Written in 1987, this article reports on the 200th anniversary of the voyage of the First Fleet. This report is based in Tenerife on the re-enactment voyage.Digital copy of newspaper clipping, black text and image.first fleet, bi-centenary 1988

End of an Era, Anecdotal Stories of Flora Hill Primary School No. 4667 1952-2007. Edited By G. W. Pryor. ISBN: 978-0-975187-3-5 Inscription: For Bendigo Historical Social, Geoff W Pryor 18/11/2007. Photographs: color & black and white. Photos of paintings, copy of cover of 'the School Paper, grades V and VI, No 514 Melbourne Sept 1, 1952.Geoff W Pryorschool, history, flora hill primary school, flora hill primary school, opened 1952 closed 2007, 150th anniversary of victoria time capsule, bi-centenary tree 1988

Contents: • Next meeting, guest speaker; Andrew Mackenzie: Walter Withers in Eltham • Anniversary Dinner • Display of Society Acquisitions • Society Incorporation • Society Book Collection • Society 20th Anniversary • Australia’s Bi-Centenary – 1988 • Other Brief Items The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 photocopied newsletter distributed to membersnewsletter, eltham district historical society, shire of eltham historical society

A history text published for Australia's bi-centenary in 1988. Looks at the social history of Australia.Shows the development of the Australian culture over 200 years.Soft cover. 256 pages, black and white illus., maps.Cover illustration of Charles Hill's "The Proclamation of South Australia"australia history, australia social conditions, libby tudball

An Australian history text that details a social history of Australia from 1938 to 1988. Published to celebrate the bi-centenary in 1988Shows the development of the Australian culture over 200 years. Soft cover, 255 pages. Black and white illus and maps. Cover has Percy Trompf's painting "Bondi Beach"australia history, australia social conditions, libby tudball

This item is a souvenir of the Bi- Centenary of Australia (1988) It features the new Parliament House in Canberra which was opened in May 1988 and cost more than one billion dollars to build and contains four thousand seven hundred rooms. This item came from the estate of a well known Warrnambool lawyer and is retained as a high quality souvenir of the Bi-Centenary of AustraliaCircular ceramic plate. White concave surface with blue drawing of Parliament House, Australian Coat of Arms, flowers including banksia, Sturt Desert Pea, eucalypt and seven pointed stars. Reverse has raised inner rim and includes text in blue. Front 1988 Reverse ROYAL COPENHAGEN DENMARK and crown. COPYRIGHT THE A.B.A 1981 REG.TRADE MARK OF THE A.B.A. USED UNDER LICENCE BY ROYAL COPENHAGEN NEW PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA Logo Australia 1788-1988 Signature " Gorn Uestezaul"(?)parliament house, bi centenary of australia

This magnificent English oak tree is located at Tea Tree Lake park in Mortlake. This park was formerly the Botanic Gardens which were developed on what had been swamp land. An artificial lake was created there in 1988 as a Bi-Centenary project.The tree is located adjacent to the historic Montgomery Pavillion and was planted on the occasion of Her Majesty Queen Victoria's birthday on 24th May 1883. An outstanding tree, planted to commemorate a much-revered Queen in an historically-significant Botanic Gardens (now much altered). A very old oak tree planted 1883. queen victoria, mortlake, mortlake botanic gardens, tea tree lake, montgomery pavillion

The Greensborough Festival 1988 was part of the local bi-centenary celebrations. These articles name the festival Committee and explain the creative style of the event.Community involvement in the Diamond Valley.Photocopies of 2 news articles. Black and white text and photos.greensborough festival 1988, rosalie bray, greensborough plaza, diamond valley

black ink on orange cardballarat institute of advanced education, ken clements, academic registrar, founders hall, bi-centennary, bi-centenary logo

Demonstrates the way the Australian Bi-Centenary and other celebrations were carried out with souvenir prints.Framed print of a horse drawn tram (3 horses) see Reg Item 699 at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St, within a wooden frame, with non-reflective glazing. The print by the Harris House of Photography has been mounted onto a piece of Masonite. On rear are picture hanging metal loops and a wire hanging strip. In the bottom right hand corner of the print are "Celebrating Australia's Bi Centenary / Ballaarat's 150th Anniversary / Ballaarat's Tramways Centenary" and in the bottom left hand corner "Reproduced by Harris House of Photography 1988".trams, tramways, horse trams, sturt st, lydiard st nth, ballaarat tramway company, town hall

non-fictionmt pleasant school, ballarat, bicentenary, michael taffe, francis ellis, tree planting