Typed letted on Government of Victorian Education Office letterhead. The front page is bordered in black for mourning after the death of King Edward VII. The letter related to an exhibiton being held in Ballarat which was to be visited by Frank Tate (Director of Education) and Ponsonby Carew Smyth (Art Inspector). Another handwritten letter from H.H. Smith to Mr Robinson highlights the possible visit to the Ballarat School of Mines Art and trade Exhibition. frank tate, victorian education department, coat of arms, letterhead, ponsonby carew smith, exhibition, mourning, h.h. smith, robinson

Tin contains large quantity of RAF, RAAF badges of rank. Trade badges. Buttons, brass & dark. Belt buckles plain brass, British coat of arms, darkened. Stored in a biscuit tin, rectangular shaped with corners flattened to make an octagonal. The lid has a still life scene of 6 tomatoes & a blue patterned, gold topped jug. Sides have a wavy mesh appearance of two tone blue.Printed in small black letters on lid near bottom edge: “Persimmons”numismatics-badges-military, containers - domestic, metalcraft, raf, raaf

Red cloth covered titled Warne's Large Type Ready Reckoner Revised Edition 1943. Contents include: Decimal Conversion Tables, General Information, Simple Fractions, Rates Exceeding £1, Trade Discount & Duty Tables, Commissioon & Discount Tables, Table of Dates, Hourly Wages Tables, Conversion Tables, Money Weights and Measures (Imperial), The Metric System, Electrical Measures and Simple Rules in Mental Arithmetic.bendigo, council, cattle markets, bendigo saleyards collection - warne's large type ready reckoner, frederick warne & co., ltd

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Asphalt works: Day Street, Bendigo. Business owner Alfred Day was born in 1845 at Chilwell, Nottinghamshire. He came to Australia and worked in Eaglehawk for eight years as a miner. He established a business trading as the Bendigo City Bone Mills and Asphalt Works in 1874. He was responsible for laying the first asphalt railway platform in the colony at Sandhurst in 1876. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Happy New Year Greeting Card: Embossed card with a ring of pink flowers inside the ring is a bunch of blue and yellow pansies. The words 'To give you Greeting' Inside the card reads Á bright and happy New Year to you' From in gold. Hand written in ink is, Alice to Emily with love. On the back is an Artistic Series Trade Mark with 'By special appointment Publishers to Her Majesty the Queen'. Box 625RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS, LONDON, PARIS, New York. Designed the Studios in England and Printed at the Fine Art Works Saxony. Copyright.ephemera, mementoes, celebrations, greeting card happy new year

Formerly Two Silk Ribbons pinned together. One Blue the other Cream. Blue ribbon has General Committee printed in gold with Bendigo 'Eight 888 Hours' demonstration 1897 printed. Cream ribbon has printed Bendigo Ladies Committee. Triple 8 significance relates to eight hour work, eight hour recreation and eight hour sleep. Anniversary of workers rights. Trade union inception Victoria.societies, trade unions

A Diamond Manufacturing Co tennis racquet with convex solid throat, and an octagonal handle. Has a leather end wrap. Decal with manufacturer name and other text printed across throat on obverse: TRADE/QUALITY/DIAMOND MANUFACTURING CO/DIAMOND BRAND/COUNTS/MARK. Decal also features winged dragons on either side facing in. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Leather, String, Cloth, Inktennis

A wooden racquet with a concave throat, and cork-inlaid handle. The throat on obverse features the decal inscription: POWHATAN. The throat on reverse features the decal logo, in gold, red and black, of a dog above a diamond device. Inscription within device: D & M/TRADE MARK. Logo also features on black butt cover, impressed in gold. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Gut, String, Leather, Paint, Corktennis

Orange cotton T-shirt size 38, printed by Mascot Sportswear with an image of Ballarat 43, showing Mt Pleasant as a destination and the words "Save the Trams" with a manufacturers label on the back of the collar. Were sold by Myer's Ballarat near the time of closure. A web search on 30/6/2017 shows that Mascot Sportswear remains trading, near Sydney Airport. See also Reg Items 6872 and 8018 for other examples.trams, tramways, clothing, btps, closure, t-shirts

A transitional flat-top, wooden racquet with a laminated convex throat. Decal inscription of model type around crown on obverse: TRIUMPH. Decal of company trademark features on throat on obverse. Within a football device is the inscription: TRADE MARK/SCHMELZER'S/KANSAS CITY/SPORTING GOODS. Stamped inscription along right side of stem: THE/SCHMELZER COMPANY. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, String, Leathertennis

A wooden racquet with red and black whipping, red end wrap and butt cover, and a grooved handle. Inscription across throat of obverse: SAN JACINTO. Decal trademark featured across throat on reverse, comprising of an encircled racquet presented behind two ribbon devices. Inscription: C.L.GODFREY/THE PEAK/OF QUALITY/TRADE MARK/PAWTUCKET,/R.I. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Ink, Leather, Cloth, Metal, Glue, Lacquertennis

A letter from Hector Crawford, Managing Director of Crawford Productions, asking for Robin Boyd's ideas on the development of a series of programmes titled 'Export Action' to be produced for the Department of Trade.Crawford Productions and Robin Boyd also explored ideas for other television productions, besides the successful 'The Flying Dogtor" series.export action, department of trade, robin boyd, crawford productions

Contents include Education, Processing and Manufacturing, Rural Equipment, Services, Rural Tourism, Sheep, Trade / Commerce / Finance, Wool Craft, Wool Organisations / Associations, Wool Products. Eighty eight page booklet showing an image of sheep on the cover, with printed text.front: [printed] WOOL PAGES / Directory 2004 / Compiled by Australian Wool Showcase / australian wool / innovation / limitedwool, organisations, directory, rural equipment, manufacturing, tourism, wool craft, wool products, education

1. Small circular white badge/red cross - bar pin 'A.N.C.M' 2. Oval medal with bar, long pin- red steward badge Royal Agricultural Show 3. Ditto - blue steward badge/brooch pin 4. AIF batch surmounted by crown 5. Oval Catholic religious medal/long chain 6. Oval badge: inscribed 7. Gold/Red/White/blue enamel badge - Free Trade 1929 8. Silver badge surmounted by crown/AP on red ground 9. Blue & gold badges: Eagle/shield/St John's Mitcham 10 & 11. Blue & gold badges: Eagle/shield/St John's Mitcham 11. Green & yellow circular on ring: Caufield Cricket Club 12. Ornate green/gold/white circular badge + pointed shaft1. Deo et Nomini Servimus A N C M 2. The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria/Steward 3. The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria/Steward 4. AIF - rest illegible/reverse: 4B349 5. Mostra TE ISS/Matrim/ Reverse: Congregation Des Enfants De Marie / scratched initials & date: B.Y.M 1891 6. P.J. Markham 678 Whitehorse Rd Mitcham Ringwood WNE 198 7.To promote land value, taxation and free trade. 4th International Conference Edinburgh 1929/Reverse: 50th anniversary of 'Progress & Poverty' by Henry George 8. Victoria ARP AH428 9&10. St John's Mitcham SJM Fide et Amorevinco/Reverse: scratched initials M.M. Millance 11. Caulfield Cricket Club1828-29 ccc/reverse: 20p.j. markham, mitcham post office

James Parker and William McMeekin arrived in 1881 in Victoria and commenced their business a large proportion of which was in Warrnambool. They opened up a butter, cheese and pork export trade with South Australia, which operated successfully for sometime before South Australia altered their tariff duties which badly affected trade. After a period dealing with Queensland, they set their sights further afield to London. The Warrnambool butter Factory was commenced around this time and William McMeekin was closely connected with its establishment. They traded in other farm produce and machinery as well as having interests in land, loans and insurance. William McMeekin was a member of the Town Council for some time and J.P. McMeekin was a member of the Villiers and Heytesbury Agricultural Society and was a director of the Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory. They operated their business from different sites in Kepler Street and Raglan Parade.An everyday item with a link to an individuals and a company which had a long association with Warrnambool.Aluminium cover with raised edge shaped to fit around top, bottom and one side. Designed to fit around match box leaving striking edge exposed. Embossed lettering on front and back. Contains matchbox with label depicting shell in green with green and yellow background. Box is faded blue. J.P. McMeekin Produce Merchant Warrnambool Phone 263 on front and back. Prov pat ** 367 on side. warrnambool, p.l. phillips, grocer, provision merchant, nestle warrnambool, nestle dennington, calendar 1919

The trade of wool and grain was The ladies from the Guild, having often been educated in good school had learned French which was the only foreign language taught in Victoria at the time.The flyer is a rare example of the flyer in foreign language.french, francais, soirees speciales

The Corps of Commissionaires was founded in 1859 to provide work for ex service men. The Corps of Commissionaires is a Security Company and is currently trading as 'Corps Security'. The Company specialises in providing corporate security.This hat badge, buttons and ribbons are the originals of someone who was employed by the Corps of Commissionaires.These items include a hat badge, uniform buttons, 2 x ribbons (colour light blue, dark blue and red) with rosettes. The two rosettes indicate 25 years service.Around to centre of the hat badge and the buttons 'Corps of Commissionaires Victoria'.commissionaires, ex serviceman

Found at Allen's Flat on the Buckland Goldfield, site of Allen and Farleys Store which was traded during the 1850s through to the 1860s. Site of reported violence during the Buckland Riot in 1857.Artifact from an area that reportedly had a population of 5,000 during the goldrush of 1850s but now virtually a deserted and overgrown valley. oval, blue and white willow ware design, crockerymakers stamp on back, crown above sash with letters, J ? ? ?, behive underneath, partly surrounded by a laurel ? wreath. Numeral 3 adjacent to the makers stampkitchen ware, flat, crockery, willow ware, buckland, allens

Renee William Turner began trading in 1940 as Modene Handles, but by 1960 he had moved to 400 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading as Turner Industries Ltd.See also ND 155Black and white photograph of the Turner Industries Ltd tool manufacturing plant in Nunawading - 1966. Cars and sign with Nunawading Plant 1966 in foreground.tools, turner industries pty ltd, manufacturing industry, turner, renee william

Medal with green and yellow fabric with a silver coloured medallion hanging off of it. Medallion features anchor design on one side and muslim crescent moon and star on the other. Sitting in green felt box with gold-coloured hinges.on box "WMA 70" "Malaya trading Co/ Medallists/ Kuala Lumpur" "PMA 0217/2" On medallion "Ulang Tahun Yang Ka Sepuloh/ 1 hb Julai 1973" "PMA 0217/1"

A brown glass bottle with a metal screw top for ‘Dolcin’ arthritis tablets / For prompt relief from / the painful symptoms of / 100 / TABLETS / DOLCIN / REGD, TRADE MARK / PATENT NO. 147249 / ARTHRITIS / RHEUMATISM / SCIATICA / NEURITIS / LUMBAGO / DOSAGE .................. / PROPRIETORS / DOLCIN LTD / TORONTO CANADA Written in biro on label ; 20/8/ 68pharmacy, medicines, dolcin pty ltd, athritis, glassware, bottles, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham

A laxative medication made by Nyal Compnay Ltd Sydney c1950A tin container with a lift off lid for Nyal 'Figsen' laxative tabletsTop: Nyal / Trade Mark Registered / FIGSEN / THE GENTLE LAXATIVE / CONSTIPATION / NYAL COMPANY SYDNEY. Base: 24 TABLETS / FOR CONSTIPATION ......./ Contains ........./ DIRECTIONS / ADULTS ..... CHILDREN ..... / MADE IN AUSTRALIA / NYAL COMPANY SYDNEY.pharmaceutical manufacturers, pharmacy, medicines, nyal pty ltd, figsen laxatives, early settlers, market gardeners, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham

WAR Chiselett PTY LTD produces ginger beer in its Merbein's factory.small bottle with two colours brown and dark creamy colour at bottomGINGER BEER Heart shape insignia with bunch of grapes in the center: MERBEIN CORDIAL WORKS written around the heart and TRADE MARK near grapes W.A.R. CHISELETT PTY LTD written under heart ginger beer, cordial, war chiselett, merbein