Allan McKinnon donated this photograph from the school, where it had hung for some time. It was donated because of fear of it possibly being thrown out. It is mounted on particle board, and has a string on the back for hanging.Print of photograph pasted onto particle board, which shows a large group of schoolboys standing at attention, parading in the school yard, with trees behind; boy at right with drum, others holding fife in left hand; most boys are wearing caps or hats. Picket fence in background.linton state school no. 880, linton fife and drum band, les dawe, neil wishart, cyril ryan, roger o'beirne, arthur cox, george mcdonald, alan mcdonald, clem o'beirne, perc jennings, fred jennings, laurie brown, neville sandow, mr h. b. williamson (head teacher 1911-1913), vic ryan, bennie nicol, alec mcbeath, ray nicholls, frank o'beirne, roy commons, chris stratton, eric nicholls, harry jennings, perc wishart, arch white (drum)

Spa water bottle made in Daylesford, Victoria in 1860's.Small oval-shaped green tinted spa water bottle with flat side. Wide neck with string tied around.Front - Established 1862, Trademark, C.R. Moore, Daylesford.bottle -daylesford-moore c.r.

Item in the collection re Ron Bollard VX14150, refer Cat No 5919P for his service details.Rubber "Rat" off white colour with red eyes, has gold string around neck with a round tag with wording on.tobruk, souvenirs, rat

Dog tags used for identification of soldier if killed or injured. Tied around neck and one taken off the body and other left on body. Belongs to a J.M. Foley V246507 (V346507?) although number not found in nominal roll.Metallic silver discs x 2 with identification of the soldier imprinted on them, tied onto a long piece of white string.Imprinted on discs; "Foley J.M." & "V246507" and "RC" in centre. On other side is imprinted "04". dog tags, identification

Alan Mason collection, refer cat No 3979.2Kit bag, light khaki colour, sausage style, opening has draw string, name, number written on in black.In black, “VX140967 MASON.A.W.”accessory, kit bags

Possibly north VietnameseGreen string drawn ( closing ) at the top of pack 2 side pockets and a rear pouch 2 straps shoulder adjustable back packs, equipment

This newspaper was sent by the Shire President Cr F. Deery from Bairnsdale to P.C. Cameron, Orbost Shire President. It was sent on the first aeroplane to arrive in Orbost. The Commonwealth plane in the charge of Lieut. Oakes landed in Mr McPhee's paddock at Newmerella. It left for Sale on the same day.The purpose of the plane's visit was to raise subscriptions towards the WW1 peace loan. There is a plaque commemorating the oversubscription to the peace loan by the Shire of Orbost by 1919.A yellowed Herald newspaper from September 9 1919. It has the brown paper packaging in which it was sent. It is tied with string.newspaper document herald-melbourne first-aeroplane-orbost peace-loan

Henry Sutton is a talented world-wide accepted inventor with inventions relating to the telephone, photography, wireless, cars, motorcycles, and bicycles as well as many more inventions. Henry was also one of four brothers that ran the Sutton's Music Store after the death of their Father Richard Sutton. Henry Sutton taught Applied Electricity at the Ballarat School of Mines in 1883 to 1886.Set of three string bows in a leather case made by W.H. Harling and owned by Albert Sutton son of Henry Suttonhenry sutton, albert sutton, w.h. harling, mathematical instruments, string bows

The university of Ballarat is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia.Three silver coloured University of Ballarat 10 Year Anniversary medals in a blue presentation bag with yellow pull string. university of ballarat, anniversary, numismatics

This long, hand-sewn, cotton, baby's nightdress is an example of the dressmaking skills of the women of the families of the pioneer settlers and market gardeners of the Moorabbin Shire c1900The Risstrom family were early settlers . The pioneer settlers and market gardeners of Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant and made their own clothing and utensils. This is one of many items that exhibit the skill and craftsmanship of the women in these familiesA long, hand-sewn, baby's cotton nightdress with hand-crochet on neck and hem and a draw-string ribbon around neck.clothing, brighton, moorabbin, pioneers, dressmaking, dendy henry, market gardeners, early settlers

Twenty-seven handwritten monthly sales summaries years 1895-96 signed by Magnus Cohn, fastened together with string.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery

Document: Brown cardboard tied with string with Napoleon Reef Accounts written in pencil on front, no outstanding accounts inbetween cardboard.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef

Document. Brown paper parcel bound with string containing Royal Mint Returns of ounces of gold, amount paid and expenses.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, new monument gmc n/l, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, new monument gmc, royal mint melbourne, gold mining, mint returns

.1 BLUE ENAMEL DRINK BOTTLE .2 CORK HAS METAL TOP WITH EYE. STRING THREADED THROUGH EYE.RIDER & BELLlocal history, military, water bottle, army

Would have been attached to a horse halter or bridle over horse's eyes to prevent flies infecting horse's eyes.Coloured string hand knotted into a fringed object. Colours have faded, but appears to have been red, green & yellow.

Black and white image of a large waterwheel on the Victorian town of Walhalla. The waterwheel was situated in a large gorge and was fed by Stringer's Creek. water wheel, walhalla, stringer's creek, mining

A Paramount 'Speed King Masters Model' racquet with no net. Materials: Wood, Paint, Leather, String, Adhesive tape, Clothtennis

A copy of French family magazine, 'La Mode Illustree', No.25, 9 June, 1872. Materials: Paper, Ink, Stringtennis

Three identical poster advertisements for Victor Gut Strings, featuring illustration of a boy stringing a racquet. Materials: Paper, Inktennis

An album of photos from the ship that brought returned servicemen, including JB McLean, home from World War 1 in 1920. Photos include Suez Canal, Kantara military camp Egypt, onboard life boat drills, onboard baby competition, boxing and a visit to Bombay. The Ceramic departed Tillbury, UK 12th March and docked in Freemantle on 27th April 1920 and then went onto Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. The Ceramic was a transport vessel built in Belfast in 1913 for the White Star Line to transport frozen produce and apples from Australia to UK. It was taken over by the Australian Government for troop transport in October 1914 and could carry over 3,000 troops. This trip in 1920 there were 1467 on board, there were women and children as well as 439 soldiers returning home, one of whom was John 'Basil' McLean. Was with other World War 1 memorabilia that has come from Private John Basil McLean, 2nd Reinforcements, 37th Battalion, A.I.F. There was a large collection of postcards so he may have been collecting them as souvenirs. J.B. McLean (Service No. 13824) was from near Maffra, Victoria and enlisted on 22 January 1916. He embarked on 16 December 1916 for Europe. His full war record is available from AWM. He spent time with the Australian Field Artillery (Pack Section). At the end of the war he worked for a year at the A.I.F. Headquarters in London before returning to Australia on the 'Ceramic', arriving Portsea in 1920.A collection of items from John Basil McLean is in the archive. Kept as an indication of what founding legatees experienced in World War One.Black cardboard pages x 5 with photos glued to them, contained in black cardboard cover tied with a black string.Cover is printed with 'Photographs'. Photos have white ink handwritten captions.souvenir, world war one, jb mclean, ship, ceramic

An album of newspaper clippings and photos compiled to thank Legatee Philip E Potts when he was leaving Melbourne in 1928. L/ Potts was president of Legacy in 1927-28. The album was compiled by Legatee Frank Doolan. The articles included the first annual demonstration being held on 28 March 1928 with 300 junior legatees performing. Legatee Aaron Beattie was in charge with help from Mrs Gillies and Jim Tierney. Also articles about the proposed building of the Shrine of Remembrance and the appeal for funds. One page shows pictures of a social event held on the Burns Philp ship 'Marella'. Another photo of Marella is in the collection. Legatee Potts was manager of the old-established shipping firm Burns, Philip and Co Ltd. He also was president of the Melbourne 'Highland Pipe Band, a councillor of the Melbourne Scots and English Speaking Union, and a member of the Rotary Club. A record of a tribute to a past president and outlines significant events in 1928.Brown cardboard album x 13 pages of newspaper clippings and photos from 1928 held together by brown string.shrine of remembrance, philip e potts, past presidents

A Dayton Junior Pilot tennis racquet, with a wholly steel frame. Racquet strings made from piano wire. Racquet head stringing continues through into the fully opened throat. Decal of model features on left side of shaft. Materials: Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Paint, Leather, Ink, Cord, Stringtennis

A Sykes National Special tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, string shoulder and crown whipping, and fine-grooved handle. Model and manufacturer's details feature across crown and throat on obverse. Manufacturer's details also on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, String, Guttennis

An unstrung WGS tennis racquet, with raised lower shoulders, string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and, a leather handle grip with patterned perforations. On throat is a decal comprising of a shield device mounted by crest and helm, featuring initials: WGS. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Leather, Cloth, Inktennis

A wooden Spalding Jack Purcell Tournament/Personal badminton racquet, with plastic ribbon whipping around shoulders, along with string whipping around shaft, and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, String, Ink, Adhesive tape, Metal, Paint, Leather, Gut, Glue, Cloth, Plastictennis

A 'Club' wooden squash racquet with string whipping over cloth tape reinforced shoulders, and a leather handle grip, wrapped over cotton padding. Inscription across butt cover: MADE IN/BRITISH/INDIA. Materials: Wood, Gut, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, String, Ink, Cotton, Cloth tapetennis

A Scott Daniels Signature tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Manufactured to mimic the Wilson models of the late 1960's- early 1970's. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Enamel, Plastic, Stringtennis

A composite wood tennis racquet with open throat. Octagonal handle wrapped with a grip. Has end wrap and butt cloth. String whipping at shoulders and at base of throat. Model name as incomplete decal imprinted across throat on obverse: '...MANDER'. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Leather, Gut, String, Inktennis

A wooden tennis racquet withpainted shoulders, reinforced with string whipping, and a medium-grooved handle. Throat on obverse features a decal of a wreath and ribbon device, featuring the inscription: OLYMPIC. Butt cover features racquet maintenance instructions. Materials: Wood, Gut, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Cloth, Leather, String, Painttennis