Photo of Councilor Symons, 1893- 1894. Part of Composite photo of Councilors for that year.Section of Original Historic Photo of Councilors covering the financial year 1893 - 1894.Sepia photo, on blue background, of Councilor Symons,third row left hand side of composite photo of Councilors for the year 1893 - 1894.Composite photo of Shire President and Councilors for the year 1893 - 1894.ballarat shire council 1893 1894, symons

The Symons home was opened in March 1984. The Symons Cottage is part of the Old Colonists' Retirement Village and is located at 14 Charles Anderson Grove, Wendouree. The Symons Home has been contructed with the generous assistance of The Commonwealth of Australia Department of Community Services The Old Colonists' Association of Ballarat March 1984 Senator the Hon. Don Grimes Minister for Community Services I.G. Bishop President 1982-4 J.B. Mildren Member for Ballarat J.E. Crocker Secretarysymons home

LIEUTENANT WILLIAM JOHN SYMONS, V.C. No. 174, 7th Battalion, 37th Battalion, wounded, RTA, Military appointment terminated 7/12/1918.Memorabilia - framed story of a soldier, in colour, using memorabilia of the soldier and his life. Printed on paper. Frame - black extruded plastic, glass front, cardboard backing.WILLIAM J, SYMONS, V.C. framed items, anzacs, eaglehawk

William Penn Symons' first combat experience was in South Africa during the Ninth Xhosa War, 1877-78. In 1879 he took part in the Zulu war. He then served during the Burma Expedition (1885-89). In 1889 he received the Companion of the Order of the Bath. In 1898, following other campaigns, he was awarded the Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. In 1899, Symons was given the staff rank of brigadier general and was to be General Officer Commanding of Natal. He was asked by the War Office to advise on the number of troops required to safely garrison the Natal from the threat of invasion from the Boer Republics of the Transvaal and Orange Free states. Cabinet decided to send ten thousand extra troop abut they also appointed Lieutenant General Sir George White to supersede Symons as Generat Officer Commanding in Natal. Penn Symons, on his own authority deployed one of his brigades to Dundee, a town north of Ladysmith. The position of Ladysmith anad Dundee was precarious as they stand in a triangle of Natal, Orange Free State and Transvaal. White wanted to recall the Dundee garrison to Ladysmith but because of political pressure from Sit Walter Hely-Harrison, the Governor of Natal, he agreed to leave them there. The Boers declared war on 11 October and began crossing the Natal borders the following day. On 20 October 1899 Boer troops on the nearby Talana Hill proceeded to open fire on the town. The British guns moved to return fire as the general surveyed the Boer positions and gave orders to his commanding officers. Symons believed in old fashioned military tactics of close order but these formations were not designed to be used against lonf range bolt action rifles and Symons' brigades would be the first of manyin this war to pay the heavy cost ofthe mistake, as many generals would repeat it. The infantry battalions set off from the east of the town. The first part of the advance went well and they reached a small wood at the foot of the hill where they found shelter. Beyond the wood was a wall and then open ground. Symons rode up to the wood to find out why the attack had halted. He ordered the men to proceed, rode through the wood then walked through the gap in the wall. After a few moments he returned and was helped to remount his horse. He rode back from the front lines until he was out of sight of his troops before he asked for assistance from the Indian stretcher bearers. He had been shot in the stomach. Symons was taken to the field hospital at Dundee. After a few wasted days Symons' replacement, Brigadier General Yule, decided to abandon the town and the worst-wounded to the Boers and steal away at night to Ladysmith. Symons became a prisoner of war along with many others. He felt betrayed by Yule and just before he died he implored the medical officer, Major Donegal, to "tell everyone I died facing the enemy". Individual image from photographed poster of tobacco and cigarette cards.william penn symons, south africa, ninth xhosa war, companion of the order of the bath, knigt commander of the order of the bath, general officer commanding in natal, dundee, ladysmith, orange free state, transvaal, sir walter hely-harrison, governor of natal, boers, brigadier general yule

The Battalion C.O. was Lt.Col. F.G. Woods.Black and white portrait of a group of AIF Officers 37 Btn AIF, They are arranged in three rows with a corrugated iron hut behind them. There is long grass in front of them. The officers are in service dress with Sam Brown belts, canes and riding crops. Captain W J Symons V.C. is in the front row. The photo is mounted on a piece of thick cardboard.Names of the officers are printed on the cardboard under the photo. The makers name and address is there as well.ww1, 37 btn, aif, symons v.c.

The photograph printed on this postcard comes from the collection of the Mitchell Library in Sydney. It is sepia in tone and depicts seven men standing and sitting around a mine shaft in the Beechworth region. The photograph has been dated to approximately 1872. This period in history post-dates the Victorian gold rushes which occurred 1852-1853 in Ballarat, Bendigo and Beechworth. During this period, in the 1870s, the surface alluvial gold had been discovered and removed from location. Therefore, in order to reach the deeper and less accessible alluvial gold, diggers began to dig shafts into the earth. These shafts sunk below the ground level by 20 to 30 feet and required timber structures around the entrance and winches to bring the paydirt to the top. The top of this wooden structure is visible behind the man standing in the upper right of the image. This type of mining was highly dangerous as mines often caved in which injured the minors and often resulted in death. Thus, following this period, in the early 1900s, miners opted instead for hydrolic slucing which cut away the earth without the devastating consequences of a mine cave in. This particular group of miners appear to have been unable to afford a horse (then worth around 50 pounds) which were generally used at mines like this to help pull buckets attached to ropes up and down the mine. Instead, this group brought the buckets up and down by windlass. The windlass was a wooden structure mounted over the mining shaft and fitted with a hand-cranked winch which enabled the bucket attached to the rope to be brought up and down.Gold was first discovered in Beechworth in Spring and Reid's Creek in the summer of 1852-1853. At its popularity, this region had approximately 8000 people on the gold fields searching for gold on the banks of these creeks. These periods did not require the use of heavy machinery or the digging of deep mining shafts like the one depicted in this image. Therefore, this image has important connotations for the technologies associated with mining during the approximated 1870s when gold was harder to access. This is a later period in gold history which does not fit into the "gold rush" period. Instead, it occurred after the surface gold had disappeared and therefore, is essential for researchers who are investigating the mining techniques and structures used to reach the alluvial gold which was located deeper under ground in the 1870s. This period predates the use of big heavy machinery used to mine in the 1900s which include dredges. Images such as this one can also impart essential information as to the wardrobe and fashion of men during this period. It also imparts knowledge about the landscape of Beechworth which is useful for people researching the environment and impact of gold mining in the north-east region of Victoria. In addition, since this image is a postcard reproduction of an early Australian image which may date to approximately 1990 it can impart knowledge as to the interests of people during this time period when there may have been an increase into Australian history.A sepia tone facsimile of an early Australian photograph (circa 1872) printed as a postcard.Obverse: BEECHWORTH / Victoria, Australia / Reverse: GM 2 3275 / CORRESPONDENCE / AUSTRALIAN / YESTERYEAR / CARDS / ADDRESS / Published by George Symons (057) 65 3240 / THE MINEHEAD C. 1872 / The easily gleaned gold of the early fields did / not last very long. In order to reach less / accessible alluvial gold diggers began sinking shafts as much as twenty to thirty feet down / and the mines required timbering and winches / to bring the paydirt to the top. / This syndicate has been unable to afford the / luxury of a horse (about 50 pounds) and so everything / must go up and down by windlass and rawhide / bucket. / Photo: Mitchell Library, Sydney / A sepia tone facsimile of / an early Australian photographmining album, gold mine, beechworth, burke museum, mine shaft, postcard, australian yesteryear cards, george symons, the minehead, gold fields, alluvial gold, early australia, c.1872, 1872, gold diggers, north east victoria

The Queen Carnival was conducted by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Council under the patronage of the Loyal Orange Institution. Minnie Pouliot became the Queen of Victory in Sunshine, and later (2 October 1926) she was crowned Queen of Queens in the district coronation ceremony at Footscray, competing with Footscray, Yarraville, and Williamstown districts. Miss Pouliot was again crowned Queen of Queens at the final coronation (6 October 1926) which was held at the Temperance Hall in Melbourne. The other women in the photograph are: Misses E. Thompson and J. Milne (Maids of Honour), Misses Marie Pritchard and Joyce Dedrick (train-bearers), and the flower girl is Jean Percy. Minnie Pouliot was born in 1900 and lived at 169 Morris St, Sunshine from 1910 until her passing in 1983. She married John Caithness on 16 April 1939, and had one son Max Caithness. Minnie Pouliot was an active member of the Sunshine Choral Society, and she also served on the Sunshine Hospital Auxiliary. Miss Pouliot was employed as Secretary at H. V. McKay until 1939, and she was also generally involved in community activities. Details sourced from the Trove web site indicate that she was involved in the Sunshine Tennis Club (1925), the Sunshine Flower Show (1925), as the Treasurer of the Playground Committee (1927), and as Secretary and exercise participant of the Sunshine Presbyterian Girls' Club (1937). Minnie Pouliot was the singer at a wedding (1938), and in 1925 Pouliot and Caithness are recorded as being members of the Loyal Sunshine Lodge. The above details have been compiled from information on the Trove web site including the Sunshine Advocate of 9 October 1926, and also from information supplied by Mr Max Caithness.This item is of historical significance because it indicates that an event such as the Queen Carnival used to be held 90 years ago, and It also reminds us that in the past membership of a Lodge was a normal part of the life of many citizens.Photographic image held within a glass faced brown wooden frame.No. 230 SUNSHINE LODGES No. 90 / PRESENTED TO SISTER M. POULIOT By the Sunshine Queen Carnival Committee 30-9-26 J. W. Symons Hopkins St Footscraym.pouliot, minnie pouliot, queen carnival, sunshine queen carnival, queen of queens, 30 september 1926, caithness, sunshine lodges 230 and 90, e. thompson, j. milne, marie pritchard, joyce dedrick, jean percy, 169 morris st sunshine, loyal orange institution, j. w. symons

This teacosy provides an example of handmade, domestic objects held within the collection and was constructed in 1930 by Miss Beatrice Symons of Creswick and Ararat. The lining is of newspaper enclosed in cotton, with each part handstitched including the joining of the hexagonal patches. The templates for the hexagonal-shaped patches were made of metal. Handstitched teacosy, featuring hexagon patchwork in multi-patterned cotton. Padded, pink lining with mauve flowered frill over the top of joining seam. Loop sewn to inside.handicraft, patchwork, sewing, teacosy, beatrice symons, creswick, ararat, 1930

Lieutenant William Symons VC. Refer to photo for his citation. This item is on display in the Bendigo District RSL Havilah Road.Photograph framed, timber frame brown colour, dark background with central photo in an oval shape of a soldier in a side on portrait position, an inset on white is his name and unit, under that the Rising Sun Badge left, centre is the citation re the award of the Victoria Cross, on the right is an image of a VC.“W SYMONS VC 7th Infantry Bn 1st AIF (Eaglehawk)”brsl, smirsl, bdrslinc, symons, vc

Mrs JC SymonsMrs JC Symons (see F552-4)

Rev JC SymonsRev JC Symons (Wesleyan 1820-1894) Batchelder and Co, Collins Street, Melbourne

Mrs JC SymonsMrs Symons (See F552-1) C Nettleton Photographer, Madeline Street, North Melbourne

Rev John C SymonsRev JC Symons, Mr Fred Frith Photographer, Collins Street, Melbourne (see F552-3)

BLACK & WHITE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF HERBIE LUFF AND FLORRIE SYMONSON REVERSE SIDE OF PHOTOGRAPH: THE BARKELL FAMILY HERBI LUFF FLORRIE SYMONSlocal history, photography, photographs

31st Btn, 47th then 46th Batn Served in Suez, Ismalia & France Wound and shell shock August 1916, GSW Aug 1918

Bicentennial/Heritage Week Display, "The Eltham Tradition", Eltham Shire Office, 17-22 April 1988 Colour photographactivities, eltham shire office, heritage display, heritage week, charles symons wingrove

The Wingrove family were early pioneers of ElthamTwo colour photographscharles symons wingrove, katherine wingrove, st helena, st katherine's church, cemetery

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 2 stripsKodak CP 100 5094eltham cemetery, cemetries, catherine wingrove, charles symons wingrove

Olive board covered book with green binding tape, used by Bob Gerring in studies, whilst in Form IB at Williamstown High School in 1945.See jpg above for inscription inside front cover.williamstown high school, 1945, textbooks, robert gerring

The Old Colonists' Association of Ballarat Inc Retirement Village at Charles Anderson Grove, off Gillies Street,Brick Cottage at Charles Anderson Grovecharles anderson grove, ballarat, ballarat old colonists' club, old colonists' association, ballarat, symons cottage

Established in 1857, these premises were located on Macarthur Street near Wendouree Parade. This pictures shows 5 horse drawn carts and 4 motor vehicles.h.j. symons, ballarat, macarthur street, commerical, butcher, building, horse drawn carts, motor vehicles

Somerville Homes came into existence in 1965. The homes were named in honour of Margaret Somerville MBE who helped evacuate 95 children from Croker Island to Sydney in 1942 and who returned to Croker Island with the children after the war and continued as a house mother and care giver until 1965. A book entitled "They Crossed A Continent", the story of Margaret Somerville's epic journey, will tell you how it all began. As government and social philosophies changed, these houses became homes for the profoundly disabled. In 1980, with expanded community services, Somerville Homes became Somerville Community Services Incorporated Somerville Community Services Inc is a non-government, not for profit, youth, family and community welfare organisation indigenous to the Northern Territory. We maintain strong constitutional links with the Uniting Church in Australia but we are governed by an independent and professional Board of Directors, ensuring that the organisation has the capacity to respond to the needs of people whatever their circumstances. Somerville recognises that being disadvantaged in a modern Western society is a condition relative to general living standards. We give priority to advocacy and improving the resources of people who are uninformed or ill-informed about community services and opportunities which may improve their circumstances. Somerville supports actions aimed at creating increased opportunities for people to become personally involved in a sharing and caring society. We promote opportunities for church and other local voluntary organisations to play a more effective part in meeting the needs of the community. Somerville monitors and evaluates its own service programs, adapting them to changing community needs and circumstances. We also monitor Federal and Territory programs affecting community and the way services and funding affect the position of individuals, couples and families in community. The organisation is financed by public donations, church and service club grants, business support, government grants, sponsorship and the organisation fundraising activities. Rev. Gordon J Symons, upper body photo of middle-aged man in white shirt and tie.Rev. Gordon Symons; Somerville Homes, Darwin. New Spectator (12 September 1972) p1rev. gordon symons; somerville christian homes

Modelling The Archibald Russell, once owned by Raymond Thomas Symons of "Avonlea", Ellerslie Written by Edward Bowness Publisher Percival Marshall & Co Ltd Hand written on book's fly "RAYMOND THOMAS SYMONS / "AVONLEA" / ELLERSLIE"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, modelling the archibald russell, book, edward bowness

An early photograph of a miner and his family standing outside their tent in the Australian bush.An early sepia photograph of a miner and his family standing outside their tent in the Australian bush. This postcard was produced by George Symons as a souvenir of Marysville.AUSTRALIAN/ yesteryear/ CARDS P7 CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS IN THEIR SUNDAY BEST c. 1880 A miner's family dressed in their Sunday best/ outside their tent dwelling./ Despite the difficulties of tent life the woman/ has brought her touch to the camp and is still/ able to dress her family immaculately for their/ Sunday stroll down the track. Photographer Unknown A sepia tone facsimile of/ an early Australian photographmarysville, victoria, mining life, australia, george symons, postcard, souvenir

No 230 Sunshine Lodges No 90 Presented to Sister M. Pouliot by the Sunshine Queen Carnival Committee 30.9.1926, Loyal Orange Institutionsunshine lodges, loyal orange institution, lodge, freemason

Photograph of night workers of the Sunshine Harvester Works taken at the Christmas Eve banquet 1909 Sunshine night workers banquet held in Sunshine hall at 3.30am December 24th 1909h.v. mckays, sunshine harvester works, sunshine, employees

East Sunshine Cricket Club 1936-37|Front Row (Sitting) W. Lewis, J. Wise, J. Smith, R. Boyd|Second Row B. Moffat (Assistant Secretary), J. Mills (Vice President), N. McDonald (Snr Vice President & Captain), J. McLaren (President), M. Close (Secretary & Capatin), H. J. Coles (Vice President), E. Wills (Life Member)|Third Row H. J. Woofle (Umpire), T. L. Calverby, B. Muller (Vice Captain), J. White, D. Caithness (Vice Captain), E. Steward, E. Silvey, J. Thompson (Treasurer)|Back Row G. Caithness, H. Stephenson, J. W. Morris, E, Day, B. Scotteast sunshine cricket club, cricket, team photograph