Pick head may have been used to gouge gold bearing rock in the small lines of ore; as informedby Mr George Ellis, member of the Historical Society. Used by donor's grandfather, who was a miner at the Long Gully and Ironbark mines, or both

Memorandum - A4 sheet, dated 8/2/1984 from Runningsheds Engineer A. Nolan to depots titled "Failure of Motor Armature Bearings". Notes that there have been an increase in bearing failures and the problems resulting. Printed on Metroplan Transit Authority letterhead.trams, tramways, mta, depots, bearings, armatures, tramcars, maintenance

The map outlines the auriferous (gold bearing) areas in Victoria. The information for prospectors was prepared by the Department of Mines in 1894Document: 4 page type written Map: Portion of Victoria divided into Counties of 1891. Auriferous areas with red.Reference section on mapgold, auriferous areas, department of mines, victoria, map of victoria, prospectors, commissioner of crown lands, hon a mclean, alexander black, surveyor general, a mclean

Perfume, lavender water and bath salts were sold by chemists either locally of in larger cities visited on a shopping expedition. The shape of the bottles changed as did the stopper used to seal it.Historical: Change of bottles - shape, glass, stopper, embossing, use Aesthetic: Display showing shape and size of bottleClear glass bottle with rectangular base and straight sides nearly three quarters of the way up tapering in 3 waves to a ridged neck and then a screw top. Visually but inside the glass at the base seems to be indented showing a lopsided hill bearing to one side.Base: '12' within an oval shape chemist, perfume, lavendar water, bath salts, glass bottle

Diggers and miners. Diggers and Miners. . . In creeks and gullies where the weathering of auriferous quartz veins had deposited gold-bearing sands and gravels. He worked in the surface alluvium. Picture shows diagram of this. Markings: 7 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Colour photograph: image shows float with people holding banners bearing names - John Hooper, Bedelia Lansell and Susan Budds. Float says 'Save Fortuna' and was part of the campaign to keep Fortuna Villa in public hands. Bendigo Easter Fair 2009.cottage, miners, fortuna, bendigo historical society

Bendigo Credit Co-operative Limited, 121 McCrae Street. On front page logo of the Victorian credit unions and in a circle the words: It's where you belong with a drawing of a building. Inside a little bit of history and an application form for interest bearing deposit.business, retail, bendigo credit co-operative

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. In about the year 1860, prospectors discovered rich gold was at Gaffney's Creek and a little later gold-bearing rock was found at Wood's Point. Markings: 7 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

With more and more woolsheds being connected to power lines, the need for electric shearing gear markedly increased from the 1960s onwards. The greater economy made electric gear an attractive proposition to many graziers. Requiring only an electric shearing motor, for small and medium scale operations, electric shearing motors were a more economical way of shearing a wool clip. The other option for graziers was Overhead shearing gear, which also required an Engine to provide shared power to a row of shearing stations. Still working, this Sunbeam Electric Shearing Motor – Heavy Duty Model, features a slow speed motor totally enclosed for protection against dust and insects. The full bearing down tube is easily removed and stored to be out of the way when not in use (not pictured). Providing 0.5 hp, which is twice the power ever needed for shearing sheep, this buffer allows for fluctuations in voltages that can occur in rural districts. Inventor Frederick Wolseley made the world's first commercially successful power-shearing system in Australia in 1888. US company Cooper, which had been founded in 1843 as a maker of sheep dip, began selling Wolseley equipment in the USA in 1895. The Chicago Flexible Shaft Company successfully entered the power-shearing market a few years later and entered into a joint venture with Cooper. It set up a branch in Sydney and sold shearing sets, and engines to power them, into the Australian market. In 1921 the US parent company, realising it needed to make products whose sales were not as seasonal as those of shearing equipment, made its first household appliances and branded them Sunbeam. In 1933, changes in exchange rates and taxes led the company to manufacture engines and shearing equipment in Australia via subsidiary Cooper Engineering, which changed its name to Sunbeam in 1946. Although most Australians know of this company as a major manufacturer of household appliances, its rural division flourished and retained the Sunbeam name for shearing equipment even after it was taken over by New Zealand company Tru-Test in 2001. This 0.5 horsepower vertical brushed motor air-cooled engine was designed to drive a single shearing plant. From the central cylinder which features a yellow “Sunbeam” sticker, a grey 240v power lead can be found on the left-hand side. A blue capacitor is located next to this power lead. Below, two legs extend and meet to form a foot which is fastened to a wall. On the right-hand side of the engine, a specification plate is located on the central cylinder. A yellow directional arrow sticker is located on the rotating section of the engine below the specification plate (location for photography, this section is designed to rotate and hence this sticker is not fixed in this location). At the rear of the cylinder, a plastic cap with small air cut outs protects the air-cooled engine from contaminants. At the front of the engine, the location for securing the bearing down tube is located. On the right-hand side of the lock for the bearing down tube is the handle, to which a string is often attached for switching the motor on and off by a shearer bent at the waist (not pictured). Sticker. Gold writing. Front of shearing motor “Sunbeam” Plate. Inscribed. Side of shearing motor. “Sunbeam / SHEARING MOTOR / MADE IN AUSTRALIA / 0.5 H.P. / 220/240 V / 1 PHASE A.C. / 4.0 AMPS / 50 C/S. / CONT. RTG. / 1425 R.P.M. / CLASS A INSUL / NO. J244560 / TYPE: NSB5C2/49." sheep sheering, shearing equipment, sunbeam, electric shearing motor

Pea green, hard covered book with dust jacket bearing photographic images of soldiers. Photo and details of author on back flaps. 188 pages. Illustrated with one section of black and white photos. Title in red on pale grey front panel on on the green spine.Name of donor hand written on fly leaf. books-military-history, vietnam

Grave of internee Johanne Haubold, an internee at Tatura during WW2.historicBlack and white photograph, on corefue, showing a grave with cement surround, weeds in middle and a cement cross bearing the name of the deceased, his date of birth and date of death. Below that is a German Iron cross. Next the that grave is another, on partly visible. Behind is other graves.feldwebel Johannes Haubold geb 19.12.1915 gest 10.8.1943 outline of an iron crossjohannes haubold, tatura cemetery, internee deaths

Green sports banner for Buffalo (green) house bearing the WTC logo in the centre with text above and below reading WANGARATTA TECHNICAL SCHOOL. The banner also has gold tassels along the top and bottom edges. Used for identification in intra-school sporting activities

Green sports banner for Buffalo (green) house bearing the WTC logo in the centre. An identical yellow banner represents Wills (yellow) house. These banners also has gold tassels at the top corner and bottom edges. Used for identification in intra-school sporting activities

Instruction - printed on two A3 sheets, titled "The Care of Railway Motor Bearings" issued by General Electric July 1925. Details bearing lining materials for brass and Babbitt, armature, axle, iron, packing, oil levels and inspection. Original from a wall poster.trams, tramways, electrical engineering, electrical equipment, motors, electric traction, general electric, bearings, maintenance

This is a licence issued to Leslie Palmer in 1918. It gives him authority to operate a motor boat across the banks of the Hopkins River near the mouth and to carry passengers. As there is a bridge at the mouth of the river it is assumed that this motor boat was used to go across the river from a private house, making it more convenient than going by road to cross the bridge. It was, and still is, a common practice to use boats to cross the river from private homes built along the banks of the Hopkins River.This is a significant item as it is an original certificate and is interesting because the licence was a restricted one, for use only in crossing the Hopkins River. This is a paper licence issued by the Marine Board of Victoria in 1918. The certificate has printed material and entries written in black ink. It has the seal of the Marine Board and the signature of the SecretaryWritten material: ‘Leslie Alfred Palmer of Warrnambool, oil, on the Hopkins River within a line bearing east from Point Ritchie on the western side of the mouth of such river to the opposite shore, 6th December 1918’ motor boat licence 1918, warrnambool, leslie palmer, hopkins river

This notebook contains information on air navigation and electrical science. It was issued to Roy Eliason (449852), a Shepparton local who enlisted in 1944 and served as a Leading Aircraftman with the 2nd Operational Training Unit Mildura. Contents include: Appendix I: Law, Discipline, Administration and Organisation, Hygiene and Sanitation, Notes on Meteorology, Definitions, The principles of flight, Airframes, Engine; Appendix II: Mathematics problems for revision.This notebook has significant research potential, as it bears the service number of the owner: Roy Eliason. Roy Eliason's service history is well documented in the National Archives of Australia and this book provides an insight into a period of his service. Notebooks such as this were presumably issued to new recruits in the early stages of their service. Though this copy is in fair condition with several signs of wear, these signs may in fact increase the significance of the item, demonstrating the frequent use of this item in the hands of a new recruit to the Royal Australian Air Force. Series of pages bound via twine passed through four holes along left side. Front and back cover are card with orange vinyl/fabric strip and paper cover bearing title text. Orange pages throughout mark sections. Book printed throughout.Inscribed on front cover: "449852/AC2 ELIASON R/B/2". Inscribed on interior "449852/ELIASON. R./B/2". air navigation, training, royal australian air force, raaf, eliason, world war ii, wwii, second world war

Lionel Younghusband NX115868, refer Cat No 2491P for service details.Plague, made of black painted timber with silver coloured metal scroll on top & rectangular plate on bottom. In the centre is a round dome bearing a raised badge in silver coloured metal, surmounted by blue enamel map of Australia. On bottom of badge is a plain banner with blue enamel.On metal scroll: “We Honour You” On shield: “For Service 1936-45” On blue metal: “Tullamore” On name plate: “In Memory of TPR L G Younghusband”civic mementoes - plaques, military history

Insignia of 38th Battalion AIF embroidered on circular black cloth & mounted on red velvet background. Encased in gold painted wooden frame. Top RHC gold coloured metal regimental badge with navy enamelled banners bearing Regiment in gold. Embroidery in coloured cottons."Honorem Custodites 38"numismatics-badges-army, uniforms - badges - army, metalcraft - enamel ware, handcraft, passchendaele barracks trust, 38th

LETTERHEAD PAPER - PER ARDUA AD ASTRA - BENDIGO TC Four blank letterhead pages of parchment writing paper bearing an oval shaped insignia at the top of the page. The insignia contains the phrase ' PER ARDUA AD ASTRA' - Bendigo. In the centre of the insignia are the letters 'TC'education, bendigo, ' per ardua ad astra' , ' letter head', 'bendigo tc', 'bendigo technical college'

Reproduced by permission of Mr John Arnold from his book: "The Riversdale Golf Club - a history, 1892-1977." Copyright to book: Riversdale Golf Club. Surrey Hills Golf Club operated from 1892-1908 then moved and became Riversdale Golf Club. The game was played across paddocks from Trafalgar Street, Mont Albert to Whitehorse Road and down Victoria Crescent to where Box Hill TAFE is now located in Elgar Road. There were problems with cows eating the tee flags! The clubhouse still exists as 30 Trafalgar Street.Apart from it association with the Surrey Hills Golf Club which is long gone, this image documents the landscape of pre-urban Surrey Hills.Black and white photo of a rectangular timber building with a slate hip roof and brick chimney on the LHS. The one visible window appears to be boarded up and has a door to its right. The building is fenced by posts and wire. A (?) street sign bearing the letters FLINT is at the right of the picture."The gate-keeper's shed was used as a clubhouse from 1895-1900."sports grounds, surrey hills golf club, riversdale golf club, timber building, john arnold

This seal was used for official police and court documents by the Belvoir Police Office.The initial land survey for the city now known as Wodonga was first undertaken in 1852 by Thomas Wedge - Assistant Surveyor. The new township was called "Belvoir" and was proclaimed by that name in 1852 and again in 1861. The first sale of land in Belvoir was held at Wangaratta on April 28, 1854, when all the allotments surveyed by Thomas Wedge (excepting those set apart for reserves, government and public areas) were offered at auction. Following representations by the Postmaster General on June 23, 1869, the Governor in Council, on July 12, 1869, approved of its Aboriginal name "Wodonga" being restored. The seal was found at the Yackandandah Courthouse by the Circuit Judge, the late Mr. Jim Humphrey. As the Wodonga Historical Society was in recess at that time, the seal was held in trust by the North-East Historical Society in Wangaratta. It was donated to the Wodonga Historical Society in 1987.This item was the official seal of the Belvoir Police office from the beginning of the European settlement of the modern day city of Wodonga, then know as Belvoir. It is one of the earliest relics of that period of history, until its name was changed in 1869.Wood and metal seal bearing the official emblem of the Police Office Belvoir. It would have been used to apply a wax seal to official documents. The seal is mounted in a timber and glass case so that the imprint of the seal can be seen reflected in a mirror mounted in the base of the box.Around the edges of the seal "POLICE OFFICE / BELVOIR"belvoir police, official seal, history wodonga

Wooden pattern used to make impression in sand to form mold for casting hot metal. These patterns were for the caps for bearing covers.Wood, with an oval footprint. Pins underneath with covered channel across oval, cylindrical cap mounted on top of channel, semi-circular (approx) flanges either side of channel cover.

Glasses, also known as eyeglasses or spectacles, are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes. They are normally used for vision correction or eye protection. A pair of fine metal framed spectacles with a blue lined caseOPTICAL PRESCRIPTION SPECTACLES / 23/ COLLINS ST MELBOURNE/spectacles, optical equipment, moorabbin, cheltenham, bentleigh, early settlers

Glasses, also known as eyeglasses or spectacles, are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes. They are normally used for vision correction or eye protection. A young boy’s frameless spectacles - 1 glass lens with gold style bridge with a stiffened cardboard spectacle case eyes, spectacles, eye glasses, optometry, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, market gardeners, pioneers, early settlers, schools

Glasses, also known as eyeglasses or spectacles, are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes. They are normally used for vision correction or eye protection.The James family were early settlers in the Moorabbin ShireA pair of fine wire frames for eyeglasses with no glass lenseyes, spectacles, eye glasses, optometry, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, market gardeners, pioneers, early settlers

These sterling silver cuff links were worn as part of the uniform from ? to ?. Pair of oval-shaped, sterling silver cuff links bearing the Ballarat College crest. The crest has red and black enamel and the Minerva head and motto are in silver relief. A three link silver chain and toggle is attached to the centre of the back. The back has an engraved mark: 'ST.SI'Engraved on rear: 'ST.SI'ballarat, 1918, 1917, 1916, college, fred raynor langsford, marjory langsford, cuff link

This compass was confiscated from a Japanese soldier, when the Japanese surrendered to the British in Hong Kong, September 1945. It was acquired by Squadron Leader Victor James RAF, stationed in Hong Kong and New Territories Refer Cat No 5084P.Small circular compass of 25mm diameter. It has a black dial. A simple double ended arrow indicates bearing, arrow also has glow in the dark material on end. It has a small black leather strap and buckle. The top outer circumference is divided into segments with Japanese symbols.japanese, wwii, raf, hong kong

Brown hard covered book of 142 pages. Contents include state of the art of boring for water in Europe, Asia and America, Progress in the Australian Colonies, Water-bearing rocks - permanence of supply, machinery and cost of boring, irrigation for Artesian wells, and sub-artesian or shallow boring. Ilustratednon-fictionwells, walter gibbons cox, water supply, artesian wells, south australian bores, western australian bores, new south wales bores, queensland bores, cambridge downs, sebania, queensland, richmond downs, queensland, toorak, queensland, native dog, barringun, new south wales, marathin station, queensland, mazxwelton no. 2, queensland