Typed carbon copies of two letters stapled together. The first letter is from W. H. Noe to R. H. A. Abbott and dated 25 July, 1938 discussing Scalebuoys and who was using them. The second letter is from W. H. McCorkingdale to Mr. Hough, Works Manager, Lever Bros. (N.Z.) Ltd., dated 25 July, 1938. Letter mentions the use of Scalebuoys, application, companies using them, and he asks if considering Scalebuoys at the works to send him some information.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scalebuoys new zealand limited, r h a abbott, scott's hotel melbourne, hardley's works, lever bros of australia, mr hough, w h noe, hawke's bay farmers' freezing company, mater misericordiae hospital auckland, st joseph's, whangarei dairy company, maungatapere dairy company, n z railways, the union oil soap & candle company, knox's home, moody's dye works, ellis & burnand (sawmillers), walter buchanan ltd, findlay's gold krust bakeries, kaiticke dairy company, pennsylvania rubber company, page-hersey tube company, w h mccorkingdale

Carbon copy of a letter dated 27 June, 1938. Letter is to A. S. Bloomfield, Esq. No name of who it is from. Items mentioned are: What the Scalebuoy Process is, Fields of Application, Installations operating in the State of Victoria, Patents, Gross Margin of Profits, Promotion and Finance, Manufacture and Working Capital.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scotts hotel, a s bloomfield esq, nell gwynne gold mine bendigo, crown hotel bendigo, hunters cordial factory, ice works bendigo, victorian railways, bendigo electronic company of (australia) pty ltd, r h s abbott, h a abbott

Crushed Shells Clear Speech & Hoteliers, a McMahon family retrospective containing 46 pages with black and white & some colour photographs.genealogy, family, mcmahon family, mcmahon-bendigo-hotels

Two page letter to Mr. R. H. S. Abbott from the Managing Director of Scalebuoys (New Zealand) Limited. (Signature illegible). Dated 25 September, 1936. Letter typed in blue with red underline on paper with printed letterhead. It has a green scalebuoy with Scalebuoys (New Zealand) Limited printed across it. The letter mentions that goods were consigned by Hardley's per the S. S. 'Aorangi'. He is also asking if any Scalebuoys have been used in connection with Sewerage Works. He also mentions at the end that he has attached some photo of Mr. R. H. S. Abbott and Dr. Abbott.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, national mutual life chambers, mr r h s abbott, hotel australia sydney, hardley's, s s aorangi, aukland and suburbs drainage board, dr abbott

Letter written on paper with printed letterhead and emblem, dated June 22 1866. Letter is from G. Emerson, Sec. to Mr. J. T. Holl, Secretary of Court King of the Forest, Long Gully, in reference to the account of Brother Salter.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, court foresters home no 4278, royal hotel moonta, bro salter, g emerson, j t holl, court king of the forest

Note/account paper with brown printed letterhead. Date line with 192-. Lansell's Engineering Works Bendigo across the top. Below is a shape with a locality plan of Bendigo and a dark brown line going from Charing Cross to Lansell's Engineering Works via View St, Barnard ST and Inglewood Rd where it turns left into a smaller unnamed street. On the left are the names of E. Lansell, E F V Norbury and L V Lansell (Managing Director).business, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection, lansell's engineering works, charing cross, sterry's hotel, lansell's 180, e lansell, e f v norbury, l v lansell

Auditors report written on blue paper and dated June 29th 1863. Auditors were satisfied with the way the books were kept and found they were correct. They also report on the financial position and do not think it necessary to have a Special Levy yet. Signed by the Auditors Joseph King Smith, Hugh Brown and G I Murray.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, court king of the forest, savings bank, bro holl, joseph king smith, hugh brown, g i murray, glennon's commercial hotel

Seven pages of Bye Laws of 1865 of Court King of the Forest written on blue, watermarked paper. Laws mentioned are: Management, Business, C.R., S.C.R., Treasurer, Secretary, Death of a Brother or his Wife, Woodwards, Surgeon, Terms of office for the Court Surgeon, Trustees, Auditors, Delegates, Committees, Sub-Secretary, General Business, Absence, Neglect of Order, Neglecting to give notice of change of address within 14 days, Members summoned to vote on expenses over £3 except for regular Court Expenses, Members from othe rCourts, Meetings, Money held by the Secretary, Members on Court Funds and no Law to be amended or repealed except by a Committee appointed for the purpose. Printed on paper with printed letterhead and crest.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, court king of the forest, commercial hotel, woodwards, joseph king smith, henry hattam, christian slopplebein, jas thos holl, geo ? murray, charles smith, john laselles, bye laws of court king of the forest

Letter written on blue, watermarked paper. Dated 28th April 1868. Letter mentions that Bro. Coath be fined 1/6 for absenting himself without apology. It was found that he was at work and a second time with the same result. He was found at work in the garden planting some seeds.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, commercial hotel, cr skeats, french, philpott, batiste, stoppelbein, weller, clevr, murray, crath, le leiver, hattam, w b evans, finessy, powell

Letter written on blue, watermarked, folded paper with printed letterhead and Ancient Order of Foresters crest. Letter is from the auditors congratulating the Court on the steady increase of Members during the past quarter. They also call attention to Sick Pay being less than the previous quarter and thank the Secretary for the manner in which the books were kept. Signed by the Auditors, Joseph French, George C. Smith and Carl Mueller. Letter dated July 6th 1868.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, commercial hotel, joseph french, george c smith, carl mueller

Letter from the Auditors Hugh Brown and John Charles, dated January 11th 1864. They had much pleasure in reporting the correct and satisfactory manner in which Secy Bro. Holl had kept the accounts and which they found correct in all particulars. Balance figures are mentioned also it might necessary to be careful of expenditure.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, court king of the forest, herb shannon?, br holl, glennons hotel, hugh brown, john charles

Letter from Robert Coulthard, dated 24 Dec 1877. He enclosed a Post Office Order for 13/-, the amount of his last quarters subscription due on the 27 inst. He also wanted to know if he could get into the Lodge at Emerald Hill as it was unlikely that he would live on Sandhurst again. He asked for a reply. Signed by Robert Coulthatd.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, palmerston hotel, w rowe, forresters hall, robert coulthard

Letter from the Auditors. They mentioned that the Sick pay was much heavier than usual, they mention the finances and that they examined about eighty of the pence cards which they found kept in a very correct manner and they proposed a vote of thanks for the efficient manner in which he discharged his duties. Signed by Charles Smith, Carl Mueller and S. Haylett?societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, commercial hotel long gully, charles smith, carl mueller, s haylett?

Copy of a letter from D. C. House, dated 28th February, 1937, to H. Abbott, Esq. He was adding particulars of his Fargo Parlour Coach to his report on his President 8 Studebaker motor car. He mentions the Fargo Parlour Coach-16 Passenger-3 ton 8 cwt.-tare 25 H. P. He mentions the benefits of the scalebuoy on oil and fuel consumption and relates the distances covered daily and the stops and starts.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, stevenson bros, h abbott, crown hotel, d c house

Copy of a letter dated 25 January, 1937, from Frank A. Stevenson to R. H. S. Abbott. Letter details the changes in the colour of the water from the diesel engines on the 180 Gold Mining Coy., Bendigo, after the Scale Buoys were installed.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, stevenson bros. motor service station, r h s abbott, crown hotel, 180 gold mining coy, frank a stevenson

Newspaper article from the Melbourne Truth, dated Saturday, September 4, 1943. Front page article about George Frederick Heathcote Hanson, patents attorney, of Gipps Street, East Melbourne. Hanson had been reported missing after boarding a train to Sydney. He body was later found under briar bushes at Young. The Coroner's finding was that death had resulted from exposure, after taking the phenobarbitone. He believed he was not making a success of his business, and because he was unable to give his wife all the things he thought she deserved. Also printed are copies of letters he had written to his brother and his wife. (This was his second wife, his first having died four years earlier.)sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - truth, george frederick heathcote hanson, mr c m western, harold herbert hanson, estmere hanson, patents office, det windsor, commercial hotel young, dr george milroy whish, det albert edward windsor, sgt w f searson, john edwin chaplin, mr hayes, isobel hanson, ada hanson

Seven page letter to Mr. A. J. Phillips mentioning what Scale buoys are, What they do, How they function, Who uses them and the benefits of their use and the Low cost of use. On the last page is listed 8 Advantages of Scale Buoys.sciences, instruments-general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection, scott's hotel, mr a j phillips, scale buoys

Four copies of an article reprinted from Smith's Weekly, November 30, 1940 titled Magic Mercury Bulb Does Many Marvellous Things. It mentions the inventor, Hartley Abbott, the use of the scalebuoy by the Victorian Railways. There is a brief explanation of how the scalebuoy works. It was used to treat hard water and was claimed to have certain health benefits. The inventiveness of the Abbott family is also mentioned.sciences, instruments-general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection, magic mercury bulb, hartley abbott, scalebuoy, victorian railways department, buckingham palace, auckland general hospital, melbourne university, mr n brearley, glamis castle, lancet, crown hotel, smith's weekly

Account written on blue paper with A.O.F. letterhead and dated June 1866. has impression stamp of Bendigo United District A.O.F. Items on account are: March 29 - 1 doz. Return Sheets 1/6, April - English Quarterly Report 0/6, May 15 - ? Pence Cards 12/6, 1 Funeral Neck Ribbon 3/6, Hire of 6 Sashes for Funeral 1/6, June 18 - 200 Envelopes 4/-. Total £1-3-6.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - account, a.o.f., district chambers, fountain hotel, court king of the forest, the bendigo united district

Document: letter dated 23rd. October, 1939, addressed to R. Huddle, A.F.U.L.E. re Driver Weigard, accommodation at Corio House, Melbourne. Signed C. Collins, General Secretary.organisation, union, a.f.u.l.e., weigard, huddle, collins, victorian railways

Bill did not return from the war. More information in "World War One - a history in 100 stories" by Bruice Scates, Rebecca Wheatley and Laura James.Black and white photo of William Johnstone Knox (Bill), Lieutenant (later Captain) 13th Field Artillery Brigade, World War I. The Brigade is shown marching up Beach Street, Port Melbourne, probably 28.06.1915 (the date of sailing). Bill is at the front on the left hand side of the march. (RHS of photo) Photo shows Beach St commercial buildings.built environment - commercial, war - world war i, william johnstone (bill) knox, harper's starch factory, bayview hotel