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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Photograph, Cook Street Mitcham, 2007
... Cook Street Mitcham...Coloured photo looking east of proposed development site at 21 Cook Road Mitcham. Sign reads 'Nippon Air Parts' (Corner of Burnett Street)....21 Cook Street, Mitcham...Whitehorse Historical Society Inc. 2-10 Deep Creek Road Mitcham melbourne cook road mitcham no 21 Coloured photo looking east of proposed development site at 21 Cook Road Mitcham. Sign reads 'Nippon Air Parts' (Corner of Burnett Street). Cook Street Mitcham Photograph Photograph ...Coloured photo looking east of proposed development site at 21 Cook Road Mitcham. Sign reads 'Nippon Air Parts' (Corner of Burnett Street).cook road mitcham no 21 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Photograph, Telecom Tower, 2007
... Coloured Photo of Telecom Communication Tower near the corner of Egerton Road and Cook Street, Mitcham....Cook Street Mitcham...Whitehorse Historical Society Inc. 2-10 Deep Creek Road Mitcham melbourne telecom communication tower mitcham telecom australia Coloured Photo of Telecom Communication Tower near the corner of Egerton Road and Cook Street, Mitcham. Telecom Tower Photograph Photograph ...Coloured Photo of Telecom Communication Tower near the corner of Egerton Road and Cook Street, Mitcham.telecom communication tower, mitcham, telecom australia -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Document, Certificate of Title, 1923, 1933
... ...Cook Street...Lot 77 Cook Street, Mitcham. Vol 4781, Fol 956069. Rates Enforcement of Charge, 1933...Certificate of Title - Estate of William Tilley, Lot 77 Cook Street, Mitcham. Vol 4781, Fol 956069. Rates Enforcement of Charge, 1933...Whitehorse Historical Society Inc. 2-10 Deep Creek Road Mitcham melbourne Lot 77 Cook Street, Mitcham. Vol 4781, Fol 956069. Rates Enforcement of Charge, 1933 Land Titles Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham Tilley William Rates Cook Street Mitcham Certificate of Title - Estate of William Tilley Certificate of Title - Estate of William Tilley, Lot 77 Cook Street, Mitcham. ...Certificate of Title - Estate of William TilleyCertificate of Title - Estate of William Tilley, Lot 77 Cook Street, Mitcham. Vol 4781, Fol 956069. Rates Enforcement of Charge, 1933Certificate of Title - Estate of William Tilleyland titles, shire of blackburn and mitcham, tilley, william, rates, cook street, mitcham -
Stawell Historical Society IncDrawing, Mr Isaac Cook, Saddler in Main Street Stawell from the P.C. News Supplement 1888 -- Sketch
... Mr Isaac Cook, Saddler in Main Street Stawell from the P.C. News Supplement 1888 -- Sketch...Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street ...Line Drawing of Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street with verandah and large glass windows. ...Stawell Historical Society Inc 46 Longfield St Stawell grampians Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street Stawell Businesses Shop Line Drawing of Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street with verandah and large glass windows. ...Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street Line Drawing of Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street with verandah and large glass windows. Shows lady and child on footpath, man in top hat and two horse buggy with man. Details printed below diagramstawell businesses, shop -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Document, Certificate of Title, 1/06/1951
... ...thomas street...cook...Certificate of Title Vol 7583 Fol 060, being Lot 72 on Plan of Subdivision No 6626, 50 Burnett Street, Mitcham, with Plan of Subdivision No 6626 including Burnett Street, Thomas Street, bordered by Cook Street and Cook Street and Whitehorse Road, Mitcham...Whitehorse Historical Society Inc. 2-10 Deep Creek Road Mitcham melbourne burnett street mitcham no 50 thomas street cook road whitehorse road Certificate of Title Vol 7583 Fol 060, being Lot 72 on Plan of Subdivision No 6626, 50 Burnett Street, Mitcham, with Plan of Subdivision No 6626 including Burnett Street, Thomas Street, bordered by Cook Street and Cook Street and Whitehorse Road, Mitcham Certificate of Title Document Document ...Certificate of Title Vol 7583 Fol 060, being Lot 72 on Plan of Subdivision No 6626, 50 Burnett Street, Mitcham, with Plan of Subdivision No 6626 including Burnett Street, Thomas Street, bordered by Cook Street and Cook Street and Whitehorse Road, Mitchamburnett street, mitcham, no 50, thomas street, cook road, whitehorse road -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Document, Ken Luke, 2000
... One of his factories was located in Cook Street Mitcham....One of his factories was located in Cook Street Mitcham....One of his factories was located in Cook Street Mitcham. Ken Luke Document Document ...A biographical entry for Sir Kenneth Luke 1876-1971, from ADB V.15 pp. 134-135.A biographical entry for Sir Kenneth Luke 1876-1971, from ADB V.15 pp. 134-135. One of his factories was located in Cook Street Mitcham.A biographical entry for Sir Kenneth Luke 1876-1971, from ADB V.15 pp. 134-135. cook road mitcham, luke, kenneth george, manufacturing industry -
Stawell Historical Society IncDrawing, Mr Isaac Cook, Saddler in Main Street Stawell from the P.C. News Supplement 1888 -- Advert
... Mr Isaac Cook, Saddler in Main Street Stawell from the P.C. News Supplement 1888 -- Advert...Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street from P.C. News Supplement 1888...Stawell Historical Society Inc 46 Longfield St Stawell grampians Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street from P.C. News Supplement 1888 Stawell Businesses Mr Isaac Cook, Saddler in Main Street Stawell from the P.C. ...Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street from P.C. News Supplement 1888stawell businesses -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - BENDIGO HOTEL COLLECTION: CAPTAIN COOK HOTEL MOTEL, NAPIER STREET, WHITE HILLS
... BENDIGO HOTEL COLLECTION: CAPTAIN COOK HOTEL MOTEL, NAPIER STREET, WHITE HILLS...Colour photograph: Captain Cook Hotel Motel, Napier Street, White Hills.Single storey building, white painted brown corrugated iron roof. ...Photograph BENDIGO HOTEL COLLECTION: CAPTAIN COOK HOTEL MOTEL, NAPIER STREET, WHITE HILLS ...Colour photograph: Captain Cook Hotel Motel, Napier Street, White Hills.Single storey building, white painted brown corrugated iron roof. Verandah in front, white support posts, brown corrugated roof. Morris Minor car in front. Early 1980's ?bendigo, hotel, captain cook -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Photograph, Bill Cook
... Cook Road in Mitcham named after him. Cook Street (Cook Road) formed the Western Boundary of his orchard in Mitcham....Cook Road in Mitcham named after him. Cook Street (Cook Road) formed the Western Boundary of his orchard in Mitcham. ...Black and white photo of Bill Cook. Cook Road in Mitcham named after him. Cook Street (Cook Road) formed the Western Boundary of his orchard in Mitcham.cook, bill, cook road, mitcham -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Article, Refusals for redundancy, 2010
... ...Cook Street...Photo by George Pavlov. Forecast Cook Street Mitcham Redundancy payments due after two receiverships of Forecast in five years. ...Redundancy payments due after two receiverships of Forecast in five years.Redundancy payments due after two receiverships of Forecast in five years. Photo by George Pavlov.Redundancy payments due after two receiverships of Forecast in five years. forecast, cook street, mitcham -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Document, Gordon Hildesley Neve, 3/10/1975 12:00:00 AM
... ...cook street...Whitehorse Historical Society Inc. 2-10 Deep Creek Road Mitcham melbourne electricity supply neve gordon hildesley city of box hill mitcham wattle valley road nara road cook street burnett street sharrow road Letter, 3 Oct 1975 from Mr Neve and copy of 1858 agreement with Box Hill Council relating to connection of electricity to his home at 39 Wattle Valley Road Mitcham, Letter, 3 Oct 1975 from Mr Neve and copy of 1858 agreement with Box Hill Council relating to connection of electricity to his home at 39 Wattle Valley Road Mitcham, later (1975) 12 Nara Road. ...Letter, 3 Oct 1975 from Mr Neve and copy of 1858 agreement with Box Hill Council relating to connection of electricity to his home at 39 Wattle Valley Road Mitcham,Letter, 3 Oct 1975 from Mr Neve and copy of 1858 agreement with Box Hill Council relating to connection of electricity to his home at 39 Wattle Valley Road Mitcham, later (1975) 12 Nara Road. With map.Letter, 3 Oct 1975 from Mr Neve and copy of 1858 agreement with Box Hill Council relating to connection of electricity to his home at 39 Wattle Valley Road Mitcham,electricity supply, neve, gordon hildesley, city of box hill, mitcham, wattle valley road, nara road, cook street, burnett street, sharrow road -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Plan - North Argus Gold Mine
... The North Argus Gold Mine was located in Eaglehawk, near the intersection of Moon and Cook Streets. ...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields The North Argus Gold Mine was located in Eaglehawk, near the intersection of Moon and Cook Streets. gold mining gold Bendigo Eaglehawk North Argus Gold Mine North Argus Gold Mine Plan forms part of the Margaret Roberts Collection. ...The North Argus Gold Mine was located in Eaglehawk, near the intersection of Moon and Cook Streets. North Argus Gold Mine Plan forms part of the Margaret Roberts Collection.gold mining, gold, bendigo, eaglehawk, north argus gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Plan - North Argus Mine
... The North Argus Gold Mine was located near the intersection of Cook Street and Moon Street, Eaglehawk. ...The North Argus Gold Mine was located near the intersection of Cook Street and Moon Street, Eaglehawk. Bendigo Margaret Roberts gold North Argus Mine Eaglehawk Plan of North Argus Mine underground workings, drawn on light waxed paper. ...The North Argus Gold Mine was located near the intersection of Cook Street and Moon Street, Eaglehawk. Plan of North Argus Mine underground workings, drawn on light waxed paper. 'W.H. Cundy, Mining Surveyor, December 23rd, 1901', hand written on plan. Forms part of the Margaret Roberts Collection bendigo, margaret roberts, gold, north argus mine, eaglehawk -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - COOK COLLECTION : BENDIGO FIELD NATURALISTS CLUB - COTTAGE
... Inscriptions: back, E A Cook, 231 Carpenter Street, Spring Gully, Bendigo....Inscriptions: back, E A Cook, 231 Carpenter Street, Spring Gully, Bendigo. Photograph COOK COLLECTION : BENDIGO FIELD NATURALISTS CLUB - COTTAGE ...Cottage. Photo, black and white. Inscriptions: back, E A Cook, 231 Carpenter Street, Spring Gully, Bendigo.buildings, house, cottage -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Possible home Of Mr Isaac Cook's
... Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street ...Stawell Historical Society Inc 46 Longfield St Stawell grampians Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street Stawell Businesses Shop Two chimney brick home with wrap around ornate verandah and verandah railing fence. ...Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street Two chimney brick home with wrap around ornate verandah and verandah railing fence. Believed to be Isaac Cooks home. stawell businesses, shop -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Brick home possibly belonging to Mr Isaac Cook
... Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street ...Stawell Historical Society Inc 46 Longfield St Stawell grampians Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street Stawell Businesses Shop Front view of two chimney brick home with wrap around ornate verandah and verandah railing fence. ...Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street Front view of two chimney brick home with wrap around ornate verandah and verandah railing fence. Believed to be Isaac Cooks home. stawell businesses, shop -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Brick home possibly belonging to Mr Isaac Cook
... Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street ...Stawell Historical Society Inc 46 Longfield St Stawell grampians Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street Stawell Businesses Shop Two chimney brick home on corner with wrap around ornate verandah and verandah railing fence. ...Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street Two chimney brick home on corner with wrap around ornate verandah and verandah railing fence. Believed to be Isaac Cooks home. Wooden railing fence stawell businesses, shop -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Mr Isaac Cook -- aged 80 years
... Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street ...Stawell Historical Society Inc 46 Longfield St Stawell grampians Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street Stawell Businesses Shop Seated bearded man in suit in front of greenery Mr Isaac Cook -- aged 80 years Photograph ...Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street Seated bearded man in suit in front of greenery stawell businesses, shop -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Mr Isaac Cook -- Studio Portrait
... Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street ...Stawell Historical Society Inc 46 Longfield St Stawell grampians Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street Stawell Businesses Shop Studio portrait of bearded man aged in his thirties in suit with flowers in lapel. ...Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street Studio portrait of bearded man aged in his thirties in suit with flowers in lapel. Hair parted in center. stawell businesses, shop -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Mrs Theresa Cook nee Unknown in later life -- Studio Portrait
... Wife of Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street ...Stawell Historical Society Inc 46 Longfield St Stawell grampians Wife of Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street Studio portrait of lady in dark clothing Mrs Theresa Cook nee Unknown in later life -- Studio Portrait Photograph ...Wife of Isaac Cook Saddler Main Street Studio portrait of lady in dark clothing -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - FIELD SERVICE POST CARD ADDRESSED F.W. COOK
... Field Service Postcard addressed to Mr. F.W. Cook 50 Wattle Street, Bendigo. Dated 19/8/16. Postmark Field Post Office D.W.5 25.Au 16...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields MILITARY Army field service postcard Field Service Postcard addressed to Mr. F.W. Cook ...Field Service Postcard addressed to Mr. F.W. Cook 50 Wattle Street, Bendigo. Dated 19/8/16. Postmark Field Post Office D.W.5 25.Au 16military, army, field service postcard -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - COOK COLLECTION: TENNIS MATCH
... On back of card: E.A. Cook, 231 Carpenter Street, Spring Gully, Bendigo....On back of card: E.A. Cook, 231 Carpenter Street, Spring Gully, Bendigo. Photograph COOK COLLECTION: TENNIS MATCH ...Photograph: black and white photograph, postcard format, two and two women on tennis court. Men are wearing long trousers with white shorts, sleeves rolled up. Women are wearing white dresses, knee length. On back of card: E.A. Cook, 231 Carpenter Street, Spring Gully, Bendigo.photograph, person, two males/two females, spring gully, tennis, sport, cook -
Stawell Historical Society IncAdvertising Material, Wall map of Stawell Shire & Borough of Stawell. Supplement Stawell Times & Wimmera Advertiser
... Victoria House, George Sprague, Family Draper Main Street. Josiah Cook Butchers, Main Street. The Town Hall Hotel, Wm Short, Main Street. ...Victoria House, George Sprague, Family Draper Main Street. Josiah Cook Butchers, Main Street. The Town Hall Hotel, Wm Short, Main Street. ...Advertised Stawell Businesses W. Whiteside, Taylor Clothiers Main Stree.t Mitchell Brothers Auctioneers, Stock & Station Agents, Stawell. The Stawell Times & Wimmera Advertiser, R.W. Baxter Manager. J. H. Stabb, Coach Builder. Isaac Cook, Saddler. Main Street Stawell. Gustav Mahnke. Fancy Bread and Biscuit Baker. McMullin Bros, Produce Merchants and Family Grocer. L.C. Phillips, Taylor & Clothier, Main Street Stawell. Victoria House, George Sprague, Family Draper Main Street. Josiah Cook Butchers, Main Street. The Town Hall Hotel, Wm Short, Main Street. R. H. Wadsworth. Practical Watchmaker & Jeweler. Main Street Stawell. John Allingham, Importer General Draper and Outfitter. Boot & Shoe Warehouse. W. Laxton. Boot and Shoe Manufacturer. Stawell Boot Factory, Main Street Stawell. Anthony Bone, Saddler, Main Street Stawell. Stawell Brewery. G. Bryant & Co. H. Edhouse Manager, Stawell West. The Stawell Coffee Palace, Main Street. T. Aldred Proprieter. S. Isaacson, Draper & Clothier . Main Street Stawell. The Wimmera Flour Mill Co. Ltd. W. Frayne, Manager. George Kay & Co. (Late Wayman & Kay) Iron & Brass Founders, Engineers , Etc Stawell. Large Paper Wall map coloured with cloth backing. Maps of Shire & Borough of Stawell & Advertising The Unique Combine's New map of the Shire of Stawell Compiled by H. E. Ward late Government Draftsmann businesses -
Greensborough Historical SocietyMap, Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works. Survey Division, MMBW, Yarra 2500 / 15.23. Diamond Creek Reserve, 1978_02
... Prominent streets include: Challenger Street, James Cook Drive and Ryans Road / Main Street. ...Prominent streets include: Challenger Street, James Cook Drive and Ryans Road / Main Street. ...Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works. Yarra 2500 [base map] 15.23. Hurstbridge. Municipality of Diamond Valley 257. Prominent streets include: Challenger Street, James Cook Drive and Ryans Road / Main Street. Features include the Diamond Creek and Diamond Creek Reserve.MMBW Map in 1:2500 [scale] series. Cream parchment with green tape reinforcing on edges and punched holes on left edge.mmbw, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, shire of diamond valley, diamond creek - maps -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - Weather Almanac and General Guide
... Street East. Weather Almanac and General Guide and Handbook for Victoria for 1873. An advertising page for J.G. Haynes pastry cook...Street East. Weather Almanac and General Guide and Handbook for Victoria for 1873. An advertising page for J.G. Haynes pastry cook ...BHS CollectionSeventy pages book. Missing the cover. Published in Melbourne by Clarson, Massina and Co, 72 Little Collins Street East. Weather Almanac and General Guide and Handbook for Victoria for 1873. An advertising page for J.G. Haynes pastry cook and confectioner. Mollison Street, Sandhurst is now at the front due to the missing cover. Aileen and John Ellison collection: 1873, weather almanac -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Book, Penguin Books, Captain James Cook, 1987
... Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc. 2 Gilles Street (south of Merri St) Warrnambool great-ocean-road This book, written by John Hooker, contains the story of Captain Cook based on the screenplay by Peter Yeldham for the A.B.C. television production of the life of Captain James Cook. ...The story of Captain Cook based on the screenplay by Peter Yeldham.This is a soft cover book of 258 pages. The cover is mainly red and blue and features on the front cover a colour photograph of Keith Michell, the actor portraying Captain Cook in the A.B.C. film production. The back cover has a summary of the life of Captain Cook and a small colour photograph of a film scene of Captain Cook with some Pacific Islanders. The book has a Prologue, three chapters and an Epiloguenon-fictionThe story of Captain Cook based on the screenplay by Peter Yeldham.john hooker, captain james cook, history of australia, warrnambool history -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Postcard, Basil Watson Scrapbook, 1917
... Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc. 2 Gilles Street (south of Merri St) Warrnambool great-ocean-road The Hollywood film stars pasted on to one side of this paper are of no historical interest to our Society. The four paper items attached to the other side relate to the pioneer aviator, Basil Watson. He flew the first aeroplane to come to Warrnambool in January 1917. Watson flew from Point Cook ...The Hollywood film stars pasted on to one side of this paper are of no historical interest to our Society. The four paper items attached to the other side relate to the pioneer aviator, Basil Watson. He flew the first aeroplane to come to Warrnambool in January 1917. Watson flew from Point Cook to Warrnambool in one hour 55 minutes, an Australian cross-country flying record at the time. He had built his own aeroplane which was 18 feet long with a wing span of 26 feet and it had a 7 cylinder 50 H.P. rotary Gnome engine. In Warrnambool he amazed the crowds with his dare-devil aerial acrobatics, looping the loop 14 times over the Warrnambool Racecourse. Watson also brought several letters with him, making him the bearer of the first aerial mail to Warrnambool. Sadly Basil Watson died when his plane crashed at Point Cook in March 1917, just two months after his record-breaking flight to Warrnambool. The Warrnambool and District Historical Society has in its collection the small galvanized bucket seat which came from Watson’s plane and the original first air letter written by the Mayor of Melbourne to the Mayor of Warrnambool. These four items are of considerable historical interest as they are souvenirs issued at the time of Basil Watson’s aviation exploits in the early 1900s and Watson is of great importance in the aviation history of Warrnambool.This is a piece of paper (possibly from a scrapbook) with one torn edge. Pasted on to the paper on one side are newspaper photographs of early Hollywood female film stars. On the other side are four items relating to the pioneer aviator, Basil Watson – an airmail post card, a newspaper black and white photograph, a souvenir black and white photograph and a card with an illustration of an early aeroplane (pictured upside down). ‘The Aerial Postman Basil Watson’ ‘Official Souvenir Australian Aerial Mail’ basil watson, pioneer aviator, aviation in warrnambool’s history, history of warrnambool -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Book, Star Printing Terang Victoria. 978-0-9751360-1-0 et al, The Road to Laurel-Dale, Nov 2014
... Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc. 2 Gilles Street (south of Merri St) Warrnambool great-ocean-road This book by Heather Cook and Tania Shalders contains the family histories of the Bennett, Buck and Guinea families of Laang and south west Victoria. ...Early Bennett, Buck & Guinea families in Laang & South West VictoriaThis is a soft cover book of 340 pages. It has a grey cover with a black and white sketch of a house on the front and a black and white photograph of a house on the back. There is black printing on the front and the back and the spine of the cover. The book has an introduction, acknowledgements and contents pages, information on the Bennett, Buck and Guinea families, a bibliography and an index. There are many maps, black and white photographs and illustrations and family trees. There are several blank pages at the back of the book for the inclusion of family records and information. non-fictionEarly Bennett, Buck & Guinea families in Laang & South West Victorialaang, guinea families of south west victoria, bennett families of south west victoria, buck families of south west victoria, history of warrnambool -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Book, The Treaty of Peace, 1919
... Street (south of Merri St) Warrnambool great-ocean-road This book records the details of the Treaty of Versailles in both English and French. This Treaty marked the end of World War One (1914-1918) and included the Treaty between the Allied Powers and Germany and the Treaty between France and Great Britain. The Treaties were signed at Versailles in France on June 28th, 1919. The signatories included William Hughes, the Prime Minister of Australia and Joseph Cook ...A record of the Treaty of VersaillesThis is a book of 451 pages. It has a grey cover with black printing on the front and a grey baize cloth binding. The binding has a tear in the spine section. The pages contain printed text in French and English and five maps inserted into a folder at the back.non-fictionA record of the Treaty of Versaillesworld war one, treaty of versailles -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Aeroplane Seat, C 1916
... Street (south of Merri St) Warrnambool great-ocean-road This is the seat from the aeroplane of Basil Watson. Photographs held by the Warrnambool and District Historical Society confirm that this was Watson’s aeroplane seat. He was a pioneer aviator who had built his own plane which was 5.5 metres long with a wingspan of 8 metres. It had a 7-cylinder 50 HP rotary Gnome engine. Basil Watson flew this aircraft to Warrnambool in January 1917, becoming the first person to fly to Warrnambool, coming from Point Cook ...This is the seat from the aeroplane of Basil Watson. Photographs held by the Warrnambool and District Historical Society confirm that this was Watson’s aeroplane seat. He was a pioneer aviator who had built his own plane which was 5.5 metres long with a wingspan of 8 metres. It had a 7-cylinder 50 HP rotary Gnome engine. Basil Watson flew this aircraft to Warrnambool in January 1917, becoming the first person to fly to Warrnambool, coming from Point Cook in one hour 55 minutes – an Australian cross-country flying record at that time. Watson amazed Warrnambool crowds with his dare-devil flying, looping the loop 14 times over the Warrnambool racecourse. He also brought with him the first aerial post to arrive in Warrnambool and the Warrnambool and District Historical Society has the letter he brought written by the Lord Mayor of Melbourne to the Mayor of Warrnambool. Two months after he was in Warrnambool Basil Watson was killed when his plane crashed near Point Cook in March 1917. Parts of the plane were salvaged and the seat was donated to the old Warrnambool Museum in 1918. It remained there until the museum was dismantled in the early 1960s and it was later passed over to the Warrnambool and District Historical Society. The tag on the seat today is an old Warrnambool Museum label. This is a most significant item as it is the original seat from the aeroplane of Basil Watson, an important early aviator in Australia’s history and it is also an early 20th century memento of the many treasures from the old Warrnambool Museum (1883-1963). The seat shows the primitive nature of early 20th century aeroplanes in Australia. This is a metal (galvanized iron) seat with a semi-circular base and a curved back stretching around from one end of the base to the other end. The back has a rolled metal edging on the base and the top. On the sides are two slots with a khaki-coloured cloth strap passing through the slots. This strap has a metal buckle at the end. The metal in the seat is somewhat blotched and discoloured. A luggage label is tied to one of the slots and has a name typed on it.Mr Watsonbasil watson, aviator, old warrnambool museum, history of warrnambool
