This style of rule was very popular in the 1930s and 1940 and was a necessity in any tradesman or handyman's tool kit. It was donated to our Society by Ray Fischer of Barnawartha near Wodonga. Rabone & Sons were a long established rule manufacturer. Michael Rabone carried on a business as a rule maker at 8 Snow Hill, Sheffield, England from about 1780. The business was continued by John Rabone and his (John's) grandson, Eric Rabone. It operated under the name of John Rabone & Sons from 1784 -1953, becoming a public company in 1948. The company's headquarters were in Birmingham, England. Lasting through to the early 1960s as an independent family business, the company merged with James Chesterman and Co of Sheffield.This rule was donated by a member of the Wodonga district from his farm workshop.A brass 24" folding ruler made by J. Rabone & Sons, Birmingham, England. It is marked No. 1243. It consists of two twelve inch sections, hinged at one end.J. RABONE & SONS BIRMINGHAM NO> 1243j. rabone & sons, carpenters' tools

Handwritten letter of appreciation to Mr Davis from the Carlton Branch, Victoria of Political Labor Council, dated 23/7/09. Carlton Branch stamped at the top of the letter. Signed by F. J Meyers, Secretary.F. J. Meyersmine, gold, joseph davies, joseph davies collection - letter of appreciation, carlton branch victoria political labor council, f j meyers

The Enterprising Life of Dr Henry Backhaus, Bendigo Pioneer. Published by M J Nolan, 136 pages with photographs, illustrations & maps. The Golden Legacy of Dr Henry Backhaus extract from The Australasian Catholic Record.M J Nolanbendigo, history, dr henry backhaus, bendigo - history, dr henry backhaus, catholic church, .

Jack Smethurst enlisted in the AIF on 2.7.40 in the 2/1st Australian Survey Regiment. The 2/1st Australian Survey Regiment was a Royal Australian Artillery Regiment. On discharge from the AIF 13.5.46 his rank was Staff Sergeant. (Artillery Surveyor) Refer 549.4, 550.2, an older brother who died in WW1. 558.6.Medals, court mounted, set of (4) re J Smethurst. 1. 1939-1945 Star 2. Defence Medal 3. War Medal 1939-1945 4. Australian Service Medal 1939 - 45"VX28896 J Smethurst"numismatics-medals-military, metalcraft, royal australian artillery

Blue paper headed Court King of the Forest, No. 3770 A.O.F, B.U.D., dated Dec. 15 1875. Received from Bro. J. A. Lewis, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of 6/6 being 2 Day's sick pay for Bro. Thos. Will.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - receipt, j a lewis, thos will, wm h nicholus

News and notes, The stoping of wide lodes (by J. V. Lake), Summaries & notes from the Australian Mining Standard, Notes on Broken Hill, I. Its mines and minerals (by W. J. Williams, Assayer Australian Metal Co. Ltd. Broken Hill), Motive power from the waves, Electrical notes, Some account of Italian mining (by C. Maglione), Students Association, The school Theatre Parly, Past Students, Poetry, Football, Surveying rules, correspondence, Editorial notes.Soft covered magazine of 14 pages. stoping of wide lodes, j. v. lake, broken hill, w. j. williams, australian metal co. ltd. broken hill, motive power from the waves, italian mining (by c. maglihone, students association, poetry, football, surveying rules, alumni, arthur coyte, fraser, crittenden, atherton, sander, j. sutherland, roberts, j. dunstan, hurston, moss, arthur e. liburne, kildahl, a. f. baird, e. h. elliott, a. dirge, a. b. reid, o. e. jager, j. a. reid, w. c. wakley, a. s. burdekin, r. g. todd, f. h. krause, g. mcintyre, ferdinand krause

"Machinery" - J. Charlesworth, Union Iron Works, Colne Road, Huddersfield, c.1930.Book: "Machinery" - J. Charlesworth, Union Iron Works, Colne Road, Huddersfield, c.1930.textile machinery, j. charlesworth

Green, red and black soft covered facsimile booklet. The book includes numerous illustrations including Ballarat City Municipal Chambers, Ballarat Banking Co. Ltd, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat Trustees, John McLeod, Pty Ltd, Ballaarat Gas Co., J. J. Goller, Star Office, Ballarat Courier Office, Morsheads, M.B. John, Rowlands, Huttons the Jewellers, Millers the Clothiers, James Smith Agricultural Machinery, Coles and Pullum, City Baths, Benoit's Sun Foundry, William Paterson Drapers, Eureka Terra Cotta and Tile Co., Ballarat Woollen & Worsted Co. Ltd, Sunnyside Woollen Mill, Red Shop tea Rooms, Allchine Bros., Brind's Dunnstown, Ballarat Breweing Co., R. Tunbridge & Sions, Ballarat Zoological Gardens, A. Cant Plumber, Hugh Jones, Eureka Reserve, W.F. Coltman, Loveland & Haslem, G. Warner, W. Cornell, Craig's Hotel, Electric Supply Company of Victoria (Ballarat), Longhurst's, P.C. Thornton, Cowley's Eureka Ironworks, W. Owen, Clarendon Ladies College, Lal Lal Falls, Corckers, Evening Echo Office, Campbell & Wilson and Broadbent brothers. A number of portraits associated with the above organisations are also reproduced in the booklet.non-fictionballarat, w miller, af alchin, a polson, wf longhurst, pj pringle, george crocker, r maddern, as rusden, w cornell, pc thorthon, w owen, cs benoit, h jones, d davies, j scullin, c walker, jh jones, j tyler, jj crifiths, n clark, s clark, cf taylor, tt hollway, morton, f davies, f herman, w knox, a cant, mb john, mwb john, wf coltman, w moir, j macleod, jj mcgowen, a hancock, j osborne, ao stubbs, rw baxter, g baxter, cg harvey, gh warner, cj coles, wj pullum, a mackenzie, jr petterson, ec chamberson, ba john, te miller, g miller, a bell, jh shelley, f sutton, re loveland, tr haslem, re loader, cuthbert, ballarat city municipal chambers, ballarat banking co. ltd, art gallery of ballarat, ballarat trustees, john mcleod, ballaarat gas co., j. j. goller, star office, ballarat courier office, morsheads, m.b. john, rowlands, huttons the jewellers, millers the clothiers, james smith agricultural machinery, coles and pullum, city baths, benoit's sun foundry, william paterson drapers, eureka terra cotta and tile co., ballarat woollen & worsted co. ltd, sunnyside woollen mill, red shop tea rooms, brind's dunnstown, ballarat breweing co., ballarat zoological gardens, a. cant plumber, hugh jones, eureka reserve, w.f. coltman, loveland & haslem, g. warner, w. cornell, craig's hotel, electric supply company of victoria (ballarat), longhurst's, p.c. thornton, cowley's eureka ironworks, w. owen, clarendon ladies college, lal lal falls, evening echo office, allchin brothers, r. tunbridge and sons, campbell and wilson, broadbent brothers, ballarat asylum, crockers

Letter to A. Allsop Esq. from J. D. Chathan, dated 14/11/1901. Letter written on paper with Thomson and Comrie, Merchants, letterhead, and originated from Tarnagulla. Writing is very difficult to read. Paper has R. Turner Chatford Mills watermark.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly and allsop collection - letter to a allsop esq., j. d chathan, thomson and comrie, r turner chatford mills

Blue paper headed Court King of the Forest, No. 3770 A.O.F, B.U.D., dated November 3 1875. Received from Bro. J. A. Lewis, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of 10/- being 3 day's sick pay for Bro. ?. Signed by Rich Coath.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - receipt, j a lewis, rich coath

Framed engraving of early Melbourne by J C Armytage (1802-1897), an English engraver. Published by The Australian newspaper in 1968. C J Armytage; Limited Edition Published by the Australian, 1968j c armytage, melbourne, engravings

Colour photograph of farm machinery in paddock near Goornong. Machinery is in a dilapidated condition. Written on back : '29.3.96' farm machinery (seed drill) near Goornong Victoria 14.30 hrs, 29.3.1996 by Roy J Mitchell, Bendigo'Roy J Mitchellagriculture, machinery, seed drill

British Army. The Afghanistan medal has on the medal reverse "India". Refer 2489PMedals, court mounted, set of (2) re J Lemphers. 1. Afghanistan Medal with clasp "Afghanistan NWF 1919" 2. British War Medal 1914-18 1. "M-340318 Pte J Lemphers M.T" 2. "M-340318 Pte J Lemphers A.S.C"medals, military, history

John Norman Haughton No 75761 enlisted in the RAAF on 11.5.42 age 19 years. On discharge from the RAAF 21.2.46 he was a Cpl in 88 Operational Base Unit. Medal set, court mounted, set of (3) re J. N. HAUGHTON. 1. Defence Medal 2. War Medal 1939 - 1945 3. Australian Service Medal 1939 - 45"75761 J. N. HAUGHTON"medals, military, history, passchendaele barracks trust

black and white photo: horse drawn vehicle,4 wheels, 1 seat facing forward. Situated in small profile corrugated iron shed, stone rendered building in background. On back MP 113, '56' Handwritten ' J. Evans, Fernihurst Estate, Fernihurst 'J. Evans ?place, transport, horse drawn vehicle

Carte de Visite portrait seated woman. J W Burrows, Photo, Sandhurst Front & Back. Next to Commercial Hotel, Pall Mall Sandhurst.J W Burrows Pall Mall Sandhurstphotograph, person, female

Picture Arthur J Howe in black plastic frame metal clips on reverse side and cardboard backing with standVX54764 Authur J Howe 2/5 Infantry Battalion AIFpicture, wwii, 2/5 infantory battalion

Blue paper headed Court King of the Forest, No. 3770 A.O.F, B.U.D., dated Noembevr 3 1875. Received from Bro. J. A. Lewis, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of Two Pounds being 12 day's sick pay for Bro. ?. Signed by Rich Coath.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - receipt, j a lewis, rich coath

Large white china jug with scalloped top, decorated with relief of wheat & vines. Shown on base makers marks showing a sun with wording J & G Meakin 50L Ironstone China Reg Limited 43758 Hanley England.J & G Meakindomestic equipment, ablutions, water jug, k110

PHOTOGRAPH OF MR. J BUCHANAN AND MR. A. MENZIES AT SITE OF FIRST GOLD DISCOVERY IN VICTORIA.MR. J. BUCHANAN & MR. A. MENZIES. TAKEN WHERE THE FIRST GOLD WAS DICOVERED IN VIC. NO. 3/local history, photography, photographs, monument

Framed b&w head and shoulders photo of Major J C Chanter DSOCaption: 4th Australian Light Horse 1914-1918 Major J C Chanter DSOmajor j c chanter dso, 4th australian light horse regiment. in glass fronted wooden frame

HistoricalColoured photo of band marching along Thompson Ave, Cowes, led by Harry De La Haye. Cypress trees in background and people watching.Back to Cowes. Harry leading band procession from Hollydene [guesthouse] to sports ground. Front row L to R - P. Forrest, B. West. P. Cleeland, A. Cleeland. 2nd row J. Dixon, T. Westley, A. Towns [hidden], R. Cleeland, L. Dixon.philip island band, p. forrest, b. west, a. cleeland, j. dixon, a. towns, r. cleeland, l. dixon

This cut-throat razor was originally owned by the father of Dr. W.R. Angus' wife Gladys. Her ,maternal father's name was William Lawrence Forsyth. The razor was inherited by Gladys and is now part of the W.R. Angus Collection, which was donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by the family of Doctor William Roy Angus, Surgeon and Oculist. The “W.R. Angus Collection” includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments and material once belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan, (both of Nhill, Victoria) as well as Dr Angus’ own belongings. The Collection’s history spans the medical practices of the two Doctors Ryan, from 1885-1926 plus that of Dr Angus, up until 1969. ABOUT THE “W.R.ANGUS COLLECTION” Doctor William Roy Angus M.B., B.S., Adel., 1923, F.R.C.S. Edin.,1928 (also known as Dr Roy Angus) was born in Murrumbeena, Victoria in 1901 and lived until 1970. He qualified as a doctor in 1923 at University of Adelaide, was Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1924 and for a period was house surgeon to Sir (then Mr.) Henry Simpson Newland. Dr Angus was briefly an Assistant to Dr Riddell of Kapunda, then commenced private practice at Curramulka, Yorke Peninsula, SA, where he was physician, surgeon and chemist. In 1926, he was appointed as new Medical Assistant to Dr Thomas Francis Ryan (T.F. Ryan, or Tom), in Nhill, Victoria, where his experiences included radiology and pharmacy. In 1927 he was Acting House Surgeon in Dr Tom Ryan’s absence. Dr Angus had become engaged to Gladys Forsyth and they decided he further his studies overseas in the UK in 1927. He studied at London University College Hospital and at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and in 1928, was awarded FRCS (Fellow from the Royal College of Surgeons), Edinburgh. He worked his passage back to Australia as a Ship’s Surgeon on the on the Australian Commonwealth Line’s T.S.S. Largs Bay. Dr Angus married Gladys in 1929, in Ballarat. (They went on to have one son (Graham 1932, born in SA) and two daughters (Helen (died 12/07/1996) and Berenice (Berry), both born at Mira, Nhill ) According to Berry, her mother Gladys made a lot of their clothes. She was very talented and did some lovely embroidery including lingerie for her trousseau and beautifully handmade baby clothes. Dr Angus was a ‘flying doctor’ for the A.I.M. (Australian Inland Ministry) Aerial Medical Service in 1928 . Its first station was in the remote town of Oodnadatta, where Dr Angus was stationed. He was locum tenens there on North-South Railway at 21 Mile Camp. He took up this ‘flying doctor’ position in response to a call from Dr John Flynn; the organisation was later known as the Flying Doctor Service, then the Royal Flying Doctor Service. A lot of his work during this time involved dental surgery also. Between 1928-1932 he was surgeon at the Curramulka Hospital, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. In 1933 Dr Angus returned to Nhill and purchased a share of the Nelson Street practice and Mira hospital (a 2 bed ward at the Nelson Street Practice) from Dr Les Middleton one of the Middleton Brothers, the current owners of what previously once Dr Tom Ryan’s practice. Dr Tom and his brother had worked as surgeons included eye surgery. Dr Tom Ryan performed many of his operations in the Mira private hospital on his premises. He had been House Surgeon at the Nhill Hospital 1902-1926. Dr Tom Ryan had one of the only two pieces of radiology equipment in Victoria during his practicing years – The Royal Melbourne Hospital had the other one. Over the years Dr Tom Ryan had gradually set up what was effectively a training school for country general-practitioner-surgeons. Each patient was carefully examined, including using the X-ray machine, and any surgery was discussed and planned with Dr Ryan’s assistants several days in advance. Dr Angus gained experience in using the X-ray machine there during his time as assistant to Dr Ryan. When Dr Angus bought into the Nelson Street premises in Nhill he was also appointed as the Nhill Hospital’s Honorary House Surgeon 1933-1938. His practitioner’s plate from his Nhill surgery is now mounted on the doorway to the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, Warrnambool. When Dr Angus took up practice in the Dr Edward and Dr Tom Ryan’s old premises he obtained their extensive collection of historical medical equipment and materials spanning 1884-1926. A large part of this collection is now on display at the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village in Warrnambool. In 1939 Dr Angus and his family moved to Warrnambool where he purchased “Birchwood,” the 1852 home and medical practice of Dr John Hunter Henderson, at 214 Koroit Street. (This property was sold in1965 to the State Government and is now the site of the Warrnambool Police Station. and an ALDI sore is on the land that was once their tennis court). The Angus family was able to afford gardeners, cooks and maids; their home was a popular place for visiting dignitaries to stay whilst visiting Warrnambool. Dr Angus had his own silk worm farm at home in a Mulberry tree. His young daughter used his centrifuge for spinning the silk. Dr Angus was appointed on a part-time basis as Port Medical Officer (Health Officer) in Warrnambool and held this position until the 1940’s when the government no longer required the service of a Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool; he was thus Warrnambool’s last serving Port Medical Officer. (Masters of immigrant ships arriving in port reported incidents of diseases, illness and death and the Port Medical Officer made a decision on whether the ship required Quarantine and for how long, in this way preventing contagious illness from spreading from new immigrants to the residents already in the colony.) Dr Angus was a member of the Australian Medical Association, for 35 years and surgeon at the Warrnambool Base Hospital 1939-1942, He served as a Surgeon Captain during WWII1942-45, in Ballarat, Victoria, and in Bonegilla, N.S.W., completing his service just before the end of the war due to suffering from a heart attack. During his convalescence he carved an intricate and ‘most artistic’ chess set from the material that dentures were made from. He then studied ophthalmology at the Royal Melbourne Eye and Ear Hospital and created cosmetically superior artificial eyes by pioneering using the intrascleral cartilage. Angus received accolades from the Ophthalmological Society of Australasia for this work. He returned to Warrnambool to commence practice as an ophthalmologist, pioneering in artificial eye improvements. He was Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist to Warrnambool Base Hospital for 31 years. He made monthly visits to Portland as a visiting surgeon, to perform eye surgery. He represented the Victorian South-West subdivision of the Australian Medical Association as its secretary between 1949 and 1956 and as chairman from 1956 to 1958. In 1968 Dr Angus was elected member of Spain’s Barraquer Institute of Barcelona after his research work in Intrasclearal cartilage grafting, becoming one of the few Australian ophthalmologists to receive this honour, and in the following year presented his final paper on Living Intrasclearal Cartilage Implants at the Inaugural Meeting of the Australian College of Ophthalmologists in Melbourne In his personal life Dr Angus was a Presbyterian and treated Sunday as a Sabbath, a day of rest. He would visit 3 or 4 country patients on a Sunday, taking his children along ‘for the ride’ and to visit with him. Sunday evenings he would play the pianola and sing Scottish songs to his family. One of Dr Angus’ patients was Margaret MacKenzie, author of a book on local shipwrecks that she’d seen as an eye witness from the late 1880’s in Peterborough, Victoria. In the early 1950’s Dr Angus, painted a picture of a shipwreck for the cover jacket of Margaret’s book, Shipwrecks and More Shipwrecks. She was blind in later life and her daughter wrote the actual book for her. Dr Angus and his wife Gladys were very involved in Warrnambool’s society with a strong interest in civic affairs. He had an interest in people and the community They were both involved in the creation of Flagstaff Hill, including the layout of the gardens. After his death (28th March 1970) his family requested his practitioner’s plate, medical instruments and some personal belongings be displayed in the Port Medical Office surgery at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, and be called the “W. R. Angus Collection”. The W.R. Angus Collection is significant for still being located at the site it is connected with, Doctor Angus being the last Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool. The collection of medical instruments and other equipment is culturally significant, being an historical example of medicine from late 19th to mid-20th century. Dr Angus assisted Dr Tom Ryan, a pioneer in the use of X-rays and in ocular surgery. Cut-throat razor, part of the W.R. Angus Collection. Razor in dark green cardboard box. Razor has bone handle with arrow-head shaped end; blade swings inside the handle. The razor is a design called The Abbott and was made by J & J Maxfield of Sheffield in the early 1900's. It once belonged to William Lawrence Forsyth. Written in pencil script on lid: "W. L. Forsyth". Stamped into box and on steel blade "The Abbott". Blade also inscribed "J & J MAXFIELD / SHEFFIELD" flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, dr w r angus, william lawrence forsyth, j and j maxfield sheffield, cut-throat razor 1900's, personal effects 1900's, grooming equipment 1900's, hair cutting equipment 1900's

Blue paper headed Court King of the Forest, No. 3770 A.O.F, B.U.D., dated Dec. 15 1875. Received from Bro. J. A. Lewis, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of One Pound 16/6 being 11 Day's sick pay for Bro. George Davies.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - receipt, j a lewis, george davies, r ?coath

Blue paper headed Court King of the Forest, No. 3770 A.O.F, B.U.D., dated Dec. 1 1875. Received from Bro. J. A. Lewis, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of One Pound being 6 day's sick pay for Bro. ? unreadable. Signed by R. ? Coath.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - receipt, j a lewis, ?, r ?coath

Blue paper headed Court King of the Forest, No. 3770 A.O.F, B.U.D., dated Dec. 1 1875. Received from Bro. J. A. Lewis, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of Two Pounds being 12 day's sick pay for Bro. Thos Will. Signed by R. ? Coath.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - receipt, j a lewis, thos will, r ?coath

Blue paper headed Court King of the Forest, No. 3770 A.O.F, B.U.D., dated November 3 1875. Received from Bro. J. A. Lewis, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of 10/- being 12 day's sick pay for Bro. George Dunkell. Signed by Rich Coath.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - receipt, j a lewis, george dunkell, rich coath