Medicine balls are a weighted ball used to improve fitness and strength. Their use is recorded as early as 1000BC when skins were sewn and stuffed with sand. They are still used to the present time and come in various sizes and weights. This example probably belongs to the turn of the 20th century.An item which was in common use by people interested in fitness. Items of similar design and construction have been used by many different cultures and peoples.Brown leather with eight segments, laced on side. It has two small leather circles either end, each with two holes. medicine ball, physical culture, warrnambool

The QUEENSCLIFFE lifeboatLifeboatsBlack & white photograph of the Lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE under way at Fisherman's Pier, circa 1929-30 after the Lifeboat Shed was builtReverse - "QUEENSCLIFFE boatshed at the old Fisherman's Pier on the North end - Demolished pier about 1955 - before moved to new pier because of 'sanding' up & preventing clear launch (about 1947-49?) - on left is Ports & Harbour shed (on South arm of Fisherman's Pier - see 1986-184 - cabin to QUEENSCLIFFE added about 1935.community information, the queenscliffe lifeboat

Tobacco farming began circa 1960 in the Kiewa Valley and consequently became one of its major industries. Many of the Italian families were involved in tobacco farming.Historical: This equipment was used on one of the first tobacco farms in the Kiewa Valley at Mongans Bridge. The sand sieve was home-made showing the resourcefulness of farmers living in the Kiewa Valley. Provenance: This tobacco farmer came from Italy and was sponsored to visit a tobacco farmer in Myrtleford to learn how to grow tobacco so that he could transfer those skills to his own farm in the Kiewa Valley.Used for sifting sand over the sowing of tobacco seed in seed beds. Rectangular wooden frame with tin attached on all 4 sides. Tin has been punched randomly to form ragged holes about 20 mm apart. A wooden beam has been attached vertically to the frame and extends upwards to form a handle tapered towards the end. Tin is nailed on. tobacco. kiewa valley. mongans bridge. vannucci. sand sieve. rossaro.

black and white photograph: brick and sand stone building portion of 2 storeys with wooden balcony. Single storey section appears to have slate roof. 2 storey section has door and 1 window. Single storey section has central door with window each side., Dark coloured cat at front left. Specimen Cottage, Hargreaves St., Bendigo.A. Doney, C 1955. ( J. Lerk, 18.2.2000 )buildings, residential, specimen cottage, bendigo

David Armfield studied at the National Gallery School in the 1940s and turned to full time painting in 1965. RMIT printamking. He has won several art awards, including the Ramsay Prize - NGV School, the Redcliffe and in 1980 the Eltham Prize. Armfield is represented in the National Gallery collection, Art Gallery of NSW, Tasmanian Art Gallery, several regional art galleries across Australia as well as private collections. David Armfield first came to Eltham in the late 1903s on painting trips and used to camp on the banks of the Diamond Creed. He returned to Eltham in 1957 with his wife Joan who has subsequently become one of the district's potters, and built a mud brick house and studio in John Street on land adjoining Peter Glass. He has painted many landscapes in the district including intimate studies of the bush floor and the aftermath of bush fires.'Untitled' by David Armfield an oil on canvas painting depicts sand, sea, distant mountains and various figures scattered about in a typical Armfield landscape. The figures tend to be annonymous, sometimes included more to establish the scale than for a narrative purpose. The figures are well clothed and it could be assumed that it is not a hot summer's day. Depth is established by changing of colours and diminishing the size of the figures.david armfield, beach, eltham, nillumbik shire council

Yields information about the interior arrangements of the depot while the tramway is operating. Also shows the way the sand was distributed to the tramcars.Black and white print on heavy matt photographic paper of the interior of Wendouree Parade depot with a number of trams on No. 1 and 3 roads. Shows the structure of the tram depot. Has a wheelbarrow full of sand and a bucket to one side of the photograph and the front end of the tower truck. Source of photo - same as Reg item 3841 - Ron Hann, note added 2/2010.On rear in pencil "Ballarat Depot 1963"tramways, trams, depot, sec depot

Yields information about the training of crews.Instruction or question sheet - foolscap carbon copy, titled "Questions to be answered by Birney Car Students", giving 18 questions, about electrical path, controllers, lighting, stopping the tram, faults, sand, leaving the tram, draw bar, purpose of the two trolley poles. Two copies - one copy dated 15/8/19245 - suggesting it was made for Geelong by MESCotrams, tramways, birney, mesco, instructions, training

Black and white postcard of Esplanade, showing timber sand groynes, rock wall, concrete footpath along the foreshore. Across the highway from left to right Kia-Ora House, Heyfield House, Coates Bros Garage, Robin Hood Inn, Vises Cafe, Methodist Church, Bellevue Guesthouse, Police Station, Maranui Guesthouse and Glenara Guesthouse. Lakes Entrance VictoriaLooking Along The Esplanade Lakes Entrancewaterfront, township, accommodation

Second copy has inscription Glimpse of Lakes Entrance ( on back)Black and white small format postcard, taken from a tea room known as Cream Cottage on the Kalimna Heights escarpment. It shows posts & trees in foreground, waters of North Arm, cottage facing North Arm, rear view of dwellings facing Cunninghame Arm, Broomes Federal Baang Yarnda houseboat, sand hummocks on southern shore. Lakes Entrance Victoria'View from Cream Cottage' (on back)township, waterways

The rocket rescue crews used a sand anchor at a beach rescue site to weigh down the rescue apparatus. The crew would connect the steel cables to the connecting cable and then join heavy ropes or chains to the connecting cable. They would then bury the anchor in a trench about three-quarters of a metre deep, keeping the connecting cable’s end free. The length of heavy rope or chain was attached to a pulley block onto the heavy hawser line. The block and a crotch pole were used to keep the hawser line high and taught, keeping the survivors above the sea as they were hauled to shore on a line or in a breeches buoy. Saving lives in Warrnambool – The coastline of South West Victoria is the site of over 600 shipwrecks and many lost lives; even in Warrnambool’s Lady Bay there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905, with eight lives lost. In 1859 the first Government-built lifeboat arrived at Warrnambool Harbour and a shed was soon built to house it. In 1858 the provision of rocket and mortar apparatus was approved for lifeboat stations in Victoria, and in 1864 a rocket house was built to safely store the rocket rescue equipment. In 1878 the buildings were moved to the Breakwater area, and in 1910 the new Lifeboat Warrnambool arrived with its ‘self-righting’ design. For almost a hundred years the lifeboat and rocket crews, mostly local volunteers, trained regularly to maintain their rescue skills. They were summoned when needed by alarms, gunshots, ringing bells and foghorns. Some became local heroes but all served an important role. By the end of the 1950s, the lifeboat and rescue equipment had become obsolete. Rocket Rescue Method - The Government of Victoria adopted lifesaving methods based on Her Majesty’s Coast Guard in Great Britain. It authorised the first line-throwing rescue system in 1858. Captain Manby’s mortar powered a projectile connected to a rope, invented in 1808. The equipment was updated to John Dennett’s 8-foot shaft and rocket method that had a longer range of about 250 yards. From the 1860s the breeches buoy apparatus was in use. The apparatus was suspended on a hawser line and manually pulled to and from the distressed vessel carrying passengers and items. In the early 1870s Colonel Boxer’s rocket rescue method became the standard in Victoria. His two-stage rockets, charged by a gunpowder composition, could fire the line up to 500-600 yards, although 1000 yards range was possible. Boxer’s rocket carried the light line, which was faked, or coiled, in a particular way between pegs in a faking box to prevent twists and tangles when fired. The angle of firing the rocket to the vessel in distress was measured by a quadrant-type instrument on the side of the rocket machine. Decades later, in about 1920, Schermuly invented the line-throwing pistol that used a small cartridge to fire the rocket. The British Board of Trade published instructions for both the beach rescue crew and ship’s crew. It involved setting up the rocket launcher on shore at a particular angle measured by the quadrant, inserting a rocket that had a lightweight line threaded through its shaft, and then firing it across the stranded vessel, the line issuing freely from the faking board. A tally board was then sent out to the ship with instructions in four languages. The ship’s crew would haul on the line to bring out the heavier, continuous whip line, then secure the attached whip block to the mast or other sturdy part of the ship. The rescue crew on shore then hauled out a stronger hawser line, which the ship’s crew fixed above the whip block. The hawser was then tightened using the block on the shore end of the whip. The breeches buoy and endless whip are then attached to the traveller block on the hawser, allowing the shore crew to haul the breeches buoy to and from the vessel, rescuing the stranded crew one at a time. This sand anchor is part of the rocket rescue equipment and is significant for its connection with local history, maritime history and marine technology. Lifesaving has been an important part of the services performed from Warrnambool's very early days, supported by State and Local Government, and based on the methods and experience of Great Britain. Hundreds of shipwrecks along the coast are evidence of the rough weather and rugged coastline. Ordinary citizens, the Harbour employees, and the volunteer boat and rescue crew, saved lives in adverse circumstances. Some were recognised as heroes, others went unrecognised. In Lady Bay, Warrnambool, there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905. Many lives were saved but tragically, eight lives were lost.The sand anchor comprises a plank with steel cables and a connecting cable. The rectangular wooden bevelled-edged plank with two pairs of square metal plates bolted through it. Each metal plate has an eyelet and the two steel cable lengths are permanently attached by their eyelets to the plates. The eyelets at each end of the cable lengths are reinforced with rope work and one length also has a ‘U’ bolt shackle connection. The steel connecting cable also has reinforced eyelets at both ends. The plank has a black stencilled inscription on the upper surface. 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Camp ovens were used for cooking indoors and outdoors. They were used to perform a variety of tasks and to last forever.The use of dry sand moulds for casting the iron created a smoother surface. A more even surface meant more even contact points with food. The lid is close fitting.Used by people in the Kiewa Valley including campers, drovers, shearers, bushmen, miners and groups eg.scouts to cook food.Camp ovens originally named Dutch ovens were made from cast iron, were heavy and were developed in the Netherlands in the 1700s. Australian drovers, shearers, bushmen, campers and miners used the cast iron camp ovens. This one has legs and was used outside. The lid is slightly concave enabling coals from the cooking fire to be placed on top as well as below. This provides more uniform internal heat and lets the inside act as an oven. Formerly UKV 023cast iron oven, outdoor cooking

Cast iron lace was made in foundries in most cities. There were 42 such foundries in Melbourne alone. It was cheaper to make than wrought iron. "Pig iron", iron ore, was melted in a blast furnace, mixed with alloys and poured into molds made of sand. The alloys needed a minimum of 2% carbon.Black and White Photo by A Doney Bendigo of balustrade in Forest Street next to Wesley ChurchA. Doney Bendigoa doney, forest street

Lois Sandor is the daughter of Bezalel (Zal) Markov who was the President of the Kadimah in 1918. Lois was interviewed about her father's life in Melbourne and his involvment with the Kadimah. Markov was a Chemist who had two Chemist shops in Carlton. The interview was recorded in November 2022 and the interviewer was Renata Singerkadimah jewish cultural centre, z. markov, bezalel markov, lois sandor, kadimah presidents, jewish carlton, carlton, chemist, birth control

Cast Iron lace was made in foundries in most cities. There were 42 such foundries in Melbourne alone. It was cheaper to make than wrought iron. "Pig iron", iron ore was melted in a blast furnace, mixed with alloys and then poured into molds usually made of sand. The alloys needed a minimum of 2% carbon.A black and white photograph by Alan Doney of the building at 247 View St in Bendigo. The photo shows detail of the wrought iron on the verandah. alan doney, bendigo, wrought iron

Cast Iron lace was made in foundries in most cities. There were 42 such foundries in Melbourne alone. It was cheaper to make than wrought iron. "Pig iron", iron ore, was melted in a blast furnace, mixed with alloys and then poured into moulds usually made of sand. The alloys needed a minimum of 2% carbon.A black and white photograph by Alan Doney of the building at 257 View St in Bendigo. The photo shows detail of the wrought iron on the verandah. alan doney, bendigo, wrought iron

Cast Iron lace was made in foundries in most cities. There were 42 such foundries in Melbourne alone. It was cheaper to make than wrought iron. "Pig iron", iron ore, was melted in a blast furnace, mixed with alloys and then poured into molds usually made of sand. The alloys needed a minimum of 2% carbon.A black and white photograph by Alan Doney of the building at 22 Valentine St in Bendigo. The photo shows detail of the wrought iron on the verandah. alan doney, bendigo, wrought iron

Cast iron lace was made in foundries in most cities. There were 42 such foundries in Melbourne alone. It was cheaper to make than wrought iron. "Pig iron",iron ore, was melted in a blast furnace, mixed with alloys and then poured into moulds usually made of sand. The alloys needed a minimum of 2% carbon. A black and white photograph by Alan Doney of 288 View St in Bendigo. The photo shows detail of the wrought iron on the fence. alan doney, bendigo, wrought iron

Cast Iron lace was made in foundries in most cities. There were 42 such foundries in Melbourne alone. It was cheaper to make than wrought iron. "Pig iron", iron ore, was melted in a blast furnace, mixed with alloys and then poured into moulds usually made of sand. The alloys needed a minimum of 2% carbon.A black and white photograph by Alan Doney of 159 Forest St in Bendigo. The photo shows detail of the wrought iron on the verandah. alan doney, bendigo, wrought iron

Cast iron lace was made in foundries in most cities. There were 42 such foundries in Melbourne alone. It was cheaper to make than wrought iron. "Pig iron", iron ore, was melted in a blast furnace, mixed with alloys and then poured into moulds usually made of sand. The alloys needed a minimum of 2% carbon.Black and White photos by A Doney of House on corner of Mc Kenzie and Short Street Bendigo showing lace ironwork on the balustrade.Photo A Doneyiron lace work, a doney, historical home bendigo

Cast iron lace was made in foundries in most cities. There were 42 such foundries in Melbourne alone. It was cheaper to make than wrought iron. "Pig iron", iron ore, was melted in a blast furnace, mixed with alloys and then poured into moulds usually made of sand. The alloys needed a minimum of 2% carbon.A black and white photograph by Alan Doney of Caretakers Residence Cathedral Short Street Bendigo showing detail of the wrought iron on the verandah. A Doney Bendigoalan doney, bendigo, wrought iron, balustrade

Cast iron lace was made in foundries in most cities. There were 42 such factories in Melbourne alone. It was cheaper to make than wrought iron. "Pig iron", iron ore was melted in a blast furnace, mixed with alloys and then poured into moulds usually made of sand. The alloys needed a minimum of 2% carbon.Black and White photos by A Doney of bench seats one showing fern detail and the other leaves and flowers.Photo A Doneyiron lace work, a doney, bench seats

CAst iron lace was made in foundries in most cities. There were 42 such foundries in Melbourne alone. It was cheaper to make than wrought iron. "Pig iron"' iron ore, was melted in a blast furnace, mixed with alloys and poured into moulds usually made with sand. The alloys needed a minimum of 2% carbon.Black and White photo by A Doney of Balustrade on property on the corner of Forest and Barnard Streets Bendigo.A Doney Bendigoalan doney, bendigo, wrought iron, forest street bendigo, barnard street bendigo

Cast Iron lace was made in foundries in most cities. There were 42 such foundries in Melbourne alone. It was cheaper to make than wrought iron. "Pig iron", iron ore was melted in a blast furnace, mixed with alloys and then poured into moulds usually made of sand. The alloys needed a minimum of 2% carbon. Two black and white photographs by Alan Doney of the Spastic Centre in Don Street, Bendigo. Both photos shows detail of the wrought iron on the verandah. alan doney, bendigo, wrought iron, spastic children's society

Cast Iron lace was made in foundries in most cities. There were 42 such foundries in Melbourne alone. It was cheaper to make than wrought iron. "Pig iron", iron ore was melted in a blast furnace, mixed with alloys and then poured into molds usually made of sand. The alloys needed a minimum of 2% carbon. Three black and white photographs by Alan Doney of the residence 'Illira' at 57 Forest St, Bendigo. The first photo shows the front of the residence. The other two photos show detail of the wrought iron on the verandah. alan doney, bendigo, wrought iron, illira bendigo

Sandy BROWN (1946- _ Born Tichborne, Hampshire. England From 1969-73 Sand Brown studied at Daisei Pottery, Mashiko, Japan. In 1988 she was awarded an residency in Australia, and was an artist in residence at the Gippsland Centre for Art and Design (GCAD). The Sandy Brown Museum opened in Appledore in June 2014.sandy brown, ceramics, gippsland campus, jan feder memorial ceramics collection