Collection of poems written by Aussie soldiers during WW2. These were collated by Noel Fulton. Original owner Isabel MacCathie (Fulton)VANA School exercise book of poems. Front cover black with some white patches. Writing predominately black. Red binding. Back cover covered with arithmetical tables and multiplication tables in black on white backing. Inside all pages are blue lined. poems are handwritten, each with a title and some with the author. Book is approx. 140 pages and 71 pages of poems. Some poems have small photos stuck within them.Cover Inscription; Name - “Noel Fulton” Location - “Koondrook” Title - “War Poems”poems, ww2

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. Serenity: a peaceful view of the Murray river at Koondrook on February 21, 1959.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Documents and letters from Connelly and Tatchell solicitors, Sandhurst and Kerang, regarding costs and land transfers for the Koondrook train or tramway. There are 29 documents dated from 1888 to 1889.organization, public utility, transport

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Monday, February 17, 2003. Big dry: the pub with no beer, located between Cohuna and Koondrook, circa 1959. the clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

sepia photo on grey board: single span lift bridge across river. Long truss spans each side of lift section. Probably over Murray River ? On front rop right corner Mp 107. On back written ' copies obtainable from M. Clifton, Koondrook'M. Clifton ?bridge, construction, single span lift bridge

Document. Connelly, Tatchell & Dunlop - Legal Papers. 1 - 1886 - Letter from Bennett & Co re Hawthorne & Brady. 2 - 1886 - Letter from Morrow Thomas, Inglewood. 3 - 1886 - Letter from Thomson W. B. Solicitor, Bairnsdale re Smith & Butler to Seeber. 4 - 1886 - Post Office Telegraph from Dunlop A Geo re Martyn. 5 - 1886 - Post Office Telegraph from Connelly T. J. 6 - 1886 - Post Office Telegraph from Hawthorne D, Kerang. 7 - 1886 - Post Office Telegraph from Connelly T. J. re Koondrook. 8 - 1886 - Post Office Telegraph from Connelly T. J. re Martyn. 9 - 1886 - Letter from Bennett, Attenborough, Wilks & Connelly to Brown Frank re Turner & Mossop.cottage, miners, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, hawthorne, brady, morrow thomas, thomson w b. smith, butler, seeber, dunlop a g, martyn, connelly t j, hawthorne d, koondrook, bennett attenborough wilks & connelly, brown frank, turner, mossop

Documents. Connelly, Tatchell & Dunlop - Legal Papers. 1 - 1886 - Postcard from Highett, McLaughlin & Simpson, Solicitors, Melbourne stating that they are about to open a branch of their business at 60 & 62 Moorabood Street, Geelong, under the management of Simpson, Mr H W C. Dated the 22nd day of October 1886. 2 - 1886 - Letter from Thomas S Harrison & Co, 24 Little Collins St East, Melbourne re McClean. 3 - 1886 - Letter from Davey W J, Proprietor, Observer Office, Kerang. 4 - 1886 - Letter from McKee R M, Koondrook Irrigation Trust, Koondrook re appointment of jobs. 5 - 1886 - Letter from Bennett, Attenborough, Wilks & Nunn, 102 Collins St, Melbourne re Sterry v Trestrail.cottage, miners, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, highett mclaughlin & simpson, simpson mr h w c, thomas s harrison & co, mcclean, davey w j, observer office kerang, mckee r m, koondrook irrigation trust, bennett attenborough wilks & nunn, sterry, trestrail

Bowl previously owned by donor's mother and father Mr and Mrs Cassidy of Koondrook. Mr and Mrs Cassidy (aged 25 and 22 respectively) were honeymooning in Bendigo on 18th March 1920 and obtained the bowl from the Bendigo Glassworks. This was passed on to their daughter Edna Peacock. Associated with the bowl is an article written by Jim Evans for the Bendigo Advertiser December 13th 2012 in his 'History Lives' column. The article illustrates the connection between Jannaya McKenzie (work experience student) and the bowl that was obtained by her ancestors. Green glass Ball made by Bendigo Glassworks 1920. Approx. 20cm diameter with narrow neck (broken) Interior is hollow and painted with what is purported to be gold dust. koondrook. edna peacock., cassidy, artwork

Documents. Connelly, Tatchell & Dunlop. 1 - 1896 - Post Office Telegraph from Ryan John J, Mincha re cleaning tanks, Warragul Park. 2 - 1896 - Letter from Relly? J? H?, Pyramid Hill. 3 - 1896 - Letter from Smith Henry, Carrier, Koondrook. 4 - 1896 - Letter from Office of Titles re Ryan to Henderson. Dated 13 Feb 1896. 5 - 1896 - Letter from Office Titles re Ryan to Henderson. Dated 17 Feb 1896.cottage, miners, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, ryan john j, relly? j? h?, smith henry, office of titles, ryan henderson

The P.S. Alexander Arbuthnot was the last of the paddle steamers built at Koondrook, for the river trade in 1923. Owned by the Arbuthnot Sawmills. She was used to bring timber in from the forest to the sawmills to be processed from logs to timber. She was later owned by Evans Bros and then Barmah Charcoal Ltd. She sank at Yeilima, re-floated in 1973, placed on a low loader and taken to Shepparton for preservation. Echuca city council bought her for the Port of Echuca in April 1989. She was bought to Echuca in December 1991 to complete her restoration by shipwright Kevin Hutchinson. She is now used as a passenger vessel and is licensed to carry 47 passengers. The P.S. Alexander Arbuthnot is a reminder of the past life on the river. Being the last paddle steamer built for the river trade in 1923, the Alexander Arbuthnot is a reminder of the past life on the river. Licensed to now carry 47 passengers, she was used by the saw mills to bring timber in from the forests to the sawmills. A timber planked, monohull, side wheeled paddlesteamer with a 8hp horizontal Ruston Hornby steam engine. It has a flat bottom and mutiple decks. Currently painted cream with burgandy trim.Alexander Arbuthnot signage on wheelhouse and port and starboard bowp.s. alexander arbuthnot

Set of quarto hand written sheet pinned together for each year with some typed sheets, listing notices in the Victorian Government Gazette of non-Melbourne suburban tramways - timber tramways, proposed lines. Items for 1898 and 1898 - carbon copies. 1885 - Ballarat and the Grand Fern Tree Gully Hotel 1886 - Ballarat, Coburg, Moorabbin and Ballarat 1887 - Beaumaris, Koondrook, Swan Hill, Sorento, Eaglehawk, Sandhurst (Bendigo) Ballarat, Yarrawonga, Warragul, Coburg 1888 - Ballarat, Eaglehawk, Geelong, Coburg, Moorabbin, Caulfield, Northcote 1889 - Ballarat, Bullen, Boroondara, Nunawading, Northcote 1890 - Moorabbin, Caulfield, Traralgon, Oakleigh 1898 - Northcote, 1899 - Northcotetrams, tramways, tramways, government gazette, ballarat, coburg, moorabbin, bendigo, geelong, northcote

Demonstrates Wal Jack's records, hand written in a recycled notebook. Note - several sheets have been cut from the book - appear to be done before use by Wal. The crossed out sheets have not been imaged - these have been transferred by Wal to Reg Item 5507 and re-ordered. Image 30 shows a sample of a crossed out page. See related documents for a pdf file of the contents. Scan No. BTM5623iX Page No. Title or Subject Notes 1 Front 2 Inside Cover Addresses for Jack McLean, John Buckland Trooper Larsen Inside front cover. 3 1 Note re NSWT steam tram motor, MMTB PCC import issues, Peter Duckett seeking info and Photo of Julien’s battery tram on test in Melbourne 4 2 MMTB No. 8, 4, photos, Tyrell’s of Sydney photos, Perth 63 dimensions and MMTB plans for Domain Road & St Kilda Rd Jtn. 5 3 Notes re NSWGR P32, VR locos at Wodonga 13/10/1941, SAR V Class V143, SAR locos – W and Wx 6 4 NSW Private locos, Woy Woy quarry and AGL at Mortlake 5 Blank 6 Blank 7 7 First cable trams – links to photos T154, 29, 154 (Adelaide) 8 8 T156, Powelltown, Ray Pearson Negs 9 9 QR B18 ¼ locos, Ray Pearson’s scrap book, PMTT Zeppelin style trams, MMTB T class locations and 178/179 rebuilding. 10 10 Hawthorn horse tramway, VR Black Rock terminus sketch 11 11 NSW Tramways, Ryde, MMTB L class, Geelong tramway notes 12 12 Locomotive “Ballarat” in WA, Brisbane and various contacts. 13 13 Notes re VR News – 1943, H class, derailments, max speeds, Koondrook tramway and Geelong level crossing. Individual typed sheets pasted onto page – loose within book. 14 to 17 14/17 List of MMTB trams to 877 and work trams Some errors noted. 18 18 Newspaper cutting – Tram Record Day revenue (Brisbane 10/1943), Steam Trams at Journey’s end – Sydney – 6/1943 list of equipment being sold by Sydney Ferries, at Parramatta, 6/1943. MMTB Tram crossings in Melbourne, list of Sydney photos sent to Wal. Cuttings and Individual typed sheets pasted onto page. 19 19 Midland locos WA, VR open wagon stencils and a siding at Mt. Evelyn. Individual typed sheets pasted onto page. 20 20 Note re Sydney four wheel tourist trams and Hawthorn Max. Traction cars locations c1945. 21 to 23 21/23 Notes on Geelong Bogie trams and carrying flags for declaration of Newtown and Chilwell as a city – 1/10/1949 (See also Reg Item 5641) 24 to 26 24/26 Notes on Wellington Corporation Tramcars 37 27 Kelburn – Karoi cable line Wellington 28 to 29 28/29 Auckland Tramway Board tramcars notes 30/31 Blank 30 32/33 Notes on Ballarat tramcars – ESCo Crossed out 34/37 Ditto – SEC Crossed out 38 Music for the people notes Crossed out 39 Notes on Ballarat trams with tail lights Crossed out 40/43 Notes on Ballarat bogie trams Crossed out 44/45 Notes on SEC tram controllers, dead man and truck lengths. Crossed out 31 45 List of Ballarat Destination roll – Dec 1949 32, 33 46/47 Notes on Bendigo Bogie Trams – 1940’s 34 48 Bendigo Destination roll on a Birney tram Easter 1950, notes on tram tail lights and fares on the Bendigo system. 49 Blank – though headed “Bendigo Birney Trams” 50 Notes trams used on special days in Ballarat Crossed out 51 Ditto and No. 24 and 23 Crossed out 52 Ditto, 15, 11, 23 and Gold tram Crossed out 53 Notes on 34 caused delays, 5/1950, and use of 23 as gold tram Crossed out 54 Notes on repair to track at Sturt and Drummond 6/1951 Crossed out - see Reg Item 7720. 55 Notes on track work in Ballarat early 1950’s Crossed out 56/57 Notes on 33, 37, pay as you enter signs and 1953 special workings Crossed out 58/60 Notes trams used on special days in Ballarat Crossed out 61/64 Blank 35 65 “Salute to the Cable Tram” – transcription of text from Truck and Bus Transportation (July 1948) 36, 37 66/67 Continued from above and list cable tram routes, opening, closing, length and route colours. 38 68 List of photos in Truck and Bus Transportation, Anniversary Issue July 1948 of cable trams. 69 Blank 39 70 Notes on Brunswick TT, Fitzroy TT colours, Adelaide Service trams and MMTB route lengths. 40 71 Notes on HTT colours, tramcars, PMTT trams and colours and NMETL colours, trams and route destination signs 41 72 Notes on MMTB routes, cable and other Melbourne tram disposals, and sale of cable trams and storage at Brunswick. 42 73 Blank - page was headed Lugarno, Switzerland and Italian border 42 Handwritten sheet – photos to get – R. Field and Peter Duckett. 43, 44 74/75 Listing of trains on all lines leaving Ballarat and days run. 45 77 Listing of negatives sent to K. Rogers in 1944 and list of MMTB Max. Traction bogie trams 117 to 138 and disposal 46 77 Listing of MMTB trams, - appears to be something to do with photos or negs held. 47 78 Listing of Ray’s (Pearson) negs /photos of Brisbane trams and other railway photos. 79 Blank 48 80 Prices of pine timber in 4/1942, list of photos “I want”, notes re VR Train length, Ironbark Gully bridge, 3817 in Harden smash 7/1948 and 1948 Ballarat destination roll. Partly crossed out. Rear Cover. Has a strong association with Wal Jack, his work to collect and record both railway and tramway information. Yields information about tramways in Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong and other cities tramways and railways.Grey covered book with black binding containing 40 lined sheets (80 pages) with handwritten notes with the front cover partly cut out and the words "Jewellery & Engraving" book written in. Contains some newspaper clippings and pasted typed notes as listed below. The image number of each sheet is given. See individual pdf files. trams, tramways, mmtb, ballarat, bendigo, sydney, brisbane, railways, geelong, new zealand, victorian railways, sec, esco