HMS Iron Duke was a dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy, the lead ship of her class, named in honour of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. She was built by Portsmouth Dockyard, and her keel laid in January 1912. Launched ten months later, she was commissioned into the Home Fleet in March 1914 as the fleet flagship. She was armed with a main battery of ten 13.5-inch (340 mm) guns and was capable of a top speed of 21.25 knots (39.36 km/h; 24.45 mph). Iron Duke served as the flagship of the Grand Fleet during the First World War, including at the Battle of Jutland. There, she inflicted significant damage on the German battleship SMS König early in the main fleet action. In January 1917, she was relieved as fleet flagship. After the war, Iron Duke operated in the Mediterranean as the flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet. She participated in both the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War in the Black Sea and the Greco-Turkish War. She also assisted in the evacuation of refugees from Smyrna. In 1926, she was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet, where she served as a training ship.WW1 HMS Iron Duke in the Battle of Jutland 1916. a Piece of wood (teak) taken from the ship HMS Iron Duke Admiral Jellicoe's flag ship, in 1916 (Jutland). Brass plate attached to wood reads as follows: From the Teak of HMS Iron Duke Admiral Jellicoe's Flag Ship Jutland 1916. ww1 the great war 1914-1918, hms iron duke, british navy, battle of jutland

The full costume used traditionally by ladies in the 16th to 19th century AD. Now used in Greek dances, parades and theatrical performances as a traditional costume.Navy embroidered apron with sequins and coloured stitching. Black lining on reverse side. Part "B" of a four piece costume.lady's costume, apron, greek, βλαχοπούλα, ποδιά, στολή

The full costume used traditionally by ladies in the 16th to 19th century AD. Here used by Thessaloniki Association in Greek dances, parades and theatrical performances as a traditional costumeHistorical significance for the purposes it was used by Thessaloniki Association "The White Tower", in functions, dancing and parades.Red velvet girl's dancing costume vest with embroidery along outside and sleeves. Part "B" of a four piece costume.girl, dancing, costume, vest, βλαχοπούλα, γιλέκο, greek, στολή, plutarch

Part of collection of Carpenters' tools used on sailing ship from England to AustraliaSharpening stone which may be natural stone. Set on piece of wood with wooden cover inset inside to contain stone.trades, carpentry

Made by a serviceman duringBrown suede oval centre piece for table. Cut out design and hand painted flowers and leaves. Round centre.manchester, table linen

Pale blue ashtray with high piece for matchbox to be affixed. Four card shapes ( i.e. diamonds etc ) around edgepersonal effects, smoking accessories

Metal wire strainer. Round cylinder with hole in centre attached to a long shaft. Three sided metal piece attached.rural industry, fencing

Long slightly curved metal shaft with round metal step attached. Metal piece at right angles to attached to buggy.transport, animal

Guide leader in photograph believed to be Florence Iggsten.Black and white photograph of two girls and a Girl Guides leader. This is one of five photographs once mounted on a piece of paper.Paper mount has a caption for one of the other photographs: "The bride is Avis (nee Hunt) a former R'glen guide. Guard of Honour - Wangaratta guides"girl guides, florence iggsten

This object relates to Herbert Swain GREENING. He was born on 1/01/1891 in Ballarat, VIC. Herbert Swain served in the AIF (3292) enlisting on, 13/07/1915 in Ballarat, VIC before being discharged from duties with the 5 BATTALION as a Army Non-Commissioned Private (PTE) on 15/02/1918. Herbert Swain GREENING was not a prisoner of war. His next of kin is Mrs. M. Greening - Mother. Herbert Greening was awarded the 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.Tin or aluminium tag, circular in shape with embossed text. Loop at top is attached to the circular disc as a single piece of metal.Embossed in tag: “H. S. GREENING (in round arc design)/ 3292, 5. A. I/ C.E”first world war (ww1), 1914 - 1918, uniforms, ballarat rsl, ballarat

Issued to individuals as part of the war effort in rationing food post WWII.Printed rectangular piece of paper with red text showing squares for 16 rations. This card issued to a Mabel Kelly of Rutherglen.If this Card is found it must be returned at once/ to the Deputy Director of Rationing, Melbourne/ A 820163/ Issued to Mabel Kelly/ Address Rutherglen meat ration card, mabel kelly, wwii, homefront, shopping, world war two

Leaving Point Cook airbase conducting a low visibility cross-country flight at 11.05 am on 12 April 1942 an A25 Airspeed Oxford crashed 5 kilometres from Beech Forest. The pilot, Sergeant T.W. Penn, and two pupils, LAC R.E. Johnston and LAC J.R. Black, were killed. The airframe and engine were extensively damaged.Two pieces of crumbled aluminium metal and one piece of solid black rubber recovered from an Airspeed Oxford aeroplane.beech forest; plane crash; airspeed oxford; world war 2;

A two piece metal mold, shaped in the form of a tennis racquet, with a clip to clamp mold sections together. Materials: Metaltennis

A small rectangular, blue silk cloth piece, featuring a painted illustration of a woman playing tennis. Materials: Paint, Silktennis

Very smalll Real tennis racquet. Bare wood handle. Concave throat piece. Materials: Wood, Metal, Guttennis

Hearsay-- Item was given to a white lady as a giftDilly bag woven from grasses. Woven in one piece with decoration near bottom and around top. Plaited handlelocal history, ethnographic material, hunting, fishing, gathering, aboriginal, carrying, basket

From the home of Mrs. Nell Sebire, 2nd wife of Thomas.Fine china floral cup, saucer and plate with gold trim with daffodils and green leaf design. Three piece set."Royal Albert bone china England friendship series of 12 daffodil'.cups and saucers, tableware, drinking cups

A slide image of three ladies in a waiting room, believed to be in the old Legacy House in Market Street, probably from the 1950s. The portrait of Stan Savige was painted by E. Buckmaster for the Archibald prize in 1946. Legacy rented the Market St premises for many years. It was part of the Western Market complex that was demolished and redeveloped in the early 1960s. Legacy held meetings, activities and the girls classes on the second floor of the building, accessed by this staircase, but it was barely fit for purpose. In the 1940s a generous donation by an anonymous donor meant Legacy could purchase a building at 342 Swanston St, but due to several factors were never able to inhabit it. Finally it was sold in 1954 and Junior Legacy Melbourne purchased 289-299 Swanston Street Melbourne (previously called Red Cross House) in 1956 from the Commonwealth Government and moved in after refurbishing it.A record of the Market Street building that Legacy occupied for many years until 1956-7.Colour slide of three ladies in the waiting room at Legacy House in Market Street in a yellow cardboard mount with piece of glass.Handwritten 'Waiting room Legacy House. Painting of founder in background' in blue pen on the slide mount.properties, market st, portrait

This item is part of the Dodgson Collection, which was bequeathed to Queen's College in 1892 by the Rev. James Dodgson. The collection was created by Aquila Dodgson, brother of James. Aquila Dodgson was a friend of the English Egyptologist Flinders Petrie, and it was through this friendship the Aquila was able to acquire ancient Egyptian artefacts. A detailed study of the collection was made by Christine Elias "Discovering Egypt: Egyptian Antiquities at the University of Melbourne", M.A. thesis 2010.Very roughly shaped piece of wood with suggestion of fingers at one end. Two circular holes along length for attachment. Small paper label inscribed with 'B3' attached to back of arm.arm, wooden figure, james dodgson, aquila dodgson, flinders petrie

David Beyer, Wal Munro, Carl Beyer on reverseBlack and white photograph of three men dressed in formal three piece suits, white shirts and light coloured tie.genealogy

Black and white photograph showing Tasman Roadknight an elderly man in three piece suit and tie Lakes Entrance Victoria genealogy

Part of the Cooper Collection.Two WO2 insignia featuring a brown and white embroidered Queen's Crown on a single piece of light khaki coloured fabric.cooper collection, rank insignia, warrant officer class 2.

This item is part of the Di Reidie collection. Diane Reidie was a much loved volunteer and President of Brighton Historical Society from 1999 until 2016. Originally from New Zealand, Di and her family lived in Male Street, Brighton for many years. A vibrant and energetic person with a zest for life and a gift for bringing people together, Di was a friend to many in the Bayside community and active in local community organisations. Her tireless work as President of BHS saw her named Bayside Citizen of the Year in 2008. As a seller and collector of vintage clothing, she was passionate about fashion history; one of her many enduring contributions to BHS was her extensive work in preserving, developing and promoting the Society's costume collection. In 2018-19, Di donated more than one hundred items from her personal vintage clothing collection to the Society. The collection, which includes clothing, hats, handbags and shoes from local and international designers, is representative of Di's wide-ranging interests, colourful personality, creativity, humour and love of fashion and travel. Di purchased this two piece ensemble from the influential fashion boutique "The House of Merivale and Mr John" to wear to a performance of "The Sleeping Beauty" by London Festival Ballet, featuring Rudolph Nureyev at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda in May 1975.A two piece ensemble consisting of long evening dress (.1) and matching jacket (.2), cropped jacket of black acetate. The jacket features a tie front and long buttoned sleeve. The full length dress is slim fitting with centre back zip, shoestring straps and shaped bust with ruched centre front."Mandamatilda", "Dry Clean Only, SSWdi reidie, 1970s, house of merivale, manda matilda

Heavy Aminster produced for the Australian Wool Board pavilion at Expo Japan in 1970 by Brintons, Geelong. This piece is believed to have had 600,000 pairs of feet walk over it. Part of a ten piece collection originally presented to the Queensland Museum by Mr Doug Glanville.Heavy Aminster produced for the Australian Wool Board pavilion at Expo Japan in 1970 by Brintons, Geelong. Heavy Aminster produced for the Australian Wool Board pavilion at Expo Japan in 1970 by Brintons, Geelong.(Brintons Brisbane) G4498 Natural JF Expo Loom 22 Dye 4 30 8 J.J. Expo Osaka Japan '70 82weaving, brintons pty ltd (geelong), carpet

Magneto wall telephones such as this one were commonly in use in Australia around the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The wall telephone, powered by dry cells, was an invention of the late 1870s. In the first half of the 20th century many old wall telephones were restored and put back in use by the Australian P.M.G. when there was a shortage of telephones in the 1930s Depression and during World War Two. This item, a reminder of the days of early technology, has no known local provenance but is retained for display and research purposes.This telephone piece is contained within a brown wooden box with a back board that has curved edges and extends over the edges of the box. On the back there are three metal screws for attaching the box to a wall or door. The front section of the box has curved edges with an inset panel around the edges. There is a metal turning handle on one side of the box and on the other side there is a metal clip holding a hearing piece attached to the box by a cord. On the front of the box is a speaking piece attached to the box by a metal piece. Attached to the front of the box are two semi-circular ringing pieces now situated some centimetres out from the box. The box was originally varnished but the edges are now rubbed and there are some splotches of paint. vintage wall telephones, history of warrnambool, magneto wall telephones

This small cross cut saw, with a home-made handle, would have been used to fell small trees or cut timber and was designed to be used by one person. Cross cut saws derive from ancient times but came into general use in the 15th century. Those used to fell large trees or cut large pieces of timber were operated by two people. Cross cut saws today have been mostly replaced by electric chain saws. This is a small cross cut saw. It has a metal blade with large serrations or teeth and a metal piece affixed to the blade with screws. A wooden handle has been fitted into the end metal piece in an upright position. The metal is pitted and rusted and the handle is rectangular-shaped tapering down at the end where it is affixed to the metal. vintage tools, warrnambool