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Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Audio - Oral history, Sarah Rood (from Way Back When), Nigel Porteous, 22 February 2016
Nigel Porteous, Chairman in 2016, talks about their experience at the Mission.Part of the permanent exhibition "Early Origins" curated by Georgia Melville.Interviews of Nigel Porteous made by Sarah Rood from Way Back When Consulting in the Mission to Seafarers for the Early Origins exhibition in 2016early origins, 2016, sarah rood, way back when, oral history, interview, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, nigel porteous -
Clunes Museum
Book, MARCUS WARD & CO. 67.68 CHANDOS STREET, BELFAST& NEW YORK, THE FORTUNES OF NIGEL, 1883
DARK HARD COVER BOOK - THE FORTUNES OF NIGEL BY SIR WALTER SCOTT.local history, books, religious, religion -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Place-Names of the Alexandra, Lake Eildon and Big River Area of Victoria, 2003
Place names of the Alexandra, Lake Eildon and Big River areas in VictoriaPaperback. Front cover has a colour photograph named: 'Sunrise, Brooks Cutting near Alexandra', by Robert Douglas (2002). Back cover has a colour photograph of the author, Nigel Sinnott at McKenzie's Pinch, Alexandra (Mount Torbreck in background) by Robert Douglas (2002).To George Edwards / with best wishes, / Nigel Sinnott / 15 March 2003 To the memory of / Gordon BEATON (1911-88) / of Eildon / mycologist and engineer Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779 geographical, victoria, big river region, eildon region, alexandra region, alexandra library, friends -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, Nigel Male, Rohan Storey
Rohan Storey, Architectural Historian of the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) 1990-2011.colour photograph unmountedPhotograph by Nigel Maleluna park, st kilda, rohan storey, national trust -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document - Document - Letter, Ballarat Junior Technical School: Reference for Nigel Bruce Miller, 1952
Letter from Ballarat Junior Technical School regarding student Nigel Bruce Miller. This reference was addressed to his mother in Werribee. and to be used to assist with his transfer to another school.Cream paper, typed ballarat junior technical school, head master, l garner, nigel bruce miller, mrs m miller, werribee, junior technical certificate, transfer -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Film - Interview, Sarah Rood (from Way Back When), In Conversation with David Conolly and Nigel Porteous, 28 January 2016
David Conolly, former lay reader in the 1950s and Nigel Porteous, Chairman in 2016, talk about their experience at the Mission. The movie uses images from the collection and images from the 1952 film.Part of the permanent exhibition "Early Origins" curated by Georgia Melville.Interviews filmed in the Mission to Seafarers for the Early Origins exhibition in 2016early origins, 2016, sarah rood, david conolly, way back when, oral history, interview, mission to seafarers, lay reader, seamen's mission, nigel porteous -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Energy award winner - Peter Nigel Douglas Justin Walker", 3/01/2006 12:00:00 AM
.1 - Newspaper clipping - Obituaries - Obituary - Herald Sun Tuesday January 3, 2006, titled "Energy award winner - Peter Nigel Douglas Justin Walker", 1940 - 2005. Notes Peter's career, including his work for the BTPS / BTM and Puffing Billy. Peter was a Board Member late 1980's. .2 - hand written note form Neville Gower regarding obtaining the cutting - dated 5/1/2006. obituaries, btps -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - MESS DRESS, RAAF, AKCO for Nigel R. DAVEY
Part of the Collection for Flight Lieutenant Ian A. 'Joe' LYONS. See Catalogue No. 5374P for details of his service record.RAAF Officer's Mess Dress consisting of; 1. Navy coloured Jacket with Badges and Rank Insignia. 2. Black Bow Tie. 3. Pair of Navy coloured trousers. 4. Navy coloured Cumberbund. 5. White shirt with starched front similar to a "Dickey". 6. White starched waist coat/dickey. 5. On Manufacturer's label, "Made in England by AKCO for Nigel R. DAVEY, Sydney, Australia".raaf, mess dress, uniform, ian a. 'joe' lyons -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, Harley Court Cafe, Acland St, St Kilda
Harley Court Pastryblack and white photograph unmounted, good conditionHarley Court Pastry. Acland st Caf�. Photograph by Nigel Male. 94014-501. -
Australian Jazz Museum
DVD, Nigel- Buesst, Sunrise-Picture- Co, Benny Featherstone - Prince of Good Fellows, 1966
The life and times of a legendary Melbourne musician who lived life with the brakes off. Arguably the first notable Australian jazz improvisor, he mastered many instruments - trumpet, trombone, clarinet, piano. But most of all he was an excellent drummer. Throughout the thirties Benny played hot jazz in a multitude of bands, inspired perhaps by hearing the "hot Harlem rhythms" of the Ellingon and Armstrong bands in London during a 1933 visitA 66 minute film remastered onto DVD-R of Benny Featherstone, a legendary Melbourne Musician, by Nigel Buesst. Housed in a DVD case with a photograph of a Featherstone band in front of a shell stage. piano, trumpet, trombone, clarinet, benny featherstone, prince of good fellows, thirties, jazz musician, melbourne jazz musician, nigel buesst, dvd, drummer, 1930 s -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Ken Fin Books, The history of Australian True Crime / by Nigel Cawthorne, 2010_
A collection of stories about Australian criminals, from the sub-title "true life stories of greed, obsession, drugs and murder".208 p., illus.crime and criminals, nigel cawthorne -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Theatre Program, Hair - The Tribal Love Rock Musical(musical)staged by Nigel Triffitt, Graeme Blundell and David Atkins performed at the Athenaeum Theatre in September 1991
coloured Theatre Program : good condition hair - the tribal love rock musical, athenaeum theatre, elston hocking & woods, nigel triffitt, graeme blundell, david atkins -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, City of Nunawading Bicentennial History Writing Competition, 1988
Entry in open section of the City of Nunawading Bicentennial History Writing Competition - runner up - 'Aboriginals in Melbourne and Yarra area;' by Nigel Philpoy of Mitcham.Entry in open section of the City of Nunawading Bicentennial History Writing Competition - runner up - 'Aboriginals in Melbourne and Yarra area;' by Nigel Philpoy of Mitcham.Entry in open section of the City of Nunawading Bicentennial History Writing Competition - runner up - 'Aboriginals in Melbourne and Yarra area;' by Nigel Philpoy of Mitcham.aborigines, philpot, nigel -
Puffing Billy Railway
Steam Locomotive, Orenstein & Koppel 0-6-0 Well Tank 2'6" Gauge, 1931
Sub Nigel Gold Mines No. 3 Wheels: 0-6-0 WT Builder: Orenstein & Koppel Build Date: June 1931 Construction No.: 12331 Empty Weight: 10 tons 7 cwt Weight in working order: 12 I/2 tons Driver Diameter: Unknown Tractive Effort: Unknown Boiler Pressure: 185 lbs Cylinders: Unknown Fuel: Coal Gauge: 2 ft 6 in (760mm) Builders Number 12331 Used to haul gold bearing ore from mine to reduction works at the Sub Nigel Mine at Dunnattar, Transvaal, South Africa. It was the first locomotive fitted by roller bearings by SKF and featured in the SKF catalogue at the time. This interesting 0-6-0WT locomotive was built by Orenstein & Koppel in 1931 as their builder's number 12331, becoming No.3 in the locomotive fleet at the Sub Nigel Gold Mines Ltd, South Africa. No.3 was obtained by the Puffing Billy Preservation Society and imported to Australia in the early 1970s. It arrived at the museum on 30th Jan 1973. It has since been displayed at the Puffing Billy Museum, Menzies Creek. Details from http://www.australiansteam.com/ok12331.htm Donated by Gold Fields Property Co. Ltd South Africa in 1973.Historic - Industrial Narrow Gauge railway - Steam Locomotive with SKF Roller bearings - used at the Sub Nigel Mine at Dunnattar, Transvaal, South Africa.Steam Locomotive - Steel (Painted)The Sub Nigel Ltd / 12331puffing billy, steam, locomotive, orenstein, koppel, sub nigel mine, skf roller bearings, sub nigel no. 3 -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 2006
Historical society trip to Suggan Buggan 14 May 2006, led by local resident Nigel Hodge.Colour photograph of Nigel Hodge leaning over post and rail fence talking to members of the LERHS taken on trip to Suggan Buggan school. Suggan Buggan Victoriaschools, historic buildings -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, House Officials 1959 -- Named
David Odd, Brian Edwards, Nigel Lampe, Eric Vance, Ellen McKay, Adele Brown, Isobel Van Every, Kay Stewart Eight Students in Uniform Four Boys and Four girls.Wright House Adele & Brian (Capts) Isobel & Nigel (VC). Read House Ellen & David (Capts) Kay & Eric (VC) education -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Colour, Nigel Wanten, Paderewski Grand Piano at Federation University Australia, 2014
Sebastion Erard created several special concert grands for pianists and exhibitions such as for Paris 1878 and several pianos for Melbourne and Sydney Exhibitions 1880-2. Madame Alice Charbonnet played the Erards at the Melbourne Exhibition and taught Nellie Melba the piano.Photographs of the 'workings' of the Erard grand piano. It is a full 90 key concert grand, with parallel strings and iron frame in one piece. The registered number plate for this piano is 87650.piano, grand piano, erard, erard grand piano -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, The Pyreness Shire, Avoca Shire Heritage Study 1864-1994, Volume 1, 1995
The Pyreness Shire, Avoca Shire Heritage Study 1864-1994, Volume 11) 21008.1 - Volume 1 - Pale blue bound book of 47 pages - Environmental History 2) 21008.2 - Volume 3 - Pale blue bound book - Geographical Locations of Individual Sites, alphabetically by Road Namewendy jacobs, karen twigg, nigel lewis/richard aitken pty ltd, shire of avoca, avoca heritage study, national estate committee (victoria), national estate grants program, victorian goldfields, pyrenees, moonambel, natte yallock, rathscar, barkly, redbank, crowlands, landsborough, the pyrenees shire, lexton shire, exploration and pastoralism, gold, water, farming, wine and fruit, towns and settlements, living in community, road and rail, extractive industries, conclusion, ballarat, major mitchell, djadja wurrung aboriginal group, djab wurrung aboriginal group, avoca, lamplough, chinese camp, alluvial mining, ironbark mine, upper homebush, homebush deep lead mine, avoca and district historical society, deep leads, quartz mining, percydale, hog's reef mine, avoca, dredging, hunter's home, moonambel c. 1890, mrs ellen allan, lamplough, the 1865 land act, flour milling, flour mill, moonambel. c. 1880, harkins farm, bung bong c. 1900, dairying, viticulture, navarre, schools, churches, cemetaries, wars, hotels, halls, sports, horse racing, country fire authority, maryborough-avoca railway, cobb and co -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Nigel Cawthorne, Reaping the whirlwind : the German and Japanese experience of World War II, 2007
Reaping the Whirlwind offers amazing insight into the events of World War II through the eyes of those who fought against the Allied forces in all theatres of the war. Readers will comb through many previously unpublished accounts of the war from German, Italian and Japanese soldiers, civilians and military leaders. The book covers every major arena of the war: Europe; the German invasion of Russia; Rommel's Afrika Korps; and the Pacific war between Japan and forces of the US, Australia and New Zealand. Reaping the Whirlwind uses the authentic voices of Germans and Japanese people caught up in the conflict and highlights the similar deprivations and dangers experienced by both victors and vanquished.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.288.non-fictionReaping the Whirlwind offers amazing insight into the events of World War II through the eyes of those who fought against the Allied forces in all theatres of the war. Readers will comb through many previously unpublished accounts of the war from German, Italian and Japanese soldiers, civilians and military leaders. The book covers every major arena of the war: Europe; the German invasion of Russia; Rommel's Afrika Korps; and the Pacific war between Japan and forces of the US, Australia and New Zealand. Reaping the Whirlwind uses the authentic voices of Germans and Japanese people caught up in the conflict and highlights the similar deprivations and dangers experienced by both victors and vanquished. world war 1939-1945 - participation - germany, world war 1939-1945 - participation - japan -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Nigel Hamilton, Monty: Master of the battlefield 1942-1944, 1985
A biography of Britain's greatest hero since Nelson. This volume covers the Middle East campaigns and the invasion of FranceIndex, Bibliography, ill (b/w), maps, p.896.non-fictionA biography of Britain's greatest hero since Nelson. This volume covers the Middle East campaigns and the invasion of Francefield marshal montgomery - biography, world war 2 - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Nigel H Jones, The war walk : a journey along the Western Front, 1983
Nigel Jones retells the political and military story of World War I, records the grim reality of living in the trenches and in a pictorial record, shows what the Western Front looks like nowadays. This edition has a new introduction and is the essential guide for all visitors to the Western Front.index. bibliography, ill, maps, p.234.non-fictionNigel Jones retells the political and military story of World War I, records the grim reality of living in the trenches and in a pictorial record, shows what the Western Front looks like nowadays. This edition has a new introduction and is the essential guide for all visitors to the Western Front. world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - western front, world war 1914-1918 - monuments -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Lifetime Distributors Pty. Ltd, Title Vietnam : a war lost and won, 2004
This comprehensive and balanced account provides a highly original look at the emotive impact of the first 'media' war, charting not only the course of the war in Vietnam, but also seeking to place American involvement in Vietnam in historical perspective. The book also includes first-hand testimony on the highly charged issue of American personnel who went missing in action.Index, ill, map, p.240non-fictionThis comprehensive and balanced account provides a highly original look at the emotive impact of the first 'media' war, charting not only the course of the war in Vietnam, but also seeking to place American involvement in Vietnam in historical perspective. The book also includes first-hand testimony on the highly charged issue of American personnel who went missing in action. vietnam conflict 1961-1975 - history, vietnam war 1961-1975 - us involvement -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Lifetime Distributors, D-Day: Dawn of heroes, 2004
The famous D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 marked the beginning of Operation Overlord, the battle for the liberation of Europe. This book provides a brilliant perspective on the devastating battle for Normandy.Index, bib, ill, p.144.non-fictionThe famous D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 marked the beginning of Operation Overlord, the battle for the liberation of Europe. This book provides a brilliant perspective on the devastating battle for Normandy. world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - europe, operation overlord -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Cawthorne, Nigel, Vietnam: A War Lost and Won (Copy 1), 2003
Vietnam was the first war America lost. It left the country bitterly divided.Vietnam was the first war America lost. It left the country bitterly divided. 1961-1975 -- missing in action -- united states, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- united states -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Cawthorne, Nigel, Vietnam: A War Lost and Won (Copy 2), 2003
Vietnam was the first war America lost. It left the country bitterly divided.Vietnam was the first war America lost. It left the country bitterly divided.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- missing in action -- united states, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- united states -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Nigel Nicolson, Harold Nicolson Diaries and Letters, 1967
Hardcover w/ Dust Jacketwalsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Nigel Calder, Einstein's Universe, 1979
Hardcover w/ Dust Jacketwalsh st library -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Nigel Parbury, Survival : a history of Aboriginal life in New South Wales, 2005
maps, b&w illustrations, b&w photographs -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Conference proceedings, Nigel Crawhill, Creating outsiders : endangered languages, migration and marginalisation : proceedings of the ninth FEL Conference, Stellenbosch, South Africa 18-20 November 2005, 2005
Outward Migration & Endangered Languages; Inward Migration & Endangered Languages; First Peoples; Policy, Power & Endangered Languages; States & Minorities; Migrations in History & Prehistorymaps, b&w photographs, tablesendangered languages, language revival, migration, linguistic diversity -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Nigel Sinnott, Place-names of the Alexandra, Lake Eildon and Big River area of Victoria, 2003
Contains 2000 entries for the Alexandra area, giving a clearly detailed description of the site and source of the name.Maps, colour photographsplace names, alexandra, lake eildon, strathbogie ranges, yea, marysville, healesville