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Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Rongeur Bone Nibbler
This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.Used for nibbling bones during operations. In sterilised bag. Look like pliers. Handle bowed with ribbed pattern. Gripping end has egg shaped hollow before meeting to grip.medical equipment. hospital equipment. tawonga. mt beauty. bones. rongeur. operation -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Boyle Davis Mouth Gag
This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment. Good condition and good interpretation capacity.Stainless steel mouth gag used to hold the mouth open during surgery. e.g.. taking out the tonsils Some rubber on two curved parts. Too complicated to describe - see photo.hospital equipment. medical equipment. tawonga. mt beauty. tonsils. mouth gag. boyle-davis. surgery -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
IV Bottle with Airway
This medical / hospital equipment was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.Used in the delivery of intravenous fluids Clear glass bottle with plastic black lid sealed and with 2 holes through it. A short hard plastic straw for air is in one hole and in the other a long hard plastic straw going down to the bottom. The jar is embossed with measurements up to 1000ml. There is a torn label on the bottle. Near the bottom is a white plastic handle which may be able to be attached to something.Embossed measurements with numbers and lines. Also 1000 ml. The label has the title, in blue, Dextrose 10% w/v. On the bottom 8146 is embossed.medical equipment. hospital equipment. tawonga. mt beauty. intravenous fluids -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Silk Sutures
This medical / hospital equipment was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s, specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.x 15 packets/sachets of Black braided silk sutures and x 3 packets of Surgical Catgut in a cardboard box with a tray sliding out. The box is labelled. The sachets are standing up in the tray. The packets are labelled and have foil at the back and clear plastic attached at the front. The suture is sterilised and possibly in a sachet of its own behind the label.Box and each sachet: Blue label at end of tray- 684H (top left) 2 metric (3/0) ETHICON / Silk / Black Braided /Silk Suture /45 cm Non-Capillary Sterile / Johnson & Johnson / medical Products Pty. Ltd. Sydney. (on right) Cutting FS-1 / 24mm. Sachet yellow label: Plain 2/0 metric 3.5 / Ethicon / Surgical Catgut, B.P. / Sterile / Non- Boilable / Taper CT-1/ 36 mm / Length 75 cm / Ethnor Pty. Ltd. Sydney. Across the sachet is a dotted line (for cutting?) then across the label Plain 2/0 / 843. Top of box - broken label. Made in Australia /Johnson&Johnson medical equipment. hospital equipment. tawonga. mt beauty. suture. -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Boyle Davis Tongue Depressor
This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.In sterilized packet. A metal instrument mostly 2 sided, third side being very short slightly rounded and at right angles to the long side. . Long side has grooves embossed on the outside. Second side is at right angles to the long side (at other end) and is shaped like a tongue, with small embossed grooves on the inside and a metal hollow attachment on the outside that comes up near the junction of the two lengths. Grooves on 2 sides.medical instrument. hospital equipment. tawonga. mt beauty. tongue. boyle davis. tonsil -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Circumcision Trimmer x2
This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.Shape is like a stapler. Stainless steel. 4 parts that fit together. 1. a screw with large top. 2. Flat piece with oblong hole and round hole at end which 3. fits in standing up. Has a black knob at one end. 4 attached to 2 with screw (1.) This is flat at screw end then rises up and bends over to clip on with part 3'Little / Trimmer/ 14 CM' embossed on flat piece (2)medical instrument. hospital equipment. circumcision. tawonga. mt beauty. -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Oxygen Mask
This medical / hospital equipment was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.3 parts. 1. Flexible plastic mask for nose and mouth with a hole either side for the nose to breathe. Another hole for air to enter from a tube below to the mouth or nose. Blue material tape is attached each side to go around the head. 2. Hard clear plastic that fits into tube hole of mask. It protects a narrow tube that fits onto 3. a long soft green plastic hollow tube with fittings at each end. medical equipment. hospital equipment. tawonga. mt beauty. oxygen mask -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Self Retaining Abdominal Retractor
This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment. Good condition and good interpretation capacity. In a sealed sterilised bag. Large scissor like steel instrument with 2 loose identical parts. Handle end is controlled by teeth. Pivot has a screw protruding out. Instrument end is flat with a key hole at each end. Loose bits are 3 sided with a hook like attachment on 1 side. medical instrument. hospital equipment. speculum. abdominal. tawonga. mt beauty. -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Skin Graft Knife
This medical / hospital equipment was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.In yellow cardboard box with black writing. Hollow (loop) handle. Pivot is a screw so that the blade can be taken out. Blade has a hole for the screw. Has a shorter straight side and a longer side with teeth like a saw. It fits in a cavity shaped for the knife. Another cavity is next to it but is empty.Box: Eschmann Skin Graft Knife / Including ten sterile disposable blades. Followed by 3 other languages. Made in England hospital equipment. medical instrument. tawonga. mt beauty. knife. skin graft -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Rectal Proctoscope
This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.Used to look into the rectum. Part 1 fits into a hollow cylinder of part 2. 1. Plastic brown handle - round and shaped at end with 4 slices to form square shape for easy grip. attached to steel with protective plate long thin rod & then cylinder with covered shaped ends. 2. All steel - spoon shaped handle on angle to hollow cylinder wider and shaped into hollow cylinder - bottom cut cross section on angle.11AQ - on part 1. on steel between protective plate and wooden handle 11AQ - on part 2. across tip of handle DOWNS DA-001-01-Y length ways on handlemedical instrument. hospital equipment. mt beauty. tawonga. rectum. -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Tonsil Dissector
This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga district General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.Long steel instrument slightly curved. Used to dissect tonsils.RP on one side near middlemedical equipment. hospital equipment. tonsil. mt beauty. tawonga. -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Double Ended Tonsil Dissector
This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.Double ended - used to dissect tonsils Long stainless steel with curved flat end and at other end 90 degree angle hook with 3 curved points. Middle wider with etching.Etching into steel in middle, wider part - both sides. H.A.T. MELB. - next to etching at hook end. Stainless - next to etching at 'spoon' end facing other way to hook end.medical instrument. hospital equipment. tawonga. mt beauty. tonsil -
Port of Echuca
Colour photograph, 1977
The old Loco shed was built in 1864, as part of Echuca's rail extension, to service both passengers and goods but mainly wool, from the Riverina to Melbourne.The coming of the railway had a significant impact on Echuca and the transportation of produce, people and goods between Melbourne and the Riverina. The extension of the rail line from Bendigo began in 1862 and the final rail was laid in 1864. The Echuca line went into service immediately. The trains average speed was 20-25miles/hour double the pace of the Cobb & Co coaches. The locomotive shed housed and repaired the steam trains and carriages.Colour photograph X 2, of the old locomotive shed, showing the 3 front arches and side arches of one side wall. This photo was taken in 1977 showing the shed open but unused and surrounded by dried grass. P000157.1 & P000157.2On reverse printed: Dec 77-M: Print made by Kodak : Kodak P000157.1 in pencil Old Loco Shed P000157.1.2 typed sticker Old Loco Shed, Echuca. 1864locomotive shed, echuca, railways, echuca, echuca -transport -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photographs, John Cook, 1978-79
Trenavin Park was built by Mr Sambell on a site just above the original site of the McHaffie homestead. Was owned by Mr & Mrs Oswin (70's)Six coloured photographs of Trenavin Park, Ventnor, Phillip Island. 81-90: Front view of Trenavin Park 81-90a: Back view of Trenavin Park 81-90b: Interior of Trenavin Park showing stairs 81-90c: Interior of Trenavin Park showing lounge and dining areas 81-90d: Interior of Trenavin Park showing games room with billiard table 81-90e: The Furneryphotographs, trenavin park phillip island, john cook -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1978/9
The hayshed at "Innishowen" was built by J. D. McHaffie on his property at Ventnor and moved to "Innishowen" by Mr. Harbison when he bought the McHaffie property.Coloured photograph of interior of hayshed showing many bales of hay and construction of roof.local history, photographs, buildings - historical, rural industry, coloured photograph, john cook, innishowen, ventnor, phillip island -
Greensborough Historical Society
Advertising Leaflet, 5 Hakea Close Greensborough, 20/04/2018
5 Hakea Close Greensborough, 4 bedroom house sold April 2018 for $1,275,000. Built 2011. Previous sales: December 2005 for $299,000.Real Estate advertising leaflet,1 sheet folded into 4 pages, printed in colour both sides.hakea close greensborough -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Safety concerns, 18/07/2018
A planning application for a double storey childcare and medical centre to be built at the intersection of Grimshaw Street and Macorna Street has left the community seeing red.News article 1 page, black text.childcare centre, watsonia north, grimshaw street watsonia, macorna street watsonia -
Greensborough Historical Society
Booklet, Lower Plenty River Heritage Walk Sunday 27 October 2013, 27/10/2013
This booklet was used during the Heritage Walk along the Lower Plenty River in October 2013. It outlines natural and built landscapes of interest along this trail. 24 pages, illus. (some col.), maps.lower plenty, plenty river, lower plenty river heritage walk -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, No new schools in plan, 16/11/2016
The Banyule Schools Provision Review acknowledged that some Banyule schools would suffer high demand in coming years but no new schools would be built.News clipping, black text and colour image. banyule, education victoria, schools in banyule -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Coloured, C 1921
This store was built by Jack Hemley on the site where Ralphy's cafe stands now (2010). The store was Jack Hemley's, then McIntosh's, then Taylor's and in 2010 is Ralphy's.The photo shows a weatherboard building with a "Store & Cafe" sign attached to the roof. There are two chairs and a table on the right side, and two chairs on the left side, of the veranda of the veranda There are daily headline news posters on the front wall and two old posts stand in front of the building on the edge of the (unmade) road.buildings, shops -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Bottle - Medical
This bottle was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950's specifically for the increase i population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Hypothecary bottle of clear green glass with screw top. Front and base are heavily embossed.Front: Gauge with horizontal lines equal distance apart - at the top 'CC' and going down on every second line - 100, 200, 300, 400, On each side 10 vertical lines. Base:'PGC' '5' in middle '1FG-L'hypothecary bottle, medical, hospital -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Probes - Dental Instruments
This dental instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950's specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment. Good condition and good interpretation capacity.Clear plastic sealed bag holding about 27 steel probes of different sizes. Used for Dental work.On the bag in red handwriting 'Electric'dental probes, medical, hospital, tawonga district hospital -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Papers - Mt Beauty Householders 1964, Mt Beauty Householders - Directory
Mt Beauty township was built in the late 1940s by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria for its workforce during the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme.This is a list of the early occupants of Mt Beauty township, naming the head of the household. It lists their phone numbers but not their occupations or family members.16 pages of Foolscap paper held by 2 staples in the top right hand corner. It consists of the following headings: - Name, Address, Phone No., and Sect-Allot.. The names are in alphabetical order. Commission owned houses are asterisked. All lists are as at 1st October, 1964Written in pen on top of first page "Patrol Supvr. - Info. Centre'mt beauty householders, mt beauty directory, mt beauty telephone directory, mt beauty residents 1964, mt beauty township -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, View of the Ringwood Antimony Mine, buildings and headframe. C1900, c. 1900
The Antimony mine, set on top of a hill, was originally the centre for Ringwood development. The centre was relocated to the west around Ringwood station when the railway was built.View of the Ringwood Antimony Mine, buildings and headframe. A chimney from a smelter can be seen on the LHS. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Correspondence, E.J. Barker, Letter concerning the search for a new site for the Tertiary division of the Ballarat School of Mines, 1966, 16/09/1966
The tertiary division of the Ballarat School of Mines was built at Mt Helen. The sod was turned in 1967, and the first student attended the Mt Helen Campus in 1970.Typed copy of a letter from E.J. Barker, Principal of the Ballarat School of Mines, concerning the site of a new campus for the tertiary division of the Ballarat School of Mines. ballarat school of mines, tertiary division, mount helen campus, ballarat institute of advanced education, jack barker, e.j. barker, kepert, morgan b. john, craig's hotel -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - Colour, Former Gervasoni House at Yandoit Creek, 2013
The drystone house was built by Carlo Gervasoni, Luigi Gervasoni, Battista Nana and Ambrogio Invernizzi. The large shed was placed in close proximity to the house c2013.Ten colour photographs of a drystone building at Yandoit Creek.yandoit, yandoit creek, yandoit hill, gervasoni, drystone -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - B/W photograph, 1970
Early photograph taken in 1969 showing first buildings of Mount Helen Campus of Ballarat University built on early estate near Green Hill. Significant tertiary institution established in the historical pastoral area of Green HillBlack and white photo of early buildings of Mount Helen Campus of University of Ballarat South West Corner of North Wingeducation, green hill, mount helen, university, trees -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, Dhurringile Mansion Wool Press, 1977
Copy of original photograph, one many taken of J. Lowry opening door of original Dhurringile mansion wool press built about 1880. Black and white photograph of Dhurringile Mansion wool press and J. LowryWool press manufactured by Humble & Sons, Geelong. Made from solid Kauri, about 1880. Dhurringile Station. J. Lowry opens door made of a single piece of Kauri.jack lowry, dhurringile mansion wool shed, dhurringile mansion wool press, humble & sons, geelong -
Lake Bolac & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, Eilyer Station Woolshed
Photograph of the bluestone woolshed located on 'Eilyer' Station 12 kilometres south of Lake Bolac. Built circa 1860. Owners of property the Austin FamilyBlack and white photographaustin, woolshed, bluestone, eilyer -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
R.S.L. BUILDING WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT AS THE LONDON CHARTERED BANK AND THEN THE E.S.& A. BANK, WHICH WAS THEN SOLD TO MR. HARRY PICKFORD, WHO THEN SOLD THE BUILDING TO THE R.S.L..1 .2 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF RETURNED SOLDIERS LEAGUE BUILDING IN FRASER STREET, CLUNES.local history, photography, photographs, buildings