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Victorian Apiarists Association
Publication, Bee Produce - Illustrated (Producing: Preparing Exhibiting and Judging) ( W. Herrod-Hempsall, FRES, 1948
Mid Green hard covered boook approx A5 size with darker gree writing on the front 219 pages plus advertismentsHandwritten inscription on first page - First Prize in essay competition run by 'British Bee Journal' May 1950 - 'Supering- When & How to do it'. F Bailey Dedicated to the author's parents - to whose careful training and wise counsels I attribute my success in life -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, St George's Church of England, Mont Albert working bee, early 1923 (1), 1923
The foundation stone for St George's Church of England, Mont Albert was laid in 1886 on land donated by Edward Dyer and the first service was preached in January 1887. From 1904 until 1907 it was known as Holy Trinity, Surrey Hills. The original church was weatherboard and replaced by a brick one in the Gothic Revival style which was designed by local architect George J V Blackburne, who also designed the Wesleyan School at Surrey Hills. The building was partly funded by donations, profits from a bazaar and concert, and other people donated furnishings. The church had boundaries along Mont Albert Road and St Georges Road. In 1998 the Church was sold and converted into a complex of units. Its current address is 19 St Georges Avenue, Mont Albert. Norman Carter took many photos of Surrey Hills and Mont Albert from the 1920s, in particular of events and activities associated with the Church of England.Black and white photo of 4 men at a working bee in the grounds of St George's Anglican Church in Mont Albert. Two men are on a scaffold working on the weatherboards of the church; the other two are working on fencing. One boundary is marked with a paling fence; the other has a section of picket fencing and a large open section with no fencing. There is a mature eucalyptus tree in front of the church; others are beyond the paling boundary fence. The church itself is a simply constructed weatherboard building.churches, holy trinity church, anglican church, st george's anglican church, working bees, norman brodley carter -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Animal specimen - Rainbow Bee-Eater, Trustees of the Australian Museum, 1860-1880
The Rainbow Bee-Eater is native to Australia, living across the mainland, except in desert areas. Male and female birds are both brightly coloured, the primary difference being the length of their tail streamers. Male Bee-Eaters have longer streamers than the females. They are insectivores and use techniques to remove threats to themselves; eg. they will remove wasp's stingers to avoid the poison. They nest in sand and dig a long tunnel, at the end is a 'chamber' where they lay the eggs. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum in Sydney and the National Museum of Victoria (known as Museums Victoria since 1983), as well as individuals such as amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century.This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century. The Rainbow Bee-Eater is a uniquely beautiful species of bird with strikingly bright colouring. The plumage is green, blue, chestnut and yellow. The build of this specimen is small and graceful and the bill is slender and curved. This Bee-Eater has two distinct streamers that extend from the base of the tail. The glass eyes provided to this specimen are dark black in colour; however, in life, this specimen has red eyes which contrast with the black stripe of colour that is located from the base of the bill to the ears. Below the black stripe, is a smaller pale blue colour. The throat is orange-yellow and the breast is green. The tail is black with a blue tinge to the plumage closer to the rear of the torso. The colouring on this particular specimen has faded significantly, but it provides a good example of what this specimen looked like while alive.Label: 5a / Australian Bee-Eater / See catalogue page 7 / taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, bird, rainbow bee-eater -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1900s
Bee-hives in front of a shed in the Cherrypool area. The second (transparency) copy is No. 242 in the slide box.The photo shows bee-hives in front of a shed in a cleared area surrounded by eucalyptus trees. The faint outline of high mountains can bee seen in the background.misc industries, bee-keeping, scenery, cherrypool -
Beechworth Honey Archive
Publication, Various articles: American Foulbrood (AFB); Races of bees; Bee pollen; Queens and divides; Finely crystallized and granulated honey; Dividing honey bee colonies; Rendering beeswax from capping; Top quality beeswax; Dividing honey bee colonies; Solar beeswax rendering and hints for exhibiting wax blocks; Swarming, causes and control with package bees. (Anon). np, ca2003, ca2003
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Clunes Museum
Photograph, CIRCA 1912
BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH - CROWD AT HOSPITAL WOOD CHOPPING - TAKEN AT WORKING BEE ABOUT 1912Written in black pen; HOSPITAL WOOD BEE ABOUT 1912 local history, photography, photographs, events and celebrations, hospital -
Bendigo Military Museum
Honour Board - BEEHIVE STORE HONOUR BOARD WW1, Bee Hive Staff, Photographic Honour Roll Members of the Beehive Emporium Staff who served in the Great War WW1, c1918-1925
This honour roll was found in poor condition in a district antique shop. It was fully restored by an enthusiastic local lady, It was presented to the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum on 20 April 2022. The Museum is now known as the Bendigo Military Museum. The Beehive was a major store in Pall Mall Bendigo, the Main Street through the centre of the City. Names on the roll. Top row, E. Buddle, Edgar Peter No 4450 14th reinforcements 6th BN. R Jenkins, Reginald Claude No 4526 14th reinforcements 6th BN. H Crowalladar. Spelt wrong, actually Thomas Henry Cadwallader No 4160 13th Reinforcements 7th BN KIA 18.8.1916. J. A. Williams, John Arnold No 9797 16th reinforcements 2nd Fld Amb. J. Holl, James Thomas No 2432 5th reinforcements 60th BN. 2nd row, N. Veale, (Veal) Norman Joseph No 2070 5th reinforcements 14th BN Major Robert Oswald Henderson D.S.O, 38th BN HQ, KIA 29.9.1918. Rank at death Lt Colonel. P, Buddle, Thomas Percy No 3359 9th Reinforcements 58th BN KIA 27.4.1918. 3rd row. C. Wood MM, Charles No 2453 5th Reinforcements 24th BN, MM 20.9.1917, Bar to MM 14.6.1918. T. Henderson MM, Thomas Richard, 15th Reinforcements 5th BN (2nd Lt). Awarded MM after joining the Canadian Army. F. Marriot, Frederick No 1897 13th Reinforcements 4th LH Regt, MM 2.11.1917 4th row. N Meagher, Norman Bernard No 43 38th BN HQ. G.Speedy, George Thomas No 21718 General reinforcements Army medical Corp 1917. W. Trebilcock, William Edward No 55239 5th General Reinforcements (Vic) 1918. C. P. Fisk, Charles Reginald No 55371 6th General Reinforcements (Vic) 1918. "MM" Military Medal "DSO" Distinguished Service Order The frame is a flat faced hardwood timber, varnished. Each corner has a decorative scroll work of leaves and flowers. They are dark brown colour. There is a gold rim around the inside of the picture frame. Inside are 15 oval openings, in which are black and white portraits of WW1 soldiers. The writing and captions are in white paint. Each name has a decorative loop around it. There are two sets of National flags painted near the top. Red and blue tints.ww1, honour roll, beehive -
Wheen Bee Foundation
Publication, Commonwealth Secretariat and International Bee Research Association, Beekeeping in rural development (Commonwealth Secretariat), London, 1979, 1979
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Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, St George's Church of England, Mont Albert working bee, early 1923 (2), 1923
The foundation stone for St George's Church of England, Mont Albert was laid in 1886 on land donated by Edward Dyer and the first service was preached in January 1887. From 1904 until 1907 it was known as Holy Trinity, Surrey Hills. The original church was weatherboard and replaced by a brick one in the Gothic Revival style which was designed by local architect George J V Blackburne, who also designed the Wesleyan School at Surrey Hills. The building was partly funded by donations, profits from a bazaar and concert, and other people donated furnishings. The church had boundaries along Mont Albert Road and St Georges Road. In 1998 the Church was sold and converted into a complex of units. Its current address is 19 St Georges Avenue, Mont Albert. The purpose of this working bee in 1923 was to close up the double gateway, which in earlier times had been used for entry of by horse-drawn vehicles to the church grounds. 'Lugano' was built in 1893 for William Wilson, a prominent stonemason and importer of marble fireplaces. In 1903 it became the home of William Holmes who was Chief Electrical Engineer for the Victorian Railways. He designed the electrification of the Melbourne suburban network. 'Lugano' stayed in the Holmes family until the 1930s. Norman Carter took many photos of Surrey Hills and Mont Albert from the 1920s in particular of events and activities associated with the Church of England.Black and white photo of 6 men behind and in front of a picket fence, a section of which has posts and railings only. In front of the fence is a wide grassy verge on which a bench is set up for cutting lengths of wood. A large Victorian house ('Lugano') can be seen in the background and a lamp post with a street sign. Beyond the house are mature eucalyptus trees.churches, holy trinity church, anglican church, st george's anglican church, working bees, lugano, william holmes, william wilson, norman brodley carter -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Woman in 'Australian' fancy dress related to a Swallow and Ariell Busy Bee event, 1914 - 1920
Probably from a "Busy Bee" novelty night like those held on 11 June 1915 (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91164843) and 30 June 1916 (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91165168).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 .39 - Woman in fancy dress based on an Australian flag and wearing a head dress of an Australian map with "Busy Bee's" and a bee hive emblazoned.built environment - industrial, business and traders, war - world war i, social activities, busy bee, swallow & ariell ltd, red cross -
Wheen Bee Foundation
Publication, Beekeeping Publications Ltd, Good bee-keeping: a monthly magazine devoted to practical & educational bee-keeping (Beekeeping Publications Ltd.), Welwyn, 1948, 1948
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Victorian Apiarists Association
Publication, Bees (I. Khalifman) A Book on The Biology of the Bee Colony and the Achievements of Bee-Science, Translation from the Russian Edition, 1953
Small dark green coloured hard covered book with gold & green writing, 366 pages -
Beechworth Honey Archive
Publication, e-book, Biggle bee book: a swarm of facts on practical bee-keeping, carefully hives (Biggle, J.), Philadelphia, 1909, 1909
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Beechworth Honey Archive
Publication, e-book, Bee-keeping by "The Times" bee-master (Cummings, J.), London, 1864, 1864
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Beechworth Honey Archive
Publication, e-book, The illustrated Australasian bee manual and complete guide to modern bee culture in the southern hemisphere (Hopkins, I.), Wellington, 1911, 1911
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Beechworth Honey Archive
Publication, e-book, The apiary; or, bees, bee-hives, and bee-culture (Neighbour, A.), London, 1866, 1866
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Beechworth Honey Archive
DVD, Asian bee eradication campaign 2011: Food security needs bee security, 2011
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The Dunmoochin Foundation
Drawing, For Cliffe '85 (Male Head with Bees), 1985
Pastel and felt pen drawing of a male head with two bees. Signed (L.r) 'Percival' and (L.l) 'For Cliffe '85'john perceval, drawing, male head, bee, clifton pugh -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph, C 1900s
The photo shows Mr Russell at a bee site in the Cherrypool area.The photo shows a man standing among a large group of bee-hives. The hives are in six long rows in a fairly open area with eucalyptus trees scattered around it.misc industries, bee-keeping, scenery, cherrypool -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Goldwing, 1940's
The story of the honey bees palace/ life. Story of the queen bee, goldwing. Possession of internee at Camp 3, TaturaChild's story book, B & W with B & W pictures. Front cover illustrated with orange colour and B & W. Shows flowers, bees and stylised beehive. Information about human geography readers. No. 312. Price 6 pencebook, goldwing, hornung g, frank g, tatura, ww2, camp 3, books, childrens -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, Bellbird Dell
A pamphlet about a municipal reserve - Bellbird Dell, with a list of names of the Management Committee.A pamphlet about a municipal reserve - Bellbird Dell, with a list of names of the Management Committee. Also states they are looking for helpers for regular working bees. Includes map of reserve.A pamphlet about a municipal reserve - Bellbird Dell, with a list of names of the Management Committee.local government, city of nunawading, bellbird dell, vermont -
Beechworth Honey Archive
Queen Bee Cage
The queen bee cage is designed to hold a queen bee, and up to three or four escort worker bees. The design allows for adequate ventilation, and has a spot for 'queen candy' -candied honey- to block one end. The queen is placed in her new hive inside the cage, and once the queen candy has been eaten through -allowing her access to the hive- the hive has become accustomed to her smell and accept her. Bees could be sent through the post in this cage.Mesh cage stapled onto top and bottom metal bands. One metal strut running between top and bottom. Base is metal, larger than lid. Lid is wooden, with circular hole.cage, queen, bee, transport, queen bee cage, beechworth honey -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1999
Land selected 1888 by A F Petersen who kept bees. First house was a bark hut.Colour photograph taken at Mrs Maisie Byrnes home The Bee Farm, showing an unpainted timber cottage set in old farm clearing, at Byrnes Track Toorloo Arm Victoriahouses, guesthouses, heritage study -
Beechworth Honey Archive
Antique Smoker
Smokers are used to calm bees. This is done by putting some kind of fuel into the chamber (pine needles, hessian, anything that smokes a lot when it burns), lighting it, then puffing the bellows to bring forth the smoke. The smoke has a calming influence over the bees, and helps stop them from stinging. The guard around the outside is to prevent burns via contact with the hot chamber.Metal circular canister with spout and metal struts which connect the canister to bellows. Bellows are constructed from leather and wood. Object is broken; bellows and canister are not attached.smoker, bee, beekeeping, beechworth honey -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Slide - Lantern Slides, n.d
Two glass lantern slides in cardboard box, both showing men at working bees (two different images) at Hanlon Park. Photo on one glass slide, then another plain glass slide fixed over image. Slides bound with white adhesive tape. Box has maker's label on front, label advising what to do if slides are fault, on bottom.Front: a) 'Some of the 'BUSY-BEES' HANLON PARK PORTLAND ' written in black pen, top of slide 'SOME OF THE 'BEES' HANLON PARK PORTLAND' scratched into slide, bottom. b) 'SOME OF THE 'BEES' HANLON PARK PORTLAND' -pen, top of slide 'THE BEES HANLON PARK PORTLAND TOYE PHOTO' scratched into slide, bottom -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Postcard - Postcard - Working Bee Hanlon Park Portland Victoria, n.d
Black and white photo postcard. A group of 15 ladies, posed standing and sitting - ladies committee at a working bee, Hanlon Park PortlandFront: 'LADIES COMMITTEE 'THE WORKING BEE' HANLON PARK, PORTLAND' - white script, bottom edge Back: Handwritten letter from Bert to Greta -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Article - Ointment, Bates & Co. (William Usher), 1851 - mid-1900s
Bates' Salve has been used as a home remedy for the treatment of boils, skin infections, splinters, pimples and insect bites for decades, from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s. It is a drawing application for bringing out foreign bodies and pusses from a wound. There are still many families who remember using it and others who have been using it and are down to their last ‘inch’. One comment from a reader from Queensland tells how his Dad was a sleeper cutter in the 1950s and on school holidays his brother and he used to help their Dad. When doing this task after a wet season they would be confronted with spear grass about a metre high. Sometimes the spears would enter their skin, and when the spears were wet they would screw like a corkscrew into their flesh. If they left them for too long it was impossible to dig them out with a needle. That's when the Bates Salve was put into action to draw the spearhead out. "It worked wonders. It was a marvellous invention." Many people say that they would love to be able to purchase more of it today and hope that someone will produce a ‘safe’ version of it. There are several versions of a recipe for the salve available online. It appears that the salve is named after Daisy Bates, wife of the Bates’ Salve proprietor, William Usher. William’s son Victor continued making Bates’ Salve well into the mid-1900s, with the business being carried on by Victor’s only son, Alan. There are still descendants in the family home in Norwood, Adelaide. William’s great-grandchild has stated that, despite being subject to the salve during childhood, there have been no noticeable ill effects. A small notice in the Adelaide Advertiser in 1915 made a suggestion “It is said that Bates’ Salve is the popular line with OUR BOYS in Gallipoli. They recently sent to the Adelaide Red Cross for a supply, so it would be a good line to put in soldiers’ Christmas Billies.“ Over 700 ‘Christmas Billies’ were sent from generous Warrnambool citizens to our soldiers in the trenches in Gallipoli. The average cost of filling a billy with gifts was Ten Shillings, calculated at about Fifty-four Dollars in 2021. The contents included Christmas puddings and tobacco. The huge project was coordinated by a local Committee and involved generous businesses and hundreds of kind-hearted community members, with recognition sown by naming many of those involved in an article in the Warrnambool Standard. The project’s idea was initiated by Australia’s Department of Defence and all states were involved in supporting the soldiers in this way. Mr Bates (Theopholis) of Hull, England, was the original owner of the Bates’ Salve recipe. When he died he left his business to William Usher, his son-in-law. William arrived in South Australia in 1851 after he had sold his recipe to an English firm, giving them the rights to make and sell it all over the world, except in Australia. Bates then became the registered proprietor of Bates’ Salve for the Commonwealth and still had a large market for his product. William Usher made the salve at his Norwood home, in a wood-fired copper in the garden within a three-sided enclosure. The ointment was then taken to a room in the house where it was divided, labelled and packaged. It was then sent to Faulding’s Wholesale Chemist for distribution. William and his wife May (or Mary) had three children; Jack, Victor and Ivy. When May died, William married Mary Williams (May’s maid, from Tasmania, twenty years younger than William) and had seven more children. The treatment’s packaging labels it as a POISON. It seems that its active ingredient was lead oxide (22 per cent), which is no longer considered unsafe. A member of the public mentioned that in 2016 they found some Bates’ Salve in an old family medicine chest. Its label stated that the product “contains a minimum of 25.8 per cent of red lead oxide”. That particular sample was made at 470 Wallon Road, West Molesey, Surrey, England. Some people would love to be able to use the product still and even take the risk of poisoning. Instructions for its use are included on the wrapper. Here is a transcription - "Bates' Salve. Bee Brand. POISON. This Preparation contains 22 parts per centum [lead oxide]… Made by Descendants of the Inventor and Original Proprietor. For use as a medicated plaster. Melt over a slight flame or use a heated knife to spread the salve on a piece of linen. If away from a joint it will not need tying as, when put on lukewarm, the plaster will hold itself. When the salve adheres to the skin moisten it with oil and wipe it off with a dry cloth. Manufactured by the direct descendants of the inventor and the original proprietor since 1833."This package of Bates' Salve has been used as a home remedy since the mod-1800s and even up to now in 2019 by those who consider themselves lucky to still have some at home. It was promoted as a 'cure all' treatment and kept handy for use at home and away. It represents our early industry and health management when medical treatment was often difficult to access. The product is the part of many childhood memories of those alive today.Bates’ Salve ointment; oblong stick of firm, brown waxy substance wrapped in waxed paper, with an outer printed wrapper. Text on wrapper warns that it is POISON and includes instructions for use as a medicated plaster, to be heated and spread onto linen then applied to the injury. Made by Bates & Co., Adelaide. The wrapper shows an emblem of a bee. The formula has been used since 1833.Text on wrapper includes "POISO[N]", "BATES' SALVE", "BEE BRAND", "BATES & CO., ADELAIDE". "This Preparation contains 22 parts per centum [lead oxide]" There is an emblem of a bee with wings outstretched.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, bates’ salve, bates’ salve medicated plaster, bates and co adelaide, bee brand, medicated plaster, medical treatment, remedy, drawing treatment for infection, medicine cabinet, home remedy, pharmacy treatment, mid 1800s – mid 1900s remedy, topical application, treatment for boils, bites, splinters and infections, poison, preparation for treatment, ointment -
Greensborough Historical Society
Card, Heidelberg Historic Society, Heidelberg's Busy Bee Signature Quilt 1895-96, 2019
Invitation to view historic quilt exhibited at Heidelberg Historical Society some Sundays during 2019 and 2020Card, printed in colour both sidesheidelberg historical society, quilts, scots church heidelberg -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping - Digital Image, Working bee for action group, 21/08/1973
A selection of reports on local Greensborough activities. [1973] Includes reports on the development of the De Blonay Crescent Reserve, Greensborough Red Cross, and the aims of Watsonia High School.Digital copy of newspaper article, black text.de blonay crescent reserve, red cross, watsonia high school -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Working bee, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, c.1976-1978, 1970s
Coach house/garage in backgroundColour photographeltham living and learning centre