Portable candleholders were commonly in use in Australian homes in the 1800s. Candles were very expensive in Australia and often were not available in stores. However, after 1850 the price of candles was reduced and they became readily available throughout Australia. Candleholders were popular as they protected furniture from hot wax. The dish around the candle stem collected the hot wax that could be reused later. When carrying the candleholder, the dish also protected the hand from the hot wax. This one was used by Helena Warren of Newmerella.The candle-holder is an example of an item commonly used before electric light came to the area.A white enameled candleholder which is a hollowed round, white, saucer shape edged in dark blue. In the centre there is a candle-holder on a short stem. It has a dark blue finger-grip ring on the side.lighting candle-holder

Used at the Ballarat School of Mines Petrology classes. Probably a second generation petrological microscope used at SMB. Earlier reference ; to " Petrological Microscope" is made in SMB 1908 - 9 calendar page 35. Reference to "Mineral Microscopy" found in calendar for 1896, page 47. Petrographic Microscope with two-lens objective turret in a timber case. The microscope black enameled frame with brass components. Housed in a polished wood case. Three additional polarizing filters in accessory drawer. "E. Leitz Wetzlar No. 139041 Made for Kilpatrick & Co Melbourne" A removable label inside storage case door, dated "I.II.1912" and stating the obtainable magnification ratios.ballarat school of mines, geology, petrography, microscope, scientific objects, scientific instruments

Produced for the Nov 1939 centenary celebrations.Buttonhole badge from 1939 Liardet Centenary, gold enamelled in blue and red: "Liardet/Port Melb/Centenary/Nov 19 1939" with Liardet portrait. 5 copies a - e. (see 70.1)celebrations fetes and exhibitions, wilbraham frederick evelyn liardet

Olive green enamelled stereoscope enclosed in olive green wooden hinged box. Two test stereoscopic pictures of a rhino also kept in box. A wooden oddment (10 cm) is also enclosed.Engraved in white on stereoscope: “DC-1940 Serial No. 32” Label on front of box: “stereoscope”

These badges were attached to the school hat band and adorned the straw hats worn by Williamstown High School girls in the 1950s and 1960s.Metal badge enameled in red, yellow and black. 'Hold Fast' across bottom, 'WHS' across yellow anchor. Three metal hooks around edge to allow badge to be sewn to hat band.Makers mark: Bridgland & King, Lonsdale Melbournewilliamstown high school, school uniform, hat badge, badge, 1950s, 1960s

Small round metal and blue and white enamel United Nations Association of Australia badge with a pin fastening. The badge has a laurel wreath around its edge and a symbolic map at its centre."UNAA"

Silver coloured metal badge with decoration on front surface in white, blue, green, yellow and red enamel. At back are two metal loops and separate metal pins for use in attaching the badge to a hat. ON FRONT;Image of a bird (Shrike) symbolising the South Australian Ambulance Service ON REAR " A. J Parkes" (Manufacturer)badge

2 Bendigo Easter Fair stick pins, dark blue enamelled banner with gold lettering Bendigo Easter Fair, attached to back is a 5cm stick pin plus a bar for attaching ribbon.event, easter fair, bendigo easter fair

Lapel badge with pin and clip on back and a safety chain and fine gold pin. Blue and red enamel around edges, with white and blue RSL badge replica in centre. Badge in shape of shield.CENTRAL RSL VICTORIA, blue background. WOMENS AUXILIARY red background. Back: Stokes.

White enamel candle holder. Centre section broken off. Card accompanying item reads "Miner's Candle - 1890 - Found after reopening of shaft 1961. R Burton Victoria Street." . miner's candle, mining equipment

A Dunlop Hire, wooden squash racquet, with string whipping around shoulders, and leather handle grip. Materials: Wood, Enamel, Nylon, Ink, String, Adhesive tape, Leather, Plastic, Lacquer, Gluetennis

A Best Ever, Best-Quality 7 Ply tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Nylon, Enamel, String, Adhesive tape, Plastictennis

A Newport Challenger tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and a vinyl handle grip with floral perforations. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Nylon, Enamel, String, Vinyl, Plastictennis

A Markwort Speed King Professional tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and shaft. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Nylon, Enamel, Leather, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Fibreglasstennis

A newspaper report the Financial Review (2 October 2001) recorded that: "Agents Jellis Craig sold the 2,583sq m East Kew Bowling Club on Windella Avenue for $1.55 million at an auction on the same day. Purchased by an offshore developer, the site is protected by an agreement which limits it to only six units or houses. The bowling club was one of 23 owned by the local Boroondara council, of which 10 have been closed down in the past 10 years. Some are used by community groups but several are derelict."One of the few pieces of memorabilia in the collection deriving from the East Kew Bowling Club.East Kew Bowling Club membership medallion. The small circular gilded medallion includes the initials of the Club surrounded by a dark blue enamel belt design on which is written the full name of the Club. EAST KEW BOWLING CLUB / E.K.B.C.east kew bowling club, membership badges, kew -- bowling clubs

An example of a medallion issued by Legacy to commemorate centenary of the start of the first world war and Anzac service personnel. It features an image of a soldier with his head bowed. On the reverse is the Legacy torch and wreath. The emblem of Legacy is the Torch and Wreath of Laurel. The Torch signifies the undying flame of service and sacrifice of those who gave their lives for their country. The Wreath of Laurel is the symbol of our remembrance of them.A record of an item produced by Legacy to commemorate the centenary of start of the first world war.Round gold tone medallion with black enamel, image of a soldier with his head bowed and a matching badge with the Australian Army rising sun emblem. In a black cardboard box with a gold Legacy emblem.Embossed 'Legacy Caring for the families of Australia's incapacitated and deceased veterans' on reverse with the Legacy torch. Text 'Commemorating the Centenary of ANZAC 1915 - 2015' around the outside.medallion, souvenir, world war one, soldier, rising sun

Sterling silver fob watch with a white enamel face and black roman numerals and second hand. The case has a simple engraving on its front and the back of the watch itself has an engraved inscription."To C. Collister From the Members & Adherents of the P. M. CHURCH OF W. MELBOURNE. As an expression of our APPRECIATION OF HIS SERVICES for a period of 11 years May 28 1888."west melbourne primitive methodist church

Silver looking tie pin made from crossed rowing oars with an enamelled blue, red and white CEGS crest in centre. It has a brooch like pin and hook at back for attaching to a garment.tie pin, rowing, cegs, ballarat grammar, ballarat

Francis John Newberry founded the Victoria Foundry and Enameling Works in 1890 with a workmate from the Humbles iron foundry in Lupton Street Geelong where he worked. Newberry & Walker Foundry & Enameling Works was built adjoining a cottage that was to be the home of the Newberry family during the ensuing years. Although Walker soon relocated to New Zealand, the Newberry and Walker foundry had become a local success. The foundry produced numerous cast iron products such as washing copper frames, and friezes, balustrades and verandah columns. Verandah posts are to be found in declining numbers, but the Newberry and Walker mark can sometimes be seen on the few which remain. A certain number of iron culvert posts were also made; some of them were still in place on the road to Cressy as late as 1961. Perhaps half the iron friezes on Geelong West verandahs came from the local firm’s foundry. A significant item made in Geelong giving a snapshot into the early beginnings of Victoria's industrial manufacturing of products that helped to replace previously imported items from England or America.Copper boiling tub, cast iron frame copper bowl inside of 14 gallon capacity Newberry & Walkerflagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, copper, cast iron, newberry & walker, washing copper frame, laundry, dairy, butchering

Limoges porcelain is hard-paste porcelain produced by factories in and around the city of Limoges, France beginning in the late 18th century. Limoges had strong antecedents in the production of decorative objects. The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century. These shoes were bought by Mr. & Mrs. H. N. Lord in Paris in 1966.Small Limoges ornamental porcelain chair with scene of a man and woman in a garden on seat and back. Gold frame and edges.china, ornaments, chairs

Limoges porcelain is hard-paste porcelain produced by factories in and around the city of Limoges, France beginning in the late 18th century. Limoges had strong antecedents in the production of decorative objects. The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century. These shoes were bought by Mr. & Mrs. H. N. Lord in Paris in 1966.Pair of miniature porcelain Dutch shoes. White with floral design and gold trim.china, ornaments, clogs, footwear

This is a Warrnambool Technical School badge of the 1920s and 30s. Warrnambool Technical School was established in Timor Street in 1913. The senior section was later called Warrnambool Technical College and then Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education. The latter institute moved to Sherwood Park, Warrnambool and became the present-day Warrnambool campus of Deakin University. Warrnambool Technical School moved to Caramut Road, Warrnambool and is today known as Brauer College. The badge was donated by Mirth Marfell, the daughter of Henry and Helena Marfell. She was born in Warrnambool in 1919. Her grandfather, John Marfell, a Warrnambool hay and corn dealer and miller connected to the Warrnambool Co-operative Milling Company, was prominent in community and civic affairs in the town. Mirth Marfell completed her nursing training at the Warrnambool Base Hospital and served in the Australian Army Nursing Service in World War Two for five years. She then became the first Australian nursing organizer for the Victorian Royal College of Nursing. This badge is of interest, firstly as a memento of Warrnambool Technical School from the 1920s and 30s and secondly because it came from Mirth Marfell, a Warrnambool person who had a distinguished nursing career..1 Shield shaped metal and enamel badge with green border including text enclosing a silver area featuring raised images of a torch, scales, compass, hammer, nails, artist's palette, brushes , a bar and the numbers 192. A pin clip is on the reverse .2 Circular metal and enamel badge with a golden edged green border surrounding a bronze coloured centre with a stylised golden edged scarlet torch and three horizontal bars of varied length. A pin clip is on the reverse..1 WARRNAMBOOL TECn SCHOOL LABOR TO EFFICIENCY .2 WARRNAMBOOL TECHNICAL SCHOOLwarrnambool institute of advanced education, warrnambool technical school, brauer college, warrnambool co-operative milling company, victorian royal college of nursing, history of warrnambool

TOC H was founded as a Christian organisation during the First World War in Belgium in 1915. Talbot House was a venue for respite from the war for soldiers and civilians. During the 1920s TOC H spread around the world especially to Commonwealth countries. In 1923 the Governor General of Australia wrote to The Reverend "Tubby" Clayton indicating that he and Lady Forster wished to endow a TOC H lamp, the symbol of TOC H in memory of their two sons who were killed in the war. The lamp symbol is a replica of the lamp used to provide light to early Christians who sought refuge in the catacombs of Rome. The cross of Lorraine is an indicator of its origins in the Ypres salient.The lamp is a symbol of an ongoing commitment of TOC H to spread light wherever it may be required. These badges are maintained as mementos of the Warrnambool branch of TOC H which operated from a sandstone building in Koroit Street Warrnambool. It was active during the middle decades of the 20th Century .1 Octagonal metal and enamel badge featuring a gold coloured oil lamp and cross on a green luminous background with rays emanating from the lamp. The badge has a gold edging. The reverse has a pin clip and text .2 and .3 Octagonal metal and enamel lapel badge featuring a gold coloured oil lamp and cross on a royal blue background. The badge has a gold edging. The reverse has a horseshoe shaped device to allow the badge to be secured in the buttonhole of a jacket. .1Indecipherable .2 Stokes and Sons Melbourne .3 2849toc h, tubby clayton, lord forster

Badges belonged to Victor Henry Evans No 418655 RAAF. Refer Cat No 1760.4.1) RSL membership badge from 1919-26. Enamelled white shield shape with blue circle and red banner, topped with crown. Centre has two figures of soldiers, blue circle has text "Returned Sailors, Soldiers Imperial League", red banner has text "Australia." .2) RSL membership badge from 1941-66. Same design as .1) but crown has blue enamel clip over with the figure "89" denoting financial membership 1989. .1) "A11526" .2) "V87093"badges, membership rsl

This Rostrum lapel badge is one of a set of badges collected by Dr W R Angus from the organisations in which he was involved. The set of badges is now part of Flagstaff Hill’s comprehensive W.R. Angus Collection, donated by the family of Dr W R Angus, surgeon and oculist. This badge represents the Rostrum organisation, the longest-running public speaking organisation in the world. Rostrum has a Warrnambool branch, Warrnambool Club 24, which currently meets at the rear of the South Warrnambool Presbyterian Church building at 11 MacDonald Street, Warrnambool. The original Rostrum club was formed in England in 1923 and the first Australian Rostrum meeting was in 1930. The maker, Angus & Coote, is an Australian company that was founded by Edmund James Coote in Sydney in 1895. The firm made insignia during WWII and is famous for its high-quality jewellery. The W.R. Angus Collection includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments and material belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan, (both of Nhill, Victoria) and Dr Angus’ own belongings. The Collection’s history spans the medical practices of the two Doctors Ryan, from 1885-1926 plus that of Dr Angus, up until 1969. It includes historical medical and surgical equipment and instruments from the doctors Edward and Thomas Ryan of Nhill, Victoria. Dr Angus married Gladys in 1927 at Ballarat, the nearest big city to Nhill where he began as a Medical Assistant. He was also Acting House surgeon at the Nhill hospital where their two daughters were born. During World War II He served as a Military Doctor in the Australian Defence Forces. Dr Angus and his family moved to Warrnambool in 1939, where Dr Angus operated his own medical practice. He later added the part-time Port Medical Officer responsibility and was the last person appointed to that position. Both Dr Angus and his wife were very involved in the local community, including the planning stages of the new Flagstaff Hill and the layout of the gardens there. Dr Angus passed away in March 1970.This badge is significant for connecting Doctor Angus with organisations that he supported. The badge also associates Dr Angus with the Rostrum Club in Warrnambool. The badge is of interest as the maker, Angus & Coote, only made badges during WWII. The W.R. Angus Collection is significant for still being located at the site it is connected with, Doctor Angus being the last Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool. The Collection includes historical medical objects that date back to the late 1800s.Lapel badge; a square gold-coloured metal and blue enamel badge. The blue enamel covers three-quarters of the top of the square badge and has a bold 'R' embossed onto it. The remaining quarter is gold with the organisation's name in blue letters. The maker's name is embossed on the back. The Rostrum badge was made by Angus & Coote.This badge is part of a set of badges collected by Dr W R Angus. the set represents organisations that he was involved in, and is part of the W.R. Angus Collection.Front “R” above “ROSTRUM”. Reverse; “ANGUS & COOTE”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, w.r. angus, badge, organisation badge, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, badges, buttons, lapel badge, rostrum, warrnambool club 24, angus & coote sydney, rostrum club 24, public speaking club, rostrum lapel badge, wwii badge, 1939-1915

A Dunlop, Rod Laver, Grand Slam tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders, which are enamel painted along with throat and shaft. Model name features along throat and shaft, accompanied by decal images of the flags of U.S.A., Great Britain, Australia, and France. 'D' trademark in arrowhead device, above Dunlop logo, features across base of the shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ribbon, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Enamel, Adhesive tape, Stringtennis

Uniform belonged to Elizabeth Majory TUCKERMAN.War time Red Cross uniform and hat. .1) Beige cotton/linen button through dress with short sleeves & red buttons. .2) Australian Red Cross Society enamelled badge on left breast pocket. .3)Khaki green felt hat with wide brim & Petersham band with red edging stripes & bow round brim. Petersham band inside crown with size label & elastic strap. Red Cross enamelled badge on hat band..1) Written in ink on tape centre back neck, "TUCKERMAN" & identical tape inside hat. .3) Label, printed in black on band inside crown, "Made in Australia/N451-1943/Size 7-223/8 ins.uniforms, red cross, badges