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Glen Eira Historical SocietyArticle - MACKENZIE FAMILY
... Road... Accidents and disasters...Caulfield South Thompson Angus Adoranti Kylie Death and dying MacKenzie Nicholas Hawthorn Road Accidents and disasters Roofs Shops Article MACKENZIE FAMILY ...This file contains one item relating to the death of Nicholas MacKenzie on 22/08/2013: 1/An article published 27/08/2013 in the Glen Eira Leader titled ‘Man dies in roof tragedy’ regarding the death of Nicholas MacKenzie in a workplace accident on 22/08/2103. The accident occurred when the roof of a Caulfield South shop collapsed while Mackenzie was working on it. The article is written by Angus Thompson and Kylie Adoranti.caulfield south, thompson angus, adoranti kylie, death and dying, mackenzie nicholas, hawthorn road, accidents and disasters, roofs, shops -
Greensborough Historical SocietyNewspaper Clipping, The Whittlesea Post, List of accidents keeps on growing, 07/11/1989
... road accidents...Article about the high number of accidents near the intersection of Plenty Road, McLeans Road and Milton Parade Bundoora...Greensborough Historical Society 34A Glenauburn Road Lower Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne Article about the high number of accidents near the intersection of Plenty Road, McLeans Road and Milton Parade Bundoora road accidents plenty road News article, black text. ...Article about the high number of accidents near the intersection of Plenty Road, McLeans Road and Milton Parade BundooraNews article, black text.road accidents, plenty road -
Greensborough Historical SocietyNewspaper Clipping - Digital Image, Weekend accidents, 1923_
... road accidents...Greensborough Historical Society 34A Glenauburn Road Lower Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne Digital copy of an article about and accident in Janefield where a motor car and jinker collided in 1923. road accidents Digital copy of news article, black text. ...Digital copy of an article about and accident in Janefield where a motor car and jinker collided in 1923. Digital copy of news article, black text.road accidents -
Greensborough Historical SocietyNewspaper clipping, Sensational accident. Picnic van upset. 1896, 28/12/1896
... road accidents...[The injured were treated at The Farmers Arms Hotel] An account of the dangers of fast travel on country roads. road accidents picnics greensborough diamond creek 2 pages. ...Greensborough and district has always been a popular spot for picnickers but his Boxing Day picnic ended in disaster. [The injured were treated at The Farmers Arms Hotel]An account of the dangers of fast travel on country roads.2 pages. Page one has a facsimile of the article downloaded from Trove (National Library of Australia); page two is a transcription of the article.road accidents, picnics, greensborough, diamond creek -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Article, Springvale Road tops accident list, 2004
... Springvale Road tops accident list...Road Accidents...An interview with Ken Ogden of the RACV identifies Springvale Road as the road most likely to have car accidents in Melbourne. Included in the worst five corners are those with Whitehorse Road and Canterbury Road....Springvale Road tops accident list Article Article ...An interview with Ken Ogden of the RACV identifies Springvale Road as the road most likely to have car accidents in Melbourne.An interview with Ken Ogden of the RACV identifies Springvale Road as the road most likely to have car accidents in Melbourne. Included in the worst five corners are those with Whitehorse Road and Canterbury Road.An interview with Ken Ogden of the RACV identifies Springvale Road as the road most likely to have car accidents in Melbourne. road accidents, royal automobile club of victoria, whitehorse road, nunawading, springvale road, nunawading, springvale road, forest hill, canterbury road, forest hill -
Melbourne Tram MuseumNewspaper, The Age, "Trams crash, 31 hurt", 7-2-1989
... Road...accidents...Tramways trams Mt Alexander Road accidents Z3 class tran 171 Unions amalgamation management The Met V-line PTC Public Transport Corporation Set of two newspaper clippings; 1 - "Trams crash, 31 hurt" - The Sun 7-2-1989 2 - "A painful end to tram journey" and "Left-wing wins in transport merger" - The Age 7-2-1989 "Trams crash, 31 hurt" Newspaper Newspaper The Age Herald Sun ...Reports on a significant rear on collision between two Z class trams, Z3 171 and another in Mt Alexander Road at Thorn Street Essendon. Gives details of the event. Story by Graeme Walker and Innes Willox and Age photographer Craig Abraham. In The Age, there is a second item about the rearrangement of Transport Departments - V-line, The Met into the Public Transport Corporation and the formation of the Roads Corporation from the Road Construction Authority and the Road Traffic Authority. Quotes Mr Kennan, Minister, Mr Brown Opposition spokesman and Peter Parkinson of Trades Hall. Item written by John Masanauskas.Yields information about an accident rear on in Mt Alexander Road Essendon and transport management rearrangements.Set of two newspaper clippings; 1 - "Trams crash, 31 hurt" - The Sun 7-2-1989 2 - "A painful end to tram journey" and "Left-wing wins in transport merger" - The Age 7-2-1989tramways, trams, mt alexander road, accidents, z3 class, tran 171, unions, amalgamation, management, the met, v-line, ptc, public transport corporation -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Article, Crash Capital of Australia, 2017
... Road...Traffic...Accidents...Whitehorse Road Traffic Accidents Maroondah Highway Springvale Road is the nation's worst for insurance claims for the fifth year in a row. ...Springvale Road is the nation's worst for insurance claims for the fifth year in a row.Springvale Road is the nation's worst for insurance claims for the fifth year in a row.Springvale Road is the nation's worst for insurance claims for the fifth year in a row.whitehorse road, traffic, accidents, maroondah highway -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History CollectionNewspaper - Three newspaper clippings and one photograph (photocopy), 'A proud memory'; 'Army Matron killed in Middle East'; 'Army Staff Nurse killed', 1941
... 'Three articles relating to two nurses, Gwladys Thomas and Lillian McPhail who died after a road accident while on active service in the Middle East, 1st September 1941...Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History Collection Ground Floor, Building 10 Caulfield Hospital 260 Kooyong Road Caulfield melbourne 'Three articles relating to two nurses, Gwladys Thomas and Lillian McPhail who died after a road accident while on active service in the Middle East, 1st September 1941 Of significance to the AHNL as Gwladys Thomas graduated from the Alfred Hospital in 1933 Gwladys Thomas World War 1939-1945 World War 1939-1945 Nursing Alfred Hospital Hamilton Base Hospital Lillian McPhaill previous catalogue number and '1941' handwritten at centre top. ...'Three articles relating to two nurses, Gwladys Thomas and Lillian McPhail who died after a road accident while on active service in the Middle East, 1st September 1941Of significance to the AHNL as Gwladys Thomas graduated from the Alfred Hospital in 1933Photocopy of three newspaper clippings and one photograph. Two of the clippings also feature photographs, the the photograph at bottom is very dark and hard to visualiseprevious catalogue number and '1941' handwritten at centre top. gwladys thomas, world war 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 nursing, alfred hospital, hamilton base hospital, lillian mcphaill -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History CollectionDocument - Document - war service record, Thomas G M, roll of honour database, Australian War Memorial, 2002
... 'Three articles relating to two nurses, Gwladys Thomas and Lillian McPhail who died after a road accident while on active service in the Middle East, 1st September 1941...Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History Collection Ground Floor, Building 10 Caulfield Hospital 260 Kooyong Road Caulfield melbourne 'Three articles relating to two nurses, Gwladys Thomas and Lillian McPhail who died after a road accident while on active service in the Middle East, 1st September 1941 Of significance to the AHNL as Gwladys Thomas graduated from the Alfred Hospital in 1933 Gwladys Thomas World War 1939-1945 World War 1939-1945 Nursing previous catalogue number handwritten at centre top. war service record Gwladys Thomas from the Australian War Memorial database Thomas G M, roll of honour database, Australian War Memorial Document Document - war service record ...'Three articles relating to two nurses, Gwladys Thomas and Lillian McPhail who died after a road accident while on active service in the Middle East, 1st September 1941Of significance to the AHNL as Gwladys Thomas graduated from the Alfred Hospital in 1933war service record Gwladys Thomas from the Australian War Memorial databaseprevious catalogue number handwritten at centre top. gwladys thomas, world war 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 nursing -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBooklet (3 copies), 1 Base Printing Company RAAOC, Instructions for Drivers of Mechanical Vehicles, 1957
... A soft covered booklet detailing a driver's responsibilities, driving licences, rules of the road, restrictions, accidents, speeds and other aspects of driving military vehicles....4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne Instructions for unit drivers Driver training Army driving instructions 7610-010-4222, Badge of the Australian Military Forces, and title A soft covered booklet detailing a driver's responsibilities, driving licences, rules of the road, restrictions, accidents, speeds and other aspects of driving military vehicles. ...Instructions for unit driversA soft covered booklet detailing a driver's responsibilities, driving licences, rules of the road, restrictions, accidents, speeds and other aspects of driving military vehicles.7610-010-4222, Badge of the Australian Military Forces, and titledriver training, army driving instructions -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook - Book - Handbook, VIOSH: BCAE, Readings in Occupational Hazard Management, 1981
... ...occupational accidents...road...It was presented to Parliament by Command of Her Majesty, July 1972. viosh victorian institute of occupational safety and health occupational hazard management tutorials readings occupational accidents road safety strategies sociological problems dimensions of the problem in Australia s p barker w hadden k g jamieson eric wigglesworth j s robertson d klein e suchman d f jones lord robens o woodhouse j m henderson j a walker p z barry j c lane j w anderson s lancer r g sell s k mckenzie Spoiral bound book of 234 A4 Pages. ...Victorian Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (VIOSH) Australia is the Asia-Pacific centre for teaching and research in occupational health and safety (OHS) and is known as one of Australia's leaders on the field. VIOSH has a global reputation for its innovative approach within the field of OHS management. VIOSH had its first intake of students in 1979. At that time the Institution was known as the Ballarat College of Advanced Education. In 1990 it became known as Ballarat University College, then in 1994 as University of Ballarat. It was 2014 that it became Federation University. VIOSH Australia students are safety managers, senior advisors and experienced OHS professionals. They come from all over Australia and industry. Students are taught active research and enquiry; rather than textbook learning and a one-size fits all approach. VIOSH accepts people into the Graduate Diploma of Occupational Hazard Management who have no undergraduate degree - on the basis of extensive work experience and knowledge. The handbook provides students with the reading resources appropriate for tutorials in Occupational Hazard Management at Ballarat College of Advanced Education. Articles are from a wide range of resources and by a number of authors in the field. One of interest was a Report of the Committee 1970-72 by Chairman Lord Robens. It was presented to Parliament by Command of Her Majesty, July 1972.Spoiral bound book of 234 A4 Pages. Cream cover - slightly dirty.viosh, victorian institute of occupational safety and health, occupational hazard management, tutorials, readings, occupational accidents, road safety, strategies, sociological problems, dimensions of the problem in australia, s p barker, w hadden, k g jamieson, eric wigglesworth, j s robertson, d klein, e suchman, d f jones, lord robens, o woodhouse, j m henderson, j a walker, p z barry, j c lane, j w anderson, s lancer, r g sell, s k mckenzie -
Greensborough Historical SocietyNewspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Plenty of accidents, 27/09/2017
... accidents...plenty road bundoora...Plenty Road is the second most accident prone street in Australia, with eight pedestrians hit by cars outside La Trobe University this year alone....Greensborough Historical Society 34A Glenauburn Road Lower Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne Plenty Road is the second most accident prone street in Australia, with eight pedestrians hit by cars outside La Trobe University this year alone. la trobe university accidents plenty road bundoora traffic accidents News article 1 page, black text. ...Plenty Road is the second most accident prone street in Australia, with eight pedestrians hit by cars outside La Trobe University this year alone.News article 1 page, black text.la trobe university, accidents, plenty road bundoora, traffic accidents -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Container - Household, Tin Renown Tea, Early 20th century
... He and his wife Mary were killed in a road accident in May 1965. It was not uncommon for items such as tea and other basic commodities to be purchased in large amounts. ...He and his wife Mary were killed in a road accident in May 1965. It was not uncommon for items such as tea and other basic commodities to be purchased in large amounts. ...John Gibson was a tea merchant in Warrnambool in the 1930's and later went on to run a clothing business in Fairy Street Warrnambool which also involved travelling to areas outside of Warrnambool and district farms with a range of clothing. His wife Mary was associated with the Nella Maris cafe in Liebig St where John Gibson was seriously wounded in a stabbing attack. He and his wife Mary were killed in a road accident in May 1965. It was not uncommon for items such as tea and other basic commodities to be purchased in large amounts. In an article on A common item from the early and mid 20th century with a link to a Warrnambool person and family businessRectangular metal tin with attached hinged lid.The front of the tin has a dark blue background with a white teapot and palm trees and buildings also in white. Text is in red.The tea of taste Renown Tea. J Gibson Warrnambool. Nett weight 12lbs.warrnambool, john alexander gibson, renown tea, j gibson warrnambool -
Orbost & District Historical Societyblackout shield, Lucas Industries, WW 11
... To drive at night without them was an offence; however, the increase in road accidents led to the removal of headlight masks everywhere in Australia south of Rockhampton from 15 February 1943. ...To drive at night without them was an offence; however, the increase in road accidents led to the removal of headlight masks everywhere in Australia south of Rockhampton from 15 February 1943. ...By 1941, the threat of Japanese invasion caused restrictions to daily life. Blackouts became the norm. To prevent identification from enemy planes all lights had to be turned down, including car headlights that had to be covered to minimize light exposure. In Australia more relaxed regulations led to the Australian air raid precautions being dubbed the “brownout”. These shields limited the amount of light emitted by a vehicle. To drive at night without them was an offence; however, the increase in road accidents led to the removal of headlight masks everywhere in Australia south of Rockhampton from 15 February 1943. These shields, though not rare, evoke a period of restrictions, fear, rationing and confinement.A circular metal disc painted black - car light blackout shield. It has a small glass slot in front and a scooped out front to cover the light.ww11 blackout-shield -
Orbost & District Historical Societyshields - blackout, Swan, Wally, WW11
... To drive at night without them was an offence; however, the increase in road accidents led to the removal of headlight masks everywhere in Australia south of Rockhampton from 15 February 1943....To drive at night without them was an offence; however, the increase in road accidents led to the removal of headlight masks everywhere in Australia south of Rockhampton from 15 February 1943. ...By 1941, the threat of Japanese invasion caused restrictions to daily life. Blackouts became the norm. To prevent identification from enemy planes all lights had to be turned down, including car headlights that had to be covered to minimize light exposure. In Australia more relaxed regulations led to the Australian air raid precautions being dubbed the “brownout”. These shields limited the amount of light emitted by a vehicle. To drive at night without them was an offence; however, the increase in road accidents led to the removal of headlight masks everywhere in Australia south of Rockhampton from 15 February 1943.These shields, though not rare, evoke a period of restrictions, fear, rationing and confinement.Pair of handmade car light blackout shields. Black round metal with scoop at front as well as small glass partition.shields-blackout ww11 transport-motor-vehicles -
Broadmeadows Historical Society & MuseumPhotograph - Fatal Accident, Leader newspaper, 16 September 1986
... accident...Hume Highway...Somerton Road...Fatal accident Somerton Road and Hume Highway 1986...Broadmeadows Historical Society & Museum 21 Pearcedale Parade Broadmeadows melbourne Fatal accident Somerton Road and Hume Highway 1986 Event in Somerton Fatal accident Hume Highway Somerton Road Somerton Broadmeadows Observer Obs 17//9/86; P1; Pascoe Vale Road crash Leader Newspaper stamp Photo b/w: 17.5 cm x 12 cm Photograph Fatal Accident Leader newspaper ...Fatal accident Somerton Road and Hume Highway 1986Event in SomertonPhoto b/w: 17.5 cm x 12 cmObs 17//9/86; P1; Pascoe Vale Road crash Leader Newspaper stampfatal accident, hume highway, somerton road, somerton, broadmeadows observer -
Glen Eira Historical SocietyDocument - Theobald, Augustus ‘Gus’
... He was killed in a road accident at 93. Two original black and white photographs of Gus Theobald as a school-crossing supervisor at O’Neil campus in Garden Vale, undated....He was killed in a road accident at 93. Two original black and white photographs of Gus Theobald as a school-crossing supervisor at O’Neil campus in Garden Vale, undated. ...This file contains three items about Theobald, Augustus Gus. One page type-written document title CAULFIELD IDENTITIES on the history of Gus Thoebald. The summary of it is published in the nineteenth newsletter (April 1982) of Caulfield Historical Society. Original newspaper cutting from THE AGE dated 20/08/1990, a sports article remembering Augustus Gus Theobald at the V.A.A. mens cross-country championship held on 18/08/1990. He was killed in a road accident at 93. Two original black and white photographs of Gus Theobald as a school-crossing supervisor at O’Neil campus in Garden Vale, undated.caulfield, glen huntly, theobald gus, theobald augustus albert, glen huntly road, royal avenua, electrical business, glen huntly athletic club, medals, sport, sports people, school crossing supervisor, death and dying, castella nick de, ryan gerard, lubofsky jon, deveson glen, hoyle adam, theobald augustus gus, ramadge col. -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Traction Engine Accident on the Joel Joel bridge -- 3 Photos
... Accident. Set of three photographs. C1922 Wimmera Bridge on Stawell Road. For information on accident see third Sheet...Accident. Set of three photographs. C1922 Wimmera Bridge on Stawell Road. For information on accident see third Sheet shire Archie Slorach Joel Area John Frampton Three B/W photos of an accident on a bridge. ...Joel Joel Bridge Traction Engine Accident. Set of three photographs. C1922 Wimmera Bridge on Stawell Road. For information on accident see third SheetThree B/W photos of an accident on a bridge. A Traction engine broke through the surface of the bridge whilst towing a trailer full of lumber. the top photo is a close up of the tractor ashowing the rear wheel still on the bridge. The Second Photo shows the tractor and trailer from left rear, while the last phot shows the Secen from the right front.shire, archie slorach, joel area, john frampton -
Brighton Historical SocietyDress, circa 1920
... They lived here until Ellen's death in a road accident in 1956. Ellen gave the dress to her great-granddaughter when Margaret was ten years old. ...They lived here until Ellen's death in a road accident in 1956. Ellen gave the dress to her great-granddaughter when Margaret was ten years old. ...This dress belonged to Ellen Davis, nee McLaughlin (1870-1956), great-grandmother of Margaret Lake. Ellen was born in County Donegal, Ireland. She married George Washington Davis in 1890 and the couple moved to South Africa, where George owned a bicycle store. During this time, Margaret says, Ellen "had a life of luxury, having servants at her beck and call and even sleeping at the foot of her bed to protect her from any harm". She was a "tiny lady of 5 foot tall" and George "could put his hands around her waist of 18 inches". On coming to Australia they opened a garage and taxi service in Graham Street, Port Melbourne. They lived here until Ellen's death in a road accident in 1956. Ellen gave the dress to her great-granddaughter when Margaret was ten years old. Aged 62, Margaret told BHS, "I have worn it on several occasions, mostly to costume parties and fancy-dress balls when I was younger. I have loved it all this time and displayed it on a dress model in my last home". As she had no granddaughter of her own to leave it to, she decided to donate the dress so that it would continue to be cared for.Sleeveless black silk crepe dress with V-neck and scalloped hem. Covered with black beaded designs, with white bead and iridescent pink sequin accents.margaret lake, ellen davis, ellen mclaughlin, beading, 1920s -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumDocument - Photocopy, Alan Bradley, "Look Out in the Blackout" - 27/12/1941, Mar. 1998
... Notes actions that should be taken about boarding or alighting from tramcars, walking along roads and also accident statistics from Britain during the first four months of WWII. ...Notes actions that should be taken about boarding or alighting from tramcars, walking along roads and also accident statistics from Britain during the first four months of WWII. ...Photocopy of an item (enlarged) that appeared in the 27/12/1941 Ballarat Courier about Wartime (2nd World War) Safety Hints for Pedestrians. Notes actions that should be taken about boarding or alighting from tramcars, walking along roads and also accident statistics from Britain during the first four months of WWII. Used in a 1998 Fares Please! Photocopy supplied by Alan Bradley in March 1998. trams, tramways, ballarat, world war ii, blackouts, safety -
Ringwood and District Historical SocietyPhotograph, Ringwood derailment on 11 Feb 1908 at Wantirna Rd. underpass looking north. Maroondah Highway near trees beyond underpass
... View from the road. Railway accident at Ringwood". Typed below photograph, "Ringwood derailment 1902 at Wantirna Rd. underpass looking north. ...View from the road. Railway accident at Ringwood". Typed below photograph, "Ringwood derailment 1902 at Wantirna Rd. underpass looking north. ...Black and white photographs - 2 copiesPrinted directly below photographs, "1. overturned engine and tender at the 'dead end' which was carried away. The X indicates position of fireman McKeone when rescued. 2. View from the road. Railway accident at Ringwood". Typed below photograph, "Ringwood derailment 1902 at Wantirna Rd. underpass looking north. Maroondah Highway near trees beyond underpass". Date incorrect, should be 11 Feb 1908 (as per item 2019) - refer to The Argus article published on Wednesday 12 February 1908, page 7. Thanks to railway enthusiast Neal Glover for pointing out the error. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: MINES INSURANCE POLICY NEW DON NL, 8/3/1940
... Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet - foolscap document - 'State Accident Insurance Office Victoria Mines Policy' between New Don NL of Inglewood Road, Bendigo and State Accident Insurance Office. ...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields ORGANIZATION Business new don no liability McColl Rankin & Stanistreet Bendigo mining gold mining insurance employees Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet - foolscap document - 'State Accident Insurance Office Victoria Mines Policy' between New Don NL of Inglewood Road, Bendigo and State Accident Insurance Office. ...Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet - foolscap document - 'State Accident Insurance Office Victoria Mines Policy' between New Don NL of Inglewood Road, Bendigo and State Accident Insurance Office. Policy to the value of 265 pounds for employees of New Don No Liability. Pol. No. M. 42564. Top LH corner stamped with red ink McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet, Commonwealth Bank Chambers Bendigo, Bendigo & District Representatives.organization, business, new don no liability, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, bendigo, mining, gold mining, insurance, employees -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of VictoriaB&W photo of another photo or newspaper photograph of Pastor Sir Douglas Nicholls, Undated
... In April 1942, ‘Dowie’ died of road accident trauma, leaving his wife, Gladys, née Bux, and three children. ...In April 1942, ‘Dowie’ died of road accident trauma, leaving his wife, Gladys, née Bux, and three children. ...Sir Douglas Ralph Nicholls (1906-1988), footballer, pastor, activist and governor, was born on 9 December 1906 at Cummeragunja Aboriginal mission, New South Wales, fifth child of Herbert Nicholls, seasonal worker, and his wife Florence, née Atkinson. Doug grew up at Cummeragunja, on the Murray River near Barmah, in its golden years of Aboriginal autonomy. Thomas Shadrach James gave him and other Yorta Yorta children a sound primary education, reinforcing the pride and self-assurance gained from their parents. As Doug grew, so too did the powers of the State’s Aboriginal Protection Board. Doug’s elder sister Hilda was removed about 1915. When Doug reached 14, he was moved off under the Aborigines Protection Act (1909) to find work. He took a job with dredging teams constructing levees on the Murray. Like other youths in the region Nicholls played Australian rules football, emulating kinsmen who had won local premierships since the 1890s. Doug and his brother Herbert (‘Dowie’) played with Tongala in the mid-1920s. Melbourne football beckoned, Doug trying out unsuccessfully for Carlton in 1927. He signed with the Northcote Victorian Football Association team, despite his nervousness about his Aboriginality, and was given a job with Northcote City Council. ‘Dowie’ joined him for a season. Doug was short at 5 ft 2 ins (158 cm), but muscular and lightning fast. He competed regularly during a boom in professional running, winning many heat and place prizes. In 1929 he won the Nyah and Warracknabeal gifts, earning a sash and £100 in each, together with a case of cutlery in the latter. Using his speed on the wing for Northcote, he produced great spring and agility from his compact body. The Sporting Globe reported in 1929 that ‘he flashes through packs of big men, whisks around small men . . . and attempts marks at the back of any six-footer’. In front-on clashes he was flattened only to rise again. The sole Aborigine in the VFA, he was known affectionately as the ‘flying Abo’ but called worse by his opponents’ barrackers. He competed for five seasons, being named ‘best and fairest’ twice, appearing in three association grand finals and winning in 1929. Keen to earn more than a seasonal wage, in 1931 Nicholls accepted a three-year contract with Jimmy Sharman’s travelling boxing show. The bouts matched opposites, local against tent boxer, white against black, and sometimes men of different sizes. He faced stiff competition from those who wanted to best the noted Melbourne black footballer, the crowd adding racial abuse. A far better footballer than boxer, he copped some punishment. Fighting in the Melbourne Stadium in December 1931, he was described by Truth as ‘slow and awkward’, but packing a ‘good wallop’. In 1932 Sharman, who treated his boxers fairly, released Nicholls to join the Fitzroy Victorian Football League team, which agreed to employ him as its groundsman. He played fifty-four games for Fitzroy over six seasons until knee trouble forced him out in 1937. Winning cups in 1934 and 1935, he played alongside Haydn Bunton and Wilfred (‘Chicken’) Smallhorn. Grand finals eluded him but he represented Victoria twice. Following his mother’s death, Nicholls revisited the Church of Christ chapel in Northcote, where they had worshipped together. On 17 July 1932 he experienced a conversion. He was soon baptised and witnessed openly, leading his fellow footballers to occasional church parades. Nicholls exhibited leadership qualities. William Cooper, founder of the Australian Aborigines’ League and Nicholls’ Yorta Yorta kinsman and fellow Christian, encouraged the young footballer. In February 1935 Cooper, Nicholls and others lobbied Thomas Paterson, the Commonwealth minister for the interior, over the need for Federal control of Aboriginal affairs. Nicholls attended the Day of Mourning protest for Aborigines held in Sydney on 26 January 1938, declaring: ‘after 150 years our people are still influenced and bossed by white people. I know we can proudly hold our own with others if given the chance’. When Cooper retired in November 1940 Nicholls became secretary of the AAL. On 2 June 1941 Nicholls enlisted in the Citizen Military Forces. He trained at Seymour and Bonegilla before being posted to the 29th Battalion. As Major Frank Corr’s batman, he was popular with other soldiers who tolerated his preaching and Bible reading. His army service was brief, however, and he was discharged in Melbourne on compassionate grounds on 22 January 1942. His biographer claimed that the Fitzroy police requested his return to mediate in the racial tensions developing between servicemen and the mostly respectable Aboriginal families living in crowded and dilapidated Fitzroy housing; Aboriginal people maintain that they requested his release. Nicholls began welfare work and religious services from an Aboriginal home in Gertrude Street, Fitzroy. In April 1942, ‘Dowie’ died of road accident trauma, leaving his wife, Gladys, née Bux, and three children. On 26 December 1942 at Moama Methodist Church, New South Wales, Nicholls married her, a caring gesture which developed into a loving partnership. In January 1943 he initiated ‘Aboriginal Sunday’, featuring a gum leaf orchestra and choir. By 1955 this service had moved to July and later evolved into National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) week. Ordained a Churches of Christ pastor in 1945, Nicholls conducted a vigorous ministry from a chapel in Gore Street, Fitzroy. His work survived on donations, a small honorarium, and his employment as team coach (1947) and curator at the Northcote Football Ground. In the 1950s Gladys established grocery and opportunity shops to earn income and provide services. Their house soon overflowed with people in need or visitors to Melbourne. Nicholls also hosted inspiring African American visitors such as the pianist Winifred Attwell and the singer Harry Belafonte. His ministry extended to Aboriginal country communities. Gladys taught Sunday school, undertook endless fund-raising and welfare work beside her husband, and became his greatest supporter and financial manager. They formed an Aboriginal Girls’ Hostel in 1956, for which they acted as house parents, and bought holiday units for Aborigines at Queenscliff. Persistently advocating Aboriginal rights, Nicholls protested about the impact of the Woomera rocket range on the people of the Warburton Ranges, co-ordinated the production of a concert, Out of the Dark, scripted by Jean Campbell, to rectify the omission of Aborigines from Victoria’s Commonwealth jubilee celebrations, and criticised the Victorian Aboriginal Protection Board. In 1957 when the board was transformed into the Aborigines’ Welfare Board, he and Harold Blair were appointed as Aboriginal representatives. Maintaining the stance of a political moderate, he did not bear grudges and sought to build bridges between black and white. He co-operated with any group that aided the cause, including the Council of Aboriginal Rights, whose executive were members of the Communist Party of Australia. This association attracted the attention of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization, which in 1957 began to keep a file on Nicholls. In May 1957 Nicholls formed the Victorian Aborigines Advancement League with Doris Blackburn and Gordon Bryant, a Federal parliamentarian. As its paid field officer and spokesman, Nicholls contested assimilation policies and used film to raise awareness of issues. When the Welfare Board attempted to close Lake Tyers reserve, Gippsland, he resigned in disgust and led a protest march on parliament in May 1963. The AAL also petitioned the United Nations on land rights in June, perhaps the first indigenous body to do so. He argued for new premises at 58 Cunningham Street, Northcote, opened in 1966 as the ‘Doug Nicholls Centre’. In 1958 Nicholls was a foundation member of the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement (Federal Council for the Advancement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders after 1964), which he served as national field officer (1961) and Victorian secretary (1962-63). While an innovator in tactics, he was alarmed by the influence of confrontational ‘black power’ politics in the AAL and resigned as a director amid turmoil on this issue in 1969, claiming the concept was a ‘bitter word’, not needed in Australia. Similar tensions in FCAATSI led him to join with Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal) in establishing the short-lived National Tribal Council as an alternative forum. As the AAL leadership moderated their stance, he returned as president (1969-74) of the new all-Aboriginal organisation. He was also a keen patron of the National Aboriginal Sports Foundation, founded in 1969. Many honours were conferred on Nicholls: he was appointed MBE (1957) and OBE (1968) and knighted (1972). In 1962 he was named Victorian ‘Father of the Year’ and the State’s second Aboriginal justice of the peace. Crowned Melbourne’s 1973 King of Moomba, he was declared Bapu Mamus (a Torres Strait term for ‘headman’) by the NTC. On 1 December 1976 Sir Douglas was appointed Governor of South Australia, but his health deteriorated within weeks, making it difficult for him to perform his official duties. In March 1977 he hosted Queen Elizabeth during her royal tour and was appointed KCVO. He relinquished his governorship on 30 April 1977 following a stroke. Ill health continued to dog him during retirement, but he played his Nelson Eddy records, enjoyed his expanding family, and when able, ministered to the Aboriginal Church at the League’s premises. Sir Douglas Nicholls died on 4 June 1988 at Mooroopna, predeceased (1981) by his wife and survived by his five children. He was given a state funeral and buried in tribal ground at Cummeragunja cemetery. Among the many tributes to him are an oval at Northcote, handed to the AAL in 1982, a Canberra suburb gazetted in 1991, and a fellowship for Indigenous leadership established in 2003, all in his name, and a statue of Sir Doug and Lady Nicholls by Louis Laumen, unveiled in 2007 in Parliament Gardens, Melbourne. Sir Douglas Nicholls is shown speaking at a microphone; head and shoulders; dressed in a suit.Pastor Douglas Nicholls -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Title Search Document, 1930s to 1960s
... accident at a Ballarat gold mine. Other notable Warrnambool identities who owned this property on Pertobe Road included Thomas King, Christopher Beattie, Thomas Goodall, William McMahon and Alan Lane....accident at a Ballarat gold mine. Other notable Warrnambool identities who owned this property on Pertobe Road included Thomas King, Christopher Beattie, Thomas Goodall, William McMahon and Alan Lane. ...These documents concern the property in South Warrnambool, Jetty Allotment 7, Section 4. They include a search made of the title of this property in 1937 and information on later purchasers of the property. The first owner of this property was James Cust who purchased it in April 1853. James Cust (1815-1860) came from Ireland to Australia in 1841. From 1847 on he farmed first at Woodford and then moved into Warrnambool and began land speculating.. In 1856 his property was valued at £20,000 but by 1858 he was declared insolvent following the insolvency of his financial backer, William Bateman and his properties were sold. He died in 1860 following an accident at a Ballarat gold mine. Other notable Warrnambool identities who owned this property on Pertobe Road included Thomas King, Christopher Beattie, Thomas Goodall, William McMahon and Alan Lane.These documents are of interest as they detail the history of a property in Warrnambool up to the 1960s. They are also an example of the type of property once owned by James Cust, an important early land speculator in Warrnambool. These are nine loose sheets of paper concerning a legal search made of a block of land in Warrnambool and later documents on the same property The papers contain handwriting in blue and black ink and pencil and one red stamp. One of the pages is an invoice for the charge made for the search.‘Searched 25/5/37 W.D. Richardson Titles Searcher 418 Little Collins Street Melbourne C1’james cust,, history of warrnambool -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Financial record - Davidson Account Book, 1895
... road This is a financial record of goods bought from the Warrnambool property of Woodend owned by the Davidson family. Entry dates are from 1895 to 1924. The property Woodend was founded by James Davidson in 1853/1854. James Davidson came to Australia in 1847 and arrived in Warrnambool with his family and his brother in 1850. He had a store in Warrnambool in partnership with J.C. A Kruger and was also an auctioneer. He died as a result of an accident ...This is a financial record of goods bought from the Warrnambool property of Woodend owned by the Davidson family. Entry dates are from 1895 to 1924. The property Woodend was founded by James Davidson in 1853/1854. James Davidson came to Australia in 1847 and arrived in Warrnambool with his family and his brother in 1850. He had a store in Warrnambool in partnership with J.C. A Kruger and was also an auctioneer. He died as a result of an accident at sea in 1862 and his family continued on at the Woodend farm.This item is of interest as a record of the day to day purchases of a Warrnambool farmer in the late 19th and 20th centuries.This is a hard covered book with a mottled pattern on the cover. The binding is black. The pages contain printed red lines and hand written entries in black ink.warrnambool woodend farm, davidson farm -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Bottles (2), Bottle, c. 1900
... Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc. 2 Gilles Street (south of Merri St) Warrnambool great-ocean-road These two bottles were found by workmen building a new retaining wall on the north side of the Les O’Callaghan History House building in Gilles Street Warrnambool. The wall replaced one damaged beyond repair following a car accident ...These two bottles were found by workmen building a new retaining wall on the north side of the Les O’Callaghan History House building in Gilles Street Warrnambool. The wall replaced one damaged beyond repair following a car accident in 2019. The building was erected in 1889 as the caretaker’s cottage in the Warrnambool Sea Baths complex (for most of its existence it had two swimming pools, a hot sea water baths building and a caretaker’s cottage). The water in the baths were pumped up from the ocean and, for the hot baths, heated on site. These baths were the municipal baths until the mid 1950s. The bottles may have originated from the one of the families residing in the cottage or from passers-by in the adjoining Merri Street or from patrons of the baths. They appear to be over 100 years old but there is no way the ownership of the bottles can be established.These bottles are of interest as archeological finds after repair works to the Les O’Callaghan History House. .1 A dark green (or black?) glass bottle with a hollowed out concave base, no stopper and a slightly chipped rim on the top. The bottle is stained inside. .2 A green glass bottle with a hollowed out concave base, a moulded top with no stopper and an elongated neck. The bottle is stained inside. warrnambool & district historical society, heritageworks warrnambool, les o’callaghan history house, warrnambool, history of warrnambool -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Document, Merit Certificate Education Department, 1926
... road This document certifies that Serge Worland has obtained his Merit Certificate which was a level which for many children was the end of formal schooling . It was achieved at grade 8 level , the current year 8 level. This was obtained at Warrnambool High School in 19th November 1926. Serge Worland was the son of Henri Worland who was Warrnambool Town Clerk from 1918 until 1948 and the Worland family has many connections in the district. Serge was a bank clerk who died as a result of a motor vehicle accident ...This document certifies that Serge Worland has obtained his Merit Certificate which was a level which for many children was the end of formal schooling . It was achieved at grade 8 level , the current year 8 level. This was obtained at Warrnambool High School in 19th November 1926. Serge Worland was the son of Henri Worland who was Warrnambool Town Clerk from 1918 until 1948 and the Worland family has many connections in the district. Serge was a bank clerk who died as a result of a motor vehicle accident on March 29, 1935. This is a common object but with a link to one of Warrnambool's families has historic and social significance.Cream paper with black text. Personal details are typed.State crest is at the top and has lined border. There are two signatures at the bottom of the document. No 154448. Education Department Victoria. Awarded toSerge Worland. Signed George Handley and R h Greenwood.warrnambool, serge worland, worland, worland family, victorian merit certificate -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Souvenir - Shipwreck item, Falls of Halladale, 1886
... road The Falls of Halladale was a four-masted iron-hulled barque built for the long-distance bulk carrier trade. In dense fog on the night of 14 November 1908 she was sailed onto rocks off Peterborough due to a navigational error. The 29 crew abandoned ship safely and reached shore by boat. The ship was left foundering with sails unfurled. For weeks afterwards large crowds gathered to view the ship as she gradually broke up and sank in the shallow water. Shortly after the accident ...The Falls of Halladale was a four-masted iron-hulled barque built for the long-distance bulk carrier trade. In dense fog on the night of 14 November 1908 she was sailed onto rocks off Peterborough due to a navigational error. The 29 crew abandoned ship safely and reached shore by boat. The ship was left foundering with sails unfurled. For weeks afterwards large crowds gathered to view the ship as she gradually broke up and sank in the shallow water. Shortly after the accident the ship's master, Captain Thomson, faced a Court of Marine Enquiry in Melbourne. He was found guilty of a gross act of misconduct, having carelessly navigated the ship, neglected to take proper soundings and failing to place the ship on a port tack before it became too late to avoid shipwreck. Thomson's punishment included a small fine and six months suspension of his Master's Certificate of Competency. The hull lies on its starboard side about 300 metres off-shore in 3-15 metres of water. The original cargo included 56,763 roofing slates and coils of barbed wire. 22,000 slates were salvaged in the 1980s and used as roofing at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, Warrnambool.This item has historical significance as it came from one of the known shipwrecks along the South West coast of Victoria. There are a number of photographs of the wreck as it founded on the rock and hence is an image with which many people are familiar. Curved piece of timber with flat base from the wreck of the ship Falls of Halladale. Inside is recessed with slight ledge near back. A chunk of timber is missing on the top. The face has swirled carvings with leaf and seed design and base curved to the edge.Hand painted in red paint on inside bottom edge 'PETERBOROUGH'. Hand painted in white paint on bottom 'FALLS OF HALLADALE/WRECKED/PETERBOROUGH/VIC/NOV. 1908'melbourne, shipwrecks, flagstaff hill maritime village, warrnambool, falls of halladale, barques, peterborough victoria, roofing slates, captain thomson, thomson, court of marine enquiry -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyLeaflet - Kiewa, Welcome to Kiewa
... roads, changeable and extreme weather and the threat of bush fires. The gatehouse existed during construction, when the SECV was in charge, as a restriction to entry to the Scheme for SECV workers and those with permission to enter. The SECV controlled the area so in case of accident ...The State Electricity Commission of Victoria constructed the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme from 1938 to 1961. The Scheme included three power stations, dams, tunnels and was becoming a popular tourist destination with Falls Creek Ski field within its boundaries.This leaflet was published by the SECV to ensure all visitors to the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme were made aware of safety measures with regard to their driving and to bush fires. These were necessary as the area was unique with driving on mountainous roads, changeable and extreme weather and the threat of bush fires. The gatehouse existed during construction, when the SECV was in charge, as a restriction to entry to the Scheme for SECV workers and those with permission to enter. The SECV controlled the area so in case of accident, the SECV was the body to contact not eg. the police.Small white and green leaflet made from one sheet of glossy paper and folded in half. Front cover has the title in the middle, the SECV emblem at the centre top and across the bottom is a message to read the inside pages which are safety messages for driving and bush fires. The back cover has a RACV road map of Kiewa and its 'works' including the Gatehouse which was the entrance to the scheme.The map also has an insert of the main roads & nearby cities. state electricity commission of victoria; kiewa hydro electric scheme; gatehouse; safety rules; kiewa -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBooklet, Wilke and Co Pty Ltd, Standing Orders for Drivers of Mechanical Vehicles, 1942
... Soft covered booklet covering the responsibilities of drivers of mechanical vehicles in regard to road rules, licences, general driving, convoys, passengers, accidents, maintenance, etc...4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne Orders for drivers world war 2 Soft covered booklet covering the responsibilities of drivers of mechanical vehicles in regard to road rules, licences, general driving, convoys, passengers, accidents, maintenance, etc Standing Orders for Drivers of Mechanical Vehicles Booklet Wilke and Co Pty Ltd ...Soft covered booklet covering the responsibilities of drivers of mechanical vehicles in regard to road rules, licences, general driving, convoys, passengers, accidents, maintenance, etcorders for drivers, world war 2
