Sixteen 20th Century Cohns Proxys various names, dates and meetings usually appointing Magnus Cohn to act on their behalf. Names include Agnes Levy, Anna Cohn, Sophia Howell, Elizabeth Mary Watson, Sarah Helen Cohn, Max Cohn, Rosa Cohn, Dagmar Dyring, Mathilda and Bertha Cohn. Several Proxies contained in manilla envelope handwritten heading 'Meeting of 14/9/12 also 30/ 9/ 12.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery

Children of William Henry Batten L to R back: Lucy Alice, Anne, Florence Ellen Centre: Agnes, Margaret, Robert (Their mother Anna Maria Brommell died 1869) Sitting: Sarah Amy, Mabel Jessie (mother Kate Taylor - 9 more children came later)Photograph sepiaBATTEN FAMILY verso "2"william batten, william henry batten, lucy batten, anne batten, florence batten, agnes batten, anna batten, anna brommell, mabel batten

Sawbridgeworth, 32 Widford Street Glenroy, was built in 1887 by Arthur Wiseman to help promote the sale of land in Glenroy. It was St. Agnes Church of England Girls Home 1922 to 1964. Now called 'Wiseman House' it has been part of the property of St. Matthew's Anglican Church since 1965.Black and white photograph of SawbridgeworthCopied with permissionsawbridgeworth, wiseman house

Coleman family and home, Coleman’s Corner, Eltham, c.1909 L-R: Tom Newton (school teacher and nephew of Mrs Coleman), Mary Agnes Coleman (later Mrs Dawes 1904-1957), Mrs Mary Ann Coleman nee Bourke (1877-1927); mother of Jack (John Lawrence 1895-1969), George Lawrence (1906-1953) and Mary Agnes (1904-1957). John (Jack) Coleman was father of John Jnr and father in law to Margaret (nee Dare). The cottage was located on a bend of Wattletree Rd near Main Road. Built about 1905 and later extended. Demolished c.2000 for development of units. Main Road before it was realigned used to take in the current Coleman Crescent. Same as 1678A. Not in register. Source: Mrs. M. Coleman, Coleman's Corner, Eltham This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Neg Print 16.5 x 25 cmshire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, coleman cottage, coleman crescent, coleman family, coleman's corner, eltham, george lawrence coleman, jack coleman, john lawrence coleman, main road, mary agnes dawes (nee coleman), mary ann coleman (nee bourke), tom newton, wattletree road, 1909

A 1939 booklet of nursery rhymes designed to inspire Australian children with their own fairy stories. Olga Dorothea Agnes Ernst published the rhymes under her married name Waller. This copy was presumably used by Helen Gibson in her pre-school teaching and was donated to the society as part of her collection of materials.Stapled booklet with cardboard covers and twenty-four pages, containing lyrics and music to ten songs composed by Olga D. A. Waller M. A. (words) and Jean M. Fraser (music). The songs, described as "Mountain nursery rhymes" are all concerned with the Dandenong Ranges.In ink on flyleaf: To dear Rita, With love. June 1950. Marie. "There's joy in Remembrance."dandenong ranges

Hand knitted glove, finer than possible with machine knitting. Still has knitting needles, which provide further context for how fine the knitting is. Knitted by Pat Bell's mother Agnes May Elliot c.1930. Honourable mention in the Victorian Centenary Empire knitting competition [see 8336].Hand knitted green glove in progress with knitting needles attached.

Annie Elizabeth O'Meara and Francis William O'Beirne were married in 1897. Their children were Maria Kathleen, b. 1898, Francis John, b. 1899, Roger Henry, b. 1901, Clement Michael, b. 1902, Gerard Vincent, 1903, Annie Agnes 1906, Mary Josephine, b. 1907.Black and white copy of original photograph which shows Francis O'Beirne, his wife Annie (née Annie O'Meara) and their family.annie elizabeth o'beirne née o'meara, francis william o'beirne, maria kathleen o'beirne, francis john o'beirne, roger henry o'beirne, clement michael o'beirne, gerard vincent o'beirne, annie agnes o'beirne, mary josephine o'beirne

Believed to be L-R: Arthur Samuel (1878-1907), Agnes Shillinglaw (nee McIntosh 1852-1931) with Agnes Mary (1881-1968), Samuel Shillinglaw (1848-1925). At the time of the birth of Arthur Samuel in 1878, Samuel was resident at Benalla, Victoria. Subsequent to this photo, Samuel and Agnes had three further daughters, Barbara Ethel (1884-1898), Lilian Muriel (1887-1939) and Elsie Gladys (1890-1891) Margaret Ball's 2018 book, Shillinglaw Family of Eltham 1660-2007 suggests (page 79) that Arthur Samuel later changed his name to Arthur Ernest to avoid the initials ASS Another copy of same photo in Album 2 is Inscribed on reverse:"For Grandma from Sam" No photographer details CARTE-DE-VISITE (cdv) 1857-1890 Cartes-de-visite (cdv's) are the most common form of photograph from the nineteenth century, generally measuring two and a half inches by four and an eighth inches (6.3 x 10.5 cm) when mounted, sepia toned, mounted on a card which was generally printed with the photographer's name and address on the back or beneath the portrait. - Frost, Lenore; Dating Family Photos 1850-1920; Valiant Press Pty. Ltd., Berwick, Victoria 1991marg ball collection, shillinglaw family photo album 1, 1882, agnes mary shillinglaw 1881-1968, agnes shillinglaw (nee mcintosh), arthur ernest shillinglaw, arthur samuel shillinglaw, benalla, house, samuel shillinglaw (1848-1925)

Hardcover with grey, scarlet picture of three nurses.non-fictionMilitary nursing, Queensland. historynurses, boer war, world war one, world war two, vietnam

Photograph - sepia - portrait of a man, woman, 2 children and 1 baby. Written on front of photograph. 'Warragul about 1890' Assumption is George Pethard (snr), Mirim (mother) baby on her knee is Lydia (1 or 2 yrs old), boy standing between mum and dad is George (jnr) aged 2 or 3 yrs. Girl sitting in front of dad is Agnes aged 10 or 11 yrs. Check with other family portrait 1332.9, taken in 1900.person, family, pethard family, photograph. pethard family portrait.

This book was given to Bill Rogers for his 8th birthday in 1927. Arthur George (Bill) was the grandson of Joseph Rogers, a Warrnambool plumber, and the son of Arthur and Agnes Rogers. Bill Rogers (d. 1995) worked in the advertising department of the Warrnambool Standard for nearly 50 years. He married Lorna Steller and they lived in MacDonald Street in South Warrnambool. This book is of interest as it belonged to Bill Rogers, a Warrnambool resident in the 20th century. It is also of interest as an example of the type of present given to an 8 year-old boy in the 1920s. This is a black leather covered book of 208 pages. There are two sections – The Book of Common Prayer and Hymns Ancient and Modern. The cover is partly detached from the binding and there is gold lettering on the front cover and spine. The pages are gilt-edged. There is a full page black and white illustration at the beginning of the text. The two inscriptions are handwritten in black ink. ‘To Billie on his 8th birthday 1927’ ‘Billie Rogers 32 McDonald St. Sth. Warrnambool’ bill rogers warrnambool, lorna steller warrnmbool, history of warrnambool

Five items about this church. 1.Detailed inscription of foundation stone. 2.Photograph, date unknown. 3.Pamphlet of Inaugural Service Diamond Jubilee Celebration 1912 to 1972. 4.Information on the window installed by Mrs Agnes M Beck. 5.A photocopy of a typed document titled ‘The Methodist Heritage of the Murrumbeena Uniting Church’.daws c.k. rev, cain j.h. rev, johns w. rev, blakemore john rev, foundationstones, white h.g builder, murrumbeena, methodist church, st giles presbyterian, festivals and celebrations, architect browning and bladen, delascombe rohan sir, murrumbeena road, delacombe lady, fox mrs, fox emc mhr, scanlon a mr mla, arden f.a. mrs, moran mrs, moran b mr, moyors, councillors, town clerks, beck agnes m mrs, windows, monuments and memorials, doble allan, brown bob rev, presbyterian church, inglis robert mr, mcdonald hall, parish magazine ‘encounter’, reid jack, arden f.a, kindergartens, religious groups, fusion, demmler pty ltd, mcdonald hall, pollock lex. rev, plaques, bruce mrs, monkhouse mrs, holbern mrs, ladies league, sunderland h. rev, armstrong w.j., secomb w.e. rev, dandenong road, belgrave road, harwood c., tally ho auxiliary, women’s auxiliary, murrumbeena men’s methodist movement, methodist men’s society, hartley f. rev, manzoney w.s. rev, sholton h.t rev, eldridge l.b rev, wilcock s.c rev, bye r. rev, slattery k. rev, archbold b. rev, sunderland h. rev, blanksby a. rev, mcdonald n. rev, porrih d. rev, lukies j. rev, reid g. rev, orton a. rev, young men’s club, methodist babies home, assisted migrant scheme, harris l.b., reid pris, reid will, davey eric, field jack, st giles centenary, encounter no.2. 1990, encounter no.3. 1991, mcdonald edua, don anne

Muriel Butler stole a black coat and a fox skin fur in Melbourne in January 1918. She was arrested when getting off the train in Ballarat. She was also wanted by the police for circulating valueless cheques. She had committed previous crimes of stealing and false pretences between 1914 and 1918, sometimes under the name of Agnes James.Prison record for Muriel Butler, prisoner registered number 7400, giving details of the prisoner, her crimes and the dates and places of her trials.english speaking prisoner, female prisoner, muriel butler, agnes james, false pretences, stealing, larceny

.1 Postcard size Souvenir Tram ticket, printed using blue ink on one side with fare, photos of power station, engine room, boiler room and a tram & No. 1887 stamped on edge. On reverse side is space for stamp, address etc., - with line & "postcard' etc., printed in red ink. Letter/note to Miss A Coote of St Kilda, stamped in Ballarat on 22-8-1905. Fares given on card are : Mount Pleasant and Orphanage and Grenville St. 3d, or Grenville St. and Tram sheds 3d. Printed in a blue/grey ink of various shades onto a white card. Acted as a souvenir card. The letter writer notes the opening of the tramway and having a glorious holiday. One Penny stamp, with Ballarat Cancellation stamp and - "5" stamped on the top of the postage stamp. See also Reg Item 608 for further versions of this object and 7071 for another card used as a letter. .2 - Letter from Melinda McIntyre regarding Agnes Coote story. .3 - Photograph of Agnes Coote.` See document file for correspondence and item for Fares Please!trams, tramways, esco, opening, ballarat, tickets, letters

Rev John G. Wheen born 1858 in England. Local preacher in Yorkshire in 1885. Candidate for the ministry. Methodist Minister: Prahran, Charlton, 1890 - 1897 Tasmania. Elected to the General Conference 1894. President General in 1926. General Secretary of the Foreign Mission Board in 1913. His daughter Agnes was headmistress of Annesley Girls College. Died in 1929.Sepia toned photographic print on cabinet card mount. Waist length studio portrait of the Rev. John Gladwell Wheen.rev john wheen, local preacher, methodist, minister, foreign mission board, general conference, president general, annesley girls' college

Dr Agnes Donaldson practised as a GP at 'Luxmee' in Windsor Crescent, Surrey Hills along with her sister, Dr Roberta Donaldson. The practice was originally in Blackburn Street commencing in the early 1920s. It moved to 'Luxmee' where Dr Navroji (Neville) Gandevia had previously practised. Their father had been a doctor at Linton, near Skipton and their brother was a doctor in Skipton. A one page note written on cream paper in blue ink."This is to / certify that / Laurie Young / was born on / August 18th 1946 / A R Donaldson / MB BS Melb / 15.10.51"laurie young, 'luxmee', windsor crescent, dr agnes donaldson, certificate

Mary Elizabeth Yeoman was born in England and married Edwin Ball in 1861. They migrated to Victoria in 1866 and were living in Linton by 1868. In Linton Edwin Ball and his sons established a blacksmith's business. Mary and Edwin Ball's children were Barrington, Oscar, Agnes and Kate (all born in England), Ernest (born in Melbourne), and Sydney (born at Linton).Black and white copy of original photograph of woman in dark clothes and a hat tied with ribbon under her chin."Grandma Ball July 1881:Mrs Edwin Ball"edwin ball, mary elizabeth ball (nee yeoman), grandma ball

Colour photograph of a gravestone in the Soldiers enclosure at the Ballaarat Old Cemetery.In memory of the beloved children of John and Ellen Neill Corporal in her majesty's 40th Regiment. Fanny died March 10th 1857 aged 3 years & 8 months. Agnes died April 10th 1857 aged 1 year and 4 months. May they rest in peace.john neill, ballaarat old cemetery, ballarat old cemetery, eureka stockade, headstone

NCO's school, Jellelabad Barracks, Tidworth, England Letter part of correspondence to Gladys Holmes and local Byaduk residents from local servicemen abroad in WW 1. Letter written from NCO's/Jellalabad Barracks/Tidworth Eng.Gladys Holmes, daughter of Byaduk baker, Joseph and Agnes Holmes. Eldest of Vida, Frank and Una. She married Alexander George Henderson 1924.Original document, part of correspondence sent by servicemen abroad to Gladys Holmes and Byaduk residents, 7/14 items. White translucent paper with blue/black handwriting on both sides. The sheet has been stored folded three times.Letter to Gladys, Tues. Sept. 18 1917 from NCO's School/Jellalabad Barrack/Tidworth Eng.gladys, nco's school, 18/9/1917, jellalabad barracks, tidworth, ww 1, captn colley, byaduk

Folder containing research conducted on Constable John Barry and his family by Alison Edmunds, the donor of the collection items. Biographies on John Barry (1838-1910); his father Thomas Barry (1809-1866) his sons John and Thomas and his first wife Margaret (-1860) and Bridget Agnes (Kenevan) his second wife are enclosed. Also enclosed : * 'Barry' entry in Debrett's Peerage. * Copies of newspaper articles that relate to the family and the coach building business of the Barry brothers, John and Thomas, in Lyttleton Terrace, Bendigo.person, bendigo, constable john barry

A short history of St. Brigid's (Catholic) School from it's beginnings as the Ballan Catholic Common School No. 100 at St. Agnes Church c. 1859 up to the present in 2010. The book contains teacher and class photographs, information on the establishment of Catholic Schools in Victoria, and a section on the history of Catholics in Ballan and the beginnings of the Church community. Recent events are covered as are recollections and interviews with former pupils.Significant to past and present students and staff, also to those researching family history and education within the local area.A small paperback book with an olive green cover on which is centered an oval coloured photograph of the school. 62 pages.schools, ballan, st brigids, catholic schools

This book was awarded to Fanny Nicol in 1882 for special prize for bible. Fanny enrolled in Clarendon Ladies' College in 1882 along with her sisters Agnes Williamson Nicol and Katy Beatrice Nicol. In the original register the father's name is listed as James and he was a produce merchant who resided at 119 Lydiard Street, North Ballarat. This book was donated to the school library in 1978 by Fanny's niece.Presbyterian educators placed great value on a classical education matched with diligence in study. Book prizes were highly regarded and academic success admired. In the school’s early years prizes were ordered direct from London and had the school crest embossed in gold on the front or back cover. Many of the prizes given in early years were returned to the school to equip the Weatherly Library when it opened in 1936.Green cloth cover with ornate gilt decorations on cover, back and spine; gilt edges; color illustrations, slight foxing on pages, 314 p. Book plate inside front cover: CLARENDON LADIES' COLLEGE,/ BALLARAT./ Special prize./ Bible/ Awarded to/ Fanny Nicol./ 19th December, 1882.fanny-nicol, 1882, book-prize, clarendon-ladies'-college, agnes-williamson-nicol, katy-beatrice-nicol, james-nicol.

Mrs Bell and her adult children of Gulf Station, Yarra Glen. Standing Jack (John), Jemima, Andrew. Seated Mary Ann (mother of all the others), Frank (Francis), Dinah and Bill (William). Scottish settlers Agnes and William Bell were the first to lease the land where the property was established in the 1850s. Gulf Station was farmed for nearly 100 years by the Bell family.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, yarra glen, bell family, gulf station, dianah bell, frank bell, jack bell, jimima bell, mary ann bell, william bell

Photograph of 1915 wedding of Alexander Gordon Dixon & Clara Louisa Redfern.|Back: John Whelpdale; Alexander Dixon; Clara Dixon (Redfern);Minister; Edward Poole; Letitia Redfern (Poole); Violet Redfern.|Front: Bertha Whelpdale (Redfern); Ismay Redfern (on ground); Agnes Dixon; Isaac Poole; John Redfern.|Birth Certificates of Clara Louisa Redfern & Alexander Gordon Dixon.photography, photograph, slides, film

This book was awarded to Fanny Nicol in 1883 for special prize for repetition of scripture texts. Fanny enrolled in Clarendon Ladies' College in 1882 along with her sisters Agnes Williamson Nicol and Katy Beatrice Nicol. In the original register the father's name is listed as James and he was a produce merchant who resided at 119 Lydiard Street, North Ballarat. This book was donated to the school library in 1978 by Fanny's niece.Presbyterian educators placed great value on a classical education matched with diligence in study. Book prizes were highly regarded and academic success admired. In the school’s early years prizes were ordered direct from London and had the school crest embossed in gold on the front or back cover. Many of the prizes given in early years were returned to the school to equip the Weatherly Library when it opened in 1936.Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Black ornate illustrations on front and back cover and spine. Gilt edging, slight foxing on pages, detached pages, black and white illustrated, 284 p.Book plate inside front cover: CLARENDON LADIES' COLLEGE./ BALLARAT./ Special PRIZE./ For Repetition of Scripture Texts/ AWARDED TO/ Fanny Nicol./ 19th December, 1883.fanny-nicol, 1883, book-prize, clarendon-ladies'-college, agnes-williamson-nicol, katy-beatrice-nicol, james-nicol.

Lieutenant General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, KStJ, DL, was a British Army officer, writer, founder and first Chief Scout of the world-wide Scout Movement, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of the world-wide Girl Guide / Girl Scout Movement Kingston H Pack was a group located in South East Melbourne The Scout and Guide movement was a very popular post war youth movement that taught children self confidence, reliability, outdoor survival skills, with companionship, adventure, fun and discipline.A brown cotton Brownie Guide Uniform with achievement badges sewn on sleeves, shoulder and chest and a yellow tie with buttons and a brass clover badge On Right Sleeve ; 8 Achievement Badges, Right Chest ; Highway, Vent Pack On Left Shoulder ; Kingston H Pack Sth Metro Region , Patch with Star 2 ; Left Sleeve: Venture Triangle , Pack Holiday; Left Chest: Brownie , 2 yellow stripes girl guides, brownies, general baden-powell, baden -powell agnes, kingston h pack brownie guides, scouting, clothing, underwear, petticoats, knitting, dressmaking, theatrical props, craftwork, sequins, beading, early settlers, moorabbin shire, mechanics institute cheltenham, ormond choral society, postworld war 11 settlers, housing estates moorabbin 1950, bentleigh, ormond, moorabbin, cheltenham, drama societies, musical society cheltenham, clark judy, reed gladys, reed george