Sets of vintage fire irons or tools were used to maintain a fire and clean a fireplace. They usually consisted of three or four items, sometimes on a vertical stand.A 20th century set of four wrought iron fire irons hanging on a heavy steel base square stand with the main rod riveted to the base. All have turned lined brass handles with a knob at the top. Included are: one poker with a pointy end, one dustpan or shovel, one wire brush and a pair of tongs. 1. Taiwan

Items in the collection re Lt. Col. Swatton, refer Cat No 6719.2P for his service details.This is a handmade folder holding foolscap sheets. The sheets are printed on both sides. Some of the sheets have drawings of patrol formations, maps and how to make booby traps. It has several pages of Japanese Battle procedures. The book is bound with 2 metal clips. It has R.T. Procedures, Land Mines and barbed wire entanglements.Written on front is "MAJ. Priddle". Inside front cover, on a sticky label is "On loan from the estate of Colonel J. W. Swatton Ref No. JWS M36". passchendaele barracks trust, battle procedures

Steel box holding syringe parts. There are four hollow metal rods resting in metal clasps attached to a baseboard inside the tin. Some of the rods appear to have metal wire threaded through (purpose unknown). There are a number of clasps attached to the baseboard and top-plate which indicate syringes would have been housed there.Maker's mark stamped into tin: THACKRAY / LEEDShospital, medicine, anaesthesia

A4 soft bound book with photograph of timber house in country location with post and wire fence and three children walking towards the house; a girl in light-coloured dress carrying a school case is in the middle with a boy in crossover top shorts with school bag over their right shoulders on either side of her. Text is black.non-fictionSoldier settler family stories from the Hawkesdale, Macarthur and Penshurst areas.military history, soldier settlement wwii, hawkesdale, macarthur, penshurst, eugene von guerard, robert dowling, first australians

Women wore frames characterized by an upsweep on the top rim, a style that was very popular until the end of the 1950s, while men tended to sport gold wire frames. These glasses are probably men's glasses. By the latter half of the 20th century, spectacles were considered part of a person's wardrobe. Similar to clothes, eyeglasses needed to be continually updated or a person could be perceived as old-fashioned. More and more celebrities were influencing spectacle fashion.These items reflect how glasses styles have changed over time and are becoming a fashion accessory as well as a prosthesis and support for lenses, Six pairs of assorted glasses and 4 cases. spectacles

The photo shows an ESCo tram soon after commencement of trams in 1905, at the corner of Armstrong and Sturt Streets, Ballarat. The tram has a destination sign hung from the driver's dash canopy. On the left is the Snows Department store and a pole with telegraph/telephone wires and insulators. The Thomas Moore Statue is adjacent to the tramcar. The median plantation was known as Shoppees Square. See item 8419 for a postcard and 3795 for a copy photograph. Photo by WTP & Co.Yields information about Sturt St soon after the opening of the Ballarat Electric tramwayPrinted photograph on a sheet of plain paper.tramways, trams, sturt st, esco, armstrong st, wtp

Image of Ballarat tram 27 at the Mt Pleasant terminus with the driver/conductor putting the trolley pole back on the overhead wire. The pole on the left shows two tram stop signs. The shop on the right has adverts for The Sun, Robur Tea, TV Week and Peters Ice Cream. This photograph was used in an interpretative panel at the terminus installed in 2020 by the local history group. See the second image for it use and the mixed business that operated at this location..Demonstrates an event that happened at the tram terminus for about 66 years - from 1905 to 1966 - changing the pole.Digital image of Ballarat Tram 27 at Mt Pleasant terminus 13-06-1971.trams, tramways, mt pleasant, tram 27, ballarat tramways

Postcard shows an ESCo tram soon after commencement in 1905, at the corner of Armstrong and Sturt Streets, Ballarat. The tram has a destination sign hung from the drivers dash canopy. On the left is the Snows Department store and a pole with telegraph/telephone wires and insulators. The Thomas Moore Statue is adjacent to the tramcar. The median plantation was known as Shoppees Square. See item 8999 for a printed colour copy from an illustration, and 3795 for a copy photograph. Yields information about Sturt St, 1905.Postcard - coloured, published by WTP, 1905, Divided back type. trams, tramcars, ballararat, sturt st, esco, armstrong st, wtp

Photo shows the track layout and operation at the corner of Pakington St and Aphrasia St looking south from the passing loop. Shows Geelong tram 37, ex Chilwell swinging out before entering the loop. Photographer notes the Newtown turns right at this location shown in the trolley wire. The Municipal Hall and fire station tower are on the right. Photo by Keith Kings 8/1/1956, photo number Q(w)(7). Yields information about the junction of the Chillwell and Newtown tram routes in Geelong.Black and white photograph with notes on rear.See rear image and context.trams, tramways, pakington st, geelong, tram 37, newtown, aphrasia st

Coloured photo showing different types of bricks stored in racks"written on back of photograph" Photo from collection of Mr Allan Bruce -2 Bona Street ,Ringwood east. 1,2,3,4 = the four stages of brickmaking at Ringwood East. Stage 1. Hand made large brick Stage 2. Same size as above -wire cut Stage 3. Almost a machine made brick Stage 4. Machine made - Ringwood stamp

Yields information about the reassembly of No. 40's bogies following their overhaul in 1985 and some of the people involve.Black and White photograph of the installation of the motors into No. 40's bogies, 8/2/1985. 3880.1 - Warren Doubleday, Barry McCandlish and Barry James crane driver carrying out the work. 3880.2 - photo with the motors in position.On rear of 3880.1 in ink "40's rebuilt trucks arrive back. Warren Doubleday and Barry McCandlish ass the crane driver 8-2-85", label "Photo Page 34 bottom Reduced to 5 1/2" x 3 3/4". and in bottom left hand corner "Photo Dave Macartney" See April 1985 Trolley Wiretramways, trams, btps, cep, maximum traction, bogies, tram 40

This pole chair was probably made as a display item for the Slab Hut (Orbost Visitor Information Centre).A triangular shaped three-legged pole chair. The chair seat is made from a hessian potato sack - Packed by McDougals of Neerim Vic. The sack is attached by wire. The frame of the chair appears to be made from one solid piece of wood. It is dark brown in colour and has a cross piece at the front and a small strengthening piece on the backm leg.furniture chair

This badge belonged to Mirth Marfell who was a student at Warrnambool High School from 1929 to 1930 and from 1935 to 1936. Warrnambool High School was established as an Agricultural High School in 1907 and, after a merger with Warrnambool North Technical School, it is known today as Warrnamboool College. Mirth Marfell, the daughter of Henry and Helena Marfell, was born in Warrnambool in 1919. Her grandfather, John Marfell, a Warrnambool hay and corn dealer and miller connected to the Warrnambool Co-operative Milling Company, was prominent in community and civic affairs in the town. Mirth Marfell completed her nursing training at the Warrnambool Base Hospital and served in the Australian Army Nursing Service in World War Two for five years. She then became the first Australian nursing organizer for the Victorian Royal College of Nursing. This badge is of interest, firstly as a memento of Warrnambool High School from the 1920s and 30s and secondly because it belonged to Mirth Marfell, a Warrnambool person who had a distinguished nursing career.Shield shaped metal and enamel badge with scroll attached to lower edge. The shield area is silver coloured with raised royal blue text centrally and a turquoise narrow rounded bar with golden coloured text under it. There is a thin wire across the upper area . The scroll is royal blue with golden coloured text . A pin clip is on the reverse.W h S NIL SINE LABORE WARRNAMBOOLmirth marfell, warrnambool high school, agricultural high school, warrnambool north technical school, warrnambool co-operative milling company, australian army nursing service, history of warrnambool

The soldier in the photo is Nr 1366, Dvr Donald GILLIES of the 4th Field Artillery Brigade. The grey horse, Bess, was blinded by shell fire. The bay horse was Lady. Photo was taken near Villers-Bretonneux. For photo of the four Gillies brothers, refer to Cat No 3531. For book refer to Cat No 3534.Photographic print in colour of a soldier smoking a pipe. He is in uniform - slouch hat, jacket, trousers, puttees & boots, alongside 2 horses. Print is mounted in wooden decorative frame with floral arrangements at top, bottom & both sides. Frame is rounded at top & at each corner with curved glass front. Wire hanging strap on back.Written in black texta on back: “Donated by J Gillies” Stamped on back: “Empire Art Company Ltd”photographs, framed

Photos RAN.Black / white print of photo of the Royal Australian Navy Seaplane Carrier HMAS Albatross with a flight of 4 Seagull III's on the left. Beneath is a photo of a Seagull III Amphibian being hoisted into the ships hanger. Print is No 5 in a series of 25. Print is mounted with white border, gold metal frame with masonite backing & wire hanging strap.Printed on RHS bottom corner of border: “ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY 75TH ANNIVERSARY”photograph, 75th, anniversary, ran

A mixer is a kitchen utensil which uses a gear-driven mechanism to rotate a set of beaters in a bowl containing the food to be prepared. It automates the repetitive tasks of stirring, whisking or beating. Mixers for the kitchen first came into use midway through the nineteenth century; the earliest were mechanical devices. The mixer with rotating parts was patented in 1856 by Ralph Collier a tinsmith in Baltimore, Maryland .This was followed by E.P. Griffith's whisk patented in England in 1857. A circular tin used for mixing batters. The 2 beaters are of wire, with metal gears, suspended from a metal strip that fits over the tin bowl. and is clamped into place by a metal screw . A crank handle with a wooden black knob attached by a screw is turned by hand to mix the batter in the base. This tin could be secured to a table by a clamp and screw. cooking, kitchen equipment, dairy, cakes, housework, early settlers, pioneers, baking, nutrition, blacksmiths, market gardeners, cake mixers, moorabbin, cheltenham, bentleigh, brighton

A bucksaw is a hand powered frame saw similar to bow saw and generally used with a sawbuck to cut logs or firewood to length (bucking).Used by residents of the Kiewa Valley for clearing land, chopping firewood, cutting lumber. Also used while camping because it is portableFormerly UKV 239. Buck Saw with Lightning Tooth Blade. Operated by two men.Ref. Page 10 Tools for all Trade Catalogue. It consists of 3 horizontal bars, the top one being twisted wire and the bottom one being the metal blade with a wood bar in between. They are attached at each end to curved wooden bars. tool for wood, saw, buck saw

No known provenance.Gold-coloured metal butter cutter on 4 legs with winding handle, a box for butter and a wheel on a threaded spindle. The metal handle is connected to a geared cog and when turned pushes a metal plate in the butter box which forces the butter through a star-shaped hole and the wire drops to cut the shaped slice of butter to the determined size.BUT AP ATTAbutter manufacture, butter cutters, warrnambool cheese and butter factory company ltd

Candles were the main source of lighting during the Colonial era. The candles were made at home from tallow, or animal fat, which was readily available and inexpensive. The tallow was soft, often had an unpleasant smell, band burned with a low, quickly fading light. Beeswax candles could be bought ready-made and lasted longer when lit. Bayberry wax could also be made into candles but was the process was labour intensive and time consuming. Spermaceti was from whale oil, a growing industry in the late 1800's, made firmer candles. Around this time wooden candle moulds were invented and uniform size and shape candles could be produced using the spermaceti wax. The candle mould is significant in the evolution of household lighting. It was an asset to the 19th century homemakers, allowing the production of their own candles in a uniform size. Candlelight allowed for the extension of time available for duties.Candle mould of tinplate for one dozen (12) candles. The tubular moulds stand upright, three rows of four, in a fitted tray. Another concave tray fits over the top ends of the moulds and has a hole above each of the candles, which is used for filling the moulds with melted wax. Ends have wire-reinforced edges.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, candle mould, candle making, lighting, candles, tallow, beeswax, bayberry wax, spermaceti was, whale oil, candlelight

Early photograph of the Ballarat Post Office taken from the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Streets. A gas lamp stands in the middle of the intersection. People standing and talking on the roads. The Post Office was built in two sections. Section one built in 1864. Section two and the tower were built in 1885. It was built in the Victorian Italianate design. Arched headed windows on the ground floor originally formed a colonnade. These were filled in to provide more internal space. The tower was a feature - the top having a cast iron balustraded widow's walk.Ballarat Post Office - view north along Lydiard Street from its intersection with Sturt Street. Image taken in 1897. Gas lamp in the middle of the intersection. Numerous people are seen standing in the middle of the road talking. There are wires noticeable but cannot verify if they are electric or for the telephone. Electricity was produced in Dana Street Ballarat as early as 1895post office, gas lamp, overhead wires, tower, arched headed windows, victorian italianate design, widow's walk, ballarat post office

Item looks to have been adapted for bench top use Sindanyo high temperature insulation boards are manufactured from cement based products, reinforced with selected fibres. They have been specifically designed to provide excellent service under demanding thermal and electrical applications. Sindanyo is a non-asbestos, non-combustible product that is easily machined. This insulation board is a popular option when a high quality, strong and rigid material is required.400/500 Volt, 5 amp, 50 Hz 3-phase balanced load. Circular scale with lead and lag markings and graduations. The 22cm diameter meter rear-mounted to black sindanyo board, supported by wood brackets on wood base. Five terminal posts on panel below meter. Wire connections at rear. No maker's name Patent Number: 162471/20 Serial Number 263475scientific instruments, power factor maker, lead and lag markings, terminal posts, power factor meter, wire connections, sindanyo board, non-combustible, insulation, electrical applications

Originally built as two adjoining, mine managers cottages in 1858, these residences have now been joined into one houseBlack and white photograph mounted on rectangular grey board. House, rendered, decorative parapet, joined pair- mirror image of each other, verandah with corrugated iron roof, decorative wood arches over verandah, house names ''WANDELA'' on right, ''LEIWAH'' on left, picket fence, wire and wrought iron gate. 55 Barkly Street.Frank A. Jeffree, Bendigobuilding, residential, 55 barkly street, bendigo

Herbert Allan Unwin (1898-1958) lived at 171 Creek Street in 1928. In 1924 he had been listed as living at 78 Gladstone Street. After selling the Creek Street property, he moved to 629 Hargreaves Street. Herbert was a labourer who married Caroline Struggell in 1920.Black and white photographs (2) mounted on rectangular brown board. House, weatherboard, corrugated iron roof, curved verandah roof, trellis at ends of verandah, 2 canvas blinds on verandah, woven crinkled wire fence. On back of photo ' Unwin, Creek Street, £420 plus sewer' Date stamp 11 April 1930.Frank A. Jeffree, Bendigobendigo, business, t c watts & son

BHS CollectionBlack and white photograph mounted on rectangular brown board. House, weatherboard, tile roof, 2 chimneys, woven crinkled wire fence, 4 gates, leadlight windows, weatherboard garage RH side of house, washing on line at back, porch with brick balustrade and concrete pillars. On back of photoboard ' King's, Mercy Street Street £1000'.Frank A. Jeffree, Bendigoplace, building, residential, stamped on back in rectangle ''t.c. watts and son/auctioneer/estate agents/253 mitchell street/bendigo'', stamped on back in circle ''royal historical society of victoria, bendigo branch'', handwritten on back ''kings/mercy street/1000pounds''

Thomas Crouch Watts was born on March 7th. 1865, to Joseph and Susan Watts. Before the real estate business commenced, Thomas and his brother were in partnership as booksellers and stationers in a shop at View Point. Thomas lived in a fine house in Rowan Street, which was called 'Ottawa' Thomas started his real estate business in the early 1900s in a shop in View Street. His daughter Edna was the book keeper and typist, Stewart Watson was the salesman and Stanley Phipps (Edith Lunn's father) was the property manager and valuer. When Thomas Watts died in 1914, his daughter took over the running of the business. She married Stewart Watson in 1918. Eventually the name of the business was changed to Bishop and Earl. From a letter from Edith Lunn re T.C. Watts & Son. 'The firm of T.C. Watts & Son later became Bishop and Earl. When the firm of Bishop and Earl ceased to operate after the death of Edith Lunn's father, S.P. Bishop, Miss. June Parry, Secretary of the BHS was a member of staff. June rescued all the photos of properties listed for sale from the office and placed them into the custody of the BHS.' Black and white photograph mounted on rectangular grey board. Weatherboard double fronted house, verandah with brick piers and timber supports, Two chimneys visible, small gable LH side front. C1920 . Woven wire fence. Single gate next to double gate. Written on back of image ' Marrows Langston St £700.Frank A Jeffree, Bendigoplace, building, residential, see also; previous reg. no mp11 (2000-16-01):and previous reg. no. mp13 (200-14-01)

Black and white photograph. Dilapidated wooden platform with vertical post with wheel at top. Wire attached to bucket and pulled by horse. Two males, one with horse, other emptying bucket. Inscriptions: on back - hand written in ball point pen 'Mining Whip Bendigo', 'A Richardson, 29 Harrison Street, Bendigo', 'Rec'd photo, 21.4.67'.mining, surface equipment, mining whip bendigo, bendigo, mines and mining, mine, mines, miner, male

sepia photograph mounted on cream board. Group of adults and children in country side, having a picnic. Tablecloths on ground. 13 children, 4 adolescent girls at back, 7 adults. Trees and bush in background. Post and wire fence along road at centre. On board at RH side stamped in purple ink ' Charles G ... Photo/EaglehawkCharles G --------- Eaglehawkperson, group, picnic group

Dr Mitchell Henry O'Sullivan worked in the Victorian country town of Casterton as a general practitioner from 1919 until his death in 1977. He also practiced obstetrics. His son, Dr David More O'Sullivan donated the obstetric bag and its contents to the College in 1999. The bag and contents are a unique time capsule of the type of instruments and pharmaceuticals used in the inter-war period. 'Horrocks' saline infusion apparatus. Consists of white, metal lidded oval shaped case [169.1], containing a gauze insert, a glass intravenous drip chamber [169.2], straight intravenous needle [169.3], wire insert for the needle [169.4] and rubber tubing [169.5]. Inscribed inside box, "Down Bros., St Thomas Street, Borough of London."hydration

This type of steriliser was in use from approximately 1907 onward. Designed for surgeons who frequently moved from hospital to hospital. The body and lid of the steriliser were made from one continuous piece of metal to produce a germ-free surface. Dr Mitchell Henry O'Sullivan worked in the Victorian country town of Casterton as a general practitioner from 1919 until his death in 1977. He also practiced obstetrics. His son, Dr David More O'Sullivan donated his obstetric bag and its contents to the College in 1999. The bag and contents are a unique time capsule of the type of instruments and pharmaceuticals used in the inter-war period.Metal instrument steriliser. Consists of a rectangular metal container with lid, an internal metal tray, and two spirit burners. The lid has a small wire handle at either end. The internal tray also had two handles and in perforated with holes to allow for drainage. The upper edge of each burner has a series of eighteen holes in the rim. disinfection

black and white photograp of greyhounds. 11/12/94 pm the Bendigo Advertiser Gr 5 . Won by city Ruler No. 5 (3-1) third from right. 2nd 5 to 1 chance Nuggety Pepi, (No. 1). 3rd 10 to 1, Short Wire (No.8), No. 3 ron's Memories was 4 to 6 favorite and was fourth.clubs and associations, sport, greyhound racing