Dry leaf from a Sycamore tree. One side has some words written in ink. The whole leaf has been laminated, the plastic then trimmed roughly same shape as leaf.“Leaf picked off Sycamore tree where Joseph & Mary rested on their flight from Egypt. Sunday Feb 6th 1916”natural history - biology, military history - souvenirs, passchendaele barracks trust

Zinc ink well with five holes for pens. Central plastic (black) ink well with screw lid suspended in central hole in zinc frame (possibly Bakelite). Dried ink in well.Front: Made in England/Velos/Trade Mark/Reg'd. Design/N8773399/No.1219/improved non-spill (relief text, base of inkwell)inkwell, writing, stationery

Yellow ticket to a dance held at the Unity Hall on Thursday, 18th February, 1943. Proceeds A. W. A. S. Comforts. Printed by Cambridge Press, Bendigo. Advertisement for Ashmans Dry Cleaners on ticket.document, invitations, dance, ticket, dance ticket, ashmans dry cleaners, a. w. a. s., cambridge press, swingster's orchestra

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 1999. Scarce: the prolonged dry weather in 1865 made water very scarce in Eaglehawk. It had to be carried from Sandhurst for domestic use.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Horse team , Cocks Pioneer Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold & Tin Mine Company was formed in 1899. The company's first power station, located at the eastern end of the valley began operating with its 340 Kilowatt steam-powered generator. By 1909, from 2,500,000 cubic yards worked, reported recovery was 17 284 ounces of gold and 224 tons of tin ore. By 1909, Cocks Pioneer’s power plant had become inadequate and uneconomical. The barge was floated downstream about a mile, but lost time caused the operations to cease. Following testing, a new mine was established by diverting Reid's Creek at a cost of £25,000. Settling dams were built, one of which held 1,935,900 cubic feet. Sold earth banks, built against a wall of stringy bark saplings constructed and laced with vertical props, were built. In 1914, the company was reformed as Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL, another power station was constructed at the western end of the township, near the junction of Clear and Reid's Creeks. From 6,800,000 cubic yards of material processed, the returns were 64,397 ounces of gold and 855 ton of tin. Cocks Pioneer mine then moved the barge downs stream and continued sluicing. In 1929 Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold and Tin Mining Company ceased operations due to a drop in values. Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL carried on large-scale hydraulic sluicing operations until 1941. mining, gold, tin, sluicing, men, cocks pioneer, el dorado, eldorado, horses, gold mining, tin mining

Betty Brown was a student of the Ballarat Technical Art School when she completed this work, most probably for the Wiltshire Poster Competition. In the 1936 Ballarat School of Mines Annual Report it was stated: "It is my pleasure to report a most successful year in the Technical Art School. I the Annual Poster Competition for Technical Schools, organised by Wiltshires Pty Limited, 16 prized valued at 33 pounds 8 shillings - out of 23 prizes valued at 56 pounds - were won by our students. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.A framed original gouache poster depicting a box of mixed fruits with whole fruits such as pineapple, oranges, cherries, lemons, apples and grapes at the top of the box, and dried fruits and a fruit cake at the bottomAt the lower edge of the work are the words "John Macleod & Co Pty Ltd. 122 Lydiard Street Ballarat" A sticker on the lower right hand side reads "Exhibit No 8547 Class No 1736"art, artwork, betty brown, brown, fruit, poster, ballarat technical art school, wiltshire poster competition, available

After the 1939 bushfires the Forests Commission placed orders for 130,000 feet (nearly 40 km) of 1½ inch canvas hose in Britain to accompany over 200 new pumps of various types. The Altona workshop became a major centre for fabrication, repair and storage of hose. But lack of standardisation of hose couplings plagued Australian firefighters for decadesHose pressure testing kit. Canvas hose needs to be washed, dried, rolled and stored properly after it has been used otherwise it will rot. Unrolled hose is notorious for becoming tangled.FCVforests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, fire pump, fire tanker

Bob (Herman) Hymans (a former member of the Royal Netherlands Navy) was born in Bloemendaal, Holland on 30th September 1922. During World War II he fought against the Japanese in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and was imprisoned in Changi and on the Burma Railway. After gaining qualifications as a Ski Instructor, Bob arrived in Falls Creek in July 1950. Working as an Instructor and Supervisor at Bogong Lodge, Bob decided his future was in accommodation. He was successful in negotiating an indenture for land from the State Electricity Commission (SEC). It took Bob two years to build his Grand Coeur Chalet but, tragically, it was burned down in August 1961. Bob also built the first Chairlift in Australia. This was a single chairlift and the structure was built from wooden electricity poles. He was constantly full of new ideas and proposals for the village. Bob Hymans died on 7th July 2007. This Collection of documents and letters tells the story of Bob's endeavours to develop Falls Creek into the ski village it is today.This item is significant because it documents the wide range of actions and responsibilities undertaken by the Falls Creek Tourist Area Management Committee.A circular to Licensees and Lessees expressing the Committee's thanks for co-operation given during the recent water difficulties. This was the result of a dry season and less run-off. The issue of garbage was again raised.falls creek tourist area management committee, falls creek administration, r.t. (bob) scott, ross milne memorial ski jump

O Groups were an essential element in battle procedure. This procedure was practiced by 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles during training exercises.Black and white photograph of an Officers orders group ( O Group ).. Captain Jim Greathead standing centre with Sergeant Lou Madjeric at his left hand and Lieutenant Ian Docking at mapboard. Section commander squatting and taking notes.

This is one of a series of 17 black and white undated photographic proofs donated to the Kew Historical Society in 2013 by the Queenscliffe Historical Museum. The series includes images of individuals, tea rooms, ferries, motor launches, ocean liners and tugs. The subject of the photograph is a Hicks Bros ferry, which from circa 1921 operated a ferry service from Princess Walk (Melbourne) to Studley Park.Faded black and white photographic positive proof of a worker or employee standing on an engine as it is being lifted towards a Hicks Bros launch (tourist ferry) which is docked in an unidentified location. The undated photographic positive was probably taken in the 1950s.melbourne, motor launches, ferries, hicks bros, boat engines

Card sent home from Sth Africa. Part of the collection of Capt Frederick Baxter MC & Bar. Refer Cat No. 4219.White folded over card with a photo image inside of the R.M. Steamer leaving docks in Cape Town. card is cream colour with picture of Table Mountain on the front in green. Photo inside and message on the back, Signed off by Fred.Inside written "Between 1916-18 (War). Message on back "With best wishes from here, trust all are well. We are enjoying the trip. the town is lovely - a delightful background ? Majestic. Goodbye Fred".card, ww1, baxter mc

The donor George Lister Coop was about 21 years of age when he took this photo. It is one of a small series of photos donated by him that relate to Mont Albert and Surrey Hills stations. He has always had an interest in railways and there are other examples of his documentation of railway history in other collections contributing to this database. R J Mercer was the butcher at 112 Union Road. This property has a long history of being a butcher's shop beginning from c1904. He took over from Edward Lloyd in 1951. Spotless Dry Cleaners were at 104 Union Road.This is an important photo as there are few known colour images of the station prior to the installation of the third line in the early 1970s, which resulted in the demolition of the station built in 1883. It is also significant as a record of the housing along the south side of Stirling Crescent which was later replaced by light industry.A digital colour photo of Surrey Hills railway station taken from the overhead pedestrian footbridge looking towards Canterbury. Both tracks and the verandas on either side of the line can be seen, as can the railway gates in the open position and the signal box, beside which is a large palm tree. A section of red goods vans are positioned in the adjacent goods yard. Some of the businesses and advertising hoardings in Union Road can be seen in the background. These include A Doubleday (real estate agents), R J Mer..., grocer, baker, Spotless Dry Cleaning, Robur tea and Lipton tea (part of only). A number of the Edwardian houses along the south side of Stirling Crescent are also seen.george l coop, surrey hills railway station, goods yard, real estate agent, a doubleday, grocer, baker, union road, stirling crescent, spotless dry cleaning, r j mercer, butcher

Marra was a refrigerated cargo ship built by Ardrossan Dry Dock & Ship Building Co. in 1955. The first owner was the Adelaide Steamship Co. Ltd., Melbourne . 1,396 gross tons. Lbd: 233'2" x 37'8" x 14'9". in May 1965 it was sold to the Australian Army and renamed AS3051 (John Monash) and provided a shuttle service from Australia to Vietnam transporting cargo for the Australian Task Force. In September 1974, it was sold to unknown buyers however prior to that sale, she worked the West Australian coast being used on the Ord River Project under 'Stateships' perhaps under lease. The Clydebuilt shipsite states she was renamed Asian Queen in 1976 , Arabian Victory in 1980 and finally Sea Rose in 1981. The ship was scrapped in May 1984 at Gadani Beach, Pakistan. Lifebuoys are an essential piece of equipment on a ship. Because the name of the ships it belongs to is written on it is often the only memorabilia left from the ship when it is sent to scrapyard.Round buoy decorated in red and yellow sections with the word "Marra Melbourne" painted on the front. There is a rope that is strung through sections of the exterior.In black paint on the front of the buoy: "MARRA MELBOURNE"safety wheel, lifebelt, water wheely, ring buoy, lifering, lifesaver, life donut, life preserver, perry buoy, lifebuoy, lifesaving equipment, rescue, drowning, vietnam war, adelaide steamship, john monash, australian army, life buoy

Letter sent by Alfred G Ferris No 2156 AIF when he was docked in Fremantle on the way to England. Refer cat No 4183.3P for his service details.Booklet, folding, cover brown colour, “Souvenir of Perth WA” all print in black, hand written in black pen, inside has a letter in black pen dated followed by coloured photos of PerthOn front to, “Miss A Crossman 66 Wills St Bendigo Victoria”, from, “A.G.F”. Letter main points, “Perth 7th Aug 1916”, “Dear Amy”, “Kind regards and best wishes from Alf Ferris”souvenir, photos, perth

Dixons flake graphite used as a dry lubricantAs imported, used and sold by Holden and FrostRectangular red painted tin with press lid contents and manufacturer printed on tinDixons Flake graphite 5Lb 2.27 kg Nettgraphite, lubricant, dry

A summary of meteorological data appears in the Ballarat School of Mines Annual Report for 1887 (P.35, 50). The last such summary appears in the Ballarat School of Mines Calendar 1901-2 (p58), which contains the data for the year 1900. No references have been found re names and job duties/positions of data collectors. The data was recorded by J. Matsen and A. Kiedahl.A charcoal grey hard covered, 120 page ledger, with brown leather spine and corners. The ledger has 31 special column heading, with the observed data added by hand. The column headings are: (AM) Date, Barometer, Ther. of Bar., Wet Bulb., Dry Bulb, Maxim., Minim, Rainfall, Wind, Remarks and State of Weather (PM) Date, Barometer, Ther. of Bar., Wet Bulb., Dry Bulb, Maxim., Minim, Rainfall, Wind, Remarks and State of Weather.Gold lettering on spine "Meteorological Observations: and on a glued on leather patch "School of Mines Ballarat" also in gold lettering. Written on inside front page: "Elevation of barometer 1420ft above Sea Level. To reduce barometric readings to Sea Level When Thermometer stands at 40 add 1.606 (to barometer) 45 " 1.590 50 " 1.574 55 " 1.559 60 " 1.543 65 " 1.528 70 " 1.528 80 " 1.499 85 " 1.471 90 " 1.457 95 " 1.444 100 " 1.431 Lightly hand written in pencil on the next page: "J. Matsen Feb 1891 to Feb 1894 - 3 years A. Kildahl Feb 1894 - " A circle has been place around the hottest temperature for the month. ballarat school of mines, smb, meteorology, j. matsen, a. kiedahl, kiedahl, matsen, rain, weather, meteorological data

One of fifty one photographs originally in a photo album found in the National Wool Museum’s office. The album was water damaged and the images were removed for conservation. The images follow the process of wool. Beginning in a sheep paddock and finishing as a folded fabric. It includes all the steps in between in this process, including shearing, transporting, selling, washing and the many different steps in the process of turning a single thread of wool into fabric.Black and white image showing a man standing at a machine during the tentering process.AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PUBLICITY / ASSOCIATION / FLINDERS STREET RAILWAY BUILDING, / MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA / W12 / W12. Tentering (Drying).wool industry, working life, women, boonoke station, farming, sheep farming, agriculture, sheep stations, transport, wool processing, shearing, textile industry, wool

Soo-hand puppet from "The Sooty Show" (1955 - 1975) British Children ShowWhite coloured hand puppet with black ears and arms. Has black nose with yellow & black plastic eyes. Has red & pink spot skirt with lace edging Has red & white spot hair ribbon. Tag: Made exclusively for Patsy & Marketing Ltd, Shipley Yorkshire DB 18 1BP. Under license in China Registered 758227Matthew Corbett Ltd Surface washable, sponge with luke warm water and mild soap. Dry, brush lightlysooty, soo, the sooty show, toys, handpuppet

This jumper is part of a General Purpose Uniform issued by the Australian Airforce to Bernard Farley during service. This uniform type was developed in 2014 and replaced camouflage as the uniform worn during general base duties and in non-warlike environments. Although a camouflage pattern, this design is not intended for use as camouflage. This woolen jumper was presumably a winter addition to the GPU.This item has social significance, as an item of uniform worn by Warrnambool RSL community member and Secretary (2019), Bernard Farley during service with the Australian Airforce. The item is a representative example of current Airforce General Purpose Uniform and is in excellent condition. As a set, the uniform has aesthetic significance in it’s design, incorporating GPU uniform design from the Army alongside the colours and motifs of the Australian Airforce. Navy blue ribbed knitted jumper with stitched navy cotton elbow patches, rectangular in shape. Similar rectangular shaped patches on the left and right shoulder, bearing two epaulettes, stiched at one end and fastened with velcro and the other. The left shoulder carries an Airforce embroidered patch at the top of the arm. Arm cuffs have external seam for approximately 100 mm from the end, indicating that the jumper may have been worn with cuffs folded over. Synthetic strip of black fabric on the interior collar behind a cream coloured label.Label on interior of collar reads: “CALCOUP KNITWEAR/291083/ 06/01 / 8405/661468799 / SIZE: 115cm-125cm/SERVICE No........./ NAME........../MACHINE WASHABLE GENTLE CYCLE/Fasten shoulder straps before/washing. Warm machine wash,/inside out on medium cycle./Do not bleach./Warm rinse. Normal spin./Doi not tumble dry./Dry in shade. Warm iron./ Dry Cleanable A/80% Wool 20% Nylon”camouflage, general purpose uniform, airforce, uniform, australian defence force

collage; fabric on board. A flock of birds (galahs?) in colours of pink, purple and white fly above the dry barren (red) landscape. Low horizon line and vast open purple, blue sky. Signed lower right corner "Munro", not dated.fabric, collage, munro, textiles, outback

Used in the 19th Century. A forged steel two pronged Forked Hoe head used to break up very hard or dry ground. There is a bend at the top of the fork with a hole for the handle. It was made by a blacksmith and used in the 19th century.agricultural tools, gardening tools, steel, pitchforks

From the late 1920s several brands of irons, including Hotpoint and Light' N Easy were manufactured in Australia by the Australian General Electric Co. Ltd. Light' N Easy irons were marketed as a versatile iron, small and light enough to be taken with you if you needed to travel away from home.This iron is representative of electrical appliances developed under licence in Australia from the late 1920s onwards.Small yellow steam iron. There are controls and a water level indicator on the side of the iron. There are 25 steam vents in the base. Steam and dry iron with surge of steam. A 3 metre electrical cord is attached.Label: " General Electric Housewares Pty Ltd. Vic/ Nottinghill Melbourne 3166/ 700 Watts/ APP NO. V79008 Cat 04/06 240 Voltsdomestic appliances, light 'easy irons

After the 1939 bushfires the Forests Commission placed orders for 130,000 feet (nearly 40 km) of 1½ inch canvas hose in Britain to accompany over 200 new pumps of various types. The Altona workshop became a major centre for fabrication, repair and storage of hose. But lack of standardisation of hose couplings plagued Australian firefighters for decadesHolders to carry canvas hose rolls Canvas hose needs to be washed, dried, rolled and stored properly after it has been used otherwise it will rot. Unrolled hose is notorious for becoming tangled.forests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, fire pump, fire tanker

Paired with image 03733.1 for display at 150 years Lakes Entrance 1858 to 2008 held in October 2008Black and white postcard of lake foreshore at Cross Landing showing framework for drying fishing nets near shoreline jetties over water near steep shoreline in distance Lake Tyers Victoriaocean, topography, fishing industry

Black and white photograph of Lake Tyers taken from Aboriginal Station showing island in lake and entrance in distance with animal hides drying along the fence sheep and cattle Lake Tyers Victoriawaterways, topography