Showing 2699 items matching "spring"
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Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Garden club, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1999
number in album 03551.02Colour photograph Bruce Bretherton receiving the runner up award in the Spring Garden Club Competition from Lois Hately Secretary of the Rotary Club. Lakes Entrance Victoriaclubs, competitions, awards -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Scales Weighing Pocket, circa early 1900s
Historically this item would have been used by gold miners, rabbit shooters, mobile "Rag and Bone" traders and other mobile(in caravans and/or horse drawn cart) traders of various small goods and haberdashery. Although marked as not to be used as trade, the isolation and sometimes difficult terrain rules out using larger and more delicate scales. In the early 1900s rough roads and severe weather conditions forced traders to be more flexible in trading with weights and measures. The "close enough is good enough" doctrine was the Australian outback rule of thumb.The significance of this item in the Kiewa Valley during this period demonstrates the slower acceptance of accurate trading measure using the country side principle "my hand shake is my bond". In the Kiewa Valley small quantity commercial undertakings e.g. gold mining, fur pelts and rabbit meat trade did not require bulk weight type scales. Commerce in rural production e.g. fruit and vegetables involved more farmers and their staff in a barter and/or "in kind" payments. This was more so in the depression years 1929 to late 1930s. Self sufficiency was to a large extent more attainable in this region than in the city/ large country town environment. The Australian "fair go" ethical approach to life and commerce was very much ingrained in those living in country regions, like Kiewa Valley as is demonstrated by the not so accurate hand balance, spring loaded scales.This brass "faced" portable Pocket Balance ( Fish Scales) has front plate made from thin pressed brass. The mild steel spring mechanism enclosed by black painted medium gauge steel cover( three quarters cylindrical). Front scale face and rear spring casing fastened by three rivets. Spring loaded marker blade is located in the centre of the front plate. A steel " finger holder" ring is attached at the top of the scale unit from one of two pre drilled holes. The top is for holding the scale upright and the bottom for a hook to dangle the item to be weighed from the bottom. See item KVHS 0223 for similar scales"THE BILLY BALANCE" and at the bottom "MADE IN GERMANY"antique pocket balance, scales, mobile weights, vintage appliances -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Clock components, Graeme Coates, 2019
Clock components - comprising two springs and part of the pendulum of the Bundy Clock in the Training Room during the refurbishment of the clock by Graeme Coates during 2019. Returned to the depot 4/9/2019. Found that the springs were too strong for the mechanism - they have been secured with plastic cable ties - do not undo they could cause serious injury. The pendulum was too long - shortened by 72mm, consists of an oval shaped piece of wood and sealed. Notes from Graeme: 1 - wind both springs at the same time 2 - always wind the hands forward to adjust the time 3 - the timing mechanism can be set by hand, the time is on the opposite side to that shown on the case.trams, tramways, bundy clock -
Lorne Historical Society
satchel, toll gate satchel, 1930?
satchell used collecting tolls on great ocean road victoria the springs 1930/slast toll on great ocean road satchel -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Wet weather creates buzz, 02/11/2016
Heavy rain and warm temperatures in Spring 2016 led to high numbers of mosquitoes in Victoria.News clipping, black text and colour image. banyule, mosquitoes -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - Bag - Carrybag, 2013
Given away at 2013 City of Whitehorse Spring Festival, Whitehorse Civic Centre, Nunawading.Ecru calico carrybag printed on one side with 'Explore Whitehorse - Arts & Culture' in red headline. Underneath is a green map with numbers marking 1. Box Hill Community Arts Centre; 2. Whitehorse Art Space at Box Hill Town Hall; 3. Box Hill Library; 4. Blackburn Library; 5. Nunawading Library 6. Whitehorse Centre; 7. Vermont Library 8. Schwerkolt Cottage and Museum Complex; Contact details for Whitehorse City Council & Logo.City of Whitehorse; Explore Whitehorse-Arts & Culturecivic mementoes, souvenirs -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - HAT, 1980s-1990s
Hat was worn to the Spring Carnival races at Flemington Racecourse end 1980s - early 1990sSmall red straw hat or fascinator with large red feather and red veilingMiss Biernercostume, female headwear -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Booklet - Booklet and Memorabilia Collection, Golf Australia, 2009 Australian Boys’ & Girls’ Amateur Championships, and Australian Boys’ & Girls’ Interstate teams matches. Alice Springs Golf Club, N.T. 8-21 April 2009, 2009
Official guide to the 2009 Australian Boys’ & Girls’ Amateur Championships, and Australian Boys’ & Girls’ Interstate teams matches. Played at Alice Springs Golf Club, N.T. 8-21 April 2009. Victorian boys' team Manager Bruce Harding, assistant manager Mark Bamford, Coach David Capaldo. The Team: Geoff Drakeford, Nathan Holman, Anthony Houston, William Hume, Sean Ong, Travis Sharpe. This team finished third in Championships at Alice Springs Golf Club. Accompanied by a memo for team managers, conditions of play, a course guide for Alice Springs GC, 2 blank Alice Springs GC score cards, draw sheets, results sheets, reports by Bruce Harding, a media release. Grace Lennon (HGC) played for Victoria in the Girls’ Team event. Former HGC President Bruce Harding was involved with Victoria's Junior teams from 2000-2010.Booklet 28 p., black text, illus. (some col.). Includes photographs of players. 2 copies. Score cards tri fold, colour. Course guide: 19p., colour maps.bruce harding, australian junior amateur championships, junior golf -
National Wool Museum
Book - Pattern Book, Spring Summer Knits by Panda, Book No. 632, Panda Cafap Pty. Ltd, 1960s
Twenty page knitting pattern book featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows a man and woman standing on a pier wearing knitted tops.front: [printed] Spring / Summer knits by ... / Panda / Book No. 632 / 2nd EDITION / featuring / COTLIN / GOSSAMER NYLON / ITALIAN SILK STRAW / 3/- / 30cknitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Ticket punch
Demonstrates aspects of tramway operation, cancelling or showing that tickets had been inspected following sales to passengers by the conductor or motorman. Traditionally used by tramway operators to check or cancel tickets.Brass cast, was chrome plated, machined, device or ticket punch, used to cancel or punch paper tickets when purchased. Placed a round hole in the ticket. Spring loaded, consists of two main parts with a pin & spring in addition. . Chrome plate has been extensively worn off. There are no manufacturer markings or numbers on the punch. On the inside of one of the handles are two saw cuts that could have been used to identify the punch.trams, tramways, ticket punch, tickets, fares -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Briar Hill Primary School BH4341 celebrates 90th with Fair, 25/10/2017
Briar Hill Primary School is celebrating its 90th birthday with a spring fair this Sunday (2017)News article 1 page, black text and colour image.briar hill primary school, 90th birthday, spring fair -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Call to protect homes from slithery intruders after snake sightings, 15/11/2017
An unusually hot spring has seen snakes out to bask in the sun in Nillumbik and Banyule backyards.News article 1 page, black text.banyule, nillumbik, snakes -
National Wool Museum
Scales
Incomplete Salter spring scales used at Foster Valley Mill, 60 lb by 2 oz. -
National Wool Museum
Scales
Incomplete Salter spring scales used at Foster Valley Mill, 60 lb by 2 oz.foster valley mill pty ltd -
National Wool Museum
Scales
Incomplete Salter spring scales used at Foster Valley Mill, 60 lb by 2 oz. -
National Wool Museum
Scales
Incomplete Salter spring scales used at Foster Valley Mill, 30 lb by 1 oz. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - BADGES R.A.E, C.1960 - 80
Military issue “Royal Australian Engineers” shoulder badges. Peter Dodd collection, refer Cat No 2436.2P.1).2).3) Badges, silver colour, alloy, “R.A.E”, each has two pins on the rear with spring clips to hold on uniform, .3) has only one clip.badges, r.a.e, accessory -
Derrinallum and Lismore Community Association - History Group
Telegraph Key
Lismore Post Office was opened in the year 1864. In the year 1883 a telegraph system was introduced to Lismore, this service carried on until 1888. In 1914 the Lismore Post Office was opened as an Official Post Office and the Morse system was reintroduced. This service functioned until the closure of the system in Victoria on Saturday June 30 1962. This key sent the last Morse Telegraph message in Victoria.Wooden "T" frame supporting a square bakelite shape. Mounted on this are two metal keys. The larger lever has a rounded handle, to operate the lever, controlled by a spring. The smaller lever communication, morse key, telegraph key, morsecode key, morse telegraph key -
Ararat & District Historical Society (operating the Langi Morgala Museum)
Tool - Nurses Lamp
The lamp helps contextualise the nursing history of our region. This item was owned by Sister Hebe Graham, who was born in 1890 and trained at Stawell Hospital before WW1. She became a specialist nurse and received a commendation from Lord Duggan, Governor of Victoria.Flat, rectangular lamp with light fixed at top centre and activated by small spring-loaded button on top of lamp. Case is primarily stainless steel and partially covered in a leather case."T E C BRITISH MADE" stamped on top of lamp.sister hebe graham, nurses lamp, stawell hospital, ww1, 1890, lord duggan -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Baby's Pram - Wicker
Prams were very common as few families had cars in the 1940s to transport children. Prams were used so that babies could sleep outdoors and be moved within walking distance.Original vintage cyclops 1940s pram. This pram is typical of the prams used in the Kiewa Valley during the 1940s and into the 1950s when Mt Beauty township was built and included many families with young children.Painted beige cane and steel pram with 4 spoked wheels and rubber tyres supported by steel springs. Cream colour. Lined with vinyl (perhaps). Cane decoration on each side.Decorative cane pattern on each sidewicker, pram, cyclops -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
A history of members and missionaries in the Bendigo area 1852-2010 in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, compiled by Barbara.J.Hewett, contains 631 pages with photographs in a spring bound binder.church, history, jesus christ of latter day saints -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - BENDIGO BUSINESSES COLLECTION: MYER'S
Black and white postcard. Style book spring and summer 1917-18 shopping by post guide Myer's Bendigo. The postcard shows a well dressed lady standing next to a fountain.bendigo, business, myer emporium -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Album - CD-ROM, Miss Nugent's Shop, 2003
Digital album in PDF format of Miss Nugent's shop, Corner Spring St East and Esplanade East Port Melbourne . Plus images of Nugent, Dowling, Maloney and Moloney families.business and traders, domestic life, mary moloney, jim moloney, ellie moloney, ellen dowling nugent, bridget nugent, leo bernard dowling, cath dowling, margaret nugent maloney, tot moloney, ellen hoogen dowling, leo robert dowling, jack moloney, rosa dowling, frank dowling, rob dowling, ellen (nell) dowling, rosa nugent -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - Tie Clip
Thin rectangular gilt tie clip. Face of clip partially inlaid with mother of pearl panel. Curved spring clip fastening with teeth. Design or makers name stamped on back.Smart Setcostume accessories, male -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Colour photograph of Clarendon State School excursion to Williamson's Creek 1993, Clarendon State School excursion to Williamson's Creek 1993
Colour photo, Clarendon State School excursion to Mineral Springs, Burnt Bridge, Williamson's Creek 1993, last excursion before school closed, led by Ann Beggs Sunterclarendon school, excursion, mineral springs, burnt bridge, williamson's creek -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper clipping, Beanies on display in exhibition, 03/12/2014
Discusses the 2014 craft exhibition at Bundoora Homestead, showing beanies from the Alice Springs Beanie Festival.News clipping, black text, colour image.bundoora homestead, alice springs beanie festival, colours of the country -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Black and White Photograph, Bess Gervasoni in the yard at Roberts Grocery Shop, c1935
The former Robert's Grocery Shop (formerly Kings Grocery Store), was converted to the Central Springs Hotel, c1985.Elizabeth (Bess) Gervasoni in the yard at King's Grocery Shop where she lived during World War Two. john hogan gervasoni, robert's grocery shop, robert's grocery store, central springs hotel -
Maryborough Midlands Historical Society operating the Worsley Cottage Museum
Trophy, circa 1997
The Gumleaf Playing Championship was held as part of the now defunct Maryborough Golden Wattle Festival held in Spring.The trophy forms part of the Golden Wattle Festival memorabilia collection held by the society.Australian Gumleaf Playing Championship Trophy (Perpetual). Polished hardwood layered base in three sections, with attached plaques.On upper column: Gold coloured metal gumleaf symbol, Maryborough Golden Wattle Festival sticker (circular), rectangular metal plaque with inscription "Australian Gumleaf Playing Championship Perpetual Trophy" Affixed to base: Twenty shield shaped metal plaques inscribed with names of individual winners from 1977-1996.golden wattle festival -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Sewing equipment, sewing container, threads, needles, 20th C
This type of sewing equipment was widely used in many homes, in an era when hand-made clothes were the “norm.”, and clothes and hosiery were mended, darned or ‘re-made’ into another garment.. These cotton and silk threads are examples of those used for dressmaking, crochet and needlework by the women of the early settler families who made, mended or darned the clothes and hosiery in Moorabbin Shire c1900A tin with lid, containing various packets of sewing threads and needlesPackets ; CLARKE’S Fine Filosheen Grist / 20 yards 3076 Squirrel / No 40 : PRESTIGE ; NEWEY’S Spring ; PARAMOUNT Linen Finish THREAD ; Embassy rustless needles ; sewing, prestige cotton, needles, threads, moorabbin, bentleigh, ormond, craftwork, dressmaking, early settlers, market gardeners -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Tool - Brass balance 'Salters', c1900
In the 18th century, spring scales appeared. To produce these scales, a manufacturer would use the resistance of a spring to calculate weights, which could be read automatically on the scale’s face. The ease of use of spring scales over balance scales is what led most post offices to outfit their clerks with spring postal scales. One of the most common types of spring scales was the kitchen scale—also known as a family or dial scale. Designed for horizontal surfaces, these scales used the weight of goods in a pan at the top of the scale to force the spring down. Such scales were common in early-20th-century households and were sold by Sears and Montgomery Ward. Many had flat weighing surfaces but some were topped by shallow pans. Companies such as Salters, Chatillon, and Fairbanks made both. SALTER HOUSEWARES began in the late 1760 in the village of Bilston, England. At this time Richard Salter, a spring maker, began making 'pocket steelyards', a scale similar to the fisherman's scale of today. By 1825 his nephew George had taken over the company, which became known as George Salter & Co. and later established a large, well equipped manufacturing site in the town of West Bromwich. The business thrived throughout the 1900s, and in 1972 the company was purchased by Staveley Industries Plc. In 2002, the management team at Salter Housewares Ltd, backed by Barclays Private Equity, bought the company out from the group, to concentrate on its consumer businesses. In 2004 was sold to the US-based HoMedics company, and in 2006, Salter Housewares USA and Taylor Precision Products Inc (also owned by HoMedics) merged. A portable, brass balance scale , 'Salters' for weighing items. A steel ring holds a brass plate marked with graduations 0 – 26 to which is attached a steel hook. ( rope & arrow TM ) / SALTER / POCKET / BALANCE / MADE IN ENGLAND Graduated 0 – 26 / PATENT / No. 8 Base rope & anchor S (trade mark) pioneers, early settlers, market gardeners, moorabbin, brighton, cheltenham, tools, craftsman, balance, scales, weights, imperial measure,, salter housewares pty ltd, west bromwich, england, salter george, salter richard, bilston england,