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National Wool Museum
Ephemera - The Geelong, Wool Rug, Albion Mills, Albion Woollen Mills Co. Pty Ltd
Product label in tones of red, green, yellow and white showing printed text and a graphic of a woman, lion, ship, wool bale, shield and pitch fork. front: [printed] ALBION MILLS, GEELONG / THE GEELONG / PURE WOOL RUG / MANUFACTURED BY / THE ALBION WOOLLEN MILL CO. / GEELONG, VICTORIA. / No. / WEIGHT / SIZEalbion mills, archives, wool industry, blankets, rugs, products, advertising, geelong, packaging, label, graphic design -
Bendigo Military Museum
Certificate - CERTIFICATE, WW2, Education Department Victoria, c1944
Certificate issued by " EDUCATION DEPARTMENT/ VICTORIA" Title "YOUNG WORKERS" "PATRIOTIC GUILD" Issued to "ELAINE GUNNELL/ EAGLEHAWK/ 210" on "19th July 1944". Certificate - light weight cardboard, with dark brown print on stylised scroll and illustrated in colour with gum leaves and gum nuts in background, lower foreground, two school pupils. Education Dept, Victoria crest at top.Certificate inscription - black (typed) ink "ELAINE GUNNELL/ EAGLEHAWK/ 210/ 19th JULY, 1944" Handwritten signature by Headmaster in black ink "H A ? LIEGNOR" certificate, ww2, education department of victoria -
Bendigo Military Museum
Domestic object - CLOCK, MANTLE PIECE, Gilbert Clock Co. U.S.A, possible 1918 - 1921
This clock was originally in the front Office of the Soldiers Memorial Institute Bendigo on the mantlepiece of the fireplace. Original donor or date of being placed is unknown. It was last used in 2005 by Jack Barnes OAM who wound it every day he was in the Office, he was Secretary for 43 years of the BRSL. After the renovations to the SMI in 2016 - 18 it was placed on the mantlepiece of the fireplace in what is now called "The Building and RSL History Room"Mantle Piece Clock, timber frame, hinged glass cover over the face is missing, numbers are 1 - 12 on clock face, rear door to the mechanism, a pendulum weight is taped to the inside, no wind up key.On Clock face, "Gilbert". Around clock face, "Made in Winsted Conn United States of America"brsl, smirsl, mantle -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - HOSKING AND HUNKIN COLLECTION: DOLL, 1932
Object. Light weight plastic Kewpie doll. Ribbons tied to each arm-one pink,, one light green. Dent in back of head. Small tuft of brown painted hair at centre top of head.toys, dolls, plastic kewpie doll -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Womens Knitted Suit, 1982
Bought to wear to donor's son's wedding and then didn't use the garment for the occasion. Wore it only two or three times since.1982 Three piece Jade ensemble in acetate and polyamide fabric. Summer weight French Spangaro label. Top has scalloped edging on neck and cap sleeves. Long sleeved jacket has clear buttons.costume, female -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1935
'Puma' light-weight model wood tennis racquet. Made by Prosser & Sons Company, Australia. Leather grip. String whipping around shoulders. Teal and gold decals. Materials: Wood, Gut, Paint, Leathertennis -
Tennis Australia
Shuttlecock, Circa 1940
Two identical (.1 and .2) RSL shuttlecocks with rubber weights and white natural feathers. Housed inside object 2009.79 as found on acquisition of collection. Materials: Rubber, Bird feather, Adhesive tape, Adhesive labeltennis -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Auction Flyer
Auction flyer for Eaglehawk Borough Council. One page with title, map and land particulars on rectangular paper which is coloured light brown. One-page, light weight paper written by hand in black ink. eaglehawk borough council, auction, streets -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - information cards, "Cable Rails & Slot Beams"
Information cards detailing the types of rail including slot rails used in Melbourne cable tramways by the Melbourne Tramways Trust. Includes dimensional details, weight, sections of cable roads. The second card has the properties of the rail sectons such as area, moment of inertia, section modulus and weight per yard. Both sheets have the name H Orams in the top right hand corner.Yields information about the various cable tram railsSet of two ruled photocopied cards tramways, rails, mtt, cable trams, cable slot -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Handwritten Notes, Form/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1960's
Yields information about the work looking at increasing the load on pony wheels - not known whether done in practice.Set of two hand written notes. .1 - Set of calculations on the weight of an axle - if a different dimension to look at increasing the weight on a pony axle of a maximum traction tram. Written on the back of Tram Mileage Record Sheet form TYE 1.58 - daily record for each tram .2 - sketch of the finishing dimensions and dimensions of the end of an axle - written on the rear of a torn 1944 poster using for fund raising. Has the names of: T. A. Farr Hon President, A Purdue President and W. Sewell secretary for the "ACF" - Australian Comforts Fund.trams, tramways, axles, sketches, fund raising, maximum traction, forms, mileage -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Cast Iron Pestle
Cast iron pestle is heavy an brings substantial weight to the task of grinding and crushing dry and fresh spices, seeds, medicines and pillsUsed by the residents of the Kiewa Valley for grinding and crushing.Cast Iron large pestle. Solid and heavy.cast iron pestle -
National Wool Museum
Yarn
'Corio' brand hand knitting wool, produced in Geelong, Australia. The weight of 25 grammes indicates a date of manufacture after 1966.Three balls of 'Corio' brand woollen hand knitting yarn, produced in Geelong, Australia.Corio / 8 PLY / WOOLLEN / HAND KNITTING / YARN / MADE IN / GEELONG, AUSTRALIA. / 25 GRAMMES NET AT STANDARD CONDITIONShandicrafts -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Container - BOTTLES COLLECTION: Coke Bottle FL. OZ
Australia started to convert to metric weights and measurements 1970. 6 1/2 fluid ounces (FL OZ) equals 192mlsA curved green glass bottle six centimetres diameter and 20 centimetres high with a two and a half centimetre opening at the top. White writing on one side states BOTTLE REGD. TRADE MARK Coke TRADE MARK REGD. NET CONTENTS 6 1/2 FL OZ The other side Coco-Cola (in cursive script) TRADE MARK REGD. NET CONTENTS 6 1/2 FL OZbottle, coco cola, fluid ounces -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Victorian Railways 'single line diagram 'Port Store', Victorian Railways, Nov 1942
Diagrams created by the Victorian Railways with detailed information including weight of rails, distance of points/switches from the datum point, etc.Scanned copy of 'single line diagram' for 'Port Store'victorian railways, port store -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Victorian Railways 'single line diagram 'Princes Pier', Victorian Railways, Oct 1954
Diagrams created by the Victorian Railways with detailed information including weight of rails, distance of points/switches from the datum point, etc.Scanned copy of 'single line diagram' for 'Princes Pier'victorian railways, piers and wharves - princes pier -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Stove polish, Reckitt & Coleman (Australia) Ltd
Twenty round flat tins with push on lids, yellow and black coloured with picture of a horse head (zebra ?) on the lids.Zebra Stove Polish. Made in Australia by Reckitt & Coleman ( Australia) Ltd. Apply with a damp cloth or brush. net weight 2 1/2 oz. -
National Wool Museum
Ephemera - The Barwon Rug, Albion Mills, Albion Woollen Mills Co. Pty Ltd
Product label in tones of blue and white showing printed text and a graphic of a woman, lion, shield and pitchfork. front: [printed] ALBION MILLS GEELONG / The . . / BARWON RUG / GUARANTEED / ALL WOOL / No. / Weight / lbs. Size 72 x 60 / MERCER PRINT GEELONGalbion mills, archives, wool industry, blankets, rugs, products, advertising, geelong, packaging, label, graphic design -
Parks Victoria - Mount Buffalo Chalet
Trophy, buffalo horns, "Buffalo Cow Horns"
Appears to be Original to the Chalet.) 'These have been at the Chalet from at least 1937, when they were photographed at the head of the Dining Room above the mantlepeice (fig 10). They were still there in 1950 as testified by another photograph of the dining room ( Fig11). By 2002, they had been moved to the main Lounge where they were displayed above the north mantelpeice, and have since been transferred to the Billiard Room. Information printed in gold on the buffalo mount states that the horns are from Northern Territory and were presented (date not stated) by Mr T.N. Sayle of Whitfield, a town in the King Valley near Mt Buffalo.' (Pg 57. Historica ) Listed in . Draft Inventory of Significant Collection Items. A.1. Furnishings - Billiard Room. (Pg 162. Historica) Listed in Draft Inventory of Significant Items.Appendix A.3. Other Objects - ornamental items. (Pg 165. historica Buffalo horns mounted on a wooden plaque with an inscription."BUFFALO COW HORNS / 9ft from tip to tip. Weight 20 lbs / from NORTHERN TERRITORY / presented by / Mr T.N. SAYLE / Whitfield Victoria." -
Orbost & District Historical Society
tin, Circa 1900
Hexagonal coffee tin with round lid. Empire Compys. Oriental Brand. Reg June 21st 1883 Trade Mark Mel. Ad. Bris. Syd. Paper label attached. 2lb weight. - black background, colourful.tin harper troedel coffee -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Handbook, Training, Infantry Training Fieldcraft
Handbook for training of Infantry in Fieldcraft. Published by the UK War Office, September, 1948. This handbook contains 80 pages of illustrated notes for infantry training personnel. It is bound in a soft cover of heavy weight buff coloured paper. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Tramcar Internal Roof Ad, Ballarat Methodist Youth Fellowship, "Carols by Candlelight", Dec. 1958
Medium weight cardboard sheet, light greenish grey colour, printed one side, advertising "Carols by Candlelight", The Gardens, Band Rotunda, Christmas Eve, 24/12/2958. Arranged by Ballarat Methodist Youth Fellowship.ballarat, community services, carols by candlelight, botanical gardens -
Tennis Australia
Tether ball, Instruction Manual, Circa 1925
A 'ZIPP-EE' Tennis Opponent. A triangular metal weight with length of elastic (broken in places) and a grey ball. Housed in printed cardboard box. Contains instruction pamphlet. Materials: Metal, Rubber, Felt, Paper, Ink, Cardboardtennis -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - List, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), " Munition Bus Data", 1944
Dyeline print of Drawing R6142, titled "Munition Bus Data", listing Bus Nos., make and type, number in service, capacity, turning circle, wheel base, weight, overall length, width and height. Dated 20.9.1944.trams, tramways, buses, mmtb, lists, world war 2 -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Scales, Gold, Apothecary, Analytical in Glass Case c1880, c1880
A pair of scales or dishes in which objects to be weighed and the weights / masses against which to weigh them are placed is an "Apparatus for weighing. The pan, or each of the pans, of a balance." Its parts include a fulcrum, a beam that balances on it, two pans at the ends of the beam to hold the materials to be weighed, and counter-balancing weights. Gottingen made fine precision scientific scales for use by assayers, jewellers, chemists, gold buyers rtc. A 2 pan analytical, scientific or pharmaceutical beam balance scale made in Gottingen Germany c 1880. These scales are encased in a mahogany framed glass cabinet and Graded 0 -9 9-0D.R.PATENT / GOTTINGER PRAZISIONSWAGENFABRIK G.m.b.H. / GOTTINGEN On upright V over GPW scales, balance, precision measures, gold, pharmacy, precious metals, jewellery, gottingen germany, sartorious f, moorabin, bentleigh, cheltenham, early settlers, gold miners, pioneers, market gardeners, ballarat, bendigo, imperial measure, troy weight -
Orbost & District Historical Society
wrappers
Used to wrap half pound packs of butter made at the Orbost Butter Factory.The Orbost Butter and Produce Co. Ltd was registered on June 1st 1893 and was an important source of income to the Orbost district. .1 is a bundle of twenty wrappers for Orbost Choicest Butter -Half Pound Nett Weight. They are white, rectangular with yellow,red ang green print . .2 is two blank letter heads for Orbost Butter and Produce Co LtdManufactured and Packed by C.M. -L/FD Orbost Butter & Produce Co Ltd in bottom Orbost Victoria R.H. cornerorbost-butter-factory agriculture farming letter-head wrappers butter -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Handbook, Training, Infantry Section Leading
Handbook for training Infantry Section Leading. Published by the UK War Office, December, 1938. This handbook contains 104 pages of illustrated notes for infantry training personnel. It is bound in a soft cover of heavy weight buff coloured paper. -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Light Bomb, 1940s ?
UnknownLight Weight bomb is made from 3 parts. The cylinder head section made of light steel screws onto the main body which is Aluminium and has a cylinder shape and screwed to the body section is a tin fin sectionSome what appears to be Japaness writing on the heads sectionlight weight bomb ww2 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Inclinometer
Inclinometer,Instrument for determinating the incination of a strata, wooden quarter circle in shape, marked with 0-90 degrees, two view holes (Bottom one broken off) attached at top for aligning. Lead weight on string to display angle.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, inclinometer -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Ray Foley to members Australian Foremen Stevedore's Association, Victorian Branch, 1970s
Purple roneoed letter to the members of the Australian Foremen Stevedore's Association, Victorian Branch. Signed by Ray Foley with handwritten note to Bill Hegarty "Good luck to you Bill. Hope you have put on weight. Regards, Ray."societies clubs unions and other organisations, australian foremen stevedore's association -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Long Case Pendulum Clock, Estimated date 1920's
Long case clock in painted wooden case. Timber moulding to top. Gold coloured dial with Arabic numerals. Black (1-24) metal. No makers name on dial. Brass pendulum on wooden hanger with 3 brass weights.longcased clock