These badges were produced in the 1950s to raise funds for the Lyndoch Old Folks Home in Warrnambool. This aged care facility at the mouth of the Hopkins River was opened in 1952 when the property known as Lyndoch was purchased. Lyndoch had been established in the 1880s by the Melbourne businessman George Rolfe who bought up a considerable amount of land in the Warrnambool district in the late 19th century. After George Rolfe died his step-daughter, Florence Lake built the bungalow known as Lyndoch and this building was the basis for the development of the property into an aged care facility. Today the facility has been considerably expanded and is known as Lyndoch Living. These badges are retained as mementoes of the type of fund-raising ventures conducted in the 1950s to raise funds for local charities in Warrnambool – in this case ‘Lyndoch’ Old Folks Home..1 A metal badge with green lettering on a cream-coloured background. The rusted back has a metal clip and the name of the maker is printed around the edge of the badge. .2 As above except that the lettering is very faded and the clip at the back does not work. In aid of “Lyndoch” Old Folks Home A.W.Patrick N. Fitzroy Vict. lyndoch living aged care facility, history of warrnambool

These three books contain braille printing and may have come from The Victorian Association of Braille Writers and may have been used by Miss Skirrow in South Warrnambool in 1916. This latter information comes from the loose card in one of the books. Braille writing was invented by the French man Louis Braille in 1824 based on the French alphabet. These books are of historical interest and appear to have local significance..1 A hard cover book with a mottled pattern and black bindings containing 42 pages of braille printing. There is one loose card. .2 and .3 as above except for the card and .2 has 32 pages ,.3 has 36 pages .1 L9 55 .2 L9 53 .3 L9 54warrnambool history, vintage braille books

Item in the collection of Reginald Charles Allardice No 418557 RAAF. Refer Cat No 3627.5 for his service details.Pilots notes General, 2nd edition AF 2095, soft blue cover, 132 pages with graphs. Front cover centre has a circle with set of RAF wings and crown above. Pages are held together by 2 large staples.Stamped on the front in dark blue, “Engineers OFF. No 461 SQDN RAAF”, inside first page has the same.booklets, pilots notes, raaf

Framed print of an original painting in colour by COULSON Gerald - titled "Long Night Ahead". Painting of Auro Lancaster flying above sunset clouds, brass caption plate. Frame - timber, light brown stain with gold paint highlights.Brass Caption Plate - "LONG NIGHT AHEAD/by Gerald Coulson 6 AV.A./ Presented by Alan Whatman/ to RAAF Association".framed print, history, airforce, ww2

Historical information: this medallion has historical details on three fronts. Firstly the Villiers & Heytesbury Agricultural Association. This association began with the first meeting held on May 17th 1853 at Woodford. The minutes of that meeting read “That in the opinion of this meeting, the formation of an agricultural association would be of great benefit to persons in this district engaged in farming and pastoral pursuits. It initially embraced the following: ploughing, agricultural produce, machines and implements, and livestock of all descriptions. The first show was held at Warrnambool on April 10th 1855 on a green bounded by Fairy, Henna, and Koroit Streets. It was held there until 1875 when it moved to the present Showgrounds site in Koroit Street. At the 37th Annual show in 1890 Warrnambool held its first Grand National Show, being granted by the Chamber of Agriculture in turn, in Victoria. It became known as the Warrnambool Agricultural Society in 1911. Secondly the winner, Mr Hugh Lennon. He was one of the most successful innovators and manufacturers of agricultural implements in early Australia. Although born in Ireland, he served an apprenticeship in Scotland in mechanical engineering. The Lennon plough became known Australia wide. For many years he operated his business at the northern of Elizabeth Street in Melbourne. He was active in local affairs. He died in 1886 at the age of 52. Thirdly, Stokes and Martin. Thomas Stokes came to Australia in the 1850’s and established a successful business at Mincing Lane Melbourne, manufacturing buttons, medals and tokens. Martin joined the partnership in 1873, which lasted until a disastrous fire in 1893. The business was renamed Stokes & Sons Pty Ltd and it became a public company in 1962. It is currently situated at Ringwood in the business of spare parts for electrical equipment The Villiers and Heytesbury Agricultural Association was a significant event and organisation within the Western District over a large number of years. It was one of the earliest organisations in the district and is testament to its importance to the agricultural, social, and cultural life of the district. It is significant that this particular medallion was awarded to an innovator in the ploughing industry and that it was made by a company which is still in business 130 years later. Circular copper medallion cast with Villiers & Heytesbury Agricultural Assoctn around edge with winner and event details engraved in centre. The reverse is cast with horse, cow and sheep standing above wheat sheaf and farm implements. The edge of the medallion is plain.Villiers & Heytesbury Agricultl Assoctn around rim. 1st Prize awarded to Hugh Lennon for double furrow plough, Warrnambool Oct 19 1880. Stokes & Martin Melbourne in small lettering on the reverse.warrnambool, villiers & heytesbury, hugh lennon, stokes & martin, lennon plow, lennon plough

The Royal Society of Victoria convenes Victoria’s science community. It is the State’s oldest learned society and a part of Australia’s intellectual life since 1854. The Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria is their refereed journal, published twice annually.(Royal Society of Victoria web-site) Norman Arthur Wakefield (28 November 1918 – 23 September 1972) was an Australian teacher, naturalist, paleontologist and botanist, notable as an expert on ferns. He described many new species of plants.(info. Wikipedia)This is a useful research tool.A thin magazine a light green cover. It has the royal coat - of - arms in black / dark green print at the top above "Royal Society of Victoria Proceedings" on black. Underneath this is "Botanical Exploration of East Gippsland by N.a. Wakefield in black print.on front cover is a stamp of "Orbost Historical Society"botany-east-gippsland wakefield-norman royal-society-victoria

Eagles on coins do not necessarily indicate that they are American eagles or coins from the United States but they are symbols of strength or power. The 10 Centimes was made at various mints and the mint mark appears as a single or double letter below the eagle.This pattern with Napoleon appears on bronze French coins from 1852 to 1865. This coin reflects the late 19th century history of France.A bronze 1855 French 10 Centimes. The denomination is on the reverse: " DIX CENTIMES" around an eagle with open wings. Above that is: "EMPIRE FRANCAIS" or French Empire. On the obverse is: "NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR BARRE 1855" around the head of man facing left.coin french-ten-centime napoleon

Front cover has a photograph of a pink rose. The title of the book is in black lettering across the upper edge with the author's name along the lower edge. Reverse of book has a photograph of a cream rose with the blurb regarding the book above the photograph.non-fictionA booklet containing descriptions and photographs of tea roses found in Australia.tea roses, australia, heritage roses in australia inc

Originally labelled "Beauville Estate, Established 1936, Still Thriving 65 years on, 10th March 2001", the Beauville Estate Album contains colour photographs of houses in the Estate. They were taken around the time of the Beauville Estate’s 65th Heritage Celebration held on 10/03/2001 and donated to the Caulfield Historical Society shortly afterwards. Photographer unknown. City of Glen Eira’s Heritage Management Plan Vol 2 p79 (this is p84 of the pdf version) – HO12 Beauville Estate and environs, Murrumbeena: The Beauville Historic Area is important at the State level as the first large housing estate undertaken by the AV Jennings Construction Co, later Jennings Group Limited, Victoria’s largest home builder. It is important also as a very early estate development incorporating a range of features other than houses and including made roads, shops and recreation facilities. In this respect it was the forerunner of the comprehensively planned housing estate of the post war era. The estate is distinguished by its aesthetic values, as is the earlier and comparable Hillcrest Estate, which are formed by a combination of restrained diversity in house styles, with the exception of no. 30 in the emerging International style, and by a landscaped garden environment. Colour photograph of a section of a window of a white rendered brick house. The double hung window, with lead lights glass in the top pane, has a decorative bracket above it and unpainted feature variegated brown bricks below. "7' is on the edge of the frame. 7murrumbeena, houses, architectural styles, 1930's, inter war style, a.v. jennings, av jennings, jennings, brick houses, beauville estate, dalny road, sir albert victor jennings, a v jennings construction co, beauville estate heritage area, glen eira city council, architectural features, jennings group limited, land subdivision, beauville historic area, sash windows, lead lights, rendered houses, brick features

Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.Black and white photograph of a man and a woman standing in front of a house. The man is dressed in a band uniform with hat and the woman is dressed in a dark above the ankle length dress. The woman is Laura Wright and the man is Frank Wright. The house is "Dalbrao" at Northcote Hand written on back - Laura Wright 25, Frank Wright 20, "Dalbrae", St Georges Road, Northcote, Melbourne, Taken by Vernon Holt, 9/4/22laura wright, frank wright, dalbrae, vernon holt, cornet, band

Bendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from 2002. Showtime: the thoroughbred, Miss Temple, poses for the camera (above). A certificate for first prize (left) was awarded to a competitor in the Bendigo Agricultural and Horticultural Society Spring Show for 1925. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Black and white photograph: three boys looking at a spinning wheel at the Golden Days Historical Exhibition, 1960. Small statue of lady in foreground, in background display board with 'Department of Mines' in large print, above a display of images and interpretive material.bendigo, history, golden days historical exhibition

Alexandra Fountain Letter to Mr M Butcher from Keith Oberin for the Alexandra Fountain centenery Committee. Minutes of evaluation meeting of the above committee. Balance Sheet Alexandra Fountain costume dinner ball. Hand written description of fountainbendigo, streetscape, alexandra fountain

Black and white photograph of a section of the interior of the Handschin and Ronus factory in Switzerland (the parent company of Hanro), depicting a woman working at a machine that is winding a large number of bobbins from large skeins of yarn that are fitted onto frames above the bobbinsorganization, business, hanro, clothing manufacturing, hanro , handschin and ronus

photograph: 6 men seated, one standing at rear. Five men dressed in suits, two in military uniform. Appear to be standing inside hangar with plane engines, wing structures. Written on top above head of man standing ' Basil'aviation, military, men in hangar, basil watson collection

Loyal darling Lodge Fine Book entry dates from 1872- 82. Fines listed to hundreds of named members under various bye-laws. Bye-laws catalogue No 8252 relevant to above. Cardboard cover with paper pages.bendigo, institutions, loyal darling lodge

Blue coupon, dated August 23rd 1876. Received from Bro. Lewis, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of Thirteen Shillings and Sixpence being - day's sick pay for Bro. Christan Sloppelbein Senr. Signed Wm. H. Nicholus.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - receipt, court king of the forest, lewis, christan sloppelbein senr, woodward, wm h nicholus

Blue coupon, dated August 9th 1876. Received from Bro. Lewis, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of 3/6 being 1 day's sick pay for Bro. Cc. Sloppelbein Jun. Signed Wm. H. Nicholus.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - receipt, court king of the forest, lewis, cc sloppelbein jun, woodward, wm h nicholus

Blue coupon, dated August 9th 1876. Received from Bro. Lewis, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of Ten Shillings being 3 day's sick pay for Bro. F. E. Davies. Signed Wm. H. Nicholus.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - receipt, court king of the forest, lewis, f e davies, woodward, wm h nicholus

Blue coupon, dated August 9th 1876. Received from Bro. Lewis, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of Two Pound 4/ being 12 day's sick pay for Bro. Chr. Nafs? . Signed Wm. H. Nicholus.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - receipt, court king of the forest, lewis, chr nafs?, woodward, wm h nicholus

Blue coupon, dated August 9th 1876. Received from Bro. Lewis, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of Two Pound 4/ being 12 day's sick pay for Bro. Sal Richards. Signed Wm. H. Nicholus.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - receipt, court king of the forest, lewis, sal richards, woodward, wm h nicholus

Blue coupon, dated August 9th 1876. Received from Bro. Lewis, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of Two Pound 4/ being 12 day's sick pay for Bro. Alfred Skeats. Signed Wm. H. Nicholus.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - receipt, court king of the forest, lewis, alfred skeats, woodward, wm h nicholus

Blue coupon, dated July 26th 1876. Received from Bro. -, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of £2 being 12 days sick pay for Bro. Thomas Colledge. Signed Rick Coath. Also signed by Wm. Rowe.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - receipt, court king of the forest, lewis, thomas colledge, rick coath, woodward, wm rowe

Blue coupon, dated July 12th 1876. Received from Bro. Lewis, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of One Pound Ten Shillings being 9 Days sick pay for Bro. Alfred ?eals. Signed Wm. Rowe.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - receipt, court king of the forest, bro lewis, alfred ?eals, wm rowe, woodward

Full size model of entrance and interior of a tunnel, showing bamboo spikes trap and uniformed VC soldier with rife huddled within. There is an improvised lamp made from a glass bottle on the tunnel flor. Two Australian soldiers are above the tunnel.diorama, tunnel

Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. Shops and verandahs, Eaglehawk. One of the shops is EUFS Dispensary and Old Oriental Bank. A person is entering the chemist shop. There are 2 bicycles on the verandah - 1 leaning against a verandah post. A residende above the shop.place, building, commercial, harry biggs collection, eufs dispensary & old oriental bank