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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Certificate, United Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons, Victoria - Collection of Masonic Degrees and Correspondence maintained by Aird family of Ringwood, Victoria
Buff coloured certificate with gold Lodge seal. Certification that the Past Rank of Senior Grand Warden has been conferred on Brother Arthur James Bromwich Aird. Signed by the Grand Master under the Seal of the Grand Lodge on 26th July, 1961. -
Victorian Apiarists Association
Publication, Beekeeping In Victoria (Dept of Agriculture Victoria), 1949 edition
A5 soft cover book, cover is tanny with a brown picture of a hive & brown writing , the back is plain cream 165 pages -
Victorian Apiarists Association
Publication, The Honey Flora Of Victoria (Department of Agriculture Victoria), 1949
A5 sized soft cover book, cream colour with green circle & Cream & green writing. Has been taped 136 pages -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Robert Brough Smyth, The Aborigines of Victoria : volume 1 : with notes relating to the habits of the natives of other parts of Australia and Tasmania : compiled from various sources for the Government of Victoria, 2008
Historical work by the Secretary of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines. (c.1876) He describes his approach to his work, the collection of language information, culture and heritage, anatomical data, drawings of the traditional lifestyles and encounters with the people. Includes interesting observations on the works of William Thomas, Alfred W, Howitt, Philip Chaney, Albert A.C. La Souef, John Moore Davis and Rev. William Ridley.robert brough smyth, anthropology, aboriginal social life and customs, children, behaviour, death and burial customs, daily life, food, diseases, weapons, shields, boomerang, vessels, baskets, message sticks, stone tool technology, fire, canoes, myths, stories -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Robert Brough Smyth, The Aborigines of Victoria : with notes relating to the habits of the natives of other parts of Australia and Tasmania : compiled from various sources for the Government of Victoria by R. Brough Smyth : vol. 1, 1878
Produced in two large volumes, Robert Brough Smyth has collected information on various tribes and their customs, as well as their physical and mental character; birth and education of children; marriage; death and burial of the dead; daily lives of the natives; food; diseases; dress and personal ornaments; weapons; implements and manufacturers; nets and fish hooks; methods of producing fire; canoes and myths. Smyth also devotes about two hundred pages to Aboriginal languages, as well as including details and customs of the aborigines in Tasmania. Complete with hundreds of sketches, the work is still a valuable resource not only for those with in an interest in aboriginal culture, but also those wanting to know the early history of Australia.maps, b&w illustrations, word listsrobert brough smyth, anthropology, aboriginal social life and customs, children, behaviour, death and burial customs, daily life, food, diseases, weapons, shields, boomerang, vessels, baskets, message sticks, stone tool technology, fire, canoes, myths, stories -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Robert Brough Smyth, The Aborigines of Victoria : volume 2 : with notes relating to the habits of the natives of other parts of Australia and Tasmania : compiled from various sources for the Government of Victoria, 2005
Historical work by the Secretary of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines. (c.1876) Volume two is devoted to Aboriginal languages, including comparisons of Victorian languages with those from New South Wales, word lists, vocabularies, and native names of trees and plants. Volume two also includes details and customs of the aborigines in Tasmania. Includes interesting observations on the works of William Thomas, Alfred W, Howitt, Philip Chaney, Albert A.C. La Souef, John Moore Davis and Rev. William Ridley.robert brough smyth, philip chauncy, william ridley, albert le souef, a. w. howitt, john moore davis, william locke, a. f. a. greeves, language comparisons, phrenology, aboriginal social life and customs, death and burial customs, weapons, tasmania, lake tyers, lake wellington, gippsland, ballarat, brabrolong, lake hindmarsh, kotoopna -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Robert Brough Smyth, The Aborigines of Victoria : with notes relating to the habits of the natives of other parts of Australia and Tasmania : compiled from various sources for the Government of Victoria by R. Brough Smyth : vol. 2, 1878
Produced in two large volumes, Robert Brough Smyth has collected information on various tribes and their customs, as well as their physical and mental character; birth and education of children; marriage; death and burial of the dead; daily lives of the natives; food; diseases; dress and personal ornaments; weapons; implements and manufacturers; nets and fish hooks; methods of producing fire; canoes and myths. Smyth also devotes about two hundred pages to Aboriginal languages, as well as including details and customs of the aborigines in Tasmania. Complete with hundreds of sketches, the work is still a valuable resource not only for those with in an interest in aboriginal culture, but also those wanting to know the early history of Australia.b&w illustrations, word listsrobert brough smyth, philip chauncy, william ridley, albert le souef, a. w. howitt, john moore davis, william locke, a. f. a. greeves, language comparisons, phrenology, aboriginal social life and customs, death and burial customs, weapons, tasmania, lake tyers, lake wellington, gippsland, ballarat, brabrolong, lake hindmarsh, kotoopna -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Nu-color-vue or Nucolorvue Productions, "Eagle Hawk Victoria" "Eaglehawk, Victoria", mid 1960's?
Postcard - colour photograph of High St Eaglehawk, with No.3 at the Eaglehawk tram terminus. Has The Cenotaph on the right hand side. Nu-colour-vue postcard, EH1. Divided back, printed in Australia. Has the various stamp values required for postage in Australia, New Zealand, UK and the USA in the stamp section. Has a kangaroo logo in the centre bottom or the rear. trams, tramways, bendigo, postcards, eaglehawk, high st -
Expression Australia
Booklet, Adult Deaf Society of Victoria A Model Service for the Barwon Region of Victoria to Meet the Needs of People Handicapped by Deafness 23/11/74
A report considering a model for delivery of services to the Deaf in the Barwon Heads Region26cmHx20.5cmW, 10 pagesadult deaf society of victoria,services for the deaf in barwon heads -
Queen Victoria Women's Centre
Annual Report, Annual Report 2011-2012 Queen Victoria Women's Centre Trust. A Woman's Place: 100 years at the Queen Victoria Women's Centre Building, 2012
Yellow and brown covered book. 38 pages. Sepia toned images throughout. Black writing with yellow accents. White paper page on inside of coverannual report, financial documents -
Beechworth Honey Archive
Publication, The honey flora of Victoria. (Victoria. Department of Agriculture). Melbourne, [194-], [194-]
136 pages, illustrated. -
Beechworth Honey Archive
Publication, Beekeeping In Victoria (Dept of Agriculture Victoria), 1958
Soft cover slightly larger than A5, Cream cover with pink flowers & blue writing missing back cover, possibly missing pages is up to 158 -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Journal (Item), The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria, Australia. Vol. 49 - Part 7, July 1951. Victoria Centenary, 1851 - 1951
agriculture, history of agriculture, victoria, victoria department of agriculture -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Victoria Cutts, leaning on car, married Jack Ross. Victoria had "Madame L'Reine" hair salon in Collins Street, Melbourne
Sepia photograph -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative record - SEC Ballarat Depot monthly report, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1971
Record of the monthly reports from April 1965 to July 1971, signed by the Depot Foreman S Lakey, D Irwin or acting F. Minns. Lists the number of brake blocks replaced and summarises the principal work done on the tramcars and special jobs eg replacing the destination rolls. image i2 - April 1965 to December 1966 image i3 - Jan. 1967 to December 1968 - including an entry dated 10-9-1968 with a list of depot staff, addresses and phone numbers, 17 in all. image i4 - Jan. 1969 to December 1970 image i5 - Jan 1971 to July 1971Yields information about the Ballarat Workshop activities, tramcars maintained and events on a monthly basis.Memo reporting book, with sheets headed "Departmental State Electricity Commission of Victoria" - ruled, carbon copy with heavy card covers with green tape binding. Form SF-466-12-0254. A sheet of carbon paper remains in the book as if for the next entry.ballarat, tramcars, workshop records, workshops, maintenance -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Photocopy, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), "Museum Guide", c1993
Photocopy - A4 sheet, two pages, titled "Museum Guide", prepared by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria, TMSV giving details of the collection and location of the various trams, buildings and facilities, c1993. On the rear has a series of 13 questions and answer about the collection.trams, tramways, tmsv, bylands, museum plan -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - Warrnambool Tourist Booklet, Warrnambool Progress Association, Warrnambool On the Sea, Victoria, Australia, Tourist Guide, 1932
Warrnambool Tourist GuideThis is a booklet with a cream cover featuring a sketch of a woman waterskiing and blue printing. The pages contain black and white photographs, advertisements, two maps and printed text. There is one fold-out page. The booklet is stapled and bound with glue.non-fictionWarrnambool Tourist Guidewarrnambool tourism, warrnambool progress association -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph, Fish, Marie, 1999 c
Photographed from a book illustrationPhotograph of a woodcut depicting an early camp of fishermen on Lake Victoria, Gippsland Lakes, Victoria.Fishermen's Camp, Lake Victoria, Gipps Landvegetation, camping, arts and crafts -
Greensborough Historical Society
Document - Leaflet, Berry Street Victoria Northern Services. Publicity & Recruitment Unit, Foster care: you can make a difference, 2000c
Publicity leaflet for Berry Street Victoria Northern Services foster careLeaflet printed both sides in black on white, with colour logonon-fictionfoster care, north east foster care, berry street victoria northern services -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Museum Victoria et al, Melbourne: a city of stories, by Deborah Tout-Smith, 1935-2008
A history of Melbourne from 1935 to present ,based on an exhibition at the Museum of Victoria.114 p., col. and black and white illus.melbourne, museum victoria -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Accessory - Set of PTV Cuff links and tie clips, Public Transport Victoria (PTV), early 2020s
Provided by Public Transport Victoria (PTV) to staff and others for wearing at events.Demonstrates a PTV item produced for staff or as a souvenir.Black cloth covered box with a spring lid, containing two PTV shirt cuff links and two PTV tie clips with a rubberised removable clip.ptv, clothing, uniforms, cuff links, ties -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Postcard - Postcard, Sepia, Valentine & Sons Publishing Co. Ltd, In the Billiard Room, Seamen's Mission, Melbourne, Victoria, c. 1920
The photograph on the front of the postcard depicts a game of billiards being played in the Billiard Room of the Mission to Seafarers Melbourne. The Flinders Street extension building opened for use in 1917 after relocating from Australia Wharf. The billiard pool was likely made by the Alcock company.The scene on the postcard shows the typical use of the Billiard Room at the Mission to Seafarers Melbourne as well as what is presumably the original layout of the room and gives an insight into men's fashion of the time.Sepia toned postcard with photograph of a man in shirt sleeves taking a shot on the billiard table with a second man standing to the left and rear wearing a hat and watching the shot. There are two seated men to the right of the photograph. The man on the left is wearing a suit including hat, the man on the right is wearing a cap and sitting with his arms crossed. There are three pendant lights above the billiard table and bench seating in front of the window.Printed on the bottom of the front of the postcard: "IN THE BILLIARD ROOM. SEAMEN'S MISSION. MELBOURNE, VICTORIA. REAL PHOTO SERIES M.826" Printer's logo on rear of postcard: "VALENTINES/REAL PHOTO SERIES POSTCARD" Printed sideways on left hand rear of postcard: "Published by the Valentine & Sons Publishing Co. Ltd/Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane" Printed in right hand corner rear of postcard: "BRANCHES/SYDNEY/LONDON/DUNDEE/DUBLIN/CAPETOWN/MONTREAL/TORONTO" postcard, windows, floorboards, valentine-and-sons-publishing-co-ltd, billiard room, pool table, billiard table, billiard cue, seamen's mission, mission to seafarers, melbourne, flinders street, bench seat, pendant lighting, bentwood chairs, coat rack, valentines postcards, real series postcards, real photo series, m.826, vienna chairs -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Black and white postcard, Rose Stereograph Company, Mountain Ash, Tallest Known Hardwood Tree in World, (301 FT. 6 IN.) Cumberland, Marysville, 1913-1967
A postcard in a series produced by the Rose Stereograph Company in Victoria, Australia as a souvenir of Marysville.A black and white photograph of The Big Tree near Cambarville in Victoria. At the time the photograph was taken it was the world's tallest hardwood tree standing at 92 meters (301', 6"). However it was reduced to 84m by a wind storm in 1959.POST CARD The Rose Series/ De Luxe A Real Photograph/ Produced in Australia Published by the Rose Stereograph Co.,/ Armadale, Victoriabig tree, cambarville, cumberland valley, mountain ash, world's tallest tree, victoria, p. 4357, rose series postcard, postcard, souvenir -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Black and white postcard, Rose Stereograph Company, Stevenson Falls, Marysville, Vic, 1913-1967
A postcard in a series produced by the Rose Stereograph Company in Victoria, Australia as a souvenir of Marysville.A black and white photograph of Steavenson Falls in Marysville in Victoria. The Steavenson Falls is named after the Victorian Assistant Commissioner of Roads and Bridges, John Steavenson, who arrived in Victoria in the early 1860s. At 84 metres high, Steavenson Falls is Victoria's tallest cascading waterfall. The falls are split into roughly five cascades, with the last of these plunging into a small, picturesque rock pool. This postcard was produced by the Rose Stereograph Company as a souvenir of Marysville.POST CARD The "Rose" Series/ De Luxe A Real Photograph/ Produced in Australia Published by the Rose Stereograph Co,/ Armadale, Victoria.marysville, victoria, waterfalls, p. 4990, stevenson falls, steavenson falls, rose series postcard, postcard, souvenir, john steavenson -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Black and white postcard, Rose Stereograph Company, Mountain Ash, Tallest Known Hardwood Tree in World, (301 FT. 6 IN.) Cumberland, Marysville, 1913-1967
A postcard in a series produced by the Rose Stereograph Company in Victoria, Australia as a souvenir of Marysville.A black and white photograph of The Big Tree near Cambarville in Victoria. At the time the photograph was taken it was the world's tallest hardwood tree standing at 92 meters (301', 6"). However it was reduced to 84m by a wind storm in 1959.POST CARD The Rose Series/ De Luxe A Real Photograph/ Produced in Australia Published by the Rose Stereograph Co.,/ Armadale, Victoriabig tree, cambarville, cumberland valley, mountain ash, world's tallest tree, victoria, p. 4357, rose series postcard, postcard, souvenir -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Black and white postcard, Rose Stereograph Company, Mountain Ash, Tallest Known Hardwood Tree in World, (301 FT. 6 IN.) Cumberland, Marysville, 1913-1967
A postcard in a series produced by the Rose Stereograph Company in Victoria, Australia as a souvenir of Marysville.A black and white photograph of The Big Tree near Cambarville in Victoria. At the time the photograph was taken it was the world's tallest hardwood tree standing at 92 meters (301', 6"). However it was reduced to 84m by a wind storm in 1959.POST CARD The Rose Series/ De Luxe A Real Photograph/ Produced in Australia Published by the Rose Stereograph Co.,/ Armadale, Victoriabig tree, cambarville, cumberland valley, mountain ash, world's tallest tree, victoria, p. 4357, rose series postcard, postcard, souvenir -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Black and white postcard, Rose Stereograph Company, Cumberland Falls, Marysville, Vic, 1913-1967
A postcard in a series produced by the Rose Stereograph Company in Victoria, Australia as a souvenir of Marysville.A black and white photograph of the Cumberland Falls which are in Cambarville. These falls are located on the Marysville-Wood's Point Road. Cambarville is notable for its giant mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans) trees within the Cumberland Memorial Scenic Reserve, and relics from former sawmills and gold mining. The Big Culvert is located nearby on the Marysville - Woods Point Road, which was historically part of the Yarra Track. Cambarville was established as a timber mill town in the 1940s. Timber mill owners A Cameron and FJ Barton named Cambarville. They established the mill to salvage timber from trees destroyed in the 1939 bushfires. Cambarville was impacted by the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires and any remaining structures were destroyed.POST CARD The "Rose" Series/ De Luxe A Real Photograph/ Produced in Australia Published by the Rose Stereograph Co.,/ Armadale, Victoria.cumberland falls, cambarville, marysville, victoria, waterfalls, rose series postcard, postcard, souvenir, mountain ash, mining, timber mills, big culvert, yarra track, a cameron, fj barton, black saturday bushfires, 1939 bushfires, eucalyptus regnans, p. 4969 -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Document, Victorian Museum Award 2017, 2017
This is a document signifying that the Warrnambool and District Historical Society in 2017 received a Victorian Collections Award for Excellence in Museum Cataloguing (Volunteer Staff). The award was given by Museums Australia (Victoria). The Warrnambool and District Historical Society continues to be an active contributor to the Victorian Collections web site. This item is of minor significance as a memento of a 2017 award given to the Warrnambool and District Historical Society and it now forms part of the group’s archives. This is a sheet of white paper with a background image of a tree branch and black printing. There are two signatures and the logos or lettering of 7 Victorian organizations.warrnambool & district historical society, victorian collections, museums australia (victoria) -
Federation University Historical Collection
Map, Ballaarat Gold Field, 1861, 1861
A party of surveyors camped by Yuille's Swamp (later Lake Wendouree) and surveyed the countryside for a map to be produced by the Geological Survey of Victoria. In November 2004 the Central Highlands Regional Library presented a special edition of 200 copies of the 1861 map reproduced from a copy in their collection. Original 1861 map of Ballarat showing streets and leads. Blue dots indicate gold leads, and red lines indicate auriferous quartz reef and outcrops of quartz veins."Compiled & Drawn from the Survey of Mining Surveyors Davidson, Fitzpatrick and Cowan & the Plans in the Surveyor General's Office by J. Brahe, 21st October 1861. R. Brough Smyth, Secretary for Mines. The Honourable J.B. Humffray, M.L.A. Commr of Mines.”ballarat, map, ballarat east, lake wendouree, survey, mines, robert davidson, ballarat gold field 1861, yuille's swamp, wendouree swamp, little bendigo diggings, gold leads, old post office hill, specimen hill, bakery hill, black hill, dead horse creek, brown hill, pennyweight hill, clayton hill, soldiers hill, golden point, gum tree flat, white flat, poverty hill, chinese village, robert brough smyth, ballarat map 1861, ballaarat vineyard, dead horse gully, deadhorse creek, invermay, black hill flat, gaelic church, police reserve, magpie range, dalton's flat, caadian lead, rifle butts, powder magazine, bathing house, government camp, gold office, chinese, llanberrris, victoria theatre, charlie napier hotel, united states hotel, grape's hoel, clayton's hill, cattleyard hill, free trade hotel, esmond lead, bakery hill, black hill lead, juvenile reformatory, ballarat orphanage, lady barkly lead, triffet's slaughter yard, little bendigo, melbourne road, t. cowan, thomas cowan -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Department of Treasury and Finance, "Passenger Rail Franchising in Victoria an Overview", Apr. 2000
Report - 170 pages approx., spiral wire bound, plastic front cover, card back cover with a c1925 photograph of Flinders St Station on the front cover, titled "Passenger Rail Franchising in Victoria an Overview", prepared by the Department of Treasury and Finance for the State Government, April 2000. Has a table of contents. Provides an introduction into the public transport system, reform, auditor general's recommendations, policy framework regarding privatisations and franchising, commercial issues and processes, employment restructuring, legal framework, outcomes, investments, costs, leases, risk transfer. Has annexures on payments to franchisees, rolling stock leases and final bid template.trams, tramways, public transport, franchising, ptc, privatisation, passengers, minister for transport