1914 WW1. Priness MaryRare 1914 Christmas greetingsOff white Cardboard front and rear with white paper insert making up two internal pages. Card - Christmas Card from the Princess Mary and Friends at Home - 1914 Front of card has "M" "1914"Christmas best wishes & Victorious New Year from The Princess Mary & friends at home.

Previously on display at the National Wool Museum on level 1 in Gallery 2 foyer.Framed illustration showing the external view of the Dennys Lascelles Austin & Co. wool and grain warehouse, including the Bow Truss Building. A car, horse drawn cart, people and a steam engine are shown on the street in the foreground.Front: DENNYS LASCELLES AUSTIN & CO. / WOOL & GRAIN BROKERS, GEELONG. / WOOL & GRAIN WAREHOUSES GEELONG. Back: NORMAN BURN / (LATE OF CHARITY'S) / Art Picture Framer / And / Repairer of Pianos & Organs / NOTE ADDRESS: / 15, JAMES STREET, GEELONG / (Opposite Davies Furntiture Warehouse).dennys lascelles wool store, austin, bow truss building, wool, geelong

Foolscap handwritten document concerning Alfred Lester and Co forwarding parcels of ore for treatment at the Ballarat School of Mines. No 15 Arcade Chambers Hay Street Perth West April 4th 1898 The Chairman and Directors The School of Mines Ballarat Gentlemen We believe that we could do business for you here in the way of arranging for the forwarding of parcels of ore for treatment and various samples for assays. If you are disposed ot offer us a fair commission for such business introduced to you, we should advertise our representation here, and on the fields, we have a good connection with the officers of various companies, in perth and would do our best on your behalf. The writer has been resident here for some six years + is known personally to several of the gentlemen comprising your board. Soliciting your favourable reply We are gentlemen Yours very truly A. Lester and Co. per Alfred Lestoralfred lester, perth, assay, treatment, ballarat school of mines

Morocco Leather bound large Bible with gold edged pages and reinforced ridged spine. Pale blue calligraphic inscription on preliminary page date 1874Pencil inscription handwritten on recto of card: "Nellie Hammond""

An identity profile of a member of the R A F W W 2Representative.Identity Card No 108430 - R.J. BranchSerial no .419022 Signatures R.J .BRANCH &?

Zilles Printers was begun by Lewis Zilles in the early 1930s. It was in McKenzie Street Ballarat. His son Jeffrey also became a printer - letterpress, offset and screen printer. The business became Zilles Printers/Graphics and was in Armstrong Street and later Bell Street Ballarat. Montrose Cottage was build c1856 by John Alexander, builder. He was a Scottish stone mason. It was built with bluestone and hand-made bricks. It is on the Historic Buildings Register, National Trust (Victoria). It is important as a substantial and very early stone cottage. The house is now open to the public. It also provides short term accommodation - self contained apartments.Yellow card with dark blue printDrawing of cottage and on reverse side map.zilles printers, montrose cottage, john alexander, scottish stone mason, bluestone, hand-made bricks, historic buildings register, short term accommodation, national trust, apartments

The University of Ballarat is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia.A University of Ballarat business card holderuniversity of ballarat, merchandise, business card holder

James Ring was the Head Teacher at Melton State School 430 in the 1930sBereavement card from the Ring familylocal identities, education

Card Table with a chess board on top.furniture, card table

The recipient of this card, Jessie Bonnett was born in Allansford in 1897. She spent her life on the family farm at Mepunga with her brothers Jack and George. She died in 1990 and her scrapbook came into the collection of the Warrnambool and District Historical Society through her relative, Mary O’Callaghan. Nothing is known of Ada Lawlor.This card has social significance and interest showing the communication between people in an earlier age. Postcards were commonly used to convey a short message between friends. This is a postcard with an image of the ship ‘Georgia’ on the front and a letter from Nullawarre on the back. There is a stamp from the Gray’s Colosseum Stationers and a symbol, ‘F & J’ on the back. Nullawarre, 13.10.10 Miss Jessie Bonnett, Mepunga, Dear Jessie, Just a P.C. in answer to your pretty card and for being so kind in always helping me with my sums. Please excuse this P.C. as I have no other. I remain, your affect. playmate, Ada Lawlor. Dear Jess I was not at school yesterday as I was sick with a cold.jessie bonnett, ada lawlor, the georgia

This is a photograph of LTCOL Peter Constantine AM, who was the CO of the Army Survey Regiment from 1975 to 1976. He then assumed command of the School of Military Survey (SMS) from 1976 to his retirement in January 1982. LTCOL Constantine was one of RASvy’s most revered officers in this era, with 32 years of meritorious service as a leader on active duty in Vietnam in 1969 and the commanding officer of the Regiment and School. His memoirs of active duty in Vietnam ‘Surveyor - Printer Behind the Lines’ was published in 2022.This is a photograph of LTCOL Peter Constantine AM, who was the CO of the Army Survey Regiment at Fortuna, Bendigo, from 1975 to 1976. The black and white photograph was printed on photographic paper and is part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photograph was scanned at 300 dpi. There is no annotation.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr

Issued by The Met or V/Line to identify the person was able to receive concession fares when travelling on public transport. Have the conditions of transport on the rear.Yields information about travel concession cards of the mid 1980s.1 - Sixty Plus Concession card - yellow card, printed in green ink - numbers in red ink - 479650 and 479603 2 - Laminated Sixty Save concession card - printed on safety paper in red and black ink - No. 50748. Priced at $25. Appears to have had a photo affixed to card in the top left-hand corner.Expiry date stamp on item 2 - 5 Mar. 1986tramways, passes, public transport, the met, vline, concession card

A solicitor's account to Alan Partington following a land transaction with Development Underwriting Vic. P/L in 1971. Part of many land deals made by the Partington family in the sale of the original Greensborough farmland.Solicitor's account, black text on white paperalan partington, william alan partington, partington family, land deals greensborough, nullarbor

A group of 4 photographs, person not identified, taken circa 1900. From the Partington collection.Four sepia studio portraits.partington family

Nobel Industries Limited was founded in 1870 by Swedish chemist and industrialist Alfred Nobel for the production of the new explosive dynamite in the United Kingdom. Ardeer, on the coast at Ayrshire, was chosen for the company's first factory. Between 1877 amd 1926 it was known as Nobel’s Explosives Company Limited. The business later diversified into the production of blasting gelatine, gelignite, ballistite, guncotton, and cordite. At its peak, the factory employed nearly 13,000 men and women. In 1926, the firm merged with Brunner, Mond & Company, the United Alkali Company, and the British Dyestuffs Corporation, creating a new group, Imperial Chemical Industries, then one of Britain's largest firms. Nobel Industries continued as the ICI Nobel division of the company. Small black timber box with small screw holding back on, and leather handle on top. A pivoted needle remains vertical as box angle changes. Graded scale behing top end of needle. Two adjusting points at top.No 10070nobel, ballarat school of mines, scientific instruments, galvanometer

Timber drop case wall clock used at the Ballarat School of Mines.clocks, horology, ansonia, watchmaker, c. marks and co., ballarat school of mines

The St Brigid statue was presented to the church by Fr Kerin in 1915. "CROSSLEY. (From Our Correspondent). At the Crossley hall, on Thursday evening last, a meeting was held for the purpose of forming a Catholic Debating Society. There was a splendid attendance, Rev Fathers Kerin and Phelan being present, both of whom explained the advan tages to be gained by such a society. After the matter had been dis cussed, it was unanimously de cided to form a Crossley Debating Society, the election of officers re sulting as follows-President, Rev Father Phelan ; secretary, Mr S. Shanley ; assistant secretary, Mr P. Farley ; vice-presidents, Messrs L. Dwyer and P. Wall; treasurer, Mr D. Lane ; auditors, Messrs F. Shanley and M. Foley ; press correspondent, Mr P. Crowe. A com mittee of 12 was elected, and a sub committee was appointed to draft rules governing the society. It was decided to hold meetings fortnightly, Friday evenings being the choice for meetings. Immediately before 11 o'clock Mass at St. Brigid's R.C. Church, Crossley, on Sunday last, the Rev Father Kerin blesssed und unveiled a beautiful life-size statue of St. Brigid. The rev gentleman, in a lengthy discourse, dwelt on the life of piety led by the saint. He expressed a wish that in passing by the statue it would be a reminder to them that their church and school were dedicated to this saint. {Port Fair Gazette, 19 April 1915.}Colour photograph of a papier mache statue of St Brigid, photographed at St Brigid's Crossley.st brigid statue, st brigid's crossley, d'aprato statue co., st brigid

Sixteen page booklet, off white paper, saddle stapled, with additional cream colour paper cover titled "The Australian Tramway Employees' Association with the Electric Supply Coy. of Victoria Limited / Agreement". Dated on cover 1923. Agreement dated 23/11/1923, to 31/3/1925. Applies to both Ballarat and Bendigo. Details hours of work, rates, Sunday runs, casual rates, holidays, free passes, uniforms, training students, meal relief, one-man cars, eyesight tests, dismissals, meals, Board of Reference. Gives schedules for various grades, and a schedule for quarterly adjustment of wages depending on a cost of living index. On rear page - page 16, has the name of "Fremantle Municipal Tramways and Electric Lighting Board" as the name of the respondent - printing error, or heard at the same time. Signed by William J Home for P. J. Pringle for ESCo and John L Abfalter Vice President and T. Jewell General Secretary for the Union. Three copies held. Copy 1 - complete Copy 2 - missing rear cover Copy 3 - missing covers"Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 212" in ink on top of outside cover., Copy 1, Copy 2, Copy 3trams, tramways, bendigo, ballarat, atea, unions, agreements, esco

p.272.fictionStalky and his two friends, Beetle and McTurk, attend a boarding school in Devon, England during the mid-19th century. Studying is not important to them and instead they have many interesting experiences including taking revenge on another school house that insults their hygiene, tricking some teachers who try to catch them breaking the rules, and finally achieving success as adults despite their teachers thinking that they would become failures. The story is semi-autobiographical of Kipling's own school experiences.england - fiction, juvenile fiction

A pink covered paperback Tutor Book for the Violoncello. The title, publisher and series is printed in black lettering on the front cover. Price Two Shillings is written at the bottom along with the publisher details. The back cover lists 35 popular instruction books for other instruments. Listed inside the front and back covers are further Metzler's music books. Pp.36non-fictionA Violoncello tutor book No.12. in which everything relative to that instrument is clearly explained. To which is added - a selection of popular melodies easily arranged as Progressive Lessons by Henry W. Goodban.books, music books, music scores

Sepia photograph of sheep grazing on rural paddocks.rural activity, sheep farming, hill clarke & co., 'homebush'

ill, p.70.non-fictionA locomotive handbook for the guidence and instruction of drivers, firemen and cleaners on the Emu Bay Railway Co Ltd.emu bay railway - tasmania - history, steam locomotives - tasmania - history

Calendarnon-fictionJohn Duff & Co Calendar 2025koo wee rup (vic.)

32 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.non-fictionThis is a 32-page book featuring illustrations and photographs that celebrate the centenary of this family-owned business in Dandenong, Victoria. The foreword was written by Greg Dickson, and the book highlights the company's history and achievements. (AI generated)alex scott & co, dandenong (vic.)

Managers & Workers at Builders Trading & Roofing Co. Ltd.builders trading and roofing co. ltd.

Coloured photo of Australian Tesselated Tile Co. Display.australian tesselated tile co. pty ltd

Portrait of John Pascoe Fawkner, co-founder of Melbournevictoria, melbourne, john pascoe fawkner