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Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, 1960s
Black and white photograph, taken during a wine festival, of a parade float being towed by a tractor. The float features a decorated outdoor toilet labelled 'H.M.S. Thunder Box'.wine festival, rutherglen wine festival, parades, parade floats -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Allan Charles Quinn, Carnival in Rio 1949, 1 March 1949
This photograph shows a scene from the first time Allan Charles Quinn attended Carnival in Rio. Although having made several trips to South America previously, he had not experienced Carnival before. The photograph is also complemented by a letter written to his mother including a description of Carnival. This photograph was exhibited by the Mission to Seafarers as part of the exhibition "Letters from Abroad" in 2012.The Allan Charles Quinn collection forms a pictorial autobiography of life at sea for a young man in the period immediately following World War II. The collection also includes a series of letters between Allan and his mother, some explaining the photographs and some talking about other experiences or mundane situationsBlack and white photograph of Carnival float in Rio de Janeiro. There is a large crowd visible in the foreground. The float has several places for the elaborately dressed women to sit, each of which resembles a throne of some kind. There are four women on the float and what appears to be a driver holding onto reins.Blue ink on reverse: CARNIVAL IN RIO/ 1-3-49allan-charles-quinn, south-america, rio, carnival, floats, crowd, letters-from-abroad, rio de janeiro, brazil -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Ruth H. Pendavingh, Eltham Festival, Main Road, Eltham
Three colour photographs; two looking diagonally across Main Road, Eltham towards Lyon Bros Ford dealership with the Wizard of Oz float and Institute of Linguistics float. The third photo looking further down Main Road showing the Wizard of Oz float approaching the viewing point.eltham, festivals, main road, lyon bros ford -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Ruth H. Pendavingh, Eltham Festival, Main Road, Eltham
Three colour photographs; two looking diagonally across Main Road, Eltham towards Lyon Bros Ford dealership with the Wizard of Oz float and Institute of Linguistics float. The third photo looking further down Main Road showing the Wizard of Oz float approaching the viewing point.eltham, festivals, main road, lyon bros ford -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Ruth H. Pendavingh, Eltham Festival, Main Road, Eltham
Three colour photographs; two looking diagonally across Main Road, Eltham towards Lyon Bros Ford dealership with the Wizard of Oz float and Institute of Linguistics float. The third photo looking further down Main Road showing the Wizard of Oz float approaching the viewing point.eltham, festivals, main road, lyon bros ford -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Myer Bendigo Staff Easter Parade 1920
B&W photograph of the Myer Bendigo staff and float for the Easter Parade 1920. Photo shows seven female staff. The float is decorated with lattice and balloons. Several staff in costume.social history, myer store -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HANRO COLLECTION: EASTER FAIR ENTRY
Black and white photo of a Hanro Easter Fair float entry, float appears to be pulled by a tractor and is made up of a tractor trailer decorated to look like a huge basket of flowersorganization, business, hanro, hanro, easter fair -
Clunes Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS OF EVENTS
.1-.23 PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE GOLD FESTIVAL: .1 CDAS FLOAT .2 A PALOMINO WITH RIDER IN FRONT OF THE OLD LIBRARY .3 PEOPLE IN COSTUMES FROM THE GOLD MINING TIME .4 FLOAT FROM THE ANGLING CLUB ON A TRAILER WITH SHRUBS, 2 MEN, "GONE FISHING" ON THE SIDE .5 FLOAT : A TRAILER WITH PEOPLE IN COSTUMES .6 CLUNES PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS MARCHING IN COSTUMES .7 M FAWCETT ON A MECHANICAL HORSE .8 BARB ADAM WITH THE HOSPITAL FLOAT .9 CLUNES DISTRICT HEALTH SERVICE FLOAT .10 WHEEL BARROW RACE .11 HEALTH SERVICE FLOAT .12 PREPARING HEALTH SERVICE FLOAT .13 CLUNES LIONS CLUB FLOAT .14 A UTE WITH PEOPLE AND FRUIT FLOAT .15 MT CAMERON FIRE TRUCK .16 CLUNES GARDEN CLUB MARCHING WITH FLOWERS AND WHEEL BARROWS .17 MEMBERS OF THE BOWLING CLUB ON A TRUCK .18 CDAS FLOAT .19 M FAWCETT ON A MECHANICAL HORSE .20 PEOPLE IN FRASER STREET AT THE GOLD FESTIVAL .21 MARCHING FIRE BRIGADE .22 PEOPLE LINING FRASER STREET, WAITING FOR THE PARADE .23 CLUNES DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FLOAT .24 PHOTOGRAPH OF VINTAGE CAR RALLY 2/2001 .25 MINERS WALK TO CLUNES .26 A GROUP OF PEOPLE SOCIALISING .27 PHOTOGRAPH OF PEOPLE AT "BACK TO CLUNES EASTER 1982" .25 WRITTEN ON BACK: JUDITH FAWCETT (BACK), ALISON HULL, JOSIE SEERS, JO BIDWELLgold festival, back to clunes 1982, miners walk, vintage car rally -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO & EASTER FAIR, c1983
Easter Bunny float in the Bendigo Easter Fair procession 1983slide, bendigo, easter procession, easter bunny float in easter procession -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - SANDHURST BOYS CENTRE COLLECTION: LOADING THE TRUCK FOR MOOMBA
Two coloured photographs showing loading the float for Moomba 1974.bendigo, institutions, sandhurst boys centre -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO EASTER FAIR, 1964
Slide, Bendigo Easter Fair. Gas & Fuel Corporation float.slide, bendigo, bendigo easter fair., bendigo easter fair. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO EASTER FAIR, 1964
Slide. Bendigo Easter Fair. Bendigo Little Athletics float.slide, bendigo, bendigo easter fair., bendigo easter fair. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO EASTER FAIR, 1964
Slide. Bendigo Easter Fair. The Hanro float, with May Pol.slide, bendigo, bendigo easter fair., bendigo easter fair. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO EASTER FAIR, 1964
Slide. Bendigo Easter Fair. The Hanro float, with May Pole.slide, bendigo, bendigo easter fair., bendigo easter fair. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO EASTER PROCESSION 1967, 1967
Slide, Bendigo Easter Procession 1967,The School of Mines Float.slide, bendigo, bendigo easter procession 1967, bendigo easter procession 1967 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO EASTER PROCESSION, May 1963
Slide. Bendigo Easter Procession. More School of Mines floatsslide, bendigo, bendigo easter procession., bendigo easter procession. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO EASTER PROCESSION, Apr 1961
Slide. BENDIGO EASTER PROCESSION. Hanro Easter Bunny float.slide, bendigo, bendigo easter procession., bendigo easter procession. -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Ian McCann, Parades
Float with children seated on green material, side decorated with flowers. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Equipment - Wave Recording Equipment, n.d
Port of Portland CollectionWave recording instrument. Manufacturer's label missing. Alloy lid with lifting handles on each end, clipped to alloy base. External float on wire cable attached to geared drum and recording mechanism. The float tube is missing, also parts of the recording equipment. Float measures 21 x 16 diameter.port of portland -
Clunes Museum
Ephemera - EPHEMERA AND PHOTOGRAPHS, NOVEMBER 1989
150TH CELEBRATIONS OF BACK TO CLUNES 1989THE FLOAT WAS A 'TAKE OFF' OF OLYMPIC JUMPING WHEN AUSTRALIAN BILL ROYCROFT WON A GOLD MEDAL AT THE OLYMPICS..1 GREEN SATIN-LIKE SASH WITH GOLD FRINGE. 150 YEAR CELEBRATION AND BACK TO CLUNES NOVEMBER 1989. MAC FAWCETT WON THE SASH FOR THE MOST ORIGINAL FLOAT IN THE PARADE. THE FLOAT WAS A MECHANICAL HORSE AND BUCK JUMPER. NAMED "OLYMPIC JUMP 1839" .2 TWO COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WINNING FLOAT.2 PHOTOS HAVE NAME AND DESCRIPTION ON REVERSEback to clunes, 150th year, sash, photographs, mac fawcett -
Port of Echuca
Colour Photograph, 04/03/1983
This coloured photograph shows the re-floating of the P. S. Adelaide on a soil ramp, being encouraged (rear entry) down the temporary slipway onto the river. The temporary slipway is clearly visible with a workman (possibly Kevin Hutchinson) standing at thelast log as the boat nears the waters' edge. A winching float and an outboard motor boat are at the right. Spectators line the banks of the ramp. Part of a photo sequence no.P000041; P000045; P000046; P000047; P000048 of P. S. Adelaide re-floating.The re-floating of the P. S. Adelaide was a Significant community social event evident by the number of spectators in the photograph. The community had invested a great deal of time and money into re-floating the paddlesteamer. The newspaper covered the event in detail with a number of action shots as the boat made its rear entry from the temporary slipway onto the river. Part of a photo sequence no.P000041; P000045; P000046; P000047; P000048 of P. S. Adelaide re-floating.Colour photograph of the P. S. Adelaide on a soil ramp, being encouraged (rear entry) onto the river. A winching float and an outboard motor boat are at the right front. Spectators line the banks of the ramp. Temporary slipway constructed of logs is clearly visible before the boat enters the water. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Fishing Float, n.d
Handmade wooden float, middle section painted white, top and bottom red. Hole drilled through both red sections. Narrow plastic collar around mid-point of float.Front: '40c' in black texta -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Fishing Float, n.d
Painted wooden 'pencil' fishing float. Top section orange, the rest green. Has barrel-shaped section adjoining orange section and a smaller one near the bottom end of float. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - FLEMING COLLECTION: 1950S BENDIGO SLIDE, 1950s
Bendigo 1950s. Bendigo Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958. Float entered by Eaglehawk ?, called King of Easterland. Float covered in paper flowers, with chldren sitting and standing.colorclipevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s. bendigo easter procession. easter monday was 7 april 1958. float entered by eaglehawk ?, called king of easterland. float covered paper flowers chldren -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HANRO COLLECTION: EASTER FAIR ENTRY
Black and White photo of a Hanro Easter Fair entry, this float has 2 women seated within itand a man standing in the background, markings on rear of photo read 'Hanro Float'organization, business, hanro, hanro, easter fair -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GOLDEN SQUARE LAUREL STREET P.S. COLLECTION: MOTHER'S CLUB, 1950's
Two photographs a,b, laminated upon pink cardboard illustrating Easter Fair Floats. [a] Float based upon utility towing trailer in Mitchell St in front of Cliff Morrisons with Hopetown Hotel on right. Numerous placards displayed by adults and children riding on float. Handwritten caption below reads 'Another Mother's Club Easter ' PROTEST' Float. [b] Float carrying fancy dress adults based upon truck tray displaying numerous placards relating to Bendigo Baths protest. Handwritten caption above reads 'Mother's Club- Easter Fair Protest - Mid 1950's.bendigo, institutions, golden square primary school -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: EASTER PARADE
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Easter parade: float of Jones Miller, with Mr C. Brown standing centre of group at rear of float. Circa 1920. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HANRO COLLECTION: EASTER FAIR ENTRY
Black and White photo of the front view of one of Hanro's Easter Fair floats, you can see a person's head and the rear of a windmill on the float to the left you can see a horse and cartorganization, business, hanro, hanro, easter fair, bendigo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HANRO COLLECTION: SIDER, EASTER FAIR FLOAT
Black and white photograph of the Rear of the ' spider ' Hanro Easter fair floatorganization, club/society, easter fair, hanro easter fair float, spider -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - VAL DENSWORTH COLLECTION: BENDIGO EASTER FAIR, 1967
Slide. Bendigo Easter Fair. Lion's Club Golden Anniversary float.slide, bendigo, bendigo easter fair., bendigo easter fair.