Early settlers in Moorabbin Shire used large cast iron pots, pans and kettles, that were suspended over the open fire in the kitchen, for cooking meals. They had to be frugal and self-sufficient and so repaired the equipment to prolong its useful lifetime. Blacksmiths also made and repaired household equipment. James McEwan & Co 1852 - 1993 once dominated the the hardware retailing scene in Victoria. Established in 1852 to service the booming gold rush in Victoria the company went on to become one of the longest established retailers in Australia. Over it’s 140 year history the company went through many booms and busts. The McEwans name finally left the Australian retail scene with little fanfare when the last store was re-badged Bunnings in 1993Early settlers were frugal and self sufficient so they repaired their kitchen equipment when possible . McEwans Pty Ltd. was an established hardware company in Melbourne 1852-1993. Bunnings Pty Ltd is currently a successful hardware retailer for trade and public customers.Two metal discs with screw and nut for mending holes in cast iron pots, pans and kettles c1930 packing strip; THE edmay POTMENDER / Price tag ; McEWANS 77 - 11early settlers, market gardeners, cooking utensils, kitchenware, castiron cooking pots, blacksmiths, slow cooking, moorabbin shire, bentleigh, mckinnon, highett, cheltenham,mcewan james pty ltd, melbourne, bunnings pty ltd,

This sturdy, deep hat box has been carefully constructed to give the contents utmost protection in the roughest of travel conditions. At the same time, attention to detail and quality of materials makes the box an attractive, desirable and useful piece of luggage. The supports inside the hat box show that the hat’s brim dipped at the front and back in the popular 1920s Homburg or Derby style. The hat box was likely to have been purchased, complete with its fashionable hat and personalised with the initials ‘G.M.’. The five shipping labels on the hat box tell that the owner traveller overseas with it on more than one occasion. The owner had first travelled with the shipping line Peninsular & Orient Steam Navigation Company, and may have been one the first Australian passengers in 1932, as the remnant of label on the base reads Sydney. The owner later voyaged under the company’s new name of P & O. and travelled from at least one of the voyages from Melbourne to London The square label, with “P & O” and red printed “M” in centre of circle, refers to alphabetical organisation of baggage by surname, connecting the owner ‘G.M.’ to the owner’s voyage with P & O. The P & O shipping line’s early beginnings started with the partnership of London ship broker Brodie McGhie Willcox and Scottish sailor Arthur Anderson in 1822. The partnership was joined by Irish shipowner Captain Richard Bourne in 1835 and they began operation as the Peninsular & Orient Steam Navigation Company with a service between London- Spain - Portugal. In 1932 the company expanded to include Australia with its passenger services departing from Sydney; in 1840 the company was incorporated. After various take-overs of other shipping lines and businesses, it operated under the name P & O. JOHN BRUSH The hat box was made by Australian saddle designer and maker, John Brush, Sons & Co. Brush began his saddlery trade in Roma, Queensland, His designing process included consulting with the men who rode and worked the horses. He was described in the Sydney Morning Herald of December 15, 1897, as a leading Sydney saddler, well known and reliable, with every kind of English and Australian saddle on view. John Brush established his business in 1840, operating from 371 George Street Sydney. A catalogue from that era jointly advertises John Brush (371 George Sty Sydney) and Butlers & Brush (432-4 Queen Street Sydney), both under the name of Edward Butler & Co. Pty. Ltd. The catalogue included saddlery, harness equipment, riding wear and travel goods, and strongly promoted the Wienkek made saddles, which he distributed Australia wide. John Brush, So & co. advertised its ‘new’ address in 1887, as 403 George Street Sydney. In 1898 Brush made a side-saddle for a customer, a design popular with gentlewomen of the era. The business was still operating over 100 years later, producing a catalogue in the 1950s.This early 20th century hat box is significant for being one of a kind in our Collection. Its fitted design shows the shape of the hat, dating it from the 1920s men’s fashions. The hat box is significant for being a high quality hat box made in Sydney, Australia by prominent and successful early colonial saddler and leather goods business, John Brush, Son & Co. The labels on the outside of the hat box are also significant, representing the prosperous lifestyle of an Australian traveller who purchased quality goods and cared for them. The traveller was able to depart from firstly the Port of Sydney and later the Port of Melbourne. Hatbox, oval shape, brown leather, strong, sturdy construction, six pieces, and metal lock on base. Wide lid, then tapers to a narrower base that has a red leather trim. Brown velvet fabric lining inside and covers some accessories. Other internal accessories are trimmed with plain red paper and blue and white striped paper. The lid has two attached leather tabs and a leather handle and underneath it has a drawstring liner and oval, gold-lettered maker’s label. The internal oval box has a leather retention strap and brim support. Separate moulded brim support is included. A detached leather strap with catch is inside the base. Inscriptions are stamped on the lid, printed on the maker’s label, attached as printed paper labels to the lid, sides, and under the base. Maker is John Brush, Son & Co. of Sydney. The owner’s initials “G.M” are embossed on the lid.Stamped on lid “G. M.” Label, oval, inside lid “JOHN BRUSH, SON & CO. / MANUFACTURERS & IMPORTERS / of / SADDLERY AND HARNESS / 403, GEORGE ST. / SYDNEY” Label, paper: “BAGGAGE, MELBOURNE TO LONDON’, part of word ‘CABIN’ and “P & O” Label, square, white background, black print, circular emblem: ‘PE - - - - - & ORIEN-’, ‘STEAM NAVIATION COMPY.’ BAGGAGE’ and a red printed “M” in centre of circle. Label, rectangular, white background, black print; narrow line border, text in rows and an ‘X’ overprinted, from corner to corner of the border: “BAGGAGE / P. & O. S. N. Co. / MELBOURNE / To / LONDON” Label, paper, rectangular, white background, black print, an “X” across the label: “CABIN / P & O / “ Label, paper, on base, “– aid” [Paid], “SYDNEY” flagstaff hil, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, hat box, leather hat box, vintage hat box, top hat, homburg hat, derby hat, travel ware, luggage, leather goods, travel goods, clothing accessory, men’s clothing, john brush, son & co, saddler, sydney firm, peninsular & orient steam navigation company, p & o, g.m., melbourne to london, sydney port, melbourne port, hat case

Diggers & mining. The gold era. - - - and finally quartz mining was begun, chiefly by companies. Machinery was used to develop these deep mines. Slide shows a deep mine layed out on a hillside. Markings 32 994.031 GOL:5. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Lucrative: the extended Hustlers Company's quartz mining claim, featuring the office, battery house and main shaft in 1875. The claim had six shafts with 144,500 tonnes of quartz mined, yielding 188,000 ounces of gold. The shaft included 4,000 feet of sinking and 16 crosscuts, giving a total of 12,000 feet in length. The mine employed nearly 200 men. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Memorial Card: Remembrance card of Jane Arkle Died July 10, 1902 at Eaglehawk. Black with gold embossing. Has Angle with banner underneath inscribed: In Loving Remembrance of. Father John Hogg, Mother Jane Whitt?. Box 625The Art Engraving Company, 11 Elizabeth Street Melbourneephemera, mementoes, cards, memorial. funeral. remembrance.

Bendigo Advertiser 'The way we were'' from 2001. Company success: a plaque presented to W. Doxford, manager of Shenandoah gold mine, by employees to mark their appreciation of the goodwill existing between manager and staff. Shenandoah, opened in 1871, was the third-richest mine on the New Chum Reef. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Pale bluish receipt for gold. Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Bendigo. Bought of Betts & Phy for 13 oz. 3 dwts. 18 grs. @ £4 p oz. £52.15. Oct 31st 1919. Initialled. On the back 'To Company 26-19-3'. To tributors 4{25.15.9 = 6.8.11.document, gold, receipt for gold, document, receipt for gold, commonwealth bank of australia bendigo, betts & phy

photograph - black and white -Japanese Yacht mounted on cardboard /The fine-art photographers publishing company , 46 Rydevale Rd , london S.W , Gold Medal series , Copyright 1901 , B.L. Singley -/ Stereo photograph - two photos side by side forming into one with use of relevant mechanism / rear small note describing the viewThe fine-art photographers publishing companyphotograph, landscape, -japanese yacht /the fine-art photographers publishing company , 46 rydevale rd , london s.w , gold medal series , copyright 1901 , b.l. singley

The Golden Age - booklet produced by The Commonwealth banking Company of Sydney Ltd --A history of Gold mining in Australia - photo of two teen age girls with a set of scales and a huge gold nuggetaustralia, history, gold mining, the golden age -a booklet produced by the commonwealth banking company of sydney ltd

An invitation in the form of a cream card with light black print from ' The Mayor (Cr. J. R. Hoskins) and Councillors of the City of Bendigo,) ' requesting the pleasure of Cr. & Mrs. J. H. Curnows' company at a Banquet, at the Masonic Hall at 1.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 13th November, 1901, in honor of the visit of His Excellency, The Governor General, and Lady Hopetoun, To open the Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition. R.S.V.P. To Town Clerk, Bendigo, before 5 p.m. Saturday November 9th.'In blue ink 'Cr. & Mrs. J. H. Curnow's Company'event, official, civic, lydia chancellor, collection, invitation, civic mementoes, entertainment, victorian gold jubilee exhibition

One page and a half of typed notes on the history of the South Virginia Mine on the Paddy's Gully line of reef. Contained in Lease No. 10934, Bendigo. Company formed in 1932 and closed down in 1950.document, gold, south virginia mine, the south virginia mine - history, the leader, south new moon company, mining journals 1939 - 1950, bendigo goldfield 1936, ken bice

Printed reminiscence ''Looking Back with Tom Rowe'' with Appendices. 27 stapled pages and 28 - 42 loose sheets of Appendix. Loose sheets (7) of Select Bibliography and (poor quality) copies of photos including portraits of un-name male and un-named female; also picnic gathering of approx 20 hatted/suited men in rural setting. No author, no date of authorship.bendigo, history, autobiography tom rowe, the great depression, mr t rowe, world war 2, central deborah gold mine. mr charles robert searle rowe, new chum railway company, north old chum syndicate, list of mine managers, golden square school, big hills gold mine, henry gibs, new chum synline, school of mines, cr. g d garvin, central deborah mine, golden square fire station, the fife shire hotel, the rose of australia hotel, hicks spurs, red white and blue mine

Typed copy of the Bendigo Gold Fields , collected and arranged by V. R. Dwyer, 1968. On front cover: Australian Gold Production Bendigo Gold Field. Image of tin dish washing. Cover has an image of two people tin dish washing. Notes include a brief history of gold in Australia, Bendigo Goldfield yields, Bendigo Gold Nuggets, Victorian Nuggets, gold prices, yield for the years 1851 to 1890, lines of reef, mine shafts and depth, location, public buildings and organisations and mines listed for each reef. Typed copy of this document is held in Folder 130, number 3621.18.cottage, miners, mining in bendigo, bendigo gold fields index, v r dwyer, strzelecki, edward hargreaves, thomas hancock, henry frenchman, wittscheibe, ballerstedt, fortuna villa, george lansell, the rocks, victoria nugget, dascombe nugget, welcome stranger, welcome nugget, canadian nugget, sarah sands, lady hotham, maryborough, heron nugget, blanche barkley, vicount canterbury, precious nugget, poseidon, gold prices, gold yield 1851 - 1890, location of shafts, mechanics institute, old masonic hall, court, st killians, forrest st methodist church, hospital, baptist church, bendigo gas company, st andrews presbyterian church, bendigo benevolent home, railway, st marys church of england, bendigo m p building society, st pausl church of england, high school, city family hotel, fire brigade, b u f s dispensary, synagogue, beehive store, school of mines, bendigo miners association, st marys convent, dr backhaus, st mathews long gully, salvation army, post office, art gallery, sacred heart cathedral, eaglehawk town hall

'Lydia Chancellor Collection ' signed copy of a -Book -'In Good Company ' by W.A. Carne Hard bound blue covered book with gold lettering - plain brown paper dust cover / 'an account of the 6th Machine Gun Company A.I.F. In search of Peace 1915-19 / forward by Major - General Sir John Gellibrand , published by the 6th Machine Gun Company A.I.F association Melbourne 1937 / Published by F J Hilton & Co Melbourne 1937 / includes newspaper clipping dated 14.8.1937 'Another War Book'.books, military, world war 2, lydia chancellor collection, collection, -book -'in good company ' by w.a. carne / the 6th machine gun company a.i.f / major - general sir john gellibrand / f j hilton & co melbourne 1937, military, war, machine gun company

Hard bound green covered book with gold lettering - What To Eat and Why - by George Carroll Smith , MD - Boston , Mass./ Philadelphia and London WB Saunders Company 1912 / note on inside front cover ' James Little importer of Medical & Surgical Works , 430 Bourke St Melbourne ' Copyright 1911, reprinted January 1912, Printed in America / food as treatment for various ailmentsG. Carroll Smithbook, lydia chancellor collection, collection, what to eat and why - by george carroll smith , md - boston , mass / wb saunders company / james little importer of medical & surgical works , 430 bourke st melbourne

832 page hardback book, Chums, an illustrated paper for boys, published by Cassell & company ltd, London, Paris, New York and Melbourne, illustrated with black and white and some colour plates, red cover with gold lettering.books, children's, boys annual

832 page hardback book, Chums, an illustrated paper for boys, published by Cassell & company ltd, London, Paris, New York and Melbourne, illustrated with black and white and some colour plates, red cover with gold lettering.books, children's, boys annual

832 page hardback book, Chums, an illustrated paper for boys, published by Cassell & company ltd London, Paris,New York and Melbourne, illustrated with black and white and some colour plates, red cover with gold lettering.books, children's, boys annual

Garden Gully & Moon Extended Gold Mines N.L. to Miss G. Alice Jones. Pink paper dated Oct 23, 24 & 27 1933 and 8 Novr 1933. Account is for work involved for rules and registration of Company. Cost £2.2.0. "R581 del 8/11/33 JW" in top left corner.the miss g alice jones collection - account, garden gully & moon extended gold mines n.l., mrssrs mccoll rankin & stanistreet

Booklet (18 pages) ''Beautiful Bendigo'' - coloured pictures of Bendigo and attractions with one page foreword. Published in association with the Bendigo and District Tourism Association, 1987. Includes city map at back of booklet.Printed in Singapore by Toppan Printing Company. Published by Robert Brown & Associated (Aust) Pty Ltd.bendigo, tourism, guide, tramways, george lansell, gold mines hotel, specimen cottage, queen elizabeth oval, secred heart cathedral, camp hill primary school, public library, conservatory gardens, school of mines. central deborah mine. dai gum san wax museum, kwan gung joss house, bendigo's sun loong dragon. sandhurst town, map of bendigo.

Share Certificate from The Lazarus New Chum Mining Company for 100 shares issued to Mr. M. Kelly and dated 4th April 1903.mine, gold, lazarus new chum, gold mines, gold mining, new chum line lazarus company, share certificates

Information on O Class Trams, First introduced, Last Withdrawn, Electrics, Size and Seating, W2 with a small photo, where they can be found, some went to the USA, W5 with a small photo, W6 and the Bendigo Toastrack Tram with Nos, Introduced, Withdrawn, Electrics, Size and Seating/Crush Load. Also listed is where other trams can be seen. Also mentioned some early history of Bendigo, The Heritage Walk, The Central Deborah, Sandhurst Town, the early route from Melbourne to Bendigo, Creswick, Castlemaine and the Old Market. (7 pages).bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - trams information, prahan and malvern tramway trust, hawthorn tramway trust, melbourne and metropolitan tramways board, australian electric transport museum, david hoadley, tramway musuem of victoria, hawthorn tram depot, david bromage, sydney tramway museum, bendigo tramways, museum of transport and technology nz, whiteman park tramway museum, haddon tramway museum, the old canberra tram company, ballarat vintage tramway, bendigo toastrack tram, kilmore cable tramway, railway museum, scienceworks, tasmanian transport museum, launceston tramway museum society, ballarat vintage tramway, central deborah gold mine, chinese joss house, castleton, sandhurst, shamrock hotels, dai gum san wax museum, post office, law courts, alexandra fountain, beehive store, fortuna villa, sandhurst town

Photo of a newspaper article titled Water Continues to Rise in the Victoria Quartz by James Lerk. Article mentions William Abraham who was the mining inspector, who played a significant role in the flooding problem. Water levels had risen dramatically. Water flowed from one mine to another where they were connected. Article also mentions Abraham's birthplace, his early start to work at the age of 10 as a tin dresser at Ashburton, Devonshire, England and his working life after he migrated to Australia at the age of 19. His career in Australia is also mentioned. The article is accompanied by a photo of Abraham with his horse.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - water continues to rise in the victoria quartz, james lerk, william abraham, new chum reef, matthew stevens, south bellevue, new chum and victoria mine, lazarus mine, new chum drainage association, william abraham snr, mary kane, lady miltoa (ship), cricket reserve gold mine, ballarat freehold company, wallaby mine, richard grenfell, bendigo advertiser, bendigo school of mines, confidence extended mine

Black and white photograph of an image. Poppet head, overhead tramway, mine buildings, dam. Inscriptions: on front at bottom - printed 'United Devonshire'. Inscriptions: on back, type written. 'The 'United Devonshire' - New Chum Line of Reef'. Situated in the Devonshire Valley immediately south of Victoria St, Eaglehawk. Was the leading mine in the field in the years 1883-4 and 1885 during which time it produced 65,898 oz of gold and paid $(?)399,800 in dividends. This mine was then situated on what in January, 1902, became the West Shaft. The Company was then amalgamated with the 'Princess Alexandra' (approx 100 yds further east) which then became the Main Shaft of the 'United Devonshire'. All typed on paper and glued to back of image. Handwritten in ball point pen 'A Richardson, 29 Harrison St, Bendigo'.mining, surface equipment, united devonshire, bendigo, mines and mining, poppet head, eaglehawk, devonshire valley, mining sheds

Black and white photograph of an image. Poppet head, overhead tramway, mine buildings, dam. Inscriptions: on front at bottom - printed 'United Devonshire'. Inscriptions: on back, type written. 'The 'United Devonshire' - New Chum Line of Reef'. Situated in the Devonshire Valley immediately south of Victoria St, Eaglehawk. Was the leading mine in the field in the years 1883-4 and 1885 during which time it produced 65,898 oz of gold and paid $(?)399,800 in dividends. This mine was then situated on what in January, 1902, became the West Shaft. The Company was then amalgamated with the 'Princess Alexandra' (approx 100 yds further east) which then became the Main Shaft of the 'United Devonshire'. All typed on paper and glued to back of image. Handwritten in ball point pen 'A Richardson, 29 Harrison St, Bendigo'.mining, surface equipment, united devonshire, bendigo, mines and mining, mines, poppet head, mining sheds, devonshire valley, eaglehawk

black and white photograph: St, Mungo and Devonshire Group of Mines, looking south, California Gully Primary School in the background. Mng 25 ( black pen ) also in black ball point pen ' The St. Mungo and Devonshire group of Mines, Eaglehawk, looking south 1888. Foreground left - cab, windlass, whip and whim. Left to right, Old St. Mungo, Sadova, Background, The Deveonshire mines . At rear, Califronia Gully State School. View from Snob's Hill, in foreground. St. Mungo and Sadowa with the Lady Barkly in the distance, whilst to the right of the Lady Barkly is the joint battery of the South St. Mungo and Lady Barkly Companies, then follows the South St. Mungo mine, The Uinicorn, and the Phoenix, and in the background, the Devonshire Group ( as identified by J. Lerk in Bendigo's Gold Mining History 1851 - 1954 )organization, business, st. mungo and devonshire mines

Memoriam card for Richard Nettle, killed August 29, 1899, Aged 42 years, 2 months. Black card, with gold writing and embossing. Photo of Richard Nettle in oval shape at top of card. Richard Nettle, dearly loved husband of Ellen M. Nettle, Killed in St. Minago Mine. August 29, 1899. Aged 42 years 2 months.The art engraving company, 11 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne.cottage, miners

Sepia photo on cream board. Shows the Great Extended Hustlers Co's. Quartz Mining Claim. In photo, there is an Office, Battery House, Mine Shaft. Three large 'A' frames running a line down to the battery house from the poppet head. Inscription: Above image: 'Views of Bendigo|No.43.'. Below, 'The Great Extended Hustlers Co's. Quartz Mining Claim.', 'N.J.Caire Photo, Sandhurst'. Bottom, 'Casey & Wenborn's Print Forbes & Holmes, Agents',' Office Battery House Main Shaft',' The famous Quartz Claim covers on area of 24 acres, and has six shafts which represent 4000 feet of sinking; there are no less than 13 level and 16 crosscuts, giving a total of 12,000 feet in length. The total amount expended in labour by this Company £228,000. The Quartz raised amounts to 144,500 tons, and it has yielded 188,000 oz's of gold. The amount paid in dividends is £585,600 being nearly £20 per share, employment is given to nearly 200 men. It is stated that this rich mine changed hands in early days for the small sum of £30.'. On Back, RHSV stamp, Bendigo Branch '1959|186'. Nicholas CaireN.J.Caireplace, mining site, great expended hustler quartz mine, see: 'views of bendigo' by n.j.caire

'Applications and allotment of 12,000 new shares, containing lists of shareholders for The Central Deborah Gold Mine as at 15th January 1948, contains information regarding applications for shares, transaction details of what was sold, cost and allocated to list of people who they were sold to'. A3 lined paper, hand written with names of each purchaser and balances of each transactions. Blue & white forms printed as contracts of applications to the directors of the company to state who the owners of the shares were and receipt of payments. Forms state the issue of release of 12,000 contributing shares of 1 pound each per share which were submitted by shareholders desiring to exercise their quota rights. Also contains hand written receipts from the Bank of New South Wales Chambers regarding applications to purchase shares from W.J Donovan who was a member of the Melbourne stock exchange which was part of Union Bank of Australia in 1948. All paperwork signed and stamped by McColl,Rankin & Stanistreet Legal Managers & Accountants upon receipt. All wrapped in brown paper with hand written on front 'Application + Allotment of 12,000 shares Thanks Central Deborah Co. Feb 1948'.McColl,Rankin & Stanistreet Legal managers & Accountants.document, gold, central deborah gold mine, central deborah gold mine, gold mine, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, bendigo, business records.

'Cheque Book issued to McColl,Rankin & Stanistreet Legal Managers & Accountants by The Union bank Of Australia for the Cental Deborah Gold Mine'. No. 21421-21598, part used. On cover printed Company forms (3 signatures) and stamped No.3The Union Bank Of Australiadocument, gold, central deborah gold mine, central deborah gold mine, gold mine, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, the union bank of australia, business records