Metal Iron Bucket (Mining)stawell

Domestic Iron with metal bulbstawell

Electric Iron with Bakelite Handlestawell

Wrought iron Carpenter's Brace."12"woodworking braces, carpentry tools

Iron File and tool holder.

The object is a cast iron plaque.The Melbourne branch of the Royal Mint was established in 1965 after negotiations between Victoria and the British Exchequer. The original site contained 9,763 square meters and included a large area at the rear of the building. On this area, November 16th, 1869, the erection commenced of a single storey building forming three sides of a courtyard and containing workshops, laboratories and coining hall. The Guard Houses and this existing building, which completed the courtyard and housed administrative offices, deputy master's quarters and bullion room followed. All these buildings were designed by J. J. Clark, architect with the Public Works Department. The official opening took place on June 6th, 1872, when the first gold sovereigns were minted. IN 1970 the Public Works Department commenced the restoration and adaptation of this building and the Guard Houses for their present purposes. historic building, former royal mint

Caulking is the use of cork or other substances to seal the seams and joints of the vessel to make them watertight. Caulking lasts for quite some time but eventually dries out and needs to be replaced. A mallet or hammer is often used with a caulking iron to drive it along the seams. The caulking iron’s blade is tapered to be narrower at the tip to make it easier to remove it from the joint. The shipwright’s tools on display in the Great Circle Gallery are connected to the maritime history of Victoria through their past owner, user and donor, Laurie Dilks. Laurie began his career as a shipwright in the mid-1900s, following in the wake of the skilled carpenters who have over many centuries used their craft to build and maintain marine vessels and their fittings. You can see Laurie’s inscription on the tool called a ‘bevel’. Laurie worked for Ports and Harbours, Melbourne, for over 50 years, beginning in the early 1960s. He and a fellow shipwright inscribed their names on a wheelhouse they built in 1965; the inscription was discovered many decades later during a repair of the plumbing. Many decades later Laurie worked on the Yarra moving barges up and down the river and was fondly given the title ‘Riverboat Man’ His interest in maritime history led him to volunteer with the Maritime Trust of Australia’s project to restore and preserve the historic WWII 1942 Corvette, the minesweeper HMAS Castlemaine, which is a sister ship to the HMAS Warrnambool J202. Laurie Dilks donated two handmade displays of some of his tools in the late 1970s to early-1980s. The varnished timber boards displayed the tools below together with brass plaques. During the upgrade of the Great Circle Gallery Laurie’s tools were transferred to the new display you see there today. He also donated tools to Queenscliffe Maritime Museum and Clunes Museum.The shipwright’s tools on display in the Great Circle Gallery are connected to the maritime history of Victoria through their past owner, user and donor, Laurie Dilks. Laurie began his career as a shipwright at Ports and Harbours in Melbourne in the mid-1900s, following in the wake of the skilled carpenters who have over many centuries used their craft to build and maintain marine vessels and their fittings.Calking iron, a metal tool with a round flat top and head that flares outwards to a wide wedge shape. It once belonged to shipwright Laurie Dinks.flagstaff hill, maritime museum, maritime village, warrnambool, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, shipwright, carpenter, shipbuilding, ship repairs, hand tool, equipment, caulking, ship maintenance, cooper, shipwright’s tools, shipwrights’ tools, tools, maritime trade, caulking iron, laurie dilks, l dilks, port and harbours melbourne

This wrought iron "ladder-frame" bookcase is located in Penleigh's bedroom. A second "ladder-frame" bookcase with a drop-down table is located in Suzy's bedroom (item F096). They were both designed by Bruce Anderson - in the past they have been incorrectly attributed to Clement Meadmore. This type of furniture was featured in 'The Age' Small Homes Service and a similar one was featured in 'The Age' Dream Home Exhibition in 1955. From 1947 to 1953, Robin Boyd was the director of The Small Homes Service, set up by the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects in conjunction with "The Age' and he produced a weekly article for 'The Age'. Wrought iron black frame with 10 ladder slots, and 3 cross brace frames, with 6 timber shelves. Shiny metal feet, nothing covering top of metal frame. bruce anderson, walsh st furnishings, robin boyd, small homes service

Composite photograph from a journal showing five scenes of the equipment and operational facilities of the cable tram system - a power house, Nicholson St workshops paintshop, the iron shop and the wood shop. Includes an image of the grip mechanism.Yields information about the cable tram workshopsComposite photograph of cable tram maintenance facilities and grip mechanism.Melbourne 1 – Power House No. 3 2 – Paint shop – Nicholson St W/S 3 – Grip Mechanism 4 – Iron Shop – Nicholson St W/S 5 – Wood Shop – Nicholson St W/S Copy neg Mark Plummer collections ex late John Alfred collection. cable trams, melbourne, grip, workshops, nicholson st workshops, power house, engine house

Front view of Stawell Shire Hall in Longford Street with wrought iron fence and 1920's motor vehicle parked outside. The photograph taken in 1949 was donated by Mr. F. M. Mortyn who was Secretary of the Stawell Shire from 1947 - 1960. A small black & white photo of the Stawell Shire Hall with its brick facade with a parapet top. The entrance doorway in the centre with windows each side. In front a wrought iron fence. The gate of the fence is painted white. A 1920's motor vehicle is parked out the front to the right of the Shire Hall. Stawell Shire Hall 1949.stawell

Stitched heavy leather case with two hair brushes (oval shaped). Case has leather strap and leather-covered metal buckle. Brushes are ebony wood with natural bristles (animal - pig??)personal effects, travel goods, brushes

Was folded up and pasted into the minutes of the Borough Legislative Committee opposite June/July, 1865. Joan WINTER, City of Port Phillip Collections Manager, paid for conservators to remove and restore it, then framed it for exhibition in 'Dreedging, Draining and Dipping'1995/96. Following end of exhibition it was returned, in frame.Large typeset framed proclamation, "Rules and Regulations for the management of the Sandridge Borough Common" Dated 13 July 1865. Refers to cattle, cows, calves, horses, sheep, goets, pigs and the herdsman rulesbuilt environment - civic, livestock, andrew plummer, edward clark, town clerks

Toy used by Giselda Bannister as a child in early 1970s.Wooden Noah's Ark, blue base with red roof. Noah & wife, two of elephants, camels, oxen, pigs, rabbits, donkeys, cows, horses, giraffes, cats, squirrels, dogs, chickens, sheep.noah's ark, toys, giselda bannister

Skiers used this binding to hold their foot onto the ski.The Bogong High Plains has been a skiing destination for Cross Country and Downhill skiers since the 1930's and especially during and after the State Electricity Commission of Victoria's construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. The steel plate indicates it is for the Bogong High Plains area.Dirty metal binding with a leather adjustable strap on each side and a flexible coil joining the two straps at the back. There are 4 holes on the steel plate allowing for attaching it to the ski.Inscribed on the metal plate at the front. "Bogong / toe iron / pat app for / Australia"ski binding; bogong high plains; cross country skiing

6 x assorted metal hand beaters/whisks, all with wooden handles.1. Skyline beater made in England. 2. Made in USA (cast iron) whisks, egg-beaters

Spokeshave wooden screw iron plated plated sole and screw adjustable iron with brass fittings. Made by Marples and Sonsflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, spokeshave

Owner of tools Jim Gillespie Clayton VictoriaCaulking iron narrow flat edged set iron. Imprinted cross axes , W.Gilpin. Solid cast steel, 145mmLflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Former Puffing Billy Locomotive Boiler 6A - front tube plate missing Historic - Former Puffing Billy Locomotive Boiler 6A - front tube plate missing Former Puffing Billy Locomotive Boiler 6A - front tube plate missing Made of iron , wrought iron , metal;puffing billy, 6a boiler

Oval shaped metal iron marked Asbestos Sad Iron 72-B with hole on both sides to take a handle.domestic equipment, laundering, iron, edstate of e. sherman

Small yellow travellers' steam iron. Light 'n' Easy General Electric. Controls on side of iron with water indicator."App. No. 77554 Cat. No. 04/08. Mod. No F200. 240 volts. 700 watts. AC only"

Was the stand for a Chance Brothers air & oil containers fitted with pump handle & pressure gauges.This type of installation was once common and relied on the lightkeeper having to pressurise the cylinders manually at regular intervals throughout the hours of darkness. The oil was fed under pressure to the burner mantle. It is all that remains of an air and kerosene oil tank installation, with each rounded side formerly supporting a heavy iron tank. The containers would have been fitted with a pump handle and pressure gauges. An intact assemblage is displayed in the AMSA offices, Canberra with a text that explains ‘This type of installation was once common and relied on the lightkeeper having to pressurise the cylinders manually at regular intervals throughout the hours of darkness’.The system involved vaporising kerosene under pressure and mixing it with air and then burning the vapour to heat an incandescent mantle. The use of kerosene as a fuel to light the lantern became the most common system of illumination from the 1860s after the oil industry in the United States began to develop. The kerosene vapour burner was created in 1901 by British inventor Arthur Kitson (1859-1937) and perfected by Chance Bros for burning a more intense light in their renowned lenses. The lamp had to be watched throughout the night in case a mantle broke, and the tanks needed to be maintained by hand-pumping each hour or so. The Point Hicks lantern was initially lit by a six-wick Trinity house kerosene burner. This was replaced by the more efficient and brighter 55mm vaporised kerosene mantle burner in 1905, and the tank stand is probably original to this apparatus. Electricity eventually replaced kerosene at Point Hicks in 1964 making the tank installation obsolete, and the last kerosene system in an Australian lighthouse was replaced in 1985. Gabo Island Lightstation has a pair of tanks that are not attached to the optical system and are no longer in the lighthouse. They are also missing the pressure gauges that were formerly attached to the top of each cylinder. An intact tank assemblage is displayed at the Cape Schanck Lighthouse Museum it is detached and not original to the lighthouse. Although corroded, the remnant Point Hicks tank stand has first level contributory importance to the lightstation. It is significant for its provenance and historical value as part of the Chance Bros vaporised kerosene burner introduced in 1905 to intensify the light and improve the efficiency of the system. The rusted iron stand rests on four short legs and is shaped like a pair of spectacles.

A billycan, is a lightweight cooking pot which is used on a campfire or a camping stove, particularly associated with Australian usage, but is also used in the UK and Ireland. It is widely accepted that the term "billycan" is derived from the large cans used for transporting bouilli or bully beef on Australia-bound ships or during exploration of the outback, which after use were modified for boiling water over a fire. However there is a suggestion that the word may be associated with the Aboriginal billa (meaning water; cf. Billabong In Australia. The billy has come to symbolise the spirit of exploration of the outback. To boil the billy most often means to make tea. "Billy Tea" is the name of a popular brand of tea long sold in Australian grocers and supermarkets. Billies feature in many of Henry Lawson's stories and poems. Banjo Paterson's most famous of many references to the billy is surely in the first verse and chorus of Waltzing Matilda: "And he sang as he looked at the old billy boiling", which was later changed by the Billy Tea Company to "And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled”. Early settlers , market gardeners and blacksmiths would use this portable iron stake to hold their Billies at meal times when out working their fields, travelling for work or pleasure.c1880 A molded, iron tripod stake that would hold a 'Billy can' of water over a camp or kitchen fireearly settlers, pioneers, market gardeners, moorabbin, bentleigh, brighton, cheltenham, tools, blacksmiths

This is size one of three sizes (Mrs Potts) irons available in the late 1800s and early 1900s which were used for (press) ironing clothes etc. using wood or coal based heaters. The majority of these irons would have been placed on top of wood or coal fuelled stoves. They survived longer in isolated outback regions where electricity had not been connected. The weight of these irons was intentionally heavy so as to press the clothes etc. neatly. These irons were used in an era where stiff collars and creases in particular types of clothing was essentially a social requirementHistorically these irons fulfilled a particular function that was the norm in isolated or semi isolated country locations. Cities and larger towns had professional laundry and pressing shops. In smaller towns and homesteads, wives and relatives would use these heavy irons and required strong arms. In middle and higher levels of society these irons would be used by maids or nannies. Their use was a necessity to conform to the social requirements of acceptable appearances that all clothing worn had been "pressed" clean. In the Kiewa Valley the majority of these irons would have been used by mothers or relatives. Men would hardly have used these irons as society labelled this type of activity as "women's work"This double pointed, heavy and solid cast iron, is a Mrs Potts No. 1 type. It does not have a handle. It was used to iron clothes. Open cavity on top for handle (not included) see KVHS 0369 for No. 3 ironMrs Potts No. 1house hold, ironing, domestic, pressing, clothes appliance

Iron 'S' brand. Circular iron handle forged into a ring at one end and flattened at the other end into iron 'S' welded to the handle. Head is 8mm thick at the weld end and tapers to a thin 2mm line.S