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Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Colour, The Woking Martian H. G. Wells, 2016, 13 October 2016
... The Woking Martian H. G. Wells, 2016......martian...Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post Office goldfields h. g. wells woking war of the worlds martian The Woking Martian H. G. Wells, 2016 Photograph - Colour ...h. g. wells, woking, war of the worlds, martian -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Colour, The Woking Martian H. G. Wells, 2016, 13 October 2016
... The Woking Martian H. G. Wells, 2016...Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post Office goldfields h. g. wells, woking, war of the worlds, martian The Woking Martian H. G. Wells, 2016 Photograph - Colour ...h. g. wells, woking, war of the worlds, martian -
Moorabbin Air MuseumBook - Lockheed, Images of america, Martian W. Bowman, Lockheed
... Martian W. Bowman...Lockheed Book Lockheed, Images of america Martian W. Bowman Tempus publishing LTD ...This book is a collection of photographs of the Lockheed company and its aircraft, focusing on the aircraft.The front cover is a sepia-toned picture of three men in front of an aircraft with the door open. The back cover is black with a summery taking up most of the surface.non-fictionThis book is a collection of photographs of the Lockheed company and its aircraft, focusing on the aircraft.lockheed, lockheed corporation, aerospace manufacturer -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPhotograph - Scouts, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1/05/1991 12:00:00 AM
... scouts enjoying a Martian dressup night At back are Peter Hall Gippsland MLA Bruce Evans MLA East Gippsland who presented scouts with their own state flag on behalf of State Government Lakes Entrance Victoria...Black and white photograph of group of scouts enjoying a Martian dressup night At back are Peter Hall Gippsland MLA Bruce Evans MLA East Gippsland who presented scouts with their own state flag on behalf of State Government Lakes Entrance Victoria...Lakes Entrance Historical Society 4 Marine Parade Lakes Entrance gippsland scouts enjoying a Martian dressup night At back are Peter Hall Gippsland MLA Bruce Evans MLA East Gippsland who presented scouts with their own state flag on behalf of State Government Lakes Entrance Victoria Scouts Clubs Black and white photograph of group of scouts enjoying a Martian dressup night At back are Peter Hall Gippsland MLA Bruce Evans MLA East Gippsland who presented scouts with their own state flag on behalf of State Government Lakes Entrance Victoria Photograph Scouts Lakes Post Newspaper ...scouts enjoying a Martian dressup night At back are Peter Hall Gippsland MLA Bruce Evans MLA East Gippsland who presented scouts with their own state flag on behalf of State Government Lakes Entrance VictoriaBlack and white photograph of group of scouts enjoying a Martian dressup night At back are Peter Hall Gippsland MLA Bruce Evans MLA East Gippsland who presented scouts with their own state flag on behalf of State Government Lakes Entrance Victoriascouts, clubs -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumGeological specimen - Ventifact (wind- or ice-shaped) pebble
... They were a threat to the NASA rover due to the sharp angles of the facets, created by the Martian wind over the course of millions of years. ...They were a threat to the NASA rover due to the sharp angles of the facets, created by the Martian wind over the course of millions of years. ...Ventifacts are sand-blasted rocks that are typically faceted and often display parallel grooves carved by wind-blown sand. They are useful indicators of wind direction and strength in environments such as deserts, mountains, and coastal areas because they are usually not hidden by later sediment, soil or vegetation cover. In Antarctica ventifaction is strongly related to the composition or type of rock. Ventifacts are important because they provide evidence for abraders such as sand, dust or snow and ice crystals, and offer a unique understanding of past wind processes that are effective in the reconstruction of past wind flow conditions and can provides clues to weather and climate changes in the past. Interestingly ventifacts have also been found on the surface of Mars. They were a threat to the NASA rover due to the sharp angles of the facets, created by the Martian wind over the course of millions of years. These Martian ventifacts act like weathervanes for past wind and weather patterns on the red planet in a similar manner to those found on earth.The Geological Survey of Victoria was instigated in response to the Victorian Gold Rush which began around 1851 in the Beechworth, Castlemaine, Daylesford, Bendigo and Ballarat areas. The survey was conducted by Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn from his arrival in December 1852 until his resignation in 1869and during this time he trained many notable geologists, e.g. Aplin, Wilkinson, Daintree, who went on to other State survey senior positions. This specimen was among those donated to the Burke Museum in 1868.A hand-sized solid mineral specimen in shades of dark and light browns with light lines visible in all configurations and a groove on configuration 2.light lines visible in all configurations and a groove on configuration 2burke museum, beechworth, geological, geological specimen, ventifact, antarctic region, antarctic, alfred richard cecil selwyn, alfred selwyn, wind direction, wind strength, abraders, wind flow, climate change, reconstruction of wind flow conditions, weather change, mars -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Burroughs, Edgar Rice, A princess of Mars, 1920
... Fiction Science Fiction Edgar Rice Burroughs The Martian Series The Barzoom Series John Carter, a Confederate veteran of the American Civil War, goes prospecting in Arizona with his companion James K. ...John Carter, a Confederate veteran of the American Civil War, goes prospecting in Arizona with his companion James K. Powell immediately after the war's end. Having struck a rich vein of gold, he runs afoul of the Apaches who kill Powell. While attempting to evade pursuit by hiding in a sacred cave, he is mysteriously transported to Mars, called "Barsoom" by its inhabitants. Carter finds that he has great strength and superhuman agility in this new environment as a result of its lesser gravity and lower atmospheric pressure. He soon falls in with the Tharks, a nomadic tribe of Green Martians, as the planet's warlike, six-limbed, green-skinned inhabitants are known. Thanks to his strength and martial prowess, Carter rises to a high position in the tribe and earns the respect and eventually the friendship of Tars Tarkas, one of the Thark chieftains.252p. ; crimson cover with black embossed print and boarderfictionJohn Carter, a Confederate veteran of the American Civil War, goes prospecting in Arizona with his companion James K. Powell immediately after the war's end. Having struck a rich vein of gold, he runs afoul of the Apaches who kill Powell. While attempting to evade pursuit by hiding in a sacred cave, he is mysteriously transported to Mars, called "Barsoom" by its inhabitants. Carter finds that he has great strength and superhuman agility in this new environment as a result of its lesser gravity and lower atmospheric pressure. He soon falls in with the Tharks, a nomadic tribe of Green Martians, as the planet's warlike, six-limbed, green-skinned inhabitants are known. Thanks to his strength and martial prowess, Carter rises to a high position in the tribe and earns the respect and eventually the friendship of Tars Tarkas, one of the Thark chieftains.fiction, science fiction, edgar rice burroughs, the martian series, the barzoom series -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Burroughs, Edgar Rice, The warlord of Mars, 1921
... In the meantime, Carter's friend Xodar has become the new Jeddak (chief or king) of the black Martian First Born, and those white Martian therns who reject the old religion likewise gain a new unnamed leader, but there are still some who wish to keep the old discredited religion going, including the therns' erstwhile leader, the Holy Hekkador Matai Shang B59 written on spine 221p. ; crimson cover with black embossed print and boarder The warlord of Mars Book Novel Burroughs, Edgar Rice Methuen & Co. ...After the battle at the end of the previous book, which ended with the destruction of the religion of Issus, John Carter's wife and two other women were locked in a slowly rotating prison attached to the Temple of the Sun, each of whose hundreds of cells are only open to the outside world once every year. In the meantime, Carter's friend Xodar has become the new Jeddak (chief or king) of the black Martian First Born, and those white Martian therns who reject the old religion likewise gain a new unnamed leader, but there are still some who wish to keep the old discredited religion going, including the therns' erstwhile leader, the Holy Hekkador Matai Shang221p. ; crimson cover with black embossed print and boarderfictionAfter the battle at the end of the previous book, which ended with the destruction of the religion of Issus, John Carter's wife and two other women were locked in a slowly rotating prison attached to the Temple of the Sun, each of whose hundreds of cells are only open to the outside world once every year. In the meantime, Carter's friend Xodar has become the new Jeddak (chief or king) of the black Martian First Born, and those white Martian therns who reject the old religion likewise gain a new unnamed leader, but there are still some who wish to keep the old discredited religion going, including the therns' erstwhile leader, the Holy Hekkador Matai Shangfiction, science fiction, edgar rice burroughs, the martian series, the barzoom series
