Doctor's sealed glass vial containing catgut thread and surgical needle suspended in a sterile liquid. Thread is wrapped around a card labelled "Sterilised Surgical Ligature Thread No 0"Surgical Catgut Licence No 43 Batch No April 1939medicine, snake bite, kit

Shirley Freckleton-Humphrey' mother's Riding HatBlack Riding Hat with large brim, grosgrain hatband - leather band and red satin lining,The Coronet Extra Quality Maurice Joseph 137 Swanson Street Melbourne hat, horse riding, costume

Leather ladies riding crop with leather handle embellished with embossed silver trim. A small silver ring at the base of the handle allows for the attachment of a wrist strap. The whip end is of plaited leather..7AIR Mareks (indiscernible)riding, horse

Made for the St Helens School No 714 Centenary 1876 - 1976Commemorative drinking glass, clear with gold rim celebrating the centenary of the St Helens School, 1876 - 1976. The back has a sketch of the school in gold. No 174. The front a school bell with stand and inscription in goldSt Helens School Centenary 1876 1976souvenir, st helens school, centenary

Handmade black lace and fabric flower bonnet. The flowers are edged in white. The lining is in black net.visiting, outing, dressed up

A pair of scissors known as ‘Button hole’ scissors used by Shirley Humphries and her mother and GrandmotherSmall metal scissors with a rectangle aperture at the base of the blades. Rust on surface. Buttonhole scissorsH Boker & Co on one side and Germany on the other.scissors, sewing, buttonholes, shirley humphries

Purchased by the Curator for the Glaxo Collection.Glucodin Tin coloured light grey with text on all surfaces except the basePRODUCT OF THE GLAXO LABORATORIES GLUCODIN-Dglaxo, glucodin, additive, glucose

This homeopathic kit was owned by the Powling Family (E.W.Father and J.Son) for everyday useWooden box with concealed drawer used for storing homeopathic chemicals in the home. Containing 28 small bottles of various chemicals in top layer, plus a book titled "The Stepping Stones of Homeopathy and Health". In the bottom drawer 4 larger bottles of poison, 1 black lid, homeopathic pamphlet, bottles resting in cotton wool, 1 label "Hopkins and Williams Potassium Chromate". 28 cork lids, 4 glass stoppers, 1 bottle missing from top layer.(These are all separate labels) Ipecacuanha, Vomica, China Oft 1x, Tincture of Bella Donna (poison), Chamilla 3x, Antimonium Tart 3x, Rhus Tox, Carb Veget, Pulsatilla 1x, Sulphur 3x, phosphorus 3, Arsenicum Alb.3x, Colocynthis 3x, Hepar Sulph.6x, Lycopodium 3x, Cina 1x, Verat rum Alb 3x, Kali Bichrom.3x, Cimicifuga 1x, Cantharis Sol. 6x, Gelseminum 1x, Dulcamara 3x, Ignatia Amara 3x, Ferrum-Muriatic 1x, Rose Water Flavouring (R.S.Corson), Larger Bottles in Drawer: Rhus Toxicoderon, Calendula Officinal, Arnica Montana, Hamamelis Virginica, Bottom of Box : Small label :- pound sign 25/- 50/-homeopathy, powling

William Bonnett clerk of the first Belfast Borough Council in 1866Clerk of The first Belfast Borough Council in 1866Black and white photograph of gentleman with full beard and moustachewilliam bonnett, clerk, belfast, borough council

Panoramic mounted photograph of Tower Hill Volcano with lake.Interesting photograph of Tower Hill before extensive re-vegetation works carried out in the 1960s.Panoramic landscape black and white photograph of Tower Hill, Koroit. Mounted black and white photograph on card, rectangular.? Aberline, 26 Faversham R?, Canterbu? On back of card mount Fred Rogersvolcanoes, tower hill

sailing ship 'LIGHTNING" 1868 Sunk off Geelong Maurice Denny was a fisherman (lived in Campbell Street)Brass Ashtray With centerpiece matchbox holderShip "Lightning" Presented to Maurice Denny by Hector McKinnon Master Wallaroo GHT ashtray, lightning, sailing ship, wallaroo, denny, mckinnon

viii, 208 p., [17] p. of plates : ill., maps (lining-papers), ports ; 25 cm.non-fiction The diary of Sarah Midgley -- Letters -- The diary of Richard Skilbeck -- Afterword -- Richard Skilbeck's obituary.midgley, sarah, 1831-1893 -- diaries, skilbeck, richard, 1838-1924 -- diaries, frontier and pioneer life -- victoria, koroit (vic.) -- history -- sources, book

374 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 30 cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexnon-fictionA narrative of the pioneering women of Warrnambool and surrounding districts during the 1840’s-1910. Includes photographs, illustrations, paintings, bibliography, index.history &​ archaeology., society &​ social sciences., women -- victoria -- warrnambool -- biography., warrnambool (vic.) -- biography., warrnambool (vic.) -- history., australian, aboriginal australian, women pioneers, women aboriginal australian -- victoria, book

xv, 152 p. : front., illus. ; 23cm.non-fiction"Issued from the National Herbarium, Sydney, as a part of the Flora of New South Wales." Includes index.botany -- new south wales., orchids -- new south wales -- identification., orchids -- new south wales -- classification., orchids -- new south wales., orchids., book

Aringa StationFive black and white photographs of Buildings on Aringa Stationaringa station, homestead, bakehouse, blacksmith shop

8vo; pp. x, 285; frontispiece, numerous b/w illustrations, plans and maps two of which are folding, index, appendices including "List of Purchasers at original land sale", "First Election List", "Subscription lists for both First Church of England and First Presbyterian Church", original blue cloth, title in gilt on spinenon-fictionAboriginal resistance to settlement, Native Police Force, G.A. Robinsons proposal to re-settle Flinders Island people and extracts fom his 1841 expedition report. Contents I. The early navigators and explorers II. Sealers and whalers and tales of the sea III. The Hentys and Victoria's first permanent settlement IV. Early incidents and personalities V. Under government control Vi. Social life and activities VII. The story of the press VIII. Business, professions and industry IX. Hotels and roads X. Sport XI. Environs of Portland XII. Miscellaneous historical items.robinson, george augustus, 1791-1866., government policy - initial period and protectionism - 1788-1850., government policy - state and territory - victoria., law enforcement - police - native police., race relations - violent - massacres, murders, poisonings etc. - to 1900., sport., pioneers -- victoria -- portland., portland (w vic sj54-11), portland (vic.) -- history., book

xv, 619 pages ; 23 cm.1 v 225x160: indexnon-fictionSweeping history of public and private life in Melbourne's Establishment during the mid-to late 19th century. Contains extensive biographical entries, a bibliography, an index, and appendices which include lists of landowners in 1879 and club members.elite (social sciences) -- australia -- victoria -- history., upper class -- australia -- victoria -- history., elite (social sciences), manners and customs., upper class., victoria -- social life and customs., victoria., upper classes history, victoria, elite (social sciences) -- virginia -- history., upper classes -- victoria -- history., social classes -- victoria -- history -- 19th century., upper class -- victoria -- history -- 19th century., upper classes -- victoria -- history -- 19th century., elite (social sciences) -- victoria -- history -- 19th century., upper class -- victoria., elite (social sciences) -- victoria., upper class -- victoria -- history., elite (social sciences) -- victoria -- history., upper classes -- history., pioneers and pioneer life -- victoria., victoria -- social conditions -- 1834-1900., victoria -- social conditions -- history., victoria -- history -- 1851-1900., victoria -- social life and customs -- 1834-1900., social class, elites, social customs, history, book

152 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 22 x 31 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-150) and index.This is the story of the sea baths in Victoria from earliest settlement in 1837. Their development and growth followed the prosperity of Victorian society for nearly a hundred years.baths, sea -- history., bathing beaches -- australia -- victoria -- history., public baths -- australia -- victoria -- history., public baths., sea., bathing beaches -- australia., public baths -- victoria -- 19th century., public baths -- victoria -- 20th century., sea -- australia -- victoria -- history., book

23.0 x 14.0cms, 938 pp. b/w illust dust jacketnon-fictionArgues that Australia's Indigenous people discovered the land, adapted it and mastered its climates, seasons & reserves.habitation - nomadism., demography - palaeodemography - aboriginal settlement of australia., reproduction - infanticide., feuds and warfare., hunting, gathering and fishing., food - plants., trade and exchange - trade routes., australiens (aborign̈es), aborigines, australian -- social life and customs., aboriginal australians -- social life and customs -- northern territory., aboriginal australians -- history., aboriginal australians -- culture -- history., aboriginal australians -- civilization -- history., aboriginal australians -- economic conditions -- history., aboriginal australians -- social life and customs., human ecology -- australia., aboriginal australians., aborigines., australiens (aborigènes), australien., australia -- history., lake mungo /​ walls of china (willandra sw nsw si54-08), tasmania (tas), australia - aborigines, book

vi, 207 pages : colour illustrations, maps. ; 21 x 30 cm. Includes bibliographic references. non-fictionThis title explores the complex relationships between the people and the place of Yambuk; the value of local knowledge and tells the stories of the Yambuk Lake, wetlands, rivers and catchment. Historic records and photographs are combined with the recollections of more than 20 people who know the lake.baxter, annie maria, 1816-1905., water quality management -- victoria -- yambuk lake., settlement and contacts - settlers., animals - fish - eels., gunditjmara /​ gurndidy /​ dhaurwurd-wurrung people (s20) (vic sj54-11), yambuk (vic.) -- social conditions., yambuk (vic.) -- history., yambuk lake (vic.), yambuk (w vic sj54-11), deen maar /​ lady julia percy island (w vic sj54-11), eumeralla (w vic sj54-11), peek wurrung people, book

224 pages, 19 pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour facsimiles, colour portraits ; 27 cm.non-fiction“Abalone Pioneers is the Australian story of the divers, deckhands, researchers and processors who established and developed the zone's abalone industry. The book chronicles the amateur fisherman of the 1950s and the hazy crazy tribe of ‘scruffy longhairs’, who were attracted by the hedonistic lifestyle and fantastic profits in the 1960s, to the professional enterprise of today. It charts the development of the Victorian Western Abalone Divers Association and it role managing and protecting the Victorian Western Zone’s resources, and explores the successful diver-led commercial processors. Illustrated with over 100 historical photographs and featuring over 50 interviews, Abalone Pioneers is an exuberant and fascinating account of the establishment of one of Australia’s valuable but little-known fisheries.”--Back cover.western abalone divers association (victoria) -- history., divers -- victoria, western -- biography., abalone fisheries -- victoria, western -- history., abalone industry -- victoria, fishers -- victoria, abalones., fisheries -- victoria., sports &​ active outdoor recreation., local history., abalones -- victoria, western., abalone industry -- australia., deep diving., fisheries -- australia -- victoria., victoria, victoria., australian, book

368 pages, unnumbered and folded leaves of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits, plans ; 19 cmnon-fictionThe history of Warrnambool, capital of the western ports of Victoria, from 1847 (when the first government land sales took place) up to the end of 1886 / by Richard Osburne Other Authors, Fraser, Malcolm, 1930-2015, (author of introduction, etc.) Tylee Memorial Collectionvictoria. warrnambool, 1847-1886. facsimiles, government policy - initial period and protectionism., settlement and contacts - 19th century., mining industry - gold., race relations - violent - massacres, religions - christianity - missions., warrnambool (vic.) -- history., framlingham / purnim (w vic sj54-11), demography - census data, book

Moyne River Bridge 1970's North sideColoured photograph of Moyne river traffic bridge taken from the North side on the West bankMoyne River Bridge- on frontmoyne river, bridge, west side

Moyne River FootbridgeColoured photograph of the Moyne river taken from the West side of the footbridge looking to the wharfmoyne river, foot bridge, jetties, wharf, boats

East Beach south east cornerBlack and white photograph of East Beach near Battery Hill looking toward Griffith Island lighthouse in backgroundeast beach, battery hill, training walls, lighthouse, lighthouse keepers cottages, flagstaff

South beach bathing boxes Black and white photograph of bathing boxes with seagulls in foregroundbathing boxes, south beach, seagulls

East Beach November 1995Coloured photograph of pathway along edge of East Beach with a tip truck in backgroundEast Beach 1995 November filling ineast beach, development, trucks, tier