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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Financial record - Order, J E Earl Timber and Hardware, Customers and staff of J E Earl, Sep 1922
Found under floorboards when building demolished, April 1999. Reason for storage under floorboards unknown; found by 'bottle diggers' and sold to Peter Libbis of the Society in April of 1999Packet of 160 smaller sized papers from collection of orders for goods from J.E. Earl, September 1922, handwritten on various bits of paper from scraps to company order forms. Yes!business and traders - timber, built environment, j e earl pty ltd, wormald brothers pty ltd, swallow & ariell ltd, o t box factory, a t harman & sons pty ltd, robert harper & co ltd, a e wearne & son, w c cone & co, joshua brothers distillery -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Financial record - Order, J E Earl Timber and Hardware, Customers and staff of J E Earl, Sep 1922
Found under floorboards when building demolished, April 1999. Reason for storage under floorboards unknown; found by 'bottle diggers' and sold to Peter Libbis of the Society in April of 1999Packet of 57 medium sized papers from collection of orders for goods from J.E. Earl, September 1922, handwritten on various bits of paper from scraps to company order forms. Yes!business and traders - timber, built environment, j e earl pty ltd, wormald brothers pty ltd, swallow & ariell ltd, o t box factory, a t harman & sons pty ltd, robert harper & co ltd, a e wearne & son, w c cone & co, joshua brothers distillery -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Flyer - Notice, Lecture, Hon W F Finlayson MLC, Temperance Hall, South Melbourne, The People Versus Liquor Traffic, Oct 1921
Found under floorboards when building demolished, April 1999. Reason for storage under floorboards unknown; found by 'bottle diggers' and sold to Peter LIBBIS of the Society in April of 1999From a collection of handwritten orders to J.E. EARL, 1922, handwritten on various bits of paper from scraps to company order forms. This one written on the back of a flyer for a lecture by the Hon. W.F. FINLAYSON MLC at Temperance Hall, South Melbourne Oct 27 1921Order in pencil on back of flyerbusiness and traders - timber, societies clubs unions and other organisations, public action campaigns, j e earl pty ltd, anti-liquor league, j p crichton & son -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Flyer - Notice, Public Indignation Meeting, Princess Theatre, The Case of Father Jergen, Jul 1922
Found under floorboards when building demolished, April 1999. Reason for storage under floorboards unknown; found by 'bottle diggers' and sold to Peter Libbis of the Society in April of 1999From a collection of handwritten orders to J.E. Earl, 1922, handwritten on various bits of paper from scraps to company order forms. This one written on the back of a flyer for a 'Public Indignation Meeting' Princess Theatre 21 July 1922Order in pencil on back of flyerbusiness and traders - timber, public action campaigns, j e earl pty ltd, father jergen -
National Wool Museum
Functional object - Typewriter, Remington Typewriter Company, c.1925
This Remington No.12 typewriter is of the typebar, front-strike class. It was made by the Remington Typewriter Company of Ilion, New York, U.S.A. in about 1925. The Model No. 12 was introduced in 1922 and was one of the first 'visible writer' machines, in which the typed characters were visible to the operator. Previous models were of the upstrike class in which the characters were typed on the underside of the platen. To see what had been typed the operator had to raise the platen, meaning the typist was typing blind much of the time. This machine was used by Margaret Ganly née Burn in the 1930s. It was purchased for her by one of the sons of William Pride, a famous saddle maker in Geelong, William was Margaret’s grandfather. The typewriter was donated with original sales receipt and servicing tools. Margaret worked at Dennys for 7 years during the 1930s. The typewriter is accompanied with a story written by Margaret about her time working at the company. Margret married Jack Ganly, a fellow employee of Dennys. The Ganly name was well known within Dennys, with three generations of the Ganly family working at the company. WORKING CONDITIONS & OFFICE WORK DUTIES. Written by Margaret Burn in 2021. Worked at Dennys Lascelles in the 1930s. In the 1930s coming out of the Depression, jobs were hard to come by and had to be clung to by efficiency and subserviency. There was no union to protect workers – bosses could be tough and rough. Dennys Lascelles revolved around fortnightly wool sales in the “season” – September to May. Sale day was always a day of suppressed excitement. Preparation from a clerical point of view was complete and we now awaited the aftermath of the actual wool auction. The building teemed with people. There were country people down to see their wool sold, buyers of many nationalities, or from the big cities, who were coming in and out of the building all day. Their role was to inspect the acres of wool bales displayed on the show floors; however, caterers were present to feed clients, and there was plenty of social interactions on top of business. The office staff did not go home but waited until the first figures came back from the wool sales and the machines went in to action, both human and mechanical, preparing the invoices for the buyers’ firms. This comprised of lists of lot numbers, weights, prices per lb., and the total prices paid. A lot of this was done by old-school typewriters, making this work a big, heavy, tiring job. Before the finished lists could be dispatched, they were collated on an “abstract”. The lists had to balance with the catalogue from which the invoices had been prepared. This never happened automatically. All the paperwork had to be split up amongst pairs of workers and checked until discrepancies were found. This would happen until midnight but occasionally went until 2 or 3 am. Once complete, the invoices could then be rushed off to the buyers’ firms usually in Melbourne, and hire cars took the staff home. It was back on the job the next morning, usually around 8.30. The office hours varied according to the size of the sale and work involved. Some days started as early as 8 and could finish around 5.30. The second phase of work began with the account sales to be prepared for the sellers of the wool. These detailed all the weights, descriptions of wool, brands, and prices. One Sales account could have multitudes of lot numbers, all needing to be individually described. Various charges needed to be deducted such as finance for woolpacks, extra stock, or farmers who were given a loan to live on during the season. Details of how payment was to be made was also noted, whether the seller was to be paid by cheque, to a bank, or credited to their account with the company (which often left the seller still in debt). For a couple of months in the winter, things were quieter when staff took holidays and were sometimes given afternoons off. But there were still weekly skin sales and stock sales around the state. The annual end of June figures to be prepared for a big company like Dennys with branches all around the state also kept the staff busy. In good years there was sometimes a bonus. On sale days there was a bar open for the clients and wool buyers. This added to the excitement for the young girls, who were strictly barred from using it, but somehow managed to sneak a gin and tonic. This is how I had my first ever, before the evening meal. There was also the romantic notion in some minds, with all the influx of males, that some of us might end up on a wealthy station, or be noticed by an exotic buyer. To my knowledge, this never happened at Dennys Lascelles Limited. Group staff photo at Dennys Lascelles Limited. Margaret Burn. Age 18 or 19. Jack Ganly (Margaret’s future husband). 22.The typewriter has a black painted metal frame. The top section of the typewriter consists of a cylindrical platen on a carriage featuring plated metal fittings. A curved folding paper guide sits behind the platen and moves on the horizontal axis when the user types on the keyboard. A horizontal semicircular type basket with typebar links the top section to the lower keyboard. The ink ribbon is carried between two spools on a horizontal axis, one on each side of the type-basket. At the rear, a paper tray features gold lettering which reads ‘Remington’. At the front, a four-row QWERTY keyboard is found with 42-character keys total. 'SHIFT LOCK' and 'SHIFT KEY' are to the left of the keyboard, 'BACK SPACER' and 'SHIFT KEY' to the right. All keys are circular, white with black lettering. At the top of the keyboard are five circular red keys with the numbers 1-5 displayed behind their respective keys. A Spacebar is found along the front of the keyboard. The typewriter is accompanied by a cardboard box. This box contains the original sales receipt, on blue paper with grey lead handwriting. It also contains spare parts, a spare ribbon stretched between two spools, and cleaning tools such as brushes of differing sizes. Serial Number. Engraved. "LX45395" Gold lettering. Paper tray. “Remington” Gold Lettering. Behind keyboard. “Made in Ilion, New York, U.S.A. Gold Lettering. Mirrored both sides of type-basket. “12”remington, dennys lascelles ltd, worker conditions 1930s -
Unions Ballarat
'A bit of a rebel' : the life and work of George Arnold Wood, Crawford, RM, 1975
George Arnold Wood (1865-1928) was an historian who founded the Australian Anti-War League in 1902 with W.A. Holman and others. He also co-founded the Teachers' Guild of NSW. Biographical. Significant to the history of the Boer War, Teachers' Guild of NSW and Wood's research into Australian history.Paper; book. Front cover: orange background; black and white caricature of George Arnold Wood on the front; black text.Front cover: author's name and title.george arnold wood, historians, australian anti-war league, w.a. holman, teachers' guild of nsw, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, boer war, australian history, crawford, raymond maxwell, crawford, rm -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Fuse cap for 18 pounder artillery shell
Found in Somme Area by donor.Circular steel cap, with threaded base to attach to top of 18 pounder shell (Air burst fuse).Numerical scale (see photo above) with gradations up to 9.5 for setting range at which fuse would ignite. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Sole of Shoe, Leather sole of shoe with a nail stuck through the middle. Undated, <2000
Sole found in the Miners' cottage.Leather sole of shoe with a nail stuck through the middle. -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Drinking Mug
Found in France during WWI.German soldier's mug. Grey/olive enamelled steel with some rust. It is oval shaped in cross-section with a thin handle attached at the side join.The name "Otto Pfeil" is scratched on one side and "1/4 L" is stamped in blue ink on the other side.ww1, otto, german, drinking utensil, pfeil -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Artwork, other - Carving, Eagle & Swastika, 1940
Found at camp 13 TaturaCarving on local stone of an eagle & swastika. The word "Tatura" is carved on the bottom edge and '1940' above the eagle.1940 , Taturacarving -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Photo 2/1 AOC and notes
Found in an op. shop FTG.Group of soldiers (with signatures) 2/1st Aust. Army Ordnance Corps at Field Park, Vict.photo, ww2, army -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Archive - File, Port Melbourne Leading Lights, c. 1995
Found in Pat Grainger's archivesFile of photocopies prepared for Angela Wallace in the early days of the City of Port Phillip, as reference for commissioning public art installation re the Leading Lights - - extracts from heritage study done about 1990 ;letter to Angela;piers and wharves, leading lights, arts and entertainment, beacons, angela wallace, leading lights -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Image, Nazareth House, Ballarat
nazareth House was founded in 1888.Black and whote image of a three storey building known as Nazareth House run by the Sisters of Nazareth.nazareth house, ballarat, orphanage, catholic, sisters of nazareth, residential care, architecture -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Container - First Aid Cabinet
Found in an old shed, InvergordonFirst Aid Cabinet - white rectangular metal box with hinged door. Has a green cross with yellow graphic and red writingDayspring Health Servicesfirst aid cabinet, first aid equipment, medical cabinet -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - Jabot, c 1930s possibly
Found uncatalogued in our collectionCreamy white lace jabot of two gathered layers into an oval shape with centre of five lace flowers down the front. The lace is gathered to a central strip of net with a label with '1662' on it. At neck is a brooch pin sewn on. The cotton lace is edged with a sewn on narrow scalloped edge. Flower pattern is daffodils and leaves.1662costume, female -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Knife - table
Found at site of camp 4.Sheffield silver plate table knife -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Domestic object - Bottle, n.d
Found on Fiji ship wreck?Green glass bottle with half full liquid enclosed. Small pin prick in cap by donor indicates smell of liquor. (schnapps)Front: - Back: - -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Mixed media - Photographs and Labels, Display, After 2016
Found in MB08 Filing Cabinetdisplay, exhibition, chemistry class, students students in class, soil testing -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Ceremonial object - Time Capsule, Kew Bowling Club, 1980
Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910. Nixon NV 1980, The History of the Kew Bowling Club 1880-1980. Reeve S 2012, City of Boroondara: Thematic Environmental History, p.216.The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Copper cylinder being a Kew Bowling Club Time Capsule, sealed 1/12/80 to be opened 1/12/2080. [The item is part of the large historic Kew Bowling Club collection (1880-1988) gifted to the Kew Historical Society in 2020].KEW BOWLING CLUB / FOUNDED 1ST DECEMBER 1880 / THIS CAPSULE CONTAINS THE CLUB'S 100 YEARS HISTORY, CENTENARY DINNER NOTICES, LIST OF COMMITTEE, AND MEMBERS, NEWSPAPERS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF OUR CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS. PLEASE OPEN ON 1ST DECEMBER 2080. / NOEL T LYALL CENTENARY PRESIDENT 1ST DECEMBER 1980.kew bowling club - wellington street - kew (vic), clubs - lawn bowls - kew (vic), bowling clubs - kew bowling club - history -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Card - Membership, Australian Trainers Association (ATA), Season 2013/2014
Season 2013/14 Australian Trainers Association (ATA) Membership CardEnamelled Coloured Card in Plastic Holder attached to Length of Black Cord Front: ATA / Member / 2013/2014. Back: This card is Not Transferable and remains the property of Australian Trainers Association / if found, please return to 400 Epsom Road Flemington Vic 3031 Ph: (03) 9372 1686 / ATA / Member 0485 / Subsidiary Entity / Racing Supplies Ph: (03) 9681 7415.harness racing, trotting, membership, card, ata, australian trainers association, 2013/14 -
Wangaratta High School
WHS Framed Certificate, 2011-2012
Certificate of merit awarded to Wangaratta High School for its contribution in teaching German language in 2011 and 2012. The certificate has a yellow bar along the left and a colour SAGSE symbol at the top of the page. One is framed in a gold frame, the other unframed. The text reads:GOODWILL IN ACTION Since 1967 Founded in Melbourne, Victoria SAGSE Scholarship for Australian-German Student Exchange Certificate of Merit Presented to Wangaratta High School in recognition of Exceptional and Outstanding Contribution to German Language Teaching in Victoria Egon Vetter President Melbourne 14 October 2011 / 12 October 2012 -
Conservation Volunteers
Echidna: Taxidermal Animal, To be established, Echidna - real and stylised: Taxidermal Animal - overseas visitors to CVA's head office clamour to be photographed with it, To be advised
ACRONYMS: The name of the organisation is Australian Trust for Conservation of Nature (ATCV) from 1981 to 1999 and Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA) from 2000 onwards.............................................Last used in 1999 the Echidna logo was used for 17 years. It was designed by John Zulic, then a young graphic designer at Sovereign Hill Outdoor Museum in Ballarat, and by 2010 the longest serving employee. John was briefed by Peter Hiscock, then director of Sovereign Hill and also President of ATCV, in 1982 to design ATCV’s first logo. Through the image of the echidna John Zulic tried to capture a unique Australian identity (a combination of uniqueness, strength, resilience, role in a balanced habitat and a national feel) for a fledgling local group with big plans. John presented concept to Tim Cox and Peter Hiscock – both were enthusiastic: the rest is history. For many years newly arriving volunteers were photographed with the mascot.The echidna was synonymous with ATCV for many years. The logo appeared on team vehicles and buses and on all publications until 2000. For many years new volunteers had their photograph taken with "Eddy". Even today overseas visitors to CVA's head office clamour to be photographed with it.This item is a taxidermal (preserved and stuffed) echidna. The echidna is an Australian marsupial animal resembling the porcupine or hedgehog found in other continents. It is a nocturnal, burrowing, egg-laying mammal of the genera Tachyglossus and Zaglossus of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea, having a spiny coat, slender snout, and an extensible sticky tongue used for catching insects. NOTE: The provenance of this item is not yet established but it has been the unofficial "mascot" of ATCV/CVA from soon after foundation till the present.australian, echidna, mascot, logo, wildlife -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Camera, Eastman Kodak Co, Vest Pocket, 1920s
This camera, made by the American firm of Eastman Kodak, was the best-selling folding camera during the first half of the 20th century. This is the ‘autographic’ model as there is provision at the back of the camera for note-taking. This model was made between 1915 and 1926 and it is called the soldier’s camera because of its compact size. Over 1,000,000 cameras of this type were sold during World War One. This camera belonged to C.C. McNeil of Caramut, a town 55 kilometres north of Warrnambool. This camera is of interest as it belonged to a person from the Warrnambool district and it is a good example of a pocket camera with note-writing facilities. This is a black metal camera in a rectangular shape with rounded edges. It has three glass apertures and a metal winder. It also has an opening shutter at the back of the camera where notes can be written on to the paper backing of the film. The front of the camera opens and a concertina-like metal attachment affixed to the back of the camera can be pulled out to reveal the lens. This is covered in black leather. Printed information etched into the surface can be found in various locations around this camera. Vest Pocket Autographic Kodak U.S. Patents – Mar 4 1902, May 6 1913 Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester N.Y. U.S.A. Celia C. McNeil Caramut 20th century photography, history of warrnambool -
Tennis Australia
Photographic print, Circa 1934
Black and white photographic print of large number of people posed ona ship deck. Probably Australian tennis team travelling to Europe. Front from left are Don Turnbull, Viv McGrath, Adrian Quist, and behind McGrath is Jack Crawford. Other people unidentified. Part of a collection of photos taken/owned by Australian player D.P. Turnbull - found in collection in a vinyl album marked 'Photos by D P Turnbull'. Materials: Paper, Photographic emulsiontennis -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Poster - Black and white and colour prints, Information Branch Victorian Department of Agriculture, Field Machinery
Collection of photographs pasted on cardboard. (1) Students ? (2) Student on a ride-on grass cutter near Luffmann Ponds labelled, "Photograph by Information Branch Victorian Department of Agriculture Ref. No 1981 (914-43)." (3) Student on ? In Field Station. (4) Students using lawn mower and whipper snipper near Engineering Building. "VCAH" on reverse. (5) Student on ride-on grass cutter on Oak Lawn. Found in Fred Taylor's office, former mechanic. In 2015.students, grass cutter, luffmann ponds, field station, lawn mower, whipper snipper, engineering building, vcah, oak lawn -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Laryngoscope, Macintosh, Circa 1943
"First described by Professor R. R. Macintosh in the Lancet of February 13th, 1943, this design is now the acknowledged leader throughout the world." (PENLON, 1969) Reference: PENLON. 1969. Anaesthetic Equipment - Longworth Scientific Instrument Company LTD. Abingdon, Berkshire, England. January 1969.Right hand stainless steel size 3 Macintosh interchangeable laryngoscope blade with light bulb, attached to a standard sized handle with serrated grip and no batteries inside deposit. Minor scratches and hit marks are over its surface. A blue sticky tape is attached to the back side of the blade where the size and type is, also can be found the mark left by a previous sticky tape around the top neck of the handle. The blade was made by Penlon in England.Engraved in cursive writing above the light bulb, Royal Childrens Hospital Engraved in capital writing above the light bulb next to previous text, D.A. Stamped at the back side of the blade, MACINTOSH / 3 Stamped at the blade base lateral side, REGD. TRADE MARK / PENLON / MADE IN ENGLAND Stamped at the blade back side, STAINLESSlaryngoscope, macintosh laryngoscope, macintosh blade, light bulb -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, The Traditional owners of the Whitehorse region, 1997
Article written for Box Hill Historical SocietyArticle written for Box Hill Historical Society describing the Aboriginal (Koorie) inhabitants of the Whitehorse region. This area was part of the estate of the Wurundjeri-bulluk clan of the Woiwurung Tribe. Kinship and marriage links with the people of the Goulburn River area are described. Daily life as hunter gatherers is described and the pattern of movements within the area. Several locations where traces are still found and where people lived after European settlement are listed. A bibliography is included. 2 pages.Article written for Box Hill Historical Societyaborigines, wurundjeri -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Uniform, Air Raid Precautions Warden Armlet, c.1941
Part of a suite of materials used by Air Raid Precautions (ARP) wardens in Kew in the Second World War. Air raid wardens managed groups of people in using air raid facilities that were constructed throughout the district. The ARP scheme was based on that developed in the United Kingdom. The collection of ARP items, originally belonging to Mr Samuel James Gare of Bowen Street, Kew, was donated five years after his death by his son.Primary resources showing the materials and advice developed to protect civilians on the home front. Examples of such support in the Kew Historical Society's collection includes advice for authorised community representatives, insignia and equipment.White rubberised canvas armband with tape ties. Printed in black on the band is 'ARP/WARDEN'. A similar example in the Australian War Memorial's collection notes that this: "Example of the type of Air Raid Precaution (ARP) armband used by the State Emergency Service (SES) of Victoria during the Second World War; this style worn by ARP wardens. The Victorian style of armband differed from those of other states, and is indicative of the variety of ARP organisations found across the states."Inscribed on reverse: "KH-2019"air raid precautions - uniforms, second world war 1939-1945, arp, air raid precautions, state emergency services victoria 1939-1945, second world war — air raid precautions, world war 2 — 1939-1945, home front — kew (vic.) -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GOLDEN SQUARE LAUREL STREET P.S. COLLECTION: CLASS PHOTO, 1920's
Photocopy of mixed class of children attributed to Golden Square School. Some boys barefoot, some with neck-ties, one in sailors suit. Printed caption below reads, 'The children in this picture are students of the Golden Square School, possibly in the 1920's. This and several other photographs of Golden Square classes have been found. Further details from Rita Hull, phone 46-7805 who is anxious to know if any of these students are still in Bendigo.bendigo, institutions, golden square primary school -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Three page letter, dated January 5, 1947, to Dr. Abbott from Dr. Otto Wulfrath. In the letter Dr. Wulfrath mentions his circumstances after the War and the difficulty of avoiding misunderstandings with the different languages. He also mentions Dr. Abbott's brother. He also says he was willing to answer all questions within the limits of his possibilities and that he was prepared to co-operate in any scheme found to be convenient and useful to the cause.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, dr otto wulfrath, dr abbott, 'the electrical factor in metabolism', dr fairclough, sci