Copy of a letter, dated 12/12/41, to Mr. Bacon of the Mines Department, Treasury Gardens, Melbourne from G. Whalley. Letter mentions a boiler at Cohuna which had a scale problem. After the installation of Scalebuoys the scale fell off the interior of the boiler in a short time.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, bendigo electronic company of australia pty ltd, amalgamated freezing coy, mr bacon, mines department melbourne, gunbower butter factory, cherrokee, mr f stevenson, g whalley

2 Photos (one black and white and the other colour) in black frame 1. Colour - Wallaby Airlines - Nui Dat - 4RAR elements leave the Dat for the last time - 1971 2. Black and white - 35 Sqn overfly Sydney on return from South Vietnam - 1972.4 rar, 35 squadron, wallaby airlines

Booklet entitled; Progress. 1851 1951 'Advance with Time' in a scroll on the bottom of the front cover. Pages are white with a yellow border on the right edge. Text is in Burgundy, There Are 10 pages, the booklet was written to celebrate the Centenary of Geo. Hall and sons Ltd. It contains photos and a history of the founders of the CompanyR.S. Chamings, 1951. Thornquest Press, Flinders Street Adelaide.organization, business, geo. hall and sons, cohn brothers . geo. hall and sons

LETTER AND PHOTOCOPIED INFORMATION RE EDWARD & PAULINE BINDLEY / letter to Mr C Murray re Allen & PAULINE BINDLEY + 26 pages of photocopied info re the Brindleys who apparently spent some time in the Bendigo arena .Another of Allen daughters was a 'Mrs Sayer ' in Bendigo .person, family, bindley family, edward & pauline bindley

These ledger books provide some data on club members and the financial resources of the club in the mid 20th century.These ledgers provide a picture of business conducted by the then Geelong West Cycling Club and are important resources for those investigating the activities of the Geelong cycling club at that time.Three ledger books. All foolscap size. 1954-58 book contains race results and newspaper articles of the time including many articles on Russell Mockridge. 1965 book contains the ledger for fees and race results. 1956-64 book contains the register of Financial Statements.race results; russell mockridge; 1954-68; 1965; 1956-64; geelong west cycling club;

Purchased by Ted Arrowsmith in 1940 from chemist at 596 Station Street Box Hill, when he lived at 35 Cambridge Street Box Hill. Used by him until the 1960s. Carried throughout Australia and the South West Pacific War Zone in the R.A.A.F between 1942 and 1946.Black folding bellows camera.AGFA 127. Folds back into a narrow case with handle. Instruction book included.|Agfa - Bilinar lens - aperture f11to f22. Two view finders one Portrait and other Landscape. Fixed speed of 1/30th second plus time exposure.AGFA - Bilinar. Made in germany.photography, cameras

Colour slide - Kodak, 35mm, white cardboard mount of BTPS tram No. 14, south bound in Wendouree Parade just after depot junction. Has a Peters Ice Cream roof advertisement during May 1977. One of a series taken at the time. Taken by Warren Doubleday"10/77/34" - Warrens slide numbertramways, trams, btps, wendouree parade, depot junction, tram 14

Yields information about the age and profile of Ballarat tramway workforce., Yields information about the age and profile of Ballarat tramway workforce.Memorandum to the Engineer & Manager from the Ballarat Manager, on green paper - with rounded corners, titled "Ballarat Tramways - Personnel", advising the staff and wages personnel engaged full time on tramway duties, the number who are married and the number over the age of 60. Dated 22/3/1962. trams, tramways, personnel, staff, ballarat, employees

Yields information about the corner of the Victoria St terminus at the Orphanage and the relationship to the tramway.Digital Image of the Ballarat Orphan Asylum and Victoria St looking west with a tram at the terminus and the tramway overhead poles. Titled "Ballarat Orphan Asylum and Victoria St" From the Facebook group of old time photographs of yesterday. Probably taken soon after the tramway opened in 1905.trams, tramways, victoria st, orphanage, esco, postcards, tram 1 ?

Yields information about the appearance of the Olympic Monument in Wendouree Parade, Lake Wendouree and the trams that passed by. Black and White photograph of tram of 39 passing the site of the Olympic rings in Wendouree Parade, near Hamilton Ave. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West. Shows the lake and the parklands at the time. Photo by Charles Craig - during 1971. Two copies held. trams, tramways, wendouree parade, olympics, lake wendouree, tram 39

Yields information about the streetscape at the City terminus at night and just how lonely it could be.Black and White photograph of No. 17 at the city terminus at night - time exposure. Tram has the destination of 'Sebastopol'. No other vehicles in the scene, though a motor car has passed the scene behind the tramcar. In the view are the Post Office, tram stop signs and buildings near Grenville St.Stamped on rear in black ink "Donated to BTPS by and Photo By" / "Chris Wurr 12 Truscott Street, Ararat 3377 (053) 52 3403.tramways, trams, city, sturt st, lydiard st, night photo, tram 17

Yields information about Ballarat's electric tramcars at the time of the opening of the service, uniforms and crews.Black and White photograph of Ballarat Horse tram with three white horses on it and many male passengers at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St with the Town Hall and other buildings in the background. Has the Vine Hotel modesty board advertisement. Also shows the horse harnesses and the dress of the men at the time. On rear in ink, "18)" in top left hand corner, "Ballarat horse tramways / pic copied from Max Harris collection." and in the bottom right hand corner a "William F Scott label"trams, tramways, horse trams, sturt st, lydiard st

Colour photograph. People gathered playing instruments, Man on guitar, man playing harmonica, man standing with banjo, man playing accordion, man with concertina, man playing another accordion. Night time. Date stamped '95 12 29 bottom right corner on front.photo, group, musicians

In 1917, this was called the Bendigo Frankfurt, Sausage and Bacon Company operating from the Rex factory on the corner of Mitchell and Hargreaves St, where W G Webb was the proprietor.W. G. Webb, Ham and Bacon Depots, 305 Hargreaves & 224 Mitchell Strs, Bendigo Blotter flyer, includes B&W photo of The Old Boat-House Business card - gold writing on purple card, rear has Railway Time-Table (unknown date)w.g.webb, business card., ham and bacon depot

Painting: 'A Volley with Time' depicting a boy in overalls near a house surrounded by garden, hitting a ball with a racquet. Artist's signature at lower left: KEITH '77 and copyright symbol. Inscr: '93' written on back of panel in black marker. Materials: Acrylic paint/Pigment, Wood, Metaltennis

77 swap cards and duplicates (.1-.47), featuring biographies on most tennis players of the time, histories of the grand slam competitions, histories of the major tennis stadia, a history of tennis and other tennis sports, and a mass of statistics across the back of each card. Materials: Paper, Inktennis

The capelet was owned by Bridget Fitzgerald (nee Shannon) who emigrated to Australia from Ireland and subsequently lived in the Victorian country town of Tilden. Bridget died in about 1906 and is buried in the Kyneton cemetery. The capelet was passed on by descent to her granddaughter.Well-provenanced evening cape, worn by Bridget Fitzgerald in the Central Victorian Goldfields district.A black satin shoulder capelet covered with fine silk tulle, embroidered with jet passementerie and black sequins. The capelet which when open is circular is joined at the front by eyelets and hooks. The second photo includes a photo of the donor, Mrs Joan Carr, with the cape at the time of its donation.bridget fitzgerald, bridget shannon, women's clothing, australian fashion - 1890s, capelets, capes

Notice of Memorandum - dated 17/12/19 duplicated onto a half foolscap sheet, titled "Special notice to conductors - Salvation Army Friday 19 December 1919. free riding by authorised collectors - gives time and conditions. Acting General Manager using a rubber stamp.trams, tramways, mmtb, donations, salvation army, fund raising

Newspaper clipping from The Age, 2/3/1994, titled "Do the Met's bosses hate trams?", concerning the time keeping of route 96 trams, with the author (letter - Lia Vandersant) walking at times, reduction in services, ticket machines and the poor general attitude to trams and the passengers.trams, tramways, the met, mta, ptc, tramways, melbourne, route 96, timetables

The card relates to Robert Thomas Heard No 5105, KIA (standing on the right) Refer 1893.2P for his service history and other collection items. The other soldier is George Lyonel Henson No 4823 enlisted in the AIF on 8..7.1915 in the 14th reinforcements 6th Batt age 19 years 2 months. Embarked for Egypt 7.3.1916, transfers to 58th Batt 19.5.1916, embarks for France 21.6.1916, promoted to Sgt 3.7.1916, transfers to 57th Batt 29.8.1916. During 1918 he attends Musketry and Corps school totalling 5 weeks. WIA 28.9.1918 GSW’s multiple and DOW’s the same day. His name and Heards is remembered on the Soldiers Memorial Institute Roll Bendigo.Photo postcard, sepia tone showing two soldiers in uniform standing. Writing on rear in purple pencil.“Dear sister, this is a photo of us both, pretty poor photo. If you have time you might call on George’s mother in Queen St, Mrs Henson 170 Queen St Bendigo”. photographs, postcards, heard

Chauncey Jerome (1793–1868) was an American clock maker in the early to mid 19th century. He made a fortune selling his clocks, and his business grew quickly. Jerome was born in Canaan USA in 1793 son of a blacksmith and nail-maker. He began his career in Plymouth, making dials for long-case clocks where he learned all he could about clocks, particularly clock cases, and then went to New Jersey to make seven-foot cases for clocks mechanisms. In 1816 he went to work for Eli Terry making "Patent Shelf Clocks," learning how to make previously handmade cases using machinery. Deciding to go into business for himself, Jerome began to make cases, trading them to Terry for wooden movements. In 1822 Jerome moved his business to Bristol New Haven, opening a small shop with his brother Noble and began to produce a 30-hour and eight-day wooden clocks. By 1837 Jerome's company was selling more clocks than any of his competitors. A one-day wood-cased clock, which sold for six dollars had helped put the company on the map. A year later his company was selling that same clock for four dollars. The company also sold one line of clocks at a wholesale price of 75 cents and by 1841 the company was showing an annual profit of a whopping $35,000, primarily from the sale of its brass movements. In 1842 Jerome moved his clock-case manufacturing operation to St. John Street in New Haven. Three years later, following a fire that destroyed the Bristol plant, Jerome relocated the entire operation to Elm City factory. Enlarging the plant, the company soon became the largest industrial employer in the city, producing 150,000 clocks annually. In 1850 Jerome formed the Jerome Manufacturing Co. as a joint-stock company with Benedict & Burnham, brass manufacturers of Waterbury. In 1853 the company then became known as the New Haven Clock Co, producing 444,000 clocks and timepieces annually, then the largest clock maker in the world. Jerome's future should have been secure but in 1855 he bought out a failed Bridgeport clock company controlled by P.T. Barnum, which wiped him out financially, leaving the Jerome Manufacturing Co. bankrupt. Jerome never recovered from the loss. By his admission, he was a better inventor than a businessman. When Jerome went bankrupt in 1856 the New Haven Clock Company purchased the company. One of the primary benefits of Jerome purchasing New Haven in the first place was the good reputation of the Jerome brand and the network of companies that remained interested in selling its clocks. In England, Jerome & Co. Ltd. sold Jerome clocks for the New Haven company until 1904, when New Haven purchased the English firm outright. After his involvement with the New Haven Company in 1856, Jerome traveled from town to town, taking jobs where he could, often working for clock companies that had learned the business of clock making using Jerome's inventions. On returning to New Haven near the end of his life, he died, penniless, in 1868 at the age of 74. The company struggled on after Jerome's bankruptcy until after World War II, when the company endeavored to continue through disruptions caused by a takeover along with poor sales, finally having to fold its operations in 1960 a little more than 100 years after it had been founded. The item is significant as it is associated with Chauncey Jerome who had made a historic contribution to the clock making industry during the 19th century when he began to substitute brass mechanisms for wooden mechanisms in his clocks. This was said to be the greatest and most far-reaching contribution to the clock industry. Because of his discovery of stamping out clockwork gears rather than using castings, Jerome was producing the lowest-priced clocks in the world. That can only add to his significance as the major clock manufacture of the 19th century. Jerome may have made and lost, a fortune selling his clocks but was perhaps the most influential and creative person associated with the American clock business during the mid-19th century. Also, he had served his community as a legislator in 1834, a Presidential elector in 1852 and mayor of New Haven, Connecticut from 1854 to 1855.Eight day movement wall clock with Roman numerals, octagonal shaped rosewood veneered casing, hinged face with locking clip. Wound from front. Face has adjustment for Fast-to-Slow.Part paper label on back of case can just make out "Jerome" and "ight and One" probable meaning is "Eight and One Day" describing the movements operational time between winding the mechanism.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, clock maker, jerome & co, new haven, chauncey jerome, canaan

This bottle labelled No Rub liquid wax proclaims the wonders of No-Rub, no-slip, and shines as it dries. The bottle still contains some of the liquid floor wax, made by J R Alexander & Sons Limited. The company was registered as a limited company from 1924 to 1975. However, the firm's advertisement and referrals from satisfied Melbourne customers, printed in The Argus, Melbourne, on Mach 19th, 1954, states that it made the first shoe polish, Supreme, in Australia as long ago as 1900. The firm made a range of household cleaning products such as floor wax, shoe polish and fabric starch. The J R Alexander & Sons Ltd. No-Rub liquid wax was advertised in various states of Australia from around 1936 until the 1950s. Later advertisements show sketches of the wax containers, which were round bottles or metal cans. The bottle in our collection is likely to be made around the 1960s.Bottle; brown glass with metal cap and yellow, orange and black label on the front. Flat rectangular-shaped bottle with a short neck and rounded shoulders The bottle has a black metal screw top lid and contents inside. There are inscriptions on the label. The bottle contains No Rub Floor Wax. Made by J R Alexander and Sons, of Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and BrisbanePrinted on the label: "SHAKE WELL" "No-Rub" TRADE MARK REGD." "THE NON-SLIP / Liquid / FLOOR WAX / Saves Labour / Saves Time" "Shines as it dries" "NETT CONTENTS 15 FLUID OZS"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, glass technology, bottle, glass bottle, brown glass, cleaning product, floor cleaner, floor polish, domestic cleaner, no-rub, floor wax, non-slip, flat bottle, bottle contents, liquid wax, j r alexander & sons, household cleaning, cleaning products, zippy starch, zippy window cleaner, liquid floor wax, no rub floor wax, supreme shoe polish, rectangular bottle

Victorian Railways Safety Campaign Sign Green and white tin sign with rotating number wheels. Used to signify the number of days that there had not been an accident in the Workshop.Historic - Victorian Railways Safety Campaign SignVictorian Railways Safety Campaign Sign Green and white tin sign with rotating number wheels. Safety Campaign Victorian Railways We Have Worked for X X X Days Without A Time Lost Injury X X X Previous Record Todays Date XX XXXsafety sign, puffing billy, victorian railways

Medals were presented up until the year 2002 at the Geelong West Cycling Club.Medals are a recognition of achievement in competitive cycling events.2 x Medals - one in bronze metal conglomerate, the other in gold metal conglomerate. The front of the medals depict an olive wreath around the circumference, and has a racing cyclist painted on an enamel disk in the centre. On the reverse sides, inscriptions appear inside an olive wreath decoration. Each medal has a ribbon attached to it.Medal 1 - "GWCC/Track Championships/Time Trial/Men/Jeric Strong/2002" Medal 2 - "GWCC/Track 1998/Steve Kestle/Trophy Series/C Grade/Encouragement Award"gwcc; track championships; time trial; jeric strong; track; steve kestle;

Photograph of group of soldiers (2/5 Aust Inf Bn) on leave at unknown locationBlack and white photograph of six soldiers sitting at outside cafe tableHandwritten in green on rear "boys were on three day tour at the time" Joe Foley "Bull" Allen, Hugh....Snowy Clark, Geo.Finch and Alf Hugh sends them with his kindest regards2/5th aust. inf. bn, ww2

1929 Richmond £500 Trotting Cup, Won by Direct Home, Owner P Weaver, Trainer and driver W McKayLarge rectangular colour harness racing photo finish framed in wooden frame.Richmond 24/9/1928 / £ 500 Trotting Cup / Won by "Direct Home" / Owner P. Weaver Trainer and Driver W. McKay / Distance (?) Time 3 min 321/2 sec.trotting, richmond, direct home, p weaver, bill mckay, 1929, harness racing, wj mckay

Digitised video (1.63GB). Duration: 36 minutes. Recorded August, 2024. (Video is available for viewing at Ringwood & District Historical Society Archives by appointment)In this presentation, long time RDHS member and Treasurer, Peter Fry, provides this month's informative talk on a brief history of the neighbouring hamlet of Park Orchards, and the Barro Family's association with Ringwood and Pronto Concrete.