An ink stand was a basic household item in the homes of the more affluent people in past generations before the more common use of the fountain pen and the biro (late 1940s). The ink stand in a home would have been used mainly for letter writing. It was also a basic item in business houses in the same time frame. There is no provenance for this particular item but it is of interest as a household object of the past and is useful for display. Wooden base with indentations for two ink bottles and pens and white metal handles (000633.1). Two ink bottles made of cut glass with white metal necks and hinged glass tops (000633.2 and .3). One ink pen with bone handle, brass top and rusty nib (000633.4).Pen marked 229.2 (old cataloguing number) Base has name in handwriting ‘Mrs A.H. Davidson’ (the donor) communication, ink set, writing set, warrnambool

A Dray is a type of dead axle wagon that was used to transport heavy loads or objects. They had a flat level floor and while some had no sides, others had box bodies and sides. Tip Drays (also known as Tip Carts, Muck Cart, Scotch Cart, Tumbrel or Putt in different parts of England) were smaller than other drays as their loads were heavy and usually only pulled by one horse. Their basic design included two wheels, a tipping body and shafts. The Tip Dray has a unique mechanism that allows the top to tip backwards to tip the load out of the back of the dray. The tipper was activated by a handle at the front allowing the driver to operate it while still having control over the horse. A Tip Dray was an indispensable piece of equipment in the days before tractors and mechanical trucks. They were used by farmers and carters to transport hay, rocks, bricks, gravel and rubbish etc. and because they were useful for dumping loads, they were favoured for use in road and railway construction. A photo in the collection of the Lorne Historical Society shows a tipping dray being used during the construction of the Great Ocean Road. They were part of the daily street traffic in towns and cities around Australia from the early days of settlement. In Australia in the early 1900's, carters began to join unions to protect their jobs and pay. N.S.W. had a "Trolley, Draymen and Carters Union", Queensland had a "Tip Dray Men's Association" and in W. A. the "Top Dray Driver's Union" had a "cessation of work" in 1911 when they were fighting for an increase in their day's wages. In 1910 a meeting of Tip Carters was held in Geelong at the Trades Hall to discuss the formation of a union (The Geelong Tip Dray Carters) which was a success and a schedule of rates for all carting, whether by contract or day labor, was fixed. By 1912 they had "labelled" more than 50 drays and had representatives on the "Trades Hall and Eight Hours Committee". By the mid 1930's and early 1940's, tip drays were being superseded by mechanical trucks and utes. However tip drays continued to be used in some circumstances. They were a practical solution to the problem of petrol rationing during W. W. 2. It was noted in a letter to the editor in the "Sunshine Advocate" in 1938 that a positive argument for continued use of Tip Drays for rubbish collection related to the idea that a horse drawn vehicle involved with lots of stops and starts at different houses (very like a milkman's delivery route) often involved the horse "driving itself" while the driver picked up the rubbish - something a motor truck was unable to do! Another article written in August 1935 and published in the Age in a parliamentary report into the rubber industry noted "tip drays had almost disappeared and in their place, metal was carted in 5 ton motor trucks" but the report went on to say that as a part of the Government relief work (during the Great Depression) the Government had "to some extent reintroduced the tip drays so that a greater number of men would be employed". This particular tip dray was owned by Mr. Oswald (Jack) Bourke. He used it to deliver dry goods from Sunbury to the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne several times a week in the 1930's and then (between 1945 and 1962) Mr. Bourke used it on the garbage round in Springvale Victoria for the Springvale Council. The Council owned three drays and the "No. 3" painted on this dray is in recognition of its original number. After the death of Mr. Bourke in 1990, one of Mr. Bourke's sons (Andy) found the dray in a shed and restored it. The sign writing on the back and side panels were added during the restoration. This Tipping Dray is a significant example of a horse drawn vehicle that was used by workers from the early days of white settlement through to the 1940's and even into the early 1960's. It was used in a range of "working class" occupations - road construction, railway construction, carting goods, rubbish collection etc. and would have been found in cities, country towns and on farms.A wooden and metal tipping dray with a box body and four sides. It has two iron and wooden wheels (with 14 spokes), two wooden shafts and a metal tipping mechanism. The back panel folds down to allow loads to be dumped out. It is painted in green and cream with sign writing on one of the sides and on the front and back panels. It features decorative painted lines and designs in burgundy, cream and light blue on most of the wooden parts. The tipping mechanism is on the front of the dray's left side and consists of a metal pin secured with a metal ring, and a lever.Front of dray - "No. 3" Side of dray - "A. & M. BOURKE / Contractors / LONGWARRY" Back of dray - "G.T. ANDREWS / QUEEN VICTORIA MARKET - Stand C23 / Phone DANDENONG 225"flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, shipwreck coast, tipping dray, dray, tip dray, tip cart, vehicles, horse drawn vehicle, springvale council, jack bourke, muck cart, scotch cart, tumbrel, putt, box body, oswald bourke, sunbury, queen victoria market, melbourne, no. 3

This photograph shows a parade of Australian volunteers in a country location. In the background, the stand is full of family and friends.Digital copy of black and white photograph. This photo has no captioncharles marshall, world war 1

Telephone used in all households as standed issue for the Postmaster General (PMG) from the 1940's.Black bakerlite telephone with dial face and hand set, with long connection cord.On base PMG 300 S.T.C. 51 S1/90 Old Telephone No JW1503 Face: ABFJLMUWXY {listen before calling} pull dial round to stop and let go.

Belonged to Stand Ruth Marshall, who lived in Oliver Avenue, Blackburn and used in fireplace in1958.Wooden handled bellows with art deco design.bellows, art dec

The Chemist building still stands (2008). Both the chemist and the video shop have been remodelled.Coloured photo of the Chemist Shop near the north West corner of Whitehorse & Mitcham Roads, Mitcham in the late 1980sshops, whitehorse road mitcham

Located on the corner of Bridge and Peel Streets. 8 staff stand on the footpath. Large display windows. w.a. stark, commericial, building, bridge street, peel street, people, vehicle

The building still stands at the corner of Lydiard Street North and Mair Street. It is currently Cuthbert Solicitors.ballarat trustees, lydiard street north, mair street, building, legal, commerical

Brian Naylor stands behind a podium on stage as he hosts the 1985 Carols by Candlelight performance.Col. photograph of Brian Naylor.carols by candlelight, brian naylor

Teaching aid to measure weight.Plastic yellow base and T shaped stand. Stand can be lifted off base. Base is 'rectangular' with each side curving inwards. Apex of T has steel rod enabling the cross arm to move. Each end of arm has a hole with steel ring attached. Also in ring are the end of 3 chains hanging down and attached to white enamel plates.Embossed on upright 'Invicta / Simple Scale' mt beauty primary school, teaching aid, mathematics, scales

Chinese section of Bendigo Easter Fair parade. A. Showing Chinese banners and drum cart, corner Mitchell Sts & Pall Mall; b. Showing Loong Dragon. On reverse sides: a.: handwritten - '1055b Pall Mall Corner where Lansell Statue now stands (mine in background); b.: 1055a Pall Mall where Lansell Statue now stands (mine in background).place, bendigo, pall mall

This gas anaesthesia machine comprises a four yolk manifold, two circular metal components for nitrous oxide and two for oxygen. It is mounted atop a four pointed stand on casters for portability. In addition to reducing valves and regulators, the main stand also supports a cream-coloured, cylindrical Austox fractional rebreather and an ether vaporiser with variable bypass control within a circular glass container. portable, anaesthesia, midwifery, dentistry, obstetrics, oxygen, nitrous oxide, commonwealth industrial gases ltd, cig, austox fractional rebreather, ether vaporiser, variable bypass control, 1950

Depicted is Michael Sinclair dressed in a collared shirt and woollen bed robe seated in a wheel chair that is being pushed by a nurse dressed in a white nursing uniform. A man wearing a clown costume consisting of a wig, clown suit and face paint, stands next to Michael and the nurse. The trio are located under a tree that stands in front of a brick building.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paperReverse: 5645 (in black pen)/ Michael Sinclair/ Clown ?/ Nurse ?/ ENS AND MURRAY ADVERTISER (stamped in blue ink)/entertainment album, beechworth, burke museum, clown, nurse

Stand metal and two clamps. Top clamp has peg action to hold top of flask, while lower clamp holds larger base of flask.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Item stand on for legs and has a tape on the front. It has a tin lid and tarnished copper inside bowl. externly the item is black in colour with white specks.

This trophy is one of several from the 1930s awarded as part of the Warrnambool inter-church indoor sports competitions. One of the sponsors of this competition was Fletcher Jones, the well-known clothing manufacturer. He had his head office and main factory in Warrnambool. This trophy was awarded for rope quoits. The game of quoits consists of competitors throwing four or five rings or hoops on to a raised spike some metres away. The hoops are generally made of plaited rope and the game is said to have been started or popularized by sailors on board ship. The trophy was won by the Congregational Men’s Institute (C.M.I.). A Congregational Church was opened in Liebig Street in Warrnambool in 1864 and was transferred to Henna Street in 1940. This church was sold to the Salvation Army in 1979 when the Congregational Church merged with the Methodist Church to form the Uniting Church. This cup is of interest as it is a 1930s trophy awarded by the now-defunct Inter Church Indoor Sports Association of Warrnambool. This is an electro plated nickel silver cup with two ornate side handles and a stem in a bulbous shape attached to a silver base. The cup is mounted on a Bakelite stand.‘Inter Church Indoor Sports Association Cup Won by C.M.I. Rope Quoit Champions 1934’congregational church warrnambool, inter church indoor sports association warrnambool, history of warrnambool

This trophy is one of several from the 1930s that were awarded as part of inter-church sporting activities organized in Warrnambool. One of the sponsors of this inter-church association was Fletcher Jones, the well-known clothing manufacturer. He had his head office and main factory in Warrnambool. This trophy was awarded to the Congregational Men’s Institute (C.M.I.) for the bowls competition. A Congregational Church was opened in Liebig Street in Warrnambool in 1864 and transferred to Henna Street in 1940. In 1979 this Henna Street church was sold to the Salvation Army when the Congregational Church merged with the Methodist Church to form the Uniting Church. The game of bowls has been popular in Warrnambool since its establishment in the town in the 1890s. This cup is of interest as it is a trophy from sporting competitions held in Warrnambool in the 1930s. This is an electro plated nickel silver cup with two side handles and a thin stem tapering down to a silver base. The cup is mounted on to a brown Bakelite stand. ‘President’s Cup I. C. I. S A. Won By C.M.I. Bowls Team 1934’ warrnambool inter-church indoor sports association, congregational church warrnambool

Metal frame with stand containing black and white photograph of a group of soldiers from HQ Coy 38 Bn taken n Seymour in July 1941."David HUGHES" "B/35 Mis Hughes” (Back of Frame).38th bn, seymour, photographs

Honda CB900 on display in the police stand at the Royal Melbourne Show. There are two display boards in the background featuring other photographs of police on motorbikes. Circa 1980police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; police motorcycles; honda motorcycle; royal melbourne show

George V was the first king of the House of Windsor. George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. He was the second son of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), and the grandson of the British monarch, Queen Victoria Saving an item dedicated to the royal family is typical of the general feeling of respect and admiration felt by the rural communities towards the British Royal Family.A framed sepia head and shoulders photograph of King George V in military uniform and wearing medals. It is in a wooden frame with decorated edging and has a cardboard stand.monarchy royal-family george-v photograph

Basket cane with open top & cane handle each side. 430mmH x 285mmdiam at base x 205mm diam at top. Style of umbrella standflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Three academics stand in Sturt Street Ballarat, in front of the Ballarat Town Hall on the occasion of the inauguration of the inaugural University of Ballarat Chancellor, Prof. Geoffrey Blainey.geoffrey blainey, university of ballarat, chancellor, inauguration, inaugural chancellor

Pewter plate mounted on a wooden background with stand for display. The plate was from City University College of Science and Technology for the Convocation Ceremony 13th November 2011.University Crest with City University College of Science and Technology for the Convocation Ceremony 13th November 2011 underneath.royal selangor, city univesity college of science and technology, convocation ceremony, pewter plate

Pewter plate mounted on a wooden background with stand for display. The plate was from Unity College International in recognition UB Malaysian Graduation 25th October, 2009. University Crest with Unity College International in recognition UB Malaysian Graduation 25th October, 2009. Underneath.royal selangor, unity college international, convocation ceremony, pewter plate

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. A landmark in the town was the rotunda of the Mountaineer Band. The rotunda still stands. Markings: 53 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Postcard. Wedding Bells, Happiness be yours today. Small photo left side showing unknown buildingsin England. Right side flower bowl on stand.

B & W photograph of three adults and two children in a rowing boat with Station Pier, Port Melbourne, in the background. One other child stands in the water.transport - shipping, piers and wharves - station pier