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Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, J. F Archibald, Original photograph – c.1910
... of Warrnambool District. Founder of the ‘Bulletin’ School of Australian... District. Founder of the ‘Bulletin’ School of Australian Literature ...This photograph was donated by the Bread and Cheese Club, Melbourne but it is not know to what group or institution it was originally given. It is a copy of a well-known photograph of John Feltham Archibald, taken about 1910 when he was obsessed with all things French and was known at the time as Jules Francois Archibald. John Archibald (1856-1919) was born at Kildare near Geelong (so is not a native of the Warrnambool district) but he lived for some time in Warrnambool with his family. He began his working life with the Warrnambool Examiner newspaper and its successor, the Warrnambool Standard before going to Melbourne. In N.S.W. in 1880, he established with John Haynes, the Sydney Bulletin , a journal that became the most influential one of its day, promoting nationalism and fostering Australian writers and poets. He left legacies to establish the Archibald Prize for artists and the Archibald Fountain in Sydney. This photograph of John Archibald is of some interest though it is a widely-known one and is not original. It is kept because John Archibald, a national figure in Australian History of some importance, spent his school years in Warrnambool in the 1860s and 70s where his father was a local policeman. He went to Henry Kemmis’ Warrnambool Grammar School and wrote about his time here in later years, He also commenced his career as a journalist with the Warrnambool Examiner newspaper and later the Warrnambool Standard newspaper before going to Melbourne. This is a black and white photograph of John Archibald, mounted on cardboard. It has been taken out of its original frame and the typed card with the original frame has been removed and attached to the back of the photograph.The typed card reads: ‘J.F.Archibald, A Native of Warrnambool District. Founder of the ‘Bulletin’ School of Australian Literature, Presented by the Bread and Cheese Club, Melbourne’ (note that this contains inaccurate information in that John Archibald was not a native of the Warrnambool district)warrnambool, archibald family -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Charles Higham and Michael Wilding, Australians Abroad: An Anthology, 1967
... Australian prose literature... melbourne Book Australians Abroad: An Anthology Softcover Australian ...Softcoveraustralian prose literature, 20th century , walsh st library -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Briggs-Pattison, Sue et al, Rafting on the river, 1998
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Readers... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Readers (Primary ...Based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, bear Barmah. ... Gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up this area. Illustrated by Craig Charles[15 p.] : col. ill. ; 21 cm. + 2 sheets (double-sided)Based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, bear Barmah. ... Gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up this area. Illustrated by Craig Charleschildren, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. | readers (primary) | reading (primary) -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Briggs-Pattison, Sue et al, Waiting for yabbies, 1998
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Readers... Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Readers (Primary) | Reading ...The story in this book was based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... [It] gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area[16] p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm. + 2 sheets.The story in this book was based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... [It] gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this areachildren, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. | readers (primary) | reading (primary) -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Barlow, Alex et al, My mob : the story of Aboriginal family life, 2001
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature..... Aboriginal Australians -- History -- Juvenile literature. | Families ...Looks att he traditional family pre-contact and the disruption caused by European contact. lAlso looks at Aboriginal families today.32 p. : ill. (some col.), map, port. ; 28 cm.Looks att he traditional family pre-contact and the disruption caused by European contact. lAlso looks at Aboriginal families today.aboriginal australians -- history -- juvenile literature. | families, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Briggs-Pattison, Sue et al, Collecting firewood, 1998
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Readers... Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Readers (Primary) | Reading ...The story in this book was based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... [It] gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Craig Charles.[15] p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm. + 2 sheets.The story in this book was based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... [It] gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Craig Charles.children, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. | readers (primary) | reading (primary) -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Briggs-Pattison, Sue et al, Fishing, 1998
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Readers.... ill. ; 18 cm. + 2 sheets. Children Aboriginal Australian ...Yorta Yorta people's story of fishing and what they did with carp. The story in this book was based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... [It] gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Elaine Russell.[15] p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm. + 2 sheets.Yorta Yorta people's story of fishing and what they did with carp. The story in this book was based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... [It] gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Elaine Russell.children, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. | readers (primary) | reading (primary) -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Briggs-Pattison, Sue et al, Bath time, 1998
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Readers.... ill. ; 18 cm. + 2 sheets. Children Aboriginal Australian ...The story in this book was based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... [It] gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Elaine Russell[15] p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm. + 2 sheets.The story in this book was based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... [It] gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Elaine Russellchildren, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. | readers (primary) | reading (primary) | yorta yorta -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Briggs-Pattison, Sue et al, A mob of kangaroos, 1998
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Readers.... : col. ill. ; 18 cm. + 2 sheets. Children Aboriginal Australian ...During the hot months more kangaroos are seen drinking at the river. The story in this book was based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... [It] gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Donna Leslie.[15] p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm. + 2 sheets.During the hot months more kangaroos are seen drinking at the river. The story in this book was based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... [It] gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Donna Leslie.children, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. | readers (primary) | reading (primary) -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Briggs-Pattison, Sue et al, The Barmah bunyip, 1998
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Readers.... : col. ill. ; 18 cm. + 2 sheets. Children Aboriginal Australian ...The story in this book was based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... [It] gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. llustrated by Karen Briggs[15] p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm. + 2 sheets.The story in this book was based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... [It] gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. llustrated by Karen Briggschildren, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. | readers (primary) | reading (primary) -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Briggs-Pattison, Sue et al, Mmm Turtle!, 1998
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Readers... Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Readers (Primary) | Reading ...How turtles were cooked traditional style. Based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, bear Barmah. ... Gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Shane Russell.[15] p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. + 2 sheets (double-sided)How turtles were cooked traditional style. Based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, bear Barmah. ... Gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Shane Russell.children, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. | readers (primary) | reading (primary) | yorta yorta -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Briggs-Pattison, Sue et al, Too many rabbits, 1998
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Reading... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Reading (Primary ...When there were lots of rabbits along the river, rabbits were the only source of fresh meat for the Yorta Yorta people. Based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, bear Barmah. ... Gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Karen Briggs.[15] p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. + 2 sheets (double-sided)When there were lots of rabbits along the river, rabbits were the only source of fresh meat for the Yorta Yorta people. Based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, bear Barmah. ... Gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Karen Briggs.children, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. | reading (primary) | readers (primary) | rabbits, | yorta yorta -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Briggs-Pattison, Sue et al, Last winter, 1998
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Readers... Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Readers -- Animals -- Infancy ...Many hours were spent on the river by the Yorta Yorta children using whatever materials that could be found to amuse themselves. Based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... Gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Shane Russell.[15] p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. + 2 sheets (double-sided)Many hours were spent on the river by the Yorta Yorta children using whatever materials that could be found to amuse themselves. Based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... Gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Shane Russell.children, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. | readers -- animals -- infancy. | readers (primary) -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Briggs-Pattison, Sue et al, Possums on the roof, 1998
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Reading... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Reading (Primary ...Based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, bear Barmah. ... Gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Elaine Russell.[15] p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. + 2 sheets (double-sided)Based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, bear Barmah. ... Gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Elaine Russell.children, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. | reading (primary) | readers (primary) | yorta yorta -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Briggs-Pattison, Sue et al, Damper, 1998
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature | Yorta Yorta... (Primary) | Children Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature ...How Yorta Yorta people made damper when they had no money for bread. Based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, bear Barmah. ... Gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Donna Leslie.[15] p. : ill. ; 21 cm. + 2 sheets (double-sided)How Yorta Yorta people made damper when they had no money for bread. Based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, bear Barmah. ... Gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Donna Leslie.reading (primary) | readers (primary) | children, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature | yorta yorta -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Barlow, Alex et al, Ventures, 1987
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature..... ; 20 X 26 cm. Business enterprises Aboriginal Australian ...30 p. : col. ill. ; 20 X 26 cm.business enterprises, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Journal - Serials, Beier, Ulli et al, Long water - Aboriginal Art & Literature 1988, 1988
... . Collections - Aboriginal Australian Art and literature. Beier, Ulli ...119 P.; ports; notes; ill.; 24 cm.collections - aboriginal, australian, art and literature. -
Orbost & District Historical Society
magazine, The Australian Woman's Mirror, September 1945
... magazine-The- Australian-Woman's-Mirror literature.... magazine-The- Australian-Woman's-Mirror literature Prior, Henry ...The Australian Woman's Mirror, was an Australian weekly women's magazine published by The Bulletin magazine in Sydney, between 1924 and 1961.Women's magazines reflect class and family structures as well as contemporary women’s role in society. A 32 pp magazine, titled The Australian Woman's Mirror. The magazine's contents include recipes, knitting patterns and articles about fashion, holiday destinations and household tips.It also contains short stories, poems, and a serialised novel. On the front cover is a b/w photograph of a woman wearing a knitted jerkin indicating that the pattern is inside the magazine. The magazine cost 3d and is dated Tuesday, Sept. 4 1945.magazine-the- australian-woman's-mirror literature -
Orbost & District Historical Society
two books, The Bronze Swagman Book Of Bush Verse, 1979 ; 1980
... Bronze-Swagman literature Australian-bush-poetry Winton... of traditional Australian verse that was made so popular by A.B. "Banjo ...The Winton Tourist Promotion Association (W.T.P.A.) was formed in October 1967, and because of the connection to Banjo Paterson and Waltzing Matilda, it wanted to encourage the writing of traditional Australian verse that was made so popular by A.B. "Banjo" Paterson, Henry Lawson etc. which is so much a part of our Australian heritage. The Bronze Swagman award was the result. (ref Bronze Swagman web-site). For 40 years the group has been publishing the verse of winning entries.Two paperback books of verse. 1832.1 has a green cover. As well as the book title it has 1979 Award Winning Poem The New Farm. 1832.2 has a yellow cover. It has 1980 Award Winning Poem Condamine Bell. Both have black print titles with a silhouette of the swagman trophy awarded to the annual winner of The Swagman Award for bush poetry.bronze-swagman literature australian-bush-poetry winton -
Unions Ballarat
A fortunate life, Facey, AB et al, 1981
... literature - australian.... Autobiography of Australian writer, AB Facey. Facey was a WWI veteran ...Autobiography of Australian writer, AB Facey. Facey was a WWI veteran and subsequently became a farmer and then worked for the tramways. Autobiographical and historical interest.Paper; book. Front cover: author name and title. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, autobiography, writers, literature - australian, facey, ab, tramways, great depression, military, gallipoli, farming, world war i, wwi -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, And The Pine Trees Seemed Greener After That: Reflections by sons and daughters of Vietnam Veterans. (Copy 2)
... Literature Australian poetry Children of military personnel ...This book is for sons and daughters of Vietnam veterans. It contains reflections by them, in words and images, of their experiences of growing up in a family with a Vietnam VeteranThis book is for sons and daughters of Vietnam veterans. It contains reflections by them, in words and images, of their experiences of growing up in a family with a Vietnam Veteranliterature, australian poetry, children of military personnel -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, And The Pine Trees Seemed Greener After That: Reflections by Sons and Daughters of Vietnam veterans. (Copy 1)
... Literature Australian poetry Children of military personnel ...This book is for sons and daughters of Vietnam veterans. It contains reflections by them, in words and images, of their experiences of growing up in a family with a Vietnam VeteranThis book is for sons and daughters of Vietnam veterans. It contains reflections by them, in words and images, of their experiences of growing up in a family with a Vietnam Veteranliterature, australian poetry, children of military personnel -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, A Corner Full of Characters, 1981
... winner (with David Foster) of Australian Literature Award (1999... winner (with David Foster) of Australian Literature Award (1999 ...Born in Richmond, Victoria, in 1947 Bruce Pascoe is a school teacher, deck hand, barman, farmer, Director of Commonwealth Australian Studies project, editor, publisher, and works in Indigenous language retrieval. He published and edited Australian Short Storiesquarterly magazine for 16 years, and was joint winner (with David Foster) of Australian Literature Award (1999) and winner of the Radio National Short Story Competition (1998).( ref macquariepenanthology.com.au/BrucePascoe.html) He is married to Lyn Harwood, has two children and lives at Gipsy Point, Far East Gippsland in Victoria. A paperback book with tree sketch on the front cover . This is in black ink. The title is "A Corner Full of Characters" , the history, yarns and stories from the corner of a continent. The book wass compiled by Bruce Passcoe who was a secondary school teacher in Orbost in the 1980's.pascoe-bruce gippsland -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, The dissident guru, 2004
... taught in India, England and Australia (including several years... Australia Council Literature Board grants. The Dissident Guru ...The author of this book, Allan Scarfe, was a Warrnambool resident. He was a graduate of the University of Melbourne. He taught in India, England and Australia (including several years at Warrnambool High School) and was the joint author with his wife Wendy of 12 non-fiction books published in Australia, India, England and the U.S.A. He and Wendy were twice awarded Australia Council Literature Board grants. The Dissident Guru was one of several crime and adventure novels written by Allan Scarfe. This book is one of many books written or co-written by Allan Scarfe, a resident of Warrnambool for many years and one well-known for his literary output. He died in 2016. This is a soft cover book of 328 pages. It was written by Allan Scarfe. The cover is black, grey and white and the lettering is white on the front cover and black on the spine. The front cover has an illustration of masked figures and a body and the back cover has excerpts from critics’ remarks about other Scarfe books. allan scarfe -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Domestic object - Spoon
... . Rofe competition to advance Australian literature unanimously... Australian literature unanimously awarded it the Gold Medal in 1931 ...This teaspoon is believed to belong to the household of Chiltern writer and historian, W.C. Busse. The teaspoon displays a level of tarnish indicating it may be comprised of silver or silver plate. It has no evident hallmark to determine its maker or date of manufacture, but may pre-date World War Two as mass production methods and the growing popularity of stainless steel in cutlery and other tablewares saw a reduced reliance on silver in such goods after this period. Wilfred Clarence Busse was born in Chiltern in 1898. He went to school at Wesley College in Melbourne, studied law at the University of Melbourne and became a barrister. Additionally, after spending time on a Victorian station in his early twenties, he wrote two historical novels about bush life. His first novel was 'The Blue Beyond: a Romance of the Early Days in South Eastern Australia', written in 1928 and published in 1930. Busse's second novel was titled 'The Golden Plague: A Romance of the Early Fifties'. The judges of the Henry Lawson Society's T.E. Rofe competition to advance Australian literature unanimously awarded it the Gold Medal in 1931 for the best historical novel of 1930. Newspaper articles about the award mention the writer's meticulous documentary and oral history research regarding life on the Gold Fields in the 1850s. It became a best-seller. Busse also wrote a series of articles about local history for "The Federal Standard" newspaper in Chiltern. He was a member of the Chiltern Athenaeum. He died in 1960. This spoon is significant for the detail it conveys of ordinary domestic life in the household of a significant Victorian writer with special reference to Chiltern and the surrounding region. Teaspoon with decorative pattern on handle and tarnished patina. w.c. busse, chiltern, wilfred clarence busse, chiltern athenaeum, gold fields, gold rush, gold mining, mining history, historical fiction, cutlery, tableware, silverware, spoons, henry lawson society, t.e. rofe, t.e. rofe gold medal, federal standard newspaper, 1930s, 1850s, barrister, north-east victoria, indigo shire -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Programme, Kew Arts Festival Committee, Kew Arts Festival, 1945
... will speak on "Dead Wood and Green Shoot: Australian Literature Today... will speak on "Dead Wood and Green Shoot: Australian Literature Today ...The Herald on 10 August described the Festival offerings as: "Varied 10-Day Programme For Kew Arts Festival Opened last night, the Kew Arts Festival in the Recreation Hall, Wellington Street, provides an interesting and varied programme for the next 10 days. Today at 8.15 p.m. Mr George Bell and Mr Colin Badger will have a public discussion on "What Is Modern Art?" The Vice-chancellor of the Melbourne University of Melbourne (Mr JDG Medley) will preside. Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m. Junior students of the Methodist Ladies College, directed by Dorothy Dwyer. will show how they learn to speak and move on the stage, and will present three short plays. Tomorrow night Elise Steele and Violet Ewart (violin and piano) Beryl Batten (songs) and Edith Parnell (accompanist) will give a concert. Paintings and other works of art will be on show from 2.30 to 5.30 p.m. on Sunday. On Monday night. Mr Colin Badger will speak on "Dead Wood and Green Shoot: Australian Literature Today" and on Tuesday night there will be "Ballet in Story and Action"— the story told by Norman Macgeorge, with Joan Burnett as ballerina and Fred Manners-Sutton at the piano. Wednesday night will have an illustrated lecture "Contemporary Art Education." by John Bechervaise. Remaining nights will be taken up with a performance of Somerset Maugham's "The Circle" presented by the Little Theatre, a youth concert, and another concert with songs and piano. On Saturday morning, August 18, there will be a special concert for young people. The festival will end on Sunday week with a chamber music programme in the afternoon."Important local arts festival initiated during the Second World War and continuing till the early 1950s. The souvenir programmes produced for successive festivals are historically and artistically significant records of visual and performing arts practice in Melbourne during this period.11 page souvenir program for the Kew Arts Festival, held in the Recreation Hall, Wellington Street, Kew from the 9th to the 19th August 1945. The content of the program can be viewed through the image carousel.kew arts festival - 1945, visual arts - kew (vic), performing arts - kew (vic) -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Domestic object - Fork
... Australian literature unanimously awarded it the Gold Medal in 1931... competition to advance Australian literature unanimously awarded ...This fork is believed to belong to the household of Chiltern writer and historian, W.C. Busse. It displays a level of tarnish indicating it may be comprised of silver or silver plate. It has no evident hallmark to determine its maker or date of manufacture, but may pre-date World War Two as mass production methods and the growing popularity of stainless steel in cutlery and other tablewares saw a reduced reliance on silver in such goods after this period. The handle of the fork appears to display the initials 'WB', potentially indicating it was made to order. Wilfred Clarence Busse was born in Chiltern in 1898. He went to school at Wesley College in Melbourne, studied law at the University of Melbourne and became a barrister. Additionally, after spending time on a Victorian station in his early twenties, he wrote two historical novels about bush life. His first novel was 'The Blue Beyond: a Romance of the Early Days in South Eastern Australia', written in 1928 and published in 1930. Busse's second novel was titled 'The Golden Plague: A Romance of the Early Fifties'. The judges of the Henry Lawson Society's T.E. Rofe competition to advance Australian literature unanimously awarded it the Gold Medal in 1931 for the best historical novel of 1930. Newspaper articles about the award mention the writer's meticulous documentary and oral history research regarding life on the Gold Fields in the 1850s. It became a best-seller. Busse also wrote a series of articles about local history for "The Federal Standard" newspaper in Chiltern. He was a member of the Chiltern Athenaeum. He died in 1960.This fork is significant for the detail it conveys of ordinary domestic life in the household of a significant Victorian writer with special reference to Chiltern and the surrounding region.Fork with decorative pattern on handle and tarnished patina, design may include owner's or maker's initials. WB w.c. busse, chiltern, chiltern athenaeum, gold fields, indigo shire, gold mining, gold rush, henry lawson society, fork, silverware, cutlery, tableware, 1930s, 1850s, wilfred clarence busse, historical fiction, t.e. rofe, t.e. rofe gold medal, north-east victoria, federal standard, golden plague, blue beyond -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Domestic object - Knife, T. Turner & Co, 1907
... competition to advance Australian literature unanimously awarded... competition to advance Australian literature unanimously awarded ...This knife is believed to belong to the household of Chiltern writer and historian, W.C. Busse. It displays a level of tarnish indicating it may be comprised of silver or silver plate. The blade contains the mark 'EP' which may indicate silverplate over steel. The blade also contains the maker's mark 'Wingfield', which was the trademark of T. Turner & Co but could also refer to the company Wingfield Rowbotham. Both factories are located in Sheffield, United Kingdom. The trademark is ascribed to goods produced in approximately 1907. The handle of the knife displays the initials 'WB', potentially indicating it was made to order. Wilfred Clarence Busse was born in Chiltern in 1898. He went to school at Wesley College in Melbourne, studied law at the University of Melbourne and became a barrister. Additionally, after spending time on a Victorian station in his early twenties, he wrote two historical novels about bush life. His first novel was 'The Blue Beyond: a Romance of the Early Days in South Eastern Australia', written in 1928 and published in 1930. Busse's second novel was titled 'The Golden Plague: A Romance of the Early Fifties'. The judges of the Henry Lawson Society's T.E. Rofe competition to advance Australian literature unanimously awarded it the Gold Medal in 1931 for the best historical novel of 1930. Newspaper articles about the award mention the writer's meticulous documentary and oral history research regarding life on the Gold Fields in the 1850s. It became a best-seller. Busse also wrote a series of articles about local history for "The Federal Standard" newspaper in Chiltern. He was a member of the Chiltern Athenaeum. He died in 1960.This knife is significant for the detail it conveys of ordinary domestic life in the household of a significant Victorian writer with special reference to Chiltern and the surrounding region. Knife with tarnished patina and cream-coloured handle with owner's initials engraved or stamped.WBw.c. busse, chiltern, gold fields, gold mining, gold rush, north-east victoria, indigo shire, wingfield, t.turner & co, wingfield rowbotham, silver, silverplate, knife, cutlery, silverware, tableware, barrister, wesley college, melbourne, historical fiction, golden plague, blue beyond, henry lawson society, t.e. rofe, 1930s, 1850s -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Newsletter, City of Moorabbin Historical Society No. 7 Vol. 12 December 1973, City of Moorabbin Historical Society No. 7 Vol. 12 December 1973, 1973
... Topics ; Kyneton ; Living local history; Australian... Topics ; Kyneton ; Living local history; Australian Childrens ...Topics ; Kyneton ; Living local history; Australian Childrens' Literature LaTrobe Library; The Aims of the CMHS are ‘to record the history of the City, and register something of the Australian Atmosphere, which the necessary speed-up in post-world-war two (WW11) immigration has caused to be lost; to produce a magazine at regular intervals, featuring the work of pioneers and the changing Australian scene; to work constantly with a long range view towards building a hall where records and exhibits can be housed’ (1961) The Original Newsletters reflect the history and heritage of the former City of Moorabbin — derived from Mooroobin, ‘a resting place’ in the Bunurrung spoken language. In 1994, the City of Moorabbin was integrated into the Cities of Bayside, Glen Eira, Kingston and Monash. This is Newsletter No. 7 Vol. 12 of the CMHS December 1973 CMHS obtained a Kingston City Council Community Grant 2016 for the digitization and preservation of these Original CMHS Newsletters commenced in 1961 3 pages x L 26cm x W 21cm printed one side CITY OF MOORABBIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY / President / Mrs C Whitehead Secretary Mrs N. Blackman / NEWSLETTER / Vol 12 No 7 December 1973 city of moorabbin historical society 1961, sheehy t.a., newsletters, kyneton victoria, -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Domestic object - Child's food pusher, J. Biggin & Co, Unknown
... Australian literature unanimously awarded it the Gold Medal in 1931... Australian literature unanimously awarded it the Gold Medal in 1931 ...This children's eating utensil is believed to belong to the household of Chiltern writer and historian, W.C. Busse. The level of tarnish and the mark 'EPNS' may indicate it is electroplated. The blade also contains the maker's mark 'APEX', which was used by John Biggin & Co, Sheffield, United Kingdom. Pushers such as these were a common utensil in Victorian and early twentieth-century households. They were used to help children too young to use knives learn to eat politely at the table - the blunt blade was used to push food onto the fork. Pushers could also be used to pull food from a serving platter onto an individual plate. Wilfred Clarence Busse was born in Chiltern in 1898. He went to school at Wesley College in Melbourne, studied law at the University of Melbourne and became a barrister. Additionally, after spending time on a Victorian station in his early twenties, he wrote two historical novels about bush life. His first novel was 'The Blue Beyond: a Romance of the Early Days in South Eastern Australia', written in 1928 and published in 1930. Busse's second novel was titled 'The Golden Plague: A Romance of the Early Fifties'. The judges of the Henry Lawson Society's T.E. Rofe competition to advance Australian literature unanimously awarded it the Gold Medal in 1931 for the best historical novel of 1930. Newspaper articles about the award mention the writer's meticulous documentary and oral history research regarding life on the Gold Fields in the 1850s. It became a best-seller. Busse also wrote a series of articles about local history for "The Federal Standard" newspaper in Chiltern. He was a member of the Chiltern Athenaeum. He died in 1960.This child's eating utensil is significant for the detail it conveys of ordinary domestic life in the household of a significant Victorian writer with special reference to Chiltern and the surrounding region. It may also be significant in understanding the customs and practices of English-speaking nations in the early Twentieth Century. The object is a metal food pusher, a child's eating utensil with a blunt lozenge at right angles to the handle. The metal is tarnished, indicating that it may be silver or silverplated. APEX EPNS AI w.c. busse, wilfred clarence busse, chiltern, indigo shire, north-east victoria, gold fields, gold mining, gold rush, table manners, etiquette, children, childhood, john biggin & co, sheffield, golden plague, blue beyond, historical fiction, 1930s, 1850s, t.e. rofe, henry lawson society, electroplate, tableware, cutlery