Zilles Printers was begun by Lewis Zilles in the early 1930s. It was in McKenzie Street Ballarat. His son Jeffrey also became a printer - letterpress, offset and screen printer. The business became Zilles Printers/Graphics and was in Armstrong Street and later Bell Street Ballarat. The Bulldog Engineering Company emerged around 1886. J Abraham began the operation building windmills and pumps. An employee, J F Osbourne, purchased the business when Abraham died in 1914. Windmills were still produced but Osbourne began to manufacture the "Bulldog" oil engine towards the end of the first world war. The Bulldog engine production was around 400. Of these there were 40 with wavy spokes. Some writer have been using Ballarat Bulldog as the brand name. This is incorrect, it was just Bulldog, made in Ballarat. Production ceased in the late 1920s.Coloured shield shaped decal design on white painted metal plate. Paper surround damaged.Bulldog Trade Mark. Manufactured by the Bulldog. Engineering Co Pty Ltd, Ballarat. Re No - 27,331zilles, bulldog engineering, ballarat, decal, j abraham, windmills, pumps, j f osbourne, bulldog oil engine, wavy spokes

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. tough men: working on Eddington Bridge, 1929. The man in the centre with a cap on is Jack Allan. The others are unidentified. The clip is in a foldernewspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Used as a destination or auxiliary board on Sandringham trams and buses that operated from the Sandringham railway station tram/bus depot. Tram and bus services were operated by the Victorian Railways. Have been letter Beaumaris Express and Beaumaris Express Black Rock which indicate more bus rather than trams.Demonstrates destination signs used by the Victorian Railways on their Sandringham services. Sign - plywood - 3 ply with a rebated timber section at the top of the sign, painted black with white letters. tramways, vr, sandringham, vr buses, buses, signs

SECV - 2d Section Ticket - green card with a cancellation hole through the ticket. Has letter A on the left hand side of one face, details of where it could be used, number FTY 20-98 on reverse side along with price. Sold in strips of 6 for 1/-. Does appear to have a ticket number printed on it. See Reg Item 3060 pages 7 & 8 for details of use in Bendigo. See Reg Item 2112 and 2113 for similar tickets in Ballarat.trams, tramways, tickets, fares, sec

1452.1 Bottom part of the front page of The Courier, Ballarat, Saturday December 16, 1995 featuring an announcement by Jenny Beacham, ALP candidate for Ballarat (Federal) the previous day that the Federal Government has agreed to jointly fund a feasibility study for the reintroduction of trams in Ballarat. Article by Ian Haberfield. Has the newspaper name, date and page number taped to the bottom portion of the cutting. 1452.2 - Part of page 4 of the same newspaper, with a continuation of the story from page 1. Reports on comments from Brian Howe, Federal Minister and State Opposition tourism spokesman, Steve Bracks. Has the newspaper name, date and page number taped to the bottom portion of the cutting. trams, tramways, funding, feasibility study, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival

``Newspaper clipping from The "Mail" , 8-08-95 P13. NEWS WATCH Grants budget slashedMaroondah City Council has slashed its community grants budget for 1995/96, but it says community groups won't miss out. Council's corporate manager, Lydia Philippou, saiid community groups have nothing to fear. Some groups that had been eligible for community grants had been included in the council's recurrent budget.`

Coloured photo of four children in the swimming pool. They are all wearing yellow swimming caps and goggles. Photo is mounted on black laminated card.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square primary school 1189 collection - newspaper cuttings, bendigo swimming club, damien kennedy, laura kennedy, joseph scoble, solana payne, state swim centre, kate monotti

Photocopy of typewritten order of proceedings, with names of School Captains, House Captains, and SRC representatives.

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Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat, Saturday 7/6/1997 in the Book Review section of the "Guide to Heritage Railways and Museums" published by the ARHS (NSW), RRP $16.95. Includes a photo of the horse tram and tram No. 14 at the crossing loop, which is featured in the guide. Gives details of the coverage of the district rail based museums, publication details and general details of the book.On left hand edge of the cutting, "Sat. 7/6/1997" in blue ink. Also a blue ink cross in the bottom right hand corner.trams, tramways, btm, horse trams, tour guide, rail museum guide

Robert Spear Hudson (d. 1884) invented the first dry soap powder in 1837 and called it extract of soap. Following his death the company was taken over by his son and later (1908) sold to Lever Bros. a subsidiary of Uni lever. Hudson was the first to use advertising posters created by professional artists. This piece appears to be the lid from a wooden box.Sign for Hudson's Extract of Soap. Sign is paper glued on to timber. The sign is predominantly red, green and black. soap, advertising, hudson's soap

These fuel price signs were used throughout Australia. Circular sign showing large black numbers 2/3. The words "Including 7 1/4d duty" in black around the lower rim. Metal frame, price card can be rotated to suit mounting position (double sided) and behind glass and rubber gasket.petrol, service stations, sign, fuel, price

Full colour poster, printed on gloss paper, titled "The Transport Loan No. 4". Advertising that a prospectus could be obtained for this government guaranteed loan paying 13.75%, interest from the Victorian Transport Borrowing Agency, Money used for funding transport projects. Has photographs of various transport scenes including B1 2001 and MAN bus 182. Two copies, large and small size.trams, tramways, public transport, victoria, funding

Poster advertising Hilton supp-hose stockings, and panty hose.trams, tramways, advertisements, posters

Bendigo Advertiser ''the way we were'' from 2000. This photograph taken by Alan Doney in 1955, shows George Bennett's end of Abbott's or Bendigo Arcade, looking towards Hargreaves Street. (Photo courtesy of the Bendigo Historical Society). The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Stationery - The Met - Metropolitan Transit Authority of Victoria. White paper item used for external mail, the brown paper item used for internal mail. Two of them have the first The Met logo printed on them and the full organisation name and one without the logo. The small envelope notes the "Tram and Bus Division"A stationary that is associated with a now-dissolved corporate body which existed in the 1980s. Set of three large envelopes - printed with or without The Met logo - white and brown paper and one small envelope printed on white paper with a sealable flap.tramways, stationery, the met, metropolitan transit authority, envelopes

Original drawing was Indian ink on paper by Alfred George Reynolds (1906-1996) who was Vicar of St Lukes Vermont from 1947-1952. Alfred George Reynolds was a noted Australian artist in the mediums of oil painting, etching and pen and ink drawing.Black and white cutting from a newspaper of St. Lukes Anglican Church, VermontA G Reynoldsst. lukes anglican church, vermont

A box with a photo of a bride and groom on the front. Contains cuttings from various magazines and newspapers of weddings in Bendigo, Australia and overseas from 1932 to 1965. Sources include 'The Sun,' 'The Bendigo Advertiser,' 'The Argus' and 'The Herald.'Weddingsevent, official, wedding, lydia chancellor, collection, wedding, marriage, bride, groom, ephemera, event

Description of walk along Mullum Mullum Creek in Yarran Dheranparks and reserves, mullum mullum creek, yarran dheran, schwerkolt cottage

Poster - blue background with a colour image of a conductor pointing to the sign wording in black or red print. Titled "Its your responsibility to hand fare to the Conductor before leaving car". Refers to By Law 5, with a penalty of five pounds. Poster has been adhered to a sheet of glass that was backed with a sheet of brown paper. The glass was used in the driver's bulkhead of a W class tram.trams, tramways, mmtb, by laws, conductors, tickets

Bovaird Collection - Bendigo Carols by Candlelight Christmas 1985 Carols Program - all printing in red ink - stapled paperbook

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Tuesday, June 22, 2004. School's in: Bendigo's School of Mines in the 1940s provided the venue for a number of training classes. This group of women were undertaking a turning and fitting class, as training for employment at the Bendigo Ordnance Factory. Back row from left: Isabel Widmar, Peg Bourke, Marje Harris, Mary Fittis, John McCormick, Mollie Reed, Dorothy Holmberg and Isabel Rosewarne. Front row: Gladys Evans, Rose Crossman, Ida Murphy, Betty Harreton, Joan Cousins and Dulce Box.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Police drill outside the stone lock up at their barracks at Camp Hill in 1861. The barracks were built in 1858. The officer's residence is at the rear. (Photo courtesy of the Bendigo Historical Society)newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

29 August 1977 was 100 years since the first patient was admitted to the Ballarat Reformatory. It was later known by a number of names such as the Ballarat Asylum, Ballarat Lunatic Asylum, Ballarat Mental Hospital, and Lakeside.Pink folded sheet of paper with typed details regarding the unveiling of a plaque to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Lakeside Hospital.Inside the booklet is typed:- This building erected in 1868 as a Reformatory was the Ballarat Asylum under the superintendence of Albert Baldwin, Head Warder fro 1877 until December 1879 (when it reverted to its original use until 1893) This plaque was unveiled by the Mental Health authority on 29th August 1977 the one hundreth anniversary of the admission of the first patients.lakeside, lunatic, mental, reformatory, hospital, asylum, centenary, anniversary, baldwin, alec baldwin, haughton, kinnersly, knowles, jack evans, warren white, woods, ballarat asylum, ballarat lunatic asylum, ballarat mental hospital