Under the heading 'Ballarat Technical School' the words 'a division of the School of Mines' has been whited out. The Coat of Arms was attached to the door of the Ballarat Junior Technical School (later used as Prospects Restaurant) Latin inscriptions: Ingenio effodere Opes - with skill to dig out wealth Scientia Laboris Coadjutrix - knowledge the handmaiden of labour Around 1913 a foundation student from the Ballarat Junior Technical School, Angus Henderson, won a competition to design a monogram for the school. At that time the school was situated at the Dana Street Primary School. This design remained the official insignia for about 40 years. Angus Henderson became a renowned Ballarat signwriter. Ballarat School of Mines Coat of Arms painted onto galvanised iron, with the words 'Ballarat Technical School' at the top. ballarat junior technical school, signwriting, ballarat school of mines, sign, coat of arms, heraldic device, latin inscription, angus henderson, henderson, logo, signwriter

The school logo or monogram was designed by student Angus Henderson in 1914. By 1969 Angus Henderson was a well known sign-writer and had painted the insignia on the School's entrance door. A hand cut stencil of the logo of the Ballarat Junior Technical School. The stencil has shellac on the back to make it durable, and it has been used.ballarat junior technical school, ballarat junior technical school, stencil, logo, monogram, henderson, angus henderson

Sepia toned photograph of two story building. Cast iron supports to verandah and balcony. Ornate cast iron trim. New Times sign on parapet. Various sale signs on windows and front doors. Hitching post? In front of shop. Bags of grain, two males, 1 femal figures, four adolescents in front of building. Brick gutter. Wooden case on right. 'Abbott's & Co. Pall Mall Bendigo Boot and Shoe Store' . Check directories for dates of occupation. James Lerk 17/12/1999. History of object: The very flamboyant front for Abbott & Co Boot and Shoe Manufacturers. Abbotts conducted a tannery at Sheepwash - a wonderful example of an industry 'adding'. Photos. C1900. James Lerk caption.buildings, commercial, abbotts boot & shoe manufacturers

Sepia photograph mounted on fawn board. Vertical board building and skillion. Two gable roof - open end under one gable. Large double doors (painted) under other gable. Small doors and windows with lift up shutters along side. Vehicles, wheels and 8 men in front of building. Small painted weatherboard building to L. Sign on front of building. Inscriptions: in image - 'Watkin Walker? & Treacy General Smith and Agricultural Implement Maker'.buildings, commercial

Copy of black and white photo: Bridge Street streetscape near site of the present Chinese Museum. Showing Bendigo Hotel at left,. 'Crossingham & Goodman, Saddlers ' ' J. Holdsworth', 'Glass and Chines Warehouse'. 'Batchelder, Photographer, Pall Mall' handcart in foreground. 3 storey weatherboard building with 3 males at door, 2 males and photographers cart in front of fence. Row of single storey buildings with verandahs, some with business signs. 2 storey building at back. Deep gutters with foot bridges over. On back in grey lead '12' Note: Batchelder and his assistant are standing at the hardcart' ( James Lerk 22.9.2000 }Batchelder, Pall Mallplace, streetscape, bridge street

Sepia photograph of early Bendigo streetscape, Stone building in in forefront LH side, now View Street. In Pall Mall on left is the Shamrock Hotel, then the building that now houses the Bendigo Bank, in the centre is 23 the sign below possibly reads ELVTA, to the right is Edmonds Horse Bazaar, 2 doors to the right is the 2 story building that housed the Colonial Bank, beside that is Victoria Hotel then the stables which became Allan's walk. Markings/Inscriptions: none.place, streetscape, pall mall

Black and white photo. The Union Bank of Australia Limited in View Street Bendigo, now houses Wine Bank on View Café/Restaurant. Sign on left side of door 'Savings Certificate'. Markings/Inscriptions: Courtesy National Trust, Photo Courtesy ANZ archives.organization, business, the union bank of australia ltd

Black and white photograph. There is a weatherboard house with a high white picket fence on the left of a two storey brick building, a man in a white tunic is standing at the front door, on the window the sign Dr. Robinson. A man is standing near the window. Next to Dr. Robinson studio there is a bank, two more men standing,, On the back in red pen Dr. Robinson Surgery.buildings, commercial, dr. robinson surgery

Railways Collection - colour photo (part of a series ) of an Unspecified number of Multi wheel Super Heavy Transport Vehicles-all of which appear to be transporting Railway related items. The front vehicle appears to be carrying a partly scrapped Locomotive Diesel engine there is a sign on the front vehicle - 'Danger Long wide Load' and a boy is standing on the step to the Passenger door.photograph, train, diesel

Printed invoice from Davey, McGregor & Grabasch, dated July 1966. Invoice to Supply & Fix Sliding door. Cream receipt attached, dated 20-7-1966. Orange/brown 3d Duty Stamp attached. Signed J ? Davey.person, receipts, j w swatton, j w swatton collection, davey mcgregor & grabasch, j davey

Postcard, WW1, B&W image of the front of a church in Matarieh Egypt. The sign on the church reads 'Santa Familia in Egypto Exsul'. Two copies. On the back of copy 2 of 2 handwritten in ink "Church of the Holy Family Mararieh Jany '16'' Steps lead up to two front doors. Bell tower on the right.postcard, postcard, ww1, church, matarieh, egypt

Brown wooden sign (or possibly top part of door) on which is written in faded gold writing 'Bendigo No. 5 Branch'. On LH side of sign is a metal attachment. Wooden beading surrounds the writing.bendigo, institutions, bendigo no. 5

Photograph of stone building with a tower at the rear. A sign on the front reads ' Sandhurst Fire Brigade, Engine house No. 1 '. Large double doors are standing open, there is a group of horse drawn vehicles, some loaded with fire brigade equipment i.e.. Hoses. There are fourteen men, most in uniform, in various positions around the appliances, some are carrying what appear to be large bladed axes.Batchelderbuildings, organisation, sandhurst fire brigade, sandhurst fire brigade, engine house no. 1

Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. A copy of a photo of workers and other people standing in front of a timber building. The sign above the door of the shed - 'E. Old Blacksmith Wheelwright and Timber Merchant'. Two children are standing to the left of the group and then a man and woman each holding a child. There are 3 men, 1 holding a dog, three men holding tools and 1 young boy. A wagon wheel is to the right & a little dog. A sign on the wall says FIRE.business, retail, blacksmith & wheelwright, harry biggs collection, e. old, dingee

Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. 2 photos. (1 mounted on card) of W. E. Brown's business. On the left is a brick building with W. E. Brown Carpenter & Builder. Below this are two windows with two people in each looking out. Below this residence is the shop with the sign above the door W. E. Brown Ironmonger Brush wear & Paper Hangings. Standing in front of this are 4 men & a little boy. Beside this building is a gate & lane way, then a wooden shed with the sign W. E Browns Timber & Iron Yard. Above that sign is a further sign - W. E. Brown Builder Timber Merchant. In front of this is a horse & cart with some timber in it & a worker beside the horse.place, building, commercial, harry biggs collection, w. e. brown

Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. 4 black & white copies J. T. Ditchburn Farrier & Blacksmith: Horses carefully shod. A brick building, flat roofed with 2 windows & a door boarded up. There are 2 distinctive horse shoes nailed onto the sign. A street sign is also nailed to the building -Mt Korong Rd. - Also 1 negative Ditchburn Farrier California Gully.organization, business, commercial, harry biggs collection, j t ditchburn farrier & blacksmith, california gully

Photograph depicting 2 trucks and 1 carriage, the carriage is being pulled by 2 horses. The first truck has a light coloured cabin, on the back is large bottle top in 3 colours and written on it is ' Cohns, Orange, Bendigo, Swan Hill. There is a large model of a bottle on a stand and numerous other bottles around. There are 2 women sitting on the back of the truck. On the side of the trailer there is a sign that reads 'Cohns', twice on top, '100 years of progress' in the middle, and 'Bendigo' and Swan Hill' on the bottom. On the cabin door is 'Cohns Ltd Bendigo'. Second truck has a light coloured cabin with a dark roof. On the front is written 'Say Cohns please' and 100 years'. On the tray of the second truck is a large bottle of Tomato SauceGeg. V. Brock Studiosevent, easter fair, cohn brothers float., cohn brothers , easter procession

Small sepia tone photograph of a mostly white building. The name of it is along the top but only the word 'commercial' is visible, the rest is obscured from view by the leaves of the tree in front of the building. There are semicircular windows above the two doors. The rest of the windows are square with rectangular windows above them, there is a third door on the smaller part of the building. On the left is a weatherboard building with only half of the front visible, the ends of two words are visible; one ending in 'NE' and 'RKS'. There is a sign for Vesta battery? On the right of this building.buildings, commercial, cohn brothers, cohn brothers

Born: Addlestone, Surrey, England 1851; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1878; Died: Bondi, New South Wales, Australia 1942VictorianLedger Gift, 1985Interior scene with small figure standing at doorway to outside fenced garden. Unframed.Recto: Signed and dated "J. R. ASHTON / 1877" in red watercolour in l.l.c of compositionwatercolour, interior, exterior, child, door, fence, tree

This school was one of the earliest in St Kilda. The 1842 plan of Crown Lands that were sold to establish what became the village of St Kilda reserved an area on Acland Street for the 'Church of England and School'. Christ Church was constructed on the site in 1854-57. A school had started before then but was closed for about a year after the Head Teacher abandoned his students in search of gold. A sign on the door read 'This school is closed in consequence of the master having gone to the diggings'. The school was re-opened in 1853, with only two pupils on the first day. The new Headmaster was John Hadfield, a teacher who had recently arrived in Melbourne from Wiltshire, England. He stayed on as Headmaster for the next 22 years. Free secular compulsory education was introduced in Victoria from 1873. Until a permanent State school could be built in the area, the Government used the St Kilda Town Hall for this purpose, and the students from Christ Church school were transferred there. The Brighton Road State School was opened in January 1875, with John Hadfield was its first Headmaster. The Government then leased the old Christ Church schoolroom and established a second school there. The Headmaster was James A Ure. The school continued until the 1940s. The building was burnt down in 1977.The building burnt down in 1977.black and white gloss photograph good condition unmountedFirst State School in St Kilda, Acland St, St Kilda 22 Nov 1933st kilda, christ church, acland street, st kilda schools, john hadfield, james a ure, christ church school, christ church college

This school was one of the earliest in St Kilda. The 1842 plan of Crown Lands that were sold to establish what became the village of St Kilda reserved an area on Acland Street for the 'Church of England and School'. Christ Church was constructed on the site in 1854-57. A school had started before then but was closed for about a year after the Head Teacher abandoned his students in search of gold. A sign on the door read 'This school is closed in consequence of the master having gone to the diggings'. The school was re-opened in 1853, with only two pupils on the first day. The new Headmaster was John Hadfield, a teacher who had recently arrived in Melbourne from Wiltshire, England. He stayed on as Headmaster for the next 22 years. Free secular compulsory education was introduced in Victoria from 1873. Until a permanent State school could be built in the area, the Government used the St Kilda Town Hall for this purpose, and the students from Christ Church school were transferred there. The Brighton Road State School was opened in January 1875, with John Hadfield was its first Headmaster. The Government then leased the old Christ Church schoolroom and established a second school there. The Headmaster was James A Ure. The school continued until the 1940s. The building was burnt down in 1977.The building burnt down in 1977.Framed and mounted original photograph, black and white. First state school room in Victoria.st kilda, christ church, acland street, st kilda schools, john hadfield, james a ure, christ church school, christ church college

Historic - Puffing Billy Railway Locomotive Head Board used in the Celebration of Special Children's train day Used on the smokebox door of the locomotive during the running of the Wizards and Witches Express trains. Historic - Puffing Billy Railway Locomotive Head Board used in the Celebration of Special Children's train dayLocomotive Head Board - Wizards and Witches Express Round tin sign with blue, white, purple, yellow and black.Wizards & Witches Expresshead board, puffing billy, accio

The NQRs were the standard Medium open goods wagon. Generally the sides and ends were removable thus providing a totally flat truck. Three long drop-down doors formed the sides thus allowing easy loading and unloading. 218 of these goods vehicles were built between 1898 and 1914 ? numbered 1 - 218​. Originally, these wagons carried the code letter R​ as they were built with sides and ends. They later had the R removed. Unlike the Broad Gauge, VR's 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge network never had four-wheeled wagons (aside from a handful of trolleys). Because of this, a single design of open wagon emerged and this was the only type of wagon ever used on these lines. This was the NQR class, a wagon with the same length and loading capacity as a Broad Gauge four-wheeled open wagon to make transferring freight between the gauges easier. The wagons, numbered 1 through 218, were built between 1898 and 1914. The wagons used the same underframe as most other non-locomotives on the VR Narrow Gauge. Letters and numbers were originally painted only on the end bulkheads and doors, both of which could be removed as traffic dictated, and this made wagon identification difficult until the decals were transferred to the underframes of each wagon In the 1910s some NQRs were provided with removable wood and steel frameworks with canvas roof canopies and side curtains, and internal seating to supplement the rest of the passenger stock during busy holiday periods. Puffing Billy has re-created these for emergency capacity. Five more NQRs, numbered 219-223​, were built between 1990 and 1992 initially for passenger use so were fitted with the removable frames Vehicle Length 25 feet 2 inches ( 7671 mm) Coupled Length 27 feet 4 inches (8330 mm) Width 6 feet 3 inches (1905 mm) Weight 5 tons Capacity 11 tons Built 1898 - 1915 (1992) Number Built 218 (223) In use 14 To be restored 6 216 NQR - Open Medium Truck 15/ 1/1914 NWS Built new VR Service History *NQR 216.VA - 15/ 1/1914 NWS Built new - / /1926 - To NQ 216.VA - Puffing Billy Service History or Notes April 2016 - Trial fitting of brake rigging May 2016 - Riveting of the draw gear castings in progress July 2016 - Riveting of the draw gear castings in progress. Truss rods threaded ready for fitting Aug 2016 - Rivetting of the draw gear castings in progress. Draw gear and couplers being evaluated. Sept 2016 - Riveting of the draw gear castings in progress. Draw gear and couplers being overhauled. Oct 2016 - Riveting of the draw gear castings completed, brake piping installed. Nov 2016 - Floor installed, under framing welding completed, fitting of side doors, hand brake fitted Dec 2016 - Car Workshop - Side panels fitted, end panels to be fitted Jan 2017 - Couplers fitted, brake rodding connected, transferred to Emerald for bogie work and sign writing. Feb 2017 - At Emerald - Tyres machined, braking system being prepared Historic - Victorian Railways - Narrow Gauge Rolling Stock - NQR Open Medium Truck216 NQR - Open Medium Truck made of Steel and metal216 NQRpuffing billy railway, pbr, rolling stock , 216 nqr - open medium truck, victorian railways, nqr - open medium truck

1920's Station Cash Box Tin Made by Hobbs & Co London Lever Machine Made Alfred Charles Hobbs (October 7, 1812 – November 6, 1891) was an American locksmith and inventor. Hobbs went to London as a representative of the New York company of Day & Newell, which was exhibiting at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Hobbs had brought with him his boss's (Robert Newell) Parautoptic lock, designed to compete with, and surpass, the locks available at the time in Britain. He was the first one to pick Bramah's lock and the Chubb detector lock at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and forced the lock manufacturers to improve their designs. The lock controversy continues a subject of great interest at the Crystal Palace, and, indeed, is now become of general importance. We believed before the Exhibition opened that we had the best locks in the world, and among us Bramah and Chubb were reckoned quite as impregnable as Gibraltar— more so, indeed, for the key to the Mediterranean was taken by us, but none among us could penetrate into the locks and shoot the bolts of these masters. The mechanical spirit, however, is never at rest, and if it is lulled into a false state of listlessness in one branch of industry, and in one part of the world, elsewhere it springs up suddenly to admonish and reproach us with our supineness. Our descendents on the other side of the water are every now and then administering to the mother country a wholesome filial lesson upon this very text, and recently they have been "rubbing us up" with a severity which perhaps we merited for sneering at their shortcomings in the Exhibition. In 1854 he was awarded a Telford Medal by the Institution of Civil Engineers for his paper 'On the Principles and Construction of Locks'. Sign on a strong room door. Hobbs became one of the founders of the lock making firm of Hobbs Hart & Co. Ltd. The company started in 1851 and was formally registered as Hobbs and Co. in 1852. But by 1855 it had become Hobbs, Ashley and Company. The name then changed to Hobbs, Ashley and Fortescue, with an address at 97 Cheapside in London. Then for the next ninety years the address was 76 Cheapside in London. In 1860 Hobbs returned to America and lived in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and went on to hold a dozen patents for firearm ammunition manufacturing. In 1880 he listed himself as a "Superintendent Of Cartridge Factory" Info from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Charles_HobbsHistoric - Railways - Station Cash Box Tin 1920's Station Cash Box Tin - Hobbs & Co London Metal Tin - painted Black, Gold and Red with Brass Lock and HandleHobbs & Co London Lever Machine Made1920's station cash box tin, puffing billy

Camp 3. made by Gudrun and Isolde Frank, camp 3 c.Black and white sketches for calendar. 1943. 5 sketches (all have 1943 above them): 1 - 3 men with part of hut on left hand side and huts behind. Poles with wire in front of huts; 2 - 5 guards marching with rifles with a big tree to the right of the photo and a fence with 4 posts in front; 3 - part of a hut showing an open door and open window; 4 - wild flowers from in camp; 8 people standing behind a bonfire holding signs. the number 4 top right hand cornercamp 3, gudrun frank, isolde frank, frank zimmer, camp calendars, templers

The Ball Court Hotel was built in the late 1870's by John Cahill. It remained with the Cahill family until World War 2. The Lupson family were the hoteliers for 20 years after WW2 and in 1973 the McPhersons rebuilt the interior and added air conditioning to the building. The Ball Court Hotel is the only surviving hotel from Sunbury's early settlement.A coloured photograph of the side view along Macedon Street of the Ball Court Hotel showing the public bar in the original building, the Take-away area and the bistro. There are three windows and a door in the original building. The take-away section has a shop front facade and the bistro entrance has two double glass doors. All doorways are covered with a cantilever brown and white canvas awning. A footpath and grassed nature strip is outside the building. 3 blue and white brewery signs are along the side of the building and 2 air conditioning units are on the roof.In Gothic lettering 'BALL COURT HOTEL'hotels, cahill, john, mcpherson, mr and mrs, lupson, fred, ball court hotel, george evans collection