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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Clock in slip, 22 Dec 1960
The Mathews family have been in continuous ownership of 395 Howe Parade (was 8 Howe Parade until 1964 when addresses re-assigned), Port Melbourne from 1938 to the present (Sept 2019)Six folders of assorted documents relating to the life of Alan Mathews and his family. Employment documents. Alan commenced work with CAC Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation on 27/4/1953. CAC paysheets/packets White slip from Clock #3483 pay no 4industry, workers, alan mathews, commonwealth aircraft corporation, cac -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Clock in slip, 14 Nov 1962
The Mathews family have been in continuous ownership of 395 Howe Parade (was 8 Howe Parade until 1964 when addresses re-assigned), Port Melbourne from 1938 to the present (Sept 2019)Six folders of assorted documents relating to the life of Alan Mathews and his family. Employment documents. Alan commenced work with CAC Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation on 27/4/1953. CAC paysheets/packets White slip from Clock #3483 pay no 4industry, workers, alan mathews, commonwealth aircraft corporation, cac -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - ATO, Statement of Termination Payment, 13 Apr 1987
The Mathews family have been in continuous ownership of 395 Howe Parade (was 8 Howe Parade until 1964 when addresses re-assigned), Port Melbourne from 1938 to the present (Sept 2019)Six folders of assorted documents relating to the life of Alan Mathews and his family. Employment documents. Alan commenced work with CAC Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation on 27/4/1953. Australian Taxation Office Notices Aust Tax Office Statement of Termination Paymentindustry, workers, taxation, alan mathews, commonwealth aircraft corporation, cac -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - ATO, Statement of Termination Payment, 9 Jul 1987
The Mathews family have been in continuous ownership of 395 Howe Parade (was 8 Howe Parade until 1964 when addresses re-assigned), Port Melbourne from 1938 to the present (Sept 2019)Six folders of assorted documents relating to the life of Alan Mathews and his family. Employment documents. Alan commenced work with CAC Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation on 27/4/1953. Australian Taxation Office Notices Aust Tax Office Statement of Termination Paymentindustry, workers, taxation, alan mathews, commonwealth aircraft corporation, cac -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - ATO, Statement of Termination Payment, 8 May 1987
The Mathews family have been in continuous ownership of 395 Howe Parade (was 8 Howe Parade until 1964 when addresses re-assigned), Port Melbourne from 1938 to the present (Sept 2019)Six folders of assorted documents relating to the life of Alan Mathews and his family. Employment documents. Alan commenced work with CAC Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation on 27/4/1953. Australian Taxation Office Notices Aust Tax Office Statement of Termination Paymentindustry, workers, taxation, alan mathews, commonwealth aircraft corporation, cac -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: LUIGI BAZZANI
An article from the Bendigo 'Advertiser' Tuesday magazine section titled 'Eat, drink and be merry!' This is an account of the life of Luigi Bazzani before and after he met and married Athalie Lamb. They have opened the Copper Pot in Howard Place together. 10/2/1970.person, individual, luigi bazzani, lydia chancellor collection, collection, bendigo, restaurant, hospitality, building, place, dining, luigi bazzani, athalie lamb, howard place, bistro -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Plaster cast of the head of the first baby to be delivered under anaesthesia by the use of ether, 1847
This a cast of the first baby to be delivered under anaesthesia, by the use of ether, in Edinburgh on 19 January 1847. The famous physician James Young Simpson, Professor of midwifery at Edinburgh University, attended this birth and wrote about it in the Monthly Journal of Medical Science 1846-7 Vol.7, p649-640. The cast of the baby's head was given to Lance Townsend, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne by Robert Kellar, then Professor of Midwifery and Diseases of Women at the University of Edinburgh, when Professor Townsend was visiting Edinburgh. There is at least one other plaster copy; one is located at Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology, 520 North Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068-2573, USAReplica of a new born baby's head, painted plaster, life size. The model of the head shows a large indentation of two and a half inches in the skull on the left side. The baby was delivered through a severely deformed pelvis, suffered a large indentation to the skull and did not live.obstetric delivery, anaesthesia -
Williamstown High School
High Tide 2014, High Tide, 2014
A printed document of coloured card cover and glossy pages. A snapshot of the year 2014 in the life of Williamstown High School, this book contains Principals' message, sport and academic results, student work, reports on student events, camps, productions. 165 p. ; col. ill.williamstown high school, high tide, 2014, year books., student work -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Pin dish, New Hall Pottery Co Ltd, 1951-56
Small square dish depicting a character from "The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit", by Charles Dickens (1843-44). The character on the dish is one of Dickens' great villains, Seth Pecksniff, who is a sanctimonious surveyor and architect "who has never designed or built anything'.Picture of Mr Pecksniff in kitchen. Front bottom: MR PECKSNIFF / (Martin Chuzzlewit) Back: New Hall Hanley / Staffordshire England. dickens, pecksniff -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Ironstone Mug, Ironstone Mug in celebration of HM Queen Elizabeth 2 - 1952-1977, Estimated 1977
Souvenir mug in white ironstone with black painting of London scenes headed "London Celebrations 1977" on one side and "The Queen's Silver Jubilee" on the other. Card attached with list of dates and occurrences in the Queen's life from 21 April 1925 to 14 November 1973.Stamp of "ADAMS - Real English Ironstone. Made in England. / Established 1657" - on bottom of mug.queen elizabeth 2, silver jubilee souvenir, ironstone mug -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Reliving Our Local History, 1/08/1974
Article with brief outline of August Schwerkolt's life and of the restoration of his cottage by Nunawading City Council. Cutting from Nunawading Regional Mail, 27th August, 1974. 2 pages. Photographs of people in costume and various artefacts. Also called Nunawading Gazette, 1974.schwerkolt, johann august, schwerkolt cottage -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Information folder - Aura Farm, "Aura, Our Memories Of The Farm At Narre Warren North (1922-1941", 1990s
Black plastic folder with sheet protectors, containing memories of Aura Farm in Narre Warren North. Contents:/title page/photograph of farmhouse (photocopy)/typed copy of handwritten document/handwritten accounts by Heather James and Mavis Hanna of life on their grandparents' farm (photocopies).oram family, narre warren north -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THE LIFE SAVING AWARDS RESEARCH SOCIETY
The Life Savings Awards Research Society Journal No.85 March 2016 contains article on Joseph Davies award, soft cover 82 pages with black and white & colour photographs. Some information and photographs of memorabilia for the article were supplied by the Bendigo Historical Society.book, bendigo, mining -
Bayside Gallery - Bayside City Council Art & Heritage Collection
Sculpture - patinated bronze, Anne Ross, Summertime, 2017
Site specific outdoor installation on permanent display near the Sandown Street Dog Beach, BrightonAnne Ross, Summertime 2017, patinated bronze, 220 x 220 x 150 cm. Bayside City Council Art and Heritage Collection. Commissioned 2017.A free standing, three dimensional sculpture, cast in bronze, patinated and painted. A larger than life dog wearing sunglasses with ears blowing in the wind is sitting under a singular tall tree facing the beach. Both the dog and tree sit on a large rectangular base.sculpture, public art, dog, brighton, beach, tree, anne ross, coastal art trail, foreshore -
Federation University Art Collection
Sculpture, 'Algorithm' by Mark Feltham, 1998
Mark FELTHAM (1976- ) Born Melbourne, Australia Mark Feltham was a third year student at the University of Ballarat in 1997 when this work was produced. 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. Artist's Statement: Algorithm, meaning a method for reaching a solution. This piece is about reaching stability in life which is brought about through the attainment of knowledge, having clear aims and goals, being able to express oneself and trying to keep a balance between the good and the bad. art, artwork, mark feltham, sculpture, alumni -
Federation University Art Collection
Artwork, other - Timber, acrylic paint, glass coat, beeswax, 'Frog Didgeridoo' by Peter Clarke, 2008
Peter CLARKE (1969- ) Gunditjamara (Lake Condah) Born Heywood, Victoria At two months old Peter Clarke was removed from his parents and placed in a Catholic boy's orphanage in Ballarat. The orphanage was closed and Peter was moved to a public orphanage where he discovered 'manners were not a necessity and you often had to take before you were ever given in this orphanage. ... This new orphanage was not a home for me but a prison of sadness and despair.' Disconnected from his country and lore Peter Clarke chose "my own path to land, county and water". Although his childhood memories are dark and bleak, he uses vibrant colours. 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.Mallee Wood didgeridoo with vibrant colours. A natural wood imperfections have been used to emphasise what is recognisable as a frog. This work was purchased from the "My Art, My Life, My Colours' exhibition at the Federation University Post Office Gallery, May 2008.art, artwork, aboriginal, peter clarke, didgeridoo, stolen generation, st joseph's orphanage, sebastopol, my art, my life, my colours' exhibition, federation university post office gallery -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white prints and negatives, Students With Draught Horses, 1920-1930
2 copies black and white photograph and negative. 3 female students holding 2 draught horses. Students dressed in jodhpurs and long boots. Two of them in shirts and ties.1 Copy nearly life-size (part only) used in Centennial Display.On reverse, "Rodda."female students, draught horse, rodda, centennial display, jodhpurs, long boots, shirts and ties -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Oral History, Nellie SHARP, Barbara Gardiner, 8 May 1998
Recording of the oral history of Nellie SHARP. Recording made at Williamstown Rd, Port Melbourne on 08.05.1998. Discussing her life in Port Melbourne. Interviewed by her neice, Barbara GARDINER and her grand-nephew Glen COSHAM. Recording duration 01:01:02domestic life, nellie sharp, glen cosham, barbara gardiner nee hegarty -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BOOK - THE IRISH CHIEFTAN
1. Patterned green cloth over cardboard cover. Titled The Irish Chieftan or the isles of Life and Death, by Edward Maturin, Esq. Inscribed inside book on flyleaf: Presented to James Adamson, by his youngest sister Sarah Adamson. June 9, 1862, Sunderland.book, rural, the irish chieftan., historical -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Fritz Muller, 1939-1965
Information relating to Arandora Star, POW's and Fritz Muller. Donated by his daughter.27 pages of documents relating to Fritz Muller, re German pre war life, rescue from the sinking Arandora Star, time in Camp 13 and his description of the sinking of the Arandora Star for journalists after the war. Typed and hand written original lettersWar. POW Camp 13 "Arandora Star" Fritz Muller "Dunera"fritz muller, dunera, camp 13, arandora star -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Surf Lifesaving, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1991
Black and white photograph junior members Surf Life Saving Club, participating in Bronze Medallion exercise on Main Beach, one boy being carried rescue style. Trent Williams, Heath Winter, Peter Clothier and Robert Bracey. Lakes Entrance Victoriasurf lifesaving, volunteering -
National Wool Museum
Book, Quick Go the Shears: the life and times of Henry Salter MBE
"Quick Go the Shears: the life and times of Henry Salter MBE" - Ian Day, c.1993. The life of the shearer Henry Salter.shearing, salter, mr henry -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Grave of William Denovan, Bendigo Cemetery, 02/09/2018
William Denovan was an important character in Bendigo's goldfield agitation.A number of photographs of the grave of William Denovan in the Bendigo Cemetery.Sacred to the memory of William Dixon Campbell Denovan who entered the new life on the 18th July 1906, aged 77 years. "And with the morn those angel faces smile Which I have loved long since and liste awhile" In remembrance of Margaret Dixon Denovan who departed this life 07 July 1896 aged 79 years Beloved by all who knew her. Erected by her sonwilliam denovan, bendigo cemetery, margaret denovan, red ribbon rebellion -
Orbost & District Historical Society
plates
One small Broadhurst Dickens Series side plate Mr Pickwick Glides One large dinner plate. Both have white background and oak tree branches as border. Small plate illustration in centre is of people sliding on ice. Large plate centre illustration is David Copperfield + friends on a horse buggy riding bthrough town.Front of smaller plate - Mr Pickwick Glides Front of larger plate - My first fall in life - David Copperfield Back of both "Ironstone Broadhurst Staffordshire England. Dickens series underglaze... plates pottery broadhurst domestic-items china -
Bendigo Military Museum
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER CUTTING, Herald Sun, 12.11.1991
See also: 2605.2, 2607, 2608.3 Article details the awarding of the French Chevallier de Legion d'Honneur (Legion of Honour) to ARTHUR EBDON and the reason of awarding.Newspaper article reporting the awarding of the Legion of Honour to ARTHUR EBDON.Top RH corner: "Herald Sun Tuesday 12.11.1991 p5" Bottom RH corner: Life size portrait of "ARTHUR C EBDON painted by Mary Wheeler. Entered in Archibald prize Competition"documents - newspapers, military history, passchendaele barracks trust -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Furniture - Chair, Melbourne City Mission, Port Melbourne Branch
Chair donated to Melbourne City Mission (probably in 1941) by Mrs RODDA of Williamstown and used at the Port Branch (Jubilee Hall) until its closure . From the 1950s it was used by Sister Norma BARNETT, who kept it until her death. It then went to her 'sister' Janne RAY, and on her death to Janne's daughter Tracey RAY. She donated this plus related items to PMHPS in 2017 (refer 1506 and 3906).01 - solid wooden chair with peaked/pointed shaped back. Arms have rounded ends. Upright section of chair has two indented pieces and a small 4 leaf shape under the top of the point with a small brass plaque attached under it. .02 - Cushion - velourOn plaque "Presented to the Port Melbourne Branch of the Melbourne City Mission in loving memory of my husband N.P.Rodda. Died 28th November 1941 at Williamstown. A life lived for others. Lead kindly light.religion - melbourne city mission, sister norma jean barnett, jubilee hall, tracey jane ray, janne ray -
Clunes Museum
Ephemera - NUMISMATICS
.1 BADGE OVAL SHAPED RED FRAME AROUND OUTSIDE OF BADGE. TREE DEPICTED IN GREEN ON FACE OF BADGE. .2 BAR BADGE RED COLOUR ON FACE OF BADGE .3 RUBBER STANP WITH RED HANDLE.1 CLUNES SCC IN GOLD LETTERING .2 LIFE MEMBER IN GOLD LETTERING .3 CLUNES SENIOR CITIZEN'S CENTRE INC. 25 FRASER ST. CLUNES 3370. PHONE (053) 453380clunes senior citizens, member badges -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Article - Chalice
S055.1 Ornate pressed silver chalice with engraved dedication on S055.2 round turned wooden stand. The design includes fruit, leaves and flowers."IN LOVING MEMORY OF DOUGLAS ALISTAIR CRAVEN A MEMBER OF ST ANDREWS GARDINER FROM 1944-1990 AND A FAITHFUL SERVANT OF THE CHURCH THROUGHOUT HIS ADULT LIFE INCLUDING AS TREASURER AND AN ELDER OF ST ANDREWS"st andrews presbyterian church gardiner, craven douglas alistair -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Program, The 14th Holiness Convention, 1930
The convention was held in the Palmerston Street Methodist Church, Carlton on June 6th, 7th, 8th, & 9th 1928. The convention was arranged by the Methodist Local Preachers' Association Melbourne Branch. Small program for the 14th Holiness Convention. It made of raw umber light card and with black text.Front cover: "The Book of Life" "June 6th, 7th, 8th, & 9th 1928" Back cover: "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and light unto my path. Psalm 119.105"methodist local preachers' association melbourne branch, palmerston street methodist church -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Chinese Section in the Bendigo Cemetery, 2018, 01/09/2018
Colour photograph of the Chinese section in the Bendigo Cemetery.A plaque states: This Pomelo Tree (known to the Chinese as the tree of life) was planted on 9 October 1996 in recognition and to the memory of the many Chinese buried at or in close proximity to this site during the 19th and 20th centuries. bendigo cemetery, graves, headstones, chinese, oven