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St Kilda Historical Society
Poster - List of names - Mayor and Councillors, Borough of St Kilda, 1867-68
Mayor and councillors as at 1867-68Discoloured stiff card poster printed in black and red advising names of mayor and council of Borough of St Kilda and composition of various council committees. Printed with gold border.st kilda - history, borough of st kilda, mayor james patterson, 19th century -
St Kilda Historical Society
Poster - List of names - Mayor and Councillors, Borough of St Kilda, 1868-69
Mayor and councillors as at 1868-69Discoloured stiff card poster printed in black and red advising names of mayor and council of Borough of St Kilda and composition of various council committees. Printed with gold border.st kilda - history, borough of st kilda, mayor henry tullett, 19th century -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Book, Concept Photostory Pty Ltd, The Streets of Melbourne from early photographs, 1984
Produced with financial input from Australian oil companies for Victoria's 150th anniversaryStiff cover book with black and white photographs of Melbourne streets along with descriptive captions facing each photograph. Dates from1850's to early1900. Approx 60 pagesPhotography design Joe Murray Text Peter McIntosh -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Document - License to thin trees, 1899 (Exact)
Dated July 14th 1899. Sent to Mr W. Cooper / c/o Mr Barrie / Storekeeper / No. 2 Valley / Chiltern / "Copy of Land Act 1896 / Regulations. Chapter XI Thinning Licenses"Document on stiff paper. Letter to Mr W. Cooper granting license to thin trees on a block of land at Chiltern Reserve. On back, copy of Land Act Regulations 1890"Department of Lands and Survey. On Forest Business"license, timber felling, cooper family, forestry, chiltern reserve -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Personal, The VEEDEE Company, Massage Instrument-VeeDee Vibratory Massager, unknown
During the late 1800s massage was considered effective for combating illnesses and diseases. The VeeDee massager, popular at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries claimed to be beneficial for all kinds of illnesses and complaints, including colds, digestive complaints, rheumatism, headaches, female hysteria, tumours and lung diseases. An instrument made of wood, silver and steel with a handle for turning, an end disc for massaging and a two-pronged attachment, one with a bowl containing a stiff leather ball (partly cut away). VeeDee Pat. B 100010 1 ….. 2 ……. 3 ……. warrnambool, health, medicine, massage instrument, veedee vibratory massager -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Pipe Brush
This ship's boiler pipe brush would have been used to keep the steam boiler pipes in good working order. The bristles are arranged in a round shape to fit against the sides of the boiler pipe and clear away debris. The brush has a loop for storing it on a hook so the bristles won't become damaged. The ship's boilers created steam to power the ship's engines. Some larger steamships had several boilers and therefore several funnels. Early steamships also have masts and sails, giving them the option of steam power or wind power. The first successful steamboat trial in America was in 1787 when John Finch displayed its features on the Delaware River in Philadelphia. The first steamboat in Australia was the Sophia Jane, which arrived in Sydney in 1831. The ship traded cargo and passengers between Sydney and Newcastle. This ship's boiler pipe brush is unique in our collection and an essential item in the maintenance of steam boilers. It is connected to the era of steamships, which in Australia began in 1831 with the arrival of the first steamship in Sydney. Pipe brush; long twisted wire handle with stiff bristles around the base section, arranged in a cylindrical shape, and a loop at the other end. Used for cleaning pipes of a ships boiler.warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, steam boiler, steam boiler brush, boiler maintenance, boiler brush, pipe brush, steam boiler pipe, steamship, steamboat, steam power -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Decorative object - Starch, Robert Harper & Co, ca. 1890 to 1940
Starch is used during the laundry process to give fabric a feeling of stiffness. It is used often for linen, shirts and blouses. This box still has the remnants of starch inside it.Starch was used by many households in the late 19th and the 20th century to give linen and uniformsa firm feeling.Box: cardboard rectangular box, blue and white with star graphic. Contents inside. "The Silver Star Starch" Robert Harper and Co Ltd . "The Silver Star Starch" "Robert Harper &O Co."flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, starch, silver star starch, blue star, robert harper and co ltd ., laundry, laundering, washing, bed linen, table linen, decorative linen -
National Wool Museum
Certificate
Certificate awarded to Mr. Charles Wilson Peel from the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, 1969. The certificate is for Third Prize. Mr Peel owned a superfine merino stud at Gnawarre named Callenondah. Cream coloured stiff paper certificate with dull gold/green borders, black text and grey typed personalised text to C.W. Peel for Merino lambs wool. Heading at top of certificate. -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1915
Sepia toned studio photograph of Frank Harbeck and Mary Archibald on their wedding day. Groom in three piece suit white shirt and stiff collar, bride dressed traditionally carrying flowers.genealogy -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Stiff & Gannon Money Till c. 1940s
The money till was used in the Stiff & Gannon General Store, Hardware, Draper and Grocery Merchants in High Street, Wodonga, which opened in August 1946 and closed on 28 February 1970.Local significance as Stiff & Gannon was a major retail outlet and employer in Wodonga from the mid 1940s. A wooden money till with two drawers. The bottom drawer has a metal handle and both drawers are lockable. Paper slot in lid for invoices"TRADE Docket Co. MARK / DOCKET BOOK Co. [AUST] /DISTRIBUTORS FOR W.A." on a plaque attached to one end of the top surface.business, hardware, drapery, wodonga, stiff & gannon, general store -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Leaflet - Kergunyah, Kergunyah 1838 - 1974, 1974
Kergunyah is a small town in the Kiewa Valley in north east Victoria. It is 10km south of Kiewa (town) and 23 km north of Dederang (town). it is farming country commencing in 1838, developing into a small community in 1974 with a School, Church, Post Office, Football Club, Young Farmer Club C.W.A. Netball Club, Card Club and Fire Brigade.Kergunyah is in the Kiewa Valley. Its history is important in the valley as it developed from a large pastoral run in 1838 into a small community supporting the local farming industry with essential organisations eg. school, fire brigade and social organisations eg. sporting teams, C.W.A.. Its history is significant as this leaflet has details of the organisations up to 1974 and this detail can be compared to organisations at Kergunyah today and can be compared to the history of other small rural communities. White stiff paper, folded to A4 size, with black and white photos on each of the 4 pages. Each page has detailed information under headings of community buildings and clubs in the small town. kergunyah; kiewa valley; small community; rural town; -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO : MAY QUEEN
black and white photo - may queen stiff cardboard / sliced down centre bound with cellotape / slightly faded / copyrighted 1886 by B.W. Kiklburn / rear - photographed by kilburn brothers --littleton N.H.kilburn brothersphotograph, person, male / female, kilburn brothers --littleton n.h. / b.w. kiklburn -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - MALE PORTRAIT
sepia photograph mounted on cream board. Young man wearing stiff collar, cravat, three piece suit with lodge stole. Stole has been hand coloured - pink, blue and goldperson, individual, portrait male -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Diamond scriber in vial
Small metal cylindrical pole stored in plastic vial with lid and cushioned by cotton wool Part for a ruling engine.Unattached note by H C Bolton handwritten paper label in vial: “Diamond point made by GM Stfff Chem Phys”. (Geoff Stiff, Tech. officer Monash U. Chemical Physics) -
Bendigo Military Museum
Badge - CAP BADGES, RAAF
Part of the Flight Lieutenant Ian A. 'Joe' Lyons MBE Collection. See catalogue No 5374P for his service record..1) RAAF cloth cap badge featuring a King's Crown with red velvet insert above a gold coloured metal eagle and a pair of crossed laurel leaves, The badge is attached to black/dark blue cloth with stiff black backing. .2) RAAF cloth cap badge featuring a Queen's Crown with red velvet insert above a gold coloured metal eagle and a pair of crossed laurel leaves, The badge is attached to black/dark blue cloth with stiff black backing.cap badge, raaf uniform, insignia, flight lieutenant ian a. lyons -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Book - Kergunyah Telephone Numbers
In rural Australia phone calls were made through the switchboard usually situated at the local post office. This book lists the residents of Kergunyah and their phone numbers. If you want to talk to a neighbour for example, you ask for that person or give the operator their number. The switchboard operator 'puts the caller through'. However some people shared a number and were therefore on a party line eg. in this book 6 people share number 3. The operator would then ring the individual's code, like morse code, eg. 1 long 2 short. Also ref. KVHS 0897 Mt Beauty SwitchboardThis book is a list of residents living at Kergunyah who have a phone and lists their phone numbers. Kergunyah is in the Kiewa Valley. The book also notes some problems with the line eg. 'suspect sheath damage'. Stiff beige cardboard cover bound by black tape "Subscribers' M.D.F. / Record" printed on centre of cover. 7 pages but only written on pages 2 and 3 with residents' names and phone numbers in columns."Kergunyah" on front coverkergunyah, telephone, kiewa valley, switchboard -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Uniform - Cap, Yarra Trams, c2010
White baseball style cap, with a "Love your trams" symbol on the front and "Yarra Trams" logo on the rear. Velcro strap on rear. Sew with white cotton, button on top, stiff card peak to the cap.trams, tramways, cap, yarra trams -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Letter, Henry Davis, Editor, Warrnambool Standard, 11-10-1883
This letter was written by Henry Davis, editor of the Warrnambool Standard, to Joseph Archibald, curator of the Warrnambool Museum. Dated 11 October 1883, it refers to Davis’s recovery of a saturated volume of ‘Longfellow’s Poems’ from the sea at Loch Ard Gorge. The retrieval of this book, and its possible connection with one of the survivors from the LOCH ARD shipwreck in 1878, prompted Archibald’s letter of 1 December 1883 to Eva Carmichael, and Eva’s reply of 21 January 1884 (No, it was not her book). Miss Carmichael’s reply to Archibald’s inquiry (2290.4) and the water-damaged book itself (541) are both in the Flagstaff Hill collection along with this letter from Davis, which connects the two. The Davis letter reads: “Dear Sir, ― This book was found by me in the waves which broke on the sands [….] the Gorge where Tom Pearce rescued Miss Carmichael after the wreck of the ill-fated ‘Loch Ard’. I ran in with the receding waves and picked up the soddened volume, and, coincidentally, the first illustrations that met my gaze, on parting its dripping pages, was that portraying the fair maiden in the ‘Wreck of the [Hersperus’.] On the Bluff, 200 feet above me, were the dead forms of Mrs and one of the Misses Carmichael, whilst [by] them, stiff and [….] were two gentlemen passengers [by] the wreck[ed] [v]essel]. Having just left them before [….] [my] capture in the Gorge, you may imagine [m]y feelings on alighting upon, under such circumstances, Longfellow’s beautiful and sympathetic poem. Yours truly, H.W. Davis.” The book referred to here is The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1877, Nimmo, London. It is on display under glass in the Great Circle Gallery at the Maritime Village, alongside a typed transcript of the Davis letter. A 1996 audit of the rare book collection at Flagstaff Hill notes: “Inscribed ‘Loch Ard June 1 1878’ in pencil within ― believed to be a salvage from the shipwreck”. The letter is connected to the salvaged items from the 1878 LOCH ARD shipwreck, which is of State significance ― Victorian Heritage Number S417Letter from H. Davis, editor of the Warrnambool Standard, to J. Archibald, curator of the Warrnambool Museum. It was handwritten in ink on “Standard Office, Warrnambool” letterhead note paper, and dated 11 October 1883. The cursive script appears carelessly written and the original single sheet of paper is in poor condition (torn and creased). At some stage the original document has been backed with stiff cardboard and then sealed in a clear plastic cover.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, loch ard, longfellow’s poems, eva carmichael, joseph archibald, henry davis, warrnambool standard -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Decorative object - Tapestry
Canvas Needlework also known as Needle Point. Done on canvas with the same stitch throughout so as to resemble tapestry - another name for Point Lace,Tapestry of canvas needlework in shades of creams into brown. Picture of double story house and trees. Brown velvet border. Mounted on stiff cardboard. Backed with brown cotton. Woven in wool. Crown woven in gold thread.Stitched into tapestry - 'E.E.T.'' '1860'handcrafts, tapestry -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Manual
This vehicle was issued to 8/13 VMR for transport services in 1970s and 1980s. Technical manuals and User Handbooks were essential equipment for Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME) tradesmen permanently attached to Armoured Corps regiments as Light Aid Detachments (LAD) or AFV Workshops and were responsible for repairs and maintenance of a nature beyond the expertise of AFV crewmen and just short of major rebuilds undertaken by Base Workshop detachments.Part of a collection of workshop manuals and user handbooks relating to equipment on issue to 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles during the latter half of the twentieth century.Maroon stiff vinyl covered Technical Manual being User Handbook Truck Cargo 2.5 Ton GS 4 x 4 with winch. Published by Australian army 1967. Covers and pages secured with metal fastner.Ink stamp on title page " 8/13 VMR Regimental Collection " -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Manual
This vehicle was issued to 8/13 VMR in 1980s and 1990s for recovery purposes. Part of a collection of workshop manuals and user handbooks relating to equipment on issue to 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles during the latter half of the twentieth century.Maroon coloured stiff vinyl covered Technical manual being User Handbook Truck Wrecker 5 Ton GS with winch. Bound with metal screws. 102 pages. Published by Australian Army 19 February 1974.Ink stamp on title page " 8/13 VMR Regimental Collection ." -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - WALLET & NOTEBOOK
Belonged to Thomas Alan Broadbent No 15887 46th Batt, KIA 20.9.18. Refer 2322.2 for service history also 2567P..1) Wallet, black leather, folding, lined with pale blue corded silk/rayon. .2) Note book, black, stiff cardboard, lined pages containing addresses military and civilian. Sprigs of Cypress foliage in note book..1) In gold lettering on Right hand fly "T.A.B"note books, containers, military -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO MINERS' ASSOCIATION FLOWER SHOW CERTIFICATE - A MAHER, 1888
Certificate of Merit presented to Mr. A. Maher Junior of Sandhurst for collection of roses and pansies by the Bendigo Miners' Association Flower Show Eaglehawk October 22nd 1888. Printed on stiff card in red and blue with a border of Art Nouveau Designs.person, individual, a maher -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, c1900
School exercise book with stiff boardcovers. Centre stitched. Pale and dark green Edwardian graphic design, with hand written inscription on front and inside cover. Ink on front and pencil inside cover - all work in black ink.Front: Lizzie Pilkington, State No. 888 {school}|Inside cover in pencil: Lizzie got her bangle for getting excellent all through the book. 1902.books, school/educational -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Document, Army Driving Licence
This document records details of the type of vehicle for which the licence is issued, date issued and to whom the licence is issued. This licence is numbered 175317. Printed document on stiff, brown coloured linen backed cardboard which folds in three to fit in the pocket.Australian Military Forces Army Driving Licecnce A.A.F. G.11. (Revised March, 1942) -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Ball Gown - Pink Brocade
Long gown of Pink Brocade with cap sleeves. Stiff material with a tie around the waist. Long pink with gold embossing brocade. Fitted bodice with cap sleeves. Full skirt with large pleats. Corded pink waistline with a pink bow.ball gown, reid family -
National Wool Museum
Certificate
Certificate awarded to Mr. Charles Wilson Peel from the Geelong Legacy Fleece Show, 1969.. The certificate is for Third Prize. Mr Peel owned a superfine merino stud at Gnawarre named Callenondah.Cream coloured stiff paper certificate with navy blue printed text and sketches. Black ink handwritten personalised text to C.W. Peel at Gnawarre. Heading at top of certificate above two symbolic rams. This is for Class M, Section 1. -
National Wool Museum
Certificate
Certificate awarded to Mr. Charles Wilson Peel from the Geelong Legacy Fleece Show, 1973. The certificate is for Third Prize. Mr Peel owned a superfine merino stud at Gnawarre named Callenondah.Cream coloured stiff paper certificate with navy blue printed text and sketches. Black ink handwritten personalised text to C.W. Peel at Gnawarre. Heading at top of certificate above two symbolic rams. This is for Class K, Section 1. -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Book - English Reader, The Victorian Readers Fifth Book, 1940
This book was supplied by the Victorian Education Department for all Grade 5 students at Government schools. Each student had one including the local family who passed it on to another family member. Books were covered to protect them. In this case a stiff, dull plastic.Historical: Used by grade 5 students in Victorian Government Schools. Provenance: Used and handed down to family members in Tawonga where they lived and went to school.Pale coloured pinkish plastic with white landscape picture in white on it covers the hard covered book. Parts of the plastic have small tears and is wrinkled. Inside front cover: Ann Louden On title page: G. Daviesprimary school. education. victorian education department. tawonga. davies. louden. reader. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - MALE PORTRAIT: LODGE, approx 1910
Sepia hand tinted, studio study. Mounted on stiff enamelled card. Male, upper body, bareheaded, suited, wearing regalia collar, moustached, small badge on tie knot. Regalia collar, could be Cornish written on back Jimmy Roeperson, individual, lodge