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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Ex-soldiers' charter seeks young blood, 1990
... ' to continue the English based organization first came to Australia... organization first came to Australia in 1925. Toc H is short for Talbot ...Toc H - returned soldiers of World War I who fought in Europe.Toc H - returned soldiers of World War I who fought in Europe. The 65 year old organization needs 'New Blood' to continue the English based organization first came to Australia in 1925. Toc H is short for Talbot House, the soldiers club in Belgium, founded 1915.Toc H - returned soldiers of World War I who fought in Europe.clubs and associations, toc h, williams, george, milne, jean, barton, geoff, uhl, arthur, dick -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet - Annual Report and Calendar, Ballarat School of Mines Annual Report and Calendar, 1896
... The Ballarat School of Mines was the first Technical School... University Australia, Mt Helen Campus Federation University Australia ...The Ballarat School of Mines was the first Technical School on Australia..1) Ballarat School of Mines Annual Report .2) Ballarat School of Mines calendar The Ballarat School of Mines Calendar and Annual Report 1896. Associateship of The School, Calendar for 1896, Certificates Granted by Education Department 1894, Certificates Issued by The School 1895, Certificates Issued Prior to 1895, Certificates Issued by Education Department 1895, Examiners, Examination Fees, Fees, Honorary Correspondents, Life Governors, Meteorological Observations, Number of Students attended The School, Office Bearers, Professors and Lecturers, Report of the Superintendent of Laboratories, Report of the Professor of Mineralogy, Geology and Botany, Report of the Professor of Engineering, Report of the Lecturer on Mathematics, Report of the Instructor in Engineering Drawing, Report of the Lecturer on Electricity, Report of the Teacher of Drawing, Report of the Lecturer in Veterinary Science, Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for year 1895, Statistics - Student attending Lectures, Subscriptions and Donations, Subjects Included in Regulations Technical Schools, Time Tableballarat school of mines, examiners, examination fees, fees, honorary correspondents, life governors, meteorological observations, number of students attended the school, office bearers, professors and lecturers, report of the superintendent of laboratories, report of the professor of mineralogy, geology and botany, report of the professor of engineering, report of the lecturer on mathematics, report of the instructor in engineering drawing, report of the lecturer on electricity, report of the teacher of drawing, report of the lecturer in veterinary science, statement of receipts and expenditure for year 1895, statistics - student attending lectures, subscriptions and donations, subjects included in regulations technical schools, time table, annual report, calendar, andrew anderson j.p. - president, hon. r. t. vale - vice president, r. denham pinnock - vice president, the hon. sir w. j. clarke - trustee, the hon. john warrington rogers - trustee, the right reverend samuel thornton - trustee, andrew anderson - trustee, james millhinch - trustee, james oddie - trustee, the hon. henry cuthbert - honorary solicitor, r. g. middleton - honorary treasurer, charles kent - auditor, fred. j. martell - director and registrar, professor alf. mica smith - chemistry, metallurgy, natural philosophy, professor purdie - geology, mineralogy, principles of mining, professor g. j. dawbarn - mine and land surveying, mining mechanics, hydraulics, civil engineering, applied mechanics, j. rowe - practical mining, w. huey steele - electrical technology, electricity and magnetism, d. walker - chemistry and natural philosophy, w. e. bennett - mathematics, henry j. hall - freehand and perspective drawing, a. e. c. kerr - mechanical drawing (machine construction and design), j. f. usher - paleontology, zoology, materia medica, professor purdie - botany, george clegg - building construction, l. hart - photography, h. g. a. brown - carpentry, r. e. weir - veterinary science, daniel walker, henry cuthbert, james millhinch, jams oddie, j.f. usher -
Federation University Historical Collection
Documents - Reports, Paul Cropper, Myths & Monsters Conference Papers, 10/2001
... of a landmark in Australian mystery animal research. It was the first... in Australian mystery animal research. It was the first cryptozoological ...The Myths and Monsters conference was something of a landmark in Australian mystery animal research. It was the first cryptozoological conference held in Australia, and the first time Australia's leading researchers had been able to present their findings and meet with others working in the same field. 82 page proceedings of the Myths and Monsters Conference printed onto white paper. The following topics were presented: * A brief History of Australian Cryptozoology (Paul Cropper) * Would the Real Orang-Utan Please Stand Up and be Counted? In search of unidentified relic hominoids in Southeast Asia (Helmut Loofs-Wissowa) * Strange Creatures on the Antipodean UFO trail (Bill Chalker) * The Bunyip (Gary Opit) * Sightings of Some Anomolous Sea Creatures (Malcolm Smith) * Investigating Cryptic Hominids (Yowies) in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales (MIchael Hallett & David McBean) * "High Strangeness" in Yowie Reports (Tony Healy) * The Mystery of the Australian Big Cat: A Brief Summary (Peter Chapple) * Quest for the Thylacine (Peter Chapple) [Australian Animal Folklore Collection]Signed on cover "Simon Townsend"australian animal folklore collection, paul cropper, ruby lang, helmut loofs wissowa, bill chalker, gary opit, malcolm smith, michael hallett, david mcbean, tony healy, peter chapple, bunyip, blue montains, yowie, thylacine, big cat, puma, panther, ufo, goolma, woodenbong, narrabeen lakes, cecil mcgann, dorothy middleton, lee kelly, brown bittern, bay monster, simon moir, footprints, blue mountains cryptid, prehistoric bipedal primates, gigantopithecus, meganthropus, homo rudolfensis, homo habilis, homo erectus, homo ergaster, hominid, bigfoot, psychic phenomena, black panther, lake monster, blue labyrinth, australian rare fauna research association, marsupial lion, thylocoleo carnifex, australian big cat, tasmanian devil, sarcophilus harrisi, eric guiler, yellingbo, thylacinus cynocephalus, tantanoola tiger, rilla martin, mundrabilla, predatory animal, mythical, myth, folklore -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Award - Pewter Mug Trophies - Ross and Malcolm Milne - Australian Alpine National Championships Men's Slalom 1969
... first Alpine Ski World Cup medal. He was on the Australian...A pewter mug awarded for first place in the Australian... d'Isere FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Downhill, Australia's first ...This Pewter Mug Collection is a set of 32 trophies won by Australian Alpine skiers Ross and Malcolm Milne between 1959 and 1964. Ross and Malcolm grew up on their family's tobacco property in Myrtleford, and began skiing at Falls Creek at an early age. They were both taught by Austrian Sigi Haberzettl, who was chief coach at Falls Creek for 17 years. Ross went on to win the North-Eastern District Ski Association (NEDSA) Junior Championships for three years in a row. In 1961 Ross was a member of the Australian team which competed against New Zealand in the Inter-Dominion Championships. In 1963, he won the Downhill and Alpine Combined title at the Australian Championships, while placing second in the Grand Slalom event. Ross Milne was selected in the Australian team that participated in the 1964 Olympic Winter Games at Innsbruck, Austria. A few days before the opening of the Games, on 25 January 1964, he tragically lost his life when he crashed into a tree during a training run for the Men's Downhill. He was only 19 years of age. Malcolm became a member of the Australian Junior Ski Team to Japan at the age of 14. He won all of the NEDSA children’s races and won the State Title in 1966. Malcolm continued to achieve great success, winning the Australian Championships for the next five years. At the end of 1969 he won Gold in the Val d'Isere FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Downhill, Australia's first Alpine Ski World Cup medal. He was on the Australian National Ski Team for eight years, representing his country at the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games and the 1966 and 1970 World Championships before turning professional in 1972. Malcolm Milne was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985. In 2000 he received the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to skiing. In 2004, Ski & Snowboard Australia granted Milne Life Membership for the contribution he made to the sport by becoming the first World Cup medal winner in Australian winter sports history, and the subsequent impact his performances have had on future athletes. Malcolm Milne was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to skiing in 2016.This item is significant because it is part of a collection which documents the career of two outstanding Australian sportsmen.A pewter mug awarded for first place in the Australian National Alpine Championship Men's Slalom in 1969. It has been engraved on one side. The badge is missing. The mug was donated by W.D and H.O. Wills, a tobacco company which sponsored many sport competitions in Australia..Engraved on side of mug: AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1969 Men's Slalom First Donated by W.D. & H.O. WILLSross milne, malcolm milne, milne brothers, australian alpine skiers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - CONVICTS OF THE PORT PHILLIP DISTRICT, 1999
... addition to the books about convicts in Australia. The first part... in Australia. The first part is a detailed account of convict ...Convicts of the Port Phillip district is a substantial addition to the books about convicts in Australia. The first part is a detailed account of convict settlement in Australia, the second part detailed information about each individual convict.Keith M Clarkeaustralia, history, convicts, australian history, victorian history, family history. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Rose Bowl, 1956
... to promote the annual tennis tournament (Australia Day). First... the annual tennis tournament (Australia Day). First presented in 1956 ...This trophy was initiated at T.LC. in 1956, donated by Mr H.S. (Tib) Reilly to attract prominent district & Melbourne players to the annual tournament on Australia Day weekend. The conditions were that any player winning the event 3 times would hold the trophy permanently and Mr Reilly undertook to provide a replacement. Mrs Val Constable (nee Huxtable) won the trophy outright for the first time in 1962 and she has donated it to the museum to honour Mr Reilly's contribution to the Tatura community. Mr Reilly was a prominent businessman, J.P. and very active in promoting the development of Tatura. Winners from 1956-1962: 1956 Mrs N. Nethersole, 1957 Miss P. Radford, 1958 Miss V. Huxtable, 1959 Mrs D. Constable, 1960 Mrs N. Nethersole, 1961 Miss M. Burke, 1962 Mrs D. Constable. Tatura Lawn Tennis Club Mr H.S. Reilly T.L.T.C. Annual Tennis Tournament (Australia Day).Large silver rose bowl provided by Mr H.S. Reilly to promote the annual tennis tournament (Australia Day). First presented in 1956 and won in perpetuity in 1962. Winners' names inscribed for each year.Tatura Lawn Tennis Club. Ladies Open Singles Championship H.S. Reilly Rose Bowltatura, recreations, sports, tatura lawn tennis club, australia day tennis tournament, h s reilly, val constable nee hustable, mrs n nethersole, miss p radford, mrs d constable, miss m burke -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, It began with a herb farm 117 years ago, 1982
... to be the first herb farm in Australia.... Slater, established what is believed to be the first herb farm ...Article about the history of the Slater Family, whose name has been given to Nunawading's latest parkland.Article about the history of the Slater Family, whose name has been given to Nunawading's latest parkland. Robert Slater's Grandfather, William Slater, established what is believed to be the first herb farm in Australia.Article about the history of the Slater Family, whose name has been given to Nunawading's latest parkland. herb farms, parks and reserves, slater, robert, blackburn north, william, william henry, bayley, leonard sherwin, frederick -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, 30 year history of the Whitehorse Community Gardens, 2007
... The story of the first community gardens in Australia... Gavan Brandenburg John P Heinze Kevin The story of the first ...The story of the first community gardens in Australia in Jolimont Road, Vermont, told by an original plot holder, Margaret Rackham.The story of the first community gardens in Australia in Jolimont Road, Vermont, told by an original plot holder, Margaret Rackham. Talk given to Whitehorse Historical Society 10 Feb 2007. Tape at NP 3362.The story of the first community gardens in Australia in Jolimont Road, Vermont, told by an original plot holder, Margaret Rackham. whitehorse community gardens, oakley, gavan, brandenburg, john p, heinze, kevin -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Flag - Souvenir Flag - Royal Visit, 1952/54, c. 1952
... . The visit happened in 1964 instead and was the first to Australia... instead and was the first to Australia by a reigning monarch ...Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, were to have toured Australia in 1952, but this was postponed following the death of her father, King George VI. The visit happened in 1964 instead and was the first to Australia by a reigning monarch.Flag, rectangular, fabric, souvenir of Royal visit 1954 (originally 1952, which was cancelled. '1952' has been cut from bottom of flag). Union Jack and Australian flag crossed behind crown.royal visit, 1954, 1952, flag -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photographs – Set of 13 colour photographs of spectators preparing for the street parade to celebrate the first Official Hoppet race run at Falls Creek in 1991, 1991
... Birkebeiner race, the first Australian Birkebeiner was held at Falls... Birkebeiner race, the first Australian Birkebeiner was held at Falls ...In 1977 a group of Mount Beauty cross country skiers formed the Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club. In 1979, a version of the famous Birkebeiner race, the first Australian Birkebeiner was held at Falls Creek. In June 1990 representatives from Australia put their case for a southern hemisphere race in the series. Following a trial event in 1990. Australia became the 12th member of Worldloppet in the winter of 1991, with the first Kangaroo Hoppet. In 1991 a parade and commemorative torch lighting ceremony were organised in Mt Beauty as part of the celebrations to mark the first official Kangaroo Hoppett with participation from local community groups and commercial organisations, the Chamber of Commerce, local government representatives and individuals.Kangaroo Hoppet caters to diverse interests by offering a 42km and 21km event. It also offers a 7km event that attracts skiers, ranging from elite juniors to parents, grandparents, babies and first time skiers. It is recognised on the world cross country ski race calendar. It brings large numbers of participants and spectators to the area which support tourism, local businesses and employment. The 2018 event will be the 28th Kangaroo Hoppet, with cross country skiers travelling from across the country and overseas to compete.Set of 13 colour photographs of spectators lining both sides of Holland St in preparation for the Kangaroo Hoppet street parade. Photographs show the original hospital buildings and street-scape of the early 1990’sNo markingskangaroo hoppet; cross country skiing; ski race; bogong high plains, mt beauty, parade -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photographs – Set of 25 colour photographs of the street parade to celebrate the first Official Hoppet race run at Falls Creek in 1991, 1991
... Birkebeiner race, the first Australian Birkebeiner was held at Falls... Birkebeiner race, the first Australian Birkebeiner was held at Falls ...In 1977 a group of Mount Beauty cross country skiers formed the Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club. In 1979, a version of the famous Birkebeiner race, the first Australian Birkebeiner was held at Falls Creek. In June 1990 representatives from Australia put their case for a southern hemisphere race in the series. Following a trial event in 1990. Australia became the 12th member of Worldloppet in the winter of 1991, with the first Kangaroo Hoppet. In 1991 a parade and commemorative torch lighting ceremony were organised in Mt Beauty as part of the celebrations to mark the first official Kangaroo Hoppett with participation from local community groups and commercial organisations, the Chamber of Commerce, local government representatives and individuals.Kangaroo Hoppet caters to diverse interests by offering a 42km and 21km event. It also offers a 7km event that attracts skiers, ranging from elite juniors to parents, grandparents, babies and first time skiers. It is recognised on the world cross country ski race calendar. It brings large numbers of participants and spectators to the area which support tourism, local businesses and employment. The 2018 event will be the 28th Kangaroo Hoppet, with cross country skiers travelling from across the country and overseas to compete.PHYSICAL: Set of 22 colour photographs of the street parade to celebrate the first Official Hoppet race run at Falls Creek in 1991. Participants from a range of local community groups are traveling along Kiewa Cres. Photos are taken near the corner of Maddison St 1&2 – Horseman & accordion player leading the parade Sign reads ‘Falls Creek The Happy Mountain’ 3-4 Birkbeioner Nordic Ski Club with Chinese Nordic ski representatives 5 & 6- Girl Guides & Brownies 7, 8 & 9- Mt Beauty Primary School & Netball team 10 & 11- UKV Calisthenics Club 12- Lawn Bowls Club 13- Junior Football Club 14- Mt Beauty High School Band (on Wodonga Timber & Hardware truck) 15, 16 17 & 18- Mt Beauty Kindergarten 19,20, 21 & 22- Local Community Vehicles including Community Transport and Fire Brigade 23 & 24- Mt Beauty High School Band 25- Fiat 500 Topolino Vintage Car No markingskangaroo hoppet; cross country skiing; ski race; bogong high plains, mt beauty, parade -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photographs – Set of 13 colour photographs of the street parade to celebrate the first Official Hoppet race run at Falls Creek in 1991, 1991
... Birkebeiner race, the first Australian Birkebeiner was held at Falls... Birkebeiner race, the first Australian Birkebeiner was held at Falls ...In 1977 a group of Mount Beauty cross country skiers formed the Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club. In 1979, a version of the famous Birkebeiner race, the first Australian Birkebeiner was held at Falls Creek. In June 1990 representatives from Australia put their case for a southern hemisphere race in the series. Following a trial event in 1990. Australia became the 12th member of Worldloppet in the winter of 1991, with the first Kangaroo Hoppet. In 1991 a parade and commemorative torch lighting ceremony were organised in Mt Beauty as part of the celebrations to mark the first official Kangaroo Hoppett with participation from local community groups and commercial organisations, the Chamber of Commerce, local government representatives and individuals.Kangaroo Hoppet caters to diverse interests by offering a 42km and 21km event. It also offers a 7km event that attracts skiers, ranging from elite juniors to parents, grandparents, babies and first time skiers. It is recognised on the world cross country ski race calendar. It brings large numbers of participants and spectators to the area which support tourism, local businesses and employment. The 2018 event will be the 28th Kangaroo Hoppet, with cross country skiers travelling from across the country and overseas to compete.Set of 13 colour photographs of the street parade to celebrate the first Official Hoppet race run at Falls Creek in 1991. Participants were from a range of local community groups and local industry representatives. Photos were taken on Holland St. opposite the old hospital building. Following the parade, a market stalls were set up on the green outside the Community Centre on Holland St. as part of the Hoppet celebrations. 1 & 2- Boy Scouts and Cubs 3- UKV Lions Club 4 & 5- Local children representing the history and fauna of the High Plains 6- Ambulance Services 7, 8, 9 & 10 – Representatives and equipment from local forestry industry 11- Vintage truck by Vintage Charms Tours providing tours of the local area for visitors 12 & 13- Market stalls set up on the green outside the Community Centre on Holland St. as part of the Hoppet celebrations. kangaroo hoppet; ski race; cross country skiing; bogong high plains, mt beauty, parade, -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photographs – Set of 21 colour photographs of the Opening Ceremony and commemorative torch lighting to celebrate the first Official Hoppet race run at Falls Creek in 1991, 1991
... Birkebeiner race, the first Australian Birkebeiner was held at Falls... Birkebeiner race, the first Australian Birkebeiner was held at Falls ...In 1977 a group of Mount Beauty cross country skiers formed the Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club. In 1979, a version of the famous Birkebeiner race, the first Australian Birkebeiner was held at Falls Creek. In June 1990 representatives from Australia put their case for a southern hemisphere race in the series. Following a trial event in 1990. Australia became the 12th member of Worldloppet in the winter of 1991, with the first Kangaroo Hoppet. In 1991 a parade and commemorative torch lighting ceremony were organised in Mt Beauty as part of the celebrations to mark the first official Kangaroo Hoppett with participation from local community groups and commercial organisations, the Chamber of Commerce, local government representatives and individuals.Kangaroo Hoppet caters to diverse interests by offering a 42km and 21km event. It also offers a 7km event that attracts skiers, ranging from elite juniors to parents, grandparents, babies and first time skiers. It is recognised on the world cross country ski race calendar. It brings large numbers of participants and spectators to the area which support tourism, local businesses and employment. The 2018 event will be the 28th Kangaroo Hoppet, with cross country skiers travelling from across the country and overseas to compete.Set of 21 colour photographs of the Opening Ceremony and Commemorative Torch lighting to celebrate the first Official Hoppet race run at Falls Creek in 1991 1-3 - John Konrads (1956 Olympic Swimmer) lighting the Commemorative Torch with the original torch used at the 1956 Olympics at the MCG in Melbourne. 4-13 – Official opening ceremony and torch lighting by Liberal representative for Indi Mr Lou Leibermann. MC’d by Mr Ken Bell, representing the Chamber of Commerce 14 – Parachute fly over by Mr Ross Schult 15-18 – Photographs of the Multi National flags displayed in the commemorative garden in front of the SECV administration buildings. Flags represent the countries participating in the Kangaroo Hoppet. Snow-capped Mt Bogong in the background. 19-21 – Commemorative torch, erected by SECV to commemorate the first official Kangaroo Hoppet held at Falls Creek. No markingskangaroo hoppet; cross country skiing; ski race; bogong high plains; opening ceremony, mt beauty, parade -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1950 approx
... of what became the first Australian Grand Prix. Eight successive..., was used for the running of what became the first Australian Grand ...Donated by J W Gliddon with his comments on back of photograph. Taken when motorbike and car racing were run around the roads on Phillip Island. Racing first came to Phillip Island in 1927 in the form of a 200 mile road race for motorcycles on a circuit encompassing Cowes and Rhyll. In the next year, a shorter rectangular course, again on public roads, was used for the running of what became the first Australian Grand Prix. Eight successive Australian Grand Prix were run on this course before the race was moved elsewhere. Finally in 1935, racing was discontinued and Phillip Island lapsed into the tranquility and peacefulness of its quiet country and beach atmosphere.Black & White photograph of motorcycle riders on bike and sidecar. Crowd watching at the side of the road. See Historical Information for more detail re motorcycle racing on Phillip Island.On back: "This picture could become historically interesting as machines and methods change. It was taken about the year 1950. Perhaps earlier." motor cycle racing -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Programme - Program, musical evening, Dame Nellie Melba's Farewell Tour Warrnambool, 1927
... ), was the first Australian to gain international fame as an opera singer...), was the first Australian to gain international fame as an opera singer ...Dame Nellie Melba, born Helen Porter Mitchell (1861-1931), was the first Australian to gain international fame as an opera singer and one of the best-known singers in late Victorian times. She took the name ‘Melba’ from her home town, Melbourne. She sang in Warrnambool on at least two occasions, staying at local homes, including ‘Summer Hill’, belonging to the Murray family and ‘Lyndoch’ as the guest of Florence Lake. In 1927 she sang at the Warrnambool Town Hall with three other assisting artists and this programme records that event. The Warnambool and District Historical Society has an evening bag that was given by Nellie Melba to Miss O’Donnell, a maid at ‘Lyndoch’ at that time. This programme is of considerable significance as it is a memento of the occasion in 1927 when the famous Australian opera singer sang at the Warrnambool Town Hall during her farewell tour. This is a cream-coloured sheet of paper folded into two to make four pages. The front cover has a decorative border and blue printing and a Warrnambool & District Historical Society stamp and the back cover has an advertisement. The middle pages contain blue printing. The folds are torn in parts.Dame Nellie Melba's Farewell Tourdame nellie melba, history of warrnambool, lyndoch, melba farewell tour -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Album, Parliament House opening
... the Australian Capital Territory was created and the first Australian... the Australian Capital Territory was created and the first Australian ...This is an album used as a scrapbook to insert memorabilia of the 1927 opening of Parliament House in Canberra. The compiler of the scrapbook is unknown. The scrapbook includes small sepia-coloured photographs, a stamp, copies of photographs of the Duke and Duchess of York and a printed program of the 1927 Dedication of the Houses of Parliament. The photographs include the opening of Parliament House in 1927, the N.S.W. Mounted Police, notable military men of the time, the Melbourne escort for the Duke and Duchess of York procession and some views of Canberra. The states of Australia were created in 1901 with the establishment of Federation and the Australian Parliament met at Melbourne from 1901 to 1927 when the Australian Capital Territory was created and the first Australian Parliament House was built. This album is of minor significance as the material concerns mostly the opening of Canberra’s Parliament House in 1927, a national event. One photograph, that of C.A. Rogers, has local significance. He was a Warrnambool man who was part of the Melbourne mounted escort for the processional car of the Duke and Duchess of York in 1927 in MelbourneThis is a 12 page photograph album with a brown cardboard cover with the pages tied with brown cord. Front Cover: ‘Portraiture’canberra establishment, opening of parliament house in canberra 1927, warrnambool -
Federation University Art Collection
Artwork - Marquette, 'Edward Gough Whitlam' by Victor Greenhalgh, c1975
... Edward Gough Whitlam was born in Kew. In 1972 he became the first... in Kew. In 1972 he became the first Australian Labor Party Prime ...Victor GREENHALGH (1900-1982) Born Ballarat, Victoria Edward Gough Whitlam was born in Kew. In 1972 he became the first Australian Labor Party Prime Minister in 23 years, and served as Prime Minister until 1975 when the Governor-General dismissed the government. Victor Greenhalgh was born and educated in Ballarat. He was a student, then a staff member of the Ballarat School of Mines Technical Art School. Greenhalgh was appointed head of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology's Att School in 1955. He died in 1983. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Marquette of a bust of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. It was used for the bronze bust in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. art, artwork, prime minister, gough whitlam, prime ministers avenue, victor greenhalgh, sculpture, bust, ballarat botanical garden, ballarat school of mines, ballarat technical art school, alumni -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 5 Black & White - First AETA tour, 15-2-1947
... Set of five photographs of the first Australian Electric... of five photographs of the first Australian Electric Traction ...Set of five photographs of the first Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA) tram tour of Melbourne on 15/2/1947. See page 8 of the March 1947 issue of "Tram Tracks" for details of the tour and the MMTB Crew. 1 - SW6 881 about to leave Glen Huntly Depot 2 - Crossing Balaclava Junction 3 - Crossing the Kooyong railway level crossing in Glenferrie Road - has the railway signal box and gates in view. 4 - Turning into Riversdale Road from Glenferrie Road with the Stotts Business College building in the background. 5 - Just to the east of Yarra River Bridge in Swan Street with the Burnley Gardens on the right.Yields information about the first AETA tram tour in 1947Set of 5 Black and white photograph on paper. Two copies of each held.Each one of the set has a photographers file stamp on the rear, but no details filled in.trams, tramways, aeta, tram tours, tram 881, sw6 class, glen huntly, kooyong level crossing, glenferrie road, riversdale road, burnley, hawthorn, balaclava junction, glen huntly depot, hawthorn road, swan st -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Roll of Honour, State Forest Department
... of being the first Australian to be awarded the Victoria Cross... of being the first Australian to be awarded the Victoria Cross ...Honour boards and rolls were erected in many local schools, halls, churches and offices as a means of acknowledging the commitment made by the community to the military forces. The criteria used for inclusion of names on an honour board were determined by those creating the board and can vary. This board lists the names of 20 people from the State Forests Department who enlisted in WW1. The most significant name is Albert Jacka VC who was perhaps Australia’s finest fighting soldier, and has the honour of being the first Australian to be awarded the Victoria Cross during WW1, the highest decoration for gallantry in the face of the enemy. Most of the other names have been researched.Roll of HonourMembers of the Forest Service of Victoria who enlisted & went to The Great War 1914 - 1919forests commission victoria (fcv) -
National Wool Museum
WWI and WWII Knitting books, Australian red Cross, Australian Red Cross Society Knitting Book and Australian Comforts Fund Guide to Knitting, Early 20th Century
... ." First Booklet. " Australian Red Cross Society Knitting Book..., Sutherland's Creek." First Booklet. " Australian Red Cross Society ...Knitting Books provided by The Red Cross for women to contribute to the war effort by knitting garments for soldiers to stay warm. Second booklet also contains a list of donations accepted such as tinned food.Green Folder containing three knitting books. Knitting pattern for wounded soldiers or soldiers currently serving eg air pilots neck muff, airmens wollen gloves and bed socks. Newspaper clipping about knitting.On outside green folder " L.A Anderson, Sutherland's Creek." First Booklet. " Australian Red Cross Society Knitting Book" Second Booklet. " Australian Comforts Fund Victorian Division Guide to Knitting" Index of knitting patterns. Third Booklet. "Red Cross Society Australian Branch"wwi, wwii, australian red cross, red cross society, australian comforts fund, knitting, knitting patterns, victoria -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - POSTCARD. BENDIGO ART GALLERY, 1855
... Postcard. Theodore King Active 1855 Australian The First... Postcard. Theodore King Active 1855 Australian The First ...Postcard. Theodore King Active 1855 Australian The First Parliamentary Election, Bendigo, 1855 Oil on paper on board, 32.4 x 47.8cm Bendigo Art Gallery. Gift of Mr. J. S. Dethbridge, 1894. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - black and white, Ballarat School of Mines, Lydiard Street, Ballarat, c1909, c1909
... it Australia's first School of Mines. It is now Federation University... it Australia's first School of Mines. It is now Federation University ...Ballarat School of Mines was established in 1870 making it Australia's first School of Mines. It is now Federation University Australia SMB Campus.Ballarat School of Mines from Lydiard Street. The former Wesley Church is on the left of the photo. Beside it is the New Classrooms (now Administration Building), and the former Ballarat Circuit Court which was demolished in 1912 and replaced the the Ballarat Technical Art School building. .1) Sepia print .2) Black and white print showing all the Lydiard Street streetscape with people in the doorway and a horse and buggy in the street. .3) Black and white copy .4) Line drawing taken from the photo.ballarat school of mines, lydiard street, ballarat, administration buildings, former circuit court, former wesley church, administration building, a building, former methodist church -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Letter - Letter to schoolchildren, 1/08/1920 12:00:00 AM
... his first visit to Australia in 1920. Father in Law of donor... of Wales during his first visit to Australia in 1920. Father in Law ...This letter was written by Edward Prince of Wales during his first visit to Australia in 1920. Father in Law of donor kept the letter2 page letter written to school children by Edward Prince of Wales during his tour of Australia in 19209HMS 'Renown'documents, letters -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat... Australia's first Avenues of Honour in 1915 to the national... Australia's first Avenues of Honour in 1915 to the national ...non-fictionavenues of honour, war, war memorials
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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRAMS - JOURNAL 'ELECTRIC TRACTION', March 1964
... of the 'Basil Miller Collection'. Cover picture is the Australia's first... picture is the Australia's first double-deck suburban electric ...Journal of Australian Electric Traction Association, volume XIX, No. 3, March 1964, 16 pages. History of document: Part of the 'Basil Miller Collection'. Cover picture is the Australia's first double-deck suburban electric railway carriage T4801 shortly after delivery at the N.S.W.G.R. Flemington Car Siding Depot.Austrlaian Electric Traction Asscn. Printer: O'Loughlin Bros, Pty. Ltd., Sydney, NSWdocument -
Orbost & District Historical Society
magazine, Royal Society of Victoria Proceedings, 29 January 1969
... the first Australian Antarctic Exploration Committee in 1885... the first Australian Antarctic Exploration Committee in 1885 ...The Royal Society of Victoria was formed in 1859 from a merger between The Philosophical Society of Victoria and The Victorian Institute for the Advancement of Science, both founded in 1854. The first president of the Royal Society was Baron Sir Ferdinand von Mueller, then Government botanist. In 1860 the R.S.V. organised the Burke and Wills expedition. The Society has played an important role in the life of Melbourne and Victoria including establishing the Melbourne Museum and National Parks, convening the first Australian Antarctic Exploration Committee in 1885, organising the Burke and Wills expedition and establishing the Victorian Institute of Marine Sciences in 1978. The Royal Society of Victoria has published articles of scientific interest in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria annually since 1854. The aim of the Proceedings magazine is to contribute to the advancement of science by enhancing the knowledge and appreciation of science and technology and their impact on society. This magazine is a useful research tool.A 148 pp magazine, Royal Society of Victoria Proceedings - East Gippsland Symposium Vol 82 Part 1 - 29 Jan 1969. It contains a series of scientific articles pertaining to East Gippsland. The Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria is a refereed journal, published annually. The front cover is grey with black text. At the top is the royal coat of arms. Below that is the title Royal Society of Victoria Proceedings in white print on a black background. On the bottom left is a black drawing of the Royal Society of Victoria building.Stamped twice on front cover is ORBOST HIGH SCHOOLscience-research-east gippsland royal-society-of-victoria -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Decorative object - Ruby Glass and crystal jug, 1907
... The First Australian Exhibition of Women's Work was held... The First Australian Exhibition of Women's Work was held ...The First Australian Exhibition of Women's Work was held at the Exhibition Building, Melbourne, from 23 October to 30 November 1907. It was opened by Lady Northcote (the wife of Australia’s Governor General) and Pattie Deakin (wife of the Prime Minister), who also ran a model creche during the exhibition. The five week exhibition showcased the work of women musicians, artists and craftswomen with over 16,000 exhibits in all fields of artistic endeavour. It was attended by approximately 250,000 people. Exhibits were divided into Classes, including Fine Arts; Applied Arts; Photography; Plain Needlework; Cookery, Preserves and Laundry Work; Horticulture; and Medical and Nursing. This item was owned by Mrs. Mary Burrowes, aunt of Mrs. Jean Raper.This item is from Raper Collection donated to the Wodonga Historical Society by Mrs. Jean Raper. A small ruby glass and crystal jug which was produced as a souvenir of the Australian Exhibition of Women's Work held at the Exhibition Building in Melbourne in 1907. It has been inscribed in gold coloured paint. "Mary Women's Exhibition 1907"vase, glassware, decorative items -
Disability Sport & Recreation Victoria
Tournament program, First Australian Paraplegic Games 1960 - Official Programme, March 1960
... This booklet contains the official program for the First... First Australian Paraplegic Games 1960 - Official Programme ...This booklet contains the official program for the First Australian Paraplegic Games, held in March 1960 in Albert Park, Melbourne. The disabled sports movement which began in the United Kingdom at the Stoke-Mandeville Hospital gradually worked its way to Australia. The attempt to create a sporting movement for people with permanent spinal injuries was seen in terms of opening up opportunities for paraplegic and quadriplegic persons, while also acting as part of their physical and mental rehabilitation. Doubling up as a selection meet for the 1960 Rome Paralympics, the tournament included the following events. FIELD - Javelin and precision javelin - Shot Put - Club Throwing ARCHERY AND DARTCHERY WEIGHT LIFTING TABLE TENNIS BASKETBALL SABRE FENCINGEight page booklet -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Newspaper, Table Tops, 3/10/1944
... by the staff of the AIF News, who were part of the First Australian... by the staff of the AIF News, who were part of the First Australian ...Table Tops was a free daily newspaper produced for Australian Army personnel, published in the Atherton Tableland Training Area in Queensland, Australia, with regional editions produced abroad for serving personnel. Table Tops was produced by the staff of the AIF News, who were part of the First Australian Army Printing and Press Unit.The newspaper was produced seven days a week: weekday and Saturday editions were four pages long while Sunday editions were eight pages. The pages were demy quarto size. Occasional special editions were produced in addition to the daily editions. It contained news on the progress of the war, as well as home news such as current events in Australia and sport results.Two page cream coloured newspaper with rising sun badge top left corner of heading Table Tops - Free to the Troops Air Special No 501 Issued Daily by the Australian Military Forces Tues 3 Oct., 1944table tops, ww2 -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Newspaper, Table Tops, 22/8/1943
... by the staff of the AIF News, who were part of the First Australian... by the staff of the AIF News, who were part of the First Australian ...Table Tops was a free daily newspaper produced for Australian Army personnel, published in the Atherton Tableland Training Area in Queensland, Australia, with regional editions produced abroad for serving personnel. Table Tops was produced by the staff of the AIF News, who were part of the First Australian Army Printing and Press Unit.The newspaper was produced seven days a week: weekday and Saturday editions were four pages long while Sunday editions were eight pages. The pages were demy quarto size. Occasional special editions were produced in addition to the daily editions. It contained news on the progress of the war, as well as home news such as current events in Australia and sport results.Four page cream coloured newspaper with rising sun badge top left corner of heading Table Tops - Free to the Troops No 92 Issued Daily by the Australian Military Forces Sun., 22 Aug.,1943table tops, ww2