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Orbost & District Historical Society
food cover, 1940's (?)
This item was owned and used by Alice Pow (nee McWilliam), known as Maccie. Maccie was a nurse who came to Orbost in 1936. She was highly respected in Orbost for her nursing skills particularly during the 1938 outbreak of polio, Most patients were cared for in their homes and Miss McWilliam was sent out to care for them. Over 14 months she travelled 9560 miles supervising their treatments. She eventually married Mr Hec Pow who had been left to bring up his three daughters after his wife died.. The Pows lived in Orbost where Hec Pow was worked with his father Fred at the saw mill in Cabbage Tree. Maccie Pow was a member of the Orbost Bowling Club, Red Cross and Orbost Golf Club.An oval shaped metal food cover made of pressed tin painted tan. It has a loop handle on the top. The sides slope outwards and it is seamed on both sides. The bottom edge is rolled. The sides have a perforated design for air flow.food food-protection kitchen-ware pow-maccie mcwilliam-alice -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Spectacles and case, c. 1969
The history of spectacles The earliest form of spectacles are generally agreed to have been invented in Northern Italy in the thirteenth century. Over hundreds of years of innovation and refinement, they have been perfected into the stylish and functional designs you see today worn by millions of people to correct their eyesight. Here's a look at the key moments that defined the history of spectacles. Thirteenth century - Rivet spectacles The earliest form of spectacles was simply two mounted lenses riveted together at the handle ends. They had no sides and were secured to the face by clamping the nose between the rims, some of which had notches which may have been intended to improve the grip. Even then the wearer could only keep them in place by remaining relatively still and would normally support them with the hand. These spectacles contained convex lenses for the correction of presbyopic long-sightedness and were generally suited only to those few who lived beyond their forties and had the ability to read. Sixteenth century - Nose spectacles Nose spectacles were in more common use by the early sixteenth century. These often had a bow-shaped continuous bridge, almost of a modern appearance, that was sometimes flexible depending upon the material, for example leather or whalebone. The bridge was as much an area to be gripped as to rest on the nose. Spectacles were still usually held in place with the hand whilst being used temporarily for a brief period of reading or close inspection. By now the lenses could be used to correct both long and short sight. The general design changed little through the seventeenth century, though certain refinements increased the flexibility and comfort for some wearers. In some localised areas, notably in Spain, people experimented with ear loops made of string. This allowed them to walk around with their spectacles on. Eighteenth century - Temple glasses Only in the eighteenth century did the first modern eyewear, or ‘glasses’ as we would understand them, start to appear. The lenses might be glass, rock crystal or any other transparent mineral substance and were prone to smashing if the spectacles fell off, so there was an impetus to develop frames that could be worn continuously and would stay in place. London optician Edward Scarlett is credited with developing the modern style of spectacles which were kept in place with arms, known as ‘temples’. These were made of iron or steel and gripped the side of the head but did not yet hook over the ears because often the ears were concealed beneath a powdered wig, such as was fashionable at the time. As temples developed they were made with wide ring ends through which the wearer could pass a ribbon, thus tying the spectacles securely to the head. As spectacles were no longer primarily for use in sedentary activities, people began to be noticed out and about in their spectacles and might come to be identified as a ‘spectacle wearer’. By the end of the eighteenth century, people who needed correction for both distance and near could choose bifocals. Nineteenth century - Pince-nez Pince-nez were a nineteenth century innovation that literally translates as ‘pinching the nose’. They had a spring clip to retain the item in place under its own tension. Sometimes this clip was too tight and the wearer struggled to breathe. If it was too loose the pince-nez could fall off so, for safety and security, they were often connected to the wearer's clothing by a cord or a chain to avoid them being dropped or lost. Pince-nez were sometimes chosen by people who felt that large spectacles were too prominent and drew attention to a physical defect. They were also suitable for mounting lenses that could correct astigmatism. Twentieth century spectacles Spectacle wearing continued to become more widespread, key developments being the supply of spectacles to troops in the First World War, cheaper spectacles being subsidised through insurance schemes arranged by friendly societies, and the beginning of the National Health Service in 1948, when free spectacles were made available to all who might benefit from them. This normalised spectacle wearing and led to a significant increase in the scale of production. Entirely separate categories of women’s spectacles and sports eyewear both emerged in the 1930s. The latter half of the twentieth century saw spectacles become more fashionable and stylish as frames with different shapes, materials, and colours became available. Plastics frames, in particular, allowed a greater choice of colours and textured finishes. Plastic lenses were more durable and could be made lighter and thinner than glass, spurring a renewed interest in rimless designs. Designer eyewear bearing popular high-street brand names encouraged patients to regard spectacles as a desirable commodity, even as a fashion accessory, not just a disability aid. https://www.college-optometrists.org/the-british-optical-association-museum/the-history-of-spectacles These spectacles and case were used by Dr. Angus in his surgery in Warrnambool to test patients' eye sight. They were donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by the family of Doctor William Roy Angus, Surgeon and Oculist. It is part of the “W.R. Angus Collection” that includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments and material once belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan, (both of Nhill, Victoria) as well as Dr Angus’ own belongings. The Collection’s history spans the medical practices of the two Doctors Ryan, from 1885-1926 plus that of Dr Angus, up until 1969. ABOUT THE “W.R.ANGUS COLLECTION” Doctor William Roy Angus M.B., B.S., Adel., 1923, F.R.C.S. Edin.,1928 (also known as Dr Roy Angus) was born in Murrumbeena, Victoria in 1901 and lived until 1970. He qualified as a doctor in 1923 at University of Adelaide, was Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1924 and for a period was house surgeon to Sir (then Mr.) Henry Simpson Newland. Dr Angus was briefly an Assistant to Dr Riddell of Kapunda, then commenced private practice at Curramulka, Yorke Peninsula, SA, where he was physician, surgeon and chemist. In 1926, he was appointed as new Medical Assistant to Dr Thomas Francis Ryan (T.F. Ryan, or Tom), in Nhill, Victoria, where his experiences included radiology and pharmacy. In 1927 he was Acting House Surgeon in Dr Tom Ryan’s absence. Dr Angus had become engaged to Gladys Forsyth and they decided he would take time to further his studies overseas in the UK in 1927. He studied at London University College Hospital and at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and in 1928, was awarded FRCS (Fellow from the Royal College of Surgeons), Edinburgh. He worked his passage back to Australia as a Ship’s Surgeon on the on the Australian Commonwealth Line’s T.S.S. Largs Bay. Dr Angus married Gladys in 1929, in Ballarat. (They went on to have one son (Graham 1932, born in SA) and two daughters (Helen (died 12/07/1996) and Berenice (Berry), both born at Mira, Nhill ) Dr Angus was a ‘flying doctor’ for the A.I.M. (Australian Inland Ministry) Aerial Medical Service in 1928 . The organisation began in South Australia through the Presbyterian Church in that year, with its first station being in the remote town of Oodnadatta, where Dr Angus was stationed. He was locum tenens there on North-South Railway at 21 Mile Camp. He took up this ‘flying doctor’ position in response to a call from Dr John Flynn; the organisation was later known as the Flying Doctor Service, then the Royal Flying Doctor Service. A lot of his work during this time involved dental surgery also. Between 1928-1932 he was surgeon at the Curramulka Hospital, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. In 1933 Dr Angus returned to Nhill where he’d previously worked as Medical Assistant and purchased a share of the Nelson Street practice and Mira hospital from Dr Les Middleton one of the Middleton Brothers, the current owners of what was once Dr Tom Ryan’s practice. Dr L Middleton was House Surgeon to the Nhill Hospital 1926-1933, when he resigned. [Dr Tom Ryan’s practice had originally belonged to his older brother Dr Edward Ryan, who came to Nhill in 1885. Dr Edward saw patients at his rooms, firstly in Victoria Street and in 1886 in Nelson Street, until 1901. The Nelson Street practice also had a 2 bed ward, called Mira Private Hospital ). Dr Edward Ryan was House Surgeon at the Nhill Hospital 1884-1902 . He also had occasions where he successfully performed veterinary surgery for the local farmers too. Dr Tom Ryan then purchased the practice from his brother in 1901. Both Dr Edward and Dr Tom Ryan work as surgeons included eye surgery. Dr Tom Ryan performed many of his operations in the Mira private hospital on his premises. He too was House Surgeon at the Nhill Hospital 1902-1926. Dr Tom Ryan had one of the only two pieces of radiology equipment in Victoria during his practicing years – The Royal Melbourne Hospital had the other one. Over the years Dr Tom Ryan gradually set up what was effectively a training school for country general-practitioner-surgeons. Each patient was carefully examined, including using the X-ray machine, and any surgery was discussed and planned with Dr Ryan’s assistants several days in advance. Dr Angus gained experience in using the X-ray machine there during his time as assistant to Dr Ryan. Dr Tom Ryan moved from Nhill in 1926. He became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 1927, soon after its formation, a rare accolade for a doctor outside any of the major cities. He remained a bachelor and died suddenly on 7th Dec 1955, aged 91, at his home in Ararat. Scholarships and prizes are still awarded to medical students in the honour of Dr T.F. Ryan and his father, Dr Michael Ryan, and brother, John Patrick Ryan. ] When Dr Angus bought into the Nelson Street premises in Nhill he was also appointed as the Nhill Hospital’s Honorary House Surgeon 1933-1938. His practitioner’s plate from his Nhill surgery states “HOURS Daily, except Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturday afternoons, 9-10am, 2-4pm, 7-8pm. Sundays by appointment”. This plate is now mounted on the doorway to the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, Warrnambool. Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Tom Ryan had an extensive collection of historical medical equipment and materials spanning 1884-1926 and when Dr Angus took up practice in their old premises he obtained this collection, a large part of which is now on display at the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village in Warrnambool. During his time in Nhill Dr Angus was involved in the merging of the Mira Hospital and Nhill Public Hospital into one public hospital and the property titles passed on to Nhill Hospital in 1939. In 1939 Dr Angus and his family moved to Warrnambool where he purchased “Birchwood,” the 1852 home and medical practice of Dr John Hunter Henderson, at 214 Koroit Street. (This property was sold in1965 to the State Government and is now the site of the Warrnambool Police Station. ). The Angus family was able to afford gardeners, cooks and maids; their home was a popular place for visiting dignitaries to stay whilst visiting Warrnambool. Dr Angus had his own silk worm farm at home in a Mulberry tree. His young daughter used his centrifuge for spinning the silk. Dr Angus was appointed on a part-time basis as Port Medical Officer (Health Officer) in Warrnambool and held this position until the 1940’s when the government no longer required the service of a Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool; he was thus Warrnambool’s last serving Port Medical Officer. (The duties of a Port Medical Officer were outlined by the Colonial Secretary on 21st June, 1839 under the terms of the Quarantine Act. Masters of immigrant ships arriving in port reported incidents of diseases, illness and death and the Port Medical Officer made a decision on whether the ship required Quarantine and for how long, in this way preventing contagious illness from spreading from new immigrants to the residents already in the colony.) Dr Angus was a member of the Australian Medical Association, for 35 years and surgeon at the Warrnambool Base Hospital 1939-1942, He served as a Surgeon Captain during WWII 1941-45, in Ballarat, Victoria, and in Bonegilla, N.S.W., completing his service just before the end of the war due to suffering from a heart attack. During his convalescence he carved an intricate and ‘most artistic’ chess set from the material that dentures were made from. He then studied ophthalmology at the Royal Melbourne Eye and Ear Hospital and created cosmetically superior artificial eyes by pioneering using the intrascleral cartilage. Angus received accolades from the Ophthalmological Society of Australasia for this work. He returned to Warrnambool to commence practice as an ophthalmologist, pioneering in artificial eye improvements. He was Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist to Warrnambool Base Hospital for 31 years. He made monthly visits to Portland as a visiting surgeon, to perform eye surgery. He represented the Victorian South-West subdivision of the Australian Medical Association as its secretary between 1949 and 1956 and as chairman from 1956 to 1958. In 1968 Dr Angus was elected member of Spain’s Barraquer Institute of Barcelona after his research work in Intrasclearal cartilage grafting, becoming one of the few Australian ophthalmologists to receive this honour, and in the following year presented his final paper on Living Intrasclearal Cartilage Implants at the Inaugural Meeting of the Australian College of Ophthalmologists in Melbourne In his personal life Dr Angus was a Presbyterian and treated Sunday as a Sabbath, a day of rest. He would visit 3 or 4 country patients on a Sunday, taking his children along ‘for the ride’ and to visit with him. Sunday evenings he would play the pianola and sing Scottish songs to his family. One of Dr Angus’ patients was Margaret MacKenzie, author of a book on local shipwrecks that she’d seen as an eye witness from the late 1880’s in Peterborough, Victoria. In the early 1950’s Dr Angus, painted a picture of a shipwreck for the cover jacket of Margaret’s book, Shipwrecks and More Shipwrecks. She was blind in later life and her daughter wrote the actual book for her. Dr Angus and his wife Gladys were very involved in Warrnambool’s society with a strong interest in civic affairs. Their interests included organisations such as Red Cross, Rostrum, Warrnambool and District Historical Society (founding members), Wine and Food Society, Steering Committee for Tertiary Education in Warrnambool, Local National Trust, Good Neighbour Council, Housing Commission Advisory Board, United Services Institute, Legion of Ex-Servicemen, Olympic Pool Committee, Food for Britain Organisation, Warrnambool Hospital, Anti-Cancer Council, Boys’ Club, Charitable Council, National Fitness Council and Air Raid Precautions Group. He was also a member of the Steam Preservation Society and derived much pleasure from a steam traction engine on his farm. He had an interest in people and the community He and his wife Gladys were both involved in the creation of Flagstaff Hill, including the layout of the gardens. After his death (28th March 1970) his family requested his practitioner’s plate, medical instruments and some personal belongings be displayed in the Port Medical Office surgery at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, and be called the “W. R. Angus Collection”. The W.R. Angus Collection is significant for still being located at the site it is connected with, Doctor Angus being the last Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool. The collection of medical instruments and other equipment is culturally significant, being an historical example of medicine from late 19th to mid-20th century. Dr Angus assisted Dr Tom Ryan, a pioneer in the use of X-rays and in ocular surgery. Spectacles and case, from the W.R. Angus Collection and used by Dr. Angus for testing the sight of his patients. Black rimmed spectacles in tan, open ended pouch. Inscription is stamped into frame and printed in gold lettering on the case. c. 1969 Inscriptions read on spectacles;“52 (square) 18” and “RODENSTOCK > ELBA < 130“ and printed in gold lettering on the pouch “DOBBIE BROS. / OPTOMETRISTS & OPTICIANS / 173 EXHIBITION ST. MELBOURNE”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, dr w r angus, dr ryan, surgical instrument, t.s.s. largs bay, warrnambool base hospital, nhill base hospital, mira hospital, flying doctor, medical treatment, spectacles and case, optical testing, optometrist examination, dobbie bros melbourne -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH, FRAMED, Photo c.1915 - 18
HENRY HOLMBERG No's 334, 26673, 8th L.H Regt AIF. Refer 54P for full service records re Henry and brother Carl. Also 626.Framed photo showing mounted bandsmen with trees in the background. HENRY HOLMBERG is 2nd from left. The tan wooden frame has moulding on the outer edge. Black & white photo is mounted on grey background with gold edging around glass.On back in black texta: H Leslie In gold lettering RH bottom corner of grey background: Frazer & Vallance Melbournemilitary history - army, army bands, photography-photographs, frame accessories -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PIEPER COLLECTION: H.V. PULFER INVOICES
Pink coloured invoice issued by H.V. Pulfer, merchant and importer, 402 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo to Mr. C. Pieper, Inglewood, dated 13.1.37, for 2 dozen tan Kiwi, , boiled lollies 1/4 doz bass brooms.bendigo, business, h.v. pulfer -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Borough of Sandridge Valuation 1867-8, 1867
Valuation Book, 1867 Borough of Sandridge. Marbled brown cover, tan binding. Unnumbered spreads, listing name and occupation of tenant and owner of each property, description, number of rooms, size of property, rental etc. (also Rates; assessments) local government - borough of sandridge, built environment, william francis westall, john edward crockford -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Borough of Sandridge Valuation 1867-8, 1868
Valuation Book, 1868 Borough of Sandridge. Marbled brown cover, tan binding. 116 spreads listing name and occupation of tenant and owner of each property, description, number of rooms, size of property, rental etc. (also Rates; assessments) Small note corner of last page entered: 'This sheet handed in by Mr Westall this day 7.6.69'local government - borough of sandridge, built environment, william francis westall, john edward crockford -
Deaf Children Australia
Book, Cash Book
The financial information relating to the Victorian Deaf & Dumb Institution has been kept in ledgers, journal, monthly accounts and Minutes of the Financial Sub-Committee. The funds available and the expenses of running an educational and boarding school are documented in detail.The Registers document where children came from, their family details and medical information, all relating to the time they were admitted and reflect the society of the time.Green woven cover with tan leather over spine and corners bound book containing printed account pages with handwritten entries of receipts and expenses from December 1967 to January 1971 of the Victorian Deaf & Dumb Institution (V.D.&D.I.)Spine: "C B/1967/DECEMBER/to/1971/JANUARY" handwritten in inkdeaf children australia, deaf education, cash book, receipts, expenses -
Deaf Children Australia
Book, Cash Book
The financial information relating to the Victorian Deaf & Dumb Institution has been kept in ledgers, journal, monthly accounts and Minutes of the Financial Sub-Committee. The funds available and the expenses of running an educational and boarding school are documented in detail.The Registers document where children came from, their family details and medical information, all relating to the time they were admitted and reflect the society of the time.Green woven cover with tan leather over spine and corners bound book containing printed account pages with handwritten entries of receipts and expenses from February 1971 to June 1974 of the Victorian Deaf & Dumb Institution (V.D.&D.I.)Spine: "1971/TO/1974" handwritten in inkdeaf children australia, deaf education, cash book, receipts, expenses -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Article - Article, Clipping, Magazine Clipping, Back To The Front
Article with picture of a decorated Vietnam Vet in Cape York Peninusla. Congregation of vets on August 18 for anniversary of Long Tan. Article prefaced by official letter from John Methven OAM on behlaf of VV Association of Aust. (2 pages)newspaper, long tan, weekend australian article -
Hume City Civic Collection
Skirt, batik, 1970s
Belonged to Rosa McCall (nee Vlass)Skirt in batik-printed cotton. Unbleached ground and two shades of brown (tan and rust) form floral and "butterfly" design. Skirt is bias cut in segment of large circle, with no seams or gathering. It crosses in front and fastens with two long ties.Printed inside waist: "Genuine wax batik 100% cotton". Tag sewn to waistband: "Genuine batik made in Indonesia 100% cotton".costume, george evans collection -
Heytesbury District Historical Society Inc.
Book, The Shire of Heytesbury, The Infiltrators :A History of the Heytesbury 1840-1920 by Jack S. Fletcher, First Edition 1985
The book relates to the triumphs & the achievements, the hardships & the tribulations, of the pioneers & settlers of the district.This book gives a detailed history of the Heytesbury district, including the settlerment of the townships of Port Campbell, Timboon, Princetown. This incorporates the development and establishment of industry, commerce, agriculture, education and social and religious events. Reference to families from the area are listed in index. This book is one of 2 by the author. The other accompanying book is titled "And We Who Followed: A History of the Heytesbury, 1921-1987", and follows "The Infiltrators".A tan hard cover book with title in gold lettering & a dust cover with a photo of a bullock team & wagon carting a large log, with two bullockies driving. The book has a locality map.contents,index,ledger entries & black & white photographschurches, education, agriculture, history, port campbell, pioneers, timboon, cobden, heytesbury, princetown, sports -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Clothing - Two Piece Brown Silk Day Dress, 1860s
The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories.Tan/Rust-coloured silk bodice and skirt. The silk used in the garment is self-patterned with a leaf design. The bodice has extensive gold and silver coloured glass beading. The silk used in the sleeves of the bodice and the skirt is badly degraded/‘shattered’.australian fashion - 1860s, women's clothing - 1860s, dresses - 1860s, shattered silk -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Booklet - Falls Creek Summer 2001 - 2002
Part of a yearly marketing program promoting Falls Creek region for the summer season. The table of events runs from December 2001 until April 2002 and includes Falls Creek Multi-Sport Camps, Christmas Day Luncheon, Summer Paste Workshop, New Year's Eve Celebrations' National Distance Training Camp, Jazz & Blues, Food, WIne & Wildflower Weekend, HIgh Country Photography & Art Exhibition, Falls Creek Off-Road Triathlon, Mile High Tennis Tournament, Stanton & Killeen WInemaker Dinner, Classical Music and Easter at Falls Creek.This item is important as it documents seasonal activities at Falls Creek Alpine Resort outside the most recognised snow skiing programs.A small leaflet advertising summer program at Falls Creek for 2001-2002. Front cover features four images, the title in tan and white print and the Falls Creek logo at the bottom. The slogan printed at the foot of the front page is "Catch the buzz". falls creek summer, events at falls creek, falls creek summer programs., falls creek marketing -
Hume City Civic Collection
Jacket, Railways
Victorian Railways uniform jacket in navy blue woollen cloth. It has straight sleeves, a standing collar with brown piping and rounded fronts. There are two set- in pockets on the fronts and a breast pocket in the right front lining. The body is lined with a glazed black twill and the sleeves with cream cotton with a longitudinal brown pinstripe. The three pockets are lined with heavy tan twill. There are five metal buttons embossed with a crown and "VR". There is a black cotton tape loop inside the collar.In the breast pocket, in purple ink the initials "GL" or "GI". In the right sleeve lining, an unreadable stamp in purple ink. In the left sleeve lining, pencilled "XB 338" or "X13 338". Behind the buttons is engraved " Superior Quality - Silver Plated".costume, male uniform, civilian, george evans collection -
Ballarat Clarendon College
China tea setting
Fawn-coloured setting was donated to the school by Mr Robert Murray in 2005. The setting was hand painted by Lucy Shaw, (principal of Clarendon PLC 1927-1934) in 1934. The sets were sold to raise money for the school. Cup, saucer and plate with Clarendon PLC crest hand-painted on face; fawn coloured china with tan edge to plates and handle of cup; second cup, saucer and plate with off-white china and light brown edge to plates and handle of cup.On base of cup: L. SHAW On base of saucer: L SHAW / 1934 On base of plate: L. S. / 1934lucy-shaw, hand-painted-china -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH, FRAMED
JAMES WORLAND MILLS 59th Batt AIF No 3441 59th Batt AIF. Refer 169P for the same smaller photo for more details.Head & shoulders black & white portrait of soldier JAMES WORLAND MILLS 59th Batt AIF in great coat & peak hat. Wooden frame, tan colour with moulded edge, glass front with gold edge around portrait & cardboard backing.Stamped RH bottom corner: The Crown Studio, 240 Bourke St, Melbournephotographs- photography, military history - army, frames -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Borough of Sandridge Valuation 1865-6, 1866
Valuation Book, 1866 Borough of Sandridge. Marbled brown cover, tan binding. 109 entered spreads, listing name and occupation of tenant and owner of each property, description, number of rooms, size of property, rental etc. (also Rates; assessments) local government - borough of sandridge, built environment, william francis westall, john edward crockford -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Equipment - Equipment, RAAF, Anemometer, Windspeed Indicator
Metal windspeed indicator removed from the pole at Tan Son Nhur Airfield, Nr Siagon, by unknown Aussie soldier during the Australian withdrawal in 1971. Blue coloured oval shaped object with three cups attached on tip to catch wind.Remove to oil / brush inspection / terminalsair instruments -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Waiting For Orders
Colour photographic print in tan timber frame and musk coloured mat. Photograph depicts two field artillary weapons set up surrounded by sandbag perimeter.Personnel working on one of the guns. Background is bush, and a shelter with metal roof to left of picture.My Vietnam Collection Waiting for orders -105 Field Battery. Vietnam 1969 Copyright Jed Robinson.Gift Horse Gallery - Original works by local & interstate artists and crafts people.photograph, 105 field battery -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Louros type figurine collected by Dr Frank Forster, c. 1978
This statue is a Louros type statuette, known from the Louros cemetery of Naxos, Greece. The figure is standing and has some plastic features. There are no facial features and no arms, just stumps at the shoulders. Such figurines are found in ancient graves. This is most likely a replica of an antique figurine originating at Naxos cemetery, Greece. Cycladic figurine depicting a feminine figure on carved pedestal. A wire necklace with medallion is attached, and inscribed YNNE-TAN with laurel wreath. Handwritten inscription in ink on base (see inscription). Sticker attached to base carries handwiring which reads 'FF'.Louros type figurine 2800-2300 B.C. Nat. Arch. Museum Athens 1978 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Poster - Poster, Information Board, Commemorative Quilt
Silver framed biography of the Commemorative quilt. Black printing on white background. Vietnam Veterans badge on left hand side & 50th Anniversary Battle of Long Tan on the right hand side. Victorian State Emblem bottom right hand side.commemorative quilt, battle of long tan -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book - Bookmark, London Stores Household Year Book
A book put out by London Stores Ltd., which contains advertisements for their products, home notes, recipes, sport records, gardening, first aid and laundry hints, beauty notes and sick room hints.Small soft covered tan book with drawing of a large department store, a book and a cartoon person pointing at the store. Also Contents at right bottom corner. All done in black and orange. Back cover has advertisement for men's hats "Tailsworth".as abovelondon stores ltd, household year book, household hints, gardening hints, beauty notes, sick room hints, laundry hints, first aid hints, recipes, 1940's -
Wangaratta High School
WHS Leather lunch bag, Circa 1915
Two leather students lunch bags. One bag is a dark brown lunch bag with a thick handle and silver metal pieces. the other is a lighter tan colour and has some embellishment and extra compartment at the front. This bag has a worn handle. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ADELAIDE BREWERY DELIVERY BOOK, 1917
Large hard cover book with records of deliveries from the Adelaide Brewery Lucan Street Bendigo to recipients in Bendigo & district dating from 1917 to 1920. Green with Tan Suede bindings & red label with gold lettering Brewer's Delivery Book.organization, business, brewery -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, Harry Rosengrave, (Untitled - Landscape), 1969
Caltex $500 Prizewinner at Portland Arts Festival - retained for Portland Collection.Dense landscape depiction - bushland in vivid blue and green shades. There is a clearing on the left with 3 houses and possibly a figure in the centre of the clearing. Blue sky with a long cloud. Mounted in a tan-coloured matt in a wooden frame with a faux-distressed gold finish.Front: H. Rosengrave 69 (lower right). Back: Top right - yellow sticker "1969-". Bottom centre - "Gary Hayman. Picture framer. 41 Julia Street, Portland, 33-5. 055 233154. Custom framing, framed printed, photos and oils."landscape, bush, bushland -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Two glass vials of 'Ethicon' catgut #3 used by Dr Mitchell Henry O'Sullivan, Ethicon
Tanned or chronic catgut came from top quality catgut (fat free). A hardening process was then applied to the muscle durations. The process was introduced and perfected by the firm of Mersons of Edinburgh, makers of sterile surgical ligatures in the early 1930s. Once processed the catgut was preserved in an iod-asceptic preserving spirit and hermetically sealed in glass tubes. It was completely sterile and ready for immediate use. The length of the catgut in each tube was five feet, or 2.5m, and could be wound onto glass winders in assorted colours.Dr Mitchell Henry O'Sullivan worked in the Victorian country town of Casterton as a general practitioner from 1919 until his death in 1977. He also practiced obstetrics. His son, Dr David More O'Sullivan donated his obstetric bag and its contents to the College in 1999. The bag and contents are a unique time capsule of the type of instruments and pharmaceuticals used in the inter-war period.Two glass vials [195.1,.3] with catgut number three "Ethicon" [195.2,.4] in sterile solution. Vials are moulded and sealed at both ends.obstetric delivery -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Legal record - Charter, Copy of Charter of Bank of Australasia, 01-10-1867
This Copy of the Charter of the Bank of Australasia originated from the Bank of Australasia. The bank of Australasia was incorporated by Royal Charter of England in March 1834. It had its Australian beginning on 14th December 1835, opening in Sydney. The Acting Superintendent of the bank at that time was David Charters McArthur. He was Superintendent from 1867-to 1876. The Melbourne branch opened on 28th August 1838 in a two-roomed brick cottage on the north side of Little Collins Street, where two huge mastiff dogs were used at night to guard the bank. The government also provided an armed military sentinel. Due to the bank's rapid growth, a new building for the Melbourne branch was opened in 1840 at 75 Collins Street West. By 1879 the bank had been upgraded to a magnificent two-storey building on the corners of Collins and Queens Streets, with the entry on Collins Street. In 1951 the Bank of Australasia amalgamated with the Union Bank to form the Australia and New Zealand Bank, now known as the ANZ. Then in 1970, the ANZ merged with both the ES&A and the London Bank of Australia to form the ANZ Banking Group Limited. The ANZ Banking Group Ltd kindly donated a variety of historic items from the Bank of Australasia. BANK of AUSTRALASIA, WARRNAMBOOL – In 1854 Warrnambool had two banks, the Union Bank and the Bank of Australasia. Later, completely different bank businesses opened; in 1867 the National Bank of Australasia, then in 1875 the Colonial Bank of Australasia. The original Warrnambool branch of the Bank of Australasia was established in July 1854, and operated from a leased cottage on Merri Street, close to Liebig Street. The bank next bought a stone building previously erected by drapers Cramond & Dickson on the corner of Timor and Gibson Streets. Samuel Hannaford was a teller and then Manager at the Warrnambool branch from 1855 to 1856 and the Warrnambool Council chose that bank for its dealings during 1856-57. In 1859 Roberts & Co. was awarded the contract to build the new Bank of Australasia branch for the sum of £3,000; the firm built the Warrnambool Post Office in 1856 and purchased land in Timor Street in 1858. The land was on a sand hill on the northeast corner of Timor and Kepler Streets and had been bought in 1855 from investor James Cust. The new building opened on May 21, 1860. The bank continued to operate there until 1951 when it merged with the Union Bank to form the ANZ Bank, which continued operating from its Liebig Street building. Warrnambool City Council purchased the former Bank of Australasia building in 1971 and renovated it, then on 3rd December 1973 it was officially opened as the Art Gallery by Cr. Harold Stephenson and Gallery Director John Welsh. The Gallery transferred to the purpose-built building in Liebig Street in 1986 and the old bank building is now the Gallery club. Staff at the Bank of Australasia in Warrnambool included the following men but others were also involved: Samuel Hannaford, Teller then Manager from 1855-1856; Hawkins, Manager in 1856, W H Palmer, Manager from January 1857 until November 1869 when the Teller Basil Spence was promoted to Manager; H B Chomley, Manager from April 1873 and still there in 1886; A Butt, Manager in 1895-1904; J R McCleary Accountant and Acting Manager for 12 months, until 1900; A Kirk, Manager 1904; J Moore, staff until his transfer to Bendigo in December 1908; J S Bath was Manager until 1915; C C Cox, Manager until April 1923; Richard C Stanley, Manager 1923 to April 1928. The Copy of the Charter of the Bank of Australasia has significance through its association with the Bank of Australasia. The early Australian bank was established in 1834 by Royal Charter and opened in Sydney, Australia, in Sydney in 1835. The bank had many Australian offices in November 1877, particularly on the east and south coasts. Victoria had 45 per cent of all Offices. The Charter is locally significant for its association with the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, which was established in 1854. It was Warrnambool Council’s first bank. The bank continued to operate until the organisation's merger in 1951 when it became the ANZ Bank Group today. The Bank was an integral part of the growth of local commerce and the community. Record book, hard cover, tan black and beige pebble-pattern on front and back, and tan reinforced strip on spine with decorative embossing. Handwritten title on cream paper is attached in centre of front cover. Cream paper pages are lined and have watermarks on each one. Pages are numbered up to the last written page, number 35. The last page is sealed in red with an official stamp and dated 1st October 1867. Inscriptions are on three labels. and on front end page, and red oval stamp inside front cover. It is an official copy of the Charter of the Bank of Australasia.Label with title, handwritten in pen "Copy / Charter / of / The Bank of Australasia" Label on spine, typewritten "COPY / CHARTER" Label on front cover, handwritten in pen "A G / 28" Front inside cover, red oval stamp "AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANK LIMITED - ARCHIVES - " and in the oval, in pen "A G / 28" Front end page, handwritten in pencil "Normal Copy 5 Dec No. 74" Front end page, in pencil "L 28"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, bank of australasia, boa, union bank, australia & new zealand bank, anz bank, david charters mcarthur, d c mcarthur, sydney, new south wales, currency, banknote, legal tender, commerce, banking, roberts & co., james cust, heraldic shield, insignia, samuel hannaford, w h palmer, basil spence, h b chomley, a butt, j r mccleary, a kirk, j moore, j s bath, c c cox, richard c stanley, charter of the bank of australasia -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Uniform - Afrika Korps Replica Shirt
Replica shirt. Khaki green drill fabric, Epaulettes edged with lime green binding, Yellow/tan insignia on lapels, German Eagle & Swastika patch on right chest, Korps insignia patch on left arm. Pleat on back hemline, sleeves have button cuff closure. 4 front pockets with button down flaps, 5 blueish buttons on front, same buttons on pockets and epaulettes. 2 metal hooks at side waistline for belt. Inside pocket linings are yellow cotton fabric. Right sleeve has a tan band with silver stripes and AFRIKAKORPS in silveruniforms, german, afrika korps -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Leather folder, 1960's
Two pieces of heavy brown leather about 4mm thick joined together with a lighter piece of brown leather glued and stitched with heavy thread to form a Trip Way Bill Holder for use on the SEC trams by Conductors. The outside of the folder has been tanned to give a dark brown tan. The inside of the folder has been stained light brown. The outer corners of the folder have been rounded. The folder has been scribed by a tool to give the item some presentation. Not known who made it, could have been SEC Depot Ballarat, upholstery workers.On the inside in the top left hand corner "Trip Way Bill Holder" in blue ink. Also written marks on the leather in the bottom left hand corner - probably from the leather supplier.trams, tramways, conductors, tickets, forms, trip waybills -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Clothing - Leather Leggings, 1899 to 1918
The subject leather leggings are associated with mounted troops known as the Australian Light Horse that served in the South African War from 1899 to 1902. After the war, Britain wanted to use fewer mounted troops and restructured its force around a style of combat that needed more infantry. But the defence of Australia still relied upon mounted military units as these were more mobile than infantry and could travel faster over long distances. Light Horse brigades in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) mostly contained recruits who served in the Light Horse regiments of the Citizen Forces. Many young men from rural areas of Australia volunteered for the Light Horse regiments. They had to pass a riding test to join, this test was easier for men from the bush because horses were still the main method of transport on farms and in country towns. The army did not officially accept First Australians into the AIF until May 1917 when enlistment standards were relaxed to include 'half-castes' with a parent of European origin. Indigenous soldiers served as valuable members of the Light Horse and many possessed excellent horse handling skills and specialist tracking knowledge.The subject items are part of the uniform for the Light Horse Units that served in the Australian army from 1899 until 1918. These leggings were worn by soldiers on horseback and are significant as they represent a noteworthy time in Australia's early military history. It was a time when many young men gave their lives during the South African and First World Wars in the defence of the then British Empire as part of the Imperial Forces that were gathered from many British-controlled Colonial countries.A pair of two Leather Leggings used by Mounted Australian soldiers during the first world war. The leggings are dark tan in colour with stitching to attach buckles and fastener straps. The strap buckles are made of brass and the leather legging straps are of same leather as leggings. Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, leggings, leather leggings, protective leggings, protective clothing, australian mounted light horse units, military equipment