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City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Personal Effects, cigarette case c1950, c1950
A silver plated case to hold, and protect from crushing, cigarettes in a coat pocket. A cigarette is a narrow cylinder containing tobacco, that is rolled into thin paper for smoking. "Tailor-made" in relation to cigarettes means cigarettes that have been mass-produced in a factory and usually have a filter tip inserted at the mouth piece. 'Hand-rolled' cigarettes or 'roll-your-own'. were made by the person themselves by rolling thin paper around a pinch of loose cut tobacco. After World War 2 1914- 1918 tailor made cigarettes were mass produced in large factories and were inexpensive and easy to obtain world wide. Residents of City of Moorabbin used a cigarette case like this to carry their tailor made cigarettes in their coat pocketsc1950 A silver plated cigarette case with spring hinge and metal strip inside case that holds cigarettes in place early settlers, market gardeners, silver smiths, jewellers, cigarettes, tailor made cigarettes, craven a cigarettes, phillip morris pty ltd, post world war 2 estates, moorabbin shire, bentleigh, mckinnon, highett, cheltenham, -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Tools, Pliers, adjustable locking 20thC, c1900
These multi function pliers were imported and used in Moorabbin Shire Many tools were imported by early settlers and also among the early settlers in Moorabbin Shire were blacksmiths who made tools for the other settlers who were establishing the homes, market gardens, farms, orchards and various businesses. Early settlers were self reliant and repaired their own equipment for kitchen,dairy, farm, horses, carts using various tools . This pair of multi purpose pliers is typical of the type used by early settlers in Moorabbin Shire c1900 Steel adjustable locking pliers c1900 with lion head vise, and spring loaded multi grip FOREIGNadjustable pliers, early settlers, market gardeners, blacksmiths, tools, building equipment, hammers, moorabbin shire, bentleigh, mckinnon, highett, cheltenham,mcewan james pty ltd, melbourne, bunnings pty ltd, -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Flyer - Wickham Road Estate, Highett, 1940
After WWII there was a decline in the market gardens in the City of Moorabbin, as the value of the land was more profitable than the crops.Example of the progress of the Municipality of MoorabbinAdvertising flyer for auction of real estate sales - plan of building blocks for saleWickham Road Estate, Highett 58 Home siteshillcrest ave, wickham road, spring road, grandview road, maroona road, highett, land sales, real estate -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Water standpipe, Langlands Bros. & Co, 1880-1893
This water standpipe is believed to be the only one of its kind in working order. It was originally located in Warrnambool, on the hillside at the corner of Mickle Crescent and Banyan Street, providing water for the Chinese Market Gardens below, on the flats. It was removed from this location on May 2nd, 1979, with the intention to relocate it at the new Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum & Village. The standpipe lay in storage for years until the Warrnambool Company, Chemblast, offered to restore it for use as a working display. The display was officially opened on March 31, 2014. The water from the adjacent lake is drawn out with a hand operated water pump, and goes up into the standpipe, where flows through the canvas hose and into the top of the Furphy Farm Water Cart. The display is a visual acknowledgement of the years served by Flagstaff Hill volunteer and Friends of Flagstaff Hill Chairperson, Bob Crossman. Warrnambool’s early settlers had no water supply prior to the mid-1850s. They relied on rain water tanks, domestic wells and springs. The town experienced a huge, destructive fire in William Bateman Jnr. & Co.’s large produce store in November 1856, which highlighted the need for both a fire brigade and a good supply of water. In 1863 a volunteer fire brigade was established. In August 1880 the town celebrated the installation of its first water standpipe on the corner of Liebig and Timor streets. The water was pumped from springs at Cannon Hill through the connected pipeline to the standpipe, then distributed to households via horse and cart. Each of the licenced cart drivers were compelled by Council regulations to keep their carts full from sunset to sunrise, ready to cart water to outbreaks of fire. They received a fee for this service. In 1893 the town installed a water supply, sourced from the Merri River, stored in a reservoir basin and tower in north Liebig Street, and distributed throughout the town in a system of pipes. By late 1939 a reticulated supply was installed, with the water piped in under the Otway Scheme. Standpipes are still used in modern times in rural and remote areas for homes, farms, stock, agriculture and firefighting. Many commercial or government owned standpipes are metered, charging a fee for the quantities of water supplied. This water standpipe was made by Langlands Foundry Co. Limited, Melbourne, which was establish in 1842. It was Melbourne’s first foundry and iron shipbuilder, and one of the largest employers in Victoria at the time. Langlands was known for its high quality workmanship and wide range of goods for mining, engineering, marine, railway and other industrial uses. The company made the first cast bell, the first lamp posts in the colony, and the boiler for the first Australian train. In the 1860s it produced cast iron pipes for the Board of Works, which laid the pipes for Melbourne’s first reticulated water supply. The firm was bought by Austral Otis Co. in 1897.This water standpipe is significant historically as it is believed to be the only one of its type in working condition. The standpipe is significant for being manufactured by early colonial firm Langlands Foundry of Melbourne, which was known for high quality, cast iron products. The firm made the boiler for the first Australian train, assembled the first Australian paddle steamer and made the first Australian cast bell and lamp posts. Langlands was one of the largest employers in Victoria at the time. The standpipe is significant historically as it represents the evolution of water supply services in Australia. Standpipe; vertical cast iron water pipe, painted crimson, fixed in position, tapering inward from the round base to the rectangular joint near the finial on top. A hexagonal pipe extends at right angles from the joint, with an outlet fitting and flow-controlling wheel on the end. A length of canvas hose hangs from the outlet fitting. Inscriptions are on one face of the joint. The standpipe was made by Langlands Foundry Company of Melbourne. Embossed “LANGLANDS FOUNDRY CO. / LIMITED / ENGINEERS / MELBOURNE”warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, flagstaff hill, standpipe, stand-pipe, water standpipe, fire standpipe, firefighting equipment, water supply equipment, chinese market gardens, banyan street, liebig street, water tower, bateman’s fire, working display, water supply, town water, rural water, reticulated water, cannon hill spring, merri river, otway water, water carters, horse and cart water supply, volunteer fire brigade, langlands foundry, early melbourne, iron works, bob crossman, late 19th century water supply -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - WARNE COLLECTION: THE NORTHERN RADIO SERVICE CALENDAR
... set in a garden titled amid spring blooms. Under the picture.... Picture of a shingle roof cottage set in a garden titled amid ...Wall calendar for 1945. Picture of a shingle roof cottage set in a garden titled amid spring blooms. Under the picture season's greetings from The Northern Radio Service (W. L. Tresidder) radio and electrical service specialists, 333 Hargreaves Street, Bendigobusiness, retail, northern radio service -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - 'WIPPLEGONG IN SPRING' DOROTHY R. WELLS
Booklet, 2 pages with lemon cover and brown text. On front: ''Wipplegong in Spring' by Dorothy R. Wells, a factual text detailing what Dorothy experiences in her garden with the coming of Spring. ...'the name of the place is happily chosen, for wipplegong is the aboriginal word for magpie. The liquid warbling of these birds in the early morning and late afernoon is one of the joys which no one who has stayed at this home will ever forget' Wipplegong is the aboriginal word for magpie, the word being evocative of the warbling of a magpie.Dorothy R. Wellsbook, rural, wipplegong in spring, axedale, knowsley, farming, magpie -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PICTORIAL PORTFOLIO OF VICTORIAN VIEWS
Yellow covered nine page booklet containing 19th Century views of Bendigo and Ballarat presented by Thomas Richard Jones, Chemist of Hargreaves Street Bendigo. Art Noveau figure of woman on front cover. Inside cover features T R Jones Dispensing Chemist and Druggist printed beside man holding a horse. List of Veterinary products supplied by Jones. Farmer's requisites included Strychnine, Toxa, Phosphorus, Poisoined wheat, Bi-sulphide of Carbon. Egg preserving fluid and milk preserving powder Rennet and butter colouring along with Drenches and Cattle medicenes supplied. View No1. Moorabel Falls Ballarat. View No 2. Statues of Leda and Spring Ballarat. View No 3. A Giant Palm Bendigo. View No 4. View from St Paul's Bendigo. View No 5. Unveiling 'The first Public Statue' Bendigo P/Office in background. View No 6. Statue Presented to the City of Bendigo by Cr Harkness. [Reclining greek beside dog fighting lion] View No 7. 'On the Campaspe, near Bendigo. View No 8 The Pine Avenue, Rosalind Park. View No 9. Scenes on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat. View No 10. Statuary in The Botanical Gardens Ballarat. View No 11. Statues of Burns & Moore Ballarat. View No 12. Botanical Gardens, Ballarat. Inside back cover features list of T R Jones products. Outside back cover features advertisement for T R Jones Universal Corn Cure, and Jone's Compound Pectoral Balm.Printed by Periodicacls Publishing Co, 21 Elizabeth Street Melbourne.bendigo, parks and gardens, bendigo chemist and local views. -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Railway Reserve, Sandridge, William Paterson, 1870s
One of a series assembled for the Melbourne Exhibition of 1873, original mount hanging in Engineering Department at Port Melbourne Town Hall at 19-9-1994. This set of prints belonged to Town Clerk Syd ANDERSON, then to his daughter-in-law Phyllis ANDERSON (donor). Accompanied by list of captions, both hand written and typed (the latter a partial listing). View from pedestrian bridge over railway, looking southeast over 'ornamental' Railway Reserve, 1870s. Probably taken from footbridge just north of Raglan Street; open space is believed to be swamp drainage area between Raglan and Spring Street. (Location usually attributed to Farrell Street - i.e. taken from footbridge at Bridge and Station, but this proves unlikely as there had been no construction on the swamp between Bridge and Farrell until later.)"P. Anderson" ink, on back:"10" ballpoint, on upper left face of phototransport - railways, built environment, parks and gardens, sydney sims anderson, town clerks, railway reserve, station street -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Flyer - "Port Melbourne Botanical Gardens", 2015
This turned up in Spring 2015, mystifying the community. Noel Turnbull noticed some of the props seen in the photos at the base of a tree in Evans Street. Much investigation into who could have produced this, and it was eventually traced to an address in upper Evans. An expensive joke never explained.Promotional piece purporting to be for "Port Melbourne Botanical Gardens", in Evans St Port Melbourne. "Beautiful blooming native flora" ; "Bewildering array of birdlife"; "dangerous native fauna"; etc. Vertical half an A4 with 11 colour photographs and persuasive promotional phrases.parks and gardens, natural environment, evans street, port melbourne botanical garden -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - VAL CAMPBELL COLLECTION: PHOTOGRAPH OF KEVIN BOUCHER, 1940s-1950s
Black and white photo of Kevin Boucher in swimming trunks standing in a garden. He is behind a low table on which stands a trophy. Written on the front of the photo: Mid 1940s-50s Kevin Boucher 1950-51 Mens Spring Board 1st 1951-52 Mens 3 Metre Dive. Written on the back of the photo Diving Champion.recreations, sports, swimming -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Fabrizio Crippa's Pear Tree, Hepburn Springs, 27/08/2006
Fabrizio Crippa of Monza, Italy built a double storey villa in 1864 on the Main Road in Hepburn Springs. The surrounding land was planted with vines and fruit trees. The pear tree is most probably one of Fabrizio Crippa's original plantings.Am old pear tree stands in a garden with a building in the back ground. hepburn, hepburn springs, pear, villa parma, parma house, crippa, fabrizio crippa -
Donald History and Natural History Group operating the Donald Court House Museum
Spring Scales
... Market Gardener Salters Scales. "Salters Spring Balance 50 lb ...Used for weighing produce for sale.Metal Spring weighing scales."Salters Spring Balance 50 lb. by 1/4 lb. BRITISH MADE PATENT"weighing scales, georgie ah ling, donald, market gardener, salters scales. -
Benalla Art Gallery
Painting, Clarice BECKETT, Spring morning, c. 1925
Born: Casterton, Victoria, Australia 1887; Died: 1935TonalismLedger Gift, 1988Urban landscape with view of partial house, trees and figures. Gold brushed wooden frame.Recto: Signed "C.Beckett" in red paint l.l.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledlandscape, house, figures, trees, australian art -
Benalla Art Gallery
Painting, Marie TUCK, Girl resting, Not dated
Born: Mt Torrens, South Australia, Australia 1872; Died: 1947ImpressionismLedger Gift, 1988Figure in blue dress lying on grass under trees reading. Gold painted frame.Recto: Signed "M.Tuck" in brown paint l.r.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledlandscape, figure, reading, trees, blossom, spring, australian art -
Benalla Art Gallery
Painting, E. Phillips FOX, Spring blossoms, Not dated
Born: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia 1865; Lived and worked: France and England 1887-1892, France 1901-1913; Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1915ImpressionismMajor Basil MacNay Bequest, Gift of Arts Victoria, 1998Oil on wood panel depicting pink spring blossoms in a field. Carved gold brushed timber frameRecto: Signed "E. Phillips Fox" in purple oil in l.l.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledpaiting, landscape, garden, trees, cherry blossom, fence, impressionist -
City of Ballarat
Artwork, other - Public Artwork, Angelo Bertozzi, Flora Farnese by Angelo Bertozzi, Circa 1880
Thomas Stoddart, 1828 - 1905, bought 12 white marble statues during a visit to Italy. Stoddart arranged for them to be shipped to Victoria and placed on pedestals of Sicilian marble and on bases of Victorian granite. These statues were unveiled in the gardens on Queen Victoria's birthday, 24th May, 1884. His intention was for the statues to adorn and add interest to the gardens. The noble Roman Farnese family statue of Flora, goddess of spring, shown with stylised dress and flowers in hair.The artwork is of historic and aesthetic significance to the people of BallaratWhite marble figure, the noble Roman Farnese family statue of Flora, goddess of spring, shown with stylised dress and flowers in hair.Flora Farnese Presented by Thomas Stoddart 1884flora farnese, stoddart -
City of Ballarat
Artwork, other - Public Artwork, Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial by Peter Blizzard, 2004
This memorial designed by Peter Blizzard is dedicated to more than 36,000 Australian men and women were held captive as prisoners by the enemy during the Boer War, World War 1, World War 2 and the Korean War. This memorial honours and names them, the names are etched into the black granite wall adjacent to the pathway. Water springs from beneath the 'Lest We Forget' stone then flows down the wall into the narrow watercourse in front of the first group of names and into the reflective pool, then continues past the second group of names. Finally it disappears under the pathway, returning to its source under the 'Lest We Forget' stone to start the journey again. Water symbolizes the essential nature of man, sacrifice, suffering, spirituality, healing, cleansing, birth and re-birth. The memorial is created from natural materials and is designed to be in harmony with the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, and to create a sense of timeless, dignity and respect. The long pathway of the monument is designed to create a visual perspective of the large distances that Australians travelled to the various conflicts. The paving is shaped like railway sleepers in recognition of the role that railways and railway journeys were relevant to many prisoners of war. The Memorial was declared the first military memorial of national significance located outside Canberra in 2008. Dedication services are held at the memorial on the Sunday closest to 6th of February, ANZAC day and on Remembrance Day. The memorial is of historical and aesthetic importance to the people of BallaratMonument made from carved bluestone, water feature and flagsInscribed with the names of 36,000 Australian men and women were held captive as prisoners by the enemy during the Boer War, World War 1, World War 2 and the Korean War. The listing is by surname and initials and shown by war.prisoners of war, boer war, world war 1, world war 2, korean war, lest we forget, peter blizzard -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1966
Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display, a large rock feature made from Australian sandstone and a native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Aerial view of Alice Springs, Northern Territory, AustraliaMade in Australia / 10 / DEC 66M4australia, slide, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1966
Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display, a large rock feature made from Australian sandstone and a native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Rocks and water, unknown location, probably Northern Territory, Australia, when visiting Alice SpringsMade in Australia / 28 / DEC 66M4 / Encircled 36A (Handwritten)australia, slide, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1966
Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display, a large rock feature made from Australian sandstone and a native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Colour slide in a mount. Rock detail, when visiting Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.Made in Australia / 15 / DEC 66M4 / Encircled 32 (Handwritten)australia, slide, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1966
Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display, a large rock feature made from Australian sandstone and a native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Aerial view over Alice, Springs, Northern Territory, AustraliaMade in Australia / 9 / DEC 66M4 / Encircled 78 (Handwritten)australia, slide, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1966
Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display, a large rock feature made from Australian sandstone and a native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Rocky landscape, when visiting Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.Made in Australia / 17 / DEC 66M4 / Encircled 5 (Handwritten)northern territory, slide -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1966
Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display, a large rock feature made from Australian sandstone and a native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Aerial view on the way to Alice Springs, Northern Territory, AustraliaMade in Australia / 32 / DEC 66M4 / Encircled 3 (Handwritten)australia, slide, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1966
Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display, a large rock feature made from Australian sandstone and a native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Rock detail, when visiting Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.Made in Australia / 18 / DEC 66M4 / Encircled 2 (Handwritten)northern territory, slide -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1966
Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display, a large rock feature made from Australian sandstone and a native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Aerial view, probably of Northern Territory, when visiting Alice SpringsMade in Australia / 31 / DEC 66M4 / Encircled 1 (Handwritten)northern territory, slide -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1966
Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display, a large rock feature made from Australian sandstone and a native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Streetscene, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.Made in Australia / 30 / DEC 66M4 / Encircled 37 (Handwritten)northern territory, slide -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1966
Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display, a large rock feature made from Australian sandstone and a native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Aerial view on the way to Alice Springs, Northern Territory, AustraliaMade in Australia / 12 / DEC 66M4northern territory, slide -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1966
Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display, a large rock feature made from Australian sandstone and a native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Streetscene, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.Made in Australia / 29 / DEC 66M4northern territory, slide -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1966
Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display, a large rock feature made from Australian sandstone and a native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Screetscene, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, AustraliaMade in Australia / 22 / DEC 66M4northern territory, slide -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1966
Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display, a large rock feature made from Australian sandstone and a native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. John Flynn Memorial Church (1956), Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. (Architect: Arthur Philpott.)Made in Australia / 23 / DEC 66M4northern territory, slide