The Reeves family emigrated from Dublin arriving in Geelong around 1845. The established their cordial business in Warrnambool in mid 19th century and operated well into the 20th century.The Reeves family were one of a number of drink manufacturers which operated in Warrnambool in the late 19th century and 20th century. Clear glass cylindrical bottle with neck. The dark grey stopper has an internal screw with rubber seal.Embossed on side of bottle "This bottle always remains the propertyof /R.V. REEVES/WARRNAMBOOL." Lined measure mark on side of bottle. "32" either side of lip.Manufacturers marks on bottom.reeves, warrnambool, cordial bottle

This rolling pin was bought by Mrs Frank Jones (Mavis) for one shilling and threepence full of vinegar.domestic item that has was bought to hold vinegar and then reused when empty for a rolling pinMoulded lgass cylinder with glass handles at each end, one sealed. Stained at the enclosed end. No cork.M marsh, domestic, kitchen, glass, rolling pin, vinegar, mavis jones, pastry, bacchus

From the Albert Street East Melbourne rooms of Dr Geoffrey Bishop. The contraceptive device was commonly used in the 1960s-early 1970s.Container, plastic, containing Inhiband (Hall) intrauterine device in a sealed clear plastic bag [registration 30.3].contraceptive, iud

The Heywood Water Board was constituted on 1 July 1984 under the Water And Sewerage(Restructuring) Act 1983 and amalgamated the previous authorities of Heywood Waterworks Trust and the Heywood Sewerage Authority. The Heywood Water Board was abolished on 1 July 1994 under the Water Act 1989 when it amalgamated with Port Fairy Water Board and Portland Water Board to form Portland Coast Regional Water Authority.A cast iron seal press, . This was used by Heywood Water Board to emboss agreements and official documents. Die is still attached to the press. It reads: Heywood Water Board 1984Antique cast iron seal embossing press , painted brown colour, silver coloured metal dieHeywood Water Board 1984public administration, restructure, amalgamation, water board, water supply, sewerage, heywood

Certificate showing that, upon payment of 10 pounds, Edith Jackson was granted a plot number 165a in the Baptist section of the St Kilda General Cemetery, on 14 February 1929.White paper, discoloured with age, printed and handwritten on both sides in black. Red wax seal attached.st kilda cemetery, edith jackson

TIN OF SWALLOW & ARIELL LTD. PLUM PUDDING, INTACT. SMALL HOLE IN THE BOTTOM, SEALED WITH DUCT TAPElocal history, domestic item, food and drink consumption

Thirty-seven plastic sealed packets of Cyanmid 'Titan' natural tennis gut. Materials: Gut, Plastictennis

Sealed can of three 'Matchpoint' Wilson (USA) tennis balls. Materials: Ink, Metal, Rubber, Felttennis

One of the many items contained in a 24 hour combat ration packSmall sealed green package containing four survival biscuits. Part of a 24 hour ration pack. Front - Black text - BISCUIT SURVIVAL / WHOLESOME BAKE / 42 G NET / (rising sun emblem, army) / BISCUIT SURVIVAL Back - BS42 /

safety equipment from a C130 most likely acquired by a member of the battalionGreen Cordura bag with Velcro closure. Inside is a complete EPOS system still sealed in a plastic bag.Emergency Passenger Oxygen System

Murray Comrie Collection. Monochrome photograph depicting an impression in wax which has been made using the Borough of Tarnagulla seal.tarnagulla, borough of tarnagulla, council, local government, seal

Ernest Cockbill Kendrick No 2415 enlisted in the 4th reinforcements 29th Batt AIF on 8.10.15 age 18 years 1 month. Embarked for Eygpt 14.3.16, transfer to 46th Batt 20.4.16, embark for France 2.6.16, hospital 18.11.16 with Trench Feet and again on 20.3.17, KIA 6.4.18, no known grave. Plaques were issued to next of kin.Memorial Plaque, circular, metal with relief of Brittanica, lion and seals, rectangular space provided for individual names."He Died for Freedom and Honour, Ernest Cockbill Kendrick"military history, commememorative, plaques, metalcraft., memorial plaque

This certificate should read Francis John WILLIAMS 8th Battalion No 7326, from Stawell. Refer Cat No 69.2 for his service history.Coloured certificate, allied flags at top, wattle on sides & bottom, 2 red town seals at bottom.“Borough & Shire of Stawell for thanks & appreciation of services to Sgt FREDERICK JOHN WILLIAMS 8th Batt, 9 June 1920”documents-certificates, civic mementoes-presentations, frame accessories, williams

A collection of 5 photographs donated by Pam Toom. Property of her mother Winifred Lade nee Tinkler. The collection was originally sent to Wonthaggi & District Historical Society as Pam thought they were of Wonthaggi. Passed on to PI & D Historical Society as they related to Phillip Island.Photograph 226-01. Black & White photograph of a koala on a branch. Photograph 226-02. Black & White photograph of The Nobbies. Photograph 226-03. Black & White photograph of Seal Rocks taken from boat. Photograph 226-04. Black & White photograph of seals on Seal Rocks taken from boat. Photograph 226-05. Black & White photograph of a parade of people in fancy dress on The Esplanade, Cowes with the pier and Bandstand in the background. wildlife - koala, the nobbies phillip island, seal rocks phillip island, wildlife - seals, seals on seal rocks phillip island, fancy dress parade cowes phillip island, pam toom, winifred lade

In 1940: "Kew Council decided ... to give wallets as mementoes to members of the Second A.I.F. who enlist from the municipality. The selection of the type of wallets to be given was left to the Mayor (Councillor H. F. Mogg)." (The Argus, 21 Feb 1940, p.11). In the event, this wallet like others were predated to 1939 on the front.This item contains two parts: a letter from the City of Kew to Pte Martin and a wallet with which he was presented. The dark brown leather wallet is embossed on the front with the seal of the City of Kew and a citation. The interior of the wallet contains a steel mirror. The letter includes the seal of the City.Wallet: "City of Kew Victoria. Presented by the Mayor, Councillors & Citizens of Kew to M.H. Martin on his Enlistment for Active Service Abroad, 1939". second world war 1939-1945 - kew (vic), m h martin, wallets

A sealed plastic tube of Stolle Emerson Tennis Co. (SET) two-tone tennis balls. Has intact metal ring-pull seal and plastic reclosure cap. Contains three pink & blue balls. Materials: Metal, Ink, Rubber, Composite Materials, Plastictennis

Clear glass, round shear-top ink bottle, circa 1940-50. These ink bottles were sealed for transport and storage. The top glass seal was removed to access the contents, hence the jagged top of this used bottle.Clear glass round, shear-top ink bottle, ink bottles

The Coat of Arms, represents Brighton City Council's "growing awareness of the importance of formality and correct symbolism in local government". It replaced the council's crest of a pier and yachting scene and was used as council's seal, and emblem on its flag and letterhead. The new Coat of Arms, drawn up by the College of Arms in England, depicts the progression from a seaside gardening community to a modern residential city. The prominent forms are on the shield-like coat of arms include waves and a Lymphad (a ship, symbolic of the sea); a market gardener; an aboriginal man; two horns plenty with abundant fruit and vegetables (the wealth and plenty) and Elster Creek. It is underscored by the motto 'By their fruits, ye shall know them'. Brighton was first incorporated as a borough on 18 January 1859, it became a town on 18 March 1887 and was proclaimed a city on 12 March 1919.Ink and gouache on parchment with wax seals. Allocates a Coat of Arms to the City of Brighton, by the College of Arms in London on 08/09/1970. The Coat of Arms is located on the upper left quadrant and has the following parts: the crest, the wreath, the helmet and mantle, the shield, the supporters, the compartment and the motto. The crest is two cornucopias with fruits and vegetables, above which sits a seagull. The mantle above the helmet is in green and gold. The shield is also green and gold with a lymphad (ship), and blue and white waves, representing the sea. The market gardener, holding a hoe, and Aboriginal figure, bearing a boomerang, support the shield and stand upon the compartment which is soil with a representation of Elster Creek. A ribbon below contains the motto in 'FRUCTU NOSCITUR'. The certificate text explains the origins of Brighton and the parts of the coat of arms. At the bottom of the folded parchment are three signatures and titles, below which three red wax seals in gold tin containers hang from blue ribbons.coat of arms, certificate, city of brighton, college of arms, market gardener, aboriginal, wax seal, elster creek, lymphad, fructu noscitur, letters patent, armorial bearings, heraldry, seal

THE CONSTITUTION OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY. DIVISION 1. INCORPORATION AND GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES AND BOUNDARIES OF DISTRICTS. 8. (1) The inhabitants of every shire borough town and city inhabitants of for the time being subject to the provisions of this Act shall, under corporation. the name of the president councillors and ratepayers of such shire N°-5203 «• '• the mayor councillors and burgesses of such borough the mayor councillors and burgesses of such town or the mayor councillors and citizens of such city as the case may be, be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal with power to break alter and change the same from time to time with the approval of the Governor in Council and shall by such name be capable in law of suing and being sued, of purchasing holding and alienating land, and of doing and suffering subject to the provisions of this Act all such other acts and things as bodies corporate may by law do and suffer. (2) The corporation of ******** Shire Common Seal 54. The common seal of the municipality shall be kept in a box having two locks, of one of which locks the chairman of the municipality shall have a key and of the other of which locks the key shall be kept by the municipal clerk; and the corporate seal shall not be affixed to any document unless the chairman of the municipality and one other member of the council or in the absence of such chairman unless two councillors be present. 91. The Council’s Common Seal (1) The Chief Executive Officer must ensure the security of the Council's common seal at all times. (2) The Council's common seal may only be used on the authority of the Council given either generally or specifically and every document to which the seal is affixed must be signed by the Chief Executive Officer or a senior officer authorised by him or her. (3) Any person who uses the Council's common seal without authority is guilty of an offence. (4) Any person who uses any replica of the council’s seal without authority is guilty of an offence. The Numurkah Shire was amalgamated into the Moira Shire and the seal now redundant. This is the only Numurkah Shire Common Seal in existence.local government, common seal, numurkah

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.Foolscap sized document relating to the patent of the "explosive engine". Read seal on front cover and bound by a blue ribbon.Stamp from International Patent and Trademarks office, Edward Waters and Son. Handwritten Case 2 with circle around it.usa, henry sutton, united states of america, patent, explosive engine, combustion engine, edward waters and son, walter smythe bayton

Belonged to Capt Warick Rosenthal No TX6321 AAMC. Refer 622.3, 775..1) Cartridge box (Sealed) holding 12 cartridges "revolver .380 inch MrII". .2) same as above.1) "23 Feb 1943" .2" 17 Sep 1942"ammunition, revolver, .38o

long wooden instrument with sealed glass tube containing liquid. With metal plate with moon and star design and writing.Attached tag, written in pencil: "SPIRIT LEVEL/ PWO 1488.1" Metal plate: "A MATHIESON & SON/ 21 C/ GLASGOW & EDINBURGH" written with white pen: "PWO 1488.1"

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of Rowing Boat moving among Seals near rocks. Two Crew - one rowing, one standing.local history, photography, photographs, boats, rowing boat among seals, rowing boats., seals rocks, john jenner, bryant west

An example of an Air Mail Letter Card (cost 1 penny), used for cheap mail over long distances.Printed in blue on white paper, two gummed edges to seal envelope when folded. "Postage paid 1d."postage, air mail, black family