Showing 127 items matching "25 pound"
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Moorabbin Air MuseumWeapon (item) - Gun/Cannon Canvas Muzzle Cover For 25 Pound No.49
... Gun/Cannon Canvas Muzzle Cover For 25 Pound No.49...Gun/Cannon Canvas Muzzle Cover For 25 Pound No.49...Gun/Cannon Canvas Muzzle Cover For 25 Pound No.49...Moorabbin Air Museum Moorabbin Airport 12 First Street Moorabbin melbourne CM3916 Gun/Cannon Canvas Muzzle Cover For 25 Pound No.49 Gun/Cannon Canvas Muzzle Cover For 25 Pound No.49 Weapon Gun/Cannon Canvas Muzzle Cover For 25 Pound No.49 ...CM3916 -
Trafalgar Holden MuseumFunctional object - 25 Pound Field cannon
... 25 Pound Field cannon......25 pound...Functional object 25 Pound Field cannon ...Manufactured in Australia from Late in the year 1940.Manufactured by GMH Australia25 Lb cannon painted in desert camouflage paint. Fitted with detachable steel turntable mounted on the underside of the tow bar.cannon, 25 pound, field gun -
Waverley RSL Sub BranchPhotograph, L.A.C. Leonard John Hudson 156990 7ACS R.A.A.F
... ...25 pound field gun...Leonard John Hudson was born in Prahran and moved to Castlemaine in his early years At the beginning of the war was refused entry to the services due to his "reserved occupation" as a motor mechanic working on farm machinery At night he worked as a machinist for Thompson's Foundry machining breech blocks for 25 pound field guns. (image) Eventually he was granted enlistment into the R.A.A.F. into 7 Airfield Construction Squadron as a Leading Aircraftsman 156990 and was sent to Milne Bay with the unit to build the air strip.As one of few diesel mechanics he was often required to assist the US troops with their maintenance problems at various sites in or near New Guinea. ...Rare surviving images of 7 ACS newsletter 7 acs 7 a.c.s. milne bay thompsons foundry field gun l. hudson len hudson castlemaine 25 pound field gun hudson spruiker 7th Airfield Construction Squadron Hand coloured photograph of L. ...Leonard John Hudson was born in Prahran and moved to Castlemaine in his early years At the beginning of the war was refused entry to the services due to his "reserved occupation" as a motor mechanic working on farm machinery At night he worked as a machinist for Thompson's Foundry machining breech blocks for 25 pound field guns. (image) Eventually he was granted enlistment into the R.A.A.F. into 7 Airfield Construction Squadron as a Leading Aircraftsman 156990 and was sent to Milne Bay with the unit to build the air strip.As one of few diesel mechanics he was often required to assist the US troops with their maintenance problems at various sites in or near New Guinea. Rare surviving images of 7 ACS newsletter Hand coloured photograph of L. J. Hudson in RAAF tropical uniform 1944 Copies of the "Spruiker" Magazine illustrations from August 1945 published at Milne Bay by 7ACS (7th Airfield Construction Squadron) Photograph of 25lb. Field Gun at Thompsons Foundry Pages from Photo Album showing L. J. Hudson in uniform at Castlemaine (one with his wife R. J. Hudson ) and at Milne Bay7 acs, 7 a.c.s., milne bay, thompsons foundry, field gun, l. hudson, len hudson, castlemaine, 25 pound field gun, hudson, spruiker, 7th airfield construction squadron -
Bendigo Military MuseumMemorabilia - DIORAMA, KOKODA, Post WW2
... Diorama mounted on black base. 1/35 scale model of 25 pounder field gun with 5 man crew maneuvering a gun into position around a tree with a pulley system. ...In black print on gold name plate attached to front of black base:: “25 Pounder Field Gun 14th Australian Field Regiment, Kokoda, September 1942”...Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo goldfields Diorama inspired by image from State Library of Victoria image No H98 104 / 2102. military history-army arms-ordnance handcrafts Kokoda In black print on gold name plate attached to front of black base:: “25 Pounder Field Gun 14th Australian Field Regiment, Kokoda, September 1942” Diorama mounted on black base. 1/35 scale model of 25 pounder field gun with 5 man crew maneuvering a gun into position around a tree with a pulley system. ...Diorama inspired by image from State Library of Victoria image No H98 104 / 2102.Diorama mounted on black base. 1/35 scale model of 25 pounder field gun with 5 man crew maneuvering a gun into position around a tree with a pulley system. In black print on gold name plate attached to front of black base:: “25 Pounder Field Gun 14th Australian Field Regiment, Kokoda, September 1942”military history-army, arms-ordnance, handcrafts, kokoda -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub BranchArtillery shell, 1942
... Brass 25 pounder artillery shell...Australian brass 25 pounder shell WW2. 25 Pr II / Date 1942 / MC Brass 25 pounder artillery shell Artillery shell ...Artillery shell used by Australian troops in WW2Representative of the armaments used by AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN ww2.Brass 25 pounder artillery shell25 Pr II / Date 1942 / MCaustralian, brass 25 pounder shell, ww2. -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub BranchShrapnel
... 25 pound artillery projectile fragments...Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch 1 Mast Gully Road Upwey melbourne Ammunition Army 25 pound artillery projectile fragments Shrapnel ...25 pound artillery projectile fragmentsammunition, army -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - NEVILLE KING COLLECTION: OCCUPATION CERTIFICATE HOMESTEAD FARM NO. 15/939 IN THE NAME OF DAVID WILLIAMS AT A COST OF ONE POUND, DATED 25 SEPTEMBER 1897, 1897
... NEVILLE KING COLLECTION: OCCUPATION CERTIFICATE HOMESTEAD FARM NO. 15/939 IN THE NAME OF DAVID WILLIAMS AT A COST OF ONE POUND, DATED 25 SEPTEMBER 1897...pound. Signed by order of the Commissioner of Crown Lands. Dated 25 September 1897. ...Document NEVILLE KING COLLECTION: OCCUPATION CERTIFICATE HOMESTEAD FARM NO. 15/939 IN THE NAME OF DAVID WILLIAMS AT A COST OF ONE POUND, DATED 25 SEPTEMBER 1897 ...Under the Western Australia 'the Homestead act 1893' an Occupation Certificate, Homestead Farm No. 15/939 for David Williams of Bendigo for 160 acres (near Woolkabunning near Bunbury WA); at a cost of one pound. Signed by order of the Commissioner of Crown Lands. Dated 25 September 1897. The land is marked and distinguished in the maps and books of the Department of Lands and Surveys of the said (WA) Colony as Williams Location No. 702. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Domestic object - Scales
... Portable scales with indicator weighing up to 25 pounds with a hook each end....Chatillion Family Scales Pounds 0 --- 25 Made in U.S.A....DOMESTIC ITEMS Weighing Chatillion Family Scales Pounds 0 --- 25 Made in U.S.A. Portable scales with indicator weighing up to 25 pounds with a hook each end. ...Portable scales with indicator weighing up to 25 pounds with a hook each end.Chatillion Family Scales Pounds 0 --- 25 Made in U.S.A.domestic items, weighing -
Frankston RSL Sub BranchLamp
... These lamps were part of the 25 pounder howitzer equipment....These lamps were part of the 25 pounder howitzer equipment. Lamp ...Lamp used for night operations. These lamps were part of the 25 pounder howitzer equipment. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - WES HARRY COLLECTION: POLL, RE LOAN, 09/08/1883
... 25...000 pound...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields ORGANIZATION Government local government City of Sandhurst loan of 25 000 pound City of Sandhurst Envelope containing the results of a poll conducted in 1883, re. the City of Sandhurst obtaining a 25,000 pound loan. ...Envelope containing the results of a poll conducted in 1883, re. the City of Sandhurst obtaining a 25,000 pound loan. Hotels were used as polling booths, the hotels being; Farriers Arms hotel, London hotel, Albion Hotel, Blue Bell Hotel, Rose of Australia, Australian Hotel, United Kingdom.City of Sandhurstorganization, government, local government, city of sandhurst, loan of 25, 000 pound -
Ringwood RSL Sub-BranchPhotographs, North Africa, c WW2
... Winston Churchill and others. Australian 25 pounder gun with camouflage netting....Winston Churchill and others. Australian 25 pounder gun with camouflage netting. North Africa Photographs ...Winston Churchill and General Morsehead. Winston Churchill and others. Australian 25 pounder gun with camouflage netting. -
Frankston RSL Sub BranchMunition, Trench Art
... A 25 pound howitzer ammunition casing which was manufactured during World War 2 and has been used to make a flower vase. ...Frankston RSL Sub Branch 183 Cranbourne Road Frankston mornington-peninsula A 25 pound howitzer ammunition casing which was manufactured during World War 2 and has been used to make a flower vase. ...A 25 pound howitzer ammunition casing which was manufactured during World War 2 and has been used to make a flower vase. It is an example of trench art. -
Montmorency–Eltham RSL Sub BranchFunctional object - Trench Art - Ashtray, 1938
... Brass 25-pounder shell case cut off above the base and made into an ashtray with 3 indentations and set in the middle of the ashtray is a .50 calibre machine gun round....Montmorency–Eltham RSL Sub Branch Petrie Park 16 Mountain View Road Montmorency melbourne brass shell case .50 calibre round Outer edge underneath - 1938 LOT 379 25PR ECC 1 Inner edge - No II S45 CY5-40 SH&S 6/40 Brass 25-pounder shell case cut off above the base and made into an ashtray with 3 indentations and set in the middle of the ashtray is a .50 calibre machine gun round. ...Brass 25-pounder shell case cut off above the base and made into an ashtray with 3 indentations and set in the middle of the ashtray is a .50 calibre machine gun round.Outer edge underneath - 1938 LOT 379 25PR ECC 1 Inner edge - No II S45 CY5-40 SH&S 6/40brass shell case, .50 calibre round -
Bendigo Military MuseumEquipment - GUN SIGHT AND CASE WW2, 1.) JWH et al, 1) 1944; .2) 1942
... .1) Gun sight for 25 pounder cannon. .2) Brown leather purpose made carrying case with leather straps & brass buckles. ...JWH 1944 Serial No 1705” .2) Tooled on lid of leather case: “D [up arrow] D Case No 107 (Aust) No 1 Dial Sight FS Ltd 1942” .1) Gun sight for 25 pounder cannon. .2) Brown leather purpose made carrying case with leather straps & brass buckles. ....1) Gun sight for 25 pounder cannon. .2) Brown leather purpose made carrying case with leather straps & brass buckles. Paper label attached to closing strap..1) Stamped on front: “Dial Sight ..? JWH 1944 Serial No 1705” .2) Tooled on lid of leather case: “D [up arrow] D Case No 107 (Aust) No 1 Dial Sight FS Ltd 1942”arms - accessories, trades - leatherworking, gun sight, equipment -
Frankston RSL Sub BranchSouvenir, Ashtray
... Example of trench art, made from base of 25 pounder shell casing, with 4 holders for cigarettes, with inert casing & projectile from .50 calibre round upright in centre....Example of trench art, made from base of 25 pounder shell casing, with 4 holders for cigarettes, with inert casing & projectile from .50 calibre round upright in centre. ...Example of trench art, made from base of 25 pounder shell casing, with 4 holders for cigarettes, with inert casing & projectile from .50 calibre round upright in centre.shell casing marked; 25 PDR, 1942, M C, C F. -
Bendigo Military MuseumMemorabilia - TRENCH ART, ASH TRAY, Post 1942
... Ashtray, chrome plated, base air a 25 Pounder shell case with 3 cigarette pieces welded in, stem is a .50 Cal Round with a “Rising Sun” lapel badge wrapped around. ...Memorabilia Trench Art On base, “25 PR II, CF, LOT 472 DB/C 1941 F^67 Ashtray, chrome plated, base air a 25 Pounder shell case with 3 cigarette pieces welded in, stem is a .50 Cal Round with a “Rising Sun” lapel badge wrapped around. ...Item made by Percy Weymouth VX76127, enlisted 30.3.42 age 30/11- allotted toNo 2 Docks OP COY, emb 15.10.42 New Guinea, diesem Townsville 20.7.43, emb 12.11.43 Buna, Hops Debility 26.5.44 emb Aitape 20.6.45 for Brisbane. Disc 28.11.45 Pte in No 7 Docks OP COy.Ashtray, chrome plated, base air a 25 Pounder shell case with 3 cigarette pieces welded in, stem is a .50 Cal Round with a “Rising Sun” lapel badge wrapped around. On base, “25 PR II, CF, LOT 472 DB/C 1941 F^67memorabilia, trench art -
Bendigo Military MuseumWeapon - 25 POUNDER QUICK FIRING GUN, Ruwolt, C.1940
... .1) Plaque metal black on a stand with white text re details of the item. .2) 25 Pounder Quick Firing Gun Model Mark 11, painted green, on two wheels, towed....Weapon 25 POUNDER QUICK FIRING GUN Ruwolt ...This item is on display in the gardens of the Bendigo District RSL Sub Branch Havilah Road. Refer photo .1) for details re manufacture, history and use. .1) Plaque metal black on a stand with white text re details of the item. .2) 25 Pounder Quick Firing Gun Model Mark 11, painted green, on two wheels, towed.brsl, smirsl, bdrslinc, 25 pounder -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - L. PROUT COLLECTION: A. K. STRINGER INVOICE
... Prout, Quick Street, Bendigo for 25 pounds 16 shillings and 9 pence....Prout, Quick Street, Bendigo for 25 pounds 16 shillings and 9 pence. Document L. ...Invoice dated 25/08/1959 from A. K. Stringer - Builder and Joinery Specialist - 42 Prout Street, Bendigo to Miss L. Prout, Quick Street, Bendigo for 25 pounds 16 shillings and 9 pence.business, retail, a. k. stringer -
Clunes MuseumEphemera - TICKET
... Ticket issued in the sum of 25 pounds for travel from Liverpool to Melbourne on the packet "James Baines"...Ticket issued in the sum of 25 pounds for travel from Liverpool to Melbourne on the packet "James Baines" Ephemera TICKET ...PHOTOCOPY - PASSENGER'S CONTRACT TICKET ON "BLACK BALL" LINE OF BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN ROYAL MAIL PACKETS Issued to Hugh Green Neil, Age 15, on Sixth of April 1856. Ticket issued in the sum of 25 pounds for travel from Liverpool to Melbourne on the packet "James Baines"local history, receipt, steam packet, emigration -
Bendigo Military MuseumMemorabilia - TRENCH ART, AEROPLANE ASH TRAY, C. WW2
... Used shell base 25 pounder dated 1941 plus various rounds to depict a fighter plane. ...Used shell base 25 pounder dated 1941 plus various rounds to depict a fighter plane. ...Trench Art. Used shell base 25 pounder dated 1941 plus various rounds to depict a fighter plane. Belonged to John Donald McSween, no. 117346 LAC RAAF, enlisted 14.8.1942; discharged 14.5.1945Fighter plane mounted on ashtray base(2 pieces). Plane removable, made from artillery rounds, central stem welded onto ash tray base.Badge on central stem, "AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES".ornaments - metal, souvenirs - military history, trench art -
Beechworth RSL Sub-BranchArtwork, other - Ashtray - trench art, 1945
... on the base of the case casing are the following stamped markings; 1041 indicating year of manufacture, 25PR indicating calibre of the shell - 25 pounder; CF indicating the propellent used - Cordite; Lot.373 - the lot number of the shell casing; RY-12-41 - identifying the maker of the propellant and date of manufacture (month and Year)...Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch 99 Ford Street Beechworth high-country on the base of the case casing are the following stamped markings; 1041 indicating year of manufacture, 25PR indicating calibre of the shell - 25 pounder; CF indicating the propellent used - Cordite; Lot.373 - the lot number of the shell casing; RY-12-41 - identifying the maker of the propellant and date of manufacture (month and Year) Brass base of an artillery shell 30 mm high with 20cal inert bullet inserted in the upright in the igniter column. with the brass projectile. ...Brass base of an artillery shell 30 mm high with 20cal inert bullet inserted in the upright in the igniter column. with the brass projectile. Attached to the ignition tube is a Army rising sun miniature badges. there 3 slots made to hold a cigarette. on the base of the case casing are the following stamped markings; 1041 indicating year of manufacture, 25PR indicating calibre of the shell - 25 pounder; CF indicating the propellent used - Cordite; Lot.373 - the lot number of the shell casing; RY-12-41 - identifying the maker of the propellant and date of manufacture (month and Year) -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - KELLY AND ALLSOP COLLECTION: PROSPECTUS - TRENGGANU TIN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
... Nominal capital - 2,000 shares @ 25 Pounds each. Includes an application for shares form. ...Nominal capital - 2,000 shares @ 25 Pounds each. Includes an application for shares form. ...Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. 4 page Prospectus of the Trengganu Tin Development Company (No Liability). Malay Peninsula. Nominal capital - 2,000 shares @ 25 Pounds each. Includes an application for shares form. Bankers are English Scottish and Australian Bank Ltd. Solicitors are Amess and Clarkson, Melbourne. Legal Manager is M.I.Murchie, Bank Place, Melbourne. Date shown on form is 1926.Trengganu Tin Development Co.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, prospectus, trengganu tin development co., malay peninsula, e.s.& a. bank, amess and clarkson, m.i.murchie. -
Greensborough Historical SocietyPhotograph - Digital Image, Greensborough RSL - military hardware at entrance to RSL, 1940o
... This photo shows the gun at the entrance to the Greensborough RSL (Main Street Greensborough). It is a 25 pounder gun-howitzer, the standard British field gun of WW2, introduced here from 1940. ...Greensborough Historical Society 34A Glenauburn Road Lower Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne This photo shows the gun at the entrance to the Greensborough RSL (Main Street Greensborough). It is a 25 pounder gun-howitzer, the standard British field gun of WW2, introduced here from 1940. ...This photo shows the gun at the entrance to the Greensborough RSL (Main Street Greensborough). It is a 25 pounder gun-howitzer, the standard British field gun of WW2, introduced here from 1940. We used them in great numbers, right up to the 1960s, and even manufactured them here, hence why every RSL seems to have one. Digital copy of colour photograph.greensborough rsl -
Montmorency–Eltham RSL Sub BranchWeapon - British 18 Pounder WW1 Artillery Round, WW! Artillery Round, 1916
... The gun was still in use with the Australian Army in the early days of WW2 until replaced by more modern 25 pounder gun/howitzers. ...The gun was still in use with the Australian Army in the early days of WW2 until replaced by more modern 25 pounder gun/howitzers. artillery 18 PR II M.A.C. 255 F BA 19816 1916 Rimmed brass shell with iron and steel projectile. ...The Ordnance QF 18-pounder was the standard British field gun of the First World War and was used by both British and Commonwealth Forces. It was horse drawn until the army replaced horses with motor vehicles in the 1930s. The gun was still in use with the Australian Army in the early days of WW2 until replaced by more modern 25 pounder gun/howitzers. Rimmed brass shell with iron and steel projectile.18 PR II M.A.C. 255 F BA 19816 1916artillery -
Greensborough Historical SocietyPhotograph - Digital Image, Greensborough RSL - artillery piece at entrance to RSL 2, 1940o
... It is a Howitzer 25 pounder gun. It was the standard British field gun of WW2, introduced here from 1940. ...It is a Howitzer 25 pounder gun. It was the standard British field gun of WW2, introduced here from 1940. ...This photo shows the artillery piece at the entrance to the Greensborough RSL (Main Street Greensborough). It is a Howitzer 25 pounder gun. It was the standard British field gun of WW2, introduced here from 1940. Australia used them in great numbers, right up to the 1960s, and even manufactured them here, hence why every RSL seems to have one. Digital copy of colour photograph.greensborough rsl -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - CERTIFICATE TO FLETCHER FAMILY - JOHN FLETCHER, 1903
... He was a member of the Bendigo Miner's Association and often subscribed to the Bendigo Independent newspaper, which sent Mrs Fletcher a gift of 25 pounds in appreciation. He was killed in a mining accident at Hustler's Mine....He was a member of the Bendigo Miner's Association and often subscribed to the Bendigo Independent newspaper, which sent Mrs Fletcher a gift of 25 pounds in appreciation. He was killed in a mining accident at Hustler's Mine. ...John Fletcher (1857-19/10/1903) was a shift boss at the Hustler's Mine. Formerly from Sebastian, he came to Bendigo in 1899. He married Eliz. Hinchcliff in 1881 and they lived in Job's Gully. He was a member of the Bendigo Miner's Association and often subscribed to the Bendigo Independent newspaper, which sent Mrs Fletcher a gift of 25 pounds in appreciation. He was killed in a mining accident at Hustler's Mine.Paper certificate mounted on card presented to Mrs Fletcher and family from Hustlers No. 1 mine, upon the death of John Fletcher in a mine accident. Printed in black with a photograph of deceased inset at top surrounded by angels and all bordered with vine leaves. Markings - J. H. B. Gribble, Long Gully.person, individual, john fletcher, elizabeth hinchcliff, job's gully, mining accident -
Clunes MuseumAdministrative record - BOOK
... BOOK 16 FORM NUMBERS 1026 TO 1050 DATED 1915 (1026 - 1033 USED, REMAINDER OF BOOK HAS PART OF RECEIPT REMOVED TO MAKE INVALID) .3 VICTUALLERS'LICENCES 25 POUNDS BOOK 21 FORM NUMBERS 1776 TO 1800 DATED 1915, (1776 USED, REMAINDER OF BOOK HAS PART OF RECEIPT REMOVED TO MAKE INVALID) .4 GROCERS LICENCES 10 POUND. ...BOOK 16 FORM NUMBERS 1026 TO 1050 DATED 1915 (1026 - 1033 USED, REMAINDER OF BOOK HAS PART OF RECEIPT REMOVED TO MAKE INVALID) .3 VICTUALLERS'LICENCES 25 POUNDS BOOK 21 FORM NUMBERS 1776 TO 1800 DATED 1915, (1776 USED, REMAINDER OF BOOK HAS PART OF RECEIPT REMOVED TO MAKE INVALID) .4 GROCERS LICENCES 10 POUND. ...CARDBOARD COVERED RECEIPT BOOKS FOR LICENCES. .1 TEMPORARY LICENCES 2 POUNDS. BOOK 17 , FORM NUMBERS 1251 TO 1300 (UNUSED - PART OF RECEIPT REMOVED TO MAKE INVALID) ATTACHED ON FIRST RECEIPT A LETTER FROM THE TREASURY. .2 VICTUALLERS LICENCES 15 POUNDS. BOOK 16 FORM NUMBERS 1026 TO 1050 DATED 1915 (1026 - 1033 USED, REMAINDER OF BOOK HAS PART OF RECEIPT REMOVED TO MAKE INVALID) .3 VICTUALLERS'LICENCES 25 POUNDS BOOK 21 FORM NUMBERS 1776 TO 1800 DATED 1915, (1776 USED, REMAINDER OF BOOK HAS PART OF RECEIPT REMOVED TO MAKE INVALID) .4 GROCERS LICENCES 10 POUND. BOOK 18 FORM NUMBERS 576 TO 600, DATED 1915 (576 USED ,, REMAINDER OF BOOK HAS PART OF RECEIPT REMOVED TO MAKE INVALID) .5 SPIRIT MERCHANTS LICENCES 25 POUNDS, BOOK 19, FORMS 676 TO 700 DATED 1915, (676 USED, REMAINDER OF BOOK HAS PART OF RECEIPT REMOVED TO MAKE INVALID) .6 GROCERS LICENCES FORM NUMBERS 651 TO 675 DATED 1916 (651 USED, REMAINDER OF BOOK HAS PART OF RECEIPT REMOVED TO MAKE INVALID) .7 SPIRIT MERCHANTS LICENCES 25 POUNDS, FORM NUMBERS 726 TO 750 DATED 1916, (726 USED, REMAINDER OF BOOK HAS PART OF RECEIPT REMOVED TO MAKE INVALID) .8 VICTUALLERS LICENCES FORM NUMBERS 4101 TO 4200 DATED 1915 (4101 - 4104 USED, REMAINDER OF BOOK HAS PART OF RECEIPT REMOVED TO MAKE INVALID)local history, document, receipt, hotels -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Financial record - Kelly and Allsop collection: Hercules Gold Mining Company
... The second one advising of two cheques for 25 pounds enclosed as payment of dividends. ...The second one advising of two cheques for 25 pounds enclosed as payment of dividends. Both letters are signed by the manager of the Hercules Gold Mining Company Mr. ...This Sandhurst gold mine was registered in 1864 although its head office was in Melbourne. The first manager was Edwin Chaplin. It had an initial nominal capital of 11,200 pounds raised through 224 shares of 50 pounds each. It was liquidated and delisted on the stock exchange in 1951.Two typewritten letters, one dated 8th May 1925 and the other 22nd June 1925. Both letters are addressed to Mr. M. Kelly, Beehive chambers, Bendigo. The first one advising that enclosed is a statutory declaration in connection with the scrip certificates for 200 shares that have been lost. The second one advising of two cheques for 25 pounds enclosed as payment of dividends. Both letters are signed by the manager of the Hercules Gold Mining Company Mr. Stanfield.hercules gold mining company, shares -
Federation University Historical CollectionCorrespondence, Royal Schools of Music, London to Frank Wright, 1932, 28 January 1932
... Printed letterhead and typed letter - Dear Mr Wright, Herewith I have the pleasure cheque for 25 pounds being the Board's Prize for the Highest Marks gained in the Licentiate Examination in Victoria 1931. ...Printed letterhead and typed letter - Dear Mr Wright, Herewith I have the pleasure cheque for 25 pounds being the Board's Prize for the Highest Marks gained in the Licentiate Examination in Victoria 1931. ...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.1). Correspondence from the Royal Schools of Music, London, 1932 2). Cheque from the Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music and Royal College of Music, London, England, 1932 1). Printed letterhead and typed letter - Dear Mr Wright, Herewith I have the pleasure cheque for 25 pounds being the Board's Prize for the Highest Marks gained in the Licentiate Examination in Victoria 1931. Will you kindly sign and return the attached receipt. Yours very truly, Arthur C Hull, Resident Secretary for Australia. 2). Printed cheque with hand written componentsfrank wright, royal schools of music, licentiate examination, cheque -
Bendigo Military MuseumAdministrative record - RECEIPT, Hicks, Atkinson & Sons Pty Ltd, 11 May 1915
... Glued to the receipt is a small pink slip which is the receipt for cheque of .25.13.00. (25 pounds 13 shillings). That pink slip has a one penny Victorian Stamp Duty stamp on it. ...Glued to the receipt is a small pink slip which is the receipt for cheque of .25.13.00. (25 pounds 13 shillings). That pink slip has a one penny Victorian Stamp Duty stamp on it. ...In November 1914, the 67th (Bendigo) Infantry C.M.F. were called up for full time service to guard the heads at Port Philip. The Lord Mayor, Cr Beebe, noted the Battalion did not have their own "colours" so he promised to have one made. This was done, then the "Colour" of the 67th Bendigo Infantry was presented to the Battalion in Bendigo, April 1915. The flag or colour is held in the Bendigo Military Museum, along with two Union Jacks from the Boer War.Off white sheet of paper with the Company letterhead, phone no's and address. Dated 1915, May 11. All printing is in black ink. Glued to the receipt is a small pink slip which is the receipt for cheque of .25.13.00. (25 pounds 13 shillings). That pink slip has a one penny Victorian Stamp Duty stamp on it. Dated 7 July 1915. The receipt shows; 1 Regimental Flag cost 25.5.6d. Packing case for flag 0.7.6d. Total .25.13.00.Stamp on top RH Corner = "Jun 1915". Pencilled on back are: "160 + 10"ww1, 67th bendigo infantry, admin record
