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Kew Historical Society Inc
Collection, Floods in North Kew (Series), 1929–1934
Flooding of the Yarra Valley, including that section of the Yarra bordering Kew and Kew East in the north and west of the municipality, was a regular occurrence. Extreme flood events of the Yarra River are recorded to have occurred in 1891, 1901, 1916, 1923 and 1934. The Municipality of Kew's response to these floods was to enact planning decisions restricting residential development in flood prone areas following the floods of 1916, 1921 and 1934. While floods continued after the development of the Upper Yarra Reservoir (construction 1948-57), the regularity and extent of these inundations diminished. Natural disasters had an impact on the development and settlement of Melbourne and its suburbs. Flooding in the Melbourne region was a regular event in the nineteenth and for most of the twentieth centuries. Changes in the impact of natural disasters could occur due to a number of factors. This collection of small snapshots, mostly taken from Kellett Grove in North Kew, provide provenanced evidence of flooding in the area before the development of the unnatural flood barrier that is the Eastern Freeway.Collection of 16 monochrome photographs, annotated on verso by different hands, of the flooding of the River Yarra in North Kew in the third and fourth decades of the twentieth century [1920s & 1930s]. Individual photos include the dates of different floods. Many of the photos were taken from the rear of 8 Kellett Grove; a house still extant in 2023yarra river -- north kew, floods -- yarra valley, floods -- north kew, floods -- 1929, floods -- 1934, natural disasters -- kew -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Courier Bag, Late 19th to mid 20th centuries
The black imitation leather or leatherette bag or pouch could have been used by a courier to transfer documents, letters or business records between offices or from business to customer. Imitation leather was invented in the late 1800s and improved as time went on. The manufacture of synthetic leather began around the 1930s. The courier bag may have been used for a s similar purpose as the cash bags in our collection. Those cash bags transported money between the railway stations of Grassdale and Merino in Victoria's western district in the late 19th and early-to-mid 20th centuries. Perhaps the bag was used by the coastal trading vessels that operated in southwest Victoria until around the 1940s.This courier bag is an example of the connections made between people in the remote areas of Victoria. It could have been used by the railway system or the coastal trader vessels that shipped people, goods, documents and cash between the districts in western Victoria.Courier bag; black imitation leather pouch, square with wide seams and a flap with sttud closure at the top. Made by British Products Pty Ltd. "British Products Pty Ltd"warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, bag, pouch, imitation leather, artificial leather, faux leather, synthetic leather, british products pty ltd, document pouch, courier bag, western district, western victoria, 19th century, 20th century, railway, rural business, rural trade, coastal trader, southwest victoria -
Melbourne Legacy
Memorabilia - Ephemera, Legacy 90th Anniversary 1923-2013
An example of a souvenir issued to commemorate Legacy's 90th anniversary. It says: "90th Anniversary of Legacy 1923-2013" There was a reunion of former Junior Legatees at Government House in 2013 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Legacy. The handkerchief was donated back to Legacy from the family of Jacobina (Jackie) and Marjorie Bristol, sisters who were both junior legatees in the 1930s and 1940s after their father passed away, he was a World War 1 veteran. Jacobina later became Jackie Wood and Marjorie became Marjorie Bachmann. Also donated were girls' uniform, a photo of the girls at calisthenics classes, a junior legatee certificate and a $100 Legacy badge. These are catalogued separately at 01948 to 01952.A record of an item produced by Legacy to celebrate the 90th Anniversary and given out to former Junior Legatees at a reunion.A white handkerchief with the Legacy torch and text 'Legacy 90th Anniversary 1923-2013' stitched in blue thread in a cardboard sleeve. Embroidered "90th Anniversary of Legacy 1923-2013" in blue thread.90th anniversary, junior legatee, reunion -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Posters - "Tawonga Remembers" x 4
The town of Tawonga is in the Kiewa Valley surrounded by farmland. It is adjacent to Mt Beauty (built in 1946), an SECV town built for the workers on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme which was being constructed from 1911 to 1961. Tawonga consisted of essential amenities including a store, school, butter factory, sporting facilities, post office, hall and hotel. Activities involved sport, social get togethers eg. dances, fundraising, CWA etc.The posters are a collection of historical photos, documentation and information regarding the history of the town of Tawonga,which is the centre of a farming community in the Kiewa Valley.Poster framed with thin black plastic strip, covered, by glass. Each one has a title re "Tawonga Remembers" and includes print and phtots in black and white. Black background. 1. Tawonga SEC Depot; 2. Tawonga Service Station circa 1940s; 3. George Johnston's Taxi Service; 4. Tawonga Motors 1950-60stawonga, photos of early tawonga, kiewa valley, tawonga remembers, transport -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: DRESSED TO THE NINES
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. Dressed to the nines: debutantes and partners of 3CV's younger set at a mock mayoral ball held at the Bendigo Town Hall in the late 1940s. Among those pictured are Bruce Hyder, Ken Maes, Bruce Cutting, Les Morey, Ian Fulton, Neil Forbes and Phil Rechter. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: EASTER
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Monday, February 21, 2005. Easter: many entrants in the annual Easter parade in Bendigo rely on the generosity of businesses to enter their floats. In the late 1940s, general carrier and wood merchant, Eric Finch, donated his services to the Bendigo Benevolent Home. The float is photographed travelling around the fountain at View Point.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: HISTORIC FESTIVAL
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Monday, January 31, 2005. historic festival: crowds line the streets of Bendigo's central business district to watch the annual procession. This photograph was taken in the late 1940s or early 1950s. The truck, used by the State Electricity Commission for the parade, was donated by Eric Finch, a general carrier and wood merchant. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: A GROWING CONCERN
Bendigo advertiser "The way we were" from Wednesday, February 2, 2005. A growing concern: eucalyptus was a big industry in Bendigo in the late 1940s early 1950s. This picture of eucy cutter Jimmy Fairborn, in front, and truck owner Eric Finch, with a load of eucalyptus on its way to the distillery, was taken in Union Street, West Bendigo.. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, House [Fairyland], 57 Malmsbury Street, Kew, 1967
This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.A small photo of 57 Malmsbury Street in Kew. In the 19th century the house had been the home of the grandparents of the historian Dorothy Rogers. From the 1940s it was the home of the Tabulo family who created Fairyland. After Grace Tabulos death in 1965 the contents of the house and garden were removed. This dated photo from 1967 shows the house before it was renovated."Taken 2 March 1967. Built prior 1860. This must be like it was in grandma's time. Mother and father were married in the right hand front room in 1884 by Martin Hosking"fairyland, 67 malmsbury street (kew), dorothy rogers, grace tabulo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: VIEWPOINT
BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Wednesday, January 7, 2004. Viewpoint: yes, this is Chips Rafferty, the Cary grant of Australia, in Bendigo, at the Viewpoint Hotel in Charing Cross in the late 1940s or early 1950s. Publican Harry Andrews leans against the bar while his daughter's curious face peeks from the lower foreground. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Doctor's theatre gown worn by Dr Mitchell Henry O'Sullivan, c. 1930s
The wearing of gown became mandatory in all operating theatres from the 1900s and in 1914-1918 during the Spanish flu epidemic. During the 1930s gowns were worn when attending polio patients. From 1945 onwards, midwifery hospitals required all staff working in labour wards, premature nurseries, and special care (observation nurseries) to wear gowns when in contact with mothers or babies. During the 1950s the gown regime helped to combat the spread of golden stph in midwifery hospitals. Dr Mitchell Henry O'Sullivan worked in the Victorian country town of Casterton as a general practitioner from 1919 until his death in 1977. He also practiced obstetrics. His son, Dr David More O'Sullivan donated his obstetric bag and its contents to the College in 1999. The bag and contents are a unique time capsule of the type of instruments and pharmaceuticals used in the inter-war period.Cotton gown with high round collar and long sleeves. Gown is made in two sections with a centre doubled seam. The collar is made to button at the neck, but the button on this gown is missing. Wrists of gown are fastened with flat mother of pearl buttons. Open at back with six ties. Laundry tag taped to right side of gown.surgery -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Artefact, Boomerang Club, 1940s
This wooden boomerang has been made to promote the Boomerang Club in Warrnambool and to use as a decoration at the Boomerang Club functions. The Warrnambool Boomerang Club was a social club formed in 1934 and it continued until at least 1953. The club had over 200 members enrolled by the late 1930s. The club organized regular activities, including monthly dances, an Annual Ball, Christmas parties, picnics and dinners. Profits from the activities were donated to local charities with over £600 being donated in 1946. This boomerang is of interest as a memento of the Boomerang Club, a social club in Warrnambool in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. This is a wooden boomerang painted brown with white and red lettering on the boomerang face and a white border along the edges. The red paint is fading. There is a small hole at the top for attaching the boomerang to a wall or other object. ‘Boomerang Club.’ history of warrnambool, boomerang club, warrnambool -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Photographs of Phillip Island, 1920s and 1940s
Photographs associated with Public Schools camp, that started in the 1930s. Some boys worked on chicory at McFee's farm. 314-05 was possibly located at Trenavin Farm, Ventnor. (Source Jan Andrews ) Photo of people on cart with tank stand was off to a 7 picnic at the Nobbies 1917. [See 1124-01] Keeston Sambell driving, behind him is Betty Parker. on side from left is May Lambert, Jim Patterson, Jim Blake, Carmen Sambell and Bill Sambell.[ Source Jim Blake] Eight black & white photographs. 314-01. Photograph of horse and cart with 2 women, 2 girls and 5 boys. 314-02. Photograph of a mixed group of 7 people on a horse and drag. 314-03. Photograph of 3 young adult males and a dog standing in front of a wooden building. 1926 “Campers Rest” Labelled The Immortal camp at Ventnor. Poss. Trenavin Park 314-04. Photograph of 5 boys and 1 woman swimming in rock pool. 1 boy watching. 314-05. Photograph of old wooden hut with tank and chimney. Appears to have been used by boys when camping. 314-06. Photograph of 4 boys - 2 in swimming costumes - on the beach. 314-07. Photograph of 3 women and 1 girl sitting on sand dunes. 314-08. Photograph of 3 boys in uniform and 1 man sitting on bench - maybe watching sporting event?scotch college camp phillip island, scotch college boys, s j mcfee, c.k. newman, f. r. newman, trenavin park phillip island, sambell family, jim blake, betty parker -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Harvest Festival, Presbyterian Church, Cowes
St John's Presbyterian Church is in Chapel Street, Cowes. The time span of the photo appears to be 1920s-1940s.HistoricalLarge sepia photo, mounted on cardboard, of produce including pumpkins, apples and potatoes displayed surrounded with sheaths inside hall. There is a plaque on the wall behind, the heading of which reads " In memory of the Rev. Alexander Robb D.D."st john's presbyterian church, rev alexander robb, photograph, churches- phillip island, lifestyle -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Collection of Toys - Antique
Comprises a collection of metal, wooden and plastic toys which would possibly date back to the 1920s to 1940sThis collection came from the Warton / Baker families from Tawonga and Redbank in the Kiewa Valley.Collection of metal toys: 1. x2 Train Locomotives 2. Red tractor - mechanical with key 3. Man using grinder - mechanical with key 4. Two birds with worm - mechanical with key 5. Green trailer - mechanical with key 6. Small tank - mechanical with key 7. Aeroplane 8. Metal top 9. Home-made push-along wheels 10. Home made top 11. Cap gun 12. Cookie Cutters 13. Small tin puncture Kit - empty 14. Metal fox whistle 15. Tin trumpet 16. Large metal pump top 17. Plastic & metal mechancal toy in cardboard box- Jolly Skipper Other: 1. Monkey puppet with paper legs 2. Small plastic bells 3. Plastic boy on bike 4. Plastic green car 5. Plastic small trains 6. Soldier dog 8. Two half coconut shells (hollow) 9. Cylinder of wooden mechano tinker toy 10. Plastic Mr & Mrs Funny Face in box 11. Trip to New York game in box 12. Wooden Modelcraft - Build-ees in box 13. Wooden ring 14. Jig-saw toys, puzzles, wooden mechano, mechanical toys, recreation, children -
Greensborough Historical Society
Memoir, My earliest memories, by Val Wilson (nee Rolfs), 06/04/2014
Reminiscences of growing up in Greensborough and Briar Hill in the 1940s and 1950s, written by GHS member Val Wilson.13 p., typescriptgreensborough, briar hill, wilson family, val wilson(nee rolfs) -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book - Digital Image, Primary Picture Outlines, January - June 1941, 1941_
Digital copy of a 1940s Sunday school text book for younger children. Illustrations depict Bible stories.Copy of Sunday school textbook. 20 pages, text and line drawings (some have been coloured by owner)Student's name on cover.bible stories, methodist church -
Greensborough Historical Society
Advertisement - Digital Image, Grandview: Drakeford's Boarding House, 1940c
"Grandview" was the name of Mrs Drakeford's Boarding House at 57 Greenhill Road Greensborough. This advertisement is from the 1940s.Digital copy of black and white advertisement.grandview, drakeford family, greenhill road, greenhills -
Maffra Sugarbeet Museum
Centrifuge
Owned by Mervin Buckram (of Rochester), used for private use on the farm at Mewburn Park. Used approx 1940s.An important survivor from the early dairy industry. Maffra has always held a leading role in Herd testing, so it has considerable community significance. An earlier example is held at Stratford, with another, between the two, and less intact, at Old Gippstown.A round, black herd-testing centrifuge with a flat top and bottom. It has a hinged flap that opens and stands on three legs. There is a smaller round piece on top of the centrifuge which has a thick cylindrical shaped piece of metal in the centre. An apparatus at the top allows water to be driven through an impeller and there is an internal carrier to hold bottles for centrifuging."Grand prize St. Louise 1904" on side,"Wizard Tester" on top."The creamery package MFG. company Chicago. U.S.A. No. 3785" on brass plaque.herd testing -
Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses League
Sheila Prendergast Photo Album 1941-1944, commenced training June 1941
L-R: Nrs Mavis Orr, Mary Crawford, Muriel Nicholls, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospitalorr, crawford, nicholls, prendergast, 1940s, ballarat, hospital, nurses -
Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses League
Sheila Prendergast Photo Album 1941-1944, commenced training June 1941
L-R: Nr Sheila Prendergast, Sr Dorothy Roberts, Donny, 1940s, Ballarat & District Hospitalprendergast, roberts, donny, 1940s, ballarat, hospital -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Honour board, 1919-1920 (Approximate)
Lake Moodemere State School closed circa late 1940s and subsequently was purchased & moved - place unknownHonor board 1914-1918 war, Lake Moodemere State School No. 1557, timber, curved top, two decorative columns, pressed bronze headboard, with bronze names underneath, 5 with crosses, 2 names missing, headboard detachedOn head board: "Lake Moodemere / State School No. 1557 / Honor Board / 1914 The Great War 1919" Names on board: "Baland G. / Briggs J. / Gelding C. / _ Hill M. / _ Hill P. / Hiskins A. / Hiskins C. / Hiskins R. / Hiskins S. / Jack A.G. / Jayet F. / King A. / _ Minogue W. / Paris C. / Parker E. / Quin G. / Quin V. ?? (missing) / Quin W. / Shepherd J. / Sheridan P. / Sheridan T. / _ Warren H / Wilkison J."lake moodemere school, world war i, great war, baland g, briggs j, gelding c, hill m, hill p, hiskins a, hiskins c, hiskins r, hiskins s, jack a g, jayet f, king a, minogue w, paris c, parker e, quin g, quin v, quin w, shepherd j, sheridan p, sheridan t, warren h, wilkison j -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Leisure object - Metal & Enamel Folding Dolls House, 1960-1967
Metal foldable dolls houses were produced from the 1940s to the 1960s. This example is likely to be from the 1960s.Two storey metal doll's house, made of enamelled metal with designs of household decoration and items. The model folds up and has a detachable roof. toys, dolls houses -- metal, leisure objects -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Postcard - Postcard, Colour, Alison Kelly, c. 1990
Also known as the King George V memorial building this branch of the Mission to Seamen opened in 1937 as a replacement for the old Mission in Port Melbourne. The Foundation stone was laid by the Victorian State Governor and a photograph of the event is also held in the MTSV collection. The Art Deco style building was commissioned by merchant and philanthropist, Alfred Michael Nicholas (1881-1937) and designed by prolific Melbourne-based architect Harry A. Norris (1888-1966) in 1937 best known for his commercial work in Melbourne city centre. NB PMHPS Kindly allowed MTSV heritage to take scans of the Kelly series notes in their collection for reference in 2019.One of the few full colour images of this building originally classified by the National Trust and now demolished. An example of architect Harry Norris' work 1937. All that remains are a ceramic plaque, a brick and several items of chapel artefacts. Alison Kelly, a photographer, was part of the group supporting the Port Melbourne Seamen's Mission in the 1980s and 1990s. She took a series of photographs of the building now held by the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society.Full colour Postcard featuring colour image of a large red brick building in a 1930s era Architecture. There is a green wrought iron gate ajar in the foreground with the word SEAMAN spelled out. MISSIONS TO SEAMEN can also be seen spelled ut in white across and down the central clock tower of the building and this is surmounted with a white flagpole.On verso: Printed: "Heritage Series / POST CARD " at right angles in small print from lwr edge to upper: "PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALISON KELLY PORT HERITAGE SERIES NO 6". At Lwr left crnr printed:" Missions to Seamen Building, Port Melbourne/ Designed in the Modern style by architect Harry Norris,/ this 1937 National Trust classified structure was until 1972 / an entertainment and spiritual centre for seamen, with / important roles during the war [WW2] and immigration periods"king george v, memorial chapel, harry a. norris, brick, art deco, alfred m. nicholas, beach street, mission to seamen, alison kelly, 1937, arts centre, seamen mission, mission to seafarers, port melbourne -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PATRICIA COLES (NEE MCLEAN) COLLECTION: GOLDEN SQUARE RESIDENTS
Photograph. The Patricia Coles (nee McLean) collection. Golden Square Residents, possibly in 1930s. Copy of a black and white original photograph. Nineteen men posed informally in three rows. The man in the middle back row is identified as Tom McLean, Hotelier, United Kingdom Hotel Golden Square, father of Shirley, June and Patricia McLean.bendigo, housing, golden square residents, golden square. mclean, thomas. united kingdom hotel. -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Stereoscope with Cards
After the invention of a camera that printed on paper in 1855, photographers started producing stereo prints on cards. These cards were made of two identical photographs placed in a 3D viewer. By looking throough the viewer with two eyes, one gained the impression of three dimensional depth. This early form of stereo photography remained popular until the 1930s.stereoscope -
Bialik College
Exhibition Panel, 70th Anniversary: Reflections of Drummond Street, 2012
Panel from the exhibition held to celebrate the College's 70th anniversary in 2012. Photograph 1: Bilaik Hebrew School c.1940s Photograph 2: Bialik Hebrew School c .1940s Photograph 3: Bialik Kindergarten Orchestra performing for Chanuka. Photograph 4: Bilaik Kindergarten. Photograph 5: Ruth Topelberg on her third birthday at Bialik Kindergarten.drummond street carlton, history, 2000s -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal (Series) - Visitor Books from 'Fairyland', 1949-1965
Grace Tabulo > Dorothy Rogers > Kew Historical SocietyVisitor booksPrimary Values; Provenance Order'Fairyland', the home and garden of Jim and Grace Tabulo was a major local, state and international tourist attraction located at 57 Malmsbury Street, Kew. A series of visitor books record the messages of child and adult visitors to the house from the 1940s to the 1960s. These manuscripts are historically significant primary sources relating to Fairyland. They record the values and beliefs of child and adult visitors during the period of its operation as a tourist destination.jim tabulo, grace tabulo, fairyland, tourism - kew - 1945-1965, gardens - kew (vic), 57 malsbury street -- kew (vic.), houses -- kew (vic.)jim tabulo, grace tabulo, fairyland, tourism - kew - 1945-1965, gardens - kew (vic), 57 malsbury street -- kew (vic.), houses -- kew (vic.) -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Tradesman’s Work Diary, Book, 1940s
This exercise book contains details on the work carried out by A.Greed, a tradesman undertaking small carpentry and repair jobs in the Warrnambool region. The works completed date from 17 April 1945 to 11 October 1949. Mr Greed apparently worked mostly for the Public Works Department and had contracts for schools including Ecklin South, Panmure, Cudgee, Dennington, Mailors Flat, Grasmere, and Warrnambool Technical School and for other public buildings including the Warrnambool Court House, the Police Station and Housing Commission buildings. Other contracts included ones for the Framlingham Aboriginal Reserve, Callaghan’s Garage, the Caledonian Hotel, the Methodist Croquet Club and many private home owners. Details on the identity of ‘A. Greed’ are not known as there are several possibilities for the 1940s era. One clue is that an ‘E. Greed’ was also an employee.This exercise book is of some interest as an example of a tradesman’s handwritten details of his work as a carpenter and repair man in the 1940s in the Warrnambool area. There are many local names and businesses of interest mentioned in the exercise book. This is an exercise book with a grey cover with red binding. The dark blue printing on the front cover is enclosed in scroll patterns and the back cover has dark blue printing The cover is creased and has some ink splotches. The front cover has been stamped but the printing is now mostly illegible. The pages contain handwritten work and accounting information in black and blue ink. Some pages have been overwritten in red and black ink and pencil and there is one loose sheet.The Vana Exercise Booka.greed,, warrnambool tradesman, history of warrnambool -
Heyfield & Districts Historical Society
Bill spike, George Edward Barraclough (1906-1981), 1940s-1950s
George Barraclough (1907-1981), a landholder from north of Licola, in the Victorian Great Divide, made a number of these spikes, as needed. As accounts were paid, receipts were pasted to the account, the account was impaled on the spike, and the spike was rehung on a nail on a wall stud. All transactions dealing with money were filed in this manner, as an orderly way of tracking items that were usually remotely ordered and delivered on the mail car. George Barraclough used No8 in a number of creative ways, and his durable and untilitarion toasting forks are still in family use today. After George died in 1981 the spikes with their accounts passed to his daughter Linda Barraclough, who archived the accounts and later made copies available for study. Those accounts form a record of the businesses of Heyfield for 1940s and 1950s.This bill hook is of historical significance as a survivor of bush ingenuity and bush filing systems. Commercially made bill spikes were in common use in offices, where they usually consisted of a heavy metal base with an upright pointed piece of wire. Number 8 fencing wire was an important and readily accessible repair commodity for rural dwellers, and achieved iconic status as the most generic method of repair for cars broken down (resort to nearest fence) and was even used to hold houses together. Referring to "No 8 fencing wire" became a type of Australian shorthand for bush ingenuity. It is no longer available, being replaced by 4mm high tensile wire. This item is important both as an example of inventive use of No8 wire, and also as an example of the bush filing methods in use in the 1940s and 1950s. No 8 fencing wire holds a similar position in New Zealand - see Wikipedia NZ at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_8_wire A section of number 8 fencing wire twisted to form a bill spike. It has a rounded.base made from several twists of wire in a flat platform, with the remaining wire rising from the centre to form a stem that terminates in a hook with a sharpened point.wire, bush ingenuity, barraclough, licola north