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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - FLOUR BAG COLLECTION: WATSON MILLING, 1900-1950
Textiles.Calico flour bag with the following printed on one side; ''Mammy'' oven puff, creamed self raising flour large bags, 25 lb net weight. When packed. Contains Vita-phos. The only creamed flour. Prepared with phosphate aerator. Manufactured by WATSON Milling Co. Pty. Ltd. 1097 Dandenong Road, East Malvern, Se5 Phone UL3131''. Centre front is a picture of an African-American lady holding a cake. Picture has a border of wheat sheaves. The boy has remnants of stitching used to close the top of the bag. Collection holds two other uncatalogued samples. 7lb bag has picture of three scones on one side.textiles, domestic, watson milling flour bag -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - FLOUR BAG COLLECTION: O-SO-LITE CALICO FLOUR BAG, 1900-1950
Textiles. Calico flour bag with the following printing in red and blue with blue chequer board pattern ( 18.5 cm X 11 cm). ''O-SO-LITE. Super fine plain flour, saifted through silk, 10 lbs net when packed. O-So-Lite Products Pty. Ltd. Lennon Street, South Kensington, Victoria,3302, 61.textiles, domestic, o-so-lite flour bag -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - FLOUR BAG COLLECTION: ROBERT HARPER AND COMPANY, 1900-1950
Textiles. Calico bag - ''Harpers Flaked Oatmeal'' Star brand, Trademark Registered ''My Brekfus'' 7 lbs Net. Robert Harper and Company Limited Australia. Head and shoulders drawing of a blonde haired girl surrounded by wheat.On the other side of the bag is a blue and white picture of a box of ''Silver Star Starch''. Robert Harper and Co Ltd. Slogan written on box, '' The best in the world. Won't sick to the Iron''. Robert Harper and Company (1842-1919), businessman and politician, was born in Scotland. He migrated to Melbourne with his family in August 1856. He worked for J.F.McKenzie & Co., roasting and grinding millers. In 1865 he established Robert Harper & Co., trading in tea, coffee and spices from the East Indies and later in oatmeal and flour.textiles, domestic, robert harper and co calico bag -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - FLOUR BAG COLLECTION: HANKOCK'S GOLDEN CRUST, 1900-1950
Textiles. Calico flour bag with green and yellow printing on one side, ''Golden Crust Self Raising Flour''. Blended with Phosphate Aerator 25 lbs. net. Hancock's Golden Crust. Pty. Ltd., Port Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria.textiles, domestic, hancock's golden crust calico bag -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - FLOUR BAG COLLECTION: JEFFS BROS LTD, 1900-1950
Textiles. Calico flour bag with brown and yellow printing on one side, '' GOLDEN CRUST SELF RAISING FLOUR'' 6lbs nett. Manufactured and Packed by Jeffs Bros Ltd., Gawler - South Australia.Prepared with Phosphate Aerator''. Includes pictures of a plate of scones and a wheat sheaf. Collection has another sample (very faded) Uncatalogued. In 1933 Jeffs Bros Ltd., millers and grain merchants of Gawler, South Australia, purchased the well-known "Golden Crust and "Sterling'' Self Raising Flour process from North Adelaide.textiles, domestic, jeffs bros ltd calico flour bag -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - FLOUR BAG COLLECTION: JAS.F.MCKENZIE- ROLLED OATS, 1900-1950
Textiles. Calico bag printed on one side, ''Three Bears Porridge'' Rolled Oats. Jas. F. McKenzie & Co. Pty.,Ltd., Australia - 7lbs net. Background picture in red, yellow and black of The Three Bears holding porridge bowls. Baby bear is crying. Printed below ''Somebody's been tastin' my porridge an' they've eaten it all up''.textiles, domestic, jas.f.mckenzie calico flour bag -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - FLOUR BAG COLLECTION: PARSONS BROS OATMEAL, 1900-1950
Textiles. Calico bag printed on both sides with red, white and yellow, ''PARSONS The Original FLAKED Oatmeal 7 LBS NET.Delious Porridge with only ten minutes boiling''. Parsons Bros & Co, Pty., Ltd., Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle. Centre picture within a red circle of an upright Lion holding a yellow wheat sheaf beside a set of scales. Brothers Leonard and George Parsons left England for Australia following the discovery of gold. In 1861 the Uncle Tobys Company was born, originally under the name of Parsons Bros.textiles, domestic, parson bros calico flour bag -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - FLOUR BAG COLLECTION: MCALPIN'S FLOUR, 1900-1950
Textiles. Calico bag printed on one side in red and green. ''McAlpin's Self Raising Flour''. Alpine Brand. There's no other 25 lbs net when packed. Malto Pepsin Process. Prepaired with phosphate Aerator Aerophos. J.McAlpin & Sons, Abbotsford, Melbourne, Phone JA 3126. Centre picture of three mountain peaks in oval frame. Border edge of wheat stalks on either side. Remnants remain of stitching used to seal the top of the bag. The collection has other uncatalogued samples of McAlpin wheat bags as listed. Eight 25 lb bags. Three bags with slogans ''Enriched Self Raising Flour, Sure success every pack''. Four bags with slogans,''Pre-sifted Self Raising Flour. Sifted through silk seven times''. One bag with slogan ''Malto Calcium Enriched''. These eight bags are packed by McAlpine Flour Pty., Ltd., Abbotsford, Victoria. Three 7 lb bags. All bags include the slogans''Specially Milled, No Substitutes used''. "There's no other''. These bags packed at ''Factory Abbotsford, Melbourne, Phone JA 3126''. McAlpin's was a major Victorian flour company in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Owned and operated by J. McAlpin and Sons, the company sold its flour products across Australia and overseas.textiles, domestic, mcalpin flour calico bag -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - FLOUR BAG COLLECTION: WITTSCHEIBE BROS, BENDIGO, 1900-1950
Textiles. Linen flour bag printed on both sides in red and green.1. ''WITTSCHEIBE BROS. The famous WB Brand Regd. World's Best Self Raising Flour prepared from the choicest Victorian wheat. Factory 172 MITCHELL ST>< BENDIGO< 5 lbs''. Side 1 printed in black ink KA No 712. Side 2 printed in pen ink 1149. 5lbs net. Self raising Flour W.B. Brand Self Raising Flour is mixed and prepared from the choicest Victorian grown wheat, and possessing highly nutritious qualities is unequalled for Scones, Cakes, Puddings, ETC 172 Mitchell St., Bendigo, Telephone 339''.textiles, domestic, wittscheibe bros, bendigo. flour bag -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - FLOUR BAG COLLECTION: GRIMSBY ROLLER MILL, BENDIGO, 1900-1950
Textiles. Calico flour bag printed on one side in red "GRIMSBY ROLLER FLOUR MILLS, STEWART SCOTT & CO CRYSTALS, BENDIGO''. In centre is a crown. Remnants of black cotton stitching along top opening. The two-story section of this mill was built in about 1873 with grinding stones. In 1887 the owners Stewart and Scott purchased new roller machinery and built a four-storey building to house it. The new building was designed by Architects Beebe and Son.textiles, domestic, grimsby roller mill bendigo flour bag -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - FLOUR BAG COLLECTION: W.WEBB & CO, BENDIGO, 1900-1950
Textiles. Calico Flour Bag, printed on one side in blue. ''W.WEBB & CO, Golden Eagle Patent Roller Flour, Bendigo''. In the centre is a large eagle with wings spread.textiles, domestic, w.webb & co, bendigo. flour bag. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - FLOUR BAG COLLECTION: JONES, MILLER & CO BENDIGO, 1900-1950
Textiles. Calico flour bag printed on both sides in black ink. 1. ''Jones, Miller & Co's Royal Self Raising Flour, 5 lbs Net. Factory Bendigo, Victoria. Coat of Arms printed in centre JM&C. Illegible signature in brown ink in one corner. 2. JONES, MILLER & CO.Self Raising Flour Factory Manufactures of Jams, Jellies, Canned Fruits, Pickles, Tomato Sauce, Chutneys, Custard Powders, Essences, Etc. Williamson & Myers Streets, Bendigo, Victoria. Telephone 73 and 19 Box 50. Collection has another in linen fabric which has been unstitched on side and bottom seams. Uncatalogued. The Bendigonian reported in 1933 that Jones, Miller and Company had an up-to-date factory that had already gained a standard of excellence for Bendigo pure food products.textiles, domestic, jones, miller & co flour bags -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - FLOUR BAG COLLECTION: WATER WHEEL, BRIDGEWATER, 1900-1950
Textiles. Calico flour bag printed on one side in blue, ''WATER WHEEL FLOUR, BRIDGEWATER, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA.25 lbs gross weight when packed. In the centre is a picture of a water wheel.textiles, domestic, water wheel, bridgewater flour bag -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - FLOUR BAG COLLECTION: ROBERT HARPER AND COMPANY, 1900-1950
Textiles. Calico flour bag printed on one side in red and blue''EMPIRE SELF RAISING FLOUR 25 lbs nett weight. Contains phosphate Baking Powder. Robert Harper & Company Incorporated Victoria, Australia''. In the background is a lighthouse with three beams of light extending from each side. Printed on the light beams- ''LIGHT BREAD, LIGHT PASTRY, LIGHT PUDDINGS, LIGHT LABOUR, LIGHT HEARTS, LIGHT HOMES''. Robert Harper (1842-1919), businessman and politician, was born in Scotland. He migrated to Melbourne with his family in August 1856. He worked for J.F.McKenzie & Co., roasting and grinding millers. In 1865 he established Robert Harper & Co., trading in tea, coffee and spices from the East Indies and later in oatmeal and flour.textiles, domestic, robert harper & co flour bag -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - FLOUR BAG COLLECTION: CALICO UTILITY BAG, 1900-1950
Textiles. Calico utility bag made of four 25 lb flour bags. Flour bags have been unstitched, flattened and joined together to make a larger utility bag with top opening. Bags- Anchor, Thomas Bros, Jeffs Bros X 2.textiles, domestic, calico utility bag -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - FLOUR BAG COLLECTION: UTILITY BAG, 1900-1950
Textiles. Calico utility bag made of flour 25 lb flour bags. Flour bags have been unstitched, flattened and joined together to make a larger bag with top opening. Bags- Jeffs Bros, Anchor X 2, Noske Bros.textiles, domestic, utility bag -
Yarrawonga RSL Sub Branch
Centurion tank, Centurion Mk5 main battle tank, Early 1950's
Vietnam War Troops of the 1st Australian Armoured Regiment during a briefing at Vung Tau In 1967, the Royal Australian Armoured Corps' (RAAC), 1st Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) Squadron transferred to "A" Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment Vietnam. Although they successfully conducted combat operations in their areas of operation(s) (AOs), reports from the field stated that their light-armour (M-113 ACAVs) were unable to force their way through dense jungle[15] limiting their offensive actions against enemy forces. The Australian government, under criticism from Parliament, decided to send a Squadron of Australian Centurion tanks to South Vietnam.[15] The 84 mm-gunned[16] Australian Centurions of 'C' Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment landed in the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) on 24 February 1968, and were headquartered at Nui Dat in III Corps (MR3).[17] 52 Ton main battle TankARN Number 169090 and tacsign 106tank armoured vietnam centurion mbt -
Healesville Sanctuary Heritage Centre
Newspaper - Cutting, The Age, Melbourne, Marauders by night, 18 March 1950
Article on three of the animals that hunt and are a danger to the fauna held in the Sanctuary, the fox, Australian goshawk and feral cat. Mentions the [W H and] M A Ingram aviary for Brush turkeys.Photocopy 1 sheet. It has 2 photos . non-fictionArticle on three of the animals that hunt and are a danger to the fauna held in the Sanctuary, the fox, Australian goshawk and feral cat. Mentions the [W H and] M A Ingram aviary for Brush turkeys. 1950s -
Healesville Sanctuary Heritage Centre
Newspaper - Cutting, The Sun News-Pictorial, Melbourne, Taipan had me in blue funk, 2 August 1950
Re milking of venom from Taipan snake involving former Director David Fleay.Photocopynon-fictionRe milking of venom from Taipan snake involving former Director David Fleay.1950s -
Healesville Sanctuary Heritage Centre
Newspaper - Cutting, First - pictures of the killer, 3 August 1950
Re the `taking' of photographs by former Director David Fleay of taipan snake after being milked for venom.Photocopynon-fictionRe the `taking' of photographs by former Director David Fleay of taipan snake after being milked for venom.1950s -
Healesville Sanctuary Heritage Centre
Newspaper - Cutting, The Age, Melbourne, None, 19 July 1950
Appointment of Mr H.A. Lindsay-Field to succeed the late Sir Errol KnoxPhotocopynon-fictionAppointment of Mr H.A. Lindsay-Field to succeed the late Sir Errol Knox1950s -
Healesville Sanctuary Heritage Centre
Newspaper - Cutting, The Age, Melbourne, Fauna and Flora, 4 August 1950
States how the Sanctuary has flourished under Mr Pinches with constant additions of animals and birdsPhotocopynon-fictionStates how the Sanctuary has flourished under Mr Pinches with constant additions of animals and birds1950s -
Healesville Sanctuary Heritage Centre
Newspaper - Cutting, The Herald, Melbourne, Sanctuary Animals Know That Spring Is In The Air, 7 August 1950
Description of activities of many animals at this particular time.Originalnon-fictionDescription of activities of many animals at this particular time.1950s -
Healesville Sanctuary Heritage Centre
Newspaper - Cutting, The Age, Melbourne, In Sanctuary at H, 29 September 1950
Photograph of numerous things.Photocopynon-fictionPhotograph of numerous things.1950s -
Healesville Sanctuary Heritage Centre
Newspaper - Cutting, The Herald, Melbourne, None, 4 December 1950
New arrivals- Four young goshawks.Photocopynon-fictionNew arrivals- Four young goshawks.1950s -
Healesville Sanctuary Heritage Centre
Newspaper - Cutting, The Herald, Melbourne, Sanctuary's Popularity Growing, 4 January 1950
Mr Pinches details many changes and acquisitions in Sanctuary.Original mounted on papernon-fictionMr Pinches details many changes and acquisitions in Sanctuary. -
Healesville Sanctuary Heritage Centre
Newspaper - Cutting, Mixed Bag for Animal Sanctuary, 27 February 1950
Importation of several species of animals and birds from different part of Australia.PhotocopyImportation of several species of animals and birds from different part of Australia. 1950s -
Healesville Sanctuary Heritage Centre
Newspaper - Cutting, The Herald, Melbourne, Govt. Pledge on Sanctuary, 5 July 1950
The Premier state that the Government will encourage those who want to preserve our national assets. Collected from State Library Melbourne Victoria.Photocopy.non-fictionThe Premier state that the Government will encourage those who want to preserve our national assets. Collected from State Library Melbourne Victoria.1950s -
Healesville Sanctuary Heritage Centre
Newspaper - Cutting, The Age, Melbourne, Sanctuary Will be Encouraged, 6 July 1950
Mr McDonald, the premier promises to encourage the Sanctuary to protect native flora and fauna.Photocopynon-fictionMr McDonald, the premier promises to encourage the Sanctuary to protect native flora and fauna.1950s -
Healesville Sanctuary Heritage Centre
Newspaper - Cutting, The Sun News-Pictorial, Melbourne, Land Needed For Wild Life Reserve. Sanctuary to get Crate of Pythons, 7 July 1950
Suggestion of 400 acres of Coranderrk reserve be acquired by Sanctuary. A crate of pythons is being sent from QueenslandPhotocopynon-fictionSuggestion of 400 acres of Coranderrk reserve be acquired by Sanctuary. A crate of pythons is being sent from Queensland1950s