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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Furniture - Chair, Late 19th to early 20th century
Originally the Bow Chair started off life with the name of the ‘Smoker’s Bow Chair’ where originally, it wasn’t designed for grandeur like many chairs of the time, but instead was designed for practicality and comfort. The original Smoker’s Bow Chair was a simple chunkier version of the Windsor Chair design which first appeared in the 1820’s. Although it lacked the high back found on any Windsor Chair of the time, it maintained a heavier, sturdier appearance. The main feature was a hoop or bow which was fashioned from steamed wood. This was then curved to make both the back support and arms. The chair also consisted of a wide seat, supported by 4 splayed, spindle legs. In its original form it was found in many country kitchens of the day as well as in many inns and public houses throughout the United Kingdom. Its name of the "Smoker’s Bow Chair" because the sweeping armrests were the perfect height to support a smokers arm when smoking a pipe.A significant piece of furniture from the late 19th century designed for a specific purpose, smoking. These chairs are now highly collectable and valuable today and avidly sought by collectors of antique furniture.Chair wooden dark brown "Smoker's Bow" chair, with wide and deep seat with broad arms, turned spindles and thick turned legs joined by a double stretcher.Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, chair, furniture, smokers chair, bow chair -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LA TROBE UNIVERSITY BENDIGO COLLECTION: VISIT TO BALLARAT TEACHERS' COLLEGE
Two black and white photos of the Bendigo Teachers' College students' visit to Ballarat Teachers' College in 1927.bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college students, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo teachers' college, bendigo, teaching, students, education, ballarat teachers' college, history, tertiary education, teacher training -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Audio - Gramophone Cylinder, National Phonograph Co, Poor old England, 1908
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 -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Ballarat Courier Photographer, Ballarat Junior Technical School Old Boys Association Portrait, 1957, 22/04/1957
The Ballarat Junior Technical School was started in 1913 as a division of the Ballarat School of Mines. The four men in this image are original teachers at the school. They were attending the Ballarat Junior Technical School Old Boys Association reunion.Four men stand on the stairwell of the Ballarat Junior Technical School during a reunion of the Ballarat Junior Technical School. They are four of the School's original teachers (L-R) Frank King, Herbert Malin, William Paterson, Albert W. Steane.ballarat junior technical school, ballarat junior technical school old boys association, king, paterson, malin, steane, reunion, william j. paterson, herbert malin, albert w. steane, frank king, principal -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Drawing of Genius, c.1870
‘Dawnings of Genius’ by the Rev. Theodore Alois Buckley contains chapters on the lives the many distinguished men in history. Our copy of this work was given to Jane McMeekin as a prize at the Koroit Street School some time in the 1870s. The Koroit Street School was a Denominational Board School opened by the Wesleyan Church in 1859 with William Nettleton as the Head Teacher. It was later known as Common School No. 673 and closed in 1876 when the Warrnambool State School in Jamieson Street was opened. There is no date to tell us when Jane McMeekin received this book but we know that Caleb Collyer, who married Ann Brown in 1869, was Head Teacher of Warrnambool Common School No. 673 in 1875. Jane Taggart McMeekin was born in Mepunga in 1864 to John and Isabella McMeekin. She may have been about ten or eleven when she received this prize. This book is of considerable interest as it was a school prize in the 1870s and concerns Jane McMeekin, Caleb Collyer and Common School No. 673 – all of relevance and importance in the history of education in Warrnambool.This is a hard cover book of 408 pages. It has a dark red leather cover with gold and black ornamentation and red lettering on a gold background. It has an introduction and thirty chapters on the lives of eminent men. It has many black and white illustrations. The cover is torn in places and somewhat stained and ragged around the edges. On the first page it has an inscription and a stamp of the Warrnambool & District Historical Society. ‘Second Prize, Fifth Class Girls, Awarded to Jane McMeekin, Koroit Street School, No. 673, Warrnambool, C. Collyer, H. Teacher.’ warrnambool common school 673, caleb collyer, jane mcmeekin, history of warrnambool, schools in warrnambool -
Federation University Historical Collection
Exercise Book, Monica Miller's Speech Training Notes
Former Ballarat Teachers' College (BTC) students from 1946 to 1965 remember music lecturer Monica Miller with great fondness. Speech Training was also the domain of Monica Miller at BTC. Her Speech Training class notes include: Voice, Articulation parts, Correct positions for consonants, vowels and dipthongs, Phonetic Stules, Correction of Speech Defects, Speech Training in the schools, Poetry Appreciation, Rhythm, Lessons for county classes, Lessons for Student Teacher Classes and Lessons to Grades. (taken from http://guerin.ballarat.edu.au/curator/honour-roll/honourroll_miller.shtml)Black cardboard cover with burgandy tape on spine. The book contained beautifully handwritten notes on speech training by Monica Miller who lectured at the Ballarat Teachers' College. The lectures were given by Kathleen George at Lee Street State School, Carlton.btc, ballarat teachers college, monica miller, kathleen george, speech training -
Federation University Historical Collection
Ceramic, Ceramic tumble Judy Gay, 1951
Ceramic tumber thrown on the pottery wheel, with a turned base.ballarat technical art school, ceramics, judy gay -
Greensborough Historical Society
Domestic object - Darner, Darning Mushroom, 1950s
Used for darning clothing such as socks. This is a small one, possibly used for children's clothing.Small darning mushroom, turned wood, painted fawndarning mushrooms, darners -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Decorative object - Letter Opener, 1940's
Made by POW's at camp 13.Ornate carved wooden letter opener. Hand turned.N0 13 POW Group Murchison Australiakevin clarke, wooden letter opener, internment camp woodwork -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Ceremonial object - Commemorative Trowel, 1865
Silver commemorative trowel with a carved/turned wooden handle. Presented to Wm Dods Esqre on the occasion of his laying the foundation stone of the Free Presbyterian Church Brunswick 2nd May 1865,william dods, free presbyterian church, brunswick -
Bendigo Tramways (managed by the Bendigo Heritage Attractions)
Trolley Wheel, unknown
Trolley wheels are used to contact the overhead copper wire, they rotate and connect the DC power to drive the tram's electric motors.Brass trolley wheel mounted on a turned wooden support.bendigo tramways, tram, trolley wheel, -
Federation University Historical Collection
Magazine - Book, Extra Muros, 1930
Ballarat Teachers’ College commenced at Ballarat East Library in 1926 and stayed at that location until temporary closure in December 1931. In 1926 Sixty one students enrolled, and the staff consisted of Mr W.H. Ellwood, Miss A. Bouchier, Mr A.B. Jones. (The Flag, Nov 1997; The Flag, Nov 1996; BTC Handbook 1965)Blue soft cover booklet with gold titles relating to the Ballarat Teachers College, 62 pages with illustrations and advertisements. Includes information on current and ex students. Staff and student activities throughout the year.On the first page written in red pencil "M Miller" [Monica Miller]btc, ballarat teachers college, j weir, v bellingham, em smith, c cox, g rosehain, cm hall, m ocallaghan, m giles, d roscoe, o hateley, c inglis, a curtis, g bolster, joyce thomas, c cummins, j conway, r row, w augustini, n prendergast, d carroll, n larkan, m fogarty, m murray, a vickers, e forster, c mccullough, k curley, m bainbridge, t stuart, mollie quinn, mildred graham, hazel henderson, norman cocks, george carey, colin hall, jessie higgins, r bowman, a coto, v mckenzie, g dunstan, thomas alexander maclean, j mckerbery, r warriner, edna jones, ina dickman, wi young, jh mcnaughton, re moosman, f hickey, q kerby, r watson, c goltz, ab jones, ballarat east library, physical culture -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Wash stand
The subject item is essentially a 19th century development of the 18th century basin stand, the washstand had assumed a regular table form by about the 1830s, usually with a marble top and pot board beneath. The earlier timber top washstands had a timber splash back, while the marble top washstands usually had a matching marble splash back often with a small semicircular shelf for the soap dish, or a tiled splash back. Many washstands had a hole cut into the top to contain the china wash basin. Washstands were generally supported on pedestal, scrolled or cabriole legs, in keeping with the dressing table with which they were often made en suite. Edwardian washstands like most furniture of the period were much more rectangular in outline, with squared corners and (Lassetter) fairly plainly turned legs. They sometimes had a cupboard below the marble top. The back was usually tiled, often featuring the Art Nouveau motifs washstands were used until the 1920s. Wash stand wooden opening in top for basin, 3 raised sides, 4 turned legs, Lower shelf broken at front, has remnant black stain. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, wash stand -
Yendon History Group
Book, school absences, REGISTER OF ABSENCE. School no. 719, before 1904
Used to record the absences of teachers at Yendon Public School from 1904 to 1983. Instructions for used printed inside the front cover. Gives dates and reason for absence, and countersigned periodically by the District Inspector.It is significant because it lists the school staff for a long period. It is also socially significant because it gives information about staff training, health issues, family details and weather. Small grey paper covered book used at Yendon Public School (no. 719) to record the absences of school teachers, from 1904 to 1983. The spine is bound with blue tape. The pages have torn away from the cover, which is torn and water-marked.'719' written in ink on the front cover in the space available for 'School number'. Some grafitti wirtten upside down.yendon public school, yendon state school yendon, public education, school teachers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - MAPLE STREET PRIMARY SCHOOL COLLECTION: 1993 GRADE PHOTOS
Collection of colour grade photos mounted on grey patterned board , Maple Street Primary School, Golden Square, 1993. a) Grade 1/2N Teacher Meredith Nicks; b) Grade 1M Teacher Kerrie McMillin; c) Prep H Teacher Miss Kyriakakis and Ms Hocking; d) Prep D Sharon Derby; e) Grade 4W Teacher George Wood; f) Grade 3/4L Teacher Sandra Lacey; g) Grade 3E Teachers Mr. R. Issell, Mr. R. Elliott; h) Grade 2R Teachers M. Rodda and C. Freeman; i) Grade 6K Teachers Mrs Kent, Mrs Seppings, Mrs Connolly; j) Grade 6G Teachers F. Gargiulo, K. Perry; k) Grade 5O Teacher Gary Olver; L) Grade 4/5W Teacher Ross Wood. Student names written on bottom of each photo.bendigo, education, maple street primary school -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - SPECIAL SCHOOL, c1961
Black and white photograph. Teachers at 'Special School', Miss Lee, Mulvahin, Hender and Mr Warren Head Teacher, 1961. Physical description: unframed photograph. Inscriptions/Markings: Teachers at Special School for Retarded, Miss Lee, Mulvahin, Hender. Mr Warren Head teacher 1961organization, education, special school, copyright not for reproduction. herald sun photograph supplied by feature service the herald & weekly times ltd. melbourne, australia. -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Document - John Moloney Letters of Administration 1897, 1897
Tait collection: item 43 of 62 This is a document giving details of the Letters of Administration of John Moloney, a farmer from Bushfield, who died in July 1897. He died intestate but had real estate to the value of £510 and personal estate to the value of £142. The beneficiary was his wife, Mary Ann Moloney. The lawyer involved in drawing up this document was William Ardlie, one of the best-known lawyers in Warrnambool in the 19th and 20th centuries. He commenced his business in the 1860s and continued on until the 1930s when he was well in his eighties, making him at the time the oldest practising lawyer in Australasia. The document seemed to have been passed down by successive lawyers occupying the Kepler Street legal premises and located there in 2014.This document is of some interest as it gives details of the Letters of Administration of John Moloney, a 19th century farmer from Bushfield and it also concerns the lawyer, William Ardlie, a prominent Warrnambool lawyer at that time. It will be useful for researchers.This is a piece of cream-coloured thin parchment paper folded in two. It has handwritten material on two pages (black ink) containing details of the Letters of Administration following the death of John Moloney of Bushfield in 1897. A seal of the Supreme Court of Victoria is attached with green ribbon and there is one red stamp of the Master in Equity of the Supreme Court. The document is somewhat dirty but quite legible. The numbers ‘255’ and ‘14’ are written in blue pencil on the back page. In the Supreme Court of the Colony of Victoria In the Probate Jurisdiction In the Estate of John Moloney late of Bushfield in the Colony of Victoria Farmer deceased Intestatejohn moloney, warrnambool, william ardlie, bushfield, tait collection -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Document - Joseph J Kelson Probate 1906
Tait collection: item 25 of 62 This document contains details on the will and probate of Joseph Kelson, a farmer from Kirkstall who died in April 1906. He was a contractor who died at the age of 46 leaving a widow, Margaret (nee Flahavin) and eight children. The two oldest boys took over the contracting business and Joseph’s brother, David, supported the family during their time of need. Joseph Kelson left personal estate to the value of £460 with the chief beneficiary being his widow Margaret. Ernest Chambers, the lawyer who drew up this document had a legal practice in Warrnambool, Koroit and Port Fairy at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. He had possession of this document and it passed down to successive lawyers who occupied the Kepler Street legal premises and it was located in this building in 2014 and passed on to the Warrnambool and District Historical Society. This document is of interest as it gives details of the will and probate of Joseph Kelson who lived in the Warrnambool area during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It will be useful to researchers. This is 1906 cream-coloured piece of parchment folded in two with handwritten material on three sides. It contains the will and probate details of Joseph Kelson, a farmer from Kirkstall, Victoria. There is a seal of the Supreme Court of Victoria and four red stamps of the Master in Equity of the Supreme Court. The material is written in black ink. In the Supreme Court of Victoria; In the Probate Jurisdiction; In the Will of John James Kelson late of Kirkstall in the State of Victoria Contractor deceasedernest chambers, joseph kelson, kirkstall, tait collection -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Davin's Dairy, C 1945
Black and white photograph of the side of a truck showing milk churns that have been collected from local dairy farmersdavin's dairy, dairies, model dairy mitcham -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Victorian Farmers Journal and Gardeners Chronicle, News of the Week, 1861
Secretary instructed to advertise for plans for laying out the gardens. Moulds used for wax fruit exhibition at the World Fair in England in 1862 to be retained by HSV in a museum at the Horticultural Gardens.Photocopy of article in "The Victorian Farmers Journal and Gardeners Chronicle" 6 April, 1861 Meeting of the Committee of the Victorian Horticultural Society. the victorian farmers journal and gardeners chronicle, victorian horticultural society -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Book - Maths, Whitcombe's Federal Mathematics for Grade VIII, 1920
Education in Mathematics in the Victorian Education Department Schools in the 1920s. Tas Davies was a farmer in the Kiewa Valley.Historical: Education compared over the years with the use of Mathematic text books and the Victorian education Department. Provenance: Tas Davies local farmer of the Kiewa Valley and his education. He worked on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme.Grey thin cardboard cover with two black lines around the perimeter the outside one being thicker than the inside one. Writing in blackWhitcombe's / Federal / mathematics / for / Grade VIII. / Edited by J. McRae, M.A. / Vice Principal Teachers' College Victoria / Re-written to meet the requirements of the 1920 Revision / of the Victorian Programme of instruction / emblem / Revised Edition / Melbourne / Auckland Christchurch Dunedin Wellington / and Londaon / Whitcombe & Tombs Limited / 1/9 Written in ink on inside cover page 'Mrs Davies'. In pencil 'Tas Davies'education. victorian education department. tas davies.mathematics. schools -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Eastmont State School
Report on Eastmont State School No. 4789.Report on Eastmont State School No. 4789. Opened in 1964, Mr. Liang in charge. A new School is now being built, which will be known as Verdale. Helen Smart, Jennifer Watson, Virginia Hossack and Margaret Matheson interviewed Mr. Culph, another teacher.Report on Eastmont State School No. 4789. primary schools, eastmont state school, baker, mrs, liang, mr, verdale, culph, mr, smart, helen, watson, jennifer, hossack, virginia, matheson, margaret -
National Wool Museum
Textile - Quilt, Wheat Bag Wagga, Percy Perkins, 1945
Mr Perkins joined the police force in his early twenties and apart from an 18-month posting in Melbourne, spent the rest of his career serving communities in country Victoria. He was a keen fisherman and hunter- his first love was sitting on the banks of the Murray River with a fishing rod in his hand. Family camping trips were spent by the river where everyone slept on stretchers with several army blankets underneath and a wheat bag wagga on top. This wagga is made from two standard sized jute wheat bags split and hand bound along the seams. It is typical of a basic wagga made by shearers, farmers and swagmen. The paint stains on this wagga display signs of later use as a painting drop sheet by descendants who inherited the quilt. Quilt made of two standard size jute wheat bags (a bushel = 150lbs) split and hand bound along seams. It is an example of the basic type of wagga made by shearers, farmers or swagmen. Another use for the wagga was as a 'drop sheet' when doing house painting- possibly explaining the paint stains on the wagga.quilting history, running stitch group, running stitch collection, highlights of the national wool museum: from waggas to the wool quilt prize - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), perkins, mr percy, quilting - history -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood State School - Grade 2, 1945
Black and white photograph - Grade 2,1945."Attached to photograph" Nil Teacher: -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photo Album, Ballarat Teachers' College Golden Jubilee Reunion 1947 - 1997, 22/03/1997
Students at the Ballarat Teachers' College in 1947 undertook one year training to become a primary school teacher. Hard covered white and grey photo album with photographs from the Ballarat Teachers' College Year of 1947 Golden Jubilee Reunion held at Craigs Hotel, Lydiard Street, Ballarat. The album includes a photograph of former residents of the Camp Street Hostel. (Margaret Palmer, Joyce Mathison, Beatrice Freeman, Gwen Pamphilon, Betty Perry, Nancy Kerr, Kath Crosetti, Neila Vallance, Ann McKinnon) The second half of the album include photos from the 1998 reunion. The back pages have autographs of those who attended the 1997 Jubilee reunion.ballarat teachers' college, 1947, nield, roddis, lelean, marshman, mclachlan, bunney, lynch, gleeson, welsh, pattenden, henning, pamphilon, fauld, mckenna, morrish, boyd, mathison, doney, batson, kennedy, kerr, surman, williams, vallance, freeman, hannan, harley, palmer, perry, watts, esmore, gunning, tobin, crosetti, mclachlan, hill, carless, rice, mallett, fraser, gleeson, martin, batson, perry, harley -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Plate - centenary, Tatura Butter Factory
Produced to mark the centenary of Tatura Milk Industries (originally Butter Factory).Plate, boxed, with picture of early Tatura Butter Factory in centre and the inscription "Centenary 1907 - 2007". Stand enclosed. Gold edge and writing. Red border.as above Tatura Milk Industries Tatura Butter Factory Farmers Produce Coy.tatura milk industries, tatura butter factory, tatura butter factory centenary -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Container - Milk Bottle
Small glass milk bottle 1/4 Imperial Pint. Has a cardboard top insert with the inscription 'Good Morning folks. We do appreciate Daily returns of empty bottles'.This bottle remains the property of Dairy Farmers Co-Op Milk Co Ltd.domestic items, containers -
Greensborough Historical Society
School Photograph - Digital Image, Greensborough Primary School Gr2062 1983 Staff, 1983_
Class photograph from Greensborough Primary School, 1983 StaffColour photograph of teacher groupgreensborough state school, greensborough primary school -
Greensborough Historical Society
School Photograph - Digital Image, Greensborough Primary School Gr2062 1985 Staff, 1985_
Class photograph from Greensborough Primary School, 1985 StaffColour photograph of teacher groupgreensborough state school, greensborough primary school -
Federation University Historical Collection
Newsletter, The Standard - Ballarat Teachers' College Newsletter, 1955-1956
Newspaper of the Ballarat Teachers' Collegethe standard, ballarat teachers' college, newspaper, news;letter