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Kew Historical Society Inc
Magazine, Trinity Grammar School, The Mitre: A Terminal Magazine for Trinity Grammar School Kew, June 1950, 1950
Trinity Grammar School, Kew (abbreviated to TGS) is an independent Anglican day and boarding school for boys, located in Kew in Melbourne, Australia. The school was founded at a meeting of several high-ranking church figures on 14 November 1902. It opened in 1903, operating out of the Holy Trinity Church. Trinity is a founding member of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria (AGSV).The Mitre: A Terminal Magazine for Trinity Grammar School Kew. June 1950. Printed by Ramsey, Ware Publishing Pty Ltd, Melbourne trinity grammar school (kew), the mitre (1950) -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Photograph board, Seven aerial views of J Kitchen & Sons site, Port Melbourne, J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd. Port Melbourne 1951, 1951
... J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd. Port Melbourne 1951 ...Large brown cardboard with seven (7) B&W aerial photographs pasted on it. Taken in 1951. Photo 1 - South East direction with Boundary Street in foreground, Kitchens buildings and Football Ground (cricket being played) Photo 2 - South West direction towards the Bay showing Station and Princes Piers, with ships in the distance. Photo 3 - almost directly above Kitchens Photo 4 - directly above kitchens Photo 5 - looking West including the Yarra River Photo 6 - looking North with Kitchen's storage and football ground in foreground Photo 7 - looking north east with football ground in foregrpound left and Yarra River top right.industry - manufacturing, built environment - industrial, piers and wharves - princes pier, piers and wharves - station pier, sport - australian rules football, sport - cricket, sport - recreational grounds, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, port melbourne football and cricket ground, north port oval -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, George Robertson & Co, Special Letters Bank of Victoria Ltd 1925
Special Letters Bank of Victoria Ltd 1925 Copies of letters dated from 14th January 1925 to 19th December 1925 Manafactured by George Robertson & Co. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, special letters bank of victoria ltd 1925, bank of victoria ltd -
Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum
Box Sewing, Kirby, Beard and Co. Ltd
... Kirby, Beard and Co. Ltd. ...Black box with lid and compartments for needles, threads and other sewing requirements. Velvet lined lid. Contains a tin box of pins, an assortment of needles, a button hook, a small reel of green cotton thread.Kirby, Beard and Co. Ltd. Englandsewing, box, craft, handcraft -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Coal Scuttle Sugar Bowl and spoon, Stewart Dawson & Co. Ltd, before 1935
This sugar bowl was manufactured by the firm Stewart Dawson & Co. The firm was active as jewellers and watch manufacturer at Hatton Garden London, with premises in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. In 1907 the firm was converted to Stewart Dawson & Co Ltd under which name in traded until c1935.This item is from Raper Collection donated to the Wodonga Historical Society by Mrs. Jean Raper. It belonged to her mother, Mrs. Yardy.A sugar bowl fashioned in the shape of a coal shuttle with a scoop-shaped spoon. Made from silver plateOn underside of bowl: "EP SD & Co. LTD in shield BM/ 4662'sugar bowl, plate silver -
Beechworth Honey Archive
Publication, Thorne: beekeeping and candlemaking catalogue: March 2012. (E. H. Thorne (Beehives) Ltd.). Rand, UK, 2012, 2012
... Thorne: beekeeping and candlemaking catalogue: March 2012 ...95 pages, illustrated. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Cap Badge, Stokes & Sons Melbourne, "ESC of V Ltd", 1905?
... Stokes & Sons Melbourne ...Cap or lapel Badge for the Electric Supply Co. of Victoria (ESCo) staff. Has abbreviation of "ESC of V Ltd". Made from a cast brass item, nickel plated to indicate the position held by the wearer as part of their uniform. Cast in the form of the handwritten or script word/s and underlined. On the rear, silver soldered on are two brass loops at either of the badge to enable badge to be sewn or fitted with clips onto the cap or the uniform. Exact use of the badge not known at the time of cataloguing. On the back of the back of the badge in letters is the name of the manufacturer - "Stokes & Sons". Assumed collected by Les Denmead from materials left over from the ESCo era in the SEC offices. tramways, trams, cap badge, hat badge, uniforms, esco -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Postcard - B/W, C 1930s
Postcard is No.1021 of Valentine Series and is named 'The Pinnacle, Grampians.'Photo shows 2 young woman (girls?) standing on top of a rocky outcrop /peak overlooking a valley. Three sections of a wire fence surround the rock, the girls are standing on . The valley below has some cleared areas but is mostly bush.Valentine Publishing Co., Melbourne & Sydney. Valentines Real Photo Series.(on Back)scenery, peaks -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Tobacco Tin, MJurray Sons & Co. Ltd, Erinmore Flake Pipe Tobacco, Estimated date: 1930's
... MJurray Sons & Co. Ltd. ...Rectangular metal tin with fitted lid. Yellow painted lid with red prnt in centre on lid. Murray's trademark pineapple at lower centre on lid. Yellow top. Red writing. Dark grey base.On lid: MURRAY'S / ERINMORE / FLAKE / TRADE MARK / MADE IN NORTHERN IRELAND BY MURRAY SONS & CO. LTD. BELFAST. On sides: 1. Vacuum packed. To open lever here 2. Erinmore Flake 3. Netweight when packed. 2oz./56.70 grammes. 4. Erinmore Flakesmoking, murray's, erinmore flake, pipe tobacco -
Beechworth Honey Archive
Publication, Carbohydrates and the sweetness of honey. (National Honey Board). Firestone, CO, [nd], [nd]
... Carbohydrates and the sweetness of honey. (National Honey ...4 pages. -
Beechworth Honey Archive
Publication, Honey and exercise. (National Honey Board). Longmont, CO, [nd], [nd]
... Honey and exercise. (National Honey Board). Longmont, CO ...1 foldout pamphlet, illustrated. -
Beechworth Honey Archive
Publication, Fit and healthy kids. (National Honey Board). Longmont, CO, 2002, 2002
... Fit and healthy kids. (National Honey Board). Longmont, CO ...1 foldout pamphlet, illustrated. -
Beechworth Honey Archive
Publication, The compleat meadmaker: home production of honey wine from your first batch to award-winning fruit and herb variations. (Schramm, Ken). Boulder, CO, 2003, 2003
... your first batch to award-winning fruit and herb variations ...212 pages, illustrated. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, SF Clarke Publishing Co, The Story of Australia: Past and Present In Pen and Picture (Vol. 3), 1925
... The Story of Australia: Past and Present In Pen and Picture ...Sydney : S.J. Clarke Publishing, [1924 or 1925] [22] p., [38] p. of plates : ill., facsims., maps plans, ports. ; 27 cm. Volume 3non-fictionaustralia -- history -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Legal reference, The Law Book Co. of Australasia Ltd, The Law relating to Banker and Customer in Australia, 1907
... The Law relating to Banker and Customer in Australia ...This book is a legal reference book used by the Bank of Australasia after 1907. The Bank of Australasia was incorporated by the Royal Charter of England in March 1834. The bank began in Australia on 14th December 1835, opening in Sydney. The Acting Superintendent of the bank at that time was David Charters McArthur. He was Superintendent from 1867-to 1876. The Melbourne branch opened on 28th August 1838 in a two-roomed brick cottage on the north side of Little Collins Street, where two huge mastiff dogs were used at night to guard the bank. The government also provided an armed military sentinel. Due to the bank's rapid growth, a new building for the Melbourne branch was opened in 1840 at 75 Collins Street West. By 1879 the bank had been upgraded to a magnificent two-storey building on the corners of Collins and Queens Streets, with the entry on Collins Street. In 1951 the Bank of Australasia amalgamated with the Union Bank to form the Australia and New Zealand Bank, now known as the ANZ. Then in 1970, the ANZ merged with both the ES&A and the London Bank of Australia to form the ANZ Banking Group Limited. The ANZ Banking Group Ltd kindly donated a variety of historic items from the Bank of Australasia. BANK of AUSTRALASIA, WARRNAMBOOL – In 1854 Warrnambool had two banks, the Union Bank and the Bank of Australasia. Later, completely different bank businesses opened; in 1867 the National Bank of Australasia, then in 1875 the Colonial Bank of Australasia. The original Warrnambool branch of the Bank of Australasia was established in July 1854, and operated from a leased cottage on Merri Street, close to Liebig Street. The bank later bought a stone building previously erected by drapers Cramond & Dickson on the corner of Timor and Gibson Streets. Samuel Hannaford was a teller and then Manager at the Warrnambool branch from 1855 to 1856 and the Warrnambool Council chose that bank for its dealings during 1856-57. In 1859 Roberts & Co. was awarded the contract to build the new Bank of Australasia branch for the sum of £3,000. The land was on a sand hill on the northeast corner of Timor and Kepler Streets and had been bought in 1855 from investor James Cust. The new building opened on May 21, 1860. The bank continued to operate there until 1951 when it merged with the Union Bank to form the ANZ Bank, which continued operating from its Liebig Street building. Warrnambool City Council purchased the former Bank of Australasia building in 1971 and renovated it, then on 3rd December 1973 it was officially opened as the Art Gallery by Cr. Harold Stephenson and Gallery Director John Welsh. The Gallery transferred to the purpose-built building in Liebig Street in 1986 and the old bank building is now the Gallery club. Staff at the Bank of Australasia in Warrnambool included the following men but others were also involved: Samuel Hannaford, Teller then Manager from 1855-1856; W H Palmer, Manager from January 1857 until November 1869 when the Teller Basil Spence was promoted to Manager; H B Chomley, Manager from April 1873 and still there in 1886; A Butt, Manager in 1895-1904; J R McCleary Accountant and Acting Manager for 12 months, until 1900; A Kirk, Manager 1904; J Moore, staff until his transfer to Bendigo in December 1908; J S Bath was Manager until 1915; C C Cox, Manager until April 1923; Richard C Stanley, Manager 1923 to April 1928. The book has historical significance as it is connected to the Bank of Australasia which was established in Australia in 1835 by Royal Charter during the early Colonial period of Australia's history. The book was used as a reference to financial law by the Bank. The book is significant for its association with the Bank of Australasia in Warrnambool, the first bank in Warrnambool, established in 1854. The bank continued to operate until its merger in 1951 when it became the ANZ Bank, which is still in operation today. The Bank was an integral part of the establishment and growth of commerce in Colonial Warrnambool and throughout Australia.Book, with black, hardcovers and embossed borders front and back. Title: The Law relating to Banker and Customer in Australia Author: F. A A Russell, M.A., Sydney, Barrister-in-law Edition: 1907 Publisher: The Law Book Co. of Australasia Ltd., 72 Castlereagh Street, Sydney Printer: Websdale, Shoosmith & Co., Sydney Pencil inscription.Pencil, handwritten "L37"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, commerce, banking, bank of australasia, australia, financial law, legal reference, banking law, bank law, legal practice, f. a a russell, 1907, the law book co. of australasia ltd, websdale, shoosmith & co. -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Postcard, Co-op Card, Early 21st Century
These cards were for use in connection with the Warrnambool Co-Op store. The Warrnambool Co-operative Society Limited was established in 1960 as the Allansford and District Artificial Breeders Co-operative Society Limited to provide herd improvement service to district farmers. In the mid 1970s the Co-Op opened a retail store in Warrnambool in Timor Street and gradually expanded, so that by the late 1990s they had 8000 members and employed 84 full time and 120 casual staff. The Co-Card enabled members to have trading arrangements with 200 other businesses. The Warrnambool Co-Op ceased operations in 2007.These cards are of interest as mementoes of the Warrnambool Co-Op, an important business concern in Warrnambool for over 40 years. The owner of the co-cards was Ronald Cumming. He and his wife. Leonie were members of the Historical Society for many years.These are two plasticised cards associated with the Warrnambool Co-Op. One is a Co-Card and the other is a Co-Op Charge Card used to receive discounts at other businesses. Both cards have bar codes. The larger card has a silver-coloured background with green printing and the smaller card is yellow with blue, black and yellow printing. Larger card - The Co-Op Co Card, 1204 B, Cumming Ronald J and ML (signed by Leonie Cumming on the back) Smaller card – The Co-Op Charge Card, 1204AA warrnambool co-operative society limited, co-card, warrnambool -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Postcard, The Grand Canyon in the Grampians -- Postcard
The Grand Canyon, The Grampians, Victoria.Colour photograph of rocky canyon view. The Grand Canyon, The Grampians, Victoria. The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd., Victoria. halls gap grampians -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Postcard, Signal Peak in the Grampians -- Postcard
Signal Peak The Grampians Victoria.Coloured photograph of a mountain view.Signal Peak, The Grampians, Victoria. The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd., Melbournehalls gap grampians -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Torch, 1935-1960
... Siebe Gorman and Co Ltd. ...Diver's Submarine Electric Torches were first developed to give illumination for close examination work. They have to be self-contained, the older ones are powered by an accumulator type battery which could be recharged. Some models were fitted with a switch to turn the light off saving on the battery power. The lens is of a convex type and magnifies the light. Sometimes there was a protective grill across the glass or prongs to protect the glass from an impact. When fully charged the battery would last about seven hours. Torches are made from non-ferrous metal so as not to corrode in their watery environment. Siebe Gorman & Co Ltd has been producing hand-held, battery-powered, submarine electric torches for divers and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) since the 1920s. In 1961, the famous diving manufacturer C.E. Heinke merged with Siebe Gorman, and for a short while, torches were made with the combined 'Siebe Heinke' inscription. However, this linked inscription was later dropped, with a return to the Siebe Gorman name tag. Date of manufacture for these torches can be determined by their Admiralty Pattern (AP) number that was used to identify a particular item and were for naval stores use. Before NATO stock coding became more widely used, earlier MOD torches often have a simple four-digit group of AP numbers such as AP4456 or AP4458. In 1975 Siebe Gorman moved from their Neptune Works at Chessington in Surrey to a new location at Cwmbran in Wales and by this time their manufacture of diving equipment had declined. (For additional historic company information on Siebe & Gorman see notes section this document.)The item is significant as it gives us a snapshot into marine history and the development of diving equipment generally, especially that used for salvage operations before and during WW2. The company that made the torch Siebe Gorman was a leading inventor, developer and innovator of marine equipment with its early developments in helmets, compressors and other diving equipment. Items that are today eagerly sought after for maritime collections around the world. The items that have been donated to the Flagstaff Hill collection give us an insight as to how divers operated and the dangers they faced doing a very necessary and dangerous job.Diver's Torch brass with heavy glass screw on piece with four lugs attached contact spring inside. Leather hand strap missing."Siebe Gorman and Co Ltd, Makers, London." Has "A.P.4458" inscribed on front above glassflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, siebe, gorman, diver's torch, torch, diver, diving accessories -
Bendigo Military Museum
Postcard - POSTCARD, VARIOUS, cWW1
... Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd London ...Each postcard features handwritten anecdotes and letters to various people in R.H. Baron's family. Baron was a band member. Part of the "Robert H. Baron" (No. 3596) and Cooper Collections. See Catalogue No. 1981P for details of Baron's service.1. Coloured drawing of a Stately house with motor car, people and a horse in foreground. 2. Coloured drawing of a couple walking through an avenue of trees. 3. Black and white photograph of a church with square tower. 4. Coloured photograph of a mill building and adjacent body of water. 5. Black and white photograph of a row of buildings fronting an unsealed road. 6. Sepia toned photograph of a large stately three storey house.1. Handwritten in black ink on back: 'Letter to Doris written by R.H. Baron - dated 14 July 1918'. Picturesque, Wiltshire, Charlton House, near Malmsbury. 2. Picturesque Wiltshire Avenue, Savernake Forest. Handwritten in black ink on back: 'Letter to R.H. Baron's sisters and brothers.' 3. St. Mary's Church, Motcombe, Dorset. Handwritten in black ink on back: 'We played at a service at this church last Sunday night (1/12/18), Bob xxx' 4. Worplesdan, Rickford Mill, Handwritten in black ink on back: ' Letter to Alf from R.H. Baron.' 5. Crown Inn, etc. Hartley Row. Handwritten in black ink on back. 'Anecdote signed by Bob (R.H. Baron)'. 6. Longleat House. Handwritten in black ink on back; 'We were playing at a dance at this place a few weeks ago. We had a splendid time. It is near Bath, Bob'.robert h. baron, cooper collection, postcards, ww1 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Timetable/s, Osboldstone & Co Pty Ltd and Printers and Publishers Melbourne, "OSBA Tram Time Tables with Railway and Tramway Map, of Melbourne and Suburbs", 1920's
... "OSBA Tram Time Tables with Railway and Tramway Map, of...Osboldstone & Co Pty Ltd and Printers and Publishers ...Yields information about the tram timetables applicable to Melbourne's trams, including cable and electric and demonstrates the spread of Melbourne's public transport system in the early 1920's.Forty Eight page printed book contained with oversize green heavy paper covers centre stapled with a coloured map glued into the rear cover of the book titled "OSBA Tram Time Tables with Railway and Tramway Map, of Melbourne and Suburbs". Published c1920 - shows Footscray system, Victoria St Flemington link, does not show Puckle St. Timetables details Fares, first and last cars for cable and electric lines, sections and other details of the various lines. Note page 44 and 45 cannot be accessed, paper not cut correctly during the printing process - leave as is. Map prepared by Gawler and Drummond Architects, shows in colour the cable routes, electric tramways, authorised tramways and railway lines. Municipalities shown in different colours. Map folded into 12 sections. Published by Osboldstone & Co Pty Ltd, Printers and Publishers, Temple Court Place, Melbourne. Price 6d. Full scan of document added as a pdf file 5/6/2019. map, timetables, melbourne, cable trams -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book - Minute, Norman Bros. Pty Ltd, Minutes of the Ringwood Fruit Association Ltd committee meetings from 11-Jan-1921 (first meeting) to 10-Dec-1923 (21st meeting), 1921 - 1923
Green minute book with red spine. Minutes of the Ringwood Fruit Association Ltd committee meetings from 11-Jan-1921 (first meeting) to10-Dec-1923 (21st meeting). +Additional Keywords: Miles, A / Pearson A.J.Ringwood Fruit Association Ltd - Committee -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - VIEWS OF BENDIGO - FOLD OUT PHOTOS IN FOLDER
Sepia coloured folder, enclosing photos of Bendigo. On front 'Beautiful Views in Color of Bendigo Vic.' Photo of Alexandra Fountain on LH side. 3 1/2d stamp on top RH corner. Folder addressed to Miss Diane Gordon 5A Warwick Street, Hobart, Tasmania. Colour photos include : Alexandra Fountain, The City Hall, The Botanic Gardens, Hargreaves Street, The Conservatory Gardens, Rosalind Park, Pall Mall, The Upper Reserve Lake and The Conservatory Gardens. Photos appear to be from the 1940's. Enclosed letter states that the donor's grandfather 'mailed them me during his visit to your city in what appears to be 1953. Diane Palmer'Valentine Publishing Co Pty Ltdbendigo, tourism, post card folder -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Diving Suit, boots and weight, 1900
... Siebe Gorman and Co Ltd. ...This diving suit with helmet, boots and weight is part of the E.G.Ward collection, along with the diving compressor and a photograph of a diver in this equipment. Siebe Gorman & Company Ltd was a British company that developed diving equipment and breathing equipment and worked on commercial diving and marine salvage projects. The company advertised itself as 'Submarine Engineers'. It was founded by Augustus Siebe, a German-born British engineer chiefly known for his contributions to diving equipment. Siebe Gorman traded as an engineering firm for over 180 years from 1819 to 1999. The early success of the business was due to its founder, the Prussian immigrant Christian 'Augustus' Siebe (1788-1872). For business reasons, he applied for and was granted British citizenship in 1856. He was a gifted engineer who was able to translate theoretical problems into practical, working products. During the industrial Victorian period, the business traded as 'A. Siebe' at 145 High Street Holborn London, but in 1828 new premises were acquired at 5 Denmark Street, Soho. The family firm produced a wide range of manufactured goods including paper-making machinery, measuring machinery, water pumps, refrigeration equipment and diving apparatus. Augustus Siebe specialised in submarine engineering early on and the company gained a reputation for the manufacture of safe, reliable diving apparatus. Augustus Siebe is best remembered for the development and manufacture of the ‘closed’ Diving Dress based on the ideas of Charles and John Deane, George Edwards and Charles Pasley. Apart from some small modifications to valves and diver communications, the basic 12-bolt ‘closed’ diving dress remained relatively unchanged after the 1870s. Later company successes were also based on innovation, with new products that could be successfully developed and manufactured to high standards. This was largely attributed to the inventive nature, foresight, engineering and entrepreneurial skills of Robert Henry Davis (1870-1965). In 1882, RH Davis joined the company of 'Siebe & Gorman' as a young 11-year-old office boy and he was to remain with the company until he died in 1965. Augustus Siebe retired in 1869 and handed over the company to a new partnership of Henry H. Siebe (1830-1885) and William A. O'Gorman (1834-1904). The new firm traded as 'Siebe & Gorman' (1870-1879) from premises in and around Mason Street, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London. The two partners soon recognised the potential of R.H. Davis and in 1894, aged 24, he became General Manager of Siebe & Gorman. Davis increasingly ran the company until the surviving partner (W.A. Gorman) died in 1904. The firm was disposed of to the Vickers (armaments) family and a new company 'Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd.' (1905-1998) was formed. Under the chairmanship of Albert Vickers, R.H. Davis was kept on as Managing Director, and the company forged ahead. However, after WW1, the Great Depression caused manufacturing output and share prices to slump. In 1924 Robert Davis made a deal with the Vickers Board and acquired control of the company through majority shares. Under his leadership, the Siebe Gorman Company flourished and within time, four of his sons also joined the firm. The company gained a worldwide reputation for the manufacture of diving apparatus, decompression and observation chambers, and safety breathing apparatus of all types for use on the land, in the air and under the sea (including mine rescue, tunnelling, aircraft, diving, submarine escape and in other hazardous environments). Close research and development links with the MOD (especially the Admiralty), also provided a lucrative outlet for the company products. In 1932, Robert Davis was knighted by King George V, principally for his invention of the ‘Davis Submerged Escape Apparatus’ (D.S.E.A.). Siebe Gorman essentially remained a family firm from the beginning (under A.Siebe) until it became a public company for the first time in 1952. However, following WW2, British manufacturing stagnated through stifled investment and post-war austerity, and there was little innovation. Siebe Gorman fortunes began to decline as an ageing Sir Robert Davis failed to invest, or change the company business and management practices. In 1959, Siebe Gorman was acquired by the “Fairy Group” and the ailing Sir Robert was made Life President. Consequently, nothing changed and the slow decline continued until Sir Robert's death in March 1965. Around 1960, Siebe Gorman acquired the diving apparatus manufacturer C E Heinke, and for a brief period, it manufactured some diving equipment under the combined name of Siebe Heinke. Around 1964, Mr E. 'Barry' Stephens was appointed as the new Managing Director to modernise Siebe Gorman. Changes were made, including a move to a new factory in Wales in 1975. The new company concentrated on fire-fighting breathing apparatus and escape equipment, and the move coincided with the loss of many of the older, traditional craft skills. Between 1985 and 1998, Siebe expanded through acquisitions, and several other companies were acquired. The Siebe Gorman (diving apparatus) company has therefore traded as A. Siebe (1819-1870); Siebe & Gorman (1870-1879); Siebe Gorman & Co (1880-1904); Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd (1905-1998).The items are very significant as a snapshot into marine history and the development of diving equipment generally especially that used for salvage operations before and during WW2. The company that made the equipment was a leading inventor,developer and innovator of marine equipment with its early helmets and other items eagerly sought after today for collections around the world. The items in the Flagstaff Hill collection give us an insight as to how divers operated and the dangers they faced doing a very necessary and dangerous job.Diving suit including helmet, boots and a weight. Diving suit is made of canvas with knitted cuffs. The helmet is metal. The boots have a thick sole and thick leather upper that is held on with leather straps and buckles. The toe of the boot is heavy metal. The weight is worn next to the trunk of the diver and it has an inscription to mark the front. It is worn with straps and buckles holding it in place. Royal Navy Admiralty Pattern 6 bolt No 3 light Siebe Gorman light diving helmet circa 1960 used by the Royal Navy before and after World War 2"Siebe Gorman & Co Ltd Marine Engineers London. Patent" with "E G Ward" on front and back plate. On weight "FRONT"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, diving suit, siebe gorman and co ltd., siebe gorman and co ltd marine engineers london, marine engineers, diving helmet, diving boots, diving weight, marine diving, maritimemuseum, maritime village, maritime history, marine technology, life saving, deep sea diving -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Letter - Letters - Swinton/ Thomson, 1950s
... George Swinton and Sons Warrnambool ...These four items are annual letters of appreciation to Helen Thomson who was employed by George Swinton and Sons in the 1940s and 1950s. She received a monetary bonus each year. The Swinton business in Warrnambool was founded by William and Ann Swinton in Timor Street in 1865. In 1934 the firm of George Swinton and Sons was selling furniture, clothing and glass ware and the other branch of Swintons Pty.Ltd. sold seeds, produce and hard ware. Today the Swinton family still operate the furniture store in Timor Street. . These letters are of of minor interest as a memento of a prominent store in Warrnambool. They reflect the kindly attitude between emploer and employee.These are four letters from Keith Swinton of George Swinton and Sons Pty. Ltd. to staff member Helen Thomson. The letters date from 1949 to 1955.Three letters are typed and one is hand written. The four letters have the the George Swinton and Sons letterhead.swintons store warrnambool, keith swinton, helen thomson warrnambool -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Novel, H Rider Haggard, author, Heart of The World, 1894
H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925) (Sir H. Rider Haggard), a British author, wrote fiction and non-fiction works and had letters and articles published in newspapers and journals. His novel, Heart of the World, was an adventure set in Mexico. This book is part of the Pattison Collection at Flagstaff Hill. The book was published in 1895 by the British firm George G Harrap & Co. Ltd. of London, a firm that specialised in high-quality publishing with many of the books containing fine line drawings.The book has additional importance for its connection to the Pattison Collection, which, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institutes’ Collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and its important role in people's intellectual, cultural and social development throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance.Heart of The World Author: H Rider Haggard (Sir H. Rider Haggard) Publisher: George G Harrap & Co. Ltd. Date: 1894 The red hardcover book has gold embossed lettering on the spine and cover. The Fly page has a logo of flying horse, it also has inscriptions on a label and stickers. This book is part of the Pattison Collection.Label "PAT FIC HAG" Sticker: "Warrnambool Public Library" covered by a sticker "Corangamite Regional Library Service" Inscription: "1300" Logo: [Flying horse or winged horse]flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, pattison collection, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, warrnambool library, free library, corangamite regional library service, george g. harrap and company, h rider haggard, 1985 novel, sir h. rider haggard, heart of the world, fiction, adventure, 1894, flying horse logo, winged horse logo -
National Wool Museum
Scrapbook, Royal blanket presentation, Godfrey Hirst and Company Pty Ltd
... Royal blanket presentation, Godfrey Hirst and Company Pty ...Scrapbook, contains newspaper clippings,1950, extract from the Wool and Textile Newsletter, Sept 1950, radio results and script for recording. All associated with the presentation of a baby blanket from the staff of Godfrey Hirst & Co Pty Ltd on the occasion of the birth of Princess Anne.Scrapbook, contains newspaper clippings,1950, extract from the Wool and Textile Newsletter, Sept 1950, radio results and script for recording.Royal blanket presentation/ Godfrey Hirst and Company Pty Ltd BRITISH COMMERCIAL NEWS...textile industry textile mills - staff, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd excelsior woollen and worsted mills, blankets, textile industry, textile mills - staff -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Phillpotts, Eden, Sons of the morning, 1900
... Sons of the morning...William Brendon and Son ...458 p. : frontispiece illustration. Grey cover, title and author's name embossed in gold on spinefictioneden phillpotts, fiction -
Federation University Historical Collection
Instrument - Scientific Instrument, Magnetic Compass
... E. Esdale and Sons Pty Ltd (Industrial and Optical...E. Esdale and Sons Pty Ltd (Industrial and Optical ...Grey hammertone cylindrical house with removable lid. Compass equipped with sighting wire and slot attachments. "Sirius" Mounting flange on bottom face with 17mm diameter female screw head. Tan leather carry case.scinetific instrument, scientific object, compass, esdale & sons -
Melbourne Legacy
Booklet - Document, brochure, The Teenager, His Family and His Peers, 1968
... The Teenager, His Family and His Peers...G.W. Green and Sons Pty Ltd ...The Teenager, His Family and His Peers was a paper presented to the 1968 Federal Conference of the Legacy Clubs of Australia by Legatee John Hall of Melbourne Legacy (held in Ballarat from 7th to 10th November 1968). By resolution of the Conference it was printed by Legacy Co-ordinating Council for distribution upon their request to Legacy Clubs. It was stored with another paper presented at the 1968 Conference 'The Fundamentals of Legacy' which had the notation H51 in blue pen to show that it was part of the archive project that was trying to capture the history of Legacy. An example of the type of subject matter that Legatees shared at annual conferences. Brochure on white paper with black type about the role of Legacy with teenagers and families x 16 pages.history, conference