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Clunes Museum
Book, ROBERT BELL AND ASSOCIATES P/L BALLARAT, LIST OF THOSE WHO PURCHASED LAND AT AUCTION IN BUNINGYONG 1851-1856, 2001
HISTORICAL TRANSCRIPTION AND COMPLATION OF LAND PURCHASED AT BUNINYONG MID 1800'SORANGE COVERED BOOKLET WITH THE TITLE PRINTED ON THE FRONT COVERnon-fictionHISTORICAL TRANSCRIPTION AND COMPLATION OF LAND PURCHASED AT BUNINYONG MID 1800'Slocal history, book, buninyong -
Slovenian Association Melbourne
Badge of Slovenian Association Melbourne, Badge of Slovenian Association Melbourne established 1954, not known
Slovenian Association Melbourne has given option to all the members of the association to purchase the badgeSymbolic presentation of Slovenian flag colours, Association being formed in Australia in 1954, showing Mt Triglav, the highest Slovenian mountain and the Slovenian national flower - the carnationbadge of slovenian association melbourne, establishment date -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Air Screw Log Book 2087For Hamilton Standard Propellers Hydromatic Model 23E50-473
Purchased by P.Jansen from Ansett Disposals - used for a period on AARG P-40E aircraft -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Book, Log-Pilot Vessel Mavis
Used from 1897-1899 Used on Pilot Vessel Mavis Purchased by PPSP in 1872Brown Hard Coverlog, mavis, schooner, port phillip sea pilots -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Victoria -- Institutions for children and young people, 1850-1980, 1990
Purchased from the author when she spoke at a meeting of the Surrey Hills Historical Society.This list of Victoria's institutions for children and young people has been compiled by staff of the Criminal Justice Administration Unit, School of Community Services and Policy Studies, Phillip Institute of Technology. It is intended as a service to people who are seeking information about their own or their family's history and secondly, as a contribution to knowledge about a largely unexplored aspect of social history.social institutions, children, education, orphanages, child care, welfare establishments, (ms) donella jaggs, victorian institutions for children and young people -
Mont De Lancey
Container - Cabin Trunk, late 1800's - 1920's
Purchased in Canada by Garry Oliver, Greta's son in the 1980's. Owned by Rick Oliver.A large cabin trunk with a hinged lid and leather handles on the sides. It has three locks on it, and is lined inside with a floral paper pattern. There are six children's books, and a skipping rope inside. The teddy bear is missing.trunks, luggage, travel luggage -
Queen's College
Gothic bookcase owned by John Wesley
Note: the Wilberforce House was purchased by Hull Corporation in 1903 and opened to the public as a museum in 1906.Dark timber gothic bookcase, possibly cut down from a larger piece of furniture. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - TIE, DRESS, Curtis Cravat, Myers Bendigo
Available as a commercial shop item, possibly purchased by an Army officer from Myers in Bendigo. Khaki dress tie worn by army officers."MYERS (Bendigo) Pty Ltd, Bendigo" "Curtis Cravat Wool Lined"uniform, tie, officer, army, passchendaele barracks trust item 63 -
Clunes Museum
Medal, J. ALLEN. JEWELLER
K. McCULLAGH PURCHASED THE MEDAL AT CASH CONVERTERS IN PERTH - CHRISTMAS 2001, AT A COST OF $300GOLD MEDAL COMMEMORATING BALLARAT TO CLUNES BICYCLE RACE IN 1896.BALLARAT TO CLUNES J ALLAN 9CTlocal history, numismatic, medal, sport, bike race, commemorative -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Harbeck's Store, 1910
Second copy 18 x 25 cm, purchased from Win Burnett 1992Black and white photograph of activities in front of Harbeck's Store. Long telegraph poles are lying in foreground, stacked railway sleepers behind them, eight horse team harnessed to log wagon in front of general store, grain store and residence. Two smaller wagons, horses and men in image. Lakes Entrance Victoriaretail trade, township, animals, clothing, room display -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan, Emerald Environmental Horticulture Annexe VCAH Burnley, 1992-1996
In 2012 was owned by John Rayner who purchased site from The University of Melbourne in c2006.(1) Tracing paper Sketch. Scale 1:500 dated 26.7.96 drawn by JK (Jill Kellow, Staff). (2) Tracing paper and paper copies, "Proposed Location of Toilet Facility and Septic System." Scale 1:500. (3) Tracing paper copy ,"Revegetation Program Works 1993/94." Scale 1:500. (4) Coloured laminated and tracing paper copies, "Proposed Concept Plan for Development." (5) Tracing paper and paper copies of labelled sketch. Scale 1:500. (6) Proposed Development 1994-95 - List of Proposed New Works. (7) Tracing paper and paper copies, Existing Ornamental Plants, Drawing No E1 drawn by J.J.W. 1.8.92. Scale 1:100. (8) Proposed Amenities Block at Lot Charman Ave, Emerald 3782 by Belgraphic. Drawn by Rosemarie, Plan No 93 003 tp March 1993. Scale 1:50. emerald, john rayner, jill kellow, vcah burnley -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Bread tin
Bread container, type common 1950-60. Purchased on behalf of Society by Barbra GardinerRed painted tin,oblong; red and white check roll-back cover; red plastic handledomestic items, food storage & preservation -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Man's Overcoat, circa 1945
Coat purchased by Edward Goode from Henry Bucks in 1945 and worn until 1955Man's navy blue Burberry overcoat, single fly fronted, two flap pockets, check lining, composition terylene/cotton with rayon liningBurberry'scostume, male -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Life Buoy, n.d
Purchased by Glenelg Shire from Kurtze's Museum. The Casino commenced West Coast Trade in 1882 after being purchased by the Belfast and Koroit Steam Navigation Co. The Casino came to an end in 10.7.1932 when it rolled over and sank at Apollo Bay. Casino built at Dundee Scotland 425 reg. tons.Life buoy, circular ring, canvas covered cork, rope loop fixed to 4 points on the outside edge. Painted white "SS CASINO" and "PORT FAIRY" lettered in black. 2 images of flags painted opposite sides of the 'front' of buoy. Ex SS CASINO wrecked 10.7.1932.Front: 'SS Casino' 'Port Fairy' Back: - -
Federation University Historical Collection
Science Equipment, Hand-held Conductivity/TDS Meter: CON 6/TDS 6, c2002
The Conductivity Meter was purchased for the Food and Allied Sciences Department. It is not known if it was purchased to replace a similar item but obvious that this particular one has never been used. The solutions can be used for measuring conductivity. This measurement can be used as an estimate of total salt content in a solution. Good for quality assurance in a food context.Grey hard plastic case - compartments inside. Contains 1 meter, 1 conductivity probe and 4 small bottles of solution. Three bottles are conductivity solution. The solution is standardized using conductivity meter that is calibrated by potassium chloride solution. One bottle is deionized water. Instruction Manual in compartment in lid.Labels and stickers on outside of case. Serial No: 1428228food and allied sciences, conductivity meter, conductivity probe, conductivity solution, deionized water, potassium chloride, salt content -
Melton City Libraries
Photograph, Darlingsford Barn, Unknown
In 1853, Thomas Bell Darling purchased 176 acres from the Toolern Creek to Ferris Road. A house and bluestone barn/stables were built. The property was owned by Ralph Parkinson, followed by Richard Manning. “Darlingsford” was the name given to the Homestead. In 1911, Charles Ernest Barrie purchased the property known as“Darlingsford”. Barn before restorationlocal identities, local architecture, council -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Register, Ballarat School of Mines Library Register of Books, 1870-1896, 1870-1896
The listing of books in the Ballarat School of Mines library begins with No 1 and ends at No 1465. This book is identical to Library Catalogue No 00007, but isonly numbered to No. 921. Redmond Barry, Robert Broigh Smyth, Ferdinandy Von Mueller, the Victorian Geolofical Survey and many local illuminaries donated to the Ballarat School of Mines. Black cloth covered exercise book with handwritten lists of books in the Ballarat School of Mines Library dating from 1870 to 1896. The pages have been divided into columns with the following headings: Reg. No; Title; Author; Vol.; Issue; Donor, Receipt. Some of the books are as follows: 1. Memoirs of Geological Survey of Great Britain, Vol 1., 1846, Donated by Her Majesty's Government, 16/03/1870 19. Prospectus of the School of Mines, 1869, Donated by Her Majesty's Government, 16/03/1870 44. The Steam Engine, Rankine, purchased, 09/03/1871 72. Melbourne University Calendar, 1859-1860, donated by Sir Redmond Barry, 14/04/1871 85. Maps of County of Anglesey, donated by Minister of Mines, 23/05/1871 107. Electric Telegraph, R. Sabine, purchased, June 1874 356. Organic Constituents of Plants and Vegetable Substances, Dr. G.C. Willstein, donated by Ferdinand Von Mueller 375. The native Plants of Victoria Succinctly Defined, Baron Von Mueller, purchased, 1879 569. Platur's Manual of Qual and Quan Analysis with the blowpipe, donated by Henry Sutton, May 1884 738. German Bible, donated by R. J. Litton, 21.05.1886 802. Essays of Addison, J.R. Green, 18/06/1887, donated by Bella Guerin 803. Rec De Planches Dur Les sciences Les Arts Liberaux et les Arts Mechaniques, Vol VI, 1875, Donated by Theo William, 01/07/1887 Excel spreadsheet attached (incomplete)ballarat school of mines, library, books, ballarat school of mines library, william laplau, dr bunce, james oddie, bella guerin, j.f. usher, r.m. sergeant, redmond barry, robert brough smyth, cosmo newbery, john noble wilson, joseph flude, commissioner of patents, henry sutton, w.n. wooster, theophilus taylor, rivett henry bland, ferdinand von mueller, c.c. shoppee, william luplau, ferdinand krause, william wooster -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Journal (item) - Periodicals-Annual, Shiplovers' Society of Victoria, The Annual Dog Watch
This journal provides the reader with glimpses of the adventures and hardships of a seaman's life. Many of the stories are of sailing ships.Contributes to our knowledge of the importance of shipping and places on record those stories of the sea which would otherwise be lost.The foreword is written by the Hon. Sir Arthur Warner then Minister for Transportsailing ships, steamships, shipping, seafaring life, shiplovers' society of victoria, dog watch -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - GUINEY COLLECTION: MISS JALLAND, GENERAL DRAPER, INVOICES
Buff coloured invoices ( 5 thereof) issued by Miss Jalland, General Draper, Britannia House, Pall Mall, Bendigo,(first class dressmaking on the premises) to Mrs Guiney, dated May 1916 to May 1917. Written on top of invoice ; Britannia House, Pall Mall,Bendigo. Items purchased range from '1 flannel, collars, chemise, 2 towels, 2 nights, pillow cases and ribbon. See research in Research tab.bendigo, business, miss jalland, general draper -
Villa Alba Museum
Photograph - Fourth Bedroom Fireplace, Villa Alba, c.1882
The Villa Alba Museum is 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. Most rooms in this historically and aesthetically significant house have stone (typically marble) fireplaces that are inset with plain and decorative tiles produced by the company of Mintons Ltd.Born digital photograph of the fireplace in the fourth bedroom of Villa Alba. This is the only replacement fire place setting in the house. It was purchased with the support of a grant from the Bendigo Community Bank - Kew East Branch. The mantel, like that in the. third bedroom features garlands of polychrome painted flowers on the three panels. The mantel is inset with monochrome surround and hearth tiles. The latter is incomplete, missing the front row. All of the tiles were produced by Mintons Ltd.fireplaces, mintons, mintons - tiles, villa alba - fourth bedroom -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), "Issue of Tokens", c1915
Yields information and demonstrates the use of fare tokens in Ballarat, their manufacture and accounting information.Report - typed foolscap sheet (2 copies) and handwritten sheet, for which most of the sheet has been reproduced in the typed report. The hand written sheet is ruled and has been glued together to form a long sheet. Looks at the purchase of tokens in 1914, the costs from the UK and Australia, how they were issued to crews, for both fare box drivers and conductors, accounting for them using tubes, time taken to account for by a clerk. trams, tramways, ballarat, bendigo, tokens, fare boxes, operations, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Restoration of Historic Tram", 6/12/1985 12:00:00 AM
Short item about Ballarat's horse tram No. 1 prior to its recovery from Anderson St West in Ballarat and the previous owners of the body. Gives details of their use of the tram body. Has two photographs.Newspaper clipping, from The Courier, 6-12-1985 titled "Restoration of Historic Tram", about the recovery of the body of Horse Tram No. 1 from Anderson St West and its pending move by the BTPS. Quotes Mrs Betty Jackson, Jack Leviston and notes Harry Leviston. Purchased for 50 pounds. Two photos of Mrs Jackson on the outside of the tram and inside the vehicle. Has date line taped to right hand side.horse tram, btps, recovery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - IAN DYETT COLLECTION: AUCTION CATALOGUE - GODFREY HIRST & CO PTY LTD
Two white covered catalogues with blue printing. Sale of wool scouring and carbonizing plant, 3 multi tubular boilers, 20 electric motors, spinning frame and equipment. J. H. Curnow & Son Pty. Ltd. Were the auctioneers for Godfrey Hirst & Co. Pty. Ltd. Catalogue contains Memorandum of Purchase at Auction, Special Note to Buyers, Location, Description of 183 lots and Conditions of Sale. Sale was on the 18/8/1964.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - godfrey hirst & co pty ltd, j h curnow & son pty ltd, f c dyett, l c osborne, r w e hammill -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LANDS OFFICE: REGISTER OF CROWN LAND LOTS SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, 1951 - 1987
Document: hard cover journal, black cover with buff spine and edges. 89 pages entered with details of sales by public auction of crown lands. LH page: lot, county, town or parish, allotment, section, area, survey fee paid, upset price per lot, sold for per lot. RH page: value of improvements if any, name of purchaser, address, purchase money paid, grant fees and assurance paid.Lands Officeland sales, lands office, crown land, bendigo, kyneton, castlemaine, sea lake, girgarre, inglewood, echuca -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Personal Papers, Victorian Parliament, "Grant of certain Lands etc.", 1959
Act of Victorian Parliament, 8 pages, No. 6594 - "An Act to provide for the Grant of certain Lands to the After Care Hospital, the Melbourne District Nursing Service, the Victorian Civil Ambulance Service, St Georges Hospital, the Royal Talbot Colony for Epileptics, the Ballarat Orphanage and the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board respectively. Page 4 and 7 detail a block of land that the Board could have purchased for a major bus depot in Footscray Road for 60,175 pounds.trams, tramways, tramways, acts of parliament, mmtb, buses, depot, footscray rd, construction -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), strip of MMTB 3d tickets, 1930's
Single or one off of a pre purchased or prepaid ticket one of a strip of MMTB 3d tickets with an "O" in the bottom left hand corner of both sides. Check ticket required to be issued with a fare. Red cardboard. Has the full name of the MMTB one side and "M&MTB" on the other side. See Reg Items 1152, 2487 and 3341 for similar tickets of other values. See Reg Item 5854 for a set of research notes.trams, tramways, tickets, mmtb, pre-paid tickets -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Roster, "Malvern Depot - Times of Duty", Oct. 2008
Book - 16 pages white paper + blue card cover, centre stapled titled "Malvern Depot - Times of Duty", commencing 19 Oct. 2008, giving a list of tables for Malvern depot, sign on, meal break, sign off and total hours and other information. Has a list of the last trams for all routes on the rear cover. Originally contained within a plastic folder. Book was able to be purchased, but you must check.trams, tramways, malvern depot, rosters, table cards, crews -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, "Public Transport", Jun. 1972
Report - 2 Foolscap duplicated sheets, 3 pages stapled in the top left hand corner, titled "Public Transport", dated June 1972 outlining the history of the tramways in Melbourne, the MMTB, cable tram conversion, the status in 1971, why the degeneration in use and the growth of motor cars, fare increases, Government Policies, what could be done to solve the problems in purchase of new trams and refurbish the workshops. No details of who published the document.trams, tramways, public transport, history, mmtb, new trams -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Legal record - NEW CHUM AND BELLEVUE EXTENDED TRIBUTE
Share register, 111 pages, brown cover leather spine and corners. Alphabetical list of share holders and financial transactions 1871 - 1872. Stuck inside front cover is the registration of the company with the Court of Mines Sandhurst, dated 3rd day of October, 1871. Some pages in the register have been overwritten with lists of farm purchases, potentially the same family who wrote in the pages of share register catalogued at catalogue number 3656.bendigo, mining, new chum and bellevue extended mine -
Bendigo Military Museum
Album - ALBUM, POSTCARD, WW1, 1914-1919
They are addressed from a George to his wife Louie. WW1. Item in the collection re George Bailey Jackson, refer cat No 3446P for his service details.This is a purchased buckram book. On front it shows gold line dropping down froma horizontal bar. The tips of the gold lines show a Fleur De Lys on each tip. The phrase "Postcard Album" is also printed in gold. Inside are numerous pages cut with various slots to hold postcards. The postcards are brilliant, beautiful and awe inspiring - their colours, cottons etc. Most are sewn, some are hand painted. Some have intricate lace work.A lot of postcards have "To Louie from George" (Louie possibly his wife), Louie was c/o address Nth Ryde, Isle of Wight, England. An early card is addressed to Miss Louie Hobbs, Southampton, England. A lot are about the Army Service Corps.postcards, ww1, passchendaele barracks trust