The water tank stands on Sunbury Railway station and was in use when steam trains were used along Bendigo line. After travelling 37 kms (25 miles) from Melbourne, it was necessary for the trains to replenish their water supply at Sunbury. The presence of the water tank at Sunbury Station is an indicator that it was one of the major stations along the Bendigo line. A coloured photograph of a rectangular water tower. The first level is a brick construction and the metal tank is on top of it. water tanks, railway stations, steam travel

The house was built c1920. The first occupant was Mr George Leslie Miles, a grocer, also resident at 5 Empress Road. He was followed by Mr Charles Frederick Barrow, an electrical mechanic, who later moved to 316 Canterbury Road.A black and white photograph of a Californian Bungalow style house in a corner location. A fence with a neat hedge border two sides of the property. Gate posts are at the corner of the property.1920, surrey hills, blackburn street, bedford avenue, mr charles frederick barrow, mr george leslie miles

Article appeared in Lakes Post 28 October 1992, 'At work on the new retaining wall leading to 90 Mile Beach, staff from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, (L-R) Ken Judd, Jason Bice and David Harper'.Black and white photograph of three workers, building pathway and retaining walls through the sand dunes. Coastal banksia in background. Lakes Entrance Victoriawaterfront, parks, room display

This is paper back book of 128 pages. The front cover has a colour photograph of a swimmer and white printing. The spine has black printing and the back cover has a colour photograph of swimmers and black printing. The pages contain printed text and colour photographsnon-fictionThis book by Don Warner contains information on present day open water swims in Victoriaswimming races in warrnambobol, open water swimming

Victorian Trotting Club (V.T.C.) Elsternwick Park Member Ticket and Fixture for Season 1886Victorian Trotting Club (V.T.C.) Elsternwick Park Blue Booklet/Folder with Gold Writing with attached Blue Ribbon containing Member Ticket and Fixture for 1886 SeasonFront and Back Cover: V.T.C. / Season 1886. Inside Left: Victorian Trotting Club Elsternwick Park / No S39 / Season 1886 / Issued to Mr Bennett Esq / Not Transferable / Thos. Haydon Secretary / This Ticket entitles you to all the Privileges of Membership, which includes Admission for yourself and two Ladies to the Grand Stand / Its loss or non - production will render you liable to payment and the money will not be refunded / By Order of the Committee. Inside Right: Fixtures for 1886 / Saturday January 23rd / Wednesday March 17th (St Patrick's Day) Cup Meeting / Saturday April 24th Easter Saturday / " May 8th / " July 3rd / " August 28th / Wednesday October 13th Caulfield Cup Week / Wednesday November 3rd Melbourne Cup Week / Saturday December 18th / Andrew Sherar, 11 Collins street West, Melbourne. harness racing, trotting, membership, ticket, 1886, victorian trotting club, elsternwick park, mr bennett esq, fixture

Take a stroll through the average beverage aisle in your supermarket, and you might get the impression that tea has always come in small boxes with disposable tea bags. But before those easy to come by boxes, there was the rich and intriguing history of the tea strainer, a beautiful little tool that has helped our ancestors enjoy loose leaf tea for hundreds of years. Enjoying loose-leaf tea, and becoming familiar with this tool, can help spark an appreciation for your tea strainer and infuser collection, or simply inspire you to grow one. Documentation of tea tools such as the tea strainer appear in ancient history, the earliest models were likely made of bamboo, and later evolved into stainless steel, sterling silver, china, porcelain, silicon, and linen. During the Tang Dynasty in China, a small book called “Classic of Tea” was written describing tea utensils, and they were made to help Buddhist monks keep living things (such as small bugs) out of the drinking water. However, using a tea tool to keep run away tea leaves out of a cup did not become a cited use of the strainer until the 17th century when Dutch merchants made tea more readily available to those outside of the Chinese dynasty. British royals then increased the popularity of tea as their preferred beverage, and it was not long before a newfound fanaticism for tea in Great Britain spread to the American colonies, as did a growing demand for products that could separate loose tea leaves from liquid with ease and flair. Why did people use a strainer to separate out tea leaves in Great Britain and not in China? While the method of serving tea from a teapot with the tea loose in the pot was a practice used in both countries, the reason China may not have required a tool to remove leaves from their cup likely had to do with the types of tea leaves they were producing. The British owned tea plantations, in countries such as India, produced finer black tea leaves that did not require as much space to expand inside of a tea pot, where as the leaves prepared on the Chinese plantations would expand far more in the pot, and were therefore less likely to land or be bothersome inside a tea cup. This common approach to serving tea with smaller tea leaves required a solution to avoid ending up with a cup, and mouth, full of tea leaves. The obvious solution was a strainer basket. In the Victorian era, tea strainer baskets, similar to those still used in tea parlors today, were made to sit on top of the cup to capture the leaves when pouring the tea from a tea pot into the individual cups. Another solution was a tea-removing device called a mote spoon. Mote spoons act as search and rescue spoons to remove tea leaves from individual teacups. The tea would be brewed loose in the teapot, so any tea that ended up in the cup could be removed with a long handled spoon with holes in the spoon to remove rogue tea leaves and keep the steeped water in the cup. The handle also helped keep the teapot spout free of leaves and could help unclog any leaves trapped when pouring. Stainless steel tea strainers and tea infusers gained popularity in the late 19th century. Big name tea strainer producers, such as Tiffany and Gorham, could use fine silver to create quality, heavy, and sturdy strainers, for those who could afford it. There were many varieties of strainers at that time, but it was more likely that smaller designers who could not afford to mass-produce these quality strainers out of silver made them into unique shapes to attract consumers with lighter wallets. And borne was the tea strainer we are accustomed to today. Things took an unexpected turn for the tea strainer in the early 1900s when Thomas Sullivan, a tea merchant, shipped out tea samples in small silk bags. Customers did not realize that they were supposed to remove the tea from the bags, and instead boiled the tea, bag and all! The convenience of tossing out the leaves is obvious, and the popularity of tea bags is still seen today. Most premium bags of tea we are accustomed to today are frequently packaged loose for consumption, and when they are available in bags, the leaves are often crowded and do not have enough space to expand. While pyramid tea bags have become a more recent solution to this problem, due to the additional space at the top of the bag, enjoying a variety of quality tea is easier with a tea strainer in your arsenal. Besides, with the wide variety of strainers for your cup or pot in versatile materials such as mesh, silver, or a novelty silicone cartoon shape, loose tea can still reign supreme. Tea strainers sometimes do require more cleanup and measuring, but the experience and quality is always worth the effort. Besides, strainers also allow for mixing favorite tea blends together for an extra dose of delicious creativity! https://www.teamuse.com/article_170413.html The strainer provided the convenience of separating the tea leaves for disposal later.Metal strainer, bowl shaped, with mesh and twisted wire handle.Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, strainer

Preprinted ticket from a monthly book of tickets, good for one journey during Feb. 1922 only - ticket number 048 on left hand side and 059 and 060 on right hand side. Good for Sections 1 to 4, between St Kilda and Park St. Sheet has been perforated vertically and horizontally. Would appear that these were pre-purchased, torn off horizontally by the passenger, handed to the conductor who would tear it in half (vertically) and return one half to the passenger. Both parts have been stamped "Cancelled VR". See item 7806 for an example of the complete book and reference.Demonstrates a Victorian Railways Rail and Tram monthly ticket for a specific section or trip on the St Kilda Brighton tramway. Ticket - printed on dark green paper with red strip on the right hand side for the Victorian Railways, St Kilda Brighton Electric Street Railway. trams, tramways, tickets, st kilda brighton, victorian railways, vr

Stereo-graphs were popular 1850 - 1930 Most stereoscopic methods present two offset images separately to the left and right eye of the viewer. Stereo-graphs feature two photographs or printed images positioned side by side about two and half inches apart, one for the left eye and one for the right. When a viewer uses a stereoscope, a device for viewing stereo-graphs, the two-dimensional images are combined by the brain to give the perception of 3D depth. The London Stereoscopic Company quickly developed technologies for mass - producing stereo-graphs; and between 1854 and 1856 the company sold over half a million stereo-graphs. Small, hand-held metal and timber steroeographic view-finder. The metal goggles are engraved with a free-flowing design. The rim of the goggles are covered in red velvet. A timber handle is attached with a metal hinge to the timber extension that has a wire frame to hold the stereo photographs. The streographic photos comprise 2 identical black and white photos mounted, side by side on brown card.Photocards 'ROSE'stereographs, stereoscopes, photographs, view-finder, wheatstone charles, london, moorabbin, melbourne, bentleigh, early settlers, market gardeners, entertainment, stereograph cards

Prepared by Talma & Co, Melbourne. Hung in council chambersFramed picture of members of the Ringwood Borough Councillors 1928-1929 +Additional Keywords: Cr. A. Blood / Cr. Wm. Mackindlay J.P. / Cr. A.T. Miles J.P. / Cr. R.G. Wilkins / Cr. J.B. McAlpin J.P. Mayor / Cr. J.K. McCaskill / Mr. W.T. Jenkin - Rate Collector & Valuer / Mr. A.F.B. Long - Town Clerk / Mr. A.H. McKibbin - Health Inspector / Dr. A.T. Langley - Health Officer / Mr. F.R. Lucas - Borough EngineerPresented by Cr. J.B. McAlpin, JP to the Ringwood Borough Council.

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Iron works: 21 Garsed Street, Bendigo, circa 1900. Garrett John Sweeney was born in 1847 in Dublin, Ireland. He opened his timber and saw milling yard in 1882. The factory was able to produce all types of fancy wood products to supply builders within a 100-mile radius of Bendigo. The two-storey building housed machinery on the ground floor and timber stocks upstairs. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Railways collection -photo of a sketch of 'Jackson Creek Viaduct Opening (Courtesy ARHS Vic Division Inc.)'. The Jackson Creek Viaduct is a bridge about 24 miles from Melbourne and is 80 feet high being constructed of Footscray Bluestone piers and abutments and wrought iron girders. The girders were made in England and delivered to the colony by the time the the piers were ready to receive them. The laying of the foundation stone of this viaduct marked the opening of the line to Sunbury on 13 January 1859.photo, 'jackson creek viaduct

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Saturday, June 18, 2005. Living in the seventies: Comet Hill Primary School 1D class of 1970. Among the students are, back row: John Milic (2nd from left, John Peterson (4th), Lee Henderson (7th). Middle row: Brett Burrows (2nd), Donna Huff (3rd), Peter Varker (5th). Front row: Christine Billett (2nd) Joanne Ermel (3rd) and Trevor Vincent (4th).newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Photograph made by A.P. Winzenried as possible illustrations in, "Green Grows Our Garden." Colour prints. Copy of 2 newspaper articles made by A.P. Winzenried. 1. Top, "- An Autumn Study. Only 3⅟₂ miles from the City streets, the Plough Girl stirs the earth into fertility for a new season as the bare limbs of a fruit tree connote the death of the last - A study today at the Burnley Horticultural School." Female student using a horsedrawn plough in the Orchard. 2. A female student holding a bull wearing a head stall and a rope attached to a ring in its nose.Handwritten, "M. Younger. "The Herald." 12-5-36. Bottom, handwritten, "J. Wakeford & Vida's Boy. "The Herald." 12-5-36."a.p. winzenried, green grows our garden, plough, female students, fruit trees, j. wakeford, m. younger, students working outside, horse-drawn plough, bull, orchard, vida's boy

Photograph of 15th Victorian two mile walk championship in 1966. Won by Robert (Bob) Gardiner in 13 min 57.4 sec. Bob was a member of Collingwood Harriers Club. Cinder track replaced by synthetic track at Olympic Park, Swan Street, Melbourne Railway Building where Vodaphone Arena now located. Gardiner, Robert - No 1 Lucas, Alan - No 15- Coburg Harrier Henderson, Jim - No 6- University Athletic Club O'Dwyer, Jim - Finish Recorder| Olympic Parkgardiner, bob, lucas, alan, henderson, jim, o'dwyer, olympic park

Yields information about the formation of the BTPS in 1971 and some of the people who attended meetings etc. and about the closure of the Ballarat tramway system.Photocopy of a newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, 3/4/1971, titled "Make tram depot a museum' call". Reports on the suggestion at a meeting the previous night by Mr. N. M. Gower suggested that the tram depot and one or two miles of track be kept. Meeting of the Greater Ballarat Association. Also quotes Melton Foo of the Brown Hill Progress Association. Parts of the cutting have been highlighted in pink highlighter pen. Cr. A. Millar also quoted.trams, tramways, museum establishment, lake wendouree tramway, closure, btps

White cardboard mount, 35mm slide, from the Association of Railway Enthusiast's film strip titled "Provincial Tramway Film Strip" of a Bendigo Nos. 26 (Quarry Hill) and 25 (Eaglehawk) at Jobs Gully Loop. The film strip notes (Reg. Item 2560), provided the following caption details: "Bogie cars 26 & 25 meet at Jobs Gully loop about a mile from the terminus. Apr ' 72 (Graham Evans)" See image btm2595p.tif for high level scan of image. Stamped on base of slide "11805" and written in ink on top edge "26 & 25 Jobs Gully Eaglehawk"tramways, trams, are, film strip, jobs gully, eaglehawk, tram 26, tram 25

Yields information about the plaque that was fitted to tram 27 when it completed 1,000,000 miles.Letter and associated envelope - copy of correspondence between Mrs R. L. Butler and M. Calnin President of the BTPS regarding the original plaque that belonged to No. 27 - (the Million Mile plaque) on behalf of the late Adam Balloch and family. Backgrounds the history of the object. Has a note typed on the bottom of the foolscap paper re subsequent events and on the rear of the letter regarding its size. Envelope has a note typed on the front about the correspondence contents. See Reg item 64278 for the following correspondence.trams, tramways, letters, million miles, plaques, btps

Auction catalogue for a sale on 1st June, 1944 at the Mine Upper Bethanga, Bethanga, Vic. (16 miles from Albury) of Mining Plant, Buildings and Equipment. Notice in the front of the catalogue mentioning buyers had to obtain permission from the Director of Machine Tools and Gauges to make purchases of Machine Tools and Allied Equipment at an Auction Sale. J. H. Curnow & Son were the auctioneers. Contains a description of some of the machinery and buildings. The Cambridge Press were the printers of the catalogue.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - upper bethanga mine, j h curnow & son, j l jamieson, w g wedd, the cambridge press

Grey covered auction catalogue with dark blue printing for a sale of the Complete Gold Mining Plant, Buildings, &c. of the Midfield Oil Company No Liability (Known as Lane's Reef Gold Mine), situated one mile from the Township of Wedderburn. Sale was held on the 11th March, 1936 under instructions from the Liquidator, Mr. D. R. S. McGregor (McGregor & Court). J. H. Curnow & Son were the auctioneers and the catalogue was printed by Boltons Print, Bendigo.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - midfield oil company no liability (known as lane's reef gold mine), j h curnow & son, mr d r s mcgregor, mcgregor & court, boltons's print bendigo

Three red covered auction catalogues for a sale on the 18th to 20th November, 1968 at the A.1. Consolidated Gold Mine A.1. Mine Settlement, 9 Miles from Woods Point, Vic. For sale was Most Valuable Electrical Mining Machinery, 20 Head Battery, Plant Equipment and Stores and Staff and Miners Homes - Mine Buildings Under Instruction from The Secretary for Mines. Also for sale was the Lease No. 8317 Beechworth. Catalogue has a Sketch Plan showing Mine Property.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - a1 consolidated gold mine, the secretary for mines, j h curnow & son pty ltd, f c dyett, l c osborne, clem hill, t apps, bolton's print

Two hand sketched maps on same sheet of paper, one of the location of the Barfold Gorge in relation to surrounding towns, Mt Alexander and Turpin;s Falls. The second map is a part of the Campaspe River location of the Barfold Gorge. Shown is the location of columns, pools, type of rock, Mitchell's Falls, tunnel, cave, Queen's Falls, house, windmill, fences and places where access to the bottom of the gorge is possible. Car track and scale of 1 mile = 6 inches are also shown.place, land, barfold gorge, peter ellis collection, mitchell's falls, queen's falls, turpin's falls

Well-known as an artist, author, historian, illustrator and publisher, Geoff Hocking grew up in the goldfields city of Bendigo and lives today in Castlemaine. His work reflects a passion for the heritage of the goldfields region. https://artsopen.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/geoff-hocking-CV-2019.pdf Full title. "Signs of the Times. A nostalgic Celebration of Australian Advertising Signs. Written by Geoff Hocking. Published by Five Mile Press in 2007. Hard cover book with dust jacket. Blue and gold colouring. Front cover has a picture of a Bushells sign on a brick wall with a peters Ice cream sign in the corner. Back cover has eight smaller advertising signs. 228 pp. containing advertising signs from across Australia with historical notes and descriptions.signs, geoff hocking, photographs, advertising

2 copies of letter from HS Wootton, Town Clerk, City of Melbourne, titled "Arrangements in connection with "Miles of Munitions 1943" procession through city streets on Friday 29th October, 1943, in connection with Fourth Liberty War Loan". Provides details of route and assembly points with tram requirements. Dated 21 Oct 1943 8 memos from JM Harry, Dist Traffic Supt SS regarding tram arrangements to various inspectors. Memos dated 27/10/1943."Mr Harry" written in pencil on one letter. "Coburg depot" written on 2 memos. Several comments written in pencil regarding tram scheduling.trams, tramways, events, parades, world war 2, coburg depot, hanna st depot, malvern depot, hawthorn depot, camberwell depot, glenhuntly depot, victoria st, swanston st, elizabeth st, spencer st, collins st

Fold out map (27 sections 9 across x 3 deep), coloured of Melbourne's Tram and Bus routes, route numbers, rail lines, detailed for the central part of Melbourne. On rear description of routes, private bus routes and map of Melbourne metro lines. Has contact details for bookings and lost property etc. Priced at 10c. Launched in a newspaper advert 26/10/1971. Has map scale in miles. 2nd copy added 16/7/2014On front cover in ink "#1" in top right hand corner and "4 G 33" along bottom edge.trams, tramways, melbourne, map, tram & bus services, railways, mmtb, minister for transport

Two maps of the Whipstick - Sheet A and Sheet B. Sheet A shows the Whipstick in relation to Bendigo and some surrounding places. Bitumen roads, gravel, forest tracks, Mallee Areas, Flagstaff Hill, fenced in reservations and reservoirs are marked. Also, a circle and part circles of 5-, 10-, 15- and 20-mile radius is marked. North & South are marked. Sheet B is an enlarged area of the Whipstick Scrub area. North and South is marked. There are a number of letters written over both maps.map, bendigo, peter ellis collection, the whipstick, flagstaff hill

The notepaper says: "In commemoration of the heroic deeds of the men of ANZAC at GALLIPOLI in 1915 and in recognition of the great debt owed by all Australians. With the compliments of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia." It was given to Legatee Gordon Beith. His son and daughter presented it to Legacy. The Anzac Commemorative Medallion was instituted 1967. It was awarded to surviving members of the Australian forces who served on the Gallipoli Peninsula, or in direct support of the operations from close off shore, at any time during the period from the first Anzac Day in April 1915 to the date of final evacuation in January 1916. (taken from defence.gov.au)Shows the recognition by the Australian Government of the servicemen who served at Gallipoli.ANZAC Commemorative Medallion in brown leather case. Bronze medallion with depiction of Simpson and his donkey carrying a wounded soldier, in a circle with the date 1915. The circle is topped by a crown. It is bordered on the lower half by a laurel wreath above the word ANZAC. The reverse shows a map in relief of Australia and New Zealand superimposed by the Southern Cross. The lower half is bordered by New Zealand fern leaves. The name and initials of the recipient, G. Beith, is engraved on the reverse the engraved name. The presentation case is dark brown leather like outside, with maroon silk lining, and maroon velour cushion for the medalion to rest in. Inside is a printed note on Commonwealth of Australia white notepaper. Accompanying it is a block of wood with inscription of it's donation to Legacy.'G. Beith' engraved on the reverse.gallipoli, medallion, world war one

Sent as a Christmas card by T. & G. Thornton in 1941.A very small photograph which has been made into a plain, beige-coloured card with cut decorative edge and printed borders around edge of card and edge of photograph. The photograph shows Linton Post Office and Bank of New South Wales. A car (1940s or 1950s Holden?) is parked in Sussex Street outside the bank building. The words "A View at Linton" are printed on the front of the card underneath the photograph. A paper insert in the card has printed on one half: "May all the joys of an old-time Christmas be yours, and may the New Year be a happy one". Part of the other half of the paper insert has been cut away, but on the part that remains is the inscription: "from Tom & G. Thornton / Xmas 1941".On paper insert: "From Tom and G Thornton-Xmas 1941".tom thornton, g. thornton, linton post office, bank of new south wales linton, greeting cards, christmas cards

Set of four large Travel Cards, printed on card with numbers. Each have been used. Issued by the Metropolitan Transport Authority, .1 - 5 No. Zone 1 Travel Card, with green printing on manila card with the "1" in large orange print. Conditions etc printed in green on rear, with the Met Logo on the rear. .2 - 4 No. Zone 1 Travel Card, printed in blue on semi gloss yellow or orange card, priced $2.00. Has the "Moving in the right direction with a logo" on the rear in blue. .3 - 1 No. Zone 1 and 2 Travel Card, printed on semi gloss card with half in yellow and half in blue. Priced $2.60. Has the "Moving in the right direction with a logo" on the rear in blue.trams, tramways, the met, ticket, travel cards

These inkwells would have been used in a household or business during the first half of the 20th century. By the 1950s fountain pens were in common use and, by the 1960s, ballpoint pens were used, making the use of ink obsolete in most situations. These inkwells have no known local provenance but are of interest as examples of a common household item over 100 years ago. These are two inkwells made of glass with black bakelite tops. One of the tops is broken on the side. The bases of the inkwells have an embedded star-shaped pattern with eight points. ‘Velos product’ household items, inkwells, history of warrnambool