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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, The Story of the Beilharz Family, 1988
The story of a family of Black Forest farmers and trades people, from the 15th to the 20th Century in Germany, Palestine and AustraliaBeige hard cover book. Gold text front cover and along the spine. Yellow dust cover with map of Germany on the front cover and Palestine on the back coverPresented to this Museum by Mr. HW Beilharz, Bellvue Hill, NSW 1989beilharz, sauer p, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, books, history, local -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, Solving The Mystery, 1978
Story of Tatura Catholic Church and Education. Early history of Tatura 1870's. Present church built in 1912Gold cover, green writing. Survey map on back. Written to explain the first Catholic Church was built at Baldwinsville-Byrneside in 1878.solving the mystery, catholicism in tatura, burton-clay father r, tatura, sacred heart church, books, history, local, religion -
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine
Photo, Ukrainian Sunshine Drama Group in 50's
Cast of the Ukrainian drama group puts on a show, Retelling old stories in new setting at Ardeer's Ukrainian hall.black and white photodrama group, photo, sunshine, ardeer, ukrainian hall -
National Wool Museum
Book, The wool and the knitting from ancient time up to now in Greece
"The wool and the knitting from ancient time up to now in Greece" - Molokotou. Stories of wool in ancient and modern GreeceThis is a production of the Firm/ "Knitting Wool Yarns MOLOKOTOU"knitting yarn production, knitting, yarn production -
National Wool Museum
Book, Squatter's castle: the story of a pastoral dynasty
"Squatter's castle: the story of a pastoral dynasty" -G M Farwell, 1973. Biography of Edward David Stewart Ogilviesquatters pastoral industry - history sheep stations - history, ogilvie, mr edward david stewart, squatters, pastoral industry - history, sheep stations - history -
Unions Ballarat
Not by myself (Don Woodward Collection), Jones, Fletcher, 1976
Story of the Fletcher Jones men's-ware store that was originally established in Bendigo on 14 August 1895. Autobiographical account.Autobiographical interest. Relevant to the birth of the textile and clothing industry in Victoria.Book; 240 pages. Cover: green/grey; gold lettering; author's name and title on the spine. Dust jacket: mottled green-grey background; sepia photographs on the front and back; yellow and white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, jones, fletcher, textile, clothing and footwear, australian businessmen, businessmen - autobiography, businesses -
Unions Ballarat
The reds: the Communist Party of Australia from origins to illegality, 1998
Story of the Communist Party of Australia and its beginnings in 1920 in Sydney. References to Ballarat Trades Hall and associated entities.Relevant to the trade union movement and the Australian political landscape.Paper; book. Dust jacket: brown background; red, black and white lettering; author's name and title. Cover: black; white lettering.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, communist party australia, communism, politics and government, trade unions - australia, trade unions - history, rowe, e.j. - ted -
Vision Australia
Document - Text, Invitation to the launch of Paterson Hall story: an oral history
Invitation to the launch of the 'Paterson Hall story: an oral history' by Malcolm Daubney on Friday 26th April 2002 at 11am.A4 green page with black writing and lined black bordernon-fictionelizabeth maxwell, neil maxwell, vision australia foundation, paterson hall -
Mont De Lancey
Sculpture, John F. Shaw (1928) & Co. Ltd. et al, Fireside Tales, 1928
A collection of nursery stories for young children. This book was awarded to Lance Sebire in 1932 for diligent Sunday School attendance.Large hardcover children's nursery book with coloured illustration on the front cover of a small boy and girl in pyjamas and nightie holding toys surrounded by fairies. The title Fireside Tales is in black lettering at the top. The spine has faded title and pubilsher, Shaw. Black and white illustrations throughout with some coloured plates.Kindergarten. Methodist Sabbath School Wandin Yallock 32 days. Awarded to Lance Sebire for 1st Prize of Mrs S. Gaudion's Class. W.J. Sebire Supt. A.J Sebire. Ada Gaudion. Sec. 27.3.1932.children's fiction, young people's fiction, children's books -
Kilmore Historical Society
Fireside Tales, c1904
Children's book of stories awarded to Flora McDonald in 1904. Donated to Whitburgh Cottage museum early 1980's.Red cloth-bound hardcover book, picture of three children in front of a fire and decorative flower motifs on front cover. Back cover stained with loss of colour. Fabric frayed at corners. Cover loose, binding loose. Coloured plate opposite title page. Illustrated. Gilt page edges. Fair-good condition.Inside front cover, 'State School/No.2253/First/Prize/awarded to/Flora McDonald/Class 2/for/Years Work/A. Worthington Head Teacher/Christmas 1904'. Front flyleaf, 'If this book should chance to roam/ Box its ears and send it home./To Flora McDonald'.flora mcdonald, childrens literature, whitburgh cottage collection -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Details of individual plane serial numbers and brief service notes, various photos, SPITFIRE THE NEW ZEALAND STORY, Gerard S. Morris, SPITFIRE THE NEW ZEALAND STORY, 2000
Details of individual plane serial numbers and brief service notes, various photos, SPITFIRE THE NEW ZEALAND STORYCover jacket showing colour close up in flight photo of Spitfire sn TB863 over green field and blue sky abovenon-fictionDetails of individual plane serial numbers and brief service notes, various photos, SPITFIRE THE NEW ZEALAND STORY -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Description of operation structures plus various individual stories of The RAF Air Sea Rescue Service 1918-1986, Jon Sutherland & Diane Canwell, The RAF Air Sea Rescue Service 1918-1986, 2005
Description of operation structures plus various individual stories of The RAF Air Sea Rescue Service 1918-1986Cover jacket showing colour photos of at top White Sunderland in flight, at bottom two rescue boats moving at speednon-fictionDescription of operation structures plus various individual stories of The RAF Air Sea Rescue Service 1918-1986 -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Alien Blossom: a Japanese-Australian love story. By I. R. Carter, 1965_
Tells te story of the first Japanese 'war bride' to be admitted entry to Australia after World War II. This book was owned by Ruby Fort.161 pages. b&w photographs. Brown dust jacket with drawing of bamboo.On fly leaf: "Ruby Fort Emily Rough"world war ii, japanese war brides, cherry parker -
Greensborough Historical Society
Document - Family History, Greg Neumann, The Starling and Stewart families at Janefield, Yan Yean, Greensborough, Diamond Creek, Plenty and Yarrambat, from the late 1850s onward, compiled by Greg Neumann, 2023
Story of the Starling and Stewart families over several generations as farmers in the Plenty-Yarrambat area, compiled by Greg NeumannPrevious version on CD-Rom has been removed and replaced with this Word filestarling family, stewart family, plenty river, plenty, janefield mill, janefield mill on the plenty river, yarrambat -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Mark DONALDSON, "THE CROSSROAD", First Published 2013. This edition 2016
From the front cover; "THE CROSSROADS/ A story of life, death and the SAS". See original owner details Cat No. 9917.Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard gold and white colour print on front, spine and back. Illustration - colour photograph of the author in uniform on front. 422 pages - cut, plain, off white colour paper. Illustrated - colour photographs.publication, book, autobiography, mark donaldson vc -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BIOGRAPHIES, WW2, Doreen Hurst, "SANDAKAN 1942-1945", 2009
From the front cover. :"SANDAKAN 1942-1945/ Stories of the local people who heroically/ helped the Australian POW's".Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard, black colour print on front and back. Illustrated. Front - colour photograph of the "HEROES GRAVE" Memorial. Back colour photograph of a memorial in Borneo. 167 pages - cut, plain, white colour paper. Illustrated - black and white photographs and map. One map highlighted with light blue colour.publications, books, biographies, ww2, sandakan -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - VIETNAM, MEDICAL, Rod SEARLE, Denice BELL, Paul DANAHAR, Gregory ANDERSON, "CALL SIGN VAMPIRE", 2021
From Title Page; "Call Sign/ Vampire/ The inside story of an Australian Field Hospital during the Vietnam War".1. Hard cover book with dust cover. Hard cover - with red coloured Buckram. Dust cover - paper, red and black print on front, spine and back. Illustrated front, colour photograph of a helicopter, landing area and five Army personnel. Back - two personnel in operating theatre scene. 280 pages - cut, plain, white colour paper. Illustrated - colour and black and white photographs, documents and newspaper clippings. 2. Slipcase. Slipcover - cardboard box shape with red Buckram cover - Embossed red print on front and back edge. publications, books, medical, vietnam -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, The Golf House-Marysville, Victoria, 2007
Paperback. Front cover has a photograph of old El Kanah. Below that is a drawing of what appears to be the author standing next to a car that has a sign on its roof saying 'The Golf House'. The back cover has a photograph of the author and a blurb about the author.The Golf House/...this story tells of an outstanding golfing/ career as a player and tutor and humorous/ happenings while operating a guesthouse/ aply called The Golf House Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779golf, history, el kanah, marysville -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Eulalie Driscoll, The Barkly Story 1859 - 1985, 1986
The History of Navarre - Barkley Region from 1859-1985.Cream/Fawn card cover with brown Print and b/w photo of old mines and a tent.The Barkley Story 1859-1985 Eulalie Driscoll Inside cover, Blue Ink: Eualie V.M Driscoll No 78 Second Edition 15/05/1986 First Page, Blue Ink: R.J Willy. 43 Wimmera Street Stawellstawell -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Journal, Peter Doughtery, ArtStreams: Vol. 10, No. 5 Summer Edition 2005-06, 2005
Vol. 10, No. 4, [sic] Summer 2005-06 CONTENTS Alan Marshal Young Writers Short Story Award Winner 3 Winning stories from the William Barak Short Story and Bushcraft competition by Joydyn Chandler and Bethany McGill 4 John Jenkins on Ian McBryde 6 Leanne Mooney 9 Isabelle Clements 10 Poetry 11 Book Reviews 13 CWA meets CSA 15 Social Realists at the Counihan Gallery 16 Ian McBryde Poetry Reviews 19 Music & CD Reviews 20 Artin' About 25 Art Services & Classes 29 Wining & Dining 30"Peter Dougherty has been involved in the local art scene for many years. As publisher and editor of the arts magazine Artstreams, his comments on the various branches of the arts are widely respected. His "The Arts" column in the Diamond Valley Leader presents a brief summary for a much wider cross section of the local community. Peter also operates his own gallery and the Artstreams Cafe at the St Andrews market. Peter has a wealth of knowledge about present day and historical aspects of local art and artists." - Eltham District Historical Society Newsletter No. 161, March 2005Colour front and back cover with feature articles and literary pieces with photographs and advertisements printed in black and white. 32 pages, 30 cm. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Nov. 1996) - Vol. 10, no. 5 (summer ed. 2005/06) 10th Anniversary Edition!art streams, art streams magazine, alan marshal young writers, bethany mcgill, ian mcbryde, isabelle clements, john jenkins, joydyn chandler, leanne mooney -
Orbost & District Historical Society
books, The Curlip No. 2, August 1992
This book was produced by students of Orbost Secondary College.This publication is a useful reference tool for the history of Orbost.A spiral bound book with 30 pp titled The Curlip Issue No. 2. It has a yellow cover with a black stylised drawing of a paddle wheel behind the P.S. Curlip. Text is black - Issue No. 2 The Curlip Contains stories on Orbost Butter and Produce Co. Transport2188.2 - SLAB HUT COPY in red ink on front cover.orbost-history orbost-butter-factory orbost-transport -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, A Flying Life - John Duigan and the first Australian aeroplane, 2010
About the author: Born in Melbourne, David Crotty has worked in museums since 1984. He has a long-standing interest in aviation history and has worked as a curator with the Australian War Memorial and the RAAF Museum. He is currently (2010) a curator in the History and Technology Department of Museum Victoria. Story of John Robertson Duigan and his flying creer, from his early years as a Melbourne school boy to his heroic activities as a pilot on the Western Front in World War One. He was the first Australian to fly a powered Australian-made aeroplane in Australia.Front cover: Top - Duigan's aeroplane in flight, Spring Plains Station, Mia Mia, Victoria, in 1911. Below - John Duigan at the controls of his aircraft at Spring Plains Station, Mia Mia, Victoria, in 1911. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Letter - Letter - to K. S. Anderson, 22/02/1980
K.S. Anderson CollectionWhite card, hand written letter of thanks from Christina Hindhaugh to K.S. Anderson re taped K.S. Anderson story, 22 February 1980. Card has black stamp, 'ENGELFIELD BALMORAL, VICTORIA 3407'. Hand addressed envelope, stamp removed.k s anderson, communication, correspondence, biography -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Newspaper cuttings, The KIA ORA COOEE, 1918
Twelve photocopied pages from the Kia Ora Coo-ee newspapers of August, November and December 1918 covering operations in Palestine. There is some verse written by soldiers, stories and photographs. Articles feature the Holy Sepulchre, the Dome of the Rock, The Fall of Damascus and the Samaria Smashkia ora coo-ee, world war 1 -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, And One From England
Story of an early Wesleyan minister, Reverend James Robert Bradbury, the culmination of several years research from his shipboard diary and other writings, including Ringwood between 1924-1927. +Additional Keywords: Bradbury, James Robert (Reverend) / Bradbury, Ruth M. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''MATESHIP AND THE STRANGER'S FRIEND'' BY HENRY LAWSON
Booklet. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 28 page soft cover booklet of 3 stories by Henry Lawson. 'Mateship', 'Mistake' and 'The Stranger's Friend'. Published in 1943 by Lothian, Melbourne and printed by Hassell Press, Adelaide. Catalogue sticker ''2241 LAW'' on front cover.Henry Lawsonbooks, collections, short stories, alec h chisholm collection, henry lawson, short stories -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - JACKSONS CORNER. VIEW POINT. 1875, 1875
Black & white photo of 3 story building - Jacksons Corner at View point in Bendigo. 1 person on 2nd floor. 8 men & 2 young boys standing in front of building. Markings/Inscriptions: Jacksons Corner. View Point. Sandhurst about 1875.N. White. Photo. Sandhurst.place, building, public buildings -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - Merle Bush Trefoil Guild: "Memories of Guiding"
Girl Peace Scouts were formed in Tasmania in 1909 -10. The first meeting of the Girl Guides Association of Australia was held in Melbourne in 1926 by which time all states in Australia had Brownie packs, and Guide and Ranger Companies.Mid blue soft cover book. A Collection of stories celebrating the Centenary of Guiding in Australia 1910 - 2010. Edited by Jill Johnstone and Margaret Taylor. 1st Edition 2009. Printed by Minuteman Press Springvale Victoria. Includes black and white photos.116 pp.girl guides, guiding, history of guiding -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NATIONAL TRUST COLLECTION: BOB BROTHERS' MEMORIAL, 1983
Bob Brothers' Memorial Letter to Mr K Beamish, Town Clerk, City Council from Allen W Llewellyn, secretary of the Bob Brothers Movement. Article 'Bob Brothers Memorial' by A W Llewelleyn. Copy of Henry Lawson story 'Send Around the Hat'.bendigo, history, bendigo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Programme - Programme 'Caroline' Produced by Marie Cumisky
"Caroline" is a musical in two acts based on the life of Caroline Chisholm by Peter Pinnie and Don Battie. Music Programme for "Caroline" - a musical in 2 acts, opening August 21st - 26th 1978 - A5 booklet with 12 pages - booklet consisting of lists of individuals participating and organizing the concert, advertisements, acknowledgments, synopsis of story and scenes and a bio of Marie Cumisky, Director/Producerprogramme, concert