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Ballarat Heritage Services
Accoustics in the Baptistry at Pisa, 2017, 11/2017
Moving image from inside the Baptistry at Pisa. Known for its amazing accoustics, the sound in this image is one person singing a couple of notes. pisa, baptistry, accoustics -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Audio - Radio & Radio Valves, c1940
Used by uncle of donor, Colin Lawrie, 10 Ruskin Ave Glen Iris - house where donor was born- parents home. Wireless had a beautiful sound, but needed a long aerial.Radio - His Masters Voice - 5 valve superhetrodyne for local and short wave radio reception - electric. Polished veneer cabinet - 4 switches/knobs - tuning; Volume on/off; Local/Short wave; tone. 12inch Rola speaker.|Has been modified with an additional switch at rear to switch on +off. Also include is a box of 14 radio valves. His Masters Voicecommunication, radio -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Film - Video cassette tape and box, Chris Long, "Living Ballarat 1901 - 1941", 1990
Yields information through movie films of the 1960's of Ballarat trams operating in the streets of Ballarat and has a strong association with the maker - National Film and Sound Archives and Chris Long.Video cassette in a plastic case, titled "Living Ballarat - 1901 - 1941, National Film and Sound Archive (1990)". See Reg item 4519 for the DVD version. The DVD was made by Peter Winspur using this tape. Transferred to the Hard Drive 11/1/2010- AV Files - dB text/AV Files/Reg Item 4519/Video_TS (at 12/1/2010) Copyright provisions - National Film and Sound Archive - segments may not be used without their permission, viewing only. Synopsis: based on time - 0.00 - intro, 1901 film, Melbourne, first film in Ballarat, Royal visit to Ballarat, Boer War Monument, first feature length film in Ballarat. 2.50 - Bridge St and Sturt St scenes, filmed from a flat truck pushed by an electric tram, including No. 11 going to City Oval to Lydiard St. 5.00 - Sturt St Military parade, with trams in background and tram running alongside. 6.54 - scene of Alfred Hall and films. 7.32 - scene on Lake Wendouree and paddle steamer - Living Ballarat film - Pathe's Ballarat Gazette local film unit, football ground scene. a children's beauty competition, tree planting at Macarthur St state school, 1911 Ballarat Show, unveiling of the Boer War statue name plates, Lake Wendouree 1912. 13.22 - St Patricks David Pde with trams in the background. 14.24 - Ballarat Kennel club dog show. 15.50 - Royal visit in 1920, Arch of victory opening 17.48 - Day at Macarthur St state school and tree plantation 20.55 - Bakery Hill - Stones Corner with tram tracks, cars, little trams, Sturt St with a tram leaving Grenville St, ESCo 9 turning from Lydiard St to run down to Grenville St. 22.15 - Ballarat Show, Coliseum Hall, 1925, races, machinery shows, boxing troupe. 25.20 - Botanic Gardens Gates, Lake Wendouree area. 25.30 - Gem Picture travelling show - film 26.16 - Formal visit of English pressman to Ballarat, 1925, Botanic Gardens, Eureka Stockade, Avenue of Honor, Moorabool Reservoir. 29.15 - 1927 Fed Govt doco of Ballarat, Black Hill, 1927 Home to Ballarat Festival, Ballarat Commemorative song, Craigs Hotel, Ballarat Post Office, tram centre poles in Lydiard St, tram climbing Sturt St, Town Hall, tram at Lydiard St terminus coursing, 8, Sturt St, view of ESCo Sebastopol car leaving Grenville St, Selkirks Brickworks, the Welcome nugget, Peter Lalor statue, Eureka stockade, sewerage plant, modern housing, Sturt St west, water supply - golf club, the High School, the orphanage, fine homesteads around Ballarat, Lake Wendouree. 41.00 Opening of the Ballarat Aerodrome. 43.11 - Depression work and leading into radio broadcasting - 3BA open 1930, typewriters, radio transmission equipment, radio aerials, boys listening to crystal sets 47.50 - Bluebirds Children session tour to the Gardens, mentions the BTPS, trams 13, 3? and 14 carrying visitors arriving and getting off and picnic. 48.50 - expansion of 3BA transmitter capacity 51.30 - 1934 visit of the Duke of Gloucester - visit to the Lucas factory, views of the work floor and the factory history and then South St band competition at the Showgrounds. 55.10 - South St Music Festivals, Coliseum and fire. 56.25 - Ballarat Floral Festival March 1938 - Victorian Railways arch of welcome. 57.25 - segment in the shot of 12 and 19? in Sturt St 57.45 - colour segment of the festival, 58.39 - Grenville St tram shelter, Bridge St, Sturt St, arches, Main Road, Council Road Roller, Victoria St, Eureka Stockade Reserve, Botanic Gardens, setting up the flowers, wax papers. 1.01.48 - decorated tram, north side of Sturt St, details of the materials used, Crockers. 1.03.20 - Hospital Fund Raising Gala Day - March 1938, special trains arriving Ballarat Railway Station, fund raising procession, pageant at the Showgrounds, fly past. 1.07.35 - 1939 Summer, motor cycle races at Learmonth, City Oval fire brigade demonstrations, Ballarat (East) Fire Station decorated for the 1939 Floral Festival with tram in the background and No. 29, Floral Tram and others. 1.09.25 - July 1914 - Ballarat at War parade, troops. 1.10.10 - credits. Box has images of a tram and town hall on the front and details of the contents on the rear and who made it etc. See images for details. ballarat, 3ba, floral tram, royal visit, buildings, esco -
Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre
Memorabilia - Morse Key
Possibly a training keyMorse Key with sounding coil and wire connectors. Mounted on a wooden box with removable bottom panel retain by screws.nonemorse key, -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of Melbourne
Film - K.J.Simpfendorfer's films on China and Nepal - some with sound, Forestry films on China and Nepal, 1978-83
10 Film reels (Nepal and China) in box together with a number of slides.Film reels -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Instrument - Realia, Sound signal generator bwd electronics. Audio Oscillator, 1960's
Used to generate audio signal for scientific experimentation and testing. Used with students to test hearing frequency range.Grey Boxed Instrument with dials on frontModel 190 bdw Instruments Pty Ltd Melbourne Australiascience, education -
Federation University Historical Collection
Equipment - Scientific Instrument, Tuning Forks
Came from School of Mines and Industries when the Chemistry Labs were dismantled in the Junior Technical School.Hollow box with four tuning forks of different pitch. Box open at one end.Pitch of fork on box: C(middle) E G C(upper)ballarat school of mines and industries, chemistry, ballarat junior technical school, sound, tuning fork -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Equipment - Blasting Equipment
In the early 1970s the rope tows at Falls Creek were replaced by T Bars, after which they were replaced by chairlifts. When the snow thawed, the mountains reverberated from the sounds of blasting as new pylons were constructed for these chairlifts.Blasting equipment from the early 1970s in three parts, including a rectangle metal box with black with white text on top and six connectors, a rectangle yellow 'Blostometer 80' and a rectangle box with red knobs at end and enclosed in a black-brown leather case. 'EXPLODER TESTING RHEOSTAT' 'Blastometer 80' 'Nissan Blasting Machine - ICI - 30 shot condenser'falls creek, construction, blasting, explosives, snow, snow fields -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Sims-type uterine dilator used by Box Hill Hospital labour ward
Used for probing a woman's uterus through the cervix, to measure the length and direction of the cervical canal and uterus. Dilators are primarily used to open and dilate the cervix to gain access to the uterine cavity but can also be used as sounds. This device was included with other obstetric instruments, mostly destructive instruments, given to RANZCOG from Box Hill Hospital labour ward in February- March 1998. The maternity service at Box Hill Hospital combined with St George's Hospital in Kew to be known as Birralee Maternity Service. These instruments were collected by Julie Collette, Unit Manager, St George's Kew and given to RANZCOG Museum Curator, Susan Barnett.Three bladed Sims uterine dilator, consisting of upper blade, lower blade, bridge, and wingnut. Blades are polished stainless steel with matte steel handles. Upper surface inscribed, (trademark) MADE IN GERMANY INOXIDABLE", "21"."21"box hill hospital -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Film Projector Speakers x2
Speakers were used to amplify the sound of the movie being shown. The Pyrox Victor was for 16mm films and used from the 1940s.Used in the Kiewa Valley possibly at the Mt Beauty Community Hall for weekly filmsHeavy large red box with 'Pyrox Vicor' on one side. 'Rola' is inscribed at the end of the cone and centred in the front. The company, Rola, of Richmond, Victoria, Model 12U. Circa 1940s. It has a long electrical cord alo inside the case. Both speakers are the same except one is in a poor condition. pyrox victor, rola manufacturers, film projector speakers -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Instrument - Concertina, c.1920s-1940s
Musical instruments were a source of entertainments for families and groups. This concertina would be easily carried from place to place and brought out without preparation.This concertina is an example of the musical instruments used for casual entertainment in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is currently not associated with a historical event, person or place at this time and is being used to augment Flagstaff's village display.Concertina; musical instrument, wooden ends, grips and some key buttons missing. Bellows still produce sound. Concertina centre is coloured in green tones.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, concertina, musical instrument, squeeze box, entertainment, live music