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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Victorian Readers Seventh Book, 1930
Used by WJ Craven at Toolamba West School. Now closed.Red cover, black lettering. Victorian Education Department logo on front cover. First editionWilliam J Craven and Jean M Craven, 8th Grade, Toolamba West S S No. 1764victorian readers, seventh book, craven w, craven j, tatura, cravan road tatura, victorian school readers -
National Wool Museum
Photograph, [Midday lunch break]
employees after lunch / at R S & S (midday break) USTRALIAN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH/ DEPT OF INFORMATIONtextile mills - staff textile mills - history textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, kidman, mr g. l., textile mills - staff, textile mills - history, textile mills -
Orbost & District Historical Society
nurse's uniform
A grey uniform denoted three years of training.A short-sleeved grey cotton nurse's uniform (.1). It has cuffed short sleeves, a collar and buttons at the top. The belt (.2) is a paler grey ribbed cotton.On the uniform inside the back of the neck : G.A. THOMPSON S 559 On the belt : L. WARD S 533nursing health uniform nurse's-uniform -
Port of Echuca
Black and white photograph, Approx.1980
Details of P. S. Queen: construction: composite 16 h.p. Registered tonnage: gross 128, net 92. Dimensions:L.103.3 ft B.18.5ft. D 5.7ft. Port and date of registry:Adelaide, 1880, no.43, 154. Built at Goolwa, S.A., 1865!. Owner: Chas Oliver. Lengthened in 1872. Details of barge Bourke. Construction:wood. Tonnage: 124. Dimensions:L 108.5 ft X B 20.5 ft X D 8.0 ft. Port and date of registry:Adelaide, 1898, no. 74, 771. built at: Miland, S. A. 1876. Owner: A. L. Land seer. Information from "The register of Australian & N. Z. Shipping 1898. This photograph has historical and social significance being typical of transport on the rivers systems of Australia in the late 1800s. Paddlesteamers carried supples to settlers and then carried their produce such as Wool and other produce down the rivers to markets or to be transferred by rail to the major ports such as Melbourne or Adelaide. Black and white photograph of P. S. Queen with the barge Bourke rigged to its side. Photographed in a gorge where boats appear to be moored. Photograph taken from the bow of the Queen with 3 people visible on the port side of the boat and there appear to be sacks stacked on the front of the boat. The barge Bourke has a tent structured tarp over it. Copy of an original photograph (date unknown)Inscription in pencil on reverse:Queen. On the photograph can be seen "Queen" on the bow and partically on the wheelhouse. The barge has "Bourke" visible on its bow.p. s. queen, bourke barge, paddle steamers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 2 Black & White Photograph/s, Sutcliffe Pty Ltd, late 1920's
Photographs, Black and White, of the MMTB bus 45? - large Garford Chassis - .1 - Front on view showing the radiator, head lights and other details including the crank handle - shows the destination of Brighton Rd. Registration Number 68945. .2 - Side on view of the bus showing the lettering, logo, doorways and destination "via High St". Photos Print and photograph by Sutcliffe of Cromwell buildings 366a Bourke St. Melbourne.In ink on the rear: .1 - "M&MTB Garford Bus No. 45 - late 1920's". .2 - "MMTB Large Garford Bus (Probably No. 45), Late 1920's and in pencil "Large Garford" KSK print numbers SA955 and SA956.trams, tramways, mmtb, buses, brighton rd, garford, tram 7 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, late 1910's
Photograph, Black and White, of two Tilling Stevens double deck buses Registered Nos 13975 and 13976, Nos. 1 and 2 at the Southern end of Princes Bridge, c1914. Operated by Motorbus Services Limited. Have destination of St Kilda Beach via Swanston St, St Kilda Rd Fitzroy St Esplanade. On the side of the bus is an advertisement for "Abbotsford Ale". Print has the title "Off to St Kilda". See Reg Item 5276 for a photo of 10 company buses.In ink on the rear: "Melbourne - Tilling Stevens double deck buses Registered No. s 13975 and 13976, Nos. 1 and 2 at the Southern end of Princes Bridge, Probably 1910's." KSK print numbers LWR-10 and in pencil H2601.trams, tramways, buses, private bus companies, tilling stevens -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, This is not just a story, it's an Australian story
Appears to be a copy recorded off the Australian television series, Australian Story in about the 1980's/90 s & a man who drives the truck to deliver food/water to outlying properties. -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Paill Raymond, Old Walhalla- Portrait of a Gold Town, 1964
A history of the town of Walhalla victoria, from the early alluvial mining in 1860's through the heady days of rich underground mining to its rgression to a sleepy ghost town in the 1960'smines and mining, township, transport -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1891
Frank Guy took timber and piles from Gippsland to Melbourne for wharf constructionSepia photograph of the masted barquentine Frank Guy with sails up being towed out the entrance by the S S Stormbird. Timber entrance piers quite distinct. Lakes Entrance Victoriawaterways, boats and boating, tourism -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1906 c
Bellbird built by George Fraser 1905, went to NZ with Fraser familyBlack and white photograph showing S S Bellbird at Johnsonville on Tambo River, shows wharf and shed on right hand side, few dead trees on hill in background. Johnsonville Victoriaboats and boating, islands, construction -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1938
Also two black and white copies 12.5 x 17.5 cm, second copy 10 x 15 cm.Black and white photograph showing remains of the S S JCD on extreme left, No. 9 engine powered stone barge centre and rebuilt Lady Harriet barge on right. Paynesville Victoria.ships and shipping, waterways, fences -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1913 c
Black and white photograph showing the S S Gippsland at the New Works wharf. Sand dunes in background with signal semaphores on flagstaff on top. End of wharf on left. Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping, jetties, postal services, retail trade -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - ROB UPSON COLLECTION: EAGLEHAWK TOWN HALL
Rob Upson collection small black and white photo Eaglehawk Town Hall - Circa late 1930's. In front of the building is a white memorial stone (C - late 1930,s).photo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - POPPET HEAD
Black and white photograph of poppet head and mine shed. Car parked on RH side, possibly 1920's to 1930's vintage. Possibly South New Moon mine, Eaglehawk.gold mines, mining equipment, poppet head -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LA TROBE UNIVERSITY BENDIGO COLLECTION: BENDIGO TEACHERS' COLLEGE STAFF
A black and white photograph in the early 1960's of Mr. Sid. Walters the Principal of Bendigo Teachers' College and Mr. L. J. Pryor the former Principal in the 1950's. See 3320.100bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college staff, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, education, tertiary education, mr. s. walters, mr. l.j. pryor, individual, male, photo, photos, photograph, photograhs, history, miss j.c. burnett, mr. geoff pryor, bendigo teachers' college staff -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BUSH COLLECTION: PAGE OF BANK ACCOUNT ( S A BUSH), 1887-88
Double-sided page of Bank Account ( S A Bush) with 'The Colonial Bank of Australasia' (Bairnsdale Branch). Account current with Mr S A Bush, Storekeeper, Bairnsdale. Dec 1887 - Feb 1888person, individual, bush collection - personal, bendigo, bush collection, collection, business, commerce, retail -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Charles Craig, 1950's
Yields information about the use of the appearance of City Loop and the intersection with Grenville St during the late 1950's.Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram 19 in the City Loop and tram 30 in Sturt St, leaving Grenville St. Photo has a number of motor vehicles in the view, along with the Bucks Head Hotel, S E Dickins Grocery store on the north side of Bridge St, with adverts for Mobilgas and Greys cigarettes. The Grenville St shelter is in the view as well. Photo by Charles Craig possibly late 1950's. trams, tramways, sturt st, grenville st, city loop, tram 19, tram 30 -
Federation University Historical Collection
Map, Dereel, County of Grenville, 1890
Dereel is in western Victoria.Geological map of Dereel in the County of Grenville featuing six colours (predominantly grey and yellow). WGS 84 Centroid Lat: 37 degrees 48 feet 50 inches S Long:143 degrees 42 feet 10 inches S N-S: 6.4 km E-W: 15.2 km dereel, ferdinand krause, crown lands department, plan -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Mitcham Scottish Society Inc, 1987
A Brief History of the Mitcham Scottish Society which was founded 1 April, 1955.A Brief History of the Mitcham Scottish Society which was founded 1 April, 1955. First President Jim Watson. Soon after they incorporated a Pipe Band - The Pipe Band separated from the Society in the 1960's. This Band is now the Box Hill Pipe Band. Covering letter R.S. Hill. Includes list of office bearers: 1955 - 1988.A Brief History of the Mitcham Scottish Society which was founded 1 April, 1955. clubs and associations, mitcham scottish society inc., mitcham scottish society pipe band, watson, jim, box hill pipe band, hill, r.s. -
Wycheproof & District Historical Society Inc.
Wycheproof Honour Roll, FOR GOD KING AND COUNTRY 1914 -1918 WAR, 1919
This Honour Board listing of servicemen contributes to and is part of a National collection of Memorials to honour our armed forces. Listed are 49 names of whom 11 are Fallen.This Presbyterian Church Honour Board is believed to be the only existing 1914 - 1918 Board of its type. It has social and cultural value - and is of local,State and National importance.Large rectangular solid varnished wooden Memorial has inscribed, in gold lettering, 49 local Wycheproof and District servicemen, 11 of whom are marked Fallen. Below the top edging is some ornate wooden decoration. ARCHBOLD S . / ATKINSON H. / AXTON A. / BOYCE W.G. / BRUCE R. / BRYCE R. / BUCHANAN A.W. / CREELMAN K. / CURRIE A./ CURRIE N.G. / + DENNEY A. / DENNEY P./ DOWNIE J.J. / GRAY A.B. / + GRIFFIN C. M. / HARDING G.M. / HARRISON L . / HERCULES W. / HERCULES C. / HERCULES N. / + KERR J. / KERR A. / MARTIN G. / MARTIN J. / MATHESON H. / MORRISON J.H. / MORRISON H. / McCALLUM H. / McDONALD G. / McDONALD G. / McDONALD G.M. / McDONALDW. / McDONALD W. B. / McKENZIE C.R. / McLENNAN C.R. / McPHERSON E. / + McPHERSON A.G. / McPHERSON A. / + NICHOLLS J.L. / ORR F.J. / +ORROCK P.N. / PRATT A.H.G. / PRITCHARD J. / PRYDE L. / + PRYSE D. / + ROBINSON S. / + SAYERS W.J. + SLOCOMBE R. / UNWIN A.H. / WILSON S. Silver plaque attached reads: Presented by Mrs M.J. Matheson 1919 ARCHBOLD S . / ATKINSON H. / AXTON A. / BOYCE W.G. / BRUCE R. / BRYCE R. / BUCHANAN A.W. / CREELMAN K. / CURRIE A./ CURRIE N.G. / + DENNEY A. / DENNEY P./ DOWNIE J.J. / GRAY A.B. / + GRIFFIN C. M. / HARDING G.M. / HARRISON L . / HERCULES W. / HERCULES C. / HERCULES N. / + KERR J. / KERR A. / MARTIN G. / MARTIN J. / MATHESON H. / MORRISON J.H. / MORRISON H. / McCALLUM H. / McDONALD G. / McDONALD G. / McDONALD G.M. / McDONALDW. / McDONALD W. B. / McKENZIE C.R. / McLENNAN C.R. / McPHERSON E. / + McPHERSON A.G. / McPHERSON A. / + NICHOLLS J.L. / ORR F.J. / +ORROCK P.N. / PRATT A.H.G. / PRITCHARD J. / PRYDE L. / + PRYSE D. / + ROBINSON S. / + SAYERS W.J. + SLOCOMBE R. / UNWIN A.H. / WILSON S. Silver plaque attached reads: Presented by Mrs M.J. Matheson 1919 wycheproof presbyterian - church, first world-war, honour roll, matheson, m.j -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1960's
Donated by N. M. & J. D. Archibald. April, 1973.Black & White Photograph. Chicory Kiln. Rhyll - Mr. V. Stoppa. concrete. Built in 1940's on the old Duffus property. Built by Mr. Boyes. Chicory Kiln Album.local history, photography, photographs, agriculture buildings, historic, chicory kiln, rhyll, phillip island, u stoppa, mr boyes, n & j archibald -
Orbost & District Historical Society
tin, Keen Robinson & Co, 1990's
Yellow Keen's Mustard tin. Red and black writing.Double plastic openings. Has a lift off plastic top. The tin is metal (possibly 1990's). Displayed as a comparison to 266.1.tin container domestic-item keen's -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Report, Deutsch Reichs Sportabzeichen, 1940's
Produced by internees at camp 1 Tatura. Report/award of internees sporting achievements.8 page loose leaf booklet or report with typed and hand written entries, in German. Front cover features, in centre of page, a crest with letters D & S intertwined and a swastika.Fruchteichtdeutsches reich sportabzeichen, camp 1 tatura, camp 1 sporting achievements, internees sporting achievements, german internees -
Orbost & District Historical Society
school badge, C 1960's
This badge was probably worn by Nancye Wallace (nee Warren). It would have been sewn on to part of the school uniform.Orbost High School / Orbost Secondary College has played a significant role in the education of senior students in the district. It is the sole institution for secondary education. This item is representative of its history.A shield shaped felt school badge. It has a dark blue background outlined in a lighter blue, gold lettering "ORBOST' written diagonally and the initials H S and O beneath.education orbost-high-school badge uniform -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, early 1950's
Yields information about the SEC Geelong operations and tramcars.Black and white photograph of the Geelong No. 7 at a terminus? Tram has the destination of Eastern Park. Note children on a seat opposite tram and a pram? Photographer unknown - early 1950's?tramways, trams, geelong, eastern park, tram 7 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Jacket, Approx 1970's
1980's Trent Nathan red and white check pure silk jacket with collar and gold buttons with red centres. Flap pockets and sleeves and collar finished with red edge.'Trent Nathan' Made in Australiacostume, female -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Legal Aid Commission of Victoria, "Legal Aid Commission of Victoria", mid 1980's
Advertising Poster for use in Tramcars printed on heavy cardboard - providing information in the Vietnamese language for the Legal Aid Commission of Victoria - mid 1980's. Provides the Commission address and logo.trams, tramways, vietnam, posters, legal aid -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Uniform - Cloth badge, 1970's
Cloth badge or desk item - consisting an oval of green felt with a map of Australia containing an image of PCC class 1041 and the word Melbourne under. Presumed early 1970's.trams, tramways, pcc class, 1041, badges, souvenirs, tram 1041 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 1960's
Black and White photograph of a Brill No. 77E truck One of a series of photographs done by the MMTB to illustrate the various types of bogies / trucks used by the MMTB. Possibly during the 1960's.trams, tramways, mmtb, brill trucks, brill 77e, bogies, trucks, preston workshops -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: 'TWELVE PHOTOGRAPHIC POSTCARDS OF DURBAN', 1900's
A small soft covered book titled, ' Twelve Photographic Postcards of Durban (in monotone.) Series A.' A.R., P.O. Box 382, Durban. Printed in Great Britain. Early 1900's ?Printed in Great Britain, A.R. P.O. Box 382photograph, landscape, south africa, lydia chancellor, collection, durban, photograph photography, travel, postcards, tourism, south africa