This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950's specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment. Good condition and good interpretation capacity.Steel vice with 5 rods at right angles to the bottom plates and a handle on the opposite side attached to the square shaped rod. The handle is covered with a wooden hand piece enabling this square shaped rod to be rotated for winding bandages. The other 4 rods are cylindrical. The handle of the vice can be screwed down to fit onto a table or bench.Handle of the vice: '2697'bandage winder, medical, hospital, tawonga district hospital

This medical / hospital dropper was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950's specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Shows the development of hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment. Good condition and good interpretation capacity.Cardboard green and white box with white writing on all faces except where it has been opened. Inside: Clear glass dropper with a green rubber end.Box: 2 opposite faces have: 'The Ansell Hygienic / Dropper.' One face: 'Guaranteed by the Makers / The Ansell Rubber Co. Pty / Ltd / Richmond, Victoria.' Opposite face; Boxed for Hygienic Reasons / Guaranteed made from pure rubber'dropper, medical, hospital, first aid, ansell rubber co. pty. ltd

Reunion in Nov. 10th. 2001 of boys brought out to Australia from the U.K. in the 1950's by the Presbyterian Church, to the Dhurringile Training Farm at Dhurringile Mansion.photograph, people

Report - typed foolscap, only page 1 of the document titled “Reconstruction work carried out by Commission Since Reconstruction” giving the history of the SEC takeover of the tramways, purchase of trams ex the MMTB, rails, bolt on check and costs. Could have been made either late 1930's or during the 1950's when the system was being considered for closure.trams, tramways, sec, reconstruction, maintenance, rails, tramcars, costs, mmtb

Set of three colour digital images taken by W. J. Llewelyn of:- .1 - a TV production featuring a ballerina at the studios of BTV 6, c1960. .2 - a mass gathering of people of Dutch descent at the Showgrounds?, mid 1950's. .3 - a Eureka parade - miners and soldier's - Grenville St Ballarat c 1960. The Mechanics Institute building has the Robur Tea advert.trams, tramways, btv, television, showgrounds, picnics, festival, eureka, parades, sturt st

Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram No. 11 at the Gardens Loop, in the early 1950's. Tram painted in post WWII colour scheme, has large reflective triangles on the drivers cab ends. Tram has destination of Mt Pleasant. In background of photo on a pole is the SEC timetable board. Colour photocopy, laminated, of this photograph on display 4/2000 at 02-02-06On rear is a caption by Jim Seletto.trams, tramways, ballarat, gardens loop , tram 11

Red tobacco tin 'State Express ready rubbed Virginia tobacco Ardath Fine Cut.' 1 oz. Net weight when packed. Tin manufactured by W.D. and H.O. Wills Australlia Ltd. Sydney. This tin contains small paper clippings from 1940's and 1950's pertaining to Councillor G. A. Pethard. Articles from 'The Bendigo Advertiser.person, individual, mr. george pethard, lydia chancellor, collection, tin, metal, pethard family, mr. george pethard, male, individual, bendigo, smoking accessories, bendigo mayor, person, personal effects

Miscellaneous slides labelled "BHC Historical". Some individually labelled. 1, 2 and 5. of a display "trees to serve the community". "VPRI" (Victorian Plant Research Institute). 10 and 11. of "Wilson's Prom" 1950's. 12. "Apiary" 13. "Students Planting Wattle" beside the Yarra Oct 72. 17. "Native Park Area" 1960's. 14. Garden view.burnley horticultural college, trees, community, vpri, victorian plant research institute, wilsons promontory, apiary, students, wattle, garden views, yarra boulevard

Yields information about the appearance and use of the Ballarat Railway Station level crossing by trams prior to closure.Set of six black and white photographs of trams at the railway level crossing, Ballarat, Lydiard St North featuring the railway station, gates and signals, Reeds Coffee Palace and the Provincial Hotel. .1 - 28 heading south, with an R class and a K class locomotive in the view. .2 - 11, heading north - taken during the 1950's. .3 - 17 parked right up to the gates while K184 shunts at the station. .4 - single trucker (number obscured) - most likely 17 giving the passengers in the previous photo. .5 - Photo with two single truckers in the view and the gates being closed after the tram has passed. .6 - 11, at the gates with a bogie tram behind. No. 11 has a Briquettes roof advert and a Twin Lakes sign. Photo by Charles Craig - during 1971, except for .2, taken during the 1950's. trams, tramways, lydiard st north, railway station, signals, level crossings, tram 28, tram 11, tram 17

BHS CollectionAn envelope which contained multiple copies of photos of students at Bendigo Teachers' College in 1947, the 1950's and the 1960's. on rear of photo is stamped: Geoff & Pam Pryor, "Langley" 50 Miller Street Bendigo 3550, Tel: (054) 424471. One black and white photograph of Bendigo Teachers' College students in 1947 taken at the base of the Lookout Tower in Rosalind Park Bendigo. One black and white photo of Bendigo Teachers' College students in the 1950's. Man in second row extreme right named as George Vincent. One black and white photograph of Bendigo Teachers' College students in the 1960's. 15 copies of a black and white photo of Bendigo Teachers' College students in the 1960's. Two black and white photos of Bendigo Teachers' College students in the 1960's. 2 copies.bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college students, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, photography, photo, photographs, photograph, bendigo teachers' college, male, female, students, education, envelope, bendigo teachers' college students, bendigo, teacher training, tertiary education, history, bendigo teaches' college history

This medical / hospital equipment was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950's specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.1 large & 2 small enamel trays. Used for the required instruments for an operation. Speckled grey colour inside and out with rounded black edge.hospital equipment. medical equipment. tawonga. mt beauty. tray. medical instruments

This medical / hospital equipment was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950's specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme.Shows the development of hospital equipment and the material used to make them. It was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.Two large enamel trays used for the required instruments for an operation. Both have black rounded edges. 1. White with straight sides angled at point of contact with the surface and form corners. 2. Speckled grey with straight sides that are curved at point of contact with the surface and curved at each corner.medical equipment. hospital equipment. tawonga. mt beauty. tray. medical instruments.

This medical / hospital feed tube was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950's specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment. Good condition and good interpretation capacity.Clear glass hollow cylinder with one end curved and tapered into a small cylinder.gastric feed tube, medical, hospital, tawonga district hospital

Sets of SEC Provincial tramways pre purchase strip tickets (known in Bendigo as Section tickets) consisting of 6 No. 2d tickets (1/- worth), printed on green 210 gsm pasteboard and blind perforated at each ticket to enable them to be torn off and cancelled. Each ticket strip has the same ticket number. Form TYE 2-16. Each strip consists of 6 tickets, except .11, which is two tickets. Tickets availability printed on back of ticket - City and Section 2 or 2 3, between 2 and 3, or between 2, 3 and 4 or between 3 and 4. Not known when in use at time of cataloguing. Pre 1950's? Each ticket has been stamped "CANCELLED" in purple ink. 2112.1 - Ticket No. B443118 .2 - B443119 .3 - B443120 .4 - B443121 .5 - B443122 .6 - B443123 .7 - B443124 .8 - B443125 .9 - B499762 .10 - B552697 .11 - B552700 (two tickets only) See Reg Item 3070 for Bendigo ticket.trams, tramways, secv, tickets, parcels

Shows views of Ballarat city, tourist attractions, Lake Wendouree in the 1950's, with some distance views of the trams in the streets. Demonstrates production of souvenirs of the era - folded postcards.Set of 9 coloured views of Ballarat printed with all photos on one side of a folded strip of paper glued within an colour printed light card folder. Published by The Valentine Publishing Co. Pty Ltd of Melbourne and Sydney., titled "Beautiful Views in Color of Ballarat Vic". Front cover has a image of the Arch of Victory on the left hand side with space for title, address area and stamp. Rear of Cover has printer name and a slit for the envelope to be closed over and sealed. 1. The Avenue of Honor and the Arch of Victory 2. The Eureka Stockade Memorial 3. The Old Curiosity shop 4. Town Hall Sturt St. (with trams in distance views, note Myers verandah still there) 5. Sturt St showing Mt. Warrenheip in the distance 6. Picturesque scene in the Gardens 7. The Boat shed and basin, Lake Wendouree 8. Sturt St. (from Greville St and large Robur Tea advertisement on building) 9. The Conservatory in the Gardens. From the motor vehicles in the photograph would say early 1950's. trams, tramways, ballarat, postcards, sturt st, bridge st, gardens, grenville st, lake wendouree

Belts issued as part of uniform. The faded green colour on the belts was used in the 1950's, pre that they were khaki as was, in the 1960's belts were blackened with nugget and polished.Two Webbing Belts, faded green colour with brass metal buckles and keepers. .1) Has two brass buckles at the rear of the belt for attaching a shoulder harness for basic equipment.uniform, webbing belts

Photograph taken circa 1940, showing Ryan's Butchers at approximately 69 Main Street Greensborough,.[Street numbers did not come in vogue until the mid 1950's]Digital copy of photographmain street greensborough, ryans butchers

Nylon became a popular, easy care material for clothing in City of Moorabbin in 1950's Flowers, shapes and patterns could be pressed into the material during manufacture and it required no ironing.This Nylon baby dress is typical of the widespread use of this popular synthetic material in the City of Moorabbin c1960 due to the its easy care and prettiness A Maude Wilson Style Baby nylon pale blue dress size 1 with press stud fasteners, lace trim, puff sleeves with blue ribbon and pale blue pink appliqued flowers clothing, baby, nylon, machine pressed designs, layette, knitting,craftwork, wool, early settlers, city of moorabbin, bentleigh, ormond, moorabbin, post war settlers, world war 11 1939-40 sharp valma,

Part of the small collection of uniforms in DAHC's possession. Like most of these uniform this one stems from the 1950's. The shoulder insignas indicate a "Genie" division (Engineering Corps).Many of the 1950's period uniforms came from people that had been discharged after having served in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) during the Indonesian Indepence War.Part of Dutch army uniform: (1) dress jacket with (2) cotton dress belt, (3a) leather belt with (3b) cross belt, (4) khaki tie and (5) cap with names W. van Reed//Dorland on the inside. Jacket has brass buttons, NL lion embroidered on sleeve, "genie" emblem on shoulder strap and rank sign (one star - Lieutenant) on collar. Note: match box "Drogist Lucifers" left in pocket.(1) Label jacket text "Maatkleding, Maison Jordi & Cie, tel 4608, Amersfoort" and rank indication (Lt). (5) Cap has names W van Reed & Dortland. "Drogist Lucifers" on matchbox in pocket.

Formally Miss Sharlene Barry now Mrs Ron Drager, the great grand daughter of the girl for whom the dress was originally made in England. The wedding was in Ceylon, and later the dress travelled with the happy couple to Australia. In total the dress has been worn four times. It missed one generation and then was sent to Adelaide for the wartime wedding of Sharlene's aunt, Mrs Hubbard. It returned to Melbourne for the wedding of Sharlene's mother Mrs Barry. The elaborately rouched dress with tight bodice and slight bustle effect was altered for the 1941 wedding.Used in 1950's for fourth wedding. Dress altered from the original dress made in 1886. Lace taken from draped overskirt and remade to square neck and long sleeve. Bodice pointed front and 22 satin covered buttons on back. Satin skirt and train edged with lace. Lace and cotton overskirt stiffened and draped and caught to the left side. Brussels lace mounted on satin.costume, female ceremonial

Community activist. Born 3.4.1946- died 12.9.1997. Involved in employment, youth education, government and the arts. Born in Wales, family moved to Mitcham early 1950's. Economics degree. Taught at Foster, created farming commune in NSW, started Mallacoota Easter Festival 1981. Known for school and community workshops with music & drama. Later became Co=orninator at Mallacoota TAFE Outreach Centre.Community activist. Born 3.4.1946- died 12.9.1997. Involved in employment, youth education, government and the arts. byers, jill, thornycroft, bob, ingram, john wood, mallacoota tafe outreach centre, paul wood, anna wood, paddy wood, rory, phoebe & briony

Series of six black and white photographs of plastic coated rail being sprayed and laid in Swan St Richmond during the late 1950's. Includes photos of a sample rail, application and the location between the treated and untreated rail. See also Reg item 4517 On the photographic box with the photos was a date "11/59" - See MMTB Board minute of 22/1/1959 for a mention of this.trams, tramways, track laying, track materials, trackwork, swan st, rails

On back 'Alf and Lucy Sandberg 1946 - 1988'Black and white photograph of Bellevue Guesthouse, depicting a substantial weatherboard building, iron roof, veranda across the front, supported by two concrete pillars. Identical gables at each end of the building with double sash windows and three window lights above. Brick chimneys with chimney pots. Wooden fence in 1950's style. Church visible beside and behind the Bellevue. Lakes Entrance Victoriaguesthouses, architecture

Black and white photograph of Bellevue Guesthouse, depicting a substantial weatherboard building, iron roof, veranda across the front, supported by two concrete pillars. Identical gables at each end of the building with double sash windows and three window lights above. Brick chimneys with chimney pots. Wooden fence in 1950's style. Church visible beside and behind the Bellevue. Lakes Entrance Victoriaguesthouses, architecture

Thomson's and Taylor's shops with the Halls Gap Hall further along the road. A number of 1950's vintage cars are parked along the main road. No. 13884 in the Rose Series of postcards.A strip of shops along a bitumen road. One shop is a garage with Atlantic signs and another has a sign that reads "Thomson's General Store". There are several cars parked along the road and eucalyptus trees in the background.buildings, shops

This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950's specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme. Previous UKV 325Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment. Good condition and good interpretation capacity.Brown cardboard box containing 3 clear glass instruments. Two have a sphere in the middle with a long thin hollow cylinder at one end and a similar one at the other end except this one continues into the sphere and ends in a hook. The other instrument consists of a hollow cylinder that curves at the bottom and goes into a hollow ball. The ball has one small hollow appendage coming out at an angle and another short wide round hollow cylinder at its top. Label at end of box hand written: "Used for croupette"Box label: 'Nebulizer for Croupette"nebulizer, medical, hospital, croupette, tawonga district hospital

Believed to have belonged to Annie Maria Victoria Margareta Bisley, mother of Dorothy Wills, a post mistress/store keeper at Kangaroo Ground during the 1950's-60'sLady's blue taffeta skirt and jacket trimmed with fringe/tassels/sleeve inserts.

THE ROBERTS BROTHERS OPERATED THE BUTCHER SHOP IN FRASER STREET FOR MANY YEARS. THEIR SLAUGHTER YARD WAS SITUATED ABOUT 2 MILES OUT OF THE TOWN. SHOP FRONT WAS REMOVED 1950'S PHOTOGRAPH OF THE VERANDAH FRONTED BUTCHER SHOP OF A.J. ROBERTS OPERATED FOR MANY YEARS AT TOP END OF FRASER ST. CLUNES. RESIDENCE BEHIND SHOP - A GENTLEMAN STANDING AT FRONT OF SHOP. BUTCHER - A.J. ROBERTSlocal history, photography, photographs, buildings