This badge belonged to F.J. Browne and would have been worn during World War I. Hermes (Mercury) was the messenger of the gods and known for carrying a staff known as the Caduceus. The caduceus included two snakes topped off with a set of wings. Caduceus is from the Greek root meaning “herald’s wand”.Francis James Browne died in Sydney 1963. He had a long career in obstetrics and gynaecology. Summary of appointments include: General Practice in Wales, Maternity Department of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, 1st director of obstetric unit, University College Hospital London. Retired and continued postgraduate teaching in London and NSW. Married to Grace Cuthbert, who was director of Maternal and Baby Welfare in NSW. Collection of objects transferred from the Archives to the Museum collection found amongst Professor FJ Browne's papers.Brass badge depicting a crown mounted on top of a caduceus (image of two snakes wrapped around a staff topped by wings). Clip attached to back of badge is inscribed 'FIRMIN LONDON'.numismatics, browne fj, world war i

WW2 propeller badges - larger of the two badges has appearance of trench art; the other manufactured Metal badge in the shape of the sleeve propeller worn as a symbol of rank by leading aircraftmen. The main body of the badge has been shaped from one piece of brass.Attached to the centre of the badge is a central boss made from a circular piece of brass. It has an impressed circle in the centre with engraved lines extending from the small circle.Two brass coloured metal badges in shape of a propeller - one badge slightly larger appears handmade (trench art) from silver metal. and has rear clips attached.propeller badge, trench art, ww2

Metal cigarette case. Map on front shows the U.S. Occupied Zone of Germany in the post war years.|Perhaps issued or sold to the U.S. Forces. There is a clip inside to hold cigarettes.U.S. Zone of Germanypersonal effects, smoking accessories

From the collection of Betty McPheeBlack bakelite pen of two parts, barrel and lid. Barrel has gold nib attached and clear ink gauge. Lid has metal clip and two metal bandsdomestic items, writing equipment

Pair of men's braces with elastic straps of brown with white and blue lengthways centre stripe. Leather button holed straps are joined to elastic by gold covered metal buckles and clips'costume accessories, male

WWII Donated by Mr Peter CottonMetal scabbard to fit sword ( refer item 0063.1) protruding metal protector at base and metal ring near top of scabbard. Has at top a connecter for locking clip on the sword.number 116410 stamped on metal protecter at base.

Brown leather suitcase with RAAF 47776 printed on lid. Latches are rusted and won't clip into place. Interior is well-worn and has various war-related items (see list)See Above

Clip of 5 .303 bulllets = 1 x 1906 blunt point; 1 x copper nickle (c1942); 2 normal (c1942); 1 soft nose hunting bullet.ammunition, army

Report details the condition of the special work with associated drawings of the rail head showing wear at many points around the system. Includes the size and type of the rail and the location of the rail sampled, includes curves, special work, junctions and type of equipment, Dated 30-4-1958. See item 9537 for a similar report on rails.Demonstrates a detailed report into the condition and wear of the Ballarat Tramways trackwork in 1958.Report - 8 typed foolscap sheets carbon copy within a manila card folder with steel clips containing about 50 drawings on light card sheet of rail sections.Outside cover in ink "To accompany reprot to Manager on "Condition of Ballarat Tramways Special Work" dated 30-4-58"ballarat, secv, trackwork, rails, special work, points, reports, tramwaysm

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Tuesday, January 20, 2004. Bubbly: Keith Walkden prepares for his venture into schnapps production, January 1997. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Wednesday, December 17, 2003. !958: Nurse at Kurmala, 1958. Surnames: Southby, Watson, Kennedy, Tehan and Murphy. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

These girls were the daughters of John and Elizabeth (nee Jeffrey) Williams who married in 1870. Emily b. 1878; Mary Elizabeth b. 1878; Florence b. 1882; Ethel May b. 1883; Evaline Grace b. 1887; Henrietta (Ettie) b. 1889; Melinda (Linda) b. 1891. There were also 3 boys in the family; John b. 1870; Thomas b. 1875 and George Henry b. 1880.Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. Seven sisters: the Williams sisters; Florence, Inda, Eveline, Ettie, Mary, Emily and Ethel. Date unknown. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Darwin was bombed a total of 64 times during the war. The biggest and most deadly air-raids occurred on19/1/1943. Two hundred and forty two Japanese aircraft bombed the township, harbour and 2 airstrips. There were 235 deaths, 9 ships sunk in the harbour and 9 aircraft destroyed.Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. War torn: a house in Darwin after the Japanese bombing during World War 2, circa 1942. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. tough men: working on Eddington Bridge, 1929. The man in the centre with a cap on is Jack Allan. The others are unidentified. The clip is in a foldernewspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Saturday, April 5, 2003. Getting Physical: women take part in a Rochester physical culture class, 1923. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Monday, February 17, 2003. Big dry: the pub with no beer, located between Cohuna and Koondrook, circa 1959. the clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''the way we were'' from 2003. Happy faces: a special occasion or just a night on the town? From left: Frank, Effie Truscott and Lyle. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. Runners up: this is the YMCA football team of 1965. They were unlucky to be beaten by South Bendigo by one goal. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Gravel Hill Primary School (1566) opened in 1875 and succeeded Sandhurst Primary School (586). Situated in Mundy Street, it was designed by H R Bastow the Education Department's Chief Architect following a design competition in 1872. The school closed in 1992.Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. School days: remembering the good old days, pupils at Gravel Hill school, grade 2, 1946. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Item demonstrates the wide variety of Melbourne tram souvenirs, this one featuring a Z class tram rather than the W class tram. In the MTA 1980s colour scheme.Demonstrates a souvenir of a Melbourne tram.Heavy plastic model of a Melbourne Z class tram fitted with a multi part key ring and clip. Tram painted in the the MTA livery. Has the words "Melbourne Australia" on top.trams, tramways, souvenirs, z class tram, mta

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. A penny saved: this photo of staff at the Bendigo State Savings Bank is believed to have been taken in 1949. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Photo depicts Cordillo Downs Shearing Shed, located 176kms north of Innaminka. Donated by Gwen Cox (Hon. Staff Member). Once the largest sheep station in the world, the shearing shed had 120 stands. The wool clip had to be carted 600km down the track to the rail head at Farina by camel train. In 1883, a complete scouring plant was installed at "Cordillo". The region now (1989) carries cattle.shearing sheds, photographs, cordillo downs

These braces of the type known as ‘Police & Firemen’ were originally worn mostly by men wearing a uniform of some sort – police, firemen, members of the armed forces, postmen, other government officials etc. Later the braces were worn by men, mainly workmen, wanting a durable, good quality item to hold up their trousers. Braces are still worn occasionally by men today, mainly as a fashion item. These braces have no known local provenance but are retained as an example of an item of clothing worn by men 100 years ago. These men’s braces have a loop of long heavy quality elasticized cotton held at the top with a metal clip and with the loop forming two long ends made by a leather clamp near the top. The ends of the two cords have metal clips and two leather straps at each end with eyelets for attachment to buttons. The top of the loop also has two leather straps with eyelets. The cords or loops are adjustable and are woven in red, blue and cream patterns. Police & Firemenvintage men’s wear, history of warrnambool

A bearded man uses a white cane and sonic guide to help him navigate around the streets of Strathfield. The sonic guide consists of a pair of heavy black spectacles with three sensors built into the bridge of the glasses. The glasses are attached by a cable to a control box which is designed to be clipped onto the wearer's belt or clothing. The control box has two switches and a volume setting, and assists the user in determining objects in their path and their distance to them.2 B/W photographs of man using sonic guide and white cane"5156-220" and '5156-224" on back of photographsroyal blind society of nsw, white cane, orientation and mobility

This item is a useful reference tool on the history of Indigenous People in East Gippsland and the Orbost district. A manilla folder with typed pages. On the cover is a label, "History of Aboriginal People of East Gippsland". On the inside cover is a letter addressed to the librarian at the Shire of Orbost Library. The letter is clipped to the inside of the folder.on front cover - a stamp -"Orbost Historical Society"aboriginal australians, gippsland aboriginal history, kurnai, brabawooloong peoples, tatungooloong peoples, krowathunkooloong peoples

The purpose of the report is to analyze and study the map making procedures at the Army Survey Regiment to quantify the accuracy of the mapping to see if they meet acceptable accuracy standards. This was achieved through the study of possible errors.A4 loose leaf booklet held together with a "bulldog" paper clip. Cover part of an a RASvy 1:50,000 map. 1x Cover, 7x Introductory pages, 103x report pages.Marked on front cover "X - Box - 13", "TEXT 063"royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

Item relating to A.A.O.C. Amourers Course for "Sgt Phillip L. James". Refer Cat No 7446 for his service details.Brown folder containing armoury notes describing various machine guns and duties of armourers. Fastened by metal clip in top corner. Approx 35 pages of various sizes, some with drawings.armourers course, a.a.o.c., sgt phillip leonard james

Dederang State School commenced in 1877 for the families and children of the district. It continues educating local children today.Dederang is part of the Upper Kiewa Valley. The history of the school is an indicator of the history of the area giving information on the number of families, their relationships, the size of families and the occupations of the parents over the years.A photocopy of the original booklet 'Centenary of Dederang State School 1772 (1877 - 1977). The cover has green print sith a sepia color sketch of the school. There are 31 pages clipped together.dederang state school; upper kiewa valley; education

Britain was bound by treaty to assist Belgium in times of war and in August 1914 came to Belgium's aid when that country was invaded by Germany. Great sympathy for the Belgians was engendered as news came of their plight and suffering under attack and in Australia this sympathy was reflected by the issuing of badges such as this to aid the war effort and to alleviate the suffering of the Belgians .These badges are of interest as a reminder of the interest of Australia of the war in 1999914-18 as it affected Belgiium..1 circular concave metal badge featuring the Belgian flag and text on a pale green background. There is a pin clip on the reverse. .2 As above .3 As above .4 As above .5 As above.1 FOR BELGIUM AND HONOUR .2 FOR BELGIUM AND HONOUR .3 FOR BELGIUM AND HONOUR .4 FOR BELGIUM AND HONOUR .5 FOR BELGIUM AND HONOUR