This simple device was/is used in the armed and other services to help keep uniforms clean when polishing the buttons and badges.

HISTORY OF THE LOCH ARD The LOCH ARD belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many ships from England to Australia. Built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curdle and Co. in 1873, the LOCH ARD was a three-masted square rigged iron sailing ship. The ship measured 262ft 7" (79.87m) in length, 38ft (11.58m) in width, 23ft (7m) in depth and had a gross tonnage of 1693 tons. The LOCH ARD's main mast measured a massive 150ft (45.7m) in height. LOCH ARD made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its final voyage. LOCH ARD left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of Captain Gibbs, a newly married, 29 year old. She was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers and a load of cargo. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. On board were straw hats, umbrella, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionary, linen and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead and copper. There were items included that intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. At 3am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land and the passengers were becoming excited as they prepared to view their new homeland in the early morning. But LOCH ARD was running into a fog which greatly reduced visibility. Captain Gibbs was becoming anxious as there was no sign of land or the Cape Otway lighthouse. At 4am the fog lifted. A man aloft announced that he could see breakers. The sheer cliffs of Victoria's west coast came into view, and Captain Gibbs realised that the ship was much closer to them than expected. He ordered as much sail to be set as time would permit and then attempted to steer the vessel out to sea. On coming head on into the wind, the ship lost momentum, the sails fell limp and LOCH ARD's bow swung back. Gibbs then ordered the anchors to be released in an attempt to hold its position. The anchors sank some 50 fathoms - but did not hold. By this time LOCH ARD was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind the ship. Just half a mile from the coast, the ship's bow was suddenly pulled around by the anchor. The captain tried to tack out to sea, but the ship struck a reef at the base of Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell. Waves broke over the ship and the top deck was loosened from the hull. The masts and rigging came crashing down knocking passengers and crew overboard. When a lifeboat was finally launched, it crashed into the side of LOCH ARD and capsized. Tom Pearce, who had launched the boat, managed to cling to its overturned hull and shelter beneath it. He drifted out to sea and then on the flood tide came into what is now known as LOCH ARD Gorge. He swam to shore, bruised and dazed, and found a cave in which to shelter. Some of the crew stayed below deck to shelter from the falling rigging but drowned when the ship slipped off the reef into deeper water. Eva Carmichael had raced onto deck to find out what was happening only to be confronted by towering cliffs looming above the stricken ship. In all the chaos, Captain Gibbs grabbed Eva and said, "If you are saved Eva, let my dear wife know that I died like a sailor". That was the last Eva Carmichael saw of the captain. She was swept off the ship by a huge wave. Eva saw Tom Pearce on a small rocky beach and yelled to attract his attention. He dived in and swam to the exhausted woman and dragged her to shore. He took her to the cave and broke open case of brandy which had washed up on the beach. He opened a bottle to revive the unconscious woman. A few hours later Tom scaled a cliff in search of help. He followed hoof prints and came by chance upon two men from nearby Glenample Station three and a half miles away. In a state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom returned to the gorge while the two men rode back to the station to get help. By the time they reached LOCH ARD Gorge, it was cold and dark. The two shipwreck survivors were taken to Glenample Station to recover. Eva stayed at the station for six weeks before returning to Ireland, this time by steamship. In Melbourne, Tom Pearce received a hero's welcome. He was presented with the first gold medal of the Royal Humane Society of Victoria and a £1000 cheque from the Victorian Government. Concerts were performed to honour the young man's bravery and to raise money for those who lost family in the LOCH ARD disaster. Of the 54 crew members and passengers on board, only two survived: the apprentice, Tom Pearce and the young woman passenger, Eva Carmichael, who lost all of her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the LOCH ARD tragedy, salvage rights to the wreck were sold at auction for £2,120. Cargo valued at £3,000 was salvaged and placed on the beach, but most washed back into the sea when another storm developed. The wreck of LOCH ARD still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some was washed up into what is now known as LOCH ARD Gorge. Cargo and artefacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton porcelain peacock - one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. It had been well packed, which gave it adequate protection during the violent storm. Today, the Minton peacock can be seen at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool. From Australia's most dramatic shipwreck it has now become Australia's most valuable shipwreck artefact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from LOCH ARD is significant for being one of the largest collections of artefacts from this shipwreck in Victoria. It is significant for its association with the shipwreck, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S417). The collection is significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the LOCH ARD. The LOCH ARD collection is archaeologically significant as the remains of a large international passenger and cargo ship. The LOCH ARD collection is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its potential to interpret sub-theme 1.5 of Victoria’s Framework of Historical Themes (living with natural processes). The collection is also historically significant for its association with the LOCH ARD, which was one of the worst and best known shipwrecks in Victoria’s history. 3 copper cargo rivets, 1 cleaned and 2 still with encrustations. Recovered from the wreck of the Loch Ard.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, loch line, loch ard, captain gibbs, eva carmichael, tom pearce, glenample station, mutton bird island, loch ard gorge, cargo rivets, rivet

Not much is known about William Rothwell other than he is recorded as working as an optician and scientific instrument maker in Manchester at 277 Deansgate Street from 1780 until 1820. An entry in the “Complete History of the Trades of Manchester” published in 1822, in which the author describes Mr William Rothwell as an intelligent young man who is conversant in several languages. He went on to describe him as an philosophical instrument maker of optical and mathematical objects, specialising in spectacles, all sorts of surveyors instruments as well as eye glasses of all types. At present that is all that is known of William Rothwell other than his products were made to the highest standards of the time. Today his products are now actively sought by collectors and are currently fetching high prices at auction sales overseas. The telescope is a rare item even though not much is known about Rothwell's history his scientific instruments and optical items fetch high prices when they become available as collectors look for rare and well made items from the 18th and 19th centuries. Its completeness and good condition make it a very good addition to the collection at Flagstaff Hill. A three draw military telescope brass with main cylinder section made of wood, main lens is removable for cleaning.Marked "Rothwell, Manchester"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, telescope, william rothwell, scientific instrument, manchester optician, optician

Black dress jacket with WO1 insignia and 4 X Signals Buttons, number of buttons missing (needs clean)uniform, army

Four parkland areas in Nunawading to be included in clean-ups on three Sundays in October under direction of Melbourne Water.parks and reserves, floyd, jeff, wurundjeri walk, campbells croft, blackburn creeklands, mullum mullum creek

This bottle was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950's specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of types of treatment used for cleaning wounds. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote. Clear glass bottle with glass stopper. The part of the stopper that fits in the neck is opaque as is that part of the neck.Straight sides taper sharply in to neck. There is a torn white label on the bottle. The label has a blue line border. The label has hand written blue ink printing on it.Label: 'Zephiran / 1 : 1000 / For Cleaning Wounds Base: F55 embossedmedical, hospital, cleaning wounds, zephiran

Milled at Lennon St. South Kensington. Tel. 33 0261.One stock feed calico bag.Stock "JM" Feeds. Cleaned wheat. Net 25 LB. Hughson.bags, wheat

Julie Jones donation- Pink crepe dress - Long sleeve with lace trim (beige) - Pin-tucked yoke - Ribbon necktieAnthea Crawford, 100% polyester, dry clean only, size 12women's dress

Various Florins in plastic bag. Two 1910 King Edward VII used. Five King George V: 1914, 1917 (2), 1919, 1925. Used but clean coins. Seven Queen Elizabeth II: 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1963 (2). Used but clean coins.numismatics, coins - australian, florins

A4 pageClean Up Australia Day, Sunday March 2, 1997. Presented to Southwood P.S.. We'd like to give you a hand for lending a hand on Clean up Australia Day 1997

.1) Leather, Stitched pistol holster with brass fasteners. .2) Brass cleaning rod for pistol, sits in the back holster.“Australia [left arrow]” tooled at top of holster under .military history - equipment, trades-leatherworking, passchendaele barracks trust

Article from a collection of newspaper clippings from October 1968 to July 1971Article about the offer by Mr R Ritter to clean the beaches with the assistance of school children for the coming season, December 1968phillip island, phillip island beaches, mr r ritter

Peter Vickers and Karen Dunstan of Lakes Entrance, Cr Grace McCaughey with Danny and Goran Sepecan visiting from Melbourne. Second Photo is Christopher and Sarah Alexander.Black and white photograph taken at Clean up Day, Lakes Entrance Victoria. Plus second photo of same eventevents

Leather zip pocket for photographer's lens cleaning tissues and notebooks top opening with 200m zip Used excellent conditionphotography, doney

Used for cleaning of military small arms.Used by Australain Military Forces F88 Styer Rifle Small arms cleaning kit in a olive green pouch. The pouch has a flap opening secured with three metal press studs and two internal compartments secured with Velco strips. On the front is a nylon webbing loop with a metal slide clip. The kit contains 18 items, with two multitools, a two ended green toothbrush (large and small brushes), a four piece metal rod sections which screw together to form a barrel pull through with two eyelet (long and short) flannel and two wire brush attachments. The kit also contains a black small ended long brush, and a yellow ended large brush. Two 5.56 dummy rounds are included. Also included are a small green plastic container, and a small plastic slotted top with three holes. A red painted knurled metal top attachment with a screw thread, central vent hole and slotted top for an F88 rifle is also included. On the front is a nylon webbing loop with a metal slide clip for belt attachment.8465-00-781-9564 on the ouside of the pouch. F88 stamped on red metal tool top. HP 223 5.56 stamped on the base of the dummy rounds. Arrow marked on the green plastic slotted top. S,A.F. Marked on base of small plastic container. f88, small arms, cleaning kit, australian military, styer rifle

The headwaters of Canadian Creek are located in Mt Helen as a series of springs in the vicinity of Gear Avenue. The dam to the north of Gear Avenue was expanded as part of the development of the Information Technology Centre. Recent works have added a large wetland below the dam. Further dams are located on drainage lines within the University of Ballarat grounds. Five photographs showing the creek that flows through Federation University Mount Helen campus after a 'clean up' to remove blackberry and other weeds. The photographs were taken from near the swimming pool. After clean up works on the Creek that flows through Federation University Mount Helen Campus, 2015mount helen, mount helen campus, canadian creek catchment

A pack of 4 fire logs made of compressed sawdust. wrapped in clear plastic with label glued on.Broonettes $2.99 Clean Burn 4 logs 5.6kg net Fire Logsfire-log heating

Battle uniform jacket is for less formal circumstance. Belonging to "Peter Stoklahsa" enlisted 1966. Refer Cat 7674P.RAAF blue uniform jacket size 10 OR. Royal Australian Air Force shoulder patches.. Commonwealth emblem patch sewn onto lower arms. Two breast pockets with service ribbon attached above left pocket. Material epaulettes on each shoulder with a black button and gold RAAF Eagle and Crown Emblem. Zipped front with stretch bands on bottom sides. Inside cotton lining. Inside pocket - label of maker on inside.Label - "A.G.C.F. VIC. 1981. 8405.66.103.8063 Size 10 OR. Service No. Cleaning instructions. raaf, uniform, peter stoklahsa

Bristle brush, black-handled shaving brush used to clean debris from weapons. Handle has been cut dowm.shaving brush, sas

In Slovenia, there were no vacuum cleaners until 1970s to perform the jobs so housewives have been beating the dust out of mattresses, blankets and carpetsA woven wooden(willow wood tied together with wire) dust beater to be used in spring cleaning for beating the carpets, mattresses and blankets, dust beater, willow wood, cleaning mattresses, blankets, carpets

Blue synthetic truck with yellow painted metal carrier inscribed Borough Council Cleaning Department in red. Number plate 583CLEMade in Great Britaintoys, general

Sheet metal frame with metal mesh sieve. Used for sieving 'breeze' or dust from coke to help in maintaining a clean fire.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Tudor Memo Book with red and white cover with entries for Stock Taking 1970 - 1971. Entries include foodstuffs and cleaning products.document, memo, stock list, r.s.l. bendigo collection - stock taking book

Ormiston Rubber Co. Pty Ltd started in Moonee Ponds Melbourne in 1937. Its origins can be traced back to 1876 when Barnet Glass migrated from Manchester, England and established Barnet Glass Rubber in Carlton. Container used to house 'Ormiston Type Cleaner', a product used for cleaning typewriter and adding machine type, rubber and metal stamps. . Made in Australia by the Ormiston Rubber Company Pty Ltdgummed labels, containers