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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Accessory - Traveller's Pouch, Lyall Robertson Pty Ltd, ca 1946
... Lyall Robertson Pty. Ltd... Robertson Pty. Ltd., Sandringham, Victoria. Robertson established... by Lyall Robertson Pty. Ltd in Victoria. The pouch belonged to Dr W...Lyall Robertson Pty Ltd... brand was made by Lyall Robertson Pty. Ltd., Sandringham ...The Robex traveller’s pouch may have originally contained men’s grooming set or toiletries such as shaving accessors and soap. The leather strap inside the lid was designed to hold items like a toothbrush, comb or razor. The owner, Dr W.R. Angus, had used the pouch to store his personal memorabilia including epaulettes and various Australian Army-issued items from WWII. It seems likely that he wore the epaulettes on a uniform when he worked his passage to or from the UK as a young Ship’s Surgeon, with the purpose of furthering his studies overseas in 1927-1928. He travelled outward on the SS Banffshire and homeward on the Commonwealth Line’s T.S.S. Largs Bay. The pouch dates from 1946 at the earliest. The Robex leather accessories brand was made by Lyall Robertson Pty. Ltd., Sandringham, Victoria. Robertson established his home business in the 1940s and went on to be a leading firm with over 200 staff. The Robex trademark was registered on July 5th, 1946. The leather pouch is now part of Flagstaff Hill’s comprehensive W.R. Angus Collection, donated by the family of Dr W R Angus (1901-1970), surgeon and oculist. The W.R. Angus Collection: - The W.R. Angus Collection includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments and material belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan, (both of Nhill, Victoria) and Dr Angus’ own belongings. The Collection’s history spans the medical practices of the two Doctors Ryan, from 1885-1926 plus that of Dr Angus, up until 1969. It includes historical medical and surgical equipment and instruments from the doctors Edward and Thomas Ryan of Nhill, Victoria. Dr Angus married Gladys in 1927 at Ballarat, the nearest big city to Nhill where he began as a Medical Assistant. He was also Acting House surgeon at the Nhill hospital where their two daughters were born. During World War II Dr Angus served as a Military Doctor. He was a Surgeon Captain for the Australian Defence Forces, Army Medical Corps, stationed in Ballarat, Victoria, and in Bonegilla, N.S.W. He completed his service just before the end of the war due to suffering from a heart attack. Dr Angus and his family moved to Warrnambool in 1939, where Dr Angus operated his own medical practice. He later added the part-time Port Medical Officer responsibility and was the last person appointed to that position. Both Dr Angus and his wife were very involved in the local community, including the planning stages of the new Flagstaff Hill and the layout of the gardens there. Dr Angus passed away in March 1970.This traveller's pouch is significant for its connection with the firm Lyall Robertson Pty Ltd of Victoria, a home-based enterprise of the 1940s with quickly grew to employ much staff to make its good quality goods. It is also connected with the local doctor, W.R. Angus and Warrnambool's Medical History. Dr W R Angus (1901-1970), surgeon and oculist, collected a range of military objects including those he personally used during his time as Surgeon Captain in the Australian Defence Forces in World War II. The W.R. Angus Collection is significant for still being located at the site it is connected with, Doctor Angus being the last Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool. The Collection includes historical medical objects that date back to the late 1800s.Traveller's pouch; tan water buffalo calf leather with brass zipper closure, cream-coloured fabric lining, and leather straps inside the lid for securing items. A silver embossed logo is on the lining of the base of the pouch. The Robex brand was made by Lyall Robertson Pty. Ltd in Victoria. The pouch belonged to Dr W R Angus and is now part of the W. R. Angus Collection.Stamped inside the base “ROBEX / WATER BUFFALO” and a silver logo [shield] flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, dr w r angus, w.r. angus collection, australian army, world war 2, second world war, ww 2, army issue, wwii, traveller's pouch, personal grooming accessory, robex, buffalo calf leather, lyall robertson pty. ltd, ss banffshire, t.s.s. largs bay, leather goods, travel goods -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Commonwealth Engineering (Comeng), "Comeng (Vic) Pty Ltd - Dandenong Plant", 1985?
... "Comeng (Vic) Pty Ltd - Dandenong Plant"...Drawing - A3 photocopy of the "Comeng (Vic) Pty Ltd... of the "Comeng (Vic) Pty Ltd - Dandenong Plant", showing the layout ...Drawing - A3 photocopy of the "Comeng (Vic) Pty Ltd - Dandenong Plant", showing the layout of the various buildings and Trackwork for the construction of tramcars and other railway rolling stock. Shows the various building numbers but no description of which building is used for what purpose. Shows a double ended tram testing track with two loops, probably at the time of the construction of the Hong Kong cars. Possibly produced for an AETA or similar body tour of the plant, c1985 The Google Earth view, accessed at the time of cataloguing shows that these loops no longer exist, but the tram testing track is still in position.trams, tramways, comeng, commonwealth engineering, tramcar manufacture, hong kong, tramcar construction -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Binder, Standard Procedures for production of products, J Kitchen & Sons, J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd
... j kitchen & sons pty ltd...J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd, Port Melbourne, binder (Black...J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd... Pty Ltd, Port Melbourne, binder (Black cover) of the Standard ...J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd, Port Melbourne, binder (Black cover) of the Standard Procedures for production of all products under headings such as Tallow bleaching; Laundry Soap; Lux milling and packing; Candle production; Solvol manufacturing; and packing.industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, lux, solvol soap -
National Wool Museum
Memorandum
... to Burkinshaw Bros, "Wareek", and Strachan, Murray & Shannon Pty Ltd... to Burkinshaw Bros, "Wareek", and Strachan, Murray & Shannon Pty Ltd...Strachan, Murray & Shannon Pty Ltd..., Murray & Shannon Pty Ltd, Geelong. Strachan, Murray & Shannon Pty ...Part of a donation of commecial documents relating to Burkinshaw Bros, "Wareek", and Strachan, Murray & Shannon Pty Ltd, Geelong, including correspondence and sales accounts.Part of a donation of commecial documents relating to Burkinshaw Bros, "Wareek", and Strachan, Murray & Shannon Pty Ltd, Geelong.Strachan, Murray & Shannon Pty Ltdwool sales wool brokering, strachan, murray and shannon ltd, wool sales, wool brokering -
National Wool Museum
Letter
... to Burkinshaw Bros, "Wareek", and Strachan, Murray & Shannon Pty Ltd... to Burkinshaw Bros, "Wareek", and Strachan, Murray & Shannon Pty Ltd...Strachan, Murray & Shannon Pty Ltd,..., Murray & Shannon Pty Ltd, Geelong. Strachan, Murray & Shannon Pty ...Part of a collection of commecial documents relating to Burkinshaw Bros, "Wareek", and Strachan, Murray & Shannon Pty Ltd, Geelong, including correspondence and sales accounts.Part of a collection of commecial documents relating to Burkinshaw Bros, "Wareek", and Strachan, Murray & Shannon Pty Ltd, Geelong.Strachan, Murray & Shannon Pty Ltd,wool sales wool brokering wool sales - auction system, strachan, murray and shannon ltd, wool sales, wool brokering, wool sales - auction system -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - photocopy, Central Hill Estate, 2/05/1953 12:00:00 AM
... Australian Tesselated Tile Co Pty Ltd... Agents Edward Haughton Pty Ltd and Stanley R. Penny & Co.... on the subdivision Central Hill Estate, Mitcham. Agents Edward Haughton Pty... Central Hill Estate, Mitcham. Agents Edward Haughton Pty Ltd ...Copies of a sale brochure for the auction of 55 sites on the subdivision Central Hill Estate, Mitcham.Copies of a sale brochure for the auction of 55 sites on the subdivision Central Hill Estate, Mitcham. Agents Edward Haughton Pty Ltd and Stanley R. Penny & Co.Copies of a sale brochure for the auction of 55 sites on the subdivision Central Hill Estate, Mitcham.central hill estate, mitcham, australian tesselated tile co pty ltd, rooks road, mitcham, grace street, mitcham, gibson street, mitcham, howard street, mitcham, edward haughton pty ltd, stanley r. penny & co. -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Personal Effects, hair pins Kirby-Beard, c1920
... kirby-beard pty ltd... Pty Ltd. Packs are wrapped in green paper. These pins became...Kirby-Beard Pty Ltd...,hairpins made by Kirby-Beard Pty Ltd. Packs are wrapped in green ...These hair pins were used to secure the fashionable hairstyles of the 20thC. Women could either manage their hair style themselves or attend a Hairdresser at a Salon.A box of 5 packs of 50 waved,hairpins made by Kirby-Beard Pty Ltd. Packs are wrapped in green paper. These pins became known as 'french hairpins' commonly used for 'up styles' of long hair- chignons, french roll etc,Paper wrapper STANDARD / KIRBY- BEARD/ Reg / QUALITY / HAIR PINS Box : SMEERKAAS 40 moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, hairstyles, combs, hairpins, early settlers, hairdressing, coiffure, kirby-beard pty ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Press kit, J Kitchen & Sons history, J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd, 12 Jun 1956
... j kitchen & sons pty ltd...Letter on "J K Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd" headed paper with 8...J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd... history Document Letter on "J K Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd" headed ...Letter on "J K Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd" headed paper with 8 foolscap pages of press kit information. Each of 8 pages covers a different aspect of Kitchen's history and operations. The press kit provides a brief history of the firm.industry - manufacturing, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, w g petley, j h simpson, john ambrose kitchen, velvet soap, phillip kitchen, theophilus (theo) kitchen -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document, Samantha Westbrooke Pty Ltd et al, War Memorial Building Complex, 903-907 Main Road, Eltham: Cultural Significance Assessment, November 2011, 2011
... memorial, peter mills, samantha westbrooke pty ltd, shire of... Pty Ltd in association with Peter Mills PhD, Architectural...Samantha Westbrooke Pty Ltd... for Nillumbik Shire Council by Samantha Westbrooke Pty Ltd ...Prepared for Nillumbik Shire Council by Samantha Westbrooke Pty Ltd in association with Peter Mills PhD, Architectural Historian27 A4 pages plus two page summary of advice from Samantha Westbrooke regarding proposed landscaping around the cenotaph.cultural heritage significance assessment, eltham war memorial, peter mills, samantha westbrooke pty ltd, shire of nillumbik -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document, Samantha Westbrooke Pty Ltd et al, Cultural Heritage Significance Assessment; Civic Building Complex, 903-907 Main Road, Eltham, September 2011 DRAFT, 2011
... memorial, peter mills, samantha westbrooke pty ltd, shire of... Pty Ltd in association with Peter Mills PhD, Architectural...Samantha Westbrooke Pty Ltd... by Samantha Westbrooke Pty Ltd in association with Peter Mills PhD ...Prepared for Nillumbik Shire Council by Samantha Westbrooke Pty Ltd in association with Peter Mills PhD, Architectural Historian27 A4 pages color printcultural heritage significance assessment, eltham war memorial, peter mills, samantha westbrooke pty ltd, shire of nillumbik -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PETHARD COLLECTION: PHOTOGRAPH TARAXALE BREWING COMPANY
... George Pethard /Taraxale Brewing Company Pty Ltd... Brewing Company Pty Ltd / Leather bound photographic album...Commercial Photographic Co Pty Ltd 217 Queensberry St... Brewing Company Pty Ltd / Commercial Photographic Co Pty Ltd 217 ...George Pethard Collection including references to Taraxale Brewing Company Pty Ltd / Leather bound photographic album 29x23x1.5cm / Photographs of Tarax Factory - title -'Life at the Tarax Factory'/ 20 black and white photographs -8 x10 inch -of Tarax factory showing bottling of Tarax soft drinks including 5 shots of Tarax workers ./ Commercial Photographic Co Pty Ltd 217 Queensberry St Carlton.Commercial Photographic Co Pty Ltd 217 Queensberry St Carltonbendigo, industry, taraxale brewing company, george pethard /taraxale brewing company pty ltd / commercial photographic co pty ltd 217 queensberry st carlton -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Leisure object - Card Game, John Sands Pty Ltd, Cliente Poker Rummy: a card game for young and old, 1935
... john sands pty ltd...." Manufactured by John Sands Pty Ltd., Sydney. The reverse of the cover...John Sands Pty Ltd...." Manufactured by John Sands Pty Ltd., Sydney. The reverse of the cover ...The Kew Historical Society’s collection includes a wide range of leisure objects. Many of the items are European-made, generally of British origin, however there are a number that were made for the Australian market by Australian manufacturers. There were clearly a huge range of toys produced for the Australian and International children’s market in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries. The examples of toys in the collection include examples of alphabet toys, arcade toys, baby toys, construction toys, dolls, doll accessories, educational toys, soft toys, tin toys, toy animals, toy blocks, toy machines, toy typewriters, etc. Casing "Cliente Poker Rummy. Patent Pending © 1935. A Riot of Fun. 1/-. A card game for young and old. Four to Ten can play." Manufactured by John Sands Pty Ltd., Sydney. The reverse of the cover contains the rules of the card game.john sands pty ltd, card games, games and puzzles -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Issues of Advance, J Kitchen & Sons, J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd, 1924 - 1931
... j kitchen & sons pty ltd... to all employees at J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd throughout Australia...J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd... of interest to all employees at J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd throughout ...Two blue bound copies of "Advance" - a journal of interest to all employees at J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd throughout Australia, 1920s. .10 contains Vols 1-3 (1924-26) .11 contains Vols 4-7 (1927-31)Nilbusiness and traders - soaps/candles, j kitchen & sons pty ltd -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Former Site of Burwood Brickworks Sold, 2014
... Reading Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd... Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd..... purchased by Australand from Reading Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd..... purchased by Australand from Reading Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd ...The site of the former Burwood Brickworks.The site of the former Burwood Brickworks has been purchased by Australand from Reading Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd..The site of the former Burwood Brickworks.australand, brickworks, reading entertainment australia pty ltd, burwood highway burwood east, middleborough road burwood east, eley road burwood east -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Button, K C Luke Pty Ltd
... k c luke pty ltd.... K. C. Luke Pty Ltd Melbourne...K C Luke Pty Ltd.... Luke Pty Ltd Melbourne Issued to Sister Kathleen Heaphy ...Issued to Sister Kathleen Heaphy of Australian Army Nursing service. Sister Heaphy was attached, for part of her service, to 28 Camp Hospital Internment camp 1.1 round brass button with a metal shank crown and map of Australia and wording around the circumference. Australian Military Forces and a crown and map of Australia. K. C. Luke Pty Ltd Melbourneaustralian army nursing service, sister kathleen heaphy, 28 camp hospital internment camp 1, metal buttons, k c luke pty ltd -
National Wool Museum
Document - Memo – Physician Blankets, Collins Bros Mill Pty Ltd, 22 May 1952
... Collins Bros Mill Pty Ltd... blankets. Physician blankets were manufactured by Collins Bros Pty...Collins Bros Mill Pty Ltd... manufactured by Collins Bros Pty Ltd, established 1874. Blankets ...Memo advising agents of alternation in prices for physician blankets. Physician blankets were manufactured by Collins Bros Pty Ltd, established 1874.Cream paper with black printed text and hand written pencil text. Printed: ALTERATION IN PRICES. / 22 May, 1952 ...blankets, physician, collins bros mill pty ltd, manufacturing, geelong, wool, memo -
National Wool Museum
Book, Cloth Sample
... Alexander Lau Pty Ltd...Production samples from Alexander Lau Pty Ltd. 1967 - 1970....ALEXANDER LAU PTY LTD...-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Book, Cloth Sample ALEXANDER LAU PTY LTD ...Production samples from Alexander Lau Pty Ltd. 1967 - 1970.ALEXANDER LAU PTY LTDtextile design fashion textile industry - history, alexander lau pty ltd, textile design, fashion, textile industry - history -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (Item) - Black and white postcard, Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd, BLACKS SPUR HOTEL, NARBETHONG No. 9, 1923-1963
... valentine publishing co pty ltd... by the Valentine Publishing Co Pty. Ltd. as a souvenir of Narbethong....Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd.... by the Valentine Publishing Co Pty. Ltd. as a souvenir of Narbethong ...A digital copy of a black and white postcard of the Blacks Spur Hotel in Narbethong. This postcard was produced by the Valentine Publishing Co Pty. Ltd. as a souvenir of Narbethong.A digital copy of a black and white postcard of the Blacks Spur Hotel in Narbethong.BLACKS SPUR HOTEL, NARBETHONG/ No. 9.narbethong, victoria, australia, black spur hotel, accommodation, black spur inn, blacks' spur inn, blacks' spur hotel, postcard, souvenir, valentine publishing co pty ltd, no. 9. -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Manufactured Glass, brown bottle, 20th C
... james hadie pty ltd. hardie... OF JAMES HARDIE PTY LTD SYDNEY ' on base ' IS 994 ' ...James Hardie Pty Ltd... THE PROPERTY OF JAMES HARDIE PTY LTD SYDNEY ' on base ' IS 994 ...This bottle may have held medicine used by a local early settler family. A local resident discovered it when digging his garden in McKinnon 2013. James Hardie immigrated to Australia in 1888 from Linlithgow, Scotland, and created a business importing oils and animal hides. Andrew Reid, also from Linlithgow, came to join Hardie in Melbourne, and became a full partner in 1895. When Hardie retired in 1911, he sold his half of the business to Reid. James Hardie Industries Ltd first listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1951 and is an industrial building materials company headquartered in Ireland which specialises in fibre cement products. James Hardie manufactures and develops technologies, materials and processes for the production of building materials. For over 20 years, Hardie has also operated a research and development facility devoted solely to fibre-cement technology. The company was a key player in asbestos mining and manufacturing in Australia through most of the twentieth century. Working with products containing asbestos - including the building material known as "Fibro" - caused people to develop various pleural abnormalities such as asbestosis and malignant mesothelioma. In December 2001, the company shareholders unanimously voted to restructure and relocate the company in the Netherlands as a parent company. This was part of a strategy to separate the company from the stigma of its asbestos liabilities. February 2010, James Hardie moved its corporate domicile from The Netherlands to Ireland, In May 2012 the High Court of Australia found that seven former James Hardie non-executive directors misled the stock exchange over the asbestos victims compensation fund' A brown glass bottle with finger ring hold at neck that may have been used by a local home owner to hold medicine c1900around base ' THIS BOTTLE ALWAYS REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF JAMES HARDIE PTY LTD SYDNEY ' on base ' IS 994 ' pioneers, market gardeners, moorabbin, bentleigh, ormond, mvkinnon, glass bottles, medine containers, medical supplies, james hadie pty ltd. hardie, early settlers -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Manufactured Glass, brown bottle, 20thC
... james hadie pty ltd. hardie... OF JAMES HARDIE PTY. LTD. SYDNEY' on base 'IS985 / 7...James Hardie Pty Ltd... OF JAMES HARDIE PTY. LTD. SYDNEY' on base 'IS985 / 7 This bottle ...This bottle may have held medicine used by a local early settler family. A local resident discovered it when digging his garden in McKinnon 2013. James Hardie immigrated to Australia in 1888 from Linlithgow, Scotland, and created a business importing oils and animal hides. Andrew Reid, also from Linlithgow, came to join Hardie in Melbourne, and became a full partner in 1895. When Hardie retired in 1911, he sold his half of the business to Reid. James Hardie Industries Ltd first listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1951 and is an industrial building materials company headquartered in Ireland which specialises in fibre cement products. James Hardie manufactures and develops technologies, materials and processes for the production of building materials. For over 20 years, Hardie has also operated a research and development facility devoted solely to fibre-cement technology. The company was a key player in asbestos mining and manufacturing in Australia through most of the twentieth century. Working with products containing asbestos - including the building material known as "Fibro" - caused people to develop various pleural abnormalities such as asbestosis and malignant mesothelioma. In December 2001, the company shareholders unanimously voted to restructure and relocate the company in the Netherlands as a parent company. This was part of a strategy to separate the company from the stigma of its asbestos liabilities. February 2010, James Hardie moved its corporate domicile from The Netherlands to Ireland, In May 2012 the High Court of Australia found that seven former James Hardie non-executive directors misled the stock exchange over the asbestos victims compensation fundA brown glass bottle, with finger grip handlearound bottom " THIS BOTTLE ALWAYS REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF JAMES HARDIE PTY. LTD. SYDNEY' on base 'IS985 / 7early settlers, pioneers, market gardeners, moorabbin, bentleigh, ormond, mvkinnon, glass bottles, medine containers, medical supplies, james hadie pty ltd. hardie -
National Wool Museum
Instrument - Pressure Gauge, Dane Taylor & Co. Pty. Ltd
... Dane Taylor & Co Pty Ltd.... Pty. Ltd. / MELBOURNE [on base]: 277828...Dane Taylor & Co. Pty. Ltd....: PRESSURE / GAUGE / LBS. PER INCH. DANE TAYLOR & Co. Pty. Ltd ...Used in the Albion Mill to determine the pressure in the departments requiring steam such as the boiler and dyeing rooms. Circular brass object with black hand painted text and numbers, and a central dial. Printed: PRESSURE / GAUGE / LBS. PER INCH. DANE TAYLOR & Co. Pty. Ltd. / MELBOURNE [on base]: 277828instruments, pressure gauge, albion mill, dane taylor & co pty ltd, south melbourne, geelong, wool industry -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Craft book, Norma Benporath, Tatting, circa 1940's
... Semco Pty Ltd... the early 1990's when it was taken over by Coates-Paton Pty Ltd... 22" "Published by Semco Pty. Ltd." "BLACK ROCK, 29, VIC"...Semco Pty Ltd... the early 1990's when it was taken over by Coates-Paton Pty Ltd ...Tatting is a form of knotted lace making using thread and a small shuttle. Twisted threads are tied around or through small, pointed shuttles that can be made of bone, mother of pearl, tortoise shell, steel or plastic. This produces a stable, strong lace using simple knots of two half hitches to make rings and chains embellished with picots. The origins of tatting are not clear but early versions of decorative knotting were used by the Egyptians on their ceremonial dress. Tatting also has elements of fishermen's net making techniques and the decorative knotting that was practiced by aristocratic women from the 15th century. Tatting, as we know it today, emerged in the first half of the 19th century. The new availability of mercerised thread from 1835 encouraged a burgeoning of lace crafts of all sorts. It was known in Italy as "occhi" and in France as "la frivolite". Tatting looks fragile but is both strong and durable. An article in a column named "Wives and Daughters" published in the Star newspaper in May 1910 describes the durability of tatting lace - "there is edging and insertion still in existence that have outworn two sets of pillow slips." In the 19th century and well into the 20th century, tatting was used like crochet and knitted lace for decorative edgings, collars, doilies, tray cloths etc. At first, different tatting patterns were passed along by word of mouth from person to person, however in time, patterns regularly appeared in newspapers and magazines well into the 1950's. This book has photographs and detailed instructions for a wide range of tatted edgings and insertions suitable for household linens such as towels, doilies and tablecloths as well as patterns for whole mats. Stanley E. Mullen (a businessman) developed Semco Pty Ltd which began as a Melbourne based importation company in 1907. The first three letters of Semco's name were his initials. In 1915 it began manufacturing women's apparel, whitework and transfer patterns. In 1924 the company moved to Black Rock, Victoria and continued to produce an extensive range of needlework patterns and handcraft instruction booklets, threads etc. up until the late 1970's. Semco had a staff that included many young women. It was noted by E.J. Trait (editor of the local newspaper "Standard News") that the firm provided them with good working conditions and the correct rate of pay for women in a time of war - the starting rate for 15 year olds, mainly girls at Semco was 25 shillings per week. During World War 2, Manpower Regulations could be used to coerce workers to move into jobs that supported the war effort, but Trait argued that being employed at Semco could make this unlikely as the firm made some goods essential for the war effort. He even suggested that women be encouraged to produce needlework items (and play a part in the war effort) by sending them as presents, to the troops up north. He also heaped praise on the Semco workplace - noting that no Saturday work was the norm, allowing employees to shop and have "hair-do's" before enjoying a relaxing weekend! Semco also had a female cricket side in the women's Saturday association. After the war the firm stayed in production until the early 1990's when it was taken over by Coates-Paton Pty Ltd. Norma Benporath (1900 - 1998) was an expert in tatting techniques and taught and published extensively on the subject. She was born in New Zealand with impaired sight but cataract surgery restored 50% vision to one eye. She was inspired to learn tatting whilst watching her aunt tat and being told that tatting did not require as much sharp vision as embroidery. She quickly learnt to design her own patterns and published over 1000 tatted lace patterns between 1929 and 1952. She became a regular contributor to magazines (such as Home Beautiful) and newspapers across Australia. Her designs were also published in New Zealand, South Africa as well as the U.K. and U.S.A. When Semco, a thread manufacturer, noticed a rise in the sale of fine crochet threads, they realized they had an untapped market to explore. Norma designed a collection of tatting patterns for Semco that were used to help promote their threads. Norma also worked with Semco to produce a line of threads and shuttles specifically suited to tatting. In 1997, Norma was inducted into the "Order of Australia" for "Service to the craft of tatting as a designer and through the international publication of her patterns".This item is an excellent example of the needle work being enjoyed by women in the 1940's in Australia and the skills of the Australian designer, Norma Benporath. It is also an example of the trend that emerged for craft companies such as Semco to publish pattern books in order to advertise their own materials.A 32 page soft cover instruction book with green front and back covers showing two tatted doily designs. The book includes black and white photographs and written patterns by Norma Benporath.Front cover - "TATTING" "For / EXPERTS/ and / BEGINNERS" "By/Semco" "SEMCO INSTRUCTION BOOK" "No. 16" "WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS" "9" Back cover - "FOR INSTRUCTIONS FOR WORKING SEE PAGE 22" "Published by Semco Pty. Ltd." "BLACK ROCK, 29, VIC"flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, great ocean road, tatting, tatting instruction book, tatting patterns, tatting shuttle, semco, semco pty ltd, norma benporath, needlework, handcrafts, household linen, craftwork -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Former Standard Brickworks, Box Hill, 2001
... bryce rawarth pty ltd... Plan prepared for Phileo Australia by Bryce Rawarth Pty Ltd... Australia by Bryce Rawarth Pty Ltd, April 2001. Heritage Victoria... Australia by Bryce Rawarth Pty Ltd, April 2001. Heritage Victoria ...Documents relating to history, conservation and use of the former Standard Brickworks, Box Hill.Documents relating to history, conservation and use of the former Standard Brickworks, Box Hill. Conservation and Management Plan and Sort term Maintenance Plan prepared for Phileo Australia by Bryce Rawarth Pty Ltd, April 2001. Heritage Victoria Permit Application submitted on behalf of The Evangelical Community Church, by Adam Lovell & Associates Pty Ltd, December 2001.Documents relating to history, conservation and use of the former Standard Brickworks, Box Hill. standard brick company, allom lovell & associates, bryce rawarth pty ltd, phileo australia ltd, heritage victoria -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Block, Tateno Sersakusho Pty Ltd
... tateno sersakusho pty ltd.... by Tateno Sersakusho Pty Ltd. Image on wood where there was once...Tateno Sersakusho Pty Ltd.... with rivets. Made in Japan by Tateno Sersakusho Pty Ltd. Image on wood ...Single metal pulley or sheave with wooden cheeks. In sailing blocks have many uses including hauling up sails and loading cargo.Single sheave wood block with rope strap running to a metal thimble. Wooden body held together with rivets. Made in Japan by Tateno Sersakusho Pty Ltd. Image on wood where there was once an oval shape fixed into two holes. Brass plate attached, oval, with Inscription. Symbol pressed into wood. Inscription of brass plate "SW LO.175T". Symbol pressed into wood [Diamond above / x \ ]flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, wood block, block, tateno sersakusho pty ltd., ship rigging -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Pamphlet - Price list, J Kitchen & Sons, J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd, 1939 - 1940
... j kitchen & sons pty ltd...J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd, price lists, Victoria .01...J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd... Pamphlet J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd, price lists, Victoria .01 ...J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd, price lists, Victoria .01 - December 1939 .02 - January 1940 Categories listed - e.g laundry soaps, toilet soaps, candles. Brands included Velvet, Ajax, Phenyle. G Richards handwritten on front of both. Found inside scrapbook Cat No 3290"JKS established 1856" crest on frontindustry, manufacturing, advertising, j kitchen & sons pty ltd -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Clothing - Clothing, lady’s petticoat, mid 20thC
... hilton hosiery pty ltd... Hosiery Pty Ltd manufactured stockings and lingerie at its...Hilton Pty Ltd.... Hilton Hosiery Pty Ltd commenced business in 1936 melbourne ...As the market gardeners and new settlers became more prosperous they were able to purchase manufactured clothing. Hilton Hosiery Pty Ltd manufactured stockings and lingerie at its Fitzroy factory from 1936.Early settlers and market gardeners established their families in Moorabbin Shire and this item shows the development of the textile factories in Melbourne as population and wealth increased. Hilton Hosiery Pty Ltd commenced business in 1936 A lady’s, silk slip with embroidery on bodice and hem mid 20th CLabel ' HILTON / Size 14/ 'melbourne, clothing, brighton, moorabbin, dressmaking, market gardeners, early settlers, craftwork, fitzroy, textiles, factories, hilton hosiery pty ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Norman Robinson's time at Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC), Malcolm Moore Pty Ltd
... malcolm moore pty ltd... Company Pty Ltd - 22 Jun 1956 .03 Notice - Metal Trades Award...Malcolm Moore Pty Ltd... and Engineering Company Pty Ltd - 22 Jun 1956 .03 Notice - Metal Trades ...Four documents relating to Norm Robinson's working history. .01 Hand written summary of Norm Robinson's working history .02 Advice of New Wage Rates - Moore Crane and Engineering Company Pty Ltd - 22 Jun 1956 .03 Notice - Metal Trades Award - Conditions of Work - Moore Crane and Engineering Company Pty Ltd - 22 Jun 1956 .04 Typed summary (with handwritten corrections) of Norm Robinson's time at Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) Hand written timeline of Norman Robinson's time at the Commonwealth Aircraft Cororation 1941-48 Also advice of new wage rate; Condition of Works - Metal Trades Award. 1956. Typed summary of his experience at CACbuilt environment - industrial, industry, engineering, malcolm moore pty ltd, norm robinson, commonwealth aircraft corporation -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Leisure object - Board game, Test Match: A fascinating cricket game, 1955
... john sands pty ltd... in the pre television era. John Sands Pty Ltd, the publisher...John Sands Pty Ltd... games in the pre television era. John Sands Pty Ltd ...'Test Cricket' was one of the most popular board games in the pre television era. John Sands Pty Ltd, the publisher, was an Australian bookseller and stationer founded in 1837 and produced board games from 1929-78.Board game consisting of a rectangular cardboard piece illustrated with a cricket ground, players and a scoreboard. Two semi-circles have been cut away from the background and are used to control the progress of the game. The right hand game control is moved to 'ball' position (1-8) and back to start which indicates the type of delivery shown in the window. The left hand control is moved to 'type of delivery bowled' and back to the start which reveals the number of runs scored or method of dismissal which is shown in the window. The scoreboard is operated by three circular wheels that show the result of runs and wickets. An oval handle is at the upper centre. The packaging includes a green cardboard box with lid, which has an image of a batsman and a red cricket ball.board games, john sands pty ltd, cricket -
National Wool Museum
Textile - McGregors Yarn, J.L. McGregor Pty Ltd, c.1988
... j.l. mcgregor pty ltd... 1990's by local woolen manufacturer J.L. McGregor Pty Ltd...J.L. McGregor Pty Ltd... 1990's by local woolen manufacturer J.L. McGregor Pty Ltd ...The yarn was made in Geelong in the late 1980's or early 1990's by local woolen manufacturer J.L. McGregor Pty Ltd. The company closed in the early 1990s. The McGregor family still live in the Geelong area.A ball of grey yarn, 50% wool and 50% acrylic with a plastic label surrounding the wool with the product details.On Label: McGregors 50 Grams at standard condition 50% Wool 50% Flame resistant Acrylic Below Logo: Wool and Nu Acrylicwool, j.l. mcgregor pty ltd, yarn, geelong wool, geelong, geelong woollen mills -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard - Flinders Street Station - Z and SW5 class trams, Australian Souvenirs and Marketing Pty Ltd, mid 1980's
... by Australian Souvenirs and Marketing Pty Ltd of Moorabbin. Has an AMS... Souvenirs & Marketing Pty Ltd, card No. 40-03-1007...Australian Souvenirs and Marketing Pty Ltd... and Marketing Pty Ltd of Moorabbin. Has an AMS logo. Demonstrates ...Postcard - image of Flinders Street Railway Station, corner of Swanston Street with a green and yellow Z1 class tram and SW5 779 in the view. Based on photo of the Z class tram has been painted in The Met colours, photo mid 1980's. Tram 779 has a The Met sticker over the former MMTB logo. It was withdrawn during Oct. 1989 and sold during 1990. There are advertisements for Fish Paste and Canon typewriters. Produced by Australian Souvenirs and Marketing Pty Ltd of Moorabbin. Has an AMS logo.Demonstrates an iconic Melbourne image, Flinders Street Station with trams during the changeover from the MMTB to The Met.Postcard colour - Flinders St Station - Australian Souvenirs & Marketing Pty Ltd, card No. 40-03-1007trams, tramways, flinders street station, swanston street, z class tram, tram 779, sw5 class tram, the met