From the Betty McPhee writing equipment collectionWhite glass round bottle shaped from neck down to a round edge on the bottle.commerce, office equipment / stationery, domestic items, writing equipment

Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulators made of white porcelain, bell shaped with flat top.telephone, communication, electricity

Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulators made of white porcelain, bell shaped with flat top.telephone, communication, electricity

Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulators made of beige porcelain, bell shaped with flat top.telephone, communication, electricity

Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulators made of beige porcelain, bell shaped with flat top.telephone, communication, electricity

Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulators made of beige porcelain, bell shaped with flat top.telephone, communication, electricity

Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulators made of clear glass, bell shaped with dome top.On clear glass: "C.C.G." and "4_."telephone, communication, electricity

Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulator made of clear glass, bell shaped with dome top.On clear glass: "C.C.G." and "4_." telephone, communication, electricity

Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulators made of clear glass, bell shaped with dome top.On clear glass: "C.C.G." and "4_."telephone, communication, electricity

Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulators made of clear glass, bell shaped with dome top.On clear glass: "C.C.G." and "4...." telephone, communication, electricity

Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulator made of green glass, bell shaped with dome top.On green glass: "A.G."

Insulators used throughout state. These probably used in Rutherglen. Now (1985) phone lines being put undergroundTelephone cross pole insulator made of beige porcelain, bell shaped with flat top.telephone, communication, electricity

Lid from tin which contained cheddar cheese.Round shaped tin lid with yellow background and red detail. Rim faces downwards."KEEP TIN CAREFULLY CLOSED. TO OPEN INSERT A../ WALKER'S/ RED FEATHER BRAND/ PUREST RICHEST/ SPECIAL/ CHEDDAR CHEESE"

The dress and accessories worn by Mrs Margaret Scully for her wedding. Following their engagement in 1956, her husband built their home of 67 years in Box Hill South.- Made from Vilene A65 interfacing - Organza (stiffened) - Bell shaped with added ruffleNilwedding, clothing, handmade, scully

The Gallipoli Star and its ribbon were designed in 1917 by R K Peacock, but official approval from King George V for the proposed campaign medal was withdrawn after the ribbon, but not the medal, had been manufactured, because it was to have been presented only to Australians and New Zealanders, but not British or other Empire soldiers involved in the campaign. Some Anzac veterans are known to have been issued with lengths of ribbon during the war in anticipation of the medal's production. In 1990, Mr Ross Smith, a former Australian Army Warrant Officer and Vietnam veteran, arranged, at his own expense, for dies from the original design to be manufactured, and for A J Parkes & Co Pty Ltd, of Brisbane, to strike 1000 examples of the medal. 200 of these stars were presented to surviving Australian and New Zealand Gallipoli veterans to mark the 75th anniversary of the campaign. The remainder were sold to the public. A further 1000 were later struck for sale to collectors. The design features an eight pointed star, representing the states and territories of Australia (seven points) and New Zealand. The colours of the ribbon are blue, representing the ocean, gold, representing Australian Wattle, silver grey, representing New Zealand fern, and red for the colour of Australian gum blossom and the New Zealand Rata flower.Gallipoli Star is a star shaped medal with raised crown at centre suspended on a coloured ribbon.medal, gallipoli, world war one, wwi

A club formed by members of the 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles who owned heritage vehicles. Vehicles were often used on Anzac Day to carry incapacitated and aged veterans.Coloured shield shaped embroidered badge with battle axe motif and title around edge.8/13 VMR Historical Military Vehicle Club vehicle, military, heritage, vmr, club

Black feather hat (almost pill box shaped), some feathers disintegrating, no label.

SS Strathnaver operated between 1932 and 1962 as a migrant ship and as a troop carrier in WWIIDinner Hand Bell with a small brass anchor shaped handle from the SS StrathnaverSS Strathnaver

Metal figurine of man holding racquet next to a scoop-shaped holder. Materials: Metaltennis

Large wickerwork basket with handle on each end. Rim is bowed, convex ellipse-shaped.No visible markingscontainers, domestic, basket, container, wicker

The Warrnambool Regatta was held on the Hopkins River on Sunday 27 December 1891. B. Laing rowed for the Warrnambool Rowing Club. A trophy was given to each member of the Maiden Four crew- A. Lumsden (bow), B. Laing (2), D. Rowan (3), J. Rowan (stroke), A. Geilhofer (cox). B. Laing was also a steward in the St John's Lodge.Brass bell shaped dome with a 4 cm circular hoop containing a tree motif.Warrnambool Regatta Boxing Day 1891 Maiden Four. Warrnambool Rowing Club. B. Laing No 2.trophy, warrnambool, 1891, rowing, hopkins river

Small Silver Lily Shaped Vase on curved stem with 2 leaves deeply veined.stawell

John Gartner was a fine printer and publisher, an author, a noted philatelist, and also collector of Australian banknotes and coins. He was born on 16 July 1914 and was largely self-educated, leaving school at fourteen for work following the death of his father. Gartner developed a strong interest in the history of typography and printing and was apprenticed at the Advocate where his father had been a linotype operator. Aged 17, Gartner bought a hand press and some fonts of type, and in 1937 acquired a platen press from which he set and printed his private press books, published under the imprint of The Hawthorn Press. Gartner had a strong collection of Australian bookplates. He also looked at the work of artists overseas and commissioned personal plates. He subsequently built an international collection with preference for artists who printed from wood. His initial searches were in Belgium and Holland.(http://www3.slv.vic.gov.au/latrobejournal/issue/latrobe-84/t1-g-t7.html) The white text John Gartner is shown on a black background within an oval shaped wreathNonebookplate, keith wingrove memorial trust, australian bookplate design awards, printmaking

To encourage the development of audio books, a series of awards were established by the National Library of Australia in 1988, and sponsored by TDK from 1991 until their demise in 2000. Open to both commercial and non-commercial publishers, it aimed to recognise the quality achievements by individuals and publishing houses and to promote the inclusion of audio books into the mainstream market. In 1994 the winner of the Unabridged Fiction Category was "White Eye" by Louis Braille Books.1 wooden cassette box shaped like a book and with ability to hold cassettes insidelouis braille audio, awards, association for the blind

To encourage the development of audio books, a series of awards were established by the National Library of Australia in 1988, and sponsored by TDK from 1991 until their demise in 2000. Open to both commercial and non-commercial publishers, it aimed to recognise the quality achievements by individuals and publishing houses and to promote the inclusion of audio books into the mainstream market. In 1995 the winner of the Unabridged Fiction Category was "Dark Places" by Louis Braille Books.1 wooden cassette box shaped like a book and with ability to hold cassettes inside1995 TDK Australian Audio Book Award Dark Places by Louis Braille Bookslouis braille audio, awards, association for the blind

presented to 5RVRSilver Chalais shaped trophy enscribed on base, inside of cup appears gold in colour Presented to 5th BN ROYAL VICTORIA REGIMENT BY THE MELBOURNE SCOTS IN APPRECIATION OF THIER CLOSE ASSOCIATION AND THE SERVICES RENDERED BY THE PIPES AND DRUMS OVER MANY YEARS 5/6 rvr, 5rvr, pipes and drums

Royal Australian Engineers Corp plaque fixed onto the Victoria shaped wooden plaque

Used by horse rider for control of horse and safe movements of horseManufactured and retailed by Holden and Frost Ca1900Horse shoe shaped metal with flat base to support foot of rider. Painted blackstirrup, equine

used to enjject a stream of grahite dust to hard to reach places Ca 1900Imported and sold by Holden and FrostPot bellied shaped hand sized gun, Compression ring on bottom, nozzle on topDixons Graphite Gungun, graphite, applicator

Was the stand for a Chance Brothers air & oil containers fitted with pump handle & pressure gauges.This type of installation was once common and relied on the lightkeeper having to pressurise the cylinders manually at regular intervals throughout the hours of darkness. The oil was fed under pressure to the burner mantle. It is all that remains of an air and kerosene oil tank installation, with each rounded side formerly supporting a heavy iron tank. The containers would have been fitted with a pump handle and pressure gauges. An intact assemblage is displayed in the AMSA offices, Canberra with a text that explains ‘This type of installation was once common and relied on the lightkeeper having to pressurise the cylinders manually at regular intervals throughout the hours of darkness’.The system involved vaporising kerosene under pressure and mixing it with air and then burning the vapour to heat an incandescent mantle. The use of kerosene as a fuel to light the lantern became the most common system of illumination from the 1860s after the oil industry in the United States began to develop. The kerosene vapour burner was created in 1901 by British inventor Arthur Kitson (1859-1937) and perfected by Chance Bros for burning a more intense light in their renowned lenses. The lamp had to be watched throughout the night in case a mantle broke, and the tanks needed to be maintained by hand-pumping each hour or so. The Point Hicks lantern was initially lit by a six-wick Trinity house kerosene burner. This was replaced by the more efficient and brighter 55mm vaporised kerosene mantle burner in 1905, and the tank stand is probably original to this apparatus. Electricity eventually replaced kerosene at Point Hicks in 1964 making the tank installation obsolete, and the last kerosene system in an Australian lighthouse was replaced in 1985. Gabo Island Lightstation has a pair of tanks that are not attached to the optical system and are no longer in the lighthouse. They are also missing the pressure gauges that were formerly attached to the top of each cylinder. An intact tank assemblage is displayed at the Cape Schanck Lighthouse Museum it is detached and not original to the lighthouse. Although corroded, the remnant Point Hicks tank stand has first level contributory importance to the lightstation. It is significant for its provenance and historical value as part of the Chance Bros vaporised kerosene burner introduced in 1905 to intensify the light and improve the efficiency of the system. The rusted iron stand rests on four short legs and is shaped like a pair of spectacles.