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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: SCHOOL DAYS
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Monday, December 29, 2003. School days: grade 6 Violet Street State School students; circa 1950. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: RECEIPT YEO-TAVERNER COMPANY LIMITED
Receipt Yeo-Taverner company Limited, Obserber Office, Kerang, dated 29 June 1888, received the sum of 25/-/- deposit on 250 shares.Green one penny stamp at the foot of the documentbusiness, legal, yeo-taverner company limited, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, yeo-taverner company limited, kerang -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: FLEURBAIX, AFTER GERMAN OFFENSIVE - THE SQUARE, POSTCARD, 1914-1918
Postcard, WW1, B&W image of ruined buildings in the Square at Fleurbaix after a German offensive. Two copies AZ 17 Published by J.M.Hamilton & Coy. Sydney, Australia and Z 29postcard, postcard, ww1, france, fleurbaix, ruins, german offensive -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - E DOWLING COLLECTION: JOHN LITHGOW LETTER
Two letters from John Lithgow of Hilly Lands, Gilgandra, dated 29 May 1895. One addressed to his son-in-law David Weir, the other to his daughter Annie.genealogy, family, lithgow, letters, john lithgow, david lithgow, hilly lands, gilgandra (nsw), henry leggo, isabella mary leggo, drouin (vic), susan ann weir -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NAPOLEON REEF GOLD MINING CO. N.L, 1940-1944
Document: 2 Pass Books with handwritten entries from 29 May 1940 to 30 June 1944, Initial Balance £2500 credit Final Balance £61-14-0 credit.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Bob Vanselow, "Upgrading the tracks of Melbourne's Street Tramways", 1979
Report - comb bound 63 pages + appendices 30 pages - titled "Upgrading the tracks of Melbourne's Street Tramways", written by Bob Vanselow, MMTB Project Engineer and presented to the Third International Rail Sleeper Conference Brisbane September 1979. The paper looks at the then current system, historical track methods, current track laying methods and parameters, special work, crossings, joints, concrete mixes, design, open ballast track. The appendices has various diagrams and photographs showing track construction details. Hard copy added 29/3/2020 - received and printed in an e-mail dated 28/4/2011, from Bob Vanselow - See Reg Item 4431 for details.trams, tramways, track, mmtb, track laying, construction, sleepers, rails, points -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, c.1988-1990
Ordained 1951 Presbyterian Church Ireland, Secretary S.C.M Theological Colleges Dept London 1951-1953, Missionary with the United Church of Northern India & Church of North India 1954-1974. Came To Australia & was Minister at Toorak from 1974 to 1980. Returned to Presbyterian Church Ireland as Director Irish School of Ecumenics 1980 to 12/1987, retd to Australia to Wesley Central mission Melbourne 01/1988 1o 12/94. Retired 01/1995.Rev. Dr Robin Boyd, minister of Wesley Uniting Church Lonsdale Street Melbourne, standing by the bronze statue of John Wesley which is at the front of Wesley UC.robin boyd, minister, presbyterian church of ireland, wesley church, wesley central mission. -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Glen Huntly Pioneers
Two items about the fever ship Glen Huntly tragedy of 1840. A typed article from the Historical Society of St. Kilda relating to an early quarantine station at Red Bluff, now point Ormond. A document downloaded from Friends of St. Kilda Cemetery website by Margaret Dunbar dated 01/02/01, who was looking for information on Glen Huntly. The name of the fever ship was memorialized as the names of a Melbourne suburb, railway station and road.glen huntly, glen huntly road, glenhuntly station, diseases, glen huntly pioneers, ships, migrants, typhus road -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Memorabilia - Exhibition Material, Warren Doubleday, "gold!, Gold!, GOLD! and Trams", 29/01/2003 12:00:00 AM
Two photos and thirty captions or label cards used in the Museum's exhibition entitled "gold!, Gold!, GOLD! and Trams". Printed on a colour laser jet, 200 gsm card, unless noted otherwise. Most cards have two Velcro dots on rear, except larger ones which may have three or four. .1 151 x 210 Opening Tram Leonora Tramways - supplied by the Perth Electric Tramway Society .2 210 x 292 Kalgoorlie Electric Tramways Limited trams No. 19 and 13 - ex PETS .3 210 x 297 Gold and Tramways of Ballarat - text card.. .4 210 x 297 text card - 2nd card. .5 130 x 210 Acknowledgements card. .6 - .8 97 x 297 - "GOLD!" on each card, with a heavier font each time. .9 172 x 297 "and trams" .10 136 x 297 "Painted to Celebrate" .11 383 x 80 "At first horses" .12 62 x 472 "Then came Electric" - Two pieces of card joined together, stored folded. .13 65 x 557 "and other Golden Cities" - Two pieces of card joined together, stored folded. .14 68 x 550 "For the City of Ballarat" - Two pieces of card joined together, stored folded. .15 47 x 385 "To Ballarat East as well" .16 45 x 90 "Main St" / "Photo Wal Jack 1963 btm362" .17 46 x 194 "Main and Victoria Sts" / "Photo Ron Fluck 1950 btm870" .18 69 x 126 "1964 Sebastopol" / "Photo Tramway Museum Society of Victoria" .19 66 x 99 "1951 Ballarat / Photo Keith Kings btm1378" .20 45 x 102 "Bendigo N.J. Simons Collection btm 1205.7" .21 68 x 106 "2001 Ballarat / Photo Warren Doubleday" .22 43 x 157 "To Sebastopol / From E.D. Jenkins book, Sebastopol Victoria 1864-1964 btm1090" .23 43 x 158 "From the City / Charles Rudd photograph, State Library of Victoria btm 1113i" .24 43 x 271 "Electric Power for Industry / BTM Collection btm 698i" .25 47 x 160 "To the Gardens / From Geo Rose stereo pair. Donated by Bacchus Marsh Blacksmith Cottage and Forge btm1257" .26 41 x 96 "Leonora / Courtesy Perth Electric Tramway Society" .27 45 x 117 "Bridge St / Postcard from Norm DePomeroy collection btm 841" .28 46 x 169 "Transport for all / Postcard from Norm DePomeroy collection btm837" .29 44 x 89 "Main St / Photo Ron Fluck 1962 btm867" .30 41 x 117 "Kalgoorlie / Courtesy Perth Electric Tramway Society" .31 46 x 150 "1905 Opening / BTM Collection btm482" .32 52 x 404 "Ballarat Trams are Ballarat History"trams, tramways, btm, exhibitions, gold!, gold!, gold! and trams, gold tram -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Uniform - Medical mask
Issued to Giselda by the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation for use during the Covid Pandemic 2020 -2022Blue face mask with elastic ear pieces. Pale pink liningAustralian Nursing & midwifery Federation Victorian Branch ANMFmedical, giselda bannister, covid -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Moving in/out at Specimen Cottage, Bendigo Advertiser, 23 April 2024
Bendigo Historical Society occupied Specimen Cottage in Hargreaves Street 2013 - 2020 as a front of House.Members of the Bendigo Historical Society moving into Specimen Cottage. Photo taken 09/04/2013. Barbara Johnson, Kay MacGregor, Phil Wilkin, David Hall.swimming pool, controversy -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 7, Keith Kings, 20/10/1962 12:00:00 AM
Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Set of seven images of the ARHS Special tour of Bendigo on 20-10-1962. .1 - Trams 28, 30, 21, 7 and 19 in Pall Mall .2 - 18, 26, 29, 11 and 5 at the Bridge St loop on the North Bendigo line. .3 - 28, 30, 21, 7, 19 on "down" line and 18, 26, 29, 11, 5 and service car 3 on "up" line, View St Opposite Oval .4 - 28, 30, 21, 7, and 19 at Eaglehawk .5 - 28, 30, 21 in North Bendigo siding and 7 and 9 in Thunder St - photo taken in Thunder St. .6 - ditto photo taking from vacant land on the south side of the terminus, along with No. 6 the service tram. .7 - 28, 30, 21, 7, 19 in View St with Goodyear and Caltex signs in the photo and the Commercial Banking Company of Australia building in the background. Most printed on Ilford paper.On rear in ink. .1 - "28, 30, 21, 7, 19 Pall Mall 20-10-62" .2 - "Bendigo ARHS Convoy "A" on Bridge St loop, Nos. 18, 26, 29, 11, 5 20/10/62" with Keith Kings copy right stamp printed in top right hand corner and number "N(y)(12)" written in. .3 - "18, 26, 29, 11, 5 and service car 3 on "up" line, 28, 30, 21, 7, 19 on "down" View St 20-8-62" .4 - "28, 30, 21, 7, and 19 Eaglehawk 20-10-62" .5 - "19, 7 in, 28, 30, 21 in spur siding Nth Bendigo 20/10/62" .6 - "28, 30, 21, 7, 19 plus No. 6 service car Nth B/go 20/10/62" .7 - "Bendigo ARHS Convoy "B" - 28, 30, 21, 7, 19 Charing Cross, 20/10/62" with Keith Kings copy right stamp printed in top right hand corner and number "N(y)(14)" written in.trams, tramways, bendigo, arhs, tours, eaglehawk, north bendigo, view st, tram 28, tram 30, tram 21, tram 7, tram 19, tram 6, tram 18, tram 26, tram 29, tram 11, tram 3 -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Photograph, Postcard, Belgrave Train on Trestle Bridge, 13/01/1914
Early postcard of Puffing Billy on trestle bridge Faded sepia photograph/postcard depicting Puffing Billy on Trestle BridgeFront: text, Belgrave Train on 'Tressel' Bridge Back: Handwritten text: 13/01/1914? Emerald - Dear Mother we are at Emerald, on our way to L. Pa? Everything is going well. Crarj/ys? are going Dande (Dandenong?) Father slept all night. Will write in a couple of days. Jesse's in good form stocking up provisions. No need to worry, Loving son Blair ?puffing billy, belgrave, whiteside -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, 16/01/1951
Allan writes that finding a job in London is difficult and work poorly paid. He had hoped to go to photography school in London but the earliest he could get in was November so he decided to return to Australia. August was the earliest booking he could obtain. In the meantime he is returning to Norway in the hope of finding work there. He asks his mother to send money from his account in Melbourne to his bank in London.Quinn CollectionA six-page letter written in green ink on three sheets of very thin, unlined, buff-coloured paper (0856.a1-6) headed London and dated 16/01/51. Each sheet of paper has been folded in book form. The air-mail envelope (0856.b) bordered by alternating yellow and blue stripes, is postmarked London. Two stamps, a three penny purple, and a one shilling brown, are placed in the top right-hand corner. On the back of the envelope is a return address written in green ink, and some penciled numbers. Enclosed is a separate letter on a smaller sheet of the same paper (0856.c).The letter (0856.a1-6) is from Allan to his mother. The smaller letter (0856.c) is from Allan to the Manager of The State Savings Bank of Victoria, Head Office, Melbourne giving permission for Allan's mother to draw on his account. On the bottom of this letter is a purple, oval imprint. Part of the writing around the imprint is illegible and part reads '...of Victoria * Elizabeth St. Melb. * ...' In the middle of the oval is printed '24 Jan 1951' and 'Manager's Clerk'. Across the lower left corner is written in black ink 'Signature verified' and a signature (illegible). Allan's full name and account number are written in pencil in the lower right hand corner.. letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, london-uk, norway -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Dinah Higham, "Dazzle Flash . the Account of an Exile", 1997
Dinah Higham, great-great-granddaughter of James, put this book together after much research by her father (in New Zealand where the family now lives)28 pages in newspaper format originally published Feb 1997. This book gives an account of the life of James Higham, his background and particularly his life in Australia after banishment from England, 1865 to 1875, as a reporter on local papers. .01 is in A4 sizefamilies, publishing, newspapers, james higham, the record, the sandridge reporter and hobsons bay advertiser, the telegraph and st kilda, prahran and south yarra guardian, borough of sandridge -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Houses during construction on Dunstan Estate, Port Melbourne, Department of Public Works, 1936
Twenty five (25) black and white or sepia photographs of the houses of the Dunstan Estate during their building i.e. Griffin Crescent and Southwood Avenue .01 - sheet with 9 photos later enlarged as individual images Taken in 1936, some cars shown parked in streetsbuilt environment - domestic, domestic life, department of public works, dunstan estate, everett, percy e, pye, henry, dunstan, albert -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - PMHPS Bunnings sausage sizzle, Ann Gibson, 19 Sep 2015
PMHPS members at work at the Bunnings sausage sizzle 19 September 2015. .01 - Jack Bolt .02 - Jim Power .03 - Sue Leong .04 - Sue Leong and customer .05 - Suzy Milburn .06 - Anne Marie Richardson .07 - Fiona McConnellrecreation, social activities, bunnings, sue leong, suzy milburn, jack bolt, jim power -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Barlow family and 80 Dow Street, Port Melbourne, 1905
.01 - Small photo of 80 Dow street, Port Melbourne. Jim and Kate Barlow and family lived here from 1914 until 1923 .02 - Copy of photo of Barlow family who lived at 80 Dow Street, Port Melbourne taken 1905domestic life, families, jim barlow, kate barlow, rene barlow, nellie barlow, arthur barlow, lucy barlow, freda barlow craig, arch barlow, may barlow hampton, huton engineers port marine services pty ltd, stewart craig -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Badge - Vintage Port worth preserving - no amalgamation, 1986 - 1933
In 1986 the Port Melbourne Council, faced by another amalgamation threat, produced anti amalgamation kits for it's citizens with bumper stickers, booklet, badges ets. Council had run a competition for a slogan with the winner being "Vintage Port worth preserving" Joan CURTIS the winnerTwo white badges with red lettering donated by the last Town Clerk of City of Port Melbourne .01 from 1993 following the Kennett election, this copy was made by the council - "Vintage Port worth preserving - no amalgamation". .02 from early 1980s amalgamation threatlocal government - city of port melbourne, amalgamation, town clerks, joan curtis, david graham -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Conversion of Harper's factory to Sandridge Bay Towers, Janet Bolitho, 1994
Three colour photographs of the conversion of Harpers Starch Factory to Sandridge Bay Towers (residential) .01 - Large colour photograph of building looking towards Bay .02 - Chimney and factory taken from Esplanade West .03 - Construction with pink cement mixer in foregroundbuilt environment - industrial, built environment - commercial, built environment - domestic, architecture, harpers starch factory, sandridge bay towers -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, 1947
Quinn CollectionTwo-page, single-sided letter on unlined paper (0354.a1, 0354.a2) written 'at sea' dated 01/05/47. The stamped, pale blue correo aereo envelope (0354.b) incorporates a horizontal dark blue stripe and a red stripe. letters from abroad, quinn, 1947, ship m.i.ariston -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - J Kitchen & Sons perimeter survey, Williamstown Road and Normanby Road, Dec 2013
As the former j Kitchen & Sons site was being cleared, Lionel Layfield, who had worked at the site for many years undertook several pictorial perimeter surveys. These photos were taken in Dec 2013.Series 1 of colour photographs taken by Lionel Layfield as he walked around the perimeter of the J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd factory site during the early demolition of most of the buildings. .01-.08 - corner of Williamstown Road and Normanby Road to Ingles Streetindustry - manufacturing, built environment - industrial, business and traders - soaps/candles, demolitions, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, symex holdings ltd, north port oval, port melbourne cricket and football oval -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - INVOICE COLLECTION: BENDIGO ARCADE AUCTION ROOMS INVOICE, 1897
Bendigo Arcade Auction Rooms Invoice : Invoice is blue in colour printed in black with 'Hargreaves Street, Bendigo 28/01/1897. Sold for Mr Waldock. By G.H. Hobson & Co., Produce and General Salesmen. Sales of Farm, Furniture and General Goods. Box 625T.J. Symes, Printer, Bendigo Arcade.business, retail, auction rooms, bendigo arcade auction rooms. g>h>hobson & co -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - H.A. & S.R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: ADVERTISMENT BOOK
Advertisement book from 01/10/1983 to 10/11/1984. The book has 159 pages. This book contains photos of "Lansellstow" and "Vahlands" , two historic Bendigo homes situated in Barkly Place, that were due to auctioned on Wednesday, March 14, 1984.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate, yellow label 594. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Grave of George Byrne and Eleanor J Byrne, Greensborough Cemetery, 13/10/1938
Grave of George Byrne (died 13/10/1938) and Eleanor J. Byrne (died 26/01/1945) in Plot# Q12 Greensborough Cemetery. [damaged headstone]Greensborough Cemetery was created when land was given for the cemetery by Mr William Poulter, a local settler, about 1864. The cemetery holds the graves of many early settlers in the district. Digital copy of colour photograph of grave/headstone.george byrne, eleanor byrne, greensborough cemetery -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Grave of Isabel H Kenner and Isabel B Kenner, Greensborough Cemetery, 07/08/1944
Grave of Isabel H Kenner (died 07/08/1944) and Isabel B Kenner (Knight) (died 01/04/1997) in Plot# R4 Greensborough CemeteryGreensborough Cemetery was created when land was given for the cemetery by Mr William Poulter, a local settler, about 1864. The cemetery holds the graves of many early settlers in the district. Digital copy of colour photograph of grave/headstone.isabel h kenner, isabel b kenner, greensborough cemetery -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Grave of George Byrne and Eleanor J Byrne, Greensborough Cemetery, 13/10/1938
Grave of George Byrne (died 13/10/1938) and Eleanor J. Byrne (died 26/01/1945) in Plot# Q12 Greensborough Cemetery. [damaged headstone]Greensborough Cemetery was created when land was given for the cemetery by Mr William Poulter, a local settler, about 1864. The cemetery holds the graves of many early settlers in the district. Digital copy of colour photograph of grave/headstone [damaged]george byrne, eleanor byrne -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Brian Krahnert, organist, (1) 1978; (2) 1984
In 1978 Brian Krahnert was organist at Auburn Uniting Church. He wrote five articles in C&N on the Australian Hymn Book starting 01/02/1978.(1) Head and shoulders photo; (2) playing the Dallas Brooks Hall organ during Synod 84.(1) Brian E Krahnert 5 Urquhart St Hawthorn 3122 C&N 1/2/78 p. 7; (2) Brian Krahnert Synod 84 C&N 17/10/84 p. 14.krahnert, brian, synod 84, australian hymn book -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Rev Lance Armstrong, undated
Retired minister 01/07/2003. Ordained 1974. Launceston, United Dept of Christian Education, Without Settlement 1977–09/1996, Albury 10/96–?B & W head and shoulders photograph of Rev. Lance Armstrong.rev lance armstrong -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - For auction, 231 Princes Street, Port Melbourne, Pat Grainger, 1989 - 1990s
These taken by neighbour Pat Grainger during the old seaman's lifetime (.01 and .02) and after his death, as the old (c 1900) shop was replaced by a 1990s house.From a series of colour photos of the changing property at 231 Princes Street. .02 - Vic's house, a former shop, up for auction after his deathVarious numbers on back re some former use.built environment, victor cann, gladys cann