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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Bend of Islands
Bend of Islands is named after a group of small islands at a bend of the Yarra River near Watsons Creek. It is located near the town of Kangaroo Ground. The locationn was a long time favourite spot for locals and visitors to fish and swim in the river. This is one of a series of four photographs that depict a mainly young group of people recreating in the area, particularly enjoying horse riding. Possibly weekend campers. Photos taken about 1926-1928. In 1938 "The Argus" advertised weekend cabins at the Bend of Islands estate 5-are Yarra Yarra frontage in the Christmas Hills Gorge ideal for weekend cabins. "Bathing, fishing, canoeing, shooting may be enjoyed in ideal surroundings". Black and white photograph (reproduction)Bend of Islands bend of islands, camping, tent, horse riding -
Puffing Billy Railway
3 NC - Victrian Railways NC Class Full Guard's Van Body, June / July 1914
V.R NC Class Full Guard's Van body 3 NC ( marked underneath as 22 NQR) 3 NC Brake Van (4 ton capacity) Service History : *NC 3.VA - 17/ 6/1914 NWS Built new - / 5/1928 - Modified AC Malco BO 13/ 8/1932 NWS Into Workshops - 26/10/1932 NWS Out of Workshops (75 days) 11/ 8/1937 NWS Into Workshops - 21/ 9/1937 NWS Out of Workshops (42 days) 19/ 3/1945 NWS Into Workshops - 17/ 8/1945 NWS Out of Workshops (152 days)Historic - Victorian Railways - narrow gauge rolling stock - NC Class Full Guard's Van body 3 NCTimber Guards Van body sitting on wrought iron frame of 22 NQRV.R NC Class Full Guard's Van body 3 NC ( marked underneath as 22 NQR) puffing billy, victorian railways, narrow gauge, nc guards van, narrow gauge rolling stock -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Daniel Robertson Australia Pty Ltd, 2014
Englishman John Robertson was a roofing contractor and importer of slate. He founded the Daniel Robertson company in 1835 after arriving in Australia on a ship that carried a large quantity of slate as ballast. This slate was soon seen on the roofs of important Melbourne buildings. In 1910 the company began producing concrete roof tiles in South Melbourne, and in 1928 they converted the Tunstall Brickworks to produce terracotta tiles. In 1967 Daniel Robertson's produced a unique rustic range of bricks that were such a success that the roof tiles were phased out in 1969. In 2013 Daniel Robertson Australia Pty Ltd closed. These 2014 photographs show the buildings and some products still on the site at the time.13 coloured photographs of the office, storage and kiln areas at the Daniel Robertson site in 2014. Location is 58 - 74 Station Street, Nunawading.daniel robertson australia pty ltd, clay products, bricks and tiles -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Annual Demonstration 1963, 1963
Photos of the Melbourne Junior Legacy Annual Demonstration at the Melbourne Town Hall in September 1963. They include a scene of a canoe with junior legatees dressed as Native Americans. There are ballerinas dancing, and children marching and making formations. Also gymnastics demonstrations. Throughout the year Melbourne Legacy provided classes for Junior Legatees such as dancing, gymnastics and eurythmics, the Demonstration was an annual event to showcase their skills. Melbourne Legacy conducted Annual Demonstrations / Parades from 1928 through to the late 1970's, usually held at Melbourne Town Hall or Olympic Pool Stadium. The beautiful costumes were made by members of the Junior Legacy Mothers' Club and the Melbourne Legacy Wives' Association. A record of a Junior Legacy Demonstration.Black and white photo x 33 of the Annual Demonstration in 1963.junior legatee, annual demonstration, costumes, ballerinas -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Annual Demonstration
This photo provides just one example of the beautiful costumes worn by Junior Legacy girls for Legacy's Annual Demonstrations at the Melbourne Town Hall. Throughout the year Melbourne Legacy provided classes for Junior Legatees such as dancing, gymnastics and eurythmics, the Demonstration was an annual event to showcase their skills. Melbourne Legacy conducted Annual Demonstrations / Parades from 1928 through to the late 1980's, usually held at Melbourne Town Hall or Olympic Pool Stadium. The beautiful costumes were made by members of the Junior Legacy Mothers' Club and the Melbourne Legacy Wives' Association. Whilst the cost to Legacy was very small, the quality of the work produced was truly professional.A record of a Junior Legacy Demonstration. This photograph serves as photographic evidence of the work that the Legacy Wives' Association and Junior Legacy Mothers' Club produced over the years.Black and white photo of two people upon a stage dressed in traditional Native American attire.Stamped on the back of the photo: "This photograph is with / The Compliments of The... / MINISTRY OF TOURISM / GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA / PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE / PHOTO: MICHAEL CHESHIRE"junior legatee, annual demonstration, costumes -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Annual Demonstration
This photo provides just one example of the beautiful costumes worn by Junior Legacy girls for Legacy's Annual Demonstrations at the Melbourne Town Hall. Throughout the year Melbourne Legacy provided classes for Junior Legatees such as dancing, gymnastics and eurythmics, the Demonstration was an annual event to showcase their skills. Melbourne Legacy conducted Annual Demonstrations / Parades from 1928 through to the late 1970's, usually held at Melbourne Town Hall or Olympic Pool Stadium. The beautiful costumes were made by members of the Junior Legacy Mothers' Club and the Melbourne Legacy Wives' Association. Whilst the cost to Legacy was very small, the quality of the work produced was truly professional.This photograph is of historical and social significance as it serves as photographic evidence of the work that the Legacy Wives' Association and Junior Legacy Mothers' Club produced over the years.Black and white photo of a ballerina dancing upon a stage. Other members of the troupe can be seen in the background.Stamped "This photograph is compliments of the / Ministry of Tourism / Government of Victoria / please acknowledge Photo: Michael Cheshire" in grey ink on reverse.junior legatee, annual demonstration, costumes, ballerinas, dancing -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Annual Demonstration, 1965
This photo provides just one example of the beautiful costumes worn by Junior Legacy girls for Legacy's Annual Demonstrations at the Melbourne Town Hall. Throughout the year Melbourne Legacy provided classes for Junior Legatees such as dancing, gymnastics and eurythmics, the Demonstration was an annual event to showcase their skills. Melbourne Legacy conducted Annual Demonstrations / Parades from 1928 through to the late 1970's, usually held at Melbourne Town Hall or Olympic Pool Stadium. The beautiful costumes were made by members of the Junior Legacy Mothers' Club and the Melbourne Legacy Wives' Association. Whilst the cost to Legacy was very small, the quality of the work produced was truly professional.This photo serves as photographic evidence of the work that the Legacy Wives' Association and Junior Legacy Mothers' Club produced over the years.Black and white photo of a young performer dressed in an elaborate costume and hat.Stamped on the back of the photo: "THE PROPERTY OF MELBOURNE LEGACY", "Leslie Thompson / 8 KEYSTONE CRES. / EAST KEW / WL 3078" Written on the back of the photo: "All costumes are made by the children's mothers. Annual phys. ed. classes at Melb Town Hall. Judith Bishop - Junior Legatee Melb. L's 1965 Annual demo. at Melb. Town Hall."junior legatee, annual demonstration, costumes -
Melbourne Legacy
Slide, Annual Demonstration 1960, 1960
Colour slides of a demonstration at the Olympic Swimming Pool stadium in 1960. They have a windmill in the routine and some have Dutch costumes. More slides from the 1960 demonstration are catalogued separately. Throughout the year Melbourne Legacy provided classes for Junior Legatees such as dancing, gymnastics and eurythmics. The Demonstration was an annual event to showcase their skills. Melbourne Legacy conducted Annual Demonstrations / Parades from 1928 through to 1979. Was with many other slides taken in the 1950s and 1960s. The slides have been photographed to make digital images and moved to archive quality sleeves. In many cases the original images were not well focussed and the digital image is the best available.A record of different routines in an Annual Demonstration at the Olympic Swimming Pool stadium.Colour slides x 3 of a Demonstration routine with a windmill at Olympic Swimming Pool, in a cardboard mount.Handwritten on front 'Demo 1960' in blue pen and one has '7' on it.annual demonstration, marching, girls classes -
Melbourne Legacy
Slide, Annual Demonstration, 1960
Colour slide of a demonstration at the Olympic Swimming Pool stadium. It appears to be a practice as it is in daylight, normally the demonstrations were held at night. the Melbourne Olympic Swimming Stadium was used from 1959 to 1963. Throughout the year Melbourne Legacy provided classes for Junior Legatees such as dancing, gymnastics and eurythmics. The Demonstration was an annual event to showcase their skills. Melbourne Legacy conducted Annual Demonstrations / Parades from 1928 through to 1979. Was with many other slides taken in the 1950s and 1960s. The slides have been photographed to make digital images and moved to archive quality sleeves. In many cases the original images were not well focussed and the digital image is the best available.A record of an Annual Demonstration at the Olympic Swimming Pool stadium.Colour slide of a Demonstration routine at Olympic Swimming Pool, in a cardboard mount.Imprinted with '10 Made in Australia' in red inkannual demonstration, dancing -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Elastoplast First Aid Dressings Tin c. Mid-Twentieth Century, Smith & Nephew
Elastoplast is the brand name for a type of bandage with an absorbent centre and sticky edges, also known in Australia as a Band-Aid. The inventor of the Band-Aid was Earle Dickson, a cotton buyer for the American company Johnson & Johnson. Dickson’s wife Josephine often acquired small injuries while doing housework, and Dickson tired of helping her dress wounds. He came up with the idea of sticking pieces of gauze a length of sticky tape so she could self-apply dressings. Johnson & Johnson began producing this type of dressing, branded as ‘Band-Aid’ in 1921. In 1928 Smith & Nephew of the UK began producing similar bandages branded as ‘Elastoplast’. This item is significant for its rarity due to age. It provides potential for interpretation as a part of Wodonga's social history.A red Elastoplast First Aid Dressings tin with hinged lid upon which manufacture information is printed.On lid of tin: "Plastic/Elastoplast/First Aid/Dressings"band-aid, elastoplast, medical history, bandages, medical, medicine -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - CWA Wodonga Golden Jubilee Wine Glass, 1984
The Country Women’s Association of Victoria was formed 12 March 1928 and today has over 5,600 members. Its original aim was to improve conditions by community service, more especially as they affect the welfare of women and children. The Wodonga CWA branch was formed in 1934 and has been an active group in the community until the present day. The CWA provided gathering opportunities for rural women and quickly became renowned for their street stalls, catering at Agricultural Shows and social events including debutante balls, handicraft classes and cooking demonstrations. Today they have become even more than that, participating in and organising a wide range of activities and initiatives in the community, always with the focus of service to others. The CWA is of significance on a local, state and national level as a critical service group. They conduct a range of social, educational and services throughout Australia with an initial focus on the support of rural women and children. This role has evolved over time to incorporate a wide range of initiatives, government advisory bodies and organisations.A wine glass decorated with a gold rim and gold logo of the CWA Victoria produced to celebrate the golden jubilee of the Wodonga BranchAbove the CWA logo "GOLDEN JUBILEE" Beneath the logo "WODONGA/1934 - 1984"country women's association, wodonga cwa, service groups, community organisations -
Melbourne Legacy
Programme, Second Annual Physical Culture and Eurhythmic Demonstration 1929, 1929
Programme of the second Legacy Demonstration at the Melbourne Town Hall on 20th November 1929. Throughout the year Melbourne Legacy provided classes for Junior Legatees such as dancing, gymnastics and eurythmics, the Demonstration was an annual event to showcase their skills. Melbourne Legacy conducted Annual Demonstrations / Parades from 1928 through to 1979, usually held at Melbourne Town Hall. The beautiful costumes were made by members of the Junior Legacy Mothers' Club and the Melbourne Legacy Wives' Association. 'Demonstration arranged by the Chairman of the Gymnasium Sub-Committee (Legatee Aaron Beattie) in conjunction with Mrs Gilles (Hon. Directress Girls' Section) and James Tierney FPCV (Chief Instructor Boys Section).'A record of the second annual demonstration.Printed programme for 1929, purple cover with gold print and cream paper with black text. On title page in blue ink 'Aaron Beattie'annual demonstration, junior legatee -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Annual Demonstration 1953, 1953
A photo of senior girls in performing their health exercises from an annual demonstration. The girls were dressed in their physical exercise kit which was provided by Legacy to the junior legatees. The photo was featured in the July 1954 newsletter so was from the year before. The article showcased the work of the Legacy girls. Throughout the year Melbourne Legacy provided classes for Junior Legatees such as dancing, gymnastics and Eurythmics. The Demonstration was an annual event to showcase their skills. Melbourne Legacy conducted Annual Demonstrations / Parades from 1928 through to 1979, usually held at Melbourne Town Hall. The beautiful costumes were made by members of the Junior Legacy Mothers' Club and the Melbourne Legacy Wives' Association. A record of the displays at the Annual Demonstrations. Also that Legacy provided classes for junior legatees and the skills learned were displayed in the Annual Demonstration.Black and white photo of junior legatees dancing in a line on stage at the 1953 Annual Demonstration.In pencil on the reverse " Senior Girls - 'Health Exercises' ". Stamped with '4825' in blue ink.annual demonstration, junior legatee, girls' classes -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Girls Classes 1945, 1945
A photo of senior girls performing their exercises in a class. The girls were dressed in their physical exercise kit which was provided by Legacy to the junior legatees. The photo appears professional and may have been taken by a newspaper as part of them publicising the work of Legacy. The photo is dated 6 February 1945. Throughout the year Melbourne Legacy provided classes for Junior Legatees such as dancing, gymnastics and Eurythmics. The Demonstration was an annual event to showcase their skills. Melbourne Legacy conducted Annual Demonstrations / Parades from 1928 through to 1979, usually held at Melbourne Town Hall. The beautiful costumes were made by members of the Junior Legacy Mothers' Club and the Melbourne Legacy Wives' Association.An important photographic record of the work of Legacy in the 1940s.Black and white photo senior girls in their exercise class, part of a photo album with blue leather look back and front cover. One of 20 pages with black and white photos attached to the majority of both sides of the pages.junior legatees, girls classes, dance, exercise -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Girls Classes 1945, 1945
A photo of senior girls performing their exercises in a class. The girls were dressed in their physical exercise kit which was provided by Legacy to the junior legatees. The photo appears professional and may have been taken by a newspaper as part of them publicising the work of Legacy. The photo is dated 6 February 1945. Throughout the year Melbourne Legacy provided classes for Junior Legatees such as dancing, gymnastics and Eurythmics. The Demonstration was an annual event to showcase their skills. Melbourne Legacy conducted Annual Demonstrations / Parades from 1928 through to 1979, usually held at Melbourne Town Hall. The beautiful costumes were made by members of the Junior Legacy Mothers' Club and the Melbourne Legacy Wives' Association.An important photographic record of the work of Legacy in the 1940s.Black and white photo senior girls in their exercise class, part of a photo album with blue leather look back and front cover. One of 20 pages with black and white photos.girls classes, dance, exercise -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Annual Demonstration 1954, 1954
A photo of the finale of the Annual demonstration in October 1954. This photo shows the finale with a large group on stage under the Australian coat of arms. Some junior legatees are holding Australian flags and the words, 'Australia, Prosperity and Peace'. Other hold the rising sun insignia. It was printed in the newsletter in June 1955. Throughout the year Melbourne Legacy provided classes for Junior Legatees such as dancing, gymnastics and Eurythmics. The Demonstration was an annual event to showcase their skills. Melbourne Legacy conducted Annual Demonstrations / Parades from 1928 through to 1979, usually held at Melbourne Town Hall. The beautiful costumes were made by members of the Junior Legacy Mothers' Club and the Melbourne Legacy Wives' Association.A record of the displays at the Annual Demonstrations. Also that Legacy provided classes for junior legatees and the skills learned were displayed in the Annual Demonstration.Black and white photo of the Finale of the demonstration from 1954. junior legatees, demonstration, annual demonstration -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Annual Demonstration, 195
Black and white photo of girls in elaborate costumes for an Annual Demonstration. There appears to be frogs or sea creatures around two central figures and King Neptune at the rear. The year is not known but it is in the 1940s or 1950s as the album was a collection of press photos taken during dress rehearsals from that time. Throughout the year Melbourne Legacy provided classes for Junior Legatees such as dancing, gymnastics and Eurythmics. The Demonstration was an annual event to showcase their skills. Melbourne Legacy conducted Annual Demonstrations / Parades from 1928 through to 1979, usually held at Melbourne Town Hall. The beautiful costumes were made by members of the Junior Legacy Mothers' Club and the Melbourne Legacy Wives' Association.A record of the displays at the Annual Demonstrations. Also that Legacy provided classes for junior legatees and the skills learned were displayed in the Annual Demonstration.Black and white photo in an album of dancers in elaborate outfits with King Neptune at the rear.junior legatees, demonstration, annual demonstration, girls classes, costumes -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Annual Demonstration 1948, 1948
Black and white photo of girls in costumes on stage during an Annual Demonstration. They could have been butterflies. The photo was published in a news letter as the demonstration in October 1948. The album it was in is a collection of press photos taken during dress rehearsals from around that time. Throughout the year Melbourne Legacy provided classes for Junior Legatees such as dancing, gymnastics and Eurythmics. The Demonstration was an annual event to showcase their skills. Melbourne Legacy conducted Annual Demonstrations / Parades from 1928 through to the 1980's, usually held at Melbourne Town Hall. The beautiful costumes were made by members of the Junior Legacy Mothers' Club and the Melbourne Legacy Wives' Association.A record of the displays at the Annual Demonstrations. Also that Legacy provided classes for junior legatees and the skills learned were displayed in the Annual Demonstration.Black and white photo in an album of dancers in butterfly costumes on stage.junior legatees, demonstration, annual demonstration, girls classes, costumes -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Annual Demonstration 1948, 1948
Black and white photo of girls in costumes on stage during an Annual Demonstration. Some of them appear to be butterflies. The photo is very similar to one published in the newsletter as the demonstration in 1948. The album it was in is a collection of press photos taken during dress rehearsals from around that time. Throughout the year Melbourne Legacy provided classes for Junior Legatees such as dancing, gymnastics and Eurythmics. The Demonstration was an annual event to showcase their skills. Melbourne Legacy conducted Annual Demonstrations / Parades from 1928 through to the 1980's, usually held at Melbourne Town Hall. The beautiful costumes were made by members of the Junior Legacy Mothers' Club and the Melbourne Legacy Wives' Association.A record of the displays at the Annual Demonstrations. Also that Legacy provided classes for junior legatees and the skills learned were displayed in the Annual Demonstration.Black and white photo in an album of dancers in butterfly outfits and other costumes on stage.junior legatees, demonstration, annual demonstration, girls classes, costumes -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Annual Demonstration 1947, 1947
Black and white photo of boys in an Annual Demonstration in 1947. The boys are in gymnastic outfits with dark belts. They are climbing on equipment and each other, making a human pyramid. It was published in the newsletter in December 1947. It was in an album of press photos taken during dress rehearsals from the 1940s and 1950s. Throughout the year Melbourne Legacy provided classes for Junior Legatees such as dancing, gymnastics and Eurythmics. The Demonstration was an annual event to showcase their skills. Melbourne Legacy conducted Annual Demonstrations / Parades from 1928 through to the 1980's, usually held at Melbourne Town Hall. The beautiful costumes were made by members of the Junior Legacy Mothers' Club and the Melbourne Legacy Wives' Association.A record of the displays at the Annual Demonstrations. Also that Legacy provided classes for junior legatees and the skills learned were displayed in the Annual Demonstration.Black and white photo in an album of boys performing gymnastics on stage during a Demonstration.junior legatees, demonstration, annual demonstration, boys classes -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Annual Demonstration 1946, 1946
Black and white photo of boys in an Annual Demonstration in 1946. The boys are in gymnastic outfits, two are performing handstands and another is getting ready to climb. Was in an album of press photos taken during dress rehearsals from the 1940s and 1950s. The photo was published in the newsletter in December 1946. Throughout the year Melbourne Legacy provided classes for Junior Legatees such as dancing, gymnastics and Eurythmics. The Demonstration was an annual event to showcase their skills. Melbourne Legacy conducted Annual Demonstrations / Parades from 1928 through to the 1980's, usually held at Melbourne Town Hall. The beautiful costumes were made by members of the Junior Legacy Mothers' Club and the Melbourne Legacy Wives' Association.A record of the displays at the Annual Demonstrations. Also that Legacy provided classes for junior legatees and the skills learned were displayed in the Annual Demonstration.Black and white photo in an album of 3 boys performing gymnastics on stage during a Demonstration.junior legatees, demonstration, annual demonstration, boys classes -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - GLEN HUNTLY (HISTORY OF)
This file contains 10 items about the history of Glen Huntly: 1/6 photocopied pages from ‘The History of St Kilda’ which relates to the place name Glen Huntly, and the Quarantine graves, date unknown. 2/2 photocopied pages from the ‘Sun Pictorial’ dated 13/4/1928 and 12/4/1928; relating to the state of the graves at Point Ormond and their re-internment to St Kilda Cemetery. 3/1 pen and ink sketch of graves at Point Ormond from the State Library Victoria. 4/3 pages taken from a website on the re-internment of graves and some social history as to the reason that the new emigrants were coming to Australia. The Article also has 7 photographs. 5/2 newspaper articles on the ‘Glen Huntly’ descendants forthcoming reunion being held on 21&22/4/1990. 6/1 article reprinted from newsletter no. 22 October 1983 on the barque ‘Glen Huntly’. Also details of passengers who died and the burial of 3 at Point Ormond. 7/1 handwritten document (unattributed) taken from ‘Migrant ships for South Australia 1836-1850’ by Ronald Parsons. 8/1 pamphlet commemorating the 150th anniversary of the ‘Glen Huntly’ arriving in Melbourne. It gives information about the ship, passengers, memorial in St Kilda Cemetery and upcoming descendants’ reunion. 9/1 program of commemoration events 21&22/4/1990. 10/1 piece of art work for a ‘Welcome to Glen Huntly’ sign, featuring a ship. Undated, unattributed and source unknown.‘glen huntly’, buchanan captain, fever ship, emigrants, cummins ann, st kilda cemetery, bowman mrs, caulfield, craig john, cameron miss, mcgonagle mrs, elsternwick, armstrong george, mathers james, the glen huntly pioneers memorial, jones alfred ramsey, st david’s uniting church (grange road), glen huntly, glen huntly road, lake street, glen huntly state school, glen huntly presbyterian church, south caulfield, mernda avenue, garden avenue, grange road, jenkin (boss) william, wattle avenue, chinese joss-house, smith a.w, glen huntly post office, foundation stones, king f.l, methodist church, trinity congregational church, greek orthodox church, salvation army temple, wanalta road, st anthony’s roman catholic church, st agnes’ anglican church, booran road, st david’s uniting church, el nido grove, manses, royal avenue, munster avenue, james street, rothschild street, neerim road, organs, peace memorial organ, railways, marara road, curraweena road, booran road, bambra road, rosstown railway, murray-ross william, leila road, murray-ross leila, ‘the grange’, north road, wild cherry road, ‘rosstown’, picture theatres, manchester grove, aerodrome, lord reserve, neville street, lyons street, morgan street, rosedale avenue, rifle clubs, glen huntly infant welfare centre, watson grove, rowlands drapery, drapers, bones plant nursery, nurseries, elsternwick railway station, railway stations, kooyong road, glen eira road, truganini road, rosstown sugar works, ross murray, street names, typhoid, diseases, death and dying -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Textile - Haeusler Collection Embroidered Doily c.1920s
The Wodonga Historical Society Haeusler Collection provides invaluable insight into life in late nineteenth and early twentieth century north east Victoria. The collection comprises manuscripts, personal artefacts used by the Haeusler family on their farm in Wodonga, and a set of glass negatives which offer a unique visual snapshot of the domestic and social lives of the Haeusler family and local Wodonga community. The Haeusler family migrated from Prussia (Germany) to South Australia in the 1840s and 1850s, before purchasing 100 acres of Crown Land made available under the Victorian Lands Act 1862 (also known as ‘Duffy’s Land Act’) in 1866 in what is now Wodonga West. The Haeusler family were one of several German families to migrate from South Australia to Wodonga in the 1860s. The textiles in the Haeusler collection belonged to Ilma Margaret Ernestine Haeusler (née Tasker), born in 1900 in Tallangatta. These textiles were handmade by Ilma between 1919 and 1928 for use in the family home during her marriage to Louis Alfred Haeusler (b.1878). Ilma died in childbirth in 1928, leaving one surviving son, John Alfred Lyell (b.1922). This textile is one of the many domestic objects in the Haeusler Collection that represent family and home life in early twentieth century Wodonga. In the nineteenth and early twentieth century prior to the mass production of clothing and textiles, needlework, alongside motherhood, was the defining work of women. Hand sewing and embroidery was central in the everyday lives and domestic roles of women. The item is handmade and unique, with well documented provenance. It forms part of a significant and representative historical collection which reflects the local history of Wodonga. It contributes to our understanding of domestic and family life in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including local history, social history, and women’s history.Hand embroidered doily with floral design and word "CAKE" stitched around outer rim of fabric "CAKE"textiles, sewing, handiwork, women's history, domestic, craft -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Textile - Haeusler Collection Handmade Broderie Anglaise Doily c.1920s
The Wodonga Historical Society collection comprises manuscripts, personal artefacts used by the Haeusler family on their farm in Wodonga, and a set of glass negatives which offer a unique visual snapshot of the domestic and social lives of the Haeusler family and local Wodonga community. The Haeusler family migrated from Prussia (Germany) to South Australia in the 1840s and 1850s, before purchasing 100 acres of Crown Land made available under the Victorian Lands Act 1862 (also known as ‘Duffy’s Land Act’) in 1866 in what is now Wodonga West. The Haeusler family were one of several German families to migrate from South Australia to Wodonga in the 1860s. The textiles in the Haeusler collection belonged to Ilma Margaret Ernestine Haeusler (née Tasker), born in 1900 in Tallangatta. These textiles were handmade by Ilma between 1919 and 1928 for use in the family home during her marriage to Louis Alfred Haeusler (b.1878). Ilma died in childbirth in 1928, leaving one surviving son, John Alfred Lyell (b.1922). This doily is one of several domestic objects in the Haeusler Collection that represent family and home life in early twentieth century Wodonga. It was made using the broderie anglaise needlework technique that incorporates embroidery, cutwork and needle lace. This technique originated in sixteenth century Europe and became popular in England in the nineteenth century. In the nineteenth and early twentieth century prior to the mass production of clothing and textiles, needlework, alongside motherhood, was the defining work of women. Hand sewing and embroidery was central in the everyday lives and domestic roles of women. The item is handmade and unique, with well documented provenance. It forms part of a significant and representative historical collection which reflects the local history of Wodonga. It contributes to our understanding of domestic and family life in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including local history, social history, and women’s history.A handmade white broderie anglaise doily c.1920sneedlework, textiles, sewing, handiwork, women's history, domestic, craft, family -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, British Engineering Standards Association and Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association, "Tramway Axles", 1921 to 1933
.1 - Book - 16 pages + light grey cover, issued by the British Engineering Standards Association, British Standard Specification for Tramway Axles. Dated August 1921. Has standard Number 101-1921. Provides materials specification, testing and an index. Inside the front cover is a typed quarto sheet, that has been folded into four referring to the standard and "Amendments suggested to clauses 1, 8, 9 , 12 and 13". .2 - Book - 24 pages + grey covers, - Tentative Australian Standards specification for Tramway Axles, published by the Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association, No. C 44 - 1927. Provides materials specification, testing and an index. .3 - Book - 28 pages + light grey cover, issued by the British Engineering Standards Association, British Standard Specification for Tramway Axles. Dated August 1921. Has standard Number 102-1930. Provides materials specification, testing and an index. On front cover and inside cover has amendments and a note that the British standard had been endorsed by Australian Standard C44 in Dec. 1933..1 - has the stamp of the "Tait Book Co. 39 Queen St. Melbourne" .2 - has in the top right hand corner, the ESCo Ballarat company stamp and the date "31 May 1928" .3 - on front cover stamp " Library Copy M.E.S." and a library label noting that the book is on loan from the Melbourne library and is dated 22/1/1935. Provides materials specification, testing and an index. On the lower edge has the stamp of the "Tait Book Co. 39 Queen St. Melbourne".trams, tramways, tramways, electrical equipment, axles -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photographs, 1915
This photograph is of the construction of the first road bridge over the Genoa River - 1915. Before today's timber truss and concrete bridge was constructed between 1926-1928 by contractor J.T. Noble Anderson, two earlier bridges crossed the Genoa River at this location. They provided crucial links in the Princes Highway route from Melbourne to Sydney. The letter on the back of the postcard was written by Gordon ? to Alex ? on 2nd October 1917. "this represents the opening of Genoa Bridge. Mrs Alexander cutting the ribbon and Mr Martin holding it at the other side. Did most of the speaking. The gent holding the roll of paper is who came to open the bridge. I can't think of his name. Hubert is standing up at the right / Gordon " This is a pictorial record associated with the history of Genoa in East Gippsland.1100 -A large black / white photograph on a cream coloured buff card. It is of an unfinished bridge with men working there. A small rowboat can be seen on the far side of the river. 1100.1 - A photograph / postcard of the opening of "Genoa Bridge 1917". There is a ribbon stretched across the timber decking road in front of a group of people. 1100.2 - A black / white photograph of a road bridge across a river.on back - "Princes Highway - the 1st bridge over the Genoa River - 1915" on back of 1100.1 is a hand-written letter.genoa-bridge princes-highway-east-gippsland -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - The Ideal City Warrnambool On the Sea, Modern Print, 1940
This booklet has been issued in 1940 by the Warrnambool Progress and Tourist Association established in 1927. Warrnambool was the winner of the Sun News Pictorial Quest in 1928, the ‘Ideal City’ and used this title to promote the city. There had been several Tourist Associations in Warrnambool prior to 1927 and all of them promoted Warrnambool as a health resort and an ideal holiday destination with the Sea Baths in Gilles Street and the beach close by. This guide has been produced during World War Two with rationing of petrol and other goods and most people in Victoria would not have been contemplating long and expensive holidays so Warrnambool with its rail service and beach facilities would have been seen as a possible holiday destination. This Warrnambool Tourist Guide is of considerable interest both for its content regarding Warrnambool’s attractions in World War Two and for its 1940s advertisements and photographs. This is a booklet of 33 pages stapled together. It is a Warrnambool Tourist Guide from the 1940s. The pages are mostly white but there are a couple of blue and buff-coloured pages. The cover is pink with mauve and black printed material and a photograph on the front cover of the Warrnambool camping ground on the foreshore. The back cover has become detached. The booklet contains information on the tourist attractions of Warrnambool and district, black and white photographs of buildings, events and scenic spots and advertisements for local businesses. Many of the advertisements also contain photographs of business premises. Front Cover: ‘The Ideal City, Warrnambool On The Sea, , Victoria, Australia, Camping Grounds at the Beach, Tourist Guide – Where to Go! What to See! To Advance Warrnambool, The Ideal City, Victoria’s Premier Health and Holiday Resort, Price 6d.’ tourism in warrnambool, warrnambool, sun news pictorial quest, warrnambool tourist guide, the ideal city -
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Functional object - Hospital window, Ernie Harris, Warrnambool builder, 1938
This window was removed from the Marcus Saltau House building in the Warrnambool and District Base Hospital when the building was demolished in 2009. Marcus Saltau House was erected in 1938 to provide for intermediate, private and midwifery patients. The builder was Ernie Harris of Warrnambool. The building commemorated the work of Marcus Saltau who was on the Warrnambool Hospital committee for over forty years and the President of that committee for thirty years. Marcus Saltau (1869-1945) was a Warrnambool produce merchant and politician involved in many Warrnambool ventures, including the establishment and development of the Warrnambool Woollen Mill and the Nestles Milk Factory at Dennington. The Jean Buick Saltau Maternity Ward at the Warrnambool Hospital was established by Marcus Saltau in 1928 in memory of his first wife. This window is retained as a memento of a significant building in Warrnambool that no longer exists.This is a circular window with four triangular panels of glass contained within a white painted ridged wood frame.marcus saltau house warrnambool, marcus saltau, ernie harris warrnambool, jean buick saltau maternity ward, warrnambool woollen mill -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Lifebuoy, late 19th to early 20th century
Lifebuoys are flotation devices used to rescue and save people whose lives are at risk in the water. They are part of a ship's safety equipment. The cork material is very buoyant. The first use of life saving devices in recent centuries was by the Nordic people, who used light weight wood or cork blocks to keep afloat. From the early 20th century Kapok fibre was used as a filling for buoys. Light weight balsa wood was used as a filler after WW1. In 1928 Peter Markus invented and patented the first inflatable life-preserver. By WW2 foam was combined with Kapok. Laws were passed over time that has required aeroplanes and water going-vessels to carry life-preservers on board. The lifebuoy is an example of equipment carried on vessels in the late 19th and early 20th century to help preserve life. There were many lives lost in Australia’s colonial period, particularly along the coast of South West Victoria.Lifebuoy, round cork inner only, no canvas covering.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lifebuoy, cork lifebuoy, flotation device, safety equipment, life rings, safety ring, life-saving buoy, ring buoy, life preserver, personal floating device, floatation device -
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Tools, Saws, Early 20th century
These handsaws belonged to a Warrnambool furniture maker and dealer, Ernest Brighton Phillips (1875-1924). He learned cabinet making at the Warrnambool Box Works and established a furniture warehouse at the corner of Liebig and Koroit Streets in the late 1890s. By the early 20th century he had the largest furniture warehouse and factory in Victoria outside Melbourne and his furniture was sold all over Australia. He and his family lived at ‘Heatherlie’ in Koroit Street and today the site of this family home houses the retirement village complex known as ‘Heatherlie’. The makers of these saws was Robert Sorby of the Kangaroo Works in Sheffield, England. This business was established in 1928 and is one of the world’s premier manufacturers of specialist woodworking tools. These two tools are of some significance as they belonged to Ernest Phillips, a prominent businessman in Warrnambool at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries. These are also a good example of the type of tools used in the woodworking trade 100 years ago. These are two handsaws which belonged to Ernest Phillips. They have wooden handles attached to the blade by metal screws. One screw is missing on the larger saw. The blades are made of steel with serrated edges and they are inserted into a fold of steel along the top edge. The handles are well-worn and the blades are a little rusty. ‘Robt. Sorby Sheffield Cast Steel’ ‘E. Phillips’ ernest phillips, robert sorby, history of warrnambool