Trudi Hogeman made this fan from old greeting cards. This is an old way of making fans with blanket stitch around the edges. She was a member of a craft group when she made this object. Trudi Hogeman died in January 2017 and is buried at Marlo. Her daughter is heather Terrell, president of the Orbost Historical Society.This item is an example of a handcrafted item and reflects the needlework skills and hobbies of women at the time.Six teardrop shaped leaves held together by a paper clip to form a fan. It has been blanket stitched around the edges of each leaf. Leaves are made of cardboard photographs possibly cut from greeting cards. All cards have floral images.handcraft hogeman-trudi fan

According to Max Clarke this item was used by the surveying classes at the Ballarat School of MinesA boxed (timber) theodolite with crossbars and full-length stadia wires. The theodolite can be mounted on a metal straightedge base. The box also contains a magnetic compass with two bubble levels, a plumbing folk, and 4 brass paper clips designed to suit a plan table. On box in black paint "A 1". Inside box lid is manufacturer's label and Stadia measurement zero reference calibration.ballarat school of mines, surveying equipment, gurley, max clarke, theodolite, stadia measurement, calibration, scientific instrument

This inkwell was used by the staff of the Mount Beauty Post Office, from the late 1940's until the change from pen and ink to the use of fountain pens and then ball-point pens. The last Post Master at Mount Beauty rescued this item when the Mt Beauty Post Office was privatised in the 1990's. Ian Mc Kendrick worked at the Mt Beauty post office.Clear glass rectangular shaped set of two ink wells with a pen holder in front. Each ink well has a glass lid. Between the ink wells there is an open area for storing items such as paper clips etc. In addition it Includes a red and a black pen handle.mt beauty post office. inkwell. pen. writing equipment.

Handwritten notes (10 pages) and typed copies of letters on quart to paper, extract from Melbourne Tram Trust minutes and letter books, Public Work Departments letter books concerning the use and maintenance of the Princes Bridge, including railways that pass under it. Each set retained by a paper clip.trams, tramways, melbourne tramways trust, public works department, princes bridge

Six copies of the History of the firm of W D Mason Pty Ltd Glass Merchants of Bendigo 1894 - 1998. Note paper clipped to one copy and written in red ink: Original Revised Version 29/2/99. this version mentions machinery used, glass handling, making of mirrors, sandblasting and shopfronts.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - history of the firm of w d mason pty ltd 1894 - 1998, owen walter williams, evening mail newspaper, henry brooks & company of england, brooks robinson & co pty ltd of melbourne, shaw savill & albion company limited line, arawa (5026 tons), capt'n snooze, coles new world supermarket, susan rebecca lawson, walter williams, samuel thomas williams, owen mostyn williams, ann (annie) mckenzie, wavertree ellen williams, reed smart & tappin, bendigo cathedral (sacred heart), alan walter mason, walter david mason, melva joan mason, wavertree ellen mason (nee williams), j b young, taylor family, australian window glass company

Australian Defence Industries (ADI) small triangular plastic desk accessory for desk use, could hold business cards, paper clips, etc. Main edge has the "ADI factory logo and Ordinance Factory Maribyrnong (03) 319 4499" printed in gold. Body of the accessory can be accessed by sliding base panel. made in .... (eligible)local history, adi history

Set of letters, delivery documents, lists of equipment and cost estimate sheets for the provision of sub-station and rotary converted equipment by Australian General Electric Company to the MMTB for use at the Footscray Tramway Substation, covering the period of late 1920 to mid 1922. Details typed lists and letters, carbon copies and handwritten estimates. Prepared by quarto and ruled foolscap paper, some secured by paper clips.trams, tramways, footscray, substation, ftt, electrical equipment, electrical engineering, contracts, general electric, mmtb, rotary converters, tramway construction

Book (loose-leaf) - 'The Guide Law' - Merle Bush. Numbered from p.20 to p. 43; each page has either a newspaper cutting adhered to page OR typed text. Frontispiece has heading 'The Guide Law' and lists p. 20 - p. 40 (with unknown 'number' notation) Attached to inside of back cover (paper clip) is another list of 'Guide Laws' - from 20 - 45.person, individual, bush collection - personal, bush collection, collection, girl guides association, clubs and associations, recreation, education, literature, general knowledge, girl guides, reading

Timetable - 26 pages photocopied on foolscap paper clipped with a fold back type metal clip in the top left hand corner, MMTB for Queens Birthday Monday 16-6-1969. Has an index page on the front cover. Gives a timetable for each route, showing both trams and buses, departure time from terminus, and running times. Has various symbols for depot run in etc.Has three MMTB stamps on the front sheet.trams, tramways, mmtb, timetables, queens birthday, buses, trams

The Stainsby Braillewriter was utilised by Braille tutors and volunteers as well the blind and visually impaired. Stored in a brown cardboard lockable case and this complete kit consists of a metal Braille writing machine; a long slim rectangular device with carriage and six silver keys and a bell, a metal board to attach Braille writer, a metal hinged Braille paper clamp and an instructional booklet. Henry Stainsby (1859-1925), Supt. of the Birmingham Royal Institution for the Blind, (later General Secretary of the British & Foreign Blind Association) along with Birmingham manufacturer Albert Wayne, introduced their portable brailler writer around 1903. An "improved" version, featuring aluminum parts and a paper clamp allowing accurate interpointing or interlining, was announced in "Outlook for the Blind" as early as 1927 and available generally by 1933 in the RNIB catalog. By 1978, RNIB sold the Improved Stainsby in a number of formats, including a large version available with interlining and inter-pointing board, and a small version with a folding board. Both large and small models came in ordinary and reverse keyed versions. Silver Brailler, rectangular with six silver keys and a bell, with paper board and clip, in cardboard suitcaseM8839 M88 (Brailler) M 8839 (Board) On the outside of the suitcase an address label reads "Braille Library, 31-51 Commercial Road, South Yarra". braille equipment, assistive devices

Newspaper clipping from an unknown Melbourne newspaper (Herald, Sun or the Age) with a photo of Z3 running special in Smith St Collingwood. Item states that it was carrying Members of Parliament on a demonstration run. Reg Item 86 would date this as 1/5/1975. Notes that four trams were used and then one a week afterwards. A piece of paper clipped with the original item was a note regarding an issue on the launch day - no date.trams, tramways, mmtb, melbourne, z class, tram 3

Agee Victory glass preserving jar with glass lid, wire clips, paper instructions & rubber sealing ring.M813 M AGM Agee Victory

Annual Report - the 22nd Annual Report of the Bendigo Trust for 1994/95. A 28 page booklet which includes List of Board of Directors and Employees, President's Report (Daryl McClure), Tramways and Central Deborah Mine Reports, Financial Statements. Attached with a paper clip is a Dinner Invitation at the Central Deborah Mine on !0 Oct 1995, guest speaker is Arnold Offenberg, Director of Bendigo Mining. On front cover is a photo of the tram shelter and entrance to Central Deborah Mine with poppet head.Bendigo Trustbendigo trust, bendigo tramways, central deborah mine, daryl mcclure

Brown hard cover book, buff binding on spine and corners of cover. 'Transfer Journal' written in gold on red label on spine. One hundred pages of which twenty nine are used. First entry dated 12th September 1932; last entry 24th October 1934. Name of transferor and transferee and address of same, are given. Six pages at beginning of book are fixed with a paper clip and has been written in, but discarded. The Minute Book is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection of mining documents.bendigo, margaret roberts, , goldmining, monument hill gold mining company

Black hard cover book with dust jacket covered with plastic book covering. Picture on dust jacket of six columsn with horizon behind with sun rise/sun set. Superimposed on columns are photos of six solders. Rising sun badge on top lintel and two 1941 Austrralian pennies in front. Author JIM McALLESTER and SYD TRIGELLIS-SMITH. Pages 261 Errata sheet attached to first page with paper clip. Yellow envelope glued inside back cover containing small booklet "Military History Project 1995 Study Material"P. CHAPMAN" written on front pagebooks, military history

Larger loan ledger book, covered by a thick board cover and back, with a layer of possibly embossed silk, bound by thick material possibly leather. Paper inside, 402 pages are indicated, not all written in. Ledger filled with first, alphabetical names and notes, then the rest (139 pages) are records for loans and payments for clients, including full names, dates and financial details of clients. Spine says: Loan Register. 6 loose pieces of paper of various financial notes, other loose papers attached by paper clip. Dates: 1900 - 1969loans, ledger, finance

Two sets of original and four carbon copies of: 1 - Victorian Government Gazette - 27/5/1898, amending the order of 10/9/1888, to allow horse power to be used on the Borough of Northcote tramway. 2 - ditto - dated 11/8/1899 - amending the original order again to allow for electric trams and the max speed of 12 miles / hour. Both have been clipped together using a paper clip. Items 2053 to 2057 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Northcote CC" in red pencil.trams, tramways, northcote, cable trams, electric traction, horse trams

Original and five carbon copies of the three pages extracted from the Victorian Government Gazette - 14/9/1888 authorising the construction of a tramway in the City of Northcote, giving details of routes, railway crossing of the proposed Clifton Hill and Royal Park lines, depot, motive power, speed, time, passengers only, safety, tolls and charges and governance. Each of the three page sets have been clipped together using a paper clip. Items 2053 to 2057 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Northcote CC" in red pencil.trams, tramways, northcote, cable trams, electric traction, horse trams, railways

Set of three drawings related to the Brill 22E Maximum Traction trucks: 1 - "Brake Rigging Brill Maximum Traction Truct No. 22E" - showing the dimensions of the levers and pivot points. For the relevant Geelong drawing T1647 see item 8044 2 - "Standard Pony Axle" - traced from MMTB drawing R3755 3 - "Pony Axle Box" - traced from MMTB drawing R1112 and dated in ink 28-4-1955Yields information about Brill 22E brake rigging and equipment.Set of three Drawings - dyeline print on plain paper with a brass clip in the top right hand corner.tramcars, brill 22e, pony axles, axles, axle boxes, brake rigging, ballarat, geelong, drawings

Clipping from New Zealand magazine showing overcrowded workers and shoppers on Cable tram during Dunedin peak hour. Corners of paper have been clipped.person, individual, basil miller

264.1 Twenty page booklet titled "Adelaide's Changing Transport - a guide to the AETM at St Kilda. Black and white photos, map, covers, brief history of Adelaide's transport and some Museum exhibits 264.2 - within book - Letter from Garry Ord to N.Gower dated 7 august 1967 on Australian Broadcasting letterhead, Queensland branch, noting replacement of trolley buses in Adelaide and returning booklet. 264.3 - newspaper cutting within booklet, dated 22/11/1968, noting 10th anniversary of closure of Adelaide street trams and referring to an "in Memorial" notice. Items .2 and .3 were inside booklet, clipped together with a paper clip that was going rusty.trams, tramways, adelaide, trams, trolley buses, buses, aetm, st kilda museum.

A manila folder containing a collection of notes typed by Ms. J.C. Burnett in preparation for her published book titled 'History of Bendigo Teachers' College, 1926-1973. The headings are staff and students, history of Bendigo Teachers' College, the college anthem, sites and students, students, badge motto and anthem, courses, profiles principals, profiles early members of staff, visitors to college, art collection, library and resources, experiments and special special lectures, accommodation - residential, physical education and sport, canteen, excursions, publications, graduation ceremony, reunions, inspectors associated with the college, honour roll - presidents and vice presidents, comments by the principals and finally a conclusion. These are all divided through the use of paper clips.bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college history, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, education, tertiary education, book, history, bendigo teachers' college, j.c. burnett, bendigo teachers' college history

Report - six sheets, were paper clipped together, three foolscap (marked 4370A) and two quarto sheets (marked 4370C) titled "Lives of North Melbourne City Section ropes during 1917-18", regarding a claim made through Dalgety and Company (3/1/19 and 6/1/1919) for damage on a section of rope that was on a ship that was sunk by enemy action. Has a three page report on the cable life and insurance claim made by the Tramway Board in 1918, looking at the life of the cable compared to previous ropes. Quite a detailed study made and costs incurred. A small sheet (marked 4370B) has pencil notations - was pinned to the top of the two Dalgety and Co letters..1 - has stamp "Copy to Engineer" in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, cable trams, reports, cables, insurance, world war 1

Report - 41 pages, photocopied, stapled in top left hand corner - titled "East Burwood Tramway Extension - beyond Middleborough Road - Feasibility Study - September 1982". No details as who made the report, though attached to the front cover by a paper clip is a Metropolitan Transit Authority with compliments sheet, stamped "Information Officer", office address of 616 Little Collins St. Gives details of proposals considered, population and land use, existing services, patronage, operating costs, revenue and provides an assessment. Looks at costs for an extension only to Blackburn Road, Springvale Road and to Vermont South. Report showed the cost benefit ratio for Blackburn Road was 1, and less for the other possibilities. Appears to be an update of the Oct. 1981 report - see Reg item 686.trams, tramways, east burwood, feasibility study, new tramway, mmtb, middleborough rd, vermont south

A newspaper cutting "Past Lives Again" - The past will live again when the Bendigo and District branch of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria holds its Golden Days Exhibition at the Memorial Hall Next Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. many treasures of yesteryear have been resurrected from attics and storage chests. Among these the glorious royal blue silk brocade gown worn by Jennifer Wyatt. the frock was brought out from England more than 110 years ago by Mrs. Jonathan Harris of Axedale (her husband was the founder of the Hustlers' line of reefs in Bendigo). This paper clip is inside an envelope addressed to L J Ellison, Axedale Bendigo Vic. A postage stamp of 5d posted in Sydney 20 Sep 1960. No return address . In blue pen across "Harris dress picture".newspaper, bendigo

The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Fifteen pages, all but one typed in upper case. The pages are not numbered in sequence. Held together with a paper clip. In the format he used for his talks on 3BO 'The Mayor Speaks'. Topics include : Grants for Bendigo public works, Local Government Conference, taxis, the visit of the Chief Secretary for the Bendigo Cup, and Oliver's comments on the Melbourne play 'The Highwayman', set in Bendigo. Other names include Hon. J. H. Lienhop M.L.C., Mr Smithers, Mr Forrestal, Mr Strom, Mr Harold Alexander (South Melbourne Town clerk), Mr Calwell M.H.R., Mr Menzies, Mr Matthews, Hon.Cr. L. W. Galvin M.L.A., Mr Ted Mullett (Yarra Yarra tribe), Mr r. K. Dodgson M.L.A., Hon. Paul Jones M.L.C., Judge Norris,bendigo, council, speech notes, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. 3bo 'the mayor speaks'.

Hardcover blue/cream book, black spine. On sticker on front 'Central Nell Gwynne Consolidated Company Gold Book' First 3 pages held together by paper clip, dated 1922, on top of page, North Blue Consolidated Co. Entries relate to bullion, weight advanced upon , amount of advance, weight after melting, value, balance of assay. . Following pages date commences 1933, July 28 entry 'Coy North shaft, weight advanced upon, amount of advance, weight after melting, fineness (mint and bank charges written in pen ) Eq standard weight, value, balance of assay. Monthly entries continue until March 1942. Blue bank deposit slip dated 13 June 1941, for 1628/8/- for Central Nell Gwynne, equates to entry in bullion book of that date. Inside front cover: slips of paper with handwritten equations.gold, mining, nell gwynne north blue consolidated