Biography. Next To Impossible - The remarkable life of Albert Chalmers Borella VC. Bushman, farm hand, artist, metropolitan fireman, decorated soldier, soldier settler, POW Commandant. At ease in the company of the King or the common man, Albert Chalmers Borella VC did it all. This is his remarkable story. Hard cardboard cover, black print over mid green background on front, spine & back. Sepia portrait photo on front. Colour portrait photo & colour photo of service medals on back. End pages illustrated in black & white battle maps. 510 pages, cut plain paper, illustrated with black & white photos & maps. books - biography/military, vc

non-fictionQuotation from back cover- "Bushman, farmhand, artist, metropolitan fireman, decorated soldier, soldier settler, POW commandant. At ease in the company of the King or the common man, Albert Chalmers Borella VC did it all. This is his remarkable life story. " In 1918 Albert Borella (1881-1968) led a platoon in an attack to straighten the front line beyond Villers-Bretonneux, from which a major British offensive was to be launched a few weeks later. While ahead of his troops, he single-handedly captured a machine-gun. Then, after clearing a trench and dug-outs, he inspired his men to hold out during heavy enemy counter-attacks. Borella had earlier received the Military Medal and been Mentioned in Despatches. Although he had enlisted in Townsville (from Darwin), after the war he lived in Victoria as a farmer. Borella also served in the Second World War, and afterwards settled in Albury, New South Wales where he passed away on 07 February 1968. This extensive biography documents his background and life achievements.victoria cross, military history, biography albert borella, borella albert chalmers v.c>

Information of Chalmers family supplied by Judith Fry. Mostly photocopies of documents and printouts of family tree extracts. Dates of birth and death of John and Sarah and children. Death Certificate of Edward Ernest Chalmers, list of dates of birth and death of John and Anne Chalmers. Death Certificate of Frederick Thomas Chalmers. Marriage Certificate: Frederick and Hilda Chalmers. Birth and death dates of William and Mary Jane Chalmers. Death extract and other funeral documents re William Chalmers. Copy of photo of William Bertie Chalmers, Vicar of Christ Church, Mitcham 1907. Clerical Dictionary of William Bertie's career from Diocese of Melbourne.Information of Chalmers family supplied by Judith Fry. chalmers family, chalmers, john edward, chalmers, sarah, chalmers, edward ernest 1890, chalmers, john, chalmers, anne, chalmers, frederick thomas 1892, chalmers, hilda, chalmers, william, chalmers, mary jane, chalmers, william bertram 1882-1918, christ church anglican church mitcham, ann hopkins, george rathbone lee, margaret anderson, mary anderson, mary kathleen halsted, james baker, falck, mary jane knowles, elizabeth jane crebbin, mary jane smith, arthur runge, kathleen m clery, sydney w murray, ada rebecca rhodes, hilda hutchinson, martha gordon, henry gailbraith hall

Chalmers Free Church was in Harrington Street, Hobart and was demolished in 1955. The burning bush is the emblem of the Church of Scotland. Nec Tamen Consumebatur translates to 'it was not however consumed'.White china saucer with blue rim and burning bush transfer print.Chalmers Free Church. Nec Tamen Consumebaturpresbyterian, chalmers' free church, burning bush

Donated by Ella Chalmers (née Fry) (1926).George Hudson holding a cow with its calf outside the Dairy. On reverse, "Victoria Free Martin and calf. (Friesian pure bred) also Mr. G. Hudson B.S.H. 1926 E. Chalmers 29 Macleod Pde. Macleod."george hudson, cow, calf, dairy, ella chalmers (née fry), victoria free martin, friesian pure bred

Black and white print of Mary Jane Chalmers & Family.|Back row left to Theresa Chalmers Hall, Ada Chalmers Runze, Maude Chalmers Murray,|Front row - Edward Chalmers, Mary Jane Smith Chalmers (Mother), Alfred Chalmers (worked for Barelli) - (Not Dated)chalmers, mary jane, smith

Black and white print of Chalmers Family celebrating Golden Wedding of Frederick and Hilda Chalmers (Hutchinson) on 2 May 1964.|Robert Leslie Chalmers, Lorna Roberts, Marjory Chalmers Papworth. Donald Alfred Chalmers (twin), Hilda Jean Chalmers Gorsuch, Frederick Wallace Chalmers (twin), Ronald William Jack Chalmers.chalmers, frederick, hilda, hutchinson

Book prize awarded to J J Chalmers for excellence in English, Geography and History. Awarded during R O McCoy's principalship 1864 - 1874. J Chalmers was Dux of College in 1870 but this prize was awarded in 1871 suggesting that he completed an extra year while awaiting university entrance. Social significance being one example of the prizes provided by R O McCoy as his own gift. From 1969 these prizes were obtained through special order in London and were uniformly bound in full calf with the College seal and motto embossed on the cover. (see Mein p.10)Full calf binding with raised bands and gold embossed printing on spine; decorative markings on spine, gold borders printed around front and back covers and decorative markings on edges of cover; marbled -edged pages; college crest embossed in gold on front cover.Book plate on verso of front cover: Ballarat College crest / 2nd PRIZE / English Geography & History / AWARDED TO / J J Chalmers / CHRISTMAS 1871 / R O McCOY, M A PRINCIPALj-j-chalmers, r-o-mccoy, ballarat-college, 1871, book-prize,

Black and white print of William and Mary Jane (Smith) Chalmers and their 3 children. Left to right - Ellen Isabel Chalmers (Baby), Mary Jane Smith Chalmers,Theresa Chalmers, William Bertie (priest) and William Chalmers.. (Undated)chalmers, william, mary jane, smith

Black and white print of Leslie J Chalmers (1887 - 1921), William Chalmers, Phyllis Veronica Chalmeres. & Martha Gordon Chalmers. (Photograph undated)chalmers, leslie, william, phyllis, martha

Gold was officially discovered in Ballarat in 1851. "John Dunlop and James Regan, between the 21st and 24th of August, 1851, washed in the little creek at the foot of Poverty Point, the first gold that eventually led to the establishment of the Ballarat Goldfield .11 page soft covered booklet.gold, ballarat, spielvogel, john dunlop, alfred clarke, james regan, william brownbill, cc phillips, george sutherland, john denovan, john basson humffray, c.c. phillips, historical society select committee, a. mckenzie, f. barrop, m.m. mccallum, ballarat goldfield, buninyong, connor, woodward, jeanes, smith, thornton, isiah pearce, j.b. humffray, a. chalmers, poverty point

James Chalmers. Missionary & Explorerflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, james chalmers, book

A velocipede is a human-powered land vehicle with one or more wheels. Today the bicycle is the most common type of velocipede. In September 1869 Velocipede Sports were held in Ballarat. Four page printed newspaper with an articles including 'A Great Earthquake' [Lisbon 1755) and 'To My Pipe'. Includes numerous advertisements relating to Ballarat businesses.Stamped 'W.G. Chalmers"tobacco, holloway, mcgowan, freyberger, theatre royal, john stout, grocer, h anderson, watchmaker, ballarat monster tea company, e meyers, bridge street tea company, g whitty, george e jones, r benney, r wane, colonial fruit and provision company, david thomas, butcher, john buckle, tailor, w e jones, london house, j wheeler, j williams, bluchers, central tea company, pinnick and twycross, london dye works, west end venetian bliand manufactory, james allinson, saddler, wilmot oakey s self balancing bycycles, j walker, james bull, h glenny, photographer, jardine and quinn, t carrick, r lewis, j pullin, velocipede, w chalmers, chalmers, bicycle

? Trowel used by Mrs J K Turnbull to lay stone of the Ringwood State School 1889? Then used by Alexander Peacock on 27-Oct-1921Bone handled trowel with Sheffield silver blade - ornamented with oval area in centre.; Inscription: Presented to The Hon. Sir Alexander Peacock K.C.M.G. Minister of Education on the occasion of his laying the Foundation Stone of the Ringwood State School 27-10-[19]21. Thompson & Chalmers, Builders. +Additional Keywords: Peacock, Alexander, Hon. Sir, K.C.M.G.Presented to The Hon. Sir Alexander Peacock K.C.M.G. Minister of Education on the occasion of his laying the Foundation Stone of the Ringwood State School 27-10-[19]21. Thompson & Chalmers, Builders.

This calendar has been distributed as a advertising item for Earl’s agricultural machinery and oil depot. The business was situated at the corner of Lava and Kepler Streets in Warrnambool. The name, Acmino’ stood for Allis-Chalmers, Mitchell’s Implements, Neptune Oils’. Distributing calendars at Christmas time for the following year was, and still is, a popular advertising tool for businesses. This calendar is of minor interest as an example of the use made by businesses in the 1940s of calendars as advertising tools. It also has a local Warrnambool connection, the agricultural machinery business of F. Earl. This is a 1946 calendar with a buff-coloured sheet of crinkled paper with a brown border. It has a coloured photograph of two men droving cattle near a river and it ispasted on to the paper with a brown border around the photograph. The calendar for 1946 is printed on to the paper and also in monthly sheets pasted on to the paper on top of each other. The printing on the calendar is brown. On the back of the calendar is written in black ink, ‘French Bros’. The calendar has a red piece of string at the top for hanging the calendar up on a wall or cupboard. The calendar is torn at the edges and somewhat stained.‘With Compliments from the “Acmino” House, F.Earl (Prop.)Warrnambool Phone 484 Private 75’ ‘Allis-Chalmers Tractors Mitchell’s Implements Neptune Oils’ ‘Sales, Service and Satisfaction Guaranteed’ ‘French Bros’ ‘acmino’ house, warrnambool, f. earl, history of warrnambool

Awarded to David Chalmers with Gold Colours 1957.certificate, diplomas, students, david chalmers, 1957

Genealogy of Charles Edward Husband and Mary Chalmers Main.Genealogy of Charles Edward Husband and Mary Chalmers Mainhusband, c. e., charles edward, mary c., mrs

Red felt pennantR.S.A. Port Chalmers New Zealand

Coloured photo - Childhood Home of Jean Chalmers Gorsuch in East Doncaster Road, Mitcham, opposite Uniting Church. Her parents, Hilda & Fred Chalmers, lived in house since marriage.gorsuch, jean, chalmers, fred, hilda, fry, judith

Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: equ009 (pencil, centre)port of portland archives, construction, quarry, earth moving

Biography of the Chalmers family and their 9 children and grandchildren and their connection with Christ Church, Mitcham.chalmers, mary jane, william bertram (1882 - 1918), australian tesselated tile co pty ltd, christ church anglican church, mitcham, theresa ann 1884 -, hall, henry, ellen isabel (1886 - 1887), leslie james 1887 -, ada mary 1888 -, edward ernest 1890 -, rhodes, ada rebecca, frederick thomas 1892 -, hutchinson, hilda, alfred marcus 1895 -, war memorial mitcham, beatrice maude 1896 -, hilda jean 1915 -, frederick wallace 1917 -, alfred donald 1917 -, ronald william jack 1926 -, lorna roberta margery 1926 -, robert leslie 1927 -, gorsuch, henry edward, peter, judith, fry judith, fry, james, forster, joe (rev), lugg, jennifer, andrew, nicholas edward, catherine ann, wyzenbeek, isabella

Photo is of donor's grandfather.Black and white photo of William Chalmers in his home in Richards Street, Mitcham. (Undated)chalmers, william, fry, judith

Postcard. Hearty Xmas. Greetings from Mifs Chalmers(?) S. School Teacher. Rear. Not marked.

2 Copies of Black and white photo of Husband, Mary Chalmers Finlay, nee Main 1858 - 1945.husband, mary c, main, mary chalmers finlay

George Hudson with calf being fed beside siloOn reverse, "'Hudson' 1926. E. Chalmers 29 Macleod Pde. Macleod."calf, silo, ella chalmers (née fry), george hudson

Black and white print of Rev. William Bertie Chalmers, Anglican Priest. Lived in Mitcham . Laser print. (Photograph undated)chalmers, william bertram

Black and white print of Home of Donald Walker built by Frederick and Edward Chalmers in Mitcham Road. Laser Print (Undated)walker, donald, chalmers, frederick, edward