Digitised video (2.66GB) Duration: 51 minutes. Recorded August, 2022 (Video is available for viewing at Ringwood & District Historical Society Archives by appointment)Presenter: Louise Blake is a writer and historian with an interest in the stories of women, families, and communities on the nineteenth-century goldfields in Australia and New Zealand. Inspired by her family connection to the gold mining settlement of Woods Point, Louise completed a PhD on Women and Community on the Upper Goulburn Goldfields in north-east Victoria in 2019. In this talk Louise will share her research on Lawrence and Esther Chubb, who lived and worked at Gaffneys Creek on the Upper Goulburn Goldfields in the 1870s and 80s. In a series of letters Lawrence wrote to his family in England, and now held by the State Library of Victoria, Lawrence shared his early struggles as an independent miner on the central Victorian goldfields, his protracted courtship with Esther, the ordinary intimacies of their life at Gaffneys Creek, the work that Esther did to support the family in this remote mining region, as well as the material and emotional support provided by and to family, friends and neighbours. A rare and revealing source, these letters help to expand our understanding of the lived experience of mining families, particularly the work that women did to sustain families and communities, in this period of waged labour and tribute mining in Victoria.

This study explains why the locality of what is now known as Murchison is one of the most important historic Aboriginal places in regional Victoria.maps, b&w illustrations, b&w photographs, document reproductionsngurai-illam balug, ngurai-illam wurrung, daungwurrung, yaithmathang, yortayorta, yorta yorta, bangerang, murchison, murnang, george augustus robinson, goulburn river aboriginal protectorate, goulburn river region, victorian history

03053 PC Murray Views 14, Alpine Retreat Hotel Warburton Upper Yarra Shire 1888-1988 Centenary collection. Black & white Negative, scanned at 600 dpialpine retreat hotel warburton pc murray views 14

03058 PC Murray Views No 10 Green Gables, Quest House, Warburton. Upper Yarra Shire 1888-1988 Centenary collection. Black & white Negative, scanned at 600 dpigreen gables warburton pc murray views no 10 c1938 austin car

Collector says - "Once I had gathered a dozen or so blankets, I started noticing the many different labels; where they were made, by who, the logos and fonts used. Then the labels became a thing, then the blankets had to have a label to join the collection. My favourite labels are by Physician, they had at least 4 different labels over the decades but the best has to be the Lady In Bed logo. Physician, Onkaparinga, Eagley and others matched the colour of the label to the colour of the blanket - a nice touch. Strangely, Castlemaine labels were always sewn on the back of the blanket where all the other mills sewed theirs on the front. To this day I always roll or fold a blanket with its label on display." " For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from." Checked blanket, pink, blue and lavenderClan Murray series of Challenge/Lambswool 'Perma-nap' blankets/All pure wool/Super Grade blanket, blanket fever, wool, challenge woollen mills

Writing competition featuring stories, poems and plays by junior entrants. Encourages Indigenous people of the region to write well and develop good standards of literacy.Illustrationsgoulburn valley, creative writing, children, literacy, storytelling, rap, poetry, plays, articles

CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History HouseA large body of water with a shore line in the foreground on the left. Depicted in shades of grey, the calm water features a patch of white in the centre - reflection. In the background to the right, is a distant view of a small patch of land covered in trees. Behind the land is an out of focus view of mountains in the distance. The top half of the work features a grey cloudy sky. The work has a gilded ornate frame with cardboard and gold mounts and glass.Front: A.S. Murray Label attached to glass front: Presented to Council in 1984 by A.S. Murray Dunrobin Back: W. Hamer 189 Sturt Street Ballarat VICTORIA BUILDINGS, OPPOSITE CITY FIRE BRIGADElandscape

James Murray (Sn) of Lake Bolac

Group of Councillors with Murray Byrne MLC 1970stawell government

Murray Views No. 9. District Hospital Stawellstawell hospital

Part of a donation of commecial documents relating to Burkinshaw Bros, "Wareek", and Strachan, Murray & Shannon Pty Ltd, Geelong, including correspondence and sales accounts.Part of a donation of commecial documents relating to Burkinshaw Bros, "Wareek", and Strachan, Murray & Shannon Pty Ltd, Geelong.Strachan, Murray & Shannon Pty Ltdwool sales wool brokering, strachan, murray and shannon ltd, wool sales, wool brokering

Part of a collection of commecial documents relating to Burkinshaw Bros, "Wareek", and Strachan, Murray & Shannon Pty Ltd, Geelong, including correspondence and sales accounts.Part of a collection of commecial documents relating to Burkinshaw Bros, "Wareek", and Strachan, Murray & Shannon Pty Ltd, Geelong.Strachan, Murray & Shannon Pty Ltd,wool sales wool brokering wool sales - auction system, strachan, murray and shannon ltd, wool sales, wool brokering, wool sales - auction system

Reverend Murray coordinated a Federal Governemnt funded program to help long term unemployed in the 24-44 age group.B & W head and shoulders photograph of Rev Jim MurrayRev. Jim Murray C&N 30/.10/85 p 20murray, jim, uniting church, minister

Photographic panorama of the Mount Lyell Mine. Gift of Murray Flintcroftmount lyell, mining, tasmania

Photographic panorama of Mount Lyell Mine. Gift of Murray Flintcroft.mount lyell, mining, tasmania

An Aboriginal studies course detailing the history, culture and life experiences of the original peoples of the areas along the River Murray, Lakes and Coorong. It is part of the 8-12 Aboriginal studies program developed to meet the needs of students, teachers and Aboriginal people.maps, b&w illustrations, b&w photographs, oral histories, suggested class activitiesngarrindjeri, river murray, coorong, aboriginal studies, secondary school education, oral history, curriculum development

Philip and Elizabeth Chatham with family'friends fishing on the banks of the Murray River.Coloured photographs with negatives includedchatham-holmes collection, philip chatham, elizabeth chatham, murray river, fishing

Stawell Athletic Club President Murray Macpherson 1983 1995stawell sport gift

Stawell Hospital - 3 photos Certificate of Appreciation (Murray to Moyne - Sprockets)stawell

The postcard is significant because it shows the extent of the flood in the early 20th Century. The bridge crosses the Southern Cross channel which had been built as part of the Murray Darling irrigation system. There is a vehicle on the bridge either being towed by bullocks or horses. Floodwaters cover the whole view.The postcard is significant because it shows the extent of the flood in the early 20th Century. The bridge crosses the Southern Cross channel which had been built as part of the Murray Darling irrigation system. It is also near the water filtration plant which filters the town's water supply. There is a vehicle on the bridge either being towed by bullocks or horses. Floodwaters cover the whole view.A black and white postcard showing Goulburn Road, Echuca East, in either the 1906, or 1916 floods.Printed on the back are the words; W. Grimwood Echuca. POST CARD. Correspondence Address Only Kodak Australia. Hand written on the back are the words 1906 or 1916? Southern Cross bridge near filtration plant. Goulburn Road, Echuca East.floods, goulburn road, echuca east, pullicino, j, postcard, southern cross channel, water filtration plant

The family lived and farmed on French Island from 1902. They later moved to Phillip Island, dismantling and transporting their home to be re-erected in Findlay Street Cowes. It later became Findlay Art Gallery.25 page typed booklet. Includes black and white and coloured photographs. Section of the book, “The De La Haye Dynasty” Edited and printed by Phil De La Haye of Hastings in 2010The family of Rurric Alexandre & Fanny Charlotte (nee Dear) De La Haye by Bernie, Murray, Jennifer & Mel De La Hayelocal identities, de la haye family, findlay art gallery, french island, rurric de la haye, seaweed farming, shire of phillip island, grocery shop cowes, cowes shopping centre