William Ridgway and Sons company of Sheffield, manufacturers of augers, bits, wood-boring, and motorising tools, was founded in 1878 and became a Private company in 1909, their factory was founded in the 1930s. William Ridgway Tools merged first with Record Tools in 1974 to form Record Ridgway Tools Ltd. Record was another Sheffield company that was renowned for the quality of their vices and industrial clamps. Following the merger Record, Ridgway Tools Ltd was made up of fourteen UK Companies and five overseas companies. A later merger with a woodwork tools company called Marple (which was part-owned by Record and Ridgway respectively before their original merger) led to the company becoming known as Record Marples Tools. Record Marples was taken over by the Swedish hardware manufacturer AB Bahco in 1982. Despite a management buyout leading to the company reverting to British ownership in 1985 the company struggled financially and the following administration was acquired by U.S.-based Irwin Tools in 1998 who has since moved production to China in recent years. A vintage tool made in the 1930s when Ridgway began mass producing augers and other tools for export and sale. This item would have probably been used in Australia on a farm for drilling fence posts for wire to pass through or other tasks where a hole was required to be bored in timber. Scotch eye beam auger, with double twist and Lead screw. Ridgway Sheffield flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, ridgway & sons, wood boring tool, carpenters tools, coopers tools, marine tools

240 p.fictionThe tale of a journey to Australia and life in gold rush Victoria. There is a good account of arrival in Melbourne in the 1850s.gold discoveries victoria, gold rush

Family history timeline of Anthony Beale and his family, pioneers of the St Helena area of Greensborough.The St Helena area was named after the island on which Anthony Beale was born and worked. St Katherine's Church was named for his wife Katherine Rose.6 pages, text only, timeline (copy) anthony beale, st helena, st katherines church, beale family

A recipe book produced by the Presbyterian Women's Missionary Union (P.M.W.U.). Contains a variety of recipes and handy hints and an outline of P.M.W.U. activities. Part of a collection of recipe books from Laurence N. Lewis188 p., illus.non-fictioncookbooks, recipe books, household hints, presbyterian women's missionary union

Item is an electric hot water service, purchased from the manufacturer. The purchaser, L. N. Lewis, worked for the Greensborough SEC.Delivery docket, black print on white paper, handwritten details of purchaser and purchased itemsNo. 1 Tubulous boiler; No. 1 Booster jacket; (SEC) L.H. Lewis, 44 Alexandra St Greensborough T8737hot water service, lewis family

non-fictionkeith oliver, donation

non-fictionkeith oliver, donation, navigators, dampier

Estate Agent's plan of Glengarriff Estate, Montmorency, covering LPs 11334 and 11451. Bordered by Sherbourne Avenue, Calrossie Avenue, Montmorency Station and Price AvenueColour photocopy of subdivision map, on two A3 sheets glengarriff estate montmorency, sherbourne avenue montmorency, calrossie avenue montmorency, price avenue montmorency, montmorency station

Map of Main and Grimshaw Streets Greensborough by U.M. Woods. Properties shown are drawn from memory and represent the town in the early to late 1950s.Sketch map, black on white paper. letter of explanation.u. m. woods, grimshaw street greensborough

Plan of Strata Subdivision at 6 Wattle Drive Watsonia for 6 units.An example of hard copy subdivision plans from the Greensborough area. Mainly from the Shire of Diamond Valley era (1964-1994).Plan (3 sheets) mounted on heavy card.Stamped and handwritten Council permissions, dates and other details.subdivision plans, wattle drive watsonia

A history of the Melbourne suburb of Montmorency from its time as a hunting ground for the Wurundjeri willam people to its uptake by white settlers and eventual evolution to the suburb we know today.A well researched and documented history of the Montmorency area.166 p., illus. (some col.). Soft cover.maureen jones, montmorency

A mid 20th century salt cellar was used to store salt. This item is made of bakelite-style hard plastic. Most kitchens would have had one of these.Cream plastic container with red hinged lid."Salt" impressed in red on front of container.saltcellars