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Brighton Historical Society
Blouse
Silk blouse made by Toula Mavrokefalos, the mother of long-time Brighton resident Olga Black. Olga Maria Black was born in Melbourne in 1930, the daughter of Ithacan migrants Constantine and Toula Mavrokefalos. Constantine first emigrated to Australia in 1902, returning to Greece circa 1912-13 to serve his home country in the Balkan Wars. Toula's family had left Ithaca for Romania when she was only six months old, but she happened to be visiting the island at the very time that Constantine arrived, fresh from the war. Within three weeks they were married, and when Constantine returned to Melbourne in 1914 his new bride came with him. Constantine had trained as an accountant, but his qualifications were not recognised in Australia. Changing his surname to the Anglicised "Black", he started off working in his older brother Dionysios's cafés before going into business on his own. In 1917 he opened the Paris Residential Café at 54-56 Swanston Street, which offered both dining and accommodation. The business saw some years of success, but did not survive the Great Depression. Constantine died in 1944. Olga's mother Toula learned to sew as a child, while growing up in the Romanian village of Brila. She developed her skills making lace and embroidering items for her trousseau. Some of the linen she embroidered had been woven from flax on Ithaca by her own grandmother, Efstathia. During the Depression, when money was scarce, Toula embroidered at home, doing work for a factory in Flinders Lane. Using a cotton reel, a threepence and a sixpence she created and embroidered designs on hundreds of blouses. Olga spent her preschool days sitting at the table where her mother worked. Toula would involve Olga by allowing her to help choose the colour combinations. Toula lived with Olga in Brighton until her death in 1976. Olga inherited her mother's sewing skills. She re-invented some of Toula’s trousseau nightdresses and skilfully altered other clothing, making dresses which she wore around Brighton for many years.Cream silk short-sleeved blouse. Hand embroidered around inside of stand collar, centre front panel and sleeve edge in red, blue, black and green floral and geometric design.migration, ithaca, romania, olga black, toula mavrokefalos, toula black -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph, Group of seamen in front of a Mission to Seamen shuttle bus, c. 1958
large rectangular b/w photograph in landscape format. 11 sailors stand in front of a bus marked "Missions to Seamen". On the side of the bus can be seen the words "The "Flying Angel" Seamen..."hand written inscriptions "Rotterdam" and "Reduce to 3" x 4"". Also reference numbers 5 and 28.mission to seamen, rotterdam, netherlands, van, seafarers, seamen, overseas missions -
Bendigo Military Museum
Weapon - BREN GUN CARRIER, C.1939 - 45
This item is on display in the gardens of the Bendigo District RSL Sub Branch Havilah Road. Refer photo .1) for details re manufacture, history and use..1) Plaque metal black on a stand with white text re details of the item. .2) Bren Gun Carrier or Carrier Universal Model MG No 2A, in camouflage colours, tracked vehicle.“3” - “3820”brsl, smirsl, bdrslinc, carrier, bren gun -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Teaching model, female reproduction organs, 1940s-1950s
Originally this teaching model belonged to Prince Henry's hospital library and was transferred to the Monash Medical Centre, Clayton in the 1970s by Sister Gertrude Berger, a famous nurse-educator, who is best known for her work leading up to the transfer of nursing education in Victoria from hospitals to universities in 1986.Gerty (as she was known in the School of Nursing) bought them in Europe in the late 1940s and early 1950s.Teaching model- 3D Female Reproduction Organs on stand. Plastic. Demonstration model for the insertion of cervical diaphragm. Manufacturer: Ortho, New Jersey. Barcode label Monash Medical Centre Clayton.teaching model, anatomy, female reproduction organs -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Washing Machine, 1930s
This washing machine is an early model hand machine which came from Allansford, near Warrnambool.This item is an interesting example of an early washing machine with its primitive and simple parts.This is a cylindrical galvanised metal tub mounted on a metal stand. It has a metal ring around the top of the tub and a wooden handle serving as the washing mechanism. The name of the manufacturer is stencilled on the side of the tub.QUEENS HEAD AUSTRALIAvintage household items, washing machine, mechanical washing machine, warrnambool history -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1970
This provided good pressure for the house and septic tankColour photograph of cottage at 133 Myer Street showing stainless steele milk vat on high tank stand to collect water from town water supply Lakes Entrance Victoriabusinesses, roads and streets -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: STATUE, 2000
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Statue: the Queen's monument stands proud in Bendigo. (Photograph-Painting from a booklet produced by Bush's stores in 1909). The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newsletter, No. 64 January 1989
Contents: • Next meeting, Discussion Evening • February Meeting • Annual General Meeting • Recent Activities • The Gavel and Stand (Gift from the Eltham Society) The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 photocopied newsletter distributed to membersnewsletter, eltham district historical society, shire of eltham historical society -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Wild-Fuess Barometer
“Wild-Feuss Barometer - Leppin and Masche - Instructions for Assembling”, 1942. Paper : “A Stand Barometer of New Design” by Laby, 1924. Related to object 2.Wild-Fuess cylindrical Barometer used to measure atmospheric pressure and constructed predominantly of chrome and brass. Contained in specially made barometer case (Reg No.2).Engraved near top “LEPPIN & MASCHE, BERLIN NO. 856”. On label near base “Please lower the mercury level after use in order to keep the interior of the glass clean round “zero”.leppin & masche, scientific instruments, barometer, wild-fuess, leppin and masche -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Children up a tree at South Morang, c.1919
Opossums, Picaninnies, and white children have all swung from the boughs of this old tree which stands in the grounds of the South Morang State School.Photocopy of a newspaper article with image, 2 copies1919south morang, gum tree, south morang state school -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Photograph, Ballarat Fire Station, Ballarat East
The Ballarat Fire Station, Ballarat East circa 1870-1880 from the Premier Album of Ballarat Views. The building still stands in Barkly Street.ballarat fire station, building, public, ballarat east, barkly street, premier album of ballarat views -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Photograph, Congregational Church
The church stands on the corner of Mair and Dawson Street North. This sketch comes from from the Premier Album of Ballarat Views circa 1870-1880.building, church, mair street, dawson street, ballarat, premier album of ballarat views -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Port Melbourne cub scouts, Reverend Donald LANGFORD, Apr/May 1971
Councillor Tom BUCKINGHAM stand on the left with a scout leaders. The Union Jack & the Australian flags flank the doorway of Holy Trinity Church, Port Melbourne.B & W photograph of cub scouts with Cr Buckingham & 2 two leaders outside Holy Trinity Church, Port Melbourne.Apr/May 1971religion - anglican (holy trinity), scouting, 1st port melbourne scouts, theodore thomas (tom) buckingham -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Holy Trinity Church with cub scout Guard of Honour, Reverend Donald LANGFORD, c.1971
A troop of cub scouts for a Guard of Honour outside Holy Trinity Church, Port Melbourne. Cr Tom BUCKINGHAM stands to the left of 'Skip' SHORT.B & W photograph cub scouts forming a Guard of Honour outside Holy Trinity Church, Port Melbourne.religion - anglican (holy trinity), theodore thomas (tom) buckingham, port melbourne scouts, f a w 'skip' short -
Romsey and Lancefield RSL Sub Branch
badge, c 1919
The Australian Returned Services League was designed in 1919 and has remained predominately the same since then. The white background stands for purity of motives, The blue indicates willingness to render service to a comrade anywhere beneath the blue sky. The red stands for the blood ties of war. The wattle is symbolic of Australia. The Leek, Rose, Thistle and Shamrock are symbolic of and represent the link with Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland. .A Crown is positioned on the top of the badge symbolizing loyalty to the Monarchy.Bronze Metal. Centre two figures in bronze surrounded by blue circle with words Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League .Further surrounded by white enamel with red ribbon at base with words Australia in centre of ribbon. Edward VII Crown at top. 1919-1926.Rear stamped number "96641"rsl, badge, medallion, crest, rssaila -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Animal specimen - Little Friarbird, Trustees of the Australian Museum, 1860-1880
The Little Friarbird is a migrational bird, moving between northern Australia and the New South Wales/Victoria border in the spring and autumn times. It is primarily found near in forests and near water: rivers, wetlands. They eat nectar, bugs, fruit and seeds. They form monogamous pairs and nest close to water. They are not a threatened species. The Little Friarbird has a brown head, back, wings and tail. Its chest is light brown. Its legs, beak and face are dark grey. It has bright blue patches on its cheeks under the eyes. This specimen does not accurately match how the Little Friarbird looks because the specimen has lost clumps of feathers on its chest, neck and face. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum in Sydney and the National Museum of Victoria (known as Museums Victoria since 1983), as well as individuals such as amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century. This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century This Little Friarbird has blue patches on its cheeks, brown head, back and tail. The front and neck are a light brown. Its back is grey. It has serious pest damage to the back of its neck, which has no feathers. Above its eyes shows early signs of pest damage. The front of the bird has ruffled patches of feathers. It stands on a dark wooden stand. It has an identification tag hanging from its left leg. Label: 61a/ Blue faced Honey Eater / See catalogue page 19 taxidermy mount, taxidermy, burke museum, beechworth, little friarbird, australian bird -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Instrument - Letter Scale, 1920s to 1960s
This scale was owned by Dr Angus, whose training and experience included chemistry and pharmacy. This is a sliding balance scale. The object to be weighed, such as a letter or a dose of medicine, is placed on the square metal plate and the weight, the slider, is moved along the notched metal arm and adjusted until the arm is horizontal, then reading is recorded of the figure the pointer on the slider is positioned. This design of small is often referred to as a letter scale. This item was donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by the family of Doctor William Roy Angus, Surgeon and Oculist. It is part of the “W.R. Angus Collection” that includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments and material once belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan, (both of Nhill, Victoria) as well as 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.The scale is significant as an example of 20th century measuring and weighing equipment. It is also important for its association with the W.R. Angus Collection, which 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 of medical instruments and other equipment is culturally significant, being a historical example of medicine, administration, household equipment and clothing from the late 19th to the mid-20th centuries. Dr Angus assisted Dr Tom Ryan, a pioneer in the use of X-rays and in ocular surgery. Scale; a small sliding balance letter scale. The scale has a flat metal platform and a toothed metal balance arm with cylindrical brass weight. These are attached to a decorative metal stand that is mounted onto a shaped lacquered black wooden base. The sliding weight causes the arm to pivot on the stand. The arm is marked into equal-length segments from 0 to 8. Each segment is marked into halves. There is no maker’s mark. The scale is part of the W.R. Angus Collection.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, dr w r angus, letter scale, postal scale, balance scale, single arm scale, chemist scale, pharmacy scale, office equipment, retail equipment, sales equipment, measuring instrument, weighing instrument, technical instrument, medications, w.r. angus collection -
Bendigo Military Museum
Craft - MODEL & BASE, HMAS SWAN
Model of HMAS Swan built by Shipwright Charles Axiak. Original ship construction in Melbourne and entered service 1970. Was a River Class Destroyer. Model maker worked in British Dockyards during WW2 and emigrated to Australia in 1955. He worked in Williamstown dockyards involved with construction of the Swan,1. Model of River Class Destroyer. green in colour from water line. Black line and brown at bottom. Small Australian flag at front and naval flag at back. 2. Wooden stand, tailor made to hold the model of the 'Swan'. Brown in colour with long flat board and separate pieces of wood embedded in the base to make the cradle. High points of cradle covered by some white felt to protect boat. Bottom of stand has felt studs."50" painted at front of boat.ships model, hmas swan -
Bendigo Military Museum
Postcard - TRAINING ATTENDANCE 1915, Commonwealth Military forces, Posted 3.7.1915
The card relates to commencement of Training for Senior cadets in Area 67B Bendigo. 67 stands for the 67th Battalion local area Training battalion for Militia and Cadets.Post card, OHMS, double sided, yellowish colour, front has green stamp and two P.O stamps, addressed to is in black ink, reverse has details of Training commencement in black print, date stamp in purple and time in black pencilOn front, “To J.P Guiney, Sternberg St Bendigo”. On rear,stamped, “10 JUL 1915”, in pencil, “2.30pm”training 67b, cadets -
Blackburn Cricket Club
Milo Cricket - National Anthem Ceremony Boxing Day 2009
In 2009 participants Blackburn Cricket Club Milo in2 Cricket were selected to stand with the Australian team during the national anthem on day 1 of the Boxing day test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Colour, Former Ballarat Teachers' College Students with Inge King's Sculpture, 2017, 27/01/2017
This photograph was taken on the Federation University Mount Helen Campus when Michael Boyko and Stephen Bibby were researching in preparation for the 50th anniversary Reunion of the Class of 1967.Former Ballarat Teachers' College Class on 1967 Students Stephen Bibby and Michael Boyko stand beside Inge King's Sculpture 'Organic Form'. The Class of 1967 purchased the sculpture by Inge King. ballarat teachers' college, inge king, sculpture, stephen bibby, michael boyke, anniversary -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph (black & white), Ballarat School of Mines Students visit the Last Chance Mine, c 1898
The mining class visited the Last Chance on the afternoon of Thursday, 8th June, under the guidance of Mr Kirby, the mine manager. Mr Campbell, the photographic instructor, also dared the perils of the deep in order to take some flashlight photos. As this was Mr Campbell's first visit below, several difficulties which he did not now existed prevented success. The students all ranged themselves in poetic and heroic attitudes for the first flashlight, but the development of the plate showed only the light from the candles and the moisture on the lens. The next two tries were better, but were under-exposed, and of no value, except as experience. Two gentlemen from England also went below with the students, but history repeated itself and Australia won the "test." The Englishmen left early. Mr Hart secured a fine specimen of arsenopyrite and indicator slate; also a bootlace, the property of a much-vexed miner, whose boots Mr Hart had borrowed. Horrors! Mr Hart steal a bootlace! Impossible! However, a tragedy was averted by the miner securing a new lace, and he was at once all smiles - so were the students. Mr Campbell took a photo of the students dressed for the occasion, and some were flattered, and some looked very like the universal "Weary Willie". (Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, July 1899, p.2.)Over 24 men pose for a photograph outside the Last Chance mine. Some of the men are members of the visiting Ballarat School of Mines mining class. Thomas Hart (beard) stands at the back right. Verso: Copied from Annual report 1898, Thomas Hart - back Row, 2nd from right with beard.ballarat school of mines, last chance, thomas hart, john rowe, hart, mining, mining alumni, rowe, charles campbell -
Federation University Historical Collection
Scientific Instrument, Induction Coil
An induction coil consists of two coils of insulated copper wire wound around a common iron core. One coil, called the primary winding, is made from relatively few (tens or hundreds) turns of coarse wire. The other coil, the secondary winding, typically consists of many (thousands) turns of fine wire. An electric current is passed through the primary, creating a magnetic field. Because of the common core, most of the primary's magnetic field couples with the secondary winding. The primary behaves as an inductor, storing energy in the associated magnetic field. When the primary current is suddenly interrupted, the magnetic field rapidly collapses. This causes a high voltage pulse to be developed across the secondary terminals through electromagnetic induction. Because of the large number of turns in the secondary coil, the secondary voltage pulse is typically many thousands of volts. This voltage is often sufficient to cause an electric spark, to jump across an air gap separating the secondary's output terminals. For this reason, induction coils were called spark coils. The size of induction coils was usually specified by the length of spark it could produce; an '8 inch' (20 cm) induction coil was one that could produce an 8 inch arc. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induction_coil)A metal and plastic object on a timber stand. In an induction coil the distance between the plates is often used to measure the voltage of the spark since the air breaks down at 30 000 volts per centimetreballarat college of advanced education, scientific instrument, induction coil, scientific instruments, electricity -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Black and white, Ballarat Teachers' College Resident's at 130 Victoria Street, Ballarat East, 1960s
A number of female student teachers of the Ballarat Teachers' College pose at the front of their hostel at 130 Victoria Street, Ballarat East. Mavis Canty stand centre right in dark dress with a rose on the collar.Written on back "Ballarat Teachers' College, Mavis Canty with girls of the Ballarat Teachers College Hostel, 196-"ballarat teachers' college, 130 victoria street, hostel -
Federation University Historical Collection
Laminated Photograph - Colour, Ballarat School of Mines World Skills Team
Associated with SMB and 'Prospects' restaurant. Part of the World Skills Australia competition that aims to promote and build a skills culture by inspiring young people, celebrating skills excellence and providing them with an opportunity to showcase their trade and skill talent through competitions every two years.22 members of the World Skills Team from the Ballarat School of Mines stand at the front of the restaurant 'Prospects', holding an Australian and Eureka flag. The man on the far right is Peter Morey, Apprenticeship Officerworld skills australia, world skills team, prospects restaurant, flag, trades -
Federation University Historical Collection
Furniture, Ballarat School of Mines Principal's Chair
lower legs and stand of a timber chair used by successive principals of the Ballarat School of Mines, from establishment until E.J. (Back) Barker. At the time of Jack Barker's retirement he was presented with the chair. ballarat school of mines, principal's chair, e.j. barker -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Text Book, Pitman's Business Typing, 1937
This Pitman’s Business Typing text book was owned by Audrey Sack and was donated by David Sack at the same time as a typewriter in its case plus accessories (refer to RN 3087). Audrey was the daughter of William Sack, owner of the business Sacks Jewellers at 115 Liebig Street, Warrnambool. William commenced trading in the early 1900’s; and the typewriter was used by Audrey in the business from the late 1930’s through to about 1996 when the business was sold. William and his wife June had three children, Eric, Audrey and David. The children were owners/partners of Sack’s Jewellers after William’s passing in 1976. Eric and David were ‘owners of the business’, with Audrey carrying out much of the clerical work. Eric died in about 1984 and David sold the practise in 1996. During the 65 years of business the typewriter was used for all the normal applications of a jeweller’s; preparing invoices, guarantees, taxation records. But in addition the four members of the Sack family were very involved in Church activities, particularly in lay administration and lay preaching in the Baptist Church, and the typewriter gained a lot of after-hours use. The family actively supported overseas Missions in India, SE Asia, and Africa. After the sale of the business in 1996, Audrey took the typewriter home for her community activities (David got a computer). In the 1980’s David volunteered as the Clock Repairer at Flagstaff Hill for the historical instruments. In the early days this took some long hours to get the clocks working, but in recent years he has just been ‘on call’ if needed. He is an alert 85 year old and just in the last 12 months has given up a busy schedule of Sunday Lay Preaching around the district. (2015) The text book is associated with the typewriter, which is of local significance, being previously owned and used in a local business for about 100 years.Text book, "Pitman's Business Typing". Brown paper covered, hard cover, published in 1937. Book has attached cord to enable it to stand during use. Book belonged to Audrey Sack.Handwriten name "Audrey Sack, … Warrnambool …WHS" (Warrnambool High School) 18/8/15"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, typewriter, typing text book, touch typing, office communications, sack’s jewellers warrnambool, william sack, david sack, audrey sack -
Bendigo Military Museum
Memorabilia - PHOTOGRAPH, FRAMED, c.WWII
In the photo Frederick is in the back row, 5th from the right. Item re Frederick Gardner DAVEY DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3536P for his service details.Black / white framed photo of a group of WWII RAAF personnel in uniform. Group is assembled in rows in front of a corrugated iron building. Frame has a metal stand. Photo is covered with clear plastic.Hand printed in white bottom left: SMITH STUDIO, BENALLAphotography, raaf, -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH BOER WAR, c.1900
Photo, sepia, soldier in uniform no hat re T MORRISON. Photo is oval shape set in a rectangular shape with edging. Under the image are details re MORRISON. Image is in a plastic clear stand.“THOMAS MORRISON Regt No 1458 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Boer War”photography - photographs, military history - army, boer war -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Irrigation Pipette - Medical
This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950's specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment. Good condition and good interpretation capacity.Clear glass pipette. A sphere that stands on a flat base with the top opening to a small short opening on one side and on the other a long narrow opening tapering up at an angle to a very small opening.irrigation pipette, medical, hospital