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Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Post Card, 1940's
... A. J. Murray ...One of 11 photographs left in the museum for the Society by an anonymous donor.Black & White postcard of Lover's Walk Cowes. Pathway going over little wooden bridge.Photo Shop Series Lover's Walk 5.3.47. Coweslover's walk cowes, lover's walk cowes phillip island -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Post Card, 1940's
... A. J. Murray ...One of 11 photographs left in the museum for the Society by an anonymous donor.Black & White postcard - image taken from inside Forrest Caves looking out to the sea. Man standing outside on the rocks.Photo Shop Series Forrest Caves Phillip Island 6.3.47. On Back: "Inside the cave"forrest caves phillip island, phillip island coastline -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Post Card, 1940's
... A. J. Murray ...One of 11 photographs left in the museum for the Society by an anonymous donor.Black & White postcard showing the breakers on the rocks at The Nobbies..Photo Shop Series Breakers at the Nobbies Phillip Island 6.3.47.breakers at the nobbies, the nobbies phillip island, phillip island coastline -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1940's
... A. J. Murray ...One of a collection of 15 photographs/postcards donated by Lois MullinsBlack & White photograph of Pyramid Rock, Phillip Island."Pyramid Rock, Phillip Island"pyramid rocks phillip island, phillip island coastline, rock formation phillip island, lois mullins -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1940's
... A. J. Murray ...One of a collection of 15 photographs/postcards donated by Lois MullinsBlack & White photograph of The Blowhole with The Nobbies in the background. "The Blowhole and The Nobbies, Phillip Island"the blowhole phillip island, the nobbies phillip island, rock formation phillip island, rock formations, phillip island coastline, lois mullins -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1940's
... A. J. Murray ...One of a collection of 15 photographs/postcards donated by Lois MullinsBlack & White photograph of three koalas in a tree."Australian Koala Bears"wildlife - koalas, koalas cowes phillip island, koalas, lois mullins -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1940's
... A. J. Murray ...One of a collection of 15 photographs/postcards donated by Lois MullinsBlack & White photograph of a group of penguins coming ashore at dust after a day's fishing at sea."Penguins, Phillip Island"penguins phillip island, wildlife - penguins, penguin parade, summerland beach, phillip island, lois mullins -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Unknown
... A. J. Murray ...One of a collection of 15 photographs/postcards donated by Lois MullinsBlack & White photograph of The Narrows and Cape Woolamai taken from San Remo"The Narrows and Cape Woolamai, Vic."the narrows san remo, coastline cape woolamai, phillip island coastline, san remo shoreline, lois mullins -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Unknown
... A. J. Murray ...One of a collection of 15 photographs/postcards donated by Lois MullinsBlack & White photograph of the San Remo pier and fishing boats. Many seagulls in the foreground at water's edge."Fishing boats, San Remo, Vic."san remo pier, san remo jetty, fishing boats, lois mullins -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Unknown
... A. J. Murray ...One of a collection of 15 photographs donated by Lois MullinsBlack & White photograph of the San Remo Pier with large shed. Lots of holiday makers enjoying the beach."Holiday time, San Remo, Vic."san remo pier, san remo jetty, san remo beach, lois mullins -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Mid 20th Century
... A. J. Murray ...One of a collection of 15 photographs/postcards donated by Lois MullinsBlack & White photograph of the old Suspension Bridge from San Remo to Newhaven, Phillip Island"The Bridge San Remo Vic"suspension bridge san remo, suspension bridge san remo/phillip island, phillip island bridge, bridges, lois mullins -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Unknown
... A. J. Murray ...One of a collection of 15 photographs/postcards donated by Lois MullinsBlack & White photograph of a Koala with joey on her back."Australian Native Bear Koala" On back: "Roadley"koala with young, wildlife - koala, koala and joey, lois mullins -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Unknown
... A. J. Murray ...One of a collection of 15 photographs/postcards donated by Lois MullinsBlack & White photograph of the beach and fishing boats at San Remo"Picturesque scene, San Remo, Vic."san remo beach, fishing boats san remo, coastal scene san remo victoria, lois mullins -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Bryant West, 1924
... A. H. S. Mattingley ...One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of dignitaries and guests at the opening of Warley Bush Nursing Hospital 1924."Warley Bush Nursing" Hospital. Official opening 1924 "By Lady Mitchell"local history, photography, photographs, warley bush nursing hospital opening, black & white photograph, warley hospital, lady mitchell, john jenner, bryant west, a h s mattingley -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Bryant West, 1921
... A. H. S. Mattingley ...One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of Earl of Stradbroke and family and various local identities with San Remo Hotel in background - 1921local history, photography, photographs, visit of governor earl of stradbroke 1921, black & white photograph, earl of stradbroke, san remo hotel, john jenner, bryant west, a h s mattingley -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Bryant West, 22/11/1921
... A. H. S. Mattingley ...One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of eleven people including The Earl of Stradbroke and family standing beside motorcar - 22/11/1921.local history, photography, photographs, visit of earl of stradbroke, 1921, black & white photograph, earl of stradbroke, motorcar, john jenner, bryant west, a h s mattingley -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Bryant West, 22/11/1921
... A. H. S. Mattingley ...One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of nine people including Earl of Stradbroke standing beside motorcarlocal history, photography, photographs, visit of earl of stradbroke - victorian governor - 1921, black & white photograph, earl of stradbroke, motorcar, john jenner, bryant west, a h s mattingley -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, Burn's Justice, 1814
... A. Strahan ...This book was used for ceremonies by a parish officer or justice of the peace. It is the second volume in a series of five. Richard Burn was born in Westmorland. He matriculated at The Queen's College, Oxford in 1729. He was not awarded his B.A. until 1735, three years after he left the university to accept a position as schoolmaster at Kirkby Stephen in Westmorland. Burn then entered the Church of England, and in 1736 became vicar of Orton in Westmorland. He was a justice of the peace for the counties of Westmorland and Cumberland, and devoted himself to the study of law. In 1762, after Burn had attained notoriety as a legal scholar, the University of Oxford awarded him an honorary LL.D. He was appointed chancellor of the diocese of Carlisle in 1765, an office which he held until his death aged 86. Burn's Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer, first published in 1755, was for many years the standard authority on the law relating to justices of the peace. It has passed through some 30 editions, half of which appeared after Burn's death. (info. Wikipedia)This book was was for many years the standard authority on the law relating to justices of the peace and is a useful research tool.A book with a rough brown leather cover,burn-richard law -
Orbost & District Historical Society
sheet music, Under the Bridges of Paris, first half 20th century
... Southern Music Publishing Company (A/Asia Pty Ltd) ...Under the Bridges of Paris" is a 1913 popular song with music written by Vincent Scotto, the original French lyrics (entitled "Sous les ponts de Paris") by Jean Rodor (1913), and English sections of lyrics added by Dorcas Cochran (1952) resulting in the released version (1954) containing both French and English sections. This version of the song was recorded by Rene Paul.The music has social significance as an example of music popular in the first half of the 20th century.Sheet music for "Under the bridges of Paris". The cover is blue with white illustrations of the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe. In the centre is a head and shoulders photograph of a man in a suit and tie. It is captioned "Recorded by Rene Paul on Columbia." Under the title are details of the composer and lyricists. In the bottom right corner is the price 2/6.music-sheet under-the-bridges-of-paris -
Orbost & District Historical Society
sheet music, Will You Remember (Sweetheart), 1940's
... A. Kynoch & Co Pty Ltd ...Will You Remember (Sweetheart)was written Sigmund Romberg with the words by Rida Johnson Young. It was sung by Jeanette McDonald and Nelson Eddy in the musical "Maytime" "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" is a song which was written by James A. Bland (1854–1911), an African American who wrote over 700 songs. It is an adaption by Bland of the traditional "Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny" popular since the 1840s and frequently sung by Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War. It was sung in the 1937 musical "Maytime" this item is an example of songs that were popular in the mid 20th century.Sheet music for "Will You Remember (Sweetheart)" The cover is black/white and has details of the composer and lyricist. There is a drawing of Jeanette McDonald and Nelson Eddy as in the musical film MayTime. The cost is 2/-. It also contains music for "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny".music sheet-music-will-you-remember sheet-music-carry-me-back-to-old-virginny -
Orbost & District Historical Society
knife cleaner / sharpener, first half 20th century
... A. McMillan ...Sharpening is done by grinding away material on this implement with an abrasive substance harder than the material of the tool to be sharpened. A sharpening wheel is an efficient way to sharpen blade edges.Mobile knife-sharpening services are no longer commonly used. In the disposable society of the 21st century we can throw away our blunt scissors, knives or tools and buy replacements.A cast iron knife or tool sharpening wheel attach to a wooden base. It has a wooden turning handle.A McMillan Federal Knife Cleanerknife-grinder -
Orbost & District Historical Society
tobacco cutter, late 19th -early 20th century
... A. McMillan ...This McMillan Tobacco Cutter was used to cut plugs of tobacco suitable for pipes.Tobacco cutters were important tools for pipe smokers until self-made or manufactured cigarettes began to dominate the tobacco sales market from the 1920s. This item is a link to a previously common means of consuming tobacco.Metal tobacco cutter (guillotine style), mounted on wooden base, with brass striker plate.Inscription "McMillan" appears on the striker plate.smoking tobacco-cutter -
Orbost & District Historical Society
badges, 1918
... A. W. Patrick & Co Button / Badge Maker ...The Henley on Snowy was a water carnival held on Saturday, 14th December, 1918. "It included a procession of decorated cars, buggies, etc., fancy costumes and sets, which left the township at 12.30. At 1 p.m. there was a speculator display of decorated boats. A luncheon, also afternoon tea and tea, was served by the ladies of the Red Cross, and the stalls were in the hands of the Comforts Fund girls." (ref Snowy River Mail 8.11.1919) Half of the proceeds were to go to the local Repatriation fund, the other half to be divided equally between the Y.M.C.A. and the Comforts' League. Unfortunately the carnival was not as successful as promised and the funds raised were not substantial. (More info. from O.D.H.S. May 2008 Newsletter by John Phillips)These badges are part of a historical local event. Two small paper Local Repatriation badges. They have a picture of a boat on the Snowy river and "Henley on Snowy- Orbost". 554.1 has a ribbon attached.henley-on-snowy water-carnival repatriation-funds -
Orbost & District Historical Society
account, 7th November, 1914
... A. Macarthur & Co. ...Robert Pullar Cameron was a Shire Councillor for many years. He married Penuel Hossack and had a family of James, Flora, Penuel and Alex.This item is an example of hand-written book-keeping at an early 20th century Orbost business. It is a useful research tool.A white paper account with black print and blue lines. It is from A. Macarthur & Co. to R.P. Cameron and has a yellow duty stamp on the front.account-cameron-r.-p. macarthur-&-co. book-keeping -
Orbost & District Historical Society
account, April 29 19??
... Royce, A. J. ...A. J. Royce & Co. were general merchants in Orbost. Royce's was essentially a bakery in Nicholson Street on the site of the present supermarket. Robert Pullar Cameron was a Shire Councillor for many years. He married Penuel Hossack and had a family of James, Flora, Penuel and Alex.This item is an example of the hand-written book-keeping of an early 20th century business in Orbost. It is a useful research tool.A small paper account, black print and blue writing. At the top are illustrations of two young girls with an advertisement for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy between them. The account is from A.J. Royce & Co. to R. P. Cameron.account book-keeping royce-a.j. cameron-robert-pullar -
Orbost & District Historical Society
account, 1st February, 1914
... Saunders, A. S. ...Saunders General Store was opened in 1900, overlapping part of the Mensland and Coultons stores. It was called "The ―Melbourne Store" which referred to it being a branch of their Melbourne store.The shop was burnt down in the early 1930‘s. Arthur Scott Saunders was born in 1864 and died 3-12-1913 (49) in Orbost. He was the son of Thomas Frederick Saunders and Lucy Beard Scott. He was a Storekeeper at Orbost, a member of the early Show Committees, a Rechabite in 1893, and was a member of the Board of Guardians of the Church of England from 1894 to 1913 where he served as secretary and treasurer of the Board. He was married to Agnes Louisa Stuart Morris. She sold the business in 1919 to Mr J. H. V. Dale and left Orbost with her two daughters for East Malvern in April 1927. ( more info. on the Saunders family in In Times Gone By by Deborah Hall; Orbost & District Historical Society Newsletter by John Phillips) Robert Pullar Cameron was a Shire Councillor for many years. He married Penuel Hossack and had a family of James, Flora, Penuel and Alex. This item is an example of a hand-written account from an Orbost business of the early 20th century. It is a useful research tool.A white paper account with red lines, hand-written black print. There is a yellow duty stamp and a green receipt from A.S. Saunders, Drapers, Grocer and Ironmonger, to R.P. Cameron.account saunders-family cameron-r.p. book-keeping -
Orbost & District Historical Society
souvenir plate, 1930's-50's
... A. B. Jones & Sons Ltd ...This item is an example of a souvenir made for the East Gippsland region.A small white porcelain souvenir plate. A six sided shallow dish with a rectangular painting of the entrance at Lakes Entrance, East Gippsland. The dish is gold rimmed.Underneath - Royal Top- The Entrance Grafton Lakes Entrance, Vic Bone China Made in Englandsouvenir porcelain royal-grafton lakes-entrance -
Orbost & District Historical Society
brochure, The Toll of the Fruit Fly, C 1950's
... A,J, Arthur ...Published by the Plant Quarantine Division, Commonwealth Department of Health, Canberra.This is a useful research article.A 4 pp copy of a brochure titled The Toll of the Fruit Fly-The Orchardists' Greatest Enemy. Teachers Guide No. 2agriculture fruit-fly education -
Orbost & District Historical Society
weaving tool, late 1940's - 1950's
... Chesstok, A ...The Speedweve is a tiny darning loom advertised as ‘Lancashire’s smallest loom’. It was manufactured by E & A Chesstok Ltd of Rusholme, Manchester in 1947/48. It is basically a little loom for mending socks and holes in clothing. - This item was a common household item used a time when people still felt it worth the effort to darn socks.A metal Speedweve - a small darning tool.The slide at the top pushes back and forth making the 10 copper hooks rotate one way then the other. There would have been a wooden disc for keeping the fabric flat. top - SPEEDWEVEdomestic weaving loom -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Audio - Gramophone Cylinder, National Phonograph Co, Poor old England, 1908
... Thomas A. Edison, Edison Laboratory ...Edison Records was one of the early record labels that pioneered sound recording and reproduction, and was an important player in the early recording industry. The first phonograph cylinders were manufactured in 1888, followed by Edison's foundation of the Edison Phonograph Company in the same year. The recorded wax cylinders, later replaced by Blue Amberol cylinders, and vertical-cut Diamond Discs, were manufactured by Edison's National Phonograph Company from 1896 on, reorganized as Thomas A. Edison, Inc. in 1911. Until 1910 the recordings did not carry the names of the artists. The company began to lag behind its rivals in the 1920s, both technically and in the popularity of its artists, and halted production of recordings in 1929. Thomas A. Edison invented the phonograph, the first device for recording and playing back sound, in 1877. After patenting the invention and benefiting from the publicity and acclaim it received, Edison and his laboratory turned their attention to the commercial development of electric lighting, playing no further role in the development of the phonograph for nearly a decade. Start of the Recording Industry: In 1887, Edison turned his attention back to improving the phonograph and the phonograph cylinder. The following year, the Edison company introduced the ”Perfected Phonograph”. Edison introduced wax cylinders approximately 4+1⁄4 inches (11 cm) long and 2+1⁄4 inches (5.7 cm) in external diameter, which became the industry standard. They had a maximum playing time of about 3 minutes at 120 RPM, but around the turn of the century the standard speed was increased to (first 144) and then 160 RPM to improve clarity and volume, reducing the maximum to about 2 minutes and 15 seconds. Several experimental wax cylinder recordings of music and speech made in 1888 still exist. The wax entertainment cylinder made its commercial debut in 1889 at first, the only customers were entrepreneurs who installed nickel-in-the-slot phonographs in amusement arcades, saloons and other public places. At that time, a phonograph cost the equivalent of several months' wages for the average worker and was driven by an electric motor powered by hazardous, high-maintenance wet cell batteries. After more affordable spring-motor-driven phonographs designed for home use were introduced in 1895, the industry of producing recorded entertainment cylinders for sale to the general public began in earnest. Blank records were an important part of the business early on. Most phonographs had or could be fitted with attachments for the users to make their own recordings. One important early use, in line with the original term for a phonograph as a "talking machine", was in business for recording dictation. Attachments were added to facilitate starting, stopping, and skipping back the recording for dictation and playback by stenographers. The business phonograph eventually evolved into a separate device from the home entertainment phonograph. Edison's brand of business phonograph was called the Ediphone. The collection of three phonograph cylinders are an example of early recorded music use for domestic entertainment. They are significant as they represent the beginnings of the modern recording industry.Cardboard tube-shaped gramophone cylinder box with lid. The printed label on the outside of the box advertises the maker and patent details. The Catalogue Number and Title are either printed or hand written on the cylinder’s lid. This cylinder contained Record no. 13619, the recording “Poor old England” published by Castling and Godfrey, sung by Billy Williams. Made by National Phonograph Company USA. C.1907On lid “Edison Record” and “This record should turn at 160 revolutions per minute, no faster” Written on lid in blue pen “Trumpet”, “EDISON AMBEROL RECORD / FOUR MINUTE”warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, gramophone record, gramophone cylinder, edison cylinder, edison record, home entertainment, music recording, edison laboratory orange nj, usa, national phonograph company of australia ltd sydney, thomas a. edison