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Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Weapon - Edged weapon, Japanese sword, Circa WW2
Japanese sword, Pitted blade handle been replaced with wood and duct tape. Tsuba is ornate and intact. Scabbard still has shark skin leather in outer casing. -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - B/W photograph, Mr C J Brooks, Former Presbyterian Manse, Buninyong, 19 July 1994
Built for Rev. Thomas Hastie, C19thFormer Presbyterian Manse, Scott St Buninyong, built for Rev. Thomas Hastie. Brick construction, bay window, polychrome, 3 chimneys, ornate wrought iron verandah.buninyong, presbyterian, manse, brick building -
Mont De Lancey
Nib cleaner
From Athol Ferguson - great grandson of Henry William Paul (1838-1911).Brass nib cleaner with brush on base. Removable top has open area to put pen nibs through to clean. Brass top has ornate engraving on top.nibs, writing equipment -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Container - Goblet RMR Coy
Presented to Support Company 5/6 RVR by Maj P.G Donoghue 27 Aug 1991Goblet ornate turning between base and cup. Inscribed "the RMR coy spt coy 5/6 RVR Presented by Maj P.G Donoghue 27 Aug 1991the RMR coy spt coy 5/6 RVR Presented by Maj P.G Donoghue 27 Aug 1991regimental property, rmr, 5/6 rvr, support company -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Accessory - Hand Mirror, Circa late 1800s or early 1900s
The hand mirror is part of a vanity set owned by a woman who lived in the Harbour Master's house at Warrnambool in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The set was possibly a wedding gift from her mother-in-law, Caroline Edwards, a local business woman who was an importer of 'china and fancy goods' along with her husband Thomas Myers Edwards. The Edwards owned Staffordshire House a business in Timor St (and later Liebig St) from 1876. The hand mirror is an example of a valued possession of women at the time and could signify social standing. It was also a functional accessory used on a daily basis.The item is significant socially as an example of accessories available to and used by women in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Historically, it is linked to a local import business ‘Staffordshire House’ in Liebig St Warrnambool, where it most likely came from. A pewter (or possibly silver-plated) hand mirror that is part of a vanity set. It features a beautiful ornate moulded rose/flower design on the back, handle and front edge of mirrorflagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, maritime village, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, vanity set, hand mirror, pewter, silver plate, toilet set, harbours master's house, staffordshire house -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Bulmer H D, 1950c
Black and white photograph collage of different views of Woodbine House, showing weatherboard buildings and water tower, lawns and large trees, ornate fencing. Lakes Entrance VictoriaWoodbine House and Holiday Park Lakes Entrance Victoriaguesthouses, architecture, fences -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Nitrous oxide gasometer, 1876
The main component of the nitrous oxide gasometer is a metal urn-shaped chamber form which an outlet valve and circular moulded tap allows for the flow of gas. A frame sits atop the chamber and comprises ornately-decorated metal flourishes and three anchoring pipes, two attached to each side of the chamber and one attached to the centre of the lid. The gasometer sits atop an ornately decorated cast iron stand with a circular base.gasometer, nitrous oxide, storage, anaesthesia, dentistry, chloroform, ether -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Painting, "Busch's Weir" - Oil on canvas by Hermann Otto ("Hof") Busch (1880-1960), 1953
In the 1930s, Hermann Busch constructed a concrete wall across Dandenong Creek, forming "Busch's Weir" on his Bayswater property, "Waldheim". The weir wall was demolished in the 1960s.One of two paintings of weir across Dandenong Creek, mounted in beveled edge wooden frame with ornate corner moldings. (See Reg #4856B for other of two paintings in the pair)Hof Busch 1953 -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Painting, "Busch's Weir" - Oil on canvas by Hermann Otto ("Hof") Busch (1880-1960), 1953
In the 1930s, Hermann Busch constructed a concrete wall across Dandenong Creek, forming "Busch's Weir" on his Bayswater property, "Waldheim". The weir wall was demolished in the 1960s.One of two paintings of weir across Dandenong Creek, mounted in beveled edge wooden frame with ornate corner moldings. (See Reg #4856 for other of two paintings in the pair)Hof Busch 1953 -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Book, Gulliver's travels: into several regions of the world, 1880
This book Gulliver's Travels was awarded to Margaret Jane McGowan as second prize for spelling. Margaret was one of the first enrolments to Clarendon Ladies' College at the age of 12. Margaret's father, Samuel, and mother, were personal friends of the Reverend Robert and Mrs. Kennedy. Margaret attended school in the same class as the Kennedy's eldest son Tom who was 11 at the time. Margaret's sister Edith was the 2nd enrolment to the college. Margaret resided at 15 Royal Terrace Webster Street, Ballarat. Her parents were employed as Carrier and forwarding agents. Margaret's married name became Steele. Archives also hold a second book prize awarded to Margaret (000127).Socially significant due to connection with first prize-giving ceremony for Clarendon Ladies' College.Red fabric cover with ornate black and gold embossed markings and borders; gold lettering on front cover and spine; embossed border on back cover; two coloured plates; 361p. Book plate inside front cover: CLARENDON LADIES' COLLEGE/BALLARAT/Second PRIZE/ Spelling/AWARDED TO/J McGowan/R KENNEDY PRINCIPAL/18TH December, 1879 Hand-written inscription on flyleaf: This book was a Prize/at the first Prize-giving/of the College/The College having been/ established/in 1878.margaret-j-mcgowan, elizabeth-kennedy, robert-kennedy, tom-kennedy, clarendon-ladies-college, spelling, book-prize -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Pewter Tankard (One of Pair), 1942
The pewter tankard is part of a set of two that were presented to Lt. Col. L.G. Stevens of the 4th Light-horse Regiment. The Regiment was part of the Australian Military force in the First World War (WW1). At the end of WW1 the regiment was disbanded and it was re-raised in the 1920's as a part-time unit in the Shire of Corangamite, South Western Victoria. In World War 2 the 4th Light-horse Regiment was mechanised and became the 4th Motor Regiment. Lt.Col. Stevens served in both wars and was discharged in July 1942.. The tankards were probably presented to Lt. Col. Stevens at his retirement from the service. The set of two pewter mugs is of historic significance because of its connection to WW2 and the AIF. It indicates the relationship between Officers and Men of the regiment. It is of local significance as Lt. Col. Stevens was born and lived in Warrnambool, South Western Victoria. Pewter tankard (one of two) height 13mm circumference 3mm, ornate broken C handle height 9 mm, inscription on front, hall mark on base, mild tarnish, Inscription on front "PRESENTED TO LIEUT COL L.G. STEVENS ED. By the Officers of the 4th MOTOR REGIMENT 1.5.42 Hallmark on base "Crown & Rose" CAST PEWTER, CREST CROWN & ROSE3 surrounded by FIDE IN LONDONpewter tankards, world war 1, first world war, ww1, light horse regiment, 4th motor regiment, australian military force, aif, corangamite, 1942, world war 2, ww2 -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Pewter Tankard (One of Pair), 1942
The pewter tankard is part of a set of two that were presented to Lt. Col. L.G. Stevens of the 4th Light-horse Regiment. The Regiment was part of the Australian Military force in the First World War (WW1). At the end of WW1 the regiment was disbanded and it was re-raised in the 1920's as a part-time unit in the Shire of Corangamite, South Western Victoria. In World War 2 the 4th Light-horse Regiment was mechanised and became the 4th Motor Regiment. Lt.Col. Stevens served in both wars and was discharged in July 1942.. The tankards were probably presented to Lt. Col. Stevens at his retirement from the service. The set of two pewter mugs is of historic significance because of its connection to WW2 and the AIF. It indicates the relationship between Officers and Men of the regiment. It is of local significance as Lt. Col. Stevens was born and lived in Warrnambool, South Western Victoria. Pewter tankard (one of two) height 13mm circumference 3mm, ornate broken C handle height 9 mm, inscription on front, hall mark on base, mild tarnish, Inscription on front "PRESENTED TO LIEUT COL L.G. STEVENS ED. By the Officers of the 4th MOTOR REGIMENT 1.5.42 Hallmark on base "Crown & Rose" CAST PEWTER, CREST CROWN & ROSE3 surrounded by FIDE IN LONDONpewter tankards, world war 1, first world war, ww1, light horse regiment, 4th motor regiment, australian military force, aif, corangamite, 1942, world war 2, ww2 -
Invermay Local History Association
Framed Award Certificate, Unknown framer, Young Workers' Patriotic Guild, Certificate issued by Victorian Education Dept 1918
Paper certificate under glass plate in timber frame. Ornate certificate printed using four colour process, portrait format. Features very simple, dark stained frame.The certificate features wording certifying 'that during the Great War Neta Greening, a pupil of Invermay School No. 882 qualified as an effective member' of the Young Workers' Patriotic Guild [Victoria]. Certificate no. 13,422 issued 1918. Signed by W. Hutchinson, Minister; F. Tate, Director [VED] and Miss I. Ryrie, Headmaster. -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - Book, The Red Tent Singers, This was compiled by members of the red tent singers
A compilation of the first 11 years of the choral group, The Red Tent singers Warrnambool.This is a paper back book of 128 pages with plastic binding. It has a red cover with black printing, ornate lettering and a sketch of a tent. The booklet includes printed material and photographs in colour.non-fictionA compilation of the first 11 years of the choral group, The Red Tent singers Warrnambool.red tent singers, warrnambool -
Orbost & District Historical Society
magazines, Banks & Company, Peter Dawson Distiller, 1907
This is the 14th edition of the magazine. This magazine belonged to William Hunter (1893-1971), a resident of Tatura and Mallacoota. He was a soldier, surveyor and amateur naturalist. Peter Dawson was a Distiller and Whisky Merchantat 99 Maxwell Street, Glasgow. By 1891 Dawson had already made a name for himself in the United Kingdom as a blender of whisky and practical distiller. This item is associated with William Hunter.A magazine / catalogue with a cover showing coloured illustrations of military weapons and ordinance. At the bottom is "Peter Dawson Distiller Dufftown & Glasgow" in red and black print inside an ornate gold frame."William Hunter"hunter-william dawson-peter-distiller magazine-weapons-ordinance -
Learmonth and District Historical Society Inc.
Photo - Edmonston/councilors, Richards & Co. Photos Ballaarat, Ballarat Shire Councilors 1893 - 1894, 1894 (estimated)
Photo of C.Edmonston, Shire President 1893/1894 and Councilors Harding, Baird, Dobson, Lester, Butler, H.T.Hughes/Rate Collector,White, W.P.Steane/Engineer, Symons, Spiers.Original Historical photos of former Ballarat Shire President and Councilors covering the financial year 1893 to 1894.Sepia Photos on blue background of C.Edmonston, Shire President,and Councilors 1893/1894.Presented by the Shire President to the Ballarat Shire Council in 1893/1894.Set in ornate brown frame.Shire Councilors and Shire President 1893/1894.shire, ballarat, edmonston c, 1893 1894 councilors -
Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum
Cup, siver trophy, 1896
Silver plated inscribed trophy cup with lid. Highly decorated with etched leaves, hearts, and floral patterning. Two ornate handles on the cup.The lid is surmounted by a cricket batsman 65mm.high.Lager Bier Trophy / Presented By / Victoria Brewery Melbourne / Won By / / Season 1896-7cup, trophy, cricket, lagerbier, silver -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Memorabilia - Belt buckle
Ornate belt Buckle in heavy Metal depicting American Flag: Eagle in Flight. Soldier holding rifle in jungle setting Banner at top with Vietnam Veteran in red "And Proud of It" in center.Made in USA. Copyright 1988belt buckle, united states of america, vietnam veterans -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Document, Poetry
Certificate photocopy on foolscap paper. Very yellow. A Poem to sailors who serve on H.M.A.S Sydney. Ornate design with Neptune and cherubs,Full sailing ship,. Sea horse and. Compasspoetry, document -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Domestic object - Iron
Item used at Tatura Camp 3 for ironing garmentsSilver colour metal, black wooden handle, rather ornate. Head and shoulders figure of man in a top hat opens hinged lid on iron. Slits for ventilation around the base.iron, camp 3, tatura, laundry, domestic, kurt beilharz -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, W.V. Chapman, Pioneer Study c1902 -- Studio Portrait
Circa 1902. Copied from Glass Negative. from W.J. Chapman by Mark Daswell. paid for by a grant 1991. Pioneer StudyB/W Studio Portrait. Elderly male with White Beard sitting on ornate wood chair. Male in 3 Piece suit holding a Small pipe. Medal / Medallion in Lapel -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - Button Hook
Used to catch buttons and pull them through eyelets on button up boots and shoes.Button hook set - black oblong box lined with dark blue satin and velvet containing four button hooks of various sizes. Hooks are silver plated with ornate handles.costume accessories, footwear accessories -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - FORTUNA COLLECTION: FORTUNA VILLA ROMAN BUILDING
Colour photo of small, ornate Roman style building in Fortuna gardens, tall Doric style column separate to building on LH side, adorned with statue on top. 1990 image.bendigo, hotel, fortuna villa -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Banner - Flora Hill Secondary College
Small banner for the Flora Hill Secondary College. Yellow letters on blue background. A plastic rod with ropes for hanging at the top and an ornate pattern at the bottom. Aileen and John Ellison Collection.flora hill, flora hill secondary college -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, 7-9 Russell Street 'Vavau' / 'Handsworth'
7-9 Russell Street has had 2 house names: ‘Vavau’ and ‘Handsworth’. Early occupants were: 1887–1892: George Legge, builder. 1892-1902: Arthur Greenwood – storeman and missionary in Tonga, hence the house name ‘Vavau.’ 1902–1950s: Mr and Mrs George Jackson and family of 10 children. Alice Jackson was a specialist manufacturing jeweller and set up a jewellery business with her husband. He and the family continued it until late 1950s. 1978–1986: Sold in late 1950s; Ruth Theodoris and her husband Peter bought it; sold 1986. The house is extant in 2020 and was last sold in May 2009 for $1,315,000. Real estate agent photos from the time reveal it has had a large extension at the rear. A black and white photograph of a late Victorian Boom Style house with ornate filigree lacework on the verandah. There is a picket fence along the front. Scalloped lace curtains adorn the front windows.surrey hills, russell street, (mr) george jackson, (mr) arthur greenwood, (mrs) alice jackson, jeweller, (mrs) ruth theodoris, (mr) peter theodoris, victorian boom style, vavau, handsworth, house names, (mr) george legge -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Craft - Ship Model, S.S. Nelson, 1877 - 1984
This beautifully made ship model is a side relief of the steam ship “S.S. Nelson”, which was launched in 1877. The model’s case stands out because of its ornately carved internal frame. Relief models of ships, sometimes called half models, were often built by the shipbuilders as an exact scale model of the finished ship. The shipbuilders would use the model to ensure that the design was balanced. They would use the model as a point of reference during building. Also, ship models were used to demonstrate the designs to prospective buyers. It is not known whether this model of the “S.S. Nelson” was made for these purposes. HISTORY of the “S.S. Nelson” During the period 1840-1890 shipping was the cheapest and most practical means of carrying produce and goods to and from coastal towns such as Warrnambool. In the 1850s regular domestic steamer services began and by 1870 the passenger trade was booming. Passengers were taken to the ship’s side in small boats called lighters, which took it to ships at anchorage in Lady Bay, then climbed aboard up ladders or gangways. Their fare covered accommodation Saloon/Cabin section (higher class and more expensive) or the Steerage section (lower class and less expensive, below deck level). Produce included livestock such as pigs and fowls, and dairy products, bales of wool, and potatoes. The goods were loaded from the Warrnambool Jetty into the lighters. The S.S. Nelson was built by Messrs Blackwood and Gordon of Port Glasgow for a cost £25,000 in 1877. She was an iron screw steamer with an overall length of 200 feet, beam 25.5 feet and a depth of hold of 19.4 feet, which gave her a gross measurement of 649 tons. Her engines gave her a best speed of 13 knots and a maintainable speed of 12 knots. She was described as a handsome, star decked, efficient steamship, fitted with accommodating for 75 first class passengers in a saloon, and 40 second class passengers in a cabin. The S.S. Nelson arrived in the colony of Victoria on March 9th, 1877. She was first registered in Warrnambool by the Warrnambool Steam Packet Company under the management of Mr William Evans, and employed in the coastal trade of south west Victoria. She was very popular in 1878, registered under the new ownership of the Western Steamship Navigation Company, trading between Melbourne, Warrnambool and Portland. Captained John Nicholson commanded the S.S. Nelson after the previous captain, Thomas Smith, was suspended in 1882 for six months by the Victorian Steam Navigation Board following the collision between the S.S. Nelson and the S.S. Julia Percy. Other Captains include S Drewet and John Thompson. The S.S. Nelson was sold to Messrs. Huddart, Parker and Co. and re-registered in Melbourne on June 23rd, 1890. The new owners intended to use her for their Bass Strait crossing between Melbourne, Victoria and Launceston, Tasmania. On the night of Friday, June 27th 1890, under the command of Captain Carrington, she was on her way to Launceston on her first crossing for her new owners. She had no passengers and very little cargo and was to return to Melbourne with passengers the following morning. She was only 21 hours out of the dock when she struck Porpoise Rock in the Tamar River. All crew of 25 were saved but the bulkheads gave way and she rapidly filled before keeling over and disappearing in approximately 130 feet of water. The new owners had fully insured the almost 14-year-old S.S. Nelson with the Australian Alliance Insurance Company and she had only been in their possession for four days. This ship model of the S.S. Nelson is significant for its connection with the steam screw ship S.S. Nelson, one of a fleet of vessels owned by the Warrnambool Steam Packet Company. The S.S. Nelson was specifically built and purchased for the Victorian coastal trade business of the late 19th century, when shipping was the cheapest and most practical means of transporting goods and passengers between Victoria’s coastal towns and the major port at Melbourne. Once the railway came to Warrnambool in 1889, the steam shipping industry began to decline.Ship model; relief of the S.S. Nelson, showing deck superstructure, ventilators and single funnel. Ship's name is painted on the bow "NELSON". Wood model, varnished finish over natural wood and black painted areas. Timber case with ornate edging and glass front and sides."NELSON" painted on bowflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, s.s. nelson steam ship 1877, screw steamer, 1877 vessel, ship model s.s. nelson, blackwood and gordon port glasgow, warrnambool steam packet company, western steam navigation company, south west coast trader, sea transport melbourne to portland, victorian steam navigation board, s.s. julia percey, captain john nicholson, captain thomas smith, captain s drewet, captain john thompson, captain carrington, huddart, parker and co, bass strait crossing 1890, sea transport melbourne to launceston, porpoise rock tamar river, australian alliance insurance company, ship model making, vessels, victorian coastal trader -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Mourning jewellery, Estimated 1850
Three pieces of Black Jet Mourning Jewellery - one small and one larger bracelet and one brooch. 1. Small bracelet narrower and overlapping at back, with ornately carved thistle centrefront in same black jet material. 2. Larger bracelet with gap at centre back, same ornate thistle on front as on smaller piece. 3. Carved black jet brooch, oval in shape depicting spray of flowers with metal clasp on back.bangle, brooch, black jet, lignite, mourning jewellery -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Book, Those holy fields, Prior to the book prize presented on Christmas, 1878
This book was awarded to Mary Annie Frances Proctor in 1878 for first prize in needlework in the third form. Mary, (D.O.B. 5/8/1860), entered the Ballarat College with her sister, Catherine, on the 23rd January, 1878. They resided at 83 Windemere Street South. Mary left the school in Christmas of 1878. Catherine left the Christmas of 1879.During 1877 - 1891 Ballarat College accepted enrolments from female students. The school holds the original register of this period and notes that Mary Proctor entered the school in 1878 when she was 14. Historic significance for its connection with one of the few female students of Ballarat College prior to 1900 and its expression of the value of classical education of its time.Green cloth cover with ornate gilt decorations and black pictorials on cover and spine; gilt edges; binding breaking but overall fair condition; black and white illustrations throughout; 223 p.Book plate inside front cover: school crest/Needlework/third form/first prize,/Awarded to/Mary Proctor/CHRISTMAS, 1878.mary-annie-frances-proctor, 1878, girls-school. -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Trophy
Henry Youle Hind (10/11/1894 - 15/05/1979), son of Henry Dalzell Hind and Alice Louise nee Evans, Victoria Ave, Ballarat. He entered the school in 1910 as a 16yo (peer year 1912). The Senior Cup was a prestigious award for the winning athlete at the Ballarat College annual sports program. From 1884 College Cups were donated by the Old Collegians Association for the outstanding athlete amongst ‘present boys’ and ‘past boys’. It is obvious from written records Two cups were awarded to students – a Junior Cup and a Senior Cup. One cup was awarded to the outstanding Old Collegian athlete each year. This particular trophy was returned to the school and used as a House competition Cup in the Senior Boys Boarding House during the 1980s. After 1980 the trophy was removed from the Boarding House by persons unknown but returned during the 1990s. After repair in 2003 the Senior Boys Boarding House used it as a perpetual Trophy until 2005. The Hind family contacted the school and requested a photograph of the trophy in 2005. Large, silver, double-handled trophy; ornate engraving and fluting on silver stem, handles and cup; light wooden stand with blank plaque attached; small engraved plaque on stand also. Inscribed on face of bowl: Senior cup / 1911 / Presented by / O B C A / H Y Hind Inscribed on rear of bowl: Ballarat College cresthenry-youle-hind, ballarat-college, senior-cup, boys-boarding-house, house-competition -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Picture Postcard Booklet, Souvenir of Cairo Album 32 views, circ. 1910
souvenir of Cairo prior to WW1 Photo Souvenir, issued prior WW1Album 32 Views - Souvenir of Cairo, the Outer cover is pink in color made of heavy ornate design with the photograph of a tribesman with the Pyramids in the distance. Inside is a series of 32 photographs of Cairo and surrounds.Inside back cover contains an inscription which states "To Mother, with Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. From Jack, Egypt 1915