This style of rule was very popular in the 1930s and 1940 and was a necessity in any tradesman or handyman's tool kit. It was donated to our Society by Ray Fischer of Barnawartha near Wodonga. Rabone & Sons were a long established rule manufacturer. Michael Rabone carried on a business as a rule maker at 8 Snow Hill, Sheffield, England from about 1780. The business was continued by John Rabone and his (John's) grandson, Eric Rabone. It operated under the name of John Rabone & Sons from 1784 -1953, becoming a public company in 1948. The company's headquarters were in Birmingham, England. Lasting through to the early 1960s as an independent family business, the company merged with James Chesterman and Co of Sheffield.This rule was donated by a member of the Wodonga district from his farm workshop.A brass 24" folding ruler made by J. Rabone & Sons, Birmingham, England. It is marked No. 1243. It consists of two twelve inch sections, hinged at one end.J. RABONE & SONS BIRMINGHAM NO> 1243j. rabone & sons, carpenters' tools

Glass soda syphon with etched panel reading H Taylor North Fitzroy.Screw on red plastic trigger and valve marked Cohn Bros Ltd, with chrome collar.British syphon co Londonfood technology, bottles, soda syphon

A Bush Fire Control map is a valuable tool used by emergency services and communities to respond to respond to bushfires.Cream coloured parchment map showing roads, railway lines, telephone lines, rivers, creeks and water courses. Also marked are houses, Post Offices, Police stations, bush fire brigades, water channels, swamps, marshes, dense, medium and scattered timber, aqueducts and reservoirs. Villages, districts and Towns are clearly marked. Printed in red, green, black and blue. Very clear and easy to read. Undated.bush fires, bendigo area map

Map of residential allotments for sale, with terms of sale, summary of subdivision features and local services and facilities, and photographs of local street scene and lake (Loughnan's Lake - location not marked), Subdivision includes Wonga Road (later Loughnan's Road), Glenvale Road, Kubba Road, Felix Crescent, Summit Crescent, Pine Crescent, Aurum Crescent, Hygeia Parade, Panorama Avenue, Avalon Grove, Montalbo Road, Cielterre Avenue. Sole Agents T.M. Burke Pty Ltd, 340 Collins Street Melbourne Phones 6294, 6779. Map by S. Callanan, Licensed Surveyor, 107 Elizabeth Street Melbourne. Date of poster estimated from railway services information extract " ... 36 fast electric trains to Flinders Street daily ... proposed electrification to Croydon ..." . Timeline for electrification of Lilydale Line record indicates Box Hill to Ringwood January 1923, Ringwood to Croydon November 1924 (Source: History of Croydon - McGivern, Vol.1 p20).

This worn and solied exercise book was used by Andrew Crawford (BC 1952) to record handwritten notes and diagrams from his Leaving level wool classing classes at Ballarat CollegeSoft covered No 122 exercise book with sewn binding and fabric spine; patterned covers and faint-lined pages; marked wear and soiling; handwritten inscription on front coverHandwritten inscription on front cover; Andrew Croawford / Leaving wool-classing / Ballarat Collegeandrew-crawford, woolclassing, student-work, 1952, ballarat-college, leaving, curriculum,

two rectangular blue tins marked "ointment anti-gas no. 5" Usage instructions on front and back in black print. Inside has cardboard dividers for individual containers.containers, military-equipment, medicine - first aid, anti gas

Caulking iron short offset spike iron used for setting down narrow seams in awkward places like inside cornerSSolid steel marked on one side. 140mmLflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

The School of Mines Ballarat Administration Building had a foundation stone laid in 1899. It was originally known as the New Classrooms.Two photographs mounted on to thick card. Photographs have a gold boarder marked on to the card. One photograph shows the construction under scaffold, and other other the completed building.ballarat school of mines, administration building, scaffold, a building, new classrooms

18 page document: a discussion paper about the transitional issues relating to the formation of a super council for the Bendigo sub-region. Document marked 'confidential' on bottom of front page.bendigo, council, city of greater bendigo

Tin container labelled on lid in red, Spices, decorated in gold with flowers, containing six round gold tins marked nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves and pepper.domestic equipment, food storage & preservation, kitchen

A Combined Receiving Licence, 10 33725 expiry 26/5.69 in the name of swatton. blue printing on an off white background Bendigo Post Marked 23/MY 68.person, receipts, j w swatton, j w swatton collection, commonwealth of australia, broadcasting and television act, combined receiving licence

The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 in to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989.B&W colour proof prints of professional model wearing the new nursing uniforms, marked 1-19. Sheet has fold mark across middle of sheet.plain dark background, dress as sample, professional modelndsn, nursing, uniforms

130 black and white WW1 photographs depicting soldiers and civilians descriptions marked on reverse. Many from official press bureau passed for transmission in hard cover folder.

Assortment of tin biscuit cutters, moulds, in various shapes and sizes plus a double ended measuring spoon & a scone cutter marked Invicta Self Raising Flour on handle.Invicta Self Raising Flourdomestic equipment, food preparation, kitchen, k197 k185.2

Large plaster statue of female leaning on an urn, wearing gold sandals and with red flower in hair, gold tones and marked Sapho on front of base & numbered 13c on back.ornaments, plaster, statue

Black and white photograph of a group of women in uniform standing outside Fortuna villa. On the back Reg. by A.M.W.S. barracks, Bendigo, 1943. Marked with blue cross is A.M. Priest.military, world war 2

A box of John Holden (UK) tennis balls. Contains all six original balls. All balls hand-marked with 'LJ'. Materials: Cardboard, Rubber, Felt, Inktennis

Range cards are used to estimate ranges between certain objects or positions. Military personnel use range cards as temporary maps to identify objects and ranges for fire control and other military operations. Corporal Bob Gladwin served in Vietnam, but this range card would have been used after the Australian withdrawal from Vietnam in 1973. Range cards were everyday objects used by soldiers throughout the 20th century. They represent the day to day life of military personnel in bases and in the field. Green plastic card, square with rounded edges. Has a series of white, concentric circles in the centre of the front, with white text explaining use. Owner's name marked on the rear.Front: Various markings and text. Rear: CPL Bob Gladwinrange card, army, australia

Item is representitve of equipment used by the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy, who faught against Australian soldiers in WW2Khaki, aluminium water bottler marked with some light shrapnel damage on the face and paint wear on the rear from contact with the wearer. The bottle is without lid and carrying yoke.Some Japanese characters on the base