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Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Safety box for fusee matches and DAIDS
... safety box lined with foam cushion Safety box for fusee matches ...The Forests Commission developed the use of helicopters for aerial ignition from the mid 1960s. Bryant and May at Richmond worked with the Commission to develop a Delayed Action Incendiary Device. DAIDs as the were known, had an overall length of 180 mm, striker end length - 10 mm. Ignition end length - 80 mm, then a layer of high melting point wax (to prevent accidental ignition when rubbing together in transit). Both ends coated with a modified match head compound with safety fuse exposed length between coated match ends. There was a 17-second delay from when the small end was struck to an intense flaming of the large end, which lasted for 40 seconds. Other types on large matches known as fusees were also used. DAIDs and Fusees were dangerous so were transported in this wooden box lined with foam cushioning. Wooden safety box lined with foam cushion Fuseesbushfire -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Delayed Action Incendiary Device (DAID), Bryant and May - Richmond, Large double ended match
The Forests Commission developed the use of helicopters for aerial ignition from the mid 1960s. Bryant and May at Richmond worked with the Commission to develop a Delayed Action Incendiary Device. DAIDs as the were known, had an overall length of 180 mm, striker end length - 10 mm. Ignition end length - 80 mm, then a layer of high melting point wax (to prevent accidental ignition when rubbing together in transit). Both ends coated with a modified match head compound with safety fuse exposed length between coated match ends. There was a 17-second delay from when the small end was struck to an intense flaming of the large end, which lasted for 40 seconds. DAIDs were dangerous so were stored in a metal box outside the helicopter along with a disposable striker patch attached with a quick release pin to a special half-door. The first test was with a Bell 47G on 4 October 1967 and the first use, anywhere in the world, of DAIDs to backburn a large bushfire was undertaken in north eastern Victoria in February 1968. There was a crash of an FCV helicopter conducting aerial ignition near Wandiligong on 19 April 1978 with the tragic death of two forest officers and their pilot. The crash led to the immediate end of the use of DAIDs and the adoption of the safer Premo ping-pong ball incendiary machine which originally came from Canada but was modified at the Altona workshops. Overall, the development of aerial ignition techniques by the Forests Commission from the mid-1960s resulted in a steady climb in the area burnt each year…. peaking at 477,000 ha in 1980-81 and with an impressive 10-year rolling average of 220,000 ha around the time of 1983 Ash Wednesday Bushfires.Developed in Victoria for aerial ignitionLarge double ended match used for aerial ignition and back burning by dropping from a helicopterbushfire -
Clunes Museum
Domestic object - WAX MATCHES
SMALL ROUND CARDBOARD BOX, WITH LID, CONTAINING WAX MATCHESR. BELL & CO. MELBOURNElocal history, smoking accessories -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Telford Tennis Club minute books and records, 1920's to 2019
Telford Tennis courts were situated on the Telford Yarrawonga Road, west of the railway line, Telford station and silos. A thriving club existed from early 1920's with players from surrounding areas in early times. balls and tournaments were held as fundraisers. Prominent family names included Stevenson, Chappell, Mulquiney, Thom, Inchbold, Connell. Quinn. There were three teams during the 1960's playing in the Wilby and District Tennis Association ( WDTA) competition. Opponents included Wilby, Almonds, St Mary's, Bundalong, Savernake, Rennie, Roseneath, Burramine. Being in a low lying area the Telford dirt courts were often flooded. At the beginning of the season working bees were held to remove the weeds. mow the surrounds and line the courts During the early 1980's the courts were abandoned and home matches were played at the Yarrawonga Lawn Tennis courts. The club still has a team in the WDTA in 2019. A number of B grade Premierships have been won over the years however A grade premierships have been non existent. The club has always encouraged juniors to play and now the players mostly originate from Yarrawonga. Current President (2019) is Richard Inchbold, Secretary/Treasurer Joan Thom. The Bank account is held at the CMCU. The club is no longer IncorporatedCountry tennis teams provided a social outlet from the farming pursuits of the districtall enclosed in a cardboard box. Minute books 1927 to 2014 (not all complete). Includes photos, paper cuttings, Wilby and District Tennis Association draws, subs books, list of names of those who have played for Telford. Consumer Affairs returns, Incorporation papers, receipt books, some correspondence (later years)see photos -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Wedding dress, 13.5.1945
Worn by Jessie Allan for her marriage to William Thomas Kenny on 13 May 1945 at St Stephens Church, Richmond. They lived in 19 Baldwin Road, Blackburn from 1965. Jessie deceased 1.4.2010. Funeral at St Alfred's Anglican Church, Blackburn South.1945 Cream satin wedding dress with a rouched bodice to a centre panel, high neckline and pointed collar. Bead work on centre panel and edge of bodice, long sleeves to a pointed wrist and beading. Thirty covered buttons down centre back. Skirt cut on cross and three metre train at back.|.2|Champagne coloured Wedding Veil - (approx 6ft in length) - complete with orange blossom 3 1/4' headdress. Headdress is handmade, attached to a wire frame|.3|Cream satin slipper. Machine stitched half in rows. Bow with satin loop and spray of wax orange blossom attached.|.4|Horse shoe shaped wedding item to hang over bride's arm. Rouched satin with ornamental - artificial (wax) orange blossom and buds with 2 mm ribbon to hang over arm. Cream coloured to match wedding dress.|.5|Satin horse shoe, rouched, with satin ribbon handle.|.6|Cream braided horse shoe with gilded wishbone and wax orange spray attached. A bow with long loop to hang on the arm.|.7|Satin Horseshoe Good Luck charm with 'petal' flowers surrounding it, made of cut material - ribbon bow with pearls in centre.|.8|Doll in taxi - Rosy-cheeked, dark hair, blue eyes, dressed in bridal dress with veil, with pearls and 'flowers' decorating the doll. The doll stood across the back seat, under the window. Lavender in base of stand.|.9|Bridal Ring Box - 'Good Luck' horseshoe charm box - in the shape of a prayer book. Cream box with silver motifs printed on.|.10|Groom's Buttonhole of spray of wax orange blossom - 4 flowers and 3 leaves. Cream flowers with yellow stamens - green leaves. 10 Items in total..7 'Wishing you all The Best' 'Good Luckcostume, female ceremonial -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - Match Box Holder, 1942
... Match Box Holder... of Japanese Zero aeroplane. Memorabilia Match Box Holder ...Made by member of AIF New Guinea ForceAluminium matchbox holder made from part of Japanese Zero aeroplane. On Front: JAP ZERO Pt. Moresby 1942,3 on Back: VX72210 J L Connor RAF AIF NGF on Spine: AIF NGF 1942-3recreations, souvenirs, metalcraft, aluminium -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Container - Match Box, c1950
... Match Box... Match Box ...Small box with drawer containing blue tipped matches. Cover is in gold with red and blue with printing in red and gold. Disposed of contents 09/03/2022domestic items, containers -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Match Box, c1980
... Match Box...Commemorative set of seven boxes complete with matches.... Mitcham melbourne Commemorative set of seven boxes complete ...Commemorative set of seven boxes complete with matches.Set of seven matchboxes, with matches included, issued to Commemorates the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Dianne at St Pauls' Cathedral in 1950s. Include Prince Charles, Princess Dianne, Queen Elizabeth. Prince Phillip, Earl Spencer and .............Redheads Contents 47 Matches|Made in Australia|Bryant & Mayspersonal effects, smoking accessories -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Envelopes - Boxes
... and Vague Two boxes and four envelopes which would contain repairs ...Item belonged to donor's grandfather who had the local jewellery shop in Mitcham.Two boxes and four envelopes which would contain repairs of jewellery or watches advertising Perkins and Vague local watchmakers; also a match booklet. .8 2nd booklet of matchesPerkins and Vaguecommerce, advertising -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Match Box, 1940s
... Match Box... and black lid Functional object Match Box ...Matchbox with green and black lidOn back -- Scorn the know-all Don't be a war alarmist.|On Front-- Duncan's 60's heavy weight safety matchespersonal effects, smoking accessories -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Board
Relates to 25.2 & 25.3Side of wooden box, nails in end. Manufactured of pine wood, unfinished"To be Kept / Vestas / Perfectly Dry / H.Q. Blue"vestas matches, advertising -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Digital photographs, L.J. Gervasoni, RIP Connie Johnson mosaic of Love Your Sister Big Heart Project, c2017
THE BIG HEART PROJECT Connie’s health is in decline and she’s slowly succumbing to the perils of cancer. She is beyond treatment now. But before she goes, she is determined to break a world-record of her own, to match her brother’s. She has called it The Big Heart Project and it will be Connie’s final fundraising act for Love Your Sister before she retires to be with her nearest and dearest. The world record for longest line of coins stands at 75.4kms and is held by a town in Austria. To break the record, Connie needs to collect 3.951 million five cent coins! Thousands of families around the country have already purchased metres ($2.90) and Connie will lay the coins in the shape of a MASSIVE love heart, visible from space, this coming May 10, at the Lyneham Netball Courts in her hometown of Canberra. Schools nationally are participating in ‘Five Cent Fridays’ and Bendigo Bank are providing a collection depot at each of their branches. The Royal Australian Mint are supplying the coins and Questacon have tasked their best scientists and mathematicians with the mechanics. Most importantly though, 100% of every donated coin will be passed on to the country’s best cancer researchers, IN FULL. You can donate a metre ($2.90) for a cancery loved on http://www.loveyoursister.org/big-heart-project Digital imagescancer, breast cancer, connie johnson, constance johnson, charity, 5c, 5 cents, coins, big heart project, love your sister, northbourne avenue, canberra -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Digital photographs, L.J. Gervasoni, 2004 CHFL grand final in the snow, 2004
Australian Rules grand final played in the snow at Ballaratvictoria, weather, paddock, australian, australian rules, football, aussie rules, grand final, match, hepburn fnc, hepburn, burras, snow, playing -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Digital photographs, L.J. Gervasoni, Hepburn Cricket Final, c2004
Photograph of cricketers wearing whites. hepburn, cricket, match, final, wicket, bowled, hepburn cricket club -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Memorabilia - German Match Safe, Harburger Gummi-Kamm co
The Harburger Gummi-Kamm Co was a rubber manufacturer founded in Hamburg in 1870. The company produced engraved match-safes from vulcanised rubber.Small green rubber German matchbox. Box is engraved with mythological images - one side has Diana running and firing an arrow with her hunting dog at her side. The other side has two deer. The box has a hinged lid that opens at the top. One long side has a match striking area. the other is inscribed with the maker's company name. It is held together with brass screws.Harb Gummi-Kamm Comatches, match safe, mythology, germany, diana, war, military -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph, Clare Gervasoni, Wild Dog Creek at Apollo Bay, 19/09/2020
Colour photograph of Wild Dog Creek flowing in to the beach at Apollo Bay near the rocky outcrop known as Match Point.apollo bay, wild dog creek, match point, beach, coast -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - seascape, Clare Gervasoni, Wild Dog Creek at Apollo Bay, 19/09/2020
Colour photograph of Wild Dog Creek flowing in to the beach near the rocky outcrop known as Match Point, Apollo Bay.apollo bay, wild dog creek, match point, beach, coast -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph, Clare Gervasoni, Rocks Near Wild Dog Creek, Apollo Bay, 24/01/2022
Colour photograph of rocks on the beach at Apollo Bay at a rocky outcrop known as Match Point.apollo bay, match point, beach, coast, rocks -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph, Clare Gervasoni, Rocks Near Wild Dog Creek, Apollo Bay, 24/01/2022
Colour photograph of rocks on the beach at Apollo Bay at a rocky outcrop known as Match Point.apollo bay, match point, beach, coast, rocks -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Image, Eastern Oval from Ballarat Railway Station
The first cricket match at the Eastern Oval was held in 1853, and the first Australian Rules football match played on the ground was in 1866. W.G. Grace visited the Eastern Oval in the 1870s considering it the most English ground in Australia. The W.G. Grace Tree is located at the end of the historic grandstand. Former Australian Cricket captain Ricky Ponting has a tree planted at the oval also. Image of the Eastern Oval taken from the Ballarat Railway Station.eastern oval, eastern oval ballarat, cricket, australian rules football, w.g. grace tree, ricky ponting tree -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Judith Gorsuch, 1951
Judith Gorsuch's dress had a lace bodice and a tulle skirt. She wore lace mittens and a lace bolero. A small posy of flowers in her hair matched the hand-held posy. The dress was made by Judith's aunt, Sally Chalmers. Mayor, Jim Willis, presidedColoured photo of Judith Gorsuch from Mitcham (later Judith Fry) on her Debut at the Box Hill Town Hall in 1951gorsuch, judith, fry, debutantes -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Photograph - Card Box Photographs, English Cricketers outside of Craig's Royal Hotel, Ballarat 1929
The English cricketers played a trial match against the Ballarat Cricket Association on the 9th - 11th February in Ballarat. Included in the touring party were Harold Larwood and Douglas Jardine.craig's royal hotel, english cricket team, ashes 1928-29, building, vehicle, persons -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Image, Cricket Match in Australia, c1918, c1918
Black and white image of a cricket ground in Australia.portrait, cricket, cricket ground -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Test Match Game
... Cardboard box with test match board game inside (some..., children See photo Cardboard box with test match board game inside ...Cardboard box with test match board game inside (some "scoring pieces" torn away from board)See photogames, board games, family, cricket, test match, children -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Matchbox Cover & Match Box
... Matchbox Cover & Match Box... with cartoons on both sides. M. V. WESTRAKUA Matchbox Cover & Match Box ...Plastic coated with cartoons on both sides. M. V. WESTRAKUApersonal items, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Functional object - match box
... match box... object match box ...Wax matches also known as 'strike anywhere' were invented in 1826 by William Newton in England. It consisted of a wax stem with embedded cotton threads and a tip of phosphorus. Cases of various styles were introduced to protect against accidental combustion. This simple but robust metal cylindrical box with close fitting cap made it attractive to soldiers in World War One. Bryant & May was a British company created in the mid-19th century specifically to make matches. In 1901 they acquired the rights to the Swan Vesta process.Match cylinder with press on lid.On cap " Bryant & Mays Wax Vesta London"match, bryant & may -
Tennis Australia
Lawn tennis set, Circa 1885
A wooden chest (.1) containing lawn tennis equipment, specifically: racquets (.2 - .3); net (.4); net posts (.5 - .6, 2 parts each); and a pair of pegs (.7, 2 parts). Inscription across the top of the lid, in French: JEU DE LAWN TENNIS. Inscription below features manufacturing details. Lithographic print on inside of lid features a mixed doubles match, in a park, with inscription: JEU DE TENNIS. Handwritten inscription across front of box: TENNIS 3 11 *POUND* 45. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Cord, Cloth tape, Ink, Gut, Papertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet & cover, Box, Ball container, Ball, Racquet Press, Circa 1955
A Wilson ' Famous Player' Tennis Set, featuring the images of Jack Kramer, Maureen Connolly, and Tony Trabert on the lid. The contents within the set box are: a Wilson 'Famous Player Model' tennis racquet; a Wilson racquet press; a Wilson racquet cover; and, a can containing three Wilson 'Match-Point' tennis balls. Materials: Cardboard, Ink, Wood, Nylon, Paint, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Cloth, Metal, String, Adhesive tape, Rubber, Felttennis -
Tennis Australia
Metal container, Circa 1925
Tin box printed with various sporting scenes. Scene on lid depicts a tennis match. Other scenes include skiing, rugby, boules, and beach bathing. No printed writing or inscriptions. Materials: Metal, Painttennis -
Tennis Australia
Metal container, Post 1921
Tin box designed to contain two packets of chocolate biscuits. Now empty. Lid printed with a scene of a ca.1860 picnic and cricket match. Materials: Metal, Inktennis