QUEENSCLIFFE boat channel being dug out c1934-36Boat channel for fishing fleet protectionBlack & white photo of many two men with shovels digging the channelReverse - NILcommunity information, boat channel c1934-36

Two black and white photographs of two gentlemen shaking hands. Both are wearing suits. One is wearing a bowler hat and the other an ordinary hat.photograph, person, male, bill ashman collection - correspondence, photo of two men

One photo from an album belonging to JB McLean, of his voyage home from World War 1 in 1920 on the Ceramic. The photo shows two men boxing on the deck of the Ceramic being watched by soldiers and passengers. It shows one of the activities on board ship. The Ceramic departed Tillbury, UK 12th March and docked in Freemantle on 27th April 1920 and then went onto Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. The Ceramic was a transport vessel built in Belfast in 1913 for the White Star Line to transport frozen produce and apples from Australia to UK. It was taken over by the Australian Government for troop transport in October 1914 and could carry over 3,000 troops. This trip in 1920 there were 1467 on board, there were women and children as well as 439 soldiers returning home, one of whom was John 'Basil' McLean. Was with other World War 1 memorabilia that has come from Private John Basil McLean, 2nd Reinforcements, 37th Battalion, A.I.F. There was a large collection of postcards so he may have been collecting them as souvenirs. J.B. McLean (Service No. 13824) was from near Maffra, Victoria and enlisted on 22 January 1916. He embarked on 16 December 1916 for Europe. His full war record is available from AWM. He spent time with the Australian Field Artillery (Pack Section). At the end of the war he worked for a year at the A.I.F. Headquarters in London before returning to Australia on the 'Ceramic', arriving Portsea in 1920.A collection of items from John Basil McLean is in the archive. Kept as an indication of what founding legatees experienced in World War One and what they saw on the way home.Sepia photo of two men boxing on deck of the Ceramic being watched by soldiers and passengers, glued to black cardboard in an album of photos from 1920.Handwritten caption 'Boxing on deck Ceramic' in white ink.souvenir, world war one, jb mclean, ship, ceramic, suez

Black and white photo of two men playing button accordions.photo, group, musicians, peter ellis collection

Black and white photo of two men shaking hands. One is holding a cheque. Cardboard addition on back with information: Mr E. Betts, president of the Ararat Rotary 197 presenting cheque for $200 to Mr R.A. Blachford, president of Ararat and District Historical Society. Money to be used for mural paintings in oils by Ararat artist Mr Stan Kelly.

B/W Photo of two men standing on metal framework of an ore crusher

Colour photo of two men and a woman eating lunch in front of a white tent.photo, group, mixed group, peter ellis collection

Colour photo of two men and two women. 12/94 written on the back.photo, group, mixed group, peter ellis collection

This is a photo of two men presumed to have joined from Lara and served in the same company. They are Dave Firth & Harry Walker.Sepia toned photograph that has been adhered to a piece of white paper along with two other photos. The image depicts two men wearing military uniforms and holding canes - the one to the left is seated on a wooden chair and the two one to the right is standing. A small piece of paper has been taped to the front of the photograph that has the names of the two men typed on it.Dave Firth & Harry Walkerworld war i, world war one

The photo shows two men, a boy and a dog on top of a rocky area. One man is seated and is holding a gun."Scene in the Grampians" hand written on top of mount board. "Schroder" inscribed in purple on upper, left of mount board. "Photo, Murtoa"(?) inscribed in purple on lower left of mount board.scenery, grampians ranges, recreation, hunting

The photo shows two men and nine women seated at the base of of a waterfall. Another man is standing on rocks to the left of the falls.scenery, waterfalls

The Stoney Creek dray bridge. Stoney Creek has been bridged a number of times on school road since the creek was re-routed in the early 1900s. A dray bridge was built C 1910 by local residents, which stood them in good stead for more than a decade. This bridge was replaced by a higher timber structure. Image two is a story from 1906 relating to Marshall White and his family trying to recross Delley's bridge after finding the Stoney Creek dray bridge washed away.Photo of two men on horseback on a wooden bridge with low log railing. A shelter can be seen in the background and there are thick trees surrounding the road.structures, bridges

The waterfall depicted is unidentified.The photo shows two men sitting on a rock at the base of a waterfall. The full extent of the falls appears much higher than the section in the photograph. scenery, waterfalls

The man in the white hat is Freddy Paasch and the other man is Charles D'Alton. Note that names have been inscribed on the rock on the lower right side of the photo (visible only on Copy 1). The second copy is available under Additional Images.The photo shows two men (Freddy Paasch and Charles D'Alton), accompanied by a dog, standing at the base of, and looking up at, a large waterfall (MacKenzie Falls).scenery, mackenzie falls, people, d'alton

This is a copy of a photo of W. Evans and H. Lewis in the Wannon Valley at Christmas 1925.The photo shows two men wearing hats holding up a dead kangaroo by its ears and forefeet. They are standing in a grassed area surrounded by bush."1925" was written on the bottom edge of the original photo.recreation, hunting, wildlife, fauna

Photo taken at Ararat Primary School 800. Mr Frecleton (teacher or headmaster) is surrounded by students, a skeleton and others. The man holding the megaphone is Mr Babs or BahsBlack and white photo of two men standing in front a large group of school children. One of the men is holding a megaphone towards the other man.Written on back: Frecleton Mr Babs (Bahs?)

The photo shows a timber mill in the Grampians. Neither the location nor the people are known. Note: The photo may have been taken by Guy E. Neate of "Rosebank" on Neates Road in the Victoria Valley, however Guy Neate did not buy that property until June 1926 (see the book "Water Between the Hills".The photo shows two men standing beside a trolley with a large log on it. There are other logs to the left and some sawn wood is visible stacked towards the back.timber industries, logging, sawmilling