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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - 1956 Olympics Ladies' handkerchief
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which were held in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 1956. These Games were the first to be staged in the Southern Hemisphere and Oceania, as well as the first to be held outside Europe and North America. Handkerchief produced as a souvenir for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Synthetic fabric. The handkerchief s bordered in red thread and divided into four squares of contrasting colours. 1. A table of main events and ceremonies, Olympic rings and symbol. 2. Map of Australia (green) with an Olympic torch and kangaroos in each corner. 3 An image of the main stadium. caption "AUSTRALIA" in white on a green background. 4. Map of Melbourne in red with connecting road and rail links to other parts of Victoria. 1956 olympics, handkerchief -
Vision Australia
Functional object - Object, General Electric, APH Table top cassette player, 1978-1981
Produced by General Electric (GE) for American Printing House for the Blind in Kentucky, this player has dials to control tone, volume, speed, side and buttons to record, rewind, forward, play, pause and stop tape. Handling both 2 and 4 track tapes, these players were targeted towards the vision impaired, as it allowed greater freedom to adjust recording styles to suit individual listeners. Plastic rectangular brown audio player with buttons for navigational controls, a handle and black vinyl carry pouch.audio equipment, assistive devices -
Lauriston Girls’ School (incorporating Lauriston Museum and Gallery)
Painting, Painting Ms Meg Hansen Principal 2000-2010
The portrait was painted by Evert Ploeg in 2010. Evert Ploeg is one of Australia's most highly regarded portrait painters, who has won a range of painting prizes, such as the 1999 and 2007 Archibald Prize and was awarded the highly coveted ‘Signature Status’ of The Portrait Society of America.. Archibald Prize winner 1999 & 2007. This portrait is part of the Record Series 74. Permanent/Semi-Permanent Displayed Works.Oil Painting of Ms Meg Hansen Principal Ms Meg Hansen Principal 2000-2010 -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Set of Mrs Potts Sad Irons and trivet, c1890s -1940s
Mrs Potts Sad Iron Set . This double point design with detachable handle was patented in the United States of America by Mary Potts in 1871. It was sold in sets of three bodies with one handle and a stand or trivet. The detachable insulated handle was designed to always remain cool for ironing. The handle was detachable, so that several irons could be on the stove at one time and the handle swapped between several bodies. This item is an example of an invention that was universally adopted to make the task of ironing safer and more efficient.A set of double pointed flat irons which detachable handle. This set includes a trivet to rest the unused iron on. All components are made from cast irondomestic appliances, flat irons, sad irons, mrs potts irons -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board - Report of Visit to United States and Canada by S.M. Richardson, H.H. Bell, Jnr and J.R. Patterson - Officers of the Board, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1946
Report from the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) on the visit by several officers of the board to the United States (Manila – formerly as part of US territory, Guam, Honolulu, San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C., Pittsburgh, Boston, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Cleveland) and Canada (Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria). The tour examined the fleet, operations and maintenance of these North American cities. Has an index on the rear.A document that detailed operations of North American streetcars from an Australian perspective, in particular PCC cars during the 1940s, some systems of which no longer exist.Report of Visit to United States and Canada by S.M. Richardson, H.H. Bell, Jnr and J.R. Patterson - Officers of the Board. Approx 90 duplicated pages, secured with folding clips with card covers.public transport, tramways, mmtb, reports, usa, canada, pcc class, overseas tours -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Keynote Address, Kevin Shea, "Even our Public Transport is Multicultural", 1988
Keynote address by Kevin Shea, CEO of The Met, on Public Transport in Australia, titled "Even our Public Transport is Multicultural" - Bicentennial Conference 1988. The paper looks at Australian Multicultural heritage and its influence on public transport and community attitudes. Also looks at the changing economic relationship with the rest of the world, technological change, and their implications. Includes unionism, wages, American influences, and the sprawl of the cities.Has a close association with the author, Kevin Shea.Set of 15 A4 printed sheets - was stapled in top left hand corner.conferences, kevin shea, public transport, the met -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Container - Medicine Glass, W T & Co. (Whitall Tatum), late 1880's
This medicine glass was previously owned by Sybilla Margaret Kucks (1904-1978), daughter of Henry and Julia Kucks, and granddaughter of William and Sibilia Kucks. Sibilla was born in Warrnambool and lived there until 1917 when she moved to Armadale, Victoria, with her family. The medicine glass was among her effects left to her nephew William when she passed away and has been looked after by his wife Eva and treasured as a memento of their Warrnambool heritage. (Further information is available on attached Story document.) John Sambell migrated from England and established his chemist and dentist business in Warrnambool around 1890 in his premises in Fairy Street. The business later included his son Herbert. The maker, Whitall Tatum & Co, is clearly marked on the base of the bottle. The company was a a well known maker of prescription bottles. He used the brand "W. T. & Co. from Mid-1870's until the late 1880's, moulded into his glassware. This medicine glass is significant as one of very few remaining items from the history of John Sambell, chemist and dentist, Warrnambool. It is also significant as an example of medical equipment that has a design still used today. It is also significant for its association with William and Sibilla Kucks, a colonial family in Warrnambool that was greatly involved in the community and commerce of early days in Warrnambool.Medicine glass, (measuring glass or dose cup), clear glass, round. The antique chemist measuring glass is wide at the top and tapers to a narrow base. The glass has side seams and an uneven base. The glass has imperfections ans bubbles. The base is uneven. The measuring scale lines have been scored into the glass and the measurements and other inscriptions have been moulded into the glass. Glass is from J. Sambell, chemist and dentist in Warrnambool. On the back there is a measuring scale in tablespoons and teaspoons. There is also an inscription of the maker on the base. The glass was made in the late 1880's by Whitall Tatum & Co., America.Embossed within a round border "J. SAMBELL / CHEMIST / AND / DENTIST / WARRNAMBOOL" The scale on the back has "TABLE" "1" and "2", and "TEA" "8", "4", "2" and "1" The base has "W.T. & CO." around the edge.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, medicine glass, measuring glass, dose cup, medicine dispensing, medicine measurement, sambell pharmacy warrnambool, sambell chemist and dentist, warrnambool chemist, history of warrnambool, early 20th century chemist, john sambell, medical equipment, warrnambool medical services, kucks family in warrnambool, william and sibilla kucks descendant, mrs kucks' confectionery, william kucks baker, warrnambool dentist, herbert sambell, whitall tatum & co, w. t. & co. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Screwdriver Set, 1930-1955's
This Yankee spiral-ratchet Screw Driver (screwdriver) set was a hand tool with drills, used in the making of components for the ship model Sovereign of the Seas. It is part of a collection of objects used by Jim Williams, maker of fine ship models from about 1930-1955. Most of the components for the models, as well as many of the tools, were handmade by Jim Williams. Jim’s family has donated the ship model “Sovereign of the Seas” and many tools, accessories and documents used in the making of this and other ship models have been donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. Ship model of HMS Sovereign of the Seas, scale model of 17th Century English war ship, was handmade and carved from plans, enclosed in airtight glass case. All components of that model, including even the smallest pulleys, were hand crafted using tools designed and made by Jim. Outstanding details include functional rigging and moving cannons. Please see our record 3732 of the mode Sovereign of the Seas for further details of the ship and the maker. This set is connected with the hobby and skill of ship model making that has been crafted as a leisure activity for many generations. The hobby is often chosen by serving and retired mariners who appreciate the connection with maritime history. This set was used by local Warrnambool man, Jim Williams, who was employed at Cramond and Dickson clothing store, and then at Fletcher Jones menswear for 27 years. It was used in making components for the model of the historic ship, the Sovereign of the Seas. The Sovereign of the Seas was a historic 17th century English war ship with important maritime heritage. Spiral-Ratchet Screw Driver set, also called an ‘American drill’ or hand drill. 9 parts, Yankee brand, No. 31 set. Made by North Bros. Mfc Co. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.. Instructions for use are on label. Ratchet screwdriver plus 6 drill bits - sizes 1/16th to 11/64th - contained in a small round wooden tube with lid, label on outside. This Screw Driver set is part of a collection of tools and accessories once used by Jim Williams, maker of a series of ship models 1930-1955 including “HMS Sovereign of the Seas”. “WITH 6 DRILL POINTS / SIZES, 1/16 TO 11/64 includes - - with - - / “Yankee” Spiral-Ratchet Screw Driver No. 31 / Made by NORTH BROS. MFG. CO. PHILADELPHIA P [A?]- / Directions for use – First Insert Drill Point In - / Drill Chuck, and turn the – in Chuck of Screwdriver U.S.A.”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, jim williams, james bernard williams, ship model hobby, ship model tools, ship model making equipment, ship model making accessories, wood working tool, model making tool, screwdriver set, spiral ratchet screwdriver set, yankee screwdriver set, spiral-ratchet screw driver set, american drill, ratchet drill set, ratchet hand drill, ratchet screwdriverset, north bros. mfc co philadelphia pa, tool, sovereign of the sea, ship model, hobby, ship model tool -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Furniture - Shelves, A. Englander & Searle, Late 19th Century (1898)
This music stand set of shelves is one of many 19th century items of furniture, linen and crockery donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by, Vera and Aurelin Giles. The items are associated with the Giles Family and are known as the “Giles Collection”. Many of the items of furniture, linen and crockery in the Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage were donated by Vera and Aurelin Giles and mostly came from the simple home of Vera’s parents-in-law, Henry Giles and his wife Mary Jane (nee Freckleton) whose photos are in the parlour. They married in 1880. Henry, born at Tower Hill in 1858, was a labourer on the construction of the Breakwater before leaving in 1895 to build bridges in N.S.W. for about seven years. Mary Jane was born in 1860 at Cooramook. She attended Mailor’s Flat State School where she was also a student teacher before, as family legend has it, she became a governess at “Injemiara” where her grandfather, Francis Freckleton, once owned land. Henry and Mary’s family of six, some of whom were born at Mailor’s Flat and later children at Wangoom, lived with their parents at Wangoom and Purnim west, where Henry died in 1933 and Mary Jane in 1940. THE SHELVES During the years 1869-1935 there were well over 250 registered bamboo furniture producers in Britain. The earliest recorded firm was Hubert Bill of 14 Little Camden St, London N.W., who claimed to have been established in (1869 the first bamboo furniture maker), while Daniel Jacobs & Sons of Hackney Road, London, were still in business in 1915, after 45 years of production. Design, quality, price and methods of construction were fairly consistent throughout the whole period, but it was the imaginative and often eccentric choice of subject matter that marked the differentiation between the various firms. While most produced standard tables, stands and fire-screens, the more adventurous offered for sale items such as Corner shelve units, charcoal barbecue grills and musical tea tables. Shelves were often covered with embossed leather paper designs, at first imported from Japan and then later produced in England. Some firms incorporated the knobbly roots of the bamboo stems into their designs, generally to form feet. Occasionally handles to drawers and cupboards were made with these roots although they were more commonly carved as imitations. Handles were mostly of cheap metal or brass. The ends of the bamboo canes were capped with stamped metal or turned bone, ivory or wooden discs. Methods of construction fell into three categories. First and most common is that of pegging. Bamboo stems being hollow, thick dowels can easily be glued into the joints. Some firms farmed out this work of `plugging' the ends of the canes to part-time workers at home. The second method, that of pinning, was far less satisfactory as bamboo tends to split lengthwise and therefore the jointed pieces eventually disintegrated. The most efficient method was that patented in 1888 (patent No 2383) by the firm of W. F. Needham in Birmingham. It consisted of metal shoes and covers for all joints which were made by wrapping a metal strip around the stems and soldering the overlapping ends. Some joints were further strengthened by a small pin or screw. Needham was by far the largest and most successful manufacturer and their individual and superior method of construction undoubtedly gained them their reputation. A. Englander & Searle of 34 Gt Eastern St and 31 Mare St, Hackney, London, were a firm particularly concerned with methods of construction. Although they seem to have entered the bamboo furniture market at a comparatively late date, about 1898, they produced inexpensive bamboo, aimed particularly at the export trade. The company stated in their catalogue that bamboo furniture “can be exported in one piece or it can be exported in pieces and put together again. The fixing up is much facilitated by a system of marking and numbering. Further, no glue is required for putting together as the screw system only is applied”. This method of construction best fits the Etagere in the Flagstaff collection and it is believed to have been made by A Englander & Searle, exported in a knock down form to Australia, purchased in kit form from a dealer hear and put together by the owner. The Etagere is a significant item as it highlight furniture fashion of the late Victorian era. This item was highly sort after in its time and although mass produced, not many examples remain, so this example is a valuable addition to the Flagstaff collection. It is believed that the construction method used is by a notable and respected maker of bamboo furniture and that its production was aimed at the export market and probably came to Australia in kit form.Bamboo shelves: decorative free standing Etagere comprising three large shelves and one small shelf. Shelves are made of wood used to store either orange or bacon boxes (as there are no knots in the wood, imported from South America and cheap to recycle). Shelves are covered with embossed leather paper. Frame is made from tortoise shell bamboo (brown lacquer applied to simulate tortoise shell appearance). Ends of bamboo canes are covered with metal shoes and fixed with a pin. Other bamboo joints are fixed with round head steel screws. This item is part of the Giles Collection.Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, bamboo shelves, bamboo etagere, victorian furniture, furniture, bamboo furniture, embossed leather paper, simulated bamboo, tortise shell, a englander & searle, giles collection, henry giles, tower hill, cooramook, warrnambool breakwater, mailor’s flat, wangoom, 19th century furniture -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Bedford McNeill, Mining and General Telegraphic Code, 1899
McNeill's Code was arranged to meet the requirements of mining, metallurgical and civil engineers, Directors of Mining, Smelting companies; bankers; stock and share brokers, solicitors, accountants, financiers and general merchants. Bedford McNeil )Assoc. M. Inst. C.E.) was an Associate of the Royal School of Mines; Member of the Institution of Mining and metallurgy and of the north of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers; and a Fellow of the Geological Society. "OBITUARY - Mr. Bedford McNeill IT is with regret that we announce the death on September 18, due to cerebral hemorrhage, of Mr. Bedford McNeill, the well-known mining engineer, at fifty-five years of age. Apart from his high reputation as a mining engineer, Mr. McNeill’s name was almost a household word in connection with the telegraphic code compiled by him, which was issued originally in 1893, and in an enlarged and revised form in 1908. This code is employed almost without exception by mining-companies and engineers, to whose use it was specially dedicated, and other business men have found it extremely practical for cable communications. [Nature 98, 94-94 (05 October 1916)] Black hard covered book of 807 pages by Bedford McNeil. Contents include: General suggestions for using code; Morse signals, alphabet and figures; Timetable west of Greenwich; Timetable east of Greenwich; map; Alphabetical Code; Survey of Mineral Properties; Numbers; English Money; American money; Lineal measurement; Weights; Letters; Cables; banks; Finance Companies; Substitutions; Extra Code. The book includes the following advertisements: Nobel's Explosives Company; Otto Aerial Ropeways; Tabloid Medicine cases & Chests; Charleton's Report Book for Mining Engineers; Bornhardt's Electrical Firing Machine; On a page towards the front "R. Brook"morse code, mcneill, bedford mcneill, mining, noble's explosives company, otto, charleton, tabloid, bornhadt, brook, r. brook, telegraphy, morse -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - JACKSON'S GOLD OFFICE, VIEW POINT, BENDIGO - 1861?, 1860's ?
black and white ( copy ) H. Jackson's Gold Office, View Point, Bendigo. Men standing otuside office under verandah. Batchelder, Photographer, Pall Mall. Also Finlay & Co. See also Mosaic items 2400.160 and 2400.101. All details in Mike Butcher and Yolande Collis's book, An American on the Goldfields : the Bendigo Photographs of Benjamin Pierce Batchelder.' Also details of Henry Jackson's store in Bendigo Historic Buildings by Mike Butcher and Gill Flanders. National Trust of Australia (Vic). Central Victorian Branch. 1987. See Research Field for further information.Batchelder, Photographer, Pall Mallorganization, business, h. jackson's gold office, jackson, henry. finlay & co. view point, bendigo. jackson's corner. jackson's gold office. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Award - Presentation Board, The United States Of America - The Air Medal
Mounted on a brown painted board are: On the right hand side is a shield with the wording"Donated by Ian R. Wilson, April 2005. In the middle of the shield is a gold badge with 135 in the middle agains a blue background. Under this are some red stripes. Written on top of the badge is USA RAN. Bottpm of the badge is the word EMU. Under the badge are the words "GET THE BLOODY JOB DONE". In the middle of the board is the Air Medal citation from the United States Of America to Ian. R. Wilson dated the 3rd Day of February 2003.On the right hand side of the board is the framed Air Medal USAmontage, cerberus collection, ran -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Peter Duckett, late 1890's?
Yields information about the appearance of Bendigo Birney trams during the 1950's, possibly during enthusiast tour.Black and White Photograph of Bendigo steam tram motor No. 2 and bogie trailer No. 5, 1890's?, photographed with a building marked "Dining Rooms" in the background. Has the driver in the steam tram motor and the conductor standing alongside. Trailer marked "B.T.Co. Ltd", possibly around the turn of the century. Earlier photos have the full company name. Trailer has roof advertisement "Buy your Lamps at Faull's" - oil? or electric? Taken from a postcard or a magazine - has the caption "Street Railway Train in Bendigo, Victoria", possibly North American origin given the language. Peter Duckett Collection.On the front, top left hand corner of the print "26" in ink within a circle. On rear, stamped in black ink "Photo supplied from P.W. Duckett Collection, All Rights Reserved, 69 Howitt Rd. Nth Caulfield 3161." On rear in ink "Motor 6 and Trailer 5" and a "William F Scott" address label.trams, tramways, bendigo, steam tram motors, trailers, tram 6, tram 5 -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1934
A Wright & Ditson 'All American' model tennis racquet. String whipping and paint around shoulders and around base of throat. On both sides of racquet, model name and manufactuer name printed across throat. Name of manufacturer and words: 'CHAMPIONSHIP QUALITY' printed on shaft on obverse and reverse. Handle spiral-wrapped withperforated pattern leather hand grip. Leather end wrap held with tacks. Butt cloth with amnufacturer's initials as a logo printed on it. 'PATENT NO 1664466' printed on side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, String, Plastic, Cloth, Painttennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1970
A Spalding 'Challenge Cup Oversize Bow' wood tennis racquet. Model name printed across throat on obverse and reverse. Manufacturer's logo features along shaft on both sides of shaft. On left side of shaft is printed: HANDCRAFTED NORTH AMERICAN/ASH AND HARDWOODS and OVERSIZE BOW FOR GREATER HITTING AREA. On other side of shaft is printed: FIBER REINFORCED/THROAT, BOW, AND SHAFT. Grip wrapped with leather printed with manufacturer name. White plastic butt cap features maker logo. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Plastic, Leathertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1933
A Wright & Ditson 'All American' model wooden racquet with concave throat and octagonal grooved handle. String whipping around shoulders and string whipping and plastic reinforcements around base of throat. Leather end wrap. On obverse, model name appears as a decal along throat. On reverse,trademark and manufacture information is printed as decal across throat. On one side of shaft:'WRIGHT & DITSON/MAKERS/MADE IN U.S.A.' and on other side of shaft:'STRUNG BY'. On other side of shaft:PATENTED/TOP FLITE CONSTRUCTION. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, String, Plastictennis -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Linking the Horizons of City Public Passenger Transport", c1958
Report or Paper - 10 foolscap sheets, stapled on left hand side titled "Linking the Horizons of City Public Passenger Transport". No details as who presented it or date. Possibly by MMTB Chairman Robert Risson as in his style. Latest date in the report is about wages - June 1958. Report looks at the history of Melbourne transport, the MMTB, passengers numbers, fares, congestion, trams buses, costs of buses vs trams. Also has notes on a comparison between the USA and Australia (Melbourne) including transport and restaurants. Quotes Arthur O'Connor former American Manager of the Australian Nation Travel Associationtrams, tramways, mmtb, melbourne, trams, public transport, costs, traffic control, road transport, buses -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood State School - Grade 2, 1977
Black and white photograph - Grade 2, 1977"Attached to photograph" Back Row- L to R: Craig McDonald, ?, James Edis, Simon Ignations, Robert McDougall, Dale Franklin. 2nd Row- L to R: Julie Rigg, Kerryn Hopgood, Lexie Jenkinson, Johnny Tomada, ?, Racheal McEwan, ?, Nicole Mathieson. Front Row- L to R: Ellen Hodgson, ?, ?, ?, Jenny Murray, Kerry (?), ?, ?, Tania Alhouse. Teacher: Miss Harmon (American Exchange Teacher) -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Painting, Into The Mud
An original coloured painting showing a truck rolled over with its load rations on the ground. One soldier is holding a box and another soldier is drinking from a vessel.2 Transport Platoon RAASC South Vietnam. Rations on their way to Aussie troops in Nui Dat. One truck in the convoy swerved to avoid an American semi carrying ammunitions. The wheels found the soft muddy edge of the rice paddy, and ... into the mud!. My son Trooper barry "Jock" Tiernan is pictured as one of the men rescuing the load from the mud. the other soldier is Ray Heathcote, driver of the truck.painting, vietnam lest we forget, barry "jock" tiernan, ray heathcote -
B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia Inc
Plaque 49th Fighter Group
Included in the collection of Bill Bakker ex RNEIAAFRectangular wooden plaque with blue enameled, silver printed plate attached DEDICATED TO THE BRAVE MEN OF THE 49TH FIGHTER GROUP. DEPARTED MORRISON AFB, FLORIDA,4 JANUARY 1942.FIRST EXPEDITIONARY FORCE TO LEAVE THE U.S.AFTER THE DECLARATION OF WAR. LEADING GROUP IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE- 678 ENEMY PLANES SHOT DOWN MAJOR RICHARD I. BONG WITH 40 VICTORIES BECAME AMERICA'S "ACE OF ACES" DEDICATED JULY 20, 1985 1985 REUNION PRESENTED BY 49FTG ASSN. -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Motor Cycle Lamp, Joseph Lucas Ltd, Birmingham, England, 1922
This lamp was produced in 1922 as a lighting mechanism for a motor cycle. It is a Lucas lamp, with the trade name 'Chieftain'. The firm of Joseph Lucas Industries was established in 1860 in England, initially making scoops, buckets and plant holders. In 1875 it began making lamps for ships and after 1902 lamps and other components for motorised vehicles. Today, after merging with a North American company, it is a maker of components for both the automotive and the aerospace industries. This item is retained as an example of motor cycle lighting that would have been used locally in the 1920s.This is a metal lamp with a round base, a cylindrical body and a rounded lighting mechanism enclosed in glass. There is a screw lid on top of the oil container, a mechanism for attaching the lamp to the vehicle and two small round glass buttons on either side of the lighting area. The lamp has traces of silver colouring but is very rusty. There is an old card containing some handwriting attached to the lamp.Lucas Chieftain 1922motor cycle lamps, joseph lucas ltd, vintage vehicle parts -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Book, Charles Nordhoff, Seeing the world: a young sailor's own story, c. 1884
Blue book with Art Nouveau floral decor by Charles Nordhoff (1830-1901) found in the mission's library in 2018. Published by W.P. Nimmo, Hay and Mitchell, Edinburgh. The National Library of Australia has an holding mentioning 1876fictioncharles nordhoff (1830-1901), travel, seafaring, adventure, sailors' home -
Orbost & District Historical Society
nails on board, 1885
These nails were made for Walter John Mundy (1868-1944). Often imported nails made for the softer English and North American timbers bent when hammered against the harder colonial woods and so The Mundy family were farmers / settlers in the Snowy River area since c. 1880s. The original Mundy family moved to a land "selection" at Betebolong in the early 1880's from Buchan. It's only over the past century or so that the mass-produced nail has become an inexpensive and common way to join materials. These three iron nails were hand made by an early Orbost settler or blacksmith in the 1880's, using iron, forge and anvil. They are examples of the types of nails used in the 19th century. A rectangular, wooden(athel pine?) board with three hand-made nails glued in fan design to top left corner of section of floorboard. There is a short length of yellow cord attached for hanging. To the right of the nails is hand-written text in black. the nails have irregular shanks and hammer marks on both shanks and heads.right of nails - " Flooring & nails from Walter Mundy's house at Jarrahmond built C.1885. Still in use to this day."mundy-walter hand-made-nails -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - Horse-drawn mower
The horse-drawn sickle-bar mower was developed in America in the 1850’s. The grass, or other plant matter, was cut between the sharp edges of the sickle sections and the finger-plates. The knives could be held vertically for going to or from the field. This bar could also be raised or lowered to cut at different heights. The mowers were made until the end of World War II before they were replaced by tractors.Black mower, offset draw bar, metal wheelsfarm machinery, hay, chaff, mower, horse drawn, churchill island, farming -
Grey Street Primary School, Traralgon
Scrapbook, Newspaper Cuttings 1994, 1994
Items about Preps starting, new principal, 19th Surrey Downs visit, Kosciusko St PS fire, Safety House Program, Junior sports Week, Admin upgrade, tabloid sports carnival, Education Week, Greyathon, restoration work in Traralgon, satellite dishes for interactive learning, Bookweek, Mr Coverdale's American Reunion, Childrens Week, School Fair, PASE courses, Presentation NightContact covered scrapbook -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Painting, Painting of S.S Egyptian Transport
The cargo ship" Egyptian Transport" depicted in the painting was a cargo ship landing in Sydney Australia and transporting supplies via Honolulu America to the Western front. She was Captained by Captain Gordon Trent Chambers. He later Captained a vessel in 1940, the Titania used during Operation Dynamo rescuing British soldiers from Dunkirk in France. The painting is an original by L. Papaluca a renowned painter of ocean vessels.Gilded wooden frame with painting of S.S. Egyptian Transport.Inscribed on bow "Egyptian Transport". -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Emil Jackschowsky
Emil Jackschowsky was born in Insterburg (Prussia then Germany now Russia). He met Mary Schwerkolt aboard the 'Seydlitz' on its way to Australia. He was working as a ships steward. They married in Pittsburg in U.S.A in 1912. While visiting family in Germany he was conscripted. His son Walter was born in 1919. Emil became an American citizen in 1928. He died from heart disease in 1954 at the age of 71.sepia photograph with a framed picture of a man seated on an ornamental chair and dressed in a coat and bow tie.jackschowsky emil, insterrberg -
Unions Ballarat
The nineteenth century: A history (Don Woodward Collection), Mackenzie, Robert, 1889?
Contents: - The opening of the Century - Napoleon Bonaparte - The Congress of Vienna - Social condition of Great Britain - The Reform Bill - The redress of wrongs - Chartism - Our wars - The victories of peace - Christian missions - The charities of the nineteenth century - Our Indian empire - Our colonies - France: The restored monarchy - France: The second empire - Germany - Austria-Hungary - Italy - Russia - Turkey - The United States of America - The Papacy - The progress of liberty in Europe Politics, history, religious and social customs - 19th Century Europe.Book; 475 pages. Cover: green background; 19th Century Library insignia; gold lettering; author's name and title. In black ink, "? ? Falconer, 19th July 1895".btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, politics and government, social conditions, social customs, religion, foreign relations, warfare -
Wangaratta High School
British Commonwealth Army Helmet, 1916-1961
Colloquially called the 'Tin Hat' this helmet was designed by John L Brodie in response to the French helmets. It was easilly pressed from a single sheet of steel and saw service with all British Empire/Commonwealth Forces. Even the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) of World War I succumbed to its charms, and it also featured in early United States battles with Japan in the Pacific during World War II.Khaki steel helmet with brown leather straps -
City of Greater Geelong
Historic Clock, SS Edina Clock
The SS Edina was one of the longest running steam vessels anywhere in the world. Built in 1853, it was used in the Mediterranean during the Crimean War, carried cotton for the Confederate states during the American Civil War and ended its days on Port Phillip Bay, over a century later, making the trip between Geelong and Melbourne. It was only recently relocated during the work for the Our Heritage, Our Collection project.