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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Domestic object - Egg Cup, 1940's
... christmas present...Made as a Christmas present for a child in camp 3... Tatura the-murray Made as a Christmas present for a child in camp ...Made as a Christmas present for a child in camp 3 by a German POW. Gretl Frank was bought to Australia in September 1941 with her German parents who were residents in Palestine (a British Protectorate at the end of WW1). Temple society members. She was born in Palestine October 1939. Married Hornung, 2 children - Ingrid and Jennifer. She is now resident is Los Angeles USA.Polished wood turned egg cup.GS german pow, christmas present, egg cup, internment camp wood work, gretl frank -
Healesville Sanctuary Heritage Centre
Newspaper - Cutting, Medley, J D G, Christmas - Past, Present and Among the Koalas, 19 December 1953
... Christmas - Past, Present and Among the Koalas...1950s Christmas time at the Sanctuary Photocopy Christmas ...Christmas time at the SanctuaryPhotocopynon-fictionChristmas time at the Sanctuary1950s -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Gift Box, Princess Mary's Gift Box
... christmas present... box present christmas present The lid is embossed ...A brass gift box with an embossed hinging lid which was presented to WW1 sailors and soldiers for Christmas 1914. The gift was at the initiative of HRH The Princess Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary the daughter of the then King George V and Queen Mary. This box is empty however the full story of the box and contents can be found at the following url < http://collections.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.994/setPaginate/No >The lid is embossed with the bust of HRH Princess Mary in a wreath with the letter "M" to either side and the following words "IMPERIUM BRITANNICUM" and "CHRISTMAS 1914" and has the country names "FRANCE", "BELGIUM", "JAPAN", "RUSSIA", MONTENEGRO" and "SERVIA". box, ww1, brass, wwi, gift box, princess mary s gift box, present, christmas present -
Heidelberg Theatre Company Inc..
Memorabilia - Program Photos Poster, A christmas carol by Charles dickens adapted by Ryan Purdy and Erich Fordham directed by Morgan Thomas-Connor and Ryan Purdy
... Josh Fernandez as the Ghost of Christmas Present... of Christmas Present Erich Fordham as the Ghost of Christmas Future ...2019, heidelberg theatre company inc, youth production, 434, david peters as scrooge, robbie nicholson as fred, christina savopoulos as abigail, ewan cocking as bob cracrchit, caitlyn bull as emily cratchit, alys nicklin as martha cratchit, gryff nicklin as timothy cratchit, annelise menna as mrs paradiggle, georgina topp as mrs jellby, callum corbett as the urchin, fergus greene as young ebenezer, melanie jackson as fan, nick mcinnes as ebenezer's father, sara burnham as fezziwig, abigail williams as bellle, maddison hill as mrs charr, miles glaspole as gridley/mr stagg, zuzanna wiech as esther/mrs dibler, pablo aguila as old joe, geordie corbet as the ghost of christmas past, josh fernandez as the ghost of christmas present, erich fordham as the ghost of christmas future, carl michelangeli as the ghost of jacob marley, morgan thomas connor costumes/makeup, harry gravell lighting design/operation, tasmin mackie sound design/operation, kara jaeger-pound stage manager, max nicholson stage crew, support from htc committee, set building and ticketing teams, verity adams, david belton, mal cother, anthony nickin, christian orkibi, emma jaeger-pound, jenni & noel purdey, will burgin stevenson, sean tessari and dolly’s school of dance studio -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Christmas Cheer, 1992
... Forest Hill Woodturners present Christmas toys to community... Turning Forest Hill Woodturners present Christmas toys ...Forest Hill Woodturners present Christmas toys to community organisations. With photo.toys, forest hill woodturners, anderson, ted, wood turning -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Ice Sail Boat
... , aged 8, as a Christmas present. It represents an ice sail boat..., aged 8, as a Christmas present. It represents an ice sail boat ...Made by a German POW in Camp 3 and given to Volker Bulach, aged 8, as a Christmas present. It represents an ice sail boat typical of East Prussia. Blue bow, mainly yellow ship. Sails, on red wheels, ladder and 9 rope rungsboat - sail, toys, wood, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, general, bulach -
Cheese World Museum
Book, Merry and Bright, c1933
... as a Christmas present from her aunt. ... as a Christmas present from her aunt. Allansford Uebergang Joyce ...The Percy Uebergang family lived at Tooram Park, Allansford from 1912 until 1992. This book is part of the collection of items given into the care of the Cheese World Museum. Uebergang catalogue No.M1704 The book was given to Joyce Uebergang as a Christmas present from her aunt. Children's picture book with full colour cover featuring a yellow border. The front cover shows two Negro children sitting on a gate; the girl is dressed in blue with a yellow headscarf, the boy is dressed in yellow striped trousers, red and white spotted shirt and is playing a banjo. The title 'Merry and Bright' is red with yellow shadowing. The back cover shows two boys in a bedroom boxing one another, together with a wee black and tan dog.To Joyce from Auntie Aggie Xmas 1933/This book belongs to Joyce Uebergangallansford, uebergang, joyce uebergang, children's literature, books, merry and bright -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat
Functional object - Bellows camera & box, Kodak No2A folding autographic Brownie
... . A Christmas present from her parents to Mary Burke (Taffe) in 1928.... the negatives. A Christmas present from her parents to Mary Burke (Taffe ...The Kodak No2A folding autographic Brownie was introduced by the Eastman Kodak Co in 1915 and several variants were produced between 1915 and 1925. There is a door in the back,and a stylus for writing on the back of the film for labelling the negatives. A Christmas present from her parents to Mary Burke (Taffe) in 1928. Basic bellows or folding camera unusual for its time because the lens is behind the shutter. There is a screw thread in front of the shutter for additional 'portrait' lenses. Base of the box has 691162 inscribed in pencil (possibly a stock number) followed by £3/9/6 and Xmas Eve 1928 in blue ink indicating its price and date of presentation. This is followed in pencil by a later signature M.Taffe.camera, mary burke, donald, ballarat, -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Grains of Gold, Early 20th century
... in to make the booklet a Christmas present.... can be filled in to make the booklet a Christmas present ...This booklet contains the favourite sayings and quotations of residents of Warrnambool and surrounding districts. The source of the sayings is listed. It was probably produced as a fund-raiser for an organization or club and sold at Christmas time, perhaps early in the 20th century. This booklet is of high interest because of the many names listed from Warrnambool, Panmure, Framlingham, Nullawarre, Nirranda, Ballangeich, Allansford, Port Fairy Grasmere and other small towns. The booklet not only lists those residents at that time in history but also tells us something about those people, their philosophies and attitudes, through which sayings they chose. Well-known names include those of Terrington, Fidler, Burnie, Uren, Tomlinson, McGinness, Peacock, Murnane and Dallimore. This is a soft cover booklet of 22 pages. It contains the favourite sayings and quotations of people from Warrnambool and surrounding areas. The cover is blue with patterns down the left side and above and under the titles which are printed in dark blue. The pages are bound with white thread and they originally had a metal staple which has been removed. The cover is a little torn and stained. The first page has a blank form which can be filled in to make the booklet a Christmas present.‘A Booklet for Xmas and the New Year From….. With the Compliments of the Season To….’ history of warrnambool, grains of gold -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Junior legatee outing, Government House Christmas Party 1944, 1944
... . And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows.... And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows ...For many years Legacy was invited to bring junior legatees to Government House for for an enjoyable Legacy Christmas party. There were entertainers, carousels and often a train ride. And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows a toddler enjoying a slide with her mother's help. It is from 1944 and was part of a photo album of many photos from the 1940s.An important photographic record of the work of Legacy in the 1940s.Black and white photo of a girl on a slide at Government House, part of a photo album with blue leather look back and front cover. One of 20 pages with black and white photos attached to the majority of both sides of the pages.junior legatees, christmas, junior legatee outing -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Junior legatee outing, Government House Christmas Party 1945, 1945
... . And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows.... And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows ...For many years Legacy was invited to bring junior legatees to Government House for for an enjoyable Legacy Christmas party. There were entertainers, carousels and often a train ride. And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows a legatee at a microphone alongside two children. It is from 1945 and was part of a photo album of many photos from the 1940s.An important photographic record of the work of Legacy in the 1940s.Black and white photo of a legatee at a microphone with two children at Government House, part of a photo album with blue leather look back and front cover. One of 20 pages with black and white photos attached to the majority of both sides of the pages.junior legatees, christmas, junior legatee outing -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Junior legatee outing, Government House Christmas Party 1945, 1945
... . And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows.... And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows ...For many years Legacy was invited to bring junior legatees to Government House for for an enjoyable Legacy Christmas party. There were entertainers, carousels and often a train ride. And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows three junior legatees eating ice cream. It is from 1945 and was part of a photo album of many photos from the 1940s.An important photographic record of the work of Legacy in the 1940s.Black and white photo of three children eating ice cream at Government House, part of a photo album with blue leather look back and front cover. One of 20 pages with black and white photos attached to the majority of both sides of the pages.junior legatees, christmas, junior legatee outing -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Junior legatee outing, Government House Christmas Party 1945, 1945
... . And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows.... And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows ...For many years Legacy was invited to bring junior legatees to Government House for for an enjoyable Legacy Christmas party. There were entertainers, carousels and often a train ride. And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows a group of children surrounding an entertainer with a ventriloquist's mannequin. It is from 1945 and was part of a photo album of many photos from the 1940s.An important photographic record of the work of Legacy in the 1940s.Black and white photo of children surrounding an entertainer with a mannequin at Government House, part of a photo album with blue leather look back and front cover. One of 20 pages with black and white photos attached to the majority of both sides of the pages.junior legatees, christmas, junior legatee outing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - Singer Sewing Machine - Miniature working model, C1928
... , NZ] by the donor, Yvonne's, parents as a birthday/Christmas.../Christmas present when she was about six or maybe a little older ...The Singer sewing machine was purchased [in New Plymouth, NZ] by the donor, Yvonne's, parents as a birthday/Christmas present when she was about six or maybe a little older – therefore about 1935. Much, much later, in the 1960s, it was given to her daughter, Susan, who like Yvonne seldom used it because if the seam was not correctly tied off the whole seam unravelled.Singer sewing machine and original box. Intended as girls sewing machine to teach them to make dolls clothes. Metal with Singer logo and clamp to secure to table top, with appropriate needles.Singerdomestic items, sewing -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Junior legatee outing, Government House Christmas Party 1945, 1945
... . And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows.... And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows ...For many years Legacy was invited to bring junior legatees to Government House for for an enjoyable Legacy Christmas party. There were entertainers, carousels and often a train ride. And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows a toddler riding a pony, which is being led by another boy in service uniform. It is from 1945 and was part of a photo album of many photos from the 1940s.An important photographic record of the work of Legacy in the 1940s.Black and white photo of a boy having a pony ride at Government House, part of a photo album with blue leather look back and front cover. One of 20 pages with black and white photos attached to the majority of both sides of the pages.junior legatees, christmas, junior legatee outing, horse -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Junior legatee outing, Government House Christmas Party, 1944
... . And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows.... And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows ...For many years Legacy was invited to bring junior legatees to Government House for for an enjoyable Legacy Christmas party. There were entertainers, carousels and often a train ride. And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows four junior legatee boys wearing crepe paper party hats and enjoying refreshments. It is from 1944 and was part of a photo album of many photos from the 1940s.An important photographic record of the work of Legacy in the 1940s.Black and white photo x 2 of a Government House, part of a photo album with blue leather look back and front cover. One of 20 pages with black and white photos attached to the majority of both sides of the pages.junior legatees, christmas, junior legatee outing -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Junior legatee outing, Government House Christmas Party 1944, 1944
... . And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows.... And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows ...For many years Legacy was invited to bring junior legatees to Government House for for an enjoyable Legacy Christmas party. There were entertainers, carousels and often a train ride. And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows two girls junior legatees wearing crepe paper party hats and enjoying refreshments. It is from 1944 and was part of a photo album of many photos from the 1940s.An important photographic record of the work of Legacy in the 1940s.Black and white photo of two girls at a Government House, part of a photo album with blue leather look back and front cover. One of 20 pages with black and white photos attached to the majority of both sides of the pages.junior legatees, christmas, junior legatee outing -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Junior legatee outing, Government House Christmas Party 1944, 1944
... . And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows.... And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows ...For many years Legacy was invited to bring junior legatees to Government House for for an enjoyable Legacy Christmas party. There were entertainers, carousels and often a train ride. And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows four junior legatee boys wearing crepe paper party hats and enjoying refreshments. It is from 1944 and was part of a photo album of many photos from the 1940s.An important photographic record of the work of Legacy in the 1940s.Black and white photo of 4 boys eating at a Government House Christmas party, part of a photo album with blue leather look back and front cover. One of 20 pages with black and white photos attached to the majority of both sides of the pages.junior legatees, christmas, junior legatee outing -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Junior legatee outing, Government House Christmas Party 1945, 1945
... . And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows.... And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows ...For many years Legacy was invited to bring junior legatees to Government House for for an enjoyable Legacy Christmas party. There were entertainers, carousels and often a train ride. And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows a group of children in a cart being pulled by a pony, which is being led by a legatee in service uniform. It is from 1945 and was part of a photo album of many photos from the 1940s.An important photographic record of the work of Legacy in the 1940s.Black and white photo of children in a pony cart at Government House, part of a photo album with blue leather look back and front cover. One of 20 pages with black and white photos attached to the majority of both sides of the pages.junior legatees, christmas, junior legatee outing -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Junior legatee outing, Government House Christmas Party 1945, 1945
... . And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows.... And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows ...For many years Legacy was invited to bring junior legatees to Government House for for an enjoyable Legacy Christmas party. There were entertainers, carousels and often a train ride. And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo shows three junior legatees with Christmas presents in gift bags, some of the items appear hand made. It is from 1945 and was part of a photo album of many photos from the 1940s.An important photographic record of the work of Legacy in the 1940s.Black and white photo of three girls with Christmas gifts at Government House, part of a photo album with blue leather look back and front cover. One of 20 pages with black and white photos attached to the majority of both sides of the pages.junior legatees, christmas, junior legatee outing -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Album - Album, photograph Warrnambool Horn Esq
... of the Horn family and given as a Christmas present to other members... family and given as a Christmas present to other members ...This album contains photographs of a family, (the Horns of ‘Wildwood’, Warrnambool) and other photographs of Warrnambool – the foreshore, the Soldiers’ Memorial, the Breakwater, the Hopkins River, Liebig and Timor Streets etc. It has been made by a member of the Horn family and given as a Christmas present to other members of the family. Charles James Horn came to Australia in 1881and was a tutor to the Barber family of ‘Staywood Park’, Wangoom. He and his wife Emma then worked a property at Cudgee before settling in Warrnambool at ‘Wildwood’ in North Warrnambool. One of their sons, Charles Bernard Horn married Margaret Cairns in 1916 but died in 1927. Another son, Leslie, was killed in World War One. This little album is of great interest because it contains photographs of the Horn family and other photographs of views in Warrnambool. It is therefore of considerable historical interest and will be very useful to researchers. As it is a handmade item it is also of interest because it is an example of the sort of homemade items made as presents at a time (the late 1920s) when finances for something more expensive may not have been available. These are two items which are believed to be linked. One is an envelope marked ‘C.J. Horn, Wildwood, Warrnambool’ and the other is a blue-covered homemade album of photographs bound with red wool. The front cover has ‘Warrnambool’ written in red ink and the back of the front cover is stamped ‘Ralph Barnes, Chemist, Warrnambool’. There are 22 sepia-coloured photographs of a family (the Horns) and other views of Warrnambool. All have a label on the back. The back page of the cover has an advertisement for ‘Seltona’ self-toning paper.‘Warrnambool’ ‘7 sheets glossy Seltona’ collodion self-toning paper containing gold, Sole Manufacturers, Wellington and Ward, Elstree, Herts.’ ‘From us both to you both, Wishing you a Happy Christmas and a Glad New Year’. warrnambool, horn family, charles james horn, staywood park, wildwood warrnambool -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Junior legatee outing, Government House Christmas Party 1944, 1944
... . And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo.... And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo ...For many years Legacy was invited to bring junior legatees to Government House for for an enjoyable Legacy Christmas party. There were entertainers, carousels and often a train ride. And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo was published in the March 1945 newsletter so was from the party in December 1944. The caption says 'Oscar the bull was a great success with the children at the Junior Legacy Club's Christmas party in Government House grounds. The fact that Oscar wore boots did not in the least detract from his popularity, judging by the expressions of glee.' The governor at the time was His Excellency Sir Frederick Mann. This photo shows an entertainer dressed as a cow and the children on the lawn of Government House. It is from 1944 and was part of a photo album of many photos from the 1940s.An important photographic record of the work of Legacy in the 1940s.Black and white photo of an entertainer dressed as a cow and children at a Government House, part of a photo album with blue leather look back and front cover. From one of 20 pages with black and white photos.junior legatees, christmas, junior legatee outing -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - Black and White, General Allanby Reading the Proclamation in Jerusalem, 1918, 1918
... described the capture as "a Christmas present for the British people..., David Lloyd George described the capture as "a Christmas present ...The Battle of Jerusalem occurred during the British Empire's "Jerusalem Operations" against the Ottoman Empire, when fighting for the city developed from 17 November, continuing after the surrender until 30 December 1917, to secure the final objective of the Southern Palestine Offensive during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I. (Wikipedia) On 11 December, General Edmund Allenby humbly entered the Old City on foot through the Jaffa Gate instead of horse or vehicles to show respect for the holy city. He was the first Christian in many centuries to control Jerusalem, which is a very important site for many faiths. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Lloyd George described the capture as "a Christmas present for the British people". The battle was a great morale boost for the British Empire.(wikipedia)Photograph showing a number of soldiers on a raised platform, including General Allanby. Locals look on from below, some wearing fez hats.Verso: Reading the proclamation at Jerusalem. General Allenby in centre. This photo no doubt will be valuable one day. Palestine, 1918world war one, jerusalem, palestine, allenby, general allenby -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article - Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley News, Christmas church services: Christmas tree tells the story, 14/12/1993
... Article on "The Talking Christmas tree", a drama presented... Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne Article on "The Talking Christmas ...Article on "The Talking Christmas tree", a drama presented by the Greensborough Church of Christ, December 1993Newspaper clipping, text and black and white imagegreensborough church of christ, briar hill, christmas, greensborough interchurch council -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph - Johnsonville School, 1983
... school Christmas festivities showing Santa presenting children... festivities showing Santa presenting children with gifts and Christmas ...Other twentyone photos in album, all slightly different, mainly Christmas concert being performed by children, five photos Santa presenting children with gift.Colour photograph one of twenty two photographs primary school Christmas festivities showing Santa presenting children with gifts and Christmas concert performed by children Johnsonville Victoriaschools, celebration -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Box, Princess Mary's Christmas Fund, 1914 (contents of Display Case)
... an appeal to raise funds to produce a Christmas present for every... to raise funds to produce a Christmas present for every person ...The contents of this display case are known as Princess Mary’s Christmas Fund 1914. In October 1914 Princess Mary, the 17 year-old daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, launched an appeal to raise funds to produce a Christmas present for every person serving in the British and Allied Forces in World War One. The Christmas box was a silver one for officers and a brass one for other ranks. The box usually contained a packet of cigarettes and tobacco, a Christmas card and a photograph of Princess Mary but some boxes contained confectionery, notebooks, pencils etc. By Christmas 1914 200,000 boxes had been distributed but it took until 1920 to dispose of the 2,500,000 boxes that were produced. Many of the boxes given to Australian servicemen have survived but few contain any or all of the contents. It is not known to whom this box was sent. This box and its contents are of great interest as an important memento of Australian participation in World War One. This is a rectangular brass tin and its contents – two yellow cardboard boxes which originally held cigarettes and tobacco, a Christmas card and a photograph of Princess Mary. The five items are displayed within a rectangular wooden box with a removable glass top. The brass tin is embossed with an image in the centre of Princess Mary surrounded by a laurel wreath. The embossing includes the letter ‘M’ (twice) and the names of some of the allies of Britain in World War One. Christmas Card: ‘With Best Wishes for a Happy Christmas and a Victorious New Year from The Princess Mary and Friends at Home’ Cigarettes and Tobacco Boxes: ‘Her Royal Highness The Princess Mary’s Christmas Fund 1914’. warrnambool and world war one, princess mary’s christmas fund 1914 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT, ROSALIND PARK BENDIGO. 1952
... Program, 6 pages, of Christmas Carols presented at Carols..., of Christmas Carols presented at Carols by Candlelight in Rosalind Park ...Program, 6 pages, of Christmas Carols presented at Carols by Candlelight in Rosalind Park, 1952. On cover: Carols by Candlelight, Rosalind Park, Bendigo. Christmas Eve, Nineteen Fifty Two. Souvenir Program 2/-. Music arranged by the Bendigo and Eaglehawk Methodist Youth Fellowship Musical director, Mr Cyril Warne, Pianiste Mrs House and Mr. Fred Trewarne, Compere Rev. R. Philp. Could not be found 30/08/2023bendigo, entertainment, carols by candlelight -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, View from Breakneck, Yarra Glen, 27 August 2016, 27/08/2016
... District passed through Christmas Hills along present day Ridge... District passed through Christmas Hills along present day Ridge ..."Until 1865, all wheeled traffic to the Upper Yarra District passed through Christmas Hills along present day Ridge and Muir roads, then followed the hazardous course of "The Breakneck" (now Breakneck Road) to the valley below. To slow the descent of wagons, logs are said to have been dragged behind. In 1865, an easier route was opened on the south side of the Yarra River, and led to the birth of Lilydale". - Christmas Hills Past and Present (Yarra Glen District Historical Society), 2004.Digital copy of colour photographfred mitchell collection, 2016, breakneck, yarra glen -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, View from Breakneck, Yarra Glen, 27 August 2016, 27/08/2016
... District passed through Christmas Hills along present day Ridge... District passed through Christmas Hills along present day Ridge ..."Until 1865, all wheeled traffic to the Upper Yarra District passed through Christmas Hills along present day Ridge and Muir roads, then followed the hazardous course of "The Breakneck" (now Breakneck Road) to the valley below. To slow the descent of wagons, logs are said to have been dragged behind. In 1865, an easier route was opened on the south side of the Yarra River, and led to the birth of Lilydale". - Christmas Hills Past and Present (Yarra Glen District Historical Society), 2004.Digital copy of colour photographfred mitchell collection, 2016, breakneck, yarra glen -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Starting for Christmas picnic, 25 December 1913
... a Christmas' present from 'the brig." The photograph was used... a Christmas' present from 'the brig." The photograph was used ...The sailors, officers and Reverend Gurney Goldsmith (centre) were picked up from the Siddeley Street mission by two double deck motorbuses. On the buses is written: "Motor Tyre, The place for tyre, 400-3-5 Swanston Street, Melbourne - Red Cross Hospital - The Globe". The Mission flag and the Union Jack are brought with the men to the St John's College, St Kilda East. The photograph appears in the Annual Report 1913. In the Age we could read: "SAILORS' PICNIC. The seamen from ships in port, were hospitably entertained on Christmas day by friends of the Victoria Missions to Seamen. The day was spent at St. John's College, East St. Kilda, by invitation of the warden and Mrs. Hart. The sailors enjoyed the treat, and entered heartily into the sports held during the afternoon. The evening was spent at the institute on the Australian wharf when every sailor received a Christmas' present from 'the brig." The photograph was used in the "Jottings fro our log" quarterly publication of the Mission in 1916.Sepia photograph with a thin black frame depicting seamen gathering in front of the Central Institute, Siddeley Street, where buses are waiting for them to take them on an outing.Handwritten at the back in pencil: "168" / Starting for Christmas picnic Handwritten in blue ink: "8" Handwritten twice in blue ink: 1914? at the top and 1914 at the bottom.siddeley street institute, ww1, christmas, transport, rev gurney goldsmith, flag, red cross, the globe, union jack, motorbus, 1913, xmas