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Blacksmith's Cottage and Forge
Boiler, Early 20th Century
Domestic item used for cooking and food preparationLocal historyCast iron oval cooking pot. Hooked handle attached to lugs on side of pot. Tin lid has central handle.Clark & Co 2 1/2 G embossed on side of pot. domestic, cast iron, clark, food preparation, iron pot -
Blacksmith's Cottage and Forge
Demi John, 1900
This is a domestic item of earthenware used to store liquidsA small cylindrical earthenware Demi John with a narrow neck.ceramics, kitchenware, earthenware, containers, jars -
Blacksmith's Cottage and Forge
Gem-scone iron
Domestic item used to bake gem scones.Local historyRectangle shaped cast iron baking utensil with 3 rows of 8 cups.domestic, cast iron, food preparation, gem scones -
Blacksmith's Cottage and Forge
meat plate
Used domestically for the serving of carved meat to the tableAn oval china plate with scalloped edges and a blue floral and pheasant pattern.The number 10 imprinted on the base. A.F.S.S in blue scroll with flowerschina, plate, porcelain, dish, meatdish, serving, crockery domestic dining -
Blacksmith's Cottage and Forge
Pin cushion, 19th Century
Handmade domestic item used when sewing.Rund red velevet, handmade, possibly filled with sawdust, used to hold pins. -
Blacksmith's Cottage and Forge
Birthday Candles in box, Early 20th Century
Domestic item used decorating birthday cakes.Local history24 pink candles in small brown imitation leather covered box. Makers label on topPrice's Patent Candle Company Limited, London, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow. Birthday Candles -
Hume City Civic Collection
Storage jar
This object was used for storage mostly in a domestic situation.A large stoneware storage jar with coloured graduated glaze around neck.containers, domestic items, george evans collection -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Container - Rawleighs Medicated Ointment, post 1966
Used by Frances Warren for domestic first aidRound tin. Navy blue background with gold and white flower pattern around rims of both cover and baseRawleigh's medicated ointment for minor injuries of the skin. Soothing and healing. Net 150g. Instructions for use on base of tinmedicine, first aid -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Domestic object - Fruit Bowl and doilies
Domestic items from the era of the Fishermen's Cottage China Fruit bowl, white and pink with rose patterns Linen doiliesbowl, doilies, domestic items -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Domestic object - Peg, 1900s
Bought to enhance the collection of domestic items No providencetwo (2) Wooden "Gypsy" pegs. Dowel split and fixed with a band of tin shaped at lower edgeslocal history, domestic items, laundering -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Certificate - Trademark, George and Ernest Rodd, 1930s - 1990s
Trademark certificate for George Rodd and Ernest Rodd. Myttons was an engineering firm with premises in South Melbourne and Port Melbourne. They made objects as diverse as cutlery sets to sinks and larger industrial stainless steel products. Rodd was one brand of cutlery produced.industry - manufacturing, social activities, societies clubs unions and other organisations, sport - australian rules football, myttons ltd, rodd cutlery, allbrite cutlery, dev mytton, grosvernor cutlery, built environment - industrial, reginald h mytton, eric g redwood, colin mackay, l f harrison, l w (wal) johnson, russell flack, john donaldson, lance powell, horrie farrow, syd svensson, tom fahey, tommy lahiff, arthur steele, jean hopkins, dennis mackinley, lorraine robertson, douglas robertson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Various buildings, Port Melbourne, Ron Laing, 1990s
Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.A set of 16 colour photographs by Ron Laing covering the Herald and Weekly Times building, the ex Borer's Bakery ovens and buildings, view from Coles parking area, Bridge Street industrial medical clinic and HMAS Lonsdale building 1990sbuilt environment - commercial, built environment - civic, ron laing -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Brian Robinson, EPA Chairman re cleanup of Bayside development site, Ewan Ogilvy's Bayside Papers, Box One, 1988
Ewan Ogilvy, former Melbourne Councillor and also of Community Services Victoria, Inner Urban Ministerial Advisory Committee and Uniting Church's Centre for Urban Research and Action (CURA), was instrumental in social justice approaches to town planning. He and CURA's Social Justice and the City Project funded Port Melbourne community groups protesting against the SCDC development in 1987. His files were presented to the Society in May 2001 on his preparation for leaving Victoria.From Ewan Ogilvy's chronologically organised 'Bayside Papers' relating to the proposed development of Port Melbourne industrial land in the late 1980s: Letter from EPA chairman Brian Robinson regarding cleanup of development site, included in bound black fileAll items signed 'Ewan Ogilvy'town planning, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, public action campaigns, environmental issues, public housing, ewan ogilvy, centre for urban research and action, sandridge city development co pty ltd, scdc, brian robinson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document, Ewan Ogilvy's Bayside Papers, Box Three - Victorian Auditor General's Office - Special Report No. 18: Bayside Development, 1988
Ewan Ogilvy, former Melbourne Councillor and also of Community Services Victoria, Inner Urban Ministerial Advisory Committee and Uniting Church's Centre for Urban Research and Action (CURA), was instrumental in social justice approaches to town planning. He and CURA's Social Justice and the City Project funded Port Melbourne community groups protesting against the SCDC development in 1987. His files were presented to the Society in May 2001 on his preparation for leaving Victoria.From Ewan Ogilvy's chronologically organised 'Bayside Papers' relating to the proposed development of Port Melbourne industrial land in the late 1980s: Victorian Auditor General's Office - Special Report No. 18: Bayside Development - blue/green soft cover bookSigned 'Ewan Ogilvy'town planning, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, public action campaigns, environmental issues, public housing, missions to seamen, ewan ogilvy, sandridge city development co pty ltd, scdc, linton r lethlean, barry pullen - mlc -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - SCDC Report, Ewan Ogilvy's Bayside Papers, Box One, 1987 - 1998
Ewan OGILVY, former Melbourne Councillor and also of Community Services Victoria, Inner Urban Ministerial Advisory Committee and Uniting Church's Centre for Urban Research and Action (CURA), was instrumental in social justice approaches to town planning. He and CURA's Social Justice and the City Project funded Port Melbourne community groups protesting against the SCDC development in 1987. His files were presented to the Society in May 2001 on his preparation for leaving Victoria.From Ewan OGILVY's chronologically organised 'Bayside Papers' relating to the proposed development of Port Melbourne industrial land in the late 1980s: Sandridge City Development Corporation report on hydraulic model testing and comp. modelled traffic estimates September 1987All items signed 'Ewan Ogilvy'town planning, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, public action campaigns, environmental issues, transport - motor vehicles, ewan ogilvy, centre for urban research and action, sandridge city development co pty ltd, scdc -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "Comeng row threatens contract", 1987
Photocopy of on a A4 sheet titled "Comeng row threatens contract", The Age, 1/10/1987 written by Andrew Stephens about an industrial dispute at Comeng works at Dandenong - dispute with the ETU and AMWU and others about the construction of the tramcars for Hong Kong."Comeng in strife....." in felt tip pen about the copy of the cutting.trams, tramways, comeng, tramcar construction, hong kong, unions, strike -
Puffing Billy Railway
Treadle Lathe
Industrial Treadle Lathe Possibly a Star Treadle LatheHistorical - Industrial Treadle Lathe Treadle Lathe made of Steel and wrought irontreadle lathe, puffing billy -
Unions Ballarat
Book - The Economics of the Trade Union (D.J. Spiers Collection), Booth, Alison L
Labour economics and industrial relations with a US-UK focus.Relevant to trade unionism in the US and UK.Book; paper.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, trade unions, economics, labour market -
Ambulance Victoria Museum
Photograph, Rescue, Circa 1985
Possible trench cave in or industrial accident and patient recoveryLaminated colour photograph.3 ambulance officers in white overalls lowering equipment. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative record - SECV Ballarat Power Stations, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Units Book", 1956 to 1962
Contains entries for monthly records of Units generated and consumed in the Ballarat SECV district from July 1956. For each month to July 1960, records power generated, load factors, maximum demands, traction power, public lighting, domestic, industrial, and commercial, and total sales and for auxiliary equipment at the power stations. From August 1960 to Dec. 1962 duplicated sheets titled "Energy Statistics" that do not give data for sales. See item 9542 for data from Nov. 1949 to June 1956. Ballarat A Power Station not recorded generating during Dec. 1956 then not every month during 1957. Some use during the winter of 1958. Last recorded used was during June 1959.Demonstrates record keeping of the units generated and sent out (sold) of the two Ballarat Power stations.Printed as an Account book - approx 136 ruled pages + heavy card cover, blue tape binding on the outside, five sections, bound, with additional red and blue ink columns with many loose duplicated foolscap sheets.tramways, ballarat power supply, ballarat a power station, ballarat b power station, secv, electricity generation -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - DOMESTIC COMFORTS THEY HAD NONE A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE BENDIGO HOSPITAL, 2003
DOMESTIC COMFORTS THEY HAD NONE A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE BENDIGO HOSPITAL. 232 pages with photos, illustrations, copies of documents. Inscribed to the Bendigo Historical Society, David Lloyd 5/11/2003. (Original Book Missing From Library) Photocopied facsimile replacement, copied from book at Bendigo Library.David Lloydbendigo, history, bendigo hospital, bendigo, history, medical, hospital, bendigo hospital, doctor -
Greensborough Historical Society
Costume - Apron, Embroidered apron, 1966_
Made to protect clothing when doing domestic duties.Embroidered calico apron with scalloped edging across the bottom. Apron bound with red bias binding.Indigenous women (possibly Maori) in traditional dress amongst native flowersapron, women's clothing -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Print - Picture, 1900 to 1950
This picture is an inexpensive item made for domestic decorative use. This picture is currently not associated with a historical event, person or place at this time and is being used to augment Flagstaff's village display.Picture in a gilded frame behind glass. Print of a man, dog, and two horses in a barn. Print is on grainy paper.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, print, wall decoration, art, farm scene -
Blacksmith's Cottage and Forge
Butter Pats, unknown
Used for working and shaping fresh butter for a domestic situationWooden butter pats(paddles)not a true pair) with one side smooth and the reverse side grooved. There is a crack along one of the pats. They are flat with handles, all of wood.utensils, dairy, butter pats, kitchen wooden, churns -
Blacksmith's Cottage and Forge
Pannikin - tin, 1920
Home made domestic item made for or by H. Arnup.Local historyTin pannikin/cup cylindrical shape with two folding wire handles"H. Arnup " (local person) handpainted in red paint -
Clunes Museum
Domestic object - FLAT IRON - DOMESTIC
Example of domestic items used prior to the invention of electricityCAST METAL FLAT IRON FOR PRESSING CLOTHES"METTERS K P B VIC" RAISED ON BODY THE NUMBER "5" IS RAISED ON BODYflat iron, domestic item -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Meat Mincer
Domestic Meat Mincer, Popular in the 19th - 20th CenturyFunnel type feed to a horizontal screw feed mechanism operated by a Hand crank.MFG.Co. Phil'a USA. Patented 5/6/1888 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Wooden & glass washboard, Laundry washboard, Unknown
Small wooden & rippled glass domestic laundry washboard.Example of domestic work equipment.Serrated glass and wooden surround laundry washboard.Nillaundry, washing, domestic, pre-1950's -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Torchon lace, Late 19th or early 20th Century
Use: Domestic. Household trimming Bedfordshire type heading.Bobbin lace edging. Sample -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Torchon lace
Use: Domestic. Household trimming A heavy linen laceBobbin lace edging. Sample