Stories of courage, inspiration and healing in the wake of the North East Victorian bush fires. Photographer Viv Mehés spent more than 3 years taking photographs and talking with local people about the 2009 firestorm and its legacy. Includes first-hand experiences of people affected by these fires — the stories here are their stories. - https://www.blacksaturdaymuseum.com/SpiritOfTheSpine.htm Includes map of area covered. black saturday, bushfire, victorian bushfires - 2009, viv mehes

"LEST WE FORGET" "100/YEARS OF/ANZAC/ THE SPIRIT LIVES/ 2014-2018" THIS IS A STORY BOOK FOR CHILDREN.Hard cover book. Cover - cardboard with adhered white paper cover. Gold, blue, red and black print on front, spine and back. Illustrated, front in colour of elderly person with a child surrounded by red poppies. Back, elderly person seated in armchair with a child seated on his knee. No page numbers, cut, plain white paper. Illustrations in colour.books, anzac day, children

From the title page; "In Their Footsteps/ Sharing the Stories of our/ ANZACS and their descendants ... heartfelt/ stories a century in the making". "100 / YEARS OF/ ANZAC/ THE SPIRIT LIVES/ 2014-2018" Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard, with fold in flaps. Red colour background, with white colour print on front, spine and back. Illustrated colour photograph of a museum building superimposed with illuminated images of young men. 148 pages - cut, plain, white colour paper. Illustrated - black and white and colour photographs, diagrams and cartoons. Title page - handwritten information.Handwritten information - grey lead pencil. "WA,US/ $25.00"publication, book, narrative, anzacs bendigo

Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard, red, gold and grey colour print on front, spine and back. Illustrated, in silhouette photograph of seven soldiers at top front and back. Front bottom, seven civilians in a file in profile. Colour Photograph. 193 pages - cut, plain, white colour paper. Illustrated, black and white photographs and maps.publication, book, military history, kokoda, ww2, biographies

WE REMEMBER ANZAC - 100 years of ANZAC - THE SPIRIT LIVES 2014-2018 - SECONDARY RESOURCE .1) .2) 'WE REMEMBER ANZAC' .3) 'COMMEMORATIVE CEREMONY' .4) 'Memories & Memorabilia - Recognising and Preserving Australia's War Heritage' .5) 'Candour. Stories in the words of those who served 1914-1918.' .6) Over a Century of Service 2015 (Calendar) .7) 'ANZAC CENTENARY' .8) 'ANZAC PORTAL' .9) '2015 Anzac Day School's Awards'.1) Box folder - cardboard, white & gold print front, spine, back. Illustrated - collage colour photographs - medals, poppy, rising sun badge, soldier in silhouette. .2) Softcover, cardboard with fold in front flap, white & gold print, spiral bound, colour collage photographs - poppy, medals, troops. Pages - 86 pages, cut, plain, white, illustrated black & white, colour photographs, work sheets. .3) DVD inside cover flap. .4) Soft cover, cardboard, spiral bound, black, print front, illustrated sepia photograph soldier with letter and slouch hat. Pages - 88 pages, cut, plain, white, illustrated black & white, colour photographs, posters. .5) Soft cover, cardboard, white print front & back, illustrated - collage colour and sepia photographs of service personnel, letters, pens, brooch. Pages - 56 pages, cut, plain, white, illustrated colour, black & white photographs, medals, paintings. .6) Calender - soft cover, cardboard, light brown and black print front and back. Illustrated - sepia and colour - in silhouette - Troops of 1st Australian Division and members of 4 RAR. Pages - cut, plain, white, illustrated colour, black & white photographs from Boer War to Afghanistan. .7) .8) Card, cardboard with Webkey attached. Card - white & dark red print, small colour, sepia illustrations. .8) Key - metal with words printed - 'ANZAC PORTAL'. In plastic pocket. .9) Leaflet - lightweight cardboard black, white, yellow print front and back. Illustrated - black & white photograph of troop ship dockside. educational kit, anzac centenary

The Changi Brownlow, an inspirational story of the Aussie team spirit - mateship and sacrifice, courage and endurance. In the harshness and brutality of Changi prison a group of Australian POW's dug deep and fought to maintain their spirit in the best way they knew how - Australian Rules football.Soft cardboard cover, black, brown, red print front, spine & back. Front cover background beige, with sepia portrait photo at top left & buildings at the bottom. Sepia photo of an Australian Rules football scene. 376 pages, cut, plain, white, illustrated black / white photos.Handwritten in lead pencil on front top right of fly leaf: “R Jones” Handwritten in black ink on front fly leaf, black / white photo of women & soldier in uniform: “DULCIE JONES & ALFIE PROWSE COUSINS DURING WWII. ALFIE WAS PETER CHITTY'S BROTHER IN LAW”book, changi, brownlow, pow’s

Chairman of the Victorian Railways, Harold Clapp, established The Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board as part of a campaign to launch the Spirit of Progress – the first new train constructed during the Depression era. Clapp was an aggressive Chairman of Railway Commissioners who was determined to keep Victorian Railways prospering. This book was a promotion book for "The Gippslander". The Gippslander name has been used for trains in the Bairnsdale corridor since 1954This book is a useful research tool.A 28 pp paper back book, titled Gippsland and its Lakes and Caves Victoria Australia. The front cover has orange and black print with yellow, green and blue motifs on a white and yellow background. The book has a stapled spine. It contains a short description of each of Gippsland's towns, a centre, double page maap of the region and many b/w photographs.railway-transport gippsland clapp-harold

This book contains interviews with 48 of the 300 centenarians listed by the Australian Bicentennial Authority, whose long lives together form an oral social history of the development of Australia over the past one hundred years. It includes reminiscences of Judy Bagu, Jimmy Bird, Paddy Djiaween and Walter Smith; brief accounts of bush foods, medicines, uses of plants, birth and mortuary rituals; working lives on cattle stations, missions, prospecting, dingo trapping, camel working, pearling, shire council; Kunmunyah, Beagle Bay Mission, Broome.This compilation of stories from centenarians is a contemporary social record of one hundred years of living through two world wars and the Great Depression in Australia. A 183 pp book with a light brown cover, darker spine. On the front cover is a photograph of a pair of hands. Print is black "A Ton of Spirit Australian Centenarians talk with Penny Smith".book-a-ton-of-spirit-penny-smith social-records-early-australia

This book was awarded by Geelong Grammar to Walter Armstrong in 1884. It was donated to the Ballarat College library by his grandson W Mick U Armstrong (1944). Mick attended Ballarat College 1937 - 1942. In 1936 the Weatherly Library was established at Ballarat College and a community book drive resulted in personal copies of books owned by members of the school community being donated to the library over the next 10-20 years. Mick Armstrong donated this book (amongst others) to the school library during his final year at the school. It is an excellent example of the community spirit which carried the school through periods of financial hardship. Dark royal blue leather bound book with gold crest, borders and spine detail. Spine has 6 decorative compartments with raised bands and red leather and gold lettering in the title compartment; Geelong Grammar crest embossed in gold on front cover and gold border to front and back cover; marbled endpapers and edges; black and white frontispiece and illustrations throughout book; book plates inside front cover.Book plate inside front cover: Geelong Grammar Crest / 1st PRIZE / PRESENTED BYB/ The Council / AWARDED TO / Walter Armstrong / FOR / Old & New testament / Middle 6th form / Christmas 1884 / Bracebridge Wilson / HEAD MASTER Book plate on front end page: Religion 200 / Ballarat College crest / Ballarat College / Library / PRESETNED BY / W M U ARMSTRONG 1942 / Books may be kept for One Week / only, but may be renewed / PLEASE REPORT ANY LOOSE / LEAVES, ETC. walter-armstrong, w-m-u-armstrong, geelong-grammar

This book was awarded by Geelong Grammar to Walter Armstrong in 1881. It was donated to the Ballarat College library by his grandson W Mick U Armstrong (1944). Mick attended Ballarat College 1937 - 1942. In 1936 the Weatherly Library was established at Ballarat College and a community book drive resulted in personal copies of books owned by members of the school community being donated to the library over the next 10-20 years. Mick Armstrong donated this book (amongst others) to the school library during his final year at the school. It is an excellent example of the community spirit which carried the school through periods of financial hardship. Dark royal blue leather bound book with gold crest, borders and spine detail. Spine has 6 decorative compartments with raised bands and red leather and gold lettering in the title compartment; Geelong Grammar crest embossed in gold on front cover and gold border to front and back cover; marbled endpapers and edges; black and white frontispiece and illustrations throughout book; book plates inside front cover.Book plate inside front cover: Geelong Grammar crest / PRIZE / PRESENTED BY / The Headmaster / AWARDED TO / Walter Armstrong / FOR / Industry - Lower VI / Christmas 1881 / Bracebridge Wilson M A / Headmaster Book plate on right side of end paper: Ballarat College crest / Ballarat College / Library / PRESENTED BY / W M U Armstrong / W M Armstrong 1942 / Books may be kept for one week / only but may be renewed / PLEASE REPORT ANY LOOSE / LEAVES, ETC.walter-armstrong, w-m-u-armstrong, geelong-grammar

The Merle Bush Trefoil Guild was registered in Bendigo on 18/06/1981.The decision to disband the Merle Bush Trefoil Guild was made at a General Meeting on 17/02/2016. The group agreed to continue as the Merle Bush Friendship Group. The Australian Trefoil Guilds connect women who are either actively involved in Girl Guiding or have a history with Girl Guiding. The purpose of a Trefoil Guild is to keep alive the spirit of the Promise and Law, carry this spirit into the community and to give support Guiding.Account Book of the Merle Bush Trefoil Guild from 02/02/2005 to 07/03/2017. Red hard covered book with black tape on spine. White sticker on top RH corner of front cover with Merle Bush Trefoil Guild written in black pen and a Red Trefoil Guild sticker. Includes hand written Income, Receipts and Expenditure records plus banking and account details. Twentieth Century 100 year Calendar printed inside back cover.Collins 3880 Series. 3 MONEY COLUMN.. Gold lettering on Front cover.merle bush, minutes, trefoil guild, girl guides, guiding, jubilees

Colour photograph. 4 people standing in bar in front of spirit shelves. Back of photo reads: Peter Ellis - (Emu Ck) Mario Marrone - (worked as stone mason on Bendigo Cathedral Spine) Marg Hogan - (Emu Ck) Carolyn Marrone (Emu Ck)photo, group, mixed group

Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 260 page hardcover book in a clear plastic jacket. 'The Spirit of Wharf House' tells the story of the merchant Robert Campbell (1769-1846) and descendents and his enterprise from Calcutta to Canberra (1788-1930). The author, C.E.T Newman, is a descendent. Published in 1961 with the assistance of the Commonwealth Literary Fund, by Angus and Robertson and printed by the Halstead Press, Sydney. Copy No.60 of a limited edition print run of 100. Illustrated with 30 colour and B&W photos and several sketches. Catalogue sticker ''2205 NEW'' on spine. Handwritten in ink on flyleaf ''To Alec Chisholm With the author's gratitude C. E. T. Newman''C. E. T. Newmanbooks, collections, history, alec h chisholm collection, robert campbell, c.e.t.newman, canberra, duntroon, yarralumla

Paperback book with spine and cover in blue, mustard yellow and brick red. Cover also has a black and white photograph of a nurse holding an infant with a nurse and man looking on through a window.fictionA history of the Queen Victoria Hospital and the women who worked there.queen victorian hospital, melbourne, women's health

From front cover. 3. "The One Day of the Year - Investigating the Australian Soldiers Experience of the First World War" 4. "The Spirit of Anzac - investigating a Century of Army Service 1901-2001". 5. "GALLIPOLI: THE LANDING 2 BEACH TRUE COMICS". 8. "THE ONE DAY OF THE YEAR", TEACHERS' notes.Folder box containing six books, two fact sheets and four DVD's in plastic covers. 1. Folder box, cardboard, storage pockets front and back, folds int a box shape. Black, red and gold print on front and spine. Illustrated, sepia photograph of soldier assisting a civilian woman. 2. Book - title "From Gallipoli to Dili". Cardboard cover, spiral bound with same illustration as folder. 104 pages, cut, plain white paper. Illustrated, Education Resource. 3. Book - title "The One Day of the Year", cardboard cover, blue and white print with silhouette of a soldier on front. 36 pages, cut, plain white paper. Investigation resource. illustrated black and white photographs and diagrams. 4. Book - title "The Spirit of Anzac". Cardboard cover, black ink print, spiral bound. 60 pages, cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated black and white, photographs and diagrams. 5. Comic, Title "GALLIPOLI: THE LANDING" white ink print with purple and black colour cartoon illustration of a soldier. Cover paper, 104 pages. Comic format printed in black ink. 6. Fact sheet, 4 pages paper stapled together. Title 8.5 "Gallipoli". Print and illustrations in colour. Facsimile. 7. Fact sheet, 2 pages, paper stapled together. Title 8.7 "The Western Front" Print and illustrations in colour. Facsimile. 8. Book, Title "THE ONE DAY OF THE YEAR", Cover and pages - off white paper, sepia colour print and illustrations. Educational resource kit. 9. 10. 11. 12. 4 DVD's in plastic covers. Titles on DVD. 9. "CLOSER TO THE CANNON'S MOUTH". 10. "WINDOWS TO THE PAST". 11. "SPIRIT OF ANZAC". 12. Somewhere in France/ Defence: Protecting Australia's people and places.Numerous stickers and stamps from CATHOLIC COLLEGE BENDIGO.publications, books, education kit

Illustrated book with white binding and black print. Tile and author's name on front cover and spine. Also on the front cover is an image of the AHNL badge (red patte cross suriunded by words 'Alfred Hospital Nurses League' in gilt on a white circular background. Under this is a banner with the word ubi non est mulier ibi ingemiscit ager (where woman is not there the sick man groaneth, in gilt letterring on a dark blue background non-fictionA history of the Alfred Hospital Nurses League (AHNL) On October 18 1918, Greta Lyons, 'on behalf of present and past trainees' asked the Alfred Hospital's Manager's Committee for permission to start the AHNL. Permission was granted, and the first meeting was held on November 25, 1918.ahnl, alfred hospital, nurses, alred hospital nurses league-history

Illustrated book. Multicolour front cover with title and authors name, as well as illustration (black and white photo) of a 'receiving" window, where fathers or other visitors could view a newborn. Nurse and man standing on one side and nurse holding a baby on the other. Title, authors name and publishers mark in white print on gold coloured spine. The back cover has a cream background with a summary of the book printed on it. There are also three photos of the hospitals three homes: St David's Church Hall, Mint Place and Lonsdale St.non-fictionA history of the Queen Victoria hospital. In 1896 eleven female doctors led by Constance Stone opened the Victoria hospital for women and children. After three different city locations, it ceased to exist as a separate entity in 1987, when amalgamation saw it form part of the Monash Medical Centre in Clayton.queen victoria hospital (melbourne), queen victoria memorial hospital (melbourne), queen victoria medical centre(melbourne), monash medical centre, hospitals-victoria -history

This book is a record, made in honour of deceased Legatees, who have given service to the cause of Legacy. This is labeled Book 3. There are two similar books on display at Legacy House Melbourne.This is a record of Legatees who have given up their spare time to assist the families of deceased service personnel.Black hardcover book, white pages with floral border. Back cover has some scuff marks at the top. Inside front and back cover is decorated with a coloured pattern.Front cover, title and Legacy logo embossed in gold, thin indented rectangular border. Spine has 5 raised horizontal bars set at equal distance down the spine. The raised bars have an indented, horizontal thin line along the top centre and bottom of each bar. These raised bars are interspersed with an indented floral arrangement. At the top and bottom of the spine are two horizontal indented thin lines (2mm apart). Back cover has a thin indented rectangle line as a border. Inside front and back cover, gold embossed border. Pages 4-5 three poems "In Flanders Fields" by Col. John McCrae, KIA Flanders 1916. "The Torch" (The Badge of Legacy). "The Spirit of Legacy". Honor Roll consists of fifty eight pages of deceased Legatees names written boldly, and date of death, in black ink. Thirty two pages pencilled in names of deceased Legatees, waiting to be inked. Remainder of Honor Roll is blank. All pages have a coloured floral border in red with the Legacy logo at the top, centre of the border. honour roll, legatees

A very damaged, stained red antique hardcover book for girls with the title printed in gold lettering in the middle of the front cover. There is a gold outlined drawing of a girl sitting looking out of a window. There are red flowers and green leaves decorating the cover. The spine has the title printed in gold letters with red flowers and green leaves.On the front right side end paper is an inscription for a Sabbath School award dated 1882. The frontispiece balck and white illustration is of a girl sitting at a table at a fair. Tissue paper protects it. The title page has the title, author Howe Benning as well as publisher details. 296Pp. Throughout are black and white illustrations. There are four pages at the back are lists of Recent Gift Books published by the Religious Tract Society. The spine is broken from the pages.fictionThe book is an example of a story dealing with a girl's (Margaret) life in America which is readable, pleasing and instructive, without the ordinary excitement of a love story. It has strong religious themes. It hopes that in many 'quiet corners" of our native land it may help to develop the spirit of self-sacrifice and true Christian thought for others.religious stories, family life fiction, stories for girls