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Clunes Museum
Functional object - PUNKA
The punka was used in Australia. In civil lbuildings, factories and churches. Provenance - both Pat Cook and Judith Fawcett, museum members confirm that this punka was used upstairs in the Clunes Town Hall.Wooden frame with 3 metal rings on top, 2 with strapping/webbing attached. Frame is covered with hessian and wallpaper. There is a tapestry strip with fringe attached along the full length at the bottom of the frame. A Half-moon wood strip is fixed over the join of the tapestry piece and the frame. Nilclunes town hall, punka -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Aerial Photograph, Mitcham Reservoir
Most of the area is now Thornton Crescent, Mitcham, a factory area. When erecting the present 'buildings', which are all single level, certain strategies were employed to ensure safety.Black and white aerial photograph of Mitcham showing the reservoir, Australian Tesselated Tiles with the clay pit at the rear, and Monarch Tiles (1914-16) in the foreground.mitcham reservoir, australian tesselated tile co. pty ltd, monarch terra cotta pty ltd -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Sign - Hudson's Soap Enamel Advertising Sign, Patent Enamel Co Ltd, c. late 19th century- early 20th century
Hudson's Soap Powder, was the first satisfactory and commercially successful soap powder and was made in Liverpool by Robert Spear Hudson. He was also an innovator in using advertising, commissioning striking images from professional artists and paid for publicity , something which few other businesses did, and as such Hudson's soap became a household name. Horse, steam and electric tramcars, print periodicals and chemist shops carried his advertisements. This sign was manufactured by Patent Enamel Co Ltd was a company built in 1889 at Selly Oak, Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom. The business was the first factory specifically devoted to enameled iron sign making. It had twelve furnaces for fusing the enamel, two scaling furnaces, and a large printing room, plus a huge area for steampipe drying. The company also smelted its own enamels and colour oxides. It is believed that the factory was decommissioned and demolished in the 1960's.the first factory specifically devoted to enameled iron sign making. It had twelve furnaces for fusing the enamel, two scaling furnaces, and a large printing room, plus a huge area for steampipe drying. The company also smelted its own enamels and colour oxides.The factory was decommissioned and demolished in the 1960s.The signage demonstrates the increasing demand for domestic soap products and new forms of advertising. The soap business was apart of the flourishing export trade between Australia and Britain during the height of the British Empire.Enamel advertising sign for Hudson's soapflagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime museum, hudson's soap, advertising signage, patent enamel co ltd, selly oak, borough of birmingham, robert spear hudson -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Personal Papers, Wal Jack, 1945
Handwritten notes on the Footscray tram system of the MMTB, April 1945, noting the depot layout, the routes, special services to the Munitions factories, track layouts in various street, cars based at Footscray, cars used on 20/4/1945 to the Munitions, notes on the cars and types, fares and route map along Ballarat Road. Contained originally within Reg Item 5623 at the front of this note book. For items see btm5623 loose items list.pdf.trams, tramways, footscray, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Digital Image, "Hail to the Swan St Tram", 1915
Digital image of the first tramcar body built for the Hawthorn Tramways Trust by Duncan and Fraser outside their Adelaide factory. See also Reg Item 5282. Taken from a publication titled "Hail to the Swan St Tram", and dated 12 June 1915. Has a large sign about the order and that it was built out of Australian timbers. Note the tram does not have driver cabin's metal canopy, hand rails and other fittings.trams, tramways, htt, duncan fraser, new trams, tram bodies, adelaide -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - JAMES LERK COLLECTION: BENDIGO CENTRAL BOTTLE CLUB NEWSLETTER
Bendigo Central Bottle Club Newsletter - James Lerk Collection (Feb/March 1977 by deduction). Reference to 'Rex' bacon and smallgoods products/factory in Golden Square 1870 - 1960s. - various owners with Foggitt Jones buying business in 1913 (one of largest operating businesses in Bendigo); short article on ''A brief history of the Bendigo Preserving Co'' (originally known as the Bendigo Fruit Growers Cooperative Society), in Garsed St from 1902. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Medal - MEDAL COLLECTION: QUEEN VICTORIA JUBILEE MEDAL, 1887
Object. Brass coloured metal medal with 1mm hole drilled in top edge. This medal was produced by the Borough of Eaglehawk to commemorate the Jubilee Year of Queen Victoria. George Willan was Mayor at the time. Obverse: Crowned and veiled profile head of Queen Victoria. Around edge ''VICTORIA'S JUBILEE 1887''. Reverse: Royal Coat of Arms above an eagle with outstretched wings with mullock heap to the left and factory to the right. Around the edge ''GEORGE WILLAN MAYOR''.numismatics, medals - commemorative, queen victoria jubilee medal 1887 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - WES HARRY COLLECTION: GRIPES FOUNDRY, 1860's
Photograph of a two storied brick factory with the words ' Gripes Foundry' painted below the gable. To the left of this building is a wide gateway and a single story wooden building with an iron roof. Above the gateway there is a large sign with ' Gripes Timber yard Iron &c on sale ' painted twice. There are two workmen standing in the doorway of the foundry and a large pile of earth in front of them. A picket fence can be seen running off to the right of the foundry Building.Batchelderbuildings, commercial, gripes foundry, gripes foundry, gripes timber yard, batchelder -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: WORKERS
Photograph of 2 men inside the factory. The young man on the left is loading what may be oranges into a machine that crushes them, he is wearing a dust coat. The older man on the right is wearing a hat glasses and bib and brace overalls. By his feet is a large wooden box nearly full of the pulp (waste?). On the back is written in pencil ML45/.1 , there is also a purple stamp from the Australian news and Information Bureau requesting that the photo be acknowledgedAustralian News and Information Bureau.organization, business, factory workers, cohn brothers . -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO BUTTER FACTORY PHOTOGRAPH
Black & white photograph 20cm x 25cm of the Bendigo Butter Factory in Mundy St., mounted on cardboard. It appears to have been part of a display, with explanatory notes attached to each photograph. See 11011.20. On the reverse of the title photograph is the date 1950-1955 and a blue registration stamp with the words 'Pure creamery, Australia, Victoria regd'. An interior photograph shows a calendar with the date March 1957. This photograph is of cream being processed into butter.bendigo, industry, bendigo butter factory. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO BUTTER FACTORY PHOTOGRAPH
Black & white photograph 20cm x 25cm of the Bendigo Butter Factory in Mundy St., mounted on cardboard. It appears to have been part of a display, with explanatory notes attached to each photograph. See 11011.20. On the reverse of the title photograph is the date 1950-1955 and a blue registration stamp with the words 'Pure creamery, Australia, Victoria regd'. An interior photograph shows a calendar with the date March 1957. This photograph is one of the cream being processed into butter.bendigo, industry, bendigo butter factory. -
Puffing Billy Railway
Explosives Wagon, unkown
This 2 foot 6 inch (762mm) gauge wagon was used for carrying explosives and was used with the Greenbat Battery loco. It was donated to the Walhalla Goldfields Railway on long term loan in 2013 along with a large quantity of narrow gauge trollies and light rail from Orica’s now closed munitions factory in Melbourne’s western suburbs. Orica - Deer Park Munitions factory Orica Deer Park in Melbourne’s west has been used since circa 1875 for various forms of manufacturing and storage of chemicals. Although the site is bounded by Ballarat Road, Station Street, Tilburn Road and the Western Ring Road, the current entry point for industrial operations is situated at Gate 6 of Tilburn Road. Operations include: • a specialty chemicals facility producing products for mining services operations • quarry services • other chemical manufacture activities. The Deer Park factory complex The factory complex is of historical significance for the major role it played in Australia's manufacturing and mining industries through the development of progressively more efficient and safer explosives. It also contributed to wartime production in ammunition, initiators and the development of synthetic ammonia production and construction of the Defence Explosives Annexe No 5 (later the Albion Explosives Factory) during World War Two. The factory complex is also of technical significance for the unusual and specialised design of many of the buildings and structures, both in the layout of the works and the individual design of buildings. Blast protection and safety measures such as mounds around the buildings, 'cleanways' and buffer zones between production areas were employed extensively. A characteristic of many production buildings was the elimination of cavities where explosive compounds could lodge. The combination of concrete barriers and light-weight construction was designed to direct explosion debris away from operators or other buildings. The narrow gauge tramway, which ran through the explosives section, is a rare survivor of nineteenth century materials-handling methods. Historic - Industrial Narrow Gauge Railway - Wagon for carrying Explosives at the Orica - Deer Park Munitions factory, Deer park, Victoria, Australia Wagon for carrying explosives made from Timber and steelwagon for carrying explosives, puffing billy, industrial narrow gauge railway, orica - deer park munitions factory, explosives wagon -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Equipment - Scales
Scales used at "Rosella" factory Tatura to weigh mail, to calculate postage before taking to Post Office. Used by Loretta Hooper and presented to her when she retired from Rosella.1/2 oz, 1 oz, 2 oz, 4 oz Weights; Brass balancing scales set on wooden base1/2 oz, 1 oz, 2 oz, 4 oz, Made in England, Warranted Accuratetatura, instruments, weighing -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Postcard - Card Box Photographs, J.M. Kline's Bakeries. Ballarat
Sturt Street, Pastrycook and Confectioner's Shop and Refreshment Rooms. Victoria Bakery located in Victoria Street. Victoria Steam Bread and Biscuit Factory. Plates 238-240 Chuck Photo Series.j.m. kline bakery, sturt street, victoria street, manufacturing, commerical, store -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Clothing - Clothing, lady’s petticoat, mid 20thC
As the market gardeners and new settlers became more prosperous they were able to purchase manufactured clothing. Hilton Hosiery Pty Ltd manufactured stockings and lingerie at its Fitzroy factory from 1936.Early settlers and market gardeners established their families in Moorabbin Shire and this item shows the development of the textile factories in Melbourne as population and wealth increased. Hilton Hosiery Pty Ltd commenced business in 1936 A lady’s, silk slip with embroidery on bodice and hem mid 20th CLabel ' HILTON / Size 14/ 'melbourne, clothing, brighton, moorabbin, dressmaking, market gardeners, early settlers, craftwork, fitzroy, textiles, factories, hilton hosiery pty ltd -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Metro Ice picnic, 1908_
Photograph of group of people at the Metro Ice Picnic 1908. Rural Greensborough was a popular destination for picnic groups in the first half of the 20th century. The Metro Ice factory was sited at Blackwood, North Melbourne.Digital copy of black and white photograph.metro ice, picnics, picnics in greensborough -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Town Hall Hotel
Town Hall Hotel c1930 Buses parked in front. On left Post Office Hotel, Jenkinson Bootmaker (Times Office), Bones Saddle Factory, W. Whiteside Taylors, Town Hall Hotel. stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Town Hall Hotel
Town Hall Hotel c1930 Buses parked in front. On left Post Office Hotel, Jenkinson Bootmaker (Times Office), Bones Saddle Factory, W. Whiteside Taylors, Town Hall Hotel. stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Town Hall Hotel -- 2 Photos -- Coloured
Town Hall Hotel c1930 Buses parked in front. On left Post Office Hotel, Jenkinson Bootmaker (Times Office), Bones Saddle Factory, W. Whiteside Taylors, Town Hall Hotel. stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Town Hall Hotel with buses parked in front & other Businesses Identified c1930 -- 2 Photos
Town Hall Hotel c1930 Buses parked in front. On left Post Office Hotel, Jenkinson Bootmaker (Times Office), Bones Saddle Factory, W. Whiteside Taylors, Town Hall Hotel. stawell -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, C 1930's
The Orbost Butter and Produce Co Ltd was registered on June 1st 1893. The site of the factory was purchased at a cost of five pounds from Mr James Cameron. (See In Times Gone By - Deborah Hall) The Orbost Butter and Produce Co. Ltd was registered on June 1st 1893 and was an important source of income to the Orbost district.A time sheet book. Some of the front pages have been torn off.The back page, p 100, has been filled in. Each page is printed with "ORBOST BUTTER & PRODUCE CO LTD." at the top with details of the employee, pay rates and hours worked to be hand-written.orbost-butter--produce-company -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Functional object, Yamato Shokai Ltd, Refillable Metal Hand Warmer, 1946-1960
The Japanese company Yamato Shokai Ltd was founded in 1923 in the city of Osaka. Destroyed during air raids in 1945, the factory was rebuilt in 1946. They manufactured the Peacock brand pocket-warmer and sold it internationally. Steel hand warmer in velvet pouch made in Japan for the export market.PEACOCKpocket warmers, hand warmers, personal accessories, peacock hand warmer -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Twin Children's Push Chair, 1917
This pusher was made in 1917 for twins named Ron and Oswald Warburton, from the Warrnambool area. From the design it appears that it could have been hand made or come from a wheelwright or coach factory.This item is of considerable significance as it has local provenance and it is a bespoke item which makes it one of the rare items in our collection.This is a pusher made for twins with a seat of padded leather and curved cane back and sides. It has a wooden hinged handle and a wooden foot plate. The metal base has two large metal wheels with spokes and two small wheels with galvanised rubber around the edges.vintage children's transport, warburton twins warrnambool, warrnambool, warrnambool history, cane pushchair -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Men's Dress Shirt
Welmar was formerly Welch Margetson Co. Pty. Ltd, men's outfitters and converted to a public company in 1945. There main factory was in Melbourne with a second site opening in Bendigo. In 1949 the Chairman was Mr A Mee.Cotton dress shirt. Brand "Mens Wear by Welmar". Size is undetermined. Laundry mark on collar appears to read "Bigg". Starched waffle pattern bib panels and large cuffs with allowance made for cuff links. Front opening with button holes. Buttons missing.Collar laundry mark. "Biggs"formal wear, dress shirt, welmar -
Orbost & District Historical Society
bottle, D. Drossou
Dross Drossou established a cordial factory in Orbost in the 1930s. He sold his cordial manufacturing business to Phillips and Stone, a Bairnsdale company, in 1948. Glass bottles were refillable until the 1960s, creating a demand for their collection and onsale back to beverage manufacturers via ‘bottle merchants’. A deposit on the bottles was added to all sales as they left the factory. The returned bottles were washed and the old label removed. The inside was cleaned by pushing the bottle onto a revolving brush. The reusing of the bottles went on until the bottle was broken or the top became chipped.This bottle is an example of a product manufacture by a local industry no longer existing.Drossou lemonade bottle. Large bottle tinted light blue.Front - D. Drossou, Orbost Bottom G938, 647drossou bottle glass lemonade-bottle -
Orbost & District Historical Society
soda syphon bottle, first half 20th century
Dross Drossou established a cordial factory in Orbost in the 1930s. He sold his cordial manufacturing business to Phillips and Stone, a Bairnsdale company, in 1948. Glass bottles were refillable until the 1960s, creating a demand for their collection and onsale back to beverage manufacturers via ‘bottle merchants’. A deposit on the bottles was added to all sales as they left the factory. The returned bottles were washed and the old label removed. The inside was cleaned by pushing the bottle onto a revolving brush. The reusing of the bottles went on until the bottle was broken or the top became chipped. This bottle is an example of a product manufacture by a local industry no longer existing.A clear glass soda syphon bottle. It has a red syphon pump.D.DROSSOU, ORBOST Soda Watersyphon-bottle drosseau -
Orbost & District Historical Society
bottle, after 1929
Dross Drossou established a cordial factory in Orbost in the 1930s. He sold his cordial manufacturing business to Phillips and Stone, a Bairnsdale company, in 1948. Glass bottles were refillable until the 1960s, creating a demand for their collection and onsale back to beverage manufacturers via ‘bottle merchants’. A deposit on the bottles was added to all sales as they left the factory. The returned bottles were washed and the old label removed. The inside was cleaned by pushing the bottle onto a revolving brush. The reusing of the bottles went on until the bottle was broken or the top became chipped.This bottle is an example of a product manufactured by a local industry which no longer exists.A clear glass bottle which has a broken top. The bottle is seamed.Base - AGM F516 Front (written sideways) - A DROSSOU ORBOST Bottom (written around whole bottle) This bottle is the property of A Drossou Orbost M bottle drossou container soft-drink -
Orbost & District Historical Society
bottle, 1930's
Dross Drossou established a cordial factory in Orbost in the 1930s. He sold his cordial manufacturing business to Phillips and Stone, a Bairnsdale company, in 1948. Glass bottles were refillable until the 1960s, creating a demand for their collection and onsale back to beverage manufacturers via ‘bottle merchants’. A deposit on the bottles was added to all sales as they left the factory. The returned bottles were washed and the old label removed. The inside was cleaned by pushing the bottle onto a revolving brush. The reusing of the bottles went on until the bottle was broken or the top became chipped.This bottle is an example of a product manufactured by a local industry which no longer exists.A clear glass soft drink bottle with a crown seal top. The bottle is seamed.A DROSSOU ORBOST This bottle is the property of A DROSSOU ORBOST Base - AGM F 860 Mbottle container drossou -
Donald History and Natural History Group operating the Donald Court House Museum
Aerated Water Bottle
Mr W. H. (Billy) Lewis manufactured soft drinks and cordials of many types in his factory in Woods street south, Donald. An energetic man, Mr. Lewis built up a big business, and supplied surrounding towns and districts as well as shops and customers in the Donald and Watchem areas. In the later stages of operation he was assisted by his son Alf, who died in May, 1952. Mr. W. H. Lewis died in June, 1924. The patronage accorded to the Lewis products enabled Mr Lewis to keep the factory in full production for many years.Aqua codd-neck glass bottle. Four round indents above two neck side crimps. W. H. LEWIS DONALD moulded lengthwise on front. LEMONADE moulded horizontally on back. "M" moulded on base. Glass marble and rubber washer inside. Some inner stain. -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Sanyo 'Sensor Touch' Colour Television, Sanyo Australia Pty. Ltd, c. 1980s
The Sanyo ‘Sensor Touch’ television was assembled in Wodonga. Sanyo was one of the international companies that set up business in Wodonga in the 1970s as part of the decentralisation of industry. It continued operation into the 1980s. The Sanyo Australia Pty. Ltd. factory in Wodonga opened in 1974 with 35 staff and production peaked in 1976-1977 when it employed 360 people. In the first ten years 350,000 televisions were assembled from Japanese parts, however by 1984 the number of staff had reduced to 112 and the factory closed in 1987. All Sanyo televisions were then imported from Japan.The Sanyo ‘Sensor Touch’ television has local, state and national significance as it is thought to have been assembled in Sanyo Australia's factory in Wodonga. Sanyo was one of the international companies that set up business in Wodonga as part of the decentralisation of industry in Australia in the 1970s-1980s.Large Sanyo 'Sensor Touch' colour television with a faux wooden veneer frame and exterior. 53 cm or 20 inch screen (diagonal measurement)."SANYO / Sensor Touch / Telecolor" on the proper left side panel. "9 / 2 / 7 /28 /10 / 3 / 1 / 0 / AV" for the channels on the proper left panel. "COLOUR / BRIGHT / ONE / BUTTON / COLOUR / PULL-ON / VOLUME" under various buttons on the proper left panel. sanyo, colour televisions, televisions, sensor touch television, wodonga, sanyo australia pty. ltd.