The Fred Rochow Railways Collection incorporates photos related to the operation of the Wodonga Railway Station including different types of trains and railways staff C. 1930 – 1990. It was donated to the Wodonga Historical Society by Fred Rochow, a railwayman who spent many years based in Wodonga. He joined the Victorian Railways on 17th June l947 and retired in 1988. For some time, he was a member of the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen and served a term as a member of the Trades Hall Council. He had an extensive knowledge of the struggles that took place to achieve better conditions for railway workers. Fred worked for many years as a fireman and then worked his way up the ranks to driver, experiencing many changes from the days of steam locomotives through to diesel trains, locomotives and even the modern XPT train. He worked throughout Victoria at different stages of his career, with his final working years focused on the northeast of Victoria and the Albury to Melbourne line. After his retirement, Fred continued to share his love of steam miniature trains with the community. This locomotive, the Y170, was one of 25 general purpose diesel-electric locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Granville NSW for the Victorian Railways between 1963 and 1968. Although built to dieselise Victoria's shunting operations and replace steam locomotives on branch line services, they were also used on mainline goods and passenger services. After closure of many branch lines across the state and the end of short pick-up goods trains, use of the class dropped. This locomotive, the Y170 entered service on 13 July 1968. It was withdrawn from service in April 1988 and was eventually scrapped in 1992.This collection has local and statewide significance as it captures images of trains, locomotives and personnel who operated the railway services in Wodonga and throughout Northeast Victoria. The railways played a critical role in opening up Victoria and connecting Australia for trade, business, social communication and transport.Les Hallawell standing in front of Locomotive Y170. He started with Victoria Railways on16 Mayv1949. . He passed his Driver qualification on 12 July 1955. Les retired in Wodonga on 29 March 1988.railways wodonga, fred rochow, wodonga railway men, y class locomotive, les hallawell

Bendigo Advertiser laminated newspaper cutting dated Thursday March 22, 2007, celebrating Ethel Pattison 104th Birthday. Ella Pellegrini photographer of Ethel. Story outlines Ethel's employment in Bendigo and her character.ethel pattison, 104th birthday, centenarian

Events, Bert Graham Collection, Head of the Pool Bendigo East Patriotic Swimming Carnival, Eastern Park, Saturday 4th March, 1944. To be Officially opened by His Worship the Mayor of Bendigo (Cr.W.H.Taylor) at 3 o'clock.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east swimming carnival

Consists of five sheets with notes about the proposed horse tram system for Melbourne, prepared by Jack Cranston. Includes extract and notes on the parliamentary enquiry and the possibility of a cable tram system. The coloured sheet is from another copy held at the former VicTrack Malvern Museum. Images from the latter set of documents - Sept 2024. 35 Sheets of details on the plans and sections of proposed horse tram lines throughout Melbourne. Produced as part of the work undertaken by Jack Cranston for the Department of Transport / Heritage Victoria - see Reg Item 584. On rear cover ink and on page 2 of the folder is a note on the source of the document. See Inscriptions.Yields information about the proposed horse tram lines by MTOCo that were later developed as cable tram lines.Folder - photocopies or copy prints, A1 approx. size, 45 sheets, clipped together with two black side binders, titled - "Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Company's Bill - Plans and Sections - Tramways - March 1882". On rear cover sheet, handwritten in black ink - "Constructed and compiled by Jack Cranston by permission from The Ambleside Museum Ferntree Gully Victoria. This is a copy of Original Size Folio"trams, tramways, cable trams, horse trams, mto co, melbourne

Black and white photograph Rotary Club Board members Tom Allen, Dan Ford, David Jennings, Frank Neave, Maurie Lewis ,Dick Barrwell, Stewart March and Graham Loukes. Lakes Entrance Victoriarotary club, volunteering

Operation Okra was an Australian Defence Force contribution to the Military intervention against Islamic State. It was part of Joint Task Force 633 in the Middle East. Its initial stated aim was to Combat ISIL (ISIS) threat in Iraq. The commencement date was August 31st 2014.Framed Memorabilia, frame is brown timber, centre is an Australian Flag folded in a diamond shape, there is 3 posters around the flag, scattered around the items are various items of memorabilia from the Operation, at the bottom is a small plaque with details of the memorabilia and donor.On the plaque, “Presented to the Bendigo District RSL by Flight Lieutenant Naomi Holmes Air Task Group, Operation Okra, September 2016 - March 2017”brsl, smirsl, bdrslinc

This is a program of the Centenary Procession that took place in Warrnambool in 1947 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the city’s founding in 1847. It was originally intended to celebrate the 100th anniversary in 1940 but these celebrations were postponed because of World War Two. In 1947 centenary celebrations were held but on a less lavish style. 1947 was a more appropriate year as 1847 was the year of the first land sales for Warrnambool and the arrival of the first European settlers in the town. The 1947 celebrations included a Grand Procession which was estimated to have been watched by 20,000 people. A similar number saw the bonfire and fireworks display in Albert Park the same evening. The celebrations lasted a week and included a choral thanksgiving festival in the Botanic Gardens, a massed band display and a ‘Warrnambool Can Make It’ exhibition of local manufactures. The well-known historian and Town Clerk at the time, Henri Worland took a prominent role in the organizing of the celebrations. This little booklet is of considerable importance because it contains a short description of the floats and the names of those connected with the various floats of the Warrnambool Centenary Procession of 1947. It not only gives us a better idea of what and who were in the procession but it now enables us to better label the many photographs we have of this procession and to identify the people in the photographs. The program is a valuable source of information for historians. It also is a good example of the type of celebratory procession that was popular 70 years ago. This is a paper program of the Warrnambool 1947 Centenary procession. It has four pages and a buff-coloured cover. The front cover has a sepia-toned photograph of the first car purchased in Warrnambool (1906) and on the back cover there is an advertisement for Lane’s Bus Services. The inside front cover has an advertisement for Guyett and Sons Furniture Store and there are other advertisements throughout the pages. The printed text on buff-coloured paper gives details of the 29 floats in the ‘Mechanized’ Section and of the 27 floats in the ‘Back to the Horse Pageant’ Section. The pages were stapled but the staples have been removed. There has been some silverfish damage. Front Cover: ‘Grand Centenary Procession, Thursday, March 27, 1947, Souvenir Catalogue, Price Sixpence, Joint Organisers, C.A.Rogers, P.T.Parker, F.E.Utting’. warrnambool centenary, 1947 henri worland

"The Great War profoundly touched the lives of Australian teachers, school children and local communities, and with lasting consequences." Cover - soft cover, cardboard, red and white print on front, spine and back on black and white, cover image. "The Rally Round the Flag" and "A School interior" Back cover image "School Physical Training Display" map of Australia. Pages - 364 pages, cut, plain, off white. Illustrated black and white photographs. Handwritten inscription on Title page. Title page - handwritten inscription - black ink. "For the Soldiers Memorial / Institute Military Museum,/ with all best wishes/ Rosalie Triolo/ March 2018." books, schools, teachers and students, ww1

Bronze plaque screwed to a plastic(?) backing. Saved from the Yendon State School when it was closed. The plaque commemorates the school centenary in 1964. Newspaper article relating to this event is item registration no. 00029.YENDON STATE SCHOOL // THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES / THE CENTENARY OF THIS / SCHOOL AND WAS UNVEILED BY / THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, / THE HONOURABLE J.S. BLOOMFIELD, M.L.A., / ON THE 7TH DAY OF MARCH, 1964.yendon state school, yendon public school, school centenary, honourable js bloomfield mla

Catalogue for Leslie Sands Exhibition of Paintings at the Tasmanian Tourist Bureau Gallery at 254 Collins Street, Melbourne on 21st March to 1st April 1960.

Small booklet with green cover.Revised Constitution and Rules governing the Ringwood Bowling Club. (Adopted 4th March, 1959) President- D.B. Leigh. General Secretary- A.R. Catron.

James Barclay was the brother of Mollie Campbell (mother of Bruce and Daisy of Campbell's Croft.Small brown leather covered pray book with 'Garden of the Soul'and a cross imprinted in gold.(stamp Imprint) Taylors West Melbourne Catholic Book Depot.|(By Hand) To James Barclay from a friend. March 11th '94|Pray for me.books, religion

Yields information about the Sturt St City stop and conductors.35mm colour slide - Kodak Duplicate slide produced for the TMSV of 332 Flinders St Melbourne of trams 20 (Sebastopol) and another single trucker in Sturt St, south side, at the City Stop. A conductor is walking towards the front tram with bag and cash tin. In the background is the Town Hall, The Golden Start Chinese Cafe, Georges Milk Bar Sea Food and V. F. Gemmola.On the slide in ink "Ballarat trams, March 1972 bought at tramway. Tram finished 1971 and Historical Society." Has the TMSV Sales and address stamp.tramways, trams, sturt st, town hall, conductors, tram 20

Book - 8 pages + grey covers, side stapled, issued by the Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association, "Elimination of Waste - Standardization Simplified Practice". Dated February 1927. Provides information about why standards and common practices.On top right hand corner and inside the cover has stamp of the "The Electric Supply Co. of Victoria Ltd Ballarat" and date "7 March 1927".trams, tramways, standards

BHS CollectionSmall booklet of thirty-two pages titled "Maldon & Gold", compiled by Col Gibson, produced by the Maldon Progress Publicity and Tourist AssociationAileen Ellison 25 March, 1979 on front page. Mr. Frances Gray, Reef Street Maldon ph. 752522 inside back covermaldon, gold

Studley Park Road, like most streets in Kew, was originally a dirt road. Street works during the Great Depression included bituminising major roads in the district. This photograph of Council works originated in the City of Kew Engineers Department as a record of works undertaken. It was given to the collection by a Mrs Fisher in 1998.Well provenanced photograph of Council-funded public works in Kew during the Great Depression. Original sepia monochrome positive of Studley Park Road, Kew.Typed reverse: "B4 / Kew C.C. / Studley Park Road after surfacing with one coat of premixed material spread with drag, March 1934"roadworks -- kew (vic.), street works -- kew (vic.), public works kew (vic.), studley park road -- kew (vic.), city of kew -- engineers department, city of kew -- public works -- great depression -- 1930s

In 1990, the Braille Library and Talking Book Library merged with the Association for the Blind, to ensure library services were maintained in Victoria. This plaque recognises the assistance provided to the new entity by the Port Phillip Rotarians.1 digital image of plaque with inscriptionRotary International (symbol) The Talking Book Library greatly appreciates the support received from the Rotary Club of Port Phillip - Melbourne March 1991association for the blind, braille and talking book library

Faded red/ brown cloth covered hardboard cover, with gold and black writing on cover and spine 'The boy's illustrated library Heroes, Patriots & Pioneers' 6 unnumbered pages ; 346 pages ; 18 cm; illuHandwritten inscription on first page 'Thomas George Chapman .. birthday present from his affectionate sister ..... Chapman March 10th/80 Goldie'chapman

A blue cloth covered book with the title Robin of Pliny House: A School Story and the author H.E. Waterhouse printed in black lettering at the front top. There are black and white illustrations throughout.fictionA children's fiction book about a boy named Robin whose special needs force him into some tough decisions. It has black and white colour plates throughout.children's books, fiction

A blue cloth hardcover book, A Great Mistake by Rev. T.S. Millington, with a gold, red and brown illustration of a boy climbing into a hot air balloon basket already in flight and a city skyline in sunset at the bottom of the cover. The title and author are printed in gold and black lettering on the front. An illustration in gold and brown is on spine of a soldier and a woman holding hands. Black initials RTS for the publisher are at base of the spine. Numerous black and white illustrations are inside. On the middle of the back cover black leaves are printed on it.fictionA novel from The Boy's Own Bookshelf No IV - a story of adventure of three boys who ran away from school, and later go to war and the siege of Paris.children's books, adventure, war, friendship

A red cloth hardcover book The Two J.G's - A story for Boys by A.M. Irvine with a black outline of a boy reading at the top of the front cover. The spine has the title, author and publisher in black lettering. The frontispiece has a black and white illustration of a man and boy rescuing a boy from a river. 96p.fictionA story about two teenager boys who swap identities to fool a long term older man who has kindly offered to take them in to his care to tutor them due to the boys' family and behaviour problems. fiction boys, family life, friendship stories