Mattei Brothers and Co. were modellers and figurine manufacturers at 126-132 Greeves Street, Fitzroy. Ferdinando Mattei, Amedeo Mattei and Amato Mattei were skilled in plaster casting, they migrated from Gromignana to Australia in the early 1920s and in 1926 opened their business.A number of plaster nativity statues photographed at St Brigid's Crossley. The staues are by Mattei brothers.mattei brothers and co., mattei, mattei brothers, plaster, nativity, st brigid's crossley

This church was opened on 15th, September 1872, and was constructed over two years at a cost of 4500 pounds. The bluestone was sourced from Dean. The St Augustine statue is by Mattei Brothers. Mattei Brothers and Co. were modellers and figurine manufacturers at 126-132 Greeves Street, Fitzroy. Ferdinando Mattei, Amedeo Mattei and Amato Mattei were skilled in plaster casting, they migrated from Gromignana to Australia in the early 1920s and in 1926 opened their business.Photographs of the bluestone Catholic church at Creswick, Victoria. The photograph was taken while churches were closed due to the Covid 19 pandemic.creswick, bluestone, catholic church, d. foley

Mattei Brothers and Co. were modellers and figurine manufacturers at 126-132 Greeves Street, Fitzroy. Ferdinando Mattei, Amedeo Mattei and Amato Mattei were skilled in plaster casting, they migrated from Gromignana to Australia in the early 1920s and in 1926 opened their business.A number of plaster nativity statues photographed at St Brigid's Crossley. The staues are by Mattei brothers.mattei brothers and co., mattei, mattei brothers, plaster, nativity, st brigid's crossley

Dr Ronald Lo, President of the Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists presented Dr Peter Roessler, on behalf of ANZCA, with a plaque commemorating the Inaugural Annual Scientific Meeting in 1994.Plaque with inscription engraved on gold plated relief on silver, attached to a wooden base. An image of an engraved Chinese dragon wrapped around a rose on centre panel.On Front: THE HONG KONG COLLEGE OF ANAESTHESIOLOGISTS / HONG KONG COLLEGE OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS HKCA / PRESENTED TO THE / AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND / COLLEGE OF ANAESTHETISTS / ON THE OCCASION OF / THE INAUGURAL / ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING / IN / LAUNCESTON, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA / APRIL/MAY 1994 On reverse, manufacturer label: Chinese characters / CHOI HON SAN CO. / TEL: 3809459 / FAX : 3977519lo, ronald, annual scientific meeting, hong kong college of anaesthesiologists

Name on drycleaning ticket - "SHARPE".RAN Winter ceremonial uniform Officers. 1. Jacket, black colour wool/polyester fabric. Double breasted with six buttons, collar, two inset lower pockets with flap. Shoulder patches/flashes at top - black fabric, gold lettering "AUSTRALIA". in middle of sleeve black fabric with gold thread embroidered Queen's Crown, with real inserts and crossed anchors. Attached below are three gold stripe chevrons on black fabric. indicates Petty Officer with years of service. Buttons - gold colour metal buttons with shank with raised lettering and emblem - Queen's Crown, Anchor and "AUSTRALIA" (one missing). Lining - black colour polyester/ cotton fabric. Two concealed pockets. Sleeves - two gold buttons. Right sleeve - shoulder patch - black colour fabric with gold embroidery "S" in six pointed star surmounted by Queens crown with red inserts. Petty Officer - Steward. 2. Trousers - black colour wool/polyester fabric with fob pocket, two inset side pockets, one inset back pocket. Black and white colour buttons for waist adjustment and braces. cream colour cotton fabric lining waistband and pockets. Black colour ribbon stripe down outside seam. Metal zipper fly. Manufacturers information - gold embroidery. 1. "C.G.C.F.", on back of metal buttons "STOKES & SONS/ MELB".ran, uniform, steward

Overcoat issued to "G.F. Turner".Coat and Belt - navy blue colour cotton/polyester twill fabric. 1. Overcoat - single breasted with concealed buttons, collar, two inset side pockets. Lining - fawn colour cotton twill fabric with manufacturers information on black colour cotton label. Buttons - black colour plastic. Belt loops. Owners label - handwritten on coat lining. 2. Belt - with black colour metal slide buckle and belt tapes.1. Handwritten - black ink felt tip pen "G.F. TURNER". Manufacturers information - yellow thread embroidery "M.TX".uniforms, ran, overcoat, g.f. turner

Red covered pattern book of needlework designs from Briggs of Manchester. Over 130 pages with inserts and advertising specific products in the Briggs range.non-fictionneedlework, tatting, embroidery, transfers, art nouveau

These vintage metal mini round shaped pie dishes were used in the kitchen for baking pies or pastries in the 1900's. They are moulded from one piece of metal to form the shape. Willow Ware Australia Pty Ltd is currently located in Tullamarine. It is a great example of a company that began operating from the backyard of the family home, and has grown into a company exporting to over fifty countries.24 plain mini vintage metal round shaped pie dishes for use in the kitchen for baking pies tarts or pastries. They have a lip at the top to keep the pie filling within the pastry shell and an indented flat base. There are also six shallow round dishes of the same size with flat bases. 23 'Willow' mini round dishes have the manufacturer brand stamped on the flat base. They are moulded from one piece of metal to form the shape. In all there are 53 dishes.'Willow Made in Australia' is stamped on the base of the 23 dishes.cooking equipment, cooking dishes, baking dishes, kitchenware, pie dishes, pie tins

1. & 2. Pair of socks, khaki colour wool blend knitted fabric with fleece inside, with shaped heel. No Manufacturers label.uniform, army, footwear

1. & 2. DCPU (Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform) Work dress, bush hat. colours - light to dark green through to mid to dark brown. Cotton/polyester fabric. Cotton/polyester cord chin strap with plastic lock clip. Hat with crown, fabric tape band of loops around crown, stiff brim and fabric neck protection flap. White colour cotton polyester fabric manufacturers label, inside on brim.Manufacturers information on label - black ink print. 1. "HARD YAKKA/ AUSTRALIA/ APRIL 2014/ PO NO: CC209P/ LAY NO: 8384/ ^/ NSN: 8415-66-151-8828/ SIZE: M 56CM/ NAME: PM KEYS NO:/ 75% COTTON/25% POLYESTER/ CARE INSTRUCTIONS/ HAND WASH IN COLD/ WATER WITH MILD/ DETERGENT RINSE/ WELL DO NOT WRING/ TUMBLE DRY OR DRY CLEAN/ DRIP DRY IN SHADE" 2. "HARD YAKKA/ AUSTRALIA/ AUGUST 2016/ PO NO: CC30WS/ LAY NO: 5020166/ ^/ NSN: 8415-66-151-8829/ SIZE: L 58CM/ NAME: PM KEYS NO:/ 75% COTTON/25% POLYESTER/ CARE INSTRUCTIONS/ HAND WASH IN COLD/ WATER WITH MILD/ DETERGENT RINSE/ WELL DO NOT WRING/ TUMBLE DRY OR DRY CLEAN/ DRIP DRY IN SHADE"uniform, army, work dress, headwear, dcpu

various 1893 company letterhead receipts2403.86 (A to G) Abbott Collection: Jan to Jun 1893: records and receipts for purchases by J.H. Abbott & Co. from a wide range of generally Melbourne based companies 2043.86A 40 records held by J.H. Abbott & Co. Jan to Jun 1893: for purchases (or sales) 2403.86B 10 receipts for purchases by J.H. Abbott & Co. from Thomas P. Power, Saddlers, Ironmongers & Manufacturers398-400 Little Bourke St Melbourne 2403.86C 10 receipts for purchases by J.H. Abbott from The India Rubber, Gutta Percha & Telegraph Works Co. 106 Cannon St London 2403.86D 4 receipts for purchases by J.H. Abbott & Co. from Cashel, Baxter & Co., 508 Collins Str Melbourne 2403.86E 7 receipts for purchases by J.H. Abbott from Ullathorne & Co., 269 Lonsdale St Melbourne 2403.86F 5 receipts for purchases by J.H. Abbott from Michaelis, Hallenstein & Co, Tanners, Curriers & Leather Merchants, Importers of Grindery, 382-384 Lonsdale St Melbourne 2403.86G 14 receipts for purchases by J.H. Abbott from a variety of companies: Nobel's Hamburg Dynamite Co. Ltd. - gelignite Thomas Mitchell, Paint & General Brush Manufacturers357 Lonsdale St Melbourne R.M. Watson & Co. 345 Flinders Lane Melbourne; Paper Makers, Agents, Stationers and Importers (two receipts) Wm Dodgshun & Sons, 258 &260 Flinders Lane, East Melbourne; Importers & Warehousemen (two receipts) The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Company Limited, Collins Street West, Melbourne; Melbourne Wool & Grain Warehouses Walter H. Carwardine, Bendigo Soap, Soda Crystal & candle Works, near the Municipal Cattle Yards J. Kitchen & Sons & Apollo Company; 326 Flinders Lane, Melbourne J. Kennon & Sons, Tanners, Curriers & Leather Merchants; Tannery, River St., near Hawthorn Bridge Innes - Noad V. Halfden (!!!), Tea Merchants & Importers; 201 1to 205 William Street, Melbourne The Indian Company, Lubricating Oil Merchants; Normanby Road, South Melbourne; 375 Flinders Lane, corner Queen Street, Melbourne A. Spooner Manufacturer of Improved Harness Composition, Improved Black Oil, Harness Liquid, Waterproof Harness Blacking, saddle Soap, Boot Top Powder (all colours), Polishing Cream, Breeches Paste, Universal Cream and Embrocations. Australian Asbestos Mfg Co. 266 Flinders St Easttrade company purchases 1893

In the 1600s, William Harvey realised a finite amount of blood circulates in one direction through the body. Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille introduced the mercury hydrodynometer in the early 1800s for measuring blood pressure. Karl von-Vierordt created the sphygmograph in 1855 and, in 1881, Samuel von Basch created the sphygmomanometer, distinct improvements on the hydrodynometer. In 1896, Scipione Riva-Rocci developed the mercury sphygmomanometer. American neurosurgeon, Harvey Cushing, was an early adopter, and advocate for monitoring patients during surgery and anaesthesia. Blood pressure monitoring is still an essential component of evaluating a patient’s condition.This blood pressure kit is housed in a rectangular, vinyl covered box with metal handle and press-stud lid release mechanism. The lid opens upwards and the glass blood pressure valve and plastic scale is attached to the underside of the lid. The measurements are written in black and go up in increments of ten, from 0 to 300. The glass valve has unidentified increments labelled in red, which is housed within a metal cylinder. The bellows is attached to the measuring valve via a dark green pressure cuff and rubber hose.Blue sticker affixed inside the kit: JOHN MARUM Ornate manufacturer's label: THE ARMOURED / ELLISCO / SPHYGMOMANOMETER / MADE BY / ELLIOTTS & AUSTRALIA DRUG / [indecipherable] LTD / CENTEN[indecipherable] MODELharvey cushing, blood pressure, measurement, anaesthetics, john marum, sphygmomanometer, elliotts & australian drug pty ltd, centenary model, cuff, bellows, ellisco, armoured

Shirt and trousers combination made of dark blue, light blue, beige and brown colour in stripes, cotton fabric. Cream colour, plastic buttons. Cream colour drawstring. 1. Shirt with long sleeves with no cuffs, collar, one front pocket and placket front, with buttons. Manufacturers white cotton label inside back of collar. 2. Trousers, long legs with drawstring at waist. 3. Manufacturers label, lightweight cardboard, previously sewn to shirt. Black and red print with purple stamp information. Also handwritten information, grey lead pencil.Manufacturers information- 1. Blue and red embroidered details "GUARANTEED/DEFIANCE/BRAND". 2. Lightweight cardboard details "MENS AND BOYS/ Pyjamas/ for/ SERVICE and COMFORT/ Distinctive/ Cloth/ Defiance/ Exclusive/ Designs/ RENOWNED/THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA/ NO./ SIZE." Purple stamp "100/ O.S." Grey lead pencil "3 D/-/ 16/6". 3. Reverse side of label - handwritten grey lead pencil. "I am a refined type of/ gal desiring a boy friend/ if you would write I shall/ be only to pleased to answer/ I am 18 (1941)/ Norma Poulton/ 96 Flinders Street/ 4th Floor/ Melbourne" The handwritten note and pair of pyjamas were sent to an unknown soldier serving during World War Two.clothing, pyjamas, ww2

1. Shell dressings for field wounds, designed to be carried on the person and to be used in the first instance on a wound. There are basic instructions on the dressing pack of how to treat the wound. Items 1. 2. & 3. have identical markings except for the Manufacturers date. 1. September 1941. 2. April 1941. 3. January 1944.1. “COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA SHELL DRESSING "See attachment for directions to use". “DO NOT HANDLE WOUND OR PAD. JOHNSON & JOHNSON Pty Ltd Sydney” 2. & 3. Markings are identical except for Manufacturers date: 1. September 1941. 2. April 1941. 3. January 1944.passchendaele barracks trust, field dressing, shell

Service Dress Shirts. 1. 2. 3. Shirts - Khaki colour cotton/polyester, short sleeves, collar, shoulder epaulettes, two front pockets with button down flap. Plastic buttons. White cotton fabric manufacturers label on back below collar. 2. Left sleeve - fabric shoulder patch. Rising Sun Badge with Queen's Crown and lettering embroidery, "THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY". 3. Right and left sleeves - Rank Insignia patch. - Two stripes - CORPORAL.Manufacturers information - black ink print. 1. "AGCF/ VIC 1984/ ^ / 8405.66.093.8318/ size 39/ SERVICE NO/ NAME/ DO NOT BOIL OR WRING/ MACHINE WASHABLE/ DRIP DRY/ IRON LIGHTLY/ WITH WARM IRON" 2. "ADI/ VIC 1990/ ^/ SIZE 39/ 8405.66.133.5954/ size 39/ SERVICE NO/ NAME/ DO NOT BOIL OR WRING/ MACHINE WASHABLE/ DRIP DRY/ IRON LIGHTLY/ WITH WARM IRON"" handwritten blue ink pen. Service No.- Illegible name "Hosking". 3. "AGCF/ VIC 1992/ ^/ SIZE 39/ 8405.66.093.8318" / SERVICE NO/ NAME/ DO NOT BOIL OR WRING/ MACHINE WASHABLE/ DRIP DRY/ IRON LIGHTLY/ WITH WARM IRON"passchendaele barracks trust, uniforms, army, service dress, shirts

Work dress shirt. Shirt - green colour cotton/polyester fabric, short sleeves, collar, shoulder epaulettes, two front pockets with button down flap. Green colour plastic buttons. Green colour cotton fabric manufacturers label back below collar. Commonly known as "Greens". Right and left sleeves - Rank Insignia patch - Queen's colour - Warrant Officer Second Class.Manufacturers information - black ink print. "AGCF/ 1987/^/ SIZE 39/81/ 8405.66.093.2434/ service no/ name/ do not boil or wring/ machine washable/ drip dry, iron lightly/ with warm iron" Handwritten in black ink pen "R. HOSKING".passchendaele barracks trust, uniforms, army, work dress shirt.

Shirt - Khaki colour cotton/polyester, short sleeves, collar, shoulder epaulettes, two front pockets with button down flap. Plastic buttons, white cotton fabric, manufacturers label, back below collar. Right and left sleeves - Rank Insignia cloth patch - Australian Coat of Arms with wattle embroidery - Warrant Officer Class One. Left sleeve - fabric shoulder patch. Rising Sun Badge with Queen's Crown and lettering embroidery, "THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY". Right sleeve - GOLD COLOUR EMBROIDERY - crossed hammer & pincers - Australian Army Artificer RAEME qualification patch.Manufacturers information - black ink print. "ADI P/?/ 1990/ ^/ SIZE 44/ 8405.66.133.5959"/ SERVICE NO/ NAME/ DO NOT BOIL OR WRING/ MACHINE WASHABLE/ DRIP DRY, IRON LIGHTLY/ WITH WARM IRON".passchendaele barracks trust, uniforms, army service dress, shirt

These type of cigarette silks were included in WD & HO Wills cigarette packets to induce women in particular to take up smoking.|The Word 'Cartophilic?|It is believed that this unusual word was coined in the 1920s by Col. Bagnall, an Englishman, who was the father of the hobby of cigarette card and trade card collecting. It is thought to be a combination of a Latin word, 'carto' meaning 'card and the Greek word 'philic', meaning 'love'.- lover of cards. The term originally related to the collection of the two types mentioned, however, our Society has included postcards in the range of items collected by our members.|The Cigarette Card|The cigarette card began its evolution in the United States of America, in the early 1880s as a plain piece of cardboard used by tobacconists to protect the cigarettes which were sold in that era, not in packets, but loosely. A purchaser would buy his cigarettes then wrap them in paper around the small piece of cardboard, which acted as a stiffener. In fact, for many decades, cigarette cards were known as 'stiffeners' in the USA.|The card depicting 'The Marquis of Lome' is reputed to be the first known cigarette card issued. This is thought to have been in 1879. It did not take long for an enterprising entrepreneur to recognise the advertising potential of the cigarette card, and, very soon, the cards began displaying popular images, often in sets. This had the effect of youngsters, wishing to complete their sets, harassing their fathers to buy a specific brand of cigarettes. The kids who collected cards in the days when they were being issued in the cigarette packets, would hang around outside the local tobacconist's shop, pestering the men who had just bought a packet of cigarette, with the cry: 'can I have the cig can mister?'|It is a proven fact that, here in Australia during the 1930s, at least one set had one card deliberately withheld and issued very sparingly. This card is No. 86 (Mrs Jack Crawford) in the Carreras 'Turf Personality Series'. Thus, in a set of reasonably easy cards to get, this one card is a constant source of frustration for the collector, and as such, commands a premium when it comes to price. It is not hard to imagine the young collector nagging his to Dad to keep buying 'Turf' cigarettes to enable him to finish the set.|From small beginnings the cigarette card soon gave rise to a booming industry in itself. Artists and writers were|employed to produce the cards, which were miniature works of art and served as little encyclopaedia's for the children of the day. By the 1930s cards were being issued in the countless millions. It has been stated, in one book on the history of cards; that 450 million sets of a series produced and issued by the prolific issuer of cards in the United Kingdom, WD & HO Wills. As each set contained 50 cards you would need a calculator with a very long result window to see the answer to how many cards of that series were in circulation.|Australia's involvement would appear to have its beginnings with the English and American firms who shipped their tobacco products here and the cards of American Tobacco Company (ATC) are found in great numbers in early Australian collections; many featuring Australian subjects, e.g. 'Australian Parliament a 1901 issue. Earlier U.S. sets depicting Australians included Goodwin & Co's, so called. 'Australian Series' with cricketers and Australian Rules footballers who were on the sporting scene during the 1880s. The caption of one of theses cards reads:|'W.Hannysee. Captain Port Melbourne Football Club' which enables us to pinpoint the year of issue to either 1889 or 1890.|On the Australian scene the first local manufacturer who issued cards seems to have been The National Cigarette Company of Australia Proprietary Limited, whose 'Tally Ho' packets contained cards from a series of thirteen featuring the touring 'English Cricket Team 1897-8' Of the few Australian manufacturers who issued cards, only two companies issued more the two sets.|Undoubtedly the cards issued by the Melbourne firm Sniders & Abrahams (later Sniders & Abrahams Pty Ltd) are the 'jewels in the crown' of Australian card issues. They issued some thirty-three series, with numerous sub-series and allied issues such as metal badges, metal football shields, celluloid flags etc., which ensured that the hobbyist had a vast range from which to collect. Sporting themes – football, cricket, horse racing – dominate, indicating the Australians' love of sport and the outdoors was as strong in those earlier times as it is today. Military, animals and birds themes were also to the fore, with a touch of culture being provided by 'Shakespeare', 'Dickens', actresses and even classical 'Statuary'. Humour was not forgotten with 'Cartoons and Caricatures', 'Naval and Cricket (double meaning) Terms' and the 'Jokes' series. Art and history were covered by the artist, S.T. Gill's 'Views of Victoria in 1857' while the stereoscopic 'Views of the World' expanded the collectors' knowledge of the world as a whole.|The Sniders & Abrahams series began in 1904 and by 1919 the company was in decline and was eventually taken over by G.G. Goode & Co. Ltd. This company produced one set only, the highly collectable 'Prominent Cricketer Series' issued in 1924. During the early to mid-1920s, J.J. Schuh Tobacco Pty Ltd issued eight series, again containing the popular subjects of sport and war. At least two provincial tobacconists, Lentens of Bendigo and Baillies of Warrnambool, issued private football series. The last series of cards issued by a truly Australian firm was Dudgeon & Arnell's '1934 Australian Cricket Team'.|The Australian market was not neglected by the English companies with WD & HO Wills, Godfrey Phillips and Ogdens all making their contributions. By far the most active issuer was the long-established company Wills, whose 'Cricketers' of 1901 heralded the flood of Australian series, which continued into the mid-thirties.|The onset of the 1939-45 World War sounded the death knell of the cigarette card and very few post-war issues were made, certainly not here in Australia.|The Trade Card|The Trade Card is a non-tobacco item used by manufacturers to promote and advertise their products, in the same way that cigarette cards were. It is uncertain exactly when they were first produced, but in the USA, non-collectable cards were issued by firms in the early 1800s. These were more akin to a latter day 'business card'. It was not until the 1850s, when coloured and pictorial cards were issued to advertise and promote products that the Trade Card|became a collectable item. Many beautiful lithographic cards were produced in this early era and they are very mu sought after by collectors. By the 1870s the issues of Trade Cards became more prolific and it is from this era that more cards are seen.|Again, it is difficult to pinpoint the exact date of the first Australian Trade Card and it may be that the highly collectable and extremely rare 'American Candy Co's' - 'Pure Caramels' Australian Rules football card, issued i 1891, is the earliest series. This confectionery firm was located in Fitzroy, a Melbourne suburb. To date only two subjects have been seen.|Another early set was 'Flags', issued by F.H.Fauldings & Co. It featured testimonials of seven English cricketers who toured Australia with the 1894/5 Test team. Fauldings was an Adelaide based firm which manufactured medicinal toiletries, soaps and oils, using the distinctly Australian eucalyptus oil. During the 20th century a multitude of Australian businesses issued trade cards, with confectionery manufacturers such as Hoadleys, Allens, Sweetacres and Australian Licorice producing the majority of them. Again sporting themes dominated with the ever popular Aussie Rules football cards being the most numerous. Cricket issues ran a close second.|Apart from sporting cards, almost every subject imaginable was covered by the Trade Card, making it the most diverse and interesting branch of cartophilly. In contrast to the Cigarette Card, which had its demise prior to the Second World War, the Trade Card is still alive and well.|We all are aware of the long running 'Birds of Australasia' series put out by Tuck-fields Tea and 1 doubt if there is a kitchen drawer in Australia that has not got one or two of these informative and attractive cards floating about in it. These cards were first produced in the early 1960s and are still being inserted in that company's packets of tea. Such is also the case with Sanitarium Health Foods, manufacturers of the well known Weetbix, who began issuing cards, with a wide range of subjects, in the early 1940s and continue to do so.|The 1940s and 1950s saw the two breakfast food giants, Kornies and Weeties dominating the card scene. Kornies footballers were in production fora decade from 1948 to 1959. Four years later in 1963, we saw the start of four decades of Scanlens bubble-gum card issues, both football and cricket. In the mid 1990s, with the end of the Scanlens/Stimorol cards, the Trading Card came on the scene. These cards do not fit under the umbrella of the Trade Card, having been produced and marketed purely as a 'collectable' with no connection whatsoever to any product, which of course is necessary for an item to be classified as a Trade Card.|The earliest British postcard was issued in 1870 and was designed to send short messages; the stamp was printed on the card, therefore it did not require an envelope. It was considered by many to be lowering the postal standards because the texts were no longer private. However the cards were a great success as on the first day of issue in 1870, half a million passed through the London postal centre.|The first illustrated postcards are said to be those introduced by a French stationer in 1870. He realized that French troops fighting in the Franco-Prussian War needed to be able to send short messages to their families and designed a 'postcard' to suit the purpose. As many of the soldiers were illiterate they decorated their cards with sketches of their many activities at the front rather than writing; thus creating a picture postcard. Private enterprise soon saw the great financial possibilities of this new easy and attractive way of communication by post; also sending a postcard cost less than postage for letters. It was correctly assumed that postcards were likely to overtake letter writing in many instances.|Between 1875 and 1882 every state in Australia introduced official postcards, N.S.W. first and Tasmania last. Each state produced a simple type of postcard with a pre printed stamp allied to that state. The stamp side stated 'The Address Only To Be Written On This Side'; the reverse side sometimes carried a simple illustration or decoration with space fora short message, each state extolling their own state's virtues. In 1901, with the advent of Federation, the new Government became responsible for all postal services in Australia and produced postcards for sale in every state. With several mail deliveries each day in most towns, postcards were used for many purposes. One 1906 postcard, with an illustration of fruit, was sent from Mrs X in the morning to her greengrocer ordering her fruit and vegetables to be delivered that afternoon. Another lady asks her charlady to 'come this afternoon'.|Australian private enterprise also began selling pictorial postcards, most companies using the very experienced German printing works who were the worlds best in the field of lithography and fine detailed colour-printing. Many of these beautiful German cards still exist today, 100 years later. Australia did have a few fine printers but they were in the minority. Black and white postcards printed in Australia in the early 1900s were often of good quality e.g. postcards printed by 'The Bulletin', illustrating the works of 'The Bulletins' top artists.|Between c1903-09 The Melbourne company Osboldstone and Atkins etc. printed coloured reproductions of 46 J.A. Turner bush/rural life paintings, which were generally of good quality and became hugely popular and still sought after today. Like thousands of homes in Europe, Britain and U.S.A., many Australia homes had albums of cherished postcards, which were given pride of place for visitors to see and enjoy.|Postcard collecting remained popular but was changing with the times. About 1912 the Australian photographer George Rose of Melbourne began to produce topographical B/W real photographic postcards covering most of Australia and other photographers began to do likewise. These cards soon found their way into collections as well.|WWI and the horrors of war suddenly changed the world; postcards were still in great demand but the subject matter was far more serious. Thousands of postcards from the trenches in European war zones arrived in Australia to be included in family albums. Propaganda and recruitment messages were produced to encourage enlistment. Australian postcard producers began to create cards decorated with gum leaves, boomerangs, wattle etc., which were designed for sending to Australian troops serving overseas. Very few 'pretty' cards were available, as access to the Gentian printing works was no longer possible and exporting of postcards from Britain was very limited. By the end of WWI people had other more serious problems to contend with and the avid postcard collecting hobby declined, fold greetings took over and topographical photographic postcards became a small but steady income for the producers and newsagents etc. in every town.|Fortunately many of these old postcards still exist and are avidly collected by a new generation or postcard collectors. The Australian Cartophilic Society Inc. is one of four postcard/cigarette card organizations in Australia. They are, N.S.W. Post Card Collectors Society; Queensland Card Collectors' Society Inc. and West Australian Card Collectors|Society, and across the Tasman there is a New Zealand Postcard Society.|References:|Picture Postcards of the Golden Age A Collector's Guide by Toni & Valmai Holt. Picture Postcards in Australia 1898 - 1920 by David CookBox of Cigarette Silks ( 10 ) depicting animal motifs, which were placed in cigarette packets as an incentive for women in particular to smoke.|WD & HO Wills|Produced 1911 - 1917personal effects, smoking accessories, recreations, collections

J. Mann and Sons was first established as a farm produce store in 1921. The range of products was extended in the 1930s and included groceries and hardware, as well as the first petrol bowser in Wodonga outside the store. After WWII, the premises were extended and the range of products continued to increase. In the 1960s the Mann Family opened a new supermarket in Wodonga, in addition to the hardware business, providing steel, plumbing and industrial supplies, and they employed over 100 people at one stage. With changes in the retail industry, the Mann Family sold the main hardware business to Bunnings and the steel and rural produce business to the Kelly brothers in 2006. Mercury Scales was founded in Thebarton, South Australia in 1946. The business experienced rapid growth, leading to its joining with A&D’s global organisation and evolving into A&D Mercury. IN 2023 A&D Weighing is an Australian leader in the supply of electronic weighing scales, balances, metal detectors, checkweighers and weighing systems. This model was approved on 13 February 1980. On 25 March 1988 approval to change the business name to A & D Mercury Pty Ltd was granted by the Australian National Standards Commission. A set of cast iron scales. The measurement on the balance arm is in kilograms. There are 2 trays suspended by chains. bas is fitted with a level indicator and four adjustable feet.On Manufacturer's plate: MERCURY SCALE CO. PTY. LTD. SCALE MANUFACTURERS THEBARTON, S. AUST. INSTRUMENT APPROVAL NUMBERS N.S.C 6/9A/109 M/C No. Q. 760253 CAP 101 kg MODEL No. 211 Cj. mann & sons, mercury scales, wodonga businesses

J. Mann and Sons was first established as a farm produce store in 1921. The range of products was extended in the 1930s and included groceries and hardware, as well as the first petrol bowser in Wodonga outside the store. After WWII, the premises were extended and the range of products continued to increase. In the 1960s the Mann Family opened a new supermarket in Wodonga, in addition to the hardware business, providing steel, plumbing and industrial supplies, and they employed over 100 people at one stage. With changes in the retail industry, the Mann Family sold the main hardware business to Bunnings and the steel and rural produce business to the Kelly brothers in 2006. Paragon, trading at various times as Lancom Paragon, Moore Paragon, Paragon Printing and the South Pacific Print Group, was also based in Wodonga from 1958 until 2010. It began as Lamson Paragon in 1958 but was destroyed by a fire causing £150,000 damage. The factory resumed operations on 24 June 1959.with 30 staff and by 1973 employed 120 and used 80 tons of paper per week. Further develp[ment took place to the factory in 2 stages. In 1977 Moore Corporation of Toronto took over control of the London based parent company Lamson Paragon necessitating a change of name of the Australian company to become Moore Business Systems Australia Limited. After many successful years of operation including expansion to a staff of 240 people, changes to business operations and the loss of several large contracts led to the company entering voluntary administration in March 2010.This machine and docket has local provenance as it came from the 20th century business of J. Mann & Son in Wodonga..The machine was manufactured by Paragon, also operating as Lamcon Paragon and Moore Paragon, which were a major manufacturer in Wodonga from 1958 until 2010.This is a grey rectangular-shaped metal box with rounded edges. The box has four metal studs on the base to keep the box stable. The box has a hinged section to enable paper dockets to be inserted. It also has a turning mechanism for removing the dockets, one at a time from a slot at the top of the machine. The machine includes a docket from Mann Mitre 10 Wodonga operated by J. Mann & Son Pty. Ltd. The dockets provided a duplicate copy for the company as well as the white copy for the customer. The dispenser and dockets were produced by Paragon.At top of dispenser: "Paragon" Across top of docket: "J. MANN & SON Pty. Ltd. (Incorporated in Victoria) TRADING AS: / Manns Mitre 10/ P.O. BOX 141, VIC., 3690. Phone: (060) 24 4813paragon, lamson paragon, moore paragon, mann wodonga, moore business systems australia limited

1. & 2. DPCU (Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform) Sewing kit plus an extra cover. Colours - light to dark green through to mid to dark brown. Cotton/Polyester fabric with metal press stud flap closer and black colour woven tape. Rectangular shape with two pockets - rolls up to store. 1. Contents of sewing kit, four reels of cotton/polyester thread, colours white, khaki, dark and lighter green, nine plastic buttons, four dark green, two light brown, three white. Two safety pins and one metal thimble. Eight silver metal sewing needles. 1. & 2. Manufacturers stamp inside top flap.Manufacturers information - black ink stamp. 1. "CLAYTONS/ NSW ^ 2007/ NSN 8315 66 134 9185/ Name/ Service No." 2. "SIRWAY 2011/ NSN 8315-66-184-9185/ NAME/ PM KEYS NO".accessory, army, sewing kit

Flag advertising the Industry Fair, red print on white background with a map of Australia, printed on both sides, mounted on wooden dowel for use on Melbourne tramcars. Flag made from two layers of cotton, sewn edges, sewn into a white cotton circular section with an cloth cap and then slipped over the dowel and held in position with a single tack. No manufacturers label.trams, tramways, flags, melbourne, events

DPCU (Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform) Work dress. Colours light to dark green through to light to dark brown. Cotton/polyester fabric. Khaki colour plastic buttons. 1. 2. & 3. Shirts - work dress. Collar, shoulder epaulettes, two front pockets with concealed button closure flaps. Front five buttons with concealed placket. Long sleeves with cuff. 1. Name patch has been sewn on "GRULKE". Rank Insignia on both sleeves - 3 stripes - Sergeant. Australia colour patch - top left sleeve. 4. & 5. Trousers - new style, two side pockets, two large patch side pockets with two button closer flaps. One back patch pocket with button. Belt loops with buttons. Nylon/metal zipper fly. DPCU pocket lining. Manufacturers label on right front pocket lining.Manufacturer's information on label - black ink print. 2. "ADA/ VICTORIA/ 1995/ ^ / 8415-66-130-0027/ SIZE 92s/ SERVICE NO/ NAME/ 50% POLYESTER 50% COTTON/ MACHINE WASHABLE/ DRIP DRY ONLY/ DO NOT IRON DO NOT STARCH/ DO NOT BLEACH/ A1". 4. & 5. "ADI/ VICTORIA/ 1995/ ^ 8415-66-134-8921/ SIZE 95r/ CUT NO 3603/ SERVICE NO/ NAME/ 50% POLYESTER 50% COTTON/ MACHINE WASHABLE DRIP DRY ONLY/ DO NOT IRON DO NOT STARCH/ DO NOT BLEACH"passchendaele barracks trust, uniform, army, work dress, dpcu

The design of this item is associated to what was "first described by Professor R. R. Macintosh in the Lancet of February 13th, 1943, this design is now the acknowledged leader throughout the world." (PENLON, 1969) Reference: PENLON. 1969. Anaesthetic Equipment - Longworth Scientific Instrument Company LTD. Abingdon, Berkshire, England. January 1969. The manufacturer of this blade is the Boots UK Limited pharmacy company, they apparently had a branch in Australia to distribute their medical and pharmaceutical equipment and part of them was focused on the manufacturing of laryngoscopes blades. The Boots company reproduced this trending design used in the anaesthetic practice. URL Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_UK / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_Boots Macintosh semi curved blade designed in a baby size, without light bulb attached. Minor scratches and some slight hit marks over the piece surface caused by its previous use. It has the manufacturer name and brand and the place where it was made at the back of the blade base.Stamped at the blade back base area, BOOTS AUSTRALIA / MADE IN ENGLANDmacintosh, blade, boots australia, boots uk limited, england blade

Propofol is an induction agent for anaesthesia and also used in intensive care to induce unconsciousness. Propofol doesn't dissolve in water so it comes in a white, oily solution and must be refrigerated before it’s used. The solution consists of soybean oil, fats purified from egg yolks, and glycerol. Propofol is used as an “induction agent”—the drug that causes loss of consciousness— for general anaesthesia in major surgery. In lower doses it is also used for “conscious sedation” of patients getting procedures on an outpatient basis at ambulatory surgery centres. The main reason propofol is the agent of choice is because it allows for very rapid recovery, is the perfect drug for insertion of laryngeal masks and is the agent of choice for infusions. It has largely replaced thiopentone, the original drug of choice, but this is still available in Australia and used in specific situations. Propofol was linked to the death of Michael Jackson. Large clear glass ampoule with adhered manufacturer's label blue on white label containing the milky liquid of Propofol BC, 20mls.propofol, local anaesthetic, intensive care, jackson, michael, biochemie australia (novartis)

Part of the "Kevin John Herdman", No. 397661 Collection. See cat No. 5942P or details of his service.Green plastic waterproof coat with belt. Belt has a buckle for adjustment. Mesh vent across back covered with a flap. Two vents at shoulder level on front. Metal vent holes under arms. Front closed with buttons. Two side pockets. Sizing label on inside neck. Manufacturers label on inside left.On sizing label: 40L, CLASS 8405, 66-018-1274, 8305-66-018-0450'. Stamped on sizing label: 'BRK, 70, 70". Handwritten on sizing label: 'K. HERDMAN'. On Manufacturer's label: 'M.PENNISI, CLOTHNG CO. PTY LTD, VICTORIA, 1970 (upwards arrow ^).accessory, waterproof coat, australian army, kevin john herdman

In Australia, the wholesale druggists Fenton, Grimwade and Company, established in 1876, were producing small quantities of oxygen for medical and industrial purposes(11,11). In 1910, they produced a booklet promoting the therapeutic use of oxygen, suggesting it's use in pulmonary and cardiac affections, asphyxia, and morphine poisoning(9). Eventually, oxygen was to play a more significant role in medicine following two significant events. In 1895, Karl Von Linde succeeded in liquefying air, and then fractionally distilling its individual components, including oxygen. This new technique for the production of oxygen from air was revolutionary, but large demand for it did not develop in the wider community until Claude and Hess managed to compress acetylene into cylinders safely in 1897, keeping the highly explosive fuel stable by dissolving it in acetone. By 1900, the oxy-acetylene welding technique was born, and the demand for oxygen for industrial purposes accelerated worldwide. In Australia, Russell Grimwade, working for his father's company, ordered the first oxygen plant to be built in Australia in 1910. (George Kantianis, 2013)Medium sized black coloured cylinder with rounded base once containing oxygen with a large black on white diamond shaped manufacturer's label adhered to the front. Much of the label has been degraded with missing bits, and rust stains.Printed on to manufacturer's label: OFFICIALLY PREPARED FOR MED? / AUSTOX [in logo] / COMPRESSED / OXYGEN / CONTENTS / 33 [handwritten in pencil] Imperial Gallons / KEEP COOL / Australiand Oxygen and Industrial ? / Pty. Ltd. / MELBOURNEoxygen, cylinder, therapeutic, russell grimwade

Early cylinders were coloured as their maker saw fit, usually black, perhaps with a white top for oxygen. The Americans first achieved standardisation, but other countries do not follow American Standards. Australia follows the colour-scheme of the British Oxygen Corporation. The body is coloured individually for each gas, viz: compressed air, grey; carbon dioxide, brown; oxygen, black; nitrous oxygen, blue’ cyclopropane, primrose-yellow’ ethylene, mauve. Panels of other colours may appear on the body, but indicate technical points of cylinder-design and do not concern the anaesthetist. (Penn catalogue entry)Empty small pale green painted cylinder with rounded base and attached outflow valve with circular 'On-Off' knob.Handwritten in red paint across the main body of the cylinder: ST. VINCENTS 32510 Printed on manufacturer's label: 'KEEP CYLINDER COOL / CIG [logo] / MADE IN AUSTRALIA / MEDICAL AIR COMPRESSED / DO NOT ALLOW OIL OR GREASE ON VALVE / OPEN VALVE SLOWLY CLOSE AFTER USEcompressed air, cylinder, colour standardisation

Used to clear scrub and undergrowth. Manufactured by Martindale of Birmingham (England) - being Ralph Martindale and Company Limited. Established in England in 1874, the company is a manufacturer of hand tools, particularly machetes made from hot-rolled British steel. The three grooves on either side of the blade assist in removing the blade from sapwood. They extend to the tang of the blade to form a mechanical lock with the handle. The handles are made from German beech wood. The British Bolo style machete was the one most commonly used by the Australian Army during WW2. A canvas scabbard was issued with the machete. The scabbard has brass reinforcement of the throat and seven brass rivets holding the longitudinal closure. On the reverse of the scabbard is a webbing belt loop with an extension and loop with a brass press-stud to hold the machete handle They were acquired by the Forests Commission as Army surplus. Steel-bladed machete with wooden handle held by three brass rivetsforests commission victoria (fcv), hand tools

1. & 2. Trousers - green colour cotton twill fabric. Plastic buttons - brown colour. 1. Five button fly with two straps with metal buckles at waist, button down belt loops, two side pockets, two back pockets with button flap. Waist and pocket lining green cotton fabric. Left leg side pocket with button down flap. 2. Four button fly, button down belt loops, two side pockets, two back pockets with buttons. Two front of leg pockets with button down flap. Pocket lining - green polyester fabric. Green cotton manufacturers label inside back waist band. Army Work Dress commonly called "GREENS".Manufacturer's label - black ink print. 1. "C.G.C.F./ VICTORIA/ 1963/ SIZE 15/ ^/ REGIMENTAL NO/ NAME" 2. "A.G.C.F./ VICTORIA/ 1986/ 6 / WAIST AND SIZE/ 89/995/ 8405.66.029.0606/ ARMY NO/ NAME". passchendaele barracks trust, uniforms, army, workdress, trousers