This DVD gives information about the Pye family. Thomas Pye came to Sydney as convict in 1837 and was assigned to work for Captain Sylvester Brown and came to the Port Philip district with his master. Sylvester's son, Thomas, travelled to the Western District in 1844 and took Thomas and his wife. Mary with him. Thomas Browne later wrote novels under the name of Rolf Boldrewood . In his book " Old Melbourne Memories " Thomas Pye is given the name Joe Burge. Thomas Browne established the property "Squattlesea Mere" and Thomas Pye and his family settled in Port Fairy and then in Bessiebelle. Today this little settlement has many Pye descendants. The other matter of interest is that Thomas Pye's son,Charles Pye, gained the Victoria Cross in India and is buried at Tower Hill. his DVD is of historical interest because it records the story of the Pye family in the Western District.This is a DVD with blue hand writing on the front and an accompanying sheet of paper showing an English country scene. It is enclosed in a plastic mesh envelope.TAPESTRY Our Pye Family history through all generations by Elizabeth Pye.pye family, warrnambool, captain sylvester brown, thomas browne, rolf boldrewood

2 black and white photos of Schwerkolt Cottage with Pye family on verandah. Small boys are Frank and Tom Pye. The Pye family lived in the cottage C1914. They migrated from England in the 'Norseman' in 1912 and lived first in Park Orchards.pye, frank, tom, schwerkolt cottage

Both Hazel and Mabel Pye were artists and their father built a studio at the back of the 12 Loch Street home. The family were also associated with the amateur theatre group 'The Benwerrin Players'. Information from Frank Stamford (via Surrey Hills History Facebook page), March 2017: "This photograph was taken around 1918. It is a family occasion. The four people sitting down, from left to right, are Clara (Dolly) Stamford nee Noar (my grandmother), Frank Stamford (my grandfather), Laurence Stamford (my father, who was born in 1904), and Hazel Pye (a cousin of my father). The three people standing, from left to right, are Alice Pye (nee Noar) - mother of Mabel and Hazel, and sister of Clara, Reg Stamford (brother of Laurence, and born in 1900), and Mabel Pye." Dorothy Stamford was a cousin of Hazel and Mabel Pye.Black and white photo including Misses Mabel and Hazel Pye with other family members. The group is seated and standing in front of a verandah of a timber Edwardian style home.loch street, artists, 'tanglewood', mrs clara ellen stamford, miss clara ellen noar, frank stamford, laurence stamford, hazel pye, miss alice elanor noar, mrs alice eleanor pye, reg stamford, mabel pye

After the 1939 bushfires, the Forests Commission invested heavily in a radically new communications network. After suffering some inevitable delays due to the War, radio VL3AA switched into full operation in October 1945 proudly beaming out 200 watts across the State. The communication systems were regarded at the time to be more technically advanced than the police and the military. Pye-Electronic Pty Ltd (which had taken over Radio Corporation after the war) decided to design a transceiver to replace the RC16B. Designated the TRP-1, it was considerably lighter and used less power than the earlier RC16B while offering similar or better performance. This radio was used in the Mt Wombat fire tower which overlooks the Strathbogie Ranges and surrounding farmland.Portable Radio PYE TRP-1. radios, forests commission victoria (fcv)

Solid state Receiver using germanium transistors. Valve Base 50 WattsCommunications equipment that transisioned from valves to solid stateLarge Metal Blue cabinet holding a separate transmitter and recieverPye Base Station F60

Black and white photo of Pye Family - Tenants at Schwerkolt Cottage. Back Row: Harry, William, 2nd Row: Gertrude, Elinor, Thomas (Father) Mary Agnes (Mother) Mary, 3rd Row: Mary? Front Row: Ann, Frank, Tom.pye, harry, william r., gertrude, elinor, thomas, mary agnes, mary, ann, frank, tom

An optical table is a piece of equipment used for optics experiments and engineering. The Optical Bench is a less sophisticated piece of equipment used for simple experiments. Components such as light sources and lenses can be bolted down and easily shifted along the length of the rail.A solid wood board. A steel ruler scale on top, 0-30mm, mounted along one edge. Fixed along the opposite edge is a 10mm diam. steel bar, 41cm long.W.G. Pye & Co. Eng. Cambridge.physics, scientific instrument, optics, engineering, light sources, lenses, optical table

Mabel Pye was a printmaker and painter. She was born in Box Hill in 1894, probably at the family’s Loch Street property. She was the daughter of Alice Eleanor Noar and her husband William Edward Pye, who married in 1893. William was known as Ted and is recorded in electoral rolls as a legal clerk and later as a public servant. Mabel had a sister Hazel who was also an artist, but less well known. 12 Loch Street, Surrey Hills was known as ‘Mulberry Hill’ and the Pyes appear to be the first occupants – Alan Holt’s register of Surrey Hills properties has them there from c1900. The property was originally about an acre in size and was later divided into 4 house blocks. In 1923 they built a house for themselves on one of the blocks facing Benwerrin Street and called it ‘Tanglewood’. The Loch Street house abutted the Surrey Hills Reservoir and was diagonally linked to the land in Benwerrin Street. In 2019 both the houses still stand. The family were involved in amateur theatre and at times the studio doubled as a rehearsal space for the Benwerrin Players, a group which operated through the late 1920s and early 1930s being comprised of friends and neighbours from Benwerrin Street and Windsor Crescent. Some of their performances were at the Surrey Hall in Union Road. Most of Mabel’s known work dates from the 1930s. She had studied under Bernard Hall at the National Gallery School. Mabel was a member of both the Victorian Artists Society from 1918-1941 and also the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors from 1920-1950. Her work is represented in the Australian National Collection and in state galleries. The NGV has one of her works, the Gallery of NSW has 9 works, a large body of works and personal material is held by the Ian Potter Collection and there is one piece in the City of Whitehorse Collection. This ink sketch of the White Horse Hotel is signed MP and dated 1933, the year the building was demolished. A black and white studio photograph of a young lady standing beside a pedestal and wearing a light coloured dress with 3/4 length sleeves, dark stockings and lace up shoes. A corsage of dark flowers adorns the bodice. loch street, surrey hills, artists, whitehorse hotel, box hill, miss mabel pye, city of whitehorse collection, william edward pye, miss alice elanor noar, mrs alice eleanor pye, frank stamford

The group includes Misses Mabel and Hazel Pye with family and friends taken pre-1920 at their home at 12 Loch Street, Surrey Hills. Both Hazel and Mabel Pye were artists and their father built a studio at the back of the Loch Street home. The family were also associated with the amateur theatre group ' The Benwerrin Players'. Black and white photo of a group comprised of one man and 5 ladies, seated and standing in front of a verandah of a timber Edwardian style home and on the edge of a rectangular pool. One lady holds a fishing rod. There are mature eucalypt trees around them. One lady holds a sunshade.noar family, loch street, artists, hazel pye, mabel pye, benwerrin players

Greylish soft covered bookletnon-fictionstate school, violet edith gibbs

Jarrod Pye and Nicole Leeder tennis champions of the season Lakes Entrance VictoriaBlack and white photograph of Jarrod Pye and Nicole Leeder tennis champions of the season Lakes Entrance Victoriasports, tennis, clubs, recreation

Digital copy of a 'first reader', this Federal Primer is based around Australian themes, for use in Australian schools.Digital copy of a school 'primer' or first reader. 34 pages, illus. (some col.).Name of owner on cover.readers, primary education

Textbook owned by Nellie McInneny of Happy Valley.Small, brown, soft-covered book. Book has been covered in plain brown paper, hand-stitched and reinforced with cotton thread. Book contains stories, as well as reading, spelling and writing exercises. 30 pages. On front brown paper cover: "Nellie McInneny/Happy Valley". On top right hand corner of first page: "R. McInneny". Numbers pencilled on back cover.nellie mcinneny, education, readers

Four blade electric fan. Grey blades enclosed in chrome guard. Connection grey electric cord and connectionPyedomestic items, cooling, electrical technology, appliances & accessories

Used by unknown country ambulance service.Light blue microphone with red button.PYEmicrophone, country ambulance service

Used by unknown country ambulance service.Light blue microphone with red button.PYEmicrophone, courntry ambulance service

trophy winners at Tennis Club Trophy Night Murray Smith, Jarrod Pye, Jenny and Kevin Dowie, Jenny Devonshire, Tom Cook, Ruth McPhee, Don Collins, Kimberly Smith, Bree Waters, Lorraine Cook, Courtney Ellis, Emma Devonshire, Rex Horner, Tim Dowie, Malanie McPhee, Alec McPhee, Gareth and Scott Ager, Andrew Devonshire Lakes Entrance VictoriaBlack and white photograph showing trophy winners at Tennis Club Trophy Night Murray Smith, Jarrod Pye, Jenny and Kevin Dowie, Jenny Devonshire, Tom Cook, Ruth McPhee, Don Collins, Kimberly Smith, Bree Waters, Lorraine Cook, Courtney Ellis, Emma Devonshire, Rex Horner, Tim Dowie, Malanie McPhee, Alec McPhee, Gareth and Scott Ager, Andrew Devonshire Lakes Entrance Victoria sports, tennis, clubs, recreation

Brass cylindrical galvanometer on three grey enamelled legs.Engraved on top: “W.G. Pye & Co. Eng. Cambridge No. 9250”

Robertson's Federal Readers. First infant reader by E. Pye. White with blue writing and illustration of children under a tree.Cost 8 dbooks, childrens books

After the 1939 bushfires, the Forests Commission Victoria invested heavily in a radically new communications network. After suffering some inevitable delays due to the war, radio VL3AA switched into full operation in October 1945 proudly beaming out 200 watts across the State. But by today’s standards, the technology was primitive and the reception poor unless the user was on a high point somewhere. The radio signal was "line-of-sight" and bounced between fire towers and relay transmitters across the mountains back to the District offices. The advent of solid-state electronics in the 1960s replaced the more delicate valve sets which enabled greater use of vehicle mounted radios. The Commission continued to research, develop and build new radios at its many workshops around Victoria. The network was supported by a large team of skilled radio technicians. The more secure and versatile State Mobile Radio (SMR) digital trunk system came into operation in about 1995. Upgraded Tait Radios were purchased in 2014 after recommendations of the 2009 Bushfires Royal Commission. But it was the convergence of separate technologies such as 5G mobile phones, high-capacity and light-weight lithium batteries, Wi-Fi, the ever-expanding internet, cloud data storage, digital cameras, GPS, personal organisers and hundreds of supporting Apps into powerful smartphones and tablets which revolutionised bushfire communications from the mid-2000s. Radio with handsetPye Overland Callsign VL3OF 35 Model F 25 TYPE FM738D/V/12bushfire, radios, forests commission victoria (fcv)

Lock for door with pull action door knob, locking pin and keyhole. Cover plate has ornate floral design. Made by Pye USAflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

An early primer written by Emmeline Pye (1861 - 1949) whilst teaching at Central Brunswick school. Emmeline Pye was one of the pioneers of kindergarten education in Victoria, she opened the first state kindergarten in Victoria at Albert Street, Brunswick in 1907.This reader was used at the local schools in the City of Moorabbin.Small booklet of 38 pages with coloured picturesThe Austral Primers - No 1 First Steps at School MELBOURNE Christchurch, Auckland, Dunedin and Wellington N.Z. WHITCOMBE & TOMBS LIMITEDeductation, reader, preps, emmeline pye, city of moorabbin

This was probably a training course conducted at the Armoured Centre, Puckapunyal.Black and white photograph of eight soldiers from Armoured Corps regiments with M113 Medium Reconnaissance Vehicle. 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles soldiers are Trooper Pye, left front; Sergeant Laughton, right front; and Trooper Kevin Collihole, right rear.

Book with red cloth binding. Title, publisher's logo and editor embossed on front cover. Similar details stamped [?faded gilt ink] on spinenon-fictionHistoric illustrated textbook - a manual of surgical manipulations, minor surgery and other matters connected with the work of surgical dressers, house surgeons and practitonerssurgical procedures, medicine-history, surgical techniques-history