniform of the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF). The rising sun badge and the sergeant's strips on his sleeve have been included after the photograph was taken. The soldier is Robert John McHenry, who was killed in action on on 28 July 1916. soldier, world war one, aif, thornton studios, world war, robert mchenry, bob mchenry, world war 1, mmm -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Kew Historical Society, HODDLE Survey, 1997
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Photocopied correspondence and maps (surveys) relating to surveys ordered by Robert Hoddle, Government Surveyor. Authors of letters and information include Gwen McWilliam and Jack Hackett. Much of the correspondence relates to the site of the ‘Hoddle Tree’, currently located in the Kew Golf Course. Jack Hackett’s original map is contained in the map drawers in the Society’s archive.kew historical society - archives, kew (vic) - history, robert hoddle - surveyor, hoddle tree - kew (vic), jack hackettkew historical society - archives, kew (vic) - history, robert hoddle - surveyor, hoddle tree - kew (vic), jack hackett -
Tennis Australia
Prize cup, 1949-1950
Silver prize cup. Inscr: 'INTERNATIONALES/TENNIS TURNIER/BADEN BADEN 1951/ROBERT VON FICHARD WANDERPREIS DES/ TENNIS CLUBS "ROT-WEISS" BADEN BADEN/ HERREN-EINZEL/SIEGER 1949 WILLI STINGEL, DEUTSCHLAND/SIGER 1950 JAROSLAW DROBNY AGYPTEN'. Stamped in base '835'. Materials: Silver/Metaltennis -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Document, Letter, to Mrs Rogers / from Junior Red Cross, 1939, 1939
This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.Letter to Dorothy Rogers from the Junior Red Cross. Letter to Mrs Rogers written in 1939 by Robert Hogan on behalf of the Junior Red Cross movement thanking her for the loan of toys made by her son and wishing him a permanent recovery from his illness. The letter is on Central School Kew East letterhead.junior red cross, central school kew east, dorothy rogers -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph
The 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles was raised as a regiment of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps on 1 May 1948 with Headquarters in Melbourne and squadrons in Sale, Benalla/Wangaratta and Albury. In 1955 Regimental Headquarters moved to Wangaratta and a second squadron was located at Albury. The Sale squadron transferred to 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse. In 1977 8/13 VMR Regiment was reduced to an independent squadron A Squadron 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles and in 1991 was linked with 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse forming the VMR Squadron of that regiment.Colour photograph of 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles officers and guests in anteroom following Dining In dinner 22 April 1989.From left : Major Gordon Cole, Colonel JohnNeale, Major Ian Docking, Lieutenant Marshall, and Major Robert Morrison speaking with Pipe Major of Army Apprentices School Pipe Band. -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - Heritage Troop
The Light Horse Troop provided escort to VIPs, mounted drill display and tent pegging display.‘A’ Squadron 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles took part in Bicentennial Parade at Wodonga 2 January 1988. Parade included Light Horse Heritage Troop, Historical Vehicle Club and current armoured vehicles.Three colour photograph of 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles Heritage Troop preparing to participate in Bicentenial celebrations at Wodonga 2 January 1988.Troop members are : Captain Robert Morrison, Corporals Nigel Morris, Shane Welch, E. Touzel, Lance Corporal Russell Walsh, Troopers Adrian Younger and Chris Ellison.light horse, vmr -
Tarnagulla History Archive
News clipping: Tarnagulla Ball for Dunolly Hospital, Tarnagulla Ball for Dunolly Hospital, September 16, 1964
Murray Comrie Collection. A page from The Weekly Times newspaper, of Sept 16, 1964 with article titled 'Tarnagulla Ball for Dunolly Hospital'. Images of Tarnagulla & district residents including Henry and Arthur Dyer, Mr & Mrs James, Mr & Mrs Hurford, Alex Freckleton and Robert Ousley (both of the Tarnagulla Hall Committee), John Shay, and others. tarnagulla, dunolly, murphys creek, maldon, people, hospital, fundraisers, hall, public hall, hall committee -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Administrative record - Customer List
Initially listed as T J Connelly's Tin shop, this premises on the corner of High and Forest Street, expanded to include all items of ironmongery. By 1878 they were advertising gas stoves for sale and installation.The item is alphabetical customer list of T.J. Connolly, Ironmongers, Sandhurst. Each handwritten page lists the customer name and order number. Note: corresponding orders are not in this book. The book does not have a date reference in it. The book has a flexible cardboard cover and the pages are bound together with string. This item is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection.There is a black mark at the bottom right-hand side of the front cover. There are some grey lead notes on the inside front cover. There are two mirrored ink marks on the back inside cover and last page.margaret roberts collection, ironmongers, forest street, bendigo businesses -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Newspaper - (2 Articles), 66 years of Ringwood East Primarty 29/8/90
Photo of First day at school 66 years ago. Also newspaper article by Jo-Anne Roberts dated 29/8/1990. A school reunion is being held September 8. Guest of honour was Mrs Linda Cathill (formerly Miss Pump), who along with Ms Kay Setches gave official speeches. -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Magazine - Magazine Article, Rosscorp Pty Ltd, 1990 Home Directory Magazine, 1990
Articles featuring local Eltham mudbrick houses designed by Robert Marshall, Alistair Knox, etc and landscape bush gardens by Gordon Ford • “At Home with the Browns”, pp114-116 ‘Cherrytrees’, home of Margaret and Neil Brown, originally built in 1917 for eminent Collins Street surgeon, Dr. Kent-Hughes. • “The Mud Brick homes of Eltham”, pp148-149 References to Alistair Knox and Robert Marshall • “Mudbrick Collecting”, pp150-155 Features a Robert Marshall designed home built by Barry Wild and Geoff Williams • “Mudbrick sophistication”, pp156-158 Features a Robert Marshall designed home with Gordon Ford landscape garden • “It grew like topsy”, pp160-162 originally designed by Alistair Knox then extended upon • “A love of the environment”, pp163-164 Features artist and local Councillor Jenni Mitchell’s mudbrick cottage designed by Bohdan (Danny) Kuzyk with influences of Alistair Knox • “Build your own muddy”. Pp165-167 • “Pioneer of bush gardens; Gordon Ford and his no mowing no weeding approach”, pp174-177 robert marshall, alistair knox, gordon ford, mudbrick, margaret brown, neil brown, cherrytrees, dr kent-hughes, eltham, barry wild, geoff williams, jenni mitchell, bohdan (danny) kuzyk, bush gardens -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood State School - House Captains, 1971
Black and white photograph - House Captains, 1971."Attached to photograph" Boys- L to R: David Woolhouse, Robert Jones, Ken Doig, Jeffrey McMaster. Girls- L to R: Janice Berry, Julie Marsh, Marion Russo, Robyn Simpson.