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Mont De Lancey
Telephone
A type of early telephone used in Wandin, Victoria, Australia.Black wall type bakelite telephone, with finger operated metal dial, and combined earpiece and mouthpiece attached to a cord."Listen for dial tone" "Wandin 64 4546"wall telephones, telephones -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Daniel Harvey:The father of power farming in Australia, 1995
The history of Daniel Harvey and his manufacturing of agricultural power machinery. 1876 - 1960.The history of Daniel Harvey and his manufacturing of agricultural power machinery. 1876 - 1960.The history of Daniel Harvey and his manufacturing of agricultural power machinery. 1876 - 1960.agricultural machinery, daniel harvey, finger, stan -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Dress, c.1930s
Worn as a day frock by Edith Finger.c 1930s Green floral patterned short sleeved street dress. Round neck with roulet trim at yoke. Long waisted with roulet trim, half belt at waist with buckle doing up at back. Placket with press studs and hooks and eyes. Buttoned at back at neck with four covered buttons and loops.costume, female -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Cap Liner, ca 1908
A cap liner is an item that helps to seal the contents in a container to avoid leakage and spoiling. This cap liner was recovered from the Falls of Halladale shipwreck. The Falls of Halladale was an iron-hulled, four-masted barque, used as a bulk carrier of general cargo. She left New York in August 1908 bound for Melbourne and Sydney. In her hold was general cargo consisting of roofing tiles, barbed wire, stoves, oil, and benzene as well as many other manufactured items. After three months at sea and close to her destination, a navigational error caused the Falls of Halladale to be wrecked on a reef off the Peterborough headland on the 15th of November, 1908. The captain and 29 crew members survived, but her cargo was largely lost, despite two salvage attempts in 1908-09 and 1910. The Court of Marine Inquiry in Melbourne ruled that the foundering of the ship was entirely due to Captain David Wood Thomson's navigational error, not too technical failure of the Clyde-built ship. The Falls of Halladale was built in1886 by Russell & Co., at Greenock shipyards on the River Clyde, Scotland for Wright, Breakenridge & Co of Glasgow. She was one of several designs of the Falls Line of ships named after waterfalls in Scotland. The company had been founded between 1870- 1873 as a partnership between Joseph Russell, Anderson Rodger, and William Todd Lithgow. During the period 1882-92 Russell & Co. standardised designs, which sped up their building process so much that they were able to build 271 ships during that time. The Falls of Halladale had a sturdy construction built to carry maximum cargo and was able to maintain full sail in heavy gales, one of the last of the 'windjammers' that sailed the Trade Route. She and her sister ship, the Falls of Garry, were the first ships in the world to include fore and aft lifting bridges. Previous to this, heavily loaded vessels could have heavy seas break along the full length of the deck, causing serious injury or even death to those on deck. The new raised catwalk-type decking allowed the crew to move above the deck in stormy conditions. The Falls of Halladale shipwreck is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register (No. S255). She was one of the last ships to sail the Trade Routes. She is one of the first vessels to have fore and aft lifting bridges. She is an example of the remains of an International Cargo Ship and also represents aspects of Victoria’s shipping industry. The wreck is protected as a Historic Shipwreck under the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act (1976).Glass cap liner, moulded disc with indented ring and finger grip on the top. Recovered from Falls of Halladale wreck. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, falls of halladale, cap liner, russell & co., glass liner, glass seal -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - SILVER FINGER NAIL BUFFER
Silver Finger nail Buffer part of Manicure set / label atached 'DI.461.1' / Hallmarks: Anchor , Lion & O.personal effects, manicure, nail buffer, hallmarks anchor , lion & o -
Kilmore Historical Society
Clothing - Kidskin evening gloves, c1940-50?
Found in a box of clothing in the Courthouse holding cell. Unknown originPair of kidskin elbow-length evening gloves, discoloured & stained, misshapen, rust losses around fingers. Poor conditiongloves, evening wear -
Queen's College
Arm from a wooden figure, Date unknown
This item is part of the Dodgson Collection, which was bequeathed to Queen's College in 1892 by the Rev. James Dodgson. The collection was created by Aquila Dodgson, brother of James. Aquila Dodgson was a friend of the English Egyptologist Flinders Petrie, and it was through this friendship the Aquila was able to acquire ancient Egyptian artefacts. A detailed study of the collection was made by Christine Elias "Discovering Egypt: Egyptian Antiquities at the University of Melbourne", M.A. thesis 2010.Very roughly shaped piece of wood with suggestion of fingers at one end. Two circular holes along length for attachment. Small paper label inscribed with 'B3' attached to back of arm.arm, wooden figure, james dodgson, aquila dodgson, flinders petrie -
J. Ward Museum Complex
Instrument - Luer's Tonsil Guillotine, c.1820 - 1900
This device was invented in 1828 and became the standard tool for removing tonsils. The object is significant because it served as an early model in tonsil removal. However, by the 20th century surgeons used a scalpel and forceps instead as the guillotine often caused heavy bleeding and left parts of the tonsil behind.Luer's tonsil guillotine, in the "French" pattern, has a sliding and positioning fork, sliding loop-blade, finger-ring grips and plunger.Medical Supply Depotmedical instrument, luer, tonsils, tonsillectomy -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Music Book, Sonatina Album
Music book, orange with black patterned border. Imperial Edition No. 17, Title: "Sonatina Album" Revised and Fingered by Stanford Barton. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Lamp
British Finger Lamp with dark blue glass base and handle. Mouth blown. Would have used kerosene. 1880- 1910.lighting, kerosene & oil -
Montsalvat
Bronze/Stone Sculpture, Untitled (The Hand)
Bronze sculpture of a male arm with fingers clenched mounted on stone. Relates to the bronze sculpture S.163 Death of James Whitaker. Nonematcham skipper, sculpture, bronze, stone, arm, death of james whitaker -
Northern District School of Nursing. Managed by Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - School 71 - Nurse caring for child
The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 in to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989.Nurse Margaret Eva Jacka School 71 (PTS 31/7/72) holding the fingers of a child in traction in hospital bedNDSN Please return to J O'Shea Small Photo - Leo A Hughes Photographer 7 High Street Eaglehawk 3556ndns, nursing training, nursing education equipment -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard - WW1 AIF soldier, 1915-17
Sepia toned postcard of unidentified WWI soldier in AIF uniform . Soldier has plain ring on little finger left handworld war 1914-1918, military history -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Gown
Worn by Edith Finger in the 1930s to local dances at Vermont.c 1930s Mauve shot silk taffetta with puff sleeves, gathered on shoulder and neck edge. Bodice falls into a inverted 'V'. Mid-riff skirt cut on cross. Trimmed with pink sequins. Back skirt gathered at centre - shaped tie fold over.costume, female -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - MAGGIE BARBER COLLECTION: GLOVE STRETCHER, Late 1800's
Object. Made of bone-possibly whale bone. The two sections have a ''wheel-like'' structure at their heart, held in place by two small metal pins. This enables the two sections to open, and ''stretch the fingers of the gloves. Tapered, and rounded at the top, the stretchers could be placed inside the fingers of the gloves, and opened and closed to stretch the glove.costume accessories, glove accessories, stretchers -
J. Ward Museum Complex
Book - Religious Tract 1904, Dot-and-Go-One - M. Blanche Hayward
This religious tract gives context in what was contained in Victorian mental asylum libraries at the turn of the 20th century. Reprint. Hardback. Blue cloth-covered boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Spine ends worn. Book title is worn away on spine. White flowers and green leaves stencilled on front paste down. 190 pages. Foxing and some finger-marks to page edges. D3 written in ink on the cover page. Some tears and fraying from use. religious text, religion -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Mangle, E.W Bank Jewel Mangle
Photo 0028 Steel construction with Wooden Roller Steel Wheels,Rachets & Wheel. Wood Handle Sides Ornate E.W Bank Jewel Rd No 32 6684 Metal Bar over Rollers " Wring at the ends of Roller--hand to finger at 24 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Origami Finger Game Card, The Met, c1985
Origami Finger Game Card, printed with fold lines with a set of Question and Answers about giving some facts for the Met about trains, trams and bus systems. For instructions on how to use see - http://www.hellokids.com/c_31585/kids-crafts-and-activities/origami-how-to-videos/the-origami-finger-game - accessed 9/7/2021.trams, tramways, the met -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Manufactured Glass, brown bottle, 20th C
This bottle may have held medicine used by a local early settler family. A local resident discovered it when digging his garden in McKinnon 2013. James Hardie immigrated to Australia in 1888 from Linlithgow, Scotland, and created a business importing oils and animal hides. Andrew Reid, also from Linlithgow, came to join Hardie in Melbourne, and became a full partner in 1895. When Hardie retired in 1911, he sold his half of the business to Reid. James Hardie Industries Ltd first listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1951 and is an industrial building materials company headquartered in Ireland which specialises in fibre cement products. James Hardie manufactures and develops technologies, materials and processes for the production of building materials. For over 20 years, Hardie has also operated a research and development facility devoted solely to fibre-cement technology. The company was a key player in asbestos mining and manufacturing in Australia through most of the twentieth century. Working with products containing asbestos - including the building material known as "Fibro" - caused people to develop various pleural abnormalities such as asbestosis and malignant mesothelioma. In December 2001, the company shareholders unanimously voted to restructure and relocate the company in the Netherlands as a parent company. This was part of a strategy to separate the company from the stigma of its asbestos liabilities. February 2010, James Hardie moved its corporate domicile from The Netherlands to Ireland, In May 2012 the High Court of Australia found that seven former James Hardie non-executive directors misled the stock exchange over the asbestos victims compensation fund' A brown glass bottle with finger ring hold at neck that may have been used by a local home owner to hold medicine c1900around base ' THIS BOTTLE ALWAYS REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF JAMES HARDIE PTY LTD SYDNEY ' on base ' IS 994 ' pioneers, market gardeners, moorabbin, bentleigh, ormond, mvkinnon, glass bottles, medine containers, medical supplies, james hadie pty ltd. hardie, early settlers -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Iron
The iron is an example of laundry equipment from the Victorian era before electricity was commonly available.Charcoal box iron with iron body, wooden handle and metal finger guard. It has been painted black. Inscription on top of iron.On top of iron"8"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, iron, domestic iron, box iron, laundry equipment, household item, family charcoal iron -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Postcard, W.T.P, Railway Pier, Melbourne, Victoria, c. 1900
Railway Pier opened in 1852 with the building of the Hobson's Bay Railway linking the city to Port Melbourne. In 1923 in was re-built as Station Pier.Postcard of Railway Pier with shed on left in front of 2 ships . A 4 masted ship lies on the opposite side below the Finger Pier.Cr L S Turnerpiers and wharves - railway pier, transport - shipping -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - Cigarette Holder
The mouth piece was used as a replacement part for a pipeBlack and brown two piece mouth piece made of bakelite. Used by cigarette smokers for style and also prevented nicotine stains on the fingerspersonal effects, smoking accessories -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Cherry Pipper
Small metal utensil to remove cherry pips. Two metal rings for fingers, a metal "push" to remove the pip when plunged down.food preparation, domestic item -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Decorative object - PLASTER STATUE OF GIRL
Plaster statue of girl with finger in mouth, barefoot & dressed in green and brown dress with patch on skirt, circular base with tree stump & leaves.ornaments, plaster, statue, d4706 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Pen - 50th anniversary of the Port of Portland, 2010
Souvenir biro celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Port of Portland. Metallic blue body, black rubber finger rest, silver trim, white script.Front: 'PORT OF PORTLAND PTY LTD 1960 - 2010 The Heart of our Region - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow'port of portland -
Orbost & District Historical Society
candlestick holder, early 20th century
Donated by Mrs Frank Richardson. Frank Richardson 1877-1950 was a sawmiller at Tabbara and helped build and run paddle steamer "Curlip"as engineer. Frank Richardson was a pioneer of the Orbost district. The candle-holder is an example of an item commonly used before electric light came to the area. Candleholder is a hollowed round, white, saucer shape with black ring around the edge and holder. In the centre there is a candle-holder, with a ring finger-grip on the side.candlestick-holder lighting candle richardson-frank enamel -
Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum
Baby's Mittens, Children's Clothing
Pair of pink woollen machine knitted patterned mittens. Cord draw string in wrist of same material. Thumb separate to fingers. Frill to wrist.mittens, woollen, machine, knitted, pink, cord, in, wrist -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Waiting room, western finger pier, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Alison Kelly, c. 1990
Colour photograph of waiting room for paddle steamer, western finger pier, Station Pier, with views of seaward beacon and West Gate Bridge, 1990piers and wharves - station pier, beacons, west gate bridge, alison kelly, leading lights -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Violin
Light coloured timber body and neck with dark brown timber chin rest and finger board. Only one string key and one string.The letters GES GECH on chin rest bracket with 3 in Roman numerals scratched into the bottom section of the instrument. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - AILEEN AND JOHN ELLISON COLLECTION: ONE PAIR LADIES SHORT GREEN COTTON GLOVES, 1950's
One pair of ladies green cotton gloves. External seams on side and fingers. Pintuck scallop pattern around wrist and along side seam.Labels in both gloves; ''MAMBO 7 ALL COTTON ''costume accessories, female, ladies short green cotton gloves