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Ballarat Clarendon College
Serviette rings
Serviette rings were used in the boarders dining room. It seems from the engraving that the rings were occasionally purchased as memorabilia following a student's graduation Silver-plated serviette holders with school crests. One from Ballarat College. One from Clarendon PLC. The CPLC one is engraved on the reverse side. Verso of CPLC serviette ring: MARGERY RAMSAY / From / J. B. serviette-ring, joan-berry-morshead, ballarat-college -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Domestic object - Mug, The Mission to Seafarers; Caring for Seafarers since 1857, 2018
Production of the mugs was inspired by the interest of visitors in purchasing a mug like the ones on display created by an artist Catherine Bell in 2017 for the Sounding Histories exhibitions.This mug added to the Mission collection as a contemporary example of MTSV memorabilia and promotion and features bth current logo and image of the building complex.Pale gray ceramic drinking mug with a mid-blue lining and a large handle (1668). Colour image transfers decorating outer walls.The Mission to Seafarers logo in a blue oval with 'Caring for Seafarers since 1857' printed in blue underneath is printed on the front. On the back in dark gray is a stamped effect of a street scape with Mission buildings with 'www.missiontoseafarers.com.au . On the underside a paper lined is adhered with a printed barcode and price of $12.00. mtsv memorabillia, mug, souvenir, mtsv shop, marketing -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1978/9
Large Barn in photograph was moved by Samuel Amess, who had purchased Churchill Island on 1 June, 1872, from Hastings in the early 1880s.Coloured photograph showing large barn in background. Rusty machinery in foreground. ?Well in background.local history, photographs, buildings - historical, rural industry, coloured photograph, john cook, churchill island -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Marilyn Smith, 9-11 Flintoff Street Greensborough Sign, 28/02/2017
This property in Flintoff Street Greensborough was once the Banyule Council's Service Centre and was recently (2016) purchased by Australian Unity to be developed as a health care facility.4 digital colour photographsflintoff street -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Sculpture - Sculpture - Ship's Wooden Figurehead, n.d
Part of the collection purchased by the City of Portland from Kurtze's museum. Brendon Kurtze believed it was from the 'Constant', but the wreck was later proven to be the 'Regia' by V.A.S.Wooden painted figurehead believed to be from the barque 'Regia' (built 1835). Painted white female with floral wreath in hair, holding a scroll in both hands, sash over right shoulder, diamond-shaped object on ribbon around neck, beaded necklace, dress with puffed short sleeves, bare arms, hair set in curls and a bun on the back of head. Figurehead is torso only. Inspection suggests that it has been cut from the wreck or from the rest of the figurehead's body.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions) -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Container - Milk bottle, Spain Bros Dairy, 1940s - 1950s
Was purchased on behalf of the Society by Peter Libbis from the Ballarat Bottle Fair, Southern Indoor Tennis Centre, Sebastopol, Victoria, 15 April 2001Broad neck Imperial pint milk Bottle (Spain Bros. Dairy) with wadImprint: Spain Bros. Fernleigh Dairy' 'phone MX4080, MX 2909' 'One imperial pint'business and traders - dairies, spain brothers -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Furniture - Coffee Table
The courtyard table was purchased at the same time as the Harry Bertoia chairs. The designer and manufacturer are unknown. Various repairs have been made to it over the years.White steel frame with reinforced glass topjohn batman motel, walsh st furnishings, robin boyd -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Murray Views, The Oval at Central Park in Stawell c1950 -- Postcard, C 1950
Sister of Donor Visited Stawell in th e1950'2 When she Purchased thes Murray Views Cards. The Cards were produced for sale to touristsSet of 8 Murry Views Postcards No 1 to No 8 C. 1950Murrray Views No 2 The Oval Central Park Stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Murray Views, District Hospital Stawell c1950 -- Postcard, C 1950
Sister of Donor Visited Stawell in th e1950'2 When she Purchased thes Murray Views Cards. The Cards were produced for sale to touristsSet of 8 Murry Views Postcards No 1 to No 8 C. 1950Murray Views No. 3 District Hospital Stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Murray Views, View from the Pioneers Memorial in Stawell c1950 -- Postcard, C 1950
Sister of Donor Visited Stawell in th e1950'2 When she Purchased thes Murray Views Cards. The Cards were produced for sale to touristsSet of 8 Murry Views Postcards No 1 to No 8 C. 1950Murray Views No. 4 View from Pioneers Memorial Stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Murray Views, Main Street in Stawell c1950 -- Postcard, C 1950
Sister of Donor Visited Stawell in th e1950'2 When she Purchased thes Murray Views Cards. The Cards were produced for sale to touristsSet of 8 Murry Views Postcards No 1 to No 8 C. 1950Murray Views No.5 Main Street Stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Murray Views, "Willow Walk" at the Lake in Cato Park Stawell c1950 -- Postcard, C 1950
Sister of Donor Visited Stawell in th e1950'2 When she Purchased thes Murray Views Cards. The Cards were produced for sale to touristsSet of 8 Murry Views Postcards No 1 to No 8 C. 1950Murray Views No 6 Willow Walk The Lake Cato Park Stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Murray Views, Cato Park in Stawell c1950 -- Postcard, C 1950
Sister of Donor Visited Stawell in th e1950'2 When she Purchased thes Murray Views Cards. The Cards were produced for sale to touristsSet of 8 Murry Views Postcards No 1 to No 8 C. 1950Murray Views No 7 Cato Park Stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Murray Views, Pioneer's Memorial in Stawell c1950 -- Postcard, C 1950
Sister of Donor Visited Stawell in th e1950'2 When she Purchased thes Murray Views Cards. The Cards were produced for sale to touristsSet of 8 Murry Views Postcards No 1 to No 8 C. 1950Murray Views No.8 Pioneer Memorial Stawell -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Spirit Stove, Scammell Collection, Pre 1890
An original artefact from the Joseph H Scammell purchased at an auction of the ships cargo after the ship was wrecked off Point Danger Torquay in 1891.The wreck of the Scammell was a significant event in Torquays history.Small silver spirit stove with four legs supporting a cradle over a spirit burner.shipwrecks great ocean road victoria -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - Lorgnette, c1874
Purchased 27 Sept 1999 from Thomas Tyler and associates, Collins Street Melbourne. Prior owner unknown. Over 100 years old.Small hand held lorgnette with two lenses set in silver chased circular frames, the frames are hinged and swing out of a tortoiseshell case.personal effects, seeing aids -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Audio - Clock Radio
Purchased in 1973 with a group of fellow office workers. Used by Ted Arrowsmith for 33 years as a bedside alarm and later as a clock in our back room.1973 Clock Radio FM - AM. Cream attached casing - black face - electrical - Peak DC 12|It worked through a ratchet arrangement which enabled the time disc to drop after each minute and then hourly. It was a 24 hour clock.'Peak DC 12'audio-visual technology, audio appliances -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Butter washer, E. Cherry, 1910 (Approximate)
Thought to be used in conjunction with square butter churn (See no. 56). Used by Mrs O'Donoghue from 1925 onwards, when it was purchased second-handRevolving wooden bowl on square wooden stand, handle missing, wooden agitator for washing butter worked by cog wheelOn front of stand: "Cherry's Patent". On back: "Cherry's Patent no 2 / Gisborne Victoria"food, dairy machinery -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Postcard, The Cairo Postcard Trust, Port Said - Statue of Lesseps, c.1918
One of a series of postcards of Port Said, probably purchased at the end of the First World War and brought back to Australia by a member of the Christian or Washfold Families.Sepia postcard of quay at Port Said, located on the north east coast of Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea, showing statue of Lesseps, dhow and schooner. The Cairo Postcard Trust Cairo 956 / Serle 632washfold family, port said - postcards, statue of lesseps, postcards - port said, christian-washfold collection, wwi -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, C.W. Carter, C. W. Carter Large Shop Journal. Used by C W Carter General Store-Keeper Lamont Street. Stawell c 1937 -1963. Customer Purchase Record, 1937 - 1963
Customer Purchase Record. Large Shop Journal - Used by Mr. C.W. Carter - General Store keeper. Lamont St Stawell Phone 142Large Shop Journal Inside Cover - On Scalloped blue oval. Andrew Jack Dyson Pty. Ltd. Wholesale 54662 Stationers 596 - 610 Lonsdale Street Melbournestawell, business -
Vision Australia
Photograph - Image, John Puttick accepts cheque from Brian Richards, September 1998
Queensland State Manager of AMP, Brian Richards, presents a cheque for the purchase of two woodworking machines to John Puttick, Chairman of the Board for Vision Queensland.3 x colour photographs of cheque presentationLeft AMP presenter with (right) Board Chairman John Puttick 9/98 "Insights Nov. 1998"vision qld, john puttick, brian richards -
Mont De Lancey
Tin
The camp pocket candle stick tin contained 2 candles a box of matches and could be purchased by Australian troops prior to their departure overseas dry. "Camp pocket candlestick a Soldiers Friend"tins -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Postcard - Lake Tyers, E.J.B. Series, 1905c
Also a black and white postcard of Lake Tyers Gippsland number 03823.1 size 9 x 13.5 cm purchased from B RocheTinted postcard of a gorge showing a narrow waterway between rocky banks and thick vegetation near Lake Tyers VictoriaGorge near Lake Tyersforest, waterways -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, At Bell Street, Eltham; from left: Helen Skipper, Matcham Skipper, Sonia Skipper and possibly Myra Skipper
At Bell Street, Fabbro Farm, Eltham; From left: Helen Skipper, Matcham Skipper, Sonia Skipper and possibly Myra Skipper, standing in the middle of a vegetable crop. The site of the Fabbro farm (Diamond Creek side land) is now called Barrack Bushlands. It is doubtful that Fabbro's farm holding was ever called Barrak Park, This title is fairly recent after the Shire of Eltham purchased the land, including the last section in 1993/94. About this time the area on the west side of Falkiner Street was purchased by a private developer and developed as housing. The area in Bell Street opposite the Eltham High School was purchased by the State Government is recent years and is called Fabbro Fields. The Fabbro Family operated their farm in Bell Street, Eltham. 1 black and white photographfabbro's farm, bell street, eltham, farming, helen skipper, vegetables, matchcam skipper, myra skipper, sonia skipper -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Blamey House, 1975
A photo of Legacy boys on the steps of Blamey House. Blamey House (purchased 1947) , Stanhope (purchased 1945) and Harelands (purchased 1950) were residences run by Melbourne Legacy to take care of children whose fathers were servicemen, and who may have been left orphans, or whose mother may have been unable to care for them herself. Harelands accomodated boys and girls under the age of 14, Blamey House looked after boys over 14, and Stanhope looked after girls over 14. The children were cared for until they were old enough to become independent. The man in this photo is labelled ‘Bob Wight’, who was the Superintendent of the house with his wife Jane. See also 01430.A record of the boys that lived in Blamey House in the 1970s.Black and white group photo of 20 boys and Bob Wight. Plus an A4 sheet of paper identifying each person and the Melbourne Legacy Group or Branch caring for them. residences, blamey house -
Vision Australia
Administrative record - Text, Braille and Talking Book Library 95th Annual Report 1894-1989: that all may read, 1989
Annual report of the Braille & Talking Book Library including Minutes of the AGM, Board of Director's Report, President's report and financial statements. Items also included are: the legacy of Mary Daly (consisting of 2 houses), launch on March 5 of LBP LTD by Minister of the Arts Ian Cathie, the death of Stephen Murray-Smith, the revaluation of land and buildings from 1918 value of 18000 pounds to $1,250,000, purchase of small property at 46 Commercial Road (opposite Library) to alleviate over-crowding, Mike Janes joins Board, Referendum materials produced for the AEC, purchase of Versabraille, acquisition of a fax machine, implementation of computer in technical services halted, new shelving purchased for the library, and Clarke & Smith books actively being phased out.1 volume of text and illustrationsbraille and talking book library, annual report -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Antonio and Angelina Casonato and family
Antonio and Angelina Casonato with their four children and a baby cousin taken with lettuces growing on the river flat at Bell Street, Fabbro Farm (Fabbro Fields) in front of Eltham High School in the late 1960s. The site of the Fabbro farm (Diamond Creek side land) is now made up of Fabbro Fileds and Barrack Bushlands. This title is fairly recent after the Shire of Eltham purchased the land, including the last section in 1993/94. About this time the area on the west side of Falkiner Street was purchased by a private developer and developed as housing. The area in Bell Street opposite the Eltham High School was purchased by the State Government is recent years and is called Fabbro Fields. The Fabbro Family operated their farm in Bell Street, Eltham. 1 black and white photograph reproduction print (low quality)fabbro's farm, bell street, eltham, farming, vegetables, angelina casonato, antonio casonato, fabbro family, fabbro farm, fabbro fields -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, c 1930's
One of a collection of photographs purchased from Photo First, Thompson Avenue, Cowes when it closed in June, 2014. The Bayview Guesthouse eventually burnt down.Large Black & White photograph of the Bayview Guesthouse, located on the corner of The Esplanade and Warley Avenue, Cowes.guesthouses cowes phillip island, bayview guesthouse cowes, photo first phillip island -
Greensborough Historical Society
Booklet, Jim Poulter, What treaty? - examining Batman's 1835 Port Phillip excursion from an aboriginal perspective, by Jim Poulter, 2017_
A critical discussion of John Batman's account of his land purchase of land in Melbourne and Geelong, with reference to the eye-witness account of Woiwurung leader William Barak 11 p., typescriptbatmans treaty, john batman, william barak, melbourne -
Orbost & District Historical Society
buttons, Heuheit, late 19th, early 20th century
This card of buttons was most likely purchased in Orbost from a local shop, eg. Herbert Stores, and dates from the late 19th or early 20th Century.A card with 12 'jet' like buttons attached to it. The card has a heraldic-type image of a dragon and shield on the top, and also the name Heuheit which is difficult to read, presumably the makers name. possibly Heuheitblack-buttons dressmaking haberdashery