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Glen Eira Historical Society
Ephemera - Orion Estate
One item about this estate: 1/A black-and-white estate agents notice for the sale of Orion Estate at 3-o-clock on the Saturday 5th December 1880s. This notice details the sale of Orion Estate by public auction into allotments.orion estate, elsternwick, mars street, jupiter street, venus street, saturn street, kooyong street, mercury street, rosstown junction railway, real estate agents, railway stations, lillie and davis, auctions, ormond station, hobsons bay, elsternwick station, glenhuntly road, brighton line, madden walter, tunen august, building surveyors, residential development, plans, houses -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Watts, William Cowley
This file contains three items about Willian Cowley Watts, brother of Thomas Henry Watts:. Photocopy of two articles from newspapers. One relates to a portrait of William Cowley Watts, who was the shire president of Caulfield, for the memorial gallery of Mayors. The other states the history of Glen Huntly, the first architect designed house in Caulfield, the home of Thomas Watts. Research notes on the Watts family of Caulfield. A photocopy of a portrait of William Cowley Watts, shire president of Caulfield.watts william cowley, watts thomas henry, shire president, councillors, caulfield, monuments, memorials, portrait, gallery of mayors, city offices, architects, architecture, national trust, victorian institute of architects, city surveyor of melbourne, drainage system, watts charles george, caulfield grammar school, fellow of the federal institute of accountants, city treasurer of melbourne, watts geoffrey, glen huntly, glenhuntly, glenhuntly traders association, caulfield city council, huntly street, grange road, glenhuntly road, watts john, watts mary, thos. h. watts and sons, shire of caulfield, drainage, irrigation sewerage, sanitation, land surveys, royal society, mansion, retail trade, merchants, station place -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Book - Thomas, George
History and biography of George Thomas senior and junior. Also gives details of the siblings, family tree of few siblings, and some plans of Thomas properties. A forty-four page book published by Eric F. Thomas in 1986thomas eric f., thomas george, thomas george snr, thomas george jnr, land surveyors, land subdivision settlements, estate of klaterville, brighton estate, churches, church groups, mckinnon road, thomas road, thomas street, tucker road, orrong road, glen eira road, st marys church of england glen eira road, gardeners, farmers, caulfield, seymour road, thomas george alfred, thomas adelaide, warrein road, north road, thomas percival theodore, thomas elsie adelaide, thomas arthur gilbert, quarries, stone quarries, agricultural activities, methodist church, church groups, thomas cecilia hilda, thomas stanley charles, thomas bertha alice, melbourne street, murrumbeena, murrumbeena methodist church, sunday schools, sunday schools teacher, moonya road, thomas amy ida mary, women’s christian temperance union, thomas edith minnie, bible society, thomas william henry, linacre jane ann -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - CAMDEN TOWN
This file contains three items. 1. Two copies of articles, dated 08/1857. The Argus neg 14 and roneoed copy neg 13 The Argus 16/07/1857 on benefits of living in Camden Town. 2. A photocopied photo of Camden Town Sports Club event undated and specific location unknown; and one photo on the corner of Glen Eira and Bambra Road. 3. Photocopied pages from Sands and McDougall 1874 of Caulfield c1900’s listing residents of Caulfield including Camden Town (three mentioned).‘camden town’, glenhuntly, east brighton road, watts t., surveyor, elsternwick, timbered, william gledhill (estate agent), camden town sports club, glen eira road, bambra road, attrill james t., o’brian john -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Letter - G. J. Coles and Coy. Ltd
This file contains three items. 1. Typed letter, dated 10/06/1987, from the Coles Myer corporate archivist, Stella Barber, to Caulfield Historical Society accompanying photographs of Coles stores donated to the society. 2. Typed brief history of the Coles Myer company up to September 1986, author unknown. 3. Printed newsletter dated February 1986 of the city of Richmond and Burnley Historical Society containing a brief history of G. J. Coles and Co. Ltd by Stella Barber.g. j. coles and co. ltd., barber stella, caulfield historical society, elsternwick, caulfield, coles stores, ballantyne r., caulfield south, retail trade, shops, general stores, coles variety stores -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Album - Album page, Caulfield Town Hall cnr Hawthorn & Glen Eira Rds, Circa 1972
This photograph is part of the Caulfield Historical Album 1972. This album was created in approximately 1972 as part of a project by the Caulfield Historical Society to assist in identifying buildings worthy of preservation. The album is related to a Survey the Caulfield Historical Society developed in collaboration with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and Caulfield City Council to identify historic buildings within the City of Caulfield that warranted the protection of a National Trust Classification. Principal photographer thought to be Trevor Hart, member of Caulfield Historical Society. Most photographs were taken between 1966-1972 with a small number of photographs being older and from unknown sources. All photographs are black and white except where stated, with 386 photographs over 198 pages. Caulfield Town Hall is now known as Glen Eira Town Hall.From Victorian Heritage Database: Citation for Town Hall, Corner Glen Eira and Hawthorn Roads - HO106 https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/43613 as at (19/10/2020) The former City of Caulfield (now City of Glen Eira) Municipal Offices, located at the south-west corner of Hawthorn and Glen Eira Roads, Caulfield South, were commenced for the Borough of Caulfield in 1884 when they also included a Post and Telegraph Office and Court of Petty Sessions. They were designed by the Borough surveyor, Sydney Smith. The hall was completed in 1890 to the design of Alexander Rankin and the present hall, foyer and portico completed to the design of Goldsmith and Jenkin, architects, in 1931. The complex is historically, aesthetically and socially significant. It is historically significant {Criterion A) as the centre of Local Government services in the area since 1885 and as a centre of post and telegraph and legal services for a period. Its association with architect and Borough surveyor, Sydney W. Smith is important in that the east elevation and facade (ground floor level only)as far west as the tower (lower two stages) survive as evidence of his work, the practice which his son continued after his death in 1886, becoming highly successful. The work of Goldsmith and Jenkin is historically important in that it indirectly demonstrates the growth of the City sustained during the Inter-war period, the work proceeding in spite of the Depression. It compares with other similar work of that time including the refurbishment of the Malvern Municipal Offices and Hall in 1927 (Hudson and Wardrop), the Melbourne Corporation Offices and Hall in 1925-28 (Stephenson and Meldrum, A. and K. Henderson) and the Camberwell Offices and Council Chamber in 1924 (Leighton Irwin and Roy Stevenson), other comparable municipal projects being undertaken during the 1930s. Finally, the Goldsmith and Jenkin works are important as a project of the Depression years organised specifically to alleviate unemployment problems in the Municipality. The complex is aesthetically important (Criterion E) as a prominent and imposing Classically derived complex of its type with individually noteworthy interior spaces being the entry hall and staircase, main Hall, Foyer and Council Chamber. The Adamesque plasterwork, timber panelling and furniture, Art Nouveaux enrichment and Classically derived treatment with sparing use of Australian decorative motifs are contributory elements. Exterior .elements of note include the remains of the original design prepared by Sydney Smith and the clock tower and portico which have come to symbolise important Municipal complexes erected prior to the Second World War. The complex is socially important (Criterion G) for the value placed on it by the community which has made use of it for activities including that of Local government for well over a century.Page 74 of Photograph Album with four photographs (three portrait and one landscape) of different views of the Caulfield Town Hall.Hand written: Caulfield Town Hall cnr Hawthorn & Glen Eira Rds [top right] / 74 [bottom right] trevor hart, caulfield, glen eira, caulfield town hall, sydney smith, sydney w smith, municipal, adamesque plasterwork, adamesque, art nouveaux, portico, council chambers, alexander rankin, foyer, local government, timber panelling, tower, unemployment, clock tower, hawthorn road, glen eira road, city of glen eira, municipal offices, post and telegraph office, goldsmith and jenkin, courthouses, surveyors, architects, classical architectural style, streetscapes, gardens, cars, glen eira town hall, depression 1929-1939 -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Album - Album page, Caulfield Town Hall cnr Hawthorn & Glen Eira Rds, Circa 1972
This photograph is part of the Caulfield Historical Album 1972 but is noted as taken in 1922. This album was created in approximately 1972 as part of a project by the Caulfield Historical Society to assist in identifying buildings worthy of preservation. The album is related to a Survey the Caulfield Historical Society developed in collaboration with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and Caulfield City Council to identify historic buildings within the City of Caulfield that warranted the protection of a National Trust Classification. Principal photographer thought to be Trevor Hart, member of Caulfield Historical Society. Most photographs were taken between 1966-1972 with a small number of photographs being older and from unknown sources. All photographs are black and white except where stated, with 386 photographs over 198 pages. Caulfield Town Hall is now known as Glen Eira Town Hall.From Victorian Heritage Database: Citation for Town Hall, Corner Glen Eira and Hawthorn Roads - HO106 https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/43613 as at (19/10/2020) The former City of Caulfield (now City of Glen Eira) Municipal Offices, located at the south-west corner of Hawthorn and Glen Eira Roads, Caulfield South, were commenced for the Borough of Caulfield in 1884 when they also included a Post and Telegraph Office and Court of Petty Sessions. They were designed by the Borough surveyor, Sydney Smith. The hall was completed in 1890 to the design of Alexander Rankin and the present hall, foyer and portico completed to the design of Goldsmith and Jenkin, architects, in 1931. The complex is historically, aesthetically and socially significant. It is historically significant {Criterion A) as the centre of Local Government services in the area since 1885 and as a centre of post and telegraph and legal services for a period. Its association with architect and Borough surveyor, Sydney W. Smith is important in that the east elevation and facade (ground floor level only)as far west as the tower (lower two stages) survive as evidence of his work, the practice which his son continued after his death in 1886, becoming highly successful. The work of Goldsmith and Jenkin is historically important in that it indirectly demonstrates the growth of the City sustained during the Inter-war period, the work proceeding in spite of the Depression. It compares with other similar work of that time including the refurbishment of the Malvern Municipal Offices and Hall in 1927 (Hudson and Wardrop), the Melbourne Corporation Offices and Hall in 1925-28 (Stephenson and Meldrum, A. and K. Henderson) and the Camberwell Offices and Council Chamber in 1924 (Leighton Irwin and Roy Stevenson), other comparable municipal projects being undertaken during the 1930s. Finally, the Goldsmith and Jenkin works are important as a project of the Depression years organised specifically to alleviate unemployment problems in the Municipality. The complex is aesthetically important (Criterion E) as a prominent and imposing Classically derived complex of its type with individually noteworthy interior spaces being the entry hall and staircase, main Hall, Foyer and Council Chamber. The Adamesque plasterwork, timber panelling and furniture, Art Nouveaux enrichment and Classically derived treatment with sparing use of Australian decorative motifs are contributory elements. Exterior .elements of note include the remains of the original design prepared by Sydney Smith and the clock tower and portico which have come to symbolise important Municipal complexes erected prior to the Second World War. The complex is socially important (Criterion G) for the value placed on it by the community which has made use of it for activities including that of Local government for well over a century.Page 75 of Photograph Album with one portrait photograph of the exterior of Caulfield Town Hall taken in 1922.Hand written: FEBRUARY 1922 [under photo] / 75 [bottom left] trevor hart, caulfield, glen eira, caulfield town hall, sydney smith, sydney w smith, adamesque plasterwork, art nouveaux, portico, council chambers, alexander rankin, foyer, local government, timber panelling, tower, unemployment, clock tower, hawthorn road, glen eira road, city of glen eira, municipal offices, palms, gardens, post and telegraph offices, goldsmith and jenkin, architects, city of caulfield, ivy clad walls, surveyors, depression 1929-1939, glen eira town hall -
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Document - CAULFIELD RSL
This file contains one item about the finances of Caulfield RSL 1/The annual reports and balance sheet of the Caulfield RSL for the period ending 31/12/2002. Contains the President’s Report, the Treasurer’s Report, the Chief Executive Officer’s Report, the Membership Report, the Welfare Report, the Ladies’ Auxiliary Report, the Committee Meeting attendance roster, the Statement of Financial Performance, the Audit Report, the Statement of Income and Expenditure, and the Statement of Receipts and Payments.caulfield, caulfield returned servicemen league (rsl), exservice organisations, clubs and associations, armed forces, soldiers, aged people, senior citizens centres, annual reports, johnstone joan, jacobs ian, fidler mick, mclean tom, booth geoff, palmer bruce, clark john, festivals and celebrations montgomery house, supple john, harris leonie mrs., larkin bob, yemm bruce, bly lesly m., greer john g., crabb norman g., sinclair william m., o’neil owen r., financial documents, st. george’s road, elsternwick, fidler michael, social services, mitchell john, stewart ron, decker john, plews allan, caulfield general medical centre, mayell wally, hospital visiting team, elder vin, elder gail mrs., ladies auxiliary, francis ken, sanders alan, dew david, parkinson william, doyle thomas j., ellwood charles b., whelan james p., gillard. graeme o., graeme o. gillard and co (certified practising accountants) -
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Newsletter - ROTARY CLUB OF GLEN EIRA
This file contains six items pertaining to the Rotary Club of Glen Eira: 1/The 1996-7 bulletin of the Club. Contains the address and phone number of the Club, a brief history of Glen Eira, a list of the times and locations of the meetings of both the Glen Eira branch and others in Melbourne, and a list of present and past faculty. 2/A typewritten letter, dated 21/03/1997, from Geoff Oscar, former president of the Club, to Mrs. Felicitie Campbell of the Caulfield Historical Society, thanking the latter for an address delivered to the Club on 18/03. 3/Bulletin #38 of the Club, which principally describes a meeting held at 29/04/1997. Features a duty roster, an advance program, a description of a presentation about ANZAC Day to be delivered at the meeting by Ross Bastiaan, a description of a presentation about great cities of the world delivered at the previous meeting by Peter Shellie, a poem about ANZAC Day, notifications of various upcoming events, and an attendance report. Also attached is a an extract from Victorian Railways to ’62 by Leo J. Harrigan describing the history of the Rosstown Railway. 4/Two copies of a booklet announcing the 21st birthday celebration dinner of the Club, to be held on 11/11/2008. Included is the menu, program of events, and a list of past presidents of the Club. 5/A booklet, dated 2009, providing basic information about the Club, including its address, meeting time, contact details, mission statement, faculty, past presidents, calendar and a brief history. 6/A card announcing the 21st Annual Business Person’s Breakfast, to be held at Glen Eira Town Hall on 12/03/2010, featuring David Smorgon as guest speaker.glen eira, rotary club of glen eira, clubs and associations, st. georges road, elsternwick, local history, ricketson henry, watts thomas, architects, ‘glen eira’, mansions, house names, australian general military hospital no. 11, alfred hospital, southern memorial hospital, graham jeremy, james barry, langfelder kurt, fookes marc, asher geoff, süssmann jacques, flores denis, strong john, sylvester bill, oscar geoff, cohen peter, leske john, sharp merv, ray alf, nettelbeck david, sherlock max, rattray john, pollock david, smith barry, harris paul, britten elizabeth, jacobs frank, campbell felicitie mrs., caulfield historical society, scout groups, dover street, north road, trams, ripponlea, market gardens, chinese community, nepean highway, glen eira road, caulfield grammar, horses, edinburgh avenue, bastiaan ross dr., zazryn ben, schwartz roy, nathan vic, stewart ron, sharp hiam, bendel david, steven john, turner brian, shellie peter, warren r., dalidakis g., silvester b., brain judy, stuckey hugh, solomon john, sloman felicity, anzac day, ‘anzac day poem’, stockdale alan, pfau leon, caulfield races, fundraising events, rotary club of caulfield-rosstown, rosstown sugar mill, banners, ‘victorian railways to ‘62’, harrigan leo j., rosstown railway, railways, business and finance, ross william murray, ‘the grange’, caulfield, rosstown junction railway and property co., rosstown railway abandonment act 1916, rosstown, carnegie, rosstown road, festivals and celebrations, kooyong lawn tennis club, food, heuberger david, harambee choir, mcinnes ray archdeacon, muir colin, aarons joseph, nagaoka ryo, miwa takashi, sheezel robert, matheson judy, marks ian, nelson adrian, blode larry, the london tavern, hawthorn road, binstock sam, hill jan, faiman keith, nirens jeff, preston mark, fabian garry, dimand jack, silvester bill, city of glen eira town hall, annual business person’s breakfast, smorgon david -
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Article - Caulfield Institute of Technology
Four items about the establishment,history and courses provided at this Institute: 1/Research notes (2 pages in all) regarding the renaming of Caulfield Technical School to Caulfield Institute of Technology in 1968 sourced from La Trobe Library Reference Index. Several dates listed. Reference also to article on construction of building in 'Australian Builder' of January 1950. 2/Photocopy of article from 'The Australian Accountant', April 1975. Gives history of C.I.T. and of Business School courses plus photos. (3 pages) 3/Advertising flyer for 'The David Syme Business School at CIT' listing courses for enrolment by 15/12/1978. 4/Undated black and white photograph of building in progress on site of Caulfield Institute/Monash University Caulfield. Noted on reverse'Chisholm Tower', 'Contact June 29, PIC 3 PG3 100% pl2' ie likely taken by photographer for 'Caulfield Contact'.miller j.o. mr. (b.a. b. com. f.a.s.a.), huggan noel, halstead h.j. mr., kurtz david professor, holmes graham, collins mike, chataway graham, erdonmez hassan, gleeson june, voumard lou, coombe jack, caulfield technical college, caulfield technical school, caulfield institute of technology (cit), k.h. boykett building, monash university, dandenong road, caulfield east, victorian education department, school of business, school of applied sciences, school of engineering, school of industrial studies, school of general studies (humanities sociology art and design), technical schools, technical colleges, education, secondary education, mature age students, david syme business school, 'contact' -
Federation University Historical Collection
Instrument - Surveyor's Instrument, Boxed Theodolite, c late 1880s
According to Max Clarke this item was used by the surveying classes at the Ballarat School of MinesA boxed (timber) theodolite with crossbars and full-length stadia wires. The theodolite can be mounted on a metal straightedge base. The box also contains a magnetic compass with two bubble levels, a plumbing folk, and 4 brass paper clips designed to suit a plan table. On box in black paint "A 1". Inside box lid is manufacturer's label and Stadia measurement zero reference calibration.ballarat school of mines, surveying equipment, gurley, max clarke, theodolite, stadia measurement, calibration, scientific instrument -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Ballarat School of Mines Annual Report, 1972
The president in 1972 was M.B. John. During 1972 considerable progress was made towards the introduction of amendments to the School's Memorandum and Articles of Association, Victoria's Fourth University, Ballarat Technical SchoolGreen soft covered, stapled annual reportballarat school of mines, john, price, dobell, mckay, m.b. john, ballarat school of mines stamper battery, rex hollioake, arthur nicholson, g.k. sutton, e.j. tipett, l.c. yandell, morgan bevan john, a.e. stohr, r.t morrell, robert morrell, mt helen campus, continuing education, ken clements, colin kline, j.l. finkelstein, centenary appeal, ballarat, gaol gates, chong lip lee, pang chew ting, yung nien chu, roland parfenovics, alonzo we foo ng, victoria"s fourth university, paul husluck, visit of governor general, lindsay pattenden, panelbeating, craftmanship awards, ballarat technical school -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Charles Griffin & Co, The Elements of Astronomy for Surveyors by R.W. Chapman, 1919
R.W. Chapman was a professor of Mathematics and Mechanics in at the University of Adelaide.Red hard covered book of 247 pagesSigned in red on front pages "Pescott'astronomy, surveying, chapman -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Agreement Rules & Regulations of the metropolitan Gold Mining Company, Little Bendigo, 1898-1899
A mining compny in Ballarat.Printed book of rules, regulations and shareholders.edward daniel, t. byrne, register-general's office, w.m. acheson, john heinz, metropolitan gold mining company, henry donald mckee, maxwell bruce, henry stone, wiliam cleverdon, h.p. smith, h. poppeus, f.c.k. lewin, share scrip, little bendigo, ballarat, mining -
Federation University Historical Collection
Map, Creswick Gold Field Map, 1981
A fragment of the original 1880 map is also held in the collection. See 116Rectangular geological map with brown paper strip on top edge with 4 holes on top edge. Scale is 40 chains to one inch.Geologically and topographically surveyed by Ferdinand M Krause. Lithographed by R. Shepherd. Printed by J. Finnie. Mining Department, Melbourne. Preprinted with additional shaft and lead detail. F. D. Atkinson, Government Printer 1981creswick, krause, surveyor, smeaton, spring hill, tourello, ascot, dean, bullarook, gold fields, gold -
Federation University Historical Collection
Letter, Rupert Hamer, Letter concerning the transfer of the Ballarat Gaol to the Ballarat School of Mines, 1964
Five typed letters concerning the transfer of the Ballarat Gaol to the Ballarat School of Mines.Signed 'R.J. Hamer'ballarat gaol, ararat gaol, r.j. hamer, dick hamer, h.e. arblaster, harry arblaster, chief secretary's office, attorney general, rupert hamer, letterhead -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photo-montage, Officers of Forces in South Africa (Boer War), c1900
The Boer War was fought from 1899 to 1901.Black and white printed photo montage of Officers who served in the South African Forces during the Boer War. Portraits are supplemented with views of: Modder River, Ladysmith, Railway Bridge of Tugela, 4.7 naval gun, Royal Horse Artillery, Johannesburg Fort, Howitzer Gun, Field Artillery. The poster produced as an advertising medium for Wills Tobacco and Cigarettes using the Transvaal Series of cards.boer war, south african war, armed services, lord roberts, weapons, alfred milner, cecil rhodes, w.p. schreiner, w. hely hutchinson, w.p. symons, general mildyard, a. hunter, holled smith, dick-cunnynghame, f. roberts, charles warren, brabazon, a.g. wauchope, kelly-kenny, hector mcdonald, baden-powell, lord methuen, f. carrington, n.g. lyttleton, f. howard, j.d.f. french, w.f. gatacre, h.s. rawlinson, eyre crabbe, alderson, kekewich, a. fitzroy hart, g. white, lord kitchener, lord dundonald, plumer, h.m.l. rundle, w.h. mackinnon, h.e. colville, f. forestier walker, r. clements, redvers buller, h. chermside, g. lyttelton -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, City of Ballarat Mayor's Report, 1957-1958, 1958
Ballarat was created a municipality on 17 December 1855, declared a Borough on October 1863, Proclaimed a City on 09 September 1970.Green covered bookcity of ballarat, mayor's report, annual report, jack chisholm, city of ballarat coat of arms, arms of ballarat, john a. chisholm, arthur nicholson, alan pittard, gordon scott, arthur mason, frederick oliver, oscar curnow, frank woodward, william roff, francis cutts, nathaniel callow, kenneth webb, mrs john a. chisholm, queen mother, raaf school of radio, city engineer's department, public health report, finance, mr k. h. mitchell, mr f. j. rogers, building surveyor's department, mr j. b. menhennet, mr r. g. campbell, city health inspector, mr. r. g. biggs, weights and measures inspector, mr. w. mccormack, libraries, mr r. a. mccallum, streets, parks and gardens, water supply and sewerage, ballaarat's voluntary community committees, service clubs, city traffic, mr. j. h. sorrell, sturt street gardens, ballarat base hospital, st john of god hospital, queen elizabeth centre, black hill, black hill reclaimation, ballarat benenevolent asylum -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Fid, 1940s
A Fid is a conical tapered wooden tool used for separating the strands of rope for splicing. They were a tool traditionally made of wood or bone used to work with rope and canvas in marlinespike seamanship. A Fid differs from a marlinspike in material and purposes. A marlinspike is used in working with wire rope, natural and synthetic lines also may be used to open shackles, and is made of metal. A Fid is used to hold open knots and holes in the canvas, and to separate the "lays" (or strands) of synthetic or natural rope for splicing. A variation of the Fid, the grip fid, is used for ply-split braiding. The grip fid has a jamming cleat to pull a cord back through the cord split by the fid's point. Modern Fids are typically made of aluminium, steel, or plastic. In addition to holding rope open to assist the creation of a rope splice, modern push fid's have markings for precise measurements in a variety of sizes of rope. The length of these fid’s is typically 21 or 22 times the diameter of rope to be spliced. Fids have been used since sailing vessels were first used to travel the worlds seas the tool was invented to be used to splice rope and with working with canvas sails. A Fid is a sailors tool that has maintained its general design for hundreds of years and gives a snapshot into what the working life was like for sailors on board sailing ships for hundreds of years. The tool in its original design is still in regular use today by recreational sailors all over the world to splice and join lengths of rope.Metal Fid painted brown, flattened point turned end and hole for a lanyardNoneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, marlinspike -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Instrument - Hydrometer, 1878 to 1930s
This Sikes brass hydrometer was manufactured by the optical and scientific instrument makers Kasner & Moss of 17 Collins Street West, Melbourne, in the latter part of the nineteenth century. The firm adverted hydrometers, as well as optical instruments, as early as August 13th, 1864, in The Age, Melbourne. This hydrometer set was donated to Flagstaff Hill in 1979 by local wine and spirits merchants Lynch Bros of Fairy Street, Warrnambool. Giffen Russell had established the business in 1878, and Harry Lynch took it over in the 1930s, and after he passed away in 1953 Kevin Matthew Lynch became proprietor of K M Lynch Food and Liquor. The business closed in the 2010s. The hydrometer may date back to the establishment of the business in 1878, as Kasner & Moss were selling hydrometers in Melbourne from 1864. Hydrometers were used to measure the density, or relative density, of liquids from the late 1600s. In 1816 Bartholomew Sikes won the competition for the most useful accurate hydrometer. Hydrometers were commonly used by distillers, vintners, and brewers to establish accurate measures of alcohol concentration in their beverages. Following this manufacturing process, government inspectors and excise officers used them to check that the labelled indications of alcohol-proof were correct and that the right amounts of duty were being paid. This hydrometer and its fitted and hinged wooden container show signs of heavy and protracted use in a working environment. Although the instrument has some parts missing and has been recently repaired, the original quality of the inlaid box and the fine engraving on the instrument and the attachable weights, are indications of the hydrometer’s very real value when new. This Sikes hydrometer, bearing the maker's mark of “Kasner & Moss Melbourne” and the registered number “20373”, was presented to the purchasing public as a precision-made instrument designed for professional use. The Sikes hydrometer is of local significance because of its implied association with the alcohol trade in the southwest region of Victoria. It was donated by a family member of Lynch Bros, a local licensed outlet for wines and spirits in the period before the general relaxation of liquor licensing laws in the State of Victoria. It may have belonged to Griffin Russell who established the liquor store in 1878.Hydrometer; original Sikes brass hydrometer in a polished wooden case with an inlaid plaque on the lid. The brass float is a sphere with a thin flat upper stem and a short, lower stem with a bulb-shaped end. The upper stem is engraved scale on both sides with the numbers 1 to 10, and five divisions between each number. There are ten fixed pegs in the base to secure the thick brass horseshoe-shaped, numbered, various-sized weights (20, 30, 40, 80, 90); the free pegs would have originally stored another five weights (10, 50, 60, 70, and 100). The empty compartment in the box suggests another part in the initial set, probably a thermometer. The fitted, fabric-lined box has two brass closures and two brass hinges. The scientific instrument shows signs of heavy use and repairs. The Serial Number on the float matches the Serial Numbers on the weights. The plaque on the lid, the float and the weights have inscriptions. Made by Kasner & Moss, Melbourne. Plaque: “SIKES HYDROMETER / KASNER & MOSS / MELBOURNE” On float's lower stem: “SIKES 20373” On one thin edge of the float's scale, engraved in script “Kasner & Moss” and stamped “MELBOURNE”, and symbol“P” rotated 90 degrees. On the opposite thin edge of the float: “N20.373”, “SIKES”, “I P % II O” (in ornate capitals). Each weight has s unique number, and the same serial number “20373”.flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, sikes hydrometer, scientific instrument, pressure measurement, measuring instrument, ullage tool, customs, excise duty, tax, alcohol content, proof, calibrate, standard weights and measures, tariff, kasner & moss, scientific instrument makers, specific gravity, liquid density, alcohol testing, technology, alcohol measurement, proof spirit, wine and spirits merchants, local business, brass measuring instrument, k m lynch, giffen russell, harry lynch -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Instruments and Adjustments, 1865
Black covered exercise books with hand written by William Baragwanath. The handwritten notes are a copy of manuscript notes by A. Lilley Esquire and lent to Wiliam Baragwanath by J. Walker Esquire Ballarat and copied out in Septemeber 1895. Headings include: Instruments Chromatic Aberration Spherical Aberration Chromatic Spherical Aberration Notes by Professor Kernot on the Adjustment of the theodolite Sydney notes on Adjustment of Transit Theodolite Collimatino in Altitude Levelling To adjust a box sextant The Chain (Steel tape Projections of the Sphere W. Baragwanath Walhalla 1895mining, ore dressing, william baragwanath, alfred mica smith, instruments, theodolite, chain, surveyors chain, kernot, a. lilley -
Federation University Historical Collection
Newspaper, The Sun, 15/08/1945
World War 2 Japan surrenders12 pages, pages yellowing, folded in twoPeace Japan surrenders japan, allies, attlee, britain, peace, world war two, general thomas blamey, admiral chester nimitz, atomic bomb, surrender, bombing of darwin, darwin bombing, world war 2, end of the war -
Federation University Historical Collection
Certificate, Education Department, Victoria, Victorian Education Department Certificates, 1916-1928
Ballarat Technical Art School was a division of the Ballarat School of Mines.373 certificates in 2 boxes. Most appear to be related to subjects undertaken at the Ballarat Technical Art School. Director of education stamped signature Frank Tate.Stamped Ballarat School of Mines No.10 Stamped signature "Frank Tate"ann duke, plain needlework, victor greenhalgh, frank tate, ballarat technical art school, arnold j. allen, florence allen, m.a. ansen, dressmaking, modelling human figure from cast, ruby e. allison, drawing fro memory, nancy b. angwin, maude arberry, douglas w. arch, muriel j. arch, eileen bailey, annie c. baker, percy j. baker, general design, light metal work, bessie m. barbery, commerical arithmetic, decorative needlework, bert bernaldo, drawing from a flat example, lorna m. mccallum, brush drawing, stanley g.a. barnett, millinery, mavis g. beacham, theodore k. beckwith, isabel j. bell, kelva e. bellingham, leslie bennett, olive van berkel, elizabeth e. berry, beatrice m. blake, thomas g. blake, catherine m. bowers, nancy w. bowe, clarice v. branagh, harold r. brown, architecture, modelling the head from life, henry bull, light metalwork, ivan d. brown, thyra j. brown, henry j. bull, leila m. burford, embossed leathwork, lettering, drawing fro dressmakers, irene m. burke, josephine m. callery, modelling, mona r. callow, herbert cameron, lillias cameron, william e. carlyon, doris l. carter, ruth e. catt, hiram e. chamberlain, stephen chambers, jack d. chand, jack d. chard, clara v. clegg, beryl e. coad, john c. collins, keith m. collins, robert g. collins, kathleen m. conway, athol b. cornish, ballantyne cottier, douglas s. cotton, lilith s. christmas, perspective, doreen coughlan, ivy g. crompton, phyllis culliver, joan m. cuthbertson, alan r. cutter, john l. daniel, arthur dansey, katherine d'arcy, dorothy f. darling, myrtle f. darling, reginal a. davey, gwladys h. davies, annie dellaca, henry a. deller, ivy f. denovan, joyce doepel, bessie donacaster, charles o. dowie, horace b. dowsing, walter dunstan, mary dwyer, allan r. egglestone, melville g. ellingsen, hugh o. elliott, beryl r. ellis, cecil f. engish, allan e. evans, matson l. eves, olive j. fairlie, robert j. falla, mavis felstead, lena featherston, albert c. ferguson, alma ferguson, hilda m. ferguson, john f. ferguson, beatrice m. field, clarice f. fisher, philip h. fleischer, building construction, olive p. francis, agnes fraser, essie gale, gilbert foster, pearle fricke, effie gascoigne, enid m. gates, clarice gear, james a. geary, sylvia f. greenhalgh, evelyn f. geddes, thomas j. gibson, wavie b. gilbert, edna m. gilmer, nancy govan, eula h. gower, doris e. gray, lesley j. gower, henry n. graham, victor e. greenhalgh, melva e. gribble, human anatomy, roy k. griggs, jack gullan, robert gullan, alma m. gunn, dorothy j. hallan, lucy hamilton, james hammer, dorothy e. hamond, christopher j. hanlon, catherin hardess, lily haymes, gladys hedges, irene h. hewitt, john hill, victor j. hill, olive hillings, john a. hobill, frances k. holmes, gertrude m. hopkins, alice horan, marjorie hudson, linda m. hughes, lydia hughes, winifred humphreys, commercial english, agnes a. humphries, colin hunt, kathleen hutchinson, francis n. king, jean king, hilda knox, john kopke, isabel a. kopke, hazel jackson, freda jacobi, agnes james, william r. james, alexander johnson, edward j. jones, eleanor w.h. jones, nellie kau, thomas kean, francis kelly, roy k. kelly, thomas g. kierce, theo e. leonard, esther f. leviston, bessie lockett, norman h. long, ena mackay, gwenda e. mann, robert v. maddison, herbert w. malin, dorothy m. marriott, john c. mcarthur, james p. mcculloch, doris mcdougall, cyril mcgibbony, thelma mcgibbony, jean mcgregor, kenneth mciver, constance m. mckenzie, elsie j. mckissock, alexander k.mcleod, grace b. mclean, john f.w. mclean, rebecca mcphan, vera meeny, edna merritt, dougald miller, florence h. mingst, agnes m. monteith, doreen j. montgomery, jean e. montgomery, robert w.p. montgomery, margaret b. moore, harry e. morrish, james mow, gwendoline r. neagle, gerald r. newson, robert j. nicol, helen f. nicholl, george m. norton, edward s. oliver, mavis e. oliver, hector h, osborne, henry parker, norma e. parr, doris m. patterson, elsie pearce, celia pearlman, leslie pearlman, edna pearson, william j. perriman, eulalie perry, ernest b. pinney, charles e. peverill, clarence r. pittock, raymond b. pitts, phyllis polson, cynthia b. power, bessie puzey, john m. punshon, evelyn a.v. ramsay, robert i ramsay, william a. rattray, drawing for builders and artisans, george h. reed, fred reeves, mavis i. regelhuth, george r. renkin, annie e. reynolds, lizzie rice, eileen l. richards, henry c. riegelhuth, gladys m. riley, charles a. rimmington, amy robson, ernest w. robson, florence a. rogers, dorothy rppney, kathleen rooney, hugh n. ross, stella m. rowe, agnes w. ryan, rosaling e. sage, cora sandberg, eric c. sanders, douglas f. scott, sylvia e. selkirk, dorine a. shearer, gladys sheldon, emily e. simper, veri slattery, florence c. smith, hilda m. spencer, rose spiers, mopna g. spiller, alma m. stapleton, joyce w. stark, marcus m. stone, commercial correspondence, beatrice m. stuart, ena v. sullivan, margaret a. sydes, rita tainsh, norman b. tamlyn, arthur w. thane, alma m. thomas, david e. thomas, william h. thompson, william m. thomas, edgatr j.t. tippett, sidnet tippett, gladys tongway, mavis toop, hugh d. trainor, annie e. treloar, john h. treloar, eilleen trumain, linda f. treewk, percival a. trompf, percy trompf, jean tunbridge, ruth e. tunbridge, allan j. twaits, irene m. utting, elizabeth van beek, william a. wade, agnes a. walker, james a. walker, vera v. aller, john walsh, marjorie walters, rex warrillow, edith watson, bernice e. webb, constance i weeks, ina m. westcott, pearl whan, violet wheeler, myrtle d. whitfield, annie whitl, richard l. whitla, charles f. whitla, grace a. wilcock, murray a. wilkie, andrew w. william, arthur williams, baden p. williams, david d. williams, grace f. williams, maude h. williams, mavis m. williams, james williamson, ivy wilson, hector g wilson, frederick w.r. wilson, david s. wood -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Report, Reports of the Mining Surveyors and Registrars, 1867, 30/06/1969 - 31/12/1881
.1) 39 page report dated 30 September 1867 .2) 40 page report dated 31 December 1871 .3) 46 page report dated 30 June 1872 .4) 42 page report dated 31 December 1873 .5) 45 page report dated 30 September 1872 .6) 44 page report dated 31 December 1881gold statistics, mining survey -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Black and White, Robert Ernest Williams
Robert Ernest Williams was born in Ballarat in 1855 and died at Melbonre in 1943. He was Town Clerk of the city of Ballarat, a member of the Ballarat School of Mines Council from 14 April 1899 to 26 March 1920.r.e. williams, robert ernest williams, major-general williams, ballarat school of mines council -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, Lawaluk Estate No. 1 Gold Mining Company Prospectus, 1934, 26/06/1934
Prospectus for the Lawaluk Estate No. 1 Gold Mining Company Prospectus, 1934 squire, r.b. squire, lawalul estate no. 1 gold mining company, mining, shares, william collard smith, g.b. hogg, j.b. regan, s. maddison, r.t> moore, kames clements, h.a. o'connor, w.e. watts, d. fitzpatrick, lawaluk estate, mt lawaluk, robert allan, surveyor, leigh river -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet - Booklet - Prospectus, Bairnsdale District School of Mines, Prospectus, 1904, 1904
Higher education in east Gippsland dates back to 1890, and the opening of the Bairnsdale District School of Mines, In 1986 the Bairnsdale School of Mines and the Sale and Bairnsdale Technical schools amalgamated to form the East Gippsland Community College of TAFE. In 1995 it became the East Gippsland Institute of Technology, and in 2011 changed its name to Advance TAFE. The Bairnsdale District School of Mines Prospectus includes the members of council, a photographic image of the school, teaching staff, rules relating to students and instructors, Constitution, and a prospectus of subjects including Mining and Science Subjects, Diploma Courses, Preliminary Training, Metallurgy Course, Mining Engineering Course, Battery Manager's Certificate, Assayer's Certificate. It also includes a scale of fees, information on the Metallurgical Plant, Chemistry, Assaying and Metallurgy, Geology, Mining Geology, Mining, Petrology, Dynamics and Heat, Magnetism & Electricity, Mechanics Applied to Mining, Land Surveying, Mine Surveying, Algebra, Euclid, Trigonometry, Mechanical Drawing, Practical Plane Geometry, Practical Solid Geometry, Engineering Drawing, Art Subjects, and a list of certificates issued by the school since 1892.Grey soft covered book of 68 pages. The Bairsndale District School of Mines Prospectus includes the members of council, an photographic image of the school, teaching staff, rules relating to students and instructors, Constitution, and a prospectus of subjects including Mining and Science Subjects, Diploma Courses, Preliminary Training, Metallurgy Course, Mining Engineering Course, Battery Manager's Certificate, Assayer's Certificate. It also includes a scale of fees, information on the Metallurgical Plant and its chares, Chemistry, Assaying and Metallurgy, Geology, Mining Geology, Mining, Petrology, Dynamics and Heat, Magnetism & Electricity, Mechanics Applied to Mining, Land Surveying, Mine Surveying, Algebra, Euclid, Trigonometry, Mechanical Drawing, Practical Plane Geometry, Practical Solid Geometry, Engineering Drawing, Art Subjects, and a list of certificates issued by the school since 1892.bairnsdale district school of mines, bairnsdale, school of mines, donald clark, francis w. sewell, j.v.r. anderson, a.d. pleydell, walter seehusen, director, mining engineering, metallurgy, academy of arts, municipal surveyor, 1914 -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, The Old Pioneers' Memorial History of Melbourne From the Discovery of Port Phillip to the World War, 1924
Blue hard covered book of 494 pages. Images, and a large plan of prominent burials in the Melbourne Old Cemetery, and a Map of Melbourne. melbourne, melbourne cemetery, melbourne old cemetery, john batman, edmund hobson, batman's map, st francis' church, james balfour, mrs hornbrook, paddy's market, wilson hall, working men's college, henry kendall, le souef's cottage, world war one, westernport, melbourne cup, hoddle, collingwood, south melbourne, prahran, richmond, kew, brunswick, coburg, preston, hawthorn, camberwell, nunawading, doncaster, st kilda, brighton, sandringham, cheltenham, caulfield, oalkleigh, footscray, sunshine, north melbourne, carlton, ballarat school of art library, ballarat technical art school, book plate, library plate, hume and hovell's overland journey 1824-5, major mtichell's overland journey, australia felix, booplate, aborigine, aboriginal, captain cook, arthur phillip, isaac smith, george bass, matthew flinders, john murray, catain baudain, captain collins, edward henty, portalnd, map od melbourne in 1938, john pascoe fawkner, the "enterprise: and fawkner's first home, old colonists' homes, rushall crescent north fitszroy, richard bourke, the old melbourne post offfice, old governmnt house, toorak, latrobe's house at jolimont, first melbourne land sale, melbourne water supply, peter henry smith, victorian legislative council opening, map of melbourne and collingwood, prince's bridge, crossing the rivers by punt, f.a> rucker, canvas city emerald hill, arrival of the gold escort in melbourne, the yarra, queen's wharf, tall ships, old st james, mary e. budd, st francis church, michael carr, meolbourne city mission, state library of victoria, melbourne public library, bourke street, angus mcmilan, methodist ladies college, ormond college, armistance celebrations, robert russell, mia mia, theatre royal bouke st, melbourne from flaggstaff hill, federal coffee palace collins st, lord melbourne, melbourne mint, old melbourne town hall, robert russell's melbourne and yarra falls, mandevalle hall, point lansdale lighthouse, wilson's promontory, margaret m. ward cole, williamstown, flinders st melbourne, queenscliff battery, broadmeadows soldiers' camp, embarkation of first troops on the 'ceramic', general monsash, ian hamilton, general bridges, victorian war memorial, national war memorial, st kilda pier, first melbourne cup, hoddle's grid, albert park, melbourne mechanic's institute, st kilda toll gate, munted policeman, springthorpe memorial, james bonwick, mornane's paddock, victorian railways melbourne and surburban lines, carlton gardens, thomas napier, wiliam westgarth, george augustus robinson, william lonsdale, elizabeth mary batman, peomena frances darling batman, dig tree, exhibition of 1854, exhibition of 1866, exhibition buildings, geelong harbour, jubilee lake, port campbell, warrnambool, queenscliff lightboat, batman's first house -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Ballarat School of Mines & Industries Tertiary Orientation Programmes, 1981, 1981
Ballarat School of Mines is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia.Blue soft covered booklet outlining Tertiary Orientation Programs at the Ballarat School of Mines.ballarat school of mines, tertiary orientation program, top, english expression, applied mathematics, pure mathematics, chemistry, physics, ballarat college of advanced educaiton accreditation, general mathematics, home economics, engineering, computer science, business, typewriting, secretarial studies, australian history, world history, psychology, behavioural studies, english literature, biology, australian media, drama, film studies, music, art and design, art appreciation, ceramics, drawing, graphic design, printmaking, sculpture, photography, painting, craft, fashion, economics, garment construction -
Federation University Historical Collection
Drawing Equipment, Ruler, Straight /Parallel Lines
Blue coated brass rule with straight edges. Mounted on grooved roller mounts. brass, ruler, engineers, architects, surveyors