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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Machine - CAST IRON COFFEE GRINDER
Black Cast Iron Coffee Grinder With Circular Copper Bowl on top and a curved metal handle which is attached to a central grinding mechanism. Main body shape almost square tapers slightly closer to the top. Coffee grinder has a large pullout tray contained in the bottom of the mill. 140 cm High x 40 cm Wide Previous Catalogue Number 103 Inscription T & C Clark & Co Manufacturer Additional Inscription contained in an elliptical brass plaque Paris Silver Medal 1878 Awarded T. & C. Clark & Co. Plaque Also contains images of a replica of the Jules-Clement Chaplain Art Nouveau Designed Silver Medal Exhibition Prize, Consisting of a laureate bust of Marianne Facing Left surrounded by the words Republique Francaise. Beside It An Image of Victory Hovering Above The Exhibition Wearing A Laurel Wreath Blowing A Bugle Announcing Manufacturing Success & Excellence & Below Him Cupin (Child Genius) Holding A Banner With T & C Clark & Co. Around The Outside Edge Exposition Paris Universelle Internationale De 1878.T & C Clarke Manufacturerdomestic equipment, food consumption, coffee grinder -
Ruyton Girls' SchoolMagazine, Ruyton Reporter, 1999
The Ruyton Reporter (formerly known as Ruyton Reports) captures the essential Ruyton Girls' School experience for the broader school community. It has been produced since 1986.The record has strong historic significance as it pertains to one of the oldest girls' school in Victoria, Australia. Ruyton was founded in 1878 in the Bulleen Road, Kew, home of newly widowed Mrs Charlotte Anderson (now High Street South). Thus, the record can be used as a reference example for research into Victorian school history. It also gives insight into the types of activities and events undertaken at Ruyton Girls' School during the period of its production. The record's significance is further enhanced by its exceptionally well-documented provenance, having remained the property of Ruyton Girls' School since its production.Colour publication printed on paper with staple binding. 16 pages.Front Page: Edited by Deborah Forster / 1 / 9 / theRUYTON / REPORTER / 9 / autumn / 9 / aFANTASTIC / FAIR! / INSIDE: / PRINT POST APPROVED / PP 341999 00026 / Class of '98 12 Selbourne Rd / Who's Who at the Celebration Fair Kew VIC 3101 / R / Partial Immersion en Francaise RECTE ET FIDE LITER Tel: 9819 2422 / News of Old Girls / Fax: 9818 4790 / Email: [email protected] Web site: www.ruyton.vic.edu.au /ruyton girls' school, ruyton, school, students, newsletter, ruyton reports, ruyton news, kew, victoria, melbourne, girls school -
Melbourne LegacyPostcard, Le Crotoy - La Plage, 1918
A post card sent from France to Australia in 1918, presumably from a soldier son to his mother while on leave from the fighting in France.A record of correspondence from France to Australia in 1918. Postcards were a very common form of communication in the first World War. This postcard also records places for those who didn't have cameras. This type of souvenir would have been familiar to the first Legatees as they had served in World War 1.Post card with a coastal panoramic view and beach houses. At the back of the post card is the written wishes. Front side: Printed, 35 / LE CROTOY. - La Plage. / Edition de la Menagere / ND. Phot. Back Side: handwriten mark, x / printed, Carte Postale / IMP. PHOT. NEURDEIN ET CIE. - PARIS. / Correspondance / Adresse, Stamped Postal Sticker from the Republique Francaise valuated in 10c Postes. / Handwritten text: 13/1/18 Dear Mater This is a snap of where I am now. We are in the house marked x, and are very comfy. Love to all Lee / Mrs W. Elsum 42 Parker St. Williamstown Victoria Australia. war correspondence, souvenir -
Marysville & District Historical SocietyBook, Arthur Catherall, Vanished Whaler, 1953
Jim and his friend Nugget are air pilot and observer employed as scouts by a Norwegian whaling expedition. Sent out to find the Oslo, a whale-chaser which seems to be out of wireless touch with the parent ship, they find her all right, but deserted! Deserted in that desert of snow and ice the Antartic Circle. This is only the beginning of a great adventure, of plots and counter plots centered around a Spanish treasure-ship locked for three centuries in the ice.No dust cover. Book is bound in blue with the title and author in black on the front cover and the spine.fictionJim and his friend Nugget are air pilot and observer employed as scouts by a Norwegian whaling expedition. Sent out to find the Oslo, a whale-chaser which seems to be out of wireless touch with the parent ship, they find her all right, but deserted! Deserted in that desert of snow and ice the Antartic Circle. This is only the beginning of a great adventure, of plots and counter plots centered around a Spanish treasure-ship locked for three centuries in the ice.whaling, whaling ship, adventure, arthur catherall, fiction -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumPostcards and Cards, 1909 to approximately to 1920
Personal Stationery belonging to Kitty (CE) Crawford, Mother of John Lawry. Dance Programmes|Person stationary belonging to Kitty (CE Crawford) mother of John Lawry.|GROUP l. Dance Programmes - Some with pencils attached| l. Tatura Military Ball - July 21 ?| 2. Rushworth Military Ball - June 20, 1913| 3. Tatura Military Ball - July 17, 1913| 4. Murchison 3rd Squadron Annual Ball - August 11, 1909| 5. Tatura Golf Club Annual Ball - 1914|GROUP 2 - Perfume Cards| 1. Divinia (1913 Calendar on back) 6 cards| 2. Eau de Cologne Francaise (1 card)| 3. Rose de L'Empire (2 cards)| 4. Californian Poppy (1 card)| 5. Muguet (2 cards)| 6. Lierre Fleuri (1910 Calendar on back) (1 card)| 7. Floramye (1 card)| 8. Phul-Nana (1 card)|GROUP 3 - Bible Texts - Memory Verses| 4 cards with texts and colourful pictures. - Isaiah 12:2,| Psalms 51.15, Isaiah 26:4, 2 Timothy 2:3|GROUP 4 - Greeting Cards to Miss Kitty Crawford (mainly birthday)| 18 postcard size cards, most have letters included.|GROUP 5 - Greeting cards with no writing (unused)| 15 cards, same vintage as others (2 have writing but not to K Crawford)|GROUP 6 - Miscellaneous - including| Nestle's "Wonders of the World" - 32 cards| Cigarette Card - Wills (1 card)| Butterflies - Allens Irish moss Gum Jubes (1 card)| Victorian Footballers (J Bissett), Hoadley's Violet Nut Bars (1 card)| Ships of the World (Empress of Britain) (1 card)| No Category (3 cards)|GROUP 7 - Puzzle|Ribbons on a lggage tag|Perfume Cards|Bible Texts|Greeting Cards to Miss Kitty Crawford - Mainly birthday|Greeting Cards - unused|Miscellaneous|Puzzle|Tatura|1938 Military Ball Debs|Pearl Maskell|Myrtle Dick|Pauline Brady|Mabel Wilson|Margaret Hastie|Jean McIntyre|Madge Wells|Beth Bitcon|Mollie Arnold|Melvie Nicholson|Kitty Crawford|May Crawford|Christmas Card - To Miss Katie Crawford from J Powell|New Year Card -To M Hall From S Boyer|Crawford Centenary 1871-1971 Invitation - WoodlandsBlack plastic archive boxVariousdances and birthdays, documents, cards, postcards -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - TOWN HALL, RETURN BALL, 17 June, 1923
Town Hall, Return Ball. Tendered by the Citizens of Bendigo to His Worship The Mayor, (Cr. M G Giudice) and The Mayoress, (Mrs Giudice.) Town Hall, Bendigo. Tuesday, July 17th, 1923. Menu, Dindon Roti. Jambon de York. Canard Roti. Salad a la Francaise. Haricot Verts. Pommes de Terre a L;Anglaise. Trifle a L'Espangnole. Charlotte Russe. Crème aux Fraisee. Salade aux Fruits. Gelee au Madere. Meringues a'la Crème. Patrisserie. Gateau Assorties. Olive Farcies aux Anchois. Pailles au Parmeson. Amande a la Diable. Gingembre. Raisins. Café. The Oyster Soup will be served in Basement after Second Supper. Favaloros, Caterers. Wine List. Irvine's Great Western Champagne (Special Reserve.) Seppelt's. Penfold's. Max Cohn's. Port. Sherry. Claret. Burgundy. Muscat. Hock. Chablis. Planet. Old Scotch Whisky. Ales and Stout-Bendigo United and Cohn Bros. Aerated Waters and Cordials. Cigars Cigarettes. Toasts. His Majesty the King.- By the Chairman, 'Our Guests,' (The Mayor & Mayoress Cr & Mrs M G Giudice.) by the Chairman. Where're they met a stranger, there they left a friend. Response by The Mayor. 'The Chairman Citizens Return Ball Committee,' (Cr E M Vains) By The Mayor. Response by the Chairman. The Citizen's Return Ball, Executive Committee - Cr E M Vains (Chairman), Mr J Denton (Treasurer), A M Poole, T Pritchard, A B Wood, W Jeffrey, W H Taylor, F Monaghan, H S Marks, H W Tilley, F Cambridge, H Newman, E A Sayer, H Whitelock, W Currie, W T Patten, J J Caldwell, G H Dare, J H Sievers, F Ferguson, G J C Maxwell. F T Amer & T R J Brown; Hon. Secs. City of Bendigo logo is at the top on the front cover and an oval picture of the Mayor and Mayoress below it.Cambridge Press, Bendigoevent, entertainment, return ball, town hall, return ball. tendered by the citizens of bendigo to his worship the mayor, (cr. m g giudice) and the mayoress, (mrs giudice.) town hall, bendigo. tuesday, july 17th, 1923. menu. bendigo united and cohn bros. -
Marysville & District Historical SocietyBook, Rex Dixon, Pete of the Wild Grass Country, 1954
Pete Cimarron, the wild boy, was raised by Indians in the Wild Grass Country of Texas. When the Indians moved on to new hunting grounds Pete was left to take care of himself. This he does by roaming over the Wild Grass Country catching wild horses, which he sells to his friend Murky Joe. When the wagon trains from the east begin to settle near the Wild Grass Country, Pete finds himself swept into an exciting struggle to claim and hold his land.Front dust cover shows a boy holding a rope lasso hiding behind tall grasses watching a black horse. There are other horses in the background. Also in the background is a grass plain which is ringed by mountains. The book itself is bound in red with the title in black writing. On the front of the book there is a logo of the Panther Library. The name of the author, the title and the publisher are written in black down the spine of the book.fictionPete Cimarron, the wild boy, was raised by Indians in the Wild Grass Country of Texas. When the Indians moved on to new hunting grounds Pete was left to take care of himself. This he does by roaming over the Wild Grass Country catching wild horses, which he sells to his friend Murky Joe. When the wagon trains from the east begin to settle near the Wild Grass Country, Pete finds himself swept into an exciting struggle to claim and hold his land.indians, texas, horses, rex dixon, panther library, fiction -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Letter, typed on paper with printed letterhead of Scalebuoys Limited. Astor House, Aldwych, London, W.C.2. Letter mentions the enclosure of a list of Foreign Agents. Also mentioned is the use of Scalebuoy water for the canning industry.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scalebuoys limited, h c turner, scalebuoy company boston, w h cunningham & hill ltd, bendigo electronic company, scalebuoys (n.z.) limited, herr otto wulfrath, societe des chaudieres electriques francaises, don watson & co ltd, major t d hackett, commandante v betteloni, w h holt white, findlay durham & brodie, zuberbuhler & co, g kolovitch, g m b close, g p barker, l f norris -
Wangaratta RSL Sub BranchPostcard - Embroidered Postcard, c. 1917
Postcard from WWI soldier William West (1268) of the 29 Infantry Battalion, 5th Pioneers Battalion while posted in France was sent to his wife at home, 1917.Embroidered silk postcards were first made in 1900 for the Paris Exposition. The popularity of silk postcards peaked during the First World War 1914 - 1918.They were mostly embroidered by French women in their homes and then sent to the factories for cutting and mounting on cards. Many of the cards were illustrated with patriotic symbols, flags, slogans, or sentimental texts. During the First World War, many Allied officers and soldiers based in France sent silk embroidered postcards to their loved ones back homeWhite rectangular postcard with embroidered pink flower and green foliate decoration on front. Handwritten message on the back.Front: "From your husband" (embroidered) Back: "Write soon / Best Love / to West / do not forget to / send that / France / Jan 23/1/1917 / My Dear Alice / Just a P.C. to let you know I'm still well and hope you are all the same Best love / to all from Will xxxxxxxxxxxxx"wwi, postcard, embroidered postcard, paris depose, fabrication francaise -
Wangaratta RSL Sub BranchEmbroidered Postcard, c. 1917
Postcard from WWI soldier William West (1268) of the 29 Infantry Battalion, 5th Pioneers Battalion while posted in France to his family at home.Embroidered silk postcards were first made in 1900 for the Paris Exposition. The popularity of silk postcards peaked during the First World War 1914 - 1918.They were mostly embroidered by French women in their homes and then sent to the factories for cutting and mounting on cards. Many of the cards were illustrated with patriotic symbols, flags, slogans, or sentimental texts. During the First World War, many Allied officers and soldiers based in France sent silk embroidered postcards to their loved ones back homeWhite rectangular postcard with embroidered beige, brown and yellow flower and foliate decoration on front. Handwritten message on the back.Front: "From a loving heart" (embroidered) Back: "To my dear Alice / Best love from Will xxxxxx / xxxxxxxx"wwi, postcard, embroidered postcard, paris depose, fabrication francaise
