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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyLetter - Governor of NSW to A J Kitchen offering congratulations for King's SIlver Hubilee Medal, May 1935
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Photocopy of a letter to Mr Kitchen (A.J) from Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven, Governor of NSW, offering congratulations for the award of the "King's Silver Jubilee Medal " 3rd May 1935industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, memorials and presentations, kitchen a j, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, sir alexander hore-ruthven -
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Certificate - King's Silver Jubilee Medal, May 1935
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Photocopy of the certificate accompanying the King's Silver Jubilee medal, dated 6 May 1935industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, memorials and presentations, kitchen a j, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, sir alexander hore-ruthven -
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Letter - A J Kitchen to Governor of NSW acknowleding receipt of King's Silver Jubilee Medal, May 1935
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Photocopy of a letter from Mr A J Kitchen to the Governor of NSW thanking him for his letter and acknowledging receipt of the King's Silver Jubilee medal. 1935industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, memorials and presentations, kitchen a j, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, sir alexander hore-ruthven -
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Document - Menu, Farewell dinner, A J Kitchen Esq, Menzies Hotel, 12 Dec 1940
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Photocopy of menu for the farewell dinner for A J Kitchen Esq on the eve of his retirement. Held at the Menzies Hotel on 12.12.1940. Signatures of the dinner guests are on the second pageindustry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, menzies hotel, a j kitchen esq -
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Document - Menu, Centenary Dinner, J Kitchen & Sons, Jul 1956
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Menu for Centenary dinner for J Kitchen and Sons (1856-1956) held at the Hotel Australia, Melbourne on July 10 1956.industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, f b (ford) kitchen, f n shepherd - chairman of directors, w d phillips - managing director -
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Photograph - Ford Kitchen cutting the cake, Centenary Dinner, J Kitchen & Sons, Jul 1956
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Photograph taken at Centenary Dinner for J KItchen and Sons (1856-1956) with the celebration cake being cut by Mr F B Kitchen (Ford) - see also 3396.07industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, f b (ford) kitchen, f n shepherd - chairman of directors, w d phillips - managing director -
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Newspaper - Newspaper clipping, The Kitchen Story, History of J Kitchen & Sons, Unichema Australia Pty Ltd, "The Kitchen Story"
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ..."The Kitchen Story". Newspaper clipping about J Kitchen and Sons history, with handwritten date 22/11/1984. Section called "the Company Today" describes Unichema Australia as current name of company which is part of the worldwide Unilever networkindustry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, unichema australia pty ltd, unilever australia (holdings) ltd -
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Postcard - Velvet Soap, 85 years anniversary, Lever & Kitchen Pty Ltd, 1985
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Six postcards produced in 1985 to commemorate 85 years of Velvet Soap. All are described (on the back) as depicting "the style of an early Velvet advertisement".industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, advertising, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, lever & kitchen pty ltd, velvet soap -
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Document - Memoir, Lionel Layfield, Unilever/J Kitchen & Sons, Lionel Layfield, 2014
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...5 page type document written by Lionel Layfield who worked as a Unilever driver from 1966 to 2011. Lionel has described his working life and has included the names of many other "Kitchen's" workers and details of the products and the names of companies to which many of the products were delivered.industry - manufacturing, workers, transport - motor vehicles, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, unilever australia (holdings) ltd, toll holdings ltd, toll group -
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Container - Box, Standard Rosin Types, Department of Agriculture, USA, c. 1920
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Linen-like moss green box containing 12 cubes of different types of rosin. Each cube wrapped in cream paper. Colours range from pale to dark amber. Letters on top in vertical rows (D, E, F, G, H, I,, K,M, N, WG, WW, X)"Standard Rosin types"industry - manufacturing, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, m king harris, the savanah board of trade -
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Book, Charles Wilson, "Unilever 1945-65. Challenge and Response in the Post-War Industrial Revolution.", 1968
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ..."Unilever 1945-65. Challenge and Response in the Post-War Industrial Revolution." Follow up to Volume II of "The History of Unilever" (Cat no. 3410) written by Charles Wilson in 1954, and so covers the next 20 yearsindustry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, unilever australia (holdings) ltd -
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Book, W J Reader, "Fifty years of Unilever", 1980
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ..."Fifty years of Unilever" History book on Unilever by W J Reader, covering the years 1930 to 1980 worldwide. Many photographs included. Black cover with two photographs of a grocer shop and supermarket.industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, unilever australia (holdings) ltd, j kitchen & sons pty ltd -
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Book, Kristine Bak, "A Lever & Kitchen Album", 1988
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ..."A Lever & Kitchen Album" History of Lever & Kitchen by Kristine Bak from beginnings in 1800s to year of publication, 1988. Pale blue cover with black and white photo of Balmain Works; many black and white photos included.business and traders - soaps/candles, industry - manufacturing, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, lever & kitchen pty ltd, unilever australia (holdings) ltd -
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Certificate - Industry Safety Award of Merit, Unilever Australia, National Safety Council of Australia (NSCA), 1965
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Industry Safety Award of Merit to Unilever Australia from NSCA, National Safety Council of Australia, 28 October 1965. Award was for "882,144 man hours without a lost time accident'. Beige paper with green and black NSCA logobusiness and traders - soaps/candles, industry - manufacturing, workers, health - occupational health and safety, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, unilever australia (holdings) ltd, national safety council of australia - nsca -
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Certificate - Certificate of Incorporaion, change of name from J Kithen & Sons Pty Ltd to Unichema Australia Pty Ltd, Corporate Affairs Commission NSW, 1978
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Certificate of Incorporation on Change of Name of Company for J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd to Unichema Australia Proprietary Limited dated 30 October 1978. (Earliest name given as R S Hudson Limited) Certificate pasted on cardboard.business and traders - soaps/candles, industry - manufacturing, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, unichema australia pty ltd, r s hudson limited -
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Document - History, progression J Kitchen & Sons to Unilever Australia, 1960
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Two carbon copied pages under the heading "copy for page 8 The Unilever Story", giving a brief history of J Kitchen & Sons and its transition into Unilever Australia Pty Ltd, (probably written not long after 1956.)business and traders - soaps/candles, industry - manufacturing, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, unilever australia (holdings) ltd -
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Book, Brenda Stevens-Chambers, "My Anzac Quest", 2014
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Yellow coloured book with photo of soldier and a woman on the front. Titled "My Anzac Quest", "Ginny & Honkie" by Brenda Stevens-Chamberswar - world war i, armed services - army, henry foster midgley, georgina midgley, jonathon midgley -
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Book, Dinah Higham, "Dazzle Flash . the Account of an Exile", 1997
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Dinah Higham, great-great-granddaughter of James, put this book together after much research by her father (in New Zealand where the family now lives)28 pages in newspaper format originally published Feb 1997. This book gives an account of the life of James Higham, his background and particularly his life in Australia after banishment from England, 1865 to 1875, as a reporter on local papers. .01 is in A4 sizefamilies, publishing, newspapers, james higham, the record, the sandridge reporter and hobsons bay advertiser, the telegraph and st kilda, prahran and south yarra guardian, borough of sandridge -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Robert Harper & Co picnic, 1908
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Robert Harper & Co had an industrial complex on Beach Rd from Sandridge lagoon to Post Office Place. A wide variety of goods were produced including rice, starch, spices, cocoa, flour, spices, oatmeal, jelly crystals. Most of the complex was demolished around 1980 but some buildings have been transofmed into apartment blocks.Digital copy of Black and White photo mounted on card with the words "Harpers Picnic 1908" written below. The group of twenty two (22) includes two young children and the whole group are dressed in their finery and one man in the centre appears to be playing the piano accordion. The location of the bushland setting is unknown.social activities, industry - food, industry - manufacturing, robert harper & co ltd -
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Document - Faram Bros store, extract from Australian Heritage Database, Australian Heritage Database, 10 Jan 2007
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Extract from the Australian Heritage Database taken 10 January 2007, showing details for Faram Bros Store 405-415 Bay Street. "Of Statewide importance for its verandah continuous over seven bays with raised carriageway". The verandah is of cast iron and of a standard Council design including the Council crest.built environment - commercial, business and traders - hardware, australian heritage database, faram brothers hardware, bay street -
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Document - Citation, Faram Bros store, City of Port Phillip Heritage Review, Adam Lovell & Associates, 2007
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Copy of Citation No 242 (2 pages), City of Port Phillip Heritage Review. The premises is Faram Bros shop at 405-415 Bay Street and the document outlines the significance of the building.built environment - commercial, built environment - domestic, business and traders - hardware, faram brothers hardware, bay street, city of port phillip heritage review, a g warren, m b muir -
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Photograph - 500 cardigan jackets, WWI donations, Swallow & Ariell Busy Bee, 1914 - 1920
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...One of 44 black and white photos recording the work and contribution by Swallow & Ariell's "Busy Bee" for the First World War in Europe .01 Display of items donated. Sign says "European War 1914. Swallow & Ariell Ltd Working Bee. 2nd donation 500 cardigan jackets. Lady Mayoress of Melbourne Patriotic League. Specimen garment" A framed photo of the women working at their machines is on the pile of goods.built environment - industrial, business and traders, war - world war i, social activities, busy bee, swallow & ariell ltd, red cross -
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Photograph - Christmas parcels, WWI donations to French soldiers, Swallow & Ariell Busy Bee, 1914 - 1920
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...One of 44 black and white photos recording the work and contribution by Swallow & Ariell's "Busy Bee" for the First World War in Europe .02 - A pile of Xmas parcels for French soldiers returning to the trenches in Francebuilt environment - industrial, business and traders, war - world war i, social activities, busy bee, swallow & ariell ltd, red cross -
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Photograph - Swallow & Ariell Busy Bee Baby Garment Stall, 1914 - 1920
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...One of 44 black and white photos recording the work and contribution by Swallow & Ariell's "Busy Bee" for the First World War in Europe .03 - Two ladies examining goods on the "S&A Busy Bee Baby Garment Stall" which is housed in a giant baby carriage. "Babies are our best immigrants and our future asset" is written on the side.built environment - industrial, business and traders, war - world war i, social activities, busy bee, swallow & ariell ltd, red cross -
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Photograph - Christmas hampers, WWI donations for Victorian Forces in the Pacific and New Guinea, Swallow & Ariell Busy Bee, 1914 - 1920
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...One of 44 black and white photos recording the work and contribution by Swallow & Ariell's "Busy Bee" for the First World War in Europe .04 - 20 dozen assorted goods for the European War 1914. "Elsie Holmes and her friends. Employees of Swallow & Ariell Ltd. Christmas hampers to the Victorian forces who are guarding our interests in the Pacific Ocean and New Guinea." Display surrounded by Union Jack and Australian Flags and an artwork "Bravo HMAS Sydney"built environment - industrial, business and traders, war - world war i, social activities, busy bee, swallow & ariell ltd, red cross -
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Photograph - Decorated handcart on city street, 1914 - 1920
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...One of 44 black and white photos recording the work and contribution by Swallow & Ariell's "Busy Bee" for the First World War in Europe .05 - Decorated handcart outside Australian First & Mortgage Bank and also Thomas Cook & Son. Two men in army uniform and man and woman in fancy dress holding collection tins.built environment - industrial, business and traders, war - world war i, social activities, busy bee, swallow & ariell ltd, red cross -
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Photograph - Girl in Red Cross nurse uniform, 1914 - 1920
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...One of 44 black and white photos recording the work and contribution by Swallow & Ariell's "Busy Bee" for the First World War in Europe .06 - Small girl in Red Cross nurse uniform and carrying what appears to be a collection box.built environment - industrial, business and traders, war - world war i, social activities, busy bee, swallow & ariell ltd, red cross -
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Photograph - Garments and goods made by Swallow & Ariell Busy Bee, 1914 - 1920
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...One of 44 black and white photos recording the work and contribution by Swallow & Ariell's "Busy Bee" for the First World War in Europe .07 - display of garments and goods made by Swallow & Ariells Busy Bee patriotic workersbuilt environment - industrial, business and traders, war - world war i, social activities, busy bee, swallow & ariell ltd, red cross -
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Photograph - Gift hampers, WWI donations for workmates at the front, Swallow & Ariell Busy Bee, 1914 - 1920
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...One of 44 black and white photos recording the work and contribution by Swallow & Ariell's "Busy Bee" for the First World War in Europe .08 - Banner behind display of 150 Gift Hampers "Sent by the employees of Swallow & Ariell Ltd with every good wish to their workmates who are fighting for King & Country."built environment - industrial, business and traders, war - world war i, social activities, busy bee, swallow & ariell ltd, red cross -
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Photograph - Garments and Sacs de Joie, WWI donations, Swallow & Ariell Busy Bee, 1914 - 1920
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...One of 44 black and white photos recording the work and contribution by Swallow & Ariell's "Busy Bee" for the First World War in Europe .09 - 2nd donation of gift garments and "Sacs de Joie" from Swallow & Ariell's "Busy Bee". The Victorian Racing Club donated £50 towards purchasing materials built environment - industrial, business and traders, war - world war i, social activities, busy bee, swallow & ariell ltd, red cross, victorian racing club
