This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.Long thin bladed steel knife. The handle is a similar length to the blade. The blade has a sharp serrated edge seemingly split longitudenly with a sharp tooth alternating on each side.hospital equipment. medical equipment. tawonga. mt beauty. knife. skin graft.

This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.Used for rectal examinations. Stainless steel. 2 parts. Shaped like a gun the handle of the hollow holder being at a rectangle. The connections are attached to a cone shape. The part that fits inside this holder is straight with a handle at one end, with a shield to stop it travelling into its holder too far.Then it continues as a rod, half way along which is another shield until the rod stops at a solid half cylinder. The handle of the 'rod' is rounded with 8 faces.medical equipment. hospital equipment. sigmoidascope. rectum. mt beauty. tawonga.

This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment. Good condition and good interpretation capacity.3 stainless steel parts in a sealed clear plastic bag. Used for an ear wash. 1. large hollow cylinder each end embossed with lines for something to be screwed on. 2. Plunger that fits inside cylinder & could screw on. 3. Top with a nozzle that screws on the other end.2. ?? / Made in England. Rod is marked with 4 inscriptions equal distance apart - measurements.hospital equipment. medical equipment. tawonga. mt beauty. aural syringe. ear.

This medical / hospital equipment was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment. Curved hollow orange rubber strips (male) slightly varying widths Straight hollow grey rubber strips (female) slightly varying widthstawonga, medical equipment. hospital equipment. catheter. mt beauty

This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment. Good condition and good interpretation capacity.For removing tonsils. The curette is designed to scrape the surface. Long metal instrument with yellow (brass?) handle which is flatish with grooves on opposite sides. The instrument part is about the same length splitting out and forming a hook at right angles. The hook is formed by 2 parts together the lower part having 3 sharp teeth protruding inwards. The hook is wide. hospital equipment. medical equipment. tonsil. curette. mt beauty. tawonga.

This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.Metal catheter has a knob at one end and is slightly curved at the otherhospital equipment. medical equipment. doctor. catheter. tawonga. mt beauty.

This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.Metal curette thicker at one end marked by another thick bit about half way along with a split at the end forming an elongated loop Used to scrape/clean the adenoids.medical equipment. hospital equipment. tawonga. mt beauty. curette. adenoids.

This medical / hospital equipment was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment. Good condition and good interpretation capacity.6 metal tubes attached to white tape. the tubes are hollow with a hole midway in 3 of them. Shaped like a curved horn. At the broad end is an egg shaped shield with a square hook on each of the longer sides. Inscribed: x3 ALLAN & HANBURYS LTD / LONDON on shield 26 on the other side; RAMSAY on the other 3hospital equipment. medical equipment. tawonga. mt beauty. trachea

This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment. Glass frosted white syringe with markings for measurement. Steel plunger attachments. Tape has been stuck diagonally across and around the cylinder. Red lines and numbers on cylinder for measurement. 'Interchangeable EVERETT'medical equipment. hospital equipment. tawonga. mt beauty. syringe. doctor, injection. innoculation

This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.Used for nibbling bones during operations. In sterilised bag. Look like pliers. Handle bowed with ribbed pattern. Gripping end has egg shaped hollow before meeting to grip.medical equipment. hospital equipment. tawonga. mt beauty. bones. rongeur. operation

This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment. Good condition and good interpretation capacity.Stainless steel mouth gag used to hold the mouth open during surgery. e.g.. taking out the tonsils Some rubber on two curved parts. Too complicated to describe - see photo.hospital equipment. medical equipment. tawonga. mt beauty. tonsils. mouth gag. boyle-davis. surgery

This medical / hospital equipment was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s, specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.x 15 packets/sachets of Black braided silk sutures and x 3 packets of Surgical Catgut in a cardboard box with a tray sliding out. The box is labelled. The sachets are standing up in the tray. The packets are labelled and have foil at the back and clear plastic attached at the front. The suture is sterilised and possibly in a sachet of its own behind the label.Box and each sachet: Blue label at end of tray- 684H (top left) 2 metric (3/0) ETHICON / Silk / Black Braided /Silk Suture /45 cm Non-Capillary Sterile / Johnson & Johnson / medical Products Pty. Ltd. Sydney. (on right) Cutting FS-1 / 24mm. Sachet yellow label: Plain 2/0 metric 3.5 / Ethicon / Surgical Catgut, B.P. / Sterile / Non- Boilable / Taper CT-1/ 36 mm / Length 75 cm / Ethnor Pty. Ltd. Sydney. Across the sachet is a dotted line (for cutting?) then across the label Plain 2/0 / 843. Top of box - broken label. Made in Australia /Johnson&Johnson medical equipment. hospital equipment. tawonga. mt beauty. suture.

This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.In sterilized packet. A metal instrument mostly 2 sided, third side being very short slightly rounded and at right angles to the long side. . Long side has grooves embossed on the outside. Second side is at right angles to the long side (at other end) and is shaped like a tongue, with small embossed grooves on the inside and a metal hollow attachment on the outside that comes up near the junction of the two lengths. Grooves on 2 sides.medical instrument. hospital equipment. tawonga. mt beauty. tongue. boyle davis. tonsil

This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.Shape is like a stapler. Stainless steel. 4 parts that fit together. 1. a screw with large top. 2. Flat piece with oblong hole and round hole at end which 3. fits in standing up. Has a black knob at one end. 4 attached to 2 with screw (1.) This is flat at screw end then rises up and bends over to clip on with part 3'Little / Trimmer/ 14 CM' embossed on flat piece (2)medical instrument. hospital equipment. circumcision. tawonga. mt beauty.

This medical / hospital equipment was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.3 parts. 1. Flexible plastic mask for nose and mouth with a hole either side for the nose to breathe. Another hole for air to enter from a tube below to the mouth or nose. Blue material tape is attached each side to go around the head. 2. Hard clear plastic that fits into tube hole of mask. It protects a narrow tube that fits onto 3. a long soft green plastic hollow tube with fittings at each end. medical equipment. hospital equipment. tawonga. mt beauty. oxygen mask

This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment. Good condition and good interpretation capacity. In a sealed sterilised bag. Large scissor like steel instrument with 2 loose identical parts. Handle end is controlled by teeth. Pivot has a screw protruding out. Instrument end is flat with a key hole at each end. Loose bits are 3 sided with a hook like attachment on 1 side. medical instrument. hospital equipment. speculum. abdominal. tawonga. mt beauty.

This medical / hospital equipment was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.In yellow cardboard box with black writing. Hollow (loop) handle. Pivot is a screw so that the blade can be taken out. Blade has a hole for the screw. Has a shorter straight side and a longer side with teeth like a saw. It fits in a cavity shaped for the knife. Another cavity is next to it but is empty.Box: Eschmann Skin Graft Knife / Including ten sterile disposable blades. Followed by 3 other languages. Made in England hospital equipment. medical instrument. tawonga. mt beauty. knife. skin graft

This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.Used to look into the rectum. Part 1 fits into a hollow cylinder of part 2. 1. Plastic brown handle - round and shaped at end with 4 slices to form square shape for easy grip. attached to steel with protective plate long thin rod & then cylinder with covered shaped ends. 2. All steel - spoon shaped handle on angle to hollow cylinder wider and shaped into hollow cylinder - bottom cut cross section on angle.11AQ - on part 1. on steel between protective plate and wooden handle 11AQ - on part 2. across tip of handle DOWNS DA-001-01-Y length ways on handlemedical instrument. hospital equipment. mt beauty. tawonga. rectum.

This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga district General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.Long steel instrument slightly curved. Used to dissect tonsils.RP on one side near middlemedical equipment. hospital equipment. tonsil. mt beauty. tawonga.

This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.Double ended - used to dissect tonsils Long stainless steel with curved flat end and at other end 90 degree angle hook with 3 curved points. Middle wider with etching.Etching into steel in middle, wider part - both sides. H.A.T. MELB. - next to etching at hook end. Stainless - next to etching at 'spoon' end facing other way to hook end.medical instrument. hospital equipment. tawonga. mt beauty. tonsil

This bottle was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950's specifically for the increase i population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Hypothecary bottle of clear green glass with screw top. Front and base are heavily embossed.Front: Gauge with horizontal lines equal distance apart - at the top 'CC' and going down on every second line - 100, 200, 300, 400, On each side 10 vertical lines. Base:'PGC' '5' in middle '1FG-L'hypothecary bottle, medical, hospital

Supplied to S.E.C. workers. This equipment was distributed to State Electricity workers working on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme during the 1940's and 1950's.Historical: S.E.C. workers worked in remote areas where they didn't have easy access to medical facilities. Shows the development of snake bite treatment and spider bites.Cardboard brown box without lid for holding two wooden cylinders. Each cylinder can be pulled apart showing one end with a lancet which is used to cut the skin after a snake or spider bite. Each wooden container has instructions in very small red writing. Also in the box are instructions for Snakebite and Spider Bite. This leaflet is written in red on white paper and has more detail than the instructions on the lancets. It is made up of a front and back page opening up to the middle page.Pamphlet: 'The / Treatment / of / Snakebite / and / Spider Bite' and at the bottom 'Sanax'first aid, snakebite, spider bite, sanax company, state electricity commission of victoria, workers, medical

This dental instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950's specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment. Good condition and good interpretation capacity.Clear plastic sealed bag holding about 27 steel probes of different sizes. Used for Dental work.On the bag in red handwriting 'Electric'dental probes, medical, hospital, tawonga district hospital

Cattlemen from the Kiewa Valley had huts up on the High Plains. Each Summer they would take their cattle up to the High Plains for grazing.Coloured photo of a Cattleman riding along a bush track and followed by a packhorse. cattlemen, pack horses

Mt Beauty township was built in the late 1940s by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria for its workforce during the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme.This is a list of the early occupants of Mt Beauty township, naming the head of the household. It lists their phone numbers but not their occupations or family members.16 pages of Foolscap paper held by 2 staples in the top right hand corner. It consists of the following headings: - Name, Address, Phone No., and Sect-Allot.. The names are in alphabetical order. Commission owned houses are asterisked. All lists are as at 1st October, 1964Written in pen on top of first page "Patrol Supvr. - Info. Centre'mt beauty householders, mt beauty directory, mt beauty telephone directory, mt beauty residents 1964, mt beauty township

This garment provides a good example of the mode of dress that young girls (4yo) wore in the Kiewa Valley circa 1920's early 1940'sHistorically this blouse details the fashion of this era. The simplicity of the cut of the blouse is offset by cotton lace and anglais stitching and piping. piercing colours for youngsters was not in vogue and home made clothing was a greater necessity in the Kiewa ValleyBlouse white cotton/linen for girl. Front opening with four button holes, no buttons. Blouse has set in sleeves, top flares out over hips size approx four(will fit 4 year old), long sleeves with broderie anglais cotton lace on edge of cuffs, piping where sleeves join bodicelace, garment, blouse, broderie, anglais

The town of Tawonga is in the Kiewa Valley surrounded by farmland. It is adjacent to Mt Beauty (built from 1946), an SECV town built for the workers on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme which was being constructed from 1911 to 1961. Tawonga consisted of essential amenities including a store, school, Butter factory, sporting facilities, post office, hall and hotel. Activities involved sport, social get togethers eg. dances, fund raising, CWA etc.The posters are a collection of historical photos, documentation and information regarding the history of the town of Tawonga, which is the centre of a farming community in the Kiewa Valley. Posters framed with thin black plastic strip, covered by glass. Each one has a title re 'Tawonga Remembers' and includes print and photos. 1. Tawonga Bowling Club 1953 includes 5 B&W photos on black background. 2. Bogong Hotel 4 B&W photos on black background. 3. Bogong Hotel 1970s - 2011 3 B&W photos and 3 coloured photos on black background 4. Tawonga Butter Factory 3 B&W photos on sepia background. 5. Tawonga Store 2 B&W photos on black background. 6. Post Office 3 B&W photos and 1 coloured photo on sepia background. 7. Debutante Balls held in the Hall 2 B&W photos on sepia background.tawonga, photos of early tawonga, kiewa valley, tawonga remembers

The town of Tawonga is in the Kiewa Valley surrounded by farmland. It is adjacent to Mt Beauty (built from 1946), an SECV town built for the workers on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme which was being constructed from 1911-to 1961. Tawonga consisted of essential amenities including a store, school, butter factory, sporting facilities, post office, hall and hotel. Activities involved sport, social get togethers eg. dances, fundraising, CWA etc.The posters are a collection of historical photos, documentation and information regarding the history of the town of Tawonga, which is the centre of a farming community in the Kiewa Valley.Posters framed with thin black plastic strip, covered by glass. Each one has a title re "Tawonga Remembers" and includes print and photos in black and white. Beige background. 1.Butcher Shop and Slaughter Yard; 2. Tawonga Saw Mill; 3. Post Office; 4. Tawonga District Hospital (2 pages); 5. Introduction of Technology: 1971-2016tawonga, photos of early tawonga, kiewa valley, tawonga remembers, businesses

The town of Tawonga is in the Kiewa Valley surrounded by farmland. It is adjacent to Mt Beauty (built from 1946), an SECV town built for the workers on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme which was being constructed from 1911-1961. Tawonga consisted of essential amenities including a store, school, butter factory, sporting facilities, post office, hall and hotel. Activities involved sport, social get togethers eg. dances, fundraising, CWA etc. The posters are a collection of historical photos, documentation and information regarding the history of the town of Tawonga, which is the centre of a farming community in the Kiewa Valley.Posters framed with thin black plastic strip, covered, by glass. Each one has a title re "Tawonga Remembers" and includes print and photos in black and white. Beige background. 1. Tawonga Memorial Hall 2. Opening of the Second Public Hall 1925 3. Public Hall for Tawonga 4. Tawonga Debutante Ball 1947 5. Tawonga Hall Ghosttawonga, photos of early tawonga, kiewa valley, tawonga remembers, tawonga hall