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Clayton RSL Sub Branch
Medal, Peace Medal, 1919
Awarded to: School Children of the Commonwealth of Australia Other Details: Of the commemorative medals issued to mark the end of the First World War, the most common was the so-called 'Peace' or 'Victory' medal issued to every child in Australia aged 0-14 years (and aged up to 16 if parents were in the armed forces). The medal was designed by Charles Douglas Richardson, better known for his work as a sculptor. Time constraints as well as pressure from the production of other victory medals meant that no single manufacturer could make the 1,670,000 medals. Six were therefore selected: Amor, Stokes, Schlank, Parkes, Angus & Coote (who later withdrew) and Platers. The medals were silvered bronze, with silver issues for special presentations. The Defence Department supplied a red, white and blue striped ribbon and pin. Distribution began in March 1919. Victorian school children received their medals on Friday 18 July and on 'Peace Day' on Saturday 19 July.To commemorate the end of World War 1Round white metal medals issued to mark the end of WW1. On the front "PEACE 1919", and on the reverse, "VICTORY", middle of the medal "THE TRIUMPH OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE". on the bottom "THE PEACE OF 1919". With a plain edge.Peace with two flying doves on pedestal inscribed, PEACE / 1919 below AUSTRALIA; figure in chains on left and another entangled in bush to right (obverse) Australian sailor and soldier support wreath; above, VICTORY; within, THE / TRIUMPH / OF / LIBERTY / AND / JUSTICE; below on plaque, THE PEACE OF 1919(reverse) -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, late 1910's
Photograph, Black and White, of two Tilling Stevens double deck buses Registered Nos 13975 and 13976, Nos. 1 and 2 at the Southern end of Princes Bridge, c1914. Operated by Motorbus Services Limited. Have destination of St Kilda Beach via Swanston St, St Kilda Rd Fitzroy St Esplanade. On the side of the bus is an advertisement for "Abbotsford Ale". Print has the title "Off to St Kilda". See Reg Item 5276 for a photo of 10 company buses.In ink on the rear: "Melbourne - Tilling Stevens double deck buses Registered No. s 13975 and 13976, Nos. 1 and 2 at the Southern end of Princes Bridge, Probably 1910's." KSK print numbers LWR-10 and in pencil H2601.trams, tramways, buses, private bus companies, tilling stevens -
Cheese World Museum
Box, butter
This butter box belonged to Jack Gore of Warrnambool who used it in his garage to store car parts. It is connected to Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Limited through the box manufacturer, Peter John McGennan, who was one of the instigators of the factory. Cobden and Warrnambool factories were the first two co-operative factories to produce butter in Victoria, both commencing in 1888. Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Ltd is the only remaining independent butter factory still using its original name. It is an example of the manner in which butter was packed for export from the late 19th century until well into the 20th century. Its innovative design is light but strong, using plywood for the box body and struts 'stitched' to the body with wire. The ply was originally pine imported from New Zealand which did not taint the butter. Following the exclusion of the timber from NZ, plantations of local pine were planted and used. McGennan's box factory supplied butter boxes to the majority of butter factories in Victoria, producing up to half a million boxes per year by 1917.This Cobden butter box is historically significant relating to the butter industry and a rare item. Not many of these exist. Wooden butter box with broken ends and a hole in the bottom.Constructed using thin ply ends, sides and base with square wooden struts tied with wire to strengthen the box. The trade mark on the end of the box is an oval with text around a map of Australia with the word AUSTRALIA printing across the map.COBDEN/PURE CREAMERY BUTTER/56lb Net/VICTORIA/REGD No.528butter, dairying, dairy manufacturing industry, butter boxes, cobden -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Dave Macartney, Jun. 1989
Black and white photograph of Horse Tram No. 1, photographed at the front of the depot about June 1989. Saloon body framing, with panels in position, end windows and sliding doors have been fitted and the both end no windows or internal panels. Jacqui Edwards photographed by the end of the tram.trams, tramways, horse tram no. 1, btps, tramcars, reconstruction , tram 1 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - BRASS OBJECT
Object. Curved brass bar with circular disc at one end. L shaped piece (broken at end) attached in centre by rivet - moveable. At either end are circular flat discs - one attached by a rivet, the other by a piece of wire - both moveable. Possibly part of a set of scales.history, australian, brass object -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club
This book was part of a large group of books referred to as the Pattison Collection, which belonged to the Warrnambool Public Library, part of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute. About RALPH ERIC PATTISON and the ‘PATTISON COLLECTION’ The ‘Pattison Collection’ is a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities, are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the WMI was led to ask the City Council to take it over in 1911 due to a lack of financial support. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Public Library as it was then called. Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up a home in Warrnambool. In 1935 when Pattison accepted the position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council his huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower areas of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave from 1942 to 1945 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However, he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. THE NEW WARRNAMBOOL LIBRARY When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Pattison. Eventually, the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: J M Dent & Sons Date: 1926 Further Information: First Issue of this Edition 1907. Reprinted 1909,1911,1913,1916,1918,1920,1923,1924,1926.The label on the spine cover with typed text PAT 823 DIC Paste down front end paper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service. Front loose end paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service. Inside the front loose end paper is written "to Bill from Cyril 6.1.27"flagstaff hil, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the posthumous papers of the pickwick club, charles dickens -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Specimens of Roman Literature
This book was part of a large group of books referred to as the Pattison Collection, which belonged to the Warrnambool Public Library, part of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute. About RALPH ERIC PATTISON and the ‘PATTISON COLLECTION’ The ‘Pattison Collection’ is a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities, are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the WMI was led to ask the City Council to take it over in 1911 due to a lack of financial support. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Public Library as it was then called. Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up a home in Warrnambool. In 1935 when Pattison accepted the position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council his huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower areas of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave from 1942 to 1945 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However, he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. THE NEW WARRNAMBOOL LIBRARY When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Pattison. Eventually, the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. Specimens of Roman Literature Edited by Charles Cruttwell Publisher: Charles Griffin & Co Date: First Published 1879 Further Information: Second Edition. The label on the spine cover with typed text PAT 898 SPE Inside front loose end paper reads in Hand writing J T Stanley, Dec. 1883 Warrnambool Paste down front end paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library. Front loose end paper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service.flagstaff hil, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, specimens of roman literature, charles cruttwell -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Accessory - Cummerbund
Red Cummerbund; 2 Velcro strips at each end -
Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre
Kit bag, c .1940's
Issued to Robert (Bob) Rintoule for use during his term in the army during World War 2.Robert (Bob) Rintoule was a local Nhill man who joined the armed forcesBrown canvas with rope tie and eyelets at one end.VX110568 R.RINTOULEkit bag, army equipment, canvas bag, r.rintoule, vx110568 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Spectacles Case
Spectacles case open ended with swivelling loop attachedflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Wood Moulding Plane, 1844-1860
A moulding plane is a specialised plane used for making the complex shapes found in wooden mouldings that are used to decorate furniture or other wooden object. Traditionally, moulding planes were blocks of wear resistant hardwood, often beech or maple, which were worked to the shape of the intended moulding. The blade, or iron was likewise formed to the intended moulding profile and secured in the body of the plane with a wooden wedge. A traditional cabinetmakers shop might have many, perhaps hundreds, of moulding planes for the full range of work to be performed. Large crown mouldings required planes of six or more inches in width, which demanded great strength to push and often had additional peg handles on the sides, allowing the craftsman's apprentice or other worker to pull the plane ahead of the master who guided it. All we known about John Ames is that he was a tool maker and retailer that operated a business in London early to mid 18th century. There are many of his tools including decorative moulding planes of all sizes and designs for sale around the world and that his tools in particular moulding planes are well sought after by collectors of vintage tools.A vintage tool made by a known maker, this item was made commercially for firms and individuals that worked in wood and needed a tool that could produce a ornamental finish to timber. The tool was used before routers and spindle moulders came into use after World War ll, a time when to produce a decorative moulding for a piece of furniture, door trims etc or other items had to be accomplished using hand tools and in particular one of these types of planes. These profiled planes came in various shapes and sizes to achieve a decorative finish. A significant tool from the early to mid 18th century that today is quite rare and sought after by collectors. It gives us a snapshot of how furniture and other decorative finishes were created on timber by the use of hand tools. Tools that were themselves hand made shows the craftsmanship used during this time not only to make a tool such as the subject item but also the craftsmanship needed to produce a decorative finish that was needed to be made for any timber item. Moulding opposite end has 4 screws on bottomJ Ames maker, Stamped J Heath (owner) & No 7 flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, plane moulding, moulding plane, plane, j heath, ames -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Chisel, 1940's
Made by internees at Camp 3Metal chisel, wooden handle with metal cap on endtatura, ww2 camp 3, trades, tools -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Chisel, 1940's
Made by internee at Camp 3Metal chisel, wooden handle with metal cap on endchisel, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, trades, tools -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
bathtub, 1940(Approx.)
Made by Internees atCamp 3 Tatura and used there for bathing/taking a bathLarge tin bathtub with folding handles either endcamp 3, bath, tin, tatura, domestic, items, ablutions -
Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses League
Feeding Spoon for Cleft Palate
Metal Spoon curve at edges making pointed at end -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Colour print, Administration Building, c. 1990
Administration Building. Northern end, Angophora costata in the foreground.administration building, angophora costata -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Accessory - Costume and Accessories
Aqua and Black pattern Beaded Belt. Decorative ends.stawell clothing material -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Matthew Dalkin and Sons Produce Merchants Grocers Main Street Stawell Journal, 1870 - 1883
Folio Sized Leather Bound. Marbled End PapersHand Writtenstawell, business -
Hume City Civic Collection
Equipment - knitting needles
Steel knitting needles were favoured over bone and plastic needles because they were unbreakable. Pairs of needles were used to make a variety of garments which were pieced together and sewn when the knitting was finished.A pair of steel knitting needles with blue plastic ends.handcrafts, knitting, knitting needles, george evans collection -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Plane
part of the J. Heath collectionRabbet plane, J. Heath stamped on one endflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Toothkey
Dental Toothkey, small, brown handle chipped at ends.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, dental toothkey -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Quarry Pick
Quarry Pick, head iron ends taper to a point .flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, quarry pick -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Plane
Beading plane marked McVicar. Has ½" stamped on the end.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, beading plane, mcvicar -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Artefact, Shoehorn, Mid-20th century
Batros Shoes operated a shoe shop from around the 1930’s to the late 1960’s in Liebig Street Warrnambool. A common object which is a link to a Warrnambool business. Metal with scooped shape and hole punched in narrow end.Try Batros for your next pair Warrnambool.warrnambool, batros shoes -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
45 inch Tailors Ruler, J.Rabone & Sons
45 inch wooden tailors ruler with brass endsJ.Rabone & Sons Birmingham Made in England No 1516 -
Stanley Athenaeum & Public Room
Functional object - Key external, Key
Iron key with green paint on it. Decorative opening end. -
Stanley Athenaeum & Public Room
Functional object - Key external, Key
Iron key with sinker in handle. Decorative opening end. -
Stanley Athenaeum & Public Room
Functional object - Key external, Key
Iron key with siver paint on it. Decorative opening end. -
South West Healthcare
Crile Forceps, Curved, Medical Equipment, 20th century
1 stainless Steel metal forcep with curved end"Germany Stainless" "nopa AA 1817/14"curved artery forceps, crile forcepts -
South West Healthcare
Cheron Uterine Dressing Forceps, 20th Century
Stainless steel scissor-like insturment with serrated ends"TURTON & SONS SHEFFIELD" "S" "MADE FOR E & AD. PTY LTD SYDNEY"gynecological instrument, uterine forceps, hemostat forceps, dr rhema price