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Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Clive Turnbull, Liquid Gold-Australia, 1960
A book that outlines the importance of irrigation and water usage used in various industries in the Goulburn Valley and North Eastern Victoria.Front cover has two photographs. On of a treed valley leading up to snow covered mountains and on of a water reservoir surrounded by bushland.non-fictionA book that outlines the importance of irrigation and water usage used in various industries in the Goulburn Valley and North Eastern Victoria.water, industry, irrigation, australia -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Poster Brochure, Mt Beauty Tawonga Heart Of Victoria's High Country, Circa 1995
The Item is a pictorial time piece of the valley and usage, farms,industry,town area, vegetation and winter snow levels Historical and the social-economical development at circa 1995 of land usage and residential buildings style.Major social events e.g. Festival of the Bogong Moth and the Mt Beauty Mardi Gras. It is also a good historical record of tourism campaigns of the Alpine Shire and Mt Beauty Chamber of Commerce. Also see "KVHS 0125"Brochure folds out from a 20.5cm x 29.5cm to 82cm x 29.5cm poster type documentinside panoramic photo of snow tipped alpine mountain range incorporating the Mount Beauty township, farming area of the Kiewa Valley and relevant tourist orientated informationtourism mt beauty tawonga photographs, victorian alps -
Orbost & District Historical Society
broad axe, c. 1900 to 1970s
Used in the timber and sleeper-cutting industry. Used to square sleepers. This axe was possibly used by the donor John McMahon.Used in the timber and sleeper-cutting industry in the Orbost region.Timber sleepers were superceded by concrete sleepers in c. 1970s. broad-axe sleeper-cutting timber-industry An iron axe head with a very long cutting blade and a long wooden handle. broad-axe sleeper-cutting timber-industry -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
DVD, A Step Forward
This DVD tells the stories of Victorian families committed to their industry who have tackled the current challenges and opportunities with optimism.DVD a picture of a man and boy dressed in blue overalls, grey and red jumpers and grey caps. Bales of hay and the wheel of a tractor in the background black text. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Magazine, Tatura Unique Innovation
100 year commemorative feature, 1907-2007 of Tatura Milk Industries now partly owned by Bega CheeseWhite cover, pictures of old and new facory, dairies, staff and butter trophy on front. Milk, cheese and cows on back cover.tatura milk industries, documents, newspapers, rural, industry -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Magazine, Tatura Unique Innovation, 2007
100 year commemorative feature 1907-2007 of Tatura Milk Industries, now partly owned by Bega CheeseWhite cover. Pictures of old and new factory, dairies, staff and butter trophy on front. Milk, cheese and cows on back covermilk factories, tatura milk industries, bega cheese, tatura milk 100 years -
National Wool Museum
Letter
Letter from A L B Lefroy to W R Lang 29th July, 1939, discussing the wool industrywool - research wool - testing sheep breeding - history peppin-merino sheep world war ii, gordon institute of technology, lang, dr w. roy lefroy, mr a l b, wool - research, wool - testing, sheep breeding - history, peppin-merino sheep, world war ii -
National Wool Museum
Booklet, Improving Shearing Efficiency
Booklet about improving shearing efficiency produced by the National Rural Industry Training Committee and the Australian Wool Corporation."Improving Shearing Efficiency"shearing, national rural industry training committee australian wool corporation, stuart, mr david - south australian college of advanced education -
National Wool Museum
Book, Farmers and settlers industrial association: log of claims for pastoral industry award
"Log of claims for pastoral industry award" -A R Johnson, Farmers and Settlers Industrial Association, to Australian Workers Union.agriculture - industrial relations labour movement - australia shearing shearing sheds sheep stations - management stockmen, australian workers' union farmers and settlers industrial association, agriculture - industrial relations, labour movement - australia, shearing, shearing sheds, sheep stations - management, stockmen -
National Wool Museum
Book, The Australian Wool Industry
"The Australian Wool Industry" was produced by the Australian Wool Corporation and provides an overview of wool growing and processing aimed at children.australian wool corporation -
National Wool Museum
Book, Wolstatistiek: Wool statistics
"Wolstatistiek: Wool statistics" - South African Wool Board. Statistics up to 1988 for the South African wool industry.wool marketing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Stanley Works Pty Ltd
In 1970 Turner Industries were taken over by Stanley Works. They manufactured hardware for doors and windows, lawnmowers and tools.Two prints (a & b) of a black and white photograph of the Stanley Staff in front of the Quality Hand Tools building, Nunawading. People in front holding the Australian flag.tools, manufacturing industry, stanley works pty ltd -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Stanley Works Pty Ltd, C1970
In 1970 Stanley Works took over Turner Industries in Nunawading. They manufactured hardware for doors and windows, lawnmowers and tools.Black and white photograph of a man standing to the left of a large machine called a vibratory finisher. Stanley Works Pty Ltdstanley works pty ltd tools machinery -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document, Stegbar takeover offer, 28.05.1971
Statement from Brian Stegley, Chairman of Stegbar, to Shareholders recommending acceptance of the F&T Industries takeover offer.Typewritten, foolscap, 2 pages. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Booklet (Item) - DeHavilland Domestic Airline Survey, Australian Domestic Airline Survey: The Geoffrey de Havilland Memorial Lecture 1979, 1979
Contains de Havilland's assessment of the history, present position and future of the Australian domestic aviation industry. Presented as a lecture. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Mixed media (Item) - Australian Defence Industry Advertisement Discs - Team Australia Demo, [Australia's innovative defence and technology solutions]
Contains two copies of a video advertising the capabilities of Australian defence industries, presumably with the intention of attracting potential buyers. -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
China, Vase, 1930s
This is a souvenir vase produced for the tourist trade in Warrnambool. The vase was made by Victoria China in Czechoslovakia and the image of the Warrnambool War Memorial has been added for sale in Warrnambool. Similar items with suitable illustrations would have been produced for the tourist industry for other towns and places in Australia. Tourism has been an important industry in Warrnambool since the late 19th century. This vase is of interest as an example of the souvenirs available to tourists in Warrnambool in the 1930s. It is both a decorative and a useful item. This is a white china vase with an elliptical-shaped body and a circular neck with a wider opening at the top. There is a faint brown-gold colouring on the neck of the vase and this colouring is stronger on the under-side of the top opening, There is a colour illustration of the War Memorial at Warrnambool on the side of the vase. The maker’s name is on the base of the vase. ‘Soldier’s (sic) Memorial, Warrnambool’ tourism in warrnambool -
Federation University Historical Collection
Object, Glass Shelf Ornament: Shunde Polytechnic
Shunde Polytechnic is in district of Guangdong, Chine. District has an age-old tradition of being the centre of trade, textile industry.Glass object with etching of a building and name of institution.Chinese writing: Shunde Polytechnic in English. Symbol of institution.shunde polytechnic, china, guangdong sheng, trade, textile industry, ornament, etched glass -
NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE)
Booklet: Platforms for partnerships, Platforms for partnerships: the key to workplace implememtation of Training Packages, 1998
This report is a result of a NSW project that focused on bringing industry and TAFE personnel up to date on Training Package development and implementation.Although based in NSW this report had implications for workplace assessment as part of TAFE courses.30 pages. Yellow cover with black text.workplace assessment, tafe, nmit, -
NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE)
Brochure - NMIT, OQP Victoria: Overseas Qualified Professionals Program. 2005, 2005
This brochure is aimed at prospective employers in the OQP program and outlines the benefits to industry in offering work experience to skilled migrant professionals.Tri-fold colour brochure. oqp, overseas qualified professionals program, nmit, -
National Wool Museum
Report, Report for the Wool Textile Manufacturers of Australia, 1965
"Report for the Wool Textile Manufacturers of Australia, 1965", contains description of state of the textile industry in 1965 and includes recommendations for the future.ALwool marketing textile industry - history, wool textile manufacturers association alexander lau pty ltd, alexander lau pty ltd, wool marketing, textile industry - history -
National Wool Museum
Letter
Letter, 2nd June 1947, to W R Lang requesting research material for his book on the Wool Industry of Australia.wool - research wool - testing sheep breeding wool industry, gordon institute of technology, lang, dr w. roy munz, mr h., wool - research, wool - testing, sheep breeding, wool industry -
National Wool Museum
Card, Improving Shearing Efficiency
Produced by the Australian Wool Corporation and the National Rural Industry Training Committee, along with booklet, "Improving Shearing Efficiency" and poster."Improving Shearing Efficiency"shearing, national rural industry training committee street, mr tony - australian wool corporation -
National Wool Museum
Poster
Part of a four part series of posters describing the Australian wool industry from 1788 to 1988, produced for the Australian bicentenary.Part of series donated by Woolmark.wool - history, australian wool corporation -
Federation University Historical Collection
Equipment - Scientific Instrument, Nobel Explosives Co. Ltd, Nobel's Explosives Co Galvanometer, Between 1877 and 1926
Nobel Industries Limited was founded in 1870 by Swedish chemist and industrialist Alfred Nobel for the production of the new explosive dynamite in the United Kingdom. Ardeer, on the coast at Ayrshire, was chosen for the company's first factory. Between 1877 amd 1926 it was known as Nobel’s Explosives Company Limited. The business later diversified into the production of blasting gelatine, gelignite, ballistite, guncotton, and cordite. At its peak, the factory employed nearly 13,000 men and women. In 1926, the firm merged with Brunner, Mond & Company, the United Alkali Company, and the British Dyestuffs Corporation, creating a new group, Imperial Chemical Industries, then one of Britain's largest firms. Nobel Industries continued as the ICI Nobel division of the company. Small black timber box with small screw holding back on, and leather handle on top. A pivoted needle remains vertical as box angle changes. Graded scale behing top end of needle. Two adjusting points at top.No 10070nobel, ballarat school of mines, scientific instruments, galvanometer -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, Beginnngs, 2011
"A map on the wall of his parent's shop in country Victoria is what got Frank Hutchinson interested in the geography and early settlement of Victoria. He later moved to Ballarat where he spent most of his working life. Whilst there his interest in the early explorers continued until about ten years ago he began to compile the listing which developed into the present publication." (ref.Port Phillip Pioneers Group) When he commenced the research and writing of Beginnings, it was not intended for publication. It was a project of personal interest. A soft covered 122 pp book title Beginnings a brief account of the first Europeans to explore or settle in Victoria. On the glossy front cover is a rough map of Port Phillip Bay. Print is black. a chronological list of the earliest visits to Victoria and attempts to settle. The book contains: brief notes on the exploration and earliest settlement of the state, region by region and a summary of the early Murray River paddle steamer industry.hutchinson-frank history-victoria prahran-mechanics-institute -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Beautiful Ballarat, 1912, 1912
Tourist booklet.Soft covered book of eighty pages. Includes fold out map of Ballarat and illustrations such as Sturt Street, Ballarat Town Hall, Ballarat East Town Hall, Lake Wendouree, Botanical Gardens, statues, Ballarat Grammar School, Ballarat College, St Patrick's College, Ballarat Agricultural High School, Ballarat School of Mines and Industries, Bo Peep Falls, Cobb and Co., Lal Lal Falls.churches, education, schools, gold, ballarat, mining, tourism, railway, craig's hotel, cobb and co, wallace buter factory, the taffy king, eureka stockade, gordon brothers big store, ballarat east town hall, ballarat brewing company, lake wendouree, lake view hotel, ballarat botanical gardens, statues, boer war monument, club hotel, ballarat east gardens, new imperial gold mine, camp hotel, lal lal falls, bo beep creek -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines Planning Paper, 1977, 1977
Ballarat School of Mines is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia.Two planning papers for the School of Mines and Industries, Ballarat. .1) Planning Paper 1977/4, June 1977 by Graham H. Beanland, Principal. Includes developmental planning, educational philosophy, campus and accomodation, residential accomodation needs. .2) Planning Paper 1977/5, August1977 by Graham H. Beanland, Principal. Includes developmental planning, educational philosophy, campus and accomodation, residential accomodation needs.ballarat school of mines, smb campus, tafe, planning paper, graham beanland, campus plan, ballarat school of mines campus -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines Planning Paper, 1978, 1978
Ballarat School of Mines is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia.Two planning papers for the School of Mines and Industries, Ballarat. .1) Planning Paper 1978/7, June 1978. Includes linkage of Art and Chemistry buildings and the developmeny of sporting and recreational community project. Includes plan of the old Chemistry Building .2) Planning Paper 1978/8, June 1978. Includes SMB situation, educational philosophy, campus and accomodation, campus plan diagrams, student unionballarat school of mines, smb campus, tafe, planning paper, ballarat technical art school, old chemistry building, building linkage, overpass, white flat oval, ballarat youth centre, corbould hall, fire escape, motor mechanics, corbould hall, rural studies, campus plan, ballarat school of mines campus -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINUTE BOOK: BENDIGO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY 1962 TO 1975
a. Minute Book - Bendigo Chamber of Commerce and Industry 1962 - 1975. Hinged hard-covered Minute Book with typed minutes of meeting of the Council of the Chamber - First meeting 4 Feb 1962; last meeting 12 May 1975. Label on inside cover - ''Volume 7''. b. 4 page list of members with handwritten heading of ''Bendigo Chamber of Commerce Book 1 1903, 1913, 1220, 194?''organisation, commerce, bendigo chamber of commerce