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Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Dusty Miller
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Dusty Miller raced from 1957 (2yo) through to 1964 (9yo). Inducted into the Victorian Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 2010. Career: 41 wins 22 seconds 17 thirds 126 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, dusty miller, gd wilson, darkie wilson, d dove, don dove, g stewart, gordon stewart, dave wilson, dv dove -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Alethea
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Alethea raced from 1950 (2yo) through to 1954 (6yo). Dam Lulu Love was inducted into the Victorian Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 2009. Career: 10 wins 7 seconds 5 thirds 35 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, alethea, g gath, george gath, g rothacker, gordon rothacker, gw rothacker -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Verona
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Verona raced from 1972 (4yo) through to 1974 (6yo). Victorian Horse of the Year 1973. Career: 17 wins 16 seconds 7 thirds 54 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, verona, gordon rothacker, g rothacker, gw rothacker -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Angelique
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Angelique raced from 1962 (3yo) through to 1968 (9yo). Career: 45 wins 29 seconds 21 thirds 138 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, angelique, gordon rothacker, g rothacker, gw rothacker -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Arizona
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Arizona raced from 1973 (2yo) through to 1976 then raced in US from 1977 until 1978 (7yo). Had a Winning Streak of 6 wins. Career: 27 wins 15 seconds 8 thirds 95 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, arizona, gordon rothacker, g rothacker, gw rothacker -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Canny Kiwi
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Canny Kiwi raced from 1968 (2yo) through to 1973 (7yo). Career: 18 wins 28 seconds 19 thirds 118 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, canny kiwi, g rothacker, gordon rothacker, g o'bree, graeme o'bree, gw rothacker -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Cocky Raider
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Cocky Raider raced from 1968 (3yo) through to 1970 then raced in US from 1971 until 1972 (7yo). Career: 39 wins 8 seconds 12 thirds 81 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, cocky raider, gordon mcwilliam, gj mcwilliam, ja mcwilliam, jack mcwilliam -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Gyracus
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Gyracus raced from 1970 (2yo) through to 1973 (5yo). Career: 18 wins 7 seconds 3 thirds 38 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, gyracus, g rothacker, gordon rothacker, gw rothacker, j glide, john glide -
Disability Sport & Recreation Victoria
Photo, Photo of wheelchair basketballers, 1960
Black and white photo of wheelchair basketballers, 1960.Reverse of the photo lists (in pen) the photo subjects as follows: B. Moretti, G. Burch, A Roberts, F. Martin, R. Lucas, L Murphy (with ball) R. Hepburnwheelchair basketball, wheelchair sport, disabled sports, robin lucas, fred martin, ron hepburn, bruno moretti, gordon burch, a. roberts, les murphy -
Bass Coast Shire Council - Robert Smith Collection
Artwork, other - Gordon Binstead, Portrait of Robert Smith
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Melbourne Legacy
Document - Memoir, Diary 1915 Corporal Leonard Gordon Hazard
A transcription of the 1915 diary of Corporal Hazard, aged 25, was done by his daughter-in-law, Joyce Hazard, and given to Legacy in 2009. The original diary is not included. The document includes some photocopies of newspaper articles of some events in the diary and Corporal Hazard's later life and photos of his three brothers who also served. The Hazard brothers were from Brighton, Victoria. From the Foreword: "A personal diary that takes us from the shores of Australia to Gallipoli by way of training in the middle east, a torpedoed troopship and on to a convalescent hospital in England." The troopship was the 'Southland' and the included newspaper report recounts the disaster. Timeline: 8 May 1915 Left Melbourne 10 June Arrived at Heliopolis training camp in Egypt 2 September Was on the 'Southland' which was torpedoed 8 September Arrived on Gallipoli 19 October Wounded in shelling 27 October Arrived Malta on a hospital ship 15 November Arrived South Hampton Docks in UK and transferred to Southern General Hospital in Birmingham 6 December First visit to London and a ride in the underground trains. Transferred to Woodgate Convalescent Hospital 31st December Diary ends on New Years Eve.The day by day record shows the war from the point of view of a corporal.White A4 paper spiral bound, 39 pages of a transcription of the diary of Corp L G Hazard and a pdf file.memoir, gallipoli, world war one -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Framed Document, Kevin Staines, "Port Melbourne Bus Depot - 1937 - 1966 Honor Board", Mar. 2016
Framed presentation of the "Port Melbourne Bus Depot - 1937 - 1966 Honor Board", listing the bus drivers, conductors and conductresses whose name appeared on the Yard Sheet on the last day of the depot - 30/6/1966. It opened on 9/12/1937. Includes some of the known Officers and one of the revenue clerks. Prepared by Kevin Stanes 2016. Framed with a commercial black plastic frame with a light wood back, glass sheet and various clips and suspension points. Listing of names and other information provided by Kevin Stanes by email: Port Melbourne list - see htd1443 - Port Melbourne Bus Depot Employees List.doc in the documents file. For email and recollections in particular about Doncaster - see htd1443email.pdftrams, tramways, port melbourne, buses, drivers, conductors, officers, depots -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newsletter, Transport Friendly Society, "Transport Friendly Society - Annual Report 1990-91" "Transport Friendly Society - Newsletter September 1991", 1991
Set of two documents issued by the Transport Friendly Society, formally the Tramways Benefit Society. .1 - Report - 36 pages, centred stapled, titled "Transport Friendly Society - Annual Report 1990-91", detailing the activities of the Society, its coat of arms, Vimy House, Nursing Home, The Mornington Retirement village, medical benefits and changes in the sector. .2 - Newsletter - folded A3 sheet, "Transport Friendly Society - Newsletter September 1991", Vimy House, Annual election, management, news and general news.trams, tramways, vimy house, benefit society, tfs, medical -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Transport Friendly Society, "Transport Friendly Society - Vimy House Private Hospital", c1990
.1 - Pamphlet - two colour folded A3, titled - "Transport Friendly Society - Vimy House Private Hospital" detailing the services of the private hospital in Studley Avenue Kew, the Society, its historical origins of the Society, hospital cover, rates, insurance and financial advisor. .2 - Letter from Rebekah Blackwolf-Mitchell 24/10/2018, donating the pamphlet and the details of her father Ray Mitchell, ex Victorian Railways and the background to the donation. Hand written on a sheet of wire bound ruled notebook paper. 2 copies held.trams, tramways, vimy house, benefit society, tfs, medical -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative Record - Table Cards, Inspector table cards, 24/09/1933 12:00:00 AM
Set of two Table cards for 1933. Card 1 - "check taken at Toorak Rd City up" 24/9/33 Card 2 - "... checked at G.Huntly Rd & Haw. Rd" Sunday 22 Oct 33trams, tramways, table cards, drivers, inspectors, toorak rd, glenhuntly rd -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Charles George Gordon, The journals of Major-Gen. C.G. Gordon, C.B., at Kartoum, 1885
personal recollections of General Gordon during the siege of KhartoumIndex, ill, maps, p.416non-fictionpersonal recollections of General Gordon during the siege of Khartoumsiege of khartoum 1884-1885, sudan - history -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, George. Routledge, Chinese Gordon : a succinct record of his life, 1884
An account of the time of General Gordon in Chinap.252.An account of the time of General Gordon in Chinachina - history, generals - great britain - biography -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Chapman & Hall, Art and craft of the potter, 1934
A technical manual on the art of potteryIll, p.98.non-fictionA technical manual on the art of potterypottery - description, pottery - techniques -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Charles Dickens, Barnaby Rudge : a tale of the riots of 'eighty
Dickens' Barnaby Rudge is both an intensely private examination of the relationship between father and son and a grand tale of rebellion in the public arena. Set in the boiling agitation of 1780's London with a cast of truly Dickensian characters, Barnaby Rudge is Dickens' first historical novel, outlining the events of the Gordon Riots.Ill, p.396.fictionDickens' Barnaby Rudge is both an intensely private examination of the relationship between father and son and a grand tale of rebellion in the public arena. Set in the boiling agitation of 1780's London with a cast of truly Dickensian characters, Barnaby Rudge is Dickens' first historical novel, outlining the events of the Gordon Riots. english fiction, charles dickens 1812-1870 -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Vernon Bartlett, W. Gordon Williams and Geoffrey Dennis, The war of 1939 : a history dealing with every phase of the war on land, sea, and in the air, including the events which led to the outbreak of hostilities v.1, 1940
Volume one of a history of the Second World Warill, v.1.Volume one of a history of the Second World Warworld war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939- 1945 - diplomacy -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Vernon Bartlett, W. Gordon Williams and Geoffrey Dennis, The war of 1939 : a history dealing with every phase of the war on land, sea, and in the air, including the events which led to the outbreak of hostilities v.1-6, 1940
Volumes one to six of a history of the Second World Warill, v.1-6.Volumes one to six of a history of the Second World Warworld war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939- 1945 - diplomacy -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, A. & C. Black, ltd, Edinburgh,"mine own romantic town", 1927
A descriptive and illustrated history of EdinburghIndex, ill, p.135.non-fictionA descriptive and illustrated history of Edinburghedinburgh - description and travel, edinburgh - history -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Ephemera, H Bowley, Printer, 192 Canterbury Road, Canterbury, Theatre program - The Arcadians, 17 May 1932, May 1932
William Lock lived at 9 Suffolk Road, Surrey Hills. Donation made at time Libby Cavenagh was Secretary of the Surrey Hills Historical Society.Cream-coloured bi-fold paper program with one corner roughly torn off. [This acted as the admission slip / ticket.] This does not diminish the information. Includes a cast list and synopsis of the three acts."1/1" in lead pencil across the front.camberwell town hall, operetta, the arcadians, wimperis and monckton, surrey hills operatic society, j c williamson, winslow's news agency, entertainment, musical events and activities, miss lilian horn, mr h brett, mr cocking, mr alan abery, mr o danvers, mr foffie, mr j rowse, mrs kennedy, miss u blaikie, miss f callaghan, miss broderick, miss j gordon, mr h denny, mr h collins, mr m latimer, mrs p d clucas, miss i roderick, miss m collins, mr darby, miss phyllis heitsch, miss pearson -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Avian Again
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Avian Again: Riverina Herald, Tuesday August 19, 1952 Mr Harry Holmfield's pacer Avian Again made a spectacular return to racing on Saturday night at Harold Park when he took one of the main races in ; his first appearance this season. Bookmakers were ready for his visit to Sydney for they did not bet better than 6/4 On. The Ech uca owned horse, driven by Gor don Rothacker, was never in danger and led almost through out to score comfortably by over one length. Sky Pilot, the N.Z. pacer, who has won his last three races at Harold Park, challenged at one stage but was easily beaten off. Mr Holmfield is very impress ed with trotting in Sydney where the attendances eclipse those at the galloping meetings in the day. Avian Again's race on Saturday night was worth ,£600—£450 to the winning own er. 'Next month there will be a race with six heats worth £700 each and £2500 for the final. It is likely that Avian Again in this race will strike his half-brother, the famous Avian Derby, who Has not been retired to the stud as expected. Next week Avian Again will race in the fastest class at Har old Park from the scratch mark. He has yet to appear at the. Melbourne Showgrounds and has been shrewdly placed. . Later in the season he will be taken to Perth where the Inter Dominion championships will, be held in February.Avian Again raced from 1951 (4yo) through to 1957 (10yo). Had a Winning Streak of 8 wins. Career: 31 wins 12 seconds 13 thirds 83 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, avian again, he holmfield, g rothacker, wc rothacker, gordon rothacker, bill rothacker, harry holmfield, gw rothacker -
Williamstown Botanic Gardens- Hobsons Bay City Council
Work on paper - Ephemera - Williamstown Botanic Gardens - 1934 Reception Card, 1934
The card for the Civic Reception at Williamstown Town Hall for the ‘Back to Williamstown’ celebrations – the centenary from date of first settlement in 1834. It belonged to James and Kate Tyrrell, the paternal grandparents of the Donor. The donor is the third generation of her family to live in Williamstown. Having a photo of the Gardens in the reception card is evidence of the community pride of the Gardens. The photo is evidence of plantings in 1934 A folded sepia look card. The front has an embossed border, the City of Williamstown Shield, date in the right bottom corner and an inscription as described. The left fold inside demonstrates the reverse of the embossed border and details of the City of Williamstown and Councillors. The right side fold inside is a photo of people walking along ‘The Main Walk, Williamstown Gardens’. The back has space for ‘Autographs.’williamstown botanic gardens, hobsons bay city council, city of williamstown, williamstown gardens, 1934, councillors, james taylor gray, henry johnston harvey, william gordon gray, walter stuart menzies, james adolphus nelson, evan charles owens, john robert bell, john anthony dennis, allan john deacon, oliver prettie chanter, william roberts, george alexander paine, james hocking, harold rose, norman hodgson -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Gordon Troup, Footplate :The Victorian Engineman's New Zealand, 1978
Stories from locomotive enginemen in New Zealand of running trains in the early 20th century.index, ill, maps, p.239.non-fictionStories from locomotive enginemen in New Zealand of running trains in the early 20th century. locomotive engineers -- new zealand -- biography., railroads -- new zealand -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, George Gordon Stewart, The Romance of New Zealand Railways, 1951
Details about the history and present day railways in New Zealand in 1951.ill. p.56.non-fictionDetails about the history and present day railways in New Zealand in 1951.railroads -- new zealand., history of railways - new zealand -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Troup, Gordon, Steel Roads of New Zealand - An Illustrated Survey, 1973
An illustrated description of the New Zealand Railways up to 1973.index, ill, maps, p.342.non-fictionAn illustrated description of the New Zealand Railways up to 1973.railroads -- new zealand -- history., history of railways - new zealand -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Sinclair, Roy et al, The Spirit of Steam, 1975
Pictorial history of railways in Australia and New Zealand.ill, p128.non-fictionPictorial history of railways in Australia and New Zealand.railroad pictorial - australia and new zealand - history, railroad operations - australia and new zealand -
Federation University Bookplate Collection
Book - Bookplate, P. Neville Barnett, 'Woodcut Bookplates' by P. Neville Barnett, 1934
Grey hardcovered book of 244 pages with a foreword by Lionel Lindsay. Numerous text illustrations, of which 134 are tipped-in or mounted bookplates. 20 of these signed or initialled by the artist, including the coloured frontispiece bookplate of Edward, Prince of Wales, by Adrian Feint. A standard edition of 210 copies of this book was privately printed at Beacon Press, Sydney. It contains fewer bookplates than the deluze edition. bookplate, adrien feint, thomas bewick, g.d. perrottet, albrecht durer, lucas cranach, john everett millais, timothy cole, w.e. home, george eve, bernard partidge, wiliam heinemann, edward gordon craig, lucien psisaro, w. sturge moore, james guthrie, frank bangwyn, john renniel, bruno heroux, adolf kinst, karl michel, edward wengert, r. rother, josef weiss, willi knabe, otto feil, rose reinhold, victor eichler, georg neurath, f. chalandre, victor stuyvaert, ludvic rudo, edward pellens, chris lebeau, agta mijer, anton pieck, harriet sundstrom, john refberg, s. joudowin, paul schillingorski, n. presirvesy, john rerberg, a.i. kravchenko, s.o. chrostowski, bruno osima, antonello moroni, bruno da osimo, alfred peter, peter boesch, k. hanny, o. stafl, j. votruba, jan paroubek, vojtech preissig, karel nemec, a. burka, jaro beran, fr bilek, ant dolezal, josepf hodek, joseph vachal, viktor vavra, fr horky, f. kobliha, anna mackova, j. dobrovolsky, george wolfe plank, j.j. lankes, allen lewis, rockwell kent, yumeji, tatsuo tuzawa, gentaro kobayashi, eikichi katori, kyosen kawasaki, shu hokusho, masama akinaga, hild wiseman, t.v. gilliver, peggy sherriff, stephen champ, roy hunt, alfred cook, norman lindsay, lionel lindsay, george collingridge, margaret oppen, edgar satchell, ethel spowers, j.c. goodchild, philip m. litchfield, h.r. gallop, w.f. mahony, adrian feint, john b. godson, john bewick, christian yandell, napier waller, erick thake, g. west, herman theodore radin, mabel dickinson, ex libris, w. halberg, peter lindsay, vere ritchie, percy nevile barnett, peter tansey, christain waller, w.c. schmidt, w.f. hopson, r.a. clive, bernard patridge, e. muruyamo, yoshimo muto, vioet pilling