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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, The Rural Book, 1991
Written as information for rural areas with a view to informing them of availability of Government services. Foreword by Simon Crean, Minister for Primary Industry and Energy.Cream cover with etching showing rural activities guide to rural dwellers.country link program, books, reference, simon crean, government services, minister for primary industry and energy -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Photograph, c1945
... high-country View of HQ Australian Army Services Corps Issuing ...View of HQ Australian Army Services Corps Issuing Depot on Tarakan Island. The 2/24th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, which served during World War II .A unit of all-volunteers, it was formed in July 1940 from primarily Victorian volunteers and was known as "Wangaratta's Own" because of the time the battalion spent in the town during its formative period prior to deployment overseas. It served in North Africa in 1941–1942 as part of the 26th Brigade, which was assigned to the 7th Division, before being reassigned to the 9th Division. In early 1943, the battalion returned to Australia and later took part in campaigns against the Japanese in New Guinea in 1943–1944 and Borneo in 1945, before being disbanded in 1946. The 2/24th suffered the highest number of casualties of any 2nd AIF infantry battalion. The Unit was granted the Freedom of the City by the Rural City of Wangaratta in 1996 and one of the first, if not the first, to receive this type of honour. Reproduced black and white photograph of tent structures with supplies and vehicles in foreground. Handwritten on rear - Tarakan2/24th battalion, wangaratta, tarakan, ww2 -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, early 1990's
The 20 photographs were taken of a number of archaeological sites in Sunbury of sacred sites and aboriginal rings. The photographs were included in a study of these sites which was published by the Shire of Bulla in the early 1990's.A view of Aboriginal Ring Site near Rupertswood. The country is undulating with trees in the middle distance and the ring in the foreground.aboriginal ring sites, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, early 1980s
... . It is a panoramic view of open country NW of Sunbury near Riddell Road... with rounded corners. It is a panoramic view of open country NW ...The Sunbury Tip was transferred from the end of Reservoir Road as housing development spread in that area to a site on the NW side of Mt. Holden near Riddell Road in the early 1980s.A landscape coloured photograph with rounded corners. It is a panoramic view of open country NW of Sunbury near Riddell Road. There is a fence post with barbed wire hanging from it in the immediate foreground and Macedon Ranges and part of the Western Highlands can be seen across the skyline.macedon ranges, mt. macedon, camel's hump, sunbury municipal tip, george evans collection -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Painting - Artwork, Fanny Bartley, Bartley's Brewery
Bartley's Brewery, Howlong Road, Chiltern (photograph of a painting by Fanny Bartley) Property owned by Benjaming Jackson Bartley 1834-1899Australian Impressionism, Naturalism, Colonial Art, Folk ArtA small, rectangular painting with a wood frame in a basic relief styleSignature in bottom right corner of paintingaustralian landscape, landscape, farm -
Wangaratta Art Gallery
Painting, Ken Knight, Coastal Vista, c. 1992
Knight’s art style is heavily influenced by the Australian Impressionist movement of the late 19th century and he paints his work in outdoor settings, which is known as plein-air painting. Rural City of Wangaratta Collection, Wangaratta Art Prize Grand Winner 1992.An aerial landscape of a costal view painted in oil using a tonal colour palette of browns, blues, greens, oranges, and whites.Obverse: KEN KNIGHT/ (bottom right corner) WANGARATTA ART SHOW/ GRAND WINNER 1992/ 'COASTAL VISTA'/ By KEN KNIGHT/ (plaque mounted on frame)wangaratta art gallery, ken knight, landscape, painting, costal, plein-air, plein air -
Nillumbik Shire Council
Mixed Media (textiles): Rosalie COGAN (b.1948 Vaght, Netherlands), Rosalie Cogan, War and Peace, 1987
Cogan is a textile artist and her work is political in nature. 'War and Peace' is about the Vietnam War and a statement about patriotism in war, of lessons not learnt, of remembrance and never forgetting. This work is an expression of her feelings towards this time and of her husband's experience who fought in this war. The Republic of Vietnam 'Vietnam Campaign Medal' is from the former country of South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam). Established in 1966, it was awarded to members of United States, Australian, and New Zealand military forces serving six months or more in support of Republic of Vietnam military operations. The medal is issued with a device known as the 1960 Bar. The bar displays the date of 1960 followed by a dash and a blank space. The unusual appearance was caused by the government of the Republic of Vietnam stating that the 1960 bar would show the dates of the Vietnam War from start to finish, with the ending date placed on the 1960 bar after the South Vietnamese had triumphed over North Vietnam (the Democratic Republic of Vietnam). Since South Vietnam fell, and the government ceased to exist, an ending date for the 1960 Bar was never established. The Vietnam Campaign Medal is considered a foreign award by the U.S., Australian, and New Zealand governments. The joint Australian and New Zealand campaign medal awarded for service in the Vietnam War is the 'Vietnam Medal'. The obverse of this medal shows the crowned head of Queen Elizabeth II, with titles, while the reverse has the inscription VIETNAM above a symbolic representation of the ideological war in Vietnam. The RSL poppy (the Flanders poppy) has long been a part of Remembrance Day, the ritual that marks the Armistice of 11 November 1918, and is also increasingly being used as part of Anzac Day observances. During the First World War, red poppies were among the first plants to spring up in the devastated battlefields of northern France and Belgium. In soldiers' folklore, the vivid red of the poppy came from the blood of their comrades soaking the ground. The poppy soon became widely accepted throughout the allied nations as the flower of remembrance to be worn on Armistice Day. Today the RSL continues to sell poppies for Remembrance Day to raise funds for its welfare work. "War and Peace' is significant as it explores and highlights a period in history (the Vietnam War), which was contentious both socially and politically. Cogan and her family lived locally, in the Shire of Eltham during this time, and her work is a reflection of the experiences and sentiments of a section of the Nillumbik community. Textile piece. 'War": Cast muslin, machine embroidery onto white calico. Tanin dye, poly thread, side bust view (hand, shoulder and arm). Black machine stiching on shirt and shirt pocket with two vietnam medals. A replica of the 'Vietnam Medal' in muslin is shown reverse and has the inscription VIETNAM above a symbolic representation of the ideological war in Vietnam, which is of a male figure standing between two spherical shapes. The ribbon has a vertical central section of bright yellow which has centrally superimposed on it three thin stripes of red, (representing the South Vietnamese flag) flanked by two stripes of red (representing the Army). On the left is a dark blue stripe representing the Navy and on the right, a light blue stripe representing the Air Force. A replica in muslin of the second medal is the Republic of Vietnam 'Vietnam Campaign Medal' of the former country of South Vietnam. The ribbon has green and white strips with a device bearing the inscription ‘1960 – ‘. The medal is traditionally a gold and white enamelled star with a green, red and gold centre motif. Right hand is touching the medals/heart, while left arm is left resting to the left side over a crutch which ends in a rolled up bandage. 'Peace': Cast muslin, machine embroidery onto calico. Black dye, poly thread and RSL poppy. Side bust view (hand, shoulder and arm). Yellow machine stiching on black shirt and shirt pocket with RSL red poppy on shirt pocket. Right hand is reaching to touch the poppy, while left arm is slightly bent resting on its' left side. Nonetextile, muslin, embroidery, vietnam war, medals, vietnam medal, vietnam campaign medal, rsl poppy, war, peace, armistice, remembrance day, anzac -
National Wool Museum
Functional object - Typewriter, Remington Typewriter Company, c.1925
This Remington No.12 typewriter is of the typebar, front-strike class. It was made by the Remington Typewriter Company of Ilion, New York, U.S.A. in about 1925. The Model No. 12 was introduced in 1922 and was one of the first 'visible writer' machines, in which the typed characters were visible to the operator. Previous models were of the upstrike class in which the characters were typed on the underside of the platen. To see what had been typed the operator had to raise the platen, meaning the typist was typing blind much of the time. This machine was used by Margaret Ganly née Burn in the 1930s. It was purchased for her by one of the sons of William Pride, a famous saddle maker in Geelong, William was Margaret’s grandfather. The typewriter was donated with original sales receipt and servicing tools. Margaret worked at Dennys for 7 years during the 1930s. The typewriter is accompanied with a story written by Margaret about her time working at the company. Margret married Jack Ganly, a fellow employee of Dennys. The Ganly name was well known within Dennys, with three generations of the Ganly family working at the company. WORKING CONDITIONS & OFFICE WORK DUTIES. Written by Margaret Burn in 2021. Worked at Dennys Lascelles in the 1930s. In the 1930s coming out of the Depression, jobs were hard to come by and had to be clung to by efficiency and subserviency. There was no union to protect workers – bosses could be tough and rough. Dennys Lascelles revolved around fortnightly wool sales in the “season” – September to May. Sale day was always a day of suppressed excitement. Preparation from a clerical point of view was complete and we now awaited the aftermath of the actual wool auction. The building teemed with people. There were country people down to see their wool sold, buyers of many nationalities, or from the big cities, who were coming in and out of the building all day. Their role was to inspect the acres of wool bales displayed on the show floors; however, caterers were present to feed clients, and there was plenty of social interactions on top of business. The office staff did not go home but waited until the first figures came back from the wool sales and the machines went in to action, both human and mechanical, preparing the invoices for the buyers’ firms. This comprised of lists of lot numbers, weights, prices per lb., and the total prices paid. A lot of this was done by old-school typewriters, making this work a big, heavy, tiring job. Before the finished lists could be dispatched, they were collated on an “abstract”. The lists had to balance with the catalogue from which the invoices had been prepared. This never happened automatically. All the paperwork had to be split up amongst pairs of workers and checked until discrepancies were found. This would happen until midnight but occasionally went until 2 or 3 am. Once complete, the invoices could then be rushed off to the buyers’ firms usually in Melbourne, and hire cars took the staff home. It was back on the job the next morning, usually around 8.30. The office hours varied according to the size of the sale and work involved. Some days started as early as 8 and could finish around 5.30. The second phase of work began with the account sales to be prepared for the sellers of the wool. These detailed all the weights, descriptions of wool, brands, and prices. One Sales account could have multitudes of lot numbers, all needing to be individually described. Various charges needed to be deducted such as finance for woolpacks, extra stock, or farmers who were given a loan to live on during the season. Details of how payment was to be made was also noted, whether the seller was to be paid by cheque, to a bank, or credited to their account with the company (which often left the seller still in debt). For a couple of months in the winter, things were quieter when staff took holidays and were sometimes given afternoons off. But there were still weekly skin sales and stock sales around the state. The annual end of June figures to be prepared for a big company like Dennys with branches all around the state also kept the staff busy. In good years there was sometimes a bonus. On sale days there was a bar open for the clients and wool buyers. This added to the excitement for the young girls, who were strictly barred from using it, but somehow managed to sneak a gin and tonic. This is how I had my first ever, before the evening meal. There was also the romantic notion in some minds, with all the influx of males, that some of us might end up on a wealthy station, or be noticed by an exotic buyer. To my knowledge, this never happened at Dennys Lascelles Limited. Group staff photo at Dennys Lascelles Limited. Margaret Burn. Age 18 or 19. Jack Ganly (Margaret’s future husband). 22.The typewriter has a black painted metal frame. The top section of the typewriter consists of a cylindrical platen on a carriage featuring plated metal fittings. A curved folding paper guide sits behind the platen and moves on the horizontal axis when the user types on the keyboard. A horizontal semicircular type basket with typebar links the top section to the lower keyboard. The ink ribbon is carried between two spools on a horizontal axis, one on each side of the type-basket. At the rear, a paper tray features gold lettering which reads ‘Remington’. At the front, a four-row QWERTY keyboard is found with 42-character keys total. 'SHIFT LOCK' and 'SHIFT KEY' are to the left of the keyboard, 'BACK SPACER' and 'SHIFT KEY' to the right. All keys are circular, white with black lettering. At the top of the keyboard are five circular red keys with the numbers 1-5 displayed behind their respective keys. A Spacebar is found along the front of the keyboard. The typewriter is accompanied by a cardboard box. This box contains the original sales receipt, on blue paper with grey lead handwriting. It also contains spare parts, a spare ribbon stretched between two spools, and cleaning tools such as brushes of differing sizes. Serial Number. Engraved. "LX45395" Gold lettering. Paper tray. “Remington” Gold Lettering. Behind keyboard. “Made in Ilion, New York, U.S.A. Gold Lettering. Mirrored both sides of type-basket. “12”remington, dennys lascelles ltd, worker conditions 1930s -
National Wool Museum
Letter - Letter of reference for Margaret Burn, 03/11/1939
Letter of Reference for Miss Margaret Burn detailing her work as a bookkeeper, machine operator, typist, and stenographer over seven years at Dennys Lascelles Limited. The letter details her leaving the company as she married in 1939. In the same year, Ms Burn returned to the office owing to the shortage of staff caused by various employees being called away for Military Training. Included in the staff called away for military training was her newlywed husband, Mr Jack Ganly. A fellow employee of Dennys, the Ganly name was well known within the company, with three generations of the Ganly family working at Dennys. Margaret worked at Dennys for 7 years during the 1930s. The Letter of Reference is accompanied with a story written by Margaret about her time working at the company. WORKING CONDITIONS & OFFICE WORK DUTIES. Written by Margaret Burn in 2021. Worked at Dennys Lascelles in the 1930s. In the 1930s coming out of the Depression, jobs were hard to come by and had to be clung to by efficiency and subserviency. There was no union to protect workers – bosses could be tough and rough. Dennys Lascelles revolved around fortnightly wool sales in the “season” – September to May. Sale day was always a day of suppressed excitement. Preparation from a clerical point of view was complete and we now awaited the aftermath of the actual wool auction. The building teemed with people. There were country people down to see their wool sold, buyers of many nationalities, or from the big cities, who were coming in and out of the building all day. Their role was to inspect the acres of wool bales displayed on the show floors; however, caterers were present to feed clients, and there was plenty of social interactions on top of business. The office staff did not go home but waited until the first figures came back from the wool sales and the machines went in to action, both human and mechanical, preparing the invoices for the buyers’ firms. This comprised of lists of lot numbers, weights, prices per lb., and the total prices paid. A lot of this was done by old-school typewriters, making this work a big, heavy, tiring job. Before the finished lists could be dispatched, they were collated on an “abstract”. The lists had to balance with the catalogue from which the invoices had been prepared. This never happened automatically. All the paperwork had to be split up amongst pairs of workers and checked until discrepancies were found. This would happen until midnight but occasionally went until 2 or 3 am. Once complete, the invoices could then be rushed off to the buyers’ firms usually in Melbourne, and hire cars took the staff home. It was back on the job the next morning, usually around 8.30. The office hours varied according to the size of the sale and work involved. Some days started as early as 8 and could finish around 5.30. The second phase of work began with the account sales to be prepared for the sellers of the wool. These detailed all the weights, descriptions of wool, brands, and prices. One Sales account could have multitudes of lot numbers, all needing to be individually described. Various charges needed to be deducted such as finance for woolpacks, extra stock, or farmers who were given a loan to live on during the season. Details of how payment was to be made was also noted, whether the seller was to be paid by cheque, to a bank, or credited to their account with the company (which often left the seller still in debt). For a couple of months in the winter, things were quieter when staff took holidays and were sometimes given afternoons off. But there were still weekly skin sales and stock sales around the state. The annual end of June figures to be prepared for a big company like Dennys with branches all around the state also kept the staff busy. In good years there was sometimes a bonus. On sale days there was a bar open for the clients and wool buyers. This added to the excitement for the young girls, who were strictly barred from using it, but somehow managed to sneak a gin and tonic. This is how I had my first ever, before the evening meal. There was also the romantic notion in some minds, with all the influx of males, that some of us might end up on a wealthy station, or be noticed by an exotic buyer. To my knowledge, this never happened at Dennys Lascelles Limited. Group staff photo at Dennys Lascelles Limited. Margaret Burn. Age 18 or 19. Jack Ganly (Margaret’s future husband). 22. Sheet of paper shorter in length than A4 size, creamed with age. Paper has a header for Dennys, Lascelles Limited’s Head Office at 32 Moorabool Street, Geelong. Body of paper is made up of 3 paragraphs in a typewritten message of black ink with subheadings highlighted with a red underline. The text is finished with a signature at the bottom of the paper. Paper is accompanied by its original envelope. Envelope has typewritten text in black ink with a red underline located at the centre. It also has return to sender instructions to Dennys, Lascelles Limited in the lower left-hand corner.Typewritten text, black and red ink. Multiple. See multimediadennys lascelles ltd, worker conditions 1930s, letter of reference -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Postcard - Image, Rose Stereographic Co, 1910-1964 (Approximate)
Photographic postcard showing view of Beechworth Post Officebeechworth, post office -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Postcard - Image, Rose Stereographic Co, c 1915
Photographic postcard showing view of Christ Church, Beechworthbeechworth, christ church beechworth, church -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Postcard - Image, Rose Stereographic Co, c 1940
Photographic postcard showing view of Ford Street, Beechworth, looking Northbeechworth -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Postcard - Image, Bulmer, c 1940
Photographic postcard showing view of Hanson Street, Corryongcorryong, hanson street -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Postcard - Image, Valentine's Post Card, c 1940
Photographic postcard showing view of Mt Carmel Convent, Rutherglenmt-carmel-convent -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Postcard
From Mrs J Stanton grandmother of Olive StantonPostcard showing Treasury Gardens, Melbourne"Post WTP Card" Message: "Wishing you a jolly Christmas from L. Ogden" Addressed to: "Mr J R Stanton, Park View, Rutherglen" -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, Birdseye view of Rutherglen, 1900s (Approximate)
Postcard photograph of Rutherglen seen from the Victoria Hotel verandahNote from W. Muir to "Ethel" on back. -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Post Card Folder, Nucolorvue Productions Pty Ltd, Big 7 Folder, Vue Pac. 7 Detachable Post Cards of Rutherglen Victoria, c1970
Donated by Mrs Brian Jasper.Coloured post cards in folder with views of Rutherglen and District. This one is a view of Rutherglen Township.On message side of card: "Rutherglen Victoria. Rutherglen township which was first established in the 1880's in the boom years of gold mining, is now the heart of a wine industry. | NCV.1047 Nucolorvue Productions Pty Ltd."rutherglen township -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Postcard - Post Card Folder, Big 7 Folder, Vue Pac. 7 Detachable Post Cards of Rutherglen Victoria, c1970
Donated by Mrs Brian Jasper.Coloured post cards in folder with views of Rutherglen and District. This one is a view of Seppelt's WineryOn message side of card: "Rutherglen, Victoria. One of the Seppelt chain of wineries, with its distinctive date palms. | NCV.1048 Nucolorvue Productions Pty. Ltd."seppelts winery -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Post Card Folder, Nucolorvue Productions Pty Ltd, Big 7 Folder, Vue Pac. 7 Detachable Post Cards of Rutherglen Victoria, c1970
Donated by Mrs Brian Jasper.Coloured post cards in folder with views of Rutherglen and District. This one is of barrels at Morris WineryOn message side of card: "Rutherglen Victoria. Looking from the oak storage to the modern, air-conditioned tasting room at Morris Winery. | NCV.1049 Nucolorvue Productions Pty. Ltd."morris winery, winemaking -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Post Card Folder, Big 7 Folder, Vue Pac. 7 Detachable Post Cards of Rutherglen Victoria, c1970
Donated by Mrs Brian Jasper.Coloured post cards in folder with views of Rutherglen and District. This one is a view of Lake MoodemereOn message side of card: "Rutherglen, Victoria. A billabong of the Murray River. A wildlife reserve incorporating camping and water sport facilities. | NCV.1050 Nucolorvue Productions Pty. Ltd."lake moodemere -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Post Card Folder, Big 7 Folder, Vue Pac. 7 Detachable Post Cards of Rutherglen Victoria, c1970
Donated by Mrs Brian Jasper.Coloured post cards in folder with views of Rutherglen and District. This one is a view of All Saints WineryOn message side of card: "Rutherglen Victoria. Historic 'All Saints' Winery, of the 'Castle of Mey', Scotland has a 'B' Classification from the National Trust of Victoria. | NCV.1051 Nucolorvue Productions Ltd."all saints winery, winemaking -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Post Card Folder, Big 7 Folder, Vue Pac. 7 Detachable Post Cards of Rutherglen Victoria, c1970
Donated by Mrs Brian Jasper.Coloured post cards in folder with views of Rutherglen and District. This one is a view of the Caravan Park taken from the far side of Lake King.On message side of card: "Rutherglen, Victoria. Looking across Lake King to the caravan park. | NCV.1052 Nucolorvue Productions Pty. Ltd."caravan park, lake king -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Post Card Folder, Big 7 Folder, Vue Pac. 7 Detachable Post Cards of Rutherglen Victoria, c1970
Donated by Mrs Brian Jasper.Coloured post cards in folder with views of Rutherglen and District. This one is the tasting room at Campbell's WineryOn message side of card: "Rutherglen, Victoria. Spacious contemporary tasting rooms forms part of the old established winery of Campbell's. | NCV.1053 Nucolorvue Productions Pty Ltd."campbells winery, winemaking -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Photograph - Image, c1910
Donated by Mrs. Aileen Terrill, member of Rutherglen Historical Society. Owner of original photograph unknown.Black and white, postcard size, unmounted photograph of the back of Fairfield Cellars.On back of photo: "Back view of Fairfield Cellars. Date unknown." Also a rubber stamp: "B.J. Blackie, Resident Chemist, Rutherglen"fairfield cellars, viticulture, winemaking -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, Valentine Publishing Co. Ltd, 1908
Black and white postcard photograph of a view of Rutherglen with paddocks in the foreground.Card addressed to "Mr J Ryan, The Hospital, Wangaratta" Message: "Dear Jim, Just a few lines to let you know I am sending some oysters by first train tomorrow so you can send to the Stn. for them. I hope you will like them and trust you are getting better, you must look after yourself, and not get bad again, you owe me a letter, do you get the papers. Best love to you from all, Marie" Postmarked February 24, 1908.lake king, rutherglen, jim ryan -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Postcard - Image, Frank Harrison, View on Lake Moodemere, Rutherglen, 1925
Olive would be Olive Stanton and Grandma would be Lynda Stanton, Aunt and Great Grandmother respectively to Aileen TerrillColour post card of Lake Moodemere, Rutherglen On back of card: "To Olive from Grandma wishing you many happy returns of the day"lake moodemere, aileen terrill, olive stanton, lynda stanton -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Postcard - Image, A Vineyard at Rutherglen, 1930s
Presented by the Corowa Historical Society to the Rutherglen Historical SocietyBlack and white postcard photograph showing view of a vineyard with the winery in the background.On back of card: "Morris's Vineyard"rutherglen postcard views, tourism, commerce, morris winery, vineyard -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Postcard - Image, Main Street, Rutherglen, 1930s
Presented by the Corowa Historical Society to the Rutherglen Histroical SocietyBlack and white postcard photograph of Main Street, Rutherglen looking east from the Drummond Street intersection. The Cumberland Hotel is on the right.rutherglen postcard views, tourism, commerce, main street, cumberland hotel -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Postcard - Image, Soldiers' Memorial Hall, Rutherglen, 1930s
Presented by the Corowa Historical Society to the Rutherglen Historical SocietyBlack and white postcard photograph of the Rutherglen Soldiers' Memorial Hall, which is located at the intersection of High & Murray Streetsrutherglen postcard views, tourism, commerce, soldiers' memorial hall -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Postcard - Image, Soldiers' Memorial, Rutherglen, 1930s
Presented by the Corowa Historical Society to the Rutherglen Historical SocietyBlack and white postcard photograph of the Soldiers' Memorial erected after World War 1, in Rutherglen Parkrutherglen postcard views, tourism, commerce, soldiers' memorial, monuments, rutherglen park