The pinnacle was called "The Idol". The valley could be Fyans Valley.The photo shows a free-standing pinnacle in front of a cliff edge (on the left). A bush/young tree is growing out from the cliff face near the top of the pinnacle. There is a valley and another range in the background."the Idol" written on the back in blue pen.scenery, grampians ranges

Sketch was done as a sample of the artist's work when a drawing was sought to be the picture of the station on the interpretive sign planted at Yendon station. Although this is an excellent interpretation of the station building, it was thought to be too detailed for the purpose.Pen and ink detailed drawing of Yendon station building, with 2 people standing on the platform. Frame is timber, 50mm wide, mat black, with an 8mm silver trim around the cut-out hole.Signed by Mervyn Hill at the bottom right hand corner.yendon railway station, hill, mervyn, ink drawing

The Kiewa Hydro Workmen's Club was established in 1948. It was a recreational facility for the men working on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. The Kiewa Hydro Workmen's Club was established firstly as a shop by the SECV during the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. It became a Club to enable members to purchase and consume liquor on the premises. Alex McCullough was a member in 1955 and was a prominent citizen.Small, thin booklet with grey cardboard cover with 16 pages (out of order) stapled at the spine. Copies of the By-Laws are enclosed but not attached. Ticket: 'Member's Ticket with expiry date and the names of the committee printed on it.A, McCullough printed on the member's line.kiewa hydro workmen's club, recreation at mt beauty, alex mccullough

Wagon wheels were required equipment in Australia early days. They were used for transporting goods, commodities, agricultural materials, supplies, and sometimes people. Horse-drawn wagons are an important part of Orbost’s agricultural history.Two large solid elm bullock dray wheel hubs. They have a hole through the centre for spokes and have cut out sections at the sides. They are possibly hand-made. 456.1 is lighter coloured.wheel-hubs transport-bullock handcraft carving

White paper certificate with printing and handwriting. It is a certificate of the Grand Lodge of Markmaster Masons of England and Wales made out to Frank Joseph Henry Wright on 14 July 1933 at the Ballarat Lodge No 470.Signed 'Frank Wright"frank wright, freemason, mason, lodge, grand lodge, mark masons, seal, certificate, ballarat lodge no 470

Used at Ballarat School of MinesThe cover is a red brown colour with the title on the spine and the publisher Longmans & Co printed near base of the spine. The book has 496 illustrations throughout with some pull out plates. Pages 514.On the inside cover it is stamped with The School of Mines Ballarat and written in pencil is 1914 and E K.compound engines, thermodynamics of gases, properties of steam, temperature-entropy diagrams, superheated steam, steam-jacket, feed-water heaters, crank-shaft, flywheels, corliss engine, steam turbine, condensers, friction of engines, steam-engine, william ripper, steam

Professor Ferdinand M. Krause lectured in Geology at the Ballarat School of Mines. His subscription to the Geological Society of London was paid by the School.Geology, geological, FM Krause, Ferdinand Krause, Ballarat School of Mines, FE Brown, Thomas WiltshirePrinted and handwritten receipt on blue paper from the Geological Society of London and made out to F.M. Krause of the Ballarat School of Mines. The receipt was signed by treasurer Thomas Wiltshire and clerk F.E. Brown.

This postcard was sent from France during World War One WW1 to Violet Holmes [mother and aunty of other WW1 soldiers], by the son of a neighbouring Ascot Tourello District Family, the Wrigley Family. Violet inherited "Sauchieburn" an Ascot property on the death of her husband William Holmes in 1914. On her death this property was to be left to their 4 children and administered by a relative till the youngest child turned 27. As young boys, Violet's husband William, and his brother Henry, lived with their Aunt Catherine Coghill and Uncle William Coghill at ‘Sauchieburn’ Ascot. The Coghills had no children of their own. He and his brother Edward started a stock and station business at Clunes. Henry and Violet Holmes subsequently inherited "Sauchieburn" from Catherine (nee Holmes) and William Coghill, direct descendants of the Coghills Creek, Ascot, Tourello pioneer settler Captain William Coghill [Jane Dyer, May 2024] Catherine and her brother Edward Carter Holmes drowned at sea.This is an extract from the Korumburra Times, Wednesday June 6, 1956: The fated travellers wrecked off N.S.W. ‘On May 29th, 1886 in bright moonlight the Ly-e-Moon, the pride of the Australian coastal fleet, broke her back on the treacherous rocks of Green Cape, off the NSW coast. Eighty souls perished within range of the beacon rays of the lighthouse, including representatives of the earliest families ever to settle in Poowong. The passengers. On the main deck, Mr Edward Holmes, a Poowong grazier and former owner of ‘Wombalano’. He had sold this property with the object of going to Queensland and settling there. The proceeds of sale amounting to 1,200 pounds in gold sovereigns were under lock and key in the Purser's Office. Mr Holmes, although advanced in years, had unformed plans to invest his money in some Queensland enterprise. In the meantime he would visit his married daughter and [his] two sons, who had previously settled in Queensland. With him on board was his widowed sister Mrs Coghill who had also accepted an invitation to go north. News of the shipwreck, means of communication being slow, did not reach Korumburra for nearly a week. By then all hope had been abandoned for the missing. Relations and friends thronged the Melbourne shipping office, but the answer was always the same - All passengers unaccounted for were presumed drowned. Black and white postcard of a sugar refinery in The Somme, France. The name of the town has been scrubbed out in purple pencil by a censor during World War One. The back of the card is written on in pencil,Written on back of card: Dear Violet, received photos and letters and thank you for forwarding same. Are we having lovely spell of weather. This morning is quite warm and pleasant. The photo of you all standing in front of your house is a good one and you all look to be getting enough to eat. Mother looks as if she it getting stronger after her severe illness. Your concert party will be broken up through the Vale girls leaving but you should have no difficulty in finding volunteers to fill the ranks. By all of your letters you are all looking forward to the day we return 9as we are). I wouldn't like to bet too much that we would be home by this time next year [ ? ] by the way fritz is fighting lately he would very much like to get [peace?] I think we will give him all he wants this summer. J. Waller was here last night is looking well. With best wished to you all. I am sincerely. [W.Wrigbee? Wrigley]somme, la suererie, chatham family collection, amiens, france, world war 1, postcard, ly-ee-moon, william coghill junior, ascot victoria, pioneers of ascot, shipwreck

Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born on 2 August 1901. 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 was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He 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. He died in England in 1970 at the age of 69.Black and white photograph of a train carriage with three of the door open and young men crowded at the openings. At the windows of the train, other people are leaning out. The young men are members of the City of Ballarat Band.Written in pen on the bank - Memembers of city band on journey to Brisbane, Q (1923 Easter), (F.W. au)frank wright, city of ballarat band, train carriage, railway, train, transport

A small dark blue cloth bound book of 300 pages. It contains tables, diagrams and pull out pages of diagrams as well as a plate of the author opposite the title page. The cover printing is in gold.enginemans pocket companion, driving, locomotive, stationary engine, traction engine, portable engine, michael reynolds, elihu burritt, railway

Bendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from 2002. Howzat?: an amusing 1946 souvenir lift out which gives new meaning to some well-known cricket terms. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Maroon coloured badge in the shape of a grape vine leaf with a maroon cord threaded through a hole in the tip of the leaf. Printed in gold is: - Worn-out Miners' & Engine drivers' Charity Carnival Steward.organization, mining, entertainment, badge, worn-out miners' and enginedrivers' charity carnival

Account addressed to Messrs. Connelly Crocker & Paling, Solicitors, Melbourne from Connelly Tatchell & Dunlop, dated 30 Sept. 1902, for legal work carried out on May 2 & 8 1902.business, legal, connelly & tatchell, connelly & tatchell collection - document, messrs connelly crocker & paling, connelly tatchell & dunlop

List of names titled 'Bad to night' with many of them crossed out. A number illegible. Martin, Brojen, Powell, Emmerling, Miller, Abraham, R Coath, Luffsman, Le Lever, McDonald, Borcherdt.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, martin, brojen, powell, emmerling, miller, abraham, r coath, luffsman, le lever, mcdonald, borcherdt

This was the precursor to the current hand held machine for making forcer biscuits. The metal cylinder was filled with biscuit dough and the wooden piece pushed down inside the cylinder to force the dough through different shaped, detachable, apertures to produce various shaped biscuits .Tin and wooden biscuit / pastry press. Original had shape profiles which can be interchanged. Tube is to be filled with biscuit / pastry mixture the wooden section is used to force mixture out of the press. biscuit, pastry press

Aulsebrook Collection: Open Scramble 1969 -Bendigo Motor Cycle Club -Ravenswood Park -Sunday, August 10th, 1969 -Lists of events and participants -Fools gap size brochure, fold out,

Wooden signs approx 1200 x 300mm. White lettering on Black background. “WAY OUT” with a directional arrow. X1 (Chipped and missing part of the Frame on the LH end.) “PARCELS” x 1

The Todisco family (Ferdinand, Edvige and son, Joseph) lived in the former Prince Arthur Hotel from around 1958 to 1981. They bought the building in the early 1960s from Mrs SCHUMACHER and ran it as a rooming house with a milk bar on the ground floor. They closed the milk bar in the early 1970s and sold the property in 1981. The origin of the name Seppi is not known.Photo of former Prince Arthur Hotel corner Nott and Spring Street, operating as Seppi's Milk Bar c1970. The owner, Ferdinand TODISCO is standing out front. Shows rear of Town Hallbuilt environment - commercial, hotels, business and traders - milkbars, tony cannatelli, prince arthur hotel, port melbourne town hall, ferdinand todisco, edvige todisco, joseph todisco, seppi's milk bar

The photograph was taken at an Ithacan picnic held at Mentone Racecourse in 1935. Members of the IPS Committee are pictured with their families together with two official guests, Father Theophylaktos Papathanasopoulos from the Melbourne Orthodox Parish, and Father Timotheos Evangelimides, the Archbishop of the Greek Church in Australia, both pictured standing in the centre of the group. Vicki Raftopoulos(Black) is seated 3rd from the left and Arthur Raftopoulos is standing 3rd from right and Stathi Trohoulas is standing far right. Melbourne's first Greek Orthodox Church 'Evangelismos' in Victoria Parade East Melbourne was consecrated in 1901. Ithacans, as members of the Greek Orthodox Community, were directly involved in its establishment. A.J.Lucas the founding president of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society was one of a number of prominent Greeks who advanced funds to help with the purchase of the East Melbourne site upon which the church was built. The building of the church was financed through the contributions of funds from the local Greek community.A black and white photograph mounted on grey board of a picnic group sitting and standing around a table set out with food and drinks under trees. A bus is parked and just visible behind the group. Detail of the people in the photograph and other information is written in Greek on the back of the pghotograph.

From its earliest days, the Ithacan Philanthropic Society has conducted an annual family picnic held at country towns on Melbourne's urban fringe. For many years Bacchus Marsh was a popular venue where this picnic group was photographed. Women would prepare delicious traditional Greek food and families would group together to enjoy a wonderful picnic spread. The annual Ithacan Picnic has been a very important event on the society's social calendar. In the early days, as many of the families ran family businesses such as fruit shops, fish shops and cafes, Sunday was the only break they had away from their work. The picnic gave them a chance to relax and to catch up with extended family and friends. Today the picnic continues to be an extremely popular day for the members where generations of Australian Ithacans get the opportunity to reunite. A black and white photograph of a large group at a picnic standing and sitting around and enjoying a picnic meal which has been spread out on the ground. Three cars are parked in the background under the trees.

A metal object that was discovered by QC Binks while he was out metal detecting for gold. Object has 10 graded slots across the centre with three holes at each end. Item is rusted.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, qc binks

Photo, WW1, B&W image of some trenches called 'the terrace'. Location not known. A periscope (?) protruding at rear right. Handwritten in pencil on the back - M.Ds dug out on the Terraces S985 34postcard, photo, ww1, trenches, france