Fifteen home sites to be auctioned by Frank Fisher & Co. on 13 Oct 1962 called Forest Hill Estate in Lake Road, Forest Hill.Fifteen home sites to be auctioned by Frank Fisher & Co. on 13 Oct 1962.forest hill estate, lake road, forest hill, frank fisher co.

Letter written by I. Hoffman, dated December 10th 1877. He had called on Dr. Wilson who had mislaid the letter acknowledging the money up to the 25th of September. He requests that another receipt be sent down up to that date.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, dr wilson, i hoffman, mrs hoffman, mrs rowe

Slide rules were commonly used prior to the invention of the calculator. The Slide rule was used for performing multiplication, division and other scientific functions up through the 1960s and prior to the development of the electronic calculator. Used by Frank Smythe, engineer. Used up to the 1960's prior to the invention of the electronic calculator. Metal rule, hard cardboard case. The slide rule consists of two divided scales, one fixed and one movable, and a sliding window called a cursor. The Slide rule was used for performing multiplication, division and other scientific functions up through the 1960s and the development of the electronic calculator. System Darmstadt dmake, sun Hemm, Japan. "F. SMYTH" is annotated on the slide rule cover. slide rule, circa 1950 slide rule, trade measurements and calculations slide rule

A manual telephone exchange, manufactured by British Ericson, History Originally in use at Cohuna. When Cohuna was converted to automatic dialing this exchange was relocated to Harcourt, to become the third and last in a bank of three exchanges. At this time Harcourt exchange was expanded to 260 lines. It was connected to the district central exchange at Castlemaine. Operated by mains power with battery back-up. Harcourt exchange was operated by Betty McLean, Miss Mitchell, Josie Hogarth, Mr. & Mrs. Heighway, Bill & Valerie Milford, Irene Bolitho and others. Decommissioned approx. 1970. Incoming calls prompted the fall of a shutter. The operator made the connection by plugging the line into the number requested. While responding to calls the operator needed her hands free to jot down the billing particulars or to write out each telegram. Nearby stood pigeonholes with various items of stationary. Many telegrams were received each day, particularly advising fruit growers on interstate markets. Most telegrams were phoned through by the operator. This exchange was restored in 2004 - 2005 by Trevor Grant.. Many people relate to this exchange. It is a survivor of the pre-electronic era when ‘telephonist’ was a common occupation. A vital element in the communications between households and between district orchardists and their suppliers and clients.A manual telephone exchange, manufactured by British Ericson complete with operator hands-free headset/earphones and speaker mouthpiece. Wooden case with one hundred shutters and sockets. Accommodates twelve lines with extension leads with associated switches. Operated by mains power with battery back-up. Decommissioned approx. 1970. Incoming calls prompted the fall of a shutter. The operator made the connection by plugging the line into the number requested. This exchange was restored in 2004 - 2005 by Trevor Grant.

Rutherglen had a regular event called Back to Rutherglen where by a committee was formed to organise Sporting events usually during Easter. The purpose was a means of raising money for various projects in the town, such as building the Soldiers Memorial Hall and in later years a Queen Competition was held to raise funds towards building the Swimming Pool. The Event was later changed to The Rutherglen Wine Festival and later Winery Walkabout.Small carda Kookaburra Calls You Back to Rutherglen. Easter 1923 Program of events.back to rutherglen., rutherglen wine festival, rutherglen winery walkabout

A colour slide of a class of girls in a dance formation called 'The Rose' in 1958. Appears to be the dance room/gymnasium at Legacy House in Swanston St. Was with many other slides taken in the 1950s and 1960s. The slides have been photographed to make digital images and moved to archive quality sleeves. In many cases the original images were not well focussed and the digital image is the best available.A record of the dance room at Legacy House.Colour slide of girls in a formation called the Rose in Legacy House, in a brown Super Anscochrome cardboard mount.Handwritten on front ''Girls class' in blue pen. On the reverse 'The Rose 1958' in blue pen, 'Girls classes' in black en and 'JDeo4468 12' in pencil.girls classes, ballet, dance

The item was commonly called a “Bum Pack”Utility pack, canvas, green colour, water proof inner liner, flap has two straps and buckles, 5 eyelets on one side, webbing strap around sides and back khaki colour, makers details inside flap.On pack in black, “8465 - 66 - 063 - 6073, D (arrow up) D Au”utility pack, webbing, equipment

These items were commonly called "Dixies"..1) Large aluminium metal dish, wire folding handles each side are attached with two rivets. .2) Small aluminium metal dish, wire folding handles each side are attached with two rivets..1) "7350 - 66 - 014 - 5895 SMP [underlined] V [below], [up arrow] 6/77" .2) "7350 - 66 - 014 - 5895 SMP [underlined] V [below], [up arrow] 6/79"military - equipment, passchendaele barracks trust, dixies, mess

Issued as part of a soldiers kit and equipment.Woven, waterproof, green cover divided into 3 sleeves with individual black plastic blow up mattress tubes, fitted with press studs to secure each matress.“Phoenix Society INC 1983 Colons Australia (arrow up) 8465 - 66 - 011 - 5818military bedding, equipment

Extracts from the "Memoirs History 1808-1883" pages 345-350. This is John Lindsay Beale's account of the formation of the Greensborough Roads Board and Robert William Whatmough's participation on that board. Original manuscript held by State Library of Victoria MS 10553, Call Number MSB 243Copy of 10 typed pages.Manuscript held by State Library of Victoria MS 10553, Call Number MSB 243john lindsay beale, robert whatmough

This is Ida Mary Hooke and her younger sister Violet Hooke. Ida was 9 years older than Violet, who was the youngest of the Hooke family. They are Holloway descendants. The girls grew up around the Rutherglen, Chiltern and Rutherglen areas. Black and white photograph, printed on a postcard, of Violet Hooke (seated) and Ida Hooke (standing)Written on back: "Ida standing up"hooke family, holloway family, ida hooke, violet hooke

A froe was used for splitting, or riving, wood in the early days and was a skill practiced by craftsmen who made boards, shingles, c lapboards, fences, basket splints, chair parts, wagon spokes, lath, and more. Our ancestors used axes, gluts or wedges, froes, draw knives and spelk planes for splitting wood.   The froe was designed in many sizes and designs for splitting timber. It is typically an L-shaped tool made up of a wedge-shaped blade with a dull, but not blunt, knife edge and a wood handle. Blades were usually straight with a socket forged at one end for a handle, but curved blades were also made. Most handles were round and tapered and were inserted up through this socket. But some froes had eyes similar to those on axes for handles that were wedged. The froe handle is held in an upright position in one hand while the other hand drives the top of the blade downward with a wood froe club or mallet. After a split is started, the froe is wiggled downward to lengthen it until the split is complete. Most old froes were hand forged, but they were also available in many catalogues. The 1873 D.R. Barton American catalogue offered straight froes at 12 1/2 cents per inch. You can still buy new froes from many tool manufacturers today.A tool that has not changed in design or use since its inception several hundred years ago to split timber for various uses.Froe, also called cooper's froe or stave froe, without handle.Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, froe, cooper's froe, stave froe, wood splitter, carpenders tools, coopers tool, splitting timber

Lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFELifeboat QUEENSCLIFFELifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE - tied up to pier post 1935Reverse - " lifeboat tied up pier to transfer to new location of shed on new pier / L to R sheds in background / Zanoni shed in front, rope & gear shed behind (now at QMC), winch shed [Ports & Harbour] / rear Lifeboat Shed on old Fisherman's Pier (now demolished) / front winch Shed inside of Fisherman's Pier, slipway for winching boats up / far right - Coal Shed / ask Frank Ferrier for details "historical references, lifeboat, queenscliffe lb

Until 1960 there were no telephones in Falls Creek. The only access to a phone was at Rocky Valley Camp where the State Electricity Commission (SEC) had an extensive network to Mount Beauty, Bogong and the other camps such as Clover power station and Howman's Gap. There were test points with a phone beside the road where contact could be made to the office in Mount Beauty. The SEC was unconcerned about Falls Creek, so no power was connected until 1960 when Tom Mitchell aired the matter in parliament. Tom was a keen skier. He applied to the Post Master General who was then responsible for telephones as well as mail. The PMG staff came up from Bright and installed an exchange in Diana Lodge. There were only about 15 lines to a post across the road uphill about 20 metres. It was from here that you could put a line from the building into a box where connections were possible. You had to buy a cable from the disposal store. It needed to have an alloy of copper and steel in the wire similar to what the army had used during the war. If the phone failed the owner would have to find the break in the wire, not an easy task in the heavy snow. Then came the telephone itself. Falls Creek was given old-fashioned sets with a hand wound magneto to ring the bell at the exchange. When the operator answered she could then plug a line into another phone line or the exchange in Bright. In the phone were two dry cell batteries that carried the spoken word to the other phone connected. Trunk lines were expensive then, so each trunk call was timed by the minute. The operator would disconnect you after a minute if you did not reply to her question "are you extending?". These telephones were donated by Julian Newton Brown. Julian's Lodge Arundel was known as Falls Creek 11.These telephones are significant because they illustrate the earliest form of technology available to connect Falls Creek Village to other areas.Telephones constructed of polished wood, brass bell, handles and cabling. Designed to operate through a telephone exchange. They operated on two dry cell batteries.Attached to front of telephone: Instructions on how to make or receive a call.falls creek village, falls creek communicaton

Taken 1936, advertising the Talkies, Melbourne St fronting, "look up and laugh"Written on backing sheet, "Ringwood Hall - later demolished and replaced by the Town Hall. Taken in 1936." Advertising board at front reads- Talkies, 1936. "Look Up and Laugh".

Danish brothers, Moritz, Julius and Jacob Cohn arrived in Bendigo in 1853 and by 1856 started making cider and soft drinks, building a brewery 1880 to further extend their commercial enterprises and stock their hotels with their own brand of beer. Having sent Moritz's son, (also Julius) to Germany to learn to brew, the Cohn Brothers began to produce Excelsior Lager in 1882, which was traditionally served cold, the first time this had been done in Australia. Overtime the Cohn brothers expanded their operations adding cordials and in 1916 produced a non-alcoholic beer to satisfy the temperance activists. Originally named Tonic Ale but re-named 6 o’clock Lager after the temperance advocates succeeded in having pubs close at six o’clock. This badge is just one example of branded items which would have been used to further promote the company. Cohn Brothers built an empire of breweries, cordial factories, hotels and liquor stores and ice works. In 1925 they sold the hotels and breweries to Carlton & United but continued to make their other products until the 1970s when the company became part of the Coca Cola Amatil Group. Jacob Isaac Cohn was born in 1830 (died 1911) in Horsens Denmark and entered the Sandhurst Borough Council in 1863 where he served as a member for three years, returning again in 1887 to serve as Mayor of the City of Bendigo from 1888-1889. Jacob Cohn was a great supporter of the Mechanics Institute, the Hospital and the Benevolent Asylum. It is believed that through his connection with the Mechanics Institute he exhibited some loaned engravings from the Dresden Art Gallery which were then donated to the City of Bendigo, forming the nuclei of the Art Gallery's collection. Jacob Cohn held the position of President of the Art Gallery for 18 years.Large metal badge Call for / Cohn / Cohnstantlymayor jacob cohn, making a nation, city of bendigo commerce, cohn brothers, cohns

A collection of black and white, coloured photos, and letters of Private Errol Noak's National Service Call Up papers etc. which form part of the Museum's collection of Private Noack's items.(Copy 1)private errol noack, national service - australia

Items belonged to Wayne William Forbes No 3176337 RAE. Refer Cat No 754 for service history also 2586. Part of an extensive collection including his fathers..1) Black & green waterproof camouflage raincoat. Folds up into a pocket which closes with a button. A green carry strap is attached for fixing to webbing equipment. .2) Puggaree with slight curve that fits over crown of a slouch hat, khaki colour..2) CGCF 1989 7-1/8 D up arrow Duniforms - army, camouflage, pugaree

Blue synthetic puppy coat with the words 'SEEING EYE DOG', 'Sponsor a Puppy call 1800 787 797' and '1800 Puppys' in white on both sides of the coat. An L plate, also in white, is located above the words 'Seeing Eye Dog'. Velcro straps secure the coat to the puppy across the stomach and chest. 1 blue and white puppy coat"L" SEEING EYE DOG Sponsor a Puppy call 1800 787 797 1800 Puppysseeing eye dogs australia, fundraising

"1914 - Joined Up" "1915 - Smartened Up" "1916 - Loaded Up" "1917 - Blown Up" "1918 - Patched Up" "1919 - Finished Up"first world war (ww1), 1914 - 1918, photo/pictures, ballarat rsl, ballarat

Bosun's Call with chain"Aussie" Rider & Bellran, pipe, piping, bosun's call, boatswains call

Novelty Postcard with flap opening to two photos. Donated by Rhonda ParisNovelty Coloured postcard of motor boat loaded with passengers. Flap opens up to two Black & White photographs - 1. The Nobbies. 2. Birds on the Island."This is the way to enjoy life at Cowes" "Life up the Motor Boat and you will see some of the views that have appealed to me".the nobbies phillip island, wildlife - birds, nesting birds phillip island, rhonda paris, life boat

Issued to Troops in Vietnam, commonly known as a “Bum Pack”.Small black pack carried below the main back back pack commonly called the bum pack. Green in colour and attaches to the main waist web belt, the rear of the back pack has reinforced webbing with metal sliding keepers to secure the back pack in place. The inside of the back pack has a waterproof liner.Stamped in white within a rectangle is: 8165-50-823-7622 underneath that is an “arrow up” under the arrow is: CGCF- 1966packs, webbing, equipment

A long coopers joiner plane is used to to shape the staves that form casks and kegs, with these types of plane reaching up to 180 cm in length. Unlike other planes these are used when lying stationary with the sole uppermost (base). The cooper would push the stave along the upturned sole with the sole towards the cutter. Because of the long length, Cooper’s jointer's were often mounted on legs at the rear and angled at about 60 degrees, with the toe resting on the ground or rabbeted to fit into a floor cleat or bench.A specialised tool used in the making of barrels, this type of tool has been used for many hundreds of years by coopers all around the world. It is a tool that has not changed in design during this time and is still used today by craftsmen in the making of wooden barrels for the storage of wines etc. The subject item at this time cannot be associated with an historical event, person or place, provenance is unknown, item assessed as a collection asset as it is believed to have been produced before 1950.Coopers long Jointer Plane with wooden "A" frame stand, also called "Coopers' Long plane".Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, plane, coopers tools, coopers long plane, barrels

Booklet called 'The Story of the Shamrock' by David G. Horsfall. Coloured cover and insert with coloured photographs with rest of booklet printed in black and white. Eight chapters with a list owners/licensees/nominees up until 1996.

The item was most likely to have been brought home by James Todd No 2418, 12th Batt AIF. Refer Cat No 1340P.German war bond, grey and black print, folds in half. Front has two German soldiers holding up a crown, underneath is owner's details, surname "Prohl". Inside is more details and stamps, 1917 mentioned. Handwriting on rear.Written in pencil: "The owner of this bond - got(?) a few inches of dirt over him at a place called Wineecourt Village 10/8/18"documents-certificates, financial, war bonds, german