Long, slender pieces of timber, joined with a hinge at the abutting ends. tripod, scientific instuments

Used in electrical emgineering separtment, Used for varying resistance in a circuit.Timber box with black top and4 black knobs.electrical engineering, reistance box

The Old Curiosity Shop was q house was built by bricklayer James Warwick, and his wife Caroline, with construction beginning around 1863. It was opened to the public in 1895. What is significant? Construction of the house later known as the Old Curiosity Shop commenced about 1863, the year bricklayer, James Warwick obtained a miner's right for a residential block on the edge of the exhausted Eureka diggings in the newly proclaimed municipality of Ballarat East. James built a modest 4-roomed timber and brick house for his expanding family and continued in the bricklaying trade until retiring around the early 1880s. By then he was pursuing his gardening interests in the local Horticultural Society and was supervising the gardens of many East Ballarat residents. It was during these years that his gardening and building interests converged to find expression in the marvellous permutations of decoration that extend over the house and garden. Using cast-off crockery, glass, ceramic figurine and mirror shards, shells, wallpaper samples, architectural ornament and slag, a place was found for all manner of things, large and small. Children would bring broken china dolls and bits of crockery, and the patient mosaic work preoccupied James and his wife Caroline for the rest of their lives. The work has its origins in the grottoes and shellhouses that ornamented the gardens of large English estates from the 1730s. In the few years before James' death in 1898, the house had become known as the 'Old Curiosity Shop', inspiring associations with the Charles Dickens novel of the same name. By then professional photographs had also been taken and thousands of tourists were visiting it yearly. Caroline obtained copyright for 2 of the photos and began issuing her own postcards before she died in 1903. The Shop passed to their son Charles and then to a succession of owners who added their own mythology to the story of the Warwicks and their work. After attracting tourists for more than 100 years, the Shop closed to the public in 1999. (Vitorian Heritage Database)Brochures on the Old Curiosity Shopold curiosity shop, warwick, ballarat east, james warwick, caroline warwick

A tripod with 3 timber legstripod, scientific intruments

A tripod with 3 timber legsscientific intruments, vapour humidifier

Bag hook for grain Bale hook with timber handle and metal hook.bale hook

lower legs and stand of a timber chair used by successive principals of the Ballarat School of Mines, from establishment until E.J. (Back) Barker. At the time of Jack Barker's retirement he was presented with the chair. ballarat school of mines, principal's chair, e.j. barker

A timber shield with metal engraved plaques with engraved winners names. The winnners are: 1987 W. Slocombe 1988 K. Jolly 1989 W. Slocombe 1990 J. Fennell 1991 P. Ryan 1992 P. Ryan 1993 J. Murray 1984 A. McCahon 1995 Max Palmer 1996 K. Jolly 1997 Bill King 1998 K. Jolly 1999 John Dixon 2000 R. Litchfield 2001 Ross McCallum 2002 Ian Mitchell 2003 Ian Mitchell 2004 Terry Wong 2005 Dennis Olmstead 2006 Ron Waight BCAE Staff Gold Day Donated by Dr John Sharphamw. slocombe, k. jolly, j. fennell, p. ryan, j. murray, a. mccahon, max palmer, bill king, john dixon, r. liitchfield, ross mccallum, ian mitchell, terry wong, dennis olmstead, ron waight, trophy, shield, sport, golf, ballarat college of advanced education

Timber brewing vatbrewing, vat, barrell

Tripos with polished dark brown timber legs. Top fitting painted light green.8.5cm make screw thread for mounting theodolite no 04084.tripid, scientific instrument, surveying, precision

A timber and metal plaque including a crossed shovel and pick with gold in a goldpan, and an SMB medal housed in a white cardboard box. .1 Presented to Jack Barker for service the the Ballarat School of MInes Council 1976-1994. .2 Presented to Peter Carthew for service the the Ballarat School of MInes Council 1991-1994. .3 Presented to Mike Stephens for service the the Ballarat School of MInes Council 1990-1994.Presented to Mike Stephens in Appreciation of his contributions while a member of the Council of The School of Mines and Industries Ballarat 1990 to 1994ballarat school of mines, council, mike stephens, jack barker, e.j. barker