The Warrnambool Co-Operative Milling Company was established in 1881 and operated until the end of the 19th century. The company had a flour mill in Timor Street and a produce store in Raglan Parade. The manager was John Marfell. He was prominent in community and civic affairs in WarrnamboolThis medallion is a most significant item as it is a fine memento of the Warrnambool Co-Operative Milling Company and of the manager of that company, John Marfell. Circular bronze coloured metal seal with text in an outer annulus and text with two five petal stylised flowers and two arrow heads in the centre. WARRNAMBOOL CO-OPERATIVE MILLING COMPANY LIMITEDwarrnambool co-operative milling company, john marfell

Scalebuoy. Invented by Hartley Abbott and patented under the name of the Bendigo Electronic Company, made in various sizes & for different applications, such as to prevent scaling in the boilers at mines. Part of the Aileen and John Ellison collection.Made up of a sealed glass bulb containing mercury and gasses enclosed within a chromed wire cage and with a chromed handle. The one shown being a handheld shaker model. science, bendigo electronic, abbott

Insurance Policy - eight fold - titled "Fire Policy No. 569750 for PMTT Rest House L50 St Kilda Rd No. 5 Prahran" from The Victoria Insurance Company Limited, expiring 3/2/1914, issued to the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust, Details location, sum insured, 50 pounds, premium, dates. Has the seal of the insurer in the bottom right hand corner."Rest House L50 St Kilda Rd No. 5 Prahran" along top folded edge.trams, tramways, pmtt, insurance, shelters, st kilda rd, high st, prahran

BHS CollectionHanro 100 Ordinary Shares Certificate: Cream Paper with black print. Certificate No. 1738. On the left side is perforations for tearing and a vertical repetitive design of an open book. Each certificate is for 100 ordinary Shares. At the top is printed *Hanro (Australia) Knitting Mills Limited. (Incorporated in Victoria Under the Companies ACT 1928). It gives the breakup, number and the price of the different types of shares. The registered office is 163 - 175 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo. It is a blank certificate. At the bottom is *The Common Seal of Hanro (Australia) Knitting Mills Limited was hereto affixed in the presence of...... Directors..... Secretary. This Certificate must be given up to the company on the transfer of any or all of the above shares. A box is provided for the Progressive numbers of the shares. On the back hand written in Blue biro is *Wreath $2.50. Wood Farmers 11am 2/4/68Hanro (Australia)document, certificate, share certificate, hanro

Motorola introduced the Bag Phone in 1988. These phones offered more durability and higher power output (up to 3 watts) than more conventional mobile phones of the time. Bag Phones were expensive to purchase and operate. They became available within the Department in the early 1990s but their use was very restricted to staff like fire communications duty officers. Senior regional managers also had bag phones. Bag Phones were also bulky and heavy and were often known as "The Brick". The 12 volt sealed lead-acid rechargeable battery provided up to 2.5 hours of talk time and 48 hours of standby time. They were replaced from the mid 1990s by smaller, analogue flip-phones with lighter Nicad batteries manufactured by companies like Nokia. The mobile phone network was patchy in country Victoria where two main telecommunications companies operated - Telstra and Optus.Motorola Bag Phone with handsetOptus 018 594 510 No battery Includes handset, aerial and 12 volt car-charger jack in vinyl bagforests commission victoria (fcv), communications

Handwritten 'Receipt for, and acceptance of share' in the Catherine Reef United Claimholders Gold Mining Company, limited dated 6th November 1865. List of shareholders, their seals, the number of shares they have and witnesses. Note attached to the back: Edward Hunt, surgeon, appointing Thomas Kaye of Sailors Gully the lawful attorney to sign the rules of The Catherine Reef United Claimholders. Some of the signatures on the document are unreadable. Bottom quarter of the page is detached. document, gold, the south star quartz mining coy, the south star quartz mining coy, catherine reef united claimholders gold mining company limited, richard bell, ? boyle, andrew brown, john cargeeg, william dis?, ? froggatt, ? burrows, ? williams, james hart, john hart, ? kaye, edward hunt, george loudow, william nichols, john nichols, joseph taylor, robert thornton, ? williams, william winles, thomas kaye

The office of the Public Trustee was constituted and incorporated by the Public Trustee Act 1939 which was amended by the Public Trustee Act 1940. The Public Trustee was the successor in law of the Curator of the Estates of Deceased Persons The Public Trustee was empowered to act as administrator, trustee, executor and attorney. On 1 July 1994, State Trustees succeeded the Office of the Public Trustee as Victoria's first State owned company under the State Trustees (State Owned Company) Act 1994. (https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/VF50). Decorated hand operated cast iron embosser with 35mm stamp head still attached. Gold and maroon painted decorations extend from top edge of handle including scrolls and cross hatching. Well used showing all over signs of wear. Stamp head is for the Public Trustees Kangaroo Flat.Public / Trustees / Kangaroo / Flat

Bendigo tramways conditions of operation including fares for a range of trips.Modified agreement between the City of Bendigo, the Borough of Eaglehawk, and the Shire Council of Marong, and the Bendigo Tramway Company - for the operation of a tramways service on two routes (rail station to Eaglemark Town Hall and Kangaroo Flat to White Hills Botanic Gardens Six-page agreement, unsigned or sealed by five nominated parties. Document is generally in a fair condition, bound with a light cover and stapled

Agreement and Subscription Schedule for Drainage of the Garden Gully Reef 1871 2 pieces of lined A3 paper folded to make a 4 page book bound with string. Document handwritten in black ink on blue lined paper with red margins. When closed the book was then folded in 4 to create a pamphlet. The document has extensive notes written in pencil, which are difficult to read. The document also has two water marks. On the cover page is a crest with the initials EE underneath. All other pages have the second which reads R. Barnard 1850. The document makes use of 2 types of seals, a red wax seal and a variety of stamps which indented the paper. The stamps read as follows: 1. Victoria Queen Quartz Mining Co. Registered Bendigo 1870 2. Garden Gully Reef Extended Co. Registered Bendigo. 3. (difficult to read) Sandhurst and Registered are visible. 4. The Premier Garden Gully Company Registered Sandhurst 5. The Queen of Sheba Tribute Co. Registered 1871 6. Victoria Queen Tribute Co. Registered Bendigo. 7. Cemetery Reserve Company Sandhurst Registered 1871 8. Premier Tribute Co. South Garden Gully Sandhurst.the bank of victoria, the victoria queen quartz mining company, jean baptiste loridan, john augustus woodward, the garden gully reef, garden gully reef extended co, victoria queen quartz mining co, the premier garden gully company, the queen of sheba tribute co, victoria queen tribute co., cemetery reserve company, premier tribute co. south garden gully

This box of sampled is typical of those issued to official manufacturers of military badges, insignia, and buttons to ensure the gold colour remained consistent. These badges were held by the Third Army Quality Assurance Unit (3AQAU). The manufacturers were often local companies, where an example of a typical supplier is KG Luke who also manufactured the Brownlow Medal, the award given annnually to the Australlian Football League's best and fairest player.A rectangular wooden box with a black velvet-like cushion in one side. cushion has 10 examples - 2 of each kind - of military insignia and buttons of two different shades of gold colour. Box opens on one long side and is hinged (4cm brass hinges with 3 screws in each side). Clasps on opposite long side, also of brass. Wood has been stained a dark brown. Base off box shows 14 brass staples. Corners of base show 2 nails, possibly brass. A typed sheet of paper is attached to the inside of lid, dating from 1993, explaining usage of samples. Paper tag affixed to cushion between samples - Department of Defence authenticating samples in box. Tag attached with fabric tape and secured using a lead seal.Paper taped to inside lid - title 'SEALED SAMPLE 8455-03311' - a lengthy description of contents and box follows. Please refer ot photograoph for further details. Typed tag on cushion - 'Department of Defence/SEALED SAMPLE/Sealed sample Number 03311/Stock Number 8455/Description STANDARD OF GOLD COLOUR FOR INSIGNIA, BUTTONS AND BADGES (ANODISED) ALUMINIUM ALLOY 1150/APPROVED. The supply is not to differ from this sealed sample except as endorsed on the back hereof./D Darby [signature] 29/06/1993 /EDE VFE SCDDG [stamped].' Reverse of tag (stamped in red within a thin lined border) - 'SEALED SAMPLE/NOT TO BE/DESTROYED OR/MUTILATED' badges, military insignia, button

6 page document plus map: indenture No. 11012, Gold Mining Lease, between Crown and North Deborah Mining Company carrying on operations in the Parish of Sandhurst, dated 3rd June, 1939. Map shows land excised for mining in pink and Crown land in orange cross-hatching . Streets shown: Queen Street, King Street, Hargreaves Street, Breen Street. Leases: No's. 10939, 1363 TL, 11012, 10937, Railway line through centre of lease holding. On last page 'Deborah Gold Mines No Liability of 125 queen Street Melbourne is now the proprietor of the within described estate by transfer registered on 13th November, 1939 and numbered 1752584'.bendigo, mining, north deborah mining company, j sweeney, common seal of north deborah mining company, stanistreet, breen street, king street, queen street, hargreaves street.

Indenture document number 10878, Vol 317 Folio 35044. Foolscap 4 pages including a map, dated 2nd September, 1936, between King Edward VIII (Crown land) and Monument Hill Consolidated (Bendigo) No Liability 'carrying on operations in the Parish of Sandhurst, to occupy and use the land demised as a site for machinery buildings and offices to be used in connexion with 'mining purposes' ' Document signed by Right Hon William Charles Arcedeckne, (Baron Huntingfield) and J. Stanistreet, Manager, affixed with the Common Seal of Monument Hill Consolidated (Bendigo) No Liability. Map drawn on dark buff paper, and fixed to document. Map shows lease 10878 in the Mining District of Bendigo, Parish of Sandhurst, County of Bendigo. N.Area 2.2.24 ( 2 acres, 2 roods, 24 perches ) Lease site on Rowan Street, bordered by Ophir Street. Coloured in purple on plan with small red area. On bottom: ' Note Red Areas Excised. Scale 4 chains to 1 inch, M.M. Var. 8 degrees 32' E. On lease site, New Chum Gully marked, W.B. House, and Permanent Occy. marked on red area. On last page ownership of lease details from 1937 to 1942.bendigo, mining, monument hill consolidated, common seal of monument hill consolidated, nell gwynne mine, south nell gwynne gold mining company, bendigo mine, ophir street, rowan street, mackenzie street.indenture vol 317 fol. 35044. j stanistreet.

Bushfire behaviour is influenced by many things including temperature, relative humidity, forest type, fuel quantity and fuel dryness, topography and even slope. Wind has a dominant effect on the Rate of Spread (ROS), and also bushfire size, shape and direction. Fuel arrangement is as important as fuel quantity (tonnes/ha). Fibrous and ribbon bark, together with elevated and near-surface scrub fuels act as ladders which lead flames into the tree canopy. But the availability of fuel to burn depends largely on its moisture content. When it exceeds 20-25% not much will burn, whereas 12-15% is generally ideal for fuel reduction burning, but if the moisture content drops as low as 7-10% virtually everything will ignite, and fire behaviour becomes extreme. During the afternoon of the Ash Wednesday bushfires on 16 February 1983 fuel moisture contents were recorded at Stawell as low as 2.7%. Fine fuels like leaves and bark can rapidly absorb moisture after a shower of rain, or from the air when the Relative Humidity (RH) is high, and the temperature is low. Conversely, they can also dry out very quickly. So even though the overall fuel quantity in the forest doesn’t change, the fine fuel availability can increase rapidly from zero after rain to many tonnes per hectare as the fuel dries out. This can happen over a few hours on hot and windy days. Heavy fuels like logs on the ground take longer to dry out. Since the 1930s foresters, firefighters and researchers have been working to develop quick and reliable techniques for measuring fuel moisture content. One of the most accurate methods is slowly drying a sample of fuel in a conventional oven for 24-48 hours to remove all the moisture and measuring the weight difference, but this takes time and is not practical in the field when rapid measurements are needed. But oven drying is often used as a benchmark to compare other methods. Microwave ovens are faster but can cause uneven drying and even char the fuel. They are also not very practical for use in the field. Some mathematical models rely on weather records such as rainfall, wind speed, evaporation, cloud cover, shading, relative humidity, slope, aspect and season of the year to predict soil and fuel moisture. The Keetch-Byram Drought Index of soil dryness is the most common. But complex fuels with leaves, twigs, grass etc make the predictive models often inadequate for fine fuels. The most common technique in Victorian forests until recently was the trusty Speedy Moisture Meter. Originally developed in England during the 1920s for measuring moisture in wheat and other grains it was adapted for Australian forest fuels in the 1950s (I think). Fuel was first ground using a Spong mincer, often attached to the bullbar of a vehicle, and a small sample placed into the Speedy together with a measure of calcium carbide and then sealed. A chemical reaction created gas pressure which was read on the external dial. There were important techniques with cleaning, mincing and using the chemicals with the Speedy to give reliable readings, but it was quick, inexpensive, robust, portable and practical in the field. It was used routinely before igniting a fuel reduction burn or measuring fuel moisture differentials on slash burns. But in about 1996, Karen Chatto and Kevin Tolhurst from the Department’s Creswick Research Station developed the Wiltronics Fuel Moisture meter which measured electrical resistance. Wiltronics is an Australian owned company operating from Ballarat. The final result was a kit that was portable, accurate and could reliably measure fuel moisture contents between 3% and 200%. Although expensive, it is now widely used by fire agencies around the world which has virtually relegated the Speedy to the back cupboard.Prototype Fuel moisture meterT-H Fine Fuel Meterforests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, forest measurement

This bowl was used by the SECV in their mess rooms for workers during the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. The imprint of the year '1921' was to identify the year that the SECV was formed which relieved the private VHEC (Victorian Hydro-Electric Company). As the scheme was of such a huge scope, isolated and time consuming nature, the feeding of its workers was quite demanding of cutlery and crockery. (See more KVHS 0113)This bowl was used by SECV workers working on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme (1938 - 1961) in camps and mess halls and at the Mt Beauty chalet. (See more KVHS 0113)This item is a white ceramic State Electricity Commission of Victoria bowl. It is made in England and is of strong and durable ceramic. The 5 mm thickness of the ceramic suggests this bowl (cereal / soup) belongs to a commercial kitchen environment and not domestic. The indent bottom of the bowl is 5 mm deep with a side curvature ratio of 2:5. The ceramic is glazed to a commercial standard (workers' mess). See also KVHS 0128 (B - D) for other ceramic crockery.The red printed seal of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria is imprinted on the top outside rim within a curved scroll and a raised fist with electrical "Charges" extending out. Snuggled within the borders of the scroll is a banner with the 5 stars of the Southern Cross. On the underside "Vitrified sold by Cafe & Hotel Supplies Pty Ltd Dunn Bennett & Co. Ltd. Burslem. Made in Englandcrockery; state electricity commission of victoria; dunn bennett pty. ltd.; bowl

The ethyl chloride was packaged in a glass bottle with increments measuring volume in milliletres printed on the glass surface in black. The bottle is sealed with a with metallic spray nozzle secured by a cork and moulded red plastic. The original cardboard packaging has red print on white background. The text reads 'Woolwich Elliott 100ml. Ethyl chloride B.P. for General anaesthesia - Woolwich-Eliott Chemical Company Pty. Ltd. Sydney Made in Australia.''BORONIA' stamped on the packaging in blue ink. It is located below the packaging text. ethyl chloride, chemical, woolwich-eliott, anaesthesia, general anaesthesia, glass

Designed by Dr Paluel Flagg around 1915 and later used for 25 years. This laryngoscope blade was designed to meet certain expectations about laryngeal richness and to avoid major tracheal injuries in patients. (Ball, 2014) Article reference: C. M. Ball & R. N. Westhorpe. 2014. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care. Nov 2014, Vol. 42 Issue 6, p687-688. 2p.Small sized Flagg straight blade with a slight curve at the distal end and a 'U' shape canal with light bulb attached. The piece has a general excellent condition and brightness over its surface. The laryngoscope blade type is stamped on top of the blade and the manufacturer seal is located at the base back side of the blade. Stamped on top of the blade, FLAGG LARYNGOSCOPE Stamped seal at the base back side, W/A [inside a triangle shape]flagg, light bulb, straight blade, welch allyn company (wa)

A curved laryngoscope blade with bulb only. Its has an engraved detail about the place it belonged. Also, it has stamped on the blade the maker's seal and its material. At the base of the blade is stamped the place where it was made. The top of the blade has some scratches and the base has an oxide spot over the name of the place it was made. Engraved on the blade, Anaes. Dept. Alfred Stamped on the base of the blade, MADE IN ENGLAND Stamped on the blade left side, STAINLESS Stamped on the blade on top of the base a circular seal with the letters, BOC laryngoscope, light bulb, glass, blade, boc, british oxygen company

This Boyle’s machine was made by the British Oxygen Company (BOC) in the 1950’s. The original Boyle's machine was invented by the British anaesthetist, Henry Boyle in 1917. His machine was a modification of the American Gwathmey apparatus of 1912, and became the best known early continuous flow anaesthetic machine. The Boyle’s machine was first made by Coxeter and Sons, under the direction of Lord George Wellesly, which was later acquired by the British Oxygen Company (BOC). Though a lot of changes have been made to the original design of the Boyle’s machine, the basic structure remains the same today.Green trolley on casters with flowmeter and vaporiser bottles attached to a stainless steel cross bar. There is a glass shelf at top of the trolley and a second glass shelf at base of trolley, above a pull out drawer. The pull out drawer contains 4 x black rubber masks, 3 x black rubber tubing connectors, 4 x seals, 1 a black corrugated rubber hose with red rebreather bag, red tube and masonite support board.Tin plate attached to upper portion of trolley: THE / BOYLE / apparatus / BY THE BRITISH OXYGEN CO. LTD.henry boyle, anaesthetic machine, gas, oxygen, flowmeter, nitrous oxide, british oxygen company, boc, coxeter and sons

This lifebuoy bears the name of the ship, its origin, the shipping company and the red ensign. These details mean that the lifebuoy was part of the lifesaving equipment on the sailing ship the Loch Ness, part of the Glasgow Shipping Company’s Loch Line (G.S.C. on the red pennant) and a British-registered ship (the red flag with the Union Jack on it). Lifebuoys were part of the emergency lifesaving equipment carried on vessels in the late 19th and early 20th century. The ring was made of strips of cork wood joined together to make the ring shape then covered in canvas and sealed usually with white paint. Four evenly spaced canvas reinforcing bands would be added for strength and for a place to thread a rope or line. A lifebuoy, or life-preserver, is used as a buoyancy device often thrown to an endangered or distressed person in the water to keep them afloat while they receive help. It is usually connected by a rope to a person in a safe area such a nearby vessel or on shore. Lifebuoys is a made from a buoyant materials such as cork or foam and ae usually covered with canvas for protection and to make it easy to grip. The first use of life saving devices in recent centuries was by the Nordic people, who used light weight wood or cork blocks to keep afloat. Cork lifebuoys were used from the late 19th to early 20th century. Kapok fibre was then used as a filling for buoys but wasn’t entirely successful. Light weight balsa wood was used as a filler after WW1. In 1928 Peter Markus invented and patented the first inflatable life-preserver. By WW2 foam was combined with Kapok. Laws were passed over time that has required aeroplanes and water going-vessels to carry life-preservers on board. The ship LOCH NESS 1869-1922 … The ship Loch Ness, of Glasgow, was the same ship what William Carmichael sailed on to Australia when he laid the commemoration stone on behalf of his sister Eva and himself, dedicated to their parents, brothers and sisters. The family members lost their lives on June 1, 1878, when their ship, the Loch Ard, was wrecked at Mutton Bird Island in south west Victoria. Eva Carmichael was one of the two survivors from that shipwreck, the other 52 tragically lost their lives. The ship Loch Ness was a three-masted sailing ship built in 1869 for the Loch Line owned by the Glasgow Shipping Company. The line transported cargo and passengers from Glasgow, Scotland, to Australian ports. The Loch Ness was sold in 1908 to Stevedore & Shipping Co, Sydney for use as a coal hulk. In 1914 the Australian Government took over the ship for naval defence purposeless. In 1926 the ship was sunk during gunfire practice by the 1922 built, light cruiser HMAS Melbourne, near Fremantle, Western Australia. The lifebuoy is an example of equipment carried on vessels in the late 19th and early 20th century to help preserve life. There were many lives lost in Australia’s colonial period, particularly along the coast of South West Victoria. The lifebuoy is significant for its connection to the ship Loch Ness on which William Carmichael, brother of Eva Carmichael, travelled to lay a memorial to their parents and all of their other siblings who lost their lives in the Loch Ard disaster of 1878 near Peterborough, Victoria. Lifebuoy, round, cork filling inside canvas cover, painted white, with rope attached. Lifebuoy has printed name of vessel Loch Ness, Glasgow. Symbols of red flag with white initials G S Co. There is also a red ensign."LOCH NESS", "GLASGOW" "G S Co"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, loch ness, loch ard, william carmichael, eva carmichael, lifebuoy, glasgow sailing ship, loch ness of glasgow, life rings, safety ring, life-saving buoy, ring buoy, life preserver, personal floating device, floatation device, safety equipment, g s c, glasgow shipping company, hmas melbourne, cruiser melbourne