Badges issued by the Shire of Phillip Island prior to 1994

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2 Circular Cloth Badges for Shire of Phillip Island - 1 printed and the other embroidered

Shire of Phillip Island. Map of Phillip Island, Penguin, Banksia & Eucalypt leaves.

shire of phillip island

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Tortoise Shell Spectacle Case with oval gold label and push button opening.

This illustrates the early attempts to have a water supply connected to Cowes. Shows figures on local properties and what is required for water supply. Also the history of local guesthouses.

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Foolscap carbon copy of letter to the Minister of Water Supply. Seven pages of typewritten letter.

water supply, shire of phillip island island, agriculture, population, cowes, isle of wight hotel, bonnie doon guest house, d.h.robb, r.a. grayden, h.v. johnston, j. thornborrow, charmandene guesthouse, mrs a. anderson

J D McHaffie, Phillip Island's first leaseholder, relate how McHaffie set up his headquarters (and later built his house) alongside what is now known as McHaffies lagoon. The McHaffie brothers – John David and William – occupied Phillip Island under a license from the Admiralty in 1842 and farmed it as a sheep run.

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3 A4 photocopies showing application for lease in 1850, size and description of the land and instructions for the application.

w.j.mchaffie, land grant, farming, saltwater creek, crown land

The annual Christmas dinner for the Society was held in the Anglican church hall.

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Large coloured photo of members of the Phillip Island and District Historical Society at St Philip's Church of England Hall, Cowes.

Names of those attending are on a seperate media item

pidhs, phillip island historical society, cherry mcfee, john jansson, christine grayden, gaye cleeland, meg & alec davis, una lyons, julie box, judy gittus, jan andrews, patsy hunt, maurice schinkel, alice robinson, kevin findlay, marion wood, bruce proctor, graeme clausen, pam rothfield, ray jansson, judy lawrence, beverley forrest, neil robinson, maggie robinson, elaine findlay, peter brookes, cheryl overton, bill overton, john eddy, pat taylor

Flag waved by school children at opening of Phillip Island Bridge

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Red cloth flag with Union jack in left corner and southern cross. On thin wooden stick

Phillip Island bridge 1940

flag, opening of phillip island bridge 1940

Tropicana motel, Osborne Ave, Cowes.

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Large black and white photograph of group of men and women, front row seated.

Historical Society at the Tropicana

phillip island historical society, cherry mcfee, stan harris, audrey mcfee, audrey nicol, ivy cleeland, mrs helen jansson

Describes life on the Island in the 1930s, including farming, schooling , ww2, bridge, picture theatre, guesthouses and shops.

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5 A4 typed sheets of notes on speech given by Bob Grayden to PIDHS in 1998

Growing up on Phillip Island

bob grayden, farming, chicory, motor car racing, cowes state school, hector goodall, first phillip island bridge to san remo, picture theatre, davidson family, shops at cowes phillip island, thompson avenue cowes, the esplanade cowes, guesthouses, roadmaking, john grayden & sons, w f evans quarries ventnor

Eric Juckert He worked as a potter and painter from around 1949 to 1992 in Victoria. His pottery was also sold by the department stores Myer and David Jones under the trade name “Jacqueline”.He then set up a studio at Point Road, Grossard Point, Ventnor on Phillip Island, in 1959 where he continued working there until 1992. Henning Alfred Rathjen (1903–1968) was one of the Australian-born artists who established a new pottery studio to cater for local demand and post-war innovations in art pottery. Rathjen established his pottery studio in Melbourne in 1948, producing quality slip-cast wares over the next 20 years.

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Cream, rough surfaced vase with oval pinched top and daisies in relief around top by Eric Juckert. Small, cream rough surfaced vase with top that flares outward with leaves and cutout sections by Henning Rathjen.

Eric Juckert, Rathjen,

pottery, vases, eric juckert, henning rathjen

Lucy was Kevin Wagner's paternal grandmother. Trip was from Cowes to Seal Rocks.

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Black & white photo of elderly lady sitting on boat at pier with a man in hat nearby. Sails furled and sea in distance. Also an A4 photocopy of the photo.

Hollydene Billy Kennon [ owner boat] 47-48. Lucy Constance Wagner, Kevie's mother

hollydene ferry, lucy wagner, ferries

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Two typed letters on cream writing paper and copy paper. One from Superintendent of Postal Services to K.Ewert, M.P. and one from Shire Secretary to P M G Department re urgent need for a new post office. Also envelope with letter.

post office, postal services

Previous post office was in Thompson Ave on corner of The Esplanade, where the Isola Di Capri now stands.

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Quarto size page folded in half with blue typing. Outlines procedures of opening, history of the Cowes Post Office and figures on postal articles and services eg wireless licences and pensions. Cover has signatures of dignitaries eg R. Lindsay M.P., H. Quinn

Official Opening of the New Post Office, Cowes by R.W. Lindsay, Esq., M.P..

post office cowes phillip island, mr h.quinn postmaster

Broadbent's was the official guide of the Government Tourist Bureau. Mr Roy Bain owned a secondhand shop on corner of Thompson Ave and Chapel Street, Cowes, currently a Japanese restaurant.

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Small orange, black and red booklet with black type containing maps and information of accommodation, businesses and tourist venues.

Broadbent's Official Road Guide Phillip Island and Gippsland South and Central. Broadbent's Year of Issue 45.

guesthouses, broadbent's guides, hislop newsagency, underdown strawberry farm, osterlund fishing trips, parry's butcher, athenia cafe, roy bain, broadway bakery, cowes camping ground, cowes main garage, beach park camp

The Cowes Power station was in Cowes west, corner of Chapel Street and Osborne Avenue. James Norman Day was in charge c. 1935.

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Photocopy of letter from Mr & Mrs Ronald Day, Mermaid Beach, Queensland, sent to the Electrical Engineer, Cowes Council, 1995. and reply to sender. Also copy of photo of equipment in power station.

Mr and Mrs Ronald Ernest Day

power station, electricity, james norman day

Robert Anderson was one of the earliest settlers of Phillip Island. He built Glen Isla house in 1887 and travelled to Melbourne by ferry for his plumbing business. The family tree 1023-01 may have a mistake in that Annie Grant was his 2nd wife, not Bessy Flemming.

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Hand drawn family tree on tracing paper and 4 photocopied pages of printed family tree

Robert Anderson and his wife migrated from Scotland in 1856 and moved down to Phillip Island about 1870-1871. Descendants of Anderson, Robert Coxon Date 22 March 03

robert coxson anderson, glen isla, anderson family, mary sharp, genealogy

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4 A4 photocopies of black & white photos. A large bus on a punt with a person onboard. A small boat with 2 men towing the punt. Land in the background. Wooden building with a group of 6 people standing outside, one looking through telescope.with sloping roof and sign Ye Olde Tea House. Set on barren headland, sea in background with 2 small outbuildngs and a car parked beside building. Other photos show group of cars parked near the same building or on barren headland.

A bus Dick Grayden built to transport his large family about 1928. Punt crossing from Newhaven to San Remo. Original tea house at Nobbies. 1929

phillip island punt, richard grayden, the nobbies kiosk, point grant, motor car

The theatre, set up in the old shire hall, was run by Bill Schooling and Connie Maugham. A World War 1 veteran, Charlie Croft, was the doorman. The films came down by ferry for Saturday nights, or Bill Schooling collected them in his car, which ran on kerosene. In the summertime, there were also screenings on Wednesdays and Fridays. Screenings started with a newsreel; then a travelogue was shown; another support film would be fitted in before interval, then another newsreel, a cartoon, and finally the feature film hit the screen. This occurred during WW2 - 1939-1945

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Handwritten letter written on 26/2/1993 from Kevin Findlay describing his employment history and association with the theatre and a photocopy of 2 tickets for the Teddy Bear Theatre.

kevin findlay, teddy bear theatre, bill schooling, connie maugham, charlie croft

J.Kennon & Sons were known particularly for their use of the chrome tanning process. They were also buyers and exporters of Australian skins and wool.The firm had tanning works,, established in 1863, offices and stores in the vicinity of River Street, Richmond and a leather warehouse in Bridge Road. [ Source -Heritage Victoria https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiI7OnmofT_AhUia2wGHXNGCaUQFnoECBQQAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.heritage.vic.gov.au%2Fattachment%2F24257&usg=AOvVaw0ER8QGZ-3eW4PAg0VM909h&opi=89978449]

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Cream coloured account with details eg product and amount in black ink. Includes a separate piece of paper attached to page, with a recipe for vermin destroyer typed in red ink.

Credit account of N. L. Smith, Rhyll, Phillip Island. One bag of Rabbit Weevily. March 23, 1914 J. Kennon & Sons River Street, Richmond

n.l.smith rhyll, j.kennon and sons, rabbit poison, account, vermin

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Two typed pages discussing 'Who was San Remo', naming and early settlement.

Who was San Remo?

jack vorwerg, san remo, griffith's point, bergin family

In 1878, the first chicory kiln was built by Mr. John and Solomon West, in Thompson Avenue, Cowes, near the Esplanade and the second kiln was built in 1880 by Mr Joseph Richardson.

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Large black & white photo of a brick chicory kiln with a metal roof,door and window. In a paddock with large trees nearby.

2nd chicory kiln on Phillip Island, now turned into a holiday house.

chicory, chicory kilns, joseph richardson,

The house is one of the oldest on the Island, built in 1868 by Robert Anderson. Photos were taken for a feature in The Weekly Times, April 1925.

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Two black & white photos of Glen Isla House, mounted on cardboard. One is an external view of the home and grounds.The other of the interior of a sitting room with padded chairs, mantlepiece, lamps and numerous paintings.

23 Weekly Times April 25. P.56.Pix 2 2 col x 2 S/S

glen isla, robert anderson, homes

She was Ethel Hartley who married John Blake Cleeland and died in 1984.The 1968 "back to" was to commemorate 100 years of settlement on the Island.

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Handwritten 5 page letter to Mr Harris, secretary of PIDHS, re places of interest in Newhaven area and their history. Dated 15/7/1968 and written at Woolamai House, Newhaven. This was for the Back to Phillip Island in 1968.

newhaven, mrs ethel cleeland, back to phillip island 1968, cape woolamai granite quarry, maritime safety, navigation light, mr finn stonemason, san remo - newhaven punt, cattle transport, newhaven school, boat building newhaven

The double-storey homestead with 1920s Arts and Crafts styling was built by A.K.T. (Albert Keaston Trenavin) Sambell, the the island’s first shire president. It sits just above the original site of the homestead of the pioneering McHaffie brothers, the Island’s first settlers.

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Large black and white photograph of a flat topped cart with no sides, pulled by 2 draught horses. Water tank on stand in rural background & people sitting on the cart. 3 women wearing hats and 4 boys, one holding a cricket bat.

Off to the Nobbies for a day's picnic - 1917 from "Trenavin Park". Keaston Sambell driving. Sitting behind him - Betty Parker and on side of vehicle from left.-May Lambert, Jim Patterson, Jim Blake, Carmen Sambell, Bill Sambell.

trenavin park phillip island, a.k. t. sampbell, betty parker, jim patterson, jim blake, carmen sambell, bill sambell, may lambert

Cowes Public Hall was formerly the Cowes Mechanics’ Institute and Free Library, established in 1882. Photographer was Oxford Photos, Russell Street, Melbourne.

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Large, black & white photo of a large crowd of adults and children, some in fancy dress and wearing masks, in a wooden hall.

Fancy Dress Ball. Reopening of the Library Hall, Cowes, Vic. 1925

fancy dress, cowes library, lifestyle, cowes hall

1926 was the centenary of the landing of the British forces and hoisting the flag at Rhyll in Dec 1826. The object of the " Back to" was a social reunion of former residents.

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Large black & white photo on brown cardboard of group of well dressed people, front row sitting, in front of weatherboard building, probably Cowes State School. List of names on rear. There is also an identical photo. Article from Trove explaining the background of the reunion.

Names on rear provided by Bryant West. These vary slightly from names on rear of second photo provided by Mary Karney.

back to phillip island 1926, photograph, forrest, west, morrison, cleeland, smith, henderson, bell, leeson, durrant, mcdonald

No. 9 'The Sealers". BHP "History of Bass Strait"Series. Lithograph copy in 'The Illustrated Australian News", May 4th 1881. From the La Trobe Collection, State Library, Victoria. BHP Oil and Gas Division Hematite Petroleum Pty. Ltd. From The Australian Financial Review, 15 Sep 1972

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Large, black & white lithograph of sailing vessel in rough seas showing seals and rocks, with typed explanation.

In the early of the nineteenth century, The sealers took cargoes of up to 100,000 skins per ship. Within 10 years, there were virtually no seals left. Today, the seals are returning to Bass Strait and colonies of them are thriving around the five BHP and Esso offshore production platforms. We enjoy having them around. And we've even made them the stars of "Solstice", a film we've made to encourage an interest in preserving the ecology of Bass Strait.

sealing, westernport bay, broken hill proprietary ltd.

The competition was to increase awareness of the pioneering of Phillip Island. 155 entries were received and winners were compiled in the booklet. Art competition winners were Open- Frances Reith and Maree Chaston. Secondary- Neil McRae and Shannon Condick. Primary- Laurie Chisholm and Paul Matthews. Essay Competition winners were Open- Patsy Hunt and Audrey Nicol.. Secondary- Judy Nicol and Cameron Ashe. Primary- Joanne Scrase and Richard Patching.

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Large yellow coloured booklet with green binding with typed pages, photos and drawings. Also a draft copy of the booklet pre printing which has typed sections pasted onto pages.

Snippets of Phillip Island History. Entries from The Shire of Phillip Island Art and Essay competition 1982, conducted in association with the opening of the library, heritage centre and meeting room.

chicory industry, the speke, phillip island cemetery, swimming baths, churchill island, ventnor state school, ventnor hall, killara ferry, motor racing

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Large black booklet with brightly coloured cover with tourist photos. Inside is black type with descriptions, maps, advertisements and photos. Guide is smaller with white and red writing and maps. Inside it has red writing on history, climate and information on Phillip Island and small advertisements of attractions.

Tourist Directory, Published by Westernport Healesville Regional Tourist Authority Victoria. Printed by Standard Newspapers, Cheltenham. Guide to Phillip Island & surrounds.Phillip Island Information Centre RMB 1305 Newhaven.

tourism, tourist brochure, accomodation, restaurants, map of phillip island

This was held on the centenary of European settlement of Phillip Island. It mentions the discoveries of Aboriginal artefacts on the Island.

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2 A3 photocopied pages of a newspaper article from The Powlett Express Wonthaggi, June 5 1942 on the Centenary of Phillip Island and the formation of the Historical Society at Erehwon, the home of Cr and Mrs Davie on May 25 1942. Speakers included Mr & Mrs Hardy [McHaffie], Captain E. Dixon, Mr J. Gliddon, Mr W. Kennon and Mr J. Grayden.

The Powlett Express Wonthaggi and Victorian State Coalfields Advertiser. One Hundred Years Of Progress Phillip Island Centenary

centenary celebrations 1942, phillip island and westernport historical society, centenary gathering at erehwon, cr dawson davie, j w gliddon, mchaffie, r. grayden, powlett express 1942, aboriginal artifact

Francis was known as Joseph and his name is on the Cowes war memorial. The Dominick family had 40 acres on the Nobbies Road, next to the Smiths. He enlisted in South Melbourne on 27/10/1916 and was killed in action on 4 October 1917 in Belgium.

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2 photocopied WW1 documents. One is his enlistment form and the other is a report of death in action.

Australian Imperial Force Attestation Paper of Persons Enlisted for Service Abroad. Field Service Army Form B 20290A

world war 1, joseph dominick, military, dominick family