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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document, "What Australia Makes, Makes Australia", 1920s - 1990s
"What Australia Makes, Makes Australia" - The Mytton Story. A short history by L F HARRISON and L W JOHNSON (Wal). 25 pages. Myttons was an engineering firm with premises in South Melbourne and Port Melbourne. They made objects as diverse as cutlery sets to sinks and larger industrial stainless steel productsindustry - manufacturing, social activities, societies clubs unions and other organisations, sport - australian rules football, myttons ltd, rodd cutlery, allbrite cutlery, dev mytton, grosvernor cutlery, built environment - industrial, reginald h mytton, eric g redwood, colin mackay, l f harrison, l w (wal) johnson, russell flack, john donaldson, lance powell, horrie farrow, syd svensson, tom fahey, tommy lahiff, arthur steele, jean hopkins, dennis mackinley, lorraine robertson, douglas robertson -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Dish
Cut-glass dome-lidded sweetmeat dish, with cup-shaped bowl on a shaped stem with a plain base. Double rimmed. Dome with knob has 2 plain tiers of glass above frieze of cut-glass diamond design repeated over the object. The dish is in good condition with a few minor cracks -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - RANDALL COLLECTION: PAPER BAG ADVERTISING, 1950's
Object. Brown paper cake or lolly bag from Favaloro's Cafes Bendigo. Printed on one side "Favaloro's Cafes'' Confectioners Bendigo. Luncheon,Afternoon Tea and Supper Rooms, Ices and Soda Fountain Drinks a Specialty. Bolton Bros Bendigo (Manufacturer).Phones 267, 201,536,1216, Postal Box 44.ephemera, mementoes, brown paper bags -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - PHARMACY COLLECTION: EYE DROPPER & BOX, 1920's
Object. Small long cardboard box with label for IXL Medicine and Eye Dropper. Henry Francis & Co. Chemists Melbourne, Adelaide. Contents include: a. straight bodied eye dropper with red/brown rubber bulb. b. straight bodied eye dropper with curve top & red/ brown rubber bulb.Stamp to end of box 'Straight reservoir'.medicine, first aid, eye dropper and box -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Medal - MEDAL COLLECTION: QUEEN VICTORIA JUBILEE MEDAL 1887, 1887
Object. Metal medal in the shape of a cross pattee with triangular arms almost filling the square, with a suspension bar. Centre Section: Profile picture of Queen Victoria. Top Arm: ''Crowned 1838'' Left Arm: ''Born 1819'' Right arm: ''Married 1840'' Bottom Arm: ''Jubilee 1887'' Regd No. 52773.numismatics, medals - commemorative, queen victoria jubilee medal 1887 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - BADGE COLLECTION:CITY OF BENDIGO 1851-1951 CENTENARY, 1851-1951
Object. Round gold coloured badge with banner along bottom edge. City of Bendigo- Coat of Arms in centre. Blue enamel across top of badge with gold lettering ''CITY OF BENDIGO''. Blue enamel banner underneath circular section with gold lettering ''CENTENARY 1851-1951''. Brooch pi on backOn the back ''89'' ''STOKES''numismatics, badges-civil, city of bendigo 1851-1951 centenary -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Plugging Cold Chisel, Gregory Steel Products Pty Ltd, Estimated 1960's
A Gregsteel Plugging cold chisel which is sought after due to excellent edge-holding properties. Used by bricklayers (Gregsteel 279) to remove mortar from between bricks to allow for a timber plug to be inserted to allow skirtings and architraves to be fixed to it. This object may have been used as a timber paling knife.GREGSTEEL - on handle ALLOY STEEL - on other side of handleknife, alloy steel, plugging cold chisel, gregsteel -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Protest Meeting
Black and white photo of Protest Meeting of Mahoneys Road, Forest Hill Residents objecting to traffic increase, mainly generated by Forest Hill Chase. The Meeting took place in Nunawading Council Chambers. Councillors present, from front - W. Coyne, P. Dempsey, W. Riddell, A. Bowden, P. Allen.resident action, mahoneys road, forest hill, city of nunawading, coyne, bill, dempsey, peter, riddell, wal, bowden, anthony peter., allan -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Functional object - serving platter 13LH
The 10th Light Horse was raised in 1903 from Victorian Mounted Rifles companies in Gippsland. In 1912 the regiment was renumbered 13th Light Horse. In 1920 the regiment had the territorial title Gippsland Light Horse added. The regiment was raised as 13th Light Horse (Gippsland), a Citizen Forces unit. In 1940 the regiment converted from horse to mechanised, initially as 13th Motor Regiment then 13th Armoured Regiment. It trained in Victoria and Queensland but as the Japanese threat to the mainland declined, was disbanded in October 1943 with men going to other units.Large white oval serving platter with 13th Light Horse monogram on edge. Part of an incomplete set of white vitreous china plates with a red monogram incorporating the regimental badge in the rim denoting the object was made specially for 13th Light Horse Officers' Mess. The red on white is the colour patch of the regiment."13th (Gippsland) LH Regt" above regimental badge, and "Officers' Mess" below badge. Marked on base of plate " 'Duraline' Supervitrifies Grindley Hotelware Co England" and "Loftus Moran Pty Ltd Melbourne"mess, officer, light horse, 13th, monogram, crockery -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - A little bit of “Aura” snow
Photograph taken from the hill to the north of Menzies Creek. There has been a heavy snowfall and dark clouds are in the sky. In the centre of the photo St Cuthberts Church is visible in the distance, with houses beyond it. Buildings are also visible in the vicinity of the railway station. An indistinct object in the foreground of the photo may be two children playing. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 1950's
Yields information about Ballarat tram No. 18 at Stones Corner.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of No 18 at Stones Corner, in bound from Mt Pleasant. Side on view. Has the Stones clothing store in the background. Note the motor car travelling westbound, with large object in the boot. Has the boot lid open. Photo 1950's. trams, tramways, main road, stones corner, bridge st, tram 30 -
Tennis Australia
Racquet & cover, Application Form, Circa 1995
Three part object. (1) A Wilson 'Hammer 6.2 Stretch' racquet with handle signed by Lindsay Davenport; and (2) full length cover with zipper. (3) In small pocket of cover is a blank warranty application card. Materials: Graphite, Plastic, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Leather, Paper, Ink, Synthetic materialtennis -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Grovedale Road Quarry in the 1920s - looking south, c1920
The quarry was part of John Butler Maling's property. He was one of the original settlers of the area and farmed the area between Weybridge Street and Whitehorse Road. Clay was quarried from part of this area and used to make the bricks used in the construction of his home, known as 'Ancyra'. This is still extant at the corner of Weybridge and James Streets. Maling grazed cows and used the quarry as a water source. He was the uncle of John Butler Maling, Mayor of Camberwell. He was married to Kate Conlon in 1882. They had 3 children: Silas Young, Alick and Zillah. Maling was born in c1829 in Shepreth, Cambridgeshire; he died in Surrey Hills on 9 October 1912 and is buried in Box Hill Cemetery - CE-*-0586. Mrs Kate Maling (born c1859 in Co Meath, Ireland) died at the property on 8 March 1921. She is buried in Brighton General Cemetery. Probate was valued at over 10,000 pounds and included other properties in Sandringham, Hawthorn and Macedon. At the time of her death the Surrey Hills property was described as being 23 acres with 2 brick houses, 1 cow, 2 heifers and 40 fowls or chickens. The property was subdivided after her death. The property was subdivided into 110 house blocks in c1923 - see Maling's Estate subdivision flyer on the State Library of Victoria's website. This shows that the Grovedale Park site had been acquired by Camberwell Council by this time. An attached newspaper clipping documents prices realised for a cross-section of blocks. The MMBW map of 1925, also on the SLV website, shows the outline of the clayhole / quarry. The quarry was filled in after several drownings or near drownings and the land is now occupied by a park and playground, known as Grovedale Road Park, maintained by the City of Boroondara. Beckett Park is sited on horizon to the left beyond the trees. This documents the landscape prior to close settlement and is material to early building and farming in the Surrey Hills area.Black and white photo of the quarry between Grovedale Road and James Street taken in the 1920s and looking south. In the foreground is an area of water with reeds in the LH corner. Beyond on the high banks there are single storey houses in the background and (?) some light poles. An object that looks like a tank on posts is in a cutting on the far bank.quarries, grovedale road, james street, clay quarries, farming, kate conlon, kate maling, john butler maling, ancyra -
Parks Victoria - Point Hicks Lightstation
Fire extinguisher
The Minimax conical fire extinguishers were manufactured until 1960 and then removed from the company’s product range. The earliest model had been produced with a simple handle made of folded pressed metal that is similar if not the same as that on the Point Hicks extinguisher. Later handles were moulded and had more substance to the way they were cut and then folded to form a solid grip. The Point Hicks Minimax extinguisher is an early model that probably dates from the years when these devices were demonstrated across parts of Australia. While numerous examples of the extinguishers survive in public and private collections in northern hemisphere countries, few appear to exist in Australian museum collections. However, the auction house records confirm that some do survive in private collections. The Point Hicks extinguisher was found by lighthouse keepers in 1974 buried in the sand in a flattened but surprisingly intact condition. It was beaten back into its original shape but the body still retains various dents. In 2010, AMSA located the extinguisher at the National Trust’s Polly Woodside historic ship museum and it is now at the Point Hicks Lightstation. The Minimax conical extinguisher has first level contributory significance as a historic item of early fire-fighting equipment from the lightstation that dates from the early twentieth century.Conical shaped brass fire extinguisher painted red with small nozzle at one end and a pump section at the other end. There is a handle on one side with closely spaced rivets down one side. Brass plaque with instructions attached to the body. There ia a square hook to hang the object form a wall or similar." ...ANKS ... / QUENCH.../ FOR FIRE / DRIVE IN PLUNGER / AT BIG END / ...ON GROUND /..../..../..." -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Album - Family photo album
The actual history of this object relating to Warrnambool is unknown at this stageSome photos have been identified as local people from WarrnamboolLeather bound. Brown. Engrave with Gold and Black. Ornate scrolled, embossed work on cover with The words The Colonial Family Album on the front, back and spine engraved. Metal locking clasp is broken. 23 pages. Binding in blue tape. Each page is highly decorated changing on each page, facing pages match each other, colours used are gold, red, blue, pink and green. Photos are taken mid 1870's to late 1880's by photographers from Melbourne, Portland & Ballarat. Sepia photos, 20 large frames of men & women, 20 small oval & round topped oblong frames. Collection of Women, Men, Teenagers and children. Each photo slides in from the bottom of frame through a small slot.album. photographs. photographers. ornate art work., warrnambool historical society -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Artwork, other - Leadlight, windows, Gaylene Allen & Portland Community, 1987
Conservation work of sills - see notes in object file.Two windows, composed of three panels each, arranged vertically. The top and bottom panels of each window are composed of six square glass sections depicting line drawings and figurative depictions in a range of different styles. The centre panels have eight square sections, with similar styles and motifs. A double border of shades of blue in small rectangles surrounds the central sections, which are in shades of yellow, with central rectangular glass in green. Clear glass panels are set on either side of windows. -
Essendon Football Club
Membership ticket, circa 1891
History of object is unknown. Member's name is not recorded on the ticket.Ticket dates from the club's first premiership year:1891. Club subsequently won another three consecutive premierships, becoming still the only VFA club to do so. Ticket is one of a run of tickets from 1880 to 2012 (complete except for 1915 and 1916 when the club withdrew from competition and 1899 and 1900 which are missing from the set).Rectangular card covered in black leather with fold in middle and small punched hole lined with metal intop right corner. Card has gold embossed border and two diagonal lines running top left to bottom right filled with red with 'ESSENDON' in capital letters. Date '1891' embossed in gold in top right and 'F.C'. embossed in gold on bottom left. Some wear on right hand edge. Reverse of card is the same as the front. Inside reads: Essendon Football Club/ SEASON 1891/MEMBER'S TICKET/. Numbers: 769 is printed in large type to the left of SEASON 1891. Left side is printed with names of club administrators and righ side is printed with words: FIRST TWENTY and SECOND TWENTY.essendon football club, 1891, premiership, ticket, vfa, victorian football association -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Bicycle Repair Kit
Object said to be a bicycle repair kit used in WW1The AIF cycling units have often been forgotten in military history but the humble bicycle played a very important role in the logistics of warfare. The simplicity of the bike made transportation quick and reliable.Small metal box with two wire clips. Remnants of yellow paint on lidww1, bicycle repair kit -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Domestic object - Egg Cup, c1940
Object made and used by internees in Camp 3 TaturaSmall Wooden egg cup, hand turnedtatura, egg cup, decker, kazenwadel, handcrafts, woodturning, domestic, items, food, drink, consumption -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Textile - Lace Edged Pillowcase
An example of a decorative domestic object from the early 1900s.The item is of significance socially as an example of decorative domestic objects in the early 1900s.Single pillowcase made from soft white cotton with a crochet lace edge. The pillowcase is machine stitched and on the front has three fine pintucks at each end. The lace edging has been handstitched on.flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, warrnambool, pillowcase, cotton, crochet lace, domestic object, textile, decorative lace edging -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Boomerang, Unknown
Beaked Boomerang ornamented with red ochre, fine grooves on obverse side. This is a special form of Boomerang used in fighting at close quarters or as a missile. The purpose of the beak is to catch on any defensive object being used by the person under attack. Used as items of trade - is made by tribes in West Queensland and Northern Central Australia.australian aboriginal history, aboriginal artifact, boomerang -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Container
Container for jewellery, glass cylindrical and metal tin framework, hinged lid with clip with three ornate leaf legs (one broken). Faded aqua coloured cloth inside. Object in three fragments 1) upper section, lid and broken glass 2) broken glass section (semi-circle) 3) standflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, container, jewellery, jewellery box -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - ST LIBORIUS CHURCH, EAGLEHAWK, c.1868
Black and white photograph. Church with central steeple. Central door with stained glass above. Gardens and paths in front. Inscriptions: on back - in grey lead pencil 'St Liborius'. History of object James Lerk 2000 'Saint Liborius Church, Eaglehawk. Designed by Vahland and Getzshmann in 1868 Photographed for Bendigo Advertiser 11.1.2001buildings, church, st liborius, eaglehawk -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ceremonial object - JOHN FREDERICK HARPER COLLECTION: THREE FABRIC ROSETTES - LODGE REGALIA, 1950-1990's
Object. Hand made from a stiff canvas-type fabric ribbon, on a stiffened cotton canvas backing. Outer edge is maroon in colour 5 cm wide, inner section is a slate blue-ish grey colour, 1.5 cm wide and a maroon fabric button, 1.5 cm in diameter, is central to the rosette.organisation, masonic lodge, fabric rosettes -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Medal - MEDAL COLLECTION: SECOND AWARD MEDAL 1879, 1879
Object. Silver coloured medal with badge pin. Circular shape with border of eight cut out axe head shapes with engraved pattern. Obverse: Around edge inside raised ring '' Intercolonial Industrial Exhibition 1879''. Reverse: Shield shape engraved in centre. Engraved on raised edge section, ''M Ely''.numismatics, medals-civil, second award medal 1879 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Medal - MEDAL COLLECTION: CORONATION MEDAL, 1911
Object. Brass coloured metal medal with suspension ring attached at crest. Obverse: Overlapping profiles of King George V and Queen Mary. Around the edges '' KING GEORGE V & QUEEN MARY''. Reverse: In centre State of Victoria Coat of Arms. Around the edge ''To COMMEMORATE THEIR MAJESTIES CORONATION JUNE 22 1911''.numismatics, medals - commemorative, coronation medal -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Typed Notes, 'The Ballarat Tramways Social Welfare Benefit and Mortality Club, "The Constitution and Rules of 'The Ballarat Tramways Social Welfare Benefit and Mortality Club'", mid 1960's
Yields information about a social welfare or friendly society part of the Ballarat Tramways - group who looked after their fellow workers through contributions. Gives the rules of the 'The Ballarat Tramways Social Welfare Benefit and Mortality Club'Carbon copy of a six page quarto sized document titled "The Constitution and Rules of 'The Ballarat Tramways Social Welfare Benefit and Mortality Club'". Details the objects, membership, committee, elections, operation, meetings, trustees, contribution, benefits (in $ terms) of sickness or death (funeral expenses contribution), accounts and references to the Friendly Society Act. social welfare, sickness, secv, ballarat -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, "Town of Ballaarat East / to Contractors and Others / Construction of Tramways", 2008
Details the conditions of a tender for the construction of tramways in the town of East Ballarat - a possibility that did not occur.Three page photocopy of a tender document titled ""Town of Ballaarat East / to Contractors and Others / Construction of Tramways", in the Town of Ballaarat East, dated 7 September 1888. Gives and terms and conditions of any agreement for the construction and operation of trams in the township. Second copy added 31/5/2011 - see History of Object. trams, tramways, ballarat east, construction, tramways, tenders -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative Record - Meeting Minutes, Lake Wendouree Tramway Museum Committee, "Lake Wendouree Tramway Museum Committee", Apr. 1971
Printed notes following a meeting that formed the Lake Wendouree Tramway Museum Committee - Brown Hill Progress Association.Duplicated sheet of Foolscap paper, detailing the formation of the "Lake Wendouree Tramway Museum Committee", the Convenors (Brown Hill Progress Association), Objects, Proposals that were adopted at the public meeting of 18/4/1971 and an interim executive. See also Reg item 910 for other associated papers. Two copies heldtrams, tramways, btps, preservation, brown hill progress association -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - RANDALL COLLECTION: RAMAGES' THE LEADING HATTERS
Object, Envelope, for Ramages' The Leading Hatters every shaper and colour, Ladies Costumes, made to order by expert tailors,High Mercery, Made in Bendigo, best lining, best workmanship, let us tailor your next suit, at 259 Mitchell St., Bendigo, (next City Club Hotel) Phone 617.