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Greensborough Historical Society
Margarine container, Provincial Traders Pty Ltd, Dixibelle table margarine, 1960c
Dixibelle was a common brand of margarine during post-war twentieth centuryPale green plastic box with white plastic lidDixibelle Table Margarine 1 lb. net, manufactured by Provincial Traders Pty Ltd Australia, moulded into box. Provincial Traders ceased operations on 17/10/1979 in when taken over by Henry Jones (IXL) Limited.dixibelle margarine -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Vegetation removal tops planning permit probes [in Banyule], 06/04/2016
Removal of protected vegetation was the most common type of planning investigation in Banyule.News clipping, black text.banyule city council -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Ink wells, 1860 (Approximate)
Found by J. Smith, builder, under the floor of the old Common School1 of 2 Grey, lead inkwells shaped to fit holes in school desksink, writing, common school -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Ink wells, 1860 (Approximate)
Found by J. Smith, builder, under the floor of the old Common School2 of 2 Grey, lead inkwells shaped to fit holes in school desksink, writing, common school -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Desk, 1920s
This desk was used as a teacher's desk in the Rutherglen Common School, probably in the 1920s.Brown wooden desk with double door cupboard in the front, and a hinged top which can be opened for storage.school, common school, education, furniture -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, The Egger, Eggs and Mutton Bird, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island
Collecting mutton birds and eggs for food and cooking was a common practice on the IslandHistoricalBlack and white postcard of a man in a coat and hat, holding a mutton bird. A pile of eggs and a cane basket are nearby in sand dunes.The Egger, Eggs and Mutton Bird, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island. The Bird lays one egg in an about 4 ft deep burrow. The Egger uses the wired stick.mutton birds, mutton bird eggers, cape woolamai -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, The Conservation Plan: a guide to the preparation of conservation plans for places of European Cultural Significance, 1996
This guide is about gathering, analysing and assessing information that bears upon policy decisions and on the process of making those decisions. It offers a common ground for debate, a method and a common language to help resolve differences and achieve a balance between the old and the new. The result of these processes is a conservation plan.historic sites - australia - conservation and restoration, historic buildings - conservation and restoration - ausation of places of cultural significancetralia, monuments - australia - conservation and restoration, australia/icomos charter for the conserv -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Domestic object - Ceramic mixing bowls, 1900 - 1950
Mixing bowls of this design were a common item in Austrailan kitchens in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. At this time the majority of women worked at home looking after their family and producing home-cooked meals. This type of bowl was a common domestic appliance used daily in Australian homes.This item is typical of kitchen utensils used in Australian homes in the early 20th century. No clear provence determined3 ceramic round mixing bowls of various widths - 340 mm, 300 mm and 265 mm. Each bowl has a pouring lip and decorative scallop relief around body. There is no indication of makers mark or source of production.Nonemixing bowl, domestic appliances -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, Atis Lejins, The Case of the missing wallet, by Atis Lejins, 2018_
Personal account of a common 'crisis' situation, written by GHS member Atis Lejins.5 p. typescriptatis lejins -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Spoon
Wooden spoons were common utensils in colonial days and are still used today. The spoon is an example of kitchen utensils made and used in colonial Australia.Spoon wooden blonde, rod handle, oval shape base with flat top flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, spoon, wooden spoon, kitchen utensil, cooking utensil -
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
Public Warning Sign (Verboden Toegang)
This is a common sign in The Netherlands were the British "Right of Way" for walkers does not exist.Small rectangular plastic sign forbidding entry. Verboden Toegang. Art.461. Wetb. v. Strafr. (Non-abbreviated text would read Artikel 461 Wetboek van Strafrecht) In English: Access denied; punishable by article 461 of the penal code. -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Photograph - Image, 1868-1873
One of a set of photographs of members of the school board that established the Rutherglen Common School.Black and white portrait photograph with dark hair and beard.Printed below photo: "Late Robert Jack, Elected Nov. 1871."common school, robert jack, school board, rutherglen common school -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Animal specimen - Red-Winged Blackbird, Trustees of the Australian Museum, 1860-1880
The red-winged blackbird is native to North America. They live in a verity of places from southern Alaska at its northern most point, to the Yucatan peninsula in the south and covers the greater part of the continent reaching from the Pacific coast of California and Canada to the eastern seaboard. Populations that are most northerly migrate south after the mating season, but some of the populations in the central and western United States, Central America and the Gulf Coast are resident year-round. In the breeding season, Red-winged blackbirds are found in a range of fresh and saltwater environments, including in small trees and bushes along marshes and watercourses, in agricultural areas and dry meadows. During migration, they can be found in, pastures, prairies and cultivated fields. They are polygamous. In the north, the early arrival and tumbling song of these birds are welcome indications of spring's return. The Red-winged blackbirds are known for their scarlet and yellow shoulder patches on this specimen are rather dull and the feathers are not as glossy black as they are in other images. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum in Sydney and the National Museum of Victoria (known as Museums Victoria since 1983), as well as individuals such as amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century.This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.This is one of the most common birds in North America and is the most boldly coloured one. The males are glossy-black with shoulder patches of scarlet and yellow which they are able to puff up or hide according to their level of confidence. Females look like a big, dark sparrow, being a subdued, streaky brown. This specimen has the colouring of the male Red-Winged Blackbird which helps to identify it as such.Swing-Tag: 137a. / Red-winged Starling / Catalogue page, 58 / Tag: A. 4429taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, bird, american birds, north america, red-winged blackbird, red-winged starling, migratory, alaska, canada, saltwater -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Geological specimen - Chalcopyrite
This specimen originated from Mount Lyell on the west coast of Tasmania, where a large group of open cut and underground copper-silver-gold mines began operating in 1883. Between 1893-1994, the Mt Lyell Mining and Railway Company were responsible for operations. The Mt Lyell copper-gold mines produce some excellent crystallised specimens of chalcopyrite and other minerals. The deposits are generally considered to be of Cambrian volcanic origin, but there are indications of Devonian granitic influence on the ores, plus local remobilisation during Devonian deformation. Over 120 million tonnes of ore was produced from several workings, including the main Prince Lyell mine and the North Lyell mine, which was also of great importance. The Mount Lyell mines have a long history of human and environmental disasters, including the 1912 North Lyell fire that killed 42 miners, and two separate incidents in 2013 in which three people lost their lives. The environmental impacts from this complex of mines are extensive, with waste tailings and heavy metal contamination flowing directly into the King and Queen River catchments. In 1954, the eminent Australian historian, Geoffrey Blainey, published 'The Peaks of Lyell' which delves into the history of the 1912 North Mount Lyell Disaster.Chalcopyrite does not contain the most copper in its structure relative to other minerals, but it is the most important copper ore since it can be found in many localities and occurs in a variety of ore types. The brassy-yellow colours in Chalcopyrite mean it is often confused with pyrites and gold, leading to use of the term, "fool's gold." Chalcopyrite has been the primary ore of copper since smelting began five thousand years ago. This specimen is part of a larger collection of geological and mineral specimens collected from around Australia (and some parts of the world) and donated to the Burke Museum between 1868-1880. A large percentage of these specimens were collected in Victoria as part of the Geological Survey of Victoria that begun in 1852 (in response to the Gold Rush) to study and map the geology of Victoria. Collecting geological specimens was an important part of mapping and understanding the scientific makeup of the earth. Many of these specimens were sent to research and collecting organisations across Australia, including the Burke Museum, to educate and encourage further study.This hand sized solid mineral specimen has shades of brass-yellow with spots of iridescent green-black tarnish. Chalcopyrite is a copper iron sulphide mineral and a major ore of copper common in sulphide veins and disseminated in igneous rocks. Chalcopyrite has a hardness of 3.5-4 on the Mohs Scale. It is a member of the tetragonal crystal system and has metallic lustre and opaque transparency.burke museum, beechworth, indigo shire, beechworth museum, geology, geological specimen, chalcopyrite, copper pyrites, copper mining, tasmanian geology, mount lyell, mount lyell mines, fools gold, mohs scale, crystals, minerals, historical geological collection, victorian geological survey, a.r.c selwyn, gold rush, van diemans land -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Glass Plate, Henry Sutton, Hertford Lock by Henry Sutton, c1891
Henry Sutton was born in Ballarat into the musical Sutton Family. He is known as an important Australian inventor. Photograph of Hertford Lock. lockkeepers house. A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways. Hertford Lock is situated on the River Lea on the eastern side of Hartham Common, Hertford in the English county of Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by British Waterways and is the first lock of the River Lee Navigation.henry sutton, glass plates, photography, swans -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, Ballarat's Irish Lawyers
This is the esaerch of Fianne Campbell, who was a doctoral canditate at Federation University (unfulfilled)Folder of research notes on early Ballarat Lawyers, including Dickens and his Lawyers, Provision of Lawyer Services, The Common Law Commissioners on the Inns of Court, The Four Courts, Ballarat Circuit Court Library, Ballaraat and District Freemasonry, Australia Felix, History of the Count Court of Victoria, Anglo-Irish Lawyers in Early Ballarat, Joseph H. Dunne, Ballarat East Petty Sessionsanglo-irish lawyers in early ballarat, ballarat east petty sessions, dianne campbell goldfields lawyers collection, irish, ireland, law, lawyers -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Tool - Anvil, Bradford and Kendall, n.d
Port of Portland Collection Bradken, originally Bradford and Kendall, began as a steel foundry in Sydney in 1920 and produced BK anvils at its factories in Alexandria and Mascot NSW. Leslie Bradford (General Manager) and Jim Kendall (Chief Mechanical Engineer), two BHP steelworks employees, got lucky at the races one day in 1920 and pledged their £15,000 winnings to start a steel foundry business. The horse they backed, ‘Jack Findlay’ completed a remarkable sequence of five wins during 1919 and 1920. With each win Leslie Bradford, Jim Kendall and a group of friends rolled-over their bets. By January 24, 1920 they had won a small fortune. On April 28 1920, the group used their winnings to establish the Alloy Steel Syndicate and build a steel foundry in Alexandria, Sydney to take advantage of what they saw as an untapped potential for industrial growth. Bradford Kendall Ltd was incorporated on 20th March 1922.Metal blacksmiths anvil. An anvil is used by blacksmiths to forge and shape his work pieces. The conical horn is used for hammering curved work pieces. The anvil is a common tool of the blacksmiths (‘smithies’) and other metalworkers. There has been very little change in the basic design of the anvil since Greek and Roman times. Blacksmith anvil, 5CWT, iron BK Sydney Australia.Front: 'BK SYDNEY AUST. 5CWT' Back: -port of portland, anvil, blacksmith, industry, bk anvil, bradken, brandford and kendall -
Bendigo Military Museum
Postcard - POSTCARD, PHOTOGRAPHIC
Photo of soldier taken and used as a cover of a postcard to be sent home. Common practice in WW1.Black and white photo of an Australian soldier on front and postcard format on back.No detailspasschendaele barracks trust, photograph, soldier, ww1 -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - lady's accessories
These three items are common items which were used by women in early 20th century.These items are simple common items which would have been in many households.1 Needle case . Cylindrical metal case with a black and silver label. .2 a number of hair slides in a paper packet. .3 a silver spring clasp.1 Stamped on one end: best of English steel needles. Numbered from 4-8 around the top. lewis &Baylis Redditch England..2. Brunette Brown Hair Pins..3 THV alongside hallmarkneedlecase, glove clip, scarf clip, hairpins -
Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre
Blanket
These blankets were made for service issue, common complain they were too thin an coldBlanket was purchased at the Nhill base clearance sale.Woollen blanket Grey colour with cotton braid on two side blanket, bedding, woollen, grey -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Certificate - Certificate - Certificate of Membership of St. Joseph's Union, 1883-1884, n.d
Found inside book of common prayer (3804.1) when catalogued (9 November 2006).Recto: Engraved devotional card on cream paper. Depicts young man in robes with 5 doves bearing flowers. He holds a lily in his left hand. Verso: Certificate for Frank Wright's membership to St. Joseph's Union until March 1, 1884. Copyright, 1883, Rev. J.C. Drumgoole.Front: BRING YOUR GIFTS TO THE LORD L. Turgis, Editeur 1005 á Paris (engraved, lower centre). Back: [Text over all of back] Frank Wright (signature, pendil, upper centre).certificate of membership, st josephs union -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, A Tait (Red Rattler) train bound for Princes Bridge crosses the Eltham Railway Trestle Bridge, c.1981, 1981
Shillinglaw Cottage in Eltham Common and Panther Place can be seen through the bridge span.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham common, eltham trestle bridge, panther place, red rattler, shillinglaw cottage, tait train -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Weapon - Bayonet French
This type of bayonet was common issue for the French Army in World War 1 (1914-1918). Part of a collection of edged weapons, some relevant to Victorian Colonial and Australian military forces, others are souvenirs brought home by returning soldiers.French Model 1892 Berthier bayonet, 527 mm long fluted steel blade, with metal scabbard. On ring - "AE 30556"france, berthier -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Colour photograph, Colour photograph of the former Clarendon School grounds
Clarendon Primary School operated as a Common School from 1878 and ceased operating in the 1990s. The school was one of the oldest in the district and provided an education for the children of railway workers and farmersColour photograph showing the grounds of the former Clarendon Primary School8 March 1996 Clarendon Primary School Groundseducation, state schools, clarendon -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Bread tin
Bread container, type common 1950-60. Purchased on behalf of Society by Barbra GardinerRed painted tin,oblong; red and white check roll-back cover; red plastic handledomestic items, food storage & preservation -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Colour photograph, Colour photograph of the former Clarendon School buildings
Clarendon Primary School operated as a Common School from 1878 and ceased operating in the 1990s. The school was one of the oldest in the district and provided an education for the children of railway workers and farmersColour photograph showing two portables of the former Clarendon Primary SchoolClarendon School, 8 March 1996 Norm Smith and Robert Bowers clean the grounds prior to sale.education, state schools, clarendon -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Memorabilia - Trench art, spitfire attached to ashtray, WW2
Trench art was a common past time and items were created using available materials. Ashtray created from an airplane piston with single engine airplane mounted on top edge. Three blade propeller in working order.1745-02/2 on pistol head. -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - Locket, Late 19th century
Nothing is known about the ownership of this locket which has been in the collection for many years. In the 19th and early 20th centuries it was a common practice to own a locket as a piece of jewellery. It was also common to include in a locket either a photograph or an image of a loved one or a piece of hair, especially the hair of a child who had died.This locket has no known local significance but is retained as a fine example of a locket from many years ago.This is a round gold locket, heavily patterned on both sides. Inside is a piece of light brown hair covered with plain glass. There is some slight damage on the outside near the opening catch. The clip to attach the locket to a chain is missing.warrnambool history, antique lockets -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Photograph - Aerial Images, c2000
Photograph was probably taken sometime before 2007, as another photo in this series does not show the "Big Red Shed" behind the school. That building is shown on Google Street View shots taken in 2007. Rutherglen Common School No. 522, which is now the Common School Museum, would be to the left of the current school in the photo.Colour aerial photograph of Rutherglen Primary School No. 522, showing the rear of the building and its rooftop.rutherglen primary school, rutherglen state school, school buildings -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
RSL BADGE COLLECTION _ Returned Sailors & Soldiers Imperial League Australia Badge and Returned Sailors' Soldiers' & Airmen's Imperial League Australia, RSL Membership Badges, Manufacturer - Stokes & Sons Melbourne for four badges, (Stokes closed in 1962). Small badges No 48030 (wiith 67 year clasp) has the makers inscription of - Property of League, Swann & Hudson VIC
donation source and providence unknown - common item issued to individual RSL Members across VictoriaAs an historic RSL Badge from WW1 & WW2 membership periods It is also in very good condition. The 'First Field Dressing' has a khaki cotton cover with a single stitched opening flap on the right hand end of the cover. The 'Contents' and 'Directions for Use' are written on the front exterior as follows: FIRST FIELD DRESSING TO OPEN: Outer. Cotton Break thread holding flap Inner. Waterproof Covers Tear apart at the uncemented corner (indicated by arrow). CONTENTS: Two dressings in Waterproof Covers,each consisting of gauze stitched to a bandage and a safety pin. Directions for Use - Take the folded ends of the bandage in each hand, and, keeping the bandage taut, apply the gauze pad to the wound and fix the bandage. one dressing to be used for each wound. In each case of head wounds when respirators have to be worn, care should be taken to adjust the pad so that it does not interfere with the fit of the facepiece. DO NOT HANDLE THE GAUZE OR WOUND Three x Large Badges (30mm (W) x 40mm (H) - With membership numbered on the rear of 45147, 70848, 74487 & 74642 stamped on the rear These badges a brass with white blue and red enamel inlay. The badge is in the shape of shield with a regal crown on top. The shield is white enamel, with a blue enamel circle (containing the words - Returned Sailors & Soldiers Imperial League. Below the circle a red enamel ribbon is depicted with the word - Australia enclosed. The brass centre of the badge has the figures of a Sailor & Soldier each carrying a rifle. Two x Small Badges (18mm (W) x 24mm (H) - The smaller badge has the same material and colours but includes the third figure of an Airmen holding a rifle in the centre. The location of the organisation name has changed to Returned Sailors' soldiers' & Airmen's in the blue circle and red ribbon contains - Imperial League Australia. One of the small badges has a green 67 year clasp fastened with three clasps around the crown. In this period Financial members received a new clasp for each year of financial membership.