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Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, c 1940-1980
Black and white photograph of an unknown man in military uniform. Photo is mounted on cardboard and enclosed in folder with an embossed design.soldiers, military, australian military forces -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Boothby, Guy, In spite of the Czar, [n.d.] [1910?]
308 p. ; frontispiece illustration. Red cover, with title, author's name and publisher's colophon embossed in gold on spinefictionfiction -
Mont De Lancey
Trophy
Awarded in 1895 and 1896 for the greatest number of prizes won at the Wandin Show over two years. Won by Henry Sebire and sons. Awarded by the Wandin Historical Society.The Blashki trophy -silver cup with lid with lion on top. Two silver handles, embossed on black wooden stand.trophies, awards -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Wine Glass * Rec Com, n.d
Large wine glass, REC COM LOGO, white embossed. Measurements 20.5 high x Diameter 7.5cm -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Glass - Portland PA&H Society Inc, n.d
Waisted glass, gold rim 'Portland P.A.&H. Society Inc' between decorative lines, gold embossed. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - NURSES CAPE, Australian Government Clothing Factory, 1986
Worn by Captain Linda Elliott Regt No F236731 A.A.N.C as part of her Nurses uniform. Australian Army Nursing Corp.Grey woollen long length cape , with red cotton lining. Four silver buttons embossed with crown and lantern.Inside R side of the cape. Handwritten on label: “Capt ELLIOTT. “ / Printed label: “AGCF / 1986./ Size 14” Handwritten: “F236731”cape, military, nurse -
Clunes Museum
Book, J.W. LYON & CO, HISTORY OF THE SEA
BLACK LEATHER COVERED BOOK - GOLD EMBOSSING ON BACK AND FRONT COVERS - HISTORY OF THE SEA BY FRANK B. GOODRICHELD.local history, books, maratime -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Container - Atkinson Barker medicine bottle & stopper, Atkinson & Barker, c.1900
Atkinson &* Barker's Royal Infants' Preservative was described as 'the best medicine in the world for infants and young children'. Despite its claims the medicine contained opium!Small round glass bottle with Atkinson & Barker embossed on one side. The glass stopper has a fluted edgeatkinson & barker, built environment - domestic, business and traders - chemists -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Medal - Nordic Ski Club 1972
This medal commemorates the Nordic Ski Club and belonged to Diana Patterson. Diana Patterson was born in Tasmania and originally pursued a career as a physical education teacher. After making a major career change, she applied to join the Australian Antarctic Division. She applied four times before she was accepted. Diana first travelled to the Antarctic in October 1987. By this time only ten Australian women had spent a winter there. She first worked at Casey Station, before becoming leader at Mawson Station therein becoming the first female leader of an Antarctic base of any nation. After retiring Diana guided tourist expeditions to the Antarctic for many years, as well as continuing work in research and conservation. In 2012 she published her story “The Ice Beneath My Feet: My Year In Antarctica”. Diana Patterson was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for "service to conservation and the environment”. As well as these outstanding career achievements, Diana has been a Board Member of both the Mt. Buller Alpine Resort Management Board, including a period as Chairman, and also the Falls Creek Resort Management Board. She was also a founding member of Falls Creek Historical Society.This medal belonged to a highly recognised Australian and founding member of the Falls Creek Historical Society.A triangle shaped medal with a red, white and blue lanyard attached. It bears an embossed figure of a Nordic Skier and text.On front, around edges: 1972 TELEMARK NORDIC SKI CLUB AUSTRALIA On back: Rocky Valley Rush W40 1991nordic ski club, australian skiing, diana patterson, falls creek, telemark skiing -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Roe, Rev. E. P, From Jest to Earnest by Reverend E.P. Roe, [1875]
Hardcover book, 288 pages. Book has a brown cover with gold embossed text over a bouquet of flowers.fictione.p. roe, fiction -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Lorna L Banfield, Shire of Ararat Centenary 1864-1964, 1964
For the Shire of Ararat Centenary. Settlement and Development of the Shire of AraratBlue Hard Cover with Gold Embossed Title in the centre, and the Shire Seal in the top left. the dates are in the lower right.Neil A McLennan Box 106 Stawell 17 April 1964ararat -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - GRAHAM HOOKEY COLLECTION: CAR-WASH TOKEN
Brass car-wash token embossed Esso Ringwood obverse, Ryko car wash reverse. Holed centre.domestic equipment, cleaning, mechanised car wash -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - JAMES NORTHCOTT COLLECTION - BATON
Ebonised wood Swagger stick or Baton with silver plate ends and decorative pieces embossed with flowers and acanthus leaves.musical instruments, accessories, baton -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - GRAYDON COLLECTION: SILVER SERVIETTE RING, 19th century
Object. Silver serviette ring with fluted edges. Embossed leaf pattern with initials E G (Elizabeth Graydon).domestic equipment, table setting, silver serviette ring -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Painting - OIL PORTRAIT OF T.LANGDON. MP, 1902
Coloured oil portrait on canvas of T.Langdon. MP. 1902. Prominent Bendigo MP. Gilt - embossed frame. Deframedunreadableperson, individual, bendigo mp. t. langdon. -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Book, Charles Lamb, Lamb's essays
Book prize awarded to Minnie Monteith for second class honours in her sixth form year. Minnie went on to obtain Dux of the school in the following year. Minnie was both Dux of the school and Head Prefect in her final year at CPLC. This book is signed by Principal Elspeth Carson who lead the inaugural year of Clarendon Presbyterian Ladies College (previously Clarendon Ladies College). Dark blue calf bound book with school crest embossed on front cover; gold embossed title and decoration on front cover and spine; binding generally firm; some soiling and edge wear; gilt page edging and marbled end-pages; book plate inside front cover.Book plate inside front cover: Schhol crest / Clarendon Presbyterian / Ladies' College / Ballarat / Form VIa / Prize 2nd in form / Second class honours / Awarded to / Minnie Monteith / E Carson / Principal / December 1920minnie-monteith, elspeth carson, clarendon-presbyterian-ladies-college, 1920, book-prize, -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, The Bible, n.d
Pearson Family Bible. Tan leather bound King James bible, embossed on front & Back covers. Spine also embossed and ridged horizontally. Gold lettering on spine. Gold edges to pages. Two brown satin bookmarks contains family register between Old and New Testamentsreligious text, religion, bible, family bible, pearson family, king james -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Bottle for sterile water, Nestle
These bottles were used in hospital maternity wards to relieve baby's thirst, particularly in the immediate postpartum before the mother's milk came in.Small clear glass bottle tapering to a wide neck with a thread for a screw top. Metal screw top lid. Calibrations embossed on glass in millilitres (0-120). Embossed on front of bottle: 'Nestle'. Printing on paper label adhered to bottle reads 'Sterile Feeding/Water/Name/Ward'.infant feeding, infant care -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Bottle - Medical
This bottle was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950's specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Small clear glass bottle with a square base. The sides taper to the screw top opening with a bakelite lid which has embossed lines on it for easy opening. The top is on very tightly and a brown solid remains inside one quarter of the way up from the base. On 1 side is a yellow label with black writing and light blue back ground with white writing at the bottom (of the label). The label is complete but falling off. Base is embossed with numbers unreadable inside an embossed circle.Label: 'Evans'/ 50 ml / Nobecutane / Trade Mark / Marking Ink / A plastic ink for the / pre-operative mark- / ing of skin surfaces. / Inflammable / Keep well sealed / and in a cool place 'medical, hospital, nobecutane marking ink, evans suppolies ltd., medical operations -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MALONE COLLECTION: GREETING CARDS
Document. Greeting Cards. White card with shaped, embossed edges with some cutouts. On the front is a shaped embossed piece of celluloid held on with a bifurcated pin in each corner. It has a large green leaf near the top with some smaller green leaves and pink flowers. Dinna Forget is embossed on an angle across the centre and has had glitter on it. At the bottom is more pink flowers and a bunch of blue flowers. It has a light olive coloured ribbon tied in a bow on the left.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MALONE COLLECTION: GREETING CARD
Malone Collection. Greeting card. Small white card with embossed border. White celluloid pinned to card with 4 brass split pins. The celluloid is embossed with a gold basket full of blue flowers. At the top is some blue flowers. In the top right corner is a purple heart with two hands shaking and more blue flowers. At the bottom is more embossing consisting of scrolls, flowers and three intertwined horseshoes. Card and insert are held together with s blue bow. Card given to Miss Malone.Philco Publishing Co. London W. C.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting card -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Glass - Portland RSL Memorial Bowling Club Melbourne Cup Souvenir 1988, n.d
Waisted glass, gold rim, Portland RSL Memorial Bowling Club Melbourne Cup Souvenir 1988.Front: 'Portland RSL Memorial Bowling Club, around horses head in horseshoe. Melbourne Cup Souvenir' - embossed, gold Back: 'List of previous Melbourne cup winners, embossed, gold. -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Bottle - Chemist, 1940's - 1950's
Medicines were stored in bottles and sold by chemists either locally or in big cities that were visited on shopping expeditions. The shape of the bottles changed as did the stopper used to seal it. Bottles were re cycled remaining the property of the manufacturer. History of Wyeth Inc. Sydney.Historical: Change of bottles - shape, glass, stopper, embossing, use. Bottle collectors. Aesthetic: Display showing embossing and shape.Clear brown glass bottle with straight sides three quarters of the way up tapering as shoulders to a wide screw top with a short opening. Base is rectangular slightly indented with faint embossing. heavier embossing on the 2 narrow sides - in print and read from the top of the bottle to the bottom (sideways) of the bottle.Sies: 1. 'This Bottle is the Property of' 2. 'Wyeth Incorporated Sydney' Base: Common Seal - 'A' with G and M inside. Middle 'LS 106'. Underneath '3' glass bottle, chemist, wyeth inc. sydney, medicines -
Wannon Water
Cast Iron Seal Embossing Press, Seal
Mortlake Waterworks Trust – 18 May 1915 to 1 July 1984 Mortlake Waterworks Trust was constituted on 18 May 1915 following application by the Shire of Mortlake to carry out works for the supply of water to the township of Mortlake. The Trust was abolished on 1 July 1984 under the Water and Sewerage Authorities (Restructuring) Act 1983 when authority was transferred to the Mortlake Water Board. A cast iron seal press. This was used by Mortlake Waterworks Trust to emboss agreements and official documents. Die is still attached to the press. It reads: Mortlake Waterworks Trust 1915. Small metal machine painted black , decorated gold . Dies are attached with the seal of Mortlake Waterworks Trust . Paper is placed between the dies, the handle depressed and the seal embossed on the paper under pressure as a blind (inkless) embossing. The seal consists of two circles with the wording "Mortlake Waterworks Trust 1915". Mortlake Waterworks Trust 1915mortlake, public administration, water supply, amalgamations -
Kilmore Historical Society
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, 1888
Justices of the Peace, their authority and functions out of Sessions and in Courts of Petty Sessions. To which is appended The Justices of the Peace Act 1887.Green cloth-bound hardcover book, worn at extremities, cloth on spine partially detached, embossed border front cover. Gilt embossed 'stamp' on front cover, 'CROWN LAW DEPARTMENT/VICTORIA/COURTS/KILMORE'. Front flyleaf missing, back flyleaf loose. 554 pp. Poor condition.Stamp on title page, 'KILMORE'.justice of the peace, kilmore court house library -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Clothing - Boots
General Tom Thumbs (Charles Stratton) Boots that he left in Beechworth during a visit to the Goldfields in 1870. Tom Thumb was a performer with the American Phineas Taylor Barnum's circus troupe that toured the world. Pair brown leather knee-high boots, leather lining and sole. Stacked leather heel and decorative embossing on front.tom thumb, boots, burke museum, circus, phineas taylor barnum, beechworth, goldfields -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Book, Poems of Tennyson 1830 - 1870
Shirley Ramsay attended CPLC 1935 - 1945; sister to Margery and RobertBlue cloth bound book with school crest embossed in gold on front cover; book plate inside front cover. Book plate inside front cover: Clarendon Presbyterian / Ladies College / Ballarat / school crest / Awarded to / Shirley Ramsay / Prize Proficiency / Form VA / Helen I Mathieson / Principal / December 1944shirley-ramsay, 1944, book-prize, clarendon-presbyterian-ladies-college, helen-mathieson -
Bendigo Military Museum
Memorabilia - PHOTOGRAPH, c.19.4.1942
Item re Frederick Gardner DAVEY DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3536P for his service details.Photo, black / white, of a man, Frederick Gardner DAVEY in RAAF uniform. Mounted on cream card, embossed with designs in brown.Handwritten in pencil on back: Hyde Park, Sydney 19.4.42photography, raaf -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Book - English, Dr Morell's English Series / Advanced. / Grammar / and / Analysis / With Exercises
Educational book for teaching English. Appears to be old with the text very detailed. G. Cooper is from a dairy farm in the Kiewa Valley.Historical: Educational teaching of English in the past compared to the current day. Provenance: G. Cooper is from a well known farming family in the Kiewa ValleyBrown cloth hard cover. 3 straight lines embossed around the perimeter of front and back in black .Title in blackOn back of front cover: written in pen 'G. Cooper' and scribble in pencil. education. english. grammar. school. language. -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Bottle - Chemist
Bottles were bought locally or in larger city stores on a shopping expedition.Historical: Change of bottles - shape, size and use. Aesthetic: Display showing shape, colour and sizeSmall round brown opaque glass bottle with straight sides and sealed by a rusty screw top lid. Embossing on the base.Base: Common seal at top 'A' with 'G' and 'M' inside the A and across the middle 'G 764' and underneath 'M'brown glass bottle, metal screw top lid