John McIllwraith began the Melbourne Lead Works in 1854. After his death in Scotland in 1902, the business was continued by his sons, John, Thomas and David. In 1870 John became a member of the Melbourne Council and served as mayor in 1873/74. The business expanded to become a major supplier of plumbing supplies.Trade Price list for McIlwraith and Co 1937. Manufacturers and Merchants 48-56 Little Collins st Melbourne. It is a paper booklet covered in a steel blue light cardboard cover with 96 pages. It measures 18.5 x 24.2cm. Contains lists of products, photographs, maps and illustrations all in Black and white print. Printed by Osboldstone & Co Melbourne

Harbeck family settled in Lakes Entrance 1892Sepia photograph of Harbecks Store, Esplanade, Lakes Entrance, Victoria, showing a small general store and feed store. Signs above building are Havelock Tobacco, P Harbeck General Merchant, Grocery, Drapery, Iron Mongery, Timber, Crockery. In front of the store, horse and cart with driver, four men on the veranda, horse tethered to post. Lakes Entrance Victoriaretail trade, transport, animals

Selwyn Morgan operated the shop between 1956 and 1964.Enlarged copy of original black and white photograph, which has been mounted on card. Photograph is of the general store in Linton operated by several generations of the Morgan family, photograph taken when Selwyn Morgan was proprietor. Shop has sign on parapet 'LINTON / ECONOMIC STORE', and on verandah 'S.E. MORGAN / General Merchant'. A large car is parked in front of the store.s. e. morgan, selwyn morgan, linton economic store, shops

This booklet of sales dockets came from the Youngers Stores in Warrnambool. John Younger came to Warrnambool from Beechworth in 1888 and established a general store in Liebig Street and quickly built up a thriving business. His store was one of the main reasons why Liebig Street became the main shopping precinct in Warrnambool by the beginning of the 20th century. John Younger was active in community affairs and was a Town Councillor from 1902 to 1918 and Mayor of the Town. He died in the 1930s and his store was continued by family members but taken over by Charles Moore in 1958. It closed in the 1980s. The maker of the docket book, Lamson Paragon Limited, was a British firm with factories and offices in Australia and it initially specialized in making sales docket books using a carbon paper process. The original founder of the firm, William Lamson of Massachusetts, U.S.A., was the first to introduce the system of paying for goods in a store using cash balls on tracks. This pad is of some interest as it shows the system of receipts issued by a Warrnambool firm in the 1950s. It is of particular interest coming from Youngers Stores, a major retailer in Warrnambool for over 90 years. This is a pad of dockets stapled together 30 pages). The pages are buff-coloured with red and black printing on every second page. Every second page has been left blank so that a second copy could be kept of every transaction using carbon paper. The pad originally had dockets for 50 transactions for Youngers Stores in Liebig Street, Warrnambool. The first three pages are badly torn. The back of every docket has an advertisement for Youngers stores.Docket front: ‘Phone 21, Terms, Nett Cash, M……………., Younger Pty Ltd, General Merchants, Registered Office, Liebig St., Warrnambool, We Buy for Cash and Sell for Cash, Sold by, Exd. By, Date, Lamson Paragon Limited.’docket book, younger pty ltd, general merchants, department stores, liebig street, warrnambool

HMAS KANIMBLA was a converted passenger ship to an armed Merchant Cruiser during WW2 and later converted to an Infantry Landing Ship. Image taken of ship docked at Draeger Harbour.Black and white photo of HMAS Kanimbla at Draeger Harbour in Pacific during WW2. Shows dock workers inspecting the ship at the dock.Written on back "HMAS KANIMBLA - AT DRAEGER HARBOUR" "WW2". hmas kanimbla, draeger, ww2

Donated by the estate of Mr Charles Page. Charles worked in the Merchant service. After enforced retirement due to injury he was active in Civil Defence and StJohn's ambulance service.Cast alloy metal medals (gold coloured) of complex shapes, consisting of 4 pieces, 1 larger and 3 smaller, connected together in a ladder formation by small linking rings. Two pieces (the larger piece and one of the smaller pieces) have been electro-plated and are silver coloured. The main medal reads "The St John Ambulance Association". Each of the smaller pieces has a year printed on it - these cover the years 1941-1943 On the back of the main medal: "484333 Charles Page". Each of the 3 smaller medals: "484333"charles page, medal, ambulance

A. C. Parkin & Co, Carlton: manufacturers of grocers' sundries, spice merchants and general importers. A. C. Parkin had their warehouse on the corner of Rathdowne and Herbert Street North CarltonSalad oil bottleA. C. Parkin & Co, Carltonsalad oil, bottle, parkin, household object

"Hello Dolly", a musical written by Jerry Herman, opened in Broadway in 1964. It was based on the play "The Merchant of Yonkers" by Thornton Wilder. It was made into a film starring Barbra Streisand in 1969.Bendigo Operatic Society - Program for 'Hello Dolly' production at Capital Theatre for 8 nights commencing We 13th November 1974 Program has a drawing in red & black ink of a woman's face & hat Program on white paper with black & red ink print. Program has black & white photos of Production Team & Cast souvenir programme, bendigo operatic society

The newsletter was published to address the Mercantile Marine primarily officers in the service. This is the number 19. The term "Merchant Navy" was coined in 1919 by King George V. So this foyer predates 1919.An unusual example of newsletter circulated by the Missions to Seamen (UK) during WW1. The aim may well have been to boost morale but clearly targeting Merchant mariners.Small paper and ink (2 colours, black and blue) 4 page stapled paper pamphlet/booklet. First page features some small black and white printed hand drawn graphics of a river mouth and a decorative angel or female. ww 1, mercantile marine service, mercantile marine, ww1, first world war, great war

The money till was used in the Stiff & Gannon General Store, Hardware, Draper and Grocery Merchants in High Street, Wodonga, which opened in August 1946 and closed on 28 February 1970.Local significance as Stiff & Gannon was a major retail outlet and employer in Wodonga from the mid 1940s. A wooden money till with two drawers. The bottom drawer has a metal handle and both drawers are lockable. Paper slot in lid for invoices"TRADE Docket Co. MARK / DOCKET BOOK Co. [AUST] /DISTRIBUTORS FOR W.A." on a plaque attached to one end of the top surface.business, hardware, drapery, wodonga, stiff & gannon, general store

The Percy Uebergang family lived at Tooram Park, Allansford from 1912 until 1992. Percy and Myrtle Uebergang's children were twins, Ray and Joyce born in 1926 who lived at Tooram Park until their deaths, Ray in 1986 and Joyce in 1992. Neither Ray nor Joyce married and following the death of her brother Joyce set up the Ray and Joyce Uebergang Foundation which supports the local community. This tea tin is part of the collection of items given into the care of the Cheese World Museum. Uebergang catalogue No.A16.1 Squat square base Griffith's tea tin. The front has a label printed with a dark blue background and silver writing. A small label is affixed at the bottom. Remnants of a white stick-on label at the bottom. A round push-on lid with lip is on top. Full of pink dairy rubbers.CHOICE TEA 7LB net/GRIFFITH'S BROS LTD/Tea, coffee, cocoa & General Merchants/MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, ADELAIDE & BRISBANE/ Trade mark 'SIGNAL' [includes sketch of signal tower]; EXTRA PEKOE FLAVOURD [label on base] Uebergang No.A16.1

The 1846 London Directory lists David Bumsted & Co., trading at 86 Lower Thames Street, 35 Bridge Wharf, City Road Basin & 338 Wapping High Street Droitwich, as a salt merchant. The London Gazette had the following announcement dated 30th November 1887 advising his partnership with John Campbell Bumsted, carrying on business at 36, King William-street, in the city of London, as Salt Merchants, is dissolved as and from this date; and that the business will be continued to be carried on by the said John Campbell Bumsted alone.A rare item now sought after by collector of ceramics and significant as a collectors item from the late 19th century.Glazed Container; cream coloured ceramic salt jar, round shaped, Has lion and unicorn emblem and inscription impressed on outside. "D.BUMSTEAD & CO.\ ROYAL BRITISH TABLE SALT \ 86 LOWER THAMES ST \ LONDON"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, ceramic container, salt jar, d. bumstead & co, london salt merchant, food and drink, doulton & co

Invoice: Yellow in colour with Provincial Ready Money Store, Opposite Shamrock Hotel, Next St. James' Hall, Williamson Street. Sandhurst, Sept 8th 1890. Mrs Waldock Hargreaves St East. Bot of G.H. Bush & Co. Wholesale & Retail Grocers & Provision Merchants. The invoice lists household food items. Small tear on invoice. Box 625business, retail, grocer, provincial ready money store. g.h.bush & co. shamrock hotel

Typed correspondence from Max Cohn on printed Letterhead paper 'The Cohn Bros Victoria Co Ltd successors to Max Cohn & Co Wine & Spirit Merchants Castlemaine Brewery Buildings, cnr Queens Bridge Street and Hanna Street, South Melbourne dated 22nd December 1922. Estate of the late Roschen Cohn share scrip and transfer. Signed Max Cohn.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, max cohn. roschen cohn. cohn share scrip

Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. 1 black & white photo. A group of 15 man, 3 greyhounds & a horse & dray & driver standing in front of R Jeffery Timber Merchant & Ironmonger, Eaglehawk. Beside the store is another building titled R Jeffery Carpenter Wheelwright. The clothing of the era - hats, waistcoats, 3 piece suits & fob watches clearly seen.place, building, commercial, harry biggs collection, r jeffery store & group photo, eaglehawk.

Black fragile small thin notebook of handwritten recipes belonging to Lucy Sebire in the late 1800's. The covers are very worn and the pages are torn, faded stained and heavily tanned. It is tied together with string at the top left hand corner. Inside the front cover is a calendar printed for 1889 and 1890. The back cover has a Henderson's Merchants' Ready Reckoner table.non-fictionA handwritten recipe book belonging to Lily Sebire. There are only a few recipes as this is a thin notebook..recipe book, cooking

The SS Maloja was a passenger liner operated by The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation between 1923 and 1954. The ship was requisitioned by the Admiralty for service as an Armed Merchant Cruiser upon her arrival at AdenB & W landscape photograph with view from the dock of nearside port bow and superstructure of a moored ship. Men at dockside level are loading or unloading with net in foreground. railway vehicles are lined alongside under a shed. A faint series of letters can be made out near the portholes towards top of bow. This could be name of the vessel. Handwritten in black ink beneath lower edge of image on album page as "P O Maloja" (this may be misnamed) see notes belowsteam ships, world war 2, p.o. maloja, ss maloja, p & o, peninsular and oriental steam navigation company, fan album

Panorama of Stawell St. Patrick’s Church on left, T. Hogan & Co Tea Wine Spirits Merchants, St Georges Crushing mill on right of photo. Amalgamated Scotchmans mine on left.Panorama of Stawell with St. Patrick’s Church on left poppet Heads in foreground. St Georges Crushing mill on right of photo. Amalgamated Scotchmans mine on left.Victorian Views. C. Herbert, Photo. Stawell 1878stawell mining

Black and white photograph of Abbott's in Bendigo Arcade, looking from Hargreaves St (now Mall) towards Pall Mall. Inscriptions in image: 'J H Abbot & Co, Boots, shoes, cheapest in Bendigo, Bennett's Arcade Stores, Fancy Goods' In margin at BRC 'V! 593.9'. Interesting photo showing fashions of the fifties and an idea of goods available through hardward and general merchants which would be similar to many others. Arcade ran from where 'Katies' are now in Pall Mall to Pall Mall (near the Beehive Building). On back: one third up on RHC in ink 'Bendigo Arcade, A Doney' Number 55 in top LHC History of object: Historic arcade opened c.1892. Demolished c.1960. Hargreaves Street end occupied by hardware and general merchant George Bennetts. Photograph Bendigo Advertiser 4.7.2000.Alan Doneyplace, arcade, bendigo arcade

This stencil was used to mark bags of dried bean seed, in this case Brown Beauty bean seeds, produced by farmers in the Orbost district and clean and bagged by Fisher Bros., seed bean merchants of Orbost. This stencil is significant because it was specially made for the seed bean industry which was a major industry in the Orbost district for the first half of the 20th century. A galvanised iron sheet from which words have been cut out to form a stencil. BROWN BEAUTY BEANS 1948 CROP PRODUCE OF AUSTRALIA SOUND, CLEAN, FRESH ORBOST, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA PACKED FOR LAMBERT OVERSEAS PTY LTDseed-beans bag-stencil farming

Served in WW1 Moved to America and changed his name to Bachus, becoming an American citizen in 1933 Served in WW2 in the Merchant Marines Returned to live in Australia in the 1950's and died at Bowral 1985On Chiltern Shire Roll of Honor & Cornishtown School Roll of Honor Photograph of Baden Backhousechiltern, chiltern shire honor roll, cornishtown, ww1

The tin was made for Griffiths Bros who were Australian merchants of tea, coffee and cocoa. They had branches in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide. The tins when emptied became useful storage containers.A large rectangular Griffiths Bros Choice Tea Net 7lbs. 1834 - 1934, metal storage tin with a hinged lid. Victoria's Centenary 1934 -5 is printed on the top left corner of the label. The Griffiths Bros label is in yellow script on the front with other text related to the contents, as well as a Trade Mark "SIGNAL" illustration and text at the bottom right. The label is outlined in green and yellow edging with country landscape at the top and city views at the bottom. The tin has much information as noted above, as well as - 'Packed by Griffiths Bros Ltd 30 Flinders St. Melbourne.'food containers, tea, tea caddies, tins, containers

Rectangular framed black & white photograph of HMAS Westralia. Wooden frame, glass front, white mount.Armed Merchant Cruiser 1940/42 - Landing Ship Infantry 1943/45 Battle Honours Indian Ocean 1940/42 - Pacific 1941/45 - New Guinea 1943/44 - Leyte Gulf 1944 Lindayen Gulf 1945 - Borneo 1945photography framed, hmas westralia, ran ww2