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Tom is probably a part of the Pickford family
An AIF soldier stand in coat. He is wearing a slouch hat and holds a stick.
In ink on lower right corner:
"Yours sincerely Tom 1.3.18
Horace Pickford was born at Clunes. His mother was Bessie and his wife was Ida. Horace enlisted on 22 June 1915. He was killed in action on 27 September 1917. He was buried in the vicinity of Polygon Wood.
Images relating to Australina WOrld War One Soldiers from Ascot. . 2 Black and white carte postale of 17 Australian soldiers in uniform. Many hold a bugle and 5 drums are placed in the foreground. The Battalion colonel sits in the centre. The card was written by Horace Pickford (2282) of 'C' Company, 58th battalion.
Written in ink verso "France 14 July 17 Dear Edie I received your ever welcome letter a few days ago, this is but a card, but you will hear from other letters Ed. This is our batt bugle band, one of my friends belongs to it. I will march him out. Our colonel is in the center. Keep this little photo, it will be a little momento of the old battalion. We have a brass-band also. I have just received a letter from Ethel Pickford from England. Ta Ta now old kid with love. Horace (2882)
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HENRY SMERDON (Harry) HOLMES was born in 1897 at the family property, ’Sauchieburn’, 17 km north of Ballarat, in the Ascot district. He was the youngest of four children. After finishing his education at St Patrick’s College, Ballarat, Henry joined the Holmes family farming interests. At the age of 18 he enlisted and served with AIF in Egypt, France and Belgium 1915-1918. Henry served at the famous battlegrounds of Ypes and Somme in the Australian Army 8th Battalion. He was a Driver with the 4th D.A.C. The postcard is of "The Ascot" boys. Includes [Samuel] Gordon Spittle, Henry [Harry] Holmes's first cousin, and other Ascot lads and district connections: neighbours, Ascot State School classmates and football mates from Clunes / Creswick districts. [Research by Jane Dyer (nee Chatham)] Ray Blight and Gordon Les Sim were former students of the Ballarat School of Mines. Les Sim was associated with Sim and Co. hardware and wood merchants).
Eight soldiers of the AIF. They are tent mates of Harry Holmes Driver with the 5th D.A.C. The names of the soldiers are John Raymond (Ray) Blight, Joseph Fawcett, John Joseph (Jack) Nase, Gordon Spittle, Harry Holmes, Harold Joseph Reid, James Leslie (Les) Sim, Leslie John Walters.
handwritten in pen on verso "This is a snap of our tent mates. Reading left to right. Back row, Jack Nase, Joe Fawcett, H. Reid. Middle - Les Walters, Ray Blight, Gordon Les Sim, (Sim and Co wood merchants) and Harry
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Two young women pose in military uniform. One is Edith Pickford of Clunes.
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Bessie Pickford was the mother of Edith Holmes.
A woman wearing a black dress poses in a photographers studio. She is Bessie Pickford (formerly Robbins).
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Typed and handwritten documents newspaper articles and war records relating to the Pickford Family in England and Australia
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Media Releases provided to the press. Items are from 5 July 2004 to 24 December 2004.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Divided into months by coloured paper
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Media Releases provided to the press. Items are from 7 January 2004 to 24 June 2004.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Divided into months by coloured paper
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Media Releases provided to the press. Items are from 4 July 2003 to 18 December 2003.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Divided into months by coloured paper
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Media Releases provided to the press. Items are from 13 January 2003 to 30 June 2003.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Divided into months by coloured paper
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Media Releases provided to the press. Items are from 3 July 2000 to 19 December 2000.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Divided into months by coloured paper
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Media Releases provided to the press. Items are from 21 January 2000 to 23 June 2000.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order.
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Media Releases provided to the press. Items are from 19 January 1999 to 17 December 1999.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order.
university of ballarat, ub
Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. Items are from 2 July 2003 to 32 December 2003.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Yellow sticky labels attached to varios items.
university of ballarat, ub
Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. Items are from 8 January 2003 to 28 June 2003.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Yellow sticky labels attached to varios items.
university of ballarat, ub
Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. Items are from 8 September 1999 to 30 December 1999.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Some items loose in pocket of folder - various months.
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Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. Items are from 14 June 1999 to 7 September 1999. 1999.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order.
university of ballarat, ub
Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. Items are from 7 January 1999 to 24 June 1999.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order.
university of ballarat, ub
Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. Items are from 1 September 1998 to 23 December 1998.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Divided into months by coloured divider.
university of ballarat, ub
Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. Items are from 1 May 1998 to 31 August 1998.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Divided into months by coloured divider.
university of ballarat, ub
Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. Items are from 1 January 1998 to 29 April 1998.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Divided into months by coloured divider.
university of ballarat, ub
Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. Items are from 4 January 1997 to 28 June 1997. Section at back includes items from 27 November 1996 to 30 December 1996
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Divided into years by coloured divider.
university of ballarat, ub
Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. Items are from 5 January 1996 to 20 December 1996.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order.
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Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. Items are from 11 January 1995 to 28 December 1995.
White A4 two ring folder. Divided into months by coloured dividers.
university of ballarat, ub
Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. Items are from 1 January 1994 to 30 December 1994.
White A4 two ring folder. Divided into months by coloured dividers. Items in reverse order.
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Photographs of the Shelford Iron Bridge which was designed by C.A. WIlson, and built in 1874 by John Price of Ballarat. It is an unusual early example of box girder construction in Victoria.
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School of Mines and Industries Ballarat is a predecessor of Federation University
White A4 newsletter with green stripe down the left hand side with green and white writing and sepia images, also has blocks of green and brown throughout
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School of Mines and Industries Ballarat is a predecessor of Federation University
A4 sized white booklet with blue image and white and orange writing
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Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. The items are from 26 January to 20 December 1991 and 11 January to 12 December 1992. Institutions in rush to beat merger date - Victoria's education dilemma. University of the Third Age plan for coming year. Protests over the Government's remarks over Ag Department move. Caution urged by MLC Dick de Fegely. Land rehabilitation program centre at BUC. New university must not be thwarted. $24000 grant provided for specialist lectures. Tertiary education faces crisis as student numbers boom. Lack of student accommodation means some students are living in local hotels. BUC and Melbourne Uni given $500000 grant. It will be used to develop a Masters in Engineering Science (Hydrogeology) course, the first of its kind in Victoria. BUC has opened the F M Krause Broken Hill Mineral collection. Students bring weekend of music to BUC. Nicky Taws and Rob Plowright to represent Australia in the World Orienteering Championships.
White A4 two ring folder. Divided into months by coloured dividers. Folder has black marks from previous use.
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