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Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W
... in pencil. The Balconies Halls Gap written in blue pen a group ...Viewing area is known as The Balconies overlooking Victoria Valley. Photo is typical of tourism photos taken by the Victorian Railways during this period. c1950 -60'sa group of people (17) standing on a rocky ledge overlooking a treed valley. a second rock ledge is above them creating the impression of a large mouth. Printed on back: Copyright Photograph. This photograph may be reproduced on condition that it is acknowledged a s 'VICTORIAN RAILWAYS PHOTOGRAPH'. P3465 written faintly in pencil. The Balconies Halls Gap written in blue penscenery, lookouts -
Ararat & District Historical Society (operating the Langi Morgala Museum)
Photograph
Black and white photograph showing a group of children in front of an old building. An adult male is standing to the right of the group. Girls in the photo are wearing light coloured pinafores over dark, long dresses. Males are wearing suits and ties. The building is weatherboard and has two windows.Handwritten in blue ink on the rear of the photo is "This old building was in Ingor St (near High St) where the ESSO station now is. -
Yendon History Group
School photograph of Queen Elizabeth II, 1954 (estimated)
Coloured photograph of QE II, in a white wooden frame, which used to hang in Yendon State School. Photo probably taken in 1954 during her visit to Australia. She is wearing a yellow dress (photo now faded), a sheer stole, long white gloves, a sprig of wattle on her right shoulder and a blue sash over her left shoulder. She is waving with her right hand.noneroyal visit 1954, yendon state school, yendon public school, elizabeth ii, photograph of queen -
Yendon History Group
Tennis Pennant
Triangular pennant, laminated. Blue felt with yellow printing. Inscription in black.A1 GRADE / 1989 - 90 / YENDONbuninyong tennis association, yendon tennis club, premiers -
Yendon History Group
Tennis Pennant
Triangular pennant, laminated. Blue felt with yellow printing. Inscription in black.LADIES SECTION 2 / 1989 - 90 / YENDON GOLDbuninyong tennis association, yendon tennis club, premiers -
Yendon History Group
Boxed set of four (4) coasters - coaster 1
Part of the contents of a souvenir gift bag given to those who rode on the re-enactment train for the 150th anniversary of the Geelong to Ballarat railway on 10 April 2012.Gold aluminium coaster, backed with royal blue felt. Embossed with pictures of a modern intercity train and a steam locomotive.Celebrating 150 years of Ballarat trains / April 2012 / V/Linegeelong ballarat railway, railway 150th anniversary -
Yendon History Group
Boxed set of four (4) coasters - coaster 2
Part of the contents of a souvenir gift bag given to those who rode on the re-enactment train for the 150th anniversary of the Geelong to Ballarat railway on 10 April 2012.Gold aluminium coaster, backed with royal blue felt. Embossed with pictures of a modern intercity train and a steam locomotive.Celebrating 150 years of Bendigo trains / October 2012 / V/Linegeelong ballarat railway, railway 150th anniversary -
Yendon History Group
Boxed set of four (4) coasters - coaster 3
Part of the contents of a souvenir gift bag given to those who rode on the re-enactment train for the 150th anniversary of the Geelong to Ballarat railway on 10 April 2012.Gold aluminium coaster, backed with royal blue felt. Embossed with a picture of a modern intercity train and a map of Victoria. Identical to coaster 4Supporting regional Victoria / V/Linegeelong ballarat railway, railway 150th anniversary -
Yendon History Group
Boxed set of four (4) coasters - coaster 4
Part of the contents of a souvenir gift bag given to those who rode on the re-enactment train for the 150th anniversary of the Geelong to Ballarat railway on 10 April 2012.Gold aluminium coaster, backed with royal blue felt. Embossed with a picture of a modern intercity train and a map of Victoria. Identical to coaster 3.Supporting regional Victoria V/Linegeelong ballarat railway, railway 150th anniversary -
Yendon History Group
Book - Yendon Red Cross, YENDON RED CROSS BRANCH
Exercise book, grey cover with red cloth spine. Front pages contain treasurer's records from March 1965 to June 1994. Back pages contain membership lists, July 1965 to 1995.YENDON RED CROSS BRANCH handwritten in blue ballpoint pen -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Bible, Bible Moffat, 1935
This Christian Bible by Professor James Moffatt from the United Free Church College in Glasglow Scotland was at a time when translated Christian bibles(Greek to English) were being review as to the accuracy of their translated words. This period was in the early 1900's specifically during and between the two major World Wars of 1914-18 and 1939-45 and also covering the Great Depression(1939). All these periods were ones of death, destruction and "loss of faith". Bibles which provided greater clarity of better times ahead flourished. This book offered its readers hope for the future (in terrible times). The regions that it covered were those who belonged to the Christian Faith. The significance of this bible to the Kiewa Valley is that it provides an insight of those Christians living in a semi remote rural region at the period in Australian history where forces outside of this area were placing hardships which were "foreign" to them, as a family and as a community. The major Christian religions within the Kiewa Valley were either of the Catholic or English Protestant teachings. These groups still remain the dominant ones well into the 2nd Millennium. Spiritual relief to overcome harsh rural setbacks is not just specific to the Australian rural sector but is also global. With the influx of migrant workers from the war torn European nations (after WWII) a broader coverage of Christian and other faiths developed. A "positive" saying, when crops failed and bush fires and river floods sprang up, rallied the faithful "with God's help" This hard covered bible consists of six pages of preamble including title, publishing details, printer and author's preface. The book has 388 pages of black print. Relevant reference lines are notated by numbers on the left side of the page. On the front dust cover is a cream silhouette against a light blue backdrop highlighting a smoking "Aladdin's" Arabic oil lamp on a cenotaph. The hard cover has a embossed emblem of a lantern with a plume of smoke rising from the spout. This is all encapsulated by a circle. The spine also has this emblem. On the dust jacket, front "THE MOFFATT NEW TESTAMENT", and the back cover has blue writing on a cream background. On the spine, at the top "JAMES MOFFATT" below this a white on blue silhouette of "Alalddin's lamp" below this is (in blue letters against a light blue background " THE NEW TESTAMENT A NEW TRANSLATION" On inside cover a signature "Clare Roper". The hard cover has marked in red print "THE NEW TESTAMENT ANEW TRANSLATION MOFFAT" christian bible, prayer, new testament, religion, faith. -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Neck Tie - Girl Guides, January 1965
The Girl Guides had a camp at Barree in January 1965 and wore this scarf. Historical: Girl Guides was a popular club for girls in the 1960s. Wilma Davies was a leader in the Kiewa Valley group and in Victoria. Blue-green cotton triangular neck tie with a brown kangaroo ironed on. Underneath the kangaroo in red: "Wilowie" / Barree Camp / Jan. 1965.Tie has been machine stitched on the 2 shorter sides to form a small hem."Willowie" / Barree camp / Jan. 1965girl guides, uniform, wilma davies, barree camp, association, community -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Ticket - Debutante Ball, Mount Beauty United Churches Youth Groups and Mt Beauty High School
Debutante Balls were held by various organisations to give teenagers the experience of dressing formally in a formal situation and to learn ballroom dancing. The girls with their partners, are then presented to someone of importance before displaying their skills in ballroom dancing. Mt Beauty United Church and Mt Beauty High School held a debutante ball for 14 couples on Friday 2nd July 1971. The card lists many names- To Hon. Ivan Swinburne, M.L.C., the joint hosts and hostesses, maids of honour, flower girl, page boy, training, orchestra and master of ceremonies. The 14 debutantes are named and that of their partners.This tradition continues in the town.Pale blue and white folded card with serrated edges and gold printdebutante ball, united church of mt beauty, mt beauty high school -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Patchwork Quilts- Hand-made x2
Patch work quilts were made by women to decorate a cot or bed and to use left over material. They were backed to increase the warmth of the bedding. It was a leisurely occupation sometimes done in the home or with a group. These two quilts are of a decorative nature using scrap material and do not have a theme or particular pattern to them. These two quilts were made by women in the Kiewa Valley and were hand stitched.1. Hand-made cotton patchwork of varying colours and shapes of squares and rectangles. Back by a flannel sheet of flowers on beige or blue background. Suitable for a cot. No filling and slightly damaged with a small tear. 2. Handmade cotton patchwork of a square whose sides have been extended with rectangular strips of material. The back is a coarse wool with a greenish tinge and thin colored strips along its length on the sides. Suitable for a cot. No filling.patchwork quilts, home sewing -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Framed Map - CWA- Tawonga
CWA of Victoria was a popular widely known organisation throughout Australia. The CWA aimed to improve health welfare, and education for women and children living in the country.Each town / area in the Kiewa Valley had an active CWA. The Tawonga branch commenced in Feb. 1946 and often combined activities with other branches of the Kiewa Valley.Country Women's Association of Victoria Group Map, June 1961. each area is colored ad each wit a letter of the alphabet. each group has a number and is listed. eg. blue, 'N' and "Tawonga 14' country women's association, map of cwa groups, tawonga cwa -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Fan Personal, circa 1920's
Personal fan of Asian origin used by early immigrant family living in Kiewa Valley and indicative of the mixed heritages within the Valley. Personal Fan of vintage circa 1920s suggests middle to upper socio-economic levelHistorically this item places certain ethnic group in the Kiewa Valley circa 1920's - 1950's. This personal fan indicates that it may have belonged to a middle class person with greater leisure time than that of a working class. The multicultural fabric of the region is also highlighted.Personal hand fan (slide out sideways open). Cardboard screen on wooden spine frame. Main side bright coloured green trees on golden red and royal blue background. Wispy silver lined clouds, black branches and brown earth with moss. Flip side gold speckled on white background Bamboo like sliversfan, personal fan, cooling, oriental, hand fan -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Booklet, Allansford Progress Association, Second half of 20th century
These four exercise books give documentation on the activities of the Allansford Progress Association (1966 to 1988). Allansford is a settlement about 9 kilometres from Warrnambool and most of the town area is now within the boundaries of the Warrnambool City Council. The association was re-formed in November 1966 after the demise of an earlier group. The members of the group campaigned in areas of local concern – T. V. reception, drainage and sewerage, postal services, sports facilities including the development of the Speedway, housing development, road proposals, waste management and disaster plans. These books are of interest in that they provide an overview of the history of a local organization. They will be useful for research. These are four exercise books - three Minutes books, and one Accounts book, from the Allansford Progress Association (1966-1988). The exercise books have coloured covers, (blue and white checkered, green, red and blue). Two are bound with tape and two are stapled. There are some loose sheets in all of the books. All the entries are handwritten. On front covers: ‘Allansford Progress Association’allansford progress association, history of allansford, history of warrnambool -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Document, Newspaper Trader Post, 20th March 1980
This magazine contains a number of small news items with the front cover story relates to Mary Betello and her poetry book on The Holy Land. Others relate to local Rotary club , theatre group, Council news and local district news. There are display advertisements listing such businesses as Ron Jessen Fabric, Owen's of Warrnambool, Crazy Dave's Lighting, Bob Sloan Butchers Rainbow Health Foods, Jetaime B & P Hoy Wholesale.A good collection of businesses from around the 1980's in Warrnambool. Small newsprint document with blue headline and blue banner at top of page with black text. There is a photograph and accompanying story on front page. Back page has blue outline on page with white print. 40 pages.District traders Buying Guide . The news & Trader Post 145 Kepler Street Warrnambool. Ph 055 621055warrnambool,the householders news and trader post, -
Victoria Police Museum
Identification Card, Catherine Margaret McVeigh, 20 February 1974
Margaret 'Catherine' McVeigh joined the Women's Royal Australian Air Force in 1951, aged 19, discharging at her own request on 10 July 1956. Margaret then joined the Victoria Police Force on 20 June 1956 and served in the Women Police Division. Following the application of the Equal Opportunity Act, Margaret moved to general police duties on 4 January 1979. She was then in charge of No. 3 Division "O" District (Mounted Branch, Police Dog Squad and the Police Horse Stud Farm). In 1973 Margaret won the Churchill Fellowship award and travelled overseas to study the integration of women into world police forces. She then joined the International Police Association and was issued this identification card. Margaret was the first female member of the Victoria Police to attain the rank of Chief Inspector and subsequently Superintendent and Chief Superintendent. In August 1988, at the time of her retirement, she was Chief Superintendent in Charge of the Traffic Operations Group.International Police Association identification card belonging to Police Woman Inspector Catherine Margaret McVeigh. Card has blue cover and is unsigned.mcveigh, catherine margaret, 12428, police women, international police association, police woman, policewomen, policewoman -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, BPA Print group Pty Ltd, 11 Evans St Burwood, Vic 3125, 50 Years and More A History of Surf Life Saving Victoria, First published 2002
... cover, spine and back cover. BPA Print Group Pty Ltd. Blue ...History of Life Saving Victoria for over 50 yearsBlue and gold hard cover with stylized figure of life saver on front cover with multi coloured blue cover on back with small boxed copy of front cover figure. Taken from painting Beltman and Co by Brian St Alban Smith 1958. 548 pages followed by lists of award winners both individuals and clubs. Title and authors in dark blue text.History of Life Saving Victoria for over 50 yearswarrnambool, surf life saving victoria, surf championships, shark attacks, surf boats -
Streatham and District Historical Society
Picture, Catholic Ball Streatham 1938
Black & white, rectangular picture of a large group of people. Across the front lower section the words "A memento of the Catholic Ball Streatham 23.8.38. Stamped in black ink on rear "Post card, Correspondence, Address Only, Kodak Australia, N.R. McGeeman (Flashlight Specialist.) 154 Hotham St. St.Kida. S. 2. Written in blue pen are the words " Des Meek and Hall. On the front the words A memento of the Catholic Ball Streatham 23.8.38. -
Orbost & District Historical Society
program, 1931
This program was created for the Orbost Theatre group as a souvenir of the official opening held at the Mechanics Institute hall in Orbost. It was held on Thursday, 20th August , 1931.This item is associated with an event which reflects the interests and leisure activities in Orbost in the first half of the 20th century. It was retained as a souvenir / memento.A rectangular light blue card program with black print. It is a souvenir for the opening of the Orbost Theatre. There are details of the venue and time of the event.theatre-orbost program -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, Gippsland For Tourists, 1938
This is the 2nd edition. In the Gippsland Times newspaper on June 1 1936 there is a report of a meeting of the Greater Gippsland League at which the production of this book was mentioned as"a method of marking the Gippsland Centenary. TOURIST BOOK-LET. The work of -Messrs A. Gilchrist and A. B. Cooper in connection with the preparation of a tourist booklet was warmly commended and a minute of appreciation placed on record." This group seems to have been a group of Gippsland citizens interested in the progress of Gippsland and any government action in the area. This meeting was held at Maffra. This tourist guide is a contemporary record of tourism promotion in Gippsland.A thin 48 pp booklet with a grey cover. The title, "GIPPSLAND FOR TOURISTS" is inside two blue, black bordered, bands. The print is navy. ath efoot of the page is "Issued by Authority of the Greater Gippsland League". At the top is "Gratis". at top of front cover - "Orbost Historical Society" stampedgippsland-tourism greater-gippsland-league -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, The School Paper, August 1902
"Having a monthly circulation of 211,670 copies, the Victoria "School Paper" is claimed by the Education department to form the staple provision for leading matter in the elementary schools." -( December 29, 1920, The Argus). In Victoria the Education Department's School papers were compulsory reading for children until the 1930s when the Victorian readers became compulsory and the School Papers supplemented them. This item is an example of a school text book used in the very early 20th century. School textbooks reflect the development of education in Australia.From them we can understand what was taught and how children learned in Australian schools in earlier times.A collection /compilation of The School Paper magazines. It has a hard cloth cover with string binding. The front cover is brown and the spine has blue and white stripes. Pasted on the inside cover is a photo of a school group.education reader the-school-paper-1902 -
Orbost & District Historical Society
ledger, 1911-1914
This ledger was used by the Shire of Orbost from 1911 - 1914. It was used to record fees paid for Dairy Registration, Dog Registration and Sheep dipping. At that time dairy farmers were required to register all milking cows. Dogs, too, were to be registered and there were strict laws on sheep dipping. Every sheep-owner was to dip all his sheep immediately after shearing and directly from the shearing-board in every year and also at the time of dipping his sheep dip all his lambs. In case the sheep couldn't be conveniently dipped directly from the shearing board they were to be placed and kept in a securely fenced paddock to be dipped within sixty days after shearing. Sheep-owner who neglected or failed to comply with any of these directives were liable to a penalty of not less than One pound nor more than Twenty pounds. The shire covered an area of 9,347 square kilometres and existed from 1892 until 1994 when it became part of the East Gippsland Shire Council. Orbost was at first included in the Bairnsdale Shire from 1882 and was later part of the Tambo Shire. Because of travelling distances the Croajingalong Shire was created in 1892 (name changed to Orbost Shire 17.2.1893 with James Cameron as the first Shire President. In 1994 it amalgamated to become part of East Gippsland Shire Council. The item was donated to Orbost & District Historical society from P.R.O.V. as a Place of Deposit (POD) item for safe keeping by a local history group or museum. The shire covered an area of 9,347 square kilometres and existed from 1892 until 1994 when it became part of the East Gippsland Shire Council. This item is a record of local council accounting. The Shire of Orbost no longer exists as it was absorbed by the East Gippsland Shire Council.A dark blue, leatherette covered ledger cash book with tan spine, stitched marbled end covers. Records are handwritten in blue and red ink and blue pencil. It contains records of Dairy Registration fees, Dog Registration fees and Sheep Dipping fees.Inside the front cover is a list of contents.ledger orbost-shire-council sheep-dipping dairy-registration accounts -
Orbost & District Historical Society
minute book, 24.8.1884 - 19.11.1926
A Mechanics’ Institute hall was constructed in 1885 and opened as Orbost's first library. It was situated in Browning Street, Orbost. The hall is still in use today as a community venue. Mechanics' Institutes are the forerunners of public libraries and adult education in Australia. The origin of mechanics' institutes is attributed to Dr George Birkbeck, who in 1799 gave a series of free lectures for the working men of Glasgow. At the time, 'mechanic' meant artisan, tradesman or working man. The movement spread quickly throughout the British Empire. The first Victorian Mechanics' Institute was the Melbourne Mechanics' Institute established in 1839. From the 1850s, Mechanics' Institutes quickly spread throughout Victoria wherever a hall or library, or a school was needed. This ledger was used by the Orbost Mechanics' Institute from 1884 until 1926. The item was donated to Orbost & District Historical society from P.R.O.V. as a Place of Deposit (POD) item for safe keeping by a local history group or museum.The Mechanics' Institute was a very early feature of the Orbost community. The building became a community facility used for a variety of essential civic needs in particular a library. It also provided a suitable venue for community social requirements and functions.A heavy minute book with faded black covers and brown binding. The edges of the pages are marbled as are the end covers. Pages inside are blue with hand-written black ink records. It contains minutes from the Orbost Mechanics Institute.on spine on red leather in gold lettering: "MINUTE BOOK"minute-book orbost-mechanics'-institute -
Cheese World Museum
Book, The Kirk at Work, 1932
The Percy Uebergang family lived at Tooram Park, Allansford from 1912 until 1992. Percy and Myrtle Uebergang's children were twins, Ray and Joyce born in 1926 who lived at Tooram Park until their deaths, Ray in 1986 and Joyce in 1992. Neither Ray nor Joyce married and following the death of her brother Joyce set up the Ray and Joyce Uebergang Foundation which supports the local community. This bookis part of the collection of items given into the care of the Cheese World Museum. History of the local Allansford charge (group of churches) marking its Diamond Jubilee. The booklet details people and places connected with these churches during that period and contains a number of photographs of early church people.Booklet with grey card cover within a striped border and title and logo of the Presbyterian Church printed in blue. Full title is 'The Kirk at Work in the Allansford Charge. Jubilee History 1862-1932. He hath not left himself without witness'. Motto reads 'Nec Tamen Conservata' -the burning bush that is not consumed.allansford, uebergang, presbyterian church, wangoom, mepunga, nirranda -
Australian National Surfing Museum
Photograph, Lorne surfers 1920, 1920
This photograph shows Louis Whyte from Geelong and friends on Lorne Beach in 1920 holding two redwood timber surfboards. In the background can be seen the Lorne foreshore.One of the earliest group photographs of surfers in Victoria. The surfboards and surfers are believed to be the first in Victoria.Black and white photographlorne beach, redwood timber surfboard, ian macgillivray, louis whyte, blue harper -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Ceramic - Teapot, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd, 1890
Josiah Wedgwood (1730–95), came from an established family of potters and trained with his elder brother. He was in partnership with the leading potter Thomas Whieldon from 1754 until 1759 when a new green ceramic glaze he had developed encouraged him to start a new business on his own. Relatives leased him the Ivy House in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, and his marriage to Sarah Wedgwood, a distant cousin with a sizeable dowry, helped him launch his new venture. After an extensive and systematic program of experiment Wedgwood in 1765 created a new variety of creamware, a fine glazed earthenware, which was the main body used for his table wares thereafter. After he supplied Queen Charlotte with a tea set for twelve the same year, she gave official permission to call it "Queen's Ware" (from 1767). This new form, perfected as white pearlware (from 1780), sold extremely well across Europe, and to America. It had the additional advantage of being relatively light, saving on transport costs and import tariffs in foreign markets. Wedgwood developed several further industrial innovations for his company, notably a way of measuring kiln temperatures accurately, and several new ceramic bodies including the "dry-body" Stoneware, "black basalt" (by 1769), cane ware, and jasperware (the 1770s), all designed to be sold unglazed, like "biscuit porcelain". In the later 19th century the company returned to being a leader in the design and technical innovation, as well as continuing to make many of the older styles. Despite increasing local competition in its export markets, the business continued to flourish in the 19th and early 20th centuries, remaining in the hands of the Wedgwood family, but after World War II it began to contract, along with the rest of the English pottery industry. After buying several other Staffordshire ceramics companies, in 1987 Wedgwood merged with Waterford Crystal to create Waterford Wedgwood plc, an Ireland-based luxury brands group. After a 2009 purchase by KPS Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm. Wedgwood has always been associated with fine china, porcelain, and luxury accessories, the entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood rapidly became successful and was soon one of the largest manufacturers of Staffordshire pottery. Wedgwood is a significant pottery manufacturer as the company is especially associated with the "dry-bodied" (unglazed) stoneware Jasperware in contrasting colours, and in particular that in "Wedgwood blue" and white that has become a trademark. Teapot and lid, Wedgwood blue Jasperware with white patternImpressed name Wedgewood and date letter "S" = 1890flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, teapot, wedgewood blue, wedgewood teapot, tea pot, kitchen ware, josiah wedgwood, staffordshire potteries -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Plaque - Insignia, Bank of Australasia, 16-10-1980
This plaque displays the Bank of Australia's Coat of Arms and is significant because is ts the symbol printed on the Bank Notes of the Bank of Australasia. The bank of Australasia was incorporated by Royal Charter of England in March 1834. It had its Australian beginning on 14th December 1835, opening in Sydney. The Acting Superintendent of the bank at that time was David Charters McArthur. He was Superintendent from 1867-to 1876. The Melbourne branch opened on 28th August 1838 in a two-roomed brick cottage on the north side of Little Collins Street, where two huge mastiff dogs were used at night to guard the bank. The government also provided an armed military sentinel. Due to the bank's rapid growth, a new building for the Melbourne branch was opened in 1840 at 75 Collins Street West. By 1879 the bank had been upgraded to a magnificent two-storey building on the corners of Collins and Queens Streets, with the entry on Collins Street. In 1951 the Bank of Australasia amalgamated with the Union Bank to form the Australia and New Zealand Bank, now known as the ANZ. Then in 1970, the ANZ merged with both the ES&A and the London Bank of Australia to form the ANZ Banking Group Limited. The ANZ Banking Group Ltd kindly donated a variety of historic items from the Bank of Australasia. BANK of AUSTRALASIA, WARRNAMBOOL – In 1854 Warrnambool had two banks, the Union Bank and the Bank of Australasia. Later, completely different bank businesses opened; in 1867 the National Bank of Australasia, then in 1875 the Colonial Bank of Australasia. The original Warrnambool branch of the Bank of Australasia was established in July 1854, and operated from a leased cottage on Merri Street, close to Liebig Street. The bank next bought a stone building previously erected by drapers Cramond & Dickson on the corner of Timor and Gibson Streets. Samuel Hannaford was a teller and then Manager at the Warrnambool branch from 1855 to 1856 and the Warrnambool Council chose that bank for its dealings during 1856-57. In 1859 Roberts & Co. was awarded the contract to build the new Bank of Australasia branch for the sum of £3,000; the firm built the Warrnambool Post Office in 1856 and purchased land in Timor Street in 1858. The land was on a sand hill on the northeast corner of Timor and Kepler Streets and had been bought in 1855 from investor James Cust. The new building opened on May 21, 1860. The bank continued to operate there until 1951 when it merged with the Union Bank to form the ANZ Bank, which continued operating from its Liebig Street building. Warrnambool City Council purchased the former Bank of Australasia building in 1971 and renovated it, then on 3rd December 1973 it was officially opened as the Art Gallery by Cr. Harold Stephenson and Gallery Director John Welsh. The Gallery transferred to the purpose-built building in Liebig Street in 1986 and the old bank building is now the Gallery club. Staff at the Bank of Australasia in Warrnambool included the following men but others were also involved: Samuel Hannaford, Teller then Manager from 1855-1856; Hawkins, Manager in 1856, W H Palmer, Manager from January 1857 until November 1869 when the Teller Basil Spence was promoted to Manager; H B Chomley, Manager from April 1873 and still there in 1886; A Butt, Manager in 1895-1904; J R McCleary Accountant and Acting Manager for 12 months, until 1900; A Kirk, Manager 1904; J Moore, staff until his transfer to Bendigo in December 1908; J S Bath was Manager until 1915; C C Cox, Manager until April 1923; Richard C Stanley, Manager 1923 to April 1928. The plaque with the insignia has significance through its association with the Bank of Australasia. The early Australian bank was established in 1834 by Royal Charter and opened in Sydney, Australia, in Sydney in 1835. The bank had many Australian offices in November 1877, particularly on the east and south coasts. Victoria had 45 per cent of all Offices. The plaque is locally significant for its association with the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, which was established in 1854. It was Warrnambool Council’s first bank. The bank continued to operate until the organisation's merger in 1951 when it became the ANZ Bank Group today. The Bank was an integral part of the growth of local commerce and the community.Insignia of the Bank of Australasia. Cast metal coat of arms within a gold, shield-shaped border, painted gold and red, with blue, black and white details. Decals in each corner; upper left and lower right have a white sheep suspended by a blue ribbon, upper right and lower left have a 3-masted, square-rigged sailing ship with a black hull and red flags flying on each mast, sailing on waves with storm clouds in the sky. Between the emblems are gold stars.Decals; ships, sheep, starsflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, bank of australasia, boa, union bank, australia & new zealand bank, anz bank, david charters mcarthur, d c mcarthur, currency, banknote, commerce, banking, heraldic shield, insignia, samuel hannaford