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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - HANRO COLLECTION: PRESSING ROOM
Black and white photograph of a section of the interior of the Handschin and Ronus factory in Switzerland ( the parent company of Hanro). It depicts about a dozen women working in the pressing room, they are using industrial steam irons and there are assorted bins in front of the workbenches. Some of the bins are empty and some are full of freshly pressed garments ready for collection.organization, business, hanro, clothing manufacture, iro9ning, pressing, handschin and ronus, hanro -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - HANRO COLLECTION: KITCHEN
Black and white photograph of an industrial kitchen, There are nine women working at various locations. There are high windows visible on two sides of the kitchen. This is the kitchen associated with the dining room (entry 11000.139)organization, business, hanro, hanro, handschin and ronus, industrial kitchen, clothing manufacture -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - HANRO COLLECTION: VIEW OF CANTEEN KITCHEN
photograph: black and white photograph of staff working inside large industrial type kitchen. 9 women are working at various tasks. On rear of photo : Handschin & Ronus, Aktiengesellschaft, Liestal, ( Scheiz ) Photo taken in Switzerland ?organization, business, hanro, hanro, bendigo, manufacturing -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - HANRO COLLECTION: SEWING MACHINES
Black and white photograph of women using industrial sewing machines, taken in the Hanro factory in Switzerlandorganization, business, hanro, hanro, clothing manufacture, sewing machines -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - HANRO COLLECTION: WOMAN AT SEWING MACHINE
Photograph: black and white photo of woman sitting at industrial type sewing machine, feeding material through. On back of photo Handschin & Ronus, Aktiengesellschaft, Liestal, ( Schweiz )unknownorganization, business, hanro, hanro, bendigo, manufacturing -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - HANRO COLLECTION: AERIAL PHOTO OF FACTORY
Photograph: black and white aerial photo of factory ( Switzerland ? ) Large industrial site situated in rural setting. Postcard type photo - on back 'Hanro' Handschin & Ronus, SA, Liestal.unknownorganization, business, hanro, hanro, manufacturing -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - ABBOTT COLLECTION: ABBOTT BARBED WIRE, 1943
Web page retrieved from the Museum of Victoria website, with a picture of Barbed wire sample - Abbott, Single Strand, Four Point, Double Kink, Bendigo , Australia, 1943Museum Victoriatopic, farming, barbed wire, agriculture, barbed wire, fencing, fencing wire, industrial design, innovations, h.a. abbott -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Map - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: MAP OF BENDIGO
Map of Bendigo. Contains street of Bendigo with Places of Interest marked, Map of the Bendigo Area with Places of Interest marked, and on the centre page is Bendigo the Golden Gateway to the North. There is a map with circles around Bendigo and their distance from centre Bendigo. Circles go to a distance of 20 miles. Information includes General Information, Scenic Attractions, Industrial Activities, Industries already Established, Sporting Facilities - Bendigo and District, and Cultural Organizations. JCI shield on the left under the map. Also some brief information about Bendigo.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, map of bendigo, cambridge press, a r mcconnachie, bendigo junior chamber of commerce, bendigo city council -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - A SHORT HISTORY OF THE BENDIGO BENEVOLENT ASYLUM 1857 TO 1872
Paper by M Densley: ''A short History of the Bendigo Benevolent Asylum 1857 - 1872'' (no date and no further details of paper's submission). Sixteen pages ; 5 pages of Appendices; 1 page Bibliography. Text mentions formation of asylum (Provisional Committee); initial grant on lower side of Commissioners Gully; Dr Adolphus Barnett; Outdoor-Relief; Industrial School; Smallpox; Scarlatina; Scarlet Fever; Dr Atkinson, Dr Betham.M. Densleyorganization, institution, bendigo benevolent asylum -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - ABBOTT COLLECTION: ADVERTISING FLYER
Document: Advertising flyer for J.H. Abbott & Co., Wholesale and Retail Warehouse, Market Square, Bendigo. Advertising hardware items, leather, buggy and dray harness, all handmade. Buff coloured document, printed with black.bendigo, hospital, abbott, j.h. & co, bendigo, abbott, industrial, retail -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: BROWN MANILLA PRINTED ENVELOPE
[a] Brown manilla Cohns printed envelope hand written caption 'Industrial Questionnaire Commonwealth Dept of Supply & Dev 15th May 1941. [b] 2 x Pinned documents enclosed listing quantity of chemicals used and held. [c] ditto [d] Note correcting quantity mistake./// One Questionnaire is for the Bendigo branch of the company the other is for Swan Hill Branch .Two pages are a list of Materials used in Production or in Marketing Products .The last page shows Productive Capacity and Stocks of articles produced A small letter shows the Cohn Bros emblem - a barrel with letters CB above the barrel appears to be a sheaf of Hopsbendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - RANDALL COLLECTION: ARTICLE RE BENDIGO IN ARGUS WEEK-END MAGAZINE 1948
Randall Collection - One page article re Bendigo in Argus Week-End Magazine May 1st, 1948. ''Historic Bendigo faces New Future'', written and illustrated by Rupert Charlett. Illustrations (small B&W line drawings/fine quality) of St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral, Central Deborah mine and View of the Post Office (through archway of the Soldiers' Memorial. Text covers aspects of the history of Bendigo with introduction and brief speculation as to future (''industrial development'') -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - HORWOOD'S FOUNDRY - SANDHURST BENDIGO
HORWOOD'S FOUNDRY - SANDHURST BENDIGO.- c.1874 -Black and white image ( copy ) Original glass negative held by BHS ?? ( not located at this point ) restored by G. Sheckleton, October, November 2000. Print donated by James Lerk, 17 November, 2000. Image shows brick building, central door, two windows either side. Square chimney. On LH side of image, industrial type buildings, two squat brick chimneys. Housing behind into distance, small hills in background.- See Research itemorganisation, industry, horwood's foundry -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyDocument - Malcolm Moore, Australia's first motor grader, 1926
Photocopy of poster of Australia's first motor grader, with printed history outline. Malcolm Moorebuilt environment - industrial, business and traders - engineering, malcolm moore pty ltd, norm robinson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyDocument - Norman Robinson's time at Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC), Malcolm Moore Pty Ltd
Four documents relating to Norm Robinson's working history. .01 Hand written summary of Norm Robinson's working history .02 Advice of New Wage Rates - Moore Crane and Engineering Company Pty Ltd - 22 Jun 1956 .03 Notice - Metal Trades Award - Conditions of Work - Moore Crane and Engineering Company Pty Ltd - 22 Jun 1956 .04 Typed summary (with handwritten corrections) of Norm Robinson's time at Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) Hand written timeline of Norman Robinson's time at the Commonwealth Aircraft Cororation 1941-48 Also advice of new wage rate; Condition of Works - Metal Trades Award. 1956. Typed summary of his experience at CACbuilt environment - industrial, industry, engineering, malcolm moore pty ltd, norm robinson, commonwealth aircraft corporation -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyDocument, "What Australia Makes, Makes Australia", 1920s - 1990s
"What Australia Makes, Makes Australia" - The Mytton Story. A short history by L F HARRISON and L W JOHNSON (Wal). 25 pages. Myttons was an engineering firm with premises in South Melbourne and Port Melbourne. They made objects as diverse as cutlery sets to sinks and larger industrial stainless steel productsindustry - manufacturing, social activities, societies clubs unions and other organisations, sport - australian rules football, myttons ltd, rodd cutlery, allbrite cutlery, dev mytton, grosvernor cutlery, built environment - industrial, reginald h mytton, eric g redwood, colin mackay, l f harrison, l w (wal) johnson, russell flack, john donaldson, lance powell, horrie farrow, syd svensson, tom fahey, tommy lahiff, arthur steele, jean hopkins, dennis mackinley, lorraine robertson, douglas robertson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Charles Wilson, "Unilever 1945-65. Challenge and Response in the Post-War Industrial Revolution.", 1968
"Unilever 1945-65. Challenge and Response in the Post-War Industrial Revolution." Follow up to Volume II of "The History of Unilever" (Cat no. 3410) written by Charles Wilson in 1954, and so covers the next 20 yearsindustry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, unilever australia (holdings) ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Life on the bend, Jul 2017
"Life on the bend" Oblong book. Front cover photographs on blue background. Back cover blue with context logo.. Book explores 8 themes including industry, early settlement, identity ."Life on the bend" social history of Fishermans Bend Melbournebuilt environment - industrial, natural environment, fishermans bend -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Swallow & Ariell Ltd, The Swallow Story
Donated by daughter of couple who worked at Swallow & Ariell. Tells story of small boy who researches the history of Swallow & Ariell for a school project"The Swallow Story" Small cream coloured front cover, covered with brown polka dots, a school bag, school desk and a brown swallow. The story of a young boy's tour of the Swallow & Ariell factory in preparation to write a school project.swallow & ariell ltd, business and traders - bakers, built environment - industrial, industry, thomas swallow, thomas h ariell:, frederick thomas derham -
Women's Art RegisterBook, Isabelle Anscombe, A Woman's Touch, A. Women in Design from 1860 to the Present Day, 1984
Women interior decorators of the 1920s and 30s and their contribution to the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain, The Glasgow School of Art and The Bauhaus School..non-fictionWomen interior decorators of the 1920s and 30s and their contribution to the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain, The Glasgow School of Art and The Bauhaus School..industrial design, craft, wallpaper, weaving, furniture, design theory, architecture -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Pat Grainger, "They Can Carry Me Out", Jan 1992
In 1990 City Librarian Wendy MORRIS commissioned Pat GRAINGER to co-ordinate a State and Council funded oral history project, the final product of which was this book. It was printed in time for the 1992 Port Melbourne Festival."They Can Carry Me Out" - Memories of Port Melbourne Blue, perfect-bound paperback book with white title and black line conversion of photo of fishing boats in the Lagoon. 96 pp, published January 1992fishermans bend, education - primary schools, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - waterside workers, education - kindergartens, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, transport - aviation and aerodrome, transport - ferries, transport - shipping, garden city, mission to seafarers, transport - railways, transport - horse, built environment - civic, built environment - domestic, built environment - commercial, built environment - industrial, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, religion, arts and entertainment, livestock, sandridge lagoon, migrants, built environment - public housing, centenary bridge, local government - city of port melbourne, royal visits and occasions, police, sport - australian rules football, societies clubs unions and other organisations, natural environment, business and traders, war - world war ii, deaths and funerals, flood, domestic life, gasworks, health - general health, excelsior hall, public action campaigns, ada mary a'beckett kindergarten, wendy morris, pat grainger, g borer & co, johnny allsorts pawnbroker, mckenzies milkbar, galatos chocolates, j e earl pty ltd, faram brothers hardware, jack porritt, liardet family, porritts boot shop, vintage port worth preserving project, phyllis anderson, norman barry, david beazley, leonard george 'dugga' beazley, florence beazley, george beazley, brenda bedford, lettie bradley nee walsh, margaret bride nee polson, anne callaghan, beris campbell, tony cannatelli, john carroll, john cass, margaret couch nee smith, brian couldrey, delva crawford nee rees, 'buffie' rees, joan curtis, elvir dragovic, james edward earl, linda edman, jessie edwards, lisa edwards, trevor emmett, judy faram, doug faram, george faram, richard faram, thomas faram, allen faram, a g warren, james murdock, margaret mclean, minnie mclean, m b muir, susie fox, william gleeson, sylvia gleeson, arnold goetz, lilian 'lil' goss nee johnson, gladys gott nee mccabe, stan gravias, george henry (harry) gray, len greaney, charles hall, bertha harvey nee carey, r graham carey, mac hatfield, f patricia (pat) hawkins, tippo hayes, tom hills, bradley hinge, lloyd holmes, norah howard nee mallet, voula hronakis, lorna johnson, diane keating nee bradley, alison kelly, june kirby, bob knell, tommy lahiff, nicole lalande, bill lane, kathleen lane nee moore, j s lang, ron laing, beverley lewis, andy libbis, peter libbis, emily lock, may lowe nee irving, wendy lowenstein, micael lucas, ted mccarthy, laura mcgill nee irving, vin mcnamara, elsie median nee mccabe, maree menzel, marie mills, marlene mitchell nee sharp, david moloney, ari pipilikas, ada polson nee bellion, les profitt, ted rohan, elizabeth saunders, vanessa savvaidis, prudence sheil, chutathip silpiphat, voula skourakis, flo stark, ted tobin, thelma todd, barbara villani, erica wilson, harry bocquet, nott street state school, port melbourne library, port melbourne temperance hall, swallow & ariell ltd, business and traders - hotels -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: THE SLIDE VALVE
Black cover 32 page book, title in gold print on front; 'The Slide Valve, Rose' Inscribed on flyleaf ' George A.E. Richardson, Engine Driver,Long Gully. Green circular stamp ' Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch'. Book published in 1895 by Henry Carey Baird & Co., Industrial publishers, Booksellers and Importers, 810 Walnut Street, 1895'. Includes a catalogue of practical and scientific books published by Henry Carey Baird & Co.Joshua Rose, M.E.person, bendigo, george richardson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - SANDHURST INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION 1879 -SNEDDON, 1879
Sandhurst Industrial Exhibition 1879 First Class Certificate awarded to Maggie Sneddon of Sandhurst for a model bed. Dated June 30th 1879. Certificate has a central image of the Corn Exchange building (TownHall) The certificate is bordered with detailed pictures of native Australian flowers.W Holmes Sandhurstindustries -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Spectrum Publications, The wobblies at war: A history of the IWW and the great war in Australia, 1993
This book shows how the IWW rose and fell in Australia between 1907 and 1917 when its leaders were deportedIndex, bibliography, ill, p.300.non-fictionThis book shows how the IWW rose and fell in Australia between 1907 and 1917 when its leaders were deportedindustrial workers of the world - history, trade unions - australia - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Lutterworth Press, European weapons and armour : from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution, 1980
he invasion of Italy by France in 1494 sowed the dragon's teeth of all successive European wars, and accelerated the pressures to devise ever more effective armaments and methods of warfare." "This account of the story of arms over the period covers in detail the development of the handgun and the pike, the use and style of staff-weapons, mace and axe and war-hammer, dagger and dirk and bayonet. Armour is shown attaining its full Renaissance splendour then suffering its later decline; the history of the sword, Ewart Oakeshott's special interest, is followed to the late eighteenth century when it ceased to be part of everyday wear: cause or effect, the far-reaching effects of the Industrial Revolution on military armaments had begun.Index, bib, ill, p.288.non-fictionhe invasion of Italy by France in 1494 sowed the dragon's teeth of all successive European wars, and accelerated the pressures to devise ever more effective armaments and methods of warfare." "This account of the story of arms over the period covers in detail the development of the handgun and the pike, the use and style of staff-weapons, mace and axe and war-hammer, dagger and dirk and bayonet. Armour is shown attaining its full Renaissance splendour then suffering its later decline; the history of the sword, Ewart Oakeshott's special interest, is followed to the late eighteenth century when it ceased to be part of everyday wear: cause or effect, the far-reaching effects of the Industrial Revolution on military armaments had begun.military technology - history, armour - europe - history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: WHEN STEAM RULED
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. When steam ruled: Holland's foundry at 205 King Street, circa 1913. Pictured from left are: Ernest, Herb,Hazel, Harry and Walter-John Holland, Fred Milne and Rupert Holland. right in front looking for a bit of a scratch is Snider the dog. It is interesting to note that Fred Milne went on to form the farming and industrial business of Milne Bros., in Bendigo.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: THE BENDIGO UNDERGROUND MINER
Copy of two photos on the page. The top one is a photo of the plaque with: The Bendigo Underground Miner. To acknowledge the contribution of the many hundreds of miners who lost their lives in the industry through accident and industrial disease. Many were Cornishmen and their descendants. The lower photo shows part of the poppet head with the plaque and another one below it. There are two men standing on one side of the plaques and a lady and a man on the other side.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - the bendigo underground miner, teh cornish association of bendigo & district, george a ellis, robert lloyd -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - PROMOTIONAL BROCHURE FOR BENDIGO--- THE GOLDEN HEART OF VICTORIA
Black, white, sepia prints & orange promotional brochure for Bendigo Seven folds brochure front - "Bendigo --- the Golden Heart of Victoria" - six local attractions reverse - "Bendigo --- City of Industrial Potential" - six of the city's assetsCambridge Press - Bendigo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: WEST AUSTRALIAN MINING AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW, 1943
Documents: September 1943 issue of the West Australian Mining and Commercial Review Magazine - 32 Pages plus cover. It has a photo of the Australian Prime Minister, Hon John Curtin P.C. and the cost is 9d dated September, 1943. The back cover is advertising for Goodyear V-Belt Drivers. Articles on Municipal Finance, Port War Radio, W.A. Mining Industry, Ore Deposits, Rand Gold Producers. Advertising for Mobil Oil, Fibrolite, Bromet Alloy Tungsten Carbide, Steel Machinery Covers, Dept.., of Industrial Development, Hume Steel Ltd, State Saw Mills etc.MCCOLL RANKIN AND STANSISTREETorganization, business, gold mining magazine, mccoll rankin and stansistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: AID TO MRS HARRIS, 1870's
Document. Harry Biggs Collection. A handwritten report regarding Mrs Harris and her struggle for survival with her two children who were put into the care of the Sandhurst Industrial School from Aug 1873 until 21/3/74.organization, government, welfare, harry biggs collection, sandhurst industrial school, mrs harris
