Soft covered book of 242 pages. This book is a chronology of Gordon Spittle's war, what happens to him, where he goes and the people he meets. Spittle served with the 18 Company Australian Army Service Corps (AASC). Gift of Major Neil Leckie RFD (Ret'd)australian army service corps, s. gordon spittle, gordon spittle, world war one, ascot, allendale, william brazenor, harold joseph reid, james leslie sim, les sim, harry smerdon holmes, leslie john walter, jack nase, ray blight, john joseph nase, john raymond blight, frank thomas, baupaume, amiens, messines, somme, roy jackson, les vernon, violet spittle, leslie sim, harry holmes, violet holmes

The Ballarat Technical Art School opened in 1907 as a division of the Ballarat School of Mines.Ledger with brown and blue marbled paper cover and brown tape spine. Some names are listed under keywords.ballarat technical art school, h.w. malin, lilliam moyle, queens college, .doris walker, emily turnbull, viola jackson, c.w. sergeant, hilda wardell, hettie gilbert, alice benoit, ella morrow, d.g. johnston, p. brokenshire, edna tweedie, millicent white, dorisn walker, isla gray, mollie brophy, annie speak, c.v. clegg, agnes w. reid, nin z. woinarski, bessie yates, bessie landles, jean mcdonald, harold herbert, harold h. herbert, lizzie develin, florrie sides, fletcher j. crane, catherine ronald, gertrude owen, m.d. hamilton, clara v. clegg, leslie sim, ida barker, charlotte turner, florrie barnes, james n. boyce, leo coburn, carrie peters, mabel chapman, fred mcintyre, elsie rich, henry c. hart, g. bannerman, jack meadows, preston white, lyn hamilton, a. murray, lillian moyle, nina davies, maggie kittelty, m. snell, samuel mee, agnes carley, ida delina, katherine dillon, nellie mccubbin, lila lynch, e. owen, g. owen, d. owen, alice m. coltman, ruby bawden, elsie joy, ellen j. norton, herbert rich, g. medwell, maria loader, agnes gibb, quennie young, a.e. kennedy, o. geddes, ruby l. smith, roy proctor, elsie naples, w.b.g. mcdonald, cecil brittain, elsie fawcett, g. calvert, albert coates, catherine hogan, may vercoe, daisy saunders, dora furness, matilda johnson, gordon steele, c.w. sargeant, e. cornell, irene hewitt, wilie finn, clare clegg, jessie mccallum, c.f. white, e. kilsall, kate morris, ella garrett, winnie trompf, ellie mckissock, oswald gedded, doris walker, elsie tipping, rose smith, daisy lewellin, eliza frank, una e. fitts, may wasley, grace medwell, mollie laffey, a. duck, pearl sergent, e. penny, r. bieske, f. pattendon, e.g. bailymay booth, nelliw evans, gertie evans, e. baker, c. brittain, ralph leyland, e. tipping, mary sheehan, may chenery, j. bickart, e. perry, m. bessemeres, george richardson, f. mcintyre, h. fern, d. little, o. tolputt, arthur toop, p. lakeland, charles j. rawlings, jack hooly, thomas pattenden, elsie finch, ernest murfett, gordone steele, frank power, n.j. coote, william ewart, patrick ryan, david walker, john perry, vera lindsay, robert cooper, violet leadbeater, maggie skelton, clara mann, laura ritchie, james m. johnston, ida brown, ethel butcher, michael glenane, f.j. branigan, keith booth, henry elliot, reg cutter, stan westcott, frank king, lottie finch, ladies art association, pauline lakeland, cyril thermeyer, albert berryman, stanley lindsay, joseph bickart, alf berryman, leo hewitt, hilda tweedie, vera carroll, lionel davies, isabel kiel, alex dickens, henry elliott, mollie buley, meg moore, harrie fern, eileen conway, minnie buchanan, thomas price, edward stewart, joy lugg, olive grainger, m. heinz, d. gooch, p. moon, g. bailey, charles bray, daisy dickman, george calvert, florence sides, tom hannah, eileen blake, ethel benoit, ruby oaff, chrissie ware, harrie wilson, muriel cornel, phoebe wilkinson, fanny kay, john norcott, stewart o'loughlan, m. featherstone, f. tweedie, a. corbould, d. allanby, f. buchanan, l. cody, v. fisher, r. murphy, hilda jamieson, bessie eason, phyllis palmer, lila hall, vera hall, anie walton, ruby stevens, dorotthy davison, ethel hancock, anas ross, lizzie williams, lional davies, leslie page, frank page, lilian bell, may henry, doreen mclean, dorothy dobson, helen mcintosh, charles fraser, murial cornell, j.b. sutcliffe, dorothy dawson, emma mavin, agnes lumsden, virginia kerr, emily figgis, beryl craddock, winnie treloar, gladstone procter, f.w. procter, effie baker

HENRY SMERDON (Harry) HOLMES was born in 1897 at the family property, ’Sauchieburn’, 17 km north of Ballarat, in the Ascot district. He was the youngest of four children. After finishing his education at St Patrick’s College, Ballarat, Henry joined the Holmes family farming interests. At the age of 18 he enlisted and served with AIF in Egypt, France and Belgium 1915-1918. Henry served at the famous battlegrounds of Ypes and Somme in the Australian Army 8th Battalion. He was a Driver with the 4th D.A.C. The postcard is of "The Ascot" boys. Includes [Samuel] Gordon Spittle, Henry [Harry] Holmes's first cousin, and other Ascot lads and district connections: neighbours, Ascot State School classmates and football mates from Clunes / Creswick districts. [Research by a granddaughter of Henry Smerdon Holmes, Jane Dyer (nee Chatham) 2024] Ray Blight and Gordon Les Sim were former students of the Ballarat School of Mines. Les Sim was associated with Sim and Co. hardware and wood merchants). Eight soldiers of the AIF. They are the tent mates of Harry Holmes a Driver with the 5th D.A.C. The names of the soldiers are John Raymond (Ray) Blight, Joseph Fawcett, John Joseph (Jack) Nase, Gordon Spittle, Harry Holmes, Harold Joseph Reid, James Leslie (Les) Sim, Leslie John Walters. handwritten in pen on verso "This is a snap of our tent mates. Reading left to right. Back row, Jack Nase, Joe Fawcett, H. Reid. Middle - Les Walters, Ray Blight, Gordon Les Sim, (Sim and Co wood merchants) and Harryworld war 1, chatham, jack nase, chatham family archive, joe fawcett, h. reid, blight, sim, les walters, ray blight, gordon les sim, pickford, world war, gordon spittle, harry holmes, les sim, horace pickford, world war one, aif, armed services

John Raymond (Ray) Blight enlisted on 19 July 1915. He was an electrical engineer, having studied at the Ballarat School of Mines. On 23 June 1916 Ray Blight disembarked at Marseilles. 3 February 1917 he was hospitalised with scabies. Ray Blight's next of kin was his mother, Mary Jane Blight of 116 Lyons Street South, Ballarat. James Leslie Sim enlisted on 13 July 1915, at which time he was an accountant. His next of kin was his father, Charles Robert Sim of Drummond Street North, Ballarat. On 23 June 1916 James Sim disembarked at Marseilles. A year later he received leave to the United Kingdom returning to France 2 weeks later. He received leave to Paris from 18 march 1918 to 4 April 1918. Sim was wounded on 1 June 1918.Two World War One soldiers in military uniform pose for a photograph. The two men are Lance Corporal Ray Blight and Lance Corporal Sim (both of Ballarat). On the back is a personal letter to Ballarat School of Mines Lecturer Daniel Walker. The pin holes in the postcard suggest it was displayed at the Ballarat School of Mines. .1) Verso: " France 25/8/16. Dear Mr Walker, Just a line in sending a photo we had taken in a small photographers, in a town within range of the evenings guns, the other boy is L/Corp Sim, one time an old SMB and son of R. Sim, of Ballarat, we are wearing steel helmuts weight about 4lbs they are protection against shrapnel and steel splinters. We are doing well here, Les Coulter was wounded just near here but did not see him. Best wishes to all. Ray Blight. .2) Verso: Sitting, Ray Blight, from Ballarat, you will know his sister, she helps Miss Brazena a lot with the parcels. Standing, Les Sim, of Sim and co. wood merchants, Ballarat.world war one, world war 1, james sim, ballarat school of mines, blight, james blight, sim, les sim, coulter, les coulter, world war, walker, wwi, great world war, france

Brown quarter leather bound book with examinations results for students of the Ballarat School of Mines. non-fictionExamination results for a range of subjectsballarat school of mines, examination, alumni, j.b. robinson, practical chemistry, land surveying, assaying, mineralogy, metallurgy, geology, mining geology, building contruction, engineering, geometry, botany, mining, mechanics applied to mining, petrology, sound and light, steam and gas engines, engineering drawing, maxwell gaunt, a.s. ritchie, john adam, george hepburn, george cornell, godfrey hary, valentine anderson, john sutherland, william h. callister, lionel lambert, john currie, ferdnand g. krause, thomas lakeland, william troon, charles lund, richard cowles, glyndwr evans, norman buley, wilfred avery, norman lagerche, frederick l. treloar, arthur tandy, reginald callister, henry kofoed, david bonar, herbert j. semmens, a.d.r. galloway, william e. figgis, emma wardle, photography, leslie blick, leslie coulter, ernest heighway, henty whittingham, charles vale, james brokenshire, eric bieske, william baragwanath, harold cornell, j. raymond blight, george kidd, joseph mcgoldrick, samuel j. tongway, thomas k. sim, hevill tinworth, israel flegeltaub, oliver jaegar, charles flude, william burbridge, hubrt murphy, samuel mayo, ellen b. morris, elsie m. naples, jean rankin, hilda wardle, ernest morshead, arthur lilburne, herbert malin, robert serjeant, mollie o'dowd, robert w. allan, albert w. steane, leslie de j. grut, norman tinworth, robert m. serjeant jnr, vincent giuliano, william coates, allan bernaldo, loyal finch, john dulfer, william carroll, noel brelaz, guido brelaz, kathleen fisher

Black and white photograph, mounted on card, showing 7 men standing and 7 men sitting. They are the Ballarat School of Mines Student Association Committee. Standing Left to right: Thomas Sim, Alexander Campbell, Reginald Callister, S. Leathes, V. Tucker, Mitchell, Colin Corrie. Sitting left to right L. Middleton, W. Gerald (treasurer), Bertram Whitington (vice-president - staff), Prof. Alfred Mica Smith (President - staff), A.C. Hesselmann (secretary), W. T, Sayer, Leslie Coulter. Absent Mr Sutherland and William Baragwanathmitchell, thomas sim, alexander campbell, reginald callister, s leathes, v tucker, colin corrie, l middleton, w gerald, bertram whitington, prof alfred mica smith, ac hesselmann, w t sayer, leslie coulter

The Ballarat School of Mines was a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia. Yellow front page soft cover of 55 pages with green and blue inscriptions on front cover Artwork Mr Bryan - By Peter Wilson Original book illustration - By Peter Wilson Hammerhead - By Peter Wilson Yank - By Joan Parker Herb - By Peter Wilson Tex - By Stanley Butson Rex - By Marjorie Gray Pen and Ink rendering - By Norman Whittaker Bet - By Evelyn or John Robinson Original Book Illustration - By William Ross Spud - By Marjorie Gray Dell - By Evelyn or John Robinson Fay - By Marjorie Gray Hazel - By Maurice Collins Thelma - By Ian Cooper Mickey - By Peter Wilson Wardy - By David Daykin Tiny - By Joan Parker ballarat school of mines students' magazine, staff, sports, james rogers, dr pound, mr procter, mr r. w. richards, mr h. j. edwards, mr r. p. flower, ken palmer, joan walter, mr john leslie burt, mr fisher, mr pattenden, mr scarfe, mr a. m. richards, mr j. woolcock, mr p. marxsen, obituary, mr david maxwell, a. f. heseltine, dorothy spence, p. wilson, n. whitaker, william ross, peter wilson, joan parker, stanley butson, david daykin, ian cooper, june baker, hazel barry, lesley bearup, winifred beckwith, david berlyn, william bolitho, daniel brazil, lawrence burchell, william bates, ronald cairns, leslie coburn, maurice collins, kenneth cowell, john dixon, francis eckermann, rexford fraser, elizabeth freeth, eric goon, marjorie gray, doreen hehir, joyce hicks, john lannen, stanley lawrie, charles layfield, ethel lloyd, robert looney, eileen maloney, gwendoline mcdonnell, ian mclenehan, colin nicol, mervyn oddie, john procter, shirley ross, frederic reeve, evelyn robinson, john robinson, graeme ross, ronald rosser, jean scott, lawrence sedgwick, john shergold, margaret sim, clifford skurrie, norma stafford, barbara strachan, iris sherritt, robert tantau, anthony tunbridge, clive venables, dorothy waller, wesley walters, harold ward, john willis, norman whittaker, ballarat school of mines football team, j. rogers, j. willis, hans fumberger, dave jelbart, j.mccoy, m. heatherington, mr hillman, r. rosser, bob davis, r. kibby, c. edmonds, j. blainey, w. brown. r. cairns j. morrish, k. whiter, a temby, b. tantau, n. rees, b. murrel, l. veale, robert davis

Brown hard covered book with read leather spine. Lists names of examiners (such as Professor Alfred Mica Smith, Gilbert Dawbarn, Thomas Hart, index of letters received for the consideration of the Board of Examinersballarat school of mines, examinations, exams, ballarat school of mines examiners, alfred mica smith, thomas hart, arthur tandy, glyn evans, university of melbourne, robert allan, w. playford, associateship, mine managers certificate, norman mclean, gordon kiely, franceis c. hall, grant taulor, william kingston, frank w. retallack, victor e. millington, john adam, e. sleeman anderson, maurice copland, charles fenner, j.k. sim, p.o. buchanan, l. vernon, leslie de j. grud, f.w. gibbs, r.c. valentine, heseltine, noel brelaz, l.h. vernon, r.s. dale, c. schache, s. mayo, guido brelaz, l.g. leroux, e.a. brophy, e.h. schache, reginald callister, leslie coulter, richard gaston walker, s.h. mayo, norman buley, harry b. cooke, arthur elton tandy, j. sutherland, mine mangers certificate, board of examiners, carl scache, louis h. vernon, c.h. beanland, j.h. griffiths, j.h. crittendenw.j.b. rankine, w. reis, professor dawbarn, frederick martell, tutorial board, charles burbury, s.b. vial, dav is robert, d.m.deane, a.j. hill, john harvey, britannia united gold mine, cecil eeles, r.j. allan, w. meldrum, cliffor w. nash, harry leggo, john a. blayneyfrederick r. nettle, l.p. seal, norman mcleod, robert w. ditchburn, h.s. edgar, j.h. crittenden, victor nicol, leonard p. seal, f.c. futter, frederick p. paul, godfrey stephen hart, arthur cryte, d.a. runting, ferdnand g. krause, edgar mcconnon, samuel lindsay, wilfred avery, paul v. barnard, charles w. whyte, melville gray, ralph nevett, hugh ellison smith, wiliam c. kingston, w.e. figgis, john rae, george kirkpatrick, reginald robin, alan d. galloway, g.o. ramsay, david wl bonar, rhomas ramsay, thomas k. sim, ernest h. fraser, john worthington, george cornell, loyal h. finch, guy l. ditchburne, guy o. ramsay, e. mowbray boyer, reginald a. raberts, c.c. corrie, f. retallick, henry manchester, charles purdy, j.m. sutherland, g.e. baragwanath, f.e. prout, h.a. lazarus, r. young

A photograph presented to Cr LS TURNER by the newly elected City of Port Melbourne Mayor, H M FENNELL in August 1947.L - R Cr M T WOODRUFF (father of Cr J W WOODRUFF), Cr L TURNER, H M FENNELL (Mayor, seated), Cr J W WOODRUFF, SS ANDERSON (Town Clerk).Sepia photograph City of Port Melbourne Mayor, Councillors & Town Clerk on the occasion of the election of M FENNELL as Mayor.On reverse side " To Cr L S TURNER from the Mayor G M FENNELL Election of Mayor 1947'. leslie stanley turner, local government - city of port melbourne, henry melville fennell, sydney sims anderson, john william (jack) woodruff, michael thomas woodruff

Large B&W photograph of the Port Melbourne City Council in session sitting around the table in the Council Chamber, July 1952. Councillors names below photograph. (Also a separate photograph of the Mayor)local government - city of port melbourne, james patrick hickey, sydney sims anderson, town clerks, garnet s williams, james peter crichton, herbert charles edwards, edward john purchase, leslie stanley turner, henry melville fennell, john william (jack) woodruff, michael thomas woodruff, mayors, andreas (andy) t aanensen, archibald (arch) todd, james llewellyn cousland