Black and white photo: ornate dome shaped roof, diamond shaped leadlight inserts, chandelier-like light fitting suspended on rod. On bottom right of mount 'Photograph R. BallR. Ballbuildings, commercial

Black and white photograph of a MMTB Leyland TD5c in the Central Bus garage North Fitzroy. Post 1945, looks like it has been run into the back by another double decker bus.trams, tramways, buses, north fitzroy, accidents, leyland, double deck buses

A copy of a review in Issue of Robin Boyd's book 'The Great, Great Australian Dream'. Issue is the South Australian Journal of Social Political and Cultural Comment. It is accompanied by a letter dated 3 October 1972 from Mrs Carey Corner (Publicity and Promotions Dept.) from Pergamon Press to Patricia Boyd.Photocopy of an article. It is accompanied by a letter.great, great australian dream, walsh st library

CEMA Art Collection Part of "A Community View" 150 years in Portland Screenprint Exhibition Part of Angela Gee residency 1983 and 1984Laminated screenprint with two birds (wrens) in the foreground. The birds sit on a branch with multi-coloured leaves and flowers. The background features a coastline with breaking waves and a light blue sky.Front: 5/11 (lower left)(pencil) Remember "Wren" it was like this? (lower centre)(pen) Signature (lower right) (pencil) Back: 5

Letter, dated February 17, 1948 from Robert Pagel of the Midwest Extraction Co. Rockford, Ill. To Mr. Frank A. Stevenson. He would like more information on the Scalebuoys and is interested in obtaining two units, a tap unit and a vest pocket unit. He also mentions Dr. Abbotts book and the difficulty of obtaining a price with the variation in foreign exchange. He would also like to know about household units as the water in his country is hard.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, midwest extraction co, frank a stevenson, dr abbott, robert pagel

Dean collection, refer Cat No 4575PThis assembly is in the shape of a small cannon shell with projectile. 1. The base is shaped like a cannon shell. Inside is a ring to butt your ashes. It is made of a metal, the coating of which is pock marked. 2. The centre piece is tapered from 5 cm down to 3 cm. Underneath it is the fuel charging socket. On top is the flint button and fire hole. 3, The nose cone is shaped like an A.P. projectile. It tapers from 3 cm to a point.The base of the shell has "CHNA 1953.9. 1-7".war, smoking

A pack saddle is designed to be secured on the back of a horse so it can carry heavy loads. It would rest on a saddle blanket or pad to spead the the weight of the saddle. The underside of the saddle is curved to fit the shape of the animal's back. It would be symmetrically divided by a gap at the top to ensure it does not rest on the animals' backbone and to provide ventilation. This saddle was possible owned by the Forestry Department for use by fire spotters.Horses played a vital role in the agricultural and transport history of Orbost. This item is connected to that role.A large brown leather pack saddle. The underside is curved to conform to the shape of the horse's back. It is divided into two parts for weight distribution. The upper side is like a rack for the load to rest on and for it to be tied down.saddle pack-saddle equestrian

This Jack plane is used for general purposes such as shaving off surplus wood to bring a piece of work down to size and plane the edges of a door to smooth them off. This plane is an example of the tools used by ship builders in the maritime trade from the 19th century to the present day.Jack Plane; a large oblong shape with an aperture at one end, a long wooden guard that protects the sharp metal blade, and a saw like handle at other end. It is stained a red-brown colour.flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, wood working, wood working plane, wood working tool, jack plane, plane, wood plane, general purpose plane, tool, builders tool, carpenter's tool, ship builder's tool, maritime trade

This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built specifically in the 1950s for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historically Significant: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.Rachet Closure to Clamp Arteries Metal shaped like scissors - serrated across at end for gripping. Finger grips have 3 teeth attached both sides to hold arteries firmly and permanentlyT.D.G.H. on one side (at junction) LRI / STAINLESS on other side (at junction) medical equipment. hospital equipment. mt beauty. tawonga. medical. hospital. nurse. doctor. artery. scissors. spencer wells. forceps. artery.

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.

Nine weights made of a silver like material and are smaller in mass and size. These weights are all flat, rectangular pieces of metal each with a differing number of punched circles on them, likely to denote their mass.volum collection

Jade figure of a seated lion-like mythical creature baring teeth sitting upon a wooden table with a ball under one foot. Similar to 310.2 but a lighter shade of green and slightly smaller. "PMA 0206/1" " ¥ 180.00" on base: "PMA 0206/4" "726"

STD (Subscriber trunk dialling) codes were introduced in Australia between 1971 and 1996. 'STD is fast, convenient and easy. Calls can be cheaper .. so use it for all it's worth.' This directory lists all the town's area codes in each Australian state and explains how STD operates.This list is followed by an 'Alphabetical list of the Bright Area Telephone subscribers.The 'Bright' area included Mt Beauty, Dederang, Bruarong, Kergunuyah, Kiewa, Mitta and Tallandoon.The 1974 directory gives the names and addresses of residents and businesses in Mt Beauty and the Kiewa Valley.Looks like an orange exercise book with black and white print and a blue arrow pointing to the bottom left corner..Book is held by 2 staples. Includes an index of places and information available in this directory. Between first pages a piece of paper is inserted. It has the heading "Subscriber Trunk Dialling (S.T.D.) 18 places named 6 of which have the 060 code.telephone directory 1974, mt beauty telephone directory 1974, mt beauty resident's addresses 1974

In the early days of Orbost many Chinese were engaged in land clearing or had arrived when gold was discovered in East Gippsland in the 1840's. They lived in camps along the Marlo Road and houses were usually built on stilts. They left after the 1893 floods.This object has aesthetic appeal. It is an object which belonged to the very early settlement days of Orbost.Huge, ornate Chinese ginger jar. Four raised hand- painted pink roses on front. Jar itself is matt black. Looks more like a vase than a ginger jar. Ceramic.Some Chinese writing to left hand side of roses.ceramics, ginger jar, container - domestic, vase

Owner of tools Jim Gillespie Clayton VictoriaCaulking iron flat edged medium set iron. These irons were invariably used when setting down a plank seam where wood butted to steel like the coaming of a deck house.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Document, Stilwell's Complete Home Furnishers, Hargreaves Street, Bendigo , Phone 117.Here's a surprise for you---Did you ever hear of anything like this? A Beautiful Lounge Suite for 1 Pound.document, names of bendigo pioneers, stilwells home furnishers

8472.1 - Truncated conical though nearly cylindrical tin with domed lip with brass handle knob shaped very much like an acorn and a curve of wire for a carry handle attached by riveted eyes.

gold painted light timber shaped like a 21st celebration key with green and yellow ribbons inscribed: 21st BIRTHDAY 1934 -1955 NORTH BENDIGO STATE SCHOOL No 1267 MOTHERS CLUB

Lodge building at Stawell Cemetery entrance. This small building inside the cemetery gates in earlier years was used by clergy to change into their robes also by horse drawn vehicles. Black & White photograph of a church like weather board building with a steep iron roof. The building has a lancet window and narrow veranda and is located at the entrance to the Stawell cemetery. Photograph taken in 1984.stawell cemetery

Joseph William Cairnduff (1876-1929) was born in Hobart, Tasmania. He married Ann Walker in 1900. When he enlisted on 19 August 1914 he was given SERN 4. At the time he was living at 'Tyne', 96 Guildford Road, Surrey Hills. He was 5'5", 38 years old and employed as a civil servant. He had served for 5 years in the Senior Cadets and 3 years in the Australian Signallers. He was given the rank of sergeant in the Divisional Signal Company 1 and embarked for Egypt from Melbourne on board HMAT A10 Karroo on 20 October 1914. Surviving service on Gallipoli and the Western Front, he returned to Melbourne leaving on board HT 'Wiltshire', 12 November 1916. He was discharged medically unfit. Joseph and Ann had a large family before he left for WW1: Ann Mary b.1901; James William Cotter b. 1903; Mathew Norman Banks b. 1904; Doris Jean b.1906; Claude James b, 1908; Elsie Edna b. 1910; Clive Bruce b. 1912 and Gladys Janet b. 1914. After his return he and Ann had more 2 daughters - Sylvia McLaren b. 1917 and Mavis Morley b. 1918, who commenced at Chatham Primary School in 1927 and 1928 respectively. Joseph and Ann are buried in Box Hill Cemetery (M-NS-0492). Joseph's twin brother, James Banks Cairnduff (SERN 571) also served in the AIF and is also buried in Box Hill Cemetery (M-NS-0003). A studio portrait of a soldier in AIF uniform and a peaked cap. He is short and is standing with one arm straight and the other bend. He is holding what looks like a whip in the hand of the bent arm.In the hand of the donor: "1914" in ink in top RH corner. The centre: "Joseph W. Cairnduff / Before leaving for overseas / in 1914, firstly to Egypt / then Gallipoli, then Western / Front."joseph william cairnduff, first world war, signals company, guildford road, 'tyne', (miss) ann walker, (mrs) ann cairnduff, (mrs) mavis good

Print of drawing R4661, "Seating Plan 48 passenger box car (Hopper Windows)", showing a side elevation and floor plan of a tramcar like a SW6 but with two large central sliding doors.trams, tramways, sw6 class, bogie trams, new tramcars, tramcar construction, proposals

Silver looking tie pin made from crossed rowing oars with an enamelled blue, red and white CEGS crest in centre. It has a brooch like pin and hook at back for attaching to a garment.tie pin, rowing, cegs, ballarat grammar, ballarat