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Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Tool - Entrenching tool. And Service Papers, Circa 1908
WWI entrenching tool. 1908. Papers include enlistment papers record - research. Casualty papers. Copies of medal request papers. Discharge papers from hospitals etc. -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
butter curler
Tool for creating butter curls from a larger block. It has a wooden handle and a serrated metal blade which curves in a semicircle at the end and which has a sharp point. -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, School of Mines Students 1907 with Mr W. W. Telford in the rear, second from the right
School of Mines Students 1907 with mortar and Pestle and Forge Tongs. Rear second from right is W.W. Telford.Black and white photograph of eight young males, four standing, four seated. Six of the men are holding tools of trade used in training - mortar and pestle, tongs etcOn the back: Stawell School of Mines Skene Street Stawell Rear, 2nd from right Mr. W.W. TELFORDstawell education -
Mont De Lancey
Tool - Grinding Stone, Unknown
Owned and used by the late Mr W.T. Sebire 1900. The frame was rebuilt by Russell Sebire.A large sandstone grinding stone disc with a pale blue wooden frame and metal turning handle/ It was used for sharpening tools such as axes in the late 19th or early 20th Century. grinding stones, sandstone, equipment, sharpeners, sharpening stones, steel, wood -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, The Story of the Beilharz Family, 1988
The story of a family of Black Forest farmers and trades people, from the 15th to the 20th Century in Germany, Palestine and AustraliaBeige hard cover book. Gold text front cover and along the spine. Yellow dust cover with map of Germany on the front cover and Palestine on the back coverPresented to this Museum by Mr. HW Beilharz, Bellvue Hill, NSW 1989beilharz, sauer p, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, books, history, local -
Unions Ballarat
Part of the furniture : moments in the history of the Federated Furniture Trades Society of Victoria, Lynn Beaton (dec), 2007
Lynn Beaton narrrates the social history of the Victorian Branch of the Federated Furnishing Trades Society from 1856 to 2001.Relevant to the history of the trade union movement in Victoria. The author, Lynn Beaton, was a PhD student at Federation University, Ballarat. Her thesis topic was the history of Trades Hall, Ballarat. Sadly, Lynn passed away before completing her thesis. Paper; hardcover. Front cover: hardcover with dustjacketp; brown and white cover; white and grey lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, furniture trade, trade unions, federated furnishing trades society, trade unions - history, social history -
Unions Ballarat
The reds: the Communist Party of Australia from origins to illegality, 1998
Story of the Communist Party of Australia and its beginnings in 1920 in Sydney. References to Ballarat Trades Hall and associated entities.Relevant to the trade union movement and the Australian political landscape.Paper; book. Dust jacket: brown background; red, black and white lettering; author's name and title. Cover: black; white lettering.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, communist party australia, communism, politics and government, trade unions - australia, trade unions - history, rowe, e.j. - ted -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Instrument - Set Square, 1930-1955's
This set square was used in the planning and making of components for the ship model Sovereign of the Seas. It is part of a collection of objects used by Jim Williams, maker of fine ship models from about 1930-1955. Most of the components for the models, as well as many of the tools, were handmade by Jim Williams. Jim’s family has donated the ship model “Sovereign of the Seas” and many tools, accessories and documents used in the making of this and other ship models have been donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. Ship model of HMS Sovereign of the Seas, scale model of 17th Century English war ship, was handmade and carved from plans, enclosed in airtight glass case. All components of that model, including even the smallest pulleys, were hand crafted using tools designed and made by Jim. Outstanding details include functional rigging and moving cannons. Please see our record 3732 of the mode Sovereign of the Seas for further details of the ship and the maker. James Bernard Williams was known as Jim Williams, born 1888 at The Forth and died 1959 in Warrnambool. He was a passionate ship model builder. Jim left school at the age of 14 years to work at the Don Store in Ulverstone, Tasmania. He played piano at the silent pictures. He enlisted and fought in France along with his two brothers and was wounded there. On return to Tasmania he found it difficult to get employment. He moved to Warrnambool and worked in the menswear department at Cramond & Dickson clothing store, corner of Timor and Liebig streets, until the Depression, when he lost his job. After some time unemployed and working part time until 1932, Jim was employed at Fletcher Jones Menswear in Warrnambool. In 1957 Fletcher Jones invited Jim to write out a list of the most interesting details of the ship model Sovereign of the Seas, with the view of displaying the model and the information for a short time in the factory and then move it to the display window of the Fletcher Jones shop in Warrnambool. Jim worked there for 27 years until just before he died in 1959. His Retirement Speech letter and a Staff Photo from Fletcher Jones are included with the donation. ABOUT JIM’S MODEL MAKING For many years Jim worked on his model ships, including The Endeavour and The Sovereign of the Seas. He had a table set up in a bay window and worked on them on and off using a jeweller's eye glass on the finer pieces. He was a real perfectionist and would re-carve pieces many times until he was happy with the results. This set square is connected with the hobby and skill of ship model making that has been crafted as a leisure activity for many generations. The hobby is often chosen by serving and retired mariners who appreciate the connection with maritime history. This set square was used by local Warrnambool man, Jim Williams, who was employed at Cramond and Dickson clothing store, and then at Fletcher Jones menswear for 27 years. It was used in making components for the model of the historic ship, the Sovereign of the Seas. The Sovereign of the Seas was a historic 17th century English war ship with important maritime heritage. Set square; thin, flat metal blade with rounded corners set at a right-angle into timber stock using three rivets, each with a diamond shaped surround. There is a remnant of red paint on the timber and signs that the set square has been well used. This set square is part of a collection of tools and accessories once used by Jim Williams, maker of a series of ship models 1930-1955 including “HMS Sovereign of the Seas”. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, ship model sovereign of the seas, jim williams, james bernard williams, ship model hobby, ship model tools, ship model making equipment, ship model making accessories, measuring instrument, technical drawing instrument, set square, carpenter’s square, drawing instrument, drawing tool, technical drawing tool, sovereign of the sea, ship model, hobby, ship model tool, english war ship -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Shield - Navy, LEGA Pty Ltd, Circa 1990
Wooden shield with plastic fittings.Motto "Floreat Ambo". Emblem with Navy Crown with Lions head in the centre. Shropshire embossed over the navy Crown. Also with upturned boomerang with crossed aboriginal "tools". -
J. Ward Museum Complex
Book - Religious Text, The Traveller’s Guide from Death to Life - Editor: Mrs. Stephen Menzies
Religious text used in Victoria's mental institutionsA good example of the texts relating to Protestant Missions in the late 1800s18.5 cm x 25 cm. 160 pages. Hardcover [publisher’s original navy blue pebbled-finished cloth]. Gilt-stamped device with title and black tooled borders on front board. Blind border tooling to rear board. Fair condition with some significant signs of external wear. Faded and torn cloth at spine. Binding relatively firm and solid. Sharp cornered interior clean and with some aging. Tricoloured Bookplate carrying “Sin, Subsitution, Salvation” and similiarly themed quotes. bible, biblical commentary, protestantism, religious literature -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Norman Robinson's time at Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC), Malcolm Moore Pty Ltd
Four documents relating to Norm Robinson's working history. .01 Hand written summary of Norm Robinson's working history .02 Advice of New Wage Rates - Moore Crane and Engineering Company Pty Ltd - 22 Jun 1956 .03 Notice - Metal Trades Award - Conditions of Work - Moore Crane and Engineering Company Pty Ltd - 22 Jun 1956 .04 Typed summary (with handwritten corrections) of Norm Robinson's time at Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) Hand written timeline of Norman Robinson's time at the Commonwealth Aircraft Cororation 1941-48 Also advice of new wage rate; Condition of Works - Metal Trades Award. 1956. Typed summary of his experience at CACbuilt environment - industrial, industry, engineering, malcolm moore pty ltd, norm robinson, commonwealth aircraft corporation -
Greensborough Historical Society
Advertisement - Digital Image, Diamond valley Leader, Watsonia Cycles 1960s, 1976_
Advertisement for Watsonia Cycles, located at 365 Greensborough Road Watsonia. Established in 1962, today this business trades as Watsonia Supercycle.Digital copy of black and white advertisementwatsonia cycles, watsonia supercycle, greensborough road watsonia -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH WW1, C.WW1
Photo is of Frederick C MOLLER No 2233 13th FAB. Refer Cat No 1661.3 for his service details.Photo, sepia, white background on brown cardboard backing with a dark brown section surrounding. Photo is of a soldier sitting on a tool leaning on an arm rest. Ribbon on his L arm.photograph, 13th -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - PETROL STOVE, Rogers Tool and Die Co Inc, 1951
.1) Stove, cooking Gasoline, one burner, Model M-1950. .2) Spanner for above stove. .3) Tool for above stove. .4) Cardboard carton for above stove.domestic items-cooking, military equipment - army -
Ararat & District Historical Society (operating the Langi Morgala Museum)
Photograph
L. Kelly Boot Repairer was located at 308 Barkly Street, Ararat, now the current site of Ararat Tyre Power (272 Barkly Street, Ararat). Old site in the early 1940s was Mr H. McMillan Garage for motor repairs. The boot repair section was rented by Laurie Kelly, then 308 Barkly Street. After World War 2 it became home of PMGBlack and white photograph of two men wearing aprons and standing at a work bench with tools. A docket featuring a shoe and a business address for L. Kelly Boot Repairer is beneath the photo.Ron Kelly, Laurie Kelly -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Clothes Washing Tool
This type of fork was used back in the days before electrical washing machines were invented. Ladies used to boil water in a 'copper' over a fire and wash the clothes and linen in it. The water was boiling hot. This wooden washing tool was used to retrieve the washing before hanging it on the line.This tool has been carved from wood. It is shaped like a two pronged fork and would have been used to lift washed clothes out of a copper (washing machine).washing clothes, 'copper' washing machine, domestic, laundry -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Leisure object - Tobacco Pipe Cleaner, W.D. & H.O. Wills, After 1897
Tobacco smoking became a popular leisure activity in the 19th century. The corkscrew and the tapper accessories are used to clean the pipe and remove the debris after the tobacco is smoked in the pipe. The tamper is marked Capstan, which is a brand of pipe tobacco. The brand was first used in 1894 when W.D. & H.O. Wills launched their new product. The pipe tobacco accessories are associated with tobacco pipes and with Capstan tobacco, which became available in the 1890s. Smoking has been a popular leisure activity since the 19th century and continues now. The manufacturer of Capstan, W.D. & H.O. Wills, was the first company to mass-produce cigarettes.Pipe cleaners; a pair of metal accessories tools for cleaning tobacco pipes. One is a corkscrew, and the other is a tapper, shaped like a tapered nail. The tapper has an inscription. The brand is Capstan."Smoke" "Capstan"warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, capstan, tobacco pipe tools, tobacco accessories, pipe corkscrew, pipe tamper, tobacco tapper, tobacco smoking -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: TOOLS AND CHATTELS
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 1999. Tools and chattels: pictured with an interesting array of merchandise is H&C. Holmes, ironmongers of McCrae Street, Bendigo. Circa 1858.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Wooden Handle
... tools ...Made & used by internees at camp 3, tatura material was selected from the fire wood.Turned wooden handle with metal rim & rink & hole( for inserting blade/metal tool) Handle is shaped near to the metal ring/rim, slightly darker wood section at bottomtatura, trades, tools -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Wooden Handle, 1941-1947
... tools ...Made & used by internees at camp 3, tatura, material was selected from fire wood.Turned wooden handle with metal ring/ rim & hole ( for inserting in a metal tool) Handle nearest metal ring is shaped, lower on handle are two sets of finely grroved rings.tatura, trades, tools -
Friends of Kurth Kiln
Tree Puller
Winch Tool to pull tree stumps. Steel frame, two steel wheels, a cable drum and a large steel handle. Handle fits on square shaft of drum and ratchet arrangement -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Blakcsmith shaping tools x 2
2 x metal/iron shaping tools. Flat rectangular metal piece has corrugated pattern underneath. This metal piece has a rectangular metal handle welded onto itblacksmith, forge, shaping tool -
Mont De Lancey
Tool - Nail Puller, N. Buchanan, Early 20th Century
Early 20th CenturyA vintage cast iron tool used to pull nails out of timber. It has a long handle with a curve at the end where there is a screw on lever to adjust around the nail being pulled.On the handle - No1. N. Buchanan Maker Melbournecast iron, hardware, nails, nail puller, hand tools -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Finger nail manicure implement, c1900
This item belonged to the family of Mrs. Jean Raper of Wodonga. It is part of an extensive collection of jewellery items which belonged to her mother and grandmother.This item is from the Raper Collection donated to the Wodonga Historical Society by Mrs. Jean Raper.A silver plate manicure tool from a manicure set. Hallmark of G & C LD of Birmingham is imprinted on one side. The anchor symbol in the hallmark represents Birmingham in antique silvermarks.Hallmark " G & C LD" Image of an anchor and a lionmanicure implements, womens social history, fashion accessory -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Container - Bottle, 1840s to 1878
This handmade black glass bottle was recovered between the late 1960s to early 1970s from the wreck of the sailing ship Loch Ard. The ship was wrecked in 1878 and its remains are located at Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell, Victoria and bottles of liquor were listed as part of the Loch Ard’s cargo. This bottle is now part of the John Chance collection. Black glass is one of the oldest bottle colours and dates back to the early 17th century. In the 1840s to late-1870s black glass bottles were mainly used for liquor and ale. All glass is made from silica, which is found in quartz sand. The naturally occurring sand has impurities, such as iron, that determine the colour of the glass. Residual iron leads to green or amber coloured glass, and carbon in the sand makes that glass appear as ‘black’. A strong light behind the glass will show its colour as dark green or dark amber. This handmade bottle appears to have been made in a dip mould, with the molten glass blown into a seamless shoulder-height mould to give the body a uniform symmetrical shape and size. After the body is blown, the glass blower continues blowing free-form (without the mould) to form the shoulder and neck, then the base is pushed up with a tool, and the finish for the mouth is added with his tools. The dip mould gives the body a slightly textured surface, with the free blown shoulders and neck being smoother and shinier. There is usually a line around the shoulder where the mould of the body meets the shoulder, and a lump or mark in the centre of the base, called a pontil mark, where the push-up tool was removed. The ship Loch Ard was built on the River Clyde in Scotland in 1873 for the prestigious Loch Line of colonial clipper ships, designed for the Australian run. It sailed from England on 1 March 1878 carrying 37 crew, 17 passengers and a diverse general cargo ranging from luxury items to bulk railway iron. On 1 June 1878, emerging from fog and hearing too late the sound of breakers against the tall limestone cliffs, the vessel struck the southern foot of Mutton Bird Island and sank in 23 metres of water. Of the fifty-four people on board only two survived, one young male crewman, Tom Pearce, and one young female passenger, Eva Carmichael. This bottle is historically significant as an example of liquor bottles imported into to Colonial Victoria in the mid-1800s to early-1900s. Its significance is increased by also being an artefact recovered by John Chance, a diver from the wreck of the Loch Ard and other wrecks in the late-1960s to early-1970s. Items that come from several wrecks along Victoria's coast have since been donated to the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village’s museum collection by his family, illustrating this item’s level of historical value. The bottle is also significant for being part of Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Loch Ard, which is significant for being one of the largest collections of artefacts from this shipwreck in Victoria. The collection is significant for its association with the shipwreck, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S417. The collection has additional significance because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the Loch Ard. The Loch Ard collection is archaeologically significant as the remains of a large international passenger and cargo ship. The Loch Ard collection is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its potential to interpret sub-theme 1.5 of Victoria’s Framework of Historical Themes (living with natural processes). The shipwreck is one of the worst, and best known, shipwrecks in Victoria’s history.Bottle, black glass. Thick matt body, with slightly bumpy texture, areas with sheen, colour imperfections. Mouth has cork seal. Tooled cork-top finish with ring below, slightly bulged neck. Shoulder a line where shoulder meets body. Body tapers inwards to base. Heel varies in width. Pushed up base has pontil mark. White discolouration in a narrow line down the body. Handmade, dip mould. No inscriptions.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck artefact, loch ard, mutton bird island, eva carmichael, tom pearce, john chance, bottle, black glass, antique bottle, bulge neck bottle, handmade, dip mould, mouth blown, pontil base, blown bottle, liquor bottle, ale bottle -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Proddey, Early 20th century
This wooden proddey has a rounded handle and a cone shape with a point at the bottom. It is used for making rag rugs. The wood is discoloured at the pointed end, indicating that is has been used. The tool is part of the W.R. Angus Collection. Traditionally, in the 18th and 19th centuries, rag rug making was a domestic craft. Old or worn-out fabrics and clothing would be cut into strips then proddey would be used to poke the strips through a woven backing fabric. The fabrics were re-purposed and the rugs provided warmth or protected the floors from fluids or dirt.The proddey is an example of a tool used for rag rug making, in the 18th and 19th centuries. The handcraft returned to popularity in the early 20th century. 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.Proddey; teardrop or conical shape, light-coloured wood, used for rag rug making. Tool has a rounded handle and is decorated with two scored lines around the top of the cone. Part of the W.R. Angus Collection. Dr Angus lived and worked in Warrnambool with his family from the 1930s to the 1960s. He was the last doctor to pe appointed as a Port Medical Officer. He and his wife were actively involved in the local community. He enjoyed several pastimes, such as billiards, weaving, pastel drawing and rag rug making.warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, hand craft, homemade, rag rug, rug making tool, proddie, recycled fabric, cottage craft, 18th century, 19th century, handmade, floor mat, mat, rug, w.r. angus, craft, handcraft, recycle -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Anvil, early to mid-1900s
This anvil once belonged to Goodall and Sons, who were blacksmiths in Terang. The smith was called upon to do a variety of work. In the early 1900s he was often the nearest person to be able to perform an engineer’s services for many miles around. An anvil is used by blacksmiths to forge and shape his work pieces. The conical horn is used for hammering curved work pieces. The anvil is a common tool of the blacksmiths (‘smithies’) and other metalworkers. There has been very little change in the basic design of the anvil since Greek and Roman times. Henry Goodall (1870-1936) Henry Goodall was proprietor of garages as H. Goodall & Sons Pty. Ltd., at both Terang (McKinnon and High Streets) and Mortlake (Dunlop Street). His business was in operation in at least in 1916 and perhaps well before, considering the date of the tyre bender and its use for wagons with wooden wheels. It was still in operation in 1953, chasing up debtors in Mount Gambier Court. Amongst the employees of H. Goodall & Sons Pty. Ltd. was Ernie Entwistle, a blacksmith (a soldier who died in 1916 ) and Alfred Hodgetts, radio expert (killed in a fatal accident in 1943, when he was in his early 30s ). Henry Goodall was involved in the community as a Justice of Peace, a deputy coroner, President of the Mortlake Hospital, trustee of the Soldiers’ Memorial Hall, and as a prominent Freemason. He and his wife had two sons (Charles and John) and one daughter (Mrs. Chas. Newton, of Skipton). The anvil is locally significant as it was used by a local company in Terang and Mortlake in their blacksmith, wheelwright and garage business. It is an example of the tools of the blacksmiths’ trade in Victoria in the early to mid-1900s. Anvil, single horn, used as a tool by blacksmiths and metalworkers. Large block of metal with a flat top face, a conical horn on one side and a ‘v’ shape on the other. The anvil’s base has a squat stand and sides that are a variety of shapes. This anvil once belonged to Harry Goodall & Sons, blacksmiths of Terang. C. early to mid-1900s.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, h. goodall & sons of terang, terang blacksmith, h. goodall & sons pty ltd, mortlake, ernie entwistle blacksmith, alfred hodgetts radio expert, charles goodall, john goodall, mrs. chas. newton nee goodall, trade tools, blacksmith tools, metalworking tool, forging tool, terang 1900s, warrnambool district 1900s, anvil, blacksmith’s anvil, single horn anvil -
National Wool Museum
Book, Spinning Woollen and Worsted
"Spinning Woollen and Worsted: being a practical treatise for the use of all persons engaged in these trades" - Walter S. Bright McLaren, 1884.yarn production, spinning, cloth - woollen, cloth - worsted -
Bendigo Tramways (managed by the Bendigo Heritage Attractions)
Staff Photograph, 1923
1923 Bendigo Tramways Staff formal photograph, taken in front of the Bendigo Trades Hall Council Building View Street Bendigo.Black and white photograph stuck onto a grey matt cardboard.Dated 1923 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Daguerreotype of a woman, c.1855-65
One of a pair of separate half-length studio portraits of an unidentified man and a woman photographed using the daguerreotype process. Both portraits are contained within pinchbeck frames, bound in brown-tooled leather cases, with red, cut-velvet binding. Each daguerreotype required an individual negative, presented to the sitter as a positive, and was not reproducible. Due to an exposure time that could extend to many minutes, people were often seated for portraits. Sitters were almost exclusively drawn from the middle to upper classes because of the cost of production of the photograph. It is assumed that the subjects of the two daguerreotypes were unidentified members of Gwen Steele's family. They are the earliest photographs in the pictures collection.Half-length studio portraits of an unidentified woman photographed using the daguerreotype process. The portrait is contained within a pinchbeck frame, bound in a brown-tooled leather cases, with red, cut-velvet binding. The portrait of the woman is notable for her centre-parted hairstyle with the fullness of the hair drawn into a single chignon at the base of the neck. This style set off the tilted-back angle of bonnets and hats. The seated woman wears a dark silk day dress with a voluminous skirt. The bodice is set-off by a large lace collar on its high neckline and at the cuffs. daguerreotype, portraits