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Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Medal - Military Medal, Private Roy SANDOW MM
Original Military Medal issued to Private Roy Llewellyn Sandow, born at Georgetown South Australia who enlisted in Melbourne on the 19th September 1914 and served with the 5th Battalion AIF. He was awarded the Military Medal for Bravery at Polygon Wood, Belgium on 20th September 1917 and died of his wounds on 22nd September 1917. His citation reads:- During the attack on Polygon Wood Belgium on 20th September 1917 Pte Sandow displayed conspicuous gallantry - He was an operator on Amplification and Power Buzzer Station in a chain of communication and in the enemy barrage he patrolled and repaired lines and earths utterly regardless of personal danger. While in the performance of his duty his leg was shot away. He however completed his task. It was largely due to this man's effort that good communication was maintained. Private Sandow died of wounds on 22 September 1917 and was buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery. Round silver metal disc medals with blue red and white striped ribbon 1120 Pte. R L. Sandow 5 / AUST INF, military medal, private roy l sandow, 5th battalion, ww1, polygon wood -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph, John Wilkins, Photographer, Corkscrew, n.d
From the Port of Portland website: The original corkscrew was built as a gift to the Portland Harbour Trust by the contractors who constructed the port. It was designed in 1960 and fabricated shortly after the completion of the Main Breakwater. The corkscrew was built as an observatory, with the observation deck approximately 13 metres above sea level. Its original design life was less than 25 years. The original structure was dilapidated, extremely unsafe and in danger of collapse. Understanding the historical and community importance of the original structure, in 2016 Port of Portland began the process of designing and building a replacement. The new corkscrew is a similar size and has been based on the same spiral shape of the original structure. The corkscrew has been constructed using mild steel, heavily coated in marine grade paint (similar to what is used on ships). Heavy duty plastic has been used for the walkway section which will withstand the harsh elements of the marine environment.Photograph of the Portland Corkscrew in the 1980s. Image is in black and white. The corkscrew is in front of a sky which is dotted with fluffy clouds. To the front of the Corkscrew are large rocks. The building is a spiral with glass windows. There is a white metal fence around it and a white pole at the top which reaches to the top of the image.Bottom right: J WILKINSportland, seafront, maritime, portland landmark, corkscrew, port of portland, portland photography, photography -
Unions Ballarat
Dismissal of a premier: the Philip Game papers (Don Woodward Collection), Foott, Bethia, 1968
Jack Lang was a former NSW ALP state treasurer and was elected Premier on two occasions. His government was dismissed in his second term of government by the State Governor due to his defying the Commonwealth Government's financial agreements' legislation. Sir Philip Game was the State Governor who dismissed Lang. The author of this book is the daughter of the secretary to the Philip Game. Unlike Sir John Kerr (who dismissed Prime Minister Whitlam in 1975), Game expressed some uncertainty about whether his decision to sack Lang's government was sound: "In spite of the popular endorsement of my assassin's stroke, I am still wondering if I did right. I still believe that Lang has a great deal of right on his side, that a lot of what he advocates will have come to pass, and that the extremists on the other side are a greater danger than extreme Labour." (From a personal letter written by Sir Philip Game on July 2nd, 1932.)" (Back dust jacket.)Political and social history.Book; 223 pages. Front cover: blue and white background; photograph of Jack Lang, Sir Philip Game and one other; black lettering; author's name and title. Dust jacket. Back cover: various quotations from Jack Lang, Philip Game, the author and Lady Game.Price: in pencil, $6.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, game, sir philip, lang, jt, lang, jack, treasurer - nsw, finances - federal government australia, state governors - nsw, history - australia, politics and government, premier - nsw -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph
Built in 1895 in Dunbarton 411 tons Coastal steamer between NSW & Victoria 1902-1935 Used in Port Fairy 1925 SPHENE built by Scotts Bowling, Yard No 115 Engines by Muir & Houston, Glasgow Last Name: DELLIE (1935) Propulsion: steam compound C2cy 1-screw 65nhp Launched: Saturday, 02/11/1895 Built: 1895 Ship Type: Coaster Tonnage: 411grt, 159nrt Length: 142.5 feet Breadth: 25.1 feet Draught: 10.7 feet depth Owner History: William Robertson, Glasgow 1902 B Byrnes Ltd, Sydney NSW 1918 Roy G Cowlishaw, Sydney 1919 Australian Steamships Pty Ltd (mng Howard Smith Ltd), Sydney 1935 A Auland, Sydney 1937 Aulco Pty Ltd, Sydney Status: Wrecked - 24/08/1941 Remarks: ON 105964 Completed: November 1895 Struck reef near Danger Point NSW and beached south of Tweed Heads (Hobart for BrisbaneBlack and white photographship, steamer, ss sphene -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Bones Day – Army Survey Regiment Verses RAAF School of Radio at Laverton, Victoria, 1977
These two photographs were taken at Bones Day, an annual sports competition between the Army Survey Regiment and the RAAF School of Radio at Laverton on the 10th of November 1977. The two units took turns each year to host the event. The day competition usually comprised basketball, cricket, cross country, golf, sailing, squash, softball, tennis, touch football, rifle shooting, tug-of-war and volleyball. The “big bone” trophy comprising a large bone from a beast housed inside a wooden framed glass case, was awarded to the winner of the day competition. The evening competition often included darts, carpet bowls, hookey, quoits and billiards/snooker. The “little bone” (a mounted chicken bone) was the consolation trophy awarded to the winner of the evening competition. The 3-hour bus trip for the visiting unit on their return was typically very raucous. The history of the Bones Day competition is best described in the booklet titled - Bones of Contention Souvenir Program. 1965. Refer to Item 6267.These two photographs were taken at Bones Day, an annual sports competition between the Army Survey Regiment and the RAAF School of Radio at Laverton on the 10th of November 1977. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The black and white photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, 1977, ASR Golf Team Back row L to R: Alf Behr, Graeme Jeffers, Lloyd Binion, unidentified. Front row L to R: Ian Marner, Peter Warwick, Roy Morgan. .2) - Photo, black & white, 1977, ASR Squash Team Back row L to R: unidentified (x4), Rob John, Dennis Puniard. Middle row L to R: Kerry Brown, unidentified, Tony Spurling, unidentified. Front row L to R: Terry Danger, unidentified (x2), Lynn Johnson, unidentified..1P to .2P –No personnel are identified.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Journal - Ski-Horizon Vol 4 No 7
Ski-Horizon is the official journal of the Federation of Victorian Ski Clubs which began publication in 1949. The were 26 original member clubs which included Albury Ski Club, Bogong Ski Club, Myrtleford Ski Club, Tallangatta and District Ski Club and Wangaratta Ski Club. Two pioneers of Falls Creek, Tom Mitchell, M.L.A., and Martin Romuld were Vice-Presidents of the Federation.This Journal is significant because it documents the early development of skiing in Victoria.The journal features stories and events chronicling developments in Victoria and internationally. Items related to the Falls Creek Area in this issue include:- Page 2:- Tonl St. Elmo (Nissen Alpine Club) had been appointed as a Justice of the Peace. Climatologists with the CSIRO reported that the mean daily temperature of summer in Victoria and NSW had fallen by 3°F since 1880 whilst in the Northern Hemisphere summers were becoming warmer. Page 5: There was to be no Queen's Birthday holiday this year but Tuesday 2nd June would be a public holiday for Coronation Day. Page 11: Featured "They're Busy in the North-East" - nothing has been heard of the Sydney Clubs which had proposed building at Falls Creek and Beechworth seems to be in danger of losing its site. Nissen Alpine Club has had plans for extension approved. A new rope was being installed for the Nissen tow. Falls Creek was undoubtedly the most progressive centre in the North East. For a slightly rougher experience Cleve Cole Memorial Lodge was recommended.tom mitchell m.l.a., toonallook, fred griffith -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Army Survey Regiment SGT’s Mess Summer Ball - Warrant Officers, Sergeants and Guests Arrival, c1990
This is a set of 24 photographs taken at the Warrant Officer and Sergeant’s Mess Summer Ball held at the Army Survey Regiment (ASR), Fortuna Villa circa 1990. Photos of personnel and their guests was taken on their arrival in locations inside Fortuna Villa and its surrounding gardens. The Ball and Dinner was held in the gardens of Fortuna Villa and in temporary 20’ x 30’ Army tents set up on the roadway in front of the transport compound. Australian Army Catering Corps staff provided the catering. Refer to item 6455.14P for additional photographs taken at the Summer Ball. An additional 21 photos of less historical value have been scanned but not published.This is a set of 24 photographs taken at the Warrant Officer and Sergeant’s Summer Ball held at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna Villa circa 1990. The colour photographs are on 35mm negative film and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 96 dpi. .1) - Photo, colour, c1990. WO2 Tom Pattison with his partner. .2) - Photo, colour, c1990. WO2 Tom Pattison (at rear) with his partner and guests. .3) - Photo, colour, c1990. Terry Danger with his partner June. .4) - Photo, colour, c1990. L to R: unidentified guests (x2), Terry Danger and his partner June. .5) - Photo, colour, c1990. WO1 Brett Van Leeuwen with his partner Juana. .6) - Photo, colour, c1990. SGT Graham Hales with his partner April. .7) - Photo, colour, c1990. SGT Graham Hales with his partner April. .8) - Photo, colour, c1990. WO2 Phil Smalley with his partner Donna. .9) - Photo, colour, c1990. SSGT Peter Imeson with his partner. .10) - Photo, colour, c1990. Unidentified SGT with his partner. .11) - Photo, colour, c1990. SGT Steve Drummond with his partner Helen. .12) - Photo, colour, c1990. RSM WO1 Graham Ragless with his partner. .13) - Photo, colour, c1990. WO2 Mick Flynn with his partner Carol. .14) - Photo, colour, c1990. WO1 Steve Hansen with his partner. .15) - Photo, colour, c1990. WO1 Wayne Rothwell with his partner Karen. .16) - Photo, colour, c1990. SSGT Steve Hill CSM with his partner. .17) & .18) - Photo, colour, c1990. SSGT Noel McNamara with his partner. .19) & .20) - Photo, colour, c1990. SGT Gary Kerr with his partner. .21) - Photo, colour, c1990. WO1 Allan Virtue with his partner. .22) - Photo, colour, c1990. SGT Brian Paul with his partner. .23) & .24) - Photo, colour, c1990. Unidentified SSGT with his partner..1P to .24P – There are no annotations.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Army Survey Regiment SGT’s Mess Summer Ball – Dinner, c1990
This is a set of 14 photographs taken at the Warrant Officer and Sergeant’s Mess Summer Ball held at the Army Survey Regiment (ASR), Fortuna Villa circa 1990. Photos of personnel and their guests was taken during the dinner and social mingling outside the SGT’s Mess. The Ball and Dinner was held in the gardens of Fortuna Villa and in temporary 20’ x 30’ Army tents set up on the roadway in front of the transport compound. Australian Army Catering Corps staff provided the catering. Refer to item 6454.24P for additional photographs taken at the Summer Ball. An additional 21 photos of less historical value have been scanned but not published.This is a set of 14 photographs taken at the Warrant Officer and Sergeant’s Summer Ball held at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna Villa circa 1990. The colour photographs are on 35mm negative film and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 96 dpi. .1) - Photo, colour, c1990. Dinner preparation in SGT’s Mess kitchen. .2) - Photo, colour, c1990. Dinner buffet presentation inside 20’ x 30’ Army tent. .3) - Photo, colour, c1990. Dinner buffet. L to R: June Danger, WO1 Gary Warnest, Terry Danger, Judy Warnest, RSM WO1 Graham Ragless, unidentified guest. .4) - Photo, colour, c1990. Dinner buffet. Unidentified guests and Australian Army Catering Corps staff. .5) - Photo, colour, c1990. Dinner. Unidentified members and guests. .6) - Photo, colour, c1990. Dinner. L to R: members and guests (x3), SSGT Doug Carswell, unidentified guests (x4). .7) - Photo, colour, c1990. Dinner. SSGT Paul Davis and his partner Julie. Unidentified guests in background. .8) - Photo, colour, c1990. Dinner. L to R: SSGT Dennis Learmonth, unidentified guests (x3), MAJ Ray Redman, unidentified guests (x9). .9) - Photo, colour, c1990. Dinner. SGT Trevor Clark with his partner. .10) - Photo, colour, c1990. Dinner. L to R: unidentified guests (x3), WO1 Allan Virtue with his partner, unidentified guests (x6). .11) - Photo, colour, c1990. Dinner. L to R: unidentified members and guests (x4), SSGT Steve Hill CSM, unidentified guest. .12) - Photo, colour, c1990. Unidentified steward serves drinks at SGT’s Mess bar. .13) - Photo, colour, c1990. L to R: SSGT Noel McNamara, SGT Peter Peterson unidentified guests (x2) at OR’s Mess bar. .14) - Photo, colour, c1990. L to R: unidentified guest, WO1 Barry Lutwyche OAM, SSGT Noel McNamara, unidentified members and guests (x3), SGT Peter Peterson, unidentified guests (x2) outside SGT’s Mess..1P to .14P – There are no annotations.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Journal, Peter Doughtery, ArtStreams: News in arts and cultural heritage; Vol. 3, No. 4, Aug-Sep 1998, 1998
Vol. 3, No. 4, Aug-Sep 1998 CONTENTS THE GREAT DAREBIN MUSIC EXPO Celebrating cultural diversity 3 THE FINAL TOUCH Dangers of inappropriate picture framing 6 BOOK REVIEW Michele Lonsdale reviews Raymond Gaita's Romulus May Father 9 A NEW FACE IN ELTHAM ARTS From Brown's Town, Jamaica, to Eltham Wiregrass 10 BANYULE YOUTH ART AWARDS Young artists throw down the gauntlet 12 CD REVIEWS Authentic and Get A Handle On It 14 PHOTOGRAPHY John Fitzgerald's first exhibition 16 SHORT STORY Girl in a Yellow Sweater by Morag Kirk 18 POETRY REVIEW Ray Liversidge reviews Ian McBryde 22 THEATRE Carolyn Pickett at Heidelberg Theatre company 23 DAG HOUSE ON HIGH STREET New home for Darebin Arts Action Group 24 SIGMUND JORGENSEN DINES OUT Food and wine as culture 25 POETRY Sandy Jeffs' Poems From the Madhouse 27 RAY MOONEY PLAY REVIEW 27 THEATRE Alabaster Youth Theatre and Daniel Kahans at La Mama 28, 29 WINING, DINING & ENTERTAINING 30 PICASSO AND TUCKER AT HEIDE 32 "Peter Dougherty has been involved in the local art scene for many years. As publisher and editor of the arts magazine Artstreams, his comments on the various branches of the arts are widely respected. His "The Arts" column in the Diamond Valley Leader presents a brief summary for a much wider cross section of the local community. Peter also operates his own gallery and the Artstreams Cafe at the St Andrews market. Peter has a wealth of knowledge about present day and historical aspects of local art and artists." - Eltham District Historical Society Newsletter No. 161, March 2005Colour front and back cover with feature articles and literary pieces with photographs and advertisements printed in black and white. 36 pages, 30 cm. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Nov. 1996) - Vol. 10, no. 5 (summer ed. 2005/06) art streams, john fitzgerald, annie keil-taggart, just add water, melanie shanahan, darebinn music expo, ruby hunter, cretan brotherhood dance academy, tim nikolsky, margaret leighton, paper moon, alfie massoud, conga pa gozar, neville crawford, framing, dymocks booksellers, raimond gaita, michelle lonsdale, eltham wiregrass gallery, charmaine sheppard, banyule young artists award, brett wood, rebecca james, saramcfarland, michael hebden, heath warwick, michelle wood, victoria ashton, pietro ristorante grossi, la mama theatre, robbie greig, nerida kirov, george kirov, mathew arnold, john skinner, jeff buckland, laurie strickland, eltham high school, montsalvat, eltham library community gallery, alan marshall short story award, morag kirk, dynamic vegies, jenni mitchell, ruth johnstone, la trobe university art museum, ian mcbryde, ray liversidge, heidelberg thearte company, carolyn pickett, darebin artists action group, sigmund jorgensen, sandy jeffs, la piazza restaurant bar & cafe, adams of north riding, llobex image wizards, yarra valley country club, daniel kahans, bulleen art & garden centre, museum of modern art at heide, monty deli & catering services, albert tucker, volumes -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Print - Engraving, In the anxious hours of waiting, 1916-1917
For Trafalgar Day, 20 October 1914, the Archbishop of Canterbury in England had "drawn up a new form of private prayer to be offered up specially for the sailors of the Fleets in the present crisis. He suggested its use particularly at noon as a silent prayer, when those at work may be reminded by the ringing of the " Angelus" bell to lift up their hearts to the Lord. The prayer was as follow: "O Thou that slumberest not nor sleepest, protect, we pray Thee, our sailors from the hidden perils of the sea, from the snares and assaults of the enemy. In the anxious hours of waiting, steady and support those on whom the burdens of responsibility lies heavily, and grant that in dangers often, watching often, in weariness often, they may serve Thee with a quiet mind, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” The prayer illustrated by English artist G.M. Langley became popular. Prints were sold as gift for 7/9 each with an oak frame. As mentioned in the ' Quarterly Jottings from our log" no 47 midwinter 1917: the etching was gifted to the Mission for display in the new Chapel by the Godfrey sisters. The frame was gifted by their cousin's wife, Mrs William Scott Purves Godfrey ( ' Quarterly Jottings from our log" no 48 Michaelmas 1917).The print was gifted by the Misses Godfrey, influential and long term members and supporters of the Ladies Harbour Light Guild. At the time of the completion of the St Peter's Chapel in September 1917, it was dedicated to the memory of all merchant seamen serving in the long war. The print subject, of the sailor guarded by Jesus was no doubt intended to inspire faith and hope but also acknowledges and reflects the anxious days of waiting not only of the sailors and seafarers negotiating the dangerous waters and oceans but also the challenge for families, experiencing the widespread anxieties of a world at war. Wood framed and glazed engraved print of Jesus Christ with sailor in the foreground and printed inscription on mount belowSignature of artist lower left of print.: G M Langley Printed on mount at lower right: "In the Anxious hours of waiting"g.m. langley, prints, engravings, merchant seamen, seafarers, ww1, godfrey family, ethel augusta godfrey, frederica godfrey, first world war, great war, mrs william scott purves godfrey, rica godfrey, rita godfrey, artwork-paintings -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, HMAS MK III - The RAN's Third Book, 1951
This book tells of the mounting sea power of the Allies told by men of the RAN who with their ships have added the weight of their blows to the common effort. It tells stories of which the Royal Australian Navy may be proud.This volume is a further unfolding of the story of WWII which because of its nature as a world wide conflict, is so largely the story of sea power and its influence on the final outcome HMAS MK III - The RAN's Third Book. Green hardcover with black text and Navy insignia on front cover, text on spine. Inside front and back cover green sepia drawing of a fleet of Navy ships. Graphs, drawings, photographs, maps, poems.Tribute - Grey she is and stately Young alive and shapely Lissome, yes, and graceful, With perfect lines of elegance and dignity Her noble, lovely head She nods and shakes, With confidence to face Whatever may come. She nurses me And nourishes; Shields me, gives me courage. Alone I have been with her, when afraid. And in a crowd of friends, both hers and mine. Through conflict tense, with element or foe; through danger from above and from below. Through anguish keen Of loss, of death, of pain. Through gaiety, through joy victorious and safe She is my life, my only love, My ship.wwii, royal australian navy, sea power, germans, europe, japanese, communications, rear admiral v.a.c. crutchley, v.c., d.s.c, destroyers, corvettes, frigates, escort duties, motor launches, aircraft carriers, battleships, battle cruisers, cruises, armed merchant cruisers, sloops, submarine sweepers, mediterranean, warspite, valiant, pacific, american forces, dneiper bend, solomon islands, makin, tarawa, h.m.a australia, h.m.a shropshire, h.m.a arunta, h.m.a warramunga, h.m.a.s westralia, arctic, h.m. jamaica, h.m.saumarez, u.s. marines, h.m.a.s benalla, h.m.a.s shepparton, royal australian navy reserves -
Red Cliffs Military Museum
Certificate, Commendation notice for Military Medal, 1918 (estimated)
Associated with BDR. Joseph Moore grouped framed certificatesPhotocopy of original dispatch notice for Military Medal to No 1272 BDR J. Moore, 13th F.A.B.No 1272, BDR. J. Moore, 13th F.A.B./ On 24th April, 1918 whilst the 51st Battery was/ in acrion N.E. of Cordie it was subjected to a very heavy hostile/ bombardment of H.E. and gas shells. This N.C.O.'s duries as a/ specialist required the maintenance of communications between the/ Battery an C.P. The line was frequently cut and required several/ trips, all of which took some considerable time. The whole area/ was very heavily shelled as was the vicinity of the C.P. and this/ N.C.O.'s tasks were performed under heavy shell fire ar great/ personel risk. Throughout the periods Bdr. Moore displayed great/ coolness and total disregard of personal danger thus setting a/ splendid examplemedal, 1918, military, moore, joseph, world, war, 1, corbie, 51st, battery, 4th, district -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MERLE HALL COLLECTION: DOCUMENTS RELATING TO FEASIBILITY OF BENDIGO ARTS CENTRE 1970 TO1977
Various documents relating to feasibility of Bendigo Arts Centre 1970-1977 - Correspondence; various notes (some handwritten); large plan of Crestknit factory layout; information re Public Meeting 12/10/1976; Address to Bendigo City Council by Dr Westbrook 15/9/1975; Bendigo Arts Activity Centre - Draft Brief; Bendigo Arts Council Minutes (50th meeting held 6y/4/1976); Performing Arts Centre Study - Sub-Committee Meeting 6/9/1976; Public Notice in Bendigo Advertiser for a Proposed Community Arts Activity Centre (16/10/197?); Statement fro Bendigo Arts Council re a Performing Arts Centre for Bendigo - what the Council knows & what the Council recommends; letter from The Bendigo Trust 29th March 1976 with details of the proposed Convention Centre to be part of the Dai Gum San project on Danger Hill (the Trust believing that a Cultural Centre should be incorporated into the proposed Convention Centre) - attached are a site plan, building plans(convention hall, proposed ground floor theatre and two architectural elevations of the proposed convention centre, -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MARKS COLLECTION: CODE OF SIGNALS FOR MINES CHART
Poster, printed on coated fabric, wooden hanger on top. Yellow background, printed in red and blue. 'Code of Signals, Section 45 (19) of the Mines Act 1961. lode and alluvial mines, signals for winding' Signals: 1 stop when in motion, 1 heave up, 2 lower, 3 hold fast danger, 4 pause men coming to surface, 6 cage at liberty, 7 change tanks or cages, 8 put drum in or out of gear, 9 turn air on or off, 10 accident, 15 serious accident. Also lists firing signals. Advertisements for suppliers to mining companies around border of poster. E.g. Jaques Bros., Engineers, Coppin Street, Richmond, Melbourne. Ore and Stone Breakers manufactured in various sizes (has illustration of machine). James Hardie & Co., 581 Little Collins Street, Melbourne. Necessaries for success in mining enterprises are: Dick's original balata belting to drive your machinery with; Genuine Dodge wood split pulleys on the shafting, and fibro ciment(sic) sheets to protect you from fire. These sheets are also acid-proof.bendigo, mining, code of signals -
Puffing Billy Railway
Large Electric Staff Instrument, Webb-Thompson
Electric staff - Electric staff instruments The staff and ticket system was still too inflexible for busy lines, as it did not allow for the situation where the train intended to carry the actual token was cancelled or running very late. To provide for this, the electric train token system was developed. Each single-line section is provided with a pair of token instruments, one at the signal box at each end. A supply of identical tokens is stored in the instruments, which are connected by telegraph lines. A Staff can be removed from one instrument only if both signalmen co-operate in agreeing to the release. Once a Staff has been removed, another cannot be removed until the token which is "out" is replaced in either instrument. (There are variations on this sequence of events.) By this means, it can be ensured that at any one time, only one token is available to be issued to a driver. Staff belonging to adjacent sections have different configurations to prevent them being inserted into the wrong instrument. Nevertheless, in the Abermule train collision in 1921 and lax working procedures allowed the safeguards provided by the electric Staff system to be circumvented; a driver was handed a Staff for the wrong section, and without reading the information listed on the staff, proceeded on the mistaken belief that the Staff was correct. To prevent this, it became a requirement in the UK for the signals controlling entry to the single line section (starting or section signals) to be locked at danger unless a token has been released from the relevant Staff instrument. Historic - Victorian Railways Electric Staff Instrument Electric Staff Instrument made of Iron , Brass and Glasspuffing billy, electric staff instrument, victorian railways -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - John Beebe's Observatory Bendigo, Peter Anderson's article 2020
John Beebe was born in Sandhurst (Bendigo) in 1866. In his earlier years, John and his brother William operated a stonemason's business in Bendigo, designing and making monuments. John graduated as an architect in 1900 . By 1910, John was in sole practice in Bendigo, when he was appointed as architect for the Anglican Diocese. His churches from this period St. Paul's bluestone church in Axedale and St. John's in North Bendigo. He moved to Brisbane in 1916, possibly for health reasons. He died on 15 December 1936 and is buried in the Lutwyche cemetery in Brisbane in an unmarked grave. Lutwyche Cemetery Kedron, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia Plot MONUMENTAL-COE3-25A-21 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239489809/john-beebe Four page collection of research on the observatory built by John Beebe at his residence at 55 Condon Street, Kennington. Articles are: one page brief biography "John Beebe's Observatory in Condon Street'; includes mention of how he acquired the telescope that was built into the brick observatory at Condon Street. "the building is a very rare survivor and an important relic of late 19 century scientific endeavour in Bendigo and should be placed on the Victorian Heritage Register'. Second article: two pages 'John Beebe, Architect, owner of East Bendigo Observatory. His later life in Queensland 1916 - 1936, by Peter Anderson April 2020. Article includes family history; John Beebe earlier life' John's brother William and his son Wilfred John Beebe; John's career in Bendigo; Astronomy in Bendigo; Fellowship of the Royal Astronomical Society and the move to Brisbane, Queensland and speculation upon the reasons. Third article: 'Our heritage in danger - amazing observatory comes to light' by Mike Butcher. Article addresses the significance of Beebe's observatory building ' and is representative of the city's early endeavours into scientific research'. At end of article a colour photo of the observatory with the heading 'John Beebe's observatory in Condon Street under threat of demolition'. john beebe, william beebe, observatory, 55 condon street kennington, stonemason, architect, st. pauls axedale, st. john's north bendigo, heritage significance -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Memorabilia - Display Board with mounted signs, Graeme Sewell, 5/02/2004 12:00:00 AM
Varnished wooden panel fitted with 13 different tramway or railway related signs and one small image of a Melbourne Tramcar. The panel consists of two pieces of plywood glued to wooden backing boards. The signs have been fixed to the panel with brass screws - either round or countersunk. The signs are: "Passengers are not allowed in this Compartment / By-Law No. 5 Maximum Penalty - Five Pounds" "Passengers are requested to tender the EXACT FARE" "NO SMOKING" "NO EXIT" "SMOKING" "DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED AT THE / TRAMWAYS BOARD'S WORKSHOPS / PRESTON" "TO STOP CAR PULL LEFT / HAND CORD ONCE" "Spitting in the car is STRICTLY PROHIBITED / Passengers infringing this Rule are liable to be ejected and prosecuted under the Board's By-law No. 5" "To stop car pull left hand cord ONCE / Entering or leaving this car from the wrong side is prohibited. Maximum penalty L5." "SPARE / CONTROLLER KEY" "In EXTREME DANGER / STOP THE TRAIN / by pulling CHAIN in this direction / Penalty for misuse L20" "Passengers are not permitted / to travel in this compartment." "RAILWAY MOTOR / TYPE GE 247-A / DL 2755000 SERIAL No. A2320 / AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURE / AUSTRALIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC LIMITED / P.1022" L = pound symbol Signs collected by Graeme Sewell who assembled the Display Board during the 1980's.trams, tramways, signs, railways, tramways, passengers -
Orbost & District Historical Society
Booklet - Booklet, softcover, William Thomas Ah Chow, March 2019
This family history book was published as a family record of the Ah Chow family. A limited number of copies were printed. Thomas William (Bill) Ah Chow was a Chinese-Australian soldier, farmer, fire lookout and legendary bushman of East Gippsland in Victoria. Many Chinese came to the Victorian gold rush in the 1850s to seek their fortune at the Omeo and Cassilis diggings. Many of the immigrants later settled and integrated into their local communities working as farm labourers, tending market gardens, making furniture, running grocery stores and cafes or practising Chinese medicine. Thomas William "Bill" Ah Chow of Bruthen, Victoria attempted to enlist early in the War but was rejected for being "not substantially of European origin". Undeterred, he reapplied and was accepted in June 1917. During his service with the 5th Battalion, he was wounded at least three times. After the War, Bill returned to Bruthen where he drove sheep, worked cattle and eventually assisted in the building of roads through the area. He became a Forestry Commission fire-spotter and built a hut called 'Moscow Villa' in 1942. He lived in the hut during the summer months and in winter, returned to his family in Ensay. Whenever there was fire danger, he rode his horse up to the fire tower on Mt Nugong and acted as look-out. Bill worked for the Forestry Commission for more than twenty years and came out of retirement to continue his duties when no suitable replacement could be found. Bill died in 1967 and is buried in Omeo. Moscow Villa still stands and is a popular camping site This is a useful reference item. As a family history it is detailed and contains useful copies of personal documents. Bill Ah Chow, along with the Ah Chow family were well known in Orbost and East Gippsland. This booklet is a testament to his life. A soft covered 97pp book with a cream cover. On the front is a coloured photograph of a Chinese man in traditional robe and hat. On the back cover is Moscow Villa. It contains information, copies of 1949 photographs, documents, hand -written letters and a will. There is an envelope attached to the inside cover containing a CD, photos and family tree.ah-chow-william-thomas family-history-ah-chow -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet - Reports, John Ferres, Government Printer, Safety Mining Cages. Report of the Board of Enquiry on Safety Cages 1878-9; together with proceedings of the Board and Appendices, 1879
From the Argus, Friday 18 July 1879:- SAFETY MINING CAGES. The report of the board on safety mining cages was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly fortnight The board, which has tested the following inventions Nances, Williams patent, Jackson and Middleton's patent Sesmours patent, Allans patent, and Hassan a patent, reports as follows - 1. That the preponderance of evidence given by miners and others qualified to form an opinion is strongly in favour of the adop-tion of a safety cage for general use in the mines of this colony, provided that a reliable invention can be brought forward, and its practical utility satisfactorily determined 2. That in view of the rapid increase of cage accidents, and supported by the evidence before them, the board are of opinion that some special provision should be made to check such a prolific source of danger as is shown to exist in the working of the shaft and machinery employed for winding purposes. 3. That this check could be imposed by means of such a regulation as that at present contained in the statute, i e -" Every cage used in a mine shall be fitted with special and suitable appliances to prevent its sudden fall down a shaft and also to prevent its coming into contact with the poppet heads." The board, however, consider that mine proprietors should be permitted to exercise their own discretion in the selection of safety cages, but safety hooks and balance catches must be used in connexion with every case 4. That the board have witnessed trials of all the inventions brought under their notice, and from the result of their observations the members are of opinion that the adoption of these safety appliances will afford additional security to the large section of the community engaged in mining operations.48 foolscap pages report stitched together. safety cages, safety mining cages, george collins levey, mining, mitchell and osborne's patent safety catches for mining cages, mining cages, seymour's patent safety cage, pryor's safety cage, white's safety cage, mining accidents, dyke's freehold gmc creswick, angelo mining co castlemaine, britannia qmc ballarat, alexander kennedy smith, george r. fincham, henry roberts williams, robert clark, r. richardson, allan's patent balalrat, hassan's patent daylesford, david white, charles stewart, w.h. grainger, h.b. nicholas, t. hassan, r. allan, a.k. smith, james thomson, william collard smith, j.h. seymour, john s. delbridge, william buttle, james davidson, j.p. carolin, r. clark, thomas eyre, george marshall, g. thureau, william bottoms, robert carr, j.c. march, john keam, david park, j.a. lewis, lester's hotel, ballarat, robert allan, nancarrow saftey cage, robert malachi serjeant, robert henderson, g.f. smith, r.w. newman, william benson, f. bennett, john sharp, thomas couchman, john a. wallace, john small, william h. grainger, james cowling, tools -
Parks Victoria - Cape Nelson Lightstation
Equipment - Rescue Harness
The ‘Resumatic’ brand, British made, lightweight device comprises a red pulley with attached length of white rope and harness. Information on the item indicates that it was the property of the Department of Transport, Australia. The Commonwealth Lighthouse Service was associated with the Department of Shipping and Transport in 1951 and the Navigational Aids Branch of the Department of Transport in 1972 so the harness may date to this period. The easily operated descent device was used for automatic, controlled descents from overhead structures, such as towers and other buildings and did not require a power source or tools. The user needed to make sure the unit is secured to an anchor point so that the cable could be dropped to the ground. As soon as it was secured the user could put on the support harness, step off the edge and travel down to safety. The device complements a number of other items of rescue equipment held in the wider Parks Victoria lightstation collection which attest to the dangers inherent in lightstation work and necessity for first aid kits, resuscitators, life buoys, life jackets and other devices such as harnesses and pulleys used for moving people. These include a bosun’s chair and harness with pulley, Royal Flying Doctor first aid cabinet, resuscitator kit and case, first aid kit, lifebuoy and cork fragments x 4 all in the Gabo Island collection; a rescue basket, resuscitation kit and case, and pulleys and ropes at Cape Otway; rescue stretcher made of bamboo at Wilsons Promontory; and a rescue anchor at Cape Schanck. The Cape Nelson rescue harness, although unique in the broader lightstation collection, is a relatively common device that is still manufactured more or less the same in England. It has second level contributory significance for offering insights into the various methods used in rescue operations by Victoria’s lightstations.Length of white rope attached to a harness and a red pully device.yes -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Avian Again
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Avian Again: Riverina Herald, Tuesday August 19, 1952 Mr Harry Holmfield's pacer Avian Again made a spectacular return to racing on Saturday night at Harold Park when he took one of the main races in ; his first appearance this season. Bookmakers were ready for his visit to Sydney for they did not bet better than 6/4 On. The Ech uca owned horse, driven by Gor don Rothacker, was never in danger and led almost through out to score comfortably by over one length. Sky Pilot, the N.Z. pacer, who has won his last three races at Harold Park, challenged at one stage but was easily beaten off. Mr Holmfield is very impress ed with trotting in Sydney where the attendances eclipse those at the galloping meetings in the day. Avian Again's race on Saturday night was worth ,£600—£450 to the winning own er. 'Next month there will be a race with six heats worth £700 each and £2500 for the final. It is likely that Avian Again in this race will strike his half-brother, the famous Avian Derby, who Has not been retired to the stud as expected. Next week Avian Again will race in the fastest class at Har old Park from the scratch mark. He has yet to appear at the. Melbourne Showgrounds and has been shrewdly placed. . Later in the season he will be taken to Perth where the Inter Dominion championships will, be held in February.Avian Again raced from 1951 (4yo) through to 1957 (10yo). Had a Winning Streak of 8 wins. Career: 31 wins 12 seconds 13 thirds 83 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, avian again, he holmfield, g rothacker, wc rothacker, gordon rothacker, bill rothacker, harry holmfield, gw rothacker -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Foghorn, 20th century
A marine foghorn gives an audible navigational signal to warn vessels of dangers, hazards and the presence of other vessels in fog conditions. The foghorn signal is a series of long and short sounds with short or long pauses between them. These common signals conform to a code called the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea and provide such information as whether the vessel is under sail or motor, large or small, aground or at anchor. The designs of foghorns vary but they all use a column of air to make a loud sound. Some use vibrating plates or metal reeds, others force air through holes in a revolving cylinder or disc, sounding like a siren, and some use a clockwork mechanism to open the valves that let the air into the horn. They are usually built to meet particular specifications e.g. U.S.C.G. (US Coast Guard). This Tyfon plunger foghorn has a horizontal handle attached to a vertical rod that moves up and down inside a cylinder. When the handle is plunged down, in a similar way to a bicycle pump, the air is forced out of the bottom of the cylinder into a pipe with a bell-shaped horn on the end, making a loud, low sound. The wider base of the cylinder helps to keep it stable. The original type Tyfon foghorns were manufactured in about 1910 by Kochums Mechanical Workshop (Kockums Mechanical Werkstad, Ltd.), Malmo, Sweden. The company was established in 1840, became a Limited company in 1866, and established a shipyard at the Port of Malmo, Sweden, in 1870. The civilian ship production in Malmo ceased in 1987. As well as building ships the company built large industrial and agricultural machinery and maritime goods.this replica foghorn represents the design of a Swedish, Tyfon model 1910. It is an example of the type of safety equipment used on marine vessels to signal other vessels and signal to land. Replica foghorn; portable marine, plunger operation. It has a brass cylinder and adjustable brass horn. The plunger handle and base are wooden. Inscriptions are on the plaque on the horn and moulded into the air intake. Facsimile of a Kockums of Malmo, Sweden, Tyfon model 1910 Fog Horn.Impressed into the attached plaque "KOCKUMS MLK. VERKSTAD / MALMO SWEDEN" and "TRADE TYFON MARK" Also added to the plaque individually "288938" Molded around the circumference of the air intake "TYFON PATENT"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, foghorn, fog horn, tyfon foghorn, kockums mlk verkstad, malmo sweden, replica, warning signal, safety equipment, ship's equipment -
Federation University Historical Collection
Magazine - Magazines, Paul Gulick, Universal Weekly, 1929/30, 1929 - 1930
Fives copies of Universal Weekly was a magazine for Motion Picture exhibitors. Used by Keith Rash / Gem Pictures. Five copies of the Magazine 'Universal Weekly' and a publicity flyer. .1) 32 page magazine dated 17 August 1929 with Ken Maynard on the cover. It includes information on Broadway, Showboat, The wagon Master, Girl Overboard, Universal, Scotland, College Love. .2) .1) 32 page magazine dated 20 July 1929 with George Lewis and Dorothy Gulliver on the cover. Contents include College Love, Show Boat, The Drake case, Wagon Master, The Ace of Scotland Yard, Melody Lane. .3) 32 page magazine dated 24 August 1929 with Hoot Gibson on the cover. Contents include: Points West, Show Boat, The Ace of Scotland Yard, College Love, Wagon Master, Early to Wed, The Danger Line. .4) 32 page magazine dated 02 November 1929 with Paul Whitman on the cover. Contents include: All Quiet on the Western Front, Skinner Steps Out, Rhapsody in Blue, Shanghai Lady, Out to Kill, The College Racketeer, La Marseillaise, The Phantom of the Opera, The Mississippi Gambler, Skinner Steps Out, Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Wagon Master. .5) 32 page magazine dated 15 March 1930 with Cohens and Kellys Scotland on the cover. Contents include: The Storm. Hide Out, Phantom of the Opera, Showboat, Jade Box. .6) Small promotional flyer for Carl Laemmle's 'The Last Performance'. ken maynard, broadway, carl laemmle, news reels, mary nolan, john boles, louis cohen, eddie leonard, jack daugherty, frank merrill, gershwin. wynn holcomb, lupe velez, william boyd, tod brownning, e.m. asher, albert de mond, graham mcnamee, helen wright, gem pictures, wagon master, s.s. majestic, h.h. van loan, show boat, george sidney, charlie murray, jocelyn lee, carl larmmle, pennants, george lewis, the drake case, harry taylor, eddie leonard, josephine dunn, minstrels, newsreels, theatre, movies, graf zeppelin, paul whitman, the king of jazz revue, glenn tryon, merna kennedy, the shannons of broadway, bob shawkey, charles d. dawes, the college racketeer, charles rickford, fred kohler, raymond hutton, hell's heroes, the mississippi gambler, james murray, kathryn crawford, ted browning, joan marsh -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Scrap Book, Ballarat School of Mines Scrap Book, 1954-1957, 1954-1957
The Ballarat School of Mines was the first school of mines in AustraliaA scrapbook of news clippings relating to the Ballarat School of MInes, including: 1954 - Barry Singleton 1954 - Neville Bunning 1954 - Victor Greenhalgh and his sculpture of King George V 1954 - Road Deviation in Hickman Street near White Flat 1954 - John Skuka naturalisation 1954 - Fire Danger in Vale Park 1954 - retirement of William J. Paterson from the staff of the Ballarat Junior Technical School 1954 - First pottery exhibition, featuring local clays. 1954 - New Technical school start in Ballarat North 1955 - Removal of caretaker's Cottage 1955 - Air Training Corps Cadets 1955 - Fluoridation 1955 - I.G. Witcher 1955 - Graham Willey, football 1955 - Image of L. Wilson, head teacher of the Ballarat North Technical School 1955 - Ballarat Girls' Technical School takes shape at White Flat. 1955 - Ballarat Junior Technical School Pine Plantation at Nerrina 1955 - Lake water test by W.G. Cornell 1955 - John Rowell 1956 - Geoffrey Mainwarring painting Lieutenant F.A. Reiter 1956 - Pittong Mine 1956 - Atom Bombs and rain 1956 - Ballarat Gaol and the Ballarat School of MInes 1956 - William Paterson and A.W. Steane of the Ballarat Junior Technical School 1957 - Ballarat "Junior Tech" Has a Bright History 1957 - Brelaz Scholarship for School of Mines (scrap book, ballarat school of mines, ballarat gaol, nerrina, caretaker's cottage, geoffrey mainwarring, gymnasium, noel flood, neville bunning, art lending library -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newspaper - Newspaper articles, Sun News-Pictorial, It's Now Safe in Fire Areas; Death Toll Reacxhes 8, The Sun News-Pictorial, Thursday, January 18, p1, 1962
Various news articles pertaining to the January 1962 Victorian bushfires in the Dandenong and Healesville districts which by the third day had encompassed large areas of the State. Specific Eltham Shire districts mentioned include Warrandyte on page 1, St. Andrews and Smith’s Gully on page 2, St. Andrews on page 3 and 43, Panton Hill and Warrandyte on p23 and Hurstbridge on page 44 • It's Now Safe in Fire Areas; Death Toll Reaches 8, p1 (Illust.) • How they died, pp1-2 • It was “heaven” in the bush … Boys stayed on . . . to die, pp1-2 (Illust.) • Towns take stock as danger drops, p2 • £5400 to the relief fund, p2 • Fire now threat to Otways, p2 • Pensioners lose all, p2 • “…If Only The Rain Had Come” … and then it came to town, p3 (Illust.) • Our best rain since May • It halted at Grandma’s front gate, p5 (Illust.) • Now that the rain has come; It’s time for the clean-up, p6 • Wisps of smoke where flames danced, p7 • Charitry’s a loser, p7 • War Service homes claim, p7 • Help’s on way, p7 (Illust.) • Came with their gifts …, p7 • Fire summons for youth; “sparked the rest”, p9 • Three gaoled, p9 • They had to camp out at Wye River, p9 (Illust.) • “Probe Fires” – Stoneham, p9 • The Fourth Day: Scorched Earth!, pp22-23 (Illust.) • This home was saved but - , p22 (Illust.) • Relief Centre, p23 (Illust.) • Homeless, p23 (Illust.) • So little was left, p43 (Illust.) • Tommy saved his cat, p43 (Illust.) • Some were lucky … and some were tired, p44 (Illust.) tom fielding collection, victorian bushfires - 1962, victorian bushfires – 1962, ronald ockwell, geoffrey ockwell, woori yallock, william ockwell, leslie ockwell, linda may ockwell, black friday, victorian bushfires – 1939, warrandyte, arthur brown, harold vernon betton, bloom road, william smith, olinda, bushfire relief fund, yarra glen, healesville, railway line, st. andrews, smith’s gully, otway ranges, eric watts, edith varty, inverness road, mt. evelyn, wye river, panton hil, heather sullivan, warrandyte hall, montrose, kalorama, mrs e. tucker, shirley tucker, margaret tucker, joane tucker, roger tucker, trevor tucker, ann quinton, tom dunstan, hurstbridge hall -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - The ANZACS TV Series - Army Survey Regiment’s Extras, Phillip Island, Victoria, 1985
This is a set of six photographs of Army Survey Regiment personnel who volunteered as extras in the ANZACS TV Series filmed in 1985. Many of the extras playing the roles of Australian soldiers were serving members of the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo and the Armoured Regiment, Puckapunyal. This was done to keep costs down so that actors did not have to learn how to act as soldiers or to have to teach them how to use the weapons. Army Svy Regt’s 28 personnel left Bendigo in the early hours of the morning arriving at Phillip Island’s Cowes Motor Inn. Wardrobe staff make-up artists dressed the soldiers from both units in authentic WW1 uniforms in readiness for filming at Woolamai Surf Beach, on the other side of Phillip Island. Filming for the day involved a battle scene simulation of the beach landings at Gallipoli, Turkey. A long day of filming ensued, with 8 arduous re-takes of charges from the beach to the steep cliffs, and the scrubland beyond the cliffs before the producers were satisfied with the footage. The producers provided ample refreshments back at Cowes Motor Inn at the end of the day, before Army Svy Regt’s 28 personnel departed on the 4-hr trip back to Bendigo. This is a set of six photographs of Army Survey Regiment personnel who volunteered as extras in the ANZACS TV Series filmed at Phillip Island, Victoria in 1985. The colour photographs. were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. A newspaper article published by the Bendigo Advertiser on the 29th of October 1985 is stored with the photos. .1) - Photo, colour, 1985. A hairdresser attends to Garry Hudson’s hair at the Cowes Motor Inn. Glen Weatherall is on far right. .2) - Photo, colour, 1985. Production staff preparing a scene at the cliff base at Woolamai Surf Beach. .3) - Photo, colour, 1985. A make-up artist applies simulated wounds to an unidentified soldier. .4) - Photo, colour, 1985. Production staff preparing a beach landing scene. .5) - Photo, colour, 1985. Extras from the Army Svy Regt and 1st Armd Regt gather at Woolamai Surf Beach. L to R in foreground: Gary Tremain, Graham Hales, unidentified, Dave Lawler, unidentified. .6) - Photo, colour, 1985. The 28 extras from the Army Svy Regt at Woolamai Surf Beach. Standing L to R: Terry McIntyre, unidentified, Ian Fitzgerald, unidentified, John Reid, unidentified, Gary Tremain, unidentified (x2), Chad Hardwick, unidentified, Dave Lawler, Barry Hogan, Terry Danger, Peter Imeson, Garry Hudson. Kneeling L to R: unidentified, Peter Ball, Harald Mai, Paul Baker, Alan Staley, Ian McKenzie, Brad Peppler. Sitting: Rod Skidmore. ‘Filming of “ANZACS” 1985’ annotated on cover sleeve.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna -
Sunshine and District Historical Society Incorporated
School Uniform, SUNSHINE HIGH SCHOOL, Late 20th century
Sunshine High School existed in its own right from 1955 to 1991. During the early years the wearing of 'correct' uniforms was strictly enforced. Girls had to wear hats and boys had to wear caps as part of the uniform when outside the school grounds, or else they risked detention if caught without head wear by a Prefect. The boys therefore always had a rolled up cap in the back pocket to quickly slip on whenever there was danger of being nabbed by a Prefect. The girls had a winter uniform, which included thick beige stockings and a maroon blazer, and a summer frock in which they could be relatively cool during hot days. The boys had to wear their double breasted grey suits all year, with a jumper under the jacket in cold weather. The boys were supposedly being groomed as gentlemen, and so even during hot conditions were not allowed to remove their suit jackets in the class room. On about two very hot afternoons a year, the headmaster removed his jacket and so allowed the boys to do likewise. With single breasted suits becoming fashionable, it became difficult to find double breasted grey suits in the wide range of sizes required by students. In about late 1960 or early 1961 the uniform rules for boys were changed to enable them to wear single breasted grey suits. They still however were not allowed to remove their jackets in class on hot days. Over the years the rules for the wearing of uniforms were relaxed and in the late 1970's students were wearing either uniforms, or parts of uniforms, or their normal clothing. The wearing of uniforms at Sunshine High School eventually died out well before the School vacated the buildings on Ballarat Road, and amalgamated with other local secondary schools to form the Sunshine College.The three items of clothing, although not a complete uniform set, serve as a reminder of the summer and winter uniforms, as well as the colours, that were worn by the girls at Sunshine High School during the early years. The jumper is identical in appearance to that worn by the boys and so it is not difficult to imagine how a male Sunshine High School student would look like with a grey suit and that type of jumper.THREE ITEMS of girls uniform from the no longer existing SUNSHINE HIGH SCHOOL are individually displayed here. The items being: (1) Beige with maroon print cotton summer frock. (2) Maroon polyester/wool winter tunic. (3) Maroon V-necked wool/nylon jumper with light blue and gold coloured stripes around the cuffs and the neck.Ecole brand winter tunic. Buxwear brand summer frock of Style S289. M.G.Magree brand jumper.sunshine high school, uniform, frock, tunic, jumper, girls school uniform, maroon uniform -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Instrument - Foghorn, Late 19th century
A foghorn is a device that uses sound to warn of navigational hazards like rocky coastlines, or boats of the presence of other vessels, in foggy conditions. The term is most often used with marine transport. When visual navigation aids such as lighthouses are obscured, foghorns provide an audible warning of rocky outcrops, shoals, headlands, or other dangers to shipping. An early form of fog signal was to use a bell, gong, explosive signal or firing a cannon to alert shipping. From the early 20th century an improved device called the diaphone was used in place of these other devices, The diaphone horn was based directly on the organ stop of the same name invented by Robert Hope-Jones, creator of the Wurlitzer organ. Hope-Jones' design was based on a piston that was closed only at its bottom end and had slots, perpendicular to its axis, cut through its sides, the slotted piston moved within a similarly slotted cylinder. Outside of the cylinder was a reservoir of high-pressure air. Initially, this air would be admitted behind the piston, pushing it forward. When the slots of the piston aligned with those of the cylinder, air passed into the piston, making a sound and pushing the piston back to its starting position, whence the cycle would be repeated. This method of producing a low audible sound was further developed as a fog signal by John Northey of Toronto and these diaphones were powered by compressed air produced by an electric motor or other mechanical means that admitted extremely powerful low-frequency notes. The example in the Flagstaff collection is an early cased and portable diaphone used on pleasure or sailing craft. By manually turning the crank handle air is produced and fed into valves that direct air across vibrating metal reeds to produce the required sound. in foggy weather, fog horns are used to pinpoint a vessels position and to indicate how the vessel is sailing in foggy conditions. One blast, when sailing on starboard tack and two blasts, when sailing on a port tack and three dots, when with wind is behind the vessel. Since the automation of lighthouses became common in the 1960s and 1970s, most older foghorn marine installations have been removed to avoid the need to run the complex machinery associated with them, and have been replaced with an electrically powered diaphragm or compressed air horns. The example in the collection is significant as it was used in the early 19th century for sailing vessels was important but these portable crank fog horns have also been superseded by modern electric varieties. Therefore the item has a historical connection with sailing and maritime pursuits from our past.English Rotary Norwegian Pattern nautical foghorn within a boxed pine varnished case with exposed corner dovetailing, original leather carrying strap, brass side crank, and original copper trumped horn. Card accessory with Directions for Use in both English and French.Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, foghorn, maritime technology, maritime communication, marine warning signal, portable foghorn, bellows foghorn, crank handle, robert hope-jones, john northey -
Brighton Historical Society
Clothing - Riding habit, 1910s-20s
This item is from the "Barone" Collection. "Barone" (also known as "Seaview") was a stately Brighton home built at 9 Moule Avenue prior to 1855 and demolished in 1986. The house's residents included Edward Elgin Browne (during 1859-72), a Melbourne tea merchant, and the family and descendants of retired Scottish Army captain Archibald Black (during the period 1880-1970). Its neighbors included “St Ninians” owned by the Ward- Cole family, “Seacombe” owned by the Moule family, and the home of James Grahame and his family. The items in the "Barone" collection were largely donated by two of the house's later owners, Mrs Doris Halkyard and Mrs Brian Brandt.An English-made “Busvine” black wool herringbone twill riding habit comprising jacket and safety skirt, (jodhpurs missing) from late 1800’s to early 1900’s. The jacket (.1) features a black short pile silk velvet inset notched lapel collar secured with a single button at the apex of the waist and a single button near the collar for use in inclement weather. The sleeves join the bodice high on the shoulder with a full cut head to the sleeve and a tapered curved shape to the hand. The sleeve secures at the wrist with four black buttons. From the waist the jacket flares over the hip through princess line shaping and finishes with a curved front on either side. The seams of the shaping panels intersect single functional flapped besom pockets on either front panel. The back of the jacket features a centre back seam and two princess-line shaping seams that finish in a double vent on either side of the centre back. The jacket length would have finished approximately just below the bottom of the wearer. The apron fronted safety skirt (.2) secures from the waist at the front of the left thigh with five buttons. Over the wearers, right leg the skirt shapes to accommodate the rider’s right knee whilst sitting sidesaddle with her legs on the horses left flank. The base of the skirt has an elastic strap, which hooks around the rider’s leg to reduce the danger of the rider’s skirt become tangled, should the rider become un-seated. When the riders is not mounted the skirt can be secured with a button around the body to provide additional modesty as well as assist walking without the skirt dragging on the ground.Jacket: Manufacturer's label “Busvine, By serial appointment to Her Majesty The Queen, 4 Brook Street W.” Owner label “Doreen Wright” this label appears far more modern than the manufacturers label. Skirt: Manufacture's label: “J. Busvine and Co, 4 Brook Street, London W." In handwriting “Miss Wingfield” Manufacturers label: Busvines Patent Safety Skirt, protected by two separate patents. 4 Brooks St London West.barone, riding habit, j. busvine and co, seaview, brighton -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Flag Day – Various Sports, Army Survey Regiment Verses School of Military Survey, Bendigo, 1977
These 15 photographs of golf, sailing, rifle shooting and squash team and sports action were taken on Flag Day, an annual sports competition between the Army Survey Regiment (ASR) and the School of Military Survey (SMS), at Bendigo on the 13th of May 1977. Sailing was most likely held at Lake Eppalock and rifle shooting at Wellsford Rifle Range. The venues for golf and squash are unknown. The two RA Svy units took turns each year to host the event. The day competition usually comprised basketball, cross country, golf, sailing, squash softball, tennis, rifle shooting, touch football, tug-of-war and volleyball. The evening competition often included darts, carpet bowls, hookey, quoits and snooker. See item 6025.15P for photos of softball team and sports action taken on the day.This is a set of 15 photographs of golf, sailing, rifle shooting and squash team and sports action was taken on Flag Day, Army Survey Regiment (ASR) versus the School of Military Survey (SMS), at Bendigo on the 13th of May 1977. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The 35mm positive photographic proofs were scanned at 600 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, 1977, Golf - L to R: Kevin ‘Chuck’ Berry, George Austen, unidentified, Roy Morgan. .2) - Photo, black & white, 1977, Golf - L to R: Stan Vote, Gordon Lowery, Peter Warwick, John ‘JB’ Barrie. .3) - Photo, black & white, 1977, Golf - L to R: Peter Warwick, John ‘JB’ Barrie. .4) - Photo, black & white, 1977, Golf - unidentified. .5) - Photo, black & white, 1977, Sailing – Back row L to R: Chris Osborne, Josh De Groot, unidentified (x2), Greg Francis-Wright, Peter Breukel. 3rd row L to R: Marrianne (Van De Zee) De Groot, unidentified, Kim Reynolds, Alex Cairney, unidentified. 2nd row L to R: Les Dixon, Jim Macdonald, unidentified, George Graham, Ted ‘FOT’ Burgess. Front row L to R: Doug Carswell, Allan Adsett, Peter Mustart, Tony Waldon. .6) - Photo, black & white, 1977, Sailing – Back row L to R: Chris Osborne, Josh De Groot, unidentified (x2), Greg Francis-Wright, Peter Breukel. 3rd row L to R: Marrianne (Van De Zee) De Groot, unidentified, Kim Reynolds, Alex Cairney, unidentified, Sam Chambers. 2nd row L to R: Les Dixon, Jim Macdonald, unidentified, George Graham, Ted ‘FOT’ Burgess. Front row L to R: Doug Carswell, Alan Adsett, Peter Mustart, Tony Waldon, Dave Miles. .7) - Photo, black & white, 1977, Sailing on Lake Eppalock, Victoria. .8) - Photo, black & white, 1977, Shooting – unidentified, 2nd back right: Tony Lawler. .9) & .10) - Photo, black & white, 1977, Shooting - Back row L to R: Paul Davis, unidentified (x2), Max Neil, Rhys De Laine. Front row L to R: Tony Lawler, Rene van den Tol, unidentified, Warren ‘Waldo’ Shirley. .11) & .12) - Photo, black & white, 1977, Shooting - Back row L to R: John Ashby, unidentified (x3). Front row L to R: Dave Murphy, Wolfgang Thun, John ‘Stormy’ Tempest, unidentified. .13) - Photo, black & white, 1977, ASR Squash Team– Back row L to R: Andy Wilson, Terry Danger, Errol Fletcher, Dennis Puniard. Front row L to R: Lynn Johnson, Kerry Browne. .14) - Photo, black & white, 1977, SMS Squash Team – Back row L to R: Graham Squire, Peter Constantine AM, Peter Colwell, Bill Boyd OAM, Front row L to R: unidentified, Dick Barwald, Colin Darch, unidentified. .15) - Photo, black & white, 1977, ASR Squash Team –Terry Danger..1P to .15P –No personnel are identified.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, school of military survey, flag day