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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Equipment - Equipment, Army, Compass, 1940
Black metal flat cylinder with glass face and ringT.G. Co. Ltd London No B 33548 1940 Mk.II. Calibratons for compass points on side.compass, sas -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Domestic object - Iron, Edison Electric Applicance Co, c. 1925
Watty POWER's 20th century tailor shop was in the Market BuildingsHotpoint electric iron c1925 used by local identity, Bay Street tailor Watty POWERCompliance Plate Hotpoint, Edison Electric Appliance Co. Patent 1921, May, June 1924business and traders - tailors and clothing, walter 'watty' power -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Bottle, glass
Aqua tinted clear glass bottle for stopper seal, elipse shaped in section, with text embossed on both sides and concentric circle pattern on base.Side 1. 'KRUSES PRIZE MEDAL MAGNESIA' Side 2 'FELTON GRIMWADE & CO MELBOURNE'.magnesia, chemist, kruse, felton, grimwade -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Bottle, glass, Post 1868
Tall light green tinted clear glass bottle for stopper seal, ovular in section, text embossed on two sides, with convex impression on base.Side 1: 'KRUSES PRIZE MEDAL MAGNESIA'. Side 2 : ' FELTON GRIMWADE & CO. MELBOURNE'.magnesia -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Box, cigarette, J. Millhoff & Co. Ltd
Blue square box with pull up lid (?), blue writing with gold emblems and trim.De Reszke. Virginia. The Aristocrats of Cigarettes. J. Millhoff & Co. Ltd. De Reszke Cork -
Clunes Museum
Container - BOTTLE, Aire & Calder Glass Bottle Co
CLEAR GLASS BOTTLE THAT HAS OPALISEDBase; A.C.B. Co. Side of bottle; Lea & Perrins Below neck of bottle; Worcestershire Saucebottle, domestic container -
Clunes Museum
Container - BOTTLE
Ginger beer bottle and cork, stoneware bottle, pale on bottom darker on top, cork tied in with stringOn label; CHAS. COLE & CO. GEELONG GINGER BEER TRADE MARK BESIDE IMAGE OF EAGLEstoneware, ginger beer, bottle -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Box Camera, Eastman Kodak Co
Black leather-leather look (Vinyl) rectangular box. Main lens and 2 viewfinder lenses on the front. Black leather handle, one view finder and metal opening latch on the top. One view finder and a winder key on the right hand side. Red film counter viewing window on the back, with markings (see below)No.2 Brownie / Use film No. 120 / Made in US by Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester NY -
Mont De Lancey
Peach Stoner, Circa 1895
Hand operated peach stoner, with a screw hand-plunger mechanism."Rollman Mfg. Co. Pat. Pend. Mount Joy. PA. USA" "Rollman Peach Stoner"food processing equipment -
Mont De Lancey
Glass bottle, R. Mackey & Co
Thick glass bottle with 4 indentations on the neck and two constricting lines below the neck with a glass marble rolling along the ridge. No cap or stopper.Embossed onto bottle: "R. Mackey & Co. Trade Mark and the company's Globe logo, Kalgoorlie".bottles -
Orbost & District Historical Society
bottles, first half 20th century
Clag was first trademarked in 1898 by Joseph Angus, manufacturer of North Fitzroy, Melbourne. The original paste is thought to have been starch-based. Clag glue was sold in these containers from the early 1900's to the mid 1900's.These items are examples of glass containers used in the early to mid 20th century. Clag glue is an Australian made product still in use today.Two glass Clag bottles . Both are cone shaped and appear to have been sealed with a cork. 2373.1 is a smaller brown glass bottle. 2373.2 is a larger clear glass bottle.2373.1- on base Angus & C0 above ISM Pty Ltd with CLAG on side and numbers 12732 vertically. 2373.2 -on front CONTENTS MADE BY ANGUS & Co PTY Ltd on base - CONTENTS MADE BY ANGUS co PTY ltdjar bottle glue container angus&co clag -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRIS COLLECTION: MALE PHOTO, 1888
Sepia male portrait. Stewart & Co 217 & 219 Bourke St East Melbourne printed on Front. Pencilled caption reverse Nina Dahlsen Nov 26th 1888. Printed on reverse Stewart & Co full size depiction woman painting in studio.Stewart & Co 217 & 219 Bourke St Melbourne.photograph, person, male -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Ship Rope Block, Russell & Co, Circa 1886
This double-sheaved wooden ship’s block or pulley is a mechanical device used for lifting and moving heavy objects. It has two grooved wheels joined together, each with an axle between the cheeks or sides of the grooved wheel. Blocks and tackle are included in a ship’s rigging. These pulleys and ropes are used for the mechanical advantage they provide for lifting, moving and re-arranging the setting of the sails, which are very heavy work. Blocks are also used to load and unload the ship’s cargo. The FALLS of HALLADALE- The sailing ship Falls of Halladale was an iron-hulled, four-masted barque, used as a bulk carrier of general cargo. She left New York in August 1908 bound for Melbourne and Sydney. In her hold was general cargo consisting of roofing tiles, barbed wire, stoves, oil, and benzene as well as many other manufactured items. After three months at sea and close to her destination, a navigational error caused the Falls of Halladale to be wrecked on a reef off the Peterborough headland on the 15th of November, 1908. The captain and 29 crew members survived, but her cargo was largely lost, despite two salvage attempts in 1908-09 and 1910. The Court of Marine Inquiry in Melbourne ruled that the foundering of the ship was entirely due to Captain David Wood Thomson's navigational error, not too technical failure of the Clyde-built ship. The Falls of Halladale was built in1886 by Russell & Co., at Greenock shipyards on the River Clyde, Scotland for Wright, Breakenridge & Co of Glasgow. The ship had a sturdy construction built to carry maximum cargo and was able to maintain full sail in heavy gales, one of the last of the 'windjammers' that sailed the Trade Route. She and her sister ship, the Falls of Garry, were the first ships in the world to include fore and aft lifting bridges. The new, raised catwalk-type decking allowed the crew to move above the deck in stormy conditions.This artefact is important as it is an example of the materials and design of late-19th century ship’s rigging equipment. The object is also significant for its association with the historic sailing ship Falls of Halladale, wrecked in local waters in the early 20th century. The clipper ship Falls of Halladale shipwreck is of historical significance and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, No. S255. She was one of the last ships to sail the Trade Routes. She was one of the first vessels to have fore and aft lifting bridges. The vessel is an example of the remains of an international cargo ship and also represents aspects of Victoria’s shipping industry.Ship's block; a double-sheave wooden block with thick concretion on it. The rope block was recovered from the wreck of the sailing ship, Falls of Halladale.Noneflagstaff hill, maritime museum, maritime village, warrnambool, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, falls of halladale, shipwreck, peterborough, 1908 shipwreck, peterborough shipwreck, russell & co., greenock, wright breakenridge & co. glasgow, clipper ship, machine, mechanical advantage, block, wooden block, pulley, tackle, sheave, ship rigging, double-sheave, twin sheave, captain david wood thomson, iron ship, four-masted ship, sailing ship, windjammer, clyde, wright, breakenridge & co of glasgow, fore and aft lifting bridges -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Ship Rope Block, Russell & Co, Circa 1886
This double-sheaved wooden ship’s block or pulley is a mechanical device used for lifting and moving heavy objects. It has two grooved wheels joined together, each with an axle between the cheeks or sides of the grooved wheel. Blocks and tackle are included in a ship’s rigging. These pulleys and ropes are used for the mechanical advantage they provide for lifting, moving and re-arranging the setting of the sails, which are very heavy work. Blocks are also used to load and unload the ship’s cargo. The FALLS of HALLADALE- The sailing ship Falls of Halladale was an iron-hulled, four-masted barque, used as a bulk carrier of general cargo. She left New York in August 1908 bound for Melbourne and Sydney. In her hold was general cargo consisting of roofing tiles, barbed wire, stoves, oil, and benzene as well as many other manufactured items. After three months at sea and close to her destination, a navigational error caused the Falls of Halladale to be wrecked on a reef off the Peterborough headland on the 15th of November, 1908. The captain and 29 crew members survived, but her cargo was largely lost, despite two salvage attempts in 1908-09 and 1910. The Court of Marine Inquiry in Melbourne ruled that the foundering of the ship was entirely due to Captain David Wood Thomson's navigational error, not too technical failure of the Clyde-built ship. The Falls of Halladale was built in1886 by Russell & Co., at Greenock shipyards on the River Clyde, Scotland for Wright, Breakenridge & Co of Glasgow. The ship had a sturdy construction built to carry maximum cargo and was able to maintain full sail in heavy gales, one of the last of the 'windjammers' that sailed the Trade Route. She and her sister ship, the Falls of Garry, were the first ships in the world to include fore and aft lifting bridges. The new, raised catwalk-type decking allowed the crew to move above the deck in stormy conditions.This artefact is important as it is an example of the materials and design of late-19th century ship’s rigging equipment. The object is also significant for its association with the historic sailing ship Falls of Halladale, wrecked in local waters in the early 20th century. The clipper ship Falls of Halladale shipwreck is of historical significance and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, No. S255. She was one of the last ships to sail the Trade Routes. She was one of the first vessels to have fore and aft lifting bridges. The vessel is an example of the remains of an international cargo ship and also represents aspects of Victoria’s shipping industry.Rope block, wooden double-sheave mechanical device with a short length of chain attached and remnants of the metal frame. It was recovered from the Falls of Halladale.Noneflagstaff hill, maritime museum, maritime village, warrnambool, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, falls of halladale, shipwreck, peterborough, 1908 shipwreck, peterborough shipwreck, russell & co., greenock, wright breakenridge & co. glasgow, clipper ship, block and rigging, ship’s block, iron ship, four-masted ship, sailing ship, windjammer, clyde, wright, breakenridge & co of glasgow, fore and aft lifting bridges, machine, mechanical advantage, block, wooden block, pulley, tackle, sheave, ship rigging, double-sheave, twin sheave, captain david wood thomson -
Federation University Historical Collection
Pamphlet, C, 2023
Co-operative learning is a new initiative by Federation UniversityA4 sized coloured pamphlet regarding Co-operative leraning federation university, co-operative learning, pamphlet -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 2, Richards & Co Ballarat, 1887
Block mounted, black and white (sepia toned) photo of Ballarat Horse Tram No. 1 outside the Wendouree Parade depot, late 1887, with 16 workmen standing or lying around the tramcar. Builders Photo. Tram is lettered "BALLAARAT TRAMWAY CO LIMITED". A sign on the advertising board says "Duncan & Fraser, Builders, Ballaarat". The men around the tram are dressed in trade clothes, including carpenters, painters and blacksmiths. Mounted on to preprinted card with a printed border and along the bottom edge "Richards & Co." and "Photo". See also Reg Items 1654 and 765 for different prints of the same photo. 3042.1 - Same photo, but in better condition. Has "Richards & Co Photo" on stamped on left hand side and has a red border similar to the Reg. Item 3042, but has been cut around it. See Reg item 4480 for details of some of the people around the tram.On rear in pencil "Coulter" and in pencil "Coulter to call again"tramways, trams, ballaarat tramway company, horse trams, depot, duncan & fraser, tram 1 -
Mont De Lancey
Pocket knife
Reverse on knife no. 3 James McEwan & Co. Pty. Ltd. Melbourne 1852-1934Three pocket knives. 1. Bakelite handled knife with engraving plate. 2. Metal handled knife with engraving plate. 3. Steel pocket knife. Centenary 1834-1934. Made for Victorian Melbourne Centenary.pocket-knives -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Short stories, Conrad, Joseph, Typhoon and other stories, [n.d.] [Between 1924-1935]
253 p. ; Decorative red cover embossed with gold.fictionfiction, short stories, joseph conrad -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Desert Spoon, c.1878
Context: This dessert spoon is from the wreck of the Loch Ard, which sailed from Gravesend, London 1878. The manifest listed an array of manufactured goods being exported to the Colony of Victoria. Included in the cargo manifest was a large number of hardware & cutlery items. The spoon is representative of similar items of silver electro-plated cutlery salvaged from the Loch Ard wreck site, comprising nickel silver electroplated spoons and forks of various sizes but all sharing the same general shape and design. Some of the pieces display their makers’ mark of William Page & Co Birmingham UK. Within the Flagstaff Hills cutlery collection donated from the Loch Ard, maker’s marks are often obscured by sedimentary accretion or verdigris after a century of submersion in the ocean. However sufficient detail has survived to indicate that the collection of samples of electroplated cutlery probably originated from the same cargo consignment from the Loch Ard and were made by William Page & Co. Of Birmingham England. William Page was born in 1811 and died in 1885. He was active as a manufacturer of cutlery from 1829 with premises at 74 Belmont Rd, Dales End as a "close plater" (someone who works sheet metal), and he began electroplating in 1855. William Page & Co was also active from 1880 at Cranemore St, Cattle’s Grove also 55 Albion St, Birmingham, and in 1936 the firm became an Ltd company. The firm used the trademarks "Asrista, Bolivian Silver, Silverite, Roman Silver, Romanian Silver, and Trevor Plate. In 1938 William Page was a supplier to the British Government, marking its products with the broad arrow symbol and was also present at Sheffield. (See additional notes note section this document for more information on Electro Plating and its makers marks.) History of the Loch Ard: The Loch Ard got its name from "Loch Ard" a loch that lies to the west of Aberfoyle, and the east of Loch Lomond. It means "high lake" in Scottish Gaelic. The vessel belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many vessels from England to Australia. The Loch Ard was built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curdle, and Co. in 1873, the vessel was a three-masted square-rigged iron sailing ship that measured 79.87 meters in length, 11.58 m in width, and 7 m in depth with a gross tonnage of 1693 tons with a mainmast that measured a massive 45.7 m in height. Loch Ard made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its fateful voyage. Loch Ard left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of 29-year-old Captain Gibbs, who was newly married. The ship was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. Onboard were straw hats, umbrellas, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionery, linen, and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead, and copper. There were other items included that were intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. Then at 3 am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land. But the Loch Ard was running into a fog which greatly reduced visibility. Captain Gibbs was becoming anxious as there was no sign of land or the Cape Otway lighthouse. At 4 am the fog lifted and a lookout aloft announced that he could see breakers. The sheer cliffs of Victoria's west coast came into view, and Captain Gibbs realised that the ship was much closer to them than expected. He ordered as much sail to be set as time would permit and then attempted to steer the vessel out to sea. On coming head-on into the wind, the ship lost momentum, the sails fell limp and Loch Ard's bow swung back towards land. Gibbs then ordered the anchors to be released in an attempt to hold their position. The anchors sank some 50 fathoms - but did not hold. By this time the ship was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind. Just half a mile from the coast, the ship's bow was suddenly pulled around by the anchor. The captain tried to tack out to sea, but the ship struck a reef at the base of Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell. Waves subsequently broke over the ship and the top deck became loosened from the hull. The masts and rigging came crashing down knocking passengers and crew overboard. When a lifeboat was finally launched, it crashed into the side of Loch Ard and capsized. Tom Pearce, who had launched the boat, managed to cling to its overturned hull and shelter beneath it. He drifted out to sea and then on the flood tide came into what is now known as Loch Ard Gorge. He swam to shore, bruised and dazed, and found a cave in which to shelter. Some of the crew stayed below deck to shelter from the falling rigging but drowned when the ship slipped off the reef into deeper water. Eva Carmichael a passenger had raced onto the deck to find out what was happening only to be confronted by towering cliffs looming above the stricken ship. In all the chaos, Captain Gibbs grabbed Eva and said, "If you are saved Eva, let my dear wife know that I died like a sailor". That was the last Eva Carmichael saw of the captain. She was swept off the ship by a huge wave. Eva saw Tom Pearce on a small rocky beach and yelled to attract his attention. He dived in and swam to the exhausted woman and dragged her to shore. He took her to the cave and broke the open case of brandy that had washed up on the beach. He opened a bottle to revive the unconscious woman. A few hours later Tom scaled a cliff in search of help. He followed hoof prints and came by chance upon two men from nearby Glenample Station three and a half miles away. In a complete state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom then returned to the gorge while the two men rode back to the station to get help. By the time they reached Loch Ard Gorge, it was cold and dark. The two shipwreck survivors were taken to Glenample Station to recover. Eva stayed at the station for six weeks before returning to Ireland by steamship. In Melbourne, Tom Pearce received a hero's welcome. He was presented with the first gold medal of the Royal Humane Society of Victoria and a £1000 cheque from the Victorian Government. Concerts were performed to honour the young man's bravery and to raise money for those who lost family in the disaster. Of the 54 crew members and passengers on board, only two survived: the apprentice, Tom Pearce, and the young woman passenger, Eva Carmichael, who lost her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the Loch Ard tragedy, salvage rights to the wreck were sold at auction for £2,120. Cargo valued at £3,000 was salvaged and placed on the beach, but most washed back into the sea when another storm developed. The wreck of Loch Ard still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some items were washed up into Loch Ard Gorge. Cargo and artifacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced in March 1982. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton majolica peacock- one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne 1880 International Exhibition. It had been well packed, which gave it adequate protection during the violent storm. Today the Minton peacock can be seen at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool. From Australia's most dramatic shipwreck it has now become Australia's most valuable shipwreck artifact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register. The shipwreck of the Loch Ard is of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register ( S 417). Flagstaff Hill has a varied collection of artifact s from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulation of artifact s from this notable Victorian shipwreck. The collection's object is to also give us a snapshot into history so we can interpret the story of this tragic event. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history that allows us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes of the time. The collection's historical significance is that it is associated unfortunately with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history.Large Nickel Silver copper plated teaspoon, fiddle-back design handle, narrow stem with flared collar and elongated bowl.Makers’ mark “W” & “P” placed within a raised diamond outline, which is in turn contained within a sunken crown shape identifying the manufacturer as William Page & Co of Birmingham just visable.flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, loch line, loch ard, mutton bird island, loch ard gorge, electroplated cutlery, loch ard shipwreck, william page and co, birmingham brass plating, table spoons -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Gramophone cylinders, National Phonograph Co, Lead Kindly Light
Gramophone cylinders, black, 6 grooves on interior stored in cardboard round container with detachable lid. Edison Record, made and sold by National Phonograph Co. at Orange N.J. U.S.A. 13761 Lead Kindly Light E. Pikeflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, gramophone cylinders, edison record, national phonograph co, lead kindly light, e. pike -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Ward. Lock & Co., Limited, England's Pioneers and Great National Movements, ca 1885
This book was part of a large group of books referred to as the Pattison Collection, which belonged to the Warrnambool Public Library, part of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute. The title on the fly page is the title used for this record. However, the title on the front cover differs, being "England's Pioneers and Great Historical Movements". About RALPH ERIC PATTISON and the ‘PATTISON COLLECTION’ The ‘Pattison Collection’ is a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities, are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the WMI was led to ask the City Council to take it over in 1911 due to a lack of financial support. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Public Library as it was then called. Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up a home in Warrnambool. In 1935 when Pattison accepted the position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council his huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower areas of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave from 1942 to 1945 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However, he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. THE NEW WARRNAMBOOL LIBRARY When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Pattison. Eventually, the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. England's Pioneers and Great National Movements (on Fly Page, but on cover "England's Pioneers and Great Historical Movements) Publisher: Ward Lock & Co Further Information: Being a record of The Achievements and Labours of some Prominent Men of Modern TimesThe label on the spine cover with typed text PAT 920 ENG Pastedown frontend paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Serviceflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, england's pioneers and great national movements -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Insurance Policy, CML Fire and General Insurance Co Ltd, CML Fire and General Insurance Co Ltd, 1963
House owner's insurance policy, taken out with CML Fire and General Insurance Co Ltd by George Simpson (father of donor) in 1963, for his bank house at 2 Tucker Avenue Garden City. Large, cream coloured.Signaturesdomestic life, garden city, george simpson, insurance -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Tool - Pelvimeter associated with Professor Bruce Mayes, W.M.Bailey & Co, c. 1950-1965
Item originally belonged to Professor Bruce Mayes, University of Sydney c1950-65. According to Professor Warren Jones the items had been in a back room of the medical facility and Professor Mayes gave it to Warren Jones, otherwise it may have been thrown out. Warren Jones took the device with him to Adelaide where he practiced from 1975.Pelvimeter. Device consisting of two thin measuring arms with external, circular measure at base of arms. The arms are curved at the distal (far) end so that the points of the arms face each other. Manufacturers stamp "W.M. Bailey & Co."obstetrics -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, C. Hewitt Stawell Photographic Co, Thelma Philips nee Raitt as a baby in a cane pram c1900
The photograph of the baby in the cane pram is Thelma Phillips nee Raitt. The donor of the photograph was her daughter Mrs. Beverley Biggs.Sepia photograph of a baby seated in an elaborate cane and seagrass pram. The pram has metal wheels. The baby is dressed in a fluffy overcoat and bonnet with a broach pinned to the bib. c1900Stawell Photographic Co., Main Street Close Railway C. Hewitt, Manager printed on the front. On the back is hand written Mrs. Biggs mother Mrs. Thelma Phillips nee Raitt, Nana. Also the stamp of the Stawell photographic Co.stawell portrait -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, ALLAN STUDIOS, 1995
MR. FRED EBERHARD OF EBERHARD & CO AERATED WATER OF CLUNES IS SEATED AT THE TABLE CENTRE RIGHT FRONT..1 ORIGINAL BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAP OF COUNTRY CORDIAL MANUFACTURERS DINNER 1949, ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OWNED BY DONOR .2 BLACK & WHITE PRINT OF COUNTRY CORDIAL MANUFACTURERS DINNER 1949, ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OWNED BY DONOR .3 ONE SHEET OF PAPER WITH HISTORICAL DETAIL OF EBERHARD & CO. CORDIAL FACTORY CLUNES VICTORIADINNER GIVEN BY ALFRED LAWRENCE & CO. LTD. IN HONOUR OF THE SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE VICTORIAN COUNTRY AERATED WATERS & CORDIAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION MELBOURNE - AUGUST 1ST. 1949photograph, commercial event -
National Wool Museum
Chart, Characteristics of the principle textile fibres
"Characteristics of the principle textile fibres" - Achille Bayart & Co, 1967."Characteristics of the principle textile fibres" - Achille Bayart & Co, 1967.textile industry textile fibres, textile industry, textile fibres -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1950
Penleigh Boyd, Robin and Patricia Boyd's son, writes “Prior to 1950 Robin, like most other amateur or hobby photographers, took black and white printed photographs. The oldest slides date from 1950 when Robin and Patricia travelled to Europe on Robin’s Robert Haddon Travelling Scholarship.” In 1948 Robin Boyd was awarded ‘joint first place’ in the Robert Haddon competition for his design of Mildura art gallery. The scholarship helped fund their first overseas trip. Robin and Patricia were passengers on the Greek ship “Cyrenia” departing in May 1950, passing through the Suez Canal and landing in Genoa five weeks later. For six months, they travelled extensively throughout Europe (predominantly driving themselves) - France, Italy, United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Spain.Colour slide in a mount. Architect's Co-op Shop, Vienna, AustriaVienna Furniture (Handwritten) / Architect's Co-op Shop in Vienna / 1950 (Handwritten)haddon travelling scholarship, haddon, robin boyd, slide -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard - copy, "Town Hall Sturt Street Ballarat Vic", c2000
Postcard of Sturt St looking East from about Doveton St with Shoppee Square, Snows store and the Town Hall in the view. Card reproduced for Sovereign Hill Gold Mining Township by Rose Stereograph Co. of Glen Waverley c2000. Divided back type with caption, production and the Rose Co. symbol on the rear.Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St following the introduction of electric trams in 1905 and has a strong association with the work of Sovereign Hill and Rose Stereograph Co.Postcard reproduction - full colour - Rose Stereograph Co.trams, tramways, sturt st, ballarat, esco, rose postcards, town hall, shoppee's square, snows -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, Bendigo talking tram No. 470, mid 1990's
Colour postcard of Bendigo talking tram No. 470 leaving the Central Deborah Mine, in the Bendigo Talking tram livery with the mine poppet head in the background. Postcard has "Central Deborah Mine and Talking Tram / Bendigo Victoria" around the edges. Two copies held. Ex Melbourne W2 470, later to be renumbered as Bendigo 35 Reproduced by the Rose Stereograph Co of Glen Waverley. Photo courtesy of Neil Cutts. Has the Rose Co. symbol on the rear of the card, along with areas for the stamp and address block. Rose Series Card No. 3157.Copy 2, has "48" in a circle in the top left hand corner of the front of the card and on the rear, the same number, and a "William F Scott" address label on the bottom left hand corner, and inscription "early 1990s" in ink.trams, tramways, bendigo, central deborah, bendigo trust -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - OUR DARLINGS
A hardcovered book titled 'Our Darlings' the Children's Treasury of Pictures & Stories. London. John F Shaw & Co, 48 Paternoster Row. 425 Pages.John F Shaw & Cobook, childrens' picture story book