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The People on Australian Banknotes (final)
BySally Jerapetritis August 7, 2022March 10, 2024

Reverend John Flynn Reverend John Flynn (1880-1951), born in Moliagul, Victoria, was a Presbyterian minister who was instrumental in founding what is today known as the Royal Flying Doctor Service. In 1911, at age 31, John was ordained into the ministry. He volunteered in rural areas and completed a survey of the Northern Territory, writing…

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From Our Collection
BySally Jerapetritis January 27, 2024January 28, 2024

Coin Tester & Sorting Machine This is a brown metal container approximately 300mm high, 300mm wide and 300mm deep. There are two slots at the top, with different widths, which, one could assume, would take the one shilling and two shilling coins. There is another opening at the bottom just above the long tray which,…

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The Twentieth Century Servants
Bysiteadmin@michel.com.au February 11, 2018March 5, 2024

In the early days of Australia convicts provided free labour, standards of living were generally poor and the small affluent society managed to live very well with a minimum of conveniences. Gradually the lower classes came to resent being servants. There were two alternatives to the problem. One was to advertise overseas, mainly in Britain,…

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Keith Elliott (1933-1991)
Bysiteadmin@michel.com.au May 11, 2017

A tale of one persons dedication. Keith was born in Moss Vale in 1933 and, aged 14 months, became a resident at Rosslyn Hall, Rockdale. This Home was a link in a chain of charities forged by George Edward Ardill, MBE. The first half of the nineteenth century had produced anxious social problems which the…

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Duelling Picnics and the Dual Entente
Bysiteadmin@michel.com.au May 28, 2021

Industrialisation in Europe and North America in the late nineteenth century engendered a wave of populist nationalism across the world. People who had once regarded themselves as having an affinity with a particular region, now thought in terms of their national identity. The idea in popular culture of a set of values that was unique…

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In a Time Before Computers
Bysiteadmin@michel.com.au September 11, 2018

CALCULATOR: The simplest form of calculating machine is the wooden counting frame, or abacus, with moving beads strung on wires which represent units, tens, hundreds and so on. This device has been used in China for thousands of years – it is so ancient that its exact time and place of invention are unknown. The…

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The People on Australian Banknotes (final)

From Our Collection

The Twentieth Century Servants

Keith Elliott (1933-1991)

Duelling Picnics and the Dual Entente

In a Time Before Computers

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