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Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Research Notes, Norm Maddock, "The many and varied uses of trams", 1985
Three page A4 document, photocopied, stapled in top left hand corner, titled "The many and varied uses of trams", written by Norm Maddock, Assistant Secretary of the ATMOEA for the tramway record in June 1985. Looks at Restaurant trams (refers to W2 442), funeral trams, ambulance trams, prison cars, unusual issues for war or police purposes in Glasgow, Mexico City, Bradford, a polling booth, mail boxes and a traveling library in Munich.trams, tramways, tramways, sydney, restaurant tram, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, "HAIL CARS HERE", 1960's
Sign - Piece of sheet steel folded to give an upstand or method of attachment to a pole, enamelled with red, white and black paint for use at tram stops. Small red band at top, white band with letters "HAIL CARS HERE" and small red band underneath, on both sides to indicate to drivers a non-compulsory stop. Same sign used for same purpose in Ballarat. Has three holes for screws on the upstand or fold section.trams, tramways, tram stops, signs -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Plane, 19th century
This Jack plane is used for general purposes such as shaving off surplus wood to bring a piece of work down to size and plane the edges of a door to smooth them off. This plane is an example of the tools used by ship builders in the maritime trade from the 19th century to the present day.Jack Plane; a large oblong shape with an aperture at one end, a long wooden guard that protects the sharp metal blade, and a saw like handle at other end. It is stained a red-brown colour.flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, wood working, wood working plane, wood working tool, jack plane, plane, wood plane, general purpose plane, tool, builders tool, carpenter's tool, ship builder's tool, maritime trade -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - ALICE SLIDE CLIPS
ALICE is an acronym for 'All Purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment' as issued during the Vietnam War. Part of the Reverend Chaplain Major Thomas Bruce Williams, No 556101.Eight dark grey coloured metal clips with a slide for attachment to a webbing belt. The end of each slide has a loop handle for ease of opening. When closed, the slide is secured in a slot in the fixed end of the clip.alice clip, major thomas b. williams -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Bowl, 1880s
This decorative bowl is typical of items used in a Victorian household for decorative purposes or to serve items such as fruit. It has been lovingly handmade and restored carefully to match the original.This alabaster bowl is representative of handmade decorative and useful items of the Victorian era.Bowl; round, hand-crafted, shallow oval alabaster bowl on a short pedestal with carved handles on opposing sides. Light brown with dark grey/black and red flecks. Stone has a polished surface, leaves outline (acanthus plant) etched inside the bowl. The pedestal has been crafted separately and expertly attached to the base. Several careful repairs were previously made to preserve the bowl.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, bowl, alabaster, decorative item, fruit bowl, handmade bowl -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1983
This photograph was taken by the Herald & Weekly Times and donated to Audrey McFee in 1983. Chicory was first grown on Phillip Island in 1870. It was used in coffee essence and for medicinal purposes.Close-up photograph of chicory after harvesting, Phillip Island.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, chicory industry, black & white photograph, audrey mcfee, chicory, phillip island -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1983
Photograph taken by Herald and Weekly Times showing chicory being harvested. Chicory was first grown on Phillip Island in 1870. It was used in coffee essence and for medicinal purposes.Malcolm McFee at work at harvest time. The chicory is loosened in the ground by a ripper blade drawn by a tractor on Audrey McFee's farm.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, chicory industry, black & white photograph, audrey mcfee, chicory, phillip island -
Orbost & District Historical Society
hole punch
This hole punch (also known as a hole puncher) is a common office tool that is used to create holes in sheets of paper, often for the purpose of collecting the sheets in a binder or folder. A 4 hole paper punch made of black painted metal. It has an adjustable centimetre scale for setting hole positions. At its base it has a removable plastic tray for collecting "holes". The blades are small cylinders that will punch small holes, stationery hole-punch -
Orbost & District Historical Society
hand shears, early 20th century
These hand shears were used for sheep shearing. They appear to be dual purpose sheep or topiary shears. They would have been used on a rural property in early Orbost. This item is an example of a hand tool used commonly before the widespread use of power tools.A pair of metal hand shears with a circular loop handle. On blade - Red Reaper Hand Shears 219 Ward & Payne 303 SHEFFIELD ENGLANDtool hand-shears -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Sheet Music Stand, Unknown
A lightweight and portable music stand, possibly homemade to suit this purpose. The supports would prevent sheet music and music books from falling through the outside legs.This music stand is an example of the equipment used for entertainment in the 19th and early 2pth century, and would still be suitable for today. There is no information available at this time that can be used for provenance.Stand wooden for sheet music with hinged supporting arm and chainNonewarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, portable music stand, folding music stand, music stand, wooden music stand, music, entertainment -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Functional object - Pencils
Pencils handed in from 3 business houses who had them endorsed with their name, type of business and phone number for advertising purposes - garage, pharmacy and draper.6 black lead pencils with rubber on end, with business house names on. Used as give away for advertising. Some unused. 3 as new unsharpened, 1 sharpened slightly used; 1 with rubber end used; 1 with rubber unsharpened.With compliments of: Vic and Nita Gross Men's and Boys Wear Tatura 241581; Ladeyres Pharmacy Tatura; Wilson's (Tatura) Garage Tatura Phone 31.vic and nita gross, ladeyres pharmacy, wilson's garage, advertising pencils -
National Wool Museum
Souvenir - The Wool Exchange Matchbox, Hanna Matches, 1990-1995
This matchbox is a souvenir / give away from the Wool Exchange Nightclub and Hotel, Corio Street, Geelong. Resaurants and hotels frequently give away items such as this for promotional purposes.Matchbox with removable lid. Contains 23 white tipped, wooden matches. One side of the matchbox is printed in black with an image of a sheep in white. The other side is white, with a cartoon image of a wolf in a sheepskin in black. One side of the matchbox is for striking matches, the other side is printed with text.THE / WOOL / EXCHANGE THE WOOL EXCHANGE / NIGHTCLUB / GEELONG VICTORIA THE WOOL EXCHANGE NIGHTCLUB / 44 Corio Street, Geelong, Victoria / (052) 21 3022, 21 3127 / HANNA / MATCH / CONTENTS / 25wool exchange hotel, geelong, matches, nightclub, hotel, souvenir -
The Beechworth Burke Museum Research Collection
Card (Series) - Index Card, George Tibbits, Bridge Street, Beechworth, 1976
George Tibbits, University of Melbourne. Faculty of Architecture, Building and Town & Regional PlanningIndex system that support the research for Beechworth : historical reconstruction / [by] George Tibbits ... [et al]Arranged by street names of BeechworthEach index card includes: street name and number of property, image of property, allotment and section number, property owners and dates of ownership, description of the property according to rate records, property floor plan with dimensions.beechworth, george tibbitsbeechworth, george tibbits -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Tickets - Victorian Railways Sandringham to Black Rock electric tramway, Victorian Railways (VR), 1950s
Tickets printed and issued by the Victorian Railways for the Sandringham to Black Rock electric street railway or tramway. The line closed in 1956. All tickets numbered for accounting purposes.Yields information about the VR Ticketting System for its Tramways.Set of 3 Victorian Railways Sandringham to Black Rock electric tramway ticket blocks. Printed on white sheets, stapled at the top with a large staple onto a cardboard backing strip. Each value in red ink with black print information. Each block has the ticket number printed on the stub of the ticket that remained with the block when torn off. Were printed in blocks of 200. 1 - 2d - Nos 677805 to 677986 - rear cardboard backing removed along with a number of tickets. 2 - 2d - Nos 80012 to 80185 with tickets and stubs removed at the rear. 3 - 3d - Nos. 40022 to 400189 - as above. tickets, vr, vr trams, victorian railways, fares, sandringham, black rock tramway -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: HISTORICAL RECORDS OF BENDIGO MINES
Copy of 3 page hand written document by Albert Richardson. Written on top of page one: 'Mining Report Historical Society 6.7.67. Historical Records of Bendigo Mines' which outlines a project undertaken by Albert and the Historical Society to write a description of each Bendigo mine, showing location, plant, gold gained, depth of shaft etc. The objective was to publish this information in a book for 'educational and historical purpose'. The paper further describes a public meeting to outline the BHS proposal to 'preserve a gold mine with all equipment both surface and underground, a crushing battery, a windlass, a whip and a whim to be stored, as as far as possible in correct position. For tourists, local residents and educational purposes this should illustrate what Bendigo workers in Bendigo foundries and Bendigo citizens generally, achieved in making this city a world famous gold mining centre. That Victoria Hill be made available and developed for the benefit of tourists and local residents' Memberrs of the BHS involved: J. Hattam President, E. Clarke, Neil Murray, A. LLewellyn.bendigo, mining, bendigo gold mines -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Father Shimuye Mebratu with his silver Orthodox cross, 20/02/1985
Father Shimuye Mebratu is one of a growning number of Orthodox priests driven from their parish by drought in Wello Province.B & W waist length photograph of Father Shimuye Mebratu carrying a silver Orthodox cross."Father Shimuye Mebratu with his silver Orthodox cross Reproduction permission is granted for editorial purposes only. World Vision photo credit must be given at all times when reproducing this photo World Vision Media Department Phone (03) 699 8765 C&N 20/2/1985 page 7"mebratu, shimuye, father, orthodox cross -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Hat, Navy Officer's, Mid 20th century
This navy officer’s hat has been reconditioned and this alteration may have been done for theatrical purposes. No information is available on its original owner or his country or rank.This hat is of minor interest as it is no longer in its original condition and has no known local provenance. This is a Navy officer’s hat with a white cloth circular top and a black material base and a band lined with black material. It has a Bakelite peak. The black band has an off-centre cloth badge of metallic thread featuring decorative feathers and a flag with a blue and red six-pointed star. The hat appears to be a re-conditioning of an original hat and the badge is probably not an original one. The edges of the hat are frayed and soiled. The hat has a leather lining with the maker’s name inside the hat but this is illegibleSouthhamptonaustralian navy uniform, history of warrnambool -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Booklet, Victorian Railway Printing Works, Five Fighting Years
The purpose of this publication is to provide a brief but comprehensive summary of the service that has been given by the Australian Military Forces in many countries since the outbreak of war on September 3, 1939Small white book,rectangular in shape with the Australian flag and red writing on the front.Made from cardboard and paper.Five Fighting Years. The Australian Army at War,1939-44book.the australian army at war. lara, r.s.l. -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Plan, Proposed new school building Mair Street, Ballarat for the Committee of the Clarendon Presbyterian Ladies College, March 1925. P S Richards, Coburn and Richards, ARVIA Architects
Clarendon Presbyterian Ladies College moved from a property on the corner of Clarendon and Armstrong Streets, Soldiers Hill to new purpose built premises in Mair Street, Ballarat in 1926. Framed under glassclarendon presbyterian ladies college -
Bunjil Park Aboriginal Education & Cultural Centre
Coolamon Dish, This item is made by taking bark from the tree, soaking it to make it pliable then shaping into a curve then direid slowly over heat to set the shape
This type of implement is used to gather food or if large enough, to carry a baby. The size of this item suggested it could have been used for either purpose. This is a women s implement.A bowl shaped dish, decorated with a witchety grub design.Witchety grub motive characteristic of the Central Desert tribes.coolamon dish, aboriginal wooden implements, central desert tribes. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Equipment - Toggle Rope
In the Vietnam conflict, Australian troops used these multi-purpose ropes to aid travel in the jungle at night or when crossing rivers, to join together with poles as stretchers, and to secure prisoners.Dark green rope assembly: single leg, cotton/jute. Rope is coiled with a loop at each end. Single loop at one end and a double loop at the other end.vietnam, toggle rope, military equipment, rope -
Clunes Museum
Administrative record - BOOK, RENEWALS OF GARDEN LICENCE 5/
RECEIPT BOOK - RENEWALS OF GARDEN LICENCE 5/- 1885 - 87 LICENCE TO ENTER CROWN LANDS NOT EXCEEDING IN AREA ONE ACRE AS SPECIFIED HEREUNDER, FOR PURPOSES OF GARDEN AND RESIDENCE.BLUE COVERERED BOOK CONTAINING . RENEWALS OF GARDEN LICENCE NOs 68121 TO 68140 FOR YEARS 1885 - 87local history, local government, council, licence, garden -
National Wool Museum
Photograph
Photograph probably for promotional purposes, of a "David Sowden & Sons" loom, No102, "Lasting or Serge de Berrie Loom". Photograph was among items from Yarra Falls Mill.Photograph, sepia, of a "David Sowden & Sons" loom, No102, "Lasting or Serge de Berrie Loom".LASTING OR SERGE DE BERRIE/ LOOM/ DAVID SOWDEN & SONS/SHIPLEYtextile machinery weaving, yarra falls mill david sowden & sons, weaving looms, weaving machinery, textile machinery, weaving -
National Wool Museum
Photograph, Lasting or Serge de Berrie Loom
Photograph probably for promotional purposes, of a "David Sowden & Sons" loom, No101, "Lasting or Serge de Berrie Loom". Photograph was among items from Yarra Falls Mill.Photograph, sepia, of a "David Sowden & Sons" loom, No101, "Lasting or Serge de Berrie Loom".LASTING OR SERGE DE BERRIE/ LOOM/ DAVID SOWDEN & SONS/SHIPLEYtextile machinery weaving, yarra falls mill david sowden & sons, weaving looms, weaving machinery, textile machinery, weaving -
National Wool Museum
Photograph
Photograph probably for promotional purposes, of a "David Sowden & Sons Patent Automatic Shuttle Changing Loom" No 183. Photograph was with other photographs in an envelope from Yarra Falls Mill.Photograph, black and white, of a "David Sowden & Sons Patent Automatic Shuttle Changing Loom" No 183.183 to firt2 columns/ fig 11/Make 5 3/4 inches widetextile machinery weaving, yarra falls mill david sowden & sons, weaving looms, weaving machinery, textile machinery, weaving -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1999
Site of lime burning operations from 1870's. Lime burnt for agricultural purposes. Cocky Roberts was using lime in his glass making business at Lakes Tyers.Colour photograph of the McCrae Lime Kiln site east side shows work site now encroached on by bushland. Toorloo Arm Victoriawater supply -
Diamond Valley Vietnam Veterans Sub-Branch
Equipment - Sweat Rag, c2015
Amongst field kit, the sweat rag was every bit as important as other items - it served many purpose eg washer, towel, cleaning equipment, pillow, sun shade.Held in high esteem by the field soldier because of its efficient and many purpose usages.Field sweat rag for field soldiers made of soft absorbent material and suitable for a wide range of uses.vietnam, vietnam war, diamond valley vietnam veterans sub branch, equipment -
Melbourne Legacy
Document, The Legacy Club of Melbourne Incorporated Rules
This document sets out the rules and a statement of purpose. The document is incomplete, only pages 37- 59 are available. It is probably a copy of the original document. More details to be added. TBAThe rules and objectives have been revised and updated periodically.White A4 paper x 21 pages with black type of Legacy Club Rules.rules, regulations, objectives -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, "Advertisements for Trams", 27-3-1956
Report with a photo of a tram showing the location of advertisements. Notes that one tram was fitted the previous day. Purpose was to earn additional revenue. Only done for special occasions before. Yields information about provision of advertisements on the side of trams.Newspaper Clipping - "Advertisements for Trams"Hand dated "27 Mar 1956"tramways, trams, mmtb, advertisements -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Drawing, Harry Gilham, Schematic of Eltham Brewery, Brewery Lane, Little Eltham (1858-1873), c.2010
From Andrew Bailey files of 2010, this is a hybrid illustration by Harry Gilham of the Eltham Brewery 1858-1873. This item was created as a for illustrative purposes at Eltham District Historical Society displays eltham brewery, little eltham, display