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Vision Australia
Award - Object, Alex Johnson Memorial medal awarded to Hugh Jeffrey, 1972
This is a coin shaped gold coloured medal sitting upright on top of a small plastic pedestal. On the front the coin contains representations of leaves, and a white cane across the top. Around the sides is an inscription: ' Alex Johnson Memorial Medal for devoted service to the blind' and across the bottom 'Blind Workers Union of Victoria'. On the back is inscribed in signature style ' Hugh H Jeffrey' 1972' inside a circle of leaves. 1 coin shaped medal on pedestalawards, hugh jeffrey -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Scale, 1920
Inventor Biography: Percival Everitt was a Norfolk-born engineer and regarded as the father of the coin-op industry. in 1884 he patented one of his many inventions the coin-operated scales. For many people, it was their first exposure to coin-operated machines. As a young man in 1877, Everitt invented a hay and corn pitcher, a turnip thinner in 1878 and an “Automatic Travelling Anchor” in 1880. But he hit his stride in 1883 with the first postcard-vending machine over a hundred of which he distributed around London. Everitt went on to invent the one penny scale which prompted the formation of the Weighing Machine Company in 1885. Further inventions followed a blow tester in 1887 also the machine for testing a person grip in 1888 and the dispensing machine that opera glasses could be hired from in 1889 also the fortune-telling machine in 1890. He also invented a mechanism to shut coin slots when vending machines were empty, but then as now vandals posed a problem by jamming paper into the slot. Everitt sadly did not make his fortune he died suddenly in February 1893, in his late forties with £71 to his name. Penny Slot Weighing Machine: When the Australian colonies federated to form the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901 their post and telegraph departments were merged to form the national Postmaster General's (PMG) Department. The subject scale is an automatic public weighing machine, No.387, made in England by George Salter and Co. of West Bromwich. The Australasian Automatic Weighing Machine Co. Ltd in 1923 tendered for the right to place Automatic Weighing Machines on railway and tram premises throughout New South Wales subsequently for five-year terms in return for a fixed payment per machine and a portion of the revenue to the NSW Government. The company also made arrangements with the Postmaster General's Department to place machines outside post offices across the country. Weights were measured in stones and pound's up to 20 stone (127 kg) and average weights were shown separately for men, women, boys and girls by various heights in feet and inches. The subject item has had its scale change by the Eastern Scale Company to metric and it is believed to have occurred shortly after April 2000 as the company was first registered and began trading on this date. This weighing machine was originally installed by the Australasian Automatic Weighing Machine Co. Ltd at Warrnambool Post Office and was made by the firm, George Salter and Company, in West Bromwich, England to the Percival Everitt patent. Salter advertised that these machines were suitable for hotels, pleasure gardens, theaters, exhibition halls, clubs, baths and places of public resort. The company had been established in 1760 by the brothers, Richard and William Salter, manufacturing springs and pocket steelyards (spring balances). After several generations, the company was taken over by a nephew, George, and in 1884 the Salter trademark was registered to show a Staffordshire knot pierced by an arrow. The company's expanded range of products included the first coin-operated public weighing machines in the 1880s and in 1895 the first English made typewriter. When the last George Salter died in 1917, the company passed into the hands of other relatives but continued to grow before being bought out by Staveley Industries in 1973. Despite several subsequent mergers, the Salter name continues today on home ware products such as digital scales.A very rare example of a penny in the slot weighing machine imported into Australia and used in public places the item is significant as it gives a snapshot into community life at the time where the public could go and get weighed given there were no personal weighing machines or equipment that people could use at home. So if they needed to post a letter or go on a train journey they could use a machine to check their weight. Whats interesting is that this patent by Percival Everitt was the worlds first slot machine and the start of casino, arcade and other types of slot machines. Personal weighing scale metal large silver painted penny coin operated. Weight measurements are in stones and pounds. Australian Automatic Weighing Machine 60 lb Everitt Patent. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Certificate, Fellow to Royal Australian Institute of Architects, 1958
... Fellow to Royal Australian Institute of Architects ...In 1958 Robin Boyd was elected a Fellow of the The Royal Australian Institute of Architects.Certificate from The Royal Australian Institute of Architects, with common seal, stating that Robin Boyd has been elected Fellow on 27th June 1958. It is signed by the President, Wilfred Thomas Haslam, and Hon. Secretary, Allan E Stafford. Certificate is registered No 2008. There are pin marks at each of the corners.The Royal Australian Institute of Architects. This is to certify that Robin Gerard Penleigh Boyd of Melbourne, Victoria has been elected Fellow of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, founded in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty Nine (1929) as The Australian Institute of Architects, and incorporated in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty as Royal Australian Institute of Architects for the Advancement, Protection, and Elevation of Architecture. In Witness whereof the Common Seal has been hereunto affixed as required under the Articles of Association this Twenty-seventh day of June, 1958. Signed by the President and Hon Secretary.royal australian institute of architects, fellow, raia fellow, robin boyd -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Functional object - Gift Tin, To Australian Expeditionary Force from The Australian War Contingent Association London 1915, 1915
... To Australian Expeditionary Force from The Australian War ...Given to Australian soldiers over the Christmas new year period 1915.Gift tin made of brass coloured tin with black writing on it. 1915 - To the Australian Expeditionary Force from the Australian War Contingent Association London. Happy New Year to one and all.regimental property, wark vc club, ww1, christmas, 1915 -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Decorative object - Fob sovereign Holder, c1900
The first British gold sovereign was minted as long ago as 1489 under the reign of Henry VII. Subsequent monarchs issued their own gold coins until the reign of James I, crowned King of England and Scotland in 1603 when the practice died out. The modern use of the sovereign and half sovereign coins as common currency in Britain began in 1817. In Australia, the Sydney Mint was established as a branch of the Royal Mint in London in 1855. Its primary role, together with the mints of Melbourne (1872-1931) and Perth (1899-1931) was to strike Sovereigns and Half Sovereigns from the gold that had been discovered in the goldfields of Victoria and New South Wales in 1851. During the First World War, the Sovereign - like most gold and silver coins - was gradually withdrawn from general circulation, although special limited issue coins have frequently been minted for special events, such as the Platinum Jubilee and recent death of Queen Elizabeth 11. Sovereign cases were small portable boxes usually in cylindrical shape and made from various metals with snapshut covers to contain the coin. The spring in the base allowed several coins to be stored in a small container. These fob holders were particularly common in the late 19th to early 20th century and were frequently used by men who could then safely carry coins in their suit pockets. This case was used by a member of the Raper family of Wodonga, Victoria. This item is from the Raper Collection donated to the Wodonga Historical Society by Mrs. Jean Raper.A small silver case with a fob attachment designed to hold sovereign and half sovereign coins. Inside the case are 2 circular spring loaded receptacles to hold the coins. The lid is lined with velvet. A clip and fob is attached to the front of the case.currency, predecimal coins -
Orbost & District Historical Society
coins, Victorian Local Government, 1970
... coins ...These coins were made as part of the 200 year celebration of Captain James Cook's voyage on the HM Endeavour and the first sighting of Australia at Point Hicks in 1770. These two coins were presented to Orbost Historical Society by the Orbost Branch of the Bank of New South Wales in 1970.These coins were made as part of the 200 year celebration of Captain James Cook's voyage in 1770 and reflect the importance of that historic event.Two silver coloured coins. On one face is the image of a sailing ship and the words HM BARK ENDEAVOUR OFF POINT HICKS and on the other face is a map of Australia with a head portrait of Capt. Cook in its centre, and the words CAPTAIN JAMES COOK 1770-1970 VICTORIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT around the edge.as abovecoins celebratory-coins captain-cook australia-discovery -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre et al, Outback : the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre, 1988
... Outback : the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and...Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage ...australian stockmans hall of fame and outback heritage centre, pioneers, museums, australia, history, settlers -
Greensborough Historical Society
Tickets, Australian Legion of Ex-servicemen & Women. Victorian State Headquarters, House Raffle - Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen & Women [1948], 1948_
... House Raffle - Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen & Women...Australian Legion of Ex-servicemen & Women. Victorian State ...Ticket for House Raffle 1/-: 1st prize Brick house; 2nd prize Suite furniture; 3rd prize Wireless set. Drawn Melbourne Stadium 9 pm. 31/1/1948.Small raffle ticket, printed in red on white paper one side onlyraffles, australian legion of ex-servicemen & women, black family -
Greensborough Historical Society
Journal, Australian Family Tree Connections, Australian Family Tree Connections August 2002
... Australian Family Tree Connections August 2002-...Australian Family Tree Connections ...Monthly, holdings include 23 issues August 2002 -May 2015Printed in colour and black & white, photographs family history -
Shepparton RSL Sub Branch
Book, Royal Australian Air Force, Standard Notebook for Initial Training Schools: Air Navigation, August 1942
... Royal Australian Air Force, Standard Notebook for Initial...Royal Australian Air Force ...This notebook contains information on air navigation and electrical science. It was issued to Roy Eliason (449852), a Shepparton local who enlisted in 1944 and served as a Leading Aircraftman with the 2nd Operational Training Unit Mildura. Contents include: Appendix I: Law, Discipline, Administration and Organisation, Hygiene and Sanitation, Notes on Meteorology, Definitions, The principles of flight, Airframes, Engine; Appendix II: Mathematics problems for revision.This notebook has significant research potential, as it bears the service number of the owner: Roy Eliason. Roy Eliason's service history is well documented in the National Archives of Australia and this book provides an insight into a period of his service. Notebooks such as this were presumably issued to new recruits in the early stages of their service. Though this copy is in fair condition with several signs of wear, these signs may in fact increase the significance of the item, demonstrating the frequent use of this item in the hands of a new recruit to the Royal Australian Air Force. Series of pages bound via twine passed through four holes along left side. Front and back cover are card with orange vinyl/fabric strip and paper cover bearing title text. Orange pages throughout mark sections. Book printed throughout.Inscribed on front cover: "449852/AC2 ELIASON R/B/2". Inscribed on interior "449852/ELIASON. R./B/2". air navigation, training, royal australian air force, raaf, eliason, world war ii, wwii, second world war -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Ronald Carl Blair, A Young Man's War / 37th/52nd Australian Infantry Battalion, 1992
... A Young Man's War / 37th/52nd Australian Infantry Battalion...37/52 Australian Infantry Battalion Association ...Colour paper dust cover with picture of marching soldiers in shades of brown. 428 pages, illustrated with black and white photos and maps on inside covers. hard cover, buckram."Donated to Bendigo RSL Sub Branch Walter Witmarsh"books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, BATTLEFIELDS, Kangaroo Press, Australian Battlefields of the Western Front 1916-1918
... Australian Battlefields of the Western Front 1916-1918...Australian War Memorial ....1) Soft card cover with black & white photo of battlefield on front & back. Coloured photo of soldier carrying a wounded comrade over his shoulder. History of Author, John Laffin on back cover. 204 pages black & white with photos & maps. Complete history covering cemeteries, battlefields, commemorations, etc. .2) - .6) Tourist Information in Belgium, French & English.“3rd Edition on front cover”books - military history, battlefields -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Australian Commonwealth Military Forces, From The Australian Front
... From The Australian Front...Australian Commonwealth Military Forces ...Green cardboard cover with staples, black print, 128 pages. Coloured illustration on cover, black & white illustrations, black & white photos.books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Royal Australian Navy, 100 Years of the Royal Australian Navy
... 100 Years of the Royal Australian Navy...Royal Australian Navy ...White, soft cardboard cover with colour photo of a ship. Black, grey & red print on cover. Black & white & colour photos. Royal Navy insignia / badge on front cover. 206 pages.books-history, military history-navy -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, Australian Army Public Relations, Australian Army - Army Colour Patch Register 1915-1949, 30 July 1993
... Australian Army - Army Colour Patch Register 1915-1949...Australian Army Public Relations ...Soft covered book Stamps and markings of previous owner - Defence Library Service - Watsoniaheraldry, australian army, colour patches -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, Royal Australian Armoured Corps Notes for Wireless Instructors, 1950
... Royal Australian Armoured Corps Notes for Wireless...Royal Australian Armoured Corps ...Handook of equipment and procedures previously used by the RegimentSoft covered book of notes for wireless instructors including the Wireless Set No 19, WT & RT procedure, security use of codes, field cabling etchandbook, wireless training, procedures, number 19 set -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Australian Government Printing Service, Australian Army Manual of Land Warfare Part 2 Infantry Vol 9 Pam 4 Marksmanship 1995, 1995
... Australian Army Manual of Land Warfare Part 2 Infantry Vol...Australian Government Printing Service ...A hard covered plastic covered loose leaf booklet providing instructors, coaches and firers in all corps with the practical and theoretical information applicable to marksmanship with infantry weapons.7610-66-136-4218marksmanship -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, Paul D Handel et al, Fifty Years of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps 1948-1998, abt 1999
... Fifty Years of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps 1948...Royal Australian Armoured Corps Tank Museum ...100 page, A4 size book royal australian armoured corp, history, armour -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Australian Army Pamphlet Junior Leadership on the Battlefield 1990, No 1 - 1990, No 2 - 1993
... Australian Army Pamphlet Junior Leadership on the...Australian Government Publishing Service ...Soft covered booklet about the art of leadership, written for the junior leader who will have to exercise leadership on the battle field. 2 copies7610-66-135-0078. Notified in DI(A) ADMIN 20 Series for 1990junior leadership -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet (2 copies), Australian Army Manual of Land Warfare Part 2 Armour Training Vol 1 Pam 5 Armoured Fighting Vehicle Identification 1989, 1990
... Australian Army Manual of Land Warfare Part 2 Armour...Australian Government Publishing Service ...A green plastic covered loose leaf folder containing the title publication and a copy of Jane's AFV Recognition Handbook by Christopher F Foss in a plastic sleeve.DSN 7610-66-128-3870afv recognition, jane, foss -
Australian Commando Association - Victoria
Book, Australian War Memorial, Signals - Story of the Australian Corps of Signals
... Signals - Story of the Australian Corps of Signals...Australian War Memorial ...non-fiction -
RMIT GSBL Justice Smith Collection
Report, Freckelton, Ian et al, Australian magistrates' perspectives of expert evidence : a comparative study, 2001
... Australian magistrates' perspectives of expert evidence : a...Australian Institute of Judicial Administration ...ISBN: 1875527400police magistrates -- australia -- attitudes, magistrates -- australia -- attitudes, evidence: expert -- australia -
RMIT GSBL Justice Smith Collection
Report, Australian law reform agencies conference : Hobart July 1981, Adelaide September 1982, Brisbane July 1983, 1984
... Australian law reform agencies conference : Hobart July...Australian Law Reform Agencies Conference ...ISBN: 4041901030law reform -- australia -- congresses -
RMIT GSBL Justice Smith Collection
Journal series, Australian Section International Commission of Jurists, Justice : journal of the International Commission of Jurists Australian section, 1970
... Jurists Australian section...Australian Section International Commission of Jurists ...Previous owner: T. H. SmithNo. of volumes: 5 Range of volumes: No. 3 (1970), no. 5 (1972) - no. 8 (June 1981) (Not published in 1973-74, 1976-77, 1979-80) Missing volume: No. 4 (1971) Editors: Ball, J, (No. 3) Stein, P. (No. 5-6) Lewis, R. (No. 7-8) human rights -- periodicals -
RMIT GSBL Justice Smith Collection
Report series, Review of Australian privacy law : discussion paper : discussion paper 72 September 2007, 2007
... Review of Australian privacy law : discussion paper...Australian Law Reform Commission ...No. of volumes: 3 Range of volumes: Vol. 1-3 Discussion paper 72 September 2007ISBN: 9780975821398australia. privacy act 1988, privacy -- law and legislation -- australia, privacy: right of -- australia, confidential communications -- australia, disclosure of information -- law and legislation -- australia, legislative review, law reform -
RMIT GSBL Justice Smith Collection
Report series, For your information: report : Australian privacy law and practice : report 108 May 2008, 2008
... For your information: report : Australian privacy law and...Australian Law Reform Commission ...No. of volumes: 3 Range of volumes: Vol. 1-3 Report 108 May 2008ISBN: 9780980415322australia. privacy act 1988, privacy -- law and legislation -- australia, privacy: right of -- australia, confidential communications -- australia, disclosure of information -- law and legislation -- australia -
RMIT GSBL Justice Smith Collection
Report, Freckelton, Ian et al, Australian judicial perspectives on expert evidence: an empirical study, 1999
... Australian judicial perspectives on expert evidence: an...Australian Institute of Judicial Administration ...ISBN: 1875527275judges -- australia -- attitudes, evidence: expert -- australia -
RMIT GSBL Justice Smith Collection
Report, Community law reform for the Australian Capital Territory : first report : the community law reform program : contributory negligence in fatal accident cases and breach of statutory duty cases : funeral costs in fatal accident cases, 1985
... Community law reform for the Australian Capital Territory...Australian Law Reform Commission ...Report no. 28ISBN: 0644013257accident law -- australian capital territory, negligence: contributory -- australian capital territory, law reform -- australian capital territory -
RMIT GSBL Justice Smith Collection
Report, Bedford, Narelle et al, Inquisitorial processes in Australian tribunals, 2006
... Inquisitorial processes in Australian tribunals...Australian Institute of Judicial Administration ...ISBN: 1875527478administrative courts -- australia, governmental investigations -- australia, inquisitorial system -
RMIT GSBL Justice Smith Collection
Report, Barnard, Alan et al, Financing the Australian courts, 1989
... Financing the Australian courts...Australian Institute of Judicial Administration ...ISBN: 0959002952court administration -- australia, courts -- australia, courts -- australia -- finance, australia -- appropriations and expenditures