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Parks Victoria - Andersons Mill
Sign - Stencil
This stencil was used on bags and possibly other packaging containing grain processed and packed at Anderson's Mill. The stencil would have indicated the destination of, or origin of the grain.Rectangular, brown, vinyl type material. Lettering: Andersons (blue) Cow Meal (red) Made by D. Anderson & Co Millers, Smeaton Vic, 100lbs, when Pac" (all blue) Some lettering broken bottom right."ANDERSONS / COW MEAL / MADE BY / D. ANDERSON & CO / MILLERS / SMEATON VIC / 100 LBS / WHEN PAC" -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "CYCLES"
Wood sign with bevelled edges (bottom section split off). Front painted white and lettered with black paint is "cycles". Has remain of one countersunk hole at left hand end. Rear- bare timber, cream and dark green paint.trams, tramways, depot, ballarat -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign - Adhesive label, Yarra Trams, "Handy hint for tram travellers", c2005
Adhesive labels for fitting to the inside of a tramcar advising passengers how to: hail trams; pets, courtesy; behaviour; traffic - watch for motor vehicles when leaving and asking passengers to pre purchase Metcards. Provides a web address for Victrip and telephone numbers. Has Yarra Trams logo in the top left hand corner.trams, tramways, yarra trams, passengers, behaviour, signs, tramcars -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Caution Trams"
Yellow based metal sign with bracket with block writing CAUTION BEWARE OF TRAMS . Fabricated from sheet steel with metal(steel) strappings on top and one side to form a bracket. Bracket drilled with holes to fix. Sheet metal and strip riveted. Could have been located at depot. Similar signs existed elsewhere.trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, signs, caution sign, depot -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Sign - Municipal Departments Opening Times
History of this item is unknown but was used by one of the City, Shire or Borough Council's to advertise various department opening hours.Sign constructed from four pieces of wood. Hand painted text advertising engineering, town planning and building departments opening days and times.ENGINEERING / DEPT. / TOWN PLANNING / DEPT./ BUILDING DEPT. / MON. 10 - 12 NOON 2 - 3 PM / WED. 11 - 12 NOON / THUR. 10 - 12 NOON 2 - 3 PMcity of greater bendigo signs, city of greater bendigo administration item -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Tramcar Allocation Board"
Painted Masonite, with title 'Cars for Traffic', Run No., and 'Keep in Cars' used at Depot to advise crews what trams were allocated to timetable runs, spare and cars to be kept in for maintenance. White paint on black blackboard and paint. trams, tramways, ballarat tramways, depot, car run allocation, timetables -
Bendigo Military Museum
Sign - LABEL, METAL
Item souvenired by Mathew Redwood from an Iraqi T 34 tank. Refer Cat No 3891 for his service details.Rectangular shape, metallic, bolt holes in corners, silver printed on a black background.labels, iraqi, tank -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Bendigo Tramways Alteration to Fares commencing Sunday, 1st March 1963", Feb. 1963
Photocopy of original form, titled "Bendigo Tramways Alteration to Fares commencing Sunday, 1st March 1963", giving new fares schedule for Adults, Children, up to1/- for four sections, special city section fares, scholars monthly tickets, newspapers, parcels and excess luggage. Signed by A.C.Sandow as Manager and printed by Cambridge Press, Bendigo. trams, tramways, signs, fares, bendigo -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign - The Met, The Met, 1980s
Set of two adhesive signs advertising The Met. For use on a window or wall. The Met was superseded in 1989 by the Public Transport Corporation. Yields information about some of the public transport signage used by The Met.Set of two signs with adhesive backing. The letters have their own adhesive which would allow them to be placed on a wall or window.the met, public transport, melbourne, signs -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Bell St Only"
Demonstrates that methods and equipment use by the SEC to give destination information to passengers and later on advertising for events that passengers could access from the trams with a walk. Yields information about an event and its location, but the date of the event is unknown at this time.Sign - painted onto a SEC (very similar to a MMTB auxiliary destination board of the type that could hang on the front of a Ballarat tram car with the words "Bell St Only" on the front and a paper advert on the rear for the Homes and Industries Fair, at the Drill Hall in Curtis St. Has another former painted advertising sign underneath. Date of use not known at the time of acquisition. To be researched. Bell St was a destination on the Ballarat Destination roll, so it may have been used on trams which were not fitted with full destination rolls and then recycled by the SEC for advertising means. Metal sign, fitted with metal hanging brackets, riveted to sign on both sides, made from about 1.5mm sheet steel. Purchased by the Museum August 2015.trams, tramways, signs, auxiliary board, events, advertisements -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign - PTC Velcro Logo & Letters, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), c.1990s
Decorative item/sign used with velcro "loop" surfaces or patches to stick to surfaces. Likely used for advertising the Public Transport Corporation.Signage belong to a now-superceded transit agency (since the 1990s).The logo of the Public Transport Corporation (PTC) with the letters of its abbreviation molded in plastic. The PTC logo and the letters "P," "T," and "C" have 2, 3, 3, and 4 Velcro "hook" patches, respectively.signs, public transport corporation, public transport -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Sign - Sign - Portland Pure Creamery, n.d
Metal sign for Portland Pure Creamerydairy industry, rural, cream, creamery, advertising -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, VicTrack, Keep door clear, 18/06/2015 12:00:00 AM
Laminated A4 sign, with VicTrack Access logo, asking people to keep door clear (No. 4 Road) at Hawthorn to enable the arrival of Z81 on Friday 19 June 2015.trams, tramways, z class, hawthorn depot, victrack, tram z81 -
National Wool Museum
Sign - Short Mule Weft Bobbins Only, Collins Bros Mill Pty Ltd
Taken from Collins Mill around 1984.Painted rectangular sheet metal sign reads "SHORT Mule Weft Bobbins ONLY". The sign is painted on one side and has a white background with a green strip around border.SHORT(red paint) Mule Weft Bobbins (black paint) ONLY (red paint)collins mill, signs, textile industry, wool, bobbins, weft -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign - Builders' plate, Commonwealth Engineering - Comeng, C1980
Metal plate - aluminium - printed with black metal ink, Comeng Dandenong builders plate used on A or B class trams with AEG traction equipment.trams, tramways, builders plate, comeng, a class, b class, aeg -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Sign - HANRO COLLECTION: HANRO STAND ALONE COUNTER DISPLAY PICTURE
Hanro Stand Alone Counter Display Picture: A coloured picture of two men on the golf course playing golf modelling Hanro knitwear. One has on a beige long sleeve V necked cardigan. The pockets on either side have a pleat in the centre and a band at the top. The garment has a small vertical brown stripe running through out the fabric, it is buttoned up with five brown buttons. The other is a yellow V necked vest. The Vest is knitted in a small cable pattern with knit bands around the neck and arms. At the bottom on the picture is a label with white background and *Hanro in red and black print and Knitwear for men*. The very bottom printed in yellow is *'The Quality Is A Proud Tradition. The material for the front is plastic covered card. The back is green tin. A brown card rectangular strip used for a stand and has two metal holes with string attached. A sticker with Bellesini is stuck on the card stank. Box 116Aphotograph, person, hanro, hanro -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Sign - From Port 'n' South Living and Learning Centre, Baptist Church Hall, Ross Street, Alec Babos, 1980s
Made by Alec Babos, former coordinator of Port 'n' South Living and Learning Centre. Removed and donated to Society in December 1997 on closing of Centre due to lack of fundingOne of two signboards from front fence of Baptist church hall 82 Ross Street: 'Living and Learning Centre' (yellow, carved lettering on green board)built environment - civic, education - adult, port 'n' south living and learning centre, alec babos -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Public Transport Victoria (PTV), "Public Transport Authorised Offices patrol this vehicle", 2014
Sign - with an adhesive backing, titled "Public Transport Authorised Offices patrol this vehicle", printed 2014, giving details on their authority, identification and offences - includes the pay on the spot system at the time, which was later stopped. Has the PTV and outline of their badges.trams, tramways, ptv, tickets, signs, officers, behaviour -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Sign - POSTER (SINGER SEWING MACHINES)
Poster (Singer's Sewing Machines) - Stanford & Co. (England)cottage, miners -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Sign, 20th Century
An example of elaborate enamel signage acquired as a result of the long standing close links of Naval forces with the Mission to Seafarers from 19th C onwards. A rectangular black enamel sign on metal ground featuring polychrome insignia of Naval Ordnance Inspection and Design. The insignia shows circular border of ropework encircling a red ground depicting a black and white cannon with a large lynx type feline. The ropework border is surmounted by a stylised crown like structure comprised of: a split focsle?, two sails with red pennants or burgees and stern of a galleon and around the band of the crown a red 'jewel' flanked by two blue green 'jewels'Insignia wording in yellow on black ground in upper case letters: " NAVAL ORDNANCE INSPECTION / AND DESIGN / SAFETY AND QUALITY " Below insignia in white paint in upper case letters: "INSPECTOR NAVAL ORDNANCE / MELBOURNE" ordnance, naval, design, safety, inspections, insignia, badge, sails, cannon, lynx -
Clunes Museum
Sign - FIRE MARKS, Bayley, Bill
Developed in England from 1667 after the Fire of London. Originally made of lead. Up to 1708 had the policy number on each plaque..1 Black plaque, raised circle, gold border and lettering "British" in bottom, lion with paw on wheel depicting British Flag .2 Black plaque, gold "sun"with face, number at bottom .3 Black plaque, thistle in circle, "Caledonia" on banner .4 Black plaque, Crown at top, clasped hand centre, number a base .5 Black plaque, oval raised with fire inside, ribbon banner at top, number at bottom.1 British .2 Sun .3 Caledonian .4 Hand in Hand .5 Salamander and Western firemark, plaque, fire office -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Sign, 1RVR O.R.'S CLUB MENIN
Sign displayed at the 1 RVR O.R.'s club at Menin BarracksLaser cut aluminium sign. Sign has a green tinge and engavings show up silver against it 1 RVR O.R.'S CLUB MENIN AReswark vc club, 1rvr, menin barracks, ors club -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, The Met, "East Malvern / University", c1980?
Sign - plastic sheet with "University" and "East Malvern" printed on opposite sides. Possibly used for bus replacement services - about the same size as a sign used for this purpose - see Reg Item 6048. Not known when used.trams, tramways, destination indicators, east malvern, university, auxiliary board, buses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Designed and Manufactured at the Tramways Board Workshops Preston", 1920's
Builders Plate, sign - cast brass with raised letters within two raised lines and four screw holes in each corner. Black painted background. "Designed and Manufactured at the Tramways Board Workshops Preston" 2nd copy added 13/8/2020 ex Keith Kings. See Reg Item 5041 for replica plate.Has on the rear in black text pen "239"trams, tramways, signs, tramcars, tramcar bodies, mmtb, new trams, w2 class -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Sign - NAMEPLATE: 'RAE ANDERSON LIBRARY'
Nameplate - 'Rae Anderson Library' in light metal. Possible connection BHS Book Collection 5031b. 'Three brothers from Scotland' by Rae Alexander Anderson, Cambridge Press (Bendigo) 1977. '' Dedicated to my maternal grandfather Alexander Rae whose name I bear and who died in 1902 a few months before I was born''.person, bendigo, rae anderson, rae anderson library -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Sign - From Port 'n' South Living and Learning Centre, Baptist Church Hall, Ross Street, Alec Babos, 1980s
Made by Alec Babos, former coordinator of Port 'n' South Living and Learning Centre. Removed and donated to Society in December 1997 on closing of Centre due to lack of fundingOne of two signboards from front fence of Baptist church hall 82 Ross Street: 'Port 'n' South' (yellow, carved lettering on green board)built environment - civic, education - adult, port 'n' south living and learning centre, alec babos -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign - "Motorists Please Keep Off Tram Tracks", mid 1970s
Used by the MMTB in an attempt to keep tram tracks clear of motor cars. It seldom worked. Signs would have been fixed to the ends of a tram so it could be seen by motorists. See Item 6088 for another version.Demonstrates the methods the MMTB to ask motorists to keep tram tracks clear during the 1950's and 1960's.Sign - Zincalume steel sheet, with four holes in angled or trimmed corners asking "Motorists Please Keep Off Tram Tracks" Has the image of a motor car on the tram tracks with the outline of a tram following.tram stop, signs, mmtb, traffic control, trams, tramways -
Federation University Historical Collection
Sign, Faculty of Visual and Performing Arts Friend of the Arts Theatre, 1988
The Ballarat College of Advanced Education Arts Theatre was officially opened by Ian Gordon, President of Council on 11 October 1988.Metal sign listing 35 names of donors. ballarat college of advanced education, ian gordon, david addenbrooke, david alexander, bruce bartrop, btv channel 6, byrne jones & torney, bcae student union, j. corbet, c. crook, john crump, barbara crump, r. de fegely, dick de fegely, doyle cinque & co, m. dunn, p. hall, b hassett, paul hemming, r. hoo, david larmouche, p. kierce, j. maone, g. mangan, mccain foods, r. mitchel, e. phiilops, colin prowse, shirley prowse, j. rose, j. silkirk, selkirk bricks, john sharpham, frank sheehan, j. strickland, st patrick's college, r wilkie, john williams, voi williams -
Bendigo Military Museum
Sign - STEEL SIGN, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON, c.2022
21st Construction Squadron is part of the 6th Engineering Regiment based at Amberley and is drawn mainly from Regular Army.White Square steel sign with hole in each corner on front and image of a fighting rooster (red and yellow) over the number 21 in purple. Surrounded by two concentric circles with the identification of the unit also in purple. All wrapped in clear plastic on back a stamp saying who made the steel. Some codes and dates.Front - "Royal Australian Engineers - Construction Squadron". Back - Stamp "Steel made by Bluescope CC38A Z47910. 22 Sep 2022 8..." Twice.sign, royal australian engineers -
Vision Australia
Sign - Image, Street sign for the Association for the Blind
A metal street sign with a black background and white writing and a white pointing tip at the end, indicating which direction the Association for the Blind was located.Black and white road signAssociation for the Blind Centreassociation for the blind, nameplates