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National Wool Museum
Book, Wool in the eastern Europe area, 1980
"Wool in the eastern Europe area, 1980." Simon Newland, International Wool Secretariat.wool growing sheep - european yarn production textile production trade - international, international wool secretariat, carpet, cloth - woollen, wool growing, sheep - european, yarn production, textile production, trade - international -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Stawell Town Hall Greeting Card drawn by Jan Boscher in 1980's
Stawell Town Hall Greeting Card drawn by Jan Boscher in 1980'sstawell -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Australian Tramway and Motor Omnibus Employees' Association (ATMOEA), "Handbook of Award, Long Service Leave and & Workers Compensation - 1980 edition", "Handbook of Award, Long Service Leave and & Workers Compensation", 1980
Book - orange coloured manila card paper covers, 40 pages + cover centre stapled, titled "Handbook of Award, Long Service Leave and & Workers Compensation - 1980 edition". Has lists of Union Officers, details of gratuities schemes (old and new) - Des Shooter Secretary. Has many advertisements for organisations throughout the book, such as Mercedes-Benz, J.A. Floyd & Co. Ansair, Commonwealth Engineering, Volvo Buses and the Tramways Benefit Society. .1 - as above - 1974 - Secretary R. Edwards - adverts including Ansett Airlines, and Elders GM, Bung and International Harvester.trams, tramways, atmoea, awards, workplace conditions, workers compensation, annual leave, mmtb -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Newsletters, Ringwood District of the Scout Association of Australia - Bulletins 1964-1980 (incomplete)
Collection covers years 1964 - July only - then by years to 1980. Some months missing. Sizes vary from foolscap to small. 4606.1 dated 1964-1969 4606.2 dated 1970-1973 4606.3 dated 1974-1976 4606.4 dated 1977-1978 4604.5 dated 1979-1980 incompleteCollection of bulletins from the Ringwood District of the Scout Association of Australia -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Badge - Membership, Bendigo District Trotting Club, Season 1980/81
Season 1980/81 Bendigo District Trotting Club Membership BadgeEnamelled Blue Badge attached to length of Blue CordFront: Imprint of horse, sulky, driver / Bendigo District Trotting Club. Back: Not Transferable / Season 1980-81 / Ends 31st July 1981 / 030 / AJ Parkes.bhrc, bendigo harness racing club, harness racing, trotting, badge, membership, 1980/81 -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mr M. Walsh -- Photographer 1980’s
Portrait M. Walsh. Photographer 1980’s plus Family Photos & Business Cardstawell -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Booklet, H V Nixon, The History of the Kew Bowling Club 1880-1980, 1980
HistoryPublished history of the Kew Bowling Club to mark its centenary. [The item is part of the large historic Kew Bowling Club collection (1880-1988) gifted to the Kew Historical Society in 2020].non-fictionHistorykew bowling club - wellington street - kew (vic), clubs - lawn bowls - kew (vic), bowling clubs - kew bowling club - history, nixon nv -
National Wool Museum
Book, Polwarth Sheep 1880-1980
"Polwarth Sheep 1880-1980: a resume of the first one hundred years" Noel C.R. Dennis.polwarth sheep - history, polwarth sheep breeders' association of australia -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Official opening of the Karralyka Centre, Mines Road, Ringwood on 19/4/1980, 19-Apr-80
Official opening of the Karralyka Centre 19.4.198019-4-1980: L to R: Allen E Hendersen Cr Pat Gotlib (Mayor) Lady Winneke Sir Henry Winneke ? ? Alfred W. Hall (Town Clerk) -
National Wool Museum
Book, Flock Book for British Breeds of Sheep in Australia, Volume 73 Section 2, Shortwool Breeds, 1980
Flock Book for British Breeds of Sheep in Australia, Volume 73 Section 2, Shortwool Breeds, 1980Book, 352pp. Black softcover with gold titles.sheep - british sheep breeding southdown sheep shropshire sheep suffolk sheep dorset horn sheep ryeland sheep hampshire down sheep dorset down sheep wiltshire horn sheep south suffolk sheep south suffolk down sheep, australian society of breeders of british sheep, galloway, mr ken, sheep - british, sheep breeding, southdown sheep, shropshire sheep, suffolk sheep, dorset horn sheep, ryeland sheep, hampshire down sheep, dorset down sheep, wiltshire horn sheep, south suffolk sheep, south suffolk down sheep -
National Wool Museum
Book, Wool textile manufacturers of Australia export project -USA, 13-31 March 1980: report of findings
"Wool textile manufacturers of Australia export project -USA, 13-31 March 1980: report of findings".textile industry wool marketing export trade - international, wool textile manufacturers association, textile industry, wool marketing, export, trade - international -
National Wool Museum
Book, Industries Assistance Commission Report: Textiles, Clothing and Footwear; Part B: Textiles, 1980
"Industries Assistance Commission Report; Textiles, Clothing and Footwear, Part B: Textiles, 30 April, 1980"textile industry - history, industries assistance commission -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Letter - Eskdale Road, 90, Caulfield North
A one page handwritten letter from Alan Douglas to the Glen Eira Historical Society, dated 19/02/04, regarding his donation of eleven professional photographs of the interior, exterior and garden at 90 Eskdale Road, Caulfield, taken by Muntz Studios, possibly in the 1920s. The letter also provides brief details of ownership of the property. Also included is a one page typed reply from the Glen Eira Historical Society, dated 23/03/2004. The file also includes the eleven black and white photographs (130mm x 202mm) of the property.jones james norman, jones winifred gardner, davies winifred, eskdale road, caulfield, caulfield north, douglas alan, douglas barbara kathleen, livingstone-muntz d, muntz studios pty ltd -
Federation University Historical Collection
Newspaper - Newspaper - Broadsheet, ZILLES COLLECTION: SMB Student Newspaper; "Miners Write", May 1980, 05/1980
4 sheets folded plus single sheet half the size - 8 plus 2 pagesnon-fictionballarat school of mines, miners write, newspaper, building plans, graham beanland, principal, letters to the editor, sporting results, evan jones & associates, architects, twelve angry men, pentridge prison, barry hall, jim burns, lorene guley, glenn keating, karen knight, greg smith, robert smith, rohan souter, jeff zilles -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photographs, Eltham Leisure Centre: nearing completion, May 1980, 1980_05
3 photographs of the nearly completed Eltham Leisure Centre 1980, taken by Peter Graham, a Shire of Eltham Councillor. 3 colour photographs.peter graham, eltham, eltham leisure centre -
Greensborough Historical Society
School Photograph - Digital Image, Greensborough Primary School Gr2062 1980 Grade 5/6, 1980_
Class photograph from Greensborough Primary School No.2062. 1980, Grade 5/6. Student names are not identified.Digital copy of colour group photograph.greensborough primary school -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Old W T & HCO site looking to New and Seymour Streets, Ringwood 1980
Written on back of photograph, "Late 1980. Old W T & HCO site looking to New and Seymour Streets prior to development."SS0349g appears to have been cropped from SS0349g2 -
National Wool Museum
Annual Report, AML & F Holdings Report and Accounts 1980 and 1981
Annual report and accounts for AML&F Holdings for year ending 1980 and 1981. Donated anonymously on 14/12/1987.reports accounts, australian mercantile land and finance company ltd dennys strachan mercantile limited, reports, accounts -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photographs, Eltham Leisure Centre: opening, July 1980, 1980_07
3 photographs of the opening of Eltham Leisure Centre 1980, taken by Peter Graham, a Shire of Eltham Councillor. People in photos are not identified.3 colour photographs.peter graham, eltham, eltham leisure centre -
National Wool Museum
Program, Golden Shears Australia, International Shearing Championships, 1980
Souvenir program entitled "Golden Shears Australia, 1980 - International Shearing Championships 25th and 26th October Euroa Town Hall.shearing, euroa shearing association -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mr Reg Chapman - Stawell Athletic Club Life Member & Presentation of Gold watch by Mr Glynn Cashin 1980
Reg Chapman - SAC Life Member Stawell Athletic Club twice president. Presentation of Gold watch 1980. With Glynn Cashin.stawell -
Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library
Programme, 70 Years Yiddish Theatre in Australia; 1980
Anniversary Celebration to celebrate 70 years of Yiddish Theatre in Australia. Held at the Kadimah in September 1980 and featuring music, theatre and lectures.yasha sher, a. zeleznikow, bono wiener, s. roznkrantz, dovid herman theatre, melbourne yiddish youth theatre -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Official opening of the Karralyka Centre, Mines Road, Ringwood on 19/4/1980 - Victorian Governor Sir Henry Winneke with Mayor, Councillors etc, 19-Apr-80
Official opening of the Karralyka Centre19-4-1980: L to R: Cr Alan Robertson - City Engineer Harry Seidler - Architect ? Sir Henry Winneke Cr Pat Gotlib Alfred W. Hall (Town Clerk) -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Official opening of the Karralyka Centre, Mines Road, Ringwood on 19/4/1980 - Victorian Governor Sir Henry Winneke with Mayor, Councillors etc, 19-Apr-80
Official opening of the Karralyka Centre19-4-1980: L to R: Cr Alan Robertson - City Engineer Harry Seidler - Architect ? Sir Henry Winneke Cr Pat Gotlib Alfred W. Hall (Town Clerk) -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Hunts Store in McKellars building -- L to R Mrs Louisa Frances Hunt nee Cooper, Marjorie Dorrie & William Hunt --1980's
Hunts Store in McKellars building. L to R . Louisa Frances Hunt (nee Cooper) Marjorie Dorrie & William Hunt. 1980's -
Greensborough Historical Society
Poster, The Age et al, Time Chart of Australian History [to 1980], 1980c
A timeline of Australian history from the first Australians, European exploration and discovery to 1980. Prepared by Ila Brown for The Age. Includes timeline, maps and photographsSet of 4 laminated posters, printed in colour on one side.australia history, australia exploration -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Can Opener
It took 15 years to invent the can. It took 100 more to invent a standard way to open it. In the 19th century, decades after the invention of canning, there were virtually no can openers. Canned food, such as sardines, came with its own "key" to peel back the tin lid. Birth of the can One of the oddest things about the can opener is that the can predates it by almost 150 years. Though common today, cans were once military-grade technology. In 1795, Napoleon, to whom the phrase "an army marches on its stomach" is attributed, offered 12,000 francs to anyone who could find a way to preserve food. Without any knowledge of bacteria or their role in food spoilage, scientists didn't even know where to begin. It took 15 years before a chef named Nicholas Appert claimed the prize after successfully jarring food. Soon after that, his countryman Philippe de Girard came up with a variant on Appert's method—metal tins—and sold the idea to the British. Spoiled food, and the sickness it caused, was a widespread problem. The public would have benefited from canned food, but for decades cans were almost exclusively for the army and the navy. The canning process, with its hours of boiling and steaming, its scrupulous cleanliness, its heated metal, and its need for a great deal of disposable material, made canned food far too expensive for anyone but the military. No can openers were needed or even possible. The metal of early cans was too thick to make openers practical. Soldiers and sailors had plenty of sharp objects on hand and made ample use of them when they wanted to eat. During the 19th century, the process of canning was refined and mechanised, and the metal wall of the average can slimmed down enough that a civilian could get it open—if that civilian had the right tool. No one had that tool yet, so early cans had to open themselves. In other words, they came with built-in openers. The result was a confusing but pleasing free-for-all, in terms of product engineering. Each type of food came with its own kind of can, and each kind of can came with its own kind of opener. Tinned fish and meat were often sold in rectangular cans. These cans were fitted with a "key" that would roll down the top of the can. Coffee, beans, and other types of meat were packaged in cylinders with metal strips that could be peeled back with their own kinds of built-in keys. Cans of milk, which didn't need to be completely opened, came with puncture devices. As tinned food became more common, its containers became more regular. A nice cylindrical can became the norm, and, as these cans filled kitchens, more engineers put their minds to finding a convenient way to open all of them. The first standalone can opener worked on a simple principle: point, stab, and pull. From the mid-19th century to the end of World War I, the typical can opener looked roughly like a wrench, if the lower 'jaw' of the wrench were replaced with a blade. People used the blade to puncture the top of the can near its edge, push the upper jaw against the side of the can, and drag the blade through the metal along the rim. Because meat was the first and most popular canned substance, these can openers were often shaped to look like cows and given the nickname 'bully beef can openers'. The bully beef can opener, popular in the mid-19th century, resulted in many lost fingers. Bully beef can openers were so common, effective, and sturdy that they are still frequently available on collectors' sites. Some are advertised as “still working,” and every last one of them is, without a doubt, soaked in the blood of our ancestors. Dragging a sharp blade along the edge of a can is certain to cause injury sooner or later. So once people got a reliable can shape and a reliable way to get the can open, the search was on for a reliable way to get a can open without the possibility of losing a finger. The answer came in 1925, from the Star Can Opener Company of San Francisco. This is probably the first can opener that resembles the one people have in their kitchens today. Instead of using a blade to pry open a metal can, buyers could clamp the edge of the can between two wheels and twist the handle of one of the wheels to move the blade around the lip. The Star can openers weren't perfect. Compared to the bully beef model, they were flimsy and breakable, but they probably prevented a few injuries. Six short years after the Star model came to market, the first electric can opener was invented. It was patented in 1931 by the Bunker Clancey Company of Kansas City, who had already been sued by the Star Can Opener Company for trying sell a double-wheeled can opener like the Star model (the case was dismissed). The electric can opener must have seemed like the wave of the future and a sure-fire seller, but it proved to be too far ahead of its time. In 1931 not that many households had electricity, and those that did weren't interested in buying can openers. The Bunker Clancey Company was subsequently bought by the Rival Company, which still makes small appliances like can openers today. It took another 25 years for electrically powered can openers to become practical. In the 1950s, Walter Hess Bodle and his daughter, Elizabeth Bodle, developed an electric can opener in the family garage. Walter came up with the opener's blades and motor, and Elizabeth sculpted the outside. Their can opener was a free-standing unit that could sit on the kitchen counter. The Udico brand of the Union Die Casting Company put it on the market in time for Christmas in 1956 and had great success with it. Over the next few years it came out in different styles and colours, and, like the bully beef can opener, has become a collector's item. Also like the bully beef model, Udico can openers often still work. They don't make 'em like they used to. Although there have been some design changes and refinements over the last sixty years, there have yet to be any more leaps forward in can opener technology. If you're resentfully opening a can, you are almost certainly doing it using the Star design, manually forcing the can between two wheels, or the Bodle design, clamping the can into a free-standing electrical opener. Whether or not you enjoy your holiday meals, at least you can be happy that you are not getting poisoned by your own food or cutting open your hand with the blade you use to get at it. That's something, right?The can opener is still a very important and essential item in most kitchens.Can opener, right handed, metal, upper blade section serrated, inscription 'Peerless Pat.Feb 11-90'.Peerless Pat.Feb 11-90flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, cannning, can opener, kitchen equipment -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Booklet, Ringwood Bowls Club- Directory of Members, 1980-81
Blue coloured bookletOn front cover Directory of Members, 1980-1981 City of Ringwood Bowls Club Miles Avenue, Ringwood, Vic, 3134. Inside booklet is typed list of Members in alphabetical order with address and phone number. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Booklet, Jack Lundy and Doug Tanner, Story of the Ringwood Movie Club- May 1980, May-80
A brief history of the Ringwood Movie Club by Doug Tanner and 'Bewitched Beauty' by Jack Lundy. A signed copy - 'To the Ringwood Historical Research Group 9-6-1980Story of the Ringwood Movie Club. Small eight page booklet with mid-blue covers with reels of film and film strip on front and back. +Additional Keywords: Lundy, Jack / Tanner, Doug / Lundy-Clarke, JohnInside front cover: A brief history of the Ringwood Movie Club by Doug Tanner. "Bewitched Beauty" by Jack Lundy. Donated to the Ringwood Historical Research Group, 9.6.80. -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newsletter, Newsletter, No. 12, May 1980
Contents: • Society excursion Sunday 25th May • Membership drive • Office Bearers 1980 – Notice of Special Meeting • Subscriptions • Peter Bassett-Smith • Diamond Valley Story The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 photocopied newsletter distributed to membersnewsletter, eltham district historical society, shire of eltham historical society