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National Wool Museum
Archive - Advertisement, Laconia Woollen Mills, 1963
Note from collector- "For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from." 'Laconia Makes a Bed' blanket range across two pages Laconia Makes a Bed/Softer, warmer, lovelier for years and years to come/Laconia 100% Pure Lambs' Wool Blankets blanket, blanket fever, wool, laconia, advertisement, the australian women's weekly -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Hurstbridge Water Scheme, 11 May 1961
Downstream view of wall in creek and leak 11 May 1961 http://wikimapia.org/10473910/Running-Creek-ReservoirRecord of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, road construction, shire of eltham, 1961-05-11, hurstbridge water scheme -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - ATAR 09C Descriptive & Function Handbook
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Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Cemetery Trust Stawell. Meeting Minute Book 1988 – 1999. Resignation of Trustees, 11/10/1988 - 27/5/1999
Resignation of Trustees. Northern Grampians Shire Council to Manage Cemeterystawell, cemetery -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Archive - Documents
Various correspondence including Outgoing and Incoming mail, separated into foldersArchive box containing correspondence relating to Lake Bunga Foreshore and Lake Tyersdocuments--reports -
Clunes Museum
Negative - NEGATIVE PLATES
Negatives taken and owned by Carl Weickhardt, grandson of Johannes, Son of Jacob (Tank Maker)10 Glass Negative Plates in a box with a note "our grandparents D & K Patience" .1 Weickhardt Tanks .2 Fire Brigade .3 David and Kate Patience .4 Ballarat Bakery (Clunes) .5 Montage of F Weickhardt .6 Tank on a lorry .7 Tank .8 Clunes North School .9 Aeroplane landing .10 Aeroplane landingOn box; Kodak, Abbotsford, Melbournenegatives, patience, tanks, kodak -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - RAAF AAP 7645 017 2M High Potential Test Set Part No KT 519305 (Kearfott)
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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative - Black and white print from negative, Travis Jeffrey, 23/07/1961 12:00:00 AM
Negative No. N390 and black and white print made by a laser printer (stored in folder) of Ballarat tram No. 39 at the Victoria St. terminus. Tram has the destination of Drummond St. Nth, and has an advertisement for 60/40 dancing on Friday nights at the Civic Hall on the front panel and a SEC Electric Cooking roof advertisement. The Ballarat Orphanage building is on the right hand side of the tram. Shows the trees in Victoria St. and how the cars from Melbourne approached the tram stop. Date of photo on folder - 23/7/1961. Original negative rescanned 24/5/2020 and image file updated. Paper folder that contained the negative had "NR44A" in red ink, "BA18" in pencil, date stamp of "23 Jul 1961" on front, and on rear date stamps "26 Sep 1962" and "6 Oct 1962".trams, tramways, victoria st, ballarat orphanage, orphanage, tram 39 -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Map - B & W coastal map between Sydney & Brisbane, Australia, Coastal map, Queensland, between Whitsunday Island & Hervey Bay, Before donation in 1987
Australian coastal mapsAustralian coastal mapsCoastal 'soundings' map between Sydney & Brisbane, from an unknown book, pre-1987.Reverse " NIL "old maps of australian coast -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Map, Plan of Works on No1 Reservoir, 1896
Plan of Works on No1 Reservoirstawell, water -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Collection) - Canberra - British Ministry of Defence manuals/amendments, Canberra B Mk2 Aircraft Removal & Insertion of Leaves Section 3
British Ministry of DefenceAmendments to earlier Canberra manuals - duplicates -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, c1906
Copy negative of a photograph of cable cars in Bourke St at Swanston St with the Royal Mail Hotel in the background. Numerous cyclists and pedestrians. c1906.trams, tramways, cable trams, swanston st, bourke st -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Map, Water Supply, Wimmera Mallee Water
Water Supply, Wimmera Mallee Waterstawell, water -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Power Plant Training Manual Allison 501 Engine
Description: 500 pages. Published by Ansett A.N.A. Published 1/12/1958. ALL 002 Level of Importance: World. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - CAC ATAR Turbojet engine 09 C 09c006 AAP 711 55 part 11 Accessories book 3 overhaul manual AAP 7111.007 -3-11-1-2 repair, CAC ATAR Turbojet engine 09 C AAP 711 55 part 11 Accessories book 3 overhaul manual
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Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Grand United Quartz Mine Journal, 1872 - 1874
Brown Cover - Gold Lettering on Red Square - "Journal"stawell, gold mining -
Melton City Libraries
Financial record, Melton Fire Brigade receipt, 1962
Ernest W (Bon) Barrie – fire service record MELTON BUSH FIRE BRIGADE Established 1935 MELTON BUSH FIRE BRIGADE Registered Class F Certificate No 425 1944 MELTON RURAL FIRE BRIGADE Country Fire Authority 1944 - 1987 Service Record Member 1939 1st Lieutenant 1942 2nd Lieutenant 1943 - 1950 Apparatus Officer 1945 - 1954 Captain 1951 - 1966 Group Communications Officer Mount Cotterill Fire Brigades Group 1967 - 1983 Country Fire Authority Rural Services Award 1963 Fireman E.W. Barrie 20 years Long Service Badge. Queen’s Good Conduct and Long Service Medal 1979 Melton Fire Brigade 2013 Memorial Wall Plaque for 44 years of Service Receipt received from E.W Barrieemergency services -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Unison Bendix TCN-1036 Ignition Exciter 10-516000 and 3888000 Series Component Maintenance Manual with Illustrated Parts Manual
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - US Army Radio Sets, Department of the Army Radio Receiver R-391/URR
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Includes details of the plane and schematics, Convair 440 detail type specifications
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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Map, Burwood Road, Box Hill City, 15/02/1952 12:00:00 AM
Plan of subdivision of 19 blocks in Burwood Road, Burwood.Plan of subdivision of 19 blocks in Burwood Road, Burwood between Greenwood Street and Middleborough Road. Marked as Survey Plan No 5442.Plan of subdivision of 19 blocks in Burwood Road, Burwood. land subdivision, burwood road, burwood, greenwood street, burwood, middleborough road, burwood -
Clunes Museum
Financial record - ACCOUNT BOOK
ACCOUNT BOOK OF CLUNES GOLF CLUB ASSOCIATES 1948 - 1956. LIST OF TOURNAMENT ENTRIES AND TROPHY DONORSCLUNES GOLF CLUB ASSOCIATES RECOFDlocal history, book, accounts, sport, golf -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - MINTO, /01/1884
Map: Minto, County of Bendigo. Parish plan (number 283 in map cupboard 1)map, bendigo, parish plan, minto -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - HEATHCOTE : COUNTY OF BENDIGO
Map. Heathcote, County of Bendigo, County of Dalhousie, Knowsley, Knowsley East, Dargile, Costerfield, Warrowitue, Tooborac, Langwornor, Argyle Station Ground, Bendigo to Heathcote to Kilmore Railway Line, Township of Heathcote, C.R.B. Main Road. Mount Ida Creek, Wild Duck Creek, Meadow Valley Creek. By Authority H.J. Green, Govt. Printer, Photo-Lithographed at the Department of Lands and Survey, Melbourne by W.J. Butson, Price 1/-. (number 91 in map cupboard 1)H.J. Green Govt. Printer.map, bendigo, heathcote -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - Logistics and maintenance support manual, Australian Aircraft Consortium Wamira Aircraft
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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Cottlesbridge-Strathewen Road, Strathewen, c.Nov. 1987
Photos taken during a review of road and bridge/culvert condition by Eltham Shire Council engineers. A number of the trees were badly burnt or destroyed in the Black Saturday bushfire, 7 Feb. 2009 but some remained standing and identifiable as of 2014 (Google Streetview).Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 stripsKodak GB 200 5096bridge, chads creek, chads creek road, cottlesbridge-strathewen road, culvert, infrastructure, roads, school ridge road, strathewen -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Archive - Vertical file, Athletics
A vertical file containing information related to athletics clubs and competition in Surrey Hills and Mont Albert: 1. Athletic club – Surrey Hills: 6 notes from Boroondara Standard, various dates (2 pages). 2. Excerpts from Box Hill Reporter, various dates; Ken James research (18 pages). This represents part of Ken's research into clubs and societies of the area.athletics, ken james -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Honeywell engine manuals, Allied Sigal Engines
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Archive - File, Ewan Ogilvy's Bayside Papers, Box Three - G.E. Ogilvy: CURA Social Justice and the City Project 1987/88, 1987
Ewan Ogilvy, former Melbourne Councillor and also of Community Services Victoria, Inner Urban Ministerial Advisory Committee and Uniting Church's Centre for Urban Research and Action (CURA), was instrumental in social justice approaches to town planning. He and CURA's Social Justice and the City Project funded Port Melbourne community groups protesting against the SCDC development in 1987. His files were presented to the Society in May 2001 on his preparation for leaving Victoria.From Ewan Ogilvy's chronologically organised 'Bayside Papers' relating to the proposed development of Port Melbourne industrial land in the late 1980s: G.E. Ogilvy: CURA Social Justice and the City Project 1987/88. All related documents bound in manila fileSigned 'Ewan Ogilvy'town planning, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, public action campaigns, environmental issues, public housing, missions to seamen, ewan ogilvy, centre for urban research and action (cura), uniting church, sandridge city development co pty ltd, scdc, linton r lethlean, barry pullen - mlc -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Loading Problems - symposium at Farnborough 1966 RAE