Ill, p.164.non-fictionCreated by soldiers under enemy fire and in extreme hardship, the illustrations, stories, cartoons, and poems were intended as a Christmas and New Year diversion for soldiers facing a harsh winter in the trenches on Gallipoli. world war 1914-1918 - personal recollections, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli

Refer Cat No. 7944. Item in the collection of "Arthur E. Tranter" V50166 - VX52843, 2/29th Bn P.O.W.Hard cover with dust cover. Hard cover - cardboard, with black colour buckram on spine, green colour paper adhered cover. Gold colour print on spine. Dust cover - paper, with glass finish. Black and white colour print on front, spine and back. Front and back flap information. 249 pages, cut, plain, off white colour paper. Illustrated - black and white photographs and map.books, miliitary history, ww2, sumatra, autobiography

St Kilda Park, now Albert Park Reserve, showing cows, eucalyptus trees, oval and a railway viaduct in background. The viaduct was part of the Windsor to St Kilda loop line which operated between 1857 and 1867. The loop line ran from the St Kilda railway station on a combination of wooden viaducts and earth embankments fifteen feet high, crossing over St Kilda and Punt Roads by way of bridges and then gradually decreasing to a level crossing at Union Street and then on to Windsor station. Black and white photograph of a lithograph published in a book (unidentified)ST KILDA PARK, SHOWING THE VIADUCT NOW IN COURSE OF REMOVAL - SEE PAGE 85st kilda railway station, albert park, windsor to st kilda rail loop

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Pte Jack Higgins batman to the Company Commander Maj Jake O'Donnell MC, A Coy Headquarters 7 RAR (1967 - 1968) a heavy pack on his back,with radio, anenna protruding, in the rain, gets a helping hand up a slippery bank during Operation Carolinephotograph, pte jack higgins, maj jake o'donnell, a coy, 7 rar, operation caroline, nui nghe mountains, gibbons collection catalogue, military cross, the distinguished service order (dso), denis gibbons

Thomas, Eliza and eight children lived at Mountain Grange. Thomas was employed as an engineer for Lillydale Shire, but died suddenly in 1888, aged 42. About 1910, Eliza and her daughter Florence opened the Kalorama Post Office. Eliza died in 1918.eliza hand, thomas hand, mountain grange

Poster that was adhered to tramcar windows, reminding passengers that they had to hand fare to the conductor before leaving the vehicle. Has an image of a conductor, with cap No. 9999 in uniform and clippers. Possibly late 1960s. See also items 5548 and 679 for other examples. Penality $10, and on second copy $50. Item 679 refers to By-Law No. 5.Demonstrates a MMTB Poster regarding payment of fares.Poster printed in full colour on light card. Two copies held - the second has a white $50 sticker over the original printed $10 amount.trams, tramways, mmtb, by-laws, conductors, tickets, behaviour

One of 5 Postcards donated by G. Haywood.Sepia postcard of nesting birds at Phillip Island."Birds at Phillip Island." "Valentine Series M. 4134"nesting birds phillip island, wildlife - birds, g haywood

Letter, Envelope and business card from E. W. Moorhead of the Victorian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, dated 6/1/1960 asking for information on the very last cable tram in Melbourne to Mr. McComb. Hand written note about cable tram notes and that he advised Mrs Myers on 10/1/1961. Envelope has a 5d stamp.trams, tramways, cable trams, letters, closure

Poster - blue background with a colour image of a conductor pointing to the sign wording in black or red print. Titled "Its your responsibility to hand fare to the Conductor before leaving car". Refers to By Law 5, with a penalty of five pounds. Poster has been adhered to a sheet of glass that was backed with a sheet of brown paper. The glass was used in the driver's bulkhead of a W class tram.trams, tramways, mmtb, by laws, conductors, tickets

Plant specimens collected and pressed by Mary Connors (née Lee) who graduated in 1953 with Certificate of Competency. Her daughter has rearranged the pages into 2 A4 lever arch ring binders. Collection depicting 13 families. 2 A4 Lever arch files with 25.5 x 20.5 cm plain paper sheets 1 pressed plant to a page arranged by families. Title page for each family with hand drawn and coloured examples. Specimens (faded) attached with cellotape. Some photocopied information sheets about certain families added after 1950's. Latin identification and Labels for 13 Plant families, Genus, Species, Common Name, Locality, Collector and Remarks. Some photocopied information sheets of plant families. A Proteaceae, Compositae, Leguminosae, Myrtaceae and B Orchidaceae, Graminaeae, Liliaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Iridaceae, Cruciferae, Rosaceae, Solanaceae, Scrophulariaceae plant specimen, mary connors (née lee), 1953, student assignments, burnley college, certificate of comptency

John GOULD (1804-1881) English ornitologicalmartist who published a number of monographs on birds.Framed, hand coloured lithograph. Published by John Gould. The mount has a hand coloured border. The plate id from "Birds of Asia" LL JGould & HCRichter del et lith centre Cypselus Infumatus, Sclat. Walter; Imp.available, palm roof-swift, bird

Tender document - Tender "O" 594 - single foolscap duplicated sheet titled "Purchase from the Board or Eleven (11) Second-hand W2 Type Tram bodies", giving details of the tram numbers and some dimensions. Document refers to attached conditions, but no attachments. Tenders closed 20/9/1978. Trams: 359, 412, 424, 448, 527, 536, 550, 559, 585, 590 and 628.On rear in pencil re tram 386 going or gone to Sunbury Hospital.trams, tramways, mmtb, tramcars, tenders, sales items, tram 359, tram 412, tram 424, tram 448, tram 527, tram 536, tram 550, tram 559, tram 585, tram 590, tram 628

Braille hand frames and styluses were the primary way to produce Braille for over a century. The stylus was used to make a separate indentation for each dot, and the hand frame to keep dots within the same cell. Braille rows are produced from right to left. The process was very time consuming. Volunteer transcribers for the library could take an average of ½ hour to produce one page of Braille using this method. For example: “Oliver Twist” required approximately 600 sheets equating to 300 hours of work! This wooden slate, which was used to make the system portable, served as a firm base needed to sustain puncture pressure. The frame can also be slotted into both sides of the slate, thereby ensuring that the lines of Braille were straight across the page. The metal clasp at the top of the frame held the wooden which kept paper from slipping. Sometimes the board was labelled with organisational labels. In this example, the Rules of Membership for the Victorian Association of Braille Writers was attached, which included the costs of being a transcribing member and the length of the loan period. It is signed by Millicent Ritchie (Hon. Secretary) and Minnie H Crabb (Asst Sec and Librarian) at the base of the sheet.Brown rectangular wooden board with hinged paper clamp and metal hinged guideFree Lending Library for the Blind label is attached to boardbraille equipment, victorian association of braille writers

Collection of thirty-nine postcards donated by Jillian Rigby which had been owned by her grandparents, George and Edith Weir, who from c.1917 lived at 84 Princess Street, Kew. The mostly 'mint' postcards were purchased in Victoria and while travelling overseas. The sole dated postcard is dated from 1929. The postcards are numbered sequentially from 2017.0058.01-39. The remainder of the collection donated by Jill Rigby which was once owned by the Weirs of Broken Hill and Kew consist of costumes, costume accessories, photographs, and documents.The postcards in the Weir collection, especially those purchased on a trip or trips to the mother country, i.e. United Kingdom, represent a representative sample of sites that were considered significant to those Australians undertaking a reverse grand tour by member of the erstwhile colonies. Those postcards which are early views of Melbourne must have been produced commercially for some decades from the early part of the 20th century.Bird's eye view of Melbourne looking across a park to the Princess Theatre. Coloured postcard. Weir collection."Bird's Eye View of Melbourne"postcards, george and edith weir, princess theatre, eastern hill - melbourne, weir collection

Collection of thirty-nine postcards donated by Jillian Rigby which had been owned by her grandparents, George and Edith Weir, who from c.1917 lived at 84 Princess Street, Kew. The mostly 'mint' postcards were purchased in Victoria and while travelling overseas. The sole dated postcard is dated from 1929. The postcards are numbered sequentially from 2017.0058.01-39. The remainder of the collection donated by Jill Rigby which was once owned by the Weirs of Broken Hill and Kew consist of costumes, costume accessories, photographs, and documents.The postcards in the Weir collection, especially those purchased on a trip or trips to the mother country, i.e. United Kingdom, represent a representative sample of sites that were considered significant to those Australians undertaking a reverse grand tour by member of the erstwhile colonies. Those postcards which are early views of Melbourne must have been produced commercially for some decades from the early part of the 20th century.Bird's eye view of Melbourne looking across a park to the Princess Theatre. Coloured postcard. Weir collection."Bird's Eye View of Melbourne"postcards, george and edith weir, princess theatre, eastern hill - melbourne, weir collection

Loaned to the Museum in 1994 by the Symes FamilyA hand operated wooden separator used for separating the cream from the milk.

Hardback. Dark brown cover with the title in gold lettering. There is also a border in gold decorating the outer edge of the front cover. The spine is also decorated in gold along with the title and the volume number.non-fictionA history of the various colonies and districts of Victoria from the time of the discovery of Australia through until 1888.melbourne, victoria, pioneers, colonisation, history, fauna, flora, banking, finance, medicine, western district, south-western district, wimmera district, geelong district, ballarat district, avoca district, coliban district, campase district, loddon district, lower goulburn district, upper goulburn district, ovens district, north-east district, gippsland district, mornington district, westernport district, upper yarra district, evelyn district, bourke district