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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - THE BENDIGO MINER: BENDIGO SINGER HITS THE RIGHT NOTE
The Bendigo Miner, Thursday March 8, 2012. An article by Jim Evans, history lives: Bendigo singer hits the right note. The article details the life of Bendigo soprano Lily Sharp.newspaper, bendigo, the bendigo miner -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Bag Holder
Bag Holder for bags being filled with wheat or other grains. It has three sharp hooks for gripping the edge of the bag. Three legs splayed out at the bottom-one leg is movable.rural industry, agriculture -
Bunjil Park Aboriginal Education & Cultural Centre
Silcrete Block
This type of rock was used to make sharp scraping tools and spear ends.This fist sized block of silcrete is yellow white and shows percussion marks in indentations where chips have been knocked off for use. -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Knife, Stone, 1800 - 1900 (Estimated)
"Cleverly worked to produce sharp & jagged edges" From the old display label.Stone Knife, roundish in shape, irregular edges. Creamy white coloured stone, possibly quartz.local aboriginal history, aboriginal artifact, stone tool, stone knife, phillip island -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Knife, stone, 1800 - 1900 (Estimated)
"Cleverly worked to produce sharp & jagged edges" From the old display label.Stone Knife, elongated in shape, irregular edges. Light beige coloured stone, possibly quartz.local aboriginal history, aboriginal artifact, stone tool, stone knife, phillip island -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Knife, stone, 1800 - 1900 (Estimated)
"Cleverly worked to produce sharp & jagged edges". From the old display label.Stone knife, elongated in shape, irregular edges. Light beige coloured stone, possibly quartz.local aboriginal history, aboriginal artifact, stone tool, stone knife, phillip island -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Knife, stone, 1800 - 1900 (Estimated)
"Cleverly worked to produce sharp & jagged edges". From the old display label.Stone Knife, irregular shape with sharpened edges. Light grey coloured stone.local aboriginal history, aboriginal artifact, stone tool, stone knife, phillip island -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Knife, stone, 1800 - 1900 (Estimated)
"Cleverly worked to produce sharp & jagged edges." From the old display label.Stone Knife, almost crescent shape, with irregular and sharpened edges. Dark browny-red coloured stone.local aboriginal history, aboriginal artifact, stone tool, stone knife, phillip island -
Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group
Photograph (Item) - Black and White, Wonga Park: Mrs Sharp standing with daughter Elizabeth on horse c. 1920
Wonga Park: Mrs Sharp standing with daughter Elizabeth on horse c. 1920Photo is named 14880032.jpg on CD -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Plane, 19th century
This Jack plane is used for general purposes such as shaving off surplus wood to bring a piece of work down to size and plane the edges of a door to smooth them off. This plane is an example of the tools used by ship builders in the maritime trade from the 19th century to the present day.Jack Plane; a large oblong shape with an aperture at one end, a long wooden guard that protects the sharp metal blade, and a saw like handle at other end. It is stained a red-brown colour.flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, wood working, wood working plane, wood working tool, jack plane, plane, wood plane, general purpose plane, tool, builders tool, carpenter's tool, ship builder's tool, maritime trade -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Bottle - Spirits, Late 1920's to early 1930's
Spirits came in bottles sold at licensed premises either locally or in larger cities visited during shopping expeditions. The shape of bottles varied and were re cycled remaining the property of the manufacturer who paid for their return.Historical: Change of bottles - shape, glass, embossing. Collected by bottle collectors. Aesthetic: Display showing embossing and the shape especially when in good condition.Clear glass bottle used for whisky. Straight sides 190 mm high then a sharp taper to the neck which bulges a little and is 100 mm high. It had a cork stopper. It is embossed on the base.Base: A.G.M. A 6bottle, spirits, whisky -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
UnknownSepia print (not sharp) from behind of one funnel Steam Ship with two masts. Black smoke from middle to right. Two funnel Ship in background right, low hills behind.local history, photography, photographs, shipping, westernport, sepia photograph, san remo -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Needles
Needles are part of a collection of sewing tools donated by Betty McPhee.Packet of Egg eye shaped sharp sewing needle - size 4/8. Made by Abel Morrall - Griffen Brand. Packet endorsed ' Every needle selected - over 100 years reputation.On packet No.4/8 Abel Morrall's Egg Eyed Needles.handcrafts, equipment -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W
This is a photo of a lithograph by Eugene von Guerard (1811-1901), "Source of the Wannon", circa 1866-1868. The peaks in the distance are Mr Abrupt and Signal Peak.This is a photo of a lithograph. It is a stylised view of a mountain range with sharp rocky peaks with a valley through the centre. A river meanders down the valley. There are eucalyptus trees in the foreground and two figures can be seen in the left foreground.Photo printers stamp in back is "H/GAP0007 NNNAA"painting, landscape -
Bunjil Park Aboriginal Education & Cultural Centre
Barbed wooden spear
This wooden spear has the sharped head bound to the shaft separately using sinew and resin. The barb on the spear head is also bound with sinew. A 3cm long section of sinew and resin hold the spearhead to the shaft -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Instrument case with unidentified instruments
Donated by Miss Beatrice May Devlin, items that belonged to her paternal grandfather, Dr Henry William Devlin who graduated in Medicine from Dublin and worked at the Rotunda hospital, Dublin. He immigrated to Australia and was the first doctor to practise in Parkes NSW.Please refer to supplementary file filed under Accession number 1995001Instrument case, small, containing small silver knife, a small silver ladel with a sharp probe at one end, a tweezeer like instument and string with three hook attachments. Looks unused, not gynaecological, nasal?dr henry william devlin -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, C. 1940s
N. J. Jenkin lived in Elizabeth St. Malvern. He was Lay Secretary & Treasurer for Methodist Overseas Missions from 1920 - 1942.Matte sepia toned studio portrait of Nicholas J. Jenkin tipped on to buff card with handwritten script at the bottom front. The cardboard has a deckle edge at the bottom. The picture appears to be an enlargement as the focus is not sharp."N. J. Jenkin Lay Secretary & Treasurer OVERSEAS MISSIONS 1920 - 1942"nicholas j jenkin, methodist overseas missions, methodism -
Mont De Lancey
Tool, Slasher, Unknown
A handmade slasher with a long wooden handle and a heavy sharp steel blade attached with a rivet to the handle. It was efficient for clearing thin and dense low-lying scrub or bush where an axe would be too clumsy. Indiscernable inscriptiontools, agricultural equipment, agricultural tools, slashers, gardening tools -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "Camberwell Depot - Safety Procedures - Blood on trams, syringes, needles (sharps)", May. 1995
Three page A4 document, stapled in the top left hand corner, titled "Camberwell Depot - - Safety Procedures - Blood on trams, syringes, needles (sharps)", providing instructions to crews on handling situations on trams.trams, tramways, camberwell, procedures, met tram, safety -
Melbourne Legacy
Film - Video tape, A Summers Day at Somers. Legacy holiday camp Jan 2001, January 2001
A visual record of Junior Legatees enjoying a beachside holiday at Somers Camp. The tape has not been viewed.A record of Melbourne Legacy holding camps for the junior legatees in their care.A VHS video tape about Somers Camp in 2001, in a cardboard cover.Cover, TDK, SC, SHARP&CLEAR, label A SUMMERS DAY AT SOMERS Legacy Holiday Camp Jan 2001. Cover rear, SC SHARP&CLEAR, TDK, VHS. Label x 2. A SUMMERS DAY AT SOMERS Legacy Holiday Camp Jan 2001.somers camp, junior legatee outing -
Bendigo Military Museum
Badge - BADGE, ICB, post Vietnam era
Miniature Infantry Combat Badge, dark copper colour. Design is of ovaloid shaped laurel wreath with self loading rifle type bayonet in centre, blade pointing up. Mounting is by 2 sharp pins at rear.numismatics-badges-military, passchendaele barracks trust, infantry -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Sticky Tape Dispensers x2
Used in the office or at home to cut sticky tape (sellotape) to the required size. Used by the staff working in the SECV office during the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme.Heavy green steel dispenser with wheel suspended at the top. A sharp metal piece with serrated edge is at the front enabling the tape to be cut. The second dispenser is grey and also heavy. It has a torn sticker at the centre front. Sticker on the grey dispenser: 'Another / Sellotape / Product'sticky tape dispenser, secv office equipment -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Badge
Formerly possession of local ex RAAF serviceman, Flight Lieutenant Ren Smith.Stick pin type badge in shape of horse's head and mane on a crown with red and green coloured banner beneath bearing three words in gilt. Long metal pin attached to back has sharp point. Honour the Workbadge, banner, tatura -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - RANDALL COLLECTION: GRAND SOCIAL EVENING AT ST. KILIAN'S HALL, 25 June 1912
Event, Grand Social Evening at St. Kilian's Hall,Tuesday, June 25th 1912.Under the Auspices of Men's Branch of the Sacred Heart Sodality. Dancing 8p.m. sharp. Single Ticket, 2/-. A.E.Owens, Secretary.event, charitable, sacred heart -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Photograph, Heidelberg Golf Club: 75th anniversary - Manager Stefan with Abbie, 16/08/2003
Heidelberg Golf Club: 75th anniversary - Manager Stefan Bazzani with Abbie Sharp, 16 August 2003.Colour photograph and caption in album75th anniversary celebrations, 75th year, heidelberg golf club - history, office staff -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: WINNERS
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Thursday, November 11, 2004. Winners: Marong Tennis Club had good reason to celebrate in the early 1940s when it won the Marong and District Bendigo Advertiser Shield. Team members were: Back - P. Anthony, R. Rawiller, M. MacKenzie, C. MacKenzie, G. Freemantle, K. Taylor, C. Gledhill. Front: E. MacKenzie, E. MacKenzie, L. Sharp, B. Taylor, E. Gledhill, B. McCraig and D. Sharp.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Salute for sacrifice, 10/08/2016
A story about mateship during the Vietnam War and Battle of Long Tan commemorations, Peter Blackman and Gordon Sharp.News clipping, black text and colour image.vietnam war, vietnam war - battle of long tan, peter blackman, gordon sharp -
Broadmeadows Historical Society & Museum
Container - Tin
The product Sucrets lozenges were used as a treatment for a sore throat. It was introduced in Baltimore, Maryland, by Sharp & Dohme in 1932.An example of over-the-counter treatment for common ailments.Blue and cream tin. Cream lid with blue printed text. Blue base with cream square containing blue printed text.'Sucrets' Antiseptic throat lozenges tested for germicidal activitysucrets antiseptic throat lozenges, container, tin -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Bottle - Household
Flavoring Essence was used for cooking. It came in small glass bottles. The History of the Bickford & Sons Company.Small brown glass bottle with a rectangular base and a tin screw lid. It has a yellow label on the front with the title Bickford's / Flavoring Essence / Raspberry. The bottle has straight sides tapering sharply to a short neck and opening.flavouring essence bottle; bickford & sons company -
Mont De Lancey
Tool, Slasher, Unknown
A hand slasher with a long wooden handle and a heavy sharp steel rectangular blade attached with rivets to the handle. It was efficient for clearing thin and dense low-lying scrub, ferns or bush where an axe would be too clumsy. '232205' is stamped on the flat blade but the writing is Indiscernible. tools, agricultural equipment, agricultural tools, slashers, gardening tools