Carbon copy of a typed letter to Mrs Marion Symington, dated 14/12/57. No signature oat the end. Writer mentions that he still runs the Scalebuoy Company, but business has been poor lately. He also mentions people owing money and a trip to Adelaide where he sold £500 there and since. He also mentions the lack of rain and growing plants without soil.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, mrs marion symington, scalebuoy company, hydroponics, prof gericke, california university

Poster, yellow and orange, black text. Poster is advertising the Central Deborah Theatre Company, theatre tram performance dates of April 14 - 23rd (no year given): ' a light hearted story about the history of Bendigo, its trams and its people. Performed on a famous Birney Tram along the Bendigo precint' Poster has image of tram with Holden vehicle alongside. Stonemans sign on RH side.bendigo, entertainment, central deborah theatre tram

Black and white photograph: Gold mines, looking towards Snobs Hill. In the centre: Duchess Tribute Company of the Devonshire Mining Group. At least 8 poppet heads and 6 chimneys can be seen. The original is glued to cardboard. A copy of this photograph is in a black paper photo holder. On the back in pencil a sketch of where duchees tribute was located: between Alexander Street, Upper Road and Vinton Street, California Gully.business, mining, duchess tribute

Document: McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet Collection - cash book, burgundy cover with leather edges and spine. Written on spine ' Pyrites Co.' and 'Cash Book'. Entries in book handwritten, dated 1871-1875, include share transactions, payments and receipts. Page 134 states 'Patent Pyrites Works Coy Limited'. Book in McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet collection, although dates in book predate the company's formation.organization, mining, pyrites co., mccoll, rankin and stanistreet, goldmining, accounting

Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. Two share certificates (Nos. 2434 & 2435) issued by the Fortuna Hustler's Gold Mining Company, No Liability, Hustler's Reef Bendigo. Each certificate represents 50 shares @ 30 shillings each and issued to R.McNair of Bendigo on 21 Feb.1906. Capital raised was 42,000 Pounds from 28,000 shares. Certificates signed by G.H.Petrie, Manager. Printed by J.B.Young, Bendigo.Fortuna Hustler's Gold Mining Co.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, share certificates, fortuna hustler's gold mining co., r.mcnair, g.h.petrie, j.b.young.

Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. Two share certificates issued by The Great Columbian Mining Company, No Liability, Inglewood. Each certificate (Nos.123 &124) represents 100 shares @ 2 shillings & 6 pence and were issued to G.J.Scholten of Bendigo on 27 Sept.1898. Capital raised was 6,250 Pounds from 50,000 shares. Each certificate signed by J.H.McColl (McColl & Rankin), Legal Manager, Bendigo.The Great Columbian Mining Co.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, share certificates, the great columbian mining co., g.j.scholten, j.h.mccoll.

Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. Two share certificates issued by the North Argus United Gold Mining Company, No Liability, Moon Reef, Garden Gully Line, Eaglehawk. Certificate Nos. 2131 & 2132 each of 100 shares issued to N.Kershaw of Bendigo on 2 March 1894. Each share of 10 shillings each raised 15,000 Pounds from 30,000 shares. Certificates signed by J.H.Kirkwood, Manager.North Argus United Gold Mining Co.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, share certificates, north argus united gold mining co., n.kershaw, j.h.kirkwood.

Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. Share Certificate No. 507 issued by the Phoenix Gold Mining Company, No Liability, St Mungo and Devonshire Reefs, Eaglehawk. Certificate represents 50 shares at 20 shillings each. Capital raised was 30,000 Pounds from 30,000 shares. Certificate issued to Michael Kelly of Bendigo on 18 July 1908. Signed by Hay Kirkwood, Legal Manager, High St, Eaglehawk.Phoenix Gold Mining Co.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, share certificate, phoenix gold mining co., michael kelly, hay kirkwood

Silver printed cream coloured card INVITATION FOR WEDDING OF MARLENE SCHILLING AND NEVINSON ANDREW DWYER 20.6.1956. Mr & Mrs SCHILLING request the pleasure of the company of Mr & Mrs G Deanau at the marriage of their daughter Marlene with NEVINSON ANDREW DWYER at Melbourne Grammar school chapel Domain Rd South Yarra on Wed 20.6.1956 and afterwards at Ciro's Collins Pl , Melbourne , 5 Newbay Crescent Brighton.ephemera, mementoes, celebrations, marlene schilling and nevinson andrew dwyer /mr & mrs g deanau

A black and white photograph - Townsville, Queensland, 18/08/1968, rock and roll stars Little Pattie and Col Joye entertain in the lounge room a a private, members of Delta Company 6 RAR who had missed the original concert in Vietnam on the 18/08/1966 being otherwise egnaged in the Battle of Long Tan.Robin Rencher, Peter Dolye, Phil Dixon, Dave Sabben and Ian Campbell.photograph, entertainers, d coy, 6 rar, battle of long tan, townsville, col joy, little patti, robin rencher, peter doyle, phil dixon, dave sabben, ian campbell, gibbons collection catalogue

A black and white photograph of Townsville, Qld, 18/08/1968. The Prime Minister of Australia, The Right Honourable John Gorton presents an emblem of the United States Presidential Unit Citation to the next of kin parents of one of the Diggers who paid the supreme sacrifice in the Battle of Long Tan 19/08/1966. Maj I T Stewart, the Officer Commanding D Company, 6 RAR looks on.photograph, townsville, battle of long tan, 6 rar, d coy, john gorton, maj i t stewart, united states presidential distinguished unit, gibbons collection catalogue

A wooden, slotted handle racquet with a 14 inch head. Inscription across neck of obverse: DREADNOUGHT/DRIVER/... Inscription across neck of reverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO/NEW YORK. Company monogram 'L&C' is stamped on leather butt cap. Manufacturing and patent information along the sides of the handle, with size and production numbers punched in. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden, slotted handle racquet with a 14 inch head. Inscription across neck of obverse: DREADNOUGHT/DRIVER/... Inscription across neck of reverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO/NEW YORK. Company logo 'LEE' is stamped on leather butt cap. Manufacturing and patent information along the sides of the handle, with size and production numbers punched in. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Stringtennis

A wooden, slotted handle racquet. Inscription along neck and stem of obverse: BLUE RIBBON. Inscription across neck of reverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO/NEW YORK. Inscriptions featuring manufacturing and patent details situated along the sides of the stem. Company logo 'LEE' printed on leather and cloth butt cap. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, String, Gut, Leather, Paint, Metal, Clothtennis

A wooden, slotted handle racquet. Inscription across throat of obverse: VINCENT RICHARDS/GOOD SHOT! Inscription across throat of reverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO/NEW YORK. Inscriptions featuring manufacturing and patent details situated along the sides of the stem. Company logo 'LEE' is stamped across leather butt cap. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, String, Gut, Leather, Metal, Plastictennis

A wooden racquet with a concave throat and an octagonal handle. Throat on obverse features decal inscription: HARVARD. Throat on reverse features a decal of a crowned garter with the inscription: E. KENT. Company logo also features on blue butt cover, impress in gold. Handwritten inscription across handle on reverse reads: WILMA D. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Gut, Ink, Leather, Paint, Clothtennis

Twelve page book printed on heavy light brown paper, stapled with an oversize folded card cover titled "The Perfect System of Fare Collection and Control - The Automaticket Bell Punch System". Describes the Automaticket system, has samples of traffic tickets pasted in the book, diagrams, drawings, gives details of the components and method of operation. Published by the Bell Punch Company of London early to mid 1930's. On top right hand corner in pencil "Mr Turner 17-11-36" and bottom of cover "Bell Punch (A/Sia) Limited" and on bottom of page 1 "Bell Punch (A/Sia) Limited / 340 Collins Street / F2218 Melbourne".trams, tramways, tickets, ticket machines, buses

Two J. H. Curnow & Son Auction catalogues for a sale by auction of Machinery - Plant and Rolling Stock by order of Newstead Co-Operative Butter & Cheese Factory Company Limited. Conditions of Sale and J. H. Curnow & Son, Auctioneers is printed inside the front cover. The sixty one items include belting, scales, electric motor, shafting, pumps, tanks, vats, boiler, piping and vehicles.business, retail, j h curnow & son, ian dyett collection - kyneton branch factory auction catalogue 1/5/1946, newstead co-operative butter & cheese factory company limited, j h curnow & son, the prahran telegraph printing co

‘The Art of the Japanese Package’ was an exhibition that toured to 10 Australian and 11 New Zealand public galleries in 1979 and 1980. The touring exhibition comprised 221 objects of traditional Japanese packaging which extended from ceramics, wood and paper to woven fibre containers. At the conclusion of the tour, The Japan Foundation and the Crafts Board of the Australia Council donated the vast majority of the exhibition to the Ararat Gallery for its permanent collection. Combining the natural qualities of bamboo, paper and straw with delicate craftsmanship, these unique objects express Japanese aesthetics as applied through fibre crafts. In Japan, the qualities and traits of natural materials are exploited rather than hidden. The texture of straw, the septa of bamboo are not concealed but lovingly incorporated into the whole. In 1979 Hideyuki Oka, curator of ‘The Art of the Japanese Package’ wrote: “In no way self-conscious or assertive, these wrappings have an artless and obedient air that greatly moves the modern viewer. They are whispered evidence of the Japanese ability to create beauty from the simplest products of nature. They also teach us that wisdom and feeling are especially important in packaging because these qualities, or the lack of them, are almost immediately apparent. What is the use of a package if it shows no feeling?” The descriptions of the featured objects were written by Hideyuki Oka, curator of ‘The Art of the Japanese Package’, 1979.Gift of the Japan-Australia Foundation and the Crafts Board of the Australia Council, 1981This strikingly designed envelope, with white characters on a vivid red ground, is designed for congratulatory gifts of money. For example, by companies to employees when profits have been unusually good. The characters read o-iri, an expression originally used in theatres meaning 'full house'. The festive colour scheme and the boldness of the design strike a refreshing note in the hectic business world of today. - Professor Hideyuki Oka, curator.japanese art, japanese packaging, tsutsumi, gift giving

‘The Art of the Japanese Package’ was an exhibition that toured to 10 Australian and 11 New Zealand public galleries in 1979 and 1980. The touring exhibition comprised 221 objects of traditional Japanese packaging which extended from ceramics, wood and paper to woven fibre containers. At the conclusion of the tour, The Japan Foundation and the Crafts Board of the Australia Council donated the vast majority of the exhibition to the Ararat Gallery for its permanent collection. Combining the natural qualities of bamboo, paper and straw with delicate craftsmanship, these unique objects express Japanese aesthetics as applied through fibre crafts. In Japan, the qualities and traits of natural materials are exploited rather than hidden. The texture of straw, the septa of bamboo are not concealed but lovingly incorporated into the whole. In 1979 Hideyuki Oka, curator of ‘The Art of the Japanese Package’ wrote: “In no way self-conscious or assertive, these wrappings have an artless and obedient air that greatly moves the modern viewer. They are whispered evidence of the Japanese ability to create beauty from the simplest products of nature. They also teach us that wisdom and feeling are especially important in packaging because these qualities, or the lack of them, are almost immediately apparent. What is the use of a package if it shows no feeling?” The descriptions of the featured objects were written by Hideyuki Oka, curator of ‘The Art of the Japanese Package’, 1979.Gift of the Japan-Australia Foundation and the Crafts Board of the Australia Council, 1981This strikingly designed envelope, with white characters on a vivid red ground, is designed for congratulatory gifts of money. For example, by companies to employees when profits have been unusually good. The characters read o-iri, an expression originally used in theatres meaning 'full house'. The festive colour scheme and the boldness of the design strike a refreshing note in the hectic business world of today. - Professor Hideyuki Oka, curator.japanese art, japanese packaging, tsutsumi, gift giving

In 1903, an article in the Box Hill 'Reporter' noted that the Kew Flyer Cycle business had been started in 1893 by Harry F. Cooper, who was "the oldest cycle maker in the district". By 1903, the Kew Flyer business was located at 8 (later 14) Cotham Road where it was to remain an institution until its closure. Seven years later, W.D. Vaughan, in his 'Jubilee History of Kew, Victoria' (1910) wrote that: "Several cycling clubs have been born and died, suffering chiefly from the migration of the leading spirits in the organisations, but since 1900 the ‘Kew Flyer’ road race, instituted by Mr. H. F. Cooper, has been the cycling event of the year among local riders. It is run on the White Horse Road at Blackburn." Early newspaper reports record that distance of the Race was initially 10 miles but by 1906, the event was 15 miles, starting from the Travellers' Rest Hotel in Blackburn. Cooper's Kew Flyer business in Cotham Road introduced new technologies and models throughout its 56-years of operation. By 1908, it was claimed that the shop had been enlarged with new "workshops and [the] latest lathes and cycle building tools. [It] Is now one of the most up-to-date Cycle Works in Victoria". By the First World War, Cooper had expanded his business to include motorbikes with "Precision Engines". The Kew Flyer business and the annual road races continued through the War, even though a number of its staff left for the front. One of these was [Pte] Robert Charles Field Richardson, who joined the 6th Battalion, fought and was wounded at Gallipoli, and died of his wounds in a hospital in Alexandria, Egypt in 1915. In 1917, the death of Private H.S. Herbert was announced. He had been the winner of the Kew Flyer Cycle Road Race in 1913. He died in action in France, having fought at Gallipoli and in France at the Battle of Pozieres. The majority of bicycles advertised by Cooper were designed for men, although bikes for women and 'juveniles' were advertised as early as 1918, so they were probably manufactured throughout the period. Harry Cooper was to sell his Kew Flyer business in 1936, after 39 years of trading. The business he began continued until 1949.This is a very rare image [the location of the original is now unknown] of a Kew Flyer team. The photo was sourced and remained in the possession of the historian Dorothy Rogers, whose brother was an early member of staff in the firm. The photo is historically significant as it is the only known photograph of a Kew Flyer Team, and possibly the only known photo of Harry F. Cooper, the founder of the firm and a key figure in Victorian cycling history. Photograph, the first of two, of an earlier album photograph of the Kew Flyer Team in uniform with trainers and workers of the company. One of the men in the photograph is probably Harry Cooper, the proprietor of the Kew Flyer business in Cotham Road, Kew. Harry Cooper was the sponsor of one of the best known trader cycle races in Melbourne. The photograph remained in the possession of the Rogers family until its donation to the Society by John Rogers in 2015.Handwritten annotation by the historian Dorothy Rogers on reverse: "Kew Flyer Team about 1912-13. Coopers Cycle Shop Cotham Rd opp. Kew Post Office".kew flyer, harry f cooper, trader bike races - victoria - kew, kew flyer team

A wooden flat-top racquet with a solid, convex throat, and fine-grooved, bulbous handle grip. Across the throat of the obverse is a decal of the model 'ASHBY' above the Bliss company trademark of a 'B' linked to an anchor, within a shield device. Around the crown on the obverse is the barely legible decal inscription, in blue: EXPERT. Initials etched into the butt: McN. Materials: Wood, Gut, Ink, Metal, Glue, Lacquertennis

A Garcia International GT-77 tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and vinyl handle featuring X-formation perforations. Company logo features across base of head. Model name features along shaft. Garcia 'G' trademark features on lower shaft and plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Vinyl, Plastic, Ink, Adhesive tape, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Painttennis

A Garcia Dreadnought Driver tennis racquet, with plastic ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle featuring X-formation perforations. Company logo features across base of head. Model name features along shaft. Garcia 'G' trademark features on plastic butt cap (now missing). Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, Ink, Adhesive tape, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

Two original handwritten letters from the E.I. Horsman Company, New York to H.B. Smith and Son, West Chesterfiled, Massachusetts; dated Feb 1st 1888 and March 10, 1888. Content of first letteris an order for a sample lot of tennis poles, with the second letter being a follow-up inquiry about the order. Under UV glass. Materials: Ink, Wood, Metal, Cardboard, Glasstennis

Miss Olive Codling was a Foundation Member and a Life Member of the Wodonga Historical Society. Many of her prize-winning photos are held in the Society Collection. She also held a range of roles and committee positions in a wide range of Wodonga community organisations. These included the Horticultural Society, the Wodonga Arts Council, the Wodonga Camera Club and the Wodonga Lapidary Club. This photo collection is significant as it documents how the businesses and buildings in Wodonga have evolved and contributed to community throughout the 20th century.Wodonga, High Street West Businesses including Gas company, ESANDA, State Bank of Victoria, Toyworld, Medicare, Black Orchid Gift and Hostess Store, and the Royal Bank. The State Bank of Victoria was taken over by the Commonwealth Bank in 1990. The Medicare service was removed from Wodonga in 2015 and amalgamated with the Albury Service Centre. The Royal Bank (National Mutual Royal Bank) later merged with ANZ. wodonga businesses, high st wodonga, state bank, medicare wodonga, royal bank