Binder book with white over. With colour flags Four Flags and a b/w Sailing ship under full sail.Tales of "Those Pesky McGuinnesses" Book One Charlotte Victoria Nioa McGuinness Larson' Bowen By Doña Morgan Kerns, Family Historian ©stawell

These three photographs were most likely taken from the 1950s to the 1970s. The RASvy surveyor in each photograph was taking angular measurements with the observer recording their readings on a booking form. They were probably employed in establishing mapping and geodetic control operations or the surveyors may have been in training. Photo .1P was possibly taken at Mount Alexander in Central Victoria, a location close to Bendigo, as the stone cairn in the background of the photo appears to be identical to the cairn presently located on top of the mountain. Personnel and location have been confirmed on another photo in the collection with annotation. These three photographs are of surveyors in the field undertaking observations using theodolites. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, c1950s. Unidentified personnel undertaking observations with a Tavistock geodetic theodolite. .2) – Photo, colour, mounted on card, c1960s. Unidentified personnel undertaking observations with a Kern DKM2 theodolite. .3) - Photo, colour, c1970s. Unidentified personnel undertaking observations with a theodolite..1 – not annotated .2 –annotated on front “Kern DKM2, TOPO 10” royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, surveying

Belonged to Gordon ChapmanPaillard-Bolex black and silver movie camera, with plaited strap handle."Paillard-Bolex" "11 Kern paillard"cameras

"Grace Blake’s conversations with older members of the Club have elicited the following information during July 2014: • Don Christie recalls the machine being acquired by (or donated to) SMRC in the 1960s. SMRC later donated it to APRC. • Bob Duncan remembers it being at APRC. • Max Shaw joined the club in 1946 but doesn’t recall it at all. • Peter Watson recalls collecting the rowing machine from the old APRC club house before its demolition (c. 1995). The AP-SMRC machine carries a ‘maker’s plate’ with the name Moore... Moore Crane and Engineering Company Pty Ltd was a subsidiary of Malcolm Moore Industries Ltd whose manufacturing engineering works were located on Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne from 1927. The founder established the main business in 1921 and retired in 1953.21 The business was delisted from the Australian Stock Exchange in 1976. Grace Blake advises that some of the earlier SMRC members were plumbers and therefore worked in trades connected with engineering. She reports that Peter Watson recalls some of his contemporaries completing their engineering apprenticeships at Malcolm Moore Industries Ltd in the 1970s. There are still many unanswered questions concerning the history and provenance of the rowing machine at the time of writing this report, but the connection with a local engineering works is certainly fascinating. Questions to explore in the future include: Did Moore manufacture the machine, or import it (and perhaps assemble it) under licence? Was this machine a ‘one-off’ or did Moore make / distribute others within Australia? When, why and how did SMRC acquire the machine? Why did SMRC decide not to retain it, but to pass it over to APRC? And how did APRC use it?" 2014 Significance Assessment, pp38-40. "The ‘Moore’ Rowing Machine at the Albert Park – South Melbourne Rowing Club (AP- SMRC) is a rare example in Australia of the Kerns patent design from 1900. This machine may not, however, be that old in construction or use. The AP-SMRC machine is almost intact, appearing to lack only the leather straps for fastening the rower’s feet to the foot-rests. Spalding manufactured the design in the USA in the early decades of the 20th century, but the metal elements in its models are traditionally black. The bright red paint on the AP-SMRC machine suggests something different. The AP-SMRC machine carries a maker’s plate that associates it directly with a local engineering business, Malcolm Moore Industries Ltd of Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne. Club members recall the machine being at the South Melbourne Rowing Club in the 1960s, and being transferred at a later date to the Albert Park Rowing Club. The machine has not been used since the founding of the amalgamated AP-SMRC and requires careful conservation. The ‘Moore’ rowing machine is of national research significance as a rare survivor, in Australia, of the well-regarded Kerns patent design that was popularised by Spalding in the northern hemisphere. The English River and Rowing Museum website quotes a testimonial from an AG Spalding & Bros’ Mail Order Catalogue: ‘This machine was described by ‘an experienced oarsman’ ... “to be the most perfect rowing machine ever produced”. A feature was the adjustment of the resistance so “the weaker sex can use the machine”’. Its historic significance lies in its rarity (and perhaps uniqueness) as an aid to the training of rowers at two successful clubs on Albert Park Lake. Additional historic significance lies in the connection that the rowing machine represents between local rowing clubs and a major local manufacturing engineer. The ‘Moore’ rowing machine bridges the realms of innovation and application, of industry and recreation, of land-based and aquatic sports, and of two neighbouring rowing clubs on the Albert Park Lake." 2014 Significance Assessment, p43"A rowing machine that appears to be built to the Kerns patent design from 1900 but may not be that old in construction or use. The machine is heavy and includes parts made from cast iron. The cast iron components are painted in a distinctive bright red. The wooden seat moves on timber slides. Resistance is created by spring mechanisms at the ends of two frame elements that connect with two wooden ‘oars’, and by the central chain-driven system that co-ordinates with the rower’s movements. The machine carries a maker’s plate with the single word ‘Moore’ in an oval design, using white letters against a navy background, fastened to the base board and close to the foot-rests." 2014 Significance Assessment, p38Moorerowing, apsm rowing club, significance assessment, malcolm moore industries ltd, kerns, 1900, sculling machine, albert park rowing club, south melbourne rowing club, albert park lake, rowing machine, ergo

""Showboat" is a musical with music by Jerome Kern and Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II based on Edna Ferber's best selling 1926 novel. It was performed by the Bendigo Operatic Society in 1960. Music Programme for "Showboat" performed by Bendigo Theatre Co.Inc. June 9th to 18th at the J.B. Osborne Theatre, Kangaroo Flat - a 16 page booklet with acknowledgements, advertisements, details of cast, musical numbers and story synopsis. The figure 1988 is penned on the front cover. programme, concert

Victoria once had well over one hundred fire lookouts and firetowers. Fire lookouts, or observation posts, were often just a clearing on a hill or a vantage point, whereas firetowers were definite structures. Many were established by the Forests Commission Victoria (FCV) in the 1920s, but the network was expanded rapidly in response to recommendations of the Stretton Royal Commission after the 1939 Black Friday bushfires. When a fire or smoke was spotted from the tower a bearing was taken with the alidade and radioed or telephoned into the district office. It was then cross referenced with bearings from other towers on a large wall map to give a "fix" on the fire location Alidades and telescopes were used in the post war period but were replaced with a much simpler map table and reference string suspended from the centre of the tower cabin.Uncommon usageTelescope used in fire towers Ex military Kern Company NY Argus made in USA Adjustment lens, dials and focus ring Small spirit levelbushfire, forests commission victoria (fcv)

Bendigo Operatic Society presents 'Showboat'. By permission of Chappell & Co. Ltd. A Norman Lee Production. Book & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein 2nd. Music by Jerome Kern. Capital Theatre for six nights commencing Nov. 11th. C1960-61. Cambridge Press, Bendigo.event, entertainment, theatre, showboat, bendigo operatic society, chappell & co ltd, norman lee, oscar hammerstein 2nd, jerome kern, cambridge press

"Showboat" was based on a novel by the same name and follows the lives of the crew and performers on the "Cotton Blossom", a Mississippi River showboat from 1887-1927. The music was written by Jerome Kern and the lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It was first produced by Ziegfield in 1927. It was considered the first of the new genre of Light Opera as opposed to operettas or musical comedies.Bendigo Theatre Co. Inc: Program & 2 X blue colored Tickets (seats L5 & L6 for 16/6/11988) for the production of 'Showboat' White paper program with blue ink writing on front cover. Information on front cover: J. B. Osborne Theatre, Kangaroo Flat for dates of June 9th, 10th, 11th, 16th, 17th & 18th at 8.00pm 10 double sided pages with black & white photos of cast & production team Program made of paper, folded & stapled in the middle.souvenir programme, bendigo operatic society

"I've Told Every Little Star" was a popular song with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, published in 1932. The song was introduced in the musical play, Music in the Air. Layton & Johnstone were an American vocal and piano duo in the 1920s and 1930s, consisting of Turner Layton (baritone and piano) and Clarence “Tandy” Johnstone (tenor). The phonograph disc record was the primary medium used for music reproduction until late in the 20th century, replacing the phonograph cylinder record—with which it had co-existed from the late 1880s through to the late 1920s. Records retained the largest market share even when new formats such as compact cassette were mass-marketed. By the late 1980s, digital media, in the form of the compact disc, had gained a larger market share, and the vinyl record left the mainstream in 1991. This item is an example of music popular in the mid 20th century.Double sided black disc with a single central hole. The A side is "I've told Every Little Star" vocal with piano, Layton and Johnstone. The B side is "The Song Is You" sung by Turner Layton. There are details of the producers , Columbia Gramophone (Aust).DO-945gramophone-record music

Bendigo Operatic Society Theatre Programme Booklet Production ''Show Boat'' Capital Theatre Bendigo Commencing November 11th, 1960, For Six Nights. Music & Lyrics Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II. Producer Mr Norman Lee. A Chappell & Co. Ltd Production. Cast: Peter Houston, Fred Trewarne, Valerie McCraken, Fred Lorenz, Gertrude Perry, Alfred Annison, Annette Wilson, Brian Brewer, Denis Cremin, Ruth Iredale, Vincent De Araugo, Gerald Hayward, Margaret Rule, Leonard Carr, George Steele, Patricia Lyon, James Allen, Victor White, Robert Nichols, Aileen Simmonds. Songs Include: 'Cotton Blossom, 'Ol' Man River,' 'Can't Help Lovin' That Man,' 'Dance Away the Night,' 'Till Good Luck Comes My Way,' and many others.Cambridge Press Bendigo.clubs and associations, theatre, bendigo operatic society

Programme of the Bendigo Operatic Society ''Show Boat'' Capital Theatre for six nights Commencing Nov 11th. Music & Lyrics by: Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II. Producer: Norman Lee. Cast in Order of Appearance: Peter Houston as Windy - Fred Trewarne as Steve Baker - Valerie McCracken as Queenie - Fred Lorenz as Pete - Gertrude Perry as Parthy Ann Hawks - Alfred Annison as Captain Andy Hawks - Annette Wilson as Ellie - Brian Brewer as Frank - Denis Cremin as Rubber-Face - Ruth Iredale as Julie La Verne - Vincent De Araugo as Gaylord Ravenal - Gerald Hayward as Vallon (The Sheriff) - Margaret Rule as Magnolia - Leonard Carr as Joe - George Steele Backwoodsman - Patricia Lyon ad Landlady - James Allen as Jake - Victor White as Max - Robert Nichols as Charlie - Aileen Simmonds as Lottie - Margaret Rule as Kim (Magnolia's Daughter). Synopsis of Story: The play is woven around a romance between Magnolia Hawks and Gaylord Ravenal, and the main scenes are associated with the Show Boat ''The Cotton Blossom'', on the Mississippi in USA.program, theatre, bendigo operatic society

Programme Bendigo Operatic Society ''Sunny'' Capital Theatre Bendigo for three nights from March 30th, 1960. Price 1/6. Producer Mr. Charles Norman - Patricia McCracken as Sunny Peters - Fred Trewarne as Tom Warren - Annette Wilson as Weenie Winters - Bryan Brewer as Jim Deeming - Bram Schrever as Siegfried Peters - Emily Westgarth as Marcia Manners - Valerie McCracken as Sue Warren - Alfred Annison as Harold Wendall-Wendall Musical Director Max O' Loghlen - Society Pianist: Mrs. Phyllis House - Ballet Mistress: Miss Madge Welch. ''Sunny'' A Musical Comedy in two Acts Music by Jerome Kern, Book & Lyrics by Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein. Cast in Order of appearance: Bally Hoo (The Barker); George Steele - Tom Warren: Fred Trewarne - Harold Harcourt Wendall (Owner of Wendall's Circus): Alfred Annison - Siegfried Peters (Manager of Circus: Bram Schrever - Sue Warren (Suzette): Valerie McCracken - Sunny Peters Patricia McCracken - Jim Deeming (A Friend of Tom Warren): Bryan Brewer - Weenie Winters: Annette Wilson - Sam (a Circus Rouseabout): Denis Cremin - Marcia Manners (Tom Warren's Fiancé): Emily Westgarth - 1st Officer: Peter Houston - 2nd Officer: Robert Nichols - Captain: Vincent Dáraugo - Specialty Dancers: The Dale Sistersprogram, theatre, bendigo operatic society