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City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Photograph, postcard "Boiling the Billy" c1900, Early 1900's "Boiling the Billy", c1900
Early 1900's. "Boiling the billy". The term billy or billycan is particularly associated with Australian usage, but is also used in the UK and Ireland. It is widely accepted that the term "billycan" is derived from the large cans used for transporting bouilli or bully beef on Australia-bound ships or during exploration of the outback, which after use were modified for boiling water over a camp fire. Postcards developed out of the complex tradition of nineteenth-century printed calling cards, beginning with the advent of the Cartes-de-Visite in France. In the 1850s, Parisian photographer Andre Adolphe Eugene Disderi invented a photographic process involving egg white, albumen, and silver nitrate to create inexpensive portraits on paper cards. These photographic Cartes-de-Visites were 2 1/2 (75mm) by 4 inches (98mm) and became a popular, collectable form of "visiting cards" world-wide. Photographers would reprint portraits of famous individuals they had taken at their studios or during travel and sell them as collectable cards. Postcards as we know them now first began in 1861 as cards mailed by private post. In the 1870s picture postcards grew in popularity throughout the United States, Britain, Europe, and Japan. Cards were first permitted to have a "Divided Back," with text written on the left half of a dividing line and the address on the right half, beginning in England in 1902. Around 1900 the first postcards made of "Real Photos" rather than artwork began to circulate, aided in by advances in amateur photography equipment by companies such as Kodak. Kodak also introduced postcard paper for photographic development and photography studios began to offer portraits printed as postcards Many local town, countryside, and architectural images were captured during this period by local photographers, then printed and sold as postcards . Advances in amateur photography all contributed to a postcard craze that lasted from 1900 to the First World War. Postcards were the preferred means to send a quick note, whether across town or across a continent.Postcard with a black and white Photograph on the front and a 'Divided Back ' for the message and address. There are seven men surrounding the billy suspended over a camp fire. The ground has a lot of dead branches around. One man is bending down towards the billy. Two men on either side of the camp fire are carrying either a white bag across their shoulders or the fish in their hands. You can see, that there is some steam also coming out of the billy, which means that its hot. Court Post Card. / this space may be used for correspondence. / The address only to be written here.1900's, boiling the billy , postcards, photographers, england, hungary, america, cartes-de-visite, visiting cards, moorabbin, cheltenham, bentleigh, market gardeners, early settlers, pioneers, -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: EVERYTHING'S ON FIRE
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Everything's on fire: Killian's Walk, one of Bendigo's best-known arcades, was engulfed in flames in September, 1987. Ten million dollars worth of damage resulted. It was treated as arson and was said to be Bendigo's worst fire for 25 years. The clip is in a foldernewspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Pinned Down
A black and white photograph of Contact, Contact, Contact, late afternoon, Platoon strength North West of 1ATF 'Operation Atherton' 10 December 969. 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR, under heavy machin gun, AK47, rifle and RPG fire. The diggers are pinned down by the concentrated fire.photograph, 1 atf, operation atherton, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, rpg, gibbons collection catalogue, ak47, digger, machine gun -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph - B&W image
Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of a crew member keeping lookout on a deck of HMAS Hobart during a fire mission into Vinh, a major choke point in North Vietnam, where convoys were formed for the move into South Vietnam. A forward air controller from USS Hancock was directing the fire from the air.photograph, hmas hobart, vinh, uss hancock, tonkin gulf, 7th fleet, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - SHEET OF INFORMATION: ARTHUR SWANICK
Sheet of information re Arthur Swanick, part typewritten with handwritten annotation. Re the death of fireman Arthur Swanick (1908) due to a horse falling on way to a fire at the Post Office. This note is undated and there is no author given. Fireman Filbin, Fireman Polglaise, Country Fire brigades Association Accident Fund.person, individual, arthur swanick, pall mall post office -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Photograph - Washing Day at 'Law Muir Den' Mrs J L Smith c1910, c1910
Mrs J.L.Smith and Ada Smith in the backyard of the house Law Muir Den 510 Centre Rd Bentleigh c 1910. . The early settler women usually devoted a whole day to washing as it was very labourious. A fire was lit in a stone pit and a large tub of water boiled. Soap that had been made, usually in the previous Autumn, from fat drippings and caustic soda, was flaked into the tub to form suds. The clothes were moved around in the tub with a long wooden paddle that was also used to lift the clothes out of the tub into another tub of cold rinsing water..Stains were removed by scrubbing soap on the cloth against a scrubbing board. Clothes were wrung by hand or a mechanical wringer and hung on the clothes line to dry. Mary Ann Smith was married John Logan Smith 1860-1932 who at first rented a cottage 'Law Muir Den' & Shed from Mr Box and commenced business as a wood merchant - sawing logs into shorter pieces using one horse to power the saw. He purchased the property, added to the buildings , began trading in fuel and fodder as well and installed a chaff cutting mill powered by 10hp steam engine. The business prospered As Motor transport was increasing 1926 J L Smith built a small Garage on the opposite corner (Woolworths Supermarket 2005) , employed a good mechanic ( Reg Hunt ) and developed another successful business. J.L.Smith was an early settler in East Brighton now Bentleigh and established successful Wood cutting, Grain & Chaff cutting and Motor garage businesses in Centre Road . He was elected Councillor of the Shire of Moorabbin and, with Mary Ann, his family were involved with local Church, Red Cross, and other community organizations.Photograph, Black & White, showing 2 women washing clothes in a large tub, set over a fire in a stone pit, in the back yard. Clothes are hanging from a rope line strung between 2 trees and held up with a wooden 'prop' -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Race is on to end cancer, 08/03/2017
The Diamond Valley Relay for Life is on the starting block and set to race in the fight against cancer. In 2017 they expect over 1000 participants and hope to raise $170,000.News article 1 page, black text, colour image.relay for life, diamond valley, cancer -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Jug recovered from wreck of Geltwood, n.d
Found on Geltwood ship wreck by Abalone Diver in the early 1990s. The Geltwood was an iron-hulled barque which was wrecked off the coast of South Australia in June of 1876. She was on her maiden voyage travelling from Liverpool and bound for Melbourne. There were no survivors.Geltwood shipwreckCeramic jug with part of spout and rim broken. Brown/tan stain fired. No lid. Some encrustations on handle and rim.geltwood, shipwreck, diving, jug, domestic -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Fire Plug, n.d
Displayed at History House.Part of wooden fire plug. Base broken, most of white paint missing. FP/16 printed on upper end.Front: FP/16 (black paint) -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Royal Australian Armoured Corps Training Vol 2 Firing Techniques Pam 1 Techniques of Shooting from AFVs General Principles 1971, 1971
A soft covered booklet covering the fundamentals of AFV gunnery, weapons and their characteristics, ammunition, theory of fire, and various types of shooting DSN 7610-66-044-7030gunnery afv's -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George W. Bell, Laughing Waters Area, 1965
Black and white photograph of D. Armfield and R. Melville view fire aftermath Laughing Waters Road Eltham 1965laughing waters road, eltham, fires, bush fires, david armfield, rod melville, george w bell collection -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Book, Alfred and Ursula Klink, E.E. Kurth and his work, Reflections on a Creative Life by Alfred and Ursula Kling, 2014
Professor Ernest Edgar Kurth of the University of Tasmania, invented a faster, simpler and cleaner way to produce charcoal on a continuous basis during the second world war. The charcoal was used to produce a combustible gas in motor cars, as a substitute for petrol, which was heavily rationed. The first batch of charcoal was produced in February 1942 and continued until the end of the war. Wood from stringybark trees was cut into lengths and fed into a kiln which converted it into charcoal. The Kiln is located on Beenak Road, 7km north of Gembrook. It has great historical significance, particularly as an alternative supplier of fuel during the second world war. It is a State Registered facility, managed by the Friends of Kirth Kiln and the park is managed by Parks Victoria Green soft covered book of 150 pages, with a photo of 2 men and a boy out in the bush with 3 fires burning.Contains a Prelude about Ernest Edgar Kurth written by Alfred Klink (2013) and a Foreward by John Sullivan (Heritage Officer of Parks Victoria). There is an Acknowledgement page, with recognition given to the grant provided by the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. e.e. kurth, kirth kiln, charcoal kiln, parks victoria -
Federation University Historical Collection
Stencil, BCFB stencil by Keith Rash
Cardboard stencil of the letters BCFB - probably Ballarat City Fire Brigade - as made and used by Keith Rash of K.E. Signwriter.keith rash, k.e. rash, ballarat city fire brigade -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: AT THE READY
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. At the ready: the Bendigo Fire Brigade in the late 1800s. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - GREETINGS FROM PROSERPINE N.Q. POSTCARD
greetings from Proserpine N.Q. postcard showing cane fields on fire - glossy colour photo battered round the edgesMurray Viewspostcard, photograph, various themes, proserpine n.q.showing cane fields on fire - -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - FORTUNA COLLECTION; PHOTOGRAPH OF BUILDING
Coloured photograph of rear view of Fortuna building showing some parked cars, scaffolding, fire escape clearly visible. -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Photocopy, Death notices relating to history of Swallow & Ariell's fire bell, 2004
Photocopy of two death notices 1906 and 1923; document received with letter regarding history of Swallow & Ariell's fire bell.fire and fire services, swallow & ariell ltd, alexander cameron, john cameron -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Sketch, Fire at the Victoria Sugar Co, Australian Sketcher, 1875
Photographic copy of sketch: Fire at the Victoria Sugar Co. Australian Sketcher 12 July 1875 (digital image on database)'B2' and '13' on backfire and fire services, built environment - industrial, victoria sugar co -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: NO LONGER
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. No longer: Christ Church, Sandhurst, which was destroyed by fire in 1925.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Wangaratta Urban Fire Brigade
Photograph
6 - S/O Brian Humpfrys and wife Gail (both seated at a table). Gail has a toddler in a check shirt and auburn hair on her lap. 7 - J. Rosser walking is carrying a bag of potatoes in front of B. Sherritt(child) followingSelection of 15 photographs from the 'Bush Dance' August 1985 held in the motor room of the Ely Street fire station..6 - S/O Brian Humpfrys and wife Gail Bush dance Aug 1985 .7 - J. Rosser B. Sherritt(child) Bush dance 1985 (Aug) -
Clunes Museum
Domestic object - GAS IRON
IRON - CAST. HEAVY BASE WITH OPEN FIRE BOX. FUNNEL AT REAR, POSSIBLY FOR AIR INTAKE. METAL HANDLE CORE.2 PATENT 'HOT CROSS' WRITTEN WITHIN SHAPE OF A MALTESE CROSS. RD. NO.440920local history, domestic item, irons, domestic items -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Realia, 2 Bricks from Pe-existing structure in Mt. William Creek
From 370 Long Gully Rd. Jallukar/ Pomonal, near Redmans RoadOne Large red fired brick shaped with a curve. One broken half brick with T Taylor stamped into FrogImpressed in Frog of Brick T Taylor -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Pupils Help College, 20/11/1991 12:00:00 AM
Orchard Grove Primary School students donate a printer to Forest Hill Secondary College after the devastating fire.Orchard Grove Primary School students donate a printer to Forest Hill Secondary College after the devastating fire. With photo.Orchard Grove Primary School students donate a printer to Forest Hill Secondary College after the devastating fire.forest hill secondary college, blackburn south campus, orchard grove primary school, turner, dennis, beberin, rebecca, edwards, travis, khan, jason, adams, john, gillespie, margaret, youlten, michelle, stevensen, glenn -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph
Black and white photograph of two crewmen of 8/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles in turret of M113 Fire Support Vehicle -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Invitation to TUFB 125th Anniversary Celebration, 1994
Donald Clark Collection.An invitation addressed to Donald Clark for the Tarnagulla Urban Fire Brigade's 125th Anniversary Celebration, held on 19th November 1994. -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Invitation to Opening of New Tarnagulla Fire Station, 1988
Donald Clark Collection.An invitation addressed to Mr & Mrs Donald Clark for the Invitation to opening of the new Tarnagulla Fire Station on 31 July 1988. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s - set of 6, Noel Simons, 28 Feb. 1972
Set of 6 transparencies taken on 28/2/1972 on Kodak mounts. 1206.1 - Bendigo No. 5 at Hayes St. Loop, en route for Quarry Hill. 1206.2 - No. 5 at Garden Gully Loop, Mt. Korong road, Ironbark. en route to Quarry Hill. Note the water column in the background. 1206.3 - No. 5 in View St. Bendigo, with the Commodore Motel in the background. 1206.4 - No. 6 en route for Golden Square in Fire Station loop, with the fire station building in the background. Photo taken after tram has passed photographer. 1206.5 - No. 6 in High St., running through Golden Square Shopping Centre, en route for Golden Square. Photo taken after tram has passed photographer. 1206.6 - No. 6 arriving at Charing Cross, bound for North Bendigo, with the City Family Hotel, ANZ bank and the Cenotaph (war memorial) in the background.Information written on in blue ink and date stamped on purple ink. 1206.1 - "No. 5 at Hayes Loop, Ironbark." 1206.2 - "No. 5 at Garden Gully Loop, Mt. Korong road, Ironbark." 1206.3 - "No. 5 in View St. just after start of double track near Barnard St." 1206.4 - "No. 6 in High St. at Fire Station loop." 1206.5 - "No. 6 in High St. running through Golden Square shopping centre." 1206.6 - "No. 6 arriving at Charing Cross from Golden Square."tramways, trams, bendigo, hayes st. loop, garden gully loop, view st., golden square, charing cross, tram 5, tram 6 -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Terminus Hotel Wodonga Fire 1998, C. 1998
The Terminus Hotel, Wodonga was built by James Thompson Hatch in 1873, the same year the railway reached Wodonga from Melbourne. It was named due to its close proximity to the railway terminus. It was sold to Messrs George Day and Kenneth McLennan of Albury. It was first licenced to J.G. Morton in January 1874. Annie Allen, from Ireland, took over as licensee of the hotel containing 14 rooms in 1879, after she and her husband, George James Allen, purchased it. In 1887 they added a new wing on the south boundary of the property next to Peter McLean’s store at 81 Sydney Road. The architects for the new wing were Gordon and Gordon. A billiard room, a dining room, and 18 other rooms were added on the vacant block of land between the Hotel and the Bank of Victoria. A balcony 6 feet wide was added on the north side. Included in the plans was the latest patent elevator, later known as a dumb waiter. Allen died in 1889 aged 52, and Annie Allen continued to run the Terminus. She later married John G. Haldon and was licensee of the hotel until December 1898 when the licence was transferred to William Carkeek. Carkeek, from Cornwall, arrived in the colony around 1860 and is considered one of the founders of Tallangatta. In November 1903, the license was transferred to Daniel Crawford, then in 1906 it was transferred to Mr Stephen Carkeek. In 1916 it passed into the hands of Mr H. W. Allen of Rutherglen, son of Mr George James Allen. On 1st June 1998 the Terminus Hotel was destroyed by fire. Estimates of damage range from between a conservative $750,000 to as high as $2 million. The remains of the building were demolished in 1999.The Terminus Hotel was one of the earliest hotels in Wodonga with clear links to the establishment of the railway line. It was an important business and meeting place for social gatherings. On 1st June 1998 the Terminus Hotel was destroyed by fire. Estimates of damage range from between a conservative $750,000 to as high as $2 million. The remains of the building were demolished in 1999. These images capture the extent of damage prior to the demolition. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - BADHAM COLLECTION: PTE. G.N. CRUMP MISSING - PRESUMED DEAD ON 30.8.1942, 30/08/1942
Badham collection: Newspaper clipping regarding Private G. N. Crump missing, presumed dead on 30.8.1942. He served in 2/14th Battalion fighting on the Kokoda Trail Private Crump was 20 years old and employed by Favalro Bros. when enlisted. Small newspaper clipping.document, newspaper, bendigo theme, pte. g.n. crump 30.8.1942. 2/14th battalion. kokoda trail. favalro bros. -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Newspaper - Death Notice for Port Melbourne as an independent municipal district, Terry Keenan, 23 Jun 1994
Written by Terry Keenan and put into the Herald Sun at the time of the Port Melbourne Council amalgamation with South Melbourne and St Kilda into Port Phillip, 1994Death Notice for Port Melbourne! Inserted by Terry Keenan. "Born 1860. Died 1994. Aged 134 years. Known affectionately far and wide as 'The Borough' . Died fighting game to the last, succumbed eventually to the marauding barbarians. Deeply mourned by her countless sons and daughters. R.I.P."amalgamation, local government - city of port melbourne, local government - city of port phillip, herald sun, terry keenan