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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - INVITATION TO ARMY SURVEY REGIMENT CORPS DAY PARADE, 1 JULY, 1985
Cream bifold invitation. On front, coat of arms of City of Bendigo and Royal Australian Survey Corps. Inside 'His worship the Mayor of the City of Bendigo requests the company of Mr and Mrs M.A. Sheean at the Army Survey Regiment Corps Day Parade, Queen Elizabeth Oval, 10.00 a.m, 1 July 1985.bendigo, entertainment, army survey corps -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: B&W PHOTO OF A BOMBED RAILWAY YARD, POSTCARD, 1914-1918
Postcard, WW1, B&W image of a bombed railway yard showing what appears to be the tender of an engine. Location unknown. Two Australian soldiers standing among rubble in the foreground. Another two soldiers leaning from the tender. Ruined steel framework of a building in background. Written in pencil on the reverse "G10" and "GS"postcard, postcard, ww1, railway yard ruins -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HAMILTON COLLECTION: MALDON AND MUSIC COMPETITION PRIZE CE, 1901
Prize certificate on card awarded to Mr. Alexander John Hamilton by the Maldon branch of Australian Natives Association for second prize in their Second Annual Musical and Literary and Elocutionary Competition for Bass Solo Printed in gold on off white card, bordered with butterflies, flowers and vines. Markings - Sands and McDougall Ltd. Printers Melbourne.performing arts, elocution, competition -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - AILEEN AND JOHN ELLISON COLLECTION: THE SCHOOL PAPER 1944
10 Issues of "The School Paper" printed by the education Department - Victoria Australia - for grades V and VI. Issue 519 from February 1, 1944 to issue 529 of December 1, 1944. These issues are bounded together in a book, on the cover the name George Dawson, Maldon Road, Castlemaine, School No. 119. Grade VI.books, school, the school paper -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - INAUGURATION CERTIFICATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, 1901
Municipal Association of Victoria Certificate for the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia. Printed on paper in colour by Sands & McDougall. Signed by the Mayor & Councillors and reads 'The addresses presented by the municipalities of Victoria to His Royal Highness the Duke of York and to His Excellency the Governor General Lord Hopetoun. Markings - Commonwealth Proclamation Day, 1st January 1901cottage, miners -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HAMILTON COLLECTION: MALDON AND MUSIC COMPETITION PRIZE CERTICATES - ALEXANDER JOHN HAMILTON, 1901
Prize certificate on card awarded to Mr. Alexander John Hamilton by the Maldon branch of Australian Natives Association for first prize in their Second Annual Musical and Literary and Elocutionary Competition for Comic Song. Printed in gold on off white card, bordered with butterflies, flowers and vines. Markings - Sands and McDougall Ltd. Printers Melbourne.performing arts, elocution, competition -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - KELLY AND ALLSOP COLLECTION: PATENT APPLICATION FORM
Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. One copy of two blank forms for submission of a Provisional Specification (Documents and Drawings) to the Patents Office of the Commonwealth of Australia. The Second Schedule, Form B (Original) and Form B1 (True Copy). Included are the Regulations to be observed in the preparation of documents and drawings, 1912. The Patents Act 1902-1909.Patents Officebusiness, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, patents office, blank forms, patents act -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - WATER FOR GOLD, 2009
Water for Gold, The fight to quench central Victoria's goldfields. Published by Australian Scholarly Publishing with a grant from Coliban Water to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the first serious attempts by the Bendigo Water Works Company in 1859 to supply water to the goldfields of Central Victoria, 288 pages photographs, illustrations & maps. Signed by the author.Geoffrey Russellvictoria, history, water, bendigo - history, central victorian goldfields, coliban water. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HAMILTON COLLECTION: MALDON AND MUSIC COMPETITION PRIZE CE, 1901
Prize certificate on card awarded to Mr. Alexander John Hamilton by the Maldon branch of Australian Natives Association for first prize in their Second Annual Musical and Literary and Elocutionary Competition for Recitation Gentlemen Printed in gold on off white card, bordered with butterflies, flowers and vines. Markings - Sands and McDougall Ltd. Printers Melbourne.performing arts, elocution, competition -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HAMILTON COLLECTION: MALDON AND MUSIC COMPETITION PRIZE CE, 1901
Prize certificate on card awarded to Mr. Alexander John Hamilton by the Maldon branch of Australian Natives Association for first prize in their Second Annual Musical and Literary and Elocutionary Competition for Baritone Solo Printed in gold on off white card, bordered with butterflies, flowers and vines. Markings - Sands and McDougall Ltd. Printers Melbourne.performing arts, elocution, competition -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HAMILTON COLLECTION: MALDON AND MUSIC COMPETITION PRIZE CE, 1901
Prize certificate on card awarded to Mr. Alexander John Hamilton by the Maldon branch of Australian Natives Association for second prize in their Second Annual Musical and Literary and Elocutionary Competition for Humorous Recitation Printed in gold on off white card, bordered with butterflies, flowers and vines. Markings - Sands and McDougall Ltd. Printers Melbourne.performing arts, elocution, competition -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Poster, Welcome Home Concert
Coloured poster with red, blue and yellow print. Army helicopter hovering over palm trees. There is a light shining onto soldiers. Map of Australia with Sydney Harbour Bridge and an Army Medal. In large print are the words "Welcome Home Conert" Date of concert and parade were from the 2nd - 4th October 1987List of activities: Unit Smokos, Parade through Sydney, Unit reunion, Free concert in Sydney Domain, 11am startposter, welcome home parade -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Ceremorial Object, Knight, Peter Raymond A318937
White Wooden Cross with red knitted poppy with green and black centre. The name Knight, Peter Raymond A318937 is stenciled on in black. An Australian flag has been fixed on the back of the Cross. Rank - Leading Aircraftman, Unit 1. He died near Vung Tau Air Base 15th December 1970Knight, Peter Raymond A318937cross, knight, peter raymond -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, the Wet, 5/12/1970 12:00:00 AM
Unframed photo - Staff of air movements section No1 Operational Support Unit RAAF flooded out of thei section by monsoon/ L-R Corporal John Hawkes, Sgt Ron Phelps, Corporal Alan Rohde. 11 Movement Control Group, Royal Australian Engineers. Leading Aircraftman Paul DisherAWM VN70-57-1 (2)monsoon floods, no1 operational support unit raaf, air movements section, vung tau -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
CD, Robert Mate Mate Gapingaru, Aboriginal sky figures
Robert Mate Mate (Gapingaru), an initiated elder of the Woorabinda_Berigada tribe of Central Queensland has researched the stories on the CD Rom in conjunction with Gordon Patston, an experienced astronomer. The stories from Arnhem Land to Tasmania give a fascinating insight into this rich area of Aboriginal culture and shed new light on Australia?s skies.CDastronomy, dreamtime stories, folklore, stars -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Card : WW1 (Adde Cooper collection), Circa 1914-1918
Associated with WW1 good news card to and for loved ones. Connected to Adde Cooper WW1 soldier and Chiltern Resident. Associated with WW1 loved ones. Sent on behalf of family, friend and loved ones at home to their WW1 soldier abroad. Faded grey and white card with message associated with WW1. 130mm x 65mm. Depicts a map of Australia with a man and woman sitting and reading. Wording on the card is associated with good news and prays about their loved one. A Boomerang above the man and woman gives a message of good news and prayers for their WW1 loved one. Boomerang on card says : Anxious ever anxious good news of you to learn. Praying ever praying for your speedy safe return. ww1 card, card of prayer and good news ww1 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Recollections and notes on the history of Mitcham, n.d
1. John McClare, brief history of his settling in Australia in 18551. John McClare, brief history of his settling in Australia in 1855|2. Roll at St John's Catholic School Sep 30 1880, Jan 1 1886 and Mar 31 1888.History of Mitcham township. History of train journey from Mitcham to Melbourne.A copy of a second book is included as ND1522.1. John McClare, brief history of his settling in Australia in 1855mcclare, john, st johns catholic school, mitcham, mitcham, boxshall, hilda -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Barbara Lesko, Marjory Veronica (Veronica) Seton-Williams
Majory Seton-Williams, (1910-1992) was the daughter of Gordon Nixon Seton-Williams, lawyer/ solicitor and lived at the Uplands, Terrara Rd Vermont. She was an archaeologist who conducted excavations in Egypt and Near East. 12 page A4 document detailing the life of Australian archaeologist Marjory Veronica Seton-Williams (1910-1992) including living at Uplands, Vermont. Also 5 pgs about Uplands, and 4 photocopied articles from Herald (1934), Sunday Mail (1938), Mercury (1938) and Women's Realm/Mercury (1938).seton-williams, the uplands, archaeololgy, seton williams -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Information folder - Belgrave Heights Methodist & Presbyterian church
Information folder containing items pertaining to the history of Belgrave Heights Methodist & Presbyterian Church. Contents: -photocopy "The Service Of The Opening & Dedication of the Church, Sat. 5th March 1966" -photo and caption - new church/Methodist Church of Australia/Belgrave Circuit/Sunday 9th June 1968 -News & Notes" (2 pages) -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Keith Caldwell, 8/03/1960 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the Sturt St, tram 40 and St Patrick's Cathedral.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 8/3/1960 of: Tram 43 en-route to Sebastopol, south side of Sturt St with St Patrick's in the background. Tram crossing Lyons St. Has two flags in the bracket arm, one of the South Australia Piping Shrike.Stamped on bottom of slide "8 Mar 60"., In ink "BxAT"tramways, trams, sturt st, lyons st, st patrick's, tram 43 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1975
Yields information about the appearance of 27 in the early days of the operation of the BTPS at depot junction.Black and white print of Ballarat No. 27 at possibly at Depot Junction, with the Australian Paper Mill Ballarat roof sign. Has a person in the front of the tram, with the door opened on the wrong side. Location to be confirmed. Has Barry McCandlish turning the trolley pole. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West.trams, tramways, btps, wendouree parade, trolley poles, tram 27 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Bill Kingsley et al, "COTMA Its Origins, Aims and Operation", 1990's
Photocopy of a paper titled "COTMA Its Origins, Aims and Operation", by Keith Kings, Executive Officer, presented to the Meeting of the Historical Engineering Relics Committee of the Institute of Engineers Annual Conference, 7 April 1978. Looks at the structure of COTMA, preservation movement in Australia, and formation of COTMA and past conference and that all work is voluntary.trams, tramways, cotma -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: S MCDONALD PATENT WATER TRAP, 1950's
A 'Loop Cobra'Binder File containing documentation re. the Stuart McDonald Patent Water Trap. Australian Patent No. 132,110. Includes letters about whether the patent has expired or needs renewing, the formation of a Company with the name Stuart McDonald Patent Water Trap and receipts from companies that had already purchased the trapgold, mining, stewart mcdonald, water tap, gold miining, patents, stuart mcdonald, water trap. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MERLE HALL COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE IN/OUT BENDIGO BRANCH ARTS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA
Correspondence In/Out; Bendigo Branch; Arts Council of Australia (labelled Dec 73/Jan 74 - though some letters dated outside this time-frame). Variety of correspondence but portion related to the establishment of a community arts facility. (e.g. letter for Darryl McClure MLA supporting application to Premier Hamer for grant of $5000). -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - JORDAN COLLECTION: BENDIGO RAILWAY STATION, 20th December, 1981
Colour photo of railway station Bendigo 20 December 1981, showing Engine R711. The tender of the engine has an inscription along the side, 'This locomotive has been ............ Bendigo City Council by Steam Age Australia Pty Ltd'. The engine has been located in the gardens between Mitchell Street and Railway Place.bendigo, parks and gardens, locomotive r711 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - IAN DYETT COLLECTION: AUCTION CATALOGUE
Auction catalogue with bright yellow front page with brown tape binding. Sale is due to the completion of works on the Australian National Animal Health Laboratory (A.N.A.H.L.), John Holland (Constructions) Pty. Ltd. They sold surplus Construction Equipment and Site Buildings. Auctioneers were J. H. Curnow & Son Pty. Ltd.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue, john holland (const) pty ltd, australian national animal health laboratory, j h curnow & son pty ltd -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - JOHN JONES COLLECTION: AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY DONATION RECEIPTS
Three Australian Red Cross Society Victorian Division - Bendigo Branch Donation Receipts. One dated 7/7/1961 in the name of Mrs Wirth and signed by Flora Mackay. Two are in the name of Mrs Cambridge and signed by Flora Mackay, one dated 7/7/1961 and the other 26/8/1963.essential services, red cross, receipt, john jones collection - australian red cross society donation receipts, mrs m cambridge, flora mackay, mrs wirth -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Card - FORTUNA COLLECTION: CARD
Christmas Card - colour printed sketch of fortuna Villa showing partial view of driveway, portico entrance on left, turret tower, ironwork balcony and conservatory on right. Wording inside card reads ' Seasons Greetings from Army Survey Regiment Fortuna'. On rear of card is a 'Royal Australian Survey Corps insignia. -
Tennis Australia
Collage, Certificate, Circa 1990
Limited edition reproduction: 'Don Budge, Kooyong 1938'. Print 5/30 from the 'Kooyong Collection'. Image accompanied by small text panel, outlining Budges career and records. Adhered to backing is the reproduction's Certificate of Authenticity as an official Australian Open licensed product. Materials: Ink, Paper, Wood, Cardboard, Metaltennis -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Programme, Kew Light Opera Company, Goodnight Vienna!, 1956
The Kew Light Opera Company was formed in 1952, and mounted a number of musical and variety productions each year until it was subsumed in the "Q" Theatre Guild in 1957. Most of the Company's performances took place in the Kew Recreation Hall in Wellington Street, Kew. A list of its productions by year includes: 1952 Florodora 1953 The Cingalee 1953 San Toy OR The Emperor’s Own 1953 Celebratory variety performance 195? While the Sun Shines 1954 A Country Girl 1954 Our Miss Gibbs 1955 The Toreador 1955 The Arcadians 1956 The Maid of the Mountains 1956 Whiteoaks 1956 Good night Vienna! 1957 A Country GirlThe Marion Tilley scrapbook is a significant record of performing arts in Melbourne during the 1950s and 1960s. The scrapbook includes programmes, photographs, newspaper reports and personal annotations which are a rich source of detail about repertoire, performers, and artistic sensibility in the period.Souvenir programme isued by the Kew Light Opera Company for a performance of the Australian premiere of 'Goodnight Vienna!' by Marvell and Posford. Performances were held in the Kew Recreation Hall in 1956. The programme forms part of a scrapbook that includes programmes, photographs and theatre reviews for the Kew Light Opera Company and later "Q" Theatre Guild.theatre (kew), performing arts, goodnight vienna! (musical), kew light opera company, kew recreation hall