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Federation University Historical Collection
Poster, Ballarat School of Mines Staff Photos, c1988
Laminated black and white photographic portraits of Ballarat School of Mines staff members.xballarat school of mines, ian aitken, anne wood, roger macfarlane, des cooper, malcolm vallance, mal vallance, lyn pitt, floss stephenson, shane everard, lily saylor, linda bland, lyndall cooper, don doulton, julie baulch, peter gunn, malcolm gaunt, steven medelson, jan reeves, trevor slater, tracey cummins, ray martland, ann kerr, kieran jones, mandy rhook, john gibson, iam pym, patti mcnulty, janice shepherd, lindy hamill, bob feary, philip dixon, ron lucas, glen mcgregor, gordon whitefield, david fithall, bill bridges, doug symons, keith howlett, bernie stevens, norm howard, ray barnes, peter kelly, garry christie, paul clarke, robert munt, shaun tope, james mddonald, graeme tyrell, bruce wallis, tracey coleman, bradley rae, phillippe theatre, don lawless, bill whittle, geoff nicholls, maureen carli, keith boast, fiona watson, sonia davis, manfred hacker, ian robinson, jeff fletcher, angela murray, angela smith, lyn peucker, rosemary moorhouse, keith hankin, judy mills, brian webber, jan o'toole, veronica black, fleur haller, lorelli huggins, karen cook, len wilson, bruce staley, lynne beaumont, dzintra crocker, faye hunt, leonie hines, sally smith, jenny leviston, heather durant, barrie firth, john van dreven grant curnow, ron sutton, lynne schepis, pam merrett, fran harrison -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Our Collection: National Archives of Australia, 2002
Small soft covered booklet national archives of australia, john curtain, ben chiffley, artefacts, arthur liddle, domenico covelli, robert menziers, gough whitlam, war, maralinga, internees, charles kingford smith, roy rene -
Federation University Historical Collection
Minute Book, Minute Book 1 of the Eureka Stockade Memorial Park Committee
Brown hard covered book with red tape spine. Handwriiten minutes.F.-Penhalluriack, A.-J.-Pittard, Helen-McKay, D.-Bernardi, Tozer, Gingell, Lugg, R.-McGregor, Eureka-Stockade, J.-S.-Edwards, J.-Davies, J.-S.-Edwards, Eureka-Stockade, Eureka, Eureka-sports, A.-Cant, E.-G.-Pearce, C.-Jones, W.-Feary, J.-R.-Hams, W.-Pool, W.-Hayes, Rotunda, B.-Dolphin, J.-Elsworth, J.-Elsworth, H.-J.-Ham, J.-Lepp, Ballarat-Fire-Brigade, Ballarat-Pipe-Band, W.-F.-TuckerF.-Micklejohn, athletics, H.-McKinnon, A.-Levy, publican's-booth, Eureka-Carnival, J.-Davies, Ballarat-Lodge, Pathes-Pictures, H.Kisler, J.-Splatt, J.-Ellis, J.-Baxter, J,-Chatham, Our-Own-Little-Rebellion, D.-C.-McGrath, A.-N.-A., O'Dea, Meiklejohn, Eureka-Anniversary, W.-A.-Dalton. Alfred-Pittard, Eureka-Pottery-Works, Railway, Britnell, Easter-Fair, William-Carey, J.-Hill, McIvor, C.-E.-Webster, Loney, G.-William, Ttruswell, Dellaca, A.-Cochrane, F.-Britnell, Robert-Brown, W.-Hughes,Tonks, A.-Anglin, G.-Tait, Tom-mason, Hall-Skillion, Eureka-Stockade-Improvement-and-Progress-Association, Union-Jack, A.-J.-Fisken, members-list, J.-Tozer, Robert-Smith, M.-Guthrie, F.-Odgers, A.-Penhalluriack, Schroeder, John-barnes, H.-Hillier, A.-A.-O'Dea, S.-McIvoer, K.-Kisler, eureka stockade memorial park association, eureka stockade -
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Report, Grampians Puma
The study into the Grampians Puma was undertaken by John A. Henry to settle the question of the existence of a puma population in the mountains. People who believe they have sighted a puma, or have sighted other evidence, were interviewed. The study also looked into records relating to the potential of USA army personal leaving a mascot in the grampians. Also see cat no 14012 - Pumas in the Grampians Mountains: A compelling Case?: An up-dated Report of the Deakin Puma StudyWhite A4 pages laser printed pages related to a study conducted on the possibility of a Grampians Puma (Felis concolor) populations. Australian Animal Foklore Collectionaustralian animal folklore collection, john a henry, john henry, maurice hornocker, grampians, geranium springs, puma, felis concor, mt bepcha, scats, us army, peter morris, hans brunner, mt gambier, raaf, ernst wieher, ellis tucker, halls gap, peter dryden, geoff riddle, snow astbury, robert hiatt, tom schubert, trevor clark, dick saligari, ted saligari, terry zerbst, brian warren, gary middleton, barry henderson, morrie lawson, bill hower, michael harrison, ray kerris, robert east, terry rethus, dougal shilcock, garth rees, ilka rees, harry shrive, ellis tucker, american airmen, mascot, billywing range, sandy mackirdy, mark johnson, john morris, des paulson, feral cat, roses gap, paula odare, gaye beveridge, donald macarthur, karen jeffery, plaster casts, terry rethus, tom schubert, victoria valley, mt talbot, fox, john spencer, ivan bother, neal bother, evan macklay, harry shrive, bill hower, michael harrsion, norma harrison, ellis tucker, gary middleton, barry henderson, joy potter, les becker, john ryan, cam anderson, richardson, shirley farrant, adinsall, max xharles, margaret hurley, linda crawford, don anderson, paddy hynes, barry bell, neal boethe, mark johnson, victoria point, david hamilton, wally smith, mythical, myth, folklore -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet - Register, Record of War Service Old Boys of Junior Technical School Ballarat
This listing was probably made after World War One around 1919The information includes rank, service (AIF, RAAF etc) and if Killed in Action.Cream foolscap black lined 36 double sided pages with alphabet tags cut in at the side being an alphabetical listing of Ballarat Junior Technical School Old Boys War War Two Service. Six holes are punched in the left hand side with three brass fastenings. Handwritten names. ABC ... Z, incomplete data, cannot trace, at right hand side. world war two, ballarat junior technical school, jtsb, bjts, war service, old boys, ballarat, soldiers, airman, honour roll, ww2, wwii, aif, raaf, airforce, avy, norman barnett, francis capuano, leslie coad, robert (stewart) sunstan, stanley dunstan, clifford l. dunstan, ran, james g. dunstan, f.m. hassell, robert kneeshaw, william knight, maxwell little, francis j. longhurst, norman w. ludbrook, ronald j. ludbrook, roy martin, albert francis mayne, leonard a. moy, albert edward phillipsharold l. pittard, j.p. rodgers, ian rands, noel george sandland, john w. scott, francis spilvogel -
Federation University Historical Collection
Album pages, Photographic Biographies of former 1947 Ballarat Teachers' College students
Gathered over the years as the result of Ballarat Teachers' College reunions.Pages from a large photograph album with photographs and handwritten reminiscences relating to students at the Ballarat Teachers' College in 1947. .1) Athol Aisbett .2) Nance Alexander, Jess Batson, Eddie Blake .3) Phyllis Borley .4) Keith Boyd .5) Owen Brennan, Josie Bunney, Ron Carless .6) David Cooper .7) Inez Domaschenz .8) Jean Clode, John Collins, Colin Collins .9) Dawn Doney, Fay Dreher .10) John Ellison, Ethel White .11) Hugh Fraser, Joyce Mathison .12) Marie Faulds, Robert Giddings .13) Val Gorrie, Bill Gleeson, Joan Gunning .14) Bill Henderson .15) Pat Luxford .16) Tom Hill, Nancy Kerr, Lindsay Harley .17) Keith McClean .18) Claire Kennedy, Keith McLean .19) Ann McKinnon .20) Maurine Merlin, Joyce Kennedy .21) Fred Marshman .22) Howard Pattenden .23) Milton Rice .24) Mayvis Poland, Bill Punshon .25) Pat Robinson .26) Pat Watts .27) Betty Williams, Jim Williams .28) Lorna Welsh, Neila Vallance .29) Kath Tobin, Jack Tyers .30) Burns Roddis .31) Howard .32) Owen Brennan .33) Colin Connelly .34) Jack Mallett .35) Black display book of correspondence and death notices relating to former 1947 Ballarat Teachers' College Students -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Ballarat Junior Technical School ledger for materials and activity fees, 1938-1953
... . hanrahan f.l. collins James Duncan John Norman keith roberts ...The Ballarat Junior Technical School was part of Ballarat School of Mines.Foolscap book listing names, teachers, material fees and Activity fees relating to the Ballarat Junior Technical School from 1939 to 1953. Teachers include J. Hosie, William Paterson, A.V. Gilpin, G.V. Bergin, A.C. Miller, R.R.F.L. Collins, J.J. Watson, J.J. Hanrahan, F.L. Collinsballarat junior technical school, j. hosie, william paterson, a.v. gilpin, g.v. bergin, a.c. miller, r.r.f.l. collins, j.j. watson, j.j. hanrahan, f.l. collins, james duncan, john norman, keith roberts, william murphy, john dixon, jack vinnicombe, edward crozier, james hogg, william m.c. brophy, peter eustace, harold glover, graeme parks, arthur coad, robert elshaug, wallace reid, george feary, ivan murphy, ernest lay, austin young, ronald cochrane, james shaw, alan burns, james daly, edward garlick, edward walter lucas, owen david jones, robert george smith, j.e. curnow, e.d. sargeant, m.w. lee, b.t. collier, j.w. connell, g.i. rowe, e.w. lucas, b.n. jackson, m.e. rowe, a.r. young, r.e. white, l.a. quick, b.g. williamson, g.n. allen, r.j. hugo, j.a. tolliday, leonard coxall, norman schiltz, georhe carroll, john lambert, neville caldow, norman ritchie, james stevens, r. foss, n. wesyermann, j. young, p. agrums, g. bedggood, k. weightman, b. grigsby, l. bellingham -
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Book, Ballarat Junior Technical School Activities Account, 1937 to 1949
... brody robert lemke colin day wallace reid john eddy bruce ...The Ballarat Junior Technical School was a division of the Ballarat School of Mines.Charcoal green foolscap book with red spine. It lists students form 1937 to 1949 and fee activity fee they paid. The books was kept by two sportsmasters, William J. Paterson (1937-1943) and George Benson (1944-1949)ballarat junior technical school, patterson, benson, fee, sport, activity fee, paterson, the ballarat junior technical school was a division of the ballarat school of mines, activities, financials, ballarat school of mines students' magazine, white flat committee, nelson brayshaw, jan grant, donald lucas, john pool, k.g. haymes, william cunningham, john hume, william llewelyn, donald lewis, john spittle, robert wilkie, albert glover, ashley stutchberry, william brody, robert lemke, colin day, wallace reid, john eddy, bruce linklater, colin moynihan, douglas mills, frederick reeves, arthur schrader, stanley lang, r.g. elshaug, c.e. eltingham, i. sutton, j.m.blackburn, w. sutherland, henry haymes, affilliations, gordon and gotch, w.a. wilson, wesley church tennis club, c.a. heighway, r.f. scott, wattle tea rooms, 1941-1951 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Diving Suit, boots and weight, 1900
This diving suit with helmet, boots and weight is part of the E.G.Ward collection, along with the diving compressor and a photograph of a diver in this equipment. Siebe Gorman & Company Ltd was a British company that developed diving equipment and breathing equipment and worked on commercial diving and marine salvage projects. The company advertised itself as 'Submarine Engineers'. It was founded by Augustus Siebe, a German-born British engineer chiefly known for his contributions to diving equipment. Siebe Gorman traded as an engineering firm for over 180 years from 1819 to 1999. The early success of the business was due to its founder, the Prussian immigrant Christian 'Augustus' Siebe (1788-1872). For business reasons, he applied for and was granted British citizenship in 1856. He was a gifted engineer who was able to translate theoretical problems into practical, working products. During the industrial Victorian period, the business traded as 'A. Siebe' at 145 High Street Holborn London, but in 1828 new premises were acquired at 5 Denmark Street, Soho. The family firm produced a wide range of manufactured goods including paper-making machinery, measuring machinery, water pumps, refrigeration equipment and diving apparatus. Augustus Siebe specialised in submarine engineering early on and the company gained a reputation for the manufacture of safe, reliable diving apparatus. Augustus Siebe is best remembered for the development and manufacture of the ‘closed’ Diving Dress based on the ideas of Charles and John Deane, George Edwards and Charles Pasley. Apart from some small modifications to valves and diver communications, the basic 12-bolt ‘closed’ diving dress remained relatively unchanged after the 1870s. Later company successes were also based on innovation, with new products that could be successfully developed and manufactured to high standards. This was largely attributed to the inventive nature, foresight, engineering and entrepreneurial skills of Robert Henry Davis (1870-1965). In 1882, RH Davis joined the company of 'Siebe & Gorman' as a young 11-year-old office boy and he was to remain with the company until he died in 1965. Augustus Siebe retired in 1869 and handed over the company to a new partnership of Henry H. Siebe (1830-1885) and William A. O'Gorman (1834-1904). The new firm traded as 'Siebe & Gorman' (1870-1879) from premises in and around Mason Street, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London. The two partners soon recognised the potential of R.H. Davis and in 1894, aged 24, he became General Manager of Siebe & Gorman. Davis increasingly ran the company until the surviving partner (W.A. Gorman) died in 1904. The firm was disposed of to the Vickers (armaments) family and a new company 'Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd.' (1905-1998) was formed. Under the chairmanship of Albert Vickers, R.H. Davis was kept on as Managing Director, and the company forged ahead. However, after WW1, the Great Depression caused manufacturing output and share prices to slump. In 1924 Robert Davis made a deal with the Vickers Board and acquired control of the company through majority shares. Under his leadership, the Siebe Gorman Company flourished and within time, four of his sons also joined the firm. The company gained a worldwide reputation for the manufacture of diving apparatus, decompression and observation chambers, and safety breathing apparatus of all types for use on the land, in the air and under the sea (including mine rescue, tunnelling, aircraft, diving, submarine escape and in other hazardous environments). Close research and development links with the MOD (especially the Admiralty), also provided a lucrative outlet for the company products. In 1932, Robert Davis was knighted by King George V, principally for his invention of the ‘Davis Submerged Escape Apparatus’ (D.S.E.A.). Siebe Gorman essentially remained a family firm from the beginning (under A.Siebe) until it became a public company for the first time in 1952. However, following WW2, British manufacturing stagnated through stifled investment and post-war austerity, and there was little innovation. Siebe Gorman fortunes began to decline as an ageing Sir Robert Davis failed to invest, or change the company business and management practices. In 1959, Siebe Gorman was acquired by the “Fairy Group” and the ailing Sir Robert was made Life President. Consequently, nothing changed and the slow decline continued until Sir Robert's death in March 1965. Around 1960, Siebe Gorman acquired the diving apparatus manufacturer C E Heinke, and for a brief period, it manufactured some diving equipment under the combined name of Siebe Heinke. Around 1964, Mr E. 'Barry' Stephens was appointed as the new Managing Director to modernise Siebe Gorman. Changes were made, including a move to a new factory in Wales in 1975. The new company concentrated on fire-fighting breathing apparatus and escape equipment, and the move coincided with the loss of many of the older, traditional craft skills. Between 1985 and 1998, Siebe expanded through acquisitions, and several other companies were acquired. The Siebe Gorman (diving apparatus) company has therefore traded as A. Siebe (1819-1870); Siebe & Gorman (1870-1879); Siebe Gorman & Co (1880-1904); Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd (1905-1998).The items are very significant as a snapshot into marine history and the development of diving equipment generally especially that used for salvage operations before and during WW2. The company that made the equipment was a leading inventor,developer and innovator of marine equipment with its early helmets and other items eagerly sought after today for collections around the world. The items in the Flagstaff Hill collection give us an insight as to how divers operated and the dangers they faced doing a very necessary and dangerous job.Diving suit including helmet, boots and a weight. Diving suit is made of canvas with knitted cuffs. The helmet is metal. The boots have a thick sole and thick leather upper that is held on with leather straps and buckles. The toe of the boot is heavy metal. The weight is worn next to the trunk of the diver and it has an inscription to mark the front. It is worn with straps and buckles holding it in place. Royal Navy Admiralty Pattern 6 bolt No 3 light Siebe Gorman light diving helmet circa 1960 used by the Royal Navy before and after World War 2"Siebe Gorman & Co Ltd Marine Engineers London. Patent" with "E G Ward" on front and back plate. On weight "FRONT"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, diving suit, siebe gorman and co ltd., siebe gorman and co ltd marine engineers london, marine engineers, diving helmet, diving boots, diving weight, marine diving, maritimemuseum, maritime village, maritime history, marine technology, life saving, deep sea diving -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The New Guide to Carpentry General Framing and Joinery
The New Guide to Carpentry General Framing and Joinery by Robert Scott ed Burn Publisher John G Murdoch flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, book, the new guide to carpentry general framing and joinery -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Diving compressor and helmet, 1944
Siebe Gorman & Company Ltd was a British company that developed diving equipment and breathing equipment and worked on commercial diving and marine salvage projects. The company advertised itself as 'Submarine Engineers'. It was founded by Augustus Siebe, a German-born British engineer chiefly known for his contributions to diving equipment. Siebe Gorman traded as an engineering firm for over 180 years from 1819 to 1999. The early success of the business was due to its founder, the Prussian immigrant Christian 'Augustus' Siebe (1788-1872). For business reasons, he applied for and was granted British citizenship in 1856. He was a gifted engineer who was able to translate theoretical problems into practical, working products. During the industrial Victorian period, the business traded as 'A. Siebe' at 145 High Street Holborn London, but in 1828 new premises were acquired at 5 Denmark Street, Soho. The family firm produced a wide range of manufactured goods including paper-making machinery, measuring machinery, water pumps, refrigeration equipment, and diving apparatus. Augustus Siebe specialised in submarine engineering early on and the company gained a reputation for the manufacture of safe, reliable diving apparatus. Augustus Siebe is best remembered for the development and manufacture of the ‘closed’ Diving Dress based on the ideas of Charles and John Deane, George Edwards, and Charles Pasley. Apart from some small modifications to valves and diver communications, the basic 12 bolt ‘closed’ diving dress remained relatively unchanged after the 1870s. Later company successes were also based on innovation, with new products that could be successfully developed and manufactured to high standards. This was largely attributed to the inventive nature, foresight, engineering, and entrepreneurial skills of Robert Henry Davis (1870-1965). In 1882, RH Davis joined the company of 'Siebe & Gorman' as a young 11-year-old office boy and he was to remain with the company until he died in 1965. Augustus Siebe retired in 1869 and handed over the company to a new partnership of Henry H. Siebe (1830-1885) and William A. O'Gorman (1834-1904). The new firm traded as 'Siebe & Gorman' (1870-1879) from premises in and around Mason Street, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London. The two partners soon recognised the potential of R.H. Davis and in 1894, aged 24, he became General Manager of Siebe & Gorman. Davis increasingly ran the company until the surviving partner (W.A. Gorman) died in 1904. The firm was disposed of to the Vickers (armaments) family and a new company 'Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd.' (1905-1998) was formed. Under the chairmanship of Albert Vickers, R.H. Davis was kept on as Managing Director, and the company forged ahead. However, after WW1, the Great Depression caused manufacturing output and share prices to slump. In 1924 Robert Davis made a deal with the Vickers Board and acquired control of the company through majority shares. Under his leadership, the Siebe Gorman Company flourished and within time, four of his sons also joined the firm. The company gained a worldwide reputation for the manufacture of diving apparatus, decompression and observation chambers, and safety breathing apparatus of all types for use on the land, in the air, and under the sea (including mine rescue, tunneling, aircraft, diving, submarine escape and in other hazardous environments). Close research and development links with the MOD (especially the Admiralty), also provided a lucrative outlet for the company products. In 1932, Robert Davis was knighted by King George V, principally for his invention of the ‘Davis Submerged Escape Apparatus’ (D.S.E.A.). Siebe Gorman essentially remained a family firm from the beginning (under A.Siebe) until it became a public company for the first time in 1952. However, following WW2, British manufacturing stagnated through stifled investment and post-war austerity, and there was little innovation. Siebe Gorman's fortunes began to decline as an aging Sir Robert Davis failed to invest, or change the company's business and management practices. In 1959, Siebe Gorman was acquired by the “Fairy Group” and the ailing Sir Robert was made Life President. Consequently, nothing changed and the slow decline continued until Sir Robert's death in March 1965. Around 1960, Siebe Gorman acquired the diving apparatus manufacturer C E Heinke, and for a brief period, it manufactured some diving equipment under the combined name of Siebe Heinke. Around 1964, Mr E. 'Barry' Stephens was appointed as the new Managing Director to modernise Siebe Gorman. Changes were made, including a move to a new factory in Wales in 1975. The new company concentrated on fire-fighting breathing apparatus and escape equipment, and the move coincided with the loss of many of the older, traditional craft skills. Between 1985 and 1998, Siebe expanded through acquisitions, and several other companies were acquired. The Siebe Gorman (diving apparatus) company has therefore traded as A. Siebe (1819-1870); Siebe & Gorman (1870-1879); Siebe Gorman & Co (1880-1904); Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd (1905-1998). (For information regards the diving helmet & Frank King see Notes Section at the end of this document)The items are very significant as a snapshot into marine history and the development of diving equipment generally especially that used for salvage operations before and during WW2. The company that made the equipment was a leading inventor,developer and innovator of marine equipment with its early helmets and other items eagerly sought after today for collections around the world. The items in the Flagstaff Hill collection give us an insight as to how divers operated and the dangers they faced doing a very necessary and dangerous job. Frank Kings' diving helmet and compressor (communication pipe stored separately). Compressor is hand cranked. US Navy diving helmet, Mark V. Two maker's plates attached. Made in 1944.On rear "WATER SUPPLY" On front 'PATENT" " Logo: Images (Lion, Crown, Horse, Shield within an oval) "SIEBE, GORMAN & Co. Ltd. SUBMARINE ENGINEERS, LONDON.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime museum, great ocean road, us navy diving helmet, commonwealth government salvage, diving helmet, marine salvage, frank king, diver, siebe. gorman & co ltd, submarine equipment, diving equipment, communication under water, hand cranked, diving compressor -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Machine - Dioptric Apparatus, mid 19th century
Before the introduction of electricity, lighthouses had a clockwork mechanism that caused the lens to rotate with a light source inside that was either powered by Kerosene or Colza oil. The mechanism consisted of a large weight attached by a cable through the centre of the lighthouse to the top where the cable wrapped around a barrel, drum or wheels that controlled the speed of the lights rotation by a clockwork mechanism. The keeper would crank the clockwork mechanism, which would lift the weight ready for the next cycle similar to an old grandfather clock mechanism. Once the weight lifted to its apex at the bottom of the first landing, the keeper would let it fall, which would pull on the cable, which would, in turn, operate a series of gears activating the rotation of the Fresnel optical lens, which would then rotate to create the lighthouse’s unique light speed of rotation characteristic. Creating a specific characteristic required a way to regulate the speed of the rotation, and was important as sailors could identify a particular light by its speed and time between flashes. The weight had to fall at a certain rate to create the proper rotation speed of the lens and a regulator within the mechanism accomplished this. History: From 1851, Chance Brothers became a major lighthouse engineering company, producing optical components, machinery, and other equipment for lighthouses around the world. James Timmins Chance pioneered placing lighthouse lamps inside a cage surrounded by Fresnel lenses to increase the available light output these cages, are known as optics and they revolutionised lighthouse design. Another important innovation from Chance Brothers was the introduction of rotating optics, allowing adjacent lighthouses to be distinguished from each other by the number of times per revolution the light flashes. The noted English physicist and engineer, John Hopkins invented this system while employed at Chance Brothers. Chance Brothers and Company was a glass works and originally based in Spon Lane, Smethwick, West Midlands England. The company became a leading glass manufacturer and a pioneer of British glass making technology. The Chance family originated in Bromsgrove as farmers and craftsmen before setting up a business in Smethwick near Birmingham in 1824. They took advantage of the skilled workers, canals and many other industrial advances taking place in the West Midlands at the time. Robert Lucas Chance (1782–1865), known as 'Lucas', bought the British Crown Glass Company's works in Spon Lane in 1824. The company specialised in making crown window glass, the company ran into difficulty and its survival was guaranteed in 1832 by investment from Chance's brother, William (1788 – 1856). William owned an iron factoring business in Great Charles Street, Birmingham. After a previous partnership that Lucas had dissolved in 1836, Lucas and William Chance became partners in the business which was renamed, Chance Brothers and Company. Chance Brothers invented many innovative processes and became known as the greatest glass manufacturer in Britain. In 1848 under the supervision of Georges Bontemps, a French glass maker from Choosy-le-Roi, a new plant was set up to manufacture crown and flint glass for lighthouse optics, telescopes and cameras. Bontemps agreed to share his processes that up to then had been secret with the Chance Brothers and stayed in England to collaborate with them for six years. In 1900 a baronetcy was created for James Timmins Chance (1814–1902), a grandson of William Chance, who had started the family business in 1771 with his brother Robert. Roberts grandson, James became head of Chance Brothers until his retirement in 1889 when the company became a public company and its name changed to Chance Brothers & Co. Ltd. Additional information: Lighthouses are equipped with unique light characteristic or flashing pattern that sailors can use to identify specific lighthouses during the night. Lighthouses can achieve distinctive light characteristics in a few different ways. A lighthouse can flash, which is when brief periods of light interrupt longer moments of darkness. The light can occult, which is when brief periods of darkness interrupt longer moments of light. The light can be fixed, which is when the light never goes dark. A lighthouse can use a combination of flashing, oscillating, or being fixed in a variety of combinations and intervals to create individual light characteristics. It is a common misconception that a lighthouse's light source changes the intensity to create a light characteristic. The light source remains constant and the rotating Fresnel lens creates the various changes in appearance. Some Fresnel lenses have "bulls-eye" panels create beams of light that, when rotated between the light and the observer, make the light appear to flash. Conversely, some lenses have metal panels that, when rotated between the light and the observer, make the light appear to go dark. This Dioptric clockwork apparatus used to turn a lighthouse optical lens is very significant as it is integral to a lighthouses operation, we can also look at the social aspect of lighthouses as being traditionally rich with symbolism and conceptual meanings. Lighthouses illustrate social concepts such as danger, risk, adversity, challenge and vigilance but they also offers guidance, salvation and safety. The glowing lamp reminds sailors that security and home are well within reach, they also symbolize the way forward and help in navigating our way through rough waters not just on the oceans of the world but in our personal lives be it financial, personal, business or spiritual in nature. Nothing else speaks of safety and security in the face of adversity and challenge quite the way a lighthouse does. Revolving dioptric clockwork apparatus used to turn a Fresnel optical lighthouse lens. A cylindrical cast metal pillar and cabinet painted green with 3 glass doors enclosing the top section. Inside the pillar/cabinet is a large clockwork mechanism used to turn and regulate a lighthouse light by means of weights and a chain attached to same. One door has the name "Adams Mare" in metallic dots similar to "Braille" to the inside edge of door frame.shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, flagstaff hill, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, revolving dioptric mechanism, dioptric mechanism for lighthouse, lighthouse clockwork timing mechanism, acetylene lighthouse light mechanism, 19th century lighthouse mechanism, kerosene light, fresnel lenses, colza oil, chance brothers -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Wood Working Plane, Mathieson and Son, 1880-1900
A Mathieson & Son History: In 1792 John Manners had set up a workshop making woodworking planes at 14 Saracens Lane Glasgow. He also had employed an apprentice Alexander Mathieson (1773-1851). But in the following year at Saracen's Lane, the 1841 census describes Alexander Mathieson as a master plane-maker now at 38 Saracen Lane with his son Thomas Adam working with him as a journeyman plane-maker. Presumably, Alexander must have taken over the premises and business of John Manners. Now that the business had Thomas Adam Mathieson working with his father it gradually grew and became more diversified, and it is recorded at the time by the Post-Office Glasgow Annual Directory that by 1847-1848 Alexander Mathieson was a “plane, brace, bit, auger & edge tool maker.” In 1849 the firm of James & William Stewart at 65 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh was taken over and Thomas was put in charge of the business, trading under the name Thomas A. Mathieson & Co. as plane and edge-tool makers. Thomas's company went on to acquire the Edinburgh edge-tool makers “Charles & Hugh McPherson” and took over their premises in Gilmore Street. In the Edinburgh directory of 1856/7, the business is recorded as being Alexander Mathieson & Son, plane and edge-tool makers at 48 Nicolson Street and Paul's Work, Gilmore Street Edinburgh. The 1851 census Alexander is recorded as working as a tool and plane-maker employing eight men. Later that year Alexander died and his son Thomas took over the business. Under the heading of an edge-tool maker in the 1852/3 Post-Office Glasgow Annual Directory the firm is now listed as Alexander Mathieson & Son, with further entries as "turning-lathe and vice manufacturers". By the early 1850s, the business had moved to 24 Saracen Lane. The directory for 1857/8 records that the firm had moved again only a few years later to East Campbell Street, off the Gallowgate area, and that through further diversification was also manufacturing coopers' and tinmen's tools. The ten-yearly censuses report the firm's growth in 1861 stating that Thomas was a tool manufacturer employing 95 men and 30 boys; in 1871 he had 200 men working for him and in 1881 300 men. By 1899 the firm had been incorporated as Alexander Mathieson & Sons Ltd, even though only Alexander's son Thomas appears ever to have joined the firm so the company was still in his fathers' name. In September 1868 Thomas Mathieson put a notice in the newspapers of the Sheffield & Rotherham Independent and the Sheffield Daily Telegraph stating that his firm had used the trade-mark of a crescent and star "for some time" and that "using or imitating the Mark would be proceeded against for infringement". The firm had acquired its interest in the crescent-and-star mark from the heirs of Charles Pickslay, the Sheffield cutler who had registered it with the Cutlers' Company in 1833 and had died in 1852. The year 1868 seems also to be the one in which the name Saracen Tool Works was first adopted; not only does it figure at the foot of the notice in the Sheffield press, it also makes its first appearance in the firm's entry in the Post-Office Glasgow Annual Directory in the 1868/9 edition. As Thomas Mathieson's business grew, so too did his involvement in local public life and philanthropy. One of the representatives of the third ward on the town council of Glasgow, he became a river bailie in 1868, a magistrate in 1870 and a preceptor of Hutcheson's Hospital in 1878. He had a passion for books and was an "ardent Ruskinian". He served on the committee handling the bequest for the setting up of the Mitchell Library in Glasgow. When he died at Coulter Maynes near Biggar in 1899, he left an estate worth £142,764. Company's later years: Both Thomas's sons, James Harper and Thomas Ogilvie were involved in the continuing life of the firm. James followed in his father's footsteps in becoming a local public figure. He was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of the County of the City of Glasgow and was made a deacon of the Incorporation of the Hammermen of Glasgow in 1919. His brother Thomas Ogilvie was recorded as tool manufacturer and employer in the 1911 census. Thomas Ogilvie's son Thomas Alastair Sutherland Ogilvie Mathieson was born in 1908 took a rather different approach to engineering, however, by becoming a racing driver. In 1947 he wed the French film actress Mila Parély. The firm had won many awards at world fairs for their goods. At the Great Exhibition, London, 1851. Prize medal for joiners' tools in the class of Cutlery & Edge Tools, Great London Exposition, 1862. Prize medal honoris causa. International Exhibition, Melbourne, 1880. Gold medal International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art, Edinburgh, 1886. Prize medal James Howarth & Sons History: James Howarth and Sons, of Broomspring Works, Bath-street Sheffield were among leading manufacturers of edge tools and joiners tools. The business was commenced in 1835, by James Howarth who was joined by his sons in 1863. Howarth manufacture light and heavy edge tools of all kinds, including a variety of joiners’ tools, hammers, skates, augers. The firm soon was extended and began exporting their products to the USA, Canada, Australia, China, and many other overseas destinations as well as to the home market. They were exhibitors at the London Exhibitions of 1851 and 1862, and Paris in 1855, receiving awards. Howarth was primarily operating from Sheffield. J Howarth & Sons produce goods of a very high class and were also engaged in the manufacture of steel, file, saw, and similar trades. Upon the death of James Howarth, the firm was managed by his four sons James, Samuel, Edwin, and John Howarth. The firm was discontinued in 1913, and its trademark was acquired by Robert Sorby and Sons in 1922.A significant tool made in the late 19th century by a known makers and sought after by collectors of vintage wood working tools.Smoothing Plane Coffin type. 2" stamped on one end and Tertius Keen & Co (plane maker.) Blade has James Howarth Warranted Cast Steel Sheffield (maker of blade only.)flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Greensborough Historical Society
Card - Bereavement Card, Brian John Roberts, 1927-2022, 2022
... Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne Bereavement Card Card Brian John ...Bereavement card for GHS member Brian Roberts 1927-2022, with personal note on reverse from his widow June.Bereavement card, black text and image.Personal note on reverse.brian roberts, june roberts, roberts family -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1880
1880-1902 Land owned by Robert and Sarah Graham who owned a large portion of land best described as Upper Fyans Valley. At some time after 1880, they sold a parcel of the land under Sundial Peak to David Austin who built a slab hut. C1896, The land was sold to James and Amy Balmain which they named 'Bellfield' Amy was a daughter of John D/Alton who built the Stawell Water Supply System. Balmain purchased the vacant school cottage at Burnt Bridge and moved it to 'Bellfield' Over the next six years the house was enlarged to accommodate their growing family but sold in 1902 following the death of Amy Balmain.House with addition People leaving house by horse and carriage, people standing in groundsState Library Victoria, Rose's Australasian Views Victorian Series photographed and published by George Rose 123 Chapel St., Windsor, Victoriabuildings, houses, bellfield -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph, C 1930s
Wilfred (Fred) Warren and niece Ida Warren (who later married Robert Greer). They are shown standing in front of Warren's Bakery van, which is parked in front of their house. Warren bakery was started in 1929 by John Warren, his wife Florence, their daughter Ida and an aunt Miss Vine. see Bridging the Gap p.58A man and a woman standing in front of a truck marked "Baker.". There is a house in the background.people, warren, transport, trucks -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Postcard - B/W, C 1940s
This is the Warren Street residence of the owners of the bakery, which was situated behind this building. The owners were John and Florence Warren who ran the bakery until the 1960's when it was taken over by their daughter Ida and son-in-law Robert Greer. A weatherboard house surrounded by a 'chicken wire' fence. There is a wooded hill in the background.buildings, houses -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1970s (?)
Robert Greer was the Hall's Gap baker. He married Ida Warren and they had a daughter Rae. Robert & Ida inherited the bakery from Ida's father John Warren who established the business in 1929. For further details see Bridging the Gap, p.56Photo shows man (Robert Greer) in an apron standing outside his house.people, greer, buildings, bakery -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1950s (?)
Robert Greer, baker, married Ida Warren whose family started the bakery; in 1929. Robert & Ida inherited the Bakery from Ida's father John Warren. for further information see Bridging the Gap p. 56Photo shows Robert Greer, baker standing with a load tin in his hands, inside the bakery. Baking tins & ovens can be seen in the photo.Folio no.48 Negative no.25people, greer, buildings, bakery -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Fuji Film, 20th Century
... Left to right- Seated -Rue de la Haye, John Dixon, Robert... to right- Seated -Rue de la Haye, John Dixon, Robert Cleeland, Bob ...Photograph from Laurie Dixon Collection. Historical284-03. Coloured photograph of the Phillip Island Band at a playout in Cowes.Left to right- Seated -Rue de la Haye, John Dixon, Robert Cleeland, Bob Dixon, Graham Gliddon, Peter Forrest snr, Alf Towns, Murray De La Haye, Jack Gliddon, Artie Murdoch, Bill [Silver] McLardy, Bryant West, Laurie Dixon, Harry De La Haye, Noel Cleeland. Standing- Unknown, Peter Forrest jnr, , Unknown, Ernie Booth, Ernie May [Bandmaster], George Dunscombe, Mike Toovey [Child side on], Allan Murray.phillip island band, laurie dixon collection, laurie dixon, forrest, cleeland, de la haye, gliddon, mclardy -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photographs, Phillip Island Band's visit to Tasmania, 1947
Five photographs of the Phillip Island Band going on a social visit to Tasmania in 1947. Boys and parents. Names of people in photograph 333-01 and 333-02: Back row: Charlotte Cleeland, Arthur Murdoch, Alan Cleeland. Centre row: Tom Westley (bandmaster), Jim Broadbent, Joan Westley, Nan Hislop, Tom Cartwright, Wally Goodall, Des Cartwright, Wally?, Jessie Cartwright, Ken Clark (Tasmanian Bus Driver), Les Bain, Stan Walton, Doug Morrison, Mary Broadbent. Front row: Arbie Broadbent, W McNair, John Bennett, Kevin Wagner, Bill Broadbent, Ian Matthews, Robert Cleeland, Bob Cartwright.Five photographs of the Phillip Island Band going on a social visit to Tasmania in 1947. Boys and parents. 333-01 - Black & White photograph of the Band in front of the Bern Denham bus in Cowes. 333-02 is an enlargement of 333-01. 333-03 - Black & White photograph of the Band in the bus ready for departure to Tasmania. 333-04 - Black & White photograph of the Band in front of a Monument possibly in Tasmania. 333-05 - Black & White enlargement of 333-04. phillip island band, kevin findlay -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1978/79
Originally The Warley Hospital built by Robert Walpole in 1908 and moved to its present site in Genista Street, when the present hospital building was erected c 1967. Now owned by Mr Reith. In 1923 Mr & Mrs W E Thompson purchased the property of the late Robert Walpole and presented it to the people of Phillip Island for a hospital.Early house built by Robert Walpole. White timber with pale blue roof. Lace work on verandah. Two bay windows. White picket fence.local history, photographs, buildings, historic, buildings - historical, coloured photograph, john cook, phillip island, warley hospital -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1978/79
The house was built with bricks made by Robert Anderson, a Scottish engineer who had a Hoffman Brick Kiln on the corner of McHaffie Drive and Church Street, Cowes.Brick house in Walpole Street, Cowes made of local Anderson bricks.local history, photographs, buildings, historic, buildings - historical, coloured photograph, john cook, phillip island -
Orbost & District Historical Society
albums
Annie Cameron was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Cameron. Her father was a keen geologist and botanist. Robert Pullar Cameron was a Shire Councillor for many years. He married Penuel Hossack and had a family of James, Flora, Penuel and Alex. He was listed as a significant plant collector at Orbost, Victoria who collected on the Bemm, Cann and Snowy Rivers. (Based on the list published by J.H. Willis, D. Pearson, M.T. Davis, and J.W. Green, Western Australian Herbarium Research Notes Number 12, August 1986. Enhanced with information from George, A.S. (2009) Australian Botanist's Companion, Four Gables Press, WA.)These items are significant as a record of the occurrence of a plant species at a particular place and time and are a useful research resource. They are associated with the Cameron family, early Orbost settlers. Two albums of pressed flowers. 765.1 has a red cover with gold trim and printing. 765.2 has a blue cover. 765.1 - "Collected at Cann River 1874-98 by Annie Cameron " 765.2 - "Collected we believe by Robert P. Cameron in 1890's"botany australian-plants-flowers cameron-robert-pullar cameron-annie -
Orbost & District Historical Society
accounts, 1910 - 1927
Moran & Cato was the largest chain of grocery stores in Australia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The partnership was established in Melbourne on 24 July 1881 when Frederick John Cato joined his cousin Thomas Edwin Moran who ran two grocery stores in Fitzroy and Carlton. Moran died in 1890 at the age of 30 and was succeeded by his widow. The following years saw expansion into Tasmania and New South Wales and incorporation of the company in 1912. By 1935 the company was employing nearly one thousand people and had about 120 branches in Victoria. Moran & Cato had a grocery store in Nicholson Street, Orbost. 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 document is an example of an account from an early Orbost business. It is a useful research tool.Five paper accounts from Moran & Cato, Grocers to Robert Pullar Cameron. At the top are blue print illustrations of shop buildings. The items are typed. cameron-robert-pullar moran-&-cato-grocer accounts -
Orbost & District Historical Society
receipt docket, November 30, 1910
Mr Fred Lay, along with his father and brothers, owned the local carrier business with Mr Charlie Joiner as a business partner. They used a horse and cart to transport goods from the railway station into Orbost . In about 1907-08 Mr. Charles Joiner and Mr. Alf Lay came together and conducted a regular service — Mr. Lay at Lakes with a five horse team (because he had to travel the beach at Lake Tyers) and Mr. Joiner, at Orbost, with four horses. The two met half way and changed wagons. Asked why they did this it was said they met every boat and were at the jetty every day. This was why they cornered most of the inward loadings. (ref. River Trading on the Snowy, John Phillips) Later the business was sold to Mr David Williams. 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 book keeping document used by an early Orbost Business. It is a useful research item.A white receipt docket with black lines and print from Lay & Joiner, General Carriers to R. Cameron.on front - "Paid by Cash"cameron-robert-pullar lay-&-joiner-carriers transport document-receipt -
Orbost & District Historical Society
account, 1st November, 1927
Herman Wehner, had learned his trade as a blacksmith and coach builder in Germany before coming to Australia in about 1884. After working for some time in Melbourne and at Wallan he came to Orbost in 1889 and bought John William Borland‟s wheelwright and blacksmithing business in Nicholson Street. At the time there were two blacksmithing and wheelwright businesses in Orbost, the other one, also in Nicholson Street, was owned by Mr John Russell. (ref, John Phillips Newsletter July 2015) Robert Pullar Cameron was a Shire Councillor for many years. He married Penuel Hossack and had a family of James, Flora, Penuel and Alex. The Wehner family is/ was a prominent family in Orbost from the late 19th century. Herman Wehner founded Wehner's Blacksmith's at Orbost in 1889. Oswald Wehner began working in 1910 with his father. In 1947 Ossie's son Tom started blacksmithing, retiring in 1991 and closing the business, The building remains in Nicholson Street. This item is an example of book-keeping in the early 20th century. It is a useful research tool.A white paper account with blue print, red lines. At top left is a blue illustration of a horse. The account is from H. Wehner, General Blacksmith and Wheelwright to R. P. Cameron.wehner-blacksmith account book-keeping cameron-r.p. -
Orbost & District Historical Society
account, 1912-1913
The Orbost Coach Factory was in Wolseley Street OIrbsot, opposite the police station and was owned by Thomas John McCoy. Its business was coach-building, undertaking, blacksmithing and as a farrier. 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 early 20th century book-keeping of a business in Orbost. It is a useful research tool.A white paper account from T. McCoy to Mr R. Cameron. It has black print and handwritten details. In the top left-hand corner is a black drawing of a carriage and in the top right-hand corner is a black drawing of workers shoeing a horse. a green duty stamp is attached.account-book-keeping mccoy cameron -
Orbost & District Historical Society
account, 1911
John Russell Senior was a blacksmith, wheelwright, farmer and later chairman of the Orbost Butter Factory, makers of Sunny South Butter (today part of Murray Goulburn Co Ltd). His blacksmith business was in Nicholson Street, Orbost. 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 book-keeping of an early 20th century Orbost business and is a useful research tool.A white paper account with red lines and black print. Details are hand-written in blue ink. It is from J. Russell to R. P. Cameron.account-book-keeping russell-john blacksmith cameron-r.p. -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, Wood, C1900
James Hossack and his wife, Penuel, arrived from Scotland to Geelong on Christmas Day 1852. James and Penuel had one daughter, Penuel who married Robert Pullar Cameron at Orbost. They had two sons, James(1858) and George(1860). James Hossack farmed "Brooklands" which he bought from John Cameron The Hossack family was a prominent Orbost family with strong ties to the Presbyterian Church in Orbost. This item is a part of the Hossack family history.A black / white photograph of a family group with the mother seated on the left and the father on the right and twin girls standing between them. Three smaller children are seated in front. It is mounted on a grey buff card with the names written at the bottom.on front - "Charlotte, Jessie, Lizzie, James, Alex, Penuel & Jim Hossack"hossak-family-orbost