Two typed copies of a letter dated 21 June 1938. Letter is to Mr. W. H. McCorkindale from J. S. Stevenson, Manager of the Maungatapere Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. He mentions the condition of the boiler after six months of Scalebuoy Treatment.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, maungatapere co-operative dairy co ltd, w h mccorkindale, scalebuoy's ltd, j s stevenson

Three note pages with some names, addresses and phone numbers.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, ford coy, paul faigl, ron deveraux, alistar mckenzie, john donaldson

Thirty five typed pages pinned in a buff folder. Topics include weight of crop cut using ordinary water and Scalebuoy water, health, Enzymatic Catalyst, Pitfalls for the Unwary, which are provided by the Scalebuoy Effect, Waiuku Horticultural Experiment, Activated Water Molecules, Medicine's most Amazing Mystery, Biophysics, Roman Temple found in London and Enzymatic Processes. Mr. Frank Stevenson written in red ink on the back.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scalebuoy, m h aldred, w n abbott, auckland research group, pasteur institute, f jacob, mr onassis, peruvian navy, lloyds of london, guillebaud committee, national health service, mr abel-smith, professor titmuss, einstein, pasteur, buchners, scalebuoy effect, waiuku horticultural experiment, mr aldred, prof e baldwin, michaelis, dr eugene h payne, park davis & co, dr t p manson, prof r t cox, the lancet, roman temple, london excavation council, w f grimes, van der lott, mithras, london aquarium, coehn's rule

40 medical samples on blotting paper contained in a black envelope. Names on some of them are: F A Stevenson, H Holland, J Hinds, Gee, West, Priest, Ward and Hall.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, f a stevenson, h holland, j hinds, gee, west, priest, ward, hall

Envelope which contained letters and plans addressed to Bendigo Electronic Coy. Of Aust. Ltd. Non-delivery address McPherson's Ltd. 6-1/2d red stamp marks in top right corner. Cancelled 23SEP57. Return address printed in green.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, bendigo electronic coy of aust ltd, mcpherson's ltd

Seven letters dated between 1/10/1940 and 20/12/40 from F. Gifford of Gifford's Hotel, Mount Gambier, S.A. and Stevenson Bros. and The Bendigo Electronic Co. in reference to installing Scalebuoys in the hot water service at Gifford's Hotel. First letter from F. Gifford has printed letterhead with name, address and facilities in dark blue printing.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, gifford's hotel, stevenson bros, bendigo electronic co, f gifford, d dept

Water Analysis taken 18/3/1940. Blue Lake Supply Mount Gambier, SA. Gifford's Hotel Water Supply connected to this supply. Analysis gives the Grains per Gallon of the different minerals and the degrees of Hardness.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, blue lake supply mount gambier sa, gifford's mt gambier hotel

Two plans of Gifford's Mt Gambier Hotel (one has typed capacities, the other hand written) and one page of typed Particulars of Mr. Gifford's Hotel Boiler for Hot Water.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, gifford's mt gambier hotel

Group of paper pinned together of various experiments. Items include Tail light invention for Defence Dept. 18/9/41, Heat of glass, Refractive Index Tests on Melbourne Tap Water 31/7/42, Research Data, Manufacture of the Buoys 18/1/43, Specifications 1/12/42, List of substances with their Atomic No., Symbol, Atomic Weight, Melting Point and Year of discovery and a hand drawn diagram for an experiment. Bendigo Electronic Company of Australia Pty Ltdsciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, bendigo electronic company of australia pty ltd, defence dept, capt slattery, f a stevenson

Undated newspaper cutting titled Interest in Hydroponics. Cutting mentions an experiment by Mr. Frank Stevenson of Bendigo in which he grew flowers in liquid. There was local interest as well as overseas interest.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, interest in hydroponics, frank stevenson, box hill council

Two pages of typed notes titled - Electrically Welded Single Strand Barb Wire. The notes mention the advantages of the single strand electrically welded barb wire over the ordinary twisted barb wire of two strands. Advantages include less weight in the fence and for freight, less stretching, barbs are at fight angles to the wire and rust does not attack the welded barb wire as it is not bent which can cause the galvanising to crack. The welding helps to keep the rust out.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, electrically welded single strand barb wire, university of melbourne

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

Carbon copy of a typed letter to Mr. L. Taylor, dated 18/8/57. Letter recommending the Hand Shaker Unit supplemented with the Vest Pocket Unit . The Vest Pocket Unit is OK for table use. Note at the top of the page mentions a typical reply from Frank Stevenson where he recommends the hank Shaker Unit supplemented with the Vest Pocket Unit.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, frank stevenson, mr l taylor, mrs paynter

Certificate with green patterned border outside a double red line border. Yellow inside red border. Brown duty stamp in bottom right corner. Certificate No. 1091090. Printed in Spanish. Banco de Pruebas de Armas de Fuego. Test for gun.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, banco de pruebas de armas de fuego

Newspaper article titled 'The Way We Were' printed in the Gazette, Thursday, August 27, 1992 - Page 11. Several topics are mentioned including the Will of the late Mr Richard Hartley Smith Abbott A codicil stipulated that a legacy of 50 pounds was to be put aside for a painting of himself to be completed and hung in the Bendigo Art Gallery. He also provided that money be held in trust and the income to be called the Abbott Bequest to benefit the Art Gallery. Another article mentions the tragic death of Captain Hartley Abbott, son of Mr. R. H. S. Abbott, who was hit by a car in Melbourne. It contains a brief obituary.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection, the gazette, richard hartley smith abbott, bendigo art gallery, abbott bequest, captain hartley abbott, first aif, inventive branch of the british army

Eight page brochure printed by Cambridge Press titled Scalebuoys. Sole Australian Distributor Frank A. Stevenson, 62 Honeysuckle Street, Bendigo. Pages have green horizontal lines. Brochure mentions the Scientific Treatise of Scalebuoy Process of Water Treatment by the Creator R. H. S. Abbott, Jnr. Other topics are How Scalebuoys Function, Not a 'Watersoftener', Special Features, First Cost is the Last Cost. Scalebuoy Units are for Domestic Household Tank Unit, Hydraulic-Nozzle Tank Unit and Scalebuoy Tap Unit. Practical Applications of Scalebuoy for Domestic Uses are listed. There is also a Scalebuoy hand Unit, Vest Pocket Unit, Large Hydraulic-Nozzle Tank Unit and a Motorized Tank Unit. There are illustrations of the Units. There are also a list of A Few of the Many Industrial and Processing Applications. On the back page is a Special Note on Medical use of Scalebuoys.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection, scalebuoys, the scalebuoy company, frank a stevenson, r h s abbott jnr, bendigo electronic coy of australia, cambridge press

Four page carbon copy of a list of shares detailing the shares at £1 each and 5/- each. Mentioned is the countries where the Scalebuoys were used and some of the companies in England, United States, Canada and New Zealand who used them. In Bendigo they could be inspected at the Crown Hotel, Central Nell Gwynne Gold Mine and Hunters Cordial Works. Also mentioned is what Scalebuoys are, What they do, How Scalebuoys Function, Prospects and Sale Purchase Conditions.sciences, instruments-general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection, victorian scalebuoy company, bendigo electronic process, crown hotel, central nell gwynne gold mine, hunters cordial works, victorian railways, bendigo electronic company

Seven page letter to Mr. A. J. Phillips mentioning what Scale buoys are, What they do, How they function, Who uses them and the benefits of their use and the Low cost of use. On the last page is listed 8 Advantages of Scale Buoys.sciences, instruments-general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection, scott's hotel, mr a j phillips, scale buoys

Four copies of an article reprinted from Smith's Weekly, November 30, 1940 titled Magic Mercury Bulb Does Many Marvellous Things. It mentions the inventor, Hartley Abbott, the use of the scalebuoy by the Victorian Railways. There is a brief explanation of how the scalebuoy works. It was used to treat hard water and was claimed to have certain health benefits. The inventiveness of the Abbott family is also mentioned.sciences, instruments-general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection, magic mercury bulb, hartley abbott, scalebuoy, victorian railways department, buckingham palace, auckland general hospital, melbourne university, mr n brearley, glamis castle, lancet, crown hotel, smith's weekly

Green, indexed, cloth bound note book containing fourteen pages of hand-written scientific experiments. Subjects include Iron, Standardization of KMn O4 solution, Ferrous Ammonium Sulphate, Sodium Oxalate?, Assay of Titaniferous? Iron ore, To make up Standard solution of Na2 S2 O? 5? For Copper, Standard Sol of (?H4)2 Mo O4) for Lead Assay, Sry Assay of Lead, Antimony, Resolution of ? Compounds, Clarks Modified Method Ores & Alloys, Method of reducing antimony solutions, Bromate Method, Standard Sol Pot Bromate, Standard, Assay, Oxides, Method suitable for alloys of Pb ? ?, Arsenic, Standard Iodine, Starch, Assay, Tungsten, Assay for Pyritic Scheelite, Illuminating Gas, Calcium, Permanganate method, Assay, ? O2, Iron, Ca O, Norman Solutions.sciences, instruments-general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection, scientific formulas, assay

Appears to be opening of Bowling Season (circa 1920s)sport - lawn bowls, allan studio, william howe, wally paxman, bill mellett, insall (patterson bakery), reg gregory, alex dicker, sydney sims anderson, fred martin, fred hart, port melbourne bowling club

Small sepia snapshot (in small gold frame), 1924, of crowds on Princes Pier and HMS Repulse. At time Hood and Repulse both at pierStamped on back 804P; sticker: HMS Hoodhms hood, william (bill) hegarty, piers and wharves - princes pier

Sixteen of the 25 individuals are known but only four are specifically identified by position. W MATHEWS (1st left second row from rear); Nat ELDER (beside MATHEWS); H BARNES (Middle second front row); Choota BALMAN (on BARNE's left)B&W photo of Port Melbourne Football Club 2nd 18 team and officials from 1935. Presented to his Worship, CR. A. ROGERS, President, in appreciation of services rendered.sport - australian rules football, george alexander rogers, mayors, w mathews, nat elder, a bills, alex rogers, graham 'nuts' nugent, w payne, w cornwaithe, s tymms, h compton, h barnes, choota balman, h smith, marshall, d spence, s ware, m larwood, port melbourne railway united football club, port melbourne junior football club