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Anglesea and District Historical Society
Edison Blue Amberol Record, Thomas A. Edison Inc, Exact date: 1917
Cylinder with surface layers of celluloid, tinted blue colour. Top of cylinder has 'Thomas A Edison' / PAT' D3 / 23282 / LITTLE GREY HOME IN THE WEST / H. MACKLIN. Packaging cylinder of cardboard with blue printing on orange background. Sticker on base - The Copyright Protection Society Mechanical Rights Ltd / ld FORM 3509 FEB. 1917.EDISON / BLUE AMBEROL RECORD / Thomas A. Edison FORM 3509 FEB. 1917.thomas edison, music, copyright, cylinder record, hughes macklin -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Harefield UK, 1919
Copies of photos of the No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital set up in the ground of Harefield Park during the first World War. They were wooden huts. Also the graves of the deceased soldiers in the Australian Military Cemetery in 1919 in Harefield's St Mary's churchyard. Plus two photos of the Mansion at Harefield one in 1917 and one from 1927. Harefield Park was owned by Australian couple, Letitia Billyard-Leake (born Letitia Leake) and her husband Charles Billyard and their 4 children. The family donated their property, Harefield Park, to the Australian Government for use as an Australian-run hospital. The family moved off the property and lived nearby to help run the hospital. Letitia and her daughter, also named Letitia, ran the canteen while Charles Billyard organised activities and was a hospital board member. (from research from Carol Grbich and John Berger). During World War 1 the Australian Auxiliary Hospital No.1 was stationed at Harefield Park in Harefield, UxBridge, Middlesex UK. 111 Australian soldiers and one nurse from the hospital are buried at St Mary's Church, Harefield. This became an Australian Military Cemetery with individual headstones and an obelisk and arch. The headstones which are of a scroll design unique amongst Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries were chosen by the staff and patients at the hospital. The arch was erected by the CWGC. Anzac Day services are held there and the local school became involved with the headmaster, Mr Jefferies, bringing the school children to lay flowers on every grave and attend the service on Anzac Day. This started in 1921 and has continued until at least 2021. One school child who attended was Mr Alf Young, he made contact with Legacy in the 1990s and sent photos of the Anzac Day Services and the cemetery. Legacy responded by sending Australian flags for the school children and also Legatee John Cohen met with Mr Young when in London. Melbourne Legacy staff member Susie Howard also visited Mr Young and the cemetery in 1995. Mr Young provided historical photos and information of the area to Legacy. He was featured in the widows' newsletter The Answer many times and his death was announced in The Answer in April 1997, he was 85. Many of the photos he provided were labelled as coming from Mr R G Neil, Photographic historian from Harefield. He holds copyright over those photos.A record that Legacy helped support remembrance of Anzac Day and World War 1 soldiers buried in the UK.Black and white photos x 4 of the Harefield Hospital and area from 1917 to 1927.02067.1 Printed on front 'Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield No 1. 1914-1918'. Handwritten on reverse 'Harefield Park 1917'. Handwritten label 'Hospital as it was 1916-1918'. 02067.2 Handwritten on the reverse 'Part of the old Australian cemetery 1919'. Handwritten label 'The grave on the left "Private Wake" was the first grave in the cemetery'. 02067.3 Printed on the front 'The Lake, Australian Hospital Harefield Park, Mdx.' Handwritten on reverse 'Harefield Park 1917'. Handwritten label 'The lake in front of the mansion 1917'. 02067.4 Printed on the front 'Harefield Park' and 'Coles Watford'. Handwritten on reverse 'The Mansion, 1927 Harefield Park'. All four have a sticker of Mr RG Neil, the photograph historian that provided the reprint.cemetery, harefield, alf young, memorial, wreath laying ceremony, hospitals -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Isaac Jeeves First Home, 1917
Isaac Jeeves arrived in 1857 to take up land. The photograph taken in 1917 shows his first home, which he left c1872. The small building in the right foreground was his first dwelling. On the left is a barn. Behind them is the roof of the house with the tree fern floor. The glass house came much later.Black and white photograph showing the first home of early settler Isaac Jeeves. Photo taken in 1917.isaac jeeves, isaac jeeves, jeeves, kalorama, pioneer -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Sergeant Albert Edwin Barnden, About 1917
Albert Barnden was killed in France in May 1917 and is buried there.Sepia portrait in an oval frame of Sergeant Albert Edwin Barnden. Regimental No. 5787 AIFWith sincere regards to Mr and Mrs John Dickie from A. E. Barnden. Sergt. AIF3/4/1917albert barnden, world war 1, army ww1, photographs, local identities, portraits, john dickie -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph, 1917
Framed black and white photograph of large group of soldiers posed on forest edge. they are the 106th Howitzer Battery in France 1917. Battery Commander Captain Roy Collings of Albury is in front rank centre. "106th Howitzer Battery AIF / Photo taken after the battle of Messines France 1917 / Captain Roy Collings MC of Albury" ; Also notes on reverse of framing. -
Merbein RSL Sub Branch
Trench art, 1914/1918
A 1917 brass Artillary fuse with four 303 bullets protruding from the base at right angles to each otherOn one side around the top (Rh.M.F. 1917) on the opposite side (Z.s.u.m.W.M.) and on the bottom (5568) and (z in double circle).world war one, artillary fuse brass, 303 bullets -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Document, Certificate of Discharge 1st AIF Alonzo Sheldrake Box 22/5/1917 2pp, 1917
Alonzo Sheldrake Box 1851- 1958 was the nephew of William and Elizabeth Box who migrated from Sussex England 1850 and established a market garden in the area of Henry Dendy's 'Special Survey 1841 Brighton, in the Parish of Moorabbin County of Bourke. Alonzo was a pavier, who laid blue stone for drains, and enlisted in 1914 to serve in Gallipoli, and France . He returned to Bentleigh 1917 and married Mary Louisa Closter 1918 . Alonzo Box was a member of the pioneering Box family who emigrated from Sussex England 1850 and established market gardens in the the Parish of Moorabbin, County of Bourke. Alonzo Box enlisted in the 1st AIF in 1914 and served in Gallipoli and France. Document, Certificate of Discharge No. 1054 Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force 1917, Alonzo Sheldrake Box Sergeant as Printed by Government Printer box george b 1808, box william, box elizabeth avis, box alonzo sheldrake, closter mary louisa, wedding dress box cottage museum, paviers, road building, world war 1 1914-1918, gallipoli, somme battles, smith j l; smith mary ann, stanley helen, smith vic, chaff cutter, horse drawn carts, early settlers, bentleigh, mckinnon, parish of moorabbin, city of moorabbin, county of bourke, moorabbin roads board, shire of moorabbin, henry dendy's special survey 1841, were j.b.; bent thomas, o'shannassy john, king richard, charman stephen, highett william, ormond francis, maynard dennis, market gardeners, vineyards, orchards -
Bendigo Military Museum
Honour Board - WHITE HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH HONOUR BOARD WW1, 1917
As can be seen this roll was unveiled in 1917 by the Prime Minister Billy Hughes.White Hills Baptist Honour Roll WW1 Frame: glass front, a strong hook is mounted on each side. NB: There are a few hard to read notes written on the back in pencil, one of them is 'J Smith 1917'memorials-honour boards, military history-service records, church -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Bayonet, 1917
This Bayonet was made in Lithgow in 1917 and would have been carried/used by a member of the Australian Imperial Forces.This bayonet would have been carried by a member of the AIF during conflicts. This is an original Bayonet as made by an Armory in Lithgow, New South Wales, in 1917.Bayonet and Scabbard with Frog - 1907 for Short Lee Enfield Rifle1917, Lithgow, arrow x arrow, arrow in a shield, across the guard, 2nd MD 65633. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Medal - EASTER FAIR COMMITTEE MEDAL 1917, 1917
2 x 1917 Easter Fair Committee medal 1917, grey metal shield shaped with wording Easter Fair Committee 1917.event, easter fair, bendigo easter fair -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Black and White, Chatham-Holmes Collection: unknown woman, 18/12/1917
Postcard with portrait of woman"Scottsdale. Dec 18th 1917 Wishing all at "Sanchieburn" a happy Xmas & New Year. Love from Nellie"sanchieburn, scottsdale, xmas, new year, 1917, nellie, chatham-holmes collection -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book - Australian Pocket Diary 1917 No. 11, C. H. Honybun Diary, 1916
Diary kept by Charles Honybun for 1917 with day to day account of his First World War experiences.Pocket Diary of 1917 of Charles Honybun with one day to a page and pages for notes in front. Memorandum pages in back. Most pages written on by Charles Honybun with his War experiences for January - December 1917. Some loose leaf pages inserted. Flyleaf = C. Honybun 37th Batt A.I.F. 2 M Gbooks, military -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH WW1,FRAMED, Post WW1
Black & white photo taken October 1917 of unknown hospital group from Bradford, England during WWI. Mounted on green background, brown wooden frame with glass front, white cardboard backing & wire hanging strap.Written in white at bottom of photo: “The War Hospital, Bradford, October 1917”photograph, bradford, hospital -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Plaque - Nameplate, Morts Dock & Engineering Co. Ltd, Matthew Flinders I, 1917
This nameplate was attached to the steel steamer Matthew Flinders I, a Suction Hopper Dredge used for pumping up sit and sanding from seabeds. It was donated by the Marine Engineer, Neville Dodds, from Ports and Harbours, from the Matthew Flinders I. The Matthew Flinders was constructed by Morts Dock & Engineering Coy. Ltd in Sydney, New South Wales. Identified as Ship No. 40, the dredge had twin screw engines that were made in Sydney. Its gross tonnage was 1180. It was launched on July 15th, 1916, and registered in 1917 at the Port of Melbourne by the owner, the Department of Public Works in Victoria. Unlike bucket dredges, the Matthew Flinders did not use permanent moorings but instead had bow and stern anchors. It travelled forward on the bow anchor, taking up a strip of even-depth wilt from the bed below. A local newspaper noted that the Matthew Flinders has many advantages that were especially useful for its work at Warrnambool. Warrnambool Harbour had been experiencing silting and sanding for many years. The problem continued even after the construction of the Breakwater in 1890, which was overseen by New Zealand engineer Arthur Dudley Dobson. Melbourne’s Department of Ports and Harbours sent the new Matthew Flinders to dredge the heavy silting in the Warrnambool Harbour in May 1919. This work was previously done by the smaller dredge, the Pioneer. However, after a month of work, the Matthew Flinders was returned to Melbourne for alterations to make it suitable for work in the heavy seas it experienced at Warrnambool. Both dredges were sent up from Melbourne when required over the years to periodically attend to the silting in the Harbour, but the Matthew Flinders was preferred because of its efficiency. It was still dredging the Harbour even in July 1938. The ship’s original master was J G Rosney. In February 1922 Percy Taylor from Ports and Harbours joined the Matthew Flinders as a Mate. 1923 the master in charge was Captain Dunbar. In August 1926 Percy Taylor was appointed as her Master and was later transferred to the Pioneer as Master in 1933. 1930 the dredges were no longer required as the Harbour was no longer suitable as a port. However, one source notes that the Matthew Flinders was still dredging the Harbour in 1938.This nameplate is significant for its association with the suction hopper dredge Matthew Flinders I, which was used to remove the build-up of silt and sand from the Warrnambool Harbour, allowing shipping activities to continue to operate in the Port of Warrnambool. The nameplate identifies the vessel and shows that it was built in Australia in the early 20th century for use within Australia. The need for dredging in the Warrnambool Harbour was a serious and ongoing problem, as silting continued to happen after a series of measures were taken to try and resolve the issue. Eventually, the Harbour could no longer function successfully as a port.Brass nameplate, rectangular with cut-away corners and moulded text, mounted with screws on timber. The plate is from a vessel, the dredge Matthew Flinders I, ship no. 40, built by Morts Dock & Engineering Coy Ltd in Sydney, and registered in 1917. A small rectangular engraved plaque below the nameplate gives further details of the ship and the donor.On nameplate: "MORTS DOCK / & / ENGINEERING COY. LTD. / SHIP BUILDERS / SYDNEY 1917 / SHIP NO 40" On small plaque: "Donated by / NEVILLE DODDS / PORTS & HARBOURS / MARINE ENGINEER / EX "MATTHEW FLINDERS I"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, dredge, mathew flinders i, steel steam ship, twin screw engines, nsw, state of victoria, suction hopper, public works melbourne, warrnambool harbour, lady bay, sanding, silting, breakwater, morts dock & engineering co ltd, captain dunbar, ship no. 40, niville dodds, ports & harbours, marine engineer, marine technology, ship relic, percy taylor, matthew flinders, pioneer -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Set of 2, City of Melbourne, "Drivers or Conductors License", 1914
The City of Melbourne issued a License or Licence for Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co (MTOCo) drivers (gripmen) or conductors under their Hackney Carriage by-law No. 110. The cost was 5/- or five schillings. This practice ceased during 1917. 1 - License No. 179, was issued to George A Barrett of Port Melbourne who was a tram conductor on the 16/1/1914. The document is signed by John Clayton as Town Clerk. 2 - License No. 58, issued to Herb S Browne of Glenferrie, tram conductor on 14/1/1917 and signed by T Geo Ellery Town Clerk.Demonstrates a license issued by the City of Melbourne under their Hackney Carriage By-LawDocument - set of two - pink paper License No. 179 for 1914 and No. 58 for 1917Hand written name and datetramways, mtoco, license, licence, conductors, city of melbourne -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Brig-General William Grant
Grant William. Brig-GenMale in Army Uniform WW1. Set in arid area. Brigadier-Generla William Grant, who led the Light Horse at the battle of Beersheba 17 October 1917. Son of E.G GrantBrigadier- General William Grant Led the Light Horse at the battle of Beersheba 17 October 1917.stawell, w.m grant, mititary -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (Madge Irene Connor)
Madge Connor was one of Victoria's first police women. She was appointed as a police agent in 1917 and a fully sworn police officer in 1924.Photograph of Madge Connor, one of the first female police agents employed by Victoria Police in 1917. police agents, connor, madge irene 7711, police women, police woman, policewomen, policewoman -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Artefact, Container (Howitzer Shell), 1917
This container is a piece of trench art. It has been made in 1917 in World War One. The container is made from a 4.5 inches Howitzer shell. The 4.5 Howitzers were British artillery units made with a short barrel and used to fire missiles over a high trajectory. It is probable that the container was made by an Australian soldier while on active service overseas during World War One. This container has no known local provenance but it is a very interesting and attractive piece of World War One trench art. This is a heavy brass container made from a Howitzer shell. The container is round with four-leaf clover –type patterns on the side and three round knobs welded on to the bottom to give it a base. There are many markings on the base of the shell and these may all be the original markings. The lid is made of lighter brass and has an octagonal-shaped knob on top. ‘4.5 Howr 11’ ‘B.A. 3 3 17’ ‘1917’ M.A.C.’ etc world war one, warrnambool -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: 'FOR THE EMPIRE. THE LAST POST. MAJOR MURDOCH NISH MACKAY LLM.'
Two copies of a white soft covered book titled, 'For The Empire. The Last Post.' On the inside front cover are the words, ' Major Murdoch Nish Mackay, LLM. Scholar and Patriot.' Forward by G. Mackay the father of Murdoch. One copy has some personal signatures. Cambridge Press, Bendigo. C.1917. 44 pgs. [photos]. In recent years someone has researched Mackay and the printed sheets have been included here.Cambridge Press, Bendigo. C.1917.person, world war 1, major murdoch nish mackay, lydia chancellor, collection, world war 1, world war 1 personal accounts, memorials, major murdoch nish mackay llm., soldiers, war, male, person -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Alternative Layouts for Fishermans Bend, J C Morrell, Jun 1920
Published 1920 by PMCC but first presented at the 1st Australian Town Planning Conference, Adelaide 1917.Two alternative plans for Fishermen's Bend, proposing harbour improvements and layout of suburbs and industrial areas. First presented 1917.fishermans bend, town planning - proposals shelved, j c morrell -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH of SOLDIER
Photo of Robert James Culmsee in uniform KIA on 3/5/1917 at Bullecourt. No. 3788.Black & White photo of WW1 Soldier standing in front of a house - Portrait.On back written "(WW1) Robert James Culmsee (1894-1917)bullecourt, photograph, ww1 -
Clunes Museum
Coin, 1917
COIN FOUND IN HANDBAG (REG. NO. 451)COIN, GEORGE V THREEPENCE 1917local history, numismatic, coins, coins -
Wangaratta High School
WHS Sports Medal, 1917
Small silver medal with a protruding laurel wreath and shield awarded to H. Taylor in 1917 for winning the junior swimming championships. It has a leather protective pouch and a explanatory notice reading:HERBERT LONSDALE TAYLOR This medal was awarded in 1917 to Herbert Lonsdale Taylor, aged 13, for winning the Wangaratta High School Junior Swimming Championship. He was the uncle of Carole Martin (nee Taylor), Graeme Taylor, and great uncle of Kylie, Bradley and Travis martin and Malcolm and Narelle Taylor who were all students at this school. -
Birregurra Historical Society
Postcard, C1917
World War 1 1917 embroidered postcard from nephew of Jim Purcell to his aunt and uncle.Embroidered post card from 1917 WW1 'Home Sweet Home'. Additional small Christmas card included in an inside pocket.To Mr John Purcell / Clearview / Birregurra / Victoria / Australia All well from your ever loving nep (sic) (nephew) Christmas card reads A Merry Xmas to all Jim postcard, world war 1, birregurra -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Book - Register, Workbook: Burnley Gardens Record of Fieldwork, 1917-1918
Handwritten weekly fieldwork logbook from week ending 6 January 1917 to week ending 7 December 1918. Includes information about plants and crops, horticultural practices, drainage work undertaken. At the back, information on the dairy cows. Some parts very faded.weekly, fieldwork logbook, 1917, 1918, plants, crops, horticultural practices, drainage, dairy cows -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Photograph, C. 1915 - 09/07/1917
This black and white photograph of the tugboat NYORA towing the steam ship INVERNESS-SHIRE was taken between 1915, when the INVERNESS-SHIRE was dis-masted, and 9the July 1917, when NYORA tragically sank. The sailing ship INVERNESS-SHIRE was a four masted steel barque built in 1894 by Robert Duncan & Co. Limited, Glasgow, U.K. (The supervising engineer during the building was William Cumming. He accompanied every ship he’d built on their maiden voyages from UK to Melbourne.) In 1916 she was purchased by A/S Christiansand (Sven O. Stray), Kristiansand, Norway and renamed SVARTSKOG. In October 1920 she disappeared at sea, carrying a cargo of coal, and all hands were lost. The steam powered NYORA was a powerful tugboat and a salvage vessel built by J.P. Rennoldson & Sons Ltd, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, UK. She was originally launched with the name NEPEAN in May 1909, then as NYORA in August 1909 and registered in Melbourne in November 1909 by owners Huddart Parker Pty Ltd. She was made of steel, had triple-compounded steam engines, and her dimensions were 306 ton, 135.0 x 25.1 x 13.6ft. The Melbourne tug NYORA was known as “one of the best known tugs in Victoria, and carried the latest appliances for firefighting and salvage purposes.” She serviced the Port of Melbourne for most of her career. In July 1917 NYORA was towing the American schooner ASTORIA from Port Pirie to Sydney, because ASTORIA’s engines had broken down; she had been delivering a large cargo of timber. On July 9th the vessels were two days out from Port Pirie. At 10:30am NYORA foundered after casting off at Cape Jaffa, 50 miles south of Kingston, South Australia, and sank. Only 2 of the 16 crew survived; NYORA’s Master, Captain W.M. McBain (William Murray) and helmsman, able seaman Gordon Lansley. They were rescued by the two Cape Jaffa light keepers, Jamieson & Clark, who launched the rescue from the Cape Jaffa lighthouse on Margaret Brock Reef. Both men were brought to the lighthouse keeper’s cottage where they recuperated after their long exposure to the rough. (The Queenscliff Sentinal of 14th July 1917 noted that both saved men originated from the same district; Gordon Lansley was from Queenscliff and Captain McBain formerly from Point Lonsdale.) The ASTORIA was “in a very dangerous position ten miles west of the Margaret Brock reef near the Cape Jaffa lighthouse, setting towards the land.” Captain Solly from Beachport later said “Owing to the position … the ship was very fortunate in making Guichen Bay in safety, as she did” (Guichen Bay is south of Robe). Captain Bull, manager of Huddart Packer Pty Ltd, NYORA’s owner, was unable to see any reason for the foundering, as the NYORA was well known for its seaworthiness. At a hearing later on, the Marine Board could blame on no-one either, but found that the ship had been swamped by heavy seas, and had listed to one side when a load of 40 tons of coal in sacks on her deck shifted. The tow line to the ASTORIA was cut to try and save the tug but a huge wave swamped her, crashed open the engine room door and flooded the compartment. It was impossible to launch the lifeboats due to the listing of the sea and NYORA sank within 15 minutes. There was some criticism of the length of time it took Captain Solly and the lifeboat crew to get from Beachport to Cape Jaffa to help with the rescue. However, they had great difficulty in the very strong seas, taking 9 hours just to reach Robe, which was only 32 miles away. There they filled the tanks with ample benzene for the task ahead (impossible to do at sea at the time), took in food and brought on board the Robe Harbour Master, Mr Sneath. The Harbour Master was then able to safely pilot the lifeboat to Cape Jaffa in the smoother coastal waters, saving very much time, but by the time they arrived at Cape Jaffa the 2 survivors had already been taken to the lighthouse on the mainland. There was also a question as to the chances of the ship ASTORIA lowering a lifeboat to help with the disaster. Captain Solly explained that it would have been impossible without sacrificing the lives of the lifeboat crew , due to the great height of the ship out of the water and the roughness of the sea. Captain Svenson, of the ASTORIA, said himself “We are ourselves in a helpless position” and “"Cannot see anything of lifeboats”. One of the 14 lost crew of the NYORA was Hugh Edwards, whose body was not recovered. The descendants of Captain William McBain have continued the seafaring heritage. His son was also a tugboat captain (Captain Norman Clive McBain), working mostly from Reid Street Pier, Williamstown, who would often take his own grandson out to sea to spend time with him on his tugboat. Now that grandson has built a tugboat in memory of his heritage and spends time in it with his own grandson. The Cape Jaffa original lighthouse has been dismantled and moved to Kingston and is now a Lighthouse Museum. The attached photographs of Margaret Brock Reef, and the Cape Jaffa Lighthourse keeper's cottage (now in ruins) is courtesy of Capt. William McBain's great grandson, who visited the area in 2015. There is a model of the NYORA in Museum Victoria, donated by Huddart Packer & Co Ltd. in 1937. This photograph is significant for its association with the tugboat NYORA, that is part of the seafaring history of the Port of Melbourne and associated Victorian ports. Black and White photograph of the tugboat NYORA and steam ship INVERNESS-SHIRE. C. 1915-1917.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, historic maritime photograph, lighthouses, shipwrecks, steamships, j.p. rennoldson & sons ltd, huddart parker pty ltd, nepean, nyora, inverness-shire, astoria, captain w.m. mcbain, william cummings supervising engineer, cape jaffa lighthouse, beachport lifeboat, captain solly, captain svenson, margaret brock reef -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Equipment, Cwlth Govt Harness Factory, 1917
Canvas back pack with leather strapsCGHF 1917 -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Trench art, 1917
WW1 German shell case with handles added later making it into a vase.Trench art. Artillery brass casing.MAI 1917 -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Document - Wedding Certificate, Elizabeth Jones, c1917
James Jones was the son of Philip Jones, a Chairmaker, and Ann Jones who settled in East Brighton after the sale of land c1852 in the area of the Henry Dendy Special Survey of 1841. Mary Ann Moore was the daughter of Thomas Moore, a Gardener, and Sarah Harris who also settled in Brighton c1852. James and Mary Ann Jones settled and raised their family in East Brighton now Bentleigh. They sadly lost Martha Jones born 1888 died in 1890 ,and. Baby Ethel May died 1893 and a stillborn baby was buried in 1900. However, their daughter Elizabeth Ann Jones born 1885 married John Patrick Kennedy born 1885, a the son of Thomas Kennedy , Dairyman deceased, and Jane Donovan early settlers in the Brighton area, at South Melbourne in January 1917 . James Jones and Mary Ann Moore were born in Brighton c1857 and c 1859 into pioneer market gardener families in the area of the Dendy Special Survey of 1841. They married in 1883 and raised their family in East Brighton, now Bentleigh. Sadly infectious diseases took the lives of many infants throughout the Colony of Victoria due to the poor state of water supply and sewerage disposal and locally the swamps of the Elster Creek were a constant breeding ground. Martha Jones born 1888 died 1890 and was interred in the Brighton General Cemetery. In 1893 another daughter Ethel May died and stillborn baby in May1900. Mary Ann Jones died, at age 43years, in January 1903 and in November 1940 Mr James Jones was buried in the family grave. Their daughter Elizabeth Ann Jones , born 1885, married John Patrick Kennedy, born 1885, the son of Thomas Kennedy, a dairyman and Jane Donovan also early settlers in Brighton area at St Luke’s Anglican Church in South Melbourne in January 1917 Original Certificate of Marriage of Elizabeth Ann Jones, the daughter of James and Mary Ann Jones, to John Patrick Kennedy at St Luke's Anglican Church in South Melbourne on January 1st 1917In the State of Victoria/ crest/ In the Commonwealth of Australia/FOURTH SCHEDULE ACTSNOS. 2691 and 2720 -FORM B/ CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE B/ Year 1917Parish or Church District South Melbourne Denomination Church of England/ signed by Patrick Kennedy and Elizabeth Jones, witnesses Ada Hewton and Alice Steedman and Vicar David Ross Hewton dated this first day of January 1917anglican church, st luke's south melbourne, jones elizabeth ann, kennedy john patrick, kennedy thomas, donovan jane, dairyman, dairy farms, brighton general cemetery, vaccination, pioneers, early settlers, typhoid, brighton, moorabbin, bentleigh, market gardeners, jones james, jones mary ann, jones martha, dendy henry, dendys special survey 1841, infectious diseases, water supply, elster creek, melbourne, jones ethel may, reverend hewton david ross -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Plaque - Memorial plaque, P.J. King, Memorial Chapel of Saint Peter, 1917
The Chapel of Saint Peter was dedicated on September 6, 1917 by His Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne. The total sum necessary for the construction of the chapel was collected by the L.H.L.G and the chapel stands as a tribute to the honoured memory of the officers and men of the Mercantile Marine who lost their lives in the Great War. Note that the building was erected to commemorate fallen Mercantile Marines in the Great War before the war was concluded. This shows that the war and death toll thus far was significant enough at this point that it was having a serious impact on Australian society. Highly significant as the identifier of the raison d'etre for the chapel building and the massive fundraising effort made by the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild to fund the building prior to the end of the Great War.Large Brass engraved plaqueMEMORIAL CHAPEL OF SAINT PETER / THIS CHAPEL WAS BUILT WITH FUNDS / COLLECTED BY THE LADIES HARBOUR LIGHTS GUILD/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND TO THE COMMEMORATE THE/ BRAVE AND FAITHFUL MEN / OF THE MERCANTILE MARINE WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/GREAT WAR / THEY ARE TOO NEAR TO BE GREAT / BUT OUR CHIDREN SHALL UNDERSTAND/ WHEN AND HOW OUR FATE/ WAS CHANGED AND BY WHOSE HAND/ ERECTED 1917 At the bottom manufacturer's name and address: P.J. King / 175 Collins Stmemorial, memorial chapel, wwi, first world war, great war, 1917, lhlg, merchant navy, mercantile marine, st peter chapel, walter richmond butler, p.j.king engraver