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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Container - Pill Box
Very small round pill box.medicine, pharmacy -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Container - Pill Box
Round wooden Beecham pill boxmedicine, pharmacy -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Container - Band Aid Tin
Tin container for band-aids - Cream background with red and blackBand Aid Elastic First Aid Dressings. Johnson and Johnsonmedicine, first aid -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Breast reliever
Glass cup with rubber pump attached; used for expressing milkIngram's Breast Relievermedicine, nursing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Container - Pill box, 1900 - 1950
Beecham's Pills were a commonly used 'cure all' from 1900 to 1950's. Box donated by Phyllis HookeRound wooden pill box. All surfaces except base paper covered. Top, yellow and red with black printing.|Round wooden pill box; all surfaces except base paper covered. Top yellow and red with black printing. Black and red decoration on sides.Beecham's Patent Pills. Price 2s 6d. sold by the proprietors St Helens Lancashire England|Beecham's Pills Melb. Vic.medicine, pharmacy -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Container - Rawleighs Medicated Ointment, post 1966
Used by Frances Warren for domestic first aidRound tin. Navy blue background with gold and white flower pattern around rims of both cover and baseRawleigh's medicated ointment for minor injuries of the skin. Soothing and healing. Net 150g. Instructions for use on base of tinmedicine, first aid -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Glass for eye bath
Part of collection of items used by W.R. Cruikshank from 1920-70's. Donated by Society member Peter SimmenauerOval shape glass pedestal eyebathmedicine, first aid -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Container - Tin box for plaster of Paris bandages
Item was donated from the estate of the late Mary Cruickshank per Peter SimmenauerGreen tin container for plaster of Paris bandagesPerfect Plaster of Paris bandages. Patentmedicine, pharmacy -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Midwifery Kit, 1925
Midwifery set - Brown leather case with metal clasp enclosing nine Instruments, 2 keys included (in pouch)Metal Plaque - the William Barnes Prize , Presented to Elinor Mary Patterson, March 28th, 1925,medicine, nursing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Instrument - Medical Instrument
Long black ebony 'baton' shaped instrument called a 'lebenswecker', which is German for 'Life Awakener'. Screw top at one end. Thin round piece at other end which when opened reveals a spring insert in 'baton'. When let go the spring pushed tiny sharp needles to puncture the skin thus awakener the person..medicine, alternative medicine -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Instrument - Eye wash Glass
Small glass on stem. Shaped to fit over eye.medicine, nursing -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Container - Pill Tin
Small Tin for Spear'S PillSpeares Pills for Constipation, Biliousness Complexion Promotes Healthy Action of Liver and Kidneysmedicine, pharmacy -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Equipment - Vaporiser
Ornate gold painted stand with glass bottle burner. In original box with instructions. Five pieces includes the box and instructions.Vapo Cresolene Use Kerosene.medicine, pharmacy -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Tablet bottle, c1963
Pain medication c 1963Codral orange glass bottle with green and white label 50 tablets and black plastic lid. Caution S2 To be used strictly as directed. Keep out of the reach of children Codral 50 tablets Each tablet contains Aspirin Paracetamol Caffeine Codeine phosphate For the relief of nervous and muscular pain Dose Warnings Burroughs Wellcome & Co (Australia) Ltd Rosebery NSW medicine, pain relief -
Clunes Museum
Equipment - Box of Filter Papers
.1 Box for filter papers .2 100 filter papersmedicine, filter papers -
Buninyong Visitor Information Centre
Functional object - Scalpel handle, Swann-Morton, Post 1932
Made in England by Swann-Morton, Sheffield. The company was founded in 1932 and manufactured scalpel handles, blades, and surgical equipment.The metal handle comes to a narrow protruding piece at one end. It has identical indented patterning on both sides. Swamm-Morton scalpel handle BS 2892. Made in England.medicine, scalpels -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Functional Object - First aid kit, Trafalgar First Aid Kit
First Aid casemedicine, first aid -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - POST OFFICE GALLERY - A CURE FOR ALL ILLS: MEDICINE IN BENDIGO, 2014
28 page booklet for the Post Office Gallery exhibition 'A cure for all ills: medicine in Bendigo.' Feb 2014 to Aug 2014. A brief history of the Bendigo Hospital, pharmacies and nursing. Illustrated with colour and B&W photos. Published by the Bendigo Art Gallery in 2014Clare Needham and Karen Quinlan -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALOIS ALZHEIMER LA TROBE UNIVERSITY TENTH SIR JOHN QUICK LECTURE, 2003
Alois Alzheimer, Gone but not forgotten presented by Associate Professor Tony Snell consultant physician in geriatric medicine Bendigo Health care group, La Trobe University Bendigo the Tenth Sir John Quick Bendigo lecture 2 October 2003.14 pages with photographs.Assoc Professor Tony Snell.medical, alzheimers., alzheimers, sir john quick, geriatric medicine. -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Helen Halling, From ochres to eel traps : Aboriginal science and technology resource guide for teachers, 1999
Art pigments Boomerangs Woomera Natural resins and gums Separation of poisons from edible plants Aboriginal bush foods Stone tool technology Aboriginal inventors Aboriginal bush medicine Specific uses of technology by a community Seasonal calendars Games and toys Firestickscolour photographs, b&w illustrations, diagramsart, seasonal calendars, aboriginal social life and customs, stone tool technology, games and toys -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Journal, The Medical Record, 1868
"The Medical Record" was a semi-monthly journal of medicine and surgery published on the 1st and 15th of each month.Journal without cover and missing several other pages. Paper has discoloured and some staining. medical journal, semi-monthly -
Grey Street Primary School, Traralgon
Photoboard
Macfarlane Burnet and Peter Medawar's research into acquired immunological tolerance wins the Nobel Prize for Medicine.Part of the collection held by Grey Street Primary School.The Age newspaper report of 20 October 1960 on the Nobel Prize won jointly by Professors Macfarlane Burnet and Peter Medawar. -
Mont De Lancey
Glass bottle
Hulbert Harrington Warner 1842 -1923 made his fortune from sales of patent medicine.Glass medicinal bottle'Warners Safe Cure' imprinted on brown bottle.bottles -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
First Aid Box
First aid kits were kept in many households as transport wasn't always available and many people lived in isolation especially those on farms. This first aid kit was found under the floor of a home in Tawonga South.Wooden box with 2 steel hinges on the top and 2 steel clips and 2 steel rings at the front. The corners are reinforced with steel caps. When open the lid has 4 bottles of liquid (medicine?). The box is full of medical aids eg. bandages, scissors, etc.first aid kit -
Greensborough Historical Society
Container - Bottle, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, 1940's
Medicine-style bottle , square profile, "Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for coughs and colds" embossed on front of bottle. Clear glass bottle, pressed inscription, screw top closure.Pressed on front: "Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for coughs and colds"glass bottles, medicine bottles -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Containers, cardboard 'Propain' tablets, mid 20thC
The main ingredients in this medicine are paracetamol, codeine, diphenhydramine and caffeine which when used in combination relieve acute pain. An empty cardboard cylinder with a plastic lift of lid that contained 'Propain' tablets for pain relief.Front: PROPAIN / A.P.C. / SYNERGISED TABLETS /CAUTION USE STRICTLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DIRECTIONS/ Back:: ADULTS 2 tablets every 3 hours,/ ...... CONTENTS 40 TABLETS / EACH TABLET CONTAINS ./......... H.C. ........Ltd. MELBOURNE.pharmacy, medicines, aspirin tablets, pain relief, early settlers, market gardeners, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO 3770 COLLECTION: ACCOUNT
Printed account from Dr. James Eadie, Loridan's Buildings, High Street, Sandhurst, dated June 2nd 1877. For Court King of the Forest for attending Mr G. M. Horn & supplying him & family with medicines &c for the period of nine months £0-15-0societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - account, loridan's buildings, g m horn, court king of the forest -
Greensborough Historical Society
Container - Medicine Container, Throaties, 1950s
Throaties is a commonly used home medicine. The Throaties medicated lozenge was invented by Sweetacres in 1930 and is still in production in the 21st century.Small tin, painted hinged lid"Throaties, invaluable for coughs, colds, sore throats, influenza, etc." printed in red, black and creammedicines, medicated lozenges, throat lozenges -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - HARRIS COLLECTION: FARMER'S GUIDE; A TREATISE ON THE DISEASES OF HORSES AND BLACK CATTLE
Book, dark blue faded cover, black tape on spine ( could be later addition to secure book.) 'The Farmer's Guide; a treatise on the diseased of horses and black cattle. With a selection of proved prescriptions and instruction for the management of breeding mares and cows' Published by Blackie & Son, Queen Street, Glasgow, MDCCCXXXIX (1839) Written inside front cover handwritten in pen ' Alex MacDonald, Alex Macdonald, Grieve Culbo' On next page handwritten in pen 'Alex MacDonald, Grieve Coulmony, Pariah of a Ardcheck (?) 1837' Medicine for horses, fenugreek seeds, medicine for horses' Book found in material with Harris Collection, Axedale, although no indication of Harris ownership of book.James Webb, veterinary surgeon.axedale, history, harris family farming -
Clunes Museum
Domestic object - MEDICINE CONTAINER
.1 EMPTY GLASS MEDICINE BOTTLE, WR CARTWRIGHT ENGLAND .2 EMPTY GLASS BOTTLE, USED FOR ASPRO TABLETS .3 ROUND TIN "GAMBLE'S OINTMENT, ANTISEPTIC .4 ROUND TIN: ZINC OINTMENT .5 RECTANGLE TIN: CALVERT'S MEDICAL SOAP, PURE CARBOLIC ACID.2 WHITE STICKER "P MOL" .3.4 YELLOW ROUND STICKER "RITA C"aspro bottle, calverts medical soap, gamble's ointment