Spalding "Greenwoodl" model wooden racquet with red whipping on shoulders and finely grooved wood handle. Red leather cuff on butt. Oval head. Materials: Wood, String, Gut, Leathertennis

Child's wooden racquet. Branded with F.A.O Schwarz logo and model 'Sport'. Finely grooved wood handle. Leather cuff on butt. Oval head. Materials: Wood, String, Gut, Leathertennis

Black and white photographs of wooden building. Flags flying from overhead string. People assembled outside. Signage on building reads 'Mechanics Institute'. (2 copies- 1 large, 1smaller)

A Wright & Ditson 'All American' model wooden racquet with open throat and octagonal handle with spiral wrapped grip tape. String whipping around shoulders and string whipping and plastic reinforcement around base of throat. Leather end wrap and butt cap with faded racquet care instructions. On obverse and reverse, manufacturer's name is printed as decal across base of head. Obverse and reverse both feature model name and eagle symbol across shaft. On one side of shaft:'WRIGHT & DITSON/MAKERS/MADE IN U.S.A.' and on other side of shaft:'PAT. NO.1664466'. Shield design printed on plastic reinforcement on both obverse and reverse. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, String, Plastictennis

A Wright & Ditson 'All American' model wooden racquet with open throat and octagonal handle with spiral wrapped grip tape. String whipping around shoulders and string whipping and plastic reinforcement around base of throat. Leather end wrap and butt cap with maker name and racquet care instructions. On obverse and reverse, manufacturer's name is printed as decal across base of head. Obverse and reverse both feature model name and eagle symbol across shaft. On one side of shaft:'WRIGHT & DITSON/MAKERS/MADE IN U.S.A.' and on other side of shaft:'PAT. NO.1664466'. Shield design printed on plastic reinforcement on both obverse and reverse. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, String, Plastic, Nylontennis

A J.H. Cleave & Son 'Oxford' tennis racquet, with concave throat; string whipping over cloth tape shoulder reinforcements; flat and wide throat; and fine grooved octagonal handle. Retailer's details feature across, and model name along throat on obverse; manufacturer's details features across throat on reverse. Manufacturer's monogram impressed onto butt cover. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Leather, String, Cloth tape, Inktennis

A 'Crown' wooden tennis racquet with composite concave throat. Octagonal handle with end wrap. Twine netting. String whipping and traces of cloth tape as reinforcements on shoulders. Model name as imprinted across throat on obverse. Decal of retailer on throat on reverse. On either side of shaft is imprinted retailer details. Owner's intials: AER scratched into one side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Leather, String, Ink, Cloth tape, Twinetennis

A MacGregor Lloyd Budge Tournament tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders, and leather handle grip with arrowhead patterned perforations. MacGregor logo features across base of head and lower shaft. Model name, with 'T' motif within a shield device, features on throat and across shaft. Macgregor logo with 'M' trademark feature on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Leather, Nylon, String, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Adhesive tape, Painttennis

A wooden tennis racquet with concave throat, string whipping around shoulders, and a fine grooved handle. Inscription across throat on obverse: SHAWANO. Green and white decal of Rawlings "Manufacturers of High Grade Athletic Goods" trademark features across throat on reverse. Hand carved initials on left side of handle: J.E.S. Hand carved name on right side: JOE [E] STEMBRIDGE. Materials: Wood, Twine, String, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A Tenex 'Pro 700' metal tennis racquet with double shaft and metal bridge; round head with net made of nylon and red stringing. Tenex labels on black plastic shaft casing and labels on sides of shaft with model and maker names. Handle wrapped with tan leather grip tape. Plastic butt cap with adhesive label featuring graphic of net & ball and 'T' logo. Materials: Metal, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Leather, Plastic, Stringtennis

A Spalding 'Nassau No.6' model tennis racquet, featuring concave throat & fine-grooved octagonal wooden handle. Has a leather end wrap and leather butt cloth. String whipping around shoulders. Throat area painted black. Manufacturer and model name printed on throat on obverse, and manufacturer logo printed on throat on reverse. Logo also printed on butt cloth. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Gut, Ink, String, Leather, Painttennis

A Spalding 'Young America' model tennis racquet, featuring concave throat & fine-grooved octagonal wooden handle. Has a leather end wrap and leather butt cloth. String whipping around shoulders. Throat area painted maroon. Manufacturer and model name printed on throat on obverse, and manufacturer logo printed on throat on reverse. Logo also printed on butt cloth. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Silk, Ink, String, Leather, Painttennis

A Spalding 'Young America' model tennis racquet, featuring concave throat & fine-grooved octagonal wooden handle. Has a leather end wrap and leather butt cloth. String whipping around shoulders. Throat area painted maroon. Manufacturer and model name printed on throat on obverse, and manufacturer logo printed on throat on reverse. Logo also printed on butt cloth. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Silk, Ink, String, Leathertennis

Unstrung wooden racquet with black plastic shoulder and shaft supports, gold and black string whipping, and a fine grooved handle. Inscription along throat and across shaft on obverse: VISCOUNT/DUNBAR-GIBSON/VIBERT SPORT/SHOP/PASADENA, CALIF. manufacturers details within gold diamond device on reverse: DG/DUNBAR/DUNBAR GIBSON INC./NEW YORK/U.S.A. Materials: Wood, String, Plastic, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Clothtennis

Wooden racquet painted white from shoulders to handle, with gold and black string whipping, and a black leather handle grip. Inscription across base of head, throat and shaft, on obverse: BARONET/DG/SERV-ACE/.../DUNBAR GIBSON/INC./NEW YORK/DUNBAR-GIBSON. Manufacturer's details, within clover device also features on throat on reverse, and butt cover. Materials: Wood, String, Gut, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Cloth, Painttennis

A wooden tennis racquet with parchment supports, black and white string whipping, and a fine grooved handle. Partially legible inscription along throat on obverse: NEW/W[INNER]. Inscription across throat, on reverse: F.J. BANCROFT/PAWTUCKET/R.I./... Accomapnying decal trademark comprises of an eagle grasping a tennis racquet, in front of the Globe, with motto: USED/THE WORLD OVER. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, String, Cloth, Parchmenttennis

A Bancroft Players Special tennis racquet, with string whipping on shoulders, bamboo laminate, hide reinforcements under shoulders, and leather handle with X-formation perforations. Bancroft logo features across base of head. Throat features model name. Wreathed 'B' trademark features on lower shaft. Older 'B' trademark on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Plastic, String, Adhesive tape, Paint, Hidetennis

This is a passenger ticket for the Screw Steamship "Otway".It was built in 1872 at Glasgow for the Warrnambool Steam Packet Company. She traded to and from the Western Ports until 1878.when she was sold for the Melbourne West Australian trade. She was broken up at Sydney in 1924. The Warrnambool Steam Packet Company commenced in 1868 and operated on the Western Ports run using the ships "Edina", "Rob Roy", "Otway", " Nelson" and "Julia Percy".In 1878 it became the Western Steam Navigation Company which operated until 1896. There is no information available on the passenger James Gilligan This item which may come from the old Warrnambool Museum is of considerable interest as a rare memento of steam travel to and from the Western Ports in the 19th century. Warrnambool was an important port at that time and this item is part of our marine history. This is a receipt for a passenger's ticket to travel to Belfast ( Port Fairy) on the Screw Steamship "Otway" in 1875. It is pasted on a brown background and enclosed in a glass covered brown wooden frame.There is string at the back for hanging the item. The Warrnambool Steam Navigation Company Limited Received from Jas Gilligan Ten Shillings for a steerage passage to Belfast 1875ship "otway", warrnambool, warrnambool steam navigation company

Tobacco farming began circa 1960 in the Kiewa Valley and consequently became one of its major industries. Many of the Italian families were involved in tobacco farming.Historical: This equipment was used on one of the first tobacco farms in the Kiewa Valley at Mongans Bridge. Provenance: This tobacco farmer came from Italy and was sponsored to visit a tobacco farmer in Myrtleford to learn how to grow tobacco so that he could transfer those skills to his own farm in the Kiewa Valley.2 different sized iron needles curved and pointed at 1 end and opening at the other. Twine: like soft string - 35 lengths tied together. Used for hand closure of tobacco bales.tobacco. kiewa valley. mongans bridge. twine. sewing needle. rossaro.

This disc belonged to Frank Wright. The letters ENSA refer to the Entertainments National Service Association, which was set up in 1939 to provide entertainment for the British armed forces personnel. Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born in 1901. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. He was the youngest of eleven children. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was appointed in 1934 as the Musical Director of the London County Council (the GLC or Greater London Council), where he organized many amazing concerts in most of the 150 parks, in and around the London district. He was also responsible for some of London’s major concerts at Kenwood, the Crystal Palace and Holland Park. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and Conducting and was a Fellow of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. Frank was awarded an M.B.E. in 1967 and he died in November 1970. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.This red coloured 3.5 cm leather disc has been stamped with the letters ENSA Frank Wright CE. It has a hole pinched in the top, through which a string has been threaded.frank wright, armed forces entertainment, musician conductor, brass bands, ensa, entertainments national service association

Pointing bones were ritualistically used by sorcerers for magic. The 'magic' and 'sorcery' from 'pointing the bone' can involve the ritual removal of organs from the body, done when a person is asleep, and then put back into the person unknowingly. In this way a person can be 'sung' but will be unaware of it. This pointing bone was originally given to Sir Wilfred Fish, FRCS, who was a Kings Surgeon and had been giving lectures in Sydney in the 1920s on his specialty, maxillofacial surgery. His daughter, Mrs Vivian Greaves, gave this item to Sir Keith Drayton some years later. Pointing bone, from Central Australia. The object is a carved macropod fibula. At one end there is a blob of resin and an attachment of human hair in a string. At the other end, the bone has been sharpened to a point.

Clothing. Pink satin full slip petticoat with shaped top at bustline. Shoe string satin shoulder straps. front top edge and hem trimmed with 4 cm coffee coloured lace.costume, female underwear, pink satin full slip petticoat

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. This is Walhalla in 1864. On the right is the Long Tunnel Mine, and in the middle foreground is Stringer's Creek. Markings: 13 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

A wooden racquet with a convex throat, red whipping, and grooved handle. Inscription across throat and along stem: MARVEL/G.G.B.&CO.LONDON. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, String, Leathertennis

A rare Dunlop Mad Raq, graphite/composite squash racquet with open throat, and 3-way stringing pattern. Materials: Graphite, Plastic, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Composite Materialstennis

A Newport Challenger tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and a vinyl handle grip with floral perforations. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Nylon, Enamel, String, Vinyl, Plastictennis

A Markwort Speed King Professional tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and shaft. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Nylon, Enamel, Leather, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Fibreglasstennis