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Letter - Nell to Leading Aircraftman Howard Kellehear, Personal, 5 Jan 1942

Two-page letter to Howard from Nell, written on letterhead paper inscribed: A.C.F., RSL, THE SALVATION ARMY, AND Y.M.C.A. Nell thanks Howard for the locket. She has just returned home ...

From: Wingham, Australia Images: 4
Interview - Mr Charles Trevor Coleman, Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works, Victoria, ...

Part of a collection of oral histories commissioned by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) in the lead up to the organisation's centenary in 1991. The oral histories wer ...

From: Lilydale, Australia Images: 1
Letter - Personal, From RS (Rebecca Sarah) Greaves, Plenty River, Victoria, 1851

Letter written by 23 year old Rebecca Sarah Greaves in 1851, which reveals the complex feelings of loss and separation, as well as excitement and adventure, felt by newly arrived migran ...

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Digital Photograph - Man with Burned out Strezlecki Ranges Behind Him, Won Wron, 1914

This photograph shows John Joseph 'JJ' O'Connor, looking out onto the Strezlecki Ranges after a bushfire fire, Won Wron, Gippsland, circa 29 September 1914. The O'Connor family were a l ...

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Digital Photograph - Two Men on Horseback Droving Sheep, Gippsland, circa 1916-1918

This photograph shows John Joseph 'JJ' O'Connor, on the road droving sheep, Gippsland, circa 1916-1918. He and the photographer Dr. Pern had been in business together. They were raising ...

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Negative - Horse Team Pulling Timber on Sled, Lavers Hill District, Victoria, circa 1895

A horse team pulling timber on sled. There has apparently been a bushfire through the area.

From: Lavers Hill, Australia Images: 1
Negative - Tarilta, Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria, circa 1914

The Warmbrunn family at their home, 'Tarilta', in Upper Beaconsfield. The house was of wattle and daub construction and was lost in the Ash Wednesday bushfires.

From: Beaconsfield Upper, Australia Images: 1
Carving Knife - Mount Disappointment, 07 Feb 2009 (Bushfire Damaged)

Found in the wreckage of Bill Coppinger's kitchen area. The knife was part of a set and was a birthday gift to Bill's wife from her sister in 2003 or 2004. The donor's house at Mount D ...

From: Mt Disappointment, Australia Images: 1
Oil Can - Mount Disappointment, 07 Feb 2009 (Bushfire Damaged)

Found in the burnt-out remains of Bill Coppinger's shed at Mount Disappointment, this oil can is one of the few objects from a large collection of old tools and machinery to remain foll ...

From: Mt Disappointment, Australia Images: 1
Kitchen Crockery - Kinglake West, 07 Feb 2009, (Bushfire Damaged)

This single fused and partly melted piece of crockery includes the remains of at least two ceramic bowls and an egg cup which were found in the remains of the kitchen of the house at 35 ...

From: Kinglake West, Australia Images: 1