This bellows was used at the Warrnambool Racecourse by Master Farrier, Brian Chapman (1931-2017), during the 1970s but its history before then is still being investigated. The bellows have continued to be used from 1978 at Flagstaff Hill's blacksmith's workshop. Even today, in 2021, this same bellows are used by a volunteer blacksmith as he demonstrate the skills and tells of the importance of the blacksmith trade to colonial Australia. This 1860s double-action bellows is a typical form of blacksmith's or shipsmith's bellows. The end is forge-fitted with an iron nozzle or tube, called a tuyere or Tue iron, which concentrates the air to fan the fire or furnace. Tuyeres were traditionally made of cow horn. The double-action design of this bellows efficiently moves air both in and out of the chambers in the one movement of the long handle. The bellows was manufactured by John C. Onions of Birmingham, England, between 1862 and 1875. The stamp with the text, Gold Medal 1862, was also used on the business’ advertising. In 1875 the company was registered and began using the name John C. Onions Limited. JOHN C. ONIONS - John C. (Collingwood) Onions (1841-1904) was the son of a bellows maker of the same name. Onions (born 1841) and his wife Helen married in 1867 and they named one of their children John Collingwood Onions (1868-1913), as was the family tradition. He was well known as a Birmingham manufacturer of patented bellows and other forge-related equipment. He sold to the wholesale and retail markets for both local and overseas customers, including the British colonies. An 1862 advertisement points out that John C. Onions was a “Bellows manufacturer and contractor to Her Majesty’s Honourable Board of Ordinance” and His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the French [Napoleon Bonaparte]”. The advertisement includes a sketched portrait of the Emperor Napoleon III, and an Imperial Autograph Letter dated May 23, 1854, from Napoleon, Palace of the Tulleries to Mr J C Onions of Bradford Street, Birmingham. In 1863 the company registered a patent on portable forges. In 1871 there were eight employees. John C. Onions Limited became a registered company in 1875. In 1876 an advertisements included that the company were smiths for hearths and tools in general and showed a row of six medallions including one with “Napoleon III, Emperor” and his portrait, and another “ _ _ _ 1862 MEDAL”. Their advertising motto was “For Excellence of Quality”. In 1885 the company merged with William Allday and Sons to become Allday and Onions. This mid-19th century bellows has local historical significance as it were once used by blacksmiths at the Warrnambool Racecourse in the annual racing event that continues today. This bellows is significant as a working example of equipment used in the 1800 and 1900s in the trace of blacksmiths and other metal working smiths. The bellows is technologically significant as it shows the progress from simple bellows to the double-action bellows, a time saving and efficient improvement. The manufacturer John C. Onions is historically significant as a family business that began in the 1600s and continued up until the 1980s.Bellows; large, oval, mechanical double-action smith’s bellows, manually operated, in working condition. The paddles of wood that form the top, middle sections and base of the bellows have flexible leather pieces attached firmly between them, forming airtight double lungs. Cut-outs in the panels allow the bellows to fill with air then force it out. A long handle is connected to pump the bellows and control the quantity and force of the air. The blasts of air are forced through the metal nozzle or tuyere at the end of the bellows and into the forge’s fire. Inscriptions are impressed into the wood on the upper paddle or board of the bellows. There are three circular stamps containing text. Text impressed in the wooden upper paddle of the bellows has been assumed to read “JOHN C. ONIONS, PATENTEES & MANUFACTURERS, BIRMINGHAM””?” “EXTRA” “AWARDED FOR EXCELLENCE OF QUALITY”, made from the following readable text :- “JOHN C ONIONS“ “PATENT - - - & MAN - - - - - - - - -“, “BIR - - - - HAM“, “ _ ERA - - - - “- XTRA-“, “- - - - - - - FOR EXCELL-“ “OF - - - - ITY” Text in the stamp “ - - ECE - - “, “ - - - - - / 1862 / MEDAL”, “- ITY” flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, john collingwood onions, john c onions, allday and onions, bellows, smith’s bellows, 19th century bellows, double-action bellows, double-acting bellows, double lung bellows, double chamber bellows, blacksmith tools, blacksmith trade, blacksmith craft, blacksmith equipment, forging equipment, john c onions patented double-action bellows, brian chapman, warrnambool racecourse, blacksmith, shipsmith, iron smith, mechanical bellows

WOOD FRAMED WATERCOLOUR LANDSCAPE OF CLUNES.PAINTED BY A. C. COOKE.local history, illustrations, watercolour

Items in collection re Sgt James C WATT No 533, 24th BN, refer Cat No 3554.2 for his service history..1) & .2) Round, metal, button with imprint of Australia & crown on front. Attached ring on back. .1) Printed on back: “K C LUKE PTY LTD MELBOURNE” .2) Printed on back: “EMPIRE - TOOL SYD” .1) & .2) Embossed print around edge: “AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES” uniform, buttons, army, amf

J.W. Gardner erected premises in Beech Forest which formed the core of a village. No further progress was made until access was facilitated though the development of a narrow gauge railway approved by the Victorian Parliament in 1898. Construction commenced in 1900. From this time Colac and Geelong business interests began investment in Beech Forest and established various retail and service establishments over the next few years. In 1902 three early settlers, Gardner, Charles Buchanan and John Cockerill, divided part of their land or bought land which was sold to businesses. On these subdivisions were created saleyards, general stores, a post office, bakery, blacksmithing, banks, a police station and lock-up, a public hall, churches, a state school, bootmaker, butcher, solicitor's office, hairdresser, billiard's saloon and newsagency.B/W. 188mm x 266mm. A general view of Beech Forest township in c.1903.beech forest; township;

Post card of Charlton High School gymnastics group performing in front of school c. 1913charlton, education, school

Heading to printed information - "Lockheed C-130 Hercules/ A97-010- Mambo 34/ Number 36 Squadron/ In the vicinity of Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Middle East Area of Operations, 1336Z 24 April 2003" Further information below heading.Framed Print. Print - in colour on paper, photograph of a RAAF aircraft "Lockheed C.130H Hercules" with information on aircraft below in black print. RAAF and 36 SQUADRON crest in colour, either end of the printed information. Frame - moulded black plastic with gold inner edge. Glass front and timber back.framed print, raaf, lockheed aircraft

Mechanics Institute Bazaar? C.1909Written on back of small photograph, "Edna and Edie G?????. Left: Edith Greenwood, -- Maggie Falconer".

One of Albert Hampton Collection.Presbyterian Ladies Fellowship, c. 1937.photograph, people

Photo of Schwerkolt Cottage C.1960schwerkolt cottage

Rev. C. P. Schwieger, known as Percy, was vicar at Holy Trinity from October 1934 to 1953. Many Children in Surrey Hills were baptised by him as there was a population explosion following WW2. There is a stained glass window of Mary and Martha with Jesus that he donated to the church in memory of his wife Mary, obit. 6.4.1949. He oversaw many improvements to the church properties over the time when the parish was extending to St Augustine in Balwyn and land was obtained for the church at Wattle Park, now closed. REF: Holy Trinity Archives.A cream baptism card printed in brown with ink inscriptions."Laurie Gwynne Young / 18th August 1946 / 25th May / 47 / C P Schwiger"laurie young, laurie newton, churches, rev c p schwiger, rev c p schwieger

Branch School - Stawell East Primary School. Patrick Street State School number 1986. Photo of school group and teachers. Mabel Sargent 6th from left, second bottom row. Mabel died 21.1.1899 giving approximate date of photograph. c 1896. Stawell East is now the Secondary College in Stawell.Sepia photograph of school group at Patrick St. State School Number 1986. Branch School - Stawell East Primary School and Teachers c 1898. The photo has 4 rows of students with pine trees in the background.Patrick St. State School No. 1986 Mabel Sargent 6th from left, second bottom row Died 21-1-1899stawell education

The photo of all the members of C Coy taken in 2013, the photo was taken in the training hall of C Coy, all the members are wearing DPCU

Book - 170 pages, 10 sections sewn and bound into heavy green card covers cloth covered with glued end pages. Title "Miscellaneous Tests on Car Equipment" for electric street car or trams written by Eugene C Parham and John C Shedd, published by McGraw Hill Book Co. of New York, dated 1910. Has a table of contents, index at the rear, and index of Rules for determining sizes of electrical equipment and tramcar horsepower and kilowatts, traction and speeds. Cover sheets, table of contents and indexes scanned to a pdf file.In a number of places "The Electric Supply Company of Victoria Limited" stamped throughout the book.trams, tramways, electrical engineering, electrical equipment, tramcars, maintenance, motors

T. & C. Clark & Company Limited, based at Shakespeare Foundry, was founded in 1795 by Thomas and Charles Clark and grew to be one of the largest iron foundries in Wolverhampton. The firm was the pioneers of Enameled Cast ironware and the founder Charles Clerk went on to became mayor of Wolverhampton in 1860 after also serving as a Councillor, Alderman, and later Chief Magistrate. The company exhibited many products at the International Exhibition of 1862 at South Kensington, alongside the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society. The company was also awarded the silver medal for its products at the International Paris Exhibition in 1878. The company's product range included thousands of items, both domestic and industrial. T & C Clark pioneered the use of enameled cast ironware, after taking out a patent in 1839 guaranteed to be free of lead or arsenic. In the late 1940s and 1950s the company produced acid-resisting enameled cast iron boiling pans; steam-jacketed pans; stills; square and rectangular tanks; open and closed mixing vessels; flanged pipes; bends and tees; laboratory equipment; small scale plant; evaporating bowls; beakers; sulphonates; and glass-lined mild steel tanks for beer, mineral water, and food. The company is listed as enameled chemical plant manufacturers in Kelly's 1962 Wolverhampton Directory, but within a few years, the company had ceased trading.An item that was made by a British foundry that was a pioneer and innervated many new processes in the manufacture of enamel ware, producing many items for every day use.Glue pot with inner pot, metal, corroded, both pots have handles."T & C CLARK & Co Ltd, ENGLAND, 55279 RD" and "FIRST QUALITY No. 4/0"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, t& c clarke, cast iron, foundry, sanitary ware, ironware

Slides scanned 6-Dec-2014. Not the photos as shown in the book "Place of Many Eagles".Seven slides of native plants and wild flowers taken along the Heathmont Railway Line c.1970

Used by Robin Da Costa in 'Blackburn - a picturesque history'Black & white photo of A. C. Brown Stores - south east cnr Railway Road & Blackburn Roadrailway road blackburn, blackburn road blackburn, a. c. brown stores

At its peak the Colac-Beech Forest-Crowes railway employed more than 21 staff tending the lines that the trains ran over. Gangers (the men in charge of the track gangs) tended to be promoted into the Otways but many of their subordinate repairers were local recruits. A few of the men who worked on the original construction gangs of 1900-02 remained and obtained positions in the track gangs along the line, but these eased out over time. The track was maintained by seven three-man gangs based at Colac, Barongarook, Gellibrand, Banool, Beech Forest (where the second Beech Forest crew was based at Wyelangta), and Lavers Hill.Track gang on an NK wagon at Beech Forest, c.1940. Snow covers the ground. B/W.colac; beech forest; crowes; railway; track gangs;

The St Andrew Charlton Presbyterian Church was built in 1871 by James Patterson, a contractor and grazier of Nardoo Park, Woosang. Dismantled in 1989, The view is of the side of the church and the roofing has already been remove. The roof timber have been exposed. Bricks litter the ground.Colour Photo of St Andrews Presbyterian Church. Being demolished in c.1989. View is from the back.charlton presbyterian church, james patterson, church, presbyterian, pastoral care, manse, demolition

The St Andrew Charlton Presbyterian Church was built in 1871 by James Patterson, a contractor and grazier of Nardoo Park, Woosang. Dismantled in 1989, The view is of the back of the church and the roofing has already been remove. The contractor and their yellow dump truck are in the foreground. Bricks litter the ground.Colour Photo of St Andrews Presbyterian Church. Being demolished in c.1989. View is from the back.charlton presbyterian church, james patterson, church, presbyterian, pastoral care, manse

Report - 230 approx. pages, photocopied from an original, loose sheets A4 sheets photocopied from an original manuscript by C. N. Govett and A. E. Twentyman - 1973. The front sheet has been signed by C. N. Govett. Has a table of contents, looks at the Engine Houses, cables in detail, route colours, grips, shunting, the various lines and how they operated, fares, annual reports, notes and fare collection. Has been scanned as a pdf into eight separate files - front cover photo and map have been added by Kevin Taig on his copy from which it was scanned.trams, tramways, cable trams, mmtb, grip tram, winding houses, operations

The company was at the corner of Graham St and Esplanade East. Listed in Sands and McDougall's 1891 to early 1950s (variations of the name) Also sometimes listed as Esplanade East. Full page advertisment (p44) in Greater Port Melbourne Centenary Souvenir, Nov 1939.Brass name plaque - early 1900s (probably after 1918) "Made by The Otto C Schumacher Mill Furnishing Works Port Melbourne"schumacher mill furnishing works, otto c schumacher, industry - manufacturing

This draft plan, a line etching, is of the wooden clipper ship "Schomberg" . It can be assumed from the heading "Ship Building." and the phrase "Built by Messrs. A Hall & Co. of Aberdeen" that the drawing is an example of plans for building a ship, and that the Schomberg ship has chosen to demonstrate this. The plan may have possibly been in a book, as it is made from two well-joined pieces of paper. The original plans would have been drawn up, discussed, reviewed and drawn in more detail before the building of the ship in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1855. Information on the draft Is as follows: “Principal dimensions: Length between the perpendiculars: 262 feet 6 inches Length of keel 245 feet Breadth extreme: 45 feet Breadth of frame: 42 feet Depth of hold: 29 feet 9 inches Burthen in tons, Builders Old Measurement: 2600 Tons” The publisher firm A & C Black, was founded by Adam and Charles Black in Edinburgh in 1807. Over the years the company has published editions of Encyclopedia Britannica and Whose Who, and reference books, guides and technical books. The printer G Aikman (1788-1865) or his son G Aikman (1830-1905), were both named George. George senior was an early-19th century Scottish printer and publisher. After his death his son became the sole proprietor of the firm until he sold it in 1876. The draft plan uses the vessel Schomberg as its example ship building plan for demonstration purposes. It is significant for its association with the Victorian Heritage Registered shipwreck, the Schomberg. It is an example of a shipo building plan. The Schomberg collection is primarily significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the Schomberg. The Schomberg collection is archaeologically significant as the remains of an international passenger ship. The shipwreck collection is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its potential to interpret sub-theme 1.5 of Victoria’s Framework of Historical Themes (living with natural processes). The collection is also historically significant for its association with the shipwreck and the ship, which was designed to be fastest and most luxurious of its day. The Schomberg collection meets the following criteria for assessment: Criterion A: Importance to the course, or pattern, of Victoria’s cultural history. Criterion B: Possession of uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of Victoria’s cultural history. Criterion C: Potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of Victoria’s cultural history.Plan; line engraving; draft of the wooden clipper ship 'Schomberg', built in 1855. The drawing on cream paper is made from two well- joined pages. The drawing gives the principal dimensions and labels for the Body Plan, Middle Section, Sheer Plan and Half Breadth Plan. Inscriptions are on the drawing and its rough cardboard storage folder. Publisher: A & C Black. Edinburgh. Printer: G. Aikman sc. EdinborughOn drawing: "SHIP BUILDING" "Draught of the Wooden CLIPPER SHIP SCHOMBERG", Buiilt by Messrs A Halt & Co. of Aberdeen" "Vol XX" "Plate III" "Principal Dimensions""BODY PLAN" "MIDDLE SECTION" "SHEER PLAN" "HALF BREDTH PLAN" "Published by A & C Black, Edinburgh" "G Aikman sc. Edinr" On storage folder: "Receipt Number 381A: "Line engraving draught of wooden ship "Schomberg" "warrnambool, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, schomberg, schomberg plan, vessel schomberg, ship building, g. aikman ship plan draftsman, a.& c. black publisher aberdoon, a. hall & co. maker aberdeen, peterborough, clipper ship, captain forbes, black ball line, ship's plan, ship's drawing, line drawing, vessel plan, draft plan, line engraving, vol xx plate iii, a & c black, ship building example drawing, g aikman, 19th century

Silver plated trophy on a brown bakelite stand awarded to A.C. Seidel who was part of the North Kew Cricket Club premiership team in 1930-31. A photograph of the team which includes A.C. Seidel is also in the Kew Historical Society's collection."N. K. C. C. / Bowling Ave / Won by A. C. Seidel / 1930-31"a.c. seidel, north kew cricket club, trophies

James Blake taught swimming to locals in early 1900sHistoricalLarge sepia photo of 6 women in bathing costumes and caps, standing in a row with a man in bathers sitting at the front with his arms crossed. Segregated swimming baths in the background. Small sepia photo of 2 men in bathers standing in water at rear, with a woman in bathers and cap. Girl in bathers and cap at the front. Wooden piles of swimming baths in the background.James Joseph Blake gave swimming lessons to these beach belles on Bayview beach [ opposite Mad Cowes] Segregated baths in the background.james joseph blake, swiiming, swimming baths, photographs, cowes baths

Views from Big Hill Sloane Street Fisher Street areas looking towards West. Mining in foreground of photo. Upper Main Street and Patrick Street Streetscapes visible. Mathers and Franklin. Agnew Draper. J R Franklin? Draper. Coffee Palace formerly Castlemaine Hotel , Town Hall visiblePanorama of Stawell from Big Hill showing Sloane's St. / Fisher St. areas. The photo has Whims & Poppet Heads in the foreground. There are around 6 copes of the photograph. Victorian Views. C. Herbert. Photo. Copyright Registered. Stawellstawell, panorama, mining, streetscape

The Webster family disembarking from a 7 NB passenger carriage at Laver's Hill in c.1920. B/W. lavers hill; colac; beech forest; railways;

Postcards quick communication of the day for family & friends. C 1900s . Example of greetings, Christmas greeting etcExample of C 1900's postcards - printed in Britain,Collection of C 1900's postcards, written, sent, various production methods, some embossed.Various

Main Street Stawell looking West including Town Hall Shops and Motor Vehicles c 1960's. This photo was taken by M. Robson before being donated to the society. The photo of Main St. was taken before it was made into a Mall, now know as "Gold Reef Mall". The street reopened to traffic in 2005.Black & white photograph of Main St Stawell looking towards the Grampians. The view includes the Town Hall & Bank of Australia on the right, with shops either side and two vehicles travelling along the road with vehicles parked along the street c 1960's.stawell business streetscape