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University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Woman Working in Seed Testing, c. 1970
Note attached, "Possibly a thermogradient cabinet for seed germination (possibly Joan Mullet) see John Delpratt," and by Peter May, "I'm not certain on either count. A friend of mine worked at seed testing in the early 70's and knew Joan M. Would you mind if I sent the photo to him to have look at?"Woman working in seed testing, Unable to definately identify.seed testing, thermogradient cabinet, seed germination, joan mullet, plant research laboratory/institute -
National Wool Museum
Sample, Carpet
Test weave from first lot of carpet made on all Australian Loom, in Australia, in 1945. Made at Springvale, Victorian by the Carpet Weaving Company (on the loom pictured in W1520). Originally part of the ten piece collection presented to the Queensland Museum by Mr Doug Glanville.Test weave from first lot of carpet made on all Australian Loom, in Australia, in 1945. Test weave from first lot of carpet made on all Australian Loom, in Australia, in 1945.1st run off on 100% Australian made loom (Wilton) Carpet Weaving Co. Springvale Victoria E & D Glanville 1945 2weaving, carpet weaving company, carpet -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Ballarat - Horse tram prelaunch test in Wendouree Parade, Ian Stanley, 18-10-1992
Photos shows horse tram No. 1 in Wendouree Parade prior to its launch on 7-11-1992 undertaking as safety test in Wendouree Parade. Most of the people on the top deck are Board members.Yields information about BTPS Operations and work in 1992.Colour print of Kodak paper - Ballarat - Horse tram prelaunch test in Wendouree ParadeHas details of the location and dates on rear along with photographers number.ballarat, tramways, tramcars, btps, horse tram, tram 1, wendouree parade -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (Vehicle Safety Testing School)
One of the images taken for an article in a 1961 edition of Police Life about five police women who were the first of their gender to attend the Vehicle Safety Testing School (VSTS) at Brunswick. L to r: Val Jones, Val Keith, Norma Cockram leaning on bonnet with Marj Bowden and Norma Hardy lying on the ground. Male instructor: S/C John JohnsonThe first women to complete the Vehicle Safety Testing School in 1961police women, vehicle safety testing school -
Cheese World Museum
Centrifuge, electric
This Babcock tester was used in the laboratory at the Kraft cheese factory, Allansford. When it was superseded it was passed to one of the users of the machine, Les O'Callaghan, president of the Warrnambool & District Historical Society who placed it in the historical society collection. In 2009 when the historical society premises were upgraded there was insufficient room to store the tester so it was donated to Cheese World Museum. The machine was used to test the butterfat content of milk. Prior to dairy factories coming into existence farmers made butter individually on farms. There was no need for milk testing until farmers supplied factories for payment. Payment was based on a gallon of milk weighing 10lbs (pounds) and this led to richer milk, containing a high degree of butterfat for use in buttermaking, being paid at the same rate as lesser quality milk. In 1890 Stephen Moulton Babcock, an American professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, developed a method of determining the amount of butterfat in milk, thus providing a standardised and fairer system for payment. Babcock Test Process 1. 18 grams of milk (17.6ml) was put into a test tube 2. The same amount of sulphuric acid was added 3. A centrifuge at 50ºC was rotated at more than 900 revs per minute 4. The fat floating on top of the liquid in the test tube was measured The Babcock Test provided fairer compensation to farmers and also helped produce a consistent product for consumers. It also allowed for selective breeding when dairy herd testing evolved. ‘The Babcock Test is so simple that it can be used by any careful person, and it is inexpensive to operate. From the very beginning it was so complete in every detail that no change has had to be made in it.’ (Babcock Test http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wki/Babcock_test 31 March 2009) Round green metal container with opening lid. Inside houses a spinning rotor with 20 test tube holders around the outside in two circular rows.7173 BABCOCKTESTER 190allansford, dairy manufacturing, milk testing, babcock test, babcock, stephen moulton, butter, warrnambool cheese and butter factory company -
El Dorado Museum Association Inc.
Photograph - Digital Image
Drilling tests.mining, gold, gold mining, tin, tin mining, churn drill, drilling, machinery, el dorado, eldorado -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Ballarat School of Mines Vacuum and Pressure-gauge Testing Apparatus Certificate Book, 1902-1932
The Ballarat School of Mines was the first School of Mines in Australiasia, and had a model mining laboratory which provided testing for a fee.Quarter leather bound book with an alphabetical listing of names, and certificates and stubbs for Ballarat School of Mines Vacuum and Pressure-gauge Testing Apparatus Certificates.ballarat school of mines, vacuum and pressure-gauge testing apparatus certificate book, certicates, stubbs, vacuum testing, pressure gauge testing, m.b. john, berry united gold mining company, birthday company, britannia united gold mining company, cambrain company, dry diggings gold mining company, dimboola flour mill, first chance gold mining company, great northern extended consols rutherglen, h.v. mckay, lady brassey company, llanberris no. 1, llanberris no 2, mcvitty and company, phoenix foundry, e. rowlands, south woah hawp, tinworth and party, victoria corish united, william's fancy company, woah hawp canton gold mining company, woah hawp no. 2, andrew andreson, bourdons, frederick martell, lonie and dingle, cornish gold mines daylesford, j.d. williams, jane brad, clunes, wendouree asylum, electric hydralic dredging party, east jubilee gold mining company, j.e. cowley, john mann, normanby north company, new imperial gold mining company, ballarat brewing company, yarrowee dredging company, a. mckirdy, daylesford, pearce brothers, canadian, hepburn mineral spring company, \e. balhausen, ronaldson borthers and tippett, ballarat woollen mills, cathacart central gold mining company, j.b. robinson -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Telephone Exchange Testing Unit, H T & E Co. Ltd. LIVERPOOL ENGLAND, 1955
This is the MINJAH telephone exchange testing unit. The exchange was adjacent to the property of MINJAH which is situated near Hawkesdale in Western Victoria. The exchange operated between 1955 and 1985. The testing unit was used for detecting and testing faults in the telephone system. The keys along the front were called "Hospital Keys" and were used to give subscribers a temporary connection in the event of a break down. The telephone exchange was replaced by an automatic exchange.This is a good example of a manual telephone system in Western VictoriaThis is a rectangular polished wooden box with a telephone mechanism on the side connected by a hook. On the front right is a dialling system which has been detached. On the front left is a volt meter. At the front bottom are seventeen switches. In the middle front are twenty keys which can flash up in various colours. There is writing on the side . There is a black metal label with writingAVD HAND SET S314470 c 7060 H/56 LINE & SELECTOR TEST SET HT& Co. Ltd. LIVERPOOL ENGLANDtelephone testing, minjah, manual telephone exchange -
Villa Alba Museum
Document (item), Villa Alba Museum Archaeological Test Excavations - A report to Villa Alba Museum and Heritage Victoria, 2002
Villa Alba Museum Landscape Reconstruction Archaeological Test Excavations. A Report to the VAMI and Heritage Victoria by Maddy Atkinson (Ripple Archaeologists), 18 April, 2002.Important record of archaeological excavations at Villa Alba in Kewconservation studies, conservation reports, archaeological reports, villa alba museum -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Anemometer and case, Approxamitly June 29th, 1909
Calibration tests were made June 29th, 1909, all else is unknown.8386.1 - Biram's anemometer, 6 inch diameter, 5 dials, ten blades. "No. 1544," with wooden case and hand written note detailing applicable corrections after calibration tests. -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Manufactured GLass, test tubes, mixers, 20thC
A test tube, also known as a culture tube or sample tube, is a common piece of laboratory glassware consisting of a finger-like length of glass or clear plastic tubing, open at the top, usually with a rounded U-shaped bottom. Test tubes are widely used by pharmacists to hold, mix, or heat small quantities of solid or liquid chemicals, especially for qualitative experiments and assays. Their round bottom and straight sides minimize mass loss when pouring, make them easier to clean, and allow convenient monitoring of the contents. The long, narrow neck slows down the spreading of vapours and gases to the environment. Test tubes are usually held in special-purpose racks, Test tubes for physics and chemistry are usually made of glass for better resistance to heat and corrosive chemicals and longer life. Tubes made from expansion-resistant glasses, such as borosilicate glass, can be placed directly over a Bunsen burner flame.8 clear glass test tubes of varied capacity with 3 glass mixers sitting in a wooden stand. A 1 metre length of clear plastic tubing is with this setglass manufacturers, test tubes, culture tubes, sample tubes, borosilicate glass, otto schlott, felton grimwade company, melbourne glass bottle works, laboratory glass, pharmacy, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, spotswood melbourne -
Wangaratta Urban Fire Brigade
Photograph
(.1)S/O Joe Grenfell and S/O Stewart Marshal (holding spraying hose) testing S.E.C Cherry pickers for fire fighting (.2) Testing S.E.C Cherry pickers for fire fighting use - S/O Joe Grenfell & S/O Stewart Marshal at top. 9 men standing on ground watching, 1 on back end of cherry picker truck. 2 black and white photos(.1) S/O Joe Grenfell S/O Stewart Marshal Testing S.E.C Cherry pickers for fire fighting 1985 (.2) Testing S.E.C Cherry pickers for fire fighting use 1985 S/O Joe Grenfell & S/O Stewart Marshal at top 1985, staff, j. grenfell, s.marshal -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Document - Certificate, Department of Education - Victoria, 1915
Certificated awarded to Phyllis Matthews for passing the test for juniors in swimming, diving, floating and method of resuscitation in 1915.Department of Education Victoria. Junior Swimming Certificate. "This is to certify that Phyllis Matthews has passed the test for juniors in swimming, diving, floating and method of resuscitation. Date: 30.4.1915. No. 11053. Signed by the Director of Education.swimming certificate, phyllis matthews, alice robinson -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Test tube and case associated with midwife Mary Howlett, c. 1866 - 1920
This type of test tube would have been used to collect blood or other bodily fluids. IT may also have been used to boil urine to identify the presence of urinary abnormalities such as sugar albumen acetone or bile.Mary Howlett (1840-1922) began practising as a country midwife in 1866 in the western district of Victoria. She qualified as a 'ladies monthly nurse' in 1887 and continued to practise as a nurse and midwife until 1920.She began her six months training at the Melbourne Lying-In Hospital. She was known by many as 'Auntie', and her career spanned more than 50 years. Mrs Howlett's midwifery box and contents were given to Dr Frank Forster, and he donated them to the museum collection in 1993.Glass test tube with a thin glass lip in original cylinder cardboard case. Case is in two section, lid and body - lid is lined with white cardboard.diagnostic testing, midwifery -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "PTC - One person operation Training Program for Tram Depot Trainers", 2/1993
Training program "PTC - One person operation Training Program for Tram Depot Trainers" - outlining the training of the depot trainers for crews at individual depots. Has a course outline, ticketing instructions, zones, general driving, operational procedures, and working safely. Two additional documents - test questions for ticketing and general driving and safe workings procedures. Dated 11/2/1993.Yields information about training of tram depot trainers for one person operation.Document - comb bound with card and plastic covers, approx 30 A4 pages + two stapled document of test questions.driver training, one person, ticketing, safeworking -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Optical Munitions Test Plates
Associated sheet of paper inside box lists each of the test plates as having been tested and found defective.Cardboard box containing cotton wadding and straw padding layered above glass plates individually wrapped in tissue paper. Five plates in the top layer, followed by more padding, 2 more plates, padding, 8 glass plates, padding and straw. Plates are variously sized and circular in shape.Handwritten on box lid: 'REJECT TEST PLATES / MK1 DIAL SIGHT' unreadable handwritten inscription '18' '[E. E. N Wa...worth] / [...] / [Kob...]' '23/11/45' Munitions labelled with technical specifications of each lens. dial sight, optical munitions, glass, mk 1 -
Ambulance Victoria Museum
Suction Unit, Laerdal, Pre 1997
Mobile suction unit with power. Possibly used from the late 1970s and into the 1980s for mechanical suction control. Possibly used in non MICA rural ambulances. Maintenance sticker on object indicates that it was last serviced in 1997. This suggests that the equipment may have been in use to that date.Grey plastic case with handle containing suction equipmentCHEMTRONICS P/L SAFETY TESTED PERFORMANCE TESTEDsuction -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Colour prints, Gwen Vennell, Burnley Seed Testing Station, 2003
Seed Testing Station was operated by the Dept of Agriculture at Burnley but was not really used for teaching purposes 8 printed photographs from scans of slides of the Seed Testing Station. Views of the outside of the building and people working inside it. Taken by Gwen Vennell nee Easton soon after the building was opened and donated by her nephew Bruce Grant. seed testing station, gwen vennell ( easton), bruce grant -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Army Driving Licence, Department of Defence, June 1983
Rectangular paper with black text. Printed on both sides. Side one has licence details, side two has test details.Side one: "ARMY DRIVING LICENCE ..... Army No 318015 / Rank (1) SSGT / Name MCDERMOTT Stephen Peter ...." Side two: ".... Date / 8 AUG 86 ... Signature / Name of Testing Officer / ... R.K. CULLEN SGT .... ARMY SCHOOL OF TRANSPORT / .... P.J. HAWKEN CAPT ...." -
Orbost & District Historical Society
sovereign balance
This simple brass see-saw balance was used to test the gold sovereign coin and its half for wear, and to detect counterfeit coinsSovereigns and half sovereigns are no longer in use.A metal sovereign balance with two measuring plates and weight. Counterweighted desktop rocker tests for British gold Sovereigns and Half Sovereigns, both weight and thickness. It has the original green box with label on lid top.Front - sovereign - half - Askey's improved warranted - son -Bush'ssovereign-balance instrument weighing sovereign -
Federation University Historical Collection
Equipment, Test Tube Holder
Used at the Ballarat School of Mines Chemistry Labratory, which was closed and dismantled with TAFE Cuts.Wooden test tube holder with teh capacity to hold six test tubesscientific instrument, test tube holder, laboratory -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Black and White Photograph, Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education Students Engaged in Structural Work on Open Day, 1989, c1974
.1 & .2 - Civil Engineering student practical work examples .3 - First year Engineering students' competition : design, built and tested specified braced truss. Testing usually done during Open Day. .4 - Thermodynamics laboratory colorimetry room. reproduced in the 1975 Handbook, p 90Images of students engaged in structural work. .1) Three people at a load frame with a roof tress element. .2) A male student at an electronic surveying instrument. .3) Several people around a test setup for a student made model truss. .4) Three male persons at an experimental setup involving a garbage bin.ballarat institute of advanced education, civil engineering, laboratory, open day, thermodynamics, lloyd payne, alumni, trevor gourley -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Uniform - Uniform, Army, Boots
A pair of black leather GP boots with black lacesHy-Test on soleboots, mcphail collection -
Diamond Valley Vietnam Veterans Sub-Branch
Equipment - GP Boots, c2010
Black army boots similar to general issue in the Vietnam war.Good footwear was critical within the general climate of Vietnam varying from very dry to very wet and considerable humidity.Army boots, black; make: HiTest; size 9.On sole - Hi Test.vietnam, vietnam war, diamond valley vietnam veterans sub branch, equipment -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Slide, Grayson Test plate with case
Test plate rectangular glass slide with rulings under circular cover glass within yellow circle and brown border enclosed in red hinged box with blue lining. Described as “A sample Microscope slide - Test plate with rulings from 30,000 to 120,000 per inch”. This is the only surviving ruling reaching up to 120,000; hence is both unique and valuable.Labels on slide: “Test plate 10,000 to 120,000. Ruled by H.J. Grayson, Melbourne”. No of lines per inch Band 1-10,000 2-20,000”. On label on side: “No of lines per inch Band 3 -30,000 4 - 40,000 5-50,000 6-60,000 7-70,000 8-80,000 9-90,000 10-100,000 11-110,000 12-120,000” -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Slide, Grayson Test plate with case
Test plate rectangular glass slide with rulings under circular cover glass within yellow circle and brown border enclosed in red hinged box with blue lining. Described as “A sample Microscope slide - Test plate with rulings from 30,000 to 120,000 per inch”. This is the only surviving ruling reaching up to 120,000; hence is both unique and valuable.Labels on slide: “Test plate 10,000 to 120,000. Ruled by H.J. Grayson, Melbourne”. No of lines per inch Band 1-10,000 2-20,000”. On label on side: “No of lines per inch Band 3 -30,000 4 - 40,000 5-50,000 6-60,000 7-70,000 8-80,000 9-90,000 10-100,000 11-110,000 12-120,000” -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, Jeff Bounds, 27/11/1988 12:00:00 AM
Colour print Ex Melbourne W2 class Nos. 456 & 470 on test run in Bridge St, at old loop, from cnr. Nolan St. / J. Bounds Photo 27/11/88" 456 has a The Met logo on the side.On rear in ink "Bendigo - Ex Melbourne W2 class Nos. 456 & 470 on test run in Bridge St, at old loop, from cnr. Nolan St. / J. Bounds Photo 27/11/88"trams, tramways, bendigo, w2 class, bridge st, tram 456, tram 470 -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
FCV testing meter
After the 1939 bushfires, the Forests Commission invested heavily in a radically new communications network. After suffering some inevitable delays due to the War, radio VL3AA switched into full operation in October 1945 proudly beaming out 200 watts across the State. The communication systems were regarded at the time to be more technically advanced than the police and the military. These pioneering efforts were directed by Geoff Weste, and later technical experts like Rex Philpot, John Whitehead, Charlie Reisinger and many others who designed, built and repaired most of the radio equipment. There was a dedicated radio laboratory at Surrey Hills in Melbourne. The purpose and operation of this particular instrument is unknown.FCV testing meterMade in the radio laboratory of the Forests Commission Victoriaradio -
University of Melbourne, School of Chemistry
Manual
Fluorescence Testing Manual -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Photograph - Julian Newton Brown on Yamaha SL 351
Julian Newton-Brown arrived at Falls Creek in 1957. He had studied Pharmacy at Melbourne University. After developing a love for the mountains, Julian moved to Mt. Beauty and then Falls Creek. He worked for the SEC in the test laboratory at Rocky Valley reading weather instruments. By working several jobs, Julian was able to build a small lodge of 10 beds named “Arundel”, located at 18 Slalom Street, Falls Creek. The lodge is now the “Elk at Falls”. Arundel prospered and Julian extended it to include 32 beds and changed its name to "Julian’s” in 1961. When alcohol restrictions were eased in Falls Creek, Julian built a night club which he called “Big Julian’s” and later “THE MAN”. When Julian and his wife Beth retired and left Falls Creek, their son took over running the lodge. An active community man, Julian was a member of the Falls Creek Chamber of Commerce, a member of the SES, a stakeholder in Falls Creek, an author and a documentary maker. Julian Newton-Brown died in May 2020. In 2003 when this flyer was published operation of Julian's Lodge transferred from Julian and his wife Beth to their son Charlie Brown, a former Australian Champion and World Cup skier and his wife, Bena.This item is significant because it gives details of an important lodge at Falls Creek, Victoria.A black and white image of Julian Newton Brown testing a Yamaha SL 351 in 1968.julian's lodge, julian newton brown, falls creek ski lodges, accommodation falls creek, charlie brown