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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Supplementary Report of Criminal Offence Report - 1914, 08/06/1914
Dartmoor Police Station Records.Hand written , supplementary report of Criminal Offence report - larceny of a coil of wire. Dartmoor Police Station 8th June 1914 -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Construction of Ringwood swimming pool in Ringwood Street, 1934, 1934
Black and white photograph of construction area with reinforcing wire around edge of excavation. (2 copies, 1 small & 1 enlargement.Typed below photograph, "Building old Ringwood Swimming Pool, 1934, Ringwood Street" -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Megaphone, 1920-1940
A megaphone or loudhailer is usually portable or hand-held, the cone-shaped acoustic horn used to amplify a person's voice or other sounds and direct it in a given direction. Used to communicate with others over distances. In Greek mythology, "Stentor" was a Greek herald during the Trojan War. His name has given rise to the adjective "stentorian", meaning loud-voiced, for which he was famous. The large funnel-shaped device is made of painted metal that is riveted together. It has no metal mouthpiece at the narrow end but rather a larger opening that is associated with a movie directors megaphone. It could also be used in a maritime situation or anywhere a person needs to amplify their voice to give directions to others over a distance. The Megaphone has significance for its provenance and historic value, and also as a relatively rare item of equipment once used worldwide in not only marine situations, or light house stations as well as many other differing types of applications where a person voice was needed to be amplified when communicating with others.Pressed Metal megaphone or loud hailer, with rolled wire rims, folded seam and riveted handle painted green and marked "R" "R"warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, megaphone, loud hailer, directors megaphone, communication device -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Glue Pots, A K and Sons
Glue pots, iron, composed of two pots, inner and outer, both have swivel wire handles, made by A K and Sons.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, glue pots, a k and sons. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Block
1 sheave wood block made from fence post with wire around & hook 290mmL x 130mmW x 90mmDflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, block -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Map, Railway Map of Victoria, n.d
Port of Portland CollectionFront: verso - 'Way and Works branch railway Department Melbourne Dec 1954.'port of portland archives, railway, map, 1954, 1950s -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document, Port Melbourne Management Framework - Managing Change Draft Report May 2003, 2003
Planning report produced by City of Port Philipp which addresses planning issues affecting Port Melbourne area, from Bay street to Beacon Road. Used as lobbying tool in relation to Beacon Cove Stage 8. Historical section inaccurate and not to be relied upon.Port Melbourne Management Framework - Managing Change Draft Report May 2003. Acetate cover, wire binding, 117 pagespiers and wharves - town pier, town planning, built environment, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - princes pier, beacon cove -
Clunes Museum
Container - JUG, SHARPE BROS
JUG USED TO CONTAIN GINGER BEERSTONEWARE JUB WITH WIRE HANDLE, BROWN CERAMIC GLAZE AT THE NECK OF THE JUG AND CLAY COLOURED GLAZE AROUND TO JUG BELOW THE BROWN"HEALTH BEVERAGES - WHEN EMPTY RETURN TO SHARPE BROS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND" IN BLACK LETTERING ON THE BODY OF THE JUGstoneware, jug, ginger beer -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - Camp 1
No 1 camp compound TaturaBlack and White photograph of No 1 Camp compound. Two huts behind a wire fence. Trees in the background. In the foreground is a round garden.camp 1, tatura, danson, camp garden -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
knife, 1940's
Found buried at Camp 13, MurchisonCurned tipped knife blade with wire twisted around handle end, parts of original wood handle & 2 x nails.arms, edged, weapons -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Deep Lead Students and Teacher Circa 1954
School Photo Circa 1954 Mr A.K. Boyd, Head Teacher Pearl Mitchell, Dawn Shuttleworth, Jean Cray, Amy Cray, David Perry, Richard MItchell, Keith Mitchell, Evelyn Cray, Dorothy cray, Robert Cray, Tom Cray, Edwin Perry, Betty shuttleworth, Barry Cromwell, Bruce Richards.B/W Photo Students and Teacher outside trees in background Brick building wall to Left of Photo and wire fence to right.deep lead school, education -
Slovenian Association Melbourne
Wooden dust beater, Marcela Bole dust beater
In Slovenia, there were no vacuum cleaners until 1970s to perform the jobs so housewives have been beating the dust out of mattresses, blankets and carpetsA woven wooden(willow wood tied together with wire) dust beater to be used in spring cleaning for beating the carpets, mattresses and blankets, dust beater, willow wood, cleaning mattresses, blankets, carpets -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Soda siphon, D. Fevre
For making and dispensing soda waterHeavy glass hour-glass shaped container, silver frosted, lattice wire cover. Siphon top missing, metal lipped.Around neck: "Veritable Seltzogene D. Fevre / Paris" "5" / "Fevre / Marque Depos�e"soda water, drink accessories -
Ambulance Victoria Museum
Photograph, framed, Cessna 404 Titans operated by Sunstate Airlines for Air Ambulance Victoria from 1989
Black and white photograph (print) in timber frame (green paint) with Perspex glazing. Frame has hanging wire attached at back.photograph, cessna 404 titans, cessna, sunstate airlines -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Egg slicer
Metallic. Has an oval shaped indent in centre with thin gaps that allow a small hinged metal frame with wires to go through. -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - B/W photograph, Former Anglican Vicarage, Warrenheip St. Buninyong, 9 April 1994
Modest weatherboard dwellingPhotograph of former Anglican Vicarage, Warrenheip St. Buninyong. Weatherboard house, tin roof, verandah, framed by trees, wire fence.anglican, vicarage, house, warrenheip st -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, 7 Sunbury Crescent
7 Sunbury Crescent was the home of Mr and Mrs Albert Tacey, associated with the Tacey family butchers at 629 Canterbury Road from 1888 – 1950s. Lucy Myra (MS Sparkes) was the wife of Albert Arthur Tacey (1902-1959) who worked in the family butchers business from the time he left school at 14 until 1952. They bought their Sunbury Crescent home at the time of their marriage in 1923 and had 3 surviving children – Elaine Merle, Frank Newman and Donald Arthur. Courtesy: Mrs Elaine McKenzie, nee Tacey, their daughter.A black and white photograph of a weatherboard Californian Bungalow style home. A wire fence is across the front. The photo is very out of focus.(mr) albert tacey, sunbury crescent, surrey hills, butchers, 1923, californian bungalow, weatherboard, (mrs) lucy tacey, (miss) lucy sparkes, (mr) frank newman tacey, (miss) elaine merle tacey, (mr) donald arthur tacey -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Vehicle - Race sulky, Pinevale Stud's Royal Speed race sulky, c. 1950
high quality race sulky manufactured by Royal Speed, Adelaide. Royal Speed Sulky, Pinevale Stud Hickory shafted , chromed metal undercarriage and fittings. Wire spoked wheels with rubber inflatable tyres. Yellow frame with blue seat.Pinevale Studtrotting, sulky, royal speed, pinevale stud -
Cheese World Museum
Safe, food, Coolgardie safe
Coolgardie safes were invented in the 1890s by Patrick McCormick in the Western Australian town of Coolgardie. Coolgardie safes were usually placed in a draughty areas, often under verandas. The hessian was placed in the water and draped around the sides and the draft cooled the contents of the safe. The legs could be stood in another tray of water to deter ants. This safe was bought at an auction at Orford by Laurie Gunnulson.Coolgardie safe has a box-shaped frame with wire mesh on the sides for air circulation. A four-legged tray for water is at the bottom. A piece of hessian hangs on one side (for demonstration purposes). The safe opens by a hinged door with a wire handle and there is a maker's name on the front. Inside it has a shelf in the middle. The safe is painted with Silvafros.Simpsonallansford, food storage, simpson, coolgardie safes, food safes, orford -
Federation University Historical Collection
Scientific Instrument
Glass tube attached capped with metal and with a green plastic coated copper wire attached to conduct electricity. The other end of the tube narrows and has a metal 'prod' attached. The tube as a nother tube inside it which includes a spring made of fine wire. A small amount of thick liquid is present between both tubes.laboratory, testing, graham hood -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Fruit Research at Tatura Research Station
Fruit Research at Tatura Research Station.|Institute for Sustainable Irrigation.|Irrigation; Canning & Wire Tying.photograph, people -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mr Jens Kofoed’s home in Armstrong
Jens Kofoed’s Home Armstrong Balcony on first floor with wire fence and white gate in frontstawell ararat house -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Wedding Cake Decorations, 1942
These four items came from the wedding cake made for the 1942 wedding of Ena Todd and Jack Heazlewood. Mary Josephine (Ena) Todd was born in Warrnambool in 1920 and was a hairdresser at Josephine’s Salon in Warrnambool. When she married Jack Heazlewood he was a stoker on the H.M.A.S. Sydney. They later lived in Sydney. Wedding cakes today often continue to be decorated with items similar to these. These cake decorations are of interest as examples of wedding ornaments of the mid 20th century and as mementoes of the 1942 wedding of two Warrnambool residents, Ena Todd and Jack Heazlewood. These are four items used to decorate a wedding cake. .1 A spray of white flowers with two green leaves with a covered wire stem .2 A spray of six white flowers with a covered wire stem .3 A spray of three silver-coloured leaves and five acorns on a covered stem and branches .2 A silver shoe made from paper -
Orbost & District Historical Society
hat
Lady's black bonnet made of silk. Edges (sides) tilt upwards and the front is peaked. Black flowers, ribbon and feathers are displayed at the back and plastic and wire black flowers with white stamens at the front Two long pieces of ribbon fall at sides to tie under chin. Sequins at the R.H. sand. Whole hat is a wire structure.hat costume-female headwear -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Block, Alexander Stephen and Sons, 1869
These remains of a block, shackle and wire are from the sailing ship Newfield. This would have been one of the hundreds of blocks and shackles used in the rigging of the vessel. The Newfield was a three-masted iron and steel barque, built in Dundee, Scotland, in 1869 by Alexander Stephen and Sons. It was owned by the Newfield Ship Company in 1890 and later that year It was registered in Liverpool to owners Brownells and Co. The Newfield left Sharpness, Scotland, on 28th May 1892 with a crew of 25 under the command of Captain George Scott and on 1st June left Liverpool. She was bound for Brisbane, Australia, with a cargo of 1850 tons of fine rock salt. On the night of 28 August 1892, the Captain mistook the Cape Otway light for that of Cape Wickham (King Island) and altered tack to the north and east putting the vessel on a collision course with the Victorian coast. At around 3:40 am the Newfield struck rocks about 100 yards from shore, and 5 feet of water filled the holds immediately. The captain gave orders to lower the boats which caused a disorganised scramble for safety among the crew. The starboard lifeboat was cleared for lowering with two seamen and two apprentices in her, but almost as soon as she touched the water she was smashed to bits against the side of the vessel, and only one of the four reached safety ashore, able seaman McLeod. The rough sea made the job of launching lifeboats very difficult. The first two lifeboats launched by the crew were smashed against the side of the ship and some men were crushed or swept away. The third lifeboat brought eight men to shore. It capsized when the crew tried to return it to the ship for further rescue The rescue was a difficult operation. The Port Campbell Rocket Crew arrived and fired four rocket lines, none of which connected with the ship. Peter Carmody, a local man, volunteered to swim about one mile offshore to the ship with a line to guide the fourth and final lifeboat safely to shore. He was assisted by James McKenzie and Gerard Irvine. Seventeen men survived the shipwreck but the captain and eight of his crew perished. The Newfield remained upright on the reef with sails set for a considerable time as the wind slowly ripped the canvas to shreds and the sea battered the hull to pieces. The Marine Board inquiry found the wreck was caused by a "one-man style of navigation" and that the Captain had not heeded the advice of his crew. For his heroic efforts, Peter Carmody was awarded the Bramley-Moore medal by the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society for Saving Life at sea on January 21st 1893. The medal and a letter of congratulations were donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum by Peter Carmody's granddaughter Norma Bracken and her son Stuart Bracken on 25th May 2006. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Newfield is significant for its association with the shipwreck Newfield, which is listed on the Victorian Heritage Registry. The collection is additionally significant because of the medal awarded to a local man Peter Carmody. The Newfield collection historically also represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history and its association with the shipwreck.This is what remains of a block, shackle and wire from the wreck of the sailing ship “Newfield”. The object is heavily encrusted. The exterior (cheeks) of the block is missing. The disc of the block has a channel part way around its face, about 2 cm from the edge. Two long, narrow plates are joined onto the centre of the disc’s face with a bolt through the centre. The other ends of the two plates join onto the elbow of the shackle. The elbow of the shackle is also joined onto a rod. At the other end of the rod can be seen the ends of thick wire strands.block, 1893, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, peter carmody, newfield, 1892, port campbell, shipwreck, ship, victorian shipwrecks, barque, ship wreck, peterborough, sailing ship, 29 august 1892, block and shackle, curdies river, bramley-moore medal -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Manual - Procedure, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Graphical Location of Trolley Wire", 1935
Carbon typed copy of a technical procedure - 4 pages -"Graphical Location of Trolley Wire" giving the guide on how to locate trolley wire on curves and junctions, gives formulas, positioning at frogs, notes regarding various cars and trolley wire height. Consists of four pages with a blue print drawing. Each page has been scanned the blue print drawing reversed imaged as well. 4768.2 - the blue print drawing. Extracted from "Transit" Journal - April 1934. Dated 10th Jan. 1935 BTPS Number "226". "226" in ink on left hand bottom of first pagetrams, tramways, overhead, trolley wire, points -
Orbost & District Historical Society
paper bag of feathers, C. 1940's
The bag is probably not connected to the contents. The feathers would have been used by Marjorie Burton to decorate or trim hats. Marjorie Burton ( nee Whiteman), born 12 June, in Birmingham, England came to Orbost in 1995. In England she did office work – typing, shorthand and secretarial work - in accountants’ offices and also trained as a comptometrist with Burroughs in London. She came from middle-class working church-going family. Her mother was a milliner who made many of Marjorie’s clothes, hats and outfits. Marjorie married in 1938 to a salesman who later became a mechanic in the R.A.F. during WW11. This item is an example of the materials used in handcrafting women's hats and reflects the skills of women women necessary during WW11 when clothing became scarce. Clothes rationing began on June 1, 1941, two years after food rationing started. Clothes rationing ended on 15 March 1949.A brown paper bag containing feathers for hat trimming. Some are loose and others are attached to covered wire mounts. the feathers are dark brown.LYONS - diagonally across paper bag in black print. There are addresses of U.K.shops on either side .feathers millinery accessories burton-marjorie -
Orbost & District Historical Society
PMG telephone line strainer
This was used by PMG technicians in Orbost from 1957. These strainers were used until the end of open aerial routes which were phased out over many years at a guess right into the 1980’s. They were a standard and necessary issue device for any linesman working on open aerial routes. A leather strap with metal fittings. It consists of two flat steel surfaces operated by a lever action to grip the wire without causing damage.pmg telephone communication wire-strainer wire-tensioner telecommunications -
Orbost & District Historical Society
paper weight
A small glass paper weight consisting of a round glass dome with a scooped out centre which has a long coiled wire prong.paperweight commerce-equipment stationery -
Bendigo Military Museum
Certificate - CERTIFICATE WW1, FRAMED, Education Department, 1917
Wooden rectangular frame with picture wire. Young Worker Patriotic Guild coloured certificate issued to Jessie Patterson of Milloo School in 1917. Signed by Minister, Director & Headmaster.documents-certificates, frame accessories, military history, patriotic guild, young workers