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Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, NSW Cookery Teachers' Association, Red Over Black, 1961
A home management textbook for use in secondary schoolseducation -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Bonyhady, Tim, Burke & Wills : from Melbourne to myth, 1991
The first half of the book examines the organization and conduct of the expedition by drawing on a wide range of sources either ignored by or unknown to previous writers. The second half considers the changing place of the explorers in Australian culture, examining the presentation of Burke and Wills in paintings and sculptures, poems and plays, films and children's books. Context of Burkes Victorian Exploring Expedition, the course of the expedition and its subsequent place in Australian history and culture; numerous brief references to Aborigines - as guides, the Yantruwanta (Yandruwantha) generosity to Bourke, Wills and King and hostility to expeditions.8-383; ill.; plates; maps; index; ref.; 26 cm.The first half of the book examines the organization and conduct of the expedition by drawing on a wide range of sources either ignored by or unknown to previous writers. The second half considers the changing place of the explorers in Australian culture, examining the presentation of Burke and Wills in paintings and sculptures, poems and plays, films and children's books. Context of Burkes Victorian Exploring Expedition, the course of the expedition and its subsequent place in Australian history and culture; numerous brief references to Aborigines - as guides, the Yantruwanta (Yandruwantha) generosity to Bourke, Wills and King and hostility to expeditions.burke and wills expedition (1860-1861) | burke and wills expedition (1860-1861) in art. | burke and wills expedition (1860-1861) in literature. | australia -- discovery and exploration. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Barker, Bill, Getting government to listen : a guide to the international human rights system for indigenous Australians, 1997
This guide aims to give indigenous people in Australia information about human rights and the international legal system, information that they can use to improve their lives and the lives of their families and communities, Improvements that have already taken place in Australia have happened mainly bcause of pressure from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, this guide aims to help people apply pressure on governments more effectively and productively.9-224 P.; appendices; figs. tables.This guide aims to give indigenous people in Australia information about human rights and the international legal system, information that they can use to improve their lives and the lives of their families and communities, Improvements that have already taken place in Australia have happened mainly bcause of pressure from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, this guide aims to help people apply pressure on governments more effectively and productively.human rights. | human rights -- government policy -- australia. | discrimination -- government policy -- australia. | civil rights -- australia. | human rights. | aboriginal australians -- civil rights | law - international law - un conventions | law - international law - human rights | indigenous peoples | discrimination -- government policy -- australia. | human rights -- government policy -- australia. -
Latrobe Regional Gallery
Painting, Fifteen Views of Gippsland, 1978
Synthetic polymer paint on canvasNot signed. Not dated.gippsland, views, landscape -
Latrobe Regional Gallery
Work on paper, On the other side of the Valley, 1986
PastelSigned and dated lower right corner of drawing, pencil, monogram "R.S./ 86". -
Latrobe Regional Gallery
Work on paper - Print, LATIMER, Bruce b. 1951 Sydney, NSW, Black out print, 1977
Serigraph printTitled lower left in white ink "Black Out Print". Edition lower left in white ink "34/50". -
Latrobe Regional Gallery
Work on paper - Drawing, SCHERER, Rodney b. 1951 Campbelltown NSW, Electro Magnetic Landscape, 1987
Pastel on paper -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Board of Studies NSW, The myth of terra nullius. Invasion and resistance : the early years, 1995
Although biased to New South Wales a lot of general information on this subject is included together with references to Victoria. Very good for teachers with guides and tasks for secondary students.242P.; ill.; facsimiles; figs.; ports.; appendices; bib.; notes.; maps; 30 cm.Although biased to New South Wales a lot of general information on this subject is included together with references to Victoria. Very good for teachers with guides and tasks for secondary students.aboriginal australians -- government relations. | aboriginal australians -- history. | aboriginal australians -- new south wales -- la perouse -- history. | australia -- colonization -- history. | australia -- race relations -- history. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Document - Printed Sheets, F.CA.A.T.S.I.; Earlwood, NSW. n.d, Aboriginal Land Rights Campaign- Background Material
The fact sheets are to assist with material to use as background for people making sppeeches, giving talks or writing letters on the Land Rights Campaign.17 P.; appendices; 34 cm.The fact sheets are to assist with material to use as background for people making sppeeches, giving talks or writing letters on the Land Rights Campaign.landrights campaign-aboriginal australians, background materials. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Calendar, Bartell Calendars NSW, 2015
Wall Calendar - heavy card covers, 12 gloss art pages inside, titled "Ballarat", calendar for 2016, featuring various Ballarat photographs. Includes the Gardens, BTM No. 33, Lydiard St and Sturt St, Arch of Victory, Lake Wendouree, Botanical Gardens, Railway Station, Craigs Hotel, Conservatory and Statuary Pavilion. Photo of No. 33 in Wendouree Parade. Produced by Bartell Calendars.tramways, trams, ballarat, btm, botanical gardens, arch of victory, ex australian prisoners of war memorial, craig s hotel -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Westinghouse Brake Company of Australasia Ltd and George St. Concord West NSW, "Westinghouse Brake Repairs Parts", May. 1927
Thirteen sheet book, each sheet printed single side, secured with two metal clips and washers in a pink cover card cover, titled "Westinghouse brake repairs parts". Published May 1927, by Westinghouse Brake Co. of Australasia. Binders - "The Grip Binder" - nickel plated steel using sheets printed by The Westinghouse Brake & Saxby Signal Co. Ltd. Cover larger than the sheets. Details parts list for: DH25 - Motor Driven Air Compressor for 1500V DC ER4C - Control Governor ES16 - Air compressor Governor Emergency Application Valve Used for electro-pneumatic brake equipment - Sydney Suburban electrification. Scanned to the COTMA Website 4-10-2015."Colin Rutledge" stamped on top of page 1.trams, tramways, westinghouse, compressors, governors, equipment -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Trolley Wire Sample, Metal Manufacturers - Kemba Wire and Rod of Port Kembla NSW, Oct. 1996
Sample length (260mm long) of 107mm2 trolley wire supplied by Metal Manufacturers (Port Kembla Wire and Rod) - November 1996, Used in ceremony of 26/11/1996 when Victorian Minister of Transport, Alan Brown handed over the Trolley Wire (2km) to Museum. Sample supplied ex Test lab - had been tested for hardness. Wire type known as HC - high conductivity. Images added 3-12-2016 See Courier p6 of 27/11/1996 - see Reg. Item No. 503. trolley wire, btm -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Trolley Wire Sample, Metal Manufacturers - Kembla Wire and Rod of Port Kembla NSW, Nov. 1996
Sample taken from overhead (North wire, St Aidans Dve) of new 107mm^2 trolley wire. Has been cut at either ends and has been bent at one end through about 90 degrees also slightly curved. Shining new copper colour. Has minor nicks. See original worksheet for sketch. Images added 3-12-2016 See Kembla Wire & Rod letter of 23/9/1996.ballarat, overhead, trolley wire, kembla wire & rod -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tower Truck, Bedford and NSW Government Tramways, 1952
Overhead Maintenance motor truck with hydraulic elevating and rotating platform on a 1952 Bedford Chassis. Engine no. KM 237540, with purpose built platform, lockers, cupboards and elevating platform, ladders, hand rails and a gong. Fitted with turn indicators and flashing lights by BTPS and vice. In MMTB cream paint.mmtb, overhead, support vehicle -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Timetable, Dept of Government Transport - NSW, Sydney Tramway Timetable - 1953 Sydney, 1953 and 1954
Paper - black and white. Alterations on separate pieces of paper in the book - 5 pages. 120.1 - Tramway timetable for Circular Quay - Canterbury - Cooks Rivers - Dulwich Hill - Earlwood lines, 1953. 120.2 - Altered journey for route, Circular Quay - Cooks River line - 1954 120.3 - Altered journey - Dulwich Hill, Glebe Point, Balmain, Lilyfield and Darling St. wharf - Canterbury lines - 1954. 120.4 - Altered journey (on trail) Circular Quay and Darling St. wharf and Canterbury lines - 1954. 120.5 - Additional and altered journeys - Circular Quay and Darling St. wharf lines - 1954 120.6 - Tram time table for Circular Quay - North Bondi line (via Bellevue Hill) including running times, sections and fares - July 26 1954.sydney, timetables -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera, Dept of Road Transport and Tramways and NSW - Traffic Branch and Tramway Division, "NSWGT Tramways Weekly Notice, No. 8, 1950", 16/02/1950 12:00:00 AM
An 8 page document, giving information to tram crews regarding alterations to services, crewing arrangements, instructions, special trams - Sydney and Newcastle district, pages numbered 215 to 250.trams, tramways, nswgt, notices to staff, timetables, sydney, newcastle -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign - Staff Tickets, NSW Department of Road Transport and tramways, Sydney tramways staff tickets, 1930's-1950's
45 No. Dept. of Road Transport and tramway staff tickets used in the 1940's to 1960's for safeworking on single lines of Maitland, Newcastle and Sydney tram lines, see attached listing for full details, descriptions etc. Printed on flimsy paper. Some of the tickets show the personal name of the Government printer. This would enable time of printing to be better determined. (48 tickets in image). Image of list added 29/9/2013 - see related documents for details.trams, tramways, nsw, sydney, maitland, newcastle, safeworking, staff tickets -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional object - Destination Roll, NSW Department of Road Transport and tramways, "Newcastle"
Destination roll use din a Newcastle tram - on linen, black background with various colours and white letters. Each destination 10" high. 6 joins in roll, each approx. 800 to 900 long section. Letters in caps. Destinations shown are: West Wal'send Wallsend and Platsburg New Lambton Lambton Broadmeadow Adamstown Waratah Merewether B'H (Beach) Newcastle Tighe's Hill Mayfield Glebe Boreas Road Special Depot Sport Grd Show Grd Racecourse Speedway Telford St Hamilton Depottram, trams, newcastle, destination roll -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional object - Destination Roll, NSW Department of Road Transport and tramways, Sydney Eastern Suburbs
Destination roll for South East part of Sydney on Linen 13 sections joined by sewing with destinations painted on in capital letters and colours. At top of blind, 3 new section shave been sewn on. See page 76 of Kennan, "The Eastern Lines" See reverse of original catalogue worksheet for listing of destinations. See p76 of "The Eastern Lines", David Keenan, Transit Press, 1989 p32 fold out of "Tramways of Sydney", Kennan, Transit Press, 1985 reprint.tram, trams, sydney, eastern suburbs, destination roll -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional object - Destination Roll, NSW Department of Road Transport and tramways, Sydney - Western suburbs
Destination roll for Western suburbs of Sydney, on linen, in 16 sections sewn together, with destinations painted on, capital letters, black background with white, red, green blue colours. In good order. See p32 of Sydney trams for listing - slight differences in roll layout to that in the book.tram, trams, sydney, western suburbs, destination roll -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, NSW Bookstall Pty Ltd, Scrap Iron Flotilla, 1944
An account of the older ships(The Scrap Iron Flotilla) of the Australian Navy in the Second World WarIll, p.197.non-fictionAn account of the older ships(The Scrap Iron Flotilla) of the Australian Navy in the Second World Warworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia, royal australian navy - history -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Book - Major Rural Dams In New South Wales, Department of Land and Water Conservation, NSW, 1996
A pictorial examination of key dams established throughout New South Wales as part of approaches to water management in the state.non-fictionA pictorial examination of key dams established throughout New South Wales as part of approaches to water management in the state.dams new south wales, water management, water conservation -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Booklet - So Much Sky: Bonegilla Reception Centre and Training Centre 1947 - 1971, Bruce J Pennay, 2008
An overview of the Bonegilla Migrant Reception Centre and Heritage Museumnon-fictionAn overview of the Bonegilla Migrant Reception Centre and Heritage Museumbonegilla migrant reception centre, immigrants australia, post-war immigration -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Badge, Badglelink Moruya NSW, 2010
Name badge - for the Friends of Hawthorn Tram Depot, featuring a plastic layer of black backing, blue background with name and the depot logo and a clear plastic finish. Both fitted with pins on rear. Badges held for David (Kemp) and Warren (Doubleday).. Replaced by new name badges with Melbourne Tram Museum logo July 2018.trams, tramways, badges, fohtd, melbourne tram museum, mtm -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Bartel Collectors World Ltd, 36 Ricketty Street Mascot NSW, Z 53 and W 984, c2005
Colour post card of Z 53 and W 984 southbound in St Kilda Road, c1995. Z has destination of St Kilda Junction, route 14 and the W Malvern Burke Road, route 15. Has the skyline of Melbourne in the background. Published by Bartel Collectors World Ltd, has title "Melbourne's famous trams" on the back, space of writing, address and stamp. Has a bar code where the stamp would be. Note by W. Doubleday purchased for $1.80 on 22/7/2006 in pencil. 2 copies held.Note by W. Doubleday purchased for $1.80 on 22/7/2006 in pencil.trams, tramways, melbourne, postcards, st kilda rd, tram 53, tram 984 -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Newland, John R, 1994
A history of the narrow gauge Goondah-Burrinjuck Railway for the construction of the Burrinjuck dam in N.S.W.ill, maps, p.128.non-fictionA history of the narrow gauge Goondah-Burrinjuck Railway for the construction of the Burrinjuck dam in N.S.W.industrial railroads - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Gifford H. Eardley, The Railways of the South Maitland Coalfields, 1969
A history of the steam operated coal hauling South Maitland Railways near Newcastle.index, ill, maps, p.162.non-fictionA history of the steam operated coal hauling South Maitland Railways near Newcastle.colliery railroads - australia - history, steam locomotives - nsw – pictorial -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Grunbach, Alex et al, Railways in the South, 1965
A guide for the ARHS tour from Sydney to Adelaide, Melboune and Tasmania in April 1965.ill, maps, p.60.non-fictionA guide for the ARHS tour from Sydney to Adelaide, Melboune and Tasmania in April 1965.railroad operations - australia - history, railroad trains -- australia -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society NSW Division et al, Australian Railway Routes 1854-2000, 2000
Descriptions of railway routes in Australia from 1854 to 2000.maps, p.80.non-fictionDescriptions of railway routes in Australia from 1854 to 2000.railroad construction - australia - history, railroads -- australia -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Callaghan, W.H, The Overland Railway, 1992
A history of the South line from Adelaide to Serviceton with track diagrams of the stations.ill, maps, p.314.non-fictionA history of the South line from Adelaide to Serviceton with track diagrams of the stations.railraod construction - south australia - history, railroad operations - south australia - history