The members and non-members of the Slovenian Club Melbourne collected money for the purchase of the Slovenski Dom. The fundraising began in 1957.The receipt has donors address, signature of the collector and dateHonorary Receipt for a Donation or a Loan to the Slovenian Club Melbourne for its Building Fund in 1957, signed by M. LaukoA promise to donate with the donators address, date and collectors signaturehonorary receipt, 1957, slovenian club melbourne

The MV Duntroon was involved in a collision that quickly sank the HMAS Goorangai with all hands in 1940 at Port Phillip Heads. First Royal Australian Navy ship to be lost with all hands in WWIISmall metal tray with shipping line logo 'M S Co. MV Duntroon' on raised badge in centreMS Co MV Duntroonmv duntroon, hmas goorangai

Honour board recording the winners of the Summer medal and Winter medal events played over a number of weeks each year. Names listed: 1973 G. Brown, M. Brown 1974 M. Hickey, M, Hickey 1975 J. Moore 1976 E. Stafford, E. Moore 1977 D. Irvine, D. Irvine 1978 M. Brown, N. Scott 1979 J. Neville, J. Neville 1980 J. Moore, L. Cumming 1981 D. Taylor, E. Wright 1982 J. Neville, D. Irvine 1983 M. Kirby, L. Cumming 1984 E. Cumming, J. Neville 1985 R. Reid, P. Punch 1986 S. Phillip, D. Wallace 1987 E. Maloney, H. McCulloch 1988 M. O’Donohue, D Taylor 1989 D. Delaney, D. Hansen 1990 S. Philip, J. Bognor 1991 D. Costin, E. Willox 1992 A. Deppeler, J. Clingan 1993 D. Costin, M. Scouller 1994 B. Day, D. Ryan 1995 J. McKenzie, L. Bourke 1996 I. Younis, K. Adams 1997 I. Younis, D. Roberts 1998 E. Willox, J. Clingan 1999 J. Howe, E. Rundle 2000 J. Howe, M. Bacon 2001 S. Graansma, M. Bacon 2002 A. Corsie, A. Corsie 2003 H. Finlayson, J. Clingan 2004 L. Saunders, V. Convey 2005 K. Burl, L. Bourke 2006 A. Van Dooren, M. Hesketh 2007 J. Stevens, M. Hesketh 2008 E. Willox, J. Cunnington 2009 M. Bacon. M. Hesketh 2010 M. Gordon, M. Smith 2011 H. Finlayson, A. Gilson 2012 M. Gordon, K. McKenzie 2013 L. Roberts, K. McKenzie 2014 K. Burl, M. Gordon 2015 M. Clements, K. Burl 2016 K. Matheson, M. Hammond 2017 K. Robertson, K. Burl 2018 A. Thompson, P. Payne 2019 J. Mounsey, K. Matheson 2020 H. Finlayson, K. Burl 2021 V. Convey, Rectangular shaped timber board with individual nameplatesWomen's Golf Peterborough Medal Board. In Honour of Mary Hughes (Hon Secretary 1982-1993) Donated in Memory by her Family.sporting honour boards, peterborough golf club, mary hughes

The business of Kitchen and Sons began in 1856 when John Kitchen began to make tallow candles in their backyard in Emerald Hill but had to move two years later due to it being an offensive trade. Bad luck plagued them again after two years when fire destroyed their premises. However after rebuilding , the expanded and moved to Footscray ten years later. Over the next 30years the business expanded further employing upwards of 300 people and became one of the leading manufacturers of soaps, candles and associated products in Australia and New Zealand. They were makers of long standing brands such as Velvet soap and Solvol and by the mid 1920's were employing about 1400 people. It was around this time that they merged with the Lever Co of Sydney and after absorption of other soap companies over the next 40 years , the company became known as Lever & Kitchen in 1962. This box contained gift soaps and probably belongs to the period prior to 1924. Miss C M Trigg of Wangoom was the owner. A common item with links to a district family.White card box with overlapping lid which is covered in white paper with green and red text. A red banner across right bottom corner. Light grey floral pattern as background.Miss C M Trigg Wangoom written in black ink on left corner. Made by J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd.warrnambool, warrnambool history, wangoom, c m trigg wangoom

The raised dots texture of this bottle clearly distinguishes the bottle as a poison. Poison bottles were often brown.Australia was not self sufficient in glass making until the turn of the 20th century and many bottles were made overseas and shipped to Australia with their contents and when emptied were re-filled with other company’s products. This bottle has an aesthetic element in that the shapes, colour and texture are visually appealing. They reflect the type of glassware used for poisonous contents that was in circulation in the first half of the 20th century. A brown glass bottle with angled sides and raised dimples on two sides. One side has "NOT TO BE TAKEN". It has a screw thread.On base -M On side NOT TO BE TAKENbottle container poison

These glass containers were probably used as food containers.These bottles are examples of glass food containers commonly used in the first half of the 20th century.Two clear glass bottles. They have a screw thread and are six-sided ( two curved and four flat).M 843 O F245glass-containers bottles food-containers

The men in this photograph are harvesting dry bean plants. They have been threshed with flails and raked. the dry straw is tossed off and the dry beans are collected to be hand sorted.This item is associated with the seed bean industry which was a major industry in the Orbost district for the first half of the 20th century.A black / white photograph / postcard of five men raking hay in a paddock with two horses and carts in the background.on back - "Orbost, M. Gilbert"agriculture-beans orbost-bean-seeds

This is probably a perfume bottle.This item is an example of a 1930's glass container used for cosmetics.A narrow clear glass bottle. The sides are flat and it has an external threaded neck with a very small aperture.On the base - J338 AGM Mbottle glass container australian-glass-manufacturers

An ink bottle was made of glass or ceramic and typically sat on a desk. The writer would dip the pen (or quill) into the bottle to put more ink on the pen. Because they sat on a desk, ink bottles were often decorative.We have mostly dispensed with ink bottles and quills. This item is an example of early stationery equipment commonly used in schools, households and commercial enterprises.A clear glass ink bottle with flat sloping shoulders.On the base- AGM F1173 Mbottle ink stationery personal-effects glass container

This is a copy of the Will of Anna Mayo Bostock the wife of John Augustus Bostock a grazier from " Preston", Mansfield Victoria. It was made on 1940. Bostock family members have been important in the history of Warrnambool since the early days of settlement. This item is of minor importance as part of the Bostock collection held by the WDHS This is a A3 piece of paper folded in two to make four pages. It has black typing on the four pages. 1940 Will of Mrs A M. Bostock

This bottle was probably used for feeding a baby with a milk preparation but no other information is available. This bottle is retained as an example of the type of bottle used for feeding a baby some decades past. It has no known local provenance. This is a clear glass bottle with no stopper. It has ten markings on the side for measuring purposes. It has some markings on the base but they are not clear. ‘222’ ‘L918’ ‘M (?) 2’ infant welfare, history of warrnambool

Estimated to date from 1870-180, this large Manna Gum (now deceased 2022) on the northern side of Main Road just south of the Main Road Bridge over the Diamond Creek, Eltham South, c.1993. Diamond Creek Trail can be see on opposite side of the road. 35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 22) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProcess Date "Apr M"eltham south, main road, significant tree, main road bridge, manna gum

Possibly near Bonds Road Lower Plenty35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 22) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProcess Date "Apr M"significant tree, lower plenty, scar tree

Possibly near Bonds Road Lower Plenty35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 22) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProcess Date "Apr M"significant tree, lower plenty, scar tree

35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 22) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProcess Date "Apr M"significant tree, lower plenty

35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 22) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProcess Date "Apr M"significant tree, lower plenty

Radio Transmission Tower35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 22) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProcess Date "Apr M"significant tree, lower plenty

Radio Transmission Tower35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 22) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProcess Date "Apr M"significant tree, unidentified

Radio Transmission Tower35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 22) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProcess Date "Apr M"significant tree, unidentified

35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 7) Mount - white plasticProcess Date APR Meltham, main road, roads, fitzsimons lane, infrastructure, roundabout

35mm colour positive transparency (3 of 7) Mount - white plasticProcess Date APR Meltham, main road, roads, infrastructure, roundabout, eltham shire office, our lady of help christians church

35mm colour positive transparency (4 of 7) Mount - white plasticProcess Date APR Meltham, main road, roads, fitzsimons lane, infrastructure, roundabout

35mm colour positive transparency (2 of 4) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProduction Code "MAR M"antoinette boulevard, eltham, eltham south, main road bridge, manna gum, significant tree

35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 4) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProduction Code "MAR M"significant tree, basalt manna gum, eltham-yarra glen road, kangaroo ground

35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 4) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProduction Code "MAR M"significant tree, basalt manna gum, eltham-yarra glen road, kangaroo ground, heritage tree, sugar gum

35mm colour positive transparency (2 of 22) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProcess Date "Apr M"eltham south, main road, significant tree