The basic balance scale has been around for thousands of years and its accuracy has improved dramatically over the last several centuries, the principle behind this tool remains unchanged. Its parts include a fulcrum, a beam that balances on it, a pan at the end of the beam to hold the materials to be weighed, and a flat platform at the other for the counter-balancing weights. Balance scales that require equal weights on each side of the fulcrum have been used by everyone from apothecaries and assayers to jewellers and postal workers. Known as an unequal arm balance scale, this variety builds the counterweight into the device. Counter scales used in dry-goods stores and domestic kitchens often featured Japanned or (blackened) cast iron with bronze trims. Made by companies such as Howe and Fairbanks, the footed tin pans of these scales were often oblong, some encircled at one end so bulk items could be easily poured into a bag. Seamless pans were typically stamped from brass and given style names like Snuff (the smallest) and Birmingham (the largest). Some counter scales were designed for measuring spices, others for weighing slices of cake. In the 18th century, spring scales began to appear and would use the resistance of spring to calculate weights, which are read automatically on the scale’s face. The ease of use of spring scales over balance scales. These scales are significant as they identify one of the basic preparation items for the weighing of foodstuff in the family kitchen to prepare everyday meals. This item is significant as it gives a snapshot into domestic life within the average home in Australia around the turn of the twentieth century and is, therefore, an item with social relevance. Black cast iron, medium weighing scales, with a fulcrum which the beam that balances on, there is a scoop or large bowl at one end for the material to be weighted and a flat platform at the other end that holds the weights. Around the cast iron base is an embossed strip weight and bowl missing.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

This is a photo of the Comfort Station in the reserve in central Halls Gap. The reserve was used by campers and picnickers.The photograph shows a building, constructed from logs and stone. Steps lead up to the door and the building has small, paned windows. There is a large tree in front of the building and bush behind it. To the right are a some swings and in the right foreground there is a wooden seat and a hanging sign mounted on a stone base. There are two posts in the centre foreground.natural history, flora

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Quartz gold mine, Clunes, c. 1861- - - and in the quartz reefs. Slide shows that mining is done on a much grander scale than a pan by the river of shallow mines. It could now be a large industry for its times. Markings: 29 994:LIF I. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Black and white photo, the same as 8626.479a, but the men are holding the monkey masks in their left hand and the frying pans are on the floor in front of them. Their names, Jean Dean, Joe Borrell, John Borell, F. Donaldson, A. Hurst, Kathleen Dixon (Mrs. Coglin) (third from the left) are typed on a piece of paper under the photo.photo, group, mixed group, peter ellis collection, mrs coglin, mrs bourke, jean dean, joe borrell, john borell, f. donaldson, a. hurst, kathleen dixon (mrs. coglin)

Small information book issued to all boy scouts attending the Pan-Pacific Jamboree in Melbourne in December 1955 & January 1956. It contains things to do and what will be available at the camp at Clifford Park, Wonga Park, Victoria. This copy belonged to John MAY, a member of the 2nd Port Melbourne Boy Scout Troop. club societies, 2nd port melbourne scout troop, john may

Gilbert Rule Collection: black and white photo of young boy leaning on a chair. Boy is wearing a three piece suit, with trousers to knee length. White peter pan collar and soft tie bow tie. Written on back of photo "Howard Rule, Bendigo". Embossed on bottom RH side "Vincent Kelly, Bendigo".Vincent Kelly, Bendigoperson, individual, gilbert rule

Brown Phenyl bottle glass, shaped as a parallelogram (or diamond); would have been sealed with a cork. In the 1950s, Phenyle was commonly used in outdoor toilet pans and gully traps as a powerful germicide. It was from an era when most common household poisons had their own unique shaped bottle so if the label was removed or illiterate people still knew what the contents were. Brown glass, shaped as a parallelogram (or diamond); would have been sealed with a cork. Embossed: “This bottle is the property of VDMA” “Not To Be Taken” “Poisonous” “Regd No 2140”. It also has stars embossed to indicate a poison bottle. The base has the AGM markings for post 1934.bottles, agm, agm (australian glass manufacturers), phenyl

This dress was donated by Judith McShane, the daughter of Ena Heazlewood, the maker of the dress. It was the First Communion dress worn by the daughter, Judith about 1952. Mary Josephine (Ena) Todd was born in Warrnambool in 1920. She was a hairdresser at Josephine’s Salon in Warrnambool and in 1942 married a Warrnambool man, Jack Heazlewood, a stoker on the H.M.A.S Sydney at the time. They later lived in Sydney. The material for this First Communion dress was brought back from Japan by Jack Heazlewood, on naval duties there at the end of World War Two.This dress is of interest as one made by a former Warrnambool resident and as an example of a dress made 70 years ago for a special event in a child’s life (First Communion Day) This is a hand-sewn child’s dress made of embroidered silk. The dress has a Peter Pan collar made of satin with a fluted satin band around the waist. The long sleeves are set in and the top has three press studs to close the opening at the front. The material is gathered at the waist and hemmed at the bottom. The material is yellowed from age and stained in places.vintage clothing, todd & heazlewood families, warrnambool, history of warrnambool

. White china slipper bed pan shaped like a giant baby's shoe with a squashed toe. Has pear-shaped base and flat sides, sloping top with large round opening which narrows with a covered end. There is a half-heart-shaped handle in the centre of the body. Weighs 8 pounds 6 1/2 ounces.Underneath - Fowler Limited Australiabedpan medicine-nursing fowler orbost-hospital

Frank Wright was a renoun resident of Smeaton, where he was born on 2 August 1901. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia. He died on 16 November 1970.Black and white photograph of the front of a building. At street level there is an arched window and beside it is an arched double door. Above are levels of paned windows, with the first floor windows barred. Above the second floor windows is the written Mozarts Geburtshaus. On the footpath, along with three pedestrians, there is a man standing facing the camera. The man is Frank Wright and the city is Salzburg.Written in pen on the back - September 1963, Salzburg, Mozart's birthplacefrank wright, mozart, salzburg, mozarts geburtshaus

Photo of SEC Ballarat Tram No. 30 at Victoria St. terminus, looking east along Victoria St. Shows terminal arrangements with regard to the roadway and pan in the overhead to assist placement of the trolley pole. Tram has destination of "Gardens via Sturt St. W". Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses January 1966.On back of slide in blue ink "Jan. 1966 Victoria St. Terminus" and in bottom right hand corner "P. Moses".tramways, trams, victoria st, terminus, tram 30

Black and white photograph of Ballarat No. 36 at Lydiard St. terminus - 17-1-69. Tram has SEC roof ad at Sth end of tram, and destination of 'Sebastopol'. Note pan in overhead for assisting placing trolley poles and grass on the east side of terminus, showing narrow width of roadway at the time of the photograph. On Kodak paper.On rear in black biro "Ballarat, 17-1-69 / 36 Lydiard St. Nth, Ex 132 MMTB."trams, tramways, ballarat, lydiard st. nth , tram 36

3 Bendigo Easter Fair medals 1913 in the shape of a cross in red enamel with wording Bendigo Easter Fair 1913 depicted in centre in gold a man and woman panning for gold, topped with a blue enamel banner reading For Charity, suspended from a pinned bar one reading Sports , one Committee and one missing its bar.Stokes & Sons Melbevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair

Colour photo. Taken at BRIT Small piece of paper attached to bottom of photo reads Organic Chemistry Lab. 1968 New centre bench and reagents in middle, Sodium press foot wire extrusion for drying ether front right, Sartorius double pan balance next & centrifuges further down Photo by John Adeney.John Adeneybendigo, institutions, brit

Small off white coloured glossy card. Blue writing. Bendigo Gold Panners' Old Time Ball Programme Bendigo Town Hall Friday, April 22 Special Guest Orchestra: Wedderburn Old-Timers. Hand written in blue pen on top of inside: BENDIGO GOLD-PANNERS FRID. APRIL 22 1977. Dance 1 Circular Waltz, 2 Plain Schottische, 3 Pride of Erin, 4 Maxina, 5 Progressive Barn Dance, 6 Alberts, 7 Polka Mazurka, 8 Evening Three Step, 9 Waltz Vienna, 10 Parma Waltz, 11 Lancers, 12 Swing Waltz. Master of Ceremonies: Mr Ted Stephenson. Your Partner: Wedderburn & Inglewood 'Express' Print, Wedderburn, 3518Wedderburn & Inglewood 'Express' Print, Wedderburn. 3518person, individual, peter ellis oam

Ski-Horizon is the official journal of the Federation of Victorian Ski Clubs which began publication in 1949. The were 26 original member clubs which included Albury Ski Club, Bogong Ski Club, Myrtleford Ski Club, Tallangatta and District Ski Club and Wangaratta Ski Club. Two pioneers of Falls Creek, Tom Mitchell, M.L.A., and Martin Romuld were Vice-Presidents of the Federation.This Journal is significant because it documents the early development of skiing in Victoria.The journal features stories and events chronicling developments in Victoria and internationally. Items related to the Falls Creek Area in this issue include:- Page 3 - Myrtleford Ski Club has acquired a skiliner. It has seating for 20 passengers. Other clubs which own their own buses include Y.H.A,, Albury and Wangaratta. Page 7 - There seems to be a lack of interest in skiing anywhere at Falls Creek but the populated part of the Frying Pan Spur. There are other wonderful slopes on the west face of the Frying Pan, McKay, Ruined Castle and much further away at Spion Kopje and Timms. Bob Hymans and Toni St. Elmo are prepared to guide tour parties. Pages 14, 15 & 17 - A detailed article relating events of the opening weekend of the 1954 winter including activities at Falls Creek and Bob Hymans extensionsbob hymans, toni st. elmo, myrtleford ski club

Table of Contents: Editorial, Open night, Process in ore treatment at Kalgoolie, Notes on surveying, Artesian wells, Concrete: Its use in mining, Description of the I. R. process, "Old Boys" at Mount Morgan, News and notes, Past students, Correspondence, Answers to correspondence, Handy to know, Sporting notes, Discovery of Chloroform, Say!, A tragedy, The Berdan pan, Editorial notes. Ballarat School of Mines Associates. Images.Booklet of 28 pages.table of contents: editorial, open night, process in ore treatment at kalgoolie, notes on surveying, artesian wells, concrete: its use in mining, description of the i. r. process, "old boys" at mount morgan, news and notes, past students, correspondence, answers to correspondence, handy to know, sporting notes, discovery of chloroform, say!, a tragedy, the berdan pan, editorial notes, images. ballarat school of mines associates., alumni: fred j. martell, m. w. bernewitz, angus a. gibson, r. ingram moore, philpot f. brown, w. avery, e. preddergast, godfrey stephen hart, t. s. hart, l. westcott, a. r. booth, w. t. lakeland, lewis westcott, leo m. seward, w. e. eyres, virgil tucker, h. hawkesworth, h. j. saw, h. meadows, fred g. brinsden, c. stephenson, fred treloar, j. peart, e. m. weston, dick galloway, h. b. bennetts, g. r. curry, h. meadows, will watson, don cameron, eric bieske, cliff garrard, lindsay d. cameron, phil brown, w. p. avery, j. foster, j. bickett, f. h. inglis , g. davenport, l. c. courbould, t. lennon, h. wilkins, g. h. reid, c. hesselmann, e. fraser, reg callister, e. c. hursfield, w. baragwanath, c. c. corrie, r. i. moore, j. l. sampson, h. conran, w. geldard.

Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 16 page hardcover booklet. The story of the origin of ''Silent Night Holy Night'' an old Austrian carol. Published and printed c1952 by Pan Press, Melbourne. Handwritten in biro opposite title page ''To Alec H Chisholm from Louis Politzer wishing you many more Happy Birthdays. 1952.''L.L.Politzerbooks, collections, songs, alec h chisholm collection, l.l.politzer, carol, austria

BIARRI had an annual day where an antique dealer valued items brought in by the public.4 Colour photograph of various items at the appraisal day. 7154 Pan American Toy airplane sitting in front of its box 7154-1 Two people sitting at a table on which is a chair the man is writing 7154-2 A sitting male holding a white flower patterned vase. 7154-3 A male examining a brown patterned jug. biarri