From front cover; "WITH NOTES ON THE .300 (AMERICAN) LEWIS GUN/ THE COMPLETE LEWIS GUNNER/ BY AN INSTRUCTOR". Part of the William (Bill) THOMASON Collection. Refer Cat. No. 4136P for more items.Soft cover book. Cover - beige colour cardboard, with black and red ink print on front and back. Illustrated front - sketch of a Lewis gun. 76 pages - cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs and technical diagrams. End paper - with black ink print information. Front end paper - "FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR" - handwritten information.Handwritten information - blue ink pen. "?? K. ARNELL".publications, books, instruction manual, lewis gun, william (bill) thomason collection

This calling card / visiting card belonged to Jean Munro, the daughter of Donald Munro who was an Orbost Shire Councillor for 20 years. Donald Munro, with his brother, Archie carried on a boot-making business in one of the rooms of a three-storeyed barn at Lochiel. The Munros were musically inclined and through them a band was formed in 1889. Donald Munro was involved in many of the town's activities. (More in Mary Gilbert's Personalities and Stories of the Early Orbost District). Jean Munro was for many years a librarian and was involved in the Presbyterian Church in Orbost. She died in 1934.In the early 20th century when formal introductions were a normal expectation of good manners , the exchange of calling cards was a social custom that was essential in developing friendships. This item reflects a time of when courtesy was an important aspect of society. A small white rectangular calling card / visting card with "Miss Munro" printed on the front.on front - "Miss Munro"munro-orbost calling-card-jean-munro

The introduction: "Skiing has been a sport in Victoria since the turn of the century. It has only been popular since the 1950s however, when the Alpine areas were opened up to commercial development."Employees of the SECV skied on the High Plains during the construction of the KHES. In 1946 the first lodge was approved by the SEC at Falls Creek. See Falls Creek pages 6-11 for details of amenities in 198048 pages held by 2 staples. 1980 Issue. Front Cover "Victoria has mountains of snow". In color - skier in front of trees laden with snow.Front cover in pen and underlined "J. Watson"falls creek ski resort, snow sport

A family photograph of Alva MUNRO & John MUNRO seated in front of their daughters, Judith MUNRO and her sister.B & W photograph of John MUNRO & Alva MUNRO Seated in front of their daughter, Judith MUNRO & her unnamed sister.On reverse: 1967 religion - salvation army, alva munro, john munro, judith munro

Title "Bqt Speculant" on front of photograph - where "Bqt" is the abbreviation for "barguentine" [see The Shipslist, Ancestry.com] The barquentine SPECULANT was a steel, three-masted sailing ship built in 1895 in Inverkeithing, Scotland, registered in Warrnambool, Victoria and wrecked at Cape Paton, Victoria, 10th February 1911. The SPECULANT had been involved in the timber trade between the United Kingdom and Russia, until sold to its Warrnambool owners and timber merchants Messrs. P.J. McGennan & Co. (Peter John McGennan) in 1902 for 3000 pounds and had her sailed to Warrnambool as her new port. Peter John McGennan was born in 1844 and worked as a builder and cooper in Holyhead, Anglesea, Wales. He immigrated to Australia in 1869 as a free settler and arrived in Warrnambool in 1871 and undertook management of a property in Grassmere for Mr. Palmer. Peter met his wife Emily in South Melbourne and they married in 1873. They had ten children including Harry who lived to 1965, and Andrew who lived until 1958. (The other children were their four brothers - John who was killed in the Dardenalles aged 35, Frederick who died aged 8, Peter who died aged 28, Frank who died aged 5 weeks - and four sisters - Beatrice who died age 89, Edith who died aged 49, Blanche who died aged 89 and Eveline who died aged 48.) In 1874 Peter starting a boating establishment on the Hopkins River. In 1875 he opened up a Coopers business in Kepler Street next to what was Bateman, Smith and Co., moving to Liebig Street, next to the Victoria Hotel, in 1877. In 1882 he then moved to Lava Street (which in later years was the site of Chandlers Hardware Store). He was associated with the establishment of the Butter Factory at Allansford. He started making Butter Boxes to his own design and cheese batts for the Butter Factory. In 1896 established a Box Factory in Davis Street Merrivale, employing 24 people at its peak, (it was burnt down in 1923); and in Pertobe Road from 1912 (now the Army Barracks building). Peter was a Borough Councillor for Albert Ward from 1885 to 1891, he commenced the Foreshore Trust (including the camping grounds along Pertobe Road), and he was an inaugural Director of the Woollen Mill in Harris Street, buying an extensive share-holding in 1908 from the share trader Edward Vidler. They lobbied the Town Hall to have a formal ‘Cutting’ for the waters of the Merri River to be redirected from its natural opening south of Dennington, to its existing opening near Viaduct Road, in order to have the scourings from the wool at the Woollen Mill discharged into the sea. He sold Butter Boxes around the state, and had to ship them to Melbourne by rail. Peter’s purchase of the SPECULANT in 1902 enabled him to back-load white pine from Kaipara, New Zealand to Warrnambool to make his butter boxes then, to gain profitability, buy and ship potatoes and other primary produce bound to Melbourne. (McGennan & Co. had also owned the LA BELLA, which had traded in timber as well, until she was tragically wrecked with the loss of seven lives, after missing the entrance channel to Warrnambool harbour in 1905. It appears that the SPECULANT was bought to replace the LA BELLA.) In 1911 the SPECULANT had been attempting to depart Warrnambool for almost the entire month of January to undergo docking and overhaul in Melbourne. A month of east and south-easterly winds had forced her to remain sheltered in Lady Bay, Warrnambool apart from one morning of northerlies, when an attempt was made to round Cape Otway; she had to return to shelter in Portland after failing to make any headway. With only 140 tons of sand ballast aboard, the ship would not have been easy to handle. Captain Jacobsen and his crew of nine, mainly Swedes, decided to make for Melbourne, leaving Portland Harbour on 5th February 1911. By the 9th they had reached Cape Otway, where they encountered a moonless night, constant heavy rain, and a heavy sea with a south-easterly wind blowing. After safely rounding Cape Otway the course was changed to east, then north-east to take the vessel to a point six miles off Cape Patton, following the orders of Captain Jacobsen, who told the crew to be very careful with the steering, as the wind and sea was running to leeward. The patent log (used to measure speed) had been out of order for the last four months as no-one in Warrnambool was able to fix it: it was intended to have it repaired in Melbourne. In the meantime the crew measured the vessel's speed by looking over the side and estimating wind strength. This compounded the difficulties of imprecise positioning, as the strong cross wind and sea were acting on the lightly laden vessel to steadily drive it towards the shore. At 3.30am on Friday 10 February 1911 Captain Jacobsen and the first mate were looking over the side of the vessel when they heard the sound of breakers and suddenly struck the rocks. The crew immediately knew they had no chance of getting the SPECULANT off, and attempted to rescue themselves by launching the lifeboat, which was instantly smashed to pieces. One of the crew then volunteered to take a line ashore, and the rest of the crew were all able to drag themselves to shore, some suffering hand lacerations from the rocks. Once ashore they began to walk along the coast towards Lorne, believing it was the nearest settlement. Realising their mistake as dawn broke they returned westwards to Cape Patton, and found a farm belonging to Mr C. Ramsden, who took them in and gave them a change of clothes and food. After resting for a day and returning to the wreck to salvage some of their personal possessions, at 10am on Saturday they set out for Apollo Bay, a voyage that took six hours, sometimes wading through flooded creeks up to their necks. The Age described the wreck as "listed to starboard. All the cabin is gutted and the ballast gone. There is a big rock right through the bottom of her, and there is not the slightest hope of getting her off". A Board of Marine inquiry found that Captain Jacobson was guilty of careless navigation by not taking steps to accurately verify the position of the vessel with respect to Cape Otway when the light was visible and by not setting a safe and proper course with respect to the wind and sea. It suspended his certificate for 6 months and ordered him to pay costs. The location of the wreck site was marked for a long time by two anchors on the shoreline, until in 1970 the larger of the two anchors was recovered by the Underwater Explorers' Club and mounted on the foreshore at Apollo Bay. The bell from the wreck was also donated to the Apollo Bay Surf Lifesaving Club but is recorded to have been stolen. Rusting remains of the wreck can still be found on the shoreline on the southern side of, and directly below Cape Patton. Parts of the SPECULANT site have been buried by rubble from construction and maintenance works to the Great Ocean Road, as well as by naturally occurring landslides. Peter J McGennan passed away in 1920. The Gates in the western wall of the Anglican Church in Henna Street/Koroit St are dedicated to him for his time of community work, which is matched with other prominent Warrnambool citizens; Fletcher Jones, John Younger, J.D.E (Tag) Walter, and Edward Vidler. After Peter J McGennan's death Harry, Andrew and Edith continued to operate the family business until July 11th 1923 when the company was wound up. (Andrew lived in Ryot Street Warrnambool, near Lava Street.) Harry McGennan (Peter and Emily’s son) owned the Criterion Hotel in Kepler Street Warrnambool (now demolished). His son Sid and wife Dot lived in 28 Howard Street (corner of Nelson Street) and Sid managed the Criterion until it was decided by the family to sell, and for he remained Manager for the new owners until he retired. Harry commenced the Foreshore Trust in Warrnambool around 1950. The McGennan Carpark in Pertobe Road is named after Harry and there are Memorial-Stone Gates in his memory. (The Gates were once the original entrance to the carpark but are now the exit.). Peter’s great-grandson, also called Andrew, is a Security Officer in Warrnambool. The Patent Log (also called a Taffrail log) from the SPECULANT, mentioned above, and a number of photographs, are now part of the Collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The SPECULANT is historically significant as the largest ship to have been registered in Warrnambool, and is believed to have been the largest barquentine to visit Melbourne. It is evidence of the final days of large commercial sailing vessels involved in the Victorian and New Zealand timber trade. The SPECULANT is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register VHR S626Back and White photograph of the barquentine Speculant, at dock. Title "Bqt Speculant" on front of photo.Title "Bqt Speculant" on front of photo.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, la bella, speculant, cumming and ellis, international timber trade, p. j. mcgennan and co. warrnambool, peter mcgennan, capt. james jacobsen, warrnambool maritime history, h. pengilley apollo bay, cape patton victoria, warrnambool historical photograph

Words and music of popular song about Red Cross Nurses during World War 1.Music book, yellow background with Red Cross Nurse holding vase of flowers on front cover. Three loose pages. 407 $1 written in pencil on front. In fragile condition.front "The/Rose of No Man's Land/ words by..."music, red cross, world war 1, george evans collection

Photograph of 36 N.C.O's and two officers of the 38th Battalion taken formally in a hall. Possibly related to 100th Anniversary. Photo is in front of the 38th Battalion flag. Nth Victorian Regimentr.Formal Black and white original photo of Sergeants of the 38th Battalion in front of their colours.On back scrawled in pencil the no. 44. Also "From John Munro Ex 38th Sgts 1956/57?"38th battalion, photo, sergeants

From effects of Tpr Archibald Smith, 3 Australian Light Horse Regiment. Believed acquired as a souvenir when serving on Western Front in WW1.Souvenir brooch. Possibly brass. Floral scrolls design with "Poperinghe" name strip affixed to front.ww1, souvenirs, poperingh, brooch

Small book with soft cover, not leather but textured to resemble leather. Gold print on front and spine.non-fiction437 hymns. It also contains an index of the first line of each hymn, a metrical index of tunes and an alphabetical index of tunes. Additional section at the end ' Helps to the Use of Hymns Ancient & Modern'. melody line of the hymns included.hymns, billy hughes, william morris hughes, nurses' convalescent home

this building was built to house the Port Fairy Masonic Lodge No 67 with two seperate large spaces a general l meeting room in the front and the formal Lodge space to the rear. it is now occupied as a book shop by ‘Blarney Books’Coloured photograph of brick fronted building housing Blarney Booksshop, commercial, port fairy masonic lodge no.67, blarney books, books

Photograph of Hoefer family with Anna Sawatsky. Left to right at back: Rudolf and Helene Hoefer; front: Karl Heinz, Traude and Uli Hoefer and Anna Sawatsky. Camp 3 internees.Black and white photograph of 3 adults and 3 children. Two adults are standing. Tree in background with hut behind that.791 on sign in front centrerudolf hoefer, helene hoefer, karl heinz hoefer, traude hoefer, uli hoefer, anna sawatsky, camp 3 internees

Notes of battles, military leaders, cemeteries and other features of World War 1 Western Front.Double sided col. maps, with notes of battles, military leaders, cemeteries and other features of World War 1 Western Front.world war 1, western front

Blueprint / diagram for a Hattersley loom: "Partculars for Setting Domestic Loom Dobby with Slayboard at Front Centre".Blueprint; detailed diagram printed in black on buff coloured paper. "Partculars for Setting Domestic Loom Dobby with Slayboard at Front Centre".weaving, george hattersley and sons ltd, weaving machinery

MGCE052.3.1 and MGC052.3.2: White paper booklet with the emblem of the MGC on the front.non-fictionmethodist girls' comardeship, methodist girls' comradeship rays' section, costitutions, methodist church of australasia, youth clubs, methodist youth of australasia

One of a group of photographs salvaged from a fire, which took place in late 2007 or early 2008, at the cellars building that is now the home of the Rutherglen Estate tasting rooms and the Tuileries restaurant and accommodation. The building started as the cellars of D.G. Hamilton, and passed through the hands of Seppelts, before coming under its present ownership.Fire damaged black and white photograph of the front of a wine cellar.On front of building: "D. G. Hamiltons"d g hamilton, rutherglen estates, tuileries, wine cellars, fires

The life of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, Prince Albert.Brown leather-bound hardcover book. Wear and tear to corners of front & back covers. Title in gold on spine. Some spots on front pages otherwise clean and intact. Evidence of spine detachment to rear cover. Some insect damage to front & rear pages. 435 pp. Index. Good condition.Facing front cover '90' (crossed out), '60'. Kilmore Mechanics' Institute stamps to front & back pages.kilmore mechanics institute library.

"Arbiturienten Klasse" Matriculation. Camp 1. Back: ?, ?, Manfred Ritter, Karl Meier, ?, ?, ?, Josef Friedrich Front: Raymond "Pigi" Kaufmann, Theo Habenstein, Dr Neumann (headmaster), Heinz Mayer, ?. foam back duplicate in fileSephia photograph of a group of 13 men (8 men standing, 5 men sitting) with bushes behind.106 centre frontmatriculation class, arbiturienten klass, camp 1 schools, manfred ritter, karl meier, josef friedrich, raymond kaufmann, theo habenstein, dr neumann, heinz mayer

Location is possibly Forrest Caves.Sepia photograph of five women, two men, one boy and a dog sitting on the sand in front of rocks and caves.In front of the Cavesphotographs, caves, forrest caves, social life and customs

Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother was Sarah Wright. 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. St Joseph's home was later known as Nazareth House.Black and white photograph of a group of boys dressed in a band uniform all carrying brass instruments. The conductor is seated centre front with two drums, one on top of the other placed in front of him. The group is arranged in front of shrubbery and a statue of Mary. The conductor is Frank Wright and the grounds are the boys orphanage, St Joseph's Home - now Blythewood GrangeWritten in ink on front - '1924'frank wright, brass band, catholic, mary statue, orphanage, st joseph's home, sebastopol, st joseph's orphanage band

Vietnamese Diary - 1948. Yellow with red writiing on bottom section of front cover. Image on top of front cover.vietnamese documents, diary

The photograph is part of a series of six, depicting the Fenris in dry docks in at Finn Boda ship yards, in Stockholm, Sweden, between the 4th and the 27th of May, 1948. This photograph shows the front of the ship.This is a photograph from the Allan Charles Quinn collection which is a collection of letters and photograph depicting aspects of life at sea for a young man in the era immediately following World War II.A black and white photograph of the front of the M/S Fenris in dry dock, in Stockholm.Reverse: STOCKHOLM / 18-5-49 handwritten in blue ink. There is an indecipherable mark in pencil below this.allan-quinn, photograph, fenris, dry-dock, sweden, stockholm, 1949

Back Row: Cliff Loats, Jane Marriot, Ian Conway, Eileen Glover, Kevin & Kim Dallinger. Front Row: John Glover, Laurie Bennett, Lesley Bennett, Carmel Loats.Colour Photograph of 10 People 4 Seated outside in front of Brick wall.deep lead school, education

The Japanese government-issued Oceanian Pound was one of several issues of Japanese invasion money used during World War II. Consisting of only four denominations, the Oceanian Pound was the shortest set (i.e., total number of denominations) issued. Geographically, the region of Oceania comprises numerous islands across the vast South and Central Pacific which includes the islands of New Zealand.[1] Certain descriptions may or may not include Australia.[2] Oceania has also been defined by island groupings: Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.[1][3] However, from a numismatic perspective (i.e., the issuance of Japanese invasion money), Oceania consisted of the occupied territories of Guam, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Caroline Islands, Marianas Islands, Solomon Islands, Palau, and the now defunct Territory of New Guinea.[4] [5] Although officially called "Oceania" the region was considered a financial and currency union under Japanese colonial dominion that included several political jurisdictions rather than a single polity.A blue coloured paper note with picture of fruit and an island beach on the front.On the front reads "Japanese Government One Shilling" and on the reverse the number 1. On the front in red are the letters "OC".money, paper, currency, japanese, wwii, japan, oceania, shilling, one, occupation, japanese government, blue

Front of Parkin's butcher shop, in Main Street, in 1935. This shop is still operating as a butcher shop (2018) operated by the Burgess family.One of 4 photographs, reprinted on a single sheet of photographic paper, showing Jim Parkin's Butchers Shop & vehicles. Each image has an identifying inscription of the back. This one shows the front of a butcher's shop with one man standing in the doorway an another in front of a fence on the left of the photo.Written on back of image: "Parkin Butchers Shop 1935. Purchased 1925. Sold 1968"butcher shop, parkin family, burgess family, shops

Sepia photo taken c.1890 of Charlton's first fire station. Fire station replaced in c.1930 with a £1200 Fire Station after inspection by Chief Officer Chellew. A wooden fire station with a tall bell tower. In front are 19 brigade members. There is also a horse drawn fire cart in front with 6 members on. 4 members have two hand drawn fire carts which are ready to roll out. Firemen are dressed in uniform.The sepia portrait photo is mounted on green card. Both the card an photo show extensive damage."Fire Station" across the front of buildingcharlton fire station, charlton, fire, charlton fire brigade