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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - Country Towns of Victoria by A.J & J.J. McIntyre
... Country Towns of Victoria by A.J & J.J. McIntyre... to Country Towns of Victoria. Authors Jean and Alan McIntyre... relating to Country Towns of Victoria. Authors Jean and Alan ...BHS CollectionLight brown hard cover book. 292 pages illustrated with 16 B&W photographs and 4 maps. 36 tables of data relating to Country Towns of Victoria. Authors Jean and Alan McIntyre. Published by Melbourne University Press in 1944. An Ex Libris-plate of Dr. George Mackaness pasted inside front cover. towns, victoria -
Melbourne Legacy
Newspaper - Document, article, New water process will benefit country towns
... New water process will benefit country towns... photos of scientists. New water process will benefit country ...A newspaper article about scientists working on water treatment processes. This document was from a file of information about guest speakers (see also 00812-00822 and 00830-00837). So it is assumed that one of the scientists mentioned was approached to speak at a Legacy function. The caption mentions Dr Don Willis (CSIRO), Dr Hans Battered (ICI), Dr Brian Bolto (CSIRO), and Dr Allan Cope (ICI). Legatees met regularly and had guest speakers to entertain and inform on different subjects at their Tuesday Luncheons. The Programme Committee was responsible for organising the speakers.A record that the speakers at Legacy functions came from many walks of life and the subjects spoken on were varied.Newspaper article with black and white photos of scientists.speakers, legatee event -
Clunes Museum
Book, NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA et al, CLUNES - A TOWNSCAPE STUDY OF A VICTORIAN COUNTRY TOWN
... CLUNES - A TOWNSCAPE STUDY OF A VICTORIAN COUNTRY TOWN ...BOOK. CLUNES - A LANDSCAPE STUDY OF A VICTORIAN COUNTRY...BOOK - CLUNES - A TOWNSCAPE STUDY OF A VICTORIAN COUNTRY... OF A VICTORIAN COUNTRY TOWN BY JOHN REID AND GRAHAM REID GIFT OF SHIRLEY.... CLUNES - A LANDSCAPE STUDY OF A VICTORIAN COUNTRY TOWN BY JOHN R ...GENERALLY THIS SIDY IS AN ANALYSIS OF THE VISUAL FABRIC OF THE TOWN AND GIVES SUGGESTED GUIDELINES FOR FUTURE GROWTHBOOK - CLUNES - A TOWNSCAPE STUDY OF A VICTORIAN COUNTRY TOWN PRODUCED BY CENTRE FOR ENVIROMENTAL STUDIES. UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE 1977GENERALLY THIS SIDY IS AN ANALYSIS OF THE VISUAL FABRIC OF THE TOWN AND GIVES SUGGESTED GUIDELINES FOR FUTURE GROWTHlocal history, town scape -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Synan Peter, Secrets of Ghost Towns of the High Country featuring 50 Ghost Towns in and around Victorias Alpine Region, 1989
... Secrets of Ghost Towns of the High Country featuring 50... and interstate trade. Secrets of Ghost Towns of the High Country ...A history of the Gippsland Lakes Victoria as a transport system v for trade within the Lakes and River systems and coastal and interstate trade.ships and shipping, land settlement, waterways -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Photo card Melbourne album sheets 1920c
... - that depicted Melbourne and other country towns c1920. Sheet 1... photos on each sheet of Melbourne and some country towns.... Melbourne and other country towns c1920. Sheet 1 - Melbourne ...Part of an album of photo cards - cigarette card size - that depicted Melbourne and other country towns c1920. Sheet 1 - Melbourne - Elizabeth St, Collins St, Spring St, St Kilda Rd, Swanston St, Princes Bridge and Exhibition buildings. Sheet 2 - Healesville, Lorne, Brighton, Albury, Bendigo, Woori Yallock and Queenscliff - three cards have been removed prior to acquisition. Sheet 3 - Queen Victoria Gardens, Alexandra Avenue, Exhibition Gardens, St Kilda Road, Botanic Gardens - three cards have been removed prior to acquisition.Set of three album sheets containing up to 9 small printed photos on each sheet of Melbourne and some country towns.melbourne, victoria, tramways, gardens -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, 1990s--estimated
... Living in country towns... and retailing Living in country towns Making regional centres Preserving ...Taken in 1990, this photograph depicts a row of shops in Beechworth, with the shopfront of watchmaker and jewellers, William Turner and C.F. Falck, in the foreground, and newsagent and bookseller James Ingram's shop in the background.This photograph is of social significance to the Beechworth community in depicting the Street of Shops, the creation of curator, Roy Harvey, which opened in 1979 at Burke Museum. According to the Indigo Shire Council webpage for Burke Museum, this addition 'began a new period of collecting with Roy Harvey calling to the community for donations. The response resulted in an influx of material adding to the town history/ development and local identities collections. The Shops and their contents reflect another period in museology.' The historic shopfronts in this image portray those of local settlers, William Turner and CF Falck's Watchmaker and Jeweller store, and James Ingram's news agency and bookshop. William Turner was originally a goldfields official who became a commissioner on the Ovens goldfield, and later a resident warden, at times performing magisterial duties and chairing the Local Court. Charles Frederick Falck, born in Korlin, Germany, in 1833, a skilled watchmaker and jeweller, ran the jewellery business from 1862. Along with William Turner and Melbourne barrister, George Milner Stephen, he prepared a dazzling display of gems and jewellery from Beechworth for the Royal Society's Exhibition in Melbourne in 1865. This act signposted Beechworth's progress as a nineteenth-century gold rush town with a population of around 3000. In the mid-1850s, newsagent James Ingram established a newsagency and supplied papers and stationary to the goldfields. He and bookseller R.T. Vale stocked a wide range of literary, historical and religious works, textbooks, periodicals and newspapers, as well as hosting a reading and writing room on Camp Street{?}. James Ingram was a 'devoted instigator and supporter of the town's welfare institutions', who raised funds for to establish a hospital, primary school and benevolent asylum, and assisted people who'd fallen on hard times with his wife. He was also a mainstay of the early Baptist church, holding meetings in his house. He died in 1928, six weeks short of his 100th birthday. Ingram's Rock, north-west of Beechworth near where he lived in later life, was named after him. Colour rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper.Obverse: FALCK 1880 / maker & Jeweller/ WARDENS OFFICE/COACHING OFFICE/ EST. ??55/ ????ON HOUSE/ JAMES INGRAM/ NEWS?????? AND BOOKSELLER/ TOYS visible above shopfront in left foreground. Reverse: Catalogue item number 3305 pencilled in top right-hand corner.beechworth, beechworth historic shops, william turner, cf falck, james ingram, turner and falck watchmaker and jeweller, james ingram newsagent and bookseller, burke museum, promoting settlement, marketing and retailing, living in country towns, making regional centres, preserving traditions and commemorating, beechworth founders, victorian gold rush towns, beechworth pioneers, ingram's rock, 1860s beechworth, street of shops, roy harvey -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, 1990s -- estimated
... Living in country towns... settlement Marketing and retailing Living in country towns Making ...Taken in the 1990s, this photograph depicts a line of historically restored shopfronts on Ford Street, Beechworth, with Beechworth Bazaar in the foreground and George Gammon's Chemist and Druggist adjacent to it.This photograph is of social significance to the Beechworth community in depicting the Street of Shops, the creation of curator, Roy Harvey, which opened in 1979 at Burke Museum. According to the Indigo Shire Council webpage for Burke Museum, this addition 'began a new period of collecting with Roy Harvey calling to the community for donations. The response resulted in an influx of material adding to the town history/ development and local identities collections. The Shops and their contents reflect another period in museology.' This photograph evokes the historic shopfronts of Beechworth Bazaar and George Gammon's Chemist and Druggist from the Street of Shops, which were established during the mid-1850s on the back of gold mining wealth. The expansion of banks within Beechworth also stimulated the local economy.Colour rectangular photograph printed on gloss photographic paper.Obverse: BEECHWORTH BAZAAR est. 1855/ CHINA GLASSWARE SILVERPLATE EARTHENWARE/ ?ESTER HO?E/ R.?ALL. ? LT.LITTLEWOO?/ SINGLEMAN & RIEDLE GEORGE GAMMON/ MEDICAL GALVANISM/ CUPPING/ TEETH EXTRACTED/ CHEMIST & DRUGGIST Reverse: 3. 3055 burke museum, beechworth, beechworth bazaar, 19th-century victorian history, beechworth historic shops, burke museum, promoting settlement, marketing and retailing, living in country towns, making regional centres, preserving traditions and commemorating, victorian gold rush towns, beechworth pioneers, 1850s beechworth -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, 1999
... Living in country towns... in country towns Making regional centres Preserving traditions ...This photograph features three display board sections showing information and photographs from 'The Harvest' exhibition inside the Burke Museum at Beechworth in 1999. The boards are titled 'To the Market' and 'Orchards'; the accompanying text cannot be read. The two accompanying photographs depict a man and woman picking fruit.This photograph is of social significance to Burke Museum and the Beechworth community, documenting an exhibition, The Harvest, held in 1999 to communicate the importance of agricultural development, specifically of orchards, in the area. The expansion of vineyards and horticulture in the Beechworth district followed gold rush prosperity in the mid-1850s, with nearly ninety acres of gardens and small farms under vineyards by 1865. There were 400 Chinese market gardeners and hawkers in the area in 1868. The growth of agriculture in the Ovens district in the mid -1860s led to advocacy by local farmers for the extension of railway infrastructure from Melbourne to improve access to distant markets.Colour rectangular photograph printed on matte AGFA photographic paper.Obverse: TO THE MARKET / ORCHARDS/ Reverse: 2856beechworth, burke museum, promoting settlement, living in country towns, making regional centres, preserving traditions and commemorating, farming and agriculture, orchards, exhibitions, burke museum exhibitions, fruitpicking, building local economies, transforming land, victorian agricultural history, marketing and promoting agricultural products, growing fruit and vegetables, the harvest exhibition, harvests, vineyards, victorian gold rush towns -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, Estimate 1999
... Living in country towns.... beechworth Burke Museum Promoting settlement Living in country towns ...This photograph was taken in 1999 at 'The Harvest' exhibition at the Burke Museum for members of Baking Industry Victoria. The grain mill, manufactured by B.M. Purshouse in Wolverhampton, England, was of special interest.This photograph is of primary social significance to the Beechworth community because it depicts a 19th-century grain mill, manufactured by B.M. Purshouse in Wolverhampton, England, which was probably used at flour mills in the Ovens District, such as that at Tarrawingee, which opened in 1866. The purchase of agricultural machinery such as the grain mill accompanied the expansion of agriculture, including grain growing, in the Ovens District following the gold mining prosperity of the 1850s. This photograph may be of interest to researchers who wish to observe an image of the Purshouse grain mill.Colour rectangular photograph printed on matte AGFA photographic paper.Obverse: THE HARVEST / THE HARVEST Reverse: 2854beechworth, burke museum, promoting settlement, living in country towns, making regional centres, preserving traditions and commemorating, farming and agriculture, exhibitions, burke museum exhibitions, building local economies, transforming land, victorian agricultural history, marketing and promoting agricultural products, the harvest exhibition, harvests, victorian gold rush towns, grain mill, bm purshouse, crops and grain, baking industry victoria -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Postcard, Eda P Beckmann, c1935
... Living in country towns... Asylum lunatic asylum Healthcare health Living in country towns ...Mayday Hills Mental Hospital was originally constructed in 1864 under the name of the Beechworth Lunatic Asylum. It was built for locals in need of help who were kept in the local gaol. In its first decade, the residents of the hospital were used as menial labourers but over time, as mental healthcare progressed, were cared for in more nuanced ways. This site became a training hospital for nurses in the 1960's. Eventually, mental health patients were moved to other care facilities and Mayday Hills was operating as a geriatric care facility. It was closed in 1995, after which the buildings and their grounds were purchased to La Trobe University to be used as a campus. The university sold the site in 2011 to private ownership. This postcard depicts an interior room which is presumed to be a living or reception room. It is filled with period furnishings. Mayday Hills Mental Hospital is a historically significant site for many factors. It is representative of healthcare practice in nineteenth century Victoria. It contains rare examples of construction and architecture. It is also significant for aesthetic and technical reasons.Black and white postcard printed on matte cardReverse: 11.5.35/ Miss Peach/ Best wishes/ from/ P. Beckman mayday, mayday hills hospital, mayday hills, mayday hills mental asylum, mayday hills mental hospital, beechworth, beechworth asylum, beechworth hospital for the insane, beechworth lunatic asylum, lunatic asylum, healthcare, health, living in country towns, living room, furniture, interior -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION; BACK TO NUMURKAH. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION AND PROGRAMME
... Victorian country towns... Numurkah collection Victorian country towns reunions event ...An off-white soft covered booklet titled, ' Back to Numurkah 23rd to 29th March, 1951. Official publication and programme.' Published by Hartshorne-Waller Publicity, 48a Begonia Road, Gardenvale, Vic. XM 2710 (Copyright). Printed by The Endeavour Press, 381 High Street, St. Kilda, S.2. LA 9181. Advertisements relative to the times are of note. 56 pgs. Photos. Also included is a steel cylinder with a one penny stamp addressed to Mrs Chancellor Golden Sq. Bendigo. It also has the words photo only on it. Inside is a photo of the people who attended the 'Back to Numurkah.'civic mementoes, numurkah, lydia chancellor collection, collection, numurkah, collection, victorian country towns, reunions, event, programme, program, civic mementoes -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION; TOP TOWN CONTEST 1952 CONCERT PROGRAMME
... country towns... entertainment music singing Top Town Contest country towns A cream ...A cream programme with black print. The front cover contains the words, ' The Sun News-Pictorial Top Town Contest 1952 Second Celebrity Concert Official Programme. All proceeds from the sale of this programme donated by The Sun go to assist your local charity.' Inside is the programme and the back cover has a biography of each of the 4 celebrities. Inside the programme is an insert with the words ' Sun Top Town Concert, Royal Princess Theatre Bendigo August 28th, 1952 Programme of Bendigo Artists.program, music, concert, lydia chancellor, collection, ephemera, event, entertainment, music, singing, top town contest, country towns -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph
... it was a small country service town and before its rapid suburban... in a country town. A driveway is in the foreground wi A small... country service town and before its rapid suburban expansion ...This is a view of one of the settled parts of Sunbury when it was a small country service town and before its rapid suburban expansion.A black and white photo with a cream border of a landscape in a country town. A driveway is in the foreground wi A small settlement on a distant rise is visible. a post and rail fence in the middle distance and two tries growing beyond the fence line. -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Porter, Hal, John Bulmer's Recollections of Victorian Aboriginal Life 1855-1908, 1963
... A thinly veiled biography reflecting life in the country... reflecting life in the country town, Bairnsdale, Victoria, during ...A thinly veiled biography reflecting life in the country town, Bairnsdale, Victoria, during the earlier half of the twentieth century.biography, township -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - Light horse in town c.1900
... riding through the main street of a country town possibly... of a country town possibly Beechworth, c.1900. Photograph Light horse ...Framed black and white photograph of a mounted detachment riding through the main street of a country town possibly Beechworth, c.1900.light horse, vmr, beechworth -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Victorian Directory
... , Trades, Country Towns, Holiday Resorts, Vic parliament, Jp's, etc ..., Country Towns, Holiday Resorts, Vic parliament, Jp's, etc ...Bought at Lancefield Antiques Shop in19961 x book - 1911 Directory for City & Suburban Streets, Trades, Country Towns, Holiday Resorts, Vic parliament, Jp's, etc victorian directory, 1911, book, municipalities, towns, businesses -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Book - Rural Australia and the Great War - From Tarrawingee to Tangambalanga, John McQuilton, 2001
... and his family and a country town streetscape on the back.... a soldier and his family and a country town streetscape on the back ...This publication covers common issues of life in Australia during World War 1, such as recruitment, fundraising, conscription, homecomings and the construction of memorials. However it is unique in that these aspects of war are examined through a focus on rural communities in North Eastern Victoria. The first chapter describes the region and its towns at the outbreak of war, then discusses the fracturing impact of war on different groups within these communities. It paints an interesting social history at a critical time in Australia's development. John Quilton is a native of North Eastern Victoria, having been born in Yackandandah and educated in Tangambalanga and Wodonga. He was a senior member of the Bicentennial History Project at the University of New South Wales, and head of the History and Politics Program at the University of Wollongong.This book consists of 275 pages including photos and a map, as well as an extensive bibliography. The cover depicts a soldier and his family and a country town streetscape on the back.This publication covers common issues of life in Australia during World War 1, such as recruitment, fundraising, conscription, homecomings and the construction of memorials. However it is unique in that these aspects of war are examined through a focus on rural communities in North Eastern Victoria. The first chapter describes the region and its towns at the outbreak of war, then discusses the fracturing impact of war on different groups within these communities. It paints an interesting social history at a critical time in Australia's development. John Quilton is a native of North Eastern Victoria, having been born in Yackandandah and educated in Tangambalanga and Wodonga. He was a senior member of the Bicentennial History Project at the University of New South Wales, and head of the History and Politics Program at the University of Wollongong.world war 1, rural conditions australia 1914, world war 1 social conditions australia, tangambalanga world war 1 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Negative - TOM PATULLO COLLECTION: A COUNTRY TOWN
... TOM PATULLO COLLECTION: A COUNTRY TOWN....a country town....Negative print. A Country Town. A 12 Bullock team with a 4... COTTAGE Miners a country town. A Country Town. Negative print ...Negative print. A Country Town. A 12 Bullock team with a 4 wheeled cart and handler. A 4 wheeled carriage with three people on board with the horse drinking from the fountain. A large building in the background, could be a school.cottage, miners, a country town., a country town. -
Clunes Museum
Book, MC PHERSON'S PRINTING GROUP, FIELDS OF GOLD - COLLECTED WORDS
... OF PEOPLE LIVING IN A SMALL HISTORIC COUNTRY TOWN. DARK RED... TO THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING IN A SMALL HISTORIC COUNTRY TOWN. DARK ...A COLLECTION OF STORIES AND VERSES BY CLUNES RESIDENTS, FROM THE VERY YOUNG TO THE ELDERLYA COLLECTION OF STORIES BY CLUNES RESIDENTS COLLECTED BY RHONDA FAWCETT WHICH COVERS MANY SUBJECTS AND EXPERIENCES FROM THE VERY YOUNG TO THE ELDERLY. GIVING A WIDE INSIGHT TO THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING IN A SMALL HISTORIC COUNTRY TOWN. DARK RED COVER WITH GOLD WRITING non-fictionA COLLECTION OF STORIES AND VERSES BY CLUNES RESIDENTS, FROM THE VERY YOUNG TO THE ELDERLYfields of gold- collected words, rhonda fawcett -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Marc Fiddian, Six stamps please: a tableau of Australian post offices, 1989
... of post offices built in city, suburb and country town, and who... of the various styles of post offices built in city, suburb and country ...Once a community's size and importance could be gauged from its post office. The post office, especially in the 19th century, reflected the growth and prosperity of its locality. The boom in post office building was from the mid-1860s to the early 1890s. Invariably a post office was built in a prime location, frequently on a street corner.This book provides a cross section of the various styles of post offices built in city, suburb and country town, and who the post offices serve around Australia. Softback book of 83 pages, with numerous black and white photos; post offices are described alphabetically by town.surrey hills post office, post offices, official buildings, architectural styles, (mr) marc fiddian -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (Item) - Colour postcard, Graphic Print Postcards, Marysville, Vic, 2004
... country town collection.... Marysville is a small country town in Victoria, just 10/ minutes from... snow postcard souvenir graphic in print country town collection ...A colour photograph of a snow covered Murchison Street in Marysville in Victoria.A colour photograph of a snow covered Murchison Street in Marysville in Victoria. This photograph was taken in 2004 before the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires that destroyed most of the businesses in the main street.Marysville's main street covered with a light layer of snow. Marysville is a small country town in Victoria, just 10/ minutes from Lake Mountain, one of Australia's best/ Cross Country Skiing Resorts. Graphic in Print/ Postcards Place/ Stamp/ Here Graphic in Print/ Country Towns Collection/ Classic 2/ c 2004/ Ph: (03) 5966 8523 Fax: (03) 5966 8458 Mob: 418 593 534marysville, victoria, murchison street, snow, postcard, souvenir, graphic in print, country town collection -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Colour postcard, Graphic Print Postcards, Marysville, Vic, 2004
... country town collection.... Marysville is a small country town in Victoria, just 10/ minutes from... snow postcard souvenir graphic in print country town collection ...A colour photograph of a snow covered Murchison Street in Marysville in Victoria.A colour photograph of a snow covered Murchison Street in Marysville in Victoria. This photograph was taken in 2004 before the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires that destroyed most of the businesses in the main street.Marysville's main street covered with a light layer of snow. Marysville is a small country town in Victoria, just 10/ minutes from Lake Mountain, one of Australia's best/ Cross Country Skiing Resorts. Graphic in Print/ Postcards Place/ Stamp/ Here Graphic in Print/ Country Towns Collection/ Classic 2/ c 2004/ Ph: (03) 5966 8523 Fax: (03) 5966 8458 Mob: 418 593 534marysville, victoria, murchison street, snow, postcard, souvenir, graphic in print, country town collection -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Colour postcard, Graphic Print Postcards, Marysville, Vic, 2004
... country town collection.... Marysville is a small country town in Victoria, just 10/ minutes from... snow postcard souvenir graphic in print country town collection ...A colour photograph of a snow covered Murchison Street in Marysville in Victoria.A colour photograph of a snow covered Murchison Street in Marysville in Victoria. This photograph was taken in 2004 before the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires that destroyed most of the businesses in the main street.Marysville's main street covered with a light layer of snow. Marysville is a small country town in Victoria, just 10/ minutes from Lake Mountain, one of Australia's best/ Cross Country Skiing Resorts. Graphic in Print/ Postcards Place/ Stamp/ Here Graphic in Print/ Country Towns Collection/ Classic 2/ c 2004/ Ph: (03) 5966 8523 Fax: (03) 5966 8458 Mob: 418 593 534marysville, victoria, murchison street, snow, postcard, souvenir, graphic in print, country town collection -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Churchill Service Memorial, 2015, 2015
... cenotaph seen in many country towns. The photograph includes... "fallen mate" or concrete cenotaph seen in many country towns ...In recognition of its fallen soldiers and Churchill's 50th birthday a service memorial was erected on a concrete plinth at the Churchill town plaza and used for the first time to mark the ANZAC centenary on Anzac Day 2015. Churchill never had a war memorial and received a grant from the Department of Veterans' Affairs six years ago to commission a sculpture with Latrobe City Council's support. It was decided the sculpture needed to recognise more than just the war effort, but service and volunteerism, considering Churchill was only founded in 1965. (http://www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/story/2816903/churchills-new-memorial/, accessed 01 may 2015) Sculptor Paul Jesse discussed the work in Churchill and District Community news, 18 December 2014: Some time ago CDCA commissioned a sculpture to be used as a Service Memorial to commemorate the fallen that have died in service of our community and country. Traditional memorials usually commemorate Armed Services personnel, but CDCA was of the opinion that a more inclusive view which included Emergency Services personnel, such as CFA, SES and Police, could be incorporated into the Churchill Memorial. Boolarra artist, Paul Jesse, who is accomplished in Ferro-Cement sculpture techniques, was commissioned to create a memorial that would cause people to reflect on the meaning of ‘service’ and ‘sacrifice’. The following is a description of the Churchill Service Memorial Sculpture written by the sculptor, Paul Jesse. “My sculpture is different from most War Memorial sculptures because it uses as its basis the reasons why people go into service or to war. One side of the sculpture is colourful and optimistic; its theme is home, family, community and the future. These themes are crafted by flow lines which are connected to the other side of the sculpture through the round hole and the Crosspiece. These lines can be seen as a multi-layered connection between the sides. On the “dark” side of the sculpture, the lines begin with a spiral of coloured mosaics. This spiral is representative of our service people. Its beginning can be seen on one level as their soul. The spiralling mosaics of them flow to the other side of the sculpture where they create the landscape and figures. These lines can also be seen as a range of connectors between the two sides, representing a flow of thoughts, love, fear, concern and dreams. They also represent physical communication such as letters and phone calls.” This ‘Service Memorial’ is located in the Churchill Plaza (adjacent to the Town Hall), along with four flagpoles, seating and garden beds. The Churchill Service Memorial has deliberately been designed as a thought-provoking public art work. It will complement the Art and Culture Pathway which links Switchback Gallery at the Federation University Campus to the Town Centre. We hope Churchill citizens will pause to view the Memorial, ponder its meaning, reflect on the service of others and commemorate the fallen. Colour photograph on an abstract Australia-shaped sculpture by Boolarra artist Paul Jesse. The abstract Australia-shaped sculpture is in stark contrast to the bronze-cast "fallen mate" or concrete cenotaph seen in many country towns. The photograph includes wreaths from the ANZAC centenary service on ANZAC Day 2015. churchill, churchill war memorial, paul jessie, anzac centenary, federation university, gippsland, art and culture pathway, world war -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Wooden kitchen chair, 1940’s
... particularly in country towns... particularly in country towns Underneath the seat can be seen ...Maybe made during WW 2 when building materials were scarce particularly in country townsLight wooden chair made from wooden packing boxes. Stabilised with bars on the back of the chair and between the four legsUnderneath the seat can be seen impressions that were stamped on the box . The words “Starch” and “boxes” can be read -
Plutarch Project
Lady's dancing costume, Βλαχοπούλα, vlahopoula costume, circa 1980's
... Full costume traditionally worn by ladies in country towns... traditionally worn by ladies in country towns of Greece. Recently worn ...Full costume traditionally worn by ladies in country towns of Greece. Recently worn in parades, Greek dances and theatrical performancesHistorical significance for the purposes it was used by Thessaloniki Association in AustraliaBlack and navy blue velvet and silver embroidery panels, button up at the front costume. Part "A" of a four piece costume. Three in possession of Thessaloniki AssociationΠΑΙΔΙΚΗ ΧΑΡΑlady's costume, jacket, greek, βλαχοπούλα, στολή -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Photograph (Framed), Herding stock over blue stone bridge looking up Main Street Greensborough
... Greensborough. In this photograph, Greensborough was a country town... Greensborough. In this photograph, Greensborough was a country town ...Heading stock over Blue stone bridge looking up Main Street Greensborough. In this photograph, Greensborough was a country town. Note the unmade road leading up to the bridge.From the John Mackey collection. This item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.Timber-framed photograph of herding stock over blue stone bridge looking up Main Street Greensborough, black and white.greensborough, john mackey, blue stone bridge, marble hall -
Mortlake and District Historical Society
Jug, Melba Bone China, Probably 1950's, 1960's
... the importance of such monuments in small country towns. ... of such monuments in small country towns. Memorials created in many country ...This small white jug was probably created as a souvenir of Mortlake. Its depiction of the 'Soldier's Monument' (War Memorial completed 1920), is quite accurate and perhaps reflects the importance of such monuments in small country towns. Memorials created in many country towns, cities and suburbs after the Great War, reflected civic pride and were created in recognition of the sacrifice of so many men in defence of the realm. Mortlake's 'Soldier's Memorial' is typical of many such memorials Australia wide. It forms one part of the Mortlake's tribute, the others being the Soldiers' Memorial Hall (which incorporates the old Mechanics' Institute) and the Avenue of Honour (cypress) along the Hamilton Highway on the eastern side of the town. Small glazed white jug, with gold rim, handle; transfer picture of the Mortlake War Memorial - showing plinth, column, soldier and fence with backdrop of mature trees. Captioned: 'Soldier's Monument Mortlake'. On base: 'Melba Bone China (followed by crown insignia) Guaranteed Made In England.'1914, 1918, world, war, memorial, memorials, mortlake, souvenirs -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper Clipping, Rhyll Development, 21/3/1968
... Town & Country Planning Board...Private enterprise seek approval of Town & Country Planning... Scrap Book 1960 - 1973 Rhyll Development Town & Country Planning ...Collection of newspaper clippings from Scrap Book 1960 - 1973Private enterprise seek approval of Town & Country Planning Board for major development of Rhyll Inlet.rhyll development, town & country planning board, private enterprise, newspaper clipping, jean jamieson -
Mont De Lancey
Book, Reflections of the Past (Vol. 2), 2001
... between 1910 and 1953. It is of the country town, Belgrave... Hammond between 1910 and 1953. It is of the country town, Belgrave ...Following the success of Volume 1, this follow-up edition is slightly different to the first one by gathering photos together under some new headings More attention is given to some aspects of local history, the pioneer families and community organisations than previously. The historical society's main interest is the history of the Dandenong Ranges and the communities of Belgrave, Tecoma, Upper Ferntree Gully, Upwey and surrounds.A photographic history of Belgrave, Upwey, Tecoma and Upper Ferntree Gully. The front cover is of a painting 'Wintry Sunset Belgrave 1913' from a series of 36 paintings by Charlie Hammond between 1910 and 1953. It is of the country town, Belgrave, showing a dirt road with a bullock team, with trees surrounding the road. Inside, are black and white and coloured photographs of paintings, people in general life and historical information about the areas noted. Pp.104.non-fictionFollowing the success of Volume 1, this follow-up edition is slightly different to the first one by gathering photos together under some new headings More attention is given to some aspects of local history, the pioneer families and community organisations than previously. The historical society's main interest is the history of the Dandenong Ranges and the communities of Belgrave, Tecoma, Upper Ferntree Gully, Upwey and surrounds. australian history, history of the dandenong ranges victoria, history victoria