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Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Letter book 7, 1917-1920, 1917
This letter book contains handwritten letters, sketch maps and plans and dates from 1917 to 1920. It comes from the office of John William Crawley Junior, an engineer, architect and surveyor in private practice in Warrnambool and also the engineer for the Shire of Warrnambool from 1895 to 1935. His father, brother and son were also engineers and worked in that capacity or as Shire Secretary for the Shire of Warrnambool, with the Crawley family recording 132 years of service with the Shire of Warrnambool. The Shire existed from 1863 to 1994. The letter book was passed on to John Crawley’s son, Rolf, the engineer for the Shire of Warrnambool from 1935 to 1968. The letter book then came into the possession of Michael Hand who took over the private surveying business of Rolf Crawley in Warrnambool. The Warrnambool and District Historical Society then acquired this letter book, along with other Crawley ledgers, from the Michael Hand estate. This letter book is of considerable significance as it contains letters, plans and maps drawn up John William Crawley Junior, the engineer for the Shire of Warrnambool for 40 years. It will be very useful for research. This is a hard cover book of 745 pages. It has leather trim on the cover edges and the spine with gold lettering on the spine. The leather covering is scuffed and torn. The inside covers have a mottled blue lining. The book contains maps, plans and handwritten letters and has an alphabetical index at the beginning of the book. Most of the pages have been water-stained. ‘7 Private’ ‘Letter Book 1917 to 1920’john william crawley junior, warrnambool, rolf crawley, warrnambool, shire of warrnambool -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, William Blackwood and Sons, With Kitchener to Khartum, 1901
Volume 3 of The Works of George Warrington Steevens.Red buckram cover with title in black letters. 326 pages with cut edges. Contains coloured maps.Inside on 2nd page: Percy H Morcom 26.1.'02 from A.M. with many happy returnsbooks - history, military -
Federation University Historical Collection
Letter - Correspondence, Correspondence re saddler's pannies, 1948-1949
Four letters relating to the Ballarat School of Mines search for saddler's pannies required for instruction in Farm Leatherwork.letterhead, minister for the army, victorian barracks, saddler's panniers, cyril chambers, r.t. pollard, commonwealth of australia department of the army, f.r. sinclair, r.w. richards, dick richards, richard w. richards, farm leatherwork -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document - Report, Monthly reports to the Board of the Science Tutorial Board by Professor Alfred Mica Smith, 1914, 1914
A number of typed and hand written letters and report. A number of the reports are handwritten by Professor Alfred Mica Smith. ballarat school of mines, science tutorial board, alfred mica smith, daniel walker, charles fenner, c.a. hoadley, john m. sutherland, r. williams, h.h. smith, miss young, arthur m. lilburne, albert e. steane, j. king, urley, stevenson, excursions, e.j. mcconnon, assay, frank king, ballarat technical art school, ballarat junior technical school, ballarat school of mines repotrs, science tutorial board monthly report -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Ledger, Ballarat School of Mines Letter Book, 1886-1888
The Ballarat School of Mines is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia.Hard covered ledger with leather spine containing copies of outward letters from the Ballarat School of Mines. ballarat school of mines, arthur lynch, bella guerin, council -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, Commonwealth of Australia Repatriation Department, 1958, 1958
Two typed letters concerning a student at the Ballarat School of Mines from the Repatriation Department of the Commonwealth of Australia.Hand written in pen - Farm mechanicsrepatriation, letterhead, world war two, repatriation department, soldiers' children education scheme, vivian bath, a.l. gould, ballarat school of mines, farm mechanics, agriculture -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Frederick Hovenden et al, "What is Heat? and What is Electricity?, 1900
This book was originally part of the library of the Ballarat Ironworkers' and Polytechnic Association. It is one of the volumes of the library of the late James Oddie. He bequeathed the book to the Ironworkers' Association in 1911. Green cloth covered book of 329 pages with gold letters on the spine and cover. The book includes illustrations.Bookplate on inside front cover "The Ballarat Ironworkers' and Polytechnic Association No 1660"electricity, heat, ballarat ironworkers' and polytechnic association, james oddie -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: LETTER
6 photocopied letters from 1859/1860 addressed to the Chairman/board members of the Bendigo gas company.bendigo, utilities, bendigo gas company -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Memorabilia, Memorabilia of Raylene (Sykes) Nagy
Contains 7 letters and a map that were sent to her during the Vietnam War by Donald George Woo.vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 -- veterans -- australia, 3rd cavalry regiment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Photograph of nameplate from a 'Victa' lawnmower, c, 1990
The Victa company was founded by Mervyn Victor RICHARDSON in Australia in 1952 initially to manufacture lawnmowers. This badge was on the back gate of a former shop in Princes Street, Port Melbourne. The owner, Victor, salvaged the badge, painted it green to match his house and used it as the 'nameplate' for his residence.Photograph of green painted, boomerang shaped metal object with raised letters 'VICTA' & the number 18 in situ.victa, mervyn victor richardson, industry - manufacturing, built environment - domestic -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Uniform - Uniform, NVA
Grey/green patrol cap with National flag (gold star on red field) with white letters "VIETNAMvietnamese clothing -
Puffing Billy Railway
Tecoma Station Sign
Station Sign - Tecoma Tecoma railway station is located on the Belgrave line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Tecoma opening on 1st December 1924. The station was originally on the Upper Ferntree Gully - Gembrook narrow gauge line. It along with the rest of the line closed on 30 April 1954, reopening on 19 February 1962 when the line as far as Belgrave was converted to broad gauge. ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecoma_railway_stationHistoric - Victorian Railways Station sign used at Tecoma StationStation Sign - Tecoma wooden rectangle Station name sign pained yellow background with black letters Tecomapuffing billy, station sign, tecoma station, narrow gauge, puffing billy museum -
Puffing Billy Railway
Station Sign - Fielder
Station Sign - Fielder Fielder Station is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway in Australia. It opened as a Stopping Place on Monday 10 September 1928, as part of the Gembrook railway line. It was originally an unnamed platform, with time tables noting a station at 38 miles (61 km). In 1929, local Harry Watson constructed a Mallee shed and unofficially named it Ancaster after his home town in Lincolnshire, England, but this was quickly changed by some children to Laura, who was a young local girl. The Victorian Railways officially named it Fielder from Tuesday 5 February 1929, after a nearby resident. It was planned to name the station after the two local residents Cullen and Fielder and combinations of the two names were suggested, however Fielder was the name finally chosen. It remained nothing more than a Mallee shed with small office and a name board for the rest of its operating life. It was closed with the line on 30 April 1954 and the Mallee shed was sold to US Buslines for unknown use. After closure, the site fell into disrepair, and by the 1990s, little trace of Fielder remained. However, by that time, efforts were being made to extend the railway from Lakeside through to Gembrook, which would complete the entire length of the original line. In 1996, a group of volunteers led by Richard Schurmann in collaboration with the descendants of the Fielder family rebuilt the platform and waiting shed, which was officially re-opened on Saturday 19 April 1997 in preparation for the extension of the line which re-opened in 1998. On 18 November 2012 a plaque was unveiled on the station shed in tribute to the Fielder Family Trains do not normally stop at Fielder ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fielder_railway_station photos at http://www.vicrailstations.com/Gembrook/Fielder/Fielder.htmlHistoric - Station sign used at Fielder StationStation Sign - Fielder wooden rectangle Station name sign pained black background with white lettersFielderpuffing billy, station sign, fielder station -
Clunes Museum
Document - CORRESPONDENCE, 1957 BACK TO CLUNES COMMITTEE, 1957
LOCAL HISTORYLETTERS TO AND FROM BACK TO CLUNES COMMITTEE 1957 ATTACHED TOGETHER LH TOP CORNER WITH RED STRINGback to clunes 1957, correspondence -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Domestic object - Bottle
Object found at POW Camp 13Small cylindrical glass bottle with black screw top and black capital letters in glass on bottom of bottle.J 374 Mbottle, camp 13, murchison, tatura, glass -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Horace Carlton, 1899
Tatura State School book prize. Awarded to Alfred Reilly 1899Hard cover, red and black letters. Sketch of girl reading a book. Rabbits and grass. Title on spine.State School 1441. 29th Dec. 1899. 4th Prize. Class 3. Alfred Reilly. Samuel Hill, Head Teachertatura state school 1441, jarrold & sons, london, tatura, mrs h b paull, education in tatura -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Letter - Photocopies and photograph, 1927-1930
1200 2 pages of Notes, written by C French Senior to the Jessep Esq. Starting with Royal Horticultural Society 1855, in Survey Paddock. Purpose of establishment of this enterprise; Committee men: The planting by C French of Taxodium Sempervirens: a great flood and its destruction of the Burnley Gardens: this letter is handwritten. A note from C French, dated 23/5/1929, adds further information to the notes. States that Burnley Gardens were laid out by M Lynch and W Harbison as curator. 1201 Handwritten letter by C French to Charlie, thanking him for sending a copy of an article from The Sun. He comments on omissions from the article, provides names of men involved in the first years of the development of the B Gardens, says a good deal about G Neilson. 2 pages. 1202 Letter addressed to Director Botanical Gardens. Refers to a W. Ward, a horticulturalist and the willow tree Huntingdon Willow - Salix Alba (coerulea) Letter written by Charles French. States that willows were sent to Bot Gardens by Sir Joseph Hooker of Kew. The use of this for cricket bats. Willows being setn to Victorian nurseries in 1850s from England. CF States that he planted the first tree Taxodium sempervirens, in Burnley Gardens. Tree presented by JJ Rule of Richmond. 2 pages. 1203 Letter to Charlie from Charles French, signed also Dad This letter is said to be accompanying notes on the B Gardens (Burnley or Botanic?) 1204 Letter to Jessep from Charles French. Mention of "Sequoia" sempervirens Endlicher the red wood planted at Burnley. 1 page5 letters from Charles French about early history of Burnley gardens- Refer to paper cataloguecharles french, gardens, sequoia, redwood, willow tree, use of willow for cricket bats, willow cricket bats, cricket, huntingdon willow, flood burnley gardens -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Letter - Correspondence, 1999
2 letters to Greg Moore from Linda Hipwell re her research on Burnley College historygreg moore, linda hipwell, burnley, history -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Schwerkolt Cottage site management review, 1994
Collection of letters, fliers, plans and Council meeting agenda papers regarding development proposals for Schwerkolt Cottage.Collection of letters, fliers, plans and Council meeting agenda papers regarding development proposals for Schwerkolt Cottage.Collection of letters, fliers, plans and Council meeting agenda papers regarding development proposals for Schwerkolt Cottage.city of nunawading, schwerkolt cottage -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Flag
Laburnum Primary School inherited the banner when Vicky St Blackburn East School closed and was amalgamated into Laburnum Primary School. Laburnum Primary School donated to WHSMaroon cloth banner with white felt letters ,machine stitched on. 'Blackburn East S.S Vicky StBlackburn East S S Vicky Stschool, pennant -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, McClare Family, 16/07/1969 12:00:00 AM
Letters to the editor, Nunawading Gazette.Letters to the editor, Nunawading Gazette by Lorraine Cooper and C. Varker commenting on the McClare family connections to Vermont.Letters to the editor, Nunawading Gazette.mcclare family, cooper and varker -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - Pamphlet, Our church a challenge, 1/11/1969
Booklet containing messages, letters, financial report and milestones of St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, Blackburn.st thomas the apostle catholic church, blackburn, ryan, paul, fr., brophy, brian fr. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Bendigo Home and Hospital for the Aged, 1860-1970s
The inaugruration of the newly erected Benevolant Asylum took place on 15th March 1860. The asylum is situated on the west side of Commissioner's Gully, Barnard Street, Bendigo. The building itself is the design of Mr Robert A. Love, Architect, the Contractor is Mr Crawford and the Clerk of Works, Mr Wrigley. - from the Bendigo Advertiser 16th March 1860. In the Advertiser Dec 20 1872: the Memorial Stone was added and the design for the front elecvation was carried out as origionally planned with 12 columns of brick and cement each 36 feet high, the bases of which are granite. Typed History of the hospital, and letters regarding classification status and two A4 sized photos of the front of the building.history, national trust bendigo collection, bendigo, benevolant home bendigo, benevolant asylum bendigo, home and hospital for the aged bendigo, ann caudle centre bendigo -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Stawell Agricultural Society – Memberships 1922, 1922
Book Green Cover brown binding, Letters Outwards. 2 Books Memberships 1922 mottled coverstawell -
Albert Park-South Melbourne Rowing Club
Pennant, APRC Pennant, Unknown
A black triangular pennant with navy blue edging and white embroidered letters. The pennant has a rope attached.A.P.R.C.rowing, apsm rowing club, pennant, albert park rowing club, albert park lake -
Federation University Art Collection
Bookplate, 'Zelma Gartner'
John Gartner was a fine printer and publisher, an author, a noted philatelist, and also collector of Australian banknotes and coins. He was born on 16 July 1914 and was largely self-educated, leaving school at fourteen for work following the death of his father. Gartner developed a strong interest in the history of typography and printing and was apprenticed at the Advocate where his father had been a linotype operator. Aged 17, Gartner bought a hand press and some fonts of type, and in 1937 acquired a platen press from which he set and printed his private press books, published under the imprint of The Hawthorn Press. Gartner had a strong collection of Australian bookplates. He also looked at the work of artists overseas and commissioned personal plates. He subsequently built an international collection with preference for artists who printed from wood. His initial searches were in Belgium and Holland.(http://www3.slv.vic.gov.au/latrobejournal/issue/latrobe-84/t1-g-t7.html) The name Zelma Gartner in white capital letters on black rectangular background with white and black border stripsNilkeith wingrove memorial trust, australian bookplate design awards, bookplate, printmaking -
Federation University Art Collection
Bookplate, ‘This book is the property of John Gartner of the Hawthorn Press Melbourne Australia’
John Gartner was a fine printer and publisher, an author, a noted philatelist, and also collector of Australian banknotes and coins. He was born on 16 July 1914 and was largely self-educated, leaving school at fourteen for work following the death of his father. Gartner developed a strong interest in the history of typography and printing and was apprenticed at the Advocate where his father had been a linotype operator. Aged 17, Gartner bought a hand press and some fonts of type, and in 1937 acquired a platen press from which he set and printed his private press books, published under the imprint of The Hawthorn Press. Gartner had a strong collection of Australian bookplates. He also looked at the work of artists overseas and commissioned personal plates. He subsequently built an international collection with preference for artists who printed from wood. His initial searches were in Belgium and Holland.(http://www3.slv.vic.gov.au/latrobejournal/issue/latrobe-84/t1-g-t7.html) The title in white letters on an smoky blue oval background is depicted within a blue and white oval borderbookplate, printmaking, australian bookplate design award, available -
Vision Australia
Text, RVIB Central Auxiliary, 1927 - 2004
" An important decision was made by the board in May last 1927 to form a Central Auxiliary with representatives from each Municipality. It has long been felt that such an Auxiliary would bring the work of the Institute more prominetly under the notice of the public and assist in finding the large sum required each year to carry on. A meeting was accoringly called for the purpose and an auxilirary formed. A strong committee was elected with Mrs James Angus as President. Mr James Angus Vice- President of the Institute was appointed by the Board of Management as Chairman of the Auxiliary." From RVIB Annual Report 1927. This collection includes Annual reports for 1966, 1969 -1970, 1973 - 1974, 1976 - 1977, 1978- 1979 and 1980 - 1981 and an incomplete lists of 10 - 25 years service badge Auxiliary members and Life Governors. The Auxiliary members did not only raise money they also raised awareness of the services provided by RVIB and worked closely with the Public Relations/Fundraising departments. Trudy Westh from Camberwell in Melbourne was recognised with a medal of the Order of Australia OAM . Mrs Westh finished her 18 year term as President of the Council of Auxiliaries in 2004. A Brief history of Auxiliaries is included. Annual reports -- minutes-- letters -- newspaper clippings -- 1 account book -- photos -- various loose papers. royal victorian institute for the blind -
Vision Australia
Text, RVIB Coburg Auxiliary papers
The Coburg RVIB Auxiliary was formed on July 17, 1930. This small collection of papers includes correspondence to and from the RVIB head office and records of donations and receipts. 2 minute books -- 2 index cards -- 2 account books -- various loose papers and letters royal victorian institute for the blind -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Domestic object - Child's Plate
Grey enamel plate with the alphabet in bold black letters around the rim. Faded clock face in bowl .local history, domestic items, food & drink consumption