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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Trams delayed with cable head blows up", 26/10/1953 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about a tramway power supply defect in Ballarat and the delays to services.Newspaper clipping describing a cable failure at corner of Lydiard and Sturt St on Sunday Oct. 25,1953, delaying start of services about an hour - explains reason for delay and probable cause of failure. From The Courier, Ballarat, 26-10-1953, titled "Trams delayed with cable head blows up" Record updated and images added 20/8/2013.trams, tramways, sec, delays, electric failure, ballarat trams -
Buda Historic Home & Garden Castlemaine
Artwork, other - Illustration - Poster Design, Australian Exhibition of Womans' Work 1907, 1907
This original poster design was produced as entry in the First Australian Exhibition of Women's Work 1907 in Melbourne. Dorothy Leviny was studying art and design at the Bendigo School of Mines at this time, under the tutelage of Arthur T. Woodward, who was recognised as one of Australia's foremost proponents of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Reference: Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Society (2007): Catalogue. Portrait of an Exhibition. Centenary celebration of the first Australian exhibition of women's work 1907, p. 44.One of the few original poster design entries known to remain in existence from the First Australian Exhibition of Women's Work, Melbourne 1907.Original poster design by (Bertha) Dorothy Leviny for the 'Australian Exhibition of Womans' Work', Melbourne 1907. Watercolour design showing Exhibition Buildings (Carlton) and five women in medieval costume blowing their trumpets with trees in background. Text top: 'Australian Exhibition', bottom 'of Womans' (sic) Work' and lower left corner 'Melbourne/1907/Oct, 23rd to Nov. 30.Lower right-hand of design - Dorothy Leviny's insignia: A 'B' inside a 'D' with and 'L'(bertha) dorothy leviny, first australian women's exhibition, 1907, exhibition building, carlton, australian women's work, watercolour design, poster, arts and crafts movement -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Bank Cheques - Commercial Bank of Australia
Cheques were from the CBA bank in Numurkah. They were collected by Bruce Feldtman, an engineer from Dookie, who removed the safe when the bank was demolished. The cheques were behind the safe and blowing away when the safe was removed.4 x laminated bank cheques from Commercial Bank of Australia, Numurkah. All dated 1923bank cheques, numurkah, cba bank -
Bialik College
Photographs, Yom Ha'atzmaut, 1969, 1969
Yom Ha'atzmaut celebrations, 1969, including students blowing out candles on a cake with Principal Moshe Meretz looking on, and students (one holding a drum) standing next to a flag pole. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.judaism, 1960s, music -
Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre
Rate of Climb instrument, 1930 - 1950
Part No 1636 - 6H - B1 fitted to Kittyhawk, B25, Vengence, Ventura, Liberator Black cylindrical body, face has background white markings 0 - 6 up & downCaution: / Do not blow in tube / PIONEER / REG.U.S.Pat>OFF. AN - 5825 - 1 / MFR'S PART NO. AC - 399 / SER. NO. AF - 43 139012 / BENDIX AVIATION CORPORTATION / SCLIPSE DIVISION / TETERBORO. NEW JERSEY. U S A rate of climb instrument, cockpit -
Wangaratta Urban Fire Brigade
Photograph - social night
Black and white Photograph of brigade members L-R: __?__, __?__, __?__, Mark Brown, Barrie Sanders.) blowing up balloons around the table tennis table while preparing for a social night. Photo taken in the engine bay of the Ely St fire station.Black and white Photograph of brigade members preparing for a social night.social event - top leftely st, mark brown, barrie sanders -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Container - Ink Bottle, Second half of 19th Century or first half of the 20th Century
Although glass containers for wine and beer are probably 1,600 years old, much of their use began only in the late 17th century. In the United States, large-scale production of bottles was pioneered by Caspar Wistar in 1739 at his New Jersey plant. In the 1770s the carbonation process for producing soft drinks was developed, and so began an entirely new bottling industry. At the Great Exhibition of 1851 in the Crystal Palace in London, one million “pop” bottles were consumed. The first beer pasteurised in glass was produced in Copenhagen in 1870. Pasteurisation of milk followed soon after. The moulding of a screw thread on a container was invented by John Mason in 1858. The principles of the “press-and-blow” process for making wide-mouth jars were shown in the United States by Philip Arbogast in 1882, and the “blow-and-blow” process for making narrow-neck containers was demonstrated by Howard Ashley in England in 1885. These processes employed manual delivery; fully automatic jar forming by a suction-and-blow process was perfected by Michael Owens over the period 1895–1917 at the Toledo (Ohio) Glass Company, which subsequently became the Owens Bottle Machine Company. The automatic single-gob feeder was developed in 1919–22 by Karl Peiler at the Hartford-Fairmont Company in Connecticut. Fully automatic machines followed, but the true rugged survivor, utilising fully automatic gob delivery to the maximum versatility, was the Individual Section, or IS, machine invented by Henry Ingle at the Hartford Empire Company in 1925. Source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/glass-properties-composition-and-industrial-production-234890/History-of-glassmakingUnlike item 4018, this is a much smaller ink bottle, and was probably used by an individual, as against the supply of ink to pupils from a much larger bottle.Cotton Reel Ink Bottle, green glass, small, chipped around the lip, bubbles in glass.None.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, ink, bottle, glass -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Iron - Charcoal, c1850 - 1920
This iron was used by women, in their domestic role, to press the clothes from the mid 19th century. Coal embers were put inside, heating the base of the iron, to press the family's clothes and linen. Small bellows were used to fire up the embers to keep the iron hot. In the Kiewa Valley the embers would have been from the local hard wood growing on the farms.Ron White worked for the SEC on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. The iron belonged to his mother. Ron remembers being a boy of approximately 8 years of age, watching his mother do her ironing with this charcoal iron in the c1920s.This iron is made of cast iron. It has a hinged lid so that coal embers can be put inside for heat. The lid has a curved funnel. Bellows are used to blow air into the iron and keep the coals burning. It has a wooden handle and a lever (also with a wooden handle) to open the lid. There is a 2 and a half centimetre hole at the back of the iron to check the coals. The hole has a swivel cover.There is an embossed "S" on the swivel cover.iron, laudry, household, charcoal, antique, domestic, pressing clothes -
Thompson's Foundry Band Inc. (Castlemaine)
Document - Sheet Music, Boosey & Co Ltd, Hosannah & Selection of other tunes, 1912
This item is a set of music produced by Boosey and Hawkes and arranged by James Ord Hume.Sheet music containing music for 16 tunes including: Hosanna, Judge me, O God, Land of Hope and Glory, Rejoyce Today, The Lost Chord, Hymn of the Home-Land, Two Chorales by Bach, Hymns of the Great Composers, Baden, Saxony, Kyris Eleison, Como, Silver Moonlight Winds are Blowing, Oh Who will o'er the downs so free, and Softly Falls the MoonlightfictionThis item is a set of music produced by Boosey and Hawkes and arranged by James Ord Hume.sheet music, hymn, euphonium solo, cornet solo, quick march, grand chorus -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - BUTTER CHURN
BUTTER CHURN: GLASS CONTAINER WITH METAL LID AND FITTINGS AND WOODEN HANDLEON LID - MADE IN ENGLAND NO.30 CR. 40 MARKING ON GLASS CONTAINER - BLOW BUTTER CHURN 3/30 MADE IN ENGLAND. IMPERIAL QUARTS STICKER ATTACHED "BUTTER CHURN" DONATED BY W. HARRIS. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH. "77"local history, domestic item, food preparation -
Bendigo Military Museum
Poster, Daily Chronicle, "Fall in", c 1914 - 1917
This is a cloth/linen poster from WW1. In the centre is an image of a British soldier blowing a bugle. Under that are a few music lines with the phrase "Fall in". Further out from the centre are sets of the two British flags with 8 lines of poetry, encouraging men to enlist, and why. Around the outsides are the flags of various allied nations at the time. (N.B. The US flag is not there which dates the poster around 1914 - 1917).ww1, enlistment, personal & national courage -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: SPORTSMEN
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Thursday, February 24, 2005. Sportsmen: the Calivil Cricket Club, photographed about 1945. Pictured back from left: John Ray, Russell Strachan, Clive Watts, Bill Curnow, Gorden Leech, Ron Ralphs. Front from left: Andrew Blow, Alf Howe, Lyle Laird, Will Lea, Fred Houlston, Keith Laird and Jim Moloney.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Instrument - Bag Pipes Ivory Mounts
These bagpipes were used by pipemajor D.M MacLennan MBE (awarded 1961) in 5th battalion victorian scottish regiment and later 1st battalion royal victoria regiment from 1952 to 1963. Died 1979. Esprit de corps the history of the victorian scottish regiment and the 5th infantry battalion page ref: 361 - 372 (page 363 directly refers to purchase and use of pipes) Letter regarding both purchase details and terms of use of bagpipes within the pipes and drums.Set of bagpipes consist of silver/ ivory mounted drones (silver is halmarked) 3 piece bass drone and stock 2 x 2 piece tennor drone blow pipe and stock, pipes have chanter stock but no chanter. Pipe bag is of a black gortex and fittings (not original bag) pipe bag cover is of the Maclennan Tartan (original) Pipe cords are of green, red white and black braid (original).5/6 rvr, 5th victorian scottish regiment, 1 rvr -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Vacuum Cleaner - Electrolux
Vacuum cleaners have been part of the household for many years. Beginning as simple tools blowing the dust to the current sucking up the dust and being powered by electricity. From the shape of a barrel to those that stand upright, from being fitted onto a 'sled' to those with wheels and from heavy to light.Used by a resident in the Kiewa Valley Electrolux cannister steel vacuum with leather handle at the top, the electric socket (and cut power cord attached) at one end and the cloth covered hose at the other end. Two steel extension handles, hose and cord works. Parts with combination dusting and upholstery tool and hardwood floor dust mop and refrigerator crevice tool. The cannister sits on a 'sled' of two long rods on each side.Hand written on the cannister "1932 Model" "Electro / lux / Made in Sweden / Design Nr B156 Registered" on top On bottom "Ser 1234 No. 1456 / Volt Watt" ....(not legible)electrolux, vacuum cleaner 1932 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Accessory - Handkerchief, c. 19th century
The handkerchief was on display at Flagstaff Hill reception area from 2008-2105 as an example of fine needlework with a lace pattern typical of the early 1900's. During that era the house mistress would often carry two handkerchiefs, one for blowing her nose and one out on show, perhaps in an apron pocket.This handkerchief is an example of fine handmade needlework. It is also an example of women's fashion accessories in the late 19th and early 20th century.White starched silk handkerchief, square shape, very soft fabric edged with 5cm embroidered net lace. Net was embroidered as a strip then joined at corners. The design is backstitched then the lace has been joined to the fabric using blanket stitch. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, handkerchief, lace handkerchief, woman's handkerchief, women's accessory, silk handkerchief, fine handcraft, needlecraft, ladies' handkerchief, 1900s -
Bendigo Military Museum
Postcard - CARTOON POSTCARDS, 1939-45
Cards collected by Alan Telford VX146055 2nd AIF. Refer 357.3 also 332.2, 358.3, 359.3, 360.4P..1) in colour, soldier peeling peas. .2) in colour, soldier blowing trumpet in bed. .3) in colour, group of seven soldiers playing two up. .4) in colour, soldier leaning, officer walking. .5) in colour, soldier, airman & sailor in bar .6) in colour, Japanese women & two children with flag. .7) in colour, scene with Japanese soldiers & civilians. .8) in colour, before and after Christmas dinner. .6, .7) Japanese writing on front and rear. .8) "This is dad after his xmas dinner"cartoon postcards, military, japanese -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: GUY FAWKES
A book titled ' Guy Fawkes: The story of The Gunpowder Plot. A True Narrative of the terrible Conspiracy to Blow Up the King and Parliament with Gunpowder.' Published London: Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C. New York : 10 Bond Street. 513 - 528 pgs.(ill.) . This booklet is one of a series of 37 Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' ' Historical Series.' Price one penny. There are also advertisements of note.books, biography, guy fawkes, lydia chancellor, collection, person, individual, male, history, british history, ward & lock's penny biographies, penny books, ward & lock's penny books for the people, historical series, guy fawkes, gunpowder plot, advertisements, book, books -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - Photograph of two Queenscliff fishermen
William Withers and Edward Ryan drowned near Point Lonsdale on 19 October 1954 when they tried to enter the Rip at Port Phillip Heads against an ebb tide with a strong south-west wind blowing. They were sailing a large crayfishing boat, the 'Robert John', returning with a load of crayfish from King Island.Photograph shows William (Bill) Withers and Edward Ryan who worked in the local Queenscliff and Victorian fishing industry. The commercial fishing industry developed in Queenscliff from the 1860s, with early fishing developing around the couta boat and barracouta fishing. Crayfishing and shark fishing also became important, especially as the supplies and popularity of barracouta as a commercial species waned. Local Queenscliff fishermen often fished outside Port Phillip into Bass Strait and had to navigate the dangerous entry to Port Phillip, known as 'The Rip', with its turbulent and variable water and weather conditions. This added to the everyday dangers of sailing faced by fishermen in their industry. The local fishermen often had the local knowledge of these waters, but the fishing community in Queenscliff also lived with the threat or fear that the Rip could rob them of one of their own. The entrance to Port Phillip with this Rip is the scene of many shipwrecks,often resulting in tragic loss of life or injuries, including passenger and cargo ships travelling to/from Melbourne and Geelong as well as accidents to local Queenscliff and Port Phillip sailors such as the fishermen or sea pilots. A B/W photograph of two Queenscliff fishermen, William (Bill) Withers and Edward Ryaninformation about photo and donation handwrittten on backfishermen, queenscliff fishermen, withers, william withers, ryan, edward ryan, robert john crayfish boat, shipwreck, port phillip -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Property Binder, 746 Main Road, Eltham
Photocopy The Argus 6 August 1885, 24 November 1885, 27 May 1856: description of Eltham and Eltham Hotel, owner Richard Warren. Photocopy newspaper advertisement no date but pre decimal currency: Eltham Hotel offers accommodation. Photocopy newspaper item 1973: Eltham Hotel, photograph of building, owners J S Blow, Mervyn Blow, G Ackland. Newspaper article: Residents see red over hotel expansion plans, Diamond Valley News, 3 April 1996. Newspaper article: Hotel gets nod for expansion, Diamond Valley News, 12 June 1996. Business card 2019, Eltham Hotel. Business card no date, Eltham Hotel. Newspaper article: Elham Hotel gets new owner, Heidelberg& Diamond Valley Weekly, March 2, 2010main road, eltham, property, businesses, eltham hotel, j s blow, mervyn blow, g ackland, richard warren -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Weapon - Blow pipe, Mah Meri, c. 1936
Used by the Mah Meri people, Kuala Langat, Selangor (Malaysia), 1936. While Malaysian, this blow-gun is analogous to that used by Indigenous groups from South America with curare. The gun is of bamboo, with a highly polished inner tube of the same. The darts are reeds, made directional by knobs of a tudor wood, with poison made from the ipoh tree and the Strychnos vine The blowpipe examined in this report consists of a long bamboo tube with engraved floral motifs on the outside and a second bamboo tube inside. The mouthpiece is attached to the inner tube and the whole piece can be removed from the outer casing. There is a quiver, filled with darts, a small poisons receptacle, and a single dart and hollow bamboo tube, stored outside the quiver. The objects were donated as a whole to the museum in 1948 by Dr Thomas Edward Marshall. The engravings on the outer case originate from the Mah Meri community in Kuala Langat, Selangor, Malaysia. The floral ‘motif is of a vine with small incisions to reflect the properties/identity of the plant (poisonous/harmful)’. These motifs are generally handed down through the generations and can be used for kinship identification. They are also believed to enhance the performance of the blowpipe. The outer casing is made up of several pieces of bamboo fused together. Broken or damaged blowpipes were not discarded. Broken sections of a pipe could be removed and replaced as required, and the observably different bamboo sections suggest this has taken place at some point. Sap from the perah tree is used to seal or glue the pieces together and the glue is reversible by heating. The Mah Meri created a poison from the ipoh tree for use in hunting. The poison acted swiftly to kill the animal and did not result in secondary poisoning. The way in which the Mah Meri hunted is analogous with other blowpipe hunting practices elsewhere in the world. Blowpipe hunting practices represent a starting point for the introduction of standardised muscle relaxants into surgery during the 20th Century. In parts of South America, plant poisons were used to tip the darts and kill prey. These poisons are known as curare. The crucial ingredient in curare was Chondrodendron tomentosum root. Raw curare formed the basis for Intocostrin, the first standardised, mass produced muscle relaxant. The introduction of muscle relaxants dramatically changed surgery, allowing for more precise surgery and better patient outcomes. Bamboo blowpipes can be found in many museum and heritage collections, particularly those with strong colonial origins or influence. Blowpipes from Borneo seem to be well represented, along with those from Guyana. Blowpipes from Malaysia appear to be less common. More research is required to establish the rarity or representativeness of the blowpipe. Ownership of the blowpipe can be traced back from the museum to Dr Thomas Marshall. It has also been established the blowpipe’s point of origin is among the Mah Meri people of Kuala Langat, near Kuala Lumpur. There is no information regarding the way in which Marshall came into possession of the blowpipe. Provenance cannot be fully established. Despite these difficulties, the blowpipe represents a full set of hunting implements. It is accompanied by a quiver, also decorated with a floral motif, a set of bamboo darts, and a poison receptacle. The quiver also has a waist strap which enabled the owner to strap it to themselves, preventing its loss while hunting. Each object within the set is in good condition, although the inner tubing is beginning to split lengthwise and should not be removed from its outer casing. While the blowpipe and accompanying objects are not of South American origin, the techniques and poisons used are analogous and this object has high interpretative capacity. Hollow bamboo blowpipe with mouthpiece at one end. Two different types of organic fibre have been used at difference points along the shaft to secure different segments of the blowpipe. The item consists of two tubes a thin and unpolished inner tube that has degraded and can no longer be removed, and a polished and decorated outer casing. The outer casing is made up of different sections of polished bamboo, some pieces have developed a deep red hue which is likely the result of prolonged polishing and regular heating over many years, other sections are a lighter yellow indicating that they are newer pieces of bamboo. The entire outer tube is covered in a varied sequence of genomic patterns. The exact meaning of these patterns is unknown however they are passed down through family lineage, the exact family of origin is unknown. Connected to the mouthpiece if it is removed from the inner casing is a piece of cloth with the numbers 2241 written in black ink, their purpose is unknown.curare, malaysia, bamboo -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
Oil Engine, 1912
10 HP horizontal cylinder oil engine in working order. Mounted on a steel chassis with 4 wrought iron wheels. Two flywheels and one flat belt pulley. Rectangular cooling water tank and cast iron exhaust pot with vertical exhaust pipe mounted at crankshaft end. Engine painted green with pale yellow trim. Blow torch start on compression when hot bulb is of certain temperature. Mechanical water and fuel pumps. Oval brass plate fixed to cylinder "The "Blackstone" / Carter's Patent / 61892 / Quote this No. / When ordering parts / Oil Engine"engines horizontal cylinder -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Domestic object - Charcoal Iron, c1850 - 1930s
This iron was used by women to press the clothes from the mid 19th century. Coal embers were put inside, heating the base of the iron. Small bellows could be used to fire up the embers in order to keep the iron hot. This item is significant as it represents the appliances used by women from the mid 19th century until the advent of electricity.This charcoal iron is made of cast iron. It has a hinged lid so that embers can be put inside as the source of heat. The lid has a curved funnel and a wooden handle. The funnel kept the smoke away from the clothing. Bellows would be used to blow air into the iron and keep the coals burning. It has a wooden handle and the lever used to open the lid is also made from wood. There is a hole with a swivel cover at the back of the iron to check the coals. "S" on the swivel cover.domestic appliances, household items, women's work -
Wannon Water
Brochure, Cross' patent joint no.14175, circa 1915
Samuel Cross worked for the Hamilton Waterworks Trust and his invention relates to a box joint in two sections and is particularly useful for repairing a pipe containing fluid under either high or low pressure in which a leak, blow out, or burst occurs. Samuel Cross' invention is mentioned in the minutes of the Hamilton Waterworks Trust, copied pages can be found in the supplementary files. Cross' invention helped to prevent water loss whilst a pipe was being repaired. Hamilton Waterworks Trust was an early predecessor to Glenelg Water which later merged with Portland Coast Water and South West Water to form Wannon Water. The patent is significant because the invention was revolutionary for the early Victorian 20th century engineering, and it is still being used today.A3 sheet, printed on both sides, folded into A4, printed in black and white, contains 4 photographs.water pipes, water supply, engineering, samuel cross, hamilton -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
ICI Explosives Sampler
The Forests Commission had a large and active engineering branch which was often called upon for major demolition or quarry work. Most overseers, as well as some foresters, were trained in the use of explosives to “blow stuff up” such as removing stumps and rocks from roads. Districts usually had a small powder magazine tucked away in the bush for storage of gelignite and detonators.Sample board showing examples of explosives and detonatorsroad construction and maintenance. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - CAMPBELL COLLECTION: BENDIGO AND DISTRICT MAPS
Map. Bendigo Whipstick Forest Park, 1:75,000, reserved forest and crown land, highway main road access forest tracks. New Moon Mine, Elliot Dam, Nuggety Dam, Rogers Tree, Old Tom Mine, Blow Holes, Skylark Dam, Monument Rock, Hartland Eucalyptus Still and Dam, Hartland Eucalyptus Farm, Millwood Dam, Sandner Eucalyptus Still Site, Various unmarked dams. (number 391 in map cupboard 1)map, bendigo, country lands -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - DUDLEY HOUSE COLLECTION: PHOTOGRAPHS & NEGATIVES OF MRS. GLEN'S BIRTHDAY DUDLEY HOUSE
Dudley House Bendigo 2 Coloured Photographs & Negatives of Mrs Glen's Birthday. Attending Wes. Harry, June Parry, Mrs Glen, Jack Hattam & Alex Stone. (First Committee Members of the Bendigo Historical Society.) a. Mrs Glen is cutting the cake could be celebrating her ?98th Birthday. b. Wes Harry, June Parry & Mrs Glen (blowing out the csndles on her cake) Bendigo Historicl Society Members celebrating Mrs Glen's birthday Dudley House Bendigo.bendigo, history, dudley house bendigo mrs glen -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Harry Gilham, Renovations to Eltham State School No. 209, Dalton Street, Eltham, 1994
What had been the entrance to the Principal's office since when the extensions along the north wall of the 1875 building were in place (removed 1994). The thickness of the lower wall at tis section was 70cm (2' 4"). This was the 'North' door over which years of correspondence showed the need to put a porchway over it to prevent cold winds blowing over the gallery section of infants (Grades 1 / 2).Handwritten (HG's) information and details in blue ink on reverse sidedalton street, eltham primary school, renovations, building construction, buildings, eltham state school no. 209 -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Lights, candle snuff, c1900
A candle snuffer is an instrument used to extinguish burning candles. This is accomplished by smothering the flame with a small metal cup that is suspended from a long handle, and thus depriving it of oxygen. The use of a candle snuffer helps to avoid problems associated with blowing hot wax. Candle snuffers are still commonly used Churches. Prior to the introduction of gas and electricity, candles and kerosene lamps were used for lighting in households after sunsetEvery Early settlers depended on candlelight after sunset and candle snuffs were a safe, clean and efficient way to extinguish the candle flameThis candle snuff has a brass handle with a turned polished wood tip. The brass cup, that is placed over the flame to extinguish it, is decorated with an engraved brass moth.early settlers, pioneers, moorabbin, bentleigh, ormond, market gardeners, lights, lamps, candles -
Australian Commando Association - Victoria
New Zealand's Secret Hero's: Don Stott and Z Special Unit
The incredible tale of ‘Z’ Special Unit – a group of mainly New Zealand and Australian commandos and saboteurs who parachuted into enemy-occupied territory to fight the war, sometimes single-handedly.The story begins in Greece, with the extraordinary sabotage feats of Don Stott and his friend Bob Morton. Stott’s success in blowing up the strategically crucial Asopos Viaduct was one of the greatest such exploits of World War II and changed the course of the war in Greece”.Soft cover 168 pagesww2, australian special operations, australian special forces, australian commandos, new zealand commandos -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Digital Photograph, Old Gateway, Vire, France, October 2016
The Old Gateway or the Saint-Sauveur Gateway (13th Century). After the old regime it had, for some time, served as a Town Hall. In august 1944, the US troops, eager to facilitate truck traffic provisioning the frontline, wanted to blow up this tower. It was saved by the energetic intervention of Mayor Andre Halbout. The town plan of 1946 rerouted Chaussee Street, which now passes to the north of the tower. The south tower, its twin, disappeared in 1788.Colour photograph of the Old Gateway, Vire, Franceold gateway, vire, france