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Puffing Billy Railway
G42, Garratt Steam Locomotive, 1926
... and wrought iron with brass fittings - the Locomotive is in Active... Locomotive made of steel, iron and wrought iron with brass fittings ...G42 Garratt Steam Locomotive Traffic and train loadings on Victoria's narrow gauge railways reached their peak during the 1920s. To assist in handling the longer, heavier trains, the Victorian Railways ordered two larger, more powerful Beyer Garratt locomotives. These were delivered in 1926 and were numbered G41 and G42. They were sent to work on the Colac–Beech Forest–Crowes line and the Moe–Walhalla line respectively. After the line from Moe closed in 1954, G42 was sent to Colac, where it worked with its mate, G41, until closure of that line in mid-1962. G41 had been in poor condition and was scrapped, whereas a brighter future awaited G42. The Victorian Railways offered G42 to the Puffing Billy Preservation Society, for display as a static exhibit in the Menzies Creek Museum. Over time, a plan evolved to restore G42 to operation, a goal that was eventually achieved by the launch of G42 back into traffic in April 2004. G42 now continues to operate as a restored member of the Puffing Billy Railway's locomotive fleet. No. originally constructed: 2 No. in service: 1 (No. 42) Boiler pressure: (lb/sq. in) 180 Boiler heating surface: 1268 sq ft (117.8 m2) Tractive effort: (85%) 26,860 lbs (12.18 t) Driving wheel diameter: 36" (91.44 cm) Max axle load: 9t 5cwt Length Overall: 51' 7" (15.72m) Height Overall: 10' 8" (3.28m) Date of manufacture: 1926 Manufacturer: Beyer Peacock Place of manufacture: Manchester UK Locomotive Type: Garratt Coal capacity: 70 cwt Cylinder diameter: 13" (33.02 cm) Cylinder stroke: 18" (45.72 cm) Wheel arrangement: 2-6-0+0-6-2 Roadworthy weight: 69t Water capacity: 1680 gal (7,637.43 l) Beyer Peacock - Garratt Locomotives Register Works Number - 6268 / 1926 Gauge/Railway/Class - 2'6"/Victorian Government Rlys/G Type - 2-6-0+0-6-2 No. G42 Notes - Australia G42 Built in 1926 and painted all-over black, this Garratt locomotive was issued to the Moe to Walhalla line where it remained—other than for overhauls—until the line closed in 1954. After an overhaul at Newport Workshops, it was issued to the Colac to Crowes line and remained there until that line closed in 1962 when it was returned to Newport Workshops for storage. In 1964 it was sold to the Puffing Billy Preservation Society and removed from the V.R. register 3 months later. It arrived at Belgrave in 1968 and was hauled to Menzies Creek for static display in the museum. 1986 saw the commencement of restoration the Belgrave workshops and has been restored to its 1946 to 1954 condition with raised cab roof, raised marker lamps, steel cow-catchers and all-over black livery. It was returned to service on April 18, 2004. Service History : Jun 1926 - Moe - initial allocation of a new locomotive Jun 1926 - Oct 1954 Moe Oct 1954 - Jan 1955 Workshops Jun 1955 - May 1962 Colac Jul 1962 - Dec 1965 Workshops - Stored Jan 1968 - Feb 1968 Belgrave - Stored Feb 1968 - 1982 - Menzies Creek Steam Museum 1982 - 2004 - Under restoration Apr 2004 - Belgrave - In active service at Puffing Billy Railway BelgraveHistoric - Victorian Railways - Narrow Gauge - Garratt Steam Locomotive - G42 Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H2187 G42 Garratt Steam Locomotive made of steel, iron and wrought iron with brass fittings - the Locomotive is in Active Service - Belgrave Station G42puffing billy, narrow gauge, garratt, g42, steam locomotive, beyer peacock, victorian railways -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Edged weapon Kukri, Unknown
... Black bakelite handle, metal blade with brass fittings... with brass fittings. Leather and wood scabbard with brass end and two ...Black bakelite handle, metal blade with brass fittings. Leather and wood scabbard with brass end and two small sharpening knives.Nil -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Weapon - Edged Weapon Kukri, Dagger with sharpening blade
... steel blade brass fittings wooden handle two small... steel blade brass fittings wooden handle two small sharpening ...steel blade brass fittings wooden handle two small sharpening knives wooden and leather scabbard leather sword hangers -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Container - Desk Set containers, n.d
... . Rectangular black base, moulded glass (black). Brass fittings..... Rectangular black base, moulded glass (black). Brass fittings ...Displayed in History House.Brass, cut glass (clear) ink containers, black lids. Rectangular black base, moulded glass (black). Brass fittings. -
Hume City Civic Collection
Straight jacket
... pairs of ties and brass screw fittings. Waist has broad band... closed with four pairs of ties and brass screw fittings. Waist ...Worn by patients at Sunbury Asylum.Straight jacket made from unbleached canvas. Sleeves stitched into pocket-like patches on sides. Front closed with four pairs of ties and brass screw fittings. Waist has broad band with two pairs of ties and brass fittings.Front left breast, handwritten "Canvas Locked jacket" inside right back neckline "S.T.C. M-6A"costume, sunbury asylum, george evans collection -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Tape Measure, mid 1900s
... casing. Length of tape is 66 feet. Brass fittings on casing... casing. Length of tape is 66 feet. Brass fittings on casing ...This item predates the change of Imperial measure (England -1824) to decimal measure (Europe) in Australia (1970 to 1988). This item was manufactured in England as, was the majority of measuring tool and equipment. It was not until the late 1950s that other countries e.g. United States and Europe provided the same type of manufactured tools for the Australian market. World War II, when Australia had to defend its own boarders that the political push for self sufficiency of manufactured goods started local production. Workers in the Kiewa Valley had always relied on the high quality of tools and manufactured goods coming from England. From the middle to late 1950s migration by skilled workers from a war torn Europe provided the source of manpower for the expansion of the manufacturing industries in Australia.The requirement of an accurate measuring tool has always been critical. This item was used at the time when Australia was using the British Imperial measurements. Accurate measurements by carpenters and other trades people for both town and rural needs was just as critical as for the larger cities. The transition period from Imperial to metric was a period of over four years but it still presented those who had used the Imperial measurements for a longer period in their trades with a dual system of measurement for a longer time(usually up to their retirement) Other nations still using Imperial measurements kept the transition from Imperial to metric alive (the UK and USA still uses Imperial measurements in 2012)Retractable metallic wired tape measure within a leather casing. Length of tape is 66 feet. Brass fittings on casing(winder and back plate)Tape on one side marked in inches and feet and on the other in links. Winder lever marked "66ft No 401" on front and arrow with"wind this way". Leather cover marked "John R A Bone & Sons Birmingham England" on reverse side "Metallic wired tape R A Bone & Sons"wired tape measure, tool, mobile tool, construction tool -
Mont De Lancey
Knife Cleaner
... barrel, which also had brass fittings All placed on a cast iron... and wood handle for turning barrel, which also had brass fittings ...Round wooden barrel with metal and wood handle for turning barrel, which also had brass fittings All placed on a cast iron base."Snye & Co Manufacturing London" written on a brass plaque, on front of the barrel.knife cleaners -
Working Heritage Crown Land Collection
Decorative object - Light fitting, Mint Light Fitting
... Decorative brass light fitting, possibly a replica....Historic Building former Royal Mint Decorative brass light ...Decorative brass light fitting, possibly a replica.historic building, former royal mint -
Working Heritage Crown Land Collection
Decorative object - Light fitting, Mint Light Fitting
... Decorative brass light fitting, possibly a replica....Historic Building former Royal Mint Decorative brass light ...Decorative brass light fitting, possibly a replica.historic building, former royal mint -
Working Heritage Crown Land Collection
Decorative object - Light fitting, Mint Light Fitting
... Decorative brass light fitting, possibly a replica....Historic Building former Royal Mint Decorative brass light ...Decorative brass light fitting, possibly a replica.historic building, former royal mint -
Working Heritage Crown Land Collection
Decorative object - Light fitting, Mint Light Fitting
... Decorative brass light fitting, possibly a replica....Historic Building former Royal Mint Decorative brass light ...Decorative brass light fitting, possibly a replica.historic building, former royal mint -
Working Heritage Crown Land Collection
Decorative object - Light fitting, Mint Light Fitting
... Decorative brass light fitting, possibly a replica....Historic Building former Royal Mint Decorative brass light ...Decorative brass light fitting, possibly a replica.historic building, former royal mint -
Working Heritage Crown Land Collection
Decorative object - Light fitting, Mint Light Fitting
... Decorative brass light fitting, possibly a replica....Historic Building former Royal Mint Decorative brass light ...Decorative brass light fitting, possibly a replica.historic building, former royal mint -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Uniform - Uniform, Army, Dress Belt
... Red and black dress belt made from webbing with brass... belt made from webbing with brass fitting. Buckle depicts ...Red and black dress belt made from webbing with brass fitting. Buckle depicts kangaroo in from of crossed rifles and the words "The Royal Australian Regiment"RAR Emblem and Manufacturer's namedress uniform, belt, clothing, royal australian regiment -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Uniform - Belt, Patt. '37 W.E, Post WW2
... Fittings. Its two brass rear buckles have been removed... Belt, Blackened with Polished Brass Fittings. Its two brass ...Used in service by CPL Gardiner, Vietnam.Pattern 1937 Webbing Belt, Blackened with Polished Brass Fittings. Its two brass rear buckles have been removed as these were no longer required.2 BTN, 5,2064 CPL Gardiner PJW RAR.belt, webbing, vietnam. -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Accessory - Shoulder strap
... x 25 mm lengths each end. Brass fittings each end... end. Brass fittings each end Accessory Shoulder strap ...Canvas strap worn by soldiers as part of equipment to attatch ammunition pouchesManufactured in 1946 by GMH for military purposesCanvas strap with centre section 280 x 85mm stitched to 450 x 25 mm lengths each end. Brass fittings each endGMH 1945 D Dmilitary, war, canvas -
Federation University Historical Collection
Object, Ballarat School of Mines Staff Time Board
... Stained timber box to be attached to a wall by brass... to be attached to a wall by brass fittings. The lid opens to provide ...Stained timber box to be attached to a wall by brass fittings. The lid opens to provide a small table for a time book. The plywood back appears to be a later addition/repair.staff, time book, furniture, ballarat school of mines -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
Drafting Set, Boxed
... pieces in total. Brass fittings...., pens and pencils - 11 pieces in total. Brass fittings. Yellow ...Drafting set in black hinge-lidded box lined in blue satin and velvet. Consists of compasses, dividers, pens and pencils - 11 pieces in total. Brass fittings.Yellow post-it label on lid handwritten "McGibbon" Etched on dividers "W H H L D"instruments, trades, drafting, containers -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Weapon - Sword
... handle. Leather scabbard with brass fittings... with composition handle. Leather scabbard with brass fittings Blade. Scroll ...Rare VMR SwordBritish pattern 1908 cavalry sword with blade 845mm long and engraved blade. Steel handguard engraved VMR with composition handle. Leather scabbard with brass fittingsBlade. Scroll work with VMR in centre " Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London. Handguard " VMR"weapon, sword, vmr, british, wwi, world war one -
Orbost & District Historical Society
fishing reels, Early 20th century
... Four wooden fishing reels. They have brass fittings... gippsland fishing reels Four wooden fishing reels. They have brass ...Wooden Fishing Reels are the earliest reels ever made, with most wooden reels dating between 1800 and 1920. They were very simple reels and the design stayed basically the same for the entire period of manufacture.These reels represent a large part of common fishing history. Fishing is a significant recreational activity in the Orbost area.Four wooden fishing reels. They have brass fittings and nylon(?) line. 2443.2 has one handle missing. 2443.1 has K A scratched int the wood.2443.1 has K A scratched in the wood.fishing-reels -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Haeusler Collection Tobacco Pipe c. Mid-Century
... A tobacco pipe with brass coloured fitting and black stem.... pipe with brass coloured fitting and black stem. The Wodonga ...The Wodonga Historical Society Haeusler Collection provides invaluable insight into life in late nineteenth and early twentieth century north east Victoria. The collection comprises manuscripts, personal artefacts used by the Haeusler family on their farm in Wodonga, and a set of glass negatives which offer a unique visual snapshot of the domestic and social lives of the Haeusler family and local Wodonga community. The Haeusler family migrated from Prussia (Germany) to South Australia in the 1840s and 1850s, before purchasing 100 acres of Crown Land made available under the Victorian Lands Act 1862 (also known as ‘Duffy’s Land Act’) in 1866 in what is now Wodonga West. The Haeusler family were one of several German families to migrate from South Australia to Wodonga in the 1860s. This tobacco pipe is one of the many objects in the Haeusler Collection that provides insight into life in early to mid-twentieth century Wodonga, and Australia more broadly. Smoking in the first half of the twentieth century was incredibly common in Australia and other western countries. In 1945, more than three out of every four men and one in every four women were regular smokers. While rates of smoking decreased over the next two decades due to observations and research regarding the links between smoking and illness, an increase in tobacco use was documented after the advent of television as people were bombarded with advertisements for cigarettes. This item has well documented provenance and a known owner. It forms part of a significant and representative historical collection which reflects the local history of Wodonga. It contributes to our understanding of domestic and family life in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including local history, social history, and women’s history. A tobacco pipe with brass coloured fitting and black stem.tobacco, smoking, pipe, tobacco pipe, haeusler, haeusler collection, wodonga -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Domestic object - Shot Flask, n.d
... Leather lead shot flask, brass dispensing fitting... object Leather lead shot flask, brass dispensing fitting ...Leather lead shot flask, brass dispensing fitting -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Ornament
... Brass ornamental fitting...Brass ornamental fitting recovered from the Loch Ard... Bird Island LOCH ARD Gorge Brass ornamental fitting ornamental ...HISTORY OF THE LOCH ARD The LOCH ARD belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many ships from England to Australia. Built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curdle and Co. in 1873, the LOCH ARD was a three-masted square rigged iron sailing ship. The ship measured 262ft 7" (79.87m) in length, 38ft (11.58m) in width, 23ft (7m) in depth and had a gross tonnage of 1693 tons. The LOCH ARD's main mast measured a massive 150ft (45.7m) in height. LOCH ARD made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its final voyage. LOCH ARD left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of Captain Gibbs, a newly married, 29 year old. She was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers and a load of cargo. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. On board were straw hats, umbrella, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionary, linen and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead and copper. There were items included that intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. At 3am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land and the passengers were becoming excited as they prepared to view their new homeland in the early morning. But LOCH ARD was running into a fog which greatly reduced visibility. Captain Gibbs was becoming anxious as there was no sign of land or the Cape Otway lighthouse. At 4am the fog lifted. A man aloft announced that he could see breakers. The sheer cliffs of Victoria's west coast came into view, and Captain Gibbs realised that the ship was much closer to them than expected. He ordered as much sail to be set as time would permit and then attempted to steer the vessel out to sea. On coming head on into the wind, the ship lost momentum, the sails fell limp and LOCH ARD's bow swung back. Gibbs then ordered the anchors to be released in an attempt to hold its position. The anchors sank some 50 fathoms - but did not hold. By this time LOCH ARD was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind the ship. Just half a mile from the coast, the ship's bow was suddenly pulled around by the anchor. The captain tried to tack out to sea, but the ship struck a reef at the base of Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell. Waves broke over the ship and the top deck was loosened from the hull. The masts and rigging came crashing down knocking passengers and crew overboard. When a lifeboat was finally launched, it crashed into the side of LOCH ARD and capsized. Tom Pearce, who had launched the boat, managed to cling to its overturned hull and shelter beneath it. He drifted out to sea and then on the flood tide came into what is now known as LOCH ARD Gorge. He swam to shore, bruised and dazed, and found a cave in which to shelter. Some of the crew stayed below deck to shelter from the falling rigging but drowned when the ship slipped off the reef into deeper water. Eva Carmichael had raced onto deck to find out what was happening only to be confronted by towering cliffs looming above the stricken ship. In all the chaos, Captain Gibbs grabbed Eva and said, "If you are saved Eva, let my dear wife know that I died like a sailor". That was the last Eva Carmichael saw of the captain. She was swept off the ship by a huge wave. Eva saw Tom Pearce on a small rocky beach and yelled to attract his attention. He dived in and swam to the exhausted woman and dragged her to shore. He took her to the cave and broke open case of brandy which had washed up on the beach. He opened a bottle to revive the unconscious woman. A few hours later Tom scaled a cliff in search of help. He followed hoof prints and came by chance upon two men from nearby Glenample Station three and a half miles away. In a state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom returned to the gorge while the two men rode back to the station to get help. By the time they reached LOCH ARD Gorge, it was cold and dark. The two shipwreck survivors were taken to Glenample Station to recover. Eva stayed at the station for six weeks before returning to Ireland, this time by steamship. In Melbourne, Tom Pearce received a hero's welcome. He was presented with the first gold medal of the Royal Humane Society of Victoria and a £1000 cheque from the Victorian Government. Concerts were performed to honour the young man's bravery and to raise money for those who lost family in the LOCH ARD disaster. Of the 54 crew members and passengers on board, only two survived: the apprentice, Tom Pearce and the young woman passenger, Eva Carmichael, who lost all of her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the LOCH ARD tragedy, salvage rights to the wreck were sold at auction for £2,120. Cargo valued at £3,000 was salvaged and placed on the beach, but most washed back into the sea when another storm developed. The wreck of LOCH ARD still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some was washed up into what is now known as LOCH ARD Gorge. Cargo and artefacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton porcelain peacock - one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. It had been well packed, which gave it adequate protection during the violent storm. Today, the Minton peacock can be seen at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool. From Australia's most dramatic shipwreck it has now become Australia's most valuable shipwreck artefact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from LOCH ARD is significant for being one of the largest collections of artefacts from this shipwreck in Victoria. It is significant for its association with the shipwreck, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S417). The collection is significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the LOCH ARD. The LOCH ARD collection is archaeologically significant as the remains of a large international passenger and cargo ship. The LOCH ARD collection is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its potential to interpret sub-theme 1.5 of Victoria’s Framework of Historical Themes (living with natural processes). The collection is also historically significant for its association with the LOCH ARD, which was one of the worst and best known shipwrecks in Victoria’s history. Brass ornamental fitting recovered from the Loch Ardflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, loch line, loch ard, captain gibbs, eva carmichael, tom pearce, glenample station, mutton bird island, loch ard gorge, brass ornamental fitting, ornamental fitting -
Federation University Historical Collection
Equipment - Stereoscope, Keystone, KEYSTONE PARAGON BIRDSEYE & TIGER MAPLE STEREOSCOPE, c1895
... Timber stereoscope reader with brass fittings, used... STEREOSCOPE Timber stereoscope reader with brass fittings, used ...The 'Paragon' was Keystone's first patented stereoscope. Keystone View Company of Meadville, Pa., was the world's largest producer of stereographs and was in business from 1892 to 1970 on a limited basis. The company was founded by Benneville L. Singley who at one time worked for Underwood. Singley photographed many of the views sold by Keystone. Keystone would eventually purchase almost all of their competitors. The remains of the Keystone Company are housed at the University of California. Singley filed for 2 patents for stereoscopes, the first in 1898, about the time Keystone started producing them. C. L. Pappenhagen, an employee of the company filed for 4 patents for a total of 6 for the company. Here are some examples of the many forms of hand held stereoscopes produced by Keystone. (http://home.centurytel.net/s3dcor/Keystone/Keystone.htm) Timber stereoscope reader with brass fittings, used for viewing stereoscopes (Stereoscope cards contain two separate images printed side-by-side to create three-dimensional illusion)stereoscope, photography, illusion -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Instrument - Letter Scale, Late 19th Century
... Postal scales with weights,. Balance scale has brass... with weights,. Balance scale has brass fittings and is mounted ...Before 1851, letters sent through the mail were charged by the number of sheets it contained and the distance it travelled. For example, a letter consisting of one sheet of paper was charged the single rate; a double letter, that is two sheets, was charged double the single rate, a treble letter, was charged three times the single rate, and so on. In other words, each additional sheet of paper increased the charge by one rate. In Great Britain. Sealing a letter in an envelope effectively put an end to postal clerks' ability to count the number of sheets in a letter and an alternative method of determining the postage had to be found. Overweight mailings had previously required the items to be weighed but with the introduction of the Uniform Penny Postage act of 1839, the public could mail a letter not exceeding a half-ounce in weight within the United Kingdom for one penny if prepaid, or two pence if paid on delivery. At about the same time that the adhesive postage stamps and envelopes made their appearance, postal administrations began to experiment with strategically placed street letter boxes, known as pillar boxes because of their round, pillar-like shape, that permitted the public to mail letters from a place other than from a post office. For all these reasons, the use of postal scales became the nucleus of every post office. Scales had been in use since ancient Egyptian times so their use for everyday commerce was not unusual in the 1800s. What was new in 1840 was their ubiquitous use throughout the postal system. No post office could function effectively without one. Although the earliest scales used in post offices did not differ markedly from the ones in general use as time went on they were adapted specifically for postal use. For example, a paper sleeve, also known as a weight sticker, was attached that showed the applicable rate of postage for any given weight. This innovation was quite a time saver as postal clerks no longer needed to weigh the item first and then refer to a separate chart to determine the required postage for that particular weight. Victorian postal scales were used in village Post offices in the late 19th century, of which there are many examples today for sale. No maker can be attributed to the manufacture of the item. Postal scales with weights,. Balance scale has brass fittings and is mounted on a rectangular wooden stand, with depressions for brass weights; which measure 1/2oz, 1oz, 2oz, "Young Aton REL., C.N.0.9."flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, scales and weights, balancing scales, postal scales, letter scale -
Brighton Historical Society
Accessory - Parasol, late 19th century
... handle and brass fittings from the late 19th century. The handle... decoration, wooden handle and brass fittings from the late 19th ...This parasol belonged to Clara Johnstone Miller (nee Bell, 1866-1910). Clara was the only daughter of Mr James Bell, a councillor of the Shire of Leigh (today a part of Golden Plains Shire) and owner of Woolbrook Homestead in Teesdale, near Geelong. In 1888, Clara married prominent businessman, racehorse owner, racing identity and pastoralist Septimus Miller (1854-1925). Septimus was the sixth of seven children born to Henry 'Money' Miller and Eliza Miller (nee Mattinson). 'Money' Miller was a well known financier and politician and reputedly one of Australia's wealthiest people in his time. In 1889, Clara and Septimus moved into the house 'Cantala' in Dandenong Road, Caulfield. They had one child, Gwendoline Stewart Miller, who died in 1902 at the age of thirteen of diabetes - a largely untreatable condition at the time (insulin would not be discovered until 1921). Clara died in 1910, aged only 44. Septimus subsequently married Helen (nee Henderson), with whom he had a son, Ronald (1915-1990). The Millers were buried in the Brighton General Cemetery in a large Gothic-style vault. Upon Clara's death, Septimus sent much of her clothing and Gwendoline's to her mother Mary Bell. Some of these items were passed down to two of Clara's nieces, Miss Mary Bell and Mrs Lois Lillies, who donated them to BHS around 1973.A grey silk parasol with mauve stripe decoration, wooden handle and brass fittings from the late 19th century. The handle appears to be missing a decorative finish from the end.Mrs. S. Miller, Cantala, Caulfield.clara miller, woolbrook, septimus miller, henry 'money' miller, gwendoline miller, cantala, caulfield, brighton general cemetery -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Equipment - Fire Fighting Knapsack, REGA Products Ltd, c1945
... . The unit includes brass fittings, leather straps and a spray arm... includes brass fittings, leather straps and a spray arm and nozzle ...The spraying units were manufactured in Australia by REGA Products. Ltd. in 1926. They established themselves as leaders in the production of agricultural and horticultural spraying machines, including smaller knapsacks. Knapsacks were quickly adapted to a range of applications and were widely used by the C.F.A (Country Fire Authority). They were also widely used for defence during World War II. REGA was later purchased by the Garrard family and still operate as part of Garrads Pty Ltd. This sprayer was one of the units used by the C.F. A. in Wodonga. The Country FIre Authority was established in 1945 following a Royal Commission into the 1939 Black Friday fires which recommended a single firefighting authority for country Victoria, bringing together the Bush Fire Brigades, Country Fire Brigades and Forest Commission. The first fire brigade, the Wodonga Urban Fire Brigade was formed in 1891 and registered in May 1893. Since that time its volunteers have provided ongoing support to the Wodonga and District communities through events such as urban fires, bushfires and other emergency situations. This item is representative of the Wodonga Country Fire Authority and its many volunteers.A knapsack sprayer designed to be used for spraying insects. The unit includes brass fittings, leather straps and a spray arm and nozzle attached. It was also adapted to be widely used by firefighters.On front: REGA / C.F.A. Around lid: REGA SPRAYERSrega sprayers, cfa region 24, cfa volunteers, cfa wodonga, wodonga urban fire brigade, fire fighting equipment -
Federation University Historical Collection
Equipment - Object, Abacus, c.1963
... with brass fittings on corners and dividing framework,13 rods, 65... rosewood or blackwood with brass fittings on corners and dividing ...Donated by Helen Burgess former lecturer in Craft at the Ballarat School of Mines and the Ballarat College of Advanced Education. This abacus was purchased while Helen was visiting Asia. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvsnftXXKdw Usage: check wikipediaRectangular abacus, Chinese style rosewood or blackwood with brass fittings on corners and dividing framework,13 rods, 65 lower beads, 26 upper beads. Gift of Helen BurgessManufacturing stamp on lower RHS inside frame: "1963 6" Unidentified Chinese characters on the framework behind the lower beads on both central vertical supports, on the LHS framework and on the centre portion of the lower framework.abacus, abacus chinese, rosewood stained, helen burgess, mathematics -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Shoe Tree, n.d
... Wooden shoe tree, solid wood, wooden handle, brass fitting... object Wooden shoe tree, solid wood, wooden handle, brass fitting ...Wooden shoe tree, solid wood, wooden handle, brass fitting, folds up '71/2 4' stamped on 'tree'. Piece of perspex tacked onto sole of tree -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Lamp
... with section missing, galvanised iron construction with brass fitting... construction with brass fitting marked "Anchor". Base corroded out ...Kerosene lamp, masthead mooring light. Glass lense with section missing, galvanised iron construction with brass fitting marked "Anchor". Base corroded out, burner missing and top corroded. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, kerosene lamp