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Learmonth and District Historical Society Inc.
Medal - Centenary of Government 1951, Centenary of Government & Discovery of Gold. 1951
... Medal - Centenary of Government 1951...Centenary of Government & Discovery of Gold. 1951... with the words "CENTENARY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 1851 - 1951.... and leaves with the words "CENTENARY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA ...The medal was designed by Andor Meszaros and made by K. G. Luke(Medal Makers) of Melbourne, Victoria. This medal was presented to the Shire of Ballarat in 1951 and is now house in the Old Ballarat SHire Building at Learmonth, Victoria.This medal represents the 100 years of "Government in Victoria", also the "Discovery of Gold".A large round bronze medal with a horse bounding left, broken shackles on foreleg, carrying woman holding sword (Justice) and man holding torch (Equality).The front features a man holding a torch and a woman on a horse holding a sword. The horse has a shackle on its front left leg, surrounded by the words "EQUALITY AND JUSTICE THROUGH FREEDOM". On the back at the bottom is flowers and leaves with the words "CENTENARY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 1851 - 1951.shire ballarat government victoria gold discovery 100 years -
Ballan Shire Historical Society
Plaque - Plaque. Centenary of Government and Gold discovery, 1951
... Plaque. Centenary of Government and Gold discovery....centenary of government... the Centenary of Government in Victoria and the Centenary... to mark the Centenary of Government in Victoria and Centenary... the Centenary of Government in Victoria and the Centenary ...The item is a Plaque struck in 1951 to celebrate the Centenary of Government in Victoria and the Centenary of the discovery of gold.A round bronze medallion set in a green baize lift out in a black presentation case. It is a 1951 Commemorative Plaque to mark the Centenary of Government in Victoria and Centenary of the Discovery of Gold. There is a printed insert card describing the obverse and reverse sides of the Medallion."Presented to the Shire of Ballan 1951" is engraved on the reverse side. "1851" and "1951" are marked on the lining of the cover of the box.medallion, plaque, shire of ballan, centenary of government -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Medal - Commemorative Plaque 1851-1951, Andor Mészáros, Centenary of Government in Victoria and Centenary of the Discovery of Gold 1951
... Centenary of Government in Victoria and Centenary of the... of the government of Victoria from 1851 to 1951, as well as the centenary...Bronze medal commemorating the centenary of the government... letters around the edge. Reverse: "CENTENARY OF THE GOVERNMENT... The bronze medal commemorates the centenary of the government ...The bronze medal commemorates the centenary of the government of Victoria from 1851 to 1951, as well as the centenary of the discovery of gold and was presented to the Shire of Wodonga in 1951. It was commissioned by the Victorian Government in 1951 to commemorate 100 years of the separation of Victoria from the colony of New South Wales in 1851. The medal was designed by the sculptor Andor Mészáros (1900-1972) and minted by K.G. Luke in Melbourne. The bronze medal has local, state and national significance, as it commemorates the centenary of 100 years of government in Vctoria. It also has aesthetic and social significance as an example of a limited edition bronze medal designed by the prominent sculptor Andor Mészáros, who is known for his work depicting the history, culture and sporting life of Australia.Bronze medal commemorating the centenary of the government of the State of Victoria from 1851 to 1951, and the centenary of the discovery of gold. Obverse: In the centre of the medal, a man and a woman riding a horse and the inscription "EQUALITY AND JUSTICE / THROUGH FREEDOM" in raised letters around the edge. The man is holding a torch representing equality and the woman is blindfolded holding a sword representing justice. The horse has broken free of its shackles representing freedom. Reverse: A stake surrounded by Australian floral motifs in the lower part of the medal; the inscription "CENTENARY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 1851-1951" in raised letters around the top edge, and "Preseneted to / The Shire of / Wodonga / 1951" in engraved letters in the centre. The medal is in a small presentation box with dark green velvet lining an insert for the medal in the lower part and a light coloured textile printed with the dates 1851 and 1951 printed in the lid. A piece of paper with a text about the meaning of the inscriptions accompanies the medal and fits inside the lid of the small presentation case.Obverse: "EQUALITY AND JUSTICE / THROUGH FREEDOM" in raised letters around the edge. Reverse: "CENTENARY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 1851-1951" in raised letters around the top edge, and "Presented to / The Shire of / Wodonga / 1951" in engraved letters in the centre of the medal. medals, australian commemorative medals, centenary of victoria, numismatics, shire of wodonga, wodonga, centenaries, gold, andor mészáros -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Medal - Strathfieldsaye Victorian Centenary Medal, Andor Meszaros, 1951
... centenary of government of victoria...Medal commemorating the Centenary of Government of Victoria..., CENTENARY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 1851 - 1951; inscribed... Reverse Description: Centenary of the Government of Victoria 1851... commemorating the Centenary of Government of Victoria and the Discovery ...Medal commemorating the Centenary of Government of Victoria and the Discovery of Gold, commissioned by the Victorian Government. Designed by Andor Mészáros and minted by K.G. Luke, Melbourne, 1951 marked the centenary of Victoria's separation from the colony of New South Wales. As part of the celebrations, the Victorian Government commissioned this medal from Andor Meszaros. Drawing on his classical background, Mészáros developed the imagery for 'Equality and Justice through Freedom'. The man holding the torch represents equality; the blindfolded woman holding a sword is the symbol of justice, and both are mounted on a horse that has broken its shackles.Obverse Description Horse bounding left, broken shackles on foreleg, carrying woman holding sword and man holding torch; around, EQUALITY AND JUSTICE THROUGH FREEDOM Artist's name behind horse's tail Reverse Description Stake supporting plant; above, CENTENARY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 1851 - 1951; inscribed, CENTENARY OF GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 1851 - 1951; Artist's initials to left of stake. Edge Description PlainObverse Description: Equity and Justice Through Freedom Reverse Description: Centenary of the Government of Victoria 1851 - 1951; inscribed, Presented to the / Shire of Strathfieldsaye/ 1951andor mészáros, centenary of government of victoria, shire of strathfieldsaye, city of greater bendigo medals -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Medal - Victorian Centenary Medal, Andor Meszaros, 1951
... centenary of government of victoria...Medal commemorating the Centenary of Government of Victoria..., CENTENARY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 1851 - 1951; inscribed... Reverse Description: Centenary of the Government of Victoria 1851... commemorating the Centenary of Government of Victoria and the Discovery ...Medal commemorating the Centenary of Government of Victoria and the Discovery of Gold, commissioned by the Victorian Government. Designed by Andor Mészáros and minted by K.G. Luke, Melbourne, 1951 marked the centenary of Victoria's separation from the colony of New South Wales. As part of the celebrations, the Victorian Government commissioned this medal from Andor Meszaros. Drawing on his classical background, Mészáros developed the imagery for 'Equality and Justice through Freedom'. The man holding the torch represents equality; the blindfolded woman holding a sword is the symbol of justice, and both are mounted on a horse that has broken its shackles.Obverse Description Horse bounding left, broken shackles on foreleg, carrying woman holding sword and man holding torch; around, EQUALITY AND JUSTICE THROUGH FREEDOM Artist's name behind horse's tail Reverse Description Stake supporting plant; above, CENTENARY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 1851 - 1951; inscribed, CENTENARY OF GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 1851 - 1951; Artist's initials to left of stake. Edge Description: Plain. Boxed. Obverse Description: Equity and Justice Through Freedom Reverse Description: Centenary of the Government of Victoria 1851 - 1951; inscribed, Presented to / the City of /Bendigo/ 1951andor mészáros, centenary of government of victoria, city of greater bendigo medals -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Medal - Bronze medallion in case, given to Shire of Buninyong in 1951 to celebrate the Centenary of Victoria by State Government
... 1951 to celebrate the Centenary of Victoria by State Government... 1951 to celebrate the Centenary of Victoria by State Government... in 1951 to celebrate the Centenary of Victoria by State Government ... -
Federation University Historical Collection
Card - Invitation, The Centenary of Local Government in the District of Buninyong - Official Luncheon Invitation, 1958
... The Centenary of Local Government in the District of...The Centenary of Local Government in the District... The Centenary of Local Government in the District of Buninyong ...The Centenary of Local Government in the District of Buninyong was celebrated in 1958.Light card folded with Menu and Toast List. Gold and red lettering on front with red lettering inside.Shire of Buninyong emblemluncheon, buninyong, centenary, shire hall, menu, toast list -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Memorabilia - Medal in presentation box, The Government of Victoria, Bronze coloured metal medal engraved Centenary of the Government of Victoria 1851 - 1951. Presented to the Borough of Ringwood, 1951
... Bronze coloured metal medal engraved Centenary of the...Centenary of the Government of Victoria 1851 - 1951... of government in Victoria 1851 - 1951. Centenary of the Government ...Presented to the Borough of Ringwood in 1951 by the State Government to celebrate 100 years of government in Victoria 1851 - 1951.1. Round medal of bronze coloured metal; 2. Presentation box - black with metal clasp, lined with green velvet and cream silk in lid.Centenary of the Government of Victoria 1851 - 1951. Presented to the Borough of Ringwood 1951; Obverse side: Equality and Justice through Freedom. -
Brimbank City Council
Commemorative Plaque, 1951 Commemorative Plaque, Centenary of Government in Victoria and Centenary of the Discovery of Gold, 1951
... 1951 Commemorative Plaque, Centenary of Government in... Commemorative Plaque, Centenary of Government in Victoria and Centenary ...Small dark blue box with round commemorative plaque inside. -
Hepburn Shire Council Art and Heritage Collection
Medal, 1951 Commemorative Plaque, 1951
... centenary of government...Medal commemorating the Centenary of Government of Victoria... plant; above, CENTENARY OF GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 1851 - 1951... the Centenary of Government of Victoria and the Discovery of Gold ...Medal commemorating the Centenary of Government of Victoria and the Discovery of Gold, commissioned by the Victorian Government and gifted to the Shire of Glenlyon. Designed by Andor Mészáros and minted by K.G. Luke, Melbourne, 1951. 1951 marked the centenary of Victoria's separation from the colony of New South Wales. As part of the celebrations, the Victorian Government commissioned this medal from Andor Meszaros. Drawing on his classical background, Mészáros developed the imagery for 'Equality and Justice through Freedom'. The man holding the torch represents equality; the blindfolded woman holding a sword is the symbol of justice, and both are mounted on a horse that has broken its shackles. Features on the reverse a design of a banksia and bottlebrush. There was another version of this medal which depicted a pair of gold prospectors on the reverse.This medal was presented to the Shire of Glenlyon in 1951. For over half a century, sculptors Andor (1900-1973) and Michael (1945- ) Meszaros have created medals that reflect the high points of life in Australia. From major awards and portraits of eminent Australians to artwork celebrating popular culture and the natural world, these objects illuminate our culture and history. Grounded in a centuries-old European art tradition, the medals create connections across disciplines and link such diverse subjects as scientific advances, religious themes, sport, the performing arts and motherhood. Through their public and private commissions and their personal artworks, the Meszaros sculptors have defined the modern Australian medal.Bronze medal with images and text insetObverse Description: Horse bounding left, broken shackles on foreleg, carrying woman holding sword and man holding torch; around, EQUALITY AND JUSTICE THROUGH FREEDOM Artist's name behind horse's tail: A MESZAROS Reverse Description: Stake supporting plant; above, CENTENARY OF GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 1851 - 1951; inscribed, Presented to / the Shire of / Glenlyon / 1951 Artist's initials to left of stakeglenlyon, hepburn shire, centenary of government, centenary of gold discovery, history of victoria, victorian governement, meszaros, kg luke, commemorative, commemorative plaque, centenary 1951 -
City of Whittlesea
Booklet (item), Shire of Whittlesea Commemorating A Centenary of Local Government
... Shire of Whittlesea Commemorating A Centenary of Local... melbourne booklet Shire of Whittlesea Commemorating A Centenary ...booklet -
Clunes Museum
Souvenir - MEDALLION AND CASE, 1951
... THE CENTENARY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 1851 - 1951 BY THE STATE... TO THE BOROUGH OF CLUNES 1951 CELEBRATING CENTENARY OF GOVERNMENT... 1951 CELEBRATING CENTENARY OF GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 1851 ...MEDAL PRESENTED TO THE BOROUGH OF CLUNES 1991 TO CELEBRATE THE CENTENARY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 1851 - 1951 BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA.EMBOSSED - ROUND ENGRAVED COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL PRESENTED TO THE BOROUGH OF CLUNES 1951 CELEBRATING CENTENARY OF GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 1851 - 1951. ENGRAVED ON BACK OF MEDAL MOTTO - EQUALITY AND JUSTICE THROUGH FREEDOM. ON FRONT OF MEDAL . HOUSED IN PRESENTATION CASE.PRESENTED TO THE BOROUGH OF CLUNESlocal history, numismatic, commemorative, medal, civil state government -
Clunes Museum
Booklet, J J GOURLEY, GOVT, PRINTER, MELBOURNE, 1951
... WITH THE COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT ORGANISED THE CENTENARY-JUBILEE TRAIN TO TRAVEL... OF GOVERNMENT, THE CENTENARY OF GOLD DISCOVERY AND THE JUBILEE... WITH THE COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT ORGANISED THE CENTENARY-JUBILEE TRAIN TO TRAVEL ...SOUVENIR BOOKLET ISSUED IN 1951 TO CELEBRATE THE CENTENARY OF GOVERNMENT, THE CENTENARY OF GOLD DISCOVERY AND THE JUBILEE OF THE COMMONWEALTH.non-fictionlocal history, books, souvenir -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Plaque - Plaque - 1951 Commemorative Plaque, 1951
... 1951 Commemorative Plaque (Centenary of Government...: CENTENARY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 1851-1951 (edge) Presented... (Centenary of Government in Victoria and Centenary of the Discovery ...1951 Commemorative Plaque (Centenary of Government in Victoria and Centenary of the Discovery of Gold) THE obverse side of this Medallion represents the three qualitities of democratic Government which makes the citizen's life worth living. Freedom, Justice and Equality. But the basic quality, through which Equality and Justice can be achieved or which results in Equality and Justice is FREEDOM. So the artist, in agreement with the sub-committee, selected a beautiful horse, gallantly bounding forward, his broken shackles still on his foreleg, carrying a woman representing Justice and a man representing Equality on its back. Without Freedom there is no Justice and Equality, but if there is Freedom, Justice and Equality are its natural results. The Stake on the reverse side represents strong democratic Government. Supported by it society grows and blossoms freely.Medal: OBVERSE: Depiction of a bucking horse with two nude riders. The first rider is a man wielding what appears to be a torch. The second rider is a blind folded woman wielding a sword. The horse has a broken shackle on the left foreleg. Information sheet in case. Case: Black leather, white satin lining and green velvet insert. Top bears gold coat of arm of Government of Victoria.Front: Equality and Justice through freedom. Back: CENTENARY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 1851-1951 (edge) Presented to THE TOWN OF PORTLAND 1951 (engraved, centre)medal, commemorative, centenary, victoria -
Bendigo Military Museum
Memorabilia - MEDALLION, BILLIARDS CHAMPION 1951
... On face of Medallion, "Centenary of Government of Victoria... On face of Medallion, "Centenary of Government of Victoria 1851 ...The medallion is a 1951 Commemorative being 100 years of Government and discovery of gold in Victoria. The winner K.M. Mcleod is believed to be Kenneth Meadowbank McCleod. He enlisted initially in 1915 but was discharged medically unfit in 1916, re enlisted in 1917 No 3840 and served in the 4th LH Regt, discharged from the AIF on 6.12.1919. Refer Cat No 1805P. There were two Billiard Tables in the Soldiers Memorial Institute in what was called the Billiard room. This was a source of income for the Bendigo Branch for some 70 years. One table was sold in 1967 as usage had declined and the last one was sold in 1994..1) Medallion circular bronze, front depicts 2 gold miners, oround outside is text, centre is engraved with details of who was presented with the item. Rear has a depiction of a horse carrying a man and a woman which depicts "Equality & Justice is Freedom" .2) Container for the medallion, rectangular shape brown colour, front has in gold a Coat of Arms with "Victoria" under. inside lid is a cream silk lining with the makers details in gold, medallion is set in red velvet. lid is hinged in brass with a brass closing catch.On face of Medallion, "Centenary of Government of Victoria 1851 - 1951". Centre of Medallion, "Awarded to K.M. McLeod Bendigo RSL Centenary Billiards Champion"brsl, smirsl, medallion, billiards -
Clunes Museum
Award - MEDAL AND CASE, K G LUKE PTY LTD, MEDALLISTS, MELBOURNE
... AWARDED TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF GOVERNMENT... TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 1851 - 1951 local ...AWARDED TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 1851 - 1951LARGE MEDAL AWARDED TO CLUNES FOOTBALL CLUB MEMBERS AND CHAMPIONS 1951, IN RED LEATHERETTE CASE . RED VELVET LINEDlocal history, photography, photographs, sport, football -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Magazine - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: VICTORIAN COMMEMORATION YEAR - 1951
... .' It is a programme for the Centenary of Government in Victoria, Centenary... of Government in Victoria, Centenary of Gold Discovery in Victoria ...A magazine titled ' Victorian Commemoration Year-1951.' It is a programme for the Centenary of Government in Victoria, Centenary of Gold Discovery in Victoria and the Jubilee of the Commonwealth of Australia. 11th November, 1950 - 23rd December, 1951. Victoria, J. J. Gourley, Govt. Printer, Melbourne.event, entertainment, centenary, lydia chancellor collection, collection, celebrations, victoria, gold discovery victoria, jubilee, government, australia, history -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Bottles - Wodonga Centenary Port, Morris Wines of Rutherglen, 1976
... Wodonga Local Government centenary...This bottling of Wodonga Centenary Port was provided.... This bottling celebrated the centenary of local government in Wodonga... of Rutherglen to celebrate the Centenary of local government in Wodonga ...This bottling of Wodonga Centenary Port was provided by Morris Wines of Rutherglen to celebrate the Centenary of local government in Wodonga. Wodonga Shire was created in 1876 when the colonial government agreed to ratepayers' petitions to have their northern area severed from the Yackandandah Shire and form a new municipality. In 1976 celebrations were held to mark this milestone. These bottles were donated to the Wodonga & District Historical by Jenny Brown nee Terrill daughter of former Wodonga Shire President, Councillor J. A. Terrill. These bottles of the Wodonga Centenary Port were signed by all of the councillors serving in 1976.This artefact represents the celebrations for the centenary of local government in Wodonga.3 bottles of port produced by Morris Wines of Rutherglen. This bottling celebrated the centenary of local government in Wodonga. The label is on beige paper with a maroon outline and black text. These bottle have been autographed and bear the numbers 238. 248 and 343.On Label: "WODONGA / CENTENARY PORT/BOTTLED 1976/ THIS 1975 PORT WAS SPECIALLY/ SELECTED & BOTTLED TO CELEBRATE / ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN WODONGA/ 10th MARCH 1876 - 1976/ MORRIS WINES / OF RUTHERGLEN/ PRODUCT OF AUSTRALIA NET 738 ml/ NO 343 E2314wodonga shire council, wodonga local government, wodonga local government centenary -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Ticket - Municipal Government Garden Party, 1955, Dec-55
... Ticket to centenary of Municipal Government Garden Party... 1955 party Ticket to centenary of Municipal Government Garden ...Ticket to centenary of Municipal Government Garden Party, 17th Dec. 1955. Peach coloured card, navy print.celebration, centenary, 1955, party -
Box Hill Historical Society
Book, Finlay, Eleanor,Morgan, Marjorie, Those were the days: Box Hill in pictures 1930 - 1960, 1994
... , and centenary of local government.... Houses Shops Centenary Local government 1930 - 1960 Pictorial ...Pictorial history of Box Hill from 1930 to 1960, covering development, government, community services, industry, transport, arts and entertainment, war, sport, schools, churches, people, houses, shops, and centenary of local government.history, box hill, photographs, development, government, community services, industry, transport, arts, entertainment, war, sport, schools, churches, people, houses, shops, centenary, local government, 1930 - 1960 -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Ceremonial object - Lansell Pendant, George Lansell Jnr, AKA Mayoress Pendant, 1956
... THE CENTENARY OF / LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN BENDIGO / 10 - 1 - 56..., / TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF / LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN BENDIGO / 10 - 1 ...Prior to the election of female Councillors and Mayors in the 1960’s, the Lady Mayoress role was one of the few ways women could officially undertake civic duties. Mayoresses made important contributions to their local communities through their charity work and as ambassadors for their region on a state and federal level. They also undertook some Mayoral duties on occasions when their husband was unavailable. The Bendigo Mayoress medallion was commissioned by Sir George Lansell Jnr in the tradition of making a mayoral presentation in gold. It was first worn by Mayoress Snell and was presented to her on April 11th, 1956 at the municipal centenary dinner at the Shamrock Hotel. The medallion was passed on to each subsequent Mayoress when the new Mayor was appointed. The Mayoress medallion was commissioned by Sir George Lansell Jnr in the tradition of making a mayoral presentation in gold. The drop and chain have been hand crafted n 18ct yellow gold and engraved by a master engraver also by hand. It was first worn by Mayoress Snell and was presented to her on April 11th, 1956 at the municipal centenary dinner at the Shamrock Hotel. Front; Progress / BENDIGO. Verso; PRESENTED / TO THE / BENDIGO CITY COUNCIL / by / SIR GEORGE LANSELL, / TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF / LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN BENDIGO / 10 - 1 - 56george lansell jnr, mayoress chain, bendigo centenary, mayoress snell, city of greater bendigo ceremonial item, lansell pendant -
City of Kingston
Photograph - Black and white, 1962
... Local government for Moorabbin began in 1862 when the area... Parkdale Local government for Moorabbin began in 1862 when the area ...Local government for Moorabbin began in 1862 when the area was separated from Brighton with the creation of the Moorabbin Roads Board. This meeting commemorated the centenary of local government in 1962.1862 saw the beginnings of local government in the Moorabbin district when the area was separated from Brighton with the creation of the Moorabbin Roads Board. Moorabbin was declared a shire in 1871 and a city in 1934. While tinkering with boundaries occurred over time, the first major severance from Moorabbin was when the Borough of Sandringham was created in 1917. Three years later, after persistent agitation, on May 27, 1920 Mordialloc, Parkdale and Mentone became part of the new Borough of Mordialloc. With this change the Shire of Moorabbin no longer had authority for land with a frontage to Port Phillip Bay. In 1994 councils across Victoria were amalgamated and the City of Moorabbin was divided between the cities of Kingston and Glen Eira. The City of Kingston is made up the former cities of Chelsea, Mordialloc, Moorabbin, Oakleigh and Springvale.Black and white image of inside of Moorabbin Council Chambers, with a meeting (possibly staged) in progress. Council members are seated behind a bench which connects to a horseshoe shaped table. All in attendance are in formal attire. Men are wearing black tie and the women in the audience (with backs to camera) are wearing fur coats or stoles.Black printed text of white round sticker adhered to reverse: 191 Handwritten in red ink: 80%moorabbin, council, chambers, council meeting, centenary -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Souvenir Card, 1955
... to the Town of Portland on the occasion of the Centenary of Municipal... on the occasion of the Centenary of Municipal Government Souvenir Souvenir ...Town of PortlandTwp-sided cream card. On front is title, town coat of arms and date (17th December 1955). On back are further details of event and a listing of mayors from 1856-1955. Souvenir of the Mayoral Chain to the Town of Portland on the occasion of the Centenary of Municipal Governmentsouvenir, mayoral chain, portland -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet - Book, John Fraser & Son, Buninyong Shire Centenary, 1958
... to mark the centenary of local government in the district... the centenary of local government in the district of Buninyong Buninyong ...Record of special meeting of the Council of the Shire of Buninyong on 28 August 1958 to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the Council. Record includes photographic copies of the Victoria Government Gazette marking the establishment of the Buninyong Road District, details of the inaugural council meeting, a message from the first Chairman, a list of council members 1958, a list of council chairmen, presidents and secretaries, extracts from past council records and images of the Buninyong district and first Chairman Archibald Fisken and President 1957-58 Archibald Clyde Wanliss Fisken..1) Beige soft covered book 14 pages with images of four generations ofArchibald Fisken, KW McManus and other details related to the 100 years of the Buninyong Shire Council .2) Luncheon menu to mark the centenary of local government in the district of BuninyongShire of Buninyong 1858-1958buninyong shire council, buninyong road district, archibald fisken, buninyong -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph, James Lauritz, West side of Centenary Bridge looking towards Government Engine Works, 1989 - 1990
... West side of Centenary Bridge looking towards Government...West side of Centenary Bridge looking towards Government... Lauritz Commonwealth Government Engine Works Piers and Wharves ...West side of Centenary Bridge looking towards Government Engine Works. James Lauritz print of Port Melbourne, laminated (one of 18). Copies of slides produced for Port Melbourne Counciljames lauritz, commonwealth government engine works, piers and wharves - station pier, centenary bridge -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Audio - SONGS OF THE ANZACS
... ., With funding from The Anzac Centenary CommunityGrants Program...., With funding from The Anzac Centenary CommunityGrants Program ...DVD, Songs of the Anzacs. Bendigo Historical Society Inc., With funding from The Anzac Centenary CommunityGrants Program, the Victorian Government, and the Victorian Veterans Council.Two Discs. -
Vision Australia
Sculpture - Object, Louis Braille bust, 1929
... Etrangeres (curved edge) Louis Braille Centenary Presented by French... Affaires Etrangeres (curved edge) Louis Braille Centenary ...A bust of Louis Braille was gifted to the Victorian Association of Braille Writers in 1929 by the sculptor Guilliame Daniel Duprat. The bronze bust sits upon a blackwood plinth, with an inscribed nameplate below the chest, and a revolving medallion at the base of the stand.Sculpture of man on wooden plinth with inscribed medallion on axis and base plateOne side of medallion: Offert par le Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres (curved edge) Louis Braille Centenary Presented by French Government to The Victorian Association of Braille Writers Melbourne 1929 Reverse side: Republique Francaise Baseplate: Presented by Mrs George Swinburne to commemorate the Centenary of Louis Braille. Copied from the plaster cast. Made & Donated by G.D. Delprat Esq. 1929 victorian association of braille writers, guilliame daniel duprat -
Hume City Civic Collection
Booklet, How Women Won The Vote And What We Did Next, 2008
... the Victorian Government's Centenary of Women's Suffrage Grant Program... the Victorian Government's Centenary of Women's Suffrage Grant Program ...This booklet was produced by Hume City Council to commemorate the centenary of Women's Suffrage in 2008. It briefly tells of the efforts of the women who organised and petitioned for the rights of women to vote over many years. In 1890's women's signatures were collected and are recorded on the 'Monster Petition' which was presented to parliament in 1891. The booklet includes names of women from the Hume council region who signed the 'monster petition'. Some names of women in the suffrage movement. It also has names of women who became the first women appointed to various roles in government. This booklet was funded through the Victorian Government's Centenary of Women's Suffrage Grant Program and from the Victorian State government Department of Planning and Community Development.This is a small cream/brown coloured front cover booklet with signatures and area they lived printed on the front cover. It has a Hume council logo on front cover and has 12 printed pages inside some pages also have black and white or coloured photos.HUME CITY COUNCIL/HOW WOMEN/WONTHE VOTE/ AND WHAT/WE DID NEXT/CENTENARY OF/WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE/1908-2008centenary of women's vote, women's vote, suffrage, 1890s, 1900s, voting, monster petition -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Plastic Container, Ringwood Garden Club Inc - Tub of Artefacts and Documents to be catalogued
... in 1951, to Commemorate the Centenary of Victorian Government... the Centenary of Victorian Government. Certificate of Merit: from past ...RINGWOOD GARDEN CLUB INC. The following is a list of items that are stored at the RDHS Archive site, from the Ringwood Garden Club. This box of items does not include all the archival items from the Club, the Minutes will be kept at the home of the Archive Officer. Medal: From the Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria. Won at Box Hill show, in 1978. Badge: An early Ringwood Horticultural & Agricultural Society badge. Old Photograph: “Judging the Fruit Exhibits”, circa 1908. Certificate: 3rd. Prize at the 2009 Hanging Basket Competition, from the R.H.S.V. Shield: From the National Dahlia Society of Victoria, Annual Inter Society Championship In 1975. Won by the then: Ringwood & District Horticultural Garden Club. Tray: The Bill McDowell Perpetual Trophy for Amateur Cut Flowers: winners from 1973 to 1987. Old Photograph: From the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, awarded at the Royal Melbourne Show in 1947, First Prize, Ringwood. Certificate: From the Melbourne City Council: Festival of Progress, held in 1951, to Commemorate the Centenary of Victorian Government. Certificate of Merit: from past winners at shows. (5) Certificates: 2 unused Certificates of Merit, 1 unused Champion certificate. Garden Competition Certificates: from 1959 to 1981. Poster: Early Autumn Show poster displayed in shop Windows. Hortico Prize Certificates: 2 unused, $10.00 & $5.00 value. Tape Recording: Recorded history of the Ringwood Garden Club, talk given by the late Hugh McCall on 23/9/1996, Club’s centenary. Prize Cards: 41 First Prize” cards from Mrs. D. Holloway & 27 “Second Prize” cards, from 1956 to 1960. Prize Cards: 2 First Prize & 1 Second Prize card from Mrs. Holloway at the 1st. Heathmont Boy Scouts in 1958. Prize Cards: 4 Prize Cards from the Upwey & District Garden Club. 3 lsts., 12nd. Prize Card: from the Boronia & District H & A. Society: 1st. Prize, (no other information) Prize Card: from the R.H.S.V.: Second Prize for 1 Vase of Daffodils, Mr W Rosel. Prize Card: from the Dandenong Ranges Floral Festival, Easter Show, First Prize, Mrs Holloway in April, 1957 plus a Second Prize, same year. Prize Card: from the Mitcham Horticultural Society, Autumn Show, Mrs Holloway, 1 Bowl of Floating Flowers in 1958. Laminated Certificates: from the Great Victorian Hanging Basket Competition by the R.H.S.V. (no years mentioned) Club Syllabus: from 1980 to 2015. Photographs: from winners at our shows and judges at those shows. Ribbons: Ringwood Horticultural Society, 1962, Champion, Exhibit in Vegetables. Upwey & District Garden Club, 1977, Jubilee Carnival of Flowers. Ringwood garden Club, Vic. Large Dahlia Championships, 1983,6 Dahlias, D.V.’s. National Dahlia Soc. of Vic., Autumn Show, 1975, Inter-Societies Championship. Upwey & District Garden Club, 1980 Carnival of Flowers, Mountain Dist. Cham’s. “ “ “ “ , Spring Show, 1973. “ “ “ “ , Carnival of Flowers, 1984, Inter Society Exhibit. “ “ “ “ , “ “ “ , 1982. Best Exhibit. Healesville Garden Club: Autumn Show, Best Exhibit, Cut Flower Section. Ringwood Garden Club, Autumn Show, 1964, Best Exhibit in Vegetables. Upwey & District Garden Club, 1974 Carnival of Flowers. Ringwood Garden Club, Spring 1986, Best Exhibit in Junior Cookery. Ringwood & District Hort. & Graden Club, Autumn Show, 1974, Best Floral Art. Ringwood garden Club, Autumn 1989, Ringwood Amateur Dahlia Championship, Ringwood Horticultural Society, Autumn Show, 1963, Best Exhibit in Vegetables. Ringwood H & A Society: Autumn Show, 1957, Best Exhibit Floral Art. Ringwood & District Horticultural & Garden Club, Spring Show, 1973, Best Floral Art Exhibit. Upwey & District Garden Club, Carnival of Flowers, 1985. Mountain District Championships, Inter-Society Exhibit. Yarra Glen A. & H. Society Inc. Annual Show: small blue sash-style ribbon. Small Ribbons: from Victoria 150, a second (red) & 3rd. (green) Felt Badges: 1 green for Secretary: 1 blue for Judge. Rosette: 3rd. Prize at the Hanging Basket Competition in 2009. Blue Folder: contains photographs, prize cards, certificates, awards, etc. Albums: 4 photo, albums of garden shows, floral art, Spring Celebration photos and Newspaper articles. * All items placed in the container were placed there on 2nd. September, 2019. -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph - Lantern Slide, c1900
This image appears to show nurses at what is now the Mayday Hills Mental Asylum arriving for work in approximately 1900. These individuals are part of a long history of nursing in Beechworth. Three medical or social welfare facilities opened in the mid-1800s as part of a push by the township to become a regional centre for Government services. These were the Ovens District Hospital (opened in 1857), the Ovens Benevolent Asylum (opened in 1863), and the Beechworth Mental Hospital (opened in 1867 and renamed Mayday Hills Hospital at Centenary celebrations in 1967). It was recognised that the unsettled living conditions, poverty and relative isolation of the Goldfields environment could produce 'mental disturbances' which required local treatment facilities as services in Melbourne were too far away. Carole Woods' publication 'A Titan's Field' describes activities undertaken by patients at Beechworth Mental Hospital as including monthly balls and occasional concerts as well as work to make the facility self-supporting such as farm work and making clothes. She mentions a report in 1870 that the approximately 300 patients were clean and neat with 'no-one in restraint or seclusion' but that by 1905 the organisation had 623 patients which placed strain on building infrastructure such as heating and water supplies, leading to high turnover of nurses and other issues. A program of building works to extend and improve facilities followed over subsequent decades. Lantern slides, sometimes called 'magic lantern' slides, are glass plates on which an image has been secured for the purpose of projection. Glass slides were etched or hand-painted for this purpose from the Eighteenth Century but the process became more popular and accessible to the public with the development of photographic-emulsion slides used with a 'Magic Lantern' device in the mid-Nineteenth Century. Photographic lantern slides comprise a double-negative emulsion layer (forming a positive image) between thin glass plates that are bound together. A number of processes existed to form and bind the emulsion layer to the base plate, including the albumen, wet plate collodion, gelatine dry plate and Woodburytype techniques. Lantern slides and magic lantern technologies are seen as foundational precursors to the development of modern photography and film-making techniques This glass slide is significant because it provides insight into Beechworth's social and medical amenities in the early Twentieth Century, around the time of Australia's Federation into one nation. It is also an example of an early photographic and film-making technology in use in regional Victoria in the time period.Thin translucent sheet of glass with a rectangular image printed on the front and framed in a black backing. It is held together by metals strips to secure the edges of the slide.Obverse: i /burke museum, beechworth, lantern slide, slide, glass slide, plate, burke museum collection, photograph, monochrome, magic lantern, indigo shire, north-east victoria, nineteenth century, 1900s, twentieth century, emulsion slides, nursing, nurses, mental hospitals, lunatic asylums, asylums, social services, social welfare, insane asylums, mental health, infrastructure