Used for measuring distances in the forest. Steel bands (out of tradition were called the chain) were created around 1890. They replaced the traditional Gunter chain. The band could be repaired by soldering slip-on joiners and than and recalibrating.Steel measuring band (50m) on plastic reel with winding handle missingFCV 188forests commission victoria (fcv), assessment, forest measurement, surveying, mapping

Used for measuring distances in the forest. Steel bands (out of tradition were called the chain) were created around 1890. They replaced the traditional Gunter chain. The band could be repaired by soldering slip-on joiners and than and recalibrating.Steel measuring band (1 chain - 66 feet) on metal reelFCV 075forests commission victoria (fcv), assessment, forest measurement, surveying, mapping

Account slip for Monreith Dairy, P.O Bendigo East. Date line ending 192-. Beside the dairy name at the top of page is a drawing of a lady sitting on a stool and milking a cow. Account has space for Last a/c rendered, Balance on last Account,no of days milk, quarts, pints, half pints and cream. Printed in black.business, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection, monreith dairy, w mcdowall

Account slip from McEncroe Bros. Bendigo Dairy Farm, Orphanage Road, Bendigo. On the left is space for name, date, Amount Owing, Amount Received and Balance. On the right is the business name, address and spaces for how many days milk, and if it was quarts, pints or half pints. Printed in dark blue. Date line ending 19 -.business, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection, mcencroe bros, bendigo dairy farm, cambridge press

Two tone yellowish duplicate Koala brand book with brown tape spine and cream back cover. Book is a receipt book for Membership paid to CEPA. First entry 10/11/72 and the last 29 September 1982. Some pages have a slip of paper stapled to page with name and receipt number, Reg. No. and amount of money.business, retail, the commercial egg producers' assoc, the commercial egg producers' association of victoria collection - cepa cash reeipt book

Built for William and Anna-Maria Greenlaw in the early 1880s, and with interiors decorated by the Paterson Bros, Villa Alba remained in private ownership until 1949. From 1950, the house was owned by a number of institutions. By 1984, the Villa Alba Preservation Society had been formed, and three years later, the Mount Royal Hospital granted a 25-year lease to Kew Council. In 2004, the title to Villa Alba was passed by the Victorian Government to The Villa Alba Museum Incorporated. The Museum, at 44 Walmer Street, Kew, is now a cultural institution committed to the collection, study and display of 19th century interior decorative finishes, and the components of 19th and 20th century interior decoration.This is one of a number of historically and aesthetically significant photos of the interiors and exterior of Villa Alba when it was still owned by the Mount Royal Hospital, showing twentieth century accretions and deterioration of the historic fabric of the building. This was a benchmark survey against which future conservation and restoration activities can be measured.In December 1987, Mockridge Stahle & Mitchell Pty Ltd Architects prepared ‘Villa Alba Survey: A Report on the fabric for Mount Royal Hospital’ of which this photograph is a part. Photo of one corner of the slate roof with evidence of slipped slates, rusted and blocked galvanised guttering and encroaching trees. This section of the roof is in the north west corner of the house.villa alba museum, conservation photographs, victorian architecture, slate roofs, gutters

Laminated wooden ladies writing box with parquetry inlay, box folds out to form a writing slope with compartments for paper, ink, pens, etc, lined with royal blue satin. Pull out drawer on side.Contains slip of paper with names Mary Smith & Sr M Bride.(born Mary Bride Ryan) and a small key.domestic equipment, writing equipment, writing box

Flag used to advertise the November 11 Poppy Appeal held by the RSL to raise funds for veterans and their families. Placed in a flag holder on one side of the route number box of W class tramscarsDemonstrates a flag for tramcars to assist in raising funds for veterans and their Families by the RSL.Flag advertising the Poppy Appeal, red print on white background, mounted on wooden dowel for use on Melbourne tramcars. Flag made from nylon or a similar synthetic, sewn into a white nylon circular section and then slipped over the dowel and stapled into position. Label sewn into flag with Evan Evans name, address and phone number - 7 digits.trams, tramways, flags, melbourne, anzac, rsl

Insulates electrical wire/cable which is attached in the groove. Screwed into the cross arm of a power pole. Non conductive so electricity doesn't short out to the ground.Used on power poles in the Kiewa ValleyClear blue tinted glass insulator - bell shaped at the closed end. Deep, wide groove towards the wide open end. The wide end is inscribed and opens to a decorated edge of small balls around the circumference. Inside there is a cylinder which is threaded for screwing onto a power pole. This cylinder is shorter than the outside part."Hemingray - 19" "Made in U.S.A."electricity. power lines. insulator. hemingray.

The Commonwealth Ericsson Wall Telephone was adopted in 1901 by the Post Master General as the standard magneto telephone throughout Australia. It was designated by the Australian Post Office as: "Telephone No.1 - Magneto Wall, Commonwealth Type" The No1 was widely used in country areas and new installations of this type continued throughout the 1920s. Although classified as obsolete in 1951, several were still in service in country areas into the mid-1960s before the phone systems were fully automated. The phone was originally connected to a 'party' line (several connections to a common wire), and the winder was turned in various combinations of long and short turns (being the codes unique to each individual connection) to alert the other party of an incoming call. Anyone could listen in on a party line, although courtesy prevented it occurring most of the time. Central telephone exchanges rendered the party line obsolete. Vintage wall telephone The case originally housed two No6 dry-cell batteries to power the speaker (early models used a pair of Leclanche-like wet-cell batteries - the drawing from 1911 indicates that wet-cell batteries were still in use at that time). Batteries became obsolete when the phone was connected to a central exchange. A plastic speaker horn was fitted in 2025 - the original was missing on front - L M ERICSSON & Co STOCKHOLM inside - serial number: 496018 H 5 (this serial number identifies the phone as being manufactured in 1904) inside - slip of paper identifies date of manufacture as 1904 inside aftermarket writing - F.W.31forests commission victoria (fcv), communications

WW2 Mills Bomb (Hand Grenade M36.WW2 Hand Grenade used by Australia and Commonwealth Countries.Segmented Cast Iron body with lever (now softened) and with Safety Pin and Ring. Firing Pin in position with heat softened firing pin spring. Non regulation filler screw fitted. The Grenade has been totally burnt out, there is no Base Plug and no Firing Pin/Fuse Holder assembly.The body is marked R B D which stands for R.B.Davies the lever is marked the same.

A letter of apology from John Mueller to Court King of the Forest apologising for his non attendance to his duties as Junior Woodward as he had urgent business which compelled him to go to Myers Creek. Three edges of letter have been trimmed wirh scallop shaped scissors.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, court king of the forest, john mueller

When the photograph was taken, the Bulla Primary School was running a sports day for the students at the school. The event took place in the school grounds and parents were invited to attend. The sports day was part of the children's physical education program where they became familiar with various sports skills and events. A non-digital coloured photograph of children lined up on the side of a netball court with an adult with one girl setting off on the start of a relay race. A cream weatherboard building is in the background.The photograph was taken before the advent of digital cameras so the photograph would have been developed from a film.bulla primary school, sports day

The Male Hospital in Sunbury was one of the buildings that was within the grounds of the Sunbury Mental Hospital, later known as the Sunbury Asylum, that opened on 1st December 1879 on She-oak Hill ( Jacksons Hill). Patients and staff from the Ballarat Asylum were transferred there. Prior to the establishment of the Asylum, the Sunbury Industrial School occupied the site from 1865. The Sunbury Asylum, later known as Caloola, continued to operate until the 1992.The Sunbury Mental Hospital was an important institution and was the main source of employment for Sunbury residents for 120 years. It was also one of a number of similar institutions that were established around Melbourne's outer rural centres.A sepia non- digital photo in post card format of a hospital building with verandahs along a section of the front and down the side. Two nurses are standing in front. There are circular garden beds in from of the building. A message dated 23/11.09 from Gregor to Cookie has been written on the back of the card.MALE HOSPITAL/SUNBURYsunbury mental hospital, sunbury asylum, caloola, the hill

These earrings were given to Marlene Austin, nee Trenberth by members of the Thai Olympic delegation when she drove them around Melbourne during the 1956 Olympic Games. Marlene, who was living with her parents in Brighton at the time, took leave from her job as a stenographer to work as an official driver at the Olympics. She drove officials and dignitaries from a variety of nations (including Thailand, Italy, Cuba and Sweden) to and from events, collecting a number of souvenirs. Marlene's family have lived in Brighton since 1941, when her parents moved into a house at 15 Moffat Street. The house remained in the family for more than 75 years, before it was sold in 2018.Six-sided bell-shaped silver screw-back earrings for non-pierced ears. Each of the six sides features a vine pattern with black inlays. Each earring has a hollow interior containing a small metal bead dangling on a chain, causing the earrings to jingle when the wearer moves.marlene pearl austin, marlene pearl trenberth, 1950s, 1956 olympic games, olympic games, earrings, jewellery

Although the caption reads'Sunbury, Victoria, Australia', the picture is not of any specific Sunbury event. Instead it typifies frequent occurrences that took place across the area from the 1850s to the early years of the nineteenth century when people travelled along roads to the goldfields during the gold rush era and later seeking work during times of economic stress.The picture has captured an era in Australia's history when people were on the move seeking their fortunes on the gold fields or seeking work during times of economic depression. A non-digital sepia photograph in post card format of five men carrying swags and their billies as they walk along an unmade road. Written along the top LH corner is 'Sunbury, Victoria, Australia'. On the back of the card in the lower RH corner is information explaining expressions relevant to the swagman traditions in Australia.swagmen, sunbury

The model Tower was used to collect funds for the bronze castings. Donations were slipped into the top and collected withing the body. (Contained in an album originally put together by Harry Gilham. Photos subsequently relocated to photosafe archival storage.) [2001]Colour photographkangaroo ground, war memorial tower

Civilian Registration Identity Card issued to Ernest Thomas Orford of Irvines Road, Eltham, farmer, signed by subject and witnessed by Elizabeth J. Cox of Eltham. This type of card was issued to British subjects who were civilians. During World War II everyone in Australia was issued with a personal identity card and was required to report changes of address to the government. These cards were particularly important in the identification and monitoring of Aliens (non-citizen residents) , particularly non-Europeans and Asian residents.1942, civilian registration (british subjects), elizabeth j. cox, eltham, ernest thomas orford, identity card, irvines road, second world war, ww2

Boyd reviews Mitchell Gordon's Sick Cities. He opens with a scathing description of American urbanism: the skyscraper and the automobile in a fight to the death, and a culture unwilling to engage with a discussion of urbanism. Boyd presents Gordon's book as a non-technical and non-partisan contribution to the new field of American urbanism, focussed on the functional problems (sprawl, traffic, squatting, air pollution) rather than visual ugliness. He commends Gordon's book as 'good, meaty [and] helpful' to city administrators and city lovers everywhere.Book Review (Mitchell Gordon)Typewritten, quarto, 3 pagesScribbled out sections on pages 1, 2 and 3; addition of notes in pages 2 and 3.mitchell gordon, sick cities, urban planning, thomas jefferson, john f. kennedy, the american way, racial segregation, suburban sprawl, air pollution, urbanism, traffic, robin boyd, manuscript

Through the address on the box, this dress has a local connection. Miss Mavis Hedrick operated a dress salon at 162 Liebig St Warrnambool in the 1940's. Her parents lived at various houses in Warrnambool, including Skene, Spence and Princess Sts. She married John William Freeman in 1942 and left Warrnambool some time after that date. From wedding reports of the day it doesn't seem that this is Miss Hedrick's wedding dress. It seems more likely that it was purchased from her frock salon in Liebig St Warrnambool.While the owner and original wearer of this dress has eluded us, the dress has a strong link to Warrnambool through the original box with its identifying labels. The dress is very much in the style of the era of Miss Hedrick's dress shop..This cream silk wedding dress and slip was donated in original cardboard box with the address written in large letters on the front. The dress is cream silk with gold metallic trim in two lines across the bodice.There are silk covered buttons on the front and back of the bodice and it has a high rounded V neckline.It has long lily point sleeves .There is a side opening with hook and eye fastening.The skirt is cut on the cross and a small train flows from the back of the dress. A simple A line slip accompanies the dress. It has ribbon shoulder straps and the top is edged in a fine narrow lace. The large box is rectangular and grey in colour. The addressee's name is written in large lettering in black (possibly crayon) . A label is pasted to the top right hand corner. A Victorian Railways stamp is loose with the item.On the Box : Miss Hedrick Frock Salon Warrnambool On Label in top RH corner: Mollard & Williams 238 Flinders Lane Melbourne. Stamp: Victorian Railways Parcel stamp 8d Melbournewarrnambool, 1940's wedding dress, mavis hedrick, mollard and williams, 238 flinders lane melbourne, miss hedricks frock salon

Locally produced, this ink supplier recommended buyers select their ink as it would assist the blind. Although this cannot be substantiated yet, the company may have donated a portion of profits to either the RVIB or AFB.1 glass bottle with cork stopper and inkStoneyfell (on bottle) Made by the blind Non-corrosive blue-black writing ink Suitable for fountain pens Price 1/- 4 oz. approx. Use this ink and help the blind help themselves. F & M Pty Ltd, Prahranfundraising, office equipment and supplies

Insulates electrical wire which is attached between the outside ridges. It is screwed onto the cross arm of a power pole. It is non conductive so electricity doesn't short to the ground.Used on the power poles in the Kiewa Valley.Clear tinted glass (one green & one brown) domed shaped insulator. Above centre there are 2 ridges to enable the electrical wire/cable to be fixed on. The closed end has a screw thread down to half way to enable it to be attached to a pole.Green one has 'Agee' on side of the open endkiewa hydro electric scheme. electricity. power lines. insulator

This piece represents the landscapes of Wadawurrung Country. It involves the oceans, the cliffs, the river, the mighty You Yangs. The circles depict gathering on Country. Be this Indigenous, Non Indigenous or both entwined.Painting of series of mountains and rivers. Brown, blue, green, yellow, white used.On bottom right-side of canvas - AJ Howellwadawurrung country, you yangs

Typewriter branded "Remington Junior" in hard case lined with blue flet and a press-studded pocket inside, Full board of 3 rows of keys including space, Figure Shift and Capital SShift. Word spacing is non-operative. Trade Mark motto "TO SAVE TIME IS TO LENGTHEN LIFE" and "REMINGTON TYPEWRITER". Trade Mark motto "TO SAVE TIME IS TO LENGTHEN LIFE" and "REMINGTON TYPEWRITER. "flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, typewriter, remmington junior, office machine, communicaitons, business

The NR V122126 implies he was a CMF soldier not AIF. He enlisted 16/9/41 - embarked 10/3/43. The last pay issue was on 27/2/45. His NOK, Mother, lived in Shelbourne via Maldon.This booklet has a brown buckram cover. It is a pay book NR 468363. It is for V122126, "Douglas Arthur Edward". On front cover, the printing is in black ink. The crest of Australia is in the centre, flanked by the words "Australia - Military Forces". Thgere are 24 pages of soldiers details - pays - non and a twin Black and white photo.Front cover is stamped "Cancelled - Discharged"ww2, aust army

Black painted steel cabin trunk.On maker's label inside lid: "GUARANTEED BEST COLD ROLLED CLOSE ANNEALED STEEL. MANUFACTURED AT WOLVERHAMPTON JAPANNING WORKS" Displays a Registered Trade Mark in form of a piece of cord in shape of a slip knot. In white stencil paint applied to end: "BOURCHIER MELBOURNE"world war 1, bourchier, 4th light horse, cabin trunk