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Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Auvard Self Retaining Vaginal Speculum Weights
This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance- Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment. Good condition and good interpretation capacityMetal instrument with 2 parts. 1. heavy solid metal cylinder - hollow with 1 section open to fit onto handle 2. long metal hollow 3 sided curved handle spreading out to saddle shape and back on 80 degree angle to wide curve shape. Holes used for tape and tied to stirrups (therefore self retainer).BRITISHMADE between 2 holds on saddlemedical equipment. hospital equipment. tawonga. mt beauty. medical. hospital. nurse. doctor. speculum. auvard. -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, 1949
Quinn CollectionA buff-coloured self-folding letter (0814.a) written on one and a half sides. The outer half of the letter, used for the address, is grey. Letter is headed 3 Orrong Road, Armadale, Melbourne and is undated. Letter is postmarked Malvern and dated 1 July 1949 and is addressed to Mr Allan Quinn, M.S.Fenris, Stockholmes Rederi A.B.S.V.E.A., Skeppsbron 28, Stockholm, Sweden. Letter commences 'Dear Allen......'and concludes '...Once again wishing you a very very happy birthday on 2nd of July from Uncle Fred and myself.' It is signed Auntie Ciss.letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949 -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, 29/03/1951
Allan writes "...Have landed a terrific job with the Allied High Commission Office for Germany ......in the permit section." He works a 36-hour week, 9 am to 4 pm and prefers this to working in the factory. He is planning to attend a concert by the Australian pianist Eileen Joyce. Quinn CollectionA self-folding letter written in green ink (0863.a) headed Oslo and dated 29/03/51. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria. The return address is Allan Quinn, C/- G.P.O., Oslo, Norway. There are some numbers penciled below the return address and some penciled to the right of the return address.letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, norway, oslo, allied high commission office, oslo, alette andersen, eileen joyce -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, 12/04/1951
Allan is still enjoying living and working in Oslo. He saw the film 'Annie Get Your Gun'.Quinn CollectionA self-folding letter written in green ink (0864.a) headed Oslo and dated 12/04/51. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria. The return address is Allan Quinn, C/- General Delivery, G.P,O. Oslo. Postmark is Oslo. Stamped in black above the address is 'GAVER TIL, RADIUMHOSPITALET, ERSKATTEFRIE'letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, norway, oslo, alette andersen -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, 30/07 /1951
Allan writes of his week's holiday in a log cabin on top of a mountain 120 miles east of Oslo and describes countryside and the beautiful view of the valley below.Quinn CollectionA self-folding letter part typed, part written in green ink (0881.a) headed Oslo and dated 30/07/51. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. The return address is Allan Quinn, C/- General Delivery, G.P.O. Oslo. There are some penciled numbers on the right of and below the return address.letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, norway, oslo, alette andersen -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Clothing - Straw Boater Hat, Special Manufacture London & Melbourne Regd. No. 3124, n.d
Straw boater, natural colour, wide black grosgrain ribbon around crown of hat. Cord round crown attached to two metal clips on edge of brim. Leather headband with 'Self Conforming regd design No. 632799', in gold. Inside crown lined with cotton mesh and silk. Maker's mark on silk. Sticker with '7' attached to leather headband. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO CEMETERIES COLLECTION: SELF GUIDED TOUR BENDIGO CEMETERY DOCUMENT
Yellow trifold document: Self Guided tour of the Bendigo Cemetery, 145 Years of History 1858 - 1993. Document contains a map of a section of the Bendigo Cemetery, 29 graves are numbered and described. E.g. J.C.T. Ballerstedt, Quartz Reefer, Robert Clark 8 hour day pioneer, Giuseppe Favaloro restaurateur. Hitching rail outside cemetery gates is noted.bendigo, cemetery, bendigo cemetery tour -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - STROPPING SAFETY RAZOR, Rolls Razor, 1951
BOUGHT BY MR. GEORGE ROGERS WITH HIS "FIRST PAY"A ROLLS SELF-STROPPING SAFETY RAZOR "VISCOUNT" MODEL (RETAIL CASE MISSING) SERIAL NUMBER H524343 .1 White Metal Case .2 White Metal Lid .3 White Metal razor handle .4 White Metal razor blade .5 White Metal stropping handle .6 Bakelite container with spare razor bladeMADE IN ENGLAND - FINEST SHEFFIELD STEEL local history, toilet, shaving -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Evening Coat, circa 1920's
From the estate of Jenny LangGood example of 1920's style evening coat for an older woman.1920s Black silk evening coat. Three quarter length with long sleeves and turn back cuffs. Wide high standing collar with tucks. Coat is lined to waist with black silk. Tie attached to each inside side seam to fasten coat around waist. Self tie on outside, attached on each side seam with a rectangle of tucks.costume, female -
Northern District School of Nursing. Managed by Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - April 1958 PTS School - Group and Individual Photos
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 1989.4 Photos - 1st if a group photo of 29 nurses in 3 rows with names at the bottom. 2nd photo - 6 various photos Mayfort Hostel Lister House Nurses 3rd 5 photos building LHS self top right and 3 groups of nurses at bottom.4th photo - 6 photos 4 groups of nurses 2 building photosClear back of photosnursing history, nursing information, nursing uniforms -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Copy Shop (Walpole Street, Kew), 1958-present
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing information about The Copy Shop at 3 Walpole Street, Kew, which was located in the Council-owned Masonic Hall (demolished c.1983). The Shop acted as a community Centre as well as being a self-help duplicating centre. At one stage, the Society had an Information Centre at the Shop. The file holds correspondence and printed materials. -
Tennis Australia
Tether ball, Circa 1933
A small, sealed carton, most likely containing a tether tennis ball and, a string and elastic tether. Inscription across one face of the box: THE PERFECT/KUM-BAK/.../TENNIS SELF-TRAINER/... Across another: THIS CARTON/CONTAINS -/ONE TENNIS/AUTO COACH/CAPTIVE BALL/COMPLETE WITH/ATTACHMENTS. Materials: Rubber, Felt, String, Metal, Cardboard, Paper, Inktennis -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Set of 2, Keith Caldwell, Mar. 1960
Set of 2 Agfa Colour slide, cardboard mount, by Keith Caldwell of 9 March 1960 - .1 - W5 794 outbound in Peel St North Melbourne, showing Essendon Depot. Has adverts for Cinzano and ? .2 - W2 404 outbound, ditto, showing route 55 West Coburg. In the background is a Golden Fleece Self Serve petrol station.hand stamped "9 Mar '60".trams, tramways, peel st, w5 class, essendon depot, w2 class, west coburg, route 55, tram 794, tram 404 -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Craftwork, lacemaking hooks tiny, c1890
The women of the pioneer families were very skilled at dressmaking , needlework and lace making. The early settlers had to be self reliant and made and repaired their own clothes, haberdashery , furnishings, tools and equipment. Lacework was a common pastime for 19thC women. , A set of tiny lace making crochet hooks.craftwork, crochetwork, needlework, moorabbin, cheltenham, pioneers, early settlers, clothing, brighton, pioneers, dressmaking, market gardeners, early settlers, craftwork, tools, lacework, -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (item) - Commonwealth Economic Regulation Of The Australian Domestic Aviation Industry 1945-1985 Vol. 1
Description: Date: 1946 Author: Sir Henry Self Publisher: Royal Aeronautical Society Pages: 60 Binding: Perm - Softcover Keywords: Aeronautical Report No. 105 Second British Commonwealth & Empire Lecture Level of Importance: World. -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, 1900 c
Posted from Queensland to Mrs T Laughton Kalimna Hotel Lakes Entrance Gippsland Victoria Wishing you complements of the season have written twice no answer with love from Tom children and self Love to Mary LonieSepia toned postcard greetings from Morgan Queenslandbuildings -
Vision Australia
Photograph - Image, Braille Book of the Year and Narrator of the Year awards 1993, 1993
Introduced in 1974, the Braille Book of the Year was created to both acknowledge excellence in writing as well as raise the profile of Braille books. In 1993, the award was won by Ruth Park for her book 'A Fence Around a Cuckoo'. The award was accepted by her literary agent Tim Curnow. The Bathurst Award for Narrator of the Year award went to Irini Pappas for the audio version of 'Put Your Whole Self In', a story about the Northcote Self Group Hydrotherapy and Massage group, by Meme McDonald, which also won 'Audio Book of the Year'. Presentations were made by Arnold Zable, Lorna Hayter, Meme McDonald, James Wright and Jeremy Wurm. 25 colour photographs, 4 black and white, 1 single negative (behind P1540.13) and 7 strips of negativeawards, braille & talking book library, james wright, arnold zable, lorna hayter, meme mcdonald, jeffrey hodgson, paul karo, rose blustein, irini pappas, jeremy wurm, michael carman, eileen larkin, iris wileman, elsie warren, beryl grover, ida dolinko, estelle cother, peggy stenboig, marjorie oke, ada handyside, sheila baldwin, joyce spokes, stanley mcgeagh, maggie millar -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Craftwork, leatherwork marking tool, c1900
This leather marking tool is rolled along leather to mark the spacing of stitches for smooth, even results. Early settlers and pioneers had to be self reliant and made and repaired their own equipment eg Saddles, reins, as well as wallets, pouches and bags. A leather working marking tool with a steel wheel and shaft and a carved wooden handle. craftwork, pioneers, early settlers, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, leather, tools, saddles, wallets, personal effects, horses, drays, -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Craftwork, leatherwork marking tool, c1900
This leather marking tool is rolled along leather to mark the spacing of stitches for smooth, even results. Early settlers and pioneers had to be self reliant and made and repaired their own equipment eg Saddles, reins, as well as wallets, pouches and bags. A leather working tool marker with steel wheel and shaft and a carved wooden handlecraftwork, cheltenham, moorabbin, early settlers, pioneers, leather, tools, saddles, wallets, personal effects, horses, drays, -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Tools, Spanners graduated Large x4 c1950, c1950
. Early settlers were self reliant and repaired their own equipment for kitchen,dairy, farm, horses, carts using various tools . With the advent of motorized vehicles in 20thC residents of the City of Moorabbin became accustomed to maintaining their own cars and trucksThese large graduated spanners are typical of the type used by residents and mechanics in the City of Moorabbin c19504 x Large graduated automobile Spanners c1950 a, b Snail Brand; c Husky England; d The Superwrenchspanners, motor cars , motor trucks, mechanics, automobiles, early settlers, market gardeners, blacksmiths, tools, building equipment, hammers, moorabbin shire, bentleigh, mckinnon, highett, cheltenham,mcewan james pty ltd, melbourne, bunnings pty ltd, -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Jemmeson, Edie, 1928
The fully self contained camp park containing accommodation, general store, entertainment rotunda, petrol bowsers and community kitchen was the vision of Richard Bromby Whiter who commenced the project in 1927. Water for gardening and sewerage supplied by an underground bore.Black and white photograph of the entrance to the planned Lakes Camping Park, fronting Roadknight Street, Lakes Entrance, Victoria.tourism, recreation, caravan parks -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Jemmeson Edie, 1928
This fully self contained camp park containing accommodation, general store, entertainment, Rotunda, petrol bowsers and community kitchen was the vision of Richard Bromby Whiter, who commenced the project in 1927. Water for gardening and sewerage supplied by an underground bore.Small format black and white photograph of the entrance to the planned Lakes Camping Park, fronting Roadknight Street. Shows sign at the rear of block on timber fence, other buildings in background. Lakes Entrance Victoriatourism, recreation, caravan parks -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Jemmeson Edie, 1928
This fully self contained camp park containing accommodation, general store, entertainment, Rotunda, petrol bowsers and community kitchen was the vision of Richard Bromby Whiter who commenced the project in 1927. Water for gardening and sewerage supplied by an underground boreSmall format black and white photograph of the entrance to the planned Lakes Camping Park fronting Roadknight Street. Shows homestead, cabin and tents, small tree in foreground, vehicle at side. Vera Wilson, later Vera Harbeck, standing outside entrance. Lakes Entrance Victoriatourism, recreation, camping, room display -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Craft - Box of craft material
Enid Beatrice Gilchrist (1917-2007) was a fashion designer best know for her development of self-drafting dressmaking patterns. Her patterns were first printed in "The Argus" in Melbourne in 1946 and were soon collected into books for the home sewer.A small cardboard box containing various two books and various baby wear transfers. The books are: "Clothes for your baby, designing, cutting and making" by Enid Gilchrist and "Baby book for mother, baby and child" Also in the box ten transfers, some in folders, some loose. Aileen and john Ellison Collection."Transfers" on lid of the boxbaby clothes, dressmaking, transfers -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, c1938
Photocopy of a mounted black and white photograph of the interior of a hardware store, with a caption written at the bottom of the mount.Caption at bottom: "Interior of shop 'Murray Hardware Store' - Rutherglen, Vic. c1938 | Self (Max Turner) with mother, Freda, wife of proprietor, Ernest James Turner, | Who owned this shop from 1923 until his death in Oct. 1949" murray hardware store, max turner, freda turner, ernest james turner, shops -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - FLOUR BAG COLLECTION: MCALPIN'S FLOUR, 1900-1950
Textiles. Calico bag printed on one side in red and green. ''McAlpin's Self Raising Flour''. Alpine Brand. There's no other 25 lbs net when packed. Malto Pepsin Process. Prepaired with phosphate Aerator Aerophos. J.McAlpin & Sons, Abbotsford, Melbourne, Phone JA 3126. Centre picture of three mountain peaks in oval frame. Border edge of wheat stalks on either side. Remnants remain of stitching used to seal the top of the bag. The collection has other uncatalogued samples of McAlpin wheat bags as listed. Eight 25 lb bags. Three bags with slogans ''Enriched Self Raising Flour, Sure success every pack''. Four bags with slogans,''Pre-sifted Self Raising Flour. Sifted through silk seven times''. One bag with slogan ''Malto Calcium Enriched''. These eight bags are packed by McAlpine Flour Pty., Ltd., Abbotsford, Victoria. Three 7 lb bags. All bags include the slogans''Specially Milled, No Substitutes used''. "There's no other''. These bags packed at ''Factory Abbotsford, Melbourne, Phone JA 3126''. McAlpin's was a major Victorian flour company in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Owned and operated by J. McAlpin and Sons, the company sold its flour products across Australia and overseas.textiles, domestic, mcalpin flour calico bag -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, 30/12/1952
Allan writes of a lonely Christmas without Alette who is spending it in Norway with her family. They are planning to get married in the last week of February.Quinn CollectionA blue self-folding letter (0909.a1) headed London and dated 30/12/52. Letter is written in green ink. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. Postmark is illegible. The return address is Allan Quinn, C/- Australia House, Strand, London. There are four lines of writing at right angles to the return address. letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, alette andersen, london 1952 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - HISTORICAL GUIDE TO BENDIGO
Five copies of ' The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch Historical Guide to Bendigo. Including Self Tours of Bendigo's Famous Goldfields' .Cambridge Press, Bendigo.' maps, photos, illustrations. Three copies do not contain maps, however, these three copies have number stickers on the bott left front ccover, 0064.2 PAR, 0064.3 PAR, 0064.4 PAR.bendigo, history, gold mining, book, books, bendigo, bendigo history, history, gold mining, mines, the royal historical society of victoria bendigo branch, victoria, goldfields, victorian history, australian history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA HILL SELF GUIDED TOUR 2014
Two page document prepared for the 2014 centenary of the mine disaster at the Great Extended Hustlers Mine, where 7 miners were killed in 1914. Document titled 'Victoria Hill, Self Guided Tour' prepared by Philip Wilkin and Kay MacGregor (Windlass Production 2014) The guided tour document was made available at the commemorative event held at the Hustler's Hill Reserve.bendigo, mining, victoria hill guided tour -
Tennis Australia
Tether ball, Circa 1933
A small carton (.2) containing a used tether tennis ball (.1), and, a string and elastic tether (.3). Inscription across one face of the box: THE PERFECT/KUM-BAK/.../TENNIS SELF-TRAINER/... Across another: THIS CARTON/CONTAINS -/ONE TENNIS/AUTO COACH/CAPTIVE BALL/COMPLETE WITH/ATTACHMENTS. Materials: Rubber, Felt, String, Metal, Cardboard, Paper, Inktennis