Showing 54 items matching "australian geographical society"
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Federation University Historical CollectionCertificate, Australian Geographical Society, Australian Geographical Society certificate made out to Keith Rash, 1957, 01/06/1957
... Australian Geographical Society certificate made out to Keith Rash, 1957......Australian Geographical Society...Certificate of the Australian Geographical Society made out to Keith Rash. ...Australian Geographical Society...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields Rash Keith Rash Australian Geographical Society G.B. Walker G. B. Walker (signature) Certificate of the Australian Geographical Society made out to Keith Rash. ...Certificate of the Australian Geographical Society made out to Keith Rash. One printed page, map of Oceania including sailing ship, torch, map of Australia and surrounding islands. G. B. Walker (signature)rash, keith rash, australian geographical society, g.b. walker -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Book - Antiquarian book, Hon. Andrew Garran, Picturesque Atlas of Australasia Volume One, 1886
... Society Inc. 2 Gilles Street (south of Merri St) Warrnambool great-ocean-road This book contains 19th century geographical and contemporary information on parts of Australasia and in particular, New South Wales and Victoria including the Western District. There are several pages on Warrnambool and District. This is a seminal reference book and is of particular value to local researchers because of the section featuring sketches and descriptions of Warrnambool and District in the 19th Century. Warrnambool History Western District History Australian ...Contemporary and geographical record of Australasia in the 19th centuryThis is a leather covered book. The cover is decorated with gold panels of fruit and gold lettering on the spine and has a plastic cover to protect it. There is gilt edging on the 388 pages. It contains text, sketches, lithographs and some coloured maps and engravings on wood..non-fictionContemporary and geographical record of Australasia in the 19th centurywarrnambool history, western district history, australian history, australasian history, picturesque atlas of australasia, picturesque atlas of australasia volume 1 -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Book - Antiquarian Book, Hon Andrew Garran, Picturesque Atlas of Australasia Volume Two, 1886
... Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc. 2 Gilles Street (south of Merri St) Warrnambool great-ocean-road This is a contemporary and geographical record of Australasia in the 19th century featuring the areas of Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia and New Zealand. ...A contemporary and geographical record of Australasia in the 19th centuryThis is a leather covered book of 801 pages. The cover is decorated with gold panels of fruit and has gold lettering on the spine. The pages have gilt edges. It contains text, sketches, lithographs, maps and five loose maps. non-fictionA contemporary and geographical record of Australasia in the 19th centuryaustralasian history, antiquarian books, picturesque atlas of australasia, warrnambool, picturesque atlas of australasia volume 2 -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Book - educational encyclopaedia, Charles Beale & M. Gately, Gately's Universal Educator, 1886
... Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc. 2 Gilles Street (south of Merri St) Warrnambool great-ocean-road This book is an encyclopaedia containing three volumes within the one book and has information on such topics as natural history, geology, astronomy, geography, legal matters, history, agriculture, mathematics, music and poetry. No information has been found on the two names in the inscription but the way the date has been written suggests an American or other foreign influence. This book is retained because of its antiquarian interest 19th century Australia ...An encyclopaedia and business guide (late 19th century)This book has a brown leather cover which is heavily embossed with brown and gold patterns and gold lettering, The spine is torn at the top and the cover is worn at the edges.The pages are gilt-edged and contain printed text and black and white sketches, illustrations, maps and diagrams. non-fictionAn encyclopaedia and business guide (late 19th century)19th century australia, 19th century encyclopaedia, 19th century business guide -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyBook - Educational - School Atlas, Collins' Australian Clear School Atlas
... Kiewa Valley Historical Society Mount Beauty Information Centre 31 Bogong High Plains Rd Mt Beauty high-country Australian schools used Atlases to teach students geography and the nationalities of countries worldwide. ...Australian schools used Atlases to teach students geography and the nationalities of countries worldwide.Clare Roper was a resident of the Kiewa Valley. This atlas is of interest because it is circa 1950s and shows the world at this time.Thick red cardboard cover with black print and map of Australia on cover. It includes coloured maps of countries, black & white photos and an index at the back. On the inside of the cover both front and back it has black and white maps. There are 30 pages and it is bound. Circa 1950sCover page: handwritten "Margaret Tulloh / C. Roper / Margaret Tulloh / M.L.C. Some pages have been marked with pencilaustralian school atlas, clare roper -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyAtlas Australian Commonwealth, Philips' Australian Commonwealth Atlas, 1944
... Kiewa Valley Historical Society Mount Beauty Information Centre 31 Bogong High Plains Rd Mt Beauty high-country This atlas, printed in 1944, details not only the geographic and political boundaries of the world as it was at that time but also the snap shot of life of the time. This snap shot in time covers the major Australian ...This atlas, printed in 1944, details not only the geographic and political boundaries of the world as it was at that time but also the snap shot of life of the time. This snap shot in time covers the major Australian cities, the major farming, grazing, industrial and sporting/recreational activities. Also there are snap shots of similar activities from other global areas. The period also covered World War II, detailed by a photo of "shell making", munitions, required by Australian soldiers. The great political and territorial changes made as a result of World War II can be clearly identified for example , Israel (the Jewish homeland). The various prewar colonies of major European nations.This atlas was used by children of a Kiewa Valley family and shows the value and the general educational exposure that these children had at this time. The rural setting and within the backdrop of a world war did not severely alter the life style of children in this region. The "news reels" shown in cinemas of cities and larger towns were the only visual realisations of major events of global significance available to these children. The information provided by this atlas allowed students to glimpse at what the "outside world" was. The majority of these students would possibly never see these regions for themselves. The great communication facilities of the late 1900s and beyond, was still only science fiction.This atlas has a thick (350 g/m) red cardboard cover with bold black lettering and shading. The cover is set out within a shield like frame. The shield is held up by two square markings, each with a four part circular pattern and a cord entwining two pendulum structures ending with a bowl figure at the bottom. There is a semi circular form enclosing a printed book contents list. The inside cover has the atlas title and contents and the publisher details. The atlas contain 56 pages of world and Australian maps, vegetation and rainfall maps. Within this atlas there are 27 double sided pages of black and white photographs depicting life styles, buildings, landscapes and prominent and significant to Australia males from 1652 to 1944. The pages are of approximately 200 g/m and have the yellow aged appearance.On front cover "Philips' Australian COMMONWEALTH ATLAS" and underneath "Containing" underneath "60 PHYSICAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC MAPS". Publisher George Philip & Son, Limited 32 Fleet Street, London E.C. 4. Inside cover are: written, in freehand and in ink the following names and dates; "J.Muller Form V 1945", "L L Muller Form IV 1946", "N.J. Muller Form I + II + III 1948 +49 + 50" and "D Muller Form I 1949". also handwritten and in pencil is "Peter Leslie". On the last page is a small freehand sketch of Australia in biro.1940s school curriculum, rural education, 1940s atlas, australian atlas -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage ParkRelief prints, Thomas Baines et al, An Explorer's Camp, Circa 1875
... Thomas Baines joined Augustus Gregory as official artist and storekeeper, in the expedition across northern Australia between 1855-1857 sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society to evaluate the northern area of Australia for suitability as a colonial settlement. ...Thomas Baines joined Augustus Gregory as official artist and storekeeper, in the expedition across northern Australia between 1855-1857 sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society to evaluate the northern area of Australia for suitability as a colonial settlement. ...Thomas Baines joined Augustus Gregory as official artist and storekeeper, in the expedition across northern Australia between 1855-1857 sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society to evaluate the northern area of Australia for suitability as a colonial settlement. ...From 'Australia' by Edwin Carton Booth. Thomas Baines joined Augustus Gregory as official artist and storekeeper, in the expedition across northern Australia between 1855-1857 sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society to evaluate the northern area of Australia for suitability as a colonial settlement. The Baines River was named after him.The item is socially and artistically significant as it is a very early image of Northern Australia.Framed black and white etching depicting a cap site located near the ocean.Artist T. Baines - J.J. Crew. From 'Australia' by Edwin Carton Booth. Thomas Baines joined Augustus Gregory as official artist and storekeeper, in the expedition across northern Australia between 1855-1857 sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society to evaluate the northern area of Australia for suitability as a colonial settlement. The Baines River was named after him.print, baines -
Orbost & District Historical Societybook, James Yeates & Sons (Printing) Pty Ltd, The Silk Jetties of the Mitchell river, 1972
... Orbost & District Historical Society Ruskin Street Orbost gippsland This booklet was the first of a series of scientific and historical studies of Gippsland to be published by the Bairnsdale Advertiser. The author, Eric Charles Frederick Bird was Principal Fellow, Department of Geography, University of Melbourne, Australia. ...This booklet was the first of a series of scientific and historical studies of Gippsland to be published by the Bairnsdale Advertiser. The author, Eric Charles Frederick Bird was Principal Fellow, Department of Geography, University of Melbourne, Australia. The Mitchell River silt jetties are an unusually long, thin landform located in the Gippsland Lakes region. They have been formed over millions of years by sediment deposition from the Mitchell River during periods of low water flow and subsequent wash-through during periods of high water flow. The long narrow banks of silt extend more than eight kilometres east into Lake King. This item is a useful reference for the silt jetties of the Mitchell River.A 32 pp book with alight green cover. The title is in black print, " The Silk Jetties of the Mitchell River" and underneath the title there is a b/w photograph of the Mitchell River and silt jetties taken from above in 1931. It was written by E. C. F. Bird.silt-jetties mitchell-river paynesville bird-e.c.f. -
Orbost & District Historical Societybook, Our First 50 Years, 1985
... Orbost & District Historical Society Ruskin Street Orbost gippsland This is a souvenir edition - a reproduction of a section of an old three volume geographic encyclopaedia of Australia and New Zealand published in 1885. ...This is a souvenir edition - a reproduction of a section of an old three volume geographic encyclopaedia of Australia and New Zealand published in 1885.This book is a useful reference tool for the early history of Victory.A reproduction of a book first published in 1885. The soft cover is brown, a paler brown background and gold coloured text - Victorian Souvenir Edition Our First 50 Years. 1835 1885 is inside 50. There is a sketch of the "Lady Nelson" entering Port Phillip. It has 162 pp which are sepia toned in double columns with illustrations and maps throughout the book .history-victory book -
Orbost & District Historical Societyboard game, 1930-1950
... Society Ruskin Street Orbost gippsland The National Bicycle Game is an Australian-made and designed board game for 2, 3 or 4 players made by The National Game Company of Ballarat and Melbourne between 1930 and 1950. The earliest board games date from the mid-18th century and were printed on copper or steel plates and coloured by hand. By 1839 lithography was first used, making it possible for publishers to produce larger quantities of all types of toys. By the 1890s the games were mounted on to a folded board. Popular subjects were of an historical or geographical ...The National Bicycle Game is an Australian-made and designed board game for 2, 3 or 4 players made by The National Game Company of Ballarat and Melbourne between 1930 and 1950. The earliest board games date from the mid-18th century and were printed on copper or steel plates and coloured by hand. By 1839 lithography was first used, making it possible for publishers to produce larger quantities of all types of toys. By the 1890s the games were mounted on to a folded board. Popular subjects were of an historical or geographical nature, as well as transport including motoring, aviation and railways and various sports. The board game 'A Motor Ride' ,made by The National Game Company, was possibly the first large-scale manufacturer of locally-designed board games in Australia. The firm was established in Ballarat, Victoria, at the beginning of the twentieth century by W. Owen. Other board games made by National include the 'Victory-United Nations" game, 'Fairyland', 'Yacht Race', 'Golf Game', 'Bicycle Game', Steeple Chase', 'Our Great Game' about football, 'Courtship and Marriage', 'Around the Commonwealth by Aeroplane', and 'Dugouts and Trenches' as well as the more traditional games such as Ludo, Snakes and Ladders, and Noughts and Crosses. This game board has been well-used. The game is significant because it uses scenarios familiar to Australian children in the first half of the twentieth century. This game board reflects the experience of being a child in the twentieth century. Toys were how children were socialised and taught. Most toys mimic the adult world, and looking at them can tell us something about how the world has changed. A folding game board for The national Bicycle Game for 2,3 or 4 players. It has a yellow spiral track on which the player progresses at the throw of the die, starting at the clubhouse until reaching home. In the background are pictures of rural scenes.board-games recreation cycling national-game-company -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - HARRIS COLLECTION: GEOGRAPHY GENERALIZED
... Society Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields PERSON Individual Jonathan Harris Axedale Robert Sullivan, Barrister at Law. Book, 382 pages, brown board cover: ' Geography Generalized or an Introduction to the Study of Geography on the principles of classification and comparison with many illustrations through maps and illustrations' On front page in black pen ' Jonathan William Harris 1886' and ' Australia' written twice in same. ...Book, 382 pages, brown board cover: ' Geography Generalized or an Introduction to the Study of Geography on the principles of classification and comparison with many illustrations through maps and illustrations' On front page in black pen ' Jonathan William Harris 1886' and ' Australia' written twice in same. Over page 'Jonathan W. Harris, his uncle. A gift from P.J. Murphy, 34 Little Oxford St., Collingwood. Jonathan W. Harris, August 26th, 1873' Published by Marcus and John Sullivan, 27 Marlborough Street, London. 1864Robert Sullivan, Barrister at Law.person, individual, jonathan harris, axedale -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumGeological specimen - Basalt (igneous-volcanic) containing Olivine, unknown
... Society of London bracketed the survey with that of the United States of America as the best in the world. During his years spent in Australia, Selwyn collected numerous significant geological specimens, examples of which are held in collections such as the Burke Museum. This geological specimen is an example of basalt and olivine which shows the volcanic lava activity and geographical ...This particular geological specimen was found in Mount Franklin or Lalgambook in Djadjawurrung, located between Daylesford and Newstead, approximately ninety minutes drive from Melbourne. The mountain is an example of a breached scoria cone (a steep conical hill of loose pyroclastic fragments) which was created by a volcanic eruption about 470,000 years ago, a date which may indicate the age of this geological specimen. The volcanic eruptions of Mount Franklin were most likely witnessed by members of the Dja Dja Wurrung Aboriginal tribe, who referred to this country as the 'smoking grounds'. Mount Franklin and the surrounding area appears to have been a place of considerable religious significance to Aboriginal people, there is evidence which indicates that frequent large ceremonial gatherings took place in the area. Basalt is the most common rock on Earth’s surface, more than 90% of all volcanic rock on Earth is basalt. Basalt is an aphanitic extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon. Specimens are black in colour and weather to dark green or brown. Basalt is rich in iron and magnesium and is mainly composed of olivine, pyroxene, and plagioclase. Olivine is the name of a group of rock-forming silicate minerals with compositions ranging between Mg2SiO4 and Fe2SiO4. Unlike other minerals, Olivine has a very high crystallisation temperature which makes it the first of the minerals to crystallise from magma. As magma cools, the crystals begin to form and settle on the bottom of the lava and form basalts that are abnormally enriched in olivine in the lower part of lava flows. According to H. M. King (on geology.com) "Olivine is thought to be an important mineral in Earth's mantle. Its presence as a mantle mineral has been inferred by a change in the behaviour of seismic waves as they cross the boundary between Earth's crust and mantle". Lava from Mount Franklin and other volcanoes in the area filled valleys and buried the gold bearing streams that became the renowned ‘deep leads’ of the gold mining era. In 1852, as part of the Victorian gold rush, gold was discovered in the immediate area, this gold was created by lava flows during the Newer Volcanic period, which were mined intensively during the nineteenth century. Around 1865 the presence of a deep lead in Mount Franklin was established. Deep lead mining was initially unsuccessful, and it was not until the late 1870s that the Franklinford Gold Mining Company mined at Mount Franklin on a significant scale. A few years later the Mount Franklin Estate Gold Mining Company also struck gold, followed by the Shakespeare and Great Western companies in the mid-1880s. By the late 1880s, however, deep lead mining had ceased in the area. Soon after gold was discovered in 1851, Victoria’s Governor La Trobe wrote to the Colonial Office in London, urging ‘the propriety of selecting and appointing as Mineral Surveyor for this Colony a gentleman possessed of the requisite qualifications and acquaintance with geological science and phenomena’. Alfred Selwyn was appointed geological surveyor in Australia in 1852 which began the Geological Survey of Victoria. In 1853-69 the Geological Survey issued under Selwyn's direction sixty-one geological maps and numerous reports; they were of such high standard that a writer in the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London bracketed the survey with that of the United States of America as the best in the world. During his years spent in Australia, Selwyn collected numerous significant geological specimens, examples of which are held in collections such as the Burke Museum.This geological specimen is an example of basalt and olivine which shows the volcanic lava activity and geographical specific nature of Mt Franklin as a significant volcanic site. According to Agriculture Victoria 'The crater is one of the deepest in the Central Highlands area. It is a major megacryst site with some of the largest known Victorian examples of megacrysts of augite and an orthoclase. The small parasitic mound of Lady Franklin on the western flanks adds to the geological interest of the site'. This specimen also highlights the locality as a significant place for both indigenous activity and Victorian gold rush era mining practices. This specimen is part of a larger collection of geological and mineral specimens collected from around Australia (and some parts of the world) and donated to the Burke Museum between 1868-1880. A large percentage of these specimens were collected in Victoria as part of the Geological Survey of Victoria that begun in 1852 (in response to the Gold Rush) to study and map the geology of Victoria. Collecting geological specimens was an important part of mapping and understanding the scientific makeup of the earth. Many of these specimens were sent to research and collecting organisations across Australia, including the Burke Museum, to educate and encourage further study.An angular, solid hand-sized piece of grey volcanic Basalt with green/brown Olivine phenocrysts along one flat edge.Olivine in basalt / - label is probably / correct. / C. Willman / 15/4/21burke museum, beechworth, indigo shire, beechworth museum, geological, geological specimen, mineralogy, basalt, igneous rock, igneous-volcanic, volcanic geology, volcanic, olivine, olivine specimen, basaltoid -
Greensborough Historical SocietyBook, Promotion Australia et al, Australia Handbook 1986, 1986_
... Greensborough Historical Society 34A Glenauburn Road Lower Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne This 24th edition of the Australia Handbook presents a snapshot of 'modern' Australia, including its people, history, geography, economy, culture and relations with the world. australia history handbooks 159 p., illus. ...This 24th edition of the Australia Handbook presents a snapshot of 'modern' Australia, including its people, history, geography, economy, culture and relations with the world.159 p., illus. (come col.).australia history, handbooks -
Greensborough Historical SocietyBook, Chris Cunningham, The Blue Mountains rediscovered: beyond the myths of early Australian exploration, by Chris Cunningham, 1996_
... Greensborough Historical Society 34A Glenauburn Road Lower Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne Written from both an historical and geographical view, this book tells the story of early inland exploration across the Blue Mountains. blue mountains nsw Paperback, 192 p., col. photographs, black and white maps. The Blue Mountains rediscovered: beyond the myths of early Australian ...Written from both an historical and geographical view, this book tells the story of early inland exploration across the Blue Mountains.Paperback, 192 p., col. photographs, black and white maps.blue mountains nsw -
Greensborough Historical SocietyBook, The Australian Educational Foundation, The Australian Junior Encyclopaedia, 1951
... Greensborough Historical Society 34A Glenauburn Road Lower Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne An Australian history encyclopedia covering history, flora and fauna, industry, communications and geography. encyclopedias encyclopedias - australia 3 volumes, illustrations (some colour), maps, Leather type hard bound covers. ...An Australian history encyclopedia covering history, flora and fauna, industry, communications and geography.3 volumes, illustrations (some colour), maps, Leather type hard bound covers.encyclopedias, encyclopedias - australia -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Book, REED, A.W, Aboriginal place names and their meanings, 1967
... Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc. phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast names geographical australia australian languages Cowes Public Library Aboriginal place names and their meanings Book REED, A.W. ...Cowes Public Librarynames, geographical, australia, australian languages -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: PICTURES
... Society Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields EPHEMERA Mementoes history Lydia Chancellor collection photos pictures ephemera botany plants flowers Royal Yacht Britannia history British Royal Family royalty coronation motor car history automobile history vintage cars veteran cars birds art history architecture theatre buildings geography Adam Lindsay Gordon Australian poetry children's games Australian art Albert Namatjira Melbourne christianity religion advertisements London Tower of London Thames River Thames Brisbane Sydney boats ships events entertainment exploration heritage The Illustrated London News,' 'The Sun' and 'Woman's Day and Home A large folder containing many pictures taken from a variety of sources. ...A large folder containing many pictures taken from a variety of sources. Sources include 'The Illustrated London News,' 'The Sun' and 'Woman's Day and Home.' 1933 - 1963.The Illustrated London News,' 'The Sun' and 'Woman's Day and Homeephemera, mementoes, history, lydia chancellor, collection, photos, pictures, ephemera, botany, plants, flowers, royal yacht britannia, history, british royal family, royalty, coronation, motor car history, automobile history, vintage cars, veteran cars, birds, art history, architecture, theatre, buildings, geography, adam lindsay gordon, australian poetry, children's games, australian art, albert namatjira, melbourne, christianity, religion, advertisements, london, tower of london, thames, river thames, brisbane, sydney, boats, ships, events, entertainment, exploration, heritage -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - AUSTRALASIA AND THE OCEANIC REGION, 1876
... Society Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields Australasia William Wildey Geography History Wildey's Australasia and the Oceanic Region by William Brackley Wildey, red hard cover with gold lettering, sticker on front Eaglehawk Public Library, 426 pages with information about Australia. ...Wildey's Australasia and the Oceanic Region by William Brackley Wildey, red hard cover with gold lettering, sticker on front Eaglehawk Public Library, 426 pages with information about Australia. Published by George Robertson, printed by Ferguson and Moore Melbourne.australasia, william wildey, geography, history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: CHILDREN
... Society Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields PERSON Individual children Lydia Chancellor collection ephemera children person Australian history animals female male person A box decorated with red Christmas paper. Contains mostly pictures of or relating to children but does contain some items related to Australian history and animals. Sources include 'National Geographic ...A box decorated with red Christmas paper. Contains mostly pictures of or relating to children but does contain some items related to Australian history and animals. Sources include 'National Geographic,' 'To-day' and 'Australian Women's Weekly.' Dated 1933-1955.person, individual, children, lydia chancellor, collection, ephemera, children, person, australian history, animals, female, male, person -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - BENDIGO CITY ADVERTISING BROCHURE, 1929
... Society Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields BOOK Bendigo bendigo Bendigo industry Advance Bendigo and the North League 1929 dated four page brochure advertising that Bendigo was an ideal centre for secondary industry. Interior view of Railway workshops, Law Courts, and a typical barren potential factory site. Hundreds of such sites gravitating towards railway station advertised. Australia wants secondary industry come to Bendigo. Bendigo is geographically ...1929 dated four page brochure advertising that Bendigo was an ideal centre for secondary industry. Interior view of Railway workshops, Law Courts, and a typical barren potential factory site. Hundreds of such sites gravitating towards railway station advertised. Australia wants secondary industry come to Bendigo. Bendigo is geographically situated to become the Manchester of Victoria.Advance Bendigo and the North Leaguebook, bendigo, bendigo, bendigo industry -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''CENTENARY HISTORY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA''
... Australia (1836 - 1936). Illustrated with B & W photos, maps and a colour plate of a painting by Hans Heysen. Published in 1936 by The Royal Geographical Society of Australasia ( South Australian Branch). ...Society Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields BOOKS Collections history ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION SOUTH AUSTRALIA CENTENARY ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA HISTORY Various Book. ...Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 420 page history of South Australia (1836 - 1936). Illustrated with B & W photos, maps and a colour plate of a painting by Hans Heysen. Published in 1936 by The Royal Geographical Society of Australasia ( South Australian Branch). Printed by the Hassell Press, Adelaide. Chapters written by various contributors. Catalogue sticker ''2165 VAR'' on spine. A typed page stuck on the flyleaf indicates the book belonged to the Education Dept., Adelaide. Handwritten in ink on this typed insert ''Given to me by Adey's successor, Dr. C. Fenner. A H Chisholm''Variousbooks, collections, history, alec h chisholm collection, south australia, centenary, royal geographical society of australasia, history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - EXERCISE BOOK: KAMAROOKA CENTRAL STATE SCHOOL, 1894
... Society Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields PERSON Individual Kamarooka State School Kamarooka Central State School No. 3182 Exercise book belonging to Aggie Miles - Kamarooka Central State School, No. 3182. Contents in neat writing in ink include grammar, arithmetic, geography and hand-drawn maps of Australia ...Exercise book belonging to Aggie Miles - Kamarooka Central State School, No. 3182. Contents in neat writing in ink include grammar, arithmetic, geography and hand-drawn maps of Australia, Victoria and Africa. Dated on cover, 1894. See research in Agnes.person, individual, kamarooka state school, kamarooka central state school no. 3182 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - LETTERS AND HISTORICAL RESEARCH INFORMTION: JOHANN MENGE, 1997
... Includes three letters to A Richardson from Val Menge (wife of possible descendant of Johann Menge) , dated December 19970, Feb 1971 and March 1971; Extract from ''South Australia and its Mines''(1846); Extract from ''Historical studies of Australia & New Zealand Vol 10''; Extract from the ''Australian Dictionary of Biography''; extract from George Stevenson's Journal in ''Royal Geographic Society of Australia - South Australian Branch, Vol 30, p. 62; Extract from ''The history of South Australia pp. 186-187; Extract from letter written by ''The South Australian Register'' (1852); Extract from '' Tasmanian Historical Research Association'' Papers and proceedings Vol 11, No. 2, pp 31 - 46; copy of book review (unknown paper) of ''Opal Men'', with sketch of Johann Menge, who first discovered opal in Australia. ...Society Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields PERSON Individual Johann Menge Val & Ted Menge Letters and historical research information re Johann Menge (1788-1852). Includes three letters to A Richardson from Val Menge (wife of possible descendant of Johann Menge) , dated December 19970, Feb 1971 and March 1971; Extract from ''South Australia and its Mines''(1846); Extract from ''Historical studies of Australia & New Zealand Vol 10''; Extract from the ''Australian Dictionary of Biography''; extract from George Stevenson's Journal in ''Royal Geographic Society of Australia - South Australian Branch, Vol 30, p. 62; Extract from ''The history of South Australia pp. 186-187; Extract from letter written by ''The South Australian Register'' (1852); Extract from '' Tasmanian Historical Research Association'' Papers and proceedings Vol 11, No. 2, pp 31 - 46; copy of book review (unknown paper) of ''Opal Men'', with sketch of Johann Menge, who first discovered opal in Australia. ...Letters and historical research information re Johann Menge (1788-1852). Includes three letters to A Richardson from Val Menge (wife of possible descendant of Johann Menge) , dated December 19970, Feb 1971 and March 1971; Extract from ''South Australia and its Mines''(1846); Extract from ''Historical studies of Australia & New Zealand Vol 10''; Extract from the ''Australian Dictionary of Biography''; extract from George Stevenson's Journal in ''Royal Geographic Society of Australia - South Australian Branch, Vol 30, p. 62; Extract from ''The history of South Australia pp. 186-187; Extract from letter written by ''The South Australian Register'' (1852); Extract from '' Tasmanian Historical Research Association'' Papers and proceedings Vol 11, No. 2, pp 31 - 46; copy of book review (unknown paper) of ''Opal Men'', with sketch of Johann Menge, who first discovered opal in Australia. Menge was a mineralogist/geologist with a talent for languages - ''eccentric'' -died in poverty at Forest Creek, 1852.Val & Ted Mengeperson, individual, johann menge -
Ringwood and District Historical SocietyMixed media - Video, RDHS Guest Speaker Presentation - "The Value of Natural History in Local Historical Studies" - Dr Gary Presland FRHSV, School of Geography, University of Melbourne
... Australian archaeologist and writer who studied history at LaTrobe University, 1973-76 and archaeology at the University of London, 1977-79. He was a staff member of the Victoria Archaeological Survey from 1983 to April, 1988. His research interests are in the Aboriginal and natural history of Melbourne. Digitised video (4.41GB). Duration: 63 minutes. Recorded March, 2018. (Video is available for viewing at Ringwood & District Historical Society Archives by appointment) RDHS Guest Speaker Presentation - "The Value of Natural History in Local Historical Studies" - Dr Gary Presland FRHSV, School of Geography ...Digitised video (4.41GB). Duration: 63 minutes. Recorded March, 2018. (Video is available for viewing at Ringwood & District Historical Society Archives by appointment)Presenter: Gary Presland is an Australian archaeologist and writer who studied history at LaTrobe University, 1973-76 and archaeology at the University of London, 1977-79. He was a staff member of the Victoria Archaeological Survey from 1983 to April, 1988. His research interests are in the Aboriginal and natural history of Melbourne. -
Ringwood and District Historical SocietyBook, Early Days - Geographical History of Doncaster & Templestowe
... Ringwood and District Historical Society 125A Warrandyte Road Ringwood North melbourne Small handmade booklet. A geographical history of Doncaster - Templestowe, Victoria, Australia. ...Small handmade booklet. A geographical history of Doncaster - Templestowe, Victoria, Australia. -
Orbost & District Historical Societyglobe, C1958
... Orbost & District Historical Society Ruskin Street Orbost gippsland This desk globe was owned by Evelyn Bessie Travaskis and used when teaching at State School Wairewa where she taught from 2-2-1945 until her retirement on 29-6-1956. She retired from the Education Department temporary staff, aged 76. ( More info.from Newsletter November 2015 by John Phillips). The Philips' Challenge Globe was commonly used in Australian schools in the teaching of geography ...This desk globe was owned by Evelyn Bessie Travaskis and used when teaching at State School Wairewa where she taught from 2-2-1945 until her retirement on 29-6-1956. She retired from the Education Department temporary staff, aged 76. ( More info.from Newsletter November 2015 by John Phillips). The Philips' Challenge Globe was commonly used in Australian schools in the teaching of geography. This item is associated with the history of education in East Gippsland. It is also associated with Evelyn Trevaskis.A large globe mounted on a round metal stand which has three holes for securing to a flat surface - a desk or tabletop. It sits in a half meridian.C 1958 Philips' Challenge Globetrevaskis-evelyn globe education-equipment-geography wairewa-school -
Orbost & District Historical Societybook, Effingham, Wilson, A Geographical Dictionary of the Australian Colonies, 1848
... Orbost & District Historical Society Ruskin Street Orbost gippsland A geographical dictionary or gazetteer of the Australian colonies : their physical and political geography : together with a brief notice of all the capitals, principal towns, and villages. ...A geographical dictionary or gazetteer of the Australian colonies : their physical and political geography : together with a brief notice of all the capitals, principal towns, and villages. William Wells travelled to Australia as a sponsored immigrant in 1838. Her became a freelance surveyor with an office in Bligh Street, Sydney. He wrote this book in order to better inform the British public on the colonies of Australia. The information contained in the book is both topographical and statistical and was a very useful refernece book at the time.This book is a rare detailed contemporary record of the Australian colonies in the mid 19th century.A hard back 453 pp book with a dark brown patterned cover which has a white label with the title, "Dictionary of Geography" over a map of Australia. It is illustrated with numerous maps and drawings.history-australia wells-william-henry geographical-dictionary-of-the-australian-colonies -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria, 1865 (exact); "1864-1865, CR"
... Society of New South Wales. He published many volumes on the Victorian plants. Many of Australian geographical features were named after him such as: the Mueller Ranges (WA), Muellers Range (Qld), Mount Mueller (in WA, NT, Tas and Vic) and many more. ...Society of New South Wales. He published many volumes on the Victorian plants. Many of Australian geographical features were named after him such as: the Mueller Ranges (WA), Muellers Range (Qld), Mount Mueller (in WA, NT, Tas and Vic) and many more. ...Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller was born in Germany on 30 June 1825. Ferdinand was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and a botanist. After passing the pharmaceutical examinations he studied botany at Kiel University. In 1847 he received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Kiel University.when he was 21 years old for a thesis on the flora of Schleswig-Holstein. In 1847, he moved to Adelaide, Australia and worked as a chemist. From 1848 to 1852 he travelled through the colony, discovering and describing a large number of unknown to Western science plants. He wrote a few papers to German periodicals on botanical subjects. In 1851, Mueller moved to Melbourne, capital of the new colony of Victoria. In 1853, He was appointed Government Botanist for Victoria by Governor Charles La Trobe. In 1873, Ferdinand received an honorary doctorate of the University of Rostock. In 1883, he was awarded the Clarke Medal by the Royal Society of New South Wales. He published many volumes on the Victorian plants. Many of Australian geographical features were named after him such as: the Mueller Ranges (WA), Muellers Range (Qld), Mount Mueller (in WA, NT, Tas and Vic) and many more. Mueller died in Melbourne on 10 October 1896 and is buried in the St. Kilda Cemetery A green cloth hard cover book. Title and author's name is engraved in gold on spine. It includes an introduction, a table of contents and plates. Lithograms in b/w. Each plate accompanied by a page with descriptive print. Number of plates XIII-LXXI. No. of supplement plates XII-XVII. The book illustrates Victorian plants and outlines the principal characters of those species. This book is No 1290 in the Original Register of Books (Cat. No. 005)Hand written pencil notes on contents page. Stamped throughout with "The School of Mines, Industries & Science, Ballarat. Ingenio Effodere Opes. In the University of Melbourne."australia, botany victoria, plants, ferdinand mueller, ferdinand von mueller, biodiversity, flora -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, Prodromus of the Palaeontology of Victoria No iv, 1876 (exact)
... geography and botany. In 1858 He became the Director of the National Museum of Victoria and the President of the Royal Society of Victoria in 1864. In 1888, McCoy was awarded FRS for work in Palaeontology in Ireland, England and Australia. ...Australia E.J. Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields This publication consists of many Decades which contain "figuers and descriptions of the fossil organic remains to be used for the determination of the geological ages of the different geological formations of the country." (p. 3). Frederick McCoy was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1817. He was a Professor of Natural Sciences, University of Melbourne 1854-1899. McCoy lectured in geology, zoology, chemistry, mineralogy, geography and botany. In 1858 He became the Director of the National Museum of Victoria and the President of the Royal Society ...This publication consists of many Decades which contain "figuers and descriptions of the fossil organic remains to be used for the determination of the geological ages of the different geological formations of the country." (p. 3). Frederick McCoy was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1817. He was a Professor of Natural Sciences, University of Melbourne 1854-1899. McCoy lectured in geology, zoology, chemistry, mineralogy, geography and botany. In 1858 He became the Director of the National Museum of Victoria and the President of the Royal Society of Victoria in 1864. In 1888, McCoy was awarded FRS for work in Palaeontology in Ireland, England and Australia. He died in his office while correcting examination papers in 1899A Paperback cover book. Decade IV. Title is written in black on front cover and on title page. At head of title: Geological Survey of Victoria. Illustrations, plates in b/w; 32 p. It includes figures and descriptions of Victorian Organic Remains and contents of Decades on the back cover of the book.australia palaeobotany, victoria palaeontology, geological survey of victoria, frederick mccoy, organic remains -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, Prodromus of the Palaeontology of Victoria, 1877 (exact)
... geography and botany. In 1858 He became the Director of the National Museum of Victoria and the President of the Royal Society of Victoria in 1864. In 1888, McCoy was awarded FRS for work in Palaeontology in Ireland, England and Australia. ...Australia E.J. Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields This publication consists of many Decades which contain "figuers and descriptions of the fossil organic remains to be used for the determination of the geological ages of the different geological formations of the country." (p. 3). Frederick McCoy was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1817. He was a Professor of Natural Sciences, University of Melbourne 1854-1899. McCoy lectured in geology, zoology, chemistry, mineralogy, geography and botany. In 1858 He became the Director of the National Museum of Victoria and the President of the Royal Society ...This publication consists of many Decades which contain "figuers and descriptions of the fossil organic remains to be used for the determination of the geological ages of the different geological formations of the country." (p. 3). Frederick McCoy was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1817. He was a Professor of Natural Sciences, University of Melbourne 1854-1899. McCoy lectured in geology, zoology, chemistry, mineralogy, geography and botany. In 1858 He became the Director of the National Museum of Victoria and the President of the Royal Society of Victoria in 1864. In 1888, McCoy was awarded FRS for work in Palaeontology in Ireland, England and Australia. He died in his office while correcting examination papers in 1899.A Paperback cover book. Decade v. Title is written in black on front cover and on title page. At head of title: Geological Survey of Victoria. Illustrations, plates in b/w; 41 p. It includes figures and descriptions of Victorian Organic Remains and contents of Decades on back cover.Stamped Ballarat East Public Library"australia palaeobotany, victoria palaeontology, geological survey of victoria, frederick mccoy, organic remains, ballarat east library, ballarat east public library
