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Bendigo Military Museum
Administrative record - DRIVERS LICENCE, 1) 13-05-1942
Items belonging to Thomas Henry ISER. He enlisted initialy on 24.7.1939 in the CMF No V34933 with the 17th MG Regt age 21 years. Promoted to Lieut 20.12.1940, transfers to ARMD Corp 1.5.1941. He begins full time CMF on 29.7.1941, promoted T/Capt 25.9.1941, transfers to the 2nd AIF 15.8.1942 as No VX102660, transfers to the 2/10th ARMD Regt 20.7.1943, promoted Capt 6.2.1944, transfers to the 24th Inf Batt on 29.9.1944, embarks for Bougainville 5.1.1945 and returns home on 26.10.1945, appointment terminated in the AIF on 12.11.1945..1) Army Driver' s Licence, Brown buckram cover, No 128377 issued to ISER, Thomas Henry Army No VX102660. .2) Instructions about accidents involving military vehicles..2) Signed "N E BACON Lieut" licence, drivers military -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK WW1, Wilkinson Publishing Pty Ltd, 100 Years Duckboard Fighting Spirit, c.2015
Book produced from Research Project by Alan Jackson (2419) in 2007-2008. The book published in 2015 for Centenary of the Duckboard RSL. History of the Duckboard RSL, Melbourne.Khaki coloured, hard cover with grey dust jacket, full width photographs across front & back. RHS has 4 uniformed soldiers walking along a duckboard walkway across a desolate battleground. Cover photograph is sepia. Dust jacket photograph is coloured. Acknowledgement card (16.5 x 14.7). 218 pp. Author, Alan Jackson.Inside: “To Pearl, Alan Jackson (signed) 10.8.2015” books-military-history, duckboard -
Australian Queer Archives
Placard, 'When I grow up I want to marry whom ever I love'
Acquired at an Equal Love (Melbourne) rally in 2015.Finger painted rainbow on white card, with text inscribed in black marker.Verso: "painted by Will (age 3)", signed with an "X"marriage equality, marriage -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, The Plenty Bushrangers of 1842 : the first Europeans hanged in Victoria / Lindsay Mann ; foreword by Richard E. McGarvie, 1996
Bear's Castle (Yan Yean, Vic.) Port Phillip Volunteers. Bushrangers -- Victoria -- History. Executions and executioners -- Victoria -- Melbourne -- History. Capital punishment -- Victoria -- Melbourne -- History.xvi, 119 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes index. BibliographyISBN 064629718X [signed on cover page by author]bear's castle, yan yean, plenty, bushrangers -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Mick Woiwod, Once around the Sugarloaf : the transformation of a Victorian landscape and the story of its people / Mick Woiwod, 1992
Paperback; 301 p. : ill., ports., maps ; 21 x 30 cm.ISBN 0646106198 [signed by author on title page]sugarloaf mountain -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Postcard, 1917
From the album of WWI soldier William West (1268) of the 29 Infantry Battalion, 5th Pioneers Battalion. This collection of postcards, photographs and clippings were sent between William and his family and loved ones during the years he was on active service. See also 207 and 220. Postcard with a black and white photograph of a soldier in uniform. His right arm is resting on a wooden stand and he stands in front of a brick ivy covered wall. Handwritten message on the back.There is a small sign at the base of the stand that says "3251"album, photo album, newspaper clippings, postcard, wwi, photograph, soldier -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Chapman Pincher, Their Trade is Treachery, 1981
Hardcover w/ Dust JacketSigned by John Davies inside front coverwalsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Murray Bail, Contemporary Portraits; Stories by Murray Bail, 1975
Softcoversigned Murray Bail Canberra Feb 81short stories, walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Rachel Biven, Women Artists of South Australia : Some forgotten... some remembered, 1976
Hardcover w/ Dust JacketLimited edition stamp signed by Rachel Bivenwomen artists, australian art, walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Warwick Lawrence, Living City, 1995
Hardcover w/ Dust JacketSigned "To Patricia - The Life and Form of the City - Noel"walsh st library -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - VMR Officers with Philip, 1954 circa
This and another photograph (Catalogue 3393) was taken at a gathering of Officers and NCOs of the 2nd Armoured Brigade (RAAC) to meet Prince Philip at Government House, Melbourne during the Royal Visit 1954. The two photographs were framed and hung on the wall of the Headquarter Building at Buna Barracks Albury till 1991 when they were relocated to the Regimental Collection.Rare record of an historic gathering during the Royal Visit to Victoria in1954.Framed black and white photograph of large gathering of soldiers in uniform standing on steps of Government House, Melbourne. The group is the officers of the 2nd Armoured Brigade, Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC). Lieutenant Colonel Tom Fogarty, Commanding Officer 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles, is standing on HRH Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh's right. Signed at lower centre of photograph "Philip 1954"2nd armoured brigade, prince philip duke of edinburgh, fogarty tom lieutenant colonel, martin arch warrent officer class 1, royal visit 1954 -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, The Gunyah: a centenary of Scouting in Canterbury 1915-2015, 2015
Gunyah (aka The Surrey Hall) used in 1889 and after that for Masonic Lodge functions until they built the Emulation Hall in Rochester Road for local functions. There were many local dances both at Surrey Hall in mid 1930s, 1934 and 1935. Also on Saturday night at the Holy Redeemer. Foreword by the Honorable Wendy Baden-Powell.(Lord Baden-Powell's grand-daughter. Dedicated to Mr Jim Richards who followed in the great footsteps of "Rainbow" Simpson. History of scouting in Canterbury beginning with 1st Canterbury Scout Group. Includes many references to local Surrey Hills people.History of scouting in Canterbury beginning with 1st Canterbury Scout Group. Includes many references to local Surrey Hills people.Title Page: (signed by the author) James Nicolas17th camberwell, st paul's anglican church troop, surrey hall, gunyah, rainbow simpson, (mr) toby rechner, (m r) jim willis, (mr) jim richards, (mr) john wilson, (mr) c hammond, (mr) k smith, (mr) d hadaway, (mr) j mason, (mr) - fawcatt, (mr) g burmeister, (mr) george thomas, (mr) charles p middleton, (mr) w mccallum, (mr) h wilks, (mr) robert macfarlane, (mr) john moffat, (mr) gary everitt, (mr) peter milburn, (mr) bruce manks, (mr) wilfred o darby, (mr) - buscombe, (mr) - buchanan, (mr) j sinclair, (mr) f edwards, (mr) ray underwood, (mr) jack sinclair, (mr) don pittard, (mr) don webster, (mr) gerard van veenendaal -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Lost relations : Fortunes of my family in Australia's Golden Age, 2015
Bought with funds generated by cemetery tours , presented to SHNCHC by SHHS following a presentation to the Society by the author. Graeme Davison has lived in Surrey Hills for many years. A family history by historian Graeme Davison - A widow and her 8 older children are uprooted from their Hampshire farm in 1850 and thrown together on an emigrate ship with 38 distressed needlewomen from London. How they came to be on the boat, and what happened on the high seas and afterwards in Australia , is a vivid tale of family ambitions and fears, successes and catastrophes. The Hewetts were not famous or distinguished, but their story reveals much about the foundations of Australia. Inscriptions: A family history by historian Graeme Davison - A widow and her 8 older children are uprooted from their Hampshire farm in 1850 and thrown together on an emigrate ship with 38 distressed needlewomen from London. How they came to be on the boat, and what happened on the high seas and afterwards in Australia , is a vivid tale of family ambitions and fears, successes and catastrophes. The Hewetts were not famous or distinguished, but their story reveals much about the foundations of Australia. Inscriptions: Title Page : (signed by author) :Graeme Davisonfamily history, hewett family, (mr) graeme davison -
Federation University Art Collection
Painting, Sydney Pern, [Seascape] by Sydney Pern, Pre 1967
Sydney PERN (c1876-1967) Dr Sydney Pern began practicing medicine in Yarram before setting up practice in Ballarat. He was a competent artist, and as an amateur anthropologist collection Aboriginal artefacts during travels in Central and Northern Australia. Dr Sydney Pern died aged 91 on 23 October 1967, and is buried in the Ballaarat New Cemetery. The ethnographic collection was housed at his home, 10 Raglan Street North, before being donated to the Ballarat School of Mines Museum. When the museum was closed in the 1960s Dr Pern requested that the collection pass to the City Council, and from there it was housed at the Gold Museum. An artwork by Sydney Pern was exhibited in the 1958 Crouch Prize at the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed oil on sketching paper seascape by Dr Sydney Pern Gift of David Alexander, 2013Signed lower right corner "S. Pern"art, artwork, pern, sydney pern, landscape, available -
Federation University Art Collection
Painting, 'Portrait of Mr Max Hopper, Director 1870-83 ' by John Scurry, 1986
John SCURRY (26 August 1947- ) Born Melbourne, Victoria John Scurry studied at the Prahran College of Advanced Education, graduating with a Diploma of Art and Design in 1969. In 1971 he gained a Trained Tertiary Certificate from Hawthorn Institute of Education. From 1973 to 1976 Scurry was a Full time Senior Tutor in the Printmaking Department of the Preston Institute of Technology, becoming Acting Head of the Department in 1976. Working as a Lecturer in the Drawing Department of Prahran College of Advanced Education he then became a Lecturer in Printmaking from 1977 to 1978. In 1979 he began teaching as Full time Lecturer in Printmaking at the Victoria College of the Arts, where in the following years he was Senior Lecturer in Charge of Printmaking in the Faculty of Art and Design (1982-1991, Head of Printmaking School of Art (1991-2003) and Senior Lecturer (2003-2007) before retiring to focus his time on his own work. Max Hopper was Director at the Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education from 1979 to 1983.Framed academic portrait of Max Hopper, director at Gippsland from 1970-1983.signed and dated lower left "Scurry '86"artwork, artist, academic portrait, max hopper, john scurry, gippsland campus, churchill -
Federation University Art Collection
Bookplate, 'Ex Libris Bookplate for Zelma and John Gartner' by Wim Zwiers
The Keith Wingrove Trust conducts a competition among Australian artists, graphic designers and students for the production of Ex Libris Bookplates. The competition is called The Australian Bookplate Design Award. The purpose of the competition is to increase interest in and to attract publicity to the artistic value of bookplates. Although the competition is referred to as 'Australian' there is a category of award open to International artists. This bookplate was part of the 2013 Australian Bookplate Award. Wim Zwiers (b. 1922, Holland) Zwiers studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rotterdam from 1940 and graduated from there in 1944. Renowned as copper and wood engraver Zwiers became a teacher at an academy in Groningen. Zwiers has produced a few hundred bookplate. Around 1992 started to use the computer making ex-libris and other small graphics. Although he was not the first who started making computer exlibris, he surprised many by starting at age seventy. Framed etching - a bookplate for Zelma and John Gartner featuring a woman reading in the foreground and a weatherboard house in the background. Gift of the Keith Wingrove Memorial Trust, 2015Edition: 170/200 Signed: Wim Zwiersartist, artwork, printmaking, framed bookplate, available, bookplate, zweirs, zim zweirs, life drawing, keith wingrove memorial trust, australian bookplate design award, john gartner, zelma gartner -
Federation University Art Collection
Drawing - Artwork, Wes Walters, Life Drawing by Wes Walters, 1980
Wes WALTERS (06 August 1928 - 19 August 2014) Born Mildura, Victoria From 1940 t0 1945 Wes Walters attended the Ballarat High School. He then studied architecture at the Gordon Institute in Geelong, followed by art at the Ballarat School of Mines (a division of the Ballarat School of Mines). During his time at the Ballarat Technical Art School (later Federation University Australia) Walters studied under Neville Bunning and Taylor Kelloch, and was awarded the Ballarat Ladies Art Association Scholarship in 1948. He next moved to Melbourne to work as a commercial artist with the George Patterson advertising agency. Each evening Walters studied life drawing at the Victoria Artists’ Society and taught himself anatomy. Wes Walters excelled in both abstract and realist art. He won the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Minnie Crouch Prize for watercolour art in 1953 and 1956. He won the prestigious Archibald Prize in 1879 for his portrait of Phillip Adams. 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.Large charcoal drawing framed behind acrylic.Signed lower right side 'Walters '80'wes walters, artist, artwork, drawing, available -
Federation University Art Collection
Painting, 'Journey Beyond' by Neville Bunning
Neville Bunning taught Ceramics at the Ballarat Technical Art School, a division of the Ballarat School of Mines. Framed watercolour painting with three abstract figures. Gift of Dr David Alexandersigned lower right side 'Neville Bunning'neville bunning, artist, artwork, ballarat technical art school, available -
Federation University Art Collection
Artworks, 'The Proposal' and 'The Flight of Birds' by Neville Bunning
2 x framed ink drawings on paperboth signed in ink b.r. 'Neville Bunning'ink on paper, nude, neville bunning, available -
The Dunmoochin Foundation
Drawing, For Cliffe '85 (Male Head with Bees), 1985
Pastel and felt pen drawing of a male head with two bees. Signed (L.r) 'Percival' and (L.l) 'For Cliffe '85'john perceval, drawing, male head, bee, clifton pugh -
The Dunmoochin Foundation
Ink Drawing, Chooks, 1954
Ink and wash drawing of a chicken's head. Signed (L.l) 'Clifton' and dated (L.r) '1954'.cllifton pugh, drawing, ink wash, chicken, dunmoochin -
The Dunmoochin Foundation
Gouache Painting, Hospital Suite, Needle in Stomach, 1977
Gouache painting depicting a male torso with striped pajamas, hand with needle and table with glass of water. Signed (L.l) 'Clifton 7/10/77'.clifton pugh, painting, gouache, hospital, needle -
The Dunmoochin Foundation
Gouache Painting, Untitled (Landscape), 1986
Gouache painting of a brown landscape with five trees. Signed (L.r) 'Clifton 25/7/86'.clifton pugh, gouache, painting, landscape, dunmoochin -
The Dunmoochin Foundation
Oil Painting, Adriane in Bed, 1982
Portrait of woman with short brown hair lying on a blue and white patterned pillow with white coverlet. Signed (L.r) 'Clifton 22 July '82'. clifton pugh, painting, portrait, adriane -
The Dunmoochin Foundation
Oil Painting, Male Nude - Double Axe Head, 1984
Painting of a male nude holding a double axe head, seated in a claw foot chair in front of an ironwork gate. Signed and dated lower right 'Clifton 28.3.84'. clifton pugh, painting, male nude, gate -
The Dunmoochin Foundation
Oil Painting, Marlene (Standing Nude), 1963
Painting depicting a female nude with dark hair standing in a landscape with lake and three white trees. Signed and dated lower right 'Clifton '63'.clifton pugh, painting, portrait, landscape, marlene, female nude -
The Dunmoochin Foundation
Oil Pastel Drawing, Nude with Parrot, 1982
Oil pastel drawing depicting a reclining female nude with parrot. Signed and dated lower right 'Perceval '82'.john perceval, drawing, oil pastel, female nude, parrot -
Bendigo Art Gallery
Painting, Paul Borgmann, The Bawler, circa 1888
Signed, l.l., brown oil "P. Borgmann" -
Bendigo Art Gallery
Work on paper, Madge FREEMAN, Italian Hilltop II, 1953
signed l.l., pen and ink, MADGE FREEMANcountryside, european, italy, landscape, village, town, watercolour, female artist -
Bendigo Art Gallery
Painting, Roger KEMP, Concept, c.1980
Not signed Not dated (Dated c.1980 by Donor)painting, australian artist, abstract