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Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mr Hec or Harold Wilson with Darlington Road Stawell in the background
Wilson – Hec or Harold – Darlington Road in Background. The building in background could be the Cyanide works.stawell -
Nillumbik Shire Council
Clay: Leanne Mooney, Leanne Mooney, Tiles from the Boomerang Studio, 2002
'Tiles from the Boomerang Studio' is a prototype of the work 'Year 2052', created while Mooney was an Artist in Resident at Laughing Waters in the Boomerang studio in 2002. Records of flora were collected in and around the Gordon Ford garden in Laughing Waters Road. The work 'Year 2052' is made up of '77' tiles and was acquired by Geelong (Regional) Art Gallery in 2003. Whilst working at the Boomerang studio, local based artist Mooney noticed that “a battle raged in the bush between non-indigenous plants and indigenous plants”. She also noticed how humans “invade” land, changing the surrounding environment and causing irreversible damage. This work is an interpretation of the fragility and value of Nillumbik’s indigenous flora and of its conflict with introduced species. The title of the work (Year 2052) and look of these ‘fossilised specimens’ asks viewers to cast themselves into the future and to look back at today. “These tiles have been found; an incomplete record of flora collected in and around the Gordon Ford garden in Laughing Waters Road. The tiles appear to have been made at the beginning of the millennium. The viewer is asked to contemplate which species are missing”. Mooney works with collected indigenous items to emphasis the beauty of their natural shapes, while at the same time introducing selected materials of contrast or sympathy. Her work creates a great sense of “stillness and peace, of simplicity and connection with the natural world as well at the vanishing Australian bush.”This work is made up of seven handbuilt earthenware oval/round clay 'tiles' - (eight pieces - with one tile intentionally broken), brown in colour and bisque and blackware fired, giving a matt black ash coating on each of the tiles' surface. Each tile has an imprint of a floral specimen indigenous to the Laughing Waters area in Eltham. Each tile has an imprint of the following specimens: tiles, earthenware, flora, indigenous, bisque, boomerang, ford, laughing waters -
Torquay and District Historical Society
School Principal's desk, C 1898
This item was from the original Torquay primary School. It is believed to date back to the early 1900s or earlier. It was supplied to the school by the Public Works Department and still bears the PWB brands. The desk was purchased by the late George McCartney, at a public auction of the old school's furniture and effects and donated by the McCartney family to the Torquay and District Historical Society in 2017. Some repairs and restoration work were completed by the Torquay Men's Shed.Wooden school principal's desk PWD on outside of front right hand leg.torquay primary school, public works department, mccartney family, torquay men's shed. -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
Pump - Centrifugal, Early 20th century
Painted dark grey early model Thompson centrifugal pump "Class G". Single stage pump.Thompson's Engineering & Pipe Works. Serial No. 4542. 1" x 1 1/4" Class G -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
Blue Prints
Black plastic loose leaf book of blueprints of pump performance curves. Spine is reinforced with green plastic tape."Thompsons Engineering / & Pipe Works / Castlemaine Victoria" in gold lettering on front cover.documents, technical, metal working, drafting, pumping -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
DC Generator - Steam Powered
Siemens DC generator driven by a Thompsons two cylinder steam engine. The engine has vertical cylinders and there is a flywheel between the generator and engine. Generator painted grey, engine painted red. The system is connected to low pressure steam and can be run very slowly. Brass plate on generator "Siemens Brothers / Dynamo Works Ltd. / London Stafford / Direct Current Generator", followed by specifications. Thompsons Engineering in relief on steam engine side plates. "60" on base of engine.machinery; generator; steam engine; metalwork -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
Circular Slide Rule Calculator, First half 20th century
.1) Hinged lid wooden box with brass fittings and green felt covered rests inside. .2) "Fuller" type circular slide rule calculator Model No. 1. .3) Brass stand which slots into one end of box and holds calculator in position for ease of use. .4 ...7) Instruction booklets for operating the calculator. .8) Letter from importer re enquiry for circular slide rules to be used at Thompsons Engineering and Pipe Works.Imprinted on bakelite base of cylinder "Stanley / Trade Mark".trades, drafting, instruments, measuring -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph, Lady Loch
Government steamer serving lighthouses along the coast and in Bass Straight Steamer, 146 nhp. Built 1886. Built In Melbourne. Tonnage 487g 337n. Built By Campbell, Sloss & M'Cnn Dimensions182.7 x 24.6 x 14.4 Demise Campbell, Sloss & McCann, Sth Melbourne. Lighthouse tender. Later: Victorian Government (Department of Public Works), reg. Melbourne. Later Moreton Tug & Lighter Co. 1962: Scuttled at Dunwich, Moreton Bay, Qld.Black and white photographship, boat, river, sea -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph, Alex Wilkins, c1940's
This photograph depicts Port Fairy streets in the 1940's showing Cox Street, William Street,Lower half of Bank Street River and sea. The Gas works are visible on Cox StreetThis photograph taken in the 1940's is significant because of the detail of that is shows regarding the set out of the streets and the vacant landblack and white photograph of the streets of Port Fairy2 stamps - ALEX WILKINS Photographer Warrnambool, Mrs O.G. Powell Phone 883 Port Fairy.( No 6 set over Sect 4) 4-6 streets, moyne river, port fairy, cox street, william street, gas works -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph, Tower Hill Koroit, unknown
Panoramic mounted photograph of Tower Hill Volcano with lake.Interesting photograph of Tower Hill before extensive re-vegetation works carried out in the 1960s.Panoramic landscape black and white photograph of Tower Hill, Koroit. Mounted black and white photograph on card, rectangular.? Aberline, 26 Faversham R?, Canterbu? On back of card mount Fred Rogersvolcanoes, tower hill -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Book, Warrnambool Institute Press, Richard Bennett's Early days of Port Fairy, 1984
Articles written for the Warrnambool Standard in 1880s describing Port Fairy district in 1840s; mentions violence at Mount Rouse Aboriginal station; attitudes to publication of Brough Smyth and Currs works; photographs of local Aboriginesviii, 92p. : ill., ports. ; 25cm.non-fictionArticles written for the Warrnambool Standard in 1880s describing Port Fairy district in 1840s; mentions violence at Mount Rouse Aboriginal station; attitudes to publication of Brough Smyth and Currs works; photographs of local Aboriginesport fairy (vic.) -- history, settlement and contacts - colonisation - 1851-, race relations - violent - massacres, settlement and contacts - colonisation - 1788-1850., port fairy region (vic.) -- history., mount rouse (w vic sj54-07), warrnambool (w vic sj54-11), port fairy (w vic sj54-11), kooloor / mount rouse (w vic sj54-07), book -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Book, Olinda Public Relations Pty Ltd, Earle's Port Fairy : a history / by William Earle ; re-published with a foreword and annotations by J.W. Powling and edited by C.E. Sayers, 1973
An early history by Earle's Port Fairy : The Gazette Office, 1896. Includes bibliographical references and index. Re-published with a foreword and annotations by J.W. Powling and edited by C.E. SayersFirst published: Port Fairy, Vic. :93 p., [1] port. : ill. ; 24 cm.non-fictionAn early history by Earle's Port Fairy : The Gazette Office, 1896. Includes bibliographical references and index. Re-published with a foreword and annotations by J.W. Powling and edited by C.E. SayersFirst published: Port Fairy, Vic. : victoria. port fairy. description & travel. early works, 1896, port fairy (vic.) -- description and travel, port fairy (vic.) -- history, port fairy (vic.) -- description, book -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph
East Beach November 1995 Filling inView along front of East beach public area with truck unloading soil for renovation works Coloured photographEast Beach November 1995 Filling ineast beach, development, trucks, footpath -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph
South Beach DevelopmentColoured photograph of Looking from hill above South Beach Estate before earth workssouth beach, development, south west, bluestone, road, street -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
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South Beach DevelopementColoured photograph of Land works near South Beach with earth moving equipmentsouth beach, development -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
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McLaren, J. Cement WorksBlack & white photograph of three men inspecting the inside structure of the Port Fairy Cement Workspeople, local industry -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph
Port Fairy Cement Worksblack and white photograph of Large building housing machinery for making cementindustry, employee, cement works, regent street -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph, Cr G Lydiard Belfast Shire President 1877-78-79, 83-84 88-90
George Lydiard occupied the station “Korongah” and with Mr J Knight carried out extensive drainage works from Tower hill to the Belfast Lough. This drain was constructed over a period of two years, is six miles long and some of it still exists.Black and white portraitbelfast, president, portrait, shire, council, municipal, local-government, korongah, g.lydiard -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
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South Beach Development south beach, development, west, works -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
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South Beach Development Coloured photograph of Earthworks in foreground with white dog swamp in background407/30 (since removed 2021)south beach, development, earth works, dog -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
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... beach development water tower road making street earth works ...South Beach Development Coloured photograph of Earthworks in foreground with Port Fairy Water tower in background407/25 (since removed 2021)south beach, development, water tower, road making, street, earth works -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph
South Beach Development Coloured photograph of Drainage works with pipes at the left and large machine 410/F (sticky label now removed 2021)south beach, development, earth works, equipment, digger -
Vision Australia
Photograph (Item), Woven wall hanging from Kooyong Day Centre
Created by members of the day centre at Kooyong in the 1990's, weaving was an activity that provided an opportunity to create tactile artwork. In this example, a rectangular shaped woven wall hanging attached to a brown hessian backing and stuck onto a piece of chipboard. Woven piece depicts a series of horizontal stripes in browns, blues, and greens, and grays. Middle section has four felt black and red houses.association for the blind, art works -
Vision Australia
Photograph (item) - Image, Blind and vision impaired people at work
Employment is a key area that blind or vision impaired people are under-represented. These photographs were taken to demonstrate and provide examples of how blind and visually impaired workers can undertake skilled positions. A woman works at a switchboard, using an assistive device, whilst another woman sits beside her. A young man dressed in a blue coverall and goggles, uses a bandsaw to cut through an object, whilst another uses a circular saw to cut wood. A man in a workshop, with a large toolset on the wall, operates a machine.employment, royal victorian institute for the blind -
Latrobe Regional Gallery
Print, SPOWERS, Ethel Louise b.1890 South Yarra, Victoria d. 1947 Melbourne, Victoria, The Works - Yallourn
Coloured linocutVerso: Signed and dated l.r. in pencil "E.L. Spowers 1933" Titled l.l. in pencil "The Works - Yallourn". Editioned: "4/30". Inscription l.r., pencil "Linocut L2 /2 /5"yallourn, power station -
Latrobe Regional Gallery
Drawings, Portrait of New York (Series of 12 Works), 1999
Graphite frottage series of 12, drawings on paperNot signed. Not dated. new york, frottage, street, urban, trace -
Latrobe Regional Gallery
Print, SPOWERS, Ethel Louise b.1890 South Yarra, Victoria d. 1947 Melbourne, Victoria, The Works - Yallourn, 1933
Coloured linocut printSigned and dated along bottom of print.yallourn, landscape, linocut -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Mary Card's Cottage
Mary Card's cottage where she lived with her sister Harriet on the left. Miss Card was a well known writer of works on crochet. The descriptive text on the reverse of this photograph was hand written by John Lundy-Clarke.Mary Card who owned the cottage on the left was a journalist whose writings on crochet work was known world wide.mary card, olinda -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Plan - Architectural Sketch, MCC Kew Sports Club Proposed Works Interior, 2012
Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Architectural sketches on corflute of proposed designs for the new MCC Kew Sports Club by McIldowie Partners (Architects & Interior Designers), 2012.mcc kew sports club - barkers road - kew (vic), mcildowie partners -- architects, architectural sketches -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Denmark Street, Kew, 1972
The Engineer's Department of the former City of Kew had an extensive collection of photograph of sites in Kew requiring documentation to inform public works. It also kept images of engineering practice in other parts of Melbourne, and overseas, that could be used as models for local activity. Many of these photographs (and plans) were donated to our collection in the 1980s. A number of the photographs are annotated, either on the image itself or on the reverse.This photograph, and others sourced from the City Engineer's Department of the former City of Kew, qualifies as an important record of local streets, public works, street beautification, and engineering techniques of the period. Original black and white photographic positive of automobiles and buildings in Denmark Street, Kew, immediately before the road enters Kew Junction. On the left is McKeon Motors and a retailer of Insulwool, while in the distance is the pharmacy on the corner of High Street and Princess Street (later demolished during the widening of Kew Junction). Notable are the bluestone guttering and what appears to be vacant land on the apex of the triangle of land bounded by High Street South, Denmark Street and Barkers Road. This site was the original location of O'Shaughnessy's 'Kew Hotel', and after the destruction by fire of the latter, the location of a service station. [It is now the site of the Cresco Reserve].Annotation verso: "Indicating the existence of a vehicular entrance at Denmark St abuttal of No.188 High St prior to reconstruction of channeling &c 1972."denmark street -- kew (vic.), kew junction, luestone gutters, mckeon motors, insulwool