Official cover envelope Bendigo Gold Centenary philatelic exhibition 1851-1951. The envelope has two 3 shillings stamps and is addressed to Mrs. J. Hunt, 57 Goulburn Street, Seymour,philately, covers, official cover

Envelope printed by the Victorian Philatelic Association for the Melbourne XVI Olympiad 1956 issued in conjunction with the organising committee. Posted from Sheep Hills Vic to Miss A Frost of Brighton, with a postcode of 3186 indicating it was used after the introduction of postcodes in Australia during 1967.Demonstrates an envelope printed to celebrate the 1956 olympics, but used many years later.Envelope - printed in colour with a 5c Australian stamp, postmarked Sheephills.melbourne olympic games, olympics, envelopes

Envelope with 1d and 2d stamps postmarked Ringwood East Victoria 10th May 1937 addressed to Arthur H Bergen, C/- Hugh Falconer, Pitt Street, Ringwood.

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This is the program for the dinner celebrating Warrnambool’s 150th anniversary. Warrnambool was established in 1847 as a planned town in response to the need for a new port to be established to service the pastoralists who had occupied land nearby. Superintendent La Trobe authorized the establishment of the town and probably gave it its name. The surveyor of the 250 acre grid that today comprises most of the Central Business District was William Pickering. The 150th anniversary celebrations were organized by an 150th Anniversary Committee headed by Frank JacobsThis program is of minor interest as a memento of the important 150th anniversary celebrations held in Warrnambool in 1997. This is a buff-coloured A3–size sheet folded into three to make six pages of printed material. These include sepia-tone photographs, the menu for the dinner, the official crest of the Warrnambool City Council and the 150th anniversary celebrations logoFront cover: ‘Official 150th Anniversary Dinner, 17th February 1997’warrnambool’s 150 anniversary celebrations

White First Day Cover. On the left side is a mining scene with poppet legs, bins, chimney and mullock heap. At the top 1851 - 1951 and under the scene Bendigo Gold Centenary Philatelic Exhibition Official Cover. Printed in dark blue, Bendigo in white. First Day Cover printed in black. Wide World printed in the bottom left corner.philately, covers, first day cover, envelope, bendigo gold centenary 1851 - 1951

BHS CollectionFirst Day Cover Bendigo Gold Centenary. 1851 - 1951 on a cream envelope with a Poppet Head and Gold Mine printed in blue with the words Bendigo, Gold Centenary. Philatelic Exhibition, Official cover. In grey print is First Day Cover. On the right side in black ink is D1723 hand printed. Two small holes on the right and some staining. Box 625Wide Worldphilately, covers

2 official post office first day covers issued to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Rotary in Australia, issued on 17th May 1971. Both franked at Sydney Showgrounds, the venue for Australia's 1st International Convention. Stamp and cover design by Harry Williamson.Bruce Morgan was the first Shire Secretary (1964-1983) of the Shire of Diamond Valley. This collection was compiled by his wife, Mavis Morgan, detailing the events they attended in their official capacity2 printed envelopes with stamps and logos"Official Post Office Cover. 50th anniversary of Rotary in Australia.Date of issue - 17th May 1971"bruce morgan, mavis morgan, rotary international, postage stamps

BHS CollectionFirst Day Cover Bendigo Gold Centenary. 1851 - 1951 depicting a Poppet Head and gold mine. Printed in blue ink on a cream envelope with the words Bendigo, Gold Centenary, Philatelic Exhibition, Official Cover. Also printed is First Day Cover. On the back in black ink hand written is MP376 and a line through it. A blue circular Royal Historical Society of Victoria stamp, Bendigo Branch. Two small holes on the right hand side and some small orange stains. Box 625Wide Worldphilately, covers

This replica booklet documenting the details of the winning races by the thoroughbred racehorse Phar Lap shows the continuing interest today in the exploits of Phar Lap in the 1930s. Phar Lap captured the imagination of the Australian public during the Great Depression with his 37 wins from 51 starts, including a Melbourne Cup. He died in the USA in 1932 in controversial circumstances. At the time he was the third highest stakes winner in the world. His preserved hide is on display at the Melbourne Museum.This booklet is of some interest as Phar Lap is Australia’s best known racehorse. The booklet could be used in exhibits.This is a small booklet of 48 pages containing the details of the racehorse Phar Lap’s 37 race victories in the years 1930, 1931 and 1932. It has a reproduction colour image on the front cover of a painting of Phar Lap and his jockey from the 1930 Melbourne Cup Day Official Programme. This is a reproduction of the original booklet, published by Toohey's Brewery.Front cover –Phar Lap Collection and Melbourne Cup Day, Official Programme Back cover –Tooheys, Estd. 1869 australian horse racing,, phar lap, melbourne

Three tickets to Athletics in Main Stadium, Melbourne Cricket Ground, for 28th November, 1956. XVI Olympiad. And one official Olympic Souvenir Cover.Olympic Logo and seat number.documents, tickets

An airmail envelope marking the centenary of Gold Discovery in Bendigo (1851 - 1951), an official Philatelic Exhibition cover, unused. Blue printed standard air mail envelope.history, gold discovery bendigo (1951 -1951) centenary

Pay book Royal Australian Air Force WW2 belonging to John Richard Edwards, Official No. 143936. Blue cover, faded.Next of Kin -Father Richard James Edwardsorganisation, government, military ww2, air force, edwards, world war 2

A.H.S.A. (Aviation Historical Society of Australia) journal article - Basil Watson and aircraft photos; Jan/Feb 1967. Five photos on the single page: 1. Basil Watson's biplane at 'Foilacleugh', Melbourne, 1916; 2. Biplane under construction in Billiard Room, 1916; 3. Basil Watson (in centre) at Warrnambool, 1917; 4. Official souvenir cover (envelope) for 50th anniversary of airmail flight; 5. Piper Cherokee - PMG Department - 50th Anniversary of airmail flight.person, individual, basil watson

Olympic Games Melbourne 1956 Opening Ceremony. Green paperback Official Souvenir Programme. Soft cover with scene of Melbourne from the Yarra River. Olympic Rings at Top, yellow Opening Ceremony title. Olympic symbol: cities, altos, forties on the back cover.olympic games, booklets, olympic games 1956

Item re Frederick Gardner DAVEY DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3536P for his service details.Pay Book No: 335099. Green buckram soft covered Pay Book. 25 pages with cut edges. 8 page booklet detailing pay rates, stapled to the inside of the back cover. Pages detail next of kin, pay rates, allowances & other credits. All amounts are in Australian currency. Handwritten in black ink on front cover: Official No: 410533 Surname: DAVEY Christian Names: Frederick Gardner Handwritten in black ink on p1: F.G. DAVEY'S personal details Handwritten in black ink on other pages: Details of pay. Stamped in blue ink on pages: CANCELLED & DISCHARGED.pay, books, raaf

Bendigo Competitions Society (established 1923) - 1978 Festival, Bendigo City Hall from 29th April to 24th May, 1978. K.H Lock (President) E.M. Lock (Secretary). Official guide $1.00. Orange cover with a drawing of a lyre on top left corner. Fifty Six pages.entertainment, music, bendigo competitions

212-page soft cover book 'Official Trades Union Directory' Bendigo and Districts. Published by Authority of Trades Hall Council E.H.Duus, President J.Stirton, Secretary Includes Index of Unions, Index of Advertisers, a brief history of the Bendigo Trades Hall, an 8-page Classified Business Directory. 4-page insert 'Bendigo Medical eye Unit'trade unions, trades union directory, bendigo trades hall

I folded brochure: Welcome to the new Eltham Library, 22nd May, 1994 Copy of letter: Support letter from EDHS for funding application by Nillumbik Shire Council to upgrade the Eltham Library (undated) Copy of Officer's report of Ordinary meeting of Nillumbik Shire Council, 24 June 2008 relating to Eltham Library Upgrade study Ground Floor plan for library from Gregory Burgess Pty Ltd Architects Photocopy of cover of official opening program, 22 May 1994 Article: "The Libraries of Eltham Township 1930s - 1994" collated by Harry Gilhamharry gilham collection, eltham library, support letter, gregory burgess, nillumbik shire council

There are 2 maps: 1. Broadbent's Makers of Maps since 1896, No. 323 Across the Alps/Official Copyright Map./ The cover is blue, green and orange with advertising for Ólympic' and 'Bosch' and there is further advertising on the fold out covers/ 2/-. 2. Robinson's Kiewa Hydro-Electric Scheme & Hotham Heights Map No. 613, with Insets of: Bright, Mt Beauty, Falls Creek Ski Village, Hotham Heights Ski Village/ the cover is blue, green and orange with image of skier, hydro tower and locality map./Other fold out sides have advertising and information for tourists./ 4/-.maps, tourism, kiewa hydro electric scheme, victorian alps, skiing

Book with 124 pages, missing original covers, titled "Official Programme and History of Ballarat for its Centenary Celebrations 1938 / One Hundred Years", comprising 8 signatures and side and stapled with three staples along the left hand side. Price 1/- Features photographs of the city (images 2 and 3), Editor's Foreword, message from the Mayor J.H. Trekardo, a listing of daily events for each month in the history of the Ballarat and the year of the event, eg on page 20, August 18, "Electric Trams service commenced, 1905". Has many advertisements from local businesses, including the SEC (image 4) on page 25, the history of Ballarat gold mining, water, supply and other services."Edward Crimmins" on the top right hand corner of page 1 in ink. See Reg Item No. 2488 for a signature on the Membership receipt for H.P. James 1939 - Treasurer? of the Ballarat Historical Society.trams, tramways, ballarat, centenaries, civic history

Hard cover book, First Aid to The Injured Author: James Cantlie Publisher: St John Ambulance Association Date: 1915 Further Information: Black colour with white titles and a St Johns icon or logo to front cover.non-fictionFirst Aid to the Injured was the official training manual of the St John Ambulance Association, arranged to follow the syllabus of their First Aid course. It was written by James Cantlie for the St John Ambulance Association. The volume is a practical instructional text covering anatomy basics, how to treat fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains, circulation and blood loss, the nervous system, poisoning cases, and the organisation of first aid response essentially a comprehensive guide to the principles and practice of First Aid, reflecting the state of medical knowledge at the time.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, first aid to the injured, book

Hard cover book, The Victorian Statutes Vol 2 Author: Corporate Author “The Colony of Victoria” Publisher: John Ferres Government Printer Melbourne. Date: 1866 Three quarter leather, Olive Front Cover, Brown Spine with Gold embossed Title on spine & front cover "Collector of Customs Warrnambool"non-fictionBecause the subject item is a book of law, it would not traditionally have a singular author, but rather a corporate author, specifically the Colony of Victoria and, more precisely, the Parliament of Victoria. The Victorian Statutes of 1866 is an official compilation of the statute law of the Colony of Victoria, Australia, 'Published by Authority', and printed by John Ferres, who was the Victorian Government Printer at the time. Ferres was the printer/publisher, not an author or editor in the usual sense, as this is a government publication rather than an individually authored work.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, the victorian statutes vol 2 collectors of customs, book

A book used by Warrnambool Ports and Harbours. The book has the official stamp of the Port of Warrnambool, Australia Harbour Masters Board, with the Coat of Arms in the centre above the word Victoria. It records various office information from 1933.Significant in that it is associated with Warrnambool port when the facility was used as a port for import and export of goods from the Warrnambool area.Record Book titled Port Book, for Port of Warrnambool, hard cover, red spine and corner protectors, green cover. Book's fly page has official round, ink stamp and handwritten ink notes. Label on front cover.. Remnants of adhesive labels on page.Handwritten text includes "23/3/37" and "23/6/38" Text within two rings of stamp "PORT OF WARRNAMBOOL" "AUSTRALIA H.M. B - - - - - " Within the stamp rings "VICTORIA" and logo [Victoria's Coat of Arms] Handwritten on label on cover "Port Book"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, port book, book, ports & harbours, port of warrnambool, australia h. m. board, harbour masters, victoria ports

The letter to William Ferrier of South Warrnambool from the Prime Minister and the Parliament of the Commonwealth recognised the significance of William’s brave and courageous lifesaving act to the people of Australia; “They all feel that your conduct was worthy of the best deeds done by British sailors in the past and they are proud to know that Australia can produce such as you.” The story of that brave rescue follows on below … The ship from which the sailors were rescued was the three-masted, iron and steel barquentine the La Bella, built in Norway in 1893. She was one of two iron and steel ships by Johan Smith, The company was one of the leading shipping families in Tvedestrand, Norway. She was significant to Norwegian shipping, being one of only 27 iron and steel ships ever built in Norway. She was registered in New Zealand and engaged from 1902 in inter-colonial trading of timber in the Pacific, between New Zealand and Australia and was often in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. On 5th October 1905, the twelve-year-old La Bella left Lyttleton, New Zealand carrying a cargo of timber bound for Warrnambool, Australia. She was manned by a crew of twelve: the Master, (Captain Mylius, previously 1st Mate of La Bella, appointed Captain to La Bella on 6th February 1903) 2 Mates, Cook, six able seamen, one ordinary seaman and a boy. Bad weather en route caused her to shelter at Burnie on Tasmania's North West coast. On November 10th, the 37th day of her journey, La Bella approached Warrnambool. Captain Mylius steered her towards Lady Bay Channel in heavy south-west seas and evening mist. He ordered the helmsman to steer for the light. As the ship came round, a tremendous sea struck her on the port quarter, causing her to breach broadside in a north-westerly direction into breakers. The helm was brought round twice more, but each time heavy seas broke over her, the third time throwing the La Bella on to a submerged reef in Lady Bay now known as La Bella Reef (about 100 yards from the Warrnambool breakwater). The sea was so rough that it even wrenched a one-and-a-half ton anchor from its fastenings and into the sea. As Captain Mylius headed to the steel wheelhouse, intending to send up a rocket flare, a huge sea slammed the steel door into him (resulting in massive bruising front and back) Despite his injuries he still managed to set off a blue light, which he held up in his hands. La Bella’s lifeboats were filled with seawater and broke up on their chocks. The blue light was the first indication to people on the shore that there was a ship in distress. The Harbour Master, Captain Roe (who lived in the Harbour Master’s House opposite Flagstaff Hill), organised a group of volunteers to crew the lifeboat because the trained crew was unavailable; the crewmen were working on a steamer in Port Fairy at the time. He then poured oil onto the water to try and smooth the sea. At around 11 pm three of the crew took shelter in the steel forecastle but the sea crashed into it and broke it up. While the rest of the crew and onlookers watched helplessly in the moonlight the bodies were washed away into the sea, never to be seen again. Some of the crew lashed themselves to the weather rail to keep from being washed away. Watson, the ordinary seaman, became tangled in the rigging lines and was too weak to move, so the 2nd Mate, Robertson, put a line onto him so that he wouldn’t wash off. Around 11 pm three of the crew were unconscious from exhaustion. The situation on La Bella was becoming dangerous. The 2nd Mate moved to the ‘house’ and soon afterwards the ship slipped in the heavy sea. The lashings of the 1st Mate and the ‘boy’ Denham had kept them safe until about 2 am when they were washed overboard; no one was able to help. One by one, the exhausted crew were being washed overboard, too weak to hold on any longer. During the night the La Bella had broken into two and the deckhouse ran out towards the sea. Two more men drowned when trying to reach the lifeboat. By sunrise, the only survivors of the twelve were the Master, 2nd Mate and three seamen. Early in the morning, Captain Roe used the rocket apparatus on shore to try and shoot a line to the ship for a safer rescue but each attempt fell short of the target. Several attempts were made by the lifeboat to rescue the stricken sailors, but the rough conditions made this difficult for the boat to get close enough to the ship and the lifeboat had to return to shore. During a final attempt to reach the ship Captain Mylius ordered his men to jump into the sea. Leonard Robertson, 2nd mate, jumped and swam towards the lifeboat, taking hold of the boat hook offered to him. Oscar Rosenholme managed to reach the boat floating on a piece of timber from the ship’s load and a third survivor, Noake, also made the boat. Along with the lifeboat rescue crew, 25-year-old William Ferrier rowed his small dingy through the heavy seas and managed to rescue the Captain, whom he landed on the breakwater. Ferrier then returned to the ship to attempt a final rescue, losing his oars and rowlocks into the high sea. Using just a spare paddle he skulled towards the La Bella, reaching her stern in time to cut loose the lone surviving sailor, Payne, from the lashing that held him to the ship; the terrified sailor dropped from the ship and into the dingy. Shortly after the last man was rescued, the La Bella was lifted by a huge wave and crashed back down on the reef; she broke up and sank. The ordeal had lasted ten hours. The survivors were taken to the nearby Bay View Hotel and gratefully received warm food and clothing, medical attention and a place to sleep. In the following days, an unidentified body of a young person has washed ashore; it was either Watson or Denham. The body was buried in the Warrnambool cemetery with an appropriate gravestone and inscription. William Ferrier became a national hero as news of the daring rescue spread. In recognition of his bravery in the two daring rescues, he was awarded the Silver Medal for Bravery by the Royal Humane Society and was honoured in the letter from the Prime Minister and the Parliament of the Commonwealth, telegrams and a cheque for £20 from the Governor-General, over £150 subscribed by the public, including Warrnambool and district and readers of The Argus, and a gold medal from the Glenelg Dinghy Club of South Australia. Ferrier’s rescue efforts are one of the most heroic in Victoria’s shipwreck history. (William Ferrier’s son, Frank, received a similar award almost fifty years later when he helped rescue four members of the crew on the yacht Merlan after it ran on to a reef near the Point Lonsdale Lighthouse. ) The wreck of La Bella now lies on her port side in 13 metres of sheltered water inside the reef she struck. The bow section is relatively intact and part of the stern has drifted north-easterly towards the mouth of the Hopkins River. The reef the La Bella struck now bears its name. Those five rescued from the La Bella were Captain George Mylius, Leonard Robertson (2nd Mate, 21 years old), R. Payne, Oscar Rosenholme and Jack Noake. Those seven who lost their lives were Mr Coulson (1st mate), Charles Jackman (cook) Gustave Johnson, Pierre Johann and Robert Gent (all able seamen), Harry Watson (ordinary seaman) and Jack Denham (ship’s boy), Captain Mylius was found guilty of careless navigation; he had sailed into the bay without the services of a pilot. His Master Certificate was suspended for twelve months. Later he was also charged with the manslaughter of one of the crew who had died when the La Bella was wrecked but found not guilty. The event’s adverse publicity and damage to his career took a toll on his health and he died of a heart attack six months after the wreck; he was only thirty-seven. His body was buried in the Melbourne General Cemetery. The La Bella was “the best documented of all sailing ships owned in New Zealand”. Her record books, ship logs, correspondence and supporting papers are still available. At the time of the tragedy, she was owned by Messers David C.Turnbull and Co. of Timaru, New Zealand timber merchants and shipping agents, who had purchased her on 13th December 1901. A detailed account of the last journey of La Bella can be read in “Leonard Robertson, the Whangaroa & La Bella” written by Jack Churchouse, published in 1982 by Millwood Press Ltd, Wellington, NZ. As well as this letter, Flagstaff Hill’s La Bella Collection includes a photograph of the wrecked La Bella, a brass rail holder and a postcard of William Ferrier with four of the survivors. Some 15 – 17 ships are believed to have sunk in Lady Bay, but only two have been discovered on the seafloor; the “La Bella” and the “Edinburgh Castle”. Both wrecks are popular diving sites and are preserved as significant historical marine and marine archaeological sites. This original congratulatory letter sent to William Ferrier by the Prime Minister and Government of Australia demonstrates the importance attached to his efforts for Victoria and to Australia. The letter is part of the La Bella Collection and is significant at both a local and state level. Its connection to the La Bella shipwreck and the rescue of five survivors highlights the dangers of Victoria’s Shipwreck Coast. The letter to William Ferrier from the Australian Government acknowledges the bravery of ordinary Australians who risked their lives to save victims of shipwrecks along the coast. The letter is significant to the history of Warrnambool as it honours William Ferrier, a local fisherman whose descendants continue to live in the area. It highlights the way of life of people who lived in coastal towns in 19th century Victoria and the effects of shipwrecks upon them. The letter connects to the postcard of William Ferrier with four of the five rescued crew, the photograph of the wreck of the La Bella and the artefact from the wreck, the rail holder. This letter is significant because of its association with the sailing ship “La Bella”. The “La Bella” is of local and state and national significance. It is one of the only two shipwrecks discovered in Lady Bay, Warrnambool, out of the 15-17 shipwrecks in the bay. Letter to William Ferrier of South Warrnambool from the Prime Minister and Members of Parliament commending him on his bravery. The printed letterhead includes a coat of arms in the top centre and the official address. The letter is very neatly hand written in black pen and includes 4 signatures of Members of Parliament. The rectangular paper is cream coloured with some yellow/brown discolouring. It has the letterhead on the right hand side of it and the written letter begins below the letterhead. The paper has been folded so that the right side becomes the cover page of the letter. The writing is continued onto the inside right hand page of the folded paper and the writing ends here. There is more recent writing on the bottom right hand corner of the back page. The paper has been officially folded in half a total 3 times and there is heavy discolouration on the sections that form the front and back of the folded letter. There is a 4th fold line that is less pronounced that the other folds and would make the paper the size to fit into a pocket. At several fold creases the paper has worn through. The edges of the paper have minor tears. The printed coat of arms is that of the House of Representatives. Underneath is printed “The Parliament of the Commonwealth, / Parliament House / Melbourne”. The hand written, letter is dated “14th November, 1905” and addressed to “Mr. William Ferrier / South Warrnambool” The letter begins “The Speaker, the Prime Minister and Members of the Ministry and its supporters, the Leader and Members of the Opposition, the Leader and Members of the Labour Party, being all the Members of the House of Representatives of the Federal Parliament of Australia” … It continues “desire to express to you their appreciation of your bravery in skulling out to the wreck of the “La Bella” at Warrnambool on Saturday, 11th November, 1905, and recovering therefrom two of the crew who were in imminent danger of their lives. They all feel that your conduct was worthy of the best deeds done by British sailors in the past and they are proud to know that Australia can produce such as you.” The letter is “Signed on behalf of the Members – Speaker (Frederick Holder ), Deputy Leader of the Opposition (Joseph Cook ), Prime Minister (Alfred Deakin), Leader of the Labour Party ( J.C. Watson)” On the back of the letter is blue ink handwriting “OWNER / G. FERRIER / TO. BE. PHOTOGRAPHED / 27-4-76”la bella, william ferrier, bill ferrier, lady bay, 1905, 10th november 1905, 11th november 1905, parliament of the commonwealth, prime minister, australian government, new zealand, flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village