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Hepburn Shire Council Art and Heritage Collection
Installation work at Hepburn Sound Shell, Hepburn, Victoria, 'Flight of Fancy', Petrus Spronk. 2014, 2014
... Installation work at Hepburn Sound Shell, Hepburn, Victoria....hepburn sound shell...Installation work installed at the Hepburn Sound Shell...Hepburn Sound Shell, Hepburn , Hepburn Shire, Victoria... at Hepburn Sound Shell, Hepburn, Victoria. 'Flight of Fancy', Petrus ...Petrus Spronk is an artist of national and international significance who lives in the Hepburn Shire. He is a well loved member of the Daylesford community and gifted this work to the community as thanks for the support he received during his cancer treatment in 2013. Installation work installed at the Hepburn Sound Shell in 2014. The work comprises ceramic tiles joined/cut into 67 full bird shapes and 3 partial bird shapes.petrus spronk, art, sculpture, hepburn shire, installation art, contemporary art, hepburn sound shell, hepburn, daylesford, public art -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - SOUND SHELL, ROSALIND PARK, BENDIGO
... SOUND SHELL, ROSALIND PARK, BENDIGO...sound shell...Photograph: Sound Shell, Rosalind Park, Bendigo. Image... BENDIGO Buildings sound shell rosalind park Bendigo Rosalind Park ...Photograph: Sound Shell, Rosalind Park, Bendigo. Image shows building with skillion roof, open at front. Row of seats along footpath in front of Sound Shell.bendigo, buildings, sound shell, rosalind park, bendigo, rosalind park, sound shell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - SOUND SHELL, ROSALIND PARK
... SOUND SHELL, ROSALIND PARK...sound shell...Postcard: Sound Shell in Rosalind Park, Bendigo. Image... BENDIGO Buildings sound shell rosalind park Bendigo Sound Shell ...Postcard: Sound Shell in Rosalind Park, Bendigo. Image shows building with skillion roof, trees in LH and background. On bottom ' autumn tints and sound shell in Rosalind Park, Bendigo.' On back ' situated 92 miles north of Melbourne, Bendigo is the gateway to Northern Victoria. It is an attractive City with many modern facilities (unclear) Gardens and Cultural centres.'Nucolorvue Productions, No. 3, copyrightbendigo, buildings, sound shell, rosalind park, bendigo, sound shell, rosalind park -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - MICHELSEN COLLECTION: SOUND SHELL, ROSILAND PARK, BENDIGO
... MICHELSEN COLLECTION: SOUND SHELL, ROSILAND PARK, BENDIGO...sound shell rosiland park...Photograph, Sound Shell, Rosiland Park, Bendigo... BENDIGO Parks and gardens sound shell rosiland park Photograph ...Photograph, Sound Shell, Rosiland Park, Bendigo, constructed of cream bricks and sloping roof. Stage out front with steps to the side. There are three people sitting on the edge of the structure near the white poles that support the roof. A large collection of trees surround the shell in the park.Two other seats in picture, one left and the other bottom right.bendigo, parks and gardens, sound shell rosiland park -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Digital photographs, L.J. Gervasoni, 150 anniversary of the Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve - official party sound shell, 2015
... - official party sound shell... of the Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve - official party sound shell ...http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/1993 Digital imageshepburn mineral springs reserve, hepburn mineral springs, hepburn springs, 150, crowd, picnic, anniversary, celebration, community, mineral water, mineral springs, mary-anne thomas mp -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - CASTLEMAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY COLLECTION, MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE, 1957
... People Rosalind Park sound shell... the audience towards Sound Shell in Rosalind Park. Dated 24.3.57... Collection music For The People Rosalind Park sound shell Slide ...Slide. Music For The People, Bendigo. View from behind the audience towards Sound Shell in Rosalind Park. Dated 24.3.57slide, bendigo, law courts, castlemaine historical society collection music for the people rosalind park sound shell -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Soundshell at the Hepburn Springs Reserve During the Swiss/Italian Festa, c1999
... hepburn springs sound shell... Swiss/Italian Festa at the Sound Shell in the Hepburn Mineral... at the Sound Shell in the Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve. Ian Tinetti ...Colour photograph of the opening of the Hepburn Springs Swiss/Italian Festa at the Sound Shell in the Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve. Ian Tinetti is at the microphone and Mayor Michael Chesire stands beside him.hepburn springs sound shell, hepburn springs mineral springs reserve, brutalist architecture, ian tinettie, michael chesire, hepburn springs swiss italian festa, brutalism -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - R.S.L. BENDIGO COLLECTION: ANZAC SERVICE 1959, 25th April, 1959
... Sound Shell... Hotel, Sound Shell, and G F Osborne.... Martin Mr G Styles Court House Hotel Sound Shell G F Osborne ...Paper detailing the Morning and Afternoon Service, Wreath Laying, Order of March, Assembly Points and Movement for the Anzac Day Service on Saturday, 25th April, 1959. Mentioned are: Mr W E P Carruthers, Lt Commander Herniman RN, Col L J Lockwood, 38 Infantry Battalion, Lt Col D Scholes, Ex-Navalmen's Club, Airforce Association, Railway Sub-section R.S.L., Bendigo Legacy Club, 6th Battalion Social Club, 38th Battalion Social Club, Rats of Tobruk Association, Ex P.O.W. Association, R.A.A.O.C., T.P.I. Social Club, Interunits Social Club, 105 Anti-Tank Social Club, 4th Aust. Armoured Regt. Social Club, Repatriation Local Committee, Catholic War Veterans Association, Bendigo Dad's Association, Legion of Exservicemen and Women, R.S.L. Women's Auxiliary, War Widows' Guild, S.S. & A. Mothers' Association, Ex-Navalmen's Club Ladies' Auxiliary, Airforce Association Ladies' Auxiliary, 38th Inf. Bn Ladies' Auxiliary, Sea Cadets, Air Cadets, Major T Martin, Mr G Styles, Court House Hotel, Sound Shell, and G F Osborne.event, official, anzac memorial service, r.s.l. bendigo collection - anzac service 1959, mr w e p carruthers, lt commander herniman rn, col l j lockwood, 38 infantry battalion, lt col d scholes, ex-navalmen's club, airforce association, railway sub-section r.s.l., bendigo legacy club, 6th battalion social club, 38th battalion social club, rats of tobruk association, ex p.o.w. association, r.a.a.o.c., t.p.i. social club, interunits social club, 105 anti-tank social club, 4th aust. armoured regt. social club, repatriation local committee, catholic war veterans association, bendigo dad's association, legion of exservicemen and women, r.s.l. women's auxiliary, war widows' guild, s.s. & a. mothers' association, ex-navalmen's club ladies' auxiliary, airforce association ladies' auxiliary, 38th inf. bn ladies' auxiliary, sea cadets, air cadets, major t martin, mr g styles, court house hotel, sound shell, g f osborne -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Mural takes shape, 1988
... Article on painting of a mural on stage doors of the sound... on painting of a mural on stage doors of the sound shell at Nunawading ...Article on painting of a mural on stage doors of the sound shell at Nunawading Arts CentreArticle on painting of a mural on stage doors of the sound shell at Nunawading Arts Centre.Article on painting of a mural on stage doors of the sound shell at Nunawading Arts Centrenunawading arts and entertainment centre, murals -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Soundshell, Gillies Street, Ballarat, 22/03/2015
... sound shell... gardens sound shell brutalism brutalist architecture Clare ...The soundshell in the Ballarat Gardens was built in 1962.Colour photographs of a soundshell in Ballarat, which is an excellent example of Brutalist architecture. Built in 1962 it is situated on the Ballarat Northern Gardens. ballarat gardens, sound shell, brutalism, brutalist architecture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Construction Whitehorse Centre, C.1985
... Centre) C.1985. Showing start of Sound Shell.... Arts Centre) C.1985. Showing start of Sound Shell. whitehorse ...Construction of Whitehorse Centre (formerly Nunawading Arts Centre) C.1985. Showing start of Sound Shell.whitehorse centre, nunawading arts centre -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Black and White, Black and white photo of Frank Wright, 07/1934
... standing in front of a sound shell, the man is Frank Wright and he... in front of a sound shell, the man is Frank Wright and he ...Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born on 2 August 1901. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.A black and white photograph of a man in band uniform standing in front of a sound shell, the man is Frank Wright and he is wearing the St. Hilda's band uniform Written in pencil on the back of the photograph is "Taken at Morecambe" July 1934morecambe, frank wright, st hilda's band -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Internet Photograph, German Pow Metzler
... in Graytown with orchestra.|Camp 1 orchestra in the sound shell.... with orchestra.|Camp 1 orchestra in the sound shell. ...Images obtained from internet. German Pow Metzler in Graytown with orchestra.|Camp 1 orchestra in the sound shell. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - Images by Arthur Pulfer, About 1957-1970
... , Rosalind Park Sound Shell and lookout; One Tree Hill Lookout... Easter parade, includes the Bendigo Show, Rosalind Park Sound ...Many images from by Arthur Pulfer copied to slides. Fifteen Slides of the Bendigo Easter parade, includes the Bendigo Show, Rosalind Park Sound Shell and lookout; One Tree Hill Lookout and Williamson Street Toilet Block.history, bendigo, james lerk collection, bendigo easter parade, bendigo conservatory, one tree hill lookout, marching girls bendigo, brass bands bendigo, bendigo rosalind park -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: BAND PLAYING
... '. Australia flag bunting. Back of photo reads: 7A Sound Shell Rosalind... reads: 7A Sound Shell Rosalind Park Bendigo. Photograph PETER ...Colour photograph. Band on stage outside. Banner reading 'The Bush Dance & Music Club of Bendigo with the Emu Creek Bush Band'. Australia flag bunting. Back of photo reads: 7A Sound Shell Rosalind Park Bendigo.entertainment, music, musicians -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Football match on the Stawell Central Park Oval c1920
... Residence and Athletic Club Sound Shell. View looking South.... Residence and Athletic Club Sound Shell. View looking South. Stawell ...Football match on Central Park c1920. Shows Curators Residence and Athletic Club Sound Shell. View looking South.stawell sport -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - THE PROCLAIMERS
... . - White Hills Technical School. Sunday 2.30 p. m. - Sound Shell... School. Sunday 2.30 p. m. - Sound Shell Rosalind Park. 7.00 pm ...'The Proclaimers' 17/18th August 1974 Saturday 8 p. m. - White Hills Technical School. Sunday 2.30 p. m. - Sound Shell Rosalind Park. 7.00 pm - Soul Service Wesley Church, Forest Street, Bendigo.event, entertainment, music, the proclaimers -
Port of Echuca
Colour Photograph, Aug 1980
... wooden building at its right. The park sound shell is partially... wooden building at its right. The park sound shell is partially ...The P. S. Adelaide was positioned in the Hopwood Gardens, Echuca as a static display whilst it was waiting to be fully repairedColour photograph of back port side of the P. S. Adelaide being restored on the western side of the Hopwood Garedens, Echuca, with orange fence around it and the side of a green wooden building at its right. The park sound shell is partially visible behind the boat to the right.On reserve in pen : Adelaide in Hopwood Gardens. In red pink : Print made by Kodak M. It's Kodak for color. Aug.80. Kodakp. s. adelaide, hopwood gardens, echuca, p. s. adelaide restoration -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: EMU CREEK BUSH BAND
... . Back of photo reads: 5A Sound Shell Rosalind Park Bendigo....'. Australia flag bunting. Back of photo reads: 5A Sound Shell Rosalind ...Colour photograph. Quite hard to see, photo too dark. Band on stage outside. Banner reading 'The Bush Dance & Music Club of Bendigo with the Emu Creek Bush Band'. Australia flag bunting. Back of photo reads: 5A Sound Shell Rosalind Park Bendigo.entertainment, music, emu creek bush band -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH YOUTH SUNDAY - 2 MAY 1965
... from the Town Hall to the Sound Shell in Rosalind Park along... groups. Marching from the Town Hall to the Sound Shell ...Document. One roneoed foolscap page outlining the procedures for assembly and march of various youth groups. Marching from the Town Hall to the Sound Shell in Rosalind Park along Bull St and Pall Mall. Salute to be taken by Cr. N.J.Oliver (Mayor). Procedure issued by A.J. Watts (Town Clerk)event, official, youth sunday, british commonwealth youth sunday, n.j. oliver, a.j.watts -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Colour, Frank Wright
... of people watching a performance at a park with a sound shell... with a sound shell in the distance. The man is frank Wright. .3 ...Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.Frank Wright .1) & .2) Two coloured photographs of a man dressed in suit and tie with a pocket handkerchief, leaning against a mantel piece, above which is a photograph of a crowd of people watching a performance at a park with a sound shell in the distance. The man is frank Wright. .3) A coloured photograph of a man dressed in a suit looking out an office window. The man is Frank Wright.frank wright -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photographs, German Internee, Ernst Kropf, 2005
... at the former milk bar.|2. On stage of the sound shell, gaol... of the sound shell, gaol in background.|3. In skittle alley.|4 ...Visit to Museum and Camp 1 by former German Internee, Ernst Kropf, with his daughter, 2005.|1.Ernst with his daughter at the former milk bar.|2. On stage of the sound shell, gaol in background.|3. In skittle alley.|4. At the location of his hut.|5. At location of his bunk.|6-8. Studying records at the MuseumPhotographs taken on digital camera. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - THIRTEEN COLOURED BENDIGO PHOTOGRAPHS
... . Alexandra Fountain, Lake Weeroona, Sound Shell Rosalind park, Post... photographs . Alexandra Fountain, Lake Weeroona, Sound Shell Rosalind ...Foldout postcard containing Bendigo coloured photographs . Alexandra Fountain, Lake Weeroona, Sound Shell Rosalind park, Post Office & Shamrock hotel, Town Hall, Charing Cross & Cenotaph, Post Office & Law Courts, White Hills Botanic Gardens, Conservatory & Law Courts, Scene Queens Gardens Pall Mall, Lookout Tower, View from Lookout, Pall Mall View, Sacred Heart Cathedral.Nucolorvue Productions PTY Ltd, Moorabin Vicbendigo, buildings, heritage buildings -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - ROSALIND PARK - GROTTO AND FOUNTAIN, 1890 ?
... Hill above the sound shell, between 1881 - 1890, W.C. Harry..., Rosalind Park on Camp Hill above the sound shell, between 1881 ...sepia photo: garden with statue of female holding large shell. On pedestal, basin with rock surrounds, trees, shrubs, cacti, wire netting fence across. James Lerk 18.2.2000 ' Psychi' by E. Sempler, for W.C. Vahland. Top basin, Camp Hill Cascades' On back, ' grotto and fountain, Rosalind Park on Camp Hill above the sound shell, between 1881 - 1890, W.C. Harry ? RHSV stamp on back with '1959'/48.place, public gardens, rosalind park -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - RESEARCH PAPERS: THE OTHER FOUNTAIN, 2023
... the sound shell and the school.... the sound shell and the school. Newspaper detailing the history ...The Temperance Society was formed in 1857 and in 1862 the foundation stone was laid for a public drinking fountain and reading room in View Street, Bendigo. In 1864, building additions saw the inclusion of a free library. The fountain, made of Buckeye Creek granite, featured 4 or more taps with drinking cups attached by chain. In 1895 further extensions on the site resulted in the current façade, leaving no room for the fountain. In 1896 the fountain was moved to its current site in Rosalind Park between the sound shell and the school.Newspaper detailing the history of Bendigo's oldest fountains. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Souvenir - Bendigo Fold-out Postcards, Early 1950s
... Gardens, Rosalind Park Lookout, Rosalind Park Sound Shell, View..., Rosalind Park Lookout, Rosalind Park Sound Shell, View from ...BHS CollectionCarol Holsworth Collection: Bendigo Fold-out Postcards - 13 Photos of Alexandra Fountain, Botanical Gardens, Conservatory Gardens, Rosalind Park Lookout, Rosalind Park Sound Shell, View from the Lookout, Queen Victoria Gardens, Lake Weroona, the town hall, Charing Cross, the Post Office and Law Courts, Pall Mall and the Sacred Heart Cathedral. On the rear, it is addressed to Mr. R J Randall, c/o A.N.Z. Ltd, Fish Creek, Victoria. Published by Nucolorvue Productions, Mentone, Victoria. history, bendigo, carol holsworth collection, postcard -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SEC) and The Courier Ballarat, Tram future rests with Government, Feb. 1962
... of a Committee to oppose closure. 7940.3 "Sound Shell Plan+ - 21-2-62... of a Committee to oppose closure. 7940.3 "Sound Shell Plan+ - 21-2-62 ...Yields information about the views of various letter writers, views of the Courier, union views, rehabilitation costs Geelong, public meetings and meetings with SEC.Set of three Foolscap sheet of plain paper, with rounded corners, with newspaper cuttings, concerning the mooted closure of the Ballarat Tram system 20 Feb and 22 Feb 1962. All from The Courier, unless noted otherwise. 7940.1 1 - "Tram future rests with Government" - 22-2-62 - news report about the SEC being insistent on tabling the motion to close in Parliament, price of replacement trams. Attending Mr K L Murray, Mr Linaker, Mr A V Mawby of the SEC, Cr. A Pittard and Town Clerk Mr. H H Maddern. 2 - "Government "Bought itself out" - continuation from above, quoting Mr Mawby about the rehabilitation of the system in 1934 by the Government, discussions about fares, losses, time of travel from Sebastopol compared to buses. Also notes Cr Tuppen of Sebastopol. 3 - "A hot tram tip" - 22-2-62 - suggestion by Cr Cooper suggested the tram be retained around the lake for Historical reasons, Mr Murray of the SEC, sell/give to the Historical Society, Cr W E Roff replied about not wanting them and put them in a tip. 7940.2 1 - "SEC Not to sell this - 20-2-62 - photo of the power house in Ripon St, with the caption that the SEC did not propose to sell the property, but would be selling the tram depot site. 2 - "The talk was trams" - 22-2-62 - photo of Mr Mawby, Cr A D Mason, H Linaker and Mr K L Murray at the meeting with Council the previous day. 3 - "Save our Trams" - 21-2-62 - long letter - about the closing the trams and railway losses including building, new rail lines being built. 4 - "Tram fight" - letter by R Courtney Union Secretary, about the formation of a Committee to oppose closure. 7940.3 "Sound Shell Plan+ - 21-2-62 - Long editorial about the construction of a Sound Shell and council discussions and inability to make a decision.closure, letter to the editor, editorial, sec, rehabilitation, staff, buses, concession fares, museum, power station, ballarat a power station, botanical gardens -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PRESENTATION TO BHS 7TH JULY 2000: ''CAMP RESERVE'', 7th July 2000
... ); Advance Bendigo and North League crèche; Sound Shell; Olympic...); Advance Bendigo and North League crèche; Sound Shell; Olympic ...Presentation by James Lerk to BHS 7th July 2000: ''Camp Reserve -Rosalind Park, used and abused''. First line: ''This short paper has no pretension in giving a complete synopsis regarding a slice of land which cradles a great deal of the history of Bendigo''. References to Commissioner Gilbert; Bank of Victoria; Bendigo Bank; powder magazine; post office; Survey Office; Court of Petty Sessions; Police Barracks; Supreme Court; Gaol; Temperance Society; Robert Strickland residence; tenements on Reserve; Mac's Track; Orderly Room; Cascades; Corporate High School; Temperance Fire Brigade; Masonic Hall; Central School Camp Hill; Fernery; ''The Willows''; Conservatory; Parade Ground; Sandhurst Club; Police Station; Grandstand in Upper Reserve; High School; Soldiers Memorial Insitutute; Lookout (poppet head - Garden Gully United); Advance Bendigo and North League crèche; Sound Shell; Olympic Swimming Pool. Two printed copies.James Lerk.bendigo, streetscape, camp reserve, rosalind park, bendigo creek -
Melbourne Legacy
Document, Diary of Priscilla Wardle, a nurse in France 1916, 1916
... ' gas and hearing the sounds of shelling. Also the numbers... the sounds of shelling. Also the numbers of operations per month ...An incomplete diary of an Australian nurse serving in France in 1916. The author is unidentified in the document but after extensive research it is concluded that is by Priscilla Wardle, who left Melbourne on 14 April 1915 on RMS Orontes and served with Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS) in France. A larger portion of her diary is available from the Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses League entries on Victorian Collections. The contents of the diary has been retyped and is in the Word document. The diary shows she was serving at a Casualty Clearing Station (CCS) in Bethune, France in March 1916. She goes on to serve at Wimereux, at the No 8 Stationary hospital. Also possibly at Boulogne. She had a period of rest at Hardelot, a convalescent home for nurses, and also a trip to England and Scotland. She tried to visit the graves of ancestors, such as relatives of 'Grandfather Allan', in the church yard at East Kilbride church. During her nursing experience she mentions being gassed by 'weeping' gas and hearing the sounds of shelling. Also the numbers of operations per month, such as 311 in March 1916. And another day when there were 29 operations in one day. She talks of POWs coming to the hospital. They are treated after the Allied soldiers are looked after. So operations often continued into the night to take care of the Germans. She also mentions removing a piece of shrapnel herself in one operation. She appears to be of a senior rank as she is asked to meet with senior hospital officials and high ranking officers that visit. In particular she mentions a staff surgeon from Admiral Jellicoe's ship the 'Iron Duke'. He visited just after the Battle of Jutland, which was a naval battle fought between Britain's Royal Navy Grand Fleet, under Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet, under Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer, during the First World War (31 May – 1 June 1916). Also being visited by Stan Walker (also from Ballarat) and Lt Brough who was ADC to General Legge. It is possible Stan Walker is Lt (later Captain) Edward Stanley Walker. Lt Brough is believed to be Charles Anthony Brough. She also mentions meeting a Lady Gifford and Madam O'Gorman. She mentions travelling with Captain Newton to London in early December 1916 - she calls him Sauchiehall and Sauchie, both could be nicknames. Capt Newton later becomes Sir Wilberforce Newton, who was serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps on the Western Front between 1915 and 1917. His diaries are held in the University of Melbourne archive. He also left Melbourne on the RMS Orontes on 14 April 1915 (source Trove) and would have known the 14 Victorian nurses that went on to serve with QAIMNS. On 11 December 1915 he mentions trying to see a Sister Loughran at the No. 7 Stationary hospital - which was in Boulogne. Sister Loughran was also on the RMS Orontes. When he was ill he mentions receiving a parcel from two other nurses that were on the Orontes and served with QAIMNS (Madge Donnellan and Margaret Donaldson). Other things that indicate it might be Priscilla Wardle is that from Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria (BDM) she was born in Ballarat, her mother's maiden name was Allan, she had a sister Janet that went by the name of Jean who was married at the time mentioned in the diary (BDM and Trove), Priscilla's mother also died during the time of diary and coincides with the diary entry of the 'death of dear mother'. An article in Trove after Priscilla's return to Australia mentions she was in the areas mentioned in the diary. Also that Priscilla went on to be trained as an anaesthetist to help in the surgeries. It matches the comment in the diary that she was involved in many operations and even allowed to perform a bullet extraction. Finally on seeing the diary held by Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses League - it was determined the handwriting matched and this diary is part of the larger diary held there, so is definitely Priscilla Wardle. After the war Priscilla Wardle married Cyril Terrence (Terry) Charles Kirby, an English soldier and they settled in Ballarat and later Melbourne. Terry Kirby became a Legatee in 1929 and transferred to Melbourne Legacy in 1935. He was a well liked, hard working Legatee and worked at Legacy House up to his death in 1967. That is probably how the diary ended up in the building. In May 2021 the pages were returned to descendants of Priscilla so now only electronic copies are in our archive.A valuable first hand account of life as a nurse in World War One. The founders of Legacy all served in World War One and may have known this nurse or been in situations similar to her.Handwritten diary of a nurse from 1916 on 10 pages of notepaper.memoir, world war one, nurse -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
British QF 2 Pounder 40mm Naval (Pom-Pom) Round, 1931 (shell case), 1941 (projectile)
The Ordnance QF (Quick-firing) 2-pounder was a 40mm British autocannon known as the 'pom-pom' and used as an anti-aircraft gun by the Royal Navy. The name came from the sound that the original guns made when firing. This QF 2-pounder is not the same 2 pounder used by the British Army as an anti-tank gun and a tank gun, although they both fired 2 pounds (40mm) projectiles. Brass shell case with iron/steel explosive projectile2 PR 1 1931 CF MF LOT 15anti-tank